Under the cloak of night, the island uniquely controlled by Zichuan was exceptionally lively, like a school of wild fish dropped into boiling water.
In the air, two equally tall figures leaned against each other, blood dripping from their tridents and wrist blades. Surrounding them were crowds of black-clothed figures as numerous as ants.
“With just the two of you, trying to attack the divine pillar is simply overestimating yourselves.”
Opposite them, a burly, white-haired man, carrying a black scythe, looked at the two with a unique indifference.
If Su Jiu were present, she would have sensed that his aura was similar to Zero’s, and his aura had even reached the High-Stage Battle God level.
“Fallen Knight…”
Liuli narrowed her eyes as she looked at the former. She knew very well that as long as this Fallen Knight was here, dealing with the pillar would be impossible.
Her gaze slightly shifted to the tall, handsome man behind her. If it weren’t for him just now, she would have been injured by the Fallen Knight hidden here. The other party had introduced himself as a Law Enforcement Chapel member using an electronic voice…
She was wearing the uniform of a Ferryman, so why would he help her for no reason?
“I am someone by Miss Su Jiu’s side.”
At this moment, a mechanical voice sounded from behind, analyzing the battle situation in a very calm manner:
“Currently, the opponent only has one High-Stage Battle God. The rest are at most Initial Stage Battle God level, and there are five or six of them. We cannot forcefully destroy the pillar at the moment; we can only ensure our own survival and await Miss Su’s next move…”
“Miss Su Jiu? … That junior?!”
Liuli was startled at first, but then quickly exclaimed in surprise. She had not expected an elder like him to take any action in a battle of this magnitude.
Now, the Law Enforcement Chapel expert before her was telling her that the other party was actually involved and even had a plan. How could this old Night Watcher elder not be surprised?
Mu Qi’s expression remained unchanged. His phone floated around him, just like controlling a sword with qi. The external qi tentacles quickly pressed on the screen:
“That High-Stage Battle God is not a true High-Stage Battle God. The two of us can completely resist him. Let’s join forces.”
“Okay!”
The current situation allowed Liuli no time to think. She could only agree and respond. A halo of light appeared at the back of her head, and then it radiated dazzling law brilliance.
“Stubborn humans.”
Hearing Mu Qi’s words, the white-haired middle-aged man stood in the sky and slowly lowered his cleaver from his shoulder. Under the illumination of the golden light, it emitted a chilling gleam. He then raised it, pointed forward, and gave a faint order:
“Encircle and annihilate them!”
“Boom!”
As soon as his voice fell, the black-clothed army surrounding them erupted with earth-shattering battle cries. Immediately, the entire ground began to tremble rapidly. Like a tide, carrying sky-high killing intent, they charged towards the two.
“Junior, don’t disappoint me…”
Feeling the killing intent that suddenly filled the sky and earth, the two figures in the center also had serious expressions. Their palms gripped their weapons tightly. Mu Qi’s eyes narrowed, and then a burst of yellow and blue domain erupted, encompassing a radius of about ten meters around him.
The charging figures seemed to freeze the moment they touched it, their bodies halting and remaining stunned for one or two seconds…
“Attack!” an electronic voice followed.
“Whoosh whoosh!”
Just as those Ancient God Sect cultists were momentarily stunned, both of them flashed out, their weapons instantly erupting with qi blades. The slender beams of light were exceptionally dazzling in the dark night, like the Weaver Girl threading a needle!
Immediately, those with insufficient strength were sliced up like leeks amidst the sword light and saber shadows. Instantly, miserable screams rose one after another.
“Two top-tier Mid-Stage Battle Gods. Let’s continue to stall.”
The white-haired man glanced at the two who were like a meat grinder, his face showing no sign of pain. The deaths of those from the Ancient God Sect were merely numbers to him, adding nourishment for the ritual to increase.
For him, there was only one mission…
“As long as I guard the pillar and await the arrival of Lord of the Gods, everything will reach its final stage, and I will have a chance to advance.”
He tilted his head slightly, looking at the giant “Ancient God” figure in the sky, whose head was the only part not revealed. The indifference in his eyes turned into a morbid adoration.
