Godfall Gambit

Sky and earth, two battlefields, killing intent erupted!

High in the sky, the auras of four deities formed four invisible chains, firmly imprisoning Du Yunhe and Xie Miaojiang at the center.

"Du Yunhe, it was time to settle the score from back then!" Luo Wuya's voice was icy. The Astral Staff in his hand blazed with light as he struck first. He did not rush to attack head-on. Instead, he lightly tapped the void with the tip of his staff and chanted, "Star-Radiance Binding, Law Severance!"

In an instant, countless specks of starlight appeared from nowhere like fireflies, swirling around Du Yunhe. Du Yunhe's expression changed drastically. He immediately felt the space around him become incomparably viscous, as though he had fallen into an invisible swamp. His movements abruptly slowed by thirty percent! Yet that was not the most terrifying part. What truly made his heart tremble was that his connection to the water elements and worldly primordial energy between heaven and earth seemed to have been separated by an invisible membrane. Though it had not been completely severed, the speed at which he absorbed and mobilized external power had clearly become sluggish and slow!

"Luo Wuya! Your damned Stellar Secret Art!" Du Yunhe was both shocked and enraged. The reason deities were so powerful, far surpassing mortals, largely lay in their ability to wield the immense power of heaven and earth almost without limit. Though this weakening seemed minor, in a life-and-death battle between opponents of the same level, such a tiny shift in balance was enough to become the final straw that broke the camel's back!

"Losing focus on the battlefield is a grave taboo!" Just as Du Yunhe was startled and enraged by his condition, a bolt of golden lightning tore through the air! Li Yunming moved with his spear, the Sky-Piercing Divine Spear carrying an unstoppable, savage momentum as it thrust straight toward Du Yunhe's chest! "Sky-Piercing: Army-Breaker!"

"How dare a junior bully me!" Du Yunhe roared, forcibly circulating his somewhat sluggish divine power as he slammed out both palms, summoning towering waves in an attempt to block the attack. "Vast Sea's Raging Tide!"

Boom! The spear light and the tidal wave collided once more, but this time, Du Yunhe clearly felt his power circulating half a beat too slowly. The wave failed to unleash its full might and was directly torn apart by the incomparably tyrannical spear light! He grunted and was blasted several steps back, his blood and energy churning violently within him.

Before he could steady himself, Luo Wuya's long-range attack had already arrived! Several condensed Astral Rays shot toward his vital points like living Poison Snakes, forcing him to dodge and parry in a panic.

"Damn it!" Du Yunhe felt utterly stifled. Luo Wuya's control restrained him at every turn, preventing him from using his full strength, while Li Yunming's attacks were exceptionally fierce, each spear strike aimed to kill. He possessed the divine power of level 103, yet at this moment, he was like an insect trapped in a spiderweb, able only to endure a beating as the wounds on his body steadily increased. He tried shouting to Luo Wuya, even offering up most of the Sea Whale Gang's treasures in exchange for his life, but the only response he received was colder starlight and more violent Sky-Piercing spear light!

On the other side, Xie Miaojiang's situation was even more miserable.

His opponents were two peak Divine Officials, both possessing cultivation at level 109! Dongyue Xian and Lin Jingshen did not even need much verbal communication; their coordination was already flawless.

"Myriad Poisons Miasma Domain!" Xie Miaojiang shrieked, driving the poisonous mist around him to its limit. The dark green domain expanded wildly, attempting to engulf the two of them.

"Petty tricks!" Lin Jingshen snorted coldly. He did not even move, merely raising two fingers like a sword and slashing forward! "Thunderclap: Evilbane!" A massive sword aura formed entirely from purple lightning crashed into the poisonous mist domain like divine punishment splitting heaven and earth! Lightning was supremely hard and blazing, the nemesis of all sinister poisons! Wherever the sword aura passed, the poisonous mist melted like ice and snow, letting out shrill sizzling sounds as a vast patch of empty space was instantly purified.

At the same time, Dongyue Xian moved. Rather than directly attacking Xie Miaojiang, he raised the Heavenly Heart Ring high into the air. "Life Hymn: Light of Purification!" The emerald halo floated in the air, casting down endless, gentle radiance. This light appeared to possess no offensive power, yet when it shone upon Xie Miaojiang's poisonous mist, it produced an unbelievable effect—the originally surging, highly corrosive poisonous mist became like ink dropped into clear water, rapidly thinning and dimming. The poison within it was swiftly neutralized and purified by the boundless aura of life!

