CHAPTER 417: CHAPTER 417: THE FALL

As if at this moment, time and space had frozen solid!

Like this, I don’t know how much time had passed.

Suddenly, a panicked scream shattered the calm.

Among the ten supernatural powers, the most cunning Bloodthirsty Demon Zack suddenly regained the ability to move and speak, and even his eyes could now see.

But his eyes were filled with endless fear. The entire man huddled together like an abused child, screaming in terror: "Master! Don’t kill me! Don’t kill me! I’ll kill him! I will!"

Seeing this scene, the Kunpeng worshipers at the bottom took the lead. Watching the frowning Black Iron Boxing Champion, one of them asked, "Bloodthirsty Madman, he... what’s wrong with him?"

"I... I don’t know! However, there are rumors that although Bloodthirsty Madmen are widely acknowledged among the disciples, only one person can inherit the title of Bloodthirsty Madman, while the others must be slain by the prior Bloodthirsty Madman, their master! Could it be... he suddenly thought of his master?"

At this point, even the Black Iron Champion himself didn’t believe what he was saying.

But what was going on now?

Wasn’t this the time to kill Yang Tian?

There was a battle going on!

Zack, a Bloodthirsty Demon who had been a renowned turncoat for many years, an old veteran from a hundred years ago—at such a critical moment, he thought of his master?

It seemed as if he recalled the massacre by his master at that time.

The Bloodthirsty Demon Zack was dead!

The ashes of his death left a cluster of human-shaped flame burning in the inner circle.

What was left behind, however, was the suspicion of all those born within the Legendary Domain observing this.

They wondered why the battle between Yang Tian and the ten gods had suddenly halted.

What was more baffling—why did Zack suddenly lose himself?

Just then, the second Evil Spirit after Zack emerged.

The Pharaoh, Cammon!

When they saw him, it seemed as though he had just woken from peace. He was drenched in sweat, shouting in terror, "Don’t come, don’t come! I said no, don’t come! Ahhh!"

A scream tore out as the same flames as Zack’s spewed from his mouth, nose, and eyes, engulfing his entire body.

But under this fire, Cammon didn’t last long. He simply fell to the ground, following in Zack’s footsteps, becoming the second god-level entity to fall inexplicably in this battle!

Next, Duke Green, Thunder God, Wang Deyun, and Zhu Chengli—these four devout powers of the Great Countries—screamed one after another, ignited by the flames of their minds, and fell!

By the time the crowd recovered from the shocking scene, they were astonished to find that within just a few breaths, seven of the ten divine entities surrounding Yang Tian had fallen!

Only Saturn, Zuo Zhenhai, and the Pope remained alive.

Meanwhile, Sutton, Zuo Zhenhai, and the Pope suddenly opened their eyes wide, staring at Yang Tian in shock.

"You... what did you just do? How... how could you awaken the devils like this?" Saturn roared at Yang Tian in fury.

Zuo Zhenhai and the Pope wore similar looks of disbelief.

Just moments ago, the three of them, like lampposts, endured the most tragic and terrifying experience of their entire lives!

If it weren’t for their incredible strength and resilience, it was likely they too would have been possessed by demons!

Just then, they were stunned to realize that of the ten gods, only three—including themselves—remained in the skies, while all the others had vanished!

Hence Saturn’s howl.

Amid Saturn’s roar, Yang Tian, who had remained in a still state, finally slowly opened his eyes and said faintly, "This is the power of Silence."

"The power of Silence?"

When the three of them heard Yang Tian’s words, they immediately recalled the terrible reality of when Yang Tian had prepared to step out.

Yang Tian was truly horrifying. This technique not only instantly deprived them of their five senses but also stirred up the inner demons of everyone present.

But faced with their alarmed gazes, Yang Tian let out a soft sigh.

Five deaths by demonic possession!

It was an absolute magical technique, depriving the enemy of their five senses, plunging them into darkness and draining the energy from their bodies.

But in essence, neither the deprivation of senses nor the energy drain was directly caused by Yang Tian.

It was their own inner demons awakened within them.

Yang Tian was merely a guide—a conductor for the demons.

The act of conducting these fiendish forces was naturally an immensely powerful ability. Let alone Sutton and the others—at this very moment, if someone possessed even a slightly lesser strength than Yang Tian, they wouldn’t have any chance of survival!

However, although this tactic was overwhelmingly effective, this was Yang Tianyuan’s first time attempting it in mid-battle and he was ultimately unable to fully control its scope. In addition, he had applied this technique to all ten of them at once, so it fell short of directly causing all ten to perish or sustain critical injuries!

Sutton, Zuo Zhenhai, and the Pope, with their steadfast willpower, were able to resist the assault of their inner demons and barely survive this catastrophe!

If those three had known Yang Tian’s sigh meant he was lamenting not wiping out every single one of them, they would have thought Yang Tian was utterly mad!

But even now, the three of them felt as if they were losing their minds.

A single trick!

One motion had stripped them of their senses, awakening their inner devils.

Most importantly, they weren’t fools!

Looking at the seven human-shaped flames smoldering in the inner circle, it wasn’t hard to deduce that these were the figures of the seven gods who had fought alongside them earlier!

Killing seven gods!

The ferocity of Yang Tian couldn’t be described anymore as that of a strong contender. It was simply an existence that defied reason.

Faced with this realization, for the first time, Tuen turned to Zuo Zhenhai and the Pope. His lips trembled as he stammered, "No, we... we cannot allow this man to continue! Especially... especially before he uses that technique again. Otherwise, we... we might not even have a chance to escape!"

Zuo Zhenhai and the Pope both understood the direness of the situation.

After hearing Saturn’s words, they took a deep breath and nodded grimly.

At that moment, the three silently retreated to the rear, creating a certain distance between themselves and Yang Tian.

Yang Tian gazed at them and furrowed his brows slightly, though he didn’t seem surprised.

After all, these three weren’t ordinary foes.

"A battle array? Now this is interesting!"

Observing the three of them, along with the divine territories forming a combat formation, Yang Tian let out a small chuckle.

He was amused!

Amused!

On one hand, though his three enemies were intent on encircling and assassinating him, the fact that they had come up with a strategic battle array took Yang Tian somewhat by surprise.

But on the other hand, it was pure contempt for their efforts on the battlefield.

Over the centuries?

In the abandoned lands of Earth?

With Earth’s thin spiritual energy, achieving a god-level power was already rare.

Apart from Hee Dian’s teachings, divine power was almost unheard of. Where would they have had the chance to study battle formations?

But this was Earth!

In the vast expanse of Constant Star Space, how many did not meticulously train in planetary conflicts?

Countless battles across planets involved thousands of practitioners fighting as one.

By comparison, the three’s cobbled-together formation wasn’t even worth mentioning.

Most importantly, who was Yang Tian?

A devil who inherited all the memories of the Master of the Universe.

Would such a supreme entity fail to understand tactics as rudimentary as this? How laughable!

Hence, Yang Tian smiled.

Not out of joy, but scorn.

Watching Yang Tian smirk in response to their desperate maneuver, the three of them felt four words flash through their minds: "Life or death unknown."

Their shared hatred for Yang Tian ran deep.

Thus, after joining forces under the World Trade Organization, their first course of action had been to devise battle strategies. Before attempting an encirclement and kill against him, they had already unleashed their formations to deal with the remaining seven gods in a trial run.