Chapter 700: Scheming

"That one is very patient, having waited until now."

When a second sun appeared in the Bright World, Mother Isis stood on the observatory within the Heavenly Kingdom, watching this spectacle.

Her gaze was expectant and joyful.

"I sensed no particular disharmony within them. This pair of artificial sun and moon should be a success. So, will you accept it, Horus? Let go of everything in the Bright World, and also let go of your hatred for the Lord of Fate. Seize the opportunity in the Dark World and fight against his enemies."

But as Isis's words fell, Horus's radiant form had already plunged into the Dark World, into the interior of that artificial sun.

At that very moment, two bursts of intense light suddenly appeared outside the sun, clashing violently with each other, even erupting into a blaze of light and a vast sea of fire.

Isis knew it was Ahura, the former Lord of Radiance, who was also unwilling to give up this opportunity.

Yet Isis showed no concern; she knew Horus had seized the initiative. And according to their agreement with the Lord of Fate, the structure of this artificial sun was also favorable to Horus—this was also one of the foundations for future reconciliation, even cooperation, between the Church of Radiance and the Church of Fate.

"Michael, I think you know what to do?"

"Yes, Your Highness!"

Michael's expression was also relaxed. As the radiant and righteous King of Angels, He too could not accept the rampaging of the Chaos Gods and the divine aberrations of the Dark World in this realm.

The Lord of Radiance had ultimately chosen to confront them head-on, rather than coldly standing by or even cooperating, which made Him very pleased.

"All the angelic legions are ready. They have no chance of easily withdrawing to the Dark World. His Majesty's process of mastering the Light will not be disturbed."

"Do not underestimate Thor and his divine aberrations. I am no match for that Thunder God now either."

Isis shook her head: "Do your best in this battle. Only by preserving as much strength as possible can we contain the enemy to the greatest extent in the future. Leave the rest to Horus—"

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"Artificial sun?"

At almost the same time, Gaia, who had already set foot above the Old Continent, was stunned, her face darkening to the extreme: "What is this? At this moment, does he still want to shine light into the Dark World?"

"It should be for the Lord of Radiance and Ahura."

Rhea quickly realized and saw through the truth. Yet this was not because her wisdom surpassed her mother goddess; Rhea knew her mother had likely already thought of it, but just couldn't accept it for the moment.

"Besides, there is the Dark Abyss of Aberrations, which they absolutely cannot accept. This artificial sun can at least tie down three parties for him."

"Then do you think the Lord of Radiance and his mother might fall into the trap?" Gaia's gaze was extremely dark.

She knew that once the Lord of Radiance intervened, the Dark Abyss of Aberrations would be utterly unable to continue its plan.

The master of those divine aberrations would never allow the generation of laws of light in the Dark World. This was not only about the harm of light to the Abyss of Aberrations but also involved the ownership of the Dark World's roots.

If the Lord of Radiance and the Hidden Moon Gray Wolf became supreme gods in the Dark World, it would mean that the two great beings of the previous era deep in the Abyss of Aberrations would forever lose the possibility of recovery.

Their paths would be blocked by the two Horuses.

"It's certain, not possible."

This was Zeus, arriving across space: "I suspect they have already reached an agreement. Even if not, the existence of Ahura will leave them no choice. This is a chance to become a supreme god, without having to compete for the roots of this world. In their place, we wouldn't give up either. Besides, the Lord of the Shadow Moon Gray Wolf will not miss this; the chances of success for that artificial moon are even greater. In fact—"

He looked at Gaia: "Pope Innocent IV has just issued a decree declaring Olympus, Asa, Ahura, and the guests from foreign lands as enemies of the Bright World and human civilization!"

The previous 253rd Pope of Radiance, John Honorius, had ascended to the Heavenly Kingdom six years ago. And the current Innocent IV was the pope jointly elected by all factions of the old and new churches.

The divided Church of Radiance was united for the first time after a millennium, so this Pope Innocent IV held great authority among the followers of the Lord of Radiance.

In fact, he was indeed the carrier of the Lord of Radiance's will, the result of Horus and his mother's consolidation and purification of the church.

And this decree also meant that the Lord of Radiance and his church had completely broken away from their alliance with them. It also meant that their subsequent plans had basically no chance of being realized.

The conflict between the followers of Radiance and the followers of Fate in the Old Continent would temporarily disappear, and without the constraint of the Lord of Radiance, they could no longer stir up trouble in the Old Continent.

"So, we have failed again, haven't we?"

