Translator: CinderTL
Boom!!
A deafening roar echoed through the air, causing the Blue Light Barrier to tremble violently.
The majestic gray-white city walls shook and swayed as if on the verge of collapse.
A colossal being towered in the heavens, its back to the blazing sun. Its cold gaze swept over the world below, as if regarding insects.
Dark brown scales, like towering mountains, loomed in the minds of all who beheld it. The flickering amber light radiating from them carried an oppressive, primordial authority.
Though the Serpentfolk stood only two meters tall, clad in brown metallic armor, every observer felt as if its form blotted out the sky, like the earth itself slowly rising to seal the heavens, leaving no trace of hope or light.
Its icy eyes were like two dormant volcanoes at the earth's core, radiating chilling ferocity and threatening to obliterate the world before them at any moment.
Boom!!
The Blue Light Barrier shuddered again, rippling with dense waves.
This was merely the effect of a single amber-colored stream of light emanating from the Serpentfolk's eyes.
It was a cosmic force far surpassing the Saintly realm, making all who witnessed it feel their own insignificance.
"It's... it's Him!"
"The Lava Lord..."
The elite warriors of the Three Legions paled, a flicker of despair rising in their hearts.
Even Yan Le, the Corps Commander of the Earth Rock Corps, wore a grave expression, a flicker of bewilderment crossing his eyes.
An angel.
One of the seven angels of the Serpent God Temple, the Lava Lord who commanded the earth's molten core.
Even as a mere clone, its power transcended mortal limits, capable of obliterating all creation.
In an instant, every Legion Warrior froze in place, their blood seeming to solidify in their veins.
The towering Serpentfolk in the sky paid them no heed, casually waving a hand to unleash a tempestuous gale.
Whoosh!
Boom!!
The Earth Dragon stirred, sending sand and dust swirling in reverse.
Hurricane tornadoes surged skyward like dragons, while sand, earth, and rock rapidly coalesced into a cyclops hundreds of meters tall.
With a single effortless gesture, the Serpentfolk had surpassed the threat posed by their entire army. Sandstorm tornadoes tore through the air like Winged Serpents and Giant Pythons, obliterating the moat's defenses and slamming into the Holy City.
Thud!!!
The earth-shaking impact reverberated like an earthquake.
The Legion Warriors on the city walls paled, their bodies swaying from the force.
The Barrier rippled violently, its blue light flickering and dimming in places, momentarily turning translucent.
Seeing this, Yan Le, a Sixth-Tier Saint, felt a chill run down his spine. This is bad, he thought grimly.
"Quickly combine your strength and reinforce the Barrier!" Yan Le roared, immediately channeling his power.
The massive Barrier, already weakened by repeated battles and defensive efforts, now showed a clear vulnerability.
Buzz!
In an instant, the Seed of Life within Yan Le's body activated, resonating with the elemental energies within the Holy City. This surge of power reinforced the Barrier's defenses.
The other Legion Commanders, jolted back to awareness, swiftly followed suit.
With a series of whizzing sounds, beams of light shot skyward, bolstering the Barrier.
The visible blue light of the Barrier solidified once more, but the angel clone hovering high above remained unmoved, casting a cold, indifferent glance downward.
Yan Le's heart sank as he observed the enemy's unwavering composure.
Glancing sideways, he saw the sky beyond the moat darken again.
Thud!
A cyclops, hundreds of meters tall and as massive as a moving mountain, leaped across the moat, shaking the earth with its impact.
Dust and smoke billowed as the giant, now entwined with a giant sandstorm python, charged forward with brutal force.
"Not good!"
Thud!
Another muffled impact shook the Holy City as the cyclops Lava Giant slammed into the Barrier, causing its blue light to flicker and dim rapidly.
Yan Le, who bore the brunt of the attack, staggered, nearly losing his balance.
The other Legion Commanders and warriors paled dramatically, collapsing to the ground and vomiting large mouthfuls of blood.
