You want me to take out a loan to practice cultivation? I'll just pay off the debt physically.

Chapter 434 The Complete Collapse of Paradise
On the other hand, the will of the abyss and the will of hell had anticipated this.

From the moment they jointly set this deadly trap, they had already taken into account the possibility of a desperate struggle among the gods of heaven.

Faced with those suddenly blazing orbs of destructive light that seemed poised to engulf everything, two immense forces representing the very essence of chaos and destruction instantly merged.

The next moment, darkness and crimson intertwined to form a colossal, annihilating net capable of covering entire star fields, descending with unparalleled suppressive power.

The terrifying self-destruct energy, powerful enough to evaporate planets and shatter the very rules of existence, was like a candle flame thrown into an invisible furnace before the combined suppression of these two world wills.

Despite its fierce struggles and the destructive shockwaves that shook the universe, it ultimately failed to completely tear apart the world-destroying web.

The vast majority of the destructive power was forcibly compressed and then annihilated within the giant net.

Only a raging torrent of energy, like a flood bursting its banks, erupted from the gaps in the net, transforming into a destructive storm that swept across the surrounding area, utterly crushing the already shattered stars into dust.

The sheer force of the self-destruction of several Heavenly Gods looked as if their faces were smeared with scalding divine blood from the Abyss and Hell.

Although they were in a sorry state, they failed to suffer any real damage.

[Just as the destructive storm was raging and chaos was receding, a highly ironic scene unfolded.]

Several self-proclaimed gods of Heaven, who hailed themselves as the standard of order and embodiments of light, succumbed to the threat of absolute death.

[Having sensed the thoughts of these true gods of Heaven, the Abyss immediately offered the temptation of survival in Hell.]

The absolute rationality inherent in the divine will of the true God in Heaven instantly overwhelmed the glory of faith.

They chose to kneel instead of igniting the last divine fire.

[Carrying a portion of the essence of Heaven's faith that he controlled, he entered into a humiliating and corrupt pact with the will of the Abyss or Hell.]

They chose to betray the holy light of Heaven, plunging into the chaos of the abyss or the filth of hell, in exchange for a chance to prolong their lives.

After all, the Abyss and Hell are not the righteous sects determined to completely settle blood feuds. They have no obsession with exterminating the surrendered true god of Heaven. As long as it can strengthen themselves, why not?

Faced with the choice between the chilling prospect of death and the precarious prospect of new life, these once-lofty monarchs of Heaven ultimately made the most rational choice, one befitting their divinity.

[Bearing the mark of heaven, they succumb to darkness or crimson, making a vow they will never regret.]

The once invincible glory of the Heavenly Pantheon has begun to fade amidst the smoke of this siege and the dust of betrayal.

This scene, unfolding at the tail end of a devastating storm, is so ironic and absurd that, if publicized, it would shake the very foundations of the understanding of billions of believers worldwide.

Imagine those Heavenly monarchs, praised in the sacred scriptures as embodiments of light, guardians of order, and supreme beings, kneeling before the abyss of chaos and the filth of hell under the ultimate threat of death.

This is utterly the ultimate blasphemy against the sacred order that the pantheon of gods has meticulously crafted over billions of years!

Any fanatical believer who ascends to heaven would rather perish and be lost forever than witness the source of their faith suffer such a humiliating disgrace.

For them, individual life may perish, but the purity and sanctity of their faith are paramount and worth defending at all costs.

However, at this moment, the supreme beings they worshipped—these monarchs bathed in holy light and commanding billions of angels—made a different choice from them.

[Under the shadow of absolute annihilation, they unhesitatingly abandoned the principles they had upheld and chose to eke out a living.]

In those final, decisive moments, even the gods revered as eternal beacons by their followers behaved less admirably than ordinary beings in the mortal world who generously sacrificed their lives for their faith.

This blatant betrayal has completely shattered the sacred and inviolable veil of the Heavenly pantheon, revealing its cold and cruel nature.

Upon closer examination, this is actually quite normal.

After all, all rules, all etiquette, all traditions, everything—they are all meant to regulate ordinary people and those at the bottom of society.

The upper layers of any interface discipline the lower layers in almost the same way.

Use morality to tame them.

Use courtesy to make them docile.

The upper echelons, however, disregarded all of this and used every means to obtain what they wanted.

Does good deeds always bring good fortune?

【Do not! 】

The strong are rewarded!

Beside him, cold flames flickered within the golden eyes of Agrus.

[He quietly activated a special image-recording divine technique, meticulously imprinting every humiliating detail of the corrupt pacts these Heavenly Gods made with the will of the Abyss or Hell onto a fragment of time and space.] [He knew that the Heavenly pantheon might be severely weakened by the fall and betrayal of a group of core rulers, plunging into an unprecedented low.]

However, its vast foundation of faith has not been truly shaken; the churches of holy light scattered throughout countless worlds, the billions of fervent believers, and the basic base upon which the order of Heaven is built still exist.

Given time to recover, the behemoth that is the Heavenly Pantheon will eventually lick its wounds and return with a vengeance.

