Ice Talker pondered for a moment before speaking, “It’s said that The Overseer of five stars and above has the ability to kill the Creator God.”
“Five stars?” John furrowed his brows. He was currently only at the second-star peak of The Overseer, not even at the third-star level, let alone five stars. There was still a long way to go. Ice Talker didn’t dwell on this issue further and continued, “Godslayer, I need to return to Nature Star. You should be careful. It’s best if you don’t leave World-in-Hand for now.”
With the Gods’ Game unfolding, she was concerned about the situation on Nature Star. “Do you want me to come with you?” John asked.
“No need. That’s my hometown. No one dares to touch me there.” She said confidently, then gave a brief farewell, leading Terran and the Emperor of the Underworld as they left.
John watched them depart, his brow furrowed, lost in thought.
“John.” Sini approached him, a smile on her face, and asked cautiously, “Aren’t we going out recently?”
“Hmph!” John snorted, glaring at her. “I’m going into seclusion. You all stay here quietly.” “Cand-Dragon.” He then turned to Cand-Dragon and ordered, “Keep an eye on Sini. If they try to sneak out again, you’ll answer for it.”
“Me?” Cand-Dragon hesitated, clearly aware of the complicated relationships between John and the others. He didn’t want to upset anyone, but he had no choice but to reluctantly agree.
John finally relaxed and made his way under The Tree of Life to begin his seclusion and cultivation.
This time, during his exploration of The Immortals’ Secret Area, he had gained a great deal. He had killed The Overseer and the Shadow City Lords, plundering vast amounts of attributes, as well as the power of the Heaven and Shadow Laws.
Moreover, he had slain Burning Sky and obtained Netherworld Hellfire, whose power was on par with his Golden Lotus Hellfire.
He had also acquired the Eight Desolate Body Refining Technique and several priceless treasures from the Witch Clan.
He planned to refine the Netherworld Hellfire and merge it, increasing the level of his techniques. His goal was to level up quickly and break through to mid-tier gods.
Sitting cross-legged, he began the process of refining the Netherworld Hellfire. Buzz!
Deep within his soul, the Golden Flame Lotus appeared, slowly spinning and absorbing the black Netherworld Hellfire.
…
[Your Lotus merges with Netherworld Hellfire. The Golden Flame Lotus has evolved into the Purple Flame Destruction Lotus.]
[Golden Lotus Hellfire evolves into Purple Flame Hellfire, dealing triple Soul Technique damage.]
Two days later, John successfully refined the Netherworld Hellfire. The Golden Flame Lotus was now surrounded by purple flames, transformed into the Purple Flame Destruction Lotus.
Furthermore, his Golden Lotus Hellfire had evolved into Purple Flame Hellfire, and his soul damage had been increased once more.
Whoosh!
He focused his mind, and a wave of purple flame erupted, sending heat waves sweeping through the air.
“Impressive!” He was both surprised and delighted. The Purple Flame Hellfire not only increased soul damage but also added powerful fire magic damage, making it even more potent than the previous Netherworld Hellfire.
The Purple Flame Hellfire can deal three times the amount of soul damage. With John’s current Soul Technique at over six million, that means he can inflict nearly twenty million points of soul damage.
John was taken aback by this figure. It was enough to threaten even Lord God-level beings. However, the Purple Flame Hellfire inflicts continuous damage rather than a sudden burst of twenty million soul damage. Killing a Lord God with this attack alone was still unrealistic.
He withdrew the Purple Flame Hellfire and took out a Witch Clan treasure.
With a thought, his Beast Clan avatar appeared. He intended for the Beast Clan avatar to refine this treasure.
Burning Sky had the ability to fuse the powers of the Witch Clan and Beast Clan laws, and John had tried merging other races’ powers as well, but all those attempts had failed.
He speculated that only powers from the same origin-like those of the Witch Clan and Beast Clan-could be fused.
[Your Beast Clan avatar fuses and refines the Witch Clan treasure. All four basic attributes increase by 600,000.]
The prompt flashed on the screen.
Since his Beast Clan avatar had used the Apocalypse Stone, it easily refined the Witch Clan treasure, causing its power to increase once more.
“Time to level up the Eight Desolation Body Tempering Art!” John opened his attribute panel and began to improve his martial technique.
During this time, he had plundered a massive number of skill points and skill stones-over four hundred million in total.
But it still wasn’t enough. To break through to mid-tier gods, he needed to level up his seven advanced techniques to the 20,000 level.
This meant he would need at least seven hundred million skill points.
John couldn’t help but feel a headache coming on. Earning skill points was far more difficult than leveling up.
“One step at a time,” he muttered, no longer dwelling on it. He began consuming skill points to level up the Eight Desolation Body Tempering Art.
[You consume 10 skill points. Eight Desolation Body Tempering Art has been upgraded to
level 2. Body strength +1.]
The Eight Desolation Body Tempering Art was a body-refining technique, increasing physical strength without providing any other boosts.
John’s physical constitution wasn’t particularly strong, so for him, this was especially
important.
He continued to level it up.
…
[You consume 100 skill points. Eight Desolation Body Tempering Art has been upgraded to level 100. Body strength +1.]
…
[You consume 1,000 skill points. Eight Desolation Body Tempering Art has been upgraded to level 1,000. Body strength +1.]
…
[You consume 10,000 skill points. Eight Desolation Body Tempering Art has been upgraded to level 10,000. Body strength +1.]
[You have comprehended Immortal Art: Diamond Body Protection.]
A prompt flashed, and John had finally unlocked a new skill after upgrading the Eight Desolation Body Tempering Art to level 10,000.
