Ruins of the Ox-Horse Factory.
Jiangnan held the Human Emperor Lamp in one hand, looking at the two members of the Desolate God Society opposite him.
"Is this the legendary Dragon God?"
The Madman narrowed his desiccated eyes; this was the first time he had directly faced the oppressive aura of Jiangnan.
But he quickly noticed that the other person's condition did not seem to be very good; his right arm was severed at the shoulder.
"Hahaha!"
The Madman immediately burst into laughter.
He was certain that Jiangnan and Phoenix Emperor had fought to the death!
He looks like this now, he must be in a state of extreme weakness, he's just at the end of his rope!
"Strike while the iron is hot and kill him!"
"Clown, come with me, let's take him down... huh?!"
The Madman had just turned his head and shouted,
But then he discovered that the Clown who had been beside him just moments before had already vanished without a trace, running hundreds of meters away without looking back!
"Go? Are we going to stay here and wait to die instead of running?!"
Cold sweat poured down the Clown's forehead as he ran frantically, mentally cursing the situation.
Are you kidding me!
With the addition of No-Self Dusk, one of them was beaten so badly by this guy that he became a fool who could only pick his nose, and the other was forced to recognize his father on the spot and start developing again!
Adding to the lingering trauma of their previous encounter at the Xiya Charity Hospital, the Clown knew perfectly well that he had no chance of defeating this freak!
"Damn, what amazing teammates!"
The Madman was so angry that he jumped up and down on the spot.
He had never teamed up with the Clown before, and he never expected that this guy's escape techniques were more skilled than anyone else's.
"Fine, since you're useless, I'll take care of this cripple myself!"
Driven by Madman and lust, the madman directly activated the laws of emotion, guiding the remaining ghost messengers around him!
And the townspeople, who still retained a sliver of their sanity, launched a suicidal charge towards Jiangnan!
Upon seeing this, Liu Ruyan and Shadow were immediately enraged and shouted in anger.
"You despicable, shameless bastard!"
Liu Ruyan cursed, "You actually used the lives of these innocent townspeople as a shield!"
This is clearly an attempt to use Moral Kidnapping to make the Dragon God hesitant to retaliate!
Upon hearing this, the Madman became even more arrogant.
"Hahaha! Let's see what you do now! You might be the mighty Dragon God, but I refuse to believe you can disregard the lives of these Commoner people!"
However.
Everyone present overlooked a fatal premise.
To Moral Kidnapping someone, they must first possess morals themselves.
Faced with a group of employees blocking his way, Jiangnan, this ruthless factory manager, clearly didn't know the meaning of the word "morality"!
"All of you, come in and work!"
Jiangnan remained expressionless as he watched the wall of townspeople swarming towards him below.
He took the Human Emperor Lamp directly from his waist and swung it around his head three times like a meteor hammer.
Then it crashed down onto the dense crowd below!
"Bang! Splat!!!"
The final decision!
The first few dozen townspeople who rushed forward were instantly smashed into piles of minced meat!
This brutal and bloody scene made everyone present gasp in horror!
"Hiss!"
Liu Ruyan and Shadow stared wide-eyed, never expecting that the Dragon God could be so ruthless when killing people!
The Madman was completely dumbfounded; this was totally wrong!
Isn't the Dragon God a righteous leader?!
How come they're even more ruthless and decisive than the villain when it comes to killing innocent Commoner?!
But the next moment, the Madman understood why.
"Splash!"
As souls emerged from the smashed corpses, countless chains burst forth from the Human Emperor Lamp!
All these souls were bound and collected into the belly of the lamp!
A sudden thought flashed through Liu Ruyan's mind, and she remembered it.
"This is a spatial Weird Artifact! It can absorb and preserve souls!"
The Shadow beside him finally breathed a sigh of relief.
She really thought the Dragon God was ruthless and merciless.
So they were recruiting employees for their own magical artifacts!
She instinctively hugged the black box in her arms even tighter.
The Madman on the other side was nearly scared out of his wits the moment he saw the Human Emperor Lamp absorbing souls!
"A spatial Weird Artifact?! No! I absolutely cannot let that broken lamp catch me!"
The Madman's scalp tingled.
As a possession-type supernatural entity, this kind of Weird Artifact that can directly extract the soul is simply its greatest nemesis!
He turned and ran without hesitation!
But how could Jiangnan possibly give him that opportunity?
Although he lost his right arm and armor, Jiangnan has now truly stepped into the [Special Grade] life level!
Even without activating the Dragon God Imperial Armor, he could easily roam among these Evil Ghost with his bare physical body!
"Anyone who gets in my way, go and work on a sewing machine!"
