"King Er? It's King Er!" Hao Yun exclaimed incredulously after getting a clear look at the face that emerged from the larger head.
Although unable to see clearly what the newly split head of the Destroyer looked like due to the distance, the Eternal Muxing people could discern King Er's unique tone and supreme authority in the voice shared by Hao Yun through the combat channel. Therefore, the Eternal Muxing people couldn't help but shout excitedly, "That's King Er? It really is King Er! King Er has truly appeared?!"
Seeing that the warriors of Eternal Muxing recognized him, King Er immediately took control of the Destroyer's body by force, waving his fists and passionately rallying, "Warriors! Today's battle is the ultimate showdown between my great kingdom of Eternal Muxing and the wicked Mastanians! I know their strength far surpasses ours, but that's no reason for us to retreat! Even if we die in battle, we'll take the Mastanians down with us! We absolutely cannot let them escape, cannot let them bring destruction to other civilizations again! Warriors! For fulfilling our promise to the Spirit Realm, for the honor of the Eternal Muxing people, pick up your weapons, stand shoulder to shoulder with me, and bravely fight!"
Watching the imposing figure the Destroyer's body now displayed and listening to King Er's familiar pre-battle speech, the Eternal Muxing people believed without a doubt that the person who emerged from the Destroyer's body was indeed King Er himself. Therefore, after King Er finished his speech, just like before, all the Eternal Muxing people erupted into thunderous roars of allegiance, raising their weapons high once again to swear loyalty to King Er and the Spirit Realm.
Indeed, there was no turning back now! The only thing left to do was to fight to the death! Since the Mastanians wouldn't let us live, there was no need for us to cower and hide anymore! Charge! Fight! We will firmly grasp the enemy's throat and let them undergo the baptism of destruction together with us! Since you Mastanians love destruction, then enjoy the taste of being destroyed! After hearing King Er's rallying cry, the Eternal Muxing army was greatly inspired, dispelling the despair in their hearts with high morale and preparing to meet their end with the enemy.
"Clap, clap, clap!" After King Er's speech, the Destroyer's body applauded enthusiastically.
"Spectacular, truly spectacular! You're worthy of being the sovereign of the great kingdom of Eternal Muxing, commanding the loyalty of the Eternal Muxing people. Now I understand why Maha Er wanted to separate from me and claim you as his own. So this is the noble lineage he aspired to. Hmph! No wonder he always despised the actions of us ordinary folks." Regaining control of his body once again from King Er, the Destroyer spoke disdainfully.
"Hmph! I admit your presence unsettles me deeply. I still don't understand how you three managed to evade my devouring power and hide within me. Nor do I understand how you can exert such a profound influence on me. Hmph! But what does it matter? You still can't prevent the destruction of Eternal Muxing, can you? And in the end, you'll have nowhere to run, completely digested and merged with me!" The Destroyer gasped intermittently. It seemed that King Er's appearance had indeed placed a heavier burden on the Destroyer's body, forcing him to expend more energy to maintain control and resist King Er's power.
"Hmph! You don't need to know so much! For you, dying without peace is punishment enough!" King Er responded dismissively to the Destroyer's threats.
"Oh? Then let's see if you have the ability!" Seeing that King Er showed no fear, the Destroyer, while speaking, turned his head towards King Er, almost pressing their heads together, attempting to further pressure King Er.
Seeing this, Maha Er and Amu Zinen also approached without hesitation, leading to a bizarre scene where the four heads on the Destroyer's body crowded together and began loudly arguing as if no one else were around. However, they quickly succumbed to the verbal barrage from King Er, Maha Er, and Amu Zinen.
Therefore, the continually insulted Destroyer could only give up the verbal battle against the three and, taking advantage of the moment when King Er and the others were overly focused on their verbal exchange, suddenly exerted a forceful effort to break free from their combined suppression. Then, the Destroyer wielded his giant sword once again and swung towards Yan Chaoyue, who was watching the situation not far away.
Due to the oversight and carelessness of King Er and the others, the Destroyer managed to break free from their restraint. Coupled with Yan Chaoyue's severely weakened physical condition at this moment, she was utterly powerless to resist or evade the Destroyer's attack at such close range.
However, just as the giant sword in the Destroyer's hand was about to fall halfway, his entire body froze as if its power source had been abruptly cut off with a crisp sound.
"What... what's happening?! What power is this?! It's impossible! It was clearly under my control! How could you—how is this possible?" The Destroyer anxiously interrogated, watching faint white energy waves flowing across his own body.
"Hmph! Divine power will always be divine power. Even if you force it to submit to you, it will find ways to abandon you once a more suitable vessel appears," King Er said calmly.
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"No! This can't be! I've found a way to unlock the divine power! Once I absorb it into my body, it will serve me! They've all been converted into my energy!" the Destroyer roared angrily.
"Hmph! Found a way to unlock the powers of the Divine Realm? Converting divine power into your own strength? Don't delude yourself. You simply don't possess that ability! It's all an illusion! These powers were never truly converted by you. Instead, they were implanted as a bomb inside you," King Er responded scornfully.
"No! This is absolutely impossible!" the Destroyer vehemently denied, shaking his head forcefully, refusing to accept King Er's words.
