Origin Player.

Chapter 656 The Fall of the Three Gods
The streets of the capital were shrouded in darkness.

The remains of the Shadow Sage were scattered by the roadside, and most of the Seven Gods Cult's Holy Domain forces had arrived.

A dozen or so heroic spirits drew their swords in unison. The hero Xin charged forward angrily, his sub-legendary sword gleaming with a dazzling sharpness. Fate seemed to be on his side, as the giant tornado magic thrown by the Storm Bishop could not be gathered.

call!
In the fierce wind that cut her face, Belladonna watched helplessly as the blade came hurtling towards her. The Bishop of Fate mobilized the power of fate within the hero Sin, binding her to the spot.

But the next moment, the sage and the bishop of the Holy Knight Church charged forward simultaneously, like two streaks of light scattering the hero's soul.

Under the eaves in the distance, the Bishop of Whisper prayed silently, his entire being rapidly transformed into a torch burning with green flames, which the Sage of Whisper quietly held in his hand. The forbidden curse, Soul Disorder, erupted, and in an instant, all the hero's soul shadows froze in place, losing their ability to fight.

"Damn it!" the hero Xin roared.

Without these reflections to oversee the battle, the Bishop of Fate, the Sage of Fate, and the Bishop of the Sun immediately fell into a slump and could only struggle to hold on around the hero.

The storm howled, whispers murmured, and shadows raged.

Half of the inner city of the capital was affected, and the battle between the Second and Third Legions had reached a fever pitch. In the narrow alleys, armor clashed repeatedly between stone walls.

The three great knights of the Second Legion, the Holy Sword Knights, stood back to back, their longswords constantly parrying attacks from all directions. A Black Wolf Knight from the Third Legion jumped out of a second-floor window, his heavy-handled battle axe striking the last man's shoulder armor, sparks flying. Ignoring the excruciating pain, the one-armed Holy Sword Knight stabbed his sword into the enemy's abdomen, and the two fell to the ground almost simultaneously.

At the corner, two Black Wolf Knights smashed the tavern door with a battering ram. Two magic arrows immediately flew out, one of which pierced the visor of the first knight. The other Black Wolf Knight rushed in, and soon the sounds of tables and chairs overturning and porcelain shattering could be heard.

On a street, knights of the Holy Sword Knights attempted to charge, but were tripped by stalls and corpses that suddenly appeared in the middle of the road. Their horses neighed and fell to the ground, and before more than a dozen knights could get up, they were pinned to the ground by magic arrows shot from the alley.

Death continued to occur, yet clergymen roamed freely, risking their lives even when pursued by knights.

In front of the Medici Castle.

The Bishop of Beauty smiled at the Bishop of Fate, her captivating beauty momentarily seducing the enemy. Two Holy Knights charged forward to block the reinforcements, but in the end, the Bishop of Shadows emerged from the shadows and slit the Bishop of Fate's throat.

The third member of the Fate Squad has been killed in action.

The brave Xin stood frozen in place, his expression numb. He had lost his last companion, and confusion and pain consumed his heart until a blazing sun rose in the dim night sky.

"The sun is coming!" Bishop Athena shouted.

All the holy beings present were startled.

At the peak of heroism, one can harness the power of heaven and earth. When a hero strikes, the phenomena are immense. The capital city seems to be bathed in daylight, and the blazing sun bursts forth from the clouds, unleashing a dazzling beam of light that slices across the land.

Its speed was unimaginable. The Bishop of Aesthetica, enveloped in the intense light, was instantly reduced to ashes, with the Sage of Aesthetica close behind. Neither of them were skilled in maneuverability.

In the nick of time, the Shadow Bishop suddenly pushed Belladonna away, and was charred to ashes in the blazing light. With a single blow, he annihilated three Saints. When everyone looked up, they could vaguely see the blond youth standing in the blazing sun among the clouds.

“Sinners should be punished.”

The blond youth coldly and resolutely delivered his verdict.

Before the words were even finished, a dark shadow darted through the clouds, instantly turning the sky pitch black. The surge of shadows nearly knocked the sun down. The "Sun" had chosen to attack the Holy Land, thus losing the initiative in facing the God of Shadows.

As the blond youth retreated several miles, three black needles were stuck in his chest, and his face was slightly ferocious.

"It's not your place to judge," the God of Shadows sneered.

