I became a god through archaeology in the Wizarding World.

Chapter 143 The Fallen Ten Wings, Shattering the Illusory Sun

"Boom!!!"

A dark golden pillar of chaotic light rose from the ground, like a peerless divine sword of punishment that pierced through the primordial universe. Carrying the indescribable and unstoppable terrifying power of the "inner universe" within Rhodes' body, it crashed heavily into the already crumbling dome of the Crystal Sky!

This attack did not produce a deafening explosion, nor did it unleash a massive surge of energy.

Because at the moment of contact, sound, light, and even space itself were completely "erased" by the chaotic law that transcends everything.

In Uriel's eyes, burning like the blazing sun, was reflected a scene that made even this ten-winged seraph, who had lived for countless epochs, tremble with fear. The planar repulsion force he had mobilized, representing the absolute will of the astral plane and capable of crushing any being below the level of a supreme god into dust, was like snowflakes under the blazing sun before that dark golden pillar of light. It couldn't even put up a second of resistance before silently melting away.

No, that's not dissolution, that's assimilation! That's being swallowed up! That the underlying logic has been forcibly rewritten!

"Click—click—"

A crisp, despairing cracking sound echoed in every corner of the Crystal Heaven. It was the sound of the spatial crystal wall system of the first layer of the Astral Plane collapsing.

"This is impossible! What kind of monster are you?!"

Uriel could no longer maintain his aloofness and majesty. For the first time, fear appeared on his flawless face. He could clearly feel his connection to the Astral Sphere being forcibly severed by that dark golden power.

The other side is not fighting against the laws of the astral plane at all, but is forcibly covering this world with a more advanced, larger, and more perfect "universe"!

"monster?"

Rhodes's figure had disappeared from below at some point, and when his voice rang out again, it had already traversed a vast spatial distance and appeared directly in front of Uriel's enormous phantom.

He stood suspended in mid-air, his dark gold robes fluttering in the chaotic air currents. Compared to Uriel's magnificent divine body, which was tens of thousands of feet tall, Rhodes's figure was as small as a speck of dust, but the aura emanating from him, which could devour the universe and dominate all things, completely suppressed Uriel.

"In the eyes of you hypocrites who call yourselves gods, anything that does not obey your rigid order is a monster, a heretic."

Rhodes slightly raised his chin, his heterochromatic eyes, black on the left and gold on the right, flashing with cold mockery: "But unfortunately, today, the monster in your eyes will chew up and swallow your proud divine kingdom, along with your laughable faith!"

"Arrogant scum of the abyss! How dare you desecrate the majesty of the Astral Plane!"

Uriel let out a roar that shook the heavens. As the commander of the ten-winged Seraphim Legion, his pride would not allow him to back down before a demon god of the abyss.

"Divine Judgment - Starfall Spear!"

Uriel gripped the spear formed from starlight tightly with both hands, and the ten glassy fire wings on his back burst forth with dazzling divine light. At this moment, he frantically drew upon all the remaining light elements of the entire Crystal Heaven, converging them at the tip of the spear.

The spear thrust out!

This thrust lacked any fancy techniques, possessing only pure, unadulterated destructive power. Wherever the spear tip passed, a black rift was ripped through space, one that would never heal, and time itself seemed to stand still. This was a deadly strike unleashed by Uriel, fueled by a portion of his primordial divine power; even the most ancient demon god in the abyss would have to temporarily retreat in the face of this spear.

However, Rod did not dodge.

He didn't even raise the "Calamity" sword in his hand.

Under Uriel's incredulous gaze, Rhodes simply extended his left hand slowly, fingers spread, to meet the destructive spear capable of piercing through stars.

"You're asking for death!" A ferocious glint flashed in Uriel's eyes, and the power at the tip of his spear surged once more.

"clang!!!"

A deafening roar, like the sound of a great bell, exploded in the void.

The violent energy ripples emanated from the two of them, sweeping wildly in all directions and instantly tearing countless angels and demons below, who were unable to dodge in time, to shreds.

However, when the energy storm dissipated, the ferocity in Uriel's eyes froze instantly, replaced by endless horror.

It's blocked.

Rhodes' seemingly fair and delicate hand actually held the tip of the Star Spear firmly in place!

Moreover, Uriel was horrified to discover that the crystal-clear divine fire that was capable of incinerating everything, along with the immense power to destroy stars, attached to his spear vanished without a trace the moment it touched Rhodes's palm.

Within Rhodes's palm, the miniature dark golden black hole was slowly rotating. It was like a greedy, gaping maw, frantically devouring the power within the spear.

"Your power is too mixed. The so-called power of stars is nothing more than the remnants stolen from the lower universe."

