By now, the Heavenly Realm in Chu Ge's book had opened, and his strength was approaching that of an Immortal. The Esper Ability that had once worked on the Divided Soul of Qiu Wuji, a Tribulation Transcendence cultivator in the Mortal Realm, had already shown its limitations in many situations. At the very least, it no longer worked on Chu Ge.
What the other side actually relied on was summoning angels from some unknown place-"Immortals" from another realm, in a sense.
Like Azazel before them now.
This angel was not particularly famous, and his duties overlapped with those of Archangel Michael. Zhong Yi did not know whether the one before him came from the real Heaven, a world someone had written, or somewhere else entirely... Judging by the current situation, he seemed more like one of Michael's subordinates and might not be particularly powerful... But even so, he was still a god.
A battle between gods had terrifying repercussions. Neither combatant had any compassion for the humans here, and they fought like mad. The earthquakes and volcanic eruptions caused by White Tiger's emergence had brought buildings crashing down, but at least the whole city had not collapsed, and safe places had remained. Once these two started fighting, flames swept everywhere and deathly energy surged into the sky. In barely a dozen seconds, it felt as though the entire city was almost gone...
Zhong Yi knew his strength could not possibly make any difference in a battle like this. Even a glancing blow might leave nothing of his body behind. Simply dodging the shock waves was already a struggle. What help could he offer?
He had knowledge and experience accumulated through years of exploration, particularly concerning life, death, and souls.
Having been possessed by Azazel, Zhong Yi could sense that Azazel's