Cultivation Online novel Chapter 2258

Chapter 2258: Evil God’s True Ending

Seeing Yuan giving it the middle finger, the eye in the sky narrowed with contempt, but there was also a hint of intrigue hidden deep within. After all, this was the first time a human had ever mocked it so openly.

"Although you’re a disrespectful little ant, I will give your boldness some credit," Ahruk spoke a moment later. "I’ll give you an opportunity—the opportunity of many lifetimes. Since you killed the Celestial Emperor, I’ll give his position to you."

Yuan burst out laughing, "You want me to take that bastard’s place? What’s the catch?"

He didn’t immediately refuse, hoping to continue the conversation and recover more memories.

"You will wield authority over the entire world, and you will gain power beyond imagination—the power of a true God. All I require of you is... to find something," Ahruk said.

Yuan narrowed his eyes and spoke, "This something... is it the Absolute Power?"

Ahruk’s eyes widened slightly, clearly surprised that a human was aware of its existence.

"I won’t ask how you came to acquire such information, but yes, as long as you find it and offer it to me, I will make you the most powerful being in the world, even surpassing some Gods."

"I see..." Yuan mumbled as he closed his eyes.

He’d just recalled all of Tian Xian’s memories from the beginning to the very end, as well as the reason the Celestial Emperor served the Eternals.

To obtain power that transcended human limits, the first Celestial Emperor offered everything he had to the Eternals. For someone like him, the promise of unfathomable strength was simply impossible to resist.

In fact, it was likely that the Eternals had played a role in the Celestial Emperor obtaining his position in the first place. After all, it was hard to believe that someone so lacking in talent could rise to such power on his own.

As for the Eternals, since they cannot enter the Nine Heavens with their true bodies or use their powers, they are forced to rely on humans to carry out their deeds.

"What is your answer? My patience is limited." Ahruk spoke again, sounding a bit irritated.

Yuan opened his eyes to look at Ahruk.

"What if I refuse?"

"Then I will obliterate your soul, ensuring you will be erased from existence for eternity."

After taking a deep breath, Yuan spoke, "In that case, I have made up my mind. My answer is... go fuck yourself!"

At the end of his sentence, Yuan quickly swung his arm toward the sky, releasing an arc of Eternal Essence that shot straight at the eye.

The Eternal Essence scattered the moment it touched Ahruk’s eye, almost like throwing glass at a rock.

"The audacity!" Ahruk angrily roared.

"Since you do not wish to live, I shall obliterate your soul!"

Ahruk’s eye suddenly started glowing intensely, clearly preparing for an attack.

Yuan could tell from the sheer amount of Eternal Essence gathering that the attack would rival about 3 percent of Saaruk’s prowess.

When the two forces collided, they hung motionless in the sky for a brief moment—then Yuan’s Eternal Essence pierced through the blood drop, scattering it in all directions before shooting straight into Ahruk’s eye.

"Argh!" Ahruk screamed in pain, snapping its eye shut.

"You will regret this! I swear I will rip your soul apart! Just you wait!" Ahruk shouted before disappearing from the sky.

<You have cleared the second trial>

The notification finally appeared, signaling the end of the trial, and moments later, Yuan was returned to the platform within the Stairway to Heaven.

"Haa..." Yuan released a deep sigh as he stared at the empty void.

Although he had survived Ahruk’s attack within the trial, Tian Xian had not. In reality, Tian Xian was ultimately killed by Ahruk, mainly because he had been unable to wield Eternal Essence at the time. Fortunately, his soul was not destroyed, allowing him to reincarnate.

"To think that was how he died in the past..." Xiao Hua muttered in a dazed voice after witnessing everything.

"Just how much have the Eternals influenced our world... and for how long?" Feng Yuxiang wondered aloud.

Shortly after clearing the second trial, Yuan noticed something materializing from the void, slowly drifting toward him.

Seeing the item caused his eyebrows to rise in puzzlement.