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The Era of Gods-Chapter 603 - Mutation: An Extremely Terrifying Existence
Chapter 603 -603 Mutation: An Extremely Terrifying Existence
“Where did he get the ability to attack the God Country of Slaughter and Death? Turns out, he found a powerful backer to rely on.”
Everyone could tell at a glance that the entity capable of confronting the God of Slaughter and Death head-on was an Incarnation of Powerful Divine Power. Only an Incarnation of such power could directly oppose the master of a God Country from within, despite its God Level being lower than that of Slaughter and Death.
Though his Divinity Level might be inferior, his superior mastery of the Rules of Godhood was overpowering, akin to how a Level 70 player with no gear would still lose to a Level 60 player dual-wielding epic Wind Swords.
The strong supporter Lin Xiao had sought help from was a general from the Fifth War Brigade. His True Body was a high-ranking entity with a Divinity Level of 17, and his Incarnation had a Divinity Level of 9, just one level short of a being with Medium Divine Power. His rank and mastery of the laws of Godhood far surpassed that of the local Indigenous God, allowing him to suppress the master of the God Country even on his own turf.
Fortunately, all the True Gods in this world were Ancient gods with no Incarnations. Otherwise, an average deity with Medium Divine Power and five Incarnations piling on top of their True Body would’ve been a mess.
After they were all systematically wanted, Lin Xiao promptly called in a favor from this powerhouse with ties he had accumulated over time.
Favors not used would simply expire.
“If you wish to hunt me, be careful not to become the hunted!”
Lin Xiao had carefully laid traps, leading his pursuers step by step to this place. Now that they had entered, they wouldn’t be able to leave easily.
He turned to look at those entering the realm, his face a picture of terror, his eyes darting around as if caught off guard and attempting to flee.
Seeing this, the group was reassured. The White Snake swiftly transformed into its massive, kilometer-long true form, a shadow of the world slowly emerging overhead. Stimulated by the God Country, its own Field began to manifest involuntarily.
“Everyone, while the reinforcements he’s called upon are stretched thin, let’s make a quick and decisive move to finish him off.”
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“Oh, and be cautious not to involve His Excellency over there.”
Despite their disdainful words, they were still quite anxious, fearing the powerful entity locked in battle with the God of Slaughter and Death. Even being just an Incarnation, it could easily crush them.
Seven figures simultaneously manifested their True Bodies, one of them even opening the Divine Realm Gate halfway through to summon two Demigod-level subordinates.
The others followed suit, summoning many Demigod-level minions to join the encirclement.
A Demigod was equivalent to Sequence 3, barely qualified to participate in a battle of this level.
Facing their encirclement, Lin Xiao desperately retreated. A Divine Power Burst sent the guards of the God Country flying, as he rushed to the other side of the realm. The surging Chaotic Power above his head burst forth and he forcefully tore a small crack in the external wall of the God Country, but it wasn’t enough for him to escape.
“Nice try, but you won’t escape!”
Over a dozen figures eagerly picked up their pace, Thor extending his hand to summon a hundred-meter-long gold Lightning bolt that struck Lin Xiao from afar, making him shudder, while a voice resounded in his ear:
“How about it, do you need me to come in?”
Lin Xiao hurriedly responded:
“No need to rush, Brother Xuanji, everything is under control.”
“Be careful. I have a bad feeling about this Starworld; there’s a sense of foreboding in my heart. Resolve this quickly and leave.”
A bad premonition?
Normally, he would have inquired about it, but he had no time for that now. Out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of the many Incarnations of Sons of the Divine Realm closing in, with the White Snake directly opening its Field, a gigantic arm made of pure gold slowly reaching out towards him.
Lin Xiao’s face betrayed a hint of shock as his Chaotic Field suddenly erupted, and a similar Chaotic Field burst forth from the White Snake, the clashing Divine Powers causing Lin Xiao to pause.
It is well known that similar Godhoods can merge, and the same applies to Fields. When two identical laws collide, they spontaneously drive the fusion of laws. In the Pantheon System, true gods with the same Godhood instinctively repel and oppose each other, while the Godhood they control craves unity to become more complete, further inciting opposition among true gods with the same Godhood.
In Different Domains, most wars between true gods are sparked by disputes over Godhood.
Although the Main World has Fields to mitigate the influence of identical Godhoods, preventing the enmity arising from having the same Godhood, still, what they were dealing with here was merely an Incarnation of a God, wielding laws derived from this world and susceptible to its influence.
Lin Xiao’s behavior, as if he had been affected and hesitated for a moment, meant he was a step too late to escape.
Dozens of Incarnations of Gods or Demigods surrounded him, with the White Snake leading the charge by activating its own Field to lock Lin Xiao down, sneering:
“Try running now!”
Lin Xiao sighed, shaking his head:
“No more running!”
“If you’re not running, then prepare to die.”
“Indeed, I can only wait for death.”
Lin Xiao lowered his head, looking thoroughly dejected, as if he had given up all resistance and was ready to be taken down.
But when a good while passed and no one made a move, he sighed, slowly lifting his head. His face, as expected, broke into a sly grin:
“I’m already waiting for death, so what are you waiting for?”
The smiles on his face grew even brighter, while the seven Sons of the Divine Realm standing before him were all frozen in place, their faces filled with terror, not daring to move an inch.
