The scene was still chaotic.
The Fire Phoenix, relying on the [Fire] [Authority] and with Li Yu support, engaged in battle with the Phoenix God.
The Fire God continued to press down the City of Divine Flames, releasing divine power to form a flame shield while also diverting some of his attention to countering Li Yu incoming Clean Water Torrent.
Though the Ice God and Water God had been injured from their previous clash, they still didn't retreat. Instead, they continuously used their [Authority] to interfere with Li Yu control over the ocean.
However, having suffered before, they didn't dare to be too "aggressive," instead constantly annoying him like bothersome flies.
The Earth God released divine power, forming armor for the Stone Giants. Nine towering Stone Giants, each holding a variety of weapons, charged toward Li Yu.
After further analysis, Li Yu felt no fear and his confidence soared.
He took another step forward, facing the Fire God.
At the same time, the [Ridge of the Abyss], which had already fused with the land of the Sea God Island and had secretly "corroded" it during the Nine Gods' descent, now displayed its power.
All the Sea God Island inhabitants, under the influence of the land and spatial forces, gathered in the Sea God Temple, the strongest defense point.
However, the Sea God Temple had now left the "battle circle" and moved to the "edge."
The land of Sea God Island, under the influence of the [Ridge of the Abyss], had merged together and formed a towering Stone God, hundreds of feet tall.
Li Yu waved his hand, and the Sea God Trident, now without the [Sea God's Heart], fell into the Stone God's hand. After infusing it with power, the Sea God Trident enlarged and, even in the hands of the hundreds of feet tall Stone God, remained easy to wield.
Though it had lost the [Sea God's Heart] and could no longer be considered a divine artifact, its durability remained formidable. In the hands of the Stone God, it displayed immense power.
At least, the weapons of the Stone Giants, created by the Earth God, seemed fragile compared to the Sea God Trident, only able to hold up thanks to the Earth God's divine power.
This forced the Earth God to consume more divine power to maintain the armor and weapons of the Stone God.
"You guys, what are you watching for?" Seeing Li Yu advancing, the Fire God felt something was wrong and shouted angrily.
Whoosh~
As his words finished, the world suddenly stirred with a powerful wind.
The Wind God spoke faintly, "I know you're anxious, but don't rush. I'll help you."
The wind fueled the flames, making the flames on the Fire God and Phoenix God burn even more fiercely.
At the same time, it seemed to intensify the pressure of the two God.
The Fire God said, "Heh heh, you should have acted earlier!"
He then turned his angry gaze toward Li Yu. "Let's see if the power of wind and fire can deal with you!"
"You don't even have the Phoenix bloodline and still want to challenge me!" The Phoenix God was also recovering and, with its back now straightened, exuded a confidence that had been lacking.
The wind stirred the waters, turning them into towering waves.
The previously calm sea, which had only been disturbed by the Ice and Water Gods' powers, was suddenly whipped into a frenzy by the Wind God, and the Ice and Water Gods, pleased with the development, began pouring more power into it. The waves quickly turned into a tsunami, and Li Yu grip on the ocean's power wavered.
The wind invaded the sand and stones.
The Stone God formed by the [Ridge of the Abyss] began to show signs of damage, as debris started breaking off due to the hurricane's force, and its power was being quickly eroded!
"I'm coming too!" The Thunder God roared. After losing 30% of his [Authority], his power had decreased significantly, making him far from his peak strength. Thus, he had been staying out of the fray.
Now, with the other gods taking action, it was his turn to act!
Everything he had lost, he would reclaim—and even more!
Boom!
The sky darkened, and dark purple lightning began to form as a thunderstorm was about to strike.
At this moment, the Water God spoke: "Thunder God, wait, I'll assist you!"
"Hahaha, good, good! With the Water God's help, today we'll bring a thunderstorm of divine punishment!" The Thunder God paused, then laughed manically.
The Water God raised both hands, and the power of [Water] [Authority] manifested, making the air incredibly humid. Then, the dark clouds above thickened.
Boom!
"Thunderstorm of divine punishment, fall!" The Thunder God and Water God shouted simultaneously.
Zizz~
The purple-black lightning arcs split and wove through the falling rain, creating a true thunderstorm.
"The Forest, I grant you power, grow!" The Forest God finally stopped sitting idly by.
