Angel Temple.
Qian Daoliu's eyes were fixed on the direction of the Star Dou Forest, his expression heavy.
"Why now of all times?"
He couldn't leave; he had to stay and watch over Qian Renxue, who was currently undergoing her assessment. Especially with the situation so unclear, he couldn't make any rash moves. Based on the aura he sensed, even he might not be able to contend with what was coming. If the true intention of the approaching enemy wasn't about the wine, but an attack on the Angel Temple during his absence, that would spell big trouble.
After all, the methods the Supreme Pontiff used when he fled had already been beyond his control. Faced with an entity that carried the "god" title, he had to be cautious.
If anything happened to Qian Renxue, he would not only fail himself but also fail the angels and Li Yu.
Thus, he kept silent.
He looked at Qian Renxue, who was in the midst of her assessment, and his gaze flickered for a moment.
Where was Li Yu?
This was a major event—surely Li Yu would be interested in getting involved!
Deep in the Western Sea.
The Wind God, Forest God, and the other seven gods were being constrained, leaving Li Yu to split his attention and control Asura as he battled against Fire God and Metal God.
"Your body... it can actually resist the burning of divine flames!" Fire God realized after trading dozens of blows with Li Yu.
He couldn't accept this.
A god's flame, resisted by a mere mortal?
This would be unbelievable if anyone else had said it.
But now, it was an undeniable fact.
"You noticed too late!" Li Yu voice was cold as he stepped forward, suddenly appearing behind Fire God.
He manipulated space to its limit, compressing the space where Fire God could retreat. At the same time, a multi-elemental tribulation lightning infused with various powers was unleashed and pressed down upon Fire God.
Fire God's expression changed drastically. His Power was activated to its peak, and as a god, his divine strength was still a level above Li Yu. Therefore, when his divine power was fully unleashed, the space Li Yu had bound shook and was "ignited"!
The flames, in that instant, seemed to come alive, blooming in their own brilliance, breaking through the confined space.
Fire God, realizing he couldn't defeat Li Yu one-on-one, chose to switch tactics and use fire escape, replacing the fire soldiers he had previously summoned.
"Even I must admit, I probably can't take you down, but if you want to hurt me, that's impossible!" Fire God's gaze locked onto Li Yu, his left hand behind his back forming seals, then squeezing hard.
Boom!
As Fire God spoke, the hundreds of fire soldiers that had surrounded them exploded and, like a celestial fire descending, crashed down toward the sea.
Fire God, knowing that he could no longer deal with Li Yu alone, decided to cooperate with the Wind God, Water God, and Ice God to first break Li Yu control over the sea and cut off his source of power.
They knew that Li Yu power came from the sea, and they could see the immense energy consumption required to support the forces he had mobilized. Even they, as gods, would not be able to manage such a heavy toll on their energy reserves.
Li Yu, however, was indifferent. He continued charging toward Fire God, sending out 108 elven claws, each one infused with tribulation lightning power, aiming for Fire God's vital points.
Even the Sea God, when facing this barrage, found it troublesome. Fire God, naturally, was no different.
Moreover, Fire God's flames had little effect on Li Yu.
"You're mad, aren't you? You're not going to fight for control of the sea?" Fire God didn't expect that, even in this situation, Li Yu would still be determined to kill him.
Even the "battle for control of the sea" was now abandoned. Was Li Yu really out of his mind?
Once the control over the sea was lost, Li Yu, no matter how strong, could not continue to sustain this level of energy expenditure.
"Heh, you know nothing about my strength!" Li Yu sneered. He raised his hands, and a massive elven shadow appeared. Then, he slammed his hands down, pressing toward Fire God. The mixed powers of multiple elements surged, exuding an overwhelming aura.
The sea, indeed, played a crucial role in providing him with immense energy consumption.
But that did not mean that this battle depended entirely on the sea. The "battle for control" was mostly to tie down a few of the gods.
As for replenishing his energy...
By the time Elven Adornments reached the 100,000-year level, its absorption ability had already evolved to allow him to absorb elemental power and convert it into soul power.
It was no longer limited to toxic elements!
Not to mention that after several evolutions, it merged with the Dark Gold Claw that had undergone transformation during the Elven Journey task, creating the Elemental Elven Claws. At that time, it had already reached 500,000 years of evolution.
