Chapter 1486: Gods War

While Zhou Yuan suddenly found a glimmer of hope amidst his utter despair, outside the boundary wall of the Saint Race’s Heaven Domain, the Saints of All-Heavens trembled at the two words uttered by the Holy God.

Divine War!

The Holy God intended to initiate a Divine War with the Third God! Since the birth of the Heaven Origin World, this marked the first true Divine War. Although the Ancestral Dragon’s will emerged during the ancient world-ending war, it was not considered a truly existing innate deity. Therefore, truthfully, the upcoming Divine War would be an unprecedented first for the Heaven Origin World.

However, Cang Yuan, Jin Luo, and the others were not eager to witness such a momentous first, as they could not bear the outcome of failure. Yet, the current situation was clearly beyond their control. All they could do was stand by as observers and bear witness to this unprecedented historical event.

Under the gaze of countless beings, the Third God’s beautiful, jade-like face remained serene. Her eyes, as deep as the starry sky, focused on the Holy God. A moment later, she slowly spoke.

“As you wish.”

As the two gods’ gazes met, the chaotic void began to tremor. Boundless thunder, fierce winds, and torrential rain materialized from thin air, raging in all directions. The armies of All-Heavens hastily retreated, daring not to approach the area. As they withdrew, two ripples of divine light suddenly emanated from the Third God and the Holy God, rapidly expanding to envelop the entire chaotic void.

From a distance, it appeared as if two colossal Dharma Domains were colliding. However, everyone understood that this power far surpassed Dharma Domains, perhaps by countless levels. A more fitting name for it would be “Divine Domain.”

When the two Divine Domains collided, a deafening roar echoed, its sound waves penetrating the boundless chaotic void. All beings in All-Heavens heard it clearly, their hearts filling with immense fear. The Holy God gazed at the colliding Divine Domains, smiled faintly, and waved a sleeve. Within His Divine Domain, countless black lights suddenly descended. Surrounding earth rolled inward, instantly forming an army of black-armored warriors. These black-armored warriors, roughly ten zhang tall and wielding black staves, erupted into earth-shattering roars upon their appearance, their eyes filled with fanaticism and devotion.

“For our God!”

The black torrent surged forth, intent on destroying everything.

In the distance, Jin Luo, Cang Yuan, and the others watched the black-armored warriors, their expressions involuntarily changing. In their perception, each of these warriors possessed the power of a Saint. When amassed into an army and charging, they could truly sweep across all of All-Heavens. Ancient Venerable Jin Luo’s aged face was solemn as he stated, “These are Black-Armored Divine Soldiers, transmuted by the Holy God using His divinity. Their intellect is no different from ours, and they fear no death. However, they can only exist within a Divine Domain. During the ancient war, countless Saints perished by their hands.”

Cang Yuan, Emperor Dragon, and Scarlet Ji, the three Ancient Venerables, also wore grim expressions, seemingly recalling unpleasant memories. “This is the power of a god. Compared to it, the might of a Saint is like a firefly next to a bright moon,” Cang Yuan said bitterly.

The ancient world-ending war, though seemingly brutal, was more akin to the Holy God toying with them. Had He truly wished, the combined strength of all of All-Heavens would not have been enough to challenge Him. If not for the Holy God’s excessive slaughter ultimately awakening the Ancestral Dragon’s will, All-Heavens would likely have suffered a devastating defeat long ago.

As they sighed bitterly, the Third God also made a move. Her slender, jade-like finger descended, and glazed light poured forth. Instantly, countless silver-armored figures emerged from the ground. These figures were slender and graceful, wielding longswords and wearing masks over their faces. However, a vast and formidable aura, no less than that of a Saint, emanated from each of them. Clearly, the Third God possessed the same power as the Holy God.

Thus, two armies of black and white divine soldiers roared forth, like two distinct torrents, charging and colliding between the two Divine Domains. As the black and white torrents crashed, the front lines of both black and white armored divine soldiers were instantly overwhelmed and shattered into pieces. That sight made the Saints on both sides twitch with alarm, for it was clear that the power possessed by these divine soldiers was no less than that of Saints, yet here they were mere cannon fodder. This was Divine War, utterly brutal.

As the black and white torrents collided, within the two Divine Domains, a black sun rose on one side, then, burning with black divine flames, plummeted down. On the other side, the void was torn open, and silver-armored light-boats burst forth, carrying divine power that churned the chaotic void, and crashed into the black sun.

Boom! Boom!

The chaotic void itself began to crack under the intensity of such a battle. At this moment, all beings in All-Heavens could clearly feel the elemental energy in the world growing extremely volatile. A war of gods meant that every movement, every gesture, truly held the power to destroy heaven and earth.

Such a battle left Cang Yuan, Jin Luo, and the others immensely tense, yet the Holy God and the Third God, the protagonists, remained impassive, as if it were merely an appetizer. “Though the Third God has only recently awakened, her control over divine power is quite good,” the Holy God remarked admiringly, observing the two colliding Divine Domains. “You are not bad either, truly befitting the Second God,” the Third God responded indifferently.