In the blink of an eye, the towering pillars of light supporting the Barrier dimmed and vanished rapidly.
The elemental resonance of the Three Legions' Seeds of Life was forcibly severed.
Buzz!!
Affected by this disruption, the Barrier high above flickered and became translucent, like a candle flame in the wind.
Seizing the opportunity, the colossal Serpentfolk at the heart of the gale tornado—the angel clone hovering above—struck again.
Boom!!
A hundred-meter-long giant sandstorm python coalesced once more, stirring up swirling sand and dust as it coiled across the sky and lunged forward.
The cyclops shook its head, then unleashed a series of battering-ram-like strikes that shook the Holy City to its foundations.
Thud!
Thud!!
Thud!!!
The ground cracked, and the suspension bridges trembled.
The turbulent moat churned endlessly, while the Holy City's Blue Light Barrier grew increasingly dim and fragile, on the verge of shattering.
Witnessing this, the core leaders of the distant Serpentfolk Army exchanged mocking smiles.
"Success! As expected of Lord Lava."
"It seems we'll take the Holy City today and slaughter these Lowly Ones."
"We can spare the women, though. We'll keep them as breeding stock to nourish our descendants."
Amidst the laughter, some had already begun plotting how to divide the Holy City's wealth and resources.
Meanwhile, Saints from the Eight Great Tribes took the initiative, leading their massive armies forward.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
In an instant, the situation shifted dramatically.
The ground trembled violently as specialized siege vehicles, concealed by the giant sandstorm python, fully extended, transforming into bridges spanning the moat.
The Serpentfolk Army surged like a flood, swarming toward the foot of the Holy City's walls, each warrior vying for position. Even those pushed into the moat were ignored in the frenzy.
Within moments, the Holy City was once again completely surrounded by the overwhelming Serpentfolk horde.
The cyclops and the sandstorm giant python simultaneously unleashed their full power, shaking the Holy City's Barrier until cracks spiderwebbed across its surface.
"No!!"
Legion Commander Yan Le's face paled, blood trickling from the corner of his mouth as he felt the Barrier's power waning.
The Legion Commanders and warriors wore similar expressions of dread. Guard Captain Olon, Molly, and the others, reeling from the backlash, felt a wave of despair wash over them.
Crack!
The fissures widened.
Under the horrified gazes of countless eyes, a breach tore through the once-impenetrable Barrier.
"Kill!!"
"Hahaha! Today we will destroy the Holy City!!"
The Serpentfolk Army erupted in frenzy, their crimson eyes burning with bloodlust and savage excitement.
Elite Serpentfolk warriors, carried by winged serpents, seized the opportunity to soar through the breach in the Barrier, landing atop the city walls to engage the Legion Warriors in fierce combat.
Defeat seemed inevitable.
But at the critical moment, amidst the astonished and wary gazes,
Clang!!
Golden light shot skyward as a terrifying pressure erupted from the palace at the Holy City's central peak.
A sword-like resonance echoed across the heavens and earth.
Instantly, the Serpentfolk horde surging through the Barrier's breach vanished, hundreds, perhaps thousands, of flesh-and-blood bodies exploding into crimson rain and red mist.
The Serpentfolk's faces twisted in horror as they witnessed the annihilation of a Saint.
A cone-shaped shockwave lingered in the sky—a golden beam that had nearly cleaved the world in two, splitting the heavens from the earth.
Undiminished in momentum, the beam pierced through the Barrier's breach, hurtling directly toward the angel clone known as the Lava Lord.
"Oh?"
Serpent Eyes flickered with surprise as the Lava Lord, clad in dark brown armor, revealed a hint of astonishment.
A colossal sandstorm python, vast as the sky, coiled and condensed before him, forming a mountain-like shield.
Boom!!
The golden light erupted, blindingly illuminating the heavens.
The brown earth surged continuously, reinforcing the Giant Python Shield to withstand the onslaught.
