Victory, the Bear Demon God's Losses, Ananda's Descent!

"Judgment!" As that cry rang out, beams of terrifying crimson-gold light were unleashed from the ruby atop the Doomsday and Slaughter Throne.

A moment later, an aurora erupted. In an instant, terrifying crimson-gold light burst forth, its vast aura swirling above Long Xingyu's head and radiating a presence that shook hearts.

At Long Xingyu's signal, the crimson-gold light slowly gathered and shot toward the charging Bear Demon God at astonishing speed, reaching him in mere moments.

When the Bear Demon God sensed the aura within it, his eyes widened and his breathing nearly stopped. He stared at the crimson-gold radiance before him in terror.

"How can this power be so terrifying?!" the Bear Demon God roared inwardly. Yet he was still a top-tier powerhouse. He did not lose his composure; instead, he stabilized himself in midair and swung his twin warhammers. An earthen-yellow aura surged from his body, forming an enormous spiritual energy shield.

This was a talent skill of the Bear Demon Race, one of the most formidable defensive abilities among demonkind. The moment it formed, the crimson-gold light crashed into the Bear Demon Shield.

Originally, the Bear Demon God had believed his innate shield would be able to withstand all of the Judgment Light.

But to his surprise, it failed!

Under the impact of countless Judgment Lights, even the Bear Demon God, whose greatest strength was his physical body, could not help feeling as though his defenses had been broken.

Caught entirely off guard, he was blasted back again and again. At Long Xingyu's direction, he was even forced back into the Bear Demon tribe behind him, yet he could not shield them all.

Naturally, they could not withstand this attack as the Bear Demon God had. Ninth-Tier Bear Demons might have had a chance, but how could those Seventh- and Eighth-Tier demons possibly be a match for even a single move from Long Xingyu?

In an instant, they perished completely!

He could sense the core power of Long Xingyu's attack.

It was enough to reach Ninth Tier Level 6.

The demon gods all knew that a Divine Seal Throne could increase spiritual energy by two hundred thousand points. In other words, Long Xingyu possessed as much as four hundred thousand spiritual energy!

That meant Ninth-Tier Level Four!

When had he broken through to Ninth-Tier Level Four?!

The Bear Demon God knew this would be a brutal battle!

Meanwhile, the countless humans watching were overjoyed.

"Xingyu Temple Master's strength is truly terrifying!"

"This is the power of a Divine Seal Knight! This is the absolute strength of Long Xingyu, Hall Master of Judgment, Knight Temple—the Divine Seal Knight of Judgment and Verdict!"

"It was worth it! These injuries were worth it! To witness Xingyu Temple Master make a move even once! That was the Throne's Forbidden Spell, Judgment Light!"

Countless knights shouted excitedly, their eyes filled with admiration.

He Jun's eyes widened even further. As a Ninth-Tier Holy Knight, what he sensed was far more shocking than what ordinary Holy Knights could perceive.

He muttered excitedly, "He broke through! Xingyu has broken through! Ninth-Tier Level Four—he is now the second person in the Knight Temple to reach Ninth-Tier Level Four!"

"And with the Throne's enhancement, he can even unleash strength at Ninth Tier Level 6!"

He Jun was immensely excited. Now that Long Xingyu had successfully broken through, his future path would be smooth sailing!

"Roar!" While everyone was rejoicing, the Bear Demon God finally could no longer maintain his composure. He let out a roar, and an overwhelming might erupted from his body, pressing forward in an instant. That absolute demonic aura carrying the presence of Ninth-Tier Level Five transformed into terrifying magic and blocked the Judgment Light.

But seeing the casualties among the nearby Bear Demon Race, as well as his own wretched condition, the Bear Demon God flew into a rage and roared, "Long Xingyu, you will die! You must die!"

"I will kill you!"

As those words fell, the Sixth Demon God Pillar behind him changed. A ray of light flashed from the Demon God Pillar and descended upon the Bear Demon God. His injuries recovered in an instant. Filled with fury, he gripped his twin hammers and charged at Long Xingyu once more.

