"Whoever contributes most shall receive the greatest reward," the Nine-Headed Bird blurted out without a moment's thought. In its view, all the major powers were evenly matched, so naturally, whoever put forth the most effort would claim the largest share.
"Is that so?" the Golden Ape Divine King asked with a smile.
"Naturally, it's true," the Mad Lion Divine King replied. He had no desire to handle things himself only to have others reap the benefits. The Twin Tiger Divine King beside him nodded in agreement.
"Very well, then it's settled," the Golden Ape Divine King began. "When the time comes, we'll have..."
As the four divine beast kings discussed how to deal with Cao Youqian, within the Wendao Sect, Cao Youqian and Xiao Chen were also planning their next move.
The two ultimately decided that Cao Youqian would make the first move, drawing out all the divine beast kings before Xiao Chen joined them. The master and disciples would then work together to suppress these divine beast kings.
Once these divine beast kings fell, the remaining beast clans would no longer pose a significant threat.
Seven days passed in the blink of an eye.
On this day, Cao Youqian once again appeared above the Myriad Demons faction, standing in the air. He looked down at the faction and said, "That little lion, why don't you hurry up and bring your companions out to meet your doom? Do you intend for this Divine King to drag you all out myself?"
"Hmph!"
A cold snort came from within the Myriad Demons faction, followed by the Mad Lion Divine King appearing in the air. He stared coldly at the human before him. "You wish for a battle in the void? Very well, this Divine King shall grant your wish."
With that, he leaped toward the sky and appeared in the void the next moment. Cao Youqian followed closely behind.
In the blink of an eye, the two Divine Kings were facing each other in the void.
Cao Youqian looked at the divine beast king before him and asked with a smile, "What about your useless companions? Could it be that this Divine King has frightened them away?"
He had long known that there was more than one divine beast king in the Myriad Demons faction. Their delay in appearing was nothing more than an attempt to ambush him, but Cao Youqian was no fool and wouldn't allow these creatures to launch a surprise attack.
"Hmph!" The Mad Lion Divine King wasn't angered by this remark but sneered, "You know quite a bit, it seems you didn't come here alone."
"Naturally. The only question is whether you have more people or we do."
Cao Youqian's face was provocative. The divine beast kings hidden in the void, seeing this scene, all had an overwhelming urge to rush out and beat this man to a pulp. How infuriating!
However, as Divine Kings, they managed to suppress their auras. Unfortunately, their earlier emotional fluctuations still revealed their positions.
Cao Youqian sensed three divine beast kings nearby and pointed toward their location with a smile. "Since all three of you are here, there's no need to hide anymore."
Hearing this, the three divine beast kings no longer concealed themselves and stepped out of the void. The Mad Lion Divine King, seeing this, had an urge to strike someone. These fellows really couldn't hold their tongues. With just a casual remark from their opponent, they had all revealed themselves. They had completely lost face.
Xiao Chen, who had been hidden in the void, saw all the divine beast kings emerge and no longer concealed himself, appearing slowly beside Cao Youqian.
The four divine beast kings were stunned at first, then the Golden Ape Divine King said, "You humans only have two Divine Kings?"
Cao Youqian shrugged. "Two Divine Kings are more than enough to deal with you lot."
Arrogant, simply too arrogant.
The four divine beast kings were thoroughly enraged by Cao Youqian's words.
The Mad Lion Divine King had always considered himself arrogant, but never imagined he would meet someone even more conceited today. He gritted his teeth and said, "Boy, this Divine King shall see what abilities you possess to be so audacious."
As he spoke, his divine domain manifested beneath his feet, and a terrifying aura enveloped the void.
The Golden Ape Divine King, however, fixed his gaze on Xiao Chen and said with a smile, "That swordsman, I'd like to see if your blade is as cold as you are."
"As you wish."
Xiao Chen drew his treasured sword with a clear ring. As he did, his sword domain spread out beneath his feet.
The battle between the two sides was about to erupt.
Seeing this, the Nine-Headed Bird and the Twin Tigers exchanged a glance before quickly dividing their targets.
