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

In July of the 260th year of the Extraordinary Calendar, the territory of the Heavenly Pantheon was as if it had been thrown into a purgatory furnace.

The gods of Heaven grew increasingly anxious as the spirit realm failed to send reinforcements.

With Ye Lingtian, the Demon God of Slaughter, as the spearhead, the gods of the Red Heart Society transformed into a destructive torrent, completely breaching the outer defenses and penetrating the heartland of the pantheon's faith.

Not only did the eternal gods of heaven, symbolizing eternity in the cloud-top temples, fall one after another like shooting stars, their falling divine blood staining the galaxy crimson.

The very foundation upon which they depended for survival, their world of faith spanning countless planes, was extinguished in droves under the relentless attacks of the Red Heart Society.

Hymns turned to wails, prayers to curses, and the very foundations of faith were mercilessly crushed.

What chilled the gods of Heaven to the bone and left them bewildered was that these true gods of the Red Heart Society clearly possessed fervent and distinct individual emotions, unlike the absolutely rational killing machines of the Abyss Demons.

In theory, the true god of rules should feel intense aversion and pain towards the large-scale slaughter of living beings and the destruction of the world that nurtures civilization.

After all, witnessing the horrific spectacle of countless lives being annihilated by one's own power would be a mental shock powerful enough to break any sentient being.

Yet they were like war puppets in human skin, their eyes as cold as ancient ice, their movements as precise as the Grim Reaper's scythe, completely oblivious to the cries of agony and destruction of the world beneath their feet.

[They especially despise the attempts by the Heavenly pantheon to morally blackmail others by slaughtering the innocent and abandoning mercy, showing not even the slightest psychological reaction.]

Damn it!

[A dying God of Heaven, before his divinity shattered, uttered a sorrowful and indignant accusation; the lament of faith trembled across the heavens and earth.]

[Rules are the true god!]

Your eyes are filled with the flames of faith, yet your hearts are more cruel and cold than the most filthy worms of the abyss!

In February of the 266th year of the Extraordinary Calendar, a terrifying upheaval, powerful enough to shake the very foundations of the Heavenly Pantheon, descended.

The ancient monarch who wielded the authority of divine judgment and absolute law, whose holy name resounded throughout the universe, and whose followers numbered enough to support a dazzling sea of ​​stars: the Lord of Judgment, has fallen.

The core of His eternal divine kingdom, constructed from countless sacred codes, was utterly destroyed by Ye Lingtian with a sword that seemed to embody the very will of death in the universe.

At that moment, the mournful light of divine demise that pierced through countless dimensions became an eternal mark.

The collapse of the divine kingdom triggered a tsunami of faith, plunging hundreds of millions of believers into collective frenzy and despair.

These horrifying images, etched deep into the souls of all believers through the residual vibrations of the Heavenly Faith Network, have become an eternal, persistent collective nightmare that would make even the gods tremble.

[The Lord of Judgment!]

The fall of this ancient pillar of Heaven not only resulted in a massive loss of top-tier combat power, but also dealt a fatal blow to the spiritual symbol of the Heavenly pantheon.

Unbelievable!

At this very moment, unbelievable whispers of despair are spreading like a plague through the souls of all the surviving true gods of Heaven.

[The Radiant Lord, who witnessed this apocalyptic scene firsthand, one of the last remaining leaders of the Heavenly Pantheon, gritted his teeth and burned his precious primordial divine power, issuing a final ultimatum to the God of War who was far away on the front lines of the bloody battle in the abyss, commanding the expeditionary army of the spirit realm.]

The pantheon of gods has reached the brink of despair!

If no reinforcements arrive, we will have no choice but to submit to the murderous demon Ye Lingtian in humiliation and become his servants and lackeys.

Where his sword points, that is where we will fight to the death!

[To endure is above all illusory glory!]

However, this plea for help, filled with endless humiliation and blatant threats, vanished without a trace, failing to stir even the slightest ripple.

The war god's face was like ancient, unyielding ice of war, expressionless, his deep eyes reflecting only a cold, calculating view of the entire situation.

The number of true gods who have fallen in the Heavenly Pantheon exceeds ten, and the crumbling world of faith is extinguishing one after another like candles in the wind. The blood feud forged with Ye Lingtian is so deep that even the waters of the entire galaxy cannot wash it away.

Furthermore, would a dominant force in the spirit world, a behemoth wielding significant influence on the global chessboard, really stoop to begging for mercy from its mortal enemy after only a few decades of conflict?

This is simply the greatest insult to the wisdom of the gods!

