On the Chinese side, although Xiang Mo was also injured, he could still fight. As for Hua Long and Jin Long, although they had consumed a lot of energy in that attack, no one knew if they had any hidden tricks up their sleeves.

This is a difficult situation. Twenty-one against two, they lost eight players. Thirteen against three, they lost five players and two died. Now it's six against three. Can they still fight?

They already knew the answer in their hearts: it was definitely not possible. But if they just retreated like this, not only would the mission not be completed, but the losses would be too great. How would they explain it when they went back?

"They want to run? Leave them here. Today, those who offend China will not be spared." Xiang Mo said immediately when he saw the hesitant group.

"Combined Attack Technique, Twin Fish Emerging from the Sea." Upon hearing Xiang Mo's words, Hua Long and Jin Long unleashed their combined attack technique once more. The two dragonfish primordial spirits swept towards the six King Realm experts, creating a towering wave around them.

"Defense!" a peak King Realm expert roared, and they immediately erected a barrier. Just as the towering waves were about to crash into the barrier, several figures suddenly appeared. The leader was a blond man who held a shield in one hand and a heavy sword in the other, and suddenly swung the heavy sword.

The powerful combined attack tactic instantly repelled Pisces Out to Sea, sending Flower Dragon and Golden Dragon flying backward.

"Emperor Realm!" Everyone exclaimed in surprise. The blond man was an Emperor Realm cultivator.

"Are you a paladin of the Holy See?" Xiang Mo's eyes also showed a hint of fear.

"Hehe..." The blond man chuckled. "I am Dorton, the Seventh Holy Knight Commander of the Holy See of Light. He is the one on this mission. If you retreat, I can spare your lives." Dorton pointed at Gu Yu and said.

"Your Holy See is far too audacious! How dare you come to my China? Have you forgotten the treaty?" Xiang Mo said, looking at Duodun.

"Treaty? What treaty? It's just a piece of waste paper." Dorton said dismissively, then took a step forward in an instant, releasing divine light and imperial aura around him, and a terrifying pressure swept across the entire area.

Even Xiang Mo, Hua Long, and Jin Long were all feeling extremely uncomfortable under this pressure.

Dodon is not a newcomer to the Emperor Realm, but a veteran Emperor Realm cultivator whose cultivation has reached the mid-stage of the Emperor Realm, and is infinitely close to the late-stage of the Emperor Realm.

At this moment, Gu Yu's expression was also grim. The dozen or so people who appeared later were all at the King Realm, and most importantly, Duodun was at the mid-stage of the Emperor Realm. The other party specifically asked for him by name.

Looking at the God-Slaying Array Plate, there was only one top-grade source stone still shining brightly. He still had one chance: to use the Ten Directions Shift to escape directly. But what would happen to Xiang Mo, Chi Long, Hua Long, Jin Long, his parents, and the Mu Clan if he did that?

"Stop him." Xiang Mo stared at Duodun, a fighting spirit emanating from his body. He gripped his heavy sword with both hands and charged towards Duodun, slamming the heavy sword down with a thud.

"Overestimating yourself." A look of disdain appeared on Dorton's face. With a flick of his hand, his knight's greatsword met Xiang Mo's greatsword.

Boom... Crack...

Xiang Mo was sent hurtling into the distance like a cannonball, disappearing from sight in an instant.

Dorton once again stepped through the void, slowly walking towards Gu Yu. With each step he took closer to Gu Yu, Gu Yu felt a tremendous force of thunder strike him.

The suffocating pressure caused Gu Yu's body to tremble involuntarily.

"Combined attack technique, twin fish transform into dragons." The flower dragon and the golden dragon attacked Dorton in the same way. In an instant, the two dragon fish transformed into two giant dragons and swept towards Dorton.

With a swing of his heavy sword, Dorton sent both dragons flying with tremendous force. Then, with another swing of his heavy sword, a sword aura swept towards the Flower Dragon and the Golden Dragon in an instant.

Hua Long and Jin Long hurriedly tried to defend themselves, but their defenses were shattered by the sword energy in an instant, and the two of them were sent flying backward, spitting out a mouthful of blood as they flew backward.

"Combined attack tactics, not bad, but it's a pity you're only at the King Realm," Dorton continued disdainfully.

