Chapter 961: Wilderness War God
"The Wilderness has always kept to itself, and ever since the War God suffered a grave injury, there has been no desire for hegemony. The Wilderness is far removed from both the Feathered Divine Dynasty and the Misty Forbidden Lands. Who would be making moves against them?"
Chu Yuan suddenly looked up at the sky, piercing through the layers of void above the sea of bitterness, where light dots began to emerge, and the colossal divine ship started stirring once more.
"Could it be these people from the divine ship from beyond again? You really can't be trusted. In that case, I will pay a visit to the Wilderness myself to see what's going on!"
In recent years, the Divine Martial Empire had also established a channel to the Wilderness to facilitate the flow of information; otherwise, he would not have known about the changes in the Wilderness from within the Empire.
The reputation of the Wilderness's War God was formidable. Although he was not a true Supreme, his combat power was terrifying, and even a Supreme would not find it easy to kill him.
The Wilderness lay in a desolate corner of the universe. At this very moment, numerous masters were besieging it, including some who were of the immortal realm.
The people of the Wilderness were fighting fiercely. Fearless and undaunted in death, they were the most valiant of warriors.
"Warrior of the Wilderness, I bear the command of our lord from beyond to guide you onto the divine ship and into the beyond. We mean not to eradicate your Wilderness; the lord of the beyond is merciful, seeing your end is near, thus wishing to bring you into the beyond to dissolve your injuries. I hope you will not be obstinate and spurn our master's kindness. This is for your own good, as well as for the Wilderness."
It was indeed the people from the beyond. They wanted to guide the War God of the Wilderness into it.
"Haha, is this how you invite someone into the beyond? If one disagrees, you resort to force and besiege? Pah! We in the Wilderness fear neither heaven nor earth, nor anything else. There may be those from the Wilderness who die in battle, but none who submit!"
Beiming Fengye and a large group of clan leaders were guarding the Wilderness, showing extreme disdain for those from the divine ship from beyond.
The War God of the Wilderness was severely injured, and they had paid a great price just to sustain his life.
A divine ship from beyond being kind? What a cost it would be to heal an existence like the War God. Without any cost, they would never believe it.
Beiming Fengye, that day an expert from the beyond dealt with him in the Reincarnation Realm specifically to weaken the power of the eel, but unfortunately, it was foiled by the Martial Emperor.
"Do not be stubborn; we come with good intentions. If you do not enter the beyond, the War God will perish in this turmoil. If you do enter, the beyond is the hope, a place free from catastrophe, where everyone yearns to be!"
Said the powerful being from beyond.
"Your goodness comes with armed assault; what a kind 'goodness' that is!"
Beiming Fengye sneered dismissively.
"Extraordinary times call for extraordinary measures," said the powerful figure from the beyond.
"Let me into the beyond? My injuries are related to you too, aren't they? If it hadn't been for the Heavenly Emperor conquering the cosmos, I might have already been taken to the beyond, mightn't I?"
In the Wilderness, a middle-aged man with black hair cascading over his shoulders and a tall and burly physique stepped forward. His life force was weak, not vigorous, but his eyes were bright, shining with a strong divine light, like the sun and the moon.
He was the War God of the Wilderness!
"War God!"
The people of the Wilderness were enraged.
They knew the War God's injuries were too severe; he had slept for many years, using this method to delay death. Every awakening brought him closer to death.
But the crisis from the divine ship from beyond forced him to awaken.
These people had come for him.
"It matters not. If it's fortune and not calamity, it cannot be avoided if it's fate. This day was bound to come."
The War God spoke with difficulty, each word emerging slowly.
That tall and burly body was now stooped, resembling an old man at dusk, nothing like the bearing he once had when even the Heavenly Emperor acclaimed him as the War God of the age.
The people of the Wilderness felt a mix of sourness and pain; their War God had become like this.
"War God, come with me to the beyond. This is your only chance to survive." The figure was cold, deeming it a great honor to lead the War God into the beyond.
"How many years have passed, and the master of the other shore has not given up on me," the Wilderness War God shook his head. "The price I have to pay is probably to become a guardian deity of your other shore, to lose myself, to no longer be who I am, to become a puppet of the master of the other shore."
"You're thinking too much," the powerhouse from the other shore said.
"I'm not thinking too much."
The hunched back of the Wilderness War God gradually straightened; his whole body was shining, and his aura was steadily climbing to its peak.
He said in a powerful tone, "Nowhere left to go, huh? This is the last time I'll use my power. Well, death is my destiny."
"War God!"
The people of the Wilderness wept in agony.
The War God could no longer fight; when he fought again, it would signify the finale before his death.
"War God, is this your choice?"
The person from the other shore didn't care about the surge of power from the Wilderness War God; to him, it was just a struggle.
He said coldly, "No matter, even if you die in battle, taking your body back will suffice. My master's methods are beyond your imagination, and your body is likewise extraordinary!"
Boom!
The many strong ones from the other shore were all taking action.
They plunged the Wilderness into the Formation of the other shore, drowned by an overwhelming sea of suffering.
And that person was staring directly at the War God; he was the main force against the War God and knew how formidable he was. Although he appeared to be on the verge of death, burning everything for a final, meteor-like brilliance was still terrifying.
"You, whom I do not recognize and don't know from which cycle of reincarnation you are an ancient being, but I can see that you were once a supreme entity. However, the moment you willingly believed in the master of the other shore, you stopped being a supreme entity, you became a hound of the other shore, no longer proud. Without spirit or pride, how can you unleash the invincible combat power of a supreme? You have given away your supreme power and soul, nothing but a pseudo-supreme!"
The Wilderness War God was resplendent with light, not showing the slightest weakness. His terrifying power twisted heaven and earth, his black hair flying, eyes flashing like lightning, standing tall against the sky.
"Without my master, I would have died long ago. You will never understand how terrifying my master is. As a supremely revered being, the Feathered Divine Emperor? He can't compare to my master either."
The person sighed at the War God, "Isn't it good to be alive? Why choose the path to death?"
"Living like a hound is worse than death!"
The Wilderness War God had his own pride; he would rather die in battle than join the other shore, knowing that place wasn't one of salvation, for if he went there, he would no longer be the War God.
"You will regret it."
The person's tone became colder and colder.
He struck with a move, his power transcending time.
In this force, places like the North Dark Wilds of the Third Heaven could only feel like playthings, unable to contend.
"You are no longer who you once were!"
The War God was fearless. At this moment, his power had reached its absolute pinnacle, driven by a desire for death. This outburst would cause the injuries inside his body to surge like a flood and a ferocious beast, making it impossible to live any longer.
"And you will not have your peak power either."
After receiving the War God's move, the person said coldly, "But indeed, you are formidable. Even without being a supreme, just relying on your strength to contend with people at this level, it's no wonder that even the Heavenly Emperor praised you as the War God. Unfortunately, you will no longer have the opportunity to become a supreme."
"At least it's enough to deal with someone like you who has lost spirit. In my view, the master of the other shore can't even compare to the Feathered Divine Emperor, who, at least, channels all his schemes into dominating the universe, unlike the former, who dares only to hide within the divine vessel of the other shore!"
The Wilderness War God saw through the true nature of this person.
Unafraid, he used his last and most powerful strength to strike at this person.