Chapter 286: Zhu Zhuqing Goes Berserk.
Boom! Boom! Boom!!!
Clashes of blade and claw erupted, their shockwaves obliterating everything nearby.
Under the fierce battle between Zhu Zhuqing and the divine official, the entire imperial palace had crumbled into ruins.
At their level, the fight was purely a contest of raw power no flashy spirit abilities, no unnecessary theatrics. Just sheer strength, mastery of energy, and control over the elements.
By now, most traditional spirit techniques were completely useless in battle.
Once a spirit master reached godhood, only a handful of special abilities remained effective everything else was rendered obsolete.
At this stage, battles were won through skill, precision, and techniques of one's own making.
For example, Poseidon had created the Golden Thirteen Halberds, a combat style tailored to his abilities.
Their duel raged on.
Zhu Zhuqing gradually gained the upper hand, while the divine official was falling behind.
The corruptive energy she had injected into his body earlier had now spread throughout his system
His movements became sluggish, and even his divine power became harder to control.
"This can't go on…"
The divine official knew that if this continued, he would lose for sure.
A so called divine official, struggling against a mortal who hadn't even reached godhood yet?
Shameful.
If word of this reached the Divine Realm, he would become a laughingstock among the gods.
"As expected, those destined for greatness… are never simple."
Despite his panic, the divine official's heart burned with jealousy.
Unlike those who ascended through their own efforts, he had cheated his way into the Divine Realm
He was nothing more than a subordinate god, promoted through connections, rather than talent.
Back in the Divine Realm, his patron god had been killed during the Dragon God War, leaving him with no one to rely on.
Once a bully, he had become the bullied.
The Divine Realm was no paradise it was still a place of scheming, politics, and power struggles.
Only immortality set it apart from the mortal world.
For a god like him weak and without backing life had been miserable.
And now, facing a mortal stronger than him, he had no choice
He needed backup.
Despite the shame, survival was more important.
As he continued fighting Zhu Zhuqing, he sent out a mental call to the other four divine officials who had descended with him.
As agents of the Divine Kings, they had means of communication among themselves.
And now, at this critical moment, he desperately called for help.
Moments later
Ripples spread through space.
Four golden vortexes appeared.
Zhu Zhuqing's eyes sharpened.
Sensing the danger, she instantly broke away from the fight, retreating far from the swirling portals.
Her gaze locked onto the four figures stepping out.
"Four more gods?"
Her brows furrowed.
The Divine Realm had actually sent five gods to the mortal world?
What exactly are they planning?
On the other side
The four new divine officials scanned the battlefield, taking in the ruined palace and the injured divine official.
A female divine official frowned.
"Ma Jun, what happened? Why do you look so miserable?"
The wounded Ma Jun took a deep breath, forcing his divine power to suppress the corruption inside his body.
Then, he spoke grimly
"It's a long story… This woman is no ordinary opponent. We need to take her down first!"
Hearing this, the four newcomers finally turned their eyes to Zhu Zhuqing.
They immediately recognized her identity.
But
Just like Ma Jun
They made the same mistake.
They underestimated Ye Cheng.
They thought nothing of him.
And because of that
They were doomed.
These four new divine officials were two men and two women, each with one divine ring floating behind them
The same rank as Ma Jun.
In terms of strength?
They were just as weak.
One on one?
Zhu Zhuqing could crush any of them.
Two on one?
She might still have a chance.
But five on one?
Even for her, that was too much.
Now
The five divine officials spread out, sealing off all possible escape routes.
Even space itself felt distorted, preventing her from teleporting away.
If she were only a Titled Douluo, this would have been a death sentence.
But fortunately
Before she came here, her teacher had given her a weapon.
And now
It was time to use it.
As the five divine officials closed in, Zhu Zhuqing remained calm.
She reached behind her back, gripping the ornate sword case she had carried this entire time.
With a light tap, the outer shell shattered into pieces.
And in that moment
A brilliant arc of sword light shot toward the heavens!
"Clang!"
A sharp, resonant sword cry filled the air.
The Divine Officials' weapons began to tremble uncontrollably.
