Old Yi entered the fray, the God of Slaughter and Demon Empress withdrew

The runes on the God of Slaughter's forehead grew brighter and brighter.

The power of Second Rank God from the lower realm surged wildly within his body, and the red light on the God of Slaughter Sword almost pierced through the entire sky.

Even if it causes his Divine Consciousness to collapse and his cultivation to drop, as long as this sword strike is unleashed, Huo Yuhao will undoubtedly die.

For the God of Slaughter, that was enough.

However, before the God of Slaughter could complete his God of Slaughter Possession, Huo Yuhao, who should have been God-Subduing Art, suddenly disappeared!

Due to the effects of the God-Subduing Art, the God of Slaughter, whose thinking was equally sluggish, had not yet reacted to what was happening when golden halos descended from the sky, immobilizing his movements.

Undulating Storm!

Bound by the golden halo, the surging power within the God of Slaughter seemed to freeze, and the runes on his forehead flickered violently, yet could no longer rise.

Huo Yuhao emerged from the void, surrounded by gray mist. His breathing was somewhat rapid, clearly indicating that he had also expended considerable energy in the battle so far.

But he still raised the Heavenly Burning Divine Pestle, condensing the Crimson Gold Profound Flame with the Divine Tool into one, transforming it into a dazzling beam of light that struck the God of Slaughter's chest directly.

Boom-!

The runes shattered, and the red light dissipated.

The God of Slaughter was pierced through the chest and flew backward like a kite with a broken string, crashing into the ruins a kilometer away, sending dust billowing into the sky.

The unfinished God of Slaughter Possession was completely interrupted, and the power that had just been gathered dissipated.

"Cough cough----"

As the smoke and dust cleared, the God of Slaughter struggled to crawl out of the rubble, coughing up a mouthful of blood.

His chest was now covered in blood, and divine fire and the power of Laws were preventing his Divine Body from repairing itself.

His Divine Consciousness had not yet recovered, and he suffered new injuries. He had not yet been able to use his trump cards, which was like adding insult to injury.

But he couldn't care less about any of that. He just looked up at Huo Yuhao, who was descending from the sky, his eyes filled with shock, anger, confusion, and disbelief.

At this moment, the effects of the God-Subduing Art had completely dissipated, and he realized what had just happened. Huo Yuhao broke free from the God-Subduing Art and interrupted his killing move at the last moment with the Undulating Storm!

Among them, Huo Yuhao's mastery of the Sea God's core Divine Skill, "Undulating Storm," was somewhat shocking, but still within his comprehension. After all, the Sea God Divine Spark had shattered, and perhaps Huo Yuhao had obtained a fragment of the Sea God Divine Spark containing the inheritance of "Undulating Storm."

What he couldn't understand was how Huo Yuhao was able to break free from the God-Subduing Art.

"You—how did you do that?" The God of Slaughter looked at Huo Yuhao, who was approaching step by step, and his voice was hoarse and deep.

Huo Yuhao's expression remained indifferent. "Since I know that you were sealed by Ji Dong, do you think I wouldn't know your supernatural abilities and techniques?"

The God of Slaughter's expression suddenly darkened.

Yes, although Huo Yuhao is a mortal, he is exceptionally knowledgeable about the affairs of the Divine Realm. Since the other party even knows that he was sealed by Ji Dong and Lie Yan, it is not surprising that they know his trump cards.

The ancient gods in the Divine Realm basically all knew his trump card. After all, the God-Subduing Art was his signature Divine Skill that allowed him to dominate among the Second Rank God in the Divine Realm, just like the Sea God's Undulating Storm.

Knowing his trump card, Huo Yuhao would naturally react accordingly.

He should have thought of this sooner.

Just as the God of Slaughter had expected, Huo Yuhao, who knew his trump card, naturally had a strategy to deal with the God-Subduing Formula.

To explain this, we need to first mention something counterintuitive: although both the God-Subduing Formula and the Undulating Storm are control-type Divine Skill, their targets are completely different.

The Undulating Storm seals off the body; the affected person is actually conscious, but unable to control their body. Therefore, all the affected person can do is, while remaining conscious, think about what they can do after the Undulating Storm's effects wear off.

The God-Subduing Formula, on the other hand, affects the Divine Consciousness and soul. Those affected experience sluggishness and mental suppression, but their bodies remain unharmed. It's just that their consciousness is clouded, preventing them from issuing commands to their bodies. The affected person isn't unable to move, but rather "forgot" to move.

