My Core is the Boss

The assembled experts were shaken. The Great Calamity's power had already left them trembling, yet the Blood-Clothed Sword God seemed even stronger. Moreover, they were inside his Violet Palace.

Fox Den Xiao Li hid within a stone cave, gazing at the sky. "If I'm inside Senior's Violet Palace, doesn't that mean I'm also inside his heart?"

Her lovestruck imagination was running wild again.

As for those who had mocked and slandered him earlier, they had all become silent as quails.

Only confusion could be seen upon the Great Calamity’s face. "By your creatures' standards, you’ve severed my connection to the upper world. It was an excellent plan. What you overlooked is that Origin Bodies share everything."

A trace of delight seemed to emerge upon its face. In the next moment, a majestic echo resounded throughout Canglan and the Underworld. It sounded as though three thousand divine Buddhas were chanting in unison.

"Origin Bodies share everything."

"Origin Bodies share everything."

Above the endless void, a gigantic monstrous creature struggled its way forward. Its appearance resembled the Great Calamity's, though roughly one-third smaller.

The black-robed man's lifeless eyes bled tears of blood. "It's the Great Calamity of the Thousand-Mo World!"

Wang Lingtong's pupils contracted sharply, his gums trembling. "T-this is Xingli World's Great Calamity!"

Just then, he thought of something terrifying. According to those of the upper world, there were three thousand worlds plagued by the Great Calamity. That means there are three thousand Great Calamities.

Within the endless void, one colossal monster after another crawled forth. Each was no weaker than Canglan World's Great Calamity. Some were chaotic, others rigid, others grotesque, and others bloodstained. They soon overrun the heavens. [1]

The chaotic entities crowded together, squeezing into one another. Thousands upon thousands of enormous, muddled eyes stared coldly at Qi Yuan. Their mouths opened wide, revealing dense rows of curved fangs. Within every mouth writhed thousands upon thousands of forked, saliva-dripping tongues, intertwining like the countless serpents of a pit of vipers. One glance alone inspired overwhelming revulsion.

As they looked at Qi Yuan, a new emotion emerged in their eyes: greed. Thousands of greedy eyes stared at him as though he were the most delicious cake imaginable.

Three thousand monsters piled together into an indescribable horror. "Origin Bodies share everything. Your scheme has failed. Power becomes calamity. You’re destined to become our flesh."

Every living being in Canglan fell into despair. A single Great Calamity had already been terrifying enough. Now, three thousand had arrived. They could not imagine such a scene. It felt like the end of all things.

Many Yin Spirits and Great Venerables didn’t even dare look at the densely packed Great Calamities. One glance made them nauseous, their dao hearts nearly collapsing.

Jiang Lingsu gritted her teeth, her face pale. Looking at the blood-red figure standing before the Great Calamities, her eyes were filled with resolve. If you descend into the Underworld, I shall follow!

Lord Great Wisdom's profound gaze finally revealed a trace of bitterness. "Even though we cut off the upper world, there are still three thousand Great Calamities."

Elder Wutian sat within the Heavenly Ascension Pavilion with a desolate expression. "What is the Great Sun truly trying to accomplish?"

Jiang Ruhua pushed his spiritual power to its absolute limit. Looking toward the heavens, his gums ached. "Senior Blood-Clothed Sword God! Hold on a little longer! I am on my way to Phoenix Heaven! I'm going to beat up that coward who happens to share your name!"

Meanwhile, Qi Yuan remained expressionless. Before confronting the Great Calamity, he had already tested the waters with his eyebrow. The result had been difficult. He had cut off the reinforcement route. Who would’ve expected the Great Calamity to summon all the other Great Calamities instead?

Furthermore, he saw that all three thousand Great Calamities were Origin Bodies of the Great Sun's Past Self. If even the Origin Bodies were this powerful, then the true body's strength was unimaginable. But this was not the time to think about such matters.

He asked calmly, "Do you have any other Origin Bodies? Bring them all."

All three thousand Great Calamities answered simultaneously, "I am not the Great Sun. Good things should be eaten together."

Their voices were perfectly synchronized, as though uttered by a single being. They had given their answer. Every Great Calamity had gathered in the Underworld.

Qi Yuan drew a deep breath. "Not bad. You brothers must have sworn an oath to die on the same day after making the same wish."

He had to admit that if Canglan World were a game, clearing it would have been impossible without cheats.

Facing the terrifying horde, he roared, "You think you're the only one who can call for reinforcements? Who can't call for backup?!"

His furious roar became sacred and majestic. "Blazing brilliance, hidden nascent emerge. Hear my command, gods and Buddhas, descend!"

Everyone looked up at the sky, yet they saw nothing but the terrifying Great Calamities. However, divine voices echoed beside their ears.

Gods and demons chanted in unison.

"The Jade Emperor of the Vast Heaven's Golden Palace receives the command!"

"The Southern Great Heavenly Emperor of Supreme Ultimate receives the command!"

...

"The Three Officials Emperors receive the command!"

"The Ten Directions Heavenly Venerables receive the command!"

...

𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝙬𝙚𝓫𝒏𝓸𝓿𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝙤𝓶

"The Twenty-Eight Lunar Mansions receive the command!"

"Gods of the Thunder Department, heed my command! Fight for the Heavenly Venerable!"

"Gods of the Battle Department, heed my command! Fight for the Heavenly Venerable!"

...

"All members of the Tai Sui Department, obey the Heavenly Venerable's decree! Battle!"

The voices were endless, as if one hundred thousand gods and demons were roaring in fury. From the heavens, countless gods and demons descended as soldiers and generals, fighting for their lord!

At that moment, all four thousand of Qi Yuan's Nascent Souls emerged together. Riding clouds and mist, they vanished among the clouds. Every god and Buddha was awe-inspiring beyond measure. Illuminated by divine radiance, their majesty inspired instinctive reverence and worship. All the deities stood arrayed behind Qi Yuan like an army. It was four thousand against three thousand.

A battle so unprecedented that even the upper world had likely never recorded unfolded within Qi Yuan's Violet Palace.

He charged directly at them. "Die!!!!"

Within the eyes of the three thousand Origin Bodies, alongside greed, another emotion finally appeared: shock.

"Die!"

"Die!"

"Die!"

Countless divine lights and endless divine power flooded the space. Everything was submerged. Above the heavens, not a single figure could be seen anymore. Divine Domains, divine radiance, and overwhelming divine power unfolded everywhere. Even the slightest leak of that power would have pierced straight through Canglan World. Everything had become one chaotic battlefield.

Boundless divine power and endless destruction unfolded as far as the eye could see. Even Mythic experts who stepped into it would perish in a split second. Endless blood rained down, falling upon the boundary separating Yin from Yang. The slaughter continued. The battle raged on. Blood and fire burned without end.

All living beings gazed toward the heavens, watching this desperate and brutal war with terror.

Even Wang Lingtong's gaze was filled with both shock and disbelief. He had never imagined that the Great Calamity could be so powerful. Nor had he imagined that the Blood-Clothed Sword God would prove even stronger than the Great Calamity!

1. Is this what it feels like when you’re relieved there’s only one seemingly puny, easy boss, only for the game to spawn a hundred more and tell you to defeat every single one? ☜