Click!
The sky cracked open, and a golden pillar of light descended from the heavens, surrounded by the shadows of Angel, while ethereal heavenly hymns echoed out.
The light, like thunder and lightning, pierced the sky and tore through space.
The attack came suddenly, but the Royal Court remained highly vigilant after the battle a century ago, especially in the defense of the capital.
The golden light pointed directly at the royal palace. As soon as it appeared, the defense system was automatically activated, and the spatial restriction ring opened instantly. The space above the entire capital solidified into an iron plate, leaving no room for maneuver.
However, to the utter rage of all the Royal Court's high-ranking officials, a scene strikingly similar to that of a century ago had actually occurred again.
Under the watchful eyes of everyone, a Space Detection Tower suddenly stopped operating, and a huge gap appeared in the otherwise flawless defense system in an instant.
The well-prepared enemy naturally wouldn't let this golden opportunity slip by.
As the massive vulnerability in the defense system was described, a golden beam of light pierced down, instantly shattering a large area of the spatial confinement zone and sending in a group of powerful individuals.
As the misty fog appeared, figures of overwhelming Starry Sky stood tall in the sky, unleashing terrifying auras that swept across the entire Origin Island in an instant. Like a plague, the auras spread towards the Trident Archipelago, and wherever they passed, the clansmen who sensed these auras all showed expressions of despair.
Among these figures were Demigod, and more than one.
"Not good, the spatial confinement has been broken. Although it's just a flaw in a Space Detection Tower, the spatial entrance opened by that beam of light is far too large, allowing so many powerful individuals to pass through."
"Is the Royal Court going to experience the humiliation of a hundred years ago again?" An elderly man looked up at the sky and laughed bitterly. In his cloudy eyes, it seemed as if the horrific scene of carnage was reflected, with rivers of blood and Blood Sea of corpses.
"Iron Scale, I, Abyss Hunter, will surely grind you to dust in this lifetime!!" The long roar shook the heavens, the rage contained within seemingly capable of blotting out the sun, so intense it was almost overwhelming.
"It's... the voice of Grand Duke Lieyuan. He mentioned Iron Scale, could it be...?"
The tribesmen felt a chill run down their spines, their gazes involuntarily shifting to the now quiet Space Detection Tower, a terrifying thought surfacing in their minds.
Grand Duke Tielin, one of the seven ministers of the Royal Court, has actually betrayed us?
"Abyss Hunter, don't even think about making false accusations! You were the one who shut down the Space Detection Tower, yet you still dare to frame me. Now, all clansmen, listen to my command: surround and kill Grand Duke Lieyuan!" Another familiar voice rang out; it was Grand Duke Tielin, equally furious and filled with boundless hatred.
The two men's words clashed. Since they were both at the top of the Royal Court and each had a large following, although Grand Duke Lieyuan had more supporters, the clansmen who originally hated Grand Duke Tielin to the bone hesitated for a moment.
"Yes, Grand Duke Tielin is usually kind and generous, and he has worked diligently for the development of our Royal Court, never shirking his duties. How could he betray us? Impossible!"
"That's right, Grand Duke Tielin is utterly loyal and would never betray us."
A group of tribesmen began to shout.
Most of them were from the Tielin Clan, and they refused to believe, even in death, that their leader, the Grand Duke Tielin, would betray them.
However, as soon as these words were spoken, the members of the Abyss Hunter Clan were displeased and immediately refuted them.
"The Grand Duke Tielin is loyal? Does that mean I, the Grand Duke Lieyuan, am lying?"
"Grand Duke Lieyuan, a Demigod and the Right Chancellor, is one of the three most prestigious figures in the Royal Court. How could he possibly betray us? This is utter nonsense, utter rubbish!"
"Yes, everyone, don't be fooled. The traitor is definitely Grand Duke Tielin."
With differing opinions, the forces that should have joined forces to resist the invasion started fighting amongst themselves. Although they didn't actually engage in a full-blown brawl, their standoff provided the invaders with the perfect opportunity to strike.
As golden-red spheres slowly floated into the sky, strange fluctuations emanated, forcefully and decisively tearing apart the space that had been solidified into an iron plate.
"This is bad! Once the spatial confinement is broken, the Dawn Empire's large forces can use spatial means to teleport here. We must stop them!" an Epic- level expert said with a solemn expression.
"However, there are several Demigod protecting them; with our strength, it's impossible for us to destroy those golden spheres."
