Secular world: My destiny has no taboos

Chapter 566-576: God of War

Whoosh...

A biting wind swept across the land, and snow fell from the sky, resembling red plum blossoms under the blood moon's glow.

On the battlefield where the ghostly soldiers were stationed, there was no fighting or roaring as one might expect; instead, there was a silent and eerie scene.

There were no corpses on the ground, because whether they were ghost soldiers or evil spirits, they were essentially already dead. So when they died again, they simply turned into a wisp of soul energy in the winter and dissipated into the world.

At this moment, both sides temporarily stopped fighting and looked up at the several figures under the dim sky.

Zigu Goddess was still wearing a gorgeous palace dress, and her exquisite and beautiful face seemed to radiate a faint glow.

Having completely abandoned her benevolent nature, she has made further progress in strength, and at the same time, her heart has become increasingly ruthless.

However, her expression was rather unpleasant as she frowned and stared at the figure next to Kang Xingshen.

Qi Chong Dou Xie - Dou Xing Shen.

"Why are you here?"

Zigu Goddess had anticipated that Lin Beixuan would ask for other helpers, but she never expected it would be Douxing God.

Even among the Twenty-Eight Great Gods of the Zodiac, this person's strength ranks among the top. Even Zigu Goddess, who believes her strength has improved, dares not guarantee that she can defeat her.

"Why can't I be here?" Dou Xingshen sneered, crossing his arms as he spoke.

"You should be on my side."

Not long ago, Zigu Goddess sought out Douxing God to ask for his help in dealing with Lin Beixuan.

At the time, Dou Xingshen claimed that he needed to go into seclusion to heal his injuries and had no intention of getting involved in their conflict.

Unexpectedly, the other party turned against her in the blink of an eye, which made Zigu Goddess somewhat angry.

However, Dou Xingshen shrugged indifferently, his expression gradually becoming serious: "I am not you or Evil Spirit True Lord, I know what those doors represent."

“Even if he injured me before, that was a personal grudge between us. I know what he wants to do, and I know what you will do.”

"So between him and you, I chose the former. At least... he showed me his determination to deal with what's behind the door, while I don't see that in you."

Dou Xingshen is essentially a person who clearly distinguishes between gratitude and resentment. King Liang, Yang Li, once helped him, so he stepped in to help when the other party was in danger.

He naturally disliked Lin Beixuan for injuring him, but when it came to matters involving the 'gate', he ultimately chose the greater good.

Zigu and the others were not involved in the door incident, so they did not know how terrifying what was behind those doors was.

All twenty-eight mortal gods had participated in the war against the gods behind the gate, so he knew many secrets.

In an attempt to close that door, thirteen of the twenty-eight constellation gods perished, and the twelfth zodiac god lords were all severely injured. The entire underworld went behind the door to block it, and never returned.

Now that the gate has reappeared, it won't be long before the secular world is plunged into indescribable chaos.

When that time comes, the heavens and the earth will collapse, and not only humans, but even gods will perish.

Because this is an invasion of the mundane world from another world, a kind of gruesome invasion that rips out the marrow of the body.

The divine nature of incense offerings in the secular world is inherently at odds with the power of that other world. When the other side invades the secular world, it is trying to corrupt it into the same way as the world behind the door.

According to what Dou Xingshen himself knew, the world behind the door seemed to have already invaded more than a dozen worlds that were the same as the mortal world before this.

Therefore, at this critical juncture involving the survival of the secular world, he did not hesitate to choose to stand on Lin Beixuan's side.

Because at least he could see that Lin Beixuan had the determination to resist those things behind the door, while Zigu Goddess and Evil Spirit True Lord obviously did not.

Zigu Goddess narrowed her eyes slightly, her tone gradually turning cold: "Just because of those doors?"

Dou Xingshen nodded: "You and I are from the same era, so you should know how terrifying the things behind those doors are."

"I don't know what you're talking about. I have absolutely no recollection of those doors," Zigu immediately denied.

Dou Xing Shen looked at Zi Gu Shen with a puzzled expression, then suddenly realized and shook his head: "I almost forgot, you are not the same person you were back then."

The one who possessed the memories related to the door back then was the benevolent spirit of the Goddess Zigu, not the evil spirit of today.

“Yes, I am not the same person I was back then.” Zigu suddenly laughed: “Even if the things behind those doors are harmful to the mortal world, what does it have to do with me? I would rather all the people in the mortal world die.”

"It seems there's no point in negotiating!"

Dou Xingshen shook his head helplessly. He had originally wanted to persuade Zigushen to turn back from her misconception and work together to deal with what was behind the door, but now it seemed that he was just being delusional.

“Since there’s nothing to talk about, let’s fight!” Kang Xingshen said at this moment.

As someone on Lin Beixuan's side, Kang Xingshen had already seen through the thoughts of Zigu Shen and Xieling Zhenjun.

