Chapter 436: Chapter 435: Five Saints, Like the Apocalypse
Half an hour earlier.
At the heart of the God’s Tomb, near the expansive Main Tomb.
Saint Dylan stands with his eyes closed, a rippling aura of holy power enveloping him at the entrance of the Main Tomb.
Saint Alicia, Lower God John, and two Messengers of the God’s Descent quietly wait nearby.
"Lord John, it seems our plan hasn’t kept up with the changes, the last defense of the War Worship God System has surprisingly formed the God’s Tomb."
Alicia says with a gentle laugh.
"Even if Wina, that useless thing, hadn’t lost the Holy Relic, I fear it wouldn’t be easy to break into the God’s Tomb."
"This is indeed a bit unexpected, but under the premise of the lost Holy Relic, opening a God’s Tomb is somewhat easier than breaking the prohibition imposed by the War Worship God System."
John says indifferently, squinting at Dylan trying to open the God’s Tomb, and then casually turns to Alicia.
"Lady Alicia, although you are a saint appointed directly by the Goddess of Light and represent her will, Lord Dylan is also a saint of the Goddess of Night. The Heavenly Saint Land where the War Worship God System Realm resides belongs to the Goddess of Night. After opening the God’s Tomb later and reaping the benefits inside, we will each take twenty-five percent, and the remaining fifty percent will be given to Lord Dylan. You wouldn’t object to such an arrangement, would you?"
"I certainly would not object to such a distribution."
Alicia responds with a smile.
"After all, I am just a saint, and I don’t want to offend such a high being as the Goddess of Night. Besides, Lord John, you are here representing the will of the Supreme God, how dare I defy the will of the Supreme God?"
At these words, John nods silently without responding.
In terms of social status, neither Alicia nor Dylan can match him.
As a lower god, he looks down on both of them from the bottom of his heart.
Essentially, both Alicia and Dylan are still human, but through the favor of the Goddess of Light and the Goddess of Night, they have each received some of the powers and knowledge of the two main gods and thus become somewhat different.
Mortals are insignificant in the eyes of gods.
At the end of the day.
Saints are merely temporarily favored.
If not for their formidable backgrounds, with each having a Supreme being behind them, John would not address them as "gods".
Although a lower god is at the bottom, he is still a god.
And speaking of background, his own is not lacking.
Behind him is the Supreme God, the highest of all.
Usually.
Even if a saint is of a superior god, he has no obligation to show any respect.
While the two were initially negotiating, Dylan, who was trying to open the Main Tomb, slowly opened his eyes.
Subsequently.
A giant doorway quietly appears.
Alicia, John, and the two Messengers of the God’s Descent each raise an eyebrow at the sight.
Seeing the doorway finally stabilized, Alicia speaks.
"The Main Tomb has been opened so quickly, it seems that the last batch of the extinct War Worship God Clan, although they had the Supreme, were not very strong."
"If you underestimate the War Worship God Clan, then you are mistaken."
John continues.
"Back then, to wipe out the War Worship God System, the Supreme God Domain paid a heavy price. I didn’t participate in that god battle, but I know that several Supremes not only didn’t gain much benefit in the end, but also suffered significant losses. Moreover, the supreme ones who were forced to leave early, if not for this, this place might not have produced the rare sight of the God’s Tomb."
Before his words finish, Saint Dylan turns back.
"Lord John is right. It went almost too smoothly this time when I opened the Main Tomb with the power of the Goddess of Night. It’s as if the Main Tomb was not opened by me, but a force actually wanted it to be opened. I am afraid that the Main Tomb may contain things that none of us would want to see."
Upon hearing Dylan’s words, John frowns.
Both Alicia and Dylan are saints, and their understanding of the God’s Tomb comes from the incomplete information given by the Light and Night Goddesses.
Concerning the Twilight of Gods and the God’s Tomb, it is taboo for both the Supreme God Clan and other God Clans.
A lot of information is not revealed to others.
After all, it involves the destruction of at least one God Civilization.
The only reason why Alicia and Dylan knew part of the information through the Supreme power of Light and Night is because this place gave birth to the God’s Tomb.
The "thing" Dylan mentioned, he could not possibly explain it clearly.
Alicia also could not possibly comprehend it fully.
