Sword energy howled, and the Dead Sea split apart.
Qinglong, Deep Sea, the throne, and even more than half of the Dead Sea were cleaved apart by that single strike!
Gu Shen sheathed his sword and stood still.
The blazing sacred fire returned to its sheath in an instant, utterly obedient. The holy flames that had previously surged with overwhelming force, as if they would burn away the entire Dead Sea, withdrew completely in the span of a breath. Only that long, narrow streak of sword light, occupying half the Sky Curtain, slowly converged.
Deep Sea reassembled its body. This time, it did not dare approach Gu Shen again and instead retreated a thousand meters.
Its face turned pale. The sword energy had already dispersed, yet the lingering might it left behind still made its heart tremble.
"Since you deduced this battle..."
Gu Shen did not even look directly at Deep Sea. He merely lowered his eyes and wiped the tip of the Blazing Fire Sword, saying calmly, "Did you foresee that it would turn out like this?"
"..."
Deep Sea stared fixedly at Gu Shen.
It could not understand.
After five years of exile... why had Gu Shen's strength changed so drastically?
It had simulated its battle against Underworld Fire in the Dead Sea millions of times, yet not once had this scene appeared.
One sword strike!
Just one sword strike!
Its body and throne had both been shattered!
Even borrowing Qinglong's power, it still had no ability to fight back against Gu Shen and could only flee in disgrace.
Was it because it was still unfamiliar with God War?
At this moment, Deep Sea felt a trace of regret. It regretted disposing of Qinglong too early.
Among the Five Continents, Qinglong's power was the strongest, and Qinglong was