After being further refined with the 50 million years of free-distribution years, it reached the million-year level and transformed into a divine tool—the Elven Claw.
The energy absorbed was more powerful!
Even when Li Yu merely moved his thoughts, he could continuously absorb power from the world to replenish himself.
Li Yu felt that, if he had upgraded it to the god level earlier, simply relying on this absorption would have been enough to reach level 99 in a short time.
But, he hadn't trained in such a way, because experimenting recklessly would quickly deplete the world's "spiritual energy", and this method differed greatly from targeted absorption.
After all, the energy stored in celestial herbs had accumulated over countless years, condensed into potent force.
In contrast, the energy of the world, though gathered over a hundred-mile radius, was scattered and of lower quality.
Therefore, Li Yu had not used it in this way.
However, now, in the face of life and death, in this vast sea, and with the battle intentionally moving deeper into the ocean, he was no longer concerned.
In short, if "sea authority" was really stripped from him, it didn't matter—he could still absorb power from the ocean without the "sea authority."
However, after the divine battle, the ocean's surface would likely be lowered significantly...
Furthermore...
As the celestial fire fell, the Kunpeng, which had been overseeing the battlefield, once again dissolved into the water and leaped out of the sea. With a single tail swing, the celestial fire was blocked.
Although the Kunpeng's body was singed in the process, with the sea's power replenishing it, it quickly recovered and returned to the fight.
"You're insane!" Fire God screamed in terror, struggling to escape.
But this time, Li Yu wouldn't give him a chance.
With a single step, Li Yu was already close to Fire God. He pressed his hand, gathering the power in his palm, and slammed it into Fire God's chest.
At the same time, space fissures formed, sealing Fire God's escape.
Fire God, in a moment of hesitation, tried to escape, but Li Yu only smiled coldly, pressing the pocket watch in his left hand. The space within a three-meter radius froze, and everything reversed!
Fire God's body, just as he was about to flee, was pulled back.
The energy within him was reversed, and then it flowed back along the same path.
Fire God immediately sensed something was wrong. Even though time itself had reversed, his memories couldn't be entirely erased.
But facing the same predicament, with his divine perception, he could only come up with one strategy: retrace the path.
Yet, in that split second of realization, Li Yu found his opening. The Elven Claws struck Fire God's head.
Fire God's divine sense staggered, and the path was cut off!
The fire escape technique immediately ceased!
Had it not been for that split second of hesitation, Fire God's caution would never have allowed such a gap to appear.
But that moment had passed, and now, with Li Yu palm, more than ten kinds of mixed-elemental power had already been injected into Fire God's body without wasting a single bit.
In the next instant, Li Yu mind moved, and he disappeared!
Boom!
A terrifying explosion erupted!
Meanwhile, on the other side.
Asura, clad in armor, with the Hundred-Legged Frost Anchor now fused into its body, had transformed into the Asura Blood Anchor, becoming its weapon.
Metal God, who wielded the "Metal" Power, thought briefly, and countless weapons appeared around him, similar to a hundred-weapon war god. However, these weapons, launched toward Asura, were all blocked by the Asura Blood Anchor behind him.
After the Deep Sea Magic Whale King's sacrifice, with its bones incorporated, the Asura Divine Armor was almost complete, missing only the final piece—the headbone. Though incomplete, it was close in strength to gods like the Sea God's Divine Armor.
Now fully armed, Asura launched into battle.
The first soul ring flashed, and the Asura Blood Anchor was formed.
With Asura holding the blood anchor, it moved toward Metal God, easily blocking the weapons launched at it.
Metal God, much more cautious than Fire God, quickly retreated, opting for a war of attrition.
However, Asura, as Li Yu Martial Spirit, still consumed Li Yu energy even when detached from him. Therefore, it did not suffer from any energy concerns.
As the seventh red-gold soul ring glimmered, Asura's true form emerged!
A massive, over 100-meter figure enveloped Asura, and the Asura Field around him intensified, amplifying his terrifying suppression power.
Asura, wielding a massive version of the Asura Sword, slashed down.
"Asura Sword of Gods!" Asura didn't hesitate, striking directly.
Metal God, seeing the attack coming, raised a massive shield, but the Asura Sword cleaved through it with ease!
In the final clash, Metal God was overwhelmed by the attack and forced to retreat, ultimately unable to prevent the mighty strike.
Boom!
Metal God, along with Fire God, was finally defeated!