Master Changsheng

Chapter 463, Section 461: The Scene Before the Destruction of the Divine Court

[You have entered the ninth level of the Divine Court: the Divine Court Resolution Center].

Every ten years, you will have the opportunity to fight the Chosen One; the victor will gain control of the Divine Court Decision Center.

[Note: If the battle lasts more than 5 minutes without a winner, it will be considered a draw, and the challenger will be deemed to have lost.]

[Note: The selector can force the challenger to take on the challenge at the ten-year deadline.]

An Kai was stunned as he stared at the series of notifications that appeared before him.

He quickly realized where he was truly in a predicament.

—【The Ninth Level of the Divine Court】!

"Did my jinx really come true?"

The system's continuous prompts further explained to An Kai how to break out of his current predicament.

There is only one way to leave the Ninth Level of the Divine Court.

The challenge, which takes place once every ten years, is to kill the Decision Maker within five minutes.

Even a fool could guess that the decision-maker was definitely the "teacher".

This is no small feat.

More importantly, the time Ankai experienced in the Ninth Level of the Divine Court did not flow at a chaotic rate, but at the same rate as the outside world.

If Ankai fails to defeat the Chosen Ones several times, decades will have passed in the outside world.

For the divine realm today, decades of experience can absolutely bring about earth-shattering changes.

The only piece of good news is that An Kai is in the Ninth Level of the Divine Court, and is currently the only being to have entered the Ninth Level of the Divine Court.

When the Ninth Level of the Divine Court descends upon the Divine Realm depends entirely on how quickly Ankai defeats the Chosen One.

This was the only piece of good news.

So that when he is in seclusion, a deity will descend and destroy the foundation he has built.

In addition to the system notification, An Kai also saw two other constantly changing system notifications:

[Challenge Countdown: 9 years, 11 months, 29 days, 23 hours, 52 minutes, and 36 seconds.]

This notification indicates that Ankai's previous battle with the "teacher" was defined as a draw, meaning the chosen one won by default.

Compared to defeating the "teacher," Ankai believes that it is more important to defeat the opponent and find the traces of the opponent's moves.

In addition, a system notification appeared before An Kai's eyes.

[Countdown to the opening of the ninth level of the Divine Court: 6,342 years, 6 months, 18 days, 21 hours, 32 minutes, and 40 seconds.]

"Over six thousand years?"

"Is this the true time when the [Divine Court] descended upon the divine realm?"

The system notification that kept counting down appeared in front of him, which made An Kai suddenly remember his previous life.

He had indeed heard that a great change had occurred in the realm of gods thousands of years ago, altering the格局 (geju, a concept encompassing the structure, order, and hierarchy) of the gods.

This leads to the storyline where the "God of Law" clashes with numerous deities.

Based on Ankai's understanding in this life, he did not know what the [God of Law] had experienced at that time.

Because this doesn't fit Ankai's impression of the "God of Law" in this life.

Although the previous life of the [God of Law] was very fierce, fighting against many gods and making them unable to raise their heads, it forced players to turn what should have been a "dynasty conquest" game into a "farming game".

However, compared to the [God of Law] that Ankai knew in this life, the changes here are still very significant.

First and foremost is strength. The strength of the [God of Law] that Ankai knows in this life far surpasses that of those so-called gods and other [Supreme Gods].

Ankai even suspected that the other two Supreme Gods combined were no match for the God of Law.

With such immense power, what exactly did he go through to become entangled with numerous gods for thousands of years, until he was rewarded by the player and became part of the player's main storyline?

An Kai couldn't understand it before.

When he realized there was a countdown to the arrival of the Ninth Level of the Divine Court, Ankai seemed to have guessed some of the answers.

As expected, it was the appearance of the Ninth Level of the Divine Court that prompted the God of Law to tear off his mask and choose to fight against numerous gods alone.

It was also because of the [Ninth Level of the Divine Court] that the [God of Law] had encountered something in An Kai's previous life, and his strength was different from what An Kai had in mind, not reaching the level of his expected strength.

After a moment of contemplation, An Kai muttered to himself, "Could it be because of my teacher that the [God of Magic] exhibited such a drastic change in my previous life?"

The more he thought about it, the more likely Ankai seemed to be the case.

The mystery and power of the "teacher" need no further explanation from him.

The Divine Court has nine levels, each one exceeding An Kai's expectations.

Each layer is mysterious and powerful.

As the creator of the [Nine Heavens of the Divine Court], An Kai had reason to believe that his "teacher" could truly influence the [God of Law] and many other deities and the divine realm.

