173: Chapter 172: The Fall of a God!

In the Central Plains, a gale whipped up yellow sand that filled the sky.

Zhao Xinghe stood on the ramparts of Starlight City, looking high-spirited.

He specialized in the Star Martial system, and his cultivation had long since stepped into the Five-Turn Demi-God Realm.

In Starry Sky University's High-Risk Class 3, his combat power was firmly in the top ten.

Less than a day after entering the Rubiks Cube World, he was a "tycoon" who controlled this medium-sized city.

The altar in the center of the city finished operating, and one hundred astonishingly large [Star Dome Beasts] sprawled in the plaza.

These giant beasts were covered in dark blue star-patterned scales, drawing upon Star Power with every breath; each one was at the Platinum Rank Peak.

Zhao Xinghe was very satisfied with this opening.

Just as he was preparing to expand his territory and continue plundering resources, a black line appeared at the end of the horizon.

The black line widened rapidly, transforming into a sea of black. Heavy footsteps made the earth tremble.

Zhao Xinghe narrowed his eyes, his gaze piercing through the sandstorm.

He saw the invading enemy clearly.

Tens of thousands of Human Race infantry in dark red heavy armor were advancing with uniform steps.

On both flanks of the infantry, over a thousand demons clad in black armor rode giant beasts.

"Indigenous army?" Zhao Xinghe laughed disdainfully.

In the Rubiks Cube World, no matter how many of these natives there were, they were merely cannon fodder.

He raised his right hand and waved it forward.

One hundred Star Dome Beasts charged out of the city gate.

The star patterns on the beasts lit up, condensing a thick shield of starlight on their bodies.

The two armies collided.

The Star Dome Beasts were like heavy battle chariots, crushing directly into the Formation of the Abyss Blood heavy infantry.

Starlight surged, and giant claws swung.

Large groups of heavy infantry were sent flying, and the sound of shattering bones rang out densely.

Zhao Xinghe watched this scene coldly, without even the desire to make a move.

A fluctuation suddenly came from the ground.

From the shadows beneath the feet of the Star Dome Beasts, pairs of thick arms reached out.

Over a hundred Tyrant Demons, each over twenty meters tall, leaped out from the Void Realm, crossing spatial barriers.

The wide Void wings behind them spread out, stirring up waves of spatial turbulence.

One Tyrant Demon locked onto the Star Dome Beast charging in the front.

It exerted force with its legs, instantly closing in on the beast's head.

The Tyrant Demon clenched its right fist, dark golden Titan power condensing on its knuckles.

It smashed down with one punch.

The starlight shield flickered violently, and before it could hold for half a second, it shattered with a boom.

The Tyrant Demon's fist landed solidly on the beast's skull.

Scales shattered and flew, and blood splattered everywhere.

That Platinum Rank Peak Star Dome Beast wailed and slammed heavily onto the ground.

The mockery on Zhao Xinghe's face froze.

He looked at those winged muscular monsters, searching his mind for corresponding information.

"Lin Yuan's Tyrant Demons?"

Zhao Xinghe recognized this mutated species; he had heard it controlled two extreme attributes, [Titan] and [Shadow Lurker], a species born from a miracle.

Within Lin Yuan's Wasteland Divine Domain, they belonged to the position of main retainers.

But why could they grow a pair of Void wings on their backs!

Before he could sort out his thoughts, the sky darkened. Mutated Magic Vultures tore through the clouds and dove down.

Zhao Xinghe was burning with rage.

He was a dignified Five-Turn Demi-God; how could he be ridden over by these creatures?

He leaped up, hovering above the city.

Divine Power erupted within his body, transforming into a brilliant galaxy that circled around him.

"Die!"

Zhao Xinghe formed a sword with his fingers and pointed downward.

The starlight filling the sky transformed into tangible sword rain, covering the entire sky indiscriminately.

The Starry Sword Rain pierced through the bodies of the Demon Vultures.

Thousands of Demon Vultures were pierced through in mid-air, losing their vitality.

Before Zhao Xinghe could catch his breath, the corpses of the dead Demon Vultures suddenly expanded and then exploded.

