[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-starlight-professional":3,"chapter-starlight-professional-starlight-professional-chapter-642":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Starlight Professional",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2309302,4512,"Chapter 642: The Death God","starlight-professional-chapter-642",642,"\u003Cp>A desert.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amidst vast yellow sands stood several ruins of temples built from massive stones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This place had once been the temple of the Death God, but was later abandoned for reasons unknown.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On this day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within the temple ruins, a powerful spiritual light suddenly erupted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One by one, half-god mummies wrapped in bandages, their internal organs hollowed out, roared—each casual strike easily splitting the desert.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They, as temple guardians, were locked in fierce battle with the invaders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These invaders were equally strange; their leader was an old monk, gentle-faced and kind-eyed, yet wearing a necklace of massive human skull beads and wielding a blade of karmic fire lotus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wherever he passed, foul spiritual light flickered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Puff!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A flash of blade light split one half-god mummy cleanly from head to tail.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Karmic Fire Monk flickered beneath his feet, as if using the Divine Foot Technique, instantly teleporting into the heart of the temple ruins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was blasted away by a pitch-black scythe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Had it not been for the Lotus Blade in the Karmic Fire Monk’s hand blocking the blow, he would have been obliterated outright.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The scent of decaying souls…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A peculiar saint with a dog’s head and human body stepped out from the temple ruins, sniffing the air: “So it’s you—a remnant of those who fled from the lowest depths of the Eighteen Layers of Hell…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was the Death God of the Zhou Shenchao pantheon, once immensely powerful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But other gods, fearing his power would surge—especially if he meddled with the Underworld’s operations and secretly hoarded soul profits—stripped him of most of his authority.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This left the Death God weak, no stronger than the God of Strength and Courage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Even if you resurrected and became divine abominations, you could not have found me…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Death God Saint sighed: “It seems a high-ranking member of my church betrayed me… they covet my Death Domain!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He casually pointed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the shadows, a high-ranking cleric clad in sacrificial robes clutched his chest, face twisted in agony, and collapsed to the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Death Point!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The power of the Death Domain was by no means weak, especially in the hands of a god.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Decree—Death!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An invisible ripple passed, and another wave of attackers fell like cut wheat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Death God Saint raised his scythe; a phantom scythe-shadow sliced through, as if reaping grain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Soul Reaping!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These first three moves were instant-kill spells of extremely high priority.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even a half-god, if not sufficiently resilient, might die outright.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the next instant, the Karmic Fire Monk, wielding the Lotus Demon Blade, blocked the phantom scythe-shadow of Soul Reaping.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His soul was unbearably resilient—forged through the pounding of the Eighteen Layers of Hell and tempered in the Avici Hell!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Amitabha, come with this monk to Hell!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Karmic Fire Monk chanted the Buddha’s name, his tone filled with earnest hope.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, facing a true god saint, even the combined might of the Underworld’s divine abominations and high-ranking clerics gradually fell into disadvantage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Roar! Roar!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A dragon’s roar echoed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A emerald dragon claw descended from the heavens, as if ready to overturn heaven and earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the claw strike, Fang Xing did not slow at all—he slammed hard into the desert, his massive dragon head aimed at the dog-headed Death God Saint, and drew a deep breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Azure Dragon’s Breath!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A cyan current seemed capable of dissolving all things; the Death God Saint, already grievously wounded by the claw, instantly turned to ash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only a golden divine domain crystal remained where he stood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Target eliminated! You gain 15 Divine Points!】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【You gain the ‘Death’ Divine Domain!】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the prompt on his attribute panel, Fang Xing was thoroughly satisfied, then vanished in a streak of azure light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was busy—he must kill more before the gods reacted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The order of kills mattered greatly; now that he held Strength and Death Domains, the Pan Wu Dao had a solid foundation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Next, he would go kill the God of War and settle the score.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What was that?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A divine dragon?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only after Fang Xing left did the surviving clerics exchange uneasy glances.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the Death God was dead; they could do nothing, and fled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Long after, wind and sand swept over, and a skull surfaced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within the skull burned a dim soul flame: “Damned Azure Dragon… the Main God will avenge me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the Death God, he naturally excelled in Death Domain abilities, especially resurrection spells.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had prepared for this, but without most of his divinity and the crucial ‘Death’ Domain, he was now extremely weak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet he possessed full knowledge of the Divine Enthronement ritual and vast dark ceremonial lore—he would grow strong again!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Amitabha, what is remembered shall echo—I have finally met you again, benefactor.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, a Buddha chant filled with emotion rang out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The skull froze, then saw a broken alms bowl descending upon it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Karmic Fire Monk lifted the bowl, his face filled with relief: “Benefactor… please come with this monk to Avici…” From beneath his wide monk’s robe, one after another black, withered hand crawled out, gripping the bowl, reaching for the faint soul flame within…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Death God let out a cry of unbearable agony, and the entire region began to sink—as if dragged into the deepest layer of Hell…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My Destruction divine power has reached a peak.