sinovels Chapter 322 The Moment of Divine Eclipse
Chapter 322 The Moment of Divine Eclipse
Deepest in the sky, high above the heavens.
There is no yellow sand, no wind, and not even light here.
There was only endless, cold darkness, and tiny, rain-like specks of light, as if it were the endless depths of stardust in the universe.
This is the last refuge of the gods.
A corner that even Yuan cannot easily reach.
The four surviving level-three deities crouched on the largest dimensional fragment.
They were once the sharpest henchmen under Niu Niu Tian Dao, and the main gods who dominated the era of gods—Hephaestus, the god of earth and volcanoes; Jotunheim, the god of the sea and ocean currents; Mercury, the god of the stars; and Nuo, the god of ghosts and souls.
But now, they don't even dare to breathe loudly.
In the void not far away, golden lightning flashed from time to time, and each flash made them tremble.
That was Jiang Pianpian's blade flashing, beautiful yet deadly.
"That monster... no wonder she's the eldest daughter of the Jiang family, her strength is terrifying!"
Jotunheim, the god of the sea, clenched his fists, his scaly face contorted with terror:
"She not only inherited all the authority of the god of thunder and magnetic storms, but also that level of time perception—a moment in time can be stretched into a year in her eyes."
We wouldn't even have a chance to fight before she chops us to pieces!
Not long ago, he had only peeked out out of curiosity when half of his divine body was shattered by a blade of light from the other party.
If it weren't for risking burning his divine core to escape.
Now it has long since become a handful of yellow earth beneath her blade.
Even now, the core of my brain is still throbbing with pain.
"It's not just her."
Hephaestus, the god of volcanoes and the earth, said in a deep, bitter voice, "Jiang Youyou's investigative abilities are truly amazing."
"No matter where we hide, as long as she glances into the void while chewing on her lollipop, she can pinpoint our exact location."
"This is high above, where dimensional fragments obscure the sky, yet even this can't hide!"
He paused, then lowered his voice even further: "It won't be long before, after all those low-level gods are dead, it will be our turn."
Mercury, the god of falling stars, leaned against the cold rock, his eyes gloomy: "The most sinister one is Jiang Kongkong."
"Her 'past and future incarnation' is simply unsolvable—everything we do now, she can see in the future and then go back in time to plan ahead."
"If it weren't for her, how could we have lost so quickly?"
"And..." He took a deep breath and said what terrified them most:
"These are just three; more of Jiang Ling's descendants will come back from the future to fight in the future."
"We have absolutely no chance of winning."
The three of them exchanged glances, and in each other's eyes they saw despair.
Hephaestus scratched his head, chuckled dryly, and tentatively said, "Um... how about... we vote?"
"Anyway, Lord Niu Niu Tiandao is about to die, so there's no need for us to be buried with her."
"Maybe Lord Jiang Ling will be in a good mood and spare our lives, maybe even use us as mounts or something..."
Jotunheim and Mercury were both tempted.
They're used to being lackeys, so what difference does it make who they follow?
As long as I can survive, that's enough.
"no."
A cold voice suddenly rang out, interrupting their conversation.
The God of Nuo, who had been sitting silently in the corner, slowly stood up.
He wore a tattered black robe and a hideous Nuo opera mask that concealed all his expressions.
He was originally the weakest of the four third-level gods, in charge of ghosts, gods, and souls, but at this moment, he exudes a terrifying aura of madness.
"Lord Niu Niu Tian Dao has not lost yet."
The God of Nuo's voice was hoarse: "She has already sacrificed her core authority, and she is now locked in a life-or-death struggle with Jiang Ling."
"We are her last hope."
"But..." Hephaestus wanted to say something more.
"No buts."
The God of Nuo interrupted him, his tone leaving no room for argument, "There's no such thing as surrendering and losing half the battle. There are only so many divine positions. If you don't die, how will Jiang Ling's children ascend to the throne?"
"So, we either follow Lord Niu Niu and win, or we die."
He looked up, peering through the shattered dimensional fragments at Earth below.
There, in the direction of Tokyo, a familiar aura is faintly emanating from.
"Time is up."
The God of Nuo slowly opened his arms, "Give me all your authority!"
"What?!"
Jotunheim was horrified. "Are you insane? We'll die if we give you power!"
"If you don't give it to me now, you'll all die when Jiang Pianpian arrives."
