Chapter 1351: Destructive Battle (Part 2)

The black mist spread rapidly across the Star God Realm. With every inch it expanded, the Star God Realm gained another inch of deathly hell. An aura of despair permeated the realm, and with every passing moment, countless beings perished within the black mist. At the heart of the Star God Realm, Star God City was enveloped in a terrifying black glow. A horrifying power raged across this most sacred land in the Eastern Divine Region, tearing space apart layer by layer with every passing instant. This assault caused the entire Star God Realm and the whole starfield to tremble incessantly.

Boom! Screams echoed endlessly, and black blood splattered everywhere. Each scream, each spray of blood, came from the Star God Elders… from individual Divine Masters!

Once one became a Divine Master, they commanded respect for eternity. To this day, in the God Realm, every individual who achieved the rank of Divine Master had their name and status clearly recorded. This was because the Divine Master realm represented the pinnacle of human achievement, a state where one could dominate heaven and earth, the closest humanity could come to godhood. Possessing such power allowed them to look down upon all beings across countless worlds. The slaughter of ten thousand souls was effortless, like scything grass.

Yet today, these proud Divine Masters of the Star God Realm had been reduced to mere grass before Jasmine. Every spin of her weapon, every black gleam, dragged them, one by one, or even in groups, into the abyss of death. They had never known that their power, their divine bodies, could be so inadequate and fragile. They possessed what was clearly the highest level of power in this world… how could it be so utterly vulnerable, leaving them with almost no strength to even struggle!? None of this could be real… it was impossible! A nightmare! All of it was a nightmare!!

Rip! A black streak tore through two hearts already trembling on the verge of shattering. The bodies of two Star God Elders burst open from their chests, unleashing two showers of scarlet black blood. Of the thirty-six Star God Elders… nineteen had already fallen in the blink of an eye. A full nineteen Divine Masters! The demise of even a single Divine Master, even if by natural causes, was an event that shook the entire Divine Region. Yet this sudden nightmare saw the Star Gods and Elders of the Star God Realm perishing one after another beneath the demonic wheel, like crushed insects, left without even a proper burial.

Yes… a nightmare…

Today, according to the Star God Emperor and the Heavenly Origin Star God, was meant to be an incredibly important day, one that would surely be recorded in the Star God Canon and the history of the God Realm. On this day, the "ritual" that had been prepared and planned for so long finally had all its elements complete and could be perfectly initiated. Jasmine and Caizhi, who were also the Heavenly Slaughter Star God and the Heavenly Wolf Star God, the two princesses of the Star God Realm, had both become Star Gods. This made them perfect sacrifices for the ritual, a divine gift and blessing. The Star God Emperor and the Heavenly Origin Star God had declared this, and they all believed it to be true. Even though Heavenly Slaughter and Heavenly Wolf would tragically become sacrifices, through a despicable scheme, they felt it was not wrong if it truly allowed the Star God Emperor to gain power closer to that of a god and elevate the Star God Realm to a higher plane… even if, as Yun Che had said, it defied heavenly principles and human morality.

However, what ultimately unfolded before their eyes was not a divine gift, but a divine punishment… the most cruel and terrifying divine punishment in the history of the God Realm!

The starlight emanating from the Star God Emperor's body flickered violently, and the light from his "Twelve Heavens Star Sword" intensified with every passing moment. Six Star Gods had been gravely wounded, and thirty-six Elders were being slaughtered one after another. In the past, the loss of even one would have been an unbearable blow, but today… his heart bled, yet he remained motionless.

Not until this moment did the starlight on the sword finally stabilize. The Twelve Heavens Star Sword was the true divine artifact of the Star God Realm. Although its stellar might was far inferior to that of the Age of Gods, it remained a true divine artifact left by the Ancestral Star God and served as the symbol of every Star God Emperor's command over the Star God Realm. What did it mean for a Divine Emperor to accumulate divine power for seven full breaths? If struck head-on, it would undoubtedly be enough to instantly gravely wound any Star God.

"Get back!!" The Star God Emperor roared, and the Twelve Heavens Star Sword coiled with starlight, thrusting directly at Jasmine… This was an attack he poured all his strength into, a sword strike on which he gambled all his hope. The starlight blazing from the sword in his hand was the most dazzling he had ever unleashed in his life.