"This is... a true divine weapon!"
The five divine officials stared at the exquisite crystal sword in Zhu Zhuqing's hands, their eyes filled with undeniable greed.
Typically, a true divine weapon is formed when a mortal ascends to godhood, condensing the essence of their core power. As a result, these weapons possess immense strength and limitless potential.
However, these divine officials had never forged their own divine weapons.
Since they had ascended through connections rather than merit, they were only given standard issue divine weapons by the Divine Realm mass produced tools far weaker than an authentic divine artifact.
For them, the temptation of a true divine weapon was simply irresistible.
Zhu Zhuqing ignored their greedy stares.
As her hand gripped the Feihong Sword, she felt a surge of power coursing through her body.
The sword seemed to possess a will of its own.
She was not skilled with swords, so she made a quick decision
She surrendered her body to the weapon's instincts.
In that instant
The five divine officials felt something shift in Zhu Zhuqing's gaze.
A terrifying sense of impending doom surged through them.
Before they could react
A flash of chilling sword light streaked across the air.
The first divine official, Ma Jun, barely had time to blink
His head flew into the sky.
A split second later, his headless corpse was shredded into a rain of blood and flesh.
Impossible!
The remaining four divine officials' eyes widened in shock.
They never imagined that, with the divine weapon in her hands, Zhu Zhuqing could be so powerful.
One strike.
One instant.
She had slaughtered one of them effortlessly.
However, they reacted quickly
The four divine officials brandished their weapons, unleashing their strongest abilities to eliminate Zhu Zhuqing on the spot!
But it was pointless.
With a divine weapon guiding her movements, Zhu Zhuqing moved like a celestial force.
After slashing Ma Jun down, she barely shifted her wrist
And with a single circular motion, she neutralized all their attacks.
In the next instant
Her figure flickered.
She reappeared behind another divine official.
A straight thrust
"Gah !"
The sword pierced through his chest.
Before the divine official could even scream
The sword energy within him exploded, tearing him into shreds.
The remaining three divine officials were infuriated
Their attacks grew even more vicious and desperate.
Yet
It was useless.
Zhu Zhuqing tilted her sword slightly, redirecting their attacks, dispersing them into nothingness.
Then
A swift diagonal slash!
"ARGH !"
Another divine official was cleaved diagonally from shoulder to waist.
His agonized screams echoed through the air
Before explosive sword energy ripped him into countless chunks of flesh.
At that moment
The two remaining divine officials finally understood
They were finished.
A chilling terror seized their souls.
Their battle spirit vanished.
All that remained was one thought
Run.
This woman wasn't human.
In perfect sync, the two surviving divine officials bolted in opposite directions
Each hoping the other would be the unlucky one.
If Zhu Zhuqing chose to chase one, the other might have a chance to escape.
However
She remained calm.
Watching them split apart, she slowly lifted her sword
And then
She threw it.
A bolt of thunder split the sky.
"AHHHHHHHH!!!"
A soul wrenching scream rang out
Followed by a massive explosion.
One divine official was obliterated into a cloud of blood.
The final survivor, still fleeing desperately, heard the sound
And his entire body trembled.
He didn't dare look back.
He didn't dare hesitate.
He simply pushed his divine power to the absolute limit, fleeing like a madman.
Four divine officials were dead.
Only one remained.
Zhu Zhuqing with a divine weapon in hand had gone on an unstoppable killing spree.
At that moment, in the Divine Realm
From the moment the first divine official had died, the five Divine Kings had taken notice.
Each divine official had a sliver of their god's consciousness attached to them.
Normally, these fragments of consciousness remained dormant, only activating when the Q&A sessions began or when the divine officials actively reached out.
However
If the host died, that fragment would automatically return to the Divine Realm, alerting the Divine Kings.
Now
Only one divine official remained alive
And even he was about to die.
Realizing this, the Evil God, whose consciousness was bound to the final divine official, immediately seized control of his body
Forcing him to halt his escape.
He needed to speak with Zhu Zhuqing before it was too late.
(End of Chapter)
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