Chapter 1289: Chapter 1287: The Supreme Lord from Beyond who Infiltrated the Great Army
For over half a month, the Supreme Lords from both sides had clashed, and for East Victory, the result was neither good nor bad.
The Outer Heaven Supreme Lords indeed had more hands, but as the attacking party, they ended up in a passive position.
Every time they attacked the Array System, the Supreme Lords of East Victory would rush out to interfere. And when they took a siege strategy, those from East Victory would immediately shrink back into East Victory City.
Dispatching an equal number of people to tie down the Supreme Lords of East Victory, leaving the rest of the Outer Heaven Supreme Lords to attack the Array System, was equally futile.
Because the East Victory Array System was constantly drawing power from the Ten Great Dangerous Places, as long as the attack power didn’t approach the limit the Array System could withstand, it was almost impossible to breach, effectively a waste of effort.
"Fools of East Victory, all a bunch of cowards, have the guts to not run away!"
After yet another battle, seeing the Supreme Lords of East Victory retreat back into the Array, the Outer Heaven Supreme Lords were so angry their hair stood on end.
"You only rely on having more people, if you really have the capability, let’s clear an area and go one on one, life or death disregarded!"
The Chaotic World Blade Emperor laughed heartily.
"I’ll oblige you, kill!"
Yan Zhizun was the first to charge out from the crowd.
Seeing this, the Chaotic World Blade Emperor, despite others’ dissuasion, also charged out along the Array pathway. The two great blade wielders quickly engaged in battle, their blade lights clashing and immediately splitting the earth with rifts.
"Rock Collapse!"
Yan Zhizun’s muscles were even more exaggerated than those of the ancestral Fire Stiff, his thick veins bulging like numerous steel rods entwined around his body, waving his long saber as he struck down.
Clang!
The Chaotic World Blade Emperor was sent flying, and while airborne, his arms multiplied into myriad forms, each one a saber technique assault, rushing towards Yan Zhizun.
This battle lasted a full two 2-hour periods and was still unable to determine a victor.
Shi Xiaole stood on the city wall, unwilling to miss any detail of the battle.
With his status, he didn’t qualify to stand alongside the Supreme Lords, but who asked him to be the son of the Holy Monarch? That bit of face, no one dared withhold.
Relying on his unparalleled spiritual force, Shi Xiaole could vaguely make out the process of the battle. In his eyes, Yan Zhizun’s sheer power was undoubtedly stronger, but the Chaotic World Blade Emperor had the advantage in tenacity and stamina.
As for combat skills, being able to become a Supreme Lord meant none were weak; they were all fairly equal.
In the end, the battle concluded with both sides grievously injured.
"Again!"
An Outer Heaven Supreme Lord shouted, wielding dual axes and his vigor shaking the mountains and rivers.
His opponent was an East Victory Supreme Lord named the Mysterious Armor Supreme Lord.
His weapon was armor worn on his body, the patterns on its surface closely resembling turtle shells but infinitely more profound, as if containing the ultimate principles of heaven and earth.
Bang bang boom...
One was overwhelmingly powerful, the other’s defense unparalleled; this battle was even more intense than the last.
The Outer Heaven Supreme Lord gave his all, his hands bursting into blood flowers, yet he was still unable to breach the defense of the Mysterious Armor Supreme Lord. Of course, the offensive power of the Mysterious Armor Supreme Lord was slightly inferior and he, too, could not injure his opponent.
Both sides continuously dispatched Supreme Lords to clash, the power of the Supreme Lords combining spirit and martial arts lighting up the crater constantly bright as daylight, breaking out from the ground, forming a luminous ocean.
The entire East Victory world was clearly visible!
For so many days, news of the siege at East Victory City had already spread to every corner of the world. Everyone watched that ocean of light, struck with amazement and bewilderment by the means of the Supreme Lords.
Atop the walls of East Victory City.
Shi Xiaole watched more intently than anyone else. His spirit had already merged into the void, projecting himself into the fighting sides, meticulously perceiving the power of the Supreme Lords.
The previous Shi Xiaole, when it came to integrating the Spiritual Path with martial arts, was as if looking at flowers through fog, without any clue to speak of. But now, by dissecting the Supreme Lords’ power, he was beginning to have a bit of enlightenment.
Battle after battle.
Shi Xiaole’s understanding of Supreme Lord power deepened continually, and once the fighting ceased, he immediately sought out his parents, Shi Xuanzhong and wife, to ask for guidance.
"Why do you want to understand Supreme Lord power now?"
The Holy Empress asked gently.
She was extremely fond of her only child and could hardly bear to scold him, but deep down, she couldn’t help feeling that the child was setting his sights a bit high.
Shi Xuanzhong, however, looked at Shi Xiaole with surprise in his eyes.
Without speaking, Shi Xiaole released his spiritual force and then immediately retracted it.
"Child, is your spirit refinement nearing completion?"
The Holy Empress suddenly exclaimed in shock.
She was proficient in the Array System, her strength only at an ordinary Supreme Lord level, and could not discern the true limits of Shi Xiaole’s capabilities. In fact, without close examination, even Shi Xuanzhong might not have noticed.
"These are some of my insights, take a look."
Shi Xuanzhong took out a scroll of bamboo slips from his sleeve and handed them to Shi Xiaole.
"Thank you, Father."
After thanking him, Shi Xiaole immediately left, unwilling to waste any time.
"Xuanzhong, our son’s talents and gifts are no less than yours, perhaps even surpassing you."
The Holy Empress shone with radiance, her face alight with irrepressible surprise and pride.
Shi Xuanzhong laughed and said, "You should see whose son he is. It’s a pity that time is too short; otherwise, with him joining, East Victory might have prevailed."
