Chapter 633
by fanqienovelChapter 633: The Awakening of the New Domain
“Gim! Mer! Ly!”
Barbatos stared at the striking woman who had just stepped into the domain, his teeth clenched tight. Flames of anger burned in his eyes, followed by…
“Buzz—!”
A powerful aura swept across the venue as heavy divine pressure crashed downward.
The chaos councilors present, already struck by Lady Xidi’s magic fragments, were now swept off their feet and pinned by the First Demon God’s might—suffering a second wave of undeserved punishment.
Only the core councilors and Belial, representative of the fallen demon gods, remained relatively composed.
Yet…
“How is this possible?”
“Such terrifying power!?”
“Hiss—utterly fearsome!”
Every deity, including Barbatos, flashed with shock—not at the First Demon God’s display.
After all, as veteran attendees of core meetings, they had witnessed Barbatos’ outbursts countless times. His strength, while formidable, fell within their expectations.
What truly stunned them was Gimmerly—who had just entered the domain, her face blank with confusion.
She…
showed no change.
Her bewildered expression remained utterly unchanged.
This was no trivial matter.
Her unchanged demeanor meant Barbatos’ divine pressure had failed to affect her at all.
Though Gimmerly held the Thirteenth Seat in the Chaos Council—technically the highest rank beneath the First Demon God—all deities, including Giant God Association members, believed her status stemmed solely from Lady Xidi’s reluctance to take the spotlight.
Sisterly bonds might have played a part too.
Not a single deity considered Gimmerly powerful.
She merely "borrowed Lady Xidi’s prestige," unworthy of her position.
Naturally, few in the Giant God Association still respected the Core Council of Chaos’ rankings.
But Gimmerly’s resistance to Barbatos’ pressure shocked them—revealing her power far exceeded their assumptions.
She was no deity of hollow reputation.
“What changed within her…?”
Barbatos glared at Gimmerly, jealousy burning in his eyes. He had believed his ascension within the Giant God Association made him invincible—able to crush Lady Xidi and trample Gimmerly, rising as the mightiest existence.
Yet now…
Gimmerly clearly hadn’t lagged behind.
The moment he sought the Giant God, she had followed close behind.
“Tsk…”
"What’s she wearing…?"
"Exotic outfit."
In the Chaos Council, it was common knowledge that Gimmerly—quite vain—often changed clothes; today, she wore…
A towering headdress draped an elegant white veil, while a form-fitting robe embroidered with crescent moons and cloud patterns clung to her slender frame. The plunging neckline revealed a expanse of pale, supple skin!
To Trilobite, it looked utterly "trendy yet provocative."
What was this?
Sultan Freylem’s style, perhaps.
Under Barbatos’s divine might, though Gimmerly remained dazed, neither her hair ends nor the precariously tall headdress trembled.
Only the veil atop the headdress fluttered faintly.
As if brushed by a passing breeze.
"You—!?"
The First Demon God stared in equal shock.
"My divine might draws not only from my own power but also from the Will of Chaos itself!"
"The Will of Chaos is the origin of all Chaos Demon Gods! Even core councilors capable of ‘breaking away’ retain their instinctive reverence for it!"
"Moreover, I’ve branded every core councilor with the Chaos Mark!"
"Wherever the Fantasy Tree of Subspace reaches, no Chaos Demon God should defy the Will of Chaos!"
"Let alone ignore it!"
"Lady Xidi betrayed me and the Will of Chaos to consort with the Giant God—but that happened in the Primal Wilderness, where the Will’s influence remains thin!"
"So why can mere Gimmerly…?"
"How dare she disregard me—the Will of Chaos incarnate—in its densest core area!?"
"By what right!?"
"And…"
What stunned Barbatos more was sensing even the "Will of Chaos" harbored… apprehension toward Gimmerly.
"Impossible…"
"Why!?"
Typically, a domain-spanning consciousness like the Will of Chaos feared no deity—much like a beast might loathe the mites on its hide but never dread one alone.
Only another beast could make it wary.
Bigger or smaller, yet a peer.
This baffled Barbatos utterly.
How could Gimmerly stand as the Will of Chaos’s "peer"?
Unless…
"She, like me, speaks for a Great Realm."
“Behind her stood the entire domain.”
