Chapter 421 Now That You Are Here, Let the Godhead Stay - Socially Anxious Witch in the Apocalypse

Where is the core of the divine kingdom? Why is there no core here? In Su Miao's domain, the North Kun Demon God found himself at an impasse after a prolonged battle, realizing he had made a fundamental mistake. His opponent was a witch who had not even embarked on the path of a deity. The current space was merely her domain. Yet this domain's intensity was something incredible. Most importantly, the North Kun Demon God noticed that the witch, Su Miao, was not even exerting her full power. "Witch, aren't you afraid they might seize the treasures in the Abandoned Abyss while I'm stuck here?" The North Kun Demon God spoke. The witch's strength far surpassed his imagination, earning his grudging respect. Since he couldn't kill her quickly and was reluctant to fight to the death for a mutually destructive outcome, negotiating seemed the most prudent choice. After all, here in the witch's domain, outsiders couldn't witness anything that would tarnish the Abyss of Taboos' reputation. But for Su Miao, since he was already here, it was best if he left his divine spark behind. Bound! The Starry Staff pointed at the North Kun Demon God. He dodged proactively: "Witch, using the same trick repeatedly lacks sophistication." Su Miao blinked, unsurprised that the North Kun Demon God evaded the binding magic. After all, he was a supreme deity; anything less would be odd. However, the binding magic had long ceased to be a mere spell but had evolved into a complex weave of binding laws with a slight tracking ability. Surely, that wasn't over the top, right? What? The North Kun Demon God dodged once more, evading the bind again. Yet Su Miao's binding magic pursued him relentlessly, leaving him no moment's rest. Constant evasion was futile. The North Kun Demon God launched a powerful attack, attempting to break the magical threads coming to bind him, but his efforts bore no fruit. "Impossible!" Staring at the indestructible strands of law, the North Kun Demon God began to doubt his own strength. Even worse, he couldn't break free from the witch's domain; no matter which direction he attempted to flee, escaping seemed out of reach. After multiple failed efforts, he steeled himself to reveal his true form. Boom! A massive kun, weighing tens of millions of tons, emerged within Su Miao's domain. "Witch, let's see how vast your domain truly is!" The North Kun Demon God roared, "Your binding magic is useless on me!" Su Miao wore a quirky expression. Facing this planet-sized giant kun, she recalled a humorous verse: "The Kun's size spans thousands of miles, too large for any single pot." To stew such a kun, how big a pot would one need? Could such a pot even be found? Her thoughts wandered astray. With a forward motion of her staff, the threads of law expanded, promptly binding the supermassive kun. Moreover, the threads wrapping the giant began constricting, intensifying their grip. To be fair, the appearance of the North Kun Demon God's true form, while shocking, fell within Su Miao's expectations. Plenty of shows and animations she's seen had depicted ancient gods and demon gods whose true forms, upon manifesting, covered entire stellar regions to convey a sense of pressure. At the very least, they morphed into giants straddling the river of time, their mere presence momentarily halting its flow. Of course, if the North Kun Demon God were truly that formidable, Su Miao would have fled long ago. "Ah!" Bound and helpless, the North Kun Demon God cried out in agony. For the magical threads binding him began tightening. His futile resistance did nothing to hinder their constriction, already digging into his flesh, threatening to slice him into sashimi. In desperation, the North Kun Demon God shrank his body in a bid to combat the bind, but to no avail. At that moment, he sensed the specter of death looming over him. He hailed from the Abyss of Taboos, a place that instilled fear in countless demon kings and evil gods. Whenever a demon king or evil god crossed paths with him, he devoured those he disliked whole. Who could have foreseen a day when his life lay in another's hands? To fight for his life? With what? The North Kun Demon God tried to widen his jaw to swallow Su Miao whole. But shackled by so many threads of law, he couldn't even open his maw properly. Boom, boom, boom! Initially, the North Kun Demon God managed to crash through star after star within the domain in his struggle. Yet as the battle raged on, no matter where he crashed, it brought him closer to Su Miao. Such was the power of the domain. He couldn't even stay out of her line of sight. Clutching the Starry Staff with both hands, Su Miao conjured layered magical arrays. Destructive magical energy converged, its blinding