The intense light clashed with the shadowy sea of ​​clouds.

"Rhine, kill the Sage of Whispers."

On the tower in the capital, Vigrid rose, left a single sentence, and landed with a bang, declaring that the power of war would be primarily applied to the training of his warriors.

These war servants can rapidly advance in their life level during war, but in return, their lives are entirely at the mercy of the gods. As a result, the conquering church has many cardinals who are willing to commit suicide in critical moments.

However, for Vigrid himself, the increase in war authority is also significant. His powerful physique, unparalleled skills, and miraculous combat instincts can create an exceptionally outstanding warrior at the same level.

call!
Vigrid charged toward the two Holy Knights with even greater ferocity and speed, swinging his two hand axes and smashing them to pieces. Even though the two Holy Knights dodged frantically, they could not escape the prediction of the God of War.

……

On the tower.

Jiang He lowered her eyes and locked onto the whispering sage under the eaves.

The undisguised murderous intent made the Sage of Whispers suddenly look up.

As if being watched by a god, this gaze, which almost burned through his bones, instilled fear in him. The Sage of Whispers looked solemn and raised the green flame torch in his hand, but in an instant, the enemy disappeared from his sight.

puff!

A karate chop pierced the heart of the Whispering Sage.

He tried to struggle, but the enemy's palm pulsed with chaotic light, his entire body's energy was being annihilated, thorns sprouted between his flesh and blood, and the powerful force shattered all his strength. The Sage of Secret Words waited for death to come, unwilling and bewildered.

Jiang He's eyes were calm. He tried out his divine thinking after his advancement, and it was indeed incredibly powerful. The thinking speed of a high-level being, which Lilith had bestowed upon him as the only chosen one of the gods, was extraordinaryly fast when activating any ability, including space.

puff!
The wise man vomited blood.

A vicious curse, costing death, was unleashed, and countless dark branches extended and pierced out from behind him.

In an instant, jet-black dragon scales appeared on Jiang He's body, and his hands became like those of a wild beast, with sharp nails as menacing as knives. With the perfect coordination of the Heavenly King's Holy Body, a physique at the sub-legendary level, and the bloodline of the Dragon God, he could easily block the damage even without the body of a hero or the replenishment of energy.

Wow!
Jiang He waved his hand, tearing apart the body of the Sage of Secret Words.

The blood and bits of flesh scattered on the ground proclaimed the death of the prey.

But before he knew it, a group of robed figures surrounded him. Nine cardinals, three grand knights, and the remnants of the Church of Heaven—the Knights of Judgment—arrived on the battlefield.

The leading cardinal had a stern expression. For the Church of God, Prince Augustus was a symbol of faith that had to be destroyed, especially since the recently emerging Church of Death in the North clearly conflicted with the authority of God the Father, which was a major taboo.

"Forbidden Spell: Death Hymn!"

The twelve Saints prayed together, their songs echoing throughout the capital. Seven saints from the past generations of the Heavenly Father Church appeared around Jiang He. The bodies of these holy and pure people from the scriptures exploded simultaneously due to the power of death. Top-level sub-legendary magic was unleashed in the narrow area, and the destructive power, which was too central, caused the space itself to collapse violently.

A dazzling gray light rose up.

If it hits perfectly, this is a forbidden curse that can severely injure even a god at his peak.

"Is he dead?" The cardinal stared intently.

As the gray light dissipated, a figure completely black stood unharmed. The Divine Transformation: Apocalypse of the Divine World had begun, transferring all the heavy damage to the Gluttony Blessed Land, causing an entire prefecture to be razed to the ground.

The cardinals turned pale upon seeing this.

But a flash of silver light had already erupted, and the roar of the dragon soul shook the capital. An extremely thin arc swept out, its edges shimmering with chaotic light. Spiderweb-like cracks caused the vacuum to collapse, and the arc cut the three cardinal bishops in half at the waist, shredding their bodies and souls. The streets were reduced to dust, and the vast, sea-like sharpness left the surrounding area barren. Even the two gods in the sky descended to watch.

——Divine Spear Technique: Severing Boundaries.

The oppressive feeling of death made the new chief cardinal shout, "Do it!"

The three Grand Masters charged forward together, fearless and with their faces filled with devotion to the Heavenly Father. One after another, the alchemical matrices accumulated by the Heavenly Father's teachings were activated, and the dense patterns enveloped Jiang He. Within the Judgment Alchemical Array, three Heroic Armored Swords attacked.

