The emperor was right. There is only one way for Chen Qing to break this deadlock: to interrupt the high priest's spell.
But Chen Qing hesitated slightly and glanced at the sky.
If we interrupt now, will Chen Ying and Ziyue be in trouble?
However, if it is not interrupted immediately, given the level of those Four Saints Guard, the West Sea Army that Tian Heng brought this time will probably be completely wiped out!
At this point, it seems that Tian Heng's West Sea Army did not betray him; it's highly likely that Tian Heng temporarily switched sides. If so, the West Sea Army is extremely important. For the next three years, almost all resources were poured into the West Sea Army. The faith of the West Sea Aquatic Clan, including experts like Ao Zhen, became Tian Heng's subordinates. The immense faith allowed Tian Heng to quickly cultivate a group of elites of such strength.
The reason for this consideration at the time was that Tian Heng's troops were readily available. The Fighter Army was a blood-soaked army that was slowly cultivated from the bottom up and through battles with the undead. Although this model produced more solid and loyal troops, the situation at the time did not allow him to continue to take it slow.
The elite troops under Tian Heng's command were veterans he had led for decades. By simply accumulating a large amount of Power of Faith, their combat strength could be rapidly increased, forming a powerful army. Although this powerful army might be more loyal to Tian Heng, Chen Qing was still confident in suppressing Tian Heng under the Divine Path Style system at that time.
We were definitely careless this time.
However, Tian Heng still chose him at the crucial moment, and even unhesitatingly brought all his resources to save him. If he were to allow Tian Heng's men to be wiped out in order to protect Ziyue and Chen Ying, Tian Heng would probably be completely disillusioned, and he would not dare to continue to rely on him in the future, unless he was stripped of his position Sea God. Otherwise, the West Sea Army might be rendered useless.
Moreover, putting aside the future impact, Jiangnan won't suffer any losses now. This is a crucial period for resource competition. If the elite of the West Sea Army and the West Sea Aquatic Clan under Ao Zhen are lost here, it would be as if Jiangnan were back to where it was two years ago. Other forces won't wait two years. With such a significant loss of military strength, Jiangnan will likely be forced into a defensive posture for the next few years.
In the current situation, it's a matter of either moving forward or falling behind. If you fail to seize resources, within two years at most, the gap between you and other forces will be enormous!
boom!
Without further hesitation, Chen Qing stomped his foot on the ground, and a strange spiritual energy mixed together with the brute force he unleashed caused the entire spatial fragment to shatter like a spider web. With a bang, the fragment where Chen Qing was located exploded in the next instant!
The old Celestial Master, who was in the center of the scene and saw everything, suddenly narrowed his eyes!
He had considered that Chen Qing could use various spatial techniques to break through the fragments, but he hadn't expected that the other party could use brute force.
Trapped in the spatial fragments, unless one possesses the Evening Elephant Technique, it would take even a master of spatial magic at least a short while to reconstruct a spatial exit. He would have ample time to command the Four Saints Guard to slaughter all the soldiers sent by Chen Qing as reinforcements.
But to everyone's surprise, the opponent was able to break through so violently.
"Oh?"
Kagura was watching from a distance, was surprised by this scene and glanced at Chen Qing with some apprehension.
It seems all intelligence has underestimated Chen Qing's own strength.
To shatter the void, brute force alone is not enough; the fundamental structure of earth, fire, water, and wind must be completely destroyed. This requires extremely precise elemental manipulation to completely disrupt the basic elements of the entire space, making their structures less compact. It's like turning a piece of iron into a piece of plastic, and then smashing it with an extremely powerful punch!
This requires not only immense power but also an extremely exaggerated control over elements. The space Chen Qing was in wasn't large, but it was still a thousand square feet. In such a space, the opponent destroyed the structure in just two breaths. This efficiency is basically at the King Level. Under the rules, one cannot use King Level power but can still achieve King Level efficiency. Chen Qing's current strength is probably even stronger than this emperor!
"This kid is dangerous."
King Xiang's voice reached the emperor's ears. "This level of control is beyond my reach. Among all the people I've encountered, I'm afraid only King Chujiang possesses this level of skill."
"I never expected that little fellow would be so skilled in combat." The emperor recalled Chen Qing's first impression of him, which suggested he was more likely to grow into a genius sorcerer like Liu Yu, but he never imagined that he would become such a powerful figure.
Five years is truly a remarkable talent.
" Laoda, what should we do?"
In one of the fragments, Tian Heng and his two lieutenants quickly dealt with the Four Saints Guard who rushed in, but after eliminating the enemy, they discovered that the soldiers they brought were gone, and the two of them could not get out either.
"It's a spatial fragment!" Tian Heng frowned. The students of the Jiangnan Academy, especially those from the Dragon Palace Academy, were very good at manipulating these things, but he had never heard of anyone being able to shatter a piece of space and put them directly into it.
This tactic of forcibly dividing the area is simply shameless.
When he entered the palace, he saw clearly that the enemy's soldiers were not many, but each one was exceptionally powerful, almost all of them were at the level of Yaksha captain. If the two armies were to clash, and he were to cooperate with the Heavenly Python of the Northern Lands to form a battle formation, he would still have a chance to resist. However, if they were to be divided up, it would be a different story.
Tian Heng was immediately extremely anxious, fearing that his elite troops wouldn't last even half a quarter of an hour!
That was his greatest asset. He knew very well where his military strength came from. Chen Qing couldn't possibly create a second West Sea Dragon Palace for him. Once it was gone, his status in Jiangnan would probably plummet!
"Look, Laoda!"
Suddenly, the lieutenant next to him pointed upwards, his face blank.
Upon hearing this, Tian Heng looked over and was also stunned.
Within the spatial fragments, the sky was a void, while the other fragments, like stars, were scattered all around. One could vaguely see that each fragment contained a world, and Chen Qing broke through that world, transforming into a shooting star and rushing into the void, heading directly towards the old man who controlled space at the core!
"How did he do that?" the lieutenant asked, stunned.
Tian Heng remained silent. He had always believed that although Chen Qing was the master of the Divine Path, his own strength was not much stronger than his own. As a member of the Divine Path Style, he naturally knew how the strength of the Divine Path Style came about.
Chen Qing's strength surged entirely due to the growth of his power. The top experts in a power would also grow stronger as the power increased. Logically speaking, Chen Qing's Power of Faith might be the greatest among all of them, but his foundation was the weakest.
He had no magical foundation, nor any demonic bloodline; he was just an ordinary mortal, like Xu Hu.
Xu Hu was, after all, a seasoned fighter who had honed his skills on the battlefield for many years and possessed extraordinary martial arts talent. It was just that he was unlucky and did not have a good bloodline; otherwise, he would have long been a strongman like Yuchi Peng.
Therefore, it is understandable that Xu Hu quickly grew into a top expert in Jiangnan, but Chen Qing...
It seems I misjudged him. Judging by that one move that shattered the void, even I and Ao Zhen combined might not be a match for our lord!
"I misjudged him this time!" The old Celestial Master's expression was extremely solemn as he faced Chen Qing, who was approaching with great momentum. For the first time, he felt a sense of crisis.
Chen Qing's performance at this moment was no different from that of King Level. Under the rules, he was able to use power equivalent to that of King Level, which represented the limit of his skills and made him an existence of the same level as himself.
"If Your Highness, the King of Qin, is willing to cooperate now, you can become a member of my Ancient Demon Royal Clan and receive countless inheritances!"
"Feel sorry."
In the blink of an eye, Chen Qing appeared before him and unleashed a sword strike without hesitation.
"I'm quite sensitive to insects, and I'm not used to having that thing inside my body."