Ch. 453441: "You can't be saved. Just wait to die."

An Kai learned that nine peak [Second-Rank Divinities] had ascended to [First-Tier Deity], a sudden escalation that threatened Goodness Home. When Li Dabao called to him for help, An Kai understood his situation and told him he could not be saved.

  • An Kai heard the announcement that the [God of Gloom] had ascended to [First-Tier Deity] and reassured Chris and Goodness Home despite the danger.
  • Light-Taker and Nurnexius suggested confronting the newly ascended deity, while Wayne blamed himself for delaying An Kai's journey to the Abyss.
  • A peak [Second-Rank Divinity] threatened Li Dabao and chose self-exile after Li Dabao had disrupted his ascension.
  • Eight more announcements followed, bringing the total number of new [First-Tier Deities] to nine and intensifying the followers' anger at Li Dabao.
  • Li Dabao called to An Kai for help, and An Kai sensed what had happened before replying, "Can't save you. Just wait to die."

Ch. 454Do as You Please

An Kai abandoned Li Dabao to the deities pursuing him, then entered the Abyss to grow stronger before the newly ascended [First-Tier Deities] could attack. His upgraded [Fireball] unleashed [Fire Realm] and began devouring the Abyss, while Li Dabao’s tormentor carried him off to find An Kai.

  • An Kai cut off his connection to Li Dabao after sensing the powerful deities around him, and Li Dabao eagerly urged his captors to torture him so they would take him to Goodness Home.
  • An Kai secretly left Goodness Home for the Abyss, while Chris vowed to protect it and Nurnexius remained worried until dawn.
  • An Daun emerged from An Kai's Mage Tower after upgrading the [Detector], but found An Kai was not responding to his messages.
  • The Abyss trapped An Kai in a cage of colored emotions, but An Kai unleashed [Fire Realm], which devoured the cage and began consuming the Abyss.
  • After tormenting Li Dabao repeatedly, the peak [Second-Rank Divinity] took him through the air toward An Kai so Li Dabao could witness his backer's defeat.

Ch. 455Left with no choice

A peak [Second-Rank Divinity] brought Li Dabao to the Chaos Sea and discovered that its apparent mountains were protected by defenses he could not penetrate. As players revealed that the hidden place was important to them, he summoned four newly advanced [First-Tier Deities] and 195 other divinities, while An Kai continued burning the Abyss Core within the Chaos Sea.

  • After learning Li Dabao was a player who could resurrect, the peak [Second-Rank Divinity] followed the aura inside him to the Chaos Sea.
  • The peak [Second-Rank Divinity] attacked the two illusory peaks, but their defenses absorbed his strike; Li Dabao and nearby players recognized the location as the region containing Goodness Home.
  • The peak [Second-Rank Divinity] silenced Li Dabao and summoned four newly advanced [First-Tier Deities], who set out with 195 [Third-Rank and Second-Rank Divinities] toward Goodness Home.
  • Inside the Chaos Sea, Light-Taker abandoned his plan to confront the intruder after Wayne told him a [First-Tier Deity] was involved.
  • Wayne calmly handled inquiries at Goodness Home while Chris prepared to defend it, and An Kai's [Fire Realm] continued consuming the colored emotions as he destroyed the Abyss Core.

Ch. 456A race against time

An Kai destroyed the Abyss Core, escaped the world of colorful emotions, and began slaughtering Abyssal Beings across realms to strengthen himself before Goodness Home faced the newly arrived deities. Meanwhile, Chris persuaded four First-Tier Deities to stop attacking the Meditation Ring and wait, buying Goodness Home time for An Kai to return.

  • An Kai burned away the colorful emotions with his Fire Realm, returned to the Desire Abyss, and saw that its sky was cracking after the Abyss Core's destruction.
  • An Kai used the Fire Realm to wipe out the Desire Abyss's inhabitants, gathered their cores, and moved on to slaughter beings in other Abyssal Worlds to improve his physical talents.
  • Four First-Tier Deities and a peak Second-Rank Divinity attacked the false mountains outside the Chaos Sea, but the Meditation Ring blocked their strike while its defenses killed one thousand Goodness Home residents who had mastered Meditation.
  • Chris went to the Meditation Ring's edge and warned the four First-Tier Deities that destroying the barrier would kill her, while claiming it would vanish within a hundred years.
  • The four First-Tier Deities stopped attacking and chose to wait while sending scouts into the Chaos Sea, giving Chris time as An Kai continued racing to grow stronger.

