Central Star System, Northern Territory, Frostsnow Fortress.
Outside the window, a blizzard raged violently, howling and swirling madly between the castle’s spires, whipping up a sky full of goose-feather snow.
Divine Movement simultaneously reported:
[Commander Su Fu…..whereabouts unknown.]
Mei and Evans were silent for a long time.
After a long while, Evans finally spoke hoarsely, “Su Fu………………can she still come back?”
According to Shen Yan’s report, even the Fate Goddess’s original dungeon nest had been blown to nothing, her authority had dissipated. This time she was definitely dead.
Even if a sliver of her remnant soul had miraculously escaped, it was likely she would not be able to pose any threat to human civilization for a long time.
Su Fu, she had truly succeeded.
But at what cost?
Was it her own life?
No news, at this moment, was paradoxically the best news.
Mei silently gazed out the window, watching the snow torn apart by the savage wind.
After a long time, she finally spoke slowly. “She will come back.”
Evans slumped, smiling bitterly. “But the entire space has vanished…………
“Su Fu very likely has been swept into that endless space-time turbulence.”
“That is an unknown realm that human civilization has yet to truly control or understand.”
Even if she were not dead, drifting within it would be more despairing than death.
How could she possibly return?
Evans took a deep breath. “The current problem is……what do we do next?”
Su Fu had just assumed the position of Commander.
She had accumulated unprecedented prestige along the way.
Countless people regarded her as a spiritual leader, as a beacon of hope capable of leading human civilization out of its predicament!
Juht…….
If everyone were to learn that the savior who carried the hopes of so many was missing……
Military morale would inevitably waver; fighting spirit would inevitably collapse.
The future of human civilization, where…….would it go?
He suddenly felt as though the storm was bearing down, the road ahead unknown.
When Su Fu was here, he thought her methods were iron-blooded, her style thuggish.
But with her vanished just like that………………
He instead felt lost?
At that very moment, Shen Yan’s communication requests flashed madly, from the Military Department, the Council, every major war zone:
[Commanders of the Human Allied Forces’ First through Seventh Army Groups……………]
[Councilor Chairmen of all major Divisions of the Divine Bureau……]
[Core Councilors of the Creator School Alliance Council……]
[……]
[All representatives with authority to know the Commander’s movements are currently waiting.]
[Lady Mei, please respond promptly.]
Clearly, the news had already spread.
These people all knew Su Fu had gone missing, and none could sit still.
A nation cannot go a day without its ruler; an army cannot go a day without its commander.
With Su Fu missing, whose orders were they to follow next?
Mei slowly rose to her feet, her spine once again ramrod straight.
Like a battle flag weathered by countless storms, yet still standing unbroken……unyielding.
She looked out the window at the madly howling snowstorm and said softly:
“Since the path forward for human civilization has already been pointed out by Su Fu.”
“Then we continue along the direction she has shown.”
She turned, facing Shen Yan’s light screen. “Issue the orders.”
“Effective immediately, all subsequent operations will be commanded by me.”
[Acknowledged.]
[Pursuant to the <Universal Alliance Emergency Status Act>, effective immediately, supreme command of the Human Allied Forces shall be temporarily assumed by the first in line of succession, former Supreme Commander Mei!]
[Until the safe return of Her Majesty Su Fu, all major decisions concerning the survival of civilization shall be made with full authority by Commander Mei.]
[Temporary Wartime Notice: Commander Su Fu is away on a special mission; command authority is transferred to former Commander Mei.]
[Repeat, all military operations continue to proceed according to the original plan——]
[……]
Humanity would not halt its steps because one person had vanished.
But it would continue to burn the torch she had ignited.
At the same time, Fuzi and the others also received Shen Yan’s message.
“Su Fu has disappeared?”
“She……will definitely be fine.”
“She once obtained the Phoenix’s blessing in the Fengshen Instance, possessing the undying and indestructible [Nirvana Godly Power].”
“Even if she fell into space-time turbulence, she might not necessarily die……………”
Even as they said this, everyone knew.
Even if Su Fu did not die, she had likely fallen into the space-time turbulence.
In that place where time and space were in chaos, how could she possibly escape?
It was like asking a mortal to cross the entire cosmic Star Sea without any points of reference.
If she failed, she would be forever lost within, becoming a lonely soul drifting in the void.
Tao Tao fiercely wiped away her tears, her voice choking. “Big Sister will definitely make it!”
“She will come back, I will wait for Big Sister.”
“She will definitely come back!”
“Big Sister promised Tao Tao, she wouldn’t abandon Tao Tao!”
“She will definitely come back! Definitely!”
Qing Ling pulled Tao Tao into her embrace, patting her back. “Tao Tao, don’t cry.
“Su Fu will surely think of a way and come back safely.”
Watching this scene, Master Yan felt a pang of sorrow in his heart.
He was silent for a long time, and finally spoke. “In any case, we cannot stay here any longer.
“You all go pack your things. From now on, all of you follow me. Do not remain in Kunlun alone.”
“Although Shen Yan’s projections put the Fate Goddess’s probability of death at 99.9999 percent, Su Fu has likewise vanished.”
“We cannot gamble on that sliver of possibility.”
“If the Fate Goddess did not die completely and instead returns first, she will surely use you to threaten Su Fu.”
“Or rather, you would be the first targets……for revenge against the Chinese Pantheon.”
