"Seventy percent! My divine body is down to seventy percent, and I've lost more than half of my strength! If this continues, I won't have any power to resist at all! Once my body loses more than fifty percent, my strength will be less than one-tenth, and I won't be able to cause them any harm!" Reitna's eyes were filled with despair. The attacks from two Marquis-level Immortal were simply beyond his ability to withstand.
Moreover, he was outmaneuvered from the start; under Casper's sneak attack, his divine body was constantly being annihilated.
Reitna's eyes revealed a resolute look; at this point, he no longer harbored any hope of escape.
With the Ancestral God Hall under attack, the other elders had no chance of coming to his aid; they might even be waiting for him and Casper to return and rescue him. Moreover, it was unknown whether any of the remaining elders, like Casper, had already defected to the Ancestral God Religion.
Thinking this, the resolve in Reitna's eyes turned to madness, and the lightning mark between his brows gradually shattered. Reitna seemed to have opened a forbidden door, suddenly emanating a terrifying pressure that instilled fear in both the Flame God and Casper.
"Damn it, this old bastard is about to self-destruct his innate Innate Rune!" Upon seeing this, the Flame God immediately stopped and fled frantically.
As Viska Star People, they cultivate Innate Rune from a young age. Because of this, once they reach their level of strength, the power of their Innate Rune is terrifying.
As an elder of the Ancestral God Hall, Reitna 'Innate Rune were blessed by the Ancestral God, and the terrifying power contained within them was something even King Level Immortal would not be willing to withstand.
However, after revealing his Innate Divine Rune, even if he Undying, he will be completely rendered useless.
The lightning mark above Reitna's brow was shattered, as if a seal had been broken, and a large amount of lightning Power of Law surged wildly from his brow, permeating every part of Reitna's body.
At this moment, Reitna truly transformed into the God of Thunder, and his terrifying majesty completely stunned everyone present.
The bones atop Divine Bone Mountain were shattered into pieces, and the overflowing lightning power caused Domain Lord below to be completely reduced to ashes upon even the slightest contact.
With blue-purple lightning flashing in his eyes, Reitna saw the fleeing Flame God and Casper and chased after Casper without hesitation.
" Casper!" A furious, piercing shout echoed throughout the entire Divine Bone Mountain. Reitna's tall body was now contorted with rage, his body crackling with lightning. A lightning halberd appeared in his hand, and every bolt of lightning that erupted from it could shatter the surrounding spacetime.
Reitna then wielded the Thunder God Halberd and charged madly toward Casper.
Why are you pursuing me?
"No, Reitna, we are both elders of the Ancestral God Hall. It's all a misunderstanding. The Flame God is the blasphemer!" Casper was Extreme Point.
Despite the Immortal of his Law of Light, Reitna now detonated his Innate Rune, bringing his strength to a barely King Rank level, and his speed became terrifyingly fast.
"Die!"
Reitna ignored Casper's rebuttals; he now only wanted to drag this shameless traitor down with him to hell.
For Reitna, the Flame God represents the Ancestral God Religion, and although he is despicable, they were originally blasphemers, so their collusion with the Ancestral God Hall was inevitable. However, Casper, as an elder of the Ancestral God Hall, secretly colluded with blasphemers and even degenerated into becoming a blasphemer himself. Such a traitor is the one who should be killed the most.
Reitna could already see that the Ancestral God Hall would likely be unable to escape this calamity, and the Viska Star People, having defied the will of the Ancestral God and entered the universe without authorization, would certainly not fare well.
The Ancestral God Hall's millions of years of effort, nurturing countless geniuses of Viska Star, will all be destroyed in this single operation by the Ancestral God Religion.
Millions of years of dormancy and recuperation were all to give the Viska Star People a chance to breathe. But this time, because of the ignorance and greed of these people, it all vanished. Reitna can no longer imagine what Viska Star will become.
