Chapter 483: Chapter 263: Heavenly Demon Attack, How to Improve Personal Evaluation_1
[Seven illusory Immortal Palaces surround the Demon Suppression Altar. The palaces do not physically connect to one another, with only a rather spacious long Cloud Bridge connecting each palace to the altar.]
[The Seven Stars Return to Their Places!]
[All Star Jun leave the Demon Suppression Altar and head to their respective Immortal Palaces that they will guard...]
[You stride forward, heading towards the Immortal Palace directly in front of the altar - the Heavenly Pivot Palace!]
[Please choose your defense position...]
[1. The front end of the Cloud Bridge, this area connects the Cloud Bridge with the Demon Suppression Altar. The Heavenly Demons will continue to surge forward like a torrent to enter the Immortal Palace. With only the rear considered relatively safe, the front, left, and right are all enemy territory!]
[2. The end of the Cloud Bridge, this area connects the Cloud Bridge with the palace boundary. Just a short distance behind you is the grand and elusive Immortal Palace. With its narrow passage, one could defend it like a natural barrier. As long as you hold this bridge, you can keep the Heavenly Demons outside the gate!]
[3. The main gate of the Immortal Palace, the Cloud Bridge, and the palace have a buffer zone between them. The last advantageous terrain to resist the Heavenly Demons is the narrow palace gate which is narrower than the Cloud Bridge. Here, the number of Heavenly Demons you have to face will be significantly reduced!]
[4. In front of the Heavenly Gate, the defense position is within the palace. Right behind you is the Heavenly Gate made of jade-like glazed glass, which is the only passage from the celestial realm to the human world. The vast Immortal Palace can accommodate countless ferocious Heavenly Demons; this place leaves no escape, you can only stand against the Heavenly Demons till death!]
[You look up at the remaining six Immortal Palaces. Through the distant mist, you see the six Star Jun standing alert at the ends of their respective Cloud Bridges...]
[Please choose your defense position...]
Lin Xun took a deep breath, and instead of choosing to defend the front of the Cloud Bridge as planned, he picked the fourth option; within the palace, in front of the Heavenly Gate!
This was a final stand-like spot, the last line of defense before the Heavenly Gate!
[You stride over the Cloud Bridge and make your way to the palace boundary...]
[You walk into the Immortal Palace, standing guard in front of the Heavenly Gate, leaving the surprised looks of the Star Jun outside the palace!]
"Lin Xun?"
"Expert...what’s this?"
"Kid, why are you playing off-script again...wait, why again?"
Everyone in the conference room turned to look at Lin Xun, their eyes filled with surprise and confusion. They had a good plan. Everyone would defend the front end of the Cloud Bridge, and if they couldn’t withstand the ferocious onslaught of the Heavenly Demons, they would retreat while fighting, leaving some buffer room.
This would also facilitate each Star Jun Apostle to exterminate their local monsters and launch support operations.
Even without completely exterminating the Heavenly Demons, if they had leftover strength, they could throw a long-range magic to support others.
The tactical arrangement intended to protect Lu Caiyi.
Lu Caiyi was guarding the seventh Immortal Palace, Yagu Pojun, which provided the best support buffs and was connected head to tail with the first Immortal Palace where Lin Xun was. It was just at the side of Lin Xun.
They arranged it this way because compared to others, Lu Caiyi seemed like someone from behind.
Li Xingyue was the leader of the Intelligence Team, Wang Zong was the leader of the Armed Team, both with identity and strength.
The two Apostles who came to support were Yin Linlin from the Hang City Punishment Corps, and an Apostle from the Apostle Council’s direct force organization - Kunlun.
A Kunlun cruiser, who not only completes the missions dispatched by the Apostle Council but also supports the Heavenly Punishment Corps in various places. Asking such a busy person with tremendous power to assist was a testament to Li Xingyue’s ability.
If it weren’t for Lin Xun, this would have been considered a thigh-level character.
The last person from Jinling was not only the leader of the supervision group of Jinling but also a seed player with a hard background.
His shell was the extremely rare profession of a necromancer. In this Chapter, his performance would be even better than the Kunlun cruiser. It was said that he was about to enter the sixth difficulty, and the council intended to recruit him as a member after his breakthrough.
Although everyone was an Apostle of the Fifth Difficulty, their strength and status still varied.
