A magical aura filled with murderous intent rose from the empty camps of the Holy Church, the Barcelona Empire, and the Juventus Empire, sweeping towards the group's location.
This power is absolutely terrifying!
Even for Extreme Dao figures like Fellaini, at that moment, they felt waves of pain on their skin, as if their bodies were about to crack.
What happened?
"Damn it, it's a trap? We're surrounded and trapped in a killing formation!"
"It's those scum from the Church... those bastards set a trap. They're afraid their crimes will be exposed, and they're trying to wipe us all out!"
"Utterly shameless! They left us in this desperate situation, and then, as if they were afraid we weren't all dead, they set up such a deadly trap! Are they worried that if we survived, their shameless act of desertion would become known?"
"What's going on? Everyone, look, something seems off. The energy emanating from these three camps doesn't belong to the Holy Church..."
"It's... it's... it's one of the Northern Region Empire's killing formations!"
"Indeed, this is the legendary [ Holy Spirit Killing Array ] used by Alexander, the Human Emperor of the Northern Region, to quell the Undead Frenzy!"
The anomaly in the camp completely trapped the Extreme Dao experts from various empires.
The terrifying killing power pressing in from three sides completely sealed off every inch of the surrounding space, making it impossible for them to escape. The increasingly imminent aura caused their skin to crack, like parched earth, with cracks appearing and blood flowing out.
The aura emanating from this magic array also confused them.
"Why would it be the Human Emperor of the Northern Region's [ Holy Spirit Killing Array ]?" Adam Johnson wondered, as he channeled his inner energy to Resist the killing intent of the array. "Why would he want to kill us?"
"No, this isn't the Human Emperor of the Northern Region's [ Holy Spirit Killing Array ]!" Fellaini calmly observed for a moment, made a discovery, and shouted, "Don't be fooled, everyone! Legend has it that the Human Emperor of the Northern Region's killing array is specifically designed to counter the undead of Hell. It is the purest and most righteous power in the world, only effective against the dead. It wouldn't possess such destructive power against the living, much less such killing intent."
Fellaini's words were a wake-up call; upon closer inspection, everyone indeed discovered something amiss.
This killing formation appears remarkably similar to the legendary [ Holy Spirit Killing Array ] of the Human Emperor of the Northern Region, but in reality, it is merely a superficial resemblance. Judging from the oppressive killing intent and the barely concealed ferocity, it is not the [ Holy Spirit Killing Array ] at all.
"Don't think about it too much. We're trapped here. Let's think about how to get out first," someone suggested in a panic.
"It's difficult. We're surrounded on all sides. How can we get out?"
"What do we do? I'm afraid we can't hold out much longer. This formation is too terrifying. The soldiers on the outer perimeter have lost our command, and I'm afraid they won't be able to hold out for much longer. Everyone, think of a way to get out alive. If we delay any longer, everything will be over..."
Seeing the heavy casualties among the soldiers from various countries who were still fighting fiercely outside, many people became anxious.
"I understand." Adam Johnson suddenly realized something and said through gritted teeth, " The Human Emperor of the Northern Region's [ Holy Spirit Killing Array ] is somewhat similar to the Holy Power Array of the Holy Church. This must be a trap set by Rosario and the others. What a ruthless heart, what a vicious scheme! Not only are they trying to wipe us out, but they're also trying to pin everything on the Northern Region Empire..."
Fellaini suddenly realized, "That's right, I felt something was off just now..."
"Damn Holy Church..." The crowd was so angry they almost ground their teeth to powder. These guys were just too vicious, despicable, and would stop at nothing.
"Think of a way quickly! We must get out of here alive. We absolutely cannot let the Church's conspiracy succeed. Otherwise, once the Church pins this crime on the Northern Region Empire, I'm afraid the remaining empires in the Eastern Region and Western Region will be used by the Church to start a war against the Northern Region Empire, allowing those scumbags of the Church to reap the benefits!"
"But how do we get out? We can't break through the killing formation set up by a god-level master."
"Gentlemen, if we are truly going to die here today, we must leave some clues so that when future generations examine our bodies and the scene, they can discover the truth!"
"That's right, even if it means death, we will expose the Church's conspiracy."
Fellaini and the others were already severely injured, burned by the relentless killing intent, their bodies cracked and splitting open. Adam Johnson, already suffering from serious injuries, was clearly not going to survive...
"I'll risk it, I'll try to break through. If I can create a gap, everyone get out of here right away..."
