Dawn of a New Era
Chapter 684 - 658: Destruction
"Boom"
A massive foot stomped down heavily.
Like a small tactical nuclear bomb with a hundred-ton yield, a terrifying shockwave swept in all directions. Countless shattered corpses flew in the air, and the air was tinged with a faint trace of blood.
Even the nearby several-kilometer-wide river was disturbed, sending hundreds of meters high water columns into the sky. The water surface churned violently, and countless aquatic creatures met an untimely demise.
Compared to the last time he came, Chen Shouyi's strength attribute had increased by 3 points. His strength had increased more than threefold. This was still to confuse the God of Flames. His Giant Transformation only controlled to over forty meters high, if fully transformed, this step would not be of just a hundred-ton yield, but a thousand tons.
Chen Shouyi's expression was cold, indifferent to the number of Barbarians that perished under his foot.
He continued along the riverbank.
The raging wind carried his figure, making his hair sway slightly. Moving forward, he neither intentionally slaughtered nor ran, only walking normally.
If all goes well, these would be his followers later on.
Even so, his speed reached a hundred meters per second. Along the river, many Barbarians hadn't had time to escape before being crushed underfoot. A few minutes later, Chen Shouyi's actions finally alerted the God of Flames.
The white clouds in the sky moved swiftly, turning blood red, with an oppressive aura spreading.
"Malicious fiend, I let you go last time, and you still dare come back to seek death..." A thunderous voice echoed in the sky, filled with intense fury.
Chen Shouyi stopped his slaughter, looked up at the sky, and said, "Yeah, I'm back. Come and hit me."
He then spat disdainfully.
"#¥@%..." The God of Flames, clearly in a bad mood, cursed violently.
Aside from a word he understood as 'scum', Chen Shouyi couldn't comprehend the rest. Luckily, he didn't need to understand, knowing they weren't pleasant words.
Not to be outdone, he immediately retaliated with the most venomous language: "@#%#¥..."
"¥%&%..."
"#¥%%@..."
Both sides cursed each other like shrews, as the sky grew redder, like a fiery cloud. Even though Chen Shouyi had seen it many times (including in the Virtual Memory World), he still felt a chill creeping up his spine.
The God of Flames was overwhelmed with new and old animosities, anger seething and no longer able to maintain the dignity of a deity in front of his followers.
Last time, to permanently solve the threat to the Domain of Faith, he specially issued a divine reprieve, requiring followers in this region to migrate massively.
The result was a heavy loss.
The Tamu World's harsh environment was filled with venomous creatures and fierce beasts, along with disease and plague. During the migration, a considerable number of the weak and elderly perished along the way, the population falling by more than a tenth.
Such losses were truly heart-wrenching.
This wasn't the most infuriating part: the mass deaths and his retreat agitated his followers' faith in the region.
He thought this incident was over, with the opponent fleeing, nowhere to be seen. Over time, faith would eventually stabilize.
But he never expected today that it would happen again.
Did they really think he was made of clay!
...
Chen Shouyi didn't want to fight in the Domain of Faith, as it would greatly amplify the opponent's power. He donned his armor, turned without hesitation, and strode back quickly.
Chen Shouyi didn't want it, and the God of Flames wanted it even less.
After all, who would want to fight in their own house?
Even if victorious, there's no way the household items could remain intact.
In front of the God of Flames, Chen Shouyi deliberately destroyed another village, which made the God of Flames gnash his teeth, seething, but not daring to release his full power, even slowing down his descent.
As trees were smashed into the air like brittle cookies by Chen Shouyi's immense strength, he moved swiftly. A few minutes later, he ran out of the Domain of Faith's range, his speed unabated.
He turned and glanced at the sky, eyes narrowing with hidden murderous intent.
A scorching white fireball, like a falling meteor, plummeted towards the earth, thunderous booms deafening around him as he continued pretending to flee.
The forest began to dry up, turning yellow, covered partially by Divinity, enveloping the sky and earth.
"Vile and malicious fiend, do you think you can escape this time?" The roar from above was full of gritted teeth, clearly having lost control.
No sooner had the words fallen, than the ground burst into golden flames, turning a vast swath of forest into vapor, and the earth into boiling lava.
Before the flames could approach, Chen Shouyi's explosive force burst forth, scattering the flames. Yet the searing heat, enough to vaporize any material, seeped into his body, causing him a burning pain.
Compared to last time, when his skin had become numb from roasting, Chen Shouyi felt the opponent's Divine Power inflicted less damage this time. Clearly, Divine Resistance was playing a role.
However, he keenly noticed that this resistance wasn't permanent. As cellular will quickly eroded under Divine Power, his Divine Resistance diminished rapidly, unable to persist much longer.
Chen Shouyi forcefully strode out of the fire's range.
"You can't escape!" The God of Flames floated in the air coldly, "Let me grant you eternal death, turning to ashes."
"Boom!"
Up ahead, the ground burst, Divine Fire blazing fiercely.
Chen Shouyi dodged narrowly, smoke rising all over him, charging ahead recklessly. He was waiting.
"Why bother? Struggling only brings more pain, only more despair... Death Gaze!"
Along with the roar behind him, a blazing sun seemed to rise, a terrifying force burning his body, a strong thirst engulfing him.
Fortunately, he could still bear it for a short time, though he didn't want to wait any longer.
Burning Faith Value, his body rapidly expanded, quickly transforming into an eighty-meter Giant.
He then turned to face the sky, his expression ferocious.
"No, impossible," the God of Flames' face changed drastically, sensing an overwhelming threat. This fiend was incredibly powerful, every previous thing was all a facade.
Suddenly, a foreboding rose in his heart.
The next moment, the ground shook violently, a white shockwave exploded, and at the same time, the massive figure rapidly expanded before his eyes.
Before leaping, Chen Shouyi linked to his armor. Coupled with the explosive power of millions of tons from his legs, his speed was like an electromagnetic artillery shell leaving the chamber, barely leaving the ground before the air turned red from friction.
The God of Flames' face contorted, instantaneously unleashing Divine Power to retreat swiftly, matching speed exactly.
Chen Shouyi urgently stomped the air, increasing speed further, simultaneously wielding the Lightning Spear. Mid-air, his body extended slightly, preparing to throw.
Aimed at the God of Flames a hundred meters away, his will locked in, then with all his might, he hurled it forth.
"Boom!"
Impossible to describe the speed of the Lightning Spear, it was like a flash of flowing light, carrying destructive power, akin to real lightning, beyond Chen Shouyi's view to capture.
Compared to the terrifying power of the Giant Transformation, his senses clearly couldn't keep up.
A hundred meters of distance vanished in an instant.
The God of Flames' scalp tingled, just about to dodge, but it was too late. His Divine Power defense barrier got pierced easily, no better than paper.
In the next instant, half his chest shattered by the Lightning Spear's kinetic energy, even one arm was blown off. 𝘧𝓇𝑒𝑒𝑤ℯ𝑏𝓃𝘰𝑣ℯ𝘭.𝘤ℴ𝘮
Such grievous injuries made even the God of Flames let out a scream, momentarily losing composure.
Upon regaining it, it was already too late.
The surrounding air abruptly solidified, and at the same time, a massive fist matched to his body size, with the air glowing red hot, hammered fiercely at the God of Flames.
A dazzling light flashed.
Like an asteroid striking Earth.
The God of Flames was instantly blown apart, his corpse scattering like falling stars.
No God can withstand a thousand-ton physical strike. Even the Powerful Divine Power of the Lord of Lightning couldn't, let alone a medium Divine Power like the God of Flames.