George and the others instantly sobered up.
“Fuzi speaks wisely!” Teresa immediately nodded. “Right now, the outcome is undecided. Anything could happen.”
“What we can do at present is protect ourselves and not cause trouble for Su Fu.”
She stepped forward, gently stroking little Tao Tao’s head, and said softly: “Be good. Let’s go prepare first so Big Sister won’t worry, alright?”
Tao Tao sniffled, nodding vigorously. “Mm! Tao Tao won’t be a burden.”
The group quickly dispersed, immediately beginning to pack, gathering all important items within the Kunlun Celestial Palace into Storage Pouches.
At the same time, Cang Yue walked up beside Fuzi and lowered his voice. “Fuzi, have you……guessed something?”
Fuzi’s gaze was heavy, looking toward the distant surging sea of clouds:
“Do you recall what Houchu said about how Su Fu discovered the Fate Goddess’s trail?”
Cang Yue was startled. “It was when Chesia’s divine body was being released. The Fate Goddess suddenly appeared and tried to abduct Chesia.”
“Correct.” Master Yan nodded. “But Eden has the Pope personally guarding it, and is further protected by the Saint Land’s barrier. No matter how powerful the Fate Goddess is, how could she have silently infiltrated the core of Heaven?”
“Furthermore, why take the Serpent of Temptation? What use is she?”
Hearing this, Cang Yue’s expression changed. “You mean, this could be a contingency the Fate Goddess left behind?”
Master Yan did not answer directly, merely letting out a long, faint sigh.
“In any case………………before everything is settled, all of you follow me.”
“Yes!”
Everyone’s expressions turned grave. Fuzi’s speculation was by no means groundless.
The Fate Goddess’s authority was simply too game-breaking, not to mention this involved the Serpent of Temptation.
Who did not know that behind the Serpent of Temptation stood Satan?
The waters here must run extremely deep.
They dared not be the slightest bit negligent.
At the same time—
Twilight Judgment, Eternal Night Abyss.
At the boundary of endless darkness, a massive altar stood at the edge of the abyss.
This was the [Eternal Silence Rift], the legendary place where Satan was suppressed and fell, and the core of the Twilight Judgment organization.
It had taken them countless epochs of time and cost to barely carve out a place where they could survive.
At this moment, the altar was piled with bones and rotting flesh, blood flowing along grooves carved with incantations, emitting a pungent stench.
The Grand Elder Hecate, withered like a skeleton, stood at the very front in a black robe. Behind her stood her deputy in black priestly garments, Asmoth, young and with a strangely handsome face.
“Rise.”
Hundreds of members knelt in unison behind, prostrating themselves in utmost fanaticism.
“O great, immortal lord who slumbers in the endless Abyss…”
Grand Elder Hecate’s voice was hoarse, yet she prayed and reported with all her might:
“Your loyal servant, the fallen Great Prophet Aogusidu, he has failed.”
“He was captured alive by that damned Cecilia of the Paradise Pantheon.”
“Not just Aogusidu,” she said in despair and unwillingness, “many members have suffered unprecedented blows during this period.”
“The Seven Great Clans, those running dogs who once swore loyalty to you, spread your faith, and provided sacrifices, have all been uprooted by Su Fu.”
“O great lord…”
“Could it be that our plans… are truly going to fail at this final juncture?”
“Could it be that your supreme glory, which shines through the ages and reshapes the cosmos…”
“Can truly never descend upon this decaying world again?”
Upon hearing this, the many believers behind her let out suppressed sobs.
Their faith, the great ideal they had fought for countless years — was it going to shatter just like this?
The Abyss was silent, only the cold wind howling.
Just then, a strange sound suddenly came —
“…………”
Hecate’s heart tightened, and she instinctively raised her head, looking toward the direction of the Abyss.
“Is there some kind of sound?” Asmoth asked uncertainly.
“It seems to be coming from beneath the Abyss…”
“How is that possible?!” Hecate sharply rebuked, “The Anomalies in the Abyss were long ago cleared out by us.”
“How could there possibly be…”
The moment her words fell, an even clearer, eerie churning sound rang out again.
“Gurgle —!”
The next second, the entire Eternal Silence Rift suddenly trembled violently.
Within the originally dead and rippling endless Abyss, the black mist actually began to churn and roar violently!
As if fully awakened.
Hecate cautiously shuffled to the edge of the bottomless cliff, trembling as she looked down —
She saw an enormous, terrifying phantom of a demon god slowly rising!
His height was endless, ascending from within the Abyss!
That phantom was so vast, as if all darkness and evil had condensed upon His body.
“L-Lord…?”
The instant everyone saw that demon god phantom, they erupted in extreme ecstasy.
Then hysterical, devout cries —
“Welcome back, our Lord!”
“Welcome back, great, immortal, fallen Lord, to the mortal world!”
With earth-shaking cries, Satan slowly landed.
Everyone felt an indescribable fear and submission!
That was absolute awe.
Satan laughed.
That laughter was deep, joyful yet satisfied.
“Heh… almost failed.”
He shook his head slightly, his tone actually carrying a hint of emotion.
Hecate and the others kneeling on the ground were bewildered, not understanding what their Lord meant.
But Satan did not explain, only slowly raising his hand to admire his pale and perfect palm.
With great interest, examining this… brand-new body of his.
It was truly too perfect.