Seeing Yang Tian completely engulfed by the energy shock wave, the rock let out a burst of laughter.
David and Alice stared in shock at Yang Tian’s direction as the spectacular energy exploded.
Before the battle, they had witnessed Yang Tian swallow energy in a way Peng Zhenyuan never could.
But now Loki, with a single move, immediately dispelled it.
This demonstrated Loki’s overwhelming power!
Could Yang Tian defeat such a powerful force?
Or was that blow alone enough to leave Yang Tian severely injured, perhaps... even dead?
Just as they were pondering this, a sudden burst of black flames tore through Loki’s shock wave and soared upward.
At that moment, a calm and cold expression appeared on Yang Tian’s face.
He stood unscathed, completely unharmed.
Because he was surrounded and shielded by the terrifying armor—the Flame Armor.
Protected by the Magic Flame Armor, Yang Tian said coldly, "I will never die under your power? It seems today is the beginning of Emperor’s reign."
As Loki watched Yang Tian emerge intact from his detonation of energy, Loki’s face darkened, especially upon noticing him encased in an extremely defensive black Flame Armor.
Although he claimed that ancient cultivators like Yang Tian were not his match because they were separated by status and power,
in truth, deep down he didn’t believe it completely!
He wasn’t Kate, who was killed by Yang Tian. He called himself the Evil God, but Loki was the true Evil God—a legendary figure in Norse Mythology.
He was a true deity who had lived for countless cycles and possessed immense power.
After millions of years, how could someone like him see someone like Yang Tian, a mere "ant," as anything significant?
To him, the previous blow should have been more than enough to crush Yang Tian!
Yet now, Yang Tian had unexpectedly emerged unscathed, immediately shaking Loki’s composure and prompting a sinister smile, "Haha! Boy, you’re impressive. It seems I should handle you myself."
"Oh? Then I hope your honor won’t be disappointed this time!"
Yang Tian responded nonchalantly.
Upon hearing this, Loki sneered at Yang Tian even further but was genuinely enraged as he raised his hand directly.
Seeing this, Yang Tian’s expression turned immediately serious!
Although Yang Tian spoke with casual ease, he was always fully attentive to Loki’s movements.
After all, Loki was the first to shatter the energy Yang Tian had consumed.
Even though Loki’s earlier attacks had reasons that Peng Zhenyuan could deduce, if Yang Tian hadn’t possessed a defensive Magic Flame Armor at that moment, he would have suffered enormous losses!
At this moment, as Loki raised both hands, Yang Tian immediately activated the maximum power of his Magic Flame Armor, clenched his fists, and prepared to strike.
The rock emanated a proud aura, while cracking sounds echoed from Loki’s hand.
"This... Is this God’s Thunder? My heavens!"
Seeing the faint blue light forming in Loki’s hand, Alice suddenly displayed an expression of sheer terror and couldn’t help but cover her mouth.
Upon witnessing this, David asked curiously, "What is God’s Thunder?"
"I... I’ve read about it in ancient texts. It’s said... it’s the Holy Thunder of the Divine Spirit, a punishment reserved for mortals who dare to challenge divine majesty! This lightning is so powerful that it’s virtually unstoppable..."
As she said this, Alice seemed overwhelmed by fear, choking on her words.
David urged her quickly, "What else? Speak up!"
"And... It’s said Odin himself used this Holy Thunder directly in Northern Europe. It caused the ancient Nordic lands to collapse entirely!" Alice explained, her strength seemingly evaporating.
David’s jaw dropped in shock.
Destroying the earth? What kind of power is this?
Had he not seen it with his own eyes, he would never have believed it!
But now that the legendary Evil God Loki stood before them, was anything truly impossible?
Who could guarantee this Holy Thunder wouldn’t be as terrifyingly powerful as Alice described? Could anyone resist it?
Naturally, Loki heard Alice’s words clearly.
Suspended coldly in midair, he gazed downward at Yang Tian and sneered, "A mere mortal challenging the dignity of the gods! The majesty of Emperor is untouchable; from ancient times to now, any affront to divine dignity shall be punished by Holy Thunder, striking you to ashes! Now, you, humble ant, will be fortunate enough to witness the Holy Thunder of God!"
As he spoke, the pale blue radiance in Loki’s hand grew stronger, until it coalesced into a thunderous dragon. His face turned increasingly contemptuous, scornful, and arrogant!
In this moment, as the legendary divine spirit, Loki revealed his true disposition—a god seeing humans as mere ants.
Even Yang Tian, an ancient cultivator, appeared to him as nothing more than a cricket-resembling ant daring to challenge Emperor’s status.
Such a person was destined to die.
This was the judgment of the Evil God Loki!
With a sneering expression, Loki slowly pressed his hand down, and in an instant, the pale blue lightning materialized into a Thunder Dragon. It dove directly at Yang Tian’s Magic Flame Armor.
The clash between the Thunder Dragon and the Magical Flame Armor lasted only briefly before the armor was shattered completely. The entire Thunder Dragon transformed into four thick bolts of lightning, enveloping Yang Tian entirely.
Then the entire hall, including the palace, began to collapse from the appearance of the lightning pillar. Many of the palace’s monstrous inhabitants were torn apart by the sudden impact.
Moments later, the palace in East Siberia was utterly annihilated by Loki’s explosive energy, leaving behind ruins!
In the moment the armor collapsed, Alice and David both thought this to themselves.
At this moment, the devastating destruction caused by the lightning pillar came into view. Both of them felt even more despair.
Clearly, Yang Tian was far stronger than either of them, countless times stronger!
But even such a highly powerful individual couldn’t withstand God’s Thunder, a force capable of shaking the very earth.
Faced with such power, Loki was utterly undefeatable to them.
They had merely chosen to stand alongside Yang Tian. Now that Yang Tian had been destroyed, how could they possibly survive?
But Loki didn’t dwell on their existence. To Loki, what mattered most was Yang Tianyuan’s immense life essence—Yang Tian’s Shou Yuan!
Gazing at Yang Tian being consumed by divine punishment, greed flickered in Loki’s eyes as he laughed, "Haha! This is the power of the divine. Who can resist it, mortal? But now, come forth, life essence! Allow me to merge your essence with mine, granting me another thousand years of longevity!"
With a single move, Loki converted the lighting pillar into a concentrated beam of light and began absorbing it into his palm.
But as he examined the beam’s colors, Loki’s expression froze.
Because the beam remained entirely blue, without a hint of green.
What did this mean? It meant he hadn’t absorbed even a trace of Yang Tian’s life essence.
What was happening here?
Could it be that the Holy Punishment Thunder was so devastatingly powerful that it directly obliterated Yang Tian, scattering and destroying his life essence in the process?
At that moment, a solemn voice rang out.
"Destroy Evil God—the third style, step above the heavens!"
Destroy Evil God—the third style, step above the heavens!
Yang Tian had now unleashed the third form from his nine-style magical repertoire, the pinnacle of magic attack power!
In Loki’s astonished gaze, he saw Yang Tian directly ascend from the sky.
Yang Tian... had emerged unharmed once again?