The spatial rift that resembled the gaping maw of a strange beast gradually healed.
Yet, the hearts of the people could not calm for a long time.
Luo Yu stood in midair, holding his longsword.
Opposite him, the Rakshasa God's aura had weakened to the extreme, and his lifeforce was continuously slipping away.
Blood kept spewing from his body.
The ground was already covered in pools of blood.
"I, the god, have been defeated."
"I, the god, have actually been defeated."
"I, the god, have actually been defeated by the hands of a mortal ant."
The Rakshasa God's hands, dyed red with blood, trembled, and his pupils shook, empty of life.
He could not accept this fact.
All the resources accumulated over ten thousand years, cultivated into a divine body, wearing Divine Armament, powerful enough to rival a Second-level Deity.
Almost reaching the level of a Level One Deity.
And yet, he was cut down by a single sword strike from the guy opposite him.
He couldn't bear this blow.
His proud heart was trampled into the dirt by Luo Yu, ground under countless relentless steps.
The Rakshasa God looked up.
Seeing Luo Yu's indifferent eyes, having defeated him, the other side didn't show the slightest joy.
Shouldn't he be ecstatic?
Why was he so calm?
"Ah!"
The Rakshasa God covered his head, doubting whether he was dreaming.
But how could deities dream?
"You… you… defeated me, why are you not excited at all!!"
The Rakshasa God let out a piercing question.
Luo Yu slowly shook his head.
Lowering his brows, he touched the blade with his fingers, and his cool lips parted.
"Defeating you—"
"was not difficult."
"Rakshasa God, you are nothing more than this."
"Ah!!"
The Rakshasa God let out a hysterical roar, his face covered in sword cuts and still bleeding profusely, unspeakably grim and terrifying.
"Boy, I will kill you."
"My plans have been destroyed, you won't live either."
"Roar!"
His remaining Divine Power coursed wildly through his body, every inch of his skin swelling rapidly as if he were a balloon on the verge of exploding.
"Husband, he wants to self-detonate!" Bossi's pupils contracted as she shouted from below.
Luo Yu gave a slight smile toward the direction of the three women, his lips curving up with confidence.
"Fret not."
"The praying mantis after autumn cannot leap anymore."
"Hahaha, you are at your wit's end. If I self-detonate, let's see who can save you!"
The Rakshasa God let out an arrogant roar.
"You die, and none will know the secrets of this god. At worst, I'll wait another ten thousand years, create another clone, and return all over again."
His body swelled to its limit, all his Divine Power in disarray, beyond his control now.
The terrifying power twisted space, threatening to shatter it once again.
"Heh."
Luo Yu gave a cold smile.
His wrist twirled.
The longsword disappeared from his palm.
He clenched his five fingers, his arm bent, and wave after wave of silver surged from the headpiece of his armor to his right fist.
Amidst the seven-colored light, silver took the lead.
"You won't stop me!"
"Explode for me!!"
The Rakshasa God roared and charged towards Luo Yu, the aura of destruction erupting.
Luo Yu's expression was serene.
He threw a punch.
Time seemed to freeze.
All things in heaven and earth stood still, with only Luo Yu moving.
Although it was merely an instant, Luo Yu had already flashed in front of the Rakshasa God.
A punch thundered out.
But as time's flow returned to normal,
everyone saw that Luo Yu had somehow passed through the body of the Rakshasa God and flew to the other side.
And behind him, the head of the Rakshasa God blasted apart.
Brain matter splattered across the entire sky, a rain of blood falling to the ground.
The headless body stood motionless in its place.
Luo Yu turned around and said,
"Explode!"
With a thunderous boom, the heavens changed.
Bright as day, a mushroom cloud soared skyward.
The Sea God's Trident wailed in the explosion, like a rootless weed tossed in the storm.
The spread-out golden barrier of light also started fracturing with a crack.
Tang Chen was scared to death.
While Bi Bidong and the other two women remained unperturbed.
"Swoosh!"
Just as the golden barrier of light shattered from the aftershock of the explosion, a figure shielded them.
With a sweep of his arm.
