The Final Blood Guiding Fire

The world is on fire.

Or rather, the gods are burning.

The Wildfire that completely devoured Senluo naturally possessed divine power, and when it awoke, no one could contend with it.

But the one who opposes Him is Himself.

Flames pierced the god's body from the inside out like sharp swords, and the stray sparks ignited the sky.

The first sound uttered by the newly born Wildfire God upon his arrival in the world was not a divine proclamation, but a wail, like that of a severely wounded beast, angry and shrill.

"It's truly magnificent." Bai Wei stood in the untouched forest, gazing up at the fiery trails burning in the sky, and murmured softly, "Well done, A De."

Yes, the flames that scorched the Wildfire God were A De.

In the sea of consciousness, A De killed the arrogant Saint and transformed all the blood in his body into flames, the Blood Guiding Fire.

The Wildfire that has become a god is no longer affected by the power of mortals, but the Blood Guiding Fire is the power of the Senro God, and it is also the only means by which A De can harm Him.

But the price is all the blood in his body. Once A De chose this path, there was no turning back. The Blood Guiding Fire by blood will burn until the very last moment, burning away the last drop of blood.

Even so, it was still not enough to extinguish the Wildfire.

After spending a century devouring Senluo, and even though he was still one step away from Ascension Ladder due to the betrayal of the last Saint, Wildfire's power was enough to be called "god." In this world, wanting to kill a god is, in most cases, a vain thought.

... But not today.

Bai Wei was waiting.

He knew that A De was burning the Wildfire with his own life, and he also knew that A De wouldn't last long, and that the Blood Guiding Fire would eventually go out.

But Bai Wei is still waiting.

Because Wildfire has not yet emerged from His Divine Kingdom, the indescribable appearance He sees now is merely Wildfire's projection on Earth.

His true form had long ago infiltrated the Divine Kingdom of Senluo, where he devoured Senluo's corpse and seized the Divine Kingdom of Senluo.

With Bai Wei's current strength, he can't even enter His Divine Kingdom, let alone defeat Wildfire head-on.

Therefore, he could only rely on A De, for A De was the key to opening the gates of the Divine Kingdom.

"Just a little bit more." Bai Wei looked at the ever-growing heavenly fire and said softly, "Just a little bit more, A De."

Suddenly, a crack appeared in the sky.

At first, the crack was inconspicuous, but it quickly began to spread and, within a few dozen seconds, it had spread into a spider web-like pattern of cracks.

Then there was a "click".

The sky is shattered.

More flames erupted from the shattered sky, along with a strong, hairless arm.

"Finally out," Bai Wei said with a smile. "Well done, A De."

"Roar!!!"

A terrifying roar emanated from the Divine Kingdom, instantly expanding the area of the breach countless times.

Then, the Wildfire poked its head out.

It still has the characteristics of a wolf, and looks like Pure Silver Wolf magnified hundreds of times, but it has no fur on its body, just like a dog that has been skinned and is covered in blood.

Most of His body was scorched by flames, which did not appear out of thin air, but rather pierced out of His thick blood vessels like silver needles.

Behind Him, in the gap in the wall, the Divine Kingdom was also being burned by flames.

The Divine Kingdom is the most important domain of the gods; if the Divine Kingdom is destroyed, the gods will also suffer severe damage. Therefore, Wildfire, who has not yet fully become a god, naturally chose to bring the flames into reality after realizing that he could not extinguish A De's Blood Guiding Fire in a short time.

This is the only chance to defeat... no, kill the god.

Bai Wei narrowed his eyes.

Wildfire quickly withdrew completely from the Divine Kingdom and came into reality.

The moment He landed, the mountains trembled as if by a natural disaster.

The flames He unleashed spread even faster, soon turning the entire Sacrificial Ground into a sea of fire, as if He had truly become the god who controlled the flames.

But Bai Wei knew that this was not what He wanted to see, because He wanted to replace everything in Senluo, not to build a completely new world.

This wasn't because He still had much attachment to the world, but because all His knowledge came from the world, from this land, and He couldn't do anything beyond His knowledge. So when He saw everything familiar being burned by uncontrolled flames, He let out another mournful roar, like a wild beast discovering its territory invaded and destroyed, unlike a god.

In his rage, He turned his head and looked at Bai Wei.

Even though Bai Wei was far away from Him, He still accurately located Bai Wei's position.

At that moment, an endless, oppressive force swept over them. If the person standing there were a mortal without divine protection, this gaze would have been enough to kill him countless times.

But it had no effect on Bai Wei. He felt the intense heat, as if he were standing by a campfire on a hot summer day, so much so that his clothes, which had been soaked by the downpour, dried instantly.

