Bang!
There was no actual gunshot—this was just the sound effect Rosen imagined in his mind.
As he watched the Dark Sun Child fall, his Apocalypse Eye instinctively calculated the amount of Hunter Points he had earned. A staggering 160,000 Hunter Points. After mastering Hunter's Mind, he had hunted over 1,500 more Dark Sun Children.
With just 1,000 Hunter Points, he could exchange for a prey's authority. With 10,000 points, he could obtain a law. Rosen would have loved to continue hunting, but there were simply no more Dark Sun Children left near the Cosmic Holy Court.
Recently, he had used his Apocalypse Eye to observe the Cosmic Holy Emperor, who seemed to be on the verge of leaving the Holy Court to investigate the situation. This meant Rosen had to relocate his hunting grounds. However, before leaving, there were two things he needed to do.
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Meanwhile, in the Flying Heaven Dynasty, a war that had lasted for years was finally coming to an end. Originally, it was expected to drag on for another three to five hundred years, as the five Dark Sun Nests could continuously produce Dark Sun Children. However, over the past decade, Dark Sun Children had been mysteriously disappearing one after another.
The Coin True God observed the Dark Sun Nest from a distance. Only five newly born Dark Sun Children remained. Now, all that was needed was to destroy the Dark Sun Nests, and the task assigned by the Cosmic Holy Emperor would be complete.
Once that was done, the Coin True God would receive the Cosmic Holy Emperor's support and could focus entirely on capturing Rosen.
Just the thought of Rosen made the Coin True God's anger flare up. Entering the Old World was easy, but leaving was difficult. Capturing Rosen was an even more daunting task. If the thousand-year deadline passed without the King's Game being initiated, it would mean the end of any chance for the Coin True God to become a Great True God.
As the Coin True God pondered how to eliminate the Dark Sun Nests at the lowest cost, it suddenly sensed a Spirit Realm Messenger approaching.
The Old World had no Spirit Realm, and for a Spirit Realm Messenger to traverse the darkness of the Old World was akin to seeking death.
The crow-like Spirit Realm Messenger landed near the Coin True God and transformed, revealing its true form.
"Hunting True God, why are you here?" the Coin True God asked warily.
The Hunting True God activated its Hunter's Law, which slightly eased the Coin True God's suspicions. While many things could be faked, the laws mastered by a True God could not. Perhaps the World Government had realized how difficult the task was and sent the Hunting True God to provide reinforcements in the Old World.
"I've come to assist you," the Hunting True God said, closing the distance to within ten meters of the Coin True God.
"You've arrived just in time…" the Coin True God began, intending to invite the Hunting True God to help destroy the Dark Sun Nests.
But before it could finish, the Hunting True God pulled out a golden, jade-like shotgun. The barrel was aimed directly at the Coin True God, and with a single shot, hundreds of pellets composed of Holy Light Laws were fired.
The Coin True God's body shimmered with golden light as countless coins materialized out of thin air, blocking every single pellet. At the same time, it instantly activated its Wealth Domain, releasing the divine kingdom it carried within its consciousness.
Unlike other True Gods, who only possessed one divine kingdom, the Coin True God controlled two. One of them, carried with it, had been transformed from its divine territory. Although it was only at Sequence 0, this portable divine kingdom was integrated with countless treasures and resources that enhanced its power. It was also fortified with numerous True God-level formations, making it no less formidable than a True God's divine kingdom.
This was one of the Coin True God's most deeply hidden trump cards. However, all of this was within Rosen's expectations.
The Law of Fate he controlled was an ancient law, and it could only exert its maximum effect in the Old World. In contrast, the Coin True God's Law of Wealth was weakened by at least half in the Old World, especially outside its own domain.
With the Law of Origin at its core, supplemented by the Laws of Sovereignty, Civilization, Life, Death, and Flesh, Rosen's domain, composed of seven ancient laws, directly crushed the Coin True God's Wealth Domain and forcibly dragged its divine kingdom into his own domain.
Then, Rosen retreated into the Mysterious Study Room, altering the spatial anchor. In the blink of an eye, he disappeared without a trace.
Only after reaching the surface world did Rosen leave the Mysterious Study Room and re-release his domain. He had initially considered resolving the Coin True God within the domain, but the Coin True God had come to the Old World with its own preparations.
Aside from its portable divine kingdom, Rosen's Apocalypse Eye had also detected three other trump cards the Coin True God possessed: the Star Coin King's Fallen Tarot Card, the True God Miracle Lifeform Golden Divine Ox, and its self-created skill, Conceptual Trade.
Now, within its divine kingdom, the Coin True God's Law of Wealth was no longer suppressed. It immediately used the power of the Star Coin King to gather the strength of all its followers and troops, empowering itself. Then, it merged its divine body with the Golden Divine Ox, combining their powers.