Whoosh whoosh!
The knight's sword pierced Jiang He's throat, heart, and back of the head.

In the state of the apocalypse of the divine world, energy is inevitably consumed drastically. However, in contrast, the Blessed Land of Gluttony bears all the damage, creating a seemingly invincible defensive force.

Jiang He reached out, his dragon claw crushing the head of the Grand Master in front of him. He turned and kicked the second Grand Master to pieces. The last man was both shocked and terrified, but in his fanatical devotion to his faith, he desperately stirred the knight's sword.

"Do you think I don't feel pain?"

With a cold face, Jiang He shot the commander who had been piercing his heart, the poison flowing along his veins, bringing death to the hundreds of family members behind him. He stretched out his left hand and tore apart the enemy's limbs one by one, then pierced through flesh and crushed their internal organs.

As the wreckage hit the ground, Jiang He crushed the skull with a single kick. The excessively bloody and brutal scene turned the faces of several cardinals deathly pale.

The chief cardinal looked up and said fervently, "Gentlemen, the time for sacrifice has come."

"Everyone eventually goes to heaven."

"Let death fulfill our purpose."

As soon as he finished speaking, he vanished without a trace, not by moving, but by the most fundamental form of death. At the same time, the forbidden spell, Death Storm, was unleashed, and countless crows surged forth.

Jiang He transformed into a divine being, and in Martial Master mode, he assimilated all his extraordinary abilities into a spear technique system. After winning first place in the Sacred Martial Arts Tournament, his Martial Master status was promoted to the sub-legendary level.

Whoosh whoosh!
Thousands of shots were fired, and all the crows perished.

puff!
A cardinal died, and before he disappeared, he roared, unleashing the forbidden spell Death Roar. Waves of sound swept towards Jiang He, but collapsed before the might of the king and the eternal soul.

Having withstood both forbidden spells, the last four cardinals were about to join forces when, at that moment, a blazing sun fell from the sky, and the sea of ​​clouds dissipated.

Despite his severe injuries, the God of Shadows plunged his dagger into the chest of the blond youth. Vigrid, who had somehow appeared behind the blond youth, simultaneously chopped at his neck with both axes. Together, the two killed "Sun," and since the gods were banished to the mortal realm, yet another deity had fallen.

The four cardinals, their faces filled with fervor, sang praises:
"The gates of heaven have been opened."

The next moment, all four people committed suicide.

[Note: The Heavenly Father Cult has been defeated.]
[Hint: Number of war victories +1 (8/9)]
Four forbidden spell spears pierced through Jiang He's limbs, but he was completely unaware. He simply activated the Time Ring to restore the state, and at that moment, a door was indeed open high in the sky.

boom!
The Holy Blood Spear burst forth from the Gates of Heaven. "Shadow" tried to dodge but was struck by Vigrid. The Pope returned to the mortal world, and this god among men stabbed "Shadow" into the earth with a single spear thrust.

Vigrid stepped forward, and the two former enemies stood together, high in the sky, like gods. On the ground, countless clergy of the Church of Heaven felt that their deaths were worthwhile.

"They failed to kill Augustus."

"I didn't really expect it anyway. The emperor wouldn't allow it. It would be a success if we could hold a heavenly ceremony with this kind of death tonight and let you descend to the mortal world."

A pope at the peak of his power is far more valuable than the College of Cardinals. For the Church of God to rise to power, the only alliances it can form are the Church of Conquest or the Church of the Seven Gods. The latter has too many gods and is more suitable for suppression than alliance.

On the tower, the Cardinals chanted, and the Sevenfold War Curse struck the God of Shadows in mid-air like a meteorite. Just as the God of Shadows landed, the Steel Sword Saint, who had been waiting for a long time, launched a sneak attack and beheaded him. A series of fatal blows directly led to the fall of the god.

Vigrid and the Pope arrived in the capital, simultaneously purging the Holy Domain forces of the Seven Gods Cult. The King of the Wild Hunt dragged away the Sun King and disappeared.

……

In just a quarter of an hour, the Holy Land fell like rain.

Jiang He sat on the ruins of the collapsed tavern.

Viglid and the Pope arrived one after the other.

“I have no intention of fighting,” Vigrid said coldly. “But you betrayed me.”