Rhodes looked up and gave Uriel a chilling smile.

"Let me teach you what the real 'stars' are."

Before he could finish speaking, the miniature black hole in Rhodes' palm suddenly reversed!

"boom!"

The energy that was originally devoured was purified and compressed by the chaotic laws of Rhode's "inner universe" and transformed into a dark golden torrent that was ten or even a hundred times more terrifying than before. It flowed along the shaft of the spear and fiercely retaliated against Uriel with unprecedented ferocity!

"Ahhhhh!"

Uriel let out a piercing scream. The moment his massive divine body came into contact with the dark golden torrent, the seemingly indestructible divine armor on its surface shattered like paper. The power of chaos surged wildly into his body through his arms, wantonly destroying his divine veins and corrupting the source of his divine power.

He tried desperately to throw away the spear in his hands, but the spear seemed to have taken root and was stuck firmly to his hands.

"You can't handle it already? I haven't even started using my strength yet."

Rhodes sneered and vanished from his spot in an instant.

The next second, he appeared directly above Uriel's enormous head.

"Since you like these ten wings so much, then I'll pluck them off one by one!"

Rhode gripped the hilt of the "Calamity" sword with both hands. On the blade, dark golden chaotic laws transformed into substantial black flames, burning wildly.

"Whoosh!"

With a single swing of the sword, the world lost its color.

There was no earth-shattering noise, only the dull sound of a sharp blade cutting through leather.

"Pfft!"

The rightmost glass fire wing behind Uriel was severed cleanly by Rhodes's sword!

Golden divine blood gushed out from the broken surface like a waterfall, splashing onto the shattered crystal sky below. Each drop of divine blood contained immense energy, smashing huge craters into the ground.

"My wings! No!!!"

Uriel roared in agony, his massive body tumbling violently in the void. For angels, wings were not only a symbol of power, but also a bridge connecting them to the laws of the stars. To sever their wings was tantamount to weakening their control over those laws.

But Rod's actions did not stop.

He was like a ruthless butcher, dismembering a huge prey.

"Swish! Swish! Swish!"

Sword light shone like silk, and dark golden sword energy intertwined in the void to form a net of death.

The second one, the third one, the fourth one—

As Uriel's screams grew increasingly agonizing, the glassy wings of fire behind him, symbolizing supreme glory and power, were mercilessly severed one by one by Rhodes.

With each wing severed, Uriel's aura weakened, and the divine light in his eyes dimmed.

When the eighth wing was severed, Uriel's enormous divine body could no longer maintain its form and began to shrink rapidly, eventually becoming the size of an ordinary person. He was covered in blood, and his once flawless face was now twisted like a demon. He gasped for breath, his eyes filled with despair and disbelief.

"You—what exactly do you want to do—" Uriel looked weakly at Rhodes, who was closing in step by step, his voice trembling uncontrollably.

"What for? To make use of waste, of course."

Rhodes walked up to Uriel, looking down at the once arrogant ten-winged seraph.

He reached out and grabbed Uriel by the neck, lifting him up like a chick.

"The divine core within you is barely qualified to become a new star in my inner universe."

A cruel glint flashed in Rhodes' eyes. His right hand plunged into Uriel's chest!

"Pfft!"

"Aaaaaaah!!!"

Uriel let out the most mournful and desperate wail of his life. He could feel a cold hand directly grasping the source of his power—the ten-winged divine core burning with glazed divine fire.

"No—no—Lord God—save me—"

Uriel struggled desperately, trying to call for help from beings deeper within the astral plane.

But Rod gave him absolutely no chance.

"In my domain, no one can save you."

After saying this coldly, Rod suddenly exerted force with his right hand!

"Snap!"

A fist-sized, azure crystal radiating terrifying energy fluctuations was forcibly ripped from Uriel's chest by Rhodes!

The moment the divine core was lost, Uriel's wailing ceased abruptly. The life force in his eyes vanished rapidly, and his remaining two wings turned to ashes. This ten-winged Seraphim Legion Commander, who had dominated the star realm for countless years, had fallen, turning into a cold corpse that plummeted downwards.

"thump."

The body crashed into the rubble, kicking up a cloud of dust.

The entire Crystal Sky fell into a deathly silence at this moment.

Below, the remaining angels, still putting up a last stand, stared blankly at Uriel's falling corpse, their weapons clattering to the ground.

Their faith, their invincible legion commander, was actually ripped out of their divine core by that abyss demon god like a chicken being slaughtered!

"Lord—what kind of being have we provoked—" Ramir knelt on the ground in despair, tears mixed with blood flowing down his face.