"Where is the Left Chancellor? Where is the Grand Elder? Where are the Night Watch Force?" someone roared, scythe in hand, charging towards the invaders. "Since you great figures all cower in fear, then let my blood pave a path for the warriors of the Royal Court!"
As a resolute and domineering voice echoed across the sky, the eyes of the Sanctuary experts belonging to the Royal Court instantly turned blood red, and they followed behind this person, launching an attack like moths to a flame.
As they drew closer, the contempt and mockery in the eyes of the Demigod from the Dawn Empire became increasingly clear. They slowly raised their palms, unleashing terrifying power that shook the heavens.
Thump!!
Like the tolling of morning bells and evening drums, attacks at the level of Demigod descended upon the world.
In an instant, the entire Origin Island was enveloped by this Destruction light, as if it were trapped in Hell, and it seemed that the island was about to meet its end.
Unstoppable!
All the Gendaya People had launched the attack understood this principle, yet the flames burning in their eyes grew ever stronger, showing no sign of extinguishing.
It is the flame of glory, the flame of pride, the flame of indomitable spirit... and above all, the flame of hope.
This fire, though perhaps as small as a speck of dust, is ultimately bright, warm, and... will never go out!
Tear!!
The sky has cracked open once again!
Blood!
Blood everywhere!
Thick and irritating!
In an instant, the entire world turned into a sea of blood!
"Sea of Slaughter!" A stiff voice, as if he hadn't spoken in a long time, came from one of the Demigod of the Dawn Empire.
"How dare you attack my capital! You are utterly audacious! Today, it will all end here!" The cold and aloof Left Prime Minister revealed himself.
Amidst the thick blood mist, his figure had lost its previous gentle and refined appearance, instead resembling a demon king, his voice hoarse yet carrying a chilling intent capable of freezing the soul.
"Be careful, everyone! It's the Eye of Gendaya, Six-Star Legend quality Demigod. Although it's not good at offense, it's still a huge threat to us!" The stiff voice rang out again. After saying that, he continued, "Defend with all your might! Try to set up the teleportation array as quickly as possible. Once it's complete, get the others here, Gendaya Tribe will be annihilated!"
"Yes!"
The other Demigod all bowed their heads; judging from the situation, the person who spoke must be of very high status.
However, at that very moment, a mocking voice echoed out.
"You want to set up a teleportation array?"
The voice was somewhat childish, but the tone was mature and condescending, which had a comical quality.
Everyone who heard the voice shuddered.
The difference is that the morale of the Gendaya People has greatly increased.
The intruders, on the other hand, looked incredulous, with fear surfacing in their eyes.
"Impossible! Weren't you with Logo Campbell? Weren't you protecting him? How did you end up here? This is impossible!" The voice, which had been stiff just moments before, suddenly became fluent, and the emotion in it became several times more vibrant.
The key to this raid was luring the Grand Elder out, and that's what they did. But why didn't the Night King protect the young man he valued so highly?
"You... abandoned him? Trading such a brilliant genius for us Demigod? What a ruthless heart, what a decisive nature! No wonder you're the renowned Night King!"
As they spoke, the man revealed himself. He was an ordinary-looking Geya People, but his innate noble air was extremely imposing.
Leiersen, Mid-Rank Demigod, is the younger brother of the Dawn Pope.
"Heh, who do we have here? It's you, my defeated foe." The Grand Elder held his battle scythe, looking completely at ease.
Leiersen snorted and turned his head, saying, "I'll hold off the Night King, Akaxi will hold off Alex, and the rest of you continue constructing the teleportation array."
"But the Night King possesses the Scythe of Slaughter, Alex possesses the Eye of Gendaya. Can you and Lord Akaxi hold them off?" a Demigod who appeared to be a spellcaster asked, his voice tinged with worry.
The plan was supposed to be foolproof, but unexpectedly, the Grand Elder, who had been assigned to follow Logo, remained in the Royal Court capital.
This tough guy, wielding Scythe of Slaughter and possessing combat power comparable to High-Rank Demigod, is absolutely unstoppable in his own home turf.
Trying to hold him back is going to be extremely difficult!
Without uttering a word, Leiersen slowly stepped forward, his aura growing more imposing with each step. Above his head, a golden vortex covering half the island suddenly formed, devouring massive amounts of Elemental Magical Energy, causing his power level to rise steadily.
