Chapter 274: Goal - All Heavens and Myriads of Worlds (Part 4)
Facing the divine arrow shot from untold eons ago, Gui He was equally unafraid, seizing it with one hand.
Yet how strong Gong Wuji would be after a hundred thousand years, only those of that time and space would know.
In the next second, the arrow captured by Gui He exploded instantly, unleashing a fierce Divine Power storm that turned the Gong family's ancestral land topsy-turvy.
A vast world was shattered by this single arrow's might; despite numerous Heavenly Gods from the Gong family intervening, countless members of the Gong family died on the spot.
And that sky, too, completely dissipated under the impact of the Divine Power storm.
Looking at the scene before him, Gong Wuji was also quite annoyed, damn it—his ancestral homeland was actually being torn apart by his future self.
The third ancestor Gong Rihen desperately resisted the storm's power, "Ancestor Wuji, you deal with this beast with all your strength, and we will do our utmost to protect our ancestral land."
"Very well," replied Gong Wuji with a nod, then he devoted himself wholeheartedly to confronting Gui He.
"Since you've already made your move, now please try my divine Skill," Gong Wuji said as he drew his treasured divine bow, set to work drawing the string, with countless golden Divine Powers converging upon it.
In the next second, a golden arrow shot towards Gui He.
Feeling the power of this arrow, Frogo spoke up, "Say the word if you need help."
"No need," Gui He looked indifferently at the incoming arrow, making no move to defend himself.
Frogo's brow furrowed slightly; Gong Wuji's strength was quite formidable, almost on par with his own, and such an arrow even he would have to take seriously. He couldn't understand where Gui He's confidence came from—if he truly could ignore such an attack, why had he been restrained by the Shadow Demon clan and hunted everywhere in the first place?
Since Gui He had said there was no need, Frogo had no intention of intervening. He simply watched as Gong Wuji's arrow Skill pierced Gui He's body.
As the arrow pierced Gui He's body, Divine Power crazily shredded inside him, bursting him open.
But the fragmented pieces of Gui He did not splatter any flesh or blood; countless pieces of flesh paused mid-air, as if time itself had come to a standstill.
Seeing this, Gong Wuji furrowed his brow, well aware that although no one in All Heavens and Myriads of Worlds had mastered Time Law, this did not affect Gong Wuji's reasoning.
"Ancestor Wuji, he's certainly trying to use Time Law to resurrect his true body, quickly seal him," Gong Rihen, who was mobilizing Divine Power to stabilize the ancestral land, urged.
Do I not see that? Do you have to remind me?
Although displeased, Gong Wuji didn't voice his discontent and immediately invoked the War God's Heaven-Conquering Seal.
Green arrows rained down, and under Gong Wuji's manipulation, each piece of Gui He's shattered flesh was individually sealed and suppressed.
Looking at the scattered flesh on the ground, Gong Wuji snorted coldly, "I thought he was some impressive character, turns out he's just trash."
With that, Gong Wuji turned to Frogo, "Kid, if you kneel now and swear allegiance to me, I might consider sparing your life."
Frogo smiled faintly, pointing at the suppressed flesh of Gui He, "Aren't you underestimating him?"
"En?" Following Frogo's gesture, Gong Wuji looked back at the pile of flesh.
Upon closer inspection, he realized that these pieces of flesh were ignoring the Gong family's supreme technique and beginning to merge.
In the blink of an eye, Gui He reconstituted his body, with not a single scar left.
Frogo looked Gui He up and down with interest, "Have you really mastered Time Law?"
"No, I've just received the gift of divine authority," Gui He said, striding toward Gong Wuji, "I can die countless times, but you—only once!"
As his voice faded, Gui He transformed into a beam of light, furiously attacking Gong Wuji.
Watching Gui He approach, ready for close combat, Gong Wuji promptly unleashed the family's second supreme Skill, Time Solidification.
But to use such a low-level time-related Skill in front of Gui He was truly like playing the lute to a cow.
Time Solidification was the only time-related Skill that the Gong family had pondered over for millions of years, yet it had not reached the level of glimpsing into the Law.
Lu Hong had suffered greatly from this Skill before, but in front of Gui He, it had no effect at all; a Heavy Sword struck fiercely down towards Gong Wuji's neck.
Gong Wuji had no hope for the skill he had employed and was ready to withstand the attack head-on.
