When divine beings meet, some information simply cannot be concealed.
In an instant, Heishan Jun sensed Wu Ming’s divine name and the half-missing authority he possessed.
At the same time, Wu Ming immediately perceived Heishan Jun’s unrestrained desire for destruction and revenge, as well as his determination to exterminate all beings across the three realms and reclaim the divine position of the Great Emperor of Dongyue!
These two most powerful deities from the world of gods and ghosts instantly recognized each other as mortal enemies upon meeting, and there was no possibility of reconciliation!
“So you are the final hope of the Black Platform City God?”
Heishan Jun’s expression turned gloomy.
From Wu Ming, he sensed divine authority equal to his own. The radiant white light of salvation, along with the heavenly will and popular support it represented, made him quite apprehensive.
“Heishan Jun! Surrender! Now that I’m here, you have no hope whatsoever!”
Wu Ming’s voice was low and heavy.
In his eyes, Heishan Jun was nothing but a madman!
After all, to exterminate all beings across the three realms just to ascend to a divine position—only a madman could conceive such a method!
To destroy the world, how many obstacles must one face? Whereas saving the world would earn abundant merit from the heavenly Dao and human morality, gaining the support of cosmic forces?
“He who follows the Dao gains much support; he who loses the Dao gains little.” Truly a timeless truth.
At this moment, Heishan Jun still held onto a glimmer of hope.
Originally, the savior should have been the Black Platform City God. Unfortunately, this deity was inseparable from Heishan Jun, thereby arousing the jealousy of heaven and earth. Inevitably, it bore the consequences of Heishan Jun’s sins and ultimately perished in obscurity, allowing Wu Ming to seize this great fortune.
“Surrender? You’re merely a newly ascended deity; how dare you overpower me?”
Heishan Jun roared. Behind him, an illusion of the three-hundred-mile Heishan mountain emerged, along with the sacrificial formation of the Tai Mountain Ruler, transforming into thick dark purple energy.
“So it’s indeed the primal power of the world!”
The immense pressure surged forth immediately, forcing Wu Ming to counter with his own cyan-purple radiance. Even so, he was still pushed back relentlessly.
“The power of blood sacrifices from the netherworld and the human realm is indeed formidable… However, with such methods, how much sin and backlash will you accumulate?”
Yet a faint smile appeared on his face: “Of course, if you ascended to the position of Emperor, you could easily suppress this backlash. Unfortunately, you’re not an Emperor yet! I now possess enough strength to disrupt your scheme and trigger its collapse!”
…
A violent tremor suddenly came, drawing the gaze of both deities toward the direction of Heishan Ghost Capital.
“Kill!”
Following the battle cries, Qing Mangzi finally breached the capital city, setting fierce flames ablaze, consuming the entire Heishan Ghost Capital in fire.
Amidst the roaring flames, wisps of black mist emerged, forming numerous twisted and agonized faces. Countless creatures belonging to Heishan writhed and screamed in torment.
Boom!
The Heishan Ghost Capital collapsed with a deafening roar. A black beam of light shot upward, then shattered into pieces, revealing a bright force of salvation in the middle.
White light flickered continuously, merging with the horizon.
In an instant, across the sky of the netherworld, patches of white light interconnected, starting as scattered points, then expanding into vast planes.
Numerous souls were drawn by this light, kneeling down and chanting the “Bao Gao Jing of the Land God.” Though each individual’s power was subtle, when the surviving hundreds of thousands of souls in the netherworld united their strength, it became sufficient to move mountains, fill seas, and change the heavens and earth.
Bang!
Ultimately, the destruction of Heishan Ghost Capital triggered a domino effect, rapidly escalating. White light of salvation spread across the netherworld sky, expelling all the black smoke.
Crack!
The dark purple power behind Heishan Jun, representing the Tai Mountain Ruler’s Sacrificial Formation, collapsed halfway. Even the remaining half churned violently, revealing billions of twisted and agonized faces.
“Changes in the mortal world influence the netherworld, and the netherworld’s power can, in turn, affect the mortal world!”
Behind Wu Ming, the cyan-purple light curtain recondensed and grew vigorous, for the first time matching Heishan Jun’s power equally.
In his hand, a halo of pure white light solidified like tangible substance: “Though my current strength may not yet be enough to destroy Heishan in the mortal world, I can still barely protect the souls of the people… What will you do now?”
Under Wu Ming’s gaze, filled with madness and growing fear, Wu Ming hurled the white orb in his hand into the netherworld sky, forming a massive portal.
“Decree! Return the souls from the netherworld to the mortal world!”
With this mighty proclamation, wisps of white light carried the descending souls back toward their mortal counterparts.
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On the main road of the mortal world.
“What… what’s happening to me?”
Wei Shouren stood up, his face drenched in cold sweat. Just moments ago, he had experienced a terrifying nightmare, dreaming that he was endlessly falling into an abyss. The feeling of helplessness was so vivid that sweat poured from his forehead.
“No! This wasn’t a dream!”
At this moment, the darkened sky and the fallen Ah Hu beside him jolted him wide awake with a scream.
A speck of white light entered his forehead, flickering several times, forming a series of radiant visions.
In an instant, he understood everything.
Without hesitation, he immediately knelt down and began to chant with reverence: “Praise to the Great Saviour Lord of Heishui, Taiyi!”
