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Nine Phoenix turned to John and explained, "This is an evil power that can be merged with any law. If absorbed, it would severely damage the soul. However, only a Creator God-level expert can master such a technique, because it's too wicked, and even Creator Gods rarely use it."

Only a Creator God can master it?

John felt puzzled. Could there be a Creator God-level expert here?

But if there were a Creator God-level expert, why would the Church of Light be plotting with such schemes? They could easily defeat Overlord and the others without hesitation.

Seeing his silence, Nine Phoenix curiously asked, "John, how did you come to know about the God-Devouring Curse?"

He shook his head, not answering, and instead turned to the two of them and asked, "Can Anixegon from the Church of Light also cast the God-Devouring Curse?"

"Impossible," Nine Phoenix quickly denied. "The God-Devouring Curse is actually a complete law of The Heaven. Even Emperor-level experts can't master it, let alone someone like Anixegon. Only a Creator God-level expert could wield it, and it's also a method that Creator Gods use to control their subordinates."

John's confusion deepened. But Elsa would never lie to him.

After a moment of hesitation, he spoke again, "The Heaven Divine Stele was tampered with by Anixegon. It contains the God-Devouring Curse."

"What?" Nine Phoenix and Chaos exclaimed in shock, their faces darkening.

"This can't be true." Heavenly King, recalling Nine Phoenix's earlier words, asked in confusion, "Wasn't it said that only a Creator God could master the God-Devouring Curse? Could it be that a Creator God has appeared here?"

The two of them looked grim.

Chaos shook his head, saying, "A Creator God can attach the God-Devouring Curse to other objects, and then others can use it. If this is true, then Anixegon must be in collusion with a Creator God!"

Everyone's expressions turned serious. A Creator God was far stronger than an Emperor, and even Overlord would have no power to resist in front of one.

Nine Phoenix, suddenly thinking of something, turned to John with a frown, asking, "John, how did you learn this information?"

This should have been a well-hidden matter. John had been with them the whole time, never leaving. There was no way for him to know this unless—

John didn't hide anything and explained, "There's someone inside the Church of Light who works for me."

Everyone fell silent, a chilling sense creeping up from their hearts.

Meditating on The Heaven Divine Stele was extremely important for their strength. As soon as the stele descended, they would undoubtedly rush to comprehend it, and at that moment, they would inevitably be struck by the God-Devouring Curse, endangering their lives.

Forest King looked at the others and spoke, "This is too serious. Should we warn Overlord and the others?"

The group frowned, all turning their gaze to John.

Overlord wanted to escape to the Initial World, and they could all tell that Overlord and the other Emperor-level experts had their own goals—trying to lay their hands on the Initial World.

Nine Phoenix and the others were openly supporting John, already offending the other Emperor-level experts.

Whether or not to warn those individuals was up to John to decide.

He coldly chuckled, feeling no affection for those Emperor-level experts, especially Overlord.

He spoke casually, "There's no need. Perhaps Lord Overlord isn't afraid of the God-Devouring Curse?"

The others exchanged glances, all sensing that he seemed to be taking advantage of the situation, but none of them had any objections.

After all, they were all in the same boat as John now.

At that moment, an uproar erupted outside, signaling the arrival of another group—over twenty thousand nine-star experts from Celestial Vault and Dark City.

The Celestial Vault's power was on par with the Church of Light. However, due to John's influence, many nine-star experts from Celestial Vault had already fallen, and now only over twenty thousand remained.

"It seems I've arrived late," a cold voice said. The speaker's eyes swept over the crowd and locked onto John. His expression immediately darkened, a murderous intent radiating from him.

The current state of Dark City was entirely due to this human's actions. The two sides had already reached a point of no return.

This time, he would make sure to tear John apart.

John looked back at him with curiosity.

At this moment, Celestial Vault's aura was completely different from before—it had become far stronger.

This time, it was likely the real body of their leader.

John felt no fear, though he couldn't help but wonder if the Church of Light and Celestial Vault were colluding in this operation.

The three factions had gathered, each keeping to themselves, silently waiting for The Heaven Divine Stele to appear.

During this time, no other powerful individuals arrived.

All the strong beings in the Realm of Chaos had already gathered here.

John, however, didn't pay much attention to the situation. He continued refining the Heart of the Continent to improve his strength in The Overseer.

...

Seven days passed in the blink of an eye. He had refined over thirty thousand Heart of the Continent, and The Overseer's cultivation had only reached the peak of six stars, just one step away from breaking through to the early stage of seven stars.

Boom!

Suddenly, a series of thunderous sounds echoed, and the space trembled. The overwhelming power of laws surged.

In the Void, a massive stone tablet suddenly appeared, blotting out the sky and casting a shadow over everyone.

The Heaven Divine Stele!

Upon seeing this, everyone's faces were filled with excitement, their expressions manic with joy.

"It's finally here."

"I can feel that the power of laws on this The Heaven Divine Stele is even stronger."

"It seems I have a chance to break through to the late stage of two-star Emperor!"

The crowd began to chatter excitedly, eagerly moving toward the massive divine stele.

The Heaven Divine Stele gathered the complete power of laws of The Heaven. Even if one could comprehend just a fraction of it, the boost to their cultivation would be immense.