"Damn it!" Chi Long's expression was grim. Xiang Mo had been slashed away by a sword, and Hua Long and Jin Long had also been slashed away by a sword and were seriously injured. With Duo Dun getting closer and closer, their most important mission this time was to protect Gu Yu, but in his current state, if he rushed up, he would not only be unable to stop Duo Dun, but he might also die.

"The Array Book, and the array plate in your hand... hmm! It should be a divine artifact." Dorton slowly walked over, examining Gu Yu as he said, "Besides these, I can't see anything else! I wonder why the priests of the Holy See said that you will destroy the world in the future?"

"Yin-Yang Amplification Array." Gu Yu gritted his teeth! He decided to take a gamble, and the God-Slaying Array Plate immediately started operating. With the blessing of the Yin-Yang Amplification Array, Gu Yu's aura directly soared to the peak of the King Realm.

"Indeed, your array plate is a divine artifact." Dorton felt Gu Yu's aura suddenly rise from the peak of the second cone to the peak of the ninth cone. His eyes lit up. Putting aside everything else, if he obtained the array plate in Gu Yu's hands, his combat power would be greatly enhanced. A divine artifact would be enough to make him comparable to the Pope. At that time, he would no longer be the seventh knight commander of the Holy Light Church, but the chief knight commander of the entire Holy Light Church.

Gu Yu suspended the God-Slaying Array Plate behind him, and then a wooden sword appeared in his hand. At this moment, his combat power reached 500 dragons.

With only 500 dragons, Gu Yu's combat power is simply not enough to face Dorton. Dorton's combat power is at least 800 dragons, and he is a King Realm cultivator with the aura of a king. Even if Gu Yu's combat power reaches 800 dragons, he is still no match for Dorton.

This is also the difference between combat power and cultivation level. A peak King Realm cultivator with a combat power of 800 dragons, although their combat power has reached the Emperor Realm, may not necessarily be able to defeat an Emperor Realm cultivator with a combat power of only 512 dragons.

Because the aura of a Sovereign in the Sovereign Realm cannot be compensated for by combat power. For example, an attack from a King Realm cultivator will be one-third neutralized by the Sovereign Realm's aura. In other words, the power of three dragons striking a Sovereign Realm cultivator will only cause damage equivalent to that of two dragons. This is a unique technique of the Tenth-Tier Sovereign Realm. Of course, if your combat power is equivalent to tens of thousands of dragons, like the Red Dragon's idea of ​​having tens of thousands of peak King Realm flying swords, then that's a different story.

The Blade Nurturing Technique, yes, Gu Yu also possesses the Blade Nurturing Technique. He currently has enough contribution points, 1.9 billion contribution points, which is sufficient for him to exchange for the Origin Qi required for the Blade Nurturing Technique.

Thinking of this, countless strands of primal energy instantly emanated from Gu Yu, transforming the area around him into an energy world.

Origin energy, a large amount of Origin energy, which startled Duodun. Even with high-grade Origin Stones, Origin energy needs to be released little by little; it's impossible to produce so much at once.

This amount of source energy is probably equivalent to the amount of source energy contained in five or six hundred high-grade source stones.

Buzzing...

The wooden sword in Gu Yu's hand suddenly unleashed a tremendous suction force, instantly drawing in the source energy around Gu Yu. The entire blade vibrated violently, and the inscriptions on it lit up instantly, emitting a dazzling light.

If the wooden sword hadn't been forged from the hardest part of the Tree of Life's trunk, it probably wouldn't have been able to withstand so much primal energy.

boom…………

At this moment, the wooden sword was like a small sun, and the power emanating from its blade made everyone around feel a sense of unease.

Gu Yu, holding the wooden sword, felt the power emanating from it—25 million strands of Origin Qi! 250 million contribution points, gone in an instant.

"Open the heavens." Gu Yu suddenly slashed down at Duodun with his sword. The huge sword energy seemed to be able to split the heavens and the earth. The space where the sword energy passed was buzzing and trembling, and even showed a tendency to crack.

With a combat power of 500 dragons, the Blade Nurturing Technique amplifies the power threefold, but the Heaven Opening Technique does not amplify it. This may be because the power of the Ancient Universe at this time is all derived from amplification, and it is impossible to amplify it further.

