Chapter 82 - Crisis

Chapter 82: Chapter 80 Crisis"The fusion of the three great lords’ powers, no wonder," Lu Hong lay amidst the ruins of the Holy Temple, the colossal sword he had scavenged from the imperial treasury had not fully unleashed its efficacy before it had mostly become useless. Now, a row of cracks marred the once razor-sharp blade of the Darkblood Demon Sword; compared to the holy swords, it indeed fell short by no small margin.

"How about it? I told you long ago to concede and surrender, but you just wouldn’t listen," Bodo looked down at Lu Hong with self-satisfaction: "But I should thank you. Without this, how could I have come so close to the realm of godhood?"

The realms of the three great lords in their lifetimes had already touched the limits of humanity, one step further was divinity, but no matter how hard they tried, godhood remained out of their reach.

The Blood Lord’s power stemmed from qi and blood; he could assimilate all power that he absorbed into his body, which was why the three great lords had chosen to fuse with Bodo as the main body.

"Bodo, why waste words on him, hurry up and kill him to seize the mark of judgment," a human face emerged from Bodo’s chest; it was the War God.

"There’s no rush. If I can ascend to godhood on my own, what need is there for the Judgment Dual Blades?" Bodo harbored greater ambitions, wishing to obtain divine enthronement through his own power.

"We are not one hundred percent certain!" War God exclaimed discontentedly: "You should know that the fusion of our three souls is merely a simple merge. If any error occurs during the process of ascending to godhood, we will certainly separate."

"My thinking is quite the opposite of yours," the Steel Lord also squeezed a face out next to War God and continued: "The divine tribulation might very well merge our three souls completely. By then, Divine Power would surely be stronger than that of any ordinary Heavenly God."

"Exactly, I think the same," Bodo said excitedly: "Once we ascend to godhood, unified as three-in-one, where in the vast world could we not go? Have you not had enough of the days in this dark void?"

Hearing Bodo’s words, War God fell silent, and after a moment he spoke again: "Since you are the main body, then everything will follow your wishes." With that said, War God merged back into Bodo’s body.

"Since we’re to ascend to godhood, let’s make them our witnesses," Steel Lord glanced over Lu Hong and the others.

"I think so too," Bodo nodded in agreement: "This will surely be a grand moment."

At this time, Audron loudly persuaded: "Bodo, stop it! Don’t be so deluded, you won’t become a god like this."

"Impudence! You, a failure of Divine Enthronement, have no place to speak here!" Bodo’s power had been climbing since he shattered the Holy Temple and had now recovered to the Third Transition Middle Stage.

With a roar from Bodo, the power of qi and blood transformed into several blood maws, opening wide towards Audron.

"It is because I have experienced it myself, that I know how difficult Divine Enthronement really is!" Audron swiftly dodged behind the Stele; the blood maws crashed into it and instantly dispersed, not causing even a scratch to the Stele.

"That’s right, the Stele too!" Bodo stared at the Stele with hatred filling his eyes: "If it wasn’t for this Stele’s Laws, how could we possibly have been imprisoned in this dark place for so long! Why would my soldiers have to die in vain!"

"It was you who made the move," Audron mercilessly exposed Bodo’s lies: "The soldiers that survived the fall of the Holy Temple were all killed by your hands!"

"Hahaha, hahaha!" Bodo laughed maniacally, and then his face suddenly turned extremely grim: "If there were food here, why would I have laid hands on them? The root of all this is this Stele; it has cut off our route of escape!"

As it turned out, not everyone had died on the spot when the War God had struck down this area. Among them, a large number of powerful warriors survived, but this place had fallen into the void, severing access to food and water resources. They could hold on for a short pan of a year or two through their own strength, but as time went on, even the strongest peak fighters could not escape the cycle of life.

With their gradual decline, the three great lords in order to survive, did not hesitate to kill their own soldiers, consuming human flesh, drinking human blood, and struggled through one year after another.

But the Stele’s seal remained unbreakable, and ultimately, the three great lords also died, yet their souls were preserved under the protection of the Stele, forever guarding the ruins of the Holy Temple.

As for the three Holy Temples, they were, in fact, self-destroyed by the lords during their lifetimes, assuming that destroying the temple would allow them to escape. But in reality, it was futile; on the contrary, with their deaths, their souls re-entered the ruins of the Holy Temple and sank into eternal slumber.

This was also why Audron was surprised when the Holy Temple was reconstructed, and the three great lords appeared earlier on.

"All because of this damned stele! Once I ascend to godhood, I will definitely smash it to pieces!" Bodo did not initiate an attack on the Stele, for in life during the Third Transition Peak, with tens of thousands of soldiers under his command, he could not cause any damage to the Stele, and he certainly couldn’t now. But after ascending to godhood, that would be a different story.

"Power, power!" Bodo felt his strength rising by the second. In the time it took to speak, he had already returned to his former level.

