Zhutian Panlong: They've all become gods, and they're only just joining the chat group.

Chapter 117 Escape

Although Richard didn't know what Philias was cowardly about, running away after just one sword strike, he still understood the principle of kicking a man when he's down.

Now that they had already succeeded in their attack, they naturally wouldn't give him a chance to catch his breath.

Each sword strike vanished into the void, only to reappear before Philias.

Meanwhile, his true form was rapidly heading towards Philias's location.

Philias's life god avatar was weaker than the earth god avatar that was the main force in the battle.

If the Earth God's clone couldn't withstand the attack, the Life God's clone would be even less able to withstand it.

And as Richard got closer, the intensity of the attack increased.

Previously, the attack power was weakened due to the greater distance. Now, he is rapidly teleporting closer.

So even though Philias's life god avatar was vigilantly defending and trying its best to resist every attack, it was becoming increasingly strained.

In a mere instant, the defensive artifact of the Life God's clone exploded once again.

In that instant, Richard arrived at a place not far from him after several teleportations.

After each teleportation, he would instantly enter his own little world, and then appear in the Tara plane for a fleeting moment just before attacking or teleporting again.

In this way, even if he appears within Philias's spiritual range, he will not be noticed unless one investigates carefully.

Philias hadn't even gotten very far.

"Damn it." Philias's face was grim. His golden figure reappeared, now wearing a different suit of armor.

If you look closely, you can still tell that this guy's aura is unstable.

Through the armor, one can see a diagonal line dividing his body into two parts, which are now barely held together by divine power.

The alien divine power, imbued with the power of the world's origin, remained in the wound, not yet expelled.

There was simply no time; the mid-level god hiding in the shadows wouldn't give him any time to recover.

Even though he showed signs of backing down, the other party still didn't want to let him leave.

Then let's fight. If we don't fight, the other side will treat him like an easy target.

Do you really think you've got me cornered?

He no longer cared about his injuries; at worst, he could just wait a while until they healed.

The two divine avatars stood back to back, halberds in hand, unleashing golden divine power to attack in all directions.

Since we don't know where that guy is, let's ignore him and just launch a large-scale attack.

If that guy is nearby, he'll eventually be forced out.

Aside from wasting a little divine power, it has no other drawbacks. Now is not the time to conserve divine power.

Through his attacks, Richard also discovered that even after being injured, the main combat clone of this guy was still able to maintain the same attack power as another clone next to him.

It's even possible that this guy has something else up his sleeve.

Although he had never seen any other high-ranking gods before, Richard himself already possessed the combat power of a high-ranking god, and he could also estimate the strength range of an ordinary high-ranking god with normal achievements.

Philias's avatar of the God of Life should be of standard high-level god strength.

His earth-elemental divine avatar appears to have incorporated the profound mysteries of two or three laws.

It's unlikely that all three profound laws have been fully fused, otherwise he would definitely be at the level of a six-star demon. But Philias's strength seems to be lacking.

Moreover, the profound mysteries of the laws are also divided into levels. Apart from the wind element, the other profound mysteries of the laws are divided into two high-level mysteries, two medium-level mysteries, and two low-level mysteries.

Even among lower-level gods who have comprehended the mysteries of a law, those who comprehend higher-level laws are far stronger than those who comprehend lower-level laws.

Similarly, a high-level god who has fused two profound laws, and who has developed some powerful application techniques, could even rival a six-star demon in combat strength.

Philias's strength, if placed in Hell, would probably be considered decent among five-star demons at best.

This strength? Why are you so arrogant? It makes Richard think some incredibly powerful outsider has arrived.

We have to beat him up, give him a good beating. Let this guy know who's in charge in Tara.

Philias's unleashed divine power did not harm Richard in the slightest; Richard was still within his small world, and Philias's attack did not even touch his small world.

On the contrary, such a huge fluctuation of divine power caused such a commotion that the group of god-level powerhouses, who were already like frightened birds, were terrified.

A divine war between high-ranking gods—just thinking about it is thrilling. If you get caught in the crossfire, you're dead.

Despite their high-ranking, god-level powerhouse appearances, they couldn't even withstand the aftershocks of an attack. This included several mid-level gods.

These guys just want to get as far away as possible, they wish they could hide on the other side of the world.

Some clever ones even thought of taking the opportunity to go to the divine realm.

In this situation, surely the plane guardian Steven wouldn't stop him?

Didn't this guy usually encourage them to go to the divine plane? Now that they're going on their own initiative, and Philias is seeing that things are going badly, and he himself is thinking of running away to the divine plane, he certainly won't stop them, right?

With this in mind, many of the lower gods fled to the Arctic ice fields.

Karina was no exception; she went straight back to the continent of Skabalone, taking her daughter and son-in-law with her. She couldn't bear to leave her naive daughter alone in the Tara plane.

