A massive black bull, as tall as an iron tower, with horns like giant swords. Its eyes flashed like lightning, and it stood over a hundred feet tall. Its breath was heavy and rumbling like a drum.
Its enormous body instantly shattered the already formed wall of water.
Xiao Wenbing laughed loudly and said, "If you can change, I'll change too."
His childlike spirit was awakened, and a divine power circulated around his body, layer upon layer of divine power instantly forming a huge, golden, glittering human figure.
In an instant, the figure enveloped in divine power had grown to a height of a thousand feet. Its head was like Mount Tai, its eyes like the sun and moon, and its voice like thunder. With a slap of its giant hand, it forcefully shoved the tiny ox into the seabed mud.
Seeing the situation was dire, Zhang Yaqi and the others had already used their respective methods to escape far away. Looking at the enormous, towering figure, they could only manage bitter smiles.
Each deity has its own preferred method of attack; bigger isn't always better. If you can't hit your enemy, then even the greatest power is just a burden.
If Xiao Wenbing's opponent wasn't the Dark God, he would never have become such a terrifying figure. But since he was dealing with the Dark God, who lacked much of his mind, his massive body, capable of overcoming force with sheer strength, came in handy.
With a powerful squeeze, the giant hand grabbed the old ox along with countless grains of mud and sand.
Despite the bull struggling desperately in his hand, Xiao Wenbing showed no intention of letting go.
It must be said that as the size increases, the divine power that can be mobilized also increases proportionally. Just like the divine power that he had gathered in his hands at this moment had already occupied an absolutely dominant position, easily suppressing the resistance of the giant bull.
A trace of divine power, imbued with a dark aura, flowed from Da Niu's body into Xiao Wenbing's divine realm. His brain continuously analyzed the composition of this divine power and the mysteries of its origin.
This is Xiao Wenbing's unique special ability. Once he fully masters the divine power attribute of the Great Ox, then this Dark God will have no secrets left in his eyes. And the same divine power attribute will no longer be able to harm him in the slightest.
The Creator God is considered one of the three great deities because he possesses this assimilation ability, converting all attacks into his own energy, thus ensuring his eternal invincibility.
The source of the Dark God's divine power was indeed different from that of ordinary gods. Their divine realm was filled with a gray-black color and was also highly poisonous. Even ordinary gods would suffer greatly if they encountered it without preparation.
He secretly rejoiced. If they hadn't come, and Long Ming had been fighting the giant bull alone, he would be in grave danger by now.
Time passed slowly, and the ox in Xiao Wenbing's hands gradually grew larger. It seemed that being pressured by another strongman had already provoked the anger of this dark god.
A smile appeared on Xiao Wenbing's lips; he had completely grasped the mysteries of this divine power attribute.
The ox's ever-expanding body suddenly stopped. Although its divine power continued to surge out, it vanished without a trace as soon as it entered Xiao Wenbing's large hand.
At this moment, Xiao Wenbing had withdrawn most of his divine power, and his body had long since returned to its original size, with only his giant hand still entangled with the old ox.
In his other hand, a small, round ring was radiating a strange light, as if a large amount of energy was gathering within it, altering the structure and properties of this treasure.
The roc hid to the side and silently absorbed the flames and black smoke from the mountain peak into its belly, as if its body were a bottomless pit that could never be filled.
The giant snake's gaze had long been drawn to the ring in Xiao Wenbing's hand, and its small eyes gleamed with a hint of greed.
Although it was unclear how Xiao Wenbing had managed it, the giant snake recognized the treasure in his possession.
This treasure was originally a celestial artifact, but now it was constantly overflowing with layers of divine power. If its senses were not mistaken, Xiao Wenbing was probably refining a divine artifact.
Forging a divine artifact during battle was something I'd never heard of before. But having followed Xiao Wenbing for so long, I'd seen all sorts of strange things, so this little thing wasn't hard to understand.
