Chapter 36: Killing a God Is Just a Joke!

Boom!

A figure, shrouded in swirling lava, burst forth from the depths of the earth, declaring his invincibility to the world.

“Impressive courage,”

Jiang Ping silently assessed. No matter how arrogant the Ant King was, it was rare to see someone maintain such fighting spirit against an unbeatable opponent! After taking two hard hits, the Ant King’s body cracked like porcelain, spiderweb fractures spreading from the center. The Stone of Truth had been shattered once again by that last blow!

Most importantly, the core of the formation—the Nine Nine Song Rune—had been largely obliterated. It hadn’t been extinguished when it clashed with the Spear of Destiny! “The next strike will determine life or death!” The Ant King spoke gravely.

This opponent was the most unfathomable existence Jiang Ping had ever encountered. Despite the ample preparations made before challenging him, his overwhelming strength still instilled despair!

Jiang Ping cast a curious glance at the Ant King. Faced with such a vast chasm, what other tricks do you have left? “Initiating the Great Earth Sacrifice!”

The six bloody words were spat out by the Ant King as the moment he finished speaking.

Simultaneously, blood-red formations appeared across the Original World, the most prominent being the Divine Sacrifice Altar!

The earth has become a frenzy as the Devouring Ants began slaughtering one another!

The sounds of battle, screams, and wails echoed everywhere.

Jiang Ping coldly observed all this, while the Ant King’s momentum continued to grow, drawing threads of primal power from all over the world.

The mutual slaughter at the altar caused a flood of blood to converge beneath the Ant King!

The massive flow of blood soaked the Ant King, even staining the golden divine fire at his forehead a vivid red!

“By placing sacrificial arrays across the world, drawing on its primal power and inciting my kin to slaughter one another, the same primal power continues to gather within me.”

Jiang Ping saw through everything. The Ant King was correct; this strike indeed determined life and death.

A colossal rumble echoed throughout the Original World as it began to plummet!

This wasn’t an illusion. If someone could observe from the outer reaches of the void, they would see the Original World wilting in an instant! Energy levels were plummeting, even the world itself was descending continuously!

After this grand sacrifice by the Ant King, the world’s primal power suffered immense damage, leaving no hope for ascension! No more gifted beings could be born from this point on!

In just a few seconds, billions of Devouring Ants perished, their powers and souls swirling to gather before the Ant King.

The Ant King’s spiderweb-like body was completely repaired, even undergoing a second blood-colored evolution as torrents of primal power surged in, allowing him to stand firm as if he could control the entire world! Crack, crack, crack! The immense energy was almost too much to contain, making the Ant King’s body tremble, his blood-red eyes locked onto the massive figure ahead, the divine fire at his brow flickering.

Bang! The earth beneath the Ant King’s feet couldn’t withstand his power and shattered. Crimson lava erupted from the depths, and the Ant King’s figure vanished in an instant! In that moment, there was no trace, no sound of an explosion.

It was as if he pierced through time and space, shattering the void. The Ant King appeared before Jiang Ping, holding a blood-colored divine spear! “This strike is dedicated to heaven! To earth! To my race! To myself!”

A voice, laced with murderous intent, resonated in Jiang Ping’s ears.

Jiang Ping’s composure finally faltered. In his eyes, the Ant King’s figure had vanished. Indeed, the Ant King was ruthless.

To kill him, not only did he sacrifice heaven and earth and his kin, but he also sacrificed himself!

Of course, the Ant King wasn’t seeking death; as long as the Creator God fell, he could seize all opportunities.

He could effortlessly restore himself to his former state and even devour the Creator God’s body to become the supreme deity of this world!

Tears of space frequently tore open, and chaotic currents flooded forth, causing the earth to crumble.

Bang! Thousands of volcanoes erupted simultaneously, streams of fiery red lava pouring forth.

Crash! A massive tsunami battered the continent, causing it to sway like a fragile boat, quickly enveloped by pitch-black waters!

Crack! Cracks appeared in the walls of the world as the external chaos surged in, beginning to assimilate the whole Original World! The Ant King’s strike flipped heaven and earth, causing the sun and moon to lose their luster!

The entire world was on the brink of apocalypse, as if it were about to plunge back into chaos!

The Ant King completely vanished between heaven and earth, leaving behind only a blood-colored god-slaying spear aimed at the brow of the Creator God! This strike was like a blood-colored comet crashing into the earth! It left behind an indelible trail of crimson across the skyline, the spear tip aimed right at the deity’s brow!

Thud! Jiang Ping’s expression grew solemn as he reached out with two fingers to lightly pin the blood-colored spear at his brow.

This strike was like a loose-horned antelope’s horn or an elephant crossing a river; it left no trace yet was exquisite beyond words.

