Soul Town: Claiming the throne? You've asked my Tian Ce Army, haven't you?

"Let the people of this world see what Ragnarok is!"

Boom! The runes in mid-air suddenly erupted with dazzling crimson flames.

Space was forcibly torn open, creating a huge gap, beyond which surged magma and inextinguishable divine fire.

The scorching heatwave instantly swept through the entire Ghost Cry Forest, burning the trees to ashes in an instant. The scorched earth sizzled and crackled, and even the air itself seemed to distort.

A giant hand formed from solidified lava emerged from the crack, pressed down on the ground, and instantly melted the rock into magma.

Immediately afterwards, a colossal giant, as large as a mountain, slowly rose from the flames—it was Surtur, the fire giant!

His entire body was composed of scorching lava and inextinguishable divine fire, with a fiery crown on his head reaching into the sky, and the churning flames around him dyed half the sky a dark, apocalyptic red.

He held a giant fire sword, the "Twilight Sword," upside down in his hand. Magma flowed along the blade, and with each breath, it spewed out waves of scorching fire.

Good luck to you!

After Rock finished speaking, he seemed to be corrupted by a divine power, turning into ashes and disappearing. His guardian god Loki also vanished, leaving only the frost giant and the fire giant.

The dark red sky slowly descended, ashes mixed with sparks drifted down from the heavens, and countless cracks appeared in the ground, from which magma gushed forth.

If no one stops it, Surtur's flames will burn ever brighter until they reduce everything in the Great Thousand God Realms to ashes.

"Emperor Taizong, a true deity has descended to the mortal realm. Doesn't the divine realm intend to intervene?" Feeling the scorching air around him, Li Moxuan asked silently.

However, he received no response...

Where did they go at the crucial moment? In this situation... it seems I can only rely on myself!

Li Moxuan took a deep breath, casually patted his hand, and the space beside him shattered, revealing a spatial passage leading to the Wasteland of the Desolate God.

Sure enough, the appearance of this thing destroyed the array that was blocking space!

"Xuanwei, you go inside and hide for a while. I'll come out after I've dealt with this guy!"

"No, you can't beat this guy by yourself!"

Su Xuanwei had already learned about Surtur's origins from his guardian deity, the Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden; this guy was a true god.

Even in the realm of gods, they would be considered extremely powerful deities, let alone in the vast realm of gods where they could be used to subvert and overwhelm others...

She stepped forward, and the guardian deity, the Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden, slowly appeared behind her. "I have a guardian deity now, and she's an immortal-level being who can help you!"

Li Moxuan frowned slightly, "But your injury..."

"It's alright, you're almost fully recovered!"

Su Xuanwei paused for a moment, then said, "If it weren't for saving me, you wouldn't have entered this dangerous situation. Anyway, I would never be a deserter and leave you alone!"

Leaving Li Moxuan alone—if he wins, that's fine, but what if he fails to defeat Surtur… Su Xuanwei can't even imagine how much guilt he'll feel for the rest of his life…

Chapter 490: Try it and you'll know

"Row……"

Li Moxuan turned his head and stepped into the form of the Purple Star Emperor - Lord of the Underworld. "The enemy is very strong. Do you generals dare to fight alongside me?"

"Why don't you dare?"

The frost giants at the front slowly swung their ice hammers down, and Cheng Yaojin took the lead, his Purgatory Sky-Burning Spear whistling as it crashed down on them.

The frost giant hastily raised his hammer to block, but the frost armor was instantly cracked by the spear's edge, causing him to stagger backward.

"Is that all you've got? Not even enough for me to warm up!"

Before he finished speaking, Cheng Yaojin swung his Hellfire Spear upwards, the tip of which pierced the giant's throat, spraying eerie blue blood all over the ground.

These frost giants are merely summoned creatures of Rock, not true gods, and are much easier to deal with.

On the left flank, Xue Rengui lightly touched the ice with his toes, his body leaping into the air. He drew the Heaven-Shaking Bow to its fullest extent, and three armor-piercing arrows flew from the bowstring, striking the giant's single eye squarely.

