Zeus's grace is higher than the sky

Jibril ignored the "angels'" roars and murderous intent, instead discussing them with Huanlong with great interest, as if she regarded them as indestructible toys rather than equal enemies.

Huanlong shook her head; she had never seen a life form like an "angel" in the past.

"Their origin is similar to that of the mirage of Ketu, which was suddenly transformed into a living planet by the Order of Abundance. It is the will of the entire planet. The five in front of us are just projections of a part of it. Only attacks that can injure the main body can hurt them. Without attacks that meet the conditions, it is impossible to attack them in this space."

"What special conditions?"

"Jibril asked eagerly."

"do not know."

The memories of the Abyss God, which are connected to the five "angels," contain information about all the dead humans on the planet over the past thousand years. The information is diverse and vast, and the immense negative emotions generated during the reading process cause Huanlong great pain, making it impossible for him to read it completely.

"There's no other way. To avoid escalating the situation, we can only ask our master for help."

The Netherworld of the Eclipse did not shrink with the passage of time but instead continued to expand, becoming more than twice the size it was when Griffith used the Overlord's Egg.

Jibril activated the primal divine power that Zeus had injected into her body.

"Master, please help! Xiao Ji can't handle this!"

Zeus became interested after receiving Jibril's request for help.

"Oh, such a weak opponent actually gave Jibril a hard time? Let me see."

Zeus, as the god of the stars, possessed a range of vision encompassing hundreds of star systems, but he rarely used it. Since Jibril had asked him for help, Zeus had no choice but to reopen it.

With just one glance, Zeus understood the true nature of the five "angels" in the underworld and why, despite their power being inferior to Jibril's, Jibril was unable to harm them.

In summary, it means—"Jibriel, you're not serious."

"Huh? What does this have to do with me not being able to beat them?"

Jibril's face was full of doubt. Even such a weak human could almost touch it, but she couldn't.

"Although the physical body is preserved here, it is still essentially a world of consciousness and soul. In other words, the force of the material world may be effective against the lowest-ranking apostles, but it will have little effect on the higher-ranking 'angels'."

In other words, to inflict damage on the opponent in battle, in addition to physical factors, there must also be a battle of wits and will.

Jibril approached the situation with a playful attitude, failing to regard it as an equal opponent. As a result, although her physical attacks far exceeded the threshold, the added mental power could not break through the "angel's" will.

"In other words, once I get serious, they're just a bunch of chickens and dogs, right?"

Jibril's playful expression vanished. Although a smile remained on her face, the aura she exuded was completely different from before.

"That's right, let's deal with them quickly."

"Okay, Master, please wait a moment."

The five "angels" who sensed Jibril's change changed their expressions.

"This is bad, retreat quickly."

As the Eclipse rapidly contracted, the five "angels" either escaped into the sky, hid on the earth, or burrowed into the sun.

"Hmph, trying to run away!"

Jibril raised her hand, and her finishing move, "Sky Strike," was about to strike.

A tyrannical and destructive power, mixed with Jibril's determination to kill, was compressed into this small space. The moment it made contact, the five "angels" who were just moments before were reduced to ashes.

"Phew, so that's where the problem was. Solved."

Looking at the tyrannical Skywing before him, even Cang Tingbo couldn't help but swallow hard as he saw the "Sky Strike" in her hand, which far surpassed the previous Ghost God Lu Bu's.

"An attack of this level... even if the Witch King were reborn, he wouldn't be one ten-thousandth as powerful. If she were also our enemy..."

Cang Tingbo simply couldn't imagine how he would face the attack from Jibril, whose level of existence far surpassed his own.

A slight wavering appeared in his heart at this moment. He understood that Jibril was a "god" that neither the Great Yan nor Terra could possibly defeat.

"If this kind of life is the enemy, shouldn't we, the Great Yan, surrender sooner?"

Cang Tingbo questioned his wavering heart.

Chapter 223 Destruction and the Struggle for Civilization

However, before Cang Tingbo could overcome his fear and ask any questions, Jibril and Huanlong disappeared before his eyes.

Meanwhile, Zeus, far away, gazed into the distance, the lightning in his eyes transcending the barriers of the world, fixed on the abyss god of that other realm.

"The God of the Abyss, a life form similar to Gaia and Alaya, what a pity, let him perish here."

A silent bolt of divine lightning descended upon the land of another world, and the being known as the God of the Abyss, who wielded the power of a planet, perished. Needless to say, the five projections waiting to be resurrected in his abyss also vanished completely with the arrival of the divine lightning.

"Jibril is really something, so careless. She needs to be punished properly and made so she can't get out of bed for three days."

Zeus withdrew his gaze from the distance and turned his attention to the star-swooping object before him.

