Godslayer: After the Seraph rejected me, I ascended directly to the highest godhood.

Asgard!

Within the divine realm sustained by the boundless power of faith, in a magnificent palace...

Loki, the god of mischief, slowly opened his eyes on his throne, his gaze incredibly sinister.

The image of Da Xia's clone being sliced ​​up and eaten alive by those two beasts still lingered in his mind.

This insult to God enraged him greatly.

What angered him even more was that after all his planning, he had become a pawn of the Great Xia God, manipulated at his mercy.

For him, the god of trickery, this was an indelible shame!

If the gods of Asgard knew that they, the god of mischief, had been tricked, they would be unaware of it.

That would be absolutely ridiculed by the gods!

Loki slowly exhaled a breath of anger, calmed himself down, and thought carefully.

"The gods of the Great Xia Dynasty are still in the cycle of reincarnation, how could such a terrifying being appear?"

A being capable of manipulating the laws of heaven and earth of the Great Xia Dynasty could not possibly be an ordinary deity.

He even had a vague feeling that the person playing this game was at a higher level than him.

Even if the gods of the Great Xia Dynasty were to reincarnate and revive, their strength could not possibly recover this quickly!

"Who exactly are you, the one who wields the chess pieces?"

Loki's eyes flashed with murderous intent. The only way to vent his anger at being toyed with like this was to kill him through his own schemes!

He scoffed, "Just wait, that day will come!"

Loki, dressed in a dark green robe, stood up. "Fortunately, I got my hands on the Shiva's Lament. Although I didn't destroy the city, it's still a satisfactory outcome."

He stepped out of the main hall.

……

In the vast universe, on the silvery moon, the archangel Michael, who had closed his eyes, opened them, and golden light flashed.

"The calamity of Cangnan has changed? How is that possible?"

Michael's face was filled with disbelief as he turned towards the blue Earth, his eyes gleaming with golden light.

Cangnan, this miraculous city, stands intact in its original location, without the slightest damage, and the people who miraculously revived are living normal lives...

It seems that this divine battle had no effect on the city whatsoever.

Michael frowned. If the result of the deduction according to the law is true, Cangnan should have disappeared and Lin Qiye should have inherited the complete [Mortal God Realm].

Could some factor have altered the inevitable outcome?

Man-made?

Who is it?

Michael's first thought was of that ant that tried to change its fate, but he quickly shook his head.

With the strength of an ant, it's simply impossible.

The only one who could do that was the Supreme God who was born in Cangnan ten years ago.

Moreover, when the disaster in Cangnan began, he had helped mortals kill the sea god Poseidon.

This also shows that the supreme god wanted to change the outcome of Cangnan.

"What is his motive? What benefit does he gain from doing this?" Michael was full of questions.

Yet his laws could not reveal the identity of that supreme god, and this sense of mystery lingered in his mind.

But his intuition told him that the supreme god was by no means friendly to him.

Michael collected his thoughts and sighed.

"Changing one's destiny comes at a price. Reaching the level of a supreme god is like the act of a foolish brute!"

He shook his head. Even if Cangnan doesn't disappear now, once the power of the [Mortal Divine Realm]'s origin is exhausted, it won't change the fact that it will disappear anyway.

It's just a delay!

……

Above Cangnan, in a space filled with blue and white divine light.

An elderly man dressed in plain Taoist robes stood beside the chessboard like a statue, his eyes fixed on the black chess piece in the lower left corner of the board.

A blue-white halo enveloped the chess pieces, reflected in the old man's cloudy eyes.

He saw more than just a chess piece; slowly, the space in his eyes began to collapse, as if he were in a vast universe.

The vast universe is also a chessboard, possessing endless rules and laws of operation, and its changes are unpredictable.

Boom boom boom!

One by one, black and white chess pieces fell from the void, as if he were a chess piece on a chessboard, at the mercy of the player.

The breathtaking chess game made the old man's lips tremble slightly; with each piece placed, his soul seemed to be being impacted.

He seemed to understand, yet he was also lost in thought. The mystery seemed to be shrouded in layers of mist, making it difficult to see clearly and causing frustration.

But as the last black piece fell, the chessboard roared, and he instantly understood, the vast universe fading from his eyes.

The Primordial Celestial Venerable radiated dazzling golden light of laws, and his cultivation level actually recovered by one-tenth.

He felt the changes in his body, his eyes filled with shock; he hadn't shown such an expression in countless years.

He had seen countless extraordinary talents, gods, demons, monsters, and rare treasures... but Jiang Ye was the one who impressed him the most.

Now, Jiang Ye's "divine move" has enlightened him, but also made him feel ashamed of his own abilities.

Yuanshi Tianzun gazed at the boy with his eyes closed, slowly sat down opposite him, took out two white pieces from the chess jar, and gently placed them in the lower right corner of the chessboard.

"To resign" is a form of etiquette in Go (Weiqi) where one concedes defeat.

Jiang Ye raised his head slightly, remained silent for a moment, and nodded in agreement.

“Fellow Daoist, I keep my promise and will not interfere with your affairs in the future. I also owe you a favor.” Yuanshi Tianzun spoke gently.

Even the title 'little friend' has been changed to 'fellow Daoist'.

What can be done? I made a firm promise, but I ended up failing miserably.

However, it seems like Jiang Ye's last move was something he had encountered before.

It's somewhat like the Jade Emperor's trick.

But he had calculated it many times and concluded that Jiang Ye was not the reincarnation of the Jade Emperor and could not possibly have such abilities.

So, the only place left is Jiang Ye's so-called 'Wanxiang'?

Ding dong!

Jiang Ye, who was sitting opposite him, slowly stood up, and Yuanshi Tianzun, without any airs, also stood up.

"Heavenly Venerable, you flatter me. I will seek your help in the future. Don't worry, I never do anything that leaves me at a disadvantage," Jiang Ye said with a smile, taking out a black satin from his ring and covering his eyes.

"..." Yuanshi Tianzun's lips twitched, but he was helpless. "Fellow Daoist, rest assured, I will not go back on my word."

Jiang Ye nodded, and a gap appeared in the blue and white space.

The boy's figure gradually disappeared from the old man's cloudy eyes.

The old man tucked his hands into his sleeves and bowed to the boy's back.

"I am grateful for your enlightenment."

……

A young man with black satin wrapped around his eyes walked slowly towards the outskirts of Cangnan through streets ravaged by the storm.

A smile involuntarily crept onto his lips. Cangnan hadn't disappeared, and his mother was still alive!

This is what he wanted.

Even if it's only temporary, he doesn't regret it.

Then, the system's voice sounded.

【Ding……】