Faced with the rapidly approaching earth golem, Ye Feng's eyes sharpened. He tightened his grip on his Tang dao, circulating the Tribulation Fire within him, ready to meet the challenge. But just then, Yue Yan grabbed his shoulder and yanked him back, pulling him clear of the earth golem's Spear of War.
"Clang! Clang!"
Several crisp metallic clashes rang out as Qiao Ying's Angel Blade, Shen Botian's Wutong Wood Sword, and the earth golem's Spear of War met.
"Yue Yan, what are you doing?"
Ye Feng looked at Yue Yan, who had pulled him aside, with a puzzled expression.
"Ye Feng, don't fight the earth golem head-on. That guy will die on his own before long!"
"Clang—Clang clang!"
As soon as Yue Yan finished speaking, the sounds of Qiao Ying, Shen Botian, and the earth golem's weapons clashing once more echoed.
"Die on his own?"
Ye Feng frowned slightly. After staring at the earth golem for a moment, he realized, "Is it God Erosion?"
"Yes!"
Yue Yan nodded. "The red-gray light surging from the earth golem is the unique divine power of the gods. Both the Spear of War and divine stones possess God Erosion, and the God Erosion emanating from the Spear of War is far more potent than that from divine stones. The earth golem's body simply cannot withstand it, and he will turn to dust on his own before long..."
After battling the earth golem, Qiao Ying and Shen Botian also retreated to Ye Feng's side. They nodded at Ye Feng, clearly having been informed by Yue Yan beforehand.
"Come on!"
"A bunch of foolish humans, daring to challenge the power of the gods!"
The earth golem's eyes widened, and he looked at Ye Feng and the others with arrogance.
"Whoosh!"
The next second, the earth golem vanished and instantly reappeared before Ye Feng, his Spear of War stabbing rapidly towards Ye Feng's chest.
The space where the Spear of War passed warped violently...
"Clang! Bang!"
Ye Feng blocked with his Tang dao and leaped aside, while Qiao Ying and Shen Botian coordinated attacks from both sides. However, the earth golem easily dodged them all.
"Ye Feng, I'm going to explain something to Bing and the others!"
After unleashing several ice-blue energy slashes towards the earth golem with her peach branch, Yue Yan said to Ye Feng.
The next moment, Yue Yan flickered and returned to the ground.
She casually destroyed a few clay figures, her expression solemn. "Bing, Shui Ling, Li Shu, quickly organize your forces to deal with the Gluttonous Flies. The weakness of the Gluttonous Flies is..."
"Hurry, we can't let the Gluttonous Flies gnaw through the protective array of Arcane City!"
"Otherwise, the countless zombies surrounding Arcane City will flatten it!"
Having said that, Yue Yan flew back to the top of the Varyl Altar.
"Sister Bing, you all go!"
"I'll stay here and see if I can help Big Brother!"
Seeing Bing look at her, Xiao Xiao, clad in angelic armor and wielding the Angel Blade King's Command, spoke up.
"Alright! You be careful!"
Bing frowned slightly and nodded. She then nodded at Shui Ling and Li Shu and quickly ran off in one direction, destroying several clay figures along the way.
"Clang—Clang!"
"Bang—Rumble!"
"Clang! Whoosh whoosh! Bang!"
The battle between the earth golem wielding the Spear of War and Ye Feng, Qiao Ying, Yue Yan, and Shen Botian intensified, and the Varyl Altar began to crumble. Huge holes dotted the ground.
"Clang!"
"Ye Feng, what's wrong?"
After exchanging blows with the earth golem with her Angel Blade, Qiao Ying leaped to Ye Feng's side, asking with concern.
She had noticed that during the recent fight, Ye Feng would occasionally pause, nearly getting impaled by the earth golem's Spear of War several times.
"I... the Tribulation Fire within me seems to have some problem..."
As he spoke, a trickle of crimson flowed from the corner of Ye Feng's mouth.
This was not an injury from the red-gray divine power he had encountered in his battle with the earth golem. It was an injury inflicted by his own Tribulation Fire when he tried to circulate it.
Previously, Ye Feng had cultivated within the Tribulation Fire encountered by Shen Botian during his tribulation, and the amount of Tribulation Fire within him had increased significantly. However, Ye Feng discovered that in combat, he could no longer control the Tribulation Fire with the same ease and precision as before, when he only possessed a trace of it.
If he circulated too much Tribulation Fire, it would penetrate the arcane energy he used to contain it, directly harming him. In the recent fight, Ye Feng had tried several times, and the outcome was always the same.
"This..."
Upon hearing this, Qiao Ying's brow furrowed deeply.
In the subsequent fighting, Qiao Ying slightly adjusted her strategy and attack patterns, always staying close to Ye Feng.
Meanwhile, Ye Feng attempted to circulate only a small amount of Tribulation Fire. At the same time, he felt an inexplicable unease, as if things wouldn't end so simply. Although the earth golem's body was constantly being eroded and consumed by God Erosion, and its fall was only a matter of time.
Furthermore, Ye Feng was also worried about Kele Ji. That guy gave Ye Feng a sense of danger even greater than the earth golem with the Spear of War.
"Clang!"
"Bang! Pfft!~"
"Sizzle! Ah!"
At this moment, another sound of metal clashing erupted, interspersed with the earth golem's pained cry. Ye Feng's Tang dao had left a bloody gash on the earth golem's left shoulder.
"Kid, how did you get faster!"
The earth golem exclaimed in shock.
"You've gotten slower!"
Ye Feng looked at the earth golem with an utterly calm expression. "Don't you realize how severely your body is being infected by God Erosion?!"
"What God Erosion? What nonsense are you talking about?"
"I have the recognition of the God of War, Lord Ares! I'm not comparable to the likes of you lowly mortals. God Erosion can't possibly harm me!"
The earth golem glared at Ye Feng, his voice booming with confidence, yet a hint of panic flickered in the depths of his eyes.
"Whoosh!"
The moment the earth golem finished speaking, Yue Yan appeared behind him. With a swing of her peach branch, an ice-blue slash shot out, instantly piercing the earth golem's spatial barrier and landing on its lower back.
"Sizzle!"
"Ah!~"
The sound of tearing flesh and the earth golem's scream coincided.
The immense pain contorted the earth golem's face. He wildly swung his Spear of War behind him, only for Yue Yan to parry and slash with her peach branch.
"Clang!~"
"Sizzle!"
After a metallic clang, another ripping sound was heard—Yue Yan had inflicted another wound on the earth golem.
"Clang!"
"Hoo!~"
Yue Yan and the earth golem engaged in fierce combat. After a palm strike, Yue Yan retreated to Ye Feng, Qiao Ying, and Shen Botian's side.
"Yue Yan, what's wrong?"
Qiao Ying's voice was filled with confusion. After all, it was Yue Yan who had previously suggested they didn't need to attack too aggressively, but merely stall and let the earth golem die on its own.
Yet now, Yue Yan had suddenly launched a fierce assault on the earth golem.
Shen Botian also looked at Yue Yan with a questioning gaze, clearly sharing the same bewilderment as Qiao Ying.
Ye Feng, however, furrowed his brow. "It seems Yue Yan thought along the same lines as me?"