But Luo Yu was not panicked in the least as he deployed one of the Seventy-Two Earthly Fiend Changes, the Art of Transformation.
He transformed into a golden mountain-lifting ape.
Still, it was not over.
"Law of Heaven—"
"Image of Earth!"
"Boom!"
The bones of the golden ape Luo Yu had transformed into cracked and popped, its body rapidly enlarging amidst the golden light, quickly outgrowing Mt. Li and blocking the bloody moonlight in the sky.
A vast shadow covered the ground.
"Smash it for me!"
Luo Yu swung his mighty fist, directly hammering towards the sharp sword blade.
"Clang."
The longsword in the hands of the Nether God's Son trembled, nearly being smashed away by the punch.
His heart shook, considering Luo Yu might catch it, but he hadn't expected him to do so in this manner.
"Boom, boom."
The Nether God's Son didn't stop attacking, the blade of the sword imbued with a deadly aura.
Yet it did not affect Luo Yu at all. Why was this guy immune to the aura of death?
The more the God's Child fought, the more shocked he became.
Meanwhile, Luo Yu found the situation to his liking, for as the deadly divine power of his opponent invaded his body, it was immediately drawn into the Dantian Microcosm within him, absorbed and transformed into nourishment.
Not only was it harmless—it was highly beneficial.
If the opponent knew about this, he would probably be hopping mad.
For the other Gods' Children who hadn't made their move below, this was equivalent to a horror story.
It was as if a sheep, while butting heads with another sheep, suddenly found out that the other one was different—instead of grass, it was a meat-eater.
Too horrifying.
"Deadly energy from all directions, converge within me."
The Nether God's Son held up the longsword high, its tip as if intending to pierce through Earth's atmosphere. As the blade fell, every place within a thousand miles was covered; even Luo Yu's Law of Heaven and Earth now seemed insignificant by comparison.
"Interesting."
A grin spread across Luo Yu's face as his arm, covered in golden fur, stretched out to the right. In an instant, a brilliant golden long staff condensed into existence, held firm in the void.
"Enlarge!"
As Luo Yu spoke, the golden long staff reflected in everyone's eyes started to expand infinitely, resembling the legendary Sea-Calming Divine Needle from the Daxia tales, reaching from heaven to earth in the blink of an eye.
"Lift—"
Luo Yu embraced the bottom of the golden long staff with both hands, his strength so great as to lift mountains and his aura overshadowing all, he forcefully hoisted the staff and swung it forward with all his might.
"Smash it!"
"Boom!"
The two tremendously large divine weapons collided.
Endless light erupted, countless energies exploded, and the booming sounds could be heard clearly even thousands of miles away—the land shook and collapsed from the reverberations.
"Crack, crack!"
Breaking sounds were heard. The golden long staff was undamaged, while the huge sword the Nether God's Son was holding showed hairline cracks, like a shattered porcelain.
"How is this possible!"
The Nether God's Son had not expected to be the one defeated.
"Boom!"
The Godly Sword shattered on cue, the unstopped staff falling like a torrent from above.
When the Nether God's Son tried to escape, he found that the surrounding void was fixed by the momentum of the golden long staff—there was nowhere to escape to, nowhere to hide.
"Not good!"
"Descent of the Ming God—"
The Nether God's Son clenched his teeth tightly and decisively played his trump card.
A huge and hazy grey figure emerged.
Space vibrated continuously.
With one hand reaching skyward, it supported the descending golden staff.
It could no longer advance even an inch further.
Luo Yu was not at all perturbed, his lips parted, "Let us welcome the Great Sage—"
"Equal to Heaven!"
"Boom!"
Adorned with golden boots and cloaked in Gold Chain Mail Armor, the imposing Great Sage Equal to Heaven materialized.
"Mists of Aolai, fragrance of the Fruit Mountain."
"With one staff to calm the sea, a myriad of demons flee!"
Luo Yu and the Dharma Aspect of the Great Sage Equal to Heaven both slammed the golden long staff downward with all their might.
"Burst—"
The golden monkey wielded a thousand-catty staff, clearing the jade heavens of all clouded haze.
The massive and ferocious Ming God Phantom was forcibly shattered, turning into a haze of light.
And under the remaining force of the golden long staff, the Nether God's Son was also blown apart.
Transforming into countless energy particles.
The aftereffects of the long staff reached for miles, with residual waves distorting the void, pushing apart the clouds along a straight line.
This move shocked the other eight Great Pillar Gods who had not yet entered the fray.
