Godslayer: At the start, the power of the Five Elements transforms into Iron Fist Tiger.

Han Shaoyun frowned slightly, and the halberd in his hand shot out with a whoosh, piercing straight towards the grenade carrying white flames.

boom! !

A tremendous explosion first occurred in front of Han Shaoyun, followed by a blinding burst of flames. Just as the intense wave of fire was about to hit Han Shaoyun, a gust of wind surged out from his body, easily neutralizing the flames and shockwaves from the grenade explosion.

The next moment, a red-tasseled spear popped out of the black box behind Hongying and landed steadily in her hand.

Hongying held a gun in her right hand, her body erupting with rose-red flames. She bent her legs and slammed them into the ground, leaving a trail of rose-red afterimages as she charged toward Han Shaoyun.

Seeing this, Han Shaoyun reacted quickly, dodging Hongying's spear by sidestepping. At the same time, the hurricane around him, along with the scattered snowflakes, slashed towards Hongying's waist as the halberd danced!

Just as the halberd was about to strike Hongying's waist, Han Shaoyun's pupils suddenly contracted, and he abruptly stopped the halberd.

Looking down into the crowd, Ling Yue saw Wen Qimo's hands clasped together, forming a strange shape, and his eyes, fixed on Han Shaoyun, were flashing with an odd light.

Ling Yue understood immediately: Forbidden Ruins Sequence 180, [Heart Demon Binding Technique].

At the same time, Zhao Kongcheng and Chen Muyi appeared behind Han Shaoyun at some point. Zhao Kongcheng held the Night Watchman's specially made Star Blade in his right hand, and the blade emitted a moon-white light.

Chen Muye, however, was wielding two swords and showed no intention of using the Forbidden Ruins.

The two rushed toward Han Shaoyun, who had just recovered and was facing Hongying. Although Zhao Kongcheng was using the Forbidden Ruins, Chen Muye's speed was still on par with Zhao Kongcheng's, and even seemed to be slightly surpassing him.

Zhao Kongcheng shouted, and the moon-white light of the long sword in his hand became even brighter. He accelerated and thrust the sword fiercely towards Han Shaoyun's neck with a speed far exceeding his previous speed.

Chen Muye, standing behind him, suddenly accelerated and thrust his twin blades toward Han Shaoyun's heart.

Two sharp blades struck Han Shaoyun's body first. Han Shaoyun, who was very sensitive to the wind, reacted instantly. A powerful wind field erupted around him, blowing the red tassel in front of him away. He then turned to face the attacks from Zhao Kongcheng and Chen Muye.

Han Shaoyun held his halberd firmly in his right hand, blocking Zhao Kongcheng's longsword and the crescent-shaped blade energy it emitted. Then, just as Chen Muye was about to pierce his heart, Han Shaoyun's body jolted violently.

The hurricane that was blowing towards Hongying and the others suddenly disappeared, and then seemed to turn into a gale-force wind, blowing towards Chen Muye's twin blades that were about to pierce his heart.

Whoosh!!

Han Shaoyun gripped a long halberd in one hand, and a gust of wind swept towards the two men. Just as he was about to use his remaining left hand to deal with Zhao Kongcheng and Chen Muye, the three of them suddenly felt a burst of heat from the sky.

The three of them were all taken aback, and then looked up at the sky together.

A pure white fire crane with metal claws on its lower limbs was flying above the three of them. The fire crane had already spat out a fireball that had been condensing for a long time and was closing its beak slightly.

Below the Flaming Crane, a circular fireball about one meter in diameter appeared. The fireball was orange-red, but a faint trace of blackish-red could be seen in the very center. It was unclear whether the orange had strayed or the red had cheated.

Han Shaoyun sensed the danger above him and tried to push the two away while blowing air upwards to extinguish the flames in the sky.

But Zhao Kongcheng was like an iron-headed child. He seemed to sense that Han Shaoyun wanted to retreat, so he continued to fight with all his might, holding the knife with both hands. The moon-white light on the blade became even more dazzling, as if it had dyed the entire blade white.

Chen Muye, whose perception was the strongest, also tried to withdraw his strength to dodge the attack, just like Han Shaoyun. After all, in Chen Muye's perception, the fireball above the three of them was not a simple fireball.

Instead, it was Wang Wei... a fireball that would explode. Chen Muyi had no doubt that if the fireball exploded above the three of them, they would be badly injured, if not killed.

Thinking of this, Chen Muyi no longer hesitated and immediately said, "Old Zhao, let's retreat first!"

Zhao Kongcheng, who had already used all his strength, asked in confusion, "Why, Captain? We still have others if the two of us are injured, but if Han Shaoyun is injured, there's no one who can replace him!"

Chen Muye cursed inwardly. Putting aside whether Han Shaoyun would provide support, the two of them would be seriously injured by eating this exploding fireball, and Zhao Kongcheng might even be blown up and have to stay in the hospital for several months.

But with less than three seconds between the fireball's impact and its landing, Chen Muyi had no time to explain. His tone was somewhat forceful: "Stop talking nonsense, back up!"

