430 Meaning of my Existence (1/2)

Liu Yu stiffly turned his head and looked at the rest beside him. Stiffly, he opened his mouth and asked, ”Uh, if This Penniless Priest did not remember wrongly... Isn't the Hero King's name Dawn Li?”

It was only a question, but Liu Yu's tone was filled with astonished affirmation.

Pulp Farmer and Feng Yuanlin sluggishly nodded. The famous historical figure who appeared numerous times in their primary and secondary school education was honored by having the name, Hero King. However, no one would forget his name.

However, the name 'Dawn Li', which seemed feminine, was not a name people liked to mention. There was a feeling that it was a strange 'stain' on the Hero King, who had been a hero for an entire lifetime and lead a magnificent life.

But it was because of this that his name left a deep impression on people.

The man, who began the age of heroes, possessed a feminine name. It was Dawn Li.

”The Hero King stole the Celestial Jade and sent it to the Infernal King. He then stole the Infernal Sword and gave it to Leonis. He then pretended to be the Celestial King to burn down the Transcendence Holy Tree and instigated the war. At the peak of the war, he appeared and revealed everything, causing the three kings to angrily attack him. Finally, he killed the three kings alone.”

Liu Yu repeated the summary of that legendary story that was written in the textbooks. It was done in a stiff tone before he exclaimed in horror, ”Other than Leonis being replaced by a new king, as well as the life-and-death battle between the three kings being different from that legendary story, everything else is the same. This Penniless Priest originally believed that it was a coincidence or that it was set up by the assessment program, but...why would the Hero King appear!?”

Liu Yu, who was always sharp-witted, was even beginning to stutter. The appearance of the Hero King shocked him beyond his senses.

”Fake.”

Sunless, who had been focusing on Shi Xiaobai, revealed an indifferent calmness. She said in an unperturbed manner, ”The Hero King is also a designation.”

That sentence seemed to reveal a heaven's secret.

Everyone was jolted awake.

Since Shi Xiaobai and Speechless could be designated as the Infernal King and Celestial King respectively, and the assessment program was able to repeat the instigation of the war of the three domains, why couldn't the assessment program 'create' a fake Hero King, making this 'repeated' story appear more reasonable?

This was a fake Hero King.

It could only be a fake Hero King.

The reason was the real Hero King had died three thousand years ago before becoming an eternal legend.

Liu Yu realized this point and seemed enlightened. A bitter smile suffused across his lips. ”To think that This Penniless Priest needed a reminder to figure out such a simple logic. Indeed, being concerned only makes you flustered. The Hero King's name has deep influences on people of our age. However, why would the assessment program do this? Why did it create a fake Hero King and repeat a legendary story? Now, with the story reaching this stage, what follows would be...”

When Liu Yu muttered to that point, he suddenly felt like he was struck by lightning. His face suddenly turned pale as his lips quivered while saying, ”When the story reaches this point, what follows would be...the Hero King killing the three kings!”

”Could it be...that this is the goal of the assessment program?”

...

In the basin.

Speechless felt as though he had been struck by a thunderbolt. He stood stupefied in his spot. Speechless had recognized the blond youth's identity before needing to know his name. The youth's white robe that was embroidered with violet stock and that resplendent blond hair, as well as that handsome face was sufficient.

That was the Hero King in his youth. His appearance looked identical to the ancient drawing that had been passed down for three thousand years.

The existence which he was forced to imitate from a young age, it was like a shadow that shrouded him, like a nightmare that rooted in his reality. The words Speechless had heard the most in his life was 'Hero King'.

”Child, the Hero King did it in this manner, so you should do it in this manner too.”

”Speechless, you didn't do this perfectly. If it was the Hero King...”