"Heh heh."
"I wondered why it's been so quiet lately. Turns out, you've been waiting for me to step onto your 'territory.'"
"Such arrogance, how dare you call yourself a god?"
Li Yu chuckled lightly and then asked, "So, how are you planning to kill me?"
"Outrageous, insolent!" The Sea God rebuked, and then raised his hand. The Sea God Trident in the Sea God Palace emitted a faint sound before transforming into a golden light and falling into the Sea God's hand.
"Today, I shall let you know what it means to face a god!" With the trident in hand, the Sea God's aura surged, and he swung the massive trident. A dazzling golden ring flew toward Li Yu.
The Sea God's voice followed: "Unyielding Storm."
Unyielding Storm, the only limiting skill among the thirteen golden tridents of the Sea God, would bind the target in place for eight seconds after it hit, preventing any movement.
However, Li Yu showed no fear. He watched as the golden ring approached, but just as it was about to strike him, the distance between them seemed to stretch endlessly, as though the ring could never reach him.
The Sea God's face slightly changed, while Li Yu raised an eyebrow, as if to say, "Is this all you've got?"
"With your projection's power, do you really think you can kill me? You must be dreaming," Li Yu said lightly, then suggested, "Why not just descend in your true form?"
"Hmph! Insolent fool, you're too arrogant. This projection is enough to kill you!" The Sea God snorted coldly and swung the trident. Countless trident-shaped golden light projections surrounded Li Yu.
"Thousand Years of Endless Void!" The Sea God's voice grew solemn. As the projections descended upon Li Yu, a violent explosion ensued.
But Li Yu simply raised his hand, activating the Water Barrier to block all the trident projections.
At this moment, the Sea God's projection wasn't even revealing the full extent of his divine power; it had been formed through Bo Saixi's ninth soul skill.
It was certainly weaker than the Thunder God's projection from earlier.
Even with the power of the Sea God Trident, it could only match Li Yu power from his earlier fight with the Thunder God. But now, Li Yu was far stronger than before, and naturally, the current Sea God's projection couldn't contend with him.
As the tridents dissipated, the water bubbles shattered.
Li Yu didn't give the Sea God any chance to react. He took a step forward and appeared right in front of the Sea God. With a single finger, he pointed.
A small black dot gathered at the tip of his finger, compressing to its limit, filled with a chaotic blend of elemental power.
If it lost its balance, it would explode in an instant, with immense power.
"To call you a god is an overstatement. This projection formed through a soul skill, and you really think you can stir up any trouble?" Li Yu said expressionlessly.
The Sea God's pupils shrank, and his figure rapidly retreated.
Though this projection had drained Bo Saixi's power to form, and its foundation was weaker, the Sea God's divine consciousness had also descended, and with the Sea God Trident in hand, it wasn't as helpless as Li Yu had made it seem.
But the Sea God had to admit that he had indeed underestimated Li Yu.
The Sea God's light shone around him as it gathered entirely into the Sea God Trident. Then, with a fierce motion, he hurled it.
"Never return!" The Sea God shouted lowly, choosing to clash head-on with Li Yu.
His previously slow retreat now broke through the spatial restrictions, and he successfully distanced himself.
Boom!
The giant trident collided with the black dot, first causing a brief stillness. Then, the dot lost balance and exploded, sending shockwaves through the area. A massive pit formed in the ground hundreds of meters away from the collision point.
Debris, trees, and rocks were destroyed, shooting off in all directions. Within moments, the area was left in ruins.
At the point of impact between the trident and the black dot, a temporary vacuum zone appeared.
Then, the space caved inward, pulling everything around it closer.
"Just this much?" The Sea God squinted, watching the front.
He was certain that after this collision, Li Yu wouldn't come out unscathed.
"Indeed, just this much." Suddenly, Li Yu voice rang out from behind the Sea God.
The Sea God's pupils constricted, and he turned around in disbelief.
With his divine sense, he hadn't noticed when Li Yu had appeared behind him!
"Sea's Sun!" The Sea God was shocked, but without hesitation, he swung the Sea God Trident. In an instant, a massive blue-gold light wheel appeared around his body.
The outer edge of the wheel was lined with blades, indiscriminately shooting in all directions.
Clang!
But with the sound of a clash, the light blades stopped. The Sea God used the force to break free again and looked at Li Yu with a grave expression.
At that moment, Li Yu had activated his light wings behind him, and a ring spun in the opposite direction, shattering the Sea's Sun. The ring then scattered, transforming into 108 claw blades that hovered around him.
These were the [Elemental Spirit Claws], but just recently, Li Yu had spent 500,000 years of free distribution time, pushing them to the million-year level, achieving divine status!
Transformed into [Spirit Claw Blades], there were 108 indestructible, razor-sharp claws capable of slicing through soul bones.
These claws could also be reshaped into new weapons based on his thoughts.
They were strikingly similar to the divine weapons of Luo, the Lord of another world.
"How do you have a divine weapon!?" The Sea God looked at the 108 blades swirling around Li Yu in disbelief, finding it hard to accept such a fact.
Having been in the divine realm for many years, he had never heard of a divine weapon like this!
"Am I your father? Why do you need to ask me everything?" Li Yu sneered. The 108 light blades pierced through space and directly enveloped the Sea God.
The Sea God's expression soured as he swung the Sea God Trident, trying to break through the blockade of the claw blades.
But soon, he realized that the 108 claw blades were now infused with spatial power, locking the space and creating a bizarre, compressing space around him.
He only realized this because everything around him seemed to enlarge, and he found himself enveloped by the claws, pulled toward Li Yu hand.
At that moment, Li Yu hand, like a mountain of five fingers, gave him a powerful sense of suffocation.
"No, this is impossible! How... How can a human have such power!" The Sea God refused to accept everything in front of him.
"Pitiful." Li Yu looked at him with pity, then suddenly squeezed his hand.
The 108 claw blades shot at the Sea God.
"I am a god! You cannot offend me!" The Sea God's voice grew solemn.
Just as Li Yu thought the Sea God might unleash some grand move, the Sea God suddenly self-destructed with a loud "bang!"
Damn!
Li Yu stepped back a step, ready to leave through the spatial web. A demigod-level self-detonation was not something to be taken lightly!
But at that instant, Bo Saixi fainted, but her figure was still imprisoned in the air by an unknown force, appearing in Li Yu peripheral vision.
He paused, unwilling to let Bo Saixi die in the explosion.
She was a tragic figure, willing to "serve as a slave" for the residents of Sea God Island, even willing to sacrifice herself despite the insults she received.
He decided to save her life.
With a step forward, he reappeared next to Bo Saixi, breaking the confinement with a gesture. Then, stepping forward again, he teleported them both out to the sea.
Boom!
The explosion finally rang out.
From a distance, Li Yu face grew solemn, and beads of sweat formed on his forehead.
He was fully utilizing spatial power to minimize the impact of the explosion, staying highly alert.
This self-detonation was the Sea God's projection. Even though it contained some of his divine consciousness, it was far weaker than the Sea God's true form. Otherwise, Li Yu wouldn't have made it this far, even without wearing the [Elemental Spirit Armor].
There was still a hard fight ahead!
As for the residents of Sea God Island, he would try his best to save them. But if he couldn't, there was nothing more he could do.
The Sea God had abandoned his own followers. For Li Yu to try and save them was already an act of a sage.