256: The True Body of the Martial God

With one punch, heaven and earth seemed to stand still for an instant.

Immediately after, an extremely terrifying power erupted.

The spatial power of the Heavenly Struggle Cross Slash was forcefully resisted by this power.

Then, a heart-wrenching power burst forth, and the Heavenly Struggle Cross Slash was forcefully torn apart.

"Hmph!" The Valkyrie roared and charged towards Clarissa.

He unleashed a punch, divine power erupted, and the fist print flew towards Clarissa like a meteor.

Clarissa's eyes seemed to contain stars, and with one sword strike, Star Sword Intent erupted.

It effortlessly tore apart the fist print meteor and continued its momentum, flying towards the Valkyrie.

The Valkyrie felt the sharp Sword Intent that made all his hair stand on end and his muscles tense, and his pupils suddenly contracted.

What terrifying Sword Intent!

The Valkyrie had encountered such a powerful "Intent" for the first time.

In comparison, his own Fist Intent was completely inferior, far too different!

However, facing such Sword Intent, the Valkyrie was excited and his blood boiled.

He didn't know how long it had been since he had encountered an enemy of this martial arts realm!

The Valkyrie roared, meeting the attack with a punch, unleashing his own Fist Intent without reservation, condensing his essence, qi, and spirit into one, gathering it on his fist.

Fist and sword met.

Pfft!

A long, narrow wound split open from the Valkyrie's fist to his forearm, then to his chest and shoulder, and blood splattered out from it.

The slightly golden blood reflected a golden glow in the air.

The Valkyrie flew backward dozens of meters, fell to the ground, and slid for a good distance before finally stopping.

"So strong..." The spectators watching the battle were dazzled, as both sides constantly exchanged blows, and in the blink of an eye, the Valkyrie was sent flying by another sword strike, his divine body even cut open.

Many of the observing gods were greatly astonished; the Valkyrie's divine body and divine power were already not weak, yet Clarissa could break through his divine power and injure his divine body.

This also meant that she could similarly harm them.

This was something many cross-border visitors couldn't do.

Many cross-border visitors might have certain abilities far stronger than gods, but in a real fight, gods with their divine bodies, divine power, and divine authority were already in an invincible position.

And Clarissa, this cross-border visitor, was the first one in nearly a thousand years who could injure a divine body.

The last cross-border visitor who could injure a divine body was someone from over fifteen hundred years ago, also a swordsman.

That person held a sword called Tai'a and used an ability called Soldier's Tongue Liberation, almost cleaving the God of Strength in half with one sword.

His strength was extremely terrifying, but other gods arrived, and after a struggle between the two sides, the final outcome was a peaceful resolution.

Neither side intended to fight to the death, and finally, that person stayed here for three to five days before leaving this world.

Maple Leaf also looked at the power displayed by the Valkyrie, feeling more and more how "shameful" and overconfident she had been at the time...

At the same time, she was shocked by Clarissa's strength.

She had thought it was "all her strength," but from what the people in the group said, it seemed Administrator Clarissa hadn't even been serious?

"That... Is the Administrator's strength really that strong?" Maple Leaf couldn't help but ask, listening to everyone's words.

"Haha! A newcomer has this question? Although I've never seen Clarissa go all out... this strength is indeed not Clarissa's full strength," Lin Zifeng said with a laugh.

"As far as I know... Clarissa has three forms alone... The current one is her normal state... Each form is much stronger than the last, so do you think she's been serious?" Yi Xin said to Maple Leaf with a smile.

"Three... three forms?!" Maple Leaf was somewhat dumbfounded upon hearing Yi Xin's words.

Such terrifying strength and power, and it was only her normal state?!

Maple Leaf felt a bit dizzy; how strong was Clarissa at her full power!

Could it be the kind where even the Valkyrie would be instantly killed?

In Maple Leaf's perception, the Valkyrie was already an extremely powerful existence; before, she was a bit "self-righteous," but now that she had witnessed the Valkyrie's power, she felt that she might never be able to reach the Valkyrie's realm in her entire life.

As expected of a god...

"Don't worry! Since you've joined the Cross-World Group, we are family. Pay more attention to the group when you're free, chat more with everyone, and if you don't understand anything, just ask. In the Cross-World Group, the most important thing is source points. With source points, it's not a problem for you to ascend to heaven in one step. As for Valkyrie or God of Slaughter, as long as you have source points, you can step on the Valkyrie and punch the God of Slaughter!" Bai Mo said to Maple Leaf with a slightly exaggerated tone.

"Hmm..." Maple Leaf didn't speak but continued to watch the live broadcast.

The Valkyrie slowly stood up from the ground; although he had been cleaved by a sword and injured, his face was full of excitement.

"Your martial arts are at their peak! Very good!" The Valkyrie said to Clarissa, "Your Sword Intent has a very high concept, with boundless prospects... Thank you for the guidance!"

"Hmm... You mean you're not fighting anymore?" Clarissa raised an eyebrow slightly, listening to the Valkyrie's words.

"Of course not, this battle isn't over yet!" The Valkyrie grinned, his divine authority having accumulated to a triple amplification.

"Next, I'm going to use my strongest power!" The Valkyrie said to Clarissa. Then, numerous golden patterns appeared on the Valkyrie's body, and his middle-aged appearance suddenly changed.

The Valkyrie seemed to be gilded, his entire body bathed in golden light, his eyes emitting white light, and his body was a golden physique.

This was the Valkyrie's true body! His divine body!

In this state, the Valkyrie, or rather, most gods, possess a true divine body; their usual appearance is a "mortal" form.

In this state, there isn't any significant overall improvement, for example, in physical strength, which is only a slight increase.

However, in terms of divine power, there will be a massive surge.

It's like removing a restriction.

Seeing this, the surrounding gods all focused their attention.

This state is a god's strongest state.

Success or failure depends on this one move!

They didn't know if the Valkyrie would win, or if this cross-border visitor would be superior.

Clarissa looked at the Valkyrie in this state, her eyebrows slightly raised, and she couldn't help but exclaim, "Gods really have a lot of trump cards!"

An endless stream of trump cards; Clarissa thought she had reached the limit, but there was still more.

This world was truly too interesting! After all, Clarissa knew that the Valkyrie's strength in this world was probably only at the upper-middle tier, like top T2 or tail-end T1.

But he could possess such power!

This also meant that Maple Leaf, this new member, might also possess such power in the future, after all, divine positions could be inherited or "succeeded."

Clarissa was quite looking forward to Maple Leaf becoming a "Valkyrie" in the future.

Or... should she get serious, try to chop down the Valkyrie in front of her, and let Maple Leaf inherit the Valkyrie's position?

However, Clarissa only thought about it for a moment before dismissing the idea.

Maple Leaf was "unworthy of the position" and not qualified enough, and this world was not simple... If she really chopped down the Valkyrie, those hidden gods probably wouldn't let her go either.

Even if she could run back to the Cross-World Group, Maple Leaf would probably suffer greatly.

Forget it, forget it. Clarissa glanced at the Valkyrie.

The Valkyrie didn't know why a chill flashed through his heart.

Nor did he know that he had "escaped death."

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