Chapter 1843: The Fourth God-Slaying War! Begins! (Two-in-One, Five-Thousand-Word Chapter)

Chapter 1843: The Fourth God-Slaying War! Begins! (Two-in-One, Five-Thousand-Word Chapter)

Jiangnan's gaze was heavy, meeting Li Mingshan's eyes directly!
Then he nodded heavily and stopped what he was doing.
His gaze fell on the remaining few Top Ten Sequence Bose bodies on the field.

There was already a Karl on the Holy Star's side. If this Zack continued to live, and the two combined forces, the situation for humanity would be extremely dire.
Zack had to die here, today!

"Boom!"
With two roaring sounds, Jiangnan and Li Mingshan's figures vanished simultaneously.
They launched an assault on the four remaining Top Ten Sequence and one lower-clan Bose body on the field.

All the Bose bodies present panicked, fear written all over their faces.
They never expected that coming to Blue Star would put their lives at risk.
Zack had just ascended dimensions and wouldn't let them do the same, calling them all back.
Now look—he used the Dimensional Gate to enter four-dimensional space and hide, leaving them stranded here?
Wasn't this just screwing over his own people?
They didn't have the ability to open Dimensional Gates!

So they could only desperately flee beyond the Endless Mountains and Seas, trying to escape Li Mingshan's Domain.
But Li Mingshan wouldn't give them that chance. The space twisted and stacked like a ghost wall, making it not so easy to escape.
Besides, the Bad Beast Squad, Piers, and Qian Benying weren't pushovers either.
They stood at the edge of the Endless Mountains and Seas, madly unleashing Spiritual Arts.
A torrent of spatial Spiritual Arts smashed down like they cost nothing.
Forcing the remaining Bose bodies to dodge, never able to escape. This was a completely unreasonable gang-beating.

Jiangnan shot a Warp Bubble straight at 05.
The latter was terrified, his Glazed Horn shining on his head.
"Red dwarf star, high-energy laser jet!"
"Boom!"
The explosive force swept in all directions. Laser jets rained down toward Jiangnan.
But none of that could stop the Warp Bubble's impact.
Under the Time Corridor and Warp chain kills, 05 perished on the spot, Bose particles scattering everywhere.

Meanwhile, Li Mingshan firmly trapped 03 with his Domain.
While hacking wildly with the Dimension Sever, he swung the Godslayer Sword Sheath, smashing Bose particles everywhere.
His face twisted: "I've wanted to do this for a long time! Die for me!"

The Dimensional Gate opened again. Clearly, Zack wanted to attack Li Mingshan through it.
Under the threat of the Warp Bubble, he didn't dare show himself easily, only exposing part of his body to attack through the Dimensional Gate.
But Jiangnan wouldn't even give him that chance. He shoved a handful of Durian Pulp into his mouth and charged over with a Warp Bubble.

Zack: !!!
"Damn!"
[Zack's Resentment Value +1007!]

The remaining few Bose bodies were completely panicked, screaming frantically:
"Lord Zack, save us! Quick, save us! Open the door!"
They were all going crazy.

Helpless, Zack could only open several more Dimensional Gates, hoping to let the Bose bodies escape into four-dimensional space.
01 and 02 both rushed in. The last remaining lower-clan Bose body was about to escape.
A look of post-crisis joy even appeared on his face.
But right in front of the Dimensional Gate, Li Mingshan's Dimension Sever appeared, blocking the way.
At the same time, Jiangnan's Void Black Hole exploded before the Dimension Sever.
"Boom!"
A thousand meters of space was torn into a hole, connecting to the Dimension Gap. The Bose body charged recklessly into the dark gap, fleeing madly.

Jiangnan shot over with a Warp Bubble.
He actually chased into the Dimension Gap, and under the Time Corridor, he killed another god.

By now, Jiangnan's eyes were bloodshot from killing.
Li Mingshan also crushed 03 to death with the sheath.
The Endless Mountains and Seas no longer held any trace of Bose bodies.
Only the remaining Zack, 01, and 02 had all hidden in four-dimensional space.

02 said tremblingly: "Lord Zack, the mission failed. Let's go..."
Zack was furious: "Go my ass! No leaving! I won't allow humans who have stained their hands with so many Bose lives to continue living in this world!"
"That old man doesn't have long to live!"