Even the mortal masters of the Twelve Zodiac Gods put aside their conflicts and began preparing to deal with the danger behind the door. Yet these guys were still so self-righteous, which made Kang Xingshen both angry and helpless.

Among those behind the gate of confrontation, the Great God of Mundane Affairs is the backbone, yet there are always some who want to profit from this mess, unaware that by then even the world will belong to someone else, and where will they find a place to stay?

That was true then, and it is true now.

The snow fell heavier and heavier, but the temperature in the air gradually rose. Large swaths of blood-red moonlight crashed down, illuminating Kang Xingshen and Dou Xingshen.

The biting cold tried to penetrate the bodies of Kang Xingshen and Dou Xingshen, but was quickly driven back by the warmth emanating from their bodies.

Zigu Goddess Sacrifice Site - Ziyue Quetai.

While inside the Purple Moon Palace, all attributes are reduced by 20%, and one is continuously affected by 'Mirror Weeping'. Every second, one faces the deep-seated poison of love, the erosion of the burning candle, and a significant reduction in lifespan. There is also a chance of being pulled into 'Wraith Ruins'.

Under its dual influence, divinity will be distorted, corrupted, and forcibly enter the state of 'evil prayer' curse, in which male beings will be affected twice as much.

The instant the Goddess Zigu unfolded her sacrificial domain, the Goddess Kangxing and the Goddess Douxing also unfolded their own sacrificial domains to resist the influence of the other party.

Suddenly, a gale and flames surged around Kang Xingshen, transforming into two enormous wind and fire pearls that surrounded him.

Dou Xingshen took a step forward, his body transforming into layers of illusory shadows, condensing into the Dharma of Heaven and Earth, and unhesitatingly struck out with a palm at Zigu Shen.

"boom!!"

Dark clouds swept in, and a giant hand, blotting out the sky and containing terrifying pressure, descended upon the Goddess Zigu below.

But at that moment, another sacrificial domain rose up, and from the floating wisps of smoke came bursts of Buddhist light and chanting. A Buddha's hand filled with earthly turbidity flew out from it, meeting the palm strike of the Star God.

boom! !

The two palms collided with a deafening roar, and the resulting divine power directly flattened a nearby mountain peak. Some newly formed and weaker demon soldiers were reduced to ashes before they could even react to the force.

The ghost soldiers, however, were not greatly affected because their souls were extremely condensed due to the power of the underworld.

"The Secret Sect of the Cloud Kingdom!" Dou Xingshen slowly withdrew his hand, a wisp of dissipating gray energy lingering between his fingers, originating from a special kind of turbid earth energy.

Just like the foul swamp gas or the earthy energy filling a cellar, this turbid earth energy is also absorbing and refining a special power.

Moreover, it just so happens that the God of Stars had encountered this before, who came from the Yun Kingdom outside of the previous dynasties. There was a Buddha there named Ksitigarbha.

"Star God, it's been a long time!"

Ksitigarbha transformed into a golden body ten thousand feet tall, looking down at the Dharma form of the Star God.

"Is Yun Kingdom going to get involved too?" Dou Xingshen asked, narrowing his eyes.

"It has nothing to do with the Yun Kingdom. It's just that Zigu once did me a favor, and I've come here only to repay the debt of karma."

"Alright, I understand." The Star God, who was most clear about his grudges, asked no more questions. His Star God power flowed wildly around him, and he threw a punch that was like a star impact.

Kang Xing Shen withdrew his gaze from Di Zang Shen and looked at Zi Gu Shen. He roared and unleashed the powerful authority of the Wind God Fire Pearl to meet Zi Gu Shen's curse.

……

At the same time, Lin Beixuan took a deep breath, his long black hair slowly grew longer, and the void space expanded, taking in the Evil Spirit True Lord and the eight-headed serpent beside him.

"You're planning to take on both of us great mortals by yourself?"

A cold light flashed in the Yamata no Orochi's vertical eyes, and the mouths of its eight heads opened at the same time, with power gathering inside.

Why not?

Lin Beixuan merely glanced at it indifferently. Suddenly, lines formed from different energies appeared beneath his feet. These lines were composed of the power of his pathways. With one step, divine power poured out, forming a star-falling chessboard in the void.

"Nine Netherworld Domain".

As Lin Beixuan gave a soft shout, a dramatic scene unfolded around the chessboard, with the surging Yellow Springs flowing through the center of the board and transforming into a constellation of stars.

The Yamata no Orochi's eyes flickered, watching this scene with some horror.

He discovered that his power was unable to break through Lin Beixuan's domain, even though he was a great mortal god, and he was trapped by the domain of a human immortal.

"Insanity!"

The Yamata no Orochi opened its mouth and spat out the divine power contained within, instantly unleashing eight terrifying beams of energy towards Lin Beixuan.

[You have encountered a special target: the great mortal god - Yamata no Kami.]

[The Compendium of Common Gods is now open; information on Orochi has been successfully unlocked.]

