The Creators: From Night City

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However, becoming a divine being, and then a deity, is an extremely difficult thing.

It's only because the 'qualification' of a god is predetermined by 'Heaven'.

Only those who bear the 'complete law' can be called gods and have the potential to become the next god of the underworld after Marika.

The divine being is the true 'candidate for godhood'!

According to Malenia, to this day, there are only five known divine beings in the land who clearly bear the law.

Princess Lani, Marlenia, and Michaela of the Moon; Queen Marika of Eternity; Queen with Night-Colored Eyes.

Its rarity is self-evident.

In Mongot's view, Marlenia's "voluntary" abandonment of the "Crimson Corruption" law was a waste of resources.

Moreover, in his eyes, both the incomplete twins were people who had received Marika's blessing.

This can be seen from the fact that he initially referred to the other party as 'blessed twins'.

However, Malenia clearly disagreed with the other party's view and showed great resistance to it.

Throughout their journey, even during the height of the Crimson Corruption, Jiang Bing had never seen Marlenia display such a loss of composure.

"Stop your nonsense, pathetic Montgomery."

Marlenia straightened up, her words filled with a mixture of pity and mockery, directed at both the other person and herself.

In order to cure the 'Crimson Corruption' parasitizing Malenia, Michaela, whose wisdom already surpassed that of ordinary people, made countless attempts and explored countless powers in the Land of Interchange. As a result, she learned, analyzed, and deduced countless secrets hidden in the shadows.

Marlene was aware of most of these secrets as well.

"Blessings? How can you say that with such righteous indignation?"

Marlenia pointed her knife at the ugly horn on the other person's head, her words dripping with sarcasm.

"Look at these inhuman twisted things on your body. As children of both Gough and Marika, why is Godwin so perfect, while you and Munger were born twisted? Have you ever thought about that?"

Gold Prince Godwin was the first son of Marika and the first king, Gofule, and was a man who was perfect in the literal sense.

In terms of strength, appearance, and character, he is the perfect embodiment of the Golden Law.

Although the 'Blessed King' made no move, the twisted cane in his hand was being gripped so tightly that it cracked and splintered.

Clearly, he was also very concerned about this issue.

This is only natural. After all, they are born of the same mother, but the difference between them is so huge that it is hard not to have any strange thoughts.

Marlene looked up at the golden tree, her face showing an unprecedented sorrow.

Her explanation was even more shocking.

"This is all because we were merely sacrifices created by the Eternal Queen in order to separate the 'Outer God's Curse' from within her body."

Chapter 888 The Essence of the Golden Law

"What nonsense!"

The Montgomery red temperature is now visible to the naked eye.

The golden tree's light shone brightly, visible to the naked eye.

Jiang Bing's eyes lit up immediately, clearly visible to the naked eye.

As if someone had touched a raw nerve, Mongot crushed his deformed cane into pieces, revealing a blood-red blade hidden within.

“What blasphemous words! Such a sin of disrespect is absolutely unforgivable.”

The questioning was accompanied by Mongot's full-force slash.

The sharp horns are an outward manifestation of the power of the furnace's hundred aspects, a power that is both a curse and a blessing. In the era when the Golden Tree was still the furnace of life, Mongot's appearance was a symbol of blessing.

The sharp angles on his body brought him misfortune, but also gave him extraordinary vitality.

Therefore, Marlene did not choose to withstand the slash delivered in anger.

The magnificent perlite platform shattered with a deafening crash. Mongot had unleashed his full power, determined to leave his opponent behind.

Amidst the flying debris, Mongot did not continue his pursuit of Marlenia. Instead, he swung his blade horizontally, unleashing a cursed blood slash at the two bystanders, intending to prioritize eliminating the smaller foes and prevent further complications in the battle.

His choice was not wrong from a tactical point of view.

But what awaited him was an arm, an arm that was excessively pale.

Jiang Bing raised his hand to parry his slash, then grabbed his wrist and slammed him to the ground.

However, Mengget adjusted his body in mid-air and successfully landed on his feet, but was still irresistibly shoved into the ground by Jiang Bing's immense force.

This almost made Montgomery throw up his dinner.

Golden light instantly exploded outwards along his body, attempting to force Jiang Bing to retreat from the ensuing close-quarters combat.

But a foot landed directly on his chest. With his horn broken and bones fractured, Mongot was thrown into the air, tilted and kicked into the sky, crashing into the huge golden tree trunk, and slowly sliding down to the ground.

