Chapter 231: The Fiend of World-Ending

The deities present all looked toward Wei An in unison.

Just now, it was merely an exclamation from Yuan Kong.

Yuan Kong had spoken casually and had not intended to truly obtain an answer.

After all, the World-Ending Fiend was far too powerful and mysterious.

As it turned out, someone had actually answered.

Furthermore, the answer was so specific.

How did she know?

"Wei An?" The other deities looked at Wei An, expressions of doubt appearing in their eyes.

Wei An was a special deity.

Or rather, among the Five Directions God Kingdom, she was a special one.

Her origins were mysterious; no one knew them.

It was only known that the five powerful deities of the Five Directions God Kingdom held her in high regard.

Wei An wore a black garment, the edges of the collar embroidered with patterns, exquisite and delicate.

She looked at the crowd, a look of terror flashing in her eyes: "I... have seen the World-Ending Fiend... the world-ending, the true world-ending!"

Her voice was despondent, as if mentioning this matter also filled her with immense fear.

"What? The true world-ending?"

"Wei An, could you please elaborate?"

"What exactly happened?"

The gods hurriedly asked, their hearts filled with many doubts.

Had this World-Ending Fiend truly ended a world?

World-ending meant the true destruction of a world, where it was impossible for any living beings to exist anymore.

This was extremely terrifying.

World-ending and the collapse of a God Kingdom were two different concepts.

In terms of hierarchy, a God Kingdom was indeed higher than an Ordinary world.

Powerful deities could achieve the collapse of a God Kingdom.

However, to destroy the Qiyuan World, to annihilate all living beings upon it, and simultaneously make this world cease to exist—

This was something even deities could not do.

The world was vast; deities could go to any corner of the world, yet they lacked the ability to truly annihilate an entire world in the literal sense.

"I come from... the Senluo Realm," Wei An said, a look of recollection on her face. "My husband was a god of the Senluo Realm, a Half-step Ninth Rank deity."

"What? Half-step Ninth Rank?" The Immortal Lord, draped in his cloud robe, showed an unsettled expression in his eyes.

The Eighth Rank were deities.

Among deities, there were also divisions of rank.

They were, respectively, Lower-level Deity, Middle God, and Upper God.

Ordinary deities were, in fact, all Lower-level Deity.

And those five powerful deities of the Five Directions God Kingdom were all peak Middle Gods.

The Immortal Lord, according to the classification of deities, was a Middle God.

It was just that he was not far from being an Upper God.

And the Great Fiend Envoy, as well as that creature who snatched the dragon body, were Upper Gods according to the strength they displayed.

An Upper God could escape even when besieged by a hundred Lower-level Deity.

This was the power of an Upper God.

A Half-step Ninth Rank deity was far more powerful than an Upper God.

One must know that a Half-step Ninth Rank deity had already caught a glimpse of the Main God's domain.

A single Half-step Ninth Rank deity could easily Slay a thousand Lower-level Deity.

Even ten thousand Lower-level Deity could not stop a Half-step Ninth Rank deity.

Back then, when the World-Ending Fiend appeared and shattered the Five Directions God Kingdom with a single blow, the strength it displayed was comparable to a Half-step Ninth Rank deity, or even a notch stronger than a Half-step Ninth Rank deity!

Wei An's husband was actually this powerful!

"The Senluo Realm was very powerful; under my husband's protection, the Senluo Realm was peaceful.

It was just that one day, suddenly, a terrifying creature descended upon the Senluo Realm.

It was... the World-Ending Fiend."

Wei An was lost in painful memories, her voice trembling as she spoke these words.

However, the next moment, a brilliant light flashed in her eyes.

"At that time, amidst the chaos, I was captured by a rebel.

That rebel told my husband to either come and save me or go and stop the World-Ending Fiend.

My husband ultimately chose to go and stop the World-Ending Fiend."

Mentioning this, Wei An's face was filled with pride.

She did not wallow in self-pity because her husband did not come to save her.

She felt that such a great man was the only one worthy of being her, Wei An's, husband.

Wei An could not help but think of Zimo, thinking of that man, a complex look flashing in her eyes.

"And then?" the Immortal Lord asked.

Since Wei An's husband, that Half-step Ninth Rank deity, chose to confront the World-Ending Fiend.

How, then, was he defeated?

"You must think that my husband fought the World-Ending Fiend and was narrowly defeated in the end?" The brilliance in Wei An's eyes vanished, leaving them dim.

"How exactly was he defeated?"

The Immortal Lord asked in astonishment.

This concerned the strength of the World-Ending Fiend.

Whether they, with so many gods now, could truly stop the World-Ending Fiend.

All the gods looked at Wei An.

Wei An was the one who understood the strength of the World-Ending Fiend most clearly.

Just how powerful was the World-Ending Fiend?

"At that time, the World-Ending Fiend appeared, and my husband burned his God Position and charged at it.

