Heavenly Court (I)
"It's Ziwei!"
All four city gates were guarded by a thousand four thousand Holy Guards. Clearly, Chen Qing intended to devour them all. When Ziwei entered the city and saw the one-sided massacre, her face darkened.
The four uncles whom Father favors are utterly useless!
Even if they had just stepped forward like the divine general to stabilize the situation and command the troops, and concentrated their strength while keeping the formation intact, they would have had a chance to break through. Although the losses would have been considerable, at least they wouldn't have been completely annihilated. But now, the Heavenly Army is in complete disarray, and it is almost impossible for them to reorganize.
"Sir, what should we do?"
The Azure Dragon Star Official, who was following behind the questioner, had lost the high spirits he had shown when he arrived. Seeing the situation, he knew that something terrible had happened, and if they weren't careful, they might also perish here.
Damn it, I shouldn't have taken this mission.
"What else can we do?" Ziwei frowned, a hint of unease flashing in her eyes.
Chen Qing actually had such a trump card, but he's a meticulous person. Now that he's used it, would he easily let the people inside escape?
But time was of the essence, Divine General Shunfeng'er urging him on even more urgently, leaving him no time to consider the gains and losses.
"You two, protect me!"
Both of them had followed Ziwei for many years and immediately understood each other's plan. This was to forcibly open the Heavenly Court's teleportation array from the lower realm, which required the use of Ziwei's Dao Fruit power. In the entire Heavenly Court, only Ziwei had this ability.
Thinking of their imminent safe return to Heavenly Court, the two nodded hastily, "Rest assured, sir, we will protect you with our lives."
Ziwei sighed, formed a hand seal, and a cyan jade stone slowly emerged from her forehead. The moment the jade stone appeared, various rifts appeared in the surrounding space. If Chen Qing were here, he would definitely be able to recognize that this jade looked very similar to the Spacetime Jade from the Buddha Kingdom.
As the designer, he naturally knew the reason. The Spacetime Jade was a pair. Time and space were originally inseparable. It was just that when the benefits were divided back then, the jade representing space was given to the Heavenly Court, while the jade representing time was given to Elder Liu.
At this moment, as the Space Jade appeared, four huge runes in the sky lit up, and then four beams of light descended from the sky.
This scene filled the Four Heavenly Kings with ecstasy. "The Star Lord Ziwei has arrived! Quick, everyone retreat to the nearest teleportation array!!"
Countless spatial teleportation arrays fell from the four pillars of light, raining down upon Vermilion Bird City.
Upon witnessing this scene, countless heavenly soldiers excitedly fled towards the teleportation array, disregarding their teammates and even attempting to start their own races.
The Three-Eyed Divine General saw this and immediately shouted, "Steady! Don't trample or rush!"
"My Lord, it's best to focus on your battle." A cold voice rang out before him. The general's eyes narrowed, but by the time he came to his senses, it was too late to dodge the terrifying sword light. With a flash of blood, a giant arm flew out.
Chen Qing seized the opportunity to attack Chen Qing's throat with his sword.
A cold glint flashed in the general's eyes. With his intact left hand, he drew a short sword from his waist. His sword moves were sharp and swift, completely dismantling Chen Qing's sword techniques. Even Chen Qing secretly sighed at his superb swordsmanship, "Impressive!"
This guy is skilled with the halberd, but his mastery of other weapons is also superb. His swordsmanship alone would probably leave even Ao Zhen, who has attained the Dao Fruit of the Sword, in awe. He is definitely a master!
The more powerful a being is, the more disdainful it is of human skills, and the less it likes to hone its martial arts. Clearly, this person is an exception.
"What a pity! If I hadn't been distracted, I could have risked my life and still not harmed you, Divine General, in the slightest!" Chen Qing couldn't help but sigh sincerely.
"You're too kind." The divine general's eyes were cold. "To adapt to the Dao Fruit of the Sword so quickly, and to use the countless exquisite sword techniques within Dao Fruit with such purity, your talent far surpasses mine!"
Chen Qing is a menace. Back then, he was able to lead a group of designers to suppress several major forces and even eliminate the Four Spirits under their pressure. His talents and abilities are not limited to research; his outstanding military talent and personal martial arts skills are also exceptional. Elder Liu dared to release this clone; he really has a big heart. Isn't he afraid of being backfired on? Back then, he was the one who was hurt the most when he betrayed Chen Qing.
In an instant, the two clashed within a ten-mile radius, their swords flashing everywhere. Those outside couldn't even see them clearly, and even the deputy general dared not approach, fearing that if he didn't catch a glimpse of the sword light, he would be beheaded.
If no military formation were to advance, in this world today, the only ones who could enter the fighting range of the two would probably be the Battle God from the Buddha Kingdom and a few powerful figures.
But at this moment, they didn't have much energy to pay attention to the duel between the powerful figures, because the soldiers outside had already started fighting each other to seize the space teleportation. The Four Heavenly Kings' armies were almost in groups of three or five, and they would draw their weapons as soon as they saw the Fighting General Division, forcing them to retreat.
If it weren't for a group of lieutenants holding them back, the two sides might have already started fighting.
They're utterly useless against outsiders, unable to even maintain their military formation, yet they're all experts at beating their own people.
The only saving grace was that the Four Saints Army seemed to be afraid to approach those spatial formations; for some reason, they even deliberately kept their distance.
If the god general were to see this scene, he would surely guess something. Unfortunately, at this moment, he was forced to concentrate fully by Chen Qing, making it almost impossible for him to spare any attention.
The second Ziwei, who could see through everything, lost interest in observing, because someone had appeared who was putting immense pressure on her.
"White Tiger Star Lord." Ziwei gritted her teeth, watching the familiar Ying Yi approach step by step.
"You lowly dog, how dare you show your face in front of us?"
Azure Dragon and Vermilion Bird sneered, their eyes filled with malice. Chen Qing's presence here must be related to this guy; otherwise, Chen Qing wouldn't have been able to react so quickly to the Heavenly Court's secret attack on Vermilion Bird City.
"Lowly?" The White Tiger looked at the two sneering men with indifferent eyes, "Yes, that's what you think. You lot are, and so is that old man pretending to be young on the dragon throne in the Heavenly Court."
"Shut up!" Azure Dragon roared angrily, "How dare you slander the Venerable One! It seems you have no remorse whatsoever."
"What mistakes did I make before?" White Tiger sneered upon hearing this, "I worked diligently to build this empire for you. Half of the great demons among the Twenty-Eight Lunar Mansions were persuaded by me. Every time Spiritual Energy Revival and extraterrestrial demons flocked to the Heavenly Court, I was the one who killed the most enemies. This time, we were able to take over the Southeast entirely because of me. And what have I gained now?"
"You're still going to kill me, aren't you? Repent? That's laughable."
The White Tiger's aura surged, Ziwei immediately frowned. She no longer had the will to persuade him. The White Tiger's appearance here clearly indicated a complete break with him. Besides, it was a fact that they had descended to the mortal realm to kill her before, and it was impossible to make amends now.
But she was curious: now that the White Tiger had dared to show herself, did she have the confidence to defeat both the Azure Dragon and the Vermilion Bird?