Chapter 141: The Fourth Being Beyond the God of War

"The Heaven-Enabling Pagoda!"

The moment he saw the small golden pagoda hovering above Kobei's head, God of War Bloodwind gasped sharply, and then an uncontrollable smile bloomed across his face.

Boom!

With a casual wave of his hand, Bloodwind unleashed a roaring river of blood that directly swept Kobei and Mu Duanhun into its crimson currents.

"Gods, humanity will definitely settle this score with you in full!"

Staring at Banye, the peak-level Divine King realm powerhouse standing before him, Bloodwind let out a cold, low shout. He stomped fiercely into the void, the river of blood carrying Kobei and Mu Duanhun as it shattered the purple domain and vanished instantly into the horizon. Only Bloodwind's chilling roar echoed across the corpse-strewn Qin Ridge Wilderness Area.

Upon seeing the small golden pagoda hovering above Kobei, Bloodwind had suddenly understood everything. The Gods had dispatched hundreds of lower Divine Kings, and even a peak-level Divine King, to infiltrate human territory for a single purpose: to assassinate Kobei, who had received the recognition of the Heaven-Enabling Pagoda!

"Damn it!"

Watching Bloodwind transform into a streak of crimson lightning and vanish into the sky, the peak-level Divine King whose face was marred by a ferocious scar stomped his foot heavily against the ground.

Furious!

Unreconciled!

He had been only a hair's breadth away from killing that human youth who possessed the Heaven-Enabling Pagoda! Banye never expected that Kobei would actually be able to block his attack!

"Roar!"

Banye raised his head and let out a frantic, earth-shaking roar, the pent-up fury in his heart beyond description. A mere mortal realm brat had actually managed to block his attack; such innate talent and strength were simply too heaven-defying.

What should he do?

After roaring for a while, Banye's emotions gradually calmed down. The Primordial Ancestor had dispatched hundreds of Divine King realm powerhouses and even spared no expense in consuming primal energy to mask their strengths, all to assassinate the human who possessed the Heaven-Enabling Pagoda. Yet now, they had failed. Banye had no idea how to face the Ancestor.

"Humanity! Bloodwind! I will definitely kill you!"

After falling silent for a moment, Banye gnashed his teeth fiercely and dashed toward the direction of Heavenly Corpse Mountain. His presence had already been exposed; once peak human experts arrived, it would be too late to leave. Though filled with resentment, he had no choice but to retreat.

...

Jiujiang Base had dispatched eighteen peak War God realm powerhouses, Haoyue Base had likewise sent eighteen peak War God realm powerhouses, and Gutang Base, possessing the deepest foundations, had directly deployed thirty-six peak War God realm powerhouses. At this moment, apart from Bloodwind, who had brought Kobei and Mu Duanhun back to Jiujiang Base, the remaining seventy-one peak War God realm powerhouses had launched a massive search across all human-controlled territories! Their target was naturally those lower Divine Kings who had gone into hiding to ambush humans.

When peak War God realm powerhouses struck, those lower Divine Kings were utterly powerless to resist and were slaughtered instantly. Furthermore, humanity seemed truly enraged this time; these peak powerhouses directly took action to sweep through and eradicate all zombies across the entire human territory!

In truth, wiping out the zombies and fierce beasts within human territory was not a difficult task. It was merely that the upper echelons of humanity had previously maintained a certain unwritten agreement with those two races. Besides, leaving some weaker zombies and beasts provided a sense of pressure for the humans living within the base cities, forcing them to cultivate with greater diligence.

Out of various considerations, the human leadership had previously turned a blind eye to the zombies and fierce beasts within their territory. But this time, the Gods had openly violated the agreement by sending a vast number of Divine King realm powerhouses deep into human lands, a move that thoroughly infuriated the apex leaders of humanity!

In the span of just a single day, seventy-one peak War God realm experts struck in unison, entirely wiping out every single zombie within the human sphere of influence!

Eliminating the zombies within human territory was only the beginning. Humanity's supreme powerhouses from Gutang and Haoyue had already set out for Heavenly Corpse Mountain, the headquarters of the Gods!

Jiujiang, guardian of the Nine Desolations Battlefield, also took action, directly executing over seven hundred Divine King realm powerhouses!

When the three human entities who had transcended the War God realm struck together, it served, in a sense, as humanity's final warning. If the Gods failed to provide a satisfactory explanation to humanity, the Second Inter-Ethnic War would arrive!

Sending Divine King realm powerhouses to assassinate human geniuses was viewed by the upper echelons of humanity as an act of provocation—a blatant, unmasked provocation!

Although humanity's overall strength was somewhat inferior to that of the zombies and fierce beasts, humanity possessed three existences that had transcended the War God realm! In terms of top-tier combat power, they surpassed both alien races combined!

At this moment, high above Heavenly Corpse Mountain, Tang stood clad in pristine white robes, floating motionlessly in the void as a gentle breeze stirred his unmoving garments.

"I require an explanation from you."

Tang gazed calmly at the young man in purple robes who was likewise suspended in the void, his deep, low voice echoing slowly.

"An explanation? Heh. If you were in my position, what would you do?"

The purple-robed youth smiled faintly, looking toward Tang as he slowly asked.

"You must provide an explanation!"

A thin, lean elder carrying an ancient sword stood on Tang's left. His entire person resembled a sharp divine sword piercing the vault of heaven, his frigid eyes locked relentlessly onto the purple-robed youth.

