“Xia Peishu?”
Facing the death god Aigefen’s question, Heli had no reason to back down.
He looked up at Aigefen, then glanced at Susan, took a deep breath, and murmured in his heart, “He Jun, you…”
“You can.”
He Jun suddenly appeared beside Heli. He didn’t look up; no god could make him look up. He lightly raised his left hand, his index finger moving slightly downwards.
Aigefen, suspended in the sky, hadn’t reacted before falling directly from the sky to the ground.
Heli watched the sand dust kicked up by Aigefen in front of him, feeling a bit nervous. That guy had fought two on one earlier, driven off one, and the other’s life or death was unknown. He was incredibly strong.
He didn’t know that on that dark night, on the sea, the god he had pursued was the same Nifeita who had fled today.
Heli fell silent for a moment and asked softly, “He Jun, do you have confidence?”
He Jun turned to look at Heli, a hint of confusion in his eyes, and retorted, “Confidence in what?”
“Understood.”
Heli nodded. Just like that time he went to the hotel to kill someone, there was no need for confidence, just do it. He felt a sense of security.
Heli took a deep breath, his brow furrowed. He drew the gleaming long saber from his waist, his steps light, and walked down the sand dune towards Aigefen.
*Hummm~~*
A slash came vertically from the sand dust, not only splitting the dust but also heading towards Heli.
Heli held his saber horizontally with his right hand. The blade collided with the slash, splitting it into two halves, blasting huge pits into the sand behind Heli on both sides.
Aigefen squinted, looking at Heli, and grinned, “You’re not Xia Peishu, but you are Xia Peishu. What happened to you?”
Heli shrugged helplessly, “The situation is a bit complicated. I don’t know what happened to me, but since you all say I’m Xia Peishu, a god, then I am.”
Aigefen shook his head, “I don’t understand what you’re saying, but you do possess Xia Peishu’s divine power, yet lack divinity. Strange, you lack even the most basic humanity and bestiality.”
Heli said calmly, “It’s said that it was extracted and burned during the last battle. I’m not entirely sure, and I don’t have that memory.”
Aigefen looked at Heli in astonishment, “No wonder, no wonder. I’m truly sorry. I was challenging Cesuojian last time and don’t know what happened.”
“It’s fine,” Heli smiled, “You just need to die this time.”
As he spoke, Heli had already reached within fifty meters of Aigefen. Azure spiritual energy suddenly erupted from him, the blade spitting spiritual energy, unleashing a slanted spiritual energy slash.
Then,
He followed that slash, lunging out, charging towards Aigefen.
Just as Heli had predicted, Aigefen shattered the slash with his sword. The sword tip pointed downwards, and before he could recover, Heli’s saber struck Aigefen’s shoulder.
The blade embedded itself into Aigefen’s shoulder muscle. From the feel of the blade, Heli was certain he had hit bone.
Aigefen froze, looked down at Heli, and asked, “Is this a new combat style you’ve learned? Following up a slash with a surprise attack?”
“But why are you using a saber?”
“I use a saber because I enjoy the thrill of the blade tearing flesh and cleaving bone.”
After speaking, Heli’s gaze turned sinister. He raised his left hand, grabbed Aigefen’s chin, and with a boom, slammed him backward onto the sand.
“Aigefen, when you speak, you’d better not look down on me!”
*BOOM BOOM BOOM!!!*
Immense gravity pressed down. The sand dune, with the two of them at the center, immediately sank. The entire island shook, and the sea also trembled. Waves surged continuously.
When Aigefen awoke, the island, which had been split in two, saw the side where Heli had applied gravity sink further.
*Clang!!!*
A sound of metal striking metal echoed from the sand dust. Heli flew out of the dust, retreating nearly a hundred meters before managing to stop.
The sand dust dispersed.
Aigefen looked at his left shoulder. The flesh was gone, revealing bone. He mused, “This isn’t your ability. It’s more like Keshuotu’s ability, but not quite. You can only decompose my flesh, but not my divine power.”
As Aigefen finished speaking, he vanished from his spot. The next moment, he appeared in front of Heli, his sword slashing horizontally towards Heli’s waist.