"My poison... Dongyue Xian! You deserve to die!" Xie Miaojiang's heart ached so badly it nearly bled. These poisonous mists were the source power he had painstakingly condensed through countless years of effort!

"You still had time to worry about your poison?" Lin Jingshen's icy voice seemed to sound beside his ear. At some unknown moment, Lin Jingshen had merged with his sword, transforming into a thin yet even more concentrated streak of purple lightning. He pierced through the layers of thinning poisonous mist and instantly appeared before Xie Miaojiang!

"God-Shocking One Sword: Instant!"

Fast! So fast it could not be described! Xie Miaojiang only had time to cross his arms before his body and condense a thick poison shield.

Splurt—!

Like a hot knife cutting through butter, the purple lightning streaked past, slicing through the poison shield and his crossed arms! Both arms, covered in dark green scales, were severed at the wrists! Golden divine blood mixed with venom and sprayed into the air!

"Ah—!" Xie Miaojiang let out a heart-rending scream as he retreated wildly, his face white as paper. The pain of losing his arms was secondary; the agony of his source being scorched and purified by lightning pierced deep into his soul!

"Stop! I surrender! I am willing to swear a divine soul oath that I will never again become enemies with the Li Family and the Dongyue Family! Spare me!" Xie Miaojiang had completely panicked. The shadow of death enveloped him, and he no longer retained his previous viciousness as he frantically begged for mercy.

Dongyue Xian's expression was stern as the Heavenly Heart Ring shone even brighter, accelerating the purification of the remaining poisonous mist. "Begging for mercy now? Too late! When you chose to join hands in slaughtering the city, you should have expected this outcome!"

Lin Jingshen could not be bothered with nonsense. The God-Shocking Sword rose once more as lightning gathered around it. He was clearly preparing to deliver the final killing blow!

Below, outside Heavenly Phoenix City.

Several Super Douluos from the Qiu Family and Five Poisons Valley who had luckily survived the aftershocks of divine might earlier saw their ancestors being suppressed and besieged. Their eyes nearly split with rage.

"Save the ancestor!" A level 96 Super Douluo of the Qiu Family, his eyes bloodshot, charged recklessly toward the direction where Qiu Qianchen was being suppressed.

"Stop them!" Li Yuanhui roared. Together with Dongyue Qing, Chen Jianjun, Li Tianwu, and the elders of Earth Hall and Heaven Hall, he attacked at the same time! Powerful Soul Power lights intertwined and collided as they instantly descended into battle.

Li Xuansheng, Li Xuanbei, and the other younger generation members did not retreat either. They formed a battle formation and moved around the perimeter, using long-range soul skills to harass and restrain their enemies. Though they could not contend with Super Douluos head-on, they greatly restricted the enemy's movements.

For a time, soul skills flew everywhere below, and explosions rang out without end. But without the protection of their God Rank ancestors, the remaining forces of the Qiu Family and Five Poisons Valley were merely trapped beasts under the siege of the Li and Dongyue Families' elites. Their defeat was only a matter of time.

Above the sky, Du Yunhe and Xie Miaojiang's defeat was already certain.

Under Luo Wuya's control and Li Yunming's fierce assault, Du Yunhe was covered in wounds. His divine robe was torn to shreds, his aura weak, and he could only struggle to hold on, his eyes filled with despair and regret.

Xie Miaojiang was in an even more tragic state. Both his arms had been severed, and his poisonous mist domain had been mostly purified by Dongyue Xian. Under Lin Jingshen's omnipresent God-Shocking Sword, he could only flee in humiliation. Several more sword wounds deep enough to expose bone had appeared across his body, while lightning power rampaged within him, leaving him in unbearable agony.

The gazes of the four deities met, their killing intent chilling.

Today, a deity was destined to fall here! Luo Wuya's Astral Staff, Lin Jingshen's God-Shocking Sword, Dongyue Xian's Heavenly Heart Ring, and Li Yunming's Sky-Piercing Divine Spear erupted with their most dazzling light at the same time. The final killing blow was about to descend!