The God of War instantly saw through the clumsy coercion hidden beneath the Lord of Glory's words—using the threat of collective defection as leverage to force the main force of the Spirit Realm to return to their aid.

But at this moment, the God of War stands at a historical juncture that could rewrite the fate of the spirit world.

[The main force of the spirit realm gods under His command has just paid an unimaginable price, using countless drops of divine blood and divine power to tear apart the last line of defense erected by the will of the abyss.]

Ahead, the core territory of the abyss, flowing with endless chaotic essence, has been wide open.

The supreme opportunity to devour the abyss's essence, heal the wounds of the spirit realm, nourish one's own divinity, and touch upon a higher realm is within reach.

At this crucial moment, concerning the rise and fall of the spirit realm as a whole, and even determining the future divine path of every true god participating in the battle, should we return?

【joke!】

[Let alone recalling the main force to reinforce the distant paradise, even if He, as commander-in-chief, forcibly issued the order, who would listen to Him?]

How many of those true gods of the spirit realm, their eyes bloodshot with lust from the abyss's origin, yearning to break through the bottleneck of billions of years, would willingly forgo a readily available feast to snatch chestnuts from the fire for others?

On one side lies the seemingly within-reach, ascending stairway to godhood, a path to supreme power; on the other, the life-or-death struggle of others.

The answer to this multiple-choice question is so simple that it requires no thought for any deity who still retains reason.

Moreover, this matter is directly related to the grand plan for the restoration of the entire spirit world. How can we allow the survival of one family of gods in Heaven to shake our foundations and cause countless sacrifices to go to waste?

The God of War's will was stronger than divine metal, instantly casting aside the wails of heaven. The halberd in his hand, a symbol of supreme authority, tore through the void, pointing directly at the boiling, churning sea of ​​origin in the abyss.

[All troops, listen to my command!]

[Target—The Origin of the Abyss!]

In September of the 275th year of the Extraordinary Calendar, under the raging restraint of the War God Agris, whose indomitable fighting spirit burned fiercely, another towering pillar of the Heavenly Pantheon—the Lord of Holy Light—fell one after another.

[His immortal divine body, constructed from the purest heavenly light and symbolizing eternity and redemption, was caught by Ye Lingtian in a fleeting opening created by Aglios's iron fist.]

A sword beam of killing intent, condensed to its utmost, seemingly capable of severing the threads of fate, descended from the heavens, carrying the deathly stillness of ending all things. It cleaved the Lord of Holy Light from head to throne, along with the magnificent Kingdom of Light behind Him, completely cleaving them apart.

As the boundless holy light receded like the tide, the lamentations of the divine kingdom echoed throughout the universe.

The successive falls of the core gods of the Heavenly Pantheon instantly ignited the killing intent within Ye Lingtian's body, which had already reached its peak.

The terrifying power that had been accumulating for so long and was on the verge of a qualitative change, catalyzed by the profound understanding of the true meaning of slaughter accumulated during the ten thousand years of bloody battles in the previous timeline, erupted like a dormant volcano that had been dormant for billions of years.

The invisible chasm that stood between the mighty true gods and the pinnacle of the universe shattered like a fragile glass barrier under the impact of this immense force of internal and external fusion, destruction and rebirth.

Ye Lingtian has risen to the top, officially joining the ranks at the very pinnacle of the global pyramid. [The First Tier!]

[Top-tier True God combat power!]

This is by no means a simple leap in realm, but a complete transformation of the essence of life and the level of power.

[At this moment, the vast torrent surging through every divine vein of His slaughtering divine body combined with the limitless amplification brought about by the spontaneous combustion of everything.]

Its grandeur, its purity, and its inherent destructive will have transcended the comprehension of ordinary true gods, reaching the pinnacle of combat power He had attained after enduring countless trials in the previous timeline!

[A vast and unparalleled power, like a galaxy awakening, surged and roared within Ye Lingtian's reconstructed God of Slaughter body.]

Every divine thread is imbued with a destructive power powerful enough to make the stars tremble.

He lowered his head slightly, his eyes, as deep as a black hole in the universe, fixed on the killing rules swirling around him.

These rules, like living chains of blood or living runes of destruction, exude an ultimate chill that even gods and demons fear.

[In the previous timeline, ten thousand years had passed!]

[Having endured countless struggles on the brink of life and death, and painstakingly climbed through mountains of corpses and seas of blood, amidst a rain of falling gods, and with the aid of numerous rare and extraordinary opportunities, one finally reached such pinnacle of combat power.]

[And now, from the ignition of the divine fire to the taking of slaughter, only a mere century has passed.]

