Secular world: My destiny has no taboos

Chapter 606: The War of the Gods (Part Two)
The sky suddenly darkened, and the once silent Gate of the Divine Abyss underwent a sudden change. The clear sky was stained red by the demonic energy leaking from behind the gate, and a crack appeared in the clouds.

At the same time, the Xuan Tian Grand Array within the Two Realms Valley lit up, with the Zhou Tian Star Wheel suspended at the array's eye, bursting forth with dazzling starlight. Countless majestic Star Divine Abysses converged into the Star Wheel from different directions, and the Star Wheel then injected divine power into the Grand Array, forming a law barrier that spanned heaven and earth.

"It has begun!" The voice of Venerable Tiangang echoed within the Valley of Two Realms.

Standing in the center of the ghostly army, Zhong Kui looked up at the sky, which was stained red by demonic energy, and gazed at the countless stars and divine light below, his eyes lost in thought.

"here we go!"

He repeated a phrase from the Heavenly Venerable, his tension reaching its peak at that moment.

Countless twisted lines of law emerged from the void surrounding the Gate of the Divine Abyss, collectively outlining a vast world map.

Although it was just a picture, black liquid dripped down, corroding the surrounding space.

At this moment, eleven mortal gods appeared, bringing with them the mortal deities, filling the entire Valley of Two Realms.

They hovered between heaven and earth, solemnly watching the gate to the abyss that was about to open.

"Boom, boom, boom..."

The drums of the Northern Dark Army began to beat, and the long horn sounds were like a melody stirring up tension in people's hearts.

At the same time, countless people focused their attention on the huge archway that was blooming in the valley.

This time, they have made thorough preparations.

Apart from lacking high-end combat power, they have integrated all the forces that can be gathered in the secular world.

However, when they saw the Gate of the Divine Abyss slowly spreading and opening in the void, and the dark demonic energy that even starlight was being swallowed by it, everyone's hearts sank.

"Everyone, perk up!" Wu Huo's voice boomed like a bell, echoing through the ranks of the Northern Underworld Army.

"Begin the stance!"

Zhang He wielded a long spear made of black iron. He was tall and imposing, and a faint divine power swirled around him, transforming into the image of a dragon and a tiger.

He has now reached the realm of immortals.

Besides him, Wu Huo and Xing Liang also entered the Human Immortal Realm. With the Xuanhuang Liquid replenishing their foundation and the supply of abundant resources and divinely created organs, they were stronger than ordinary Human Immortals, even though they had just broken through.

"Woo..."

Tens of thousands of Beiming soldiers drew their swords and spears, and a faint aura rose from their bodies, gradually gathering in the void to form an enormous fish.

At this moment, the giant fish was covered in scales, and the vast military force beneath it was like smoke and sea, dragging it slowly to the surface.

The melodious whale-like cry echoed throughout the Valley of Two Realms, drawing the attention of many mortal and great gods, whose eyes held a hint of horror.

The combined strength of the Northern Underworld Army now surpasses that of ordinary mortal gods, and it can draw upon the power of heaven and earth.

Wang Chaomahan, dressed in military armor and wielding a long sword, inspired the fighting spirit of the Beiming Army.

As both were under Lin Beixuan's command, they didn't want to be inferior to each other at this time.

Ma Han laughed loudly and brandished his longsword, the power of darkness transforming into billowing smoke.

"Start the momentum!!"

In an instant, boundless Yin energy swept into the sky like a storm, and gradually a huge city appeared above the Yin soldiers.

Zhong Kui, standing among the ghostly soldiers, felt as if some kind of power was being activated within him, continuously flowing towards the enormous and majestic city above their heads.

"That's... the City of the Wrongfully Dead!"

Just as he was wondering what was going on, Li Ping'an suddenly put his hand on Zhong Kui's shoulder.

Zhong Kui turned his head to look, and he could feel Li Ping'an's hand on his shoulder trembling slightly.

"The door is open!" Li Ping'an said solemnly, enunciating each word clearly.

Upon hearing this, Zhong Kui followed Li Ping'an's gaze and saw that the outline of the Divine Abyss Gate suddenly expanded violently. The originally blurry cracks became clear, and what surged inside was no longer just simple black gas, but also countless strange and distorted faces.

They let out mournful howls, emanating eerie sounds from the world behind the door, and frantically squeezed out through the crack in the door.

"Om-"

The Zhou Tian Star Wheel burst forth with dazzling light, and twelve star tracks extended from the wheel, wrapping around the edge of the Divine Abyss Gate like chains, forcefully halting its expansion.

The Moon Goddess stood above the star trails, her body radiating icy energy that transformed into countless ice needles, freezing the skeletons that tried to squeeze out from the cracks in the door into ice crystals, which then shattered with a crack.

"Star trails are under 30% pressure!"

Immediately afterwards, the Star God and other major mortal gods of the constellations burst forth with starlight, their bodies merging into the great formation, continuously drawing upon the power of the stars in the sky to inject into the Star Wheel.

"Star trails are under 70% pressure!"

