Chapter 604 - 603: I Snatched This With My Own Abilities, Why Should I Give It Back
Chapter 604: Chapter 603: I Snatched This With My Own Abilities, Why Should I Give It Back
Chapter 603: I Stole This Fair and Square. Why Should I Give It Back?
The Realm-Breaking Claw could shatter any Power or Barrier; it was merely a matter of time.
Normally, for Chu Sheng to break the Power of a Late Stage Emperor Realm expert, it would have taken an astronomical amount of time.
But Amaterasu, believing he had seen through Chu Sheng’s scheme, thought the insect swarm was Chu Sheng’s only trick.
Therefore, to conserve more Energy to face the coming Celestial Tribulation,
he hadn’t used his full strength when creating his Power’s Barrier.
He never would have imagined that Chu Sheng possessed a technique that could ignore the difference in their realms and forcibly shatter a Barrier.
It wasn’t just him; no one could have ever conceived of such a thing!
And so,
under the combined power of the ten "Chu Shengs" channeling the technique...
"KRAK—"
In just a single minute,
Amaterasu’s seemingly impenetrable Power Barrier let out a crisp, cracking sound.
Then, like shattered glass, it completely split apart!
At this moment, the divinity in Amaterasu’s hand had just begun to emit a faint glow. The absorption process had barely started!
The instant his Power shattered, Amaterasu was jolted awake.
He had just looked up when he saw ten 500-meter-long Archaic Sacred Mosquitoes staring at him menacingly.
They opened their sharp proboscises and charged viciously toward his face.
"You’re courting death!"
Amaterasu roared and once again summoned the black sun’s true fire, sweeping it toward the Archaic Sacred Mosquitoes.
"PFFT! PFFT! PFFT!"
Nine of the Archaic Sacred Mosquito avatars were instantly burned to ash by the black flames.
’Wait, where’s the other one?’
Amaterasu’s heart skipped a beat as a terrible premonition washed over him.
The thought had barely formed
when he suddenly felt his hand go light.
He hastily looked down.
His palm was empty.
The divinity, more important to him than his own life... was gone!
He saw a mosquito, no bigger than a fingernail, clutching the Divine Crystal and flying into the distance at incredible speed.
It was Chu Sheng’s final avatar!
Without a second thought, Amaterasu shot his hand out, trying to grab Chu Sheng.
His speed was immense. A terrifying gale followed his hand, and in the blink of an eye, he was about to catch Chu Sheng.
But just then,
the insect swarm he had previously held at bay surged forward like a reckless tide.
The moment they got near Amaterasu, they violently self-destructed!
"BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!!!"
An unending series of explosions erupted around Amaterasu.
The insects’ self-destruction couldn’t cause him any real harm.
However, the violent spatial fluctuations from the blasts severely disrupted Amaterasu’s Divine Thought lock, causing him to temporarily lose track of Chu Sheng.
By the time he finally freed himself from the swarm of self-destructing insects, the divinity was already outside the range of the Celestial Tribulation, held in Chu Sheng’s legs.
Chu Sheng was using his two front legs to hold the Divine Crystal, playfully toying with it.
"NO!!!"
Amaterasu let out a heart-wrenching, desperate roar.
"Damn mosquito! Give it back! That’s mine!"
Chu Sheng’s telepathic voice slowly drifted over, dripping with contempt, "You want it back just because you said so? Where’s the respect for me, Lord Mosquito!"
"What do you want? As long as you return the divinity, I’ll agree to any condition!" Amaterasu stared deadly at Chu Sheng, speaking through clenched teeth, his tone tinged with a hint of pleading.
Chu Sheng slowly put the Divine Crystal away.
Then, he raised a straight foreleg at Amaterasu.
"BUZZ BUZZ, thanks for the grand gift package, boss."
"PFFT!!"
Amaterasu was so enraged he violently spat out a mouthful of blood. His vision went dark, and he almost fainted on the spot.
"Damn mosquito! I will not let you get away with this!"
Chu Sheng picked at his ear, not bothering to pay any attention to the threat.
He’d heard that line so many times he was sick of it.
"You should worry about how you’re going to survive the rest of the Celestial Tribulation."
"RUMBLE!!!"
Right on cue, the eighth wave of the Celestial Tribulation descended.
Amaterasu had no energy to waste bickering with Chu Sheng; he could only resist with all his might.
