Whoosh!
The five seconds of invincibility vanished, and his health was once again frantically devoured.
He could even feel the Tree of Life withering.
This couldn’t go on.
“Damn it!” he cursed, and immediately activated his soul skill, Soul Impact.
Buzz!
A tremendous force of soul power instantly surged into the pool of blood, attacking Blood Crow’s soul.
Boom!
John’s head throbbed, encountering backlash, but the enemy wasn’t spared either. The pool of blood trembled violently.
“So that’s it!” John realized that Blood Crow feared soul attacks.
Moreover, this Blood Crow’s Soul Technique wasn’t much stronger than his own, so the backlash it caused wasn’t severe.
Buzz!
The air trembled as a crimson flame ignited, enveloping the pool of blood.
“Ah…” A painful howl echoed.
The blood morphed into human form.
Blood Crow was no longer calm, struggling in agony as the Red Lotus Fire purified his soul bit by bit, leaving him unable to resist.
“Human, let me go! If I die here, you won’t escape either!” Blood Crow gritted his teeth through the soul-searing pain, coldly threatening John.
“Is that so?” John scoffed, saying coolly, “I’m willing to take that gamble.”
He stepped forward, closer to Blood Crow, whose soul power was now far inferior to John’s.
Whoosh!
The Red Lotus Fire dispersed, and Blood Crow was momentarily stunned, just beginning to relax when a surge of soul power invaded his mind again.
Memory Extraction!
John was intent on pulling secrets about the Shadow Clan from him.
A flood of memories poured into John’s mind.
Soon, he learned about the Shadow Clan and the hidden truths of the World of Gods from Blood Crow.
“So that’s the truth!” John withdrew his soul power, his expression becoming somber. At that moment, Blood Crow regained some composure, staggering back, his head buzzing. He glared at John and growled, “What have you done to me, human?”
He had just felt John invade his memories through some special method.
“Hmph! You’ve lost your value,” John said icily, snapping his fingers. The Red Lotus Fire reappeared and instantly devoured Blood Crow, purifying his soul completely.
[You have slain the Shadow Clan’s Blood Crow, gaining 176.76 billion experience points.] [Your level has risen to 4101…]
[Plunder talent activated, Shadow Power +1000, Soul Technique +1000, Skill Points +100.] The rewards for killing Blood Crow were similar to those for killing the Hunter Queen. Several items dropped to the ground.
But John didn’t pick them up. He stood frozen, processing the memories he had plundered from the depths of Blood Crow’s soul.
The Shadow Star was a powerful planet, home to a Supreme God-level being.
The strength of a Supreme God was terrifying, far surpassing The Overseer.
But the most terrifying aspect was the Shadow Clan, masters of Shadow Power, whose attacks were bizarre and deadly. Their only weakness was soul attacks.
However, they possessed soul cultivation techniques. This Blood Crow was merely a mid-tier god, having just broken through to mid-tier status, yet his Soul Technique had already reached over 80,000 points.
If it hadn’t been for John’s powerful soul attack methods, he would have been dead for sure.
And that wasn’t even the most frightening part.
From Blood Crow’s memories, John learned the secret of the World of Gods.
It was a game played by the gods-once it began, it couldn’t be stopped. Worlds were continuously devoured and destroyed, one after another.
The true beneficiaries were the Supreme Gods.
Shadow Star was merely one of the powers involved.
Other races were also pulling the strings behind the scenes, and their strength rivaled that of the Shadow Clan.
Moreover, the arrival of Earth’s humans in the World of Gods meant that the World of Gods had already connected with Earth, and the opening of a pathway was inevitable.
Even if John could delay it, once the energy of Skyline Continent was exhausted, the World of Gods would automatically devour the next world.
And Earth was its next target.
There were only two ways to stop it.
The first was what The Immortals once did: slaughter every divine being in this world,
severing their path to godhood.
Without divine beings, the gods’ game would automatically end.
Of course, the Supreme Gods would start a new game, so it wouldn’t be a permanent end.
But John was still too weak to slaughter all the divine beings on Skyline Continent.
There was, however, a second option.
That was to force the gods’ game to connect with another world sooner!
“Heh, Shadow Clan, you didn’t expect this, did you? You personally got involved and slaughtered The Immortals, but that caused the Shadow Star’s world channel to also connect with the World of Gods!” John smirked coldly, his mind already made up.
The fact that the World of Gods could connect with Shadow Star was something the divine beings of Skyline Continent surely knew.
At the very least, The Overseer Heidern, Cand-Dragon of the Beast Clan, and Beelzebub of the
demon race knew.
But they didn’t dare take that step.
Connecting Shadow Star to the World of Gods would cause the World of Gods to devour
Shadow Star’s energy until it was destroyed.
They couldn’t afford to provoke the wrath of the Shadow Clan.
But John didn’t care.
He raised his head to the vast sky, smiled coldly, and said quietly, “The gods’ game, huh?
Let’s play a round.”
Roar…
Suddenly, furious roars erupted from all around as countless Hunters swarmed toward him.
His battle with Blood Crow had already carried him out of the range of the Undying Flame’s protection.
John swiftly collected the items dropped by Blood Crow. With a wave of his hand, crimson
flames appeared, engulfing a large group of Hunters.
