Chapter 741: Chapter 200 Dragon Soul Inheritance_5
An elusive voice emerged from the cave, "You need not worry about the humans, just mind your own business. As long as you can successfully open the demon realm entrance and await the arrival of Lord Hades, nothing else will matter. However, humans indeed are robust. I wonder how they have managed to eliminate Harsfin and the Bone Dragon Corps consecutively. The time for me and Lord Harbank to intervene will come when they attack again. Astari, just do your job. As long as Harbank and I are here, humans wouldn’t dare to cross Thunder Pond. At the same time, have your subordinates control the Black Knight well. When the entrance opens, humans will surely attack like mad. The Black Knight will be your main strength, along with the races you’ve gathered, their lives are extremely insignificant. Make sure you arrange them well, you get my point, right?"
The Head of the Dark Saint Church, Astari, respectfully replied, "Yes, master, I understand. God Feather and other gods have indeed put up a strong seal on the entrance, I have been trying my best."
"Hmm, you’re a once-in-a-millennium genius in our Sorcerer clan, naturally capable of resisting that annoying divine power. Only you could open the seal of this altar. Rest assured, as long as our Demon Clan captures this fertile land, Lord Hades won’t treat you unfairly. Go now, I too need to make some preparations. I’ll let those despicable humans understand what real Black Magic is."
After once again giving his respectful gesture, Astari took flight and headed for the depths of the Death Mountain Range. After he left, a hardly discernible voice rang out from the cave, "What a fool, if it wasn’t because of... would I let you seize the credit for this achievement? Hehehe." The cold laughter seemed to freeze the entire valley, sounding utterly eerie.
A month later, Ah Dai and Xuan Yue stood on a not-so-tall mountain peak, overlooking the neat formation of the human allied army. Over the past few days, the allied forces have gathered their finest one hundred thousand troops in Rotten Dragon Valley. Initially, Ah Dai didn’t wish to deploy an excessive number of troops, but driven by the ominous premonition in his heart, he thought that dealing with the Church of the Dark Saint and over a hundred thousand dark alien races wouldn’t be easy. Hence, he agreed to Feng Wen’s proposal. The valley now housed the most powerful forces of mankind. The Tribunal alone had twelve thousand Judges, three thousand senior priests, and over forty thousand Sacred Knights. With such strength, they could sweep across the continent. But facing the final two levels of the Twelve Tribulations of the Undead, nobody was confident.
Xuan Yue nestled in Ah Dai’s arms and softly said, "It’s already been a month, and our army has pretty much gathered. But there’s still no sign of Sheng Xie waking up. Shall we keep waiting like this? These past few days I’ve felt a constant oppression in my heart as if something is about to happen. Even though there’s a strict watch on our surroundings, I still can’t shake off this feeling. Ah Dai, do you think something will happen? I’m scared."
Ah Dai gently stroked Xuan Yue’s blue hair and smiled, "Relax, nothing will happen. We will wait at most for another month. If Sheng Xie still hasn’t woken up by then, we will launch the final attack." Actually, he had the same oppressive feeling and ominous premonition, but he hadn’t mentioned it simply to comfort Xuan Yue. The war between the divine and the demons had reached its final stages, as the current commander of the human allied forces, how could he not feel nervous? The two sat side by side on the peak of the mountain, feeling the warmth each other brought, amidst the chilly wind pervaded with the aura of evil.
While Ah Dai was enjoying the warmth brought by Xuan Yue, things suddenly took a turn. The aura of evil from the Death Mountain Range suddenly strengthened. Even Ah Dai, who often dealt with the aura of evil, felt a shiver run down his spine. The Phoenix’s blood in Xuan Yue’s chest rose, emitting a red glow that enveloped them, dispelling the cold brought by the aura of evil.
Xuan Yue cried out, "What’s happening? Why did the evil aura suddenly strengthen? Was it the Immortal Evil Witch King and the Evil Dragon attacking by stealth?"
Ah Dai stood up from the mountain peak, gazing into the depths of the Death Mountain Range. At this moment, the clouds in the sky began to rumble continuously, gathering in accordance with the evil aura, and changing colors continuously. The part of the sky with the thickest clouds was right above the deepest part of the Death Mountain Range. Ah Dai exclaimed, "This is bad, something must have happened in the deepest part of the Death Mountain Range."