These two moves are the most outstanding control Divine Skill among the First Rank God and Second Rank God in the Douluo God Realm. Judging from their effects alone, they can be said to have their own advantages and disadvantages.

Undulating Storm are not always inevitable; if you are prepared, it is relatively easy to dodge them. However, once you are hit, it is very difficult to break free.

The God-Subduing Formula is an area-of-effect Divine Skill. Although it is not guaranteed to hit, as an area-of-effect Divine Skill, it is destined to be difficult to dodge. However, the way to counter this move is relatively simple.

After all, the God-Subduing Formula only prevents the mind from reacting, but if you can get your body moving on its own, you'll naturally find a way to break it.

For example, like the God of Slaughter, before being affected by the God-Subduing Formula, one can issue a command to the body to break free from the restraints.

That's exactly what Huo Yuhao did.

During his battle with the God of Slaughter, he was always on guard against the God-Subduing Formula. He had previously deliberately suggested that the God of Slaughter use his trump card in order to provoke the God of Slaughter into using the God-Subduing Art.

After all, with the God of Slaughter's Divine Consciousness severely damaged, there were only two things he could do: either use all his trump cards to try and kill them, or retreat.

So when he saw the God of Slaughter retreat rapidly, he knew the God of Slaughter was about to make a move and prepared in advance.

The instant the God of Slaughter God-Subduing Art control him, he had already given his body the command to use the Reincarnation Domain, returning his state to the moment before he was stunned by the God -God-Subduing Formula God-Subduing Formula, thus breaking free from its control.

However, this approach requires good prediction skills. If the prediction is wrong, it is easy to fail.

Therefore, Huo Yuhao also prepared other ways to deal with the God-Subduing Formula.

For example, consider a Mecha equipped with artificial intelligence. The God-Subduing Formula ultimately affects the soul and consciousness level. While the spirit of Divine Tool artifact might be affected, pure artificial intelligence does not possess a soul. Therefore, just as the God-Subduing Art affect the flow of blood in the human body, the program of artificial intelligence will not be affected by the God-Subduing Art.

If he fails to break free, the Mecha he's carrying using space compression technology will, according to a pre-programmed procedure, place him into the cockpit and use his power to interrupt the God of Slaughter's actions.

In addition, he also has methods such as using the power of the Spirit Pagoda and the Throne of Seal to violently break the God-Subduing Formula.

In short, Huo Yuhao had made ample preparations to deal with the God of Slaughter's possible deadly moves.

He's not the type to react impulsively and solve problems on a whim. Since he knows the enemy's trump cards, he naturally wants to prepare the best possible response in advance.

However, despite making various contingency plans and considering that the God of Slaughter might use methods beyond those recorded in the original work, the "God of Slaughter Possession" technique still surprised Huo Yuhao.

If the God of Slaughter were to actually use this move, the situation would be unpredictable. After all, in order to withstand this attack and control the aftermath of the battle, they would inevitably have to expose many of their hidden techniques, which would be detrimental to their subsequent plans.

Moreover, the God of Slaughter was clearly in an unstable state when he used this move – if he were to be seriously injured and die on the spot, or even perish, it would affect his subsequent plans.

Fortunately, they managed to stop it.

Huo Yuhao secretly breathed a sigh of relief, then stepped towards the God of Slaughter.

"Now that your doubts have been resolved, it is time for you to set off."

The God of Slaughter looked up at him, blood still seeping from the wound on his chest. The confusion and resentment in his eyes had vanished, leaving only a trace of unwillingness lingering there.

"I never expected to be defeated by mortals once again." He paused, his voice hoarse, "So be it, at least—you won honorably."

Compared to Ji Dong, who took advantage of the Divine Tool, and Lie Yan, who used the safety of the continent to trick him into revealing his Lie Yan card, the battle against Huo Yuhao, in the eyes of the God of Slaughter, was at least a contest of true, hard strength.

He was certainly unwilling to accept defeat at the hands of such an opponent, but he had nothing to say about it.

"But--

The God of Slaughter's gaze shifted, sweeping over Huo Yuhao's weakened body. "You don't have much fighting power left, do you?"

At this moment, Huo Yuhao's appearance was not scarred due to his powerful regenerative ability, but his pale face, weak aura, flickering natal fire, and the dim light on the Heavenly Burning Divine Pestle all indicated that his condition was also terrible.

After a fierce battle, Huo Yuhao had burned his innate true fire, used his Reincarnation Avatar and various energy-consuming techniques, and his divine Divine Power was almost depleted, as was his Divine Consciousness. He was clearly not very strong left.

