Blood rained down in torrents. The Central Square, bustling just moments ago, was now a scene of utter devastation, and the civilians had fled into the nearby buildings.
The stone statue of the God of Everlasting Life had come alive before everyone's eyes and thrown back its head with a roar. No matter how one looked at it, that savage bearing did not belong to a benevolent god.
Or rather, the chaotic malice emanating from the God of Everlasting Life was something even many ancient gods could not match.
Su Xiao did not know whether the God of Everlasting Life was the strongest divine being he had ever encountered, but it was certainly the most frenzied and savage. Even from several hundred meters away, he could faintly feel himself being affected by that madness and brutality.
Just as everyone believed a bloody battle was bound to erupt in the Central Square, one that might even engulf the entire central district, the God of Everlasting Life spread its arms and roared. The next second, its two claws plunged into its own chest and tore it completely open.
Bang!!
The God of Everlasting Life, more than ten meters tall, exploded into golden blood. The golden droplets splashed in every direction, covering the entire Central Square. Yet this was not an attack. The golden droplets rolled back into the sky, and a dozen seconds later, the torrential blood rain stopped.
No matter how one looked at it, the God of Everlasting Life had not been trying to break free. Someone had deliberately tried to shatter its seal, but with the power of its remaining consciousness, the God of Everlasting Life had sealed it again.
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