The land of Sea God Island, which had already fallen under Li Yu control, was quickly being divided as the Forest God, with its [Authority], started taking control of much of it.
The Stone God's strength weakened, and plants began to grow on its body, roots and vines—countless plants now wrapped around it, making its movements slow and clumsy.
The Metal God also spoke: "With all nine of us here, how can an ant still make waves?"
With that, the power of Metal God's [Authority] manifested, and hundreds of various weapons formed, falling not only into the hands of the Fire God's Fire army and the Earth God's Stone Giants, but also charging directly at Li Yu himself.
The Nine Gods were all in action!
Even Li Yu felt tremendous pressure. Fortunately, although the ocean was shaken, its "foundation" remained intact. With time, the Sea God's [Authority] was gradually absorbed more, allowing him to stabilize this "foundation" and continuously draw power from the ocean, avoiding the risk of running out of strength.
"Since that's the case, let's see where my limit lies!" Li Yu remained calm, then closed his eyes, withdrawing all the power he had given to Dugu Bo and others!
The Lightning Spirit, Poisonous Gu, Life Tree, and Thorn Dragon—these four elemental beings with "active" combat power appeared around Li Yu. With his support, they now exhibited enormous power.
As soon as the Lightning Spirit appeared, it charged toward the sky.
With a wave of his hand, it formed a Lightning Prison field that absorbed all the "thunderstorm" without fear. Furthermore, it was attempting to claim the power within for itself.
"How dare a mere Lightning Spirit absorb my thunderstorm! Die!" The Thunder God recognized the familiar energy from the Lightning Spirit.
The Lightning Spirit seemed to share a connection with him, born from the lightning itself!
Moreover, it contained the [Authority] of Thunder that originally belonged to him.
His eyes turned red.
That was his power, and now it had fallen into the hands of a mere Lightning Spirit, used against him. It was worse than being killed—it felt unbearable.
He poured more power into the thunderstorm, vowing to kill the Lightning Spirit and reclaim his [Authority].
But the Lightning Spirit held up the Lightning Prison, absorbing all the "thunderstorm" and attempted to claim more of the power within, even using lightning evasion to create lightning avatars that blocked the deadly thunderbolts.
Clearly, after Li Yu absorbed 30% of the Thunder [Authority], the Lightning Spirit's power had evolved, and its abilities had been greatly enhanced.
Just like the Lightning Avatars used for defense, it could now use them more than once.
Later, the Lightning Spirit even formed a thunder armor for protection, making it feel like a fish in water within the thunderstorm.
The Thunder God's rage reached new heights, but he couldn't do anything. Finally, he charged into the Lightning Prison and directly engaged the Lightning Spirit in battle.
Now, while the Lightning Spirit was powerful, it was still no match for the Thunder God. Fortunately, its good friend, the Thorn Dragon, arrived, coiling around the Lightning Spirit like a totem.
But the Thorn Dragon was far more than just a totem.
The Thorn Dragon not only opened a spatial thorn field, merging it with the Lightning Prison field, but it also continuously manipulated space, shifting the positions of friend and foe, making the Lightning Spirit's lightning evasion a "lightning shadow" and greatly enhancing its combat power.
Thus, the Lightning Spirit and the Thorn Dragon worked together to temporarily hold off the Thunder God.
On the other side...
As soon as the Life Tree appeared, the life energy it contained shocked the Forest God.
The [Authority] of Life was held by the main god of Life. Although this tree didn't have the aura of [Authority], its power was unmistakably genuine life energy.
With its higher level of power, even without the [Authority], the Life Tree could interfere with the Forest God's strength.
For example, the Stone God had become much more agile.
The Venom Cursed Nether Dragon, upon appearing, immediately exploded, turning into a toxic mist.
It wasn't targeting anyone specifically, but it poisoned all the gods present equally!
The Venom Cursed Nether Dragon's evolution was enhanced by the power from the Water and Fire Dragon King's soul bones, but not absorbed by the Fire Phoenix and Kunpeng.
So, its "level" was also quite high.
With Li Yu support, its strength was now on par with that of any other God.
But its poison was something that no one else among the nine gods controlled, giving it a natural advantage.
Just like Dugu Bo strategic position on the mainland.
Even when facing beings of the same tier, even the highest-tier existences, it wasn't afraid. While its poison might not kill, it could torment, distract, and prevent its targets from fully focusing on battle!
