The Great Victory

The arrival of the Laws of Heaven and Earth shocked everyone. Even the group rushing over instinctively slowed down.

Jialuoke's strongest attack—the whale condensed from the Water Mysteries—was shattered in an instant when it struck the Laws of Heaven and Earth, reduced to the most basic water elements.

The arrival of the Laws of Heaven and Earth represented the highest authority in the Coiling Dragon World. No attack could affect them.

"He became a Midgod?" Jialuoke's face filled with disbelief. It had only been about a hundred years, and Sean was already a Midgod. He had been so powerful as a Lowgod—how much stronger would he be now?

Unfortunately, no amount of wishing could stop the Laws of Heaven and Earth.

At that moment, Sean's Earth Divine Clone appeared in place of the Darkness Divine Clone. The black Godhead within him, glowing with an earthy-yellow light, floated out of his body and received the cleansing of the Laws of Heaven and Earth.

As the Laws of Heaven and Earth cleansed him, Sean felt his Godhead improve further, and his soul power increase dramatically. He could also sense a vast expanse of Midgod Earth Divine Power deep beneath the Elemental Ocean.

A massive amount of divine power was drawn out by the Laws of Heaven and Earth to improve his new divine body. The process was so fast that it was likely more than a million times quicker than if Sean had slowly absorbed the power himself.

Before long, the cleansing ended. His Midgod Godhead returned to his body, and the Laws of Heaven and Earth disappeared, as if nothing had happened.

"Now it's my turn." Sean clenched his fist and sensed the power within him.

Although his body had been strengthened by a Lowgod Godhead, its strength had still increased considerably after he became a Midgod. Midgod divine power was ten times stronger than Lowgod divine power, giving his physical attacks a qualitative leap in power.

Of course, this was only the beginning of a Midgod's physical strength. He could continue to strengthen his body by absorbing the Midgod Godhead.

"Let's see just how strong you are!" Jialuoke's expression turned vicious. A long whip suddenly appeared in his hand, its surface imbued with powerful Water Law.

Behind him, the phantom of a gray whale appeared, glowing with a pale blue light.

"Innate Divine Ability?" Sean wasn't surprised. He focused all his strength on protecting the breach in the Soul-Protecting Sovereign Artifact.

In the decades since becoming a god, he had often talked with Mi Piaozheng about the gods in this Zhongyuan Material Plane. There were several Midgods in the South Sea, and Jialuoke was one of the most famous among them, because his true form was a divine beast.

Only the other Midgods likely knew what his Innate Divine Ability was. Outsiders couldn't possibly know.

Before the Plane Overseer intervened, there hadn't been a single Midgod on the Zhongyuan Continent. It couldn't compare to the South Sea at all.

It was only because the Plane Overseer had intervened that the Zhongyuan Continent had been able to preserve its territory. Otherwise, the sea creatures of the South Sea might have wiped out humanity.

The Innate Divine Ability took effect almost instantly. A strange force rippled outward, quickly spreading around Sean.

"Hm? It's not a soul attack?" Sean felt no unusual soul force. Instead, the space around him felt as if he were deep underwater, with immense pressure squeezing his body.

"A support-type Innate Divine Ability, a trapping move." Sean understood after sensing it for a moment.

In fact, an Innate Divine Ability like this could be quite terrifying, especially if it was powerful enough. It might not be very useful in a one-on-one duel between experts, but in a battle involving many opponents, this kind of support ability could become a trump card.

Especially at the level of Seven-Star Fiends and above, an Innate Divine Ability that couldn't directly kill an opponent was less useful than a support-type one like this.

Sean exerted a little force and broke free of the pressure from the Innate Divine Ability. Then, moving at his highest speed, he lunged forward and threw a punch.

"Impossible!" When Jialuoke saw that his Innate Divine Ability had barely affected Sean, his face changed dramatically. He immediately swung his whip around himself, leaving no gaps. A great amount of Water Law divine power formed a teal ring of light around him.

Bang! The whip struck Sean's fist, and he felt a series of gentle forces travel up his arm.

It wasn't a direct clash of strength. Rather, it seemed as if the force of his punch was being redirected elsewhere.

The Water Laws were best suited to defense. True defense wasn't stubbornly meeting a stronger opponent's power head-on. Diverting that power was clearly the better approach.

However, there was a limit to how much force could be redirected. If the opponent was several times stronger, the force could be diverted. But if they were dozens of times stronger, it clearly wouldn't work.

Crack! Jialuoke's head burst like a watermelon, revealing the Godhead within.

A South Sea king had fallen.

"Not good—run!" Patrick, who had been circling the battlefield and waiting for the Lowgods on his side to arrive, was terrified out of his wits.

Ever since Sean became a Midgod, Patrick had been keeping a close eye on the battle over there. His only hope was that Jialuoke could hold out while Patrick's side eliminated everyone from the Radiant Church, after which they could join forces and surround Sean.

But he had never expected Jialuoke, the South Sea's strongest Midgod, to be killed in a single move.

What kind of monster was this? Against an opponent of the same level, even winning a fight rarely meant being able to kill them. That was especially true of Water Law experts, who had exceptionally strong defenses.

"Trying to run?" After killing Jialuoke, Sean charged straight at Patrick. The other gods went after the group of South Sea Lowgods who had just entered the battle.

Patrick didn't dare face Sean head-on.

A flash of purple light passed. Patrick's neck was severed, and his head fell away from his body.

"Lord Sean, I can make Soul Golden Beads. Keeping me alive would be very useful to you," Patrick pleaded hurriedly. "We don't have to use humans. There are plenty of living creatures in the South Sea, too."

"No need," Sean said flatly. He had only missed Patrick's vital points with that first strike because both of them had been flying at full speed.

Now, though? The Purple Divine Sword swept through the air in another arc, leaving a small hole between Patrick's brows. His Godhead floated free, while his lifeless body fell away.

After taking the Godhead, Sean swallowed it in one gulp. Now that he was a Midgod, he could use a Midgod Godhead to strengthen his body.

Sean soon returned to Qingyue City. He had been gone for only a short time. With nearly thirty Lowgods from the Radiant Church holding off the enemy, only three of the South Sea gods had managed to escape. Sean had returned in time to kill the rest, one by one, with his sword.

Thus, the Radiant Church won a great victory and once again restored its rule over the Zhongyuan Continent.

However, Sean had become the Church's true leader.