The Lord Main God Yunxiao was consumed by fear. He had personally witnessed two Main Gods rendered utterly powerless, with no way to fight back against that overwhelming force. Which Main God could possibly achieve such a feat?
Only now did he realize that the Outer Realm was not the weakest link of the Righteous Divine Lineage, but its strongest. Had he not fled swiftly by sacrificing the power of his origin, he certainly would not have returned alive. At this point, self-reproach was futile.
Lord Main God Yunxiao hurried back to the headquarters of the Evil God Lineage.
Meanwhile, Qin Heavenly Main God arrived at the border of Qinzhou. Although its defenses were formidable, he was undaunted—after all, this had once been his domain. He felt no fear or apprehension toward this place.
He sighed and said, "This place was once my domain, but now it has changed hands. This time, I will take back what I want! Evil God Lineage, I demand you take me seriously!"
"Without me, your grand schemes will falter!"
He stood silently, and soon, many of his forces rushed over. Within their ranks were a full six Divine Generals. They knelt before Qin Heavenly Main God and said in unison, "Master!"
Qin Heavenly Main God asked, "It has been years. How have you all been?"
"We are well, Lord. Our hearts have always been with you," they replied. "Past or future, this place belongs to you! With just one command from you, Lord, we would unflinchingly face death. It would be an honor to die in battle for you!"
Qin Heavenly Main God nodded, pleased. Although the Slaughter God had killed many of his former subordinates, many others had remained in hiding. Now that he had returned, these loyalists quickly answered his call.
He said, "Good. It is commendable to have endured the disgrace to survive. Is everything prepared?"
"Everything is ready, Lord. We only await your command. The Slaughter God is so full of himself that he has neglected the defenses of Qinzhou, concentrating all his forces on Sha State. That is the main front of the war, so all the Main Gods have their attention focused there."
Qin Heavenly Main God said, "Excellent. Then let us wash away our disgrace with blood. Brothers, charge!"
The mighty army surged forth, ready for battle.
The Slaughter God was in the middle of deploying his forces, as the front lines were tightly contested. He intended to summon more troops for reinforcement when a subordinate rushed in to report.
"What is it?" the Slaughter God inquired.
The subordinate said, "My Lord, Qin Heavenly Main God’s former subordinates are attacking!"
"What audacity! I spared them out of respect for our shared past as Righteous Gods, yet they dare to commit treason! Men, to battle!"
"Yes!"
The Slaughter God ascended the city wall. Indeed, a massive army was storming toward them. Their strength was a near match for his own forces, but the city wall was strong enough to hold. Besides, with a Main God like him present, their desperate struggle was nothing more than a clown’s dance.
"Slaughter God, do you know who I am?" a voice descended from the sky, accompanied by boundless thunder and lightning.
The Slaughter God leaped into the sky, where he saw Qin Heavenly Main God. He rebuked him, "So, it’s you, traitor! You dare to return!"
"Why shouldn’t I? ’Traitor’ is a bit much. A soldier dies for one who honors him. Slaughter God, you took everything from me. Now, it is time for you to repay me," Qin Heavenly Main God’s voice was cold.
"Repay you? Hahahaha, you must be joking! The Divine Domain has always been a world where the strong prey on the weak. You want me to repay you? You’re daydreaming!" the Slaughter God sneered.
But Qin Heavenly Main God retorted, "The young never listen to advice. In our last battle, you only had a chance because other Main Gods were helping you. This time, who will come to your aid?"
"I, the Slaughter God, have never feared death! Qin Heavenly Main God, let me witness your Boundless Thunder Tribulation!" the Slaughter God said coldly.
Qin Heavenly Main God replied, "Rest assured, you will not be disappointed!" He attacked, unleashing the Boundless Thunder Tribulation. It surged toward the Slaughter God, intending to shred him with its lightning.
The Slaughter God shouted, "Break!" Three streams of Slaughter Sword Qi shot from his hands, heading straight for Qin Heavenly Main God. The crimson Sword Qi created a stark contrast with the boundless lightning.
As the Slaughter Sword Qi charged toward Qin Heavenly Main God, he said coldly, "Mere parlor tricks! Shatter!" The Boundless Thunder Tribulation swirled around the three streams of Slaughter Sword Qi, stopping them from reaching him and seemingly neutralizing their effect.