The Venom Cursed Nether Dragon was playing this role right now.
Meanwhile, Li Yu wasn't idle.
He raised his hand, and the wind picked up, the power of wind elements flowing through the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger's "gift," which he also now controlled!
The Fire Phoenix flared up, turning the tide slightly.
The Stone God's surface now had a layer of reversed airflow. Though not as strong as the Wind God's eroding wind, it significantly alleviated the "symptoms."
The howling sea waves were also suppressed considerably at this moment. The Kunpeng turned, flapping its wings with a mighty force, and counterattacked, exhaling cold air, causing the sea to begin freezing.
But that wasn't all, Li Yu directly threw out [Yi], placing it on the Kunpeng, the most powerful elemental being next to him now, which had received both the Sea God and Water Dragon King's [Authority]. It transformed into armor comparable to a divine artifact.
As time passed, the absorption of the Sea God's [Authority] was nearing completion, and the Kunpeng's transformation became even more intense.
The most obvious change was its body, which had now reached nearly a thousand feet!
What did that mean?
Its body was now big enough to serve as the battleground for the nine Stone Giants supported by the [Ridge of the Abyss]—they could fight widely without being too cramped.
After all, they weren't very flexible.
This wasn't the end. Li Yu waved his hand, and the Elemental Claw Blades flew out, forming a massive spinning blade wheel that blocked the weapon rain from the Metal God, buying Li Yu a moment of respite.
Li Yu, now facing nine gods, was still holding his ground without falling behind!
"What kind of monster is this?!"
This thought flashed simultaneously in the minds of the nine gods, and a hint of embarrassment crossed their faces.
But this emotion was quickly replaced by anger, and their attacks grew even fiercer. This space became even more terrifying, and the Sea Soul Beasts below had already fled far away.
Even so, this sea area was still stained red, and countless soul rings lit up.
Li Yu couldn't afford to care about this.
At this moment, the Forest God, Metal God, and Ice God had already come forward.
Their powers, though somewhat constrained by various factors, were still "free," and they still had enough power to cut down his physical body.
Li Yu eyes narrowed slightly, and a terrifying killing intent suddenly erupted from his body.
The Asura domain, activate!
"This is!" The moment this aura emerged, the nine gods' bodies trembled.
They were too familiar with the Asura God's aura and too terrified of it.
They never expected that Li Yu would still possess the power of the Asura God!
"Asura Domain!" Some of the gods who recognized the domain immediately said, "He is the inheritor of the Asura God!"
The Phoenix God's shock turned to anger.
If they had known this earlier, they never would have descended to the mortal realm out of greed!
The gods exchanged looks, and for a brief moment, the space fell silent.
At this moment, Li Yu was still within his spiritual sea.
The power of 'Eternal' was rapidly helping him refine the Sea God's divine sense, allowing his spiritual power to quickly transform into divine sense.
His spiritual power, which had previously transformed to 30% after refining the Thunder God's divine sense, had now reached around 50%.
The Sea God's divine sense still had a lot left to be refined.
But Li Yu thoughts didn't linger on this; they turned to [Asura].
Earlier, he had intended to summon [Asura] to fight, but he had unintentionally been drawn into the spiritual sea.
Strange!
And now, he had his answer.
The divine sword mark on [Asura]'s forehead shimmered, revealing a vision.
It was the Asura God's figure!
The Asura God looked at Li Yu and said, "I sensed your current predicament. If you're willing to give up the spirit path, I can make you an Asura immediately. Those nine ants will be destroyed with a flick of my hand."
Li Yu narrowed his eyes, not answering the question, but instead asking, "You are a main god, one of the law enforcers of the divine realm. Since you know about the Nine Gods descending, why didn't you stop it? As far as I know, this is against the rules."
The Asura God fell silent for a while, then replied, "You killed the Sea God, which also broke the rules."
"He broke the rules first. How did it become my fault?" Li Yu scoffed.
The Asura God was silent again, but Li Yu sensed something wasn't right.
The Asura God's projection was flickering!
It wasn't just casually descending; it seemed to be experiencing a battle.
What had happened in the divine realm?!
After a moment, the Asura God's figure solidified, and he said, "There's been a bit of turmoil on my side. I'm temporarily unable to handle such trivial matters like the Nine Gods descending."
After a pause, "I'll take back the Asura Sword for now. If you can survive this, I'll give you a great gift!"