Deities, this was a word that made people feel reverence. It had existed since ancient times, and the legends related to them could be said to be endless. They were extremely powerful!
They made mortals revere and respect them, and cultivators feel restraining fear and dread. They represented power and omnipotence. The legends of deities were endless, and they existed everywhere. They were glorious throughout the ages.
However, there were also many controversies regarding them. There were even some ancient star domains that didn't acknowledge their existence. They believed that this exceeded common sense and didn't conform to the real situation.
Meanwhile, whether or not deities truly existed was something mortals couldn't touch upon. This had always been a topic of discussion among cultivators, and as a result, there were all types of opposing arguments.
There was a long period of time where deities were a taboo topic in certain ancient lands. Those who angered them would die, and those who respected them would prosper. They were even more unfathomable.
And now, Longma, the Black Bear Saint, the Heavenly Scorpion, the Golden Lion, and the others brought back a stone coffin, saying that they had captured an ancient deity. How could Ye Fan not be shocked? He always felt that it wasn't all that real.
"He claimed to be a deity, and we also joined forces to forcefully open his sea of consciousness. We captured a strand of divine will, proving that what he said wasn't false." Longma spoke with certainty, as if he had evidence of this.
For the sake of obtaining opportunities, they put in a lot of hard work on this declining ancient star. The twelve saints worked together and merged their sea of consciousness together. They swept through many famous mountains and great rivers to investigate.
Along the way, they saw many historical remains. In the end, they discovered an ancient cave dwelling. They forcefully opened the cave's stone door and barged in. They saw this coffin.
This was a stone coffin carved from a rare evergreen stone. It looked simple and unadorned, yet it possessed spirituality. It was a type of precious coffin used to bury corpses and bones. It had been rare since ancient times.
The deity's hair was white, and his skin was shriveled to his bones. All of his essence blood had been drained, and one could tell with a single glance that he had one foot in the grave. He wouldn't live for much longer.
Even his white hair was falling off. He was emaciated, and his wrinkled old skin was dry. His eyes were turbid and lifeless. His lips opened and closed as if he wanted to say something, yet he couldn't utter a single word.
The only thing that made him look divine and holy was that even though his body had aged beyond recognition, it was still emitting divine splendor. It was as if a divine moon was enveloping him, and the halo behind his head was like a sea of stars.
Ye Fan's entire body was glowing as he operated the Secret Character of 'Swordsman'. Strands of golden Blood Qi flowed out of his body and enveloped him. He looked even more dazzling than this god. His body was sparkling and incomparably powerful.
When the two came into contact with each other, the deity's body shook violently. Strands of multicolored light entered his body and nourished his essence energy. His dim eyes gradually lit up, and his entire being became spirited.
One had to admit that the secret of "Swordsman" was unparalleled in the world. It was a divine art for healing, and it could even prolong one's life force.
Spirit, life force was exhausted. The treatment of the secret character showed signs of improvement. Clearly, he could hold on for a while longer and wouldn't suddenly die.
"Are you really a god?" Ye Fan asked. He already stopped. This person's source had already dried up. Unless he used the Undying Medicine to prolong his life, there was simply no hope of survival.
"I … am a god." He opened his mouth with great difficulty. It was still difficult for him to truly condense his essence energy. One of his feet had already stepped into the shadow of death.
Who in this world could avoid death? It was almost impossible to find a single example. Since the ancient times, all the geniuses had turned into dust. If there were gods, they should be able to stay in this world forever and never die.
However, no one could truly prove that the gods were still alive. They all believed that they had died in the passage of time and were not true immortals.
"If you were a god, would you still die?" Ye Fan said calmly. He didn't believe in the existence of real gods. Since ancient times, there were many legends about gods, but none of them could be proven.
"My source was … devoured by someone. Otherwise, this wouldn't have happened." He was very weak as he gasped for breath.
Ye Fan, Pang Bo, Longma, and the Black Bear Saint were all shaken. There was once a person who killed a god here and stole its source? This was no small matter!
"Even gods aren't necessarily above everything. During the ancient times, there were many rumors of great emperors suppressing them." The golden lion spoke. It was because this was indeed the truth.
Ye Fan nodded. He thought of the supreme beings.
Endless years ago, Emperor Zun swept through the Nine Heavens Ten Earths, swallowing the cosmos and subduing deities. He had previously ruled over ten thousand heavens and ten thousand realms. All deities in the world came to pay their respects.
That was an extremely glorious era. Emperor Zun established heavenly rules and established laws. All deities had to follow them and none dared to go against them. That was a true legendary era.
Later on, the Undying Heavenly Emperor rose to power and also possessed unmatched might. He had once ruled over the world. All deities came to have an audience and all races worshipped him. That type of prestige was incomparable and rarely seen since ancient times.
However, those were all legends after all. They had long passed away. Moreover, there were many controversies in the world, believing that he wasn't a true god.
"Who was it? Was it really done by a human?" Longma asked impatiently.
If a deity's origin was swallowed by a human, then this could be considered a world-shaking secret. When they carefully thought about it, they felt a chill run through their bodies.
"You can't even defeat a human, yet you still have the nerve to call yourself a deity?!" Longma squeezed out. Its large eyes were wide open. It really wanted to know what kind of person that person was.
"It should be a different kind of deity …" Ye Fan said to himself. The meaning of deities had already changed. He believed that this person was definitely not the kind of deity from the ancient legends.
The existence within the stone coffin had a head full of white hair. He was like a corpse lying on the ground, but he was surrounded by divine halos. Even though he had aged beyond recognition, there was still a divine radiance radiating from him. He spoke a name that immediately caused Ye Fan, Pang Bo, and the others to tremble.
Alkaid!
