The power of a domain is not to be underestimated, especially when the one mobilizing it is a true god.
With the help of the power of the boundless Vast Sea, the Sky Support Light ultimately failed to break through all the Blue Waves, yet that endless azure radiance quietly swallowed the countless golden streams of light.
Clang—
Breaking through the Sky Support Light, Poseidon thrust the tip of his halberd forward, launching a fierce assault under the protection of the ocean. Yun Ming leveled his Sky Support spear, blocking it just in time.
"Senior's Sea God Power is truly extraordinary!" While exerting force to resist the Sea God Trident, Yun Ming commented earnestly.
That was what Yun Ming said, and it was what he thought. He had originally expected to be able to break through. But the current result showed that the limits of a normal god were still stronger than he had previously estimated!
As his words fell, Yun Ming spun his long spear, the shaft churning against the halberd blade to deflect its force. He lifted it upward, parrying the Sea God Trident, then stepped forward, raised his knee, and thrust upward with force. Black light surged over his right Leg Armor, and the Divine Power Evil Tiger took shape, pouncing toward Poseidon.
Evil God Break!
Facing the lifelike charge of the evil tiger, Poseidon stomped hard on the waves beneath his feet, and a giant water column erupted from the sea, meeting the Divine Power Evil Tiger head-on.
Bang—
With the collision of divine powers, the two retreated a hundred meters, carried by the aftershocks of their divine strength.
Poseidon retracted the Sea God Trident without changing his expression, his eyes looking at Yun Ming with a hint of complexity.
"You kid isn't bad either."
He had mobilized as much of the ocean's power as possible to block that strike from Yun Ming, yet he still only held a slight upper hand. It was enough for defense, but insufficient for offense.
"Moreover,"
"You haven't used your full strength yet, have you?"
To Poseidon's question, Yun Ming smiled and did not reply. The fact that Poseidon had to use his domain first and still only managed a draw spoke for itself.
Seeing Yun Ming's gentle smile, Poseidon realized the truth in his heart, and he couldn't help but feel even more conflicted. He had originally thought those ten Divine Rings were just different manifestations of different cultivation paths, not necessarily the same as his own. However, judging by the world-shaking momentum that constantly pressured him and the potential of the laws represented by the all-attribute divine power, even if Yun Ming was slightly lacking now due to his recent breakthrough, it would not be long before he surpassed the five God Kings in all aspects and reached the realm of the Dragon God.
"Let's decide the winner with one move! Let me see your current limit of power!"
Clearing the chaotic thoughts from his mind, Poseidon issued the invitation for the final exchange.
"Very well!"
The two were merely testing their abilities, not engaged in a life-or-death struggle, so Yun Ming had no objections.
Poseidon gripped the halberd with both hands, holding it still before him. Endless blue-gold points gathered in the Demon Whale Sea Area, merging into Poseidon's avatar.
The Golden Trident transformed as if an illusion in the air. Those extremely profound techniques were executed in one go, instantly manifesting countless halberd shadows—the Golden Thirteen Halberds, thirteen merged into one. Around Poseidon's body, with the blessing of the entire ocean, the Sea God Power exploded like a volcanic eruption.
At this very moment, dark clouds gathered in the sky, and light and hope were completely submerged, leaving only endless despair and sorrow.
Poseidon's solemn voice echoed in the air, filled with desolation and vastness.
"Sea—God's—Twilight—"
Poseidon's entire body, including his Sea God Divine Armor, turned a strange amber color, and a massive yellow beam of light suddenly erupted from him.
Sea God's Twilight, Poseidon's strongest offensive Divine Skill. Once the divine halberd is unleashed, it destroys the heavens and the earth!
Watching Poseidon's final strike, filled with destruction and disaster, Yun Ming had a vision of the doomsday scene from his past life.
'How similar.'
Although the intensity of the power could not compare to the God-Slaying Fixed-Soul Missile, the destructive attribute within the origin of the two powers was exactly the same.
'But I am no longer the person I was back then!'
