Chapter 404: Falling

A group of gods, staying in the Pantheon, were discussing matters heatedly.

At this moment, the God of Fire spoke again: "Looking at the time, the God of Theft and Wind should have returned by now. Could it be... that some accident occurred?"

"How could that be? We are gods; what could possibly happen to us?"

"I only fear... the Ice Empress... might have acted in secret. After all... the God of Theft and Wind did leave the Ice Empress's faction," the God of Fire said, looking at Eyun Xiaojie with malicious intent.

Eyun Xiaojie was a god from the Ice Empress's faction.

"Although the Ice Empress is a Strong Divine Power deity, I fear she would not move against the God of Theft and Wind.

After all, the God of Theft and Wind has a Master standing behind him," one god spoke up. He was backed by the Mother of Earth and was quite at odds with the God of Fire.

The God of Fire shrugged: "God of Harvest, the Mother of Earth has already joined forces with the Master of Light to jointly annihilate the Arcane Empire.

Why would the Mother of Earth oppose the Master of Light?"

"You must ask the Master of Light or the Mother of Earth herself about this matter!" The God of Harvest was not at all polite to the God of Fire.

The God of Fire was choked for words.

Seek out a Master? He dared not.

The four Masters were high above; even the God of War, who possessed Strong Divine Power, had once said that he was absolutely no match for a Master.

A silence persisted in the Pantheon for a while.

After all, these gods, while appearing high and mighty, were actually divided into many factions with complex relationships and varying statuses.

Perhaps in the eyes of believers, these gods were omnipotent and high above, but in reality, they were merely powerful creatures who had mastered power.

In the end, it was the God of Fire who could not help but break the silence.

"I heard that some time ago, that new God of Song defected to the Ice Empress?" The God of Fire shifted his gaze to Eyun Xiaojie, his eyes filled with mockery.

Eyun Xiaojie ignored the God of Fire.

However, the God of Fire continued: "This God of Song obtained their position illegitimately.

I feel that this matter needs to be reported to the Master of Light so the Master can issue a reprimand.

Otherwise, if a few more such deities appear in the Pantheon, where does that leave us?"

The God of Fire was attacking the God of Song, but also finding an excuse to make things difficult for the gods of the Ice Empress's faction and to warn those gods who were currently neutral.

Eyun Xiaojie could not hold back, her face cold: "The Master of Light is not yet the owner of the Pantheon, nor is he the Father of All Gods!"

"I will not waste words with you; tell that God of Song to go to the Master of Light and admit their mistake, and perhaps this matter can be downplayed," the God of Fire said, his words full of threats.

He had this confidence naturally because he was being directed by a god behind the scenes.

The gods present, hearing the words of the God of Fire, all sensed a hint of danger.

The Master of Light... was he planning to use the Ice Empress as an example?

At the same time, they felt pity for that unlucky soul, the God of Song; having run into the Master of Light, they were about to be the chicken slaughtered to warn the monkeys!

Eyun Xiaojie's expression changed slightly, and she realized the gravity of the situation.

However, her heart was filled more with anger.

The gods of the Master of Light's faction were becoming increasingly excessive; not only were they seizing the believers of other gods, but they were also constantly targeting them.

"I will..." Eyun Xiaojie said through gritted teeth.

But before she could finish her sentence, a tremor passed through the depths of her soul.

It was as if something had shattered.

"Oh no!"

The gods present all sensed something at that very instant.

Many gods turned pale, their expressions extremely unsightly.

Just then, something they had never imagined happened.

They saw that in the Pantheon, the Stele of Ten Thousand Gods, which bore the imprints of hundreds of gods...

Crack! It split apart!

That Stele of Ten Thousand Gods, which symbolized all gods and represented the Rules of all things, had actually fractured!

One must know that the Stele of Ten Thousand Gods had stood in the Pantheon for countless millennia.

How many gods had tried to investigate this Stele of Ten Thousand Gods? Yet, let alone study it, they couldn't even leave a fingerprint on it.

The imprints left by the gods merely represented their divine offices, which had turned into Rules and lingered upon the Stele of Ten Thousand Gods.

Now... the Stele of Ten Thousand Gods had fractured, fractured right before their eyes!

This... represented something.

"Oh no, this must be reported to the Master immediately!"

"The heavens are about to change!"

These gods had extremely unsightly expressions.

They did not know why the Stele of Ten Thousand Gods had fractured, but they knew that with its fracturing, something terrifying would definitely happen.

However, what happened next was even harder for them to accept!

The Pantheon also began to shake and tremble at this moment.

The Pantheon, which symbolized the majesty of the gods and was the most glorious place in the world, began to collapse.

The collapse of the Pantheon was a terrifying event.

The God Generals were no longer divine!

