# Chapter 2736: A God Falls
"Swish!"
A sword, dazzling to the extreme, like a meteor, like a river of light, flew out from between Zhang Ruochen's brows.
The moment the sword emerged, heaven and earth darkened.
"One sword cuts through thoughts."
The Rage Sword struck Chu Han's towering divine body.
The divine body wailed in agony, its will to self-detonate the divine source severed. Divine Qi within the body lost control, flowing chaotically through the divine meridians.
"Desire Sword!"
From between Zhang Ruochen's brows, the second soul sword flew out.
"One sword cuts through the divine soul."
With Zhang Ruochen's current heaven-spanning cultivation, he could naturally mobilize even greater power from the Sword Ancestor's soul swords.
The Desire Sword struck the body.
Chu Han's essence, energy, spirit, and soul scattered like smoke.
"Sorrow Sword!"
The third soul sword flew out.
"One sword cuts down a god."
As the Sorrow Sword emerged, heaven and earth shared in the grief.
Yellow Spring surged from the ground, and blood rain fell from the sky.
"Boom!"
Chu Han's thousand-zhang-tall divine body crashed heavily to the ground.
The divine body was so heavy that it caused the surrounding earth plates to crack for thousands of li, lofty mountains and ridges collapsing entirely, the momentum vast and tumultuous.
On the divine corpse, divine light did not extinguish, its might still shaking heaven and earth. Ordinary beings could not approach.
Only Zhang Ruochen remained suspended in midair, flames burning all over his body, the three soul swords flying back into him. His world-covering heroic posture was like a heavenly god descending to the mortal world, or like a banished immortal gazing down upon the human realm.
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Outside the atmospheric layer of Jiannan Realm, Xue Qingsheng and the Underworld King floated in the empty void of the universe, looking down at the great world's mountain and river veins spread out like a map below.
A god had fallen, the divine light on its body gradually dimming.
They had just arrived.
Xue Qingsheng was stunned for a long time, finding it hard to believe what he was seeing. He muttered to himself, "A false god, just like that, fell? How could he not even have the chance to self-detonate his divine source?"
The Underworld King was not too shocked, but frowned deeply, saying, "A false god of the Heavenly Court managed to silently infiltrate the heartland of the Undying Blood Clan and enter Jiannan Realm."
Xue Qingsheng caught his breath and said helplessly, "There's no way around it. Jiannan Realm has no god sitting in charge, no realm-protecting formation or realm-protecting divine patterns arranged. Not to mention a false god, even a Great Saint could easily sneak in. It's just a bit strange—why would a false god of the Heavenly Court take such a great risk to infiltrate Jiannan Realm? Everyone knows the Origin Divine Temple has already been ransacked!"
The Underworld King said, "Help me do two things."
"First, investigate this false god's identity—whether he became a false god through his own opportunities, or if he was a subordinate of some true god."
"Second, invite a Formation Heavenly Master to arrange a realm-protecting formation for Jiannan Realm. I will cover all expenses."
As his words fell, the Underworld King's divine shadow had already dissipated into nothingness.
Xue Qingsheng sighed. As an elder brother, he had to follow his younger brother's orders.
When cultivation differed by one realm, status and position were worlds apart.
The strong were revered.
Zhang Ruochen suppressed the sword spirit of Chu Han's flame battle sword, holding it in his hand and examining it. He activated the inscriptions within the sword body and said, "Not bad! It's a top-tier Monarch Sacred Artifact, and it has even nurtured divine nature."
For the Abyssal Ancient Sword to advance to the Supreme Sacred Artifact level, it needed to absorb and refine a large number of high-grade Monarch Sacred Artifacts.
This seven-element Monarch Sacred Artifact-level battle sword would need ten more like it to possibly suffice.
"Whoosh!"
A ball of light the size of a water vat flew out from between the divine corpse's brows, taking human form, and rapidly fled toward the heavens.
Zhang Ruochen glanced up but did not pursue.
Mo Yin stepped out from the space, reaching out a large hand to grab the human-shaped ball of light that was trying to escape. She began refining it with Purifying Divine Flame as she descended.
The human-shaped ball of light screamed and roared, "Zhang Ruochen, you won't be smug for long! You will surely die because of the Sword Ancestor's inheritance. Jiannan Realm buried me today, and in the future, it will bury you too... ah..."
Chu Han's divine star soul's spiritual will was completely refined by Mo Yin, becoming a palm-sized ball of soul fire.
Around the soul fire, rule divine patterns flowed, and space rippled like the surface of water.
"Master, this divine star soul?" Mo Yin parted her red lips slightly and asked softly.
Zhang Ruochen said, "It's yours."
Mo Yin was flattered and gracefully bowed, saying, "Thank you, Master."
Zhang Ruochen said, "You have refined the Five-Colored Merit Divine Stele. How confident are you in surviving the divine tribulation?"
"This... it's hard to say. If before the chances were minuscule, now at least thirty to fifty percent. If I refine this ball of divine star soul as well, the chances should increase a bit more," Mo Yin said.
Zhang Ruochen said, "When you undergo the divine tribulation, that will be the time you regain your freedom. You no longer need to be my parasitic plant."
Mo Yin showed no joy on her face and said, "Mo Yin does not wish to leave Master."
"I am not testing your loyalty."
Zhang Ruochen's expression was solemn, and he said, "If we do not separate, when you undergo the divine tribulation, it will inevitably implicate me, drawing my divine tribulation forward. When I undergo the divine tribulation, you will also surely be attacked, and you will die without a doubt."
Mo Yin did not want to part from Zhang Ruochen, naturally because she knew all of Zhang Ruochen's secrets and understood that he would inevitably become an unparalleled strong one in the future. Being his parasitic plant would still bring endless benefits.
