The ultimate battle between the two was drawing to a close.
Longshen was covered in wounds and blood; in ten thousand years, he had never endured such a brutal fight.
Even ten thousand years ago, during the war between gods and demons, he had not dared to get close to Mozu.
He had also participated in the war of the gods, knowing when to retreat, never having engaged in such a blood-soaked struggle.
Without the experience of fierce combat, he was naturally no match for Shuixian, not just in terms of strength but also experience.
Thus, his defeat was inevitable.
Shuixian was also injured, though not as severely as Longshen. Both were powerhouses of the same tier.
While there was a significant difference in their abilities, their major cultivation realms were not far apart.
Therefore, it was impossible for him to defeat Longshen without sustaining any injuries.
However, pushing Longshen to such a state was proof enough of his own might, especially considering he was not at his peak.
Had he been at his peak, the outcome would have been different.
At this moment, Longshen coldly declared, "Shuixian, I must admit, you are powerful. However, our battle ends here. Even if you survive, you cannot change the situation. If Dijun makes a move, you will surely perish!"
This time, he did not utter the words that he would make Shuixian pay, for he knew he was no match for him.
Shuixian replied, "You don't need to concern yourself with that. As for Dijun, my master will handle him, not me. I only need to eliminate these ants like yourselves!"
"Mozu?"
Longshen's expression changed.
"Indeed, it is I!"
Yun Fan stepped forward and stated, "The grudges from ten thousand years ago, I will settle them all, one by one. No one will escape. Wait for my reckoning!"
"You are Mozu?"
He looked at Yun Fan in shock, not expecting Mozu to have arrived in the Divine Realm, let alone to have broken through to the Divine Dao realm.
"I will remember you!"
Longshen said, "This lifetime, you still cannot change anything!"
With that, he turned to flee.
However, at that very moment, Yun Fan spoke, "Since I have revealed my identity, do you think you can still escape?"
"That remains to be seen!"
Just as Longshen was about to flee, he found that Shuixian's Weak Water power had formed a hand, which directly seized his Dragon Pearl.
"Ah!"
Longshen let out a scream of pain. All his attention had been focused on Yun Fan, and he never expected to be ambushed by Shuixian.
It had to be said, Yun Fan and Shuixian had executed a perfect coordinated attack this time.
Longshen's face turned ashen, as if his only remaining fate was death.
"Return my Dragon Pearl to me!"
Longshen rapidly weakened. Though his death was certain without his Dragon Pearl, there was still a time limit.
Shuixian disdainfully said, "After fighting for so long, it was all for your Dragon Pearl. Otherwise, do you think you would have lived this long!"
"Damn it!"
Longshen despaired, never imagining he would be so easily tricked.
At this moment, he changed his demeanor.
"Mozu-sama, if you return my Dragon Pearl, I will surrender and become your subordinate!"
He had been Dijun's subordinate before, but now, to save his life, he was willing to become Yun Fan's lackey.
He did not hesitate because Yun Fan was powerful. Once he returned to his peak, mere Dijun would be no match for him, nor could they compare.
Furthermore, defecting to Yun Fan was his only chance of survival, depending on whether Yun Fan would grant him that opportunity.
However, Yun Fan said, "Longshen, you are a Titan. How can you be so afraid of death? If you die now, you can at least earn a good reputation among Dijun, dying in defiance of the demonic path!"
"No, I want to live!"
Longshen quickly replied, "Following Dijun, I have no chance. Now I want to follow you, I want to be your most loyal subordinate!"
Yun Fan sneered, "If you can betray Dijun today, you can betray me tomorrow. Do you think I will believe you?"
Upon hearing this, Longshen quickly defended, "No, never! I will only be loyal to you!"
He then looked at Athena, hoping she would intercede for him.
However, Athena paid him no heed and turned away.
At this moment, Yun Fan gave Shuixian a look.
Shuixian understood and immediately attacked, slaying Longshen.
Even Longshen had not expected that Yun Fan would be completely unmoved by his plea, despite his Titan-level strength.
He had rejected his surrender so decisively.
In Yun Fan's eyes, aside from his own people, no one else was trustworthy, especially someone who had attacked him ten thousand years ago.
Since he had promised to settle scores, he would do so completely.
At this, Shuixian quickly said to Yun Fan, "Master, take this Dragon Pearl. You need it now!"
He knew that his master could devour anything, including the Dragon Pearl. He was overjoyed to see his master again, and this Dragon Pearl was a gift of reunion.
Yun Fan nodded, "Indeed, I need this Dragon Pearl. You are thoughtful!"
To be honest, he was deeply touched. Shuixian was merely a registered disciple, not a true disciple.
For a registered disciple to do this was more than enough.
Thus, he immediately said to Shuixian, "When I reach my peak, I will teach you properly!"
"Thank you, Master!"
Shuixian said excitedly.
His greatest wish was to become Yun Fan's true disciple.