“I know you have a puppet. To put it bluntly, it was actually the Emperor who said that I saw the King of the Wild Hunt’s silver spear in the Ice Forest, but it ended up in your hands during the Holy Tournament. Even on the tower, you still refused to admit it.”

"There is no trust between us anymore."

The emperor not only told Jiang He that he would deal with Vigrid, but also told Vigrid the truth, causing the collapse of the two heroes' peak situation in conquering the church.

Pope Abraham laughed and said, "You killed the College of Cardinals and interfered in the ascension ceremony. The Emperor should be happy to see our current relationship. Be careful not to fall into my hands."

Vigrid scoffed, "That's enough for tonight."

With the fall of two gods and the two chosen ones still locked in battle with no one to care for them, the Seven Gods Cult's holy domain forces were almost completely wiped out. As for the emperor, the mastermind, his feathers remained pure white, untouched by even much hatred.

The new格局 (geju, a term referring to the overall situation or landscape) is undoubtedly a three-way standoff between the Conquest Cult, the Heavenly Father Cult, and the Death Cult, all working together to hunt down the Seven Gods Cult.

The newly emerging Church of Death, the Church of Heavenly Father which needs to redevelop, and the Church of Conquest which has maintained its position should all be satisfied with this outcome; it is a very good result.

“I refuse,” Jiang He said.

Vigrid frowned, and the Pope narrowed his eyes.

"The long night has only just begun."

The next moment, the King of the Wild Hunt and the Sun King appeared and merged directly into Jiang He's back. The two gods were shocked at the same time. The conspiracy they had thought they had was not true. The three invincible saints were actually the same person.

At the same time, atop the tower, a gigantic tree suddenly grew. Freya, who had been serving as a personal seat, rose and killed the seven cardinals who had conquered the church. The surprise attack, which came at close range, left the corpses of these sanctuaries riddled with holes.

A deluge of tree branches came crashing down on the Pope.

The ground exploded on a massive scale. The Pope dodged the attack and retaliated with a magic spell, Death Spear, which Freya shot down with her bow.

Vigrid swiftly closed in and angrily threw a punch, but a minister of the Underworld blocked it with a scythe.

"What's the point of a two-on-two game?"

Vigrid said grimly, "In a quarter of an hour, I can bypass the puppet's defenses on instinct."

Jiang He ignored him and said with some regret, "I originally wanted to kill you with my own hands."

Swish!
Hades King swung his scythe, but Vigrid, acting on his battle instincts, calmly sidestepped and struck Hades King's wrist with his axe. The Sky Divine Art: Iron Drill Strike contained powerful armor-shattering capabilities, but a layer of spatial membrane suddenly materialized.

In the brief moment of obstruction, Hades' minister swung his scythe in reverse, leaving a shallow mark and sparks on Vigrid's chest; the resilience of his war-weary body was truly unexpected.

boom!
The aftershocks had barely begun to spread when the tavern ruins were reduced to rubble. Even with the protection of the Imperial faith, the clash between the two sides had caused immense destruction.

Boom boom boom!
Vigrid swung his battle axe with both hands, and the Guardian Spirit of Great Achievements, Blood Crushing Chariot, materialized. The ferocious attack was repeated hundreds of times. In the swirling, tornado-like flames, the King of the Underworld constantly parried with his scythe. As a combat puppet tool used to control puppets, its combat power was naturally inferior to that of the God of War.

Click!

The sickle shattered, and the chest caved in.

However, King Chen of the Underworld returned to his full strength in the blink of an eye. Jiang He not only released the final time ring, but also unleashed the Great Sin Wrath.

boom!
The King of the Underworld unleashed a soul-light strike, amplified by 400% in fury, making this scythe attack incredibly ferocious. A hundred-meter-high beam of scythe light shot out, tearing through the earth, shattering the inner and outer city walls, and spreading for thousands of meters along the streets.

"Damn it!"

Vigrid was still shaken; his left arm was gone, and divine blood was gushing out—such a fierce attack was quite rare in the history of the gods.

"Objectively speaking, my forte is actually support," Jiang He said casually.

call!
Vigrid gritted his teeth and attacked Jiang He, but under the watchful eye of the divine mind, every move he made was clearly visible. The King of the Underworld entered the vortex shaped by the spatial authority, first blocking an axe strike, and then flashing behind the enemy, leaving a wound.