"Killing you is enough."

Huo Yuhao raised the Heavenly Burning Divine Pestle, gathering the remaining power of the burning true fire, and took a step forward, ready to kill the God of Slaughter.

Seeing this, a strange light flashed in the eyes of the God of Slaughter.

A sense of foreboding suddenly arose in Huo Yuhao's mind, and he instinctively turned to the side.

A vast aura of Divine Consciousness, similar to his and the God of Slaughter's, suddenly emerged, and a crack several meters wide silently tore open beside him.

A pale hand reached out, emitting a beam of eerie blue light as thick as a bucket, carrying a suffocating aura of death and the power of Laws, and shot towards him with a thunderous roar.

"Light of Corrosion!"

The beam of light grazed Huo Yuhao's right side, corroding some of his flesh. Huo Yuhao groaned and staggered back more than ten meters.

"I#!"

Seeing this, Tian Meng in the Spiritual Sea's eyelids twitched slightly. "Is Old Yi really serious?"

"Otherwise what? With Yuhao's physical strength and the defense of his Divine Tool, even if he's exhausted, he's not someone to be trifled with. If Old Yi doesn't show his full strength, it'll be easy for the God of Slaughter to see through his disguise, leaving him no choice but to make the charade real." Ice Empress sighed.

Outside, Huo Yuhao frowned as he looked at the figure that had suddenly appeared beside the God of Slaughter.

The powerful figures from the Spirit Pagoda who were watching this scene all around also had a slight change in expression.

"Divine Origin Realm? The Holy Spirit Cult has a powerhouse who has reached the God Rank? Who is he?!"

"This appearance—it seems to be a demon?"

"The Holy Spirit Cult has not only cooperated with the Abyss Plane, but also with the Demon Plane?" Hua Yichen cursed in a low voice, "What a bunch of lunatics!"

The God of Slaughter turned his head to look at the demon beside him, who had taken human form, and a slight smile appeared on his lips, "I thought you would choose to leave in the chaos, as if you had never cooperated with us."

Electrolux didn't look at him; his eyes remained fixed on Huo Yuhao in the distance, a gray-black mist slowly swirling around him. His tone was flat, devoid of any emotion.

"I haven't received my payment yet, so it's not the time to abandon you. Besides, the situation isn't exactly hopeless. You've severely injured him, and he's nearly exhausted; it's just a trade."

As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly raised his hand, and a Divine Consciousness power erupted from between his eyebrows—a spiritual fluctuation at the level of the Third Rank Divine Origin Realm crashed down on Huo Yuhao like a raging storm.

The dark gray Spiritual Shock condensed into a hideous demonic phantom, which opened its huge maw and charged towards Huo Yuhao, seemingly wanting to take advantage of Huo Yuhao's weakness and destroy him in one fell swoop.

"Hmph!" A cold snort rang out, and Snow Empress's aloof figure instantly appeared in front of Huo Yuhao. With a push of her hands, an ice-blue barrier materialized out of thin air and collided fiercely with the demonic phantom.

Boom-!

The two forces collided, creating visible ripples in the void.

Seeing this, Huo Yuhao's eyes flashed with a sharp light, and he shot out, heading straight for the God of Slaughter.

The God of Slaughter's expression changed, and he instinctively raised his sword to block, but it seemed that due to the severity of his injuries, the bloodstains on the sword were so dim that they were almost invisible.

Upon seeing this, Electrolux frowned slightly, then flashed forward to block the God of Slaughter. He raised his hand and conjured a gray-black, deathly light barrier, intending to take Huo Yuhao's attack head-on.

However, the Snow Empress, wielding the Emperor Sword, attacked from the side. The icy blue chill and Huo Yuhao's Heavenly Burning Divine Pestle simultaneously slammed into the light barrier, causing ice and fire to intertwine and explode, shattering the light barrier in response.

The aftershock struck Electrolux, knocking him back several steps until he was right next to the God of Slaughter.

Seeing this, Electrolux raised his hand and summoned a dark aura that could block Divine Consciousness detection, instantly enveloping the area and blocking Huo Yuhao and the other person's sight and Divine Consciousness detection.

Without further ado, he took the God of Slaughter and fled across space, saying helplessly, "His situation is better than yours; he still has some strength left. With that woman around, I can't kill him, and continuing the fight will be disadvantageous for us."

The God of Slaughter naturally understood this.