Calmed down, Gaia was not as angry as the two had imagined. She stared gloomily into the void, at the Dark World, and also at the Lord of Fate, who was locked in a life-and-death struggle with the King of Gluttony, Beleth.

She thought they had been naive; this guy was indeed very troublesome.

"It's not a complete failure. Those two Chaos Lords won't give up easily, and the Blood Feast Maggots will still be the most棘手 problem for the Fate Pantheon."

Zeus's gaze flickered: "But there is a precondition: we must do our best to let those maggots enter this world."

Upon hearing this, Gaia was thoughtful, while Rhea frowned, showing displeasure.

"It's not a big problem, is it?" Zeus smiled slightly: "As long as you, Mother Goddess, can ultimately take that step, then whether it's driving them away or destroying them, it will be easy. And if you ultimately have no chance, then what does the future of this world have to do with us?"

Rhea clearly disagreed, but in the end, she said not a word, her expression cold as ice.

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If Gaia was only disappointed and annoyed by the appearance of the artificial sun, then the Thunder God Thor, besides these two emotions, also felt extreme rage and unwillingness.

On the treasure ship 'Skíðblaðnir' flying over Atlanta, Thor's face was covered with black veins, black fire surged in his eyes, and strands of crimson lightning spread out to a meter away.

Lod, the God of Desire, did not even dare to breathe loudly. He knew that his nephew was struggling against the will of their two masters.

The city of Atlanta was right below them. It was estimated that in at most one minute, they could take revenge and inflict the most brutal retaliation on the Lord of Fate!

But the sudden change caused their masters to urgently want to recall them and all the divine aberrations sent to the Bright World.

This also surprised Lod, the God of Desire. He didn't expect Thor to maintain such a degree of self-will, able to resist the commands of those two masters.

And Lod dared not say anything. He also wanted revenge, not only for the heavy blow to the Asa Pantheon but also because the many treasures he had placed in 'Asgard' had been seized by the Lord of Fate.

But Lod lacked the courage to oppose those two great beings. In the past few years, he had gained many benefits from them, and thus had inevitably been controlled by them to a certain extent.

"Just ten minutes, Your Highness!" said the God of Forging, Vili: "In ten to fifteen minutes, we can break through Atlanta, destroy the holy city of the Church of Fate, and raze everything here!"

But his words ultimately failed to free Thor from control. At this moment, countless thunderbolts burst from the Thunder God's body, a wild tide of thunder filling the entire ship.

If this were not the treasure ship 'Skíðblaðnir' but an ordinary warship, the hull would have turned to dust in an instant.

"Notify everyone, return now!"

Thor's face twisted, as if enduring extreme pain: "At all costs, extinguish the radiance in the Dark World—"

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In the outer realm void, Li Mochen's face was flushed, and his eyes showed joy.

This was not because the current crisis had been resolved, but because of the change in the 'Divine Sky Luck Purple Gold Pagoda'.

From the moment the war against the Blood Feast Maggots began, the merit on the 'Divine Sky Luck Purple Gold Pagoda' had started to grow explosively. Almost every second, hundreds of millions of strands of seven-colored spiritual light poured into the pagoda, sixty-five billion per minute.

Especially after his battle with the King of Gluttony, Beleth, began, the rate of merit increase tripled!

Li Mochen fought Beleth for twelve minutes, gaining over two hundred billion merit.

He could feel the world's fear and rejection of the Blood Feast Maggots, so this time it was exceptionally generous.

And when Li Mochen's main body threw the artificial sun and moon into the Dark World, the merit swirling outside the pagoda expanded severalfold in an instant! After the total number exceeded three hundred billion, the vast seven-colored spiritual light collapsed instantly, generating the eighth strand of purple merit energy!

Li Mochen believed that the merit he now possessed could be equivalent to the 'Merit Golden Immortal' of Eastern mythological legends.

Previously, the fifth strand of purple energy allowed him to generate a 'Merit Golden Body' outside his body. Now, with just merit, he could have the cultivation of a Great Luo Golden Immortal, his body covered with merit power from the inside out.

Of course, for Li Mochen, such usage was very wasteful. Investing in the strengthening of divine authority was the most cost-effective.

He now needed only four strands of purple energy to raise 'Fate' and 'Time Sequence' to the truth level; another two strands were used for 'Radiance'.

But after the eighth strand of purple merit energy was generated, Li Mochen could also raise a fourth powerful divine authority, not inferior to 'Eternity', to the truth level!

Previously, Li Mochen's choice was 'Thunder', but it could only be raised to pseudo-truth; after this, he chose 'Eternity' again!

