Chapter 1345: World-Extinguishing Demon Wheel
Outside the Star God Realm, the catastrophic storm stirred up by the collapse of the Star Soul Absolute Realm had startled even the three God Emperors, forcing them back nearly a hundred miles. Their shock had not yet faded when they all abruptly looked up...
"Die hehe... die hihihi..."
"Wuwuwu... yingying... wuwuwuwu..."
"Hehehehe... yingying... mehahaha..."
Laughter, crying... terrifying sounds that made one feel as if they were in a ghostly weeping hell. The three God Emperors stared blankly at the shadow of the demon infant above them. After a brief moment of blankness and stupefaction, a name exploded in their souls like countless world-destroying thunderbolts.
"Evil... Infant!!??"
They spoke at the same time, uttering the most terrified and trembling voices the three God Emperors had ever made in their lives.
"No... no... impossible... impossible!" Zhou Tian Shen Di shook his head over and over, as if lost in spirit.
"This shadow of the Evil Infant is exactly the same as recorded..." Yue Shen Di said. "Besides the legendary World-Destroying Wheel, what else could have such a terrifying aura?"
"..." Fantian Shen Di, the first among the Four Divine Sons of the Eastern Domain, who almost never had any drastic emotional fluctuations, was also trembling all over. He said dully, "Could the recent sealing of the Star God Realm have been for... this?"
"No... impossible." Yue Shen Di shook his head. "This is the World-Destroying Wheel. Even if Xing Shen Di really found it, even if he were a million times more insane, he would never think to awaken it!"
If one asked a profound practitioner of the God Realms what the most terrifying thing in this world was...
Then, regardless of which star realm or plane, every profound practitioner would answer with the exact same five words:
The Evil Infant Myriad Calamity Wheel!
Ranked second among the seven ancient Mystic Heaven Supreme Treasures, this was a fearsome demon wheel known as the "World-Destroying Wheel."
And its title of "World-Destroying Wheel" was by no means just a title. It had truly destroyed worlds, and what it buried was the world of gods and demons!
It was the one that slaughtered all true gods and true demons, ending the God-Demon Era, the most terrifying existence under heaven, throughout the entire history of chaos.
And it had only been a little over a million years since its last world-destruction!
In a world without gods, the Evil Infant Myriad Calamity Wheel had also vanished from sight. Every record left to later generations about it was filled with fear in every word.
The Evil Infant Myriad Calamity Wheel would not disappear or be destroyed. After annihilating all gods and demons, it still existed in some corner of the world. People wanted to find it, yet they were terrified of finding it.
And undoubtedly, for other Mystic Heaven Supreme Treasures, obtaining one would be a blessing for ten thousand generations. But the Evil Infant Myriad Calamity Wheel... unless one was a completely deranged lunatic, upon finding it, one would definitely go to any lengths to seal it away... even if it meant mustering the power of the entire world to seal it, and would never think to awaken or control it.
But today, in the Eastern Domain's Star God Realm, a million years after the destruction of gods and demons, the Evil Infant Myriad Calamity Wheel had appeared once more. And it was not merely appearing; it came with an awakened Evil Infant and terrifying demonic aura!
Amidst the collapse of the Star Soul Absolute Realm and the all-pervading demonic aura, the three God Emperors clearly sensed the presences of Xing Shen Di and the other Star Gods. These presences were all abnormally chaotic, as if all had been severely injured.
The Star Soul Absolute Realm had been forcefully broken, so it was only natural they suffered severe backlash. But to be able to forcefully break the Star Soul Absolute Realm meant that this power exceeded the combined strength of Xing Shen Di, all the Star Gods, and all the Elders!
It was power beyond the realm of understanding, power that should simply not exist in the present world!
"Could it be that this... is the calamity of the Eastern Domain?" Zhou Tian Shen Di murmured. Then, his brows furrowed deeply, and he extended his arm. A fairly large sound transmission profound formation appeared before him: "All Guardians, hear my order! The Evil Infant has appeared; the Eastern Domain is in peril. No matter where you are or what situation you face, hasten immediately to the Star God Realm!"
Bang!
The sound transmission profound formation scattered. Zhou Tian Shen Di had already swept up a great wave of aura, charging straight toward the location of the Evil Infant.
Fantian Shen Di and Yue Shen Di exchanged glances... Zhou Tian Shen Di was right. If the Evil Infant had truly emerged, it was indeed a calamity for the Eastern Domain. In the face of great calamity, their mutual grudges became insignificant. The two God Emperors simultaneously erected sound transmission profound formations, issuing the most majestic and solemn imperial decrees:
"All Moon Gods, hear my order... hasten to the Star God Realm!"
"All Fan Gods, Fan Kings, hear my order... hasten to the Star God Realm!"
Although the four great king realms were far apart, they were connected by teleportation profound formations that could reach each other in the shortest time. Zhou Tian Shen Di summoned only the Guardians, Yue Shen Di summoned only the Moon Gods, and Fantian Shen Di summoned only the "Fan Gods" and "Fan Kings"—all the strongest forces of their respective king realms!
Because under the terrifying demonic might released by the emerging Evil Infant, those relatively weaker powers coming would only be throwing away their lives. And more importantly, facing this sudden calamity of the Evil Infant, they absolutely could not afford any selfishness or reservation... even if it might cause heavy damage to their foundational forces.
The sound transmission profound formations scattered, and the two God Emperors followed closely behind Zhou Tian Shen Di, rushing at maximum speed straight toward Star God City.
And at this moment, in Star God City, every living being, every wisp of air, every grain of sand trembled in fear.