The Gods' Children from powers like Mount Olympus seemingly as calm as old dogs.
Were actually a bit troubled at heart in this moment.
If this was all of Luo Yu's strength, it would be fine, but if this was only a part of it, then that would be truly terrifying.
"Whoa!"
The live streaming room had already erupted when Luo Yu used the Seventy-Two Transformations.
The appearance of the Law of Heaven and Earth sent it into even more excited tremors.
After the Dharma Aspect of the Great Sage Equal to Heaven, it reached a climax.
"God's Child is not only the descendant of the Great Xia gods but also of the Great Sage Equal to Heaven."
"Great Sage!"
"Hahaha."
"Those damn little Bagagas from Takamagahara, aren't you coming out to kneel before the True God?"
"See that? That's what you call a real god."
"Stop shouting at them. Whipping a dead horse, Luoshenzi is absolutely amazing, the Great Sage's divine power is played too slick."
"Is this slick? It's simply explosive."
"What are these shoddy terms you young people use? Just say 'awesome' and be done with it."
The people of Great Xia were so excited they were moved to tears, feeling a heat in their blood.
Their emotions were like boiling water, no, like the hot magma in a volcanic crater.
What could be more thrilling than seeing their own God's Child crush the enemy God's Child?
Especially when the one performing is a legendary figure from the annals of Great Xia.
The Great Sage Equal to Heaven might not be the strongest, but that disregard for heaven, that irreverent and unyielding character is what everyone aspires to. And what is most enchanting about the Great Sage is the eternal sense of justice in his heart.
"Swish!"
Luo Yu canceled the Law of Heaven and Earth, returned to human form; his clothes were completely formed of energy and he didn't have to worry about exposure. He reached out and grabbed.
Great Divine Power came easily to hand.
"Universe in the Sleeve."
His sleeve, like a cosmos teeming with stars, absorbed all the light particles the Nether God's Son had transformed into, though he didn't take too much. After all, to completely take away a God's Child would inevitably provoke a strong reaction.
So, he only absorbed ninety-nine percent.
As the Nether God's Son reconvened, his face showed shock and rage, just as he was about to speak.
A golden arc slashed across the sky.
A single finger pointed and exploded the God's Child's brow, speaking in a calm voice: "You've lost."
The Nether God's Son's mouth gaped open; the fear in his eyes turned to total terror.
The curse words at the tip of his tongue he dared not utter.
All he wanted now was to leave this place.
"I... I concede defeat."
As the Nether God's Son conceded, silence fell in Takamagahara's live stream room, while the citizens of Daxia were elated, seeing a real chance to defeat one of the Nine Great Pillar Gods.
But there were still citizens from the Pantheon Temple forces with smiles on their faces.
"Great Xia, don't rush, after beating one, there are still eight more to go."
"And after beating eight more, you'll have the chance to clash with us."
The Nether God's Son landed back on the ground.
Completely unaware that Luo Yu had infused him with a special technique during that one finger poke.
"I'm up!"
Huge gusts swept through the sky as another figure soared up.
Dressed in a tight white outfit with a blue jade belt tied around the waist; eyes the color of the sky, surrounded by swirling winds.
One of the Nine Great Pillar Gods, Wind God's Son.
"Hmm."
Luo Yu nodded.
The Wind God looked displeased, feeling disrespected by the reaction, and raised his hand causing countless tornados to appear, tearing open dark voids in the sky.
The tornados had a terrifying effect, able to hurt the soul and sweep up spiritual power.
Faced with the fearsome wind attack, Luo Yu conjured a jade pearl in his left hand, translucent and flickering with white light inside.
In his right hand, a green fan appeared.
The citizens of the foreign forces were completely baffled by Luo Yu's moves, unsure of what he was going to do.
But the citizens of Daxia's eyes lit up, exclaiming excitedly, "Bana... Banana Palm Fan?"
"No way."
"And that pearl... could it really be the legendary..."
"Wind-Calming Pearl!"
Luo Yu tossed the pearl into the air, and the terrifying tornados were immediately halted in the void, unable to advance any further, frozen in place.
"How is this possible!"
The Wind God's Son was extremely shocked, staring wide-eyed, unable to believe the scene before him.
"Impossible?"
"Let's try this then."
Luo Yu held the green fan and waved it towards the front.
"Boom—"
A butterfly's gentle flap of wings solidified in the void into boundless force.
The immobilized tornados were blown back, hurtling towards the Wind God.
"Impossible!"
"No!"
Fear and disbelief painted the Wind God's face...
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