Soul Town: Claiming the throne? You've asked my Tian Ce Army, haven't you?

There was no clanging of metal, no clash of techniques, only continuous muffled groans and the sound of people falling to the ground.

Tie Zu walked forward step by step, his steps as steady as if he were strolling in a garden. His body was protected by sword energy, and the soldiers could not even touch the hem of his clothes.

The hundreds of soldiers went from charging to being wiped out in less than half an incense stick's time. The Iron Soldier never raised his hand or drew his sword from beginning to end.

Landos, standing on the high platform, had a furrowed brow; he seemed to be a ruthless character who had descended to the mortal realm...

He leaped off the platform, his trident tapping lightly on the rocks before landing steadily. "You're one of Ji Haoxuan's men?"

"You don't need to know so much..."

The soldier stopped ten paces in front of him and said calmly, "The rabble is cleared out. Now it's your turn!"

"As expected of a god, so arrogant and conceited!" Landos held his trident horizontally, assuming a fighting stance.

"My name is Landos, the spirit medium of Poseidon, the god of the sea. Remember my name, or you'll lose to me without even knowing who your opponent was!"

"There's no need," Tie Zu said calmly. "If you can survive in my hands, it's not too late to talk about your name."

"Insanity!"

Landos let out a low shout and swung his trident horizontally, "Surge Strike!"

Three arc-shaped waves of sword energy burst forth, slashing towards Tie Zu. Tie Zu drew his sword, its gleaming blade cutting straight upwards against the waves.

"Childhood sweethearts chasing the wind!"

His sword was so fast that it was just a blur. The three water blades shattered in response. Amidst the mist, he had already closed in on Landos, his blade pointing straight at his heart.

Landos hurriedly parried with his halberd, the clang of metal striking metal causing rocks to crumble and making his hands go numb.

"What a fast sword!"

Landos took a deep breath, flicked his wrist, and slid the tip of his halberd along the spine of his sword toward the soldier's wrist. "But speed alone isn't enough to defeat me!"

Tie Zu withdrew his sword and sidestepped, avoiding the halberd tip, then slashed diagonally with his sword: "Whether it's enough or not, we'll know after we fight."

The two exchanged more than twenty blows in close combat, leaving the reef covered with sword marks and halberd imprints.

Landos grew increasingly alarmed as the fight progressed. His opponent's swordplay was dense and sharp, each move closely following the opponent's strength, completely neutralizing his water-based attacks.

Knowing that ordinary moves wouldn't be enough to defeat his opponent, he leaped back to the crest of the wave and shouted, "You have every right to be proud of yourself for forcing me to summon the sea god, Poseidon!"

Above the raging sea, a majestic divine figure emerged, riding the waves. The sea god was clad in dark, gilded armor and wore a three-pronged crown. Poseidon's armor gleamed coldly, and waves surged beneath his feet.

"Tide of Sea Beasts!"

Several giant sea monsters roared out of the waves, their tentacles and sharp teeth blotting out the sky, and attacked the Iron Soldier.

"They're finally getting serious!"

A blinding white-golden light shot into the sky behind Tie Zu, accompanied by a series of sharp sword cries, and the Sword God appeared behind him.

"Crimson Feather Sword!"

The Sword God slightly raised his fingertip, and countless crimson sword feathers fell like rain, the sharp sword energy tearing through the sea breeze and crashing straight into the horde of sea beasts.

The giant monster at the front row had just raised its tentacles when they were sliced ​​off at the root by the sword feathers. Before the ones behind it could retreat, fine sword energy had already seeped into the gaps between the tentacles and shredded them completely.

In just a few breaths, several deep-sea monsters were shredded into pieces by the sword feathers, their dark green blood staining half of the waves red.

Landos said in a deep voice, "Fine, then let's see if your Sword God can stop my Sea God!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Poseidon raised his trident high, which emitted a faint glow. "Earth Shatters, Seas Surge!"

The reef cracked open, and seawater gushed out from the gaps, transforming into several water dragons that shot straight into the sword god in mid-air.

The Sword God neither dodged nor evaded; with a slight twist of his wrist, the longsword he conjured drew a cross in the air.

"Cross-shaped Pursuit of Life!"

Two condensed sword energies pierced through the air and struck the water dragon's head precisely. With a loud bang, the water dragon exploded into a shower of water droplets.

Before Poseidon could change his move, the Sword God unleashed a flurry of sword strikes, unleashing the "Thirty-Six Heavenly Wind and Thunder Slashes!"

Thirty-six sword energies of wind and thunder slashed down in succession, each one faster than the last, carrying the power of wind and thunder as they hurtled towards the Sea God.

Poseidon hastily parried with his halberd. The first sword strike hit the halberd shaft, causing his arm to sink slightly. The second, the third...

After thirty-six consecutive slashes, Poseidon retreated three steps, his halberd shaft covered with fine sword marks, and his armor was also ripped open in several places by the sword energy.

Throughout the entire process, the Sword God remained suspended in his original position without even moving his feet. He used only the long sword in his hand to unleash long-range sword energy, which suppressed Poseidon so much that he could not lift his head.

Landos below also made his move at the same time, unleashing a barrage of Abyss Fangs, sending several water spikes hurtling towards the Iron Soldier.

With a slight movement of his feet, Tie Zu drew his nameless sword, which spun around him, its blade moving at high speed to deflect all the water spikes.

He glanced up at the air and said calmly, "Too slow!"

The sword god's sword aura in mid-air surged again, and the speed at which he swung his longsword suddenly increased.

One after another, sword energies formed chains of light, rushing around Poseidon, forcing the sea god to defend with all his might, leaving him no room to counterattack.

