Chapter 422 In the Name of Kunlun, Slaying Gods
"They will start in the most direct and brutal way."
"Because that 'demigod' named Ares didn't have extra time to test the waters and make plans."
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Regardless of the online uproar and the fact that countries have taken sides, this highly anticipated "battle of the gods" has begun.
Zhou Jue's gaze fell on the center of the screen. The Geneva venue was empty, but the grim atmosphere seemed to overflow through the screen.
Soon, on the live global broadcast, the alloy gate on one side of the venue slowly rose.
A figure emerged, bathed in golden light.
It was Ares Wright.
The lightning spear in his hand emitted a crackling sound of electricity, and with each step he took, a ring of scorched marks was left on the specially made ground beneath his feet.
He didn't walk to the center of the field, but stood at the entrance, arrogantly raising his head and glancing at the other end.
It was as if he was waiting for his opponent to face his judgment.
Inside the command center, Chen Jianguo's palms were sweating.
"This oppressive feeling... they really created a monster."
The door on the other side opened, and Cheng Gan walked out.
She was not protected by golden light, nor was she surrounded by lightning.
He wore a simple white training uniform and held an ancient-style longsword in his hand, the blade of which had no shimmering light.
She walked quietly to the center of the field, stood still, and faced Ares in the distance.
One is as fierce as Thor, the other as calm as a deep pool.
[Oh wow! The fight is finally about to begin! The difference in their auras is just too much!]
[I have a feeling Kunlun is going to lose; that golden guy on the other side looks too strong.]
[Bullshit! That's called the demeanor of a master! Returning to simplicity, don't you understand?! The air of an immortal!]
The online comments exploded instantly, and the eyes of billions of people around the world were focused on these two figures.
Ares raised his spear, pointing it at Cheng Gan. He spoke, and his voice, amplified by the loudspeaker, resounded throughout the venue and reached the ears of the world.
"Easterner, kneel down, and I may grant you a dignified death."
Cheng Gan slowly raised the sword in his hand, the tip of the sword pointing diagonally at the ground.
This is the starting stance of the Kunlun Sword Sect.
"Today, I, Cheng Gan, in the name of Kunlun, slay a god!"
"You're asking for it!" Ares roared.
Without any further movement, he hurled the lightning spear in his hand forward.
boom!
A bolt of golden lightning, as thick as a bucket, tore through the air and, with an aura of annihilation, struck straight at Cheng Gan.
The speed is so fast that it is almost impossible to detect with the naked eye.
In the command center, Commander Qi suddenly stood up.
"Not good!" The energy intensity of this attack has exceeded all their previous estimates.
Lu Changfeng, who was in the apartment, felt his heart stop. He was afraid that even if he went up there himself, he might not be able to withstand that blow.
However, Cheng Gan moved; she neither retreated nor blocked.
Just as the lightning was about to strike her body, her figure suddenly blurred, like a wisp of smoke.
"Soaring through the heavens, my body is as ethereal as a floating cloud."
Her foot touched the ground lightly, and she moved like a weightless feather, brushing against the side of the raging lightning bolt, going against the current.
The thunderbolt grazed the hem of her clothes and slammed into the isolation wall behind her.
Boom!
A huge hole was blasted into the 100-meter-high special alloy wall, and electric arcs were still jumping wildly on it.
The whole world fell silent; everyone was terrified by the destructive power of the attack.
They were also amazed by Cheng Gan's incredible agility.
"You hid well."
A hint of surprise flashed across Ares's face. He sheathed his spear, a cruel smile playing on his lips.
"But how many more times can you dodge?"
He raised the spear high above his head.
The sky instantly darkened, dark clouds gathered, and countless golden lightning bolts darted through the clouds.
In the name of Olympus!
"Divine punishment!"
Rumble!
This time, it wasn't a bolt of lightning.
Instead, hundreds of bolts of lightning, like a golden downpour, indiscriminately covered the entire area where Cheng Gan was located.
There's no escaping this inescapable net.
