Chapter 137: The Demise of the Gods

The mottled pillar of light shooting skyward from the cathedral district swayed in the night sky, dyeing the city of Elosia into a bizarre painting.

Alarms pierced the heavens with a harsh screech; countless figures began surging toward the pillar of light, and the city gradually descended into chaos. This book is first published on Tiantian Kan Xiaoshuo -> ttk s. tw, providing you with a reading experience free of errors and out-of-order chapters.

Gao Jie Ming and the others had assumed that causing such a massive disturbance would make escaping the royal capital exceedingly difficult.

Seraphina's presence dropped to its absolute minimum; that was her unique talent, allowing her to buy precious time for escape even when confronting a Demigod powerhouse face-to-face.

Kaelen shimmered with complex radiance, Anya was wreathed in faint green light, and runes danced densely across Rex's fingertips.

Beyond their individual talents, the group did not hesitate to pull out high-tier wizard tools to cast protective spells upon themselves.

Rex had even pre-deployed his construct army, waiting in a hidden forest on the outskirts, ready to provide support at any moment.

Once the opposing side dispatched Demigod-level forces, this massive cluster of constructs would immediately detonate themselves, paying the price of delay to buy time for their escape.

However, contrary to everyone's expectations, their escape proceeded with abnormal smoothness.

Although the royal capital was in considerable chaos with alarms echoing through the clouds, perplexingly, no high-ranking officials capable of taking charge ever appeared.

It was as if the entire kingdom's upper echelons, including the dozen or so Legendary powerhouses, had vanished in secret.

"Strange..." A strong sense of doubt surged within Gao Jie Ming's heart.

This kind of chaos was not an inevitable consequence of activating the formation.

On the contrary, this state of being "headless" suggested some other cause was secretly obstructing the capital's command system.

"Could there be others acting as well?"

"Uncertain..."

"But it is good news for us."

"Never mind that; let's escape this place quickly!"

They proceeded unimpeded all the way, soon bursting through the outer defensive perimeter of the royal capital and vanishing into the dense forests outside the city.

Soon, the five stood on a small hill on the outskirts of the royal capital; behind them lay Elosia City, brightly lit yet in utter chaos, while faint alarms and the shocked cries of the populace drifted to their ears.

It was now confirmed: they had indeed escaped.

Just then, the expressions of all five suddenly changed, and almost simultaneously, they sharply lifted their heads to look.

The sky—the night curtain that should have been illuminated by the mottled light above the royal capital—was now dominated by a far more terrifying sight: a massive rift!

Like a mouth in the void where the celestial canopy had been split by a giant axe, it was deep and twisted, emitting law fluctuations that made one's heart palpitate.

That was the sight of the planar barrier being torn apart!

Gao Jie Ming's pupils contracted sharply.

"This... how is it possible?!" he blurted out.

It was not yet time this month to tally contributions, so why were the High Wizards tearing open the barrier right now?

Most importantly, the wizards appearing this time were not just a single projection of a Gao Jie Wushi as usual, but several projections of High Wizards appearing all at once!

Almost the instant the planar rift fully opened, several massive, blurry figures filed out from within the rift!

These phantoms, merely standing outside the planar rift, emitted a pressure as vast and surging as the abyss, causing the very air of the Elosia plane to tremble.

The strength of this power was such that low-level wizards like them felt a tremor rising from the depths of their souls.

Almost simultaneously with the appearance of the High Wizards' figures, beams of brilliant divine light shot skyward from the depths of the temples in the royal capital, from distant holy mountains, and from places where faith power converged.

Those were the gods of this plane!

Having sensed the planar barrier being torn, they immediately projected themselves over.

The phantoms of the gods instantly materialized around the planar rift; clad in holy light with solemn countenances, yet upon seeing the phantoms of those several High Wizards, their previously calm expressions changed drastically, their eyes filling with shock, anger, and vigilance!

"Wizards!" a god roared in fury.

Immediately afterward, a fierce war erupted between the two sides!

Vast divine power and profound wizardry collided violently outside the planar barrier; each impact was like a meteor streaking across the night sky or like two mountain ranges crashing together, emitting a silent yet deafening roar.

It was a clash of laws against laws, a contest of will against will.

The entire night sky trembled, and the aftermath of the energy, like a gale, blew the lights of the royal capital below into an unsteady sway.

However, this time, the wizards seemed to have no intention of holding back.

No longer merely sending a single phantom to probe or intimidate as in the past, several High Wizards joined hands, smashing the surrounding godly phantoms to pieces with an overwhelming, crushing force!

"This is... so strong!" Kaelen murmured in a low voice.

The others said nothing, but their eyes were also filled with shock.

This was likely the first time they had seen High Wizards unleash their full power, while the divine phantoms across from them seemed fragile and feeble before the wizards.

