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Chapter 323: The Twilight of the Gods
Chapter 323: The Twilight of the Gods (Subscribe)
Outside the Grand Hall of Dragon Mountain.
Countless members of the Dragon Mountain family looked up at the sky, their hearts trembling.
The vast stars above seemed to be falling from the heavens like rain.
It wasn't just one or two stars falling, but entire regions and even all the stars in the vast sky were plummeting downward.
This was unimaginable.
Everyone's minds turned to mush as they stared dumbfounded at the breathtaking scene before them.
In this world, the stars in the sky were not just celestial bodies; they were the abodes of the gods, symbolizing the immortality of divine beings.
Even those without faith would hold the stars in the highest reverence, as they represented the pinnacle of life.
For countless ages, to almost all living beings, the stars in the sky had always been eternal. From birth to death, and from generation to generation, the stars they saw were always the same.
Thus, to many, the stars in the sky seemed as eternal as the very fabric of their reality.
But now, the perceptions of the Dragon Mountain family members were shattering as they witnessed the stars falling from the sky.
"What's happening?"
"Those are the abodes of the gods. How can they be falling?"
"The fall of a divine abode means the death of a god. How is this possible?"
"Gods are immortal. How could they possibly perish?"
The members of the Dragon Mountain family found it hard to believe, and some even thought they were dreaming. They slapped themselves a few times, only to feel the sting of pain, and the dread in their hearts threatened to overwhelm them.
"This is bad. Our clan leader just entered the Ocean of Light."
"The rapid fall of the divine abodes indicates that something major is happening in the Ocean of Light and the Abyss of Darkness. I hope our clan leader is safe."
Some of the clan elders of Dragon Mountain were more concerned, as Lin Yuan was the pillar that supported their family. Just as he was about to lead them to the pinnacle of the Plateau of Ten Thousand Countries, this unexpected event occurred.
"I hope our clan leader is safe," a few of the elders thought silently.
The descent of countless stars, which had hung in the sky for eons, was not something that only the Dragon Mountain family could see.
At this moment, across the vast lands, in places like the Plateau of Ten Thousand Countries where countless beings gathered, all eyes turned to the sky.
"Are the stars falling?"
"Are the gods perishing?"
"How is this possible? How could so many gods be falling at once?"
In many hidden corners, demi-gods and ancient beings who had lived for tens of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands of years, were equally stunned.
Having lived longer, they knew of the history and were aware of the existence of the 'God Wars'.
Gods were not invincible, but their longevity led almost all living beings to believe in their eternal nature.
However, in truth, even gods could die, as evidenced during the 'God Wars'.
During those wars, the true gods of the Ocean of Light and the Abyss of Darkness would engage in bloody battles, resulting in the fall of gods.
But even in the cruelest of those wars, the death toll rarely exceeded a hundred gods. Now, however, thousands upon thousands of stars were falling.
The hearts of the ancient beings slowed as the scene before them shook their very souls. Some of these demi-gods and ancient beings even suspected that the gods of the Ocean of Light and the Abyss of Darkness must have been collectively trampled upon. How else could so many stars be falling simultaneously?
"What is happening?"
"What transpired in the Ocean of Light and the Abyss of Darkness?"
"Could it be that the twenty-four main gods have joined forces to slaughter the other gods?"
Many of the demi-gods and ancient beings couldn't help but speculate, their faces involuntarily revealing their fear.
Only the main gods could cause such a catastrophic event, and it seemed that all twenty-four of them had joined forces in this slaughter. If even one main god disagreed and resisted, the rate at which the stars were falling would not be so rapid.
From the regions and scope of the falling stars, these ancient beings inferred that a one-sided massacre was taking place within the Ocean of Light or the Abyss of Darkness, with the true gods being utterly helpless to stop it.
This development left many of the demi-gods and ancient beings disheartened. They had no idea how much they had sacrificed to ignite their divine fires, ascend to the seventh level, and then lie dormant, secretly gathering faith to forge their divine abodes and raise them high.
