Amid the swirling spiritual light, the East Sea's supreme Divine Court of Stars shattered into pieces and fell toward the earth.
Through the connection of incense and faith, this scene was deeply imprinted upon the hearts of billions of believers across the East Sea, instantly triggering immense panic.
"God!"
"Jade Clarity Dust Supreme Sublime Sword Lord!"
In countless temples beneath the sea and upon the islands, temple priests spat blood and collapsed to the ground, crying out in terror.
Unable to believe it, they immediately struggled back to their feet. Disregarding everything else, their minds in utter turmoil, they prayed, "Praise be to the supreme Jade Clarity Dust Supreme Sublime Sword Lord!"
"May your Sword Court endure forever like the stars!"
"May your radiance spread across the earth, may your path extend into boundless realms..."
Throughout the East Sea, temple priests in countless temples led Divine Path Daoists and believers from hundreds of miles around in prayer. Their loud, devout voices echoed between heaven and earth, forming an immense tide of incense and faith that surged toward this place.
The power of incense and faith had nearly condensed into substance, brilliant and dazzling gold.
Yet this power of incense and faith received no response whatsoever.
That had once been unimaginable.
The Jade Clarity Dust Supreme Sublime Sword Lord was a true god. Anyone who prayed in his divine name would surely be perceived. His responses might differ, but he would surely perceive them!
Now, the god had fallen??
"No!"
"That's impossible!"
Some temple priests spat blood again, unwilling to believe it.
Their expressions hardened. They immediately forced the tens of thousands of devout believers around them to slit their own throats alongside them. Blood stained the bases of the statues as they began the blood sacrifice—the most brutal and effective