Reitna's lightning halberd slammed down, Casper drew a Light Sword to fight back, but his Light Sword was completely shattered under the attack of Reitna's lightning halberd.
"Pfft!"
The raging power of lightning continuously annihilated Casper's Immortal Divine Power, causing his divine body to gradually decay.
" Flame God, save me! If I die, you absolutely cannot escape the old man's pursuit alone!" Casper roared madly, wanting nothing more than to join forces with the Flame God to kill Reitna.
The Flame God, who had already fled to a distance, looked back at the berserk Reitna, and countless thoughts flashed through his mind.
But when he saw the light emanating from the magic circle below growing stronger and stronger, he immediately made a decision.
"If I run away now, Reitna will definitely try to destroy the magic circle after killing Casper. The Exquisite Jade is about to be born. If he destroys the magic circle and causes the Linglong Jade's refining to fail, the sect leader will not let me off! If I miss this opportunity, it will probably be billions of years before I can sacrifice my blood to the Exquisite Jade again."
With this in mind, Flame God, though extremely reluctant, still chose to return.
If the two of them work together to hold off Reitna, and he exhausts the power of his Innate Rune, Reitna, now powerless, will be at their mercy.
"Old man, you might as well die in peace!"
The Flame God unleashed a Huolong, Huolong aura immense, its eyes filled with rage and killing intent. This Huolong was extremely hot, seemingly capable of piercing through the surrounding space, causing it to completely distort. With a flap of its enormous fiery wings, it instantly arrived before Reitna.
But he never expected that he had completely underestimated Reitna's determination.
Upon seeing the Flame God return and approach him, Reitna decisively chose to self-destruct.
Reitna knew that once he was held back by the two, he would have no chance. If the Flame God obediently escaped, he might be able to destroy the magic circle below after killing Casper.
But now that the Flame God has returned, it also means that his last chance is gone.
Completely plunged into despair, Reitna's mind raced with countless thoughts. The first time he witnessed the will of the Ancestral God, he knew it was a deity he had to protect for the rest of his life. The greatness of the Ancestral God was beyond Reitna's comprehension.
Even though he had perished, the lingering will of the Ancestral God still wanted to protect all the Viska Star People. As long as they lived, there was hope.
If it weren't for the Ancestral God Hall's constant Ancestral God's will, which allowed the Viska Star People to set aside their hatred and focus on improving their strength, Viska Star would have been destroyed by the five major Human Race powers when the Ancestral God fell. It wouldn't even have had the possibility of becoming a training ground like it is now.
Thanks to the efforts of the Ancestral God Hall, at least the Viska Star People preserved their heritage and multiplied into a large population, even producing thousands of World City Lord.
Everything is for the rise of the race.
The pressure of survival for their tribe is felt most acutely by these elders of the Ancestral God Hall. With their lineage and large population, their tribe has a strong hope.
But now, this hope is being utterly shattered by the people in front of them. Clearly, not everyone can recognize the current crisis on Viska Star; in their eyes, the suppression by the Ancestral God Hall is tantamount to aiding and abetting the Golden Crow Hall's evil deeds.
Reitna turned to look at Flame God and Casper, a contemptuous smile on his already shattered face. Under their terrified gazes, his body began to expand rapidly, and the energy within him exploded violently.
"The idea that the leader of the Ancestral God Religion can lead you into the universe unharmed is simply wishful thinking. Hehehe, the terror of the universe is far beyond what you understand."
Even the incomparably powerful Ancestral God has perished. So what if your sect leader can break through the limits of the Divine Talisman Emperor?
Your stupidity and ignorance will bring down all the Viska Star People!
"Explode! Explode! Explode!"
Reitna's voice echoed throughout every corner of Divine Bone Mountain. Everyone was stunned for a moment, and then they saw what appeared to be another Sun in the sky.
"Boom... Rumble rumble rumble"
A terrifying power comparable to a full-force attack from King Level Immortal exploded instantly. Although Reitna lost more than 30% of his divine body, the self-destruction of his Innate Rune made the power of his self-destruction extremely terrifying.
