The defenses crumbled, and the women's mangled bodies formed a human wall.

The white figure of Hinata falling was like a red-hot iron, searing Su Chen’s eyes and the hearts of everyone in the Nishen Legion.

“Hinata!”

Su Chen’s heart-wrenching roar pierced through the golden divine radiance, making the very air tremble. The god-defying longsword in his hand hummed incessantly, and his black spirit power surged like a raging tide. He wished he could immediately break free from the Sea God’s entanglement and rush to that falling figure. However, the Sea God Trident carried the Tide Power, firmly locking his path of retreat. Cold seawater washed over his ankles, but the bone-chilling cold was far less than the pain surging in his heart.

“Being distracted is a major taboo, Reverse Lord.” The Sea God’s voice was teasing as the trident suddenly swept across, sending Su Chen flying. “These women of yours, each one so indifferent to life and death, are truly admirable. However... just like that boy named Xiao Ling, no matter how they struggle, they cannot escape the fate of being crushed by the gods.”

“Shut up!” Su Chen wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, the killing intent in his eyes almost solidifying. The Sea God’s words instantly brought back the images of him crushing Xiao Ling three times—the severed Blue Silver Grass in Suotuo City, the stolen ancient spirit ring in the Star Dou Secret Realm, and the pathetic sight of him being pinned under his palm at the Shrek school gate. Xiao Ling was a low-quality pawn of the God Realm, and the god before him was merely a more arrogant player! Today, he would smash both the pawn and the board together!

At this moment, the battlefield was already a purgatory.

The barrier of the God-Defying Grand Array was covered in spider-web-like cracks under the repeated bombardment of the three Main Gods. Golden divine radiance poured frantically through the cracks, scorching every inch of land within the array. The 100,000 Divine Army, like sharks smelling blood, flooded in through the cracks. Their Divine Armor shimmered with a cold light, and wherever they passed, only ruins remained. The soldiers of the Nishen Legion fought bloodily, yet they still found it difficult to withstand the pressure of the gods.

The children of the Youth God-Defying Squad, holding crude runes engraved with nishen markings, stood trembling in front of the medical point. Their faces were full of fear, yet not a single one retreated—because behind them were the unconscious Hinata, the blood-soaked Zhuqing, Xiao Wu who could barely stand, and Xiao Yi Xian, who had just been heavily injured while protecting Hinata.

On Zhuqing’s back, a deep wound that showed the bone was still dripping with black-red blood; it was a mark left by the Asura Demon Slash, and even more than half of her divine soul had been torn. Her God-Defying Shadow Soul Power was dim, and the black markings on her half-broken Shadow Wings were almost fading—these wings were the God-Defying Power she had awakened back then in the cave when she used her Shadow Soul Power to heal Su Chen and kissed his wound. Now, she gritted her teeth, enduring the excruciating pain of her torn divine soul, and used her remaining half-wing to protect Ning Rongrong and the children behind her. Her raspy voice carried an unquestionable resolve: “If you want to pass... step over my corpse first.”

Ning Rongrong held the cracked nishen nine treasure glazed tile pagoda. The black markings on the pagoda flickered intermittently, and the blood at the corner of her mouth stained the glazed luster of the pagoda. Her spirit power had long been overextended. Every time she activated an amplification, it felt like a knife was carving through her internal organs—this pagoda had awakened when Su Chen helped her break the shackles of 'Seven Treasures Cannot Become Tools' and injected God-Defying Soul Power into her at the top of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School’s pagoda. Now, looking in the direction where Hinata had fallen, she bit down hard, injecting the last bit of her Life Essence into the pagoda. A faint golden light lit up again, enveloping the Youth Squad in front of her: “The amplification... cannot stop... the power of the Sisters... cannot be missing...”

