Star Sky Professional

An ordinary marketplace.

Even in times of chaos, ordinary people still need to live.

Thus, the merchants opened as usual, and during certain sacrificial events, they had market gatherings.

People flowed densely, coming for shopping, carrying enough copper coins to attract those with sticky fingers.

A middle-aged man in a grey robe, with ordinary features, easily overlooked in a crowd, not too fat or thin, average in height, stepped slowly through the throng.

At one moment, his hand darted out like lightning, aiming to snatch a Money Bag.

The next instant.

A hand suddenly reached out, as if iron shackles, and grasped his hand.

"Thief?"

A tall, thin stranger wearing a hat reached out, catching him.

What surprised the thief even more was that the stranger's hand was cold, hard… almost unlike a living hand, more akin to a corpse's hand...

"What… what do you want?"

The thief spoke fiercely, "I tell you, I am with the Poison Snake Gang!"

"Not only that, you secretly worship the 'Shadow and God of Thieves'!"

The tall, thin stranger smirked, "A True God, I might have been hesitant before... but now?"

Boom!

Suddenly, a pitch-black flame erupted violently.

The thief's expression turned cold, a pitch-black Dagger appeared in his hand, like a snake flicking its tongue!

Puff!

The pitch-black Dagger pierced directly into the chest of the tall, thin stranger, but unexpectedly, the stranger did not fall.

Instead, his voice was joyful, "Sorry… my body has long been dead, and when resurrected, something went wrong, awakening the talent for Immune to Toxins and mortal wounds… The divine curse attached to your Dagger doesn't affect me… Truly unexpected, a True God residing in the body of an ordinary thief?"

In an instant, the world changed!

Bronze iron pillars appeared, with obscure beast carvings on them, exuding a wild primal aura.

The Left and Right Protectors of the Killing Life Sect, alongside four protectors, were present.

Even they appeared inconspicuous, with a few Demigods hiding their faces, their eyes glinting with greed, gazing at the ordinary-looking thief as if seeing a Treasure.

"Killing Life Sect! Real Demon Sect! And Blood Sea Temple, Compassionate Heart Hall?"

The ordinary-looking thief's eyes flashed gold, his form cloaked in a shadowy curtain, seemingly ready to vanish into the darkness, "A bunch of clowns, and a few Demigods… No, no way, how did you find me? Twelve Golden Men? Damned Main God!"

As he spoke, the Sect Hierarch of Killing Life had already moved.

Crash!

The hat fell, the black robe tore, revealing a twisted and grotesque body, which suddenly exploded.

Blood-stained ribs fell like a cage, attempting to imprison the Shadow and God of Thieves within.

And the Demigods already started to act, various Spirit Lights flickering, a myriad of top talents and abilities appearing in succession.

——Fatal Palm!

The High Priest of Real Demon Lord transformed into a black shadow, striking out with a palm.

Meanwhile, two other Demigods began chanting, as the Void became viscous in that instant, with a sensation of space being frozen.

...

Moments later.

The Void twisted, a shadow broke free, with a few agile jumps, swiftly disappearing into the sky.

On his body were various menacing wounds.

"Did he actually shatter the Li Xuan Cave Heaven?"

The Void cracked open, Demigods emerged, but fewer in number than before.

Within the Killing Life Sect, even the Right Protector and White Dharma King had vanished, probably killed in the siege against a True God, their souls heading to the Destruction Zone, the dark Divine Country.

"This is a necessary sacrifice… The god-slaying plan has now entered the Third Stage."

The Sect Hierarch of Killing Life watched coldly at this scene.

Mortals wishing to slay a god naturally need to pay a heavy price!

This time, even if many Demigods died or were injured during the assault on the 'Shadow and God of Thieves'.

But if successful, the rewards would be exceedingly bountiful.

For the followers of Destruction, Death is merely another beginning, granting them everything they desire within the Divine Country.

Blazing!

As the words fell, a dense wave of Divine Power appeared on the Demigods.

They were praying to their believed existences for Divine blessings!

The deadly chase commenced!

...

Time passed unknowingly.

A piece of Wilderness.

"Hehe…"

The Shadow and God of Thieves, covered in wounds, pulled a Dagger out from the head of a bandage-wrapped Demigod.

Not far away, the Sect Hierarch of Killing Life, still in his twisted grotesque form, half-knees on the ground.

"Mortals… how can you fathom the gap between yourselves and the Divine?"

The Shadow and God of Thieves sneered coldly, licking the Dagger in his hand, preparing to finish off the Sect Hierarch.

Suddenly!

He seemed to sense something and cried out in agony, "Impossible… how can the Main God fall?"

The Sect Hierarch's face shifted, feeling the Divine grace from the God of Destruction suddenly growing tremendously strong!

That was a strength that seemed eternal, unchangeable over time!

"Die!"

He charged swiftly, surrounded by the Ancient Divine Power.

Boom!

The terrifying power of the Ancient God of Destruction tore apart the now exceedingly weakened Divine Power Shield.

A peculiar pitch-black short sword appeared in the Killing Life Sect Hierarch's hand and swept across the neck of the Shadow and God of Thieves.

