Chapter 628: Enemies as Master and Disciple

In the vastness of space, the golden longsword in Xia Yi's hand was unstoppable, cleaving through Zeus's body once again!

"Suppress him!"

Xia Yi summoned the shadows of the Nine Cauldrons to suppress Zeus. The nine ancient cauldrons exuded a timeless aura, as if they had existed since the beginning of time. Their unrivaled power made it impossible for Zeus to regenerate.

Boom!

Standing amidst the cauldron projections, Xia Yi swung the Sea-Calming Staff toward Poseidon. Now that he was no longer facing both enemies at once, the pressure greatly lessened.

One hand wielded the Sea-Calming Staff, the other the golden longsword. He fused his full arsenal into his attacks:

Fox Illusion Technique,

Absolute Zero,

Exorcism Style,

Dreamwalking Immortal Art,

Insulated Claw,

Moonwatch Palm.

After an earth-shattering battle, Poseidon's divine form shattered. Xia Yi unleashed the Nine Cauldrons again, absorbing Poseidon within.

Zeus roared, "Our true bodies will never let you go!"

His final will ignited, shaking the Nine Cauldrons violently with terrifying power.

Seizing the moment, Zeus hurled a golden lightning bolt. Before Xia Yi could react, it transformed into a flash of light and disappeared into the boundless cosmos.

Zeus already understood—they could not kill Xia Yi.

No matter what, their divine artifacts must not fall into Xia Yi's hands.

Most importantly, since they failed to kill Xia Yi, Zeus's lightning bolt—containing his memories—would escape to inform his true body of everything that had happened in the Douluo Universe.

Let his true self prepare in advance?

Boom! Boom!

Poseidon also ignited his last will, attempting to break free of the Nine Cauldrons and hurl his Seagod Trident.

Though broken in two, the trident might still be repairable—he couldn't let Xia Yi claim it.

Xia Yi sneered, "Same trick twice? You think I'll fall for that again?"

He poured all his strength into the Nine Cauldrons, suppressing them at all costs.

Shhh! Shhh!

The two halves of the Seagod Trident were thrown out, but this time Xia Yi was ready.

The moment the trident was released—

He grabbed it.

The Fox Illusion Technique froze it in place.

Moonwatch Palm severed its connection to Poseidon.

Insulated Claw, capable of controlling any weapon, grasped both pieces firmly in Xia Yi's hands.

Seeing this, Poseidon's final divine thought cried out,"Xia Yi! How dare you touch my artifact! My true self will never forgive you!"

Xia Yi scoffed, "Let your true self come and say that to my face."

Boom! Boom! Boom…

One by one, the Nine Cauldrons descended, erasing the last remnants of Zeus and Poseidon's burning will.

Xia Yi murmured, "I wonder what level their true bodies are at…"

He was a bit nervous. If their thoughts alone were this powerful, their true forms must be off the charts.

Then he laughed. "What's there to fear? Soldiers come, I'll fight them; water comes, I'll block it. Besides, if they could truly descend here, they wouldn't have only sent fragments of their will."

"At worst, I'll just hide here forever with my wife. Heh."

After this battle, no enemies remained in this universe.

Soul beasts had Gu Yue.

Humans had Leng Yaozhu.

All that was left for him… was to live happily in the lap of beauty.

Just thinking about it was delightful.

"Oh right, I almost forgot about a little homewrecker."

Xia Yi stowed the Nine Cauldrons and stepped across space, instantly returning to the God Circle, where he hid in the shadows.

Inside the God Circle, Leng Yaozhu glared at the Phoenix God, gritting her teeth.

"Crimson Mother. Phoenix God. Liars, all of you. I gave you my heart and you fed it to the dogs."

Her gaze swept coldly over both the Phoenix God and Gu Yue.

She felt truly wronged.

Once, she poured her heart and soul into nurturing Gu Yue—who turned out to be the Silver Dragon King, ruler of the soul beasts.

Then, she devoted herself to Xia Yi—whose identity was just as extraordinary.

After getting her heart broken by both, she turned to the Phoenix God, raising her as her successor—only to discover she was yet another hidden powerhouse.

"Why isn't she fighting Gu Yue?" Xia Yi squinted at the Phoenix God.

Didn't the Dragon God kill her once? Even if she had cooperated temporarily for the sake of the soul beasts' future…

Now that the cooperation was over, shouldn't she be settling old scores?

"Lady Heavenly Phoenix, I really didn't mean to lie to you. At that time, I didn't even know I was the Phoenix God," she said awkwardly as Leng Yaozhu lashed out.

Leng Yaozhu snorted, "Oh? As if you being the Crimson Mother didn't mean you were lying? No sincerity at all. If I were you, I'd offer up the Tree of Life, Staff of Destruction, Seed of Life, and Seed of Destruction as an apology gift!"

The Phoenix God's eyelid twitched. So this is what she was after…

"I still need the Life and Destruction artifacts. But here—take the Heart of Kindness and Scales of Judgment."

She turned her head and casually handed them over.

After all, Leng Yaozhu was a God King now. Still, it amazed her how shameless Yaozhu was in demanding an apology gift so calmly.

"These two will do," Leng Yaozhu's eyes lit up at the sight of two ultra-artifacts. She quickly accepted them and turned to Gu Yue:

"Even the Phoenix God gave me something. Dragon God, don't tell me you've got nothing to offer? I know you're broke—how about giving me the Seed of Evil to match my Scales of Judgment?"

"Aw, Yaozhu-jie, that's so distant of you. What's mine is yours," Gu Yue said sweetly, hugging Leng Yaozhu's arm. "I had no choice but to deceive you. If I hadn't, we wouldn't have our relationship today. I even shared my man with you, didn't I?"

"Hmph. Now it's 'Yaozhu-jie'? But when it's about your man, I become your 'little sister'?"Leng Yaozhu growled. "If I'd known who you were earlier, I'd have stolen your man first!"

She was genuinely regretting it. If only she had beaten Gu Yue to the punch…

She wouldn't constantly be stuck in the "little sister" position.

"Tch, who was the one who nearly died from being with my man?" Gu Yue shot back, not giving her an inch. "If I hadn't comforted you as your big sister, you'd still be crying in regret."

Though they no longer cared about hierarchy due to their divine status, Gu Yue refused to let go of the big sister title—it kept her dominant in their bickering and secret battles.

"Stupid master-disciple pair. Fight all you want—just leave me out of it."

Watching the two quarrel again, Xia Yi slipped away.

Fresh out of a major battle, and they're already squabbling. Clearly, this pair of master and disciple will never get along.

If he tried to mediate, they'd gang up on him for sure.

They may be unstoppable, but he could still run.