Chapter 1492: Poisoned Honey

The moment the Sacred God made his move, Zhou Yuan attacked simultaneously. The Heavenly Yuan Brush in his hand vibrated, and divine light interwoven across the sky, forming an immense web of divine power that covered the chaotic void.

Countless divine power arrows pierced through the air, colliding with the web of divine power. The resulting brilliant fireworks were so bright they could illuminate all the heavens.

“Go!” Zhou Yuan roared like thunder as he blocked the Sacred God’s assault.

The armies of the heavens retreated in disarray.

In the chaotic void, Zhou Yuan wielded his vast divine power, clashing with the Sacred God with all his might. Only through this true confrontation did he fully grasp how terrifying this Primeval God, who had brought immense fear to the heavens, truly was.

Even though he was stronger than ever before, with each clash of divine power, he still felt the terrifying pressure emanating from the Sacred God.

Had he not received such a tremendous boost this time and gained divine power, he might not even have been able to withstand a casual strike from the Sacred God.

A new battle erupted once more in the chaotic void.

Only this time, Zhou Yuan had taken the place of the Third God.

However, anyone could see that the Sacred God still held the absolute upper hand in this battle, with endless storms of divine power raging as far as the eye could see.

Zhou Yuan’s divine power coverage, let alone compared to the Sacred God, seemed considerably weaker even when compared to the former Third God.

This sight caused expressions of worry to appear on the faces of the heaven’s experts.

“Zhou Yuan is probably no match for the Sacred God,” Grand Elder Jin Luo sighed.

Cang Yuan’s expression was also somewhat bitter. He then said, “Don’t worry about him for now. The army must retreat quickly. Don’t waste the time Zhou Yuan is buying for us.”

Grand Elder Dilong’s expression was somewhat downcast. He said, “What good will retreating to the heavens do? The Sacred God has now absorbed the Third God’s divinity and is on the verge of transformation. Once complete, He will be more powerful than ever before. At that point, the heavens will be even more vulnerable in His eyes.”

His words spread, and some nearby Saints showed signs of pessimism and despair, their morale collapsing.

Seeing this, Chi Ji’s eyebrows furrowed in anger. She said, “Dilong, stop! When have the heavens not faced difficulties, from ancient times until now? Our ancestors made untold sacrifices for the beings of the heavens. Even if the heavens are truly destroyed by the Sacred God in the end, we must not lose our will to fight!”

Grand Elder Jin Luo nodded and said in a deep voice, “The army must retreat quickly!”

At his command, the armies of the heavens began to withdraw rapidly. However, they all understood that no matter how fast they retreated, the key lay in whether Zhou Yuan could hold back the Sacred God. Otherwise, with a mere thought, the Sacred God’s divine power could pierce through layers of space and easily obliterate them.

On the back of the violet-gold giant beast, Yaoyao’s delicate hands were tightly clasped as she watched the brilliant clash of divine power in the distance. She had not expected that when her consciousness reawakened, the situation would have changed so drastically.

Clearly, all of this was caused by the Third God, or rather, the divinity within her.

“Zhou Yuan…” Yaoyao whispered softly, her beautiful eyes slightly red. She could imagine the immense pain Zhou Yuan had endured during the period when the divinity awakened.

Otherwise, he wouldn’t have chosen to desperately gamble against the Sacred God’s will and the Demigod Curse Poison, with a heart utterly devoid of hope.

Yaoyao’s delicate hand gently stroked Tuntun’s golden mane fluttering on its head, a hint of weariness flashing in her eyes. She actually had little interest in protecting the heavens, especially if it meant being controlled by that divinity and constantly hurting Zhou Yuan. In that case, she would rather… the heavens simply be destroyed.

She would rather hold Zhou Yuan’s hand and perish with the heavens than have him experience the pain and sorrow he felt when she was previously controlled by the divinity.

“Zhou Yuan... no matter the outcome, I will be with you. I won’t leave you again,” she whispered.

“Heh heh, is this the power of a false god you obtained through painstaking effort? It seems rather ordinary. With this kind of power, what makes you think you can fight against Me?”

“Do you truly believe the power of a Primeval God is something a false god like you, who found an unconventional path, can contend with?”

“Zhou Yuan, you have grand ideas, but unfortunately, an ant is still an ant. To live in the dust is your true destiny. Attempting to challenge an unattainable existence is merely a moth flying into a flame, seeking its own demise.”

In the chaotic void, where divine power roared, the Sacred God watched Zhou Yuan, who was at a disadvantage in the divine power clashes, continuously letting out light chuckles. He seemed to be observing a trapped beast launching a futile and frantic counterattack.

Zhou Yuan remained indifferent to the Sacred God’s laughter. He allowed his divine power to gradually wane, his figure shifting rapidly in all directions as if teleporting, constantly entangling with the Sacred God.

Until a certain moment, the Sacred God’s expression suddenly changed, a hint of surprise flashing in His eyes.

He looked up and saw that the void in all four directions suddenly shattered. Four enormous divine seals gradually appeared, floating in each direction. The seals resembled ancient dragon shadows, and upon them, the Sacred God sensed an unsettling aura and power.

That was… the Ancestral Dragon’s will.

Zhou Yuan’s constantly shifting figure also stopped at this moment. He exhaled a long breath. He had previously noticed that the Sacred God seemed unable to move due to the eggshell-like divine power crystals continuously emerging around His body. Therefore, he had used the opportunity during the divine power clashes to deploy a trump card he had prepared for the Sacred God.

“This power… it’s what’s contained within the Demigod Curse Poison, isn’t it?” the Sacred God said indifferently. The Demigod Curse Poison had tormented Him for countless years, and He remembered it clearly. Most importantly, the Demigod Curse Poison contained some of the Ancestral Dragon’s will power, which Zhou Yuan had undoubtedly refined and used as a killing move against Him.

