The battlefield.

With a grim expression, Su Ye brandished his Moonfall Halberd and hunted down the Eternal Hunter Incarnation!

The Eternal Hunter Incarnation scrambled to evade, completely suppressed by Su Ye for the moment!

However, after just a few moments, Su Ye could clearly feel the fluctuations of the Eternal Hunter Incarnation’s Spiritual Power intensifying!

’Its recovery speed is incredible... If I hadn’t pressed the attack to interfere with it, it would probably be recovering even faster!’

Su Ye thought grimly.

’Pressing the attack was the right move after all.’

’If I had believed its lies and turned to flee, I would have had to face at least three more attacks—each one as powerful as the last—before I could rendezvous with the Ghostly Flood Dragon!’

’The risk was too great!’

’I wasn’t confident I could successfully dodge every single one!’

’That would have been a true tightrope walk!’

’One slip, and I’d be beyond saving.’

’With its recovery speed, I can’t keep it suppressed for long...’

’But Jiaojiao is also on her way. Once she gets here and I rendezvous with the Ghostly Flood Dragon, things should be fine.’

’So... right now, what I need to do is... deal as much damage as I possibly can!’

Su Ye took a deep breath.

HUMMM.

Inside his Dantian Qi Sea, the Magic Power Crystal trembled.

A roiling sea of Taiqing Magical Power surged into the Moonfall Halberd, as if he had an endless supply!

Then, Su Ye gripped his Moonfall Halberd and swung it down!

SHING! SHING! SHING!

In an instant, the Moonfall Halberd slashed three times in a row!

Frost-white Moon Arc Slashes, brimming with immense, ferocious power, cut through the air!

The gleam of the halberd tore through the air with an ear-piercing shriek!

HSSS!

As they flew, the three Moon Arc Slashes began to multiply!

Three, six, twelve, twenty-four!

SWISH! SWISH! SWISH!

Twenty-four Moon Arc Slashes locked down the surrounding space, leaving the Eternal Hunter Incarnation with no escape!

What was even more terrifying was that even after splitting into twenty-four Moon Arcs, their lethal presence had barely diminished!

The reason was quite simple.

Su Ye had poured enough Magical Power into the Moonfall Halberd to support all twenty-four Moon Arc Slashes!

—Overwhelming the enemy with pure Magical Power.

The terrifying reserves of Magical Power unique to a cultivator of Circulation Magical Power!

"Die!"

Su Ye’s eyes were cold, his killing blow ruthless!

’I know its weakness is only temporary, so... I have to strike while it’s vulnerable!’

HUMMM!

Faced with the tightly woven net of Moon Arc Slashes, the Eternal Hunter Incarnation’s face filled with alarm. It snarled in resentment.

"Damn it... If this were a hundred years ago..."

"No! Even ten years ago, this incarnation of mine would never have been humiliated by such a wretched mortal!"

"Damn it all! How hateful!"

The world’s decay caused the power of the gods to dwindle continuously.

Even blood sacrifices—devouring the souls and lives of their followers—could not fill the void. Instead... it created hidden vulnerabilities!

A vicious glint appeared in the Eternal Hunter Incarnation’s eyes as it banished its chaotic thoughts and let out a low roar.

HUMMM.

A golden-red light surged across its body as its Divine Power coalesced, forming a shield!

And then, it changed direction and rammed straight into one of the Moon Arcs!

BOOM!

The Moon Arc Slash and the Divine Power Shield collided violently!

A massive shockwave erupted from the point of impact, tearing up the soil for hundreds of meters around as if a plow had run through it, flinging dirt in all directions!

RRRIP!

Divine Blood sprayed into the air!

A grimace of pain flashed across the Eternal Hunter Incarnation’s face.

But it had successfully broken free of the encirclement!

’Tsk... Such a decisive reaction. As expected of a god, I suppose?’

’The combat wisdom honed over countless ages... It really is hard to outsmart something like that.’

Su Ye clicked his tongue.

’The Eternal Hunter Incarnation had made the right choice! My Moon Arc Slashes had sealed off the surrounding space. It was going to take damage no matter what! By choosing to take the hit from one Moon Arc Slash head-on instead of dodging, it escaped the encirclement with minimal losses! If it had tried to evade, it would have only ended up facing even more Moon Arc Slashes...’

’But I have a follow-up of my own.’

Su Ye sneered.

’If I can’t win with cunning, I’ll win with brute force!’

SHING!

The instant the Eternal Hunter Incarnation broke free, Su Ye raised the Moonfall Halberd high!

Whale-Hunting Spear!

This was the first time Su Ye had used the Whale-Hunting Spear since the battle began!

During his clashes with the experts from the Far South Continent, Su Ye had already discovered that those possessing divinity had extremely strong resistance to the [Soul Suppressing] effect of the Whale-Hunting Spear!

Using his traditional Whale-Hunting Spear combo at the start of a fight made it difficult to land the initial control effect and follow up with perfect damage—the kind of seamless combo that could finish an enemy off in one go!

On the contrary, using the Whale-Hunting Spear rashly would only make them wary of its [Soul Suppressing] effect!

Therefore, he had to bide his time and use the control effect at a critical moment!

’For instance... right now!’

A vicious glint appeared in Su Ye’s eyes!

SHING!

He threw the Moonfall Halberd!

The Eternal Hunter Incarnation, which had just rushed out of the encirclement, suddenly stiffened!

For this Divine Incarnation, with its resistance, it would only take 0.1 seconds to break free of the [Soul Suppressing] effect...

In fact, if it hadn’t just been injured, the [Whale-Hunting Spear] wouldn’t have been able to control it at all!

After all, Su Ye was only at the Crystal Realm.

Even if the Whale-Hunting Spear’s control effect had priority... using it to try and control the incarnation of what was, at a minimum, a fifth-rank powerhouse?

Wasn’t that a bit... delusional?

Getting even 0.1 seconds was already quite impressive!

And it was more than enough!

That 0.1 second of control was timed to perfection!

Because in the instant the Eternal Hunter Incarnation was stunned, the twenty-three Moon Arcs behind it abruptly changed direction!

"No..." Its eyes widened in horror!

The next instant!

SWISH! SWISH! SWISH!

The Moon Arcs danced through the air!

The silvery-frost Moon Arcs gave off a bone-chilling killing intent!

As the twenty-three Moon Arcs descended, the Eternal Hunter Incarnation’s body was instantly engulfed!

A sickening, grating sound of slicing flesh filled the air, like death by a thousand cuts!

A blood mist filled the air!

An ordinary person would have died long ago from such grievous wounds.

Even a Crystal Realm cultivator would have no hope of surviving such terrifying injuries!

But...

It was a Divine Incarnation!

"ARGH!!!"

"Mortal... you think you can kill me?!"

The Eternal Hunter Incarnation was completely enraged!

BOOM!

The Moon Arcs shattered like mirrors!

A golden-red radiance illuminated the surroundings!

The Eternal Hunter Incarnation hovered in the air, its gaze as cold as a winter gale sweeping across a barren wasteland!

It had decided. No matter the cost, it would slay this mortal who had dared to offend it!

"The majesty of a god cannot be profaned!"

"Mortal..."

"Are you prepared to face true terror?!"

An ominous, pitch-black aura began to spread across its body, mingling with the golden-red light!

’So... it took too much damage and entered its second phase?’

A smile touched Su Ye’s lips as his eyes flickered.

’Perfect... My second phase is here, too!’

BOOM!

The Ghostly Flood Dragon burst through the clouds and descended upon the battlefield!

The towering, pitch-black hull radiated an intimidating pressure!