The Dark Web.
It wasn't a fictional term.
It was a real, hidden world.
A place where ugliness and crime festered, where weapons and organs were openly priced, and where hackers threatening society rooted themselves in secret, engaging in all kinds of illicit trades.
Access was secretive and special, usually requiring payments in virtual currencies.
Of course.
For a genius like Princess Su Rui, the Dark Web held no secrets. She could log in with ease.
In fact, Su Rui ran a large integrated platform herself.
She often shared cutting-edge technological ideas and engaged in intellectual duels with anonymous scientists whose IQs rivaled the smartest minds on Earth.
"Impressive!"
"Su Rui!"
"Your plan is highly effective. I can clearly feel the faith in Bastet growing steadily!"
The aged king praised her, unable to hide his delight.
Faith!
This was Bastet's crucial source of power.
With belief, anything was possible!
In modern society, gods could gain faith in multiple ways.
First and foremost, by reciting their correct and proper names.
High above the heavens…
Elegant and beautiful…
The mother and nurturer of Wakanda…
The quick-tempered cat goddess…
Only through proper invocation could a soul bridge be established!
Bastet's name had been pinned by Princess Su Rui to the side of her live-stream interface.
Dark Web users silently reading the name were considered shallow believers in the Leopard God.
Faith had tiers:
Shallow believers
Deep believers
Devout believers
Fanatical believers
Once a believer reached the fanatical level, they would willingly die for the deity.
Absolute obedience to every command of the god!
The faith they could provide reached astronomical, incomprehensible heights.
Strictly speaking, the majority of Wakanda's citizens were already fanatical believers in the Leopard God!
"Seems we have to cut off Bastet's source of faith."
Shen Du narrowed his eyes.
Flash!
Brilliant, scorching flames appeared on his body, and half of him began to slowly melt, molten and lustrous lava dripping to the ground.
Like sulfuric acid being poured, scalding steam erupted instantly!
"Truly, the Dark Lord is cunning and treacherous!"
"Indeed!"
"Planning to annihilate Wakanda?"
"Count me in!"
The middle-Su, Di, Kui, Bo, Gang, Basha—faces twisted into ferocious masks—roared in succession.
Gurgle… gurgle…
The muscular, towering dragon-men bubbled with scorching lava across their skin. Once swollen to full capacity, the bubbles violently burst.
The incredible heat from thousands of degrees illuminated their terrifying faces intermittently.
"Flow!"
"Star!"
"Fire!"
"Mountain!!"
Each word thundered powerfully, echoing like rolling drums!
Hum!!
The fabric of reality shook. The earth trembled.
It was as if the most extreme earthquake in history had erupted!
The elemental dragon-man's arms suddenly melted and explosively spewed torrents of violent lava!
Whoosh! Whoosh whoosh whoosh!
Heart-wrenching screeches of wind tore through the air.
Then, one by one, fist-shaped meteors pierced the atmosphere, carrying an indestructible, terrifying might, plummeting at unimaginable speeds!
All the meteors were composed of searing hot lava.
They were shaped like fists, every detail painstakingly realistic.
Each nearly several meters in size!
They almost entirely covered the Wakandan tribal lands!
With unstoppable force, crackling with lightning, the meteors slammed toward the futuristic cityscape at speeds reaching 20 kilometers per second!
…
The fist-shaped lava meteors enlarged continuously in everyone's vision.Enlarging!Enlarging!
One could almost feel the scorching airflow approaching!
The dazzling light!
The brilliantly colored fist-shaped lava resembled nature's supreme artistry—but it was lethally destructive!
If these meteors fell a thousand miles away, Princess Su Rui might even make a wish…
Yet…
One meteor after another descended immediately!
Directly striking the heart of Wakanda!
The capital.
Buringzana!
"Raise the electric net!"
"Activate the small energy shield!"
"Leopard God!!"
"Please protect us from this apocalyptic disaster!"
The tribal elders and the aged king showed expressions of utter terror.
Sizzle!!
A web of blue electricity rose, instantly forming an indestructible energy barrier, attempting to block the incoming lava meteors.
