The Era of Gods

Chapter 544: Chapter 544: The Endgame and Return of the Star Soul Crystal Wall System

Although there are still hidden Ancient God Transformers in the unknown corners of the Void, these Transformers do not know where to hide, nor dare to show themselves for fear of being discovered by the two Dominators.

The balance that had been maintained for tens of thousands of years had made the Nightmare Sovereign somewhat careless, and so…

The Incarnation of the Nightmare Sovereign’s consciousness was seized by him. With the loss of this trump card, the Nightmare Fortress could no longer withstand them. After a few days of processing the shock brought by Lin Xiao’s capture, the human players launched a fierce attack once again against the Nightmare Fortress and the remaining Nightmare players.

Like a tide, the human players surrounded the Nightmare Fortress, their emotions high and their battle spirit soaring.

The intense melee now had nothing to do with Lin Xiao. At this moment, he had obtained the coordinates of the Nightmare Main World from the Incarnation of the Nightmare Sovereign. His body, larger than a planet, was sailing through the Void towards the Nightmare Main World.

The final step was to open the world barrier of the Nightmare Main World, then wreak massive destruction, and then he could return ahead of time.

It didn’t matter how much damage he caused, as long as he could kill more beings from the Nightmare Main World. That would be the greatest blow to the Nightmare Sovereign.

Both the Human Main World and the Nightmare Main World were not far from the Outerworld. Soon, he arrived at an expanse of the Void and burst through a Void Storm that stretched for a million kilometers, only to see a pitch-black Void with nothing in sight.

However, with the coordinates of the Nightmare Main World, Lin Xiao could instantly detect something unusual in this pitch-black Void.

As he approached the coordinates, the soft light film invisible to the naked eye in the Void blocked him. It was a defense barrier set up by the Nightmare Sovereign for his birthplace, the Main World, mainly to prevent discovery by other creatures in the Void.

There probably was one near the Human Main World as well, which indeed blocked many covetous glances.

But this thing was no match for a Titan.

Lin Xiao pressed his hand on the light film, gently pushed down, and a depression formed. His massive Bronze palm, as large as a continent, slowly burned with black radiance. The light film also ignited with black flames where they touched, and the point of contact sizzled violently, provoking an intense reaction of repulsion.

Theoretically, this light film could block any being below the True God level, but not him.

Once his Bronze hand pressed a certain distance into the light film, Lin Xiao suddenly changed from pressing to grabbing, and his other burning giant hand also came down to seize the light film.

“How dare you!”

The Wrathful roar of the Nightmare Sovereign spanned an entire universe to reach him, but Lin Xiao ignored it, forcefully grabbed the light film, and yanked hard.

“Rip!”

The light film was violently torn apart, revealing a darkened world suspended in the Void, its planet heavily tainted.

Lin Xiao paused for a moment, and the next second, his face showed sudden realization. He burst into laughter, his enormous voice causing the Void to ripple with fierce tides:

“So you knew the secret of the Ancient gods too, you were also prepared. But unfortunately, you didn’t have enough time!”

Most of the massive planet had been contaminated, and within it resided a terrifying existence identical to Yarji, but even more enormous. Lin Xiao came to a sudden enlightenment, feeling somewhat frightened as he said:

“I wondered how you would let Yarji become an Ancient god, I felt something was amiss when I killed Yarji, so that’s how it is!”

Now the whole truth was clear. The Nightmare Sovereign had transformed Yarji from a player into an Ancient god physique in the Under World where just a small part resided. His True Body was actually in the Nightmare Sovereign’s Main World, and it had already tainted much of the Nightmare Main World.

This act was certainly not a suicide, but rather a preparation against Lin Xiao and the hidden Ancient God Transformers.

As is well known, Ancient gods would transform and vanish after corrupting and devouring a Star Soul. The Nightmare Sovereign… probably didn’t know this before, like the Human Overlord, and likely only discovered it after finding the remnants of an Ancient god deep within the Setek Pothole through Yarji. With a helper like Lin Xiao on the Human Overlord’s side, He had to find an ally to deal with Lin Xiao, so He struck a deal with Yarji and began nurturing him.

He couldn’t possibly cultivate a new Titan. As one of the earliest Titan Ancient Gods, the Nightmare Sovereign knew the birth conditions for a Titan were extremely severe and too time-consuming—it could take tens or hundreds of thousands of years, and He didn’t have that time.

Thus, inspired by the transformation of Ancient gods, He transformed Yarji into one.

But there was another problem—without a Star Soul for Yarji to devour and transform.

Though Star Souls were rare, with the strength and perception of the Nightmare Sovereign, He probably knew several locations, but again, there was no time.

Crucially, the Nightmare Sovereign was at his limit; His True Body needed to confront the Human Overlord, and His Incarnation didn’t have enough strength to let Yarji corrupt a Star Soul, devour it, and transform in a short time. With no other choice, He had to resort to the last method, offering up His own birth planet for Yarji to corrupt and devour.

As the world born from the Nightmare Sovereign, possessing radiant civilizations and plenty of strong beings, as well as the lingering spirituality of the Nightmare Sovereign, under normal circumstances, it would be impossible for mere Ancient gods to corrupt it. Even without the intervention of the Nightmare Sovereign, the strong beings of this world alone could suppress a nascent Ancient god.

But with the Nightmare Sovereign’s permission, it was different.

What Lin Xiao saw at this moment was a vast world corrupted by him. Countless powerful beings fell, and Yarji’s body occupied one-third of the planet. He had already crossed the line of a True God. Though his strength had not yet reached the levels of the Lifespan Devourer Zagulon that Lin Xiao had witnessed before, the difference was not much.

