Chapter 454: Chapter 257: Suppressing the Divine Weapon
The sky and the surface of the sea—the entire region was like a dynamic scene that had suddenly frozen into a static painting.
The Sea-Calming Divine Power Staff could halt the wind, still the water, freeze people, immobilize objects, lock down space, and stop time!
The Divine Weapon’s power imprisoned the Thousand-armed Evil God Avatar and the surrounding space, freezing everything for the span of a single breath.
One breath was enough!
SHHFF! SHHFF! SHHFF!
The gleam of the blade tore through the air as the Crimson Moon Heaven-Covering Blade slashed out once more. Its edge, Shattering Void, descended upon the fleeing Thousand-armed Evil God Avatar, brutally tearing its massive body apart and dicing it into pieces.
Even more blades of light bored into the massive creature’s body, mincing it from the inside out.
Instantly, an androgynous shriek grew even louder, causing the sea and the very air to tremble and churn.
A blinding light erupted from the Thousand-armed Evil God Avatar, flooding the sky and the sea.
With an earth-shattering BOOM, the Thousand-armed Evil God Avatar dissolved into wisps of black gas, annihilating and dissipating.
The terrifying pressure that had enveloped the area for miles around slowly began to fade.
Wisps of silver light, invisible to the naked eye, drifted over the surface of the sea.
Spirit Capturing!
[Demon Points +4170]
[Demon Points +5648]
’Not bad, not bad.’
Recalling the Crimson Moon Heaven-Covering Blade, Gu Zheng nodded in satisfaction.
’A single avatar of the Thousand-armed Evil God provided nearly ten thousand Demon Points.’
WHOOSH...
A rushing sound cut through the air as Hai Wujang flew back from the distance.
"Gu King."
Hai Wujang clasped his fist in a salute to Gu Zheng. "My thanks, Gu King. If it weren’t for you this time, I’m afraid I would have had to give up on the Frozen Divine Sword."
The Thousand-armed Evil God’s whispers were simply too powerful.
I couldn’t resist them, so my only option would have been to retreat. How could I have waited for the Divine Weapon to be born then?
"It was nothing, Patriarch Hai. There’s no need for such formalities."
Gu Zheng raised a hand, speaking softly. "Speaking of which, how did the Thousand-armed Evil God’s avatar end up here? Is there a portal on the island? Or was it lured here by someone?"
"I’m not sure," Hai Wujang said with a frown. "I’ll go take a look right now."
"Let’s go together," Gu Zheng said casually.
"Very well," Hai Wujang nodded.
The two immediately flew over and landed on the Frozen Island.
Most of the island was covered in a layer of frost, and its vegetation was sparse.
A piercing aura continuously radiated from beneath the island’s center, as if threatening to run the entire landmass through.
Gu Zheng was at the third stage of the King’s Body, and Hai Wujang was at the second, having unlocked his Five Orifice Divine Techniques.
As soon as they landed, they could perceive all the flows of energy on the island.
"It’s not a person."
Hai Wujang spoke, his gaze locking onto a snow-white crocodile over ten meters long. "It’s this mutated crocodile," he said with a frown. "It’s the one causing trouble. Where did it get that malevolent object? Don’t tell me it was from the seabed?"
"It most likely found it somewhere else."
As Gu Zheng spoke, a dozen streaks of light shot out from him.
WHOOSH WHOOSH WHOOSH~
The streaks of light tore through the air and descended on the snow-white crocodile’s head. With a series of sickening slices, they diced the crocodile into dozens of pieces. Amidst the gore, a finger bone emanating a malevolent aura dropped to the ground.
An evil object!
The descent of the Thousand-armed Evil God Avatar had undoubtedly been caused by this finger bone.
WHOOSH!
Hai Wujang raised his hand. The phantom of a Gilded Rod shot out from his Natural Residence and pressed down on the finger bone. With three muffled thuds, BANG, BANG, BANG, it shattered the bone and annihilated the malevolent aura.
"Now it’s truly dealt with."
Hai Wujang said softly, "Without the object to guide it, the Thousand-armed Evil God will have no way to find us, even if it wants revenge."
’Although the Thousand-armed Evil God probably hated Gu Zheng more than it hated him.’
’Still, it was better to be safe than sorry.’
"Let’s check on the Divine Weapon."
Gu Zheng recalled the blades of light, then flashed to the center of the island, his senses locking onto the Frozen Divine Sword deep underground.
A sharp, fierce aura burst forth from deep underground. Although its birth was not yet complete, its restless stirring was unmistakable.
"Patriarch Hai, you’re experienced. How much longer until the Frozen Divine Sword emerges?" Gu Zheng asked.
"Three to five days," Hai Wujang said after a moment of thought. "The Frozen Divine Sword will be born a little earlier than the Flame Divine Sword."
"So, we can secure the Frozen Divine Sword first?" Gu Zheng asked, arching a brow.
"No. Although the Frozen Divine Sword will be born earlier, it won’t be by much," Hai Wujang explained. "By my estimation, the difference will be an hour at most. However, suppressing a Divine Weapon takes at least several hours."
