"BOOOOOMMMMMMM!!!"
The very fabric of the abyss shuddered violently. Even in the deepest reaches of the Endless Fog, where the laws of reality twisted and faltered, the sheer force of Dian Rahu's attack sent abyssal dust scattering for hundreds of miles, momentarily clearing the suffocating darkness.
"ROARRRRRRRRRRR!!!!"
The Qilin Abyssal Beast let out a guttural, ear-splitting roar. Its massive body trembled, its abyssal energy surging in defiance.
Yet—it did not retreat.
Not because it lacked the will to flee—but because it couldn't.
Dian Rahu's divine aura had already locked it in place, rendering escape an impossibility...
"DIE!!!"
The space around them cracked apart as Dian Rahu's hand formed a divine seal, his entire being erupting with golden radiance.
A towering golden figure materialized above him, its colossal form mirroring his own divine will. But this time—it bore four arms, and in each hand, it wielded an incomprehensibly powerful Divine Weapon.
A voice filled with absolute might shook the abyss—
"Boundless Immortal's Judgment!"
With a thunderous roar, the golden entity descended, its weapons swinging down with enough force to obliterate even the soul of a Peak Divine Limit Realm existence.
The moment the divine weapons descended, the very essence of the Qilin Abyssal Beast began to unravel—
Even before the strike landed, the abyss dust that composed its colossal body started disintegrating, as if its very existence was being erased before it could even resist!
But then—
"ROARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!"
A sound unlike anything before erupted from the void above.
Azure eyes and terrifying gaze bore down.
An ancient, divine gaze suddenly manifested in the heavens—a pair of Azure Dragon God's eyes, vast enough to consume the sky itself!
Dian Rahu's expression shifted instantly.
"UGH!!!!!"
His soul spasm under the soul roaring attack of the Dragon God!
Far in the distance, Yun Che, he had activated God Ash as his power quickly climb comparable to those at Early Mid-Stage of Divine Limited Realm.
Despite his body already being battered beyond its limits, despite his soul hanging by a thread—he had forced himself to unleash this forbidden power once more!
His eyes and ears bled profusely, rivers of crimson streaking down his face like cursed markings. His very veins ruptured, his body convulsing under the crushing strain—
And yet—
He still did it!
Even while standing on the precipice of death, he had reached for absolute power limited of his once again!
"ROARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!"
The Azure Dragon God let out a soul-piercing roar, its might reverberating through the abyss like the judgment of an ancient deity.
The overwhelming soul power contained within that roar shook even the soul of a True God! Dian Rahu might be the strongest True God, but his soul is below that of Meng Kongchan, still, as a True God, he was only stunned for a moment as his aura fell apart.
Dian Rahu's golden form trembled violently.
The Boundless Immortal's Judgment, the very manifestation of his divine will, shattered apart before it could fully descend!
"Ugh..."
For a split second, Dian Rahu's mind went completely blank.
His protection energy collapsed, his divine aura faltering for the first time. Though he was a True God, though his power stood above all others—
Yun Che'sDragon God Soul came from a True God far beyond his own level!
Even if Yun Che's cultivation had yet to reach the Realm of True God, the sheer might of his Dragon God's Roar was enough to stun a god, if only for a moment!
But a moment was all the Qilin Abyssal Beast needed.
"ROARRRRRRR!!!!"
Its colossal form surged forward in an instant. The abyss dust surrounding its body erupted like a tidal wave, and with a violent, monstrous swing—
BANG!!!!!!
Its tail—a mountainous appendage carrying the full weight of the abyss—smashed into the stunned Dian Rahu, sending him hurtling through the void!
The impact sent a shockwave of destruction rippling through the abyss.
"BOOOOOOMMM!!!"
The golden figure of the True Godcrashed into the distant ground tens of miles away, the abyssal terrain shattering beneath his divine body.
Once again, Dian Rahu bled.
"Cough... cough... cough... PUKE… cough..."
A wet, golden mist of divine blood sprayed from his lips as his body trembled violently.
This was the second time he had been wounded!
His divine form, something that no mortal could ever hope to shake, had been forcefully struck down in this godless abyss!
His breath ragged, his golden eyes flickered with disbelief and fury—
And then, a name tore from his lips in sheer rage.
"MENG JIANYUAN!!!!! WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!!!"
The thought exploded through his mind like a wildfire.
He had come here to rescue this young man—yet, the very same young man had just attacked him?!
His fists clenched as his divine aura fluctuated.
That dragon's eyes—that roar—
He recognized them.
He remembered clearly.
After all, he had witnessed it before, alongside countless other gods—when Yun Che revealed his power in battle against Long Huolie!
But why?!
Even though there was grievance between his son and Meng Jianyuan, that had never mattered to him. Meng Jianyuan was still the son of his old friend!
