Chapter 697: Slaying God!

Tang Luo gripped the Ruyi Jingu Bang vertically, his palm tightening as he gave it a slight twist.

The cracks on it instantly expanded, spreading continuously, rubble falling in pieces, magnificent light surging forth as if magma were churning.

Before long, the "stone" of the stone staff completely fell away.

Revealing the staff's true appearance inside.

The middle was a deep dark iron color, both ends gold, emitting dazzling golden radiance, carved with gorgeous intricate patterns.

As the saying goes: "The middle conceals stars and constellations, both ends wrapped in gold leaf. Patterns dense, shocking ghosts and gods; above crafted dragon patterns and phoenix seal script."

The weapons of the many divine soldiers beneath his feet all trembled, emitting a buzzing sound.

Almost breaking free of their control.

"The Jingu Bang, it didn't seem this strong before..." Ao Yu Lie widened his eyes, looking at the current Jingu Bang, greatly surprised.

The Jingu Bang, like Zhu Bajie's Nine-Toothed Rake, both came from the hands of Taishang Laojun.

However, unlike the Nine-Toothed Rake's purpose as a ritual vessel, the Jingu Bang was from the start a magic treasure used for fighting enemies.

Although it shone brilliantly in Sun Wukong's hands, smashing gods above, stabbing yaos below, turning heaven and earth upside down, in terms of imposing might, it truly never manifested as strongly as it does now.

For some reason, the current Jingu Bang is clearly superior to its past self.

The Jingu Bang can protect itself, yet no artifact spirit was born — this question no one can answer; let's deal with the Heavenly Gods before us first.

"Victorious Fighting Buddha, are you determined to protect those yaomos?" Heavenly Power Divine Lord spoke.

The ten-thousand-zhang rosy clouds on him and Heavenly Star Divine Lord had already vanished.

Heavenly Star Divine Lord wore a black robe, Heavenly Power Divine Lord a gold robe; their appearances both differed little from before.

Heavenly Power Divine Lord had also regrown his hair, completely leaving the Buddhist order.

"If you want to fight then fight, what excuse are you looking for?" Tang Luo pointed the Jingu Bang in his hand downward.

Violent power surged out, transforming into staff shadows, attacking the six Divine Kings!

A water curtain emerged before Raging Tide Divine King, rippling with waves.

Dark Moon Divine King's figure blurred, forming layer upon layer, over a hundred afterimages, making it impossible to distinguish which was real and which fake.

Fierce winds swept up, Spirit Wind Divine King completely vanished into the howling wind.

Blazing Flame Divine King ignited with raging flames, even more thorough than the fire man from before, his whole body thoroughly turning into a mass of fire.

The heavily injured Hundred Refinements Divine King had no means of resistance or evasion whatsoever.

Soundless Divine King facing this strike also had no good solution, so he opened his mouth and sucked up Hundred Refinements Divine King, then separated a beam of yellow light to block the staff shadows, together with Hundred Refinements Divine King flying upward, seeking the two Divine Lords' help.

The staff shadows fell.

Raging Tide Divine King together with the water curtain before him shattered into pieces.

An equal number of staff shadows completely landed on Dark Moon Divine King's afterimages; regardless of which was real and which fake, none escaped the calamity of annihilation.

The sweeping fierce winds stopped, Spirit Wind Divine King fell from the sky, from left arm to half his chest already gone.

His speed was extremely fast, barely dodging a bit, grazed by the staff shadows, only a mutilated body left struggling and gasping, not far from death.

Blazing Flame Divine King turned into a mass of raging fire, struck by the staff shadows, the flames suddenly exploded, like a gorgeous firework blooming and unfurling.

Afterwards only a mass of fire slightly larger than a fist remained, pained cries transmitting from within.

Faintly Blazing Flame Divine King's features could be seen emerging.

He could no longer revert to normal human form, thoroughly becoming flame — there is a time limit to this.

Once the time is up, he cannot maintain this form, the outcome also only a single word: death.

Only Soundless Divine King was quite clever, seeking the two Divine Lords' help.

Tang Luo struck ruthlessly, intending to exterminate the Divine Kings, words matching deeds.

