My cards can be infinitely combined.

Chapter 566 The Great War Breaks Out

"Regional Announcement: The Holy Sword storyline has begun. All players who have initiated the Holy Sword quest can freely cultivate, explore, and earn Divine Conferment Points in the current map. After the Holy Sword storyline concludes, rewards will be distributed based on Divine Conferment Points, with the player with the highest score receiving the ultimate reward!"

"Regional Announcement: There is no fixed storyline on the current map. Players who start the Holy Sword quest can earn Godhood Points by killing monsters and other players, completing major events, and achieving certain accomplishments. Please explore on your own for details."

"Regional Announcement: During story missions, all players will have their Godhood Points reset to zero upon death, and will be able to revive with full health after 24 hours..."

Golden light burst forth in the sky, and a sudden commotion resounded throughout the area.

This announcement is only audible to players who have activated the Holy Sword quest; other players can also hear it.

Standing atop Chiyang Mountain, Zhou Nan smiled and muttered to himself, "That's right, it's the core's style. It seems the core has completely taken over this world of Investiture of the Gods... So only players who activate the Holy Sword quest will receive Investiture of the Gods points? The one who reaches the top of the points list should be able to obtain the Holy Sword, right?"

He shook his head, unconcerned, and after a moment sat down cross-legged again to continue his cultivation.

Below the Star-Picking Tower, Blue Butterfly flew down and came to Blue Jade Flower's side.

Her expression was cold and aloof. She flicked her sleeve and said, "Cuihua, I know all about your little tricks. Don't think they'll work. Those 16 human players you trained, right? In this world, they can only be sparring partners for the Holy Sword players."

"yes?"

Blue Jade Flower stuck out its tongue and made a face at Blue Butterfly.

Blue Butterfly remained expressionless and said, "You also hope to obtain the Holy Sword, but unfortunately you've chosen the wrong path. You're too weak now, so even if you obtained the Holy Sword, it would be useless. Besides, you can't obtain the Holy Sword at all."

"Big sister, what exactly is the Holy Sword? At this point, can you at least tell us?"

Lan Caihe thought for a moment and said, "The Holy Sword is a fragment, a wisp of divinity... The core will carefully examine it over three hundred years, choosing a suitable master for it. Now, it's time for the Great War of Gods to begin. Cuihua, you'd better watch yourself; among the players in this world, you are perhaps the weakest!"

After saying that, Blue Butterfly waved her hand toward the sky, and a thunderous roar sounded, followed by a tremor of the earth.

At this moment, all over the continent of Fengshen, a large number of spirits and monsters appeared, some crawling out of the ground, some coming ashore from the water, some jumping out of the rocks, and so on.

Many divine beings also descended from the sky, some riding clouds, some riding divine beasts, and some standing on divine weapons...

Gods and Buddhas filled the sky, and demons danced wildly; the world of Investiture of the Gods entered its most chaotic moment.

On a low hill, the two-headed demon lizard player let out a cold snort, spread his legs, assumed a horse stance, spread his hands, slowly brought his palms together, stacked them at his waist, and then suddenly struck the sky.

With a whoosh, a blinding white light transformed into a beam of light between his palms, shooting through the air like a divine spear, and then exploding into a dark cloud with a deafening roar.

"Woohoo!"

A roar erupted from the dark clouds, and a massive figure danced rapidly. But after a few breaths, the dark clouds were scattered, and the broken dragon's remains fell from the sky.

It turned out that a dragon was blasted to death in mid-air!

"I am a celestial demon from beyond the realm, hahahaha!"

The two-headed demon lizard player laughed heartily. A somersault cloud appeared beneath his feet, and he soared into the air to find more targets to kill...

On a desolate plain, the Dinosaur Emperor Zhang Daqian pounded the earth with his thick tail. His body was three hundred meters tall, like a Tyrannosaurus Rex with demonic wings, and his mouth held blue light.

Around it, cracks appeared in the earth, and one stone giant monster after another crawled out, gradually numbering in the hundreds and thousands.

The Dinosaur Emperor's eyes flashed with disdain as he roared, "I am the Dinosaur Emperor! Have you all assembled? Defeat me!"

With a flap of his wings, his enormous body cast a large shadow on the ground. Suddenly, he spewed out a pale blue beam of light from his mouth, which was like a light sword. Wherever it passed, all the stone monsters were cleaved in two.

The Dinosaur Emperor stretched his neck, spun around, and a blue beam of light swept across the area, killing all the stone monsters and spirits within a few thousand meters.

"Under the breath of atoms, all are nothing but clay chickens and earthenware dogs!"

The Dinosaur Emperor flicked his tail and strode towards a distant mountain. With each step, the earth trembled, leaving deep footprints...

On another desolate wasteland, a massive metal mech was wreaking havoc. This mech was hundreds of meters tall and wielded a giant alloy sword with serrated edges that vibrated rapidly. It was an overclocked oscillating sword with immense destructive power.

With a loud crash, a divine flame dragon horse was slain and fell to the ground.