Even if he didn't want to get involved in their feud, as an elder, he had already decided—
He would not let Meng Jianyuan die at the hands of the Fog Monarch.
Yet now—Meng Jianyuan had chosen to strike him instead?!
WHY?!!!
"Don't tell me... you... YOU ARE WITH THE FOG MONARCH!!!!"
Even as his body remained bloodied, his injuries deep, and his soul still spasming in pain, his mind worked at blinding speed—piecing together the truth.
And the truth sent a shudder through him.
"!!!!!!!!!!! Yun Che, what are you going to do now?!!!!"
Within Yun Che's soul, Li Suo's voice erupted in shock and despair.
The way things had unfolded—there was no turning back now.
His identity—his schemes—everything he had orchestrated up to this moment was crumbling.
If things continued this way—his cover would be completely exposed!
There would be no more deception, no more ways to manipulate the circumstances. Everything would come crashing down.
But then—
A low chuckle escaped Yun Che's lips.
And then—
He smiled.
A cruel, merciless smile.
With the back of his sleeve, he wiped the blood trickling down his mouth as he speak.
"Heh... so what if I am with the Fog Monarch?"
His voice dripped with mockery as it echos out from all direction.
His gaze was unshaken.
"Know the truth won't change anything, you won't be leaving here alive anyway."
For a moment—just a brief moment—Dian Rahu was stunned.
Not by Yun Che's words.
Not by his declaration.
But by the sheer audacity—the unshakable confidence—in the young man's tone.
His godly divine senses surged outward, stretching as far as they could reach, scanning every inch of the abyss for any trace of Yun Che's form.
Yet—even with the perception of a True God—
He found nothing.
Nothing but the endless, suffocating abyss.
It was impossible.
Even in the deepest reaches of the Endless Fog, where space itself twisted and laws of the world unraveled, a True God's divine senses should still reign supreme.
And yet, Yun Che had vanished.
No shadow. No trace. No lingering presence.
Only his voice, carrying through the abyss with chilling clarity.
Unhindered. Unblocked. Unaffected by the corrosive abyssal dust.
A voice that rang out as if Yun Che were standing right beside him.
He was certain now. Yun Che was truly with the Fog Monarch! How dare he?!!!
Even as a True God, Dian Rahu felt his aura stir, his divine energy turning chaotic once more.
But it was only for an instant. He crushed it down. His power surged—his killing intent burned.
"Kongchan… I'm afraid… I might have to kill your son today."
A bitter smile flickered across Dian Rahu's face.
For years, he had restrained himself. For years, he had held back—because despite the past, despite the enmity, he had always considered Meng Jianyuan as his friend's son.
But now—
Now, there was no longer any reason to hold back.
The moment Yun Che had admitted his allegiance, there was nothing left to hesitate over.
If he had been reluctant to go all out before, he would not be anymore. Whether alive or dead, he would capture this traitor!
"Then you will die here along with the beast."
Golden divine light erupted as Dian Rahuslowly rose from the ground, his towering form radiating pure, unrestrained divine power.
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"Damn it!!!"
Deep within the farthest reaches of the Abyss's Endless Fog Sea, Dian Mokai gritted his teeth as he fought against the oppressive force suppressing his power to an extreme degree. Here, the abyssal energy was so dense that even someone of his Peak Divine Limit Realm cultivation could barely exert half of his usual strength.
He wanted to press forward. He wanted to bring back Meng Jianyuan.
But he was no irrational fool.
Going any deeper into the Endless Fog was sheer madness, even for him.
His divine senses swept the abyss around him, and what he found sent a chill down his spine—the creatures lurking in this place were already at the high-end of the mid-stages of the Divine Limit Realm.
Going any further… would be fatal.
He clenched his fists before exhaling deeply.
"I will just have to report to the Lord Divine Regent that they got away."
With a sigh, Dian Mokai turned, preparing to leave this forsaken place—
Then—
A sudden, unnatural chillpierced his soul.
His instincts screamed danger.
Without hesitation, he channeled every ounce of power he had into defense, his golden aura bursting outward, forming an unshakable protective barrier.
And just as he did—
"BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMM!!!!"
A colossal tail, moving at terrifying speed, smashed into him with a force that could have shattered entire mountain ranges.
The sheer impact sent him flying through the abyss!
If this had happened outside the Endless Fog, he wouldn't have cared. A surprise attack from someone weaker than him would have been nothing more than an inconvenience.
But here?
Where everything was against him?
Where his power was already greatly suppressed?
Where his attacker's strength nearly matched his own?!
His expression turned deathly pale as blood spewed from his lips.
"Ugh…!!"
A sharp, sickening crack echoed through his body.
His bones—fractured.
His organs—shaken.
His power—destabilized.
