Chapter 1432: Corpses Everywhere

Chapter 1435: Corpses Strewn Across the Land

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Chapter 1435: Corpses Strewn Across the Land

"Whoosh..."

The Immortal Tear Green Gold Ruler transformed into a jade-green light, shattering dozens of divine mountains, penetrating deep into the Divine Realm, and heading directly towards an ancient hall, intending to thoroughly plunder its magnificent contents.

The Holy Spirit, Ox Demon King, Grey Flood Dragon, Golden Toad, and others successively attacked the Divine Realm, disrupting its order and aiming to cause its fragmentation to contend for the Tree of Life and other treasures. Not only the great saints from beyond the realm but also powerful rogue cultivators from the Other Shore and supreme figures from various races could no longer hold back. For years, the Divine Realm had ruled the Other Shore unchallenged, but now it was finally in dire straits. They seized the opportunity to join the attack, hoping to snatch various scriptures and divine artifacts.

The world turned upside down; almost instantly, blood flowed like rivers in the Divine Realm. Numerous supreme figures charged forward, causing the divine army to collapse with heavy casualties. After all, it had just experienced a catastrophe where both the former and new gods had died, leading to a tragic transition. Now, the Divine Realm was leaderless, its people restless, and great unrest had erupted. This was the optimal time for invasion—an opportunity not to be missed!

"Ah..." Screams of terror echoed endlessly, terrifying all. Shouts of battle filled the air, and bodies constantly fell from the sky.

Upon seeing this, the Golden Snake Lord, Earth Corpse, Heaven-Devouring Beast, Sang Gu, and others showed unusual expressions. Originally, they had only intended to launch external attacks, abducting some important figures for interrogation to uncover the Divine Realm's secrets. Unexpectedly, the situation had escalated to this point, which could be called a heaven-sent opportunity. Their last shred of fear regarding the formation map left by the Lingbao Heavenly Venerate vanished. For everyone had realized that this divine map was almost uncontrollable. With the old god dead and the new god perished, no one else had absolute control over it; it could only autonomously revive and attack. Although terrifying, this divine map did not indiscriminately kill everyone. It protected the Tree of Life and did not inflict excessive divine punishment or a bloodbath upon these armies.

"Boom!"

Four great halls within the Divine Realm were successively reduced to ashes, attacked by great saints from beyond the realm who leveled those four sacred mountains. All scriptures were plundered. At this time, the Saintess of the Divine Realm barely escaped death, pursued by Sang Gu, the Great Demon God, Di Tian, and the Divine Race Heavenly Maiden. Her body stained with blood, she fled in defeat. Several hall masters were battling the Ox Demon King, the Holy Spirit, and others, facing unimaginable pressure. This was a catastrophe for the Divine Realm.

Several divine elders were enraged. One of them, eyes bloodshot, let out a clear roar. A divine drum flew from his brow, and he, holding a drumstick, struck it forcefully.

*Dong, dong, dong...*

Earth-shattering demonic sounds reverberated, cracking many people's skulls. Covered in blood, they died instantly. Especially the rogue cultivators from the Other Shore, who were already filled with awe towards the Divine Realm. Upon witnessing the divine elders' might, they all retreated like a tide, daring not to press the attack.

"Hold firm! Our Divine Realm has endured immeasurable kalpas and numerous great calamities, yet it has never faltered. These are merely some devils from beyond the realm; what can they amount to?!" a divine elder shouted.

The other divine elders leaped tens of thousands of feet, arriving at the most sacred and ancient short mountain. They cut open their chests, letting heart blood flow and drip onto the mountain, which appeared small but held a status equivalent to Mount Meru in Buddhism.

"Rumble!"

Sacred power of faith surged, like an ocean striking the heavens, threatening to sweep down the stars from beyond the realm, its raging torrents rushing into the cosmos. It was incredibly terrifying.

"The god is dead! We act on behalf of the god. Holy Mountain, grant us the power of the gods to protect the Divine Realm and expel the devils!"

