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...Just at the moment when the Federation Speaker was prepared to thoroughly kneel and beg for mercy, accepting all of Huo Yuhao's harsh conditions.
Boom—!!!
Above the firmament, nine massive rifts suddenly tore open.
There were no auspicious clouds, no celestial music; there was only an ancient and heavy pressure that made the Soul tremble, as if nine primordial divine mountains had descended from the sky, ruthlessly smashing down above Radiant City.
Dong—!!!
Accompanied by a dull, massive boom, nine figures fell like meteors, landing precisely at nine positions in the plaza, deathly encircling Huo Yuhao and his "dark blood demon" in the center.
As the smoke and dust dissipated, nine white-haired elders wearing ancient robes were revealed.
Their faces were withered, yet their eyes were astonishingly bright. On each of their backs, they carried a giant stone pillar a hundred meters high, inscribed with complex divine runes.
god pillars.
Those were the Foundation of the Douluo Federation, the nine "Original God Pillars" personally created by Xuan Ming ten thousand years ago, imitating the Sacred Pillars of Sea God Island to establish the spirit ring circulation system.
They were not only the core hub of the spirit ring system but also the containers for the Power Of Faith of the entire Douluo Star.
For ten thousand years, whether it was the gratitude of Spirit Masters after obtaining spirit rings, the prayers of Spirit Beasts during sacrifice, or even the yearning of Mortals for that prosperous era... all these tiny yet pure thoughts had converged into these nine god pillars like a hundred rivers returning to the sea.
Within them contained terrifying energy sufficient to make even a Divinity take notice.
"Those are... the Nine High Priests?!"
The Speaker, who had just been like a dead dog, now had a wild, ecstatic light explode in his eyes, like a drowning man grasping at the last straw. "The Old Ancestors! The Old Ancestors have come out of seclusion!"
"Hahaha! Huo Yuhao! You're dead meat!"
"These nine Old Ancestors are the true Foundation who have lived for over three thousand years! The god pillars they carry are sacred objects personally bestowed by 'Heaven' back then!"
Huo Yuhao ignored the clamoring of that buffoon.
His gaze was fixed deathly on those nine god pillars, his expression becoming more solemn than ever before.
From those nine god pillars, he sensed several extremely familiar yet despairingly powerful auras.
The golden one was Angel Divine Power.
The blue one was Sea Gods Divine Power.
The dark red one was the power of Asura Judgment.
The seven-colored one was Dragon God Power.
And the core, colorless and transparent power was overbearing and nihilistic, as if it could negate everything and suppress everything.
That was... the legendary power of "Heaven"!
"Heretic."
The elder at the lead spoke slowly, his voice hoarse yet exploding in everyone's ears like thunder. "Have you caused enough of a scene?"
"If you've had enough, it's time to be on your way."
"You old fossils..."
Huo Yuhao gritted his teeth, the Buddha's Fury Tang Lotus in his hand glowing red once more. "Do you want to come and seek death too?"
"Seek death?"
The elder sneered with disdain. "Ignorant child, do you think that by holding a toy gun made by a Mortal, you can challenge true Divine Might?"
"Today, we shall let you witness what is called... the difference between the divine and the Mortal!"
Before his voice had even faded, the nine elders simultaneously formed hand seals, chanting under their breath.
Buzz—!!!
The nine god pillars suddenly erupted with brilliant light. The Power Of Faith accumulated over ten thousand years, vast as an ocean, now seemed like a flood breaking a dam, crazily surging into the bodies of these nine elders.
Their originally decayed and withered bodies, under the infusion of this massive energy, instantly glowed with astonishing vitality.
Wrinkles smoothed out, white hair turned black, and their originally hunched bodies stood straight; even the fire of Life within them that was about to go out was rekindled into a roaring golden divine fire!
Demigod... Quasi-god... 100th-rank True God!
In just a few breaths, these nine Old freaks on the verge of death had actually relied on external force to forcibly break through the boundary between Mortal and god, stepping into that Domain dreamed of by countless people!
Though it was only temporary, and though they were only borrowing the power of the god pillars.