The giant roared in pain and swung his hammer wildly, but Xue Rengui had already sheathed his bow and raised his halberd, the Burning Sky Shattering Star Halberd wrapped in golden light as he swooped down.

The halberd tip pierced the giant's heart, the chill rising from the halberd but being evaporated by his fighting spirit. His white robe, stained with fine ice shards, fell to the ground, the halberd tip dripping with icy blood—a clean and swift strike.

On the left and right flanks, Su Dingfang and Wang Zhongsi each fought against a giant, their fighting styles being one skillful and the other fierce, their coordination flawless.

Su Dingfang's spear technique was shrewd and cunning; he would use the tip of his spear to target the giant's knees and joint gaps, each move swift, accurate, and ruthless.

Wang Zhongsi, on the other hand, met the attack head-on, his Zhen Tang sword slicing through the ice armor with a resounding clang, and he forcefully shattered the giant's ice shield.

The two generals attacked from both sides, and in just a few exchanges, the two frost giants had their lower limbs severed and crashed onto the icy plain.

The frost giant in the very center is the most massive, with ice armor several feet thick; a single hammer blow can freeze a large area of ​​the ground.

Guo Ziyi remained calm and composed. He swung the Qiankun Halberd horizontally, using a technique to deflect the force of the giant hammer. With a twist, the ice hammer crashed heavily into empty air.

His halberd technique was powerful and sustained, using defense as a means of attack. When the giant's offensive was exhausted and his strength was waning, he would thrust his halberd straight into the heart.

The ice armor shattered along with the giant's core, and the massive body crashed to the ground.

"It's my turn!"

A roar echoed across the icy plains as Li Cunxiao swept his Yuwang Spear across, carrying immense force, and forcefully cleaved an ice giant in half at the waist.

Ice shards exploded, but he persisted, leaping up and smashing down with his spear, shattering the giant's head.

The largest giant roared and charged into the formation, unaware that he had become prey.

Li Yuanba grinned, clashing his two hammers together, the clang of metal cracking the ice. "You ice block, are you as strong as me?"

The Frost Giant slammed down with its hammer, but Li Yuanba actually caught it with one hand. With a deafening roar, the ice field sank half a foot.

Li Yuanba didn't budge an inch, but instead became even more excited: "This is interesting, take this hammer!"

The golden hammer, raised high, crashed down with immense force.

The giant's ice hammer, ice armor, and head were smashed to pieces with a single blow, sending ice shards flying several meters away and even creating a deep crater in the ground.

On the other side, Li Jing, wielding the Hundred Battles Halberd, faced the most ferocious giant. His halberd technique was steady and sharp, with thrusting, chopping, and stabbing moves executed with ease.

The Frost Giant's ice hammer swept across, but he dodged it to the side. The Hundred Battles Destroyer Halberd slid down the hammer shaft, its tip slicing straight at the opponent's wrist.

The ice armor cracked open, and the frost giant recoiled in pain, but he pressed on relentlessly, his halberd shadows enveloping his opponent and giving him no chance to breathe.

When the giant's weakness was fully exposed, he flipped his wrist, and the Hundred Battles Breaking Halberd pierced straight through the giant's heart, clean and swift.

On the other side, Li Ji wielded the Ice Prison Soul-Burning Spear with steady and powerful movements, each strike carrying immense force.

The frost giant raised his hammer and brought it down, but he met it head-on with his spear. As the metal clashed, fine cracks appeared on the ice beneath his feet, yet he remained completely still.

Taking advantage of the frost giant's moment of exhaustion as he retracted his hammer, he thrust his spear forward, the tip piercing through the ice armor and striking the giant's throat with pinpoint accuracy.

In less than the time it takes to burn an incense stick, all nine frost giants fell on the ice plain, shattered ice everywhere, and there was no sound from them.

The nine of them are nothing; the real trouble is Surtur in front of them—that's a clear case of being outmatched!

Li Moxuan looked up at the towering Surtur, his brow furrowed. "Generals, be careful, this guy is huge!"

"So what if it's big? I'll lead the charge!"

Cheng Yaojin was the first to rush forward, leaping up and slamming his Hellfire Spear squarely into Surtur's lava armor on his calf.

