"Kill!"
After one exchange, neither side gained the upper hand. They retreated a hundred miles apart, watching each other warily.
"You are powerful, but ultimately you are just a false pseudo-god. How long can this form of yours last?" the divine corpse said with a smile. In his view, a false pseudo-god form must have a time limit.
The giant, wielding a massive axe, remained calm and did not argue.
"If you want to fight, fight. If you want to kill, kill quickly!"
As soon as he spoke, it further confirmed Lin Yu's suspicion that his combined clone had a time limit.
The divine corpse chuckled, "It seems I've hit a nerve. However, you are still a false pseudo-god. Let me show you my true power!"
He raised his tattered scepter. Streams of blood-red light illuminated the sky, forming a pillar that spanned heaven and earth, supporting the land and the sky.
"Pillar of Sighs!"
The next moment, a soft whisper echoed through the void.
"Go, die!" With a gentle swing of his tattered scepter, the divine corpse sent the blood-red pillar of light hurtling towards the giant.
Seeing this, the giant's expression remained serene. He brought his enormous axe down with a mighty swing!
"Heaven Breaker!"
Boom! Streaks of blinding white light appeared in the sky.
Boom!
The white light collided with the red light.
"Kill!"
The giant roared and charged forward, his massive axe held high.
Ranged attacks were insufficient to inflict significant damage. He intended to engage in close combat and slay the divine corpse.
"Kill!"
Seeing the giant charging from afar, the divine corpse knew he couldn't evade. He raised his tattered scepter and met the giant in battle.
They fought ferociously. The powerful aftershocks of their clashes ravaged the sky, with beams of energy shooting upwards, engulfing an area of a thousand miles.
Elder Ge and the others, hundreds of miles away, watched this scene with horror. They hastily retreated another few hundred miles, reaching a distance of a thousand miles before finally being free from the impact of the battle's aftermath.
Gazing at the lingering tremors of their fierce battle, everyone was filled with awe.
"Too powerful. Even the aftershocks are almost unbearable."
"We strive to break through to demigod, yet they are already pseudo-gods. Life is truly amusing."
"Do you think Lin Yu can win?"
"He should be able to, right? The divine corpse opposite him is just a wisp of residual soul."
"Yes, I also believe Lin Yu will win. That divine corpse is an ancient relic, long obsolete in this world. It's time it turned to dust."
"Let's move even further away. What if that divine corpse gets enraged and takes his frustration out on us?"
"..."
Everyone quickly retreated to a great distance, observing the scene from atop a colossal mountain.
At this moment, the demigods of this world also awakened.
They looked up in this direction, their faces etched with fear.
"Roar!"
Roars echoed, and then these ferocious beasts no longer dared to remain in their lairs. They flew far away, fearing discovery by the two pseudo-gods.
The battle between the two pseudo-gods had also awakened dormant entities.
Beings similar to the divine corpse began to stir. They looked towards the direction of the battle.
Some were too weak, their residual souls incapable of exerting their full strength, merely clinging to existence. They sensed the power of the two pseudo-gods and were filled with dread.
Others, however, licked their lips and chuckled, "What a perfect vessel. It's a pity Blood God occupied it first. What a shame!"
As surviving specters, they had slumbered for countless ages. Awakening now, they witnessed this spectacle and felt a pang of envy, for a pseudo-god's vessel was something they too had long dreamed of.
At this moment, a dramatic shift occurred on the battlefield.
Lin Yu shook his head and gently took out the small world bead from his hand.
"Go!" He tossed it lightly. The bead flew out of the cave and towards the giant.
The giant sensed something, turned, and caught the small world bead.
"Cage!" The giant raised the bead and activated the power within the small world. Instantly, a suction force emanated from it.
Blood God pointed at the small world in his hand, a look of astonishment on his face.
"You... you actually have a small world! How is this possible! You are merely a false pseudo-god, how can you possess a small world?"
He couldn't believe the giant before him had a small world. Under its suction, though he could resist, he had to divert some of his power. This inevitably put him at a disadvantage.
The world bead hovered above the giant's head, its immense suction drawing everything around into it. Under its powerful pull, the giant became constrained.
"Damn it! Blood God Domain!"
Boom!
Crimson waves emanated from him, and everything around changed.
A blood-red world appeared before them. Countless blood corpses clawed their way out of the earth and lunged at the giant with bared fangs and brandished claws.
The giant snorted, "A mere trick. World, come!"
The small world expanded rapidly, transforming from a tiny bead into a world embedded in the void. From a distance, it resembled Blood God's domain.
One world, one domain, they aggressively squeezed each other, each attempting to devour the other.
After a prolonged struggle, neither could gain the upper hand. Lin Yu grew anxious.
Inside the cave.
Lin Wu, the human-like clone, opened his eyes.
"Main body, what troubles you?"
"That pseudo-god is too powerful. I cannot defeat him!"
Lin Wu, the human-like clone, contemplated for a moment and then said with a smile, "Main body, use the sacrifice skill."
Sacrifice was a mystical skill that could be used only once a day. After sacrificing, he would gain an aura-type skill that lasted for one day.
"Right, I almost forgot about that. I'll sacrifice now!"
Lin Yu wasted no time and began preparing the offerings for the sacrifice. The mysterious entity favored roasted meat, so he had prepared some and was about to perform the skill.
Buzz!
A faint hum sounded. He dimly saw a mysterious entity seated on a massive chair, looking down at Lin Yu.
Finally, its gaze fell upon the roasted meat, and a smile appeared on its face.
"Good!"
"I am pleased!"
"I grant you the Power Aura!"
Power Aura: Within a hundred-mile radius, grants a ten percent increase in strength!
"Activate the aura!"
The next moment, a crimson aura appeared at his feet, the Power Aura. The Power Aura immediately radiated outwards, enveloping a hundred-mile radius.
The giant was also enveloped by the aura and rejoiced.
A ten percent strength boost, though seemingly small, was a tremendous improvement for a practitioner of the path of strength like the giant.
With his strength amplified, the giant became even more ferocious, overpowering Blood God's corpse.
"How... how did you suddenly become so strong?"
"Less talk, die!"
They resumed their battle, but it was clear to any observer that the giant now had the upper hand, and victory was only a matter of time.