Against the Gods - Chapter 1604 Proofread

                                                             Against the Gods
Proofread for Chapter 1604 - Two Hornet's Nest by Trizept (ATG Wikia Discord)
~Credits go to both LNMTL and Babelchain~
~Thanks to Arata and xomon for help~
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Outside the Thousand Desolations mountain, two figures approached from afar.

They were two middle-aged men with similar figures, and the one on the right was a green-clothed, bearded man with an expression that wasn't angry, but was stiff and cold that would struck fear in one's heart.

His name was enough to overturn any piece of land in the Thousand Desolations Realm.

Thousand Desolations Cult Master! He was also the Great Realm King of the Thousand Desolations Realm.

The person beside him was pale and beefy, and looked nothing out of the ordinary, as if he was harmless and amiable. However, as the two of them walked together, his position was shockingly in front of the Thousand Desolations Cult Master.

If anyone in Thousand Desolations Realm were to see this scene, they would be shocked speechless.

And the clothes he was wearing, a scarlet flame ink moon embroidered on it, was enough to make all the souls of Northern Divine Region tremble.

That was one of the three great King Realms of the Northern Divine Region — the symbol of the Burning Moon King Realm!

"Ninth Uncle, this time, are you going to confirm what that important thing is?" As the supreme existence of this realm, a Divine Master who stood at the very pinnacle of the Profound Dao, when he spoke to the person beside him, his tone clearly carried a deep respect and even his posture was consciously slightly bent down.

"Could it be that I've really come specifically for Dian'er's 6,000 age birthday?" The middle-aged man chuckled.

"... Ninth Uncle is right." The Thousand Desolations Cult Master said somewhat embarrassingly.

"Hehehehe," the middle-aged man laughed, "After all, Dian'er is my grand nephew. For such a great matter as his 6000 year-old birthday, it's only natural for me to come here to congratulate you. I hope this gift will go with his heart."

The Thousand Desolations Cult Master quickly said, "Ninth Uncle's words can change a person's mind. Ninth Uncle's possessions, even if it's just an ordinary stone, Dian'er will definitely cherish it as if it were his life."

The middle-aged man smiled, glanced at him and suddenly said, "Rest assured, your 'mission' will be completed soon. At that time, not only you, but I will also bring Dian'er back to the Burning Moon Realm. Although he is a little too lustful of women, in terms of Profound Dao, his future achievements are definitely not inferior to yours. This matter, My King has already tacitly agreed."

The Thousand Desolations Cult Master's body froze. He was overjoyed and said excitedly, "Ninth...Ninth Uncle, this... This is real!?"

"Do you think I would bully you?" The middle-aged man looked at the nearby Thousand Desolations mountain and suddenly exclaimed, "My King has waited bitterly for so many years, and is finally getting what he wants."

The Thousand Desolation Cult Master's excited face could not calm down. He opened his mouth, and after a few moments of hesitation, he couldn't help but ask, "Ninth Uncle, there is something that I still don't understand. Since it is such an important object, the safest place would be the side of the Lord God Emperor, why would he..."

The middle-aged man glanced at him... The Thousand Desolations Cult Master narrowed his eyes and did not dare to say another word.

The middle-aged man didn't scold him but laughed, "As things are now, there's no harm in telling you. Because that thing was originally not a treasure of My King, but... Ten thousand years ago, when the Pure Heaven Divine Realm surprisingly changed, My King took it from the Pure Heaven Divine Realm in the great chaos."

"This..." The Thousand Desolations Cult Master was shocked in his heart. He never thought that this matter was related to the Pure Heaven Divine Realm back then and the current Plundered Soul Realm as well.

"Later on, the Devil Empress held the Pure Heaven Divine Realm and even more so called it Plundered Soul Realm. With her shrewdness, she must have found out about the existence of 'that thing' from God Emperor Jing Tian long ago. After searching for it, but to no avail, she would naturally suspect that either my Burning Moon or Yama had stolen it while Pure Heaven Realm had changed."

"You have personally witnessed the power of the 'Impervious Formation'. Even if it was within half a foot of you, you would not be able to sense any of its auras. As a spatial object of the highest level, it cannot be kept in any Small World. Even someone as strong as My King is unable to place it in his personal space."

"However, this Impervious Formation was covered up by God Emperor Jing Tian all those years ago. No one can guarantee whether the Pure Heaven Divine Realm has a way to search for its existence."

