Chapter 484: Divinity! The Final Battle
The sword’s appearance sent shockwaves through the entire arena, causing everyone present to pale.
“What is that?”
“Such terrifying pressure!” The Dao Bone Aptitude geniuses trembled, their faces contorted with fear as they craned their necks to gaze upward.
The energy radiating from the sword was immeasurably vast.
Had a divinity been present, they would have sensed a trace of divinity within this overwhelming power!
Though minuscule, this sliver of divinity was enough to crush any seventh breakthrough expert.
“Wood God Sword.”
“Go!” Xu Haiyue raised her hand and pointed, unleashing the Wood God Sword, imbued with that sliver of divinity, in a blinding streak toward Chen Zilu.
“This Wood God Sword is formed from a vast accumulation of mysteries of wood,” Xu Haiyue declared smugly. “While my comprehension of profound mysteries may not match yours, as a transcendent, I can command far greater quantities of the mysteries of heaven and earth!”
So-called divinities merely wield greater control over the mysteries of heaven and earth.
When these mysteries of heaven and earth reach extreme concentration, a trace of divine resonance naturally emerges.
This is the terrifying potential of Transcendent Aptitude.
Even if her realm was lower, Xu Haiyue could command far more of the mysteries of heaven and earth than Chen Zilu.
Such a technique would be utterly impossible for even a Dao Bone Aptitude genius who had reached the eighth breakthrough to execute.
“This isn’t good.”
“That power?” Jiang Ye’s expression darkened. “Senior Sister is in trouble.”
The strike Xu Haiyue unleashed even made Jiang Ye feel a hint of threat.
“Can Senior Sister withstand it?” Jiang Ye stared intently at the battlefield, a flicker of worry in his eyes.
He hoped Chen Zilu could make it to the end and fight alongside him.
“Divinity?”
“Such immense pressure,” Chen Zilu murmured, her expression grave. “Even my mysteries of gold feel suppressed.”
This was utterly inconceivable.
Metal inherently countered wood. Moreover, Chen Zilu’s mysteries of gold had reached the quasi-eighth breakthrough threshold, which should have allowed her to decisively overwhelm Xu Haiyue.
Yet now, the situation had completely reversed.
“She controls too many mysteries of wood,” Chen Zilu thought rapidly. “The sheer quantity has triggered a qualitative shift.”
Boom!
She swung her long spear, attempting to parry the terrifying sword strike.
But no matter what technique Chen Zilu employed, the sword’s power instantly obliterated it.
In an instant, the Wood God Sword, radiating destructive force, had closed in on Chen Zilu.
“Not good!” Chen Zilu’s pupils contracted. She could feel the threat of death looming.
She knew that if she didn’t retreat, that sword would pierce her completely, extinguishing her life.
“Give up?”
“No!” Chen Zilu gritted her teeth. “I have to succeed. I have to make it to the finals.”
A stubborn streak ran deep within her.
Hold on! Not just for Jiang Ye, but for herself.
Her nature dictated that she never wanted to stand behind Jiang Ye, becoming a burden. Instead, she wanted to stand before him, shielding him from all harm.
At the very least, she wanted to stand beside him, fighting shoulder to shoulder.
If she fell here, it would mean she could only ever look up at Jiang Ye’s retreating figure from now on.
“I can’t retreat.”
“Hold on!” Chen Zilu clenched her teeth, and a surge of power erupted from within her.
In an instant, her long spear began to move again.
Whoosh! Vast quantities of the mysteries of gold converged, swirling like a vortex as they rushed toward her.
In the blink of an eye,
a massive amount of the mysteries of gold coalesced into a dazzling golden spear. Its aura was incomparably sharp, piercing through the very fabric of heaven and earth.
Upon closer inspection, countless golden runes could be seen shimmering across the spear’s surface, radiating an aura of profound mystery.
Faintly, the spear resonated with the same fundamental Dao as the Wood God Sword.
Boom!
The golden long spear collided violently with the Wood God Sword.
A terrifying clash of power.
Crack!
A sharp, brittle sound echoed as a fissure appeared on the Wood God Sword, spiderwebbing across its surface.
Bang! The Wood God Sword shattered completely.
“What?!”
“Is that golden divinity?” Xu Haiyue exclaimed in disbelief, her body instantly pierced by the golden spear, sending her flying backward.
The terrifying energy surged outward, tearing through the void.
