Lord of the Earth

The place of eternity.

With the retreat of the "Eleven True Gods," this enormous catastrophe, which concerned the life and death of the Qianxia dynasty and even the continuation of Chinese civilization, finally came to a complete end!

The gloom that was originally shrouded in divine power and spread in the hearts of trillions of people in Qianxia has dissipated, and in its place, the eyes of the sun and moon, representing the "eternal will," shine with warm and bright light, illuminating the ravaged land of Qianxia!

"We won...we won?"

"The Gate of Cataclysm... has collapsed!"

"The true god has been defeated! The Emperor of Qianxia has severed the true god's arm!"

"Long live the Xia Emperor! Long live the Qianxia Dynasty! Long live the human race!"

After a brief silence, a wave of ecstasy and shouts swept through the entire Qianxia region and even reached every corner of the Eternal Land, erupting from the mouths of the human race like a tsunami!
Countless people of Qianxia embraced and wept, their joy at surviving the calamity intertwined with the triumphant pride of victory, their voices shaking the heavens and the earth. The Qianxia soldiers, their armor shattered, leaned on their broken weapons and roared to the sky, venting the fear and resentment that had been building up in their hearts!
"Although there were indeed some unexpected risks, we ultimately succeeded... Indeed, our human ancestors left behind enough contingency plans!"

On the rooftop.

Summer slowly exhaled a breath of stale air with a pale golden sheen, a mixture of stagnation and exhaustion from bearing too much power...

"Deliberately triggering the catastrophe, though narrowly escaping death, the final result... is undoubtedly a glorious victory!"

He turned around and, with the help of the "Skynet" projection, slowly raised the "Seven Star Dragon Abyss Sword" in his hand towards the people of the Qianxia Dynasty. The sword light shone in the sun, making the mountains and rivers shine together!
The sword that I opened from the "treasure chest" and that has accompanied me all the way has seven stars appearing and dragon patterns lying dormant on its blade, as if it has also undergone a rebirth and tempering!

Furthermore, he clearly sensed that the "Human Emperor's Dao Fruit" he had condensed, which had absorbed the boundless human beliefs, the will of heaven and earth, and the legacy of the sages, had become highly condensed and contained a radiant inner light.

It was just one last opportune moment before it could be fully formed, perfect and flawless, paving a solid path for him to become a "true god"!

The path to the Celestial Dynasty is long and arduous.

But today, the heroic act of everyone resisting the alien gods and severing the arm of the true god has been like the dawn breaking, completely illuminating the road ahead and proclaiming to all the heavens and the myriad worlds the unstoppable rise of Qianxia!

"Golden Crow, go!"

With the retreat of the ten True Gods, the Gate of Calamity collapsed. Those "avatars" that were originally formed from the calamity energy and the Daoist essence of the True Gods lost the continuous support of their original bodies and the inexhaustible source of power, and their combat power immediately declined sharply.

Having fallen from the level of "pseudo-true god" back to an ordinary top-tier quasi-true god, he paled in comparison to the five top-tier true gods who came to reinforce the human race, as well as Qian Xia's own "top-tier combat power"!
"Wow!"

Amidst the clear, melodious cries of crows, Hou Yi seized the opportunity. His Sun-Shooting Divine Bow shone with boundless brilliance, and a golden crow arrow, refined to its utmost perfection, pierced precisely the core of the Soul Clan's true god incarnation, like a stream of light traversing time and space!
The enormous body of soul mist twisted and expanded violently, and finally exploded with a "boom", leaving behind a "Soul Silence Dao Fruit Prototype" that was entirely dark blue and seemed to have countless soul shadows floating inside!
"A clown who has committed such a heinous crime deserves to be executed..."

Immediately afterwards, the sea god's avatar, already badly wounded and besieged by Yang Jian and his avatars, attempted to mobilize the last of the seawater to launch a counterattack. Yang Jian's vertical eye on his forehead suddenly opened wide in anger, and a beam of extremely bright white divine light swept across, instantly evaporating all the seawater in the sky!

The true form of the sea god was fully exposed. Yang Jian's true form crossed paths with an axe-wielding incarnation. The three-pointed double-edged sword and the mountain-splitting axe simultaneously pierced the incarnation's chest and head, and the latter immediately turned into countless ice crystals that scattered across the sky.

On the spot, a "Sea Emperor Dao Fruit Prototype" exuding the aura of tides and the abyss appeared.

"Where do you think you're going, you monster? Take this from my old Sun Wukong's staff!"

On the other side, the Thunder Titan avatar, which had been fighting Sun Wukong for a long time, was exhausted by the countless monkey hair clones and roared repeatedly. Finally, Sun Wukong's real body smashed the Thunder Titan avatar on the head with a powerful blow from his golden cudgel. The violent fighting power penetrated the Titan avatar's body, causing it to crack inch by inch and dissipate into scattered lightning, leaving behind a "Titan King - Dao Fruit Prototype" filled with violent lightning runes!
"Demon dragon, your sins are so terrible that even being skinned and having your tendons pulled out is a punishment you deserve!"