Xiao Shenjun is no ordinary deity. With his remarkable achievement of creating over ten thousand deities, even the strangest things become perfectly reasonable.
The only question the giant serpent was concerned about at this moment was how Lord Xiao would deal with this celestial artifact if it were ultimately forged into a divine artifact, and whether it would be possible for it to obtain it.
The black ox gradually shrank, but once it reached a certain size, all its divine power condensed into a single entity, making it impossible for Xiao Wenbing to extract even a fraction of its power, no matter how much he tried.
Xiao Wenbing was secretly alarmed. These Dark Gods were indeed extraordinary. Seeing that his plan to use the opportunity to refine the divine artifact was about to fall through, he was extremely annoyed.
Zhang Yaqi, who was standing guard for Xiao Wenbing, frowned slightly when she saw that things were not going well, and lightly tapped the Qiankun Ring with her finger.
The seawater within several miles seemed to receive a command, retreating in all directions—a strange spectacle rarely seen in millennia. The giant serpent and Long Ming sensed the sharp aura within the Qiankun Circle and, knowing something was amiss, quickly retreated. Even the roc, which had been enjoying its meal, stopped eating. Its steel feathers stood on end, and its large, bell-like eyes stared intently ahead, instinctively assuming an attack stance.
A beam of white light suddenly shot out from the Qiankun Ring, emitting a dazzling light that stretched for thousands of feet in the vast vacuum area at the bottom of the sea.
"The Two-Broken Blade." Xiao Wenbing was slightly startled, and immediately thought of the Golden Spirit that had lost its body.
The white light was so intense it was almost tangible; the Spirit of Metal, after the unification of the five elements, had reached a truly indestructible state.
Seemingly sensing the threat posed by the Golden Spirit, the Black Bull began to struggle again.
When this guy didn't move, he was fine, but once he moved, his divine power surged continuously from the giant hand that Xiao Wenbing had transformed into into the treasure circle. The divine power source, which Xiao Wenbing had specially converted, gradually condensed and took shape in the treasure circle.
With a thought, a nascent soul instantly entered the treasure circle and jumped into the surging vortex of divine power. Gradually, the divine power merged with the nascent soul, and with the nascent soul as the core, the surging divine power finally formed a self-contained divine power circle.
However, this divine power circle is far too weak. Without decades or even centuries of tempering, it is impossible to obtain a true divine artifact spirit.
Nodding to Zhang Yaqi, the latter sighed softly, and with a flick of her slender finger, the white light emitted by the Golden Spirit finally began to condense and solidify.
One layer of sword energy enveloped another, and with each layer stacked, the power of the Two-Broken Blade increased.
The black bull struggled more and more fiercely, and even the giant spirit hand formed by Xiao Wenbing with most of his energy was somewhat out of control.
With a sharp, ringing sound, the two broken swords emitted a clear, metallic clang.
A huge beam of light pierced down from the sky, shooting into the black bull's head and exiting through its tail without any obstruction.
The giant bull let out a defiant roar. Although it was pierced by the light of the double-splitting blade, the powerful vitality of the Dark God still made it appear arrogant and unruly.
Thick, continuous black smoke billowed from the bull's head and tail. Xiao Wenbing tossed the still-forming treasure ring in his hand into the thick smoke.
"suck."
With a soft shout from Xiao Wenbing, the treasure ring began to spin in mid-air, drawing all the thick smoke and black mist into its vortex.
Xiao Wenbing's specially designed vortex already possessed the ability to convert divine power. Now, facing the continuous onslaught of divine power, it naturally had to absorb it frantically to make up for its lack of cultivation.
A tiny figure jumped out of the circle; it was the nascent soul that Xiao Wenbing had just implanted. However, this little nascent soul had now mastered everything about the treasure circle, including the divine power vortex within it, and had officially become a spirit of a divine artifact.
With the help of the artifact spirit, all the thick smoke emanating from the black ox was completely absorbed by it, so even if the roc wanted to come and get a share, it wouldn't stand a chance.
