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

Upon discovery, the Will of Hell took immediate action.

[Without any warnings, questioning, or giving the other party a chance to explain, it directly reveals the cold and ruthless side of the will of the world.]

In an instant, the sky above the luxurious divine kingdom where the Lustful Lord resided was completely enveloped without warning by terrifying crimson lightning, representing the most primal punishment and annihilation power of hell.

Each bolt of lightning contained the rage and absolute authority of the will of hell, capable of directly tracing cause and effect, burning away divine essence, and erasing the mark of existence.

In a mere instant, after a brief, almost imperceptible shriek from the soul, this supreme true god, renowned throughout the world, along with his vast divine kingdom, countless followers, accumulated treasures, and entire history, vanished into thin air.

[At this point, it completely vanished from the universe, as if it had never existed. The obliteration by the will of the Great World was clean, thorough, and left no trace.]

[A supreme true god, an existence unparalleled in the universe.]

However, faced with the Great World Will, which is in a state of heightened vigilance, its power over life and death is now no different from that of an ant.

The fall of the Lustful Lord is a bloody and direct warning and deterrent to all true gods who attempt to challenge the absolute authority of the Great World.

The death of the Lustful Lord, an end that would terrify any true god, did not, as the will of Hell had hoped, frighten the other top true gods who had also received the sacrificial ritual.

On the contrary, this incident has provoked an even stronger reaction.

[Amidst clandestine telepathic communication and desperate, secret gatherings, a consensus is rapidly spreading.]

The intense reaction from the will of Hell and the other great world wills precisely proves the reality and threat of the sacrificial ritual!

This proves that this path could indeed touch upon and even shake the very foundations of the world!

Therefore, they became more eager to study the methods of sacrificial authority, their research shifted from cautious to radical, and their methods of concealment became more sophisticated.

The feeling of having one's fate completely in the hands of the world, where life, death, honor, and disgrace are all determined by the whim of another, is truly unbearable.

The instantaneous annihilation of the Lustful Lord allowed all the top true gods to foresee their possible future fate.

No matter how powerful they are, as long as they remain within the larger world system, they will always be nothing more than high-level consumables and disposable pawns.

They also wanted to be like the Demon God, able to withstand or even toy with the will of the abyss through their own power.

[Be able to take control of your own destiny and pursue true power and freedom!]

Even if they face various risks in their future endeavors.

[But that desire to take control of one's own life and seek higher power and transcendence is an instinct rooted in the deepest part of the soul of all beings who climb to the pinnacle of true godhood, and it will never change.]

The iron-fisted suppression of the will of hell not only failed to extinguish the flames, but instead allowed the sacrificial sparks, fueled by despair and longing, to burn even more secretly and fiercely underground.

In September of the 515th year of the Extraordinary Calendar, a rebellion destined to be recorded in the annals of history erupted in the most intense and decisive manner, catching the three worlds completely off guard.

Far from the core territory of the Spirit Realm, in a desolate void where rules were relatively sparse, the Lord of the Spirit Realm's power completely tore off all pretense and restraint, and brazenly initiated the authority sacrifice ritual that he had already rehearsed countless times in his mind.

[When the violent radiance representing the pure power of the law exploded from the core of its divine body, soaring into the sky, the immense commotion instantly attracted the attention of the entire universe.] [This was not simply another attempt; its symbolic significance and impact were unparalleled!]

[Especially the will of the spirit realm, this ancient ruler who has always prided itself on absolute order, precise control, and transcendent rationality, at this moment, its coldly functioning core of will seemed to experience a brief shutdown.]

[He could never have imagined it, and absolutely could not have accepted it.]

This person, who was granted power and authority, bestowed with the power to wage war, and enjoyed endless resources and glory, and who was theoretically the most deeply bound to the spiritual order, actually turned against Him from behind at the crucial moment when He had just strengthened internal surveillance!

This is not merely a loss of power, but also the ultimate mockery and betrayal of the spirit world's proud system of governance.

The spirit realm's will, in its shock and rage, transformed into a chilling killing intent bordering on a program malfunction, its tendrils of power relentlessly swarming towards the void where the master of power resided.

Before the Abyss's Will could even instinctively feel schadenfreude at the misfortune befalling the Spirit Realm and channel that emotion into a mocking thought, an even more intense clap of thunder erupted in its own already riddled backyard.

Almost at the same moment the light of the Lord of Power's sacrifice rose, a sudden change occurred in three terrifying demonic realms deep within the abyss, far apart yet subtly interconnected by their respective rules.

The Source Demon God, the Fallen Demon God, and the Slaughter Demon God—these three top-tier demon gods, all standing at the pinnacle of the Abyss Demon God hierarchy—seemed to have made a pre-arranged agreement, echoing each other from the depths of their respective lairs.

[Simultaneously, in sync, they unhesitatingly and directly sacrificed the powerful authority they wielded.]

Three beams of sacrificial light, distinct in nature yet equally resolute, soared into the sky from different corners of the abyss. The tearing sensation from the abyss's very source instantly spread throughout the entire abyss, and the resulting tsunami of rules even briefly overshadowed the commotion from the Lord of Power's side.

The Abyss has been stabbed three times from the inside again!

Three top-tier demon gods!

Three more!

This number sent chills down the spines of everyone who witnessed it.

In other words, since the Star Demon God and the Heart Demon God successfully betrayed and rebelled, in a relatively short period of time, the Abyss Will has lost as many as five top-tier demon gods who stood at the pinnacle of its power system.

Each one is a supreme ruler selected from billions of years of brutal competition, a sharp blade in the abyss's conquest of all realms, and a crucial node in the abyss's network of rules.

Their collective defection not only represents an avalanche of top-tier combat power, but also signifies a fundamental and systemic collapse of the Abyss's system of binding the strong through devouring and bestowing authority.

[Also lost were the origin and corresponding authority forcibly stripped from the network of abyssal rules by the sacrificial ritual.]

Each peeling is like tearing a piece of muscle, complete with nerves and blood vessels, from the beast of the abyss; it is not only painful, but also leaves the body crippled and weakened.

The potential damage inflicted on the Abyss by five consecutive strippings may be far more profound than the loss of vast territories.

How can this be?

How can this be allowed? (End of Chapter)