Even John could feel dozens of familiar powers of laws emanating from it, and they were incredibly alluring to him.

However, he knew that the Church of Light had already tampered with it, so he dared not refine it.

"Silence!" Overlord's authoritative voice echoed, and the chaotic crowd immediately quieted down.

He continued, "We will proceed as per the previous arrangement—Emperor-level experts will enter the stele, and the nine-star experts will remain on the outskirts to comprehend it."

No one objected to this. Strength determined status, and as long as they could comprehend The Heaven Divine Stele, they would be satisfied.

"John, you all be careful. If you encounter danger, escape immediately," Nine Phoenix cautioned, looking at John and the others.

"Don't worry, I know what I'm doing," John replied with a confident nod.

Nine Phoenix, Chaos, and Heavenly King were all Emperor-level experts, so they could enter the stele to comprehend it, but they couldn't stay with John.

Although they knew that The Heaven Divine Stele had been tampered with, they didn't want to expose it. As long as they resisted absorbing the power of laws from the stele, they'd be fine.
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Everyone immediately arranged themselves according to their cultivation levels.

John, being only in the early nine-star stage, was the weakest. He and Sword Demon were pushed to the outermost edge.

Forest King was with them as well. Though he was at the mid-nine-star level, with so many nine-star experts around, no one paid him any attention.

The three factions—Overlord's followers, the Church of Light, and Celestial Vault—remained separate, eyeing each other warily, each keeping to their own space.

Overlord cast a warning glance at the others but didn't bother further. He immediately moved to the lowest point of The Heaven Divine Stele, eager to begin comprehending the power of laws.

His strength had already grown significantly. This time, he was absolutely confident that with just a bit more understanding of the laws, he could break the chains of Realm of Chaos and escape from this place.

Buzz...

A deep, humming sound reverberated as the immense power of laws surrounded the area. Everyone immediately sat cross-legged, focusing intently on comprehending the power of laws emanating from the stele.

John also sat down, feeling the overwhelming power of laws around him. It was tempting, but he didn't dare absorb it.

His eyes remained fixed on The Heaven Divine Stele, his brow furrowed.

He could feel that the massive stone tablet was indeed a treasure, but he wasn't sure if it could be taken into World-in-Hand.

Even if it could, the God-Devouring Curse on it would have to be erased first—he certainly didn't want to fall victim to someone else's schemes.

"John, there's definitely something wrong," Forest King said, keeping an eye on the Church of Light members. "They haven't absorbed the power of laws. Something's off," he quickly warned.

The power of laws surged, passing around the members of the Church of Light, but none of them absorbed it.

Everyone else was fully focused on refining the power of laws, completely unaware of this strange occurrence.

John nodded slightly, having noticed it as well.

He then shifted his gaze to the Celestial Vault members nearby.

Endless darkness and the power of laws from The Heaven surged, and these black magicians greedily absorbed it.

It seemed they were unaware of the Church of Light's scheme.

"This Anixegon... such vicious methods!" John muttered to himself.

The Church of Light's goal was clearly to trap them all in one fell swoop.

At this point, he only hoped that Overlord was strong enough—strong enough to fight back against the Church of Light, even if he fell victim to the God-Devouring Curse.

The best outcome would be for both sides to suffer a mutually destructive fate.

...

Beneath The Heaven Divine Stele, the Emperor-level experts had gathered.

Here, the power of laws was even more concentrated, and everyone was focused on comprehending it.

Of course, Chaos and Nine Phoenix were exceptions.

They had already discovered that the Church of Light had tampered with The Heaven Divine Stele.

Chaos quietly observed Anixegon and the Church of Light members nearby.

As expected, those individuals didn't absorb or refine the power of laws.

He couldn't help but feel a shiver of fear run through him. If John hadn't warned him, he would have fallen for it as well.

"Hmm!" Chaos couldn't help but exclaim out loud, locking eyes with someone ahead of him.

It was DemonEmperor!

DemonEmperor noticed that Chaos wasn't absorbing The Heaven laws and appeared startled. A brief smile appeared on his face before he quickly turned away, pretending nothing had happened.

But both of them were stunned.

Chaos quickly closed his eyes, pretending to be refining the laws, but his mental energy intentionally (yet subtly) reached out to probe DemonEmperor.

It wasn't just DemonEmperor—VoidEmperor beside him also wasn't refining or comprehending The Heaven laws.

Could it be that the two of them knew something was wrong with The Heaven Divine Stele?

But how did these two know?

John and DemonEmperor didn't get along, so there was no way John would inform him. Similarly, the Church of Light members, with their own people in the ranks, wouldn't be the ones to tell him.

The only possibility was that they were secretly colluding with the Church of Light!

Chaos swallowed hard, his mind connecting with Nine Phoenix through their soul bond.

"Nine Phoenix, DemonEmperor and VoidEmperor aren't comprehending The Heaven laws either," his voice echoed in Nine Phoenix's mind.

Nine Phoenix remained with his eyes closed, unresponsive. His voice entered Chaos's mind: "I noticed. And it's not just them. There's one more person who hasn't comprehended The Heaven laws."

"One more person?" Chaos was puzzled.

Nine Phoenix: "Merciless Emperor."