The West had gods, while the East also had Shinto.
Gu Nan had naturally learned about the power system in the Myriad Heavens Universe. He knew that Eastern Shinto was completely different from the system of gods in his memory.
Although both cultivation paths drew support from the power of faith and even seemed like they had the same ultimate goal, there was a great difference between them, especially before Tier 5.
Gods only became gods after Tier 5, while Shinto users could use the power of faith from the very beginning!
An inexplicably imposing aura began to emerge, gradually enveloping Duanmu Nianlan. Not even the law nullification attribute could break through it instantly.
The law nullification attribute wasn't invincible. A special type of existence like the power of faith could weaken its nullification power.
And this small delay was enough to make a difference in a fight.
The power of law nullification failed to nullify all of Duanmu Nianlan's strength, and her fist, which shone a lustrous radiance, slammed into Gu Nan's fist.
Crack!
Crack!
Two cracks rang out at the same time. Gu Nan took a step back. His hand bones had already been smashed to pieces, while a huge crack also appeared on the divine avatar behind the other party.
Duan Nianlan's expression was serious as she said in a low voice, "As long as faith isn't extinguished, my Shinto golden body can repair itself. You, however…"
Bam!
Gu Nan smashed his fist down onto Duanmu Nianlan's shoulder. Thus, the godly avatar behind Duanmu Nianlan continued to crack, and Gu Nan's hand bones also had no chance to heal.
"You…" Duanmu Nianlan glowered at him. She could only watch as afterimages flew up and down and punches continuously rained down onto her body.
At Gu Nan's current level, the mortal world's martial arts and fighting techniques were nothing more than jokes.
A Tier 4 Evil God physique, coupled with his agility route, made his speed so fast that the enemy couldn't even respond. Enemies simply couldn't avoid his attacks.
In just the blink of an eye, Gu Nan had thrown three hundred and ninety-two consecutive punches, pulverizing the divine avatar into smithereens. Duanmu Nianlan, on the other hand, already had a bloody nose and a swollen face, and her body was full of bloody holes from the enormous strength contained in the punches.
Both of Gu Nan's hands were also a bleeding mess, and their original shapes couldn't even be seen anymore. They resembled two lumps of flesh.
But Gu Nan's hands were rapidly recovering, while the shattered godly avatar wasn't so lucky.
Duan Nianlan didn't have a chance to speak at all before Gu Nan smashed her heart apart with another punch.
"The first one," Gu Nan counted expressionlessly while the power of shadows spilled down. The law of resurrection activated once again, trying to turn her into a shadow servant.
To his surprise, he actually failed this time…
"Resurrection can actually fail?" Gu Nan couldn't help raising an eyebrow. This was the first time he'd heard of such a thing, but the motionless corpse in front of him proved this wasn't a joke.
'Is it because she was too strong, or is it because of Shinto?' Gu Nan guessed in his heart, but his intuition told him that he'd overlooked something.
...
Duanmu Sen suddenly opened his eyes near the lab, and a terrifying aura immediately surged up, making even the air rumble.
"Your Excellency Duanmu?" Wang He and Zhou Xiaojing's figures instantly appeared, inquiring with bewilderment.
Their immediate appearance wasn't because they were prepared in advance. Rather, Duanmu Sen's sudden explosion was so astonishing that it was impossible for people not to notice.
"Someone… killed Nianlan." Duanmu Sen's eyes were red and his tone was full of incredible killing intent, but there was still no expression on his face.
"What?!" Wang He and Zhou Xiaojing's eyes almost popped out of their sockets. A distinguished Void Cutter existence died right under their noses just like that?
It wasn't surprising that the enemy was strong. What was truly terrifying was that the other party could kill Duanmu Nianlan so quietly, without alerting them at all…
'Doesn't this mean that the other party can secretly kill us as well?'
But soon, they no longer had to worry about that, because a shadow had already emerged from behind Zhou Xiaojing. It seemed that their enemy didn't intend to kill them quietly. Rather, he planned to kill them openly.
