Chapter 728: Demon Lord Battles the Great Celestial God

Since ancient times, the cosmic sea of stars had never been as profoundly shaken as it was today. Across all worlds, every evolver felt a tremor in their soul on this day.

This was because a battle of the Reflecting Heavens level had erupted, and lives were lost. This conflict surpassed the one involving the Saint Master, with both the Heavenly God Race and the Underworld Race suffering casualties.

Ordinarily, some might claim certain battles garnered attention from various races, but such claims were mere generalizations and not truly attainable.

Now, however, the entire universe truly watched. Every planet inhabited by evolvers, every region covered by the interstellar network, everyone was paying attention.

No one had anticipated the silence of recent antiquity to be shattered in such a manner. Even Reflecting Heavens level powerhouses were perishing, some even being swallowed whole.

As the news spread and the images unfolded before everyone's eyes, evolvers across the realms were petrified, chills running from head to toe as they reeled in shock.

What an extraordinary sight it was: that colossal demonic figure, with its peerless stance, had devoured a "rising star" of the Heavenly God Race in a single gulp. Countless individuals trembled at the spectacle.

Furthermore, the giant from the Underworld Race was also consumed by sorrow, having both arms and a leg torn off. He was then wielded as a weapon against the Great Heavenly God.

What was particularly astonishing was that this mysterious powerhouse hailed not from the top ten great races or any renowned cosmic power, but from a desolate, fallen land.

This was truly shocking. What hope could there be for an ancient planet that outsiders considered long ruined, where even its ancient inhabitants had been massacred?

Yet, on this very day, he delivered a "surprise" that shook the heavens.

In the Milky Way, the Great Heavenly God radiated golden light stretching billions of meters; his entire being was extraordinarily resplendent. At their level, crafting physical armor was nearly impossible; such protection was typically energy-based due to the scarcity of materials of that caliber.

A mere trickle of origin gold was utterly insufficient!

All their rare divine materials were reserved for weapons.

Yet, the Great Heavenly God wore battle armor that appeared neither wholly gold nor stone, its surface intricately covered with dense symbols. This armor adorned his physique, making his entire being radiate a blinding, sacred glow.

He appeared not old, possessing a middle-aged face, fair skin, narrow eyes, and intimidating golden pupils. His long golden hair cascaded down like a celestial river.

His body was colossal; simply saying he "towered" would be an understatement. Around him, planets appeared minuscule, not even as large as his fingernail.

This individual exuded streams of golden light, forming a protective aura that seemed impervious to all calamities, forever unwavering and indomitable.

The two collided violently. Yaoyao's grandfather, his eyes bloodshot and heart brimming with boundless rage and resentment, had immediately launched a ferocious attack.

At that moment, a massive explosion rocked the starry sky, and boundless energy surged forth, as if the very sea of stars were boiling.

The Great Heavenly God shifted sideways, a hint of surprise on his face as he stared at the formidable demon god covered in long black fur.

At this moment, he finally recognized his opponent.

"You were absent from that battle back then; I can't believe you're still alive!" The Great Heavenly God's narrow golden eyes widened, radiating immortal splendor like two celestial rivers, utterly intimidating.

He exuded an intimidating presence without needing to show anger, his heart boiling with murderous intent. The rising star of his clan was gone; he could no longer sense that individual's life force.

Yaoyao's grandfather's mouth was stained with blood, and he spat out some fish bones, clearly indicating he had eaten someone alive. A Heavenly God Race descendant with a boundless future had been annihilated.

"Kill!"

The Great Heavenly God, consumed by rage, his armor merging with his flesh, erupted with endless golden light. He launched a relentless assault, intent on obliterating this frenzied, demon-lord-like entity.

"Roar!"

Yaoyao's grandfather also moved, even more frenzied, swinging the humanoid weapon in his hand and smashing it towards the Great Heavenly God.

This was a giant of the Underworld Race, not yet entirely dead, but in a truly miserable state. His soul was shattered and imprisoned within his own body, making escape impossible.

Resentment and sorrow churned within him. The Great Heavenly God had arrived earlier but had made no move to rescue him. What saddened him most was the abject misery of a dignified Reflecting Heavens level existence, reduced to being swung around as a humanoid weapon—a fate utterly unprecedented.

To die in such a manner would be utterly humiliating. Never had there been a giant so utterly disgraced; future generations would undoubtedly hold him in poor regard.

Yaoyao's grandfather’s combat instincts were incredibly sharp. He grasped attack trajectories and timing with flawless precision, completely unlike someone who had lost his sanity.

He advanced, evading the Great Heavenly God's palm, while his "One-Legged Bronze Man Halberd" struck close to his opponent with terrifying effectiveness and power.

The Great Heavenly God's gaze was cold; he utterly disregarded the life or death of the Underworld Race giant. A long saber, dazzling gold, materialized in his hand, and with a *hiss*, he slashed forward.

"Great Heavenly God, you…" The Underworld Race giant’s fury surged to the heavens, yet his soul's roar could not escape, deliberately suppressed by the Great Heavenly God.

