Anbifeire's figure was tall and broad, with a square face and a dignified demeanor. His hair was long and flowing, and his face bore a few wrinkles.
An scanned the battlefield, extended his hand, and unleashed a divine power that pushed Feire away. He then let out a soft cry, leaped lightly, and the ground beneath his feet erupted with ripples of divine power.
"Protect the Realm God, leave this to me!"
Feire glared, shouting, "Those are two Divine Palace Desolation Lords!"
"No matter."
After uttering two words, An stood alone before the two Divine Palace Desolation Lords. Two more Desolation Lords were rapidly approaching from afar; they were the Desolation Lords who had previously guarded the southern battlefield. In total, there were four Desolation Lords.
An's expression was calm. Despite facing four Desolation Lords, he showed no fear. He drew a short, narrow saber from under his arm and, without a word, slashed diagonally. The surging waves of Desolation God Power were cleaved apart.
A Divine Palace Desolation Lord snorted coldly, his face stern. He pulled a bone spur from his shoulder, forming a bone spur spear, and attempted to block the almost irresistible slash, but it was in vain.
The bone spur spear was shattered, and all four waves of Desolation God Power were cleaved apart. Defeated in a single move, he was sent flying backward, caught by another Divine Palace Desolation Lord.
"That's An, the Southern God of Slaughter from seventeen million years ago. Don't underestimate him; you'll die if you're not careful."
"An? It's him?!"
"With the four of us going all out, we might be able to take him down."
"Agreed!"
Lord An stood afar, turning his head to look at the battle without concern. With Feire's assistance, the pressure on the God Clan army formed by the Realm God was greatly reduced. He shook his head and chuckled heartily, "Four Desolation Lords, all above the mid-stage of the He Yu realm. It's been so many years since I've seen such a scene."
"After Xi Hong died, there hasn't been a decent Desolation Lord. I wonder if the four of you are enough."
"Kill! Surround and kill him together!"
"Kill!"
The four Desolation Lords instantly flashed out, attacking An in unison. From four directions, four colossal bone gates appeared in the sky, and four massive bone blades slowly extended from them. Desolation God Power, vast as an abyss, descended upon An simultaneously.
Lord An held his narrow saber, facing the encirclement of the four Desolation Lords, and smiled dismissively, muttering to himself, "The momentum is grand, but what about the power?"
Lord Feire frowned, looking at An, who was surrounded by the four Desolation Lords and their bone gates, with obvious concern. Lost in thought, he was about to disengage from the battle and rush towards An.
As if sensing something, Lord An turned his head to look at Lord Feire, shook his head, and stopped Feire from coming to his aid. Then, with a slight smile, he swung his narrow saber in a wide arc, cleaving through all directions. The four bone gates shattered in response, but the four bone blades that had emerged from them descended.
A divine statue, tens of thousands of feet tall, appeared behind Lord An, radiating divine light. After repelling the four bone blades, the divine statue's body also dimmed.
"Kill!!!"
A Desolation Lord pointed a finger, and a white bone spear materialized in the void. The next moment, he stood atop the white bone spear, channeled his Desolation God Power, kicked the white bone spear heavily, and retreated. The white bone spear shot out like a shooting star.
*Thwack!*
The white bone spear pierced Lord An's abdomen, and his battle armor exploded.
Lord An, unconcerned by his injuries, flashed to the side of a guarding Desolation Lord and slashed down forcefully with his saber, decapitating him. With no time to tend to the Desolation Lord's soul, he flashed to another side, lifted his robe, and gently wrapped it around his wounded waist.
An knew very well that the instant he was injured, taking advantage of the Desolation Lords' momentary stunned silence, waiting for his reaction, was the moment his killing intent would erupt.
Trading injury for life was not a loss. With one down, three remained, and the pressure was significantly reduced.
"Heh..."
Lord An chuckled and murmured, "My body has gotten rusty, but thankfully, it's still somewhat useful."
As the great battle involving An commenced, the war in the central battlefield unfolded as Xia Min'ao had predicted. Xun He was extremely active on the battlefield, not only standing between the battlefields of Shentu and Yiyao, fighting two Desolation Lords and holding the upper hand, but he conspicuously ignored Xia Yeqi's battlefield.
In the midst of the war,
Xia Yeqi continuously retreated, yielding his position to He Li.
He Li and a Divine Palace Desolation Lord surged south almost simultaneously. In the blink of an eye, they covered a thousand miles, gradually moving away from the battlefield, their figures like thunder and lightning.
He Li flew south, attempting to approach the border to find An and Feire.
The high-level Desolation Lord patiently waited for He Li to make the first move, intending to counterattack with a delayed strike. He was utterly unafraid of He Li.
However, in reality, He Li's thoughts were not focused on fighting him at all. His entire focus was on heading south. He Li glanced at the Desolation Lord closely following him, his figure soaring higher, his speed incredibly fast.
Feire, please don't die. Even though we both wish the other would be struck by lightning and their bones ground to dust, under such a relationship of interests, you would risk your life for the greater good. For the future, I must tolerate the Navian God Clan and you. You must wait for me!
Indeed, driven by the interests of the greater good, any enemy could become a friend. Even if one harbored intense hatred, they would have to fight desperately for a common goal.
On another battlefield,
Lord An held his narrow saber in one hand. With his other arm extended, he opened his palm. All the divine power he had released instantly retracted, then erupted again. Strands of divine light, like a rain of arrows, shot out, not in a straight line but in spiraling arcs, like agile snakes and dragons.
The three Desolation Lords released their Desolation God Power barriers, blocking the rain of divine light. Amidst the divine light arrows, they appeared like isolated islands in a raging sea, small yet steadfast.
An smiled, "The New God Era has ushered in waves that can overturn heaven and earth. Under these waves, one either rides them or is swept away by the current. I, An, am not very capable. In terms of methods, I am inferior to Xia Hu Chu and Yu Qiang. In terms of strategy, I don't even rank. However, I have strength and divine power cultivated for tens of millions of years.
What I wish to do, you cannot stop. What I do not wish to do, you cannot force.
The three of you have lived long enough; it's time for you to die."
Between heaven and earth, divine light erupted, with thousands of auspicious colors, each strand like a blade. In an instant, Lord An's killing intent exploded, as he intended to kill all three Desolation Lords in one move.
The three Desolation Lords had already sensed An's intention and were channeling their Desolation God Power to resist. If their bone gates were still there, they would have used them to defend. However, their bone gates had just been shattered by Lord An's saber. Their only recourse now was to withstand the attack with their Desolation God Power.
They had underestimated the power of Lord An. Otherwise, Feire would already be dead.
At the critical moment,
"Alas..."
A soft sigh echoed from above the void.
A large black hand descended from the sky, striking fiercely into the myriad of light and rain, annihilating the divine light and blocking the rain of light.
An was stunned, and immediately after,
*Puff!*
He spat out a mouthful of blood. Blood erupted from various parts of his body, and his entire being was enveloped in a mist of blood.
"Lord An!"
Feire roared, enraged. He flew towards An while shouting at the void, "The dignified King of the Desolation Tribe, to secretly attack!"