Chapter 1530: Great Battle (Part 1)

Chapter 1530: Great Battle (Part 1)

"Brave indeed!"

Seeing Zhou Zhan dare to charge directly at them alone, Mengnan and Xila couldn't help but let out a cold, mocking laugh.

Yet neither god underestimated the other. Together, they surged forward, meeting Zhou Zhan in unison.

At a distance, Zhou Zhan raised his right hand and unleashed a single strike—the Universal Law Star Palm—directly at them.

Mengnan swung his ice spear, aiming a direct thrust at the palm. Instantly, a phantom spear shot forth, racing toward the golden giant palm of the Universal Law Star Palm.

The two forces collided violently.

Boom!

At the very center of the collision, a massive explosion erupted, shattering the surrounding void and revealing the endless, unbroken darkness beyond the Ultimate Void.

The shockwaves from the explosion sent Zhou Zhan, Mengnan, and Xila hurtling backward—each of them thrown over a distance of more than ten light years.

Then the three deities launched themselves again toward their opponent, arriving in close range in an instant.

Mengnan wielded his ice spear, clashing directly with Zhou Zhan, who held the Divine Sword of Xuanxuan.

Clang, clang, clang, clang, clang...

The battle surged forward with lightning speed, passing hundreds of exchanges in the blink of an eye.

For a moment, the two deities stood utterly equal—neither gaining an edge over the other.

From afar, seeing this scene, Xila was struck with astonishment.

She was Mengnan's close friend, and thus deeply familiar with his mastery of spearcraft.

Among the countless subordinates of the Void Emperor who had attained the near-omnipotent will realm, Mengnan's close-combat prowess ranked among the top ten.

Yet now, this mortal emperor—only a newly ascended first-tier supreme deity—had, through the mysterious laws and secret techniques, achieved the strength of a near-omnipotent will. And yet, in direct hand-to-hand combat, he now matched Mengnan stroke for stroke, inch for inch. How could this not astonish Xila?

"The Emperor was right."

"Letting this Immortal Sovereign of the World of Life grow to maturity—He will surely become a dire threat to our future lineage of the Ultimate Void!"

The murderous intent within Xila's heart grew ever more potent.

He yanked the five pouches from his waist and flung them into the sky.

Five streaks of light erupted from the pouches, soaring through the void and materializing into five colossal, terrifying beasts within the Ultimate Void.

Some resembled wolves, others like tigers; some had grotesque forms, capable of driving ordinary deities mad with a single glance; others stirred pure faith in the hearts of onlookers merely by being seen. The final creature—a monstrous dragon—exuded an aura so immense it was unmistakably a corpse dragon of near-superior will!

Even the demonic war dragons under the command of the Supreme Demon Lord appeared like mere children in the presence of this corpse dragon.

Under the leadership of the corpse dragon, these five monstrous beasts surged forward, converging on Zhou Zhan together with Meng Nan to surround and attack him.

But that was not all.

After releasing these five terrifying beasts, Xila remained in place, chanting incantations, layering upon them one after another auxiliary spells that amplified their power, pushing their combat strength to unprecedented levels.

With twenty-some auxiliary spells consecutively cast, the combined might of these five monstrous beasts surpassed even two warriors of near-superior will!

Zhou Zhan had originally only been able to hold his own against Mengnan.

Now, with the addition of these five terrifying beasts, he was being overwhelmed, his own situation rapidly growing perilous.

Yet Zhou Zhan showed no fear; on the contrary, his battle grew fiercer and more desperate, as if he were willing to die.

Mengnan and the five beasts were deeply astonished by Zhou Zhan's relentless ferocity.

They welcomed it—such ferocity would hasten Zhou Zhan's death, and they would only suffer minor injuries at most.

But soon,

they realized something was wrong.

For Zhou Zhan's attacks, when landing upon them, easily inflicted damage upon their divine bodies.

And when their attacks struck Zhou Zhan, not a single trace of injury remained—as if Zhou Zhan possessed an invincible, immortal form.

"His armor possesses an exceptionally strong defensive capability; we cannot breach it!"

Soon.

The suffering ones discovered the reason why they could not harm Zhou Zhan.

Seeing that they had recognized the quasi-omnipotent artifact of the Supreme Below, Zhou Zhan showed no concern and continued his frenzied assault upon them.

"I'm coming!"

"Watch as I dismantle this armor!"

The colossal beast among the five, whose form had twisted grotesquely, spoke.

Its voice roared, and merely speaking it could instill immense terror in ordinary deities.

Yet this had no effect upon Zhou Zhan, who bore the sacred faith seal.

Nor did this beast expect its words to influence him at all.

From afar in the void, it raised both hands and formed seals, chanting incantations.

Zhou Zhan, seeing this scene, immediately launched three blasts of Jianqi infused with the Power of Ten Thousand Methods and Celestial Stars, aiming to stop the opponent from carrying out their scheme!

"Block him!"

"Protect Gu Ru!"

Hira, watching from afar, quickly shouted out a warning.