Energy howled toward the sky.
The explosion was cleared.
A deep pit appeared on the ground, affecting the entire small world around it.
Only the land behind Luo Yu remained intact.
"The Rakshasa God is gone, just like that?"
Tang Chen stood with his mouth open, eyes vacant.
Looking at the empty space, incredible whispers emerged.
Looking at Luo Yu's silhouette, as if in awe of a god.
Thinking about how he himself had been tormented to a near-death state by simply a thought from the Rakshasa God, only for someone else to utterly annihilate the Rakshasa God with a single blow?
The difference couldn't possibly be as vast as that between humans and dogs, could it?
Tang Chen punched the ground, cursing in his heart.
So weak!
Inferior even to dogs.
Luo Yu looked over the ruins and shook his head.
The bound body of the Temporal Dragon King was breached in the explosion just now.
But it had long since ceased to give any sign of life.
Unable to feel pain.
He gave the corpse of the Temporal Dragon King a bow with clasped fists.
If he hadn't accepted the Temporal Dragon King's soul bone, Soul Ring, and Origin Power, breaking through to the Titled Douluo level.
Uniting the power of the Seven Dragons.
He wouldn't have been able to fight the Rakshasa God.
Even though it was just an avatar, it probably wasn't much weaker than the true body of the Rakshasa God.
"Brother Yu!"
Bossi, supporting Bi Bidong as she got up, with Hulena following behind,
moved towards Luo Yu.
Luo Yu turned around, smiling at the group, as the Seven-colored Dragon King Armor dispersed from his body.
Although he bore no scars.
His aura had plummeted to an extreme low, like an average person completely devoid of Soul Power.
Just as Luo Yu smiled at the sight of the women rushing towards him,
his expression suddenly changed, as if he sensed something.
"Don't come over!"
The women, startled by Luo Yu's shout, were very confused.
"What's the matter, Brother Yu? Isn't that Rakshasa cur already dead?" Bi Bidong asked.
"Dead, who said I was dead!"
A sinister voice rose from behind Luo Yu.
Luo Yu's face turned grave.
His neck stiffened, feeling like wood, creaking as he turned it.
Looking behind.
The space behind him tore open, revealing a massive gap.
A thick arm reached out, grabbing his neck.
There was no room to dodge.
A figure wreathed in God Rings stepped out from it.
Evil filled the small world.
Seeing the figure clearly, Tang Chen's liver and gallbladder nearly split with fear.
"Brother Yu!"
The women cried out, wanting to rush over.
Luo Yu, his neck being clutched, face turning red, gritted his teeth and said,
"Don't come over, none of you!"
The figure walked out, God Rings swirling behind, eyes black voids, radiating pure malevolence.
"Surprised? Astounded?"
Luo Yu sneered.
"Heh, if I had known earlier... "
The Rakshasa God's eyes were full of vengeful flames.
"You have thwarted my grand plan of a thousand years."
"This deity is willing to risk being discovered and punished by the Council of the Divine Realm just to descend and exterminate you, you scoundrel."
"Die!"
"Die!!!"
"Feeling rushed, are we?"
Although Bi Bidong and the women were panicking, Luo Yu let out a relaxed laugh.
The Rakshasa God sneered,
"Laughing in the face of death?"
"If it were your prime, you could've given me a fight, but now, you are nothing more than an ant that can be squashed at any moment."
Luo Yu responded with a smile,
"If I'm not mistaken, the destruction of your avatar and the loss of a wisp of your Divine Spirit must not be the pleasant experience."
The Rakshasa God roared,
"Yes, my strength is no longer at its peak, but what of it."
"On this mortal plane, who can pose a threat to me?"
Unraveling the Rakshasa God's current weakness, Luo Yu's smile deepened even further.
"Oh, that makes it easier then."
"Today, your true self will also remain here."
"Oh?"
"Hahahaha."
"I'd like to see how you intend to keep me here today," the Rakshasa God laughed hysterically, his eyes brimming with scorn.
Crushing Luo Yu was simple, but he wanted to completely shatter the ant's spirit.