Throne of Gods: Divine thunder descends, and the Qilin descends upon the world!

Chapter 178 Seize power!

As soon as that figure, exuding both heroic spirit and exquisite beauty, appeared in the sky, the entire demiplane seemed to transform into a vast pool of lightning.

Endless lightning surged and raged, filling every inch of space and illuminating the desolate world with intense heat.

Agares was surrounded by a purple moonlight that formed a solid barrier, keeping the incoming lightning resistance at bay.

"It's not over yet!" A dazzling golden divine light suddenly shone in Yuehui's purple-gold eyes.

"Divine Descent Technique: The Goddess of Light Descends!"

With his low shout, pure and holy golden light separated from the originally intertwined purple-gold lightning, forming the figure of another female deity in the air.

She was bathed in endless radiance, sacred and inviolable.

Her appearance filled the air with a rich aura of light, causing the demonic energy on Agares' body to surge and boil involuntarily, desperately resisting this nemesis that made him extremely uncomfortable.

(Why is Ahui able to use the power of the Goddess of Light?!)

Before Agares could recover from his shock, the third divine chant resounded throughout the heavens and earth!
"Divine Descent Technique: The Goddess of Nature Descends!"

A deep blue life force surged forth from the moon's chest, accompanied by vibrant, multicolored light. The gentle yet dignified figure of the Goddess of Nature quietly materialized, hovering above the moon.

The three goddesses stood in a triangular formation, their divine power vast. Although they were different in form, their gazes seemed to transcend time and space, all locking onto the moon demon god Agares below.

Agares' pupils contracted violently as unprecedented horror swept over him.

At that moment, he suddenly realized that he knew absolutely nothing about this son!
The next moment, the three goddesses standing in the void suddenly transformed into three torrents.

One was a surging purple-gold lightning, another was pure divine light, and the third was a vibrant force of natural life.

They blended together perfectly, merging entirely into the moonlight.

The aura of moonlight surged wildly, instantly breaking through the barrier of the ninth rank, eighth level, reaching the ninth rank, ninth level, and even faintly surpassing Agares's full-power burst, before finally settling into an unfathomable calm.

"Father, are you satisfied now?"

At this moment, Yuehui no longer leaked any power out of her body. Her eyes were focused, and her aura was peaceful, just like an ordinary person who had never cultivated.

But Agares knew that this was a state of returning to simplicity that could only be achieved by mastering one's own domain and power to the extreme.

“Heh,” Agares chuckled, his laughter carrying a complex and unfathomable meaning, a mixture of shock, relief, and the relief of being truly surpassed by a junior. “Ahui, you are indeed… qualified to challenge me.”

"Come on!" His gaze sharpened, and his fighting spirit soared to the sky. "Let us, father and son, fight this first and last duel!"

Before he finished speaking, Agares unleashed the strongest aura of his life. The pair of moon blades in his hands transformed into thousands of bright, cold lights, as if weaving a death net that covered the heavens and the earth, instantly enveloping Yuehui's figure completely.

There was no fear in Yuehui's eyes. Under the infusion of the three supreme divine powers, the Thousand Manifestations Umbrella in his hand changed shape and transformed into a pair of moon blades flowing with seven-colored divine light and destructive lightning.

He took a step forward, bravely meeting the myriad blade shadows in the sky!
……

The Tower of Eternity, first floor.

Sixteen Eternal Heroes, all with cultivation levels of Rank 9, Level 5 or above, six members of the Eternal Dawn Demon Hunter Team, and twelve Holy Guards gathered here.

"Why haven't they let us out yet? How boring! I'm really looking forward to slaying a few more demons!" Shu Yongxiao impatiently cracked her knuckles, her tone restless.

Along their journey, they have already lost three ninth-tier demons, more than twenty eighth-tier demons, and countless demons below the eighth tier.

This achievement was made even when it was necessary to conceal one's whereabouts and suppress one's murderous intent.

Otherwise, when the main force of the demon race gathered in Kangjin Province, they would have already begun a massacre. Of course, such unbridled actions would have inevitably resulted in the complete annihilation of the entire force.

"The commander may be investigating the exact distribution of the main demon force, which requires absolute secrecy," Lu Xi speculated, trying to reassure everyone.

Just then, the entire Tower of Eternity suddenly hummed, and countless mysterious runes lit up on the inner walls of the tower, filling the entire space with a soft yet magnificent radiance.

"What's going on?" Xiao Huo immediately became alert, and his aura subconsciously gathered.

"The master is using the power of the Eternal Tower in battle." The cold and clear voice of Saint Guard Twelve reached everyone's ears.

"Battle? Then why not summon us to help?" Shu Yongxiao frowned, even more puzzled.

"Could it be... that we've encountered the Demon God Emperor?!" Han Yu suddenly stood up, his tone urgent.

Cai'er, who knew part of Yuehui's plan, gently shook her head. Although her expression was solemn, she was not flustered.
"Don't worry. Yuehui... he'll be fine."

Upon hearing this, the anxiety that had been hanging in everyone's hearts finally subsided.

Since even Cai'er is so certain, it means that Yuehui is indeed not in danger at the moment.

……

Outside, in a desolate demiplane.

A majestic, pure white, seven-story tower floated above Yuehui's head, with strands of divine artifact light cascading down like a waterfall, enveloping him and providing him with near-infinite support and protection.

Before the moonlight, the Moon Demon God Agares had withdrawn from his demonic form. He knelt on one knee, his breathing somewhat disordered, but his face remained unusually calm.

“You’ve won.” Agares looked up at his son with a complicated expression, his voice surprisingly calm. “Go ahead.”

He had given his all in this duel between father and son, using almost all his trump cards, but he still couldn't pose a real threat to Moonbeam.

In contrast, Moonbeam, empowered by the Tower of Eternity and fused with the three divine descent techniques, grew stronger with each battle, its boundless spiritual and divine power seemingly inexhaustible and unfathomable.

Even after his demonic transformation ended and his power began to decline, the aura of Moonlight remained firmly at the peak of the ninth rank and ninth level, without weakening in the slightest.

Moonlight gazed at Agares, who was kneeling on the ground, and after a moment of silence, slowly extended his hand.

Agares closed his eyes, awaiting the end.

However, the expected fatal blow did not come. He only felt the moonlight take something from him, and then the oppressive feeling quietly receded. He opened his eyes in astonishment.

"You're not going to kill me?" Agares' voice was filled with disbelief and doubt.

“You want me to abdicate. But once the Crown of the Demon God is bestowed, it can never be removed on its own unless one dies. Without the Crown of the Demon God, you cannot become the true Moon Demon God.”

“Father, have you forgotten? We are human, not demons, much less livestock.” Moonlight’s voice was calm but firm. “I cannot commit patricide.”

Agares had already told him that he preferred to call himself a human rather than a demon.

“Moreover,” Moonbeam’s tone shifted, and the crescent moon mark between his brows suddenly shone with a deep purple light, “who says… one must rely on the Crown of the Demon God to wield the Moon Demon Pillar?”

Before he finished speaking, an incredibly solid projection of a moon demon pillar, almost tangible, suddenly descended and stood behind him!
Agares was shocked to discover that the long-standing close connection between himself and the Moon Pillar had been completely severed and stripped away in an instant!
He could no longer sense or mobilize even a fraction of its power.

However, the Crown of the Demon God, which symbolized the authority of the Moon Demon God, remained intact within his body.

The feeling was incredibly strange—it was as if he had become a "retired emperor" who had been stripped of all power, possessing only the name of a demon god but having lost the authority to wield power.

(End of this chapter)