Chapter 486

Chapter 486: Framed

Malbasi was no fool with blurry vision, dull ears, or numb senses.

The instant the Abyss’s trap sprang, he sensed it!

"Damn it!"

"The Ether Abyss clearly isn’t interested in talking!"

"Boom—!"

Malbasi never imagined the Ether Abyss would turn hostile without even attempting negotiation.

And this scale…

"By the abyss!"

"Four Tyrants!"

"All stronger than core councilors! Not quite top-tier councilors, but close!"

"This complicates things!"

Though these Tyrants couldn’t match Malbasi’s raw power and would lose one-on-one, four against one changed everything!

Worse yet, this was enemy territory.

While Malbasi’s divine form adapted well to the ether environment, allowing fluid spellcasting, the Abyss’s overwhelming divine pressure disrupted his focus.

Weakened, outnumbered, ambushed, and facing potentially enhanced foes…

"A decision. Now!"

"Boom—!"

Malbasi had to act fast.

Four grotesque Tyrants shook off their armaments, rising from the Carpet before lunging at him.

"A wise god knows when to retreat!"

"Go—!"

Malbasi whipped his serpentine divine form around, swimming backward like a sea snake toward his escape route.

But this was a fatal mistake.

Showing his back to aggressive enemies only emboldened their assault!

Besides, escape?

Impossible!

"Boom—Boom—!"

Though Malbasi’s form sliced effortlessly through the Endless Ether, his delayed turn cost him dearly. Before he could build speed—

"Crunch—!"

Enormous teeth sank into Malbasi’s tail.

"Ah—!"

Malbasi screamed in pain as the colossal creature pursuing him dragged him into the depths of the Endless Ether.

This creature had a long tail, short stubby limbs with webbing, and a mouth full of protruding blunt teeth!

Its back was covered with hard armor plates made from divine bones.

Fortunately, its teeth were not very sharp and quite dull; although the crushing of its jaws against Malbasi’s flesh and bones felt terrible, his tail was relatively flat, so the damage wasn’t too severe.

"Seeking death!"

Chaos Demon God angrily turned around and opened his mouth.

"Buzz—Buzz—Buzz—!"

Powerful Chaos Energy gathered for a moment before bursting out.

"Boom—!"

"Roar!"

The pursuing demon god cried out in pain and released his grip; Malbasi finally shook off the creature and continued his escape.

However, even though the creature pursuing him was knocked over by the "torrent of energy," its goal was already achieved!

"Boom—!"

"Whoosh—!"

His escape route was blocked by two other Ether Usurpers that looked similar.

Behind him, another creature was chasing him closely!

Trapped between two foes, it was a bad spot…

But at that moment…

"Roar—!"

A deafening roar exploded in the Endless Ether!

"Boom…"

The massive Divine Body swept over Malbasi, completely blocking the light from the Fire Domain.

At the same time, it covered the two Ether Usurpers blocking him!

"What was this…"

Malbasi froze.

He and the Ether Usurpers forgot to flee.

They looked up, staring at the massive Divine Body, gazing at the huge, out-of-proportion head and the fierce, saber-like fangs. Fear spread inside them.

"Buzz—!"

The crushing pressure came down, making not only the deities tremble, but even the Ether Sea itself shook under its power.

Malbasi even felt, for an instant, that the Abyss’s presence was pushed down hard.

Of course, the defiant Abyss later hit back even fiercer!

But it still only held a significant advantage; it couldn’t subdue this being, and couldn’t even fully suppress him.

“This…

“This level of power had already surpassed that of any deity!”

“Even those cruel and terrifying beings from the Primal Wilderness couldn’t match it!”

“What exactly was he!?”

“Was he a third-party force independent of the ‘Ether Mother’ and the ‘Ether Abyss’!?”

If a deity was strong enough to this extent, he could indeed rise as an independent power; though still just a lone individual and with a gap in strength, he absolutely had the resources and the will to bargain for domination over the realms.

“Was this being… like playing the role of a ‘Giant God’ in the domain of the ‘Endless Ether’!?”

“Then his goal…”

Fortunately, this deity with a large head didn’t target Malbasi!

“Whoosh—!”

His four wide, huge fin paddles suddenly flapped, propelling his divine body to speed up!

“Boom—!”

His big mouth opened to show terrifying fangs!

“Puff—!”

This being bit down on the Ether Usurper blocking Malbasi.

“Roar—!”

“Boom—Boom—Boom—!”

The Ether Usurper roared, struggled, and cried for help from the Abyssal Carpet.

Meanwhile, the “massive Giant God” suddenly swung his large head, throwing a lot of flesh and blood into the Sea of Ether.

The seawater turned murky instantly with divine blood!

“No—!”

“No!”

“You’re definitely working together!”

The Ether Abyss roared in fury.

While losing a few usurpers meant little to him, it left him deeply humiliated.

“Chaos Council!”

“Barbatos!”

“You’ll die horribly!”

He screamed, unleashing the sharpest, most awful curse.

Though the “Abyss” ruled the entire Endless Ether and held an edge, it wasn’t one for empty threats.

“Roar—Roar—Roar—!”

He let out a piercing wail.

This wail wasn’t a physical roar hitting the Sea of Ether or the void; it was a scary magic spell that forced the roar into every god’s heart.

“Roar—!”

Soon, a reply echoed from the Sea of Ether.

Several powerful Ether Tyrants suddenly appeared in the Sea of Ether, fiercely charging at the “big head deity” and dragging him down.

A great battle broke out!

“Uh…”

Though Malbasi felt scared by the terrible roar, as a chaos councilor, he held off the scream.

But with his mind clear, he ignored his diplomatic mission; escaping now felt like he was in big trouble.

He only wanted to…

“Run—!”

Using the chaos, he swung his tail and fled toward the Chaos Swamp Realm.

He remembered that the strange “Fantasy Tree of Subspace” along the coast had surrounded the shore, but there seemed a gap near the “world” sticking out into the Sea of Ether.

If he could get through there, he could return to the Chaos Swamp Realm.

But the three Tyrants chasing him stayed loyal, pursuing without giving up.

“Can’t these guys just leave me alone!”

“Damn it!”

Being chased closely by enemies was awful, but luckily, it didn’t last long.

“Bang—!”

“Boom—!”

A strong divine body slammed into the chasing Ether Tyrant!

It was core councilors Baimeng and Shaks!

They roared and wrestled with Malbasi’s pursuers.

“Phew, thanks.”

“You came to help me.”

“Then…”

Now, only one Tyrant was still right behind Malbasi.

Ahead lay that strange gap!

“Phew…”

“Safe at last!”

Once through that “world,” it would be Malbasi’s “territory.”

At least, that’s what he thought.

“I ordered my subordinate officials to trick and wake up the Outer Gods there to wipe out the mortals.”

“Once I enter the Ether Shallow Sea, it’s my turf.”

“Right now, my officials shouldn’t mess up.”

“If I get him inside, I can fight back!”

“Hahahaha!”

Malbasi laughed wildly and lunged at the “gap”!

—-

“Oh?”

Trilobite raised himself, looking ahead in surprise.

“This is great!”

“One, then two!”

“And… both are huge!”

“Did they grow on super fertilizer!?”

“Hmm… who are you…”

Trilobite quickly spotted their species using his know-how.