novelhk Chapter 116 Unleashing the God-Slaying Spear! Taigong Wang Releases the Ferocious Beast
Chapter 116 Unleashing the God-Slaying Spear! Taigong Wang Releases the Ferocious Beast
Chapter 116 Unleashing the God-Slaying Spear! Taigong Wang Releases the Ferocious Beast
Karna glanced at the feathered serpent god in the sky, who was trying to buy time for the people below. The life shield she had built was teetering on the brink of collapse under the fire rain and the pressure of the demon god.
He glanced again at Ace, who was being protected by Roger behind him. His face was pale, but he still cast a trusting look at the group.
"Master..."
Karna's voice was calm, yet it carried a resolute determination, as if he had nothing to lose.
Please forgive my willfulness—and please believe me.
Ace nodded forcefully, enduring the excruciating pain and weakness within him, and shouted, "Go do it!"
Karna's gaze finally settled on Merlin.
"Magician, please prepare the strongest defensive barrier range, the larger the better."
Merlin instantly understood Karna's intention, and his expression became more serious than ever before.
"Are you sure? About the cost?"
"It's alright."
Karna interrupted him, his gaze refocusing on the lava demon god radiating an aura of world destruction.
A light, more intense than the sun, burned in those golden eyes.
"To oppose divinity—there is only the instrument of god-slaying."
He took a deep breath, as if making a declaration to the whole world.
"This body is no longer protected by golden armor!"
"My heart is set on the single thought of slaying gods!"
"Burn! This body is the light that exists to kill gods!"
Accompanied by Karna's liberated true name, which is like an aria.
His golden armor (Kavacha & Kundala), which possessed the concept of absolute defense, suddenly burst forth with light that was billions of times more dazzling than the sun.
This light is not a warm blessing, but carries a tragic sense of stripping away, sacrifice, and living towards death!
Every single armor plate on the golden armor's stomach trembled violently in the light, transforming into countless pure golden light particles!
These light particles, like rivers flowing into the sea, surged wildly toward the dim golden spear in his hand!
Buzz!
The golden spear underwent a dramatic transformation as it was infused with endless light particles!
The gun barrel became longer and more slender, with countless Sanskrit characters that seemed to expound the truths of the world appearing on it.
The spearhead was no longer a sharp blade, but transformed into a miniature solar prominence that released terrifying suction and destructive waves!
A powerful concept of "slaying gods," capable of making even gods and demons tremble, erupted from this brand-new divine spear!
"The Spear of Godslaying must be fully unleashed," Merlin murmured, his staff moving without the slightest hesitation.
"Garden of Avalon - An Eternally Isolated Paradise - The Ultimate Expansion!"
He used all his strength to expand the barrier to its maximum extent, barely covering Shanks, Hawkeye, Kojiro, Roger, Ace, and even Arjuna.
The Lava Demon seemed to sense the deadly threat posed by the gun, and the lava eye on its forehead instantly shrank to the size of a pinhead.
He let out a roar that was a mixture of rage and a hint of fear!
So it ignored everyone else and its massive body burst forth with terrifying speed.
With a whooshing sound, the Lava Blade, carrying the power to tear through space, slashed fiercely at Karna, who was unleashing his Noble Phantasm and had no defenses!
It wanted to kill the gun before it was fully formed!
Just as that lava blade, formed from the molten flow of destruction, was about to touch Karna's head during the ritual to unleash his Noble Phantasm, the moment seemed to stretch out infinitely.
Ace's eyes widened in fury as he struggled to lunge forward, but Roger's iron-like arms held him firmly down.
"Don't move! Trust him!"
Roger's voice was hoarse, and his eyes were bloodshot, but he chose to trust the judgment of this Son of the Sun!
Luffy's body was violently rubberized by the intense pain and anxiety. He opened his mouth as if to shout something, but no sound came out. Only tears welled up in his eyes.
Shanks forcefully suppressed his surging blood and qi, while Griffin clenched his fist again.
But he knew it would be too late for him to rush over!
Hawkeye Mihawk's eyes were as sharp as an eagle's, and his black blade "Night" trembled slightly, yet he couldn't find an angle to strike!
Kojiro's figure had vanished like a ghost. He tried to use Swallow Return to disrupt the attack, but the divine pressure made him feel as if he were sinking into quagmire.
The speed decreased sharply!