"No." The God of Fire screamed, his eyes revealing endless fear.

Because, as the Pantheon collapsed, his God Kingdom also began to crumble at that very moment.

The projections of the gods present also realized this, revealing panicked expressions.

At the same time, in the depths of a God Kingdom, a hint of worry appeared in the eyes of a giant white light projection. He looked at the constantly collapsing God Kingdom and the many Seraphim emitting screams, and murmured: "Calamity has returned."

……

The Pantheon collapsed inexplicably, and all the God Kingdoms were also collapsing one after another.

For the weak gods, their God Kingdoms had already been the first to turn into ruins.

The powerful ones were still holding on, slowing the speed at which their God Kingdoms were collapsing.

On the God Continent, some terrifying changes were also beginning to occur.

As the God Kingdoms collapsed, those weak gods began to fall onto the Continent, causing localized turmoil.

The Bauhinia Empire, once the Sea Pearl, had now degenerated into a dead and silent city; the city was filled with gangs and thugs everywhere.

Just then, at the docks, an adventurer suddenly shouted: "Fish!"

Other adventurers also looked over, and they saw that in the vast ocean, tens of thousands of fish were floating up, their white bellies exposed, undulating in the seawater, looking exceptionally ghastly.

These fish... had all died suddenly.

"Heavens... Ocean Fish God, what has happened!"

There were adventurers here who worshipped the Ocean Fish God, not the Ocean Goddess.

In the believers' doctrine, fish were the symbol of the god, and eating fish, as well as slaughtering fish, was a great sin.

These believers would often organize manpower to intercept those fishermen who were catching fish, forcing them to release the fish.

As for the fish markets in the city, they dared not provoke them; after all, behind the fish markets was the largest gang in the Sea Pearl.

At this moment, the death of countless tens of thousands of fish was a massive shock to these believers.

"God!"

Many believers held their heads and wept bitterly.

However, within the sea, the number of dead fish continued to increase, and the scope was constantly spreading.

The fish were blessed by the Ocean Fish God, and with such a large-scale death event occurring, many believers could not accept it.

Some believers, their minds broken, jumped directly into the sea.

Such things were happening all over the God Continent.

In some places, mountain fires suddenly ignited, spanning a thousand miles.

In some places, storms swept through, destroying many rice paddies, and many livestock died in the storms.

In some places, many believers of gods suddenly went mad, taking whips and lashing each other.

In any case... in many parts of the entire God Continent, strange events were occurring.

In Iron Stone City, Lin Chao looked up at the firmament, his gaze feeling something: "He is no longer useful... kill him."

Lin Chao gave the order.

He also sensed that a major event had occurred between heaven and earth.

It seemed that many gods had fallen from their God Kingdoms and landed in the mortal world.

Lin Chao did not know what had happened.

He only knew that the human world was about to fall into chaos.

Gods and humans were fundamentally two different species.

The descent of gods into the human world would certainly cause countless disasters.

And those veteran Legendary figures would covet the gods' divine offices, so a great war might break out.

Yuwen Zhanye received the order and directly obliterated the God of Theft and Wind.

At this moment, Yuwen Zhanye also realized the severity of the matter, and he also had a premonition... as if a major event was occurring.

……

Half a month passed.

Strange things were happening in various parts of the Continent.

The entire Continent was bracing for a storm, as if a major event were about to happen.

At this time, Iron Stone City was exceptionally lively.

Nowadays, Iron Stone City had more and more outsiders, and the population of this city had begun to take shape.

The entire city was exceptionally lively.

Because, in another half a month, it would be the coming-of-age ceremony for the Prince of Iron Stone City, the Nine Prince Lin.

In this world, a noble's coming-of-age ceremony was very important, especially when it was a prince.

Shivana was enthusiastically organizing the coming-of-age ceremony for Lin Chao.

Lin Chao knew about this and did not refuse.

After becoming a god, the worries in his heart had eased slightly.

Of course, he was still very urgent and was working hard to become stronger.

He would just treat this coming-of-age ceremony as stealing a half-day of leisure.

At the same time, Iron Stone City did indeed need a joyous occasion.

"Your Highness." Shivana, dressed in red and wearing rather conservative clothing, entered the living room.

Lin Chao was playing a game of chess with Yuwen Zhanye; seeing Shivana, he raised his head and nodded.

Shivana glanced at Yuwen Zhanye, a look of wariness flashing in her eyes.

She realized that she understood the prince she was guarding less and less.

Not to mention those tribal warriors, now a terrifying old man had appeared by the prince's side.

This terrifying old man had great strength; Shivana could not discern it, but she dared to be certain that he was definitely a Legendary!

A Legendary, standing at the pinnacle of the Continent, was actually loyal to the Prince, making her feel even more that Lin Chao was mysterious and unfathomable.

