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

Upon receiving the order, Agrelius tore through space and set off.

【Boom——】

[In the area where the god of desire resided, under the raging aura of Agrus, the surrounding spatial crystal walls shattered like fragile glass.]

The turbulence caused by the spatial rupture was forcibly suppressed before it could spread.

His majestic divine body, as imposing as a moving mountain, carrying the intense heat to incinerate all things and a murderous aura that made even the divine tremble, descended with unparalleled precision into the region of the God of Desire, an area permeated with extravagance and lust.

[Without any further warnings or negotiations, since the great founder had already given the order, and in a way that would allow the other party to save face.]

Most importantly, He also knew how absurd the God of Desire's actions were.

Therefore, the first thing He did upon arriving was to start the fight.

At the very instant His divine feet touched the ground, an indescribable battle rule erupted around them, forming a shockwave.

This impact, originating from Agris, spread wildly in all directions with overwhelming force.

Wherever it went, the alluring illusions constructed of pink mist, the traps of desire woven from moans and murmurs, and the chains of laws formed from twisted love and lust within the realm of desire all crumbled.

In the blink of an eye, the vast area centered on Agrus was completely confined by this absolutely domineering battle domain.

This place is no longer a breeding ground for desire, but has transformed into an absolute arena belonging solely to Aglios, the God of War and the Rule!

【Aglius!】

This ancient war god, who had already ascended to the second tier of true gods of rules in the previous timeline, was himself an extremely powerful war god of rules.

When He perfectly superimposed His invincible experience accumulated through bloody battles in the previous timeline, along with His deeper understanding of the rules, onto His more powerful divine body in the current timeline, His power had already undergone a qualitative transformation.

[His power level far surpasses that of ordinary second-tier true gods; without burning himself, he can even temporarily contend with first-tier true gods.]

Putting aside other matters, defeating a God of Desire who has just passed the transformation ceremony, whose foundation is not yet stable, and who only has the title of a second-tier being without the corresponding substance, should not be a problem.

In Agris's eyes, this was at best a highly efficient target elimination mission.

Even though the God of Desire did possess an energy level theoretically belonging to the second tier after his transformation, it was still no match for Agrus's pure fighting spirit, forged from mountains of corpses and seas of blood, and his overwhelming control over the rules.

[Far from enough!]

The suddenness of this battle, which took place on the edge of the Red Heart Society's newly controlled starfield, and the terrifying pressure released the moment Agris arrived, immediately attracted the attention of those around.

Countless powerful or subtle divine thoughts instantly projected from all directions.

[The newly joined spirit gods and the original true gods of the Red Heart Society, all beings who sensed this conflict, focused their attention on it.]

[Especially the gods of the spirit realm, they all wanted to see just how powerful this Lava War God, renowned within the Red Heart Society and said to hold a position second only to the three transcendent beings, truly was.]

[I also want to see how long this god of desire, who dares to openly defy the ironclad laws of the Red Heart Society, can hold out.]

However, the battle progressed faster than any onlooker could have imagined, even in their wildest moments.

Faced with Agris's raging torrent of battle rules, as violent as the Big Bang, the rules of desire that the God of Desire had hastily assembled and was so proud of proved utterly fragile.

The god of desire attempted to bewitch Agris with endless illusions of extravagance, but Agris's eyes, burning with molten lava, held only icy fighting spirit; all illusions were incinerated into nothingness within ten thousand feet of his divine body.

[Then, the god of desire attempted to erode Agrelius's rule structure with a distorted law of love and lust.]

The pink threads of law, powerful enough to corrupt even ordinary gods, snapped instantly upon touching the boiling war runes on Agrelius's body, like fragile spider silk striking a red-hot iron.

The god of desire poured out all his divine power, conjuring a giant pink sword formed from the ultimate desires of countless beings, which, with a power capable of bewitching the universe, slashed towards Agrelius.

It was met with Agrelius's colossal fist, wreathed in lava and the laws of destruction.

[Bang! !!!]

[A deafening roar, enough to shatter the very stars, caused the great sword of desire to crumble inch by inch.] [And the body of the God of Desire, like porcelain struck by stars, exploded with a deafening crash, scattering divine blood and fragments of desire across the void!]

This devastating scene stirred up a tremendous wave within the souls of all the true gods of the spirit world who were secretly observing.

Although the God of Desire regained his divine body in a very short time and possessed the ability to fight again.

Even from this brief exchange, Aglios's strength is evident.

They finally realized with absolute clarity that the Red Heart Society's true strength extended far beyond those three lofty, transcendent beings.

The lava god Agrelius before them was an insurmountable monument of power standing before them.

[A mere few hundred years!]

From his initial rise to the pinnacle of the rules to now firmly standing at the top of the second tier, and even faintly touching the threshold of the first tier.

This phenomenal growth rate, this terrifying combat power that crushes its peers with pure combat rules, has practically declared an undeniable fact to the entire world.

[Aglius's future is far more than this.]

[He is destined to join the ranks of the first echelon of true gods, symbolizing the pinnacle of the universe, and there is even a strong possibility that he will follow in the footsteps of the three pioneers and embark on the path of transcendence, which is even more ethereal than that of true gods.]

The Red Heart Society, this newly formed behemoth, possesses a fertile ground for nurturing powerful individuals that is almost despair-inducing!

Just as Aglios was about to shatter the God of Desire's newly reconstructed divine body for the third time, crushing its core, a sudden change occurred.

A completely different, yet equally vast and powerful force, like an invisible mountain of billions of tons, suddenly descended upon this void sealed off by the battle domain.

This power wasn't an attack, but it carried an absolute suppression originating from the level of rules, forcefully intervening before Agris's ferocious attack trajectory.

The Lord of Power's calm and majestic voice, like a resounding bell, echoed throughout every inch of space.

【Aglius!】

Wait a minute!

I now understand the whole story!

How about you do me a favor?

Leave this arrogant and unbridled god of desire to me to deal with.

I guarantee that I will give the Red Heart Society a satisfactory explanation!

[Aglaus's iron fist, powerful enough to shatter stars, suddenly froze just millimeters from the core of the god of desire.]

His eyes, burning with molten lava, turned toward the direction where the will of the Lord of Power had descended; his face, flowing with lava, revealed neither joy nor anger.

Without a word, without asking any questions, Aglios simply withdrew his devastating fist and took a step back to the side.

This step is not only a temporary restraint of power, but also a silent acknowledgment of the power and prestige of the master, and a deterrent posture that can be unleashed again at any time.

Almost at the same moment Aglios retreated, another, completely different will silently gathered beside him.

[The Demon God of the Heart!]

This transcendent being who governs the rules of the mind, whose will manifests as the most intricate cosmic string, floats gracefully and coldly in the void.

His arrival, this embodiment of His will, is the most powerful restraint and silent warning to the Lord of Power.

[At the same time, it is also conveying a message to the Lord of Power.]

Is it more important to uphold the god of desire, or to achieve transcendence in the future?

[Your choice!] (End of Chapter)