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

The cold ripples of rules spread silently through the chaotic storm of the Star Abyss.

[A fragile alliance, in its nascent stage, composed of twenty scarred and wounded True Gods of the Rules, was painstakingly established amidst fierce clashes and probing of their divine thoughts.]

However, the moment the alliance's framework was established, the wariness and suspicion churning deep within the divine essence of the seventeen newly ascended True Gods of the Spirit Realm instantly reached their peak.

They were fixated on the three gods of Aglios; if these three traitorous gods from the Red Heart Society dared to invite them to join, they would refuse without hesitation.

Should we join the Red Heart Society now?

This is tantamount to trapping oneself in a dead end!

The Red Heart Society provides its members, or rather, the ordinary beings born into its ranks, with impeccable social systems and welfare benefits.

[Although they were once true gods of the spiritual realm, and enemies of the Red Heart Society.]

[But precisely because they are enemies, they know more about the Red Heart Society.]

The more I learn about this organization, the more incredible it seems.

[Perhaps they felt the existence of the Red Heart Society affected them, but it must be said that if they were ordinary people, or even ordinary superhumans, being born into the Red Heart Society would definitely be the best choice.]

[Putting myself in their shoes, if I had been born into the Red Heart Society, perhaps those regrets I experienced growing up wouldn't have happened!]

[Once awakened, they will be assigned armor capable of fighting on par with beings at the ninth level of cultivation.]

With this power alone, you can reduce many of your regrets!

Of course, everything the Red Heart Society does is targeted at its original members.

These outsiders, these former destroyers, who step into it, will only become the most precious samples for studying the rules or laborers for atonement; they will never enjoy an equal status.

On this point, they were clear-headed and ruthless.

Although the Red Heart Society once announced throughout the world that they sincerely invited every true god to join them.

The Red Heart Society will treat every true god who joins equally!

[The Star Demon God and the Heart Demon God are a case in point.]

[But who doesn't know that the reason the Star Demon God and the Heart Demon God received such excellent treatment within the Red Heart Society was because of their prior investment?]

[Before they even began their journey to the Divine Path of Rules, two of the most powerful demon gods in the universe recklessly self-destructed before the avatar of their master, the will of the abyss.]

[To use the power of the Abyss Authority to shake the Abyss Incarnation—such a mad act is indeed something the Red Heart Society is capable of doing.]

[While the Star Demon God and the Heart Demon God are willing to gamble with their lives, they wouldn't!]

Furthermore, the Red Heart Society no longer needs them in this way.

Given this, how can they believe that a sincere heart will treat them all equally?

Is this a joke?

Fortunately, the three gods of Agrippa did not utter such words.

At this very moment, the plight of the traitors of the Red Heart Society and the traitors of the Spirit Realm is strikingly overlapping.

[Both are like stray dogs hunted by the will of the primordial world, struggling in the Star Abyss, both suffering the excruciating pain of their divine status being severely damaged by the will of the spirit realm.]

They desperately needed the power of Agrelius, the God of War and a force of rules, as a temporary shield, while the three gods of Agrelius also seemed to need the combined force of their seventeen newly formed forces of rules.

[The enemy may not need them now, but once their injuries are healed, they will become an unparalleled and powerful force.]

This mutual need, born from dire circumstances and shared pain, became the coldest glue binding the alliance.

However, this need could not quell a deeper danger; their wariness of each other's spiritual colleagues far exceeded their fear of Agrippa.

Although they were all once true gods of authority in the spirit world, they both sacrificed their authority and stole the spirit world's origin during the fatal gaps in the spirit world's turmoil to become true gods of rules.

[They narrowly escaped the annihilating wrath of the spirit world's will, seemingly forming a natural community of shared suffering.]

But beneath this surface, all sorts of calculations and schemes are brewing.

Those who ascend to the throne of gods, who among them hasn't trodden mountains of corpses and seas of blood, possessing hearts of iron and stone?

Which of them did not leave behind any divine descendants in the spirit world?

Whose kingdom does not have relatives and descendants?

However, in order to break free from the shackles of power and touch the path of absolute freedom, what about the descendants of that bloodline?

What is that thing?

A confidante?

[Discard it like worn-out shoes!]

【strength!】

Only the power that transcends all else is the eternal and unchanging truth of the universe!

Once you ascend to a higher divine throne, why worry about a lack of new heirs and new followers?

Since everyone has already torn off their pretense and willingly become traitors in order to transcend, then no one should accuse anyone of being ruthless.

[Especially now, in this darkest hour when all true gods are wounded in their divine nature and their divine flames flicker, if any companion is willing to generously sacrifice their own source of rules for others to heal and absorb.]

The other gods would be eternally grateful, perhaps even joining forces to build a colossal tomb for him. This threat, originating from the same source yet far more deadly, kept the barriers between their respective rules constantly on the verge of being triggered, their mutual wariness even surpassing their vigilance towards the three gods of the Red Heart Society.

