Chapter 13 - Of Gods and Immortals (2)

Daolord.

It was the next stage of cultivation in the immortal path after Dao Seeker.

Nie Feng had advanced to this stage after the world's law verified his Dao.

And just right after he advanced, he could feel the presence of a god coming from the distance.

The god appeared while Nie Feng waited in the starry void.

From just a glance, Nie Feng could feel the god was roughly stronger than him. There's also a frightening power inside the god.

However, when Nie Feng was fighting the god, the god doesn't seem to be able to use much of that hidden power. With just the amount of strength, Nie Feng could still defeat the god.

Then, after a quite long fight, the god finally retreats.

Through the fight, Nie Feng could now control his strength properly.

Just when Nie Feng was recuperating in the starry void after the fight, the laws in the immortal world trembles.

This trembling was different from the ones when he advanced. The laws were raging.

Then, after a burst that echoes throughout the whole world, the barrier above the Immortal Realms that separates the immortal world and the god world rips open.

A massive landmass soon appeared from the torn barrier.

The God Realm.

After it appeared, there was a moment of silence.

Then the gods started to pour out. Thousands of gods. However, they stopped immediately in the starry void in front of the landmass, forming lines.

Nie Feng who had been watching had immediately summoned the immortals after the gods started to appear.

Tens of Dao Seekers and thousands of Nirvana Immortals came out from each of the three major immortal realms. The gods amount to a lot more than the immortals.

Then, without even a signal from both sides, the gods and immortals charge towards each other.

The area between the immortal realms and the landmass that is the God Realm soon became a battlefield.

Spells of laws flew from both sides to each other. Corpses of gods and immortals started appearing.

Though the gods had an advantage in numbers, the immortals were more powerful individually. Hence, the immortals could take on a few more gods at the same stage.

The gods seem like their strength lack something. Of course, aside from the way they fought mindlessly, their power seems like it wasn't supposed to be like that.

Because of that, the gods' strength was weaker than the immortals, casualties were piling up much more than the immortals.

The war entered a brief stalemate before the immortals started to gain the upper hand and the gods were being pushed back.

As the gods were being pushed back towards the God Realm, three gods appeared.

They were the human Overgods. One of them was someone who had gone to attack Nie Feng earlier.

They have that same terrifying hidden power inside them.

As the Overgods joined the battle, Nie Feng intercepts the three of them.

Nie Feng had a hard time dealing with the three of them at the same time.

Though the power hidden inside them was terrifying, they don't seem to be able to utilize it properly.

Even then, injuries started to fill Nie Feng's body.

Fortunately, though Nie Feng was injured quite heavily, he had managed to kill two Overgods.

The other one retreats towards the God Realm.

Meanwhile, the gods were still being pushed back towards the landmass. Hours later, the battle finally arrived at the God Realm.

The casualties from both sides were increasing.

Nie Feng watches on as the gods and immortals battled everywhere in the God Realm while he recuperates outside the battle zone.

Godkings and Dao Seekers, High Gods and peak Nirvana Immortals, then the Gods and the rest of Nirvana Immortals made up the majority of the battle zones.

Soon, the three Overgods appeared. Aside from the one human Overgod that retreats earlier, the other two were new. A demon Overgod and a tree spirit Overgod.

Immediately, Nie Feng battled with the three of them. Though the human Overgod still had the same strength of the hidden power, the two new Overgods were stronger than him.

That puts Nie Feng in a tight spot. He could die from the slightest mistake.

The battle went on for hours.

Nie Feng managed to slay the human Overgod and the demon Overgod. The injuries on his body were heavier than the previous one and there's still another Overgod he has to fight.

All this time, Nie Feng had been on edge. He was fighting with everything he got.

Another round of battle ensued.

Nie Feng was on the verge of dying, same with the Overgod. But the Overgod have a large amount of vitality. He can't let the Overgod recover for long even though Nie Feng also had to recuperate.

Just when Nie Feng was about to attack again after a short break, the Overgod's strength started to build up as if filled by something.

A pressure akin to a world appeared from the Overgod. Nie Feng became the target of the pressure.

It was Heaven. Heaven had manifested inside the Overgod, an incarnation of his.

Nie Feng knew it. Only Heaven could do this.

With his injuries right now, Nie Feng didn't think he could win.

But even if he can't, he had to try.

Or else the immortals will be wiped out and the next generation of immortals would only be able to ascend to godhood. Becoming pawns for Heaven. He knew this from when the knowledge about the immortal path came to him. He has to fight.

Right when Nie Feng was thinking to go all out and burn his vitality, another change occurred.

This time, it was Nie Feng.

Another kind of power flowed into Nie Feng, strengthening him. It was a power similar to Heaven.

Nie Feng was surprised.

Though this power was weaker, for Nie Feng it was enough. This power could offset the pressure from Heaven. And his body recovers rapidly.

Seconds later, Nie Feng could handle the pressure with ease.

Heaven frowned.

Heaven could feel the power that entered Nie Feng. It was the authority over the laws of the world. At this moment, Heaven's authority was stronger than Nie Feng.

Heaven didn't know where Nie Feng's authorities came from. It just suddenly came out of nowhere.

However, it doesn't matter for Heaven, he just has to kill Nie Feng.

Shortly after Nie Feng stabilized his newfound power, Heaven attacked.

This fight was on another level. Laws of the world were used.

After hours of fighting, Nie Feng's injuries became severe, much more than Heaven's injuries.

Nie Feng was then blown away and Heaven started to gather more power. Mustering all of the laws he could gather to exterminate Nie Feng.

But, Heaven was suddenly cut off from gathering the laws. Losing his connection with his source of authority.

When Heaven tried to reconnect with the Core, he was unable to do it.

With a frown, Heaven tried to sense the place where his Core was located.

There, inside the core, the soul of a human being could be seen.

Heaven didn't think much of it. It was his soul. The Core and his soul were one. And he was supposed to still be able to return and connect with the Core.

Heaven frowned even harder.

A wave of laws suddenly spread out from the Core towards Heaven and his consciousness was sent back to his incarnation, the Overgod.

Just as he returned his focus, Nie Feng comes attacking him and the fight continues, distracting Heaven from focusing at the Core.

Minutes later, the injuries on both sides were getting even worst. And their battle zone was approaching the area where Heaven's Core was located.

Meanwhile, Heaven was still trying to see what just happened to his Core but he can no longer see the area near the core. It was covered by the world's laws.

Suddenly, Nie Feng started to gather every last bit of his strength and vitality with the laws of the world to strike Heaven. Whether he succeeds or fails depends on this last strike.

As Nie Feng was gathering his strength, Heaven also started to condense his strength.

Then, both of them released their power at the same time.

Nie Feng sent out his last attack towards Heaven as he slowly lost his vitality completely. He perished after that.

Meanwhile, Heaven did something else entirely.

Heaven didn't send out the gathered power inside him. Instead, he self-destructs the Overgod.

Since Heaven was a consciousness made up of laws, he wouldn't die from destructing the body.

Heaven was trying to blast open the laws and see what was happening at the Core

With a boom that echoes throughout the God Realm, the laws were blasted open.

Then Heaven's consciousness went inside.

After Heaven went in, what he saw shocked him.

The soul inside the core opened his eyes and look towards Heaven.

Heaven didn't think it was possible.

Suddenly, Heaven's consciousness, the laws that shaped him, were frozen. He could still think, but he can no longer move freely.

"Hi, Heaven."

A calm voice came from the Core.

"I'm Heaven too."

"But you can call me..."

"Wang Tian."