Chapter 584: The Skull

"You've gone too far, Andre! Are you just going to watch me get struck dead by it?"

Just a kilometer away, the girl who had transformed into a giant black dragon was sent directly into the Astral Realm by Li Chenchen, avoiding the thunderbolt's strike.

The two were doing the same work, but Li Chenchen's treatment of them was completely different.

Li Chenchen, however, had no mind to heed Thomson Beaux's complaints and grumbles, nor did he think it unfair. He had promised the guy seven hundred million in advance, with an extra ten million for each pyramid destroyed, while Hazel was his kin, working for him without pay. This was equal work but unequal pay, so of course he had to show some favoritism.

Moreover, for some reason, this guy bore the 'curses'—or perhaps 'blessings'—of three of the Seven Lords of Hell: Lucifer, the 'Morning Star' who rules Hell; Samael, the 'Angel of Curses and Death'; and Abaddon, the 'Angel of Plague and Darkness,' cursing Thomson Beaux to never die for eternity.

So even the current 'Kukulkan,' let alone the Holy See, would find it hard to kill him. The undying nature of this guy's body stemmed not only from his infinitely vigorous cellular mutation but also from the Divine Authority of Life.

Only Li Chenchen, who wielded the Divine Authority of Life and Death at the divine domain level, could make this man feel a hint of wariness.

At this moment, Li Chenchen's gaze met Kukulkan's, his full attention focused on the confrontation with this being.

The scarlet dragon armor outside his body was already shimmering with a hazy spiritual light, and the 'Longinus Holy Spear' hidden in the Astral Realm was also gathering power.

And with the unfolding of the 'Equality' Divine Authority, Li Chenchen felt a great relief from the pressure. But now was not yet the best time to act.

"Go back? Don't make me laugh, Kukulkan. I only sense your bluster. Are you afraid? Afraid of being killed by me?"

As he spoke, Hazel destroyed another pyramid, causing the giant pupils of the feathered serpent high in the sky to turn crimson, clearly enraged by Li Chenchen's words and Hazel's actions.

Then the entire City of the Gods began to tremble, and cracks appeared on the ground around the nine central pyramids.

"Despicable ant! Filthy mortal! Do you know what you're saying? Would I fear a mongrel left by a traitor like you? If not for that mythic armor on you, that decent-looking suit of armor, the great Kukulkan would have crushed you countless times—"

At this moment, another pyramid was destroyed by Thomson, who had regained his body. Yet the bloodshot color in the feathered serpent god Kukulkan's pupils faded somewhat, instead contracting slightly: "You're trying to lure me out of the Central Court, aren't you? Don't think you can provoke me! Listen, you despicable wretch, you've probably guessed what I'm wary of, but that doesn't mean you can cross my bottom line. This is my final warning! Either you get out of 'Katsha' now, or I'll kill you right now! Even if it delays my resurrection by another hundred years!"

Li Chenchen frowned, feigning hesitation.

And during his hesitation, three more pyramids were leveled and destroyed.

Kukulkan then hurled several lightning bolts as thick as pythons down at Thomson and the others! At that moment, the morning star in the sky also rained down countless 'blades'!

These were condensations of the purest light and metal magic energy. Under Kukulkan's authority, each blade could easily pierce and shatter the source power armor of the Death's Enemy, Thomson—and this was the power of it as the 'Morning Star God.'

"You're trying to stall for time!"

Kukulkan fell into a rage once more, its soul surrounded by golden flames: "Make your decision now! Life or death!"

Boom!

Li Chenchen did not reply, but a huge cloud of dust erupted beneath Kukulkan. It was Thomson Beaux, whose body had just been turned to charcoal again, but then flesh buds sprouted from within, quickly forming a complete Thomson Beaux. He then fearlessly crashed into another pyramid, ignoring the powerful priestly spirits inside, and used his source power slash to destroy everything destructible around him.

"That's thirty-five, three hundred and fifty million! But I feel a bit shortchanged? Damn, I've gotten myself into a war with a god-king, and all I'm getting is a billion shields."

The feathered serpent god Kukulkan finally abandoned all caution and hope, and an endless storm of wind blades rained down upon them. The number of light blades falling from the morning star also multiplied several times!

"Since you have chosen war, I will surely grant you death!"

At this moment, the entire world was in turmoil. The ground in the central part of 'Katsha' city split open again. The bones of the feathered serpent god appeared in the cracks beneath the earth, identical to its soul: a serpentine body seven thousand meters long, with a pair of reddish-gold wings on its back. Its whole body was aflame, somewhat resembling the Eastern mythical creature 'Tengshe.'

