CHAPTER 427: CHAPTER 339: DESTINY SHINY_2

"What a pity," Yang Qizhou sighed inwardly.

As Ancient Earth merged with the real world, the text began to refresh automatically. The bond between game characters and players grew tighter, heralding the dawn of a new era. The world had already turned; mere willpower and character were no longer enough to reverse its course.

"Alright, I’ll help you one last time..." Yang Qizhou said, then manipulated the ’Iron Blood God,’ directing its gaze toward the myriad monsters and the twenty powerful creatures stationed near the passage.

At that very moment,

deep within the ’Deceit Prison,’ a chaotic aura began to flow out, infecting the creatures who had previously quivered under the pressure of ’Divine’ authority. Suddenly, their demeanor shifted; they no longer cowered but instead unleashed savage howls full of brutality.

This was the interference of the ’Chaos’ Divine from the depths of Deceit Prison, using its authority to manipulate the entities it theoretically created. Hah—never showing up in person, always resorting to these petty tricks—it was truly cowardly.

Yang Qizhou saw through these tricks instantly, scoffing inwardly.

By shepherding the ’King of Nature,’ which possessed the ’Pillar’ trait, he discerned the truth: the ’Chaos’ Divine’s position was unlikely to be very high—a high probability of being at the ’Star Spirit’ level, or at best rising to ’Angel.’ Needless to say, he wouldn’t indulge the other party.

With the text refreshing automatically and the story at a critical juncture, Yang Qizhou did not hesitate to act...

The Iron Blood Aura surged like ocean waves. ’Iron Blood Spear’ swept across, and under the crimson flowing light, the godly avatar transformed into a Battle Angel. In an instant, radiant beams pierced the heavens, tearing apart the earth and annihilating all monsters. Divine might pressed forward into the depths, splitting the ’Deceit Prison’ into two halves as if viewed from the sky.

Despite this, ’Yang Qizhou’ had exercised restraint, fearing catastrophic damage to the continent’s tectonic plates. Otherwise, an area spanning a thousand miles would have been obliterated.

Was this the power of ’Divine’?

Though he had long known that the Divines of Ancient Earth embodied exalted and eternal symbols of the cosmos, this was simply too terrifying.

At this moment,

Zhou Xu, Yang Feng, Li Yawei, and every member of the ’Deceit Bureau’ experienced profound inner shock.

"Is it over?" Zhou Xu asked quickly, seeing the immense power of the ’Iron Blood God,’ assuming the lamp holder had also eradicated the source of chaos deep within the Deceit Prison.

Yang Qizhou shook his head, directing the ’Iron Blood God’ to focus its gaze on the chasm that had just been carved into the ground,

"Not yet."

After thinking for a moment, Yang Qizhou added, "Stay here; I’m going to confront the source of ’Deceit’."

"Lamp holder, please be cautious. If assistance is needed, tell me directly," Zhou Xu said earnestly. Despite knowing his strength was insufficient to contribute, he was still willing to embody a single spark, illuminating the path ahead amidst the darkness.

Yang Qizhou did not mock him; instead, he felt a surge of warmth and replied, "Don’t worry—it’ll be resolved shortly."

Before long, the ’Iron Blood God,’ veiled in crimson flowing light, vanished from its original position.

Deep inside the Deceit Prison, the area had transformed into a hellish realm—a tide of blood submerging countless corpses. Monsters grew one after another from the mountain of bodies and ocean of blood,

all stemming from the horrifying origin—a long-haired head suspended mid-air by numerous blood vessels.

At this moment,

the vessel of the ’Chaos’ Divine was closing its eyes, as if listening to something. Coupled with its pallid complexion, it unexpectedly emitted an eerie aesthetic.

"Ah, I see. Planning to use the conceptual space of ’Deceit Prison’ as a vessel to merge your ’Divine Kingdom’ with this realm for the purpose of ’Erosion.’ Too bad—your plan is about to meet its end."

A voice echoed. Veiled in crimson flowing light, the ’Iron Blood God’ appeared before the divine vessel.

