152: Chapter 152 Collapse of Worldview

Seeing Rona charging at him like a madman, Ishtaro turned tail and fled without the slightest hesitation.

Having achieved his goal, there was no need for him to linger there any longer.

Rona chased after Ishtaro, leaving the Deep Realm along with him.

Perhaps because he had been suppressed in the Deep Realm for too long, even though Rona was a True God, he had lost his sanity under Ishtaro's provocation.

Watching Rona's departing figure, within the chaotic Deep Realm, some Righteous God suddenly remarked:

"Rona..."

"He probably won't be coming back."

Hearing this, the other Righteous Gods nodded in deep agreement.

As bystanders, they saw much more than Rona did.

They knew full well that Evil Gods below the level of "Old Ones" were all a bunch of mindless lunatics.

As an Evil God, it should have been impossible for Ishtaro to possess sanity.

Yet the reality was that Ishtaro not only possessed sanity, but his intelligence was also quite high.

Judging by his performance just now, his intelligence was even higher than that of the True God Rona, whom he had lured away.

This forced these Righteous Gods into deep thought.

In truth, these Righteous Gods had long seen that Ishtaro wanted to lure Rona away, and they had the power to stop it before it happened.

However, adhering to the principle of "better a fellow Daoist die than oneself," and wanting Rona to scout the way for them,

even though they could have intervened to prevent Rona's demise, they did not actually do so.

After all, if Rona wasn't lured away this time, there was no guarantee that one of them wouldn't be the next to face trouble.

Some sharp-eyed Righteous Gods had even seen that Ishtaro was a Near-God, and his strength was not to be underestimated.

With such strength, these Righteous Gods did not believe that there wasn't an Old One standing behind him.

An Old One who could allow their Fallen Ones to maintain their sanity—the mere thought of it made these Righteous Gods shudder.

"They've started fighting in Subspace."

Suddenly, a Righteous God who had been keeping a close eye on Rona spoke up to alert the others.

Upon hearing this, the gods all turned their gazes toward the scene.

Due to Lin Sheng's orders, Ishtaro did not immediately lure Rona to the Outer Universe, but instead kept him pinned down in Subspace.

After all, the Outer Universe was not a place for gods to fight; no god would be foolish enough to engage in a major battle there.

Watching the battle between Ishtaro and Rona, the Righteous Gods observing from the shadows couldn't help but feel alarmed.

They could all see that Ishtaro had only recently become a god; at most, it had been no more than twenty thousand years since his ascension.

Furthermore, the type of god Ishtaro had become was the most looked-down-upon "Near-God" among the deities.

Yet, this very Near-God, a new god of less than twenty thousand years, did not fall into a disadvantage at all while fighting Rona, a powerful True God who had ignited his own divine fire.

Even though Rona was in a state of extreme rage and his attacks lacked discipline,

even so, Ishtaro's ability to hold his ground truly shocked the spectating Righteous Gods.

"Not good, other Evil Gods are trying to intervene in this battle."

The commotion from the battle between Ishtaro and Rona was significant, and being in Subspace, any large disturbance would inevitably draw those mindless Evil Gods like leeches to join the fray.

Fortunately, the Old Ones, whose presence outweighed their sanity, looked down on a battle of this level.

Thus, as long as the fight wasn't on their turf, Old Ones generally wouldn't take the initiative to enter the battlefield.

Moreover, with Rona being a faithless True God and Ishtaro suspected to be a subordinate of some Old One, the Old Ones wouldn't gain any benefits from attacking them.

"Hmm?"

Just as those Righteous Gods were watching intently, wondering how Ishtaro and Rona would deal with the approaching Evil Gods, a blinding golden light suddenly obscured their vision.

Following closely was a soft "hmm" of slight curiosity.

This golden light seemed to contain myriad Daos; many Righteous Gods who failed to close their eyes in time suffered damage to their divine bodies under its radiance.

"Leave now, and you shall be spared from death."

With a thought, Lin Sheng transmitted a message to the Righteous Gods who were secretly spying on the scene.

Based on his golden immortal dao fruit, this message contained the pressure of the Golden Immortal level.

None of these Righteous Gods were at the level of a Master God; therefore, facing the pressure of a Golden Immortal, they felt as powerless as if they were facing a Master God.

Even though this pressure didn't feel particularly aggressive to their senses,

a "Master God" was still a "Master God," and they did not dare to provoke the dignity of a Master God.

"We did not know of your arrival, Venerable God. We hope Your Excellency will forgive us."

"Venerable God, we shall leave immediately."

"We thank the Venerable God for sparing our lives."

Under Lin Sheng's pressure, those Righteous Gods all withdrew their gazes with lingering fear.

At the same time, they did not forget to thank Lin Sheng for his mercy.

After sensing that the prying eyes around them were almost gone, Lin Sheng finally turned his attention to the two before him.

When Lin Sheng first appeared in Subspace, the approaching Evil Gods had been scared off by the aura radiating from him.

Although Evil Gods lacked sanity, the instinct to seek advantage and avoid harm still existed.

Their subconscious told them that if they approached Lin Sheng, they would die.

Thus, the moment Lin Sheng appeared, they fled without a word.

"I thank the Venerable God for coming to my aid."

"I see that this Evil God is not like the others, completely devoid of sanity."

"There must be a great secret hidden within him."

"I beg the Venerable God to take action, capture this Evil God, and uncover its secrets to prevent the universe from falling into darkness."

Rona still didn't understand the current situation.

He only knew that after Lin Sheng appeared, the Evil God before him was suppressed by this suddenly appearing "Master God."

Thus, Rona subconsciously thought that this "Master God" must have seen the uniqueness of the Evil God and had come specifically to capture it.

"Oh?"

"What secret do you have? Let's hear it."

At this moment, Lin Sheng felt a mischievous whim take hold of him; he didn't move against Rona immediately but instead shifted his gaze to Ishtaro.

Hearing this, Ishtaro hurriedly knelt and spoke devoutly:

"My Lord, you may check my memories as you wish."

"This... this... this..."

Seeing this situation, Rona's worldview suddenly began to collapse.

This conscious Evil God was actually a Subordinate God of a "Master God"?

"Could it be that as long as an Evil God becomes a believer of a Righteous God, they can regain their lost sanity?"