"Roar!"

Beleth's wildly chaotic spiritual power once again assaulted his primordial spirit. But as before, Li Mochen's will stood firm.

He had not feared Beleth's spiritual impact before; now, with truth-level Eternity, he cared even less.

However, Beleth's body had now grown even larger. It had braved the thirty thousand particle beam cannons and charged to within less than a thousand kilometers of Li Mochen.

The 'suns' summoned by the latter had been devoured by over a thousand. But this seemed to have minimal effect on Beleth, at least on the surface.

"Is this all you've got? If so, I will devour you alive today!"

"You even poisoned? Haha! Useless! Useless! The things you create will only become nutrients to maintain my state! This will only make my power stronger."

"Keep angering me, human god! Faster, faster, anger me, and you'll be surprised!"

Li Mochen sneered, not even bothering to respond. Anyone with slightly stronger perception could sense the creature's weakness.

Beleth was turning itself into a candle, gaining power by burning itself. When there was no more fuel, it would completely perish, and even the 'Eternal Life' divine authority would find it hard to save Him. Moreover, as the fuel decreased, the 'flame' emitted by this being would grow weaker.

This should not be the will of the 'King of Gluttony' Beleth itself, but influenced by a certain Chaos Lord. The purpose of the other party doing this was likely to completely tie him down.

Li Mochen had noticed the loosening of the defense line. The Blood Feast Maggots were, at all costs, sending more maggots, maggot larvae, and eggs into the interior of the Bright World.

What was gratifying was that the Lord of Radiance had officially joined hands with him, deploying seven angelic legions to defend the Old Continent—considering that this one also had to contend with Ahura and the divine aberrations of the Asa Pantheon, the force invested was quite sincere.

But in the Middle East, that area was almost defenseless. At this moment, the number of eggs they had injected there alone was in the hundreds of millions!

This made Li Mochen frown deeply. Ahura's move was beyond his expectations, offering no resistance to the Blood Feast Maggots. Was this Lord of Radiance prepared to completely abandon the Truth Church and His followers? And did He not care at all about His own divinity?

One must know that divinity not only relates to the stability of divine office but is also the foundation for a god to maintain His own existence.

The defensive strategy previously arranged by Athena and others had taken this into account, so they had adopted a laissez-faire attitude toward the Middle East.

But in the end, they had miscalculated. Ahura cared nothing for His followers, the Truth Church, or the safety of the Middle East.

Fortunately, Li Mochen had prepared a backup plan. At this moment, thirty-two of the fifty-seven major naval fleets of the Fate Alliance were deployed in the Middle East, and America also had many troops stationed there.

The military-industrial system of the Fate Alliance had also stockpiled a large number of fuel-air explosives early on—these bombs, more powerful than miniature nuclear bombs, could be slightly modified to form high-temperature fire clouds in the air, sealing off large areas of the sky.

They couldn't stop Blood Feast Maggots with magic levels above twelve, but they could kill eggs on a large scale, effectively reducing the difficulty of post-war cleanup.

And Li Mochen's glancing around attitude once again enraged Beleth.

"I said, no one can be distracted in front of Beleth, no one!"

This anger further stimulated the King of Gluttony's power. The being opened its bloody mouth wide, trying to swallow Li Mochen in one gulp!

But naturally, this attempt could not succeed. Li Mochen's figure just flickered, and he had already changed position. Twenty 'suns' formed around him, illuminating the entire battlefield, emitting boundless light, heat, and high-intensity radiation. Of course, they were swallowed by Beleth in an instant.

In his berserk state, Beleth's speed was only a hair's breadth slower than his.

Li Mochen's gaze grew even colder. He reached out, and countless starlight gathered before him, forming a giant sword. He swung the sword forward, almost splitting the King of Gluttony in two. The fierce sword intent and vast thunderfire punched a huge hole in Beleth's massive body, which had expanded to thirty kilometers, nearly the size of a star beast.

"Damn! Why does it hurt so much? You have angered me again—"

Countless flesh buds protruded from the penetrated part of Beleth's body, and its pupils had contracted into the shape of scarlet snake eyes. The first thing the King of Gluttony did was continue to swallow the suns Li Mochen had created, which obviously made Beleth more painful and further increased its anger.

And when anger reached its peak, Beleth instinctively used the power brought by anger to strengthen its shell. As a result, even the thunderfire star core sword qi slashed down by the 'All-Heaven Thunderfire Star Core Sword Formation' could only leave white marks on the outer layer of its shell.