Xiao Wu supported herself with her shattered Nishen Soft Bone Rabbit Ears. The wound in her abdomen, pierced by the Sea God Trident, was still seeping pink-black blood, which was Soft Bone Soul Power infused with God-Defying Soul Power. Her face was as pale as paper, but the night in the Black Forest treehouse echoed in her mind, when Su Chen held her and gently said, “I will protect you from now on.” She watched the approaching Divine Army, her rabbit ears trembling slightly, but she stubbornly raised her head. Her voice carried a sob, yet it was incredibly firm: “Sister Zhuqing... Sister Rongrong... we... cannot lose...”

Before her voice could fade, a golden blade of light slashed toward them.

It was a Middle God of the God Realm. He looked at the three scarred women before him, his eyes full of contempt. He recognized Zhuqing’s Shadow Wings and Ning Rongrong’s Glazed Tile Pagoda; the images of Xiao Ling being suppressed by their combined efforts were still circulating in the archives of the God Realm. “With just you remnants and defeated generals, you think you can stop the Divine Army? What a joke!” The light blade sliced through the air with sharp killing intent, heading straight for Ning Rongrong’s Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda—he wanted to destroy the support core of the Nishen Legion!

Ning Rongrong closed her eyes, Zhuqing’s body tensed, and Xiao Wu’s rabbit ear wings moved to the very front.

But at that moment, two figures, like arrows released from a bow, blocked the way in front of them.

It was Yun Yun and Xun'er.

Yun Yun’s right arm was wrapped in bandages, and the God-Defying Wind Blade at the stump was still flickering slightly—that was the God-Defying Power she had awakened while standing side-by-side with Su Chen on the ruined great hall of the Cloud Mist Sect Ruins, which had once severed the grievances left by the Sect. Now, her Wind Blade was so weak it was almost invisible, and blood overflowed from the corner of her mouth, yet she still kept her spine straight: “If you want to hurt them... you’ll have to go through us first!”

At Xiao Xun Er’s fingertips, a cluster of God-Defying Colored Phoenix Fire flickered. This was the power that had evolved after she and Su Chen absorbed the Origin of Exotic Fire together at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, and it had once scorched Xiao Ling into a pathetic flight. Now, the Phoenix Fire was reduced to a mere spark, yet it still carried a temperature capable of incinerating gods. She leaned on Yun Yun’s shoulder and spoke softly but firmly: “My exotic fire... burns only for protection.”

The powers of the two intertwined, forming a faint Wind-Fire Barrier.

“Boom!”

The golden light blade crashed into the barrier, producing a deafening roar. The Wind-Fire Barrier shattered instantly, and Yun Yun and Xun'er were sent flying, crashing heavily to the ground and spitting out a large mouthful of blood. The pain at Yun Yun’s severed arm made her entire body twitch.

“Sister Yun Yun! Sister Xun'er!” Xiao Wu cried out, wanting to rush over, but she was firmly held back by Zhuqing.

A hint of despair flashed in Zhuqing’s eyes.

They... had no strength left.

The footsteps of the Divine Army drew closer and closer. Their faces were filled with cruel smiles. The children in the medical point let out whimpers of fear. Ning Rongrong’s Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda had completely dimmed.

The golden light blade lit up once more.

This time, there was no one left to block it.

But at that moment, Zhuqing suddenly let go of Ning Rongrong’s hand. She turned her head and looked at the Sisters behind her—Zi Yan’s Nishen dragon phoenix wings were shattered, and her silver-white dragon scales were covered in blood; that was the power awakened after absorbing Dragon Phoenix Essence Blood deep within a volcano. Kushina’s Nishen Red chakra blade had fallen to the ground, and the Uzumaki markings on her wrist were dim; that was the mark Su Chen had left when he suppressed her bloodline riot in the cave. Qing Lin’s Nishen Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils had lost their luster, and the dark snake swarm around her was nearly wiped out; those were the pupils that evolved after subduing the Ancient Snake King deep in the Snake Cave. Karin’s green Healing Soul Power was so weak it was almost invisible, and the corner of her mouth still held the residual warmth from the last time she bit Su Chen’s arm to heal him. Medusa’s golden scales had lost their shine, and her snake tail hung powerlessly on the ground; those were the black and white dual-colored scales Su Chen had helped her unlock at the Petrification Altar. Hanabi gripped her god-defying void-slicing blade, the black markings on the blade flickering; it was a weapon Su Chen had personally forged for her and infused with God-Defying Soul Power... Every single one of them was injured, every single one had overextended their spirit power, yet in every one of their eyes burned an unyielding flame.