It wasn't the scene of flesh and blood flying everywhere as expected; the effect displayed was spatial collapse.

A thousand [Void Oscillation]s overlapped, tearing open spatial rifts above the city.

Spatial turbulence surged out, tearing the defensive Formation on the city walls to shreds.

Even more fatal was that after the Demon Vultures self-destructed, puffs of green poisonous mist spread in the air.

[Mechanical Plague].

The remaining Star Dome Beasts inhaled the poisonous mist, the star patterns on their bodies rapidly dimming, and large scales fell off, revealing festering flesh.

Their speed at drawing Star Power dropped significantly, their movements became sluggish, and they were quickly pinned to the ground and beaten by the surrounding Tyrant Demons.

The two post-death traits broke Zhao Xinghe's defense.

"Damn it, the retainers self-destruct after death? Fine if they self-destruct, but they also bring plague pollution!"

He channeled his Divine Power, trying to use starlight to purify those poisonous mists.

At this moment, a deafening explosion came from the direction of the city gate.

Ten thousand Calamity Fire Spirits crossed the Abyss Blood heavy infantry's defensive line and pounced toward the gates and walls of Starlight City.

Dark pale-blue flames danced in their eye sockets as they pressed their hands onto the city bricks.

Karma Fire ignited, spreading along the city walls.

Karma Fire burned not only physical objects but also spiritual power and Law.

The remaining defensive Formation patterns on the city walls gradually disintegrated under the burning of the Karma Fire.

Zhao Xinghe panicked.

Territory was the core of the Rubiks Cube World.

Once the city was destroyed, he would face severe rule backlash.

He formed hand seals, forcibly mobilizing the underground water veins beneath the city.

A thick water column shot into the sky, forming a torrential downpour that poured down toward the burning city walls.

The water flow landed on the Karma Fire.

Tens of thousands of Fire Spirits raised their heads in unison, the flames in their eye sockets blazing brightly.

They raised their hands simultaneously, and invisible Law fluctuations spread out.

"Heavy Water."

The falling raindrops were rapidly assimilated, their mass increasing a thousandfold.

The rainwater originally meant to extinguish the fire turned into extremely heavy bullet rain.

Rumble!

Under the bombardment of the Heavy Water, large sections of the city wall collapsed directly.

The Karma Fire lost its suppression and spread crazily along the ruins, heading straight for the core buildings inside the city.

Zhao Xinghe's eyes were red, his knuckles cracking as he clenched them.

"Fire Spirits controlling Heavy Water, what breed of Fire Spirit are you!"

He had lived so long and had never seen something so contrary to elemental common sense.

Fire-type creatures manipulating Water-type Laws; this was rubbing the Laws of the Universe on the ground.

Even if your Wasteland Divine Domain could mutate, it couldn't mutate like this.

How could it be?

Just as he was doubting his life, thousands of Formless Source Insectss crawled out from underground.

These dark red bugs attached themselves to the collapsed city bricks, gnawing on the Spiritual Qi contained within, converting it into fuel for the Karma Fire.

The fire grew larger and larger, and the entire city fell into a sea of flames.

Zhao Xinghe's Divine Power, under continuous high-intensity output, finally hit the bottom.

He looked at the Abyss Blood infantry covering the mountains and plains.

Looking at the Demon Vultures circling in the sky, looking at the Tyrant Demons and Fire Spirits raging underground, only a deep sense of powerlessness remained in his heart.

His Star Dome Beasts were all dead.

His Five-Turn Demi-God cultivation had no place to be used when facing this sea of soldiers with both quantity and quality suppression.

The altar in the center of the city exploded with a loud bang.

Rule backlash descended.

Zhao Xinghe was struck as if by lightning, vomited a large mouthful of blood, and fell from mid-air, crashing into the ruins.

His Sea of Consciousness was covered in cracks, and his Divine Fire was dim to the extreme.

A large group of Abyss Blood heavy infantry swarmed up, spears and swords drawn.

Zhao Xinghe didn't even let out a scream; his body turned into a beam of white light and was forcibly kicked out of the Rubiks Cube World.

Three thousand kilometers away from Starlight City, Green Wood City.