After all, as a team member, Zhao Kongcheng only needed to think about how to fight, while Chen Muye, as the team leader, had many more things to think about.

Seeing that Chen Muyi had never been so assertive, Zhao Kongcheng did not insist, sheathed his moon-white sword and retreated.

Han Shaoyun breathed a slight sigh of relief upon seeing Chen Muyi and the other man retreat. Now that his methods were restrained, it was impossible for him to catch the fireball with one hand without getting hurt. But since the two of them had given up the only chance to hurt him, he certainly wouldn't let them down.

Thinking of this, Han Shaoyun was swept away by a storm, like a hurricane, and blew towards the fireball in the sky that was less than three meters away from him.

"Hmm!?" Han Shaoyun was somewhat surprised that his wind hadn't extinguished the fireball immediately, but the fireball above had shrunk considerably. So he wasn't afraid and continued to activate the Forbidden Ruins. A howling wind blew towards the fireball half a meter above.

Seeing this, Ling Yue, who had already flown far away, grinned wildly. He had long expected Han Shaoyun's [Great Wind Disaster] to extinguish his attack, but why did he transform into a Flame Crane and spit out a fireball to attack Han Shaoyun?

There's actually a reason for this, because the initial beast form warriors of the Five Elemental Locks can all use the violent power from the Five Elemental Kings, and he suddenly thought of the elemental counter "Wind Boosts Fire".

If a strong wind can extinguish a weak flame, while a weak wind can make a strong flame even stronger, what happens when a flame that is both strong and weak is attacked by a strong wind? Does it become weaker or stronger?

As it turned out, the fireball that the Flame Crane condensed with its berserk power as its core was blown stronger and stronger by Han Shaoyun's gale, while the power of the fire spirit was gradually extinguished by Han Shaoyun's wind.

The result was that a fireball condensed with the power of rage at its core suddenly exploded above Han Shaoyun. By the time Han Shaoyun reacted, it was too late. A 'missile' far more powerful than a missile appeared in front of Han Shaoyun.

As expected, Han Shaoyun, who was trying to extinguish the fireball by continuing to blow the gale towards it, realized something was wrong. He discovered that no matter how he used the forbidden energy, the dark red color at the very center of the fireball would not go out.

Even the black and red fireballs caused by his forbidden wind attack increased from 10 centimeters to 50 centimeters, and their color changed from seven parts red and three parts black to seven parts black and three parts red.

At this moment, Han Shaoyun, who had already reacted, looked at the black and red sphere that was less than a meter away from his head and felt increasingly restless. So he decisively chose to release all the forbidden energy and stab the black and red sphere in the air with his halberd.

Han Shaoyun rapidly condensed his spiritual energy in his left hand, instantly creating a deep blue, spinning eye of energy. Then, Han Shaoyun's right hand thrust his halberd fiercely towards the black and red sphere.

"Everyone, lie down!" Ling Yue, who had transformed into a stone-armored bear, shouted from afar, using earth elemental power to surround himself and Lin Qiye, while also reminding Chen Muye and Zhao Kongcheng in the distance.

Chen Muyi, who was in the distance, reacted instantly and quickly pushed Zhao Kongcheng, who was still in a daze and looked confused, to the ground, and then fell to the ground himself.

The next second, a deafening explosion rang out from Han Shaoyun's direction.

轰！！！————

The black and red sphere, less than a meter away from Han Shaoyun, was instantly pierced by Han Shaoyun's halberd, and then the black and red sphere exploded instantly.

Han Shaoyun, who was closest to the black and red sphere, felt as if he had been hit by dozens of grenades—no! The impact of dozens of large trucks speeding along the highway without braking could only describe this feeling.

In no time, the deep blue eye of wind that Han Shaoyun had conjured, along with the halberd in his hand, was blasted away without a trace by the black ball. Even Han Shaoyun's right hand, which was holding the halberd, was directly annihilated by the black ball.

"Pfft!!!" Han Shaoyun was blasted from the middle of the street into a dilapidated house on the edge of the No-Restriction Airspace by the black and red sphere, and even the ground trembled from the blast.

In the distance, Baili Pangpang, Cao Yuan, Shen Qingzhu, and Yuan Gang, who were walking towards them, all felt the tremors of the earthquake.

"Holy crap, is there an earthquake, Instructor Yuan?!" Baili Pangpang looked around and hid behind Yuan Gang.

Yuan Gang sensed the commotion around him and said with a serious expression, "No, it's the fluctuations from the battle within the Boundless Airspace. We need to speed things up."

Upon hearing this, Baili Pangpang, Cao Yuan, and Shen Qingzhu were both taken aback. Could it be that another [believer] from the Sea Realm was launching a special attack, intending to kill Yue Ge and Lin Qiye?

Thinking of this, they quickened their pace and urged, "Instructor Yuan, what are we waiting for? Let's go over there quickly."

"it is good,"

Three seconds later, Ling Yue released the bear's paw from its ear and looked up. The stone wall summoned by the Stone Armored Bear was now riddled with cracks, as if it would collapse at the slightest touch.

