Chapter 357

Chapter 357: New God!

A divine manifestation!

Inside the four great temples, the statues of the gods burned with roaring flames, while outside, a blood moon hung in the sky, casting the entire divine universe in a crimson hue.

The gods were furious!

In that moment, the entire divine universe fell into panic.

During this period, they had been studying the All-Beings Code every day. Although they could not refuse it, they were well aware that studying the All-Beings Code was tantamount to defying the gods.

Especially given the attitude the four great temples now held toward the gods — it was barely short of openly declaring rebellion.

So when they saw the gods’ fury, many people were instantly overcome with fear.

In an instant, the entire divine universe began to descend into chaos.

The four temple masters and the Prison Lord immediately sought out Ye Tianming. All five of them wore expressions of grave solemnity. They had known the gods would never stand by and watch them develop like this, but they hadn’t expected the gods to move so quickly.

As a result, they were somewhat flustered.

Ye Tianming, however, remained calm. He looked up at the blood moon. “They can’t come down.”

Can’t come down!

From the Star God’s memories, he had learned that the gods were unable to descend to the mortal world, because there was a kind of seal left behind by the Ancestral God in this realm long ago.

The Ancestral God’s Seal!

Therefore, the gods could only find proxies in the mortal world. Of course, if they were willing to suppress their own cultivation — that is, to reduce themselves to below the level of a True God — they could descend, but they would lose their divine body.

The divine body!

Upon achieving godhood, one’s body would be tempered by divine fire, forging it into a divine body. Simply put, without a god-slaying weapon, no one in the mortal world could inflict even the slightest damage upon it.

When the Star God had fallen back then, it was precisely because his divine body had been shattered.

To ascend again, he would need to be tempered by divine fire once more — though of course, those above would never allow him to return now.

In short, for a god to descend, their power would be greatly diminished.

This was also why he had dared to immediately implement the All-Beings Code.

Chu Nai said in a low voice, “My lord, although they cannot descend, it is clear from the current situation that they are already enraged. Going forward, they will certainly take action. Also, the common people still hold the gods in great reverence — many have already knelt before the temples below, begging the gods for forgiveness……”

Jie Jie, the master of the Awakening Temple, also said, “Those matters are manageable for now, we can still keep them under control. The main concern is that we don’t know what moves the gods and their divine descendants will make next. Also, the Ancient God Temple — I sent people to make contact with them before, but they gave no response whatsoever.”

At that, he looked toward Ye Tianming with a face full of worry. “And then there’s this blood moon. It is a form of divine art — once this moon appears, it will erode the incense spiritual energy of this world…… This should be a warning from the gods.”

Ye Tianming gazed at the blood moon. “How is the spread of the All-Beings Code going in the Awakening estate?”

The divine universe was vast, but it could not compare to the countless estate universes. Those countless estate universes were his true target — only when all living beings in every estate universe had studied the All-Beings Code could he, Ye Tianming, overturn everything.

And it had to be fast!

Because from the Star God’s memories, he had learned one thing: the gods could directly sacrifice living beings to obtain all of their incense.

And for them to sacrifice all living beings, it was incredibly simple — just trigger some kind of cosmic tribulation and it would be done with ease.

A single cosmic tribulation was enough to turn countless living beings into incense. Of course, they would generally fatten up a cosmic estate before slaughtering it.

Hearing Ye Tianming’s words, Chu Nai said in a low voice, “We have done everything in our power to spread the All-Beings Code, but the beings below are far too weak and simply cannot get out…… Unless it’s the estate where the Sword Master Guanxuan resides. That person once forcibly carved out a great path, so the people of that estate are able to leave. However, even if they do come out, it won’t be of much use, because they will be suppressed by the laws of this world and none of their cultivation will be usable.”

After a brief moment of contemplation, Ye Tianming asked, “After the Sword Master Guanxuan arrived in this world back then, do any of you know where he went?”

He was also extremely curious about where the Sword Master Guanxuan had gone. Such a peerless powerhouse had come up here, not only withstanding the Ancestral God’s seal but also carving out a great path — the other party must have had some purpose.

Chu Nai shook his head. “We don’t know. We investigated, but found absolutely nothing.”

Ye Tianming nodded. “I understand.”

With that, he looked at everyone. “Don’t panic. Do your part. I’ll personally pay a visit to the Ancient God Temple.”

Chu Nai quickly said, “Let us go with you, my lord!”

Jin Qing also said, “The Ancient God Temple is very powerful, and they haven’t made any statement yet. I’m afraid they might do something to you, my lord……”

Ye Tianming smiled. “It’s fine.”

With that, he glanced at Temple Master Ke Sheng, then turned and vanished from the spot.

After Ye Tianming left, the expressions of Chu Nai and the others remaining in the room were all deeply grave.

Ke Sheng suddenly said, “I have a feeling that this time we’re heading toward total ruin……”

Everyone looked at Ke Sheng. He said in a low voice, “This Star God isn’t targeting one god — he’s targeting every damn god there is!”

Everyone fell silent.