Since the Golden Divine Ox was a miracle lifeform, it could unleash all its abilities without restriction in both the Old and New Worlds. The Coin True God, who originally controlled the New World's Law of Wealth, could now channel the Old World's Law of Wealth through the Golden Divine Ox, effectively eliminating its greatest weakness.
Additionally, the Coin True God was also the Ascension Emperor, possessing the Law of Transformation tied to its divine position. In an instant, the Golden Divine Ox, under the power of the Law of Transformation, became a humanoid, semi-mechanical, semi-living Mechanical Ascension Construct.
The Law of Wealth, the Authority of Sovereignty, the Law of Gold mastered by the Golden Divine Ox, and the Law of Transformation—these three laws merged, and the Coin True God's re-released domain, amplified by its divine kingdom, began to tear apart Rosen's domain. On the surface, three laws seemed inferior to seven, but Rosen was only a demigod, while the Coin True God was a True God.
Rosen had considered using the power of his Dragon-Tiger Emperor divine position, but after analyzing it with the Apocalypse Eye, he realized it was not feasible. The divine position was problematic—it was a tool used by the Great True Gods to harvest the fortunes of the various celestial dynasties. If the powers of the Dragon-Tiger Emperor and the Ascension Emperor divine positions clashed directly, the Cosmic Holy Emperor would inevitably investigate the Ascension Emperor's divine position after the battle. It wouldn't be difficult to detect the power of the Dragon-Tiger Emperor's divine position, which would render Rosen's carefully crafted new identity useless.
Therefore, Rosen had no choice but to rely on his true strength to hunt the Coin True God head-on.
With a thought, Rosen summoned the Dark Sun Slime. Seeing that the Wealth Divine Kingdom within the domain was larger than itself, the Dark Sun Slime expanded to hundreds of miles in size and charged forward, engulfing the Wealth Divine Kingdom, which was dozens of miles in diameter.
Its unique skill, Infinite Gluttony, allowed the Dark Sun Slime to devour almost anything. Divine destruction, physical impact—all of it could be consumed as food by the Dark Sun Slime. As long as it didn't exceed its limits, the Dark Sun Slime could devour almost any form of damage.
At this moment, Rosen took out a portrait of the Coin True God, added the final stroke to complete the painting, and unleashed a Forbidden Curse.
The curse he cast was the Curse of Flesh and Blood, causing the flesh and blood within the Coin True God's body to spiral out of control. It was important to note that the Law of Transformation involved converting flesh and blood into machinery, which, in the Old World, was a subordinate law to the Law of Machinery. Originally, the flesh and mechanical parts within its body coexisted harmoniously. However, the Curse of Flesh and Blood caused the flesh to go haywire, which in turn affected the mechanical components, leading to a severe rejection reaction between the Coin True God and the Golden Divine Ox.
Over the next few days, Rosen roamed the Old World with the Dark Sun Slime in tow. Behind him, two Great True Gods pursued relentlessly.
It wouldn't have been difficult for Rosen to hide in the Ancient God's True Realm and use the Mysterious Study Room to evade the two Great True Gods. However, he wanted to see how many Great True Gods the World Government could influence.
Although the Apocalypse Eye could analyze information, it was challenging when it came to Great True Gods. Even after years of focused analysis, Rosen had only managed to uncover some basic information about the Cosmic Holy Emperor. To fully understand the allegiances of all the Great True Gods in the Old World would take at least a century in real time.
Thus, using the Coin True God as bait allowed Rosen to save a significant amount of divine essence.
"The Ten Thousand Paths Holy Emperor and the Cosmic Holy Emperor... It seems the World Government only has five Great True Gods behind it," Rosen concluded.
After confirming that no new Great True Gods had joined the pursuit, Rosen prepared to deliver the final blow to the Coin True God.
Of course, the Dark Sun Slime was also reaching its limit. Although it was a Sequence 0 being of the Eternal Sequence, the Coin True God was no ordinary True God. When the Coin True God was forced to use Conceptual Trade, the Dark Sun Slime could no longer keep it trapped.
Just as Rosen's Equivalent Contract could enforce contracts, the Coin True God's Conceptual Trade could enforce trades. As long as it had enough wealth, it could theoretically trade for anything.
The Coin True God had initially wanted to use Conceptual Trade to turn Rosen into a slave. However, the prerequisite for Conceptual Trade was that its wealth had to surpass that of its target. To its dismay, it discovered that its wealth was inferior to Rosen's. Left with no choice, it used Conceptual Trade to temporarily enhance its own power.
