Slaying the Thunder God King

The four Heavenly Stele manifestations simultaneously blasted the Four Heavenly Kings back. An overwhelming, terrifying energy fluctuation roiled across the sky, stirring dread in every heart and causing even souls to tremble.

A bolt of purple lightning, ten thousand zhang long, lashed across the heavens. The Thunder God King was wreathed in purple radiance, shielding himself completely in case the steles appeared again.

The Sea God King was surrounded by towering waves, as if he had truly brought an entire ocean to the sky. Blue light, condensed from the essence of water, surged and crashed through the heavens around him.

The Earth God King was cloaked in a hazy yellow light, his body covered in a suit of yellow stone armor. A vast, indistinct landmass seemed to spread beneath his feet, carrying a weighty, solid aura.

Only the Yaksha Celestial Queen remained on the offensive. Her green hair whipped wildly as her battle intent soared. She unleashed her Demon-Subduing Fist, causing the very sky to tremble. Her overbearing power surged forward like a tidal wave.

Her figure was tall and lithe, her curves graceful, yet the power she delivered was so savage and overbearing as to be worthy of a Demon King. She was even more fierce and invincible than the former Yaksha King; it was hard to imagine such aura and battle prowess belonging to a woman of peerless beauty.

"Bam! Bam! Bam!"

The Yaksha Celestial Queen's crystalline jade-like Demon-Subduing Fist collided repeatedly with Xiao Chen's hands. It was as if successive thunderclaps were exploding in the sky, leaving every expert below with ringing ears.

Swoosh!

Blades of light scattered in all directions. The two powerhouses flashed past each other. Xiao Chen used the Eight Aspect Extreme to rocket into the sky, dodging a fatal strike from the approaching Thunder God King while also widening the distance between himself and the closing Sea God King and Earth God King.

Though he had reached the Perfected Man realm, if he were surrounded by the four Heavenly Kings, he would undoubtedly die.

Moments ago, the Four Killing Moves had been launched in quick succession against the four Heavenly Kings, causing one or two of them to have traces of blood at the corners of their mouths, but they had not truly threatened their lives.

The Four Heavenly Kings regarded all others with contempt. Their eyes held only Xiao Chen; before their eyes, only this man was a worthy foe.

The two sides faced off, and the scene suddenly fell silent. Even the Yaksha Celestial Queen refrained from launching another savage attack, contemplating how to quickly eliminate Xiao Chen without suffering a lethal counterattack.

A sense of oppression weighed on all the powerhouses. Many of the foreign kings in the distance, especially those who had seen the Asura King—a Perfected Man realm Heavenly King—slaughtered just like that, felt a chill run down their spines. Not long ago, Xiao Chen had killed the Yaksha King. Now he had slain another Perfected Man realm expert. How could this not inspire terror?

If he could annihilate a Perfected Man, dealing with ordinary foreign kings would be even easier.

A clear, piercing cry rang out from the distant sky. Zhao Zhongyang was wreathed in ten thousand beams of light, every acupoint on his body blazing with brilliant light. He swept through the ranks of the foreign kings, forcing them to retreat.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Xuewu soared into the sky, broke free of the encirclement of foreign kings, and swept like a startled swan into the battle zone of the Four Heavenly Kings.

Behind them, Zhao Zhongyang, Meng Xianie, and Cang Hai blocked War King Mabao and all the foreign kings in that area.

Xuewu's arrival immediately eased the crisis in Xiao Chen's battle zone.

Her appearance shattered the balance, and all Four Heavenly Kings acted.

Xuewu was clad in white, pure as snow, fresh and moving. But when she closed to battle, her entire aura transformed. Her battle intent soared as she directly engaged the Yaksha Celestial Queen.

The two women were very similar in temperament. Both were peerlessly beautiful, both burned with battle intent, and both possessed an indescribable regal aura of a female sovereign. They were perfectly matched rivals.

The others also acted. The seven powerhouses of the Divine Clan, along with Chen Hangjin, Hai Yuntian, A Shui, the Azure Dragon King, and a dozen other experts, jointly engaged the Sea God King. With such a concentration of powerhouses, they finally managed to hold back the Perfected Man realm Heavenly King.

Meanwhile, Niu Ren, Jin Sanyi, Liu Mu, Chu Xingkuang, Samo, Yao Yao, Huo Niao, Jue Dao, Yu Wenfeng, and the others blocked the Earth God King. The combined force of the many experts suppressed the powerful Perfected Man realm Heavenly King.

The two supreme powerhouses—the Black Dragon King and the Inverse Dragon King—did not join the battle. They watched the two main battlefields closely, ready to react and coordinate at any moment.

