198: Chapter 198 The Level of Gods, The World of Gods

There, a vast divine Domain was shrouded in a thick aura of decay...

That was the divine Domain where The Unrotting Outer Court resided!

"No... what is this..."

The Pharaoh, who had been laughing maniacally in Lin Chuan's mind just moments ago, now let out a shrill, miserable scream filled with extreme fear and despair.

Through the broken Void Realm, Lin Chuan saw clearly.

That withered hand made a gentle grasping motion above the vast divine Domain of The Unrotting Outer Court.

Bang!!!

That Pharaoh, representing the will of a demigod, along with the divine Domain architecture where it resided, was like a bug crushed to death, instantly squeezed into fragments of Law dancing all over the sky! It completely vanished into thin air!

However, this was only the beginning!

Following the Pharaoh's disintegration, from the deepest part of the divine Domain, an indescribable entity—vast beyond description and entirely wrapped in foul-smelling, dark yellow bandages—let out a furious roar that shook the entire Nightmare World!

That was the true Dominator of The Unrotting Outer Court... an ancient demigod that had surpassed the S-Rank Ninth Tier!

Yet, when faced with the anger of this demigod, that withered hand simply curled its index finger and gave a gentle flick.

Rumble——!!!!!

The firmament of the Nightmare World seemed to be completely pierced through by that single flick!

Before the hand, that unimaginably powerful Unrotting demigod didn't even have room to struggle.

Its massive physical form was directly shattered by half under this single strike!

Countless dark yellow bandages, like kites with broken strings, scattered in the Void Realm of the Nightmare World, turning into a foul-smelling rain of blood.

"No!!!"

The Unrotting demigod let out a wail of extreme terror.

It didn't even care about its shattered half-body, instead transforming into a streak of foul-smelling light and fleeing desperately toward the deeper parts of the Nightmare World like a stray dog.

After doing all this, the withered hand slowly retracted, and the spatial rift that had torn through the Nightmare World dimension closed.

Inside the ancient grave of the Kunlun Ruins, deathly silence returned once more.

All the disasters and great horrors were thus casually and completely erased by a dying old hand!

In the West Continent, inside the Rebirth Temple.

Deep within Lin Chuan's consciousness, an unprecedented, and perhaps even bone-chilling, coldness arose!

What kind of existence is this!? To be able to shatter a demigod's physical form with a single flick across space-time dimensions!

"Go!"

Without the slightest hesitation, Lin Chuan controlled the six taboos of meishan and turned around, intending to rush out of the ancient grave.

But before the six taboos of meishan could take any further action, the withered old hand that had been hovering in mid-air just now slightly shifted its direction.

Hum!!!

An invisible, yet completely irresistible, supreme Law instantly pinned the six taboos of meishan firmly in place!

At the same time, Lin Chuan, far away in the Land of Rebirth on the Other Shore in the West Continent, suddenly felt a deep, ancient gaze that seemed capable of seeing through the ages of time, tracing along the six taboos of meishan and locking directly onto his physical body!!

That feeling of extreme trembling, of being completely seen through, where even the deepest secrets of his Soul could not be hidden, caused Lin Chuan's will to stiffen for an instant.

"A taboo body, possessing the Soul of a living person... and having recovered its Ego..."

Before Lin Chuan could recover, an old, hoarse voice, yet one tinged with a hint of kindness and playfulness, suddenly rang out in his mind!

"Hmm? Not bad! Not only did you recover your Ego, but you even condensed the prototype of a damaged Godhead..."

"Interesting little fellow."

"Don't be in such a hurry to leave."

Hearing this voice, Lin Chuan felt uncertain and suspicious.

This voice that had suddenly appeared had actually laid bare his greatest secret! His identity as a Transmigration! The truth of his retained human Soul! Even his 'Ego Godhead'... had been seen through completely by the other party!

"Senior... what is your intention?"

Lin Chuan forced himself to remain calm and responded to the old voice.

"Heh heh... No need to be nervous. This old man called you because I just want to make a deal with you."

The voice resounded again, seemingly without malice.

"A deal?"

"Indeed."

The old voice paused, its tone carrying a hint of imperceptible exhaustion and heaviness.

