Chapter 682: Indestructible Golden Body, Unprecedented in History (I)

As the Blood Moon fell, the vast mountain range spanning over eight thousand kilometers trembled violently. The residual law of shadow, once fused with the heavens and earth, rapidly dissipated, fading into nothingness.

Amid the collapsing peaks and the sea of fire stretching over a thousand kilometers, Chen Chu stood tall, gripping his halberd. Thunderbolts crackled across his body, exuding a suffocating pressure.

His golden-black vertical pupils, having consumed half of his void energy, gradually faded, while the dark-gray law patterns at the corners of his eyes slowly disappeared. His brows furrowed slightly.

"These gods who have refined their divine region are truly troublesome."

With his current strength, no ordinary mythical-level cultivator could withstand even a single full-powered strike from him at his solid peak.

Even these late-stage mythical powerhouses would find their law-condensed true form shattered by a single blow. Within a few moves, he could obliterate their origin with the power of laws, defining death upon their divine soul.

The energy expenditure required to erase an opponent’s origin and soul was insignificant to Chen Chu; his true form was formidable and his divine soul was boundless.

However, these deities, entrenched within their divine region, were not only stronger, but also possessed various special abilities. Some bore characteristics akin to the fusion of laws shown by the heavenly kings, allowing their true form to dissipate and vanish instantly to escape hundreds of kilometers with just a thought.

Moreover, they could harness faith power to replenish their energy, channel the power of heaven and earth to enhance their followers, and even temporarily elevate a few to quasi-mythical levels.

This was why these gods of the cult chose to refine the heavens and earth. If the benefits weren’t immense, no one would willingly shackle themselves within a divine region.

Furthermore, if one day they managed to break through to the heavenly-king-level, ascending to king of gods, they could establish a divine nation, which would not only make them stronger, but also significantly reduce their weaknesses.

Thus, to swiftly slay these gods of the cult, one had to find a way to restrict their divine region's power.

With this in mind, Chen Chu pondered briefly before extending his hand toward the land below, gripping the air lightly.

Whoosh!

A powerful force stirred the shattered space, and a black ring flew into his grasp—the storage ring left behind by Ellenhill upon his fall.

Unlike the Blood God Akunus, who had been slain before, Ellenhill, a god of the cult at his peak, had accumulated countless treasures over the years.

Thus, when the void was being crushed, Chen Chu had deliberately avoided destroying this spatial artifact.

However, there was no time to unlock the ring now. He needed to launch an assault on the other cult gods before they received the news. Otherwise, they would likely abandon their divine region and flee.

These deities’ divine regions were scattered widely, separated by vast stretches of forbidden zones and perilous areas. If someone were to warn them...

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Five thousand kilometers from the Shadow Divine Region, beyond a vast marshland, lay the domain of the Eternal Divine Region.

Inside the towering golden barrier that reached sky and earth, the land was cracked, the mountains eroded, and not a trace of vegetation or life remained—as if it were a dead zone.

This barren landscape stretched for thousands of kilometers until, at the edge of the wasteland, a city spanning hundreds of kilometers came into view—a cybernetic metropolis.

The city was filled with towering skyscrapers, while crude flying vehicles darted across the skies. Below, nearly a million aliens of enormous and bizarre forms bustled about, creating an illusion of prosperity.

Each of these aliens bore signs of mechanical augmentation, their sizes ranging from five meters to over twenty. Many appeared to be hybrids of humans and mechs.

Additionally, some individuals were entirely mechanized, their bodies covered in metallic armor, resembling Transformers.

The Eternal Cult’s god, Brute, originated from the West Meng Empire. Once a renowned scientist, he was obsessed with human augmentation experiments, striving to attain eternity.

Years ago, when his nefarious experiments were exposed, he fled into the mythical world, dragging thousands of people with him while being relentlessly hunted by powerful human cultivators.

Within mere days of entering the mythical world, more than ten thousand of his followers perished as their genes collapsed under the surge of transcendent energy.

Most of the survivors underwent mutations, and only a small fraction adapted to the mythical world and remained. The mutated ones, however, were used as experimental materials by Brute.

Decades passed, and the first generation of humans had mostly died out. The remaining inhabitants were alien-human hybrids, successfully merged with alien genetics. However, these beings were inherently flawed—bloodthirsty and insane.

In recent years, the Blood and Giant Cults had spearheaded the invasion of the Blue Planet. Meanwhile, the Shadow and Eternal Cults, alongside the Demon God Cult's demonic legions, stood in opposition to the human's divine region, engaging in sporadic battles and skirmishes.

