Self-Destruct and Run

The God of the Sky, enraged beyond reason, suddenly declared that he would descend into the God Child, catching the Sky Church off guard.

Ever since the previous God Child had died, the new vessel had been undergoing calibration and preparation, but it was still far from complete.

But with Divine Sense descending alongside the oracle, even if the Sky Church's archbishop had ten thousand times the courage, he would not dare refuse.

This also meant that this God Child of the Sky was far weaker in combat than Nedrio.

After Qin Chuan activated Rapid Cooldown and Bullet Time, he realized with his first strike that this guy could not take much of a beating.

To trigger Empty Hand Technique a few more times, he could only keep switching equipment, lest he kill him outright with a single set.

After taking several heavy hits, the God Child of the Sky remembered something.

This mortal before him still had a god-slaying bullet in his hand.

Judging from how thoroughly the Tiger God had died, even if the God Child took a single shot, the God of the Sky's true body would likely perish along with him.

After the Tiger God fell, every being connected to him suffered disaster.

There was no need to mention God Chosen apostles—they died on the spot.

Even ordinary members of the Tiger Race had lost their minds and were about to devolve into beasts.

The God Child and the god shared the same divine soul. One shot would definitely kill them both. There was no need to test it.

"Damn it, I was careless."

The God Child of the Sky regretted it deeply.

So what if the Shadow Sword fell? Why had he tried to stop it?

But then the God of the Sky reconsidered. The other party visibly had only one bullet left, so he probably would not use it so easily. Once he lost that bullet and its deterrent effect, the other gods would certainly strike at once and kill him.

With that thought, as the God Child of the Sky flew backward, he raised his voice and said, "Mortal, I actually have no intention of being your enemy."

"Heh." Qin Chuan sneered twice. "Do you believe that yourself?"

The God Child of the Sky fell silent.

Anyone with even a little sense would not believe such words.

Still, to avoid the unlikely possibility of being blown apart by a single shot, the God Child of the Sky decided to make an effort. "Actually, we can talk. You have great potential. Are you interested in serving under the God of Light? We can help you embark on the Ascension to Godhood. In the future, you can harvest lambs alongside us. Wouldn't that be wonderful?"

"Sorry, not interested." Qin Chuan refused without hesitation, his attacks continuing without pause.

You obtained Sky Law Fragments (0.4%)

You obtained Chaotic Sky Feather (Saint Domain-grade item)

You obtained Acceleration Leather Pants (Saint Domain-grade)

Amid the string of notifications, Qin Chuan sharply noticed that the God Child of the Sky's pants had vanished, leaving him standing openly exposed in midair.

"Fuck!"

The God Child of the Sky cursed furiously, his face turning livid as the rage in his eyes seemed almost tangible.

Fortunately, he reacted quickly and threw up a barrier to block outside view. Otherwise, he would truly have lost all face.

Yet inwardly, the God Child of the Sky was also deeply alarmed.

This mortal was growing far too quickly.

He might become an enormous threat in the future.

Since this vessel was going to be scrapped anyway, it might as well serve one final purpose.

The God Child of the Sky was extremely decisive and self-destructed on the spot.

The violent explosion engulfed everything within several hundred meters. Annihilating power ran rampant, even tearing a temporary gap in the sky.

Qin Chuan naturally fled at the first instant.

With Bullet Time active, no matter how fast the God Child of the Sky moved, he appeared slow in Qin Chuan's eyes.

It was too late to stop him, but dodging was not a problem.

As the God Child's vessel shattered, the Divine Sense within swiftly slipped into the void and returned to the divine kingdom.

"That guy was pretty decisive."

Qin Chuan murmured as he watched the sky gradually repair itself. He was not particularly surprised.

These gods viewed mortals as lambs, harvesting souls and faith.

They were ruthless toward others, and even more ruthless toward themselves.

Had the battle continued, the God Child of the Sky would have had no chance of winning.

Even with a complete vessel, he would not have been able to defeat Qin Chuan one-on-one.

It was better to self-destruct decisively than continue losing Laws.

But after consecutively losing two God Children, along with all those pieces of equipment and Law Fragments, the God of the Sky would probably have a rough time ahead.

Not to mention that his divine kingdom had also been ambushed by the Shadow Sword. He would not be able to stir up trouble anytime soon.

That counted as good news.

As the commotion from the God Child of the Sky's self-destruction subsided, this incident finally came to a temporary end.

It had begun with the Beast Race's second invasion. Qin Chuan arrived at the battlefield hoping to pick up some spoils, only to be sent into the Abyss and face the Beast God's threat directly.

Fortunately, with the bullet left behind by the Node Clone and the Shadow Sword's ambush, he had managed to force the Gods to retreat.

Then the Shadow Sword fell, and the God Child of the Sky descended a second time.

The entire incident had not lasted long, but the process had been harrowing. One careless mistake would have meant total defeat.

By a careful count, Qin Chuan had killed the Tiger God this time, but the Shadow faction had also lost the Shadow Sword.

Meanwhile, among the church gods, only the God of the Sky's divine kingdom had been riddled with attacks. They had suffered losses, but not enough to shake their foundation.

And that was before counting the damage to Dies Martin and Death Bringer.

"A total loss!"

Qin Chuan reached that conclusion.

But that was based on overall combat strength. If it came down to Qin Chuan personally, he had not lost out at all—he had profited instead.

The old Shadow Sword was gone, but a new Shadow Sword would soon arrive.

Most importantly, Qin Chuan could choose the candidate for the new Shadow Sword.

Qin Chuan had never refused an opportunity to find himself another underling.

But he would not casually choose someone to inherit the Shadow Sword. They would have to undergo multiple rounds of evaluation, and the Shadow Sword itself would also need to approve.

The divine inheritance tokens of gods possessed a certain degree of self-awareness and would choose their inheritors on their own.

Qin Chuan planned to keep the Shadow Sword with him. As long as it resonated with someone, that would mean he had found the right candidate.

Gathering his thoughts, Qin Chuan descended to the ground.

Though there had been some unexpected twists, his plan had not changed. He still intended to find some Tiger God's Legacy to strengthen himself.

He took out the Divinity Crystals Dies Martin had given him earlier and tossed them into his mouth like peanuts while opening the map to search for a direction to explore.

The Tiger God's Legacy had changed course before landing. Even Dies Martin could not lock onto them, much less anyone else. Finding them would probably be troublesome.

Fortunately, they could be inferred through certain clues.

For example, if the monsters in an area suddenly became more numerous and stronger, there was a high chance they had been affected by Tiger God's Legacy.

Or if a dungeon advanced in rank, rising from Level 20 or 30 to Level 50 or 60, it was almost certain that Tiger God's Legacy had fallen into it.

Such information could not be concealed. But likewise, whenever something like that happened, countless players would swarm over to try to claim a share.

No matter how much Tiger God's Legacy there was, once dispersed, there would not actually be much left. At most, it could be converted into one or two skills or a portion of one's Four Dimensions attributes.

The improvement would be limited for Qin Chuan.

So was there a way to obtain all of the Tiger God's Legacy?

Not necessarily every last piece, but at least most of it, so he could piece together the Tiger God's path of power.