"The catastrophe is coming... this world doesn't have much time left for us."

"Although this old man can still move a bit, I cannot hold on for much longer."

"I want you to promise me one thing."

"When the true catastrophe descends, if you have sufficient ability... try your best to protect the Dongsheng Continent."

"Or..."

The voice became incomparably grave. "When everything finally returns to nothingness, if you have already achieved a supreme status, take a portion of the life sparks from the Dongsheng Continent... and leave this Chaos Void Realm composed of nightmares!"

A Chaos Void Realm composed of nightmares?!

Lin Chuan's mind was severely shaken. The amount of information revealed in this sentence was simply astonishing!

"Senior, you are overestimating me."

Lin Chuan replied bitterly. If it were truly as the other party said, and the catastrophe fell, with everything returning to nothingness... he would likely struggle to protect himself, let alone save the Dongsheng Continent.

"Heh heh... don't be in such a hurry to refuse. Listen to what this old man has to say."

The old voice let out a low chuckle.

"A deal naturally comes with a reward. As payment for your agreement to this matter... these things shall be given to you."

As soon as the words fell, inside the ancient grave of the Kunlun Ruins, the withered hand gave a gentle flick.

A small pile of grey, extremely rough-looking, inferior 'spirit money'—the kind burned for the dead—fluttered down into the hands of one of the six taboos of meishan.

It looked like ordinary spirit money. But the moment it fell into the hands of the six taboos of meishan, Lin Chuan, far away in the West Continent, felt his evil buddha golden body suddenly erupt with a vibration of extreme yearning!

This spirit money actually contained a 'divine substance' that was completely beyond the existing system of Laws... pure to the extreme!

Lin Chuan's intuition told him frantically that as long as he burned this spirit money and absorbed the smoke it emitted, he could not only instantly increase his Terror Level! He could even further complete the incomplete 'Godhead' within his evil buddha golden body!

"Fine, I promise you."

Seeing the benefits, Lin Chuan did not hesitate any longer and decisively agreed. He would naturally not give up an opportunity to become stronger.

As for protecting the life sparks of the Dongsheng Continent? If he truly had the ability when the catastrophe arrived, it would be a simple matter to do so.

"Senior."

Since he had received the benefits, Lin Chuan simply bit the bullet and threw out the many questions that had been pent up in his heart.

"In your eyes, how exactly is the rank of 'God' above taboo classified?"

After a brief silence, the old voice, carrying a hint of nostalgic vicissitudes, slowly rang out.

"Only above the Dominator is one qualified to peek into the Domain of Gods."

"Those who touch divinity are [Demigods]."

"A step further, mastering madness and chaos, are [Fallen God]."

"A step further, manipulating Laws, mysterious and unpredictable, are [Trickster Gods]!"

"As for what is above that..."

The voice paused, its tone carrying a hint of reverence. "...that is the [True God]!!"

"However, all those are still too far away from you right now."

"Alright, time is up."

The old voice seemed not to want to reveal any more secrets.

Inside the ancient grave of the Kunlun Ruins, the withered hand waved casually. Hum—! An irresistible spatial force descended.

The six taboos of meishan, along with the stack of 'spirit money' in their hands, were instantly enveloped by this power and disappeared without a trace directly from the deepest part of the Kunlun Ruins.

When they appeared again, they had already crossed the endless ocean and descended directly onto the West Continent, appearing inside the Rebirth Temple!

"Remember this old man's words..."

After sending away the six taboos of meishan under Lin Chuan, the old voice left one last, extremely stern warning in Lin Chuan's mind.

"Before you have reached the level of [Fallen God] or [Trickster God]... absolutely do not step into the Kunlun Ruins easily again!"

The voice dissipated completely. However, Lin Chuan's mind remained unsettled for a long time.

According to what the voice said, before reaching the level of 'Demigod' or even 'Fallen God', he could not easily step into the Kunlun Ruins again! The secrets hidden within the Kunlun Ruins were clearly far more terrifying than he had imagined!!

"Thinking too much is meaningless. The most important thing right now is to continue increasing my Terror Level!"

Suppressing his thoughts, Lin Chuan mobilized his 360-degree omniscient vision and looked at the stack of grey, dusty spirit money.