With 1500 dragons, the combat power of this strike has surpassed the Emperor Realm and reached the God Realm.

Faced with such a strike, Dorton's pupils suddenly contracted. He could feel the power emanating from the strike, a terrifying power.

"Radiant Holy Shield, Radiant Holy Sword, Paladin's Primordial Spirit, Knight's Barrier." Dorton instantly unleashed his full power, his primordial spirit and weapon simultaneously blocking Gu Yu's strike.

Boom… Crack…

Dorton and his paladin's primordial spirit were instantly engulfed by the blade's aura, causing the space to tremble violently. The other King Realm cultivators hurriedly retreated, but even so, they were still blasted away by the aftershocks of this power. Several King Realm cultivators who had previously suffered severe injuries were even killed by the aftershocks.

"My goodness!" The Crimson Dragon stared in disbelief at the scene. It was too powerful. The power of this strike was comparable to that of the Azure Dragon's attack. In terms of combat strength alone, it had already reached the divine realm.

I wonder if Duo Dun can withstand it?

As the aftershocks of the collision gradually subsided, everyone's eyes were fixed on the direction where Dorton was.

With Dorton dead, Gu Yu and the others are safe. If Dorton were alive, things would be troublesome. However, Gu Yu isn't worried. At worst, he can just strike again. It's just 250 million contribution points! He has that.

Cough cough cough…

Just as the aftershocks of energy dissipated, Dorton's figure gradually appeared before everyone. At this moment, Dorton was no longer as dashing as when he first arrived. His golden hair was disheveled, his golden armor was tattered, the holy shield in his hand was broken in two, and his paladin spirit was dim and lifeless. A trace of blood hung from the corner of his mouth, and his condition was not optimistic.

Who would have thought that a peak second-stage Cone would possess such skill, capable of unleashing such a terrifying strike? If it weren't for his unique Emperor-level technique, the Emperor-like aura emanating from his tenth Cone, which negated one-third of the power of Gu Yu's attack, he would already be dead.

"He's not dead after all," Gu Yu murmured. The power of that strike had reached the Divine Realm, but unfortunately, Gu Yu was not at the Emperor Realm. If he were at the Emperor Realm, that strike could have killed a god.

“Gu Yu, you truly amaze me! I haven’t been injured in many years. The priest of the Holy See said you were extraordinary, but he didn’t believe it. Now I do. If you continue to grow stronger, not only me, but even His Holiness the Pope would be no match for you,” Dorton said.

"Damn it." Just then, Gu Yu's expression suddenly changed, because the only top-grade source stone that was still lit on the God-Slaying Array Plate had run out of energy, and his aura immediately began to decline.

Although Dorton was injured, even if he couldn't exert the combat power of a mid-stage Emperor Realm cultivator, he was still capable of reaching the early stage of Emperor Realm.

"Hmph! Surrender now!" After saying that, Duodun didn't slowly walk forward by stepping into the air this time, but rushed directly towards Gu Yu.

"Where are you, the imperial realm of China?" the Crimson Dragon shouted to the sky.

Although China doesn't have many Imperial Realm experts, it's no less than the Holy Light Church, and they are all long-established Imperial Realm experts. This is because in the last hundred years, so few people have entered the Imperial Realm that it's practically nonexistent in China.

However, the power structure in China is complex and intertwined, and the imperial realms are basically united in their struggles, unlike the Holy See of Light, which is of one mind.

If the Chinese imperial forces had been united, the invasion of China by various powers would not have happened. If it hadn't ultimately affected everyone's interests, perhaps some people in China wouldn't have formed a united front.

“Percy, how dare you invade China!” Li Shanpo frowned as he looked at Percy. “Aren’t you afraid that the God of China will destroy your Holy See?”

Everyone knows how powerful this Pope is. Even the White Tiger Guardian, the strongest of the four guardians, wouldn't dare say he could defeat Percy. Even if he and Huangfu Kui joined forces, they probably wouldn't be a match for Pope Percy.

"China, hehe..." Bosi sneered, "China today is surrounded by enemies on all sides and is not to be feared. As for Hua Shen, he is in dire need of protection and he cannot destroy my Holy See."

