The system was set three years in advance, but the universal deities still hadn't arrived.

"What?! It's absorbing fragments of divine power?!"

Upon hearing Wu Nisha's words, Zeng Shen's eyes flashed with a hint of doubt, his gaze fixed on the head of the skeletal guard.

Although it is only a fragment, the divine energy contained within it is extremely dangerous for even a peak ninth-order intelligent race to undergo a qualitative change and break through to the first level of a semi-saint body by using its energy. If they are not careful, they may self-destruct due to energy repulsion.

However, under the scrutiny of his peering eye, this guardian of the sacred soul skeleton was no longer an intelligent being, but rather a being formed from the skeleton of a person in life, drawn together by their soul.

Strictly speaking, they don't even qualify as undead.

However, the energy from the fragments of divine essence within its soul fire is causing a qualitative change in it.

That's a bit unbelievable.

Just as Zeng Shen was deep in thought, Wu Nisha said urgently, "Master, her strength has reached the fourth level. We must stop her from continuing to absorb the power of the divine fragments, otherwise her strength will only grow stronger and stronger, and in the end, none of us will be her match!"

Zeng Shen nodded, deciding to stop her from absorbing the divine fragments first.

"Dragon Wing, keep attacking her with dragon breath!"

"Roar!"

The Darkwing Bat Dragon King roared and led its horde of bat dragons to unleash their dragon breath once more. The scorching, corrosive venom poured down like a torrential rain, striking the Holy Soul Skeleton Guardian's light shield and emitting a sizzling, burning sound.

However, although the light shield was weakened, it remained strong and even showed signs of recovery.

The shadowy figure beside her frowned and said, "Master is no good. Her defense level has increased several levels under the influence of the energy from the divine fragments!"

"Is it really impossible to break through her light shield?" Zeng Shen asked, frowning.

"Master, let me try." Ye Li suddenly spoke, her eyes sparkling with excitement.

"Do you have a way to break her light shield?" Zeng Shen asked, glancing sideways.

"Master, I want to activate the Dark Night Enchantress bloodline, transform into the Dark Night Enchantress form, and then devour the power released from her divine fragments." Ye Li licked her lips, a hint of greed flashing in her eyes.

"Um, is it okay for you to directly absorb the energy from this divine fragment?" Zeng Shen asked worriedly.

Ye Li immediately said, "Master, if anything goes wrong, I will immediately disconnect the devouring."

“Okay, go and give it a try, but be careful.” Zeng Shen nodded decisively.

"Ah."

Ye Li responded softly, her figure flashed, and she flew into the sky. Then she began to activate the bloodline of the Dark Night Demoness, transforming into the Dark Night Demoness form with stronger devouring abilities.

Suddenly, her figure became slimmer, her ears became sharper, her breasts became more prominent, and she seemed to become incredibly alluring.

Followed by.

She opened her arms, and a dark vortex appeared in her palms, facing the guardian of the holy soul skeleton.

"Swallow!"

Ye Li let out a loud shout.

In an instant, the energy on the light shield surged like a tide, converging into two torrents that rushed into the vortex in Ye Li's palms.

The once holy and radiant light shield appeared somewhat dim at this moment.

"It works!" Zeng Shen's eyes lit up.

The Holy Soul Skeleton Guardian seemed to sense the threat and let out an angry roar. Its bone wings suddenly trembled, and countless light feathers containing divine energy shot out instantly, heading straight for Ye Li!
"careful!"

Zeng Shen let out a low groan and teleported to Ye Li's side without hesitation, embracing her. He redirected the light feathers that were originally going to attack Ye Li to him, and then, due to the [damage transfer], they were reversed to the Holy Soul Bone Guardian.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

Countless feathers of light exploded with a deafening roar in the air.

The Holy Soul Skeleton Guardian's shield of light, which covered itself, trembled instantly, then cracked rapidly, and its soul fire also trembled violently, emitting a painful roar.

"Ahhh"

"Wu Nisha, this is your chance! Her light shield has shattered!" Zeng Shen shouted at Wu Nisha.

Wu Nisha immediately seized the opportunity, flying swiftly toward the head of the suddenly frustrated Holy Soul Bone Guardian, and then quickly activated [Soul Stealing - Raven Soldier].