Holy light rapidly dimmed under the erosion of wizardry, defensive formations were torn apart in an instant, and those deities who usually stood high above now emitted roars of fury and reluctance under the wizards' attacks, their bodies constantly disintegrating only to struggle to reform.

The gods resisted with all their might; they summoned legions of angels, unleashed divine punishment, and holy light surged toward the wizards like a tide.

The holy light collapsed, figures dimmed, and angels dissolved into points of light amidst their screams.

Seeing destruction imminent, a most massive and ancient phantom of a god suddenly emitted a roar that shook the entire plane from within the sky—that was the phantom of the God of Gods!

He let out a deafening roar, his voice filled with shock, anger, and determination.

After a brief moment of stunned silence, the surrounding Main Gods also began absorbing their remaining faith power, igniting their divine fires, clearly preparing to boost their strength, trigger the planar source, and perish together with the enemy...

And then... the war ended.

Gao Jie Ming and the others felt as if everything before their eyes had suddenly skipped a frame.

One second, the sky was still undergoing fierce law-level collisions, the roar of the God of Gods still echoing in their ears, with everything rushing toward an outcome of mutual destruction.

But the next second, the scene before their eyes suddenly changed.

All the gods, including the roaring God of Gods and those struggling Main Gods, were firmly sealed by the wizards through various unimaginable means.

Some were entangled in chains, some bound by runes, some thrown into mysterious bottles; none escaped.

The angel legions were like lambs awaiting slaughter, rounded up and stored away by the wizards in groups, leaving not a single one behind!

The phantoms representing the gods in the sky gradually dispersed, leaving only their true bodies held in the palms of the wizards' phantoms.

This signified that the deities had been thoroughly sealed, suspended motionless in midair like captured specimens, stripped of their former sanctity and majesty.

This bizarre and lightning-fast sequence of scenes even made Gao Jie Ming and the others feel nauseous.

By the time Gao Jie Ming and the others realized what had happened, everything was already settled.

The wizards had used various methods to meticulously seal each captured deity and angel.

This brief instant felt like experiencing a war spanning several eras.

However, in regions unknown to Gao Jie Ming and the others, within a temporary spiritual domain formed by the spiritual power released by the Gao Gao Jie wizards, powerful wills were colliding rapidly.

Each collision transmitted vast amounts of information to the surroundings... essentially, the Gao Gao Jie wizards had temporarily constructed a large "group chat."

"No wonder that old fellow Luo Ke suddenly made his move when tallying contributions last time; he must have detected these youngsters' actions and wanted to capture the deities first!" an aged voice remarked with a hint of displeasure.

"I knew that old bastard had sinister plans; he just wanted to strike first! He always does this, stealing credit!" another voice complained.

"The youngsters these days are truly ruthless; this method of polluting faith reminds me of my first exploration of such a plane..."

"Bullshit! Back then you were as cowardly as a dog, hiding in the rear before daring to show yourself!"

"Bastard, do you want to fight?!"

"Bring it on, let's hurt each other! Do you believe I'll secretly dissect all your experimental subjects?"

Although the Gao Gao Jie wizards in the spiritual domain were shamelessly hurling insults at one another, on the surface they still maintained a dignified appearance.

Their postures were straight, radiating immense majesty.

Only after securing every single deity, and even the angels, did these Gao Gao Jie wizards reservedly nod slightly in the direction of Gao Jie Ming and the others, as if acknowledging their contribution.

Subsequently, they turned without looking back, passed through the massive planar rift, and departed from the Elosia plane.

Gao Jie Ming rubbed his eyes, unsure if he had seen correctly.

He felt that one of the Gao Gao Jie wizards appeared somewhat bruised and swollen (Wizard Luo Ke, who had just been surrounded and beaten by a group of Gao Gao Jie wizards), but he could not be certain.

After their departure, the planar rift healed rapidly; the sky returned to pitch black, with only the direction of Wang Ting still flickering with strange, mixed lights.

Everything returned to tranquility, as if the earth-shattering battle just now had been nothing more than an illusion.

The five stood in the dense forest, looking at each other in dismay, their faces filled with shock and disbelief.

They had assumed their pollution plan would merely provide the Gao Gao Jie wizards with an "opportunity," a momentary "window."

They never expected the Gao Gao Jie wizards to act so swiftly, striking immediately upon spotting the chance.

Just as Gao Jie Ming was still digesting the astonishing scene from moments ago, a light flashed on his wizard artifact; it was an active contact from the wizard camp.

A low and majestic voice transmitted directly into the depths of their consciousness: "This trial mission has been completed ahead of schedule. All apprentices, return to the camp immediately. Next, your contributions will be evaluated based on your performance within the plane!"

Hearing this news, even though he himself had facilitated all of this, Gao Jie Ming still felt somewhat dazed.

Was it... already over?

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