Chapter 696: Godslaying!
Tang Luo held the Ruyi Golden Cudgel upright, tightened his grip, and gave it a slight twist.
The cracks on its surface immediately widened and spread. Chunks of stone rained down as magnificent light surged forth like molten lava.
Before long, the "stone" covering the stone staff had completely fallen away.
The staff's true form was revealed.
Its middle was a deep black iron, while both ends were golden, radiating dazzling golden brilliance and carved with ornate, intricate patterns.
As the saying went: "Stars lay dimly across its middle, while golden bands clasped both ends. Its patterns were so dense they startled gods and ghosts, with dragon designs above and phoenix script below."
The weapons of the many divine soldiers below trembled and buzzed.
They nearly broke free from their wielders' control.
"The Golden Cudgel didn't seem this powerful before..." Ao Yulie stared wide-eyed at the Golden Cudgel as it was now, thoroughly astonished.
Like Bajie's Nine-Toothed Rake, the Golden Cudgel had been forged by Supreme Lord Lao.
However, unlike the Nine-Toothed Rake, which had served as a ceremonial weapon, the Golden Cudgel had been a magical treasure meant for battle from the very beginning.
Although it had shone brilliantly in Sun Wukong's hands, smashing immortals above and piercing demons below, stirring Heaven and Earth into chaos, its might had never seemed as great as it was now.
For some reason, the Golden Cudgel was clearly far stronger than it had once been.
The Golden Cudgel could protect itself, yet it had not developed an artifact spirit. No one had an answer to that question, so they might as well deal with the heavenly gods before them first.
"Victorious Buddha, are you determined to protect those demons?" Heavenly Force Divine Lord asked.
The ten-thousand-zhang rosy radiance around