207: Final Destination

Sharing the perspective of the mentally handicapped Heavenly Dao, a high-and-mighty will looked down upon the Three Gods.

After unleashing the Reaper's Scythe, everything in the world seemed to slow down by countless times.

Xu Le saw green seawater appearing on the Sea God's body, covering him inch by inch like a frame-dropping video; the small snakes on the Serpent Mother's head crawled to the ground one by one, spitting poisonous mist; the Eyeball was the strangest, emitting a red light as it looked at the scythe in the sky.

"Die!"

With a single thought from Xu Le, from the perspective of a deity, he saw three scythes slashing into the three deities simultaneously.

The boundless seawater was instantly parted. Despite this resistance, the Sea God's Divine Soul was split in two, yet it remained firmly fixed in place by the seawater; the Serpent Mother's small snakes stiffened simultaneously as their souls were sucked away, her face turning two shades paler; the Eyeball's red light was completely useless, as it was struck directly by a full-power slash, causing a wisp of its Divine Soul to drift out.

Just as it seemed the entity would become the first deity to die by his hand, its Divine Soul suddenly dissipated. The Eyeball on the spot suddenly regained its spirit and, without any hesitation, tore through space and vanished.

Next were the Serpent Mother and the Sea God.

Like cats that had their tails stepped on, they fled without a hint of hesitation.

The scythe was retracted, but it didn't provide The Gift immediately, nor did it fly back. Instead, it floated in the air as if in a daze.

"Shit, it's waiting for the God of Death to come over!"

Xu Le instantly understood the reason for this anomaly.

Previously, Blue Star had acted as a barrier, preventing the God of Death from sensing the specific location.

Now that Blue Star was no longer shielding them, the other party would surely discover this place immediately.

Run, run, run!

Judging by the attitude of the Three Gods, one could tell how powerful the God of Death was. Surely the original couldn't be weaker than his bootleg version, right?

He immediately summoned Kunpeng.

"Great Emperor, can you escape the pursuit of a deity?"

"Of course!" Kunpeng said with a face full of pride. "Before becoming a god, I was... unparalleled in speed when running away. After becoming a god, I really can't think of anyone who could catch up to me."

Xu Le breathed a sigh of relief. "That's good. The God of Death is chasing us, let's escape first."

"The G-God of Death? This thing has your aura on it. If we don't get rid of it, we can't escape. Quick, quick, quick!"

Kunpeng spoke with increasing urgency, his previous calm and posturing completely gone. Clearly, he had no confidence at all when facing the God of Death.

Xu Le was not one to dawdle either; he immediately prepared to conjure a bolt of Chaos Divine Thunder.

There was no need to drag things out if they could be resolved instantly.

However, before he could gather the thunderclouds, the Blue Star Heavenly Dao immediately stopped him.

The reason was that it did not comply with the rules of the Heavenly Dao.

Xu Le was helpless. Although he could "administer punishment on behalf of heaven," he had only devoured a very small portion of the Heavenly Dao and could not truly contend with the Blue Star Heavenly Dao.

Kunpeng moved quickly, with endless astral winds tearing and strangling. The Reaper's Scythe swayed slightly, and its body turned ethereal, causing the astral wind's lethality to be mostly negated.

"I hate these types who mess with souls and illusions, all style and no substance!"

Kunpeng flapped his wings, and the astral winds no longer surged from all directions but transformed into a terrifying tornado.

Under the intense tearing force, the Reaper's Scythe was like rootless duckweed drifting in the wind. It looked miserable, but it wasn't damaged in the slightest.

Xu Le pointed a finger and cast [Chain Lightning], which slammed into the Reaper's Scythe, only making it wobble without dealing any real damage.

After ascending to Divine-Grade, ordinary Mortal Rank Skills seemed somewhat weak.

Kunpeng had many Skills, and his water and wind systems were quite impressive, but they weren't the right remedy against the Reaper's Scythe.

