In the southeastern corner of the Hexagonal Star Field, God race warships drifted like hungry sharks through the sea of stars. Each warship carried numerous God race elites, figures whose auras were distant and steady, touched with a cold, iron-blooded resolve—true battle maniacs forged in tempests of blood and fire.

On one particularly gleaming vessel, the unique banner of the Breaker family fluttered; it depicted a magnificent panorama of mountains and rivers, symbolizing the Breaker family's ambition and creed: to claim the vast landscape and expand the family's domain and influence. Sothon, the current Patriarch, was in his prime; hair the color of flame cascaded over his shoulders, his physique robust, and the divine light in his eyes was deeply contained.

He cultivated the power of Gold Sharpness, clad in golden battle armor, possessing the cultivation of the Third Heaven of the Prime God realm. Among the God race, Sothon was known as the "Golden War God." At this moment, Sothon knelt on one knee within the warship's secure chamber, his expression solemn.

Before him lay a palm-sized, shimmering golden leaf. The veins upon the leaf resembled eerie serpentine markings, like fine threads of gold, radiating a sense of pure, piercing power.

Suddenly, the serpentine pattern on the golden leaf stirred, and a ripple of yellow light, capable of traversing star systems, abruptly burst forth. A terrifying field of force, surging forth like the eruption of a billion volcanoes, suddenly erupted from that single leaf, shaking heaven and earth.

It was as if, in an instant, that golden leaf had been infused with endless, inexhaustible power. A figure flashed into existence within the chamber—it was Pargo, Patriarch of the Augstins family, also at the Third Heaven of the Prime God realm, having devoted himself to the profound mysteries of Earth.

Pargo seemed to have been monitoring this location closely, crossing the void the moment he sensed the profound mystery unfolding here. Pargo’s light grey eyes fixed upon the golden leaf, and he smiled with satisfaction.

"With the world-breaking power contained within this 'Shattering Destruction God Leaf,' taking the Hexagonal Star Field will be laughably easy. The timely infusion of world-breaking power by the Elder Council into this God Leaf truly shows unprecedented support!" The 'Shattering Destruction God Leaf' was a secret treasure of the God race, held only by the twelve major families.

When conquering star systems, should they encounter barriers too difficult to breach, the world-breaking power of the 'Shattering Destruction God Leaf' could be utilized. However, the 'Shattering Destruction God Leaf' was a single-use consumable.

Every activation required the replenishment of terrifying amounts of power, energy that had to be requested from the Elder Council, who would only inject it after thorough deliberation. It was rumored that the power injected into the 'Shattering Destruction God Leaf' originated from a marvelous energy spring somewhere on the Ancient God Continent, directly linked to the primal essence of the Ancestor Star.

Because of this connection, the Elder Council’s scrutiny over the energy infusion into the 'Shattering Destruction God Leaf' was extremely strict; they rarely granted the energy for the conquest of less vital star systems. Sothon carefully tucked the 'Shattering Destruction God Leaf' away, finally allowing his expression to relax slightly.

"This battle is the first true confrontation between us and the Bloodthirsty. The Elder Council naturally regards it with the utmost importance.

Our Fire Rain Star Domain holds a massive advantage; with the support of the 'Shattering Destruction God Leaf,' victory will be immediate." He paused, then added gravely, "We need this victory to boost morale!" Pargo nodded, his expression turning serious. "This first engagement—we shall set the tone for our victory!" Every member of the God race understood that after ten thousand years, if the God race wished to maintain its hegemony over the sea of stars, they absolutely had to overcome this tribulation.

Internally, the God race was unprecedentedly united for this conflict! Each member deeply understood the weight of this battle for the race's future.

The twelve great families, who had previously competed openly and covertly, were now united as one, fighting for the grand design of their species. Their internal barriers were gone.

The current God race, having accumulated power over ten millennia, had conquered dozens of star systems and gathered countless supreme treasures and materials, placing them at their zenith! Should they fail to win this battle, the God race would fall from its pedestal, and ten thousand years of glorious honor would vanish.

For every member of the God race, this engagement was paramount, admitting no room for failure. "Let us open the breach from our side and propel the future of our God race to a new height!" Sothon roared, determination blazing in his eyes.

"Go, launch the final assault! Completely shatter the defense lines of the Fire Rain Star Domain, and slaughter every last remnant of the Bloodthirsty!" He and Pargo flickered, vanishing from the inner chamber and reappearing in the core areas of their respective warships.

Sothon gripped the recharged 'Shattering Destruction God Leaf,' full of confidence. Seeing the family's numerous elites poised for action, his expression hardened as he prepared to issue the order for the general offensive.

Just then, from a nest of resonant jade stones piled in the center of the core area, an ear-piercing shriek ripped through the air. The sound was like a sword or a steel needle driven into their eardrums, accompanied by waves of screams and wails that profoundly shocked everyone.

That resonance nest was constructed from numerous Sound Stones. Anyone holding a Sound Stone in the same star domain could use it to transmit urgent messages to this location.

"Patriarch! A mysterious, powerful enemy has appeared, by the Ancestor God above!

Our kin are being inexplicably slain, vanishing one by one!" "We cannot hold them! Vidderson has gone mad again!