Jiangnan brandished the Human Emperor Lamp with one hand, moving as if he were in an empty field, quickly carving a bloody path through the horde of Evil Ghost.
He collected all the ghost messengers and townspeople along the way into his lamp and used them as laborers.
He stepped over the mess on the ground, biting the Madman's back as he chased after him.
Liu Ruyan and Shadow exchanged a glance, and without hesitation, immediately followed closely behind on their swords.
On the other side.
Above the ruins of the Shen Residence.
The clash between two Demigod has begun.
Within Helge's body, Albert sees through the [Eye of Calamity] in his left eye.
The gaze bypassed the Phoenix Emperor and landed on the heavily injured Guo Shuai below.
"You brat, I've come to save you!"
Guo Shuai stared wide-eyed, his face filled with disbelief. "Albert... what is this...?"
"Now is not the time for reminiscing. I will explain to you after I have dealt with her."
Albert interrupted him, then fixed his gaze on the Phoenix Emperor in mid-air.
The Phoenix Emperor was also coldly scrutinizing him.
"One body, two souls? That's quite interesting."
Phoenix Emperor raised an eyebrow, her eyes filled with disdain. "Where's Helge? Why didn't you call that coward out?"
"I smelled his nauseating stench just now!"
Albert was surrounded by black water, with wind and thunder surging around him.
He scoffed, "He won't be coming out for the time being."
"Now, your enemy is me, the God of Magic, Fite Albert!"
"And today, I will retrace the path to godhood that I did not finish years ago!"
"Take this! Storm Pressure!"
Albert swung one hand downwards!
The vast Hurricane in the sky transformed into a pillar of azure wind, crashing down upon the Phoenix Emperor from the heavens!
Phoenix Emperor sneered, neither dodging nor avoiding.
She let the Storm Pressure on her, and even her tattered red dress didn't sway in the slightest.
"As the second elemental Demigod in the world besides myself, you have certainly piqued my interest."
Phoenix Emperor's voice carried a mocking arrogance, "But... your mastery of power is still too immature!"
The moment the words fell!
"Snap!"
[Cosmos Black Ice] erupted from the Phoenix Emperor's body, freezing the invisible Hurricane in mid-air!
Immediately afterwards, Phoenix Emperor took a step out of mid-air and appeared in front of Albert, slamming her fist into Albert's chest!
"Bang!!!"
A visible white sonic boom cloud was created in the air!
Albert was blasted away by this punch, flying high into the clouds!
"Albert!!!"
Guo Shuai, standing below, looked up with wide eyes, his gaze filled with fury.
Deep in the sea of clouds.
"Puff!"
Albert spat out a mouthful of Black Blood, forcibly activating his wind element to stabilize his swaying figure.
He glanced down at his chest, where a deep crater had been smashed through him, almost piercing him from front to back!
Is this the true value of Demigod?
Albert's expression was extremely grave.
"Compared to my body, which is pieced together from various elemental Supernatural Ability, it's far superior!"
"We can hold back any longer, or we'll surely die today!"
Albert spread his arms wide, and his domain roared out from the clouds!
"Wind and thunder converge! Help me ascend to the clouds!"
"Wind-Water-Thunder God!!!"
Rumble!
With his roar, deafening Purple Firmament Thunder roared from the heavens!
Rainwater from within a hundred miles flowed upstream, converging on his location!
The scale was enormous, like the end of the world had arrived!
Upon seeing this, the Phoenix Emperor, which was about to give chase, stopped in mid-air.
"They even have a trump card area?"
A hint of surprise flashed in the Phoenix Emperor's eyes, which then transformed into intense fighting spirit.
"That's quite interesting."
"Let me, the Emperor, personally test whether you, a mere elemental Demigod, are truly worthy to stand shoulder to shoulder with me!"
White battle armor instantly covered her entire body, Phoenix Emperor, wielding a battle blade, let out a clear phoenix cry!
At the same time, she formed a hand seal and summoned a giant rock dragon!
Immediately afterwards, she activated her fourth Supernatural Ability, Sequence 061 [Lord of Myriad Metals]!
In the ruins of the Shen Residence, countless metal fragments from the collapsed houses were lifted into the sky.
They intertwined and recombined in mid-air, transforming into a Steel Mystic Phoenix!
A rock dragon and a golden phoenix circled around the Phoenix Emperor, protecting their master as they soared into the sky!
And at this moment, above the clouds.
Albert's three-element Fusion domain has now fully taken shape!
It was a colossal cloud giant standing between heaven and earth!
Its outer layer is composed of cumulonimbus clouds, its interior flows with heavy water, and its hands are wrapped with Purple Firmament Thunder!
"Take this!!!"
Albert's voice amplified through the clouds, resounding throughout the heavens and earth!