Ch. 457The Abyss could never shatter!

An Kai swept through the Abyss, gathered twenty billion Abyss Cores, and upgraded both Physical Talents before the Abyss’s sky began collapsing faster. Meanwhile, the [God of Light] and the [God of Darkness] expected their forces to defeat An Kai’s allies and dismissed the possibility that the Abyss could shatter.

  • The four [First-Tier Deities] hesitated to break the [Chaos Sea] barrier until they could deal with the five deities serving the [God of Magic], then killed Li Dabao after he insulted them.
  • News that the [Chaos Sea] had appeared spread across the Player Forum, drawing players toward the suspected location of Goodness Home, while Chris mistakenly believed her threat had stopped the four deities.
  • An Kai destroyed Insect Realms throughout the Abyss, collecting twenty billion [Abyss Cores] as cracks and fragments spread across the Abyss’s sky.
  • An Kai upgraded [Heaven and Earth Manifestation] and [Hearts in Harmony] to Lv2, discovered that their next upgrade required one hundred billion [Abyss Cores], and saw his [Divinity Ranking] rise to 429.
  • An Kai compared his rank with the four [First-Tier Deities] serving the [God of Light] and the [God of Darkness] and the five serving the [God of Magic], then continued searching the Abyss for Insect Realms.
  • The [God of Light] and the [God of Darkness] discussed their five committed peak [Second-Rank Divinities] and laughed off the possibility that the Abyss could shatter.

Ch. 458Popping the champagne at halftime

The [God of Magic] set a trap for the [God of Light] and [God of Darkness]'s divinities, using their desire for the [Divine Court Academy] to draw them toward the [Chaos Sea]. As the four [First-Tier Deities] attacked its barrier and Chris braced for the deaths in Goodness Home, An Kai watched the Abyss's sky and realized its shattering could not be stopped.

  • The [God of Magic] ordered his five [First-Tier Deities] to feign infighting, reveal the [Divine Court Academy]'s [time spell elements], and lure the opposing divinities into exposing their strength.
  • The five [First-Tier Deities] fought over control of the [Divine Court Academy], and the four [First-Tier Deities] serving the [God of Light] and the [God of Darkness] joined the struggle, drawn by the promise of power to oppose a [Supreme God].
  • The five [God of Magic]'s [First-Tier Deities] suffered fatal injuries and entered slumber, while the four opposing [First-Tier Deities] dismissed the failed peak [Second-Rank Divinity] beside Li Dabao and left him to vent his fury on Li Dabao.
  • The four [First-Tier Deities] and 195 divinities under their command attacked the [Chaos Sea]'s barrier to seize the [Divine Court Academy].
  • Beings practicing the [Meditation Method] died beneath the [Meditation Ring] as Chris prepared for the worst, while An Kai watched the Abyss's sky and concluded that its shattering could not be stopped.

Ch. 459Bad news

As the Abyss shattered, its lands and Insect Realms fell into the Divine Realm, merging Abyssal energy and rules into it. The [God of Light] and the [God of Darkness] discovered they could no longer enter the Divine Realm and informed the [God of Magic], leaving the three [Supreme Gods] facing an unknown crisis.

  • An Kai watched the Abyss's final sky shard fall, turning the world upside down as its mountains, rivers, and Insect Realms plunged into the Void Land.
  • A passage connected to the Divine Realm showed only nothingness, leaving An Kai trapped as the Abyss disappeared around him.
  • Players in the Divine Realm were crushed by falling Abyssal objects, and their investigations revealed that even entire Insect Realms were arriving through new passages.
  • Abyssal Beings and Abyssal rules entered the Divine Realm, changing its energy and rules while the deities remained unaware of the consequences.
  • The [God of Light] and the [God of Darkness] found their consciousness avatars destroyed when they tried to enter the Divine Realm, then contacted the [God of Magic] to warn him that the Abyss had shattered.

Ch. 460449: [Fireball]!

The [God of Magic] accepted that the Abyss had shattered and resolved to defy the changes he believed the Divine Realm had imposed, while the [God of Light] raged and the [God of Darkness] resigned himself to the new era. In the Divine Realm, the [God of Spring] prepared to use the [God of Magic]'s healing item and resume their plan, but a sudden [Fireball] interrupted him.