"Damn it, this is the end," Lu Hong’s face was grave, encountering such trouble why did it always have to be him?

"Lai Li, do you have any way to escape? Since you could bring me here, surely you can get me out?" While they talked, Lai Li surreptitiously triggered the Teleportation Scroll in her hands, only to find it completely unusable. She was now in a panic as it became clear from their conversation that the Stele truly suppressed the space of this world and barred cross-dimensional travel.

"There is one, wielding the Blood Holy Sword, by opening the path of pilgrimage, can you leave this place," Lu Hong said with a wry smile, harboring a sense of guilt as he looked over at Lai Li who had quietly approached him: "I’m sorry, looks like you’ll have to die along with me."

Lai Li reluctantly asked, "So you’re the cause of my misery, isn’t there another way to open the Pilgrimage Path? Must we use the Blood Holy Sword?" Although she had lived long enough, she wasn’t ready to die.

"Yes, holding the Steel Holy Sword or the War Holy Sword can also open the Pilgrimage Path."

"That’s as good as saying nothing!" Lai Li gave Lu Hong an unamused glance. What was he thinking, trying to cheer her up at a time like this?

Lai Li mustered her courage and suggested to Bodo, "Hey! We know how to get out of here. In exchange for that information, can you let us live without killing us?"

"Hahaha, once I ascend to godhood, I’ll definitely be able to leave this place, no need for your so-called way out. Stop harboring foolish thoughts and quietly witness the moment I become a god, then honorably become my sacrifice."

"Ptui!" Lai Li turned her head and spat out fiercely. Then, she stealthily took out a potion from her palm and gulped it down.

"Soul Shock!" As the potion took effect, Lai Li’s depleted Power of Soul rapidly replenished, and she launched a sneak attack on Bodo, who was still lost in his power surge.

"Huh?" Bodo never imagined this woman had a trick up her sleeve, and under the assault of Soul Shock, all three lords suffered great agony.

"Kill her! Kill her!" Two pained faces emerged from the body, howling at Lai Li.

"Deserve to die!" Enduring the intense pain, Bodo unleashed a sword slash that released ten thousand zhang of blood light.

"Keep attacking, don’t stop!" Audron’s eyes lit up, and he immediately rushed forward, summoning his inner strength to resist Bodo’s sword energy.

"Soul Scream!" Lai Li continued casting spells, and it must be said, as a Soul Walker, she was incredibly effective against soul-related entities.

"Ah!" Bodo clutched at his ears and wailed in pain; the other two lords were struggling as if they were being forced out of Bodo’s body.

"We’ve got this! It’s all on you now!" Lu Hong saw this scene and was uncontrollably excited – if the three lords split, perhaps they still had a chance!

"Soul Scream again!" Lai Li increased her effort, going all out.

"Steel Fortress!" Bodo’s face morphed, the Steel Lord took control, activating his own skill.

A heavy metallic shell wrapped around Bodo’s body, leaving no gaps at all, and the Soul Scream was unable to penetrate this steel defense.

Easing the pain of Soul Rip, the controlling Steel Lord raised an arm, and a set of pure silver sword and shield from the Iron Temple came at his call.

"Earth Tremor!" The Steel Lord, with sword and shield combined, struck the ground fiercely.

Instantly, an earthy yellow shock wave surged like a tsunami towards Lu Hong and the others.

"This is bad!" Audron quickly shouted to Lu Hong, "Warrior Lord, throw me your sword!"

"Catch the sword!" Lu Hong didn’t hesitate for a moment and immediately threw his weapon.

The moment Audron caught the great sword, his entire demeanor changed.

Facing the towering wave of Fighting Spirit, Audron took a deep breath, his whole body enveloped in Fighting Spirit: "Fatal Strike!"

With a horizontal slash of the great sword, a silvery streak flashed by. The wave raised by the Steel Lord suddenly froze, then the silvery light burst forth, cutting the Angry Sea created by the Earth Tremor skill cleanly in half.

"I told you, you can’t fully utilize your power when you’re in control," Bodo’s human face emerged on his left arm, dissatisfied with the Steel Lord.

"No matter how much power we can exert, we must kill that Soul Walker first; she is too much of a threat to us!" The Steel Lord charged straight at Lai Li after speaking.

"Not a chance!" Naturally, Audron would not let him have his way and used his sword to block.

"Why do you resist when you’re already a dead man!" The Steel Lord roared and launched an attack on Audron.

The two immediately tangled in a fierce battle. Audron, who had once challenged for Divine Enthronement, lived up to his reputation as the Third Transition Peak master of a thousand battles. Facing the frenzied assault from the Steel Lord, Audron relied on his vast combat experience not only to avoid falling into a disadvantage but also to counterattack with surplus strength, attempting to break the layer of steel defense attached to his opponent’s body.