Chapter 925: The Investiture of the Gods Opens, the Killing Calamity Rises!

"So that is how the gods of Huaxia came to be...?" These viewers from another world had finally watched the grand chronicle of the Investiture of the Gods to its very end.

"But what of Jiang Taigong?" many pressed in quick succession.

After all, even Shen Gongbao had been enfeoffed as the Deity of the East Sea.

"What title was he granted then?" The vast touring party accompanying Boss Fang asked him eagerly, one after another.

To say nothing of the struggles between the Chan and Jie sects, Jiang Shang's merit in the investiture of the gods was unprecedented through all antiquity. Though his individual prowess shone less brilliantly than that of the other immortals throughout the chronicle, he had labored diligently and conscientiously all the way to this final hour, nearly perishing on several occasions. In the Formation of Ten Perfections, he was left with but a single soul and a solitary spirit, a plight fraught with mortal peril.

Yet, after listening for so long, how was it that he received no divine title?

Nalan Mingxue gazed at the Investiture Roll before her and said, "All three hundred and sixty-five righteous gods have now been appointed. Does this mean Jiang Ziya has no divine seat left for himself?"

"Does that mean..." Su Tianji also gasped in astonishment, "that in the end, he remains a mere mortal!"

One had to understand that Jiang Ziya did not possess the deep, profound spiritual cultivation of the other immortals; though he had studied the Dao on Mount Kunlun, it was only for a few decades, leaving him still within a mortal frame.

"Indeed..." Boss Fang replied. "Though Jiang Taigong has no divine title to claim, he wields the God-Beating Whip to oversee the pantheon. It is precisely as the saying goes: 'With Taigong present, all gods step aside.'"

"A mortal can actually supervise the gods?!" They had never imagined that a mere mortal could ever hold the authority to oversee the divine host.

It was simply beyond belief.

The crowd watched on until King Wu of Zhou distributed the fiefs to the nobles, peace prevailed across the realm, and the gods assumed their respective duties. A brand-new era was thus unveiled across the vast land of the Divine Vessel.

"Wow—!"

"How wonderful!" Not only the regular patrons of the old shop, but even a gathering of elves from the Western Continent lingered long over the chronicle, seemingly filled with unfulfilled longing.

At the same time, they felt a tinge of envy that such a vast number of powerful, ancient deities guarded that land known as Huaxia.

Yet, because the entire series had now concluded, a sense of melancholy and loss settled in their hearts.

But they harbored no doubt that such a splendid myth would be passed down through a thousand generations and sung by tens of thousands of people, even here.

For this myth also expressed the beautiful aspirations and dearest wishes that all of them held toward the immortals and gods.

"Just thinking that we won't have to wait for updates to the Investiture of the Gods anymore makes me feel rather unsettled..." the elven maiden Sera said wistfully.

"Exactly, exactly," Queen Kellybel of the elves agreed. "It feels as though something is missing."

"Why don't we watch it again?"

"Yes, let's!" Several elves eagerly rushed off to watch the chronicle for a second time.

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And at this moment.

Boss Fang

King of Cinders Training Class (Completed)

Quest Reward: Soul of a Lord of Cinder x1, System Upgrade Grand Gift Pack x1, System Upgrade Cultivation Room Time Limit 5 Days

Claim reward?

"Yes."

Obtain More Energy Crystals (Completed) x2

"Claim reward?"

"Yes."

Open the System Upgrade Grand Gift Pack?

Open the Mythological Treasures Gift Pack?

Boss Fang selected "Yes" to all, opening three gift packs in succession!

In an instant, several beams of purple-gold light shot straight into the heavens!

Obtained item: Heaven-Flipping Stamp!

Obtained item: Primordial Golden Dipper!

Obtained item: Diagram of the Ten Perfections Formation!

Obtained item: Diagram of the Nine Bends Yellow River Formation!

Obtained item: Advanced Carrier Stone x5, Divine Summoning Stone x1!

Obtained item: Immortal-Slaying Flying Dagger!

Obtained item: Investiture of the Gods Roll!

System: The Investiture of the Gods Roll is a non-storable item. Please choose a suitable location to place it.

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Upon the Demon-Execution Platform within the Sea of Ten Thousand Immortals.

It could be said that ten thousand immortals had gathered. The Eight Great Clans, seizing the opportunity of this descent to eradicate demons, had recruited countless eccentric immortals and recluses from the three mountains and four seas, each possessing bizarre and wondrous divine abilities, adding immense strength to this campaign!

Furthermore, for this descent, the immortal lords themselves led the vanguard, while the saints supervised the battle. If necessary, perhaps the ultimate hidden trump card of the grand clans—the ancient saints—would also strike!

"An item of primordial creation and supreme holiness..." A cold sneer appeared in the eyes of Supreme Master Miaofa. "Whether it is or not, to dare entangle oneself with such an object means that even the evil gods of the Nine Serenities cannot protect you!"

Meanwhile, outside the Pantheon, ten thousand divine lights surged violently like a rising tide as forces were mustered and horses readied. The God of Radiant Judgment, clad in golden armor, sat astride a colossal golden dragon.

