# Chapter 66: Final Battle
Within the white town, because the Feather God had broken free, the supernatural power of the white town had been exhausted, and the blockade here had dissipated.
Many members of the Kodo School had gathered here, all stationed around the white town, which was the original site of the Lost Withered Forest.
Inside a residence in the town, Su Xiao washed the bloodstains from his hands. Amu's injuries had been treated, and although his condition was stable for now, he would need major repairs after returning to Reincarnation Paradise.
Baha and the Moon Spirit's injuries were minor. In the previous battle, Amu had been the main force. As for the Heretic Execution Squad, their injuries required no treatment.
The twelve members of the Heretic Execution Squad stood or sat in the hall, waiting for Archbishop Noe to arrive, bringing a great sword sealed at the Kodo School headquarters. The Heretic Execution Squad wanted to concentrate their power, preferably using that great sword named "Execution" as a medium before launching into battle.
"The location is confirmed. It's the Dream World."
Snake Lady spoke up. She had just divined the location of one of Tree Sage's trusted subordinates.
"Dream World?"
Su Xiao felt a slight doubt. He knew the Dream World well; it wasn't exactly an ideal stronghold.
"That's right. The Ancient God might be there, but..."
Snake Lady hesitated. Baha's eyes widened. At this point, if Snake Lady tried to play both sides again, she would be carried out horizontally.
"When I divined that place, I felt something strange. It seemed like something had changed there. Don't forget, the Great Sage had occupied the Dream World for over a hundred years. Who knows what arrangements he might have made? Anyway, be careful."
Snake Lady sighed. She could sense that something enormous was about to happen. When gods fought, she could only wait for the outcome.
"White Night, I hope I didn't keep you waiting."
Archbishop Noe walked into the hall. Behind him followed a pair of twin sisters, two young girls jointly carrying a large sword case. The wood grain on it was very faint, showing its age.
"Not at all."
Su Xiao looked at Archbishop Noe. Whether it was an illusion or not, he felt that this old fellow had changed considerably.
"Execution Squad, I've brought what you asked for."
Archbishop Noe opened the large sword case. Inside was an ancient great sword. The entire blade looked as if it had been burned by fire, with several inconspicuous nicks on the edge.
Seeing this great sword, all twelve members of the Heretic Execution Squad walked out of the residence. One of them stopped, pointed at himself, then at his sword, and finally at Su Xiao.
Su Xiao understood what this Execution Squad member meant. The other party needed a venue. The white town was Su Xiao's territory, and the Execution Squad didn't want to cause random destruction here.
Su Xiao was the first to leave the residence. After walking several dozen meters down the main street, he arrived beside a pit that resembled a natural sinkhole.
"Below is an underground palace. Destroy it as you wish."
Hearing Su Xiao's words, the twelve Execution Squad members each placed a hand over their chest in gratitude.
The twelve Execution Squad members leaped into the pit, descending into the underground palace. Inside the dimly lit underground palace, they spread out in a circular formation, each drawing the great sword from their back, standing it before them, and placing both hands on the pommel—this was their unique ritual.
The Execution Great Sword was thrown down from above, landing in the center of the twelve Execution Squad members.
Almost simultaneously, all twelve Execution Squad members moved. Some flipped and struck downward, others charged forward with sweeping slashes, all locked in combat. Only one among them could survive, gathering all the power before pulling out the Execution Great Sword.
"Establishing the Heretic Execution Squad was the best decision we ever made."
Archbishop Noe left these words and turned away. Su Xiao sat by the pit, observing the battle in the underground palace.
The battle was beyond brutal. The twelve Execution Squad members were all trying every possible method to kill their former comrades and brothers. Only the strongest could bear the power.
The battle lasted nearly two hours before finally reaching its conclusion. One Execution Squad member stepped on the chest of his former comrade, pulling his great sword from the other's skull. He himself was covered in wounds, his left arm severed, and a large chunk missing from his torso.
This Execution Squad member stood still. He released his grip on the great sword. Around him, blood tinged with flames floated out from the corpses of the other eleven Execution Squad members, merging into the body of the sole survivor. His severed arm regenerated at a visible rate. From now on, he was the captain of the Execution Squad.
The Execution Squad captain approached the great sword embedded in the center, grasped the hilt with one hand, and pulled out this ancient, long-sealed great sword.
The Execution Squad captain swung the sword once. With a rumble, the underground palace began to collapse. This would become a tomb—the tomb of the other Execution Squad members.
On the rapidly collapsing ground, Su Xiao leaped back a few steps. After sensing the Execution Squad captain's strength, he found that the other party was even stronger than Divine Maiden Shataye.
Everything was ready. It was time to go and fight the Feather God to the death.
"White Night, when we depart is up to you."
Archbishop Noe spoke as he approached. While others weren't paying attention, he discreetly handed over a marble-sized stone ball, speaking in a low voice.
"This is the result of our Kodo School's research over several centuries. You'll need it later. Use it carefully."
Archbishop Noe casually scanned his surroundings—a habit of his. Having hidden for so long, he was cautious about everything.
Su Xiao put away the stone ball. This item was extremely useful. With it, his chances of victory against the Feather God would increase by at least ten to twenty percent. The Kodo School suddenly being this reliable made him somewhat uncomfortable.
"God Hunters, are you going to kill the Ancient God?"
A figure wearing a hood approached. She was barefoot, holding a large war scythe with a pronounced curve.
"Yes."
Seeing Shataye approach, Su Xiao had already guessed the situation. The Feather God had occupied the Dream World. Shataye and the Old Knight naturally wouldn't have fared well. The Old Knight hadn't come—he was most likely dead.
