Douluo: I, the Sun God

"Damn that pure power!"

The separating power of Sun God Light made Bibi Dong feel revulsion. Her Rakshasa God Light attacks hadn't even reached Xu Yang before all the filth, wicked thoughts, and even laws within them were stripped away. What remained was nothing but pure God power, drastically reducing their destructive strength.

"Sun Asura Slash!"

Though Bibi Dong couldn't penetrate his defense, that didn't mean Xu Yang's attacks had no effect. Wielding both the Asura Demon Blade and the Sun Sacred Blade, he launched a relentless assault. Every swing, every strike was a Blazing Sun Asura Slash, condensing the most potent fusion of Sun True Intent and Asura True Intent.

At the same time, above the Rakshasa's Hell, ten massive suns burned with golden-red flames, floating high in the sky. Boundless Sun God Light radiated outward, incinerating all vengeful spirits and evil energy in its path.

Forced to retreat under Xu Yang's attacks, Bibi Dong's expression grew increasingly grim. Suddenly, she formed hand seals, and the space of Rakshasa's Hell began to distort. Countless black chains erupted from the ground, coiling toward Xu Yang.

Xu Yang swung both blades to cut them down, but a few still wrapped around him, momentarily stalling his movement.

"Now!" A fierce gleam flashed in Bibi Dong's eyes. Clutching the Rakshasa Demon Scythe, she charged at Xu Yang with ultimate speed.

"Nether Rakshasa!"

In the sky, a sweep of the enormous scythe unleashed a surge of purple light, condensing into a massive blade of purple energy hundreds of meters long. Overflowing with malevolent Rakshasa God Light, it formed an invisible barrier that veiled the heavens.

In that instant, Xu Yang sensed he'd lost connection with the ten suns above.

"As I thought—when Rakshasa God Light becomes dense enough, it counters the Sun God Light. I'll have to bring in the Asura God Light too!" Xu Yang's expression turned grim. Gathering both divine powers, he unleashed a massive golden-red beam that blasted toward Bibi Dong.

The beam collided with the purple scythe strike, erupting with blinding light and a tremendous shockwave.

When the light faded, Bibi Dong staggered slightly, blood trickling from the corner of her mouth. Xu Yang, however, was deathly pale, his aura unstable. Without the Ninth Spirit Ability "Infinite" granted by Zhao Yan, that strike might have drained all his power.

"Xu Yang, you must die today!"

A mocking smile curled Bibi Dong's lips. She leapt high again, the Rakshasa Demon Scythe in her hand glowing with eerie light as she slashed downward. Xu Yang didn't hesitate—he surged upward, swinging the Asura Demon Blade and Sun Sacred Blade once more.

Just before their weapons clashed, inspiration struck Xu Yang. He wove the Sun God Light and Asura God Light together in a peculiar fusion, forming a golden-red interlaced shield in front of him.

The scythe smashed into the shield with a deafening boom. Though the shield trembled violently, it held firm.

Xu Yang seized the chance—twisting his body, he drove a kick into Bibi Dong's abdomen. Caught off guard by his counterattack during defense, she faltered from the blow.

Taking advantage of the opening, Xu Yang's twin weapons surged with light. Channeling the Asura God Light and Sun God Light into each, he unleashed the God Skill passed down by the Asura God:

Asura: Judgment.

A slash of golden-red, blurred and chaotic light tore through the air toward Bibi Dong.

Startled, Bibi Dong hastily summoned Rakshasa God Power to defend. When the blade strike collided, it triggered a storm of energy far greater than before.

Crack!

The immense energy storm tore through Rakshasa's Hell, which finally couldn't withstand the pressure. Cracks spread through the miniature world until it collapsed with a deafening explosion. Both Xu Yang and Bibi Dong were thrown clear by the blast.

Xu Yang managed to stabilize himself. He knew this was just a momentary respite.

After landing, the evil aura surrounding Bibi Dong grew even more intense. She howled to the sky in fury, warping the space around her.

"Xu Yang, you've completely enraged me now!"

"Calamity Curse Annihilation!"

She extended her long, slender right hand. Rakshasa God Light converged in the space around Xu Yang, drawing incomprehensible runes in midair. Eventually, they formed a massive eye-like sigil—Xu Yang positioned directly at its center.

The moment it formed, Xu Yang felt endless gravitational forces press down on him from all sides.

It was as if mountains were crashing down on his body—every bone creaked and groaned. Gritting his teeth, he activated the Sun God Light and Asura God Light within his golden core, attempting to fight gravity with gravity.

His Eighth Spirit Ability originated from the Titan Giant Ape, a child of the earth. In controlling gravity, it was second to none.

Even so, Xu Yang found it incredibly difficult to resist. The power of "Calamity Curse Annihilation" was overwhelming. As a full God, Bibi Dong outclassed him by an entire realm.

Under the double pull of gravitational forces, the space around him twisted like a wrung-out cloth—on the verge of rupture.

Xu Yang calmed his mind. He guided the chill of Asura God Light hidden within the Sun God Light, and the heat of Sun God Light within the Asura God Light, fusing them into a brand-new force.

Empowered by the Asura Demon Blade, that force became a sharp edge that sliced through the warped space, breaking free from the curse's gravitational bind.

Seizing the moment, Xu Yang turned into a golden streak and shot away.

Seeing this, Bibi Dong roared: "Trying to run? Not that easy!"

She turned into a bolt of purple-black lightning and gave chase.

Xu Yang fled at top speed while rapidly trying to think of a countermeasure—but no matter how hard he thought, he couldn't come up with a truly effective plan.

Now that Bibi Dong had ascended to Godhood, ordinary tactics were meaningless—especially with her clad in Rakshasa God Armor, a true God Tool. Killing her was nearly impossible.

But one small relief: she couldn't kill him either. With his current strength, he couldn't defeat her, but escape was within his reach.

At this point, the only thing he could do… was stall her—to keep this God from joining the war.

Time passed minute by minute. In the blink of an eye, Xu Yang had been fleeing from Bibi Dong's pursuit for over a month. During this time, Bibi Dong had tried returning to the Spirit Empire several times, but whenever she attempted to turn back, Xu Yang would change direction and attack, preventing her from returning.

Bibi Dong had already seen through Xu Yang's intentions: he was dragging her away from the battlefield, stopping her from intervening in the war.

But she had no good solution.

Xu Yang's speed far outpaced hers—if he chose to flee, she couldn't catch him. And over this month, she could feel that Xu Yang had grown familiar with all her techniques. Her attacks could no longer trap him—much less kill him.