Alm and Bruno surveyed the desolate battlefield, tinged red by spilled blood. Bruno sighed inwardly, once again they were immersed in a river of blood... but at least this time, they were in the right. The city inhabitants hadn’t made mistakes; they simply sought a peaceful life, free from conflicts.
On the other hand, the twelve families surely knew the whale was dead after the incident at the sect. Upon discovering the city in the desert, they used the investigation mission as an excuse to invade and loot anything useful. They spared no effort; millions of planet cultivators were used to kill the puppet. A desperate war that spanned a hundred years ensued, they had time to reflect on their actions and did not.
Now, the city soldiers had excited eyes and bodies covered in enemy blood. They had completed their revenge, putting an end to everything. All turned their ecstatic gaze to the sky, where the divine and invincible being in their minds hovered alongside the woman who had led them throughout that tumultuous time. His return completely transformed the war, once desperate, into a unilateral massacre.
Amidst the gazes directed towards them, Bruno felt the rune of faith vibrating softly, gaining multiple times more power. ’Well, now we have many who admire and trust us. The scene is grim as always, but the situation is completely opposite,’ he reflected.
Alm just snorted dryly, focused on controlling the whale. He watched the twelve trapped leaders frantically attacking the formation that kept them contained. Beside him, Ruri received their confirmation and finally unleashed everything. The formation wasn’t at its peak, she had been waiting for their forces as a measure for something unexpected; now that the external enemies were gone, she put it all out.
Ruri sighed softly as she waved, immediately five Seven-Color Supreme Runes appeared; they were the foundations of the Formation God’s Dao runes. The twelve leaders felt stunned by the change.
The five runes merged with the spatial formation, casting a deadly and oppressive sensation over all twelve. Now, they were like caged birds, at the mercy of Ruri, who could destroy them with a simple thought. Using the power of spatial runes and control of multicolored runes; she could make a controlled space collapse, swallowing them ruthlessly. The cost could be the loss of all runes, but it would be worth it.
At that moment, Alm sensed something through the gaze of two of the leaders, quickly concluding through the array. ’Two of the demon beasts will survive. They’ve mastered a technique that amplifies their bodies. Combined with their pure bloodlines, you won’t be able to kill them,’ he said calmly.
Ruri, who was excited before, now looked stunned. ’Don’t underestimate divine cultivators. They’re not like the ignorant ones here. They’re all millennial elders, who possess knowledge of all laws after living for so long. If it’s not possible to kill them at once, in a defenseless manner, the danger will be even greater,’ Alm added calmly.
She nodded in understanding. Spatial laws were powerful, but with basic knowledge, their effectiveness could be diminished. If she collapsed everything, those with powerful bodies would be able to resist and break free; although they would suffer severe injuries, they could easily retaliate later.
Alm and Bruno were also surprised. The physical level of the two demon beasts was much superior to their cultivation at the third level of the Spirit Fusion Realm. In this queen’s universe, there were techniques and resources infinitely greater than in other universes.
If they were the elite of the universe, the two wouldn’t be surprised, but being only support families for four others that didn’t seem to be much was surprising. Ruri only relied on the power of the runes, not on her own; if she were in the same realm as them, obviously they wouldn’t stand a chance.
Alm felt a tangible danger and spoke to Ruri coldly. ’They don’t know what you can do. We have to push them until they put everything out. They’re hiding more than just the physical. If the runes lose all their energy, and only one of them survives, it’s over for all of us.’
Their only chance of winning was to take out the twelve within the formation before their power ran out. Ruri didn’t have the power to kill them all, so they had to make them desperate and then deliver the final blow. Alm and Bruno had already considered this scenario, and Bruno assured them he had the solution.
Ruri took a deep breath and closed her eyes. Her greatest weapon was them not knowing the limit of her power. The moment the twelve attacked the formation with everything, they felt their minds grow cloudy. They looked up at the sky in surprise and saw a violet world with two mystical and gigantic lotuses spinning.
Ruri floated like a fairy that descended to this world. Her eyes slowly opened, and her mouth moved softly with inaudible words, but they seemed to reverberate with something within them. A violet wave spread rapidly.
The wave covered the entire sky and earth, penetrating the formation. The expressions of the twelve leaders changed as they felt stunned. Up and down were inverted. It was as if the world was spinning around them.
