Chapter 1498: Zhou Yuan Becomes a God

Divine power, like an inescapable prison, manifested as the Sacred God's intent to destroy all the heavens surged forth. The world itself reacted naturally. First, the Genesis Qi between heaven and earth began to stir restlessly. At this moment, all living beings in all the heavens were horrified to discover that they seemed to be increasingly severed from the world's Genesis Qi.

Even the Saints of all the heavens discovered that their own immense power began to constantly diminish.

Within the Cangxuan Sect, numerous Saints, led by the Four Ancient Venerables, all turned pale with horror, their expressions drastically changed.

"The Sacred God has completed his transformation!" a Saint exclaimed with a grim expression.

"Such power... it's far more terrifying than before!" While the Sacred God was indeed formidable previously, He wasn't terrifying to the point where He hadn't even shown His face, yet all living beings, including those in all the heavens, were already struggling to control the world's very Genesis Qi.

The four Ancient Venerables—Jin Luo, Cang Yuan, Dilong, and Chiji—exchanged glances, seeing the bitterness in each other's eyes. This kind of power was enough to drive one to despair and madness.

"The Sacred God is about to descend," Ancient Venerable Jin Luo sighed.

The vast distances of the void were but a fleeting moment for a being like the Sacred God. Once He descended upon all the heavens, only destruction would await all living beings.

Cang Yuan and the others turned their gaze towards the cave dwelling enveloped in divine light, their eyes holding a final sliver of hope.

Inside lay all the heavens' last hope.

The panic-stricken beings of all the heavens did not wait long, for they could feel an indescribable divine might gradually descending from the distant, chaotic void.

At this moment, countless beings looked up.

Then, to their terror, a gigantic, seemingly endless face appeared beyond the firmament. That face gazed indifferently at all the heavens, and under its gaze, countless individuals trembled uncontrollably, their very souls showed signs of collapse.

"Are you ready?" A detached voice descended from beyond the firmament, echoing like thunder throughout every corner of the world.

As His voice faded, the Saints of all the heavens were horrified to discover that the Genesis Qi contained within all the heavens was rapidly vanishing. In mere moments, all the heavens seemed to transform into an ordinary world utterly devoid of Genesis Qi.

This drastic change instantly plunged all living beings into fear and upheaval, for they had grown accustomed to the presence of Genesis Qi, the very source of their power. But now, with Genesis Qi directly dissipating, it undoubtedly severed them from their very roots.

Countless beings consequently cried out in despair.

Laughter echoed from beyond the firmament, immediately followed by mysterious, eerie whispers, descending like an incantation and entering the ears of all living beings.

As those demonic whispers spread, the living beings of all the heavens immediately erupted into agonized screams. They discovered that the Genesis Qi within their bodies had begun to turn against them; the very Genesis Qi they had painstakingly cultivated now seemed to transform into countless insects, gnawing at their bodies from within.

Within the Cangxuan Sect, countless disciples writhed on the ground in agony. Even some Dharma Domain experts and Saints furrowed their brows, desperately trying to control the rampaging Genesis Qi within themselves. But clearly, as the mysterious whispers intensified, their control was gradually failing.

At this moment, they all felt a profound sense of powerlessness. Was this the true power of the Sacred God? To so effortlessly turn the very Genesis Qi they had painstakingly cultivated into a weapon against them.

Throughout the world, countless blood-red streams of energy began to rise, ascending towards the firmament. Each blood-red current represented the lifeblood of a living being being consumed by Genesis Qi.

This scene was utterly horrific.

Ancient Venerables Jin Luo, Cang Yuan, and the others looked up, their faces etched with grief. Countless ancestors of all the heavens had painstakingly persevered for so many years; was it truly unavoidable that all the heavens would be obliterated by the Sacred God today?

But just as the living beings of all the heavens were wailing in shrill despair, suddenly, a sound like the clashing of ancient bells resonated through the world, then slowly spread, reaching every corner of all the heavens.

That bell-like sound seemed to contain a mysterious power. As it spread, the enigmatic whispers from the Sacred God were nullified.

Simultaneously, the countless blood-red energy currents that had risen and headed towards the firmament seemed to be compelled by some force, suddenly plummeting and returning to their respective bodies.

Consequently, the previously withered corpses suddenly regenerated flesh and blood, opening their eyes again in bewilderment.

The living beings of all the heavens remained in a state of alarm, unsure of what had just happened.

"Oh?" A surprised voice seemed to emanate from beyond the firmament.

Within the Cangxuan Sect, Ancient Venerables Cang Yuan, Jin Luo, and the others also had their expressions shift, and immediately their gaze sharply turned towards the cave dwelling.

The divine light emanating from the cave dwelling had now entirely receded. Their eyes were fixed on the entrance; from within its dark passage, faint footsteps emerged.

Moments later, a tall and slender figure emerged from the shadows.

Even the winds across heaven and earth seemed to freeze at this moment.

Cang Yuan and Jin Luo's gazes rested on the figure: "Is that... Zhou Yuan?"

The figure's appearance was exceedingly familiar—it was Zhou Yuan. However, he seemed vastly different from before.

Firstly, the aura emanating from his body was immense; under its pressure, Cang Yuan and the others felt as minuscule as ants gazing upon the stars.

It was as if every breath that figure took could influence their very life and death.

Zhou Yuan's black hair flowed down his back. His eyes were deep and unfathomable, enough to shake one's very soul. His skin was fair, and every line upon it seemed to contain the most ancient secrets of heaven and earth.

When he stepped out of the shadows and into the world, the Genesis Qi of heaven and earth, which had previously dissipated, reappeared, and it did so in a posture of worship.

Jin Luo, Cang Yuan, and the others all discovered that when facing Zhou Yuan, the Genesis Qi within their bodies displayed complete submission.

It was as if subjects had met their ruling emperor.

The world fell silent; no one dared to speak, all holding their breath as they gazed at the figure.

Zhou Yuan, having emerged from the cave dwelling, had an exceptionally calm expression, revealing little emotion. He walked directly to Tun Tun, who was lying prostrate outside the cave, and gently stroked its scales.

Tun Tun looked at Zhou Yuan with its beast eyes and let out a sorrowful whimper.

Zhou Yuan’s other hand rested on his chest. He could feel that deep within his flesh and blood, something new resided, something that had made his physical body truly complete and flawless.

It was the Divine Bone.

Yao Yao had transformed herself into it.

He could even clearly perceive a wisp of Yao Yao's aura flowing within his flesh and blood, forever merged with him.

Zhou Yuan raised his head and took a deep breath, preventing the tears in his eyes from falling.

Finally, he said, "Tun Tun, trust me. I will make Yao Yao reappear."

As his voice fell, he turned his gaze towards the immense face beyond the firmament. In his eyes, boundless chilling intent and killing intent surged forth like a tide.

The temperature throughout the world suddenly plummeted.

"But before that, I want to deal with this culprit first."

Under the gaze of countless eyes, Zhou Yuan took a light step. As the void rippled, a dazzling divine light soared upwards, carrying the last hope of all living beings, and broke into the firmament.

Watching this scene, Cang Yuan, Jin Luo, and the others knew that the battle which would truly decide the fate of all the heavens had finally arrived.