Throne of Gods: Divine thunder descends, and the Qilin descends upon the world!

Chapter 36 Holding the sun and moon in hand and picking the stars

Moonbeam was completely absorbed in the refining process of the Crown of Inheritance, oblivious to everything happening in the outside world.

He felt as if his whole body was enveloped in warm spiritual energy, as if he were soaking in a hot spring, with every pore relaxing.

After an unknown amount of time, the warmth gradually faded.

Suddenly, a strange memory surged forth from the depths of my soul like a tidal wave—

It was a continent never before seen; elves sang in the forests, dragons soared through the skies, gnomes and goblins busied themselves in workshops, and behemoths galloped across the plains.
Countless races sometimes fight and sometimes live in harmony.

until that day.

A destructive purple light enveloped the entire sky.

The god of divine retribution descended upon the world, extinguishing all life wherever he went.

The fertile land cracked, and lava spewed forth; vibrant life turned into the dead, wailing on the gradually dying earth.

One after another, glorious civilizations vanished into nothingness.

In the end, the remaining powerful warriors of various races exhausted all their resources to forge seventy-two world-suppressing divine artifacts and set up the Ten Earths and Nine Heavens God-Slaying Array, barely managing to seal away the God of Heavenly Punishment, Austin Griffin.

However, his good fortune was short-lived, as the imprisoned Austin Griffin chose to perish together with the God-Slaying Array.

That cataclysmic self-destruction completely wiped out the last glimmer of life on the entire continent, turning the world into a desolate realm of the dead.

The terrifying energy generated by the explosion caused the seventy-two artifacts to tear apart the dimensional barrier and fall onto the Spirit Furnace Continent, which had just experienced a cataclysmic disaster.

These artifacts, tainted by the aura of the god of divine retribution, began to corrupt the creatures of this nascent world, transforming them into the original dark beings.
...

The torrent of memories came to an abrupt halt.

Moonlight slowly opened her eyes, only to see Little Reggie and Yating confronting Agares, their three pairs of eyes wide open.

"You guys." He had barely opened his mouth when the two little ones pounced over and hung on his neck, one on each side.

"Ring!" Little Reggie pointed angrily at Agares, her little face turning bright red.

(That's him! The bastard who locked me in that cage back then!)
"Ugh," Yating huddled in the crook of Yuehui's neck, trembling.

(Master, the dark power within him is terrifying; it cannot be purified.)

Yuehui smiled wryly and gently stroked the two little ones: "Good boy, go back and rest first."

They stuck their tongues out at Agares and then "whoosh" disappeared back into the Moonbeams.

(These two little ones have definitely been corrupted by Chen Ying'er.)

"Father, please forgive me; it was my fault for not disciplining my children properly."

Agares waved his hand dismissively, his purple eyes gleaming with anticipation: "How does it feel?"

Yuehui closed her eyes and felt her body.

Although his inner spiritual power only increased by a few hundred points, his physical strength increased by more than one level.

His awakened abilities, in particular, made him wonder if he was perceiving things incorrectly.

He looked up at the half-moon outside the window, slowly raised his hand, and his purple eyes shone with an eerie light:

"The stars have changed!"

With Yuehui's low shout, the six thousand points of liquid spiritual power within his body burned wildly like a volcanic eruption, rapidly consuming at an astonishing rate of five thousand points per second.

At that moment, the crescent moon in the night sky suddenly expanded, transforming into a perfect full moon!

Although this miraculous sight lasted only a brief moment, the moonlight clearly sensed:
Under the clear light of the full moon, his spiritual power was rapidly recovering at a rate of one-twentieth per second.

Moreover, the full moon's radiance provided him with a massive boost to his power, giving him a powerful illusion that he could "hold the sun and moon in his hands and pluck stars from the sky." What shocked him most was that he could now clearly sense the existence of the Second Demon God Pillar!

Although my current strength is far from enough to summon it, the faint connection is real.

Agares' pupils suddenly contracted to the size of pinpoints. As the Moon Demon God, he naturally and clearly perceived this mind-blowing scene—

Changing the phases of the moon! This is unheard of in the thousands of years of tradition of the Moon Demon Clan!

A flicker of heat flashed in his purple eyes, which quickly returned to calm: "Xiao Hui, was that your awakened ability just now?"

"Hmm." Yuehui nodded and let out a breath. "The consumption is too great. I'm afraid I won't be able to use it freely until I reach the ninth rank."

"Good! Good! Good!" Agares exclaimed three times, a breathtaking smile curving his flawless lips. "With this ability, how can my Moon Demon Clan not prosper!"

Moonlight looked at Agares with a strange expression:

(Father, the word "treason" is practically written all over your face!)
Suddenly remembering something, Yuehui hurriedly asked, "Father, how long did it take me to absorb the Crown of Inheritance?"

"Five days." Agares waved his hand casually, and a set of exquisite Moon Demon noble attire and an identity token appeared in the air. "There are still three days before the secret realm opens, enough time for you to travel."

Yuehui caught the clothes and the token, and when she saw the title of nobility engraved on the token, her pupils suddenly contracted:
"count?!"

In the strict hierarchical system of the demon race, only the clansmen of the first three pillar demon gods are qualified to be granted titles.

The ranks, from lowest to highest, are Baron, Viscount, Earl, Marquis, and Duke.

The latter two titles required extraordinary achievements to obtain, and no one has been able to achieve them for nearly a thousand years.

This means that the Earl's Token in Moonlight's hand is now one of the highest existing titles in the Demon Clan.

Even the lower-ranking demon gods would show deference to the counts of the three major demon races.

This not only represents a noble bloodline, but also means that behind it stand three supreme demon gods!

……

Three days later, outside the secret realm of the Thunderous Ruins.

Lightning crackled at the entrance to the secret realm, where various demons wielding the power of lightning gathered:

The giant bird demon, the demon bear clan whose bodies are wrapped in lightning, various rare lightning-type mutated demon clans, and even three noble and heaven-defying demon dragon clan members.

"Tsk, the Kuli Clan and the Bull Demon Clan, who don't even have the bloodline of a demon god, dare to come and join in the fun. They really don't know what they're getting into."

Thunder Bear of the Demon Bear Clan sneered and glanced at the cowardly Great Bird Demon and Bull Demon in the distance.

As a member of the sixth pillar demon god, the bear demon god, he naturally looked down on these wild demons who had no demon god's protection.

"You, get away from me. Your stench is overwhelming." A cold voice suddenly rang out.

Lei Xiong was furious and turned to lash out, but he immediately wilted when he saw who it was—a heaven-defying demonic dragon!

It is important to know that every rebellious demonic dragon is related to the Demon God Emperor by blood!
"Yes, yes, I'll be right away." Lei Xiong bowed and retreated, but accidentally bumped into a figure.

"Who's so blind!" He was about to vent his anger, but when he saw who it was, he was struck by lightning - it was a Moon Demon noble!
His signature purple eyes and crescent moon mark on his forehead exuded an undeniable air of authority.

"roll."

"Yes! I'll get going right now!"

Lei Xiong actually lay down on the ground, curled up into a ball, and rolled away in a sorry state.

The surrounding demons fell silent in fear upon seeing this, while the Moon Demon noble merely snorted coldly and walked towards the entrance of the secret realm.

This suddenly appearing Moon Demon noble was none other than Moon Radiance, who had come to participate in the secret realm.

(End of this chapter)