# 1734
Chapter 1727: He Has Returned
"【Chaos】."
Perceiving the aura emanating from the other party, Yuanshi Tianzun spoke in a low voice, "What exactly do you intend to do?"
【Chaos】 smiled without saying a word, leisurely turning to walk outside.
"Since my existence has been exposed by that human ant, you would definitely come to stop me... So I never intended to open the second gap myself. After all, if I could eliminate the three Celestial Venerables, then no one would be able to stop me... Unfortunately, only two of you came."
Yuanshi Tianzun stepped out of the room, surveying the asylum. Seeing that the door to the third patient's room remained tightly shut, Daode Tianzun hadn't been released by 【Chaos】 simultaneously. It seemed He intended to handle the two Celestial Venerables in separate batches.
"Is it with this thing that you killed Michael?" Yuanshi Tianzun asked.
"No, no, no, I didn't intend to kill Him. He chose to commit suicide rather than let me take his power..." 【Chaos】 shrugged. "Pity, I wanted to experience what it felt like to be an angel. Though... becoming a Celestial Venerable doesn't sound bad either?"
【Chaos】's lips curved slightly upward.
Before Yuanshi Tianzun could respond, He continued, "Of course, you could follow Michael's example and choose suicide as well. That way, all obstacles before me would disappear—except for Lingbao Tianzun."
Yuanshi Tianzun's brow furrowed deeply.
He had no idea what method 【Chaos】 had used within the asylum to force Michael to death, but that method should be equally effective against him and Daode Tianzun... Both of them were likely doomed.
"Discard those futile calculations of yours, Yuanshi Tianzun." 【Chaos】 stuffed His hands into His pockets and spoke leisurely. "Michael is dead, the Moon seal has been broken. With just your Gods of Great Xia, there's no way you can stop the Cthulhu Faction deities beneath the seal... Not to mention, you and Daode Celestial Venerable have both become my captives.
Your Heavenly Court has no chance of victory whatsoever."
Yuanshi Tianzun said nothing. Golden flowers of Daoist resonance bloomed from the void, scattered across every corner of this courtyard. He gazed at the 【Chaos】 before him. A fierce killing intent flowed from each golden flower, overwhelming and boundless.
"This humble one will not await death. Neither will the Heavenly Court."
Yuanshi Tianzun's form swept through the void, each step birthing flowers. In the next instant, countless brilliant golden petals shattered the虚无, engulfing 【Chaos】's form within.
Bang—!
A palm imprint emerged from the cascade of petals, pressing directly toward 【Chaos】's brow. Yet an identical palm rose up, colliding with Yuanshi Tianzun's strike without any flourish!
A muffled roar echoed across the asylum's sky, scattering the countless floating petals. The unscathed 【Chaos】 clicked His tongue and spoke leisurely:
"Under normal circumstances, I'm most averse to this kind of crushing, one-sided battle... But who let my power not yet be fully restored? If we were outside the asylum, I'd only be able to evade your edge. So I can only rely on the rules here... sacrificing some fun."
As 【Chaos】 finished speaking, He grabbed Yuanshi Tianzun's wrist. Under the asylum's rule's protection, no matter how Yuanshi Tianzun attacked, He wouldn't sustain even a scratch.
As a dull, heavy sound rang out, that幽深的 dark巨室 spread rapidly between the two...
...
"Suppress!"
Lingbao Tianzun's command resounded through the Heavenly Court. In the boundless void, dense spiritual energy forcibly broke through the Cthulhu Faction divine might pouring from the breach, pressing toward the seal!
Sensing Lingbao Tianzun's intent, the Cthulhu Faction deities' roars furiously echoed from beneath the Moon seal. As a touch of scorching red泛起 around the breach's edges, a burning giant fireball紧接着 burst forth from the seal, slamming into the Heavenly Court's continuously sinking base!
Clang—!!
This fireball's surface flowed continuously with petal patterns. The terrifying aura of destruction rivaled the "death star" that had descended upon Earth's atmosphere two thousand years ago. Against this Cthulhu Faction god's硬撼, the entire Heavenly Court shuddered violently.
