682: One vs. Eight

“Guanghui! She hid herself really well!”

A low growl, like a wild beast, echoed across the vast, boundless wilderness.

A massive Dragon, covered in iridescent scales, lay on a mountain peak, letting out an angry roar.

With the Dragon’s wrath, lightning intertwined.

The air was filled with a tyrannical and overbearing aura.

However, this roaring lightning only raged on one side of the mountain peak where the Dragon was located.

On another mountain peak not far away, the climate was normal, with clouds and mist swirling.

It was just that there seemed to be an anomaly in the flow of time on that mountain peak.

The speed of the clouds flowing was sometimes fast and sometimes slow, like a stuttering slideshow.

There were nine other such anomalous mountain peaks in this boundless wilderness.

Some mountain peaks burned with eternal flames,

while others were completely hidden in snowstorms.

Each mountain peak was the divine seat of a God.

And the anomalies surrounding the mountain peaks were manifestations of divine authority.

This was the hundredth floor of the Heroic Divine Realm, the Mount of Gods.

The Dragon that had just roared was the God who governed the Legendary Shore, the Legendary Dragon, Aslan.

“Aslan, calm down.”

From the mountain peak separated from Aslan, an old voice came.

Accompanied by the ticking sound of a clock, the Time Elder leisurely said, “When Guanghui opposed the construction of the Isolation Gate, I already noticed her anomaly. Her standing on our opposite side was only a matter of time.”

“But not at this crucial moment!”

The Legendary Dragon roared, “This world is facing an invasion! Her betrayal at this critical juncture will put the Gods in an irreversible predicament!”

“Things are not that bad.”

The Time Elder leisurely said, “In my plan, Guanghui’s Power was not that critical.”

Hearing this, the Legendary Dragon raised his neck and asked, “By your tone, you seem to be very confident in defeating that Evil God named Qin Yang?”

The Time Elder nodded and said, “I will banish Qin Yang to a thousand years later.”

“Do you have that ability?”

The Legendary Dragon questioned, “Before, you only sent Qin Yang back half an hour, and you couldn’t even erase the impact he caused.”

“That’s because his strength is very strong.”

The Time Elder nodded in admission, adding, “But this doesn’t mean this plan is unfeasible, as long as we are willing to pay some price.”

“What price?” the Legendary Dragon asked.

The Time Elder lowered his eyes, looking down.

At this moment, the Professionals from all over had already taken action.

The army to subjugate the Evil God was gathering together, like numerous tributaries flowing into a river.

Looking at these passionate Professionals, the Time Elder forced a look of sadness and said, “To contend with Qin Yang, we need to sacrifice the Power accumulated by the Heroic Divine Realm over a thousand years as fuel.”

Hearing this, a hint of realization flashed in the Legendary Dragon’s vertical pupils.

After a moment of silence, he flapped his wings and flew up, stirring up bursts of chaotic storms.

The Time Elder asked, “Where are you going?”

The Legendary Dragon answered without looking back, “I’m going to gather the Professionals abandoned by Guanghui. Since they are all fuel, they can’t be wasted.”

“That’s right.”

The Time Elder chuckled and nodded, saying, “And those Power Of Faith, can’t be let go either.”

...In the early morning, the adventurers of the Heroic Divine Realm were still immersed in the shock and joy of the version update.

A massive Dragon, shimmering with colorful lightning, tore through space and descended.

Immediately, a majestic voice sounded.

【The Radiant Goddess has betrayed the world and joined the faction of the Evil God.】

【The Gods will forever banish this betrayer, and at the same time declare War on the Evil God.】

【Professionals abandoned by Guanghui can join other factions; the Gods will bestow Power upon you.】

【And Mortals who once believed in Guanghui, you only have one chance to choose.】

【Change your faction and faith, or die!】

Boom!

The voice of the Legendary Dragon penetrated ninety-nine layers of the world.

What the heck?

The version updated again?

I, who was in both factions, suddenly became a villain?

Hearing this announcement, those adventurers who were immersed in joy were struck as if by a bolt from the blue.

The Shan Hai Divine Continent faction bond hadn't even been unlocked yet.

And you're telling me it's an evil faction?

Instantly, the adventurers of the Guanghui Faction understood everything.

Based on past experience,

this was the prelude to the start of a new faction War.

Before each faction War began, the Gods would define the opposing faction as “evil.”

But this was just external propaganda for War.

Whether a faction was righteous or evil could only be concluded after the War ended.

Just like the Goddess of Stars before, a God who defeated the Dark Prince and the Doomsday Witch should, in theory, be absolutely righteous.

But after her fall, she was defined as “evil” by the Gods.

To this, the adventurers could only accept it.

The pen was in the hands of the victors; they could write whatever they wanted.

However, this time was a little different.

In previous faction Wars, the various forces were always evenly matched.

Even if there was a situation of mass attack, it was only in the Late Stage of the War, when weaker factions began to unite against stronger ones.

The Goddess of Stars was ganged up on during this period, which led to her failure and direct obliteration by the Gods.

And the Radiant Goddess's situation seemed even worse; she was isolated from the very beginning.

Clearly, this faction War had no balance whatsoever.

“What do you say, should we stick to our faction?”

“Eight factions ganging up on Guanghui, which side do you think has a better chance of winning?”

“Definitely the other factions. I think I’ll change my faith.”

“I actually think Guanghui has a better chance of winning. If she wasn’t strong, why would she be ganged up on?”

“I think so too. It feels like the Gods panicked and made this decision.”

“Moreover, the Radiant Goddess doesn’t even want Professionals anymore. She’s either crazy, or incredibly strong.”

“Just for the fact that she doesn't want Professionals, I support her! Why should those outsiders lord over us here?”

Just like last night, the Professionals of the Guanghui Faction gathered together, discussing the plight of their own faction.

But different from last night.

At this time, they were much more subdued.

When conversing, they were all on guard against adventurers from other factions.

Because of the Radiant Goddess’s “betrayal,” they had been isolated by the whole world.

Fortunately, the Guanghui Faction had a considerable base.

Even many kingdoms, the entire population of which believed in Guanghui.

Before the War began, they still had a safe environment to make their final choice.

And at this moment,

Qin Yang, in the Imperial Palace, was rubbing his hands, getting excited.

“This world truly did not disappoint Us.”

On the Dragon throne, Qin Yang’s eyes were blazing.

He was still savoring the battle in the Summoning Battlefield.

At that time, nine “Prodigies” challenged him.

That scene, it was incredibly thrilling.

Although he didn’t get to fight to his heart’s content in the end, the experience was still good.

Moreover, it was better for all the Gods to come at once than for him to fight them one by one.

Now, a similar opportunity had arrived.

The Gods coming together would save him a lot of time.

His previous caution was out of concern for Lin Xuan’s safety.

Now, Lin Xuan’s soul had been recovered, and his Physical Body’s whereabouts were also known.

So he no longer had so many concerns.

It’s just… “One against eight, it’s a bit unsatisfying.”

“At least it should be one against fourteen, right?”

Thinking of this, Qin Yang couldn't help but feel a little regretful.

He felt that the balance of power between the two sides was still a bit off.