That human was actually a Alkaid. This was not an unfamiliar name, but they hadn't seen him in a few decades. He was the one who had swallowed this deity's vitality and taken its divine origin for himself.
Even after so many years, this person was still acting the same way and keeping a low profile on the starry sky. Only the Southern Demon had unintentionally caught a glimpse of his movements. No one else knew about it.
Pang Bo had been paying attention this entire time, but he hadn't been able to find any news of him. He had been on his guard this entire time, but he hadn't expected to run into the strange traces of a Alkaid here.
"It's him?!" Ye Fan frowned slightly.
"This person is not easy to deal with. He will definitely be a powerful enemy in the future. He must have obtained Vicious' inheritance!" Pang Bo also frowned as he thought back to the past.
During the battle at the Central Continent's Ancestral Temple, the Alkaid had used the Black Golden Dragon Cauldron to kill them. If it weren't for the fact that he had predicted the danger beforehand and used the Heaven-Devouring Demon Jar to deal with it, he would have been in grave danger.
Ye Fan had never looked down on a Alkaid, but he didn't think that he could swallow a deity. That wasn't realistic. He stared at the old man in the coffin, convinced that he wasn't a true deity.
"You're not a deity!" Pang Bo glared at him and jabbed him with his fan-like hand, almost sending him flying out of the coffin.
"This deity...... is not that deity......" the being in the coffin said weakly. He was worried that Pang Bo's fingers, which were as thick as carrots, would poke a few holes through his body. The strength of his fingers was frighteningly strong.
"I am a member of the divine race!" His eyes were dim, but when he spoke of his race, a shocking light flashed through his eyes. That was pride and conceit.
True deities were immortal, and they were forbidden existences that only existed in legends.
However, gods were never seen, and people's hearts began to waver. Later on, the meaning of this title gradually changed, and it was often used to refer to heaven-defying existences.
As for deities, they began to take on two meanings.
From ancient times until now, all the "deities" that had been seen would grow old one day, passing away one by one in the dust of history. They would become a pile of yellow dirt, unable to live forever.
The Sages believed that miracles, legends, and unexplainable events of the past were actually the work of powerful beings and couldn't be considered the manifestation of the gods.
There were two meanings of deities: true deities, and inconceivably powerful beings from the outside world. At this point, the former had almost been completely rejected.
This person called himself a member of the divine race, which immediately caused Ye Fan, Pang Bo, Longma, and the others to understand. At the same time, they were stunned. There really was such a race, and it was rumored that they were descendants of the bloodline of the gods.
No matter which meaning was used to explain it, it was clear that this race was incredibly powerful. They were viewed as a race that defied the heavens, and it was rumored that they were omnipotent.
In reality, anyone who walked the ancient paths would hear about their legends. The Sages all said that there was an ancient path that belonged to the divine race that was extremely mysterious and difficult for outsiders to find.
Moreover, this race had very few people and was rarely seen since ancient times. There were some powerful races that often called themselves the divine race, but they weren't them. The true members of this race rarely appeared.
"Not the true gods, but the divine race. I've heard of this before." Pang Bo nodded and then asked, "How powerful is this race?"
"Very powerful. Rumor has it that they're almost heaven-defying," the Nine-tailed Crocodragon said with a serious expression.
Ye Fan also nodded solemnly. After so many years, he had read many ancient books and inquired from the Sages from different galaxies. He had learned about many powerful races.
The members of the divine race were as rare as phoenix feathers and unicorn horns, but they were truly heaven-defying. It was rumored that the divine bodies that occasionally appeared in the human race were similar to the divine race!
"What, this isn't possible, right?!" Pang Bo was shocked and somewhat couldn't believe it.
This kind of secret was really shocking. Even Ye Fan felt it was unimaginable when he first learned about it. However, it was indeed so in the records of a few ancient books that were almost lost.
"This...... This is hard to believe. Ji Haoyue and the Jiang Clan's divine bodies are rare and powerful, but the blood flowing through their bodies is actually similar to that of the divine race?!" Pang Bo was completely stunned.
It wasn't just a single person, but an entire race. Even though they were extremely rare, they were still a race. Just how powerful was this divine race? It was almost unimaginable!
Normal members of the race all had divine bodies, so the most outstanding individuals among them would definitely be incredibly powerful. The divine blood would definitely transcend the world!
"If Ji Haoyue and the Jiang Clan's divine bodies were included in this race, they would just be one of them. If a young king were to appear in this race...... that would make my scalp go numb," Pang Bo muttered to himself.
"Don't worry. This race is pitifully small, and they're about to go extinct. Most of the races that call themselves the divine race aren't real, "the Nine-tailed Crocodragon said.
Ye Fan and the others had been walking the Golden Road for six years. Apart from tempering themselves, they had also been following a trail to track down the whereabouts of the Ji Clan's siblings.
Today, they had unexpectedly discovered the whereabouts of a Light Shaking Realm cultivator, as well as a true divine race member. This was an unexpected harvest.
"So you're saying that Ji Haoyue and the Jiang Clan's divine bodies aren't humans?" Pang Bo asked.
Ye Fan shook his head. According to the records in the ancient books, the divine race was also a branch of the human race in the past. However, their bloodline was too powerful, and they believed themselves to be noble and arrogant. In the end, they separated from the human race and established their own race.
"This is in conflict with the legends of the gods, so the divine race doesn't acknowledge it or accept it," the Nine-tailed Crocodragon said.
Even so, there would occasionally be divine bodies among the human race. In terms of physique and the divine blood flowing through their bodies, they were very similar to the divine race, which proved a few problems.
You've already exceeded your reading limit for today. If you want to read more, please log in.
Login
Select text and click 'Report' to let us know about any bad translation.
