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After finishing all these, he was almost at his wit’s end.

If Jinling and Weishui had not retreated but stayed to fight him to the death, or if they had ordered their subordinate Divine Dao Soldiers to stake their lives, then he could only retreat using the "All-Purpose Divine Arrival" strategy.

Fortunately, the situation did not develop in that way.

Jinling and Weishui, Great Gods themselves, ultimately cherished their lives too much, unwilling to risk burning jade and stone together in a final fight, and dared not attempt the ultimate last stand, especially since the Immortal Demon Ultimate Form left too much shadow.

Thus, this battle concluded with Shen Hex’s victory.

Defeating numerous foes with few, counterattacking the third rank.

Six Great Ghost Gods, four dead and two wounded.

Although Shen Hex also paid a price, compared to the magnificent results, this sacrifice was completely acceptable.

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The incense threads, gold light spots, seemed like hundreds of rivers converging, entering and consolidating into the body of divine beings.

Shen Hex sat within the Dao Field, utilizing the Authority of Creation and the remaining power from the great ceremonial offering, rapidly repairing his physical injuries.

With this development, just a period of time, he would be able to restore his injuries, and even the Merit Golden Body broken by the Supreme Destiny Divine Light could be reformed.

This is the result of the synergy between the Divine Dao Cultivation Method and Professional Power.

The Divine Dao Body has no regular consciousness weaknesses; as long as the Magic Realm Dao Field persists, incense faith remains, and deity authority is unbroken, any damage can be repaired, avoiding foundational damage and residual hidden threats.

The divine dao cultivation method is thus profound, combined with professional power, the effects are extraordinary. Under the prayer mechanism of [God of All Things], Shen Hex now commands the forces of heaven and earth, all rights of myriad laws. Though he is just a Fourth-Grade City God, his authority is heavy and not inferior to a Third-Rank Great God, with functions broad enough to rival First Grade.

Such is the strength of profession.

In this way, after an indeterminate time, Shen Hex finally stabilized his injuries, and the Divine Dao Body weakened by severe trauma solidified once again. There were even strands of gold light appearing, attempting to forge the Merit Body anew.

With injuries stabilized, Shen Hex opened his eyes, using Qi Observation Divine Techniques to look toward the north and south.

Although he achieved a major victory in this battle, he did not gain much spoils. The Immortal Demon Ultimate Form was so powerful that even he was severely counter-struck. Others suffered even more, with four Great Ghost Gods leaving no bones, and Lanruo Ghost Realm reduced to ashes. He got nothing but a few heads.

But that’s just the surface; in fact, Shen Hex has achieved the greatest result: the breakthrough of the Jinyang crisis.

Shen Hex raised his eyes, first looking at Jinling. Over the State Mansion, a Black Flood Dragon coiled, its horns miserably shattered, leaving only a segment, its body covered with wounds, scales broken, flesh and blood blurred, crying in the clouds, swallowing the power of Jingzhou and Yangzhou to restore itself.

This truly is the Hidden Dragon of Xiao Ye!

This time to plot against him, Xiao Chen’s Hidden Dragon did not hesitate to sacrifice its own fortune, sealing the Northern Emperor Sect Ancestor Master as a Third-Rank Great God, assisting him in refining the Supreme Destiny Divine Light.

Though this god did not disappoint, Supreme Destiny Divine Light successfully broke Shen Hex’s Merit Golden Body, but that was all it could do; it could not accomplish the great task of killing Shen Hex, instead costing lives.

This created an extreme adverse effect.

The Power of Merit, with extraordinary properties, harms anyone who may be human or divine, resulting in great loss of fortune at best, and celestial punishment at worst.

Xiao Chen’s Hidden Dragon divided the Dragon Qi, using several ghost gods jointly to plot against him. Won’t this suffer backlash?

Of course, it will!

Though Venerable Dragon Qi may forcibly swallow the Power of Merit, swallowing is swallowing, backlash is backlash.

Historically, many tyrannical monarchs went against heaven and earth, slaughtering great virtues and sages, eventually suffering backlash, greatly diminished fortune, weakened national power, ultimately dying out.

Today is no exception; had they truly killed Shen Hex, some backlash might be bearable by the Dragon Qi.

But they failed to kill, instead delivering a major defeat to Shen Hex. The Northern Emperor Sect Ancestor Master, sealed by the Dragon Qi, was even slain by Shen Hex on the spot. Under such backlash, not to mention Hidden Dragon, even True Dragon must suffer grave Primordial Qi wounds.

If no accident occurs, Xiao Ye is not long for this world.

With the death of this son, the fortune of the Hidden Dragon will inevitably collapse.

This way, the siege of Jinyang can be easily resolved.

It doesn’t even need Shen Hex to act directly; just let Li Mubai and Song Jian lead troops out of Guan, seizing this chance of Xiao Ye’s death, attacking Jinling, capturing Weishui River, and occupying the Southern Lands.

The Jinling Prefect and Weishui River Dragon Monarch, more severely wounded than him, would not dare risk Dragon Qi backlash and celestial punishment to use ghost god power to resist Mortal World’s military prowess.

Once Mortal World achieves victory and occupies Jinling and Weishui River, even several regions of the South, the Dragon Qi could form a grand force to crush. The two Third-Rank Great Gods would either abandon their foundations and escape to the Northern Lands or heroically sever their wrists and enter reincarnation, with no other choice.

Therefore, the Jinyang crisis has been broken.

Even pacifying the South is just a matter of time.

With the painful example of the six Great Ghost Gods, what deities and dragons in the Southern Lands would dare challenge him?

Even if they dare, they lack the ability, ultimately being crushed by the grand force.

Looking across the world, the only obstacle is in the North.

Shen Hex raised his eyes, looking northward, seeing in Jizhou, where the Capital Region Imperial Capital is located, the original Profound Black Dragon Pillar has collapsed, and the Lifebound Black Dragon of Xiao Chen Court is gone. Only a Crimson Flood Dragon remains perched atop.

But the Crimson Flood Dragon’s situation is not pleasing either, its head and horns showing wounds, scales broken, now absorbing Northern Lands Qi and each state’s Wish Power to restore itself.