"I'll do it!"

Upon hearing this, Meng Nan instantly moved to Gu Ru's side, stepping in to defend her as she executed her technique.

Yet, despite successfully withstanding the first two attacks of the Jianqi, he soon felt his divine strength falter, his heart surging with alarm, and he hastily retreated.

Behind him, Gu Ru's face twisted with sudden shock, and she endured the final strike with sheer will.

Snap!

Gu Ru's body split in two—she perished instantly. Yet, even in death, she completed her final rule technique.

"Go!"

He roared.

The next instant, a phantom divine light shot forth, striking Zhou Zhan directly, leaving him no chance to evade.

Zhou Zhan frowned, staring at the divine armor now covering his body. To his astonishment, the armor was slowly becoming translucent, eventually vanishing entirely.

Yet he could feel—deep within himself—that the divine armor had not truly disappeared. It had merely been temporarily absorbed. Once the phantom divine light faded, it would reappear upon his body.

"Ha ha! Celestial Emperor, now that you've lost your mighty armor, how will you possibly withstand our combined assault?"

The Corpse Dragon King laughed loudly.

"Emperor of the People, your end has come!"

Mengnan spoke coldly.

Xi La, far away, stared at Zhou Zhan with a merciless expression.

"By losing one of my finest generals,"

"Emperor of the People, I will use your death to make up for my loss!"

With that,

He immediately ordered his other four pet lords to launch an assault on Zhou Zhan.

Seeing this, Mengnan swiftly joined forces with them to attack Zhou Zhan.

Zhou Zhan soon found himself once again locked in battle with them.

Without the supremacy beneath him, Zhou Zhan quickly bore numerous wounds as he fought them.

That is why He possessed a first-tier Supreme Holy Body, his flesh-and-blood defense equaling that of a third-tier Supreme Holy Artifact.

Otherwise, He would have sustained grievous injuries already.

Yet even so,

His performance still left the tormented ones utterly stunned.

They had never imagined that, without the protection of that mighty armor, this mortal Emperor Sovereign could withstand their combined divine assaults simply through his own fleshly defenses!

After all, among them were two warriors of nearly Supreme Will, with Hira, another near-Supreme Will warrior, backing them up against Zhou Zhan.

A joint assault by three near-Supreme Will warriors—yet Zhou Zhan suffered only minor superficial wounds. This was beyond anything they could have foreseen.

They grew only more convinced that the Emperor Sovereign’s ascension posed a grave threat to their future, and thus grew ever more ruthless in their actions.

Zhou Zhan, seeing this, burst into laughter.

As Zhou Zhan’s primary combat avatar, facing such powerful enemies in a siege, he did not feel fear at all—instead, his spirit grew ever more exhilarated.

"Very well!"

"I haven't fought this fiercely in a long time!"

He laughed freely and joyously.

And then,

With a sudden motion, he launched a single slash of universal starcraft palm power—a blade of energy—directly toward the five of them.

These five had already witnessed the devastating force of that blade; no god dared face it head-on, and they all swiftly dodged.

Seizing the moment,

Zhou Zhan immediately drew back, ascending to a higher altitude, hovering above and surveying the five divine beings below.

"Emperor of the People, stop your futile resistance—today, you will surely die!"

Sira stared at Zhou Zhan with cold, venomous eyes.

"Imperial Sovereign of the Common People, if you choose to surrender your inner divine power and submit to our master, I shall personally grant you mercy."

"You possess extraordinary talent—no supreme deity could ever be your final destination. The possibility of achieving the Supreme Will Realm is very real."

"A future of limitless potential, one you certainly wouldn't want to end here, right? Join us, the Ultimate Void Clan. The Void Emperor will not disappoint you. He will treat you far better than any Supreme Will ever could!"

"Perhaps one day, we'll all address you as 'Master'."

Mengnan suddenly said this.

Xila immediately turned to glare at Mengnan.

Yet Mengnan paid no attention to Xila, instead fixing his gaze on Zhou Zhan with genuine sincerity.

"It sounds incredibly tempting," Zhou Zhan chuckled. "But the Supreme Will has also treated me well, so I decline."

Upon hearing this, Mengnan's expression instantly darkened.

"Give face, and you'll get none!"

"Let's go together!"

"Kill Him!"

He roared in fury.

Then, charging headlong toward Zhou Zhan.

The other four colossal beasts followed, rushing toward Zhou Zhan with murderous intent.

Xila sneered, then continued to employ her tactics, aiding them in their assault on Zhou Zhan.

"Ha ha ha, why waste words? Let's fight!"

"Didn't you all know? I've already ascended to the rank of Supreme God—now I've mastered new powers! Why wait? Let's show you!"

Zhou Zhan laughed aloud.

Then His divine form suddenly burst forth with boundless golden light.

This light was so brilliant that the five divine beings rushing forward had no choice but to shield their eyes, fearing the piercing intensity would damage their vision.

When the light finally faded, they turned to look at Zhou Zhan—and were stunned.