He barely had time to process the pain before his instincts screamed again—this was not a fight he could afford to take!
Without a second thought—
He spewed out his blood essence!
The crimson mist burned into pure energy, and he used the force of the attack itself to propel himself away at breakneck speed, escaping into the abyss without hesitation!
As he fled, a thunderous beastly roar shook the abyss—
"ROARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!"
The very sound tore through space, sending abyssal waves crashing outward.
His eyes widened in shock, then darkened with madness.
His rational mind told him to keep moving, to escape before it was too late—
And he did.
He spared nothing, burned through his profound energy without restraint, and pushed his speed to its absolute limit.
Without looking back—he fled into the distance.
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"Meng Kongchan will truly be disappointed by your actions today."
Dian Rahu's voice carried a weight of finality, his golden gaze locked onto the Qilin God, but his voice was toward Yun Che.
Yet, the young man did not respond.
Silence stretched between them, an unspoken tension hanging in the abyss.
Dian Rahu frowned.
This conversation was leading nowhere. He had already determined his course of action—there was no reason to waste another breath.
"Once I'm done with this Qilin Beast, no matter where you're hiding, I will find you and kill you!" Dian Rahu declared, his voice thundering with murderous intent. His divine aura surged once more as he ascended into the sky, prepared to unleash his full might and obliterate the Qilin Abyssal Beast in a single decisive strike.
Yun Che—no, Meng Jianyuan—would not be able to evade him forever. Sooner or later, he would be found! His cultivation was insignificant! Even if the brat was adept at hiding and launching attacks from a distance, as long as he, a God, guarded his soul properly, such an incident would never happen again!
Suddenly, "Cough... cough... puke... cough..."
A violent tremor seized his body as a sharp, unbearable pain stabbed into his soul. Blood spewed from his lips once more. His expression darkened.
The collapse of his Boundless Immortal's Judgment had caused severe recoil damage to his profound energy and soul!
Even for a True God… this was not something to be ignored. But Dian Rahu had lived through countless battles. Without hesitation, he wiped the blood from his mouth, suppressing the pain.
His divine aura exploded outward once again, the abyss trembling beneath his presence. He solely focuses on the threat in front of him.
"BOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMM!!!!"
The moment his divine power surged—
"ROARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!"
Once again, the colossal dragon emerged in the sky, unleashing a soul-shaking, heart-trembling roar that echoed through the heavens. The very air quivered under its might, and the God whose soul had been wounded felt his head buzz and his soul tremble violently!
Even though he had believed his God's soul was heavily guarded, how could it possibly withstand the might of the strongest Ancient True God?
Even with every divine defense he had erected, the Dragon God's roar still managed to pierce through his very essence, shaking the depths of his soul!
"Ugh... PUKE—!!"
His body, which had just forced itself upright, suddenly lurched as a violent tremor coursed through him. A mouthful of dark crimson blood sprayed from his lips, staining the already ashen mist surrounding him.
His vision swayed.
The pressure…
It was unbearable.
He staggered, struggling to stabilize himself—but the damage was done.
His already weakened state grew even worse.
This was the deeper region of the Endless Fog—a place where even the profound energy itself had long been corrupted beyond recognition.
There was nothing here to nourish his strength.
Only the remnants of Abyssal Corrosion.
The further one ventured, the more their profound energy would be stripped away, leaving only their raw True God power to sustain them.
Every moment he fought…
Every drop of divine energy he burned… It would never return.
Not until he left this place—not until he reached the outer regions of the Endless Fog once more.
Then, a blur of monstrous speed shot toward him!
Before he could fully channel his divine energy into defenses, a force of unimaginable destruction crashed into him from the side—sending him flying like a broken meteor!
Blood sprayed through the sky.
The gray, desolate world was painted in red streaks as Dian Rahu's divine body tore through the abyssal air, crashing violently across the broken landscape.
"ROARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Another colossal abyssal beast had arrived! It has stuck the God from the other side!
Its immense, abyss-forged body, covered in writhing shadows, loomed over the battlefield. Its aura—though slightly weaker than the Qilin God—was still unfathomable! Especially to the God who cannot uses his profound energy to block the attack!
The attack had been precise, ruthless, and perfectly timed!
Dian Rahu had been focused entirely on Qilin Beast. He never saw it coming!
"DIEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!"
Yun Che's voice thundered across the abyss like a war cry!
The Qilin Abyssal Beastlunged without hesitation, its abyssal body tearing through the air as it pursued the injured Divine Regent.
At the same time—
The newly arrived abyssal beastrushed after the blood-soaked figure in the sky, its monstrous form devouring the space between them in an instant!
"ROARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!"
Once more, the Azure Dragon God's mighty visage appeared in the sky, its colossal eyes burning with an ancient, god-defying majesty. And then—It roared. A soul-collapsing roar that echoed through the abyss.
