Douluo Continent: The Eye of Truth

Chapter 208 The Fall of the Gods

The realm of gods, a place once filled with celestial energy.

Drawing sustenance from several planes, the place that those powerful beings yearn for is no longer what it once was.

After the loss of the Asura Divine Sword, the absence of the pillars of the divine position, the overthrow of the Golden Dragon King, and the destruction of the central hub of the divine realm.

This world, which originated from the remnants of the Dragon God Realm and was supported by several God-Kings, could no longer continue.

All of this was actually foreshadowed, as those ambitious deities who wanted to advance further would choose to leave the divine realm.

Once they have mastered the power of the rules contained within the divine position, they will abandon the divine position and head alone into the boundless void.

The first Sea God was like this, and so was the first Asura God. For them, everything in the divine realm was just a part of their journey.

This place cannot contain their pursuits, and this unchanging divine realm will not be the end of their lives.

Over time, millions of years have passed since the birth of the divine realm.

Because it originated from the Dragon God Realm, the size of the God Realm itself has remained almost unchanged for millions of years.

All of this is to maintain the stability of the divine realm and avoid repeating the mistakes of the Dragon God Realm.

The reason why the Dragon God Realm was destroyed was largely because the existence of the Dragon God alone was too important to the Dragon God Realm.

With one god as the leader, if a decision is wrong, everything will be irreversible, which is also the original intention of the Gods' Council.

However, any system that is not improved will inevitably decay in the end, and the divine realm is no exception.

The system of the Divine Council has existed for far too long and has never changed, as have the divine positions that serve as the pillars of the divine realm.

Although new gods are occasionally added to the Divine Council, the rate at which they are created cannot keep up with the number of gods whose positions are shattered due to accidents.

The number of deities in the divine realm today is even less than when the divine realm was first created.

It was precisely because of this that those gods who could not bear the desolation and unchanging nature of the divine realm left it.

Gradually, these positive and enterprising voices disappeared from the divine realm, especially for those who inherited the divine positions of their predecessors and became gods.

Each of them was a true chosen one of destiny in their respective plane and era, though their natural talents may not have been extraordinary.

However, everything they experienced and the luck they carried were absolutely top-notch.

If not, how could one gain the favor of the gods and inherit this power among millions of people?

However, precisely because of this, even if they originally had the potential to create their own divine positions, they still need to go through more trials, accumulation, and arduous training.

However, the inheritance of divine positions allowed them to skip these processes and directly reach the 'end'.

Even if this "end point" truly means that it is impossible to go any further, even if this "end point" is just a stop on the path chosen by those who came before.

After inheriting the divine positions of their predecessors, these "chosen ones" have already lost the halo surrounding them.

They were simply following the path that their predecessors had already laid out and paved, but how could they care about how to continue on that path?

After cultivating diligently for hundreds or thousands of years, they finally inherited the position of gods. What they need to do next is, of course, enjoy this privilege.

Gods in the divine realm do not age, do not need to worry about weakening their power, and are not threatened by external enemies, after all, they are the most powerful beings in their world.

For these deities, even though they came from the mortal realm, in their eyes, they now reside in the divine realm.

It is a divine realm that enjoys the spiritual energy and spiritual power of beings from all planes, and is filled with celestial energy.

Even though these offerings of mental power and spiritual energy can only allow them to reach the pinnacle of divine power.

The Divine Council strictly forbids them from further advancing their divine positions and powers, but what can they do about it?

After all, what is power for? Isn't power for defeating enemies, for possessing power, for...?

Now that they have all of this, why should they continue to pursue so-called power enhancement? Wouldn't it be better to just continue enjoying it?

This idea is not only possessed by those gods who ascended from the lower realms, but also by those innate gods who existed since the beginning of the divine realm.

In particular, the seven original sin deities and the two god-kings of good and evil.

Their power comes from the emotions of mortals, their seven emotions and six desires, their attachments to good and evil, which give them great divine power.

They were affected by these emotions far more deeply than the God of Destruction and the Goddess of Life, hence the departure of the previous generation of Asura Gods.