As he spoke, Dimensional Gates opened all around Jiangnan—360 degrees, above and below, left and right—enveloping him.
The Holy Judgment Blade slashed down toward Jiangnan's head. Even with the Cold Gauze protecting him, Jiangnan was instantly frozen stiff.
Just then, a Space Ball suddenly appeared, pulling Jiangnan out.

Li Mingshan spit out another mouthful of black blood, his face ferocious.
"I don't have long to live! But at least I'll die after you!"
"Endless Mountains and Seas • Space Stripping!"
"Boom!"

At this moment, the space of the Endless Mountains and Seas began to violently strip outward.
The rising continuous mountain ranges were pushed by a great force, extending outward in all directions.
Zack, who hadn't had time to withdraw, was pulled by this force, being stripped from four-dimensional space into the three-dimensional world.
His face showed shock: "Th-this is impossible! How can your Domain's power affect four-dimensional space!"

Zack roared, struggling madly, constantly activating his own Bose particles, trying to return to four-dimensional space.
Once stripped out, he would definitely be killed by that little beast.

Li Mingshan clenched his steel teeth. The Slave Mark on his chest shone abnormally bright. His entire body even ignited with glazed-colored flames.
His skin, flesh, hair, even his face gradually turned to dust.
But at this moment, Li Mingshan was burning, constantly unleashing his power.

Jiangnan's eyes were full of anxiety, red-rimmed: "Uncle Li! Your body is about to give out! Let me..."
Li Mingshan gritted his teeth: "No! If I stop, he'll run away!"
"Kid! Listen carefully to what I'm about to say!"
"Never try to control space. Space carries all things in the universe. It is the foundation!"
"Water can carry a boat, but it can also capsize it! Those who try to control space will only lose themselves within it, never grasping the true essence!"
"You must feel space, merge with space, become a part of space! Remember this?"
"It took me a lifetime to understand this truth. I don't want you to take the wrong path."

Jiangnan nodded incessantly, his eyes bloodshot. He teleported in front of Li Mingshan.
His Small Whip extended, and he pulled out Small Fire Jars one after another, madly cupping them on Li Mingshan's body.
"I remember! I remember it all! Don't talk anymore! I'll pull this Slave Mark out for you right now!"

How could Jiangnan not see? Li Mingshan was entrusting his legacy.
He wanted to teach Jiangnan everything he knew, to pave the way. But time was running out.

He applied over twenty Small Fire Jars at once, pulling them off continuously. He didn't know how many batches he pulled.
He didn't know how many body parts he pulled out.
But he just couldn't pull out the Slave Mark!

Jiangnan was going crazy. The Small Fire Jars could even pull out Dao Wounds and Glazed Horns—why couldn't they pull out the Slave Mark?

Zack's face was full of madness: "Ridiculous! How ridiculous! You want to remove the Slave Mark and save this old man?"
"Truly, ignorance is bliss! You can't remove it! Once a Slave Mark is branded, it follows a person for life, until death!"
"Once you become a slave, you're a slave for life! From the moment he betrayed the Holy Star, this old man was doomed! The Slave Mark will devour him completely!"
"He's dead for sure! Even killing me won't help!"

Jiangnan's eyes burned with rage. He turned back and roared at Zack: "Shut your damn mouth! It's possible! It must be possible!"

But Li Mingshan didn't care at all. He knew the horror of the Slave Mark, which was why he said from the beginning he couldn't come back.
When he took the sword sheath, he had already abandoned his life, not expecting to survive.
This battle was the first time he used his full power, and it would be his last fight.

Li Mingshan stared at Zack: "I'm dead for sure. But you won't live either! This Blue Star will be your burial ground!"

Zack's face twisted: "Old man! I have to admit, you're impressive—holding on this long under the Slave Mark's backlash through sheer willpower!"
"But are you sure, with your power almost burned out, you can really strip me out of four-dimensional space?"

Li Mingshan narrowed his eyes: "Let's try then!"
"Boom!"
His power exploded to the limit. Even his Transcendent rank began to collapse.

Jiangnan gritted his steel teeth, trying the Small Fire Jars again and again, but it was useless. He couldn't pull it out!
"You just came back! How can you leave like this!"

