# 1735
Chapter 1728: Opening of the Sixth Ward
Seeing this scene, Lingbao Tianzun and the other two Cthulhu Faction gods currently besieging Heavenly Court froze in place.
At the same time, on the other side of the battlefield, the Gods of Great Xia who had been watching Heavenly Court intently also widened their eyes in shock...
What was happening?
Who was that crimson figure? How could they make a Cthulhu Faction god kneel?
One of the Three Pillars? But 【Chaos】 wasn't here—was this the 【Key to the Gate】?
"That cloak..." Nezha narrowed his eyes as he gazed at the figure standing at the center of the Moon pattern, seemingly recalling something, and suddenly his eyes went wide.
"【Nightfall】?! He's Lin Qiye!"
Blazing cyan flames burned silently across the Moon.
At the intersection of the two "slash marks" that pierced through the ring, at the heart of the 【Nightfall】 emblem, a deep crimson cloak fluttered gently.
"Commander Zuo..."
Lin Qiye didn't even glance at the kneeling Black Toad. His gaze remained fixed on the Straight Blade buried in the earth in the distance.
Cyan flames danced across its blade. The 【Nightfall】 emblem beneath his feet that illuminated the void existed because of that blade.
This was Zuo Qing's final call, guiding them here.
Beneath the Crimson Cloak, Lin Qiye's fists slowly clenched. His eyes swept across the Heavenly Court on the verge of collapse in the distance, over the battlefield where gods were besieged by Cthulhu Faction deities, and finally settled on a particular stretch of emptiness beyond.
"Asylum of the Gods?" A cold, murderous light flashed through Lin Qiye's eyes. "So that's where They are..."
"Seven Nights!"
Above Heavenly Court, Lingbao Tianzun spoke in a deep voice. "Lend me your strength!"
With one Black Toad no longer part of the siege, the pressure on Heavenly Court decreased dramatically. Lingbao Tianzun immediately drew another thread from his origin, slashing down another Cthulhu Faction god. Powerful spiritual energy poured wildly from Heavenly Court—this massive divine kingdom, withstood the divine might of the many sealed Cthulhu Faction gods, and continuously pressed against the breach!
Lin Qiye's eyes narrowed. "Black Toad."
Boom!
Under the entanglement of countless karma threads, the toad-like Cthulhu Faction god launched itself from the Moon's surface like a bouncing projectile, hurtling toward the final Cthulhu Faction god attacking Heavenly Court. The two Cthulhu Faction gods crashed onto the cratered lunar surface, engaging in fierce combat. Two terrifying, violent divine auras instantly flattened several mountains!
With all external interference removed, Lingbao Tianzun's eyes gleamed. His hands formed seals one after another as a Primordial Black Hole bloomed from the base of Heavenly Court, directly tearing apart several grotesque tentacles reaching out from the breach in the seal.
BOOM—!!
Heavenly Court settled firmly over the breach. Swirling spiritual energy poured into the seal, forcibly closing the gap through which the Cthulhu Faction gods had been attempting to escape.
Having completed this, Lingbao Tianzun finally exhaled.
A crimson figure landed lightly within Heavenly Court.
"You're the Lin Qiye from back then, aren't you?" Lingbao Tianzun smiled.
Lin Qiye gave a slight smile. He studied Lingbao Tianzun for a moment, a complicated emotion flickering in his gaze. "I never really thought about it before... but after meeting your two-thousand-year-old self, I realize you're somewhat different."
"Different?"
"Compared to the Lingbao Tianzun of old, you carry a bit more of Baili Pangpang's shadow."
Lingbao Tianzun froze.
The corner of Lin Qiye's mouth lifted slightly. His expression looked somewhat awkward... He couldn't remember the last time he had smiled. That long-forgotten笑意让他的脸颊有些不自然的僵硬。
"You've controlled so many things these two thousand years—surely you have a way to stop all this, right?"
"Stop... that won't be enough." Lin Qiye's smile faded, his expression darkening once more. He glanced at the blade at his side that belonged to Zuo Qing and slowly said,
"I also want to make Them pay the price for all of this."
Lingbao Tianzun nodded slightly.
"I must guard this breach. The future of Heavenly Court and humanity... is in your hands now... Captain."
Lin Qiye's gaze flickered. He exchanged a glance with Lingbao Tianzun, and both smiled.
He gripped the Ame-no-Murakumo in his hand and vanished like a shooting star into the distance.
After flying several hundred kilometers, Lin Qiye slowly halted above a deep crater.
He looked down into the abyss, his eyes narrowing.
"Getting back what you stole from me for so long... it's time for a return... 【Chaos】."
A thread of karma extended from his palm, disappearing into the emptiness of the crater. A moment later, Lin Qiye's form vanished without a trace.
...
Asylum of the Gods.
BOOM—!!
A figure was sent flying out of a dark chamber, crashing into and shattering a building.
"Cough, cough, cough..." From within the swirling dust, Yuanshi Tianzun slowly rose to his feet. His Taoist robe was already soaked with blood.
He stared fixedly at the figure emerging from the darkness, his eyes filled with shock and solemnity.
"Actually managing to break out of my Dark Chamber by force... no surprise from Yuanshi Tianzun." 【Chaos】 walked leisurely across the garden lawn in a white lab coat. "But what's the point of clinging to life?"
"You've already destroyed four universes?" Yuanshi Tianzun had just recovered from the shock of those four black coffins. "Why are you doing this?"
"Does destruction require a reason?" 【Chaos】 said coolly. "In the past four universes, every living being that resisted us has fallen into eternal madness... You'll be next."
Yuanshi Tianzun's bloodstained hands tightened. Now he understood how Michael had died... Before those four coffins housing mad universes, no living being could maintain consciousness—the Supreme God was no exception.
They couldn't escape this asylum. 【Chaos】 was invincible here. Add those four coffins capable of overturning everything... all possibilities were sealed. They had only two choices: become madmen controlled by 【Chaos】, or die by their own hands.
Yuanshi Tianzun took a deep breath. Determination surfaced in his eyes. Just as he prepared to end his own life, a crisp knocking sound echoed from somewhere distant.
Knock, knock—
This sound wasn't from the black coffins—it was a real knock on a door.
At the sound, 【Chaos】 suddenly paused. He turned his head in confusion and saw the sound was coming from the row of wards on the second floor of the patient building.
"Looks like our Patient Number Three still hasn't given up hope." 【Chaos】's gaze naturally fell on the Ward Number Three where the Moral Supreme God resided. A contemptuous smile crossed his face as he paid it no mind.
Knock, knock, knock—!
The knocking came again.
【Chaos】's smile froze on his face.
This time, he heard it clearly... The knocking wasn't coming from Ward Number Three. It was from the very last ward at the end of the second floor...
Ward Number Six!
Knock, knock, knock, knock—!!
As the knocking sounded, the doorplate that originally read "?" suddenly transformed into another symbol—a pattern where "〇" and "X" overlapped, like two slash marks cutting through the night, sharp and mysterious.
Creak—
In 【Chaos】's astonished gaze, the door of Ward Number Six opened from within...
A deep crimson figure slowly stepped out.
"We meet again... 【Chaos】.