"A forbidden divine technique, indeed fierce!" The Grand Elder's expression also turned serious. Facing a Mid-Rank Demigod who was burning his Life Essence, even if he had all the advantages of timing, location, and support, he could not achieve a quick victory.
"It seems that something major has happened to your Holy See?"
The Grand Elder suddenly smiled and uttered this seemingly random statement.
Unexpectedly, upon hearing this, Leiersen's rising momentum, which had been like a raging storm, suddenly froze, and his expression stiffened for a moment. Although he quickly recovered, the Grand Elder was no ordinary person; he had already gleaned the answer he sought from these subtle nuances.
Realizing he had given himself away, Leiersen's killing intent intensified. He took a step forward, and a crimson-gold spear suddenly thrust out from his hand. The sheer power of it was as if it could pierce through even a star in front of him, its might terrifying to the extreme.
"He came in all fighting right from the start, what a waste!" The Grand Elder sighed, his head drooping slightly. When he raised it again, his pupils were filled with blood, except for a dark spot in the center, which, like the finishing touch, gave him a completely different air from the Left Prime Minister Alex.
Like a lotus rising from the mud, untainted by its surroundings, it maintains the purity of its soul despite Slaughter, like the eternally tranquil night sky, encompassing and controlling everything.
"Slaughter - Worldfall!"
Amidst the cold voice, a gleaming blade suddenly appeared.
Raise the sickle, and chop vertically!
Tsk~
With a single sweep of the scythe, the golden light in the sky seemed to be split in two. The blade's edge extended layer by layer, even touching the space itself. At that moment, everyone and every animal in the capital felt an extreme sharpness, as if it could cut through everything in the world.
Smoke and dust, Blood Qi, mountains and rivers, the earth and seas...
Everything!
They're all broken in two!
"Impossible!!"
Leiersen's roar echoed far and wide, his disbelief clearly visible within it!
This Mid-Rank Demigod, who had activated a forbidden divine technique, had his defenses instantly broken by the Grand Elder's scythe, and his attack was torn in two. The difference in their abilities was obvious!
Sizzle! Sizzle! Sizzle!
After one strike, the attacks continued relentlessly!
The Grand Elder wielded a blood-red battle scythe with all his might, like a blood-red God of War, carving out a magnificent and incomparably fierce scroll of killing amidst this chaotic strife!
Leiersen, who thought he could hold off the Grand Elder, had no choice but to grit his teeth and endure.
"I never imagined you'd already touched the barrier of High-Rank Demigod. You've been hiding it far too well!"
According to widely known information, the Grand Elder of the Royal Court had only broken through to the Mid-Rank Demigod several decades ago.
Logically speaking, it's normal to still be at the initial stage of Mid-Rank Demigod, since the later stages are fraught with difficulties for every step forward.
If things aren't handled properly, there could even be a setback; this is no exaggeration.
The principle of "rowing against the current, if you don't advance, you'll fall behind" also applies to the Transcendent realm.
Therefore, it is almost impossible for the Grand Elder to achieve such a tremendous breakthrough in such a short period of time, unless he had been concealing his strength from the beginning, waiting to deliver Fatal Strike to the enemy at this crucial moment.
The elder swung his battle scythe wildly, his face grim, as the image of that night a hundred years ago flashed through his mind.
At that time, he was not yet the Grand Elder.
The Grand Elder, who was also his master, was lying on the ground, barely alive. He knelt beside him, tears streaming down his face, and apologized.
"Don't cry, and don't apologize. I ordered you to do all this. The Night Watchers is the blade in the darkness. We must never let the enemy know our secrets. Your blade is not ready to be used yet. Remember, when the blade is first drawn, it will be a day of great upheaval!"
Memories flashed through my mind like a revolving lantern. The Grand Elder attacked with thunderous force, his eyes like a deep, cold pool, once again displaying his brilliance that shone like the sun and moon before the world.
Above the sea, the Heaven-Imprisoning Prison hangs high like a star.
The space was distorted and folded, shielding it from all outside observation and blocking all paths for the spread of information.
Boom!!
A dazzling light illuminated the darkness. Under the heavy haze, a giant, domineering, and majestic black serpent stared menacingly at Logo. Its scales were covered with mottled bloodstains, and some still bore the lingering Shadow Spike.
The snake's tongue flickered, and its vertical pupils were filled with a solemn expression.
Not long ago, those pupils had only shown contempt.