Now, however, they witnessed the true gods, whom they had viewed as the ultimate goal, being slaughtered like pigs and dogs in the Ocean of Light and the Abyss of Darkness.
Could the exalted gods, whom they had once admired, also experience such weakness? Were they unable to decide their own fates? Could they only meekly await their deaths?
For a time, the hearts of many demi-gods and ancient beings were disturbed, and the divine fires they had ignited began to flicker.
What was the point of gathering faith and raising divine abodes? Even if they became true gods and entered the Ocean of Light, what then? It might not even be as safe or free as the mortal realm.
"Why are the main gods slaughtering the true gods?"
"Is it for faith? That doesn't make sense. The twenty-four main gods already hold most of the faith in the mortal realm. Even if they wipe out all the true gods, their own faith won't undergo a qualitative change."
"Could it be that they're worried about their positions being threatened? That's unlikely, too. Aside from the power gap between main gods and true gods, the number of main gods is fixed. Even the most talented and stunning true god cannot become a main god without the main god spark, let alone threaten their positions."
The demi-gods and ancient beings quickly discussed their theories.
"How dare the twenty-four high main gods slaughter ordinary true gods!" exclaimed a relatively young demi-god, his tone indignant as he wanted to condemn the twenty-four main gods.
Just then.
In the higher reaches of the sky, above all the stars, there hung twenty-four massive stars—the abodes of the main gods.
And now, following the descent of countless stars, these twenty-four abodes also began to fall.
One.
Two.
Five.
Ten.
In just a few breaths, more than ten main god abodes had fallen to the mortal realm.
This caused the demi-gods in the mortal realm, who had been condemning the twenty-four main gods, to fall silent and then sink into confusion.
Not only true gods were perishing, but main gods as well? This realization instilled an unprecedented sense of terror in the hearts of all demi-gods.
Main gods were falling.
And they were falling in large numbers.
Who, then, was responsible for this slaughter?
If the twenty-four main gods had joined forces to slaughter the true gods, how could the main gods themselves also be falling?
It was common knowledge that conflicts between main gods were protracted affairs. Even the strongest main gods of Light and Darkness would find it nearly impossible to kill the weakest main god.
How, then, could they be engaging in such a one-sided massacre?
"What could have happened in the Ocean of Light and the Abyss of Darkness?" muttered an ancient being, its lifespan nearing its end and its divine fire about to burn out.
Here, the term 'gods' referred to both true gods and main gods.
"This is bad. The descent of the divine realms upon the mortal realm will bring about unimaginable consequences," realized one of the demi-gods, his eyes widening in alarm.
Even the mighty demi-gods were overwhelmed by the sight of countless stars raining down from the heavens. However, a handful of them began to contemplate the implications of this event. After all, millennia ago, the God Wars had caused several divine realms to crash into the mortal realm, wreaking irreversible havoc.
Even after countless decades, those places where the divine realms had finally fallen were still desolate wastelands, a stark reminder of the destructive power of the gods.
For the stars that were falling were not mere celestial bodies, but divine realms imbued with immense energy.
The impact of just a few stars had been catastrophic, and now, with countless stars plummeting, including the vast realms of the main gods, the consequences would be far worse. If these divine realms were allowed to crash into the mortal realm, the very existence of life as they knew it might be threatened.
"This is not the twilight of the gods, but the end of all life!" exclaimed a demi-god, stepping forward. At this point, there was no point in remaining hidden; they were all as good as dead.
As for fleeing? With the stars falling at such speed, where could they possibly run? And with so many stars falling across such a wide area, even if they ran far, they would still be within the range of the falling divine realms.
Humm!
Just as the demi-gods stood there, their faces pale with the realization of their impending doom.
A black and white beam of light, like a giant net, suddenly appeared, spanning the vast mortal realm and catching all the falling stars in its grasp.
At both ends of the mortal realm, Lin Yuan's two primordial spirits, the Yin Primordial Spirit and the Yang Primordial Spirit, hovered in the air.
The giant net, with its black and white yin-yang pattern, was none other than Lin Yuan's handiwork.
