"Is it you?"
"You think you are worthy of incurring the wrath of a god and man!"
"The wrath of a god and man, you dare speak of it!" Cheng Yaojin, leaning on his blood-red, demon-infused battle axe, chuckled coldly, "The wrath of a god and man?"
"Today, I will show you what the wrath of a god and man truly is!!"
Cheng Yaojin, wielding his demon-infused battle axe, lunged into the void shrouded by a vast expanse of black energy. Blood-red axe light shot out from all directions, like an ancient behemoth rampaging in the heavens, engulfing the entire capital of the Blood Yuan Dynasty. With a single swing, he shook dozens of miles of territory, stirring up thick dust throughout the capital.
This axe strike seemed capable of sinking the ancient capital!
The heavenly god of the An Yuan Dynasty was startled. He had never taken a mere True God seriously. The chasm between a True God and a Heavenly God was insurmountable, even for the most exceptional True Gods of millennia past. Yet, Cheng Yaojin, a human True God standing before him, channeling the might of heaven and earth, possessed divine power no less than that of a Heavenly God!
The Heavenly God looked towards the nine heavens. The rolling demonic energy, which he had just torn asunder with his blood-red light, had now reformed. The Great Han Dynasty? He looked at Cheng Yaojin, who was launching his axe. Even if the Blood Yuan Dynasty was beneath his notice, he would not tolerate a little-known chaotic demon king wreaking havoc.
"Boom!"
He clenched his hand, and a silver long saber materialized. He raised his saber, unleashing his Heavenly God divine power. His swordsmanship was fierce and unpredictable. With a single slash, the imperial palace beneath his feet was split in two, a ravine stretching for a thousand miles. Even the void shrouded by Cheng Yaojin's demonic energy was split open, resembling a silver river.
Cheng Yaojin moved his battle axe through the void, his eyes fixed on the saber light unleashed by the Heavenly God. The Heavenly God's might was unrestrained, he was using his full power from the start. The saber light did not directly press down on Cheng Yaojin.
Instead, it created an illusion of time and space, hovering three feet in front of the Heavenly God. Slowly, his arm began to become ethereal, and countless saber lights converged, the saber intent in the entire void growing increasingly potent!
With a deafening roar, the countless saber lights fused into one. The saber light surged forth, turning the capital of the Blood Yuan Dynasty, which spanned a thousand miles, into ruins. It was swallowed by layers of thick earth, vanishing completely from this world. The saber light, a convergence of ten thousand, was seized by the Heavenly God and unleashed horizontally, its intent condensed to its peak, slashing towards Cheng Yaojin, who stood enveloped in demonic energy.
The fused saber light, its power astonishing, shattered the axe light that was bathed in demonic energy. However, the saber light itself was covered in cracks. Its fierce momentum paused for only two breaths before it continued to slash horizontally at Cheng Yaojin.
Cheng Yaojin held his demon-infused battle axe, and a thousand-zhang phantom of a demon god flickered in the sky. His demonic energy surged uncontrollably, with blood-red divine rays entwining around the battle axe. Cheng Yaojin grinned, lunged forward with his axe, and engaged the Heavenly God in a fierce battle above the capital of the Blood Yuan Dynasty.
Cheng Yaojin, clad in麒麟 (Qilin) armor, did not activate the armor for reinforcement. He fought the Heavenly God purely with his own divine power. The two-great-realm difference in cultivation, though rapidly bridged, akin to ascending a heavenly ladder, still required him to constantly refine and settle himself. The Heavenly God before him was the perfect tool for Cheng Yaojin's tempering.
Yes!
A tool. If he were to reinforce himself with the 麒麟 (Qilin) armor, Cheng Yaojin was confident he could kill the Heavenly God within three moves!
However, as it stood, Cheng Yaojin was in no hurry to deliver a fatal blow. Instead, he engaged the Heavenly God in a measured battle, steadily consolidating his divine power.
The Heavenly God reversed his long saber, and a silver river erupted from the black energy. The silver river was as white as the firmament, completely opposing Cheng Yaojin's demonic energy. However, under the illumination of the demonic energy and blood-red light, as the silver river poured forth, it was no longer pure. Some parts of the river began to turn grayish-white, with even patches of rosy hues flowing rapidly within it.
"Boom!"
The two fought faster and faster, gradually moving away from the capital of the Blood Yuan Dynasty and deep into the mountain range to the northwest. A thunderous explosion was heard, and tens of thousands of trees shattered like foam. A dense forest of trees crossed the void. The violent impact kicked up sparks, like countless shooting stars descending from the heavens and scattering in all directions.
Flames ignited, and in less than a moment, the capital of the Blood Yuan Dynasty was engulfed in a sea of fire. Countless beings fled in terror, but no matter how they tried, they could not escape the inferno. Within the raging flames, the divine powers of Cheng Yaojin and the Heavenly God continued to clash and tear. To the beings of the Blood Yuan Dynasty, their divine powers were like divine laws and prohibitions; to touch them meant certain death.
"Boom, boom, boom!!" In the distant mountains, dull thuds continued. The two fought faster and faster as they ventured deeper into the ten-thousand-mile mountain range. The spiritual energy storms relentlessly wore away at the endless mountains. Forests disappeared piece by piece, revealing barren gray and white mountain bodies. As they fought their way through, one-third of the ten-thousand-mile mountain range became completely bare, like a desert, devoid of any life.
"Boom!"
A saber light and an axe light, two divine beams, crisscrossed for a thousand miles, shattering countless mountain peaks. Some thousand-zhang mountains collapsed to form basins, while others were sliced in half by the axe and saber lights. The cross-sections were perfectly smooth, with divine light flowing and countless saber and axe intents intertwined within them.
One True God and one Heavenly God. After fighting fiercely for an hour, Cheng Yaojin's divine power began to flow naturally. He started to exert his strength, his axe light flashing and sweeping in all directions. It was as if a casual strike could easily shatter the saber light unleashed by the Heavenly God. His divine power grew stronger, and the Heavenly God began to fall behind, transitioning from an equal fight to a passive defense.
"Who is that?"
"What being is fighting fiercely in that mountain range? Do they not know this area is near the capital? If they disturb the Emperor, their entire clan will be exterminated!"
At this moment, a few virtual gods were moving across the land. Looking at the ten-thousand-mile mountain range near the capital, they were momentarily captivated by the astonishing battle.
"Boom!"
A saber light shot out from the mountain range. A hundred zhang above the mountains, it shattered, scattering countless streams of light. One of them fell towards the virtual god who had just spoken!
"How dare you be so insolent!"
The virtual god was quite young and full of vigor. Seeing the stream of light descending towards him, he angrily stepped into the air. But in the next second, the stream of light pierced his chest. And then, there was no more. Dust to dust, earth to earth!
"Run!!"
"There are powerful beings fighting there, run!"
At this point, some beings reacted and shouted loudly.