All he had to do was wait for Yarji to devour the entire planet, as well as the spiritual essence left by the Nightmare Sovereign, which could replace the Star Soul. Although it was far inferior to a real Star Soul, it was still enough to enable its metamorphosis. By then, Yarji’s power might reach a level comparable to that of a Titan…n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

Lin Xiao had some doubts about this, knowing from personal experience that after the Star Soul transformed into a Titan, its power could skyrocket by an unfathomable factor, making it immensely powerful. However, he didn’t believe that the transformed Ancient gods could reach a level comparable to the Titan Ancient Gods.

If they were truly that powerful, those transformed Ancient gods wouldn’t be hiding.

But that was the thing—the Nightmare Sovereign had no choice. Lin Xiao’s sudden arrival had disrupted Its plans, forcing It to resort to this desperate measure.

Besides, there was no turning back from this risky gamble, for Yarji had already sacrificed the planet of its birth. If it failed, it would be doomed forever.

However, Lin Xiao now felt that the Nightmare Sovereign was already doomed to defeat. He had entered the Nightmare Sovereign’s Main World, and Yarji had not yet finished devouring. He certainly wouldn’t wait for Yarji to complete its feast.

Yarji, perched on the planet, could sense Lin Xiao’s arrival, given that its head was even larger than the moon that hung in the sky year-round. From the surface of the planet, one could only see Lin Xiao’s upper body, which obscured the heavens and the earth.

In that moment, Yarji was confused, furious, and terrified.

Inside, it frantically communicated with the Nightmare Sovereign, receiving only a cold reply to hold on for as long as possible.

Despair showed on Yarji’s face.

“Hold on for as long as possible!”

Having crossed the boundary with the body of an Ancient god, how could it not know how terrifying the Titan Ancient Gods were? How could it possibly hold on?

But it had no choice. As an incarnation of an Ancient god that had corrupted the world, its body was entrenched deep within the planet, its thickest tendrils reaching deep into the magma layer beneath the earth’s surface. Even if it tried to flee now, just extricating its body would probably take a month, and the opponent certainly wouldn’t afford it that much time.

Beg for mercy?

Even less likely; those in the same camp might pay a bloody price for their lives.

Between the humans and the Nightmare civilization, it was a fight to the death—one side was bound to fall.

Lin Xiao stood outside the planet, looking down on Yarji as it rapidly shrank its own body, and laughed heartily as he reached out with his Titan Hand, wrapped in the essences of earth, fire, wind, and water, to grasp downward.

In that moment, the remaining living beings on the planet witnessed a scene they would never forget—a gigantic Pillar Sky hand fell from beyond the skies, gripping and forcibly pulling the entrenched Ancient god from the southern end of the planet out into space…

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“Phew! That sure brings back memories!”

Lin Xiao exhaled lightly, still recalling the moment his mighty Incarnation killed Yarji.

After forcibly extracting Yarji from the planet, Lin Xiao went all in and directly transformed into a Black Hole, devouring the entire Nightmare Planet.

Then, the enraged Nightmare Sovereign came to kill him. Before It even arrived, the rules of the void millions of miles away where Lin Xiao was, had been forcibly altered. Lin Xiao was so frightened that he immediately chose to return, and his Titan Body crumbled, turning into a powerful Innate Ancient God Source which was subsequently absorbed by the Human Overlord who followed closely behind.

He didn’t know what happened next, but according to the agreement, he had already more than fulfilled his task. Whether there was a role for him to play afterward didn’t matter. The Human Overlord had absorbed the Titan power he had devoured from the Nightmare Main World, which was equivalent to absorbing a part of the Nightmare Sovereign’s power. This was enough to break the Balance that had been maintained for billions of years, thus defeating the Nightmare Sovereign.

The hidden Ancient God Transformers had no need to worry; he might not have known about them before, but now that he was aware, they posed no threat.

Although he only had brief contact before his return and did not see the true face of the Nightmare Sovereign, the fact that It could alter the world’s rules without even appearing indicated that Its power was stronger than he had imagined. If he truly faced the Nightmare Sovereign, even as a Titan Ancient God, he estimated that he wouldn’t last long before being killed.

This meant that these hidden Ancient God Transformers had less impact on the two Overlords than he had thought.

Moreover, the ongoing battle that had lasted hundreds of millions of years between the two Overlords of the Star Soul Crystal Wall System was finally about to end soon.

This time, the conclusion would come quickly, as the Human Overlord had already gained an absolute advantage. The Nightmare Sovereign, having lost the support of Its birth Main World and even if It allied with those hidden Ancient God Transformers, couldn’t turn the tide. It was just a matter of holding out a little longer, the outcome wouldn’t change.

Which means, all Lin Xiao had to do was wait for the Human Overlord to completely defeat the Nightmare Sovereign to receive the promised benefits—

Two shares of Innate Ancient God Source, a large amount of Origin of the Crystal Wall System, all subordinates who had merged the bloodlines of the Supreme Naga and Star Spirits, as well as a mysterious reward promised by the Human Overlord!

Besides that, Lin Xiao had also secretly snagged some good stuff to bring back.

PS: I inserted a few hundred words into the middle of chapter five hundred and thirty-five, filling a previous small plot hole. It was when the protagonist was schemed against upon first entering the Outland, and here he happened to get revenge, so it’s no problem if you don’t read back—just filling a small gap to avoid criticism….

PS: Book recommendation: “My Wife Is a Cutout” Synopsis: This is a book about drawing a wife, and the portal is below.