Chapter 697 - 696: Dark Heaven, Falling into Hell

The divine war had fully erupted in the Sky Domain, and the main forces of the Supreme God Clan were still arriving, engaging in the battle as they descended.

The strength of the two sides was obviously unequal.

With the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse leading the charge, followed by the main forces of the Supreme God Clan, this war can be described as overwhelmingly destructive.

The troops of the Sky Domain.

During this time, had become mere spectators.

Key figures such as the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, coupled with a group of ancestor gods from the Supreme God Clan, significantly overshadowed the rest in terms of power.

The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse are the judges.

Once the judgement began, they were impartial to all enemies.

They showed no mercy, no matter how weak the enemy was. If they had to kill, they would.

But the Supreme God Clan was a bit more selective.

If the enemy didn’t possess the God Pattern, they didn’t bother nor had the interest to pause for a moment for such a weak existence that didn’t even have a God Pattern.

This time.

The Sky Domain seemed to have shot itself in the foot.

If it weren’t for the summoning of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, their defeat wouldn’t have been so swift.

After all, without the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, the numerous combat angels in the Sky Domain would have at least slowed down the advance of the Supreme God Clan with their sheer numbers.

Li Jing stayed where he was, without directly participating in the war.

However, due to the five spirit weapons like Unnamed Taoist Tool that were active on the battlefield, the Essence Source acquisition prompts kept popping up in front of his eyes non-stop.

It had to be said.

That the Sky Domain truly had a huge number of beings.

In less than half an hour, Li Jing leveled up multiple times right where he was.

This was only from the results of the five spirit weapons like the Unnamed Taoist Tool. If they included the indiscriminate slaughter from the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse and the many main forces of the Supreme God Clan, only heaven knows how many combat angels were annihilated in that half an hour.

No need to elaborate on the cruelty of war.

But Li Jing was very calm.

Even if this war was not exactly righteous, and he is essentially the invader disturbing the peace of the Sky Domain.

There were things he had to do.

If he didn’t do them.

The ones who would suffer in the future would be the countless sentient beings in the Star Nebula Great World.

As it turned out.

The darkness of the Sky Domain was much deeper than he had imagined.

Half an hour had passed.

So far, there hadn’t been any high-ranking forces coming from the Sky Domain, at least not seen by Li Jing’s five spirit weapons.

Which is to say.

Up until now, the real main forces of the Sky Domain had not yet shown up.

Not only that.

Based on the reports given by the spirit weapon Wuming and others, during the frontline advance, ordinary humans and "redeemed" alien species started to be forcefully transformed into combat angels by an unknown force, losing their own will and becoming the "guardians" of heaven.

This situation somewhat delayed the advance of the different forces.

Even though the newly transformed "redeemed" beings weren’t very powerful, their sheer numbers were overwhelming.

Upon hearing all this, Li Jing couldn’t help but feel a bit moved.

Indeed, behind the world, there are horrifying darkness hidden.

The so-called redemption in the mouths of the Sky Domain believers was truly laughable.

Those who ascended to heaven through redemption, were destined to be sacrifices, expendables in war from the start.

The Sky Domain, in this aspect, was indeed somewhat abhorrent.

Considering that the "redeemed" could be forcibly transformed into combat angels in times of war, it becomes clear why there were so many combat angels in the Sky Domain.

Turning back.

The real power of the Sky Domain has yet to enter the battle until now, it obviously plans to wear out the invaders as much as possible, gathering their own main forces and waiting for the right time to strike with all force.

Strictly speaking.

This is a tactic, and there’s nothing wrong with it.

However, before all this.

The Sky Domain had not only summoned the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse to be the vanguard but had also established a connection with Hell.

This is essentially using the power of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse and Hell as a shield, while they hid behind.

This is a bit...

It is worth mentioning that.

Hell was not to be taken lightly either.

After Athena contained the manifestation of Hell with Zeus’s divine weapon, there was no activity from Hell. It seemed as though they couldn’t withstand the suppression of the divine weapon and were unable to unite with Heaven.

Zeus’s divine weapon.

Of course, it’s not ordinary.

But can it actually prevent Hell and Heaven from reconnecting?

After all.

Zeus himself is nothing more than a rather powerful main god.

No matter how absurd his divine weapon is, it cannot possibly reach this degree of absurdity.

Moreover, in reality.

Not long after Athena was taken away by the spirit weapon Qingfeng, she summoned away the divine weapon, Lightning, that was originally embedded into the ground to constrain Hell’s return.

That is to say.

At this moment, there is no force whatsoever preventing the reconnection between Hell and Heaven.

However, compared to Heaven’s calculations.

Li Jing fully understood Hell’s actions.

After all, Hell is full of devils...

Can you really expect devils to adhere to contracts? Isn’t that just asking for trouble?

