The Era of Gods

Chapter 604: Chapter 604: The Destruction of a Crystal Wall Universe

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The world trembled, and the will of the world cried in sorrow. Lin Xiao could clearly feel the pain and struggle of the will of this Crystal Wall Universe, but he was powerless to help.

Lei Xuanji swiftly took him away from Starworld, entering the Primary Material Plane. The devouring had not yet reached this place. The first to be devoured was Starworld, along with its gods. Once Starworld was consumed, the Material Plane would be next, followed by the collapse and destruction of the entire world.

Although the devouring hadn’t arrived, its influence had.

The Primary Material Plane was home to many Ancients, and the churches of both True Gods and Outer Gods knew of the upheaval occurring in Starworld.

Not long ago, Slaughter and the God of Death had fallen. In normal times, the whole world would have trembled, but now, no one paid attention to such things. Many Ancients were panic-stricken and sought a way out.

The channels were also in chaos. Many children of True God Level Divine Realms knew of this news. They were discussing this topic, and no one cared about the sudden demise of White Snake and others.

After watching for a while, Lin Xiao couldn’t help but sigh,

“It’s such a pity. A world so vast, capable of giving birth to great divine power, is being devoured like this, with the annihilation of countless beings within.”

He was even more struck by the fickleness of worldly affairs. Just moments ago, he was considering countering them and then taking the opportunity to plunder more rules in this world. But in an instant, everything was gone. The world was ending, and all that remained was to flee.

In contrast to his youthfulness, after having spent thousands of years at the Medium Divine Power level, and having stepped into Powerful Divine Power at God Level fifteen, Lei Xuanji, who had been stuck at this level for thousands of years, didn’t have many regrets. He had seen this situation many times before, not just the tearing of the Crystal Wall and world destruction by Chaos Creatures, but also the annihilation of worlds due to uncontrolled skirmishes between different Divine Realm factions.

As the world began to unravel, the network of Fundamental Laws, which had often been stripped and battered by Chaotic Power, also began to loosen. A multitude of rules fell off, mingling with the Chaotic Power brought by that terrifying existence, creating torrents of Large Strange Fragments crashing down across the world.

In normal times, many Ancients or Descenders would have been interested in venturing in to search, but now everyone was desperately trying to save themselves. Not only humans but also children of the Spiritual Realms of civilizations like the Nightmare were withdrawing. Nobody dared to stay any longer.

As time passed, the devouring by that terrifying existence gradually impacted the Primary Material Plane. Lei Xuanji brought Lin Xiao to the edge of the World Crystal Wall, directly opposite that fearsome Chaos Creature, at the last periphery of the world’s destruction.

Pointing at the warping, disintegrating world, Lei Xuanji said to Lin Xiao,

“When a world is destroyed, the most basic laws are also exposed. Now is the perfect time for observation and enlightenment. This world is quite strong, and its Fundamental Laws are relatively complete. Take the opportunity to observe as much as you can now.”

Motivated by gratitude and favor toward Lin Xiao, Lei Xuanji earnestly instructed him on how to capture his own opportunities in this situation.

Usually, to enhance one’s understanding of one’s Godhood, a vast amount of divine power needed to be expended with no guaranteed results.

Now, he simply needed to observe attentively, to watch the rules corresponding to his own Godhood or related to it. This was akin to continuously expending a vast amount of divine power for deduction, which was extremely exhilarating.

Others with the same idea as him, not few in number, were the children of Divine Realms who had escaped. They stayed at the edge of the Crystal Wall Universe to observe, all of them above the level of True Gods. This was also considered an opportunity.

Regrettably, such a chance only lasted for a moment, disappearing with the destruction of the world.

How long does it take for a powerful Crystal Wall Universe to be completely destroyed?

The vast majority, including True Gods, could not provide an answer. At this very moment, Lin Xiao did. Less than a year—the world was thoroughly ravaged.

As the world’s Fundamental Laws were fully exposed with its collapse, everyone watched with immense regret as the networks of laws broke apart, knowing that the world was utterly destroyed.

“Let’s go, or we’ll be too late!”

One by one, the observing True Deity Incarnations left. Lei Xuanji shook his head and spoke to Lin Xiao.

But Lin Xiao did not move; instead, he stared intently at the destroyed world, at the vast, boundless expanse, like the primordial Ocean at the world’s birth. The terrifying energy of the world’s destruction clashed back and forth with the surging Chaos Energy, creating towering tides of energy and massive Chaos Vortexes.

In the distance, within the tumultuous primordial Ocean, a silhouette too massive to describe vaguely took shape.

A gigantic Black Hole spanned the center of the destroyed world, exerting a strong attraction that pulled in endless energy and matter.

However, these were not what captivated Lin Xiao. What made him reluctant to leave was the sight of a huge, radiant orb within that chaotic, surging sea of world destruction. An invisible force field emanated from this God Country, calming the surrounding roiling Chaos Energy as it touched the field.

From afar, it looked like a sudden clearing in a turbulent sea—a sight incredibly strange.

Pointing at the bizarre clearing, Lin Xiao asked Lei Xuanji,

“Uncle Lei, what is that over there?”

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“Naturally, it’s the world’s remaining core will’s instinctive resistance. But it’s too late.”

