Chapter 738: Another Reversal

The outcome of the battle in the Dawn Kingdom surprised the gods of the Pantheon who were watching it, yet it also seemed within expectations. At the critical moment, the Lord of Dawn clearly employed some unknown method—its destructive power was truly fearsome. It might have been a powerful artifact or a one-time-use force, but its use must have come with significant limitations; otherwise, it wouldn’t have been deployed only at such a time.

The most powerful incarnation of the God of Orcs, Ughesh, was lost in the Dawn Kingdom, causing his true form to lose some of its strength. This immediately altered the course of the battle in the Abyss. In the midst of the fight, the dominance of Ughesh, the dictator, plummeted. Initially, he had an advantage due to his true form being present and launched relentless attacks against the Lord of Dawn’s incarnation. But now, with his strength diminished, the Lord of Dawn seized the opportunity.

The initial disadvantage of the two mid-tier gods on the side of the Gods of Justice against the powerful upper-tier Abyssal giant, the Fallen Monarch Grant, was balanced by the fall of Ughesh’s incarnation.

In fact, the Lord of Dawn wasn’t faring any better. Although neither his true form nor his incarnations were damaged, he lost at least one-third of his kingdom in this battle. Though he used his powerful trump card to purify the corruption of the Evil Origin, if it were so easy to remove, it wouldn’t be regarded as a deadly threat by the gods—something that could corrupt even upper-tier gods with the slightest carelessness!

Although the Evil Origin was purified, Ivan paid a heavy price. The contaminated portions of the kingdom’s spatial realm were also completely purified, resulting in the Dawn Kingdom losing one-third of its territory. Its overall rules and dimensional barriers were also damaged and vulnerable, requiring years to repair.

Moreover, no spoils could survive that terrifying radiant power. In other words, after eliminating so many evil gods, all Ivan was left with were remnants of artifacts—only because some of them were mid-tier artifacts or materials of that level. If they had been low-tier artifacts, not even traces would have remained.

The Fallen Monarch, who was also undergoing a change in his divine role, watched the battle in the Dawn Kingdom on Paradise Mountain from afar in his own kingdom.

At that moment, Donald’s incarnation as a Demon Hunter was in the Fallen Kingdom, briefing Matthews about the arrangements for those two fallen princes. Just then, that terrifying power erupted. The two true gods immediately stopped talking and turned their attention toward it.

“As expected, the strongest supreme god on the side of justice. That power just now was likely no less than the burst of a high-tier divine artifact!”
High-tier divine artifacts are so powerful precisely because they exist at the same level as supreme gods, possessing immense authority and power.
Moreover, when wielded by a powerful supreme god, even against another supreme god, they would give an overwhelming advantage.
“This is the Radiant Meteor, created by my former pantheon. It’s a rare, highly powerful one-time-use weapon. From ancient times to the present, there are probably no more than a handful still in existence. I estimate Ivan doesn’t have more than three left.”
As a manifestation of the former Lord of Radiance, Matthews naturally knows far more about Ivan than any other true god.
“Radiant Meteor? That name is quite fitting. But using it in one’s own divine kingdom is clearly not very wise!”
Donald understood this one-time-use weapon as something akin to nuclear bombs from his past life—a tool for deterrence. But in this world where gods and magic truly exist, such a powerful weapon isn’t just for deterrence.
Fortunately, Matthews also said there aren’t many of these weapons, with the Lord of Dawn having at most three. After using one, there should be two left, assuming Ivan hasn’t used them yet. If used in a place like the Star Realm, even the most powerful gods wouldn’t be able to detect it.
The Fallen Monarch clearly saw Donald’s concern and explained, “The principle of the Radiant Meteor is to trigger light annihilation using laws opposite to light. Basically, even a supreme god would find it hard to resist suddenly. But as for you, there’s no need to worry. With two powerful high-tier divine artifacts, as long as you’re not at the core of the Radiant Meteor’s explosion, you’ll likely not be hurt.”
Donald nodded, now fully aware of the weapon’s power.
Yet he wouldn’t neglect it just because it posed little threat to him. If his avatar didn’t carry a high-tier divine artifact or if his allies faced such a crisis, it would be a fatal danger.
Besides, fighting against a supreme god is already a gamble. At that level, it’s extremely difficult to suppress or eliminate them.
The weakened dictator was already at a severe disadvantage under the Lord of Dawn’s attacks, defeat seeming imminent. This long-lasting war of over ten days was likely to come to an end soon.

