Lord Shenxiu
Chapter 360: Destiny (Congratulations on the Silver Rank, Holder of days and months within a pot, and a universe within a sleeve!)

Chapter 360: Chapter 360: Destiny (Congratulations on the Silver Rank, Holder of days and months within a pot, and a universe within a sleeve!)

"The influence of the Master of Black Blood cannot be lifted simply by becoming an ’Ascender.’"

Zhong Shenxiu sighed.

The influence of a deity was far from simple.

Tears of blood flowed from his eyes as he continued to gaze at the bell tower steeped in the Sea of Blood not far away.

It was clear that this was the site where the Master of Black Blood and his archenemy Sisui had begun to clash.

"I’ve played the role of bait quite well, at this point I should get out of here..."

Zhong Shenxiu wanted to flee, but the genesis ground had been locked down by the repercussions of these two beings’ combat, leaving no escape.

"This is the tragedy of pawns."

He silently complained, then suddenly noticed that a part of the Sea of Blood, as if it had been erased by an eraser, had vanished without a trace.

Countless secret historical fragments were extracted from the void, converging into a hymn of life, a river of civilization.

Even the establishment of the Feathered Serpent Nobles’ Empire and the glory of the Federation were but two inconspicuous waves in this river of civilization!

Secret Keeper!

It was this being who had exercised authority earlier to secretly erase a portion of the Master of Black Blood’s Sea of Blood.

And now, it was still taking action.

With the scroll of civilization, it confronted bloodshed and barbarism!

Huge swathes of Black Blood evaporated, and although to the Master of Black Blood, it seemed as though he was the concept of the ’Sea of Blood’ itself, with the red ocean constantly expanding without showing much loss, it still represented an ominous trend.

It was then that a dark shadow enveloped the area.

It was a gigantic serpent that seemed to traverse the universe, its body as vast as a star, its pupils dilating to breed pain and sin, transforming into a Hell.

At that moment, a massive proclamation was issued, carrying an ancient word.

Though incomprehensible, Zhong Shenxiu immediately grasped its meaning: "The reversal of fate!"

Crack!

A corner of the bell tower was struck by the scroll of civilization, having part of it secretly erased.

It was as if the Secret Keeper’s original attack had been diverted.

The fate-reversing tail-eating snake!

"According to the secret histories... He is the enemy of both Sisui and Da Mo. So..."

Zhong Shenxiu suddenly heard an extreme sound of falling into depravity.

With a scream, he felt the madness and corruption that had accumulated within him explode in an instant.

This caused his body to rapidly decay, seeping foul-smelling pus.

Not only that, his internal organs, his eyes, and ears, seemed to detach from his body, turning into independent malicious entities.

Even his spirit was splitting into countless evil and corrupt selves ready to be reborn.

At this perilous moment, the dark red tentacle curse on his body began to fiercely conflict with this corruption.

"Fallen Great Demon!"

True darkness surged from the depths, engulfing the massive tail-eating snake in an instant.

These Evil Gods indeed had no sense of alliance or perhaps they were the very synonyms of chaos and lust.

The battle that swept across the genesis ground was sure to have profound implications for the entire Spirit Realm.

Sadly, it was at too high a level.

Even Zhong Shenxiu could only act as a bystander at this point, nearly driven to death by the symbols and authorities displayed by the great beings.

But the various profound impacts it brought were bound to be revealed in the real world.

Suddenly, the sacred song resounded in the void.

In the midst of the radiance, the phantom of a suffering person appeared.

The Lord of Seven Difficulties!

The last of the three gods of order finally emerged.

His holy light cast down, targeting the Master of Black Blood.

The light of suffering and the river of secret history converged, dealing a fatal blow to the Master of Black Blood amid the resounding bells!

Boom!

Countless dark red blood waters evaporated, revealing beneath the ocean a black mire-like disgusting substance that seemed to have gathered all kinds of malice and pollution, the ultimate condensed essence, slowly writhing.

Seeing this, the suffering phantom and the Secret Keeper seemed to hesitate for a moment, then continued to carry these evils of worlds on their own.

It seemed that the three gods of order had made their decision; even at a certain cost, they were determined to eradicate the Master of Black Blood completely.

Tons of mire were segmented and scooped up.

