Chapter 2898: Battle of Great Gods
Duotian Divine Emperor hung above the Moyan Star, the star beneath him was colossal, boundless and crimson, the closer one got, the more it resembled a divine fire sea.
Ordinary Bu Tian realm gods, encountering such a star, would not dare to approach it.
But at this moment, Duotian Divine Emperor’s entire body was covered in rule divine patterns, seemingly merged with the Moyan Star. With a wave of his arm, flames on the Moyan Star surged skyward, twisting together into a flame divine dragon that charged straight at the approaching Huang Tian.
The fluctuations erupting from the Moyan Star affected the entire star domain. If not for the formations and Heavenly Venerable divine patterns protecting it, the living beings of Xinghuantian would have died in large numbers.
"Roar!"
Huang Tian let out a long howl, thrusting the Blood Absolute War Halberd forward, colliding with the flame divine dragon.
"Boom! Boom! Boom..."
A series of dozens of explosive sounds, like splitting bamboo, the Blood Absolute War Halberd shattered the flame divine dragon, turning it into clusters of flames that fell toward the Moyan Star.
The halberd tip, shining with extreme brilliance, pierced straight through Duotian Divine Emperor’s divine realm world, all his defensive measures as fragile as paper.
"Pfft!"
In Duotian Divine Emperor’s shocked gaze, the Blood Absolute War Halberd stabbed into his arm, hooking onto his shoulder.
The next moment, Duotian Divine Emperor’s arm flew off, along with a large amount of divine blood spilling across the starry sky. His massive divine body rapidly retreated toward the Moyan Star.
Huang Tian pressed the attack, using the halberd as a staff, swinging it down directly.
Calling it a staff, the Blood Absolute War Halberd was actually like a divine pillar reaching the heavens, countless rule divine patterns swirling around it, pressing down until space dented and the star’s light dimmed.
The one-armed Duotian Divine Emperor’s eyes flashed with ferocity, divine light surging from his chest as an ancient seal flew out.
The ancient seal grew to the size of a city, within it the sounds of thousands of troops and horses echoed, as if billions of living beings were chanting in sacrifice.
The Fivefold Sea beneath Huang Tian’s feet, struck by the power erupting from the ancient seal, instantly scattered, lightning extinguished, blood sea dried up, darkness dissipated.
A flicker of surprise passed through Duotian Divine Emperor’s pupils.
"Boom!"
The ancient seal collided with the Blood Absolute War Halberd, a cracking sound echoing.
The indestructible, sharp-edged Blood Absolute War Halberd, with just one strike, was cracked with a line. A piece of the halberd flew off, like a light shuttle, speeding past Huang Tian’s cheek.
The artifact spirit demon dragon, comparable to a true god, let out a miserable groan within the Blood Absolute War Halberd, its divine form utterly annihilated.
Duotian Divine Emperor did not show any smile because of this; instead, he was furious, roaring: "You are not Blood Absolute!"
Of course, it could not be Xue Jue War God.
How could Xue Jue War God’s Fivefold Sea be so easily broken?
Although the Blood Absolute War Halberd forged by Huang Tian used mostly the same materials as Xue Jue War God’s Blood Dragon War Halberd, it was not a weapon he could entrust with his life, so how could it reach the same grade?
"If I were Blood Absolute, you might still have a chance to live today. Unfortunately, today you will surely die."
A stone axe flew up from behind Huang Tian, stretching a thousand miles long.
This axe was born with Huang Tian, covered in mountain and river vein patterns, resonating with the rules of heaven and earth, floating in a sea of chaotic qi.
Duotian Divine Emperor’s severed arm had already regenerated, saying: "I should have guessed it was you!"
"Enough nonsense, today’s battle decides life and death, no turning back."
Huang Tian grabbed the stone axe, swinging it to strike.
"Since you want to die, I’ll grant your wish."
Duotian Divine Emperor, having ruled a region for hundreds of thousands of years as a divine realm titan, would not take a junior seriously.
He raised the ancient seal, supreme inscription runes flying out everywhere, meeting the descending stone axe.
"One axe splits open the path of heaven and earth, once gone into the universe, never look back."
As Huang Tian swung the axe, the "Boundless Universe" truth realm form manifested, turning into an endless sea of stars, all truth rules converging into the axe.
One axe fell, space split open into a long path of light, stretching all the way to beneath Duotian Divine Emperor.
The stone axe and ancient seal clashed, like a divine bell ringing, the sound shaking the heavens.
Duotian Divine Emperor’s Radiant Divine Body trembled violently, flying back a hundred miles, his power completely suppressed by Huang Tian.
"Great Derivation complete, I am the heavens, all gods and buddhas sing dirges."
Huang Tian’s battle intent surged like a world-shaking demon, the second axe fell, directly sending the ancient seal flying, the stone axe striking Duotian Divine Emperor’s shoulder, splitting a small part of his divine body.
Duotian Divine Emperor let out a muffled groan of pain, saying: "You... you have already stepped into the Tai Xu realm! How can your cultivation speed be so fast?"
No wonder Duotian Divine Emperor was shocked, because those who could reach the Tai Zhen realm and be called Great Gods were often Eon-level representatives, none lacking in talent, foundation, or comprehension.
In the entire universe, even if only one Eon-level representative was born every thousand years, over an Eon, more than a hundred would be born.
In fact, in the eyes of many gods, the Eon-level representatives of the Saint King period referred not to geniuses, but to Great Gods. Because only Great Gods could represent the Eon they belonged to.
The Eon-level representatives of the Great Saint period were more a recognition of talent and potential, acknowledging that they had a great chance of becoming Great Gods in the future.
It should be noted that even the masters of the top strong worlds in the Heavenly Court were only Great Gods.