This greatly reduced Beleth's energy consumption; the sturdy shell greatly reduced the frequency of its injuries.

"I told you, keep making me angry, and the great King of Gluttony will surprise you!"

Beleth laughed wildly, and then in one gulp, it swallowed all twenty suns manifested by Li Mochen into its bloody mouth.

Li Mochen remained indifferent. After the eighth strand of purple merit energy was generated and the 'Eternity' divine authority could also be strengthened to the truth level, he was already in an invincible position.

The reason he hadn't directly driven this one back was that he was waiting for an opportunity.

And that opportunity had arrived—Li Mochen looked at this once-famous 'King of Gluttony' with a disdainful gaze.

"You know, Beleth, the only impression you give me is pitiful. You are a pathetic worm. If you still had your own consciousness now, I wonder if you would regret accepting the power of the Lord of Khorne?"

"Roar!"

Beleth completely lost all reason. The spiritual will that rushed into Li Mochen's sea of consciousness no longer carried any information, only pure killing intent and anger.

But at the same time, twenty suns manifested again around Li Mochen, and over thirty thousand particle beam cannons blasted out from the Fate Divine Kingdom.

Belek instinctively swallowed those 'suns' back into his mouth while using his body to resist the particle beam cannon.

But this time, the situation was completely different. The 'suns' he swallowed were eternal and indestructible. Belek exhausted all his power but could not truly devour or digest them. Meanwhile, the particle beams striking his body did not dissipate afterward but continued to irradiate him, relentlessly bombarding his body with particles and instantly raising the temperature both inside and outside his body to tens of billions of degrees.

—It was eternal 'Annihilation,' eternal 'Particle Beam.'

This caused Belek's massive body, thirty kilometers long, to transform into a sun at that moment. The sustained fusion and high temperature burned and destroyed every cell and every fragment of his soul.

He grew with all his might, frantically chasing Li Mochen, and the blade aura from his blood scythe swept across over thirty thousand kilometers. He struck at a frequency of over thirty million times per second, turning this region of space into a pulverizer. The high-speed slashes of the blood scythe shattered all matter.

But all of Belek's struggles could not break free from the shackles of time and fate. His scythe could not cut through the river of time, nor could it sever the threads of fate.

With the blessing of Eternal Truth, the 'Thebes Sacred Shield' became an immovable bulwark, blocking all of Belek's attacks. Countless stellar sword energies gathered around Li Mochen, and massive beams of stellar sword light clashed fiercely with Belek without yielding.

They broke free from the mold of the 'Dutian Thunder Fire Star Core Sword Formation,' becoming more stable and more powerful. They collided with the blood scythe at speeds no less than their opponent's.

Since Belek's power could never reach Li Mochen's body, he was naturally unable to end the 'Eternity' bestowed upon the sun and particle beams.

"No!"

In extreme agony, Belek's anger did not diminish but instead grew. Other emotions besides anger appeared in his eyes, filled with unwillingness and hatred: "You bastard, how dare you? How dare you—"

"So, you are a pitiful creature."

Li Mochen's eyes showed pity: "The Lord of Khorne wanted you to go mad, and you truly went mad. You should be grateful to me; I have granted you peace."

He believed that a sane Belek, even without the power granted by the Lord of Khorne, would not be easily tricked and killed by him. The battle between them would have been more complex and prolonged.

However, the number one Chaos Lord had already achieved its goal—it had allowed more Blood Feast Worms to infiltrate the Bright World.

The only thing Khorne and Slaanesh probably hadn't anticipated was that Li Mochen could directly kill the King of Gluttony!

The two Chaos Gods likely had many toys like the 'King of Gluttony' Belek in their hands. But Li Mochen believed that none of those they could currently deploy directly into the Bright World were available now.

Otherwise, today's outcome would not have been like this.

"This battle should end, Lord Belek."

After saying this, a beam of 'Dutian Thunder Fire Star Core Sword Energy' controlled by Li Mochen once again pierced through the 'King of Gluttony's' body, shattering his divinity.

This well-prepared strike completely plunged Belek into the abyss of death. His primordial power rapidly dissipated, like a blazing inferno suddenly deprived of fuel.

Li Mochen reached out and grabbed the blood scythe from Belek's hand, then forcibly folded space and stepped toward another location in the outer void.

Belek's body continued to burn and undergo drastic changes. But Li Mochen no longer needed to pay attention; he had woven a fate of death for this outer realm demon lord and sealed the causality of eternal silence.

