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

That would mean breaking through the Water God's defenses and making a scene so big that all the true gods of the Star Alliance would know about it!

Even though he was severely injured and ambushed by the water god, this battle might be the final one.

But I would rather give my divine body, soul, and divine essence, plus this spoils, to Agrus than to this damned water god!

[Buzz——! 】

[With a thought, an invisible yet incredibly resilient iron-blooded barrier, forged from the pure rules of war, instantly appeared behind the God of War.]

This barrier isn't meant to completely stop the Rain God's sneak attacks; its core function is to detonate!

[Detonate the surrounding area!]

[Explode Space!]

[Ignite everything!]

[This plunges the surrounding rules into extreme turmoil.]

At this critical moment, without hesitation, He detonated the iron-blooded barrier.

【boom! 】

A violent explosion of rules erupted less than a foot behind the God of War.

The terrifying impact was mostly borne by the God of War himself. His divine body, like porcelain struck by a heavy hammer, instantly cracked even more, and he coughed up a mouthful of divine blood mixed with divine power and the filth of curses.

However, the violent shockwave and chaotic flow of rules generated by the explosion also slammed into the rule-based curse spikes unleashed by the Water God.

This sudden, completely unexpected, and suicidal counterattack instantly disrupted the Rain God's rhythm.

The cursed dagger was deflected by the shockwave, grazing the edge of the God of War's body before piercing the void, tearing off only a small fragment of the divine body in place.

The Water God isn't taking such a huge risk just to obtain a small fragment of his divine body.

But at the very instant of the explosion, a cold, emotionless figure appeared like a ghost on the flank of the blast site.

It's Yu Xiao!

This true god of the night appeared to be composed of countless flowing rules.

His appearance itself is the clearest signal.

[The war god has already passed the message out!]

[Sneak attack failed!]

【withdraw!】

[The Water God's mind flashed back to the fragile ironclad rule of peaceful coexistence that the Star Alliance members had jointly established after hunting down the Heavenly Monarch.]

[Everyone is here to heal and pass the time; any form of infighting is strictly prohibited.]

Those who disobey will be punished by all the gods!

Although undercurrents were brewing, no one dared to easily break through this barrier.

Because once that barrier is broken, it means a complete falling out, and nobody knows if they'll be the next target.

But now, He has personally torn down that barrier.

The rules have been broken; this place has become his own battleground.

If we don't run now, are we just going to wait to be surrounded and annihilated by the other true gods who have realized what's happening?

The Rain God looked at the spot where the War God had previously stood and let out a cold, unwilling snort.

The next moment, He acted decisively, His liquid divine body instantly transforming into billions of raindrops containing potent poison, like exploding ink blots, shooting towards the depths of the Star Abyss at speeds exceeding the limits of space.

Each raindrop contains a fragment of His rules, indistinguishable from the real thing; this is His most adept method of escape.

Yu Xiao's expression remained unchanged upon witnessing this scene.

Before He arrived, the rules of darkness had already completely enveloped the surroundings.

If the water god were at his peak, he probably wouldn't be a match for him.

[They might even have to run away when facing the water god.]

But how could the Water God, who is currently severely injured and beyond recognition by the power of the spirit world, possibly be a match for Him?

[Take advantage of your illness!]

[I'll kill you!]

The divine resources condensed by a true god of rules are far more valuable than faith in a true god!

The war god who remained in place was in extremely bad shape.

[His already fragile injuries, like a candle flickering in the wind, were further aggravated by the Water God's sneak attack, which contained the power of rules. The spiritual curse power within him, which he had barely managed to suppress with immense willpower, completely erupted.]

The terrifying power originating from the will of the Great World instantly shattered the final seal set by the God of War. Like countless mad venomous snakes, it frantically gnawed and destroyed His last source, following the cracks in His divine body and the fissures in His divine essence.

His divine fire dimmed at a visible speed, like a candle flame about to be extinguished by a strong wind.

The God of War could clearly sense that the very foundation of his once-immortal existence was irreversibly crumbling!

The end is near!

This betrayal and retaliation is like a cruel beginning.

The years that followed were a long and hopeless ordeal for the military genius.

[His divine body gradually disintegrated within the temporary shelter provided by the Star Abyss Branch, while the curse of the spirit realm, like greedy maggots, gnawed at His last embers of life day and night.]

He didn't show much sadness; his molten lava-like eyes held more of an overwhelming sense of helplessness and self-mockery. He had never imagined that his life of military campaigns, commanding millions of troops, would end in such a humiliating manner.

