# 1494
Chapter 1495: Lucifer's Warning
Mist.
Above the ruins of an abandoned North American city, a Taoist priest stood suspended in mid-air. Behind him, a massive celestial palace shadow loomed indistinctly within the mist.
Culturating spiritual energy swirled and flowed, golden threads extending from the Heavenly Court. With a gesture from the Yuanshi Tianzun's fingertips, the surrounding space-time churned violently, wave after wave of temporal ripples sweeping across the sky.
Yuanshi Tianzun frowned as he gazed at the center of the ripples, seemingly waiting for something.
Suddenly, the rippling temporal waves stuttered, then began to tremble violently, as if something was about to break through!
As the bow of the Dao Ark slowly broke through the ripples, descending vertically from the void into the mortal world, the Primordial Infinite Intent instantly filled the entire sky, and Yuanshi Tianzun's heart finally settled.
He knew that An Qingyu's coordinates were correct.
The Primordial Dao Ark passed through the rift in the space-time wall, landing fully on Earth. Countless streaming lights flew from the ark, circling around it.
"We're back..." Guan Zai looked around, spotted Yuanshi Tianzun not far away, and his eyes brightened.
"Thank you, Heavenly Lord, for saving us!"
"Thank you, Heavenly Lord, for saving us!" The numerous Great Xia gods and Human Apexes bowed respectfully to Yuanshi Tianzun.
"Don't thank me. The one who saved you was someone else." Yuanshi Tianzun smiled, turning to look at Lingbao Tianzun stepping down from the Primordial Dao Ark, his expression carrying a hint of emotion. "Welcome back... Lingbao."
Lingbao Tianzun waved away the Primordial Dao Ark, a smile playing at the corners of his lips as he clasped his hands in greeting:
"It's been too long."
"We can reminisce later..." Yuanshi Tianzun swept his gaze across the crowd, waving open the gates of the Heavenly Court as his expression gradually grew serious. "Great Xia is in crisis. Please, everyone, return quickly!"
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Olympus.
Black six-winged seraph settled onto the sacred throne at the peak of the mountain. Wings folded, a sinister-looking angel swept his gaze across the surroundings and said calmly:
"Your Olympus... is quite lively indeed."
On the golden sacred throne, the aged Zeus sat hunched, eyes half-narrowed as he gazed at Him. Beside the throne, a young Lesser God stood respectfully in attendance.
"Vishnu betrayed me first, so I had to kill him." Zeus's aged voice echoed in the air. "What brings you to Olympus?"
"Nothing much. Just came to see if you've died of old age yet." Lucifer's lips curved slightly upward.
Zeus's gaze instantly turned cold, the pressure of the Supreme God suddenly descending!
"Just kidding. Don't be so tense. We're allies now, aren't we?" Lucifer spoke unhurriedly.
Zeus coldly huffed but said nothing.
"Did you find Kronos's corpse?" Lucifer got to the point.
"...No." Zeus spoke slowly. "I've had people search that sea area several times over, but we never found the old fool's body... perhaps he was carried off by the temporal currents in the end."
"What a pity. His corpse would have been excellent nourishment for that Lord..."
Lucifer sighed.
Zeus remained silent for a moment, then spoke hoarsely, "Is it possible... he's not actually dead?"
"What are you thinking? That's impossible." Lucifer shook his head. "He was killed by that Lord personally, and the law of time has returned to the heavens. He must be dead beyond doubt... Zeus, are you that afraid of him?"
"I'm just worried."
"It seems the shadow he left on you runs deep." Lucifer smiled faintly. "By the way, that Lord is going to make a move on Great Xia. Although the people of Great Xia don't worship gods and provide very little faith power, leaving those people alive is also a隐患... with the Great Xia gods exiled, we should eliminate Great Xia in one go to avoid unnecessary complications."
Zeus seemed to have guessed Lucifer's intentions, shaking his head:
"As you can see, in my current state, it's difficult for me to engage in direct combat. Besides, we still have to deal with Vishnu... Olympus cannot act this time."
"No matter. At present, there are only two Celestial Venerables in Great Xia and some weak humans sitting in charge—barely worth mentioning. That Lord and I are enough." Lucifer paused. "As for Vishnu... although he's injured, he is still a Supreme. Can you kill him in your current condition?"
"I have my own methods." Zeus said coldly.
Seeing this, Lucifer didn't press further. His six black wings unfurled behind him, his form slowly rising from the ground.
He looked down at Zeus seated on the golden throne and said flatly, "Zeus, you're a smart one. Since you chose to ally with us, you should know what the consequences would be if you were to betray us..."
Lucifer's wings一震, his form vanished in an instant.
Zeus furrowed his brow and coldly snorted. Just as he was about to rise, countless dense black specks surged across the sky like a flood, an indescribable evil aura spreading like a tsunami!
Zeus's pupils slightly contracted. Standing beside the golden throne, Si Xiaonan saw the scene in the sky, and her expression changed.
They were flesh monsters shaped like towering trees, with tumorous tentacles and goat-like black hooves. Crimson eyeballs grew on pairs of grotesque wings—creatures that looked like grotesque amalgamations, shrieking as they swept across the heavens.
The number of these monsters exceeded a thousand, their massive bodies pressing together like a churning tide of flesh!
If Michael had been there, he would have instantly recognized these as the young of the Black Goat that had previously invaded the Moon's seal.
"What are those things?!"
"So disgusting..."
"Is this Cthulhu's army? So many of them... where are they heading?"
"Where else? Great Xia, of course!"
"As long as they're not coming for us..."
"We've allied with the Cthulhu Faction gods. Why would they attack us?"
"Heh, that remains to be seen..."
...
The flesh tide surging across the sky shocked all the gods of Olympus. It was their first time encountering Cthulhu Faction power beyond Lucifer himself... The nauseating aura and terrifying pressure made their hearts tremble.
This flesh tide thundered across Olympus for nearly a full minute before completely vanishing over the horizon.
Zeus watched their departing forms, his aged features terribly grim!
He was very clear in his heart—Lucifer was most likely acting under the Black Goat's command to destroy Great Xia. The fact that they made this detour through Olympus was purely to use this opportunity to warn him, letting Olympus witness the terror of that Lord and thoroughly crushing any thoughts of resistance among the Greek gods...
Si Xiaonan also guessed Lucifer's intentions. Standing beside the golden throne, a faint light flickered in her eyes, seemingly thinking hard about a countermeasure.
"Xiaonan, are all the gods ready?" After a long silence, Zeus suddenly spoke to Si Xiaonan beside him.
Si Xiaonan immediately nodded, "They're ready. We can strike at Vishnu at any time."
"We can't delay any longer..."
Zeus supported himself with his black staff, rising unsteadily from the golden sacred throne. He slowly walked toward the direction of the valley, and killing intent burst forth from those clouded eyes!
"Send the order."
"Yes!"