This could be seen from the surge of merit on the 'Shenxiao Lingyun Purple Gold Pagoda,' which had increased by over a hundred billion strands in an instant. They came from all directions, with only a small portion from within the Bright World and the vast majority from the outer realms.

At this moment, Li Mochen had another target to deal with.

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Shortly before Li Mochen killed Belek, in the rear void of the outer realm battlefield, Li Mochen's main body stood side by side with the Li Mochen manifested by Angela's imagination. He looked with deep emotion at the three people who had appeared there, along with their subordinates.

"Lady Gaia, you have truly disappointed me this time."

Li Mochen was genuinely disappointed with Gaia: "You have abandoned the most important part of your divinity. Is the supreme divine throne so hard for you to give up?"

The divinity of faith gods and law gods is influenced by the will of their followers, which can deprive gods of some autonomy.

But now, Li Mochen felt that the excessive autonomy of the gods was not necessarily a good thing. Just like Gaia and Zeus, they could easily defy their own divinity.

He could roughly guess the reason: the massive loss of followers for both. With fewer followers, the divine restraint on these two god-kings was out of the question.

This was also because Gaia's obsession with the supreme god was too deep, and she would go to any lengths for it.

"Lord Willtonstein, before saying these words, shouldn't you first consider from whom you seized your foundational power?"

Gaia's eyes were dark. She did not think there was anything wrong with reclaiming what she had lost.

If a thief breaks into your home, shouldn't you be allowed to take back your things?

But Gaia did not choose to fight. Li Mochen was powerful; even a single avatar could contend with the King of Gluttony, Belek. Gaia did not think she would definitely lose to this Lord of Fate, but she was also not confident she could defeat him—even with Rhea's help, she had no certainty.

Her purpose in appearing here was to allow more Blood Feast Worms to enter the material realm. Being able to tie up the two top combatants of the Fate Pantheon was already satisfying to Gaia. She had no intention of sacrificing more for Slaanesh or Chaos.

"Indeed, a considerable part was taken from you. But I never used any improper means, did I? I have always kept my promises and contracts, and unlike the one beside you, I have never betrayed you. If you must blame someone, blame yourselves for not being able to hold on."

Li Mochen's expression was indifferent: "Are you so unwilling to accept it, my lady? To reclaim your foundation, you would not hesitate to plunge this world you have protected for ten thousand years into death? Even though it is the world where you were born, exist, and become eternal? You will regret it sooner or later, Lady Gaia."

"I don't need you to teach me what to do!"

Gaia's eyes narrowed: "Are you stalling for time?"

She had already sensed the abnormal changes on the side of the Gluttony Demon Lord. This sent a chill down Gaia's spine; she hadn't expected this Lord of Fate to still have hidden strength.

Earlier, Li Mochen had also used the Truth 'Eternity,' allowing numerous Heavenly Will Warriors and Heavenly Wing Knights to maintain full strength for half a minute, but then he stopped.

They had also judged long ago that he was likely using the power of the 'Wishing Tower' to temporarily elevate some divine authorities to the Truth level.

Only this could explain why Li Mochen had never truly entered Divine Rank 20.

But now, this Lord of Fate was simultaneously displaying four supreme Truth divine authorities!

"In fact, I have been waiting for your appearance."

Li Mochen smiled slightly: "It's rare that you can leave Mount Olympus and the Pantheon."

Both places were self-contained spaces, far more powerful than ordinary divine kingdoms. Especially in recent years, their owners had spared no effort to strengthen their defenses.

Gaia's heart trembled. She unhesitatingly tore open the space barrier and began to return to the Bright World.

At this moment, the Gluttony Demon Lord was still erupting wildly, but Gaia had already foreseen the outcome. Under the burning of the eternal 'Annihilation' in his belly, Belek's chances of survival were slim.

The best way for them to escape the trap now was to return to the material realm's earth.

The Pantheon was undoubtedly the safest place, but it was currently out of reach. Only the earth of the material realm could serve as their refuge. Gaia believed that with the earth divine authorities she and Rhea controlled, Li Mochen could not possibly kill them.

But just before she returned to the material realm, she saw a massive hammer shadow carrying a torrent of thunder crashing down.

Li Mochen used the 'Hammer of Judgment.' Although it was not his preferred weapon, at their level, the form of the weapon no longer mattered. Especially after Li Mochen elevated the divine authorities of combat and martial skills to pseudo-Truth level, only his sword-related divine authorities could not be utilized.

Yet even so, Li Mochen's own strength and the 'Hammer of Judgment' were enough to threaten Gaia's life.

