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Chapter 648. What should you do when you are surrounded by the Platinum Star and the world?
While the Millennium Beast and the Horned Beast were locked in battle, Mo Hao also began his counterattack.

With his arms crossed, he blocked the Yellow River Goddess's axe-like kick. The surging force slammed Mo Hao from the sky to the ground. After devouring the Amazon River, the Yellow River Goddess's raw power was ten or even a hundred times stronger than during their previous battle.

"Hahaha, kid, your strength isn't increasing fast enough!"

"Let me tell you the fastest way to increase your strength."

In an instant, Mo Hao felt the force holding his hands go to nothing, and then his wrists sank as the Yellow River Goddess grabbed his right wrist and pressed her entire body weight onto his right hand.

In that instant, the smile on the Yellow River Fairy's face became even more ferocious and malevolent.

"The fastest way to become stronger is..."

Eat! Forbidden! Fruit!

As he finished speaking the last three words, Mo Hao was struck in the chest by a series of kicks. The rapid-fire kicks cracked his ribs, and the violent impact sent him flying into the ground.

The Yellow River Goddess raised her hands high, and the three-legged golden crow struggled and screamed in terror, but could not escape the Yellow River Goddess's hands.

She grabbed the sun and then slammed it down onto the earth.

When the sun sets, everything bursts into flames, and the earth is directly covered by fire. Not only matter, but even the more microscopic level is scorched by the true fire from the sun.

Molecules, atoms, quarks—all are burning with an inextinguishable, true fire of the sun.

At the same time, the blazing true fire of the sun blocked the Yellow River Goddess's vision for a moment. Although it was only for a moment, it was enough for Mo Hao to seize this momentary opening.

Using the firelight as cover, Mo Hao appeared behind the Yellow River Goddess, his hands forming claws as he viciously attacked her spine, as if he wanted to tear her entire spine out.

But when the five fingers touched the Yellow River Goddess, there was no physical sensation as expected.

It's an afterimage!
Before he could even assume a defensive stance, the Yellow River Goddess struck Mo Hao from the side like a thunderbolt.

The second blow was still delivered by the Yellow River Goddess, who fiercely struck Mo Hao.

The third strike was the same; the fist blasted through the blocking arm and struck Mo Hao's head directly.

With a barrage of attacks, the Yellow River Goddess had already forced Mo Hao into a disadvantageous position in the blink of an eye. Could it be that Mo Hao, who had completed the Five Elements and divided Yin and Yang, was still no match for the Yellow River Goddess?

No, because the counterattack has just begun.

But when a clear killing intent flashed, the Yellow River Goddess's punch missed its mark.

"what?!"

Like the ocean, like giant waves, Mo Hao's attack erupted, its ferocity, ruthlessness, madness, dominance, and absolute power unprecedented.

The immense force that seemed to split the heavens and earth struck the Yellow River Goddess's head without warning.

It's cracked; it's the skull of the Yellow River Fairy.

Before the fist even touched her head, the violent force shattered the Yellow River Goddess's bones.

Even though that skull had a hardness far exceeding that of any known material, it had only one fate before Mo Hao's fist.

broken!
The heavens and earth shook, and the impact propelled the Yellow River Goddess's body, causing her to involuntarily retreat hundreds of kilometers.

"Good, good! That's how strong you are! Only with such momentum and power can you fight me!"

"But why do I sense something else within your aura, something that feels strangely familiar?!"

Once she regained her footing, the Yellow River Fairy saw it—the same arrogant figure from her memories who had suppressed her.

"Yu the Great!"

Yes, the momentum that emerged from that raging tsunami was that of the legendary Yu the Great.

A man who terrified her as well. "You bastard!!! Yellow River, I'm here to teach you a lesson!"

Fast, strong, and powerful, Mo Hao unleashed his strongest power from the very first move. Even if the Yellow River Heavenly Maiden was somewhat prepared, she could not have anticipated the attack would come so swiftly.

Strong, indescribably strong.

A golden light flashed on the back of Mo Hao's fists, the power of "All Things Are Martial", symbolizing that he had completely mastered the authority of the Great God King. At this moment, his fists unleashed the weight of the Supreme Myth.

When that fist struck the Yellow River Goddess, its weight was like Mount Tai, the earth, and even the entire world crashing down upon her.

1, 2, 3 consecutive hits.

Mo Hao was about to return the pain that the Yellow River Goddess had just inflicted upon him completely, and his power instantly reached its limit. "You said that only this kind of power can fight you, so let's double that qualification now!"

With a roar, the Phantom Ghost materialized completely behind the Yellow River Celestial Maiden, surrounding her alongside Mo Hao.

The same starting stance, the same fists flashing with a golden light, the same supreme mythical weight.

Then, time stopped.

It wasn't a skill; it was simply that time was abruptly stopped by pure and powerful force.

If we consider the flow of time as a hundred-ton truck recklessly speeding down the road, then at this very moment, someone has used their bare hands to stop this unbrakeless vehicle.

Oh no.

There are now two.

Question: If there is a world in front of you and a platinum star surrounding you from behind, what should you do?
The answer is to take your hands off the keyboard, drink some water, relax, and prepare for the next game.

A moment later, time resumed its flow, but apart from Mo Hao, no one knew exactly how long it had stopped.

The only thing that could be seen was the body of the Yellow River Goddess beginning to shatter.

During the paused time, Mo Hao unleashed countless punches. After time resumed its flow, the power he had unleashed exploded completely and thoroughly onto the Yellow River Celestial Maiden.

The explosion occurred without any time lag, and the torrent of power instantly annihilated her.

Utter and complete destruction.

The Yellow River Goddess exploded into countless fragments, but those fragments did not scatter; instead, as if drawn by something, they tried to recombine.

Once reassembled, the Yellow River Goddess will be resurrected instantly.

"I knew it wouldn't be so easy to kill guys from the mythological world."

Mo Hao immediately took a deep breath and then exhaled a gust of wind.

Samadhi Divine Wind!

Struck head-on by the Samadhi Divine Wind, the fragments completely lost their traction and scattered in all directions.

The fact that the fragments could not be reassembled signifies that the Yellow River Goddess had completely lost any possibility of resurrection, and also symbolizes her complete death.

On the other side, Millennium Beast, having lost two cannon barrels and one hand, was clutching half of the horned behemoth's body in its remaining hand, clearly indicating that a victor had also been decided.

At the same moment the Yellow River Celestial Maiden died, a flash of light appeared, and Mo Hao and the Millennium Beast vanished without a trace.

In the realm of gods, Emperor Shuntian silently observed the unfolding and resolution of the events. As if sensing something, he uttered two words:

"Haotian?"

(End of this chapter)