These divine elders shouted in unison. Their voices were deafening, causing the entire Divine Realm to tremble. At the same time, this small yet majestic ancient mountain glowed even brighter, engulfing them and making their bodies brilliant, as if several supreme gods had descended upon the world. The Nine-Layered Ancient Coffin of the Mythical Era had retreated, and here, the power of faith once again became an invincible killing weapon. They were enveloped in divine light, possessing immense power.

"Ancient Divine Realm Formation, revive!"

The divine elders roared, causing heaven and earth to tremble violently, and all directions to shake. Amidst rumbling sounds, one divine mountain after another quivered, and an ancient rune appeared on each peak, branded onto the sky. This was the grand formation of the Divine Realm, which only a god could activate. At this moment, the divine elders used the secret methods left by their ancestors to act on behalf of the god, gaining control and reviving the ancient formation.

In an instant, the place was transformed. All the powerful figures retreated rapidly, feeling immense pressure that threatened to shatter their minds. The three Golden Snake Lords, Sang Gu, the Gold-Eating Beast, the Earth Corpse, and others, being keenly perceptive, retreated immediately. As for the great saints, their eyes were wide with emptiness, deeply sensing the vast fluctuations, and they also frowned and temporarily withdrew.

"Supreme Divine Artifact, please suppress all enemies."

The divine elders cried out, their bodies glowing as they exerted all their strength to activate the Lingbao Heavenly Venerate's formation map. This was an enormous investment of power, acting on behalf of the god to control the supreme artifact.

"No good!"

Some defiant rogue cultivators among the Other Shore's natives were a step too slow and were swept by the formation map's divine light, instantly turning into dust.

Rumble!

This was a massacre. No one had expected the divine elders to gain control of the supreme artifact so quickly, giving them no chance. Even the great saints from beyond the realm suffered bitter consequences. This was because the hall masters and divine elders within the Divine Realm were all targeting them. These individuals possessed immense destructive power and were considered the greatest threat by the Divine Realm, so they activated the divine map to pursue and kill them.

"We got carried away. Even if the god is dead, the killing formation map still exists and would naturally be controlled by the people of the Divine Realm." Everyone felt some regret.

"Pfft."

The stone man groaned, one arm exploding. Although not directly hit by the divine map, a wisp of the spreading fluctuation still severely wounded him. He had attacked ferociously with the Heaven-Measuring Ruler just now, incurring the Holy Realm's resentment. At this moment, he was naturally the primary target, locked onto from the very beginning, barely escaping death.

The Ox Demon King roared, his lower body shattering inch by inch into wisps of blood mist. He forcefully slapped the void, sacrificed another arm as a decoy, and fled into an unknown void channel. No one had expected the Divine Realm's counterattack to be so swift. It had been on the verge of collapse moments ago, and such a blow seemed destined to annihilate its religion, yet it ultimately stabilized.

The great saints were indignant. Facing the Lingbao Heavenly Venerate's formation map, they all retreated in defeat. The killing intent seemed to pierce through ancient and modern times, utterly irresistible. Screams of agony rose and fell. The Holy Spirit and the Ox Demon King escaped at a heavy cost, marking the breaking of the dam. Forces from all directions fled for their lives, completely routed. This was astonishing. The contrast between before and after was incredible; everything had been reversed.

The Divine Realm was enveloped by a grand formation. Mists billowed, divine roars and demonic howls filled the air, violent winds raged, and sand and stones flew, creating an extremely intimidating scene. No one could invade it anymore. In fact, the Divine Realm launched an offensive, activating the formation map and unleashing immeasurable killing intent. Like a great catastrophe of heaven and earth, it slaughtered those outside the Divine Realm, leaving corpses strewn across the land and blood flowing like rivers.