  • The [God of Magic] cut off contact with the [God of Light] and the [God of Darkness], then vowed to resist becoming obsolete and planned to descend into the Divine Realm.
  • The [God of Darkness] accepted that a new era was coming, while the [God of Light] continued raging over the shattered Abyss and the [God of Magic]'s refusal to help.
  • The [God of Darkness] realized that the conflict among the [Supreme Gods] had ended and worried that their forces in the Divine Realm would die in pointless infighting.
  • The [God of Spring] and the other four [First-Tier Deities] followed the [God of Magic]'s plan, deceiving the forces of the [God of Light] and the [God of Darkness] into attacking the [Chaos Sea].
  • The [God of Spring] took out the five-colored heartlike item meant to heal the five [First-Tier Deities], but a voice suddenly shouted, "[Fireball]!"

Ch. 461Had He Fallen?

After the Abyss merged into the Divine Realm, An Kai entered the void and was transported back to the Divine Realm. He found the gravely wounded God of Spring and launched a surprise attack, leaving the deity facing a deadly Fireball and wondering if he would fall.

  • An Kai waited for [Side Story] to confirm that the Abyss and its rules had fully merged into the Divine Realm, then entered the void.
  • The void transported An Kai to the Divine Realm, where its lingering aura kept the realm from sensing him immediately.
  • An Kai spotted the badly wounded God of Spring preparing to use a [Supreme God Essence] and decided to kill him before he could recover.
  • An Kai activated his enhanced talents and defenses, then cast [Fireball] as the void's aura faded.
  • The God of Spring recognized An Kai as the enemy who had killed the God of Magic's doppelganger and wondered whether he would fall.

Ch. 462451: Divinity Ranking: 409

An Kai killed the [God of Spring] by anticipating and interrupting his desperate attack, then used the fallen deity’s treasures to raise two spells to Lv221. After his ranking rose to 409, An Kai summoned the [God of Spring]’s true spirit through the [Summoning Gate].

  • The [God of Spring] tried to prepare a final strike, but An Kai foresaw it and hit him before it could take shape.
  • An Kai’s fists and [Fireball] killed the [God of Spring], whose [Supreme God Essence] and [First-Tier Deity: divinity heart] fell into An Kai’s hands.
  • An Kai used the two items to raise [Meditation] and [Summoning] to Lv221, bringing all four of his major spells to that level.
  • An Kai’s [Divinity Ranking] rose from 429 to 409, while his attributes remained at [Godmaster, sixth stage].
  • An Kai opened the [Summoning Gate], and the true spirit of the [God of Spring] stepped out.

Ch. 463Collecting a Little Interest!

An Kai learned that [Summoning] could rewrite a target’s memories and that [Mage Armor] had gained [Concealment], which hid him even from the Divine Realm. After [God of Spring] revealed the [God of Magic]’s plans and the weakened state of the forces under the [God of Light] and the [God of Darkness], An Kai set out with him to strike back.

  • [God of Spring] emerged from the [Summoning Gate] with his memories rewritten to make An Kai central to his life and to erase his resentment toward him.
  • An Kai studied [Summoning]’s new mind-altering effect and [Mage Armor]’s [Concealment], which could hide him and his actions from the Divine Realm.
  • An Kai greeted [God of Spring] and asked him to recount the [God of Magic]’s orders and what he had learned about the deities serving the [God of Light] and the [God of Darkness].
  • [God of Spring] reported that the [God of Magic]’s five [First-Tier Deities] had been dominating the forces of the [God of Light] and the [God of Darkness].
  • An Kai decided to change the Divine Realm’s balance of power and left with [God of Spring] under [Mage Armor: Concealment] to collect a little interest.

Ch. 464I'm back!

An Kai hunted the deities serving the [God of Light] and the [God of Darkness], strengthening his spells while Goodness Home endured their attacks in his absence. As the [Meditation Ring] cracked and its defenders prepared for their deaths, An Kai returned and announced himself.