Li Qingfeng specialized in the Green Wood Law, and his retainers were the [Forest Tree Men] with tenacious vitality.

At this time, his Green Wood City was also in a desperate situation.

Outside the city was a sea of flames.

The Karma Fire of the Calamity Fire Spirits was the natural nemesis of all wood-type creatures.

Hundreds of tall Forest Tree Men were wrapped in dark pale-blue flames, waving their vines frantically in pain, but they couldn't touch the entities of the Fire Spirits at all.

Li Qingfeng stood on the roof of the City Lord's Mansion, his face ashen.

He tried to use Wind-type divine arts to disperse these flames.

A gale roared out, but the result was counterproductive.

The wind helped the fire, and the Karma Fire followed the wind direction, rolling directly onto the city walls and burning into the city.

The sky was ruled by Mutated Magic Vultures.

They didn't land; they just circled high in the sky, continuously spitting out bolts of lightning.

The lightning struck buildings in the city, triggering chain explosions.

Li Qingfeng wanted to ascend to the sky to deal with these feathered beasts, but Tyrant Demons constantly broke out of shadows underground.

These Tyrant Demons had absurd strength, and one punch could break the main trunk of a Forest Tree Man.

What made Li Qingfeng even more uncomfortable were those pervasive Formless Source Insectss.

They popped out from some corner every now and then, insidious and disgusting.

"Just how many troops does this guy have!"

Li Qingfeng roared.

Everyone had been in this world for less than a day, and limited by the cooldown time of the altar, he hadn't even summoned his second wave of soldiers.

Yet the troop strength on Lin Yuan's side seemed endless.

Those indigenous heavy cavalry charged back and forth outside the city, continuously consuming his protective divine light.

Li Qingfeng's Divine Power was drained bit by bit.

His city collapsed bit by bit under the raging of Karma Fire and lightning.

Rule backlash descended, and Li Qingfeng's knees went weak, and he knelt on the ground.

A Tyrant descended from the sky and crushed the ruins of the City Lord's Mansion with one foot.

It reached out its huge palm and pinched Li Qingfeng like a chick.

With a slight exertion.

Li Qingfeng dissipated into white light.

Sharp Gold City.

Wang Tie specialized in the Gold Law, and his retainers were the [Sharp Gold Beast Kings], known for having the number one attack power among the same rank.

On the city walls, over a hundred Sharp Gold Beast Kings slashed out fierce golden light filling the sky.

The golden light was like rain, falling into the charging Tyrant Demon camp.

Wang Tie thought he would see a scene of severed limbs flying.

As a result, countless shield-like imprints suddenly appeared on the bodies of those Tyrant Demons.

[Liquid Gold Body].

The sharp Sword Qi slashed onto the shield imprints, emitting a clanging sound of metal, leaving only shallow white marks.

The Tyrant Demons didn't even slow down their charge, smashing the city gate directly.

Wang Tie was dumbfounded.

He drew his Flying Sword and entered the fray himself.

The Sword Intent of a Five-Turn Demi-God soared into the sky, and with one sword strike, he cut off the head of a Tyrant Demon.

Before he could withdraw his sword, the headless Tyrant Demon corpse gave him a bear hug, trapping him in its arms.

Titan power exploded, pressing Wang Tie's bones until they creaked.

The Demon Vultures in the sky dove down and self-destructed right beside Wang Tie.

Void Oscillation exploded his protective Sword Qi, and plague mist seeped into his body through his wounds.

Calamity Fire Spirits flooded in, Heavy Water Law suppressed his speed, and Karma Fire burned his Sword Intent crazily.

Wang Tie struggled for half an hour, killing hundreds of retainers.

But this was meaningless.

Lin Yuan's army was too large. One hundred died, and one thousand were replenished.

In the end, Wang Tie's Divine Power was exhausted, and his Flying Sword was burned into molten iron by the Karma Fire.

The city was flattened by a punch from the Tyrant army.

Wang Tie, filled with unwillingness and frustration, turned into white light and exited.

General's Mansion.

Lin Yuan stood on the towering city wall, his dark red battle robe fluttering in the wind.