Mo Yin bowed and said, "If I can survive the divine tribulation, Mo Yin hopes to continue being Master's parasitic plant."
"Let's talk about this after stepping into the divine realm. The divine realm threshold will be a great test for me."
The matter of the curse flashed through Zhang Ruochen's mind, and then he stopped thinking about it.
"Pfft!"
Zhang Ruochen pierced through Chu Han's brow with his sword.
The Qi Sea split open, and thick divine Qi surged out, burning like divine fire.
Chu Han's divine source was three feet in diameter, irregular in shape. The temperature it emitted reached the millions, containing a vast and awe-inspiring power fluctuation.
It was like the destructive energy of a million-li-diameter star condensed into the size of a foot.
One could imagine that if Chu Han had succeeded in self-detonating his divine source, it would have been like a star exploding. Not only would Zhang Ruochen not have been able to withstand it, but over ninety percent of the living beings in Jiannan Realm would have been wiped out.
The Sword God Realm did not have the powerful defenses of other great worlds.
A false god's self-detonation of their divine source would make even a true god cautious.
Unfortunately, Chu Han's spiritual power was only at the sixty-ninth level. If his spiritual power had exceeded the seventieth level, even if Zhang Ruochen had used the Sword Ancestor's soul swords, he might not have been able to stop him.
Of course, if Chu Han's spiritual power had truly exceeded the seventieth level, Zhang Ruochen would not have fought him to the death, nor would he have pushed him to the point of risking everything. If he wanted to escape, Zhang Ruochen would have let him go.
The divine source was preserved intact, with countless rule divine patterns flowing inside.
The rule divine patterns were interwoven into a "sword" shape.
A cultivator who refined such a well-preserved divine source would likely be able to reach the false god level.
Of course, if the rule divine patterns in the divine source were completely destroyed and the divine soul dissipated, the value of the divine source would plummet, and it could only be used for absorption and refinement, or for refining divine pills.
The divine source was the main material necessary for refining divine pills.
It was worth mentioning that the divine star soul was only a part of the divine soul, separated by the god to control the star soul divine throne. The main body of the divine soul was nurtured within the divine source.
A complete divine source contained most of the god's divine soul, saintly qi, knowledge, insights, and rule divine patterns.
Mo Yin asked, "Master, why would a false god from the Sword God Realm appear in Jiannan Realm? And what did that god mean by what he said before he died?"
Zhang Ruochen said, "One hundred thousand years ago, after the Kunlun Realm declined, the Sword God Realm was known as the number one sword path in the universe. It is said that their sword path also originated from the Kunlun Realm, stemming from the Sword Ancestor."
"The Sword God Realm must have learned some secrets from the Origin Divine Temple and guessed that the Sword Ancestor originated from Jiannan Realm, so they sent a false god to investigate."
"Earlier in the city, I revealed my identity. That god was likely also lurking in the city at the time and had the idea of assassinating me. It is said that the bounty for killing me is extremely high."
"Of course, it is also possible that the Sword God Realm possesses some secrets that even I do not know."
"The Sword God Realm has a long history, enduring for ten thousand ages. Being able to develop a world into the third strongest realm in the Northern Universe through sword path alone shows they have unique qualities and should not be underestimated."
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Zhang Ruochen returned to the Blood Absolute Family. Xue Qingsheng had already investigated Chu Han's identity.
"This false god, named Chu Han, was a disciple under the Famous Sword God of the Sword God Hall. Eight thousand years ago, he refined a divine source and became a false god." Xue Qingsheng stood before Zhang Ruochen, feeling that his confidence was somewhat lacking.
Although his seniority was higher than Zhang Ruochen's, he always felt inferior.
Zhang Ruochen stood under a blood-crying tree, hands clasped behind his back, wearing the War God Belt, his bearing heroic and resolute. "Sword God Hall?"
"The Sword God Hall has a long history, having existed for over a thousand ages. Apart from the Kunlun Realm's Sword Pavilion, it is the most renowned sword path sacred land. However, one hundred thousand years ago, the Sword God Hall did not possess much sword path esoterica."
"There are rumors that the Sword God Hall profited from the war, seizing part of the Kunlun Realm's sword path esoterica, which allowed them to grow stronger over these past one hundred thousand years. Their ranking in the Northern Universe rose from sixth to third."
Zhang Ruochen sneered, "Truly, when the Kunlun Realm fell, all realms feasted."
Xue Qingsheng said, "The Famous Sword God is an extraordinary figure. Since he has set his sights on Jiannan Realm, he will definitely not let the matter rest."
"So, even sitting at home, one can attract powerful enemies. Perhaps I should go out and move around. Taking advantage of this chaotic era, I too can make a war fortune," Zhang Ruochen said.
Xue Qingsheng was startled. When the War God left, he had instructed him that before Zhang Ruochen broke through to the divine realm, he could not let him leave the Blood Absolute Family's territory.
Just as Xue Qingsheng was about to persuade Zhang Ruochen, Xue Qi walked in from outside, bringing with him two Great Saints of the Undying Blood Clan.
One male, one female.
The male was handsome, the female stunning.
Qi Sheng and Yinghuo bowed to Zhang Ruochen and said, "Greetings, Ruochen Great Saint."
Zhang Ruochen shot a glance at Xue Qi.
Xue Qi understood and pulled Xue Qingsheng away.
Zhang Ruochen's expression was stern, and he said, "Do you know why I sent people to bring you to the Blood Heaven Tribe?"
Yinghuo said, "In truth, Yinghuo has been waiting for the Great Saint's summons. I believe I possess greater value than a true god, and the Great Saint needs me."
"Haha! Recommending yourselves so eagerly—it seems your days in the Qitian Tribe have not been easy," Zhang Ruochen said.
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I'll go write another chapter, probably only two thousand words.