Looking at the smugly swaying Reaper's Scythe, Xu Le had a flash of inspiration and cast the [Universal Salvation] Skill on it.

"namo amitabha buddha!"

The resonant Buddhist chant exploded beside the Reaper's Scythe, causing the latter to freeze instantly. Although it quickly began moving again, Xu Le's eyes lit up.

It worked!

If once wasn't enough, then twice.

If twice wasn't enough, then three times... "namo amitabha buddha!"

"namo amitabha buddha!"

"..."

Buzz, buzz, buzz... The Reaper's Scythe buzzed loudly, wanting to leave to find the God of Death, but how could Xu Le easily let it go?

"namo amitabha buddha!"

"..."

The Buddhist chants came faster and faster. The mana in Xu Le's body was rapidly consumed, transforming into the light of salvation, completely enveloping the Reaper's Scythe.

The Reaper's Scythe tried to fly up several times, but Xu Le's "Universal Salvation" Skill had a miraculous effect; every time it just started to fly, it would fall back down, unable to escape at all.

The Reaper's Scythe grew furious!

It stood upright, pointing its tip at Xu Le.

Xu Le wasn't afraid of the threat at all. The Reaper's Scythe's attacks were terrifying, but only if it could actually strike.

"namo amitabha buddha!"

"namo amitabha buddha!"

After two more Buddhist chants, the Reaper's Scythe could no longer endure it and self-detonated on the spot.

But its self-detonation was still too late.

The part that had been saved by Xu Le was completely unaffected. Although it was caught in the blast, a section of the handle remained, transforming into pure Divine Soul energy and merging into Xu Le's body.

[Divine Soul +0.1]

Unlike the previous Gift, this portion had been saved by him and belonged to him completely.

At the same time, a new Skill surfaced in Xu Le's mind.

[soul-hooking chain] (Divine-Grade)

Consumes 1 point of mana to condense into a soul-hooking chain, which can hook the target's Divine Soul out of their body. It can absolutely bind entities with a Divine Soul lower than 10 points. Duration: 30 minutes. Cooldown: None.

This Skill is pretty good.

Unfortunately, it consumes too much mana, and there's currently no time to test it.

Xu Le withdrew from his Heavenly Dao authority and his Divine Soul returned to Blue Star. He suddenly felt as if he were entangled by countless threads, making even breathing difficult.

This was just an illusion.

He had already become a god. Staying on Blue Star was like a giant being stuffed into a tiny mosquito net with the oxygen sucked out, and an omnipresent force was trying to squeeze him out of the net.

It was so uncomfortable!

He was about to leave when he suddenly felt that abandoning a treasure trove like Blue Star... no, leaving a mess like Blue Star would be irresponsible.

He immediately used [Mind Link] to relay his thoughts to Little Silly Crow, who responded excitedly.

"God, rest assured! With me on Blue Star, I will surely build a prosperous rear base for you."

Xu Le thought for a moment. Although Little Silly Crow was strong, she lacked the overwhelming power to face Half-God Rank Professionals.

He handed over the scythe of death staff and the demonic ghosts within it to her, and also assigned the not-so-smart (x) divine statue, who had the best relationship with her, to assist. Only then did he feel at ease.

[Wormhole Shuttle]

After placing Little Silly Crow and the divine statue in the First District, Xu Le followed the powerful squeezing force and was pushed directly out of Blue Star.

It wasn't the starry Universe he imagined, but rather like a higher dimension. Xu Le was squeezed into another world... at the exact moment the Reaper's Scythe self-detonated.

The God of Death's gentle expression turned completely cold.

He had acted on a whim, intending to check on his devout and rapidly growing believer, only to find the beacon was gone.

A pitch-black scythe appeared in his hand.

"Life is but a journey, death is eternal. The mortal realm has become filthy again!"

Just as he was thinking of finding the Prophecy God for a chat, that familiar aura surfaced once more.

"Chaotic Star Sea. Successful godhood ascension? Very well! Slaughtering a god is always more interesting than crushing an ant!"