After all, the current [Divine Court] is influencing the divine realm and the gods.

The main function of each of the nine levels of the Divine Court is to seal the energy of the divine realm, causing the development of the divine realm to reverse, thus making the divine realm no longer suitable for gods to live in.

The gods were forced to go to the Chaos Space, where they chose to slumber while waiting for the divine energy to revive once more, that is, for the [Nine Heavens of the Divine Court] to appear and for the blockade of the divine energy to disappear.

Recall what Ankai had seen and heard along the way regarding the Nine Heavens of the Divine Court.

The concept of "teacher" has always been shrouded in mystery.

To this day, An Kai still doesn't understand why his "teacher," who, according to the rumors he'd heard, was no match for the "God of Law" even with a single palm strike, would create the "Ninefold Divine Court" to seal off the energy of the entire divine realm.

Even the three supreme gods were helpless.

All of this is shrouded in mystery.

However, An Kai has now been forced to enter the [Ninth Level of the Divine Court: The Divine Court Decision Center]. An Kai thinks that once he truly defeats his "teacher", all these mysteries will be solved.

This can also explain why the [God of Law] in his previous life suddenly fought against many and attacked other gods like a mad dog.

However, even though the problem was solved, An Kai kept the lesson in mind.

For example, before anything actually happens, stop making careless remarks, plant a flag in reverse, and directly let him encounter the "teacher" and be dragged into the [Ninth Level of the Divine Court: The Divine Court Decision Center].

Looking back now, if it happened again, An Kai would definitely not have said those words.

And if Chris had said such things before her, and if she had planted the flag in the opposite direction, Ankai would have stopped her immediately.

Now everything has come true. I wonder when I will be able to leave the [Ninth Level of the Divine Court: The Divine Court Resolution Center], and when I will be able to return to the House of Goodness.

Most importantly, being absorbed into the [Ninth Level of the Divine Court: The Divine Court Decision Center] was too sudden, and An Kai was completely unprepared.

In the initial period of his time there, according to An Kai's observations, he simply couldn't find a way to improve his spell rank within the [Ninth Level of the Divine Court: The Divine Court Decision Center].

The only thing I'm glad about is that my improvement in all four attributes wasn't delayed.

Perhaps if we keep dragging this out, we won't need to continue improving the four spells; we can defeat "Teacher" simply by improving the four attributes.

However, that might take a long time.

Perhaps a hundred years, perhaps a thousand years.

Ankai had never been in seclusion for such a long time.

However, at critical junctures, such as the current situation, the ability to continuously improve the four attributes has given An Kai a sense of reassurance.

This is his most powerful and confident tactic.

It's true what they say: only when the tide goes out can you see who's been swimming naked.

With nearly ten years until the next challenge, "The Choice," Ankai doesn't need to worry about how to defeat "the teacher" right now.

What he needed to consider was how to survive under the "teacher's" control.

In the previous battle, An Kai fought with all his might and barely managed to secure a draw by relying on his "teacher" and the loopholes in the [Ninth Level of the Divine Court: The Divine Court Decision Center].

However, the previous battle between Ankai and his teacher, which appeared to be a fierce and bloody fight, actually lasted less than a minute in total, at most about ten seconds.

It's still quite a distance to five minutes from now.

However, in just ten seconds, of Ankai's 2000 substitutes that could block a fatal blow, less than one hundred remained.

An Kai sensed that it would take about two years to recover to 2000 units.

It will definitely be able to recover before the next match.

The key point is that even if it recovers, it can only stop the "teacher" for about ten seconds at most.

It's very likely that it took less than ten seconds.

Because Ankai had never figured out the limits of the "teacher's" abilities or what the "teacher's" methods were, he was unable to provide the "teacher" with the means to deal with the situation or arrange the most appropriate countermeasures.

Therefore, An Kai is completely in the dark about the challenges that will come nearly ten years from now.

As for praying that his "teacher" wouldn't challenge him in ten years, Ankai might as well pray that the God Realm explodes in ten years, causing the [Ninth Level of the Divine Court: The Divine Court Resolution Center] to explode as well.

Although he didn't know whether the "teacher" in the present was his true form or an avatar, one thing was certain: he was certain that An Kai had cruelly tortured and killed many of his avatars.

The hatred between the two had long since become an irreconcilable feud.

Praying for leniency is out of the question.

[The Ninth Level of the Divine Court: The Divine Court Decision Center] Appearing in the Divine Realm ahead of schedule, contrary to common sense, is precisely to target Ankai.

