Chapter 406: Godly War!

Chapter 406: Godly War!

Lu Ke sat atop the throne, gazing at the numerous gods within the barrier with a detached and mocking expression, deliberately releasing his aura to announce his presence.

The latest "Old Day Ruler", one of the great existences, had infused his power into the barrier and was on the verge of containing part of the "Source", nearing the point of becoming a god.

For the gods within the barrier, this was the greatest threat and provocation.

The Red Priest's ascension ritual:

Unleashing a war that swept across the world and achieving sufficient victories!

Seizing power and starting a war, conquering one city after another?

That was too slow; there was no more direct or effective way to gain power than to fight against multiple gods and emerge victorious!

The voice echoing through the starry sky had barely faded when a dazzling, scorching light erupted.

The intense sunlight illuminated this world composed of countless abstract concepts, melting all things in its path, and deliberately fell upon the Blood Throne.

Outside this light, a violent storm began to rage, as if the relentless thunder and lightning, carrying an overwhelming force that inspired terror, would never cease.

Lu Ke revealed a mocking smile, nonchalantly crossing his right leg over his left knee, and the blood-colored banner in his hand fluttered without wind, emitting a deep red glow with a conquering intent that enveloped everything around him.

The scorching sunlight and the relentless thunderstorm charged into the deep red glow, their speed suddenly decreasing, slowing down even further as they approached, and when they reached the throne, the intense light and thunder paused for a moment before slowly coming to a halt, displaying a posture of being "conquered."

Lu Ke inserted the two balls of light into his mouth, chewed a few times, and accompanied by the sound of explosions and scorching, swallowed the two divine attacks.

At this time, the conceptualized child's scribble-like sun pattern, as well as the intertwined patterns of waves, storms, and lightning, had arrived before him.

The "Sun" was an absolute exclusionary path, rejecting all evil, filth, and foreign objects, never allowing itself to be tainted. The "Tyrant's" ascension ritual was to "challenge a god and survive", making it the most powerful "Rage Folk."

Among the seven main gods, only these two absolutely would not allow the earth to be invaded, regardless of whether the outsiders were good or evil.

Facing an external god, "Eternal Sun" Osseus and "Storm Lord" Leodro temporarily put aside their irreconcilable differences within the same path and came together!

As if stimulated by the deep red glow, the abstract sun suddenly expanded wildly, transforming into a fierce, golden yellow sun that inspired terror.

It emitted numerous miniature suns around its body, pouring all its light into the golden sun, making it radiate boundless light and heat that illuminated the entire galaxy!

A cold, angry hum followed.

The pattern of waves, storms, and lightning transformed into layered, spherical lightning, moving at nearly the speed of light, driving some matter to create a "wave" that could destroy a planet, surging towards the throne.

Lu Ke slowly rose from the throne, his body erupting with white and red flames that, although lacking the sun's brilliant light, carried an air of burning everything, outshining the pure white sun and forcing it to retreat.

At the same time, a snow-white knife with a destructive aura appeared in his hand, and the "Sarlinger Blood Flag" transformed into a flowing light that entered the knife, dyeing it with a blood-red color.

As the distinct attributes of the "Hermit" and the "Red Priest" clashed, the unique properties of these non-adjacent paths suddenly erupted in a repulsive reaction, but Lu Ke's grip on the long knife only tightened.

The repulsive process immediately halted, and an impossible "integration" appeared!

Even if non-adjacent paths had mutual repulsion, all things originated from the initial uniqueness!

With a swift motion, Lu Ke swung the long knife, its blade unraveling the chaos at the dawn of time and unleashing a calamity that indiscriminately destroyed everything, slicing through the turbulent waves, storms, and lightning, and obliterating the cataclysmic wave that threatened to annihilate a planet.

A voice filled with pain rang out as "Storm Lord" Leodro angrily shouted the names of the absent "Gods of Knowledge and Wisdom" and "Gods of Steam and Machinery."

"Herabergen! Stianno!"

......……

A gigantic, bronze-colored dragon, larger than a city and composed of countless books, stood silently in a distant location, away from the battlefield. Upon hearing "Storm Lord" Leodro's anguished cry, its eyes slightly shifted.

