"Bang~ Kaka~ Ge~ Bang!~"
The cracking sound of Ymir's skull being crushed under Ares's boot triggered a chain reaction. The giant skeleton collapsed with a thunderous roar.
"Move!"
Ye Feng shouted, his voice cutting through the chaos.
"Whoosh whoosh whoosh!~"
Before Ye Feng's words had even faded, he, Bai Xi, Yue Yan, Yue Feixue, Xiao Xiao, Ling Xi, Leng Yue, and Qiao Ying had leaped from their icy cover, sprinting towards their designated targets as per Ye Feng's plan.
"What?"
Hera, who had been relishing Bao Yuting's expressions of shock, despair, bewilderment, and fear, suddenly changed her demeanor. Bai Xi had already appeared before her in an instant.
"Clang~ Sssla!"
Bai Xi's Angel Blade slashed down at Hera's neck. A flash of light from Hera's hand brought forth a devilish nail whip, which met Bai Xi's Angel Blade with a sharp clang.
Simultaneously, the space around Hera distorted violently as she swiftly evaded, conjuring a barrier of spatial energy before her to block Bai Xi's next move.
However, Bai Xi, her initial attack unfruitful, did not pursue. Instead, she used her Angel Blade to slice through the red-gray divine energy tendrils binding Frost.
By the time Hera reacted, Bai Xi had already grabbed Frost's arm, preparing to flee.
Suddenly, a large swathe of the void above Bai Xi and Frost twisted. The entire space, imbued with incredibly dense red-gray divine power, bore down on the two women with extreme speed.
"Whoosh!~ Hooo!~"
At this critical juncture, Ye Feng appeared beside Bai Xi and Frost. His face was a mask of grim determination. Gripping his Tang dao, he swung it fiercely at the entire space pressing down from above.
"Clang~ Pingling pōnglàng!~"
Ye Feng's Tang dao cut through the space, instantly shattering the red-gray divine energy. In that split second, Bai Xi, holding Frost, vanished from their original position.
After cleaving the space, Ye Feng spotted Zeus hidden behind it. However, he had no intention of engaging, nor did he attack the momentarily stunned Hera. Instead, he flashed away and appeared at the foot of the nine-story tower known as the Tower of the Creation Lamp.
"This is bad!"
"We can't let that brat get inside!"
"Stop him, quickly!"
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Yormungandr, Poseidon, Hades, and the other principal gods' faces contorted with alarm, and they roared in unison. They wanted to fly over and stop Ye Feng, but they were intercepted by Yue Yan, Yue Feixue, and Xiao Xiao.
In that instant, Ye Feng had already entered the Tower of the Creation Lamp!
Seeing this, Yormungandr and the other principal gods grew incredibly tense. Xiao Xiao, Bai Xi, and the others also looked towards Ye Feng with considerable curiosity.
Clearly, both sides assumed Ye Feng had entered the Tower of the Creation Lamp and obtained the legendary Creation Lamp.
Thus, Xiao Xiao's group and the gods were struck by a moment of stunned silence.
Meanwhile, Ye Feng, standing inside the Tower of the Creation Lamp, was thoroughly perplexed. The interior was bare, devoid of anything. He scanned the surroundings several times, finding no object that resembled a Creation Lamp.
"Crackling~ Bang!~"
At that moment, a bolt of lightning tore through space, aimed directly at the Tower of the Creation Lamp where Ye Feng stood. The lightning obliterated the space in its path. It was Zeus, the strongest of the twelve principal gods, who had attacked!
Before the thunderous crackle of electricity had even died down, the Tower of the Creation Lamp had been reduced to ashes by the lightning.
"Big Brother."
"Ye Feng!"
"Ye Feng!"
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Witnessing this, Xiao Xiao, Bai Xi, and the others were filled with anxiety. However, they did not rush forward. After all, the principal gods were circling them, their gazes like predatory stares. If they lost their composure, the consequences would be unthinkable.
"I'm fine!~"
Just then, Ye Feng's voice rang out. The next second, he emerged from the ashes of the Tower of the Creation Lamp. With a flash of movement, he was beside Xiao Xiao in an instant.
"Hoo!~"
Seeing this, everyone on Xiao Xiao's side breathed a collective sigh of relief.
Although Ye Feng's clothes were tattered and scorched, and his hair was burned, he was not seriously injured.
"Ye Feng, you... did you get the Creation Lamp?"
Yue Yan asked cautiously, taking a few steps back from Ye Feng, her voice filled with concern.
While keeping a wary eye on Hades, who stood not far away, Yue Feixue strained her ears to listen. Bai Xi, Ling Xi, Leng Yue, and Qiao Ying also turned their heads slightly, clearly eager to know the answer.
"This....."
Looking at the completely incinerated Tower of the Creation Lamp, Ye Feng was at a loss for words.
He hadn't attacked Hera earlier, but instead had flashed into the Tower of the Creation Lamp to see if he could obtain the Creation Lamp. According to his expectations, the Creation Lamp might be some form of immensely powerful energy.
But after entering, Ye Feng had found nothing. The place was empty. He hadn't sensed any special power.
"What the heck?"
Ye Feng looked at the vanished Tower of the Creation Lamp and then at the shattered Arcane Pointer on his left wrist, a sense of speechless frustration washing over him.
"That's right, I got the Creation Lamp!"
Ye Feng shouted, looking at Zeus and the other principal gods with murderous intent standing not far away. "Hey, you bunch of reckless fools, why don't you scram!"
To Ye Feng's surprise, apart from Ares, whom Ye Feng had nearly killed before, showing a flicker of fear and stepping back slightly, all the other principal gods remained motionless.
"These guys... they're really not that easy to fool!!"
Seeing this, Ye Feng muttered to himself. He had intended to use the Creation Lamp to scare them off.
"Kid, who are you trying to scare?"
Yormungandr sneered. "You think you're the only one who entered the Tower of the Creation Lamp? And if there really was a Creation Lamp, it wouldn't be so easily destroyed!"
"Humans always weave unrealistic fantasies... especially when facing a power far superior to their own..."
Hades chimed in. "The so-called Creation Lamp is nothing but a lie humans tell themselves!"
"Hey, Zeus, what's going on? That kid and his group were so close to us, yet we didn't sense anything at all!"
At this moment, Hera spoke to the tall figure cloaked in a hooded mantle, her voice filled with confusion. "You said we didn't need to worry at all?"
Zeus did not reply. Instead, he frowned slightly, his large, thick eyes constantly scanning Ye Feng and his group.
Yormungandr, Hades, Poseidon, Apollo, Ares, and Cynthia also looked on with suspicion and uncertainty.
"Frost, why did you walk out on your own in the City of Arcane?"
As the two sides stood in tense confrontation, Yue Yan quietly asked Frost, who was beside her.
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