brilliance—a mix of numerous laws—made the North Kun Demon God's heart quake. "Witch, no, Your Highness, you can't kill me. I am a major player in the Abyss of Taboos. Killing me would incur their wrath, a force you cannot withstand..." The North Kun Demon God yelled, hoping for salvation. Su Miao remained silent. She was quite curious why all demon gods uttered the same words before death. Could it be that the longer they lived, the more they feared death? Ultimately, it was insignificant. Starlight Blossomed! In an instant, darkness descended, and torrents of starlight bombarded the kun, now reduced to a mere million-ton form. The North Kun Demon God screamed in excruciating pain. Su Miao watched quietly. While counting silently. Indeed, the North Kun Demon God, being a supreme deity, endured her starlight torrent for a full three seconds before his form disintegrated, turning to ash. "Witch, slaughtering the gods... it's against the cosmic order…" "..." Gazing at the divine spark left behind in the starlight torrent, Su Miao waved her Starry Staff, promptly extracting it. This divine spark, of higher quality, would significantly aid in her domain studies. Not a bad harvest. Boom! Suddenly, deep within the domain, a massive explosion erupted, causing it to splinter and near collapse. These were aftershocks of the starlight torrent. Theoretically, they shouldn't have caused such widespread devastation, but the North Kun Demon God's frenzied resistance undeniably inflicted considerable damage to her domain. Fortunately, each time Su Miao unfolded her domain, it was anew, sparing her from worry that its destruction might harm her. With a wave of her staff, she exited the domain and returned to the summit. Almost at that moment, a bloody torrential rain thundered down, stunning all deities. "A supreme deity has fallen…" "No, it's an incredibly powerful supreme deity. Who?" "The witch appeared. The North Kun Demon God from the Abyss of Taboos is missing. It's the North Kun Demon God who fell." "How is that possible?" "It's confirmed—the North Kun Demon God has indeed fallen." "The witch doesn't appear to bear any wounds. How powerful is she truly?" "..." The present demon kings and evil gods murmured among themselves, speculating Su Miao's origins and her true strength, yet none dared approach her. Especially after Su Miao's return, the pressure felt by several present supreme deities urged them to enter the Abandoned Abyss. Their purpose here was the Abandoned Abyss, not to cross paths with a mysterious and powerful witch. Soon, the Winged Sky Demon God, carrying an entire island, the Soul Demon God on a skeletal dog-headed steed, the Cursed Shrimp Head from the Sea of Death, and the grotesquely amalgamated Little Old Man successively hurtled into the Abandoned Abyss, as though something crucial was about to emerge. Su Miao swept her gaze over the demon gods entering the Abandoned Abyss without much concern. She contemplated a notion. After the earlier combat, Su Miao realized a possibility. It seemed that if she wished, annihilating all the demon kings and evil gods present wasn't an impossible feat. The only question was, how many times could she unleash her starlight before feeling fatigued from repeated uses? Sustaining her magic was crucial. On a distant peak, the Great Demon King Kento was filled with apprehension. This witch princess was truly terrifying. A supreme deity from the Abyss of Taboos, slain just like that. He couldn't fathom it. Thankfully, he hadn't provoked this witch princess earlier, or he might be contemplating his mortality now. "Your Highness…" At the base of the peak, the Two-headed Demon King watched Su Miao reemerge unscathed and swiftly offered a divine spark. "A lord asked me to deliver this to Your Highness…" Each word from the Two-headed Demon King felt agonizing, fearing that Su Miao might blot him out with a mere blink. Just like the lord, who had silently appeared and effortlessly annihilated a suspected level-eight entity, leaving the divine spark utterly intact. Hmm? Su Miao glanced at the trembling Two-headed Demon King and the pristine divine spark he presented. The divine spark was exceptionally clean, as if it was freshly forged. Remarkably fresh. It was then Su Miao realized the Gray Mist Evil God, who had sat with the Two-headed Demon King, critiquing the deities, had vanished. Embedded within this divine spark were laws related to gray mist. This was the Gray Mist Evil God's divine spark. With a wave of her Starry Staff, the divine spark drifted towards Su Miao. She thought the divine spark offered by the North Kun Demon God of the Abyss of Taboos was already incredibly powerful, only to discover there was an even stronger one here. The North Kun Demon God’s divine spark couldn't compare to this one. To avoid