WHOOSH! WHOOSH
When those beams of sword light, each one strong enough to destroy heaven and earth, were pierced one after another by the indestructible Fatal Lock, shattering into specks of starlight that scattered down from the sky, in the eyes of everyone watching, this was destined to be a peak duel that ordinary people could never even dream of touching.
Under the summoning of the Demon Emperor, hundreds of golden sword shadows swirled around his body, forming an unbreakable defense. Every attack Zhang Yue launched was completely blocked by those sword shadows, unable to pierce through to the Demon Emperor himself.
At high levels, a duel often comes down to both sides giving everything they have, yet still unable to even touch the other.
A calm battle is understandable.
But the one before them right now was enough to make everyone watching, both inside and outside the arena, hold their breath in awe.
BOOM! BOOM!
Golden sword light and dazzling lightning constantly collided, shaking heaven and earth, shattering mountains and cracking the ground.
After dozens of rounds, both sides still couldn't land a clean hit.
This deadlock clearly surprised them both.
The Demon Emperor had obviously thought that, with his strength, he could easily crush Zhang Yue. But to his shock, even going all out, he couldn't defeat him.
Zhang Yue, on the other hand, could clearly feel from this exchange that the Demon Emperor's power had increased again.
Fortunately, the Demon Emperor hadn't officially broken through to [Emperor Rank] yet. Otherwise, Zhang Yue would have had no chance.
Even with a full set of 47-star Transcendent Gear and while activating Forbidden Spell Mode, he could only barely fight the Demon Emperor to a draw.
Once that Demon Emperor reached [Emperor Rank], it would become a completely one-sided beating.
Even if it was just one step away, the gap between King Rank and Emperor Rank was still like heaven and earth.
At that moment, the Demon Emperor was burning with fury.
He lifted his head and glared at Zhang Yue. The killing intent in his eyes suddenly faded, and then, slowly, he began retreating backward.
Zhang Yue immediately realized what he was doing, he was trying to escape.
He grabbed his Transcendent Staff, spread his Angel Wings, and charged toward the Demon Emperor.
But just as he was about to close in—
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
Countless deadly beams of light suddenly shot up from underground. Zhang Yue reacted quickly, leaping to the side to dodge.
But since he had only just gained control of the [Angel Wings], he still couldn't maneuver them skillfully. Midair turns were awkward, and before he could recover, one of the deadly beams pierced straight through his body.
–3.59 billion!
One layer of his Void Shield was destroyed.
The next second—
BOOM! BOOM!
From underground, a nine-headed demonic serpent burst forth, the God of Malevolence, Motan.
The instant it appeared, the God of Malevolence launched a frenzied assault on Zhang Yue.
It had clearly seen through Zhang Yue's unsteady flight control and took advantage of his clumsy movements with a lightning-fast attack, catching him completely off guard.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
Deadly beams of light blasted out from all nine heads, hammering Zhang Yue continuously.
If he'd been on the ground, the God of Malevolence would never have been able to touch him.
But in the air, dodging became almost impossible.
The Angel Wings, sensing their host was under direct assault, instinctively formed the Angel Shield, wrapping Zhang Yue within and blocking the God of Malevolence's barrage.
When the attacks finally stopped and everything fell silent again, Zhang Yue spread his wings and looked around, only to see that both the Demon Emperor and the God of Malevolence were already gone.
All that was left was a recently sealed barrier. And a deep, dark pit in the ground.
In the end, they still got away.
Zhang Yue flapped his wings, descended to the ground, and dismissed the Angel Wings.
He opened his system panel.
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[Angel Wings] (Ultra·Mythical-Grade Treasure)
[Bound Host: Zero (Bound)]
[Effect]: Grants the host the ability to fly. When the host is in danger, automatically forms the Angel Shield.
The Angel Shield increases the host's defense power, damage reduction, and armor-piercing resistance by 100x (values enhanced upon fifth ascension; at sixth ascension, defense effects will further improve).
[Description]: One of the Three Main Gods' Weapon. The exclusive soul of the God of Desire, Wu En. Moves according to will, possessing the divine power to protect heaven and earth...
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It was good. No, incredibly good.
Unfortunately, since he had only just obtained it, Zhang Yue hadn't yet mastered controlling the wings, giving the Demon Emperor and God of Malevolence their chance to escape.
Otherwise, even if he couldn't have defeated the Demon Emperor, he could have at least finished off the God of Malevolence.
Of course, that wasn't really his fault.
After all, in both his past life and this one, Zhang Yue had been a land-bound chicken.
Walking with his eyes closed was fine, but flying with his eyes open? Yeah, not so much.
Just taking off was hard enough. Let alone trying to change directions midair or dodge enemy attacks.
In short: he just wasn't good at flying. He needed practice.
Practice makes perfect. Once Zhang Yue mastered it, those Angel Wings would become a true powerhouse tool.
He already had the Fatal Lock for offense.
Now he had the Angel Wings for defense.
"All that's left," he murmured, "is a control-type, the Hands of Hell."
That is, the soul of the God of Malevolence, Motan.
With those three Life Souls combined, he could fly to the heavens or burrow through the earth, utterly unstoppable.
Just as Zhang Yue was thinking that, a familiar voice suddenly came from behind.
"Zhang Yue, you're trending!", said Chen Zijing, grinning as she ran over.
She switched the livestream camera to Zhang Yue's point of view, instantly broadcasting his first-person perspective to audiences across the entire world.
A glance at the screen showed the chat exploding like fireworks.
["Zero God is so handsome!!"]
["Where did he get those wings? Temu free shipping? How much? Damn, I want one too!"]
["Zero, you're my god!"]
It wasn't the first or second time he'd gone viral.
Zhang Yue was already used to the crowd's madness.
He said to Chen Zijing, "Turn it off."
"Got it!"
Chen Zijing switched the camera back to herself, smiled, and told the viewers, "That's all for now, bye!"
No sooner had she finished than the chat went wild again—
["Nooo, keep streaming!"]
["Stream my ass, you know this next part's paywalled!"]
["I'll pay! I'll pay! Streamer, I'll send rockets, just give us three more minutes! I wanna see them being all lovey-dovey!"]
["Bruh! You masochist! Even Adolf would call you 'Big Bro'!"]
Despite the flood of begging messages, Chen Zijing still shut the stream off.
When the world finally went quiet, leaving only Zhang Yue and Chen Zijing, she looked at him and said, "Congrats, you've taken down another Main God."
But Zhang Yue didn't look nearly as pleased as she expected.
Instead, he frowned slightly, "The Demon Emperor went through all that trouble to dig up so many Resurrection God Stones… That means something even bigger is coming."
The moment he finished speaking, a deep, rumbling voice echoed through the sky above.
"ASURA, THE BATTLE BETWEEN YOU AND ME… HAS ONLY JUST BEGUN."
"STAND IN MY WAY, AND DIE!"
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