His divine bow stood upright, fending off the Heavy Sword's onslaught.
Even though the attack was blocked, the savage force of impact flung Gong Wuji a thousand yards away.
Using this to gain distance, Gong Wuji drew his bow to full crescent, arrows shooting forth from his hands in rapid succession.
Each arrow, infused with copious Divine Power, locked onto Gui He from all around.
Gui He swung his massive sword, batting down the incoming arrows one by one.
Each strike resulted in an enormous explosion, the released Divine Power tearing apart pieces of the void.
The Gong family's ancestral lands, already on the verge of collapse, now seemed even more unstable as Gong Rihen and a host of other Gong family Heavenly Gods struggled to resist and neutralize the explosive impacts of the Divine Power.
"Brat, do you dare to battle beyond the heavens with me!" Naturally, Gong Wuji was unwilling to destroy the Gong family for the sake of a single fight, so he soared upward and flew beyond the heavens.
"No interest." This wasn't his home, so Gui He had no intention of changing battlefields.
"Damn it!" Gong Wuji gritted his teeth, "Evacuate all of the Gong family juniors from our ancestral lands!"
Clearly, Gong Wuji was prepared to abandon the ancestral lands. He needed to harness his full strength to defeat the before him War God of the Heng Domain.
Meanwhile, Gui He pursued him, engaging Gong Wuji in fierce combat.
Although the Gong family was famous for their archery, they had a rather clear weakness—close combat.
Therefore, since the olden times, the Gong family had focused on improving upon this vulnerability.
Beyond developing two specific skills to counter this weakness, they had also devised a set of close combat techniques and tactics.
At this moment, the divine bow in Gong Wuji's hands was every bit as formidable as the Heavy Sword wielded by Gui He. The two clashed with ferocity, becoming blurs of afterimages in the sky.
Their battle stretched across three thousand planes of the Gong family's ancestral world, with numerous planes crumbling to pieces amidst their intense struggle.
Despite Gong Wuji's exceptional combat skills, Gui He had the upper hand. Under the relentless advance and slashing, Gong Wuji was beaten to the point of coughing up blood.
The unrelenting Divine Power kept pounding, forcing Gong Wuji to give up close combat and find a way to create distance.
Gui He didn't seem very concerned, cutting through the Divine Power but choosing not to pursue further. Instead, he stood his ground, "If you have any other moves, use them. Let me see if your Gong family has what it takes to be a vassal to my master."
Hearing Gui He mention his master, Gong Wuji's heart tensed. If a War God from the Heng Domain could suppress him this easily, what sort of power did his master possess?
At this point, Gong Wuji could not afford to care about anything else. He had to face the opponent head-on and deal with the current trouble first.
With a determined clench of his teeth, Gong Wuji gathered all the Divine Power within his body as a Great Sun Wheel slowly rose behind him.
The heat it emitted melted the nearby planes entirely.
As Gong Wuji drew his bow once more, the Great Sun Wheel quickly merged into it, forming a blazing red arrow.
"This is my ultimate technique—Great Sun Wheel—Annihilation!" declared Gong Wuji with an icy expression, "You will die without regrets."
With those words, the red arrow transformed into a beam of light, aiming straight for Gui He's forehead.
Watching Gong Wuji perform his ultimate move, Gui He also lifted his Heavy Sword high, blood and energy converging into a barrier, summoning a blood prison that violently crashed through the Gong family's ancestral realm.
In the next second, the two forces collided. The arrow of Annihilation erupted with a temperature capable of melting everything, instantly vaporizing Gui He's summoned blood prison.
And with that arrow, Gui He vanished without a trace.
The vast world of the Gong family, a major realm, evaporated in that single arrow strike, turning into a void.
Though Gong Wuji deeply regretted the loss of the ancestral land, as long as the members of the Gong family survived, they could always spend time to build another.
Storing his divine bow, Gong Wuji took out a large amount of divine medicine, popping them into his mouth; his ultimate technique had drained him tremendously, leaving him with next to no Divine Power within.
And just then, a spatial rift appeared in front of Gong Wuji, out of which Frogo emerged, looking slightly shaken, "That technique of yours is truly terrifying. Lucky for me, I escaped in time."
Seeing Frogo alive and well made Gong Wuji's complexion turn sour, feeling quite annoyed within—how did this fellow not die from his arrow?