Facing their former "master", as the golden-armored warrior approached, Wolong, Hidden Dragon, and the others all felt a crushing pressure in their very bloodline.
They knew well. Once, their origins had all been passed down personally by Asura's hand.
Without Asura, there would be no them today.
A thousand years ago, no matter when, no matter under what circumstances, they would never have even thought of raising a hand against their master.
Now, the two of them were caught in hesitation.
Until Xuan Lan spoke a single sentence, "He is not Zhang Yue. He's just some thing that has taken Zhang Yue's body."
"We only have two choices in front of us."
"One, allow him to keep occupying Zhang Yue's body. Or, wipe out his consciousness, and reclaim Zhang Yue's flesh."
The next moment, even while shouting "I'll never raise a hand against Master," Hidden Dragon was the first to lift his mechanical bow, "Then I choose to kill Master!"
Xuan Lan said, "The bigger problem now is whether we can even match him. This guy possesses a will not weaker than Zhang Yue's, plus Asura's body. Together, that forges an opponent we cannot underestimate."
Wolong planted his Zen staff into the ground, eyes burning as he stared forward, "Then we'll fight him with everything we have!"
By this time, Asura had already reached them.
"Not only daring to oppose the Three Main Gods, but even being able to match their power, I do admire your strength."
Just when Wolong and the others thought the battle was about to break out, the golden warrior spoke, "Humans rarely produce such strong ones."
"Besides Asura, you three are the only humans I can appreciate."
"The extinction of humanity is already an unchangeable fact. Why waste yourselves for a race destined to perish? Serve under me instead. Like the Three Main Gods, when I rule both worlds, you can continue to govern the world of humans in my name."
It had to be said, when the golden warrior spoke these words, even the people of nations around the world felt nervous and fearful.
Because they knew: if Wolong, Hidden Dragon, and Xuan Lan turned traitor, then humanity might truly be finished.
Now, with those three holding the line, perhaps humanity still had a sliver of hope.
"Keep dreaming!"
Hidden Dragon's words burst out instantly, sweeping away all worry, "As long as I'm still human, I will never betray my kind!"
The golden warrior suddenly chuckled, "Heh heh."
"You really are like your master."
"A thousand years ago, your master said these exact words to me."
At this moment, Xuan Lan asked, "Who exactly are you?"
The golden warrior rested his longsword against the ground, golden armor radiating a dark aura of malice, "Defeat me, and I'll tell you."
"Unfortunately, you probably won't get that chance."
Wolong, Hidden Dragon, and Xuan Lan exchanged glances.
The next instant, they locked onto the golden warrior, and launched their attack.
SWISH! SWISH! SWISH! SWISH!
The mechanical disc soared skyward, under Hidden Dragon's control firing out countless blades, all shooting straight at the golden warrior.
Yet the warrior stood unmoving.
And just as the endless blades were about to strike—
BOOM!
A surge of supreme sword aura erupted from within him, instantly shattering every flying blade to pieces.
The next instant, that sword aura turned deadly, aimed straight at Hidden Dragon.
WHOOSH! WHOOSH! WHOOSH! WHOOSH!
Countless streaks of sword energy merged into a torrent of power, striking at Hidden Dragon from afar.
Wherever the power passed, heaven and earth shook apart.
Even Elfa and Kwon Ji-Hyun on the other side felt the crushing pressure!
Hidden Dragon hastily recalled his mechanical bow, spinning it rapidly in front of him to form a shield.
But who could have imagined, even a super-shield formed by burning his soul wasn't enough to block a single strike.
The golden warrior's attack shattered the shield, pierced straight through Hidden Dragon's body.
In an instant, one-third of Hidden Dragon's HP bar was wiped out.
As Wolong and Xuan Lan tried to rush to his aid, they too were blasted back by the shockwaves bursting from the sword aura.
Immediately after, the golden warrior lifted his sword skyward.
SWISH! SWISH! SWISH! SWISH!
Dozens of sword shadows rained from the sky, encasing Hidden Dragon, forming a field of sword energy.
BOOM!
With a deafening explosion, the sword formation detonated, burning away the last third of Hidden Dragon's HP bar.
THUD!
Hidden Dragon fell to the ground.
In that moment, the whole world fell silent.
["The elder Hidden Dragon, strong enough to contend with the Three Main Gods, killed by just two skills from that thing?"]
["A warrior's specialty is melee. Their ranged attacks usually lose much of their power. Yet that guy killed Hidden Dragon with two ranged attacks. If it had been melee, wouldn't it have been an instant kill…"]
["What kind of terrifying strength is this? He's that strong?"]
Seeing Hidden Dragon slain, every Dragon Country heart trembled violently.
As if their very hearts had been pierced.
["Those killed by the ghost can't revive, they're permanently erased."]
["Hidden Dragon was revived once by a spare Resurrection Stone. If he dies again, doesn't that mean he'll never be revived again?"]
On the field, sure enough, after Hidden Dragon fell, his body did not respawn.
Seeing this, Xuan Lan hurriedly shouted, "Stop him from using Devour!"
"As long as ten seconds pass without being devoured, the fallen one can respawn!"
As Xuan Lan cried out, from the rear ranks, Ice Emperor, the Snow Emperor.
Seraph, the Sacrificer.
Moonmark, the Moon Envoy.
Diamond Titan, Hu Yanzhou!
God of War, Lu Bu!
Demon Warrior, Ivankov!
War Goddess Athena!
Even Hell Dragon Rider, Restiev!
They all charged forth, locked onto the golden warrior, and launched a full-scale assault.
The golden warrior, preparing to unleash his Devour, was interrupted mid-action by an attack from Demon Warrior Ivankov.
The others poured out a barrage, forcing the golden warrior to retreat.
But facing so many human powerhouses, the golden warrior felt no fear, on the contrary, he was thrilled.
"EXCELLENT!"
"Devouring all of you, I can at least restore seventy percent of my strength!"
With that, he unleashed his power, his longsword bursting into golden flames.
Slash!
His first target, Ivankov.
He charged at Ivankov, his blade about to pierce through his body—
BOOM!
The Hell Demon Dragon swooped from the sky.
Hell Dragon Rider Restiev landed before Ivankov, raising his shield to block the golden warrior's strike.
The fiery power coursed along the blade, spreading outward.
At once, a storm of blazing flames erupted across the battlefield, engulfing every professional around.
"Besides Asura, not a single human is worthy of being my opponent!"
"Asura is no more."
"PREPARE TO MEET YOUR END!"
As the golden warrior unleashed his power, intent on annihilating every professional present in one sweep, suddenly, a figure appeared before him.
"Who told you Asura is gone?"
[T/N: Badam! Tss!]
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