Chapter 1259: Number 1259: The creditor leaves first.
Everyone in the Celestial Court and the Ancient Realm was watching this bizarre scene in disbelief. The First Immortal, who was supposed to be invincible and could kill countless with a mere thought, was so effortlessly overpowered in front of the God-Creation Clan Chief. No one had expected this.
Lin Shen learned something astonishing from what the God-Creation Clan Chief said.
The ghosts and gods of the Secret God Star, and those divine statues hung in the temple, were likely the handiwork of this God-Creation Clan Chief.
Lin Shen didn't know by what means he had suspended all the ghosts and gods or how he controlled their strength, but now it seemed that this was indeed the case.
Controlling the vast majority of ghosts and gods, the God-Creation Clan Chief was an unparalleled power, even an emperor coming wouldn't matter.
The Great Emperor also needed the power of the ghosts and gods to exert his might.
Now that the ghosts and gods were kidnapped, they had no chance to use their power. As the God-Creation Clan Chief said, even an emperor coming would be nothing but useless.
A smart brain without a network, unable to control peripherals, is just a program.
The flesh of the First Immortal constantly twisted and deformed in the hands of the God-Creation Clan Chief, and under everyone's watchful eyes, it turned into a flesh and bone sword glowing red, resembling a spinal dragon bone with red light flowing over it. On each side of the guard were crystalline shapes like red gemstones, which were the First Immortal's two eyes.
"Since you're transformed from the First Immortal, I'll call you the First Immortal Sword from now on." The God-Creation Clan Chief casually waved it a couple of times.
Though others couldn't see anything special, merely perceiving it as a casual wave, Lin Shen saw clearly that the First Immortal Sword could absorb the energy of the Void Line and transfer it into the God-Creation Clan Chief's body.
Previously, the God-Creation Clan Chief could only control the ghosts and gods, but couldn't turn their power into his own.
Now with the First Immortal Sword, it's equivalent to having the First Immortal's abilities.
The God-Creation Clan Chief not only controlled all heaven's ghosts and gods, but also could absorb their power for his own use, equating to possessing the abilities of the First Immortal.
"From now on, I will reign over this cosmos. Does anyone oppose?" The God-Creation Clan Chief, wielding the First Immortal Sword, gazed across the eight desolations and six directions. For a time, even the divine beings bowed their heads, not daring to meet his gaze.
No one dared to oppose. The present God-Creation Clan Chief was so unmatched that calling him invincible across the cosmos would be an understatement. Just that First Immortal Sword in his hand was already unbeatable in the cosmos.
"I oppose." A voice suddenly broke out, and everyone's eyes turned to see a half-human, half-iron figure walking out of the void. With a wave of his hand, he cut the fishing line binding Lin Shen and Wei Wufu, freeing them.
"Second brother..." Lin Shen was both shocked and delighted, happy to be rescued, but stunned as to why his second brother appeared now.
The God-Creation Clan Chief was already invincible; opposing him now left one's survival in doubt.
Tie said nothing to Lin Shen, merely walking towards the God-Creation Clan Chief.
"From the old... your memory has returned..." The God-Creation Clan Chief surveyed Tie with surprise.
"Not completely, but I remembered things about you." Tie spoke blandly.
"Now that you've remembered, it's too late. I've already completed all your plans, but now all of it belongs to me." The God-Creation Clan Chief sighed.
"From the day you began teaching me, I've been waiting for this day." Tie replied indifferently, "Taking over the God-Creation Race and using me to create chaos in the Celestial Court, guiding me to set up the Ghost God Array, controlling the ghosts and gods of Secret God Star, and taking advantage of my Nirvana moment on my home planet to prematurely extract me from the Nirvana Egg—truly a fine calculation of yours."
"I didn't kill you; isn't that benevolent enough?" The God-Creation Clan Chief replied coolly.
"It's not that you didn't want to kill me, but because you couldn't." Tie replied.
"When you underwent Nirvana to become an immortal, wasn't it easy for me to kill you? But I didn't, only extracted you from the Nirvana Egg to defeat your purpose." The God-Creation Clan Chief smiled.
"Right, you could kill me, but you couldn't kill the Jade Emperor." Tie calmly stated.
"I see you already know." The God-Creation Clan Chief dropped his smile and sighed.
"If I weren't the reincarnation body of the Jade Emperor, how could I scheme against those ghosts and gods? Only the Master of Ghost God could calculate against them. Wasn't it for this reason that you chose me to execute the Ghost God Plan?" Tie declared coldly.
"Indeed, only you emperors could scheme against those ghosts and gods. Regrettably, back then, I didn't have the strength I have now, or I would have killed you. Killing you at that time would only cause the Jade Emperor to reincarnate again, serving little purpose. Better to stir things up a bit and have you linger aimlessly to avoid further trouble." The God-Creation Clan Chief readily admitted.
Shifting his tone, the God-Creation Clan Chief sighed again, "Since you've survived, you should live well. Why oppose me, forcing me to kill you? Things are different now. Not to mention that you can't regain your emperor form, even if you could, you wouldn't be my match anymore. Moreover, the ghosts and gods are all under my control; no one can become an emperor again."
"You owe me, and you must repay." Tie slowly raised a hand, lifting it high above his head.
"I can't repay what I owe, but I can send the creditor on his way first." The God-Creation Clan Chief also raised the First Immortal Sword.
Almost simultaneously, the God-Creation Clan Chief swung the First Immortal Sword, and Tie's iron hand struck down.
Lin Shen saw millions of Void Lines entangle around Tie, like water pump hoses trying to drain all energy from him.
Yet, within Tie's mere motion, countless Void Lines were instantly severed, no force able to bind him.
Clang!
Tie's iron hand and the First Immortal Sword collided, intertwining two terrifying forces, forming a purple extreme point between hand and sword, with energy frenziedly rushing inward.
"You've actually mastered Lawless Heaven..." The God-Creation Clan Chief expressed slight surprise, as if unaware of Tie's mastery of Lawless Heaven.
"Yi Jingren, I've long told you, external forces are always external; only what's yours is eternal." Tie's strength surged, his iron hand gradually overpowering the First Immortal Sword, pressing it back towards the God-Creation Clan Chief.
"When I taught you, you were just a little brat, now you're lecturing me—you're far from that." Yi Jingren snorted coldly, and the red glow of power on the First Immortal Sword in his hand flared, amplifying again and pressing Tie's iron hand back down.
"Your Lawless Heaven can sever ghost god power, but it cannot stop the power from acting on me. With billions of ghost gods aiding me, even with your Lawless Heaven, so what? You remain no match for me." Yi Jingren's ghost god power grew ever stronger. With billions of ghost gods empowering him, his radiance seemingly connected with the entire cosmos, pressing the weight of the cosmos onto Tie alone.