"Hey! Did you guys hear? The legendary gods have appeared in this world!"

"How is that possible? How long has it been since the age of myths? Weren't the gods supposed to be extinct long ago?"

"It's true! You know about the God Ruins (Shen Xu), the forbidden zone of life at the edge of the universe, right? Above the God Ruins, a Pantheon has appeared! As long as you enter the Pantheon and pray, the right person can obtain the legacy of the gods!"

"Sounds like a scam to me. I've been to the God Ruins. It's a desolate place. How could a Pantheon appear there?"

"Why would I lie to you? You know the Xing family, one of the three great families, right? It's said that the head of the Xing family successfully prayed in the Pantheon and was favored by Hades, the King of the Underworld, and became a successor!"

"Wow! When did that happen? How come I didn't hear about it at all?"

"Your ears must be full of crap! When the Pantheon first appeared, someone even saw a little fatty walking out of it!"

"Really? Are you kidding me?"

"Why would I kid you? If I'm lying, you can have my wife for a night!"

"Get lost! I'm not Beta!"

While the two strong men were playfully fighting, a slender and handsome young man silently appeared beside them, wearing a kind smile on his face.

"Hello, gentlemen. May I ask what's going on with this Pantheon you were just talking about?"

The two strong men were startled by the sudden appearance of the young man and couldn't help but curse.

"Who the hell are you? You scared the crap out of me. Why should I tell you?"

The young man smiled upon hearing this, and then communicated with the two strong men in a very friendly manner. Based on the principle of voluntariness, the two strong men enthusiastically told the young man everything they knew.

"Pantheon... Hades' successor... So it's been three years since I left?"

The young man's expression became very complicated, and then he directly tore through space and disappeared, leaving behind only two bruised and swollen strong men.

"Damn... Did I see that right? This guy actually tore through space and left? What level is that?"

"I... I don't know? Even a Saint-level expert can't tear through space, right?"

The two strong men looked at each other, their eyes full of horror.

They had originally planned to find someone to take revenge on the young man, but after seeing this, they immediately gave up the idea.

The edge of the Ninth Universe, the God Ruins.

A magnificent and tall temple, like a mountain, floated in the void.

The entire temple was engraved with ancient divine patterns, filled with an ancient and滄桑 (cāngsāng – vicissitudes of life) aura. This temple had obviously existed for an unknown number of years in the river of time.

The top forces of the Ninth Universe, the "One Mound, One Slope, Two Valleys, Three Families, Four Sects," were all gathered here.

Qian Xian'er, a peerlessly beautiful woman in a long dress, clasped her hands tightly in front of her chest, as if praying for something.

Her complexion was obviously much better, her face was rosy and radiant, but unfortunately, the expression on her face looked very worried, her eyes fixed on the two huge doors of the Pantheon.

Creak.

The doors of the Pantheon opened, and a man with ordinary looks and a calm temperament walked out.

"How was it, Shi Yan? Did you succeed?" Bai Xinweng asked anxiously.

"No... None of the gods responded to me."

Bai Shi Yan frowned, the expression on his face very unsightly.

"It's... It's okay, don't take it too hard." Bai Xinweng comforted him.

"It's okay, Shi Yan. If the gods didn't respond to you, it's because those gods have bad eyes. It's not your problem." Qian Xian'er smiled gently as she walked forward, reaching out to smooth the tightly furrowed brow of Bai Shi Yan.

Bai Shi Yan gently grasped Qian Xian'er's hand and explained.

"No, what's making me frown isn't the fact that I didn't get a response from the gods... but rather, I feel like there's something wrong with this Pantheon!"

A gleam flashed in Bai Shi Yan's eyes, and a faint feeling of unease arose in his heart.

"Hahahaha, the Bai family is really getting worse and worse. Isn't it just that no one in the entire family can get the approval of the gods? Saying there's something wrong with the Pantheon is just a typical case of sour grapes!"

Xing Yuanxiao laughed loudly, his eyes full of contempt.

He was now in high spirits and enjoying unparalleled success.

Three years ago, his third younger brother, Xing Yuanhua, died on Kaiji Star, and his second younger brother, Xing Yuanhao, led several Pseudo-God level experts to Kaiji Star, but they also disappeared from the world without a trace. At the same time, Qiao Yu also disappeared.

Xing Yuanxiao thought that Xing Yuanhao and the others had died at the hands of Qiao Yu, while the Bai family thought that the Xing family had secretly harmed Qiao Yu.

Bai Xinweng was furious and directly launched a war with the Xing family.

The Xing family was greatly weakened, and other forces naturally wouldn't let go of this opportunity. After all, without the Xing family, there would be one less person to share the pie.

Alliances are only reliable when your strengths are equal.

The Ye family, the Jiugong Divine Valley (Jiugong Shen Gu), and others who had previously formed an alliance with Xing Yuanxiao also began to kick the dog while it was down.

The major forces secretly suppressed the Xing family, wanting to kick the Xing family out of the ranks of the top forces.

Even Xing Yuanxiao was unable to turn the tide and could only watch as the Xing family declined day by day.

The turning point was this suddenly appearing Pantheon!

After Xing Yuanxiao entered the Pantheon and prayed to the gods, he received a response from Hades and became a successor! Having grasped a fragment of the law of death, his strength was only one step away from a true god.

The Xing family, which was about to fall out of the ranks of the top forces, was immediately revived!

"Xing Yuanxiao, don't be too happy too soon. The debt of Kaiji Star, my Bai family will definitely settle with you." Flames of anger surged in Bai Xinweng's old eyes.

"Oh, who is it? It turns out to be the loser, Bai Xinweng!"

Xing Yuanxiao raised a sneer at the corner of his mouth. If he had dared to speak to Bai Xinweng like this before, his ribs would have been broken.

But now, he, Xing Yuanxiao, was no longer the same as before. After grasping a trace of the power of the law of death, he was almost invincible below the true god!

When he, Xing Yuanxiao, completely comprehended the law of death and became the first true god in this Ninth Universe, it would be the day when his Xing family reigned supreme! At that time, he, Xing Yuanxiao, would be the sole master of the Ninth Universe!

Faced with Xing Yuanxiao's ridicule, Bai Xinweng's face became very unsightly, and he clenched his fists tightly.

He and Xing Yuanxiao had already fought, and he was indeed no match for Xing Yuanxiao now.

During this period of time, people from other forces had been praying in the Pantheon and receiving responses from the gods, becoming successors, and their strength had increased by leaps and bounds.

Only the Bai family had not received a response from any of the gods.

Other forces were now secretly calling the Bai family a cursed family, and they were beginning to gradually alienate and isolate the Bai family, fearing that they would also be implicated by the curse.

It could be said that after the appearance of the Pantheon, the Bai family's situation had become much more difficult.

Seeing that Bai Xinweng did not retort, Xing Yuanxiao became even more unscrupulous in his ridicule.

"If you ask me, even Bai Shi Yan has failed, so your Bai family doesn't need to waste your energy here. Anyway, no one in your family can get a response from the Pantheon, so you might as well pack up and go back. Lest you be an eyesore here, and maybe even displease the gods."

"I, Xing Yuanxiao, propose this. Who agrees? Who opposes?"