[Diamond Body Protection: Immortal Art. A powerful body defense technique that increases your defense by 100 times and reflects 10% of the damage back to the enemy. Cannot resist soul damage. Consumes 1,000 spiritual power per second.] “Diamond Body Protection?” John was surprised. “It seems similar to Tony’s Immortal Golden Body.” In his Heaven and Earth Transformation state, with a 100-fold defense boost, he was confident he could block even the peak attacks of upper-tier gods, and he wouldn’t be afraid to face a Lord God either.
Not only that, but it also reflected 10% of the damage back to the attacker.
The only weakness was that it couldn’t resist soul damage.
“Let’s see if the powers of the Witch Clan and Beast Clan can fuse.” John sat down cross- legged again, carefully controlling the fusion of the Witch Clan and Beast Clan powers within
his Beast Clan avatar.
Buzz!
The hum of energy echoed through his body, and the two forces showed no signs of resistance. Instead, they fused together naturally.
John opened his eyes, surprised. He had braced himself for pain or injury, but everything was going incredibly smoothly.
[You have successfully fused the Witch and Lich powers, gaining Creatorbloodlines. All four base attributes +1,000,000. Heaven and Earth Transformation enhancement increased, Creation and Destruction skill power increased…]
“Creatorbloodlines… this…” John exclaimed, unable to believe what was happening.
The Witch Lich was a being born after the death of the Creator, and John never expected that fusing the Witch Clan and Beast Clan powers would grant him Creatorbloodlines-his strength had significantly increased.
Most notably, his Heaven and Earth Transformation multiplier had jumped from 100 times to
200 times.
As for the power of the Creation and Destruction skill, he’d need to test it out to fully understand its capabilities.
“Does fusing Demonic Power really grant Creatorbloodlines?” John thought to himself, a new realization dawning on him. With excitement, he took out another Witch Clan treasure.
He had killed quite a few Witch Clan strongmen, and he still had seven Witch Clan treasures in
his possession. John decided to test his theory, so he found Cand-Dragon to verify the fusion.
“Big eel, are you ever going to stop? I told you already, I’m not sneaking out,” Sini’s voice
grumbled in dissatisfaction.
For the past few days, Cand-Dragon had been keeping a close watch on her.
“I can’t help it. You can’t leave my sight,” Cand-Dragon said helplessly, unable to get angry
despite being insulted by her.
It wasn’t just his relationship with John-without the Heaven and Earth Transformation state, Cand-Dragon knew he wasn’t a match for Sini, especially with her newfound mastery of
the Power of the Nine Nether.
Her power had grown significantly, making her more unruly by the day. “Master, you’re finally out of seclusion!” Cand-Dragon noticed John and visibly relaxed.
“John!” Sini hurried over, her face brightening. “Can I finally go outside? I’ve been cooped up
for days, I’m going crazy.”
“Hold on a bit longer,” John replied, shooting her a glare.
This girl had grasped the Power of the Nine Nether, and her strength had increased dramatically. She was becoming increasingly difficult to manage.
Ignoring Sini, John took out a Witch Clan treasure and an Apocalypse Stone, handing them to
Cand-Dragon. “Here, this is a Witch Clan treasure. The Witch Clan power can fuse with the Beast Clan power. After you refine it, see if there’s any change.”
Several of the Beast Clan’s upper-tier gods were incredibly powerful, most of them having
fused two different race treasures.
However, Cand-Dragon only had a Beast Clan treasure.
“Witch Clan? Alright.” Cand-Dragon was a bit confused but trusted that John wouldn’t harm
him. He began refining the Apocalypse Stone and quickly proceeded to fuse the powers.
Under John’s guidance, he carefully merged the Witch Clan and Beast Clan powers. “Witch Clan power and Beast Clan power are so similar?” As the two forces fused successfully, Cand-Dragon’s eyes widened in disbelief.
John nodded and asked, “So, did you gain Creatorbloodlines?” “Creator…bloodlines?” Cand-Dragon shook his head in confusion, then his face lit up. “But my Heaven and Earth Transformation multiplier has increased to 150 times.”
“150 times?”
John furrowed his brows. Cand-Dragon had not gained Creatorbloodlines, and his Heaven and Earth Transformation multiplier was not as high as his own.
His multiplier had reached 200 times, and his other divine skill, Creation and Destruction, had
been enhanced as well.
He suspected that the boost was due to the Creatorbloodlines.
Even so, Cand-Dragon’s improvement was still impressive.
John took out the remaining Witch Clan treasures and several more Apocalypse Stones,
handing them to Cand-Dragon. “Give these to the Beast Clan experts to refine. The combination of these two races’ treasures will unlock their full potential.”
“Got it,” Cand-Dragon said, gratefully accepting the items. “Thanks, John!” He quickly left
the area, eager to escape the constant pressure from Sini and the others.
With John out of seclusion, Cand-Dragon was finally free from their persistent nagging.
“John, can I go outside now?” Sini pestered him once more.
John sighed, about to respond when a private message notification suddenly appeared.
He froze, confused. He had descended in his true form to Shadow Star, which meant he was no
longer a player, and there were no other players around. It had been a long time since he’d
received a private message.
He quickly opened the message, and to his surprise, it was from Ritchie.
Ritchie: “Boss, long time no see. Did you miss me?”
John furrowed his brows, puzzled.
When the Skyline Continent was destroyed, all players had their connections severed. Only
they had descended onto Skyline Continent, unable to leave, and had entered Shadow Star.
But how was Ritchie suddenly online?
Not only that, but a familiar name also appeared in his friends list.
Flow of Time! It was Malina.
He quickly typed a message to Ritchie.
Godslayer: “How are you online?”
Ritchie: “The Gods’ Game suddenly reconnected to Earth. This time, it opened eight star domains, and entry was random. I got lucky and ended up in the Shadow Star, where you are.”