An Kai felt somewhat aggrieved.

The master and his apprentice were very loving towards each other.

How did it turn into a bloodbath when it came to him?

Every move is a killing blow; it's a fight to the death.

"Oh, what a miserable life!"

Only the "teacher" couldn't hear An Kai's complaints; otherwise, she would have pointed at An Kai's nose and yelled, "Why! What are you asking! Why are you asking yourself?!"

"Kill!" Just as An Kai was pondering, a soft, angry roar suddenly came from afar.

[The Ninth Level of the Divine Court: The Divine Court Decision-Making Center] is shrouded in mist year-round, and even in Ankai, visibility is extremely limited.

He could barely make out his surroundings; he was in a dilapidated palace complex.

These dilapidated palace complexes are, unsurprisingly, the true form of the [Ninth Level of the Divine Court: The Divine Court Resolution Center] that previously manifested before Ankai to provide energy to his "teacher".

Upon hearing the shout of "Kill!", An Kai realized in just one second who the voice belonged to.

"Player Li Dabao?"

"No wonder I couldn't sense this kid's location suddenly; it turns out he entered the [Ninth Level of the Divine Court: The Divine Court Decision Center] before me."

"How could he, an ordinary player, have beaten me to it?"

An Kai's only question was that Li Dabao didn't know; if he did, he would have already cursed him out loud.

If An Kai hadn't left a trace of Li Dabao's aura that was detected by his "teacher," he wouldn't have wasted a chance at the [Ninth Level of the Divine Court: Divine Court Decision Center] to capture Li Dabao, a player who was completely useless.

After hearing the voice, An Kai tried to sense the trace of energy he had stored in Li Dabao's body.

Then slowly approach it.

The presence of the aura indicates that An Kai's perception was correct.

After walking cautiously for nearly a minute, An Kai met the player Li Dabao, who was in a state of madness, in front of a dilapidated palace platform.

His eyes were bloodshot, and he kept uttering words of fighting and killing.

Even though An Kai was already standing not far in front of him, Li Dabao seemed not to notice An Kai and remained immersed in his own world.

He waved his arms, his expression earnest, as if he were truly immersed in an epic battle.

Seeing this, An Kai did not rush forward.

He carefully used the trace of energy left in Li Dabao's body to try and understand why Li Dabao's mental world had changed.

At first, spying was difficult.

It was as if there was a thick city wall, preventing Ankai from peeking into what was inside.

But who is Ankai?

He spent over a month torturing Li Dabao to death more than three hundred times, finally using the trace of energy within Li Dabao's body to glimpse the scene beyond the city walls.

A scene resembling the end of the world unfolded before An Kai.

Limbs and severed bodies lay scattered everywhere, and mangled corpses littered the ground. The once magnificent palace complex was unrecognizable, its gray-black blood now staining it a new color.

At the edge of the horizon, several beings from the Divine Court stood in the air, holding staffs, all gazing at the gray, mist-shrouded sky.

Their faces bore an unyielding stubbornness, even though they themselves were already covered in wounds and needed to support each other to stand.

But they still did not yield, their gazes unwavering, as if they could see their enemy beyond the layers of fog.

Their eyes gleamed with a chilling light as they stared intently at the sky. Even in death, they would keep their enemies firmly in their hearts!

"Is this what the Divine Court looked like before its destruction?"

Using the energy within Li Dabao's body, An Kai glimpsed the spiritual world that Li Dabao had fallen into.

However, unlike Li Dabao, his cruel mental world did not corrupt him into an outcast like Li Dabao who only knew how to fight and kill.

Instead, he observed all of this with remarkable clarity.

They even wanted to see what lay beyond the fog in the sky.

Is it true, as he thought, that place is where the [God of Law] resides?

Just as An Kai's gaze swept over the [Divine Court] beings who were supporting each other as they stood, he stared intently at the sky.

The change occurred abruptly.

Suddenly, the figure of the "teacher" appeared.

Just as An Kai was about to continue checking, Li Dabao's mental world suddenly collapsed!

Ankai's consciousness had to withdraw.

As I exited, a system notification appeared before my eyes.

[You have completed a spiritual world trial and have been granted one opportunity to upgrade your spell level. The spell level cannot exceed Lv240.]

An Kai smiled upon seeing the system notification.

He didn't leave immediately, but waited in place for player Li Dabao to revive.

In the spiritual world, whether there is a "teacher" behind the sky is no longer important.

The important thing is that this spiritual world brought him benefits.

"That kid Li Dabao really needs to be let loose!"

(End of this chapter)