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"This..."

The Death Divine Master was stunned, a boundless fear rising in his heart, "No... This... This is the true Ultimate Path!"

In desperation, he exhausted his last ounce of power to produce a pitch-black scythe, attempting to block the blade.

However—

His semi-divine artifact was like worthless scrap metal. Under that blade, it only lingered for a fleeting moment before shattering into pieces, and his much-vaunted Perfect Divine Body was like paper, obliterated directly by the blade light.

Where the blade light passed, all returned to void.

In an instant, the Death Divine Master was like an erased painting, wiped out by the blade light.

Lin Yue swept past and couldn't help but pause.

So weak?

Judging from the resistance of the opponent, at best, he was only on the level of a Daoist Ancestor, wielding a semi-divine artifact and possessing a Perfect Divine Body, nothing more.

Weaker than the Heavenly Demon Clan Leader he had killed before entering the Yanfu World.

"Such a waste..."

Lin Yue couldn't help but sigh, "Had I known, I wouldn't have used so much power, truly wasteful..."

Mainly due to the limitations of this world's rules, it was difficult to judge the strength of those who had proved their path; nobody knew whether the opponent had condensed a Divine Heart.

Moreover, the deities of the Ancient World were divided into three levels—he only knew that third-level deities were the most ordinary existences in proving the path; who could tell what the situation was with second-level and first-level deities?

Perhaps second-level deities possessed the Divine Son's power, condensed from the Divine Heart, while first-level deities were on the level of Crown Prince and Second Prince, sons of a Divine Master?

However...

Now it seemed that wasn't the case.

Simultaneously, the crimson light of Black Moon in front of him grew more intense, swallowing more of Black Moon than last time.

In the blink of an eye, over two-fifths of Black Moon had been consumed.

"Oh, so many?" Lin Yue raised an eyebrow slightly.

The Death Divine Master was indeed much stronger than the Ruler of the Sun, so it was normal for him to take up more share.

"But... that's about all there is to a second-level deity."

"Perhaps, first-level deities of the Ancient World aren't particularly strong?"

Lin Yue couldn't help but ponder inwardly.

"Right, I can inquire with the local divines of the East Continent." He suddenly turned his gaze toward a forest several miles away.

With his power yet to be exhausted, he took a step forward, traversing the void to arrive in that forest.

Hidden within this forest was a sect of over a hundred people, who had been watching the battle through their divine thoughts.

"Witch God Sect, is it?"

Lin Yue glanced at the group of contractors and believers, saying calmly, "Summon the god you worship immediately, as long as it can descend a strand of divine avatar to communicate with me, that's enough."

His presence was so terrifying that it was impossible for these mortals to resist.

The Witch God Sect's Hierarch dared not say much and quickly began summoning the Witch God's divine avatar.

Summoning a divine avatar without power didn't consume much of their resources.

Before long, an ethereal light and shadow appeared in mid-air.

"Witch God?"

Lin Yue spoke.

"Are you an outsider, Mr. Lin Yue?" The Witch God's divine avatar transmitted a slightly respectful voice.

Evidently, the Witch God had also been watching through the contract a strand of divine thought, noticing this fact.

"Indeed." Lin Yue nodded slightly.

"It seems you have the privilege bestowed by the great Yanfu Master."

The Witch God's tone grew even more respectful as he promptly asked, "Is there something you wish to ask me, Mr. Lin Yue?"

"There are some matters."

Lin Yue nodded slightly and asked immediately, "The divines of the West Continent all hail from the Ancient World. You should know this, right?"

"Naturally." The Witch God nodded.

"The Death Divine Master just now was a second-level deity of the Ancient World."

Lin Yue said, "As for the Mother of the Stars, she is a first-level deity. Do you know what level of power the Mother of the Stars possesses?"

"Mother of the Stars?" The Witch God pondered for a moment before saying, "It seems you are unaware that fifty years ago, there was a divine war between the East and West Continents, right?"

"No, I haven't heard." Lin Yue nodded slightly.

"It is indeed rather obscure." The Witch God said, "At that time, the factions in conflict were the Mother of the Stars and the Unsullied Mother alongside the Great Freedom Heaven of our East Continent."

"Oh?" Lin Yue asked, "What was the result?"

"That time... the Mother of the Stars fought two opponents alone, slightly gaining the upper hand." The Witch God sighed.

"What level of power do the Unsullied Mother and the Great Freedom Heaven possess?" Lin Yue asked with a frown.

The Witch God said, "They have condensed a Divine Heart and wield divine artifacts."

"With such power, two against one, and yet the Mother of the Stars slightly had the upper hand?" Lin Yue frowned.