Sure enough, the stone wall in front of them collapsed instantly, blasted into small pieces. Ling Yue quickly used his earth elemental power to absorb the stones and the remaining sections of the wall to prevent them from hitting his own people.

Meanwhile, Lin Qiye, who had regained his senses, looked at the spot where the black and red sphere had exploded not far ahead. He saw a blasted-out cement and asphalt ground that had crumbled inch by inch, and an irregular crater in front of him. Han Shaoyun, on the other hand, had been blown away somewhere.

"Wow... Brother Yue, that was too ruthless!" Lin Qiye stared at the irregular crater blasted out by Ling Yue, utterly shocked, and barely managed to suppress a curse.

"Holy crap, is this really an attack that Chi Jing could launch?" Hong Ying asked with a look of utter disbelief. It was hard to imagine that Ling Yue, who could fight her to a standstill when he first awakened, could produce such a commotion in less than a year.

"Wow, amazing!" Si Xiaonan looked at Ling Yue with shining eyes, her face full of admiration.

Even Leng Xuan, who is usually expressionless, couldn't help but swear: "Awesome!"

Wen Qimo: "+1".

Wu Xiangnan: "+2." Luckily, the explosion didn't ignite the explosives on my body, otherwise we would have been wiped out! Wu Xiangnan thought with lingering fear.

"Hehehe, from now on this move will be called Buddha's Wrath Fireball!" Ling Yue exited his transformed form and let out a strange laugh. He had never felt so inflated before.

Si Xiaonan, who often reads novels, scratched her head in confusion: "Buddha's Wrath Fireball? I feel like I've heard of that somewhere before?"

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On the other side, Chen Muye and Zhao Kongcheng, Chen Muye's temperament was strange and profound. Behind him, the outline of a blood-red palace was faintly visible, and at the top center of the palace hung an ancient and mysterious plaque.

Looking from right to left: The Hall of Yama!

Zhao Kongcheng realized what was happening and couldn't help but gasp: "Hiss! Holy crap, how did Ling Yue manage to do this?! No, more importantly, why didn't he warn us?!"

Chen Muye exited the forbidden state, his expression grave. "The aftershocks of that fireball have already reached the Pool Realm; that black energy is simply terrifying! But Ling Yue was definitely being unfair; I won't let him eat my cooking anymore!"

"Exactly!" Zhao Kongcheng was about to say something when Chen Muye suddenly interrupted him:

"Let's check on Han Shaoyun first; I feel he's not dead yet!"

"Okay." Zhao Kongcheng nodded in agreement and then followed Chen Muye's footsteps.

In the distance, Ling Yue and his group met up with Chen Muye and the others, and together they found Han Shaoyun lying in the ruins, his body charred black by the explosion and his right arm missing.

"That was terrible!" Zhao Kongcheng couldn't help but think of the time when he wanted to trade injuries with Han Shaoyun. If he had actually done that back then, he probably wouldn't even have been left with ashes.

Blood was still spitting from Han Shaoyun's mouth, his eyes slightly closed. When he saw the crowd arrive, he parted his lips slightly and said, "I lost. Kill me." Han Shaoyun opened his eyes, which were bloodshot from the explosion, and a trace of despair and pleading appeared in them. Even the corners of his mouth were slightly upturned, showing no trace of the demeanor of a loser.

"Why do you serve the Church of the Ancient Gods?" Chen Muye frowned and stepped forward to ask.

“Muttering…ha…ha,” Han Shaoyun opened his mouth and uttered fluent words, then his face turned red, as if he had used all his strength to try to close his mouth.

"Master..." Just as Han Shaoyun was about to give up and utter the final "Master," Ling Yue took out an iron knife from the Five Elements Lock space and stabbed it into Han Shaoyun's heart.

puff!

A long knife pierced through Han Shaoyun's heart, its tip emerging from his back.

Han Shaoyun was taken aback at first, then his eyes, which had been filled with lifelessness, suddenly shone with a different kind of brilliance, as if he had become a different person.

Han Shaoyun's lips curled up, as if he had thought of something happy. Then he looked at Ling Yue, who was holding a knife, and Lin Qiye, who looked completely bewildered.

A fluent voice rang out from his mouth: "Watch out for his delirium, he's coming to kill you both!"

Then Han Shaoyun laughed maniacally, a look of relief flashing in his eyes. "Hahahaha! Wait for me, I'm coming to join you!" As Han Shaoyun's voice faded, his eyes grew dimmer, but the corners of his mouth still turned up. He was dead. He died by Ling Yue's blade.

Strangely, Chen Muye, who could have stopped Ling Yue, did not make any move.

"Why kill him??" Lin Qiye was completely bewildered. His mind hadn't quite caught up yet, and his lack of knowledge about the various methods employed by the Ancient God Church made it difficult for him to keep up with Ling Yue's actions.

Ling Yue spoke calmly, his tone devoid of any warmth: "To protect his last shred of dignity."