Long ago, Lin Yuan had set his sights on the divine realms of the gods. These realms, existing for millennia, had absorbed countless beliefs and were imbued with a vast amount of pure energy.
Now, as Lin Yuan's true self ventured into the Ocean of Light to negotiate with the gods, he was prepared for the possibility of failure. Should the negotiations break down, he would not let these falling stars go to waste.
Even if he had no use for them himself, he could still use the 'Original Power' to return the divine realms to their source, transforming them into pure energy and feeding them to the Origin Essence Metal.
In this way, he could indirectly bring them back to the main world.
Whoosh!
As the black and white yin-yang net expanded, the divine realms of the gods appeared one by one within Lin Yuan's inner world.
Accommodating so many divine realms, including those of the main gods, would surely destroy the inner world of a typical ninth-tier powerhouse.
But Lin Yuan's inner world was different. Its visible size spanned nearly 200 million li, and it had been further expanded to include 120 million layers of space.
Most importantly, Lin Yuan possessed not one, but three such inner worlds.
One belonged to his true self, and the other two were held by his Yin and Yang Primordial Spirits.
Over the past three centuries, Lin Yuan's primordial spirits had long since transformed into physical bodies using the Mysterious Gourd technique, and then further amplified their inner worlds to their current limits.
"This is too much, too much!"
Lin Yuan was delighted as each divine realm that entered his inner world was swiftly dissolved, refined, and absorbed by the bell-shaped Origin Essence Metal.
In the mortal realm, the demi-gods, who had been bracing for their impending doom, were astonished to see a new layer of black and white yin-yang 'net' hanging beneath the canopy of the sky.
As the falling stars came into contact with the net, they vanished without a trace, as if they had never existed at all.
"What is this? How is it blocking the falling divine realms?"
The demi-gods were incredulous. The impact of the falling stars, each containing the power of a true god's burning divine body, was something even the mighty main gods would not dare to withstand directly.
Yet, beneath this black and white net, countless stars, including the realms of the main gods, were effortlessly extinguished.
"Who controls this 'net'?"
Some of the older demi-gods trembled, suspecting that the owner of the net might be the very source of the gods' and main gods' downfall.
How else could it have appeared so conveniently to catch the falling stars?
And to be able to casually block the impact of so many falling stars, slaughtering gods and main gods might not be beyond its capabilities.
In the Ocean of Light.
As Lin Yuan unleashed the power of his inner world, a terrifying force rippled through the layers of space, crushing everything in its path.
In mere moments, over eighty percent of the true gods had perished, and the remaining twenty percent, the peak upper gods, struggled to survive. Their divine bodies, composed of the purest faith energy, were resilient, allowing them to reform even after being reduced to dust.
In this realm, the gods had transcended their physical forms, and their very existence had transformed into pure faith energy.
There were no apparent weaknesses.
However, under the relentless assault that shook the layers of space, even these upper gods found themselves repeatedly shattered, unable to maintain their form no matter how many times they reconstituted.
Even the lofty main gods were not spared, their divine bodies unexpectedly shattered under the onslaught. Lin Yuan's attack was primarily aimed at the main gods, and the true gods were merely caught in the aftermath.
"What level of power is this?"
"Darkness Web Goddess, didn't you say that the Dragon Mountain Clan Leader hadn't surpassed the ninth level?"
"This is the power of a Supreme God, a force beyond the ninth level!"
The main gods roared in fury, employing every means at their disposal to withstand the attack that pierced through the layers of space, but to no avail. Their divine bodies were shattered time and again.
Even with their deep foundations, the repeated destruction of their physical forms was taking its toll.
"Retreat!"
The main gods of the Dark Abyss did not hesitate and tried to flee, only to be blocked by the spatial barrier erected by the Light Main God.
"Light Main God, you shall pay for this!"
The main gods of the Dark Abyss cursed their counterpart, knowing that breaking through the spatial barrier would be challenging but not impossible.
However, they needed time, and time was something they did not have.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
One by one, the main gods of the Dark Abyss attempted to escape, only to meet their end.
(End of Chapter)
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