Chapter 739 - 461: Don’t Be Sad, Don’t Be Afraid (Part 2)

Chapter 739: Chapter 461: Don’t Be Sad, Don’t Be Afraid (Part 2)

"Just leave it to me."

"Then I’ll leave it to you. I’m going to make that old bastard drop his Gold Coins." Master Wu De ripped off his shirt, revealing a ridiculous set of muscles. He took a deep breath, and a brilliant golden light flared from his body, instantly transforming him into a Golden Arhat.

"This monk’s dharma name is Lawless and Heavenless! Old man, come and meet your end!"

His great roar was like a clap of thunder, cracking the earth and sending a hurricane outward. A golden palm crossed the void, brutally trampling the Rules of the World. It ignored the distance and forcibly dragged the terrified Ancient Priest before him. Immediately after, his other hand clenched into a fist and punched forward.

A tyrannical Power spread out, and the Ancient Priest’s body shattered on impact!

But then, the shattered corpse turned into black smoke and dissipated. The Ancient Priest resurrected on the spot and turned to flee without hesitation.

"Hmph. Trying to escape?" Master Wu De snorted. He used pure Power to force his way into that pocket of space, appearing before the Ancient Priest as if by Instant Teleportation. His fists flew like a tempest, venting his frustration.

At the same time, before the Gate of Hell, a pair of long boots stepped onto the desolate ground.

The Winter King looked up, their ice-colored long hair fluttering in the wind. With a single glance, an arctic storm howled and spread, bringing a deathly silent winter.

The ice storm swept past, and all the warships in the sky froze solid, exploding one after another into crystalline dust.

"Where is the Godslaying Weapon?"

A strange, urgent voice came through Zhou Chen’s earpiece, likely someone from the Stars Association Headquarters.

"Don’t worry. I’ve moved her to a very safe place. She is undergoing a transformation," Zhou Chen replied calmly.

The line immediately went dead.

Zhou Chen paid it no mind, focusing all his attention on the enemy as he looked down with indifference. "Gaia’s suffering is all because of you. No matter what, you will die today."

"You want to kill me? With your strength?" the Abyssal Incarnation inside the Heaven and Earth Melting Furnace sneered. "Without the gamified Rules, what makes you think you can kill me? That half-assed Divinity of yours?"

Zhou Chen asked back, puzzled, "Isn’t it enough?"

The Abyssal Incarnation was pitch-black and faceless, but at that moment, Zhou Chen felt a tangible, furious gaze, so venomous it seemed to want to skin him alive and tear out his sinews.

The next second, the sea of fire surged, and countless gouts of Fiery Fire coalesced into a great hammer that smashed down from above.

BANG!

A thunderous sound erupted as incomparable Power crashed down. The Abyssal Incarnation’s body deformed like steel, and to its horror, it discovered that its distorted body was completely fixed in that shape, unable to undergo Recovery!

It had even begun to fuse with its own Dark Soul, becoming inseparable.

This was a terrifying development. If its body and Soul fused completely, its powerful recovery ability would be rendered useless. Furthermore, every instance of damage to its body would directly affect its Soul—an undeniable catastrophe.

The endless Molten Fire, catalyzed by divinity, underwent a qualitative change. It completely ignited the Abyssal Incarnation’s body, burning its flesh and incinerating its wicked soul.

The Abyssal Incarnation roared. The Black Sun above its head trembled violently as great black flames erupted from its body. These flames were as dark as ink, emitting no light whatsoever. They were less like flames and more like flame-shaped Darkness.

’If I’m going to be burned anyway, why not burn myself?’

Using its own Soul as fuel, it ignited the flame of eternal darkness. It burned itself without regard for the consequences, fully activating its Authority of terminal destruction and pushing it to an even greater height!

Profound Darkness spread, attempting to devour the Heaven and Earth Melting Furnace.

As for Zhou Chen, he just calmly picked up the Sword of Ten Thousand Kings and walked step by step toward the Heaven and Earth Melting Furnace.

"Let’s begin," he murmured under his breath.