But at this moment, the strength of their auras had genuinely reached the Peak of a Second-rank Deity!
Nine Second-level Gods!
And Second-level Gods who had mastered a portion of Supreme Divine Power!
"This... how is this possible?!"
Huo Yuhao's pupils constricted violently, and his hand holding the Buddha's Fury Tang Lotus couldn't help but tremble slightly.
He never expected that the Federation would still be hiding such a trump card!
Ten thousand years of accumulated faith could actually create nine Divine Rank combatants?!
"Nothing is impossible."
The leading elder had now transformed into the appearance of a majestic middle-aged man. He floated in mid-air, his entire body bathed in golden Angelic divine light, his gaze disdainful.
"Although the Federation is corrupt, it is, after all, a creation of 'Heaven'. How could you, a mere brat, imagine the Foundation of these ten thousand years?"
"We did not want to use this power. Because this is wealth belonging to the entire World, and it is depleted with every use."
"But... since you want to destroy this World, then don't blame us for being impolite."
"Do it!"
An order was given.
The nine pseudo-gods attacked simultaneously.
The golden Angelic Sacred Sword, the blue Sea God Trident, the dark red Asura Demon Scythe, the seven-colored Dragon God Claws... nine distinct yet equally World-destroying attacks instantly sealed off all of Huo Yuhao's paths of retreat.
"Want to kill me? It won't be that easy!"
Huo Yuhao roared, throwing the Buddha's Fury Tang Lotus in his hand into the air without hesitation. His mental force surged crazily, attempting to detonate this World-Ending Red Lotus to perish together with this group of Old freaks!
However.
"Freeze."
The leading elder simply spat out a single word faintly.
A colorless, transparent power shot out from the god pillar behind him, arriving later but striking first, instantly enveloping that Buddha's Fury Tang Lotus that had just begun to bloom with red light.
That was the power of "Negation" left behind by Xuan Ming.
Zzt—
There was no explosion, no firelight, not even a sound.
That Buddha's Fury Tang Lotus, which was enough to level half of Radiant City, was erased as if by an invisible giant hand the moment it touched this power.
The Law structures within it instantly collapsed, and the violent energy was forcibly suppressed and decomposed, finally turning into a wisp of blue smoke and dissipating in the air.
Annihilation.
Complete annihilation.
"What?!"
Huo Yuhao was completely dumbfounded.
His trump card, his final reliance, was just... gone?
It didn't even make a sound?
"The wisdom of Mortals ultimately has its limits."
The elder looked at Huo Yuhao contemptuously. "This lotus is indeed exquisite, even touching the edge of Law. But before the true power of 'Heaven', it is still just a joke."
"Now, it's your turn."
Boom—!!!
The nine streams of divine force converged, transforming into a giant hand that blotted out the sky, ruthlessly slapping down toward the mecha named "dark blood demon."
Crack—
Even with a deep sea crystal as its core, even with a Sea God-level defensive shield.
Before this strike, that once invincible mecha was as fragile as if made of paper.
The shield shattered, the armor cracked, and the massive fuselage was forcibly slapped into the ground, smashing out a giant pit a hundred meters deep.
Pfft—
Inside the cockpit, Huo Yuhao spat out a mouthful of blood, having no idea how many bones in his body were broken.
Despair.
Deep despair.
He lay in the shattered cockpit, looking through the cracks at those nine high-and-mighty figures in the sky, his heart filled with a sense of powerlessness.
He had calculated everything, prepared everything.
He had even factored in his own Life.
But he alone had failed to calculate that this group of shameless old things could actually use the god pillars left by the legendary 'Heaven'!
That was a system established to benefit all living beings, the cornerstone for maintaining the operation of the World.
Now, it had become the butcher's knife for this group of vested interests to maintain their rule and suppress change!
"How ironic..."
Huo Yuhao gave a miserable smile, his vision starting to blur.
"Xuan Ming... when you established all this back then, did you ever think that one day it would become like this?"
"If Heaven had feelings, Heaven too would grow old..."
"But if this Heaven... is blind?"