This leap forward, which can only be described as miraculous, is truly inspiring.

【really! 】

The key to success in the snowball effect is to start early.

Only by striving at the very source of the river of destiny can one accumulate the supreme power to ultimately overturn the world and crush all heavens.

[Having descended to earth ten thousand years ahead of schedule, and ascended to the divine throne ten thousand years ahead of schedule, with the unwavering support and bloody battles fought alongside his comrades-in-arms in the Red Heart Society, He returned to His former glory at a speed beyond the comprehension of time and space.]

[Even worse!]

At this moment, He stands proudly above the shattered territory of the Heavenly Pantheon, with the burning remains of the divine kingdom beneath His feet and His blood-soaked comrades behind Him.

He felt the immense power within him, a power powerful enough to distort and tremble even the laws of the universe. A realization, clear as a universal truth, was etched into the core of his soul like a brand.

Within the realm of the true God, nothing can threaten His life!

[Neither the Star Demon God nor the Heart Demon God will do!]

Only the will of the Great World can truly and completely obliterate Him!

The next moment, His gaze seemed to pierce through the barriers of endless space and time, ignoring the boiling battlefield and the shattered dimensional barriers, directly crossing dimensions and precisely locking onto another profound space where He was located.

[There, the Star Demon God, being hunted down by the three world wills, is hiding.]

Immediately afterwards, Ye Lingtian's divine sense traversed time and space.

[Star Demon God, will you help me destroy the Heavenly Pantheon, or will you continue with your own future?]

In another distant space, the Star Demon God received Ye Lingtian's telepathic message but remained silent.

[From the marks on the future warriors of the Red Heart Society, He had already seen through everything.]

[The rules for true god transformation and the methods for sacrificing authority provided by the Red Heart Society also allowed Him to see an aura that did not belong to this time and space.]

Combining these two scenarios, there's only one answer!

The different treatment He received from the Heart Demon God within the Red Heart Society also proved my conjecture.

Now that Ye Lingtian has extended an invitation, should he go?

【go!】

Almost instantly, the Star Demon God had the answer in his mind.

[He may not care about His own experiences and choices in other dimensions, but He knows with absolute certainty that if He wants to go further and climb higher on this supreme path that transcends the constraints of the greater world.]

[Even reaching that legendary realm, where one firmly binds oneself to the Red Heart Society, this colossal ship destined to overturn eras, and following closely behind, is the most advantageous and direct path to success.]

Thinking this, the Star Demon God's enormous stellar divine body suddenly erupted with terrifying light.

[He abruptly mobilized the vast power of the rules and stars, which had just been transformed and was still adapting and integrating, and forcibly tore open the surrounding space.]

In the next instant, above the core territory of the Heavenly Pantheon, already riddled with holes and soaked in divine blood and war, the previously chaotic and filthy void was suddenly and completely purified by an unimaginable power.

[Boundless starlight, like the purest cosmic waterfall, crashed down with overwhelming force. Its brilliance instantly dispelled the destructive gloom and bloody mist that permeated the battlefield, coating the shattered stars and the burning remnants of the divine kingdom with a sacred yet chilling silver glow.]

This sudden, extraordinary starlight phenomenon, imbued with supreme order and magnificent power, was like a ray of hope cast into the abyss of despair, instantly igniting the dying embers of hope among all the remaining gods of Heaven!

【Stars!】

The God of Stars has descended!

[A divine being, his body broken, looked up at the heavens, and his ecstasy instantly infected all his comrades through the network of faith.]

In the pantheon of the spirit world, the Star God, who holds the power over the stars, and the two True Gods, who rule the moon and govern the sun, have always been a unified trinity, advancing and retreating together, forming an unbreakable alliance of radiant deities.

Their combined divine magic has repeatedly turned the tide in decisive divine battles.

The appearance of the God of Stars is almost tantamount to announcing the simultaneous arrival of two powerful allies, the Moon and the Sun.

We're saved!

With the entire Radiant Alliance present, they will surely be able to suppress these demons!

The remaining believers in Heaven across countless worlds have experienced the joy of the true God through their connection with faith.

They raised their tear-streaked faces, erupting in fervent cheers and prayers of relief, as if they saw the dawn of renewed holy light, cleansing evil.

But as the starlight faded, a chilling coldness shot straight to the top of one's head.

The god who arrived was not a star god from the spirit realm, but a supreme being who, along with the group of true gods of rules before them, successfully performed a ritual of sacrificing authority and gained power surpassing that of true gods.

[A natural ally of the true god of rules!]

【Star Demon God!】(End of Chapter)