Once the duo realized how frenzied Kiza had become, they recognized that they had a rare opportunity to end his life.
Without hesitation, they seized it.
Willing his desire to manipulate time, Bai Yung brought forth a future in which Kiza failed to establish a defense, overwhelmed by the terror of realizing how close he was to death.
The moment that opening appeared, Abel's attack descended swiftly.
Kiza's will and body were instantly minced into oblivion, leaving behind only his divine crystal.
His scream hadn't even escaped his vocal cords before he was wiped off the face of the planet.
"I can't believe it! They actually slaughtered a Godspirit while still being mortals!"
Feng Huo stared in disbelief at the spot where Kiza had been standing before his body was minced.
'What kind of Time Law has he comprehended?'
Realizing who had truly been responsible for Kiza's death, Lu Chong turned towards his commander.
"Have you reached the Intent State in your Godhood Path?"
He asked.
"Not yet."
Bai Yung shook his head.
"Then how were you able to influence his will so easily and prevent him from deploying his defense?"
Lu Chong asked in confusion.
"The only reason I could do that was because he was flustered after being injured."
"If he had continued attacking and defending as he did before, I would have had no choice but to focus entirely on stopping his attacks with Abel's assistance."
"I haven't reached the point where I can exert my will over two separate events simultaneously."
Bai Yung explained, clearing up Lu Chong's confusion.
"This..."
Staring at the divine crystal floating where Kiza had been killed, Zhou Zhou was speechless.
"This wasn't part of the plan."
He muttered, facepalming before shaking his head.
The original plan had been to keep the Godspirit from the Ice Demon Kingdom occupied for an entire day, giving the kingdoms enough time to fight among themselves.
With that happening, he could sell the weapons manufactured by the Anvil of Dawn to them in exchange for Lord corpses.
Ultimately, he would obtain more Lord Talent Crystal Fragments, allowing him to advance the Ranchland Continent to the Epic-tier or perhaps even the Legendary-tier.
"But now that the Godspirit is dead, the Ice Demon Kingdom will definitely send the rumored Mid God-tier Godspirit earlier than planned, instead of waiting until tomorrow when King Kiro realizes that the Godspirit hasn't returned."
He muttered as various thoughts ran through his mind.
Unable to come up with a way to salvage the situation, he decided to retreat.
As for the Book of the Godspirit, he considered it a gift to the Legendary-tier professionals.
Without wasting any more time, he deactivated the formation protecting the Book of the Godspirit.
"They have at most an hour before the Mid God-tier Godspirit arrives."
While he contemplated the setback to his plan, Bai Yung brought Kiza's divine crystal over to him.
Holding the crystal, Blazing Sun confirmed that it contained the loot of a Godspirit.
"I should be able to recover some of my losses with this."
He muttered before storing the crystal in his spatial ring.
"We're done here."
"Also, keep what you accomplished here to yourselves. If word gets out, it could bring about our extermination."
He instructed his soldiers.
"Yes, my Lord."
Bai Yung and his subordinates responded.
...
In the Ice Demon Kingdom
"Why hasn't Grand-Uncle arrived yet?"
"It's been almost four hours since he left."
Kiro paced back and forth in his throne room.
The last message he had received from the Golden Radiance Kingdom stated that the Legendary-tier combat professionals had already clashed, with many of them sustaining injuries.
'If Grand-Uncle arrives too late, someone might obtain the Book of the Godspirit and disappear into hiding.'
Having heard of similar incidents in other kingdoms, the Overlord of the Ice Demon Province didn't want to experience such a situation himself.
'Should I summon the other ancestors?'
'But if I do that, I'll definitely be punished for disturbing their comprehension.'
'It seems I can only wait another day before summoning them and reporting Grand-Uncle's disappearance.'
He muttered before contacting the commander of his army to ask how far he and his squad were from reaching the Golden Radiance Kingdom.
"We should arrive in six hours, your Grace."
The Legendary-tier hero replied respectfully.
'I can only place my hopes in Grand-Uncle.'
He muttered as he made his way towards his throne.
However, just after taking a couple of steps, a terrifying aura suddenly enveloped the entire palace.
It was an aura unlike anything he had ever experienced throughout his seventy years of life.
"Who dared to kill my uncle?!"
A thunderous voice echoed across a distance of 300 million kilometers, causing the insides of every mortal within its range to tremble.
Coughing up blood from the sheer force of the voice, Zhou Zhou was shocked by its overwhelming might.
"Whoever that is must be close to reaching the Domain State of his Godhood Path."
Abel barely resisted the urge to cough up blood, relying on the support of his Godhood Path.
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