The giant tilted his head slightly, casting a displeased glance at the murmuring alien demigods. He noted their voices, intending to discipline them later when he was free.
He took a gentle step forward, his body growing proportionally. After taking thousands of steps, he had grown tens of thousands of meters tall, becoming a colossus exceeding ten thousand meters.
The alien demigods fell silent in astonishment. The giant had previously suppressed his aura, but now he unleashed the full radiance of his power. As this light swept over them, they finally grasped the true extent of his might.
"This... this..."
"What terrifying presence, this power has surpassed demigods!"
"I remember now, he is Lin Yu's combined avatar!"
"Rumor has it he killed two demigods of the Divine Eye race with a single move. It seems true, we were simply ignorant."
"No! He's grown even stronger, more powerful than before!"
"Oh no, will he hold a grudge for what we just said?"
"I was wrong, I apologize!"
"..."
Their instincts couldn't deceive them. Gazing at the giant's awe-inspiring physique, they no longer dared to mock him. Hiding within their base, they watched him from afar, too scared to even breathe. They were filled with regret, loathing themselves for the words they had spoken.
At this moment, the giant finally reached the spatial gate. Standing over ten thousand meters tall, the gate only reached his knees. He looked down, his lips parting slightly. "The time is not right, you shouldn't have come now! Let me destroy it!"
His words, "the time is not right," caused many to pause. They couldn't help but recall their recent feelings: Earth was on the cusp of a monumental change, a transformation that seemed comparable to what happened three hundred years ago. Could it be that in the near future, Earth would be able to accommodate deities?
This thought sent a shiver of apprehension through them. What would become of them if deities were to enter? This concerned the lives and honor of everyone, and no one could afford to be indifferent.
Suddenly, the spatial gate creaked open a sliver. A colossal vertical eye appeared before everyone's gaze.
"I am the Wind God Dragon! The deity of this realm! Human, what is your intention in repeatedly obstructing my race's entry to Earth?"
The Wind God Dragon was furious. Their previous invasion of Earth had failed due to underestimation. This time, they were fully prepared, and it believed that with the spatial gate opened, victory was assured. However, the giant before it was not weak, radiating a dangerous aura that prevented it from attacking immediately.
The giant lowered his head, meeting the Wind God Dragon's eye. "Your race seeks to annihilate mine, and you forbid us from resisting? What logic is this?"
The giant's retort drew a booming laugh from the Wind God Dragon. "The strong prey on the weak, this is an eternal truth of heaven and earth. You are strong, I am weak, why resist?"
To the beast races, the law of the jungle was the ultimate truth. But to humanity, defying fate and resisting injustice was the driving force of their progress. These divergent civilizational philosophies naturally led to conflicting viewpoints.
The giant sneered, "Your race is too savage! Our paths diverge, there is nothing left to discuss!"
With that, the giant raised his axe and brought it down. The Wind God Dragon roared in rage, extending a claw to crush the giant. Unfortunately, Earth's laws did not permit deities, and the giant's power was formidable. The axe strike wounded the Wind God Dragon's claw.
In pain and fury, the Wind God Dragon bellowed, "Human, you will pay a bloody price for what you have done today!"
The giant frowned, his axe relentless, striking the spatial gate blow after blow. "Our two races have a deep-seated animosity. This is not the time for your appearance. Shatter!"
The spatial gate groaned under the assault, emitting a cracking sound.
In the distance, Lin Yu hid in a secluded spot, secretly communicating with his avatar. Ever since he had destroyed the alien beasts' spatial gate last time, his avatar had lost contact with him. Now, with the spatial gate reopened, he could finally reconnect. Threads of profound power spanned across the gate...
In the Wind God Dragon Realm, on Dragon Eel Island!
A thunder dragon, entirely azure and wreathed in crackling lightning, hovered above a high mountain, basking in the torrential rain as it awaited the descent of heavenly thunder. Below, tens of thousands of dragon eels of various ranks waited for this moment.
Long Lei, considered a genius among them, had been experiencing increasingly profound insights in recent days. He had broken through two realms in a single day, ascending directly from eighth rank to the demigod realm. Moreover, his aura continued to grow.
Long Qinglan, the patriarch of the dragon eel tribe, looked at Long Lei with immense satisfaction. "Long Lei, after months of stagnation, you've finally made a monumental breakthrough. Truly worthy of being called a genius!"
Those around him echoed their praise. After their defeat in the Ruin War, they had faced punishment. Long Qinglan himself had been severely reprimanded by the tribe's demigod grand elders. However, Long Lei had since displayed power far exceeding that of other dragon eels. Within the same tier, no dragon eel could match him. Thus, the dragon eels believed Long Lei was destined to become the next generation's demigod. Yet, months had passed with no change in his cultivation. The upper echelons were beginning to lose hope in nurturing him, but today, he had broken through two realms, reaching the demigod realm, on par with the grand elders.
It was unbelievable! Incredible! This was followed by overwhelming joy as they saw the possibility of him becoming a deity. Not only had Long Lei reached the demigod realm, but his aura was far more potent than that of a typical demigod. The demigod grand elders of the tribe looked at Long Lei with lingering fear.
"He is too strong, at least ten times stronger than this old one!"
Another demigod shook his head, "No! At least twenty times stronger."
The other demigods, with looks of confusion, muttered to themselves, "Why is he so strong?"
"This is genius!" the demigods answered in unison.
At this moment, only Long Lei knew that since the spatial gate had appeared and Lin Yu had returned to Earth, he had been connected to his main body. Furthermore, his main body had maintained its power synchronization, allowing him, the avatar, to instantly match the main body's strength. He was inwardly astonished. In just a few months, his main body had reached the demigod realm, possessing a foundation tens of times deeper than that of his peers. He estimated that with his main body's current strength, the combined avatar could likely contend with deities. He couldn't help but sigh. He hadn't been idle these past few months either, traveling extensively through various tribes and gathering a vast amount of cultivation techniques to send to his main body. Now that the opportunity had finally arrived, he was about to initiate contact with his main body when a familiar voice echoed in his mind, filling him with delight.
"How have you been lately?"
"Main body, I am well, better than ever!"
"Good, time is limited now. I must destroy the spatial gate first, so let's be brief."