All Gods: Starting with Two Families

Chapter 178 The Fallen GodIn the end, a total of eight hundred deities obtained a divine office.

The God-Forsaken Land opened up a dedicated battlefield—a massive island suspended in the Void Realm.

There was nothing on the island, only endless wilderness and jagged rocks.

The rules were simple: deities would reside within the bodies of their sacrificed first believers.

Of course, for those believers who chose to rebel, they would have to take the field themselves.

Eight hundred people, a grand melee.

Determine the final 300, and they would obtain a divine office, ascending in one step!

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Zhou Zheng felt the pressure as soon as he entered the field.

There were too many enemies.

During that previous period, he had been the most active hunter in the Light Network.

At the very least, dozens of deities had died by his hand.

Those deities’ associates, allies, and even mere acquaintances from the same faction had all marked him down.

Waves of pursuers followed one after another.

He took Luna and hid here and there on the battlefield.

The infant sequence’s ability was environmental adaptation.

In the wilderness, he grew thirst-resistant skin; on the battlefield, he grew organs to sense danger; when pressed hard by pursuers, he could even briefly simulate the aura of the surrounding rocks.

Luna, of the Spring of Life sequence, was a pure healer.

She could heal wounds, restore Spirituality, and even make those on the brink of death stand up again.

But she had almost no combat power.

The two teamed up, one attacking, one healing, and barely managed to survive several waves of pursuit.

But there were too many pursuers.

”They’re coming again,” Luna said, her face pale as she looked at the dust rising in the distance.

Zhou Zheng took a glance. Five people were flanking them from three directions.

”Let’s go.”

They turned and ran.

Just at the most critical moment, a familiar fluctuation arrived.

Zhou Zheng was stunned for a moment.

It was the aura of the Sun God.

”Come to the canyon in the east,” the Sun God’s voice echoed in his mind. ”Let’s form an alliance.”

Zhou Zheng barely hesitated. He had dealt with the Sun God before and knew that deity’s character.

Although the situation was dangerous, having one more ally was better than fighting alone.

He took Luna, skirted around the pursuers, and rushed toward the east.

The canyon was deep, and the rock walls on both sides were as steep as if cut by a knife.

Zhou Zheng charged into the canyon and saw the Sun God and Moon Goddess standing not far away.

”You—”

Before he could finish his sentence, the sky above suddenly darkened.

A massive light barrier descended from above the canyon, enclosing everyone within it.

Zhou Zheng turned his head abruptly.

Outside the light barrier, several figures were slowly walking over.

The God of Depravity walked at the very front. Behind him followed four deities—two from the Good Faction, one from the Neutral Faction, and one more—

Zhou Zheng’s pupils constricted.

The last one was from the Good Faction.

He recognized that deity. When the Good Faction held a meeting, he had been sitting not far from Zhou Zheng.

A loyal supporter of the God of Dawn, who voted in favor of every resolution.

Now he stood on the side of the enemy.

Zhou Zheng looked at the Sun God.

The Sun God kept his head lowered and did not look at him.

”Why?”

The Sun God remained silent for a long time before raising his head. That once-gentle face was now filled with complexity.

”You have been abandoned.”

Zhou Zheng did not speak.

”The Good Faction needs to concentrate its strength,” the Sun God’s voice was very calm, calm enough that it sounded like stating a fact. ”But you have made too many enemies. Remaining outside will only draw pursuers here. Rather than putting everyone in danger, it is better to...”

He did not finish.

But Zhou Zheng understood.

It was better to hand him over.

”You obtained the gift from the previous epoch,” the Sun God continued. ”That power has already merged into your divine office. Whoever kills you will obtain it.”

”So I have become a delicacy now.”

The Sun God did not speak.

The God of Depravity walked up from behind, wearing that uncomfortable smile.

”Don’t blame him,” he said. ”If it were you, you would make the same choice.”

He drew his sword.

”In the struggle of the Dao, there is no right or wrong.”

Zhou Zheng stood in the center of the encirclement, watching the enemies closing in.

One, two, three... seven.

Seven against two.

He suddenly laughed.

The deity opposite him was stunned for a moment. ”What are you laughing at?”

Zhou Zheng did not answer. He only looked at the God of Depravity.

