Chapter 816: Annihilation
"How dare you!"
The body of Yuan Xiu, blasted into a shimmering blue radiance, roared with fury.
Evil Gods are different from Divine Spirits.
Divine Spirits can infinitely fragment themselves, as long as there is a single Holy Spirit remaining, they can be reborn again and again.
To kill a Divine Spirit, often requires killing them millions, even tens of millions of times.
But Evil Gods, their power comes from their bodies, the larger the body, the stronger the Power of Decomposition.
Of course, color also plays a part.
Yet in theory, Evil God Avatars and Divine Calamities can only reach the level of blue radiance.
Beyond that...
That belongs to the true domain of Evil Gods.
With a Particle Sword Intent, Gu Jinlai directly shattered Yuan Xiu's Evil God body, and the power of Devouring and Destruction continued to grind and annihilate the shattered Evil God body, turning it into Void.
No matter how desperately he tried to regroup the shattered Evil God body, with just this strike, nearly thirty percent of his Evil God body had been annihilated.
Were this a Golden Immortal, or even an Immortal Golden Immortal, they would already be facing immediate death.
However...
Yuan Xiu was no exception.
Because Gu Jinlai would not give him the opportunity to regroup the Evil God body.
As his body surged, Gu Jinlai's second Particle Sword Intent followed right behind and struck down.
"Stop!"
Divine King Tu Cha shouted angrily.
But before he could intervene, Gu Jinlai's stern shout echoed: "Was Yuan Mou killed by you? Speak! You sent him on a mission he simply couldn't complete, leading to his death at the hands of a human Golden Immortal! Yuan Mou! He was like a brother to me! How could you be so ruthless!?"
Accompanying this was his Divine Sense Ability stained with Qinglian Radiance spreading, sweeping over, constantly clashing and covering the fragmented Evil God body Yuan Xiu was trying to regroup, decomposing each other.
This scene caused Divine King Tu Cha's actions to freeze slightly.
"Divine Calamity infighting?"
Listening to this divine calamity, is he avenging another divine calamity?
A divine calamity named Yuan Mou?
Wait, he seems to recall hearing about this divine calamity from Black Sun, and indeed, Yuan Mou had fallen during a certain task, and capturing the Star Spirit Clan's Golden Immortal Yan Lie was to complete the task Yuan Mou hadn't finished.
So...
Yuan Xiu took a task to impress Ancient God Yuan Huang, which Yuan Mou resented, leading to Yuan Mou's death.
With Yuan Mou dead, the task naturally fell to Yuan Xiu, giving him a chance to excel before Ancient God Yuan Huang.
Who could imagine, Yuan Mou had a brother, and this divine calamity traveled across endless distances to the Star Prison, intent on killing Yuan Xiu to avenge Yuan Mou?
Righteous indeed.
In Divine King Tu Cha's mind, a series of emotional entanglements between divine calamities bloomed.
He barely doubts.
After all, divine calamities, due to their short maturation time and self-born consciousness, are incomplete and prone to impulsive acts.
This divine calamity crossing immense space to the Star Prison to avenge his brother Yuan Mou...
Quite normal.
For a moment, Divine King Tu Cha stood idle, becoming merely a spectator.
However, even though this was a divine calamity infighting, considering the alliance between the Divine Race and the Ancient Divine Race, he still had to express his position to avoid accountability from above for not taking action.
He quickly shouted: "Stop fighting, stop! You must stop!"
Other Divine Spirits similarly sensed the fluctuations of battle over here and swiftly gathered.
"What's the situation? How did these two divine calamities... Ancient Divine Race start fighting?"
"What's happening?"
"No idea, I just arrived, but since Divine King Tu Cha hasn't intervened, it likely isn't anything critical. We should just watch."
"Really just watch? Lord Yuan Xiu's situation looks rather precarious."
These Divine Spirits joined the crowd as observers.
They were all transformed from Golden Immortals, and their transformational method took shortcuts; many Holy Spirits in their Divine Country were actually provided by several Divine Kings including Tu Cha.
Yet they themselves were independent Divine Spirits, not beholden to gods or Divine Lords.
But this scene left Yuan Xiu furious as he struggled to regroup his Evil God body.
Observing?
Have these Divine Spirits rusted in their minds?
"Are you not going to intervene!? Is this the time for infighting? Stop him!"
Yuan Mou's Divine Thought Fluctuation was filled with rage: "If I die, who will build the Realm Gate? Without the Realm Gate, when the army from the Hidden Dragon Star Domain arrives, you will all perish!"
"Realm Gate, I can build it too! Yuan Xiu must die; I will avenge my dear friend, my only friend in 300 years, and whoever stops me will be my mortal enemy. I, Yuan Miao, will not give up unless I become undying with him!"
Gu Jinlai was filled with killing intent.
The Thirteenth Rank Divine Sense, imbued with terrifying Power of Decomposition, forming a strong deterrent to the surroundings.
Anyone could see that Yuan Xiu's defeat and demise was inevitable.
Now that Gu Jinlai had declared he would not rest until he stopped Yuan Xiu, if they truly stepped forward to mediate, the next ones to suffer might be them once Yuan Xiu died...
Understanding the circumstances is the mark of a wise man.
With this mindset, most of these Divine Spirits took no extra action.
Fortunately, not every Divine Spirit lacked a sense of the bigger picture.