Xiao Chen, however, directly faced the Sea God King, engaging in an earth-shattering duel. This was a clash between experts of the Heavenly King level.

The little beast Keke muttered softly, "Ya-ya" incessantly, wanting desperately to rush in and help, but ultimately heeding Xiao Chen's warning and restraining itself. The Golden Lion King and the War God King also watched coldly from the sidelines, taking no action.

The most fiercely contested pair was undoubtedly Xuewu and the Yaksha Celestial Queen. The two female peak powerhouses unleashed their unique divine arts and ultimate techniques, fighting until heaven and earth cracked and reversed, rivers flowing backward. Mountains and rivers on the earth below became their weapons.

Several mountain peaks were seized by the Yaksha Celestial Queen and raised into the sky. There, she refined them into towering, radiant seals to smash down upon Xuewu. Xuewu, with her brows arched in fury, summoned a canal from the earth into the sky, condensing it into a jade belt that swept across the four directions.

"Roooar…"

The roar of a Sacred Dragon shook the wilderness. Seven colossal forms, flapping enormous dragon wings, flew in from the distant sky. Their bodies were covered in gleaming scales—they were Sacred Dragons from Winged Dragon Island.

The seven Sacred Dragons came together like a massive cloud, bringing a hurricane as they descended. Seeing the situation clearly, they simultaneously chose to attack Xuewu. Not long ago, they had suffered a great loss at Xuewu's hands in the ancient ruins. Seeing the Yaksha Celestial Queen here, they sought to take this opportunity for revenge.

"Get lost! I don't need your help!" the Yaksha Celestial Queen said coldly, showing no gratitude. This was a domineering female Heavenly King. Her voice was like a thunderclap, shaking the seven Sacred Dragons so violently they nearly tumbled from the sky.

Xuewu's countenance was pure, her hair like a waterfall. Cold lightning shot from her beautiful eyes as a piercing cry, sharp enough to cleave metal and shatter stone, erupted from her mouth. It was like rolling thunder, deafening—a terrifying sonic-killing technique known as the Phoenix Cries to the Nine Heavens, surpassing the legendary Lion's Roar.

"Pfft! Pfft! Pfft!"

Something terrible happened. The seven Sacred Dragons in the sky, first shaken by the Yaksha Celestial Queen's voice and then struck by Xuewu's sonic-killing technique, instantly shattered into pieces in midair.

A slaughter of Sacred Dragons!

The seven colossal forms were torn apart and fell from the sky. This turn of events made many of the foreign kings change the way they looked at Xuewu. She was an overwhelmingly powerful woman, able to contend with the Yaksha Celestial Queen.

There was no doubt that Xuewu had reached the Perfected Man realm. But compared to the Yaksha Celestial Queen, she was ultimately at a disadvantage. The Yaksha race's "Invulnerability to All Magic" and "Sword Fire Burning Heaven" were among the rarest divine techniques in the world, offering invincible defense and unmatched attack.

Xuewu was gradually losing ground. The Inverse Dragon King and the Black Dragon King, who had been observing the various battlefields, saw that this battle group was struggling. They acted simultaneously, joining forces to hold back the Yaksha Celestial Queen.

On the other side, the seven powerhouses of the Divine Clan, joined by Chen Hangjin, Hai Yuntian, A Shui, and the Azure Dragon King, had suppressed the Sea God King and gained the upper hand. The main reason was that the Divine Clan powerhouse Qier had one foot already across the threshold into the Perfected Man realm, making him a quasi-Perfected Man Heavenly King. With him as the primary attacker and the others assisting, they naturally put immense pressure on the Sea God King.

As for the other six members of the Divine Clan, aside from Little Tianya, they also displayed exceptionally fierce combat prowess. Even delicate maidens like Binglan and Xuemeng, when truly fighting, were just as sharp and formidable, like two sharp divine swords flying across the sky.

Hai Yuntian also performed admirably. Blazing sunflower blossoms bloomed brilliantly across the sky, their golden petals each several meters long. Like a golden sun dancing in the heavens, they constantly bombarded the Sea God King.

They had completely seized the advantage.

On the other side, Niu Ren, Jin Sanyi, and the others were fighting the Earth God King and had also gained the upper hand. Liu Mu's spatial divine art was the king of arts among those of the same level; Chu Xingkuang's Fate Twins technique was a rare divine skill; Jin Sanyi's assassination techniques were perverse and lewd, striking in places no one could guard against, making it impossible to defend. Jue Dao's Flying Dagger skill was uncanny and unpredictable; Yao Yao's Undying Body was unfathomable; Huo Niao's heavenly fire never extinguished.

This battle group was filled with experts wielding extraordinary and unique divine arts and combat techniques, suppressing the powerful Earth God King.

