As Xu Qingning fled, her body rapidly grew larger.
Within a few breaths, she had transformed into the appearance of a man.
Her current form had light blue hair, her upper body was bare, and she held a light blue axe in her hand, her entire body suspended in mid-air.
Lan Ling, watching from not far away, saw this man appear and her eyes immediately welled up with tears. She opened her mouth, wanting to speak, but found herself unable to utter a single word.
This was the man who had possessed her entirely, and now she finally had a chance to see him again.
However, it had to be in this manner.
Xu Qingning paid no heed to the affectionate Lan Ling beside her. Instead, she slowly raised the axe in her hand and swung it through the air at the pursuing flames behind her.
"Boom!"
As she moved her hand, a light blue water dragon instantly surged towards the True Sun Fire.
Although the True Sun Fire was a divine flame between heaven and earth, it had not yet fully matured and was still in its nascent stage, its power far from that of its mature form.
How could it be a match for Gonggong, the ancient water god, wielding the Weak Water?
The moment the two clashed, the True Sun Fire let out a scream and rapidly retreated backward.
In an instant, the True Sun Fire's body shrunk by half and it instantly withered.
Xu Qingning couldn't help but laugh at this sight.
As expected, Su Xi was still too immature compared to her. The one who laughs last is the true winner.
Though those flames were miraculous, the water Gonggong used was no ordinary water. Three thousand li of weak water was enough to prove its rarity.
Even a mere layer of the Weak Water's power was extraordinary.
After all, it was the ancient deity Gonggong using the Weak Water, so its power was naturally doubled.
In Gonggong's eyes, Su Xi was merely a younger sibling.
However, Xu Qingning knew very well that while her divine summoning technique was immensely powerful, it had a time limit. Beyond that time, not only would she be unable to kill Su Xi, but she would also be weakened for a long time, becoming mere flesh to be slaughtered by Su Xi at will.
Therefore, after repelling the True Sun Fire, she did not delay. She raised the axe she held and continued to strike at Su Xi.
Before the axe could fall upon Su Xi's head, a powerful fluctuation instantly emanated through the air.
A flash of light blue radiance, Su Xi felt all her hairs stand on end, as if she were being targeted by a venomous snake, sending a chill down her spine.
"Damn it."
Su Xi hadn't expected Xu Qingning to be so difficult to deal with, possessing not only a heaven-level cultivation technique but also the ability to summon the ancient deity Gonggong.
Although it was merely a residual phantom, it was clearly not to be trifled with.
"Soul Seizing."
Even facing a great deity, Su Xi did not wish to concede defeat easily.
No one could make her bow down and admit defeat; she had to fight with all her might.
Instantly, her entire body erupted with waves of intense black light, followed by the slow appearance of a massive black hole, from which emanated a powerful suction force.
Su Xi had already decided that since Gonggong's soul belonged to a deity, she certainly did not want to miss such a golden opportunity.
If she could obtain Gonggong's soul, her cultivation technique would undoubtedly reach a higher level.
Xu Qingning had also not expected Su Xi to be so bold as to dare commit such a sacrilegious act against Gonggong, truly audacious.
"You are courting death."
Xu Qingning couldn't help but laugh, thinking Su Xi was simply in too much of a hurry to die.
Although the ancient deity had long since ascended from this small world, even a wisp of his soul at this moment possessed the power of his divine nature, and was still connected to his true form.
The reason gods are gods is because they have reached the same level of power as the Heavenly Dao and can borrow its strength to achieve their desires.
Su Xi, a mere mortal, daring to disrespect the Heavenly Dao was simply courting death.
The Heavenly Dao could be destroyed, but it could never tolerate being insulted.
By the time Su Xi finished, Gonggong's axe had already arrived before her. Instead of the expected clash of two forces, it was as if a fist had struck cotton, with no reaction at all.
The phantom of Gonggong's axe was instantly drawn into the black hole summoned by Su Xi.
"How can this be?" Xu Qingning's face revealed disbelief at this sight.
A mortal, actually able to withstand the attack of the great deity Gonggong. Although this was merely a phantom of Gonggong, it was not something a mere Foundation Establishment cultivator like Su Xi could withstand.
This was too much.
Was she dreaming?
Xu Qingning wailed inwardly, but could only be forced to accept this reality.
Because she had discovered an even more despairing reality: the residual soul of the great deity Gonggong, which had possessed her, was now, with Su Xi's incantation, beginning to show signs of dissipation.
"How can this be?"
Xu Qingning's mind echoed with the same thought, her face ashen.
If she could accept everything that had happened before, then this sudden turn of events was simply unacceptable. This was too fantastical.
Su Xi paid no mind to whether Xu Qingning could accept it or not, and quickened her movements.
She hadn't truly possessed the ability to contend with the Heavenly Dao just now; she had merely utilized technological advantages to set up an isolation formation around the area.
With this formation, she could sever Gonggong's connection to this clone. A clone that had lost its connection to the Heavenly Dao would naturally no longer receive significant energy support.
Therefore, Gonggong was at best a residual soul with considerable power, not a deity with divine nature.
Thus, since Gonggong was merely a wisp of a residual soul, dealing with him would not require much effort, and everything would proceed smoothly.
Seeing that the situation was not good, Xu Qingning immediately withdrew the divine summoning technique, and was ejected to the side, panting heavily.
"No."
Lan Ling, seeing Gonggong's soul about to be taken away, immediately rushed out.
After finally catching a glimpse of Gonggong, she certainly didn't want her beloved to be taken away by Su Xi so quickly.
She didn't want just a glimpse; she wanted a lifetime together.
However, she had completely underestimated the power of Su Xi's formation. The moment her figure appeared within the formation's range, she was immediately pulled into it, becoming fertilizer.
Looking at this scene, Su Xi felt no sympathy. Instead, she exerted force with her hand, accelerating the output of her spiritual energy.
Whether it was one or two, she could handle them.
Gonggong and Lan Ling were quickly devoured by the black hole and vanished from this small world.
Having obtained such excellent souls, Su Xi was naturally unwilling to refine their power.
Instead, she seized the opportunity to place their souls into the Meteor God Sword, using them as sacrificial materials for the sword. After completing this, Su Xi's gaze turned to Xu Qingning not far away.
There was still one more person she hadn't forgotten.