Chapter 2042 - 74: In the Name of the Netherworld King (2)

He also saw the look in the eyes of these people as they gazed at him.

Besides fear, there was also loathing.

These people had long since dedicated their lives to the Storm God’s Throne and were not really afraid of the name "Gu Shen", but the oppression from the Netherworld King’s Spark was something lower-level Transcendents simply could not resist.

This suppression directly acted on the soul and could not be altered merely by being sufficiently "loyal" to the Storm God’s Throne.

At the moment when Gu Shen released his Divine Thought and killing intent, wherever there were Transcendents close to him, the ground was already damp...

Gu Shen did not kill these people.

It was simple.

Not because he was merciful, or compassionate.

But because these people... were useful "tools" for him.

Their loyalty to the Storm God’s Throne, their faith, was actually a good thing.

Because Gu Shen had the Holy Book.

After this battle ended, Gu Shen would unleash the power of the Holy Book to purify the souls of these loyal Believers, and then their loyalty and sacrifice would have a new target... Gu Shen did not mind at all accepting the loyal citizens painstakingly cultivated by the Storm God’s Throne under his own command.

"Are you going to continue hiding?"

Gu Shen strolled through the Starship; compared to the Storm God’s Throne, he was more like an Emperor inspecting his domain.

At this moment, the Netherworld Fire had already enveloped the entire Storm.

Gu Shen did not find the "aura" of the Storm God’s Throne, or rather... the entire Starship exuded the extraordinary aura of the Storm God’s Throne.

This Divine Throne had previously ended the divine war with Gu Shen in the most humiliating way.

And now, he was playing petty tricks akin to "acting shamelessly."

Run?

The Storm God’s Throne was already unescapable.

No matter how much he concealed his aura, or refused to respond to Gu Shen, the outcome could not be changed...

Gu Shen had caught up with the Storm and taken control of it. If necessary, he could kill every person on board this Starship.

Eventually, Gu Shen arrived at a closed base of nutrient pods.

Gu Shen was very familiar with this base of nutrient pods.

Whether it was Frost Iron Mountain or Huazhi Underground... he had seen similar scenes.

Before Gu Shen, there were hundreds of alloy pods neatly arranged, those "Extraordinary Lives" created by genetic legislation, staying in a dormant state, dwelling in the pods, the babies in these pods were frozen in ice, and the Storm God’s Throne Gu Shen had been searching for stood at the base’s end.

At the base’s end, a breach was torn open in the iron wall of the Storm.

The biting wind from the Old World poured in through the breach, filling the Storm God’s Throne’s robe.

He stood just before the breach; only a step back was required to leave the Starship.

The divine war was not over yet...

If he wished, the Storm God’s Throne could instigate another "long" chase.

"Not running anymore?"

Gu Shen stopped, indifferent to the choice the Storm God’s Throne might make.

He did not care.

"Not running anymore..."

The face of the Storm God’s Throne was not pale but was flushed red, a more ominous color than pallor, indicating he was at the verge of his limits, with a fleeting last burst of energy.

Half of the Divine Domain had been burned away by Gu Shen.

The final life-saving seal had also lost a quarter of its divine power.

Now, with little divine power left and with old wounds unhealed, this battle... was impossible to win no matter what.

Gu Shen saw the Storm God’s Throne’s open collar and the handprint imprinted on his chest.

He calmly said, "Do you regret the decision you made four years ago now?"

"Regret..."

The Storm God’s Throne lowered his eyes and smiled, providing an unexpected answer to Gu Shen’s question.

"What is there to regret? I only made the best choice I could see..."

Gu Shen was silent for a few seconds.

Trapped between Source Tower and the Tri-Continent Alliance, the Southern Continent indeed had little room for choice.

However...

At least, the Storm Church once had a chance to join the alliance.

"At this point, the only thing I regret is not killing you sooner."

The Storm God’s Throne said in a hushed tone, "Without you, everything would have been fine for me."

He had ambushed the Tri-Continent Alliance, completed the betrayal, and managed to escape successfully.

Bai Shu, Lin Lei, and Qinglong all were embroiled in the divine war—

While he had taken the church on a voyage to the Old World, and given time, he could have healed his old wounds; in reality, he had a chance to be the ultimate victor.

But he just had to meet Gu Shen here.

"Such is fate."

Gu Shen raised the Truth, pointing its blade at the Storm God’s Throne.

He spoke softly, "Do you want to do it yourself, or should I?"

The Storm God’s Throne chuckled.

He stretched out a hand, hovering it before his brow, and a piece of azure blue brilliance flickered— the shadow of the Storm Spark was thus extracted, and the vast divine might it spread out was contained by Gu Shen’s Pure Land within the alloyed base.

"Before I perish, I have a question..."

The Storm God’s Throne asked Gu Shen, perplexed, "After my death, how do you plan to handle this spark?"

"I will hand it over to the Red Dragon."

Gu Shen said mildly, "He will become a new Storm God’s Throne, stronger than you."

"Heh... hehehe..."

Upon receiving Gu Shen’s answer, a complex expression appeared in the eyes of the Storm.

In the next moment,

he made a gesture as if to squeeze with all his might!