Qin Chuan vs. Ghost Willow

The moment Qin Chuan appeared, he felt an overwhelming pressure.

It was several times stronger than the pressure he had felt from the Bone Scythe Skeleton in Kyoto.

"Guild leader!"

"Boss!"

Water God and the others breathed a sigh of relief when they saw Qin Chuan.

With their guild leader here, they had someone to rely on.

"You did well. Leave the rest to me."

Qin Chuan turned to the enormous Ghost Willow Projection.

He could sense that, powerful as it was, it was not the real Ghost Willow. It was more like a projection.

Even so, the power contained within it far exceeded his expectations.

This aura... It's different from the Divinity Fragments I encountered in River City and Kyoto... Qin Chuan's eyes grew grave. This is a third kind of divine power!

And this power was even more frenzied than the other two, as though every negative emotion had been fused together. Simply standing near it made his whole body recoil.

Every cell in his body rejected it.

Being touched by that stuff would be no laughing matter.

This is more complicated than I thought.

Three different kinds of divine power had appeared, all of them steeped in negativity.

More importantly, none of them clearly belonged to the gods of Apocalypse.

That raised serious questions.

But now was not the time to dwell on them.

His first priority was to destroy the Ghost Willow Projection.

Otherwise, the entire Ascending Dragon Imperial City would be destroyed.

After all, the city had the Ascending Dragon Ritual, which could unlock the Ladder to Godhood.

In Qin Chuan's eyes, the entire city was worth less than the safety of the Apex members.

But if he could save it, he would.

Qin Chuan steadied his mind and called to Water God and the