The starlight tore through the darkness, ripped through space, and instantly pierced towards Jasmine. Jasmine turned coldly, the Evil Infant's Wheel of Myriad Tribulations blasting directly upwards to meet it. Crack! Starlight and darkness collided in mid-air, like a heaven-splitting thunderbolt crashing down, instantly cleaving the world into two halves: one blindingly bright with starlight, the other devoid of light in profound darkness. An area spanning ten thousand miles instantly exploded, followed by a surge of spatial turbulence like raging waves. At the nexus of light and darkness, the epicenter of the spatial turbulence, the Twelve Heavens Star Sword and the Evil Infant's Wheel of Myriad Tribulations were locked in a stalemate. However, Jasmine's face remained cold and emotionless, while the Star God Emperor… blood gushed from the corner of his lips, his eyes seemed on the verge of splitting, and his arms trembled subtly.

He had concentrated seven full breaths of power, yet he couldn't even push Jasmine back a single step. Even in this turbulent world, even if the Evil Infant's Wheel of Myriad Tribulations had recovered less than one ten-millionth of its power, its terror remained beyond the comprehension of mortals.

"Jas…mine…" The Star God Emperor grit his teeth, his eyes filled with pleading. "Your father… knows… he has wronged you… You can slice me into a thousand pieces… But this is… the Star God Realm that gave birth to you, raised you, and granted you the Heavenly Slaughter God's power… It is the life's work of our ancestors, generation after generation… Do you truly intend to… destroy it…?"

Crack! The Star God Emperor's words failed to elicit even the slightest ripple of emotion on Jasmine's delicate face or in her black eyes. His only answer was a shattering sound that nearly ripped his heart apart. A dark crack slowly spread across the entire sword body, originating from the point where the Twelve Heavens Star Sword and the Evil Infant's Wheel of Myriad Tribulations had collided.

"……!!" The Star God Emperor's already bulging eyes instantly became bloodshot. The Twelve Heavens Star Sword was the Star God Realm's only divine artifact, a Divine Emperor among weapons, capable of making all other artifacts in the world submit. But what was the Evil Infant's Wheel of Myriad Tribulations? In the ancient Age of Gods, although it was a mere artifact, its status in the primordial chaos subtly surpassed even that of the Creation Gods and Devil Emperors… While the Twelve Heavens Star Sword was a relic of the gods, before the Evil Infant's Wheel of Myriad Tribulations, it didn't even qualify for comparison!

Another black crack appeared on the sword's body. The Twelve Heavens Star Sword began to tremble, emitting a near-despairing wail. The starlight, which had briefly stalemated with the darkness, suddenly dimmed at that moment, then was engulfed by the encroaching shadows, consumed layer by layer.

"Jasmine, you… Ugh!" A third crack appeared, and at the same time, the flesh on the Star God Emperor's right arm tore apart. His posture retreated step by step as the starlight weakened. With each step back, the starlight dimmed further, and the wailing of the Twelve Heavens Star Sword grew more mournful… Meanwhile, Jasmine's eyes remained nearly empty and cold, like a bottomless abyss of despair capable of devouring everything.

"Aren't you going to act?!" The Heaven Profound Divine Emperor finally could no longer maintain his composure, letting out a low roar as he dove down.

"Wait!" The Brahma Heaven Divine Emperor extended his hand, but it was already too late to stop the Heaven Profound Divine Emperor.

"No, we can't wait for them any longer!" The Moon God Emperor said gravely. "The Evil Infant's terror surpasses imagination. This is no longer merely a calamity for the Star God Realm, but for the entire Eastern Divine Region! The Star God Realm is already half-destroyed. If the Star God Emperor dies, we will lose a vital force against this tribulation!"

If there was anyone in the God Realm who most wished for the Star God Emperor's demise, it was undoubtedly the Moon God Emperor. Yet, no sooner had he spoken than he abruptly plunged down, emitting a deep violet moon glow from his body. "The Evil Infant's power has only marginally recovered; every bit used will mean one less bit remaining. By then…" The Brahma Heaven Divine Emperor had barely finished speaking when the Moon God Emperor's figure merged into a violet moon. His expression shifted for a moment, then he finally followed suit.