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But I am still far from an Ancient God.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Xing soared above the nine heavens, watching the land below shrink into ants.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At his level, he could even overlook the entire mortal realm—and looking up, he could glimpse the vast Heavenly Court.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet now the Heavenly Court was overrun by a wild ocean of primordial force, endlessly crashing against it…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Fang Xing faintly sensed this assault would not last long.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within a few years at most, the strongest gods would return to their divine realms, retreating once more into their invincible shells.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Among mortal realm’s top-tier cultivators, few are bold enough to strike decisively and slay gods when opportunity arises…’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His gaze turned southwest, where a surge of martial energy rose into the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Have the sect armies from beyond the world breached the Three Absolute Pass?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, the garrison commander and most of the army there had already been annihilated—it was no great feat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And now, the gods themselves were overwhelmed—they had no time to care about such trivial matters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Pan Wu Dao is primarily built upon the complete Destruction Law, True Self Law, and partial Death and Strength Laws…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he flew, Fang Xing meditated on the Pan Wu Dao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘I now possess the complete Death Law and Strength Law… extracting fragments to form the complete Pan Wu Dao is simple.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, the Pan Wu Dao only required partial comprehension of Strength and Death Laws.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Fang Xing had fully comprehended them—he had exceeded the goal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And… the rules of this world are also peculiar.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He turned inward, seeing within his massive dragon body a divine flame burning fiercely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within the flame, four divine domain crystals—two large, two small—orbited like planets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mysterious golden threads were drawn from the Death and Strength domains.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The largest Destruction domain crystal began merging with the True Self crystal, absorbing these golden threads.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed… to be forming a new divine domain?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Pan Wu Domain?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That would mean fabricating a concept and embedding it into the divine domain system…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Once this is complete, I will likely attain the rank of Ancient God.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Ancient God rank, though not equal to Transcendent Divinity, was still quite impressive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s nearly impossible to accomplish all three transcendental traits—Supernatural Power, Transcendent Divinity, and Great Divinity—in a single attempt…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The main focus should still be on Great Divinity…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Xing made a rough estimate and knew he had destroyed several True Gods; the Destruction Power was greatly pleased, and he had also gathered more Destruction Divinity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After full conversion, his Natural Divinity value had just surpassed 50 points!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Half the path to Great Divinity had already been paved!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Zhou Shenchao pantheon still has ten True Gods… not to mention several powerful deities, each capable of providing twenty to thirty points of Divinity—more than enough!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Fang Xing’s hand, a golden figure appeared—the one representing the God of War.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to the guidance, he arrived near the imperial capital of the Zhou Shenchao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Not hidden within the capital, but in a military camp?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Xing gazed at the sprawling encampment, estimating at least tens of thousands of troops were stationed there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More terrifying was the fact that this army consisted entirely of elite soldiers!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only were their armor and weapons superior, their cavalry and archery fully equipped, but they also possessed aerial warships and mechanical beast constructs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A flicker of Natural Aura passed through.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, Fang Xing saw the army’s battle standard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Deathseeker Army—one of the Zhou Shenchao’s three most elite legions… and crucially, their primary faith is the God of War!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unlike the Gods of Courage and Strength or Death, who hid in small shrines hoping enemies wouldn’t find them, the God of War knew full well how despised He was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, after the Saint descended, He went directly to His strongest military camp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This also reflected His confidence in His own command authority!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Armies always demand strict discipline and absolute obedience!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an army, the God of War could never be overthrown by insubordination!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And if there’s any delay, immediate reinforcements from the imperial capital will arrive… Though the Twelve Golden Figures are gone now, there are still many half-gods loyal to the imperial house…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Indeed, a brilliant strategy—masterminded from afar?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Xing took a deep breath and dove downward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had already revealed all his cards, and as time passed, his advantage would only shrink further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So to hell with calculations and weighing options!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, he intended to destroy the entire army with raw power—and along with it, the God of War!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Roar! Roar!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A dragon’s roar echoed, carrying intense draconic might.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instantly, in the camp’s stables, many warhorses panicked and bolted; some knelt on the ground, urinating and defecating in terror.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Warhorses breaking discipline are punished as severely as soldiers—disrupting formation? Execute!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several armored soldiers wielding mo dao stared coldly, entering the stables and swinging their blades.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blade flashes like snowflakes—massive horse heads tumbled to the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the command tent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The God of War, clad in black armor, gazed at the sky, his expression grim: “Destruction… you’ve come after all!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1759,"2026-06-20T11:03:23.251Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","4a19d7562a2c3af818d0316978a407b3b14b8c98abc960a6591a13ad424180e3","starlight-professional-chapter-643","starlight-professional-chapter-641",726,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fstarlight-professional-cover.jpg"]