Chapter 965: The Rift

God is truly angry!

Even the god, who had always spoken with no emotion whatsoever, was now filled with anger.

A god who has lived for countless millennia should have no feelings towards life, having long since lost all emotions towards everything, and no longer possessing any human sentiments.

Because God has witnessed too much death and the destruction of countless civilizations, He should no longer have any feelings.

This time, however, was truly different.

Lightning snakes wildly across the divine star, filling the heavens and earth.

The divine servants of each celestial city trembled and knelt to the ground.

At this moment, they did not even know why the gods were so enraged.

Some of the earliest individuals to become divine servants had heard rumors that, in the primordial era of humanity, only the Ten Great Soul Lords had provoked such wrath from the gods.

Heavenly warriors descend, rivers run red with blood.

Countless divine soldiers perished in that battle, and the human world became a wasteland before ultimately being destroyed.

It was a war that no divine servant wished to mention, a war that even the gods themselves refused to contemplate.

The roar of the gods echoed across the Divine Spirit Star, shattering peaks and obliterating ranges of mountains.

The thunder rumbled fiercely among the clouds.

It looked just like countless giant serpents, miles long, about to plunge down to the earth, turning into a catastrophe.

Everyone on the planet stood trembling, too afraid to look up, waiting for the angry voice of the god in the sky to fade away.

Luo Mo and the others trembled, feeling the voice of the deity striking their souls, issuing commands directly to their spirits.

They couldn’t understand why the deities didn’t act directly themselves, but instead required them to take action.

Someone bravely raised their head and said, “You could destroy everything with just a wave of your hand. Why do you make us fight instead? Is it merely for our bloodshed, just to watch us die?”

Boom!

A bolt of lightning from the sky struck down, directly hitting this person.

The lightning did not strike the man with the same instant, devastating blow it had used to slaughter those other divine servants.

Instead, endless lightning exploded countless wounds across this person’s body. His muscles tore open, and between his bones and flesh, countless streaks of lightning clung tightly.

Even the lightning light coursed through the seven orifices of this person, continuously preventing the body from healing.

“Oh!”

The man let out a terrible scream, one of unimaginable anguish, as if he were enduring immense pain.

A faint shadow roared in anger: “You are not qualified to ask questions; you can only obey! Return to Earth and, in seven days, destroy Fanggang together with the army of divine servants. Kill everyone, everyone, leave no one alive.”

Boom… boom… boom…

The ground beneath Luo Mo and the others cracked open, resembling an incredibly vast abyss that instantly swallowed them all.

Lightning snakes wildly across the Divine Star, like the wrath of gods.

Meanwhile, on Earth, dark clouds hung low, as if you could reach out and touch them.

Boom…

Thunder rumbled beyond every city.

Then, a thunderous serpent, dozens of feet wide, as if in response to the wrath of the gods, continuously struck every inch of the earth’s surface and every mountain.

The ground, which had endured countless fierce battles without cracking, was now split and fissured.

Mountains were split and collapsed.

It’s all lightning, it’s all thunder.

The sky turned a deep purple, lightning danced across the ground like serpents, and the tremors shook the hearts of countless people.

People clung to each other in fear, watching the terrifying thunder serpent wreak havoc across the land, uncertain whether it might suddenly strike down upon their very heads.

China ——

Fanggang.

While Lu Yu and others were fighting on the divine star, they could see everything, yet hear nothing.

They can see the destroyed cities, and they can also see the ruined sacred city.

The conditions given by the deities at the end moved many people, while also causing concern among others.

The condition of qualifying a hundred people through the apocalypse tide is enough to make anyone’s heart race.

But Lu Yu actually refused.

He stuck to what he had once said.

His warriors were willing to give their lives to protect his loved ones until the very end, so he would do everything in his power to protect them as well.

Many people were moved.

Lu Yu could definitely let his closest friends and family ride out the apocalypse.

But he chose to refuse, which provoked the anger of the gods.

“It’s just death at worst!” a warrior in the city roared furiously, raising his fist high toward the sky.

“Yeah, at worst, it’s just death!” countless people echoed.

Whether in the core domain, the first domain, or the second domain—

Everyone raised their fists in joy, their blood boiling with excitement, their eyes turning crimson red.

If the gods intend to destroy this city, then they will resist to the very end.

Become a servant of the divine?

They had thought about it, but eventually gave up.

They could witness how those ruthless divine servants slaughtered city after city.

Once, there were their friends everywhere, but in the end, all that remained were ruins, with not even blood or flesh left behind.

Not everyone in this city is necessarily fearless of death. However, upon witnessing the ruthlessness of those priests, they feel nothing but contempt.

The divine servants have already lost their dignity; they are merely a group of beings who have sold their souls just to survive.

God can take their lives at any moment and command them to die in battle as He pleases.

Like the priests of the Four-Armed City, once defeated, they would merely become sacrificial offerings in the flames of divine wrath.

They were unwilling and unwilling to become such a divine servant!

In the end, we are but a group of puppets controlled by the gods, and we all still have to die.

Now Lu Yu has given up his last chance for their sake and chosen to fight.

What else could they say?

They made the right choice to enter this city.

Lu Yu and others returned.

They appeared directly in front of the testing stone outside the city.

At the same time, the divine barrier outside Fanggang City had also vanished.

The city is no longer bound, as if it has regained its freedom.

But everyone knew that this was only the prelude to destruction.

