As for Bai Xi, she was also steadily holding back Poseidon, not rushing to join the battlefield or launching extremely fierce attacks against him. This was because she was constantly guarding against what Ye Feng had mentioned earlier, the three other principal gods who had yet to appear—Athena, Demeter, and Dionysus.
"Hades, I didn't expect these lowly humans to have some strength… and they cooperate quite well."
Although the battle scene had reached a stalemate, neither Eurymedon nor Hades showed any signs of panic. They appeared quite composed.
"Crackling ~ Clang ~ Crackling!"
"Clang ~ Crackling ~"
Ever since Ye Feng had nearly killed Ares, Zeus had gripped his thunder hammer and launched a series of relentless attacks against Ye Feng, clearly unwilling to give him another opportunity like that.
"Hera's Golden Apples… each time a principal god or someone else blocks a fatal attack, a Golden Apple is consumed."
Through this recent attempt, combined with the experience from the previous two times, Ye Feng's eyes narrowed. Calamity Fire and Calamity Water surged from him simultaneously, sweeping towards Zeus in front of him.
Facing the surging Calamity Fire and Calamity Water, Zeus's expression changed. He did not attempt to condense a spatial energy barrier for defense, as he knew it would be completely ineffective against Calamity Fire and Calamity Water.
"Boom!"
Zeus stomped on the remnants of the spatial energy barrier that Ye Feng had cut through. His body flickered, instantly dodging the Calamity Fire and Calamity Water that were mere inches away.
"Whoosh~!"
In that instant, Ye Feng stepped forward, his figure vanishing from his original position. However, this was not a sneak attack as before; he was blocking Eurymedon's Sword of Sloth attack for Yue Yan.
Seizing this opportunity, Yue Yan flew to Cynthia's side and unleashed her peach branch, which glowed with ice-blue light as a sword. It struck Cynthia instantly, and Xiao Xiao also took the opportunity to slash Cynthia.
"Ah!"
Cynthia cried out as the red-grey divine power within her was forced out by Yue Yan's Weak Water.
"Whoosh ~ Sizzle!"
At this moment, Xiao Xiao's Angelic Power Royal Decree swept through, piercing Cynthia's head.
Cynthia's screams abruptly ceased. Her body went limp and slowly collapsed to the ground. However, her body quickly transformed into a Golden Apple with a hole in it.
"Crackling ~ Clang! ~"
"Clang! ~"
By now, Ye Feng had re-engaged Zeus in combat, while Yue Yan had returned to Yue Fei Xue's side, joining her in dealing with Eurymedon and Hades.
"There are six Golden Apples left on Hera's tree… meaning she can still block six more fatal attacks for the principal gods."
Seeing that another Golden Apple had been depleted from the Golden Apple tree in Hera's hand, Ye Feng, amidst the battle, subtly signaled Bai Xi.
Bai Xi immediately understood and fiercely intensified her assault on Poseidon. She then swapped positions with Ling Xi and, gripping her Angelic Blade, charged directly at Hera.
"Whoosh~"
"Clang ~ Clatter! ~"
Bai Xi's Angelic Blade, empowered by angelic energy, devastatingly shattered Hera's condensed spatial energy barrier and struck Hera's neck.
"Ah~!"
Hera screamed as blood gushed from her neck. The next second, her heart was pierced by Leng Yue's Angelic Blade.
"Whoosh ~ Sizzle ~ Sizzle ~"
Leng Yue's angelic energy surged from her Angelic Blade, erupting in Hera's heart. It instantly created numerous large holes in Hera's body, and the spurting blood mist quickly dyed a considerable portion of the sky red.
However, Hera did not die. After being struck in the neck by Bai Xi and having her heart pierced by Leng Yue, her body, with its shattered internal organs, flashed with light and transformed into a tattered Golden Apple.
Neither Bai Xi, who swiftly retreated to contain Poseidon after striking Hera's neck, nor Leng Yue and the others showed any surprise. They continued their assault on the principal gods.
Zeus had considered crossing space to offer assistance midway, but without exception, Ye Feng blocked him.
"Damn it, what is this woman's peach branch made of? The Sword of Sloth can't cut through it! The power of sloth can't corrupt her either!"
"Not only that, but her Weak Water can completely block divine power attacks!"
After exchanging blows with Yue Yan, Eurymedon retreated a considerable distance, narrowing his eyes with a serious expression.
"Indeed!"
Hades, using the force of Yue Fei Xue's sword attack, flew to Eurymedon's side and nodded. "That woman named Yue Fei Xue is also no pushover. Her clothes… the mental energy attacks from my Underworld Soul Blade are completely ineffective."
"However… it's only a matter of time!"
Eurymedon and Hades both snorted coldly.
"Clang ~!"
"Whoosh ~ Sizzle ~ Urgh ~ Ah!"
"Bang ~ Rumble! ~"
The women, including Bai Xi, had clearly understood Ye Feng's intentions. Subsequently, Bai Xi, Xiao Xiao, Yue Yan, Yue Fei Xue, Ling Xi, Leng Yue, and Qiao Ying cooperated with each other. They seized opportunities to deliver fatal blows to Hera, Ares, Apollo, or Cynthia.
With Zeus consistently tied down by Ye Feng, Bai Xi's formidable combat prowess, coupled with the close cooperation of Xiao Xiao and the others, gradually depleted Hera's Golden Apples. In the end, only a bare tree trunk remained.
"Ye Feng!"
Suddenly, Bai Xi shouted. Her figure flashed, and along with Yue Fei Xue, she arrived before Ye Feng, blocking Zeus's thunder hammer for him.
At the same time, Ye Feng stepped forward, crossing space. He instantly appeared above the Igg Drash tree, with Hera, who had just arrived below him.
"Whoosh! ~"
Ye Feng's gaze sharpened, and Calamity Fire surged rapidly, converging onto his Tang blade. In an instant, the Tang blade slashed out.
"Whoosh whoosh!"
Hera's expression was one of extreme terror. She desperately conjured countless layers of spatial energy barriers in front of her, but they could not block even a sliver of the Calamity Fire. Moreover, she was already surrounded by Calamity Water arrows condensed by Ye Feng.
In the next moment, Ye Feng's Calamity Fire slash and Calamity Water arrows were mere inches from Hera's body, poised to completely kill Hera, one of the Twelve Principal Gods.
"Tch!"
Just then, Hera let out a cold snort. The look of utter terror on her face instantly turned into mockery and disdain.
She stood there without any resistance or attempt to flee, merely looking at Ye Feng with contempt, completely unconcerned about the Calamity Fire and Calamity Water about to pierce her body. It was as if Hera believed the Calamity Fire and Calamity Water could not harm her at all.