Chapter 402: Ascending to the Divine Throne

Huangquan Ferry is a forbidden zone; within its river water, no living creature exists.

However, under the influence of Lin Chao's divine office, a giant appeared within Huangquan Ferry.

The giant was composed of murky river water and silt, possessing only the rudimentary shape of a human.

It looked toward Motian, flew into a rage, and emitted the roar of a river.

The entire Huangquan Ferry seemed to tremble.

Yuwen Youde saw this scene and was somewhat surprised, a glimmer of hope emerging in his eyes.

Beside him, Fang Zi wore a look of disdain: "Just a deathbed struggle."

"His Highness the Seventh is the son of the Great Luo Rakshasa, possessing extraordinary divine martial prowess; he can break this situation with a wave of his hand."

Whether they were demons or humans on Motian's side, none felt any worry.

After all, this is the Abyss; aside from those Abyss Lords taking action, it could almost be said that Motian would face no danger.

Moreover, even for an Abyss Lord, wanting to obliterate Motian is not so easy.

But at this moment, Motian's expression was slightly solemn; he felt a trace of a threat from this giant.

However, he remained full of confidence.

This is the Abyss, and he is the son of an Abyss Lord.

"Mere petty tricks, and you dare to show off before an expert?" Motian flicked his finger, and demonic light erupted from his eyes.

One could see dense, black pillars rushing toward that strange giant.

This kind of attack from Motian is difficult even for a Legendary to withstand.

Let alone a giant composed of silt and water?

However, a scene that made people's jaws drop occurred: that giant, which looked randomly cobbled together, did not suffer any damage under Motian's attack.

Instead... a trace of intelligence seemed to appear in its originally murky eyes.

The strange giant let out a roar, and Huangquan Ferry boiled.

And at this moment, flames abruptly ignited on Motian's body.

This was the strange giant's attack, and also the Fire of Civilization.

Through the strange giant, Lin Chao ignited flames on Motian's body.

"What?" Motian's expression changed drastically.

That flame burned on his body, scorching his flesh and also scorching his soul.

Pain—a bone-piercing pain arrived.

In this life, this was the first time Motian had experienced such agony.

Demonic light surged over his entire body, wanting to extinguish the flames, yet it was of no use at all.

He let out a painful roar.

His body kept slamming against the ground, yet the flames did not go out at all; instead, they burned larger and larger.

This scene left Yuwen Youde dumbfounded.

After all, Motian is an existence approaching a Demigod.

What kind of flame, what kind of method, could make him so miserable?

What kind of sacred being is that wooden bird?

Fang Zi was also stunned; he thought of something and immediately roared: "Your Highness, jump into Huangquan Ferry quickly!"

"The water in Huangquan Ferry is Root-Extinguishing Water, which can extinguish all fires in the world!"

In his agony, Motian heard this shout and a glimmer of hope emerged in his eyes; ignoring the giant's obstruction, he jumped into Huangquan Ferry with a splash.

The flames mingled with the murky river water.

The next scene... was...

The flames on Motian's body ignited the entire river of Huangquan Ferry.

Boom!

The entire Huangquan Ferry turned into a sea of fire, just like Fire Mountain.

"No!"

Motian let out a painful roar, but he could no longer withstand these terrifying flames.

"My father is the Great Luo Rakshasa, spare my life!"

"I am a future Abyss Lord, I am willing to pledge my loyalty to you!"

Motian roared continuously.

No one expected that it would be such a situation.

However, the strange giant did not understand Motian's pleas for mercy at all.

The flames also boiled over again at that moment.

Motian's entire body was engulfed in flames, and he kept begging for mercy, but the flames only grew larger.

Screams echoed throughout the entire Huangquan Ferry.

Motian's Legendary subordinates, as well as Fang Zi and the others, had by now run to the riverbank, their faces showing anxious expressions.

"Your Highness!"

"Your Highness!"

Everyone looked at the river of fire and the sea of fire, looking at Motian, their faces pale.

With their discernment, they naturally understood that Motian would undoubtedly die.

They felt chilled in their hearts, harboring endless fear toward that person within the Gate of All Gods.

"No, we must report this to the Great Luo Rakshasa; only the Great Luo Rakshasa can save His Highness!"

Fang Zi spoke, though in his heart he already had the intention to retreat.

He was not thinking of finding the Great Luo Rakshasa at all, but of leaving the Abyss and returning to the Continent.

After all, His Highness the Seventh had died right before his eyes.

Yet, just as this thought arose, a mass of flames within the sea of fire transformed into a giant arm, pulling him directly into the sea of fire.