The Coin True God's True God Will was upgraded to the Immortal Will of a Great True God. Its Authority of Sovereignty was elevated to the Law of Sovereignty, and through this new law, it gained control over the Old World's corresponding ancient law.
Finally, the Coin True God used Conceptual Trade to forcibly teleport Rosen into its divine kingdom.
A divine kingdom was a higher form of power compared to a law domain. In an instant, Rosen's law domain was suppressed by the Wealth Divine Kingdom. Even after releasing his divine territory, he could only barely resist the divine kingdom's suppression.
On the other hand, the Coin True God, after all its enhancements, was now almost equivalent to half a Great True God. However, power that didn't belong to it could never be held for long.
Rosen had already foreseen this moment through his Fate Prophecy Painting. He knew the Coin True God would use Conceptual Trade to pull him into the Wealth Divine Kingdom, so he had already recalled the Dark Sun Slime in advance. Now, he released it again, and it immediately enveloped his divine territory.
The Dark Sun Slime's internal defenses had been able to trap the Coin True God for several days. Although the Coin True God was now fighting with everything it had and was much stronger, the Dark Sun Slime's external defenses far surpassed its internal ones.
Thus, when a rain of golden meteors fell from the sky, the Dark Sun Slime was flattened but sustained no fatal injuries. Eventually, it was encased in layers of molten golden meteors, transforming into a massive golden statue.
The golden statue continued to shrink, forcing the Dark Sun Slime to endure immense pressure.
Two hours later, the golden statue had shrunk to about one meter in size.
The Coin True God pressed its hand against the golden statue, using all its strength to reinforce the seal with the Law of Gold. However, at that moment, a pillar of fire composed of Solar Divine Flames burst through the golden statue from within.
A massive wound was torn open on the side of the Dark Sun Slime's body.
While the Dark Sun Slime was defending with all its might, Rosen also controlled the Miracle Painting to materialize the Golden Crow Starship through the power of the True Creator.
Then, using the Hunter Sequence and the Knight's Reins, Rosen piloted the Golden Crow Starship. By stacking the attributes and traits of multiple skills through the special skill Fatal Strike, he maximized the damage output and aimed the starship's main cannon at the Coin True God outside.
The attack was a case of "killing a thousand enemies at the cost of eight hundred of your own." The Dark Sun Slime was severely injured. However, the Coin True God was in even worse shape. Although it had dodged in time, the speed of light was simply too fast. Even a glancing hit from the starship's main cannon had incinerated nearly half of its body. Regenerating its form came at a significant cost.
The Golden Crow Starship broke free from the golden statue's seal, growing in size as it transformed into a radiant golden crow. The starship's main cannon fired repeatedly, causing massive destruction to the Wealth Divine Kingdom.
Although the Coin True God defended and counterattacked with all its might, it couldn't keep up with the massive Golden Crow Starship. This was because the starship's Golden Crow Transformation allowed it to accelerate from a standstill to the speed of light in an instant.
By the end, the entire Wealth Divine Kingdom was in ruins. While the elite troops had been evacuated, the ordinary believers had almost all perished in the cataclysmic battle.
A divine kingdom could suppress enemies and enhance its owner, but when faced with an evenly matched opponent, it could also suffer tremendous losses.
Desperate, the Coin True God infused the Law of Gold into the material fabric of the entire divine kingdom. The Wealth Divine Kingdom turned into a massive block of gold and began to shrink. At the same time, it used the entire divine kingdom's gold as the price for Conceptual Trade, aiming to suppress and seal Rosen's extraordinary powers.
"Even at this point, you still want to capture me alive?" Rosen shook his head inside the cockpit, manipulating the Golden Crow Starship to transform into the Ten Thousand Dragon Nest.
As the divine kingdom compressed and space shrank, the Golden Crow Starship's speed advantage would be rendered useless. Now, it was a direct battle of attrition, and the Ten Thousand Dragon Nest, in its divine kingdom form, was more than a match for any True God's divine kingdom.
At this moment, ten thousand dragon heads emerged from the Ten Thousand Dragon Nest, jointly casting the dragon race's war arcana, World Collapse. This was a war arcana Rosen had learned from the Dragon God at great cost, designed to maximize the combat power of a large number of dragons.
The war arcana World Collapse had different effects depending on the laws used to cast it. Rosen used the Law of Origin to activate it. As the ten thousand dragon heads began chanting in draconic, countless runes intertwined, forming ten thousand magic circles in the void. These magic circles connected and combined, ultimately giving rise to the World Collapse.
An invisible, intangible wave swept across the entire Wealth Divine Kingdom, inflicting catastrophic damage in an instant. Although the divine kingdom wasn't completely destroyed, countless cracks appeared, making it impossible to maintain its sealing effect.
