The Heavenly Roc King was defeated, and it was a crushing defeat!
Many people stared at this scene in shock. They had not considered the possibility that the Battle Saint King would emerge victorious, but it should not have been like this.
Even if the Battle Saint King was sufficiently dazzling, sufficiently heaven-defying, and sufficiently invincible in the world, he should not have been this overwhelmingly dominant.
Because everything had happened far too quickly.
As powerful as the Heavenly Roc King was—having already transformed into a True King of the demon race within the Saint Treasury Realm—how mighty and invincible he should have been. In theory, with no other True King of the same realm present, he should have been undefeatable, even capable of suppressing other Immortal True Kings and striding forward with pride.
Yet it was precisely this Heavenly Roc King, who should have been invincible, who was utterly defeated by the Battle Saint King. A single Severing Heaven Finger sent him flying dozens of miles, covered in blood, resulting in a direct and miserable defeat.
Too domineering. Too invincible.
It left people without even a sliver of hope.
The world fell into a deathly silence. No one spoke; everyone was in a state of shock, so quiet you could hear a pin drop.
Even the higher-ups of the Dragon Phoenix Academy and those truly powerful great bandits of the Plunder Heaven Plains all fell silent, not uttering a word as they watched this scene, their eyes filled with an indescribable astonishment.
However, all the True Kings—the Yuan Yao Divine King, the Sun God, the Primordial Demon God, the Void Divine King, and others—understood that the Battle Saint King was the truly invincible one. Just as he had said, the Heavenly Roc King was a True King, but he himself was the most unrivaled Supreme One!
No matter how powerful a True King might be, they were no match for a Supreme One, for one was of the ninth heaven, while the other was of the Tenth Heaven.
Even though the Heavenly Roc King was a Saint Realm True King, the Battle Saint King, having unleashed the Battle God Seal, was a Saint Realm Supreme One!
Under the gaze of all, the Battle Saint King had completely forged an invincible divine bearing. From this moment on, he would be truly and utterly unrivaled.
The Battle Saint King stood within a profound Dao Realm, and having executed the Battle God Seal, he underwent Extreme Sublimation, completely becoming the invincible Supreme One of the Saint Treasury Realm. The Ten Heavens divine nature halo manifested behind him, flowing with the most resplendent divine radiance.
He stood like the Emperors and Sovereigns of myth, receiving worship from all directions, the master of all heavens. The supreme Dao might slowly spread out—who could contend with him? Who could stand against him?
Everyone had to look up at the Battle Saint King at this moment. Each of the True Kings felt an unparalleled pressure, for a truly great and perfect invincible Supreme One stood before the path of the Human Sovereign, the most fearsome adversary in the world.
In the future, anyone who wished to ascend to the throne of the Human Sovereign would have to pass through his barrier.
No one could face such an invincible Battle Saint King with composure.
Not the Sun God, not the Yuan Yao Divine King or the Primordial Demon God, not even the descendants of Supreme Ones present here.
"Do you wish to continue?"
The Battle Saint King spoke, looking toward the Heavenly Roc King dozens of miles away, covered in wounds and in a sorry state. His tone was calm, even his gaze appeared gentle.
Yet all of this made people feel the Battle Saint King's invincibility, as if he were looking down from a commanding height upon a defeated foe.
"Hahaha..."
The Heavenly Roc King threw his head back and laughed heartily, though it appeared filled with sorrow and helplessness. Blood trickled from the corner of his mouth, and an air of finality enveloped him.
The Heavenly Roc King was defeated, utterly and completely. It was an unprecedented great defeat, something he had never experienced since birth.
Because in this battle, he saw no hope of victory, not a single chance of success. Even if he returned to his peak condition, the outcome would not change. The Battle Saint King would still defeat him in the most domineering manner.
The Battle Saint King was too powerful, too invincible. A Tenth Heaven Forbidden Supreme One could not be opposed by force. Even a True King who had achieved the Saint Treasury Realm would be suppressed, so utterly weak as to be not worth a single blow.
Despite the endless unwillingness in his heart, it was useless. Having reached this point, the Heavenly Roc King had truly and completely come to understand the Battle Saint King's peerless, unrivaled divine bearing. Even a True King could not contend with him, unless they were also a Tenth Heaven Supreme One.
The figure of the Battle Saint King was like an insurmountably high divine peak pressing down on his heart, a weight that would likely remain unmoved for his entire lifetime.
From birth until now, he had never experienced such a despairing battle against a peer, one that left him feeling powerless.
At this moment, he was utterly disheartened. He did not wish to say anything more, his expression lifeless, even wishing for death.
In the distant sky, several powerful figures from the Dragon Phoenix Academy stood, their forms blurred yet immensely strong. They sighed helplessly in secret: "The Heavenly Roc King has suffered too great a blow. Since birth, he has always pushed forward with a domineering attitude. Even when encountering those pinnacle True Kings, he remained fearless, at least able to contend and resist."
"But today, facing a Forbidden Supreme One like the Battle Saint King, who also stands within the Dao Realm and employs a profound enhancement secret technique to stand alongside the Heavenly Roc King in the Saint Treasury Realm—that form of the Battle Saint King is fundamentally impossible to oppose by force. This is a massive blow to the Heavenly Roc King."
Everyone could sense how severe the blow was to the Heavenly Roc King's heart at this moment—unprecedented, to the point that his martial will was about to dim.
"A pity. The Heavenly Roc King ultimately achieved True Kinghood not long ago. The bloodline within him has fully awakened, and permanently so, allowing him to become a generation's Demon God. Moreover, he is in the Saint Treasury Realm, with limitless future prospects. Yet, immediately upon achieving this, he encountered such a severe blow. This is a tremendous impact on his Dao heart," another powerful figure from the Dragon Phoenix Academy also sighed softly.
"Regardless, the Heavenly Roc King is ultimately a young genius with boundless potential. Although intervening in the competition on the Human Sovereign's path like this is somewhat inappropriate, we cannot abandon such a demon race genius," another elder of the Dragon Phoenix Academy spoke up, determined to protect the Heavenly Roc King.
The Heavenly Roc King struggled to his feet, filled with the bitterness of finality: "I am defeated."
These words seemed to possess a strange magic, shocking everyone.
Although everyone could see this outcome, having such a proud figure as the Heavenly Roc King personally admit it was even more painful than killing him.
Each True King felt complex emotions, difficult to put into words.
The battle before them was like a microcosm of the future struggle for supremacy on the Human Sovereign's path, a reflection of each individual. In the future, all those with aspirations for the Human Sovereign's throne would ultimately encounter such a battle. It was just that the Heavenly Roc King and the Battle Saint King had fought ahead of time.
Perhaps in the near future, they would all ultimately meet, engaging in a life-and-death battle filled with fervor.
Perhaps they would emerge victorious, proving their invincible bearing. Or perhaps they would suffer defeat like the Heavenly Roc King, serving as a warning to them.
In the distance, Zhao Wudao and the other three Kings, leading a group of young geniuses, all had faces ashen with despair. If even the Heavenly Roc King was defeated, how could they fare any better?
The Heavenly Roc King's figure was one of finality, his clothes in tatters, though he made no effort to repair them. His eyes appeared dim as he turned and strode away.
"Heavenly Roc King, you are leaving, but when did I say you could go?" The Battle Saint King spoke, his gaze suddenly blazing many times brighter, as if capable of shattering heaven and earth.
With these words, the crowd was shocked. Was the Battle Saint King not letting the Heavenly Roc King leave?