Chapter 822: A Man's Promise, the Fluttering Heart of Gu Yuena!_1

Asura God had always been arrogant, looking down on everyone.

With combat strength surpassing all in the Divine Realm, his state of mind hadn't been disturbed for countless tens of thousands of years.

Yet now, his face was full of shock, and his pupils dilated.

He watched incredulously as the youth opposite him, enveloped in divine light, stood atop ten golden dragons. He couldn't believe the aura he was sensing was real.

"Impossible!"

"How can this be possible."

The Asura God King let out an incredulous roar.

"How long has it been since we last met, and your strength has actually advanced to such a degree."

To think that he, the Asura God with his heaven-defying talent, had cultivated for endless eons to achieve such strength, only to be surpassed by a human he deemed as an ant?

Not just the Asura God King, even Gu Yuena, who was close to Luo Yu, was taken aback.

A storm surged in her heart.

Indeed, Gu Yuena had always known that Luo Yu had strong talent and she had high hopes for him.

But even strength had its limits.

Previously, when Gu Yuena sacrificed herself to seal the Asura God, she had been ready to fall in battle, as long as she could buy time for Luo Yu to escape.

As for coming back to rescue her and slaying the Asura God, although she had a sliver of hope, she was more resigned to the prospect of death.

After all, she could contend with regular enemies, but this was the Asura God.

How could she expect a human who had practiced for just a few years to have the power to fight a Divine King of the Divine Realm?

But all her conjectures were shattered by the terrifying aura that Luo Yu was now emitting.

Gazing at the brilliant golden Nine Divine Rings, the radiant and splendid Nine-Colored Dragon King Armor, and the ten majestic and spectacular Fortune Dragons.

Gu Yuena's beautiful lips parted slightly, her heart filled with waves of shock, and there was no way to calm down.

Especially since the man had even drawn upon the Power of Heaven and Earth.

What did this mean? It indicated that he had very likely merged with the Spirit of the Plane.

This...

Even if Gu Yuena wanted to express her amazement, she couldn't find the words to describe it. She was truly shaken.

In the face of the Asura God King's shock.

Luo Yu remained extraordinarily calm, his eyes coldly fixed on his opponent.

He wasn't the slightest bit careless.

Even though his strength had greatly increased, he had many trump cards, and he was in his home ground.

But he was about to face the top god of war in the Divine Realm, the Asura God King who had once shattered the Dragon God.

A single moment of inattention could easily squander the slight advantage he had struggled so hard to build.

Looking at the immovable Luo Yu, for a moment, the eyes of the Asura God opposite him also grew heavy.

He had actually exaggerated his own shock a moment ago, hoping to make his opponent grow complacent and thus underestimate him.

Yet he discovered that the other did not even blink in the face of his shock, showing no signs of arrogance.

This puzzled him greatly.

Surely just a human whose strength had suddenly soared should be excited and proud, so how could this guy stay so composed?

The Asura God King's expression turned solemn as he said deeply,

"I had misjudged you before, underestimated you."

"I never thought you would become my formidable enemy, actually able to command the planar power by yourself."

Luo Yu continued to watch him coldly.

He lifted his left arm.

"Trident, come!"

The golden light exploded, the sound of waves billowing—a resplendent Golden Trident appeared.

Then Luo Yu reached out once more.

"Sword, come."

"Clang!"

A simple longsword, neither made of metal nor stone, but resembling jade, fell into his hand.

The Asura God King's eyelids twitched again.

"Two weapons... both at the level of super divine weapons?"

He was now weaponless, not even a combat weapon in hand.

The Shura Divine Sword was clearly placed in Soul Land, but no matter how he summoned, it just would not come.

Even the sensation was lost.

As the foremost combat power in the Divine Realm, the Asura God bore the scars of countless battles; how could he show cowardice at such a time?

After quickly adjusting his shock, he threatened coldly,

"Human, are you sure you want to be an enemy of me, and of the Divine Realm?"

"That is not something you can withstand alone."

"With your talents and gifts, there's no need to get involved with these Dragon Clan Remnants."

Luo Yu's lips curled up, revealing a scornful cold smile.

"Old Asura Dog."

"I can feel it, you're scared."

"Humph!"

The Asura God King snorted coldly.

"I, scared?"

"Don't think that just because your strength has suddenly surged, and it is not solid, that you can overpower me."

"I advise you to not be obstinate and to realize your errors in time. Stay away from the Dragon Clan."

Luo Yu's gaze was calm as he slowly spoke to the Asura God King,

"Once, there was a man, weak and pitiable at that time, without wealth, without strength, he could pretty much be said to have nothing."

"And the woman he loved was already a mighty power at the pinnacle of the pyramid, qualified to stand amongst the clouds, looking down coldly on the ants of the mortal world."

"The gap was so vast, one in the heavens and the other on earth, right."

"But back then, the man made a firm promise to the woman, a seemingly foolish one."

"That is to protect her, to slay her enemies."

"And her enemies, the mightiest in the Divine Realm for an endless age."

"Such a promise seems laughably ridiculous to anyone, yet the woman did not mock it in the slightest. Instead, she wholeheartedly helped the man grow in the shadows, asking for nothing in return."

Luo Yu said each word calmly,

While below, the peerlessly beautiful woman with silver hair, trembled slightly, her purple pupils filled with complex emotions.

"Clang!"

The Nine Heavens Execution Sword, as if sensing its master's will, hummed and trembled, and streaks of sword light surged through the void.

Luo Yu held a trident behind his back with his left hand, raised his right arm, and pointed his sword at the Divine King.

His eyes sparked with purple lightning, and the Executioner Sword exhaled its sharp edge.

"Asura."

"Today, I, Luo Yu, will slay you, not for the common people, but to fulfill a vow to her—"

"Vow fulfillment!"

With a thunderous roar, the heavens and earth resonated, and the winds and clouds surged.

It seemed as if heaven and earth recognized the plane master's determination, as endless brilliance converged, casting the youth with billowing black hair in the same light as a Godly Sovereign Demon Lord.

The Asura God King's pupils constricted sharply.

He wanted to rebuke, but clearly felt that the opponent's strength had soared yet again in that instant.

The sword glow, kept back yet vivid, made his skin tingle even across the void.

For the first time in tens of thousands of years, he felt a sense of crisis.

Below, Gu Yuena, her hand already covering her mouth, her long eyelashes trembling.

Her purple eyes, misty with moisture, stared fixedly at the void, at the youth ready to draw his sword and slay the Divine King.

A torrent of emotions surged in her heart, indescribable feelings flowing.

Like a lonely soul, drifting for tens of thousands of years, her fragile spirit seemed to find a home in that moment.

It coalesced into solidity.

She had a thousand words in her heart that she wanted to say, but they halted in her throat.

Releasing her hand, her lips moved.

In the end, only four soft words were uttered.

"Be careful..."