All Chapters of Ashes Of The War God: Chapter 61
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Chapter 61: The Final Goodbye
They returned to the Divine Realm at sunset. Tomorrow Chen Feng would face the True Gods. Tonight was for preparation. And goodbyes.Zhang Wei helped Chen Feng test the Power Core. They set it up in a secure chamber. Its rainbow light pulsed steadily."The Core amplifies power a thousand times. More than the smaller ones." Zhang Wei explained. "But channeling that much energy will destroy your body. You get maybe one use. One massive attack. Then you burn out.""How long would I have?""Thirty seconds of peak power. After that, your body fails. You die." Zhang Wei met Chen Feng's eyes. "This is truly a last resort. Only use it if there is no other option.""Understood." Chen Feng touched the Core. Felt the power within. Vast. Terrible. Beautiful. "Can Ling help channel it like before?""No. This one is too powerful. It would kill her instantly. You channel alone or not at all." Zhang Wei's voice was heavy. "Promise me you will try diplomacy first. Try reason. Try everything before usi
Chapter 62: The True Gods' Judgment
The three True Gods studied Chen Feng like scientists examining an insect. The center one spoke. "I am Logos. Truth and Logic incarnate."The one on the left. "I am Kairos. Time and Destiny made flesh."The one on the right. "I am Theron. Power and Control given form."Logos continued. "Together we created the Divine Council ten thousand years ago. Established cosmic order. Designed a system where reality functions smoothly. Predictably. And you disrupted it.""I disrupted tyranny." Chen Feng stood firm. "Your system oppressed mortals. Elevated gods above all others. Created inequality and suffering.""Inequality is natural. Necessary. The strong rule. The weak serve. This is universal law." Theron's voice was cold. "You claim to fight for equality. But equality is a lie. A fantasy mortals tell themselves to feel better about inferiority.""Equality is not sameness. It is opportunity. Choice. The right to determine your own fate." Chen Feng met Theron's gaze. "Your system denies that
Chapter 63: Year One - The Foundation
One month after the trial with the True Gods, Chen Feng stood in a meeting hall filled with representatives. Gods, mortals, demons, and others. All gathered to build the new government."Order! Please!" Shen Wu banged a gavel. The noise died down. "We need structure. Rules. Otherwise this is just chaos.""Structure is what the Divine Council used to oppress us!" A mortal representative shouted. "We do not want more rules!""Rules and oppression are not the same thing." Mei Lin stood. "Rules protect the weak. Oppression protects the powerful. We need to understand the difference."Arguments erupted again. Chen Feng watched from the back. This was the third meeting this week. Progress was slow. Painful. Messy.But it was progress."Let them argue." Seraphine appeared beside him. Back in her old woman form. "Democracy is loud. Inefficient. Frustrating. That is how you know it is working.""At this rate we will spend all hundred years just deciding how to vote.""Then you better speed thi
Chapter 64: The Shadow Council
Two years into the hundred-year trial, Chen Feng received disturbing reports. Entire villages vanishing. Not destroyed. Just empty. People gone without a trace."This is the fifth one this month." Shen Wu pointed at locations on the map. "All in remote areas. No witnesses. No evidence. Just empty homes.""Someone is testing our response. Seeing if the new government can handle crises." Chen Feng studied the pattern. "These locations form a circle. Around what?"Zhang Wei calculated. "The old Divine Council chambers. Before they were destroyed and rebuilt. The original foundation is still there. Underground.""Why would someone target that location?""I do not know. But we should investigate." Zhang Wei grabbed his sword. "I volunteer.""No. I will go." Chen Feng stood. "If this is a trap for me specifically, better I walk into it prepared than send someone else unprepared.""Then I am coming with you." Ling appeared at the doorway. She was ten now. Taller. More confident. "I have been
Chapter 65: Father and Daughter
Twelve enemies attacked from all sides. Chen Feng moved to intercept the first wave. His sword deflected three strikes simultaneously. But a fourth got through. Cut his arm. Blood flowed.Ling created a barrier of divine energy. Protected their backs. Two enemies bounced off. Frustrated. Angry."Focus the girl!" Darius commanded. "She is the weak point!"Five Shadow Council members converged on Ling. She was strong for her age. Trained well. But these were ancient beings. Masters of combat.Chen Feng tried to reach her. But seven enemies blocked his path. Coordinated. Practiced. They had planned this."Ling! Hold on!" Chen Feng fought desperately. Cut down one enemy. Wounded another. But too many. Too strong.Ling faced five attackers alone. She dodged. Parried. Used techniques Seraphine taught her. Dragon style. Fluid. Adaptive. But she was tiring. Fast.A blade cut her shoulder. She gasped. Her barrier flickered."I have her!" A demon lord grabbed Ling's arm. Lifted her off the grou