The massive blade of light didn't stop, piercing right through the Black Bull's body once again.
Although Zhang Yaqi was soft-hearted, she knew that she absolutely could not show mercy to the Dark God.
These creatures, who have lost their minds and are driven solely by instinct, are only interested in killing. If even one is released, it will inevitably unleash a bloodbath in the underworld, causing countless lives to be lost. Therefore, today, no matter what, this fiend must be slain on the spot.
Fortunately, the two-section sword has the properties of absorption and corrosion, otherwise it really wouldn't have been able to do anything to this bull-monster Dark God.
Thick smoke billowed from the monstrous bull's body, then transformed into divine power which was absorbed by the spirit of the artifact. Meanwhile, the bull-monster Dark God continued to weaken, and the powerful aura it possessed when it first appeared was no longer visible.
Suddenly, an immense and unparalleled aura emanated from afar. A colossal creature was rapidly moving towards them.
Xiao Wenbing's expression changed slightly, although they were not afraid. However, this was a crucial moment for the formation of the divine artifact's spirit, so he did not want to cause any unnecessary trouble.
"Senior Longming, who is that?"
“They should be sea patrol envoys of the sea race.” Long Ming sensed for a moment and said, “Perhaps they sensed the aura of the Dark God’s Land and came to help.” “Oh, you have helpers?” the giant snake asked in surprise.
“That’s natural.” A hint of embarrassment appeared on Long Ming’s face as he said, “With my abilities, it’s still a bit beyond my capacity to completely suppress this Dark God. Every ten thousand years or so, this guy tries to break the seal. If no one helps, it would have escaped tens of thousands of years ago.”
Zhang Yaqi flicked her wrist, and the two broken swords let out a long cry, transforming into a streak of white light that flew back into the Qiankun Circle.
It circulated inside the monstrous bull's body dozens of times, absorbing a considerable amount of energy, and was therefore very satisfied with today's battle.
The monstrous bull under the giant's palm was already riddled with holes, on its last legs, and struggling to survive.
Everyone present was a master; it was obvious at a glance that this guy wouldn't last much longer. If Xiao Wenbing hadn't wanted to use his power to shape the spirit of the divine artifact, he would have already taken out the Heavenly Dao Divine Sword and blasted him into cosmic dust.
Zhang Yaqi withdrew her gaze from the monstrous bull and asked, "Senior, since you have the ability to seal this beast, why not simply kill it to prevent future troubles?"
For Zhang Yaqi to say something like that shows how much she fears the Dark God.
Long Ming gave a bitter smile and said, "It's not that I don't want to, but I don't have the strength." He sighed deeply, "All the Dark Gods have one characteristic: they are easy to trap but difficult to kill. To completely destroy their divine power source..." Long Ming shook his head and said, "It's difficult!"
The serpent and the others were taken aback, only then remembering that the Dark God was, after all, a kind of deity, possessing an indestructible divine domain.
If Xiao Wenbing hadn't been present and able to convert all of the Dark God's divine power into his own, then dealing with this guy would have been a truly difficult task.
Zhang Yaqi's heart stirred, and she said, "Senior Longming, as far as I know, the power of destruction can kill the Dark God. If we send them into the lightning zone, wouldn't we be able to wipe them out in one fell swoop?"
Xiao Wenbing nodded secretly. Zhang Yaqi was right. This was how the Dark God of the cultivation world was destroyed in the past.
“Alas, it won’t work.” Long Ming shook his head and said, “The lightning zones in the Immortal Realm are controlled by someone, and their power is certainly enough to destroy the Dark Gods. But apart from the God of Destruction, no one else can control the heavenly lightning in the lightning zones. So if these Dark Gods are sent into the lightning zones, there is a certain possibility that they will be teleported to other planes. If that plane is not prepared…”
Long Ming smiled bitterly, but everyone felt a chill in their hearts. If a Dark God suddenly appeared in a Celestial Realm, and possessed the same super level as this bull monster, then that Celestial Realm would probably be completely destroyed.