Ruri had just unleashed all the power of her mind at once, sparing nothing. Although the twelve had strong minds and cultivation, they were focused on attacking the formation. With their power directed towards the attack, they couldn’t properly defend themselves. Just by observing that woman, their minds entered a state of temporary dizziness. If they tried to break the formation under this influence? A deadly danger would strike them.
This method couldn’t be used before because after pushing her mental cultivation to the limit, her control over the formation runes dropped drastically. The internal defenses of the formation were still dense, but if an external power hit them, they could be easily destroyed.
If all the High Elders focused on attacking the formation from the outside in this state, it would be impossible to stop them; they needed to be eliminated first. In summary, using this method instead of the runes was even more uncertain. The twelve now couldn’t attack, but if they just waited inside, the maximum mental power would last only a short time.
The twelve realized this fact; the power of this woman was already known to them. But now, it seemed many times greater than the reports. What the hell happened to her in just a month? Everyone thought dazedly, it was in the midst of these thoughts that they felt the whale snort, moving the entire atmosphere.
The whole environment changed. The round and giant figure rose, radiating a celestial blue like a sun. To their surprise, this power didn’t repel the violet; they seemed to exist in harmony. Bruno knew this fact; part of the power of faith came from the minds of the worshippers.
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’Ruri, I’ll send you everything through the array. Use the mental power as a conductor and put them inside the formation. The power of Faith is linked to me, you can feel my presence in it. Just accept it and control it,’ Bruno said softly through the array.
She nodded, and the two lotuses stopped spinning. Ruri closed her eyes, and at that moment, her body radiated the power of faith simultaneously with the mental power. At this moment, Bruno still had control of the energy, but Ruri borrowed it. This was the same method that demon used to help his follower on the divine planet. Ruri was now exactly like the demon follower; the power of faith merged with hers.
She learned to use it in a few seconds; soon the twelve leaders felt the inner part of the formation change. A celestial blue Qi emerged inside like a sacred mist... at the same time, all hearts stopped, death upon them became palpable.
Above, Bruno focused, feeling the connection with the power of faith. The internal faith rune pulsed at full strength, pouring everything out. Suddenly, within the formation, screams of extreme pain and agony sounded.
"Burn!"
The entire army of the city heard the whale’s words sound like a final judgment. Within the formation, celestial flames emerged, and the chaos of torture far beyond the physical struck the twelve inside. Everyone watching clenched their fists vibrating; Ruri, who was the conductor, coughed softly with blood coming out of her lips.
She was suffering from the great density of this power flowing through her... but she felt something different. She realized the connection with her master in this power; soon her mind lit up, understanding it, and ideas arose regarding her Dao.
In a few seconds, the flames devoured the lives of four leaders. That was the nemesis of evil; no matter the cultivation, its power was equivalent to karma. The more powerful and older, the more opportunities to do good and evil existed... already these twelve, being the servants of the four Empyrean families, one could already imagine their karma.
In a minute, all four humans, two high elves, and three demon beasts fell amidst roars of disbelief and agony. Ruri was already bleeding from everywhere, but she remained steadfast. The other three seemed to have some resistance. Their physique and bloodline were pushed to the limit, making them last; Ruri saw this and roared furiously.
Her mental power exploded, attacking their minds. She spat blood, and immediately one demon beast was burned. As for the other two, they found themselves completely cornered.
Alm and Bruno watched those two who were the most dangerous before. Alm waited patiently, prepared. Their only salvation should have been to use some item, or even to withdraw an immortal weapon and explode it to try to save themselves... but something changed in them that made the whale widen its eyes.
The two withdrew a bone... then that bone pulsed and sucked all their bloodline and life force. Their bodies dried up as if they turned into corpses...
The bone cracked, turning to dust...
A spatial connection emerged, making Ruri stunned. Their bloodline and the bone... were used to invoke something!
A mortal sensation struck Alm and Bruno. In the next second, a divine energy emerged and the entire ascending planet vibrated. All forms of life felt a suppression that made them kneel. A divine power pressed on them like a celestial hammer.
A golden light sprouted within the formation, completely extinguishing all celestial flames. In the midst of this golden light, two pairs of gigantic eyes revealed themselves, focused on the whale.