"Lord God Emperor is afraid of getting caught by the Plundered Soul Realm?" The Thousand Desolations Cult Master said.

"No, that's half the reason." The middle-aged man said, "No matter how shrewd the Devil Empress is, it is impossible for her to imagine that My King would leave such an important thing with one of his realm's sect."

"Half of the reason was because the Devil Empress was too terrifying. Even if it was My King, he would never want to clash with her unless he had no other choice. If she were to find out, then..." He gave the Thousand Desolations Cult Master a deep glance, "This matter has nothing to do with Burning Moon King Realm or My King, do you understand?"

"Understood." The Thousand Desolations Cult Master immediately nodded, not daring to hesitate in the slightest, "Ninth Uncle's words just now... Lord God Emperor has already found a way to open the Impervious Formation?"

"Forcefully opening the Impervious Formation is simple, but doing so will definitely harm the things sealed within. If you want to open the Impervious Formation without harm, the only way is to do it the way God Emperor Jing Tian did back then."

"However, even if it is the Impervious Formation, its power will slowly dissipate with time. My King had waited bitterly for tens of thousands of years. The power of the Impervious Formation is about to dissipate to a certain extent now. At that time, everything will be complete."

"So that's how it is." The Thousand Desolations Cult Master came to a realization and then said, "Speaking of ten thousand years... I wonder if Ninth Uncle still remembers about the Heavenly Handle Yun Clan? Their time is almost up."

"Hmph, you can handle such a small matter based on your own mood. There is no need to ask about it." The middle-aged man casually replied.

"Yes." The Thousand Desolations Cult Master answered.

"This time, I will confirm the state of the Impervious Formation again. If everything is as expected, then within a hundred years, you can..."

Roar!!!

A dragon roar that shook the air suddenly came from the Thousand Desolations mountain up ahead. Although they were quite far away, they were still able to cause the souls of these two Divine Masters to tremble.

After the dragon's roar, it suddenly exploded, filling the sky with golden flames.

Both of their expressions changed at the same time. The Thousand Desolations Cult Master shouted, "Someone is invading!"

"Let's go!" The middle-aged man's expression turned even more unsightly. He grabbed the Thousand Desolations Cult Master and rushed forward.

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In the Thousand Desolations Crown Prince palace, the birthday feast was still continuing. Even though the Thousand Desolations Crown Prince had given up his seat, no matter how rude he was, no one dared to insult him.

"Hahahaha!"

Laughing loudly, the 'Thousand Desolations Crown Prince' walked back into the hall with big strides as a red light shone on his face.

Everyone hurriedly stood up to welcome him. The Thousand Desolations Great Elder deeply furrowed his brows, but he did not say anything... At least he knew to come back and not die on that woman's body.

"Everyone, you have come today for me. I had something I had to do and had to leave temporarily. It was very impolite of me." The 'Thousand Desolations Crown Prince' walked to the center of the hall and said in a clear voice, "In order to pay for the guilt in my heart, I will borrow this birthday feast today and give everyone a great gift."

The great hall suddenly became lively as everyone started to respond in unison. The Thousand Desolations Great Elder's face also revealed interest. "A big gift? What big gift is Your Highness planning to give me?"

The 'Thousand Desolations Crown Prince' smiled. "Of course... I'll send you to hell!"

As soon as his voice fell, a black light emerged from his eye and the body of the Primordial Azure Dragon God Spectre appeared, as it abruptly released a heaven-shaking dragon's roar.

In this important place in the Thousand Desolations Divine Cult, with the Crown Prince's birthday feast and facing the Thousand Desolations Crown Prince, how could these people be on guard at all? Under the sudden outburst of the dragon's roar, everyone... From the Thousand Desolations Great Elder, to the side of the Divine Sovereign overlords, to the young profound practitioners whose cultivation levels were weak, all of them collapsed in an instant, falling into the abyss of darkness or fear.

The corner of Yun Che's mouth split into a cruel sneer, and a golden flame from his body ignited, and after a breath of time, it suddenly exploded.

Yellow Springs Ashes!

In that instant, it was as if a golden sun exploded in the middle of the Thousand Desolations mountain, causing everyone in the hall and even the countless profound practitioners outside to be drawn into the death flame prison.