"Enough with the nonsense! Quick! Let's join forces now and subdue him!" Amu Zinen intervened, shaking her head in front of King Er, preventing him from further explanation.
"Hmph! Black Gate! If you return my power to me now, I'll spare your life!" On the other side, the corrupted Er struggled to suppress the Destroyer, attempting to convince him to relinquish control of his body.
"Delusional! You are mine! All of you are mine! Now and forever!" the Destroyer gritted his teeth, trying desperately to pull back the massive sword suspended in mid-air.
"This sword doesn't belong to you either! I will reclaim it!" King Er declared, his gaze falling on the thorned giant sword in the Destroyer's hand. Before the Destroyer could react to King Er's words, he felt signs of the sword loosening. It seemed the thorned giant sword was trying hard to break free from its bond with him.
Seeing this, the Destroyer hastily exerted more force, attempting to draw the sword back to himself, all the while shouting in panic, "How is this possible?! It's mine! This is my weapon!"
"Hmph! Stop struggling! This dagger doesn't belong to either of us. Therefore, I will return it to its rightful owner," King Er persuaded the Destroyer to give up the struggle, his eyes emitting a steady stream of flowing light.
Hao Yun and the others immediately understood King Er's intentions upon hearing this. The fierce giant sword in the Destroyer's hand originally belonged to Yan Chaoyue, but Yan Chaoyue entrusted it to King Er for operational purposes. Later, the Destroyer acquired control of Phoenix Feather II after devouring King Er, by chance obtaining divine power taken from King Er. However, with King Er's consciousness restored, the divine powers previously taken by the Destroyer returned to King Er's consciousness as King Er himself described. Moreover, because King Er has regained a vast amount of divine power, he has been able to recover Phoenix Feather II from the Destroyer.
As a result, Hao Yun and the others couldn't help but raise a question: why would the Destroyer have acquired the means to devour more divine power after devouring King Er? Why would these divine powers, after being devoured by the Destroyer, deliberately appear to integrate into his body and help significantly increase his strength again? Could it be that all of this was a trap? Thinking of this, Hao Yun and the others looked at Yan Chaoyue almost simultaneously. However, looking at Yan Chaoyue's bewildered expression, the three quickly overturned the idea that Yan Chaoyue had deliberately concealed a trap in King Er's body by transferring divine power.
Since this matter had nothing to do with Yan Chaoyue, could it be that King Er had designed the trap himself? However, as a mortal creature, how could King Er command divine power, especially the divine powers of so many Eternal Star people who originally belonged to other inhabitants?
While Hao Yun and the others were thinking quickly, the thorned giant sword gradually slipped from the Destroyer's hands. The magic on the sword's body also began to retreat into the Destroyer's hands along with a black fiber, as fine as a hair. Then it returned to his body along the muscle texture of his hands and arms.
"No! Give me back my weapon! All of you get lost!" Seeing the situation, the Destroyer kept shaking his head and refusing. It was clear that the Destroyer wanted to retrieve this magic, because he didn't want to lose the thorned giant sword. However, with the combined effort of King Er, the corrupted Er, and Amu Zinen suppressing him, the Destroyer could only watch the black fibers surrounding the giant sword continue to decompose and return to his hands.
Finally, with a roar from King Er, a strong light burst from within the giant sword. Under the illumination of this strong light, the black fibers woven into the giant sword immediately stood upright like a cat startled all over its body. Then, as if fleeing, these black fibers accelerated and detached from the giant sword, without looking back, they returned to the Destroyer's body, leaving only the Phoenix Feather II humming brightly in mid-air.
"No! No! Give me back my weapon!" Seeing the original form of Phoenix Feather II, the Destroyer immediately screamed in despair, still trying hard to hold onto the dagger.
At this moment, Hao Yun and the others quickly understood why the Destroyer had such a strong reaction to losing the thorned giant sword. Because shortly after the original form of Phoenix Feather II appeared, the three of them simultaneously received information from their respective systems—the Destroyer's bad luck level had dropped to seven-star level. Moreover, his bad luck level was still showing a further downward trend.
Hao Yun and the others were overjoyed to see this turn of events. They had never imagined that the Destroyer's almost Celestial Fury-level strength was closely related to Phoenix Feather II. No wonder he cared so much about that thorned giant sword! It turned out that once the Destroyer lost the sword, it caused instability in the realm he had painstakingly consolidated, leading to a significant loss of his power.
After a tumultuous struggle involving King Er, corrupted Er, and Amu Zinen, the Destroyer, whose strength was already approaching Celestial Fury level, not only failed to continue growing stronger but also suffered a considerable weakening. This was truly great news. However, Hao Yun and his team couldn't be happy at this moment. Because while they were fighting the Destroyer with their combined efforts, the Mastanians had already gathered sufficient forces on the Mu Star, just before the teleportation channel was destroyed.
Despite the Eternal Moon people's spirited morale mobilized by King Er, one must not forget that the Mastanians were relentlessly attacking the Eternal Moon's defenses to avoid being annihilated by the out-of-control Great Array. With the Mastanian's overall military strength superior to that of the Eternal Moon defenders and their established advantage, even though the Eternal Moon people were high-spirited at this moment, they could not reverse the situation of their defenses being repeatedly breached.