While the other two were momentarily stunned, the entire stone platform cracked inch by inch under Jiang Bing's footsteps, and this 'outer god' charged toward the golden tree with the force of wind and thunder.

As soon as Menggete landed, Jiang Bing's palm pierced through his entire chest.

But what's puzzling is that his arm didn't emerge from behind the other person's body; instead, it seemed to reach into a virtual space, penetrating deep into the other person's chest.

The next instant, as Mongot waved his hand in terror to stop him, Jiang Bing's arm slowly but irresistibly withdrew from the other's body. Accompanied by the other's terrified groan, he was holding in his palm a phantom fragment of a great rune that radiated light.

Jiang Bing hadn't watched all that drama for nothing; he had already analyzed the opponent's physical structure and observed the strength that made up that body.

Even if Jiang Bing were to directly rip out the other party's heart, given the vitality of the Hundred Phases of the Furnace and the other party's superb mastery of the Golden Law, it would be difficult to take the other party's life under the Golden Tree.

Therefore, when he does make a move, he always targets the opponent's vital points.

However, his act of forcibly seizing the fragments of the Dharma Ring clearly crossed a red line for some being.

Clearly, the prying gaze suddenly focused on Jiang Bing, followed by a palpable killing intent.

The light shone brightly!

The towering golden tree seemed to be stimulated and burst forth with dazzling light, as if the Eternal Queen Marika had finally made her move and awakened the golden law that had been dormant and declining in the tree.

Golden light streamed down like rain, falling at the base of the tree and forming an invisible light curtain that blocked Jiang Bing's sudden attack.

A tooth-grinding explosion emanated from the point of their clash, and the golden light barrier rippled outwards, yet it remained unbroken.

"Mother, has it been you who lowered your gaze?"

The wounded Mongot lay weakly at the foot of the tree, his hands outstretched towards the canopy with an excited expression, praying fervently.

Since the Night of the Black Knife, Queen Marika and King Fraldagon have entered the Golden Tree together and never left. After the Ring of Law shattered, the magnificent Golden Tree grew numerous thorns of repulsion, sealing itself off and refusing entry to anyone.

Even with a massive army pressing in and war raging near the capital, the golden tree remained standing there, unmoved.

until today.

As if stimulated, the golden tree emitted endless light that enveloped itself, and at the same time, the golden law that had ruled the endless time of the borderlands suddenly flourished.

But the light only affected Jiang Bing, paying no attention to the Valkyrie and her little follower.

The tangible gold, solidified like clear glass, accumulated inch by inch onto Jiang Bing's body, pushing him away from the golden tree.

The stone slab shattered instantly. Although Jiang Bing's feet were firmly planted on the ground, the light screen propelled his feet, carving two deep chasms that stretched into the distance.

Under the astonished gazes of Marlenia and Finley, Jiang Bing was shoved away from the platform at the foot of the Golden Tree, away from Queen Marika's boudoir, until he came to a disheveled stop at the edge of the inner city.

The golden light shone softly, yet it formed a forbidden zone.

A forbidden zone for 'Outer Gods'.

This is the power of the laws, seemingly gentle, yet possessing unparalleled strength, which cannot be broken by ordinary physical means.

The entire royal city was alarmed. Large numbers of soldiers, priests, surviving civilians, and even the faded ones whose eyes did not possess the golden blessing light, were all drawn to this sudden miracle.

As Jiang Binggang stood still, frowning and pondering what to do, a miniature sun seemed to suddenly rise above the towering golden canopy.

Under the watchful eyes of everyone in the entire royal city, a golden meteor suddenly plummeted from the crown of the golden tree.

The target was naturally Jiang Bing, who was identified as the enemy.

The golden meteor seemed slow, but in the blink of an eye, it landed on Jiang Bing's head. A burst of golden light erupted in an instant without any sound of explosion. A complex and mysterious magic ring pattern exploded from the meteor, instantly evaporating all the buildings that had been enveloped by the light.

Amidst the ruins, Jiang Bing, covered in dust and dirt, had an expression of icy indifference.

"Such a welcoming ceremony is a bit excessive."

But the Golden Law did not want to communicate with him. More meteors rose from the treetops, as if even if it razed the entire royal city to the ground, it would still blast the 'Outer God' who coveted the Ring of Law to this place.

The earth shook violently, and the inner city walls of the once-unconquered Royal City of Rodel collapsed today.

