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

The hourglass reaches zero at the very moment...

There were no earth-shattering explosions, nor any dazzling light and shadow effects.

Everything happened very peacefully.

Yet it also exudes a chilling and eerie atmosphere.

Alaya's body was frozen in time the instant it returned to zero.

The anger, despair, and fear on his face were frozen in that moment forever.

Then, starting from his fingertips...

His indestructible demigod body began to turn into fine gray powder.

The powder did not drift away with the wind; instead, it vanished into the air the instant it left his body.

In just two seconds, Alaya was wiped off the face of the earth as if by an invisible eraser, leaving not a trace.

His soul, his body, and his demigod rules were all forcibly stripped away and completely annihilated.

Following closely behind, three other demigods of the Forbidden Water Clan met the same fate.

They didn't even get to utter a final sound before their bodies turned into gray powder and disappeared into the air one after another.

The four deep-sea demigods who had driven the Divine Sherman Legion into a desperate situation vanished without a trace in the face of absolute rules.

Finally, it was the turn of the enormous projection of the Abyss Emperor.

When the hourglass above its head reaches zero, all movement on the mountain of flesh instantly stops.

The million ravens that were frantically pecking at the meat seemed to sense something and immediately flew away from the mountain of flesh in flocks, regrouping around the giant raven on top of Gu Xu's sedan chair.

The enormous single eye in the very center of the mountain of flesh instantly lost all its color and luster, turning into a grayish-white color.

"Waaah..."

A silent wail echoed through the dimensional rift; it was the lament of the rules produced when a wisp of the origin of a source-level being was completely obliterated.

The massive mountain of flesh began to collapse, like a sand sculpture weathered over millions of years, instantly turning into a sky full of gray dust.

These dust particles quickly dissipated into the void.

The black column of water connecting to the deep sea also collapsed...

"My passionate horse! It's finally clean!"

Gu Xu looked at the empty plane in front of him and took a deep breath.

The four seafood demigods who were just swaggering in mid-air, along with that disgusting Origin-level eyeball, are now reduced to ashes.

The place was so clean it looked like someone with obsessive-compulsive disorder had just wiped the floor three times with disinfectant.

"belch."

The person who had died, standing atop the red sedan chair, let out an extremely loud burp.

It patted its round belly with its jet-black wings, seemingly very satisfied with this high-end extra meal.

Those small eyes even showed a human-like expression of lingering satisfaction.

But the next moment, this thing sent another thought, its meaning clear: "I'm full, I want to sleep!"

"You're having a good time, eating your fill and then sleeping, aren't you worried about gaining weight!"

Gu Xu's lips twitched. He silently complained in his mind, then with a slight thought, he recalled the guy.

The moment the mental connection was severed, an unprecedented sense of emptiness and exhaustion swept over my entire body.

The feeling was like having stayed up for seven consecutive nights modifying code, only to be dragged into a four-hour debriefing meeting by the product manager; every cell in my body was protesting wildly.

The blue bar is not only empty, but it has even become a negative number.

"This is fucking tiring..."

Gu Xu slumped in the sedan chair like a deflated balloon, not wanting to move a single finger.

"If the command doesn't give me extra money for this kind of high-level game where I'm carrying five others, I'll turn around and become a guide for the alien race."

He mumbled something and closed his eyes, trying to calm his wildly beating heart.

Honestly, he's incredibly sleepy right now!

And my heart was pounding!

If it weren't for the fact that Old Heart was familiar with defying the heavens, he would have been truly afraid that he would collapse at any moment!

Just as Gu Xu was pondering whether he should take a nap in the sedan chair before the reinforcements arrived.

A strange change occurred above their heads.

The dimensional rift, which had been quiet, suddenly began to twist violently, emitting a series of teeth-grinding roars.

Immediately afterwards, there was a loud "rip" sound, as if someone had torn a large piece of thick sheet metal apart with their bare hands.

Several dazzling golden streaks, so bright they were impossible to look at directly, crashed through the barriers of space like meteorites tearing through the universe, and descended with a deafening roar!

With such grandeur and pomp, anyone who didn't know better would think some deity had descended to earth to check the water meter.

The golden light faded, and space trembled.

Two figures shattered the void and strode out.

Leading the way was an old man dressed in a Taoist robe, with an air of otherworldly wisdom.

He wore his hair in a bun and looked somewhat thin.

But as long as he stands there, he is like an insurmountable mountain.

The turbulent spatial currents around him all obediently turned into a gentle breeze.

This is precisely one of Sherlock's ultimate strengths...

Night Watchman, Source-level expert—Chen Zhenyuan!

Half a step behind him was Wang Cang, an old acquaintance of Gu Xu and a demigod-level powerhouse who had briefly slipped away from Kunlun Void to protect him.

At this moment, Old Master Wang Cang was still carrying that tattered pipe, wearing old cloth shoes and lantern pants.

But his eyes revealed a resolute and ferocious determination, as if he were ready to drag others down with him at any moment.

"You alien scum! How dare you touch the pride of my divine world! You're courting death!"

Before Old Master Chen Zhenyuan could even regain his footing, a furious roar filled with murderous intent exploded within the dimensional rift, causing the surrounding space to vibrate and hum.

He had already heard about the situation from that young man Zhang Daoxuan before he arrived.

The East China Sea defense line collapsed, and four demigods from the forbidden water tribe ganged up on Gu Xu.

Such a terrifying lineup would be a challenge even for Chen Zhenyuan himself, let alone a young man who has just reached the fourth level of advancement.

"Old buddy, we might be done for today. Are you scared?"

Wang Cang gripped his pipe tightly, his fighting spirit surging in his chest.

"What's there to be afraid of!"

Chen Zhenyuan's beard and hair stood on end, exuding an aura of dominance.

however.

Just as these two top combatants of Sheikha, filled with grief and rage, were preparing to fight the abyss monster to the death, their blood splattering everywhere.

They were stunned.

What came into view was not an overwhelming army of seafood, nor an arrogant and bloodthirsty demigod, nor that legendary Origin-level giant eyeball that could drive people to madness with just one glance.

It's as quiet here as a public restroom that's just been cleaned.

The place was empty, with only stones crushed by the aftershocks of the battle scattered on the ground, and a faint, musty smell of seaweed lingering in the air.

Grandpa Chen Zhenyuan's invincible aura was instantly stuck in mid-air, unable to go up or down, making his old face turn red with frustration.

He stared wide-eyed, his gaze sweeping around like a high-powered searchlight, but he couldn't see a single sea cucumber, let alone a demigod.