The Divine Flame Dragon Horse is an extremely powerful wild monster in the world of Investiture of the Gods, on par with the Mighty Bull Demon King. It can fly through the air at great speed, and an adult Divine Flame Dragon Horse can basically dominate a region. Even if it encounters an enemy it cannot defeat, it can escape.

But under the mecha's overclocked, vibrating giant sword, the Divine Flame Dragon Horse, known for its speed, was unable to escape!

Just as it fell to the ground and died, a thunderous roar suddenly echoed from the sky: "You beast, how dare you kill my horse!"

Appearing with the angry shout was a white-haired Taoist priest with flowing sleeves and a whisk in his hand.

The Taoist priest, with a magical halo behind him and phoenix eyes blazing with divine flames, coldly snorted, looked at the massive mecha, and shouted, "You heretics, prepare to die!"

After speaking, the Taoist waved his sleeve, and a giant handprint, seemingly cast in pure gold, descended from the sky and smashed down on the tall mecha.

The mecha parried with its sword, and with a clang, the giant handprint was blocked and quickly dissipated. The mecha also retreated several steps.

Inside the mech, in the cockpit, the Deep Sea Demon God Tu Sanjia, whose six tentacles were rapidly throbbing, grunted and said, "This one's got some serious firepower! Fine, I killed a dragon-horse and got a lot of points, no need to fight this expert to the death, let's retreat!"

The Deep Sea Demon God Tu Sanjia did not linger in battle. After blocking a giant handprint, he immediately fled. His mech was equipped with a jet propulsion system, making it extremely fast.

Unable to catch up, the white-haired Taoist snorted coldly and shouted, "You rats, once I find a new mount, I will kill you without mercy!"

The white-haired Taoist priest waved his sleeve and left.

He is Guang Chengzi.

He is a renowned deity in these mountains...

This is a small border town in the Kingdom of Wu.

The townspeople screamed and cried out in alarm; some fled, some knelt in prayer, and some collapsed to the ground in terror…

Suddenly, a large number of monsters appeared in the sky and on the ground, and many villagers in the town have been slaughtered.

A child who looked only seven or eight years old frowned deeply. He held a revolver in each hand and slowly shot down the monsters that rushed into the town in the town square.

His name is Li Xinxin, and he calls himself a prodigy. He is one of the players secretly trained by Lan Cuihua.

In this world of gods, Li Xinxin has grown much stronger than before. However, he is not used to joining a faction and is still a lone wolf, going wherever he wants. Whether it is a monster or a human, he kills anyone he doesn't like, and he has hardly encountered any enemies.

Suddenly, Li Xinxin stopped attacking.

He tilted his head, looking with some curiosity at the middle-aged man striding towards him.

The man was dressed in ancient attire, with his hands tucked into his sleeves. He looked unremarkable, but he had four swords around him, moving with agility and speed. All the monsters that approached him were easily killed by those four swords.

"Who is this person? Judging from their appearance, could they be a player who accepted the Holy Sword quest?"

Li Xinxin suddenly felt a surge of fighting spirit.

Players who accept the Holy Sword quest will definitely be ranked in the top 30 of the potential leaderboard listed by the core.

"I've heard these players are amazing, and today I've finally met one! This is a rare opportunity, I must have a match with him!"

Li Xinxin smiled, then suddenly raised her gun and attacked the person in front of her. The bullets from her gun left red trails and clanged, but they were all blocked by the longsword of the man in front of her.

"Who are you? Why are you attacking me?"

The man raised his eyebrows, and golden light shone in his eyes.

"Prodigy Li Xinxin, come and have a match with me! Take this!"

Li Xinxin didn't stop moving. She threw her hands to the ground, and when she raised them again, the revolver in her hands was already crackling with electricity.

Boom!

The two pistols fired in a way that resembled rocket launchers, with the crimson bullets growing larger as they left the barrel and spewing flames from their tails.

The middle-aged man paused, and with a flash of sword light, he was already behind Li Xinxin.

The next moment, Li Xinxin's body turned into light and disappeared.

The middle-aged man shook his head before slowly saying, "My Four Swords of Zhuxian have become even stronger..."

He was Xuan Jiankong, one of the players who activated the Holy Sword quest.

However, Li Xinxin reappeared on the Conferred God Platform high in the sky. He looked surprised and had not yet realized what was going on.

"Ha, you're here too. Who killed you?"

A voice sounded behind Li Xinxin. He wasn't alone; there was another person on the Conferred God Platform—the Living Zombie King Qiang, one of the human players who had come to the Conferred God World with him.

"Where is this?" Li Xinxin asked instead of answering.

Wang Qiang pointed upwards and said, "The Conferred God Platform. Coming here proves you're dead. You can only return to the Conferred God World after 24 hours!"

Li Xinxin looked up and saw the words "Conferred God Platform" in mid-air, and also noticed that her name was in mid-air, with a countdown to resurrection marked behind it.

"I'm so bored, tell me, who killed you?"

Wang Qiang asked again.

Li Xinxin snorted irritably, "I don't know!"

He wasn't lying; he genuinely didn't know who the player who killed him was. The player's actions were too fast.