Adam Johnson burned his primal power to the fullest, achieving a brief resurgence. His momentum and strength instantly returned to their peak. He broke free and, like a moth drawn to a flame, rushed towards the killing formation forces closing in from all sides.
He's about to self-destruct!
They must use their own self-destruction to destroy the killing formation—even if it only momentarily hinders its operation and creates a tiny crack, it could help Fellaini and the others escape this desperate situation.
Rumble!
Adam Johnson burst forth with intense light and plunged headlong into the terrifying array of flames, like a boulder crashing into a once calm pond, instantly creating ripples and triggering a series of chain reactions.
"Gentlemen, I beg you, you must let my Sandro Empire know the truth!"
Adam Johnson roared with his last breath.
The violent explosion distorted space, the light and flame membrane of the surrounding killing array flickered rapidly, and energy turbulence surged in the air. It looked like the light membrane was about to shatter into cracks, but it always fell just short, remaining intact.
Fellaini and the others focused all their attention on seizing that fleeting opportunity to escape.
However, Adam Johnson's self-destruction clearly did not reach the point of destroying or breaking through this killing formation.
When the shimmering, water-like flames of the killing array finally subsided, there was still no opening for escape. Moreover, it seemed that Adam Johnson's self-destruction had activated the killing array, and the killing intent emanating from all around grew increasingly intense.
"We're doomed..." Fellaini sighed.
The others felt as if a mountain was pressing down on them, and they were completely unable to struggle.
All they could do was close their eyes and await death, filled with resentment and hatred...
"I hate it so much!"
"Unfortunately, our deaths became tools for the Church to stir up chaos across the continent..."
The resentment of the crowd rose up.
But then, an unexpected turn of events occurred—
Boom!
With a loud bang, the incredibly terrifying killing array's flames suddenly began to flicker violently.
Then, the terrifying killing intent of the killing formation suddenly decreased without warning.
The surrounding light membrane, resembling ripples of water, began to tremble unwillingly. A pair of slender, fair hands pierced through the light membrane and tore it open in the center, shattering the entire killing formation as easily as tearing a piece of paper.
A man dressed in white, with hair as black as a waterfall, walked calmly through the chaotic and turbulent energy currents.
The turbulent energy flow, powerful enough to shatter an Extreme Dao expert in an instant, couldn't even stir a single hair on this handsome man's head.
Behind him, another figure followed slowly.
It was Adam Johnson, the Sunderland Empire commander who was supposed to have already self-destructed and died.
This youngest and most Extreme Dao expert in the Sunderland Empire was enveloped in a strange, warm, golden light, and his originally severe injuries were rapidly healing at an astonishing pace.
What happened?
Fellaini and the others opened their eyes, momentarily unable to believe what they were seeing.
The killing formation that was powerful enough to trap dozens of Extreme Dao experts was shattered by this man with ease. Adam Johnson, who should have burned away even his source power, actually returned alive?
Who exactly is this young man?
The group looked at each other in bewilderment.
"You are..." Looking at the handsome and composed expression of the man before him, especially his signature snow-white robe and those bright eyes that seemed to hold the vicissitudes of the universe, a flash of lightning struck Fellaini's mind.
He exclaimed in shock, "You are... you are His Alexander, the Human Emperor of the Northern Region?"
Fellaini and the others had never met the Human Emperor of the Northern Region, but what they had just witnessed, this gentle yet incredibly powerful man—who else but the Human Emperor of the Northern Region could be worthy of such a title?
"Is it really His Majesty the Human Emperor of the Northern Region?"
We're saved?
The others, all powerful figures who commanded their respective factions, also exclaimed in surprise.
They were all high-ranking figures in their respective empires, each with their own Glory and legends, and accustomed to all sorts of strange occurrences. But at this moment, facing this handsome man who was much younger than them, they all felt an overwhelming sense of fear and surprise.
Great reputations are never undeserved!
Only a man like him deserves the title of Human Emperor of the Northern Region.
Sun Fei nodded, acknowledging his identity.
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for saving our lives." Fellaini and the others immediately knelt on one knee to express their gratitude.
Sun Fei was the ruler of a region and the emperor of an empire, while the others were all ministers of various empires. In terms of status, Sun Fei could certainly accept the gesture of kneeling on one knee.