However, at the seven-inch spot of Kukulkan's body, there were two huge wounds. The muscles exposed inside were grayish-white, with little vitality, and its movements were somewhat stiff. But its majestic aura was unquestionably at the level of an Archangel. Even though this body was 'dead,' even though it had been forcibly dragged down to the rank of a lesser god by Li Chenchen's 'Equality' Divine Authority, the aura, magic energy, and spiritual will it exuded still made Thomson Beaux, Robert, and the others almost unable to breathe. Their bones creaked, and every pore on their bodies burst open.

At this time, the remaining four hundred or so pyramids in the city began to generate powerful magical energy fluctuations. They not only attracted magical energy from all directions but also drew down sunlight from the sky, channeling it into Kukulkan's body, causing the giant serpent to radiate boundless light and flame.

Then, from its eyes, two scorching rays shot out, blasting toward Li Chenchen.

"Pay the price for your arrogance and ignorance, descendant of the traitor! Kukulkan will surely make you die here!"

Li Chenchen did not stay in place; his figure moved through the gaps of time and space. However, the feathered serpent god Kukulkan also possessed some authority over time and space, and the two scorching rays followed closely, penetrating into the layers of time and space.

But when the rays reached him, Li Chenchen's 'Ice and Fire' Divine Authority had already reduced the temperature of the hot rays to an extreme. The damage to him was naturally minimal.

This scene surprised Kukulkan slightly, and then it manipulated a sea of 'wind blades' and 'light blades,' trying to drown Li Chenchen entirely.

But before that, a beam of black-and-white light shot toward its physical body. The 'North-South Pole Life-Death Divine Light' and the high-level 'Life and Death' Divine Authority caused a violent conflict between life and death forces within this body.

A hint of mockery appeared at the corner of Li Chenchen's mouth: "Don't think that I rely only on mythic armaments, Lord Kukulkan!"

"Struggles of a mortal!"

Kukulkan roared, feigning disdain, but its divine soul, coiled high in the sky, sank down and entered its divine body. This allowed it to control the body more freely and resist Li Chenchen's interference with 'life' and 'death.'

Then, endless light and flame burst and splattered in all directions, plunging the entire city of Katsha into a sea of fire. Thousands of lightning spears continuously shot out from within the huge wind vortex.

It had realized that the opponent before it was not an enemy that could be dealt with quickly. What threatened it most now were the three humans Li Chenchen had brought.

After the battle began, these three little mice intensified their destruction of the pyramids within Katsha city.

But all three received reinforcements from Li Chenchen, whose 'Sky Scepter' allowed them to constantly shift positions. This time, even Thomson Beaux received his care, shifting positions twice within twenty seconds.

"Seeing that you still have a bit of conscience, this missile will cost you an extra one hundred fifty million shields. You shouldn't lose out."

Thomson pulled out a sci-fi-looking single-soldier missile launcher from his magic pocket. As he pressed a button, a crimson missile blasted with annihilation-level power at the outer layer of a pyramid three kilometers away. The overwhelming shockwave and violent tremors akin to a magnitude-nine earthquake instantly collapsed and destroyed seventeen surrounding pyramids. Huge clouds of dust surged up, quickly forming a sizable mushroom cloud.

The corner of Li Chenchen's mouth twitched involuntarily. The single-soldier missile launcher was only a Saint-level tier-three weapon, but the missile itself was a genuine light nuclear bomb. Where on earth did Thomson Beaux get this thing? Guangmo Industries?

However, this missile indeed dealt a huge blow to Kukulkan. The feathered serpent god's control over the 'wind blades' and 'light blades' faltered slightly.

Li Chenchen did not hesitate to close in on Kukulkan's side, wielding the 'Blade Dragon Slash' to cut another huge wound at the serpent's seven-inch spot.

Although Kukulkan's divine body was already 'dead,' this was still its vital point. It was the most important node for the operation of divine power within the feathered serpent god's body, connecting its pair of wings, and was also key to its resurrection.

This slash drove Kukulkan into a frenzy. It controlled its body, chasing Li Chenchen and biting madly. But the sea of fire, lightning, wind blades, and light blades did not diminish; instead, they grew even more intense. It did its utmost to create difficulties for Robert and the others.

In the following full minute, they failed to destroy even a single pyramid.

Li Chenchen saw that this being was 'using its own resources to harm others,' but the feathered serpent god's mana was too abundant, and this was Kukulkan's former divine capital. In this short time, he couldn't hope for the moment when Kukulkan's divine power would be exhausted.