Hailing from the Pantheon and residing upon the central sacred mountain, the dozen or so greatest primordial deities cast their gaze down upon this host of gods.

The annihilation of the Radiant Shrine meant that the low, wretched humans of the lower realm had utterly rebelled in their eyes. This concerned the honor of the entire pantheon; to allow the gods to be shamed was something they would absolutely never permit!

"I am the Radiant God King! I rule over the light." A thick, majestic voice echoed from within the shrine. "It is time to let these mortals of the lower realm know how terrifying the wrath of a god can be!"

"The supreme holy artifact should belong to our race!"

When a god rages, the entire world crumbles before it!

And far beneath the Nine Serenities...

A sullen voice resounded beneath that incredibly dark and gloomy netherworld. Before it, countless figures knelt in submission; even demon gods trembled in fear beneath that deep, profound obscurity. Within that darkness, an untold number of greedy eyes gazed toward the mortal realm: "It is as if it has crossed the endless void once more, falling into that vast celestial realm."

Perhaps in their eyes, humans were merely insects that could be crushed underfoot at whim. The only enemies they acknowledged were those in the celestial realm.

And the mortal realm was merely their battlefield!

"I wonder how much of my might this realm can withstand?"

On this day, beyond the waters of the Half-City region on the Continent of Immortal Heritage, lay the Yellow Springs Sea.

The cultivators stationed at the Heaven-Swallowing Tortoise Observation Post suddenly saw the clouds in the sky churning violently. The dark ocean sent colossal waves crashing into the sky, and the earth beneath their feet shook as if the entire world were about to collapse!

Above the sea, a mist as massive as an ancient mountain came rolling forward. Within that mist, the crowd unexpectedly discerned giant, towering shadows slowly emerging!

Over the Eastern Continent, tens of thousands of thunderclaps boomed through the sky! Lightning rolled continuously, and the heavy clouds of the nine heavens parted as if the heavenly gates had swung open. Several golden clouds led the way as purple aura surged violently. Unlike the ancient saints who had long remained in secluded cultivation, the immortal lords were the true current rulers of the grand clans. Now commanding the army in person, the eight immortal clans, various elders, and countless talented individuals from overseas immortal mountains gathered. Atop those heavy clouds, figures shifted in dense, overlapping layers, immortal banners fluttered, and their grand momentum was enough to overturn heaven and earth!

Over the Western Continent, at the ruins of the Radiant Shrine, countless divine lights cast down upon the mortal world like golden beams splitting the heavens. That golden light painted nearly the entirety of the colossally vast Western Continent's sky in a brilliant shade of gold!

"Look, quickly!" Inside the Canglan City shop, many people removed their virtual headsets with bewildered expressions and walked out of the shop alongside the crowd. Looking up, the entire sky and the clouds seemed to have been coated in a layer of gold dust!

"What is going on?!"

"A heavenly anomaly!" Elder Hilu's expression grew solemn. "This is... a heavenly anomaly!"

At the new establishment in the Eastern Continent, Senior Sister Yu Yin, one of the foremost core disciples of the Haotian Sect, led a cohort of followers out the door just after finishing their viewing of the Investiture of the Gods. They stepped outside only to find the exterior already crowded with throngs of immortals, where baleful aura swirled backward and the roars of slaughter resonated through the heavens and earth!

The entire shop was surrounded so tightly that not a drop of water could trickle through!

"Where is the master of this place?! Hand over what you should never have touched, and we shall leave your corpse intact!" A voice erupted in the sky like a clap of thunder; it was none other than the Supreme Master of Mystical Law.

Though he had suffered defeat the last time, behind him this time stood the various Immortal Lords! The ancient saints of the immortal race!

The malevolent energy surged violently, and the temperature along the street outside the shop seemed to plummet to absolute freezing point, plunging heaven and earth into a bleak and chilling slaughter!

"Time and again you have intruded upon the human realm and trespassed into our territories. Mindful of the hardships of your cultivation, I have spared you repeatedly," a voice drifted out from within the shop, distinct from its usual indifference, now dripping with murderous intent. "Yet you remain unrepentant. Do you truly believe that the human realm is immune to the descent of a tribulation of slaughter?!"

"Unfurl the Investiture of the Gods!"

The tribulation of slaughter awoke!

A beam of crimson-gold light plummeted from the heavens beyond!

A torrent of starlight surged, as if bearing the breath of antiquity itself. The chaotic sky split open, and atop the summit of Mount Fengming on the Continent of Immortal Ruins, a colossal stone monument stood upon a circular platform, pointing straight into the vast sky like a sharp sword!

Glory and brilliance radiated as three massive, ancient golden characters upon the monument illuminated the heaven and earth!

The world shook violently, as if the entire universe resonated with it!

A figure stepped out from the shop. Everyone lifted their eyes to gaze upward, only to see clouds converging above the layers of heaven, surrounded by immortal light, as several ancient golden seal characters opened up from the skies beyond:

"The Investiture of the Gods!"

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