As for the Primordial Demon Dragon, which is also a supreme race, it was attacked by Nezha, who manifested three heads and six arms. Its body was trapped by the Wind and Fire Wheels, and its scales were pierced by the Fire-Tipped Spear... After being skinned and its tendons were pulled out, a beating heart was left behind!

Lord of Plague, Corrupt King, Lord of Shadows...

The other true god incarnations were also defeated one after another with the cooperation of Lu Bu, Bai Qi and the powerful figures of Qianxia, ​​each leaving behind a "Cataclysmic Dao Fruit Prototype" containing part of their Dao essence!
It should be noted that although these "prototypes of the Cataclysmic Dao Fruit" are not complete True God Dao Fruits, they have all reached the quality of Quasi-True Gods and contain a trace of the origin of a complete True God Dao Fruit...

In particular, as spoils of war bearing the name "Havoc".

In theory, it is possible to artificially create or greatly enhance a "quasi-god" level combat power with corresponding attributes, allowing "acting legion commanders" such as Hua Rong and Qin Liangyu to fully possess "quasi-god" level combat power!
This one achievement alone is enough to allow Qianxia's high-end combat power to achieve a further leap in a short period of time!
However, that's still not all.

Xia Tian raised his hand, and the "Battle Map of the Land" above his head, which was slightly dim but still stable, unfolded slightly, revealing a huge limb wrapped in layers of primordial yellow energy and fine golden chains of order—it was the severed arm of the Blood Clan True God!
Even though it was heavily sealed, the severed arm still exuded a terrifying pressure and surging vitality. Dark golden divine blood flowed faintly at the break, as if it had not "died". Beings below the level of gods could not get close at all!
If Xia Tian hadn't promptly captured it with a battle map and suppressed it with the "shackles of heaven and earth" imposed by the will of the Eternal Land, the blood of the true gods dripping from it alone would have been enough to pollute a large area of ​​land and annihilate an army!
"Your Majesty, this thing... the vitality and Dao essence contained within it are simply unheard of!"

Hua Tuo, who had already condensed the "prototype of the Dao Fruit of the Supreme Healer", looked at that section of the True God's arm, his eyes flashing with the fervent light of a doctor and a researcher intertwined.

"Its blood is a top-tier precious medicine, but also a terrifying poison; its tendons, bones, skin, and flesh contain the supreme secrets of flesh and blood regeneration! If properly studied and utilized, it may be possible to refine divine pills at the level of true gods, or cultivate unprecedented spiritual plants and precious blood!"

"Hmph, not bad! These True God-level body parts are currently the most advanced refining materials in the Eternal World!"

Ou Yezi, the master of the Heavenly Casting Hall, and Lu Ban, the master of the Mechanism Hall, arrived together. Both of them exuded the aura of quasi-true gods, and the nascent forms of the Dao Fruits of "Craftsmanship" and "Ingenuity" appeared above their heads.

Ou Yezi's eyes flashed like lightning, as if he could already see the divine weapon taking shape.

"Using this divine arm bone as the main material, supplemented by other divine materials, I am confident that I can forge a killing weapon that is infinitely close to a true divine artifact! I can even use it as the core to construct a god-slaying array!"

Lu Ban pointed excitedly to several huge, pitch-black "spider legs" that were jutting into the ground like pillars in the distance. They were covered with strange fur and broken shells.

"Your Majesty, those 'Spider God's Feet' are even more ingenious! Their material possesses extremely high toughness, spatial affinity, and law-bearing capacity! If given to my Mechanical Hall, they can be used to develop war puppets capable of spatial leaps, or to create the core of mobile war fortresses! If we cooperate with Master Ou Yezi, we might even be able to recreate a national treasure similar to the 'Sea-Stabilizing Needle'!"

In fact, upon seeing these remains of true gods fall, the heads of Qianxia's major core institutions were already on the move, their eyes gleaming.

For top geniuses like Hua Tuo, Ou Yezi, Lu Ban, and Mozi, who have already condensed the rudiments of their own Dao Fruit, conventional resources are no longer enough to propel them to higher levels. These remnants, containing the Dao charm and power of true gods, are undoubtedly invaluable research materials!
Of course, more importantly, there are also those ten "true god-level artifacts" that have lost their dominion and whose power has been greatly reduced but whose essence remains!
True divine artifacts are supreme objects nurtured by a true god with their own immortal Dao fruit and imbued with the rules of their Great Dao. They possess unfathomable power and endless wonders.

For example, the "Three Lives Tree," which was slightly withered but still exuded a ghostly blue soul light, contained a massive amount of human soul essence that had been sealed and refined. Its leaves were sacred items for repairing soul wounds and even purifying and enhancing the essence of the soul, making them invaluable to cultivators who specialized in the path of the soul.

The fruit can help people condense the "Three Lives Dao Fruit", making it easier to break through to the True God level!

