Chapter 1015

Chapter 1015: Chapter 444:

All those factors added together were what finally managed to wound Lilith.

As for it itself, it was without a doubt a Peak Demigod!

You could even say that if they fought head‑on and Chu Xiu didn’t have the Civilization Domain’s blessing, he’d have absolutely no chance of winning!

Without a word, Lilith turned into an almost invisible afterimage, and in less than the blink of an eye it was already in front of Zhang Zhengdao, the battle halberd in its hand becoming a streak of black light that cleaved down from above his head!

Zhang Zhengdao’s hair stood on end all over his body, an extreme sense of danger surging up in his heart. He threw his head back and roared, countless Celestial Soldiers appearing beside Lilith, trying to delay its movements. At the same time, a Gold baton appeared in his hand, working together with the Mixed Yuan Taiji Diagram as he raised it to block the battle halberd!

“Clang!!!”

Two Peak Demi-God Level powerhouses collided, and in an instant they detonated a terrifying Power far surpassing a nuclear bomb. Even the stray Energy alone formed a storm of annihilation sweeping out in all directions!

When the Energy settled, it looked like a chunk hundreds of meters wide had been bitten out of the Titan Giant Mechanism!

Bear in mind, the place where the two were fighting was still over a thousand meters away from the Titan Giant Mechanism—this was the terrifying Power of Peak Demigod powerhouses!

At the very center of the Energy clash, Lilith was still standing as usual, looking completely unscathed. As for Zhang Zhengdao, the palm gripping the Gold baton was streaming blood, and the Dao robe on him, that piece of Myth Quality equipment, now had several tears in it!

The strangest thing was that Zhang Zhengdao at this moment had completely lost the usual image of a stern middle‑aged Daoist who commanded the overall situation. His muscles were knotted and bulging, his physique suddenly multiplied more than tenfold, even taller than Lilith! His face was jujube‑red, his eyes bulging in rage—he looked practically identical to the Giant Spirit God from Mythical Legend!

The vast majority of people saw Zhang Zhengdao as a powerhouse in the leader role, someone who held the big picture in his hands. But few knew that the real reason he had survived several brutal wars was his Talent.

[Spirit Officer Manifestation (SS)]!

In Daoism legends, there is a figure named Wang Lingguan, personally appointed by the Jade Emperor as the Grand Spirit Officer of Celestial Punishments, famed for his powerful fleshly body. His most well‑known story is that when Sun Wukong wreaked havoc in the Celestial Palace, he fought him to a standstill with a Gold whip in hand.

Of course, that’s a novel’s fabrication. But in orthodox Daoism scriptures he’s no less formidable. His full holy title is [Innate First General, Red‑Heart Protector of the Dao, Three‑Five Fire‑Chariot King Celestial Lord], and in addition he bears the honorific [Great Celestial Lord of Supreme One Thunderous Responsive Transformation].

From these two names you can tell that Wang Lingguan is a god specializing in combat, possessing an extremely powerful body and combat Ability.

And Spirit Officer Manifestation is the Skill that allows one to consume massive Mana to briefly possess part of Wang Lingguan’s Abilities, the most prominent being his incomparably fierce close‑quarters combat strength!

Just imagine: other people rack their brains and finally break through layer upon layer of Control Skills, getting ready to rush the Mage’s face, and then he suddenly rips his Dao robe open, revealing thick, bulging muscles—”Didn’t expect that, did you? In night‑Dao my strongest point is close‑quarters brawling!”

Of course, this Divine Techniques also has a very obvious drawback: while it’s in use, it seals off his own other Abilities.

And since Spirit Officer Manifestation only grants part of Wang Lingguan’s Divine Techniques, mainly concentrated in melee combat, if the enemy knows in advance and stays wary the whole time, its Power will be greatly reduced.

Thus this Skill is Zhang Zhengdao’s last trump card, kept strictly secret. Only when the enemy has racked their brains to break through his defenses, at the moment when their resources are most exhausted but their vigilance is at its lowest, can it unleash its greatest Power.

Just now, under Lilith’s pressure, he didn’t hesitate in the slightest to use this Talent of his. The opponent had forced a fight with him—it could be said this was the optimal window for this Talent to take effect!

Yet even so, he still lost. Even that all‑out strike of his still couldn’t block Lilith’s terrifying Power!

“Crack.”

The Mixed Yuan Taiji Diagram and the Myth Quality Gold baton snapped in two right before his eyes. A rare look of fear surfaced in Zhang Zhengdao’s gaze—this was the first time he clearly realized he might actually die here!

Should he run? Could he get away? If he left, what would happen to the others?

Zhang Zhengdao was not a hypocrite—but humans all cherish their own lives.

The Mixed Yuan Taiji Diagram and the Myth Quality Gold baton snapped in two right before his eyes. A rare look of fear surfaced in Zhang Zhengdao’s gaze—this was the first time he clearly realized he might actually die here!

Should he run? Could he get away? If he left, what would happen to the others?

Zhang Zhengdao was not a hypocrite—but humans all cherish their own lives.