The voice of the God of Nuo was devoid of warmth: "Give me your authority, and I can resurrect you after Lord Niu Niu wins. Otherwise, you will die in vain."
A golden bolt of lightning flashed through the void once more.
It illuminated the pale faces of the three gods.
They could hear footsteps approaching in the distance.
Jiang Youyou's giggling laughter could already be faintly heard.
"……good."
Hephaestus was the first to grit his teeth and nod, "I'll give it to you!"
He suddenly slapped his chest, and a divine core burning with raging flames flew out of his body and drifted toward the God of Nuo.
Jotunheim and Mercury exchanged a glance, and could only helplessly hand over their divine cores.
The deep blue of the ocean, the crimson of the earth, and the silvery white of the stars—three divine cores, as brilliant as stars, revolved around the God of Nuo, eventually merging into his body.
boom--!
A terrifying power instantly swept across the entire sky.
The body of the Nuo God began to twist and swell wildly.
Black mist surged out like a tsunami, turning the surrounding darkness into a thick, inky black.
"Ha ha ha ha!"
The God of Nuo let out a maniacal laugh, "I feel it! This is power! This is power beyond that of the supreme gods! This is power on the same level as 'Heaven'!"
He tried to reach into the past, hoping to use the "Sky Dome's" unstoppable power to kill Jiang Ling when he arrived in this world.
Unfortunately, a long rope suddenly stretched out and bound his withered, black hands.
"Sorry, that distant time and space belongs to me, Jiang Kongkong."
"Damn it..."
He gritted his teeth, abandoned his greed, and instead targeted Jiang Ling, whom he had attacked not long ago.
He shook the Pacific Plate, triggering a magnitude 9 earthquake that swept the globe;
He stirred up ocean currents, creating a tsunami wall hundreds of meters high;
He used the gravity of deep space to pull that asteroid, which was thirty kilometers in diameter, towards Earth.
Finally, with a sudden wave of his hand, he tore apart the dimensional barrier, transforming into a black lightning bolt that plummeted towards the Earth below.
……
North sun.
The clock struck midnight precisely on time.
Clang—clang—clang—
The melodious chimes echoed in the silent night sky.
This should have been a sign of peace.
But now it has become the death knell.
Just as she was laughing arrogantly, Alina froze, her divine blood boiling and throbbing as if some terrifying thing was about to appear.
She turned her head with difficulty and murmured, "OMG..."
From a secret chamber not far away, wisps of black flames emanated.
The moment the bell tolled.
In the hidden corners of all the cities in Beiri, countless blood-red runes lit up simultaneously.
From Sapporo to Sendai, from Fukushima to Niigata, beams of black light shot into the sky, weaving into a giant net across the night.
Dense black energy surged from the runes.
Like a tide, it swept across the streets, over the houses, and over everything...
Sapporo, in a quiet alley.
Haji Jiang held a ring in his hand, knelt on one knee in front of the girl, and wore a shy yet determined smile on his face:
"Cong Yu, I'm sorry, I couldn't cure your illness."
But I swear, I will walk with you to the very end.
In my next life, I will definitely find you sooner and marry you.
Cong Yu covered her mouth, tears streaming down her face, just as she was about to speak.
A dark aura surged forth.
In an instant, the two figures disappeared into the black mist.
The ring fell to the ground and rolled a few times.
It stopped beside a pool of black blood.
A sneaker store in downtown Sendai.
A boy in a faded school uniform, holding a brand-new pair of limited-edition sneakers, smiled like a child.
"Great! My brother will definitely win the Koshien tournament tomorrow!" He hugged his sneakers and skipped out of the store.
The black tide came rushing towards us.
He didn't even have time to let out a scream before he turned into a wisp of black smoke.
The brand-new sneakers fell to the ground, were corroded by the black mist, and turned into a pile of rubble.
Fukushima, an old residential area.
With a hunched back, he walked slowly on his way home.
She was carrying a small, cute cake in her dark hands, decorated with beautiful flowers made of snow-white cream.
"Grandma, is today my sixth birthday?" the little girl asked curiously, looking up at her.
"Yes, happy birthday, Sachiko," the old lady said with a smile, patting her head. "When we get home, Grandma will sing you a birthday song. Grow up well and be a good girl..."
"Yay!" Sachiko clapped her hands happily.
Suddenly, a black tide surged in from the alley entrance.
The old lady instinctively hugged her granddaughter tightly.
A few seconds later, the alley was empty.
