Chapter 272: Turmoil

  “What happened?”“How could there be such a massive tremor in the God Realm?”

  The gods were in chaos.

  Qin Xiao's mind stirred, and he disappeared from the temple.

  Swish.

  When he reappeared, he was standing on a massive pza.

  Normally, 108 towering stone pilrs should have been standing here.

  But the scene before him was a complete wreck.

  The 108 Nianli (Mental Power) Pilrs had completely crumbled.

  “Ha ha ha.”

  At that moment, a burst of mad ughter rang out.

  A figure emerged from the ruins. His eyes glinted with mischief as he looked at Qin Xiao. “Qin Xiao, surprised? Didn’t expect this, did you?”

  Qin Xiao remained calm and nodded. “Poseidon, you’ve finally done something unexpected.

  I thought you’d forever hide in some dark, sunless sewer like a rat.”

  Poseidon sneered. “Everyone dies eventually—”

  Before he could finish, his body trembled violently. His pupils widened, and blood spilled from the corners of his mouth.

  He looked down at his chest, where a long spear had pierced him through, though he hadn’t even noticed when it happened.

  Qin Xiao now stood behind Poseidon, though it was unclear when he had moved.

  Tear.

  Retrieving the Heavenly Saint Rift Abyss Spear, Qin Xiao stepped back as Poseidon colpsed to the ground with a thud. His life force quickly ebbed away.

  Qin Xiao looked at Poseidon coldly. “Then go die first.”

  “Ugh... ugh...”

  Poseidon tried to speak, but he couldn’t. He could only cough up blood as unbearable pain surged through his nerves.

  The Asura God deceived me... Qin Xiao didn’t even give me a quick death...

  Boom!

  At that moment, the God Realm trembled again.

  This time, however, the problem wasn’t within the God Realm itself. Qin Xiao looked up, his gaze piercing the heavens to see the turbulent void tens of thousands of meters above. His expression darkened.

  Somehow, the God Realm was now trapped within the chaos of time and space.

  The tremors they had just felt were caused by the chaotic space-time flow assaulting the realm’s protective barriers, trying to break through and swallow the God Realm.

  Within the turbulent void, Qin Xiao also spotted the Asura God!

  “Ha ha ha, Qin Xiao! I know you’re watching me.

  But even in your wildest dreams, you wouldn’t have expected this gift I’ve prepared for you, would you?”

  The Asura God’s armor was shattered, revealing a crazed face beneath.

  “You took everything from me, so I’ll destroy everything you hold dear, including you!Now enjoy the gift I’ve prepared for you!”

  As the Asura God spoke, he could no longer resist the terrifying forces of the void. His body was torn to pieces in an instant.

  But the chaotic space-time flow became even more violent.

  Boom! Boom! Boom!

  The chaotic energies of time and space relentlessly attacked the God Realm’s defensive barrier, which now resembled fragile gss, riddled with cracks.

  At that moment, the sound of rushing air filled the scene.

  Zhu Zhuqing, Meng Yiran, Liu Erlong, and others arrived one after another.

  “Husband, what’s happening?”

  “Yes, this aura is terrifying!”

  Their faces were heavy with worry.

  “The previous Sea God and Asura God joined forces to summon the chaos of time and space, severing the God Realm’s connection to other pnes.”

  “I didn’t expect them to go to such extremes to destroy the God Realm.”

  Gu Yuena appeared silently beside Qin Xiao, her face grave as she expined the impending danger.

  “What? Destroy the God Realm?”

  Everyone was shocked.

  “Can we still leave the God Realm?”

  Ning Rongrong asked tentatively.

  She didn’t feel much attachment to the God Realm. If it was destroyed, so be it. As long as they survived, they could rebuild ter.

  Zhu Zhuqing, Meng Yiran, and others looked expectantly at Qin Xiao and Gu Yuena.

  Gu Yuena hesitated before shaking her head slowly. “For now, there’s no way to escape the chaos of time and space.”

  “Not even for a God King?”

  Their faces paled even further.

  They hadn’t expected the situation to be so dire, where even a God King was powerless against the chaotic flow.

  “It’s not entirely hopeless. What I cannot achieve, he might be able to.”

  Gu Yuena turned her gaze to Qin Xiao.

  She had witnessed his unparalleled strength firsthand, along with a set of battle armor capable of withstanding even the Genesis Force, a fusion of life and destruction.

  The Chaotic Space-Time Flow, while powerful, has not surpassed the level of Genesis.

  Theoretically, Qin Xiao might still be able to escape.

  “No, I can’t leave.”

