42: divine disaster

"The Flame Demon is imprisoned. Why release it and then suppress it?"

Li Si didn't understand this point. It was clear that the Wandering Swordsman had cut off the key to the prison, allowing the Flame Demon to escape. It wasn't because the Flame Demon itself was powerful enough to forcibly break the sealed prison.

"It can't be held anymore."

Wang Shidao shook his head: "The Flame Demon's strength is about to break through, and the prison's seal is on the verge of shattering."

So that's how it is.

Li Si nodded in understanding, comprehending Wang Shidao and the Wandering Swordsman's plan. They intended to heavily injure and then suppress the Flame Demon, or even directly kill it, before its power broke through.

At this moment, the black flames above Black Flame Valley, south of Mingyue Village, became even more terrifying, like a blackened sun.

"You're here."

The Wandering Swordsman looked at Wang Shidao.

"I'm here."

Wang Shidao nodded.

"Are you ready?"

"Sort of."

Wang Shidao hesitated for a moment.

"Mm."

The Wandering Swordsman nodded solemnly.

Immediately, he carved with his right hand, forming a brilliant sword art.

"Boom!"

A fierce wind swept through.

His phantom clone in the sky transformed into countless wind swords. They rotated and merged, their aura expanding. Finally, they condensed into a small sword, raging like a doomsday hurricane, imprinted on the Wandering Swordsman's brow.

A terrifying pressure was born.

"Ding!"

"Warning: NPC - Wandering Swordsman is forcibly advancing to godhood, unable to control divine power, and is about to cause immeasurable divine calamity."

"Warning: NPC - Wandering Swordsman is forcibly advancing to godhood, unable to control divine power, and is about to cause immeasurable divine calamity."

"Warning: NPC - Wandering Swordsman is forcibly advancing to godhood, unable to control divine power, and is about to cause immeasurable divine calamity."

......

The system prompts refreshed hundreds of times per second.

In an instant, all the players in Mingyue Village were collectively dumbfounded.

"Godhood advancement?"

".... Awesome, there's actually a god hidden in our Mingyue Village."

"Haha.... No wonder the Wandering Swordsman is so aloof, he's actually a god."

"Didn't you see that he can't control his divine power?"

"If he can't control divine power, he's not a god?"

"I'm very curious what this immeasurable divine calamity actually is."

"Curious +1."

"+1."

At this moment, Mingyue Village's chat channel went insane. Messages refreshed rapidly, at least a thousand messages per second.

Near the Old Willow Tree.

Li Si's brows were already tightly furrowed.

Divine Calamity!!

The divine disaster mentioned by the ancient powerful being in the Sun Cave.

It actually appeared at this moment.

The timing of the divine calamity's appearance far exceeded his expectations. Damn it, shouldn't gods only appear in the late game? How did one appear in the Novice Village?

Li Si expressed his inability to understand.

Moreover, he didn't want to get involved. Gods were too terrifying, not something a new player like him could influence. It was better to go offline.

Without any hesitation, Li Si immediately chose to exit the All Heavens Game with his mind.

However, the expected offline didn't happen.

He was still in the game, in Mingyue Village, near the Old Willow Tree.

A bug?

Li Si was surprised.

At this moment, the system prompt arrived late.

"Ding!"

"You are enveloped by divine power and are temporarily unable to go offline."

"....."

Li Si was surprised.

At this moment, a verdant sword seal appeared between the Wandering Swordsman's brows.

"Clang!"

The sound of a sword resounded through heaven and earth.

Invisible sword energy fluctuations bloomed.

"Ding!"

"Warning: Affected by NPC - Wandering Swordsman's Gale Divine Power, you take 1000 Wind attribute damage per second until the Wandering Swordsman's Gale Divine Power dissipates."

"Warning: Affected by NPC - Wandering Swordsman's Gale Divine Power, you take 1000 Wind attribute damage per second until the Wandering Swordsman's Gale Divine Power dissipates."

"Warning: Affected by NPC - Wandering Swordsman's Gale Divine Power, you take 1000 Wind attribute damage per second until the Wandering Swordsman's Gale Divine Power dissipates."

Warning prompts refreshed before all Mingyue Village players' eyes.

At this moment, the players' curiosity collapsed.

"Holy crap!!"

"What the heck is this?"

"Oh my god!!"

"1000 Wind attribute damage per second, I can only live for two seconds?"

"Quick, go offline!"

"Damn it, I can't go offline."

"Damn you!!"

"......"

At this moment, shouts from players echoed throughout all areas of Mingyue Village.

"Swish swish swish...."

Large patches of white light flickered.

-1000!

Players with less than 1000 HP died.

Mingyue Village's resurrection point was instantly full.

"Damn you!"

"Can't go offline!!"

"Game official, damn you!"

"Game designer!!!"

"Oh my god!!"

"......"