With a loud bang, lava fragments flew everywhere, but the wounds were instantly healed by the surging divine fire, leaving not a trace.

Instead, the scorching heat flared back along the spear, burning Cheng Yaojin's hand until it went numb, forcing him to retreat.

"Damn it! This guy's flames can scorch divine power!" Cheng Yaojin cursed, bracing his Hellfire Spear against the ground, ready to charge again.

On the left flank, Xue Rengui leaped into the air, his Heaven-Shaking Bow drawn to its fullest extent, and three armor-piercing arrows, imbued with the sharpness of golden spears, hurtled straight toward Surtur's chest.

The arrow was extremely fast, arriving in an instant. It pierced the lava armor with two soft thuds, but only penetrated half a foot before being melted into molten iron by the high temperature.

"It's no use!" Xue Rengui landed back on the ground, his brows furrowed, and he sheathed his bow and raised his halberd. "His outer armor is too thick; the arrows can't penetrate it!"

As they were speaking, Li Cunxiao and Li Yuanba pounced on him.

Li Cunxiao swept his Yuwang Spear across, and with immense force, it slammed into the giant's waist and abdomen, shattering large chunks of lava.

Li Yuanba leaped into the air, slamming his two hammers together against Surtur's knee. The powerful hammers, like the Thunder Drum, shattered the giant's leg, reducing it by half a foot.

But in the next instant, divine fire surged, the shattered lava instantly restored, and Surtur let out a muffled roar as his palm swept down with a raging wave of fire.

"careful!"

Li Jing and Li Ji stepped forward simultaneously, their Hundred Battles-Breaking Halberd and Ice Prison Soul-Burning Spear clashing against each other. Waves of fire crashed against their weapons, the aura of the metal halberds and the divine fire fiercely clashing and sizzling.

Taking advantage of the situation, Su Dingfang and Wang Zhongsi flanked from both sides. Su Dingfang's spear tip was as fast as lightning, and his spear flowers were so dense that they were impenetrable, but he still could not break through the layer of flowing molten armor.

Wang Zhongsi wielded his Tang sword with fierce, heavy strokes, each strike capable of cleaving away large swathes of lava. However, the faster he cleaved, the faster the lava would regenerate, rendering his efforts utterly futile.

Guo Ziyi roamed around the rear, covering the gaps, his halberd deflecting the stray flames. His brows furrowed deeper and deeper: "No, the difference in strength is too great. We can't break through his defenses at all!"

Cheng Yaojin, panting heavily, leaned his Hellfire Spear on the ground. "This is bizarre! I, Cheng, have fought all my life and have never seen anything that can't be killed!"

"This guy is a true god, someone we can't possibly deal with!"

Li Jing, his Hundred Battles-Breaking Halberd planted firmly on the ground, watched Surtur slowly approach through the sea of ​​fire and fell into deep thought. Perhaps it was time to leave His Majesty…

"Looks like this trip wasn't in vain!"

The figures of Iron Soldier, Thunder Cannon, Pool Chariot, Yang Chariot, and Shepherd appeared one after another, looking up at Surtur in the sea of ​​fire.

Lei Pao, carrying the cannon barrel, said, "A god descended to the mortal realm? But not a god from the Heavenly Court. It seems the Heavenly Court can't handle this for the time being..."

Tie Zu turned around, clearly not wanting to get involved, "Dealing with this guy is not within my scope of duty..."

Before he could finish speaking, a fireball suddenly hurtled towards him. Several sword flashes streaked past, and the fireball turned to ashes and dissipated...

Iron Soldier turned around and looked up at Surtur. "Alright! I've changed my mind!"

"Can you beat him?"

Li Moxuan frowned and asked, "If Surtur were smaller, he might be able to fight him, but this guy is too big!"

Moreover, the flames were scorching divine power; even from this distance, he could feel his own divine power evaporating bit by bit.

"It's hard to say, we'll know once we try!"

Chapter 491: This is all I can do for you.

"Let's all attack together and focus our fire on him!"

The Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden unfurled the Heavenly Book in her left hand, channeling spiritual energy from her fingertips into the pages. "I will use my mystic light to enhance your attacks, ensuring synchronized timing of your strikes!"