This is a world of vast desolation.

The ground is covered with countless white bones, stretching endlessly.

The sky is black, yet one can see the brilliant stars.

A magnificent peak stands on the earth, shrouded in a profound radiance, while beneath the mountain, an infinite army of bones surges like a tide, charging towards the peak.

Upon the peak, there also stands an innumerable army of bones.

Clad in armor, they clash with the enemy charging toward the summit.

The deafening sounds of battle echo throughout heaven and earth; rays of Divine Arts burst forth beneath the mountain.

Further away, an army of gray-black shadows has formed well-ordered ranks, driving forward waves of terrifying shadow monsters towards the mountain peak.

In the radiance beneath the peak, many cloaked Death God Envoys are fighting against similarly dressed Dark Divine Envoys, bathing in the glow of Divine Power; every clash unleashes a terrifying wave of divine energy...

From afar, the side of the Death God Envoys has fallen into disadvantage, and the barrier shrouding the peak is also crumbling.

However, the battle between the envoys is not the most exhilarating.

The most thrilling is the confrontation among several True Gods in the sky.

The God of Darkness and Shadow, Holder, clad in a black robe, stands calmly in mid-air, with two other weaker Divine standing behind him.

These are the True Gods of the Netherworld who follow him: the God of Eternal Sleep, Xius, and Silence Lady Yina, both possessing faint divine powers.

Opposite them, two other True Gods stand.

Loyal to the Death God Hela are the True Gods: Fate Goddess Tica and Harvester Proos.

The former possesses lesser divine power, and the latter has faint divine power.

The True Gods stand against each other, their grand divine power colliding, transforming into mysterious, undulating visions in the celestial sky.

But, like the ground battle, the True Gods loyal to Hela are obviously in a losing position; were it not for the mountain’s deep divine radiance, their strength might have already been engulfed by the God of Darkness and Shadow’s side...

Fate Goddess Tica appears to be a somewhat cool female, wearing a black and white Divine Robe.

Her expression is grim, with eyes full of anger glaring at the God of Darkness and Shadow, Holder:

"Holder! How dare you tear apart the Netherworld covenant and betray Hela Crown!" 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝙬𝙚𝓫𝒏𝓸𝓿𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝙤𝓶

"The Realm of the Dead is the nation managing the return of souls in the Segis Universe, have you considered what impact your actions might have on the Segis World?!"

However, compared to the Fate Goddess, Holder’s demeanor remains very calm.

He quietly observed the increasingly weakened two True Gods, suddenly smiling:

"Crown Tica, why keep defending the gate for Hela? Once I reclaim the Death Divine Position and become the legitimate Death God, I will naturally reshape the Realm of the Dead."

"Crown Tica, I know Hela is already asleep, unable to control her power anymore, and my capture of the Netherworld is proof."

"I offer you, and Crown Proos, an opportunity — submit to me, and when I become the true Death God, you will still maintain your authority."

The God of Darkness and Shadow, Holder, speaks sincerely, his expression genuine.

However, hearing his words, the two True Gods burst into furious anger:

"You shameless traitor! Hela Crown is the chosen successor of Yeager Crown! If you wish to break into the Realm of the Dead, you will first have to step over our corpses!"

On hearing the words of the two True Gods, the smile of the God of Darkness and Shadow, Holder, slowly faded.

"Is that so... Then there is no way."

With a light sigh, His expression turned solemn, and surging divine energy erupted from His being!

The power at the pinnacle of moderate divine force fully unleashed, boundless darkness enveloped the earth; at this moment, Holder fully unfurled His Divine Domain!

Behind Him, a country shrouded in shadow slowly manifested, with even more abundant power flowing from the nation, causing the entire world to seem submerged into darkness and shadows.

That is Holder’s Divine Country, the Dark and Shadow Kingdom.

Witnessing this scene, the Fate Goddess Tica and Harvester Proos’s expressions dramatically changed:

"Divine Country descent?! Holder, have you gone mad?!"

The descent of a Divine Country is the last-resort tactic when True Gods of Faith battle.

Its effect is to summon one’s Divine Country to collide with the opposing True God’s Divine Country.

When the two Divine Countries merge and integrate, both parties’ Prayer and Divine Envoys fully erupt into war until one side thoroughly defeats and annexes the other Divine Country...

Once successfully annexed, the conquered True God will perish, and His authority will be seized by the opponent.

This is a divine struggle risking everything, wagering whose divine power and influence are superior.

Of course, such battles are only chosen among True Gods of Faith with similar laws, as forcibly annexing a deity unrelated to oneself, even if victorious, can potentially affect the Divine Soul — the most severe cases may lead to insanity...

For this reason, divine wars among True Gods of Faith rarely employ such methods, opting more often for the traditional tactics of besieging the Divine Country until it shatters, eliminating the enemy True God’s essence hidden within to directly seize the deity...

This approach combines offense and defense.

In choosing this, the God of Darkness and Shadow relinquishes any retreat.

Ultimately, He is an ancient god; even if defeated, He will not perish, at most losing significant strength.

In the sky, the kingdom of shadows draws ever nearer, resembling a colossal fortress, moving toward the peak.

Under the shock and anger-filled gaze of the Fate Goddess Tica and Harvester Proos, the Dark and Shadow Kingdom collided against the mountain peak.

Huge roaring sounds ensue, and in that instant, all existences, including myths, nearly go deaf...

Profound radiance blossoms on the mountain, causing the entire Netherworld to faintly tremble.

Subsequently, many cracks spread across the mountain, ultimately shattering with an explosive sound...

On the mountain range, a large rift appears, with radiance flickering behind the gap, surprisingly concealing a deep world.

That’s the Divine Country of the Death God Hela, the Realm of the Dead.

Seeing this realm, the God of Darkness and Shadow, Holder’s eyes finally unveil a hint of delight.

Without hesitation, He sends out orders to His clansmen and followers to attack the Divine Country.

The Dark and Shadow Kingdom penetrates into the Realm of the Dead, sweeping undead and shadow creatures surge into the Divine Country.

The Fate Goddess Tica and Harvester Proos’s expressions turn grim; yet, faced with this unparalleled force, even as True Gods, they cannot ward it off...

"Seal Tica and Proos first!"

Holder commands the True Gods loyal to Him.

Tica and Proos also count as ancient gods; defeating them quickly is not easy, but breaking into the Realm of the Dead and sealing them remains possible.

However, just as the God of Eternal Sleep, Xius, and Silence Lady Ina, who follow Holder, prepared to act, spatial fluctuations arose from the depths of the Realm of the Dead.

Brilliant radiance surged forth, and a golden Triumph Stone Gate appeared behind the Fate Goddess Tica and Harvester Proos.

Upon seeing the holy glowing stone gate, the expression of the God of Darkness and Shadow, Holder, instantly became grim.