Chapter 647: Chapter 589: Divine Abomination

"That’s a Divine Abomination!"

the Saint Dragon King said.

Li Wei looked confused. He quickly asked, "What’s a Divine Abomination?"

The Saint Dragon King explained, "A Divine Abomination is what’s left behind after a Divine Spirit dies. The exact cause is unknown, but whenever one appears, it triggers an immense disaster—it can even destroy a world."

Li Wei exclaimed, "They’re that powerful? It’s just what’s left after a Divine Spirit dies. It can’t possibly be stronger than the Divine Spirit itself, can it?"

The Saint Dragon King said with resignation, "In terms of raw Power, a Divine Abomination is indeed not as strong as a Divine Spirit. After all, it’s just a unique life-form that grows from the remnants of a dead Divine Spirit."

"However, a Divine Abomination possesses an ability that perfectly counters Divine Spirits: it can devour Divine Power to grow stronger."

The moment he heard that, Li Wei understood.

"Doesn’t that mean Divine Spirits are helpless against them?"

The Saint Dragon King nodded. "That’s about right. A Divine Abomination is like a festering part of a Divine Spirit. The Divine Spirit can’t reverse the decay; the only thing it can do is cut that part away."

"That’s why worlds where a Divine Abomination is born are usually abandoned by the Divine Spirits."

"However, before abandoning a world, the Divine Spirits will make one last effort to kill the creature before it breaks through to Tier Nine."

"As long as the Divine Abomination hasn’t reached Tier Nine, there’s still hope of killing it. But once it breaks through, killing it becomes impossible."

Tier Nine is the Divine Level.

A Divine Abomination breaking through to Tier Nine means it has achieved divinity.

Once it achieves divinity, only another Divine Spirit can kill it.

It’s fundamentally impossible for a mortal to kill a god.

And yet, this particular creature has the ability to absorb Divine Power and grow stronger.

This means Divine Spirits can’t use their Divine Power to kill it.

When any being achieves divinity, all of their Power is converted into Divine Power.

Divine Power is the only kind of Power a Divine Spirit wields.

Depending on their specific Law Power, this Divine Power can manifest in different ways.

But at its core, it is still Divine Power.

And it can be devoured by the Divine Abomination.

Any Divine Power used that fails to kill it will only become its nourishment, making it even stronger.

What doesn’t kill the Divine Abomination only makes it stronger.

’No wonder the Saint Dragon King didn’t use Divine Power when he was fighting that Demigod-Level giant octopus,’ Li Wei thought.

’He relied entirely on his powerful physical body.’

’And the Demigod-Level giant octopus wasn’t affected by the Divine Abomination when it fought me because it didn’t have any Divine Power yet.’

Li Wei said urgently, "Then what are we waiting for? We need to deal with this Divine Abomination quickly. If it breaks through to Tier Nine, we’ll be in real trouble."

The Saint Dragon King shook his head with a helpless sigh. "The problem is, I haven’t been able to find its true body."

"I first sensed the Divine Abomination’s aura back in the Underground Sea. That’s why I risked entering the Sea Abyss to find it. I wanted to nip it in the bud, to prevent it from growing strong enough to destroy this world."

"But the Divine Abomination seemed to know my intentions. It beat me to it and destroyed the spatial rift connecting the Underground Sea to the Sea Abyss."

"I managed to enter the rift just before it closed and arrived here in the Sea Abyss. I didn’t even have time to tell Anna."

Upon hearing this, Li Wei quickly asked, "What about Saint Xi? How is she?"

The Saint Dragon King said, "Don’t worry, she’s fine."

"I’ve placed her in an independent space where she won’t be affected by the outside world."

"Once she has finished receiving the Holy Dragon Inheritance, she’ll be able to leave on her own."

Li Wei breathed a sigh of relief.

’It seems Saint Xi isn’t here, then.’

’The Saint Dragon King came to the Sea Abyss alone to try and eliminate the Divine Abomination ahead of time.’

’But unfortunately, he couldn’t find its true body.’

A thought occurred to Li Wei. "Why do Divine Abominations destroy worlds? Can’t they be persuaded to change their minds?"

The Saint Dragon King shook his head. "Destroying worlds is their instinct."

"Divine Spirits are inherently immortal. After condensing a Divine Format and Divine Position, they become one with the world. As long as the world exists, the Divine Spirit is truly immortal, existing for all eternity."

"Even so, there have been many instances of Divine Spirits perishing."

"When a Divine Spirit that has merged with a world perishes, it causes the world itself to fall ill. This illness gives birth to a Divine Abomination, which was originally meant to fill the void left by the fallen Divine Spirit."

"But instead, the Divine Abomination becomes a disease—an incurable malady afflicting the world itself."

"This malady will destroy the world for no reason other than the fact that the world is sick."

Li Wei understood.

’The Divine Abomination is the root of the world’s sickness.’

’There’s no possibility of compromise.’

’Its sole purpose is to make the entire world fester and die.’

Thinking of this, he recalled what he had sensed right after he teleported here.

He asked, "Does everything die in the place where a Divine Abomination is located?"

The Saint Dragon King said, "More or less. It’s even more severe than death in the normal sense."

"With death, a soul can still travel to the Netherworld and be reincarnated. But wherever a Divine Abomination passes, everything is annihilated, ceasing to exist entirely."

Li Wei said, "Then I might know where the Divine Abomination is."

The Saint Dragon King looked surprised. "How would you know?"

Li Wei told the Saint Dragon King what he had seen inside the abandoned Sea God Hall.

"There are no living creatures in that area; it’s completely silent and dead... And while I was there, I could feel my Divine Power constantly draining away..."

After a moment’s thought, the Saint Dragon King nodded. "It’s possible the Divine Abomination is there."

"Let’s go have a look. If we can find its true body, we should eliminate it as soon as possible to prevent future trouble."

Li Wei nodded. "Alright."

Then another thought occurred to him, and he asked, "A Divine Abomination is the remnant of a dead Divine Spirit... so is this one related to the Sea God?"

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