Bai Wei clicked his tongue. "So, instead of dealing with A De, you're planning to take me down first? The idea isn't wrong, but..."

Just as Wildfire was about to Bai Wei, a dark shadow darted out of the burning forest with a "whoosh," landing swiftly on Wildfire like a grasshopper.

This is an extremely bizarre creature, resembling countless bodies glued together, its entire body covered with mouths and eyes.

It is the "Devourer"!

"Visas! Visas! Visas!"

"Eat them! Eat them!"

"I will kill all of you!"

Countless mouths emitted countless sounds, and Bai Wei even heard Abeike's voice among them. It was like a noisy insect, which suddenly bit down after it finished yelling.

Wildfire, whose attention was focused on Bai Wei and A De, naturally did not notice this creature. When it discovered that it was biting it, it did not pay much attention and simply swatted it into the ground with one paw, smashing it to pieces before looking at Bai Wei again.

After all, in His eyes, the most threatening thing here was Bai Wei, and that little bug from before was not worth paying attention to at all.

But He soon realized something was wrong.

Because His arm was bleeding.

He was wounded, the body of God... was wounded.

"Delicious! Delicious! Delicious!"

"Keep going! Keep going! Keep going!"

The devourers that had just been scattered quickly regrouped, one half of their mouths emitting noisy shouts, while the other half chewed.

Chewing on the flesh and blood of the gods.

Having devoured the teeth of Visas, they had acquired the "god-killing" property, so Wildfire was the most delicious food in their countless eyes.

So they pounced on them again.

This action naturally enraged the Wildfire.

He is God! The real God!

The Saint betrayed Him, burning His body with their lives, while Visas, who had slaughtered the Gods, watched from the sidelines.

This was already infuriating enough, and now, an insect that appeared out of nowhere has taken it as food!

How dare it?!

Wildfire grabbed the leaping Devourer and exerted its strength.

The Devourer was immediately cut in two by its claws, but it seemed to feel no pain. Its countless mouths, those that could reach the Wildfire's body, were tearing at the flesh on its claws, while those that couldn't reach it were howling wildly, and even snatching the Wildfire's flesh from the mouths of other creatures that had meat to eat.

After devouring the flesh and blood of the Wildfire, their bodies rapidly expanded, growing several times larger in just a few blinks.

The Wildfire cuts it off and crushes it several times, and it immediately turns into "them" and then rushes back towards the Wildfire, making the Wildfire somewhat flustered for a while.

Clearly, the Devourer was something outside of Wildfire's "cognition," and it didn't know how to deal with it.

Of course, this was also because A De was still burning His body and consciousness, keeping Him constantly immersed in immense pain, so much so that He was unable to think much.

So before Bai Wei could even make a move, Wildfire was already in a terrible state under the dual attacks from A De and the Devourer, bleeding out bit by bit as if its flesh was being cut with a knife.

But Bai Wei knew that this level of fire was still not enough to kill the Wildfire.

In the end, the Devourer is nothing more than the resentment left behind by those dead gods, and no matter what, it can't contend with living gods.

Wildfire only realized this when it was bitten and wounded, and in a sorry state.

As the devourers fluttered around like fleas, He suddenly let out a roar that was completely different from before.

The roar, centered on Him, unleashed a massive shockwave that sent all the Devourers flying.

Then came a series of "swish" sounds.

Four arms grew from His bloody, mangled back.

It's not a claw, it's an arm.

Then He stretched His four arms into the rolling thunderclouds above His head, and slowly pulled out golden lightning from the clouds.

[Divine Art·Thunder Spear]!

This is not the lightning spear that A De used in the Courage Hall, but a true divine spell.

They are over ten meters long, and the arcs of electricity surrounding the lightning spears are extremely violent and powerful, making people feel apprehensive just by looking at them.

As the Devourers, who had been blasted away, regrouped and prepared to charge at Wildfire again, Wildfire hurled its Thunder Spear.

Its speed was comparable to a real lightning strike, and it was thrown in the blink of an eye, shooting in four directions with unstoppable force.

A flash of lightning.

Everything struck by the lightning bolt, or even just touched by the arc of electricity at the edge—devourers, trees, rocks—was instantly annihilated. Even mountains were not spared, being pierced through directly.

Even the land swept by the lightning spears left ravines more than ten meters deep, with no living creatures visible on either side.

The clamor of the Devourers disappeared, and the whole world seemed to quiet down.

Even the Blood Guiding Fire on Wildfire's body were rapidly fading, as if A De was also affected by this powerful force and was about to give up.

... This is the power of the gods.

Wildfire looked at his dangling limbs and arms, and an indescribable sense of excitement rose in his heart.

This was the first time He used divine magic.

A thousand years ago, He witnessed Senluo throw a thunder spear at Visas, and a thousand years later, it was His turn.

