Chapter 1474: The God Who Was Instantly Killed

Earth, North America.

Colorado Grand Canyon.

The sobbing wind rolled in the desolate canyon, like a woman's crying, woo woo echoing.

Originally rarely visited, in a canyon with only a piece of relic ruins, over thirty Third Level Awakened Ones gathered around a relic, nervously watching the red light gate constantly unfolding above.

Red lines connected in their bodies, streams of energy continuously flowing into the gate.

"How much longer?!"

"I feel like I can't hold on much longer!!"

His face turned red from strain.

Seeing a bearded burly man with a full beard, whose strength was roughly intermediate Third Level, he was now struggling to pour spiritual energy into the gate.

As the main force opening the ritual, he bore the most pressure.

Like him, the other Third Level cultivators were also struggling to mobilize their nearly exhausted spiritual energy, trying to expand the light gate a bit.

"Hold on!"

"The lord inside the gate is too powerful! Hold on a little longer!!"

With a low growl, hundreds of fully armed Awakened One soldiers on the periphery watched their side's top experts struggle so hard; for a moment, looking into the interior of the light gate, their eyes couldn't help but fill with awe.

Even though the divine spirit ritual had not officially begun, they could faintly feel an extremely terrifying pressure emanating from within the gate.

With each low roar, it seemed as if some super existence was about to break out of the gate!

At the same time, a Second Level Awakened One wearing a white uniform stood in the center of the soldiers, looking like a researcher.

Seeing him, his eyes frenzied as he watched the light gate continually unfold, watching the super existence inside striving to cooperate in bursting out.

For a moment, he couldn't help but shout sharply:

"Supreme God of Desire, Lord Asmodeus! Please descend upon this world! Let the world's lambs feel your might once again!!"

"We are your descendants! Did you hear us?!"

After the words fell, beside the thin white researcher, a general in military uniform couldn't help but ask in a low voice:

"Lord Hain, are you sure the summoned entity will truly help us?"

"Is this... really the deity recorded in myth and legend?"

He showed a slight unease.

In the general's eyes, whether the many Third Level cultivators opening the ritual or this researcher, they were once top-tier upper-class figures in North America.

After the Apocalypse, these former elites transformed into powerful big figures. Moreover, after being recruited and allowed to join the Truth Society, he discovered that these were actually the political and business elites of high rank before the Apocalypse, and they had long mastered supernatural powers.

"Of course! Are you still worried?!"

"I tell you, Andre's artificial junk is nothing but ants before a true deity!"

"Even if Lin An is the strongest human, he's merely a slightly stronger insect!"

"Believe me, as long as divine power descends, no one in this world will be our match!"

His face showed arrogance, or rather, conceit.

The frail researcher, having said that, couldn't be bothered to talk further; in his mind, their identity stood above humanity!

As a "descendant" of the deities, although he had never seen the ancient god clan, from records spanning thousands of years he knew how powerful the ancestors who once appeared on Earth were.

If not for conserving power by taking turns falling into slumber, leaving them to secretly control human development from behind the scenes.

How could they possibly suffer such a loss?!

Like thinking of Lin An using the power of those alien species in the raid dungeon to slaughter many of their clansmen, and thinking of the recent rise of South America, now breaking free from their control.

His anger was about to explode!

Andre died, their best control pick died! Moreover, inexplicably, a female Awakened One has appeared in South America, constantly "devouring" their power!

After several attempts to subdue them in combat, they all returned defeated.

Wait!

Wait for the gods to descend again upon this world; all humanity will tremble under the gods' feet! Just as it was thousands of years ago, in this world they are the supreme beings!

Seeing this self-proclaimed high-ranking member of the Truth Society so confident, the military commander who had been halfway recruited couldn't help but ask:

"Stronger than Lin An...? Are you sure?"

"That's, the first human to reach Fourth Stage..."

"Third Level Peak is already impressive; Fourth Stage, I think it's already unimaginable."

"According to the Awakened Ones who participated in the competition, Lin An's strength has already become nearly divine."

He wore a bitter smile, filled with dread.

Although he didn't really want to admit that humanity's strongest is Lin An, the fact lay before his eyes.

Amid extremely complex emotions, as a North America Awakened One, on one hand he marveled at the terror of Lin An's strength, as if forever crushing them;

on the other hand, he felt dazed that Awakened One power could reach such a level.

It is said that at Lin An's level, he can physically resist nuclear bombs and destroy an island with bare hands. This, however, was still his performance before reaching Fourth Stage.

Moreover, after Fourth Stage, it is rumored that he is strong enough to destroy a large city with a single sword.

Although they lost all satellite control and couldn't see what happened in Asia, sporadic reports still came from the Asia War Zone, each confirming Lin An's terror.

