# 1705
Chapter 1698: The Gods Strike
"The star... dismantled itself?" Queen Mother of the West murmured to herself.
Lin Qiye seemed to have realized something, his brow furrowed tightly. "The Cthulhu Faction gods' vanguard... a harbinger of destruction... Damn it, from the very beginning, He had no intention of relying on Himself to wipe out all the gods of Earth. He deliberately lured the gods into space, then took the opportunity to dismantle and destroy Earth's life forms!
His target is to destroy Earth's life forms on a massive scale, thereby reducing the birth of faith power?"
The first Cthulhu Faction gods' invasion was repelled by the ancestor god who possessed vast amounts of faith. So for this second invasion, they directly sent the death star as the vanguard, wanting to use Him as the cost to directly destroy Earth's life forms. This was just like during the third invasion, when the mist covering the entire globe slaughtered all living beings!
The difference was that historically, the death star of the second invasion failed, but the mist of the third invasion succeeded.
"We must intercept those fragments!" Lin Qiye said immediately.
"What about Kusuen's main body? Are we just going to ignore it?" Chloe asked.
"Kusuen's current damage output is limited, but those fragments flying from the sky can destroy human civilization!" Lin Qiye didn't hesitate in the slightest. "With this willow branch, I can find Him anytime. Let's handle the more important matter first."
Queen Mother of the West's views were basically consistent with Lin Qiye's. Her gaze locked死死盯着 those dense fragments, her voice low:
"There are too many... just the ones about to fall within the Great Xia's territory, there are fourteen. The farthest is still at the eastern border..."
"Let's split up." Lin Qiye's eyes flickered with light. "The current Earth shouldn't only have us as gods... but they most likely all have to guard their own territories. These fragments falling within the Great Xia Dynasty's territory can only be handled by us.
The easternmost fragments, there are five; the central region has about six; and there are three near here... but Great Xia's territory is too vast. In such a short time, can we even make it there in time?"
The group's faces immediately soured.
Even Queen Mother of the West would need the time of an incense stick to travel from the westernmost to the easternmost part of Great Xia, let alone Lin Qiye and Huo Qubing, Chloe and the others who had no access to the Somersault Cloud... But if they waited for an incense stick's time, those fragments would already have crashed down.
"We can make it!"
Chloe spoke resolutely. Her spiritual power spread rapidly, and a glow of white light flowed around her.
"Make a 'pact' with me. My ability will consume faith to send you to where you need to be... We'll definitely make it in time!"
Lin Qiye's eyes lit up.
Right! They had a 001 here—this was the top-tier God's Ruins of Infinity approaching "omnipotence"!
"I'll take the eastern side." Queen Mother of the West said.
"There are six fragments in the central region, the most numerous. Since Chloe and I are both here, let's go together." Lin Qiye sat inside the carriage, then continued.
"This Marquis will stay here and handle those three."
"Good." The white light around Chloe grew brighter, and a sacred and inviolable aura radiated from within her. Her gaze swept over everyone as she slowly spoke:
"With heaven and earth as witness, with faith as the medium, in ten breaths, we shall be watching each other from the east, central, and west of the Great Xia Dynasty."
As her words fell, a flickering white mark凝聚成型 from Chloe's fingertips.
In the next instant, two spatial vortices bloomed simultaneously, swallowing Queen Mother of the West and the carriage where Lin Qiye was located!
As they vanished, only a lone carriage remained, stopped in the snowy field.
"Marquis, what should we do?" Zhan Yuwu looked up at the three fragments rapidly approaching, anxiety evident in his voice.
Huo Qubing slowly walked out of the carriage, his black and gold marquis attire fluttering in the wind. He gently raised both hands, and several snow-covered peaks surrounding them trembled violently!
BOOM--!!
With a deafening explosion, this entire mountain range seemed to be uprooted by an invisible giant hand. Following Huo Qubing's form, it floated toward the sky!
"Wait here. This Marquis will return."
As Huo Qubing's words fell, the entire mountain range circled around him and rose into the sky. The thousand-year-old snow piled atop the peaks slid off, instantly obscuring the vision of those below.
Gongyang Wan and the others were buried in the swirling snow.
When they struggled out from the snow, that figure had already become a black dot, disappearing into the sky. A streak of thundering light burst forth, and brilliant flames exploded from the three fragments. It took over ten seconds before the deafening roar echoed in everyone's ears!
...
Great Xia Dynasty, Central Region.
A carriage flew out of a spatial vortex. Lin Qiye lifted the curtain, his gaze sweeping over the Central Land below, and he couldn't help but sigh:
"Once a vow is made, it will be fulfilled no matter what... What a convenient ability."
Chloe turned her head, looking west and east respectively. A smile curved her lips. "That's right, but the faith consumed will be troublesome to replenish."
Lin Qiye glanced at the six sky-obscuring fragments overhead. "Three each?"
"No problem."
"You'll have to carry me up on the wind. I can't fly."
"...Are you serious?"
"Causality didn't grant me the power of flight. I can't exactly jump from here to the ionosphere, can I?"
"What layer?"
"Just very high up."
"Fine, fine, let's go!"
Chloe raised her palm, and two hurricanes lifted her and Lin Qiye's bodies, turning them into two shooting stars vanishing into the sky.
Wu Quan piloted the carriage through the air. Seeing the two depart, he helplessly sighed:
"As expected, without reaching the Human Apex, I still can't be of much help..."
As Lin Qiye ascended, the sky gradually turned black, and the surrounding air grew thinner. At this altitude, he could clearly see the curvature of Earth's surface, the distant oceans, and the continental outlines beyond.
But the current Lin Qiye had no time to appreciate the scenery. Watching the six rapidly approaching rust-colored fragments, his brow furrowed.
"As expected, such strong Cthulhu Faction aura... Though not on the level of the Three Pillars, it's not far off."
Just as he was about to strike and shatter these fragments, at the end of the distant horizon, a pure white light like a sword burst forth from another continent. Within moments, it destroyed several fragments on the verge of falling on that land. The terrifying divine power shockwave rippled through the air, and even Lin Qiye and Chloe in the central region of Great Xia could clearly sense it.
"It's the Holy Sovereign!" Joy flashed in Chloe's eyes at sensing that divine aura!
Yerand had also struck?
Besides this pure white column of light, from several other distant continents, divine radiance also erupted. Though few in number, they were all ancient gods of various myths hidden in this era on Earth.