The two god-kings, one good and one evil, under the guise of playing games in the mortal world, arbitrarily chose Lieyan and Jidong to temporarily assume their godhood.

Even so, they did not have the same idea or courage as the previous generation of Asura Gods to truly break away from the divine realm.

After all, if they lose the offerings and faith of the masses, how should they exist, holding the reins of good and evil?

The same applies to the God of Destruction and the Goddess of Life. Their very existence is the key to maintaining the divine realm, but for this very reason, the divine realm also becomes their constraint.

At this moment, the palaces and pavilions on the outskirts of the divine realm have collapsed into the void, and most of the overflowing immortal spiritual energy has long since dissipated.

Today, the remaining gods, priests, and hunters in the divine realm have gathered in front of the main hall of the Divine Realm Committee.

Over countless years, perhaps they were all once exceptional talents who fought their way up in the mortal realm.

However, their long period of comfort had long since worn away their fearless spirit, and now they looked terrified, their hearts trembling.

They awaited the announcement from the four most powerful beings in the current divine realm; they wanted to hear a voice.

A voice reassured them, telling them that the divine realm would continue to exist and that all of this was just a minor change.

At this moment, the four great god-kings walked out of the main hall of the God Realm Committee, followed by the last ten or so first-level gods remaining in the God Realm.

Some of these deities had solemn expressions, some had sorrowful faces, and others had desolate expressions.

The God of Emotions and the God of Destruction, who were under the command of the God of Destruction, did not show much change in expression, but the Seven Deadly Sins and the Seven Elemental Gods had different expressions.

"The collapse of the divine realm is inevitable," said the God of Destruction, the leader of the four great god-kings, slowly.

Those second-level deities, third-level deities, priests, and hunters all looked fearful and uneasy upon hearing this.

However, they dared not interrupt the God of Destruction as he continued speaking.

"There is only one way to continue the existence of the gods: to completely abandon the existence of the divine realm and return to the mortal realm."

"By taking the divine positions as the foundation, the existence of the gods is re-bound to the material universe, so that the divine positions will not be destroyed along with the divine realm."

"While this would preserve the divine realm and the lives of the gods, it would also prevent the construction of the divine realm."

"The material universe is different from the dimension in which the divine realm exists; it has its own stable cosmic rules that limit the manifestation of various powers."

"Even if the divine positions exist, the power of the gods will not be as strong as it was when they were in the divine realm."

"Power is one aspect, as is lifespan; the rules of the divine realm are based on the binding and union of divine positions."

"However, birth, aging, sickness and death are the norm in the material universe, and the power of the gods cannot protect everyone equally."

"The hunters, the priests, those deities whose source is insufficient will once again fall into the decline of power and natural death."

Upon hearing this, all the gods grieved, and the expressions of the seven original sin gods and the seven elemental gods became even more grim.

Together with the God of Destruction and the Goddess of Life, who were born in the Dragon God Realm and possessed the cultivation level of a God-King.

If they were to fall to the mortal realm along with their divine positions, their strength would not simply return to normal levels like other deities, nor would it be as simple as losing the blessing of their divine positions.

They will fall by at least one major realm, because they will no longer be able to receive power from other planes or the divine realm.

This is undoubtedly even more difficult for them to accept, given their inherently superior status.

The Goddess of Life sighed softly: "To ensure that, during the fall of the divine realm, the gods will not be lost to other universes or planes due to the shattering of the divine realm."

"We, the four great god-kings, together with the god of original sin and the god of elements, anchored the fallen divine realm in a material universe that the divine realm had previously explored."

"This place will be where our divine realm rises again. This time, we need all the gods to work together. I hope to see you all again when the divine realm rises again in the future."

At this moment, the God of Kindness, Flame, and the God of Evil, Ji Dong, who were originally slightly behind, stepped forward and stood side by side with the God of Destruction and the Goddess of Life.

At the same time, four beams of divine light—purple, green, white, and black—pierced through the dome of the divine realm.

This already dilapidated divine realm is crumbling at an ever-accelerating rate due to the combined power of four god-king level experts and four super artifacts.

