Free Web NovelChapter 341: Chapter 206: Snatching the [Ancient God Artifact]
’Even if Zorn shows himself, he’ll just be throwing his life away.’
This thought put Carlos much more at ease.
Just as he was about to use the Ancient God Artifact to survey his surroundings...
"Watch out!"
Suddenly, a furious and alarmed roar erupted beside his ear.
Carlos whipped around to face the towering, one-hundred-thousand-meter-tall giant.
He was met with the sight of a palm as large as a mountain descending upon him in an instant.
Time, space, and even the very fabric of the Ancient Divine Kingdom shattered beneath that single palm strike.
The only thing that remained was that simple, unadorned, golden palm.
POP POP POP POP...
One after another, Middle Rank Gods were crushed beneath the golden, stone-like palm. They disintegrated instantly, utterly powerless to resist.
In the blink of an eye, twenty to thirty Middle Rank Gods had all perished.
The other Middle Rank Gods didn’t even have time to feel terror or shock.
"BOOM—"
The second palm was already sweeping down.
POP POP POP POP...
Another large group of Middle Rank Gods met a gruesome end beneath the palm of the Ancient Golden Giant.
At this point, the Middle Rank Gods who had reacted quickly enough were in a complete uproar.
"Run...!"
"Watch out!"
"AHHH—"
Screams echoed one after another.
The storm of falling Divine Spirits became an endless death knell that filled the entire World. The heavens themselves were cast in shadows of death and blood.
After just a few strikes of its palm, Zorn had already eliminated over a hundred Middle Rank Gods.
Amidst Zorn’s assault, some Middle Rank Gods, unafraid of death, foolishly tried to seize the Ancient God Artifact.
Zorn naturally swatted them to death with a single slap.
After this wave of attacks, Zorn had not only killed over two hundred Middle Rank Gods, but he had also seized the Ancient God Artifact.
"Open!"
Using a ritual he had prepared long in advance, Zorn opened the Vortex Gate on the chest of the Ancient Golden Giant.
The Ancient God’s Hand instantly seized the Ancient God Artifact, transforming into a streak of light and flying toward the Vortex Gate.
He was stealing the Ancient God Artifact!
This scene left the many Middle Rank Gods seething with uncontrollable rage, yet utterly helpless.
That was the Ancient God Artifact of their realm, after all.
And it was being stolen by a mere Legendary Demigod.
Seeing the Ancient God Artifact about to be taken by Zorn, several powerful Middle Rank Gods teleported directly into the path of the Ancient God’s Hand as it dragged the artifact.
They intended to stop Zorn from stealing their realm’s Ancient God Artifact, even if it cost them their lives.
The instant they appeared,
"BOOM!"
the Ancient Golden Giant’s palm slammed down once more.
The five who had just teleported in were instantly obliterated the moment they arrived.
"Hmph!"
Zorn snorted coldly.
’At a time like this, daring to stand in the way of the Ancient Golden Giant is simply suicide.’
Seeing that Zorn’s Golden Giant still had the strength to attack with ease, no one else dared to try and stop him.
They certainly didn’t dare to follow him into the Golden Giant’s body.
The Golden Giant was completely under Zorn’s control.
Rushing in would be no different from suicide.
As the Ancient God’s Hand dragged the Ancient God Artifact, Resurrection: Cosmic Death Ring, into the vortex passage, and Zorn sealed the Vortex Doorway behind it, all the surviving Middle Rank Gods revealed expressions of utter despair.
Some of them hurriedly began reporting to their superiors.
The theft of an Ancient God Artifact was a major event, enough to shake the entire Divine Kingdom.
More importantly, this was Resurrection: Cosmic Death Ring, an Ancient God Artifact specifically designed to counter methods of resurrection.
It was originally meant to be used against Zorn.
But now it had fallen into his hands.
Now, the Evil God Zorn could use this Ancient God Artifact to turn the tables and suppress them.
He could even use it to launch a devastating attack.
In contrast to the storm brewing in the Jade Realm, Zorn was in an unprecedentedly good mood.
"Hahaha..."
’This Resurrection: Cosmic Death Ring... it’s powerful enough to suppress even the Power of Resurrection of the Ancient Gods.’
