Chapter 1489: The Holy God's Plan

When the sound of the sword and halberd striking home rang out, at that moment, the heavens seemed to fall silent.

Cang Yuan, Jin Luo, and the other Saints in the chaotic void watched the scene with utter horror. They had never imagined that these two, the only remaining Primordial Gods in the Tianyuan World, would at this moment resort to such a crude mutual attack, akin to two ordinary people savagely stabbing each other with weapons.

However, they also understood that the seemingly simple sword and halberd thrusts contained the ultimate power of both gods.

From an outsider's perspective, that sword strike seemed simple. But if it were them on the receiving end, the divine power it contained would have utterly annihilated their bodies and souls even before the blade fully descended.

"Is this... a mutual destruction?" Ancient Venerable Dilong couldn't help but say, his voice trembling involuntarily.

From a certain dark psychological perspective, he truly wished that both Primordial Gods would be severely wounded and fall into slumber. Because no matter which side they were on, they were Primordial Gods, and their inherent nature made them detached from the feelings of the beings in the heavens.

They, fundamentally, should not exist.

Cang Yuan stared intently at the familiar face the Saint God had transformed into, his expression shifting as he asked, "What is the Saint God trying to do? Why has he suddenly taken on Zhou Yuan's appearance?"

"It's not just a simple change; at this instant, his appearance and aura have both transformed into Zhou Yuan's."

If the real Zhou Yuan were here now, even he might find it hard to tell the difference. However, what slightly puzzled Cang Yuan was that the Zhou Yuan face the Saint God had adopted now appeared much younger and more naive, like Zhou Yuan in his youth.

But what was the point of this? Did the Saint God think that by transforming into Zhou Yuan's likeness, the Third God would be unable to strike? Did he not know that divinity was emotionless?

No one knew the Saint God's intention. The chaotic void fell silent at this moment, and countless gazes were fixed intently on the two divine figures.

There, the long sword and the trident had both pierced the other's divine body.

The Third God's jade-like face was expressionless. She stared at Zhou Yuan's face before her and said coolly, "Saint God, do you think this face will make me stop?"

The "Zhou Yuan" transformed by the Saint God smiled faintly and said, "Third God, you are a bit too overconfident. As I said, my scheme for today far surpasses your imagination."

"You possess a major flaw, and that flaw is the one called Zhou Yuan—that insignificant being. Of course, in a certain sense, this flaw is also the humanity within you."

"Third God, have you never wondered why you, a Primordial God, would develop such a thing as humanity?"

The Saint God revealed an enigmatic smile: "That's because... this is also my masterpiece."

A chilling light emanated from the Third God's eyes. "What do you mean?"

"You should truly thank me, for I manipulated the threads of destiny, allowing you to meet the only person in this world capable of awakening true humanity within you," the Saint God chuckled softly.

"It was I who guided Cang Yuan to steal the divine stone and bring you into being..."

These words struck like a thunderbolt from a clear sky. Among the armies of the heavens, Jin Luo, Dilong, Chi Ji, and other Saints all stared in shock at Cang Yuan.

Cang Yuan himself was momentarily stunned, then his face darkened as he retorted, "Ridiculous!"

The Saint God tilted his head slightly, smiling at Cang Yuan. "Do you recall a Saint named Mou Yin?"

Hearing that name, Cang Yuan froze for a moment, then, as if recalling something, his pupils abruptly constricted.

"Mou Yin?"

Ancient Venerable Jin Luo, frowning, said, "I remember that name. He was a Saint within the Ruins God Temple, exceptionally skilled in deduction and prophecy. However, after Cang Yuan stole the divine stone back then, he entered seclusion in the chaotic void. He eventually encountered a Saint God of the Sacred Race, and during their fierce battle, both perished!"

Ancient Venerable Dilong, noticing Cang Yuan's uneasy expression, immediately asked gravely, "What's wrong with this person?"

Cang Yuan's aged face twitched. He said with difficulty, "Mou Yin was the staunchest supporter of my stealing the divine stone back then... Without his help, I might not have been able to steal it amidst the heavy defenses. Furthermore, Mou Yin also gave me a map of spatial routes, claiming they were secret spaces he discovered during his travels, which I could use to hide if pursued."