He looked up.

The hill where Bai Wei used to be has been leveled.

Yes, while attacking the Devourers, Wildfire also hurled one of its lightning spears at Visas.

He believed that in Visas's current physical state, he was absolutely unable to react or resist.

In other words, He won.

He killed Visas!

Thinking of this, Wildfire's body began to tremble involuntarily.

Yes, He killed Visas!

He killed Visas, who was no match even for the Senro God!

In other words, He surpassed the Senro God!

Wildfire roared to the sky, thunder responded to it, and torrential rain poured down.

Yes, as long as Visas is killed, all the current losses are acceptable.

He could easily send out another Saint to make up for the missing part of his understanding.

You can also eat Visas's corpse to gain his power.

In any case, He has already succeeded.

He surpassed even the Senro God!

"Even now, you're still using the power of Shinra and fighting in Shinra's way. Can you really say that you've surpassed Him?"

A familiar voice rang out.

This is... Visas?!

He's not dead yet?!

Wildfire lowered its head sharply and followed the sound. Then it realized there was no need to search at all, because Bai Wei was standing right in front of it, smiling at it.

Wildfire narrowed its eyes, and after a low roar, it spoke in human language.

"You still dare to show your face in front of me?"

"Yes," Bai Wei said with a smile, "I'm not like you, I don't like running away."

Bai Wei's words initially angered Wildfire, but he quickly calmed down.

"I ran away, so I survived and that's how I got to where I am today," He said. "You won't run away, so you have no tomorrow."

"It seems you think you've already won."

"Are there any other possibilities?" Wildfire said. "You can't beat me right now."

"But I'm not alone."

Wildfire lowered its head, looking at its own body.

Now, only a few places on His divine body still have the Blood Guiding Fire burning, and they are very small and could be extinguished at any time.

"He's finished," Wildfire said. "His blood is all burned up, which means he's going to die."

"Yes," Bai Wei said softly, "I can hardly feel its life force anymore. It's a good child."

Wildfire lowered itself little by little, staring at Bai Wei with its huge eyes.

"You are the murderer who killed it," Wildfire said. "It was supposed to become a god with me, but you lured it to its death and failed to keep your promise to it."

"Yes, it probably can't see it anymore," Bai Wei said.

"It can still see, it's in my consciousness, it can still see you!" Wildfire whispered. "Don't worry, I will watch you die before it is completely annihilated. I will use your blood to forge the final step to godhood. I will let it know that its death is meaningless."

Upon hearing Wildfire's words, Bai Wei did not feel angry or frustrated; instead, he felt happy.

"Really? It can still see me?" Bai Wei said with a smile. "Before we part, there's one more thing I haven't given it."

Thing?

Wildfire frowned slightly, then looked at Bai Wei who gave him a thumbs-up.

"You've done a great job." In the pouring rain, Bai Wei gave a thumbs up and said earnestly, "We're about to succeed."

Is success imminent?

Wildfire didn't know what this meant, but when it looked at the upright thumb, it suddenly felt an unprecedented surge of power and vitality.

Is this his rule?!

But why is he making me stronger?

Etc!

Wildfire suddenly realized something.

He wasn't the only one who became stronger; there was someone else...

A De!

He sensed that the flame, which was about to go out, suddenly intensified, as if it were about to emit its last light and heat, and at the same time, it further deepened the connection with Him!

This made Wildfire realize that A De could even use His blood to ignite the Blood Guiding Fire.

... It will definitely do that!

Realizing this, Wildfire immediately mobilized its forces to prepare to stop the impending eruption of the Blood Guiding Fire.

A De's blood is His blood, but He can forcefully suppress the blood within His body. As long as it doesn't break through the skin, the Blood Guiding Fire won't cause any ripples.

Yes, as long as it's suppressed inside the body, there's no problem.

He was also enhanced by Visas, so he could totally... no!

His body was no longer intact.

Under the tearing and biting of those devourers, He had hundreds of wounds all over His body.

These wounds... are all bleeding!

This was all part of Visas' plan!

By the time the Wildfire realized this, it was too late.

The final Blood Guiding Fire was ignited, and flames spewed from hundreds of wounds at the same time, as if the heart had been pierced by a thousand arrows!

At this moment, the body of the god is riddled with holes!

The Wildfire let out a desperate, mournful howl.

At the edge of His vision, Visas raised his hand, and his human body began to burn. The power that had once terrified Him to the point that He had to betray Senro suddenly returned to this inconspicuous remains.

Hands! Eyes! Ears! Tongue!

Four pieces of body parts...

[Visas's Phantom]!

The latter part was a bit vague, and I don't have time to finish it. I'll write a more complete version tomorrow.