"You are guilty! In the name of the World Sovereign, I declare you an enemy of the world!"

Gaia's heart sank. She could feel the entire world rejecting her. This was a combination of the powers of speech, law, and suppression.

But what made Gaia even more uncomfortable was the Truth 'Punishment' that followed the judgment. It not only amplified the effect of the judgment but also accompanied the thunder, causing her immense pain.

Her daughter Rhea immediately came to her aid, but the other 'Li Mochen' stopped her. The 'Thebes Sacred Shield' manifested by imagination blocked her path, and the 'Dutian Thunder Fire Star Core Sword Energy' falling from the heavens was so sharp and fierce that it chilled Rhea's heart.

—And the one blocking her and making her feel threatened was merely a goddess who had become a god less than twenty years ago!

"Get out of my way!"

Rhea's body suddenly expanded, transforming into a stone giant thirty-three thousand meters tall. Under the impact of her power, the 'Thebes Sacred Shield' disintegrated instantly, and the 'Dutian Thunder Fire Star Core Sword Energy' crashing down toward her was shattered by her fist, exploding into a sky full of starlight.

But the scene before her filled Rhea with despair. Between her and Gaia, layers of spatial faults had formed, and all dimensions had been twisted into a tangled mess by that 'Li Mochen.'

Rhea was not without the means to break through; she could even completely obliterate the 'Li Mochen' manifested by Angela's imagination within three minutes! But Rhea knew time was insufficient. By the time she cleared these obstacles, the situation with the Mother Goddess would likely have been settled.

Zeus, the only one capable of rescuing Gaia, had already turned into lightning and fled, disappearing from this space at a speed no less than that of light.

Meanwhile, Li Mochen, who had already pursued into the material realm, was wielding the 'Hammer of Judgment' for his second judgment!

"You are guilty! In the name of the World Sovereign, I declare you unwelcome on the earth and in nature!"

As the hammer shadow fell, Gaia was only a hair's breadth from the ground. But that hair's breadth suddenly became infinitely distant and almost unreachable for Gaia.

The rejection from the earth prevented her from freely sinking into the soil.

At this moment, Li Mochen's avatar arrived behind her. The four hundred and one 'Dutian Thunder Fire Star Core Divine Swords' gathered in his hand in an instant.

Gaia, struggling with all her might, manifested a stone body even larger than Rhea's. But even the 'Hammer of Judgment' wielded by Li Mochen's main body forced her to go all out.

"You are guilty! In the name of the World Sovereign, I declare you shall suffer severe punishment under the starlight!"

Boom!

The immense sword light pierced Gaia's body in a single strike. The power of fate, time, and causality forcibly broke through the defense of her 'Root Battle Skirt,' entering from her back and emerging from her chest. A massive spiritual explosion spread over a thousand kilometers in an instant, causing a large-scale annihilation of the Blood Feast Worms infiltrating nearby.

At the same time, countless fine strands of 'Dutian Thunder Fire Star Core Sword Energy' wildly roamed, darted, and chiseled within Gaia's body, disintegrating all the flesh and divine power of this Root Mother Goddess.

But just as Li Mochen prepared to deliver his second sword strike, a violent explosion and spiritual tide erupted around Gaia once more. Her body stepped onto the earth like a mountain, forcibly breaking free from Li Mochen's judgment and decree, and sank into the soil. In less than thirty-millionths of a second, she plunged into the depths of the earth's core.

"You wounded her! Do you know what you're doing?"

At this moment, Rhea also stepped onto the ground, her eyes blazing with anger as she roared at Li Mochen: "You are committing a crime! You are pushing the Mother Goddess toward Chaos! You will regret this. You will definitely regret it."

Li Mochen glanced at her coldly. He knew it was difficult to kill an Earth Mother Goddess who had set foot on the ground, so he did not intend to waste his energy.

But he could not ignore her words: "You say I am pushing her toward Chaos? But Lady Rhea, isn't that what she herself wants? Just because she might be corrupted by Chaos, should I sit back and tolerate you, letting you do as you please?"

Rhea was momentarily speechless, but she still glared at Li Mochen: "She helped you!"

"She did help me, but that was always due to mutual need."

Li Mochen waved his hand, recalling all the Dutian Thunder Fire Star Core Divine Swords into his sleeve: "Lady Rhea, if you truly care for her, then persuade her to leave as soon as possible. She has contributed to this world, but if she continues to act perversely as she did today, the world's will will eventually truly abandon her. Not like today, where I am the one to judge."