Gu Yuanqing could have withstood the attacks head-on as well.
But... the Qianyuan Realm outside the North Spring Realm would likely have been lost. Compared to the two sides fighting before it, the Qianyuan Realm was far too weak. Its survival through the earlier battle had actually been the result of Gu Yuanqing deliberately protecting it, directing the shock waves into the void rather than allowing them to strike the physical world.
That was because, once Gu Yuanqing drew on the North Spring Realm, his strength far surpassed the Abyss-Suppressing God King's.
But with God King Wuxiang intervening, this battle had changed.
Although God King Wuxiang had only just attacked, Gu Yuanqing had sensed the moment he appeared that he was unlike the other ordinary God Kings. He truly stood on the same level as the Demon Lord.
A half-step God Lord!
Only today did he learn that his suspicions back then had been true. There really was a third half-step God Lord among the ancient gods. No wonder the Creation God King had specifically mentioned Wuxiang. Without such strength, he probably would never have spared him a glance.
There must have been things back then that outsiders knew nothing about. Perhaps they concerned God King Wuxiang. Otherwise, the Creation God King would never have suddenly vanished without a trace.
All these thoughts flashed through Gu Yuanqing's mind, including the changes God King Wuxiang's intervention might bring.
Very well. Given a little more time, the North Spring Realm might transform even faster, but its current state is already enough.
With a thought from Gu Yuanqing, the protective barrier holding back the Town Abyss Underworld Edict Stele seemed to finally buckle beneath the attack. It shattered inch by inch, and the colossal stele, ten thousand zhang tall, thundered down with the