Chapter 1779: Chapter 1699: Pardoning the Demon God’s Death

Hunter Shadow·Strix’s headless corpse is still moving, fleeing frantically towards the distance.

His torn-off head, however, stared wide-eyed in horror at the Barbarian God.

This was the most painful moment of his life; he had never experienced being separated from his body before.

If he were in the Mortal Realm, he would be dead by now, surviving only thanks to the Divine Privilege. But the Barbarian God’s power far surpassed his, so his Divinity couldn’t escape, and he could only face death. If it were an ordinary Demon God, even if killed, his Divinity could escape effortlessly and reform into another body.

"God of Slaughter, I want to see if you truly have the power to save the Demon God!" The Barbarian God cruelly smirked.

In an instant, all the Demon Gods turned their gaze toward Huang Yi and the Barbarian God.

Whether he could absolve the death of the demigod would be seen in the next moment.

The Barbarian God raised the hand holding the Divinity and twisted it forcefully.

"Hmm?"

He voiced his confusion, frowning at the Divinity in his hand.

The Divinity remained intact in his grasp; even with his immense strength, he couldn’t crush it.

A deity is immortal; no matter how severely the body is destroyed, as long as the Divinity remains unbroken, it won’t die. Since he hadn’t broken this Divinity, it meant he hadn’t killed Hunter Shadow·Strix.

"In the face of the Rule of Death, everything you do is futile," Huang Yi said nonchalantly.

"Hmph! I don’t believe your mastery of the Rule of Death is that profound," the Barbarian God snorted coldly, brandishing a massive hammer-shaped Divine Artifact and fiercely smashing it down onto the Divinity.

This time, the Barbarian God was serious; the hammerhead was heated red by his immense Divine Power, spewing out scorching Divine Brilliance.

"Boom!" The hammer, laden with Creation-like strength, struck the Divinity, blasting out a fierce shockwave.

All the Demon Gods extended their hands to block the shockwave; some weaker ones were even blown a certain distance by it.

However, the Divinity, located at the shockwave’s epicenter, remained completely unharmed, seemingly impervious to any magnificent force that tried to shatter it.

Everyone was astonished, staring intently at the Divinity!

The Barbarian God’s face turned ashen, and he quickly took out a box, placing the Divinity inside.

The box contained its own isolated space, similar to the one Bloodhoof used to house the Divine Soul.

"In the face of the Rule of Death, all means are futile." Huang Yi calmly waved the Reaper’s Scythe, releasing a grayish-white Death Energy into the void, where it vanished.

The next moment, the head the Barbarian God was holding vanished instantly.

The Barbarian God looked at his empty hand, quickly turning to search for the head, and when he saw Hunter Shadow·Strix, he was stunned.

Hunter Shadow·Strix’s headless corpse had grown a new head, his eyes quickly regained their brilliance, he turned to twist his neck, and even touched his neck, where there wasn’t a single scar, as though his head had never left his body.

"God of Slaughter, thank you for saving my life," Hunter Shadow·Strix said gratefully.

The Barbarian God’s face changed, he quickly opened the box, peeking inside.

Inside the box was empty; the Divinity placed inside moments ago had disappeared.

And Hunter Shadow·Strix was back to normal.

This indicated the Divinity had returned to his body.

The entire scene was in an uproar!

One by one, the Demon Gods stared in shock at Hunter Shadow·Strix, then at Huang Yi.

It turned out he truly could absolve the Demon God’s death, rendering even the Barbarian God’s various methods ineffective.

Huang Yi observed the reaction of the Demon Gods, raising the Reaper’s Scythe and calmly smiling: "I’ll say it again, the ones I protect are Undying no matter how you kill them; I can absolve their death time and again. But you will die, should you continue fighting, you’ll follow in Xuanwu Xiong’s footsteps one by one. Now is the best opportunity to avenge against the Barbarian God; with so many of us, we can certainly kill him. Should you encounter death, I will immediately absolve it, relieving you of all concerns."

At this moment, he appeared relaxed on the surface, but in reality, he was forcing himself to keep calm. 𝙛𝒓𝒆𝙚𝒘𝒆𝓫𝙣𝓸𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝒄𝒐𝓶

He had just pardoned Hunter Shadow·Strix’s death, which cost him 1000 Prestige Points, a thousand times the amount required to deny a player’s death.

Usually, unless it’s something particularly major like defeating the Demon King’s true form, triggering an announcement would only grant 1000 Prestige Points.

Saving a deity equates to spending the Prestige Points brought by an announcement, which is a huge sacrifice.

Moreover, he can only pardon Demon God he perceives; those in the distant corners of Heaven Realm, beyond his perception, cannot be pardoned once they encounter death.

