Chapter 00497: The Calamity Arrives
# The Calamity Arrives
Chapter 497
Novel: Abandon The Universe
Chapter 497: The Calamity Arrives
Lan Xiaobu used the remaining eighteen Heavenly Gang Formation Flags to seal the repair formation before setting up a spirit source formation.
The Heavenly Gang Formation Disk also required a spirit source to activate.
Lan Xiaobu had an abundance of Immortal Spirit Veins—so many that they couldn’t be measured in mere peaks but rather entire mountain ranges.
After slaying countless powerful experts, his reserves had grown to an unimaginable extent.
The Silent God Valley alone had contributed an astronomical number.
Without hesitation, he piled up Immortal Spirit Veins and fed them into the spirit source formation to power the Heavenly Gang Formation Disk.
Given his vast stockpile, he didn’t feel the slightest pinch.
However, Immortal Spirit Veins alone weren’t enough.
Though Lan Xiaobu was sorely tempted to keep the Divine Source he had gathered in the small cauldron from the Divine Source Palace for himself, he resisted the urge.
If he wanted to completely stop the Calamity Transfer Formation, he couldn’t afford to hold back the Divine Source.
The divine spiritual energy within the small cauldron had already condensed into divine crystals.
A quick glance told Lan Xiaobu there were at least ten thousand of them, and their quality was decent.
The interior space of the cauldron was vast, so even ten thousand divine crystals barely occupied a corner.
Lan Xiaobu only kept a hundred or two for himself before pouring the rest into the spirit source formation.
Despite the concealment formation he had set up, Zha Yu still caught a faint whiff of divine spiritual energy.
He sidled over with an ingratiating smile.
"Brother Lan, that’s a lot of spirit source."
Lan Xiaobu’s expression darkened.
"What? You want to take some for yourself?"
As he spoke, he considered whether it was time to silence this trash permanently.
He had originally brought Zha Yu along for assistance, but instead, Lan Xiaobu had ended up acquiring the Divine Source Palace.
Zha Yu had barely helped, yet he had witnessed the Calamity Transfer Formation and possibly even sensed the divine crystals.
If Zha Yu ever found his way back here alone, given his character, he would undoubtedly try to steal the divine crystals.
Zha Yu shuddered instinctively and waved his hands frantically, putting on a righteous front.
"How could I ever touch this spirit source? It’s the hope of the entire immortal world! Brother Lan, you underestimate me—"
Lan Xiaobu ignored him and simultaneously detonated all one hundred and eight explosive formations.
He was going to obliterate every last foundation of the Calamity Transfer Formation here.
Previously, he hadn’t dared to trigger the explosive formations because he hadn’t located the repair formation.
But now, not only had he found and sealed it, but he had also severely injured Du Zhuo, the supposed guardian.
There was no longer any reason to hold back.
A terrifying explosion erupted, accompanied by a wave of destructive energy.
Zha Yu’s face paled—his first thought was that Lan Xiaobu was trying to silence him.
But he quickly realized that Lan Xiaobu wasn’t targeting him.
He was destroying the foundations of the Calamity Transfer Formation.
Zha Yu didn’t have time to wonder why Lan Xiaobu hadn’t warned him before setting off the explosions.
His only option now was to retreat as fast as possible.
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Land of the Gods
This was not a secret realm or an ancient ruin, but a thriving divine city.
In the Divine Realm, territories were divided according to the Divine Courts.
The Divine Realm was vast beyond measure—even the ten great Divine Domains combined occupied less than one percent of its total expanse.
Despite its enormity, only the ten Divine Domains were habitable for cultivators.
Thus, the ten Divine Monarchs who ruled these domains were the supreme authorities of the Divine Realm.
The ten Divine Domains were strictly demarcated.
No cultivator from one domain was allowed to operate in another without explicit permission.
Given the scarcity of divine spiritual energy in the Divine Realm, ordinary cultivators had to join one of the ten domains to survive.
But there was one exception—the Land of the Gods.
The Land of the Gods was open to anyone.
Whether you belonged to one of the Divine Domains or any sect or faction, as long as you could pay in divine crystals or obtain permission, you could stay.
Thus, the Land of the Gods was the most prosperous and bustling place in the entire Divine Realm.
It boasted massive cultivator plazas, the fairest battle arenas in the Divine Realm, and the most vibrant markets and streets…
If you had divine crystals, you could do anything here.
If you didn’t, you wouldn’t even be allowed to set foot inside.
The Land of the Gods was a neutral ground where no one was permitted to act without cause.
None of the Divine Domains had any authority to interfere in its affairs.
The most famous location in the Land of the Gods was the Ten Divine Halls.
The Ten Divine Halls had a long history—they were built by the Ten Emperors who once dominated the Divine Realm.
