A short blade quickly blocked the broken sword, and a huge, piercing collision sound rang out, causing the surrounding space to tremble.
"You..." Posidun let out a startled cry.
The massive broken sword in his hand almost flew out of his grip, and the Nero avatar retreated several paces before finally stabilizing its form.
Xiao Xun was extremely frustrated. His high-frequency vibrating particle blade, which could cut through anything like mud and slice through all matter, had actually failed to sever the opponent's broken sword. This was the first time.
Soon, Xiao Xun put away the high-frequency vibrating particle blade and swung the Star of the Kings at Posidun.
The piercing sound of metal clashing erupted like an explosion once more, accompanied by Posidun's sharp howl.
With just one strike, the gap between them was clearly revealed.
Although the enormous Nero avatar blocked the sword strike aimed directly at it, it was pressed so hard that more than half of its body sank into the ground.
Before it could pull its heavy body out of the earth, Xiao Xun's second strike descended with a roar.
There was no technique, no magic, just a simple downward slash, but the power contained within was enough to cleave through the void, enough to split the heavens and earth.
A deafening clang of metal intertwining suddenly resounded from the seabed.
Amidst Posidun's screams, the broken sword, which was already only half intact, was completely shattered into pieces by the Star of the Kings.
He struck down again, without the slightest hesitation.
"Save me!" Posidun's sharp cry echoed.
The Nero avatar was now deeply embedded in the ground, and only the hilt of the broken sword remained in its hand. Facing the Star of the Kings, it had no ability to resist.
Posidun, still struggling, could only control the Nero avatar to raise its arms in defense.
This Nero avatar was incredibly powerful, arguably no less so than the King of Greed.
However, in the face of the Star of the Kings at this moment, its arms shattered like fragile porcelain, and then its head, with its large horns, was split open by the Star of the Kings.
A huge crack extended down from the Nero avatar's head, and Posidun's sharp, piercing howl abruptly ceased.
In this battle, Xiao Xun had not given her the slightest chance to retaliate from beginning to end!
The previously arrogant mermaid queen was clearly incredibly indignant. She had originally thought that by possessing the Nero avatar, she would gain divine power.
However, to her extreme frustration, the battle had just begun and was already over.
Initially, there were surging waves in this sea area, but soon the sea surface gradually returned to complete calm, indistinguishable from any other part of the ocean.
Ordinary people had no way of knowing that a battle determining the fate of Saint Roman had once taken place here.
Xiao Xun floated quietly on the sea surface, drifting with the waves.
Opening his eyes, he saw a small black dot in the sky.
It was not the Phoenix Army or the Twelve Star Envoys who had arrived, but a massive black dragon!
The huge black dragon circled in the sky, then finally retracted its wings and descended rapidly towards Xiao Xun's location. However, when it was still dozens of meters above the sea surface, it transformed into human form, with beautiful black hair cascading down, exuding a hint of seductive charm.
"Svein!"
Per, in a panic, scooped Xiao Xun up from the water, her face filled with concern. "What's wrong? Who hurt you?"
"I'm fine. Why are you here? Didn't I tell you to recover? Why are you so disobedient..." Xiao Xun felt a bit awkward being embraced by her, but he now lacked even the strength to lift his arm.
"I'm worried about you... Are you seriously injured?" Per anxiously examined him from head to toe, fearful that he might be hurt.
"I just overexerted myself. I'll be fine after a rest."
"Then I'll take you to my home. My father the Emperor can definitely help you recover quickly."
"No, really. My people should be here soon. Let's not go too far out of our way."
Returning to the Coastal Defense Castle, Xiao Xun was troubled. There were too many people in the room, and he couldn't send any of them away.
Delvana, the副统领 of the Phoenix Army, did not inquire about the details of the battle. Per certainly didn't ask anything either, and the others wouldn't either. Everyone vaguely knew that the battle had been extremely fierce.
Just then, a commotion seemed to erupt outside. The entire coastal defense system was activated, and hundreds of defense towers began operating instantly.
"What's going on? Have the Deep Sea Legion started landing?" Xiao Xun was startled and quickly struggled to get up.
His body had recovered somewhat, but he was still weak.
"Svein, you don't need to move. We'll go and see." Per said solemnly, her beautiful eyes flashing with frost. It was clear she was angered by someone disturbing them at this moment.
However, before Per could step out, a terrifying and furious voice echoed throughout the sky.
"Svein!"
"It's the King of Greed..." Xiao Xun's face also sank.
Everyone else was also astonished. "He's still alive after taking that kind of attack? That's too terrifying!"
"I'll go and see. Don't worry." Xiao Xun managed to get out of bed. Due to the severe exhaustion from the previous battle, his strength had still not recovered.
"We'll go together." Per and the others were clearly worried about Xiao Xun's safety and immediately gathered around him.
Facing such kindness, Xiao Xun conceded. "Alright."
Outside, it wasn't the King of Greed himself, but a massive holographic projection.
"Your strength indeed exceeded my expectations, but... do you think you truly defeated me? I possess eternal life, incomparable to you ants."
Xiao Xun's expression immediately darkened, and everyone around him looked displeased.
"You think your enemies are only us Four Demon Kings? Ignorant ants, pathetic worms, you have no idea who you are truly facing!" The demon god Nero laughed, his laughter even tinged with madness.
The several demon kings had suffered severe injuries, and their controlled forces had all been uprooted. They would be unable to cause trouble again for a long time to come.
"So, what this demon means is..." Delvana regained some composure, but a trace of worry still lingered on her face.
The colossal projection disappeared, and the starry sky reappeared.
However, in the depths of the stars, there was now a pair of huge, blood-red eyes!
The location of those eyes seemed to be extremely distant, appearing very ethereal, yet it indicated that the eyes were extraordinarily large, perhaps comparable to some small stars!
What was even more chilling, however, was the frost-like coldness in those eyes, which seemed to disregard everything.
At this moment, those eyes seemed to be staring at everyone on this planet, or perhaps at the entire Saint Roman!
"What is that..." Delvana's voice held a slight tremor.
Just being stared at by those eyes inspired fear, making one instinctively want to kneel and submit.
"That should be... the demon god Nero."
Even by just seeing one eye, he had already guessed the identity of the being.
Only the leader of the undead could possess such a commanding presence.
This time, it was clearly not an avatar, otherwise, it wouldn't possess such immense power.
"Wasn't it said that this guy would take a long time to reach Saint Roman..." Despair welled up in Xiao Xun's heart. In the face of absolute power, all means were futile, whether it was technology or magic.
"The King of Greed's mention of the true enemy earlier should have been Nero... Svein, do you have any ideas..."