However—

"Do you have any more missiles like that, Thomson? If so, fire another one."

Thomson Beaux silently loaded another missile with a ruby tip into the launcher. Soon, with Li Chenchen's help, he found an opportunity. As the second nuclear bomb exploded, another fourteen pyramids collapsed in the southern part of the city, raising clouds of dust in the sea of fire.

"Only this one left, buddy! Conscience price, two hundred million shields, eh?"

"That's enough!"

Li Chenchen felt that hiring the Death's Enemy this time was really cost-effective. At that moment, the feathered serpent god Kukulkan suddenly felt a sense of dread. A familiar, sharp aura made its heart pound.

In an instant, it saw a gleam of cold light slide from the Astral Realm into this world. It was a blood-red spear, gathering boundless star power, exuding an unparalleled sense of holiness, with a mass of lightning coiling around it.

"The Longinus Holy Spear?"

Kukulkan's enormous pupils, comparable to hot air balloons, contracted to less than the size of a basketball. What made its heart even more fearful was the landing point of this spear: the pyramid located in the center of the city, second from the left, marked with a sickle and dagger.

That was the emblem of the Mayan death god Ah Puch—the only one among the Nine Gods that it had not devoured. Moreover, centuries later, Ah Puch, incarnated as the underworld, darkness god, and moon god Tezcatlipoca, joined forces with the war god Huitzilopochtli and another demon god Tlacahuepan to seize its most important 'sun' divine authority.

That was also the only weakness in the pyramid array of the City of the Gods. His enemy had already discerned his vital point and now had the strength to destroy it!

In panic, Kukulkan exerted all its strength. The 'morning star' in the sky stopped spewing light blades and instead shot a thin thread at the shaft of the Longinus Holy Spear. From Kukulkan's eyes, two yellow beams shot out, forming layers of thick stone around the blood-red holy spear.

The feathered serpent god's own body was also covered with a thick stone armor. Its massive body blocked the path of the Longinus Holy Spear, and a fiery red horn protruded from its broad forehead.

"Damned mortal, you will not succeed!"

Li Chenchen smiled mockingly: "Futile struggle. This holy spear is destined to strike down Ah Puch's temple! You have too many weaknesses now, Kukulkan! Or should I call you 'Quetzalcoatl'?"

At this moment, he transformed into a flash of light, merging man and blade, and once again traveled through the gaps of time and space.

Using his innate spells, he arrived ahead of the spear at the central pyramid of the god-king 'Itzamna,' who bore titles such as 'Lord of Heaven' and 'Lord of Night and Day.'

Binary Forbidden Technique: Positive and Negative Poles!

Before Kukulkan could react, his 'Blade Dragon Slash' had already split the 330-meter-high pyramid, as majestic as a small mountain, in two! Then, a huge annihilation energy began to erupt from within the pyramid.

Kukulkan had betrayed the god-king 'Itzamna,' devouring his power. But before his fall, 'Itzamna' had divided the authority over night and given it to his loyal subordinate, the death god 'Ah Puch,' also known as 'Tezcatlipoca.'

And nearly fourteen centuries later, the sun authority that Kukulkan had seized from Itzamna was also lost to Huitzilopochtli.

Thus, this pyramid of the god-king 'Itzamna' was also one of Kukulkan's current weaknesses!

"No!"

The giant feathered serpent circling in the air let out a tragic, unwilling howl. At that moment, the 'Longinus Holy Spear,' wrapped in countless lightning bolts, struck.

It effortlessly shattered the horn of the feathered serpent god Kukulkan, pierced through its body, and then, amidst a mass of scattered flesh and blood, the spear, now expanded to over a hundred meters, plunged directly into the temple of the death god 'Ah Puch.' Then, the forbidden spell powers known as 'Annihilation Judgment' and 'Material Annihilation' radiated from the spear, reducing the temple to dust.

At this moment, the city called 'Katsha' began to tremble in large swaths. The ground rolled and cracked, space tore into countless fissures, the remaining three hundred or so pyramids began to collapse, and Kukulkan's scales rapidly fell off, oozing black pus.

"It's over—"

Thomson Beaux, who had been teleported to the outskirts of the city by Li Chenchen, spread his hands and looked at the scene with some helplessness: "I think the Mexican government will definitely come after him. Do you think they'll also demand compensation from me?"

Not far away, Hazel frowned, still somewhat worriedly looking into the depths of the smoke and dust.

