Chapter 483 – Battle of the Gods

“Come, challenge me.”

Mu Lin invited everyone to challenge him, but gazing upon that majestic giant divine body, feeling the blinding divine light radiating from the sixteen wings behind him, and recalling Mu Lin’s past battle records, in the end, numerous alien demonic monsters all retreated.

Even the Storm Giant Tian Yu and the Dragon Clan True Lord Ao Chang remained silent.

It was no wonder they reacted this way, for Mu Lin’s Celestial Spirit body had now reached the level of a Celestial Master, and he was among the most formidable within that rank.

This Divine Body alone was enough to instill despair, not to mention that these alien demonic monsters were well aware that Mu Lin had previously been most adept in the law of death.

With an ultimate Divine Body, coupled with laws that annihilate and purify all things, along with seemingly boundless energy, they could not imagine how Mu Lin could possibly lose in his current state.

“Beneath the Deities, he is invincible! To deal with him now, only a True God wielding supreme authority would stand a chance.”

Acknowledging they were no match, they naturally wished to withdraw.

However, while they wanted to retreat, Mu Lin… was somewhat reluctant to let them go.

These individuals were all his enemies, and prodigies among them at that. If he could eliminate them all here, it would make things much easier for him later.

Yet, in the end, he did not take action—this was, after all, the territory of the Celestial Spirits. Acting here could easily harm the innocent and affect the Goddess of Life’s opinion of him.

—Before inheriting the Divine Position, he did not wish to stir up unnecessary trouble.

Of course, this was not the core reason. The core reason was that they could no longer pose a threat to Mu Lin.

Even before inheriting the Divine Position, having refined his Celestial Spirit body, he could already disregard any cultivator below the level of a True God.

In his eyes, the demonic monsters and evil spirits before him, even the Dragon Lords of True Dragons, were as weak as insects, easily crushed at any moment.

And once he inherited the complete Divine Position, his enemies would only be other Evil Gods or alien Deities.

Since they posed no threat, Mu Lin did not mind ignoring these ants.

“Get lost!”

“Huff…”

At Mu Lin’s rebuke, those alien demonic monsters immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

Then, without even daring to utter a single threat, the prodigies of various foreign races scattered like startled sparrows, fleeing swiftly toward the Cosmic Void beyond the Life Spirit Garden.

Of course, while some left, others remained.

The Human Race’s Fourth Prince was one of them. Knowing he had no hope of obtaining the Divine Position, he intended to build a closer relationship with Mu Lin.

However, Mu Lin had no intention of paying him any attention.

The Black Lotus Girl, who regarded him as kin, also stayed behind. Since she could help Mu Lin comprehend the Black Hole from a different perspective, Mu Lin’s attitude toward her remained favorable.

Apart from these two, the other foreign races who stayed were awestruck by Mu Lin’s talent and wished to establish good relations with him, or even pledge allegiance.

Mu Lin did not outright reject all of them, but recruiting subordinates was a matter for the future. For now, he had more important matters to attend to.

Raising his head to look at the Goddess of Life, Mu Lin’s eyes held a questioning gaze, and she, in turn, nodded gravely toward him.

“As you suspected, those Evil Gods… have made their move.”

This was the Divine Kingdom of the Goddess of Life; Deities and True Lords from the outside world found it difficult to cast their gaze here.

However, as the others departed, the Evil Gods and the True Lords of the Human Race immediately learned that the outcome of the Divine Position within the Celestial Spirit Clan had been decided. In the end, it was Mu Lin who emerged victorious, seizing the Divine Position.

This result was naturally unacceptable to those Evil Gods and the Deities of the Alien Realms.

Even before obtaining the Divine Position, Mu Lin had caused endless trouble for these Deities. Now that he possessed the Divine Position, their attempts to encroach upon the Profound Spirit World would become even more difficult.

Thus, as expected, several Deities immediately mobilized their Divine Power and Authority, launching attacks toward the Life Spirit Garden through various means.

“Hum!”

The first to strike was the Night Demon. Its pair of bat-like wings expanded and grew infinitely, like a shroud covering the heavens.

As its wings unfurled, a pitch-black night surged toward the Life Spirit Garden like a celestial curtain, seeking to completely submerge the garden beneath an endless darkness.

