Chapter 305: The War Begins

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Chaos reigned within the Abyssal Evil God Realm. Operating under the brutal law of the jungle, the realm encompassed all life-bearing planets within its domain, subjecting them to ruthless selection in order to foster the emergence of powerful beings. Every life planet in the region was exploited to its fullest potential, with each race forced to grow through blood and fire, giving rise to countless powerful individuals.

However, due to the limited number of divine thrones in the Abyssal Evil God Realm, the majority of its god-level powerhouses held no divine title.

Without divine thrones, the number of half-step God Kings that could emerge within the realm was naturally limited.

According to intelligence gathered by the Douluo God Realm, there were only three known half-step God Kings within the Abyssal Evil God Realm.

Thus, even with all three of these title-less half-step God Kings included, more than half of the first-level god-tier powerhouses had already been mobilized for this operation.

Such a large-scale mobilization made it clear to Su Yu that their intent was not merely to probe or test him.

"The power of fate has issued no warning. I wonder whether they've found a way to shield themselves, or perhaps they pose no real threat to me," Su Yu thought to himself.

He sped through the vastness of space, the fabric of space bending to his will. His travel through the cosmos was swift and seamless.

Boom!

Blinding beams of light slammed into a shimmering starlit barrier, sending Bai Feng flying back dozens of miles.

In the depths of space, five powerful auras erupted, converging upon Bai Feng from all sides.

At this moment, Bai Feng was in terrible shape. His body bore numerous wounds, though a glowing rune bearing the character for "Life" continuously flickered on his skin, transforming vitality into healing energy. Even so, his injuries showed little improvement.

As soon as some wounds began to heal, new ones would appear.

Overall, Bai Feng's condition continued to worsen—his wounds multiplied, and his aura steadily declined.

Yet his gaze remained resolute, without the slightest hint of retreat. In his hand, he wielded a colossal longsword that radiated with starlight.

Slash!

With the Star Soul Sword unleashed, it felt as if the universe itself responded. Vast amounts of cosmic energy were drawn forth, coalescing into a towering sword of light that fell with tremendous force.

A majestic wave of sword energy swept across the cosmic battlefield.

The five first-level god-tier enemies instinctively retreated to avoid its devastating power.

Clearly, they had faced Bai Feng's sword energy before and understood how terrifying its might could be.

His divine position erupted with energy, divine rules descending upon his body. Divine power surged wildly, and numerous runes floated around him—each enhanced by the divine laws and merging into his Star Soul Sword, raising its power to an astonishing level.

"Be careful, he's going all out," someone among the enemy warned.

"Once he burns through this last burst of strength, he'll be dead for sure!"

"God of the Starry Sky! You've slain far too many of our super-divine beings. Today, you'll pay with your life!"

"Oh? Who dares threaten my disciple?" Su Yu's voice suddenly echoed through the cosmos.

With a special technique, his voice resonated through the energy of space, allowing it to travel despite the vacuum.

"No… this isn't good!"

All five god-level enemies turned pale with shock—they hadn't sensed Su Yu's arrival at all.

How could he have appeared without a single fluctuation?

His voice reached them even before he did.

Then, a vortex-shaped wormhole opened right in front of them.

"Damn it! How is there a wormhole here?!" they exclaimed in disbelief. None of them had anticipated the possibility of a wormhole forming in this location.

Boom!

Bai Feng erupted with full force.

"You think I'm desperate enough to fight to the death for no reason?"

"This isn't me throwing my life away. This is me ending yours!"

It was Su Yu's voice transmission that had reached Bai Feng. Following Su Yu's instructions, Bai Feng had ignited his divine position, drawing in the laws of the universe into his body.

Despite his weakened state, he pushed himself to the limit in a frenzy of combat, determined to extract as much growth as possible from this battle.

The evolution of the runes under the influence of divine rules was the result of Su Yu's intervention.

This allowed Bai Feng not only to fully experience this state of ascension but also to better harmonize with his Starry Sky God position. He was also adapting to the newly evolved runes so that, once the divine rule amplification subsided and the runes reverted, he could use the insights gained in battle to further refine them.

"Demon-Slaying Sword!"

"Stellar Sword!"

"—!"

Bai Feng unleashed a flurry of sword strikes in rapid succession, filling the deep void of space with blinding light.

Upon hearing Su Yu's voice, the five enemy powerhouses lost the will to fight and immediately began planning their retreat. When they saw Su Yu emerge from the wormhole, they didn't hesitate—they fled.

Countless sword energies shot toward them, and they were forced to fend them off with all their strength.

"Since you've chosen to fight… then none of you are leaving," Su Yu said calmly.

In an instant, the surrounding space seemed to reverse itself—time and motion rewinding—forcing the five retreating figures back to their original positions. However, their wounds remained.

Strangely, Bai Feng's condition also reverted to what it was moments before.

"Impossible!"