Therefore, when Yu Xiao proposed establishing the Star Abyss Gathering Place and constructing a neutral platform for communication and respite among the true gods of the rules, this proposal instantly struck at their most pressing need.

[A framework of order, dominated by a powerful external force, capable of temporarily suppressing the internal urges to devour each other, is what they urgently need right now.]

Almost instantly, the taut barrier of divine will loosened slightly, and the surging hostility was forcibly suppressed.

Although doubts clung to them like maggots, in this desperate situation where all paths were blocked and the world was scarred, Agris's offer of assistance and the clearly visible path of cooperation pierced the eternal darkness of the abyss like a lighthouse, radiating an irresistible allure.

Their divine thoughts reached a cold consensus in the deathly silence: they agreed to this!

[Then, an even more crucial question was raised: Who will be the leader?]

The seventeen divine thoughts, the instant they conceived of this idea, simultaneously focused on Agrisna's towering divine body, forged from lava.

Strength reigns supreme!

[Agrius's injuries are the least severe at this moment, and the combat rules he wields have been proven through countless trials of blood and fire to possess terrifying combat power that is almost invincible among those of the same level.]

Only by temporarily taking the lead can we seize a glimmer of hope in this perilous abyss of stars and the uncertain future.

[The God of Rules, shall be the champion!]

The divine voices of the gods merged together, carrying an undeniable resolve.

Aglios's golden eyes swept over the gods, and without the slightest hesitation, he readily accepted the recommendation.

[His fundamental purpose in his journey to the Abyss was precisely this.]

[A potential power hub, centered on the True God of Rules and independent of the wills of the three worlds, has already laid its first foundation stone in His hands.]

In September of the 524th year of the Extraordinary Calendar, just as these twenty True Gods of Rules formed a fragile alliance at the edge of the Star Abyss, the destructive storm that shook the very foundations of the universe within the Spirit Realm finally began to subside.

After venting its overwhelming rage against the rebellious gods, the will of the spirit realm, its vast yet folly-filled primal power, finally began to recede and stabilize the crumbling barriers of order.

The crimson and dark torrent of filth represents the abyss and hell, two vengeful enemies who prey on the suffering.

These two arch-enemies were torn apart by the primal power erupting from the Spirit Realm's will, and were driven out of the Spirit Realm's territory at an extremely rapid pace.

Even if the will of the spirit world is foolish, it knows it can no longer allow these two to indulge in their gluttony here.

If this continues, the spirit world will not be far from collapsing.

After barely expelling the external enemy and temporarily mending the shattered foundation of authority, the next decision made by the spirit realm's will froze the divine status of all those who were watching.

[He brazenly mobilized his remaining vast primordial energy to forge an absolute barrier of order across countless star fields, isolating all entry and exit from the outer reaches of the spirit realm.]

【blockade!】

[A complete and inexplicable self-imposed isolation!]

The spirit world has now entered a state of isolation, cut off from the outside world!

No entry allowed!

【Not allowed to leave either!】

This chilling blockade, like an icy spike of destruction, pierced the core of the divine nature of all the true gods who anchored their pantheons outside the spirit realm and drew power from the spirit realm's faith through their networks of belief.

【what? 】

What's going on?

They cannot understand!

The spirit world is in turmoil, authority is collapsing, and gods are falling to earth.

These calamities indeed severely damaged the system of authoritative gods, even causing almost all of them to fall to the mortal realm and become saints, walking among the spirits.

[But these true gods, who believed in the gods, not only emerged unscathed, but also seized the opportunity to plunder and conquer the divine kingdoms and territories left behind by those true gods who had no sovereignty after their collapse, thus expanding their strength and influence to an unprecedented degree.]

The expansion of their power has made them eager to take up the mantle against the chaotic forces once the spirit realm's will has regrouped, becoming the guardians of order and the greatest beneficiaries of the new era.

After all, it's perfectly normal for the spirit world to react this way.

[But the Spirit Realm's will's earth-shattering act of self-isolation was like a bucket of ice water, instantly extinguishing all ambition and aspirations.]

The two colossal beasts, the Abyss and Hell, though temporarily repelled but unscathed, still cast their crimson and dark shadows that churn beyond the borders of the Spirit Realm.

Without the spirit realm as their strongest shield of order on the front lines, what can these pantheons of faith, exposed to the fangs of chaos, use to resist?

[Should you ram it with your head?]

【grass! 】

From the depths of countless kingdoms of faith in the true God, echoes of desperate and furious roars—a stark and direct indictment of the spirit world's deeply ingrained folly and irresponsibility.

[The Spirit Realm!]

This is so unreliable!

Is this a case of betraying the authoritative true god, and then betraying the faith-based true god as well?

[Is it all over?] (End of Chapter)