In that instant, the saber's light flashed brilliantly, instantly cleaving through the Underworld Race powerhouse's body. Flesh and blood flew, and his chest was nearly completely bisected.

The Great Heavenly God was utterly ruthless, not treating him as a living being but as a mere weapon for attack. The power of a single saber strike, imbued with flowing runic laws, nearly stripped him to a skeleton.

It must be said that the bodies of Reflecting Heavens level powerhouses are remarkably resilient and immortal, terrifyingly so. Despite enduring such a blow, his bones did not completely shatter, and his body remained largely intact.

Only due to Yaoyao's grandfather's heaven-defying combat power, fueled by immense grief and indignation, was he able to tear him apart while still alive.

*Swish! Swish! Swish!*

In an instant, tens of thousands of saber lights erupted from behind the Great Heavenly God, as if countless celestial blades materialized. Killing intent permeated the entire sea of stars.

In a flash, some planets directly exploded, while others transformed into meteors, veering off their original orbits and flying erratically. Stars scattered wildly across the space.

The Great Heavenly God was one of the prime instigators of the ancient assault on Earth, and he had also collaborated with others to hunt down Yaoyao's father. Yet, he felt no remorse. In fact, due to the tragic death of his own clan's junior, he yearned to wipe out every native on that deep blue planet and completely annihilate the old man before him.

"I killed your son, and had your granddaughter eliminated. What can you possibly do? You mad monster, do you truly believe you can kill me?!"

The Great Heavenly God roared, his battle qi surging as he charged forward.

In an instant, his saber light seemed eternal. He was known as the Great Heavenly God, a title derived from his clan's name and augmented with "Great." His power was naturally terrifyingly boundless, marking him as a true cosmic overlord.

Starlight cascaded down, and the universe trembled. He attacked, his saber light scattering everything in its path, reducing various celestial bodies to shattered dust. This was a truly terrifying sight.

The long saber in his hand, accompanied by tens of thousands of various celestial saber lights swirling behind him, was an unstoppable force. It swept forth, and as he let out a long howl, he seemed to devour the very sea of stars with his power.

*Thud! Thud! Thud!*

The One-Legged Bronze Man Halberd in Yaoyao's grandfather's hand was not only stripped of flesh this time, but its bones were also fracturing, rendered unrecognizable by the Heavenly God Saber's relentless assault.

Finally, the Underworld Race giant wailed as his body steadily diminished, gradually fading away, his divine soul also dissolving.

Finally, as Yaoyao's grandfather unleashed a colossal fist imprint, the Underworld Race giant, caught between the two formidable powerhouses, had his entire spiritual core and remnants of his body torn apart, then utterly exploded.

In that instant, various strange phenomena manifested: blood rain poured down, black underworld flowers bloomed, countless ghost soldiers wailed, and the forms of divine corpses and demonic bodies seemed to plummet.

Of course, these were all mere phenomena, not tangible realities, but rather manifestations of immense energy.

Individuals at this level, having truly "Reflected the Heavens," are venerated by countless evolving civilizations. Their demise is akin to the heavens collapsing and the earth shattering.

At this moment, across untold regions and the altars of numerous powerful races, strange occurrences manifested. The imprint left by the Underworld Race giant shattered, then erupted.

Simultaneously, a chilling wind swept over these altars, and an inexplicable blood rain began to fall.

Such is the power of a Reflecting Heavens level entity: once worshipped and enshrined, even their death is an event of terrifying magnitude, shaking the entire universe.

Comparatively, the rising star of the Heavenly God Race had not yet reached this level of influence.

"Ah…"

In the ancestral land of the Underworld Race, within a desolate graveyard buried under countless bones, no one had been permitted to set foot since ancient times.

Yet today, the area was filled with the wails of ghosts and howls of gods; a slumbering ancient monster had been awakened, howling ceaselessly, like a malevolent spirit returned from hell.

In the Milky Way, the Great Heavenly God remained completely unconcerned. While battling Yaoyao's grandfather, the two of them had jointly struck down the Underworld Race's Reflecting Heavens powerhouse, and he felt not a shred of remorse.

So-called alliances depended entirely on the circumstances. Faced with such a terrifying foe, how could he possibly risk distraction to offer aid? Furthermore, his Heavenly God Race had lost a rising star. If the Underworld Race did not also lose a giant, the delicate balance would be disrupted, potentially allowing the eleventh-ranked race to threaten their "tenth" position.

It must be acknowledged that the Great Heavenly God was truly terrifying. Bearing such a title and wielding the peerless Heavenly God Saber, he possessed unparalleled combat power.

The golden long saber danced, intertwining like countless bolts of lightning, illuminating the dark universe and tearing through the eternal starry sky.

Ultimately, among the tens of thousands of saber lights that flared behind him, one strike, lunging forward with his blade, cleaved open Yaoyao's grandfather's lower abdomen, causing blood to gush out profusely.

