The Ancient God’s eyes flickered slightly, his expression ice-cold. “You didn't unleash that move back then because you knew that even if you had, you couldn’t have annihilated me. You lacked one hundred percent certainty!”
“Correct!” The Ancient War Venerable Divine looked composed, smiling faintly. “After replaying everything, after setting countless schemes, this situation has finally been engineered. This time, you absolutely cannot escape!”
“I wouldn't be so sure.” The Ancient God tilted his head up, looking at the Ancient War Venerable Divine, and sneered, “The moment you sensed my presence on the Ancient Continent, you knew I came from the Ancient Realm. My purpose here is simple: the Master of the Ancient Realm sensed a problem arising in the world He created; the world's origin had slipped beyond His control, and someone here crowned himself king.”
“My mission is to investigate what is happening here. You naturally knew my task, which is why, from the very beginning, you laid a trap. You separated the Nine Great Origin Constructs within your 〖Body〗, creating the Nine Great Heavenly Gods, and additionally obtained the World-Suppressing Treasure handed to you from the Ancient Realm to fight me.”
The Ancient God slowly recounted secrets no one had ever heard, and the “World-Suppressing Treasure” he mentioned was clearly Ye Chen.
“Indeed. The Master of the Ancient Realm gave me this Punishment Blade back then, hoping I would punish all sinful beings and constantly remain vigilant against committing sins myself!” The Ancient War Venerable Divine stated proudly, “It’s a pity that even though the blade is sharp, it is ultimately just a weapon!”
The Ancient God scoffed, ignoring his words, and continued, “When you first saw me, you immediately recognized my power. To prevent the Master of the Ancient Realm from giving me a powerful weapon, you started setting a trap. You deliberately released the Nine Great Heavenly Gods, letting them slip from your control. These Nine Great Heavenly Gods were your creation; you understood the ambition and abilities of the Dark Heavenly God well. They were bound to merge, the Nine Gods uniting to become stronger!”
“It was like raising them freely, waiting for them to fully merge before it was your time to devour them. By reabsorbing the Nine Gods, your strength would surpass even that before the myriad ages. Furthermore, during the battle back then, you concealed the Blade Soul, allowing me to shatter the divine blade in your hand intentionally. Then, you used countless currents of Faith Power and World Power to repair it. As long as the Blade Soul existed, the blade body would never be destroyed.”
The Ancient God looked at the Ancient War Venerable Divine coldly. “You wanted the divine blade to enter the mortal world to cultivate, to comprehend human emotion. The seven emotions and six desires are the circle of sin, yet they are also the root from which growth emerges. Therefore, you helped the divine blade reincarnate into a human body. To accelerate the blade’s development, you even forcibly twisted space-time, making his rebirth skip ten years back, watching his growth step by step.”
“When setting this scheme, you knew that even if the divine blade grew up, it would become like a human, escaping your control. Thus, you arranged for the Blade Soul to also reincarnate as a human, falling in love with the divine blade, and finally using the Blade Soul to threaten the divine blade into serving you.”
“Am I correct?” the Ancient God challenged, staring him down.
The Ancient War Venerable Divine chuckled lightly. “So what if you know? The outcome remains unchanged.”
“That remains to be seen.” The Ancient God sneered, then suddenly roared, “What are you waiting for? Attack!” As his voice fell, his body shot out, rushing with the Great Dao towards the Ancient War Venerable Divine.
Simultaneously, from the colossal body of the Ancient War Venerable Divine, a heaven-piercing demonic light erupted, composed of nine colors. This demonic light rapidly coalesced into the muscular form of the Dark Heavenly God, his face twisted with malevolence and resentment. He roared, “You never expected this! We predicted your conspiracy long ago. During the Nine Gods’ unification, we deduced that our power would surpass your estimation. Intentionally allowing ourselves to be subdued was all for this moment!”
The Ancient War Venerable Divine’s brow furrowed slightly, and he sneered, “A mere glow from a firefly dares to shine!” He lunged with a massive hand, aiming to crush the Dark Heavenly God’s body fiercely.
Hummm~~
A sharp blade cry suddenly rang out. A dazzling streak of blade light instantly echoed throughout the entire universe. A long blade, appearing as pure white light, burst forth from within the Ancient War Venerable Divine’s body, piercing right through his massive form.
The Ancient War Venerable Divine’s eyes lifted, and he snarled in anger, “Little Blade, even you dare to betray me? Don't forget, your Blade Spirit is still here with me. Do you wish for her death?”
The brilliant blade light transformed into Ye Chen’s shape. He looked up coldly at the Ancient War Venerable Divine and declared, “This battle concerns the entire world; it is not about sentimentality between lovers. The doom you created, I shall bring to an end!”
Swish!
The blade light suddenly expanded, growing a thousand times larger, and cleaved down fiercely toward the Ancient War Venerable Divine’s head.
The Ancient War Venerable Divine roared with furious laughter. “With just a few of you, you think you can turn the tables? A mere delusion! I foresaw this move long ago. After setting so many schemes, would I lack this small sense of caution?” Roaring, he slammed out a massive punch, sending the Dark Heavenly God’s body flying.
“With my hot blood, I shall dye the azure sky!” The Dark Heavenly God howled to the heavens, “Twilight of the Gods, accompany me to my doom!!”
Bang—
His body suddenly bloated and expanded, then violently exploded.
