Chapter 402: The Ruthless Asura, The Opportunity to Ascend as a Creator God
"So impatient?"
Seeing Gu Yue take the initiative to attack, Han Li naturally wouldn't just stand there.
With just a simple exchange of glances, he understood her intentions. Since she was so confident, there was no way he would lag behind.
"Starting with an ultimate move is the only way to guarantee victory."
"Fate Chains."
Almost at the very moment Gu Yue charged forward, the tenth soul ring that had just formed from Han Li's divine ascension lit up.
Without any divine power fluctuations, without any visible trajectory, a golden chain appeared out of nowhere, linking Asura, Evil, and Kindness together.
This soul ring, formed from the power of fate, had an extremely straightforward and overpowered ability it linked the destinies of those Han Li selected, using the weakest among them as the baseline, directly weakening all three.
And conveniently enough, Asura had lost his divine position. His domain and laws were completely suppressed by Han Li, meaning Evil and Kindness suffered immensely.
The moment the golden chain bound them, the auras of Evil and Kindness plummeted to Asura's level, drastically weakening them. While they could still use their Supreme Laws and domains, any weakening in battle was fatal.
Of course, Han Li wasn't without cost just activating this one skill burned through over a third of his divine power.
But to him, that was nothing. His divine core was already fused with Douluo Star with the absorption rate of an evolving planet, his divine power recovered rapidly. Within mere breaths, his energy was regenerating, and before a minute passed, he'd be back at full strength.
Moreover, because of his unique divine core, his divine power, divine consciousness, and divine body all recovered at the same rate. Simply put as long as he wasn't instantly obliterated, no one here could outlast him.
"Rule Clones."
Just weakening them wasn't enough. Han Li never underestimated his enemies especially when they were this world's top combatants.
While his opponents were struggling under the debuff, Han Li activated his eighth soul ring, summoning two humanoid clones radiating strong draconic auras.
Before ascending, this eighth soul skill had been borderline useless. But now that he had undergone a full tier leap, the laws had completely transformed it.
When Han Li ascended, he specifically used Two Yi Blades to absorb Asura's power and Rakshasa's power. Thus, aside from its natural Ice and Fire Laws, the Fire Blade inherited Asura's power, while the Ice Blade inherited Rakshasa's power.
Now, his eighth soul skill Rule Clones created two pseudo divine kings. While they lacked divine positions and divine cores, their combat strength was still terrifying. Though they required some level of control, they were the perfect allies.
"Fighting five against two? That's unfair."
"Now it's four against five. That's much better, don't you think?"
Han Li grinned at the three weakened deities, flashing his white teeth in a way that made them shiver.
Without any need for additional commands, the two clones instantly charged forward at high speed.
Each wielded a blade identical to Han Li's Two Yi Blades, one ice and one fire, both wrapped in Asura's and Rakshasa's power. Around them, small scale Asura and Rakshasa domains flickered.
Hmm. A bit unfortunate.
The clones were melee oriented.
But honestly, that was just perfect for Han Li.
Watching the Rule Clones tanking attacks and pressing forward, Han Li calmly pulled back his bowstring. As a marksman, he had no reason to rush into the melee.
Above him, the rest of his soul rings flared to life.
Second Soul Skill: A piercing Soul Breaking Arrow, enhanced with Space and Wind Laws.
Third Soul Skill: A Speed Gravity Arrow, a fusion of Wind and Earth Laws.
Fifth Soul Skill: Fate's Fifth Symphony.
One by one, arrows formed, each imbued with different laws, before raining down upon the battlefield, perfectly synchronizing with his clones' attacks.
For a moment, the battlefield reached a deadlock.
No Han Li's side was clearly gaining the upper hand.
Because within Han Li's domain, his opponents' divine power consumption was enormous.
Meanwhile, on Gu Yue's side, her boosted domain state and Silver Dragon Spear's power made her stronger the longer she fought. Alone, she was dominating both Life and Destruction, leaving them miserable.
And on Han Li's battlefield?
Asura, Evil, and Kindness couldn't afford to use large scale skills because Fate Chains was still active.
The moment one of them used a high consumption attack, the other two would instantly lose the same amount of divine power.
Inexplicably, their energy kept evaporating.
Even though they were only facing two clones, they were already struggling immensely.