A thunder rumble sounded, and the clouds in the sky roiled continuously. They changed color for an inexplicable reason, the wind breezed and clouds surged, signifying the inevitable storm that was about to come.
Ah Dai held Xuan Yue in his arms, urging the True Qi within him, gazing into the depths of the Death Mountain Range. At this time, the clouds in the sky, following a constant process of scattering, condensing, and changing, gradually quieted down. Xuan Yue tugged at Ah Dai’s clothes and said, "Look, there’s a fire cloud."
Ah Dai looked up at the sky, indeed, the clouds had become crimson, looking extremely strange. A hint of coldness flashed in his eyes, Ah Dai murmured, "No, this isn’t a fire cloud, it’s a blood cloud! I fear, I fear the Demon Realm Entrance is about to be opened. How could it be so soon, there’s still some time left before the millennial Divine Calendar! Quickly, Yue Yue, we must go back. We must attack the Death Mountain Range immediately. We don’t have much time left." Having said that, he picked up Xuan Yue and flew towards the camp at the fastest speed.
Without awaiting Ah Dai’s command, the leaders of all factions had already gathered in a large tent. Each person’s complexion was grave, this sudden change left these leaders of the human Allied Forces somewhat at a loss. The Pope looked at Ah Dai and said solemnly: "Regardless of how difficult our journey is, we must head to the Death Mountain Range and have a final showdown with the Church of the Dark Saint. The Demon Realm Entrance is about to be opened, time no longer allows us to wait. Ah Dai, give the order."
Ah Dai solemnly nodded and said: "The human Allied Forces, prepare at once, everyone mobilize, with the Church’s three thousand priests using Support Magic to help the army dispel the Evil Aura. We need to storm the last two levels of the Death Mountain Range’s twelve undead calamities at the fastest speed. Depart immediately." At his command, the temporary base became bustling, the tents could not be packed up in time, all the warriors put on their armors, under the leadership of various faction leaders, they formed a formidable and orderly formation marching towards the depths of the Death Mountain Range. Accompanied by the experts of the Tian Gang Sword Sect, Ah Dai and the three Sword Saints, as well as the Pope and the four Red Robe Priests, advanced towards the Death Mountain Range at their fastest pace.
The blood clouds in the sky looked increasingly dense, an hour later, Ah Dai and the others had reached the former territory of the Bone Dragons. The Pope said in a deep voice: "The entrance of the Demon Realm is about to be opened, I fear that the Immortal Evil Witch King and the Evil Dragons will unite to fight against us. Everyone be careful, even if we die, we cannot let the apocalypse come upon mankind."
Determination was written on everyone’s face, they finally took the first steps towards the eleventh calamity of the twelve undead calamities. The main army at the rear would take a while to catch up, but they couldn’t wait any longer. Surprisingly, they crossed three mountain peaks in succession without any obstruction, but the Evil Aura was getting stronger.
"Grandfather, look there quickly." Ah Dai pointed to the sky with a look of shock. Everyone followed his pointing finger and saw a round, blood-red globe floating in the sky, where the blood cloud, which had once filled the sky, suddenly receded greatly. Xuan Yue whispered: "Is, is that the sun?"
The Pope grimly nodded, and said: "That’s the Blood Sun, a symbol of the millennial catastrophe. When the Blood Sun is in the sky, monsters will emerge, blood rain will fall, and the catastrophe will commence. Whether we can avert the millennial catastrophe depends on us now. According to the map, we are near the depths of the Death Mountain Range. Let’s go, we charge." After granting everyone the Divine Blessing, the group, representing the strongest human force, quickly moved towards the center of the Death Mountain Range.
Everyone was anxious and fully exerting all of their power, they moved swiftly. In a short while, relying on rapid flight, they advanced towards the depths of the Death Mountain Range. They all understood that once the Demon Realm Entrance was opened, they would probably never be able to resist the Dark Forces again. The power of the Demon Realm was not something that humanity could withstand.
After crossing another high mountain, they saw a wide valley appear before them. At the end of the valley, there was a peak taller than any they had seen in the Death Mountain Range.