Li Mingshan roared: "Kid! Buck up! What you have to carry is the whole world! It's the future of humanity!"
"Don't waste your energy on saving a dying old man! Focus on what you need to do now!"
"This chance only comes once!"

Jiangnan bit his lower lip hard. His gaze fell on Zack: "Yes, Uncle Li!"

The aura around Jiangnan grew increasingly violent, like an arrow on a drawn bow, ready to spring. The space around him warped and blurred.
It was like the world in Jiangnan's eyes.

Zack's figure grew more solid, about to be stripped out of four-dimensional space.
Li Mingshan's body kept disintegrating into dust.

Zack was gambling! Gambling that Li Mingshan would die before completing the stripping!
Li Mingshan was also gambling! Gambling that he could do it!

With Li Mingshan's roar, Zack was finally stripped into three-dimensional space, revealing his physical form.
But Li Mingshan also spat out a large mouthful of black blood. His rank collapsed. The Endless Mountains and Seas Domain instantly dissipated.
The world before his eyes went dark. His body helplessly fell forward.
His voice was barely a whisper: "Kill..."

But a smile curled at the corner of Zack's mouth:
"In the end, I won the bet."
He was about to ascend dimensions again.

But at that moment, a golden solar corona phantom spread beneath Jiangnan's feet.
It was Xiao Mila, who had been watching the battlefield closely, ready and waiting.
"Moment of Time! Brother Jiangnan, go!"

In this instant, the world froze. Jiangnan gained an extra nonexistent second.
Zack's operation to ascend was also frozen.

Jiangnan, suppressed to his limit, exploded with full force in that one second!
"Die! God!"
"Boom!"

A Warp Bubble shot out instantly. But even more terrifying, this time the Warp Bubble was wrapped in a madly spinning Rift-Saw Blade.
Space was torn apart by the cut.

Zack's body was instantly shredded into countless pieces.
The Time Corridor expanded. This time, Jiangnan even shortened the Wormhole spacing to a mere 10 meters.
He poured all his Spiritual Power into the Warp Bubble.
It looped endlessly in that nonexistent second, smashing Zack's body over and over.

The solar corona returned to zero. Time resumed flow.
And Zack's existence had completely disappeared from heaven and earth.
Only the Holy Judgment Blade, a Source Quality Starlight Armor bracelet, and two Glazed Horns fell to the ground. The number 00 engraved on them was so striking.

Even in death, he couldn't understand—he had clearly won the bet, so why did he die?
He died in that nonexistent second.

Jiangnan had no time to care about the dead Zack. He rushed back like crazy, holding Li Mingshan in his arms.
Under the erosion of the Slave Mark, half of Li Mingshan's body had already disappeared.
His voice was hoarse: "Di-did I kill him?"

Jiangnan was frantic: "Don't talk! I'll save you right now!"
"Just now I couldn't pull it out because I wasn't lucky enough! Eat this, quick!"

He shoved a large handful of Lucky Little Cherries into Li Mingshan's mouth.
His Small Whip extended, frantically applying Small Fire Jars on Li Mingshan.
Under the luck state, Li Mingshan's rate of dissipation did slow down a bit, but that was all.
No matter how many times Jiangnan used the Small Fire Jars, he couldn't pull out the Slave Mark!

"Damn it! Why doesn't it work! Just a stupid Slave Mark! Please, pull it out!"
Jiangnan roared, pounding the ground in frustration.
But even the Small Fire Jars and Little Cherries had limits.

Li Mingshan shook his head with a smile: "Enough! This is already enough! This battle was fought beautifully! I've never fought such a satisfying battle in my life!"

Jiangnan kept shaking his head: "Mila! Mila, can you save Uncle Li? He..."
How could Mila bear to watch Li Mingshan go?
"Large-Scale Time Regression!"
A pillar of light crashed down fiercely, constantly regressing Li Mingshan's time.
But it only made the parts of his body that had turned to dust reform. The Slave Mark could never be removed.
Once the light pillar stopped, Li Mingshan began to dissipate again.

"Regress! Regress, regress!"
One pillar of light after another crashed down, but all to no avail.
Mila's eyes were red, and her voice trembled: "It's Mila's fault for being useless. I can't regress time to before the Slave Mark was planted."

