Fireline Reinforcements! (Fourth Update)

This was the first time Lin Zhen had realized that Little Warm could be this fast.

His Lightning Wings were already four times the speed of sound, but they still couldn't compare to Little Warm's speed, which was definitely more than twenty times the speed of sound!

Lin Zhen wasn't surprised, though. Star River Beast are known for their speed, but Little Warm's speed seemed to be even faster than that of ordinary Star River Beast, since she was still a juvenile.

It only took Lin Zhen three minutes to get from the Yellow Sea to the Beijing Capital City Base City Capital City Base City.

As Lin Zhen passed over the Capital City, he saw a place in the Capital City that seemed to be radiating a strong holy light.

That is the God's Grace Cathedral.

"Could it be Yue'er?"

Lin Zhen hadn't seen Su Mingyue for a long time, but in his opinion, Su Mingyue should be inside the God's Grace Church, protected by Gongsun Du. Su Mingyue's safety was not a problem, but other places were not safe.

He really wanted to see Su Mingyue, but there wasn't enough time now.

Looking down from high above, Lin Zhen spurred Little Warm to accelerate further, heading straight northwest.

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"Lin Zhen!"

Su Mingyue opened her eyes in the quiet room, her heart pounding.

"It must be Lin Zhen who went there. What did he do? What's the outside world like? Why am I so anxious?"

Su Mingyue slowly stood up; she no longer had the mood to cultivate.

Since announcing his defection from the Divine Cult, Gongsun Du has forbidden Su Mingyue from leaving the God's Grace Church and placed Seal of Light on her doors and windows.

Su Mingyue had already mastered the Radiance Particles, but she still couldn't break the seal placed by her Master.

As far as she knew, Gongsun Du did not cultivate the Radiance Power, so how could he have placed such a strong seal on her? Could it be that her Master had already mastered the power of Radiance Atoms? When did this happen?

She had left the Divine Cult, but she had never left the house. Her Master had also confiscated her phone and prevented her from contacting the outside world, all for her safety. Su Mingyue had no complaints.

She was waiting, waiting for Lin Zhen to repair the Star Gazing Mirror and come to pick her up, but Lin Zhen never came.

She desperately wanted to know what was happening outside, but she couldn't leave her room. Now she was completely helpless, and Gongsun Du wouldn't even meet with her.

To leave, one must break the seal left by Gongsun Du.

Just as Lin Zhen passed by, Su Mingyue, who shared the same Radiance Power as Lin Zhen, felt a strange palpitation.

This wasn't the first time she'd felt this way; she wanted to go out and see the world.

After glancing at the seal on the window, Su Mingyue sat down. She needed to cultivate as quickly as possible and break her Master's seal. She had to get out!

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The battle in the Taklamakan Desert has captured the world's attention.

There were 260 Stellar Realm experts from Huaxia participating in the war, and 121 from the Church See.

Huaxia has the advantage in numbers, but of these 260 people, 230 are only at the Star Core Stage.

Of the 120 people in the Church, only 50 were at the Star Core Stage.

There are 67 remaining masters of the Meteor Stage, plus three more Comet Stage masters, including Baggio.

The battle was incredibly difficult from the very beginning. The Huaxia martial artists dared not cluster together too closely, fearing they would be hit by the opponent's Fusion Skill, so they could only adopt a wolf pack tactic, attacking from all sides.

The tactics weren't wrong; the problem was the relatively low overall strength. Even with more people, it was difficult to contend with the Ascetic Monks.

One by one, Stellar Realm experts fell. After two hours of fighting, only 120 of Huaxia's 260 Stellar Realm remained.

Ninety Ascetic Monks remained, which represents a significant difference in strength.

"Hahaha!"

Yan Huang transformed the Light Fiend into a Death God Scythe, and with Teleport, the Death God Scythe unleashed a burst of light, slaying a Stellar Realm expert from Ice City!

"The eleventh! The martial artists of Huaxia are too weak; they are simply at my mercy. Today is your end!"

Several Huaxia artists surrounded Yan Huang, seemingly encircling him, but in reality, they were retreating step by step.

Yang Jianying, the owner of the Ice City Azure Sky Martial Hall School, was also among this group of people.

"No, this can't go on. How can Yan Huang be so strong? I didn't think much of him when I watched him fight Lin Zhen. Seven of us were fighting him, and now there are only four of us left."

"You guys cover me, I'll fight this guy to the death!" Yang Jianying spat out a mouthful of blood, with a huge wound on his waist.

"Old Yang, what are you going to do?"

"Stop talking nonsense, attack together, use every ounce of strength you have!"

Yang Jianying roared and, taking advantage of the Mental Impact and weapon attacks from the surrounding Star Realm Warrior, suddenly Teleport behind Yan Huang.

Even a grain of rice can shine brightly!

Yan Huang curled his lip in disdain, and suddenly swung the Death God Scythe's scythe in his hand.

Yang Jianying twisted his body and tried to rise a little higher, but he couldn't completely dodge it, and both of his feet were cleanly severed by the sickle.

But a smile appeared on his face, and his body continued to rush forward, his surging Star Power increasing rapidly!

"Not good!"

Yan Huang was shocked; Yang Jianying was about to Self-Detonation.

Self-Detonation is a martial artist's strongest and final strike. While Star Core cannot be as powerful as a real Starburst, its power is almost comparable to a small nuclear bomb.

It just doesn't have the shockwave of a nuclear bomb.