Previously, four of them sharing one opponent had been insufficient, but now with two Divine Kings facing one human Divine King each, they would have more than enough to handle the situation.
"ROAR!!!"
The Mad Lion Divine King let out a roar, then transformed into a cyan lion as his divine domain enveloped Cao Youqian.
Cao Youqian remained motionless, his arms crossed before him, but his divine domain beneath his feet continued to expand.
BOOM!
When the two divine domains collided in the void, a tremendous explosion occurred. The reverberations could be heard even within the Hongyuan Continent.
At that very moment, within the Wendao Sect, Ji Jiuwu and the others were quietly awaiting the conclusion of the battle in the sky. Although they firmly believed that their two senior disciples would achieve victory, they couldn't help but feel concerned for them.
No one noticed that within the Wendao Sect, a figure was sitting quietly in a small courtyard, drinking tea.
This figure was Chu Feng. He had arrived at the Wendao Sect seven days ago but had not revealed himself to the other disciples. He wanted to see just how far his several talented disciples had grown now.
As he sipped his tea, he looked up at the void, his eyes clearly seeing everything that was happening there. To avoid worrying the other disciples of the Wendao Sect, he waved a large hand.
The Heavenly Observation Mirror of the Wendao Sect flew before everyone, presenting the scene of the battle in the void.
Seeing this, Chu Yuzhi exclaimed unconsciously, "Quick, look! The Heavenly Observation Mirror can actually show us the battle in the void!"
Ji Jiuwu stared at the mirror before him, muttering, "Could it be that our Master has manifested his spirit?"
In the void, Cao Youqian showed no intention of taking action, relying solely on his divine domain to break through the lion's domain before him. As he watched the other's domain being gradually eroded, he said with a smile, "And you call yourself the Mad Lion Divine King? You truly bring shame to the very word 'mad'!"
"You!!!"
The Mad Lion Divine King was using all his strength to resist the erosion of the other's divine power. If his divine domain were to be breached, there would only be one outcome—he would be trapped within the other's domain, becoming nothing more than fish on a cutting board.
On the other side, the Golden Ape Divine King was faring no better than the Mad Lion. He never imagined that this quiet man before him would be so terrifying.
He simply couldn't hold on any longer and shouted loudly, "Are you two just going to watch the show? Why haven't you attacked yet?"
Seeing this, the Nine-Headed Bird and the Twin Tigers immediately joined the battlefield. With these two Divine Kings joining, the two who had been gradually retreating finally stabilized their divine domains.
Seeing this, Cao Youqian turned to Xiao Chen in the distance and said, "Senior brother, comparing divine domains with these fellows is simply too tedious."
"You're right. Since that's all the strength they possess, we needn't hold back."
As Xiao Chen spoke, he swung his sword toward the Golden Ape Divine King before him.
CLANG!
Accompanied by a clear sword cry, a streak of sword light cut across the entire void, effortlessly slicing through the Golden Ape Divine King's divine domain as if it were tofu.
Cao Youqian, meanwhile, thrust his hands forward in a grasping motion, then pulled sharply, tearing the Mad Lion Divine King's divine domain apart.
"How is this possible?"
As the Mad Lion Divine King exclaimed in shock, Cao Youqian's large hand had already reached for him. His instinctive reaction was to flee, but he found that the surrounding area had already been enveloped by this man's divine domain.
Cao Youqian grabbed the Mad Lion Divine King by the neck, lifting him into the air as if he were a chick, and said with a cold smile, "Farewell."
With that, he snapped the Mad Lion Divine King's neck, extracted his divine soul from his body, tore it to shreds, and then seized his Divine Core.
The Golden Ape Divine King fared slightly better than the Mad Lion. When Xiao Chen's sword fell, he was reduced to ashes without even managing to cry out.
Seeing this, the Nine-Headed Bird Divine King and the Twin Tiger Divine King's immediate reaction was to flee. These two human Divine Kings were not opponents they could face.
But they soon discovered that their divine domains had trapped them...
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