Truthfully, even the two Divine Lords hadn't expected this... truly not a shred of past sentiment considered.

Heavenly Star Divine Lord protected Soundless Divine King and Hundred Refinements Divine King, starlight flashing on his palm, guiding and diverting the Jingu Bang's surging power.

Saving Soundless Divine King and Hundred Refinements Divine King, the two of them.

"Many thanks, Divine Lord, for the grace of saving our lives!" Soundless Divine King said, shrinking behind the two Divine Lords.

Heavenly Star Divine Lord's face darkened.

No one noticed, as he took Tang Luo's strike, his left hand behind his back was trembling slightly.

Under one strike, five Divine Kings, two dead on the spot, two heavily injured awaiting death, one barely escaping.

"Unleash divine power completely, form the Heaven Array!"

Heavenly Power Divine Lord shouted sternly, his divine throne disappearing, he rose to actively meet Tang Luo.

Originally they still thought master and disciple joining forces would devour Heavenly Might Divine Lord, now it seems the situation is not so.

Tang Xuanzang's strength surpasses even his past self.

He is no longer someone a single, or two Divine Lords joining forces can handle.

They must bring out the Heavenly Gods' entirety of true strength to take down this formidable foe.

The Heaven Array, full name "Heavenly Gods Slay Yaos Grand Array".

Actually it shouldn't be used at this time; it isn't meant to deal with the roadblock Sun Wukong.

But to respond to possible dangerous situations.

Although the yaozu suffered a crushing defeat back then, hunted by Heavenly Gods to the Nine Nether.

But as the defeated general, the yaozu are not completely finished; the situation inside the Nine Nether, because of Sun Wukong's existence, Heavenly Gods know nothing of it.

Whether the yaozu inside are lingering on their last breath, barely surviving, or have successfully recuperated and regathered strength sufficient to threaten Heavenly Gods — Heavenly Gods don't know.

Everything is an unknown variable.

To respond to unknown dangerous situations occurring.

Heavenly Gods naturally would prepare a trump card.

One merely did not expect that before even entering the Nine Nether, before even clearing away the roadblocking tiger that was the stubborn stone Sun Wukong transformed into, the Heavenly Gods would have to use this trump card.

The Heavenly Gods' Demon-Slaying Grand Array is not complex; deploying it is extremely swift.

The Divine Soldiers and Sages, under the Heavenly Momentum Godlord's command, unleashed their full divine power without reservation.

Condensing together.

The Heavenly Star Godlord and the Heavenly Momentum Godlord simultaneously unfolded their Divine Domains, fusing with the condensed divine power.

The surrounding scene changed in an instant.

The sky turned into a night sky, hung with a truly flowing Milky Way.

All around were towering peaks reaching into the clouds, encircling a ring; heavy pressure bore down.

Atop the peaks stood a host of Heavenly Gods, glaring furiously at Tang Luo and the others in the encirclement.

Emitting astonishing killing intent and sky-soaring battle intent.

Those divine powers and auras mixed together, forming ten enormous half-body divine statue phantoms, faces bearing furious expressions, like Vajras, holding various weapons in their hands.

In the star river in the sky, the Heavenly Star Godlord sat at its center.

The Heavenly Momentum Godlord hovered not far before Tang Luo, eyes closed; with a slight flick of his fingers, he brought the grand momentum of heaven and earth, suffocating.

Canglan Ruins was covered by the grand array, leaving only the Heavenly Might Godlord's Godlord Pillar.

And the stone bridge behind and below, and the mist shrouding it that had not dissipated.

The Heavenly Momentum Godlord opened his eyes.

In the night sky's firmament, there seemed to be an extra pair of eyes looking at Tang Luo and the others; substantial pressure instantly descended from above their heads.

The grand array is a strengthened Divine Domain; within it, the weakened Howling Celestial Dog lay directly on the ground.

Ao Yulie, legs gone soft, sat on the ground, and slumped down along with it.

Giving up resistance, falling where he fell and lying there; this battle, he was just a salted fish responsible for shouting "666".

