Just one glance was enough—
Chonglou, Demon Lord of the Southern Border, felt a burning sensation sear through his eyes.
"No... I can't keep looking," he gasped, tearing his gaze away.
"If I keep staring, I'll go blind!"
His vision was already blurring, the heat scorching even through his eyelids.
This terrifying existence...
he couldn't even look at it directly.
Across the heavens,
Emperor Fuxi stood frozen, trembling slightly.
The once-supreme ruler of the Six Realms, believed himself immortal and untouchable.
Until today.
Now, he realized with devastating clarity—
there existed a being even greater than him.
"Damn it..."
Fuxi clenched his fists tightly, fury and fear twisting across his face.
"After I exiled Fei Peng, I thought I'd rid the heavens of all threats.
I never expected... someone even stronger would appear!"
His heart sank deeper.
There were no champions left in the heavens strong enough to stand against this new god.
Fei Peng had long been reincarnated.
The remaining gods were but paper tigers.
And he, Emperor Fuxi, master of treachery and schemes—
the one who plotted Nuwa's death, the one who tricked Scaboo into downfall—
was powerless now.
He could only watch helplessly as this foreign god descended upon the Six Realms.
...
In the Southern Border—
At the Nuwa Temple, the saintess who guarded the shrine knelt in despair.
The colossal figure in the sky had plunged her soul into terror.
The Cthulhu has come...
The world will perish...
she thought miserably.
If only the Mother Goddess Nuwa still lived to save them.
But Zi Xuan, the last descendant of Nuwa, had long fallen in love with a mortal.
She wasn't here to help.
The saintess could only lower her head and pray silently.
...
In the Underworld—
The wailing of ten thousand spirits filled the gloomy abyss.
Under the god's divine pressure, countless specters found themselves pinned helplessly to the ground.
At first, they screamed in pain.
But then... something miraculous happened.
The rage and resentment festering within their souls began to dissolve,
washed away by the god's radiance.
Their pain vanished.
Their chains of hatred melted into nothingness.
The Ghost King of the Yama Realm watched, awestruck.
Never before had he seen anything like it.
Even Emperor Virtue's power paled compared to this.
...
Meanwhile, back at Shu Mountain—
Under the scouring of divine power, the once-mighty Demon Lock Tower crumbled into dust.
Sacred light wrapped around Red Kwai and Solanum, shielding them completely from harm.
In the shadows nearby, the Evil Sword Immortal—
who had been hiding, waiting for his chance—
grinned wickedly.
"Hehehe... at last!"
"The Demon Lock Tower is gone! My Evil Sword Immortal is finally free!
Thank you, outsider god! In return, I'll gladly devour your believers!"
Without hesitation, the Evil Sword Immortal transformed into a black mist and lunged toward Red Kwai.
Boom!
His body slammed into the golden barrier surrounding her.
He froze midair.
In the next instant, an overwhelming force seized him, locking him in place.
Panic flooded his mind.
Impossible! I'm beyond the Three Realms! I'm not bound by any law!
No one should be able to touch me!
But the god's might crushed such notions effortlessly.
In the golden sky above—
the Eternal God shifted his gaze toward the struggling demon.
A cold, disdainful voice echoed:
"Filthy worm...
You dare lay hands on my believers?
Your punishment is annihilation."
Across the mountain, Qing Wei and the other elders of Shu Mountain watched, their hearts trembling.
They saw the Evil Sword Immortal, engulfed in purple flames,
screaming and begging for mercy.
But the Eternal God paid no heed.
A few breaths later—
the once-feared Evil Sword Immortal, a creature beyond life and death,
was reduced to nothing but ashes, wiped clean from existence.
Dead.
Completely and utterly dead.
...
Beneath the golden light, Red Kwai knelt respectfully.
"Great Eternal God," she said, her voice trembling with emotion,
"your humble believer welcomes your descent."
The god's voice rumbled like thunder:
"I see your efforts.
I am pleased with your sacrifice."
Though from the mortal's view the Demon Lock Tower had simply crumbled,
in truth—
its destruction had been transformed into a magnificent offering, absorbed into Lucian's Divine Realm.
He turned his gaze toward the broken remnants of Shu Mountain.
Those proud sword immortals, once masters of the world, now cowered like ants.
Lucian sneered.
"Shu Mountain...
A so-called holy land,
its leaders long corrupted by their pursuit of Heaven's Way,
driven mad by ambition without even realizing it."
He raised a hand.
The sky darkened.
An enormous divine palm, veined with endless law, slammed downward.
"No! I don't want to die!"
Cang Gu shrieked.
The Shu Mountain elders tried to resist—
but it was futile.
With one deafening boom—
the entire Shu Mountain Sect was obliterated, leaving behind only birds, beasts, and two trembling girls.
...
Lucian's voice echoed through the heavens:
"From this day forth,
Red Kwai shall be granted the status of a Two-Star Believer.
You are permitted to learn Second-Class Divine Arts."
"I bestow upon you ten thousand years of cultivation,
and the Pure Body of Colored Glaze."
"You shall establish the Supreme Church,
with Shu Mountain as your holy seat."
Golden light rained down from the skies.
Half of Lucian's divine power reshaped the ruined mountain, erecting a magnificent shrine a hundred meters tall:
The Eternal Shrine.
Bathed in divine glory,
Red Kwai's strength soared—
surging far beyond even Emperor Fuxi himself.
Throughout the Six Realms, countless beings felt the shockwave of her new power.
...
The Eternal God spoke again:
"As for your brother...
I have already sent word to Solanum.
Once she uses meditation, the memories of her past life will return, and she will reunite with you."
With the final matter settled—
Lucian turned his gaze coldly toward the cowardly deities lurking in the heavens.
He snorted disdainfully—
then withdrew, vanishing into the swirling Sea of Chaos.
The world trembled in his wake.