"Ah! No!"
Casper, who was closest to him, roared in despair, trying to escape, but he was too close to Reitna, and his speed was no match for the speed at which the explosion was spreading.
Casper was quickly engulfed in the torrent of self-destructing energy. His body was repeatedly shattered by the terrifying power of the explosion, and the fragments were completely annihilated.
Even the Flame God, who rushed back, couldn't escape the self-destruction. He too was close to Reitna, aiming to kill him with his attack as quickly as possible.
The powerful shockwave instantly struck him, and the Flame God, who was at the Marquis Level, was instantly blasted into a bloody mess by this shockwave, and his divine body was also being consumed rapidly.
"This won't do! Even if I Undying, I'll be severely injured and my Burning Divine Body. Only by Burning Divine Body and fighting to the death can I possibly resist!"
Orange-red flames erupted from the Flame God's body, spreading continuously throughout his entire being to shield him from the impact of the explosion.
However, the others below were not so lucky. The attack of Marquis-level Immortal was far too terrifying for these Universe Level and Domain Lord Level beings; it was simply a force they could not withstand at present.
Countless geniuses were crushed into dust by the shockwave of the explosion, completely disappearing into the universe.
Zhang Junbao quickly withdrew his domain. At the same time, his Divine Fire Armor emitted light, protecting him firmly as he prepared to withstand the attack.
Zhang Junbao's Divine Fire Armor was the masterpiece of the Iron Fire King, capable of withstanding attacks from King Level expert. Although the self-destruction of Elder Reitna of the Ancestral God Hall was terrifying, it was not enough to break through the defense of the Divine Fire Armor.
Those World Lord trapped by him were nearly completely disintegrated by Zhang Junbao's domain. They barely managed to survive until the domain dispersed and they saw the light of day again, but what awaited them was an incomparably terrifying Destruction shockwave.
"That damned fog has finally lifted! From now on, if I ever see anyone from outer space again, I'll stay far, far away!"
Just as Boen, the World Lord the Ancestral God Religion, had seen a glimmer of hope, he suddenly felt an unprecedented crisis. Even Zhang Junbao's Spacetime Mist had not made him feel this terrified.
" Destruction Storm, no!" Boen cried out in terror, but the surrounding spacetime had been completely disrupted by the shockwave of the explosion, making it difficult to cast even spacetime-related secret techniques.
The Destruction impact of Reitna's self-destruction swept across an area of millions of kilometers. After the explosion, all the bones that were originally in the Divine Bone Mountain were reduced to ashes. Only the remains of the Ancestral God still stood.
Silence. The entire ruins of Divine Bone Mountain were eerily silent.
Zhang Junbao slowly rose from the ruins, shaking off the ashes covering him. He looked up and saw two figures still remaining in the sky.
Rather than two figures, they were more like two halves of a body.
The Flame God's limbs were all charred, leaving only his body and head suspended in the air. Countless tiny particles of dust were moving towards his body, and even the wounds from the explosion were rapidly healing.
"Damn it, damn Reitna! Even from this distance, that old bastard's self-destruction still cost me 46% of my divine body. Adding the 6% I consumed by Burning Divine Body and the 4% I was injured in the previous battle, I only have 44% of my divine body left! To recover my divine body, I need a lot of treasures!"
The Flame God roared madly. Although he survived the self-destruction, he was severely exhausted.
"That's... Casper is so lucky to still be alive!" Flame God saw that in the center of the explosion, Casper's remaining half of his head was slowly wriggling.
"My body has lost more than 85 percent of its strength and will soon fall into a deep sleep. Once I fall into a deep sleep, without any treasures to quickly restore me, I will have to rely entirely on absorbing energy naturally. I don't know how many epochs it will take to recover."