The Star God Emperor retreated step by step, both his power and his will gradually teetering on the brink of collapse. Just then, above the swirling spatial storms, a soul-stirring, heart-shaking chant resonated: "Against heaven, no path remains; all evil returns to naught!" This chant jolted the Star God Emperor, and he exclaimed in surprise, "Heaven Profound!"

The already dim light darkened further at this moment. High above, a colossal hand, large enough to obscure the sky, descended directly… Boom! The ground of the entire Star God City instantly sank by nearly a zhang (approximately 3.3 meters).

Jasmine's forward press halted abruptly, and her figure sank sharply… The combined might of the Star God Emperor and the Heaven Profound Divine Emperor pressed down on the Evil Infant's Wheel of Myriad Tribulations, rapidly forcing Jasmine downwards… However, this suppression lasted only a single breath before ceasing. Jasmine's descent stopped, and her arm suddenly rose, pushing against the combined power of the two Divine Emperors.

The Star God Emperor's entire body shuddered violently, and he spat out a large mouthful of blood. Simultaneously, three cracks appeared on the Twelve Heavens Star Sword, and identical cracks also spread across the colossal hand from the sky, instantly extending through its five fingers and causing the Heaven Profound Divine Emperor, high in the distant sky, to reveal a look of horror.

At this moment, the heavens shifted again. The Moon God Emperor, wielding the Violet Sky Divine Sword, radiated moon glow that illuminated the sky. Like a dazzling moon falling from the heavens, he descended into the world of darkness.

The Star God Emperor, the Heaven Profound Divine Emperor, and the Moon God Emperor simultaneously unleashed their powers. In an instant, the heavily wounded Star Gods and the surviving Star God Elders—all these supreme Divine Masters—were swept away by an immense force they couldn't resist. Star God City, now a battlefield, completely collapsed, and all ancient profound formations shattered one after another.

The already precarious Twelve Star God Palaces finally turned to dust. The collapse of their inner spaces stirred up layers of overlapping spatial storms. Spatial storms were inherently terrifying, yet beneath the combined might of the three Divine Emperors and the world-annihilating demonic wheel, which was even more formidable than them, they appeared almost insignificant.

The combined forces of the three Divine Emperors pressed down on the Evil Infant's Wheel of Myriad Tribulations. They must have never dreamed that an entity requiring the combined efforts of all three of them would ever appear in this world. What was even more terrifying was that, under the combined power of the three Divine Emperors, their opponent did not collapse or retreat. In fact… she wasn't even suppressed!

The Evil Infant's Wheel of Myriad Tribulations continued to unleash its heaven-devouring black light. Jasmine's slender and delicate figure remained fixed in the air beneath the power of the three Divine Emperors, refusing to retreat even half a step… And just as the spatial storm erupted, the Brahma Heaven Divine Emperor's figure appeared behind Jasmine through a spatial rift. A golden light pierced through the air, striking Jasmine's back.

Jasmine's body trembled slightly. The golden light momentarily paused on her back… then pierced clean through her demonic body. A mist of blood burst from Jasmine's mouth, spraying onto the demonic wheel. Her expression darkened, and the demonic patterns across her body flickered violently. From the apex of the dark heavens, the Evil Infant's enraged, piercing shriek reverberated.

"Arghhh!!" Beneath the blood mist sprayed by Jasmine, the Evil Infant's Wheel of Myriad Tribulations erupted with black light that devoured everything. An immense shadowy wheel of darkness materialized between heaven and earth, engulfing the four Divine Emperors and this King Realm caught in the world-shaking calamity.

All four Divine Emperors were greatly alarmed. At this moment, their divine imperial power surged madly, unleashing the four most extreme forces of the Eastern Divine Region. Amidst a roar that engulfed everything, the sky of the Star God Realm completely shattered. A dark chasm, originating from Star God City, split open towards the edge of the Star God Realm, literally tearing the entire vast Star God Realm into two halves. Cosmic storms, the most terrifying natural disaster known to all beings, raged wildly across the starfield where the Star God Realm was located.