There, in the place once occupied by Zhou Zhan, stood a nine-tailed golden dragon stretching nine hundred thousand light-years in length, spanning the ultimate void.

The divine form of this Eastern dragon was so overwhelming, amplified by an aura of terrifying power, that the suffering beings froze in place upon seeing it. They remained motionless for a long time, as if time itself had paused, before finally regaining their senses.

Zhou Zhan, observing their reactions, felt no ripple in his calm, ancient heart.

He gazed upon the battlefield of the ultimate void, even catching sight of the sacred realm of the race of the ultimate void in the distant reaches.

"This divine form of the Supreme Dragon God still holds many mysteries to be explored," he thought.

At that very moment—

Below, Shi La had sensed the extraordinary nature of the Supreme Sovereign Dragon God, yet still spoke coldly:

"What use is size?"

"Damn it, death will come anyway!"

"Attack!"

The three monstrous beasts, upon hearing Shi La's command, immediately charged toward the Supreme Sovereign Dragon God.

Yet alone the Corpse Dragon, possessing the strength of nearly Supreme Will, trembled in place, staring in sheer terror at Zhou Zhan's Sovereign Dragon form.

Shi La, seeing this, erupted in fury: "Corpse Dragon, what are you doing? Go up and kill him!"

"Master!"

The Corpse Dragon's voice quivered, trembling with fear. "I cannot attack Him. His bloodline surpasses mine. If I attack Him, the Dragon's Law will turn against me and consume me."

"You are at the level of nearly Supreme Will—how could the Dragon's Law's backlash harm you significantly?"

Xila roared in fury.

"I... I can't!"

The Corpse Dragon clearly understood the logic.

Yet, the primal fear seeping from its bloodline made it so that even knowing the truth, it dared not launch an attack upon Zhou Zhan.

"Are you daring to disobey my orders?!"

Xila was incensed.

"Master, I'm not—"

The Corpse Dragon quickly offered an explanation.

But at this moment, Xila had no intention of listening. Its sole desire was to kill Zhou Zhan, thereby gaining glory before the Void Emperor. If the Void Emperor was pleased, perhaps He would reward Him with a divine artifact of Supreme Will—then, He could ascend instantly.

With this thought in mind, it took a deep breath and, with both hands forming seals, whispered:

"Sacrifice of the Heart Seal!"

The next instant,

they saw the Shrieking Dragon's eyes flash with terror, followed by a sharp crack—

its divine essence and heart shattered simultaneously.

The collapse of both divine essence and heart in a dragon god of near-omnipotent will was an event of terrifying magnitude.

The Shrieking Dragon's once-pale eyes instantly turned blood-red, and thick clouds of blood mist and shattered divine power swirled around its draconic form.

This was the result of its body unable to contain such overwhelming force—power bursting forth uncontrollably.

Witnessing this, the suffering one felt a deep, silent shock.

How truly mad was this Xila? To kill the Celestial Emperor, she had sacrificed her most cherished pet.

Though the "Sacrifice of the Heart Seal" granted an astonishing surge of power in the short term—elevating the Shrieking Dragon's combat strength to the peak of near-omnipotent will—this power was bound by time. Once the time limit expired, the Shrieking Dragon would inevitably perish.

Yet He could also understand the others' actions.

After all, if the Cosmic Sovereign were to be slain, the Void Emperor's reward would surely leave them utterly satisfied.

He ceased further contemplation and, alongside the other three colossal beasts, charged toward the Supreme Sovereign Dragon God.

Influenced by the Supreme Sovereign Dragon God, their hearts now trembled with dread.

Still, their wills remained unshaken, allowing them to launch a hesitant assault upon Zhou Zhan's dragon form—though their combat strength was inevitably impaired.

"Kill this colossal dragon god swiftly! Otherwise our strength will dwindle further, and eventually, we'll be utterly incapable of defeating Him!"

Mengnan roared.

The other three colossal beasts nodded and launched their attacks upon Zhou Zhan's Supreme Sovereign Dragon God's body.

But soon—

They stared in stunned silence.

Because of their attacks, upon striking this dragon's body, not a single wound was inflicted.

Even the assault of the suffering only left a few scars upon the dragon's flesh—yet those wounds were nearly healed within moments.

"An immortal, indestructible form?!?"

The Suffering's face grew grim.

How could they possibly win?

"Roar!"

At that very moment,

a wildly furious dragon roar echoed from behind them.

They turned to see it was the already frenzied Corpse Dragon.

Now, the Corpse Dragon radiated an utterly terrifying aura, having ascended to the very peak of the near-omnipotent will realm.

"Corpse Dragon, kill him!"

Hira exclaimed with excitement.

He gazed at his Corpse Dragon, as if already seeing the future—himself ascending to the realm of Supreme Will.

But at that moment,

a faint voice echoed.

It was Zhou Zhan's voice.

"Corpse Dragon, kill him!"

Then,

under Hira's stunned gaze, the Corpse Dragon trembled for a brief moment before suddenly turning its head, locking onto him with a gaze of hatred and bloodthirst.