Long Ming's gaze swept over the treasure ring beside the bull monster, and he asked, "Brother Xiao, what kind of treasure is this? It's incredible that it could destroy the Dark God."
Xiao Wenbing was slightly taken aback. How could this be explained?
Could it be that it's not actually the power of the treasure circle, but rather his own ability to convert various divine power attributes? If he said that, it would probably cause a huge uproar throughout the entire divine realm.
"Brother Long, this circle is mine. Don't even think about it." Upon hearing this, the giant snake, fearing that Long Ming would ask for the treasure circle, quickly interrupted him to stop his thoughts.
Long Ming shook his head and smiled wryly. He and Xiao Wenbing were merely strangers who had met by chance, so he naturally couldn't be so shameless as to ask for favors. The Great Serpent's worries were completely unnecessary. However, since the Great Serpent had interrupted, he was too embarrassed to continue asking questions. He apologized to everyone and went to greet the sea patrol envoy.
Xiao Wenbing and the others released their divine senses, and discovered that the sea patrol messenger was actually a giant fish. It looked somewhat similar to a shark on Earth, but it had twenty-four eyes on its body. Each eye gleamed with a cold light a foot long, making it look like a submarine with its lights on from a distance.
However, judging from the majesty emanating from this giant fish, its cultivation level is definitely no less than that of Long Ming.
The underworld is indeed a place where dragons and tigers lurk; one can easily discover such powerful creatures.
Long Ming dared not be negligent and revealed his true form again, blocking the path of the sea patrol envoy. The two enormous creatures chattered away for a while.
As if the giant fish did not trust Long Ming, after a moment, all twenty-four eyes on its body suddenly burst forth with intense light, and the light within a foot suddenly increased more than tenfold.
Long Ming's expression also tensed up. The huge white dragon slightly swayed its tail, as if it were about to unleash a fatal blow at any moment.
The roc's body trembled slightly, seemingly eager to try. However, with a thought from Xiao Wenbing, it had no choice but to droop its steel feathers dejectedly and return to its master's side.
As for the giant snake, it clearly had no intention of helping out. Instead, it kept its eyes fixed on the artifact spirit that was constantly absorbing energy. Its intentions were obvious to everyone.
Xiao Wenbing gave Zhang Yaqi a subtle wink, and the latter smiled happily, slowly flying towards the space between the giant fish and the dragon's roar.
Although Zhang Yaqi was much smaller than these two behemoths, the powerful aura she exuded was in no way inferior to theirs.
So when she appeared, both the Sea Patrol Envoy and Long Ming involuntarily became more restrained, and the tense atmosphere eased a bit.
"May I ask how to address you, senior?" Zhang Yaqi sent a benevolent divine thought to the patrolling envoy ahead.
Perhaps out of respect for Zhang Yaqi's strength, the sea patrol envoy calmly said, "My name is Baba Lei."
"Senior Barbare, may I ask what brings you here?"
"I am a sea patrol envoy. I have discovered the aura of the Dark God, and have come here to suppress it."
Zhang Yaqi breathed a sigh of relief and said, "The Dark God did indeed appear just now, but under Senior Longming's guidance, we worked together and killed him."
Long Ming's snow-white body trembled slightly. Xiao, with his millions of years of cultivation, couldn't help but blush slightly, realizing that the compliment was a bit too much.
Barbare looked at Long Shi and said doubtfully, "The Dark God cannot be killed; the only way is to suppress him. I need to go there."
Zhang Yaqi revealed a serene smile and said, "My friend is currently refining a weapon. Would you please wait a moment, senior?"
“No.” Barbare refused resolutely: “I am the sea patrol messenger. Here, no creature can stop me, not even you gods from the divine realm.”
Zhang Yaqi was secretly puzzled. Judging from the tone of this big fish, it seemed to harbor a lot of resentment towards the gods of the divine realm.