The Slaughter God clasped his hands together. The three streams of Sword Qi broke free from the tribulation, rushing toward Qin Heavenly Main God with the force of a thunderbolt. Qin Heavenly Main God gathered lightning to clash with the Slaughter God’s now-merged Sword Qi.
It must be said, a Main God’s attack is always terrifying. Although they may not surpass a Subcestor, they still represent the pinnacle of the Divine Domain’s combat power. The two Main Gods had already exchanged over a hundred blows, each potentially lethal, yet neither could gain the upper hand. Such was the strength of a Main God.
Just then, with a mere thought from Qin Heavenly Main God, a bolt of lightning plummeted from the sky and struck the Slaughter God.
"Ugh!" The Slaughter God let out a muffled groan. He had never anticipated the lightning to be so capricious, as he had focused all his attention on Qin Heavenly Main God himself. Who could have thought that Qin Heavenly Main God had another trick up his sleeve? Its hidden killing intent was truly impossible to guard against.
The Slaughter God bellowed, "Surrender your life!" Enraged, he unleashed a wave of Sword Qi to crush Qin Heavenly Main God, who immediately raised a shield to defend himself. He successfully stopped the Slaughter God from pressing his advantage.
The two engaged in a fierce battle in the sky. At that moment, Qin Heavenly Main God shouted, "I wield the Power of Heaven! Tribulation of All Creation, destroy everything!" Endless lightning pressed down on the Slaughter God.
The Slaughter God used his Sword Qi to resist but seemed unable to withstand the lightning. As he was swiftly dodging the bolts, Qin Heavenly Main God suddenly burst forth from within the lightning and struck the Slaughter God with his palm.
The Slaughter God plummeted from the sky, crashing to the ground and carving out an abyss tens of thousands of meters deep.
Qin Heavenly Main God landed on the ground. The Martial Artists on and below the city wall were all dumbstruck, never imagining he possessed such formidable power.
Qin Heavenly Main God sneered, "Is this your Main God? So weak. He has fallen. Do you not intend to surrender? If you refuse, I will rain down lightning and destroy everything here!"
Many of the Martial Artists on the wall were terrified. With the Slaughter God defeated, their resistance seemed futile. But when they recalled the conviction of the Slaughter God Main God, they shouted back, "We would rather die in battle than surrender!"
Qin Heavenly Main God said, "Your courage is commendable, but in the face of absolute power, courage is just a joke! In that case, let me send you to your deaths!"
He began to summon his strongest lightning, ready to obliterate Qinzhou. But at that moment, a disturbance came from deep within the abyss. Qin Heavenly Main God, in the middle of his attack, was forced to stop.
He isn’t dead? Qin Heavenly Main God could hardly believe it. He had assumed the Slaughter God was dead. After all, lightning was the bane of all creation. No matter how strong the Slaughter God was, being struck by it should have shattered even his soul. Therefore, he was certain the Slaughter God could not have survived.
However, the commotion from below grew louder. Suddenly, a beam of crimson Sword Qi soared into the sky, its energy roiling the clouds and winds. Accompanying it was the resolute and decisive figure of a man. It was the Slaughter God.
The Slaughter God slashed his sword at Qin Heavenly Main God.
Qin Heavenly Main God spat out a mouthful of blood. If not for his ability to hide within the lightning, the Slaughter God’s attack would have just split him in two. He cried out at the Slaughter God, "The Mo Ye Sword!"
"Yes, it is indeed the Mo Ye," the Slaughter God replied calmly.
Qin Heavenly Main God was stunned. The Mo Ye Sword was known as the number one weapon of slaughter in the Divine Domain. While it might not be as dazzling as the Yuanhong Sword, the power of the Mo Ye was not to be underestimated. It had once stirred up a storm of blood and gore in the Divine Domain, earning it the title of the realm’s number one Demon Sword.
But the Mo Ye had been missing for tens of thousands of years. He had always assumed the Slaughter God’s ultimate move was nothing more than the supreme Sword Qi he could conjure in his hand. He never could have imagined that the Slaughter God actually possessed the Mo Ye.