[But what if this irrefutable evidence, recording the true God of Heaven's betrayal of the Holy Light and his eternal fall into chaos and defilement, could be precisely injected, like the most lethal poison, into the billions of faiths ruled by the Heavenly God system?]

What devastating blow will be dealt to the foundations of the faith of those who revere the Lord of Heaven as the supreme being, when they witness their god kneeling before death and turning away from the holy light?

The Red Heart Society's consistent goal has always been to completely destroy the Heavenly Pantheon and avenge the blood feuds of previous timelines!

Now that they possess such a deadly weapon capable of fundamentally undermining faith in Heaven and tearing apart its internal cohesion, how could the Red Heart Society possibly abandon it?

This footage will be the sharpest dagger plunged into the heart of heaven in the future!

In May of the 380th year of the Extraordinary Calendar, the Equipment Department of the Red Heart Society received a special and challenging mission.

Using scraps of divine materials salvaged from the edge of the battlefield, imbued with the broken divinity and holy light of the true gods of heaven, the top craftsmen of the Equipment Department began an unprecedented forging process.

Although these materials are precious, they possess the unique luminous and holy attributes of the Heavenly Pantheon, and their energy nature is somewhat incompatible with the mainstream rules and power of the Red Heart Society.

Ultimately, with the Equipment Department's relentless investment and the divine assistance of the four True Gods of the Rules, several lesser divine artifacts radiating a gentle yet resilient holy light, along with a collection of semi-divine artifacts of varying attributes, were successfully forged.

These pieces of equipment have an ancient and solemn design, with sacred runes unique to heaven flowing across their surfaces, and their core energy fluctuations are pure and intense.

However, an unavoidable limitation also arises: due to the inherent properties of the materials and the energy guiding process during forging, the requirements for wearing this batch of Light-type equipment are extremely stringent.

Only demigods who have comprehended the rules of light, or whose own power attributes are highly compatible with holy light, can perfectly wield its power.

Otherwise, forcibly using it will only trigger an energy backlash, which may at best damage the equipment, and at worst harm the user's very essence.

Faced with this batch of powerful but restricted spoils, the Red Heart Society's leadership did not hesitate for a moment.

【waste?】

Absolutely impossible!

Now that the equipment attributes are fixed, let's train people who can use them!

The Red Heart Society can wage a war of revenge against the Heavenly Pantheon, but this does not mean rejecting the essence of power and divine knowledge contained within its system.

The core principles of the Red Heart Society are pragmatism and the supremacy of power; anything that can strengthen itself and contribute to the realization of its ideals can be used for its own purposes.

The Heavenly Pantheon does indeed possess unique strengths in the application of the power of light, the construction of its belief system, and even the precision of its divine magic.

Therefore, a plan to cultivate demigods related to the relevant rules was quickly launched.

The Red Heart Society has begun selecting individuals from its vast pool of peak-level Nine-Turn professionals who possess an innate affinity for light energy or whose soul traits lean towards order and purity. These individuals will be given targeted training with the ultimate goal of becoming demigods of the Light Rules.

[At the same time, for existing demigods whose attributes are relatively neutral or highly malleable, we are also attempting to make slight modifications to these demigod artifacts and secondary artifacts, hoping that the two can complement each other.]

[In June of the 383rd year of the Extraordinary Calendar, at the headquarters of the Crimson Heart Society, a grand Holy Light Rules Conference of unprecedented scale, specifically for all peak-level Nine-Turn professionals, was solemnly convened.]

In the center of the venue, the newly forged sub-divine artifacts and semi-divine artifacts were placed within a special force field. The pure holy light emanating from them flowed like a living thing, forming a gentle and enlightening energy field.

The conference lasted for a full month, during which several demigods of light personally expounded on the essence and characteristics of the rules of light.

Furthermore, experts from the Equipment Department provided detailed analyses of the structural principles and power operation modes of this batch of Brightness equipment, and even invited a few former Heavenly members who had joined the Red Heart Society and had a deep understanding of the Heavenly System to share their experiences.

The Red Heart Society Research Institute generously shared all its knowledge, revealing without reservation all the information it had gained about the divine power of light from analyzing the incarnation of the Heavenly Monarch.

The results achieved under such circumstances were truly remarkable.

[Under the radiation of such high-purity primordial light, and with the systematic knowledge bombardment and guidance provided by the Red Heart Society, some peak-level ninth-tier professionals who had never previously displayed light talent suddenly had their affinity for the rules of light deep within their souls suddenly activated.]

The dormant seeds of light within them seemed to be nourished by sweet rain, sprouting instantly.

[Especially for those professionals who have grown up under the illustrious shadow of the Red Heart Society and are accustomed to following the established rules and paths paved by their predecessors, this conference is like opening a completely new window.]

This also demonstrates to the higher-ups of the Red Heart Society that, given the current scale and number of top-tier ninth-level professionals and geniuses within the Red Heart Society, quantitative changes have already led to qualitative changes.

In other words, as long as one is willing to dedicate oneself, one can acquire a new kind of demigod within a very short time!

(End of this chapter)