"Fourth Stage...?"

He snorted.

Haiyin seemed quite dissatisfied with these mortals questioning him.

"Lin An is at most Fourth Stage Initial! Moreover, whether he can survive now is a problem!"

"Over there, however, there is..."

Halfway through speaking, Haiyin suddenly realized they had said something they shouldn't have, hurriedly skipped over.

Our power far exceeds your imagination!

The deity we summoned this time is a true divine being! I'm not exaggerating—he could crush ten Lin Ans with a single finger!

Before it, a Third Stage could be blown to death in a single breath!

In a cold snort, Haiyin looked satisfied at the reaction of these military members.

Lin An broke through to the Fourth Stage, which they found hard to understand. After all, it was simply too fast.

But according to the information left by the Truth Society's high level, the gods' true strength—even the strongest among them reaches the Fifth Stage! That is truly an ultimate existence capable of destroying a planet and recreating the world.

Of course, that ancient being has disappeared, but the divine spirits he brought, along with many Fourth Stage entities, remain in the instance.

This time they summoned a being whose strength is at the Fourth Stage Intermediate—considered strong among the slumbering divine spirits.

Unlike the% of survivors, they completely lack understanding of combat power beyond the Fourth Stage.

As a member of the Truth Society, he clearly knows how huge the power gap is for each level beyond the Fourth Stage!

That being is at least equivalent to the combined strength of ten Lin Ans—and even more!

If he were to fight Lin An, it would be no easier than a Third Stage Awakened One crushing a First Stage!

"It's out! The god is coming out!!"

As Haiyin was still about to boast that serving them and the divine spirits was an honor, he saw the red teleportation portal in the sky suddenly expand a ring, as if something was struggling to break out.

At the same time, at the other end of the portal, a creature resembling a devil, its whole body blood-red and bearing twin horns on its head, was struggling to shrink its form.

"These damned trash!"

"Why must we act in the first round of the Apocalypse?"

"Damn it! This awakening will shorten my lifespan again!"

Filled with extreme resentment, the red‑horned devil panted as it looked at a floating figure beside it, a mythological creature with wings like an angel's.

However, his complaint did not elicit any resonance from the other side:

"Cut the nonsense—hurry out and settle everything."

"The Apocalypse progression in this world seems off; we can't let these humans keep advancing."

"We must kill Lin An! I suspect he is this world's perfect being; with the traits of a perfect one, he likely could reach the Fifth Stage! Once he does, the Apocalypse difficulty will exceed our limits!"

"By then, this place will become the next mother star!"

Listening to the white angel's demand, the red‑horned devil snorted out a spark in irritation.

Although he disliked being spoken to as if given an order, he also knew the other was stating a fact.

"Lin An poses no problem—I could kill him instantly! It's just wasting a prop. Honestly, I wonder if that bug is already dead at the hands of the alien species."

"What about the alien species? Their monsters definitely include a Fourth Stage Peak! Even the strongest in the divine temple wouldn't be a match, right?"

"No need to worry."

The white angel smiled calmly, then turned to look at the massive divine temple behind him.

"We are fugitives; those alien species that came over are no different."

"We're all fugitives; they won't do anything to us."

"At worst, we could give them some flesh and blood, letting humans also sacrifice to them... but I don't believe they need it."

"If worse comes to worst, we could drag them into a mutual self‑destruction!"

He nodded; the formerly irritable red‑horned devil no longer cared about these issues.

All one could see was him watching the portal gradually expand enough for him to exit, when a flicker of savage grin and excitement suddenly crossed his mind.

He clenched tightly the prop he had brought during his escape.

Such a precious prop that can barely shield against system scans—use one, lose one—must be said, being able to let him go is actually a nice assignment.

To live a bit longer, he has hidden here for so long...

It's so suffocating!

Now...

It's time for this world to feel the terror of a Fourth Stage Intermediate!

"Boom!!"

In an instant, the red‑horned devil laughed maniacally and charged out of the portal.

Accompanied by tremendous pressure, as he just poked his head out and beheld the beautiful real world, he couldn't help but roar in excitement:

"I am the God of Desire—Asmodai!"

"Servants, believers! Your god has descended!!"

Outside the portal, over thirty Third Stage Awakened Ones gazed with reverence and even fear at the half‑body of the red‑horned devil that had already emerged.

Having never felt the pressure of a Fourth Stage, they couldn't help but tremble all over, wanting to kneel on the ground.

The sky tinged slightly, as if red clouds were burning.

At the same time, the distant ranks of awakened‑ones soldiers on guard also stared in shock at the legendary divine spirit.

"So strong! So terrifying!"

Before the Apocalypse, this world actually truly had divine spirits existing!

