Chapter 264: Gazing into the Heavens (Part 1)
As he spoke, the Supreme Lord of the Five Elements made another move, and the power of the Five Elements erupted from within him.
"Fire Element! Fire Dragon Shield!"
"Water Element! Water Sky Prison!"
"Wind Element! Wind Rends the Sky!"
"Earth Element! Alchemy of Gold!"
"Wood Element! Wood Realm Arrival!"
The Supreme Lord of the Five Elements unleashed his five most powerful skills, and with the release of these skills, a world-destroying force swept over Flogo's skies.
A five-colored Divine Power, carrying the might to destroy an entire realm, slowly descended towards Flogo.
The Supreme Lord of the Five Elements laughed and said, "This time, I want to see how you defend against this!"
But Flogo let out a loud sneeze, raising his hand and pointing a finger.
Under this finger, Demonic Qi churned, the sky fell into silence, and the terrifying skills deployed by the Supreme Lord of the Five Elements instantly dissipated, as if they had never existed.
This scene left everyone present completely dumbfounded.
Though it was only a soul split of the Supreme Lord of the Five Elements who had come, even a soul split had the power to crush ordinary Earth Realm Celestial Gods. And yet, it had been obliterated in an instant?
The Supreme Lord of the Five Elements gaped, unable to produce words for a long while. He knew his own strength better than anyone, and the only possibility that his skills could be so easily destroyed was—if they were by a Heavenly Being!
Flogo looked up at the Supreme Lord of the Five Elements and asked, "Can this soul split share what it has experienced with the original body?"
Trembling, the Supreme Lord of the Five Elements said, "Yes... yes."
"F fine," Flogo nodded and said, "Then bring a message to him. Tell him that I will be coming to the world of the Five Elements. Tell him to prepare for servitude, for if I come and he is not prepared, then await destruction."
With a gentle pat on the shoulder of the Supreme Lord of the Five Elements from Flogo, the soul split instantly crumbled and dispersed, turning into nothingness.
Having dealt with the Supreme Lord of the Five Elements, Flogo glanced around at the prodigies from other realms and smiled, asking Lu Hong, "Will you handle them, or shall I do it for you?"
Watching the trembling prodigies of various tribes, Lu Hong immediately lost his nerve and waved his hand, "Forget it, Star Sea has not yet stepped into the All Heavens and Myriads of Worlds; it's better to avoid making enemies for now."
"It doesn't really matter. Although 'All Heavens and Myriads of Worlds' sounds impressive, if the top Heavenly Gods of Star Sea stood up, even if you offended all the myriad worlds, no one could do anything to you," Flogo continued as he watched the elite of various tribes flee. "How did you suddenly come to this ancient path?"
Lu Hong did not answer Flogo's question but instead asked, "Have you been here too?"
"Of course, actually... many Heavenly Gods from Star Sea have been here, but back then... the worlds were silent, devoid of life, utterly dead. Our Star Sea was the first civilization to emerge, the origin of the earliest life."
"But if that's the case, I don't understand. If we are the origin of the earliest life, and these Heavenly Gods born at the end of the Era of the Gods came out to the ancient path when there were still no origins of life in the myriad worlds, then against whom was the bronze colossus door, crafted during the Titan Era, defending?"
Flogo raised his eyebrows, "It seems you know quite a lot. Yes, you're right, but that's a different story, and I am not going to tell you. You'll have to find that out yourself."
Seeing that Flogo was unwilling to speak, Lu Hong did not press further but asked, "Then could you tell me if Netherworld God, Goddess of Fate, and Hell Demon King know about the existence of All Heavens and Myriads of Worlds?"
"You're asking beyond the scope, and I've never made contact with them, but they probably... don't know. Of them, the one most likely to know would be the Goddess of Fate, otherwise there wouldn't be a warrior kingdom established before the portal to fend off foreign enemies."
"Alright," Lu Hong nodded and then added, "So, since you're aware of the existence of All Heavens and Myriads of Worlds, do you also know about the Shadow Demon's attacks on the Star Sea portal over these tens of thousands of years?"
"Hey, don't bring trouble to me for that issue, blame the War God, who had sealed me in the wastelands back then."