𝕗𝐫𝚎𝗲𝘄𝐞𝕓𝐧𝕠𝘃𝕖𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝚖

At the heart of the Eternal City, an immense golden temple, towering ten thousand meters high and seemingly forged from pure gold, loomed over the landscape. Upon the throne sat a golden mech-like figure, towering a thousand meters tall and radiating golden light.

Golden energy flowed like liquid along the temple’s floor, walls, and rune-covered pillars, continuously integrating into the golden mech. An invisible yet menacing aura emanated from its body.

This golden energy was the essence of the divine region's gold minerals. After decades of refinement and fusion, it had made Brute’s Indestructible Golden Body incomparably powerful. Furthermore, its unique golden immortality trait imbued Brute with a faint, eternal aura.

Although he was also in the late stage of the mythical level, the pressure he exuded far surpassed that of the God of Shadows. In fact, his presence was even stronger than an ordinary peak mythical being.

Suddenly, the golden giant slightly opened his eyes, a flicker of doubt flashing across them before his deep voice thundered through the temple. "An enemy has invaded. Activate the Divine Vajra Array!"

Boom!

As Brute’s voice resounded throughout Eternal City, the entire metropolis trembled instantly. Over a hundred skyscrapers, each towering a thousand meters high, radiated a golden glow, responding to one another.

In the blink of an eye, an immense surge of energy converged and created a vast golden rune formation that enveloped the city, resembling layers of golden gears interlocking in perfect synchronization.

At the same time, powerful auras of the Eighth and Ninth Heavenly Realms erupted. Dozens of figures, maintaining their human form, emerged—high-ranking bishops and priests of the Eternal Cult.

Their gazes were fervent as they turned toward the golden temple, where a figure as towering as a mountain strode forward. With each step, the ground quaked, and a tsunami of shockwaves surged in all directions.

Standing atop a three-thousand-meter-high staircase, the golden mech-like being radiated a dazzling golden light. A golden sun formed behind him, making him appear incomparably divine and majestic.

Seeing this scene, the million alien cultists, the weakest of whom were at level 4, revealed expressions of fanaticism. They knelt toward Brute, bowing in reverence as they chanted loudly.

"Greetings to the great Eternal God!"

"You are the supreme god who created the world! We thank you for your grace in bringing us into existence!"

"O beloved Lord of Eternity, your light shall illuminate the world for all time!"

Since Brute rarely emerged from the temple, these devout followers of the Eternal Cult were extremely excited. As they gazed upon his Indestructible Golden Body, radiating an eternal aura, some cultists even began to lose themselves in fanatic fervor.

Ignoring the mass worship of the cultists from all directions, Brute slowly lifted his head, looking toward the distant sky. His deep voice rumbled through the heavens and earth. "Come out. I know you are already here."

In an instant, ten thousand meters above the city, the space subtly distorted. The next moment, Chen Chu, clad in an elegant black and red battle armor, appeared silently, his aura concealed.

Many had already noticed him standing there. However, an inexplicable sense of dissonance filled their minds, as if his very existence was an illusion, making them feel uneasy and disoriented.

This absolute level of stealth ability caused Brute’s pupils to contract sharply.

Mere moments ago, a will had transmitted through the divine network, informing him that Ellenhill had fallen and that an intruder had infiltrated his Eternal Divine Region.

Yet, he himself had sensed absolutely nothing. For Brute, who had refined the very essence of golden minerals in this land through the law of gold, granting him near-omniscient awareness of his divine region, this was nearly unthinkable.

It was clear that this person wielded a law related to spatial force. And without exception, such laws were immensely powerful.

Gazing at the golden mech-like being standing atop the golden temple’s steps, Chen Chu spoke slowly. "With your strength, it should have been impossible for you to detect my presence when I erased my existence from perception. It seems someone warned you."

Chen Chu was not surprised by this turn of events. After all, among the Alliance of Gods, one of the three kings of gods was clearly inclined toward the Demon Cult Alliance.

It was evident that this king of gods had been keeping an eye on him and had warned Brute in advance. What Chen Chu was unsure of was whether that god king would personally intervene. Or rather, he somewhat hoped they would.

Having broken through to the king level and mastered a supreme law, Chen Chu was eager to test the limits of his strength. Ideally, he would even get the opportunity to slay a king of gods as his first real battle at this level.

After all, at his current level, mythical-level opponents were simply too weak. Even those at the peak of the mythical level were no challenge to him.