—Beheading!

Poof!

The Shadow and God of Thieves fell, golden Divine Blood flowing out.

Golden specks of divine nature fluttered like fireflies, and two strange rhombus crystals emerged.

"The divine positions of Shadow and Thieves?"

The eyes of the Killing Life Sect Hierarch burned with fervor as he beckoned.

The 'Shadow Divine Position' and ten points of divine nature fell into his hand.

"In this Godslayer venture, I put in the most effort... gaining the 'Shadow Divine Position', along with these powers of divinity..."

The Sect Hierarch turned his gaze to the remaining two demigods.

"I have no objections."

The High Priest of the True Demon Lord replied hoarsely, grasping the 'Thieves' Divine Position'.

The last remaining demigod clearly felt some reluctance but could only take a few points of divine nature.

Once his collaborators left, the Sect Hierarch turned around to face the Left Envoy, the Venomous Scholar, standing behind him.

He raised a hand, and five points of divine nature flew over.

"This is your due; with these, you can attempt to ignite the Divine Fire and become a demigod."

The Sect Hierarch said.

"Thank you, Hierarch, for the gift."

The Venomous Scholar accepted, a trace of joy flashing across his face.

To become a demigod, one must accumulate divine nature!

Receiving this blessing saved hundreds of years of arduous cultivation!

Without this encounter, he might never have been able to advance to demigod in his lifetime!

Though... the ritual to ignite the Divine Fire is exceedingly dangerous and could result in total annihilation if something goes wrong.

But to the disciples of the Killing Life Sect, what does this matter?

As for the Sect Hierarch? The benefits he gained were even greater since, if he fully refined the divine position crystal, he might perform the Divine Enthronement ritual and become the new 'Shadow God'!

If luck is on his side, when the Source Power upheaval of the Heavenly Court ends, he might even go to the original Divine Country of the Shadow and God of Thieves and inherit their legacy!

Of course, holding the Divine Enthronement ritual does not guarantee success.

But the Sect Hierarch is different!

He has a powerful protector! Becoming a subordinate god of the God of Destruction and advancing to a True God is practically certain.

"This is truly the best of times..."

The Sect Hierarch sighed contently, "Let's return to the Three Extremes Pass immediately; we need to conquer the Great Zhou Divine Dynasty and gather the most faith!"

"Only faith in our Lord."

The Venomous Scholar agreed obediently.

...

Years passed by in the blink of an eye.

For the ordinary citizens of this world, these years were truly volatile.

Suddenly, so many temples and churches lost their power!

Suddenly, armies invaded the Three Extremes Pass from the Outer World, and then the Great Zhou Divine Dynasty perished...

Suddenly, a new 'Great Saint Dynasty' was established.

Imperial City.

Inside the Imperial Palace, seemingly after numerous purges, the pungent smell of blood lingered incessantly.

Fang Xing walked through the opulent palace, seemingly lost in thought: "The change of dynasty is like this; once the original interest groups are mostly eliminated, the world can be governed well... and then we wait for the next cycle of order and chaos."

Once all the True Gods supporting the Great Zhou's Divine System were slain, the collapse of the Great Zhou Divine Dynasty was an unexpected but inevitable outcome.

The reason the Killing Life Sect's army took years to fully pacify the world was entirely due to the time spent traveling and pacifying other evil cults.

Of course, with Fang Xing, an Ancient God, supporting them, there was little suspense.

What truly made Fang Xing feel awkward was that the Killing Life Sect later offered three thousand beauties to him, wanting him to grant a Divine Son to become the emperor of this world.

But how could he leave offspring in a world?

Thus, he outright refused and chose the title 'Saint', establishing the Great Saint Dynasty and preparing to implement an abdication system.

When the time comes, whoever among them is the most capable will be chosen to be emperor.

Don't mention whether this system is stable or not; as long as there's a True God overseeing it and their fist is big enough, any system can be very stable.

"Hmm?"

Just then, a breeze blew gently by.

Fang Xing felt a stirring within, activating his Harmonized with Nature talent, which made him look up instinctively: "The Source Power upheaval of the Heavenly Court, has it finally begun to cease?"

To be honest, being able to use the secret technique of the Eternal Realm to trigger a world backlash and sweep the gods out of their Divine Countries for several years was already an incredible feat.

'Over these years, the Great Zhou's Divine System has entirely fallen... the remaining Evil Gods and Fake Gods have suffered heavy casualties...'

'My Destruction God System should be the preeminent one now.'

Fang Xing glanced at the heap of divine positions in his hands.

Some of these positions were valuable; others were worthless... but all represented a Law in perfect form, capable of elevating a Subordinate God.

"Too many gods aren't good either..."

He shook his head, and suddenly, a sound reached his ears: "...O great Shadow Lord, may Your path be done on earth as it is in heaven..."

"May Your kingdom rise to the Sky Dome, transforming into an eternal, undying star, protecting our souls!"

"It's the Sect Hierarch of the Killing Life Sect."

Fang Xing nodded: "The Divine Enthronement ritual... has it finally begun?"