Deities: Rulers of Nature

Ji Xuan's figure remained suspended in mid-air, as did the other three, seemingly unchanged, but in reality, the atmosphere suddenly became subtle.

The battle in the underground cave continued. After resting, the Green and Crimson forces continued their advance downwards, encountering two waves of Spider-Men led by Bronze-rank Matriarchs along the way.

With previous experience, although it took some effort, we finally solved the problem.

One of the Bronze-rank High Priests among the Octopus Men was taken down, two of the Bear King and Thick-maned Bear King were taken down, and one of the Bat Men was taken down.

The Batmen performed the worst, as they were outnumbered two to one but only managed a Pyrrhic victory.

Including the one who was dealt with earlier, seven of the twelve Snowdrop Spider Queens have been eliminated. In addition, there is the Great Queen Caroline, who was drained dry by Kester, and countless Black Iron and Mortal Spider Queens who have died. The world will of the Dark Caverns has been weakened to the point where it can no longer affect the demigods.

This is the reason why the four of them haven't taken action yet. The emergence of the corrupted priesthood has indeed weakened the world's will to some extent, but it's not enough.

They want absolutely no suppression, because in battle, even a second of hesitation can lead to a disadvantage.

Ji Xuan raised his head, feeling the divine power flowing smoothly through his body without any stagnation, and a smile curved his lips.

He knew that the battle between the gods was about to begin.

Tony's eyes were constantly scanning the three gods, his expression full of seriousness.

From the very beginning, Tony was accumulating divine power. He knew that if he didn't do something, he would definitely be the first to be eliminated, so he might as well strike first.

Tony didn't believe that if a god were truly at a disadvantage, the other two would refrain from intervening.

The next second, a dazzling golden light burst forth from Tony's body, rapidly weaving around him and finally transforming into a golden ring that expanded outwards from him as the center.

Divine Spell - Resist Divine Ring.

This is a divine spell that Tony developed himself. Targets hit by the divine ring will not suffer much damage, but their bodies will be pulled backward and will also experience some kind of stun effect.

Ji Xuan and the other two gods were instantly struck by the divine halo. However, they were not unprepared. A large amount of seawater surged around Li Tong and enveloped him. Although he was pushed away, the distance was not very far.

A blade of light, condensed from divine power, appeared directly in Ji Xuan's hand, and with a single slash, he shattered the divine ring in front of him.

As for Zhang Jiang, his body suddenly became illusory, but after the divine halo swept over him, he reappeared in the same spot.

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Tony's charged attack seemed to have no effect, but in fact, he had already achieved his goal.

After Zhang Jiang reappeared in the same spot, Tony's figure also appeared behind him, and a rich golden light emerged in his palm, which then pierced through Zhang Jiang's chest.

Actually, Tony's biggest target was Ji Xuan. He had clearly seen that, apart from the Snake People, no other race was a match for the Thick-Maned Bear People. However, Tony was worried that his attack wouldn't be able to inflict effective damage on Ji Xuan, so he chose to play it safe.

As it turned out, His choice was correct; resisting the divine halo had no effect on Ji Xuan at all.

"puff!"

Golden-red blood spurted from Zhang Jiang's mouth.

As a demigod who has not yet condensed a divine body, Zhang Jiang does not actually have any fatal weaknesses in the secular sense. His protruding blood is merely an outward manifestation of his dissipated divine power and faith value.

Before Tony's attack had subsided, Ji Xuan followed up with another strike.

Several cyan-gold vines formed from divine power emerged from the void, coiling around Zhang Jiang and Tony as if they were alive.

Tony isn't the only one who has researched and created divine arts. Ji Xuan, who has a deep understanding of the plant realm, has only developed more divine arts over the years.

Faced with the strangling force of the divine vines, Tony's figure suddenly transformed into a golden speck of light, drifted away from the vines' range, and then reformed.

Zhang Jiang wasn't so lucky; he was tightly bound by the divine vines.

"Damn it!"

A dark glint flashed in Zhang Jiang's eyes. He wanted to enter the ethereal state again, but the divine power vines restricted the flow of divine power within his body. Not to mention etherealization, he had to wear down the divine power vines before he could do anything.

In reality, this process wouldn't take long if Zhang Jiang went all out, but in the current situation, the other three wouldn't give him even a second.

And that was indeed the case. Even Li Tong, who had previously been flirting with Zhang Jiang and had the intention of forming a secret alliance, did not hesitate to take action.

Without Li Tong making any move, a dark blue dot of light appeared beneath Zhang Jiang in the next second.

"boom!"

A large amount of violent water gushed out from the light spot, enveloping Zhangjiang like a waterspout. But this was only the surface; inside the waterspout were several high-pressure water blades condensed from divine power.

"Pfft! Pfft..."

A series of sharp cutting sounds rang out, and in the blink of an eye, dozens of golden-red divine blood burst out from Zhang Jiang's body, even staining the water tornado.

Zhang Jiang's voice was muffled, but judging from his expression, he probably didn't say anything nice.

Taking advantage of his weakness, even though Ji Xuan and Tony did not cooperate, their attacks still landed on Zhang Jiang simultaneously.

Several cyan-gold light swords appeared in the void, ignoring the resistance of the water tornado and accurately piercing Zhang Jiang's body, while golden light pillars continued to bombard Zhang Jiang.

The water tornado was subjected to the agonizing torment of high-pressure water blades, the piercing of lightsabers, and the bombardment of beams of light... and finally, a massive explosion occurred.

All of this fell on Zhang Jiang's shoulders, and it was clear that Zhang Jiang could not bear it.

When the turbulent energy dissipated, Zhang Jiang once again consumed faith points to condense a physical form, at which point he was almost transparent.

Without uttering any threats or retaliating, Zhang Jiang's cold gaze swept over Tony, Ji Xuan, and Li Tong, as if he wanted to etch their images into his mind.

The next second, Zhang Jiang tore open the crystal wall and flashed out without the slightest hesitation. He then disappeared into the vast void, not even caring about the remaining members of his clan in the cave.

This time, Zhang Jiang suffered heavy losses. The divine power he had converted was completely exhausted, and the faith points he had accumulated were almost depleted. He also failed to bring back the elites of his clan. It can be said that he was back to square one.

It's unknown how many years it will take to regain their strength, and how far they will fall behind the other demigods during that time.

As the crystal wall gradually recovered, Ji Xuan, Tony, and Li Tong stopped fighting at the same time, shifting their gazes from the fleeing Zhang Jiang and looking at each other warily.

In fact, if they could cooperate sincerely, or even if one of them were to give their all without reservation, Zhang Jiang would definitely be here today.

Unfortunately, there are no "what ifs." The three of them were already wary of each other, and although they all seemed to be attacking Zhang Jiang with all their might, Ji Xuan didn't believe they hadn't held back. At least, he had.

If Zhang Jiang is truly driven to the brink, who knows what trump card he might reveal, or perhaps he might take someone down with him before he dies, in which case the chosen one would be devastated.