Wails echoed all around as the Hunters, unable to withstand the attack, had their souls
purified by the Red Lotus Fire, dying instantly.
John retreated back within the range of the Undying Flame’s protection.
He had absorbed a large amount of the Undying Flame, and the burning no longer affected
him.
Curious, he examined the items Blood Crow had dropped.
He acquired another Soul Essence and two Talent Copy Stones.
In addition, there was an entire set of treasures from the Shadow Clan.
Blood Soul, Blood Bone, Blood Eye, Blood Wing.
This set of treasures radiated a sinister, bloody power. To refine it, one needed to control
Shadow Power.
John could refine it, but he didn’t. He could clearly feel that the Shadow Clan’s treasures conflicted with his Immortal inheritance.
All three of his avatars had also comprehended the Immortal inheritance, making them unable to refine these items.
Besides, he had already mastered the weaknesses of the Shadow Clan. There was no need to
practice their techniques.
Ding!
At that moment, his private chat notification sounded-it was from Ritchie.
John had maintained contact with him throughout.
He quickly opened the private chat.
Ritchie: Boss, Tony asked me to let you know that the divine beings from all the major races
on Skyline Continent have teamed up. They’re trying to force open a portal to Earth.
John furrowed his brow. He hadn’t expected the divine beings of various races to unite.
A trace of killing intent flashed in his eyes, but he also knew that with his current strength, he couldn’t stop them.
He had to grow stronger quickly-before they could open the portal to Earth, he needed to connect to Shadow Star.
That portal was located right here, in the Ancient Battlefield Ruins.
John replied to Ritchie: “I understand. You guys should prepare to withdraw from the World
of Gods. It might become dangerous soon.”
The Shadow Clan’s attacks included soul damage, meaning they could permanently erase
players.
He didn’t want Ritchie and the others taking unnecessary risks.
Ritchie: Boss, what’s happening?
Godslayer: Don’t ask too many questions. Nothing will happen to Earth. Just do as I say.
Ritchie: Understood.
John closed the private chat and absorbed the Soul Essence, increasing his Soul Technique by
another 10,000 points. “Continue slaughtering the Hunters!” John knew he had to reach Tier Nine as quickly as possible. Only then would he have the strength to open the connection between the World of
Gods and Shadow Star.
…
Half a month passed, and John finally reached level 5000. He had slain 200 Tier Nine
legendary Hunters and successfully advanced to Tier Nine.
His strength increased dramatically.
He attempted once again to level up his Immortal Sword Technique and Overwhelming Battle
Energy.
“Still not working?” He frowned. The restrictive force was still there, though much weaker
than before.
“Wait, I should comprehend the Immortal inheritance again.” The thought struck him.
The last time he had gained the Immortal inheritance, he had been at Tier Seven. Now, having reached Tier Nine, he knew he would gain new insights.
He took off into Sword Flight. Wherever he passed, crimson flames erupted, slaughtering the
Hunters that swarmed toward him.
John flew effortlessly, cutting down all obstacles in his path, and soon reached a cave.
During the past month, everyone’s strength had grown significantly.
Especially Sara, Bonnie, and Behemoth, who had all reached level 9000 and were close to
breaking through to demigod status.
The women beside him had all reached Tier Eight.
The elves and members of the Blues Family were slightly weaker but had also advanced to the
mid-late stages of Tier Seven.
John greeted everyone briefly, then returned to the cave to continue comprehending the
Immortal inheritance.
Ensuring no one would disturb him, he focused inward, and soon, his three avatars appeared, each sitting cross-legged around the giant sword.
As expected, with his increase in strength, his understanding of the Sword Immortal class
deepened. Strands of The Power of Laws flew from the giant sword and merged into his body.
His three avatars experienced the same, each absorbing different strands of The Power of
Laws.
…
John’s mind immersed itself in the comprehension, unaware of the passing time.
After an unknown period, a notification flashed before him.
[You have comprehended the Immortal inheritance, +100,000 to all four basic attributes]
[Immortal Sword Technique has broken through to level 10,000, unlocking the Immortal Sword Mastery – Nine Heavens Sword]
[Nine Heavens Sword: Immortal Art. Wield flying swords to slay gods and demons of the nine
heavens. Requires 100% mastery of the Sword Law. Consumes 1,000 spiritual power per
second.]
…
[God Avatar has comprehended the Immortal inheritance, +100,000 to all four basic
attributes]
[Divine Path Technique has broken through to level 10,000, unlocking the Forbidden Spell –
Divine Mindless]
[Divine Mindless: Forbidden Spell, soul skill. Consumes soul power to control targets. The stronger and more numerous the targets, the greater the soul power consumed.]
…
[Beast Clan Avatar has comprehended the Immortal inheritance, +100,000 to all four basic
attributes]
[Overwhelming Battle Energy has broken through to level 10,000, unlocking the Divine Power – Heaven and Earth Transformation]
[Heaven and Earth Transformation: Divine Power. Transforms the body into a colossal giant,
increasing all attributes a hundredfold. Consumes 10,000 spiritual power and 10,000 demon
power per second.]
—
[Human Avatar has comprehended the Immortal inheritance, +100,000 to all four basic
attributes, +50,000 to Soul Technique.]
…