"The cult leader's plan to counterattack the universe will be implemented soon, and I absolutely cannot miss that time!" Casper was extremely weak, and at this moment, he had only one thought in his mind: he must not fall asleep.
" Casper, you're really lucky to have survived all that!"
Suddenly, the Flame God appeared before Casper, looking at him with a slight smile.
" Flame God, help me! Quickly restore my divine body, or I will soon fall into a deep slumber!"
Casper saw the Flame God, as if he had seen his last glimmer of hope.
"Help you recover? Your divine body is severely damaged right now, and it would take a lot of treasures to recover. Our Ancestral God Religion is a poor bunch, unlike your Ancestral God Hall elders. I don't have that many treasures either," the Flame God said, shrugging.
"I have it, it's in my World Ring, all you have to do is restore it for me..."
Before Casper could finish speaking, his head, which had just recovered, was lifted up by Flame God.
"So you hid the World Ring in your head? You really are risking your life for money."
"What do you want to do? Let me go! Let me go!" Casper cried out in panic.
"Release you? Then where will I get the treasure to restore my divine body?"
"Pfft!"
Without the slightest hesitation, Flame God pierced through Casper's skull with his hand and retrieved the World Ring from within.
"That's mine! You can't do this! I've done great service to the Holy Church!" Casper shouted frantically, but he was now held in the hands of the Flame God and had no chance to resist.
"You have indeed made many contributions to the Holy Church, but now, the Exquisite Jade is only one step away from being born. With your sacrifice as an elder of the Ancestral God Hall, I believe the Exquisite Jade will become even more perfect."
"You want to kill me?" Casper's eyes widened, unable to believe it.
"Hmph, have you gone mad from being an elder? Someone like you, who could betray even the Ancestral God, what right do you have to stand on equal footing with us? Since you've chosen to be a dog, then you must remain loyal to the end. I believe the Ancestral God would be very happy to see you go to him. Rest in peace!"
As he spoke, flames surged from the Flame God's hand, instantly transforming into a massive fireball that enveloped Casper.
"Ah... Flame God, you will die a horrible death!"
"Hahaha... It's your honor to be able to contribute to the Holy Church. I think the High Priest will remember your dedication when he uses the Exquisite Jade!"
As the fireball dissipated, Elder Casper of the Ancestral God Hall was completely reduced to ashes.
His World Ring also fell into the hands of the Flame God.
With Casper's death, the ten magic arrays below seemed to have absorbed a huge tonic, shining brightly and emitting a buzzing sound.
"It's almost here! As long as we kill the rest, the Exquisite Jade will surely be born!"
"Now, are you ready to contribute to the Lord? The Viska Star People will remember your contributions today once we enter the universe."
The Flame God looked down at the foot of Divine Bone Mountain, where only a few dozen people remained. These people, who were able to withstand Reitna's self-destruction, were all super geniuses with extraordinary luck on Viska Star.
Zhang Junbao was surprised to find Qing Yan standing among the group. Although he seemed to be seriously injured, he had still survived the previous Destruction impact, presumably having obtained some extraordinary treasure.
The remaining few dozen people were well aware of the Flame God's plan. Whether they were test-takers from the Ancestral God Hall or blasphemers from the original Ancestral God Religion, they all put aside their previous disputes and gathered together.
"Senior Feng, what should we do now?" Qing Yan saw Zhang Junbao staring at Flame God and consciously moved closer.
"Insects, stop your futile resistance."
The gods are not to be defied!
"You will all die!" The Flame God looked down from his high position, exuding a terrifying aura, like a true god, looking down at the group of people who dared to defy the will of the gods.
Zhang Junbao glanced around. Of the hundreds of millions of geniuses from Viska Star, only twenty-three remained after the battle. Including himself, there were only twenty-four.
Twenty-three Domain Lord Level, plus him, a Universe Level, and their opponent was a Marquis-level Immortal!
The two sides are simply not on the same level.
"Today, we will slay the gods!" Zhang Junbao said coldly.