One after another, spatial vortexes appeared.

The scythe light attacked from all directions, and Vigrid felt an unprecedented difficulty. Every counterattack or block he made was exactly what the enemy expected.

Jiang He had plenty of time to think and predict Viglid's next attack.

Dangdang Dangdang!
The sickle and axe blades clashed repeatedly.

Vigrid permanently sacrificed a Hero Armed Axe to unleash the sub-legendary divine spell, Shattered Graveyard, a move that nearly destroyed Hades' minister, but time restored it once again.

"Damn it!" Vigrid was furious; he had already won.

Scythe-like flashes cleaved the earth, axe-like winds raged, causing thousands of houses to collapse and one section of the majestic city wall between the inner and outer cities to crumble. The commander of the Fourth Legion's Holy Domain was ordered to approach and investigate, but he was shattered to pieces in the aftershocks. Only the best among the Holy Domains are qualified to witness the battle of the gods up close.

call!
Just as Vigrid was about to destroy the Underworld King's minister once again, Jiang He drew his spear, and the Dragon Spear imprisoned him, binding him to the spot.

The King of the Underworld swung his blade dozens of times, shredding the body of war. Vigrid's soul left his body, but he felt a chill in his heart, as if a pair of huge, indifferent eyes had opened behind him.

The All-Encompassing Demon Eye, a sub-legendary level of paralysis.

puff!

The scythe hooked Vigrid's soul, but as expected, the attack failed to annihilate it.

"War will be revived in the blood of war."

Vigrid said coldly, "Wait for my return, my eternal enemy."

Jiang He sneered. The sun, more dazzling than the blazing sun, rose, its light illuminating almost the entire capital plain of the central province. The Sun King's privilege directly knocked down the authority of war. With power alone, Vigrid's soul obviously could not escape under the spatial authority's blockade.

Say goodbye to everything about you.

Click!

Jiang He raised his hand, and the legendary-level Extraordinary Doomsday engulfed Vigrid. The crisp sound of his soul shattering was extremely piercing. The third god tonight, the God of War, the Conqueror, had fallen.

[Hint: Hunt Heroic Peak +1 (3/3)]
[Hint: You have lost the favor of war]
Jiang He glanced at the participation rate, which showed 100%. The Underworld King's Minister was a combat puppet tool. As long as it could be controlled, the kill belonged to the controller. Therefore, puppet-type players were not at a disadvantage in hunting missions.

"Only one more victory is needed."

The Time Ring is released, and Vigrid's empty shell materializes. The Great Sin of Gluttony ensures that the extraordinary factor will not be lost. The King of the Underworld controls it. Both are at the peak of heroes, and the maximum number is ten.

The power of fate operates, but the rewards it gives back are often regrettable.

"No remnants of the sun or shadow remain."

"They killed them thoroughly."

Jiang He raised an eyebrow slightly. This was probably the norm. The methods of rebirth for beings with faith were varied and bizarre. Killing them all was just the surface; severing their faith was the real solution.

They sensed that Vigrid's presence had vanished.

Freya returned to Jiang He's side and watched as the other put on a crown inlaid with five gemstones, one of which was far more dazzling than the others, showing a fundamental difference.

The Pope walked in with a furious expression. The Steel Sword Saint appeared quietly. The latter had actually been there for a while, but did not stop him. The one who would replace the Medici family as the Grand Duke of the Central Province would inevitably be a powerful confidant of the Emperor.

"Rhine Augustus!" the Pope roared, "You wicked, ungrateful, murderous madman who killed his wife and king, I curse you to eternal damnation in hell!"

Jiang He remained noncommittal; that was tantamount to going home, since Hell was Beelzebub's territory.

The Steel Sword Saint laughed and said, "From now on, I will be working with the two of you. The Empire needs to recuperate, so let's end it here."

Jiang He nodded, turned and left without saying a word. He was now just waiting to win the Holy Treaty War tomorrow so he could be promoted, but the main quest ③ was still a bit troublesome. Fortunately, he had plenty of time.

[Hint: You have received the favor of war]
Freya followed behind her master with her head down, exuding a cold and aloof aura, yet displaying an indescribable obedience.

"Crazy man!"

The Pope stormed off, his angry expression quickly calming down. With two peak heroes by Augustus's side, the royal family would certainly not stand idly by; this was an opportunity.

(End of this chapter)