We made you practice martial arts, and you've mastered the Great Golden Body?

For immortal beings, the most painful torture and punishment in the world is not whipping, insults, or even boiling in oil, having their tendons and bones pulled out... a series of physical tortures.

Instead, they locked them in a dark room.

It was a truly dark room where you couldn't perceive anything around you, not even the slightest sound of wind or air movement. All you could hear and see was endless darkness.

There, apart from one's own senses of perception and touch, even time and space lose their meaning.

Because of being locked in a dark room for a long time, even the most powerful being will lose its perception of time and space.

Especially for high-ranking divine beings like Thor who suffer from agitation, when the gods punish them, even their physical senses are stripped away.

That feeling... just thinking about it sends chills down your spine.

"Old Bai, you always have the most clever ideas."

"You'd better think of a solution quickly, or all of us divine beings here will be dead." Thor's expression changed drastically in an instant, as if he could change his face.

He gave a slight smile, but whether it was because he had never smiled before, or because he didn't know how to smile, his smile looked extremely strange.

It gives people an unusual feeling.

Asel, Chronos, and the rest of the high-ranking gods all shifted their gaze to the old man, their eyes gleaming with hope.

In normal times, all the gods would be astonished that Thor would display such a humble attitude.

But things are different now.

The reason is also very simple.

Don't be fooled by the fact that Kronos, the old man, and other high-ranking gods seem so superior now. In the face of those gods, they are no different from ants.

To put it more bluntly, they were as insignificant as dust.

The gods of this universe have never survived or become powerful by relying on incense offerings or the power of faith, but were born from the power of rules.

Some deities are proficient in one rule, while others are proficient in multiple rules.

In any case, as long as this universe does not fall into annihilation, the rules will not weaken or fall into silence, and these innate deities will naturally not completely perish.

The more powerful this universe is, the stronger the divine power of the gods, and vice versa.

The only way to destroy these gods is through absorption and merger, similar to merging like terms.

These divine favored beings, whether high-ranking, mid-ranking, or low-ranking, are all dependent on the gods for survival, and the direction in which the gods' blades point is the direction in which they advance.

If any of the gods' favorites dare to disobey their commands, or are unable to do so, then all that awaits them is abandonment, returning to dust and ashes, utterly sinking into nothingness.

Before those gods fell, they made a decree to lock down the human race on the planet Earth, and to use the blood of the human race as a celebration when they returned.

These divine beings did not understand why the countless gods hated humanity so much, but they did not want to understand, because they were born to be machines that carried out missions.

However, in this day and age...

These divine favors not only did not stifle the development of humanity on Earthly Star, but also allowed them to survive the cataclysmic disaster and grow stronger.

A powerful individual force emerged, capable of overturning rivers and seas.

If it ended here, that would be one thing, but at least the humans on Earth are still trapped in Earth's universe, and the power of the rules is hidden.

Those humans who reach the Divine Palace Realm have nowhere to go, nowhere to retreat, and the higher-ups dare not leak this news.

Otherwise, humanity will only face chaos and a final frenzy before death.

The only rules currently revealed in the Earthly Elemental Universe, besides the extremely difficult-to-comprehend rules of time and space, are the rules of force.

As for proving the Way through force?

Stop dreaming!

Apart from the Origin God who created the Earth Origin Star Universe, for hundreds of billions of years, no innate deity has been able to comprehend the complete power of the rules.

Even those who grasp only a third of it are few and far between.

Nowadays, even the powerful cultivators at the Divine Palace Realm on Earth are forced to burn their martial arts potential and lifespan when facing intense battles due to the constant protection of the gods.

With this much, you still dare to dream of comprehending the rules of power and proving the Dao with power? If you're not dreaming, what are you doing?
However, the situation has now changed again.

The Earth Star Universe has become riddled with holes due to unknown changes, and several portals to other worlds have appeared within the Great Xia territory alone.

Once these lowly humans escape through the portals to other worlds, and these divine favored beings try to capture them again...

is it possible?
impossible! Totally impossible!
Once the gods awoke from their depravity and returned, they discovered that the human race on Earth was completely deserted.

