Summoning Millions of Gods Daily, My Strength Equals Theirs Combined

Chapter 677: Chapter677-The Heavenly Host of Paradise, Epps the Lost Soul

Winston, Heimerdinger, and the others exchanged glances, bitter smiles appearing on their faces.

Back then, they had complained that their territory was too small. Now that the endless Star Sea had all fallen under their command, it had become so vast that they no longer knew where to begin.

They could only imitate the methods once used by the Starfont Divine Court and the Samsara Divine Court—allowing local self-rule, or else establishing supervisory institutions.

Even then, it would probably be little more than a drop in the ocean.

The Star Sea’s territory was simply too immense.

"There is no need to worry too much about such matters."

Aurek’s expression remained calm. "I will invest gods with authority and use the Holy Law to govern the entire Crossbridge domain."

The reason he was so composed was, first, because in just half a month, more than ten billion Eternal Sage Rank troop units had already been bred.

One in each starfield—who would dare overstep?

What was more, the number of Godtouched-level void warlocks and Doomsday Warriors had already exceeded one hundred billion!

A single one was enough to overawe an entire stretch of the Star Sea.

If a hundred billion Godtouched troops were unleashed all at once, this Star Sea probably would not even be able to withstand it!

Second, now that the endless Star Sea had entirely fallen into his grasp, the national destiny of the Crossbridge Divine Court had already gathered the fortune of the whole universe, vast beyond measure.

Borrowing that supreme power, he could even touch the high ranks of an Initial Origin God.

This was exactly the confidence that allowed him to dare scheme against Heaven.

Besides, he possessed Royal Grace, which allowed him to confer noble titles over the Divine Court’s starfields.

For example, in the Arcane Godsea of Endless Starlight Island, he could appoint an Arcane Sea God to govern it.

Endless Starlight Island itself could be assigned a Guardian of the Star Isle.

Each starfield could be given a Realm Guardian.

The Endless River could be granted an Originless River God...

Governing the territory in this way would spare him a great deal of trouble.

Winston, Heimerdinger, and the others knew very well just how heaven-defying Aurek’s methods of investiture were, so they said no more.

Venus had just been about to report on Heaven’s movements.

At that very moment—

BOOM—!

The twelve-layered Aetherian Sanctuary suddenly shook violently.

A pressure of absolute extremity swept across the entire endless Star Sea like a tidal wave.

Not only the Divine Sanctuary—even the whole starry sky of the myriad races began trembling violently.

Inside the sacred hall,

Winston, Heimerdinger, and the others felt the heaven-overturning changes outside with grave expressions, and they had already guessed what was happening.

The Crusader Goddess and the Eternal Blazing Sun both looked toward Aurek upon the throne.

"Seal off the Endless River."

Aurek’s Sacred Envoy decree fell.

Apollo bowed to receive the order and swiftly withdrew.

In an instant, the Sacred Envoy decree spread in all directions. More than one hundred billion Godtouched troops immediately established an impregnable wall of defense across the Endless River.

BOOM—!

With a sweep of Aurek’s sleeve, he crossed the Fate River and, in the blink of an eye, descended upon Endless Starlight Island.

"Amen..."

From the direction of Primordial River Cosmos, endless holy hymns surged forth like a tide. Sacred radiance boiled into the sky, dyeing the chaotic heavens gold.

Sacred flowers bloomed, blazing with boundless light like a star illuminating the starry worlds.

Within that holy radiance, stretching hundreds of millions of meters high, angel after angel spread their wings and flew.

Cry—!

Behind the angels, endless sacred birds lifted their heads and sang to the heavens, their bodies blazing with golden brilliance.

Their voices echoed throughout the Endless Starfields.

That was the Heavenly Host of Paradise, together with three million holy angels.

The Fate River was forced into manifestation to serve as their perch.

And all the countless living beings that composed the Fate River were suppressed beneath it.

Pfft—!

In the distance, the Balance Sage suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood, his face filled with terror.

Even though he was already close to Eternal Sage Rank, he still could not break free from the suppression of the Fate River.

With the descent of these angels, the section of the Fate River belonging to Primordial River Cosmos was completely suppressed, and he too suffered enormous backlash.

"This time, there are... too many enemies!"

"What kind of existence have we provoked?"

The Stellar Sovereign’s voice trembled, fear almost taking physical form.

It was not only the Balance Sage—everyone among them had been suppressed as well.