Kang Xingshen let out a dragon's roar, his body surrounded by wind and fire pearls, and his body transformed from a solid form into a blue star body.

"The star trails are under full pressure!" The next moment, all the mortal gods of the stars shouted in unison.

The vast starlight broke through the sky sealed by demonic energy and fell into the Xuan Tian Grand Array.

However, at that moment, a muffled roar came from the depths of the Gate of the Divine Abyss.

The sound was not like the roar of a living being, but more like the collision of some kind of law, which shook the Two Realms Valley.

The eleven mortal gods of the Divine Abyss all changed color at the same time, their gazes turning solemnly toward the Gate of the Divine Abyss.

"This is the aura of the four Upper Pillar Demon Gods!"

"I didn't expect it to happen earlier than I anticipated." Venerable Tiangang's voice deepened.

If the four demon gods were to break down the gate, even the Xuan Tian Grand Array, with the Zhou Tian Star Wheel as its core, would not be able to prevent the gate of the Divine Abyss from opening completely.

Even though they already knew this would be the outcome, they still didn't want to just watch the Gate of the Divine Abyss open.

"All subordinates, listen to my command! Hold your positions! If anything behind the gate breaches the Star Wheel defense line, kill it without mercy!"

Wu Huo took one step at a time, his body expanding and growing stronger with each step, eventually transforming into a giant several meters tall, wielding a giant sword.

"Yes!" The responses from the Beiming Army converged into a torrent, resounding throughout the heavens and earth.

The common gods and great common gods are scattered at various nodes of the Xuan Tian Grand Array. Some draw upon the power of mountains and rivers, while others summon wind, fire, thunder, and lightning. All are on high alert.

"Om-"

With a humming sound, the Gate of the Divine Abyss opened completely.

A jet-black beam of light shot out from inside the door and crashed directly into the barrier of laws.

The Zhou Tian Star Wheel trembled violently, and cracks instantly appeared on the star track. The divine power of the Guanghan Immortal Lord was shaken and fluctuated. Even with her status, she could not withstand this black light.

The old man Kongyun twitched his beard, and the divine power of time surged forth, colliding with the black pillar of light.

"It's the Demon God of the End!" Yin Yang Xuan Guan roared. "It can devour laws; we must stop it, or it will absorb the power of the Xuan Tian Grand Array!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the Yin-Yang Xuan Guan activated his Yin-Yang divine power, transforming it into a torrent that surged forth and collided with the old man Kong Yun against the dark pillar of light. The powers of the three mortal beings—the Rat, the Tiger, and the Rabbit—collided with it, producing a hissing sound, like fire meeting water, unleashing violent fluctuations of power.

However, this is only the beginning.

Behind the Gate of the Divine Abyss, even more beams of light shot out one after another, raining down on the Xuan Tian Grand Array.

Countless dark figures emerged from behind the Gate of the Divine Abyss. Their auras were as vast as the abyss and as boundless as the sea. The mere stepping into this mortal world caused a tremendous phenomenon.

The air became thick, and the entire Two Realms Valley seemed to be shrouded in a layer of blood mist. Twisted and crazy murmurs kept reaching people's ears, and just one glance was enough to drive people to the brink of mental collapse.

"Three hundred years have passed... You mortal ants are still so weak." A deep and arrogant voice came from within the Gate of the Divine Abyss, resounding directly in everyone's hearts.

A colossal demonic shadow, covering the heavens and the earth, slowly emerged from the gate. It held a scepter in its hand, the skull on the scepter facing the Valley of Two Realms, its eyes burning with eerie green flames.

With its appearance, the land of the Two Realms Valley seemed to fade, instantly losing its original color and emitting a foul stench.

It tore a hole in the Xuan Tian Grand Array, and Jionghai and Wuchi kept stepping into the mortal world from behind the Gate of the Divine Abyss.

The cracks in the Xuan Tian Grand Array continued to widen under the pressure of the End Demon God, like shattered glass.

The first to rush out were a large group of skeletons. As the lowest level of life in the world behind the door, they were not pitied by the demon god at all, and were like waste that could be discarded at any time.

Countless skeletons covered the sky and earth, some running on the ground, some flying in the sky... roaring as they rushed into the Valley of Two Realms.

However, they had only run a few steps when lightning and flames rained down from the sky, instantly turning them to ashes.

The Demon God of the End showed no change in his eyes when he saw this scene.

It slowly walked into the Xuan Tian Grand Array, raised its eyes and looked around, its gaze landing on the eleven mortal masters.

"meet again!"

"Where is Chenlong? Is he still hiding in the shadows?"

The Demon God of the End laughed. As it entered, the Xuan Tian Grand Array became unstable, and the terrifying power of the End corrupted the entire earth into a deathly silence.

This valley space, created by Shenhou using the power of chaos, is gradually showing signs of being torn apart and destroyed.

Immediately afterwards, one after another, the Pillar Demons emerged from behind the door.

The Flame Demon God's body was covered in scalding magma, and wherever it passed, the air was scorched and distorted, and the ground rocks instantly turned into scalding liquid.

