[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-douluo-the-exiled-immortal-descends-sword-and-wi":3,"chapter-douluo-the-exiled-immortal-descends-sword-and-wi-douluo-the-exiled-immortal-descends-sword-and-wi-chapter-409":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Douluo: The Exiled Immortal Descends, Sword and Wine Slay the Gods",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1550332,2014,"Chapter 409: One Must Defeat the Five God Kings and Three Thousand Gods — An Impossible Task","douluo-the-exiled-immortal-descends-sword-and-wi-chapter-409",409,"\u003Cp>The God of Destruction looked at Li Zhexian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"According to the laws of the Divine Realm, Spirit Beasts are forbidden from becoming gods.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Those three Spirit Beasts of yours should, by statute, be sent back to the lower realm.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within the Sea of Consciousness—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Brother Zhexian!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Skydream Ice Worm rolled about anxiously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Use Calamity Rebirth on him!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Ice Empress and Snow Empress clenched their slender hands, helplessness welling up in their deep blue eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was it still impossible to escape the iron law that Spirit Beasts could never ascend to godhood?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Zhexian…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We can return to the Extreme North first…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No need to worry.\" Li Zhexian's calm voice brushed gently through the Sea of Consciousness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the divine hall—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Zhexian raised his eyes to meet the gaze of the God of Destruction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What if I say no?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those five casual words\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>sent a chill down the spines of the gods.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Sea God, who had only just returned to his seat, almost instinctively rose again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other gods secretly circulated their divine power as well, ready to tear space apart and flee at any moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ever since the Calamity of the Dragon God,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the Divine Realm had gone far too long without a god-king–level divine war.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On one side stood the ancient God King who wielded the authority of Destruction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the other stood a newly ascended God King, sharp and resplendent, in command of multiple authorities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Zhexian and the God of Destruction faced each other across the hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sword intent and destructive aura collided violently in the void.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zzzzt!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zzzzt!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Space was torn apart like tattered cloth. Spatial turbulence surged like raging rivers, sword intent and destructive force evenly matched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as the Primordial Sword Intent was about to erupt from Li Zhexian's fingertips—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>two gentle powers intervened. The God of Kindness and the Goddess of Life stepped in, softly separating the two.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's enough,\" Ji Dong said with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you two God Kings truly clash, this divine hall will need to be rebuilt.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The God of Destruction remained indifferent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Spirit Beasts cannot become gods. That is an iron law.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If it is truly an iron law,\" Li Zhexian replied, \"then why was I able to bring them into the Divine Realm? Could this not be tacit approval by the laws themselves?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This counterquestion left the God of Destruction momentarily speechless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji Dong spoke at just the right moment: \"The Sword Lord speaks reasonably.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Once you reshape divine bodies for them, it will no longer violate the laws.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Besides, a God King's territory still requires subordinate deities.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The God of Destruction fell silent for a long while before finally nodding with a furrowed brow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Since we are on this topic... it just so happens I wish to ask as well,\" Li Zhexian interrupted him. \"Why is it that Spirit Beasts cannot become gods?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He flicked his finger lightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A vast scroll of space and time slowly unfurled at the center of the divine hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It depicted the predetermined future of the Douluo Continent over tens of thousands of years…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even with the method of Spirit Souls,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Spirit Beasts still marched toward extinction under the expansion of human civilization.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Forests burned, the Extreme North melted, the seas dried up…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the Dragon body of the Beast God Di Tian was forged into a warship.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Spirit Beasts were utterly erased within the long river of history.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Skydream, the Ice Empress, and the Snow Empress stared blankly at the scenes within the scroll, endless bitterness churning in their hearts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ten thousand years of time, to gods, is but the blink of an eye,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Zhexian's low voice echoed through the hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The calamity of survival facing the Spirit Beast race lies within this seemingly near future.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I know that even gods cannot resolve the fundamental conflict between humans and Spirit Beasts.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Today, I do not seek to solve this ancient dilemma.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He swept his gaze across the gods, each word weighing a thousand catties:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I seek only to win the Spirit Beast race a chance to ascend to godhood.