The God of Chaos, who had just rushed to the scene, sensed the situation and cried out in disbelief.

"Oh? So you've finally arrived."

Su Yu expanded his domain, reinforcing Bai Feng's strength, and then paid no further attention to the battle unfolding nearby. Instead, his gaze turned toward the distance.

Three God Kings had arrived.

"They really think highly of me."

Not only had the God of Chaos and the Dark God King from last time shown up, but now there was also a new, unfamiliar God King among them.

"From another divine realm?"

Su Yu frowned. He couldn't find any match for this third individual in the intelligence he had previously gathered. The newcomer wasn't from the divine realm backing the Crimson Domain, nor from the Abyssal Evil God Realm.

"Still, since they've come, there's no way they're leaving unscathed," Su Yu said coldly.

His domain expanded outward, transforming the space around him into a world uniquely his own. The framework of the domain was incredibly complex, as if woven from multiple laws, each rule intricately interlaced to construct a complete and self-contained miniature world.

Boom!

Su Yu instantly teleported within the domain, appearing right before the Dark God King. With the full suppression of his domain, the power of life and death surged along the Heavenly Saint Rift Abyss Halberd.

The Dark God King's expression shifted subtly. He hadn't expected Su Yu to teleport so freely through space, especially within a zone where the domain had already locked down the surrounding environment. While teleportation was completely disabled for the other God Kings, Su Yu had not only bypassed the restriction but launched his first strike directly at him.

Logically speaking, the God of Chaos—still injured from the last battle—would have been the easier target.

Given Su Yu's demonstrated teleportation and suppression abilities, paired with the overwhelming force of his Heavenly Saint Rift Abyss Halberd, catching the God of Chaos off guard could have resulted in another serious injury.

Yet Su Yu chose instead to attack the Dark God King.

The Dark God King conjured a black energy shield, summoning a short sword in each hand.

Both weapons were divine-tier artifacts, but neither reached the level of a super-divine artifact. Even together, they couldn't match one.

Only by combining them with the Dark God King's divine authority could they barely withstand a clash with Su Yu's halberd.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

In mere moments, Su Yu had exchanged dozens of blows with the Dark God King.

By the time the Chaos and unfamiliar God Kings, who lacked teleportation abilities, reached them, the Dark God King had already been severely suppressed—his body riddled with wounds from Su Yu's devastating halberd strikes.

Su Yu kept his distance from the three using teleportation.

His domain's suppression was so intense that even the three God Kings struggled to move freely.

Su Yu, however, relied on constant teleportation and the fearsome penetration power of the Heavenly Saint Rift Abyss Halberd to maintain overwhelming pressure on all three.

"Damn it! How is he this powerful?!"

Su Yu's combat style was highly unpredictable.

That was the strongest impression he left on them.

At this moment, they no longer saw Su Yu as just a God of Reincarnation.

Although every one of his strikes carried the power of life and death, expanding their wounds and disrupting their states, his mastery over space and his formidable defenses were on par with those who specialized in those domains.

That was what made him truly terrifying.

A God King proficient in everything—movement, attack, and defense—could indeed take on three opponents at once.

And with his domain suppressing them even further, Su Yu completely dominated the battlefield.

The God of Chaos raised a bell that radiated a strange and unsettling aura.

A crisp chime echoed through Su Yu's entire domain.

A chaotic energy reverberated through the domain.

"Chaos!"

The fundamental structure of Su Yu's domain began to shift, undoing much of the suppression imposed on the three God Kings.

Su Yu's eyes narrowed, clearly surprised by the God of Chaos's tactic, and his gaze turned sharply to the bell in the god's hand.

"This must be a divine artifact."

And not just any artifact—it appeared to be one that was extremely well-suited to the God of Chaos, likely his innate divine weapon. Even though it hadn't reached the level of a super-divine artifact, when wielded through the foundation of a God King's divine authority, its explosive power was no less impressive than that of a true super artifact.

Heyuan Star.

The Earth God and the Water God released powerful auras.

They quickly shot out into space, flying away from Heyuan Star.

Far in the distance beyond Heyuan Star, two other fluctuating auras, each at the level of a half-step God King, rippled through space and reached their location.

"Indeed, two first-rank gods. Judging by their strength, they should be on par with the Earth and Water Gods," Huo Yuhao silently assessed the situation on the opposite side.

His spiritual power, even among deities, ranked at an exceptionally high level—far above what most God Kings could match.

"Attack directly."

He transmitted his voice to the Earth and Water Gods through spiritual communication while simultaneously activating his Spiritual Detection technique.

Now, the range of his Spiritual Detection had expanded to an absurd extent—he could clearly perceive both of the enemy gods from an incredible distance.

While marveling at the sheer scope of Huo Yuhao's detection, the Earth and Water Gods followed his directional guidance and flew straight toward the enemy pair.

"Hmm?"