The World-Ending Fiend opened its mouth, and with one bite, just one bite, the Senluo Realm and my husband were swallowed..."

"..."

The people present were silent, and the expressions of all the gods were unsightly.

Originally, they had thought that a Half-step Ninth Rank god could contend with the World-Ending Fiend.

As it turned out, Wei An's husband, a Half-step Ninth Rank god, had actually... been defeated instantly.

Was the power of the World-Ending Fiend truly this terrifying?

Could it be that it was already infinitely close to the Ninth Tier?

Of course, it certainly was not at the Ninth Tier; otherwise, when the Five Directions God Kingdom collapsed, it would have been impossible for any gods to escape.

However, even so, the gods present, even if they all attacked together, would likely be unable to harm the World-Ending Fiend in the slightest.

Xiang Qi, Pan, Ye You, and others had dim expressions, as if they had returned to ten thousand years ago, facing the despair of the Ghost Immortal.

Although the Ghost Immortal of that time did not count for much to them now.

Yet, to them back then, it was still despair.

Back then, with Xiang Long present, he wiped out the host of immortals alone.

Today, it was also fortunate that Xiang Long was present, leading the God Kingdom to provide reinforcements.

But, could the current Xiang Long really block the World-Ending Fiend?

In the hearts of the crowd, there was more or less an answer.

No matter how brilliant Xiang Long was, he had only lived for ten thousand-plus years.

And to touch the realm of the Ninth Tier required not only talent but also time.

Without experiencing the scouring and baptism of time, it was simply impossible to touch the Ninth Tier.

Just then, the Immortal Lord thought of something and immediately asked: "Wei An, how did you escape back then?"

The World-Ending Fiend had swallowed the Senluo Realm; logically, Wei An should have been unable to escape at all.

The others also looked at Wei An.

The World-Ending Fiend was impossible to defeat, so perhaps... they fled?

A sneer appeared on Wei An's face.

This smile was very cold, chilling to the bone.

"If a Half-step Ninth Rank god is willing to pay the price with their life, they can forcibly send one person to another realm under the attack of the World-Ending Fiend; it is indeed possible for one or two to escape."

In the Senluo Realm, there were not only two Half-step Ninth Rank gods.

One of them was her husband, who, facing the World-Ending Fiend, resolutely charged forward.

The other... Wei An's expression was desolate.

Was he only capable of fleeing?

No matter what he did, he was always fleeing.

The other gods present, hearing Wei An's words, all remained silent.

In the Senluo Realm, there were clearly two Half-step Ninth Rank gods.

Yet, such a formidable Senluo Realm was still defeated, defeated without any ability to resist.

Could they defeat the World-Ending Fiend?

The chance of victory was infinitely close to 0.

"Regardless, the World-Ending Fiend will appear in half a month; we have no way out, we can only fight!" one god spoke, the God's Fire in their eyes burning.

"We were born of heaven and earth, so we shall return to heaven and earth," another god sighed.

"I will die without regrets!" Pan spoke, his gaze like a torch.

Knowing it could not be done and doing it anyway—this was something he was about to do for the second time.

Moreover, this time, he would be doing it together with Xiang Long.

He had no regrets in his heart.

Xiang Qi's gaze was complex; she looked at Hong Yin: "If Xiang Long returns, please inform me."

The ancestor of the Xiang Family from the past looked at Xiang Qi, then looked at Hong Yin, and finally let out a sigh.

Decades had passed, and he still had not seen Xiang Long again.

If it were not for Ye You, Xiang Qi, Pan, and others telling him personally that Xiang Long was still alive.

He would not dare to believe it.

Unfortunately, after ten thousand years, he still had no chance to see Xiang Long.

"Hong Yin, if the World-Ending Fiend appears and the God Lord has not yet returned?" the Immortal Lord asked.

The God Lord's whereabouts had always been unknown.

"The God Lord once said, if he does not return, open the God Kingdom wide, let all the gods emerge, and swear to kill the World-Ending Fiend," Hong Yin said, her face filled with killing intent.

It was as if the enemy he faced was not the World-Ending Fiend, but an Ordinary foe.

The gods within the God Kingdom all wore expressions of grim, murderous intent.

"Fight for the God Lord, kill the World-Ending Fiend!"

"Fight for the God Lord, kill the World-Ending Fiend!"

Wei An looked at this group of gods, and for some reason, she thought of her husband.

Back then, her husband also had seven hundred gods under his command.

At that time, those seven hundred gods were just like them, pressing forward without hesitation, radiating their own divine light as they charged toward the World-Ending Fiend.

Like fireflies, they charged toward the terrifying giant beast, emitting the final radiance belonging to gods.

It was a pity that no one ever saw their final radiance.

Only she had seen it.

Heaven creates all things to nourish gods, yet gods have nothing to repay Heaven, save for death.

(End of this chapter)