"President... President." Lan Guoguo's face was filled with obvious shock, and he then grabbed Lu Chengxuan's arm in a panic. "Why are you here? You shouldn't be here! You'll die!"
Suddenly, the oppressive aura of a foreign deity descended like a mountain, rendering everyone present immobile. Only Shen Qi, who had just arrived, calmly observed Lilith, the Goddess of Prophecy, truly manifesting through Jiang Nuannuan's body.
"Why would you say Guozi betrayed you?" Lu Chengxuan gritted his teeth, struggling to stand under Lilith's divine pressure.
Lilith looked down at Lu Chengxuan with arrogant blue eyes, but instead of answering his question, she retorted, "I was quite surprised you managed to escape your followers' pursuit back then, but this time, you won't be so lucky."
After speaking, she completely ignored Shen Qi and immediately launched a killing blow at Lu Chengxuan.
The water-blue staff in the sky glowed brilliantly. Lilith's dark hair turned platinum blonde, and her clothes transformed into a magnificent water-blue gown. Holding her staff, she pointed at Lu Chengxuan. "I judge you in the name of the Goddess of Prophecy..."
A blue magic circle suddenly appeared beneath Lu Chengxuan's feet, trapping him completely.
Lan Guoguo's expression changed drastically. He tried to rush into the magic circle but was thrown back.
"Strangulation."
As Lilith's words fell, Lu Chengxuan was choked by blue ropes within the formation.
Lan Guoguo pleaded in terror, but Lilith had already lost trust in him since he attempted to kill Jiang Nuannuan.
"Arrogant." Shen Qi sneered. He didn't particularly care if Lu Chengxuan lived or died, but if Lu Zhi found out he stood by and did nothing, he himself would likely be in trouble.
"I can also manipulate laws," Shen Qi's crimson and gold ringed pupils suddenly brightened. He said, "I, in the name of a true god, borrow the power of heavenly laws to judge—"
*Clang—*
It was as if a resonant wooden clapper struck heavily between heaven and earth. A red magic circle appeared above Lilith's head. Lilith's arrogant eyes widened in shock. "Impossible! How can you control the power of laws?"
Shen Qi didn't bother with any further explanations. "Heavenly lightning strike."
The sky instantly gathered dark clouds, and a thick bolt of lightning struck Lilith heavily. Accompanied by Lilith's pained cry that echoed through the heavens, the lightning crackled everywhere, tearing apart the formation beneath Lu Chengxuan's feet, yet not harming him in the slightest.
Lan Guoguo, disregarding everything, dragged the still-shocked Lu Chengxuan away from the battlefield, his hurried retreat suggesting he feared Lu Chengxuan wouldn't leave.
How could mortals interfere in the battle between deities? Jiang Shi and the other students from the academy had long since evacuated the Dream Whale City.
After Lilith and Shen Qi separated, the entire Dream Whale City fell into a battle of laws. The Dream Whales swimming in the clouds could no longer maintain the city and became shattered fragments. In the vast white mist, only the sparks from the collision of Shen Qi's black and gold robes and Lilith's staff could be seen.
"My prophecies are never wrong," Lilith's gaze became erratic. "Never wrong."
Shen Qi said coldly, "Have you forgotten? Prophecy is a warning given to you by the heavenly dao."
Lilith's eyes widened in fury. "Impossible! Laws cannot lie. My prophecies are never wrong. You will die, all of you will die—"
Shen Qi unceremoniously kicked Lilith away. She crashed heavily onto the sea's surface. He looked down and said, "At first, I didn't understand either, but now, I do..."
Shen Qi placed his palm on his heart, and Lu Zhi's voice reached him. "Don't stop Lilith from opening the passage. Of course, you'd better act the part convincingly. You know how to deceive people, don't you? You've even deceived me."
Lilith, severely wounded at the bottom of the sea, obeyed Jun Ninghe's command and released her full divine power, tearing open the passage between the primordial world and the world created by Jun Ninghe.
Shen Qi's mind conjured an image of Lu Zhi's spirited appearance during her fight with Jun Ninghe. He murmured, "Whatever you plan to do, I'll be with you."
Lu Zhi chuckled softly. "Good." Her voice then became somewhat distant. "Then now, give me your life."
In the void, Lu Zhi suddenly appeared before Shen Qi. Smiling, she placed her palm on Shen Qi's chest and extracted his divinity, which shone like shattered diamonds. Her eyes held an unresolvable affection. Under Shen Qi's calm gaze, their lips gently touched.
"In this world, there should be no gods to begin with."