Finally, a rebellious rogue saint among the natives was killed, and an alien saint among the visitors from beyond the realm was also annihilated, further shocking and terrifying everyone. These divine elders and hall masters acted ruthlessly, relentlessly slaughtering, turning the place into an Asura field—muddy with flesh and blood, bones piled high, truly terrifying. The Divine Realm had suffered a great catastrophe that day; both the new and old gods had perished, and even they themselves had almost been consumed by the power of faith, turning to dust. It could be said they had experienced a profound downfall. Their hearts were bleak and their mood terrible. Now, having gained the upper hand, it was natural for them to unleash a decisive slaughter, killing until chilling winds howled and ghosts wailed in sorrow.

This day was destined to be recorded in history. Outside the Divine Realm, corpses piled up like mountains, and blood flowed, forming torrents. Countless people had died, and for dozens of days, blood mist lingered, unable to dissipate. Furthermore, the Divine Realm then launched a furious retaliation. Many great clans from the Other Shore who had rebelled and invaded the Divine Realm were uprooted, bringing silence to the entire world through slaughter.

"Too many people died in this battle..." Ye Fan sighed softly. He, along with Pang Bo and Dragon Horse, had not participated in the fighting or invaded the Divine Realm, yet they had witnessed everything firsthand. Outside the Divine Realm, it was a muddy expanse, all of it blood-mud. The mist was crimson, formed by the rising vapor of blood, pervasive in the area. As for the broken mountains and great rifts, they were splattered with countless bone fragments, vivid crimson dots, a truly gruesome sight!

No one had anticipated such an outcome. Even the battles during the transition of the old and new gods had not been this horrific, yet the attack on the Divine Realm by various powerful figures had resulted in such a catastrophe. In the following months, great saints, primarily the Ox Demon King, the Holy Spirit, the Golden Toad, supreme experts of ancient races, and human guardians, all from beyond the realm, periodically launched attacks on the Divine Realm. Of course, they did not attack with their true bodies; they merely used other means of assault, for no one could directly confront the Lingbao Heavenly Venerate's killing formation map. Unfortunately, all these individuals were defeated. Some of their avatars were slain, their respective great saint formations disintegrated, and one even had their true body killed, returning in utter defeat.

"To break through the Divine Realm, one must possess an Emperor artifact; otherwise, it's absolutely impossible." People recognized this reality: even with the god dead, this place remained exceptionally powerful, impregnable to outsiders, and teeming with terrifying experts. Furthermore, that ancient mountain, though not comparable to Mount Meru, held a similar revered status within the Divine Realm and likewise struck fear into the great saints. It had accumulated too much power of faith; once unleashed, it could slay gods and Buddhas alike!

The great saints tried every possible method, collecting ancient texts from various races on the Other Shore, searching for weaknesses. Eventually, someone within the Divine Realm revealed a secret. After months of poring over ancient texts, the divine elders, hall masters, and others finally understood that the Divine Realm was a cursed land. More precisely, a supreme being had once "drawn a prison" here, inscribing formation patterns that altered the place. As long as a god drew upon the power of faith, it was tantamount to wearing shackles. One day, this could become a fatal flaw, as the Emperor's corpse qi and similar forces could ignite the power of faith, causing the Divine Realm to instantly disintegrate and collapse.

The people of the Divine Realm were terrified, finally understanding why the old god had never dared to investigate the Nine-Layered Coffin of the Mythical Era after learning it had fallen to the Other Shore. They also understood why he had almost destroyed the Divine Realm by harnessing the ancient coffin. "The power of faith in our Divine Realm is unparalleled, nearing its peak. An ancient supreme being, concerned about this, drew a prison to limit us." It wasn't a flaw in the power of faith itself, but rather that the Divine Realm was "afflicted." The descendants of the Divine Realm lineage bore this curse imprinted within their bodies. Thus, as long as they drew upon the power of faith, it was akin to wearing shackles. It would be fine if they didn't encounter an Emperor's corpse, but once such malevolent qi invaded, this place would inevitably become an Asura field. This was the method ancient supreme beings used to restrict the Divine Realm.