In an instant, two jet-black chains shot out from her palms, piercing straight for the skeletal guard's head, attempting to forcibly pull out the soul fire representing its consciousness and seize the fragments of divinity within!

"Ahhh!"

The moment the soul fire guarded by the sacred soul skeleton was bound by the black chains, it let out an even more mournful wail, the soul fire violently shaking as it tried to shake off the chains.

Just as her soul fire was trembling and struggling, another black chain directly enveloped the divine fragment in her soul fire, and then pulled it out forcefully.

moment.

The Holy Soul Guardian seemed to have lost all support. Its soul fire rapidly withered and was directly pulled out by Wu Nisha, absorbed into its body and stored. Its skeleton began to collapse as the soul fire disappeared, falling off one by one, and finally turning into countless broken bones scattered all over the ground.

In Wu Nisha's hand, there was a fragment emitting a faint golden light, about the size of a thumb, its surface covered with cracks, yet still radiating a heart-palpitating divine aura.

"Phew, it worked!"

Zeng Shen breathed a sigh of relief, a look of joy appearing on his face. He embraced Ye Li, who had returned to normal, and flew back to the side of the temple altar.

Wu Nisha immediately presented the fragment of the divine spark to Zeng Shen, saying, "Master, it seems that the divinity on this fragment of the divine spark has been almost completely consumed."

“Hmm, I’ll study it when we get back to the Divine Realm.” Zeng Shen reached out and took the fragment of the divine spark, put it in his backpack, and then turned to look at Leona’s remains on the altar, squinting as he said, “Your guardian is gone. Now, you are completely my spoils of war.”

talking.

He stepped forward, reached out and touched Leona's body, preparing to put it into the Nine Palaces Illusionary Cage Tower.

However, at this moment——

"boom!"

The entire Temple of the Dead suddenly trembled, and the runes on the altar once again shone with dazzling golden light. A powerful repulsive force suddenly erupted, violently throwing Zeng Shen away!

"What's going on?!" Zeng Shen steadied himself and looked at the altar with surprise and uncertainty.

Suddenly, Leona's remains on the altar emitted a dazzling light, and a phantom figure slowly emerged.

It was a woman with six wings on her back, whose face was exactly the same as Leona's, but more sacred and majestic, surrounded by pure holy light.

"Mortal, why do you disturb my eternal slumber?" the illusory figure spoke, its voice ethereal and elusive, yet carrying an undeniable majesty.

Zeng Shen's pupils contracted, his heart filled with shock.

"You are...Leonasha?!"

The illusory figure nodded slightly, its gaze falling on Zeng Shen, and said calmly, "Although I have perished, my remaining consciousness still guards this place. You have already committed great disrespect by seizing the soul of my people's sacrifice and taking my divine fragments. Why do you now want to take away my remains?"

Zeng Shen took a deep breath and said in a deep voice, "Leonasha, I will revive you and give you a new life!"

"Resurrect?" Leona's phantom shook her head slightly. "I have fallen, my godhood is shattered, and only a trace of consciousness and soul remains in my body. If you want to revive me, you would have to reach the strength of a high god and pay a huge price to barely revive me. I can't wait that long."

“Hey, it won’t take long. Just come with me, and I can resurrect you as a heroic spirit!” Zeng Shenjian said firmly.

Leona's phantom remained silent for a moment, a complex look flashing in its eyes.

"A heroic spirit... is ultimately just a heroic spirit, unable to regain the power I possessed in life."

“But at least you can continue to exist!” Zeng Shen said in a deep voice. “Moreover, I can promise that if there is an opportunity in the future, I will definitely help you rebuild your godhood!”

Leona's phantom gave Zeng Shen a deep look, as if trying to see through his heart.

After a long moment, she sighed softly.

"I can become your Heroic Spirit, but I have one condition."

"What conditions."

“This small world was already damaged in the war of the gods and will not last long. Once my remains leave this place, this small world will collapse in half a month. Therefore, I hope you can take all my few remaining people with you and take good care of them, becoming their new god of faith.”

Zeng Shen was taken aback. Was there really such a good thing?

Without hesitation, he nodded in agreement and said, "That's a good idea. Where are they now?"

“Head east, towards the Gray Mist Forest, and you’ll encounter them,” Leona said, her ethereal form slowly dissipating, and the restrictions on the altar lifted. (End of Chapter)