We can't even locate the mysterious enemy's position; our people are dying horribly!" "We have already lost ten thousand kin!" From the resonance nest came the desperate cries for aid from the clansmen. Hearing their agonizing pleas, Sothon and the family elites all turned ashen-faced.

"Vidderson has gone mad! It must be because of him again!

Brother, Vidderson should have been executed long ago! See, problems arise again because of him!" Sothon’s younger brother, Sote, suddenly shrieked hysterically.

Many high-ranking family members also wore grim expressions, guessing what had occurred. "This time feels different.

In Vidderson's previous fits of madness, only a hundred or a thousand people died. This time, there must be an anomaly!" Sothon remained outwardly calm, his demeanor unchanged.

He pondered for a moment, then suddenly spoke, "Vidderson has always gone mad while executing missions externally, leading to the destruction of his subordinates. To this day, we have failed to unravel the mystery of what happens.

This time, he rages right under our noses; perhaps we will finally learn what secret truly resides within Vidderson!" Sothon looked at the others, took a deep breath, and said gravely, "You all don't know. The reason I have kept Vidderson around until now, even allowing him to hold a high position, is not solely because of his half-family bloodline.

It is because within Vidderson lies a profound mystery that even I cannot decipher. I only know that a power slumbers within him—a power I occasionally detect, but mostly cannot sense.

That power is profoundly mysterious and incredibly terrifying. I have kept him close precisely because I hope one day to fully understand its intricacies." He paused, then commanded, "Today is the moment the secret is unveiled.

Whatever astonishing nature lies within Vidderson, we may finally see it clearly!" With that, he issued a series of rapid commands, sending messages to Pargo of the Augstins family. Pargo immediately relayed the order to his own family elites.

Before long, Sothon and Pargo led their respective retinues of family powerhouses, converging at a single point, racing toward the perilous abyss. However, after only traveling a short distance, both Sothon and Pargo looked sharply ahead, their expressions changing drastically.

Ahead, the God race warriors who had been lying in ambush in the perilous abyss were fleeing in disarray, like hunted dogs. They were retreating precisely toward Sothon and Pargo; the warriors were extremely battered, covered in deep bloodstains.

But judging by the location of the stains, the blood was the result of recklessly activating a God race secret technique to the point of self-harm. In other words, those warriors had broken and fled without engaging in a single meaningful fight.

Sothon knew the ferocity of the younger generation stationed on the Submergence Ships; he knew they would never degrade themselves and flee by means of self-mutilation unless they faced a situation they knew they could absolutely not overcome. This indicated that the situation ahead had likely reached its most critical point.

Sothon hesitated for a moment, then suddenly transmitted a thought via his divine sense: "Elder Starfire, please come and observe. The Bloodthirsty may have deployed an entity similar to yourself." As this thought spread, a beam of starlight extended from the sea of stars behind them.

Elder Starfire appeared, his face cold. "Nonsense!

I have been using my soul to perceive the surroundings; how could a Pseudo-Immortal have arrived?" As Starfire finished speaking, his expression abruptly shifted, and astonishment flashed in his eyes. Before Starfire's very eyes, the God race warriors rushing toward them from the Submergence Ships began to dissolve inexplicably, one after another.

Their divine bodies seemed to suddenly turn into wisps of light smoke, as if they had been erased from existence by the heavens. It was utterly bizarre!

Sothon, Pargo, and even Starfire felt a chill deep in their hearts, an inexplicable fear and unease washing over them. They watched as many of the fleeing clansmen, who were rushing towards them, displayed expressions of relief, believing that upon seeing their reinforcements, seeing the Pseudo-Immortal Starfire, they could escape this calamity.

A hint of joyous relief still lingered on their faces, only to rapidly dissolve. This struck Sothon, Pargo, and the others like a heavy hammer blow to the chest.

It caused an agonizing, knife-like pain in everyone’s heart! "No!

That’s wrong! It’s not a Pseudo-Immortal entity!" Suddenly, horror flashed in Starfire's eyes as if waking from a trance.

He shook violently and cried out, "Gado! It’s Gado’s aura!

Heavens, how can such a bizarre event occur? Gado clearly died violently—I saw it with my own eyes!" "Gado, the leader of the Eight Retainers in Corrosion Profundity, Gado?" Sote exclaimed involuntarily.

Sothon and Pargo's faces turned deathly pale. Sothon froze for only a moment before reacting instantly, fear mixing with anxiety.

"It’s not Gado! It’s Vidderson!

That is Vidderson’s aura, absolutely no mistake!" As he shouted, Vidderson’s unique "Domain Field" spread outward, flooding the surroundings like a rising ocean, enveloping everything in all directions. The invisible corrosive poison within that "Domain Field" showed no sign of weakening.

Only beings at the Prime God level could perceive the horror of that unseen corrosive toxin. That corrosive venom now spread like a tumor consuming heaven and earth, expanding at a terrifying pace!

Spreading frantically! Continuously spreading!

"Heavens, what terrifying venom!" groaned a Prime God in disbelief. Everyone else felt their divine bodies stiffen, radiating deep fear, because they witnessed a scene that would be etched into their memories forever...

Vidderson gradually materialized, and a level six Life Star in the vicinity engulfed by Vidderson’s domain field began to diminish before their eyes, visibly shrinking at a measurable rate! Even a Life Star could be corroded and dissolved!

How terrifying was that?