# 1969
Chapter 1956: The Odds
Lin Qiye's full-powered strike with the Heaven-Equaling Avatar couldn't be stopped even by a Supreme God like Vishnu. The three Chief God corpses controlled by the Black Goat were dissolved in an instant under the miracle's effect.
The screams of countless crimson worms lasted only a moment before being vaporized by the golden light, vanishing without a trace.
One blade, three gods slain!
Everyone watching through their screens cheered!
What does it mean to be invincible??
One hand supporting the shelter, fighting three gods alone, still killing them all with a single strike!
As everyone cheered with joy, vast amounts of faith power streamed through the void and entered Lin Qiye's body on the battlefield... The Straight Blade shadow in his hand dissipated, his form stepping forward with difficulty, walking toward the distance.
This strike looked like a visually stunning counterattack to everyone else, but to Lin Qiye, it wasn't so pleasant.
His body really couldn't support this shelter much longer...
After the battle at Sunken Dragon Pass, Lin Qiye's injuries had never healed, and he had been carving Forbidden Ruins at Jialin Pass without rest. With his current ravaged body, if he continued to support this shelter, he would collapse from exhaustion in less than half a minute.
If he didn't have to support the shelter, Lin Qiye could kill these three Chief Gods in minutes, but in this situation, he had to use the extremely energy-consuming ability of Heaven-Equaling Avatar to forcefully kill all enemies with one strike.
Lin Qiye crossed several kilometers in four or five steps, then slowly placed the shelter on the ground. The people inside, seeing that towering Heaven-Equaling Avatar through the gap, immediately erupted in cheers!
Lin Qiye's soul was exhausted to the extreme. He directly released the Heaven-Equaling Avatar, his form falling back to the ground, his left arm that had been supporting the shelter trembling slightly...
He glanced at the writhing flesh cloud in the distance and the grinning black figure in mid-air, hid this trembling hand in his cloak, and calmly walked through the crowd toward the front.
The people scattered across the wilderness immediately made way for him. Amidst countless fervent and worshipful gazes, voices rang out one after another:
"Commander Lin is awesome!"
"Down with them!! Commander Lin is invincible!!"
"Thank you, Commander Lin, for saving us..."
"Thank you, it's all thanks to you... truly, thank you..."
"..."
Buzz buzz buzz--
Just as everyone was expressing gratitude, the ground beneath their feet suddenly trembled!
A dull roar came from the northern sky, as if something was trampling the earth, rapidly approaching. The tremor under their feet grew increasingly intense!
Everyone looked around in astonishment. On the northern horizon, countless black giant figures were charging toward them at an alarming speed. They covered the entire horizon, like an endless black tide, with no end in sight.
"What... what is that??"
"They look so disgusting! They're coming toward us!!"
"My god, how many are there??!"
"Don't be afraid, Commander Lin is here, he'll definitely protect us..."
"That's right, Commander Lin is so strong, he'll definitely find a way!"
"..."
Terror reappeared in everyone's eyes, but unlike before, they didn't descend into chaotic disorder. The people scattered across the wilderness immediately huddled behind Lin Qiye, as if standing behind that crimson figure would grant them sufficient security.
Lin Qiye didn't stop them. He just walked calmly toward the direction where the millions of Black Goat younglings were charging from...
"Hahahahaha... long time no see, Lin Qiye!" Chaos put down his phone, looking down at Lin Qiye from mid-air, and spoke leisurely,
"Does our arrival surprise you? Hmm? How does being deceived feel?
Truly a pity about those arrangements. You Night Watch worked so hard preparing for so long, but in the end, wasn't it just you alone facing our millions-strong army??"
Mooo--!!
At the end of the trembling earth, two giant figures rose from the ground. Besides the Cthulhu Faction gods entangling the other top forces at the southern border, these two were the last remaining Cthulhu Faction Chief Gods!
These two Cthulhu Faction Chief Gods were completely different from the three corpse Chief Gods Lin Qiye had just slain with one strike. Any one of them could easily crush those three corpses. For ordinary Chief Gods, without seven or eight Chief Gods working together, they would have no chance of victory.
With Lin Qiye's current condition, he could still handle killing one Cthulhu Faction god alone, but facing two at once would definitely put him in a passive position.
Not only that, as the flesh cloud in the sky continued to writhe, figures in black burst forth from it!
Set, Egyptian god of sand, Osiris, Egyptian god of the underworld, Isis, Egyptian goddess of life, Kagutsuchi, Japanese god of fire, Ōyamatsumi, Japanese god of mountains... figures both familiar and unfamiliar to Lin Qiye descended upon the mortal realm, their terrifying divine might overlapping like a tsunami rushing forward!
These figures stood shoulder to shoulder in mid-air, precisely eighteen in number!
These eighteen Chief Gods encompassed Chief Gods from Egypt, Japan, the Norse pantheon, and India—four major divine nations. These were all the Chief God-level corpses that the Cthulhu Faction had gathered from across the world, and also the core combat force of the Cthulhu Faction's army, controlled by the Black Goat!
By themselves, these eighteen Chief Gods were equivalent to gathering two complete top-tier divine nations in one place!
Compared to the combined might they released together, the three Chief Gods from before seemed like a joke... Under their tidal wave of presence, Lin Qiye's Chief God divine might was mercilessly torn to shreds.
The Dreader [Chaos], the Forest [Black Goat], two Cthulhu Faction gods, eighteen Chief Gods, millions of Black Goat younglings!
This lineup was more than enough to sweep through and crush every divine nation at their peak on Earth... And now, there were no divine nations standing before them.
Before them, there were only nearly a million unarmed ordinary people...
And one Lin Qiye fighting alone.
The threatening swarm of Black Goat younglings charged rapidly forward. Everyone could already see the grotesque, massive monster bodies. The eighteen Chief Gods were like an insurmountable wall, their released divine might firmly suppressing everyone in place, making it impossible to move even an inch!
Below the writhing flesh cloud, Chaos's smile grew increasingly bright. He slowly spread his arms open and spoke leisurely:
"Answer me, great Commander Lin Qiye... With just yourself alone, what do you have to protect Great Xia behind you?"
Mooo--!!
The roars of the two Cthulhu Faction gods echoed across the heavens. In an instant, lightning flashed and thunder roared!!
The pale lightning illuminated the countless figures advancing like mountains and seas. At this moment, everyone watching through their screens fell silent...