Obviously, the losses suffered by the Kingdom of Dawn enraged Ivan, the ruler of this divine realm. His already expressionless face grew even more stern, and he mercilessly unleashed fierce attacks on the God of Orks. Ughesh screamed in desperation, but gradually lost the strength to fight back. “Grant, what are you waiting for? Do you plan to rebel against the Abyss?” The dictator’s furious shouts reached the ears of the Fallen Monarch. Clearly, this Abyssal giant’s cautious behavior greatly angered Ughesh. Yet Grant ignored the crisis Ughesh was facing. Although they had reached an agreement to fight together before the battle, such a hastily made oral pact was as fragile as paper, easily torn apart at any moment. At their level, they wouldn’t casually sign agreements that could affect their own interests. With Grant’s cunning, he would never put himself in such a passive situation. Moreover, Grant was glad to see the downfall of Ughesh, the newly risen giant, as it would further weaken the control of the Will of the Abyss over the Bottomless Abyss. Seeing that Grant ignored his pleas for help, Ughesh realized it was impossible to rely on others now. This battle was doomed to be lost, so he resolutely abandoned it. Under a fierce strike from the Lord of Dawn, risking damage to his divine body, he used that force to escape the battlefield of the Ninth Layer’s Bone Wasteland. Seeing their leader decide to flee, the gods of the Ork pantheon also hurried to follow. Ughesh activated his domain, wrapped his followers around him, and left without looking back. With the withdrawal of the gods of the Ork pantheon, especially Ughesh, the Abyssal giant, the balance of victory tilted in favor of the Allied Forces of Light. The reason was that the Lord of Dawn, now free, did not pursue his old rival, the God of Orks, but instead focused his attention on the Fallen Monarch Grant, another Abyssal giant. Targeted by Ivan, Grant felt as if he had a thorn in his side. Unable to continue fighting against the two mid-tier gods, he created a diversion to break free from Beshtistan and Tom, the two gods of justice, and led his elite followers off the battlefield. Thus, on the Ninth Layer’s battlefield, only the Destroyer Monarch Osthadius remained fighting, along with those slow-reacting demon armies outside the battlefield.

As for that madman Ostasius, the Three Glorious Gods had no intention of besieging him, for his irrational way of thinking made them neither dare nor want to do so. If that crazy man was pushed to the brink and resorted to self-destruction, even the three of them might perish, not to mention the rest of the Glorious Alliance.

If too many of the Gods of Justice and those celestial beings lost their lives in this mission, even if they managed to conquer several layers of the Abyssal Plane and caused Ostasius’s downfall, they would still face judgment and decision by the Pantheon upon returning.

No matter how arrogant Ivan was, he had no intention of confronting the true gods of the entire Pantheon.

“It seems the Abyss will suffer heavy losses this time!”

Seeing Ughesh flee the battlefield, Donald voiced his speculation. Both the natural gods of Azeroth and Astimos of the Nine Hells, as well as Mathius of the Fallen Kingdom, agreed with this prediction.

Things indeed unfolded as Donald had predicted. After losing the support of two major figures—the God of Orks and the Fallen Monarch—the Abyss was doomed to defeat.

Except for Jerome, the God of Justice and Warriors, who remained on the ninth layer to hold off the mad demon lord Destruction Monarch, the rest of the Glorious Alliance, led by true gods such as the Lord of Dawn, Judge Behestan, and King of Knights Tom, crossed the ninth layer and advanced deeper into the Abyss.

The demon lords beyond the ninth layer, seeing their two major figures leave one after another, became utterly panicked and disorganized. Most of them fled instantly using their spatial abilities. The remaining troops, too slow to escape, were easily crushed by the Glorious Alliance and couldn’t offer any effective resistance.

The Lord of Dawn led the alliance deeper into the Abyss, crossing several layers without attacking, which allowed the lords of those layers to breathe a sigh of relief, as they didn’t have to abandon their planes and flee on their own.

It wasn’t until the seventeenth layer of the Abyss that the celestial army stopped advancing. Everyone could see why—since the barbarian kingdom of the Fallen Abyss lay just outside the seventeenth layer. Strictly speaking, this kingdom of the God of Orks could even be considered the eighteenth layer of the Abyss.

The celestial army gathered outside the barbarian kingdom, with over twenty powerful true gods surrounding it, led by the mighty supreme god, the Lord of Dawn.

The God of Orks was in grave danger!

Just as the Battle of the Abyss took a turn, in Tanatos on the 113th layer of the Abyss, when the contract was fulfilled, ownership of this territory passed to Thanobos—thus, to Oscar as well! The demons in the portion of the territory belonging to the Fallen Prince Asasus were unaware that their master had changed. So when the King of the Undead arrived at the Demon Castle, his domain brought death and rebirth; all demons within its bounds had no time to escape and were forced to be transformed into undead demons, half-undead and half-demon. “My great King of the Undead has returned! This time, I will reclaim my territory and make my enemies tremble…”