Each of those golden meteors carried devastating power, instantly vaporizing and destroying a large area of ​​buildings and their inhabitants.

Without mercy or regard for casualties, more meteors fell from the sky, while endless golden leaves drifted and swirled towards Jiang Bing, who was constantly shifting and dodging, determined to strangle him here.

The Golden Law, which has always presented itself as loving, kind, warm, healing, and perfectly unified, has finally revealed its harsh, exclusive, cold, and ruthless side today.

The Golden Law is a law that belongs to the majority; it is the operating rule that Marika, Two Fingers, and even the 'Supreme Will' have set for the world.

The perception that it is perfect and benevolent is simply because the actions of the individuals involved happen to fall within the limits it allows.

It is essentially a form of power, arbitrarily defining the world from the perspective of the sovereign of law.

It ruthlessly forbids death, corruption, the turning of stars, the rising and setting of the moon, and similarly forbids outsiders like Jiang Bing from touching the Dharma Ring.

Therefore, it reveals the ferocious fangs beneath its gentle exterior.

But it did not expect that it would be facing the 'Lord of Eternal Flame', who had fought his way up through countless battles.

Chapter 889 Burning Tree

The creatures on the Golden Tree have no sense of martial ethics; they bully an old man in his twenties or thirties, taking advantage of Jiang Bing's inattention to deceive and ambush him.

His anger was therefore understandable.

The massive amount of fallen leaves were like actual energy bombs; as they fell to the ground, they blasted deep craters, causing a series of booming sounds throughout the royal city.

A towering gargoyle hero soared through the sky, tasked with scouting the battlefield. But in the next instant, amidst the dust and smoke of an explosion, a colossal giant rose from the ground, the immense wind pressure sending it flying.

How tall is the golden tree exactly?

No one knows the exact answer, but even the tallest building in the royal city of Rodel looks like a small mound of earth under the trees, and the hundred-meter-long ancient dragon corpse looks like a tiny insect in comparison.

But at this moment, the magnificent figure of a giant stole half of its glory.

'Lord of Eternal Flame', 'Black King', 'The Fallen One', 'Supreme Sun', 'Enemy of Gods and Demons', 'Antichrist', 'Crimson Demon'—without needing to hear them, simply witnessing this divine being will cause these profound concepts to spontaneously flood into the observer's consciousness.

As more and more worlds are incorporated into the territory of 'Anti-Entropy', and as the influence of legions such as 'Apostles', 'Witchers', 'Spirit Hunters', and 'Pyromancer Apostles' gradually spreads, the belief in the Lord of 'Anti-Entropy' continues to circulate, spread, evolve, and flourish.

And the number of 'holy names' bestowed upon Him by the faith is also increasing.

A great deal of faith manifested in this world, to the point that countless prayers resounded throughout the royal city.

He easily reached out and caught a shooting star in his palm, crushed it, and destroyed it. Only a small portion of the enormous power of the Golden Law overflowed, while the rest was completely annihilated in the other's palm.

Is this what 'He' truly looks like?

Marlene muttered to herself.

With just a few steps, a 'broad road' was paved out of the bustling royal city.

The golden light barrier was directly cleaved into spiderweb-like cracks by the 'Dictionary' wielded by Jiang Bingqing, the 'Forger'.

Even the law can collapse one day.

Even a powerful ring like the Elden Ring is still fragmented.

The meteors fell more rapidly and densely, and the entire inner city of Rodel was blasted into scorched earth in a short time.

Meanwhile, the [Forger] braved the explosion, shattering the barrier into pieces, and stubbornly resisted the impregnable Golden Laws, advancing step by step towards the Golden Tree.

The enormous golden tree seemed to come alive at this moment, and the surrounding light began to fluctuate as if it were breathing.

A golden ring, thousands of meters in diameter, emerged from the tree trunk and spread horizontally in all directions.

The towering buildings and luxurious pavilions collapsed in an instant after being swept by the halo. The giant hero gargoyle flying in the air was unable to dodge in time and was swept by the suddenly expanding golden halo. Its rock-hard body was instantly cut in two.

The next instant, the giant sword burning with golden flames was lifted up and slashed forward heavily.

The colossal blade, hundreds of meters in size, clashed with the golden ring, producing a piercing, teeth-grinding sound that tormented the eardrums of all the surviving creatures in the royal city.

After only a few breaths of stalemate, the invincible ring was shattered by the giant sword. The mountain-like giant held the sword horizontally and with a single swing, he shattered a meteor tens of meters long.