"The Annihilation Lord who dealt with the erudite was forged from the Iron Tomb Function of antimatter, and the arrows that broke the hunting party were obtained through a conspiracy of instigating internal strife. What was the method originally used to destroy the harmonious Star Howl?"

In this world, once you reach the level of a Commander, it's very difficult to kill them by sheer numbers. Even the Annihilation Lord, who was hunted down and killed by the Sea Patrol Knights, was only killed by the Sea Patrol Knights at a great cost after fighting to the death with the remaining Breeding Commanders.

Moreover, even more advanced Star Gods, no matter how weak they are, cannot be killed by sheer numbers. Although the antimatter legion that Xingxiao openly commands has far greater cohesion than the "family," it is nothing short of a pipe dream to think that it can destroy the once harmonious destiny with just that.

"Or perhaps, this is also Nanook's 'investment' in me?"

Zeus stroked his chin, pondering how to deal with Starroar.

Under Zeus's divine power, Xingxiao, who was almost dead, is now barely clinging to life.

"Killing them would be a waste."

Although to the Star Gods, the so-called messengers are not much different from ants in terms of power, in terms of the philosophy of destiny, these people are rare expanders throughout the universe.

Just as each Envoy of Wisdom represents a thought of the Wise One, each Great Lord of Annihilation is an important part of the philosophy of destruction.

"Should we wait a little longer? There will soon be another Great King of Annihilation."

The Star Train is the key to this world's future and the breakthrough from despair. Their next stop is Onfaros, where three paths intersect, and the Iron Tomb, specifically designed to fight against the Wise One, is hidden there.

"But speaking of which, according to my memory, there should be some trouble caused by the original doctor of the Genius Club before Pinocchio goes to Onfaros, but with Pinocchio's place in such a state, I wonder if he will still go."

Dr. Primal, a member of the Genius Club, pursues a similar goal to the mystical Astral Myth. The Myth avoids being anchored to the future by erasing traces of the past, allowing the future to constantly change. Dr. Primal, on the other hand, preserves evolutionary diversity by achieving extreme reversion of organisms to their ancestral forms.

Unlike the geniuses in other genius clubs, Dr. Primal's pursuit of discarding the knowledge gained through evolution can be considered extremely anti-intellectual. However, from another perspective, isn't it also a countermeasure against the Extinction Lord known as the Iron Tomb, returning all civilization to the primitive wilderness, the origin of evolution? The anti-intellectual Iron Tomb function would be helpless in the face of such a life form.

Zeus reached out to Starscream, intending to seal her away completely to study her together after capturing the Iron Tomb.

Just then, a force entered Zeus's body through the arm that Zeus was extending toward Xingxiao.

"Good heavens, so this was where I was waiting!"

Zeus smiled. He wasn't afraid of a powerful enemy, but rather of being completely ignorant of them. Dealing with them now would prevent them from jumping out and stabbing him in the back at a crucial moment in the future.

"Let me see how Nanook used to destroy Harmony!"

Meanwhile, in another distant star system, Nanuk opened his eyes and looked into the distance with a scrutinizing gaze.

Star Howl, the Great Lord of Annihilation whom he snatched from Hipe, also signifies that a part of the path to Harmony has been destroyed and taken away.

The first thing to come was the whispers that would incite division.

The surrounding air is filled with seductive words that, like those of a demon, sow discord and divide people, causing rifts between hearts and splits between civilizations.

"joke!"

With a reach of his hand, the deceptive concepts of rumors materialized in Zeus's palm, only to be instantly refined by him.

Zeus was not some god who pursued democracy. As an unprecedented philosopher-king, the civilization under Zeus's rule was absolutely subservient to his autocratic rule. So-called democracy was merely a favor bestowed by Zeus. Once Zeus made a decision, no one but himself could oppose it and stop him from carrying it out. The so-called rebellious fire ignited by rumors was nothing but a laughable drama.

What followed was unfair distribution, and the civilization under the influence of discontent easily crumbled.

"Injustice, dissatisfaction? Hahaha, I am absolute justice, I am absolute wisdom, and the decisions I make are absolutely fair!"

The heat of thunder pierced the cold of the wind, and absolute reason and fairness made civilization thrive even more.

"Nanook, that's far from enough! Such petty tricks are not enough to deny 'civilization'!"

What followed was the final confrontation.

"An insurmountable enemy!"

That is not only a formidable enemy in terms of physical force, but also an erosion and replacement in the realm of consciousness and spirit.

With its appearance, the rumors that had faded away began to circulate again, and the previously melted eerie winds began to blow once more.

Zeus was caught off guard for a moment.

