My Wife Turns Out to be an Empress of the Dynasty

As the two engaged in battle, the residual force shattered the formations and tore apart the space around them.

Cracks in space appeared, releasing chaotic currents that quickly formed a storm, completely enveloping the battlefield. The Temple of Destiny, built over tens of thousands of years, collapsed in the turbulent flow, while countless bodies scattered into the chaos, likely lost forever.

Boom! Crack!

At this moment, even Divine Son Arthur's divine prison could not withstand such intense bombardment and began to crack. Countless chaotic currents flowed out from the fissures, spreading into the starry realm within the Temple of Destiny, causing that entire starry expanse to collapse.

In the instant the divine prison crumbled, Divine Son Arthur ignited it, transforming countless flames into sharp swords that shot toward Gu Lan.

Faced with such an attack, Gu Lan could withstand it using the merit power within the Merit Golden Robe, but that would consume too much energy.

His realm was not on par with Arthur's, so he naturally would not choose to expend energy in such a way. The merit power was hard-earned; he didn't want to waste it.

Gu Lan performed the Sword Control Technique, bringing the Hongmeng Sword before him, and summoned three emperor-tier swords along with other flying swords, arranging them in formation.

With the four swords as the core and the others as support, he formed the Exterminating Immortal Sword Array. He formed seals with both hands and chanted incantations, causing countless flying swords to resonate, with Sword Intent soaring into the sky.

Gu Lan directly unleashed the Exterminating Immortal Sword Array to counter Divine Son Arthur's divine abilities. Although only the Hongmeng Sword was of the highest quality, the sword array he was currently executing with all his might was equally formidable, brimming with lethal intent that sent chills down the spine.

Attack was the best form of defense.

Having learned from past encounters, Divine Son Arthur dared not receive this blow head-on. He chose to dodge, which meant he could not unleash his full divine power.

Under the near-infinite slaughtering sword energy, the boundless divine flames within the divine prison were extinguished.

With the situation reversed, Gu Lan naturally would not miss the opportunity. He unleashed three more strikes, and the countless flying swords in the sword array instantly cracked, crumbling into powder and forming powerful, terrifying sword energy.

While Gu Lan was reluctant to expend merit power, he felt no remorse in using the emperor-tier flying swords as he saw fit.

"No wonder you have such abilities; it turns out you have a rich background supporting you!"

The cold, ruthless golden pupils of Divine Son Arthur appeared even more sinister, akin to a snake slithering from the darkness, quietly observing its prey.

This was his true nature.

The idea that the divine loved the world was merely a deception to fool others.

"The Lanyan Royal School is certainly no ordinary Earthly Realm power. This person has connections with the remnants of the Temple of Destiny and Snow Clan; I fear he's part of the machinations left by that old fellow of the Snow Clan before he passed!"

"Moreover, the Human Clan Confucian's Destiny is also linked to him, along with the aura of the True Dragon Clan… he absolutely cannot be left alive!"

The coldness in Arthur's eyes almost solidified as his thoughts churned, his hand never pausing.

The divine prison had collapsed, ruining the effort he'd spent a millennium cultivating, yet he felt no sorrow.

If the Worlds-Cleaning Plan could be easily completed, his great ambitions would be far too dull.

It was precisely because of the existence of someone like Gu Lan that the process of conquering and reshaping this world became more interesting.

"Divine Transformation Tree, manifest your divine powers!"

Divine Son Arthur sheathed his sword, and the great golden eye of illumination on his forehead shone again, summoning a tree entirely bathed in golden light.

This tree not only brimmed with the origin power of light but also contained boundless vitality and transformative power.

"Supreme Treasure of Merits!"

Upon seeing the divine tree, Gu Lan's expression tightened.

In the place where the world was born, a Supreme Treasure of Merits would emerge.

The Immortal Realm's Nine Heavens corresponded to nine Supreme Treasures of Merits, with Cloud Clan's Supreme Treasure of Merits being the Banana Fan. Gu Lan had seen it and knew it had formidable destructive power, such that even he did not dare to confront its edge directly.

However, to utilize the true power of a Supreme Treasure of Merits, one needed to pay a significant price, which is why Gu Lan never considered borrowing Cloud Clan's Banana Fan.

The divine tree in front of Arthur was clearly the Supreme Treasure of Merits belonging to the Bright Clan, primarily embodying the light attribute.

After defeating the Fire Clan and Thunder Clan, the Bright Clan should also possess the Supreme Treasures of Merits from those two factions but did not dare to use them, likely fearing backlash.

Seeing Arthur summon his ultimate move, Gu Lan was not polite. The Azure Lotus of Merits glowed and appeared before him.

"This item is… Azure Lotus of Merits!"

"I never expected that after I worked hard to bring about the collapse of the Tian Dao of the Zhongtian World, the Azure Lotus of Merits would go missing and instead end up in your hands!"

Arthur's eyes erupted with terrifying killing intent.

At that moment, he finally understood why Gu Lan could possess such power.

The Azure Lotus of Merits was the most auxiliary Supreme Treasure of Merits, capable of significantly aiding in cultivating strength and comprehending the Dao.

"Be exterminated!"

Arthur roared, and the divine tree before him erupted with countless divine lights, easily blocking the three strands of sword light aimed at him.

At the same time, he was absorbing the power from the divine tree. The gaping hole in his divine body, previously created by Gu Lan, began to visibly shrink until it disappeared entirely.

His power restored to its peak, his aura reached its zenith.

At this moment, Arthur was like a war god, like the god of light!

He once again grasped his battle sword and directly obliterated the three sword lights in front of the divine tree.

Then, with an invincible stance, he ruthlessly descended before Gu Lan.

"Gu Lan, tell me how I should kill you!"

"Hahaha!"

Arthur laughed loudly, exuding an aura of arrogance that felt entirely justified given his current state.

When a clever person possesses absolute power, they will instinctively use the most direct means.

Would a giant employ cunning schemes against an ant?

Just stepping on it would suffice!

Arthur gave Gu Lan no chance to respond, bringing down his battle sword with ferocity.

However, what he did not expect was that Gu Lan, who had just summoned the Azure Lotus of Merits, showed no reaction at all, simply watching as his sword descended.

As the battle sword fell, the storm of space was cleaved open, and the earth bore a bottomless abyss.

Seeing this, Divine Son Arthur displayed no joy in his eyes.

"He escaped using time-space power!"

"He actually eluded my gaze; it must have been concealed by the Azure Lotus of Merits. What a clever tactic!"

He quickly pieced together the sequence of events and, with his great eye of illumination shining, instantly locked onto a fissure in space.

"Escape?"

"Can you escape?"

"Even if I have to chase you beyond the Six Realms, I will surely kill you!"

With a flash, Arthur instantly reached the fissure, tearing apart the space behind him in a most violent manner as he pursued.