"Heh. Haoyue, you should be well aware that without your divine artifact, you are nothing in my eyes. Therefore, you are not qualified to interject!"

The purple-robed youth stared straight at Tang, casting only a peripheral glance at the thin elder with the ancient sword, his tone carrying a faint trace of disdain as he spoke slowly.

"What if you add me?"

An extremely aged elder wearing gray robes, his back hunched, stepped through the void step by step toward the horizon. His face was etched with deep, crisscrossing wrinkles, and his ancient voice resonated across the entire world.

"You..."

The purple-robed youth frowned slightly as he watched the elder suddenly step into view. Though his expression remained as unruffled as an ancient well, ferocious waves were already churning within his heart.

For this abruptly appearing gray-robed elder was actually another existence who had transcended the War God realm! Humanity had unexpectedly produced a fourth entity beyond the War God realm!

Humanity, humanity! How could this be? In the span of a mere hundred years, how could humanity possibly give rise to four existences transcending the War God realm?

The purple-robed youth's frown deepened, forming a sharp crease on his fair forehead. Beneath his robes, his pale hands clenched fiercely together.

"Within ten years, my clan will not step a single foot outside Heavenly Corpse Mountain!"

"Are you satisfied with this explanation?"

The purple-robed youth gazed at the white-robed Tang and spoke slowly.

"Twenty years! And the fierce beast clan must retreat to Heavenly Beast Mountain as well."

Tang's white-robed form bore no trace of expression, his calm voice drifting through the empty void.

"Very well!"

The purple-robed youth fell silent for a moment. He glanced at Tang, then at the thin elder with the ancient sword, and finally at the gray-robed elder before nodding slowly. With that, his figure vanished into the void.

"Why didn't you strike?"

The thin elder carrying the ancient sword gazed at the white-robed Tang, whose expression remained serene, and asked slowly.

The white-robed Tang watched the gradually receding figure of the Ancestor of the Gods and shook his head slowly.

"The three of us are still not enough?"

The thin elder's sword-like brows arched slightly, resembling a divine sword drawn from its scabbard as earth-shattering sword intent burst forth from his body.

The immensely aged gray-robed elder also looked at Tang with a hint of puzzlement.

"He possesses a divine artifact, and a defensive one at that. I cannot shatter his defense, and even if all of you attacked together, you still wouldn't be able to breach it."

"The 'Sky-Supporting Spear' I obtained by fluke is only a lower-grade divine artifact, and the God Ancestor's 'Purple Star Armor' is likewise a lower-grade divine artifact. Unless my strength ascends to another tier, it is impossible to kill him."

"Let us wait. I only hope that within twenty years, that little fellow can achieve a breakthrough. Though I cannot discern the grade of that Heaven-Enabling Pagoda, it is definitely no weaker than my 'Sky-Supporting Spear.' The moment he breaks through will be the day we slaughter all alien races!"

...

Because the gray-robed elder had become humanity's fourth existence surpassing the War God realm, the entire geopolitical landscape of humanity shifted once again. Although the humans living within the base cities were unaware of the specific events that had transpired, overnight, it seemed as though every single zombie and fierce beast had vanished into thin air.

The War God realm powerhouses guarding the Nine Desolations Battlefield also returned entirely to the three major bases. With the alien races of the Nine Desolations Battlefield having completely retreated, there was naturally no need for these human powerhouses to remain stationed there.

Since the zombie and fierce beast clans had fully retreated to their ancestral nests, the entire continent belonged solely to humanity. Vast, boundless wilderness areas stretched out, waiting for humans to explore and develop, ushering in a golden age of human prosperity!

Kobei had been brought back to the Jiujiang Genius Training Camp by God of War Bloodwind and fully recovered after taking medicinal pills. The second stage of the Azure Dragon Ranking Seeding Tournament could no longer continue, for right now, not a single zombie or fierce beast could be found anywhere within human territory.

"Damn it, what is going on?"

Kobei's mood was filled with frustration. He had participated in the Azure Dragon Ranking Seeding Tournament specifically to secure a top-three finish so he could visit Han Lingyue at the bottom of Azure Dragon Lake. Yet now, just as the second stage had barely begun, it had ended like this?

"Hehe..."

Seeing Kobei's exasperated expression, Luo Ling, standing nearby, couldn't help pressing her lips together in a light giggle.

"Don't be anxious, Kobei. The Azure Dragon Ranking Seeding Tournament will still go on, it's just changed format."

"It can still continue?"

Kobei blinked, looking at Luo Ling with puzzlement. The zombies and fierce beasts throughout the entire human territory and even the endless wilderness had all vanished—how could it possibly continue? They couldn't possibly have humans slaughter each other, could they?

"Of course it can."

Luo Ling's father was one of the upper echelons of Haoyue Base, so she naturally knew some insider information.

"However, the rankings for the Azure Dragon Ranking won't be decided within a month."

"How long will it take?"

Hearing that the tournament could still proceed, Kobei asked with some urgency.

"Three years!"

Luo Ling looked leisurely at Kobei's anxious expression, smiled playfully, and spoke softly. She knew that Kobei valued the tournament so deeply entirely for the sake of seeing Han Lingyue at the bottom of Azure Dragon Lake.

However, who said one couldn't visit Han Lingyue without breaking into the top three of the Azure Dragon Ranking?

(To be continued)