Merlin's forehead was covered in fine beads of sweat as he maintained the crumbling barrier, the flower at the tip of his staff spinning wildly.
They tried to build a final line of defense, but it was clearly too late!
Arjuna steadied himself in mid-air, the flames of vengeance in his eyes replaced by a moment of horror. He drew back his bowstring and hastily released an arrow of resentment.
Ultimately, however, it was swallowed up by the boiling divine molten flow around the demon god, like a clay ox sinking into the sea.
Despair, like an icy tide, almost overwhelmed the Red Team.
"Amitabha! You fiend, this path is blocked."
A majestic voice, like celestial music from the heavens, resounded clearly in the depths of every soul on the battlefield!
This sound not only drowned out the roar of the lava and the destructive rumble, but also carried a strange calming power, instantly dispelling the gloom of despair that shrouded everyone's hearts!
Immediately following, a long black whip, coiled with profound innate Bagua runes, appeared like a beam of order cleaving through the primordial chaos.
They arrived first despite starting later!
The clear light flowing across the whip seemed to contain the laws of heaven and earth, which could shift stars and restore order.
*Clap!*
A crisp popping sound!
The God-Slaying Whip struck the Lava Blade's most vulnerable "node" with unparalleled precision!
There was no earth-shattering explosion, only a strange misalignment and deflection!
The trajectory of the lava blade, which should have severed Karna's head, was twisted by this wondrous whip.
As if propelled by an invisible giant hand, the blade grazed Karna's shoulder before slamming down to the ground!
Boom! ...
The earth was torn apart like a fragile biscuit!
A terrifying rift valley, bottomless and tens of meters wide, with boiling lava flowing along its edges, was instantly formed!
The violent shockwave, mixed with scorching debris and annihilating energy fragments, swept outwards like a tsunami!
If Merlin's barrier hadn't opened at full strength at the last moment, barely blocking most of the impact, the Red Team would probably have suffered heavy damage again. The Lava Demon's massive body visibly collapsed for the first time due to the missed attack!
It suddenly raised its head, and the cold, lava-like single eye on its forehead burst forth with an unprecedentedly furious red light, locking onto the sky from which the sound originated!
Everyone looked in the direction of the sound, their hearts nearly stopping!
High above, the clouds parted and the mist dispersed, and auspicious omens descended.
Taigong Wang, dressed in a purple robe with the Eight Trigrams, wielding a God-Slaying Whip, exuded an air of otherworldly grace, surrounded by a pure aura and radiant light!
He simply stood there, and it was as if he were the center of heaven and earth, the embodiment of order!
And floating beside him, slowly unfolding, was the supreme treasure that encompassed the unparalleled power of mountains and rivers—the Map of Mountains and Rivers!
As the scroll unfolds, it seems to contain the movement of the sun, moon, and stars, and the rise and fall of mountains and rivers, forming a miniature world of its own.
"Master Taigong Wang?!"
Shanks was both surprised and delighted to recognize the powerful Heroic Spirit who had turned the tide in Eregia, and hope immediately rose in his heart.
"He's the one Shanks was talking about." A flicker of emotion flashed in Hawkeye Mihawk's sharp eyes, and his grip on the knife loosened slightly.
Merlin smiled knowingly, as if this unexpected intervention was already part of his tacit understanding with the Eastern immortal.
He secretly nodded slightly in the direction of Taigong Wang.
"Tai Gong Wang Yi Yi!!!"
The Lava Demon God let out an inhuman roar, a sound like ten thousand volcanoes erupting at once, shaking the very space around it.
"You also want to hinder my purification of the world's sins?! You want to defy the order of the end?!"
Taigong Wang's gaze was as calm as an ancient, deep pool as he slowly swept over the ravaged battlefield below and over the demon god radiating an ominous divine power.
Ultimately, the attack landed on Karna, whose aura fluctuated for a moment.
His gaze lingered for a moment on Karna's golden eyes and the gradually forming god-slaying spear in his hand, a barely perceptible hint of admiration flashing in his eyes.
"It is my duty, and it is the will of Heaven, that I have no choice but to take action."
Taigong Wang's voice was calm yet carried an undeniable power, clearly reaching everyone's ears.
"He carries the opportunity to break through the calamity, and the weapon to kill the gods is not yet complete. How can he perish like this? This is not to hinder you, but to follow the will of Heaven and the people, and to set things right."