They could naturally see Ye Tianming’s intentions. What this lord god was scheming was not merely the faith of a few estates — as Ke Sheng had said, what this lord god was after was to directly overturn all the gods.

Ke Sheng continued, “I don’t think he can stand against all the gods on his own.”

Jin Qing said in a low voice, “You want to back out?”

Ke Sheng said nothing.

Chu Nai suddenly said, “Brother Ke, don’t think like that.”

Ke Sheng looked at Chu Nai, who smiled and said, “I actually think that following this lord god, we can accomplish great things.”

Ke Sheng immediately asked, “How so?”

Chu Nai said in a low voice, “First, the fact that our lord god dares to challenge the gods proves he must have confidence in himself. Second, the All-Beings Code — I believe what he said. This code should have been created by the Ancestral God, who then passed it on to him…….”

Ke Sheng suddenly said, “How can you be so sure it was created by the Ancestral God? What if he’s just deceiving us?”

Jin Qing suddenly said, “Ke Sheng, stop being difficult. This code is so extraordinarily powerful — I don’t believe an ordinary god could have created it.”

Chu Nai also nodded. “Everyone, for us, this is a once-in-a-thousand-years opportunity. If we succeed, not only can we attain godhood, we can leave our names for eternity! Of course, if we fail, then we can only say our luck was bad……”

At that, he suddenly looked at Ke Sheng. “There’s one more thing, Brother Ke — you must understand this. Our lord god may seem easy-going, but deep down he is absolutely decisive when it comes to killing. If you defect now, believe me, you will vanish from this world in an instant, and the god you worship will not protect you at all. On the other hand, if the gods above want to kill you, I believe our lord god will protect you.”

Ke Sheng fell silent.

Jin Qing laughed. “Don’t overthink it — just go for it! Either way, if we can’t attain godhood, we’ll eventually perish and fade away. Given that, we might as well seize this opportunity and give it everything we’ve got.”

Chu Nai nodded. “Let’s go for it! Otherwise, it’s just too hard to accept.”

Jin Qing and Jie Jie both nodded in agreement. For them, failing to take that next step was truly something they could not accept.

Ke Sheng let out a sigh.

The Prison Lord suddenly said, “There’s one thing you’ve all overlooked.”

Everyone looked at the Prison Lord, who glanced at them. “The world inside our lord god’s storage ring.”

Everyone’s expressions immediately shifted.

Ten years inside the ring, one day outside!

The Prison Lord said, “The more I’ve interacted with our lord god during this time, the more I feel he is unfathomably deep. And our lord god also mentioned that once his power recovers a bit, he’ll go and free God Mohe — at that point, a supreme True God and an exalted god joining forces…… heh heh!”

God Mohe!

An exalted god, no less!

Chu Nai said, “Stop overthinking it — let’s go and suppress those troublemakers!”

Soon, everyone dispersed.

Ke Sheng, however, did not return to his own temple. Instead, he quietly made his way deep into a star river. The moment he arrived, a young man stepped out.

It was the divine descendant in the dark robe who had earlier been forced to his knees by Ye Tianming.

Upon seeing this dark-robed youth, Ke Sheng immediately said, “Young Ling!”

The dark-robed youth known as Ling Shao smiled. “Welcome, Temple Master Ke Sheng. Come…… someone wants to see you.”

Ke Sheng nodded. “Alright.”

Soon, Ke Sheng followed Ling Shao into a great hall. The moment he entered, he saw that the walls were covered with enormous murals — portraits of the gods.

Ke Sheng looked around. Towering stone pillars filled the hall, each one covered in those massive portraits, radiating an overwhelming sense of pressure.

Ke Sheng followed Ling Shao as they slowly made their way through the hall. Along the way, he saw quite a few people — men and women alike, all extremely young, and every single one of them was at least at the peak of the False God realm…… and many of them were holding god-slaying weapons in their hands!

Divine descendants!

Ke Sheng’s expression grew incomparably grave.

The deeper they went, the stronger the pressure became.

Soon, Ling Shao ahead of him came to a stop.

Ke Sheng looked up and at the far end of his vision he saw a young man dressed in white, sitting on a stone step reading a book.

At that moment, the white-robed youth suddenly put away his book and slowly rose to his feet — refined and graceful. He looked at Ke Sheng and smiled. “There’s no need to be on guard. Since you’ve chosen to join us, from now on you’re one of our own.”

Ke Sheng hesitated for a moment, then said, “And you are?”

The white-robed youth said, “In the world below, they like to call me the New God. In this universe……. my name is Shen Qi.”

Ke Sheng said in a low voice, “You serve the gods?”

Shen Qi shook his head. “No.”

Ke Sheng was somewhat puzzled.

Shen Qi smiled. “Actually, his plan for all living beings is quite good — it truly is a viable path…….”

Ke Sheng said, “Are you referring to the Star God?”

Shen Qi shook his head. “I’m referring to that young master, Ye Tianming.”

Ke Sheng was confused. “Ye Tianming?”

Shen Qi smiled. “It seems you don’t know yet — the Star God is dead. He is actually Ye Tianming.”

Ke Sheng was completely stunned.