Chapter 1696: Arrogant Cowards

With an Eighth-Order body, he blocked one of their Demigod killing intent strikes?

Throughout history, there have been no shortage of geniuses who could do this, but what truly moved the few Demigod phantoms was not his strength, but the firmness and resolution he showed when facing so many Demigods.

There was an indescribable resilience in this young man; for the Military God Path, this was undoubtedly an uncut jade.

Several of them still looked at Jian Changsheng with murderous intent, but others had a hint of appreciation in their eyes... The Demigods' killing intent still ravaged the earth, making it hard for Jian Changsheng to breathe.

An elusive voice sounded among the various Military Path Demigods:

"The Ancient Armory of the Military Path is the embodiment of all slaughter throughout history... This sword carries the weight of civilization. Whether human or god, no one is qualified to pull it out... You... by what right?"

"I don't care about qualifications or anything like that." Jian Changsheng answered without hesitation. "I only know that I must kill a world-ending calamity... Only it can help me."

"A world-ending... is not worthy."

When the few Military Path Demigods heard that Jian Changsheng wanted to use this sword to kill a world-ending calamity, the appreciation in their eyes was immediately replaced by disdain. They spoke coldly, directly blocking Jian Changsheng's idea.

For some reason, the few Military Path Demigods seemed to be just like Bai Qi, harboring extreme disgust for world-ending calamities, yet also looking down on them...

As the pinnacle of human slaughter, they did not fear any world-ending calamity. If you picked any one of them out, they might have the strength to confront a world-ending calamity, so they didn't feel that a world-ending calamity required the use of the Ancient Armory of the Military Path's sword of human slaughter.

"I told you, it won't work." Bai Qi's voice echoed faintly from the bottom of Jian Changsheng's heart. "They are far prouder than you imagine. No one is worthy of being the target of the Ancient Armory of the Military Path's slaughter..."

Bai Qi was once a member here, so he naturally knew what the other Demigods were like. Let alone an Eighth-Order Asura coming today, even if the contemporary Demigod-level leader of the Military God Path came, they wouldn't get a good reception.

But to everyone's surprise, Jian Changsheng did not give up. He swept his cold gaze over the few Military Path Demigods and sneered, saying something that made one's scalp tingle:

"A bunch of... arrogant cowards."

In an instant.

The entire forbidden zone of the Military Path fell into dead silence.

Even Bai Qi in Jian Changsheng's mind was stunned for a long time... then let out a faint, subtle chuckle.

轰——!!!

The next second, surging killing intent capable of crushing the world erupted. Pairs of angry eyes filled with murderous intent glared at Jian Changsheng, who was suppressed on the ground, as if they wanted to tear him to pieces!

"You..."

"What did you say?"

"Am I wrong?" Jian Changsheng's face was deathly pale, but his straight body still resisted this terrifying pressure, and he spoke in a deep voice,

"A bunch of old things who died long ago, putting on airs here... Do you know what era it is outside? Do you know what the situation of humanity is today? Do you know what it means if we can't kill that calamity??"

"You don't know a damn thing!!"

"You only know how to guard your past glory, pointing fingers at others as if it's only natural... You don't care at all if humanity's future can continue; you're just immersed in your own memories of being invincible."

"You are just a bunch of cowards lingering in the Ancient Armory of the Military Path!!"

Jian Changsheng's roar echoed like thunder over the forbidden zone. His veins bulged all over his body under the pressure of the Demigod killing intent, but instead of wilting or being defeated, even more powerful strength erupted from within his body!

He held the broken sword, forcibly pulled one of his feet out of the earth, and took another step forward violently!!

Black ribbons danced wildly in the wind;

Jian Changsheng’s eyes were bloodshot, and he was like a jackal pushed to the limit, baring his fangs at all the hunters without fear of death:

"If you're not convinced, then come on."

"I don't care which era you were a Military Path Demigod in..."

"Today, I will pull out that sword, and I will kill the Calamity-Dread!!!"

The moment the words fell, in the depths of Jian Changsheng's consciousness, the corners of the ancient God of Slaughter's mouth couldn't help but curl upward...

咚——!!!

As Jian Changsheng took another step, Bai Qi's phantom appeared behind him, and a surge of Military Path Demigod aura erupted from the armor, forcibly tearing a gap in the pressure of the other Military Path Demigods!

In an instant, the roar of killing intent echoed in the forbidden zone, and a visible black cloud vortex formed and hovered above the sword tip of the Ancient Armory of the Military Path!

Feeling the Demigod killing intent that was continuously supporting him, Jian Changsheng himself was stunned for a moment...

"You..."

Jian Changsheng never expected that at such a moment, Bai Qi would actually take the initiative to unleash Demigod killing intent to help him.

"Well cursed!" Bai Qi snorted coldly. "These idiots... This Marquis has long been annoyed by them. Today, you've really spoken to the heart of this Marquis."

"Today, although this Marquis cannot help you pull out that sword... but this Marquis will ensure you fight your way through here to reach the sword hilt."

The moment Bai Qi's killing intent appeared, astonishment also appeared in the eyes of the few Military Path Demigods!

"Bai Qi?"

锵——!!

Before they could recover, Jian Changsheng had already torn through the killing intent pressure, his black hair dancing wildly, holding the broken sword, and slashed toward those few phantoms like a god descending from heaven!

……

"Plum Blossom!!"

"Are you okay?!"

Sun Bumian’s anxious call sounded from within the Waking Lion.

At this moment, the Waking Lion's claws were gripping tightly onto the Calamity-Dread's back, and seven-colored flames were burning fiercely. Even after repeated leaping and diving in the frozen sea, they had not extinguished... but the flames on his body were much fainter than at the beginning.

With the power of reincarnation being consumed frantically, Sun Bumian's Demigod state could not last much longer. If they couldn't speed up and lure the Calamity-Dread to the Ancient Armory of the Military Path quickly, he and Jiang Xiaohua would likely die in the frozen sea.

Sun Bumian also saw the scene of Bai Ye exhausting himself to death. Now, this siege team was left with only him and Jiang Xiaohua.

"I... I'm okay." Jiang Xiaohua held the bandages with one hand, his other arm bitten off and empty. He struggled to maneuver in front of the Calamity-Dread, dodging its bites.

The Calamity-Dread behind him was like a beast pushed to its limit. The constant fighting and chasing along the way had squeezed out its strength, but under the extreme pain within its body, its hatred had not diminished in the slightest...

It seemed to know it was reaching its limit. Its nearly severed fish tail churned with force once more, its speed surged instantly, and a strand of extreme killing intent burst forth!

This sudden acceleration threw Sun Bumian, who was already weak in strength, directly off its back, and that abyss-like giant mouth opened forward, forcibly biting off the legs of the exhausted Jiang Xiaohua!!