Chapter 390: The Eight Days of Unextinguished Light

Today, the Arcane Empire blooms with the most brilliant fireworks in the dark night.

The entire night sky is illuminated by the radiance of the Arcane Eye.

These rays are the most powerful attacks of the Arcane Eye; the Arcane City has already been destroyed, yet the radiance of the Arcane Eye has not ceased.

The long night's light remains unextinguished; this is the final brilliance of the Arcane Empire.

Above the Heavenly Vault, Seraphim flap their wings, defending against the attacks of the Arcane Eye.

These Seraphim mostly originate from the Light Temple, and their source of power is also light.

However, the radiance of the Arcane Eye is still able to injure them.

Like servants of the gods, they flap their wings, and fire like light falls into the Arcane City, emitting intense explosions.

Countless humans die in the explosions.

The once towering and magnificent Arcane City, representing the highest civilization of humanity, has been reduced to ruins under the attacks of the gods' servants.

The entire city has collapsed, and the Arcane City has become a dead zone.

Yet, the Arcane Eye, which represents humanity's strongest defense, remains tireless, emitting boundless radiance to resist the invading enemies, as if verifying the words of that Sage.

The Arcane Eye, the final glory of the Empire, the firmest line of defense.

Several dozen miles away, a few figures appear; they look at the location of the Arcane City, shock revealed in their eyes.

In their eyes, the entire Arcane City has become an ocean of light at this moment.

"The Arcane City... is gone." An elderly man with white hair looks at the ocean of light, his eyes filled with sighs.

"That old fellow, headstrong his whole life; I told him before not to contend for authority with the gods, but he wouldn't listen. Now look, the Arcane City is gone, and he is also... he deserved it!" An old woman with a face full of wrinkles curses angrily, but as she curses, tears stream down uncontrollably.

Nearby, other Legendary figures look at this old woman, pity appearing in their eyes as well.

Who could know that this old woman, with her face full of deep lines and skin as wrinkled as withered tree bark, was once a Sacred Maiden of the Light Temple in her youth, before defecting.

"A thousand Seraphim; the Arcane Empire... is completely finished." These Legendary figures have eyes full of wariness and sighs.

The gods are high above, looking down upon the human world.

Some time ago, the Arcane Empire fought against the Four Great Temples and the Six Great Human Kingdoms with its own strength, almost never suffering a defeat.

The Arcane Empire did not fail the name of humanity's strongest empire.

No one expected that this time, when both sides clashed, gods would actually intervene.

A thousand Seraphim descended, comparable to thousands of Legendary figures.

Before this, the Great Arcanists of the Arcane Hall were even snatched away by that terrifying Black Hand.

With a thousand Seraphim, what human nation could resist?

The Arcane City... instantly turned to ash.

The allied forces of the six kingdoms also began a massive offensive against the Arcane Empire.

Having lost the Arcane City, the Arcane Empire's elite forces are exhausted; how can it resist?

"From now on, there is no more Arcane Empire." A Sword Saint sighs, his figure departing, his back looking incomparably desolate.

"Humans should never have delusionally tried to challenge the gods; we can only continue walking according to the Rules established by the gods, hahaha..." A burly man laughs maniacally.

They are all nearby Legendary figures who saw the anomaly of the Arcane City and rushed over from afar.

What they see is destruction, is tragedy.

They stand in the night, and the darkness has nowhere to hide.

Under the radiance of the Arcane Eye and the light of the Seraphim, the night is as bright as day.

These Legendary figures, however, do not see light; instead, they feel that the long night is hard to brighten, and endless darkness is sweeping in.

"The Arcane Eye is truly worthy of being the greatest masterpiece of the Arcane Empire.

A thousand Seraphim have fallen by the hundreds under the counterattack of the Arcane Eye.

It is a pity that we will never see the Arcane Eye again; the Arcane Eye... is buried in the dust of history along with the Arcane Empire."

This Legendary figure looks at the pillar of light shooting into the sky, his eyes filled with unknown pity, awe, or perhaps regret.

"The Arcane Eye was also known as the human weapon with the most hope of slaying gods... what a pity, truly a pity."

The gods are high above, dispatching a thousand Seraphim to destroy the Arcane City in one fell swoop.

"So, slaying gods is just a joke.

Legendary figures defying the trend to slay gods—from ancient times to the present, it has only been a minority." A Legendary figure speaks, eyes despondent.

To be deified, one needs a divine office and Divine Power.

However, in today's world, divine offices have long been carved up, and scattered divine offices are almost invisible.

To be deified, there is only the path of slaying gods.