How could the profound practitioners, whose strength and soul had collapsed under the power of the Dragon God Soul's Domain, endure the ruthless burning of the Golden Crow Fire, which had quickly burnt them into nothingness within the sea of flames. Yun Che extended his arm, and the Heaven Smiting Sword appeared. His figure already instantly rushed out towards those experts who had the power of peak Divine Sovereign, who were still able to endure and not be burnt.

BOOM!

An explosive sound resounded from within the flame prison as the Thousand Desolations Great Elder was instantly smashed into several pieces amidst his fear and despair.

BOOM!

A peak Divine Sovereign whose name shook the Thousand Desolations Realm, and could be called an invincible existence in one area was also killed by a single sword strike, leaving his death with no remnant of a corpse.

BOOM! BOOM!

In four strikes, four peak Divine Sovereigns were easily shattered like rotten wood. It was also at this time that Yun Che's gaze suddenly moved... This was because dangerous auras were quickly approaching from the west.

Even though the dangerous auras were very far away, it had already firmly locked onto him with incomparable precision.

After putting away the Heaven Smiting Sword, Yun Che rushed over to Qianye Ying'er's side and picked her up, "Let's go!"

Weng!

With the violent gale surging from his body, his speed had already reached its limit in the blink of an eye as he swiftly flew towards the east.

"Evil creature! Hurry up and accept your death!"

An angry roar sounded out from behind the two of them.

"I really came back at the wrong time." Qianye Ying'er swept a glance behind her, and her gaze slightly sank. "One First Level Divine Master, the other... Is very likely to be a Middle Stage Divine Master!"

"Seems like silencing them impossible." She muttered, "If that Savage Divine Pith is really hidden here by the Burning Moon King Realm... This time, we've made a huge hornet's nest."

However, the two of them still did not know that the Savage Divine Pith was originally something that belonged to the Pure Heaven Divine Realm — the present Plundered Soul Realm.

In other words, taking away the Savage Divine Pith would not just result in a huge hornet's nest...

But was two!

After acquiring the wind power, and through this period of comprehension and manipulation, Yun Che was already able to increase his speed by another level with the help of the violent wind profound strength. But even so, his maximum speed was still inferior to that of a Middle Stage Divine Master.

The auras behind his back was quickly closing in. Yun Che's eyes flashed, and with the activation of "Hades", his speed once again increased explosively... Suddenly, the distance between them was no longer shortened, but they were still unable to break free.

However, the Hades state could not be maintained for too long. Once the limit was reached, not only would they quickly catch up, the huge energy consumption and burden would also cause his strength to resist to become especially weak.

Yun Che's brows slightly knitted, but he did not have any fear, and so did Qianye Ying'er.

Behind him, the middle-aged man and the Thousand Desolations Cult Master who was in his hands, were extremely shocked.

"Who are they? What grievances do they have with you?" The middle-aged man asked as if his heart was filled with the surging waves of the ocean. To be able to match up to his speed, it was impossible for him to not know of such a character. However, the auras of the person in front of him, was obviously a stranger.

And why would such a person attack the Thousand Desolations Divine Cult?

"I don't know." The Thousand Desolations Cult Master said in a certain tone, "All these years, we have never extended our influence out of the Thousand Desolations, so we cannot offend anyone from another star realm. And in Thousand Desolations, there is absolutely no such person!"

The middle-aged man's brows sank and his heart abruptly grew uneasy.

The chase continued. A terrifying peerless speed swept through the same terrifying storm, and it was unknown just how far they had flown... At this time, Yun Che heavily wrapped his arm around Qianye Yinger's waist. Following the appearance of the Primordial Profound Ark, the two of them instantly disappeared from the place, disappearing within the spirit sense of the middle-aged man and the Thousand Desolations Cult Master.

"What..." However, their line of sight and their spirit sense's range were no longer able to see Yun Che and Qianye Ying'er, and not a single bit of their auras could be found.

Above the Thousand Desolations Divine Cult, the figures of Yun Che and Qianye Ying'er appeared. Yun Che stared at the ground below him. With a low gaze, the black light in his hands appeared once more, and he raised the Heaven Smiting Devil Emperor Sword high in the air, which caused the space to gloom in a split second.

Even though the Primordial Profound Ark's spatial travel wasn't too long this time, it still required an extremely large amount of energy consumption... This undoubtedly made Yun Che very unhappy.