He was unstoppable!

This time, he had made thorough preparations. Even the Judgment Light could no longer stop him!

Long Xingyu and Ye Ling both knew that.

"Who will emerge victorious remains unknown," Long Xingyu said calmly. He knew how he needed to fight now.

He slowly rose to his feet, tightened his grip around the Doomsday and Slaughter Sword, and swung it as he declared, "Divine Seal Armor Transformation!"

As those words rang out, streams of light slowly burst from the Doomsday and Slaughter Divine Seal Throne and rushed toward Long Xingyu, instantly attaching themselves to his body. An exceptionally dense golden light erupted from him.

A moment later, the golden light faded.

Long Xingyu was no longer unarmored. Layer upon layer of crimson-gold armor covered his body, radiating a killing aura as it pressed relentlessly forward. It was a divine artifact—the divine artifact armor that had appeared from the Doomsday and Slaughter Divine Seal Throne, the Doomsday and Slaughter Armor!

With the powers of three divine artifacts stacked together, Long Xingyu's strength had reached its peak at this moment!

Under such circumstances, Long Xingyu looked at the Bear Demon God before him. Stepping through the void, light bloomed beneath every step as he walked toward the Bear Demon God. He was unhurried, carrying the bearing of a true master—a stark contrast to the Bear Demon God's anxious fury.

Very soon, the two collided in midair.

Earthen-yellow light and crimson-gold light surged and exploded across the sky. Their might erupted without end, and even space itself was affected by their battle.

They moved with blinding speed. Even He Jun, also a Ninth-Tier powerhouse, could not follow the entire exchange and missed crucial moments.

The battle did not last long.

Soon, the Bear Demon God plummeted from the sky and slammed heavily into the ground, kicking up billowing clouds of dust and even crushing quite a few Bear Demons beneath him.

Numerous bloody wounds had appeared across the Bear Demon God's body. As for the hammers in his hands, their heads had long been reduced to dust during the battle, leaving only the handles in his grip.

"My hammers!" the Bear Demon God roared in anguish. But it was only natural. His hammers were merely epic-grade, while the Doomsday and Slaughter Sword in Long Xingyu's hand was a divine artifact!

After roaring, the Bear Demon God glared hatefully toward Long Xingyu. At this moment, Long Xingyu had not suffered any serious injuries. At most, there were only a few marks on the Doomsday and Slaughter Armor. Compared to the Bear Demon God's losses, Long Xingyu's losses were practically nonexistent.

This enraged the Bear Demon God beyond measure!

A strange light flashed in his eyes, as though drawing upon something. Behind him, the Demon God Pillar slowly began to shift, seemingly preparing to merge as one with the Bear Demon God.

"Demon God Transformation fused with the Demon God Pillar?"

"How could I possibly let you succeed?" Long Xingyu knew that once a Demon God underwent Demon God Transformation by merging with a Demon God Pillar, their power could surge by two whole tiers. Naturally, he could not allow that to happen.

He immediately prepared to stop him.

Yet in the next moment, the Bear Demon God abruptly ended the move and returned to normal, catching Long Xingyu somewhat off guard.

But then the Bear Demon God suddenly burst into wild laughter and roared, "Long Xingyu, hahaha, you're going to die!"

"Ananda is here!"

Hearing this, Long Xingyu turned to look behind the Sixth Demon God Pillar. A blood-red Demon God Pillar rose into the sky, releasing vast, boundless bloodlust. Beneath the pillar stood no creature of any race; only atop it was a burly demon man over two and a half meters tall, bare-chested and radiating endless, terrifying killing intent, his face twisted with madness!

"Ananda!" Long Xingyu looked toward him as well.

Ananda, too, looked in Long Xingyu's direction. Their gazes met, and upon seeing Long Xingyu, Ananda shouted violently, "Long Xingyu!"

"I've found you!"

"My killing intent has already locked onto you!"