drawing the attention of other demon gods, Su Miao immediately stored the divine spark in her magical space for later study. With this divine spark, her unplanned visit to the inner world had surpassed all expectations. "Who sent it?" she inquired. "I don't know, Your Highness. All I saw was a radiant blue glow, left by a certain lord," replied the Two-headed Demon King nervously. Su Miao pondered for a moment, unable to glean any more: "What do you want?" "The lord said that once I offered this to Your Highness, Your Highness would ensure my safety," the Two-headed Demon King replied. Su Miao stated, "There are many powerful demon gods here. I can't guarantee your safety." This... The Two-headed Demon King didn’t know how to refute her words, nor did he dare try. After all, the deceased North Kun Demon God couldn’t come back to chide him. Su Miao continued, "But I can send you away from here." The Two-headed Demon King immediately brightened up, "Thank you, Your Highness." With a wave of her staff, Su Miao wove space laws, creating a special spatial teleportation formation above the Two-headed Demon King. As magical energy infused the formation, a flash of light took the Two-headed Demon King out of sight. The spatial teleportation formation dissolved away. [I forgot to mention, my grasp of spatial laws is imperfect, and the destination is uncertain...] [Oh well, he’s already been sent...] Su Miao glanced at the void, not dwelling on it further. Sensing numerous unfamiliar gazes upon her, Su Miao scanned the crowd from her vantage point. None dared meet her eyes. Suddenly, she noticed several distinct figures outside the Abandoned Abyss. They were familiar members of a certain abilities organization. ... [Such keen perception.] From atop a cloud, the Corrupted Evil God, who once offered blood sacrifices to his cosmic home, sneered inwardly. He had once been a supreme deity of a universe, betrayed by his adversaries. Deceived into believing he could ascend further by sacrificing his nurturing universe, he had done so, only to fail the sacrifice, fall from grace, and suffer an assault that left him wounded and his treasures seized. He seethed with rage! Yet, even as his fury rose, it ignited the endless curses of resentment entangling him like sparks to a flame. In such a state, his power and status plummeted continually down to the present. Through the years, he had searched tirelessly for a way to lift the curse and reclaim his supreme stature. Alas, after untold ages of wandering, his progress was slight. His venture to the Abandoned Abyss was another shot at finding an opportunity. Unexpectedly, shortly after his delay, an opportunity arose. The divine spark the Two-headed Demon King had offered Su Miao was just that opportunity. However, the Corrupted Evil God couldn’t fathom Su Miao’s strength. Why did supposedly powerful actions seem to require such effort just to slay minor minions, as if she understood nothing? Conversely, she had slain the North Kun Demon God in a mere moment. An enigma, clearly requiring further observation. After all, he’d endured for so many years; a little more patience wouldn’t hurt. He had time in abundance! ... Within the Abandoned Abyss. Seated upon the largest floating island, Si Wu coordinated the battlefield, systematically trapping and killing each demon king and evil god who entered. The more demon beings perished, the more power his true form could accumulate. "Bring more, even more!" Si Wu licked his dry lips, feeling an excitement he hadn’t experienced in ages. Cackling. Ultimately, he needed to thank Su Miao, who had drawn so many demon lords and evil gods to rashly rush in. He had looked into the memories of several slain demon beings outside to learn of the recent events. Witch Su Miao, terrifying indeed! "With this power, even if the twelve imperators' powers haven't fully returned, my true form could still awaken." Si Wu trembled with excitement as he sensed the stored power within the Abandoned Abyss. "No, Si Heng's power of balance must be reclaimed. With it, my true resurrected form won't suffer from power imbalance. Otherwise, absorbing so many types of energy without it would be perilous, demanding immense effort to contain the energies." "This is too dangerous!" Si Wu was conflicted. "What's this..." Suddenly, he noticed several powerful presences entering the Abandoned Abyss. Why had so many supreme deities arrived? Could Witch Su Miao be prepping to slay yet another supreme deity? Si Wu's expression shifted. While the Abandoned Abyss could handle one or two supreme deities without his true form active, the presence of so many was overwhelming. His anxiety was short-lived, for soon, Si Wu sensed the aura of powers belonging to Si Li, Si Zui, and Si Heng—his comrades had arrived just in time! (End of Chapter)