At that time, these high-ranking divine favorites will only be met with eternal imprisonment.

As for the myriad spirits in this world, and why the gods hate humans so much, these divine beings do not know the real answer, nor do they want to know the answer behind it.

Too much curiosity can kill a cat, and the same is true for divine favor.

"Who broke the seal? If you step forward now, your brothers might spare your life before the Lord returns." One of the gods' chosen ones finally couldn't bear the oppressive atmosphere any longer.

"It wasn't me, I suspect it was you. All these years, you've been the one who hasn't put in the effort..."

"How could it be me?"

"I'm just a mid-level divine favored one. How could I possibly have such great abilities to break the restrictions placed by a god? You're just bragging without thinking..."

"..."

All of a sudden.

As the voice of the first divine favorite fell, it was as if the first shot of war had been fired, and the entire palace of Baiyujing instantly erupted into an uproar.

And the situation became increasingly tense and escalated.

The air around some of the gods fluctuated constantly, and the gentle elemental energy became restless, as if they were ready to fight at any moment.

Each of the gods here represents a deity.

All the high-ranking gods glanced to the side, their meaning quite clear.

As the saying goes, when disaster strikes, everyone flees for their lives. Since these favored ones of the gods did not want to be blamed for letting the human race go for no reason, nor did they want to be punished by the gods.

So there's only one way left: pick the shortest person from among the tall ones.

The reason is simple: the constraints imposed by the gods are not something that ordinary beings can shake. Apart from mid- to high-ranking divine favored beings, the rest of the beings cannot even see them.

So where does the idea of ​​breaking it come from?
However, the strength of mid-level divine favored individuals is insufficient, so only high-level divine favored individuals are qualified to break through the fifth wall.

Since we don't know who did it, we can just randomly pick a high-ranking deity to take the blame, given the nature of those high-ranking gods anyway.

They only care about the result, not the process.

They won't even bother to investigate which idiot would do something so foolish.

"Enough!" Seeing that the flames of war were gradually spreading to the high-ranking gods and that he was about to be next, Kronos suddenly stood up and said in a cold voice, "Stop arguing, all you do is argue!"

Can arguing solve problems?

The oppressive aura of a top-tier, high-ranking deity suddenly spread out, causing ripples to spread across the surrounding void.

In an instant, all the divine favored ones, except for the high-ranking ones who were old man Bai, felt a pressure as heavy as Mount Tai pressing down on them, and their breathing became heavy.

They involuntarily fell silent. And as the crushing pressure, like a tidal wave, rolled in, these divine favored ones also sensed a faint but palpable killing intent.

Kronos is plotting murder?!
"Well, now is not the time for internal strife."

"It's pointless to discuss who opened the fifth wall now." The old man's face was terrifyingly grim, like a bottomless, icy pool. He glanced at Kronos, signaling him to withdraw his oppressive aura, before speaking in a deep voice:
"The most important thing now is how to stop those humans from escaping, or how to fill the void in those other worlds."

Does anyone have a good, effective solution?

His gaze slowly swept across the long table. The high-ranking gods, who usually wore arrogant expressions, including Chronos and Thor, now had fear and evasiveness in their eyes.

Without him.

Because this problem has no solution.

If those gods were still alive, any god, even a god of weak divine power, could use their divine power to temporarily alter the real world.

Furthermore, being the embodiment of the power of rules, closing the portals to these other worlds is naturally an easy task for him.

but now?

This is still beyond the reach of these divine favored ones.

Kronos lowered his head in thought. Suddenly, a flash of inspiration struck him. He wanted to say something, but then he glanced at the other gods.

But then he suddenly stopped again and ultimately chose to give up.

Because the hearts of these divine favorites are no longer united.

It's not like it was three hundred years ago anymore.

More than three hundred years have passed since the gods fell silent, and during this long period of time, the gods have not issued any divine pronouncements.

No one of the gods' favorites has ever received a divine oracle.

Those who can ascend to the Jade Palace are the most valued favorites of each deity, basically reaching the level of high-ranking favorites, or extremely close to high-ranking favorites.

Even these favored ones never received a divine decree.