Perhaps Heaven and Hell initially intended to unite, but as the situation changed, it was clear that Hell was not foolish enough to just jump out.

...

Sitting alone atop the cloud where the two races first touched down, Li Jing gave a casual shake of the teacup in his hand, draining it in a gulp. Then he got up and looked down at the semi-real, semi-illusory Hell below.

Unless the divine war takes a turn, it seemed that Hell had decided not to participate in the war.

This won’t do.

It’s not that Li Jing had to massacre a specific divine domain, it’s just that he had something he must accomplish.

In light of the current situation.

He had to take a trip to Hell.

Not to mention his initial plan of dealing with both Heaven and Hell together, but the fact that the other party had chosen to observe instead of thoroughly revealing itself made him suspicious of their intentions.

After the Heavenly X Divine Domain incident.

It was completely foreseeable that the yet-to-be-visited divine domains would form a certain level of alliance.

The first victim, the Heavenly X Divine Domain, had even prepared countermeasures and strategies in advance. It was a hundred percent certain that the other divine domains had also received the relevant news and were possibly observing in secret at this very moment.

If possible.

Li Jing would rather not complicate the already destined-to-be-complicated situation.

Releasing the Sky Control, Li Jing descended in free fall.

Soon.

He touched the ground turned into a sea of fire, but without any actual contact, he fell straight into the blazing Hell.

The connection between Hell and Heaven is a full-scale link, not limited to a specific point.

However, at the spot where Li Jing led the two races’ united forces, a group of devils had always gathered and hadn’t dispersed.

They were always observing.

During this period, they witnessed the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse "pledge loyalty" to Li Jing, and saw him single-handedly neutralize the enhancement given to the Combat Angels by the Horn of Judgement with a mere wave of his hand.

The sudden sight of Li Jing plunging directly into Hell made all the devils present change their expressions.

These ugly, evil beings, every single one of them, wore an expression of fear.

Under normal circumstances.

Li Jing would have already massacred these devils.

Devils, they should be killed, right?

They should indeed be killed!

He could harvest their essence source.

But under the current circumstances, he had to consider the situation.

Hell is the place where devils should be. They are not threatening anyone.

Today.

As Li Jing achieves higher layers, he also possesses a certain degree of divinity.

All things in the world have the right and inevitability to exist.

Devils, such hideous and evil existences, may not seem like they should exist at all, but in reality, they are an extremely important part of the Western World.

And in reality.

There is more than one Hell.

The one in front of him is an exception, separate from the Heavenly X Divine Domain and forming its own world.

Take the Hellenic Divine Domain as an example.

The underworld, where the dead go, is no different from the Hell opposing Heaven.

However, the Underworld was not separated from the Lord’s divine domain, it created a world of its own.

Gazing at the countless hideous devils in Hell, Li Jing picked a relatively pleasing sheep-horned demon and settled it down in front of him.

Upon being selected, the sheep-horned demon stepped back subconsciously.

"Relax, I have no ill intentions, at least not at this moment."

Li Jing smiled.

"..."

The Sheep-Horned Demon.

Indeed, Li Jing did not appear to have ill intentions according to the demon’s perspective.

But that doesn’t mean it shouldn’t be scared!

Glancing left and right, the sheep-horned demon noticed that the surrounding demons had collectively chosen to distance themselves as soon as Li Jing landed. Secretly cursing, it transformed itself into a polite and cultured western man, chuckling whilst rubbing its hands together.

"Lord, calm down, I’m the crossroads devil Claude, do you need any service from me?"

A crossroads demon?

Li Jing raised an eyebrow.

Now that was a familiar being.

The attitude of the Claude in front of him was also very satisfying.

Looking up at the partially illusionary and partially real Heaven displayed in the space level of Hell, Li Jing withdrew his gaze.

"As far as I understand godly mythology, shouldn’t Hell be ruled by Satan, also known as the fallen angel Lucifer?"

"Ah this..."

Claude blinked, and laughed awkwardly.

"Actually, Lord Satan and the fallen angel Lucifer are two different matters altogether. The deity in charge of Hell is just a facade created by Heaven to mislead believers into thinking that Hell is submissive to Heaven."

Upon hearing this response, Li Jing was taken aback.

He had not expected The Devil Satan and the fallen angel Lucifer to be different beings.

The western tales of Hell he knew weren’t like this.

But considering again, he didn’t find it strange.

After all.

Lucifer was just one of the high-ranking angels created by Jehovah.

Even if he had fallen from grace, he couldn’t possibly reach the level of Jehovah, who had created him.

If they weren’t at the same level.

How could Hell possibly stand in total opposition to Heaven, even possibly becoming equals?

Creating illusions to fool the believers was indeed what Heaven would do.

Quietly shaking his head, Li Jing smiled lightly.

