Chapter 699: God Mansion Realm Mid-Stage

Above Dragon Abyss River, King Wu stood suspended in mid-air, his face grim. Behind him, two divine palace halos slowly rotated, absorbing the Genesis Qi of heaven and earth.

A formidable pressure emanated from his body, sweeping across the world.

The Divine Palace stage has three levels: early, middle, and late. Each time one advances a level, an additional divine palace halo appears. Thus, the appearance of King Wu's second halo indicated that he had reached the middle stage of the Divine Palace realm.

Clearly, King Wu had been concealing some of his strength all along.

When King Wu revealed his hidden strength, the Great Wu army and its many generals showed expressions of delight, then cheered enthusiastically, "King Wu is invincible!"

Previously, King Wu falling into a disadvantage had terrified them. After all, if King Wu were truly defeated by Zhou Yuan, it would be a fatal blow to the morale of Great Wu.

At that point, not only would the destruction of Great Zhou be out of the question, but Great Zhou might even launch a counterattack. If Great Zhou collapsed, it would truly be a catastrophic defeat, making it extremely difficult to rally morale again.

However, King Wu was King Wu after all; he had kept his true strength hidden, unexpectedly reaching the middle stage of the Divine Palace realm without anyone knowing!

In contrast to the jubilation on the Great Wu side, the expressions of Zhou Qing, Wei Canglan, and others on Dragon Abyss City's wall grew solemn. King Wu's move had also exceeded their expectations.

"This King Wu is as cunning as ever, truly skilled at hiding his power!" Wei Canglan gritted his teeth and said.

Zhou Qing frowned deeply. Back then, King Wu had also concealed his strength, only unleashing a fatal blow against their Great Zhou once he had matured.

"Be ready to provide support at any moment," Zhou Qing said.

In a battle of that magnitude, ordinary methods were ineffective. However, they had Genesis puppets at the Alpha Origin stage, which could self-detonate to inflict some damage on Divine Palace realm experts.

Wei Canglan nodded, but his expression remained heavy.

King Wu paid no mind to the reactions of the two armies. His grim gaze was fixed solely on Zhou Yuan. He knew that in today's battle to destroy Great Zhou, Zhou Yuan was the greatest obstacle.

If Zhou Yuan could be eliminated, Great Zhou would surely fall!

"This King always keeps a hidden hand, but I didn't expect you to force it out today."

"However, since it has been forced out, you shall pay a price," King Wu said coldly, his eyes brimming with killing intent.

As his voice fell, the two halos behind him spun, and crimson Genesis Qi billowed out like fiery clouds. Its intensity, if measured by Genesis Qi stars, likely reached one and a half million.

Clearly, by breaking through to the middle Divine Palace stage, King Wu's Genesis Qi foundation had directly surged by five hundred thousand!

Such an increase would be unimaginable for someone in the Alpha Origin stage, but for the Divine Palace realm, it was merely standard.

The crimson Genesis Qi roared. In the next instant, under King Wu's control, it shrieked forth, transforming into a crimson enraged python that streaked across the sky, carrying unparalleled might, and striking towards Zhou Yuan.

Wherever the torrent of Genesis Qi passed, space trembled continuously.

Zhou Yuan's eyes narrowed slightly. Golden Genesis Qi surged, and the Heavenly Yuan Brush in his hand transformed into a golden streak, thrusting out to directly clash with the crimson python-like torrent of Genesis Qi.

Violent Genesis Qi raged.

Zhou Yuan's figure violently shuddered, and he was sent flying backward, his feet scraping across the void for hundreds of feet before he managed to stabilize himself.

Clearly, against King Wu, who was in the middle stage of the Divine Palace realm, Zhou Yuan, who had just entered the Divine Palace realm, was still at a slight disadvantage.

Seeing Zhou Yuan fall into a disadvantage, a thunderous cheer immediately erupted from the Great Wu side.

Meanwhile, the atmosphere on Great Zhou's side grew heavy once more.

"Zhou clan's little brat, what if you've broken through to the Divine Palace realm? Do you truly believe this King has wasted all these years?!" King Wu's golden longsword vibrated in his hand as he looked at Zhou Yuan with cold eyes and sneered.

"Hmph, and you call yourself the Sacred Dragon of the Zhou clan? Today, this King will slay you right before Zhou Qing's eyes! I will make him utterly despair!"

King Wu brought his hands together, his hand seals changing.

*Buzz!*

Behind him, the two divine palace halos suddenly spun, and surging crimson Genesis Qi burst forth from them. The Genesis Qi gathered above King Wu, vaguely forming a massive crimson light seal.

Upon the light seal, a crimson dragon shadow seemed to coil, letting out roars that unleashed astonishing power.

