Chapter 1499: 神战

The Chaotic Void. As the void rippled and Zhou Yuan's figure materialized, his gaze fell upon a meteorite silently suspended before him. Seated atop it, the Saint God watched him with an intrigued expression.

"I never imagined a mortal could truly shed their mundane shell and ascend to godhood," the Saint God remarked with a sigh. "From this perspective, had I not seized the opportunity to escape years ago, preventing Ancestor Dragon from completing that final step of creation, his act of creation would indeed have been remarkably successful."

Zhou Yuan's expression was calm as he stated, "You are a cancerous growth within the Heaven Primal World. Only by eradicating you can this world truly unleash its brilliance and shine with unparalleled splendor. The Heaven Primal World possesses infinite potential; it should not be confined to the form of these nine heavens. Saint God, you have obstructed this world's evolution for many years. It is time for you to be eliminated."

The Saint God chuckled. "In the future, I will personally guide this world's evolution. Once I fully control the supreme divine power, I will surpass Ancestor Dragon in my achievements. Zhou Yuan, now that you have entered godhood, you possess the right to converse with me as an equal. If you are willing to join forces with me, I can share this Heaven Primal World with you. You are aware of this world's potential; its future will be far more prosperous and powerful than it is now."

Zhou Yuan's expression remained indifferent, yet intense killing intent surged within his gaze directed at the Saint God. "Apologies," he stated, "but my desire to eradicate you right now is thousands of times stronger than any so-called control over the Heaven Primal World."

The Saint God's eyes narrowed slightly, a hint of disappointment in their voice. "It seems even after achieving godhood, you ants are still governed by trivial and base emotions. The Third God already paid the price for this. Do you intend to repeat their mistake?"

However, the response was a sudden burst of overwhelming killing intent. Divine power surged like a tide through the Chaotic Void, countless beams of divine light shooting forth, directly engulfing the Saint God's position.

Boom! A tremendous roar echoed as the continent-sized meteorite instantly disintegrated into dust. Yet, a halo of divine power enveloped the Saint God, swiftly dissolving the incoming divine light.

The Saint God chuckled faintly. "New gods are always so hot-headed. Very well, let me see how much stronger you've become now that the Third God serves as your divine bone."

The Saint God brought their palms together. The next moment, black specks of light rose from their palms. These specks rapidly expanded against the wind, transforming within seconds into black orbs roughly ten thousand zhang wide. The orbs were utterly dark, consuming even passing light, and the surrounding space began to collapse around them, like true black holes.

"Divine Art: Black Annihilation Realm."

The Saint God waved their sleeve, and the intensely dark orbs roared downwards, filling Zhou Yuan's vision. The immense divine power contained within them distorted space and inverted the cosmos. Such power, if unleashed upon a single Heavenly Domain, would likely destroy nearly half of it.

Zhou Yuan remained expressionless as the black orbs whistled towards him. He clenched his hand, and the Heaven Primal Brush materialized. The brush now appeared vastly different from before. Its former body, mottled with the marks of time, had been transformed into something akin to a divine crystal, smooth and radiant, with endless divine runes flowing across its surface. Its original nine source runes had been erased, as runes of that level were now unworthy of it. The moment Zhou Yuan truly ascended to godhood, the Heaven Primal Brush was also tempered by divine power, transcending the category of a sacred artifact and entering the rank of a divine artifact.

Wielding the Heaven Primal Brush, Zhou Yuan's brush tip trembled like a dancing dragon or serpent. As divine power flowed from it, majestic mountains began to form in the void. Every stone of these mountains condensed countless divine runes. Each descending mountain was powerful enough to suppress even the so-called Three-Lotus Realm Ancient Venerables and Ancient Saints, preventing their resurrection for eternity.

The divine mountains stood in the void, seemingly endless, before colliding with the descending black orbs. There was no thunderous crash upon impact; only two immense divine powers steadily eroding each other. The reverberations of the clash caused all the heavens to tremble. Both vast divine powers ultimately vanished from the void almost simultaneously, having completely exhausted each other.

"How interesting. The Third God's immense sacrifice was not in vain," the Saint God chuckled softly. They were genuinely surprised, knowing that their current power, having undergone transformation, was almost a tier stronger than when they battled the Third God. Yet, Zhou Yuan had still withstood their previous divine power assault. This indicated that, to some extent, Zhou Yuan's current strength indeed qualified him to contend with them. Of course, it was merely a qualification.

Zhou Yuan's eyes were cold. The Heaven Primal Brush suddenly flew from his hand, transforming amidst a burst of divine light into a colossal dragon spanning the void. The dragon glowed with brilliant radiance, seemingly forged from divine crystal, and its roar shook the heavens.

The divine crystal dragon took a mighty breath, sucking in from the heavens. The next moment, four streams of light shot skyward, each containing extremely pure world-energy. As the four streams approached, it became clear they were four ancient stone seals: the Heaven Master Seals of the four great Heavenly Domains—Primordial Heaven, Qiankun Heaven, Myriad Beasts Heaven, and Five Elements Heaven! The four Heaven Master Seals hurtled through the air, and the divine crystal dragon swallowed them whole in one gulp. Instantly, the divine light erupting from its body became even more brilliant, its power so immense that the distant Saint God's eyes narrowed into slits.

But it wasn't over. Zhou Yuan raised his hand, and the Heaven Master Seal of Cangxuan Heaven also rose from his palm before being sent into the divine crystal dragon's mouth. After consuming five Heaven Master Seals, the divine crystal dragon's surging divine power had reached an unbelievable level of might.

Zhou Yuan's figure appeared atop the giant dragon's head. He stared coldly at the Saint God and declared, "You dog, her name is Yao Yao, not the Third God."

As his voice faded, he leaned down and pressed his palm onto the dragon's head. Countless divine runes seemed to expand explosively from his palm as their origin point. The divine crystal dragon suddenly opened its mouth, and the next moment, a torrent of light surged forth.

"Divine Art: Five Directions Dragon God Stream!"

The light torrent was dragon-shaped, containing countless tiny divine crystals formed from divine power condensed to its absolute limit, and it also held the world-energy from the five great Heavenly Domains. Facing the Saint God, Zhou Yuan held nothing back; his attack was a long-prepared killing blow.

The dragon-shaped divine crystal torrent reached the Saint God almost the instant it appeared, its brilliant light reflecting in the latter's eyes. Finally, this terrifying, ultimate assault, with a roaring sound, completely engulfed the Saint God's body, witnessed by the ecstatic gazes of the many Saints in Cangxuan Heaven.