God of Defense Dies

The Endless Sea, Nether Turtle Sea Domain. A massive waterspout reaching straight into the clouds surged up, turning the once bright, sunny sky dark with storm clouds. Countless Sea Soul Beasts in the surrounding waters were swallowed up and crushed by the waterspout.

As the water pillar erupted, a colossal dark green figure wreathed in black smoke slowly emerged from the sea. Its body was as huge as a mountain. Five limbs extended outward, while the rest of its body was covered by a turtle shell. That enormous shell was covered in incomparably sharp spikes, each one as large as a small hill. There was also a golden shield mark on the giant turtle's forehead. It was the Nether Turtle Clan's patriarch, the current God of Defense.

"My son! My son! My son is dead! No matter who it is, this god will make you pay!"

The enormous Nether Turtle Beast roared madly. It had just sensed the divine consciousness it had left on its son being erased, followed immediately by its son's life force vanishing completely. Even his soul had been wiped out, making resurrection impossible.

"Making someone pay? I'm afraid you aren't capable of that." A faint female voice rang out in midair.

A woman suddenly appeared before the Nether Turtle Beast. She had long pinkish-blue hair, beautiful pinkish-blue eyes, and peerless features capable of toppling cities and nations. Her temperament was fresh and otherworldly, noble and elegant. With a stretch of her hand, a Clear Sky Hammer emanating boundless life energy appeared in her grasp. Nine golden and one seven-colored Soul Rings, ten in total, revolved around her martial soul.

Sensing the incompatible Divine Powers of Destruction and Life emanating from that huge iron hammer, the Nether Turtle Beast's eyes filled with apprehension. "A First-class Deity? Who