"Gentlemen, please rise." Sun Fei stretched out his hand, and an overwhelming force helped everyone up. He smiled and said, "I am fully aware of what happened here. It's not convenient to discuss it in detail on the battlefield. How about we talk after we've driven back the goblin army?"
As he spoke, golden mist flew from Sun Fei's palm and flowed into everyone's bodies. The injuries caused by the killing intent of the previous Church's killing formation were healed almost instantly.
Fellaini and the others felt as if they were bathed in a spring breeze.
They have all recovered to their peak condition.
"We are willing to obey Your Majesty's commands!"
With the addition of a powerful figure like Sun Fei, the outcome of the war was instantly reversed.
The remaining nine empires, with an army of less than 200,000, gained the upper hand in the battle in less than an hour, completely crushing the surrounding goblin armies.
Streaks of golden and silver sword energy, beautiful and magnificent like a divine miracle, flew out from Sun Fei's hand.
In the blink of an eye, they completely wiped out all the powerful goblins, including those at the Extreme Dao and even those at the god level, who were eyeing them menacingly in the sky.
The fallen earth spirit was unable to even release its primordial power before Sun Fei completely absorbed and refined it.
Having lost the shackles of these powerful goblins, Fellaini and his companions, now fully restored to their strength, trampled ants like dragons, each leading an army and unleashing their pent-up anger and killing intent, slaughtering countless goblins.
The one-sided situation instilled fear in these green, evil creatures who didn't value their lives at all, and they scattered and fled.
With a powerful figure of the Human Emperor of the Northern Region presiding over the camp, everyone felt incredibly safe behind them.
This one person alone surpassed the sense of security previously provided by the Holy Church, the Barcelona and Juventus empires with their combined 300,000 elite troops.
Amidst the flames of war, Fellaini looked back at the center of the camp, his heart filled with emotion.
Only a great ruler like the Human Emperor of the Northern Region has the courage and strength to stand up to the Holy Church. Any empire, only with a peerless ruler like the Human Emperor of the Northern Region, will have the confidence and courage to do anything.
If the Everton Empire had an emperor like Sun Fei, would people like Rosario still dare to bully them time and time again as before?
Back in Paris Island, a mere princess from the Beijing Language and Culture University made the high and mighty Rosario and his ilk look utterly humiliated!
How spirited and high-spirited the soldiers and officers of the Northern Region were!
In comparison, our southern expedition was utterly humiliating!
They had initially thought that appeasement might persuade the Church to spare them, but now it seemed how naive that idea was. If it weren't for the sudden appearance of the Human Emperor of the Northern Region, they would all have been turned into mincemeat, and the remaining nearly 200,000 troops would have become food for the goblins.
Under a star-studded night sky, amidst the lingering flames of war, Fellaini suddenly made a decision.
Almost simultaneously, after defeating the goblins they thought were invincible, everyone was astonished to find that victory had come so easily and effortlessly. The difference between before and after was so stark; what had changed?
The answer lies in that incredible figure sitting in the center of the camp.
The Human Emperor of the Northern Region!
Having made the decision, the expeditionary force heading to Iduna City began its new journey at dawn.
With Gerrard of the Liverpool Empire and Kompany of the Manchester City Empire personally leading nearly 100,000 troops as the vanguard, Shaarawy and Cassano on the flanks, Ramos, the Extreme Dao expert from Real Madrid, in charge of the rear, Valkyrie Elena leading the Northern Region Army, the Elf Clan archers, and the alliance of the Gnome and Dwarf Clan as the central force, while simultaneously sending out scouts in all directions, the expeditionary force marched towards the Iduna City Dortmund, at top speed!
After the previous great battle, although small groups of goblin armies had been harassing them constantly, no large-scale battles had occurred along the way.
No one dared to let their guard down.
A tense atmosphere filled the air.
Everyone understands that beneath the seemingly calm surface, a terrible war may be brewing.
The sights and sounds they witnessed along the way, the various tragedies that occurred in the Human Clan cities and territories, caused the expeditionary force's hatred for the goblins to accumulate to an indescribable level. As long as these events in the Southern Region were to spread, humans and goblins would become eternal enemies who could not coexist!
The combined chapter was updated earlier, so everyone can read it and then go spend the New Year with family and friends watching the Spring Festival Gala.
As the new year begins, I wish every friend Daozi happy new year filled with good fortune, good health, smooth work, harmonious families, and sweet love... In short, all the most beautiful words are for every reader, Daozi, sister, and your loved ones.
I love you all.