Next to act was the Mother of Nest Worms, who hatched billions of insect swarms that poured toward the Life Spirit Garden.

In addition, there were the Wind of Decay, the Goddess of Joy… all manner of Authorities and rules converged upon the Life Spirit Garden, attempting to drag it into oblivion.

Fortunately, the Goddess of Life of the Celestial Spirit Clan was well aware of Mu Lin’s infamy. After designating him as the successor to the Divine Position, the Life Spirit Garden began moving toward the Profound Spirit World.

Once those Alien Realm fiends broke away, the Life Spirit Garden accelerated further, flying toward the territory of the Human Race.

At the same time, as those Foreign Races emerged, not only did the Evil Gods learn the final outcome of the Divine Position succession, but the True Lords of the Human Race also became aware of it.

“Hahaha, I knew Mu Lin wouldn’t disappoint us.”

“Take action!”

“Hmph, attacking a Prodigy of our Human Race—did you even ask for our permission?”

“Boom!”

The intervention of numerous True Lords sent tremors through the Cosmic Void.

Countless rays of immortal light shimmered, space trembled and resonated, and various rules continuously wove and overlapped within the Void, plunging the laws of the Void into utter chaos.

The battles between True Lords and Deities tested comprehensive capabilities and were, above all, conflicts of rules.

Each of them could substitute their own will for the will of the heavens, transforming the laws of the Cosmic Void and the world into their own Domains.

For instance, Marshal Tianwu, who attained the Dao through martial arts, could ensure that within his Domain, only martial Qi and Blood prevailed, repelling all Mystical Arts.

Spreading martial arts across the world, subduing all with his fists—this was his Domain, his Dao.

Such a martial Dharma Domain, when used against lower-level Cultivators, could silence all their Mystical Arts.

Even Mana could not be mobilized—within the Domain of spreading martial arts across the world, Cultivators could only fight with their physical bodies.

But while he possessed the Domain of spreading martial arts across the world, the Deity of the Night Demon Clan also wielded the Domain of Night, within which it could manipulate everything.

The overlapping and clashing of these two Domains resulted in the distortion and chaos of the laws within this Void.

Soon, the laws of other True Lords and Deities joined the fray, further intensifying the chaos in this region.

Decay, joy, Thunder, calamity… all manner of laws turned the Cosmic Void into a bizarre and surreal spectacle.

The chaotic laws even affected time and space, causing space to shatter and time to become disordered.

Such was the battle between True Lords and Deities—even the residual shockwaves could annihilate an entire nation.

Moreover, because True Lords and Deities have inscribed their own paths into heaven and earth, the lingering aftermath of such desperate situations can persist for thousands of years without dissipating… Some of the perilous lands and Forbidden Lands within the Profound Spirit World were created by the battles of True Lords.

“Boom!”

Twisted space, chaotic time, and various anomalous laws—these made it impossible for the weaker ones… such as Earth Masters, to even think of helping, let alone approach or even clearly see the battlefield.

Fortunately, these issues did not exist for Mu Lin. With Sky Observation, he could clearly perceive the situation on the battlefield.

What made Mu Lin frown, however, was that with numerous Evil Gods joining forces, the situation for the Human Race… was not favorable.

“Indeed, the number of Human Race True Lords is fewer than the Deities of the Foreign Races. The reason they have held out until now is because they have the world as both support and refuge, allowing them moments to catch their breath. But now, in order to receive me, they cannot easily retreat, so naturally, the situation is not so favorable.”

The Goddess of Life of the Celestial Spirit Clan also noticed the unfavorable situation for the Human Race. Moreover, she saw that some Evil Gods and Deities from the Alien Realm had already broken through the Human Race True Lords’ defenses, arriving near the Life Spirit Garden, where they could threaten Her Divine Kingdom.

And the number of Deities who had broken through the defenses was not small.

Clearly, the Evil Gods who regarded Mu Lin as a threat had gone all out.

In response, the Goddess of Life, who had identified Mu Lin as the successor to the Divine Position, did not stand idly by. Instead, she rose, preparing to take action.

However, before she could stand up, Mu Lin took a step forward, walking out of the Life Spirit Garden.

“I’ll handle it.”

(End of Chapter)