Landos grew increasingly alarmed as the fight progressed. The Sword God never got close, relying solely on his ranged sword energy to force Poseidon into retreat. He had never seen such power before in his life.

Finding an opening, he roared and unleashed a massive water blade with all his might from his trident, temporarily forcing back the Iron Soldier's sword energy. He himself was thrown back two steps by the aftershock, blood seeping from the corner of his mouth.

He wiped away the blood and said coldly, "For so many years, no one has been able to push me to this point. You're still a long way from beating me!"

"The true form of the Deep Sea Titan!"

Poseidon's armor dissolved into water, his divine body was covered with deep-sea scales, and he grew fish-fin wings on his back. His trident extended into a giant sea pillar.

The entire sea surged back wildly, and towering waves, carrying rocks and sea monsters, rose into the sky and crashed down on the iron soldiers, blotting out the sun.

"Nameless, go!"

The nameless sword in Tie Zu's hand flew into the sea, and the golden light around the Sword God surged, "Sword Tomb!"

As the two words fell, countless ancient swords burst forth from the earth amidst cliffs, deep sea, and reefs.

Tai'a Sword, Chun Jun Sword, Yu Chang Sword... The phantom images of famous swords from all dynasties filled the sky, their tips all pointing at the giant waves, their sword spirits resounding, and the sword god stood in the center of the formation, raising his hands upwards.

The sword shadows poured down like a silver river, rushing straight up against the tsunami. The first row of longswords crashed into the waves and were instantly swallowed up. The second and third rows followed one after another, tearing open the walls of water.

The sword's momentum continued, penetrating deep into the depths and cleaving the towering waves into pieces. In just a few breaths, the silent tsunami was shredded into a misty spray by the sword tomb, which then fell in abundance.

As the mist dissipated, the Sword God remained suspended in mid-air, the array of ten thousand swords shifting direction, their tips locking onto Poseidon and Landos.

Chapter 489: Ragnarok

"Too bad, you can't stop my sword!"

Tie Zu's calm voice cut through the mist, as calm as stating a fact.

"It's not over yet!!"

Landos gripped the Abyss Fang tightly, his divine power reaching its peak, while Poseidon also solidified his giant halberd, poised for a full-force attack.

"Even if I die here, I will not admit defeat!"

"Alright, then I'll send you on your way!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the sword god's body surged with sword light, and all the famous swords in the sky and the longsword in his hand converged together.

The Sword God himself transformed into a blazing white sword light, eventually merging into a colossal sword that reached the heavens and the earth.

At the same time, Tie Zu leaped up and stepped onto the hilt of the giant sword. The nameless sword resonated with the giant sword, and man and sword became one, transforming into a silver-white sword light that pierced through the heavens and earth.

Landos also exerted his last divine power, while Poseidon, wielding his giant trident, fiercely thrust it forward to meet the sword light. This was the purest clash of power between the two.

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The greatsword pierced through Poseidon's divine body first, and countless sword spirits surged into the wound, tearing at his body. At the same moment, the sword light landed on Landos's heart.

The sword was so fast that he didn't even feel any pain the moment it pierced through him.

Landos looked down at the sword shadow on his chest, then looked up at the iron soldier standing on his sword, blood trickling from the corner of his mouth, and sighed.

"You've won, but that girl probably won't have a good ending now. Cough cough, I've already sent men to kill her..."

"Kill her if you want! Protecting her wasn't part of my mission..." Tie Zu said calmly, seemingly unconcerned.

"you……"

Landos struggled to say something, but Tie Zu didn't give him the chance. With just a snap of his fingers, his body was blasted apart by sword energy.

He loosened his grip, and the trident crashed onto the reef. His body slowly fell backward, and Poseidon, the god of the sea, vanished in blue fragments of light.

……

On the other side, Li Moxuan and Su Xuanwei were stopped. The person blocking their way was not Serafina, but the most mysterious and eccentric Rock.

"That was fantastic!"

Luo Ke clapped his hands. "The dignified Lord of Tian Ce Mansion actually managed to sneak into the Western Heaven Alliance and escape my notice. I'm very curious, how did you do it?"

Li Moxuan was too lazy to waste words with him. "Get out of the way. Do you think you can stop us all by yourself?"

"Nine guardian deities are indeed a bit difficult to deal with, and since I don't enjoy fighting, I don't plan to take action myself..."

Rock snapped his fingers, and the space behind him suddenly collapsed, revealing nine towering frost giants radiating chilling aura.

"Heh, do you think these nine guys can stop us?" Li Cunxiao sneered.

"Of course not, that's why I prepared this!"

Ancient runes slowly appeared in the air above Rock's head, one ring after another.

At the very center of the rune was the emblem of a fire giant, and the crimson bloodstains gleamed eerily in the dim light of the sky.

"Your Majesty, something is wrong!"

Li Jing shielded Li Moxuan behind him. He could feel the terrifying aura contained in the rune. It was more like a real god than a guardian deity!

That guy wants to summon a true god to descend to the mortal realm?

"I originally planned to use this move when the three of you were all severely weakened, but judging from the current situation, I'm afraid I'll miss my chance if I don't use it now!"

"By the way, I call this move Ragnarok!" Rock smiled sinisterly, and a dark green flame of calamity blazed around him.

Behind him, Loki's figure was fully revealed, his three pairs of fiery wings fully unfurled, the eerie green flames echoing the blood-red runes in the air.

"I am the God of Deception, and I offer the lives of those who dwell among the gods as a sacrifice. I beseech you to descend upon this place!"

Rock's voice overlapped with Loki's oracle, echoing through the empty pass: "Surtur, Lord of Muspelheim, appear!"