When the ground battlefield entered its second phase, Kassadin and the others were also scrambling to deal with Xiao Tianyang.
The encirclement they had envisioned never materialized. Instead, they now had to turn around and suppress Xiao Tianyang.
As the commanders of their respective sides, Kassadin and the Fire Lord looked extremely grim each time.
Although they had mentally prepared themselves before coming, seeing it with their own eyes still left them fuming.
If they had previously been wary of Xiao Tianyang's many tricks, they now hated his wealth.
Everyone present combined had lived for over a million years, yet they had never seen anyone casually self-destruct divine artifacts.
Moreover, Xiao Tianyang had not done it just once. He had done it many times.
For example, he had treated the [Endless Blade] he used earlier like gunpowder and detonated it directly.
The spatial tremors on the ground battlefield earlier had also been caused by the materials of the [Endless Blade].
Of course, strictly speaking, the [Endless Blade] was at most a Sub-Divine Artifact.
Furthermore, the divine artifacts in Xiao Tianyang's eyes and the divine artifacts of the God Realm were entirely different concepts.
Though self-destructing a Sub-Divine Artifact was extremely extravagant, even for someone with his assets.
Yet, seeing the current results, he suddenly felt that he had not lost out.
After all, his objective had achieved its intended effect. As for the process... the result was what mattered. Everything else could be discussed later.
Taking a step back, divine artifacts possessed spirits. They were not something he could simply give away.
Rather than leaving them in storage to gather dust, he might as well have them contribute to his cause now.
Besides, self-destructing a Sub-Divine Artifact merely detonated the energy within it. Its essence could still be preserved.
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