Chapter 846: A Battle Like That of Gods

No one expected that the Chijin Mountain Lord, Dayi, would appear in such a form. In their understanding, this Dayi should have been a Lord of the Baishan just like them, who had merely taken that step for some reason and was about to face the trial of the ancestral gods.

In terms of strength, the Shenmu Lord felt confident he could defeat his opponent.

But now.

A body over thirty zhang tall appeared before them. That sense of oppression caused even the Lords of the Baishan to lose the courage to fight, and even the High Priest, Mu Wu, was persuading his tribal leader to concede.

If they conceded now, they could avoid a great battle, and perhaps the God-Blood Warriors of the Shenmu lineage would not have to perish here.

Of course, the price would be heavy: they would have to give up Shenmu City, hand over the sacred tree guarded by generations of ancestors to this Chijin Mountain Lord, and the Shenmu lineage would have to travel far away to rebuild their home.

"Concede? As the leader of the Shenmu lineage, how could I possibly concede?" However, when the Shenmu Lord heard these words from the High Priest Mu Wu, he was instantly enraged.

But his anger was not directed at Mu Wu; it was directed at the Chijin Mountain Lord, Dayi, before him.

Even if the opponent was undergoing a transformation, he had not yet become a god. As a Lord of the Baishan, how could he concede without even fighting? Wouldn't that make the Shenmu lineage's warriors a laughingstock to the world?

When the High Priest Mu Wu heard the leader's words, his expression was complex, but he knew that for a Lord of the Baishan to concede like this was indeed a cruel thing.

"If the leader refuses to concede, then we must invite the Dahuang Lord to challenge this Dayi together. This is the only possibility to have a chance at defeating him."

Upon hearing this, the Shenmu Lord's expression changed: "Doing so would be equivalent to violating the rules passed down through generations on this ancient land."

"Breaking the rules is better than the Shenmu lineage facing extinction. Besides, back then, didn't Dayi also join forces with others to defeat the Lord Huohuo and seize Chijin Mountain?" said the High Priest Mu Wu.

"That is different. At that time, Dayi was not yet a Mountain Lord and had not initiated a Mountain Lord-level war. He merely united a group of powerful warriors to surround and kill the Lord Huohuo. This is permitted on this ancient land," said the Shenmu Lord.

The High Priest wanted to persuade him further.

But Li Yi did not give them much time to think. His voice, like rolling thunder, echoed between heaven and earth: "Shenmu Lord, since you have accepted the challenge, what are you waiting for? Are you afraid you cannot defeat me and have thoughts of retreating? As the Chijin Mountain Lord, I permit you to concede, but from this day forward, Shenmu City will belong to me, and the warriors of your Shenmu lineage must leave here forever, at least three thousand li away."

"Dayi, are you humiliating me? If you want to fight, then let's fight! Shenmu City will absolutely not be handed over to you. Today, I will take your head and cut off your path to godhood!" the Shenmu Lord shouted.

The words had barely finished.

This giant, over thirty zhang tall, suddenly raised his fist, smashing down like a silver meteor. Countless rays of light bloomed, bolts of lightning struck down, and the sounds of dragons roaring and tigers howling echoed between heaven and earth.

Li Yi did not hesitate in the slightest; he struck.

It was just a simple punch, but the power erupting from his current body was terrifying. Even though he had not yet completely finished his transformation, he still had enough confidence to crush a Lord of the Baishan.

Seeing this scene, the Shenmu Lord's pupils suddenly constricted, and his voice came to an abrupt halt. But then, his instincts as a warrior instantly sobered him up. With a roar, patterns resembling golden leaves on his majestic body began to shine with golden light.

The golden light was dazzling and brilliant, instantly illuminating this heaven and earth.

And within the golden light, the Shenmu Lord now also transformed into a giant. This giant had long golden hair fluttering like burning flames, and the ancient will hidden within this heaven and earth awakened from his bloodline.

At this moment, the Shenmu Lord seemed to have transformed into a god, possessing peerless divine power.

It was just that his divine body was illusory and unreal.

This indicated that the Shenmu Lord was currently using a divine technique, erupting with powerful strength for a short time. Once the duration of the divine technique ended, he would fall back to his original form, and even be weaker than before.

"Quickly retreat! A battle at the level of a Hundred Mountain Lord is enough to destroy this heaven and earth. Do not get caught in it," the High Priest Mu Wu of the Shenmu lineage shouted urgently, leading the warriors who had come this time to quickly retreat and disperse.

Otherwise, if the aftermath erupted, the warriors nearby would be in mortal danger.

Seeing this scene, Xiang Xiangzi and Xuan Yuezi also had to temporarily retreat, while simultaneously ordering the gathered cultivation experts to join forces to protect Chijin Mountain, so it wouldn't be destroyed. After all, their foundation was here, and they would have to live here for a long time to come.

The giant transformed from the Shenmu Lord was also waving his fists at this moment. His fists struck like a scorching sun, domineering and fierce. Wherever they passed, the earth melted, and the sky was scorched red, as if to incinerate all things.

Boom!

The fists of the two giants collided. Lightning and flames intertwined, divine power and divine techniques clashed, and infinite power was vented at this moment. The aftermath surged toward all directions like a vast ocean.

This power was enough to kill warriors below the level of a Twenty Mountain Lord. The cultivation experts of the Three-Flower Realm also had their expressions change drastically, not daring to touch its edge, and could only hide far away, joining forces to resist this aftermath.

