Chapter 2080 - 91: Dead Sea

The golden light dissipated, and so did the mist.

But the heavy rain did not cease; instead, it became fiercer. Countless threads of rain, like silver needles, drummed against the high tower with crackling sounds!

Gu Changzhi stood in place.

The place where he stood was bathed in sunlight.

The rain threads above Gu Changzhi’s head were incinerated, with steam rising endlessly. The golden light surged across most of the Sky Divine Domain.

Opposite him.

Qinglong sat slumped on the Throne. The throne had been shattered in the previous engagement, unable to support Qinglong’s body. Crimson blood dripped down Qinglong’s face, his cheeks as delicate as porcelain, cracked from Gu Changzhi’s strike, with several fragments falling to the ground, rinsed clean by the rain.

The sky fire appeared somewhat dim under the sun’s brilliance.

The outcome of this battle had already been decided.

Qinglong was no match for Gu Changzhi.

"You... are truly strong. No wonder I once felt a desire to ’avoid battle.’"

Qinglong did not rush to stand. He sat there in this disheveled state, neither angered nor distressed, merely lowering his eyelids with a faint smile: "Does such a thing as the Time Dojo truly exist?"

"..."

Gu Changzhi did not reply immediately.

His time was running out.

The residual thought sealed within the envelope was meant to keep Gu Qilin safe.

With the blessing of [Dissolving Dream], this remnant thought had been briefly revived, but every single second he stood in this world was a ’gift’ borrowed from the heavens... He needed to end this battle before the envelope burnt out.

"The Time Dojo is indeed real."

Gu Changzhi said, "But even without it, you wouldn’t be invincible."

Qinglong paused for a second.

He tilted his head back and laughed, "Do you still have the confidence to defeat me once more if there were no Time Dojo?"

"You’ve misunderstood my words. I mean, more than one person can defeat you."

Gu Changzhi shook his head, "Even excluding myself... there are at least three others."

"Three?"

Qinglong was stunned again.

He furrowed his brows for a long time, unable to think of anyone but Gu Changzhi who could defeat him.

"We’ll speak more once we’re below ground."

Gu Changzhi summoned the fire glow once again, stepped forward, and the great sun immediately hovered over Qinglong’s head.

"...I’ll wait for you below!"

The brilliant holy radiance enveloped the Skytop.

When Qinglong looked up, the entire Sky Peak Divine Domain was blanketed by the fire glow Gu Changzhi conjured! Within a hundred meters, a thousand meters, even Bai Xiu, who was observing from afar with Extinguishing Candle, was enshrouded by the dazzling aurora!

One punch was thrown.

Qinglong’s Throne crumbled completely.

The towering high tower collapsed in an instant.

The residents of Upper City all looked up, witnessing the core tower that had stood for nearly a century disintegrate in the golden light. The tip of the Source Tower in the clouds splintered into countless fragments, cascading down like a radiant meteor shower under the gleam.

This was a punch with Gu Changzhi’s full strength, a punch of ’certain death’.

Yet Qinglong faced this punch without fear on his face.

After the throne shattered, he leaned back and rested against a broken stone column, seemingly prepared to meet death with equanimity...

But he was Qinglong.

The longest-lived Divine Throne among the top seats of the Five Continents.

How could he die so easily?

"Heh."

Qinglong let out a soft sigh, a mix of lament and self-mockery.

Five years.

A whole five years.

The joint efforts of Bai Shu and Lin Lei hadn’t wounded him to this extent.

However, Gu Changzhi, appearing for just five minutes, had driven him to such a dire situation.

The sense of danger from Heart Lake had been proven true—

He was not only severely injured.

If he couldn’t withstand this punch, he might well die.

But...

At this moment, Qinglong was different from Di Jiu, who stepped into Qingzhong Cemetery back then!

Facing Gu Changzhi, Qinglong’s eyes lacked any fear or timidity.

Due to the previous clash, he had suffered grievous injuries, with Gu Changzhi’s punch energy penetrating his skin and ejecting from every aperture, rendering his knees half-worn down, struggling even to stand.

But all his blood boiled at this moment.

He could die but must die in a counterattack against Gu Changzhi—

After a long sigh,

Qinglong extended his palm, forcefully gripping the broken stone, taking a deep breath, ready to stand up.

The sky fire that had dimmed under Gu Changzhi’s battle intent now stood before Qinglong.

"Huff."

Qinglong rose to meet the punch.

He hurled his fist once more, along with his sky fire—

Gu Changzhi’s expression became extremely serious.

When facing his own ’punch intent,’ Di Jiu was filled with terror, not daring to attempt any defiance.

And Qinglong... true to being the primary threat he always considered.

In this situation, Qinglong sought counterattack and combat!

This was the most correct ’solution,’ facing the Battle God Throne Gu Changzhi at peak power, one could never survive by fleeing!

Only by counterattacking could survival be achieved!

The two fists collided fiercely, breaking the balance of Sky Divine Domain completely. The surging shockwaves engulfed everyone, with Gu Changzhi’s Battle Divine Radiance mingling with the remnant light of the sky fire.

Meng Xizhou unfurled the Light Barrier, enveloping everyone behind her.

She stepped forward, trying to intercept the entire first wave of explosion shockwaves...