Shan Zu's heart was filled with immense shock. Even when wielding a sacred artifact, he could contend with, and perhaps even defeat, a late-stage Saint.
Yet, the Great Gan Emperor before him was merely an early-stage Saint! To fight him to a standstill, and even gain a slight advantage, with such a cultivation level was terrifying.
“Did you overcome the Eight Tribulations Heavenly Thunder? Did you forge the Supreme Dao Foundation!?”
Shan Zu's expression turned grim as he spoke. He felt he had guessed correctly; only a Saint with a Supreme Dao Foundation could fight him on equal footing at the early Saint stage.
Realizing his misjudgment and facing a Saint with a Supreme Dao Foundation alone, Shan Zu's heart sank.
Saints with Supreme Dao Foundations possessed terrifying potential and were destined to become Extreme Dao Saints. There were few such prodigies in every ascension, and they absolutely could not be spared!
However, he lacked the ability to kill Xu Mo, and might even be killed by him instead.
Xu Mo did not answer Shan Zu's question. His expression was cold, and he was ready to begin slaughtering Saints!
Since Shan Zu harbored murderous intent towards him, Xu Mo naturally would not let him escape. Even if he had to use the Chaos Furnace, he would镇杀 (zhen sha - suppress and kill) Shan Zu here!
Perhaps sensing the killing intent in Xu Mo's heart, Shan Zu's face grew even more grim.
But he was unable to break free, being tightly constrained. He could only brace himself and continue fighting Xu Mo.
With every clash between them, several thousand-meter-long fissures, tens of meters deep, would appear on the ground!
Fortunately, this was a deserted area in the northwest. If this had happened in a city, the entire city would likely have been reduced to ruins.
Such a massive disturbance had long since alerted residents living hundreds of kilometers away. Initially, people thought it was an earthquake or a missile test.
But the rumbling continued unabated, and the sight of golden dragon and mountain phantoms above the source of the disturbance immediately sent everyone into a frenzy.
The news was reported to the Huaxia authorities. Huaxia urgently dispatched reconnaissance aircraft and satellites for various investigations. The final photos and videos revealed that the cause was two people fighting there.
The residual shockwaves of the battle had created dozens of terrifying fissures in the ground, leveled over a dozen mountain peaks, and felled countless trees. The scene was incredibly horrifying!
Upon seeing the results officially released, everyone on Earth exploded!
Especially when a segment of high-definition satellite footage was released, it caused widespread excitement.
In the video, two tiny figures zipped through the air at extreme speeds, imperceptible to the naked eye. However, it was evident that the two figures were constantly colliding, and each impact caused the ground to erupt, with shockwaves extending for over ten miles!
In the center where they fought, the ground was already pockmarked with craters, and many large rocks had turned to sand.
"Holy crap, is this a battle of gods? Their combat power is so terrifying, one punch can destroy a mountain peak, and even the residual waves can cause mountains to collapse. Are they even human?"
"My heavens, is this the power of cultivators? It's too mighty! With such terrifying strength, our country's defense forces are utterly incapable of resisting!"
"Can everyone see clearly? Who is fighting, and it's within Huaxia's borders. Could it pose a danger to Huaxia?"
"It's too blurry, with so much flying rock and debris, it's impossible to see clearly. There is definitely danger, but the Huaxia military has already aimed nuclear weapons at the battlefield, and they will be launched at the slightest bad sign."
"This is a war of gods, not something we mortals can interfere with. I just wonder if gods will fight in our cities in the future? The consequences would be unimaginable!"
On the blog platforms, netizens were in heated discussion, paying immense attention to the matter.
Official bodies of various countries were also watching this battle using satellites, collecting all sorts of data to understand the strength and combat methods of cultivators.
To prepare for the future, although Earth's countries had not yet officially engaged in war with cultivators, who could guarantee what the future held?
If a war with cultivators were to break out, the data collected now would be of great use!
However, as the official bodies of various countries collected more and more data, their despair grew.
Too strong!
The strength of these two cultivators was too terrifying, completely exceeding their expectations.
Their speed was imperceptible to the naked eye, far surpassing the speed of sound, and they were incredibly agile in the air, even possessing teleportation abilities.
Their offensive methods were even more outrageous, manifesting true dragon phantoms and mountain phantoms, engaging in distant combat, and utilizing all sorts of supernatural powers to the fullest extent, causing the officials of various countries to break out in a cold sweat!
“Is this what cultivators are like? With such powerful strength, what can Earth possibly use to resist?”
This was the thought in everyone's mind.
At this moment, an ultra-high-definition satellite image was released, clearly capturing the two figures in the center of the battlefield.
One was a young man wearing a dark gold dragon robe, exuding an overbearing aura. The other was a colossal, bare-chested man about four to five meters tall!
The moment the image was released, it shocked everyone.
Because everyone recognized that the one wearing the dark gold dragon robe was the Emperor of the Great Gan Dynasty! He had just met with the elders in the capital of Huaxia that very morning for a visit.
And the other person was also recognized. He was the 'god' who had preached in Huaxia, manifested his true form's phantom, and called himself Shan Zu!
The news that the two of them were fighting was incredibly explosive!
"The Great Gan Emperor fighting a god? Awesome!"
"Hiss... so these two are the Great Gan Emperor and the god Shan Zu. Their power is too immense! Truly god-like beings!"
"This is outrageous, why did the Great Gan Emperor start fighting Shan Zu? Do they have some kind of feud? They're fighting like the world is ending, there might be casualties."
"Speaking of which, who do you guys support in this fight? One is a god from Earth, the other is the emperor of a cultivation dynasty from a new continent. Personally, I hope Shan Zu wins."
"It must be the Great Gan Emperor. Huaxia is currently an ally of Great Gan, so who else should we support?"
"Shan Zu is a god who appeared in Huaxia's Kunlun Mountains. Why aren't you supporting the local god and instead supporting an outsider? Are you a spy?"
"Nonsense! Who says Shan Zu is a native Huaxia god? Is there any record in ancient texts? Tell me which god he is."
"Support Shan Zu, kill the foreign cultivator!"
"..."
On the internet, many netizens began to argue. Many believed that Shan Zu was an Earth god and should be supported.
The Great Gan Emperor, on the other hand, was from the Great Desolation, which did not belong to Earth but was an external world.
When a native god fought an outsider cultivator, Earthlings should logically support Shan Zu.
There were even extremists who directly suggested that Earth's countries should take this opportunity to launch nuclear weapons and annihilate both Shan Zu and the Great Gan Emperor in one fell swoop.
After the Huaxia authorities learned that one of the combatants was the Great Gan Emperor, the high command ordered the cancellation of the nuclear weapon lock.
Weapons could not be aimed at allies; that was the rule.