Chapter 202: The Divine Lord's Fall

One day later.

You personally felt the might of the Divine Lord, as well as the subtle profundity unique to the Divine Lord Realm.

Through the intertwined path of jointly walking the Dao, your insight into the Divine Lord Realm subtly deepened.

But you still cannot take the final step.

To deduce the final stage of the Qi Refining Cultivation System, the stage that stands shoulder‑to‑shoulder with the Divine Lord, is ultimately not that easy!

"Lin Chuan, no need to be impatient."

The Fox Clan Empress comforts you, "At least I have already reached the Divine Lord Realm; this journey will not be too difficult. With me here, you can be Wu You."

"Hmm."

You nod; this journey must finally begin.

The Nine Ancient God Clans have waited for a long time, and you also worry that delay could bring disaster; action is now urgent.

After settling Human Race affairs, you summon Yi, Yu, and Cang, three peak Human Race warriors, to accompany you.

As for Hong, Chi, and Xi, the three Human Race's First Generation True Ancestors, they remain behind to guard the Human Race.

No one dares guarantee that no mishap will occur on this journey.

If an accident truly occurs, neither you nor the Fox Clan Empress will return, and matters could worsen further.

With Hong, Chi, and Xi present, the Human Race can still be kept safe.

On the side of the Nine Ancient God Clans, aside from the Elf Race, which sent only a single newly‑promoted Supreme Saint, the other eight clans each dispatched three peak Supreme Saints and ten ordinary Supreme Saints to take part in this plan.

It can be said they are committing all high‑end combat power.

They even brought along their Clan‑Suppressing Treasures.

The Blood Dragon Pearl of the Dragon Tribe, the Nirvana Divine Fire of the Phoenix Clan, the Ember Art Atlas of the Qilin Tribe, the Moon God Well of the Moon Clan, the Hidden Order Heart Eye of the Hidden Order Clan, the Formless Mirror of the Illusion Clan, the Infinite Blood River of the Blood Race, and the Netherworld Cauldron of the Earth Race.

Only the Holy Light Ancient Tree of the Elf Race is missing; it was taken away by Sangyu many years ago, its whereabouts unknown.

"Let's begin."

You arrive at a remote location.

The Supreme Saints of the Nine Ancient God Clans each display Divine Power, activating the power of their Clan‑Suppressing Treasures, which converge together.

The Clan‑Suppressing Treasure of the Ancient God Clan is also the Proof of Dao Treasure of the ancient deities.

The subtle power gathers, forming a Long Rainbow that darts toward the distant Heavenly Dome.

"Go!"

You follow the Guidance of the Long Rainbow forward.

The Long Rainbow threads through, leaving this world.

You follow it out of the Great World, arriving beyond the realm, into boundless Chaos where darkness is profound.

Once deeply trapped in Chaos, you may not even find a way back.

Yet the Long Rainbow still continues its distant flight toward the depths of Chaos.

"Chase!"

Each clan's Supreme Saints clench their teeth; with matters at this point, they have long had no retreat.

If this issue is not resolved, a crisis of extinction, with their bloodlines cut off, awaits them.

You and the Fox Clan Empress exchange a glance.

The Empress transmits, "No problem."

Having already entered the Divine Lord Realm, the Empress's insight into the laws of Chaos is likely far superior to yours, so she naturally will not lose her way in Chaos.

You continue forward, following the Guidance of the Long Rainbow.

Chaos knows no age.

After an unknown amount of time, the Long Rainbow suddenly vanished into the dark Chaos, and you too had to halt your steps within the boundless Chaos.

"What's happening?"

"Why does the Guidance disappear here?"

Looking around, all that surrounds you is darkness; you can only perceive a very limited distance with your divine sense.

The other Supreme Saints likely see an even narrower scope than you.

Darkness invades, and fear gradually spreads.

In this deep Chaos, lacking the qi of heaven and earth, the Supreme Saints can only convert a very limited amount of Chaos power for their own use.

Even activating the Clan‑Suppressing Treasure is difficult.

"Empress, please act."

The Supreme Saints of each clan can only plead for the Fox Clan Empress to act.

"You stay here; I will go take a look."

The Fox Clan Empress's expression turns solemn; she grasps your hand and leads you further into the darkness.

After a short while, she stops.

Her gaze turns toward the darkness, a hint of terror in her eyes.

"How… how tragic!"

"What once happened here?"

Her delicate body trembles, as if she has witnessed something unbearable.

"Empress, what did you see?"

Your heart pounds.

Clearly you saw nothing, yet you feel an unoriginated unease, as if some great horror is staring at you.

"Lin Chuan, you must prepare yourself mentally."

The Empress's tone was extremely heavy, which made you even more panicked.

You forcibly suppressed the uneasy turmoil in your heart and solemnly said, "Speak, whatever has happened, I can accept it."

The Empress tightly held your hand.

You intertwined your souls with a special Secret Art.

In this moment, you saw everything she had seen.

In the boundless Darkness of the Chaos Void, nine desiccated corpses floated, their deaths extremely gruesome, all having been drained of Qi and blood.

Despair was the last expression they left.

There were not even any scars on their bodies, proving they had no ability to resist before the death crisis.

"NineDivineLords! All have fallen!!"

"Except for the Ancient God, perhaps no living being could achieve this step?"

You cannot imagine what the NineDivineLords experienced before death.

The NineDivineLords, who have stood above all beings and occupied the pinnacle of living beings for countless ages, ultimately fell in such a tragic manner.

"It seems the situation is far worse than we imagined."

"Why do the Ancient Gods want to ruin the Divine Lords they themselves created? Even to destroy the races they founded?"

The Empress sighed.

You can think of only two reasons.

"The Ancient Gods are deep in trouble; perhaps they seek to use this method to feed back on themselves and escape the predicament."

"Moreover, they have long been out of control, no longer masters of themselves."

Regardless of the case, it is not a good thing for you and the living beings of the world.

The Empress said, "The situation is terrible, but not yet desperate; at least for us, there is still hope!"

You nodded lightly, "Yes, at least we haven't seen Sangyu's corpse here, and the Human Ancestor has not launched an attack on the Human Race."

"This proves we are not yet at the brink of despair."

"But can we really change all this?"

Your whole body is filled with a sense of powerlessness.

Ahead is filled with great terror; even the Divine Lord has fallen, and pressing forward would be fraught with misfortune.

"We have no retreat either."

The Empress said, "The upheavals among the Ancient Gods will affect the entire Shi Jie; if we stand by and do nothing, only death will await us."

"Press on, at least we can fight for a sliver of survival!"

You and the Empress retreated, finding the various saints of each tribe waiting at the original spot.

"Everyone, I have bad news; we saw a tragic scene ahead."

"Your Divine Lords have all fallen!"

You told the saints of each tribe the situation.

"Impossible!"

"How could the Divine Lord fall so easily?!"

"Did you perhaps see it wrong?"

They could not accept the result for a moment.

You sighed softly.

"Truth or falsehood, everyone follow me forward; a glance will reveal it."