’With Resurrection: Cosmic Death Ring in my possession, I’ll have a way to stop any Divine Spirit from running rampant before me.’
’What’s more, I can use the Cosmic Demon Pool to nurture Resurrection: Cosmic Death Ring.’
’Now...’
Joy flashed in Zorn’s eyes as he manipulated Resurrection: Cosmic Death Ring.
’I can cultivate here in peace for a long time. No one will be able to threaten me now.’
’And my hunt in the Jade Realm has only just begun!’
As these thoughts raced through his mind, Zorn’s gaze fell upon the many Middle Rank Gods outside. They had only retreated to a distance but had not yet fled.
’I’ll use them to test out the power of this Resurrection: Cosmic Death Ring.’
’It’s also the perfect opportunity to use these Middle Rank Gods to feed my Ancient God Curses and my Divine Artifact.’
Before, Zorn hadn’t activated the Ancient Golden Giant, this shattered Ancient God Artifact.
He had been isolated, unable to project his power to the outside.
But now, with the Ancient Golden Giant activated, Zorn could use the Ancient Golden Giant to cast his Ancient God Curses.
Eating Phase·Insect King Curse.
SKITTER... SKITTER...
Zorn’s Insect King Curse slowly unfurled along the Cosmic Magic Net.
Outside, several Middle Rank Gods had gathered together. They kept a wary eye on the distant Golden Giant while sending messages back to their Divine Kingdom.
Although the Golden Giant’s attacks were terrifyingly powerful, its attack range was thankfully limited.
They were relatively safe as long as they kept a sufficient distance from it.
These weren’t the only ones; many other Middle Rank Gods thought the same.
Therefore, across this world, the Middle Rank Gods who had fled far from the Golden Giant were all observing the situation.
Abruptly, a wave of skittering sound washed over them.
The few Middle Rank Gods froze for a moment.
The next moment, their expressions changed drastically as they scattered and fled.
And one of the slower Middle Rank Gods was unfortunate enough to be at the very front.
SKITTER... SKITTER...
The Eating Phase·Insect King Curse pounced.
The slow-to-react Dark Middle Rank God was devoured on the spot.
"It’s the Eating Phase·Insect King Curse."
"It’s not just the Insect King Curse! It seems to be imbued with some of the terrifying Golden Giant’s power."
Their voices were laced with terror as some of the Divine Spirits communicated.
As Middle Rank Gods, their power was naturally not to be underestimated.
They could normally withstand an Ancient God Curse or two.
But an Ancient God Curse containing the terrifying power of the Golden Giant was something they couldn’t possibly resist.
Just moments ago, the Golden Giant had slaughtered them in droves with casual gestures.
Some of the fleeing Divine Spirits also noticed something peculiar about this particular Ancient God Curse.
’Dammit, how are we still being attacked from this far away?’
’Don’t tell me... that Evil God can cast spells from an extreme range?’
’If that’s true...’
The faces of several Middle Rank Gods darkened.
’Then we have to get out of here as fast as possible. Otherwise, we’ll all perish under the attacks of that terrifying Insect King Curse.’
’Dammit...’
’Our Divine Kingdom Passages were destroyed in the earlier attack! We can’t escape anytime soon!’
’We’re screwed...’
Empowered by the Ancient Golden Giant, Zorn unleashed his Eating Phase·Insect King Curse, beginning a slaughter in all directions.
One after another, Middle Rank Gods were devoured by Zorn’s Insect King Curse.
However, after the Insect King Curse devoured them, Zorn didn’t kill the Middle Rank Gods immediately.
Instead, he used the Golden Giant’s power to suppress them within the Ancient Golden Giant’s Inner World.
After all, this batch of Middle Rank Gods was perfect nourishment.
They could not only be used to nurture his Divine Artifact, Sikes’ Magic Wand, but also to rapidly empower his growth-type Ancient God Curse, the Sea of Ultimate Destiny.
Just as the Middle Rank Gods had feared, with the Cosmic Magic Net now spread throughout this world, Zorn’s casting range covered the entire region.
At this moment, every Middle Rank God who had not yet escaped was Zorn’s prey.