Nearly every corner of the endless Star Sea, every living creature within it, felt that terrifying pressure.

There was also an undercurrent of dread that made souls tremble uncontrollably.

The supreme powerhouses of the various factions across the Star Sea gathered like a tide toward the core of Endless Starlight Island.

Deep within the island, war clouds thickened.

"Form ranks—meet the enemy!"

Suggwoth, Ares, and the Dragon Emperor roared like thunder, their orders resounding through the void.

Countless armies surged like torrents, covering heaven and earth.

This was not the previous one million Godtouched—

but an army of 6.6 billion Godtouched troops!

Boom!

The sky split apart as a divine chariot tore through chaos and descended above the Star Sea.

Fortune gathered into a colossal golden dragon that lifted its head and roared in fury, shattering the heavens.

A heavenly staircase forged from fate and authority rose from the void itself, stretching all the way to the supreme throne.

Aurek—the supreme ruler of the Crossbridge Divine Court—stepped onto the staircase and stood aloft above the highest heavens.

In that instant,

Suggwoth, Ares, Dragon Emperor Kairos, Overthunder, and the other generals all turned at once and bowed toward the figure standing upon that heavenly stair.

"We pay homage to You, our King!"

Primordial Elder, the Stellar Sovereign, the two taboos of the Arcane Godsea... those Eternal Sage Rank beings who had lived through endless ages, along with Amethyst, Ancestor Amir, and other ancient powerhouses, all stepped forward one after another and offered Aurek the most solemn rites of submission.

At that very moment—

Cycle Heaven.

Ancient patterns of death and reincarnation suddenly emerged, flowing with radiant light.

Under the watchful eyes of the Samsara Emperor and the others, a phantom figure flew out from the deepest reaches of Cycle Heaven and headed straight for Endless Starlight Island.

That supreme aura made every inch of land and every living being within the Sanctuary of Rebirth tremble.

"That is... an Eternal Sage Rank?"

The pupils of the Undying Demon God contracted sharply, unable to believe what he was seeing.

The Hell Tyrant silently nodded.

He had long heard rumors that an exalted taboo existence was hiding deep within Cycle Heaven, yet he had never once seen its true form.

Now, what was happening before them finally confirmed the ancient legends.

That phantom figure flew beneath the Stairway of Authority, bowed deeply, and spoke in a distant yet respectful voice:

"Epps, a wandering soul of the multiverse, greets Your Majesty."

"Epps."

Aurek’s gaze shifted slightly as he looked over the figure.

His features were handsome and refined, yet he possessed no flesh-and-blood body. He existed only in ghostly form, drifting between illusion and reality.

His rank had already reached Eternal Sage Rank, and the strength of his aura even surpassed that of the Stellar Sovereign and Primordial Elder.

"The multiverse!"

Primordial Elder, the Stellar Sovereign, and the others fixed their burning gazes on Epps all at once.

They had long sensed that unfathomably deep power hidden in the depths of Cycle Heaven, yet they had never known its origins, and so they had not dared provoke it.

Only now did they learn that he was not a native of this Star Sea at all.

"What is your relationship with Psyche?"

Aurek suddenly asked.

Epps shuddered from head to toe and stared at Aurek in disbelief.

His Majesty actually knew Psyche?

Could it be... that this Majesty also came from the multiverse?

Or had His Majesty’s power already grown so overwhelming that he could cross endless spacetime, pierce through the Fate River, and glimpse the deepest secrets hidden within him?

"In reply to Your Majesty,"

Epps slowly began, his voice filled with the weariness of ages.

"Psyche... was the only one my heart ever turned toward in this life. But for various reasons, we were separated."

"After my death, I should have fallen into the Underworld, yet by accident I broke free from the shackles of life and death and drifted here instead. By relying on a wisp of reincarnation aura that had stained me, I was fortunate enough to survive until now."

The reincarnation aura within the Sanctuary of Rebirth had originally been something he had only accidentally come into contact with.

By a twist of fate, he arrived in the endless Star Sea.

At first, he understood absolutely nothing about advancement. Yet because of that single wisp of reincarnation aura, he transformed into a wandering soul and became an Eternal Sage Rank existence who bore Heaven’s Mandate and ruled over a stretch of the Star Sea.

However, ever since learning of that supreme existence, he had never again dared reveal his true form.

And so, he had constructed Cycle Heaven and hidden himself within it.