He turned his head to look behind him, and on the resplendently illuminated outer wall of the Divine Realm, a face had appeared at some point, occupying one-third of the wall. It was so large as to defy description. The face was blurry—on a cursory glance, it resembled that big shot, but on closer inspection, it looked like another, then upon another glance, it changed to yet another, like a giant standing before a small sphere, overlooking the inside of the sphere.
Lin Xiao felt a sudden jolt in his heart, sensing that something was off. But without giving it too much thought, he smiled slightly at them and pointed a finger at the colossal face on the outer wall of the Divine Realm, saying:
“Let me introduce you, this is General Lei Xuanji from the Fifth War Zone.”
Just at that moment, the face slowly faded and quickly disappeared. Lin Xiao’s smile choked for a moment, and he looked up and down the wall in surprise. Soon, a thunderous roar echoed from within the Divine Realm, and a surging torrent of Divine Power swept through like a tsunami. Right on its heels, the Divine Incarnation of Lei Xuanji appeared before him, grabbed him, and tore through space to enter it.
Before leaving, he noticed that General Lei Xuanji’s incarnation seemed somewhat unstable, giving off the vibe of standing in front of a nuclear reactor on the verge of a meltdown. The fearful, potentially uncontrollable Divine Power made his heart skip a beat.
After several leaps across an indeterminable distance, they finally stopped, and General Lei Xuanji’s divine strength slowly stabilized. He took a deep breath, still feeling the aftershocks, and said to Lin Xiao, who was still somewhat dazed and unresponsive:
“My other incarnation just received heavy damage and has forcibly returned. Prepare yourself, we must return immediately. This world is finished.”
Lin Xiao was utterly baffled, the series of events had transpired too quickly, and he hadn’t caught up yet.
Lei Xuanji said:
“This world is finished, it has been…”
He suddenly paused, turned his head to look in a certain direction, and said in a low voice:
“A very terrifying Chaos Creature has discovered this world.”
Following his gaze into the depths of the distant Starworld, a massive black hole appeared out of nowhere, emitting an asphyxiating gravitational pull that swallowed everything within the Starworld. Right before their very eyes, the Divine Realms of the gods of Slaughter and Death sank slowly into the vortex along with the collapsing Starworld like ping pong balls.
“Hiss!”
Lin Xiao drew in a sharp breath and looked towards the distant maelstrom, then at General Lei Xuanji, who nodded and said:
“You’re not seeing things wrong, this world is ending.”
A thrill mixed with fear, Lin Xiao cautiously asked:
“Is that a Chaos Creature on par with great divine power?”
Lei Xuanji nodded and said:
“You could say that.”
“Hiss!”
“So this world is just going to disappear? Is there no way to save it?”
Lei Xuanji nodded gravely:
“Gone. There’s absolutely no way to save it. When this world was first discovered, the big shots from the Main World had already proclaimed that this world was bound to be destroyed. It was only a matter of time. I just didn’t expect that I would encounter it as soon as I arrived.”
“Why is it bound to be destroyed?”
If you don’t understand, ask. It was rare to witness such an exhilarating grand occasion alongside such a big shot, so it was better to ask than to remain in the dark.
“Of course, it’s because of the World Crystal Wall’s imperfection; it can’t even withstand the erosion of a mere Chaos Storm, let alone resist an invasion by a Chaos Creature.”
Lei Xuanji was willing to answer any question he posed. Not only were they both from the Fifth War Zone, but it wasn’t just his relationship with Xie Yufei; he also owed Lin Xiao a favor.
When the Fifth War Zone had successfully established the Gaia Node in the Totem Crystal Wall Universe and begun the conquest of that world, Commander Xie reaped the greatest benefits. But besides that, several other big shots also gained a great deal due to having the upper hand early on, and General Lei Xuanji was one of them.
This time, he had dispatched two incarnations to descend together, one with him and another hidden in the shadows. The intention was to take advantage of the situation to catch them all at once. Unexpectedly, an irresistible accident occurred.
A Chaos Creature on par with great divine power was a terrifying existence even the great divine powers did not want to provoke.
Although Chaos Creatures didn’t possess the mastery of Rules anywhere close to that of the great divine powers, they required nothing, relying merely on their world-sized enormous bodies and strength to confront great divine powers head-on. Especially far from the Main World, deep within the Chaotic Void Sea, where even great divine powers couldn’t outlast the endurance of Chaos Creatures.
Not to mention that General Lei Xuanji was merely a being of Powerful Divine Power, still a vast distance from great divine power.
“Such a pity!”
Lin Xiao gazed at the world that was being devoured and collapsing like a crazed black hole, feeling a profound sense of regret.
He had hoped to use General Lei Xuanji’s power to take the opportunity to eliminate a few True Gods or Evil Gods. Those on par with powerful divine power were untouchable, but gods like the gods of Fear and Hatred, Slaughter and Death, who were still at the medium divinity level, were manageable. Killing two or three and devouring their Divine Realms would have been extremely profitable.
Who would have thought such an event would occur? Now their only option was to run as far as they could, to leave this world as soon as possible. Even a little later, once that terrifying existence drew nearer and completed its blockade of this world, it would be too late to escape.
That black hole wasn’t truly a black hole but rather an abnormal phenomenon produced when the terrifying Chaos Creature devoured its prey. However, for those who couldn’t escape its gravitational pull, it was no different from a real black hole—being swallowed would mean certain death.
PS: Cough cough, there’s no additional chapter for now. I’ve stored up five hundred words today. Allow me a week to save up for another chapter…