The cloud giant swung its thunderous fist towards the Phoenix Emperor that soared into the sky!
"Bang!"
With just one punch, he blasted the giant rock dragon that was coiling around him into a shower of fragments!
Just as a smug smile appeared on Albert's lips, a high-pitched phoenix cry pierced the sky!
The Steel Mystic Phoenix spread its wings and soared high, protecting the Phoenix Emperor in front of it and blocking the aftershocks of the thunder fist.
The next moment, Phoenix Emperor used the cover to break out, and with a swift motion of its White Flame Warblade, it severed the cloud giant's thunderous right arm at the root!
Albert felt a surge of emotion, a deep pang of heartache.
But he reacted extremely quickly, immediately controlling the cloud giant to continue punching and killing with its other intact left arm!
Unlike before, this time he pushed the output power of [Purple Firmament Thunder] to its limit without holding back!
A cold glint flashed in the Phoenix Emperor's eyes as it faced this earth-shattering punch.
Instead of retreating, she advanced, using the Steel Mystic Phoenix beside her as a stepping stone, leaping forward and heading straight for the head of the cloud giant!
That's exactly where Albert is hiding!
Seeing the Phoenix Emperor charging towards him, Albert didn't get angry but laughed instead.
"That's exactly what I've been waiting for!"
This was all part of his plan!
As Albert rapidly formed a hand seal, the cloud giant began to swell in the next second!
This is not a Dharma form for hand-to-hand combat at all, but a Fusion of the three elements of wind, water, and thunder...
Super Giant Bomb!!!
"The Boundless Dark Realm!"
In the final moments before detonation, Albert swiftly released dark elements to protect himself.
And that cloud giant, which had expanded to its limit, met its most magnificent destruction!
"Boom!!!!!"
The entire sky seemed to be on fire!
Endless lightning and water explosions erupted in the clouds, instantly engulfing and covering the Phoenix Emperor!
Even though they were thousands of meters away, Guo Shuai and the others on the ground were thrown back by the aftershock and rolled several times in the ruins before coming to a stop.
The epicenter of the explosion.
The lightning gradually dissipated, and the black egg vanished with it.
Albert was panting heavily, his strength almost completely drained.
Deep in his mind, Helge uttered a satisfied exclamation. "Well done."
"Even if she were Demigod, this level of elemental self-destruction would definitely be a disaster for her."
"Congratulations, you are on the verge of becoming a god."
However, Albert couldn't laugh at all.
His eyes were fixed on the smoke ahead.
"What's wrong?"
Helge sensed something was wrong and asked in confusion.
Albert gave a wry smile.
"You've been dealing with those old monsters for so long, do you really think..."
"Would the world-renowned Phoenix Emperor be defeated so easily by such methods?"
"Um?"
Helge was slightly taken aback.
The next second.
A gentle breeze dispersed the clouds ahead.
Less than a hundred meters above Albert, Phoenix Emperor's White Flame Battle Armor remained spotless.
Holding her battle sword, she hovered silently in mid-air, looking down at him.
Unharmed.
Not a single hair was disheveled, just as if the thunderous storm had been nothing more than a light drizzle.
She was merely an uninvolved bystander.
"How is this possible?!"
Deep within his consciousness, Helge cried out in surprise.
"How could she be completely unaffected by that level of all-around elemental blast?!"
Albert, his face also ashen, shook his head. "I don't know..."
"Could it be that besides elemental abilities, she also secretly possesses spatial Supernatural Ability?"
Absolutely impossible!
"Helge flatly rejected it, his tone absolutely certain, 'There is a mutual incompatibility between Supernatural Ability sequences!'"
"Since she has chosen the path of an elemental Demigod, it is absolutely impossible for her to be compatible with any other Sequence Supernatural Ability besides the Elemental System!"
"Since it's not my own power..."
Albert's eyes flickered intensely as he stared at the Phoenix Emperor suspended in mid-air, its shell spotless.
"Then it must have involved external force!"
Helge continued.
External force?
Albert looked at Phoenix Emperor, but she was completely naked.
Whether it was the pure white armor or the burning sword in his hand, everything was a creation of condensed elements; where was the armor?
Unless...
In that instant, a flash of inspiration struck Albert and Helge, and they spoke almost in unison.
"She herself... is the external force itself!"
"She is the very essence of this Soul Return Town!!!"
Above the sky.
A gentle breeze caressed the Phoenix Emperor's invincible White Flame Battle Armor.
But if you look through the armor, you'll see the skeletal body hidden beneath it.
The will-o'-the-wisp had dimmed somewhat.
"Damn it, I almost got tricked by this guy."
Phoenix Emperor cursed inwardly.
