"In the na of light..."
As the chanting resounded, the authenticity of the identities of the two Dukes of Zhen Yue seed to have been resolved.
Yet, these followers did not cease their shooting; instead, their firepower grew fiercer. Everything that happened on this Black Snow Mountain... in their eyes, was a nightmare.
The cruelest truth in this world is that sotis reality is often more terrifying than nightmares.
The Duke of Zhen Yue waved his hand, casting out four porcelain bowls.
Carved upon them were the sun, the moon, the stars, and clouds.
After being cast out, the four porcelain bowls vanished into the endless night of the snow mountain, seeming to coalesce into so kind of array domain at that mont.
This was a massive array that enveloped the entire Black Snow Mountain.
The blood of the two dead followers began to burn, as if becoming the fuel for so "silent ritual."
"Danger!!!"
The pendant emitted a violent warning!
Gu Shen’s pupils contracted as he imdiately reacted...
Retreat!
The snow mountain was vast.
At the mont "light" appeared, a violent snow tide surged in, but the array patterns ford by the four porcelain bowls had already stabilized, and a mysterious and unknown "sacrifice ritual" began to unfold stably—
"Screech!"
"Screech!"
The sound of silk fabric tearing echoed, followed by painful roars and wails.
This sound of tearing silk ca from the "Zhenyue Robe"!
Followers wearing the Zhenyue Robe were engulfed in radiant and dazzling flas, filled with anger, fear, and pleas for rcy... but it was all in vain. Wearing the robe dood them to the burning of the light.
They did not know that wearing the "Zhen Yue Robe" not only ant obtaining the "Power of Light Blessing" distributed by ng Xiao, but also ant that when ng Xiao decided to begin this sacrifice ritual, they would irreversibly be incinerated by the scorching light.
Fate is fair.
Even those on a Divine Throne must observe the iron law of "equivalent exchange."
To manifest their will... requires a powerful "source" as a substitute, and to act freely, lives must be sacrificed...
At this mont, they beca the feedstock... perated by the ultimate light, a force they could not resist.
The grand light shredded the nightmare.
The consciousness of the Light God’s Seat pierced the void at this mont, declaring its arrival through this terrifying sacrifice ritual!
Upon the Black Snow Mountain, the "Mirror Dream" pattern was triggered once more.
However, this ti the {door}, seed sowhat weak...
The black snow surged, attempting to extinguish the "light" summoned by ng Xiao, but light and dark, like fire and water, depend on which is stronger and more pure.
The seven transcendent beings burned their lives to create a "Door of Light."
Black snow backflooded.
Yet it could not extinguish this ultimate light.
...
...
Gu Shen sprinted madly down the mountain.
At this mont, he finally understood why ng Xiao had rcilessly attacked those two followers!
His previous intuition was correct—the Duke of Zhen Yue brought these people into the Disaster Realm without ever intending for them to survive!
They were dood to die sooner or later!
And his orchestrated "annihilation" prompted the Duke to comnce the ritual directly, the terrifying divine might sweeping, shredding the Mirror Dream, the barrier between reality and illusion cleared away by the blazing light—
The Black Snow Mountain truly glowed as bright as daylight.
And it wasn’t just a mont.
It beca a constant state of daylight.
The swirling black snowflakes were illuminated into a ghastly white by the brilliant Holy Light, stripping away the "Power of Darkness" they contained.
Gu Shen felt his scalp tingling.
Suddenly, he understood a puzzle he hadn’t solved earlier.
ng Xiao persistently pursued him, probably not coincidentally... this guy truly sought to challenge him in a "Divine War"!
For he entered the Disaster Realm with the intent to summon the "Light God’s Seat"!
But what was it about this Black Snow Mountain that attracted the Light God’s Seat?
Except for the word "Netherworld King."
Gu Shen couldn’t think of any other reason.