  Finally, Qin Xiao spoke, and his first words directly rejected Gu Yuena’s suggestion.

  Everyone turned to look at Qin Xiao, their eyes filled with confusion.

  “First, even if I manage to break out of the chaotic space-time flow, I can only leave by myself. I can’t take any of you with me.”

  “Gu Yuena is right. The Thunder Emperor Armor might indeed withstand the onsught of the chaotic flow, but there’s only one suit of Thunder Emperor Armor. It can only protect me; I can’t shield any of you.”

  As he spoke, Qin Xiao looked at everyone with a complicated expression and continued, “Second, in the current God Realm, Gu Yuena is the only God King. If I leave, she won’t be able to hold out for long. Even before I could think of a way to save you, you all might already perish.

  At least two God Kings working together are necessary to stabilize the situation and lead the gods of the God Realm.”

  What Qin Xiao didn’t say was that those two God Kings had to be as strong as he and Gu Yuena.

  Ordinary God Kings would be helpless in this situation.

  “What?”

  “I never thought the conditions for survival would be so harsh.”

  Everyone exchanged gnces, their faces showing shock.

  At this moment, Qin Xiao’s eyes softened. “So how could I abandon you and leave alone?”

  He wasn’t a saint who would shoulder the safety of all living beings in the God Realm.

  But at this moment, the God Realm was home to his wife, his children, and his friends. No matter what, he couldn’t leave them behind.

  He feared that by the time he returned, everyone would already have been obliterated in the chaotic flow. By then, it would be too te for anything.

  “But...”

  “There’s no ‘but.’ My decision is final. Instead of wasting your efforts trying to persuade me, gather all the gods and focus on resisting the chaotic flow. Finding a solution isn’t something that can happen overnight.”

  Hearing Qin Xiao’s words, everyone gradually dispersed.

  Not long after, more and more gods began to gather.

  When they learned about their predicament, their expressions turned grim.

  Some angrily cursed the old Sea God and the old Asura God, calling them cornered rats.Others insulted their ancestors and their entire lineage.

  Qin Xiao, however, remained calm. “I called you all here to hear your suggestions, not to listen to compints.”

  But...

  After Qin Xiao’s words, the gods exchanged embarrassed gnces.

  Compining was all they could do—what other solutions did they have?

  This was the chaotic space-time flow, after all.

  With their cultivation levels, leaving the protection of the God Realm would mean being instantly torn apart by the chaotic forces.

  If you asked them for a solution?Well, sorry—nothing comes to mind.

  Their collective opinion was simple and unanimous: two words summed it up—wait to die.

  They all agreed that living one more day was already a blessing.

  Gu Yuena sighed inwardly.

  She realized that asking the gods for help was pointless.

  “Since none of you have good suggestions, then follow our arrangements. Starting today, all gods will be divided into two groups to focus entirely on maintaining the God Realm’s defensive array. As long as we can hold out for a hundred years, we’ll have a chance to escape the chaotic flow.”

  At this moment, Qin Xiao’s voice rang out again.

  “Really?”

  “We believe in Qin Xiao, the God King!”

  “I want to believe too, but reality doesn’t allow it.”

  “Forget it—why think so much? Let’s just take it one day at a time.”

  After Qin Xiao’s words, the gods clearly divided into two groups.

  One group trusted him completely, while the other remained deeply skeptical.

  “Qin Xiao, do you really believe there’s hope to escape the chaotic flow after a hundred years?”

  Gu Yuena secretly transmitted her question to Qin Xiao.

  She couldn’t bme others for doubting—it was hard for her to believe as well.

  “Do you doubt me too?”

  “Wait... it’s true? You’re not just giving us false hope?”

  “Have you forgotten my God King status? Aside from the divine positions of the God of Kindness and the God of Evil, the seeds of the fallen God of Life and God of Destruction still remain.”

  “You’re saying that the Seeds of Life and Destruction will mature in a hundred years, allowing their bearers to reach the God King realm? By burning the powers of life and destruction, we can recreate the Genesis Force and escape the chaos?”

  Gu Yuena instantly understood Qin Xiao’s pn.

  “The Seed of Life resides within Ah Yin. Right now, it only grants her the power of a third-tier god, thanks to her extreme compatibility with it.

  However, under normal circumstances, it would take a thousand years for Ah Yin to reach the God King level. I pn to use the divine position of Kindness as nourishment to accelerate its growth. In a hundred years, she’ll definitely gain the power of a God King.”

  He pnned to sacrifice a God King position?

  Gu Yuena’s pupils contracted sharply.

  One had to admit, Qin Xiao was truly magnanimous.