"I wish to see Satan, could you perhaps inform him..."

Halfway through his speech, suddenly, Li Jing sensed something and shifted his gaze to the north.

At the same time.

A black light streaked towards him and crashed to the ground right before him, stirring up a cloud of dust.

Once the dust settled.

A female demon appeared, with a seductive figure, wearing nothing but a few pieces of cloth at key positions, and a pair of bat-like wings on her back. Her eyes were blood-red and she had a smile on her lips.

Seeing the female demon, Li Jing’s eyebrows wrinkled.

This one...

Going by her appearance, she should be a succubus?

But the species of the person in front of him wasn’t important.

What was important.

Was her power...

The health bar above her head displayed a value of 22566.

This.

Was a level existing at the beginning of the Sixteenth Realm.

The Sixteenth Realm, a level one can only achieve by breaking realm constraints.

Could Hell...

Have such high-leveled beings?

But on second thought, Li Jing came to understand.

Breaking the realm constraints wasn’t something anyone could do, but it wasn’t impossible for humans either.

The Star Nebula Great World would not be much worse than the Universe Great World if there were no issues.

Li Jing didn’t know how many beings in the Universe Great World had broken the realm constraints, but the number was definitely not small.

Among them, there must be beings in the Upper Three Realms.

Even the Supreme God Domain might contain such beings.

After all, the Supreme God Domain has existed for an immensely long time, and God Clan is a species that naturally progresses with age. Therefore, it’s not surprising if an old member of Supreme God Clan can break the bond of realms.

It’s quite possible that these entities exist but have simply not crossed his path.

To tell the truth,

his very existence as a being that has shattered realm restrictions and is still running around "bullying others" is an anomaly in itself.

Isn’t every existence that generally breaks the realm restrictions engrossed in their own world, meditating in seclusion and advancing to higher levels?

With this thought in mind, Li Jing couldn’t help taking an extra look at the succubus who had appeared suddenly.

The original intention of his visit was to have a chat with Satan, the Lord of Hell, interact with him before deciding how to "deal with" Hell afterwards.

But it seems like the other party has also prepared a counter-measure for his arrival.

This being in front of him is that counter-measure.

Is this...

A show of strength?

It doesn’t seem like it.

If it were a show of strength, she wouldn’t have appeared in such a friendly manner.

So.

Is she planning to seduce him?

That’s also out of the question.

No matter how he thinks about it, someone at his level can’t be swayed by mere beauty.

While Li Jing was examining the succubus to figure out her intention, she was also doing the same to him.

Claude, who was standing by, looked at the succubus with some confusion, as if he didn’t recognize her.

But then Claude’s pupils began to dilate, and a fear deeper than what he had shown when he had seen Li Jing flashed across his face.

"You...You are... Lady Lilith!?"

The succubus glanced at Claude indifferently and said,

"Don’t make a fuss. I’m not dead. What’s wrong with coming out to stretch my legs?"

After saying this, she waved her hand.

"You have nothing to do here anymore. Go wherever you should. The same goes for everyone else. Disperse, don’t stand around here and be an eyesore."

Upon hearing Lilith’s words, Claude, as if pardoned, disappeared on the spot in a puff of black smoke without uttering a word.

The other devils also didn’t dawdle and left using their magical abilities.

After dispersing the crowd of devils, a pure black, incredibly evil magic power engulfed Lilith, transforming into an ornate long skirt that covered her enchanting figure.

Then, with a smile at the corner of her mouth, she picked up her skirt slightly, and curtsied in a classic western woman’s etiquette.

"Demon Lilith, meeting the World Watcher."

"Li Jing."

Having introduced herself, Li Jing nodded with a smile.

If the other party is being polite, he, of course, cannot be disrespectful.

The name Lilith.

For him who was once an Earthling, this is a name that he is extremely familiar with.

The first wife of the first human, Adam, in the T* mythology, who eventually became a demon.

This person.

In the T* mythology, she is a pure symbol of evil.

About her.

There are many stories.

The most famous one is that she tempted Adam and Eve to eat the forbidden fruit.

But leaving that aside,

Upon hearing Li Jing introduce himself, Lilith nodded slightly, smiled reservedly, then raised her hand and waved gently.

The next moment.

She brought Li Jing with her and instantaneously moved to a palace hall.

Lilith clearly had made preparations to receive guests.

She had arranged countless delicacies in the grand palace, not to mention, two rows of ten succubi dressed as maids were standing with their eyes closed on both sides of the hall, looking ready to serve at any moment.

As Li Jing was looking around, Lilith looked at him and made a "please" gesture.

"Please sit."

Li Jing nodded and sat down accordingly.

Since the other party had made preparations to host him, he would sit down and see what she was up to.

One way or another, he had nothing to lose.