Racing through the snow mountain, he dared not look back, feeling a vaguely burning sensation behind him. The deaths of those seven followers beca the initial feedstock for the sacrifice ritual, and a "God-Descent" passage seed to be under construction in the void... yet the Beizhou Empress had made no move?!
Her Majesty the Empress had promised him she would descend at the mont of danger!
As Gu Shen sprinted downhill, he summoned the Ruler through spiritual power.
"..."
The situation infuriated him to no end!
The usually proactive devil now had disappeared without a trace!
Not even a wisp of spiritual energy dared to erge... was this guy actually afraid of the yet-to-descend Light God Seat?
"Do you believe I’ll throw you into Black Silver!"
Gu Shen cursed in anger.
The Ruler remained unmoved.
Clearly, after completing their deal, it was not worried about the "Black Silver" threat... at least not at this mont, this threat was hardly painful.
"Fine..."
Gu Shen sneered, "Afraid of the Light God’s Seat, do you believe I’ll toss the Ruler into that mass of Holy Light behind us?"
The words had imdiate effect.
The devil cursed in exasperation, "Gu Shen, damn you! Only now do you co looking for , you want dead?!"
Gu Shen squinted his eyes.
Though fleeing for his life, with the situation dire, he still noticed the devil’s choice of words!
This guy, afraid of dying?
Could it really die?
"At a ti like this, what difference does it make between us?" Gu Shen encouraged mildly: "It seems you know everything... now it’s your ti to contribute, don’t hide in the Ruler, get out and work! Didn’t you always want to trade?"
"You damn well treat like a slave?"
The devil was fuming, "Can you see that door? It’s not a simple God-Descent... Light City is constructing a spatial passageway for the physical descent of a deity! With my current power, how could I possibly contend with the Light God Seat?"
It seems the power of the Ruler is also limited.
This devil... currently couldn’t match strength with a Divine Throne, though judging by the achievent of wounding the God of Wine in Da Du during its descent, its power shouldn’t be much weaker. The reluctance to fight now might be because the power of the Light God Seat restrains it too much.
What caught Gu Shen’s attention more is another key point.
"The Light God Seat intends to descend physically?"
He pondered deeply.
The Empress reopened the Duolu River Disaster Realm because of the "energy" linked behind this Black River... and just as the Duolu River mission was about to reach its crucial point, the Light God Seat’s physical descent occurred!
What follows next... goes without saying!
Is this a bid to seize resources?
His thoughts stalled at this point... because Gu Shen could not understand, why, with the Light God’s Seat about to descend physically, the Empress within the pavilion remained inactive.
Even if Her Majesty the Empress was all-knowing and acted only after careful consideration.
Could she really remain seated in such a situation?
"I must escape."
Gu Shen spoke gravely, unwilling to gamble. If the Light God’s Seat descended, it would be a devastating blow for him... even carrying Gu Changzhi’s letter wouldn’t help.
If his identity as the Netherworld King was seen through by the Light God’s Seat.
He feared in an instant he would be obliterated!
"Nonsense, of course, you must flee!"
The devil in the Ruler, though previously silent, was actually more anxious than Gu Shen.
The light gate atop the mountain had already taken shape.
It had begun to pulse with fierce vibrations!
This was the precursor to the "Light God" descending, soon illuminating the entire snow mountain in silvery white, leaving all shadows with nowhere to hide, and it was unlikely to escape either.
"But the problem is... where to flee?"
Gu Shen gazed down the mountain.
He couldn’t see the scenery beyond the snowstorm at the mountain’s base, but at this mont... it seed he had no better choice.
"To the Nether River! The bottom of the mountain leads to the Nether River!"
The devil roared, "The woman in the pavilion can’t be relied upon, you have only one way out, jump into the Nether River, there it can shroud all divine thought!"
Gu Shen was shaken to the core.
He grabbed the Ruler, his voice hoarse as he asked, "What did you just say?"
At the foot of the mountain, the latter part of the Duolu River...
Was the Nether River?!
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