The entire land trembled faintly. The ant swarm advancing in the distance also stopped in its tracks, looking in shock at the Sacred Tree disintegrating high in the sky.
A hero of the Ant Tribe murmured, "The Sacred Tree Lahil is dead?"
The Nine Divine Guards also looked at each other speechlessly, not knowing what had gone wrong with the Sacred Tree. However, a profound sadness permeated the hearts of all living beings in the world at that moment!
Even the enemy Devouring Ants felt it, as if the world itself was mourning the passing of this legendary existence.
At the Devouring Ant's main base, Queen Bersha quietly felt a pang of sadness within her heart. "Lahil, have you finally reached this point?"
The divine body, accumulated over millions of years, collapsed in an instant, disintegrating completely within a few short minutes. From then on, Lahil's presence vanished from the Primordial World. Where the center of the world once stood, only a bottomless pit remained.
"Ah! My body!"
Roars of anguish shattered the sorrow. The kings of various races unleashed brilliant radiance, their bodies bursting with powerful auras, making their own tribesmen afraid to approach them!
The kings of all races had received blessings from the Sacred Tree, and their bodies were now more than twice as strong! After all, the Sacred Tree had tirelessly absorbed Spiritual Energy and the essence of the sun and moon for millions of years, which was no small feat.
Among them, the Human King's aura was the strongest! The Human King was already the most powerful being, and coupled with his constant devotion to the Sacred Tree day and night, his aura was incredibly harmonious. He had gained the most benefits from this event!
Feeling the immense power surging through his body, the Human King's face hardened. He raised the Spear of Destiny and roared: "The Sacred Tree Lahil sacrificed itself to save the world, to save all races! The day of counterattack is today!"
"This is a righteous war, this is a war to save the world!"
The death of the Sacred Tree made the Devouring Ants uneasy. They accelerated their march again. The boundless black ant swarm blotted out the sun and the sky, stealing even the sunlight.
On the land, where the ant swarm passed, not a blade of grass grew, and the sky was three feet higher!
In the four directions—east, west, south, and north—two Divine Guards each led a large army. The strongest among them guarded the center, and the Devouring Ants intended to converge at the world's center to eliminate all opposition, devour everything, and dominate the world!
Human King Qi, leading the kings of all races, formed the final defensive perimeter at the world's center. As far as the eye could see, there were only enemies.
Behind them were their loved ones. They had nowhere left to retreat!
The Devouring Ants never expected all the races to be so audacious as to launch a counterattack in such a desperate situation! Even the Divine Guards were caught off guard and killed!
The Human King, wielding the Spear of Destiny, led the strong to ambush the Eastern Army's Divine Guard. Another Divine Guard nearby wanted to provide support but was entangled by the kings of all races. Countless Soldier Ants swarmed forward to stop them, but this did not deter the newly empowered individuals. The desperate will to win would prevail.
The strongest Divine Guard in the center army noticed this and flew over to provide support within a minute. However, what happened next made its eyes split with rage.
Human King Qi pierced the Divine Guard's body with a spear. The combined steel body of the super-fusion was no match for the god-bestowed weapon. The Human King let out a fierce roar, shaking his arms and tearing the Divine Guard into several pieces!
"You dare attack my brother! How dare you!" The central Divine Guard spread its wings and unleashed its strongest attack in fury. This strike changed the color of the sky and the earth, scattering the clouds in the high heavens. The fierce fist wind made everyone in the field numb.
The Human King roared, and several leaders behind him used a special battle technique to temporarily empower him with energy. Human King Qi shot out the Spear of Destiny with a "whoosh"!
Head-on collision, the strongest fist versus the Spear of Destiny!
The moment the two met, two visible energy waves collided first.
Bang!
A world-shattering explosion occurred between heaven and earth. The central Divine Guard and the Human King were sent flying. Both sides, disregarding the backlash of their bleeding wounds, roared and clashed again!
As if this clash had kicked off the event, countless battles erupted across the world in an instant, like a single spark igniting a prairie fire.
The epochal catastrophe had reached its climax at this moment. The entire land was filled with killing intent and smoke.
The sounds of cannons, firearms, clashing swords, roars, and wails... countless voices combined to form a symphony of destruction, playing the path of death for all living beings.
The world's origin emitted waves of murderous aura, further infecting the consciousness of living beings and driving them into greater madness. The Ant Queen's eyes turned red, deploying all its elite forces and even leaving its main base to personally command the army on the surface.
All races became soldiers, and every Human who could wield a weapon participated in the battle. They could decide when the war began, but not when it would end!
The center of the battlefield was the most intense. The Eight Divine Guards alone surpassed the limits of this world. Even the kings, after receiving the Sacred Tree's sacrifice, could only barely contend with them.
It was fortunate that one Divine Guard had been killed in a sneak attack earlier, otherwise, their pressure would have been even greater!
The top powerhouses of both sides surpassed the world's capacity. Their energy collisions gouged the earth, making it riddled with craters. Furthermore, with the disappearance of the Sacred Tree that suppressed the world's center, the unstable ground caused the entire Supercontinent to shake faintly.
However, the peak creatures engaged in a life-or-death battle did not notice the anomalies at all. They were fully immersed in the fight, dedicated to killing their enemies.
Jiang Ping, an outsider to the grand scheme, was the first to notice something was wrong.
Jiang Ping shifted his gaze from the fierce battlefield and looked closely, only to realize the situation was dire.
Deep underground, as the energy bombardment intensified, the entire land was like a cookie about to break. The earth's core, like boiling hot water, was continuously rising, and with just one more trigger, it would completely collapse.
The Supercontinent was already bearing unimaginable pressure, and with the death of the Sacred Tree that suppressed the world's center, the earth could no longer remain stable!
"Kill!"
The Human King roared, merging with the Spear of Destiny, and clashed head-on with the central Divine Guard again.
At this moment, both top powerhouses were already severely wounded. However, before they could fight again.
The two top powerhouses suddenly looked at the ground with drastically changed expressions and simultaneously roared in unison:
"Retreat quickly!"
Before either side could comprehend what was happening, hundreds of billions of creatures suddenly felt the ground beneath them bulge, and then, in an instant, erupted with sky-high flames. Countless streams of scalding magma emerged, indiscriminately devouring everything, friend or foe!
The armies on both sides were stunned by this sudden turn of events.
"Is this a volcanic eruption?" an ancient king asked strangely, looking at the magma.
However, the Human King's face turned pale as he shouted, "It's not a volcanic eruption, it's the collapse of the Supercontinent! All personnel, immediately drop everything, gather together, and head for higher ground!"
The Human King's voice echoed across the vast battlefield. The Devouring Ants, no longer concerned with pursuing their enemies, also began to tremble instinctively. Queen Bersha's expression changed dramatically.
She immediately summoned the remaining Divine Guards to fall back. The Ant Tribe's army was no longer a concern for leadership; after all, if she didn't die, everything could start anew. Given some time, another large army would be born. If she unfortunately perished, the Devouring Ants would cease to exist in name and substance.
Under such world-ending crisis, the Ant Queen felt as she did when she was first born, a tiny creature that a single finger could crush.
She had originally thought she was about to reach the world's highest peak, seize supreme authority, and become the world's ruler, standing as an equal to the Creation God. Witnessing this world-ending scene, the Ant Queen mockingly said to herself:
With the Supercontinent collapsing and the world turned upside down, even with countless armies, she was still but a drop in the ocean before such might, utterly defenseless!
PS: Special thanks to Endless Demon Soldiers and Ning Que for their tips and encouragement. Thank you!
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