Now, it seemed that his master in this life was not as indifferent as in his previous life.
He had a great chance of becoming Yun Fan's true disciple; he would have to perform well in the future. Su Dan Novel Network.
Then, he said to Yun Fan, "Master, I have just awakened and am not at my peak. In the coming days, I will need to go into seclusion for a long time. After I emerge, I will fight alongside you to conquer the world again!"
This was Shuixian's ambition.
He had not fought alongside his master ten thousand years ago, but now, after ten thousand years, he had finally realized this wish.
Yun Fan patted his shoulder, "Go! When you emerge, it will be time for our counterattack!"
"Alright!"
Shuixian nodded and began his seclusion.
At this point, Yun Fan said to Athena, "I also need to refine the power of Longshen. The plan to guard the Anti-God Alliance will be entrusted to you!"
"I believe I can lead the Anti-God Alliance to capture the Dragon God Palace as our first stronghold!"
Athena, the goddess of war and wisdom, believed that the Anti-God Alliance should take the initiative.
With Longshen's death, this was an excellent opportunity.
Yun Fan nodded, "Very well, I leave it to you to handle. You don't need to ask me!"
"You trust me that much?"
Athena was surprised by Yun Fan's trust, and a strange sense of emotion stirred within her.
Yun Fan said, "Of course, if not you, then whom else can I trust?"
"Enough, stop talking!"
Athena quickly turned and left. Her heart was pounding uncontrollably. After all, she was the cold-blooded, ruthless War Goddess!
She absolutely could not fall for Yun Fan's words.
Yun Fan, on the other hand, stood there, bewildered by Athena's sudden outburst.
However, he could not dwell on it now; refining the Dragon Pearl was the priority.
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Subsequently, he began his seclusion.
During his seclusion, he took out the Dragon Pearl. The power emanating from it was extremely pure, without any impurities.
Upon absorption, such power could be directly converted without spending time. It had to be said that Shuixian was thoughtful.
He had given him such a super gift package.
Of course, Yun Fan did not slack off; he began to unwrap this gift package.
The Dragon Pearl was incredibly hard, even Divine Dao power could not break it. For other gods, the Dragon Pearl was visible but unattainable.
However, for Yun Fan, this was not a challenge. As he infused his power into it, the interior of the Dragon Pearl began to be devoured.
The power of the Dragon Pearl was continuously devoured and poured into his body.
Before he had even absorbed half of it, Yun Fan discovered that he had broken through to the mid-stage of the Mahayana realm, which was equivalent to the War God level in the Divine Realm.
This was Athena's level. Yun Fan rejoiced, wondering if he could directly break through to the Titan realm with this Dragon Pearl.
At this moment, Yun Fan became more and more excited, accelerating his absorption and refinement, wanting to see if this Dragon Pearl could indeed work miracles.
Indeed, the Dragon Pearl held a miracle, though not as great as he had anticipated.
After stabilizing his War God realm, the Dragon Pearl's power was completely absorbed, and it shattered.
He had hoped that the Dragon Pearl contained the power of a Titan like Longshen, and that he could contend for the Titan realm, which was the late-stage Mahayana.
However, the power required to advance from the mid-stage to the late-stage was immense, preventing him from breaking through to the Titan realm.
Still, this was enough to make him happy. Yun Fan was content with his current state.
From now on, he only needed to merge it slowly; he did not need to overthink other matters. Breakthroughs would still come.
Meanwhile, Athena was already attacking the Dragon God Palace.
Without the Dragon God guarding it, the Dragon God Palace was like a scattered mess. Furthermore, Athena already held a high position within the Dragon God Palace.
Thus, capturing the Dragon God Palace was almost effortless.
However, just as Athena had consolidated her control over the Dragon God Palace, news of the Dragon God's demise spread.
Athena was not the only one coveting the Dragon God Palace. Taiyi War God led the forces of the Zhenwu Divine Palace to attack.
Upon hearing of the Dragon God's demise, Taiyi War God received orders from Zhenwu Great God to capture the Dragon God Palace.
After all, the Zhenwu Divine Palace had long coveted the Dragon God Palace; now, the opportunity had finally arrived.
Taiyi War God was extremely confident. Although the God Alliance had many factions, they were all insignificant.
Who else was more qualified to seize the Dragon God Palace than the Zhenwu Divine Palace?
Probably no one!
After the Dragon God's demise, the only threat to him was Athena.
However, with the Dragon God dead, Athena could not possibly be alive, a fact Taiyi War God was quite confident about.
Capturing the Dragon God Palace would be a simple matter, and with the Dragon God Palace's resources, he might even break through to the Titan realm.
After all, his lifelong dream was to become a Titan, a magnificent existence like Zhenwu Great God.
However, he did not know that Zhenwu Great God would never allow him to become a Titan, nor would he allow him to stand as an equal to Zhenwu Great God.