Not to mention the other divine favors?

Therefore, from the very beginning, some of the gods' favorites had already harbored some restless thoughts, and as time went by, some of them had already betrayed the gods.

Kronos and the old man saw all this, but did not take any effective action to stop it.

Firstly, it was unnecessary, as their main mission was to confine humanity to Earth; secondly, both Kronos and the old man harbored a yearning for freedom.

True freedom!
Apart from the old man, Asher, and Thor, none of the other high-ranking gods present noticed this abnormality in Kronos.

These high-ranking divine followers were all pondering how to explain and justify their actions in order to survive after the gods' return.

Either...

“Could it be that the other side did it?” one of the gods suddenly said. “Don’t forget, there’s more than just this one continent on Earth.”

"Isn't that unlikely? The gods in those areas are mostly weaklings. How could they break through the fifth wall without anyone noticing?" A high-ranking god quickly retorted.

The rest of the gods nodded in agreement.

On Earth Star today, apart from the Great Xia, which remains a tough nut to crack, the rest of the war zones have basically fallen, or rather, are half-fallen.

The continent where the Great Xia is located is often referred to as the Divine Land by the gods.

The reason is simple: the continent where Great Xia is located is the continent with the most divine favor, and its strength is also the strongest. Its high-level divine favor accounts for half of the world's total.

Therefore, it is called the Divine Land, the land favored by the gods!

"Do you think there might be an unseen force pulling all this together?" Thor suddenly asked, as if he had just realized something.

"Otherwise, I can't imagine who could break through the fifth wall without anyone noticing, keeping it a secret from so many high-ranking divine beings in the Divine Continent."

After he finished speaking, the hall fell silent once again.

Some of the higher-ranking gods wanted to refute this, but upon closer examination, such a claim seemed plausible, since after the higher-ranking gods came the less powerful deities.

What are deities?
In such an era, they are invincible!

Even if he is a god of low divine power.

Kronos and the old man in white looked at each other for a moment, their eyes revealing a hint of disbelief.

It's incredible that Thor, that muscle-bound guy, could even think of that.

Kronos and the old man had also considered Thor's speculation, because everything in this world was too coincidental.

Why did all the gods suddenly fall silent, leaving not a single one behind? And why did those gods hate humanity so much that they left behind so much suffering for humankind?

Why are humans able to turn the tide in the face of adversity...?

All of this is a mystery.

However, the two high-ranking divine favored beings thought a lot but couldn't come up with any ideas. They even tried to probe the aggregate of consciousness in the universe.

However, no abnormalities were found.

But now that Thor has brought it up, coupled with the inexplicably broken Fifth Wall, it seems as if an invisible hand is manipulating everything behind the scenes.

Upon reflection, everything suddenly made sense.

"However, what is their purpose? To cause all the innate gods to fall into silence, could it be..." Kronos's thoughts began to wander.

One idea after another flashed rapidly through my mind.

……

The world of Earth Origin Star originates from Xuhai.

"The fifth wall has been opened. What do you want to do next?" A faint, ethereal voice echoed in the Origin Void Sea.

Compared to its previous irritability, the voice was now much calmer.

“It’s very simple,” Gaia said. “The fundamental strength of a martial artist is ultimately a product of the infinite dilution of divine power—the elemental power of heaven and earth.”

"Therefore, as long as that kid is trapped in a low-energy world for thousands of years, he will naturally die of old age."

"But," the ethereal voice continued, "that insect is very wary."

"In addition to his extraordinary mental strength and unknown reconnaissance abilities, it would be almost impossible to succeed in making a move while he is traveling through the world."

"And if anything unusual happens, given the insect's wariness, it will certainly not easily enter the other world again."

As the voice spoke, a hint of helplessness crept into its tone.

Without him.

Don't let Shen Bailian's seemingly reckless demeanor fool you; he only takes risks and strives for huge gains when he's absolutely certain he won't die.

Furthermore, because of the existence of the Eye of God, everything around Shen Bailian was completely visible to him.

To attempt to attack such a martial artist is nothing short of a pipe dream.

"That's easy too. Do you remember Li Mengyi?" (End of Chapter)