These ten were the strongest figures of their era.
But after the Great War of the Gods, countless experts perished, and the Ten Emperors vanished without a trace.
The current ten Divine Monarchs had no connection to the original Ten Emperors, but the Ten Divine Halls remained.
Now, they were not only the most renowned place in the Land of the Gods but also the most important—they served as the meeting grounds for the ten Divine Monarchs.
At this moment, seven men and one woman sat in the conference hall on the first floor of the Ten Divine Halls.
These eight were all Divine Monarchs, gathered here to discuss the matter of transferring the calamity.
"Emperor Fang still hasn’t sent word. Should we continue waiting for him?" asked a handsome young man—Emperor Wen, one of the nine current Divine Monarchs.
Though he appeared youthful and refined, those who knew him understood that he was a scheming individual.
Opposite him, a middle-aged man sighed.
"Emperor Fang said his little Kun suddenly went missing, so he had to go search for it immediately…"
This was Emperor Che, another of the nine Divine Monarchs.
In terms of strength, his Divine Court was the most powerful.
"Wait, was that the Kun left behind in the immortal world to guard the formation?" asked the only female among them, Emperor Luan.
Emperor Che nodded.
"Exactly. What worries me is whether the Kun’s disappearance will affect the calamity transfer. The Divine Realm is already in shambles. If another calamity strikes, it might never recover…"
As if to confirm his words, the Ten Divine Halls suddenly trembled violently.
All eight monarchs shot to their feet.
An elderly man’s expression twisted in horror.
"It’s over—the Calamity Transfer Formation in the immortal world has been compromised. The formation’s foundations have been destroyed!"
"What do we do?" someone demanded urgently.
Emperor Che spoke decisively.
"The calamity was already barely contained, waiting for Emperor Fang’s return to transfer it. Now that someone is sabotaging the formation, I propose we transfer the calamity immediately. Otherwise, the consequences for the Divine Realm will be irreversible. At the same time, we must activate the repair formation—"
"Should we send someone down?" Emperor Luan asked.
Before Emperor Che could answer, Emperor Wen cut in.
"We must send people down. Even if the repair formation can fix it, we can’t take chances. If the calamity erupts in the Divine Realm, our days of ruling peacefully will be numbered."
Everyone understood his meaning.
As sovereigns of their respective domains, they enjoyed immense power and resources.
If the Divine Realm were ruined, their privileges would vanish.
None of them were willing to let that happen.
Once the eight monarchs reached a consensus, they rushed to the second floor.
The control formations for both the Calamity Transfer Formation and the repair formation were located there.
Theoretically, only six monarchs were needed to activate these formations.
With eight present, there was no issue.
Moreover, the core formation that sealed the calamity was also on the second floor.
The Ten Divine Halls were a supreme treasure—only they could suppress an ordinary calamity from erupting.
When the eight reached the second floor and unlocked the restrictions, they simultaneously summoned their formation flags to activate the repair formation while preparing to transfer the calamity.
This calamity wasn’t particularly severe, which was why the nine Divine Domains had joined forces to seal it.
Their goal wasn’t to protect the immortal world but to test how long they could contain such a calamity—preparation for the next, greater one.
"Damn it! The repair formation is locked—we can’t activate it!" Emperor Che’s face turned ashen.
How dare a mere ant of the immortal world not only sabotage the Divine Realm’s Calamity Transfer Formation but also seal the repair formation?
"What about sending people down?" Emperor Wen asked urgently.
The elderly man shook his head.
"Don’t bother. If they can seal the repair formation, they can seal the passage between the Divine Realm and the immortal world. The Kun’s disappearance is definitely linked to this. They’ve been planning this for a while, and we didn’t even realize it until now…"
Once again, as if to confirm his words, space itself began to tremble violently.
The faces of all the monarchs twisted in terror as their divine senses swept outward.
The old man muttered, "Is history repeating itself?"
Wherever their divine senses reached, rivers reversed course, mountains crumbled, and the natural order collapsed.
Black holes appeared one after another, spewing endless spatial tears and distortions.
A massive chasm split the Land of the Gods in half.
Any divine sense that touched it was instantly shredded.
Countless cultivators were already being torn apart.
This was no minor calamity—it was powerful enough to annihilate the entire immortal world.
Even the Divine Realm would be left in ruins.
A bearded monarch spat a mouthful of blood and collapsed to the ground, muttering, "The Divine Realm’s laws are changing… My organs are being torn apart…"
One by one, the other monarchs also coughed up blood, their bodies wracked with injuries.
This calamity wasn’t just tearing apart the Divine Realm’s laws—it was also crushing those who had cultivated within them.
(That’s all for today’s update.
Goodnight, friends!)
(End of Chapter)