Chapter 1516: The Shock of the Heaven Punishment Divine King!

Chapter 1516: The Shock of Tiancheng God King!

Though his heart harbored doubts, Tiancheng God King immediately arrived before the Supreme Will and bowed with due reverence.

"Greetings, Lord of the Supreme Will."

"How is the battle situation on your side?"

The Supreme Will asked with a smile.

The Supreme Will's mood was truly radiant.

Seeing the smile upon the Supreme Will's face, Tiancheng God King's mind involuntarily wandered again.

In past encounters, whenever the Supreme Will had asked this question, His expression had always been stern and serious. He had never seen the Supreme Will smile as he posed this very query.

Tiancheng God King did not dwell on it, simply shaking his head honestly:

"Still as before—unable to eliminate, unable to purify."

"Fortunately, my Heavenly Punishment Legion is no less formidable, and for now, it can still suppress them."

"The Phantasm Race originates from the thoughts and desires within the minds of living beings, so destroying them is indeed an arduous task."

"Only reality can slay the illusionary."

"Yet, it is a pity that this 'reality' does not belong to the reality of our own realm; otherwise, it would be a simple matter indeed," said the Supreme Will.

"If I can transcend to the Will Detachment Realm and become a true entity within the world where the Phantasm Race resides, I will surely exterminate all reality and illusion alike, restoring eternal peace to our Supreme Great Universe!"

As the Heavenly Punishment Divine King spoke to this point, his smile suddenly vanished, replaced by an ice-cold countenance.

"That is a matter for a far distant time."

The Supreme Will nodded at these words, then flipped its right hand, revealing a world ring of the Supreme Divine Artifact grade appearing in its palm.

"Do you know what is contained within this world ring?"

"Could it be the supreme treasure destined to combat the realm of illusion?"

The Heavenly Punishment God's eyes sparkled, asking.

"It could be put that way."

"Because within lies the Supreme Artifact."

The Supreme Will spoke solemnly.

The Heavenly Punishment God blinked.

The Supreme Artifact?

Then what?

At His level, though the Supreme Artifact remains a treasure, He has seen countless such relics, and thus finds them nothing extraordinary.

Moreover, while the Supreme Artifact could aid the Supreme Gods and beings of Supreme Will in countering the invasion of the illusion realm, its effect was merely so—so why does the Supreme Will speak with such solemnity?

It's not a vessel of will.

"Wait—world ring of supreme artifact level?"

The Heavenly Punishment God suddenly noticed the ring containing a supreme artifact, his brow arched, his mind stirred with surprise.

He had seen many weapons forged from supreme artifacts, but never before had he encountered a storage vessel crafted from such materials.

Who would waste such resources, using materials of divine-tier supremacy to create a mere storage device? Was this extravagance beyond measure?

"How many supreme artifacts do you think are stored inside this world ring?"

The Supreme Will asked with a smile.

"Five hundred?"

The Heavenly Punishment God dared to venture the guess.

He believed that number already exceeded what was reasonable.

Five hundred supreme artifacts—enough to bestow one supreme artifact to each of five hundred supreme deities, vastly enhancing their combat power, or even equip eighty-plus supreme deities with fully armed and complete supreme artifacts, enabling them to jointly challenge a near-omnipotent will-level master.

If such a vast number of supreme artifacts truly existed, they would indeed provide significant assistance in the battle unfolding in the twilight realm.

After all, although the Fanciful Clan can achieve immortality through continuous resurrection, resurrection itself requires time. As long as their attacks are swift and relentless, their advance could be effectively stifled.

Five hundred?

A Supreme Will smiled gently within his mind.

He did not delay, simply stating:

"Ten thousand artifacts."

"Ten thousand?!

Are you referring to supreme artifacts??"

The Heavenly Punishment God immediately widened his eyes, stunned.

The Supreme Will nodded gently.

Then, with a simple gesture of His right hand, the World Ring soared toward the Heavenly Punishment God King, hovering before Him.

The Heavenly Punishment God King immediately extended His will to probe the past, and instantly saw within it—exactly ten thousand Supreme Sacred Artifacts!

None missing, none in excess!

Each radiating the luminous glow of Supreme Divine Laws, blinding even His will, causing it to waver.

"Am I dreaming?"

"Even the Ultimate Void Race—those most skilled at harvesting treasures from the ultimate void—wouldn't have ten thousand Supreme Sacred Artifacts, would they?"

The God King murmured to himself.

After a moment of deep contemplation, He turned to the Supreme Will and asked:

"Supreme Will, these ten thousand Supreme Sacred Artifacts—were they sent to me by my fourth brother?"

The Supreme Will smiled and nodded.

"Indeed, it's my remarkable and generous fourth brother."

The Heavenly Punishment God gaped.

Then, He fell silent.

For He had no words left.

Before this hundred-thousand-piece collection of Supreme Artifacts, even as the First Reserve of the Supreme Lord, He felt utterly out of his depth—nervous, even, as if standing before something entirely beyond his experience.

It's like a middle-class professional earning fifty thousand a year suddenly being hit by ten small targets. Who wouldn't be stunned?

Yet the Heavenly Punishment God was a man of broad-mindedness. He quickly brushed the matter aside. Gazing at the world ring in his hand, he looked up at the Supreme Will and suddenly, with excitement, asked:

"Supreme Will, are all these hundred thousand Supreme Artifacts mine?"

"Your dreams are quite grand."

The Supreme Will gave the other a withering look, "The Twilight Lands host no more than five thousand Supreme Gods and twelve permanent masters of the Supreme Will Realm."

"You may each carry as many Supreme Divine Artifacts as you like—no more than forty thousand in total. Why would you need one hundred thousand?"

"What about the remaining Supreme Artifacts? How will the Supreme Will handle them?"

The Heavenly Punishment God King knew his joke was impossible to fulfill, yet he was already content merely to secure forty thousand Supreme Artifacts for the Supreme Deities of the Twilight Lands. With that, he shifted his question.

"I intend to keep twenty thousand of the remaining Supreme Artifacts and lend them to the Crimson Sovereign faction."

"The rest—I plan to journey to the Ultimate Void, trade with the rulers of other Great Universes, and acquire some priceless inheritances to strengthen our power."

The Supreme Will spoke solemnly.

Upon hearing this, the Heavenly Punishment God King furrowed his brow.

He did not find it surprising that the Supreme Will would travel to the Ultimate Void and trade with the rulers of other Great Universes.

As the most seasoned candidate among those who had served alongside the Supreme Will, he had long known of the Supreme Will's such endeavors—indeed, he had even occasionally stepped in to represent the Supreme Will in trading with the rulers of other Great Universes.

What caused the Heaven-Enforcing God King to furrow his brow was the Supreme Will's decision to lend one thousand supreme relics to the Crimson Sovereign.

"Supreme Will, are you truly going to lend these to the Crimson Sovereign?"

asked the Heaven-Enforcing God King.

The Supreme Will nodded slightly.

"Though we have clashed over the laws and great paths, when it comes to external threats, we must set aside our grievances and stand united against them."

"In the past thousand years, the rhythm of the Wandering Clan's attacks on our two universes has grown ever more urgent."

"Assisting the Crimson Sovereign is in fact helping ourselves."

"And I am only lending—lending with full compensation. I will not suffer any loss."

As the Supreme Will spoke these words, a smile gently spread across his face.

Clearly, He already had a general plan in mind regarding how to lend the supreme artifact to the other.