In stark contrast to the angels' despair was the earth-shattering revelry of the abyss army!

"Our Lord is mighty!!!"

"The great ruler of chaos! The supreme god of the abyss!"

Gareth, Lilith, Victor, and the others trembled with excitement. They roared wildly, brandishing their weapons and offering Rhodes their most fervent worship.

Rhodes ignored the commotion below. He looked down at the ten-winged divine core in his hand, which shone with dazzling light, and felt its power.

He nodded in satisfaction at the immense power of the laws contained within.

"Devour".

With a thought, Rhodes created a miniature black hole in his palm, which instantly swallowed the ten-winged divine core.

"Boom!"

As the divine core entered his body, the "inner universe" within Rhode's body erupted with an unprecedented roar. Under the refinement of the chaotic laws, the ten-winged divine core rapidly transformed into a huge, azure-colored star, hanging in the starry sky of the inner universe, radiating endless light and heat.

Rhodes' aura surged once again at this moment!

He slowly closed his eyes, feeling the surging power within his body that was almost overflowing.

When he opened his eyes again, there was no longer any emotion in his heterochromatic pupils, only absolute rationality and coldness.

"Uriel is dead, and the law nexus of this first layer of the Crystal Heaven has completely collapsed."

Rhodes looked around.

Without Uriel's support, the entire Crystal Sky was on the verge of collapse. The crystalline clouds in the sky were collapsing on a large scale, the flowing river of faith had completely dried up, and the floating temples were falling one after another, smashing to pieces.

Spatial rifts spread through the void like a spider web, and violent spatial turbulence began to rage.

This once sacred land is about to face utter destruction.

"Since we're going to destroy it anyway, let's not waste it."

Rhodes opened his arms as if embracing the whole world.

"Inner Universe - Devouring Heaven and Earth!"

"Om one!!!"

A super black hole, hundreds or thousands of times larger than before, suddenly formed above Rhodes' head!

This black hole has a diameter of over 100,000 feet. It is like the end of the universe, emitting an irresistible and terrifying suction force.

"No! Help!"

"Run!"

The millions of surviving angels screamed in despair. They didn't even have the strength to resist before they were swept into the supermassive black hole along with the collapsed temples, the shattered clouds, and the dried-up riverbeds.

Rhodes actually intends to devour this entire astral plane, along with everything within it, into his inner universe!

This kind of crazy behavior is simply unheard of!

"My Lord! We—" Gareth and the others looked at the terrifying black hole above them that was swallowing everything, and they couldn't help but feel a chill run down their spines.

"Those who belong to the abyss, come closer to me."

Rhodes's icy voice echoed in the minds of every creature in the abyss.

Gareth and the others dared not delay and immediately led their army to converge on Rhode's location. Under the protection of the chaotic force field deliberately controlled by Rhode, the Abyss army was not affected by the black hole's suction force.

They could only watch helplessly as the world around them disappeared at a visible speed.

Mountains, rivers, temples, angels—everything is being mercilessly swallowed, crushed, and assimilated by that black hole.

In less than half an hour.

The once vast, boundless, sacred, and dazzling first layer of the astral plane—the Crystal Heaven—has been completely erased from this universe!

Where they stood, only a void of darkness and raging spatial turbulence remained.

And Rhodes, there he was, silently suspended in the center of this void.

His "inner universe," after devouring an entire astral plane, expanded more than tenfold in size. Countless new stars...

As the celestial body was illuminated, the laws of chaos became more complete and unfathomable.

Rhodes slowly exhaled a breath of stale air, which transformed into a small storm in the void.

He raised his head, his gaze piercing through the void, looking towards a higher place.

There, with the disappearance of the Crystal Heaven, the barrier of the second layer of the Astral Plane was completely exposed before him.

It was a dreamlike world, radiating a soft glow.

"The first layer has been cleaned thoroughly."

Rhodes gripped the "Calamity" sword tightly, its tip pointing directly at the dreamlike sky.

He turned his head and looked at the Abyss army behind him, who, though exhausted, had an even more fervent fighting spirit burning in their eyes. A bloodthirsty smile curled at the corner of his mouth.

"Have you rested enough?"

"Report to my lord! The blade of the abyss forever thirsts for blood!" Gareth roared.

"very good."

Rhodes turned around, his dark gold cloak fluttering in the void behind him.

"Then follow me and keep going upwards."

"Today, I will shatter these nine heavenly steps, and let that high and mighty god taste the bitterness of falling to the mortal realm!"

Rhodes took a step forward, his figure transforming into a dark golden streak of light, carrying billions of abyssal troops, and charging headlong into the second layer of the Astral Realm with unstoppable invincibility!