It slowly moved its massive body, its speed slow and hesitant, as if uncertain.

Lu Ke could also seize the opportunity during the "Banquet of Betrayal" to snatch the "White Tower" Uniqueness and a Sequence 1 Extraordinary Trait, becoming one of the seven major deities.

As long as the conditions of "living" and "reading" were met, He didn't really care who ruled the world or which existence He followed.

But...

Heraberg's eyes dimmed as He gazed at the distant battlefield, engulfed in scorching light, stormy thunder, and endless destruction. His eyes turned into "Bronze Eyes", and without hesitation, He rushed toward the throne burning with blood and flames.

At that moment, a faint light emerged from the void, presenting a series of projection-like scrolls in front of the "Bronze Eyes."

The scrolls depicted scenes of human helplessness and tragedy when facing supernatural beings, epic depictions of humans experimenting on themselves by drinking magic potions to save their race, and the unique customs brought about by the "Black Emperor." The latest sections showed a future city of steel and concrete, filled with various advanced technological creations...

These contents, though seemingly thin, gave the scrolls a profound and weighty feel, carrying the essence of civilization and the enlightenment and development of human society at different stages.

The God of Steam and Machinery, Stianno!

The "conceptual" Omniscience was blocked, and the Bronze Eyes transformed back into a dragon made of knowledge. A mysterious color appeared in His eyes, and a voice, old and weathered, spoke.

"You have chosen that great existence?"

The projection-like scrolls transformed into a middle-aged man with a slightly yellow beard, well-developed chest muscles, and thick arms. His voice was calm as He responded.

"It's impossible for us to prevent the apocalypse with our current strength. To survive and preserve this world, we must choose a new path."

He looked at Heraberg, who seemed unsurprised by Lu Ke's presence. "You seem to have known of His existence for a long time?"

"We haven't communicated, but He once tried to recruit me."

The Bronze Dragon's eyes grew even deeper. "The Sequence 5 Extraordinary Trait He accommodates is 'Mentor of Knowledge,' who has created entirely new secrets and magics not belonging to this world."

"As the apex of the 'White Tower' path, I can explore all the secrets and magics below Sequence 0 on this path. I received that knowledge but did not respond."

This was what Lu Ke had mentioned to the demigods before, that the Extraordinary Trait He accommodated would expose part of His existence, and that part certainly wasn't just one.

Besides the "Mirror Self" of the "Joyful Witch", the second was the self-created secrets of the "Mentor of Knowledge."

"Why didn't you agree? Because He is an 'Elder'?"

The Bronze Dragon's massive dragon head shook slightly, emitting a long sigh.

"Because He is the 'Unknown.'"

As the "Omniscient" of the five paths of the "Omniscient and Omnipotent", the "Unknown" made Him yearn yet fear. He couldn't trust what He couldn't understand, nor could He help what He couldn't understand.

"The 'Unknown' is indeed a great risk, but I am willing to believe in Him. He will bring a new era, new ideas, new knowledge, new order, and... a new future!"

Stianno's tone was particularly firm. "An existence with so much knowledge can't be evil."

The Bronze Dragon fell silent for a moment, then burst into a laugh filled with helplessness and mockery.

"Handsome and affectionate, holding more advanced knowledge, bringing a new wave of the era, do you see in Him a new and better Emperor of Rossel?"

Stianno remained silent, His eyes cooling slightly.

He transformed into a series of projection-like scrolls, carrying an epic touch, the weight of civilization and history, pressing toward the Bronze Dragon.

The God of Knowledge and Wisdom was equally unwilling to yield. The eye on His forehead opened, and a bronze glow appeared, calculating and locking onto the weak points of civilization and history to strike.

His body ignited with a blue-green flame that could burn the mind, consciousness, and soul. His massive body charged straight at the scrolls.

The "Omniscient" part of the "Omniscient and Omnipotent" collided with the "Reality" of the "Knowledge Wilderness."

"Knowledge" versus "Knowledge", the battle began!

...

In the dark "kingdom" filled with moonflowers and night-scented plants.