Several centuries ago, the act of slaying gods still occurred, but now... it is becoming fewer and fewer.

After becoming a god, the strength of the gods constantly increases.

The gap between Legendary figures and gods is thus becoming larger and larger.

Wanting to slay gods... is almost impossible.

These Legendary figures can be said to have their path ahead severed.

Just then, a slightly desolate voice comes over: "The Arcane Eye is worthy of the name of the human weapon with the most hope of slaying gods.

It is a pity that they were destroyed by a thousand Seraphim, failing to contend with the gods in a fair and square manner, and there will be no chance in the future.

This matter... in the future, can only become a legend, become an unsolved case."

The Legendary figures present, seeing the person who arrived, all have their expressions become solemn.

"Greetings, Your Majesty Diya!"

"Greetings, Venerable!"

These Legendary figures, looking at Diya in his long robes, all reveal expressions of awe in their eyes.

The legend of slaying gods no longer exists.

And Diya, the king of the Shaya Kingdom, is an existence who, as a human, resisted the erosion of gods and went against the trend to become a god.

This is difficult, no less difficult than slaying a god.

However, Diya succeeded.

The Legendaries present all held Diya in great awe.

Because they could not do it.

To reach Diya's level, one must first believe in a god.

Believing in a god is called a believer of a god to sound nice, and a slave of a god to sound harsh.

Especially a believer of Diya's caliber; it can be said that for a human, he had long since lost his self and had already become a vessel for a god.

This body, if a god wants to seize it, they seize it.

Moreover, several eras ago, when the God War began, it often happened that gods were injured and occupied the bodies of believers.

At this moment, the old woman who had shed tears earlier looked at Diya, the tear stains in her eyes still wet: "Venerable, if it were you, could you withstand this Arcane Eye?"

Following the old woman's words, the Legendaries present all looked at Diya.

Gods are high and above; this group of people, even though they are all Legendaries who have reached the ceiling of humanity, did not have a true sense of how powerful gods are.

They also wanted to know exactly how strong a god is.

Diya looked at the pillar of light reaching into the sky and sighed: "With this body of mine, resisting the Arcane Eye with my own strength, I cannot break free."

This body of his was naturally not his true form, but a divine avatar.

He did not hide it.

The Arcane Eye... it is worthy of being the greatest masterpiece of the Arcane Empire, the work that that Sage was most proud of in his life.

The old woman received this answer and laughed maniacally: "Haha, old man, the Arcane Eye... it did not lose face for you!"

The others were all moved.

In their hearts, they were also inferring the strength of the gods.

Toward the Arcane Eye, they felt even more awe, and at the same time, great regret.

Those Seraphs destroyed the Arcane City, yet they did not leave.

Their attacks were still falling.

They intended to shatter the Arcane Eye completely and turn it into ashes.

The light continued, and the Arcane City had long since become ruins, yet night had not come again.

In the Arcane City, there had been no night for seven days.

Looking up, one could see the endless pillar of light and those terrifying Seraphs.

Finally, on the eighth day, the light ceased.

The former Arcane City had turned into a ruin.

The Arcane Eye had also completely disappeared from the human world.

In Longshou City, many people looked up at the sky, complex expressions appearing in their eyes.

"The light of the Arcane Eye... is gone."

"Seven days, the Arcane City was destroyed for seven days, and the Arcane Eye was still fighting back; it is worth singing of and sighing over."

"It is lamentable."

"What is there to lament? The Arcane Empire offended the gods, drawing the Seraphs to descend.

Such an evil weapon should be wiped away in the dust of history."

"Right, the gods created all things, everything we have is bestowed by the gods; blaspheming the gods is a great sin, and the Arcane Empire deserved its fate."

"The land of evil no longer exists; praise the Goddess of Mercy!"

In the tavern, many believers were praying, their faces overflowing with joyful smiles.

But there were also adventurers whose faces revealed a trace of sorrow, not knowing what they were sighing for.

Above the restaurant, in a private room, the smile that used to hang on Ye Di's face had disappeared.

"The Arcane Empire is gone after all."

Beside him, Heiniu remained silent, his eyes also carrying sorrow.

After obtaining Lin Chao's map, he went to slay Divine Creatures, mostly within the territory of the Arcane Empire.

In the Arcane Empire, he saw the other side of this world.

Compared to the people of Longshou City, he felt the people of the Arcane Empire were more lovable and purer.

In his eyes, those Arcanists of the Arcane Empire were a group of idealists.

Although the outside world had mixed reviews of the Arcane Empire, and many even felt they were ridiculous, doing something impossible.