Gu Nan, who was in assassination mode, didn't use the power of law nullification—that would force him out of Latent Shadow's concealment and force him to reveal himself.
A sword of shadow appeared silently, and the law of substitution took effect again. The infinitely-superimposed images of Gu Nan stabbed their swords out, all of them hitting Zhou Xiaojing right in the neck.
Gu Nan's memory had always been quite good. He remembered his first fight against Zhou Xiaojing very clearly.
This person obviously had a law related to space and must be dealt with early, or else there would be many problems in the subsequent battle.
The law of shadows was truly too suitable for assassination, and Gu Nan himself also played as an assassin before, so Zhou Xiaojing didn't even get to make a sound before his entire body collapsed to the ground.
When faced with Gu Nan, Void Cutter experts didn't seem any harder to kill than ordinary people.
However, there was one thing Void Cutter cultivators were definitely better at than ordinary people—they would never hesitate in the face of death.
Wang He and Duanmu Sen attacked almost simultaneously, and a blade and a punch instantly arrived in front of Gu Nan.
At the same time, Wang He was still shouting, "Gu Nan, you dare go against Starry Ocean Pavilion? The entire Heaven and Earth Star will be implicated by your decision. Have you thought it over?!"
But Gu Nan just sneered. As for how powerful Starry Ocean Pavilion was… Sorry, he only trusted Wu Gui, living proof that it was possible to oppose Starry Ocean Pavilion and survive.
What's more, from the moment he refined Duanmu Yin into a shadow servant, it was impossible for Gu Nan to reconcile with them. The only path left was to beat Starry Ocean Pavilion into submission.
Looking up, he saw that Wang He and Duanmu Sen's attacks were right in front of his eyes.
Wang He's blade looked like a seemingly ordinary dagger, just like a roadside warrior's dagger, but Gu Nan could sense a strange energy from it.
This was a blade capable of directly cutting the enemy's soul. Once cut by it, his physical body wouldn't be the only injury.
Duanmu Sen's punch, on the other hand, was almost the same as his daughter's. It was overwhelming and heavy… No! Even more overwhelming! Even heavier!
A Shinto user's golden body really was extraordinary. After being condensed to the extreme, there was almost nothing it couldn't break. Its biggest flaw was that it was too difficult to cultivate.
But for an old monster like Duanmu Sen who had lived for countless years and enjoyed innumerable resources from Starry Ocean Pavilion, he had no shortage of time or resources!
But still, not even these attacks could threaten Gu Nan.
No matter how powerful the attack was, it would only be effective if it landed. This wasn't a turn-based game where you could hit someone just by using a skill!
Gu Nan disappeared instantly with Blink, his figure reappearing behind Wang He. The law nullification attribute directly nullified the laws surrounding the latter's body.
"What kind of power is this…" Wang He was even more miserable than Zhou Xiaojing. He died under a completely unknown power.
Moreover, after losing the protective laws around his body, his body simply couldn't endure Gu Nan's punch, and he was directly pulverized by this punch.
Flesh and bones were sent flying, and he didn't even have an intact corpse—while the power of laws can be condensed and concise, the power from one's physical body was bound to be explosive.
Gu Nan, on the other hand, stood motionless in the same spot. The power of shadows began to spread out, and two shadow servants started to rise up from Zhou Xiaojing and Wang He's corpses.
Oh right, Wang He didn't even have a corpse anymore. It was more appropriate to say the shadow servant crawled out of a pile of mangled flesh and blood.
"It's not because of strength. Then it really is because of Shinto?" Gu Nan looked at the two completely normal shadow servants and couldn't help frowning slightly.
He was still thinking about why Duanmu Nianlan couldn't be resurrected.
"Corpse manipulation technique?" Duanmu Sen looked at the two shadow servants with a stiff expression.
Gu Nan could only roll his eyes at Duanmu Sen's creative imagination. At the same time, he silently ordered the two shadow servants to attack Duanmu Sen.
"Law of resurrection… It's time to test its combat capability."