A Divine King who arrived shortly thereafter spoke up, "Yuan Xiu is right, fighting amongst ourselves now is indeed unwise. The Human Clan army is watching hungrily outside the Star Prison. No matter what, we should first concentrate our strength to fight our way out of the Star Prison. Lord Yuan Miao, please stop."
Unfortunately, his words didn't affect Gu Jinlai in the slightest.
"This Divine Calamity is ultimately an outsider. How could its familiarity with the Realm Gate exceed Yuan Xiu's? And the Human Clan army could invade the Star Prison at any time. We must seize every moment."
This Divine King quickly turned his gaze to Tu Cha.
Upon seeing this, Divine King Tu Cha made a resolute decision and ordered loudly, "Separate them! Stop them from fighting! Continuing this fight will really cause death!"
After he spoke, he and another Divine King simultaneously unleashed their Divine Will, manifesting their Divine Country and Holy Spirits, pressing forward to suppress Gu Jinlai.
Seeing the two Divine Kings take action, the other Divine Spirits could no longer stand idly by, intertwining their wills together as if forming a storm of will.
However, Gu Jinlai had no intention of fighting them to the end.
He had already gained an extra advantage by keeping these Divine Spirits out of action for so long through verbal tactics, and now...
He swung his hand swiftly.
A large amount of Spirit Crystals burned, injecting into the Immortal Artifact Endless World.
As the Endless World unfolded, all the Divine Spirits on this meteor, which was just ten thousand miles in diameter, were swept inside.
In an instant...
Silence reigned.
This scene fell into Yuan Xiu's eyes, whose Evil God's body had already been shattered more than half, instantly making him realize something, his consciousness filled with horror, "Able to utilize the Power of Dao, able to wield an Immortal Artifact, are you a Golden Immortal!? No, wait! You also possess the Power of Decomposition... Your Spirit Level far surpasses that of a Golden Immortal... What... What exactly are you?"
"I told you when I arrived, I am a Golden Immortal of the Human Clan."
Gu Jinlai stated calmly.
Having used the Endless World, there was no longer any need to hide the remaining Immortal Artifacts.
Following the impact of the Power of Dao from the three great Immortal Artifacts—Void Flow, Silence Returns to Destruction, and Lonely Night, Yuan Xiu's Evil God's body was entirely shattered.
The next moment, as Gu Jinlai's Void Projection Technique spread forth, driven by the Thirteenth-Rank Divine Sense Ability, every inch of Yuan Xiu's Evil God's body was completely decomposed and covered.
When the decomposition and coverage completed, Gu Jinlai withdrew his Void Projection Technique.
The shattered Evil God's body reformed anew.
But this time, what was summoned was neither an Evil God nor a Spirit Crystal, but...
"The Great Dao Divine Stone?"
Gu Jinlai swiftly grabbed a crystal stone that appeared to be no larger than an infant's fist.
This stone bore a considerable resemblance to the Great Dao Divine Stone he had seen in the tomes.
However, when he scrutinized it closely for a moment, he perceived something different.
This crystal stone only resembled the Great Dao Divine Stone and was not a genuine Great Dao Divine Stone.
At the very least, there was no Dao wave emanating from within it.
No sooner had Gu Jinlai continued to inspect what purpose this crystal stone resembling the Great Dao Divine Stone served, he sensed something else.
The space opened by the Endless World shook violently, the Void was torn apart, and Divine King Tu Cha was about to break through the Endless World's barrier, stepping out from within.
Without interference from him, relying solely on one Immortal Artifact to trap three Divine Kings and over thirty Divine Spirits was evidently not a simple task.
"Good timing."
Gu Jinlai observed, and began to brew Particle Sword Intent.
He even actively controlled the fissure in the Endless World, allowing the Divine King to rush out of the Endless World.
At the moment he emerged, Particle Sword Intent struck.
Divine King Tu Cha's Divine Body, along with the space he occupied, simultaneously shattered, crushed into powder under the Power of Destruction and Devouring Dao.
"Lord Yuan Miao..."
Divine King Tu Cha cried out in shock and anger, "How did you..."
"I have said before, anyone who stops me from killing Yuan Xiu is my enemy, not giving up unless become undying! Since you dare to strike against me, you must prepare to face my retribution!"
After speaking, Gu Jinlai fully activated the Divine Sense Ability, as the Void Projection Technique, carrying the Qinglian Radiance, swiftly spread during the collapse of the Divine King's Divine Body.
"No... Lord Yuan Miao, I absolutely do not mean to be your enemy, I just don't want to see you and Lord Yuan Xiu fighting amongst the same clan..."
Divine King Tu Cha, feeling the all-pervasive reach of the Evil God's decomposition power, panicked.
"Honesty is my greatest virtue, just as I traveled across miles to the Star Prison to avenge my brother Yuan Mou by killing Yuan Xiu! Now I said, if you dare act, I dare to fight until I become undying, do you really think I am joking!?"
The power of the Void Projection Technique, driven by the Thirteenth-Rank Divine Sense, relentlessly annihilated the Holy Spirit within this Divine King's Divine Country.
During this, other Divine Kings emerged, yet were shattered by Gu Jinlai's stroke of Particle Sword Intent.
Only after he entirely wiped out Divine King Tu Cha did he release another Divine King as before.
One day later.
When Gu Jinlai finally withdrew the Endless World, the Divine Spirits held within had already perished completely.