The Eclipse God was surrounded by poisonous mist, its body covered in black scales, and a viscous, dark green liquid seeped from the gaps.

Anything that comes into contact with these liquids, whether it be divine power or a solid object, will be corroded with deep pits.

Following closely behind were the Descendant Demon God, the Slaughter Demon God, and the Withered Demon God...

Apart from the remaining three Upper Four Pillar Demon Gods, all seventy-two Pillar Demon Gods descended to the mortal world.

Some of them were newly promoted from Wu Chi to the Seventy-Two Pillar Demon Gods, while others were Demon Gods who had participated in the war between the mortal world and the world behind the gate.

As a veteran demon god, upon seeing familiar faces, his killing intent surged to its peak in an instant.

Meanwhile, in the mortal realm, a great deity also encountered Wu Chi, who had once killed and devoured his companions.

As the saying goes, enemies are especially hostile when they meet, and at this moment, the hatred in the air of the Two Realms Valley was completely ignited.

"Devouring Space!"

With a wave of his hand, the Celestial Venerable instantly unleashed his divine domain, which was enveloped by a dark ball of light that dragged the Demon God of the End into it.

"I will do my best to hold it off for a while. Use this time to kill as many demons as you can!" Venerable Tiangang looked at the other mortal gods and said in a heavy tone.

Although the seventy-two pillar demons are equivalent to the level of mortal lords, their strength varies. Those demons who have just become pillar demons are nothing more than easy targets to kill in the eyes of mortal lords.

The Moon Goddess glanced at the Heavenly Gang Venerable, took a light breath, and said, "Good!"

She then unleashed her spatial domain, and boundless lunar divine power descended, illuminating the Pillar Demon God.

"We were able to drive you back then, but you still can't step into our world now."

As soon as the Moon Goddess finished speaking, the moonlight, like a ribbon, instantly condensed into an ice wall that stretched across the heavens and the earth.

The ice walls are crystal clear, reflecting the scenes of all living beings in the Valley of Two Realms.

At the same time, the other commoners all took action.

Yin-Yang Space, Chaotic Space, Manifestation Space...

Each domain space, representing its own fundamental law, unfolds layer by layer, dividing the battlefield into more than a dozen independent killing situations.

Yin Yang Xuan Guan stepped into his Yin Yang space, where black and white Yin Yang energies flowed continuously, drawing in the poisonous mist of the Devouring Demon God.

Under the tearing force of Yin and Yang, the dark green poisonous fog gradually transformed into black and white air currents, which were then fed back to the Yin-Yang Mystic Official.

The chaotic space of the Monkey Spirit Pivot Venerable was even more domineering, with the hazy chaotic power surging like a tide, sweeping into more than a dozen low-level pillar demons wherever it passed.

A long, gleaming golden staff appeared in his hand. He pointed it at the pillar demons he had trapped and laughed heartily.

"We'll settle all our scores today, grudges that have lasted for centuries!"

Meanwhile, the great mortal gods, led by Dou Xingshen, faced off against Wu Chi.

Although their average strength is not as good as Wu Chi's, with the support of the Xuan Tian Grand Array and the Zhou Tian Star Wheel, they have completely reversed their disadvantage.

Countless starlight swirled in their palms, forming countless stars poised to explode.

The Star God summoned three of the brightest starlight, transforming them into giant pillars of starlight that pressed down on Wu Chi.

Meanwhile, the battles at the lower and middle levels also intensified.

The giant fish manifested by the Northern Darkness Army writhed wildly among Wu Chi and Jiong Hai, stirring up monstrous waves.

Wu Huo charged forward with the body of a giant, his greatsword sweeping across the battlefield, carrying the overwhelming power of his army, instantly slaughtering several skeleton kings in front of him.

Zhang He's black iron spear was already stained with Jionghai's blood. His left arm was slashed by the tail spike of a Wuchi, and a numbing sensation kept coming from the wound.

But his eyes remained sharp. With a flick of his spear, he dodged Wu Chi's claws and, with the support of the Beiming army and the Xuan Tian Grand Formation, managed to defeat Wu Chi with great difficulty.

And then there were Xing Liang, Xi Xuan... Everyone used all their strength to fight back the monsters that kept pouring out of the Divine Abyss Gate.

The City of the Undead, towering above the ranks of ghostly soldiers, pressed down heavily. Countless howling vengeful spirits emerged from the city walls, piercing through the skeletal remains and stealing their life force.

Chaos reigned in the Valley of Two Realms, with everyone fighting desperately.

At that moment, another supreme demon god from the Upper Four Pillars stepped out of the Gate of the Divine Abyss and onto the mortal land.

Its body was like that of a normal person, but its eyes were like two bottomless black whirlpools, with fine gray light flowing in its pupils, as if they could reflect the deepest desires and fears in people's hearts.

The four pillars of destiny - the Demon God of Fear.

The moment the Fear Demon appeared, the Guanghan Immortal Lord and others who were fighting on the upper level all turned their gazes toward it.

At that very moment, an invisible phantom, unseen by anyone, brushed past the God of Fear and entered the world beyond the gate.
(End of this chapter)