Chapter 640: The Death Deity
Chapter 640: The Death Deity
A desert stretched out, vast and endless. Amidst the sprawling dunes stood the ruins of a grand temple, constructed from massive stone blocks. This place was once a temple dedicated to the Death Deity, but it had been abandoned for unknown reasons.
One day, the temple ruins were suddenly bathed in a powerful spiritual light.
Bands of demigod mummies, their bodies wrapped in bandages and their organs removed, roared and swung their arms, effortlessly splitting the desert sands. They were the temple's guardians, locked in a fierce battle with the intruders.
These intruders were peculiar, led by an Old Monk with a kind and benevolent face, but his neck was adorned with a large string of human skull beads, and he wielded the Inferno Red Lotus Blade. As he moved, a corrupt spiritual light flashed around him.
With a swift slash, the blade split a demigod mummy from head to toe.
The Fiery Monk's feet flickered, and he seemed to teleport into the temple ruins.
Then…
He was struck by a dark scythe and sent flying.
Clang!
If not for the Red Lotus Blade blocking the blow, he would have been killed outright.
"The stench of decaying souls…"
A peculiar saint, with a dog's head and a human body, emerged from the temple ruins, sniffing the air. "So it's you, the remnants who escaped from the depths of the Eighteenth Layer of Hell…"
He was the Death Deity of the Great Zhou pantheon, once a powerful being. However, the other gods, fearing his growing power and his influence over the Underworld, secretly withheld his share of souls, stripping him of most of his divine authority. This left the Death Deity weak, not much stronger than the God of Courage and Strength.
"That's not right…"
"Even if you were resurrected as a Godly Curse, you shouldn't be able to find me…"
The Death Deity sighed. "It seems one of my high-ranking clergy has betrayed me… They covet my death domain!"
With a casual gesture, he pointed.
In the shadows, a high-tier practitioner dressed in ritual robes clutched his heart, his face contorted in pain, and fell to the ground.
—Finger of Death!
The power of the death domain was formidable, especially in the hands of a deity.
"By the law—death!"
An invisible wave swept through, and a group of attackers collapsed like wheat being cut.
The Death Deity raised his scythe, and a ghostly scythe shadow sliced through the air, reaping souls like a harvest.
—Soul Reaping!
These initial three spells were instant-kill spells, highly prioritized.
Even a demigod, if not sufficiently resilient, could be killed instantly.
Clang!
In the next moment, the Fiery Monk, wielding the Red Lotus Blade, blocked the ghostly scythe shadow.
His soul was incredibly resilient, forged through the trials of the Eighteenth Layer of Hell and the Wu Jian Hell.
"Amitabha, please follow this monk to the Underworld!"
The Fiery Monk chanted the Buddhist invocation with deep longing.
However, even with the combined efforts of the Godly Curse and the high-tier practitioners, they gradually fell into a disadvantage against the True Deity saint.
Roar!
Suddenly!
A dragon's roar echoed through the air. A green dragon claw descended from the sky, as if to turn the world upside down.
Bang!
After the strike, Fang Xing, without slowing down, crashed into the desert, his massive dragon head aimed at the dog-headed Death Deity, who took a deep breath.
—Azure Dragon Breath!
The green breath seemed capable of dissolving everything, and the already heavily wounded Death Deity instantly turned to ashes.
Only a golden deity crystal remained.
[Target eliminated! You have gained 15 divinity points!]
[You have obtained the Death deity domain!]
…
Seeing the prompt on his attribute panel, Fang Xing was quite pleased. He transformed into a green light and left immediately.
He was very busy and needed to kill as many as possible before the gods reacted.
The order of elimination was also important. Now that he had obtained the domains of strength and death, the Panwu Dao was secured.
Next, he would go after the God of War to settle old scores.
"What was that?"
"A divine dragon?"
After Fang Xing left, the clerics on the ground looked at each other in confusion.
But with the Death Deity dead, they had no choice but to leave.
After an unknown amount of time, the wind blew, and a skull appeared.
Inside the skull, a faint soul fire flickered: "Damned Azure Dragon… the Supreme Deity will avenge me."
As the Death Deity, he was naturally skilled in the abilities of the death domain, especially resurrection spells.
The Death Deity had similar preparations, but losing most of his divinity and the crucial 'Death' domain had left him very weak.
However, he possessed the complete knowledge of the deification ritual and a vast array of dark rituals, which would certainly allow him to grow again!
"Amitabha, those who persist will be rewarded. I finally see you again, sir."
At that moment, a voice filled with emotion rang out.
The skull paused, and then a broken bowl descended over it.
The Fiery Monk picked up the bowl, his face filled with relief. "Sir, please come with this monk to Wu Jian…"
From under the Fiery Monk's wide monk's robe, black, withered hands emerged, grabbing the bowl and reaching for the soul fire inside…
"No…"
The Death Deity let out a pained cry, and the area began to sink, as if being pulled into the deepest layer of hell…
…
"My destruction divine power has reached a peak."