The God of Depravity’s sword suddenly changed direction.

He thrust his sword out.

Not at Zhou Zheng, but at the deity from the Evil Faction beside him.

The tip of the sword pierced in from the back and came out from the chest.

The deity widened his eyes, looked down at the sword in his chest, and made a gurgling sound in his throat.

He wanted to turn back, but he had no strength left.

Thump.

The corpse fell to the ground.

The canyon fell silent instantly.

Everyone was stunned.

The God of Depravity withdrew his sword and shook off the blood. He didn’t even look at the corpse, walking straight to Zhou Zheng’s side, and then—

Lowered his head.

”My God.”

Zhou Zheng nodded.

The other deities had not yet reacted. The deity from the Good Faction had his mouth agape, looking as if he had seen a ghost.

”You... you...”

The God of Depravity did not look at him. He just stood by Zhou Zheng’s side like a statue.

Zhou Zheng raised his hand.

The power of the Authority of Evolution surged within his body. That was the power he had always suppressed and had never fully displayed.

The God of Depravity also raised his head, and the aura around him began to skyrocket.

The God of Ascension walked out from behind Zhou Zheng, and the three stood side by side.

Authority of Evolution.

The God of Metamorphosis, the God of Ascension, the God of Depravity.

They were a trinity, trusting each other, completing each other, their abilities complementary.

In this barrier, in this desperate situation—

A massacre!

The battle started quickly and ended even faster.

Those five deities resisted desperately, but it was useless.

The God of Depravity was familiar with each of their weaknesses.

The God of Ascension kept his teammates in their Peak state.

Every time Zhou Zheng struck, it was at a fatal position.

The last one to fall was the deity from the Good Faction. He lay on the ground, his eyes still wide open, dying with lingering resentment.

When stabbing at the Sun God and Moon Goddess, he had not hesitated. Just as the Sun God said—in the struggle of the Dao, there is no right or wrong.

Moreover, since these were only Clones in the God-Forsaken Land, there was even less psychological burden.

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When cleaning up the battlefield, the God of Depravity took a pile of divine order tokens from his embrace.

Densely packed, there were at least over two hundred of them.

Zhou Zheng also took out his own, put the two piles together, and counted—

Five hundred and twenty-seven. Over half.

Zhou Zheng took out the evolution god token. The token trembled gently, like a starving beast seeing food.

It began to devour.

One, two, three... the divine order tokens turned into golden light and were absorbed into the evolution god token.

The runes on the surface of the token became increasingly complex, and the aura became stronger. Finally, he felt that his authority over the divine order tokens had exceeded half!

If they were just ordinary divine order tokens, he wouldn’t be able to do much. But the evolution god token in his hand was the mother token; with this authority of over half, he could already greatly influence other divine order tokens!

The barrier slowly dissipated, and the three of them looked at the battlefield. Next, it was hunting time!

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Appendix: The complete sequence landscape of the God of Depravity.

Core concept: Desire → Satisfaction → Loss → Control

First, let people obtain everything, then let them lose everything. Only those who have truly experienced ”possession” and ”loss” are worthy of controlling desire.

sequence 9 [Attendant]—serve others, learn desire. Ability: sense others’ emotions and desires, unable to interfere.

sequence 8 [Knight]—guard promises, suppress desire. Ability: use will to suppress others’ desires (including one’s own).

sequence 7 [Baron]—possess territory, satisfy personal desires. Ability: amplify or shrink a certain desire within the territory.

sequence 6 [Viscount]—manage towns, balance desires. Ability: simultaneously manipulate multiple desires, keeping them in balance.

sequence 5 [Count]—control a region, enjoy glory. Ability: indulge without losing control, drawing power from it.

sequence 4 [Marquis]—hold power over the court, toy with human hearts. Ability: see through others’ deepest desires and manipulate them accordingly.

sequence 3 [Duke]—below one person, above ten thousand. Ability: briefly ”take over” others’ desires.

sequence 2 [Beggar]—lose everything, experience pain. Ability: sense the pain of ”loss,” converting it into power.

sequence 1 [Dethroned Monarch]—indulge in pleasure, ruin the country and oneself. Ability: desire influences reality, but every indulgence overdraws the Foundation.