“Sisters...” Zhuqing’s voice, transmitted through the Nishen Mark, entered the sea of consciousness of every heavily injured woman. Her voice was raspy, yet it carried a power that pierced the soul. “Do you still remember our oath?”

“Protect each other... protect the continent...”

“Even if... we must use our bodies to build a wall!”

The moment the words fell, Zhuqing was the first to charge out. Her half-broken Shadow Wings erupted with the last of their God-Defying light, and her body turned into a black bolt of lightning, crashing into the Divine Army at the very front. In her mind, the words she said by the cave campfire while kissing Su Chen’s wound flashed: “You were the first person to risk your life for me.” Today, she would fight for him, and for everyone, until her last breath!

Ning Rongrong bit down hard and followed, clutching the nishen nine treasure glazed tile pagoda. The black markings on the top of the pagoda flickered; that was what she had said while holding Su Chen’s hand at the top of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School’s pagoda: “I want to be your support forever.”

Xiao Wu wiped the tears from her face and charged out, dragging her injured body. Pink-black Soft Bone Soul Power wrapped around her; that was the tenderness from when Su Chen promised, “I will protect you from now on,” under the moonlight of the Black Forest treehouse. Today, it was her turn to protect him!

Yun Yun and Xun'er supported each other as they stood up. The God-Defying Wind Blade and the Colored Phoenix Fire intertwined; it was the wind of the Cloud Mist Sect Ruins and the fire of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. It was their promise to Su Chen: “I am no longer the Cloud Mist Sect Sect Master, just your Yun Yun,” and “My exotic fire burns only for you.”

Zi Yan crawled out from the ruins, her dragon phoenix wings erupting with their final light as she roared and charged at the Divine Army: “Being with you makes me stronger!”

Kushina picked up her chakra blade, Qing Lin summoned her last two black snakes, Karin activated her Healing Soul Power to protect The women, Medusa’s snake tail swept across, and Hanabi gripped her void-slicing blade... Every woman who could still stand charged out.

Their bodies were covered in scars, their spirit power was long overextended, and their nishen markings were all dim.

Yet they still stood together, shoulder to shoulder, hand in hand, using their broken bodies to build a human wall.

This human wall was neither high nor thick, yet it stopped the footsteps of the 100,000 Divine Army.

The attacks of the Divine Army landed on their bodies, making dull thudding sounds.

Blood stained their clothes, stained the ground beneath their feet, and stained the nishen markings on their bodies.

But not a single one of them retreated, and not a single one of them fell.

“If you want to pass... step over our corpses first!”

The voices of The women intertwined, echoing across the entire battlefield, carrying the overbearing power of the God-Defying Power and the firmness of their bonds with each other.

Su Chen looked at that human wall built with broken bodies, at those blood-soaked women, and at the nishen markings flickering on them—those were the unique Bond Marks he shared with each of them. His eyes instantly turned red, and his black God-Defying Soul Power erupted like a volcano, making even the Sea God Trident tremble.

He remembered Hinata’s final piece of intelligence.

The divine force resonance of the three Main Gods had a three-breath gap!

“Sea God! Give me your life!”

Su Chen’s figure turned into a black stream of light, charging toward the Sea God against the golden divine radiance.

The god-defying longsword in his hand erupted with unprecedented light.

In that light was his anger, his despair, and even more so, his... obsession with The women.

Above the battlefield, the divine force of the three Main Gods was slowly resonating.

The three-breath gap would vanish in an instant.

Victory or defeat in this battle depended on this single move!