Dawn of a New Era-Chapter 320 - 303: Advent of the Saint (Double-Length - )

"Not bad, mortal. I admit, you have a powerful gift. I'm giving you one more chance, don't test my mercy." The God of Hunting said coldly.

He admitted that he had underestimated this mortal. He didn't expect the other party to have such a rare and powerful talent, with strength nearly approaching legendary.

He was, of course, not the actual God of Hunting, just a Saint descended.

There are several ways for a deity to descend into the world.

Typically, there are four ways: true form, avatar, projection, and Saint descent.

The true form requires no explanation, it means the deity descends in person, able to exert all powers, extremely powerful and terrifying. Of course, if they die, they perish for good. Therefore, unless it's the final moment or involves vital interests, they usually stay in the Divine Country and won't move easily.

The avatar is equivalent to a deity's incarnation, usually one or several ranks below the true form. Even the weakest can wield demigod power. Some strong deities' avatars are even stronger than ordinary deities. In another world, deities prefer to act through avatars.

However, an avatar is closely linked to the true form. If the avatar is injured, the true form would also be severely damaged, perhaps even fall into a slumber.

Projections require special conditions, usually needing specific rituals or summoning by high-ranking priests.

The last method, Saint descent, is a trace of divine thought descending from the deity.

Unfortunately, on Earth with low Original Force, all methods except for the true form are severely restricted.

For instance, avatars, these Divine Power-condensed bodies disintegrate instantly on Earth, like air dispersing in space, not to mention that His Divine Power is depleted. Even His hard-cultivated demigod avatar had to be turned back to replenish His own Divine Power and maintain divinity.

As for projection, it's out of the question. It's already difficult to connect with followers on Earth, let alone support the descent of a projection.

Aside from directly arriving in true form, only a Saint descent can barely work.

However, it also faces considerable limitations.

On one hand, it's challenging for Him to contact His true form and borrow Divine Power to use Divine Art, resulting in significantly reduced strength compared to normal Saint descents. Essentially, He can only exert the strength the taken-over body has, with merely stronger control.

On the other hand, taking over those with strong will proves to be very challenging, which is why it took Him so long to finally possess Xiao Changming only after their mind collapsed.

...

Chen Shouyi felt a dull pain in his chest, the infinite despair he felt upon realizing he faced a deity was gradually fading.

He suddenly realized the opponent wasn't overwhelmingly powerful, just somewhat stronger than the original Xiao Changming. He wasn't completely powerless to resist. In terms of raw strength, he might even be far inferior to his current Giant Transformation.

"A mere Barbarian God, wanting me to submit!"

Chen Shouyi roared, stepped forward, shattering the ground. His massive body instantly tore through the air, shooting toward "Xiao Changming".

"Insect, courting death!"

The God of Hunting displayed a flash of rage.

Facing the rampaging Chen Shouyi, His body advanced instead of retreating. In high-speed advance, His body twisted weirdly, stabbing with the sword, the sword light swiftly piercing Chen Shouyi's chest.

Fortunately, after the Giant Transformation, Chen Shouyi's defense became extremely tough, several times his normal state. Just the dense outer skin was half a centimeter thick, the muscle layer reached fifteen centimeters. The sword tip penetrated less than three inches into the flesh before the muscle clasped on, rapidly slowing down its speed.

The God of Hunting's nerve response was nearly two or three times that of Chen Shouyi's, but this time was enough for him to react. He immediately struck with a knee toward the opponent's head, the compressed air violent, like an expl**ding cannon shell.

"Boom!"

A ring of shock waves rapidly spread.

The glass of nearby buildings shattered.

The God of Hunting's clothes were pulverized, His expression finally changing slightly. Quickly retrieving the sword, He retreated gracefully. Before an attack could be launched again, Chen Shouyi was already pouncing.

The God of Hunting's eyes faintly glowed, as if flames of rage were burning, advancing with the sword, the sword light criss-crossing.

While drifting backward, He left shallow wounds on Chen Shouyi's body.

His Swordsmanship absorbed Xiao Changming's original Swordsmanship, and with His willpower granting better body control and fast thinking, deciphered the principles of human Martial Arts Swordsmanship, elevating His Swordsmanship even further.

The sword in His hand was like a highly precise machine, accurate, efficient, unfathomable.

However, no matter how exquisite the moves, no matter how fast the reaction.

If there isn't sufficient attack power, it's futile.

Their battle was like a boxing match where a nimble, technically skilled lightweight met a clumsy heavyweight — no matter how many hits, only one hit from the heavyweight was needed to KO.

The surroundings roared with booming sounds, and the ground continuously erupted, rings of shock waves expanding through the air, bringing anyone too close to have their bones shattered.

"Crack!"

A nearby building developed a crack, quickly spreading. The entire wall collapsed.

Sun Ding and other Martial Artists swallowed hard, watching the intense conflict from over a hundred meters away.

The air around them was intensely distorted, only the large and small vague figures could barely help to distinguish who was who.

"Captain, is that Chief Advisor Chen really just a Martial Artist?" a military Martial Artist asked, dumbfounded, heart trembling in shock.

"I don't know either!" Sun Ding shook his head unconsciously.

He had witnessed Martial Artist battles before, participated in missions with the likes of Lei Ruiyang and Xiao Changming. Even though they were formidable, they were within his comprehension. But this battle had shattered his imagination.

...

"Boom!"

Chen Shouyi was kicked in the chest again, his body slamming straight into a four-story building, creating a large hole.

The God of Hunting stepped forward, closely pursuing, and before landing, the sword lunged like a venomous snake straight at Chen Shouyi's right eye.

Eyes and throat were his weak points, and Chen Shouyi had prepared against this long ago. One hand raised to shield his eyes, the other twisted his torso, kicking toward the God of Hunting.

The God of Hunting immediately retreated...

...

The building shook violently, walls bursting open occasionally, and within seconds the structure could no longer stand, swaying and collapsing with a rumble.

Before it completely collapsed, the two of them shot out one after the other, the battle suddenly halting, standing on the street.

Chen Shouyi felt a sensation of powerlessness; fighting for nearly half a minute, he hadn't landed a single hit.

"Insect, you have utterly infuriated me. I will remember those who desecrate the divine!" The God of Hunting spoke, cold and severe, eyes fixated on Chen Shouyi like a venomous snake, dripping with threat.

Saying this, under Chen Shouyi's wary gaze, he turned rapidly to leave, and within seconds, he was just a speck in the distance.

"Turns out it was just a bluff, I thought he was gearing up for a big move!"

It was similar to saying, "Just you wait, I'll make you pay," or something like that.

Chen Shouyi stayed still, vigilant against any possible deceit.

After waiting for over ten seconds, he finally sighed in relief.

Evidently, his opponent had lost patience with his tough and resilient Giant Transformation, not wanting to continue the fight.

He swiftly reverted from the Giant Transformation, a profound exhaustion surging through, his body swayed slightly but stood straight again.

Fortunately, this time the Giant Transformation hadn't completely drained his strength, far better than the last time in another world when even his fingers couldn't move.

"It's good to be alive!"

Chen Shouyi felt an immense relief and lingering fear, a sense of surviving a catastrophe.

As for the youth suspected to be possessed by the God of Hunting, where he would go and what he'd do, Chen Shouyi gave it no thought and didn't want to either.

A gentle breeze blew past, and he felt a chill in his lower body.

Looking down, he awkwardly realized he was entirely bare, even his elastic underwear had been shredded during the battle.

He quickly glanced around.

Finding a dusty coat amidst the rubble.

He immediately went over and picked it up, ignoring its dirtiness, quickly wrapping it around his waist, tying a knot.

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