The bolt of lightning, the moment it was unleashed, transformed into a pillar of light reaching the heavens!
In an instant, it collided head-on with the black beam of light emanating from the vertical eye!
Boom!
The collision erupted with immense force.
However, unlike before.
This time, the clash only lasted for a moment. Before the shockwaves could even propagate.
The lightning engulfed the black beam and, without losing momentum, struck the vertical eye!
"Impossible!"
"I am the ruler of this world!"
In a flash, the colossal vertical eye developed numerous cracks!
It roared in disbelief.
It absolutely refused to accept that it, the ruler of this world,
Could be defeated by Ao Yuan!
Clearly...
It had no time to ponder further. The cracks spread across its form suddenly shattered with a 'crack'.
Along with it... it disintegrated into countless points of light.
Ao Yuan's gaze was indifferent.
He!
Was now a beast with the cultivation of the sixth level of the Spirit Sea Realm.
Destroying a mere vertical eye was no challenge.
Speaking of which.
He should thank this vertical eye.
Had it not held back before, he would have died long ago.
He would never have thought of combining Dragon Flames with lightning, nor would he have had the opportunity to fuse all his abilities together.
...
As the dust settled and the smoke cleared.
The many monsters below and Ye Nantian couldn't help but look up at the sky.
They desperately wanted to know who had won in the end.
"It's Your Excellency, the Guardian Divine Beast!"
Seeing the figure in the sky, Ye Nantian was the first to shout excitedly.
Following his voice, the numerous monsters all looked up.
They saw Ao Yuan's colossal form suspended in mid-air.
At this moment.
Ao Yuan was also looking at them, slowly flying towards them, his body gradually shrinking.
Even though his body had shrunk, a powerful aura still radiated from Ao Yuan, compelling them to instinctively kneel in submission!
At the same time, some monsters in the early stages of Bone Quenching vaguely felt the subtle restraint they had experienced before disappear.
They looked at each other, tears of joy streaming down their faces, and finally, they all couldn't help but kneel before Ao Yuan.
"It's this lord!"
"The Demon God is defeated! The Demon God is defeated!"
"Hahahaha!"
...
The many monsters shouted excitedly.
Bang bang bang!
A sudden series of sounds erupted from within the monster crowd.
Following this, the monsters at the very front of the crowd let out sounds one after another.
Their auras even seemed to strengthen slightly!
"What is this?"
Ye Nantian, standing nearby, noticed this anomaly and couldn't help but exclaim.
"They've broken through!"
At this moment, Ao Yuan's calm voice echoed in his ear.
"Broken through..." Ye Nantian's eyes widened slightly, a hint of envy in them.
If only his breakthroughs were as simple as this group of monsters.
Ao Yuan, as if seeing through Ye Nantian's thoughts, said calmly, "They could have broken through long ago."
"But with that vertical eye present, they were all desperately suppressing themselves, and coupled with the restrictions, they couldn't break through!"
"Now that the restrictions are gone, they naturally broke through!"
"Let's go!"
Having finished his explanation, Ao Yuan slowly flew towards the exit of the small world.
"Oh, okay!"
Ye Nantian snapped back to attention, swallowed, and repeatedly agreed.
In his eyes, Ao Yuan was now comparable to a deity!
No, he was a deity!
"My lord! Please wait a moment!"
Just then, a voice sounded in the minds of Ao Yuan and Ye Nantian.
One person and one beast turned to look, and saw the monster who had been kneeling at the front shouting loudly.
Ao Yuan looked at them, remained silent, but his gaze held a hint of curiosity.
"My lord, from now on, we will consider you our sovereign!" This monster respectfully kowtowed to Ao Yuan.
Following this, all the kneeling monsters uniformly kowtowed to Ao Yuan!
Their faces were filled with fanatical adoration.
Before Ao Yuan could speak, a golden, shimmering object suddenly appeared from the leading monster and shot towards Ao Yuan.
As the golden light dissipated, an ancient scroll lay before Ao Yuan and Ye Nantian.
"Hmm?"
Ao Yuan examined it and saw that all the monsters were kneeling silently.
He couldn't help but extend his dragon claw and open the scroll.
The moment he opened it, the calligraphy and painting that met his eyes caused Ao Yuan's pupils to contract.
"Immortal gates sealed! Heavenly paths severed!"
"What is this?"
Ao Yuan was slightly curious and continued to read.
The more he read, the more a sense of shock arose within him.
This scroll was written like a personal journal from Blue Star.
It recounted how Blue Star was a civilization that possessed extremely advanced cultivation and had numerous powerful beings.
It spoke of a terrifying battle in ancient times between the powerful beings of Blue Star and demons.
This battle involved almost all the powerful beings on Blue Star. By the time the war ended,
Countless powerful beings perished, and the spiritual energy on Blue Star was on the verge of depletion.
Those powerful beings who survived then left Blue Star one after another.
Since then, there have been no transcendent beings on Blue Star. This battle was known as the Twilight of the Gods!
Reading to the end, Ao Yuan remained silent for a long moment, absorbing the information.
Finally, when he regained his senses, his gaze returned to the monster, and he inquired, "What is this?"
"I don't know what this is."
"We only know that our ancestors gave it to us."
"They said to hand it over when a creature from another place could come to our world and conquer it!"
"He also said..." The monster's eyes held a trace of memory as it murmured.
"What else did he say?" Ao Yuan's heart stirred, and he asked.
"He also said... when such a creature appears, Blue Star will repeat its glory of ten thousand years!"
"Then the gods will return!"
"The gods will return!"
Ao Yuan and Ye Nantian were greatly shaken!
Gods!
In Daxia and even in other countries, there were countless legends about deities.
Could it be... that all these gods were real?
And now, Blue Star was at the beginning of its spiritual energy resurgence.
If what the monster said was true.
Wouldn't that mean these gods would return soon?
Hiss~
The mere thought of this possibility made Ao Yuan gasp.
This was an impact of no small magnitude for him!
"Let's go!"
After a long silence, Ao Yuan nodded at the monsters, indicating he understood.
He then said to Ye Nantian, who was equally astonished.
"Farewell, my lord!"
Seeing Ao Yuan leading Ye Nantian away, all the monsters in this world bid farewell to Ao Yuan in unison!
Ao Yuan waved his claw, and then he and Ye Nantian simultaneously exited the entrance of the small world.
Blue Star!
I'm back!
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