Like Western knights towards their lords, the Fallen Knight looked up at the King-Level Stranger, yearning to become his direct subordinate, yearning to receive the so-called reward, and to welcome the advent of “Kinghood,” which was comparable to meritorious service during the reign of a dragon – supreme glory.
At the same time, on other islands, Zichuan’s troops, upon learning that the pillars of the main camp and the remnants of the Singer had been broken, immediately launched protection operations and began to intervene on other islands.
Except for this island, which Liuli attacked in advance and was guarded by a Fallen Knight, most other places were led by a High-Stage Ferryman. It could be said that to ensure the smooth descent of this ritual, Zichuan had brought out all their reserves.
This was a game of chess between Zichuan and Bai Ya.
In his opinion, as long as the God descended, the scales of victory would completely tilt towards him.
…
Luofu Island. Large-scale terrain formations were carved into the sky and the ground. Red and blue intertwined lights flickered in the night sky. In the center of the ground, a huge star-shaped rune flickered and rotated…
“What must come will eventually come.”
The black-clothed girl sat on a large rock, quietly looking at the sky above, as if waiting for something. Her silver hair gently blew in the sea breeze, as if crow feathers were falling from her clothes…
The translucent giant scythe leaned against her. Its cold gleam intertwined with its magnificence. If one observed closely, they could see blue butterflies transforming into light particles, repeating their appearance and disappearance.
Zhou Zhizhi stood beside her, her attire changed to casual wear. She opened her mouth somewhat uneasily:
“Miss Su, are we just waiting here?”
Su Jiu responded with a hum, stood up, and gripped the scythe. A white glow emanated from the edge of the scythe. She slightly turned her head and tossed a small blue token:
“You will be responsible for controlling the core of the formation later. Little Sisi has set up a double formation. One is a battlefield-grade gravity formation, and only those holding the token will not be affected. The other is equivalent to a binding formation, which can be used to adhere someone with external qi.”
“Then where are you going…”
Zhou Zhizhi took the token, feeling somewhat confused by the girl before her. Hadn’t the other party said she would guard the island all along?
“Zichuan’s people are coming. Our mission is to guard Luofu Island.”
Su Jiu said softly, her gaze falling upon a dense crowd of figures rapidly approaching. A rough count revealed there were more than twenty to thirty of them.
The crowd stopped in the sky above the island, seemingly assessing the situation. Those with keen senses could detect that the formation set up by Bairnis on the island was not simple. They whispered among themselves whether to attack.
“This island is currently under the control of Lord Zichuan. If you want to live, you’d best surrender quickly.” A cold voice echoed across the island’s sky.
Su Jiu’s eyes narrowed. Her blood-gold pupils looked at the other party indifferently. She did not reply, merely tightening her grip on the scythe…
The leader was a Ferryman wearing a blood-stained hem. His aura was very strong, and it could be faintly sensed that he was a Mid-Stage Battle God. Beside him, there were even two Low-Stage Ferrymen.
In total, there was roughly one Mid-Stage Battle God, two Initial Stage Battle Gods, five Demigod-levels, and a host of Battle Kings. So many people could even form a truly first-class force.
Yet, they were only here to attack this island.
“Why are there so many people?”
Zhou Zhizhi looked at the lineup in the sky, her face showing a hint of solemnity. If it weren’t for Su Jiu in front, she probably wouldn’t have had the courage to face them.
In mid-air, some cultists, seeing that there was no effect, immediately asked their leader: “Sir, Lord Zichuan ordered us to take control of the four islands. Now it is…”
Looking at Su Jiu and the two of them, who were only Battle King level, they should not have been able to resist their attack. However, no one dared to gamble whether this was an empty city stratagem on the island or a Hongmen banquet…
“One of our islands has already fallen, and the remnants of the Singer also encountered problems. Currently, our faction only controls two islands, and Lord Zichuan is confronting the Red-Clad Bai Ya on the main island. This island is the weakest defensively and must be taken…”
The High-Stage Ferryman pondered for a moment, his eyes flashing with wisdom. He understood very well that to ensure the summoned otherworldly beings could exert their abilities stably, it was necessary to occupy four islands.
The four islands were the foundation for stabilizing the ritual structure. If any more were lost, the summoned otherworldly beings would be affected to a certain extent.