The figure of the suffering man seemed to grow even more hunched over, overflowing with pain, even the brilliance around him dimming a bit.

In the scroll of civilization, madness and savagery encroached ever more, with many more images of primal, blood-soaked wars and rituals.

Even so, the secret-keepers and the Seven Difficulties remained resolute.

Finally, after pushing aside a great amount of writhing black mire, a vague shadow emerged.

Zhong Shenxiu closed his Primordial Spirit senses.

If what had appeared before were symbols of various beings, or avatars, so to speak.

Then what appeared now was the very core of the Master of Black Blood!

The contamination and influence it brought were absolutely increased a millionfold!

He didn’t want to test his own endurance.

At the same time, he felt a surge of madness and desire.

’So it turns out... even the "Ascenders" are but ants once they reach the source’s land... Only when these beings willingly share their radiance and authority can one truly succeed, being elevated to a "nigh-god" or a "subordinate deity."’

’I am now comparable to a Primordial Spirit, merely due to the uniqueness of the source’s land. Once I leave, I will fall back to the Primordial Spirit Realm... But, if I were to obtain even a part of the Master of Black Blood’s core, even just a little, wouldn’t I become a true subordinate deity? When leaving the source’s land, I would still be a Primordial Spirit, or even higher, comparable to a Dharma Body?’

Alas, one knows one’s own affairs best.

Zhong Shenxiu could only suppress the desire in his heart, making himself even smaller.

He felt as if he had been severely wounded, his Primordial Spirit like a candle flickering in the wind, ready to be extinguished at any moment.

Although the beings had not targeted him specifically, merely witnessing the contamination and the aftereffects of this war could easily destroy an ’Ascender’!

Clang clang!

The bell sounds suddenly grew even more majestic.

Zhong Shenxiu even felt the strong shock and astonishment of the Seven Difficulties and the secret-keepers.

Overwhelming curiosity made him involuntarily open his Primordial Spirit senses.

At the risk of instant death, at this moment, he only saw the huge bell tower suddenly disintegrate and reconverge, wrapping up the core of the Master of Black Blood in an instant.

Clearly, this act of hoarding was not previously agreed upon by the three deities.

After subduing the Master of Black Blood, the enormous bell tower took off, hurtling towards the darkness that Da Mo occupied.

Its target was none other than the tail-eating snake!

’Has Sisui gone mad? Breaking with the secret-keepers and the Seven Difficulties, swallowing the boon of the Master of Black Blood alone, and then seeking to eliminate the tail-eating snake?’

At this moment, Zhong Shenxiu felt as if his thoughts nearly came to a standstill.

A terrifying guess suddenly arose in his mind.

’Sisui despises the Master of Black Blood!’

’The tail-eating snake detests Da Mo and sees Sisui as an enemy just the same!’

’In the Spirit Realm, the initial enemies of the Feathered Serpent Nobles were creatures called ’Bloodthirsty Savages’! Does this imply that the Master of Black Blood once drove them to attack the villages of the Feathered Serpent Nobles... that the Master of Black Blood has also been an enemy of the tail-eating snake?’

’The Feathered Serpent Nobles were destroyed by Sisui, but is this all there is to the truth?’

The root’s land.

Da Mo, seeing the arrival of an ally once opposed to the tail-eating snake, willingly opened the darkness.

The colossal bell tower plunged into the darkness, striking towards the immense tail-eating snake.

No collision!

No destruction!

The massive bell tower directly merged into the body of the tail-eating snake.

In the slitted eyes of the tail-eating snake, a hint of mocking laughter seemed to flash, as it bit its own tail, forming a ring.

Time markers arose on its body, and at that moment, it was verily itself!

Sisui, the tail-eating snake... had always been the different avatars of the same being!

A twelve-ringed tail-eating snake!

It played dual roles, mingling within the camps of both the righteous and the Evil God, always waiting for an opportunity.

An opportunity to annihilate both the Master of Black Blood and Da Mo together!

Da Mo let out a scream full of terror, sounding almost enough to cause Zhong Shenxiu to utterly fall, as countless darknesses shrank.

But it was already too late!

The Wheel of Time began to rewind, the Wheel of Fate had been set in motion!

The colossal tail-eating snake descended, devouring the darkness.

Da Mo’s fate was already sealed!