The "Twilight" that brings the end and the "Mother" who gives birth to new life joined forces, continuously pushing back the darkness that surged from all sides. The orange-yellow light tore through the night, while the feminine power surged and rebelled.

The Twilight Titan swung a longsword, bringing the light of dawn, cleaving through the heavy, pitch-black scythe, forcing the night to retreat, eroding the divine realm that had been shrouded in darkness for ages.

Suddenly, His movements halted.

At the same time, the movements of the star-draped, six-armed humanoid wolf and the darkness that had invaded more than half of the realm also stopped. Everything seemed to become part of an oil painting, standing still, maintaining their previous postures.

However, a dark brown wooden staff had pierced the Twilight Titan's back, frantically draining the divine life force, pulling him back to the earth, back into the mother's embrace.

This dark brown staff was held by a plump lady standing behind the Twilight Titan, and the withering flowers, grass, and mushrooms on His body formed a picture of late autumn.

The "War God" slowly turned His head, looking at the lady who held an illusory infant in one hand, and spoke in pain:

"Lil…Lilith?"

The star-draped, human-headed "wolf" laughed softly, and the bird-shaped gold ornament in her hand flew out on its own, accurately inserting itself into the gap in the Twilight Titan’s faceplate.

A river of intensely lifeless water gushed out, extinguishing the last resistance of the "Twilight of All Things."

Then, she threw the "Scarlet Moon" she held in her other two hands to the plump lady.

In the next second, part of the Twilight Titan’s body collapsed, and orange-red twilight penetrated the serene darkness, falling back into the real world.

Some of it fell on the battlefield, instantly killing countless soldiers; some crushed mountains, creating a lake that aged all living beings; some merged with certain fortunate creatures, turning them into insane and powerful monsters; some enveloped the Twilight Cathedral outside Saint Milon, causing the solidified orange-red light to suddenly extinguish.

The faint mist and the power that made the plump lady blurry dissipated, revealing a face of utmost beauty that could make even the lifeless things, plants, and flowers fall in love.

Lilith, the progenitor of the vampires!

She was both the "Mother" who secretly replaced the identity of the "Earth Mother" Omibella and the Sequence 1 "Goddess of Beauty" on the "Moon" pathway. And now, she had gained the "Uniqueness" of the "Moon."

At this moment, the "Goddess of Night" Amanesis and the "Vampire Progenitor" Lilith both possessed all the rights to ascend to the status of an Elder.

Lilith revealed a stunning smile, looking at the battlefield of the Blood Throne in the Astral Plane, and spoke to Amanesis with a gentle voice.

"Next, are you going to help your counterpart?"

"He is not—"

Amanesis calmly shook her head, but paused mid-sentence. The beautiful face obscured by black mist subtly changed, her pupils revealing a fleeting pure black, looking at the real world with utmost seriousness.

Her gaze pierced through layers of space, arriving at the Horanichs Mountains, at the peak, at the Night Kingdom established and then destroyed by Antigonus.

Not the simulated scene in the "Secret Mirror", but the real, Night Kingdom that imprisoned Antigonus.

"Something has happened."

Without hesitation, the "Goddess of Night" vanished from the Astral Plane.

……

In the tomb of Barkeland.

Ammun, who had just become Mr. Mistake, adjusted his monocle, his figure appearing outside the tomb.

He watched the sunset twilight, the rapidly falling Extraordinary Trait of the "Warrior" pathway, and the scene after the fall of a deity with a curious interest, then looked up at the Astral Plane.

"Should I go and help? He should be able to handle it, right?"

After all, Lu Ke had tricked him, the "God of Pranks", more than once in the Godforsaken Land, so he should be well-prepared, right?

Or, perhaps, I can go a bit later, let him beg for my help?

Ammun’s lips curled into a smile, seemingly quite excited by the image in his mind.

At that moment, his movements suddenly stopped, the calm expression on his face fading, the pure black spreading in his clear pupils.

A grayish-white mist appeared in his mind, along with a terrifying will that was rapidly awakening, causing a storm in his soul.

An ancient voice echoed in his ears.

"My child, return to me..."

(End of Chapter)

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