Li Mingshan shook his head: "The Slave Mark was already left when I first entered the Void Sea, many years ago. After using the Creation Crystal Source, the Slave Mark became even heavier."
"Child, let me go. I've lived the second half of my life very stifled, but today was truly brilliant. I'm content. No regrets."

Jiangnan kept shaking his head. Tears streamed down uncontrollably, big drops falling. He sobbed.
"I went from Diamond Peak to Starlight Seven in a little over a month! I worked so hard! I can even kill Dao Heaven level!"
"Why! Why, even after I've tried so hard, do people still have to leave!"

At this moment, everyone watched Jiangnan kneeling on the ground, sobbing. Their hearts broke.
Rarely did anyone see Jiangnan cry, but they saw it today.
Jiangnan had really tried so hard!

Li Mingshan smiled: "A manly man, what's with the crying?"
"Your future path is still long. You can truly carry the banner for humanity now. I'm very relieved. I can die without regret!"

As he spoke, a flush appeared on his face. He grabbed Jiangnan's shoulder with his remaining strength, struggling to sit up.
He whispered into Jiangnan's ear: "Remember what I told you. If you want to break the deadlock, find a chance to negotiate with the Silicon-based Mechanical Race."
"The Silicon-based faction is powerful, and they've long been at odds with the Bose race."
"Humanity doesn't have a strong enough figure to hold the line. You need to borrow the east wind from the Silicon-based to check the Bose race. Only then can humanity have a chance to survive in the cracks."
"You can buy more time. But remember, this is also like courting a tiger for its skin. The weak never have a voice, but this is humanity's only chance."
"In this world, no matter where you go, the strong always make the rules, and the weak can only obey. You have to be the one with the biggest fist, the strongest one. Understand?"

Jiangnan nodded incessantly. Clearly, Li Mingshan had a clear plan for breaking the deadlock.
But he wouldn't live to see that day.

After the flush passed, Li Mingshan's face grew paler.
"The Holy Star has a Star Gate, hidden beneath Olympus Mons on Mars. Remember to go seize it."
After saying this, it seemed to use up all his strength.

His trembling hand wiped the tears from Jiangnan's face. After wiping, even his hand turned to dust.
His face was full of kind smiles: "Good child. If you win, remember to come to my grave and let me know. Let me have a good laugh too."

As he spoke, Li Mingshan's body disintegrated into dust in large patches.
His gaze fell on Ye Zhenguo, Zhao Dezhu, Wang Zong, and the others who had gathered around. His eyes were complex.

Ye Zhenguo shook his head, tears in his eyes but a grin on his face: "Never blamed you. Rest easy!"

Li Mingshan smiled freely and closed his eyes peacefully.
"Thanks. You old bastards, don't you dare come down to keep me company."

With these words, his body completely dissipated in Jiangnan's arms, turning into dust that drifted with the wind.
It seemed to linger around Kyoto City, then finally vanished into nothing.

Ye Zhenguo looked up at the dissipating dust, his eyes red.
"I forced him back. I forced him to fight this battle. I forced him to die..."
"All that talk about living for himself, but he never truly lived for himself."
"Except for today."

Jiangnan knelt on the ground, his fists clenched tightly. The Slave Mark—it was already there from the first time Uncle Li entered the Void Sea, when he was almost killed by the Dragon Loach and saved by the Holy Star?
So that's why on the Moon, no matter how much Jiangnan tried to persuade Li Mingshan to come back, he refused. Even when Jiangnan said he could help him reach Transcendent, he still wouldn't come back.
Because he had the Slave Mark, and he was afraid of wasting the opportunity?

Jiangnan wiped his eyes hard with his sleeve. He picked up the fallen Godslayer Sword Sheath, took a deep breath, and sniffled.
His eyes were firm.
"Uncle Li cannot die in vain! We have to win! Win beautifully!"
"The Fourth God-Slaying War officially begins from this moment!"
"There aren't enough dead Bose bodies yet! We need to show our claws to the Holy Star!"
"Ai Jiang! Sherk City, Eagle Country! Point me in a direction!"

At this moment, the killing intent in Jiangnan's eyes grew even heavier!