It was clearly the most ordinary, most mundane of strikes, yet it prevented the blood-colored god-slaying spear from advancing even an inch! “H-how is this possible?”

The Ant King’s shocked roar erupted from the spear. To be blocked by just two fingers after unleashing his lifetime strike? “Indeed.”

Jiang Ping responded calmly, appraising the Ant King’s ultimate strike. Just now, he had merely been toying with him. With just a slight exertion of real effort, he could leave the Ant King in despair.

However, to force out even a sliver of seriousness from Jiang Ping wasn’t easy!

“How is this possible?!”

An earth-shattering roar boomed throughout the heavens and earth as the blood-colored god-slaying spear swelled once more!

Sizzle!

The entire spear transformed into a drill, relentlessly attacking Jiang Ping, attempting to break free from his pinning fingers!

Die! Die! Die! The murderous aura emanating from the spear was palpable, even Jiang Ping felt uneasy. At that moment, the god-slaying spear was not only enormous, but it also deepened to an ominous shade of crimson!

Jiang Ping could even smell the strong scent of blood wafting from it.

The deep red spear was adorned with black runes. These runes collectively formed the shape of the Ant King’s body!

The Ant Spear had merged into one, with the blood-red divine fire at the spear tip matching the Ant King’s brow! The Ant King was unwilling to accept defeat!

Even if he had to be violently shattered, he still aimed to make this supreme deity pay a price!

“It’s over!”

Jiang Ping spoke flatly as he released the god-slaying spear. The Ant King rejoiced as the spear targeted the Creator God’s brow with fatal intent! A world-ending strike capable of destroying a soul!

However, what appeared in the Ant King’s mind was a towering pillar! Jiang Ping’s body seemed to expand once again; the vast Original World could hardly contain his true form. He extended a single finger directly towards the god-slaying spear! A dimensional strike! The sky was shrouded, and the earth split into two pieces as if the original world were being cleaved in half by that single finger!

The murderous aura of the god-slaying spear momentarily stilled.

Bang! A thunderous explosion erupted as the blood-colored spear was shattered by a single finger, ultimately reverting from its crimson shade back to its original silvery form, before dissolving into countless particles of dust that were swept away by the wind. The Ant King’s towering figure re-emerged, gazing at the overwhelming form that the world could hardly contain, and he couldn’t help but self-mock.

“So, killing a god is just a joke! Hahaha!”

His laughter reverberated throughout the world. At the altar, the remaining Devouring Ants stared blankly at this supreme ruler.

The Ant King cast a reluctant glance at his kin. His tall figure began to break down, ultimately transforming into countless brilliant lights, vanishing forever between heaven and earth.

Born in battle, died in battle.

This ruler, who created countless miraculous legends, ultimately perished like the enemies he had slain, in a thrilling battle.

All his methods and powers gathered into world-ending strikes, yet they couldn’t touch the true god a bit.

In his final moments, the Ant King suddenly thought of Gai Feng from a thousand years ago, wondering if he, too, had died harboring the same regrets.

Jiang Ping shrank his form, reappearing in the Original World, his gaze sweeping over all below.

In every direction, blood flowed freely, the earth was unstable, and tsunamis towered high.

The air was filled with the stench of death as cracks appeared in the barriers of the world, allowing chaos from outside to continuously invade.

“Your Majesty! Why would you leave us like this!”

The remaining Ant Queens wailed, desperately trying to chase the countless specks of light, attempting to hold onto even the slightest trace of their unparalleled ruler.

The mortally wounded Ant Tribe heroes also couldn’t help but grieve. Each had slain millions of beings and conquered countless races in the War of the Worlds, yet now they cried like infants.

There were even some defiant Ant Tribe heroes, raising their weapons and attacking Jiang Ping.

The Ant King’s prestige was so immense that, in the hearts of the Devouring Ants, he surpassed even the Creator! Jiang Ping lightly raised a foot and with a snap, crushed the little one provoking him.

Currently, there were still millions of remaining Devouring Ants, and they were the most elite among them; otherwise, they wouldn’t have survived the Great Earth Sacrifice.

Especially, with hundreds of Ant Queens still alive, as long as they were around with time and resources, another swarm of Devouring Ants could rise in a hundred years.

In fact, they were the last surviving beings of the Original World because all other creatures had been slain by them, devoured completely! The remaining Devouring Ants gazed up at the towering Creator God with caution and reverence, no longer daring to provoke him.

As the Ant Queens bowed their heads in submission, the Ant Tribe heroes also began to kneel, begging for mercy.

Jiang Ping swept a glance over the Devouring Ants at his feet.

“Every being must ultimately take responsibility for their actions!”