“You fellow… you’re just an ant, yet you’re always so unexpected.” The Sacred God shook His head, killing intent surging in His indifferent eyes. “Among all the beings of the heavens, you are the first to make Me feel a murderous intent.”

Zhou Yuan continued to ignore His taunts. His expression solemn, he slowly brought his hands together, and a deep voice echoed through the chaotic void: “Four-Origin God-Sealing Seal!”

The dragon-shadowed divine seals hanging in the four directions violently shook, and ancient dragon roars emanated from them. The next moment, four colossal dragon light-figures roared downwards, like four dragon pillars, piercing through the void in a crisscross pattern and slamming into the Sacred God’s body.

“This is… a sealing technique? You actually want to seal Me?!” The Sacred God’s voice rang out.

The divine power crystals surging from within the Sacred God seemed to be stimulated by the four dragon-shadowed seals at this moment, suddenly accelerating and emerging in layers, covering more than half of the Sacred God’s body in the blink of an eye.

And within the eggshell-like divine power crystals, four dragon shadows coiled and circled.

“So that’s it. You intend to seal Me during My transformation period?”

The Sacred God felt the changes within Himself, His eyes narrowing. “Zhou Yuan, is this your objective? I must say, you truly always manage to impress Me.”

“But do you truly believe this can seal Me? The only use for your seal is to slightly delay the destruction of the heavens.”

The Sacred God did not stop the dragon-shadowed seal, because as the divine power crystals covered His body, His power was already beginning to prepare and accumulate for the subsequent transformation. Therefore, during the previous battle, His attention was more focused on His internal condition, which allowed Zhou Yuan the opportunity to deploy this sealing divine mark.

From a certain perspective, Zhou Yuan had indeed found the best possible opportunity.

However… the disparity between them was too vast.

The growth of the divine power crystals had already covered the Sacred God’s throat. Seeing this, Zhou Yuan secretly breathed a sigh of relief. For now, forcing the Sacred God into the transformation period was the immediate goal; how to resolve things afterward would require another plan.

The Sacred God looked at Zhou Yuan with indifferent eyes, a strange glint flashing within them. He said, “Zhou Yuan, your appearance has indeed given Me some surprises, so I intend to give you a gift.”

Upon hearing this, Zhou Yuan instantly grew wary. Immediately, he retreated without hesitation, spanning across layers of void and star rivers.

The strange look in the Sacred God’s eyes intensified. Then, He opened His mouth and actually spat out a beam of light. The beam was indescribably fast, heading straight for Zhou Yuan.

Seeing this, Zhou Yuan’s divine power vibrated the void, forming countless layers of divine power barriers in front of him. Heaven and earth seemed to invert at that moment, demonstrating the terrifying might of his divine power.

However, when the beam of light collided with the divine power barriers, it passed through them without any obstruction and finally struck Zhou Yuan.

Yet, there were no violent fluctuations whatsoever.

Zhou Yuan’s figure came to a halt, his face filled with uncertainty and surprise, because he found that what rushed into his body was not an attack of divine power from the Sacred God…

Moreover, as soon as that mysterious beam entered his body, it caused his divine power to surge rapidly.

“This is… divinity?!”

Zhou Yuan’s pupils contracted sharply, because he discovered that what was contained within the beam was an object of divinity so precious that it would be valuable even to the Sacred God!

Yet, the Sacred God had now sent such a potent surge of divinity into his body?!

What exactly did He intend to do?

“Are you surprised?”

By this time, the divine power crystals had begun to spread across the Sacred God’s face. He looked at the uncertain Zhou Yuan, His eyes glinting strangely, and said, “Zhou Yuan, since you crave the divine realm so much, I shall give you a hand and let you experience its true power.”

Zhou Yuan’s expression suddenly changed dramatically, because he discovered that as the divine power within him rapidly escalated, the divine substance he had refined to bear the divinity began to show signs of cracking!

It was unable to withstand the rapidly increasing divine power!

So, this was the Sacred God’s intention: He didn’t attack Zhou Yuan but instead sent in a burst of divinity. This would cause Zhou Yuan’s divine power to greatly increase, and once it exceeded the limit the divine substance could bear, it would shatter.

At that point, having lost the divine substance to replace the divine bone’s bearing capacity, the divinity within Zhou Yuan would erupt, causing a conflict between his human and divine natures. This conflict would lead to a backlash, and even if Zhou Yuan survived, he would likely fall into a permanent state of confusion and madness, never to regain clarity.

This surge of divinity was the poisoned honey offered by the Sacred God!

Understanding all this, Zhou Yuan’s expression turned grim. He hadn’t expected the Sacred God’s final counterattack to take such a form.

The divine power crystals on the Sacred God’s body grew thicker and thicker, finally spreading over His face and completely covering Him little by little. Thus, a divine power crystal approximately ten-odd zhang in size, like a colossal egg, quietly floated in the chaotic void, emitting endless divine light that annihilated all matter.

And the Sacred God’s final voice, indifferent, echoed, reaching every corner of the heavens.

“Ants of the heavens, enjoy this last moment of peace. The day I emerge from My transformation is the day the heavens return to chaos.”

“And…” “Zhou Yuan, thoroughly enjoy the gift I’ve bestowed upon you.”

As the Sacred God’s voice reverberated throughout the heavens, the divine power erupting from within Zhou Yuan became increasingly terrifying. Until a certain moment, he heard a faint cracking sound from within his body.

A hint of bitterness appeared in his eyes.

The divine substance used to bear the divinity had shattered.

In that final moment, he could only project his last words to the distant armies of the heavens.

“No… don’t come near me.”