Meanwhile, in the center of the field, the duel between the other pair of Heavenly Kings had reached a fever pitch.

Xiao Chen was locked in a great battle with the Thunder God King. All manner of divine arts and combat techniques emerged in an endless stream. The Inverse Dragon Seven Steps and the Hand of the Supreme Being clashed head-on with the ten-thousand-zhang lightning. The Weng Sound of Heaven also shook the heavens and earth alongside the thunder's roar. Their battle was fierce to a terrifying degree.

Six purple Thunder God Wings, formed of pure light, grew from the Thunder God King's back. He was surrounded by dazzling lightning, thousands upon thousands of bolts piercing through heaven and earth, each bolt as thick as a house. The sight was terrifying beyond compare. The very sky where they fought was filled with deafening thunder and lightning, as if the divine realm of the Thunder God had descended.

After several hundred exchanges, Xiao Chen finally accumulated enough strength. His killing momentum reappeared!

Kill the Gods, Collapse, Reverse Chaos, and Suppress Demon—all four erupted simultaneously!

As Kill the Gods was released, the first giant stele shadow manifested. Around it, thousands of heavenly blades and ancient swords danced in the air, tearing the sky apart.

As Collapse was released, the second Heavenly Stele appeared. Cracks in space, vast as canyons, spread out from around it, sweeping in all directions.

As Reverse Chaos was released, beams of light crisscrossed and swirled, weaving into a net of light denser than the ten-thousand-zhang lightning in the sky, encircling the third Heavenly Stele.

As Suppress Demon was released, the wind and clouds changed, and heaven and earth lost their color. The indistinct forms of innumerable hells and demon palaces flickered, and in the center of the great hall, the fourth giant Heavenly Stele appeared.

The Four Killing Moves had been continuously evolving; their power was now far greater than before, and the energy they consumed was also far more immense.

The four Heavenly Stele manifestations appeared simultaneously, standing in the four cardinal directions, trapping the Thunder God King in the center. He could not escape even if he wanted to!

"Annihilation!"

With Xiao Chen's great shout, the four Heavenly Steles simultaneously collapsed inward, crushing against the Thunder God King. With a thunderous roar, the Perfected Man realm Heavenly King trapped in the center was ground to pieces.

The Thunder God King had fallen.

Another Heavenly King had been defeated and killed by Xiao Chen. Everyone was shocked. He seemed to be the bane of Heavenly Kings. A chill rose in the hearts of all the foreign kings.

Xiao Chen's gaze was icy and fierce as he swept across the various battlefields. Then, step by step, he strode toward the Yaksha Celestial Queen, preparing to eliminate this woman of supreme combat power as well.

But at that moment, a thunderous roar came from above the clouds: "Everyone, stop!"

Just four words, yet they shook the very sky, causing the clouds in the heavens to scatter. A withered, scrawny old Yaksha materialized in the sky, his cold gaze sweeping over everyone before finally fixing on Xiao Chen, his killing intent undisguised.

How protective of his own kind… Xiao Chen grumbled inwardly. The moment he was about to make a move against the Yaksha Celestial Queen, this old Yaksha appeared.

"The Trial by Combat has already begun. Half-Ancestors are not to interfere. Why do you block me?" Xiao Chen was already standing with Keke, the little beast having opened Paradise Lost, ready to pull Xiao Chen inside at any moment.

"Who said the Trial by Combat has already begun? It was long decided for next month. Old Asura, you tell him." The Yaksha Half-Ancestor shouted into the void, and an old, red-haired Asura materialized.

Xiao Chen's heart sank. He had just killed the Asura King not long ago, and now the Half-Ancestor of that race had been brought here by the old Yaksha. This did not bode well.

"I'll listen to you. You speak," said the red-haired old Asura, nodding to the Yaksha Half-Ancestor.

"The fighting stops!" The old Yaksha's voice was louder than nine heavens, its grand sound echoing across the sky. "The Trial by Combat is set for next month. Who changed it to today?! Are you trying to provoke a conflict between Half-Ancestors?!"

His first thought was of Tianwaitian. He had brought old Asura along, ready to join forces to strike down Tianwaitian if necessary, while also conveniently eliminating Xiao Chen and that miraculous little white beast.

"It was me!" Someone actually answered. A massive silhouette materialized in the sky, an overwhelming pressure radiating in all directions.

The Yaksha Half-Ancestor and old Asura immediately drew in a sharp breath, involuntarily stepping back several paces. This showed just what kind of pressure this figure exerted on them.

All the kings in the sky were terrified. Even Xiao Chen was deeply shocked. Only little Keke first looked confused, then filled with joy, and happily bounded forward across the void.