Chapter 1952: Chapter 1945: Made Some Friends
The strength of the Sun God Kingdom is almost like a branch of the Divine Profound Hall; the martial artists in the empire cultivate martial arts techniques of the same level as those in the Divine Profound Hall, and those Dao Realm martial artists are not inferior to their Elders.
With such a large number of Dao Realm martial artists, even just rescuing people is a difficult task. They can’t afford to send a large number of people; some need to stay behind to guard the main base, or they’d be devastated if their home is stolen while rescuing others.
Given the current situation, the five Sect Masters absolutely cannot leave here, and a large number of Elders are needed to maintain the formation. Adding the personnel losses over this period, at most, sending out ten thousand Elders is already very challenging.
Such a small number wanting to rescue people from the Sun God Kingdom seems like a futile attempt.
"Why don’t we rest for a while first," said the Palace Master of the Lunar Palace, "Once our injuries recover, at least we can send out more than fifty thousand Elders, enough to flatten their Sun God Kingdom."
"No," said the Master of War Soul Palace, "This time, almost everyone suffered significant damage; even with the aid of elixirs, it might take three to five years to completely recover, undoubtedly giving the Divine Profound Hall three to five years to develop and become stronger."
"Indeed, even if at that time we can send thirty or fifty thousand people, who knows if the Divine Profound Hall will have reinforcements from the Sun God Kingdom—perhaps even sending over a hundred thousand Dao Realm martial artists may not guarantee success."
"Then what do we do, wait here?"
"Impossible, absolutely impossible. We must eliminate them before the Divine Profound Hall fully develops; otherwise, we won’t be able to topple them in the future."
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The debate among the five Sect Masters was intense, but everyone understood that whether it’s rescuing people or dealing with the Divine Profound Hall, it’s better to act sooner rather than later.
But in this situation, it seems they’ve reached an impasse; if only the seventeen superpowers had cooperated from the start, how could they have been defeated by the Divine Profound Hall one by one?
"Actually, you don’t have to wear a look of certain death," said Zhang Menglong, "From what I’ve heard, the issue now is simply a shortage of manpower, correct?"
"Isn’t that a critical problem?" Several Elders felt that Zhang Menglong’s comment was somewhat dismissive.
"Is it really that critical?" Zhang Menglong chuckled.
Now, more than 8000 disciples of the Sunset Sect have comprehended the third layer of the Nine Nether Sunset Art; based on their Gift and current realm, they can match Dao Realm Eighth Grade martial artists. Even if all Dao Realm martial artists from the Divine Profound Hall and Sun God Kingdom combined, they wouldn’t surpass the fighting power of over 8000 Dao Realm Eighth Grade martial artists, would they?
"Gu Xiao, our batch of disciples from the Sunset Sect is indeed impressive, but there’s something you might not know," commented the Sect Master of the Sunset Sect, "Remember the armor you gave to the War Soul Palace?"
"Yes, what’s the matter?" Zhang Menglong recalled that the armor seemed to be a token from the War God Palace’s master, though he hadn’t studied its specifics.
"That piece is the supreme treasure of our War God Palace!" the Master of War God Palace said with regret, "Even if we’re not the strongest in one-on-one combat, in large-scale battles, no one would dare challenge our War God Palace! This armor is called War Shackles, designed specifically for war."
"What effect does it have exactly?"
"The greatest function of the War Shackles is not strengthening its wearer but linking with spiritual power, enabling the sharing of power, life, and more; it can connect up to a million people, provided they cultivate our War God Palace’s techniques."
"It can double the wearer’s strength and share total power with ten thousand people, share 50% power with one hundred thousand people, and share 10% power with a million people!"
Upon hearing its potential, many drew a cold breath.
Allegedly, the King of the Sun God Kingdom is a Dao Realm Eighth Grade expert; wouldn’t the War Shackles allow them to create over a hundred thousand Dao Realm Eighth Grade experts and a million Dao Realm Seventh Grade experts?
If they deploy a Dao Realm Ninth Grade Vice Hall Master, the lineup becomes ten times more terrifying!
"Moreover, the effect of shared life prevents you from killing them all! Even if a person receives mortal damage, spread across a million, the attack power becomes very weak."
"What can we use to win?" Many who heard the War Shackles’ power calmed down, thankful they didn’t rush in without forethought, or they’d be facing hell.
"How did it end up in their hands?" Zhang Menglong was curious but not overwhelmed.
"Unfortunately, our War God Palace had an unfortunate incident," the Master of War God Palace said angrily, "An Elder was bribed by the Divine Profound Hall, defected immediately, and stole the War Shackles from us, truly despicable!"
If we had the War Shackles, just wearing it, ten thousand Peak Dao Realm and a million Dao Realm Ninth Grade martial artists—such a lineup would scare the Divine Profound Hall from ever facing the War God Technique."
"Not too unfortunate," Zhang Menglong commented, "Good thing warcraft can’t wear it; if that Nine Inferno Beast wore it, Mount Yushen would have been flattened long ago."
This news made everyone heavy-hearted; the odds against the Divine Profound Hall were indeed diminishing.
"I originally thought the Divine Profound Hall delayed confronting us due to fear of our strength; turns out I was naive," the Master of Lunar Palace sighed, "Turns out, it’s only because we posed no immediate threat, and long-term development requires too much time..."
"What do we do then—truly have no means against the Divine Profound Hall?"
"Not necessarily," Zhang Menglong shook his head, "In essence, it’s just about the number of allies. I don’t believe the Divine Profound Hall’s leader would personally wear those War Shackles; assume they only send a Dao Realm Ninth Grade expert—then we need at least ten thousand Dao Realm Ninth Grade and a million Dao Realm Eighth Grade, right?"
"This..." Zhang Menglong’s assumption plunged many into despair; assembling a million Dao Realm Eighth Grade martial artists was impossible, even with all eighteen superpowers combined. Dao Realm Ninth Grade, having a few dozen would be fortunate.
Does this situation seem manageable at all? Even if they lower the realm level, they wouldn’t handle this! Yet Zhang Menglong implies that gathering such numbers isn’t difficult—could it be a miscommunication or another reason?
"Actually," Zhang Menglong revealed, "I’ve made some acquaintances in the Endless Land recently. Hold on a moment; I’ll ask if they’re willing to help."