  • In the Chaos Space, the [God of Magic] realized the [God of Spring] had vanished and resolved to descend into the Divine Realm when it advanced again.
  • Guided by the [God of Spring Breeze], An Kai ambushed six deities serving the [God of Light] and the [God of Darkness], then used their [Divinity Hearts] to raise [Meditation] to [Lv227] and reach [Divinity Ranking: 408].
  • Wayne and the others created Burial Island for Goodness Home's dead while the [God of Light]'s and the [God of Darkness]'s forces continued attacking the [Meditation Ring].
  • After nearly a hundred thousand inhabitants died and cracks appeared in the [Meditation Ring], the enemy deities abruptly stopped attacking, leaving Wayne and the others confused.
  • An Kai's voice rang across the Chaos Sea: "I'm back!"

Ch. 465454: [Divinity Ranking: 388]

An Kai returned to the Chaos Sea, reunited with Chris, and took stock of the strength he had gained from defeating the divinities sent by the God of Light and the God of Darkness. After strengthening Goodness Home’s defenses, he prepared to hunt the four remaining First-Tier Deities under the God of Magic.

  • An Kai announced his return, restored the Meditation Ring, and reassured the beings of Goodness Home before leaving with Chris.
  • An Kai and Chris reunited at their Castle, which An Kai recognized as his home, and he reflected on how Chris, Nurnexius, and Wayne had become his closest family.
  • An Kai reviewed his attributes and spells, noting that his four attributes remained in the Sixth Godmaster Realm while his divinity ranking had risen to 388.
  • An Kai recalled defeating the First-Tier Deities under the God of Light and the God of Darkness and using their divinity hearts to raise Meditation and Fireball to Lv231.
  • An Kai prepared to confront the four First-Tier Deities under the God of Magic and decided to use his upgraded Meditation to strengthen the defenses around Goodness Home first.

Ch. 466What Was the Divine Court?

An Kai upgraded [Meditation] and [Fireball], making the [Meditation Ring] vastly stronger and gaining [Fire Source], then secretly left with the [God of Spring] to target four [First-Tier Deities]. Meanwhile, Li Dabao encountered ancient buildings in the Divine Realm and wondered what the Divine Court was.

  • [Meditation] reached [Lv231], allowing all beings and true spirits connected to An Kai to strengthen the [Meditation Ring], which prioritized consuming those who did not practice [Meditation].
  • An Kai merged the accumulated true spirits of the Goblins, Green Demons, and Orcs into the [Meditation Ring], making it so powerful that even he could not break or shake it.
  • [Fireball] reached [Lv231] and gained [Fire Source], giving An Kai control over the flame origin and overwhelming power against deities and other flame wielders.
  • An Kai reassured Chris that he would return, then left Good People Island with the [God of Spring] to eliminate the [God of Magic]'s four [First-Tier Deities].
  • Li Dabao saw ancient buildings appear before him in the Divine Realm and asked, "What is the Divine Court?"

Ch. 467Aren't You My Disciple?

Li Dabao entered the vanished Divine Court and became trapped in its mysterious grounds, while An Kai ambushed and subdued the God of the Deep Woods before heading for another of the God of Magic’s First-Tier Deities. The chapter ended with a voice in the Divine Court questioning why Li Dabao carried its new disciple’s aura.

  • Li Dabao entered the Divine Court, which vanished with him, and An Kai could no longer sense him.
  • An Kai followed the God of Spring to the God of the Deep Woods’s forest and lured the deity into revealing his location.
  • An Kai destroyed the God of the Deep Woods with [Fireball], then used the [Summoning Gate] to make him a loyal subordinate.
  • An Kai set off with the God of Spring and the newly subdued God of the Deep Woods to target another of the God of Magic’s First-Tier Deities.
  • Li Dabao wandered through the Divine Court but could not move away from its buildings, then heard a voice ask why he had its new disciple’s aura.

Ch. 468How the Divine Court Was Destroyed

"Teacher," the vanished founder of the [Divine Court], discovered that player Li Dabao was only a recreated body and traced the battlefield haunting him to the [Divine Court]'s destruction. Meanwhile, An Kai tested his newly subdued deities, upgraded his spells, and headed toward Goodness Home as "Teacher" prepared to seek him out.

