Chapter 1402: Assault!

Chapter 1402: Attack!

The Source gazed at the Tian Su Beast, his eyes blazing with fury laced with a flicker of terror.

Among the myriad clans, an internal assault upon the Reserve Supreme Lord had already been a grave transgression.

Yet, from the perspective of the Supreme Will, such a transgression might, paradoxically, be seen as a trial—testing the Reserve Supreme Lord.

In that light, the consequences might be lenient, sparing them a harsh punishment and leaving a sliver of hope.

But if they had allied themselves with the Crimson Sovereign’s subordinate, the Crimson Supreme God, to strike at their own Reserve Supreme Lord—then the nature of the act was utterly different!

It would be treasonous betrayal—colluding with an external enemy!

Such traitors, who betray from within, are the most abhorrent of all.

Should the Supreme Will discover this, there would be no chance for survival. The Supreme Will would never forgive or spare them!

With this thought in mind—

Yuan felt himself teetering on the edge of despair.

He had only wanted to eliminate the Celestial Emperor, using this risky method to ensure his race wouldn't be wiped out once the other one grew stronger.

Now, however—

No longer did he need that intermediate stage of the other growing stronger.

The Supreme Will, sensing betrayal, would personally descend and eradicate them!

What of the elite bloodline race powers?

What of being the First Among All Races?

If the Supreme Will truly decided to strike, it would cut its own wrist and spill its blood rather than endure a single moment of pain.

And at this very moment, the Emperor himself had realized this truth, gazing at the Heaven-Cursed Beast with a mix of terror and fury.

"Heaven-Cursed Beast! What do you mean?!"

"Our intention was never to make the Supreme Will feel as though we had betrayed Him!"

"You are driving us all into an impossible abyss!"

He seized the TianSu Beast's neck with one hand, his eyes blazing red, fixed upon the other.

"If you don't give me an answer today, I'll die—yet drag you with me into the grave!!!"

He was now beyond fury.

Upon hearing this, the TianSu Beast stared at the two tribal chieftains, their expressions suddenly shifting, their cold composure vanishing to reveal a strange, unsettling smile.

"I want you to betray the Supreme Will—so what?!"

"The situation has already reached a point of no return."

"You have already created the undeniable fact of collusion with the Crimson Faction, surrounding and attacking your own faction's Supreme Commander reserve."

"Whether or not this act succeeds, you will be deemed traitors by the Supreme Will!"

"Why not listen to one piece of advice from me?"

"Abandon the Supreme Will and join the faction of the Red Lord."

"Your current actions could be the most sincere pledge ever offered to the Red Lord—hahaha..."

The Heaven-Cursed Beast laughed maniacally, its eyes filled with scorn as it stared at Yuan and the Emperor.

"Ahahahaha!!!"

The Chao Dynasty's chieftain's face flared with rage, and he smashed through the Heaven-Cursed Beast's white-haired skull with a single punch.

Yet the very next instant—

The Heaven-Cursed Beast sprouted a brand new head, still grinning with mocking amusement at Him.

"Are you an inside man for the Red Lord?"

Yuan spoke coldly.

"No."

"Then why did you frame us like this?!"

"Because it will vex the Supreme Will, hahahaha..."

The Heavenly Cursed Beast's smile grew increasingly frantic and arrogant.

Yuan and the Emperor stared deathly at the Heavenly Cursed Beast!

At this moment, the two gods deeply understood why the other was named the Heavenly Cursed Beast!

Perhaps it was not that its natural talent envied heaven so much that a curse was brought down!

But rather, it was a plague upon the heavens and the myriad worlds!

To prevent this scourge from causing trouble, heaven had sent down a curse to restrict it!

As for its idea of betraying the Supreme Will to join the camp of the Scarlet Lord, Yuan and the Emperor dismissed it in their hearts without a second thought.

They were the pinnacle lineage serving under the Supreme Will, bound so tightly to its design that breaking free was a desperate impossibility.

Moreover, with the very roots of their race anchored deep within the Supreme Cosmos, they could not simply abandon their heritage to throw themselves at the feet of the Crimson Lord.

It was precisely at this moment.

The arrogant sneer on the Heaven-Cursed Beast’s face faltered, its eyes snapping down toward the battlefield in sheer disbelief.

Yuan and the Emperor froze at the sight, then, struck by a sudden realization, whipped their heads around to look upon the battlefield below.

...

A few minutes prior.

Just as the Shadow Monarch, the Crimson Supreme God, descended upon the battlefield.

A sudden tremor jolted through the divine body of Zhou Zhan, an overwhelming and terrifying sense of impending crisis seizing his mind.

Endowed with the Supreme Sacred Physique, his physical form possessed countless divine anomalies; this sixth sense for danger was so potent it was practically an revelation from destiny itself.

So He fully believed that the sudden crisis he felt in his heart was not baseless, but a genuine, imminent threat directed at himself.

And considering the intensity of this sense of danger, it was an astonishingly severe crisis!

If he handled it poorly, he might very well die at the hands of this very threat!

"Could it be that the other side is about to employ a technique of the Supreme God level?"

"No!"

"If it were merely a Supreme God-level technique, I too possess a Supreme God-level artifact, and I am confident I would not fall far behind them—therefore, such a strong sense of dread should not arise."

"A Supreme Divine Artifact? Though unlikely, I myself possess such artifacts, and many of them—there's no need to fear that."

"There's only one possibility left..."

Zhou Zhan took a deep breath, and in an instant, he had deduced the truth.

"The other side has summoned a Supreme God!"

"And it should be a powerful, supreme deity."

He spoke calmly to himself.

"Such a supreme deity has been summoned... truly a grand gesture. Yet, how dare a supreme deity intervene in my war with the myriad races? Doesn't it risk invoking the punishment of the Supreme Will?"

Zhou Zhan felt a flicker of confusion.

But before he could ponder it further, it was too late.

A formidable foe stood before him!

He could not afford to waste thoughts on such trivialities.

With his expression unchanged, he silently activated the celestial armor of the Heavenly Wall, the Heavens' Seal, and four newly acquired first-tier Supreme Divine Artifacts, transforming himself and Zhou Wu, Zhou Sheng, and Zhou Li into their full form.

At the same time, he activated 'King,' pushing his power to nearly indistinguishable from that of a Supreme Deity.

Another statue of a deity, clad in black robes and wielding a black blade, appeared in his hands.

It was a Tier-3 Supreme Divine Automaton, the highest god-tier blade construct!

Holding this Tier-3 Supreme Divine Automaton, Zhou Zhan's heart settled, easing somewhat.

Yet his spiritual consciousness remained intensely focused, ever-vigilant against every movement in the surrounding space.

At that very moment—

A terrifying surge of will erupted from some unseen point, instantly crashing into his divine soul.

Even clad in the Tier-2 Supreme Divine Artifact—the Heavenly Wall Holy Armor—capable of withstanding certain psychic assaults, Zhou Zhan still suffered, collapsing into a state of dizziness.

"Ah!?"

A startled, low gasp escaped his lips.

Then, a faint glimmer of black light coalesced in the void, rapidly solidifying into a black dagger.

This dagger radiated the power of Shadow Law and the Law of Instant Death—its terrifying might even the most elite Supreme Gods would tremble before.

It was precisely this dagger that, as soon as it appeared, shot straight for Zhou Zhan's brow, aiming for his spiritual core.