A violent shockwave swept through like a storm, forcing the Serpentfolk horde below to retreat once more.
Serpentfolk figures plummeted from siege bridges into the moat, while roaring cyclops were forced to cross their arms, shielding themselves from the aftershocks.
In an instant, the heavens and earth were overturned, and the ground trembled violently.
The entire sky was bathed in radiating golden light, as if cleaved by a horizontal blade, tearing through space itself.
The other half of the world was shrouded in dark brown, resembling an unyielding earth rising to block the heavens.
"A holy sword?"
The Lava Lord, clad in dark brown scales and armor, frowned slightly, sensing the immense power contained within the golden sword light.
A sidelong glance revealed a figure hovering in the air outside the central palace of the Holy City, visible through a crack in the Blue Light Barrier.
The figure wore golden armor and wielded an invisible sword of golden light.
Long golden hair cascaded down his back, and his calm eyes gazed directly at the heavens and earth.
Hum!
In an instant, an overwhelming aura erupted into the world.
The faces of the previously despairing Yan Le, Aug, and the others lit up with shock, while Molly and the Legion Warriors showed renewed hope.
"He succeeded?"
"Lord Adams has broken through?!"
One by one, their eyes trembled with激动, sensing that the opponent's aura had already surpassed the Saint level.
"A ranked angel?"
"No, that's not right."
Narrowing his eyes, the Lava Lord seemed to discern the true extent of the opponent's power.
In an instant, the scales on his body shimmered with light, and a terrifying divine radiance surged in his eyes.
The mountain-sized shield of sand and dust before him shuddered violently, transforming into several colossal pythons that blotted out the sky. Their blood-red maws gaped wide, lunging to devour the golden sword light of the strike.
"Just a mere Pseudo-Angel. I thought you might actually stir up some trouble."
"With your limited power, how much of the holy sword's might can you even wield?"
Boom!!
As his cold words echoed, the golden light dissipating in mid-air vanished completely.
The mountain-sized mass suspended in the sky loomed like a sinking continent, its shadow pressing down on the heavens.
Dozens of hundreds-meter-long rock pythons emerged halfway from the shattered Barrier, their massive forms looming over the Holy City.
Perched atop the head of one of these colossal serpents, the Lava Lord stood like a sovereign of the world, his face icy and his indifferent tone sending shivers down the spines of all who heard him.
"Pseudo-Angel?"
A complex mix of regret and disappointment flickered in Yan Le's eyes, and the other Legion Warriors remained stunned.
Pseudo-Angel?
Had the breakthrough failed?
The initial joy quickly froze on their faces, but Adams, hovering high above, calmly raised his head and slowly ascended. Wielding the Holy Sword Light, now dimmed and split in two, he positioned himself outside the crack in the Holy City's Barrier.
"Strike!"
Whoosh!
As the word fell, he swung the Power of the Holy Sword once more.
Though seemingly intangible, a sword light materialized.
In an instant, a brilliant blade of light erupted again, nearly a kilometer long, cleaving the sky and splitting the world.
The cloud layer above shattered, and the diving Giant Python was cleaved in two, its halves plummeting through the air.
"A mantis trying to stop a chariot."
His expression cold, the Lava Lord remained unmoved.
His scaled, humanoid hand shot forward, fingers curling into a claw.
In that instant, everyone felt the world transform.
The azure sky vanished, replaced by the Lava Lord's mental projection of his spiritual world.
Whoosh!
Endless yellow sand swirled through the air as the boundless brown earth inverted, hanging like a colossal, inverted cliff that completely enveloped the Holy City and the Serpentfolk Army outside.
Hum!
The next moment, crushing pressure descended from the sky, pressing down relentlessly and vibrating every molecule of air.
An invisible, immense hand squeezed everyone's flesh and spirit, making them feel as if they were about to shatter and die.
The golden sword light, meant to obliterate all, met with overwhelming resistance, slowing to a near standstill high in the sky, almost frozen in place.