Among the twelve ancestors of the Demon Clan, aside from the Heavenly Demon Ancestor, the other eleven ancestors had also condensed a Divine Heart and wielded divine artifacts, equating to the power on the level of Divine Sons.

"The Mother of the Stars wields a Lifebound Divine Artifact."

The Witch God sighed and said, "The power wielded by a Lifebound Divine Artifact is ultimately stronger. Meanwhile, the divine artifacts controlled by the Unsullied Mother and the Great Freedom Heaven are remnants from the Ancient Times, naturally inferior."

Lin Yue understood.

The advantage of a Lifebound Divine Artifact was indeed greater.

Speaking fundamentally, while he possessed pseudo-Taichu Divine Power, he had only managed to refine part of a divine body, compared to the Death Divine Master, whose Perfect Divine Body only slightly surpassed it.

The main advantage was his Lifebound Divine Artifact, virtually a semi-finished Dominator Divine Artifact, essentially one level above ordinary divine artifacts, and being a Lifebound Divine Artifact, it was easier to harness.

Naturally, it allowed him to easily eliminate with one strike.

"Given this, my power is probably on par with the Unsullied Mother, Great Freedom Heaven, and similar Divine Sons, but slightly less than the Mother of the Stars..."

Lin Yue speculated inwardly.

At the Divine Son level, they all condensed a Divine Heart. Although he had pseudo-Taichu Divine Power, he had yet to fully refine a divine body, so the foundation lacked vastly.

By relying on a part-incarnate Lifebound Sovereign Artifact to compensate for his base strength, he could equate to the Divine Son level.

"Mr. Lin Yue, do you have confidence in dealing with the Mother of the Stars?"

The Witch God couldn't help but ask, "If I'm not mistaken, Mr. Lin Yue should be at the Harmonization Level, with the Ultimate Path?"

"Indeed." Lin Yue nodded slightly, admitting, "No need to think further, I can't defeat the Mother of the Stars."

Even alongside the Unsullied Mother and the Great Freedom Heaven, there was no certainty.

After all, his power was limited, and he could only fight with full strength for a period of time.

"Indeed..." The Witch God sighed.

After all, the person before them was merely at the Harmonization Level. Based on his Divine Soul state, it was evident he had forcibly harmonized, achieving such power because the Ultimate Path was so strong, coupled with a Lifebound Divine Artifact.

"There are a few more questions I have."

Lin Yue said, "In the Yanfu World, is the strongest truly only at the Divine Son level like the Great Freedom Heaven and the Unsullied Mother? Is there none at the Son of God level, who has grasped a portion of the Ultimate Path?"

The Witch God was slightly taken aback and said, "Mr. Lin Yue perhaps never experienced the migration to the Yanfu World during the Ancient Times?"

"No." Lin Yue nodded slightly.

"In the Ancient Times, only our Human Clan migrated to the Yanfu World."

The Witch God lamented and said, "Meanwhile, other races had already perished at that time, whether ordinary proofs or different races at the Son of God level, without exception."

"All the other races perished?" Lin Yue was slightly stunned.

Then he asked, "Among our Human Clan, are there no Sons of God?"

"None." The Witch God shook his head.

"None?" Lin Yue became more puzzled.

"Sons of God, they prove their path by portions of the Ultimate Path, nearing the true Ultimate Path."

The Witch God sighed, "If someone possesses such innate aptitude and insight, they would almost certainly receive guidance from Taichu, and once they have guidance, they would definitely achieve the true Ultimate Path. So... for our Human Clan, those with such proofs are nearly nonexistent, only other races have them."

Lin Yue realized and understood his meaning.

Regarding innate aptitude and insight, was he genuinely stronger than the Second Prince and Crown Prince?

But the Crown Prince and Second Prince could never truly master the Ultimate Path because there was no guidance from Taichu.

Looking at the history of the Eternal Night Clan, those proving through portions of the Ultimate Path were only the Crown Prince and Second Prince, with no other examples aside from the Heavenly Demon Ancestor and Xiahou Shou from the Demon Clan.

As for those who harmonized with portions of the Ultimate Path, none have managed to prove and transcend.

"However, the difficulty in mastering the Ultimate Path is already extraordinarily high. Attempting to prove through the Ultimate Path poses an even greater challenge, and once proven, becomes a Son of Taichu."

The Witch God couldn't help glancing at Lin Yue and said, "Mr. Lin Yue, as a peerless genius of our Human Clan, you should have a chance to meet the Yanfu Master in the future and perhaps ask her to reshape your Divine Soul."

Lin Yue nodded slightly.

He also hoped for such an outcome.

"But, what about the Yanfu Master then?" Lin Yue asked curiously, "Where is the Yanfu Master?"

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