The job change is a bizarre and calamity; the nation begs me to tone it down.

Lei Zhen and the others, listening from behind, were completely bewildered, having no idea what kind of riddle the two were playing.

But Gu Xu heard it clearly and distinctly.

His rampage outside, wiping out mythical geniuses from various countries and devouring those with divine abilities, was all a prelude to this moment.

This was his third job advancement mission, a path that had been planned out in advance.

Once you embark on this path, there's no turning back.

In other words, one is a "sacrifice".

A container used to hold the "old" body?

He suddenly remembered his first job advancement quest, "The Corridor of the Past." At that time, he felt as if something inside his body was about to come out!

And when he stopped suppressing that power, his body began to mutate...

Thinking of this, Gu Xu fell silent.

The air in the hall seemed to freeze completely, pressing heavily on his heart.

Moving forward to complete the mission of devouring the false god may trigger unknown taboos and plunge you into an abyss of no return.

If he retreats and abandons the job change quest, he will also face certain death.

Caught between a rock and a hard place, this is a hopeless situation with no chance of survival.

Time slips away, bit by bit.

After a long while, Gu Xu suddenly lowered his head, his shoulders trembling slightly.

A low laugh came from deep in his throat.

The laughter was initially very soft and intermittent, but it quickly grew louder and louder.

There was no fear in that laughter; instead, it carried an unbridled arrogance.

An absolute madness born from seeing through everything.

Will the same fate repeat itself?

"Hahahaha..."

Gu Xu's laughter echoed unrestrainedly throughout the hall.

He raised his head, his eyes no longer showing the surprise and coldness they had just held.

Some were left with only endless violence and arrogance.

His withered, fleshy wings on his back suddenly throbbed.

The raging black mist of calamity filled the upper half of the entire hall like a flood in an instant.

"My life, Gu Xu's life, even if it's that damned thing that can crush the universe at will, won't be taken away so easily!"

Gu Xu's voice exploded like thunder.

Instead of reverting to his divine state, he pushed the power of the calamity pump to its limit.

The dark energy throughout his body grew increasingly intense!

"Since this is a trap, and since you all think I'll follow the script, then today I'll devour this trap, along with all the filthy things that set it up behind the scenes, completely clean!"

He doesn't believe in fate.

If the source of this power is a rotting corpse, then he will completely obliterate the corpse's remaining will.

What if all of this was a conspiracy?

He then used this power to overturn the chessboard.

Gu Xu raised his hand, his index finger pointing directly at the Silver Moon Queen in front of the throne.

"Now, put away your compassionate rhetoric and fulfill your duties as a dungeon leader. Show me your health bar and let me see just how much nourishment a level 70 legendary remnant soul can provide for my advancement!"

Queen Silver Moon looked at Gu Xu, who was filled with fighting spirit in mid-air, and a hint of surprise flashed in her eyes.

Then, the initial surprise gradually turned into relief.

She did not continue to persuade him.

The vessel chosen by the ancient rulers must inevitably go through this process.

The other party would rather dance on the edge of a knife to fight for that sliver of hope.

They would never back down even a step and bow to an unknown fate.

Queen Silvermoon slowly raised the silver-white staff that had been hanging down in her hand.

Inside the main hall, which had been severely polluted by the black fog of calamity, a pure light suddenly shone.

Pure moonlight shone from the gem at the top of the staff.

She forcefully carved out a territory that belonged to her in the black mist.

"Then let me see if you can break free from fate and bear this forbidden power."

As her words fell, the first ray of moonlight cleaved through the thick black mist, carrying a chilling aura, and headed straight for Gu Xu's chest.

Upon seeing the thunder below, Qin Shuyao and Tieshan immediately perked up.

Although they couldn't understand the conversation, the signal for battle was clear.

The group roared and formed a battle formation, with various skills illuminating their bodies.

Even if they were facing a mythical being at level 70 with a billion HP.

These elite Sheikhs did not retreat an inch.

Gu Xu faced the moonlight that was powerful enough to pierce through an ordinary saint in an instant, and instead of retreating, he advanced.

The former rulers never believed in tears.

He didn't believe in any predetermined fate or the bullshit of reincarnation.

Since the ancient gods are dead, let them lie comfortably in the cold depths of space as fertilizer.

As for the current control of this body, and its future path.

Gu Xu is the one who calls the shots.

He spread his arms, and dozens of enormous tentacles behind him began to thrash wildly, carrying an aura of destruction, and lashed out directly at the moonlight and the Silver Moon Queen before the throne.

……

"Boom—"

A tremendous, muffled roar that made the entire earth tremble violently resounded from the deepest part of the East China Sea.

The sky over the East China Sea region was currently completely covered by a thick, oppressive layer of gray clouds.

Not a ray of sunlight can be seen.

Not long ago, a tremendous explosion erupted deep within the rift connecting the human world to the deep sea plane.

The power of that explosion was so terrifying that the shockwave was not completely blocked by the dimensional barrier.

Instead, it followed the already fragile cracks and gaps, and crashed solidly into the real world.

The crack, which was originally only a few kilometers wide, was torn apart outwards by the violent force, expanding several times over.

Visible gales, mixed with chaotic energy turbulence, swept directly across the coast of Donghai City.

The bustling commercial streets, towering office buildings, and densely populated residential areas that once stood near the coastline were rendered extremely vulnerable by this shockwave.

Load-bearing walls collapsed, and countless buildings were cut in half and collapsed with a crash.

The sturdy cross-sea bridge was twisted and deformed by the enormous force, eventually breaking into several pieces and falling into the turbulent sea.

The breakwater, stretching for more than ten kilometers, was uprooted in rows, and rubble mixed with seawater flooded into the city streets.

Within minutes, all the buildings in the entire coastal city were destroyed.

It has been transformed into a devastated wasteland.

Fortunately, the city has now become a ghost town.

Long before the saints of the Divine Xia Empire rushed to the front lines and Ye Nantian, the God of War, went into battle, the Supreme Command had already made a decision and issued an order to withdraw.

All residents of Donghai City and several surrounding prefecture-level cities must complete the task of evacuating inland as quickly as possible.

Millions of people, escorted by the military and local government, were evacuated in an orderly manner to the inland defense line by high-speed rail, buses, and military trucks.

Military and police officers maintained order at every intersection, while job seekers used their various skills to widen roads and clear obstacles.