Watching Azure Dragon of the Four Divine Beasts face imminent death, Rhodes's wind divine clone was furious and filled with regret, hating himself for his mistaken decision.
At that very instant, a furious roar rang out. A purple figure shot over from the distance and stood in front of Lei Ding in a flash. The weapons of the Highgods attacking Lei Ding all struck that figure.
Yet the man in purple robes did not retreat a single step. He was not even injured, blocking the blow with a divine body far superior to a Highgod Artifact.
"Third Brother, are you all right? Your big brother is back. Take your younger brothers and sister aside to rest. Leave this to me." Rhodes's voice was full of guilt. He hated himself for nearly causing his own brother to die in the Skyrite Mountains.
"Big Brother, I'm fine. You're finally back." Lei Ding spoke to Rhodes, dragging his gravely wounded body.
"All right, say no more. Nimo, take your third brother to the summit and wait." With that, Rhodes turned toward the dozen or so Highgods surrounding the four.
"Die!" His roar seemed to contain boundless fury.
In a flash, ten thousand sword silhouettes appeared. The dozen or so Highgods who had surrounded the four all died to a single strike.
"How dare you!" Rhodes looked toward Demon King Chris Ding, Lei Jialie, Watrod, and the others. The moment Rhodes appeared, Deia's battle with the wind divine clone had also ended. The wind divine clone had used all his strength to force Deia back and reach the lightning divine clone's side, at the cost of nearly having his belly ripped open by Deia's claw.
"Krus, go to Lei Ding and the others. Restore your divine body as quickly as possible," Rhodes told his