Karina still had some conscience; before leaving, she thought to inform Richard so he could join her on her escape to the divine realm.

Of course, a bigger reason was the lack of knowledge about the divine plane; having two lower-level gods accompany her was better than her going alone. It would also allow them to better protect her daughter.

Looking at the message from Karina, Richard's earth god avatar, who was stationed in his territory, was speechless. "You, a lower-level god, have a hard time even in the divine plane. You want to take two holy domains with you?"

Several years have passed, and not long ago, that kid Kane finally achieved the Saint Realm.

At this point, he could only be considered an ordinary Saint Realm cultivator. His battle qi had been raised to the peak of the Saint Realm with the help of powerful magic potions, but he had not comprehended anything about the profound mysteries of the laws.

As for Karina's daughter, Salami, she wasn't much stronger than Kane, and after thousands of years, she still hadn't reached the Limit Saint Realm. It's easy to see that becoming a god is a distant dream for her.

Taking these two little burdens to the divine realm, has Karina had enough of living and doesn't want to live anymore?

She would have a very difficult time without these two, and it's highly likely she wouldn't even survive. And she's bringing two Saint-level experts along?

Since they were in-laws after all, Richard still offered a word of advice, replying: "If you trust me, you don't need to run away; nothing will happen."

If you really decide to go to the divine realm, definitely don't take them both. Let them go back to their family; I can still protect them.

Also, I'd like to remind you that lower-level gods are nothing special in the divine realm; they're everywhere. Don't think you can have a high status in the divine realm.

The status of a lower-level god in the divine plane may not even be as high as that of the most ordinary commoner in the Tara plane.

In short, be cautious and think carefully before deciding whether or not to go.

After replying, he tossed aside his communication device. He felt he had already given the necessary reminders, and if Karina still wouldn't listen, then he couldn't be blamed; it was just that good advice was useless to a damned devil.

Meanwhile, after reading Richard's reply, Karina seemed thoughtful.

This guy is definitely not simple.

No need to run, nothing will happen? So confident?

Unless the powerful figure who forced Philias to the point of wanting to escape was someone he knew, or even more likely someone on the side of that mysterious powerful figure.

This guy seems to even know something about the divine plane?

Is the powerful figure behind him from the divine plane? A powerful figure who returned from the divine plane?

Although I've never heard of anyone going to the God Realm and being able to return, since there's a teleportation array to the God Realm, there must be someone who can return.

Returning is extremely difficult; it's not something an ordinary god-level expert can do. Lower and middle-level gods shouldn't even think about it. Perhaps even ordinary upper-level gods couldn't manage it.

Otherwise, with so many powerful individuals who emerged from the Tara plane in the past, I don't believe that none of them achieved the status of a high god.

So here's the question: Is the powerful figure behind Richard someone who came from the Tara plane itself, or did he arrive in the Tara plane by chance?

And should we trust this guy?

What if that powerful figure is also a domineering one, and like Philias, makes them submit and pledge allegiance?

But she was genuinely worried about the living conditions in the divine realm.

Finally, gritting his teeth, he chose to believe Richard.

She stopped, a hint of confusion flashing in her beautiful eyes, but then her resolve hardened, and she decided not to leave, waiting for the final outcome.

Richard, Richard, I'm betting with you this time, don't let me down.

Few choose to stay in the Tara plane like her; most want to leave.

Steven didn't stop them; he just encouraged them to go to the heavens.

Ultimately, nearly half of them chose to go to the Heavenly Realm, while the rest chose to go to other divine planes.

In an instant, the number of god-level powerhouses in the Tara plane plummeted. There were even fewer lower-level gods remaining in the Tara plane than mid-level gods.

These lower-level gods could still run. But the three mid-level gods—Orisis, the King of Beasts, and the First Pope of Light—were truly left speechless with despair. They didn't even have a chance to escape.

The contract has been signed; unless Philias dies, none of them can escape.

So at this moment, they were praying in their hearts that Philias would die quickly, preferably taking that mysterious powerful figure down with him.

If they really died together, they'd be laughing in their sleep.

Unfortunately, it's impossible for two people to perish together.

Richard's true form finally appeared before Philias, attacked him, and then retreated into the small world.

Like an assassin who, having missed his target, flees a thousand miles away.

Even if Philias is weak, he is still a genuine high god, and his divine domain and the quality of his divine power are far superior to Richard's.

If he hadn't used his spacetime domain to restrain his opponent, he would have used all sorts of spatial confinement and time slowing techniques.

Otherwise, they would have been suppressed by the opponent's dual superior god domains long ago.

Even if all the divine domains of his divine avatars were combined, they still couldn't compare to the opponent's.

Besides, he didn't bring all his divine avatars with him.

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