The other few demons, as well as the humans, did not react in time either before they were pulled into the Huangquan Ferry, or rather, the sea of fire, and burned by the ten thousand fires.

"No."

Fang Zi could only let out a miserable shriek before turning into ashes.

Within the Huangquan Ferry, Mo Tian finally had no voice left either.

The flames throughout the entire Huangquan Ferry also vanished at this moment; that strange giant seemed to reveal a look of contemplation in its eyes, glanced at the Gate of All Gods, and finally dissipated.

The Huangquan Ferry also returned to its previous tranquility.

However, if a powerful deity were to come here, they would discover that the Huangquan Ferry had undergone subtle changes.

Its attributes were no longer just Water.

At the same time, inside the Gate of All Gods, Lin Chao looked at Yuwen Zhanye: "How is it?"

Yuwen Zhanye opened his eyes: "Thanks to the Master being here, I was able to hold on for so long."

The current Yuwen Zhanye had already undergone four-fifths of the divine light baptism; after waiting a while longer, his mortal body would completely transform into a divine body.

"Master... what about Mo Tian?" Yuwen Zhanye asked with concern.

He knew that Mo Tian was right outside the Gate of All Gods.

"Now, I can spare some strength; I am willing to join the Master in dealing with Mo Tian!"

Killing intent radiated from Yuwen Zhanye's eyes.

Although he had always appeared very humble in front of Lin Chao.

But, who among those who had reached his realm had not stained their hands with blood?

Even if Mo Tian's father was the Great Luo Rakshasa, if he interfered with his ascension to godhood, he would kill him without a doubt.

"No need, I have already dealt with Mo Tian.

Now... quickly condense your divine body."

To Lin Chao, Mo Tian was truly very weak, not even possessing half the strength of the Five Ancestors of Xia.

Hearing Lin Chao's words, Yuwen Zhanye was stunned.

One must know that even at his peak, he was no match for Mo Tian.

Yet, the Master had dealt with Mo Tian from across the Gate of All Gods?

What kind of strength was this?

He could not imagine it, yet at the same time, he was incomparably joyful; this time, he had truly bet correctly.

"As you command!" Suppressing the excitement in his heart, Yuwen Zhanye continued to condense his divine body.

Time passed second by second.

In the Huangquan Ferry, some subtle changes were taking place.

Inside the Gate of All Gods, Lin Chao opened his eyes.

Beside him, Yuwen Zhanye also seemed like a different person.

With his divine body condensed, he was no longer the human he once was.

As long as the two of them walked out of the Gate of All Gods, the God Bell in the Pantheon would ring, signifying that someone had ascended to godhood.

As long as the two of them headed to the Pantheon to leave their mark and subsequently construct their God Kingdom, then the two of them would count as deities certified by the Pantheon.

"Let's go."

The divine light in Lin Chao's eyes converged, and the aura on his body was hidden at that moment, just like an Ordinary person.

Seeing this, Yuwen Zhanye was somewhat amazed.

The aura on his own body was still somewhat unstable, and the aura belonging to a deity was very obvious.

Yet the Master concealed it so well, which meant the Master's strength was definitely extremely formidable, capable of stabilizing it quickly.

At the same time, he was also somewhat curious.

The stronger one's strength, logically, the harder it was to suppress.

How did the Master suppress it so quickly?

The two exited the Gate of All Gods.

And at this moment, above the Heavenly Vault, in the Pantheon, a long, resonant bell chime rang out, echoing through the entire Pantheon.

And at this moment, inside the Temple, several light shadows appeared.

"A human has ascended to godhood, interesting."

"How many years has it been, and someone can actually still become a god? Strange, the Master once said that through ordinary paths, no new gods would be born."

"This is perhaps what the Master said: The Great Dao is fifty, the Heavenly Vault evolves forty-nine, and one escapes."

These light shadows all fell slightly silent upon hearing this sentence.

And at this moment, a mocking laugh came.

"You all are too rigid, still talking about the one that escaped?

Has he truly become a god?

Has he not yet left his mark in the Pantheon?"

"The God of Hunters is right. Let me see, what is the divine office of this newly ascended god?

Perhaps you all will be interested."

These projections of deities appeared; one reason was interest and surprise, and the second was interest in the divine office of the newly ascended deity.

"An unknown divine profession?" a female deity spoke up.

"This deity is quite interesting; he also possesses some Stealth Divine Profession.

The other divine profession is unknown, though it should also be related to Stealth."

Generally speaking, it is impossible for a newly ascended deity to have too chaotic or messy a set of divine professions, as that would make ascension very difficult.

Most deities only consider taking on additional divine professions after they have been canonized.

"To think it is the Stealth Divine Profession; it seems this new god and I are fated.