Realizing this was his savior, he naturally felt overwhelming gratitude. Moreover, the great calamity had yet to pass. Though Wei Shouren had once been a scholar, he now cast aside all pretense and began reciting the scripture brought by the white light: “…The revered Blackwater Earth God, emerging from the primordial origin. Merciful even in great disasters, opening the gates of sweet dew across the ten directions… Great Sage, Great Mercy, Great Compassion, Great Vow. Manifesting throughout the ten directions, saving countless beings. Answering cries for aid, He is the Lord of Blackwater, Taiyi!”
Such scenes unfolded simultaneously in many places across the mortal world.
“My strength may not yet be sufficient to redeem all beings in the mortal world, but it doesn’t matter… Those whose souls are strong will return first. This gratitude and faith will bring forth new power, redeeming more people, creating a snowball effect…”
In the netherworld, Wu Ming gazed at Heishan Jun: “Oh… you might not have seen a snowball before? No worries, you’ll understand soon enough!”
Indeed, Heishan Jun soon understood.
Across the mortal world, as more and more people began to pray, more people awakened.
The terrifying experience and the miraculous event right before their eyes dispelled their doubts, prompting them to kneel and chant the scripture alongside their companions.
If viewed from above, one could see countless tiny points of light forming across Guzhu Country, though faint, numbering in the millions.
This immense collective willpower immediately exerted pressure on the 365 main nodes of the Tai Mountain Ruler’s Sacrificial Formation within Heishan.
In the royal palace of Guzhu’s capital.
“Heishan Jun? Taiyi Heishui Saviour Lord?”
The young king regained consciousness, shuddering with fear. Seeing the fallen palace maidens, cold sweat broke out on his back: “I… I almost perished under the evil deity Heishan!”
“Your Majesty!”
A royal guard rushed in, lit the palace lanterns, and knelt before him: “I have failed in my duty, please punish me!”
“How many people remain in the palace now?”
The young king ignored this and immediately asked.
“Reporting to Your Majesty, we’ve just taken stock. Only over two hundred people have awakened. Fortunately, after chanting the scriptures and praying, more palace maids and guards have regained consciousness…”
“Good, good indeed!”
The young king exhaled deeply, making a firm decision: “Issue my decree: Enshrine Taiyi Heishui Saviour Lord as the national deity of Guzhu! Furthermore… all those who have awakened must immediately chant scriptures and pray for those still unconscious!”
Even the most foolish king would not wish to see the majority of his people perish.
Without the foundation of his subjects, what meaning would his royal crown still hold?
Compared to that, relinquishing authority over the divine path was insignificant.
…
“Roar!”
Following this decree, a dragon’s roar echoed through the netherworld.
Immediately, a cyan-purple dragon essence descended, surrounding Wu Ming before condensing into golden-green energy, faintly tinged with purple, merging into the radiant flame.
“Indeed, transforming human destiny into immortal and divine fortune entails at least a tenfold loss!”
Observing this, Wu Ming’s eyes gleamed: “Still, even so, it’s not without benefit…”
Before him, Heishan Jun had already completely ignited his black-purple divine fortune, transforming into a black dragon, ferociously lunging forward.
He realized he could no longer allow Wu Ming to continue.
At this moment, he burned all his remaining power, determined to fight to the death!
“Heishan Jun, have you still not realized the truth?”
Wu Ming extended his hand, and cyan-purple divine light surged forth like crashing waves: “You seek to destroy the world, and thus must face the backlash of heaven, earth, and humanity! I, however, have come by destiny’s will, acting under the name of salvation to save the world, blessed by heaven, earth, and humanity. Under this overwhelming momentum, you have no chance at all!”
The surging divine power crashed like a tidal wave, completely engulfing the black dragon.
“No!”
“I am the master of this world… This Black Mountain was originally a branch of Mount Tai. When Mount Tai shattered, Black Mountain drifted here, evolving into a celestial cave, giving birth to this world… I am the origin of this world!”
The black dragon twisted violently, echoing Heishan Jun’s roar.
“Even if you were once the origin, you are no longer!”
Wu Ming sighed inwardly.
It was precisely because of this connection that Heishan Jun had this opportunity to destroy the world.
Unfortunately, he only possessed half the authority, representing at most a small portion of the world’s primal essence. Or rather… across the entire divine and ghostly world, he controlled three-tenths, the Black Platform City God another three-tenths, while the remaining four-tenths belonged to the countless sentient beings!
These sentient beings included not only humans but also birds, insects, fish, beasts, even ancient trees and rivers—as long as they possessed even a trace of spiritual awareness!
If Heishan Jun and the Black Platform City God had united, then it would have been heaven’s will, unstoppable by anyone.
Unfortunately, he failed to fully assimilate the City God, instead gaining Wu Ming as an enemy wielding three-tenths of the authority.
Thus, the balance of power became even, and would the countless sentient beings wish for their own destruction? Therefore, the authority ratio became seven to three, and the outcome had already been decided without doubt the moment Wu Ming awakened the mortal world!
Cyan-purple divine light formed chains, binding the black dragon layer upon layer.
“Salvation!”
The holy light of redemption gathered in Wu Ming’s hand, forming into a heavenly Dao sword.
“In the name of heaven and earth, you deserve annihilation!”
Wu Ming raised the sword high, wielding the mighty power of heaven and earth and the collective will of countless beings, mercilessly thrusting downward!
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