[You came into contact with and fought against the great mortal god, Yamata no Kami, and successfully obtained the Fate Essence of a Hundred Swamps (Purple) from him.]

[The Essence of a Hundred Swamps: Ancient records tell of a snake named Mu Xiangliu, with a body and nine heads, who devoured countless people and turned every place it went into a swampy land, known as the Lord of a Hundred Swamps. Later, it attempted to create eight heads and eight tails, topped with eight-colored dark clouds, but failed to grasp the essence of the Lord of the Swamps and thus became a water spirit.]

[Note: You have entered a special area - Orochi.]

[Orochi: With eight heads and eight tails, it possesses immense strength, stirring up rivers, lakes, and seas, and devours children to suppress evil and bring peace.]

[Note: Within the Orochi Sacrifice Ground, each of the eight heads possesses a different divine power. All life forms will be successively affected by the various influences of these eight divine powers, including chaos, plague, and ice.]

[Note: While inside the Orochi Altar, after being affected by all of Orochi's divine power, one is trapped in the 'annihilation' aura brought by Orochi. Under the annihilation aura, all of Orochi's attributes increase by 30%, and the effects of using Orochi's power are strengthened. It cannot be overwritten by lower-level altars and cannot be nullified.]

[You have been observed by the great god Orochi, and Orochi's favorability towards you has decreased by 150.]

……

"Yamata no Kami? It's nothing more than a failed attempt to learn from Xiangliu."

Lin Beixuan's lips curled up, and he raised his hand to gently block the eight beams of energy, which suddenly disappeared as if nothing had happened.

"Beginning and end, the cycle of life and death."

He then pointed a finger, and the power of the authority over life and death surged. The eight beams of energy that had disappeared earlier mysteriously reappeared and returned.

The divine power of the Yamata no Orochi continuously eroded him, but when this divine power touched Lin Beixuan's body, it was like soft cotton hitting a hard steel pillar, unable to have any effect on Lin Beixuan at all.

In the past, Lin Beixuan would probably have had to use his divine power to expel these forces, but now that he has the Desolate Universe Divine Body, he can completely ignore the erosion of some low-level powers and authority.

On the other side, when the Yamata no Orochi saw that its power had been easily deflected by Lin Beixuan, its eight heads instinctively opened their mouths and swallowed its power back in.

This was originally an action taken by Yamata no Orochi because it had extreme confidence in its own strength and believed that even if it swallowed the creature, it would not be harmed.

But after swallowing it, it was surprised to find that the situation was not like that at all.

Besides its own power, there is another strange force surging within its body, causing the internal organs to weaken and age at an extremely rapid pace wherever it passes.

The Yamata no Orochi hurriedly channeled its divine power to try and stop it, but found it was completely useless.

Meanwhile, Lin Beixuan was also busy with other matters, including the Evil Spirit True Lord's side.

He had fought his opponent several times and knew that the effect of the opponent's domain was to continuously add negative effects to the enemy.

However, after Lin Beixuan mastered the Desolate Universe Divine Body, the Evil Spirit True Monarch's domain effect became the same as that of the Yamata no Orochi, preventing it from invading his body and allowing him to use more power to suppress the opponent.

"You are indeed much stronger than before!"

The Evil Spirit Lord grinned, a maniacal smile on his face, and opened his arms as if to embrace something.

In an instant, a dense evil aura emanated from his body, and his body parts separated one by one, transforming into dozens of evil spirits, all staring intently at Lin Beixuan's body.

They drew upon evil energy, transforming it into a long river of malevolent energy. Floating in the river were countless organs of various shapes, some human, some beastly, and some indescribable, which together formed the face of the Evil Spirit Lord.

Lin Beixuan's pupils contracted slightly, and he took out a wisp of calamity flame from between his eyebrows and threw it into the long river.

He had a premonition that if he were to be tainted by this long river, even if he had now cultivated a physical body, he would still be corrupted by it.

When the calamity-inducing flames fell into the river of evil energy, it was like flames encountering marsh gas, resulting in a terrifying explosion.

The eerie laughter of the Evil Spirit Lord echoed in the firelight, even corrupting the Calamity Flame, revealing an even more bizarre and malevolent face.

This evil face rushed towards Lin Beixuan, opened its mouth and swallowed Lin Beixuan whole. Dozens of evil spirits followed closely behind, conjuring various weapons in their hands, as if to cut Lin Beixuan's body into countless pieces.

They pulled at Lin Beixuan's body, and the sharp knife fell, but they found that no matter how hard they tried, they could not break Lin Beixuan's skin.

"interesting!"

Lin Beixuan's lips curled up, and star patterns appeared on the surface of his body, as terrifying power was born from within him.

He swung his fist, directly blasting the evil spirit who was trying to cut off his arm. Countless black flames surged from the depths of his brow, transforming into jet-black, scorching chains that pierced and ignited all the evil spirits.

(End of this chapter)