For example, the "Holy Grail," which had become much dimmer and whose rim showed cracks, was one of the "Thirteen Sacred Artifacts of the Blood Clan." Inside, it seemed to be a world of its own, a sea of ​​blood, where the essence and origin of tens of thousands of powerful beings collected by the Blood Clan's true gods lay dormant. If it could be extracted and utilized, it would be enough to mass-produce a fearless and incredibly powerful "Divine Blood Warrior" for Qianxia in a short period of time!
The core of the "Plague Bead," which had shrunk to the size of a fist but still emitted an unsettling green light, recorded over a million different plagues, curses, and corrupting divine arts, and was the source of calamities throughout the myriad worlds.

However, if the reverse research is thorough, it can also become the key to developing a panacea, studying the decay and evolution of life, and even developing targeted biological weapons!

The "Eye of Thunder" left behind by the Thunder Titan contains the purest laws of destructive thunder. Ou Yezi judged that if it could be successfully inlaid or smelted into Xia Tian's "Seven Star Dragon Abyss Sword", it would be very likely to trigger the sword's essence to sublimate, take that crucial step, and be promoted to a true "Sword of the True God"!
As for the "Heart of the Demon Dragon" left behind by the Primordial Demon Dragon, it contains terrifying "power" and is enough to serve as the eternal energy core of a super-giant war weapon or a mobile city. Xia Tian has planned to merge it with the Mo family's highest achievement - "Mechanical City" to create a war fortress that can transform into a world-destroying demon dragon and possess the deterrent power of a true god!

Similarly, the trident "fragment" containing the true essence of the sea gods has a natural advantage in controlling waters, intimidating and even subjugating the sea and aquatic forces of the Eternal Land. It can be integrated into Qianxia's "Mirage" to make it a true "Sea Dynasty"!
However, even the "ten true artifacts" were not the biggest gain this time.

For Qianxia, ​​the most strategically significant and priceless treasure was the "recognition" from the will of the Eternal Land after repelling the cross-realm intervention of eleven True Gods!
The gods' act of forcibly tearing apart heaven and earth and attempting to intervene in their true forms poses an unprecedented and enormous threat to the Eternal Land, which is in a critical period of integration and where order is just beginning to be established.

Qianxia stepped forward, gathered strength, and successfully repelled the gods, protecting the order of heaven and earth. This was undoubtedly a great achievement!
In the darkness, the vast and joyful will of heaven and earth descended upon Qianxia.

First, within the Qianxia territory, the dragon vein's earth energy, which had already been damaged in battle, spontaneously repaired itself at an astonishing speed and became even more vigorous; the concentration of spiritual energy in heaven and earth suddenly increased by a level, carrying a pure vitality; various spiritual herbs and immortal flowers sprouted from the ground, and one after another, exotic species of heaven and earth seemed to be attracted and flew into the Qianxia territory!
More importantly, in the center of Baiyujing, the "Heavenly Pool of Merit," which has borne witness to almost all the merits and good deeds performed since the founding of Qianxia, ​​is now violently boiling and churning. The water of merit that was originally calm as a mirror and filled with purple light is now boiling and churning violently!

Endless purple merit energy soared into the sky, intertwining, condensing, and evolving above the pool!
Finally, under the watchful eyes of everyone, a "Lotus of Merit" that was a hundred feet tall, with its entire body as if carved from glass and its branches and leaves flowing with mysterious Dao patterns, slowly grew out of the pond, covering the sky and standing tall and graceful. On it, a full ten pure and dazzling lotus flowers of merit surrounded it, forming a magnificent and extraordinary scene of "one grade and ten lotuses"!

The Lotus of Ten Merits has appeared in the world.

The appearance of this strange phenomenon instantly caused all the ministers and elders who knew the inside story to tremble with excitement.

The secret scroll of "Forging the Heavenly Court" reveals that this signifies that a dynasty has accumulated enough "great merit" and "great fortune" to support its most crucial leap forward!
For Qianxia, ​​this means that one of the most crucial conditions for advancing to the "Celestial Dynasty," "Perfecting one's merits and transforming one's fortune into a lotus," has been achieved!

Standing on the altar of Heaven in the summer, gazing at the purple lotus of merit that symbolizes the highest recognition and reward of Heaven and Earth, and feeling the surging power of the Human Emperor's Dao Fruit within him, he felt boundless pride in his heart!
His voice was clear and resonant, reaching the ears of trillions of people across the vast Qianxia region!

"In this battle, the gods were defeated and the calamity was quelled! This is the result of the bravery of our Qianxia soldiers, the protection of heroic spirits, and the unity of all people! It is also the result of the clear justice of Heaven and the enduring spirit of righteousness!"

"Today, merits have transformed into lotuses, and fortune is at its peak! The foundation of the Immortal Dynasty has been laid! Next comes the time for me, Qianxia, ​​to ascend to the Immortal Dynasty and live as long as the heavens!"

"Celestial Dynasty! Celestial Dynasty! Celestial Dynasty!"

A series of incredibly enthusiastic cheers, filled with boundless anticipation, swept across the heavens and earth like the most surging waves!
The chaotic crystal suspended in the "Pool of Merit," and the little beast that had awakened within it, silently watched all this, their eyes still pure and curious, like a child who had just arrived in a new world. (End of Chapter)