Ye Fan also heard this secret and his heart was enlightened. These days, he had been pondering: since the power of faith had such significant drawbacks, why would Amitabha still establish a religion and collect faith? His lineage existed in various ancient domains, and endless faith flowed across the void towards Mount Meru. It turned out that the power of faith itself wasn't fatal; the main reason was that the Divine Realm had been cursed, with ancient supreme beings designating it as a prison, which was why this great disaster occurred. Ye Fan muttered to himself, "I thought the power of faith in the cauldron couldn't be used; so that's how it is. However, this kind of thing is ultimately external; one cannot rely on it or refine it into one's body. Otherwise, why would both the new and old gods have perished? This power is ultimately unreliable."

The Divine Realm proactively launched attacks, searching the world for devils from beyond the realm; once discovered, they would be suppressed and killed. This put all the great saints and young supreme beings into crisis. Finally, some great saints allied, arriving outside the forbidden land that produced divine-demonic liquid. They intended to force their way in together, truly retrieve the Void Emperor's ancient coffin, and send it into the Divine Realm to destroy it! The situation deteriorated, becoming a fight to the death. The great saints from beyond the realm were pushed to this point and had no choice but to take extreme risks. If successful, the Divine Realm would be shattered, and the Tree of Life would change hands.

The Golden Snake Lord, Sang Gu, the Heaven-Devouring Beast, the Earth Corpse, the Great Demon God, Di Tian, and others also arrived to observe the great saints' ritual. With a single strike, the Holy Spirit pierced through a mountain peak, yet it did not shatter. The mountain body merely cracked open, and a river of blood surged out from within, ceaseless and overwhelming. This caused everyone to gasp in cold air. Were these mountains made of flesh? After countless ages, there was still blood. Although they had long heard that this was the burial ground of gods and devils, witnessing it firsthand still filled them with astonishment.

"I refuse to believe in evil!" The Holy Spirit felt utterly frustrated after arriving in this world. First, it had been suppressed by the old god for twenty years, daring not to show itself. Then, during the attack on the Divine Realm, it was almost killed, leaving it in an extremely foul mood. It let out a long howl heavenward, and the Immortal Tear Green Gold Ruler flew out from its crown, plunged into the divine-demonic mountain range ahead, and struck forcefully. Accompanied by surging jade-green light, the area violently shook, numerous peaks collapsed, and blood splattered high, as if striking into a sanguine ocean. And at this very moment, tens of thousands of mountain peaks shook, each sending forth an ancient rune, like a wheel of reincarnation, crushing all living beings as they suppressed him.

"Pfft."

The Holy Spirit coughed up a mouthful of blood and flew sideways, suffering a great loss from the fierce assault; even its Immortal Tear Green Gold Ruler almost broke. Before him, tens of thousands of mountain peaks displayed tens of thousands of ancient symbols, each unique, representing a supreme Dao. Everyone gasped. This was the inheritance of the Primordial Gods and Devils, a manifestation of their Great Dao. Attacking this place was like confronting their legacy and profound mysteries.

The Divine Race Heavenly Maiden, Shen Lan, stood in the distance, glowing entirely, her jade body translucent. Witnessing this scene, she trembled, murmuring excitedly to herself, "This is the legacy of the gods! If our Divine Race enters here and comprehends these tens of thousands of ancient runes, a Divine Venerate King Lord will be born!"

"The inheritance of the Primordial Gods and Devils—this is my Dao! If I achieve enlightenment here, one day I will be invincible!" Sang Gu, a descendant of the Primordial Gods and Devils, was also profoundly shaken. Besides them, the Earth Corpse also trembled. So many corpses transformed into mountain peaks—for him, this was the ultimate sacred land for cultivating the Corpse-Demon Dao. The Heaven-Devouring Beast's eyes also blazed with light. If he devoured the corpses of these Primordial Gods and Devils, then perhaps in the future, he could truly devour the heavens!

Ye Fan, Pang Bo, and Dragon Horse were also hidden, for they knew well that the combined power of numerous great saints was comparable to that of the old god, and they should be able to break through this place. Perhaps Ji Ziyue and Ji Haoyue were about to appear.