A heaven-shaking boom erupted, and smoke and dust soared into the sky. When the haze cleared, the Asura God King's Asura Magic Sword was covered in cracks and fell onto the grass with a piercing hum. Its rank had dropped from a super divine artifact to an ordinary divine artifact. His entire body had been blasted black as charcoal, every strand of hair standing on end, while his once-surging God King power instantly collapsed completely.
"Pfft..."
The God King mark on his godhead shattered outright, forcibly knocking him from the God King realm down to a first-class god. He sprawled on the ground, twitching all over, unable to get up for a long time—or even speak!
The entire place fell deathly silent! Everyone was stunned. Instinctively, they looked up at the divine core floating above Sovereign Peak—the divine punishment just now had struck from that very core!
Immediately afterward, nine-colored spiritual radiance bloomed around the divine core. The light continuously solidified and rose, and a towering figure tens of thousands of feet tall slowly appeared before everyone—it was none other than the God of Heavenly Punishment, Austin Griffin!
Its nine heads were held high, violet-black scales gleaming with an icy luster beneath the divine sun. As the pressure of Heavenly Punishment spread outward, every lower god's knees buckled, and they fell to their knees. The gods instantly tensed, each drawing their divine artifacts as though facing a great enemy. No one had expected Heavenly Punishment to be able to take form again!
"My god, how is this terrifying fellow still alive...?"
But before the gods could launch an attack, a golden-white radiance slowly rose above Austin Griffin's head. Within it, a lean, upright figure gradually condensed into form!
He wore an Immortal Lord's robe trimmed in gold and white, with