However, Heiniu felt that such people were the most worthy of respect.

"Alright, don't think too much, just treat this as a game." Jiang Ruoyu picked up his wine, his face devoid of emotion, making it impossible to tell what he was thinking.

"That's right, this is just a game!" Ye Di picked up his wine and swallowed it; the wine here was very bland, like weak Water washing over his taste buds, and it had no flavor when drunk.

Beside him, Heiniu also drank sullenly; after finishing a jar of wine, a look of apprehension appeared on his face.

"The Arcane Empire was very strong, not only having hundreds of Great Arcanists but also the Arcane Eye, yet... it still perished at the hands of the gods.

The gods of this world are somewhat excessively powerful.

Wanting to become a god is extremely difficult."

What Heiniu looked forward to most now was becoming a god, and then going into the Abyss to save Norma.

However, the power of the gods exceeded his expectations, which gave him immense pressure.

Although he was a player, he felt that this was a real world.

For him now, this is not just playing a game.

In a world like this, stepping on the corpses of gods to attain godhood is, quite obviously, extremely difficult.

It is not like in reality, where if you have enough money, the game officials might just open a private server for you to play on.

"Becoming a god... this is the best opportunity." Jiang Ruoyu's gaze became profound, "If I remember correctly, after the Arcane City was destroyed, that is when the Child of Calamity rose to power.

The Child of Calamity brought disaster and ushered in the Era of Calamity.

In the end, many gods fell from the God Kingdom and had to walk the mortal world in the guise of saints.

This... is the best opportunity to become a god.

Of course... for a Commoner, this is also the greatest disaster."

With gods walking the mortal world, their immense power would certainly cause unspeakable disasters.

Not to mention, when gods fall from the God Kingdom and descend to the mortal world, the turmoil in the Rules caused by their divine offices will bring about a series of natural disasters.

"Where is the Child of Calamity? We must cling tightly to such a thick thigh!" Ye Di said.

"I don't know either." Jiang Ruoyu shook his head.

His dreams are not very specific; he does not know many details, and having never seen it personally, it is more like a retelling.

"However, if you follow the Manager, that is, the Nine Prince, you will certainly see the Child of Calamity. After all, in my memory, the Nine Prince will become the male concubine of the Child of Calamity and even... backstab the Child of Calamity," Jiang Ruoyu said, sounding somewhat mocking.

"Tsk tsk, I really cannot imagine the Manager acting as a male concubine.

And why would the Manager backstab the Child of Calamity? Could he be enduring humiliation to carry out a heavy burden?" Ye Di also laughed.

Heiniu remained silent.

He knew quite a bit about Jiang Ruoyu's affairs through Ye Di.

At first, he was even somewhat confused.

According to what Jiang Ruoyu said, this might truly be a game.

But immediately, he cast this sentiment aside.

The three of them sat drinking, and after three rounds of wine, Heiniu took his leave.

"Ye Di, I should be going." Having obtained the new map, Heiniu prepared to leave to continue to Slay Divine Creatures and strengthen his power.

"Heiniu, be careful. The map you have is quite unusual.

There are several extremely dangerous places on it; rumor has it that even Legendary figures have died there."

"Don't worry, I am a player, what is there to fear?" Heiniu smiled.

If a player dies, they die; they will be resurrected anyway.

Iron Stone City.

Lin Chao looked at the letter on the table, his gaze filled with a sigh.

The letter mentioned that 1,200 Seraphs attacked the Arcane City, and with the Arcane City having lost its Great Arcanist, only the Arcane Eye could resist.

The Arcane Eye rose to resist, its beam of light lasting for eight days without extinguishing; a total of 327 Seraphs perished, and the Arcane City was also reduced to ashes.

During these eight days, the Four Great Temples joined forces with the armies of the Six Great Kingdoms to launch a massive offensive against the city-states of the Arcane Empire, breaking through thirty-seven cities in eight days, leaving the people in misery.

The entire Arcane Empire had half its territory fallen.

"His Highness, a woman appeared outside just now. She said she is an old acquaintance and requests to see the Prince," a young man walked in at this moment and said slowly.

"Oh? Is that so? Let her in," Lin Chao said, while simultaneously pondering which old acquaintance it could be.

He did not have many old acquaintances.

He was not afraid of anyone deceiving him.

"His Highness, that person said she does not wish to come in and hopes that the Prince will go to see her. She is... waiting for you at Iron Stone Lake," the young man said, an embarrassed look appearing on his face.

"Oh? Is that so?" Lin Chao chuckled.

It must be said, the other party's request was too abrupt.

(End of this chapter)