“Test them with long-range skills.”
Seeing that Su Jiu and the two of them had no intention of releasing the formation, the commanding High-Stage Ferryman’s eyes turned cold, and he waved his hand forward…
As his palm waved down, the church personnel in the sky finally formed a semicircle, rapidly approaching, but always maintaining a distance of five to six meters from the formation.
“Attack!”
At a certain moment, finally under a loud shout, streams of powerful external qi howled through the sky and then bombarded the front of the formation overwhelmingly.
“Bang bang bang!”
Countless energy streams exploded on the energy shield, causing ripples to spread across the alchemy formation, as if butterfly shadows were easing the offensive…
“The formation can withstand the damage. You just need to focus on controlling the formation. I will lure them into the formation.”
Looking through the formation, a metal mask appeared on Su Jiu’s face. She then leaned forward slightly, arching her body, and with a “bang,” she vanished as if by spatial jump.
“Flash!”
Her arm trembled, and the scythe brought a pale white light that swept across the sky, flashing towards those who were releasing long-range skills. She understood that the priority in this battle was…
Her eyes were fixed on a Low-Stage Ferryman holding a black book in front of her.
Facing Su Jiu’s instantaneous offensive, the leading Ferryman’s pupils contracted. He never expected her to charge directly into their formation.
After all, shouldn’t an offensive and defensive battle be me attacking and you defending? What reason is there for the defender to take the initiative?
“Screech!”
A sound of tearing flesh was heard in the air. He turned his head to the left and his pupils suddenly contracted. He saw that the Initial Stage Battle God-level long-range Ferryman had been cut in half by a single strike…
Black blood splattered into the sky.
However, this was not the end. The figure continued to flash, cutting towards another Initial Stage Battle God-level Ferryman. The resulting air waves even pushed back some of the Black-Clad Bishops.
The Low-Stage Ferryman who was being chased and beaten immediately became terrified. The scene of his companion’s instant death was still vivid in his mind. He quickly retreated, opening the distance with Su Jiu…
“She has hidden her strength, but she shouldn’t be at the Mid-Stage Battle God level. Her skills are just bizarre, capable of unleashing a large amount of damage instantly. I’ll suppress her, and you all attack the formation.”
The leading High-Stage Ferryman dared not hold back. A small black law hovered above his forehead, and he held a giant black刺盾 (thorn shield) in his hand. He rushed forward, blocking all the sharp scythe winds.
Just as he was about to suppress her with his shield.
“Flash!”
However, Su Jiu did not collide with him. Instead, she used the pressure to ascend into the air!
Her figure flashed towards the lower-level Black-Clad Bishops and Priests, slashing at them. White light flashed again. The scythe passed by as if no one was there, tearing through them wherever it went!
The cultists who were not Battle Gods were simply terrified to death. Blood mist spread across the night sky, and the crowd scattered like birds and beasts, completely disregarding attacking the island…
“I advise you not to struggle stubbornly. Lord of the Gods is about to descend. Everything that Red-Clad Bai Ya has done can be considered treason.”
The High-Stage Ferryman could only sneer with a darkened face. He was a heavy physical power type bloodline and couldn’t catch up to Su Jiu at all. Every time he was about to reach her, he would see a flash of white light, and she would have already arrived beside another Black-Clad Bishop…
The scythe rose, blood splattered, and her silver hair also seemed to redden slightly.
The High-Stage Ferryman could only watch as his subordinates fell one by one, like sleeping husbands, powerless.
“If you don’t come and protect your subordinates soon, they’ll all be gone later.”
Su Jiu scoffed and once again flashed towards another Initial Stage Battle God-level Ferryman who was trying to escape…
The Blood Clan Miss’s killings were also very tricky. She wouldn’t kill these small fry immediately but would drive them away, scattering some of them towards the sky above the island.
The Low-Stage Ferryman was already scared out of his wits. He didn’t know that if he simply resisted, he wouldn’t die. He just ran and shouted, “Lord Blood Butcher, save me!”
Lord Blood Butcher was the name of the High-Stage Ferryman holding the large shield. The latter cursed “Waste!” and rushed towards that direction.
He understood that if too many subordinates died in this operation, it was very likely to end in failure…
“Not good!”