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The echo lingered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The gods fell silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Ji Dong's expression turned solemn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon the throne, the Asura God opened his eyes, crimson pupils churning like a sea of blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment of silence—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An elderly man in gray robes abruptly rose to his feet, ignoring the anxious tugging of the divine attendants beside him, and shouted in a deep voice:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Those who are not of our kind will inevitably harbor alien hearts!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stared straight at Li Zhexian, his voice ringing like a great bell:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sword Lord God King, since you have already merged with the divine crystal, you must surely know the ancient history of the Divine Realm.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Including the divine catastrophe ignited by the Dragon God?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old man stepped forward, scripture in hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This humble servant asks but one question…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If today's decision by the Sword Lord God King were to rekindle a war among the gods, causing the Divine Realm to collapse…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Would you be able to bear this heaven-shaking karmic sin?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was not, in the strictest sense, a god.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rather, he stood beneath the divine ranks—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>a Keeper-of-the-Flame, a divine functionary tasked with recording the changing epochs of the Divine Realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old man had already prepared himself to be slain by a single sword strike from this newly ascended God King.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He lifted his head and closed his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet what he heard was—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I can bear it.\" Li Zhexian's reply was clear and calm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He bent a finger and lightly tapped the void. Starlight from all directions gathered, condensing into a resplendent divine decree inscribed in the heavens—one of the authorities he commanded:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[To oversee and eliminate anomalous existences that may shake the foundations of the Divine Realm.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is my duty. I can bear it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If that day truly comes, I will shoulder it alone.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The divine hall remained silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet something subtle had changed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even those gods who harbored misgivings toward the sharp edge of this newly ascended God King could not help but feel a trace of admiration in their hearts for such near-arrogant resolve and bearing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Keeper-of-the-Flame studied Li Zhexian deeply, then finally shook his head and sat down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the God of Destruction spoke:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sword Lord, give it up.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Purple destructive aura flowed quietly around him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Even if your blade is enough to cow the gods; even if today you could persuade every god present; even if… we were all to agree that Spirit Beasts may become gods.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He raised his eyes, gazing at the white-robed youth with a cold indifference forged over countless eons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It would still be meaningless.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji Dong let out a soft sigh and nodded helplessly. \"That is indeed the case.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Zhexian frowned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Asura God, who had remained silent until now, finally spoke:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sword Lord, you do not possess the authority to alter the laws of the Divine Realm.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He paused slightly before continuing:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"To be precise…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Since the birth of the Divine Realm, not a single deity has ever been granted such authority.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"On the contrary, all authorities wielded by the gods are bestowed by the laws of the Divine Realm themselves.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Asura God's gaze pierced toward Li Zhexian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you wish to change the laws that sustain the very existence of the Divine Realm, you must possess power that stands above those laws.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In other words…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You must, by your own strength alone…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Defeat the combined might of the three thousand gods…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"including the five of us God Kings.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The expressions in the gods' eyes grew inscrutable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among the seats of the first-class gods—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qian Renxue gazed at the white-robed youth, a trace of pain flickering across her exquisite face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her trust in him was as unshakable as bedrock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even before the gods,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>that faith had never wavered in the slightest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Today's ascent to the Divine Realm was precisely the moment Li Zhexian needed to establish his authority, which was why she had restrained herself from acting several times earlier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>to defeat three thousand gods alone…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was something even the Dragon God could never have accomplished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The karmic burden of the Spirit Beasts was far greater than anyone had imagined.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sword Lord, what say you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Asura God spread his palm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sea of blood rose and fell within it, slowly condensing into the Asura Sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Leaving aside the matter of one man facing three thousand gods.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your authority of judgment already divides my own authority.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So why not…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You and I test our blades?\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1437,"2026-06-06T07:17:02.446Z",1,"novelbin.me","a27a69219495613ad34beb2ab0d600d6f8e5f5735ddf1431c8d11a7285f91021","douluo-the-exiled-immortal-descends-sword-and-wi-chapter-410","douluo-the-exiled-immortal-descends-sword-and-wi-chapter-408",442,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fdouluo-the-exiled-immortal-descends-sword-and-wi-cover.jpg"]