Only that little cake fell to the ground.
Cream was spilled all over the floor, and the candle was still burning faintly.
Soon, even the candles went out.
From space, the lights in all of Hokuriku's cities are going out one by one.
The car was parked on the side of the road, the engine still roaring, but the car was empty; the food on the table was still steaming, but the people eating had disappeared; on the kindergarten slide, there was a forgotten teddy bear.
The entire North Japan region was transformed into a vast, desolate tomb.
All the dark energy eventually converged towards Tokyo.
Yasukuni Shrine.
This sinful place, which enshrines the spirits of countless war criminals, has now become the core of the most haunted atmosphere in all of Japan.
The black tide converged here into a towering tornado that turned the entire sky black. Countless hideous souls roared and struggled within the tornado, only to be sucked into its center and become nourishment for the Nuo god.
The figure of the Nuo God slowly emerged in the center of the tornado.
He absorbed all the authority of the three main gods and devoured the souls and flesh of all 56 million living beings in the North Sun.
At this moment, he was thousands of feet tall, covered in black armor made of countless bones, and the Nuo opera mask on his face was completely cracked, revealing a blood-red eye.
He spread his arms, feeling the power within him enough to destroy the world, and let out a deafening roar.
"The Eclipse has officially begun!"
Those evil spirits that had been secretly worshipped at the Shin-Yasukuni Shrine for generations have transformed into burly, glaring demon generals standing beside the Nuo god.
Aomori, Iwate, Miyagi, Akita, Yamagata, Fukushima, Ibaraki, Tochigi, Gunma, Saitama, Nagano, Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa, Fukui, Yamanashi, Gifu, Shizuoka, Kyoto Prefecture, Shiga, Tottori...
Twenty-four prefectures and counties.
All fifty-six million people were swallowed up by the mouth of the Nuo God and became his sustenance.
The god of exorcism took a deep breath and commanded, "All evil spirits, immediately move south and devour the entire Japanese archipelago!"
"Roar—", the ghost generals roared as they rushed south.
……
Chiyoda, the old residence of the Uesugi family.
Uesugi Kazumi had just finished dealing with the body of the man in black when an urgent phone call came in. She didn't know what was said on the other end, but her face instantly turned deathly pale. Without a word, she grabbed Liu Yishan and her daughter and ran towards the shrine deep in the courtyard.
She turned the mechanism behind the shrine, and the wall slowly opened, revealing a long corridor extending downwards.
Liu Yishan was somewhat surprised: "Grandma, what's going on... there's a basement?"
"This is what your grandfather prepared for nuclear war. He was a survival enthusiast and spent a lot of money to build this underground shelter."
Going up the mountain, Mei pulled the heavy steel door shut and started walking down, talking as they went:
"I just received news that Mount Fuji is showing signs of recovery, flights have been canceled, there's no escaping now, let's hide here for a while."
"I never expected that the shelter that bastard built would have such an unexpected use."
Liu Yishan: ...
Well, it seems my luck hasn't improved...
She walked deeper in and found a fishing pond.
"Hmm? Oh well, what's done is done. Let's go fishing first~"
……
"Holy crap, what... what is this thing...?"
The top of Tokyo Tower.
Kiyoko Minamoto's shrine maiden robe fluttered wildly in the strong wind.
She gazed at the black iron curtain that blotted out the sky in the distance. Above the curtain, a huge Nuo mask was slowly emerging, exuding a suffocating sense of oppression.
Let alone the Purple-Robed Celestial Master, even if the legendary Yellow-Robed Celestial Master came, he would probably only be able to breathe helplessly like a kitten facing a large truck.
"No wonder Grandma said not to go to the center, so that's why..." Yuan Qingzi murmured, lowering her head.
American coconut, straight!
Who knew ghosts could be so scared they rolled their eyes...
"Now it's time for me to unleash my ultimate weapon... My mother-in-law once said that when faced with an invincible enemy, only 'enlightenment' can overcome the difficulties!"
She grabbed the coconut and ran away as fast as she could.
This is my "realization": as long as the green hills remain, there will always be firewood to burn!
"You're giving the road some spice!"
……
They killed a wall of demigods.
It shattered several giant tsunamis.
It even forcefully pushed back the cracks that had formed between the Pacific and Eurasian plates, like squeezing out a pimple...
Finally, after half an hour, the great Lord Jiang Lingsheng arrived.
They have landed on Honshu Island from Nara Prefecture.