# 1355
Chapter 1356: Michael's Warning
Mist.
Several figures stood above the churning waves, gazing into the distant void, as if waiting for something.
"Why haven't Qiye and the others come out yet?" Cao Yuan stood before Master Chen's carriage, checked the time, and couldn't help but ask.
"...I don't know. It's been almost half an hour. Nothing bad happened, did it?" Jiang Er's voice came from the speaker at An Qingyu's waist, full of worry.
"Could it be related to the faint music we heard earlier?" Baili Pangpang thought for a moment and spoke up. "I mean, this place is in the middle of nowhere—why would someone be playing a guqin here? ...That music probably came from Asgard. I'd say something must have gone wrong inside."
"Should we go check it out?"
"But..." Baili Pangpang scratched his head and turned to look behind him.
An Qingyu silently gazed into the distance, saying nothing, as if wrestling with some decision.
"I'll go take a look." A voice suddenly came from above their heads.
Yang Jian, clad in silver battle armor, furrowed his brow, his eyes burning with determination.
He turned to the Queen Mother of the West. "Queen Mother, give me the Sacred Rainbow Sword. That monkey and my brother have been in there this whole time without coming out—something must have happened. I have to take a look."
"I'll go too." Zhou Ping, carrying a sword case on his back, suddenly spoke up.
The Queen Mother of the West pondered for a moment, about to respond, when she suddenly seemed to sense something and turned to gaze into the distant void.
A golden sword light burst forth from the emptiness, tearing open a gap in the hazy mist. Surging golden divine might poured out like a tsunami, and a tall figure with six wings emerged slowly from within...
Its holy armor was stained crimson red, and even the six pristine white wings were tinged with a touch of scarlet. From afar, it resembled a sacred angel that had slaughtered its way out of hell, returning to the mortal world.
In its hand, it carried a head—lifeless and silent.
"Is that Michael?" Zuo Qing caught sight of the figure and spoke in surprise. His gaze fell upon the head in that hand, and his eyes narrowed slightly. "That's..."
Whirr—!
Michael's six wings thundered, and its form instantly vanished from everyone's sight, crossing endless space in a single step to arrive high in the sky!
The sound of churning waves had completely disappeared. Above Its head was the deep cosmic starfield; below Its feet was a hazy azure... There were no clouds here, no sea, no life of any kind. Endless desolation was the only melody.
Michael's single step had actually crossed the troposphere and stratosphere, arriving outside Earth's atmosphere!
From the perspective of Baili Pangpang and the others on the sea surface, It appeared as a distant golden star, shining brightly in the dim sky.
Michael stood beneath the starry dome, holding that head, Its lips parting slightly...
A voice echoed across all divine kingdoms of the world!
"Odin is dead..."
These four simple words, reaching the ears of countless beings, struck like a thunderbolt, exploding with tremendous force!
...
Olympus.
Zeus, seated upon the golden divine throne, suddenly opened His eyes wide and gazed up at the bright golden star in the sky.
"Odin...?" Zeus's brow furrowed slightly.
Following this, the second half of the message echoed once more beside His ear:
"...Any in this world who collude with the Cthulhu Faction shall be executed without exception!"
Hearing this, Zeus's eyes narrowed. His fingertips tapped lightly on the armrest of the golden throne, as if deep in contemplation.
Odin is dead. Any in this world who collude with the Cthulhu Faction shall be executed without exception... This was a warning, a warning aimed at all divine kingdoms on Earth!
Odin, known as the Western Supreme God, when allied with Cthulhu Faction deities, could absolutely be called the strongest on the planet... Yet even so, he had died at Michael's hands.
Seraph Michael was using Odin's death to tell the entire world,
That He... had always been watching all of them.
Cthulhu absolutely must not exist!
"Interesting." Zeus chuckled lightly, but moments later, His expression gradually grew serious.
He rose slowly from the divine throne.
"Nordic pantheon has fallen. Sun City has been destroyed... Now, only the Great Xia Heavenly Court remains."
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India.
Divine Temple.
Inside the temple with its doors firmly shut, only a few scattered rays of light fell through, dim and silent.
Thick dust covered the towering statues. Michael's voice echoed through the temple before gradually fading away...
All the statues stood like stone, dead silent.
...
Great Xia.
Heavenly Court.
A Taoist priest lifted his fishing rod, ripples spreading across the lake. The swarming fish scattered quickly.
The Taoist's eyes reflected the deep lake. After a moment, he slowly closed them...
"This... is rather unexpected good news."
...
"Odin is dead?"
Guan Qian raised an eyebrow in surprise. "Looks like we missed quite a show..."
"Odin being dead does remove a major threat." Zuo Qing nodded. "The Nordic pantheon must have been dealt a heavy blow as well."
Seeing Michael appear, the originally grave expression on An Qingyu's face suddenly eased, as if the whole person had relaxed considerably.
"Don't worry. Qiye is fine." An Qingyu spoke with certainty. "After all, even Michael has come... He won't let Lin Qiye fall."
As if to verify An Qingyu's words, a rainbow stretched forth from the void, extending straight to where the group stood. A wisp of cloud and mist rushed down from the rainbow's end, returning to everyone's side.
"Qiye!"
At the sight of Sun Wukong and Lin Qiye seated on the cloud, the Night Watch squad's eyes all lit up simultaneously.
An Qingyu's gaze fell on Lin Qiye's bloodied ears, slightly stunned. "Qiye, your ears..."
Lin Qiye jumped down from the Somersault Cloud, returning to everyone's side, pointing at his own ears and shaking his head with a bitter expression.
"His ears were ruptured by the blast." Sun Wukong explained. "After we return to Great Xia, I'll personally petition for medicine on his behalf. He'll recover soon."
"What exactly happened in there?" Zhou Ping asked in confusion. "What about Asgard?"
Sun Wukong was silent for a moment. "Asgard... has been destroyed. Basically no deities survived."
"Destroyed?!"
Shock filled everyone's eyes.
When they left Asgard, the Nordic realm should have still had at least a few dozen gods, and Thor was still alive... How could the entire Nordic pantheon be wiped out in just a short while?
"We'll discuss the details after we return to Great Xia." the Queen Mother of the West said calmly. "Let's go."
The Queen Mother of the West waved her hand. The Kunlun Mirror in her palm expanded rapidly, bearing everyone's bodies as they transformed into a streak of light and vanished at the edge of the mist.