On the personal panel in front of him, kill notifications were jumping.

[Killed participant Zhao Xinghe, plundered city resources.]

[Killed participant Li Qingfeng, plundered city resources.]

[Killed participant Wang Tie, plundered city resources.] ...

In just half a day, the Abyss Blood army had leveled six cities of his classmates.

The supply warehouse of the General's Mansion was directly bursting.

Tons of Star-Patterned Steel, Blood-Patterned Grass, and various rare Ore and Spiritual Plant were piled up like mountains, to the point where even the plaza outside couldn't hold them.

Lin Yuan looked at these data, but there wasn't much excitement in his eyes.

It was too simple.

These Prodigies might be able to summon wind and rain in the outside world,

But in a place like the Rubiks Cube World where the Divine Domain channel was blocked and individual combat power was restricted,

They were vulnerable when facing an organized, large-scale army with perverted characteristics.

Every one of Lin Yuan's retainers was a stitched monster with several abilities.

This unreasonable mechanism suppression, combined with the cannon fodder consumption of the Abyss Blood indigenous army, was enough to exhaust any Five-Turn Demi-God.

Lin Yuan raised his head and looked at the distant sky.

"Kill, kill. End this boring hegemony game early."

He turned and walked down the city wall.

The twenty-four-hour cooldown time of the altar was almost up.

He wanted to make this Rubiks Cube World look like the Wasteland Divine Domain.

...

Golden Toad City.

Vice Monitor Chu Xiaoxiao sat in the luxurious City Lord's Hall.

Below the hall, eight gods with cold eyes stood neatly.

The Divine Power fluctuations on them were still there, but their Divine Fire had been completely assimilated by the Mechanical Plague, turning them into Puppets that only obeyed Vice Monitor Chu Xiaoxiao.

Including Vice Monitor Chu Xiaoxiao herself, there were nine Five-Turn Demi-Gods.

On the outskirts of the city, tens of thousands of mechanical retainers were waiting in battle array.

This was the army she had forcibly summoned and assimilated using the altars of these eight Puppets.

Vice Monitor Chu Xiaoxiao pushed up the black-framed glasses on the bridge of her nose, the corners of her mouth curling up.

Less than a day after the start, she had pulled together a nine-person Alliance and controlled the summoning retainer authority of nine major gods.

This speed of snowballing was definitely far ahead of other student gods.

She even felt that she now had the capital to challenge Lin Yuan head-on.

The hall door was pushed open.

A short goblin merchant carrying a backpack walked in.

This was a traveling merchant unique to the Rubiks Cube World, shuttling between various cities, selling supplies and also selling information.

Vice Monitor Chu Xiaoxiao casually threw out a money bag filled with gold coins, which landed at the goblin merchant's feet.

"I want intelligence on the Central Plains region, as detailed as possible."

The goblin merchant picked up the money bag, weighed its heft, grinned with a mouth full of yellow teeth, and revealed a fawning smile.

"Noble City Lord, your generosity is admirable."

The merchant cleared his throat, the smile on his face gradually fading, replaced by an unmistakable trace of fear.

"Over in the Central Plains, something big has happened."

Vice Monitor Chu Xiaoxiao frowned slightly and straightened her body.

"Speak."

The goblin merchant began to gesture with his hands and feet.

"An army called Abyss Blood is sweeping through the Central Plains region."

"That army is too terrifying! They have tens of thousands of heavily armed infantry who are completely fearless of death."

"But that's not the most terrifying part. In their army, there are giants with wings who can shuttle through shadows. A single punch can collapse a city wall!"

"There are elemental creatures covered in black fire; that fire cannot be extinguished, and it can even turn water into iron blocks that smash people to death!"

"There are countless black birds in the sky; when they die, they trigger spatial explosions and spread green plague!"

The merchant swallowed a mouthful of saliva, his voice trembling.

"They don't accept surrender, and they leave no survivors. They tear down every city they see and kill everyone they see."

"Just a moment ago, five cities in the Central Plains, along with the lords inside, were all flattened by them."

"Not a blade of grass grows, and even a layer of topsoil was scraped away."