After landing on the ground, Ming Qi immediately instructed everyone within the divine map to cultivate peacefully. He then removed the corpses of the two Martial Gods and discarded them on the ground. These corpses were a crucial source of energy for his advancement to the Martial God realm. With only a short time left before the collapse of Tianhuang's origin, if he did not quickly improve his strength, he would be unable to cope with the crisis brought about by the destruction of the world.
Another reason for his eagerness to reach the Martial God realm was that Ming Qi realized that although he had comprehended the God-killing Path of Humu Divine Lord and the Path of Immortality he had suddenly realized, he was unable to apply them in battle. After careful consideration, the only reason he could find was his own insufficient realm. Therefore, he must quickly improve his realm. This would not only greatly enhance his combat prowess but also accelerate his understanding of the two Paths.
After placing the corpses, Ming Qi summoned the God-Slaying Dolls, which scattered to the five corners of the surrounding area, forming a subtle formation for slaughtering immortals.
Although the God-Slaying Idol's power had been significantly weakened during the previous battle with the vampire man, the current situation was still more than enough to set up the Immortal Slaughter Formation and defend against ordinary Martial Emperor cultivators.
After completing the Immortal Slaughter Formation, Ming Qi cast several more illusionary barriers before finally feeling relieved.
The Martial God's corpse was like a miniature world, its essence and energy equivalent to the world's source power, immensely vast. It was unknown how long it would take to refine and absorb it, and reach a new realm. Ming Qi couldn't afford to be complacent. Tianhuang was in a precarious period, with numerous masters and powerful figures emerging one after another. A moment of carelessness could cost one's life.
With everything in place, Ming Qi swiftly unleashed the Eight Trigrams Seal Technique. A series of strange and awkward incantations flown out, and bizarre talismans flew out of his hands, merging into the two corpses.
Not long after, Ming Qi's brow furrowed in thought; he had already encountered difficulties with the first step.
The two Heavenly Sin Martial Gods were surrounded and killed, their souls brimming with resentment at the time of their deaths. This severely hindered Ming Qi's current energy refining efforts. The resentment of the two Martial Gods acted like two barriers, tightly guarding the perimeter of his original energy and preventing Ming Qi from advancing.
Faced with these immense resentments, Ming Qi did not rush to destroy them with brute force. Instead, he pondered for a moment and then produced the Great Five Elements Fan.
At the center of the Great Five Elements Fan, a ball of black light symbolized the dark forces of heaven and earth. If it could devour these two resentments, it would likely be a valuable addition to the Fan.
The Great Five Elements Fan, crafted from countless divine materials from across the universe and tempered over a protracted period, possessed extraordinary power. Even the resentment left behind by Martial God-level power could not escape the pull of the dark forces.
It didn't take long for the two resentments to completely dissolve into the pure dark energy within the black dot.
With the roadblocks resolved, the rest of the process flowed much more smoothly. Under the influence of the Eight Trigrams Seal, the original power of the two Martial Gods continuously flowed into Ming Qi's body. This power, purified and refined, was pure energy, saving Ming Qi the time it would take to refine and purify it. It could be said that Ming Qi's mere minutes were equivalent to a cultivator of the same realm painstakingly cultivating for a year or more. This feat was undoubtedly unprecedented.
While Ming Qi was undergoing a profound transformation within his isolated space, the world outside had already undergone a profound transformation due to a simple meeting and negotiation.
The Celestial Clan's envoys, represented by Wei Xingbai and Wei Wuming, successfully met with Tian Yi, the commander of the Heavenly Sin Army, and reached an unprecedented consensus on the common goal of promoting a war between gods.
Thus, the Celestial Clan and the Heavenly Sin Army shared a common goal: a war between gods.
Upon learning of the Celestial Tribe's intentions for the divine war, the Ancient God Lord, Zong Feng, and others immediately led the Savage Troops out of the City of the Gods. They were powerless to participate in the future divine war, their existence becoming insignificant. Their only remaining task was to search for a last glimmer of hope, ensuring the survival of as many of their people as possible.
They might return to the Western Wilds, or perhaps search the Central Lands, but either way, time was running out.
The people of the City of the Gods were shocked, yet even more furious. They couldn't understand why, living on the same land, they would destroy it.
The temple's high priests and the leaders of the Divine Guards tried to stop the Celestial Tribe's madness, but to no avail. Since the moment the Celestial Tribe left the natural barrier, their goal had remained unchanged: to overthrow the world!
This divergence of purpose plunged the recently tranquil City of the Gods into unprecedented chaos. The madness gradually revealed by the Celestials made all those loyal to the Heavenly Gods fully aware of the gravity of the situation.
Three days later, the City of the Gods erupted in its first internal conflict.
Those loyal to the Heavenly Gods and the Celestials engaged in a war within the City of the Gods. Former friends were now enemies, leaving no time for reflection.
The Celestials, demonstrating their racial superiority and their sheer numbers, quickly gained the upper hand. The Divine Realm Guardians and Divine Warrior Guardians who had been defending the City of the Gods fell one after another. The battle raged from morning to evening, leaving practically every inch of the City of the Gods stained with blood.
As night fell, a brilliant divine light suddenly appeared in the distant sky. It flashed and, in the blink of an eye, reached the skies above the City of the Gods, like a blazing sun hanging in the sky.
Amidst the dazzling divine light, a figure in white helmet and armor, his silver robe fluttering in the wind, clutched a silver longsword, dazzling as snow.
Arriving above the City of the Gods, he gently swung his right sword towards it. Thousands of silver holy lights descended from the sky, showering down upon the exhausted and near-death masses. At the moment of the holy light's arrival, everyone's spirits surged, instantly recovering!
With a single swing of his sword, a vast silver-white divine city slowly emerged behind him. From this divine city, hundreds of swordsmen, also wearing white helmets and armor, flew out. These warriors leaped into the City of the Gods and engaged the Celestials in battle.
In the city below, Liuli, in the commander's tent, looked up at the vast divine city in the sky and unexpectedly smiled. With a gentle wave of her hand, four black-clad Celestial High Priestess emerged silently behind her.
"The God of War Leo has appeared. Immediately request permission to initiate the God-Slaying Plan!"
"By the Saint's command!"
The High Priest obeyed and quickly disappeared into the darkness.
At this moment, the heaven-shaking voice of the God of War Leo echoed from the sky: "In my name, I grant you invincibility!"