"And on that spatial map, there was a particular space... it was..."

Cang Yuan's body trembled. "It was where Yaoyao and I first met Zhou Yuan back then!"

Ancient Venerable Jin Luo and the others' expressions abruptly changed. This matter wouldn't have been particularly strange on its own, but with the Saint God mentioning Mou Yin's name, it all seemed to be shrouded in a vast conspiracy.

"That Mou Yin... there's something wrong with him!" Ancient Venerable Dilong said grimly.

"Indeed, there was something wrong. Because Mou Yin was captured by me as early as the first World Annihilation War. However, I didn't kill him then; I merely corroded him with malevolent thoughts. Later, during my slumber, I caught a glimpse of the future, which is why I used him to begin my schemes," the Saint God said with a smile.

"More than that, the instructions within Zhou Yuan's family and the teleportation array in the ancestral shrine were also my doing."

A chill permeated Cang Yuan's entire body. He stared at the Saint God in disbelief, unable to believe that everything that had happened back then had been secretly orchestrated by the Saint God.

And all of them had been like pawns, manipulated at will.

The Saint God's purpose in doing this was to bring Zhou Yuan and Yaoyao together, a goal he had clearly achieved.

At this moment, even battle-hardened Ancient Venerables like Cang Yuan couldn't help but feel an unspeakable dread. The Saint God's abilities were truly terrifying... Was this the power of a god?

The Saint God's gaze softened as he looked at the Third God's frost-covered jade-like face. "I guided your birth, and I also guided Zhou Yuan to meet you. Because he possesses the Sacred Dragon Qi, which holds the most potent will of the Ancestral Dragon, and you were born from the Ancestral Dragon's will. Therefore, you were naturally destined to be attracted to each other. In this world, only he could truly stir your emotions and give birth to an indelible humanity within you."

"However, as a Primordial God, your humanity and divinity are inherently opposed. Once you possessed humanity, your divinity ceased to be pure."

"Perhaps you sensed this, which is why your divinity had been trying to completely erase your humanity. But just as you were about to succeed, the pressure from the God-Slaying Curse Poison forced you to awaken prematurely..."

"Therefore, the humanity within you was not truly obliterated."

"And this... is your greatest weakness."

"This is also my goal, because as you said, our strengths are comparable. Even if I could overpower you slightly, I couldn't truly defeat you, let alone absorb your divinity... And I knew this long ago, when I was severely wounded by the Ancestral Dragon's will, even before you were born."

"Therefore, to truly defeat you and absorb your divinity, I needed to create a flaw within you. And now... I have succeeded."

The Saint God stared into the Third God's eyes, then pointed to his own youthful Zhou Yuan face. "This face is a fragment of time I stole using a special method, from when Zhou Yuan first entered through that teleportation array in the ancestral shrine. How is it? Does it feel familiar?"

In the distance, Cang Yuan finally remembered. The young, naive face the Saint God was now wearing was identical to Zhou Yuan's appearance when he had first entered the space where Cang Yuan and Yaoyao were.

That was Yaoyao and Zhou Yuan's first meeting.

At that time, the rash young man, who had blundered into the space, looked up, dirt-streaked, and saw the cool, elegant girl in a green dress amidst the trees, her eyes holding a hint of curiosity. At her feet, a small, dog-like beast followed her.

The Third God's cheeks remained impassive, but from her eyes, a single tear involuntarily traced a slow path down her cheek.

As this tear appeared, the smile on the Saint God's face deepened, for it signified that the humanity within the Third God had been reawakened.

And for a Primordial God, the emergence of humanity would lead to the disruption of divinity.

The Nine Orifice Sword, which had been embedded in the Saint God's body, now trembled, slowly becoming ethereal until it vanished.

This sight struck the experts of the heavens like an icy blast, and a wave of terror surged from the depths of their hearts.

The Saint God chuckled softly, looking at the Third God's chilling face. "Third God, you have lost."

The moment his words fell, the trident embedded in the Third God's body trembled slightly, and an unnatural light emerged from it. The Third God's divine radiance then surged along the trident, finally beginning to pour continuously into the Saint God's body.

"Then, your divinity, I shall gladly accept."