Because all this, involves the secrets hidden behind the creation of the God’s Tomb.
The birth of a new divine breed.
The reason for the existence of Gods is actually quite simple.
The related rules are not the main part.
The real key.
Is that this world needs Gods.
Putting it simply.
In the Divine Domain, Gods are basic living entities just like humans and other creatures.
Only with the existence of Gods, the world is considered complete.
Looking back.
The appearance of the God’s Tomb, not only fulfilled the conditions for the phenomenon to appear, but also signifies that this world will evolve and produce a new divine breed.
Their birth, is within the main tomb of the God’s Tomb.
Normally speaking.
Even if a new divine breed needs millions of years to form.
Therefore, before this, John, being a Lower God who knew the inside story, did not care.
But Dylan’s current words made him unable to ignore it any longer.
The main tomb was not opened by him relying on the power of the Goddess of Night alone, another force was at work as well.
That force, wanted him to open the main tomb.
This.
Indicates that the new divine breed, which should have taken millions of years to form, is actually already born, and they want to get out.
Similar situations, the Supreme God Clan is not encountered for the first time in countless years of warfare.
The divine breed born ahead of time, is usually relatively weak.
But there is no doubt they belong to this world and are favored by the Will of Heaven.
The God’s Tomb itself, is also a kind of bondage to them.
Before they become strong enough, the main tomb cannot be opened from the inside and can only be opened by strong external forces.
This is, a bit troublesome.
Looking at the main tomb in front of him, John’s face did not look good.
A brand new divine breed that has been born prematurely after only tens of thousands of years of gestation, their weakness is unquestionable.
If were in their heyday, his alone strength could wipe them out completely.
But the situation of the War Worship God System Realm is too unique.
Because the Divine Domain was shattered and overlapped with the Heavenly Saint Land to some extent, the War Worship God System Realm was considered part of the Heavenly Saint Land.
If it had not been so, the Supremes who participated in the God War would not have been forced to retire empty-handed.
This is quite awkward.
If he makes a full effort, he will definitely suffer Heavenly Punishment.
But if he only uses the power he has at hand, even with the help of Alicia and others, they will be completely powerless against the divine breed born here.
Alicia and Dylan, and the others, are not blind.
Seeing how gloomy John’s face is, it must be that Dylan’s words made him think of some things they didn’t know.
As for this, they weren’t overly curious.
We won’t discuss the two Messengers of the God’s Descent; they were nothing but God Servants.
As saints, Alicia and Dylan knew some things were better not to try to understand; if they crossed certain taboos of the Supreme God System, their inevitable result would be destruction.
What they could confirm was this:
Entering the main tomb right now would be more than just difficult.
"Lord John, what shall we do next?"
Alicia asked.
Her tone switched from the earlier frivolity to a serious one, indicating that she regarded Lower God John as their chief.
Dylan stared at him too. He seemed to be prepared to give John the initiative without uttering a word.
Facing their gazes, John was silent for a moment before looking up and saying,
"The main tomb is not fully unlocked yet, so we shouldn’t open this door for the time being. We would not be able to handle what’s inside with our combined strength. We could potentially try once reinforcements arrive along with Wina."
After that, he continued,
"Furthermore, when the main tomb is truly unlocked, not only will we need to deal with what’s inside, but the sleeping God Souls throughout the entire God’s Tomb will also be awakened. Since God Souls are very hard to destroy, to avoid being entangled, we must use humans as shields. The original plan involved running a reconnaissance mission using people from the West Continent and non-Supreme believers in the real world. With the current situation, we can kill two birds with one stone. If they are lucky enough to venture into a broken Divine Domain, they can die fulfilling their destiny."
As for John’s statement, the two Messengers of God’s Descent didn’t comment, they seemed to take it as a given.
However, the faces of Alicia and Dylan showed a slight gloom.
Empathy? Hardly.
As devotees of the Supreme faith, non-Supreme believers were dispensable in their eyes.
But they were both wise people.
If the humans originally used for reconnaissance were sacrificed to resist the awakened God Souls, then who would do the reconnaissance?
The answer could only be the believers of the Supreme Court and the mortal church.
At their core, both Alicia and Dylan were still humans; they were just slightly more special than ordinary believers.
If even the believers of the Supreme Court and the mortal church were to be sacrificed, would they be next in line?