Just as Barbatos grew wary of Gimmerly and pondered various scenarios, Gimmerly had already seized a trembling core councilor of chaos and pieced together what had happened.
“Tsk…”
“My sister’s really something…”
“To pull such a stunt.”
“Color me surprised.”
Gimmerly feigned ignorance.
Her acting was clumsy—had Barbatos not been reeling from shock, he’d have spotted the tell.
“But Barbatos.”
“That last move of yours seemed rather unfriendly.”
Gimmerly fixed her gaze on him, eyes glinting with arrogance and mockery.
“My sister’s actions have nothing to do with me.”
“I’ve gathered the gist—neither side’s account mentions me at all.”
“And here you are throwing your weight around…”
“Don’t you think that’s inappropriate?”
*Snap—!*
Gimmerly produced a folding fan from her cleavage, flicking it open to hide her smile. Yet her scorn and disdain blazed through those bewitching eyes.
The woman’s insolence enraged Barbatos.
True, this bizarre goddess had gained sudden, unknown power.
But to swagger through the chaos domain like this…
Wasn’t she pushing her luck?
Not only Barbatos—even the lurking Will of Chaos seethed in fury!
*Boom—!*
Dense, near-corporeal black magic coalesced into a monstrous hand, poised to seize and crush Gimmerly.
“Hmph!”
Gimmerly snorted.
The grasp never landed. Pale blue magic solidified around her, morphing into an azure hand that blocked the combined assault from Barbatos and the Will of Chaos!
“Just as I thought…”
“Your backer shows itself!”
“This magic… the Void Realm!?”
The “Void Realm” referred to the vast expanse above the Fantasy Tree of Subspace.
There…
There was nothing at all.
Even the so-called "Outer Gods from the Void" mostly lived in the "Void Domain" between the treetops of the Fantasy Tree of Subspace, not in the true "Void Domain" above it.
It was arguably the most desolate realm.
Generally, the "Void Realm" only served as the source of "Void Energy," and might have had some link to the "Fire Domain"; but otherwise, the Chaos Demon Gods saw it as an unimportant backdrop.
They never imagined this thing could produce a "will"!
Nor did they dare think this will had found a "representative."
Many demon gods thought…
It seemed the new era had truly come, the balance between realms was broken, and the ancient will had awakened!
Barbatos felt more and more helpless.
He was stuck in a tough spot and couldn’t back down.
The anger of the "Will of Chaos" was hard to calm.
The once ignored, barren realm dared to challenge him!?
Punishment was needed!
Like…
Squashing this so-called representative.
But soon, the sensible Barbatos didn’t want to do that.
Though the "Void Realm" was desolate and had few deities besides Gimmerly—it might not even form a full god system—it was still a realm, equal to "Chaos," "Swamp Universe," "Primal Wilderness," and "Endless Ether."
It was like if Mongolia had a naval admiral who went to a "World Navy Symposium"; the hosts would have to treat him as an admiral, just like one from a powerful country.
Even though Mongolia only had one tugboat…
Also, while the "Void Realm" always kept a low profile, that meant it didn’t show its true strength.
This left Barbatos unsure what would happen if he angered the "Void Realm."
The unknown is often scarier than the strong!
Luckily, Gimmerly seemed timid.
“Barbatos… uh… cough cough… let’s talk…”
“My issues with Lady Xidi aren’t my fault!”
“The ‘Void Realm’ backs me only because I got the ‘High Authority of the Void’!”
The so-called "High Authority of the Void" was the "Void Authority" on the highest branches of the Fantasy Tree of Subspace; there, almost no deities or their spawn existed.
No deities from the Primal Wilderness or Endless Ether would go to the "Void Realm" to fight Gimmerly.
This authority…
Was really just pointless.
But because of this, Gimmerly became the strongest and only deity with authority in the "Void Realm," naturally becoming its "representative."
Gimmerly probably didn’t expect that after being "upgraded" by the Giant God, she’d face this…
She just wanted to look cool while doing her sister’s plan.
Hearing fear in Gimmerly’s voice, Barbatos got excited.
Maybe he could use this to squeeze something out of Gimmerly!
“Fine!”
“I’ll let the past go and trust you like before!”
“I’ll let you keep the ‘High Authority of the Void’!”
“But one thing!”
“You must hand over the Void Authority in the ‘Chaos Swamp Realm’!”