# 1439
Chapter 1440: Great Xia Gods Counterattack
Clang—!
A rose-colored flame spear and a broad blade simultaneously blocked a giant beast's claw, followed by a blade flash as a giant beast's head rolled across the ground.
Hongying gazed at the giant beast corpse on the ground. The rose-colored flame feathered garment around her gradually receded, and beads of sweat the size of soybeans slid down from her temples. She exhaled weakly, completely exhausted...
"How many was that?"
"Should be the sixth." Molly's face was rather pale.
"Captain Miao, the giant beasts that broke through our defensive line should mostly be dealt with, right?"
Beside them, Miao Su sheathed his Straight Blade. His right arm, wrapped entirely in bandages, trembled slightly. Beneath those bandages, a pair of beast bite marks looked grotesquely terrifying.
"Almost done."
Miao Su turned to look at everyone, his expression somewhat complicated.
Originally a squad of seven, now only five remained. One had been torn to shreds while resisting the giant beasts, and another was critically wounded and had been sent to the emergency room.
"Did you all hear Commander Zuo's words just now?" Miao Su asked.
"Mm." Everyone nodded.
"Captain Miao, we should move." Wen Qimo spoke seriously. "We can't miss this final battle."
"Indeed, Captain Miao. Let's go outside the wall."
Miao Su looked at the determination in these four members' eyes, his lips curved slightly upward. He took a deep breath and said:
"Alright! When the fighting starts later, stay behind me. Understood?"
Hongying and the others exchanged glances. "Mm."
Miao Su hung his Straight Blade at his waist and led the four of them through the devastated land between the inner and outer walls, heading straight toward the breach.
Just then, a thunderous roar came from the distant sky. They all looked up simultaneously. Countless brilliant divine lights dragged searing trails across the sky, thundering toward another direction at breakneck speed.
This final divine battle between the Heavenly Court and the Temple of Heaven had officially begun!
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Divine Battlefield.
Temple of Heaven Gods' Side.
This thunderous roar also caught their attention. Several Indian gods currently locked in combat with the Great Xia gods saw this and their expressions drastically changed.
Surya, the Sun God, swept away the Kunlun Mirror with surging divine power. His身形急速后退 (his body rapidly retreating), gazing at the Queen Mother of the West, who had been battling him for a full day and night, and spoke in a deep voice:
"You truly dare to fight us to the death? Don't you care about the lives of those Believers?"
"Believers? There are no Believers in Great Xia—only citizens living here." The Queen Mother of the West said calmly. "As long as we defeat you before those disgusting monsters destroy Chennan Pass, Great Xia will be safe."
"Arrogant!"
Surya coldly snorted, though his heart was growing uneasy.
Although they had caught Great Xia off guard and initially seized the upper hand through a surprise attack, as the Great Xia gods arrived one after another and the battle devolved into a grinding war, their strength had been gradually depleted. By now, they were no longer confident they could win against the Gods of Great Xia fighting with utter determination... If the latter truly were resolute in abandoning those ordinary people, the Temple of Heaven would have almost no chance of victory.
They had assumed that the Great Xia gods' noble nature would prevent them from abandoning the lives of those billions of Believers. This was precisely why they dared to open the 【Empty Gate】 and directly invade Great Xia's territory.
But the Gods of Great Xia's decision had completely disrupted their plans.
"You speak of protecting those ordinary people, but at the crucial moment, don't you also choose to abandon them?" Surya spoke coldly, attempting to provoke the Queen Mother of the West. "Your Great Xia Heavenly Court acts high and mighty, but in the end, you're just a bunch of hypocritical gods."
"If we were truly being high and mighty, we would not have self-destroyed our cultivation realms a hundred years ago, fallen into the cycle of reincarnation, and descended to protect our Great Xia lands from mist invasion." The Queen Mother of the West remained unmoved, speaking calmly. "This has never been abandonment... but trust. We trust ourselves, and we trust them."
"They? You mean—"
"Mediocrity and self-degradation—that is what makes one an ant." The Queen Mother of the West raised her palm, pointing at Chennan Pass below. "The reason Great Xia prospers does not lie with us gods... but with them. Facing gods with mortal flesh, they are Great Xia's foundation."
Surya's expression grew increasingly grim. A scorching sun rose behind him, terrifying divine might sweeping across the area!
"An arrogant nation, an arrogant people. Do you truly think you've already won?"
Surya let out a low roar. Blinding solar flares flickered around him. His body transformed into a streak of divine light, instantly teleporting before the Queen Mother of the West. A massive beam of light erupted forth!
The Queen Mother of the West's eyes narrowed slightly. The Kunlun Mirror in her palm burst forth with a peculiar divine radiance. She said nonchalantly:
"You truly believe that you could battle me for an entire day because your strength approaches mine?"
As her words fell, the Kunlun Mirror in her palm rapidly flipped, instantly covering most of the sky. A jade-white hand pressed down onto that solar flare beam, actually stopping it mid-air with bare hands!
Torrential divine might flowed past the Queen Mother of the West's fingertips, leaving scorch marks on her skin... but that was all.
When Surya witnessed this, his pupils slightly contracted!
Boom—!
The Kunlun Mirror in the sky rapidly descended, forcibly crushing the scorching sun behind Surya. The latter let out a muffled grunt, his body flying backward.
Traces of blood seeped from his seven orifices. Clenching his teeth tightly, just as he was about to make a move, his vision blurred. A figure draped in a flowing gold and purple patterned robe had already stepped out of the void above his head.
"During this entire day's engagement, I have long seen through your abilities. If I weren't worried that those 'mother beasts' would devour your corpse... you would have died half a day ago."
Powerful waves of divine might churned around the Queen Mother of the West. She pointed into the void, and a beam of white light shot from her fingertip, accurately piercing through Surya's brow!
In terrified eyes, Surya's vitality rapidly drained away.
At the same time, an invisible ripple spread beneath him, instantly swallowing him without a trace. The Queen Mother of the West's brow furrowed. She immediately reached out to grab that location, but could only clutch empty air.
The next moment, an invisible ripple spread behind the Indian gods. Surya's corpse fell from the sky, immediately being devoured by several massive distorted mother beasts. Crimson divine blood dripped from their mouths as their auras climbed steadily!
These mother beasts were unknown creatures. After devouring Surya's corpse, their bellies distended high within seconds. A few seconds later, a nest of smaller Divine Beasts emerged from beneath them, rushing toward Chennan Pass at breakneck speed!
"Something is transporting their corpses. Either it's a god with a special法则 (law) ability, or some kind of divine artifact."
After killing Surya with a single strike, the Queen Mother of the West's complexion visibly paled. A trickle of blood seeped from the corner of her mouth—she seemed to have suffered considerable damage as well.
She gazed at the ripple dissolving in the void, murmuring to herself.