The possibility was enormous.
Leaving all else aside,
Even though the two were under the protection of the Supreme, unless there was a special "accident", they could not reach the Supreme God Domain.
The outcome of this trip was for John, Wina, and the other two Messengers of the God’s Descent to bring back.
The "carriers" couldn’t just be sacrificed recklessly, right?
Alicia and Dylan weren’t fools.
They didn’t want to become sacrifices.
At the same time, they also clearly understood that although they would gain considerable benefits afterward, the Supreme’s favor was merely temporary exploitation.
But at the moment, they didn’t have many options.
The partial will of the Goddess of Light and the Goddess of the Night resided within them.
They were powerless to resist.
Just as the two of them were feeling powerless, a shared understanding swept across the five people present. They all looked up into the distant sky.
Outside the scope of the God’s Tomb, thousands of terrifying sword shadows appeared in the high sky.
?
Seeing this happen, the five people were all stumped.
Before the five could react, the sword shadows fell.
!!!
The five people stared wide-eyed.
Damn!
Who is this?!
"Boom, boom, boom, boom!"
The sword shadows fell, exploded repeatedly, and ripped open the protection around the God’s Tomb as they clashed with the invisible forces guarding it.
The next second,
The God’s Tomb was like a disturbed hornet’s nest that had been poked, instantly spiraling into chaos.
With howls and wails, the sleeping God Souls within the God’s Tomb were awakened and rose into the sky.
Naturally,
Those awakened God Souls made the five people, who were in the depths of the God’s Tomb, their focus. The faces of the five people immediately turned pale.
What they were facing was not ordinary God Souls.
At a glance,
There were dozens of them, either from the Tenth Realm or Lower Gods of the Eleventh Realm, and there were even ones that were close to Middle God in the late stages of the Eleventh realm.
This freaking...
Saint Dylan jumped first, closing his eyes and trying to pray to perform a God Incantation.
Alicia quickly pulled him over, reprimanding him.
"Fool! If you want to die, don’t drag me down!"
Dylan was stunned for a moment, soon coming to realize that although they could just about manage the God Souls present with their combined forces, it would attract more God Souls.
On this side,
After stopping Dylan, Alicia turned her head to look at Lower God John.
"Lord John!"
John didn’t look good at this moment.
However, his focus was not on the dozens of God Souls that were paying attention to them, but on the distant sky.
Hearing Alicia’s voice, he looked back at her and nodded.
"For now, let’s hide and see how the situation unfolds."
As he said this, he waved his hand lightly.
Suddenly,
The nearby space twisted, swallowing up the five people present.
As the delegate of the Supreme God, John could be viewed as a saint, and he could borrow part of the power of the Supreme God.
At this moment, he used the part of the Supreme God’s power to affect space, isolating the five people into a parallel space.
Once the space was isolated, the dozens of God Souls that had targeted the five of them were left out in the cold. They were furious and kept shuttling around outside the parallel space.
These God Souls had long lost their sanity.
Killing was their instinct.
And protecting the God’s Tomb was the purpose of their existence.
However, no matter how eager they were, they could only stare at Alicia and the others who had entered the parallel space. They were unable to touch them.
Inside the parallel space.
John and the others all looked to the distant horizon together.
In the distant sky,
They saw a man in a green robe, who wielded his sword to kill into the tomb.
With his clothes fluttering, he killed a God Soul with each swing of his sword, harvesting their lives ruthlessly.
The God Souls, who were tough to kill, appeared flimsy as paper in front of him.
Following this,
Another little girl, no older than three, took her turn and threw out a pagoda.
The pagoda descended upon the world.
In the blink of an eye, it transformed into a colossal entity of three thousand feet, ruthlessly crashing down.
The entire God’s Tomb reverberated, and dozens of God souls were instantly crushed to death.
That wasn’t all.
Far in the sky, another woman performed her art, and suddenly a torrential flood descended from the sky, swallowing many God souls.
Right after that.
The power of water stirred, and the swallowed God souls were instantly purified.
Incident after incident unfolded in the distant sky, leaving Alicia and the others stupefied.
This trio...
Where did they come from?
Why did they slay the God souls as easily as slaughtering chickens?
What set their hearts racing even more was
the three’s actions seemed simple, and none of them five who were present could possibly resist.