She knew that the feathered serpent god Kukulkan had suffered a severe blow. It had lost its greatest source of power, its body was collapsing, and its soul had taken a heavy hit. But that didn't mean Kukulkan had lost the battle. On the contrary, having lost its body, it had also lost all its inhibitions.

The continuous booming and violent tremors from within the smoke confirmed her view. The forces of the two sides were still colliding, their divine authorities interfering with each other, back and forth, each trying to kill the other.

The cataclysmic changes in heaven and earth caused by their duel grew more intense, expanding outward, covering an area of a thousand square kilometers in diameter.

The earth split open, a raging sea of fire, and uncontrolled wind blades and light blades ravaged the land.

"Damned mongrel! Maggot among mortals! You've ruined me! You've ruined me!"

The feathered serpent god Kukulkan had gone completely mad. It completely abandoned its body, leaving only its soul coiling in midair. At that moment, a crystal skull the size of a human head flew out from its decaying serpent body.

At this moment, Kukulkan's power had also reached its zenith. The 'Decree' and 'Venus', 'War' and 'Guardianship', 'Wind', 'Battle Wind' and 'Flame' were all strengthened to the divine domain level, and He even grasped a portion of the authority of creation, some power of the Moon and the Sun.

The giant serpent shadow kept roaring and clamoring in midair: "I will grant you the most brutal death! Sink into hell in endless agony! I will make you pay, even if it means mutual destruction!"

In less than a hundred seconds, Li Mochen's body had been severely wounded three times by this Feathered Serpent God!

Even the Scarlet Dragon Armor, which had evolved concepts like 'Solidity', 'Indestructibility', 'Magic Resistance', and 'Eternity' to the level of divine authority, could no longer ensure his safety under the opponent's fierce assault.

The state of the Feathered Serpent God Kukulkan also meant that Li Mochen could not seize life force from him.

Li Mochen could only use his life authority to restore his body, but this also caused his vital energy to be consumed drastically. The divine power provided by the Scarlet Dragon Armor and the 'Five Elements' external elixir were completely insufficient for his consumption.

However, his expression remained calm and composed, with even a冷酷 smile curling at the corners of his lips.

About five minutes later, just as Kukulkan's light blade inflicted the twenty-third severe wound on his body, Li Mochen grabbed the 'Longinus Holy Spear', which had finished charging again.

And this time, he activated the authorities of 'Fate', 'Decree', and 'Domination' within the spear.

"In the name of the Lord of Fate, backfire! Fall here, Maya gods! Now turn your resentment and unwillingness into blades of revenge, and strike your enemy!"

At this moment, the spiritual thoughts emitted by the Feathered Serpent God Kukulkan fluctuated violently, revealing intense fear.

The Crystal Skull actually broke free from His control at this moment, not only completely repelling His power but also causing the divine authorities of 'Decree', 'Venus', and 'Flame' to slip from His grasp.

At this moment, flames entangled His soul body, Venus struck Him with countless light blades, and the power of 'Decree' rendered His soul immobile and unchangeable.

An even more fatal crisis came from His enemy. Li Mochen's figure once again walked in the interlayer of time and space, arriving at His side while He was momentarily distracted. Then a blade shadow where light and darkness intersected swept through His divine soul.

Dual Forbidden Style: Sun-Moon Extreme!

Kukulkan felt the most important part of his soul severed by the blade light that converged ice and fire, sun and moon, yin and yang, light and darkness, and many other forces. The Crystal Skull also completely slipped out of His control and was subdued by the young man's mana to his side.

At the same time, the latter raised his long blade again, with the power of life and death swirling and gathering on the blade!

"Anything else to say, Lord Kukulkan? Dying in this graveyard of the Maya gods, slain by the will of the gods you abandoned—surely you have much to reflect on?"

"Abandoned?"

But at this moment, the soul of the Feathered Serpent God Kukulkan was unexpectedly calm, contrary to Li Mochen's expectations. He laughed heartily, his voice shaking the entire sky: "You seem to have misunderstood something! I don't think I am abandoning, powerful mortal! 'Itzamna', that foreign god-king, treated the lives of the Maya as ants. For the war with Moshra, He nearly destroyed all Maya city-states. What I did was merely respond to the call of this world and its believers, overthrowing His rule and that of His minions! This is the mission bestowed upon me by the heaven and earth that gave me birth—"

Li Mochen's gaze sharpened, and then the 'Blade Dragon Slash' swept down.

This was the Dual Forbidden Style: Life-Death Extreme!