  To him, a God King’s position seemed like it cost nothing—he could discard it without hesitation.

  After her initial shock, Gu Yuena couldn’t help but ask, “What about the position of the God of Destruction? Can it also be accelerated in this way? Are you pnning to use the Evil God’s position as nourishment?”

  This time, Qin Xiao hesitated before answering.

  “The position of the God of Destruction is more complicated. To cultivate the Seed of Destruction, one must be inherently compatible with its attributes.

  It’s like farming—anyone can eat the crops, but not everyone can cultivate them. The Seed of Destruction is like a seed, while the position of the God of Destruction is the resulting fruit.

  The fruit can be inherited by anyone, but not everyone can bear the seed.”

  After listening to Qin Xiao’s expnation, Gu Yuena fell silent.

  She understood his meaning all too well.

  “Is there anyone in the God Realm who can bear the Seed of Destruction?”

  After a long pause, Gu Yuena asked faintly.

  “There is—only one.”

  “Who?”

  “Me.”

  Qin Xiao’s mastery of the Dao of Destruction within his lightning made him a natural vessel for cultivating the Seed of Destruction.

  “Are you pnning to give up your current divine position?”

  Gu Yuena was stunned.

  “Heh, if I abandon my position, how long do you think you’ll st?”

  Qin Xiao’s bitter ughter echoed in her mind, leaving Gu Yuena momentarily dazed.

  Without Qin Xiao’s help, how long could she hold out?

  Three years? Five years? Ten at most?

  “But don’t lose hope. I can use half of my divine soul to cultivate the Seed of Destruction.”

  “Really?”

  “Of course. But it can’t be done in the God Realm. I’ll need to go to a normal world with complete rules. My half-divine soul will start from scratch, cultivating anew to better integrate with the Seed of Destruction. It might even be faster than Ah Yin’s path to becoming a God King—two or three decades should suffice.”

  “To leave the God Realm and travel to another world…”

  Gu Yuena didn’t know what to say.

  It was easier said than done.

  They were currently trapped in the chaotic space-time flow, a realm of instability and danger.

  No one could predict how long it would take to escape—maybe a day, maybe a year, or even ten years.

  Moreover, the destructive power of the chaotic flow was so intense that even God King-level beings couldn’t endure for long.

  “Alright, since we’ve finished dividing the tasks, let everyone do their part.”

  At this moment, Qin Xiao and Gu Yuena had finalized the assignments for the gods and dismissed them.

  The pza was left with only Qin Xiao and Gu Yuena.

  “I still have these items…”

  Qin Xiao took out the Staff of Destruction, the Heavenly Saint Rift Abyss Spear, the Asura God Sword, and the supreme divine artifacts of the God of Kindness, the God of Evil, and the God of Life.

  “With supreme divine artifacts serving as carriers for my divine soul, their strength should allow them to survive in the chaotic flow for some time. I believe this will enable me to safely pass through the space-time turbulence.”

  “In that case, we can only try…”

  Gu Yuena spoke, even taking out her own supreme divine artifact—a crystal with dazzling, multicolored brilliance.

  “This is called the Dragon God’s Heart.”

  Gu Yuena introduced it casually.

  Qin Xiao had already given his all, so she saw no reason to hold back.

  Qin Xiao didn’t refuse.

  Another supreme divine artifact meant greater chances of success. If it wasn’t needed, he could return it to Gu Yuena after his other half-soul completed its task.

  “Then let’s begin…”

  Qin Xiao took a deep breath.

  Picking up the Asura God Sword, he channeled his soul power and struck himself with it.

  “Ah! Ah!”

  As his divine soul was severed, Qin Xiao let out heart-wrenching cries of pain.

  Gu Yuena’s brows furrowed, and her face turned pale. She felt a twinge of panic as she watched Qin Xiao in agony—her heart ached for reasons she couldn’t quite understand.

  Thankfully, Qin Xiao knew that prolonged pain was worse than a swift blow. The more intense the pain, the more resolute he became in applying force.

  With a tearing sound, the Asura God Sword finally struck true, splitting Qin Xiao’s divine soul in two.

  In Gu Yuena’s perception, his aura had significantly weakened compared to before.

  “Don’t worry. It’s all worth it.”

  “Who knows? I might even use this opportunity to break through my current cultivation level.”

  Seeing the concern on Gu Yuena’s face, Qin Xiao forced a smile to comfort her.

  Gu Yuena pouted slightly. “Keep dreaming…”

  Unwilling to back down, Qin Xiao replied, “We’ll see who’s right soon enough.”

  (End of Chapter)

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