Furthermore, he cannot pardon the death of an entity stronger than himself. If a Demon God like Shadow Demon dies, even if he witnesses it, he cannot grant pardon. Currently, he’s just an ordinary Main God, not at the high level that Shadow Demon is, and he was only able to go head-to-head with Shadow Demon thanks to the Reaper’s Scythe.

Of course, Huang Yi is still just an ordinary Main God for now; once he becomes a Supreme God and reaches the level of then Death God, these issues won’t be significant. A Supreme God’s perception ability is immense, often covering the entire Demon Realm and occasionally even sensing some deities in the Divine Realm.

Although Huang Yi hasn’t reached that level yet, he purposely acted as if pardoning a deity’s death was effortless and without any cost in front of the Demon Gods.

This can confuse the enemy, leading them to believe he can indeed infinitely pardon a deity’s death, hence losing their fighting spirit.

The next moment, many Demon Gods under Barbarian God’s command stopped their actions; Huang Yi had proven his ability, making his words credible.

The Demon Gods fixed complex gazes on Barbarian God, tightly gripping their weapons, eager to collectively attack him for revenge, unfazed since Huang Yi could pardon their deaths.

Barbarian God felt a cold chill from those gazes; he knew these individuals truly had thoughts of rebellion, and once the seed had planted and sprouted, no threat could deter them.

"Hmph! I will deal with you another day!" Barbarian God spat out harshly, immediately disappearing into the void.

He retreated!

He dared not linger any longer, for his cadre of Demon Gods had become a batch of ticking time bombs. If they all attacked him, he might fall here today.

Shadow Demon looked deeply at Huang Yi before vanishing into the void, like a shadow extinguishing.

"Let’s go!" Other Demon Gods quickly left the scene.

Soon, the area was empty, leaving only Huang Yi and 14 newly ascended Demon Gods.

With such few numbers, they originally weren’t Barbarian God’s match, but one Rule of Death changed everything.

"Did we win?!" Hunter Shadow·Strix looked around the empty space with disbelief, having just experienced his most despairing moment in life; he didn’t expect the situation to change so quickly.

"The Rule of Death is too powerful!" Bloodbath Demon Lord muttered in shock as he stared at Huang Yi.

"Every Supreme Rule is strong; otherwise, how could it deserve the title of Supreme?" Wandering Divine Envoy Clare smiled slightly, being an experienced envoy of the Heaven Realm, acquainted with Supreme God’s abilities.

Huang Yi nodded, lightly waving the Reaper’s Scythe, saying, "Barbarian God and his followers are stuck at the level of strength, naturally no match for Supreme Rules."

The stronger one becomes, the different aspects matter in the competition; after surpassing a certain level, victory can be achieved from another dimension directly.

Below Divine Domain, the contest revolves around skills and techniques: whose skill effects are powerful and whose PK skills are superior, that’s who is stronger.

This is why there was only one tournament because players’ levels were still low at the time; various godlike skills, minute operational techniques, and numerous potion props could make a difference, offering great entertainment, remaining undecided until the last moment, and perhaps allowing a weak one to make an epic comeback with a particular skill or potion.

Upon ascending to Divine Domain, the focus is on strength; most skills and talents no longer have effect; whoever has a higher realm is stronger. One Force Subdues Ten Meetings—with or without some heaven-defying entity—a Demigod’s operational skills are futile against a Void God; techniques are useless against absolute strength.

After Divine Enthronement, aside from strength, there’s an addition of Divine Privilege, enabling all kinds of advantages ensuring the rarity of a deity’s descent.

For instance, while rescuing Dead Star for the first time, Huang Yi, though with strength reaching Demon God levels, struggled under various Divine Privileges needing Tyrant Possession for a fight.

Once reaching Supreme God status, the competition lies in rules; strength is no match for rules, privileges are ineffective before rules.

Rules can negate effects caused by strength; King of Hell and Barbarian God’s strength reaches the pinnacle but still cannot kill someone under Huang Yi’s Rule of Death protection.

This transformation parallels real-life society: in kindergarten, kids compete on obedience; through grade school to high school, grades matter; entering university, comprehensive qualities are the focus; stepping into society, work skills are evaluated—climbing the career ladder requires comparison in emotional intelligence, interpersonal skills, vision, courage and determination, and broader perspectives...

Clutching the Reaper’s Scythe, Huang Yi addressed the group of Demon Gods: "You all continue guarding here; I need to focus on preparing for my battle with the King of Hell. That fight will end quickly. I only need to fuse all the Bloodline Bearers, transforming into an entity akin to Kado, to see if I stand a chance against the King of Hell; such a match will resolve swiftly without lingering."

King of Fear nodded: "I know the King of Hell very well; he’s almost unbeatable in the Mortal Realm. Yet, you are the omnipotent Heaven-Sent Man; maybe you are indeed able to end his myth."