Chapter 770 - 764: The Mighty Divine King Kills Iron Pine
“Courage as vast as the heavens!”
Elder Kongkong hummed lightly, “So you think just because your strength has increased slightly, you can contend with me? Truly absurd. Today, I’ll let you understand the gap in strength between you and me!”
As he spoke, Elder Kongkong’s presence rose sharply, firmly locking onto the Iron Pine Divine Spirit. The pressure from an Upper Divine Spirit nearly crushed Iron Pine’s spirit. This caused Iron Pine Divine Spirit, which had just been boasting in its newfound strength, confident that it should at least be able to exchange a few blows with the Divine King, to drastically change color.
“You…”
Before it could finish its sentence, the Divine King reached out to grab it.
That hand, in the moment it reached out, seemed immeasurably huge in the eyes of the Iron Pine, blotting out the sky, as if the whole world were reduced to this single palm.
Qin Feng and the other observing gods saw clearly, as Elder Kongkong extended an arm covered with countless branches and leaves, growing like countless tree branches, and finally, in the form of an arm, slammed down on the Iron Tree God.
Bang!
With just one blow, just a single blow, the Iron Pine Divine Spirit, whose strength had surged tremendously, was smacked from the sky and crashed onto the mountain peak below, directly collapsing the peak. The Iron Pine Divine Spirit’s body was deeply embedded in the collapsed half of the mountain.
For a moment, countless rocks scattered, huge boulders rolling dozens of miles away.
And this was still with Elder Kongkong controlling his force without going all out. Otherwise, the intimidation would have been far more than this.
This is the strength of a being that has comprehended the arcane of the Dao and proven their immortality.
Although the Iron Pine Divine Spirit’s strength surged more than twofold after it was altered by the Wizard, what increased was merely its physical power, not the Laws!
Once any being achieves Immortality, strength is important, but it is only a manifestation of power. The Laws, however, are the foundation of all Immortal beings.
Only with Laws can one bring tenfold the might of a given strength.
Of course, strength and Laws complement each other. Having Laws without sufficient strength is useless, just like explaining rules verbally without the corresponding power to enforce them.
If one has only strength without Laws, that’s just a dumb brute, easily slain by those who outrank it.
In the eyes of the Divine King, although the Iron Pine Divine Spirit’s strength had surged, its grasp of the Laws had not grown much. So, to him, there was no difference between the Iron Pine Divine Spirit now and when its strength had not increased. Under his powerful Laws, it was easy to shatter an Upper Divine Spirit of Iron Pine’s level.
This is the gap in strength between those who have proven their Dao and achieved great power and those who have not.
Even though the difference is not as vast as that between Immortals and mortals, it is nearly so, with only a few exceptions such as Gui Ling Ancestor or Elder Kongkong, who, with both their ample accumulation and unique Daoist techniques, could barely contend for a moment. Aside from such exceptions, all other beings, be they Immortals, Gods, or Demons, have basically no power to resist.
Of course, that’s a different story if there’s a sufficient number!
With a rustling sound, the Iron Pine Divine Spirit struggled out from the broken mountain. Looking incredulously toward the Divine King it said, “Impossible, impossible; I’ve become so much stronger, why couldn’t I take even one of your blows?”
As it spoke, its expression changed from confusion to frenzy, “I don’t believe it, I don’t believe it, I DO NOT BELIEVE IT!!”
It crazily soared into the sky, charging at the Divine King.
The Iron Pine Divine Spirit, always full of confidence through its tens of thousands of years of accumulation, how could it accept being so weak that it couldn’t withstand a single blow? Thus, it fell into madness.
Of course, more importantly, in front of the Divine King, there was no chance of escape, so it could only choose to explode in a final outburst before death, wishing to understand the true gap between itself and a top-level god.
“Humph!”
Contempt appeared on the Divine King’s face, his large hand shot out again, repelling Iron Pine Divine Spirit back at an even faster speed!
This fool, having Laws but not knowing how to use them, actually tried to forcefully clash with it head-on. Was that not courting death?
It was only because Iron Pine Divine Spirit had a formidable body that it was not immediately crushed by the Divine King. Otherwise, if it were any other race with bodies not quite as sturdy, they would have been reduced to a pile of broken branches and fallen leaves.
Iron Pine Divine Spirit, once again repelled, finally calmed down a bit and quickly manipulated the power of Laws to exert its strength to the peak, sparing no expense, it sent out all its pine needles in a violent storm, with endless sharp momentum lunging at the Divine King.
Pine needles like rain, covered the sky, such ferocity made the gods following behind the Divine King somewhat frightened.
Aside from a few, most divine spirits truly did not have the confidence to withstand such an onslaught from Iron Pine.
This strike from Iron Pine Divine Spirit not only unleashed all its Laws but also inspired its body’s potential and even caused the piece of Wood Heart from an outer strong being, which the Wizard had recently transplanted into its body, to burst open, channeling all its power into the pine needles.
However, the blow that discolored all gods was brushed aside like light wind and fine rain in front of the Divine King.
Leaves rustled on top of its head with a sound, moving without wind!
With the leaves swaying, a wave of emerald light descended from the sky, forming a massive barrier in front of all the pine needles.
“Not bad!”
The Divine King praised rarely, “This strike looks somewhat impressive, forcing me to use Defensive Magic. You have some skills, indeed!”
But that’s it!
Having praised, the Divine King no longer entangled with Iron Pine. Even as Iron Pine fervently spurred countless pine needles to shatter the protective shield, and even tried to disperse the pine needles to attack from different directions in hopes of wounding the Divine King.
It no longer had the chance.