At this moment, deep within her sea of consciousness, the real [Heaven-Peering Mirror] was floating silently.
During the massive explosion, she manipulated the spatial folding function of the Heaven-Peering Mirror to hide herself in a void crevice.
That's how they escaped unscathed.
However, forcibly folding Demigod- level space consumes an enormous amount of energy.
"Our energy is running low... We must finish this quickly!"
Phoenix Emperor's empty eye sockets flashed with killing intent. She formed hand seals, and the oppressive aura that had destroyed the Ox-Horse Factory descended once more!
"The realm expands, World as Prison!"
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Fire, ice, rock!
Three beams of light shot into the sky and rapidly converged in mid-air!
As Albert watched the three beams of light about to merge, he felt a chill run down his spine!
"Helge... we've lost."
"This battle was never fair from the start!"
"If my guess is correct..."
"The Phoenix Emperor of today is neither human nor ghost."
"She must be the spirit of that Spirit Artifact, the [Mortal Fireworks Painting]!!!"
Albert's voice trembled with fear. "In other words, this entire Soul Return Town was originally her territory!"
"And now, she can actually create another layer of domain within her own domain!"
"This is equivalent to having two layers of laws superimposed! How are we supposed to fight her?! We have no chance of winning!"
Deep within his consciousness, Helge was also rapidly analyzing this intelligence.
"No wonder... no wonder she's been able to survive for thousands of years in this godforsaken place!"
Helge trembled as he recalled the terrifying state of the Phoenix Emperor when it revealed its skeletal form.
"This [Mortal Fireworks Painting] is not merely a Spirit Artifact capable of reversing life and death; it is also a Weird Artifact!"
"A thought can turn Gods and Devils!"
"When she has energy, she's a goddess high above; when she doesn't, she becomes Evil Ghost, neither human nor ghost!"
Hearing this information could transform the eerie into human.
Helge, the Evil God who had lived for countless ages, finally felt threatened.
This is a threat to their great Filth, to their great people!
"No... this information is too important!"
Helge made a decisive move and produced the Sacred Separator.
"Old man, good luck to you!"
"As agreed, I'm returning this body to you. I'll be leaving now!"
"Buzz!"
No sooner had he finished speaking than Helge unilaterally severed the soul connection.
He simply dumped the whole mess back on Albert and made his escape!
"I curse your damn Helge!!!"
Albert cursed under his breath; he felt like cursing.
"You fucking ran away, are you expecting me to hold up this domain with my head?!"
Looking at the blindingly bright light of destruction before him, Albert knew that this body was completely finished.
They can't escape, and they can't win a fight.
At a critical moment of life and death!
Albert demonstrated decisiveness!
He decided to take a desperate gamble!
"Pfft!"
Albert raised his right hand and plunged it into his left eye socket, gouging out the dark red [Eye of Calamity]!
Just as Albert was about to throw the eyeball away to escape, he suddenly caught a glimpse of the body's chest out of the corner of his eye.
That terrifying hole that was punched through by the Phoenix Emperor earlier.
Deep within the bloody mess, a black wooden box was found stuck!
This is something Helge has been secretly hiding!
Albert yanked the wooden box out and pried open the latch with one hand.
"Clatter."
The box was opened, and inside was... a...
"A woman's head?!"
Albert realized what was happening and a plan immediately formed in his mind.
This void is about to be completely shattered by the Phoenix Emperor's domain.
Even if you throw a single eyeball, it could be crushed into dust by the surrounding energy shockwaves!
We absolutely need to find a bulletproof vest!
And this box is undoubtedly the best container!
"Excuse me, ma'am, may I borrow your house for a while?"
Albert simply pulled the woman's head out and tossed it away casually.
Then he put his [Eye of Calamity] into the box.
Then, the wooden box was sealed tightly!
"Get out of here!"
With his last ounce of strength, Albert threw the black box containing the eyeball into the far distance of the sky!
After losing control, his body, pieced together from the remains of countless powerful warriors, plummeted downwards!
"Boom!!!"
The realm of World as Prison suddenly collapsed!
The three-colored light of destruction engulfed the falling body, turning it into dust that filled the sky!
And in the clouds high in the sky.
Inside that tumbling black box.
Albert in [Eye of Calamity] is panting.
"Phew... that scared me to death! Luckily, I acted quickly and found a safe haven, saving my life!"
Albert's consciousness secretly rejoiced within his eyeballs.
As the black box flew further and further away, Albert peered through the gaps in the box at the ruins below.
And Guo Shuai, the one-eyed man, amidst the ruins.
"You brat... maybe we'll meet again someday!"
With a faint ripple, the black box disappeared at the edge of the sky above Soul Return Town, heading towards the Dragon Xia Imperial City...