At this moment, enraged players cursed, greeting the ancestors of the All Heavens Game official and the All Heavens Game designer countless times.

"Is this.... the divine calamity?"

Looking at the Wandering Swordsman in the sky, Li Si felt a pang of unease. The Wandering Swordsman was clearly not evil, but even after he ascended to godhood, he still triggered a terrifying divine calamity.

Then what about the inherently evil Flame Demon?

What kind of disaster would it bring upon its emergence?

As Li Si pondered, Wang Shidao made his move. Golden light erupted from his benevolent face, spreading across Mingyue Village.

The dense golden light was incomparably sacred.

It first enveloped the native NPCs of Mingyue Village, then the players in the resurrection point, and then the golden light continued to spread, enveloping high-level players like Qian Duoduo, Qian Miaomiao, and Wang Dapao.

Finally, it enveloped Li Si's body.

"Is it because my HP is the highest?"

Li Si murmured to himself.

His cheap master seemed to be compassionate and benevolent, wanting to save everyone.

And he did.

His sacred golden light protected all the residents and players in the village.

"Ding!"

"Under NPC - Wang Shidao's magical protection, you are temporarily immune to NPC - Wandering Swordsman's Gale Divine Power."

This system prompt made the players breathe a huge sigh of relief.

"Damn it, you almost scared me to death."

"Oh my god, thankfully there's NPC protection, I only lost one level. Otherwise, my level would have gone to zero today."

"Which NPC is this Wang Shidao?"

"He's the owner of the blacksmith shop in the village."

......

He blocked it.

Li Si looked at Wang Shidao in a daze, relieved.

At this moment, his inner thoughts changed; he didn't want Wang Shidao to die here anymore.

"Boom!!"

A demonic shadow appeared in the sky above Black Flame Valley.

The Flame Demon was completely free.

Overwhelming black flames swept through, and terrifying heat waves emanated high temperatures.

"Suppress!!"

Wang Shidao coldly snorted, his eyes blazing with golden flames, isolating the Flame Demon's dark demonic flames.

"Hahaha.... Humans are indeed as hypocritical as ever. Is it really worth sacrificing your life force to save these foolish ants? Why not just ascend to godhood and rule this continent with me?" The scarlet demonic eyes glared at Wang Shidao.

"Our paths diverge, we cannot conspire together. Gale, I can't hold on for long, quickly suppress and kill it." Wang Shidao roared.

"Wind, come!!"

The Wandering Swordsman coldly snorted.

In an instant, endless gales swept through, overwhelming the Flame Demon.

"Hahaha.... With just you, little brat, to suppress and kill me? Pipe dream." The Flame Demon howled, unleashing black flames to meet the Wandering Swordsman's gale.

The divine war began at this moment.

At the same time, in the real world.

"Boom!!"

A terrifying typhoon suddenly swept across the sky.

This scene astonished people greatly.

But what was even more astonishing was yet to come. The fierce winds howled, which should have been a sign of cloudy and rainy weather. However, above Tiannan Province, there was no sign of dense clouds and rain; instead, boundless black flames ignited.

The howling winds collided with the black flames.

"Boom!!"

The glass of countless high-rise buildings shattered.

Hundreds of satellites in space issued warnings, and then were instantly destroyed by powerful shockwaves.

Satellite debris drifted into the vast starry sky.

"What's happening!!"

The people of Tiannan Province were terrified.

"Oh my god!"

"Is it the end of the world?"

"No!"

Countless people looked up at the sky and prayed.

At this moment, countless golden lights, sacred and brilliant, like an energy shield from a sci-fi era, completely isolated the strong winds and black flames, protecting the entire Tiannan Province.

At the same time, on an unknown island in the Pacific Ocean.

The highest council of the Blue Star Federation was convened urgently.

"I propose to initiate the All Heavens Game for All Citizens plan." The Chinese representative spoke with powerful conviction.

"I agree." The Russian representative immediately agreed.

"I second that." The Free Country representative quickly raised his hand.

"Agree!"

"Concur."

"Approved."

"......"

The three giants reached a tacit agreement, and numerous smaller countries followed suit. The All Heavens Game for All Citizens plan was officially passed.

Inside Mingyue Village.

The divine war was in full swing.

The players stopped their actions at this moment.

They looked up at the sky, watching Gale VS Black Flame. They could only see the Gale and Black Flame because the Wandering Swordsman and the Flame Demon were too fast for the naked eye to distinguish.

"Hahaha...."

The Flame Demon's voice came from the sky: "Hypocritical human strongman, you want to save those ants? I insist on killing them, killing all of them."

"Hahaha...."

The Flame Demon laughed wildly, smashing the Wandering Swordsman's attack with a punch, then raised a hand and struck towards Mingyue Village.

"Boom!!"

Dark demonic flames descended from the sky, silently crashing towards Mingyue Village.

It was like a doomsday catastrophe arriving.