Even Adams' golden-armored figure trembled under the pressure, his face paling.
"There are differences even among angels," a cold voice echoed, resonating in the depths of everyone's hearts. "With your current strength, you are not worthy to be my opponent."
Buzz!
In that instant, from within the inverted world's rock walls and the swirling yellow sand, a colossal lava python emerged, its body stretching across the sky.
Born from the earth's core, it used the entire world's land as its body. Hurricane-like sandstorms formed in its wake, and its amber vertical pupils, like the gaze of the Abyss, radiated an unnerving light.
Crack!
The crisp sound echoed, startling everyone.
Immediately, the radiant golden light of the Holy Sword began to dim.
As if petrification were spreading, the thousand-meter-long sword light gradually turned a deathly gray, freezing inch by inch in the sky.
Simultaneously, the golden-armored figure standing in the distance, still clutching the sword, rapidly turned gray and black, transforming into a petrified humanoid statue.
"If you could fully activate the holy sword, I might have to show some caution," the voice continued. "But alas, it seems you failed to make it choose completely."
The chilling voice echoed once more, and a figure materialized within the swirling yellow sand.
The Lava Lord stood atop the head of the Giant Python, whose body stretched beyond the horizon. A strange light flickered in his eyes as he glanced first at Adams' petrified form, then past him into the distance.
There, in the direction of the Holy City's palace, a faint emerald green glow pulsed.
Elite warriors stood guard nearby, unwilling to abandon their posts despite the urgency of the battle.
Moreover, the Thorn Legion Commander, Saint Kali—renowned for her healing prowess—had yet to make an appearance.
"Heh."
"Just as I suspected."
His expression remained impassive, but the amber light in the Lava Lord's eyes intensified, as if he could see through the palace walls.
"To think they would expend such a price to wield the holy sword..."
"Insects will always be insects. What a waste of divine power."
He shook his head, his tone a mix of disdain and a hint of concealed greed.
The existence of such a divine artifact was a miracle of the world.
If he could obtain it, his true form in the star realm might gain the opportunity to ascend to the King of Angels.
Boom!!
The world-spanning rock wall trembled again, showering the brown sky with dust.
The Giant Lava Python gradually emerged from the earth's core, each movement increasing the pressure on the world and compressing the space below.
Crack! Crack! Crack! Crack!
The Holy City's Barrier emitted a hideous cracking sound. Within it, the elite warriors could no longer withstand the pressure, their bodies trembling as they nearly collapsed to their knees.
High above, Adams sensed the Lava Lord's intent and struggled desperately.
Crack! Crack! The petrified statue of his human form began to fissure.
"Burning his life force?"
The Lava Lord narrowed his eyes, glancing at Adams' futile struggle.
The Power of the Holy Sword in his hand had been nearly exhausted, its remaining energy posing no threat.
Boom!!
With a roar, the giant lava python, its body formed from the world's bedrock, exhaled a hurricane-force breath, crushing Adams to the ground. The petrified statue shattered into lifeless stone, sinking into the deep crater.
With all resistance crushed, the Holy City's Barrier shattered completely.
The earth-shattering pressure, the weight of an entire world's landmass, cascaded down.
The air exploded, the shockwaves distorting space.
The Holy City's structures detonated one after another, their stacked stone walls crumbling into rubble.
"Ah!!"
"No!!!"
The Holy City's elite warriors trembled to their cores, their flesh screaming in agony as they were forced to their knees in unbearable humiliation.
Yan Le, the mountain-sized Legion Commander of the Earth Rock Corps, his eyes bloodshot with rage, roared in defiance, blood mist erupting from every pore of his body.
His veins bulged as he swung his massive shield in a desperate attempt to break free, but the overwhelming pressure pinned him to the spot. His knees shattered the stone city walls, sinking deep into the ground, leaving him utterly immobile.
The sky-devouring giant lava python descended completely, its shadow engulfing the entire Holy City.
