Soon, John successfully led the Hunters into the depths of the Eternal Forest.
He had never been here before.
The forest was lush, teeming with life, its vitality rivaling even that of his Death Land.
“Elven Spring!” In the distance, a meandering spring caught his eye.
The immense life force was radiating from this very spring-undoubtedly the Elven Spring.
John slowed down, carefully sensing his surroundings. There were many traces of life energy, but none belonged to gods.
This should be the Void Area, so why wasn’t there a single godly presence?
“Human, this is only one of the coordinates!” A dignified voice called out from afar as a middle-aged man appeared, followed closely by the Beast Clan’s army.
“Ans-Dragon?” John sensed the aura emanating from the man and guessed his identity.
Ans-Dragon nodded slightly, acknowledging John’s presence.
Behind them, Munir led the Hunter army, surging forward with ferocity.
John couldn’t afford to waste time. He activated his spatial talent and carefully scanned his surroundings.
As expected, he detected a weak point in the fabric of space.
“Open up!” he shouted, unleashing a full-power Flying Sword Strike at the spatial weak point.
Buzz!
The spatial energy fluctuated, instantly tearing open a rift that led straight into the Void Area.
John could sense thousands of powerful auras inside-all of them belonged to beings stronger than lower-tier gods.
Among them, there was one presence so terrifying that it made him shudder- a presence even more formidable than Ans-Dragon.
He had no time to think further. Staring at Munir, he taunted coldly, “If you’re not afraid of death, follow me inside!”
With that, he dashed into the spatial rift.
“Human, you won’t escape!” Munir didn’t hesitate and charged in with the Hunter army right behind him.
Entering the Void Area, John found himself in a vast emptiness, befitting its name. The only notable feature was a small spring bubbling gently, flowing outward into the Eternal Forest.
This was the source of the Elven Spring.
Whoosh!
Behind him, the countless Hunters swarmed in as well.
“So many powerful auras!” Munir, too, sensed the unusual nature of this place. Instead of fear, he became incredibly excited.
“Human, I should really thank you. I’ll kill you first, then devour these gods. Perhaps I can nurture a new Queen Mother.” He laughed triumphantly and lunged at John.
Nurture a Queen Mother?
John was puzzled but didn’t have time to ponder. Countless Hunters flooded toward him. He immediately launched his counterattack.
“Hunters?!” Suddenly, a chorus of shocked voices rang out as several god-level powerhouses descended. Seeing the endless tide of Hunters pouring in, they felt a chill run down their spines.
“Hurry! Inform Lord Overseer!” One of them shouted in panic, only to be overwhelmed by the swarm of Hunters in an instant.
Roar…
Roars and screams echoed through the Void Area as the two sides clashed violently.
None of the gods noticed John in the chaos.
John made sure not to expose himself. While fending off the attacking Hunters around him, he steadily moved towards a grand hall in the distance.
Whoosh, whoosh…
Suddenly, several powerful auras descended, making even John feel a sense of dread. They were upper-tier gods-eleven of them in total.
Thankfully, with the Hunter army present, the combined strength of the Beast Clan and the Demon Race alone would have been insufficient to stand against these beings.
“Godslayer!” At that moment, an upper-tier god from the Angel Race spotted him and roared furiously, charging straight at him.
John was startled. Not daring to confront the upper-tier god head-on, he swiftly fled deeper into the midst of the Hunter army.
“Damn you! You brought these creatures here!” The enraged upper-tier god, known as the Wrath of the Gods, pursued him relentlessly.
“An upper-tier god of the Angel Race!”
“A rare delicacy!”
“Get him! Devour him!”
Roar!
The Hunters howled madly and swarmed towards the upper-tier god, abandoning John
entirely.
The allure of an Angel Race upper-tier god was clearly stronger than the Hunter hatred imprint on John.
The entire Void Area descended into utter chaos.
Faced with the onslaught of billions of Hunters, not even god-level powerhouses could hold
their ground.
John saw two mid-tier gods being devoured by the Hunters.
The devoured Hunters instantly evolved into demigod-level entities, their power surging. They became even more ravenous, their eyes blood-red as they fearlessly assaulted the surrounding gods.
At this point, John was trapped within the encirclement of the Hunters, continuously casting wide-area magic attack spells.
These Hunters couldn’t threaten his life, but escaping their grasp was no easy task either. He could only do his best to draw the Hunter army closer to the grand hall in the distance, hoping to divert the attention of more god-level powerhouses.
The situation grew increasingly chaotic. Even the Angel Race upper-tier god chasing him was now entangled by countless Hunters, losing track of John’s presence.
“Get out of my way!” The upper-tier god roared repeatedly, his entire body shrouded in Holy Light as he slaughtered the Hunters with fury.
But his health continued to plummet rapidly. Unlike John, he didn’t have any special life recovery methods. Even as an upper-tier god with over ten trillion HP, he was on the brink of danger under the relentless percentage-based damage attacks from the Hunters.
“Hunters, this is my domain. I have no intention of slaughtering you, so withdraw at once!” A majestic voice reverberated through the air, accompanied by an overwhelming pressure that made even upper-tier gods feel completely powerless.