On the opposing side, the two god-level beings noticed the Earth and Water Gods rapidly approaching and looked slightly surprised.

"What are they planning?"

Attack?

"Just hold them off. Today, either the God of the Stars dies, or the God of Reincarnation ends up severely wounded. There's no third outcome!"

The two enemy gods immediately moved forward to intercept, engaging the Earth and Water Gods in combat.

As long as they could pin them down near Heyuan Star, their mission would be considered complete.

However, during the heat of battle, a sudden and overwhelming sense of danger struck them both like a thunderclap.

The two instantly attempted to retreat—but a terrifying beam of light shot through the air, piercing half their bodies in a flash.

The Light of Destruction and the Light of Time-Space.

Huo Yuhao had ultimately absorbed the Evil Emperor, gaining his ninth soul ring for the Spirit Eye Martial Soul.

Along with the Evil Emperor's time-space soul skill, he also obtained his Evil Eye External Spirit Bone.

This external bone fused seamlessly with his Spirit Eyes, enhancing their abilities while also granting him access to the Evil Emperor's Light of Destruction.

Now, using the Evil Eye bone, Huo Yuhao unleashed both the Light of Destruction and the Light of Time-Space, delivering a devastating blow that gravely wounded both enemy deities.

The expressions of the two gods tasked with intercepting the Earth and Water Gods instantly shifted.

"Reinforcements from the Douluo Divine Realm have arrived!"

"Retreat!"

They immediately realized the unusual behavior of the Earth and Water Gods was due to the arrival of back-up—and made the split-second decision to withdraw.

However, having taken a direct hit from the Light of Time-Space, both of them were left mentally weakened.

"Mental Disruption!"

Huo Yuhao activated another soul skill. An overwhelming wave of spiritual power swept over them, causing the two gods to feel as though their minds were plunging into chaos.

"Mental Shock!"

Even gods were vulnerable in the realm of spiritual strength. When facing a deity specialized in spiritual attacks, they were at a considerable disadvantage.

Especially after suffering damage to their divine consciousness early on, they were now caught in a completely passive state.

This was the true purpose of Huo Yuhao's ambush.

To ensure that his Light of Time-Space would strike both enemy powerhouses head-on, and then, capitalizing on the mental weakness caused by that attack, he unleashed a wide-range Mental Disruption, further degrading their state.

And following that—came the final blow: Mental Shock!

Boom! Boom!

The two enemy deities felt as if their consciousness had been torn apart—an overwhelming spiritual force crashed violently into their Sea of Spirit, leaving behind deep cracks like shattered glass across their mental world.

"You two—if not now, when?" Huo Yuhao's voice rang out as he reminded the Earth and Water Gods.

Snapping out of their stunned state, the two gods immediately activated their divine techniques.

The Douluo Divine Realm was home to seven elemental deities, all of whom were first-rank gods. When united, they could deploy the Divine Punishment Formation of Elemental Descent—an array so powerful it could challenge even a God King.

Although only the Earth God and Water God were present, and thus unable to form the full divine array, the two were deeply synchronized in battle and could still unleash a powerful combined divine technique.

Meanwhile, Huo Yuhao switched martial souls, transforming into the Ice Jade Empress Scorpion.

A domain radiating with icy cold instantly spread out. Frost coated the massive pincer on Huo Yuhao's right arm as he slammed it down without mercy.

Boom!

Emperor's Frost + Emperor's Strike.

The devastating blow struck one of the first-rank gods directly, sending him flying backward. Frost spread rapidly across the impact site, freezing both flesh and divine force.

Boom!

Ice Explosion.

Ice-elemental divine energy erupted from within the target's body, triggering a chain reaction of freezing energy surging internally.

In the blink of an eye, the Ice Explosion inflicted nearly fatal wounds on the deity.

Huo Yuhao turned his gaze toward the other target.

There, the Earth and Water Gods had successfully unleashed their combined divine technique, delivering a devastating blow to the second enemy god.

Raising his right hand, Huo Yuhao summoned a massive sword of solid ice above him.

Emperor's Sword.

Boom!

With their spiritual states still in disarray, the two enemy gods could barely respond—acting only on instinct, they attempted to defend, but failed to mount any meaningful counterattack. They took the brunt of the strikes from Huo Yuhao and the elemental duo.

This was the terrifying edge possessed by a deity who specialized in spiritual power.

If you were on guard, his attacks might not seem overwhelming.

But once caught off-guard—once you were hit with a chain of mental debuffs—resistance became practically impossible.

Meanwhile, the battle on Su Yu's side had also reached its climax.

The God of Chaos's strange bell had completely disrupted the laws and constructs within Su Yu's domain, plunging it into pure disorder. As a result, the suppressive force Su Yu had placed on the God Kings was now lifted.

With the field evened, the three God Kings joined forces—finally managing to suppress Su Yu.

"God of Reincarnation—today, you will leave something behind!"

(End of Chapter)