Dian Rahu's divine soul trembled violently under the oppressive force, his already weakened state deteriorating further as his divine defenses crumbled like brittle glass.
The energy he had painstakingly summoned collapsed instantly, unable to withstand the soul piercing pressure pressing down on him.
"Ugh...!!"
A fresh wave of soul-wrenching pain exploded through his being, making his entire divine soul spasm uncontrollably.
At that exact moment—
"BOOOOOOOMMMMMM!!!"
The Qilin Abyssal Beast, seizing the perfect opportunity, lashed out with its gigantic tail, descending like a judgment from the heavens!
"UGH—!!!"
The impact was cataclysmic.
The divine body of Dian Rahu, a figure of unmatched might, was violently plummeted downward, his golden radiance flickering like a dying star.
But before he could even crash into the abyssal ground—
"BOOOOOOOMMMMMM!!!"
From the shadows of the abyss, a gigantic Abyssal Beast's claws came slicing through space, its razor-sharp talons tearing into his divine flesh!
"CRACK!!!!!!!!"
A sickening sound tore through the air as the dragon-like abyssal beast's claws pierced straight through his torso, bursting out from his back in an explosion of divine blood and shredded flesh!
"ARGHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!"
Dian Rahu's roar of agony shook the skies.
His body convulsed, his consciousness teetering between rage and agony. But his suffering was far from over.
"BOOOOOOMMMMMMMMM!!!!"
A second attack followed almost instantly— The Qilin Abyssal Beast struck again.
Its other set of claws swung mercilessly, ripping into his opposite side, tearing through his ribs, eviscerating his flesh, and sending divine blood cascading across the abyss like a crimson storm!
The earth itself quaked beneath the force of the God's blood spilling across the desolate abyssal land.
A soundless shockwave of destruction rippled outward.
And then—
A voice, choked with disbelief, with genuine horror—
"Ugh…"
His vision swam as he forced himself to look toward his attacker.
His golden eyes burned with fury—but the moment he saw the new beast, his body froze.
A name escaped his lips, twisted by agony and shock—
"Dragon... Lord?!!!"
A being he had killed with his own hands.
A being whose body had been shattered, obliterated, and erased from existence. Alive and staring straight at him. No, it transforms! It is now just an Abyssal Beast made of Abyssal Dust! Just like the Qilin! It's just another monster with a mind of destruction!
The gravely wounded Divine Regent, his body broken, his divine power faltering, could only utter a breathless, blood-choked whisper—
"What... are... the... chances..."
The odds of someone being transformed into an Abyssal Beast or Ghost are incredibly low. However, since the Abyss has existed for millions of years and countless people have ventured into the Endless Fog Sea, their numbers have accumulated over time. Even so, for the very being he had just killed to transform into one and come after him again—lying in wait for an ambush while he was focused on the Qilin—was beyond belief!
No, this was all the work of the Fog Monarch! The beasts couldn't possibly have devised such a plan! They existed solely for destruction, devoid of intelligence. But because the Fog Monarch controlled them… it was all his doing!
"Puke!."
Dian Rahu coughed up another mouthful of divine blood, his once unshakable body trembling under the relentless assault. His golden divine aura flickered—fading, weakening, breaking.
But his enemies—
They gave him no time to breathe.
The Dragon, the Qilin, descended upon him with merciless ferocity with merciless attacks, their combined attacks crashing into him like the judgment of an extinguished god.
His soul trembled, his consciousness flickering—
And in that fleeting moment, he saw it.
A future.
A future where everyone he had ever loved, everyone who had perished in the tides of time—stood before him. Alive. Smiling. Waiting for him.
He reached out.
But then—
His mind screamed.
"NO!!!"
A shattering pain erupted within his soul, the illusion fracturing into nothingness!
"AHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!"
A soul-piercing scream of agony tore from Dian Rahu's lips as he was ripped back into reality—
And what awaited him outside the shattered illusion—
Were claws. Were fangs. Were abyss-forged tails. Were destructive abyssal corrosion.
The relentless slaughter did not stop.
"BOOOOOMM!!!"
"BOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMM!!!!"
"BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMM!!!!"
The Endless Fog trembled under the sheer destruction being rained upon him.
"ROARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!"
The two Abyssal Beasts, moving under Yun Che's absolute control, roared in synchronization, unleashing unrelenting devastation onto the once-proud True God.
One attack after another, crushing his divine body.
One attack after another, corrupting him from within.
His life aura flickered, growing weaker and weaker, as more and more Abyss Dust surged into his divine form, embedding itself within his flesh, corroding his power—erasing him from existence.
His once indestructible divine body—
Had turned into a bloody, mangled, and corroded ruin.
The carelessness of a True God, have brought him toward his death door.