Chapter 451 - Han Wu vs Huang Shengjun

Han Wu and Huang Shengjun glared at each other, an indescribable aura surging between them. Han Wu wore his 4-Star God equipment set and gripped the 4-Star God greatsword in one hand while holding the longsword of unknown material in the other. Beside him, his 4-Star God Flying Arrow hovered in the air, ready to deal a lethal blow at any moment.

Huang Shengjun was no less formidable. He would soon enter his third year and amassed powerful treasures in his armory. He wore gnarly 5-Star God equipment and wielded a pair of 6-Star God cudgels.

The cudgels were anything but ordinary. Each was shaped like a skull, one grinning and the other weeping. Those familiar with God weapons would have recognized them instantly. Those were the Twin Mighty Cudgels, renowned 6-Star God weapons across the Divine Civilization.

Rumor claimed they were forged from the twin heads of a cannibalistic Major God. Although the heads shared the same source, each emitted opposing destructive powers. The devastation these cudgels caused surpassed that of any weapon of their rank.

Huang Shengjun awakened the hidden power within the Twin Mighty Cudgels. The eerie sounds of laughter and wailing reverberated throughout the area. The sound invaded Han Wu’s mind; no matter how he tried, he couldn’t block it out. Even when he tried to block his hearing, the noise persisted, gnawing at his nerves until agitation consumed him and he wanted to hit himself.

Huang Shengjun poured more energy into the Twin Mighty Cudgels. The weeping cudgel started crackling with the sound of shattering ice, while the smiling one radiated scorching heat. He then charged forward and swung both cudgels down at Han Wu. Frost and fire collided in midair and erupted in a violent explosion.

The blast sent Han Wu flying backward, but he was unharmed. His 4-Star God equipment set, however, started to crack under the immense force. A few more blows like that would break it completely.

𝙛𝒓𝓮𝙚𝔀𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝒐𝒎

Huang Shengjun didn’t give him a moment to recover. He raised the smiling cudgel high above his head, and it expanded in size. Blazing heat and flames surged from it, burning as fiercely as a miniature sun.

Han Wu felt like he was being roasted alive under the scorching heat. A single blow would leave him gravely injured, so he decided to stop concealing his power. Black gas seeped from his body, and he sank into Huang Shengjun’s shadow. It was the Skill he had replicated from Dark Locust. It didn’t deal any damage but allowed him to evade most attacks.

Huang Shengjun’s attack struck only air, and he glared down at his own shadow. From within it, he could see Han Wu’s mocking figure taunting him.

“Han Wu, get out from my shadow!” If Huang Shengjun had unlocked his Divine Authority, he could’ve used it to force Han Wu out.

Han Wu chuckled and ignored him.

Why would I? I don’t want to get hit, idiot.

Even though he couldn’t harm Huang Shengjun directly while hidden in his shadow, he still had other ways of injuring him. He controlled his Flying Arrow with his mind and attacked Huang Shengjun again and again.

The constant attacks irritated Huang Shengjun, and he used a lot of energy to smash the Flying Arrow with his weeping cudgel. Only then was he free from Han Wu’s harassment. Yet with Han Wu hiding in his shadow, he remained powerless to strike back.

Frustrated, Huang Shengjun turned his rage on Han Wu’s locusts instead. He gathered his energy and smashed his cudgels together. The sound of laughter and wailing rippled through the air as a sonic wave. Countless locusts were caught in its path and plummeted from the sky. Many of them were heavily wounded, including the powerful Lords and High Lords.

Huang Shengjun felt a rush of satisfaction and gathered his energy once more to kill the locusts.

Han Wu couldn’t stand it and leapt from Huang Shengjun’s shadow. “Stop it!”

As his voice rang out, numerous Shadow Nails burst from the darkness and stabbed Huang Shengjun’s shadow. In an instant, Huang Shengjun felt invisible ropes tightening around him and his movements growing sluggish.

Han Wu seized the opening and attacked with both his greatsword and longsword. The blades crashed against Huang Shengjun’s 5-Star God equipment, filling the air with a piercing screech of metal. In the next instant, cracks spread across Huang Shengjun’s armor, proof of how powerful Han Wu’s attacks were.

Unfortunately, these attacks weren’t enough to kill him. Huang Shengjun broke free from his restraints and attacked Han Wu once more. Han Wu used Dark Locust’s replicated Skill and jumped into Huang Shengjun’s shadow again to evade the latter’s subsequent attacks.

The intense battle quickly drained them both, but as prodigies among their own peers, they pushed past exhaustion and kept fighting. They only stopped when every last bit of stamina was gone and they couldn't move even a single finger.

Meanwhile, the clash between their armies had ended as well. Every goblin lay dead. The locusts had lost 60% of their swarm, but they still secured victory.

Han Wu pushed himself up from the ground; he was exhausted yet bursting with excitement. “You’ve lost, Senior Huang!”

Huang Shengjun frowned and drew the precious stone from his pocket. “The show has just begun!”

He then crushed the stone in his bare hand, and the wandering souls in the air quickly converged until they formed a Soul Giant nearly 10,000 meters tall. With its pinky finger, it lifted Huang Shengjun up high into the air and set him on its shoulder.

Huang Shengjun looked down at the locusts and Han Wu. Under the Soul Giant’s gaze, Han Wu felt his soul tremble. Compared to the Soul Giant, Han Wu’s soul formed from a single Divine Essence was insignificant. At the same time, Han Wu could sense that the Soul Giant’s power exceeded even that of a Sage life form.

“Destroy them!” Huang Shengjun thundered.

The Soul Giant waved its arm and released a surge of spiritual pressure that obliterated a huge swathe of Han Wu’s locusts. Even Dark Locust was struck and lost half of his body. He survived but only barely.

Huang Shengjun laughed wildly. “You are the one who has lost!”

Han Wu looked back and saw his locusts reduced to pulp. Rage and humiliation burned through him. These were his units, his creations, and they had been wiped out in one blow.

Huang Shengjun’s voice turned icy. “Your turn to die, Junior Han!”

The Soul Giant slammed its palm downward, and its oppressive pressure followed. Faced with the crushing force, Han Wu didn’t dodge. Instead, he reached into his pocket and pulled out the treasure that Imperial College had bestowed to him—the Rewinder.

Han Wu endured the incoming spiritual pressure and pressed the button on the Rewinder. “Revive all of my units!”

The moment he activated it, the world around him froze. Even the powerful Soul Giant was trapped in suspended time, unable to move.

The arrow on Rewinder started moving backward. The torn flesh scattered across the battlefield reformed into locusts. The souls the Soul Giant had consumed tore free and returned to their original bodies. Only when every locust had revived did time begin to move again.

The Soul Giant’s attack resumed, but its power had fallen to a tenth of its former might. Han Wu jumped into the shadows to evade the blow. When he looked up, the once 10,000-meter-tall Soul Giant now stood only 1,000 meters high. Its strength had also fallen to that of a Sage life form.

Han Wu’s eyes gleamed with excitement. He had a chance to bring down the Sage life form!