Compared with this group of powerful people, Lu Caiyi seemed unremarkable.
Therefore, she was first arranged to be beside Lin Xun, enjoying the powerful defense enhancements of Yagu Pojun, only hoping that she could drag the Heavenly Demon along until Lin Xun came to support.
Everyone looked at each other in shock, some even thought that Lin Xun didn’t want to carry a burden, which is why he went into the palace for defense.
Suddenly, other Apostles coming from different places looked at Lu Caiyi with meaningful glances.
Lu Caiyi has always been the group’s love in the Armed Team. She has never experienced this kind of situation, she only felt that the gazes of the three elite Apostles were filled with thorns, making her feel uncomfortable everywhere.
She clenched her fists tightly, biting her lower lip, wanting to argue but was unable to articulate her words.
Lin Xun patted the back of her hand, indicating that she should not take it to heart, glared at the three elite Apostles, and said loudly: "You just take care of your own matters, don’t worry about Little White. Even without my support, she will not fall."
Wang Zong also caught onto what was happening, with one glare, he was about to slam the table and stand up.
"The Heavenly Demons are about to appear, everyone be alert!"
Li Xingyue timely defused an awkward situation, in the tactical arrangement, she had volunteered to guard the second Immortal Palace, Tianxuan Jumen, on Lin Xun’s side, so as to prevent Lu Caiyi from being caught in an embarrassing position.
Lu Caiyi was very strong, but the abilities of the Apostles had only been shared on their shells and equipment without revealing their soul talents.
Such a trump card could certainly not be revealed to outsiders, it could only be revealed when one joined the group.
If a few elite Apostles knew how powerful Lu Caiyi’s talents were, their expressions at this moment would certainly be different.
Lin Xun and Lu Caiyi had a deep relationship, naturally understanding what the soul talent ’Endless Power’ meant: The shell’s strength attribute can be increased by 100%. For each enemy killed, a temporary strength boost of 25% will be gained. The number of stackable layers and duration are linked to the level of the talent.
As far as he knew, Little White could now increase her strength attribute by four or five times under full buff conditions. Her firepower could only be described as terrifying when fully opened.
Actually, the three elite Apostles didn’t really have any ill intentions, it’s just in their understanding, if a pro doesn’t want to carry a rookie, one can only blame the rookie. Should they blame the pro instead?
[The Demon Suppression Altar subtly vibrates, causing the Cloud Bridge and Immortal Palace to tremble incessantly...]
[In the silence, you seem to hear the sound of the demon suppression seal being torn apart.]
[Your gaze extends beyond the palace gate, through the thin cloud mist, reaching the Demon Suppression Altar.]
[A gigantic rift appears in the void, and numerous ’Country-Holding Heavenly Demons of Desire’ with green faces and tusks like demons squeeze out of it...]
[They brandish various weapons, either knives or swords, tridents or spears, gushing out of the void like a tide, scattering and rushing towards the seven elusive Immortal Palaces.]
[You gaze at the horde of Heavenly Demons, numbering into hundreds, madly charging towards the ’Heavenly Pivot Palace’!]
[They howl and wail as they storm towards the palace, their feet threatening to step on the Cloud Bridge...]
Lin Xun’s stalwart defense in the palace is not for show but to distract the onlooker!
He can’t let others know about his secret tactics......
Lin Xun switched to the shell of the Yiye Palace master, summoning the Shikigami Snow Woman and the three-headed lion before switching back to the chairman’s shell.
Judging that the timing was right, he activated the skill ’Starfall Light’!
[You raised two magic staves, muttering a complex and lengthy incantation...]
[The three-headed lion follows your command, using its robust body to block the gateway to the palace...]
[Under your command, the Shikigami Snow Woman emanates the aura of Dragon Heritage, brewing a wide-range sorcery named "Extreme Cold Dominion’!]
[...]
"The power of this wave of the Heavenly Demon advance guard isn’t that great. The fight is quite leisurely," said Yin Linlin, who had already mounted the earth dragon and was charging back and forth.
She is guarding the fifth palace, Jade’s Ethical Chastity. The support state increases the amount of healing, fitting perfectly for her Paladin shell.