Yan Huang was shocked. The Light Fiend in his hand transformed into a metal eggshell, enveloping the creature inside.

Boom!

A shockwave exploded through the crowd, its main force aimed at Yan Huang, but those around him were still pushed far away.

Looking at the glittering starlight in the sky, Huaxia martial artists couldn't help but feel a sense of shared sorrow.

Old Yang, the master of the Ice City Azure Sky Martial Hall, had cultivated diligently for many years and entered the Stellar Realm, but died in a battle against the Divine Cult Sect. Moreover, he died by Self-Detonation, forever and completely disappearing into the world.

Having cultivated to this level, who would willingly Self-Detonation unless they truly saw no hope?

However, many people also breathed a sigh of relief. If Yang Jianying's Self-Detonation could kill or Yan Huang, then this would have been worthwhile.

But after the starlight flashed, Yan Huang was unharmed!

"Hahaha! I told you you were just a tiny speck of light, yet you still dared to emit a sliver of brilliance. What can such a meager impact do to me? Can it even break through the defenses of my Top-Grade Sacred Artifact!"

The Light Fiend transformed into the Death God Scythe in Yan Huang's hand, filling people with despair.

This Top-Grade Sacred Artifact, which can change shape at will, is simply too powerful. It combines offense and defense, making it difficult to resist. Even the Self-Detonation Stellar Realm expert could not break it. Who else could possibly kill Yan Huang?

Compared to Yan Huang's side, Baggio's side was fighting much more fiercely.

The Ascetic Monks were well-trained, and their coordinated attacks in large groups completely overwhelmed the Huaxia martial artists.

Jin Qichao, Shang Jin, and others, along with other Stellar Realm experts from Huaxia, struggled to hold on. Jin Qichao Shang Jin even had to fight against two Ascetic Monks at the early stage of Comet Realm. The battle was extremely difficult.

Guo Mo, the Head Instructor from the Star Fruit Tree, led a group of Star Fruit Tree instructors in a fierce battle with twenty Ascetic Monks, and had already suffered heavy casualties.

"Head Instructor, I can't hold on much longer, you need to retreat!"

Guo Mo's eyes were bloodshot. "Where can we retreat to? Is there anywhere left to retreat to? Every step we retreat means we lose an inch of land. If we keep retreating, Huaxia will fall into the hands of these Church people. We must fight them to the death!"

Seeing Yang Jianying's Self-Detonation, Guo Mo also had an idea. If these people withdrew, the Northwest Base City would fall.

The defensive position is in the northwest. If the northwest is lost, the gate to Huaxia will be completely wide open, and all the Base City behind it will be hopeless.

Therefore, if we are to fight, we must fight in the Northwest.

A Ascetic Monks swung his Long Sword and attacked, but Guo Mo met him head-on without dodging or avoiding, and resolutely Self-Detonation!

This Ascetic Monks did not possess Sacred Artifact for defense like Yan Huang, and thus had no way to dodge Guo Mo's Self-Detonation.

A burst of starlight exploded in the air, and Guo Mo and the Ascetic Monks in the early stage of Meteor Realm perished together!

As soon as Guo Mo died, the instructors of the Star Fruit Tree rushed over like madmen, each grabbing a Ascetic Monks and using Self-Detonation.

Like fireworks exploding in the sky, the twelve instructors of the Star Fruit Tree, along with ten Ascetic Monks, were reduced to dust in the universe.

This is the greatest loss of Ascetic Monks since the start of the war; of the original ninety Ascetic Monks, only eighty remain.

However, the entire instructor team of Star Fruit Tree was wiped out.

Following Guo Mo's charge, many other Huaxia martial artists followed suit.

Seeing this, Baggio immediately shouted, "Yan Huang, intercept them! I'm using my Fusion Skill!"

Yan Huang appeared in front, wielding Death God Scythe to intercept these Huaxia who resembled a suicide squad.

Because his Light Fiend can transform into an eggshell-like defensive sphere at any time, no martial artist is willing to Self-Detonation near him, and without breaking through his blockade, one cannot get close to the Ascetic Monks.

This brief delay allowed Baggio to already hover in the air, holy light surging in his hands. "Evil souls should be purified by light. May the True God be with you. Go to the Heavenly Garden! Judgment of Light!"

The ten Ascetic Monks beside him emitted Radiance Power, unleashing Fusion Skill. A beam of holy light, reaching from the heavens to the earth, slammed down upon him, instantly vaporizing the six or seven Huaxia who Self-Detonation.

However, Yan Huang was immune to harm because he had mastered the Radiance Atoms and was immune to the pure power of light.

Only one Stellar Realm expert rushed past Yan Huang Teleport to Baggio's side. Baggio simply waved his hand, and a Light Blade Rending Sky, flying past directly and slicing the Stellar Realm expert in two.

If we're talking about pure skill, Baggio was the First Person on the field.

Yan Huang blocked their way from the front, while Baggio led a group of Ascetic Monks to unleash heavy fire from behind. It seemed that the Huaxia artists had no chance of turning the tide.

Jin Qichao, Shang Jin, Luo Yun, Dongfang Jun and the others are still struggling to hold on. They cannot retreat; if they retreat any further, their home will be destroyed.

For that hopeless future, the Stellar Realm of Huaxia have decided to perish in the yellow sands.

The world fell silent; no one believed there was any hope of turning the tide in this battle.

Except for that streak of light rushing towards us from the distant horizon!

This is the fourth update today, an extra chapter for the book's Alliance Leader (Dongxue Qingcheng Wei Bi Han).