Chapter 1779 Entering the Trap
Chapter 1779 Entering the Trap
At this moment, within the Fourth Star Ring, the great rift that was once one of its four forbidden zones had completely collapsed.
Everything inside had ceased to exist.
It had become a void.
The very concept of its "existence" had been stripped away and shattered.
Even the turbulent flows of spacetime were included, becoming part of the void.
Like an unchangeable constant.
Eternally fixed there.
Meanwhile, outside—whether it was the Venerable Immortal of the Fourth Star Ring or the Venerable Gods of other star rings—the perceptions of these supreme beings were all uniformly locked onto another region.
With unprecedented gravity.
The area They focused on was the starry sky near the border between the Fourth and Third Star Rings.
That starry sky was rippling.
As if a being imperceptible to those below the Venerable God realm was currently merging with that starry sky, advancing in an inconceivable manner.
To the lives existing within that starry sky, this was invisible and utterly imperceptible.
Because it was beyond their capacity to comprehend.
Even the gods hidden there were no exception.
That peculiar mode of existence exceeded the limits of Their understanding.
It was as if… it were merely an abstract concept.
This concept… was precisely the old Venerable God who had escaped from the rift!
Its body enveloped the starry sky; Its will transcended spacetime.
Its existence had become part of all things, so Its speed could not be concretely defined.
And It… was fleeing.
Wherever It passed, storms engulfing the entire star ring erupted. Countless bizarre lives were born within those storms, only to perish in the next instant—becoming both beginning and end, becoming destiny itself.
They became part of the concept, and also the power driving Its advance.
Thus, It drew ever closer to the Third Star Ring.
Yet Its will was in turmoil.
Because It knew full well that not all Venerable Gods were equal. Even if Desolate was clearly severely wounded, possessing half-step Divine God level placed It at the absolute peak of the upper star rings.
Every move It made would make all Venerable Gods tremble.
Resistance was impossible!
Moreover, It was acutely aware that Its current state was far from Its peak.
Having lost the battle for divine authority to the current Fourth Star Ring's Venerable God in ancient times, It had been suppressed and sealed for countless epochs, continuously weakened until now, when It was at Its most feeble.
In such a state, facing the half-step Divine God Desolate, escape was Its only option.
"The umbilical cord of the gods will not open for me…"
"The only path before me now seems to be escaping to another star ring, borrowing its divine essence to assimilate my concept and conceal myself!"
"However, the Fifth Star Ring is saturated with immortal energy, unsuitable for the concealment of divine authority concepts."
Within this concept merged with the starry sky, the old Venerable God's divine will undulated.
After Desolate descended, all karma collapsed, and countless concealments were revealed—including traces of external manipulation.
This allowed Its omniscience, previously incomplete due to shattered karma, to gradually fill in the missing pieces.
The moment comprehension dawned, the old Venerable God laughed.
"That Venerable Immortal… surpasses even gods in schemes. Truly worthy of being the only being in history to achieve Venerable status through the immortal path!"
"From the very beginning, his designs included me… First, he combined the will of the Venerable God Mingut, using karma to manipulate It into willingly sacrificing everything to enter the umbilical cord of the gods."
"Then he lured Desolate to drive me out… all to force me into the Third Star Ring, paving the way for his next move."
"He calculated that I would choose the Third Star Ring, because survival would be possible there."
"And he knew I couldn't enter the Fifth Star Ring… because death would be certain there!"
"Step by step, link by link—with those two individuals connected to Desolate as the origin point!"
Within that conceptual existence, the old Venerable God's divine will surged violently.
Laughter gradually rippled through that abstract realm.
"But Venerable Immortal, you've repeatedly exploited Desolate. Even if you've minimized karmic contamination through layers of separation… do I truly have no other choice?!"
In the next instant, a scene that shocked all observing beings erupted violently within this conceptual existence.
The old Venerable God actually changed direction! Reversing Its conceptual trajectory instantaneously, It reappeared… in another region of the Fourth Star Ring!
A place infinitely closer to the Fifth Star Ring!
This immediately sent tremors through the other star rings.
"You dare use me as a pawn…"
The concept spread across the border in an indescribable manner. The moment It invaded the Fifth Star Ring, the old Venerable God's divine will echoed throughout all thirty-six upper star rings:
"I, an innate god, have lived a life of supremacy, slaughtering countless to reach the Venerable God realm, gazing upon the path to Divine God…"
As this divine will reverberated, all Venerable Gods felt Their minds churn. Meanwhile, the conceptual form of the old Venerable God fully entered the Fifth Star Ring.
The immortal energy there resisted violently, creating ripples of rejection that forced the intangible concept to take physical form.
Its concealment cracked, revealing Its terrifying true body—
A colossal entity covered in growing and dying stars, Its countless tendrils swaying as celestial bodies were born and perished.
As if Its very existence was part of the star rings' natural operation.
And Its voice continued to echo:
"All who have schemed against me in this life have met their inevitable ends."
"Mingut was one… and you…"
This divine will exploded like heavenly thunder in the minds of all Fifth Star Ring beings, causing universal lamentation as all things withered.
Yet the old Venerable God Itself, while spreading this will, chose to actively dispel Its own concealment! Making Its form more complete, more clearly visible within the Fifth Star Ring.
The fortune of the Fifth Star Ring surged fiercely as if reaching its limit, while countless universes and stars trembled simultaneously.
Having cast off concealment, the old Venerable God standing in the Fifth Star Ring now shone like a dazzling celestial body.
Attracting infinite gazes.
Including that of Its pursuer.
Thus, in the next moment—Behind Its massive form, in the void, the gilded pupil suddenly appeared!
Within it reflected all living beings and infinite universes, containing boundless sacredness that brooked no blasphemy.
It was the Eye of Desolate!
The moment It appeared in the Fifth Star Ring, all cultivators there felt their minds quake.
An inexplicable terror gripped their hearts as their flesh began distorting uncontrollably.
The horror that had once plagued Wanggu now manifested in the Fifth Star Ring.
As all living beings paled in fear, the Eye of Desolate fixed Its gaze upon the old Venerable God before It!
Yet the old Venerable God remained utterly indifferent. Cold determination filled Its eyes as Its divine will surged to unprecedented heights, merging with Its resolve to form words that shook all immortals:
"No existence may use me as a pawn!"
"You made me your chess piece, now witness the shattering of your board!"
As It spoke, the old Venerable God suddenly turned to face the Eye directly!
Allowing Itself to begin dissolving under that gaze without the slightest evasion!
Only Its divine will continued thundering upward:
"Venerable Immortal, I renounce the path to existence in the Third Star Ring! Instead, I choose to make Desolate's aura eternally permeate your Fifth Star Ring through my death!""
The moment Its domineering words spread…
BOOM!
The old Venerable God's divine aspect exploded outward, transforming into countless conceptual pathways!
And in the next instant, Desolate's gaze completely enveloped Its form, then followed those conceptual paths to instantly spread across the surrounding starry sky!
The affected area covered nearly thirty percent of the entire Fifth Star Ring!
Then, a scene that stunned all living beings and gods alike unfolded…