And so, a magnificent, epic symphony descended upon the world. It was followed by the celestial voice of the King of Music, whose sacred, gentle song flowed as quietly as a river, spreading outward and echoing in everyone’s ears.

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「Somewhere on Gaia, in a mountain cave.」

Tang Ling lay on the ground, convulsing violently. Sparks flew and black smoke billowed from her body, making her look like an overloaded appliance about to explode.

At this moment, her consciousness was exceptionally clear, which was, in itself, highly illogical. As an AI, her consciousness shouldn’t even have the concept of "clarity." But right now, she could truly feel that she was "awake," and this sensation didn’t originate from her code, but from—a Soul!

The Soul, forged by a miracle, coursed through her body. Her mechanical, steel frame was undergoing an autonomous evolution beyond imagination.

With the birth of her Soul, Tang Ling felt the real world for the first time. It was a vivid experience far beyond her mechanical senses, like opening the door to a new world, like shackles that had bound her somewhere had been broken.

’No longer confined to a mechanical body.’

’So free.’

At this moment, Tang Ling entered the first stage of becoming an Ascender—Stars.

Her spirit awakened, bestowing upon her an Extraordinary Ability and opening her own Spiritual World.

Then, in an instant, she created a Sea of Silver, reaching the Second Stage of an Ascender.

Afterward, a radiant golden Soul rose from the Sea of Silver. The Golden Soul formed without any hindrance, and then advanced further, sublimating into an Uncrowned.

A terrifying aura spread out like an ocean tide, sweeping in all directions.

A steel crown made of countless mechanical parts gradually materialized above Tang Ling’s head—she had joined the ranks of the Crowned Kings.

But just then, a roar echoed from the distance, shaking the heavens and the earth.

A new Gate of Hell opened in the sky above Tang Ling. From within the Darkness, a pair of pitch-black, malicious eyes gazed down. In an instant of silence, the continuous mountain range was cleanly reduced to ash, exposing Tang Ling, who had been hiding in the cave.

"Godslaying Weapon... I’ve found you!"

A piercing, sinister laugh that shook the world echoed from the other side of the Gate of Hell.

It was another Abyssal Demigod, and its power seemed even greater than that of an old fossil like the Ancient Priest.

Tang Ling lay on the ground, her expression blank, seemingly without any sense of crisis.

BOOM!

The Abyssal Demigod didn’t care for any of that. It sent down a Hellfire Pillar, vowing to completely obliterate Tang Ling and everything for miles around.

But at some unknown moment, a figure had appeared, standing there.

The Nameless Ghost raised a hand. A terrifying, blazing light shot up from the ground, piercing and tearing the Hellfire Pillar apart.

"You’re finally here," Tang Ling said, breathing a sigh of relief.

"I had something to take care of on the way. It took a little time," the Nameless Ghost replied.

The Abyssal Demigod on the other side of the Gate of Hell froze, staring rigidly at the Nameless Ghost, almost forgetting to breathe.

"Well, well, if it isn’t an old friend. You’re... what’s-your-name again?"

The Nameless Ghost removed his mask, revealing a handsome face. He then pulled down his hood, showing a head of dazzling golden hair. His smile was as blinding as the sun.

At that instant, the Abyss erupted into chaos.

At the same time, the Star Association, Fallen Paradise, the Dawn Church, and every other faction that had received the urgent news and was watching through satellite Investigation Mirrors fell into a state of shock, horror, and utter disbelief.

Even the symphony that had been swirling across all of Gaia came to a halt.

"Everyone, long time no see."

"I’m back from my trip."

Sun King Noah smiled, greeting the World as he gave a light-hearted snap of his fingers.

"First, let there be light."

And so, an endless light blossomed, illuminating every corner of Gaia. It burned away all corruption and pollution, and across the entire realm, the Abyssalization came to an abrupt stop.

A crown of pure light condensed above Noah’s head. All over the world, intense beams of light erupted, turning into spectacular meteors that shot toward Gaia, ultimately plunging into Noah’s body.

His Authority was reunited.