The People's God: Sacrificing Trillions to Ascend

The low, echoing thud of their footsteps betrayed the three Spirit Demons’ extreme weight.

Han Wu carefully examined the three incoming threats.

While they had arms and legs that resembled those of a human, the rest of their bodies were vastly different. They were not only headless, but also had eyes in place of nipples and a mouth on their navels.

Han Wu quickly identified them as beasts of myth known as Xing Tian.

The three imposing Xing Tian slowly closed in on Han Wu. They each held a massive axe and a shield. Sensing their battle spirit, Han Wu called for Dark Locust and Alpheus to fight with him.

Dark Locust unleashed the Dark Domain, turning everything around it into a lightless zone. The erosion from the Dark Domain chipped away at the bodies of the three Xing Tian.

Alpheus seized this chance to unleash a powerful breath attack.

The three Xing Tian, sensing the incoming assault, raised their shields to block it. The powerful breath attack failed to pierce through the defenses of their shields.

At the same time, Dark Locust realized that the erosion of the Dark Domain wasn’t doing anything to the Xing Tian. Moreover, the eyes on their chests somehow allowed them to still see in the dark.

The three disregarded both Alpheus and Dark Locust, instead continuing to close in on Han Wu.

The two Earthsunder life forms, having fought together many times before, exchanged a knowing glance as they tacitly decided on a new tactic.

Dark Locust summoned six illusions to charge at the three Xing Tian. Once they closed in, the illusions turned real and detonated themselves.

The explosions left the three Xing Tian wounded. Six cracks also appeared in the space around them. These cracks ripped apart everything within their vicinity as they sucked in the surrounding energy.

The three Xing Tian stood with their backs against each other, forming a triangle to resist the powerful pull from the cracks.

Unfortunately for them, Alpheus had been waiting for them to do so. Alpheus had silently flown high up into the air and, upon pinpointing the three Xing Tian in the darkness, unleashed a powerful dragon breath upon them.

The three Xing Tian were using their shields to defend against the cracks in space and failed to consider an attack from above.

Alpheus’s dragon breath hit them directly.

Despite the direct hit, they only suffered superficial wounds. The breath attack didn’t even injure their muscles.

Han Wu, having seen everything clearly, was left in shock.

Alpheus wasn’t just an Earthsunder life form but was also a Great Dragon. It was almost impossible for someone to tank that breath attack, but the three Xing Tian had done so.

Furious when its breath attack failed to defeat even one of the Xing Tian, Alpheus decided to strike with its powerful physical body instead.

It dove downward, only to soon realize it was no match for the Xing Tian once more. Alpheus never expected to lose to them, even in the physical department.

The combined attack of the three Xing Tian slowly pushed it backward, leaving several-meter-long gashes on its body as they did. Although Alpheus’s physical body wasn’t as strong as Smog’s, it was still a Great Dragon. It was unthinkable for it to be hurt like this.

If not for the pain, Alpheus would’ve assumed that it was trapped in an illusion. Dark Locust quickly came to assist, but even it was heavily injured within a few bouts.

In the end, Dark Locust had to use the last of its strength to fly between the three Xing Tian and detonate itself. Dark Locust was absurdly powerful. Naturally, the explosion from its Self Detonation was ridiculously strong as well.

The three Xing Tian were blown backward, grievously injured. Even their axes and shields were blasted away.

Han Wu thought everything was over, but to his astonishment, the Xing Tian stood up, wounds healing rapidly. If not for their flesh and blood, Han Wu would’ve thought the Xing Tian were the Finishers from the Technology Civilization.

The recovered Xing Tian were about to retrieve their axes and shields when a figure darted around them, snatching their equipment from under their noses with blinding speed.

Han Wu smiled when he saw who it was. He never thought the backup would be here.

“Hehe, master, did you miss me?” the Umbral Mouse asked in lieu of a greeting. Then, noticing something amiss with Han Wu, it added, “Master, you’ve become weaker. Am I wrong? You’re far weaker than last time.”

“Not bad,” Han Wu praised. “I’m just an avatar, so I don’t have my full strength.”

The Umbral Mouse stared at him excitedly. During the inheritance war, the Umbral Mouse had taken over the body of someone from the Divine Civilization. However, after Han Wu’s victory, it was assumed that the family of the dead would request the body from the Blood Coliseum, so it had no choice but to abandon it.

Thus, it only had its original mouse body once more.

After learning that Han Wu was invading the Dream Demon Civilization from Marks, the Umbral Mouse had rushed over to help him in any way it could.

“No matter how you look, you’ll always be my master.” The Umbral Mouse loyally reassured him, presenting the stolen axe and shields.

Han Wu tried to pick up the axes and shields, only to realize they were heftier than expected. He couldn’t even lift them, much less swing them around.

The three Xing Tian spotted Han Wu with their equipment and charged toward him to get it back.

But Han Wu was not about to let them have their way. After all, the Xing Tian weren’t nearly as destructive without their equipment.

Han Wu immediately sent their equipment into his divine realm and ordered Alpheus to attack once more.

Their battle continued.