The Holy Empress lost her smile and said resolutely, "This is the final battle. We won’t have another chance, and the Outer Heaven Demons won’t give us one either, so I will fight to the last drop of blood! If... I mean if, we are defeated in the end, please make sure you protect our child!"
Shi Xuanzhong held the Holy Empress tight and murmured, "It won’t happen. I won’t let anything happen to you or to East Victory."
In a man-made cavern.
Shi Xiaole unfolded the bamboo scroll.
The bamboo scroll didn’t appear large, but there were countless characters on it that automatically floated in the air. Layer upon layer of essence surged towards him, quickly immersing Shi Xiaole in comprehension.
Within these characters were not only the spiritual cultivation methods from Shi Xuanzhong and many ancient masters but also various supreme martial arts techniques, along with essays on martial concepts. Any excerpt, if taken out, would be worth a fortune, enough to cause a frenzy among the world’s martial artists.
Shi Xiaole was not lacking in martial arts, but what he desperately needed and was most in deficit of, were the spiritual cultivation methods and martial insights. Overjoyed, he began to study them feverishly.
Before he was expelled by the "Seal Heaven Array," Shi Xiaole’s degree of spiritual cultivation had reached ninety-six percent, but the remaining four percent seemed impossible to accomplish.
He knew this was the ultimate threshold, incredibly hard to break through, but once breached, it would inevitably lead to a complete transformation.
Now with more references at his disposal, the inspirations in Shi Xiaole’s mind nearly exploded; he felt as though he had found solutions to the problems that had previously troubled him.
"I don’t know how long East Victory City can hold on. I hope there’s still time!"
With a calm mind and steady breath, Shi Xiaole began to refine his remaining spiritual power.
One day.
Two days.
...
There was no sound in the cavern, yet the situation in East Victory City had changed drastically due to the emergence of one thing, with the scales of victory tipping towards the enemy.
"The Sole Supreme Array!"
The Holy Empress’s face grew solemn.
In the midst of the sky, a silver screen had appeared at some point, splitting heaven and earth into two halves. In the upper half, where Supremes were battling fiercely, the violent energies unleashed would immediately dissipate upon touching the silver screen.
In the lower half, within the chasm, countless Outer Heaven warriors formed a torrent of Vigorous Air and attacked the "Seal Heaven Array" with all their might. They were met by innumerable warriors from East Victory.
The moment the two sides collided, countless died or were injured on the spot, turning the entire chasm into a slaughterhouse.
"With the Sole Supreme Array, we will eventually be able to break into the world of East Victory. Hahaha, try to endure, and let’s see who lasts longer!"
Some of the Outer Heaven Supremes laughed wildly.
The "Sole Supreme Array" was an extraordinary Array System that had no effect on other martial artists and posed no constraints. It was curiously sensitive to the power of Supremes and could actively absorb it.
Once this array was deployed, the Supremes of East Victory could only watch helplessly as countless Outer Heaven warriors attacked the "Seal Heaven Array." The only thing they could do was to send out a vast number of warriors from East Victory.
However—
"Die, all of you!"
A middle-aged man with a cold expression waved his hand, and with clanking sounds, dozens of Forbidden Martial Emperors from East Victory were reduced to ash and smoke.
These Forbidden Martial Emperors had once made outstanding achievements in the previous Chasm Battle and had statues erected on Hero Mountain, yet this time they had met their end without leaving any remains.
"Martial Uncle White Cloud!"
"Master!"
Among the dead were many acquaintances of Shi Xiaole.
These included the White Cloud Emperor from Hundred Battles Tower, the Sun and Moon Emperor from Water and Fire Dao Manor, and even Thousand Real Person and Luo Zijiao from the South Sea’s Ten Elites, as well as well-known Forbidden Martial Emperors from East Victory mainland and Miaojiang.
This combination of forces, even for someone as powerful as Wansheng Madman or the recognized as invincible below the Supremes, Shi Xiaole, wouldn’t be taken down in a single strike.
Could it be that there was someone from Outer Heaven comparable to Shi Xiaole?
The answer, of course, was no.
But this middle-aged man was different. He was not a giant; he was a bona fide Supreme Lord! It was just that because his physical body had been destroyed, leaving only his soul, he took shelter in the body of a Forbidden Martial Emperor. By wielding Vigorous Air with his soul, his strength naturally far surpassed that of the giants.
"Hahaha, every person from East Victory deserves to die, die!"
The middle-aged man struck with his sword, and in the deadly silence, a crack appeared that spanned nearly half of the chasm. Centered around the fissure, countless warriors from East Victory were slaughtered.
Moreover, many warriors from the Void Origin Realm and Divine Barrier Realm Earth Immortals were killed just as easily as ordinary soldiers, unable to even resist.
In just a short moment after the battle began, East Victory’s elite fighting strength suffered heavy losses.
"How could this happen?"
The nearby warriors of East Victory were bewildered.
But the enemy’s blade never stopped for a moment, slaughtering swathes of East Victory’s warriors, leaving no ground for their corpses.
After the battle, a full third of East Victory’s elite had fallen. This was only because the middle-aged man had exhausted too much power and had to rest.
"Wash your necks and wait. In the next round, I’ll behead even more dogs of East Victory, and you’ll learn what despair is!"
Before leaving, the middle-aged man left behind this sentence, his smile resembling a bloodthirsty demon, causing the East Victory warriors to shudder.
The Outer Heaven camp, on the other hand, rejoiced.
At this rate, in a few more rounds, East Victory would be devoid of Void Origin Realm experts, and then it would be a one-sided massacre. They would be able to draw out enough manpower to attack the "Seal Heaven Array."
With tens of millions of ordinary warriors working together, their attacking power would definitely not be weaker than that of Supremes!