Zhu Bajie gripped his Nine-Toothed Rake, supporting himself so he did not fall.

"This battle, let your master handle it; you all withdraw," Tang Luo said, leaping up; the Godlord Pillar beneath his feet sank downward.

As it shattered, most of it also sank into the earth.

Zhu Bajie and the others were pushed away by Tang Luo, flying directly onto the stone bridge in the mist.

There, even if affected by the Heavenly Gods' Demon-Slaying Grand Array, it would be weakened considerably.

Tang Luo stepped through the void, charging at the Heavenly Momentum Godlord.

The enormous half-body divine statues on the surrounding peaks moved; amid the Heavenly Gods' roars, they swung their enormous weapons, smashing at Tang Luo.

Enormous weapons came from all directions, completely enveloping all space.

Simultaneously, starlight flickered in the surrounding space, locking it down completely, leaving Tang Luo no way to escape.

The Golden-Hooped Rod in Tang Luo's hand expanded; magnificent colors enveloped the staff body — not flame, but like surging magma.

Expanding, growing larger.

Heaven-Supporting Rod!

Tang Luo raised the enormous Golden-Hooped Rod single-handedly, sweeping horizontally across the four directions!

The divine statues' enormous weapons shattered one after another; the earth shook and mountains quaked, peaks trembled, the Milky Way dimmed.

The Heavenly Momentum Godlord's eyes narrowed; his figure vanished in a split second.

Almost simultaneously, he appeared silently behind Tang Luo, without any trace of flare, as if he had originally been there.

Able to bring heavy pressure with boundless grand momentum, and also able to merge into heaven and earth.

The Heavenly Momentum Godlord formed the lotus seal, then transformed it into a palm; at the same moment he appeared behind Tang Luo, both palms had already landed squarely on Tang Luo's back.

At this moment, Tang Luo happened to have just smashed all the divine statue weapons to pieces with the Golden-Hooped Rod.

The shattering traces spread to the Divine Generals, affecting the entire grand array.

But there was not enough power to defend against the Heavenly Momentum Godlord's this strike.

One move succeeded; before the Heavenly Momentum Godlord could press the advantage and pursue, his complexion drastically changed.

The struck Tang Luo stepped forward one step; beneath his foot a giant footprint appeared on the ground, spreading into a deep pit; his slightly forward-leaning body steadied again; he turned his head to look at the Heavenly Momentum Godlord: "Just this much strength?"

The Golden-Hooped Rod in his hand transformed to normal size, whistling as it swept horizontally!

The Heavenly Momentum Godlord struck his palms at the Golden-Hooped Rod.

Mountains and rivers, firmament and earth, the grand momentum of heaven and earth were all guided by him; this strike, the target of the Golden-Hooped Rod's horizontal sweep seemed not to be his two palms.

But the entire world!

Merely...

Boom!

The grand momentum of heaven and earth shattered.

With a huge sound, a mountain peak completely pulverized and collapsed, turning into specks of light.

That was dissipating divine power.

The Heavenly Momentum Godlord, sent flying backward, smashed through divine statues, smashed through peaks, endless starlight surged.

If not for the Heavenly Star Godlord mediating from the center, this one strike would have been enough to tear open a gap in the grand array.

"Rise!"

The Heavenly Star Godlord gave a low shout; the divine statues on the peaks vanished, the Heavenly Gods flew up one by one, flying toward the sky.

Stars in the sky descended.

Fusing with the Heavenly Gods; every single Heavenly God turned into the Heavenly Star Godlord's likeness.

The Gouchen Great Emperor, commanding the myriad stars, master of the multitude of spirits, wielding military affairs.

Now borrowing the bodies of the many Heavenly Gods, transforming into myriad War Generals!

"Come!"

Tang Luo laughed loudly, charging toward the descending Heavenly Gods, the Golden Hooped Rod in his hand blazing with blinding, intense light.

The light carried a tinge of blood color.

Sweeping across the universe!

A large number of Heavenly Gods' corpses fell from the sky like dumplings dropping into a pot.

The Heavenly Array trembled unceasingly, drifting and swaying amid the gory wind and rain.

This battle, all gods!