"Never mind if you don't want to talk about it!" Wang Qiang shook his head. "I was just unlucky to run into Cihang Daoren. You know Cihang Daoren, right? I withstood one of his palm strikes, but not the second. I guess I lost with honor!"

This Wang Qiang is a living zombie, and a chatterbox, talking non-stop...

In the world of Investiture of the Gods, countless battles are still raging. Gods and Buddhas descend to earth, demons and monsters emerge, the weak seek survival, the strong kill, and the world is in turmoil.

The war between the Lich Kingdom and the Lich Kingdom finally broke out. Both sides mobilized their troops and split into multiple routes to fight each other.

Compared to ordinary soldiers, the strong are actually more important; a top expert can withstand a million soldiers.

As a result, the war between the Lich Kingdom and the Demon Kingdom gradually changed from a battle between mortals to a contest of power between the strong.

The war between these two countries has drawn in more and more gods, Buddhas, and monsters, and participating in the war between the two countries is also the fastest way for players who have activated the Holy Sword quest to farm Godhood Points.

Zhou Nan sat quietly on Chiyang Mountain, ignoring all matters outside the mountain.

The appearance of countless gods, Buddhas, and monsters did not affect Zhou Nan's meditation, but it did affect most of the mortals in the Chiyang tribe.

Almost every day, monsters launch attacks on the settlements of the Chiyang tribe, and sometimes some gods and Buddhas NPCs also come to occupy the mountain.

Many of the mortals in the Chiyang region are strong and powerful, but mortals are mortals and are no match for those spirits, monsters, gods, and Buddhas. At this time, the Chiyang Mountain God, Flying Bear Fairy, and Jade Fairy will step in.

The foundation of the mountain god of Chiyang Mountain lies in Chiyang Mountain. Even though the God-Investiture Lord has run away and all the mountain gods have become wild, he still fulfills his duties as a mountain god, monitoring all the movements within a radius of three hundred miles, and not allowing outsiders to disturb Zhou Nan's quiet cultivation.

As for Fairy Flying Bear and Fairy Jade Maiden, they seem to be somewhat trapped here.

Suddenly, gods and Buddhas descended from the sky, and demons danced wildly. They dared not run around, otherwise they might not be able to return to the Wu and Yao kingdoms. They would be intercepted and killed by those monsters on the way. It was better to stay at the foot of Chiyang Mountain. At least there was a great immortal on the mountain, and they might be able to get his protection at a critical moment.

With the help of the Mountain God of Chiyang Mountain, the Flying Bear Fairy, and the Jade Maiden Fairy, they were able to deal with some weak monsters. Under their protection, the mortals of most of Chiyang Mountain lived relatively peacefully.

One year, two years, three years...

time flies.

On this day, at the foot of Chiyang Mountain, a powerful enemy finally appeared that the three mountain gods could not handle.

The newcomer was none other than the Two-Headed Demon Lizard player, who called himself the Extraterrestrial Demon. Since entering the world of Fengshen, he had been rampaging, killing countless monsters and even some gods and Buddhas.

He hasn't joined the Lich Kingdom yet, but today he came to Chiyang Mountain and wanted to flatten the mountain and kill the strongest person in it in order to accumulate points for the Godhood Conferment.

"I've heard this mountain is called Crimson Sun Mountain, and that the Crimson Sun Immortal lives there. I won't make things difficult for you; let that Crimson Sun Immortal come out to face his death. I'll only kill him!"

The two-headed demon lizard player was extremely arrogant. In front of him, the mountain god of Chiyang Mountain, the little fairy of flying bears, and the fairy of jade maiden were all beaten so badly that they couldn't get up.

The mountain god of Chiyang Mountain, however, remained defiant, his face contorted with rage, and roared, "You audacious madman! Disturbing a true cultivator's meditation is an unforgivable crime! As long as I live, I will not let you succeed!"

Flying Bear Fairy and Jade Fairy were no longer as tough as the Mountain God of Chiyang Mountain. They dared not speak and tried their best to move back.

"Hmph, stubborn as a mule, then I'll kill you first, and then I'll go up the mountain!"

The two-headed demon lizard snorted coldly, raised its palm, and was about to kill the mountain god of Chiyang Mountain with one blow.

Just then, a golden light flew from the top of Chiyang Mountain. Within the golden light was a card. With a snap, the card transformed into a human shape and landed in front of the two-headed demon lizard player.

The two-headed demon lizard player paused for a moment upon seeing the newcomer, then burst into laughter: "It's you, Black Card Emperor! How come I can't sense your aura?"

The newcomer had a shiny bald head and wore holy armor. He looked exactly like Zhou Nan, but the two-headed demon lizard player couldn't recognize him. He wasn't Zhou Nan, but rather a figment of Zhou Nan's imagination.

Its foundation is a vast amount of Kingly Domination True Qi, and it possesses four skills: [Subduing Heaven Profound Yellow], [Nine Scales Creation], [Destroying Divine Halberd], and [Sea-Stabilizing Divine Needle].

(End of this chapter)