"Yes, indeed, an ordinary skeleton warrior can withstand five to six Heavenly Demons. It seems that we could manage merely by leaving the characters on autopilot," said Du Cheng, the leader of Jinling’s regulatory team. He is a man in his thirties, dressed in a suit and bearing spectacles. You could never guess that he possesses the shell of a Necromancer.
He’s guarding the fourth palace, Heavenly Rights of Literature and Music, which can enhance magic damage. The spell summoning undead creatures also gets a proportionate boost.
Lin Xun did not comment; the Heavenly Demons had not yet reached the palace.
After a short wait, news finally came from the three-headed lion.
[The three-headed lion, which used its body to block the entrance of the palace, roared repeatedly. Through the gap between it and the gate, you could see a multitude of Heavenly Demons trying to break into the palace...]
Lin Xun issued an order, retreating the three-headed lion that was serving as the meat shield.
[’The Fallen Three-headed Lion’ received the command, no longer attacking the Heavenly Demons, and suddenly retreated from the palace door.]
[With the palace gate wide open, countless ’Lustful Holder Heavenly Demons’ charged in first, waving various weapons at you!]
[Under your command, the Shikigami Snow Woman emanates a cyan, ink-like dragon scent that plummets the palace’s temperature to freezing point.]
[The ’Extreme Cold Dominion,’ which covered the entire palace, appears. Snow blankets and ice forms on the ground while biting winds carrying snowflakes sweep through.]
[Numerous Heavenly Demons poured into the palace, stepping into the ’Extreme Cold Dominion’ and were immediately chilled to the bone, arms and legs stiff, and their charging speed slowed by more than half.]
[Over a hundred Heavenly Demons have all entered the palace but, due to the slow effects of the ’Extreme Cold Dominion’, have yet to reach your side...]
"Just about right!"
This is the opportunity Lin Xun has been waiting for.
[You utter the last syllable of the incantation...]
[The starlight carrying immense power rapidly compressed, the dazzling and blinding starlight illuminating the majestic palace!]
[The starlight flourished like a splitting galaxy...]
[Just like falling stars, a surge of Star Falling’s destructive power!]
[All the Heavenly Demons in the palace could not escape the baptism of the destructive starlight. Amid the intense brilliance, they evaporated and disappeared before they even had a chance to scream.]
[The starlight not only illuminated the Heavenly Pivot Palace, but its dazzling glow also shone through the palace door, attracting the attention of many Star Monarchs.]
[After the starlight died out, apart from you, the three-headed lion and Snow Woman, not a single being was left alive in the palace!]
"It feels like using a cannon to kill a mosquito?"
The battle’s not over; this was just the advance guard of the first wave of monsters. After a brief rest, more Heavenly Demons will come.
The apostles in the meeting room obviously noticed the commotion at the Heavenly Pivot Palace.
"Lin Xun, you’ve already used a powerful spell?"
"You should conserve your magic power, Mage. We can only use Rest Page to recover after we have killed this wave of Heavenly Demons."
Lin Xun ignored them, continued switching shells, and started his own trick.
[You are possessing the ’Primordial Hermit Seeking Knowledge’ shell!]
[You open your dragon maw full of tusks, letting out a sky-shattering dragon roar...]
[In an instant, your shell swells up like a balloon. Your limbs turn into sharp claws, your dragon tail becomes thicker, and your back’s scapula expands...]
[A pair of sky-obscuring dragon wings sprout from your scaly skin, forming a hurricane as the colossal black dragon flaps its wings.]
[Your colossal dragon body fills up half the palace!]
[Once again, you let out a sky-shattering dragon roar, beat your wings behind you, burst through the palace door, and soar into the sky!]
[This grand scene once again attracts the attention of numerous Star Monarchs. They look up at the gigantic dragon soaring in the sky. Its black scales glitter under the sky, and its wings, nearly larger than the palace, cover the sky...]
"...A dragon?"
"This seems like a giant dragon, not the sort of hybrid earth dragon I have?"
"Oh my god, stop fighting the monsters, come and see the giant dragon!"
The various Apostles looked at Lin Xun, their eyes filled with amazement, shock, and envy.
Lin Xun continued to operate: "It’s just a summoned beast, there’s no need to get excited."
The Easter Egg Chapter of the organized party can be interpreted and evaluated overall, and individually.
While a single person cannot complete such a defensive Chapter, there’s a benefit.
That is, you can grab the monsters to boost your individual interpretation and evaluation!
