"Zhulong, you can't escape!"
"Today, we shall slay a celestial!"
Zhang Dingbian's face contorted with ferocity. How high and mighty were celestials, like Zhulong before them, so arrogant. If not for his body being suppressed, the five of them would not have been able to subdue Zhulong so easily. Today, he wanted to see how the blood of beings from the celestial realm differed.
"The Great Han and I have no grievances!"
"Why not call it quits now?"
Zhulong remained calm. He sheathed his long saber, clasped his hands behind his back, and surveyed the five individuals. "This is a personal feud between Ye Xuan and me. It has nothing to do with you. If you leave now, when I eradicate humanity in the future, I shall leave a lineage for your Great Han!"
Behind his back, his hands had been forging a terrifying saber intent. How could he let these five, who had pushed him into such a desperate situation, off the hook?
"You say there are no grievances? The moment you invaded our Great Han!" Xiong Kuohai said in a deep voice, "Your fate was sealed!"
"Today, by the decree of the Divine Emperor of the Great Han, we shall slay Zhulong!"
"Attack!"
With that, the five of them raised their blades. But at this moment, a powerful saber intent suddenly shattered millions of miles of void, shaking hundreds of dao provinces in the outside world. The earth trembled, and everyone felt a terrifying saber intent seemingly hanging in the void.
Countless beings felt their hairs stand on end, their scalps tingling. They all trembled, looking up at the void. In the depths of the vast, ten-thousand-zhang sky, a great terror seemed to be hidden.
"Damn it!"
At this moment, the spirits of the five were greatly boosted. They finally noticed the dark golden rune on Zhulong's chest had disappeared, likely suppressed temporarily.
"Kill!"
Wu Tianxi roared, raising his Hun Tian Ji and striking out. Instantly, the four of them unleashed their attacks. The void shook, divine light erupted, sweeping across immeasurable distances. The void shattered with a vast chasm stretching for ten thousand miles. Hundreds of streaks of divine light shot out, causing the heavens and earth to tremble, shattering eighty thousand miles of mountains and rivers. Countless cities and trees instantly turned to dust.
"This battle will be extremely difficult!"
In the Imperial Palace's Military Affairs Department, numerous ministers emerged from the grand hall, gazing at the distant sky. Zhulong was a remnant of the previous era, a celestial from the celestial realm, possessing a powerful physique and unparalleled combat strength. Witnessing the rampaging saber intent at the edge of the sky, boiling the firmament, the cyan spear intent, the dark axe light, and the Ji light continuously blocked that terrifying saber intent. They swayed like auroras in the sky, but the battle within was bound to be perilous.
Occasionally, streaks of light shot out from the void. A single streak of light could shatter a thousand miles of mountains and rivers. No matter how hard an object was, it would simply crumble.
"You all deserve to die!"
"How dare you injure me!!"
Zhulong cried out. The saber light he himself had forged was being suppressed by immense power. During this process, his long saber cracked. This was a divine weapon that had accompanied him through countless battles, never sustaining a single scratch even when fighting the Celestial Lord back then. Yet today, his battle saber was damaged, his flesh was bloody and mangled, and his crown was shattered. The rolling demonic energy was completely incinerated.
"Ah..."
Zhulong roared in agony. A Hun Tian Ji from behind him shot out from the void and struck his back heavily. His armor instantly shattered, and blood splattered everywhere. Cold sweat broke out on Zhulong's forehead, his eyes bulging, filled with blood.
At this moment, another Hun Tian Ji descended. Zhulong caught it with one hand, and an earth-shattering roar erupted, with countless bloody streaks of light splashing out.
"You?"
Wu Tianxi, who had appeared, was shocked. As expected of a celestial's body, its formidable physique had controlled his attack, and his flesh had not been harmed.
"No!"
Feeling a sharp pain in his chest, Zhulong, who wanted to resist, could no longer free his hands. First, he felt a sharp stabbing pain in his heart. He wanted to turn around, but it was too late. He saw a black spear appear within his sight, stained with a large amount of blood, piercing through his chest.
His celestial body had suffered a severe blow. With a tearing sound of flesh, Zhang Dingbian forcefully pulled out the spear. A bloody wound appeared on Zhulong's chest. Zhulong's body began to stiffen. Although the damage was not fatal, it was a devastating blow to Zhulong. This body, though not his own, was Zhulong's. Zhulong was the capable subordinate of the Celestial Lord Ye Xuan, both powerful beings from the celestial realm. How terrifying was his physique? He had borrowed this body, and even after being suppressed by the Celestial Lord for an era, he had not been obliterated. Yet today, this Zhang Dingbian, an ant from the lower realm, had pierced his body with a mere blade, injuring his heart.
*Puff!*
Veins bulged at his temples, filled with intense hatred. As if suffering a great humiliation, Zhulong's qi and blood reversed, and he spat out a mouthful of blood. This single blow had already wounded Zhulong's confidence. The arrogance of a being from the celestial realm was today shattered to pieces by these ants. Unimaginable! A celestial from the celestial realm, with such a powerful physique, was pierced by a spear. This indicated that Zhang Dingbian and the other four were capable of striking his head, where his soul sea and primordial spirit resided. If this blow had struck his head...
"Damn it!!"
Zhulong was filled with rage. He picked up his damaged battle saber and slashed forward fiercely. Xiong Kuohai bore the brunt of the attack. Countless axe lights pressed forward, but they were all shattered by that terrifying saber intent. However, as all the axe light dissipated, Xiong Kuohai emerged from the divine light, wielding his two battle axes. With the roar of a gluttonous beast, they smashed directly onto Zhulong's battle saber. With a deafening explosion, Zhulong's battle saber shattered, and his right arm was severed. Pieces of dragon patterns emerged, covering the severed limb and expelling the residual axe light. Soon, a brand new arm grew back.
"You five are even more terrifying than Ye Xuan! I absolutely cannot let you live!" Zhulong roared. He felt a fatal threat. It could be said that the five in front of him possessed extraordinary talent, and stepping into the celestial realm was only a matter of time. If he wanted to kill them, this was perhaps the only chance. Once these five escaped this encounter, it would be impossible to kill them again. He grasped the back of his neck with one hand, and his right arm exerted force. Zhulong cried out in extreme pain. Immediately, Zhang Dingbian and the other four saw blood pouring down from behind Zhulong.