"Good. Count me in."
Divine Maiden Shataye showed no sadness. She had decided that after this battle, if she survived, she would travel across the continent, helping those who had nothing. She understood this pain well.
"If I survive, I'll..."
"Big sister, stop right there. Don't set up a death flag."
Baha quickly interrupted. Although it wasn't afraid of dying in battle, it didn't want to die either.
"Woof."
Bubu Wang also barked, firmly opposing the act of setting up death flags.
"Let's move out."
Su Xiao pressed one hand against the insect tower. The unique insect tower of this white town rapidly split apart. Countless Hollow Sound Insects flew about, eventually forming a vortex.
This was technology provided by the Insect Kingdom. As for fighting the Ancient God, the insect strongmen could only offer moral support. Their resistance to Ancient God energy was too weak. Getting within a dozen kilometers of the Feather God would cause them to be corrupted.
Su Xiao walked into the vortex formed by the Hollow Sound Insects. Light flickered before his eyes. When everything returned to normal, he had arrived at the edge of the "Final Green Land." In the distance were clustered wooden buildings.
At this moment, the "Final Green Land" was very quiet. Most of the buildings had been destroyed, leveled to the ground. A massive black door stood upright ahead, half-open, with black mist billowing from within. This door led to the Dream World.
The Dream World had indeed been certified by Reincarnation Paradise, but certification didn't mean interference. Even if this world was about to collapse, Reincarnation Paradise wouldn't directly intervene.
A figure stood before the massive door. This person had three finger-width holes on their forehead, wore formal attire, and had a smile that couldn't be more fake.
"Everyone, welcome to the Nightmare Gate. Although you may not know who I am, that lady named Shataye certainly does. Allow me to introduce myself—"
Whoosh!
Before the Hole Scholar could finish speaking, a chain of black flames slashed diagonally across. The Hole Scholar smiled, but suddenly, his eyes widened in shock. Divine Maiden Shataye's body energy had actually changed—it was no longer pure Ancient God energy.
"Ah!"
The Hole Scholar, failing to show off, let out a miserable scream instead. This was actually normal. The thinking of these Hole Scholars was completely incomprehensible.
"Sigh, why did you have to provoke her?"
Baha circled in the air above. It was very familiar with the terrain of the Dream World, especially when it came to throwing Apollo.
"Everyone, today we may die here, but your names will be remembered by all..."
Archbishop Noe was about to boost the morale of the Kodo School members. The 27,685 Kodo School members gathered here were the main force for invading the Dream World. Members of the Soul Bell Tower and the Beast Clan under the Great Sage were all located within the Dream World. This would certainly be a chaotic battle.
Su Xiao had thought about using the War Lord title to enhance the combat power of these Kodo School members. Unfortunately, that wouldn't work. He and the Kodo School were at most allies. In the hearts of those Kodo School members, their leader wasn't Su Xiao, so the War Lord title couldn't be triggered.
While Archbishop Noe was passionately boosting their morale, Divine Maiden Shataye had already charged forward. In her view, there was no need for so much nonsense—just charge in directly.
"Charge with her!"
Archbishop Noe, accustomed to being cunning, didn't dare to rush to the front himself. Seeing Shataye charge out, he naturally wouldn't miss this opportunity.
Hearing Archbishop Noe's shout, the Kodo School members were stunned for a moment, then shouted and charged toward the Dream Gate.
Thud!
A dull sound came from before the Dream Gate. Shataye was knocked back, but as soon as she landed, she turned into a blur and rushed into the black mist of the Dream Gate.
The Kodo School members surged forward. Even through the black mist, the sounds of battle could be heard from the other side.
"So this is war."
The Moon Spirit was somewhat excited. This was her first time experiencing such a scene.
"This is a chaotic battle of tens of thousands of Transcendents. Let's go, enter and kill the enemy."
Baha rushed through the black mist. The Moon Spirit also wanted to go, but seeing that Su Xiao hadn't moved, she could only hold back.
Su Xiao stepped forward, walking into the black mist within the massive door. A faint boom sounded in his ears, and the scene before him changed dramatically.
Above the Gothic-style pointed buildings, pale green orbs flew across the sky, crashing into a building. Beast Clan members hiding inside screamed and rushed out, but before they could take a few steps, they were corroded into a pile of white bones.
A small giant with a large hole in its head, holding a warhammer, stood a hundred meters away, smashing randomly at the surroundings, turning several Kodo School members into pulp.
Screams, curses, and miserable wails filled the air, with even more explosions. Various energy particles floated about, even mixing together.
Tens of thousands of Transcendents were in chaotic battle. They came from three sides: the Kodo School, the Soul Bell Tower, and the Great Sage's forces. Currently, the Kodo School was fighting two against one.
The three sides were easy to distinguish. Those wearing dark white robes were Kodo School members. They were a bit timid at first, but after seeing blood, their expressions twisted, showing both fear and excitement. Just looking at their expressions sent chills down one's spine.
The other two sides were also easy to identify. Those with holes in their heads were Soul Bell Tower members, and those with fur were the Beast Clan under the Great Sage.
As soon as Su Xiao entered the Dream World, two figures flashed to his side—the Execution Squad captain and Divine Maiden Shataye. The Moon Spirit, who had been following him, also became alert.
Su Xiao had been to the Dream World before. It was actually a massive independent space, belonging to the category of the material world.
He speculated that the Feather God was likely in the innermost cathedral of the Dream World. Along this path, he couldn't make a move, conserving his strength. The strong enemies encountered would be dealt with by Shataye and the others.