Chapter 972: Quasi-Saint |
"Poseidon, what were you thinking? Why would you give away your authority?"
"Exactly, I see you've given away half of it. Don't you want to be a god anymore?"
"By the way, are you and Her Majesty the Goddess of Nature still husband and wife? Now that your divine power has fallen to the Middle God level, you probably don't deserve Her Majesty the Goddess of Nature anymore, right?"
Facing these questions, Poseidon answered each one with a smile.
In his heart, however, he sneered coldly.
These greedy hyenas!
Coveting his divine power and authority was one thing—after all, that was the bait he had actively thrown out—but what was with those coveting his wife?
Originally, he felt a bit guilty, as some of these deities had no grudge against him.
If it weren't for Chen Huaian's needs, if it weren't for the need to oppose the Golden Dragon King, he might never have gotten involved with these deities in his entire life. But now...
Greed is the original sin. Go and die, all of you!
Become nourishment for Lord Chen Huaian!
"Actually, there aren't that many reasons." Standing before the door of the sealed chamber, Poseidon turned around.
His face was full of sanctity, and he spread his arms as if to embrace the various gods before him:
"We, as deities, possess endless years.
Haven't you ever felt bored?
Haven't you ever thought about... death?"
Death?
Boredom?
The various gods stared at Poseidon, utterly bewildered.
Has this Sea God gone mad?
Even Hades, the God of Death who controls death, hasn't said he's had enough of living.
They, the various gods, stand above mortals, possessing ninety-nine percent of the resources of the Canglan World.
How could they possibly feel bored?
If they're bored, don't they know to go to the Canglan Realm to find amusement?
Using the world as a Go board, using all living beings as Go stones.
Such things, they are all too familiar with.
"In short, welcome, everyone, to share in my divine power!"
Poseidon's tone was impassioned, and the large door behind him slowly began to open.
As the crack in the door opened inch by inch, dazzling radiance seeped out from within, instantly engulfing the various gods at the entrance.
Before the various gods could react, a vast and mighty pressure suddenly descended.
"Thud—!"
A Lower God couldn't withstand the pressure, his legs went weak, and he knelt on the ground.
The Middle Gods and High Gods were still holding on.
But as that pressure grew heavier and heavier, the sounds of kneeling connected into a continuous series. This pressure was unstoppable; even Poseidon knelt on the ground.
"This... what is this?"
They stiffly raised their chins, looking up at the sky.
Their eyes finally adjusted to the dazzling radiance at this moment.
Above the dome, five strange beasts they had never seen before were looking down at them from a commanding position.
"Little An, are these the deities of the Canglan World? They seem rather ordinary. I could crush them with one swipe of my paw!"
The White Tiger stretched out its sharp claws and fangs, its pale golden eyes filled with killing intent.
"Watch your words. You are an auspicious beast." Bai Ze elegantly raised a front hoof and gently placed it down, stirring up a cloud of mist. "Fighting and killing all day long, where is the bearing of an auspicious beast? In my opinion, we should thank the various gods of the Canglan Realm. Otherwise, how would we have this chance to recover?"
"Lady Bai Ze speaks wisely." The Black Tortoise's voice was as ancient as a bell.
Its tone seemed amiable, but in reality, a power of earth laws poured down, and bluish-yellow energy spread from underground.
The various gods, already finding it difficult to move under the pressure, now felt their feet sink as if into a quagmire, making it even harder to take a single step.
"Aren't these deities traitors?" Dang Kang grinned, revealing its teeth. "Since they are traitors, just slaughter them all. We still have to fight our way back; we can't waste these law powers."
Chenghuang drifted at the very top, squinting its eyes, smiling without speaking.
The five great auspicious beasts conversed freely, while the deities below were almost scared to death.
"That... that's the power of the Earth God? But why has the Earth God turned into a giant turtle?"
"And... and the divine power of the God of War Ares and the god of slaughter, Genis... how are they fused together, and into a white-furred giant tiger?"
"These... what are all these..."
"Where are the deities who came in earlier? Where has His Majesty Augustus gone?"
The various gods were either panicked or confused.
Ultimately, they all turned their gazes toward Poseidon.
And that seemingly benevolent Sea God, though kneeling on the ground now, couldn't conceal the ferocity and exhilaration on his face.
"A pack of hyenas, coveting my divine power?" he thought silently. "Wait for death! Hehehe!"
"Esteemed seniors, you seem to be chatting quite happily."
A clear, bright voice rang out from the very top.
Only at this moment did the various gods notice that among the five great strange beasts, a human figure was actually suspended.
That person had pale hair and white clothes, holding a long sword inverted in his hand.
The sword's body was made of some unknown material, with various law radiances flowing unceasingly on the hilt and sheath.
The blade was like a mirror, reflecting the cosmos and starry river. Within the turning of that starry river, it transformed into a black hole that devoured everything, swallowing law power like breathing, then gently exhaling it, ultimately turning into a profusion of light mist that drifted around the man's side.
The five great strange beasts clearly revered this man, forming a protective encirclement.
Chen Huaian squinted, staring at the various gods below, his robes billowing, his hair and beard wildly dancing.
The power of a Chaos Golden Immortal circulated within his body, a vertical pupil at the center of his brow on the verge of opening.
Golden light swirled within, containing only vastness and indifference, like the heavens looking down upon ants.
Now, his full strength had been completely restored.
He had even broken through consecutively from Golden Immortal to Taiyi Golden Immortal, then to Great Luo Golden Immortal, reaching his current realm of Chaos Golden Immortal.
Placed on Earth Star, those immortals would address him as Quasi-Saint!
And this was even before he had fully absorbed the improvements brought by those Divine Sparks.
A portion of the yet-to-be-digested divine power was temporarily sealed within the Divine Sparks.
A portion was used to rebuild the physical bodies of the five great auspicious beasts, restoring them to their peak strength.
The Chaos flying sword had also broken through the boundary and arrived, able to be driven within the Canglan Realm.
The Dao Fruit of Freedom had returned to its place, merging with the Sword Dao Dao Fruit. His entire Dao foundation was now complete.
What Bai Ze said was correct.
He should thank the various gods of the Canglan Realm. Without them contributing their Divine Sparks, relying on his own cultivation to reach Quasi-Saint would truly be a matter of who-knows-when.
However, he no longer needed to say "thank you" to those deities.
As for the ones Poseidon had screened and brought in now...
Naturally, there was no need either!
Chen Huaian raised his hand in a virtual grip. The bodies of the various gods slowly rose into the air but seemed bound by ropes, unable to move. Their vision and other five senses were instantly stripped away. Their mouths could only emit desperate whimpers, and the divine power on their bodies continuously overflowed like phosphorescent powder shaken off by moths.
In their minds, they could only see a black hole.
And all the divine power in their bodies was flowing like water toward that black hole.
An intuition kept reminding them.
If they didn't do something soon...
They were going to die!
Endless lifespan, endless resources, the arrogance of being high above—all would vanish in an instant.
Yet they had no power to resist whatsoever.
Just as Chen Huaian was about to refine all the deities Poseidon had screened,
He suddenly frowned, and the golden vertical pupil at the center of his brow looked upward.
"Stop!"
A roar mixed with a dragon's cry resounded above the Sea God Temple.
The Endless Sea churned, clouds rolled.
The seawater seemed unable to withstand the pressure descending from the sky, sinking downward in a depression. Even the Sea God Temple swayed precariously amidst the giant waves.
Boom!
A flash of lightning streaked across.
The sky cracked open a pitch-black gap.
Then, a golden dragon claw suddenly thrust down, wrapped in sky-filling thunder and lightning, grabbing toward Chen Huaian.