John’s heart pounded in fear. This must be the terrifying presence he had sensed earlier.
“The Overseer!” Munir’s eyes widened in astonishment, his gaze burning with excitement as he stared intently at the palace in the distance, his breathing heavy. “Charge! Take down The Overseer first!” he roared, abandoning John and the surrounding gods, leading the Hunter army straight towards the distant palace.
“Courting death!” A furious roar, as loud as thunder, shook the heavens and the earth. Without warning, a barrage of magical attacks rained down from the void above. Hurricanes roared, heavenly fire descended, tidal waves surged, and the ground shook with
violent tremors…
In an instant, hundreds of magical strikes pummeled the ground like the apocalypse itself. Countless Hunters were annihilated in the blink of an eye.
Such a dense array of attacks made even John feel inadequate in comparison.
But the Hunters were utterly fearless, devouring the corpses of their fallen comrades and charging toward the grand hall with no end in sight, wave after relentless wave.
“Is that… The Overseer?” John murmured, swallowing hard as he watched the terrifying onslaught of magic that felt like a natural disaster.
He had learned from Tony and the others that Heidern, one of the gods, was known as The
Overseer.
In the previous world’s collapse, he had obtained the ultimate artifact with the help of the Shadow Clan and ascended to the status of The Overseer, making his power unfathomable. “Godslayer!” An enraged shout pierced through the chaos as the upper-tier god from the Angel Race spotted John and charged at him furiously.
“Not good!” John’s expression shifted. With the Hunters focused on attacking the palace, the gods were granted a temporary reprieve.
All eyes turned to him, and a barrage of attacks ensued.
Boom!
[You have been instantly killed by the upper-tier Angel Race god, Divine Core Lei. The
Undying and Immortal talent has been activated…]
The prompt flashed as he resurrected at full health. Without a moment’s hesitation, John
turned and fled.
The upper-tier gods of the Angel Race were masters of soul attacks.
Although his Soul Technique had seen massive improvements, he was still no match for an
upper-tier god.
“Hmph, you can’t escape. Stop wasting time! The Hunters are for Lord Overseer to handle.
Focus on killing this human first!” The Angel Race upper-tier god roared, rallying the
surrounding gods and launching a direct attack at John.
“Damn it!” John was infuriated. These gods were utterly shameless-ganging up on a mere
eighth-tier powerhouse like him!
Dozens of god-level beings surged forward, most of them mid-tier gods.
There was no way he could escape.
“Fine, let’s do this!” He gritted his teeth as his soul power surged. He activated the Red Lotus
Fire without hesitation.
Buzz!
Crimson flames erupted, enveloping several nearby gods.
“Ugh! Soul attack…” Agonized screams echoed as several mid-tier gods clutched their heads,
struggling in pain, utterly defenseless.
Even the upper-tier gods frowned. The Red Lotus Fire bypassed all soul defenses, dealing
pure, raw damage. Even though their Soul Techniques were superior to John’s, they still
couldn’t withstand it.
“Human, you dare wield Hellfire! I won’t let you escape today!” The upper-tier god of the
Angel Race endured the burning pain in his soul. A glowing sword formed before him, whistling through the air as it thrust toward John.
“Damn it, a soul attack!” John’s expression shifted, sensing the terrifying soul power contained within the sword.
His current Soul Technique couldn’t possibly withstand it.
“Kid, leave it to me!” A figure suddenly appeared in front of John, effortlessly intercepting
the glowing sword attack.
It was Ans-Dragon.
“Whoosh!”
“Kid, I’ll hold them off. You go and resurrect The Immortals,” he turned and advised. With a
sweep of his silver spear, a whirlwind erupted, and he charged at the Angel Race upper-tier
god.
“Attack!” Battle cries reverberated as the Demon Race and Beast Clan armies stormed in, engaging the other god-level powerhouses.
Meanwhile, The Overseer was entangled by the Hunter army.
The remaining gods were held off by the combined forces of the Demon Race and the Beast
Clan, providing John with a golden opportunity.
However, the Beast Clan and the Demon Race couldn’t hold out for long. He needed to act
quickly.
John blended into the chaos of the Hunter army, charging toward the distant palace.
If his guess was correct, the fallen gods and The Immortals were sealed within that very palace.
Boom!
A gigantic fireball, like a falling meteor, crashed down beside him and exploded violently. The tremendous energy ripple instantly killed him.
[You have been instantly killed by The Overseer Heidern. The Undying and Immortal talent
has been activated…]
The prompt flashed as he resurrected at full health, though his head throbbed with stabbing pain-his soul had been injured.
The Overseer’s skill attacks contained soul damage as well.
John couldn’t afford to worry about it. He dodged the barrage of magical attacks as best he
could, accelerating toward the palace.
Boom! Boom!
Explosions erupted continuously around him.
His strength was simply too weak. Even the slightest touch of these skills was enough to kill
him instantly.
Fortunately, at this point, a large number of Hunters had already stormed into the palace, distracting The Overseer. The frequency of magical attacks in the air decreased. Seizing the opportunity, John finally made it into the palace. Ignoring the Hunters around him, he activated his Spatial Awareness talent once more, carefully sensing the interior of the palace and searching for the location of the seal.