"But I still have a long way to go to reach the Elder God rank."
Fang Xing soared through the heavens, watching the world below shrink to the size of ants. At his level, he could oversee the entire mortal realm, and even glimpse the vast Celestial Court with a glance.
But now, the Celestial Court was already occupied by a raging sea of Origin Power, repeatedly washing over it.
However, Fang Xing could vaguely sense that this assault wouldn't last long.
At most, in a few years, the powerful Gods would be able to return to their Celestial Realms, once again retreating into their invincible shells.
'There are few top-tier professionals in the mortal realm who can decisively strike and seize the opportunity to kill a God...'
His gaze turned to the southwest, where a surge of martial energy pierced the sky.
'Has the alliance of sects already stormed the Three Despairs Pass?'
After all, with the majority of the pass's defenders and armies already destroyed, this wasn't a difficult task.
At this moment, the Gods themselves were in a dire state, with no time to deal with such trivial matters.
"The Panwu Dao is based on complete Destruction Law, True Self Law, and partial Death and Strength Laws..."
As Fang Xing flew, he continued to contemplate the Panwu Dao.
'I have already obtained the complete Death Law and Strength Law... Combining a part of them to form the complete Panwu Dao is a simple matter.'
After all, the Panwu Dao only required the understanding of partial Death and Strength Laws.
But Fang Xing had fully comprehended them, effectively exceeding the requirements.
"Moreover... the rules of this world are somewhat peculiar."
He turned his inner gaze inward and saw a vast dragon body, within which a divine flame burned brightly.
In the midst of the divine flame, four deity crystals—two large and two small—orbited like planets.
Mysterious golden threads were drawn from the Death and Strength deity crystals.
The largest Destruction deity crystal began to merge with the True Self crystal, absorbing these golden threads.
It seemed... to be forming a new deity?
"The Panwu Deity, perhaps?"
"This is akin to creating a concept and embedding it into the deity system..."
"Once this is accomplished, I will likely reach the rank of an Elder God."
While the Elder God rank still fell short of the Transcendent Divine Rank, it was still quite impressive.
"Attempting to complete all three Transcendent features—Transcendent Divine Power, Transcendent Divine Rank, and Great Divinity—in one go is impossible..."
"The focus should primarily be on Great Divinity..."
Fang Xing made a rough estimate and knew that his several victories as a Destruction True Deity, along with the accumulation of Destruction Divine Power, had also condensed more Destruction Divinity.
After converting everything, his current Nature's Radiance value had just surpassed 50 points!
The path to Great Divinity was already halfway laid out!
"The Great Zhou pantheon still has ten True Deities... Not to mention several powerful deities, each capable of providing twenty to thirty points of divinity, which is more than enough!"
A golden statue representing the God of War appeared in Fang Xing's hand.
Following the guidance, he arrived near the capital of the Great Zhou Empire.
"Not hidden in the capital, but in a military camp?"
Fang Xing looked at the sprawling camp, estimating that at least tens of thousands of troops were stationed there.
More terrifyingly, this was an elite force!
Not only were their armor and equipment top-notch, but they also had floating warships and mechanical puppet beasts as war machines.
A flash of Nature's Radiance revealed the army's banner.
"The Death Corps, one of the three most elite legions of the Great Zhou Empire... Most importantly, they primarily worship the God of War!"
Compared to the God of Courage and Strength and the Death Deity, who hid in small temples hoping enemies wouldn't find them, the God of War was well aware of how disliked he was.
Thus, after the Saint's descent, he directly came to his strongest military camp.
This was also a display of confidence in his own leadership!
The military always demanded strict discipline and adherence to orders!
In the army, the God of War could not be overthrown!
"Furthermore, if the battle drags on, he can immediately receive support from the capital... Although the Twelve Golden Statues are gone, there are still many demigods loyal to the royal family..."
"Indeed, a well-calculated plan, a master of strategy?"
Fang Xing took a deep breath and swooped down.
Now, he had revealed all his cards, and as time passed, his advantages would diminish.
So to hell with calculations and deliberations!
At this moment, he would rely on his raw power to destroy the army and, incidentally, the God of War!
Roar!
A dragon's roar echoed, carrying a powerful dragon's might.
In an instant, the horses in the stables were frightened and began to run amok, some kneeling on the ground, trembling in fear.
"Violating military law is punishable by death, disrupting the formation, kill!"
Several iron-armored guards, wielding long halberds, entered the stables with cold eyes, swinging their weapons.
The blade flashes were like snowflakes, and large horse heads fell to the ground.
Inside the command tent.
The God of War, clad in black armor, looked up at the sky with a dark expression: "Destruction... you have indeed come!"
(End of Chapter)
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