Chapter 435: Killing the Divine Emperor Too

"Stubborn! Then don't blame us for being ruthless."

Hebo watched the Golden Crow in the flames growing more and more vibrant, worried that if it truly awakened, it would be bad.

Regardless, they did not want to face the might of that Divine Emperor; it was best to seize the opportunity to take him down while he was at his weakest.

"Do not hold back."

Hebo's eyes were fierce as he shouted.

"Kill!"

Seeing this, Baigui and the other deities didn't waste words, following Hebo to slaughter the High Priest. The High Priest's strength made them wary, but before them, the origin of the three-legged Golden Crow made them even more eager.

Deep in their souls was a craving: once they devoured the opponent, their own origin would surge, and the possibility of breaking through to the Unity of Heaven and Man in the future would increase by a few points.

No matter what, they were unwilling to give up.

"Damn it!"

Seeing this, the High Priest's face was gloomy, his fury like a volcano about to erupt, but the more this was the case, the calmer he became.

He knew that the best thing to do right now was to defend. As long as he waited for Lord Divine Emperor to awaken, even if Lord Divine Emperor had not recovered his full power, it would be enough to force these people back.

So he didn't need to fight to the death with these people, lest others reap the benefits. He only needed to protect Lord Divine Emperor well.

He constantly blocked all the attacks of the four deities.

Throughout the palace, a huge green tree emerged from the ground, its countless branches and vines merging into a huge dome, shrouding him and Lord Divine Emperor within.

The High Priest transformed directly into his true form, a huge green plant; at this moment, his foundation was also revealed.

Seeing this, Qingniao and the others were stunned; they could feel that the High Priest's foundation was far inferior to theirs.

However, his cultivation had reached the peak of the Three Flowers realm.

Of course, at this moment, they couldn't care about the High Priest's foundation; the most important thing now was to break the High Priest's defense.

The High Priest's cultivation was stronger than theirs. If he just kept defending, it would not be a good thing for them.

After all, to break the High Priest's defense, they would inevitably need to expend immense power and time.

Yet, what they lacked most right now was time.

No one knew when that three-legged Golden Crow would awaken, or what level its strength would reach after awakening.

But they could only think of the worst-case scenario. If that three-legged Golden Crow was the original Taiyi Divine Emperor, once it truly recovered, the consequences for them would go without saying.

They had experienced the overbearing nature of that Lord Divine Emperor.

Therefore, the four deities gritted their teeth, risked their lives to bring out their trump cards, and attacked continuously. In an instant, the entire palace was filled with colorful divine light, and Hebo and the others unleashed various divine abilities, crazily striking the green vine-formed dome turtle shell.

The High Priest's true form was a green plant; the five elements fire overcomes wood, so it was best to use divine fire, but unfortunately, Hebo and the others didn't have any powerful fire-element divine abilities.

Watching the three-legged Golden Crow's might grow greater and greater, and the time for its awakening grow shorter and shorter, Hebo and the others became increasingly anxious.

"Baigui, Tianshan, Cangwu, don't hold back anymore. If the four of us don't break this old bastard's defense, we are finished."

Hebo's gaze was cold and deep as he spoke.

Seeing this, Baigui and the other deities had no better way and could only agree with Hebo's words. After all, they understood that once that three-legged Golden Crow awakened, they would have no peace in the future.

"Four Symbols as One!"

The four of them stood in the Four Symbols formation, each gathering their own divine power and crazily merging it into a purple sphere. The more divine power the purple sphere gathered, the larger it became, and the divine might it contained became increasingly terrifying.

Inside the palace, the wind blew without cause. Under the pressure of the purple sphere, gusts of hurricane winds were whipped up, as if to tear the void apart.

"Go to hell!"

Hebo roared, and the four deities instantly unleashed this purple sphere that had gathered their divine power.

Boom!

Purple light flashed through the palace. In an instant, an extremely violent power exploded in the void, and the brilliant divine light bombarded the vine dome with unstoppable force.

The purple sphere exploded!

In an instant, the vines were torn apart by this terrifying power, revealing the High Priest and the Golden Crow that was still constantly recovering.

"Haha! It's done!"

Seeing that the High Priest's defense had been broken, Hebo's gloomy face finally recovered slightly, and his killing intent toward the High Priest surged.

"Kill!"

Having said that, he rushed over to kill him in close quarters. Baigui and the others did the same. Baigui transformed into a phantom, instantly appearing behind the High Priest, shaking a Ten Thousand Ghost Banner. Ghostly sounds sought souls, causing the High Priest's divine soul to vibrate constantly.

"Damn it!"

He also had a headache regarding the attacks of this guy Baigui. His Ten Thousand Ghost Banner specifically attacked the divine soul. Once one could not resist, one's Primordial Spirit might even be hooked directly into the Ten Thousand Ghost Banner, becoming a fierce ghost within it.

This was the terrifying aspect of this ghost-path artifact.

Even for him, his current divine soul power would be affected. Although he didn't fear having his Primordial Spirit hooked out, with his divine soul affected, he naturally couldn't attend to everything when facing the attacks of the other three.

More importantly, that Hebo was extremely insidious, constantly attacking Lord Divine Emperor.

At the moment, Lord Divine Emperor was still refining the origin power of the humans and the statue. This process could not be disturbed; otherwise, all previous efforts would be wasted. At best, he would be injured and unable to refine all the power, and his cultivation would likely not increase much, requiring a long time of cultivation to recover.

At worst, his origin would be damaged, and he would be unable to awaken, which was something he could not accept no matter what.

Therefore, while paying attention to the attacks of the several deities, he also had to be distracted to protect Lord Divine Emperor. As a result, he was soon injured.

Even with his current cultivation, it was somewhat serious. Although Hebo and the others' cultivation was slightly inferior to his, it didn't mean they couldn't threaten him.

With his true form damaged and his divine power weakened, the High Priest gradually felt a sense of weakness.

"Even if I die, I cannot let anyone disturb Lord Divine Emperor's awakening."

He could feel that Lord Divine Emperor still needed some time to fully awaken, but Hebo and the others would definitely not give him that time.

Transforming into a giant tree again, he split the palace and also blocked the three-legged Golden Crow behind him. This time, the High Priest was prepared to use his physical body to resist the attacks of Hebo and the others.

"It seems you really don't want your life, High Priest."

Seeing the High Priest transform into a giant tree, Hebo's expression instantly turned ugly. The exposure of the other party's true form also showed that the other party had been pushed to the limit.

But the High Priest's true form transforming into a giant tree also meant they needed to expend even greater power to break the other party's true form before they could attack the three-legged Golden Crow behind him.

This required more time.

Naturally, the expressions of the several deities were ugly.

But they were now in a dilemma; wanting to retreat, the outcome would also be bad. ===== CHAPTER 436 =====