However, simultaneously, Yaoyao's grandfather's fist imprint also struck. Surging with vital energy, it landed on the long saber, and even through that terrifying weapon, it shook the Great Heavenly God, causing him to cough blood and retreat a great distance.

"Monster, you possess no ultimate weapon; you are doomed!" Though wounded, the Great Heavenly God gained a degree of confidence. His opponent, being lost, ultimately lacked the "inspiration" needed for optimal performance in battle.

Moreover, without a suitable supreme weapon, his opponent was destined to suffer a significant disadvantage!

"Roar!"

With a mighty roar from Yaoyao's grandfather, the stars trembled violently; some even crumbled and exploded outright.

He gathered vital energy, forming a great halberd in his hand. In an instant, he became overwhelmingly dominant as the vital energy transformed into a battle halberd, which he swung forward. This was the Heavenly Halberd Nine Forms combat technique!

"Old man, do you know that in the final moments back then, it was I who personally severed your son's head?" The Great Heavenly God deliberately provoked Yaoyao's grandfather.

He believed that even though the man was lost, a faint subconscious awareness must still reside within him, allowing him to perceive external events, otherwise he would not be fighting with such intensity.

Therefore, he sought to provoke Yaoyao's grandfather by unveiling the hidden truths of that ancient bloody battle.

"I must admit, your son was exceptionally powerful and astonishingly talented, achieving Reflecting Heavens status at such a young age. He truly made us old ones wary; we genuinely feared he would reach the apex with no one to restrain him. In that moment, splitting his skull open and bathing in his warm blood—that feeling was utterly sublime."

The Great Heavenly God spoke with cold indifference, a cruel smile playing on his lips.

"Roar!"

Blood tears once again streamed from the corners of Yaoyao's grandfather's eyes. He dismissed the energy halberd and unleashed a fist imprint from the Yang realm. His fists blazed like hundreds of suns, churning with vital energy, as he launched a furious, insane assault.

*Bang! Bang! Bang!*

His fist imprint collided with the ultimate weapon, his palms and fingers bleeding, yet he refused to retreat, maintaining his fierce assault.

"Today, I will also sever your head and send you to reunite with your son!" the Great Heavenly God sneered.

As another saber light flashed, blood gushed from Yaoyao's grandfather's shoulder; it had missed his neck by the barest margin.

Suddenly, Yaoyao's grandfather's fist imprint underwent a complete transformation, akin to a phoenix rising from flames. Fire and divine light surged behind him, accompanied by the cry of an immortal bird.

The Stealing-Guidance Breathing Technique, combined with a divine skill of the Phoenix Race from the Yang Realm, was unleashed. With a thunderous *boom*, the Great Heavenly God was sent flying, blood once again spilling from his lips.

"I refuse to believe you can contend with me without an ultimate weapon!" roared the Great Heavenly God.

The amplification provided by ultimate weapons was monumental. At this level, possessing such a supreme artifact could cause one's combat power to skyrocket!

The next moment, the phoenix phantom reappeared. Under the influence of the Stealing-Guidance Breathing Technique, Yaoyao's grandfather unleashed the divine skill of the Phoenix Race, proving to be utterly unstoppable.

The Great Heavenly God coughed blood once more!

Furthermore, at that very moment, the sound of chains suddenly emanated from within Yaoyao's grandfather's body. A divine chain of origin gold then pierced through him, densely covered with shimmering runes and radiating immortal light. He violently swung it, and the origin gold divine chain swept towards the Great Heavenly God.

The Great Heavenly God's expression changed, and he raised the Heavenly God Saber to block.

However, a terrifying scene unfolded. The runes on the origin gold divine chain were so blindingly brilliant that even Reflecting Heavens level entities felt an intense stinging pain. The vital energy surged forth, utterly terrifying.

It's important to note that even Yaoyao's grandfather had no control over this origin gold divine chain. It had been implanted within him by a supreme entity from the Yang realm during his youth, and inscribed with the highest runes.

With a *crack*, the Great Heavenly God’s ultimate weapon, the Heavenly God Saber, shattered.

Furthermore, the overwhelming surge of vital energy caused excruciating pain in the Great Heavenly God's palm. It hissed and sizzled as it was corroded by the vital energy, as if on the verge of melting.

With a *bang*, the broken Heavenly God Saber flew from his grasp and plunged into the starry sky.

A small section of the origin gold also broke off, but this was inconsequential, as the origin gold constantly regenerated and was primarily used for harvesting.

Yaoyao's grandfather lunged forward and seized the Great Heavenly God's arm.

"Let go!" the Great Heavenly God roared, sensing imminent danger.

Yet, at this moment, he could not break free. With a *thud*, Yaoyao's grandfather exerted force, tearing open his Heavenly God armor and causing the arm to bleed profusely, on the verge of being ripped off.

"Ah…!" The Great Heavenly God shrieked, howling towards the heavens as he unleashed an endless torrent of runes in defiance.

However, he was struck by a devastating blow from Yaoyao's grandfather. The fist imprint, like a blazing sun or a phoenix soaring across the sky, pierced through his armor.