The eighth wave of the Celestial Tribulation was twice as powerful as the seventh.
Amaterasu gritted his teeth, giving it his all.
But without having absorbed the divinity, he stood no chance!
The first bolt of heavenly lightning fell, blasting off Amaterasu’s left arm.
The second bolt fell, and his right leg was severed.
The third, the fourth, the fifth...
Charred black from head to toe, Amaterasu knelt in the ruins.
He looked up at the sky.
The dark clouds were still churning.
The eighth wave of the Celestial Tribulation was only halfway through.
He still had to endure the other half.
But he had no strength left.
"Damn mosquito, you just wait..."
Amaterasu uttered his last, venomous words and closed his eyes in despair.
The next second,
a pillar of purple lightning crashed down, completely engulfing his figure.
"BOOM!!!"
A massive explosion thundered across heaven and earth.
A terrifying shockwave of Energy spread out in all directions, plowing through the ruins of the eastern capital once more.
Thick dust and smoke filled half the sky, lingering for a long time.
Chu Sheng stood outside the range of the Celestial Tribulation, silently watching it all unfold.
After a good while, the dust and smoke slowly began to dissipate.
Amaterasu was gone.
In the place where he had stood, a massive, bottomless crater over a thousand meters in diameter had appeared.
The bottom of the crater was scorched black, with nothing left behind.
Not even a sliver of his Divine Soul managed to escape.
Amaterasu had been utterly reduced to Amater-ash-u.
"What a shame. Didn’t even leave a corpse, or I could’ve had another sip," Chu Sheng said, smacking his lips with a hint of regret.
With its target gone, the Celestial Tribulation slowly dissipated.
The dark clouds scattered, and sunlight once again shone upon the land.
But the eastern capital was no more.
The once-prosperous city had been turned into a scorched wasteland.
Tens of millions of people had all been reduced to white bones.
The five Ancient God avatars were all turned to dust.
Chu Sheng suddenly remembered something and quickly lowered his head, using his Divine Thought to carefully search the ruins below.
’Hm? Where’d that old coot, the Holy Emperor, go?’
’He ran away?’
’He’s pretty fast.’
Chu Sheng buzzed twice but didn’t give it much thought.
He had already made a killing this time.
Tens of millions of Qi Blood, tens of millions of Mental Power, and a whole pile of the Power of Law.
Most importantly, there was that "divinity."
Although he still didn’t know what it was specifically used for,
the system had said it was an incredibly precious item even to true gods, so it must be a top-tier treasure.
Next stop, Mount Fuji, to get the Emperor Tier Spatial Treasure that Immortal Venerable Shi Xi mentioned.
Although taking the Spatial Treasure would cause the volcano to erupt,
the eastern capital had already set an example. The other cities had to follow suit, right?
Having made up his mind, Chu Sheng unfurled his Boundless Wings and flew toward the volcano.
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「Meanwhile.」
In the courtyard where the Sakura Ancient God once resided,
a wretched figure stumbled in.
It was the Sakura Holy Emperor, who had fled the moment he saw things going south.
He collapsed weakly beside the tea table, grabbed a cup of long-cold tea, and poured it into his mouth.
He gulped down several more cups before he could finally suppress the terror in his heart.
’The five revered Ancient Gods are all dead... What do I do?’
The Holy Emperor was overcome with grief and indignation.
’No, this grudge must be avenged!’
’That’s right! Lord Amaterasu once mentioned that there is an Emperor Tier Spatial Treasure under Mount Fuji.’
’If I can retrieve that Magical Treasure, I can teleport directly to the very heart of Great Xia!!’
Right now, the Holy Emperor’s mind was consumed by revenge.
’Without the help of the Ancient Gods, the power of the imperial family alone is too weak.’
’I must get the other daimyos involved.’
’Then, I will gather all the powerful experts in the country, teleport directly into Great Xia’s territory, and wreak havoc to avenge the Ancient Gods!!’
「Meanwhile.」
News that Kyoto had been razed to the ground spread throughout all of Sakura.
The common people only knew that a Beast Pet from Great Xia was responsible; they didn’t know the details.
In an instant, public outrage exploded.
"Damn you, Great Xia! How despicable!"
"Your Majesty, the Holy Emperor, give the order! Let’s attack Great Xia immediately!"
"Bastards! Even in death, we’ll drag Great Xia down with us!"
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