Chapter 1497: Holy Spirit Awakens

The beast's roar, echoing from outside the cave, shook the sky and startled countless people in the Cangxuan Sect, who looked in that direction with shock.

Chu Qing, Li Qingchan, Zuoqiu Qingyu, and others appeared in mid-air. Their eyes, filled with doubt and surprise, turned towards the cave. They saw Tun Tun, in its gigantic beast form, howling at the sky, a sound that seemed laden with sorrow.

"What's happening?!" Their expressions changed. Since Yaoyao took Zhou Yuan into the cave yesterday, they hadn't paid it much mind. They hadn't expected such a drastic change to occur overnight.

"Should we go check?" Li Qingchan asked, a hint of worry in her voice.

Chu Qing pondered for a moment, then shook his head. "Whatever is happening in there is beyond our intervention. The only thing we can do is wait quietly and ensure no one approaches that area."

As the strongest person in the Cangxuan Sect currently, Chu Qing could faintly sense an unprecedented upheaval occurring within the cave, a transformation beyond their scope.

The others nodded silently upon hearing his words. Still, they felt a lingering unease; the sorrow in Tun Tun's roars was too evident. Something must have gone wrong inside the cave.

However, worry was useless. All they could do was wait.

And that wait lasted for half a year.

For the heavens, these six months remained filled with torment and fear. As time passed, all beings in the heavens began to faintly perceive an oppressive aura of intense dread slowly emanating from beyond their realm.

That was where the Sacred God was transforming. Clearly, the Sacred God's power was becoming terrifyingly immense, so even though the transformation was not yet complete, its oppressive aura had already descended.

This undoubtedly intensified the panic and despair within the heavens.

This situation, where they could do nothing but await destruction, was an unbearable torment.

Consequently, over those six months, countless beings, unable to endure the constant fear, chose to end their own lives.

For a time, the heavens were filled with lamentation and littered with corpses.

At the Cangxuan Sect, this place had become the most scrutinized location in the heavens. Even the four Ancient Sovereigns had left the Return to Nothingness Divine Hall and taken up permanent residence here.

Many other Saints arrived one after another, creating a spectacle that made the Cangxuan Sect the center of attention.

On the surrounding peaks outside the cave, the four Ancient Sovereigns—Jin Luo, Cang Yuan, Di Long, and Chi Ji—sat at the forefront, with numerous Saints quietly meditating behind them. All their gazes, tinged with apprehension and unease, were fixed on the cave, which was sealed by an invisible yet terrifying power.

Outside the cave, Tun Tun, in its gigantic beast form, lay sprawled with its head bowed, motionless, appearing utterly dejected.

"Inside the cave, a profoundly terrifying power seems to be brewing—a power even stronger than the previous Third God," Ancient Sovereign Jin Luo remarked, a mix of apprehension and hope in his eyes. Although he didn't know exactly what was happening within the cave, the emergence of that power brought them an elation akin to finding an oasis in a desert.

"But the transforming Sacred God is also growing increasingly powerful," Cang Yuan sighed. Even though the Sacred God's transformation site was incredibly far from the heavens, the divine might it radiated still put immense pressure on them, even at their Three-Lotus stage.

"Regardless, the current situation is already the worst it can be. Any variable that appears is ultimately a good thing," said Ancient Sovereign Chi Ji.

The others nodded in agreement. Once the Sacred God's transformation was complete, the heavens would face destruction, and they had no way to counter it. Therefore, the power brewing within this cave might well be the heavens' last glimmer of hope.

One by one, their gazes, again filled with apprehension and hope, turned towards the cave, quietly awaiting the moment the mystery would be unveiled.

And so, time continued to tick by as they waited.

Another month passed. In the chaotic void, incredibly far from the heavens, the colossal egg formed from divine power crystals stood silently, billions of divine lights sweeping forth from within it.

The divine might emanating from the colossal egg spread throughout every corner of the Genesis World.

In the distant reaches, powerful Saints of the Sacred Race knelt in pious reverence, quietly awaiting their supreme deity's transformation to complete.

Until a certain moment.

In the chaotic void, a mysterious whisper suddenly arose. Though not loud, it permeated the entire Genesis World instantly.

At that moment, all beings, whether from the Sacred Race or the heavens, heard the mysterious whisper, pregnant with an inexplicable sense of awe.

However, for the Sacred Race beings, hearing this whisper brought boundless ecstasy, and they fervently knelt in worship.

But for the beings of the heavens, deep fear surged within their hearts. Their minds were driven to madness by the whisper, and for a time, countless creatures fell to the ground, screaming and writhing uncontrollably.

In the chaotic void, Saints of the Sacred Race, including Taimi, gazed with fervent expressions at the source of the mysterious whisper. They knew this was a sign that the Sacred God was about to complete its transformation.

"We welcome our God!" they cried, kneeling in devout reverence.

The billions of divine lights emanating from the colossal egg of divine power crystals began to gradually recede. After a while, all the divine light retracted into it, and cracks slowly spread across the egg's surface.

"Hmm..." A low murmur seemed to come from within the colossal egg. The next moment, the egg rapidly shattered, and as it broke apart, a figure emerged from within.

The figure's entire being was suffused with internal divine light, with not a single trace escaping. Its body seemed to be the most perfect creation in the heavens and earth, imbued with the supreme power of the world.

The transformed Sacred God's originally black hair had become black and white. The vertical eye on its forehead was also half black and half white, resembling the confluence of yin and yang, exceptionally mysterious.

Divine light shimmered across its body's surface, seemingly containing the mysteries of the universe. A mere glance at it could cause one's soul to feel as if it were shattering.

It was not to be looked upon directly, nor desecrated—such was its divine majesty.

"This power, though still a step away from the Ancestral Dragon, makes my tens of thousands of years of scheming worthwhile." The Sacred God sensed the vast divine power flowing within its divine body. This power was a full tier stronger than its previous form.

Clearly, it was quite satisfied. Next, as long as it annihilated all beings in the heavens, turned them into blood sacrifices, and reclaimed the Ancestral Dragon's final power, it would become the true First God of the Genesis World.

It smiled faintly, its deep and unfathomable gaze turning towards the heavens.

"Let the destruction of the heavens begin now..."