Book 21, The Peak – Chapter 22, Trump Card

Linley had acquired the blood essences of the Four Divine Beasts. Although he hadn’t been able to develop the fused supreme innate divine ability of the four ancestors, he had used part of the blood essence of the Azure Dragon to further strengthen his body. Linley discovered…that his body was clearly too powerful. Even after he used a portion of the blood essence of the Azure Dragon, his body had reached a certain limit, beyond which it didn’t strengthen significantly more.

His body was no weaker than a Sovereign artifact, and the tip of his draconic tail was in fact superior.

And thus ‘stab’ with the tail that contained the Laws of the Earth was something which Sovereign artifacts definitely could not withstand.

“Terrible.” Augusta’s face changed. He needed to use his Overgod weapon to block Linley’s Overgod weapon, and so, in that instant, his only reaction was…

To cover up with his arm!

Augusta’s arm swung up like a soft whip in a very simple, snapping motion.

“Whap!” His arm snapped out extremely fast, and in the last moment, Augusta actually managed to strike against the side of the tip of Linley’s draconic tail with the palm of his hands. But under Linley’s control, the draconic tail twisted and pierced towards Augusta’s palm!

“Bang!”

A white, armor-like membrane layer covered Augusta’s palm; clearly,...