A world-shattering shockwave originated from the Dark Heavenly God’s body and radiated outwards, completely engulfing the Ancient War Venerable Divine’s immense form. It manifested as countless flames of storms and sharp wind blades, scraping numerous wounds onto the surface skin of the Ancient War Venerable Divine.
Shush~~
The wounds on the Ancient War Venerable Divine’s body healed rapidly, causing countless grains of dust to roll off and dissipate in the air.
“I knew it. When you nine gods merged, it wouldn't be this simple; there would surely be a follow-up move,” the Ancient War Venerable Divine sneered. “Thinking you could hide inside my body, gain power-ups to be subdued and devoured, only to strike a critical blow at the crucial moment—what a pipe dream!”
Ye Chen and the Ancient God both showed shock on their faces. They hadn’t expected the Dark Heavenly God’s self-destruction to fail in inflicting true damage upon the Ancient War Venerable Divine. This level of power was simply terrifying!
“Everyone…” Amidst the explosion’s shockwave, the Dark Heavenly God’s figure, like an illusory soul, rapidly split into nine distinct forms: the Goddess of Light, the Earthly Heavenly God, and the others. They all spoke in unison, “Our task is complete. We leave the rest to you. We are Gods; we will never be controlled by others!” With that, their figures gradually became ethereal, utterly ceasing to exist in this world.
The Nine Great Heavenly Gods had plotted across countless eras just for this single self-detonation, offering their hot blood to contend against the Ancient War Venerable Divine, who had become one with the entire world!
What audacity! What magnanimity!
“Brother…” The Goddess of Light’s form grew faint, about to vanish, before she seemed to gaze intently at Ye Chen, revealing a smile. “Keep up the good work…”
That intimate voice, that familiar face…
Ye Chen felt as if a heavy hammer had struck his heart. Tears streamed down his face as he looked up at the Ancient War Venerable Divine, shot upward, and roared at the heavens, “Die!!!”
Whirrrr~
His entire body transformed into an awe-inspiring battle blade and cleaved down maniacally toward the Ancient War Venerable Divine.
The Ancient War Venerable Divine snorted coldly, slapping down a palm. The massive hand seemed poised to cover the sky, completely enveloping Ye Chen’s body before smashing him down brutally.
“Go ahead and attack! I have now mastered the Power of Civilization. Killing the Great Dao back then and obtaining his body was precisely for studying its structure. The Great Dao was a creature of the Ancient Realm; the markings on his body contained the light of civilization, and I have now completely mastered it.” The Ancient War Venerable Divine looked at the Ancient God and Ye Chen with unwavering confidence, showing no fear. His hands moved like phantoms, striking down relentlessly, forcing the Ancient God and Ye Chen to retreat repeatedly.
“The last time, I shattered you; today, I will shatter you again!” The Ancient War Venerable Divine gazed at Ye Chen, his eyes flashing with chilling light, and lunged a hand toward him.
Ye Chen’s expression changed. His body retreated rapidly, shifting positions several times, unleashing his strongest blade qi, which struck the descending hand.
Bang!
The blade vibrated, and a wound was cleanly sliced into the Ancient War Venerable Divine’s palm.
Ye Chen’s body was repelled millions of miles away, his vital energy churning violently. At that moment, the Ancient War Venerable Divine’s other hand shot out, sealing off all his retreat paths.
Swish!
The hand grasped directly onto the hilt of the blade.
“Shatter!” the Ancient War Venerable Divine roared, gripping the battle blade with both hands and wrenching it forcefully to snap it.
Bang!
The battle blade snapped violently in the middle, breaking into two pieces!
“Shatter, shatter, shatter…”
The Ancient War Venerable Divine’s fists smashed relentlessly onto the battle blade. With every punch that landed, the air exploded, sending out massive shockwaves.
Ye Chen’s body felt as though it were being battered by heavy hammers; every bone seemed ready to dislocate, his senses dulled, and his consciousness blurred.
“Bastard!” The Ancient God roared in fury and lunged toward the Ancient War Venerable Divine.
The corner of the Ancient War Venerable Divine’s mouth curled into a cold sneer. He slapped down a palm, raising a gust of powerful wind infused with white Civilization Light, striking the Ancient God’s body fiercely.
“My body is the world; my power is the faith of all living things. How can you fight me!” The Ancient War Venerable Divine looked down at the Ancient God haughtily. “Fighting me is defying the heavens; it is fighting the sky itself!”
The Ancient God’s blood boiled, and he roared in anger, “If you are Heaven, then I will destroy this Heaven!” His body surged upward, rushing violently toward the Ancient War Venerable Divine.
The Ancient War Venerable Divine sneered, grabbing the peerless battle blade that had been shattered into countless fragments beside him. He mocked, “You could destroy it once; today, I can do the same. My power is a hundred times yours!” As he spoke, he clenched his hand and mercilessly ground the fragments of the blade in his grip into fine powder.
The Ancient God clenched his fists, his entire body churning with rage, staring fixedly at the Ancient War Venerable Divine, and stated word by word, “Today, even if it means mutual destruction, I will not hesitate!” With that, his body suddenly swelled, growing so large it seemed to prop up the sky. The Great Dao beneath him also grew madly, far exceeding the area of his original body.
From afar, it seemed as if only these two giants remained between heaven and earth!
“Ancient God, Tenth Level…” The Ancient God slowly raised his head. His hair instantly turned blood-red, and his muscles flushed a vibrant crimson. “Seal—Ancient Slave Mark!”
…… The final chapter tomorrow will bring the grand finale. The darkness has finally reached its end. Whew. (To be continued)