Yun Ming whispered in his heart. Points of golden light lit up around his body, and the three-colored light of the Sun Moon Star soared into the clouds. The radiance of the Crimson Sun, Purple Moon, and the Sky Support God Star tore through all the dark clouds, bringing light back to the Human World.
Poseidon was slightly stunned, for he discovered that after the celestial phenomena changed, the lock that 'Sea God's Twilight' had on Yun Ming simply vanished. Even though Yun Ming was right before his eyes, he could not perceive him, as if the two were not in the same world.
'This is...' Seeing this scene, Poseidon seemed to think of something, his pupils shrinking sharply, but before he could ask, Yun Ming made his move.
He looked straight ahead, raised his arm, and slowly thrust his spear.
A faint, ethereal '∞' river of starlight appeared behind Yun Ming. A golden-armored phantom circled in front of the river and stepped out from it. That brilliant golden Battle Armor and the handsome face, possessing both gentleness and sharpness, were exactly what Yun Ming looked like in his past life.
Just like the front ring, another phantom stepped out from the back ring, though this phantom's specific image could not be seen clearly. Aside from the faint perception that someone was indeed there, nothing else could be discerned. However, corresponding to his past life, Yun Ming roughly understood the situation of the one behind.
Following Yun Ming's spear-thrusting motion, the other two phantoms also raised their spears and stabbed.
All phenomena of time and space act in unison; aggregation happens in a single thought. This was the ultimate mystery after Yun Ming mastered his personal God Realm—the power to integrate the reincarnation of time and space.
Three spears merged into one, and countless brilliant golden lights suddenly burst forth, illuminating this world. The blinding golden light completely covered Yun Ming and the phantoms. The golden glow rose to the extreme, like a true sun.
Sky Support Sun Shooting!
Nothing represented Yun Ming better than 'Sky Support Sun Shooting', and this strike was the limit of Yun Ming's current power.
Amidst the brilliant golden light, the 'Sea God's Twilight' was swallowed instantly, without offering a shred of resistance.
Poseidon saw this and smiled helplessly, but he was only given a moment to smile before his avatar followed in the footsteps of his ultimate move, being crushed by the golden light and disappearing without a trace.
The golden sun entered the sea, and the entire ocean turned incandescent in an instant! Wherever the light passed, all things dissolved, and the entire sea level was directly carved into a bottomless abyss. Had Yun Ming not noticed Poseidon leaving early and dispersed his divine power in time, he likely would have pierced through the seabed.
God Realm, Sea God Hall.
Poseidon opened his eyes and let out a long sigh.
"I lost."
Although He had mentally prepared Himself the moment He sensed the final anomaly in Yun Ming, being instantly defeated without any resistance despite using ninety percent of His strength still left Him feeling quite wounded.
Poseidon recalled what He had witnessed over the past few days, and even knowing that the flow of time between the two realms differed greatly, He still felt a toothache; the speed at which Yun Ming had risen was simply too fast.
But never mind, Yun Ming's success had a share of His own contribution, and He, Poseidon, was also a driving force behind this.
"As expected of me," Poseidon narcissistically remarked to Himself, then fell silent.
It was unknown how much time had passed before everything finally began to subside. The light outside gradually dimmed, and everything seemed to vanish, leaving behind only silence.
Yun Ming retracted Atlas and his divine armor, looking at the result of the strike he had unleashed with his spear (the dim Sea God Trident and the Abyss below, which remained unfilled even after a long period of backflow), and nodded in satisfaction, though he felt somewhat puzzled when recalling the meaningful gaze 'he' had transmitted to him just before the future phantom dissipated.
'What exactly did that mean? Was it a warning from the future to the present?'
It was just a single look, and without any context, it was truly difficult to comprehend. Yun Ming pondered quietly for a long time, yet still gained nothing.
"Oh well, I should head back first."
Unable to figure it out, Yun Ming had no choice but to temporarily suppress his doubts.
With a casual wave, he sent the Sea God Trident back to Sea God Island, then took a step forward, leaving behind this blessed land that had helped him fulfill his ultimate wish.
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