With such terrifying pressure, it's no wonder those mysterious Truth Society members don't regard any awakened one as noteworthy! This truly is the power only a divine spirit can possess!

Just as they couldn't help but want to kneel to avoid provoking the divine spirit,

Suddenly, a jarring spatial transmission sound rang out.

All one could see was a figure instantly appearing on the red instance's teleportation portal, seeming half‑unconscious, the whole body wrapped in white energy.

This is..

Straining to open his eyes, Lin An's gaze instantly met that of the red‑horned devil.

Under the blaring flood of warnings from the Savior System, he felt his head about to split, utterly unable to maintain consciousness.

At the instant the system's erasure descended, the Savior System went crazy, teleporting him everywhere to evade the deadly lock-on! With repeated teleportations, he felt as if his whole body were a fish in a tsunami, about to be torn apart.

Staring at the red-horned demon that didn't resemble an earthly creature, Lin An instinctively reached out with his bare hand, hoping to grab it to steady himself.

However, with a soft 'poof', a clump of dark red blood mist mixed with brain matter instantly exploded.

Seconds later.

He then disappeared again from the spot.

The teleportation gate closed, losing the red-horned demon's support; the already energy-depleted third stage could no longer sustain itself.

But at this point, no one paid attention to the painstakingly opened teleportation gate; instead, they all stood there in a daze.

Just moments ago, they were still reeling from the terror of the self-proclaimed god Asmodeus; in the blink of an eye, this super existence that surpassed all Awakened Ones was dead.

It happened so fast that they didn't even get a clear look at what was going on.

"No… no… how could this be!?"

"Who could kill a god!? How could a god die!!?"

Among the soldiers, the researcher who had still been full of zeal plopped onto his rear on the ground, as if seeing a ghost, staring at the two red horns on the ground.

The invincible god in his heart was actually killed in an instant by something!?

Is this a conspiracy specifically targeting them, or has a more terrifying deity intervened!?

Unlike the bawling, collapsing researcher, a Truth Society third-stage, who was originally one of the fleeing third-stage Awakened Ones, at this moment, as if half-scared out of his wits, after regaining his senses he roared:

"Run!! Get out of here!!!"

He didn't dare stay for even a second.

As the one closest to the gate, although he also didn't see clearly what had killed their fourth stage, in that instant he felt an unbelievable superhuman power!

Who knows why the opponent deliberately struck at this moment! All he knew was that he had to flee immediately!

Report to the temple Elder! On Earth, there is still another super existence!

In the constantly shifting spacetime and teleportation, Lin An only felt as if he were about to be shattered into countless fragments.

Sharp alert tones kept ringing in his mind.

"Beep, detected host locked onto by the Doomsday System! Now escaping!"

"Beep, detected rules scanning, now activating shielding!"

"Beep, unable to shield! Host information has been recorded!"

"Beep, attempting information replacement..!"

"Replacement failed, the host has been listed by the system as a key surveillance target, reason determined: host points exceed the current difficulty limit!"

"Beep, trying other evasion strategies.."

As if swept up in a spacetime torrent, barely clinging to a faint consciousness, Lin An listened to the Savior System, as if gone mad, desperately searching for a way to let him survive; for a moment he couldn't help but let out a bitter laugh.

He never imagined he had committed such a grave mistake.

Or rather, not even anyone, including the Savior System, could have foreseen this happening.

Although he had speculated that extraterrestrial beings returning to Earth would face system punishment, logically only the Annihilators themselves would be punished. Moreover, given the many examples of alien species recklessly hunting him beforehand, he had always thought the punishment wasn't severe.

Even if we concede ten thousand steps, as long as the Annihilators don't want to die, they are the ones most afraid of exposure.

But it's obvious that, out of caution, the contract he signed actually became the key for the Annihilator Overlord to turn the tables.

Lin An was accustomed to betting his life, staking everything.

Thus, as an Annihilator once second only to Faction: Long An, he essentially shared the same traits.

The Annihilators, they won the bet.

"Will I… die… just like this…?"

"Savior System, it seems there's nothing more it can do.."

With effort, he raised his arm; Lin An, feeling somewhat bitter, tried to touch the reality constantly streaming past him at high speed.

He knew this was probably the Savior System consuming his power, constantly fleeing through spatial turbulence; but he could feel that he couldn't hold on much longer.

His consciousness gradually sank.

Just as Lin An struggled to maintain even basic thought, a broken, intermittent alert tone sounded with difficulty.

"Beep, unable to escape! Initiate feign-death protocol! Automatically sever all Doomsday System functions!"

"Clear all abilities derived from the system, clear all rules, psychic energy, and mental reserves!"

"Expected.."

"After a thousand hours, attempt.."

"Information logging..!"