Unless, they unsealed the power within themselves.
But doing that would certainly subject them to Heavenly Punishment.
As the five were still bewildered,
the winds and clouds changed between heaven and earth, and the terrifying power of Heavenly Punishment quietly descended.
The faces of the five of them went from grave to deathly pale.
The terrifying power of Heavenly Punishment was the least of their worries.
They felt the power of Heavenly Punishment.
This...
What’s happening?
The celestial anomaly, it was triggered by someone invoking the Eastern Forbidden Skill.
Why could the Eastern Forbidden Skill draw the power of Heavenly Punishment!?
The five of them were horrified.
"Master John."
Alicia turned her head.
Upon hearing her, John did not answer. He stared at the distance, his gaze slightly focused.
In this instant,
his vision transcended space.
Then, two figures appeared in his sight.
One was Li Jing, who was currently performing a forbidden art, and Wina, who was completely sidelined.
His glance fell upon the two of them, and John blinked, his expression becoming increasingly grim.
It’s him!
The blasphemer who the Supreme God has been looking for!
Wina, this skank, didn’t appear with the main team and appeared next to him instead, could she have betrayed them!?
John was startled and suspicious.
At this moment,
In his vision that transcended space, Li Jing seemed to sense him watching and revealed a friendly smile showing his white teeth. His mouth moved as though he was saying "So you guys are here."
John was shocked beyond words at this sight.
This human...
How did he discover my spying?
How could he possibly discover it!?
Sensing the increasingly horrific forces in the sky due to the casting of the Forbidden Skill and the increasingly terrifying power of Heavenly Punishment, John decisively turned his head and looked at Alicia and the others.
"It’s the blasphemers! We must go; we can’t wait any longer! If not, we’ll all die here!"
Having said this, he smashed open the entrance to the Main Tomb, which was just about to open, and dashed inside without hesitation.
Alicia and the others, seeing him act this way, were stunned.
The word "blasphemer" that John had uttered had momentarily stunned them; they couldn’t react.
However, they quickly understood.
The blasphemer, the one who cheated the Supreme God once!?
"It’s him! He’s a cultivator of the Orthodox Immortality Path!?"
Alicia’s face showed disbelief.
How could a practitioner of the Orthodox Immortality Path cast a Supreme God Incantation and summon part of the will of the Supreme God? How could she believe this?
Whether she believed it or not, Alicia didn’t dare to waste a second more, turning around and following John into the entrance of the Main Tomb.
The others also followed closely, not daring to linger outside.
...
Outside the area of the God’s Tomb.
Li Jing’s hand was swiftly forming seals while his vision also transcended space.
Although he originally did not know how to do this,
after he captured John using a similar method to spy on him through the spatial awareness brought by the Reverse Space, he learned how to do this.
Seeing John’s reaction, like a cat being watched by a mouse, turning his head and running into the Main Tomb with Alicia and the others, Li Jing smirked.
These people sure know how to run.
But no problem. We’ll meet again sooner or later.
Li Jing concentrated his mind and performed the last seal.
Robbery Thunder Nine Break.
The spell was completed.
"Boom!"
A thunderous explosion was heard
A pitch-black thunderbolt ripped the sky apart, striking straight at Li Jing’s head.
Wina!!!
This pitch-black thunderbolt was not an ordinary thunderbolt, but Heavenly Punishment!
The imminent strike...
She clearly intended to strike Li Jing!
Without thinking, Wina prepared to unseal her body’s seal.
This Heavenly Punishment was not very strong.
At her peak, she could withstand one hit without issue.
But Li Jing would not be able to withstand it!
Just as Wina was about to unseal the seal in her body, the Heavenly Punishment that was falling crashed to a sudden halt just a short distance above Li Jing’s head.
Wina...???
This real Heavenly Punishment was the second time she had seen it.
But the Heavenly Punishment would also brake, something she had never heard of before.
Just as she was stupefied, the Heavenly Punishment, extremely gentle as if worried about hurting someone, floated down like a cloud and landed on Li Jing’s head, melding into his body.
The next second.
Li Jing was immediately enveloped in minute black Thunder.
!!!
Wina.
If it had been earlier, she would certainly not understand this state of affairs.
But as a Superior God, her cognition and vision have become different and unspeakable.
