# 1082
Chapter 1083: Danger
The purpose of this great formation was to seal off the Sun City and prevent any Egyptian gods from escaping in the chaos of the divine war. The Gods of Great Xia had laid ten suns within the mist, and from the inside, not even a Supreme God could break through easily.
Although the external defenses were relatively weaker, it was by no means something just anyone could breach. If the person outside could tear open a corner of the formation, they were either extremely powerful or carried some sort of artifact imbued with special powers.
The more critical issue was whether it was intentional that the opening in the formation pointed directly toward Great Xia.
Beyond a handful of gods, the Gods of Great Xia had mobilized entirely to lay siege to Sun City. Great Xia was now essentially an unguarded empty nest!
Moreover, the timing of when this person tore open the formation was extremely cunning, perfectly coinciding with the moment the Egyptian gods had been driven into a corner and were preparing to fight the Great Xia gods to the death.
For this group of beasts driven to the brink and driven mad by desperation, a cage that had been sealed suddenly burst open with a gap—and that gap pointed directly at their enemy's undefended home…
What would happen next was self-evident.
"Hold the gap!" Jade Tripod True Lord reacted immediately, pouring divine power into his voice as thunder rang through the air.
All the Great Xia gods near the opening immediately abandoned their battles and rushed toward the gap at breakneck speed!
However, the person who had torn the formation from outside had chosen an impossibly precise location. The gap was situated directly behind the Egyptian gods' cluster, and within close range, there wasn't a single Great Xia god present.
Several Ennead gods glanced at the churning mist behind them, their eyes first showing surprise, then boundless madness and cruelty.
They were well aware that whoever had torn the formation open from outside harbored ill intentions—otherwise they would have revealed themselves immediately after breaching it to help fight the Great Xia gods together. Clearly, this person wanted to use them as pawns.
But… so what?
The Sun City was now nearly completely destroyed. If they stayed here, the Great Xia gods' full-scale encirclement would leave them with no escape.
Since they had been driven to this point, they had no other choice. This opening from the outside offered them a new possibility…
"Charge through!!"
Shu, the god of wind, roared. The remaining Ennead gods and nearby Ogdoad gods all charged toward the gap at staggering speed.
Jade Tripod True Lord and the other Gold Immortals followed close behind, but by the time they arrived, at least seven or eight Egyptian gods had already broken through. The remaining Ogdoad gods and surviving Egyptian deities were hard-pressed to hold the gap.
The aftershocks from two Supreme Gods clashing erupted continuously in the air. A golden thread swept across the sky, and dense cracks immediately spread across the surface of the blazing sun.
In that moment, the divine essence of every Egyptian god shuddered!
The source of Sun City had been damaged.
Like the source of the Great Xia Heavenly Court, the source of Sun City was the foundation of Egyptian gods' existence. Now that it was damaged, the roots of all Egyptian gods were shaken. This meant that even if they survived this catastrophe, they would gradually fall from divine status.
Without Sun City and stripped of divinity, their best fate might be to quietly perish in the mist.
"If we must die, we'll take them with us!"
The several Ogdoad gods trapped at the gap, seeing the Gods of Great Xia rushing toward them, tried to break through to intercept the Chief Gods flying toward Great Xia. Their eyes blazed with determination and ruthless resolve.
They raised their hands, forming seals in the air, and their divine power surged violently!
The pursuing Great Xia gods' pupils constricted.
BOOM—!!
A thunderous explosion shook the heavens. The gods trapped at the gap all detonated simultaneously. Their terrifying divine power converged at a single point, then expanded outward like a nuclear detonation.
In that moment, the light erupting from the gap nearly rivaled the burning suns blazing in the sky.
The pursuing Great Xia gods were forced backward several steps, their expressions dark.
"These lunatics!" Guangchengzi raised his palm, using the Seal of the Heavens to gradually suppress the恐怖的 divine power from the gods' self-destruction. Anxiety creased his brow. "Several Egyptian gods who escaped are heading toward Great Xia."
"That direction is… Great Xia's western border?"
"Great Xia currently only has Queen Mother of the West and Jiang Ziya stationed there. Jiang Ziya is still in Shangjing. Can Queen Mother of the West alone stop so many Egyptian gods driven to desperation?"
Jade Tripod True Lord's brow furrowed tightly. After a moment, he still said:
"Don't panic too much… Even without us, Great Xia isn't that fragile.
In any case, first suppress these divine explosion aftershocks as quickly as possible, then dispatch some of our fastest members to pursue them through the gap. We stay here and finish off the remaining Egyptian gods. Not a single one gets away."
"Understood."
…
Through the violent divine explosion, four Ennead gods and four Ogdoad gods broke through the gap and plunged into the mist.
Isis, the goddess of life, glanced back at the gap, as if sensing something. She placed her hand gently on her chest.
"Sun City's source… is shattered."
"We have no more retreat." Shu, the god of wind, narrowed his eyes as his gaze fell upon Great Xia's direction, his pupils flickering with light. "The Great Xia gods want to annihilate the Egyptian pantheon. Even if we die, we'll tear flesh from their bodies."
"But we don't know if Great Xia still has gods stationed there." Tefnut, the goddess of rain, frowned. "Besides, the Great Xia gods will be on our tails soon. And Great Xia's territory is vast—if we split up to kill, we might only take a hundred million or so lives…"
"Great Xia now has only Queen Mother of the West stationed there."
A voice drifted down from above. The hearts of all the Egyptian gods jolted as they looked up sharply.
A figure in a black robe, gripping a dark red spear, floated above them, watching them with an amused smile.
"Loki?" Isis's eyes narrowed. "You were the one who tore the formation from outside? Just you alone? Where are Asgard's reinforcements?"
Loki's smile grew even wider.
He didn't answer Isis's question. Instead, he continued:
"Although Great Xia's western side has only Queen Mother of the West stationed, within Great Xia's borders, there are still some humans who possess the power to resist gods… I'm sure you witnessed this two years ago.
Storming into Great Xia's territory to slaughter civilians—time won't be enough, and the casualties will be too small.
I have a method that can directly destroy Great Xia's foundations, inflicting casualties in the hundreds of millions, and even make the Gods of Great Xia pay a blood price."
Loki tossed the Gungnir in his hand, his eyes glinting with dangerous light.
"Do you know… about Great Xia's National God Stele?"