But before this aftermath had completely subsided, that dazzling scorching sun rose again.

"Dayi, come again!" The Shenmu Lord roared. He was currently maintaining the duration of his divine technique and was still powerful and invincible. As a God-Blood Warrior at the level of a Lord of the Baishan, extending the duration of a divine technique was something he could do.

After all, he was also an existence about to undergo the trial and become a god.

Li Yi's expression was calm at this moment. He had not used his full strength just now; he was merely adapting to the power of this new body. After all, his Primordial Spirit Dharma Image was not yet very adept at controlling this newly transformed body, and having someone to spar with was for the best.

"Was it my holding back that gave you the illusion that you could defeat me? Today, I will shatter your fantasy." He took a large stride, stepping on auspicious clouds, draped in five-colored Qi, with silver light flowing over his body, transforming into startling thunder and lightning entwined around his arms.

At this moment, he seemed like a god of thunder and lightning walking from the ancient past, revealing supreme divine might with every gesture.

At this moment, Li Yi raised the Tianyue Yao Wang Weapon, the Divine Jade Spear. Although his size had increased, the Divine Jade Spear had also grown larger. For a divine weapon of this level, changing size was the most basic ability; there was nothing strange about it.

Accompanied by the surging magic power within his acupoints, and with divine power and magic power intertwined, the Tianyue Yao Wang Weapon erupted with astonishing might.

Without any fancy techniques, the giant transformed by Li Yi simply raised the spear and thrust it forward.

This strike could not be dodged, because it was faster than lightning.

It also could not be defended against, because space itself was torn open, leaving a hideous gash.

The moment the attack landed.

This heaven and earth suddenly dimmed. The illusory shadow of the god, blooming with light like the sun, was pierced through the chest, and the might erupted from the Tianyue Yao Wang Weapon directly blew away half of the god's illusory body.

Lightning struck down, and the earth shook.

It was only the second round of the exchange, and the Shenmu Lord spat out a mouthful of golden blood, his entire person flying backward like a mountain.

"Defeated so quickly?" Not far away, the Dahuang Lord was extremely shocked to see this scene.

Was this Chijin Mountain Lord, Dayi, truly this powerful? The Shenmu Lord had borrowed the power of his ancestors and maintained his divine technique, yet he was still forcibly repelled.

Other warriors of the Shenmu lineage saw the sun extinguish and their leader sent flying, feeling as if the sky had collapsed. Panic and chaos ensued.

"Calm down, the leader has not lost yet!" the High Priest Mu Wu scolded, stabilizing the hearts of the people.

The Shenmu Lord, who had been sent flying, had indeed not been defeated yet. His tough physique resisted the subsequent attacks. With a roar, dazzling golden light erupted from his body again, and at this moment, the golden blood all over his body seemed to be burning.

His burly and robust body began to thin out at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"This is burning God-Blood; he's going to risk his life." Seeing this scene, Li Yi felt a sense of familiarity.

When he went to defeat the North Wilderness Lord back then, the opponent had been like this. Under the condition of burning God-Blood, one could erupt with power far exceeding the norm. Of course, the price was also enormous.

The Shenmu Lord doing this undoubtedly cut off his own hope of becoming a god.

And the effect produced by a God-Blood Warrior of this level burning himself was terrifying.

The dazzling golden light condensed again. At this moment, the Shenmu Lord seemed to have broken through some kind of boundary. In an instant, he transformed into a giant over thirty zhang tall. This giant's figure was no longer illusory, but extremely real. On his skin, the golden patterns intertwined, forming the outline of a scorching sun.

And what was unimaginable was that above his head, the sky seemed to be burning, with golden flames covering the firmament, as if the vision of becoming a god had descended once more.

An ancient and distant power and will were bestowed upon the Shenmu Lord in the dark.

At this moment, he seemed like the ancestral god completely reviving and waking up, wanting to defeat this incomparably powerful enemy before his descendants.

"This works too?" Seeing this, Li Yi's gaze narrowed.

The foundation of this savage world was truly terrifying.

Dead gods were not truly dead; their power and will were deposited in heaven and earth, and they would secretly help their descendants at every turn, allowing the God-Blood Warriors of later generations to "burst" and obtain powerful strength.

But the price for forcibly borrowing the power of ancestors was enormous.

As soon as the time was up, the Shenmu Lord would completely burn himself out and welcome death.

"Dayi, hand your life over to me!" The Shenmu Lord's eyes bloomed with golden light, his killing intent thick, and he let out a painful roar.

His body could not withstand this power, so he had to crush Dayi in the shortest possible time, otherwise, he would face failure.

The god, like the sun, took steps on this ancient land. With every step he took, the surrounding land would be forcibly melted, turning into scorching magma.

Infinite flames condensed around him, like a fire snake coiling.

Although he had no weapons, his waving fists were like the power of the sun erupting, capable of crushing everything before him.

The Shenmu Lord leaped, his fists smashing toward Dayi.

The attack was simple and plain, filled with a kind of primitive wildness.

This was the fighting style of the savage world.

Magic techniques and the like were simply not needed.

Li Yi raised the Divine Jade Spear in his hand to block.

Ten thousand zhang of golden light, carrying golden flames, splashed out. This escaping power was enough to pierce through mountain ranges, and the Tianyue Yao Wang Weapon snatched from the Jin Yu Yao Wang was now actually smashed until it bent, even appearing with visible cracks.

Even Li Yi's body, over thirty zhang tall, was shaken by this power until it sank into the earth.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 847 =====