Boom! Boom!!
One fist-shaped meteor struck the towering skyscraper first.
The impact from above, the terrifying heat of the lava, and the Divination power of the Fire Demon combined in a trinity!
The small energy shield quickly developed cracks, spiderwebbing outward.
"Fortunately…"
"Blocked it!"
Okoye breathed a sigh of relief.
"You're mistaken…"
"That only blocked one meteor!!"
Princess Su Rui spoke with a trembling voice.
"This!"
"Wakanda is doomed!"
"The Devil Emperor had been hiding his strength all along?"
"From the lip-reading…"
"It seems this move is called 'Meteor Volcano.'"
Across the ocean, in a bustling city.
New York.
Stark Tower.
The Avengers all muttered among themselves.
"Why does he have to announce it?"
Colonel James Rhodes, War Machine, looked confused.
"Could it be…"
"This increases the power?"
No!
Natasha's expression was complex.
"Meteor Volcano…"
"The Dark Lord can even create natural disasters…"
Hawkeye's eyelids twitched, dread rising in his chest.
"Trust Tony."
"He'll find a way to banish the ancient demon."
Steve Rogers encouraged morale.
Meanwhile, globally:
The UN Security Council
MI5 in London
Other agencies
Genosha
…All witnessed the destructive power of Meteor Volcano firsthand.
One lava meteor after another fell to the earth, incinerating everything in its path instantly.
Even solid granite shattered under the impact!
Lakes erupted with tremendous waves.
Scorching steam spread across mountains and valleys.
The mortal tribal people had no chance to escape the bombardment!
Well-planned streets collapsed!
Street facilities melted under the heat!
Fires spread to the lush tropical jungle!
Blazing flames engulfed the once peaceful, technologically advanced tribal city—turning it into a hellish apocalyptic scene!
No believers, no faith!
"Damn!!"
The Leopard God swung her arms, destroying several lava meteors, only to realize that Meteor Volcano had nearly flattened Wakanda.
The futuristic cityscape collapsed…
…Buildings without vibranium were shredded!
Burning silhouettes ran and wailed in heart-wrenching agony!
The air filled with the acrid smell of scorched flesh.
Even diving into lakes didn't protect one from the natural disaster!
Meteors fell, boiling fish and shrimp in the water…
Even humans were not spared!
Skin severely burned, facial keratin sloughing off, blisters forming…
Even carbonization!
The exact death toll was surely staggering!
Meow!!
The Leopard God sensed the sudden halt in faith growth, gritted her teeth, and cast a large-scale healing spell: Rejuvenation!
Saving the critically injured devout believers!
Hum!
Unprecedented divine sparks drifted down.
Where they touched, wounds slowly healed, pain and suffocation abated.
The cost: a drop in faith power.
"Effective!"
"Bastet's prestige is waning!"
"The Dark Lord has even mastered the Divination power to this extent?"
"Terrifying!"
Di, Kui, Bo, Gang, Basha's thoughts diverged.
This move probably couldn't be repeated often. It was likely the Dark Lord's trump card.
Secret Technique!
"Not enough."
"Let's do it again."
The towering dragon-man grinned. Lava flowed vividly across his body once more.
Meteor!
Volcano!!
The rhythmic roar thundered!
Fist-shaped burning lava meteors shot into the sky, then plummeted at breakneck speed!
"Again?!"
"Divination power really is inexhaustible?!"
Bastet was dumbfounded!
Boom! Boom!!
The lava meteors rained on the capital, Buringzana.
Earth shook!
Remaining city structures were utterly leveled!
Not just Bastet…
Even the Dark Lord's siblings were dumbstruck.
World leaders and Avengers alike were nearly speechless.
This!
What a blow!
If Shen Du had godhood, he could harvest massive faith, instantly killing Bastet and reaching the status of a higher Celestial Father!
"Leopard God!"
"Wakanda needs your protection!"
Black Panther, clad in vibranium armor, surged into the sky, crushing a molten meteor with sheer force!
Key point:
The number of lava meteors was enormous, and their range vast.Destroying one meteor?Practically negligible!