Not dying on the grand battlefield against the abyss of hell, but being consumed by this vile conspiracy of betrayal, like a sick dog, exhausting its last ounce of strength.

Whenever he thought of this, an indescribable grief and indignation would burn through his soul.

To be honest, He didn't actually have a particularly strong desire to transform into a God of Authority or a God of Rules.

After all, as a war god, He also needs to be in a state of absolute rationality.

As long as He can command troops in battle and continuously charge forward on the great battlefield, He is content.

The reason I switched to cultivation was because I was completely trapped by the will of the spirit world.

[The Will of the Spirit Realm!]

[Absolutely an idiot!]

[He roared countless times in his heart, if only that guy had a sliver of reason, even just listened to one word of his advice, how could the entire universe have fallen to such a state?]

[A state of trembling and barely surviving under the clutches of the abyss and hell?]

Why did I end up like this?

Unfortunately, it's all set in stone.

He could feel the very foundation of his existence rapidly dissipating, like sand slipping through his fingers; no matter how hard He tried, He could not stop it.

In the year 905 of the Extraordinary Calendar, the once majestic body of the God of War had become like translucent glass, covered with spiderweb-like cracks. The light flowing within was no longer divine power, but rather a foul, cursed black aura.

His divine fire was so weak that only a tiny spark remained, and it could be extinguished completely at any moment.

He hovered silently in the center of the quiet room, as if waiting for something.

Finally, the barrier of the meditation room was silently opened, and Agris, his lava-like divine body radiating an aura even more powerful and profound than before his seclusion, calmly walked in.

A faint glimmer seemed to appear in the almost completely dim eyes of the God of War.

He said nothing, but with great difficulty raised his almost collapsing hand and pointed it towards his lava core, which was about to completely dissipate.

The next moment, a faint yet incredibly pure ball of light, imbued with His life's experience in battle, His understanding of the rules of war, and even the last remaining trace of His unpolluted primal power, slowly peeled away from His core.

The ball of light, as if alive, carried a hint of longing and relief as it slowly drifted towards Agrelius.

The instant the ball of light detached from the body, the war god's broken divine form, as if having completed its final mission, transformed into countless points of light, completely dissipating into the eternal chaotic backdrop of the star abyss.

He gave everything he had—his remaining strength, his wisdom in war, his lingering regrets, and his faint hopes for the future—to Agrippa without reservation.

Because He understood that Agrippa's greatest concern was still for the Loyalists.

If one were to leave everything to other true gods of rules, their hard work would likely be crushed and devoured by them.

[And handing it over to Agris might, in the future, allow another God of War of Rules to emerge from the Red Heart Society.]

Aglios gazed at the fallen war god, unaffected by the latter's earlier demeanor.

[He inspected everything God had given him, inside and out, with utmost speed.]

The true god has many methods at his disposal.

Some true gods, even if all traces are erased, leaving only a wisp of energy remaining in some place, can return again millions of years later due to various opportunities.

[That kind of person leaves behind everything they have: their power, their secret techniques, their resources, and all sorts of informational treasures.]

Of course, there are also one's own memories.

The only drawback is that the recipient may experience memory loss during the process of receiving the inheritance.

Therefore, in this situation, He must thoroughly investigate.

After all, those who will inherit the legacy of the God of War in the future are all promising talents of the Red Heart Society.

[The God of War is dead, no matter how magnanimous he appeared before his death; he was ultimately an enemy of the Red Heart Society.]

However, considering the legacy and fundamental guidance left behind by the other party, He felt it was His duty to ensure the demise of the other party's enemy.

In the year 924 of the Extraordinary Calendar, the Water God perished in the southwestern part of the Star Abyss under the attack of Aglios.

After the death of the Water God, the projection he had secretly placed within the Star Alliance suddenly shone in the sky.

He stated that this so-called Star Alliance was essentially a sacrificial stage prepared by the three gods of Agrelius for the development of the Red Heart Society.

All true gods who emerge from the spirit realm will ultimately perish within the Star Alliance.

Everything we have will ultimately become the source of the Red Heart Society's development.

What are the differences between this Xingyuan Red Heart Society branch and the real Red Heart Society?

[All of Agris's previous unusual behavior was a facade!]

He was just trying to deceive me!

【look! 】

I'm dead now!

But gentlemen, I issue a prophecy.

My death will only be the beginning.

The death of the military genius will merely be a trigger.

[In the near future, all the true gods of the rules who have never left the Star Alliance will be transformed into provisions, forever remaining within the cannibalistic Red Heart Society!] (End of Chapter)