Chapter 565: The Limit of a Demigod
The three Supremes were alarmed and uncertain, hesitating for a moment. Bayen had already fled the World of Qi and climbed onto the Eye of the World of the Wizard World Cluster in a sorry state.
Ace paved the nebula into a brilliant long road. Bayen collapsed onto this long road of star sand, panting heavily. Lately, he wore an almost manic smile. He had succeeded. He had stolen the power of fate accumulated by the World of Qi over nearly a million years, successfully achieving the sanctification of his body.
The three pseudo-status Demi-gods—Betty holding the Scepter of Heaven, Daina holding the World Tree tender branch, and Ace’s creation, the King of the Underworld Augustus sitting on the Throne of Returning to Ruin—were not Demi-gods in the true sense. They merely achieved sanctification with the help of Authority Noble Phantasms and did not possess their own demi-planes. Once they detached from the Authority Noble Phantasms, their strength would gradually return to Level 3.
But Bayen was different. Although he looked extremely miserable, Bayen had genuinely and concretely stolen fate, completing the sanctification of his physical body in an extremely short time. Furthermore, he still had the spare capacity to carry out the sanctification of his soul. He had completely detached from the mundane and entered the domain of gods.
With a flash, Ace instantly appeared beside Bayen and helped him up. The other three pseudo-status Demi-gods also followed and arrived nearby, guarding against a possible attack from the three Supremes of the World of Qi.
Bayen swallowed a mouthful of pure gold blood. His situation was extremely miserable, his body twisted like a deformity. Ace poured a stream of pure Divine Power into Bayen’s body, suppressing his injuries.
“Bayen, you return to the Celestial Realm first and recuperate properly. This is a protracted battle; we are not concerned about this one moment.”
Ace said very gently to Bayen. His eyes flickered with white light. The thirteen mouthpart hooks were still continuously tearing at the crystal wall of the World of Qi. The Heavenly Dao, which was sufficient to suppress everything in the World of Qi, seemed helpless in the face of this kind of attack.
Because the crystal wall was damaged, the entire interior of the world lost its balance, and a great catastrophe erupted. Earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanic eruptions, a thousand miles of barren land, ten thousand miles of flooded plains—various abnormal climates and geological changes caused the people of this world to be nearly mostly driven to extinction.
The Heavenly Dao gradually condensed mimetic tribulation clouds, drifting to the cracks in the crystal wall, attempting to attack the “hooks” tearing and biting at the crystal wall.
Ace and the others had long been watching favorably. The three pseudo-status Demi-gods mobilized together, and the railguns of the four battleships roared, instantly dispersing those tribulation clouds. The Heavenly Dao seemed completely out of options. It actually let go of all restraints and blessed the three Supremes of Qi with its power.
A look of joy appeared on the Primogenitor Supreme’s face. He lowered his eyelids and said, as if pitying all living beings: “In the face of this great catastrophe, it is exactly the time for us to exert ourselves for all living beings.”
The Western Supreme seemed still unsatisfied, sighing to the sky: “What a pity, what a pity! A temporary blessing, I fear it cannot last long.”
The Azure Dragon Supreme said even more directly: “For the great love of Supreme Beings, why must the Heavenly Dao be stingy with the destiny and status?”
The tribulation clouds rolled, seemingly very dissatisfied with the Supremes. However, the tearing and biting outside continued. The two worlds were already locked together, allowing no room for the Heavenly Dao of the World of Qi to hesitate. Looking at the terrifying cracks splitting open in the sky, the Western and Azure Dragon Supremes were full of confidence.
The Primogenitor Supreme seemed to have a trace of reproach, thinking in his heart: At this time of world survival, still engaging in petty schemes, I fear it will hardly end well.
The rumbling tribulation clouds transformed into an Eye of Heaven of Reward and Punishment, staring at the Supremes. Finally, a cloud of blessing floated out, enveloping the three Supremes. They instantly felt different; their connection with the world seemed much closer, and they possessed more privileges.
If Ace saw this, he would definitely say this was the destiny of the King of the World. But for the three Supremes, it was the so-called Status of the Supreme Being—the most honorable existences in the world, equal to the world itself.
They nodded in satisfaction. Their Battle Qi transformed into weapons, pursuing those thirteen mouthpart hooks. These hooks were transformed imitating the mouthparts of the World-Devouring Bug, and among them was even the original version, making them very sturdy.
The Primogenitor Supreme pursued a hook, but could only knock it away, not shatter it. Gritting his teeth, he spat out a mouthful of pure gold Supreme blood. His Battle Qi instantly turned golden yellow. Holding high the sword formed by his Battle Qi, he actually severed the mouthpart with one sword strike.
Standing on the Eye of the World watching the battle, Ace’s eyes flashed, and he said coldly: “It seems we need to provide escort. Pay attention, you guys: you must absolutely not enter the interior of the world. Otherwise, suppressed by the Heavenly Dao while they are strengthened, you might perish on the spot.”