Everyone, why don't you refrain from competing with me for this new god?"

The one who spoke was the God of Theft and Wind.

He was a deity of weak Divine Power, and a large portion of his concurrent divine professions were in Stealth.

If he could carve up the divine professions of that newly ascended god, he would improve significantly.

The light and shadows present were almost all deities of weak Divine Power.

The Stealth Divine Profession was of little use to them, so no deity would go to compete for it.

"This new god is very clever, choosing to become a god in the Abyss; be careful."

"Rest assured, what I am best at is Stealth, and besides... I have some history with that Great Luo, he will not move against me."

The more the God of Theft and Wind spoke, the more he wondered if he had been favored by that woman, the Goddess of Luck.

Otherwise, how could his luck be so good?

If it were other layers of the Abyss, he would not be able to go.

The Abyss where the Great Luo resided, however, did not have so many problems.

After all, before the Great Luo became an Abyss Lord, he owed him a favor.

"I hope the divine profession I devour this time can help me become a Medium Divine Power!"

The God of Theft and Wind murmured.

He was only one step away from Medium Divine Power.

This time was his opportunity.

In the Huangquan Ferry, Lin Chao and Yuwen Zhanye emerged from the Gate of All Gods.

A powerful aura radiated from Yuwen Zhanye, and his face carried an unconcealable joy.

To tell the truth, even now, he felt as if he were in a dream.

Even when entering the Gate of All Gods, he had prepared himself to die inside.

But unexpectedly, with the help of his master, he had actually succeeded and become a deity.

"Master, when shall we head to the Pantheon to leave our mark?" Yuwen Zhanye asked.

To become a deity, one still needed to leave one's mark in the Pantheon.

Only then would one be a legitimate deity.

Of course, as they were now, in terms of strength, they were also deities.

"The matter is not yet over." Lin Chao's gaze was calm.

He looked up at the firmament.

Yuwen Zhanye also looked up at the sky, but he discovered nothing.

Yet in his heart, an ominous premonition arose, as if he were being watched by a powerful creature.

"A deity?" Yuwen Zhanye understood instantly; he was being watched by a deity.

Actually, he was somewhat puzzled.

This was the Abyss; how could a deity be able to come here?

Just then, a ripple occurred in the Void in front of Yuwen Zhanye.

The space seemed to have been sliced open, and behind the space, a dazzling light appeared, filled with endless Divine Power.

The light transformed into a long sword and pierced toward Yuwen Zhanye with lightning speed.

That God of Theft and Wind was launching a sneak attack.

Although he was close to having Medium Divine Power and could easily suppress a newly ascended deity like Yuwen Zhanye,

his divine profession was Stealth, so how could he not make good use of it?

Yuwen Zhanye felt a great threat; he wanted to flee, but his divine body could not react at all.

The opponent's speed was too fast.

Moreover, the opponent was a veteran deity, and his application of Divine Power far exceeded Yuwen Zhanye's.

Within the shadows, the corners of the God of Theft and Wind's mouth curled into a smile.

He had already foreseen the fall of that newly ascended deity.

That deity had still been full of joy just a moment ago.

Now, he was about to fall.

The servant beside him was even still very calm, not yet knowing what had happened.

"Your divine profession, I will take it."

As the attack was about to land, the God of Theft and Wind spoke, sentencing that newly ascended god to death.

As long as... the opponent was hit by his attack, he could slowly devour... consume, and the opponent would be left for him to toy with.

But the next second, the smile on his face froze.

That attack of his had inexplicably vanished.

"What is going on?"

The God of Theft and Wind was baffled.

Could it be that the newly ascended god blocked it?

But that newly ascended god still had a look of panic on his face and had not reacted at all.

Then... if his attack was not blocked by the newly ascended god, who blocked it?

Suddenly, a young figure flashed through the mind of the God of Theft and Wind.

He was shocked to discover that the calm young man had disappeared.

He felt like needles were pricking his back, sensing that something terrifying had happened.

At this moment, a calm voice sounded from behind him: "Only you have come?"

Immediately after, the God of Theft and Wind felt his flesh being torn open, and a fair hand reached into his body, gripping his heart, which was composed of Divine Power.

"You... who are you?" The God of Theft and Wind felt immense pressure.

He had not felt this much fear even in the presence of a god with Strong Divine Power, yet now, he was terrified.

Suddenly, he remembered that when he was at the Pantheon, some gods had said there was more than one type of Divine Power, and one was a type of Divine Power never seen before.

He had originally thought it was a branch of the Stealth Divine Profession.

Now it seemed... it was nothing of the sort!

It was two gods ascending together!

(End of this chapter)