None of them had ever seen the Evil Infant Myriad Calamity Wheel before. But the name of that World-Destroying Wheel was like an irresistible, cruel curse, ringing and imprinting itself in their hearts and minds.
The pitch-black wheel recorded in ancient texts, the terrifying Evil Infant that wailed and laughed... and the one who had awakened everything, upon whom the demon wheel now clung—Tiansha Xingshen, whom they knew so well but now felt infinitely foreign.
Nightmare! Nightmare! All of it was a nightmare!
"Big... Big... Big Sister..." Cai Zhi sat paralyzed on the ground, staring blankly at Mo Li holding the demon wheel. Although she had already broken free of the seal, she seemed to have lost the strength to stand.
"Mo Li... you... you..." Xing Shen Di lay sprawled on the ground. Though he had been injured by the backlash, he was certainly not unable to get up. But every cell in his body was trembling uncontrollably, his limbs so weak they were almost unmanageable.
Around him, all the Star Gods and Xing Shen Di were also lying paralyzed on the ground, not a single one standing.
"Evil Infant... Evil Infant..."
"Ah... hiss... this... can't be... real..."
They had seen the most terrifying thing in the world, enduring the most terrifying aura in the world. And all this came from Mo Li... the pitiful Star God who was supposed to be sacrificed immediately.
That World-Destroying Wheel that had slaughtered all gods and demons and instilled fear in all living beings was actually on the Tiansha Xingshen, Princess Mo Li of their Star God Realm... and very likely had been for a long time!
How could they believe it? How could they accept it?
Not only did it exist within Mo Li, but its soul and power had awakened.
"You... all... deserve... death..."
"Deserve... death!!"
Crack!!
A thunderclap resounded through the world—a lightning bolt of pitch black, beyond ordinary cognition. This black thunder seemed to have startled the newly awakened demon god. Mo Li's long hair, as black as the night, flew up completely. The Evil Infant Myriad Calamity Wheel released a dense black radiance, like a suddenly opened demon's eye, pouncing toward the horrified Xing Shen Di.
The pitch-black wheel blade, wrapped in demonic and killing aura like that of a hell demon, sliced toward Xing Shen Di... toward the head of her own birth father.
No one knew why the Evil Infant Myriad Calamity Wheel was on her. This was Mo Li's greatest secret. In the entire world, only she knew it—not even Yun Che or Cai Zhi had the slightest inkling.
Back then, in the Slay Moon Demon Cave, at the pleading of the Evil Infant, she had "taken it in," with the sole purpose of letting it sink into eternal silence within her body, never falling into another's hands, and never awakening.
But today... with Yun Che's death, with the destruction of all her attachments and benevolence, with her negative emotions breaking through a certain terrifying threshold... its power had been awakened.
And the one who truly awakened its power was not Mo Li... but the Star God Realm!
"..." Xing Shen Di still lay dazed on the ground, completely unresponsive.
"My King, be careful!!"
Tianyuan Star God Tu Mi let out a startled roar, lunging forward. Using Star God Remnant Shadow, he flashed in front of Xing Shen Di, his arms quickly erecting a Tianyuan Barrier to meet the demon wheel in Mo Li's hand directly.
Rip! The Tianyuan Barrier blocked the demon wheel... but Tianyuan Star God's body shook violently, a mouthful of reversed blood surging from his newly injured internal organs. A long, pitch-black crack split open on the Tianyuan Barrier, spreading as wisps of black qi seeped out, coiling around Tianyuan Star God's arms.
As the black qi touched his body, Tianyuan Star God's expression changed sharply. His hands became a ghastly sight within the black qi, as if countless steel needles and iron hooks were tearing and ripping at his flesh, meridians, and bones, twisting his features in pain and fear that even his will could not resist...
Sii!
The Tianyuan Barrier was pierced directly by the wheel blade. As the black qi erupted, it collapsed entirely... Tianyuan Star God's arms sprayed blood, and he retreated rapidly.
What kind of existence was Tianyuan Star God Tu Mi? A level nine Divine Lord, the second most powerful figure in the Star God Realm in both status and strength, second only to Xing Shen Di! His Tianyuan Barrier was known throughout the Star God Realm as the strongest defense—even Xing Shen Di would be unable to break through it in a short time.
Yet before the Evil Infant Myriad Calamity Wheel, before Mo Li, it shattered in an instant!
The terrifyingly unparalleled killing intent remained fixed on Xing Shen Di. The Evil Infant's wails and laughter echoed in every corner of the world. The demon wheel, endowed with world-destroying might, rolled with black radiance, smashing toward the father of its master, the emperor of the Star Gods.
Xing Shen Di finally managed to pull himself together. He had no time to summon a profound artifact. With a strange roar, he thrust both arms forward, gripping the Evil Infant Myriad Calamity Wheel with all his might.
The Evil Infant Myriad Calamity Wheel pressed horizontally upon his arms. A pair of eyes gleaming with black radiance stared at him... They were his daughter's eyes, stripped of their bloody brilliance, devoid of even a trace of warmth or mercy—only endless darkness, coldness, resentment, and killing intent...
"Mo... Li... ah!!" He let out a soft call, then his entire body shook violently, his features twisting and squeezing together... The hands pressing against the Evil Infant Wheel were silently entwined by black radiance. The backs of his hands, his fingers, rapidly turned pitch black. Flesh was devoured layer by layer within the blackness, gradually revealing the white bones of his fingers. Then, even the finger bones were quickly coated with a terrifying black hue.
Although he had just suffered backlash injuries, he was, after all, the Star God Emperor! His body was the toughest divine body in the world... Yet under this black light, it had turned to rotting flesh and withered bones in an instant!