"Indeed, indeed, no matter how much suffering there is, it is ultimately an internal conflict. It will only weaken a civilization but not kill it! Only outsiders, only outsiders, can completely destroy a civilization!"

Even though Greece was home to hundreds of city-states, and China was rife with warring states, these were merely internal conflicts within civilizations. Only the arrival of external enemies could truly trigger the destruction of a civilization. The mighty Persian Empire and the wild nomadic peoples were the great enemies of that civilization.

"But you are facing me, the god of gods, the king of kings, Zeus!"

Leading Earth's civilization from a primitive state trapped on its home planet, it has climbed step by step, clashing with countless civilizations without ever being defeated. Or rather, the defeated civilizations were absorbed and assimilated. Only the civilization that wins again and again can stand at the pinnacle of the universe!

"From the White Giant God at the beginning, to Ort later, then Gaia and Alaya, and the Star of Tears, countless enemies stronger than me have all been defeated and crushed by me!"

That was the path Zeus took to fulfill his destiny, and also the sword and shield in the philosophical struggle between destruction and civilization.

Chapter 224 A Minor Victory

Predatory planets, nomadic among nomads, their herds are all civilizations large and small in the universe, and the various brilliant civilizations on Earth are also considered their prey.

In the battle against Zeus, it initially had an overwhelming advantage, which was also the most vulnerable moment for the civilization led by Zeus, where life and death hung in the balance.

"However, in the end, victory truly belongs to me! The hearts of millions are my hearts, and my will is the will of civilization! As long as my will endures, the flame of civilization will continue to burn!"

Even the world's destruction could be directly resisted by Zeus. Zeus never thought about the destruction of his own civilization. If that day ever came, Zeus was confident that the world would be the first to perish!

Undoubtedly, this is the key to the philosophy of "civilization" overcoming "destruction." Faced with an insurmountable enemy, civilization is gathered in one person. As long as that person can live, as long as that person can win, the spark will one day be rekindled and turn into a raging inferno.

"..."

In the distant star field, Nanook lost his perception of the Star Roar, which also signifies that this philosophical clash was a victory for "civilization".

The path of destruction was torn apart and incorporated into the destiny of civilization, which in turn strengthened the destiny of civilization once again.

At this moment, Xingxiao, who was still unconscious, relaxed his furrowed brows, and all the destructive power in his body was transformed into the power belonging to Zeus.

At this moment, she regained her perception of the outside world.

"Zeus!"

A scream came from her mouth.

"No, shouldn't I be dead already?"

Xingxiao sensed his body; it was healthy, strong, and full of life, completely unlike the state he had been in after using "Starlight" with the intention of mutual destruction.

What did you do to me?

Along with the pain and exhaustion, the destructive anger and extreme hatred for harmony also vanished.

The Star God is a saint who opens up the path of destiny with his own will, while the Envoy is a sage who pursues it. At the beginning of the pursuit of destiny, the path seeker may act out of his own will, but as he goes further and further on the path of destiny, destiny in turn influences and even dominates the traveler's consciousness. The one who is closest to the Star God—the Envoy—is undoubtedly the one who is most deeply influenced.

The previous Star Howl was the Great Lord of Annihilation, the messenger of destruction, and the bomb used by the God of Creation to destroy "Harmony". She should rightfully possess the rage to destroy everything and the irreconcilable hatred for "Harmony".

After Zeus transformed it, "civilization" replaced "destruction," the burning fire of anger subsided, the ice of hatred that froze everything melted, and Xingxiao was able to see the world anew.

But now she feels more lost than ever before.

"Am I now the master of power or the slave of fate?"

The quelling of anger and the dissipation of hatred do not mean the fading of memories.

I was initially a member of "Harmony," then embraced "Destruction." Was the hatred for "Harmony" fueled by "Destruction"? Now, I am being assimilated by "Civilization" again. Is "Civilization" orchestrating the calming of anger and the dissolution of hatred?

Zeus lifted up the still bewildered Starhowl.

"???"

Xingxiao was completely bewildered by this sudden turn of events.

"Stop thinking about all that nonsense. You're mine now, what's the point of thinking about it?"

Xingxiao was speechless for a moment.

Back then, when Nanuk lifted him from the ashes of the Infinite Chieftain to become the Extinction Lord, he personally experienced the struggle and tearing between two different forces of destiny within his body.

The conflict with the Star God was not only about divine power, but also about the philosophical principles he practiced. The pain of feeling as if his body and spirit were being torn apart made Star Howl feel fear and pain, but more than that, he felt anger and a desire to destroy him. This was the key to Nanuk's victory in that struggle.

No matter how much we emphasize "harmony," people are ultimately different. Differences lead to friction, friction leads to struggle, struggle leads to pain, pain leads to anger, and anger turns into raging fire that destroys everything!