The Holy God smiled. The next moment, His body began to decompose, transforming into countless black light streams that rose. In an instant, a black torrent surged through heaven and earth, like an endless black sea, capable of engulfing all matter in the world. “Third God, if we are to play, let’s play big. If you wish to protect the beings of All-Heavens, it depends on how much of the Ancestral Dragon’s power you have inherited!” The black sea churned from the chaos, and within it, a gigantic, indifferent face emerged—it was the Holy God.

The Third God gazed at the churning black sea, her red lips slightly parted as she slowly said, “The Endless Black Sea.” Before heaven and earth were formed, there existed a primordial divine substance that manifested in the chaos as an endless black sea. This sea, surging with power, could devour all matter. The Holy God’s true origin lay within that Endless Black Sea. Now that the Holy God had manifested the black sea, it was clear this was no casual probing, but a true unleashing of divine power.

The Third God’s slender and delicate body began to radiate brilliant silver light. Silver particles rose, ultimately seeming to transform into a vast galaxy spanning the Heaven Domain. At the very center of that galaxy, a nine-aperture divine stone, translucent and glistening, faintly shimmered, releasing boundless divine power. Observing this scene, Jin Luo and the others involuntarily felt a tremor emerge from the depths of their souls—a primal fear that a lower-tier being felt towards a higher-tier being.

At this moment, the armies of All-Heavens hastily retreated once more. Within the Saint Race’s Heaven Domain, Ancient Saints like Tai Mi also wore solemn expressions, for they knew even more clearly that the Holy God revealing His true origin in combat meant He was exerting His full power. After all, the last time the Holy God revealed His origin was when He faced the Ancestral Dragon’s will. Evidently, the Holy God did not underestimate this Third God.

The black sea and the galaxy occupied the chaotic void. The next instant, without a word, both surged forth, crushing the void and colliding with a thunderous impact. Violent shockwaves swept through, piercing the boundless void and directly stirring up devastating storms throughout All-Heavens. The very weather patterns of All-Heavens were disrupted at this moment. The black sea and the galaxy collided billions of times in that instant—a clash of divinities, for only divinity could truly wear down divinity. In this battle, both sides were using divinity against divinity, with a danger and ferocity unimaginable to ordinary beings.

The black sea and the galaxy, spanning millions of li, suddenly shattered completely during one collision, transforming into billions of streaks of light that scattered into the boundless chaotic void and throughout All-Heavens.

Boom! Boom!

As these black and silver streaks of light fell into countless small spaces and within All-Heavens, they instantly transformed into the figures of the Holy God and the Third God, churning vast divine power and clashing fiercely. At this moment, figures of the two gods battling were seen everywhere in All-Heavens and the chaotic void.

Dividing into myriad forms!

Such a display left the Saints of All-Heavens and the Saint Race utterly dumbfounded; this level of combat had far surpassed their imagination.

The gods’ confrontation lasted for an unknown duration, seeming to be both an instant and several months. Yet, the roars echoing throughout All-Heavens never ceased for a moment. “How long will this battle last?” Cang Yuan finally couldn’t help but ask. Being able to do nothing but wait for the outcome was truly tormenting. Ancient Venerable Jin Luo’s aged face, with its wrinkles rising and falling like hills, slowly said, “If my guess is correct, in this current Divine War, both gods are continuously probing, gradually approaching each other’s core essence.” Emperor Dragon and Ancient Venerable Scarlet Ji’s eyes flickered. The “core essence” likely referred to the Third God’s nine-aperture divine stone and the Holy God’s boundless black sea. “As for who will win or lose, that is truly beyond our level to perceive, so there’s no need to overthink it. Let’s just await the outcome. If the Third God truly cannot contend, then it can only be said that the destiny of All-Heavens has run its course,” Ancient Venerable Jin Luo sighed. The other Saints could only offer bitter smiles and nod.

However, just as the Saints on both sides were anxiously awaiting the outcome, vast silver and black lights suddenly flashed in the chaotic void. The next instant, the galaxy and the black sea crashed together, eroding and devouring each other. From within the galaxy, the Third God’s indifferent and chilling voice emerged: “Holy God, though you wield the power of the second sequence, and your divine power is slightly stronger than mine, your desire to destroy me is far too fanciful.”

“If our battle truly continues, I fear it would be difficult to determine a victor even after a hundred years of entanglement.”

Within the black sea, the Holy God’s enormous face emerged, and He replied with a laugh, “What does the Third God wish to say?”

“Neither of us can truly overcome the other, so let us cease this battle. And you, rein in your ambition to ascend to the first sequence. Let the Heaven Origin World, All-Heavens, and the Saint Race each go their separate ways as before,” the Third God responded indifferently.

Upon hearing this, the Saints of All-Heavens wore complex expressions for a moment, but more felt a sigh of relief. If such a stalemate could indeed be maintained, it would be a tolerable outcome. At the very least, with the Third God protecting All-Heavens, they would no longer have to fear the Saint Race as before.

The Endless Black Sea churned, raising monstrous waves, and then fell into a brief silence. After that, the Holy God’s face on the black sea suddenly let out a soft chuckle. The Holy God’s face gazed at the vast galaxy. He seemed to perceive the nine-aperture divine stone deep within, and a strange smile crept into His profound, dark divine eyes. The next moment, His voice resonated throughout All-Heavens.

“Third God, there is one thing you might have said incorrectly...”

“Do you truly believe I cannot overcome you?”