Chapter 361: Original Sin Grand Array vs. Golden Sacred Arrow
"Everyone, the survival of the God Realm depends on this battle. We swear here and now to live and die with the God Realm!"
The five divine kings stood with firm gazes, their passionate declaration stirring the gods behind them.
The God of Emotion, Rong Nianbing, was the first to respond. His gentle smile turned solemn. "Swear to live and die with the God Realm!"
"I, the God of Strength, swear to live and die with the God Realm!"
His voice wasn't especially loud, but the determination within it was clear to all.
The seven Elemental Gods exchanged looks, then simultaneously raised their right hands. Seven glowing orbs representing water, fire, earth, wind, light, darkness, and space floated upward as their resolute voices rang out. "Swear to live and die with the God Realm!"
"Swear to live and die with the God Realm!" echoed the Seven Sins Gods with equal solemnity.
Behind the five divine kings and sixteen first-level gods, countless second- and third-level gods and god officers listened to the solemn vows and watched as halo after halo of divine light radiated from the top beings of the God Realm. In that moment, every god felt their divine blood begin to boil.
They had lived in comfort in the God Realm for too long. Now, it was time to burn with passion again.
"Swear to live and die with the God Realm!"
"Swear to live and die with the God Realm!"
"Swear to live and die with the God Realm!"
One declaration after another echoed, light rings of all intensities radiating outwards. As the halos spread, the entire Douluo Star began to tremble violently. Soul masters on the ground turned pale, shivering uncontrollably, not daring to move. Ordinary soldiers without soul power simply passed out.
Marshal Ge Long, known as the pillar of the Heaven Dou Empire, looked as pale as a ghost, sweat soaking his back.
He had believed the deaths of Tang San and Dai Mubai were the end of it all—never expecting it was merely the prelude.
What shocked him even more was that the regent, Xiao Yu, had ambitions so immense.
His true goal was never the Douluo Continent—it was the God Realm itself, to command all laws and rule above all.
"Kill!"
With an earth-shaking roar, an unprecedented divine war erupted.
Shouts, sonic booms, and roars echoed endlessly through the sky.
The first to act were the seven Sins Gods under the God of Destruction. The seven swiftly formed a battle array, chanting strange incantations as a layer of eerie purple light emerged from their bodies.
Behind them, nearly a hundred second- and third-level gods formed a mysterious formation.
As the chanting continued, the seven Sins Gods levitated like gems embedded in the array behind them. A thick purple halo suddenly burst outward, unleashing an overwhelming force toward the gods of the Underworld.
This was one of the three great divine arrays of the God Realm: the Divine Punishment Array of the Descent of Original Sin.
"God says, greed is original sin!"
With a deep voice, the body of the God of Greed turned dark gold. The seven-ringed halo behind him expanded, faintly showing a phantom of an eighth ring.
"God says, desire is original sin!" came another chant. The sky turned dark red as the God of Desire became a glowing crimson figure.
"God says, gluttony is original sin!" A gluttonous mask appeared, glowing dark yellow.
"God says, sloth is original sin!" A mask of sloth emerged in deep green.
"God says, wrath is original sin!" A fiery orange glow erupted as the wrath mask roared into view.
"God says, envy is original sin!" A pinkish glow appeared as the God of Envy emerged, shining faintly.
"God says, pride is original sin!" Finally, the God of Pride appeared in deep blue, and the sky followed suit.
The seven Sins Gods, leading all gods in the Divine Punishment Array, chanted loudly: "All worlds are illusion. Original Sin shall not fade. With the descent of sin, heaven and earth shall perish."
This array could only unleash its full power through the central core of the God Realm, managed by the Evil and Kindness God Kings.
In the original story, before they descended, these two kings handed the core to Tang San for safekeeping, which provoked the envy of the God of Destruction and led to conflict between them.
But now, with the two kings still in the God Realm, the core was under their full control.
In such dire times, they had every reason to use the core's power to assist the Sins Gods. With this support, the Divine Punishment Array released an even more terrifying energy wave.
With a sharp hum, the sky itself began to tremble. Seven shifting colors appeared all at once, and the multicolored glow made the heavens look bizarrely distorted. The overwhelming pressure descended like a tidal wave.
Pride flickered in the eyes of the five divine kings. As the direct commander of the Sins Gods, the God of Destruction proudly declared, "The Descent of Original Sin Divine Punishment Array is one of the three great arrays of the God Realm. "
"Even we struggle to resist it. During the Dragon God Rebellion, we relied on these three arrays to halt the charge of the divine beasts and turn the tide. Even if these rebels aren't destroyed outright, they'll be severely weakened!"
Facing the approaching Divine Punishment Array, on Xiao Yu's side stood Aiolos, bow in hand. A golden arrow materialized in his right hand, clearly condensed from divine power.
Aiolos nocked the arrow, pulled the string slowly, and called out in a deep voice, "Everyone, lend me your strength!"
Saga, Shaka, Dohko, Shura, Aiolia, Milo, Camus, Aldebaran, Mu, Deathmask, Aphrodite—the eleven original Gold Saints—plus the unofficial twelfth, Kanon, all stood behind Aiolos and poured their divine power into his golden arrow.
Vast divine energy surged into the arrow. The terrifying aura swept across heaven and earth as though it could rend the sky itself.
The void trembled. The seven-colored glow that covered the world dimmed in an instant. The Divine Punishment Array began to collapse. The second- and third-level gods maintaining the array trembled and wavered. The seven Sins Gods clenched their teeth, doing all they could to resist the overwhelming power.
Buzz!
With a thunderous twang, the golden sacred arrow burst forth in dazzling brilliance.
(End of Chapter)