Many deities felt unwell as a result, and with the shattering of the divine realm, their divine positions were greatly affected, and their power was significantly reduced.

At this moment, the seven elemental gods and the seven original sin gods stood facing each other, forming the Elemental God Descent Formation and the Original Sin God Descent Formation.

Of the three great divine formations in the divine realm, the one centered on the divine realm's central hub is now unusable.

These two divine formations, the Elemental God Descent Formation and the Original Sin God Descent Formation, are the last trump cards of the God Realm.

The purpose of using these two divine formations today is not to fight enemies, but to maximize the gathering and utilization of the primordial power of these fourteen first-level innate deities.

As the divine power of the four great god-kings and fourteen first-level innate gods was burned and consumed in large quantities.

One by one, the divine positions were completely stripped from the divine realm, and at the same time, they turned into phantom images and appeared behind the gods present.

Without the stabilizing presence of gods, the original divine realm could no longer maintain its existence and was completely exposed to the void.

However, the Elemental God Descent Array and the Original Sin God Descent Array covered all the gods, priests, and hunters present.

This prevented them from being directly exposed to the void, and then the light from the Elemental God Descent Array and the Original Sin God Descent Array converged.

Four beams of divine light—purple, green, white, and black—converged and condensed at a single point, piercing through the void.

The next moment, the Elemental God Descent Array, the Original Sin God Descent Array, and the power of the four God Kings and their super artifacts merged into one.

It transformed into a tiny point of light, shooting out from the passage that pierced through the void, breaking through the spatial turbulence and the cosmic barrier.

Meanwhile, within the Pegasus Galaxy, the woman, a manifestation of the celestial consciousness of the Pegasus Twin Stars, sighed softly.

The four great gods of the divine realm had already communicated with her through various means, and although she was unwilling, she had no power to refuse.

Meanwhile, the Crimson Mother, who was hiding in the dark side of the Pegasus Galaxy and observing all the movements of the Pegasus Galaxy from within the Crimson Plane, was furious, and the entire Crimson Plane was enraged.

Originally, the Pegasus Galaxy was destined to be hers; ten thousand years or a hundred thousand years would be nothing more than a snap of the fingers for her.

Her trump cards for eroding and invading the Pegasus Galaxy were almost complete, but now an unexpected change has occurred. How hateful!

At the border of the Tianma Galaxy, the AI ​​Nan Ke transmitted all the information to all the powerful figures above the god level in the Douluo Council.

[The divine realm has been confirmed to have fallen, and the power of its laws has merged with various planets in the Pegasus Galaxy. The source has been confirmed as the following deities.]

[God-King], [First-Tier Deity], [Second-Tier Deity], [Third-Tier Deity]

[Crash location coordinates.]

[The realm of gods has been confirmed to have fallen; the power of those holding divine positions has decreased by one level, and they have appeared at the following locations.]

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At this moment, the Elemental God Descent Array and the Original Sin God Descent Array completely disintegrated upon entering the material universe.

All the divine positions transformed into beams of divine light of different colors, disappearing into planets within the Pegasus Galaxy suitable for their existence, where they merged with the material universe and thus stabilized.

Without the blessing of divine power, the strength of those powerful deities was greatly weakened, but they dared not linger.

Even though their speed couldn't match that of the gods who vanished into thin air, they transformed into streaks of rainbow light, chasing after their respective divine positions.

Meanwhile, those priests and hunters who did not hold divine positions did not experience a significant drop in divine power because they did not rely on the blessings of divine positions.

It is only slightly weakened because it is in the material universe and in a different galaxy.

At this moment, looking at the divine aura that could be seen and felt everywhere in the universe, a hint of ambition appeared in their eyes.

There are only so many divine positions available, so what if their natural talents are no weaker than those of the gods?

Without a divine position, they are forever at the bottom of the divine realm, with no room for advancement.

But at this moment, the fall of the divine realm and the disintegration and reorganization of divine positions are not a calamity for them, but rather a rare opportunity.

After all, those gods who have relied on the power of their divine positions for many years may now be less powerful than them.

(End of this chapter)