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"Overlord? Heh..."
"What are you laughing at?"
"I'm laughing at your stupidity!" After using the Sea God Trident to parry Qian Renxue's lethal sword strike, Anna let out a cold sneer.
"I am merely responsible for pinning you down. The one who will truly deliver the fatal blow... is someone else entirely."
"What?"
Qian Renxue was incredibly sharp; she instantly connected the dots to the Star Luo Saint Tiger formed by Davis and his companions. Her gaze snapped toward the Saint Tiger, and when she saw the golden soul ring floating above their heads, her expression shifted violently!
"A million-year soul ring... No, the age is even beyond a million years! How is this possible?!"
"Qian Renxue, let me show you the power of us mortals! I will prove to you that a mortal slaying a god is far more than just empty words!"
Davis let out a thunderous roar. Simultaneously, that 1.5-million-year soul ring erupted with a blinding, majestic golden light.
"Ninth Soul Skill: White Tiger Beast God Devastation!"
Originally, his ninth soul skill was named "White Tiger Beast Emperor Devastation." However, this was a skill powered by 1.5 million years of cultivation—its potency was enough to slay a god. Thus, Davis had renamed it for this very moment.
With the White Tiger Beast God Devastation, he would surely slay a god today!
Boom!
In an instant, a golden beam of light exploded forth. It moved like a bolt of lightning, incredibly fast, tearing through the air toward Qian Renxue. Having heard Davis's signal, Anna had already retreated far into the distance, leaving Qian Renxue alone to withstand this cataclysmic strike.
"Divine Skill: Angel's Shield!"
Sensing the sheer lethality of the incoming attack, Qian Renxue did not dare to be careless. She immediately condensed the Angel's Shield to block, even sacrificing her defense in all other directions to fortify the front.
A split second after the Angel's Shield manifested, the White Tiger Beast God Devastation arrived, shrouded in the astral winds of the Nine Heavens. It roared like a soaring dragon, the sheer pressure of its passage blowing back Qian Renxue's silken hair.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The moment it collided with the Angel's Shield, the extreme force caused Qian Renxue's heart to shudder. Her internal organs were rocked by the violent impact, and she coughed up a mouthful of stagnant blood.
Cracks instantly spider-webbed across the Angel's Shield, leaving it on the verge of shattering.
In truth, Davis's White Tiger Beast God Devastation possessed innate piercing and armor-breaking properties. It was designed to ignore conventional defenses, forcing the opponent to rely solely on raw soul power to resist.
However, Qian Renxue's Angel's Shield was a Divine Skill, forged from powerful Angelic Divine Power. In terms of energy quality, it far surpassed mere soul power, which was the only reason it hadn't been obliterated instantly.
Even so, the overwhelming momentum of the attack was rapidly tearing her shield apart.
"This is bad! At this rate, the Angel's Shield will break!" Qian Renxue's mind raced. Her hands moved in a blur, forming several complex hand seals. The Angelic Holy Sword floated before her as she poured her soul power into it.
Then, something jaw-dropping occurred. The Angelic Holy Sword split into six, transforming into six identical holy blades. These six swords did not fly out to attack the Star Luo Saint Tiger; instead, they interlaced with one another to form a rotating disc, acting as a secondary shield to defend her body.
"Divine Skill: Angelic Hexagram!"
This was Qian Renxue's strongest defensive Divine Skill. Using it once required a massive expenditure of Divine Power. The fact that she was forced to use it now was a testament to the terrifying strength of that 1.5-million-year soul skill.
Bang—!
The moment the Angelic Hexagram was completed, the Angel's Shield finally shattered into countless fragments that filled the sky. Simultaneously, the golden beam continued its thunderous assault, slamming into the hexagram array formed by the six holy swords.
Crack... crack, crack... CRASH...
The sound of fracturing glass rang out. Qian Renxue, who had believed the Angelic Hexagram would be enough to halt the attack, turned pale when she saw cracks beginning to spread across the Divine Skill.
"What? What kind of soul skill is this? To think it could be this terrifying!"
"This is the very power of the mortals you so despise! Golden Thirteen Halberds!"
Taking advantage of the Star Luo Saint Tiger keeping Qian Renxue's holy swords occupied, Anna seized her opening. The Sea God Trident flashed with a brilliant, blinding light.
"Thirteenth Halberd: Body and Halberd as One, Stars Shift and Planets Change!"
The Sea God Trident danced wildly in Anna's hands, radiating a blue-gold aura. She lunged forward, thrusting the weapon straight toward Qian Renxue's chest. The speed was so extreme that Qian Renxue had no time to cast another Divine Skill for defense; she could only hurriedly condense her raw Divine Power into a frantic barrier.
But how could mere raw power withstand the Sea God Trident, a literal Super Divine Tool?
The barrier of Divine Power was pierced instantly. Qian Renxue was sent flying back like a kite with its string cut, crashing heavily into the ground. She slammed into the earth, creating a massive crater, as blood sprayed from her lips!
It was only thanks to the extraordinary hardness of her Angelic God Raiment that the majority of the impact had been absorbed. Otherwise, her heart would have been run through by the Sea God Trident, leaving a gaping hole in her chest!
"Cough... cough..."
Qian Renxue wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth and recalled her Angelic Holy Sword. She looked toward the Star Luo Saint Tiger and Anna, letting out a cold, defiant laugh. "Hmph, I'll admit you're capable! This time, I've lost. We shall meet again!"
"Withdraw!"
With those words, Qian Renxue unfurled her Angelic Wings and took to the sky, flying rapidly in the direction of Spirit Hall.
"Brother Davis, should we pursue?" Anna glanced at Davis, who had already deactivated the Star Luo Saint Tiger fusion.
Davis shook his head slowly. "Let's not chase her for now. My soul power is exhausted once again..."
Piercing through two defensive Divine Skills in a row spoke volumes of the White Tiger Beast God Devastation's power, but the cost to the trio was immense. Currently, their soul power was at less than twenty percent.
Furthermore, inside Spirit Hall, there was still Bibi Dong to consider. Who knew if Bibi Dong had completed her divine trial to become the Rakshasa God? Davis didn't dare gamble with the lives of his comrades.
"Unless one becomes a god, one remains an ant in the end!" Davis couldn't help but sigh with emotion. Although he had reached the peak of the Quasi-God realm, he was still too weak compared to a true deity.
That being said, if Qian Renxue hadn't deployed the Angelic Hexagram in time, she likely would have been heavily injured even if Anna hadn't struck.
By Davis's estimation, if Zhu Zhu-yun and Zhu Zhu-qing could also reach the peak of the Quasi-God realm, Qian Renxue would no longer be a match for them.
"Let's head back first. Senior Dugu and Uncle Tianhu are still bedridden and unable to move. We need to find a way to help them recover from their injuries."
"Leave that to me!" Anna smiled reassuringly. "My Divine Power has healing properties, and my Martial Soul possesses healing-type skills. Combined with the Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone, I believe it won't be a problem."
Davis breathed a sigh of relief. In the original history, Tang Hao had recovered after severing his own limbs with Tang San's help. Since Anna possessed everything Tang San once had, treating Dugu Bo and Lie Tianhu should be well within her capabilities.
At that moment, Anna suddenly let out a soft laugh. "By the way, Brother Davis, I actually have a gift for you."
"A gift?" Davis looked at her with curiosity. "What kind of gift?"
"Heehee, it's a secret. Once your soul power has recovered, I'll tell you." Anna gave him a mysterious smile, leaving Davis more intrigued than ever.
(End of Chapter)