This Demon Overlord was one of their trump cards, meant to be revealed at a more crucial moment to catch the Federation off guard. However, due to his defeat, the other side had to intervene to save him, forcing them to prematurely expose their trump card, leaving them with no choice but to retreat in disarray.

The God of Slaughter took a deep breath, his voice low and menacing. "I will remember your favor. Once we leave this place, I will give you what you desire."

Upon hearing this, Electrolux's expression shifted slightly, then he nodded faintly.

He carried the God of Slaughter across space and appeared beside the Demon Empress in the next instant.

At this moment, the Demon Empress was being forced back step by step by Gu Yuena, and he had already suffered several wounds on his body, his aura was weak and unstable.

However, the moment he saw Electrolux, the Demon Empress's eyes flashed with a sharp light, and his aura became stronger once again.

"Walk!"

Electrolux let out a low shout and raised his hand, creating a gray-black, deathly barrier in front of the Demon Empress, forcefully withstanding Gu Yuena's Seven-Element Explosion.

The Demon Empress seized the opportunity to escape and landed beside the two.

She glanced at Snow Empress and Huo Yuhao, who had crossed space to catch up, and Gu Yuena beside them.

"It doesn't seem so easy for us to leave."

At this point, she glanced at Electrolux.

"When I contacted you just now, you seemed very confident and seemed to have a solution."

During the battle, the Demon Empress had already considered retreating and contacted Electrolux.

Upon hearing this, Electrolux said, "Hold them off for a second."

Demon Empress:

She glanced at the heavily injured God of Slaughter, then at the three people opposite her, and at the Spirit Pagoda Limit, which was eyeing her covetously nearby, and her lips twitched.

That might be a bit difficult.

It seems the only option is to run away. Although they will be hunted down, there are only a few God Rank experts on the other side, and Huo Yuhao has already exhausted so much energy, so there's no need to worry about not being able to leave.

Leave it to me.

At this moment, the God of Slaughter glanced at the residents below with a deep look in his eyes, and seeing their terrified expressions, he spoke in a detached tone.

As soon as he finished speaking, a dark red light suddenly flashed around his body. The next moment, the remaining statues of the God of Slaughter throughout Heaven Dou City lit up simultaneously, resonating and trembling, drawing upon the Power of Heaven and Earth.

A massive crimson light barrier descended from the sky, separating Huo Yuhao, Gu Yuena, and Snow Empress from Electrolux, the God of Slaughter, and the Demon Empress.

Even Sisi of Power of Faith fell upon the God of Slaughter, healing his injuries.

As the God of Slaughter's stronghold, Heaven Dou City naturally had some arrangements made there.

Those statues were not only faith-collecting devices, but also the foundation of a formation, which was originally quite useful in battle. However, because Huo Yuhao and his group had brought too many powerful figures, activating them was not very effective, since the foundation would soon be destroyed by the experts from the Spirit Pagoda.

However, if used for defense, it can hold out for a while.

Seeing this, Electrolux began chanting incantations, and a Magic Array appeared beneath them.

The God of Slaughter glanced at it and quickly understood the function of the Magic Array.

He also has a similar method for long-distance teleportation, but he can't use it in his current state.

I just don't know where I'll be teleported to.

"Teleportation array?"

Seeing this, Huo Yuhao's eyes narrowed, his expression turned cold, and he suddenly swung out the Heavenly Burning Divine Pestle in his hand. The divine fire light condensed into a four-pronged beam, which slashed straight at the protective shield. Gu Yuena and Snow Empress attacked at the same time, and the power of the Laws, carrying the power to Heaven Destroying Earth Annihilating, blasted towards the protective shield.

As they breached the protective barrier, Electrolux completed the incantation. A beam of eerie blue light shot into the sky, enveloping the three of them.

Meanwhile, Electrolux whispered.

"Dimensional Imprisonment!"

Instantly, a powerful Divine Consciousness drew an Formless boundary, gradually isolating them from the outside world.

It's not a simple barrier, but rather a temporary separation of this small space from the main plane, creating its own cage.

Snow Empress seemed to want to rush up and destroy the teleportation array, but was stopped by Huo Yuhao.

He shook his head. "He separated that space; it's too late to stop him now."

"If it were the old you, you could have easily broken through this spatial boundary. So, you were just putting on a brave face."

The God of Slaughter watched Huo Yuhao's actions, realizing he was powerless to stop him, and said in a Youyou voice, "This time, we have lost."

But next time, you won't have another chance.

Before the words were finished, the beam of light suddenly contracted, and the three figures disappeared along with the Magic Array.