Gezi stood behind the Divine Shield all along, and Xie Mie's attacks never ceased. However, he was unable to break through the defense of the Divine Shield, and Xie Mie began to feel anxious.
Gezi was also contemplating how to defeat Xie Mie. Their millennia-long destiny should end in this battle. If they continued like this, neither of them would grow and would be trapped here.
But Gezi could truly find no way to counter the Evil Spirit Wheel. He then murmured, "Could it be that there is no victory or defeat between the strongest and the strongest?"
Gezi's Divine Shield was constantly under attack, but it only vibrated slightly. Gezi looked at the Evil Spirit Wheel before him, his eyes lost in confusion. He was thinking about how to defeat Xie Mie, his current means were impossible to defeat Xie Mie, unless he found a way to break it.
He then fell into deep thought, as if recalling something. Scenes of memory appeared in Gezi's eyes. In Gezi's memory, it was a world filled with gods, and Gezi, still very young, was brought to the Altar of Gods by his father.
Gezi also said, "Father, can I really contract a divine equipment?"
"Yes, anyone who is qualified can. Moreover, as my son, you naturally can. Come on, go up to the altar and ignite your divine bloodline to see what divine armament you can obtain!"
Gezi nodded, then looked at the altar before him. His entire body erupted with divine radiance. Instantly, the altar glowed, and a beam of light descended from the sky. Gezi's father was stunned to see his son obtain a divine armament, and then exclaimed excitedly, "It's the Divine Shield, the strongest shield in the universe!"
A shield sealed by stone slowly appeared in Gezi's palm. Gezi opened his eyes and looked at the shield before him. The stone shield said, "Father, isn't this the weakest weapon?"
"No, you are mistaken, my child. Remember this shield is called the Divine Shield, the strongest shield, the strongest shield in the universe."
"But it doesn't look strong at all in this state!"
"Heh heh! Son, remember, strength and weakness are inherently one. You are too weak now to awaken it. You will understand one day that the strongest is not necessarily the best, and the weakest is not necessarily the worst. When you understand this principle, it will be the moment the Divine Shield truly awakens."
Gezi was still confused at that time and didn't understand, but he knew that the stone shield before him was the strongest.
Then the scene stopped, and Gezi opened his eyes and said, "The weakest is not necessarily the worst, and the strongest is not necessarily the best."
"I understand, Father, I finally understand. The Divine Shield is not inherently the strongest shield. Strength and weakness are inherently one. It's just that I've been too focused on comparisons, which has delayed me for so long. Now I finally understand."
The Divine Shield also shook in Gezi's hand, its radiance blooming and spreading, illuminating the entire sky. At the same time, the Evil Spirit Wheel was unable to advance under the illumination of the light.
Xie Mie also said, "What happened? This light!"
Gezi's voice slowly echoed from the light, "Divine, armament!"
Instantly, the light dissipated. The original Divine Shield broke into countless fragments, then assembled on Gezi's body. The shield surface appeared on Gezi's arm, and the shield blade appeared in his hand. The Divine Shield armor on his body slowly covered him entirely. The Divine Sword was strapped to his back.
Gezi's wings were also covered by fragments of the Divine Shield, his entire body seeming to be composed of the Divine Shield. Xie Mie looked at Gezi and said, "What's going on? The Divine Shield, it cannot have such a form."
"Indeed, it does not. This is a brand new Divine Shield formed by my will. It inherits my strength and my weakness. Actually, we were both wrong. Strength and weakness are inherently one, why bother with comparisons?"
"Only by abandoning comparisons and emerging from conceptual confusion can true power be discovered. Life has many choices, but we should not choose only one path. When we fixate too much on one path, we become bound."
"I don't believe it. Even if you changed your form, so what? The Evil Spirit Wheel is the strongest. As long as I defeat you, I can prove that the Evil Spirit Wheel is the strongest weapon."
Xie Mie roared angrily, and the Evil Spirit Wheel spun at high speed in his palm. His entire strength converged there. This attack was Xie Mie's strongest, an attack to decide the victor.
Gezi looked at Xie Mie before him. Their personalities were too similar, but Gezi had already understood, breaking free from the shackles of his path and growing by one step.
The wings on his back slowly unfurled, the wings formed by the Divine Shield expanding. At the same time, the long sword on his back connected to his head. The shields on his body converged, and he himself transformed into a giant Divine Shield, with the Divine Sword pointing to the sky above the Divine Shield.
Xie Mie looked at the Divine Shield before him, its new form. He became even more furious, strengthening his power. Why? The Evil Spirit Wheel was the strongest. He himself had not comprehended a new form, so why could Gezi?
Then, the Evil Spirit Wheel on his hands gradually changed from black-red to gold-red and spun at ultra-high speed. The surrounding air currents and energy also spun with it, even distorting space.
He slowly threw the Evil Spirit Wheel with both hands, and it shot towards Gezi. The golden-red light wheel seemed to cut the world in half wherever it passed.
The Divine Shield, transformed from Gezi, continuously gathered golden light. Then, the tip of the Divine Shield Sword pointed directly at the Evil Spirit Wheel. The Divine Shield, carrying the Divine Sword, charged straight at Xie Mie.
Under the golden sword tip, the Evil Spirit Wheel was directly pierced and split into two. Then, a golden light flashed, and Xie Mie's body was instantly pierced through.
The Divine Shield disassembled, and Gezi's figure appeared. "The strongest is not necessarily the strongest, and the weakest is not necessarily the weakest. Strength and weakness are inherently one. Strength and weakness are merely a matter of thought."
Xie Mie also said, "Hahaha! Good, good, I understand, but I am still unwilling. If I die, you will not have an easy time either. Evil Spirit's Grudge."
Then his entire body dissipated into black mist, and Gezi's body flickered a few times. Gezi said, "Is my divine power running out?"
He then moved towards the outside of space.
The moment he broke out of space, Gezi arrived next to Chen Tian and the others. The numbers and others congratulated him, as Gezi's progress was beneficial to humanity.
Gezi was not humble, just a little tired. Chen Tian also felt something?
Then, above Sky City, five dark figures converged towards the center. The faces of Xie Mei, Xie Po, Xie Mie, Xie Tianyi, and Xie Yuan slowly appeared in the sky.
The numbers also said, "Impossible, we killed them with our own hands, how can they still be alive!"
"Don't be nervous, this is a form of grudges. It seems they still have a backup plan!"
Chen Tian watched quietly, wanting to see what other plans Xie Tianyi and the others had.
Then, the grudges of the five merged into a giant black sphere, and a terrifying aura flowed out of it. Chen Tian immediately waved his hand, and all players went offline. On the beast race side, countless beast race creatures exploded.
In the sky, on the ground, and in the city, countless black streams of energy floated towards the black sphere. Chen Tian said, "Damn it, it's absorbing the grudges of all living beings on the battlefield to grow."
"Xie Tianyi and the others have really created a troublesome thing!"
Qing Ling also said, and the black sphere gradually grew larger. Chen Tian said, "Now we can only let it grow. Our attack is useless before it takes shape."
"But Chen Tian, if it takes shape, we won't be able to defeat it. Our energy is not enough now!"
"We have to hold on even if it's not enough! Do you think we can defeat this thing if our energy is enough? Impossible, but we still have to try."
Chen Tian also said, "Activate our backup plan!"