Three pseudo-status Demi-gods against three Supremes with the Status of Supreme Beings, with Ace holding the line from the side—for a time, the battle entered an anxious stalemate.
Ace and the others adhered firmly to their tactics: only harass, no death matches. The focus was on interfering with the opponent destroying the mouthpart hooks.
The Azure Dragon Supreme was almost going crazy. He had never seen such a shameless fighting style. The opposing Supreme, with a petite figure holding a scepter taller than herself, simply didn’t engage in real hand-to-hand combat with him. She just stood outside the world. Now a terrifying flame would come, now a blast of astral wind. Although there were no fatal injuries, it always managed to leave him battered and exhausted.
When the Azure Dragon Supreme counterattacked, the opponent seemed to have mastered a secret art, actually able to disappear instantly and appear instantly. Even if hit with a tracking technique, the opponent’s layered spatial barriers could render the attack ineffective.
And those few “hooks” she was watching over seized the opportunity to frantically tear and bite at the crystal wall.
“You woman, if you have the ability, don’t shoot arrows from the dark!”
The Azure Dragon Supreme roared and charged out, attempting to pursue Betty. Betty dodged nimbly. At this moment, Ace suddenly appeared. With a swirl of the nebula, a gravitational force field hooked onto the Azure Dragon Supreme. Cold sweat dripped down his face. He used almost all his strength to rush back inside the world, and wouldn’t dare come out again no matter what was said.
Ace also shook his head. He hadn’t expected the opponent to actually dare to charge out. Missing this opportunity was a bit regrettable.
“But it’s not really a pity. Anyway, the plan proceeds as usual.”
Just like that, the Magic Net continuously spread, and the crystal wall of the World of Qi was in tatters. The four battleships further struck at the critical nodes of the World of Qi. Ace, like a hardworking little bee, tore a piece of the World of Qi using the Gravity Cutting Technique and dragged it back to the Wizard World Cluster.
Time passed slowly like this. In the blink of an eye, a year had passed. The World of Qi had already been torn into seven fragments, losing a massive amount of origin. The crystal wall was also being replaced by the Magic Net bit by bit. The entire world began to emerge with an alien aura.
The Primogenitor Supreme, the Azure Dragon Supreme, and the Western Supreme stopped and gathered together.
The Western Supreme said: “This is not the way. The opponent will not penetrate deep into the world to fight us. The moment we break out of the world, they instantly teleport and gang up on us. There’s simply no way to fight like this; sooner or later, we will be ground to death by them!”
The expressions of the other two Supremes were decadent. The Primogenitor Supreme asked feebly: “I wonder if you have any good strategy?”
The Western Supreme’s lips moved slightly, and the three returned to the secret realm together.
Through the Eye of the World, Ace and the others also saw the opponent’s secretive actions. Betty asked somewhat worriedly: “Lord Ace, they must be plotting something. What should we do?”
Ace smiled slightly, and said unhurriedly: “Who holds the advantage now, and who is at a disadvantage?”
Betty said confidently: “Naturally, we hold the advantage!”
Ace said: “Since that’s the case, what is there to worry about? We just need to act according to the established plan. No need to worry; act according to circumstances.”
Betty nodded admiringly. Lord Ace indeed held the pearl of wisdom in his grasp.
Ace dismissed everyone, his eyes narrowing slightly. Did these three people want to make a dying strike, a life-and-death struggle, or did they want to pull some other stunt?
Although He already occupied the general trend and had comforted everyone, Ace Himself was still very cautious. He patrolled carefully, stepping up his attention and observation, only to find that the three Supremes cowered like turtles in the secret realm and no longer came out.
Although still harboring doubts, the wizards still seized the opportunity to accelerate the devouring of the World of Qi, continuously dismembering it and sending it into the Wizard World. Within the Wizard World, a large number of “bubbles” floated; these were exactly fragments of the World of Qi, slowly being digested.
Ace’s power was also growing bit by bit. He was the Controller of the Wizard World; as the entire world upgraded, His power grew stronger and stronger. If not to seize the path of the Three Sons of Dream, Ace could absolutely achieve the Dream Divine Foundation right here. However, even so, He injected Source Power into the nebula, successfully upgrading its quality, unknowingly advancing to an Eighth Ring Wizard, the pinnacle of Mythical Wizards.
Even so, Ace remained cautious. He did not attempt to penetrate deep into the World of Qi with his true body, only continuously tearing away fragments.
“At the current progress, with just another twenty years, the entire World of Qi will be completely decomposed into fragments and cease to exist. Time is on our side. It depends on what exactly they want to do.”
Three days later, while Ace was simultaneously digesting power and observing the World of Qi, He saw the interior of the entire World of Qi suddenly gather and compress, and then explode with a boom.
There seemed to be a faint wailing of the Heavenly Dao. That sound of the Great Source reminded Ace of the Great Source Consciousness back when the Wizard World was still the Bernard World.
“I see. The three Supremes want to blow up the entire world, then extract the world’s essence, and escape carrying the secret realm?”