The shockwave, horrifying in its intensity, hurled Xu Haiyue off the arena. When she finally landed, her body was riddled with cracks, on the verge of exploding.
Xu Haiyue had been defeated!
“She won?”
“Chen Zilu, the second successful challenger!”
“That spear just now? Unbelievable!” The other participants were stunned.
Earlier, they had all assumed Chen Zilu was doomed to lose.
But who could have imagined that her final spear strike would unleash such unimaginable power, instantly crushing Xu Haiyue?
Unlike most participants, the Heavenly Prides with Transcendent Aptitudes present at the scene wore varied expressions.
“It’s the metal divine resonance!”
“Chen Zilu just manifested the metal divine resonance? How did she do that?”
“Isn’t she only at the Dao Bone Aptitude?” The transcendent prodigies were utterly bewildered.
The metal divine resonance, also known as golden divinity, requires the condensation of vast mysteries of gold to birth a trace of divinity.
Logically, someone with the Dao Bone Aptitude at the seventh breakthrough stage should have no possibility of achieving this.
The Dao Bone Aptitude simply cannot control such a massive quantity of the mysteries of heaven and earth.
“Chen Zilu.”
“The ancestor was right after all.” Zhou Xingkong stared at Chen Zilu, his eyes gleaming with greed. “This woman harbors a great secret.”
Whether it was Chen Zilu’s astonishing comprehension of profound mysteries or the golden divinity she had just manifested, everything pointed to her possessing an unimaginable opportunity within her.
In the void above the circular platform:
“Chen Zilu actually won?”
“Golden divinity? How is that possible?”
“Divinity can only be manifested by those with Transcendent Aptitudes, right?”
“Is she truly just a dao bone?” The demigod experts were stunned.
If Jiang Ye’s earlier performance had merely surprised them, Chen Zilu’s battle had left them utterly incredulous.
After all, rapid comprehension of profound mysteries could be explained by high compatibility with certain Dao Bone Aptitudes, allowing even those at the seventh breakthrough stage to quickly grasp the mysteries of heaven and earth.
But divinity was different!
It was universally understood that only transcendent beings could manifest it.
“Unbelievable.”
“It was already a miracle for a Dao Bone Aptitude to produce someone like Jiang Ye,” Alliance Leader Qi Tian remarked. “I never imagined there would be another like Chen Zilu.”
Hearing this, the demigods exchanged meaningful glances.
How could they miss the alliance leader’s unspoken intentions?
He clearly favored the connection between Jiang Ye and Chen Zilu.
“Hmph.” The Zhou Family Demigod snorted inwardly, his gaze fixed on the projection screen, his thoughts unreadable.
On the transcendent platform:
“I won?”
“What was that just now?” Chen Zilu was momentarily dazed before quickly recovering. “Divinity?”
A hint of disbelief flickered across her delicate features.
She knew this was utterly illogical.
But how had she done it? Even she couldn’t explain it.
“I think I accidentally triggered some kind of switch,” Chen Zilu said, her expression strange. “From now on, I can manifest the golden divinity at will.”
This was an immense boon for her.
Yet for some reason, Chen Zilu felt a lingering unease in her heart.
Did these powers truly belong to her?
Neither the profound mysteries she had grasped at the peak of the seventh breakthrough nor the golden divinity she had now obtained had been earned through her own cultivation.
“Why is this happening?”
“What exactly is inside my body?” Chen Zilu’s anxiety grew.
Just then, a voice echoed in her mind: “Senior Sister, congratulations! You’ve made it to the finals.”
Chen Zilu snapped out of her reverie and turned to look at Jiang Ye.
A faint smile bloomed on her delicate face.
“Mm!”
No matter what, Chen Zilu thought to herself, at least I didn’t lose. Now I can fight alongside Jiang Ye.
The core region selection continued.
In the tournament arena, only a dozen contestants remained.
Time flowed onward.
One by one, the remaining dozen or so contestants were eliminated, and no third challenger succeeded.
By this point, only ten participants remained in the entire tournament space.
These were the ten guardians stationed on the ten transcendent platforms!
Rumble!
Rumble!
The ten transcendent platforms suddenly began to drift inward, converging toward the center.
Moments later, the platforms seamlessly merged, forming an immense, super-sized arena.
For the first time, the ten guardians stood together on the same platform.
This signaled the start of the final battle!
(End of the Chapter)