The eleventh Cthulhu Faction god had descended!
Lingbao Tianzun's expression changed. Divine power frantically poured into the Heavenly Court. The thread-like essence swirling before him pulsed. He flicked his finger, and a single thread shot forth, instantly severing half of the Cthulhu Faction god's fireball body!
Even the strongest Cthulhu Faction gods, as long as they weren't of the Three Pillars level, couldn't match the "Supreme" realm. Let alone that Lingbao Tianzun's current strength already stood at Earth's peak, merely one step from a higher realm.
With this strike, the resistance blocking the Heavenly Court's suppression of the seal instantly diminished sharply. Yet just then, a twelfth Cthulhu Faction god emerged!
Immediately following, a thirteenth, then a fourteenth forced their way out. By this point, the number of Cthulhu Faction gods on the battlefield even exceeded the number of Great Xia's Chief Gods. These three Cthulhu Faction gods didn't seek death by attacking Lingbao Tianzun. Instead, they used every means at their disposal, frantically pounding the Heavenly Court!
Boom—Boom—Boom!!
Palace after palace collapsed within the Heavenly Court. Violent cracks instantly spread across the entire Heavenly Court's ground. As these Cthulhu Faction gods besieged, tear after tear ripped open across the Heavenly Court from everywhere. Dense spiritual energy continuously leaked in all directions.
"Bad, the Heavenly Court is also in danger." In another battleground where the Cthulhu Faction deities were clashing, the Gods of Great Xia who had been watching the Heavenly Court closely felt their hearts sink to the bottom.
Gazing at the extremely unstable Heavenly Court essence before him, Lingbao Tianzun's expression was grim.
No matter how powerful he was, two fists couldn't withstand four hands. Moreover, these Cthulhu Faction gods' target from the start was to completely destroy the Heavenly Court. At this rate, in at most a few dozen seconds, the Heavenly Court would disintegrate, and the essence would be difficult to escape damage.
Once the essence was lost, the Gods of Great Xia's combat strength would plummet. Faced with so many Cthulhu Faction gods, the situation would become a one-sided slaughter.
Ding—!!
A blade of light swept across the void, instantly piercing through one of the Cthulhu Faction gods' bodies!
It was a Cthulhu Faction god resembling both a squid and a toad. Its skull crown was pierced by the blade. Green blood instantly sprayed across the void. The blade's speed was too fast—even they couldn't react in time.
That sword burst forth from the flesh, stabbing straight into the gray-white earth. It wasn't until then that Lingbao Tianzun clearly saw the sword's appearance.
It was a broken sword.
The sword's hilt was wrapped in a circle of ribbons, its surface worn and yellowed—an artifact of unknown age.
"That is..." Lingbao Tianzun froze for a moment, then as if recalling something, a glint of joy appeared in his eyes. "It's him... It's him from back then?"
This strike, though it pierced the Cthulhu Faction god's head, didn't kill it. The deity furiously descended before that sword, its mouth, like a black hole, emitting a roaring bellow that shook the gray-white earth until it cracked inch by inch!
At the same time, a slender thread of karma stretched out from the void, winding around the Ame-no-Murakumo's hilt.
A figure traversed the void along the thread, appearing out of thin air behind the sword's hilt.
It was a man draped in a deep crimson cloak. He gripped the hilt with one hand, pulling it from the shattered earth. His gaze calmly fixed upon the enormous, terrifying Cthulhu Faction deity before him. His eyes were tranquil and unruffled.
"Kneel before your king, Black Toad. Why do you not bow?"
Dense threads of karma floated out from beneath the cloak, drilling into the blood wound he had personally inflicted. A past that never existed surged into that Cthulhu Faction deity's memories. Its gaze gradually grew clouded...
幽绿的鲜血在空中飘荡，无垠深空之下，庞大的蟾蜍巨影，缓缓叩倒在那蝼蚁般的深红身影之前。