Chapter 66: Alliance in Darkness
Chen Feng collapsed against a stone pillar. Blood dripped from his wounds. His sword felt too heavy. Every breath was pain.The Primordial fragment circled him in the darkness. Its void form shifted like smoke. Red eyes glowed with hunger."You are dying, god. Soon I will consume what remains."Chen Feng laughed despite the pain. "You talk too much for someone who is also trapped."The Primordial stopped. "What do you mean?""The seal. It works both ways. We are both locked in here. No energy from outside can enter." Chen Feng wiped blood from his mouth. "Which means you cannot regenerate. Cannot grow stronger. You are stuck at your current power."The Primordial tested the barrier. Reached for void energy. Nothing came. "Clever trap.""Not a trap. Just reality. We can fight until we both die. Or we can talk.""Talk? I am hunger incarnate. I do not negotiate.""You are a fragment. A piece of something bigger. Which means you can think. You can choose." Chen Feng lowered his sword slig
Chapter 67: The Council Debate
The emergency council chamber was packed. Two hundred representatives filled every seat. Gods sat beside mortals. Demons stood with angels. Everyone came to decide one question.Should a Primordial be allowed to live among them?Null stood in the center. Divine chains wrapped around its void form. Not to restrain it. Just to show respect for the process.Chen Feng presented his case. "Null gave us vital information. The True Gods are working against us. The Shadow Council was just their first attack. Without Null's warning, we would be unprepared for what comes next."A mortal representative stood up. His name was Marcus. He owned a small shop in the lower realm. "But it is a Primordial! My grandmother told stories. How they consumed entire cities. How nothing could stop them. How can we trust something like that?""We do not trust blindly. We test. We monitor. We verify." Chen Feng gestured to Null. "This being had chances to attack. To consume. Instead it chose to talk. To cooperate
Chapter 68: The First Test
Three weeks passed. Null remained in the research facility. Lyria ran daily tests. Measured energy consumption. Studied void patterns. Documented everything.Chen Feng visited every few days. Checked progress. Asked questions. Made sure Null was treated fairly."How is it adapting?" Chen Feng asked during one visit.Lyria showed him her notes. "Better than expected. Null has not shown aggression once. Energy consumption is stable. It even helps with the research. Explains things we would never understand alone.""Any problems?""Just one. Null is lonely." Lyria glanced at the containment cell. "It asks about other Primordials. Wonders if any other fragments chose cooperation. Wants connection.""Loneliness I understand." Chen Feng walked to the cell. "Null. How are you today?"The void being looked up. Its form was more stable now. More defined. "Surviving. Learning. Wondering.""Wondering what?""If I am the only fragment that wants peace. Or if others also wish to be more than hunge
Chapter 69: The Missing Three
Shen Wu's investigation teams returned after five days. They gathered in a private chamber. Chen Feng, Mei Lin, and Zhang Wei waited for the report."We found two of the three missing Shadow Council members." The lead investigator said. She was a mortal named Sara. Sharp eyes. No nonsense attitude. "Both are dead.""Dead? How?" Chen Feng leaned forward."Suicide. But not normal suicide. They drained themselves completely. Used every drop of divine power they had. Left nothing but husks." Sara showed them sketches. "We found void residue at both sites. The Primordial fragments consumed them from inside.""The fragments killed their hosts?" Mei Lin looked disturbed."No. The hosts killed themselves to stop the fragments from escaping." Sara pointed to marks on the sketches. "They carved sealing runes into their own flesh. Used their deaths to trap the fragments inside their corpses. Very deliberate. Very painful."Zhang Wei shook his head. "They died to protect others from what they unl
Chapter 70: The Mortal Solution
The plague spread faster every day. The death count rose. Divine healers stood useless. Their magic bounced off the disease like water off stone.Chen Feng called an emergency meeting. Not just council members. Everyone who might help. Mortal doctors. Herbalists. Alchemists. Anyone with medical knowledge.A mortal doctor named Elara spoke first. "We need to understand the disease. How it spreads. How it kills. Divine magic will not work, so we use science.""Science takes time. People are dying now." A divine healer protested."Then we work fast. But we work smart." Elara pulled out papers. "I have been studying the sick. The plague attacks the lungs first. Then the blood. Then the organs shut down. It follows a pattern. Patterns can be broken.""How?" Chen Feng asked."Quarantine the sick. Stop the spread. Then we test treatments. Herbs. Minerals. Combinations. Something will work. We just have to find it.""That could take weeks. Months.""Or days. If we work together. If every heal