The dark brown, serpentine head loomed ever closer to the central palace.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Each second stretched into an eternity as streaks of blood mist erupted into the sky.
Outside the palace, elite guards bled from every orifice, collapsing to their knees. Flying Eagle Beasts shattered, their bodies nearly exploding into oblivion.
Clang!
Another golden sword beam shot forth from the palace, attempting to cleave through the threat looming above.
The dazzling light momentarily pierced the darkness, but it was swiftly petrified by the Lava Lord's breath, transforming into a cold, lifeless mass that crashed to the earth.
"Your Highness!"
Inside the palace, Kali's face paled with desperation. Her power coalesced into emerald light as she frantically tried to heal the bloodstained, white-haired youth on the throne.
"Kali..."
The young man, addressed as "Your Highness," aged rapidly before her eyes. His resolute gaze, accompanied by a faint shake of his head, pierced Kali's every nerve.
He seemed to sense her intention to burn her life force and activate the holy sword.
The Lava Lord, high above, raised an eyebrow. Petrification divine light shot forth instantly, turning the golden palace and its throne into a deathly gray.
At the same moment, the pressure of the heavens and earth intensified, pressing down relentlessly and imprisoning all humans.
Crack! Crack! Crack!
The Holy City fractured, and the mountain it leaned against nearly crumbled.
Everything seemed destined for destruction. Molly, now a blood-soaked figure on the city walls, crushed the ground beneath her feet.
Her heartbeat pounded in her ears as she watched the giant lava python draw closer. The massive Serpentfolk warrior atop its head was about to descend upon the Holy City's central palace.
Her mind reeled, despair overwhelming her.
Her past life flashed through her mind like a flickering lantern show.
The enslavement by the Serpent-Folk Tribe, the desperate hope of obtaining the Life Seed Awakening Method.
The escape, the southward flight—everything blurred into a hazy memory.
Until one day, Master Feng Chen appeared, bringing new colors to her world.
"Master Feng Chen..."
Trembling, she knelt on the ground, feeling her blood vessels gradually rupture.
In her daze, she remembered another companion.
The small gray Stone Statue, the friend who had approved of the name she had given him.
"Little Stone..."
Her bloodshot eyes, overflowing with tears, flickered with longing as Molly sensed death approaching.
If only I could see them one last time before I die...
The almost impossible thought arose in her mind. Her body trembled, on the verge of collapse, as she dismissed it as mere wishful thinking.
Puff! Puff!
Suddenly, a familiar sound reached her ears.
Molly froze, thinking she was hallucinating.
But in the next moment, the giant lava python, whose body was formed from the world's rock walls, paused its descent, as if sensing something amiss.
Puff! Puff!
A small, gray-white Stone Statue descended from the sky, having somehow infiltrated the world of mental projection.
It deftly avoided all the sandstorm tornadoes and rock giants before expanding into a towering, three-meter-tall Stone Statue, embracing Molly's bloodstained, collapsing form in its arms.
"A Stone Statue?"
Lord Lava frowned, sensing something was wrong.
Below, Molly's expression was dazed.
The cold stone body radiated an unexpected warmth. Leaning against its chest, she looked up at the silent, yet comforting gray-white stone eyes.
"Little Stone..."
She opened her mouth, her eyes flickering with a mix of emotions, as if remembering something.
Stone Statue No. 2 nodded gently. Lord Lava, perched atop the colossal python, finally noticed the source of the disturbance and turned to face the world's rock walls that had replaced the sky.
Boom!
The world trembled as if some terrifying creature were hammering at this spiritual world that had replaced reality.
The swirling sandstorm froze momentarily, and the hurricane tornadoes shattered one after another.
Faintly, the world's rocky walls shuddered, and a fissure seemed to spread across their surface.
Intense heat seeped inward, forming Scarlet Gold flames that erupted violently.
The dark brown spiritual world gained a new, domineering radiance.
"Your turtle shell is pretty tough, huh?"
(End of the Chapter)
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