When Lu Yu and others returned to the city, many people looked at them with expressions of admiration and fervor.

Although they would eventually die, Lu Yu and others were indeed worthy of such admiration.

A dignified death is better than living on without dignity.

The people of Fanggang City did not say anything.

However, Lu Yu saw the determination and support in their expressions.

Boom… boom… boom…

The thunderous serpents in the sky suddenly vanished. From within the clouds came a dull, cold voice saying, “Seven days from now, at Huaxia Port, Tiancheng, Si Jiucheng…”

A thunderous sound echoed through the sky, instantly revealing that nearly half of the cities in Huaxia still existed!

The earth was silent, except for the unceasing sounds from the sky that echoed through city after city, with no other sounds remaining.

Then the voice sounded again, filled with boundless killing intent and fury, declaring, “None of the aforementioned cities shall be spared—obliterate them all in blood! No one in these cities shall be left alive—massacre them completely! For every fifty thousand people killed, a reward of a century’s lifespan shall be granted, unaffected during the apocalypse tide. For every hundred thousand killed, a divine protection item shall be awarded. For every million killed, the power of eternal immortality shall be bestowed. For whoever kills Lu Yu, the reward shall be the strength to become a divine emissary, a divine city, one hundred star-grade artifacts, and one hundred sets of star-grade armor! Alternatively, one may choose to transform the reward into an eternally immortal body and a talent akin to that of an uncrowned king.”

The sound ceased, and the earth became even quieter.

The magical barriers of city after city vanished.

Many people still heard the voice of the deity in their ears, yet they dared not believe it, nor could they believe it.

The reward is too tempting, way too tempting!

Especially the Divine Protection, the Eternal Indestructible Body, and the Power of the Un-Crowned King all appeared before their eyes, with explanations of these abilities flashing by as well.

Echoes reverberated in the air, gradually fading away after several minutes.

At this moment, cities across the Earth suddenly let out one frenzied, prolonged wail after another.

“Haha!”

Countless people laughed.

Some people were excited, while others went crazy.

Each award was too tempting to resist.

These are simply incredible; such rewards during this period are exactly what people longing to escape the tide of apocalypse are yearning for.

At this moment, everyone in Fanggang had an additional golden light surrounding them.

This golden light is faint, yet just bright enough for people to see. If you look closely, you’ll notice that as the light flows, it occasionally forms the character “杀” (sha, meaning “kill”).

And in every city named by the gods, this character appeared on every person’s body.

Someone laughed and said, “Does this mean there’s no escape wherever you go?”

Some people laughed wildly and said, “Good fortune isn’t worth much, as it takes fifty thousand people to buy one person a hundred years of survival time.”

Those who had not become divine servants had already resolved to fight their last battle with the determination to die; the current judgment merely informed them of their impending fate.

Numbers appeared in the sky, indicating the countdown of seven days, ticking away second by second.

Perhaps this is the last seven days of life.

In Fanggang, Tiancheng, and other cities that were mentioned, such as the “Four Nine City,” everyone began to get busy.

They were about to face a devastating battle, yet their fighting spirit grew stronger. One by one, they spontaneously headed to the headquarters of various organizations in the city center to inquire what they could do.

Lu Yu contributed everything that could be used, whether it was star spirit stones or materials.

Various barriers in city after city began to emerge continuously.

Rumbling sounds echoed as countless cracks began to appear outside the city walls. Between these cracks, numerous living beings were pounding against the fissures, desperately trying to break through.

These cracks were located less than thirty li away from the city, each fissure splitting the earth and extending all the way up to the heavens.

The crack was not large, only a gap less than two fingers wide; no living creature could squeeze through it.

However, within the cracks, one could hear the thunderous roar of mountains and seas.

The sound was like ocean waves, one rising higher than the next.

It was filled with anger towards people and a thirst for bloodshed.

“Kill, kill!”

Voices kept roaring from within the cracks.

People approached the crevice and saw glimpses of strange beings within the crack—creatures with monstrous mouths, snake-like figures, and other mysterious life forms.

And the life within also saw the humans, immediately revealing a crazed, bloodthirsty expression, as if staring at fresh, delicious prey!

“This is a humanoid race!”

People gasped and stepped back in alarm.

Is the hunting ground plain behind that crack?

In the past, seeing humanoid creatures had already become countless, far exceeding the number of humans.

Yet, the furthest humans have ever reached is the Holy City, and no one has ever entered it.

After the Holy City, there is also the King’s City, which is even more inaccessible to anyone.

Moreover, after the closure of the Demon Hunting Plains, they have never truly invaded the Holy City, let alone the even larger Royal City behind it.

When darkness fell, the humanoid race emerged. They attacked many cities, and their numbers seemed endless.

Some cities are said to have been devoured and destroyed by humanoid creatures.

Finally, the darkness lifted, ending the era when the humanoid race once again vanished.

It’s happening again—could this be the moment when the divine is about to unleash all its power?

Someone said, “I once bought some information from certain divine servants, and it seems that the humanoid races are not limited to just the Guaizui, Snake People, Ape Devils, and Black Wolves. They were the warriors of the Soul Lord back then, comprising dozens of races in total.”

“No, really?”

When they heard the man’s words, the expression on everyone’s face became somewhat abnormal.

“If just four humanoid races nearly drove humans to the brink of extinction on the Monster Hunting Plains, could it be that dozens of humanoid races have all appeared this time?”