"Your Highness, that caravan from the Abyss has already arrived at Iron Stone City."

Shivana said, glancing at Yuwen Zhanye from the corner of her eye.

Some time ago, Prince Lin mentioned that their Iron Stone City could do business with the Abyss.

Doing business with the Abyss is definitely considered highly profitable.

However, not everyone has the qualifications or the channels to do business with the Abyss.

After all, there is only one Abyss that can openly and honestly do business with humans.

Today's Iron Stone City is in a state of recovery, and although many players are creating benefits.

In reality, subsidizing those disaster victims leaves Iron Stone City somewhat overstretched.

Therefore, it is necessary to open up new trade and obtain resources for wealth.

Lin Chao is a god, but he is not omnipotent.

Even if he could conjure inexhaustible Gold, rest assured, when Gold is flooded, Gold coins lose their due value.

Therefore, Lin Chao chose to conduct trade with Rakshasa City.

"Hmm, you send someone to handle it and discuss the cooperation," Lin Chao said.

This kind of matter naturally does not require him to personally inquire about it.

Shivana nodded and prepared to step back.

At this moment, Yuwen Zhanye, who had been silent, spoke: "Go tell Yuwen Youde that the bulk of the trade profits should remain in Iron Stone City."

For the Yuwen Family, no amount of wealth is as good as their ancestor attaining godhood.

The Yuwen Family in Rakshasa City can already be said to be extremely wealthy.

Therefore, Yuwen Zhanye spoke to concede the main profits of the trade to Iron Stone City.

This is Yuwen Zhanye's show of goodwill toward Lin Chao.

After all, he is now Lin Chao's subordinate god.

The entire Yuwen Family can be considered Lin Chao's private property.

Lin Chao did not stop him.

Shivana was slightly stunned.

This person knows someone in the Abyssal merchant caravan?

"If Yuwen Youde is dissatisfied, just say... it was said by Yuwen Zhanye." Yuwen Zhanye's voice was very overbearing, but his gaze toward Shivana was very gentle.

After all, he knew that the woman before him was the Master's Guardian Knight.

The Master is a god, and the god has a Guardian Knight whose strength is pitifully weak, only a High-level Professional.

Is this... a proper Guardian Knight?

This is no wonder Yuwen Zhanye overthinks, but the fervor in Shivana's gaze when looking at Lin Chao was not hidden.

At the same time, after arriving at Iron Stone City, Yuwen Zhanye learned of Lin Chao's identity and was incredibly shocked.

After all, Lin Chao looks very young, yet in reality, he is even younger, not even an adult.

In this world, how can there be an underage god?

"Okay." Shivana nodded, keeping her inner shock in check, and left the room.

Lin Chao continued to play chess with Yuwen Zhanye, and he placed a black piece.

Yuwen Zhanye held a white piece, a look of hesitation on his face: "Master, I have secretly investigated clearly.

Just a month ago, the Pantheon collapsed, and the God Kingdoms of the gods crumbled.

Many gods with weak Divine Power fell onto the Continent, walking the human world in the guise of Sages.

In these days, gods have been falling one after another; I fear... later, gods with Strong Divine Power will fall, and there might even be a Master!"

Yuwen Zhanye had a look of worry on his face.

With gods falling into the human world, in this situation, he also cannot create his own God Kingdom.

"The Continent... is going to be in chaos," Yuwen Zhanye sighed.

A God Kingdom is the best protection.

Gods with Strong Divine Power can even contend against a Master within their own God Kingdom.

Precisely because of this, gods were divided into several camps and factions, and large-scale God Wars did not occur.

Now, having lost the protection of the God Kingdom, the gods' halos have been stripped away.

As these gods fall onto the Continent, God Wars will inevitably occur.

For humans, this is a disaster, but also an opportunity.

"Hide for now, do not expose your identity," Lin Chao instructed.

After all, they have not yet joined any camp of gods and can be considered solitary.

Moreover, they also killed the God of Theft and Wind.

The gods of the camp behind this god will definitely come to trouble them.

Lin Chao asks himself, his current strength is still very weak, so he needs to lay low.

"As you command." Yuwen Zhanye also wanted to lay low; he had just ascended to godhood, and his strength was still very weak.

"However, we cannot sit and wait for death; we must figure out the current locations, strengths, and camps of those gods," Lin Chao said with killing intent in his eyes.

Slaying a Divine Creature does not allow him to obtain Divine Power.

But slaying a god allows him to absorb Divine Power.

He needs to strive to become stronger and accumulate Divine Power.

An Qian once said that if there is enough Divine Power, she can calculate... the specific location of the person he cares about most in his heart.

As gods fall into the human world, the hunting time has truly begun.

Gods will also be the prey.

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