Rosen deactivated the Ten Thousand Dragon Nest form and re-materialized the Dragon God's Wrath within his consciousness.
The Canvas of the Mind reflected the entire Wealth Divine Kingdom, instantly forming a painting. Rosen then used this painting to cast Manifestation of the Painted World.
Through a god-like perspective, he locked onto the Coin True God, which was preparing to flee.
The Dragon God's Wrath fired a shot that struck the projection of the Canvas of the Mind within Rosen's consciousness. As the holy light bullet entered the canvas and hit the painted Coin True God, the real Coin True God was simultaneously struck by the Dragon God's Wrath.
However, the damage wasn't as high as expected. The Coin True God's defense, after fusing with the Golden Divine Ox, was simply too strong. In terms of pure damage output, the Dragon God's Wrath was no match for the Golden Crow Starship, especially since the latter's cannon had been charging for a long time under the effects of time acceleration.
Thus, if Rosen wanted to deal a devastating blow to the Coin True God with a single shot, he had only one option left.
He directly activated the Painter Sequence skill, Shatter Weapon, which enhanced the damage of the attack at the cost of destroying the Dragon God's Wrath. As the Dragon God's Wrath gradually disintegrated, the final bullet it fired before shattering descended from the sky, piercing through the Coin True God's head and exiting through its body. The nearly infinite holy light caused the Coin True God to burn from the inside out.
The Coin True God, now severely injured, attempted to use Conceptual Trade to send away its divine core. However, at this moment, Rosen had already taken out the Equivalent Contract.
If both sides had been at their peak, the Sequence 1 Equivalent Contract would have been no match for the True God-level Conceptual Trade. But now, Rosen was completely unharmed, while the Coin True God was critically injured. With one side strengthened and the other weakened, the Equivalent Contract couldn't instantly subdue the Coin True God, but it could prevent it from using Conceptual Trade to send away its divine core.
At this point, the Coin True God had exhausted all its tricks and could no longer resist the dimensional collapse of the Painting Domain.
Moments later, the remnants of the Wealth Divine Kingdom and the Coin True God were sealed within the Canvas of the Mind. Moreover, time within the painting was paused, making it impossible for the Coin True God to even die.
Rosen didn't immediately deal with the Coin True God. Instead, he went to the Painting World to repair the damage to the True Creator.
The Shatter Weapon skill had destroyed the Dragon God's Wrath. If it had been the original Dragon God's Wrath, it would have been completely ruined. But now, the Dragon God's Wrath was merely a manifestation of the True Creator, a miracle painting. By infusing a large amount of divine crystals to replenish the损耗, it wasn't difficult to re-materialize the Dragon God's Wrath.
After quickly repairing it under time acceleration, Rosen didn't immediately execute the Coin True God.
Although he had captured the Coin True God's true body, its avatar still existed in the Eternal Continent of the Spirit Realm. The same was true for the Hunting True God—Rosen had killed the avatar that controlled the Hunter's Law, but not the true body that controlled the Hunting Law. As long as they weren't completely dead, he couldn't obtain the miracle treasures that were guaranteed to appear upon a True God's death.
Thus, the greatest gain from this battle was actually the Golden Divine Ox, a miracle lifeform.
As for the Coin True God's true body and the Star Coin King's Fallen Tarot Card, Rosen planned to keep them under control until the King's Game began.
The rest of the Wealth Divine Kingdom and the wealth accumulated by the Star Coin King had been largely consumed by its use of Conceptual Trade.
The Equivalent Contract permanently consumed divine essence, while Conceptual Trade permanently consumed wealth. The stronger the ability that exceeded one's sequence level, the greater the cost.
Rosen carefully extracted the Golden Divine Ox from the Coin True God's body. Taking advantage of the Golden Divine Ox's weakened state, he used the Ancient God's Shackles to assist in contracting it as a pet.
[Golden Divine Ox: Miracle Lifeform]
[Level: True God]
[Professions: Sequence 0 Merchant, Sequence 0 Guardian Knight]
[Divinity: 135]
[Law: Law of Gold]
[Skills: Commercial Appraisal, Golden Contract… Victory Charge, Absolute Defense…]
[Miracle Traits: Golden Stomach, One and Only in Heaven and Earth, Eternal and Indestructible]
From its attributes, it was clear that the Golden Divine Ox wasn't suited for offense but excelled in defense.
Its unique miracle trait, Golden Stomach, could turn anything it consumed into gold—not ordinary gold, but gold naturally imbued with the Law of Gold, making it a True God-level metal attribute Extraordinary Materials.
By mastering the Golden Divine Ox, one could obtain infinite wealth through its Golden Stomach.
(End of Chapter)