Asura's face turned a deep shade of blue with rage. Under Han Li's precise control, the two Rule Clones gave him special "care," bombarding him relentlessly. Whether it was the same origin law suppression or the counteracting laws, any attack he took felt excruciatingly difficult to withstand and that was without even factoring in the added power of Ice and Fire Laws.
He could clearly feel the frustration emanating from Evil and Kindness behind him, yet most of Han Li's attacks were aimed at him. What was he supposed to do? Just let himself get hit?
"This isn't working. His divine power is recovering too quickly he's going to drain us to death."
With a sudden surge of divine energy, the Asura Demon Sword erupted with power, momentarily forcing the two Rule Clones back. Asura turned to Evil and Kindness.
"Do you have a plan?"
Evil shattered Han Li's incoming arrows, leaving the rest of the defense to Kindness, before responding with clear frustration.
He was incredibly aggrieved since the battle started, they hadn't dared to use their super artifacts. They feared that instead of harming Han Li, they'd end up dragging themselves into an even worse position.
"I'll go all out temporarily to block his clones. You two try escaping his domain see if we can sever our connection."
"And if that fails, we disable the God Realm's outer defenses, let every god join the fight, and send a small squad into Douluo Star to wreak havoc."
"At this point, we can't afford to worry about the energy loss. If we keep dragging this out, we'll be the ones who die."
A ruthless glint flashed in Asura's eyes. Han Li's strength had far exceeded their expectations they had originally planned to keep the other gods out of this battle, but that was no longer an option.
"Disable the barrier? Do you even understand what you're saying? Even if it's just for a moment, we'd lose at least ten thousand years' worth of accumulated energy!"
"Besides, aside from a few high tier gods, most of them can't even withstand a single strike from Han Li! Do you want to see the God Realm destroyed?"
Evil's face darkened. As one of the guardians of the God Realm, he had been entrusted with its safety by the Creator Gods. He had never taken this duty lightly.
"What good is all that stored energy? At most, it slightly expands the God Realm it won't bring any fundamental change!"
"How long has it been since our power has improved?"
"Look at him! How long has he even been cultivating?"
"Forget whether we can win if we keep dragging this out even if we do, do you really think we'll be able to take Douluo Star from him?"
Asura pointed at Han Li, who was still casually drawing his bow, completely unfazed.
"If we let him keep growing, then give it a little more time, and he'll be able to take all of us down alone. He won't even need help."
"If another being stronger than the Dragon God appears, do you think we'll be able to stop them?"
"Expanding the God Realm means nothing if we can't cultivate gods strong enough to rival us. Instead of hoarding our resources, we should gamble on this battle!"
"As long as we survive, the God Realm won't perish. If we conquer Douluo Star, we might even surpass our limits."
"It's either us or them. Think about it carefully."
After speaking, Asura no longer paid Evil any attention, flashing forward to block Han Li's attacks alongside Kindness.
Evil stood frozen, contemplating deeply.
After a long silence, he took a deep breath, as if coming to a decision.
Then, he charged forward, blocking Han Li's arrows while simultaneously communicating with Kindness via divine sense.
Only if Kindness agreed could they, together, break the barrier shielding the God Realm.
On the Other Side
Han Li watched the three gods' movements, the corners of his lips curling into a smirk.
Just now, he had sensed a disturbance in the Fate Laws.
He hadn't immediately tried to kill them not because he didn't want to, but because he was waiting.
When he ascended to Divine King, the Fate Laws had given him a prophecy but until this very moment, even after engaging in battle, the opportunity to ascend as a Creator God had never appeared.
So he had endured. Waited.
And just now, when Asura and Evil started scheming together, he finally felt the ripples of fate.
"Asura... it seems like you really are my lucky charm!"
Han Li chuckled inwardly and increased his assault. He didn't know exactly what the trigger was, but weakening his enemies further was never a bad idea.
"Oi, Asura old dog! Take another shot from me!"
"Fate's Fifth Symphony" activated once again.
Unlike before, this golden arrow was now coated in deep purple Destruction Energy, crackling like lightning as it pierced through space, racing toward Asura.
"Fck!"*
Asura cursed internally, but had no choice but to burn an extra 30% of his divine power to forcefully block it using Asura's Supreme Law.
He didn't dare use any secondary laws even he himself wasn't confident he could block Han Li's attack unscathed.
At this crucial moment, he absolutely couldn't afford to get injured.
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