In the command center, Chen Jianguo's face turned pale: "How do we dodge this kind of area-of-effect attack?"
Zhou Jue's eyes, however, were fixed on the screen: "She doesn't need to hide."
In the scene, Cheng Gan's figure moves as he faces the thunderstorm descending from the sky.
Her sword was finally drawn.
"Soaring through the heavens, the sword moves like a dragon and a snake."
Her swordsmanship was not fast, in fact, it was rather slow.
Each sword strike carried a strange rhythm, as if drawing circles in the air.
The raging lightning bolts, upon contact with her sword circle, seemed to be tamed like wild horses, their power greatly reduced, sliding to the side along with her sword momentum and striking the open ground.
Cheng Gan strolled leisurely in the eye of the thunderstorm.
The sword flashed, yet not a single leaf touched him.
The world has fallen silent once again.
If the first time was a fluke, then this time it's absolute strength.
The magical arts of the East were able to so elegantly neutralize such violent divine power.
"impossible!"
Ares let out an incredulous roar, and the blue light in his eyes became extremely unstable.
He couldn't accept that the divine power he had gained by burning his life force was so weak that he couldn't even touch the hem of the other person's clothes.
I'm going to tear you to pieces!
He stopped unleashing ranged attacks, and his golden armor shone brightly, with countless electric snakes coiling around his body.
His figure vanished instantly, and the next second, he appeared in front of Cheng Gan, his spear carrying the force of a thunderbolt, crashing down upon him.
He wanted to crush this Eastern woman with the purest power and speed!
Cheng Gan's eyes finally showed a slight change.
She stopped drawing circles and, facing this thunderous blow, thrust her sword upwards.
"Ding!" A crisp sound rang out.
The sword tip landed precisely on the spear tip.
The immense force caused the ground beneath Cheng Gan's feet to crack instantly, and he shrank by half.
But she persevered.
"you……"
Ares was about to exert his strength when he found that his spear seemed to be stuck by a strange force, unable to be pulled back or pressed down.
The calmness in Cheng Gan's eyes vanished, replaced by a sharp killing intent.
During her previous movements and parries, she had already found the crack in the "container" that Sun Jiuchou had mentioned.
"It's over," Cheng Gan said softly.
Her sword slid upwards along the shaft of the lightning spear.
Ares was horrified to discover that the energy within his body was being wildly guided and pulled by this strange sword.
He wanted to back away, but he couldn't move.
"Soaring through the nine heavens, cleaving the sky with a single sword."
Cheng Gan's sword finally sliced through the spear and reached Ares.
She didn't stab his throat or his heart, but rather at an inconspicuous energy node on his chest armor.
That was what Zhou Jue told her—the core hub through which all the energy flows in this "disposable" body.
That was also his only fatal weakness.
A sword thrust out.
There was no earth-shattering sound, not even a trace of energy fluctuation; it was just an ordinary sword strike.
Time seemed to stand still at this moment.
Viewers worldwide witnessed Cheng Gan's sword tip gently touching Ares's golden armor on his chest.
Then, Cheng Gan sheathed his sword and retreated.
Ares stood frozen in place, his tall body motionless.
The lightning spear in his hand quickly dimmed.
What happened? Is it over?
[Did you miss? Why did it stop?]
A draw?
What's going on? Why isn't Ares moving?
Just when everyone was puzzled.
Crack.
A soft sound.
A fine crack appeared on Ares's chest armor, centered on the point where the sword tip made contact.
Immediately afterwards.
Crack! Crack! Crack!
Countless cracks, like a spider web, instantly covered his entire body, and blinding blue light surged wildly from the cracks.
Ares's body, like a balloon blown to its limit, began to expand.
He looked down at his chest, and fear appeared in his eyes for the first time.
"No……"
boom--!
A blue light suddenly rose across the Geneva stadium, and a terrifying energy shockwave instantly engulfed everything.
The command center was deathly silent.
After a long silence, Chen Jianguo, his voice trembling, asked the question that was on everyone's mind.
"Cheng Gan...how is she?"
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