Chapter 500: Sky Collapse

"But shouldn't you pay some attention to that Original Barrier?" Sasriel's words made Chumen blink, looking toward the Astral World.

"I've noticed you've become quite lazy; you make me step forward whenever there's a major event," Chumen complained.

"When the sky falls, the tall ones hold it up; you are the tallest now," Sasriel's expression did not change in the slightest.

And at this moment, as the gods were inexplicably shocked by the death of the War God and the name of Lilith, vaguely glimpsing the black hand that had shrouded the world for thousands of years, the starry sky outside that Original Barrier—that is, outside Earth—began to grow lively.

Crack!

The War God was dead, and their God's Kingdom withered instantly due to the death of the True God; that solidified Twilight was loosening and collapsing.

And the War God Divine Kingdom happened to be guarding one of the weak points of the Original Barrier.

The Moon was flickering, the Gold Star was flickering, Jupiter was flickering, Mars was flickering...

Soon, the entire starry sky began to flicker.

Such a phenomenon could not be concealed at all; all True Gods felt a chill down their spines the very first moment—some kind of terrifying threat had locked onto them!

Clang... Following the flickering of the stars, the starry sky itself began to vibrate.

The Moon suddenly shed its crimson hue, becoming bright and clear.

Mars ignited, looking like a true torch in the dark starry sky.

At this moment, all the Outer Gods set aside all their conflicts and engaged in a certain degree of cooperation.

Crimson tidal waves surged in the vacuum, and besides that, there were blood trees blooming with roses, self-coiling black thorns, and lightless black holes devouring everything...

The appearance of these things made those True Gods, who were immersed in shock, react instantly.

At the first opportunity, all the True Gods used their respective Authorities to seal the War God Divine Kingdom.

It was, however, ultimately too slow.

Given the status and Authority of the Outer Gods, this flaw was almost impossible to plug; even if it were plugged, the Outer Gods had plenty of abilities like "Restart" and "Time Reversal."

Crimson seawater, Rose Blood Trees, Fate Thorns, lightless black holes... these strongest strikes from the Outer Gods were all concentrated on the weak point of the barrier.

Rumble!

It was not just the Original Barrier shaking violently; the entire Earth began to tremble, and the magnitude of the vibration grew larger and larger!

"Damn it! Where is Dream!?" the hot-tempered "Storm Lord" roared directly.

The Original Barrier was vibrating at a frequency never seen before; the magnitude of that vibration made the True Gods' hearts jump, fearing that this Original Barrier would shatter right then and there, and the Doomsday would arrive early.

If that happened, no one would be able to leave alive except for Dream!

"Where is Dream!?" The remaining True Gods also couldn't help but look toward that "Eternal Blazing Sun" God's Kingdom.

Yet the "Eternal Blazing Sun" God's Kingdom remained in a calm state; the "Eternal Blazing Sun" inside did not even use the power of Authority to seal the War God Divine Kingdom like the other True Gods.

Crack... The sound of shattering transmitted from the conceptual level made the True Gods tremble in fear; it seemed it was already too late.

"Hmph, you think of me at a time like this?" Chumen watched everything happening in the Astral World with composure, having no intention of intervening.

"You're really not going?" Sasriel looked at the trembling Original Barrier with a grave expression.

"You don't need to go either." Chumen reached out and pressed down; the "Fantasy Land" in the Forsaken Land of the Gods suddenly erupted with brilliant light. This light acted like nails, pinning the continental shelf in place, and the trembling Earth gradually stabilized.

"Don't go either, because..." Chumen looked up at the Astral World, "the sky has collapsed."

Sasriel looked sharply at the Original Barrier; the originally invisible barrier had manifested under the combined attacks of the numerous Outer Gods. "The sky has collapsed" was naturally an exaggeration; although the Doomsday was near, there was still some time, and the barrier was left by the Original Creator, so it was not that easy to break through by force.

Otherwise, those Outer Gods would not have been able to wait until now.

The "sky collapse" here referred to the War God Divine Kingdom; located in the middle medium where True Gods and Outer Gods wrestled, the War God Divine Kingdom was crushed almost in a single blow!

The shattered God's Kingdom turned into clusters of orange-red Twilight, piercing through the Astral World and falling back into the Real World.

They landed in many places in the Real World; some crushed mountain peaks, some created lakes that could age all living beings, and some combined with certain creatures to form terrifying monsters...

"These fragments..." Sasriel looked cautiously at those God's Kingdom fragments.

"Did you do this on purpose?" He looked at Chumen.

"Yes, after all, blocking is not as good as diverting." There must still be many dark arrangements of the Outer Gods in certain corners of this world; it is time to clean them up.

Rather than waiting for all the conspiracies related to the Outer Gods to erupt simultaneously during the Doomsday, it is better to create an opportunity for them and then wipe them out in one go...

Chumen was already very skilled at this kind of method.

"... Suit yourself." Sasriel nodded lightly, but still asked, "Then how do you handle this?"

Sasriel pointed to the place where the War God Divine Kingdom had collapsed; that weak point, without the suppression of a True God's Kingdom and compounded by the attacks of the Outer Gods, had become the weakest point on the Original Barrier.

The specific manifestation was that countless Outer God Corruptions were entering the barrier through various forms, beginning to corrupt everything that could be corrupted.

Letting it develop would surely cause the Doomsday to arrive early.

"I have already made arrangements." Chumen took out the "Dream Book"; he tapped the book cover lightly and teleported something out.

"He has also been waiting for a long time."

Roughly a few hours ago, Roselle had rarely returned to the current Gustav Family in his true form.

The current Gustav Family was also one of the strongest Duke families in the Solomon Empire.

The one currently in charge of the Gustav Family was Roselle's youngest son, Bonova Gustav.

This was a young man with long chestnut hair, a tall stature, and a handsome face; he wore the priestly robes of the Church of Steam and Machinery, dealing with various problems brought to the family by this war that had swept across the continent.

He had long since become an Angel of the God of Steam and Machinery, taking over the family's power after Roselle's eldest son passed away from old age.

After all, the Gustav Family was too strange; Roselle had not been home for hundreds of years, and Bernadette spent more time at the Dream Duke Mansion and on the sea, so the burden of carrying the family fell on Bonova.

"Father?" Bonova Gustav suddenly looked up and saw Roselle standing in the room.

"Why have you returned?"

"Came back to take a look." Roselle looked at the residence of the Roselle family with a calm expression, his gaze becoming much gentler when it landed on Bonova.

"You..." Bonova's Spirituality subconsciously gave an indication, feeling something unusual.

"Are you looking to understand matters of the war?"

"No, you did very well, much better than I did." Roselle sat down on the sofa and looked at his second son with approval.

Neither father nor son had time to say much more before they both looked toward the door; someone else had returned.

(End of chapter)