Time ticked away, and she had no idea how much time had passed, until several figures with powerful auras appeared within this great hall, causing the expressions of He Xi and the others to instantly grow solemn.
"Two individuals with the strength of a first generation god, along with you two third generation god powerhouses—the strength of your Earth Civilization is not weak, is it?" He Xi said with a solemn expression.
He Xi was not surprised upon seeing the strength of Yang Hua and Cang Yun, having already witnessed it before, but Sun Wukong and Emperor Heaven, those two first generation gods, had truly surprised her.
"Everyone, be careful! The opponent's strength is not weak!" At this moment, He Xi wore an extremely solemn expression, feeling deeply shocked by the strength of Earth Civilization; judging by the current situation, apart from herself, not a single angel here was a match for them.
A divine body was already a high-end combat force in cosmic civilization, let alone the fact that they were now facing four divine bodies.
Yang Hua brought Cang Yun, Sun Wukong, and the others into the great hall, his calm gaze sweeping over the four angels still remaining on Earth. Aside from He Xi, he did not recognize a single one of the rest.
"While the true strength of a civilization does depend on its high-end combat force, overall strength is also crucial. Do you angels always look at things so one-sidedly?" Yang Hua looked up at He Xi, who sat high upon the throne, and spoke in a calm tone.
Hearing these words, the expressions of Angel Ying and the two others shifted unsteadily, their faces filled with anger.
"You're too—"
"Ying, don't run your mouth." Upon hearing Yang Hua's lecturing, He Xi could not help but be momentarily stunned.
Then, wearing a surprised expression, she looked at Yang Hua while rising from her throne, slowly walking over to stand directly before him and lock eyes with him.
"You can spare the superfluous words. Tell me straight what your purpose is in coming to find this King. It had better not be to toy with us, or even that energy shield won't be able to protect you!"
Yang Hua said in a heavy tone: "Fine, then let's talk business. You angels have also been staying here for over a thousand years—when do you plan to leave?"
"Don't tell me you really regard this place as your own home?"
Upon learning the purpose behind the arrival of Yang Hua and the others, He Xi waved her hand unceremoniously and said: "It's not that we are unwilling to leave now; rather, it's that you won't let us leave. How is it that you're turning around and asking us instead? As for that matter with the energy shield, everyone knows well enough."
"What do you take me for? You've stayed here for so many years, and you want to leave without leaving anything behind—how could there be such a good deal? At the very least, you ought to pay some accommodation fees, right?"
Yang Hua and the others all wore malicious grins as they gazed at the angels before them.
"I must say, you've got some nerve, haven't you? You dare to extort us angels? Do you think we angels are like Morgana, who became well-behaved just from taking a beating from you?"
Upon hearing Yang Hua's condition, He Xi did not make a single compromise, directly uttering a refusal to his proposal.
Daring to extort angels was something that had never once happened in the Known Universe.
"So that means there's nothing to discuss?"
Seeing that He Xi refused outright without giving even a shred of opportunity, Yang Hua frowned; this was not what he had in mind.
At that moment, He Xi waved her hand impatiently and said: "This King will give you two choices. First, open the energy shield right now and let us leave. From this day forward, we will no longer disturb your Earth Civilization either."
"Second, the two of us will have a fight. If you win, I can agree to your terms and give you... hmm, accommodation fees! But if you lose, you must also agree to a demand of mine!"
"The two of us fight? Are you sure?"
"Of course!"
Yang Hua directly refused, however: "No way. No matter how you look at it, the two of us are main gods of a civilization; taking action personally would be undignified. How about this: let the people behind me spar with your subordinates, one match to decide the outcome. How does that sound?"
Glancing at the four individuals behind Yang Hua, He Xi thought to herself: What the hell, do you take me for a fool? The lowest among the four of them possesses the strength of a third generation super warrior; how could Angel Ying and the others possibly be their match? I'm not fighting them—you could beat me to death and I still wouldn't agree!
Having hardened her resolve and before she even had a chance to reply, she heard the opposite party, Yang Hua, state: "As long as you win, I can agree to one demand of yours, on the condition that I am able to pull it off!"
"Fine, I agree to this spar!"
"However, the strength of those three is too weak. I want the three of them to face one opponent; you wouldn't want to carry the reputation of the strong bullying the weak, would you?"
Glancing back at Angel Ying and the two others behind her, He Xi pointed her finger toward Tian Yan, who possessed the weakest strength: "Let him spar against the three of Angel Ying!"
"No problem. Tian Yan, you go!"
"If you lose, this Venerable One will be furious, and the consequences will be severe! Figure it out yourself!"
Yang Hua stared straight at Tian Yan, his gaze causing the latter to shiver inwardly.
"Rest assured, Master. Mere second generation super warriors—watch me utterly slaughter them."
Tian Yan produced the Ten Thousand Fortunes Heavenly Book and walked out toward the exterior of the great hall.
"Let's go, everyone. Hurry up and finish this match! Don't waste time!" With those words, Yang Hua directly turned and departed from the great hall.
Outside the Angel Great Hall, having casually chosen an open patch of ground, Tian Yan and the three angels stood facing one another, while Yang Hua and the others stood off in the distance quietly observing.
"Let the spar begin."
At the sound of the order, the surrounding atmosphere grew somewhat heavy. Tian Yan and the three angels all focused their full attention on each other, attempting to find a weakness in their opponent.
At this moment, Tian Yan clearly had no desire to drag things out with the angels. After a brief moment, Tian Yan made the first move, directly employing the Heaven's Secret Dao Disc and the Ten Thousand Fortunes Heavenly Book in an attempt to directly overwhelm the opposition.
Simultaneously, the three opposing angels wore helmets that obscured their true features, each gripping a flame swords while radiating intense battle intent throughout their bodies.
"Fight!" Angel Ying uttered no superfluous words, instead charging directly toward Tian Yan to slay him.
If they defeated Tian Yan, they would naturally be able to leave Earth Star and also aid the Celestial Base King, but if they could not win, saying anything more would be useless.
"Calculating opponent's move trajectory, viewing target's actions for the next ten seconds!"
With a cold expression, Tian Yan directly inspected every single movement of the opponent via the Heaven's Secret Dao Disc while fully unleashing his formidable aura to press down upon them.
For someone like Tian Yan who wielded the Heaven's Secret Dao Disc, any move made by Angel Ying and the others would be detected ahead of time, allowing him to formulate a countermeasure.
Under such conditions, how could the angels possibly win?
Angel Ying transformed into a blur, gripping her flame sword as she slashed swiftly toward Tian Yan.
"Boom!" Tian Yan threw a direct punch, blocking the opponent's sword.
A powerful force transmitted from Tian Yan's fist, causing Angel Ying's expression to shift as her entire body was blasted flying backward by the immense strength.
"You are no match for me! The result is the same even if the three of you come together—surrender!" Tian Yan said coldly.
"Sisters, let's attack together!" Angel Ying did not reply.
With a cold shout, the two angels behind her made their move together. In an instant, massive dark energy surged forth from within their bodies, shrouding their entire forms.
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