  • "Teacher" examined Li Dabao's repeated resurrections and realized the Divine Realm's rules rebuilt his body from his consciousness's information.
  • "Teacher" recalled how the three [Supreme Gods] provoked a war over his research into the time spell element, and how the [God of Magic] destroyed the [Divine Court] before its members were massacred.
  • "Teacher" sensed An Kai's location and waited for the [Divine Court Ninth Layer] to recover so he could meet his disciple.
  • An Kai detected resentment in two subordinate [First-Tier Deities], destroyed their true spirits, and used their [Divinity Hearts] to advance [Mage Armor] and [Summoning].
  • An Kai defeated the remaining [First-Tier Deities], declared the Divine Realm safe, and flew toward Goodness Home in the Chaos Sea.

Ch. 469Advancement and descent

After all four spells reached Lv231, An Kai advanced to Divine Body Lv6 and Godmaster Lv6, gaining a major rise in the Divinity Ranking and powerful new abilities. He used Consciousness Descent to kill players who spoke ill of him, while the Divine Court Ninth Layer reappeared in the Divine Realm and sped toward him.

  • An Kai completed his advancement, raising his attributes to Godmaster, seventh stage and his Divinity Ranking position to 335.
  • An Kai gained Consciousness Suppression, sensed players mentioning his name, and killed those who bad-mouthed him through a direct descent of his consciousness.
  • Players shared their death records on the Player Forum and concluded they could not safely speak ill of An Kai, even in private.
  • An Kai gained Divine Attendant Doppelgangers, which could each take a fatal hit for him, though he suspected the ability had limits.
  • The Divine Court Ninth Layer vanished from its previous location and reappeared in the Divine Realm, heading straight toward An Kai.

Ch. 470459: Why aren't you greeting your teacher?

An Kai examined the upgrades to his spells and considered how to grow stronger before the Divine Court Ninth Layer and the Supreme Gods arrived. As he headed home to Goodness Home, the Divine Court suddenly appeared in his path, and Teacher demanded that he greet him.

  • An Kai examined [Summoning Lv231], which could disrupt memories without the [Summoning Gate], and [Mage Armor: Guard], which he believed could withstand First-Tier Deities.
  • An Kai worried that he lacked enough [First-Tier Deity: divinity hearts] to keep upgrading his spells, but decided he could use the [Divine Court] to grow stronger before more deities descended.
  • An Kai decided to return to Goodness Home and sent Wayne and Chris a message to tell them when he would arrive.
  • An Kai traveled through the Divine Realm, where Abyssal Beings had spread rapidly, and reached the Chaos Sea on his way home.
  • The Divine Court appeared in An Kai's path, and Teacher asked why An Kai was not greeting him.

Ch. 471"Teacher" Appeared!

An Kai confronted the living Teacher, who overwhelmed his defenses with attacks powered by the Divine Court Ninth Layer. An Kai retaliated with his upgraded Fireball, but Teacher withdrew into the Ninth Layer and took An Kai with him.

  • An Kai recognized Teacher as the figure whose doppelgangers he had repeatedly killed and unleashed his full power against him.
  • Teacher tried to make An Kai feel guilty, then attacked by collapsing the space around him and rapidly destroying his Divine Body substitutes.
  • An Kai realized the Divine Court Ninth Layer was replenishing Teacher and summoned his Domain to weaken it while he searched for a way out.
  • An Kai bombarded Teacher with powerful Fireballs, damaging the Divine Realm and prompting its rules to threaten them with thunder.
  • Teacher stopped attacking, used the Divine Court Ninth Layer to capture An Kai, killed the God of Spring, and vanished inside the Ninth Layer.

Ch. 472The Scene Before the Divine Court's Destruction

An Kai was trapped in Divine Court Ninth Layer: Divine Court Resolution Center, where he would have to defeat Teacher in a challenge to escape. While exploring Li Dabao’s mental world, An Kai witnessed a vision of the Divine Court’s destruction and gained an opportunity to increase a spell’s level.

  • An Kai learned that he had to defeat the Decider within five minutes during a challenge every ten years to leave Divine Court Ninth Layer.
  • An Kai considered how Teacher and the Divine Court might have shaped the God of Magic’s history, then assessed his chances of surviving their next fight.
  • An Kai heard Li Dabao shouting and found him fighting an unseen battle beside a ruined palace.
  • An Kai used the aura inside Li Dabao to enter his mental world and saw wounded Divine Court beings facing the misty sky amid the ruins.
  • Teacher appeared in Li Dabao’s mental world, causing it to collapse, and An Kai received an opportunity to increase a spell’s level before waiting for Li Dabao to resurrect.
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