"So you're determined to go to war with China?" Li Shanpo asked.

“That’s right.” Percy nodded. “I hereby formally declare that the Holy See of Light is now at war with China.”

"Are you crazy?" Puergi looked at Posey. "Now that all countries are facing invasion from the Source Gate, you, as the Pope of the Holy See of Light, the highest authority in the faith of Western humanity, are not resisting the Source Gate at this time, but instead starting a war with China. It's utterly ridiculous."

"Heh, how utterly laughable you are. The Source Gate World is the one that guides our human development. They are not invading, but helping us humans," Percy said. As he spoke, a look of worship appeared in his eyes, befitting a pope.

"Bullshit! You mean they're helping us by coming out to seize our land, kill our compatriots, and harm women?" Puerki was furious upon hearing Posi's words. "Then I'll help you too. Stand still and let me kill you."

"Purki, barbarian, I don't want to argue with you. Since you want to help China, then die here today!" After saying this, Percy released a terrifying holy light around him, and the holy book in his hand immediately emitted a dazzling light.

"Die, Grandpa!" The Titan's primordial spirit behind Puergi immediately punched Percy.

The golden holy light formed a barrier around Percy, and when the Titan's indestructible fist struck the barrier, it only trembled slightly.

Pulgki frowned, and the next second, the Titan suddenly exerted his strength, his fists raining down on the barrier.

Boom boom boom…

A deafening roar immediately filled the air, and Li Shanpo and Huangfu Kui looked extremely grim upon seeing this.

Both of them knew very well Pulki's strength; in a one-on-one fight, neither of them could defeat Pulki.

Especially the Titan's primordial spirit; they absolutely couldn't withstand the continuous bombardment of its fists.

But Percy was unharmed; he simply blocked it with a barrier.

“Pulki, it seems you haven’t improved at all; you’re still just a brute.” Percy watched as Pulki continued to bombard his barrier. The holy book in his hand instantly unfolded, and the barrier immediately emitted an even more dazzling light. Then, a primordial spirit appeared behind him.

It was a six-winged seraphim, like a god descended to earth. His body was tall and imposing, seemingly containing boundless power and majesty. His skin was as white as snow, radiant and glowing, as if kissed by the sun. His long golden hair danced in the air, flowing like a waterfall, shimmering with dazzling light.

His eyes were as deep as the sea, seemingly able to see through the mysteries of the world. An air of unparalleled arrogance emanated from his brows, highlighting his nobility and dignity as a seraph. Six pairs of pristine white wings unfurled from his back, each feather shimmering with a divine light, as if formed from the very stars.

His six pairs of wings suddenly unfurled, a sight that was breathtaking. The gentle flapping of his wings lifted his body into the air, making him appear like a god who controlled the heavens and earth. His sacred and powerful aura eclipsed everything around him, as if the entire world trembled beneath his feet.

His gaze sharpened, and a sword of judgment appeared in his hand. Then, the sword of judgment suddenly emitted a dazzling light, and he thrust it towards the Titan.

Faced with the incoming Judgment Sword, the Titan suddenly stopped attacking. With a flick of his hand, a pair of golden gauntlets appeared, and he threw a punch at the Judgment Sword.

boom…………

A deafening sound rang out, and the Titan was sent flying backward.

“You have indeed reached the level of a demigod.” Pulgki barely managed to steady himself as he looked at Percy and said.

“That’s right, I, the eleventh Pope of the Holy See, Percy, have surpassed my predecessors and reached the realm of demigods.” Percy exuded a powerful aura as he looked up at the sky and said.

“Although demigods are powerful, the three of us joining forces may not be unable to fight you,” Pulgki said.

"Heh..." Hearing Puerki's words, Posey sneered again with disdain. "People always think that demigods are not true gods after all, just slightly stronger than emperors. At first, I thought so too, but it wasn't until I stepped into the realm of demigods that I realized that this idea was wrong. It's like comparing the peak of the king realm with that of a quasi-emperor. Some people think that as long as their combat power reaches the level of the emperor realm, they can be called a quasi-emperor. But we all know very well that this is not the case. You have all experienced this and understand it deeply."