Gods were selfish, including Zhenwu Great God and the former Longshen.
At this moment, just as he was preparing to launch a full-scale assault on the Dragon God Palace, he suddenly heard words that would haunt him for a lifetime.
"Taiyi War God, who gave you the courage to brazenly attack my Dragon God Palace?"
The speaker was Athena, startling Taiyi War God greatly.
"Athena, you're not dead?"
Taiyi War God was indeed shocked. He had assumed that if the Dragon God was dead, Athena could not possibly be alive, but the outcome exceeded his expectations.
Athena coldly replied, "Who said I was dead? I am now the Palace Master of the Dragon God Palace!"
Upon hearing this, Taiyi War God knew he could not push the issue further. After all, he knew Athena's character; if she could kill him, she would not hesitate.
Therefore, he immediately said to Athena, "Athena, since you are not dead and the Dragon God Palace has a master, there is no need for me to claim it. I shall take my leave now!"
However, Athena said, "Since you have come, there is no need to leave. Taiyi War God, I have not settled our score from last time. Now it is time to settle the full account!"
Hearing this, Taiyi War God's head ached. He knew that on her territory, he was no match for Athena.
Therefore, at this moment, he was wary of Athena.
Thus, he said again, "Athena, this is merely a misunderstanding. There is no need for things to become so serious between us, after all, we are both members of the God Alliance!"
However, Athena stated, "I have already withdrawn from the God Alliance. The gods are now my enemies! Taiyi War God, I know your intentions. I advise you not to waste your efforts; it would be better to think about how to deal with me!"
Upon hearing this, Taiyi War God's heart trembled. It seemed Athena did not intend to let him go.
Therefore, he immediately said, "Athena, do not be too proud. I admit you are stronger than me, but now that the Dragon God is dead, you have no backing! If something were to happen to me, do you think you can withstand Zhenwu Great God?"
At this point, he could only resort to intimidating Athena with Zhenwu Great God's name.
However, Athena replied, "If Zhenwu Great God dares to come, someone will deal with him. That will not stop me from killing you!"
Upon hearing this, Taiyi War God became furious. He could not believe Athena was not afraid of Zhenwu Great God.
Therefore, almost instantly, he devised a plan: abandon his subordinates and flee.
His subordinates looked on in stunned disbelief, not expecting Taiyi War God to abandon them so readily.
Before they could recover, Athena began to pursue Taiyi War God, while the Anti-God Alliance surrounded these subordinates of the Zhenwu Divine Palace and began to slaughter them.
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Taiyi War God fled frantically, knowing that only by returning to the territory of the Zhenwu Divine Palace could he have a chance of survival.
Zhenwu Great God, who was in seclusion, would sense his plea for help and come to his rescue. The War God of an era was now no different from a stray dog.
Taiyi War God had never imagined he would be in such a pathetic state.
Just as he thought he was about to escape, he saw Athena catching up to him, delivering a blow.
"Boom!"
An explosion occurred at the spot, and Taiyi War God was thrown to the ground in disarray.
"Damn it!"
Taiyi War God struggled to his feet, only to see Athena standing opposite him.
"Taiyi War God, give up! You cannot escape!"
Athena said coldly.
Taiyi War God roared in anger, "Athena, are you truly going to become a sinner of the gods?"
"I have betrayed the gods, what fear do I have of being a sinner?"
Athena sneered and stopped wasting words with Taiyi War God, launching an attack.
Taiyi War God was terrified.
Helpless, he could only burn his life force to resist Athena.
Even if he burned his life force, he was still no match for Athena, but it offered a sliver of hope for escape.
Athena's eyes were filled with disdain. She had never taken Taiyi War God seriously. Last time, it was due to Zhenwu Great God's power.
That was why Taiyi War God had the upper hand. Now, without Zhenwu Great God's power, Taiyi War God posed no threat to her.
Under her repeated heavy blows, Taiyi War God coughed up blood, his divine soul mark on the verge of being shattered by Athena.
"Athena, Zhenwu Great God will not let you go!"
Taiyi War God cursed in despair.
However, Athena replied, "I told you, there is someone to deal with him. Not only will you die, but Zhenwu Great God will also die soon!"
"Impossible! Unless the Emperor makes a move, no one is a match for a Great God!"
Taiyin War God said in disbelief.
"Is that so? What do you think of Shuixian?"
Athena asked disdainfully.
"What?"
Taiyi War God was startled and then retorted unwillingly, "Impossible! Shuixian has been dead for ten thousand years, he cannot possibly be alive!"
"Then how do you think Longshen died?"
This question almost plunged Taiyi War God into an abyss.
"You have allied with Shuixian..."
Before Taiyi War God could finish speaking, Athena struck him with a punch.
She glanced at Taiyi War God's corpse, confirming he was completely dead, and prepared to turn away. Unexpectedly, at that very moment, Zhenwu Great God struck from afar.
A fatal blow fell.