Heli raised his saber to block, simultaneously smashing his left fist into Aigefen’s abdomen.
*Boom!*
The brief exchange of blows stirred up a ring of airwaves.
Aigefen grinned, “It’s only when I fight you guys that it feels intense.”
Heli sneered, “Is that so? Then taste something even more intense!”
*Clang clang clang!!!*
*Boom boom boom!!!*
The greatsword and the long saber collided fiercely. From the island to the sky, within their battle, slashes continuously flew out, tearing through the already turbulent air currents and forming strong winds. The slashes tore apart the island, leaving the ruined island even more disfigured.
Both of them were getting injured. Heli’s saber not only carried gravity but also the power of decomposition and killing intent, which made Aigefen’s injuries more severe.
The missing flesh, the crushed bones, although he constantly repaired himself with divine power, it couldn’t keep up with the injuries sustained during the battle.
Heli was also injured. After all, this wasn’t his own power, and using it wasn’t effortless. His shoulder, chest, arm, and abdomen all bore wounds torn by the sword’s edge.
But the mad fighting spirit continuously ground down their nerves, forcing them to swing their sabers and swords faster. Power constantly overflowed, crushing each other.
*Rumble!*
The two clashed again and were repelled by the impact.
Aigefen had completely abandoned defense, risking injury to seize opportunities for offense.
Heli looked at the saber in his hand. It was Bai Fei’s saber. No matter how well it was forged, it couldn’t withstand more collisions. He threw the long saber aside, and it landed beside Susan.
Then,
The gravity halberd fell into his hand, and he attacked Aigefen again.
Aigefen, risking his chest being cut open by Heli’s gravity halberd, held his sword with both hands and swung it heavily down towards Heli’s head.
Heli immediately raised the halberd with all his might to block upwards, while at the same time, immense gravity poured out from the gravity halberd.
*Clang!*
The greatsword and the halberd collided.
Heli took a step back, releasing the halberd in his hand.
Aigefen, lacking a point of support, stumbled forward.
But at this very moment,
A plain Tang dao appeared in Heli’s hand. Holding it with both hands, he fiercely thrust it into Aigefen’s chest, right over his heart.
Aigefen’s eyes widened, and a fierce look erupted in them. He forcefully lifted the greatsword upwards, the blade cutting into Heli’s left rib cage, the blade directly wedging into Heli’s ribs.
The two were locked in a stalemate for a second before suddenly separating, falling down separately and crashing onto the sand dune.
Heli clutched his left rib cage, spat out a mouthful of blood, and stood up, dragging his saber, and walked towards Aigefen. The fight wouldn’t stop because of injuries.
Aigefen leaned on his greatsword, stood up, and grinned at Heli, saying, “Thank you for coming to greet my awakening. Let’s have a good fight again when we’ve both fully recovered our divine power.”
As his voice fell,
Aigefen’s figure flickered and vanished. He reappeared in the sky and flew away into the distance.
“Pah!”
Heli spat, continued forward, crossed the sand dune, and looked at the beach ahead. The Hunter team had already engaged the divine envoy and moved further away. In that deep pit, the dying Hors lay.
Heli forced himself to gather strength and entered the deep pit where Hors was.
Hors had been beaten by Aigefen to the point of immobility, blood constantly seeping from his mouth. He looked at Heli with terror, trembling all over, unable to speak.
Heli smiled, “Don’t worry, you are the god who welcomed me. How could I hit you?”
Hors’s furrowed brow relaxed for a moment, then deepened again, looking at Heli in fear.
Heli nodded, “That’s right, I won’t hit you, but I will kill you!”
*Chii!*
A flash of saber light.
Hors’s head was severed by Heli’s saber.
Then, Hors’s body gradually turned gray and slowly dissipated. A golden flame floated out from his body. Heli’s eyes moved, and he casually grabbed the golden flame.
After the flame landed in Heli’s hand, it seeped into his palm and disappeared.
Thus,
In the battle of gods, the first god to fall appeared.
But the battle was not over.
Heli looked at the Hunter team and the divine envoy fighting in the distance, smiling faintly…
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