446: Chapter 444: One Axe Severs Nine Dragons, A Rascal

The heaven-opening divine axe cleaved down, smoothly slicing through the foremost golden halo, plunging almost unimpeded into the depths as nine golden dragon phantoms roared towards the area where the divine axe descended.

"Hum!"

The nine dragons converged, forming a golden barrier—dense, heavy, and astonishingly resilient.

"Boom!"

Gu Shengge, wielding the heaven-opening divine axe, brought it down upon the golden energy barrier. A massive energy ripple exploded outward, the residual shockwaves rapidly spreading in all directions. A straight crack appeared on the thick barrier as the heaven-opening divine axe broke through once more, its heaven-splitting force striking the nine dragons.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

Though merely the trailing force of the strike, it was unstoppable. The nine dragon phantoms shattered one after another, and Gu Shengge had already closed in on the Saint Son of Soaring Dragon.

The Saint Son of Soaring Dragon was now thoroughly panicked. He clasped his hands together, silently chanting something, and before him suddenly materialized a cross emblem radiating white light.

"Boom!"

The heaven-opening divine axe fell, striking the white-light-emitting cross. This time, his attack was blocked. After being weakened layer by layer, the Saint Son of Soaring Dragon managed to parry this axe strike from Gu Shengge.

Amidst the tremendous explosive roar, the cross totem he had condensed was already riddled with cracks. Both at the Great Perfection of the Hedao Realm, he was utterly no match for Gu Shengge. A single blow had left him in a sorry state.

As the cross before him exploded, he staggered backward, cursing angrily, "Damn it! How... how are you so powerful?"

"Save that question for your so-called deity!" Gu Shengge showed no mercy, continuing his assault as the heaven-opening divine axe in his hand swept out horizontally once more.

Only then did the onlookers realize with shock that the terrifying, world-splitting attack from moments ago had merely been a casual strike from Gu Shengge.

In their eyes, the lofty, god-like Saint Son of Soaring Dragon couldn't even withstand a casual blow from Gu Shengge. This guy... was he even human?

The Saint Son of Soaring Dragon hastily dodged and retreated, simultaneously crying out, "Great God, save me!"

"Hum!"

A white pillar of light shot down from the heavens, instantly engulfing him. Amidst shrill, agonized wails, his body began to mutate. His original human form continuously shifted, becoming slender and elongated, while scales sprouted all over his body, shimmering with a cold, dark gleam.

Gu Shengge stood not far away, watching clearly. He was undergoing a transformation, seemingly dragonizing, his body gradually turning into that of a dragon.

"Turning into a dragon?" Gu Shengge found it almost laughable. Zhigui's true dragon Bloodline was constantly being purified. With his repeated assistance, the purity of her dragon blood had already surpassed ninety percent of the world's Dragon Clan, rivaling a true dragon's Bloodline. For this Saint Son of Soaring Dragon to manifest a dragon body at this moment was truly somewhat ridiculous.

Thinking this, a glint flashed in Gu Shengge's eyes. Since this fellow possessed some dragon blood, he could be refined and absorbed by Zhigui.

At this thought, a smile actually appeared on Gu Shengge's face. This scene caused the Cultivators who had come following the "oracle" to change expressions abruptly, their eyes filled with terror.

Just what did this terrifying existence, Gu Shengge, intend to do?

Under their stunned gazes, a massive millstone woven with Yin and Yang Qi materialized in the air. As it rotated, Yin and Yang reversed, vast swathes of Chaos mist drifted out, accompanied by Chaos lightning, exuding unparalleled pressure and fear.

"Creeeak... creeeak..."

The great mill turned, sounding as if some entity were gnawing on the bones of gods and demons, making one's scalp tingle and Soul tremble.

The Saint Son of Soaring Dragon, within the white pillar of light, also sensed that horrifying, dreadful aura. He looked up in terror, only to see a massive object, mountain-like in size, pressing down horizontally, even dispersing the white sacred pillar of light.

"Boom!"

With a deafening roar, darkness engulfed his vision. Everything was black. The sacred white light on his body vanished without a trace, leaving only him, alone, waiting for something in this place.

"Great God, the supreme Great God, the omnipotent Great God, save me! Save me!"

He recited scriptures, praying incessantly. His dragon body wasn't fully manifested yet; he was currently a half-human, half-dragon defective product. He absolutely could not perish at this moment.

Perhaps the Great God truly heard his pleas, as a beam of white light, sacred and gentle, actually appeared above his head, allowing his transformation to continue.

"Hahaha... As expected, the Great God would not abandon His faithful!"

He laughed heartily, feeling fortunate. Little did he know, that was an opening Gu Shengge had intentionally left, precisely to allow his transformation to proceed, so that more refined dragon blood could be extracted later.

The white pillar of light descending from the heavens seemed unaware, still continuously transmitting power to the Saint Son of Soaring Dragon.

This puzzled Gu Shengge somewhat. Logically, the other party should be able to control every movement in this world. His own intentions weren't hard to decipher either, yet the other party acted as if they hadn't seen, still pouring power into the Saint Son of Soaring Dragon.

What was going on? In the current situation, even if the Saint Son of Soaring Dragon reached the Mahayana Realm, he couldn't escape. What was the other party aiming for?

Unless... the other party itself was under some restriction, unable to fully control this world. Instead, they used other methods to observe the happenings here, and after gaining insight, channeled power through the heavens onto these Cultivators.

Though it was just speculation, based on Gu Shengge's observations, it seemed to be exactly that.

A faint glimmer flashed in Gu Shengge's eyes as his gaze fell upon the Cultivators in the sky.

These guys obviously didn't have as much "divine favor." They were still up in the cloud layers, watching the spectacle!

However, since they had chosen to oppose him, how could they easily remain aloof?

A cruel smile appeared on Gu Shengge's face. "Gentlemen, since you came together, there's no need to stay out of it, right? Now, all of you, come down!"

A cold glint flashed in Gu Shengge's eyes. He waved his sleeve, and the power of order regulated heaven and earth. The Cultivators above the cloud layers were uncontrollably drawn towards him. Amidst cries of alarm, they were all stuffed into the yin-yang great mill.

The massive crosses in the sky, under the slicing force of order, also crumbled like collapsing structures, shattering and falling, dissolving into nothingness.

Meanwhile, Jun Mengqing caught up with Lin Shu, who was trying to slip away, and sneered, "Lin Shu, with that arrogance you showed earlier, if I don't kill you today, I'll probably never have peace of mind for the rest of my life."

Once caught, Lin Shu immediately cowered. Her earlier bravado had only been because she relied on their superior numbers. After all, once they suppressed and killed Jun Mengqing, it wouldn't affect her future.

Who could have imagined that the power of the Saint Son of Soaring Dragon and the Great God would prove so utterly feeble, completely unable to withstand Gu Shengge's assault? In such a short time, their side had suffered a crushing defeat. The Great God had even fallen silent; the crosses representing the Great God were shattered, yet He dared not appear, leaving her in utter despair. (End of Chapter)