Chapter 571

“So, you’re saying the current Shadow God Legion is just a reserve force compared to the real deal in the Eighth Era?” Su Wen asked, looking at Du Xuehan.

“That’s what I’ve heard,” Du Xuehan replied with a meaningful tone. “According to the celestial god legion’s records, during the Eighth Era, the Shadow God was in power, and her Undying Legion was the real source of her terror.

“The Shadow God is immortal, and so is her legion!

“With the protective boost from the true gods in charge, even a god king couldn’t erase their immortality.

“What’s even scarier is how the Undying Legion grew during the Eighth Era.

“Even ordinary soldiers who followed the Shadow God could become powerful beings that even true gods would notice, just by fighting battle after battle.

“So, do you think… the Shadow God’s true core should have disappeared when she fell?”

Su Wen raised an eyebrow. They could grow like that?

From what he knew, the Shadow Army under Mo Xiaosu had some potential for growth, but it was limited.

They couldn’t break through their boundaries.

And Mo Xiaosu’s Shadow Warriors could be erased by the Dark God, let alone anyone else.

It was only after the Dark God was persuaded by the God of Theater and gave his dark essence to Mo Xiaosu that her Shadow Warriors gained stronger immortality.

But with the Shadow God in charge, such a boost made sense.

When he was in charge, even the River of Time and the River of Fate got involved. So, the Shadow God leading everyone to prosperity wasn’t that surprising, was it?

“True, if that’s the case, the Shadow God probably didn’t leave behind any core forces or loyal troops,” Su Wen said softly. “But if the Shadow God Legion is just a reserve force, why is it still the strongest of the Eight Legions?”

Du Xuehan hesitated before answering, “Because the true elites and core forces of the Eight Legions died alongside their Chief Gods on the battlefield.

“The celestial god legion, on the other hand, has kept a small group of elite core members to handle corruption, traitors, and other internal issues in the cosmos.”

She paused, then added, “Great God, after eight Ages, eight ruling dynasties, and countless bloody wars, both sides have changed so much.

“How did these nine divine fate bearers, who carry the will of the cosmos and represent its hope, survive eight deadly conflicts?

“Unless, of course, they had their own missions or were powerful enough to survive.

“Or maybe these survivors had their own reasons for defending the homeland and the cosmos.

“But as the celestial god who administers judgment, I have to consider the worst possibilities for every legion.”

“…”

Du Xuehan then explained the powers of the celestial gods and the recent achievements of the celestial god legion.

It wasn’t that she wanted to think poorly of these defenders, but the information they had and the recent movements of the seven major legions were just too suspicious.

Especially the legacy beings—they barely fought, except for the occasional skirmish.

The so-called border battlefield, which was supposed to protect the cosmos, seemed more like a joke in the hands of the top levels.

“You’ve worked hard these years.”

Su Wen looked at Du Xuehan and spoke to comfort her.

“It’s not hard.”

Du Xuehan shook her head and said, “For the main realm, the celestial god legion has its own channels of information.”

“You are the ones who have it tough!”

“After going through countless hardships and unraveling all kinds of plots to reach the border battlefield, the result is… I’m truly sorry that, due to our celestial god legion not being sharp enough, such a major oversight has occurred in the cosmos.”

Nearby, the Star God heard this and his eyes flashed with thought.

It seemed the celestial gods understood their situation quite well!

It made sense; celestial gods were also divine fate bearers in the Ninth Age.

So the challenges they faced, like fractured divine positions, were probably things the celestial gods had encountered too.

However, on the border battlefield, many powerful beings from the cosmos would strategize solutions to the challenges faced by the celestial gods and shield them from troubles.

Overall, celestial gods indeed lived a happier life than they did.

Thinking this, the Star God secretly exchanged a glance with Mo Xiaosu.

“Boom!”

A surge of overwhelming aura burst forth from Mo Xiaosu.

That terrifying, powerful force representing the divine aura of the Shadow God began to radiate around them, spreading rapidly across the entire border battlefield.

“Shadow God!”

“Shadow God!!”

“Shadow God!!!”

“……”

The unique aura of the Shadow God began to manifest, and the songs of praise echoing like rules of the universe surged with unstoppable momentum on the battlefield.

At that moment, all the Eighth Era warriors understood in their hearts.

The successor of the Shadow God under the Great God had returned!

But before these Eighth Era survivors could react, the unique aura of the Shadow God suddenly changed.

Sorrow!

Desolation!

Grief!

In an instant, all the sounds of tragedy in the world rang out around them.

This was Mo Xiaosu, the Shadow God of the Ninth Age, making her first move after arriving at the border battlefield, and also testing a theory proposed by the Star God.

Before the eyes of many, she unveiled the scars of her inner memories.

With the sorrowful fear, she aimed to awaken the dormant powers of the Eighth Era warriors stuck in the border war.

As divine fate bearers of the Ninth Age, they needed to know just how much power the Eighth Era still held on the border battlefield.

……

“Great God……”

Meanwhile, near a war star gate on the border battlefield, a colossal beast with blue scales suddenly raised its head, its eyes flashing with incredible rage.

“As the successor of the Great God, one should grow on the residual fortune of the Eighth Era and reach the realm of the god king smoothly over a lifetime.”

“Moreover, with the power left behind by the Great God and the favor of the will of the cosmos……”

“The successor of the Great God should not be this way!”

“What has happened during the years I was asleep?”

As the voice fell, the blue beast rushed toward the explosion point of the Shadow God’s aura like a gale.

……

“This sensitive sorrow, the successor of the Great God is summoning us in this way!”

A young woman with black wings, holding a long spear, sensed this aura and suddenly awoke from her petrified state of vigilance.

“No!”

“The time is not yet ripe; the final battle has not come!”

“But if the successor of the Great God faces an issue, what meaning do our defense and the vows we once made hold?”

It seemed like a whisper, a voice trying to convince herself that echoed around.

In the next moment, the winged woman transformed into a streak of light, crossing time and space single-handedly, racing toward the point of the Shadow God’s eruption.

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