Indeed, in the real world, extreme natural disasters besides earthquakes, tsunamis, floods, and typhoons… are volcanoes!
From the One Piece universe's magma fruit…
If developed to unprecedented levels…
It could even permanently reshape landscapes, creating a chain of blazing volcanoes!
Parts of Wakanda already showed such extreme signs!
"All right!"
"Dark Lord!"
"Don't forget to leave some alive!"
"…They're all dead. Who will serve us?"
The four demon lords couldn't bear it.
Gently admonishing.
"The real show is just starting."
Shen Du smiled brightly.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh!!
Shadows flowed, concealing themselves beneath Bastet, suddenly forming a gigantic abyssal maw…
Seemingly leading to a twisting, eerie otherworld!
"What's happening?"
The Leopard God ignited her faith power again, responding to T'Challa's plea, raising an indestructible divine barrier to protect central Wakanda.
Yet!
She couldn't stand firm!
Instantly, she fell into the pitch-black depths of a sunless dimension!
Dark.
Gloomy.
Not even a hand could be seen.
Abstract phantoms swirled everywhere.
This was the home of the Nine Legions.
The Shadow Kingdom!
"You've transported me to another dimension?"
"Shadow Dimension?"
Bastet's eyes widened, glowing faintly like copper bells.
Faith power flared, creating armor to block corrosive energy. She was bewildered.
This trick…
Was useless against her!
Almost all Celestial Fathers possessed spatial teleportation.
It was one of the divine abilities granted with godhood!
Whoosh!
Clawing forward, the Leopard God attempted to break the dimensional barrier to return to the real world.
Yet, staying in the barren Shadow Kingdom accelerated her faith burn.
Even with Wakanda continuously sending faith, it couldn't reach her immediately.
Then!
Hum!
Unprecedented, immense energy descended from the heavens, enveloping the Leopard God, restricting her movement, completely sealing off the Shadow Kingdom's exit!
"This!"
"Force of the Rules?!"
"You can manipulate this dimension?!"
Bastet's pupils trembled; panic rose!
Dimensional Lord!
The ancient demon had become a Dimensional Lord!
The chronicle recording all of history…
Whose name was imprinted?
The Dark Lord?!
"Felines are indeed clever."
"But too late."
"You have become my pet in the text."
"Soon, you will perish here."
A booming, resonant voice spoke.
Pet?
Bastet's eyes widened in horror, soul trembling at despair!
As Dimensional Lord, the Leopard God knew the Chronicle of Ages' power!
Anything written would become reality!
Even the Celestial Gods would falter in this domain!
Of course,
The domain's size dictated the Dimensional Lord's strength.
If the Leopard God manifested fully…
She might have a chance to fight!
But in spirit projection, all attributes dropped drastically.
"Huh?!"
The Leopard God's hairs bristled, sensing something vital slipping away. She tried to control the situation!
Yet…
She could not resist the Chronicle's manipulations.
Her inner evil manifested into reality, launching a charged strike!
Meow!!
The immobile Bastet became a helpless lamb!
At this point…
She had only one choice.
To use ancient secret arts and abandon her current vessel!
The cost: a massive burn of faith power!
"If the spirit is injured…"
"Attempting healing would consume even more!"
The Leopard God made her decision.
Burn!!
A roar.
Faith power flared, instantly evaporating twenty percent!
Bastet, born in ancient times, had dominated the prehistoric world, accumulating an immense reservoir of faith.
And now, twenty percent vanished in an instant!
Her heart bled!
"Soon…"
"I will manifest in reality and leave you no burial place!!"
The Leopard God roared in agony.
Her spirit escaped the vessel, returning to her dimension.
To the ancestral secret realm only accessible to successive Black Panthers!
"Tsk."
"The Chronicle of Ages is truly formidable."
Shen Du smiled.
The super-artifact of the Dragon Adventure world had become proof of a Dimensional Lord—beyond imagination.
The chronicle recording all of Earth's history…
Who controlled it?
The Supreme Mage?The Earth Goddess Gaia?Or…The Creator?!
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