Defeating the War God in One Move

War God O'Brien was no better than Adkins. A mere lower god dared to call himself the War God—he truly did not know the immensity of heaven and earth.

Arrogant, narrow-minded, his potential exhausted.

"Unable to resist temptation, he refined a divine spark."

Over time, he had grown pleased with himself and felt that Catherine should be with him. Yet Catherine had never thought much of him.

So, when he learned that Olivier and Catherine were so close, he had been holding in his anger, as if someone had stolen his woman.

Moreover, he had once wanted to take Olivier as his disciple, only to be refused. Olivier also seemed never to have regarded him highly. The more he thought about it, the more he felt he ought to teach Olivier a lesson.

"Olivier, you are a talent of my O'Brien Empire. Now that you have become a deity-level expert, although we do not truly share a master-disciple relationship, the cultivation methods of the O'Brien Empire were all passed down by me. That counts as fate. Why don't we find a place to spar? With my many years of experience as a god, I can offer you some guidance."

War God O'Brien's words sounded pleasant enough, but their meaning was far from kind. He wanted to suppress Olivier.

In a world where the strong were revered, master-disciple relationships were highly valued. But if he was looking for trouble, was it not too much of a stretch to force such a nonexistent relationship upon them?

Olivier knew very well that among all the deity-level experts, only Beirut was stronger than him. And the one he despised most was O'Brien, someone who had refined a divine spark. He had not wanted to bother with him, yet the man had become addicted to provoking him.

"You want to guide me? Heh!" Olivier said coldly. "Fine. Since becoming a god, I haven't fought anyone yet. My hands have been itching for a fight for a long time."

If others did not offend him, he would not offend them.

Those who became gods by refining divine sparks had never been able to make another breakthrough, no matter how many years passed.

Because their souls could not perfectly merge with their divine sparks, the laws of the land did not permit them to fully comprehend another profound mystery of the laws, nor did they permit the fusion of different profound mysteries. Thus, lower gods could not break through to become middle gods, middle gods could not become high gods, and high gods could make no further progress.

O'Brien's strength was, at most, that of an ordinary lower god. He could not possibly have reached the peak of the lower god level.

In the original story, Olivier had only just become a lower god, yet with his soul mutation and fused divine power, he had been able to contend against peak lower gods who had emerged from Gobada Prison. He was absolutely stronger than the War God.

After becoming a god and cultivating for several years, Olivier had fused most of the Light Element Laws of Light and Speed of Light, as well as the Profundity of Darkness Element and the Shadow Transformation Technique. Furthermore, with the help of the Taiji Diagram, the Profundity of Light Speed had begun to merge with the Shadow Transformation Technique. His divine body, after being tempered by middle god divine power, had reached the peak of a lower god artifact. Ordinary lower god artifacts could not even damage it. His soul had definitely surpassed that of a lower god and reached the strength of a middle god.

One divine clone should be enough to deal with O'Brien without using fused divine power.

Olivier thought to himself.

If I reveal a bit of my strength, I wonder whether Beirut will accept me as a Sovereign's Emissary.

Olivier knew that if one of his divine clones could easily deal with O'Brien, then Beirut would certainly realize that two divine clones combined with fused divine power would have no difficulty dealing with middle gods. If he further revealed the fusion of different laws, he could challenge high gods.

Perhaps Beirut really will accept me as a Sovereign's Emissary. After all, a lower god capable of challenging a high god has never appeared before.

He had figured it out. This level of strength was reasonable in the Coiling Dragon World, so revealing it would not matter. It would only show how talented he was. What was unreasonable was the Taiji Diagram. That could not be exposed, or he might be captured for study and torn apart piece by piece.

Revealing some strength that could be revealed in exchange for the attention of Beirut, a Sovereign, and obtaining a Sovereign Artifact—what was not to like?

"Haha, there's a good show to watch," Cesar said.

When Rutherford had just become a god, Cesar had sought him out for a spar. As for the other deity-level experts, they had all been gods for many years. He wanted to know how strong they were, but he would not challenge them himself. He did not have a tendency to seek abuse.

The others also showed interest. Even Beirut wore an expression as though he were watching a good show.

"Although Olivier has only just become a god, he can fuse Light Element and Darkness Divine Power. O'Brien refined a divine spark. Olivier is somewhat stronger," Beirut concluded inwardly.

Olivier versus O'Brien.

The two stood suspended in the air, a thousand meters apart.

Olivier looked calm and unhurried, not at all like he was about to spar. O'Brien, meanwhile, faced him as if confronting a great enemy, gathering his strength.

Originally, O'Brien had thought that, having been a god for many years, dealing with the newly ascended Olivier would be effortless. But once they truly faced each other, he realized it was not so simple.

Olivier merely stood there without gathering power, yet he made O'Brien feel tremendous danger. O'Brien did not know how to attack, and at the same time, he was enraged. Olivier was actually treating him with such disregard.

"Since that's the case, I'll strike first."

O'Brien had already sensed Olivier's danger and felt that Olivier might not be weaker than him, but he did not believe Olivier could truly compare to him.

War God Slash!

Wild, scorching energy transformed into a massive battle blade and slashed toward Olivier, seeking to defeat him in a single blow.

"It looks frightening, but its power is merely ordinary." O'Brien had used his ultimate move right from the start, wanting to defeat Olivier in one move and show him his might.

"As expected, his strength has not reached the peak of the lower god level." Olivier judged O'Brien's strength from that attack.

With a wave of his hand, countless light elements gathered together, radiating dazzling brilliance as they formed a massive spear of light.

Bang!

Bang!

In the blink of an eye, the radiant spear of light collided with the scorching, violent battle blade, producing a thunderous crash.

The spear of light and the battle blade appeared to be roughly equal in power, but after they collided, the battle blade shattered almost immediately. The spear of light continued onward, though it had dimmed considerably and its power had weakened.

The difference between them was immediately clear.

Olivier's spear of light shattered O'Brien's battle blade and still had power remaining as it continued toward him.

"How is this possible? Olivier's casual attack is actually this powerful?"

O'Brien was greatly shocked, but he had grown through battle and experienced countless killings. Though surprised, he reacted quickly and immediately launched another equally powerful battle blade.

Bang!

Sizzle!

Olivier's spear of light could no longer shatter the battle blade as it had the first time. Instead, it was shattered by the battle blade. The battle blade likewise continued forward with residual power, though its might had already weakened considerably.

O'Brien's ultimate move could not be underestimated, but Olivier had used one move while O'Brien had used two.

In the end, he is someone who refined a divine spark. His strength is far too weak.

Olivier casually waved his hand again, and another spear of light appeared, crushing O'Brien's battle blade with overwhelming force.

The exchange took no more than the blink of an eye.

O'Brien's second move had been launched hastily. Facing Olivier's second spear of light, he was even more rushed and strained.

Bang!

The spear of light, carrying nearly the power of O'Brien's full-force attack, struck against his hasty defense.

Without any surprise, O'Brien was sent flying.