The suspended female head bound by blood vessels slowly opened its eyes, "Epic-grade artifact—no wonder you can unleash the powers of an ’Angel.’ But alas, your true origin is only at the ’Star Spirit’ level."

Yang Qizhou smirked, "Oh, are you implying you’re stronger?"

The female head spoke with a near-mad, screeching intensity: "The strength of Divine beings is determined not by symbols or authority but by position! I am an Angel in service of ’Calamity,’ a Divine tied to ’Chaos.’ My position is superior to yours."

"So?" Yang Qizhou replied indifferently.

The female head smiled and said, "Let’s cooperate. You assist me in merging my ’Divine Kingdom’ with this prison’s conceptual framework, enabling the true descent of my essence. In return, I’ll help you establish a terrestrial Divine Kingdom in this world, completing the harvest of the ’Old Sacrifice.’"

This entity had even utilized the abilities of a ’Divine Artifact’ to influence the conversation.

Yang Qizhou instantly detected the spreading hidden waves but remained unshaken. If the ’Iron Blood God’ was a purely ’Star Spirit’-level Divine, he might indeed fall prey to the insidious manipulation and agree to this unknown entity’s deal, leading to catastrophic consequences. Unfortunately for it, as a ’Blasphemous Wizard,’ Yang Qizhou had also shepherded the ’King of Nature,’ leveraging the ’Pillar’ trait to effortlessly neutralize negative effects without alerting the other party.

An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth.

Using the ’Iron Blood God’ as a medium, Yang Qizhou summoned the power of the ’Spiritual Dragon,’ simultaneously planting subtle suggestions on the entity’s mind as he asked casually, "There’s one thing I don’t understand. This world lacks neither symbolic traits nor individuals who chant the full, respectful names of ’Divines.’ Yet back then, none of you interfered—and now you all seem so eager. Why?"

This question reflected a longstanding curiosity in Yang Qizhou’s heart.

Ancient Earth and this world were not far apart, their barrier shielding against divine observation already well-known.

Since the emergence of ’Deceit World’ six months ago, there had been millions of players. Despite the ’Deceit Bureau’ maintaining order in the dark and preventing disruption to the mundane world, there were at least hundreds who had dared to chant full divine names. Yet aside from the Hermit Association’s experience with the Abyss Old God, no other instances of ’Divine Descent’ had surfaced.

Perhaps this was due to the ’Deceit Bureau’ suppressing news and discreetly handling events,

but the conspicuous lack of desire for descent among the Divines of Ancient Earth was undeniable—otherwise, chaos would have already engulfed the world.

Under the subtle influence of mental suggestions, this unknown Divine replied without hesitation.

"Isn’t it obvious? ’Divines’ are incarnations of certain universal symbols. Any faith involving associated concepts directly points to the Divine occupying that symbol. Consequently, Divine believers span countless worlds and galaxies, as numerous as grains of sand—how could a Divine possibly respond to every ’believer’s’ plea?"

The long-haired female Divine paused, her voice suddenly filled with exhilaration and thrill, "But now this world is different. The forsaken ’Destiny’ is shimmering on this planet. If anyone finds it, any Divine has the potential to ascend to the position of ’Lord of Blasphemy,’ wielding the great power of ’Destiny’ to rule Ancient Earth. Now, every Divine’s focus has turned toward this insignificant planet. Although the ripples caused by ’Destiny’s Shining’ still limit true descents, one day they will come—including ’Cosmic Pillars.’ We must locate ’Destiny’ itself before its ripples subside. So, let us join forces."

Yang Qizhou’s heart trembled violently.

The ’Dark Crow of Profane Fortune’ could charge the Destiny Revelation Wizard Mark, reviving the faded brilliance of ’Destiny Replay.’ Because of this, he had long suspected that Destiny’s Blessing itself might be the vanished ’Destiny’ from Ancient Earth.

In other words,

these Divines, scheming to descend into the real world, were all ultimately directed at him.