Blue Star Heavenly Dao: "Then you should explain yourself. What's going on here?"
Li Xuanzu: "How was I supposed to know? If I had known He had this masochistic tendency, I would have looked for other gods."
Blue Star Heavenly Dao: "Hehe, you're very happy, aren't you?"
Li Xuanzu remained silent.
If the opponent weren't so incredibly powerful, I would have easily crushed him.
Just as they were talking, the barrier of the arena below disappeared.
The first to take action was the wind god Kukulkan.
The enormous serpent's body floated in mid-air, blotting out the sky and displaying its majesty.
In an instant, a fierce wind arose in the arena, and all the gods present, except for Istab, were thrown off balance by the wind.
"A world of deception!"
Apate was probably the strongest, as she was the first to use her abilities.
The surrounding area was tinged with a different color, leaving only a dark, murky purple in the arena.
"Deception number one: Within the realm of the gods, the gales obey my command!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the hurricane on the field turned its spearhead directly at its master, Kukulkan.
"Conflict will never cease!"
Eris reached out and pointed in the directions of Kukulkan and Istab respectively, and a thin crimson line appeared between the two.
"Those who died unjustly, wake up!"
With a powerful swing of his wooden staff, Istab caused the ground to ripple like a tidal wave.
Countless mutilated souls crawled out of the ground and surged toward the five gods of the Mediterranean Kingdom.
Some of them even grew bone wings and flew towards Kukulkan in the sky.
One of Eris's abilities is to incite conflict.
Those hit will no longer distinguish between friend and foe; even gods of the same lineage will direct a portion of their attacks towards the other.
Nemesis, clad in golden armor and gripping his spear tightly, also ascended into the air.
"The souls of the dead are all under my control!"
Thanatos took a step forward, and all sorts of bizarre and grotesque ghosts began to crawl out of the ground of this half of the arena.
But these dead souls won't attack friendly forces.
With Apat turning Kukulkan's attack against them, and aided by the hurricane, Istab's army of the dead was quickly annihilated.
"Istab, what are you doing?!"
Kukulkan in the sky was suffering terribly, having to use the power of the sun to resist the raging winds, while also guarding against sneak attacks from his teammates and the enemy, and below, Kakaya and Nemesis were watching him intently.
"We need to deal with Apate first; his abilities are too annoying!"
Istab emanated a black aura of death, which helped to send to the afterlife of the countless souls before him.
A huge crack appeared in the sky above the arena without warning.
A huge, rotting arm emerged from it and reached out to grab Apat.
The sun in the sky became even more dazzling, and several scorching rays of light shot towards the location of Apat.
"Second deception: Kukulkan's abilities are temporarily disabled!"
After Apat finished reciting the second rule, she spat out a mouthful of crimson blood mixed with gold.
The sunlight that Kukulkan had summoned vanished instantly, as if it had never existed.
The rotting hand was also blocked by a huge, irregular black shadow summoned by Kakaya.
Unfortunately, Kukulkan's solar power was too strong; it only lasted for a second before it coalesced again.
Nemesis had broken through the layers of threats from the army of undead summoned by Istab and rushed towards Kukulkan like an arrow.
His body continued to grow larger until it was almost as tall as the coiled Kukulkan before stopping.
Nemesis threw his spear, but it was knocked away by a beam of sunlight.
The spear hummed and automatically returned to Nemesis's hand.
"A bunch of minor gods who can't even be called main gods dare to act arrogantly in front of me, the mighty Feathered Serpent God? They're courting death!"
Kukulkan was thoroughly enraged. Although he could not control the power of the gale for the time being, he was not just a wind god.
"I pray here, great sun, let me borrow your power to destroy the villains before me."
Kukulkan's feathers began to burn, and his massive body was set ablaze, like a giant fireball.
But He did not show any signs of weakness.
The sun seemed to begin to fall, and countless flames slid down like rain.
A magnificent rain of fire descended at that moment.
In just three seconds, three gods were eliminated and teleported to their own camp by the Heavenly Dao of Blue Star.
First was Nemesis, who was closest to the enemy. He took almost all the damage, and his armor was completely shattered, but he bought enough time for his allies below.
Eris amplified the impact of the conflict's power, and the second to be eliminated was Istab from the Juan Kingdom's side.
He had already expended a great deal of divine power in the battle with Thanatos, and with the addition of that rotting giant hand, he had no other means to resist the raging flames.
Thanatos, lacking divine power, summoned the spirits of the dead one last time and left the battlefield willingly.
The spirits of the dead withstood the vast majority of the attacks, protecting the remaining three gods of the Mediterranean Kingdom.
"A bunch of scoundrels!"
Kukulkan's voice rang out in the air.
The sun once again gathered its blazing flames and crashed down, but much less intensely than before.
"A confused mind!"
Eris struck again, and a gray ball of light exploded behind Kukulkan's head.
As the fire rained down, He was the first to be eliminated!
Eris's second power is to confuse the mind.
Makes attacks from the designated target temporarily also effective against yourself!
It only lasts for three seconds, and cannot be used continuously in a short period of time.
But this ability is indeed abnormal.
"Well played, congratulations to the Mediterranean gods on their first victory."
Blue Star Heavenly Dao applauded at the opportune moment.
With a wave of his hand, the five deities were restored to their original state.
Even Eris's chaotic mind can be used again.
"Heh, you're really going all out for individual time rewinding."
"None of your business. Who are you to judge me?"
Blue Star Heavenly Dao glanced at Li Xuanzu beside him and gave him a sideways look.
"Next, please take a moment to prepare."
"Next match: South America's Divine Kingdom versus India. Both sides, please prepare yourselves."
Instead of continuing his casual conversation with Li Xuanzu, Lan Xingtiandao announced the contestants for the next round.
Everyone could sense that the leaders of the South American divine kingdoms were very disappointed.
But there's really no need for that, because only the winners will be remembered, and only the winners have meaning.
"Heh, I really don't understand what that person upstairs was thinking. Is there any point in these weaklings even coming?"
"Why don't you just arrange for us to fight that Michael?"
Shiva's four arms are crossed.
Despite saying that, they had already started rubbing their hands together, looking eager to try.
"We can't be too sure of what to say. We still need to be careful about the abilities of those divine kingdoms in the Mediterranean, and the other gods should not be underestimated either."
Vishnu sat on the lotus platform and shook his head.
"So, are you going to make a move?"
"No, you play."
"Tch, then why did you say so much?"
Shiva pursed his lips.
He is the god of destruction, and has an innate love for battle.
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