"Duty? Destiny? Utterly laughable!"
The lava demon's body was surrounded by boiling molten lava, and its terrifying aura surged once again. The lava lake beneath its feet expanded rapidly, as if it were about to turn the entire battlefield into its domain.
"Before the molten flow of the end, order is reduced to ashes! Destiny itself shall end! Even you, who transgress, shall be burned to ashes!"
It roared, raising another lava blade high, gathering destructive energy once more, and its single eye on its forehead locked onto Taigong Wang, clearly preparing to launch an even more terrifying attack!
However, Taigong Wang ignored its clamor. He turned his gaze to Merlin, with a tacit understanding and profound meaning that transcended time and space.
Taigong Wang proclaimed loudly, "The magician of flowers, the time has come, and I have arrived as promised. The variable in this game will be revealed in this game."
Merlin lightly touched the air with his staff, and the flower at the top of the staff bloomed with a dreamlike radiance, responding with an elegant and mysterious smile.
"Thank you for your help, Grandfather. The seeds have been sown; let us wait patiently for them to sprout."
Taigong Wang's expression turned solemn, his hands formed a mysterious hand seal, and his body shone with a great light!
He pointed at the floating map of mountains and rivers and issued an edict.
"Heaven and Earth borrow the law, the state and its people are the witness! Explanation one by one!"
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A deep, resounding roar echoed through the heavens and earth, as if the very foundation of the world was shaking. The Mountain and River Map instantly burst forth with unprecedented brilliance!
The unfolded scroll transformed into a miniature world that blotted out the sky!
Mountains and rivers are clearly visible, plains and marshes are teeming with life, and the sun, moon and stars are hidden among them!
At the very center of that world, a deafening roar filled with boundless rage resounded.
"Bastard!!! You bastard Taikoubou! Let me out! I'll tear you apart! I'll burn your lousy paintings to ashes!!!"
That was Kaido of the Beasts' roar of absolute rage, his voice filled with the humiliation of being imprisoned and boundless killing intent!
"Awoooooo!!! Blood! Battle! Destruction! Kill ...
That was the battle cry of the berserker Cú Chulainn, completely driven mad, driven only by pure killing instinct!
Its madness was so intense that it seemed to overflow from the painting!
At the same time, countless elite pirates of the Beasts Pirates also had their violence ignited, which ultimately manifested as screams and roars!
The entire space within the Sheji Tu (a mythical map of the land and its people) trembled violently under their ferocious impact.
"That's Kaido of the Beasts?! The entire Beasts Pirates?! They've been released! Quickly, notify Fleet Admiral Sengoku!"
The Navy personnel who witnessed this through the Den Den Mushi were so shocked that they jumped up and shouted into the communicator.
"Taigong Wang, what is he going to do!" A strong sense of foreboding welled up in his heart.
Taigong Wang turned a deaf ear, his face, with its otherworldly air, showing neither sorrow nor joy.
His gaze was like lightning, locking onto the lava demon below that was about to attack him, as well as the large area around it covered by lava lake.
With a gentle flick of his God-Slaying Whip, he swept it across the area as if brushing away dust.
"This turbid and wicked world deserves to be plunged into the flames of calamity! Go forth, one by one!"
Rumble, rumble, rumble—!!!
With Taigong Wang's order to save them, the miniature world formed by the Mountain and River Map suddenly collapsed downwards!
Space underwent an unbelievable distortion and folding.
To everyone's horrified gaze, it was like opening Pandora's box.
Kaido of the Beasts and his Heroic Spirit, the Mad King Cú Chulainn, were both driven to utter madness by rage, hunger, and an insatiable thirst for battle.
In addition, the entire elite force of the Beasts Pirates was forcibly poured out from that small world!
Our target is the area where the Lava Demon God is located!
"roar--!!!!!"
The moment he was freed, Kaido's enormous blue dragon body materialized into reality!
Dark blue scales covered the knotted muscles, and the dragon's eyes were as red as blood, like two burning molten lava wheels!
The overwhelming power of Conqueror's Haki, mixed with the might of a dragon, swept out.
The people below, who were already struggling, were even more horrified, and the battlefield became even more chaotic, with countless pirates falling from the sky and causing a series of loud noises.
But as Taigong Wang said, their arrival instantly reshaped the situation.
The solution to this impasse lies within!