"Oh? A Heavenly Yuan Art?" Zhou Yuan was somewhat surprised. What King Wu was performing was indeed a Heavenly Yuan Art, which greatly astonished him. Heavenly Yuan Arts were extremely rare on the Boundless Continent, and he hadn't expected King Wu to possess one.

By his estimation, King Wu's technique had likely reached the mid-grade Heavenly Yuan Art level.

This art was probably King Wu's ultimate trump card.

"Crimson Dragon Seal! Suppress him!"

King Wu let out a long cry. As the Crimson Dragon Seal took shape, it instantly shattered the void, descending from the sky with a massive shadow, directly enveloping Zhou Yuan.

Although King Wu had only unleashed a mid-grade Heavenly Yuan Art, its power was astonishing when amplified by his one and a half million Genesis Qi foundation from the middle Divine Palace stage. As the light seal descended, the vast Dragon Abyss River seemed to be split in two.

Such power caused the experts from both sides to blanch, their faces filled with terror.

Zhou Yuan looked up at the descending Crimson Dragon Seal, a solemn expression crossing his face. The middle stage of the Divine Palace realm truly could not be underestimated.

The Crimson Dragon Seal whistled down, directly striking Zhou Yuan under countless trembling gazes.

His body plummeted into the Dragon Abyss River, with the Crimson Dragon Seal following close behind. Monstrous waves erupted on the river surface, and the crimson dragon shadow on the light seal roared, its ferocious power turning the Dragon Abyss River upside down.

All eyes were anxiously fixed on the spot where the Crimson Dragon Seal had descended.

Zhou Qing clenched his fists, and Qin Yu couldn't help but rush to the edge of the city wall, her beautiful eyes filled with extreme anxiety, murmuring, "Yuan'er, Yuan'er..."

In the sky, King Wu's face twisted into a ferocious expression. He said, "Trapped beneath my Crimson Dragon Seal, you shall surely be refined!"

On the Crimson Dragon Seal, the crimson dragon shadow also began to spin, fiercely darting towards the bottom of the seal, evidently intending to refine the person trapped beneath it.

"King Wu is invincible!"

From the Great Wu side, numerous Alpha Origin stage experts roared with wild joy.

The army also erupted in cheers at this moment.

On the city wall of Dragon Abyss City, Zhou Qing gritted his teeth and roared, "Prepare to detonate the Genesis puppets!"

The expressions of the others also became extremely grim as they nodded forcefully.

However, just as Zhou Qing and the others were about to activate the Genesis puppets for rescue, a faint, ethereal sound emanated from the deep mud beneath the Crimson Dragon Seal in the depths of Dragon Abyss River.

"Profound Saint Physique."

"Grand Profound Saint Spirit Art."

"Silver Shadow."

"Earth Saint Rune."

Hearing the faint sounds emanating from the bottom of Dragon Abyss River, King Wu's pupils in the sky constricted slightly. He then said coldly, "Playing tricks? Be refined!"

The crimson dragon shadow was already roaring downwards, burrowing towards the bottom of the light seal.

However, the very instant the crimson dragon shadow plunged down, a hand covered in silver armor suddenly extended from beneath the Crimson Dragon Seal, grasping the crimson dragon shadow and clenching its fingers tightly.

The Crimson Dragon Seal let out a mournful cry, and was instantly crushed by that single grip!

Upon seeing this, King Wu's face in the sky drastically changed.

The frenzied cheers from the Great Wu side abruptly ceased.

On the city wall, Zhou Qing and the others also wore expressions of shock.

Countless gazes were fixed on the depths of Dragon Abyss River. There, the Crimson Dragon Seal seemed to be violently trembling, and then they saw the light seal slowly rising.

King Wu gritted his teeth, desperately urging the Crimson Dragon Seal to suppress it, but the light seal stubbornly refused to descend and continued its slow ascent.

In just over ten breaths, the Crimson Dragon Seal rose above the water.

Only then did everyone see that beneath the Crimson Dragon Seal, a figure clad in silver armor, emanating terrifying fluctuations, was holding up the light seal with a single outstretched palm, forcefully propping it up.

"Is this your final move?"

The silver-armored figure held the Crimson Dragon Seal, and a pair of indifferent eyes turned towards King Wu.

King Wu's expression flickered erratically, but deep within his eyes, a hint of fear flashed.

The silver-armored figure clenched his fingers, then slammed a fist onto the Crimson Dragon Seal. The light seal instantly trembled, and in the next moment, it exploded into countless crimson lights.

Amidst the shimmering crimson light, Zhou Yuan, clad in silver armor, stood on the river surface. Behind him, two light wings slowly flapped, raising colossal waves.

At this moment, his entire body emanated terrifying Genesis Qi fluctuations.

Zhou Yuan's gaze, devoid of any emotional fluctuation, locked onto King Wu. His indifferent voice spread across the heavens and earth.

"If these are your only methods..."

"King Wu..."

"Today, you shall die."