"In that case, we really will have to suppress them simultaneously," Gu Zheng nodded.
’An hour’s difference wasn’t long.’
’The gap wasn’t wide enough to deal with one before the other.’
And so, Gu Zheng and Hai Wujang waited above the surface of the sea.
They waited for four days.
On the fourth night, in the hours before dawn, the Frozen Island was suddenly rocked by a violent tremor.
BOOM~
RUMBLE!
RUMBLE RUMBLE~!
The massive rumbles accompanied the shaking. The island’s peaks cracked and collapsed, sending countless shards of rock flying as a frost-white beam of sword light burst from the ground, shooting straight toward the heavens.
Hai Wujang, long prepared, was not about to let the sword light ascend to the heavens.
VMM VMM~
The Sea-Calming Divine Power Staff trembled, wrapped in a gilded light. It descended from the sky, expanding into a colossal pillar that blocked the frost-white sword light, then began to press down, suppressing it.
VMMMMMM!
The beam of light pulsed and thrashed, unleashing countless streams of Sword Qi that shredded everything on the island, reducing it all to rubble.
A terrifying power propelled the beam of light, driving it in a desperate charge toward the sky.
But under the pressure of the gilded pillar of light, it simply could not break free.
Both were Divine Weapons, but while the Frozen Divine Sword was newly born, the Sea-Calming Divine Power Staff had existed for thousands of years. In terms of power, experience, and might, the latter completely crushed the former.
No matter how much the Frozen Divine Sword raged, resisted, and roared, it was helpless. It could only vent its frustration, unleashing Sword Qi imbued with freezing power to destroy everything on the island. It razed the entire landmass, then spread its power outward. Wherever the Sword Qi passed, it carved countless frozen corridors into the sea.
Viewed from above, it looked as if a giant, frozen spider was perched on the island, casting out a dense web of silk.
Gu Zheng hovered in the air, watching from the sidelines.
Half of his attention was locked on Flame Island, over ten kilometers away.
Less than an hour later, Flame Island began to shake violently as well. Its mountains crumbled, and a crimson beam of light shot toward the heavens from the island’s southwest corner.
SHHIIING~
VMMMM!!
The Crimson Moon Heaven-Covering Blade enlarged, releasing a world-shaking aura as it intercepted the crimson light and began to press it downward.
SHHFF SHHFF SHHFF~
Hundreds of blades of fiery Sword Qi immediately shot out from the crimson light, destroying everything on the island.
Compared to the Frozen Divine Sword, the newly born Flame Divine Sword was even more frenzied and violent. Its furious aura could be felt from dozens of miles away.
This furious aura bored directly into one’s Sea of Consciousness, inciting a similar rage within them.
But that was only for others.
Gu Zheng and Hai Wujang were not affected.
’The assault from the Flame Divine Sword’s raging Mental Realm was nothing compared to the whispers of the Thousand-armed Evil God.’
The Crimson Moon Heaven-Covering Blade suppressed it with absolute power. It thrashed, roared, and rioted, but it could not break free, leaving it in a state of impotent rage.
RUMBLE~
RUMBLE RUMBLE!
The two islands, separated by more than ten kilometers, both trembled unceasingly.
Icy cold and scorching heat. The two powers called to each other. They repelled one another across the sea’s surface, yet at the same time, were inexplicably drawn together.
If Hai Wujang had been alone, he would have been unable to suppress even one of the Divine Weapons once they began to connect with each other.
Fortunately, he had invited Gu Zheng.
Now, Hai Wujang was suppressing the Frozen Divine Sword while Gu Zheng suppressed the Flame Divine Sword.
They kept them suppressed until just before dawn, when the two Divine Swords finally began to quiet down and settle.
"We did it."
A look of joy appeared on Hai Wujang’s face. He sent a Divine Strange Sound Transmission across the distance, "Gu King, we’ve succeeded."
"There’s still one final step."
Gu Zheng chuckled.
’It’s not enough for the Flame Divine Sword and Frozen Divine Sword to calm down. We have to actually tame them before the job is truly finished!’
Taming a Divine Weapon cannot be done by force. It’s a slow process that requires patience.
Otherwise, you might provoke the Divine Weapon to self-destruct, and the loss would far outweigh any potential gain.
But for Gu Zheng, this wasn’t a concern.
’The Slave Seal!’
’He could directly brand both Divine Swords with the Slave Seal, just as he had with Yue’Er.’
’To do that, he needed to lure their Divine Weapon Spirits out.’
With a thought from Gu Zheng, Yue’Er materialized. She then turned toward the Flame Divine Sword and yelled.
"You! Come out!"
Yue’Er planted her hands on her hips, huffing as she yelled at the Flame Divine Sword, "I see you! Yes, you! Get out here!"
"..."
The Flame Divine Sword was silent for a moment.
After a moment, a mass of fiery red light surged and coalesced into a small boy with hair the color of flames.
"Who are you? Why are you..."
VMMMM~~!
Suddenly, the void trembled. A blade of light tore across space from a great distance, descending upon Gu Zheng’s head in a killing strike!
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