Chapter 948 - Clash
The Light Faction’s units closed in, steadily shrinking the former Dark Faction members’ room to maneuver. The Light Faction Major Gods watching from the perimeter joined the assault, launching divine skills from a distance.
Inside Paradise Island’s special zone, their attacks were dramatically amplified. On the other hand, the former Dark Faction members suffered weakened defenses under the zone’s effects. Faced with such overwhelming odds, some of them began to falter.
Han Wu watched them get injured and desperation surged through him. He refused to let this rescue mission end in failure. Gathering every ounce of strength he had left, he poured everything into one final effort and activated the effects and incomplete versions of his Duel, Conversion, True Martial, and Slaughter Jurisdictions respectively.
“Duel God Physique, Energy Conservation, True Martial God Physique, and Slaughter Domain!”
With multiple Jurisdictions active at once, Han Wu started wrenching the glowing spear from his body. At the same time, the incomplete Slaughter Domain expanded outward. Every creature Han Wu had ever slain poured out of the Slaughter Domain and hurled itself at the Light Faction’s units, buying the former Dark Faction members precious breathing room.
“Pathetic. You are struggling for nothing,” The Light God King loomed above and unleashed his authority. “Suppression and Purification!”
The creatures flooding out of the Slaughter Domain were crushed without mercy. When the Goddess of Enchantment witnessed the scene, she abandoned all hope of escape. The former Dark Faction members would die there. That was their fate. Han Wu, though, wasn’t one of them. He shouldn’t die in this place.
As such, Su Lan poured every last Divine Point into breaking apart the war spear lodged in Han Wu’s chest. “Han Wu, forget about us. Run! With your strength, you can absolutely break through the Light Faction’s siege.”
The spear contained the Light God King’s Jurisdiction, making it incredibly difficult to destroy. After activating his Conversion Jurisdiction’s Energy Conservation, Han Wu had been dismantling the spear’s energy and converting it into his own. Working together, they finally shattered the spear.
Han Wu rose to his feet again. His wounds closed stubbornly under Undying’s effect, and the crushing pressure of his Fetterbane Dragonforge form swept across the battlefield once more.
The Light God King raised a hand. “Still haven’t accepted your fate? A feeble spark like you dares defy my light, as radiant as the sun itself. Fool.”
A violent column of light engulfed Han Wu’s 100,000-meter-tall frame. Under its searing heat, the Fetterbane Dragonforge exoskeleton slowly carbonized and crumbled. Han Wu pushed his Conversion Jurisdiction to its limits, converting as much of the Light Energy as possible into his own power.
Unfortunately, even that wasn’t enough. The gap between him and the Light God King remained insurmountable. Attacks infused with the Light Jurisdiction couldn’t be absorbed so easily.
The Light God King increased the output further. “Kneel.”
The pillar of light seemed determined to purify Han Wu out of existence. The Fetterbane Dragonforge exoskeleton could no longer endure. It shattered with a thunderous crash, and Han Wu reverted to his base form, burns covering every inch of his body.
Meanwhile, Undying continued working, faithfully consuming energy to heal his injuries at a visible rate.
Unfortunately, Han Wu couldn’t win. Not like this. He was nowhere close to the Light God King’s level. Left with no other option, he played his final card: the Minute Hand ability!
In an instant, Temporal Energy erupted from within him, and everything within 1,000 meters of him froze in place.
The countdown commenced. He had sixty seconds.
Han Wu immediately activated his Demon King Transformation again. The moment the towering form took shape, he moved at blistering speed, gathering every former Dark Faction member and binding them to him. He ran without looking back. If he could just cross out of Paradise Island’s boundary, he could connect to his Microcosm and draw upon its power.
The Light God King retaliated frantically. Countless miniature spears of condensed light screamed toward Han Wu, only to freeze the instant they entered his thousand-meter radius. Under the Minute Hand ability, everything within that range except Han Wu himself was locked in temporal stasis. The incoming attacks were no exception.
The Light God King’s mind raced. If direct attacks couldn’t reach Han Wu, he would cage him instead. In the next instant, a boundless wall of light erupted from the ground and rose to the heavens, completely sealing off Paradise Island’s edge.
Even with time frozen, Han Wu couldn’t break through the wall quickly enough. The Minute Hand expired before he could escape Paradise Island. He was just one wall away from freedom.
“Surrender.” The Light God King appeared in person, followed by a host of Light Faction Major Gods and masked guards. They advanced rapidly on Han Wu.
Bitterness crossed Han Wu’s face. The wall of light behind him had sealed away every last shred of hope. He had utterly lost in this contest of power against the Light God King.
Then a figure appeared right in front of him. It was Jia Gui!
The man who had remained invisible throughout the entire battle was suddenly here.
The Light Faction Major Gods eyed him with open contempt. The battle was practically over, and the outcome was decided. What could he possibly accomplish now? With the Light God King present, Jia Gui could have all the tricks in the world, and it wouldn’t make a difference.
Jia Gui was terrified, but he hurried to Han Wu’s side anyway. “Brother Han Wu, guess what I just did?”
Han Wu was in no mood for guessing games. Death was staring him in the face.
Seeing Han Wu’s lack of interest, Jia Gui dropped the act and pointed behind his back. “I snuck out. Then I contacted your avatar and had him send something over.”
Han Wu reached out and touched it. The sensation was instantly familiar. It was Peerless! Jia Gui had actually brought it here!
The moment his hand closed around Peerless, a flood of power poured into him, and his injuries healed instantly. Peerless was a World Divine Weapon. It was a world unto itself!
The Light God King sensed that something was wrong and raised his hand again, launching thousands of Jurisdiction-infused miniature war spears.
Han Wu swung Peerless and unleashed a devastating technique.
“Skyshell!”
The Black Tortoise Armament Spirit erupted and materialized as a colossal dome, shielding Han Wu and the former Dark Faction members.
Han Wu felt his energy reserves drop sharply, but it didn’t matter. He immediately followed up with another slash.
“Sky Eater Slash!”
The Sky Eater Slash resonated with the Kunpeng Divine Art within him. A massive Kun[1] materialized and lunged at the Light Faction forces, swallowing countless enemies whole.
Energy surged back into Han Wu, replenishing his reserves. With enough of his energy restored, Han Wu spun around and struck the wall of light behind him.
“Skypiercer!”
The energy coalesced into a spiraling spike that drilled relentlessly into the wall of light, boring through it and carving open a passage.
The Light God King’s eyes blazed with killing intent. “Han Wu, I won’t let you leave!”
He raised his hand, and boundless Light Energy gathered into a magnificent spear. It was the Spear of Victory, one of the effects derived from his Light Jurisdiction. Its power was enough to kill a God King. Today, the Light God King would use the Spear of Victory to end Han Wu.
1. The mythical whale that could swallow the heavens ☜