"Who do you think will win in the end?" asked the Variegated Tiger King, his brow furrowed in urgency as he watched the scene unfold in the sky.
"Honestly, I'm not entirely sure, but Lord Dragon God shouldn't lose," the Python King replied, his tongue flicking as he gazed into the distance.
"Regardless, you can all rest easy," Dai Xiaomei said after a moment's thought. "Lord Dragon God's strength is far beyond our comprehension."
"Even though the current situation doesn't look good for Lord Dragon God, that's only from our perspective."
"Lord Dragon God's power surpasses ours by so much that we truly can't gauge his true state."
Upon hearing this, everyone nodded involuntarily.
Though Dai Xiaomei's words had subtly belittled everyone present, they were undeniably true.
With their limited understanding, they could only perceive the most superficial aspects of the fight.
The actual situation remained a mystery.
"Lord Dragon God is injured!" a cry suddenly rang out.
Everyone quickly turned their heads, just in time to see Odin retreating rapidly after landing a successful blow.
At this moment.
Ao Yuan bore a wound, not large, but covered by a faint luminescence that prevented his natural healing.
"This… could it be that Lord Dragon God might not be able to defeat him?"
Just as a sense of worry began to grip the crowd, a faint tremor ran through the ground.
Everyone instinctively looked towards the source of the sound.
From afar, they saw a group of oddly shaped creatures, exuding a strange aura, rushing towards them.
They were described as strange because, while resembling humans, certain aspects of their bodies were vastly different from human anatomy.
Seeing these creatures, the worried frowns on the onlookers' faces eased slightly.
For they recognized these beings as the gene warriors developed by the United States.
The crowd could sense the formidable aura of the gene warrior leading the group, a power that rivaled that of the Tongling realm.
This sent a chill down their spines, realizing how terrifying American advancements in genetic research had become, capable of artificially creating a Tongling realm powerhouse.
"What's the situation?"
Upon their arrival, the leading gene warrior glanced at the battle raging in the sky and inquired.
His voice surprised the onlookers.
It didn't sound human at all, more like a mechanical tone.
Upon closer inspection, they noticed that various conduits and wires crisscrossed his body.
One of his eyes was lifelike, while the other was a mechanical construct.
Looking further, the gene warriors behind him also displayed varying degrees of technological integration.
While not overwhelming, it was certainly noticeable.
"Is this a fusion of technology and genes?"
This question arose in everyone's minds.
Despite their internal musings, Bai Feng, the human leading the group, stepped forward and replied, "It's hard to say whether it's good or bad right now."
"We can only say it's a back-and-forth."
"Back-and-forth…"
The leading gene warrior mechanically repeated the phrase, then raised his gaze, fixed on the figures in the sky. "When we were en route,"
"The Leader issued an order that we must ensure the safety of Great Xia's Guardian Divine Beasts."
"If a crisis arises, we will intervene."
As he spoke, a faint electronic voice chimed in.
[Target locked.]
[Power level: Unknown]
[Threat assessment: Dangerous, Dangerous, Extremely Dangerous]
[Please reset target, Target… locked!]
The crowd's hearts pounded at the words.
The phrases 'Dangerous, Dangerous, Extremely Dangerous' echoed in their minds.
This alone illustrated the immense power of Odin.
Looking at the gene warriors beside them, they felt an urge to dissuade them from rushing into certain death.
"His power is immense. With our current strength, we'd only be throwing our lives away!" Dai Xiaomei advised after some thought.
She wasn't sure why she felt compelled to say it. Perhaps it was because they were all from Planet Lan.
Or perhaps it was the realization that the chances of successfully helping Ao Yuan were minuscule, while the probability of losing their lives would be infinitely amplified.
"Dragon Envoy," the leading gene warrior turned his head, a grim smile flickering across his grimacing face.
Then, with remarkable composure, he said, "Please rest assured."
Dai Xiaomei wanted to say more.
But before she could utter another word, a mechanical electronic voice spoke again.
"Target fully locked."
"Programmed directive: Immediately deploy upon any danger to Great Xia's Guardian Divine Beasts."
"To protect Great Xia's Guardian Divine Beasts!"
Upon hearing this, the onlookers exchanged glances, and the scene fell into silence.
Their gazes collectively shifted to the figures of Ao Yuan and Odin suspended in the air.
The situation was now starkly clear.
All they could do was hope that Ao Yuan would emerge unscathed.
There was nothing else they could do.
Meanwhile.
Ao Yuan, having reverted to his true form, was locked in fierce combat with Odin.
They had been fighting for a short while.
But though the duration seemed brief, they had already exchanged over three hundred blows in this short span.
At this moment.
Ao Yuan bore the marks of battle. His scaled body displayed numerous scars, both long and short, from which blood constantly flowed.
Undoubtedly, these wounds were all inflicted by Odin.
While they might not appear devastating against Ao Yuan's colossal form, these injuries caused him untold pain.
Of course, over the course of these exchanges.
Odin had wounded Ao Yuan.
And Ao Yuan, as he should, had also inflicted damage upon Odin.
Simply put, even though Ao Yuan was now fighting Odin in his true form, the battle was far from easy; it remained a struggle.
Despite this, Ao Yuan showed no inclination to evade.
He knew that only one of them could survive.
There was no other possibility.
And although Ao Yuan was currently facing immense difficulty, he was confident that he would annihilate Odin!
He possessed that conviction!
With this thought, Ao Yuan's gaze drifted to the long spear below.
The spear was now dim, appearing unremarkable.
"Should be soon, right?" Ao Yuan muttered inwardly at the sight.
"When the time comes, even if Odin's power is great, only death awaits him!"
"Fortunately… his strength hasn't surpassed the Hua Shen realm, otherwise, it wouldn't be this easy for me to deal with him."
*Bang!*
At this precise moment, the intense battle between the two paused.
"Hahahaha! How much longer do you think you can last!"
Odin roared with laughter. Just as he was about to launch another assault on Ao Yuan.
Suddenly!
A sense of crisis washed over him.
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