Chapter 94

The God of Destruction's eyes narrowed as he said, "Asura, you dare collude with the Abyss, letting it devour the material world, all while claiming to be an enforcer of the Divine Realm!"

The God of Destruction's angry rebuke echoed through the starry sky, and the accompanying destructive intent made the very fabric of space seem on the verge of shattering.

The Asura God's expression remained cold as he said, "Destruction, he is a violator of the Divine Realm's decrees; are you certain you want to believe only his side of the story?"

The Asura God appeared extremely calm, the blood-red light surrounding him obscuring his face and hiding any expression.

As a member of the Divine Realm Committee and an enforcer of the Divine Realm, the Asura God's understanding of the Divine Realm's rules could be said to be profound.

Now that the Holy Lord of the Abyss is dead, relying solely on Bai Yuan, it is impossible to determine his guilt; thus the Asura God has nothing to fear.

Even if his guilt were established, what could be done about it?

In the end, the Divine Realm respects only strength.

The Asura God is the strongest in combat among the Five Great Divine Kings.

Would the Divine Realm really cast him out of the Committee—or have the Four Great Divine Kings join forces to kill him—over such a trivial matter?

That is obviously impossible!

The God of Destruction snorted coldly and said, "Asura, right and wrong I cannot judge now, but you must first return with me to the Divine Realm, where the Divine Realm Committee will try you."

The God of Destruction is arrogant and obstinate, with a strong lust for power, yet he never tells lies.

At this moment, there is an opportunity to trip up the Asura God, and the God of Destruction, whose lust for power is extreme, will not let it slip.

After all, although this cannot get the Asura God expelled from the Divine Realm Committee, it can weaken his influence in the Divine Realm.

Know that the current God of Kindness and God of Evil are not Ji Dong and Lie Yan, but the primordial Kindness and Evil.

At present, they are not husband and wife.

On the contrary, they are adversaries.

When the Divine Realm Committee passes judgment, at least one of the God of Kindness or the God of Evil will side with him, and adding his wife's vote, the Asura God will surely receive some punishment.

By then, his prestige in the Divine Realm will plummet.

The Asura God dismissed the God of Destruction's words with disdain, saying, "I am not yet sure whether I have violated the Divine Realm's laws, but he has already committed a capital crime; I will bring him to the Divine Realm to stand trial together."

The God of Destruction looked at Bai Yuan and said, "Follow me to the Divine Realm; if you have any grievances, you may voice them then, and I will uphold justice for you."

Bai Yuan, seeing this, respectfully performed a salute.

He asked, "In defiance of the God of Destruction, if I have a grievance, will the Divine Realm, because of me and his collusion with the Abyss, expel him from the Divine Realm Committee? Will the Divine Realm, because of me and his collusion with the Abyss, slay a divine king?"

The God of Destruction lowered his head and remained silent.

Bai Yuan sighed and said, "God of Destruction, I appreciate your good intentions, but I will not go to the Divine Realm, for going there would surely mean my death."

Red light flickered in the God of Destruction's eyes.

He understood Bai Yuan's meaning: offending a divine king, even with his half-step Divine King cultivation, would leave no chance of survival.

The Asura God snorted coldly and said, "Bai Yuan, as a Plane Lord, you not only conceal your own existence but also disrupt the world's normal operation; in this Divine Realm trial, you will go whether you like it or not."

Only upon reaching the Divine Realm will Bai Yuan be unable to interfere with the Lower Realm, and he then has countless ways to kill Bai Yuan within the rules.

Moreover, the Asura God could even kill Bai Yuan outside the rules, as long as he does not care about his standing in the Divine Realm; a single open sword strike to slay Bai Yuan would incur no repercussions from the Divine Realm.

The God of Destruction glanced at the Asura God and said, "Bai Yuan, if you prove your plight before the Divine Realm Committee, from now on you will be under my protection; you will stay by my side, and the Asura will dare not harm you."

Bai Yuan continued to shake his head and sigh, saying, "God of Destruction, who in life has never faced death? Even as mighty as the former Dragon God, he too has a day when death comes."

The God of Destruction raised his brows and asked, "What do you mean by that?"

Bai Yuan slowly replied, "My meaning is, thank you for your good intentions. But I no longer wish to live; I will prove my innocence with my death, and I will prove the truth of my words with my death!"

As his words fell, giving the God of Destruction no chance to intervene, Bai Yuan, through the system, retracted the earth foundation of the Five Elements Grand Formation.

Instantly, the coverage of the Five Elements Grand Formation greatly diminished, receding from enveloping the entire Dou Luo Star to covering only a portion of the Star Dou Great Forest.

Accompanying this, the spiritual energy on Dou Luo Star dissipated, as the rules of this universe wore away the spiritual energy, causing soul power to once again spread throughout the entirety of Dou Luo Star.

At the same time, deprived of much spiritual energy to sustain it, the spatial passage behind Bai Yuan collapsed instantly and vanished completely.

Having lost the power of the Half-step God Transformation Stage, relying only on his mid-Foundation Establishment cultivation, he could not possibly survive in the starry void.

In an instant, Bai Yuan felt utterly miserable.

There was no fresh air, and on top of that, no atmospheric pressure.

Even though his physique far surpassed that of ordinary people and he still had spiritual power supporting him, his body instantly burst apart.

Under the immense pressure differential, the blood inside his body burst the blood vessels and skin, and combined with various cosmic rays, Bai Yuan's body became unrecognizable.

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The Star Dou Great Forest.

The Wood Lord, lacking even a single whole tree, seemed to have lost all vitality, turning into a statue-like figure standing still in the vast lake.

As the sole demon who holds partial authority over the Five Elements Formation, she seemed, just now, to have sensed her master's death through the formation……

In the vast expanse, Gu Yue Na also stared blankly, tears involuntarily streaming from the corners of her eyes, tracing down her crystal-clear, exquisite cheeks before falling to the ground.

"Why am I feeling so sorrowful? I clearly know this is only a feigned death!" Gu Yue Na gazed at Bai Yuan's reflection in the mirror, her eyes dazed.

This is the power of karma.

Even though Gu Yue Na knows Bai Yuan is only feigning death, after inheriting all of his karma and his feigned demise, she still cannot stop feeling grief.

In the eyes of the Ice and Fire Duality, Bai Yu, feeling moved, could hardly believe it, muttering maniacally in the Ice and Fire Spring: "Impossible! Absolutely impossible! My master could not die! No one in this world could threaten him! He simply cannot die!"

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In the starry void.

"You… you have severed your own connection to the Dou Luo Plane?" The God of Destruction and the Asura God both looked somewhat incredulous.

A Plane Lord relies on the plane for his existence.

Except for the Abyss Holy Lord, such a Plane Lord—if he severs his connection to his plane, even for most material planes' Plane Lords, he will suffer great harm.

And Bai Yuan's situation is obvious at a glance: not only has he severed his connection with the Douluo plane, but he has also, as a side effect, cut himself off.

Otherwise, it would be utterly impossible for him to die by bursting apart.

"Asura God, what else do you have to say!" the God of Destruction roared.

Before, he was seeking power and profit; now he is truly furious.

The Asura God was stunned, then said: "Destruction, don't believe him; he's slandering me."

The God of Destruction sneered: "Who in the world would use the cost of death to slander someone else?"

The Asura God was left speechless.

(End of chapter)