As the Divine King’s massive hand pressed down, immediately, a palm comprised of countless leaves confronted the myriad pine needles falling down. Not only did it disrupt the formation of the pine needles, but it also directly stretched near the Iron Pine Divine Spirit, grasping it in hand.
No matter how the Iron Pine Divine Spirit struggled, the Divine Light erupting from its body and the boundless strength backed by the power of Laws desperately striking, it could not prevent the hand’s suppression and ultimately was caught by the Divine King, its body crushed, its Soul shattered.
Even though Iron Pine exerted all his might and even went so far as to unleash his Divine Status in a desperate attempt, he could only cause the Divine King’s palm to tremble slightly before being crushed to death within that very palm!
Iron Pine counted as one of the foremost Divine Spirits in the service of the Divine King Palace, and the ease with which he was killed by the Divine King shocked all the gods while vastly boosting their confidence in the Divine King.
After all, ever since the Divine King had ascended to the rank of Upper Divine Spirit, he had not made a move. While everyone knew the Divine King must possess unfathomably deep strength, there was never any standard by which to measure it, which was precisely why Iron Pine Divine Spirit dared to rebel.
But today, with the casual dispatch of Iron Pine Divine Spirit to show his might, the Divine King immediately put the minds of all the gods at ease.
Such a domineering Divine King wouldn’t necessarily lose, even if he were to face the Truth Wizard alone, let alone with the aid of two Human Clan Great Powers. It seems that their alliance was destined to win the upcoming battle!
Contrary to the soaring confidence of the gods was Mo Yuan and a few other Divine Spirits who had defected to the Wizard.
Their faces paled, having thought that the Divine King would show up personally, and what’s more, they hadn’t imagined the Divine King’s power would be so boundless.
This was utterly different from what they had anticipated.
Wasn’t it said that the Divine King dared not venture outside?
Wasn’t it said that the Divine King, as a recently ascended Upper Divine Spirit still in the early stages, had formidable but limited power and it was only the support of the World Will that made the Truth Wizard somewhat wary?
How could he be so overpoweringly strong?
However, now was not the time to ponder these things.
Mo Yuan and the other demons let out a shout and turned their heads to scatter and flee.
They didn’t group together but dispersed, trying to see if one or two of them could escape.
The Divine King merely looked on indifferently and didn’t make a move against them again. With his standing, having killed the powerful Iron Pine Divine Spirit in front of his subordinates to demonstrate his own strength and reassure the gods was enough.
As for Mo Yuan and the other ordinary Middle Rank and even Lower Divine Spirits, if he had to personally deal with them, it would be truly beneath him!
Of course, the gods would not allow the Divine King to make another move.
If they had to rely on the Divine King for everything, what use would they, his subordinates, be?
Yet, the gods didn’t hurry to pursue their quarry. Instead, they advanced at a leisurely pace, each preparing their own specialty spells, intending to showcase their strongest capabilities before the Divine King.
Bang…
Bang…
Bang…
Three similar sounds of impact rang out as Mo Yuan and the others, flying swiftly away, suddenly hit an invisible barrier and were repelled back, somewhat dazed and disoriented.
Looking up, they saw a transparent Protective Shield materialize not far ahead of them, and the barriers facing the three Divine Spirits were actually interconnected as a whole, which instantly filled Mo Yuan and the others with horror and shock.
It should be known that there were at least hundreds of miles between them, and looking along the Protective Shield into the distance, the Shield extended far and wide, protecting an area of a thousand miles!
“This…” Mo Yuan and the others were dumbfounded.
What kind of immense Divine Power was required to achieve this?
“Hehe…” Behind them, the Flame Grass Divine Spirit caught up to Mo Yuan, laughing smugly, “The Divine King hadn’t shown himself because he was setting up this barrier. Thinking you could escape in the face of the Divine King’s Prohibition is nothing more than a fantasy!”
“Shameless!” Mo Yuan raged, “The mighty Divine King, to deal with us few Divine Spirits, actually resorted to clandestine measures. No wonder he’s been hiding all these years, he’s so overly cautious!”
“Tsk…” From behind the Flame Grass Divine Spirit, the Willow God followed in pursuit, sneering, “Don’t flatter yourselves. Do you think you merit the Divine King setting up a Prohibition just for you?
The Divine King only set up the Prohibition to avoid letting his presence leak out and to prevent the Truth Wizard from detecting him early on. As for you misfit and clownish creatures, any of us, the subordinates of the Divine King, could easily eradicate you. The Divine King wouldn’t need to bother himself!”
As they spoke, the gods acted, and in a brief span of time, they had killed all three Divine Spirits on the spot.
“The Envoy must be laughing at us!” The Divine King sighed faintly, addressing Qin Feng who had arrived by his side, “To think that after all these years, just as we are about to deal with the Wizard, traitors still emerged… Alas!”
“There’s no need for regret, Divine King. With a temperament like Iron Pine Divine Spirit’s, even if he didn’t rebel today, he would still think of overturning your rule once he found the chance to advance to Immortality in the future.”
Qin Feng said, “It’s better to slay him now than to leave him the opportunity to ascend to Immortality and rebel later; this is indeed the best opportunity!”
“Your words are wise, Envoy!” The Divine King had merely been momentarily sentimental, and quickly he recovered his spirits. Seeing the gods had already slain Mo Yuan and the others, he said to Qin Feng, “For now, Envoy, please return to Divine Mountain with me. I still need to consult with you regarding the Exotic Treasure you possess and discuss matters with the two Elders. Once both sides are ready in a few days and we join forces to completely rout the Wizard, it won’t be too late for the Envoy to return then!”