Seeing Lin Xiao’s confusion, he elaborated,

“The core of this world seems somewhat repellant to the ancient gods of this world. That’s why this world has never birthed a Son of the Divine Realm. Had there been one, perhaps they might have started to improve the laws of the world and repair the Crystal Wall, avoiding today’s catastrophe.”

Lin Xiao understood. He had received help from the world’s will when he used his Trial Techniques against The Furious One. The world’s will held disdain for the native ancient gods of this world….

“Of course, the specific reasons are beyond our understanding, and there’s no need to delve into it. Anyway, it’s too late to change anything now. It is only struggling to survive for a brief period before it will be devoured,” Lei Xuanji concluded.

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Lin Xiao smacked his lips and asked in a low voice,

“Is the will of the world’s origin valuable?”

Lei Xuanji looked at him in surprise and said,

“You think it’s just valuable? This is a treasure that’s hard to come by. Even I’m envious, but I have no way to obtain it.”

“I couldn’t find it before the world was destroyed, and when it finally appeared, I couldn’t take it. It’s just so frustrating!”

As they were talking, the resistance of the remaining world’s origin will allowed the terrifying existence hidden deep within the Starworld to discover it. Suddenly, the entire heavens and earth shook violently, and an invisible force field that made Lin Xiao’s incarnation tremble with just one glance rapidly spread out from the epicenter of the shock. Wherever it reached, large remaining space fragments disintegrated into countless tiny pieces, and the remaining unknown God Country violently shook and flew upwards.

“Run!”

Lei Xuanji’s incarnation grabbed Lin Xiao’s incarnation and, in a flash, they disappeared from the spot, reappearing tens of thousands of kilometers away in the void. Looking back, they saw the God Country that had been shaken flying towards the spot where they had just landed.

“Still not safe enough!”

Then, after several consecutive flashes, they fled to a place a hundred thousand kilometers away before stopping. At the same time, several dozen streaks of light converged not far from them—all were children of the True God Level Divine Realm who had escaped from this world.

Among the crowd, two people looked towards the distant destroyed world, their peripheral vision glancing at Lin Xiao. One of them sent a telepathic message,

“There’s a big shot watching, what do we do if it’s difficult to make a move?”

The other, expressionless, said,

“What’s so difficult about that, I’ll do it in a moment.”

On the other side, Lei Xuanji glanced at the crowd without seeing anything needing attention and whispered a warning to Lin Xiao,

“Be careful. If you see that God Country approaching, immediately keep your distance. No matter what abnormalities occur, there is no need to pay attention to them.”

Lin Xiao looked puzzled.

Lei Xuanji explained,

“Be cautious of being used as a scapegoat. Now this unknown ancient god has been wrapped in the world’s remaining origin will, but if it can find a scapegoat, it can free itself. Don’t let It catch you; once replaced, I can’t save you. It’s best we return now.”

“There’s such a good thing?”

Lin Xiao’s spirits suddenly lifted as he asked,

“Is it possible that, after being replaced, we could take the world’s remaining origin will back with us? As the Son of Gaia, could the Gaia Will save me?”

Lei Xuanji’s mouth fell open as he looked at Lin Xiao. He had seen many Descenders, many of whom were very bold, and some even outrageously so, but he had never seen anyone as audacious as this—one who grew thorns instead of just fur.

As his mouth opened and closed, several sentences ran through his mind, but ultimately, he could only shake his head with a somewhat helpless smile,

“Stop dreaming. This world isn’t even a focus of attention for the Main World; its power here is incredibly weak. There’s absolutely no way to rescue you from the jaws of a Chaos Creature comparable to a great divine power.”

“What if I abandon this incarnation and use a special Ancient Treasure to send the remaining will of the world back to my true body?”

Lin Xiao was still not quite willing to give up. If he could capture this remnant of the origin will, even at the cost of this incarnation, it would be worth it.

However, Lei Xuanji mercilessly shattered his fantasies,

“Do you think such a powerful existence, once it catches your incarnation, won’t be able to hold on to your true body?”

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Lin Xiao had to give up.

To a power as great as a god’s, if it grasps even a strand related to you, it can trace it back directly to your true body, crush you outright, or snatch you from the Main World across vast stretches of time and space, and even the Will of Gaia cannot stop it.

After all, the Will of Gaia cannot be paying attention to you all the time. If the enemy is strong enough and fast enough, even a son of Gaia cannot escape.

With a somewhat regretful click of the tongue, Lin Xiao gave up on this tempting idea, preparing to watch a little longer before leaving with General Lei Xuanji.

Just then, the group of True Deity Incarnations nearby flew over, with one of them stepping forward to greet Lei Xuanji, asking to leave with them and return to the Main World.

General Lei Xuanji naturally agreed, and they all drew closer.

At that moment, Lin Xiao suddenly felt a premonition of danger. Then, an unfamiliar True God Incarnation amidst the crowd rapidly disintegrated, turning into an Aura that flew above Lin Xiao’s head and descended.

Lei Xuanji reacted extremely quickly, pressing down with an empty hand. The Aura paused, then froze, but almost instantly, a burst of clear light exploded from the Aura, breaking through General Lei Xuanji’s containment and falling around Lin Xiao, a strong wave of spatial fluctuation surged, the Aura quickly faded and disappeared, and with it, so did Lin Xiao.