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The clash of sword and stone rang through the surroundings. Xia Ruize's savage black sword carved a trail of sparks across the white marble stairs and dragged all the way to the center of the imperial court. Clad in black armor, he steamed with strange black qi, his eyes like a lion erupting from silence, his mouth opening as though he meant to devour his enemy!
Long Xuantian's voice rang out from the imperial palace hall. From it, we could tell he was wearing heavy armor and gripping that gold-inlaid, jewel-studded sword. As he dragged his sword out after him, all of us were startled by his true appearance, even though we had already imagined every possibility!
Apart from his golden armor, scarlet cloak, and golden sword, he now had a halo of divine godhood above his head. On his forehead, a crescent-like glow of godhood flickered with extraordinary divine radiance, as though that light were telling everyone: he was a god!
I sucked in a cold breath, and Ruan Qiushui immediately asked, "Big Brother... Miss Zhao..."
"Don't overthink it. She'll be fine." I answered decisively. I couldn't blame Ruan Qiushui for suddenly asking that. After all, each province had only one godhood, representing the chaotic flow of immortal qi throughout an entire province. It wasn't something that could be mass-produced, so possessing godhood was absolutely enough to make everyone's hearts turn cold!
"Then how did this godhood... come about? Senior Brother, don't tell me this man is the true god!" Sun Chongyang also understood what it meant and proposed an answer that even I felt was probably correct.
"No. If he were the true god, he should have shown it long ago. How could we have received no news at all?" I said in a low voice. I