"Eh..."
Flogo continued, "I would have wanted to help, but I was sealed for so long and didn't have the ability to. Besides, do you think you summoned me using this 'Divine Eye'?"
"Isn't that so?" Lu Hong was startled.
"Of course not, I told you I had already severed my connection with the divine eye, why don't you believe me?"
"Then...then you..."
"Yes, I had calculated that after a thousand years I would need to help guard the doorway. I didn't expect the demonic army outside to have already retreated; en route, I just sensed your faint presence."
After hearing Floge's explanation, Lu Hong hesitated for a moment and then said, "Why don't you still plant a trace of your divine soul into this divine eye? I'm truly frightened by these young ones calling the old ones old."
Floge chuckled, "Don't worry, even without me, you would not have died today."
"What do you mean by that?"
"You'll know in the future. I don't need to plant a divine soul. There are many others who want to protect you, many who are stronger than me. I am not needed."
"Alright then!" Floge clapped his hands. "I've got to go to the Five Elements World. Since I've spoken, I must act; otherwise, people might think my Star Sea world is all talk."
With that, Floge transformed into a demonic shadow and disappeared at the end of the ancient road.
Lu Hong yelled out from behind, "Wait! Wait! At least tell me how to get out of Saint Ann!"
With no way to leave Saint Ann and nothing to do back at the doorway, Lu Hong decided it was better to delve deeper into the ancient road to learn more about All Heavens and Myriads of Worlds.
Meanwhile, within the vast depths of the Star Sea, in the long river of time, the Netherworld God suddenly opened his eyes and glanced at the Fate Goddess, who was nonchalantly watching a movie.
"Why didn't you let me save him just now?"
"Was it necessary?" The Fate Goddess flipped through the memories of the deceased one by one, searching for interesting sections.
It indeed wasn't necessary, but Netherworld God felt somewhat unwilling: "You shouldn't have stopped me!"
"Why? Have you fallen in love with him?"
Under the gaze of the Fate Goddess, the Netherworld God's face rarely turned red.
With the integration of Godly fragments, the Netherworld God was meant to regain all her memories and powers, but something went wrong along the way. The soul split that Nono occupied was gradually becoming dominant, subtly influencing the Netherworld God's thoughts.
This change was somewhat induced by the Fate Goddess herself, who, having nothing better to do, wanted to see how her typically icy sister would fall in love with someone.
"Stop the nonsense, just tell me what exactly is this ancient road of all heavens? Why have I never heard of it before?"
"This ancient road of all heavens, to put it simply, is the real cosmos. Worlds like our Star Sea, there are many, many more in this cosmos, over tens of thousands, hence they are also called All Heavens and Myriads of Worlds. Each world is like a village in the cosmos, and each village gives birth to its own unique civilization. It's that simple."
"So you mean to say there are countless worlds out there waiting for me to conquer?" A gleam flashed in Netherworld God's eyes. "And earlier, did I sense someone called the 'Supreme'?"
"Oh, that? The Five Elements World, it's a minor place, just a few Earth Realm Celestial Gods stationed there, easy to conquer."
"No no no, I'm talking about the title, 'Supreme'... it sounds even more imposing than 'God.'"
Hearing this, the Fate Goddess laughed heartily: "Well, sister, you could change your name to 'Nether Supreme'?"
Netherworld God shook her head, "Doesn't sound good, it doesn't sound good. I need to consider the title carefully; it must be imposing, something that people will remember."
"Yes yes, take your time thinking about it, I have to keep up with this guy's perspective, he always seems to have interesting things happening!"
"By the way," Netherworld God suddenly remembered something and asked, "How is the Demon King doing?"
"Are you looking for him for a fight?"
"Not really, now that I know about the existence of All Heavens and Myriads of Worlds, I feel internal conflicts are unnecessary. Better to go out slaying, it'd be more exhilarating. Fighting in the Star Sea, I always worry about possibly destroying it."
"The Demon King, let me see." The Fate Goddess toyed with the river of time and soon locked onto the Hell Demon King.
At that moment, the Hell Demon King also seemed to sense something, seeing the Fate Goddess through the river of time.