Bang!
The colossal Yamata no Orochi smashed onto the ground, shaking the earth with an immense roar.
As dust billowed in the wind, its remaining seven heads, with their vertical pupils, were filled with terror.
It trembled uncontrollably, struggling desperately to escape from the long spear.
However.
Whoosh—
Ao Yuan arrived beside it and with a shake of his arm.
The long spear, already piercing its body, pushed forward again, pinning it to the ground like a skewer.
"Roar roar roar!"
It opened its mouth and roared, its seven heads repeatedly lunging to tear at Ao Yuan.
But Ao Yuan did nothing. As the Yamata no Orochi's seven heads neared Ao Yuan, they seemed to hit an invisible barrier.
Furthermore, if they pushed any deeper, a powerful recoil would send its seven heads flying back.
"Ao Yuan! Let me go! Let me go!"
Perhaps realizing it couldn't resist Ao Yuan, the instinct for survival compelled the Yamata no Orochi to plead for mercy.
It could feel its spiritual energy draining away.
The Yamata no Orochi understood that once its spiritual energy was depleted, it would lose control of its injuries. At that point, blood would gush out, and it would undoubtedly not survive long.
"Yamata no Orochi?"
Ao Yuan looked at it indifferently and said coldly, "Weren't you doing well in Fusang?"
"I..."
Seeing that Ao Yuan wasn't responding to its pleas, the Yamata no Orochi grew anxious.
Ao Yuan could waste time with it now, but its own time was running out.
In a hurry, it seemed to have an idea and quickly spoke, "Ao Yuan, I... I know a secret."
"If you spare me, I'll tell you this secret."
"And I'll help you through this ordeal."
"Speak," Ao Yuan commanded after a pause.
"First, promise me that you'll let me go once I've told you!" the Yamata no Orochi pleaded, a glimmer of hope in its eyes.
Ao Yuan glanced at the Yamata no Orochi and said calmly, "I don't want to repeat myself."
Receiving Ao Yuan's response, the Yamata no Orochi hesitated.
However, sensing its spiritual energy draining and knowing it had little time left, it gritted its teeth and blurted out, "I didn't come to Great Xia this time; I was preparing to go to the Demon Court."
Ao Yuan's eyebrows rose slightly, and he remained silent.
"I was invited to the Demon Court. Someone is preparing to join forces to kill you!"
"And they are all gods, powerful and strong. If I'm there, I can definitely help you."
"Are you done?" Ao Yuan's eyes flickered. He hadn't expected that after the Ares incident, someone would still dare to provoke him.
Truly seeking death.
Naturally, if someone wanted to die, Ao Yuan would oblige them.
"I'm finished," the Yamata no Orochi nodded and continued to beg, "Ao Yuan, what do you say? Now, as long as you remove the long spear, I will definitely help you."
"Without my help, even you will perish..."
*Pfft.*
Before the Yamata no Orochi could finish speaking, it watched in horror as Ao Yuan plunged the long spear deeper into its body.
At this moment!
The Yamata no Orochi could no longer hold on. As its spiritual energy drained, blood gushed out uncontrollably.
Soon.
Severely wounded, it succumbed to death.
Looking at the Yamata no Orochi's corpse, Ao Yuan exuded a towering killing intent, saying, "It seems I haven't been ruthless enough."
"Someone still dares to covet my Demon Court."
"In that case, this time, no matter who it is, they will all stay here!"
With that, Ao Yuan vanished from the scene, and along with him, the colossal corpse of the Yamata no Orochi disappeared.
Ao Yuan had no intention of letting the Yamata no Orochi go; to him, it was an unparalleled evolutionary point!
Poseidon had given him two hundred thousand evolutionary points, and Ares had given him three hundred thousand.
The Yamata no Orochi, being a god as well, would surely provide a similar amount of evolutionary points.
This was enough to move Ao Yuan.
...
After Ao Yuan's departure, all who had witnessed the scene stood frozen in place.
What they had just seen was no less than witnessing a myth.
After a long period of silence.
Xie Churan's beautiful eyes held a complex emotion as she murmured, "So... he has become this strong now."
As she spoke, Xie Churan couldn't help but recall the first time she met Ao Yuan.
Back then, Ao Yuan was so weak.
In fact, it had only been just shy of a year since then.
To think that in just one year, Ao Yuan had grown to such a degree.
Truly out of reach!
"Clean up the aftermath, and then inform the nearby citizens that this was merely us experimenting with new things, so they don't worry."
Her thoughts churning, Xie Churan finally sighed and ordered the surrounding Great Xia soldiers.
Upon hearing her words, the Great Xia soldiers snapped out of their daze, suppressed the turmoil in their hearts, and began clearing the battlefield remnants.
On the other side.
In front of the satellite feed, Elder Long and a group of staff members were utterly shaken.
That was the Yamata no Orochi!
Even though they hadn't witnessed it in action before, they had heard countless tales of its mythical legends.
To think that.
Such a supreme god had died.
And died so miserably.
"Ao Yuan... is truly strong."
"Yes, too strong, too strong. He has always been the strongest on Blue Star."
"Even with the emergence of gods now, he still is. I believe even in the future, he will remain so."
"Fortunately, Great Xia and Ao Yuan are not enemies, otherwise, it would be truly dire."
"Enemies? Ao Yuan appearing here, I think it's because he sensed the Yamata no Orochi's presence. He probably came to be on the safe side."
As one staff member spoke, the others snapped back to reality and couldn't help but exclaim.
"Did you hear what the Yamata no Orochi said at the end?"
Having heard everyone's voices, Elder Long took a deep breath and suddenly asked.
At his words, everyone jolted and fell silent again.
The Yamata no Orochi had mentioned at the end that someone was targeting Ao Yuan.
Without a doubt, they knew the situation.
Who else could target and dare to target Ao Yuan now, other than the few gods who had recently appeared?
And it couldn't be denied that Ao Yuan was immensely powerful.
But could he withstand a combined assault from several gods?
This.
They were unsure.
But the scales in their hearts unconsciously tipped.
Ao Yuan...
Could he withstand it?
He probably couldn't, right?
After all, they were all contemporary gods!
"Regardless of whether Ao Yuan can withstand it."
Elder Long was silent for a moment, then raised his head and said firmly, "Great Xia must help!"
Hearing his resolute voice, not a single person objected.
Because.
Everyone present knew that Great Xia's fate was intertwined with Ao Yuan's.
Prosperity together, ruin together.
If Ao Yuan met with misfortune, Great Xia's future would undoubtedly be bleak.
"Dispatch troops, go to the Demon Court and investigate!"
Finally, Elder Long issued an order!
...