Yet, these Great Gods, with their peerless talent, found cultivation extremely difficult. Breaking through one realm in an Eon was already considered extraordinary, with the potential to become a God Venerable.
Duotian Divine Emperor had once been invincible in his generation, crushing all opponents at the same realm, believing himself to be peerlessly talented, with the potential to become a God Venerable.
But now, Huang Tian had only cultivated for one Eon, yet had broken through the three major realms of Tai Yi, Tai Bai, and Tai Xu. How could Duotian Divine Emperor, who had cultivated for four Eons, nearly six hundred thousand years, not be shocked?
Even if you were an Eon-level genius in the Saint realm, your cultivation speed should have slowed down. Why could it be so terrifyingly fast?
Standing within Huang Tian’s divine realm world, Zhang Ruochen had been watching the battle up close and understood.
Huang Tian’s talk of mutual destruction did not mean his combat power was inferior to Duotian Divine Emperor’s. Rather, he was determined to kill Duotian Divine Emperor but lacked the power to stop him from self-destructing his divine source.
In terms of combat power, Huang Tian now likely surpassed Duotian Divine Emperor.
Unfortunately, Huang Tian could not wait any longer. If he waited until he became a king or venerable before killing Duotian Divine Emperor, it would certainly not end in mutual destruction.
But his obsession was too deep; if he did not kill Duotian Divine Emperor, how could he reach the Infinite Realm?
Moreover, after four thousand years, Duotian Divine Emperor and the Shang Clan had crossed his bottom line by coming to Xinghuantian again. How could he not kill?
Furthermore, having broken through to Tai Xu, with the chance to kill Duotian Divine Emperor before him, how could Huang Tian fear death and choose to flee? He had already waited four thousand years; how much longer would he wait?
As he said, "Today’s battle decides life and death, no turning back."
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Above the atmosphere of Xinghuantian, rounds of blazing suns hung, shining brightly, illuminating the land.
Each blazing sun was a god.
The divine power fluctuations erupting from the Moyan Star were like overturning seas, shaking the entire star domain. The divine light from the two supreme Great Gods was brighter than the Moyan Star, making it impossible even for Truth Envoys Shang Hong and Yu Taizhen to see how they were fighting.
Yu Chenjing asked: "Tenth Uncle, how is it? Who has the upper hand now?"
"Do you even need to ask? Duotian Divine Emperor is surely stronger. An ancient god who has cultivated for six hundred thousand years, how could Blood Absolute compare? In the Tiannan battle, if not for Luo Yan Emperor and the Undying Blood Clan leader stepping in, he would have been utterly annihilated."
The one speaking was not Yu Taizhen, but Lan Jun, an upper-level god of the Huan Realm standing beside Shang Hong.
Yu Taizhen stared intently at the direction of the Moyan Star, truth radiance emanating from his pupils, saying: "I can’t see clearly! Their cultivation is too strong, disrupting the heavenly and earthly rules around the Moyan Star, making it impossible to observe with the eyes."
"But you are a Truth Envoy! Even God Venerable battles, you can glimpse a bit." Yu Chenjing said.
Yu Taizhen said: "Indeed, it’s strange. That area is completely unobservable, and even the divine power spilling out is being sucked into the void space through the space rifts."
In the starry sky between Xinghuantian and the Moyan Star, countless space rifts had formed from the earlier long-range clash between Huang Tian and Duotian Divine Emperor, taking a long time to recover.
Yu Taizhen said: "One thing is certain, Xue Jue War God is truly terrifying. Even if his combat power is not yet equal to Duotian Divine Emperor, the gap should not be large. He should have the strength to escape from Duotian Divine Emperor!"
Lan Jun sneered: "Yu Taizhen, you seem to have forgotten that Duotian Divine Emperor cultivates the ‘Three Corpses Refining the Dao’ and wields the Great Shang Divine Dynasty’s national treasure, the Great Shang Divine Seal. Xue Jue War God is impulsive and lacks reverence, thinking he can act recklessly in the Hell Realm. Today, he has met a great enemy who can suppress him, and he will pay a heavy price."
Shang Hong squinted, saying: "The Great Shang Divine Seal has been activated!"
The entire starry sky echoed with the roar of thousands of troops and horses, along with the chanting of billions of living beings in sacrifice.
Looking far off toward the Moyan Star, one could see a divine dynasty scene spanning millions of miles in that space, with armies, cultivators, commoners, city passes, mountains, and rivers... all appearing like projections.
This scene had actually occurred earlier.
But they were too far from the Moyan Star, only seeing it now.
"Shua!"
A beam of blood qi flew from the direction of the Moyan Star.
Shang Hong’s sleeve swept out, wrapping a large amount of starlight around that beam, and a piece of halberd fragment appeared in his hand.
Shang Hong revealed a smug smile, raising the fragment high, looking toward the gods of the Hell Realm, laughing: "Xue Jue War God’s Blood Dragon War Halberd has been shattered by the Great Shang Divine Seal. Today marks the fall of a generation’s War God. I said long ago that killing Caiyi God and opposing Shang Qiu would cost you blood and tears."
Lan Jun said: "The Great Shang Divine Seal gathers the soul of the entire Great Shang Divine Dynasty’s army, the nation’s fortune qi, and the spiritual support of successive Divine Emperors. It is a treasure that will eventually evolve into a divine artifact, enough to refine and kill Xue Jue War God. Duotian Divine Emperor is unmatched under heaven, his might covering ten thousand ages."
If they could truly kill Xue Jue War God in one battle, it would be a heavy blow to the Hell Realm.
Some other gods of the Heavenly Court were stirred by this, shouting along: "Duotian Divine Emperor, unmatched under heaven, his might covering ten thousand ages."