Li Jing is currently handling the Heavenly Punishment.
Heavenly Punishment...
Can it also be handled?
This, shouldn’t it be a force solely belonging to the Will of Heaven!?
"Wait here, I’ll be quick."
The sound of his calm words made Wina tense up, obediently nodding her head.
Obeying Li Jing, she had no other choice.
She had been so miserably duped, saying she did not hold a grudge would obviously be a lie.
Even if Li Jing offered her a better opportunity and power, she always had to cling on to something.
Just now, when Li Jing was about to be hit, she wanted to save him.
Part of it was subconscious, and part of it was not wanting someone to die just like that.
But that does not mean she has forgotten Li Jing.
Now, as the exalted Goddess Wina, she is essentially still a woman.
Isn’t it normal for women to hold grudges!
But now, she wholeheartedly admits her submission to Li Jing.
The Authority of Space, within the Supreme God Domain, is the sole Divine Authority of the Supreme God, and no one else can touch it.
Heavenly Punishment...
The Supreme God Domain does not have any related Authority, and in the history of the Supreme God Domain, no god has been able to handle such a force capable of world destruction.
Li Jing, filled with the power of Heavenly Punishment, descends to the battlefield.
The battle immediately becomes one-sided...
No.
More precisely, the battle has completely turned into unilateral suppression.
Regardless of whether it is the Ninth Realm or Tenth Realm or even the gods of Eleventh Realm, they all tremble when encountering Li Jing in post-Thunder Robbery Nine Break form, not daring to resist at all.
Heavenly Punishment, this is the power that belongs to the Heavenly Path.
To put it nicely, they are divine souls.
To put it bluntly, they are just a group of Yin beings that have not completely died and are still lingering.
If it had been before.
Encountering such things, Li Jing would use Yang Thunder.
After all, Yin beings are restrained by the Yang Thunder.
But now, he has another choice.
Once he enters the Ninth Realm and truly controls the Rule of Thunder Punishment, he can directly manipulate the power of Heavenly Punishment. It just takes a bit more effort than usual to control the Five Thunder.
Each of the Five Thunder has its own specialties.
Heavenly Punishment, however, destroys everything.
He can unleash significant power.
There is no need to settle for less, right?
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
Li Jing is strolling in the God’s Tomb, the fearsome Heavenly Punishment continuously descending from the sky, accurately striking each divine soul appearing in his sight.
"Essence Source +1809."
"Essence Source +999."
"Essence Source +1425."
"Essence Source +2243."
"Essence Source +666."
The on-screen notifications keep popping up. An upgrade notification jumps out from time to time, Li Jing feels refreshed.
Wina looks at his leisurely back in midair and feels a chill run down her spine.
Li Jing’s posture was very imposing.
But as she sees it now.
He is like the demon god of destruction.
He signifies destruction.
Li Jing lands.
Meanwhile, Linglong and the other Spirit Weapons are terribly busy.
Everything else is manageable.
However, Li Jing manipulates the power of Heavenly Punishment, scaring the countless divine souls that should be mindless, and causing countless divine souls to flee in all directions.
Some run outside, while others try to escape back into the tombs.
They must be stopped.
A few minutes later, the God’s Tomb returns to calm.
Thousands of divine souls are all "passed on" by Li Jing effortlessly.
Dispelling the effects of Thunder Robbery Nine Break from his body, Li Jing calls up the panel.
Administrator: Li Jing
Rule Control: Thunder Punishment, Space
Heavenly and Earthly Essence Source: 5346/269487
Level: 211 (Cusp) / Next Stage Level: 225
Skill Points: 127
Spiritual Power Intensity: 44732
Lifebound Magic Instrument: Linglong (Eighth Level Immortal Item 24%), Qingfeng (Eighth Level Immortal Item 24%), Smoke Eye (Eighth Level Immortal Item 24%)
Equipment: No Name (14%)
Passive Skills: ...
Examining the panel, Li Jing exclaimed.
In one breath, he surprisingly rose by 30 levels.
But this wave, isn’t exactly unexpected.
Although the divine souls don’t have much Essence Source, most of them have a few hundred or a thousand.
Back and forth, just the souls he killed on his own totaled over four thousand.
In this wave, he gained at least nearly five million Essence Sources all at once!