Proficient in prophecy magic, Ace could see the big picture from small clues. After all, the World of Qi had already been eroded by the Magic Net. As long as there were clues, Ace would obtain the threads of fate, and thereby understand the possibilities of the future with the help of the Tablet of Fate.
The Supreme Secret Realm had already sunk into the world core and detonated it. The shell of the entire secret realm seemed to have been greatly thickened, especially at the bottom. At the instant of the explosion, the Supreme Secret Realm was catapulted out of the World of Qi, broke through the restraints of the Magic Net, and charged into the Astral Void like a meteor.
“We did it!”
The Western Supreme said in disbelief.
All three of them felt success had come too easily, it was simply unbelievable. But regardless, the Supreme Secret Realm had already carried the world’s essence far away from the battlefield.
“As long as we have these essence substances, given time, our secret realm can also reenact earth, fire, wind, and water, and open up a world again. Although smaller, it will still be a realm of heaven and earth.”
The Azure Dragon Supreme stroked his beard silently and said proudly.
The Primogenitor Supreme said solemnly: “Now is not the time to be proud. We used the thrust of the explosion to break away quickly, but if the opponent pursues us, I fear…”
Just at this moment, they saw Ace riding the original mouthparts and tail of the World-Devouring Bug, whistling towards them. As for Bayen, Betty, and other Demi-gods, pseudo-status Demi-gods, and even Legendary Wizards, they successively entered the World of Qi, which had lost its essence and was about to disintegrate.
Here, there was no longer any brilliant Battle Qi, and life was basically extinct. Various terrifying explosions emerged one after another. For existences below Legend, this place was exceptionally dangerous. For existences above Legend, this was a great treasure trove.
Bayen had already recovered. He gave Betty a slightly provocative smile: “It’s time for astral scavenging again, isn’t it, Your Holiness the Rotating Celestial Betty?”
Betty ground her porcelain teeth, turned her head, and went to another place to draw the scattered Power of Great Source, ignoring this bad old man.
Bayen chuckled hehe and also followed suit in harvesting this broken world. All of this would be converted into the foundation of the Wizard World.
On the other side, Ace had already caught up to the Supreme Secret Realm. That original mouthpart directly bit onto the crystal wall of the secret realm. This crystal wall was exceptionally thick; one bite actually failed to bite it open.
Seeing that only Ace was charging over, the three Supremes flew directly out of the secret realm. Three different great Battle Qi secrets struck, intending to destroy Ace on the spot.
Ace smiled slightly. Activating the Eighth Ring gravitational force field, the brilliant nebula swirled. Those three great secrets were pulled by gravity, ultimately turning into pure mana, dissolving within Ace’s nebula.
“Impossible. My Ultimate Metal Strange Flame is a miracle of the world. Coupled with my Western True Art of Fire Control, its power is even more inconceivable. Even I myself would find it hard to resist. How could he dissolve it so easily?”
The Western Supreme, no longer able to sense his strange flame, felt heartbroken and cried out involuntarily.
The Primogenitor Supreme’s face was ashen. His supreme treasure had also been obliterated by Ace. This made him feel even more that this person could not be fought against. But they had already escaped from the world, yet were still caught by this scoundrel. With nowhere to flee, they could only wail and lament.
The three exchanged glances. Various moves and Battle Qi manifestations were densely unleashed, vainly attempting to completely suppress Ace. However, they didn’t expect that as the nebula diffused, it actually digested all their moves and Battle Qi, and slowly brought the three of them under control.
Only then did Ace say via telepathy: “If you were inside the world, I feared the blessing and suppression of the Heavenly Dao and didn’t dare risk entering a dangerous situation myself, having to take it slowly. I didn’t expect you to actually execute this foolish plan: stealing the world’s essence, destroying the Heavenly Dao, and vainly attempting to escape. It simply helped me a great deal. As a token of gratitude, become a part of the stars in my nebula.”
The three were drawn by Ace towards three stars. In an instant, they were captured by the stellar gravity and swallowed by raging flames. Ace frowned slightly and said softly: “Worthy of Level 4 Lifeforms. Even inside a star, they still don’t die. High temperatures can’t kill them. Then what if Heart Fire is added?”
After speaking, a bloom of glazed Heart Fire drifted out, instantly split into three, and drifted into the three stars, making the starlight even more brilliant. After a short while, miserable screams rang out. Pure Divine Power gurgled out, rippling in the nebula, gradually condensing. This was the essence of the three Demi-gods after being refined, exceptionally precious.
Ace inhaled through his nose. The Divine Power essence surged into His body, bringing both His physical body and soul to the absolute limit of Level 4. His divine eyes shone brightly. Dragging the Supreme Secret Realm, He returned to the Wizard World Cluster. The essence in the Supreme Secret Realm still had to be left for the Wizard World, to give the world a greater foundation.
Ace gave Betty and Bayen a few instructions, then entered His own demi-plane, returned the nebula to its position, and began synchronization. The physical body, soul, demi-plane, and mental imagery world needed to be a trinity (four-in-one) to achieve the true limit state of a Demigod.
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