Just as Su Jiu arrived behind the subordinate and was about to swing her scythe again, her heart tightened, and she turned into a black afterimage and darted away.
“Clang!”
Unlike what he expected, this figure that he couldn’t touch seemed to have slowed down its slashing speed. It collided with him, and sparks of orange-red erupted from the collision of the scythe and the sharp shield, with surging airwaves radiating outwards.
In this collision, Su Jiu’s body was sent flying several meters away. She seemed to have lost her balance and happened to fall within two meters of the formation…
“Good opportunity!”
Seeing Su Jiu seemingly in a staggered state, Blood Butcher’s face showed thought. He glanced at the formation, and his eyes flashed with determination. After a one-second pause, he directly struck with his thorn shield…
“No more delays.”
His subordinates also stopped retreating, expecting their leader to take down the opponent.
Blood Butcher stepped into the formation and felt nothing unusual. He breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Su Jiu’s panicked face, suddenly smiling:
“As expected, it’s an empty city stratagem. Only that old guy Zhuge Yun among the Bai Ya can set up a grand formation…”
With that, his speed increased, and the smile on his face became more ferocious.
However, before Blood Butcher could be happy for a few seconds, he suddenly started and an ominous premonition surged through his heart. He saw that the Blood Clan Miss’s expression seemed to have changed?
There was a faint smile at the corner of her mouth…
Did all the previous panic seem to be a disguise?
Why?
Blood Butcher subconsciously asked in his heart, and then he was met with a pressure comparable to a mountain. He wanted to move, but found that his arms seemed to be entangled by clusters of flowing light and were suppressed vertically downwards…
He tried to break free but could not move at all, as if the entire formation was exerting pressure on him. In fact, the formation itself was not very strong, and the suppression time was only a few seconds.
However, this Mid-Stage Battle God did not know this information gap.
During his descent, the High-Stage Ferryman seemed to finally understand the current situation. He looked up and met a smiling face, quickly saying in a low voice:
“As long as you let me go…”
“Heh heh…”
Su Jiu smiled gently. With a flick of her scythe, she used the other end to pierce directly into the opponent’s chest. With a “bang!”, blood spurted out like a fountain.
“Blood Surge!”
A crimson light flickered on her fingertips, standing in front of her. The Blood Clan girl’s cherry lips parted lightly. She knew very well that the formation would not last long, and only when the opponent was truly incapacitated would this battle end.
“Chis!”
Just as the formation was about to enter its cooldown, the large hole in Blood Butcher’s chest gushed a large amount of blood. His entire aura weakened significantly, and he was powerless to resist Su Jiu. He could only look outside, praying for someone to help…
“Save…”
“Where is everyone?”
However, he was once again stunned and saw that no one was there. He suddenly realized that everyone was from the Ancient God Sect, and if the situation was not right, they had already fled.
Just as he was about to lose consciousness, a loud bang sounded from the distant horizon – “Boom!”, and then a strange language echoed from the horizon, causing the entire island to tremble slightly.
“Fresh scent, blood food…” Ancient words, despite being incomprehensible, allowed Su Jiu to understand their meaning.
She couldn’t help but look, and indeed saw that the sky-piercing crimson giant was only missing its eyes. Its entire body stood on the ocean, as if it possessed buoyancy. The seawater only reached its thighs, and a terrifying aura emanated from its body.
“Is this 【War】?”
Looking up further, one could see that it had two tusks comparable in size to cement barrels, and under the golden light, they exuded a chilling gleam.
Realizing he was about to die, Blood Butcher no longer concealed himself. Looking at the girl before him, he suddenly laughed: “My Lord, is about to descend…”
“Bang!”
After Su Jiu got up from the ground, she performed a half-spiral and kicked him forcefully, revealing a faint smile. She raised her scythe high, and perhaps due to her Blood Clan bloodline, her speech carried a hint of demonic allure:
“Sorry, villains die because they talk too much.”
…
On the central island.
“The chess pieces should be in place.”
Bai Ya watched as the otherworldly being 【War】 had exposed almost its entire body and sighed lightly. He slowly reached behind him with his left hand, holding two swords, one black and one white.
“Elegy.”
A profound and mysterious aura was released. As the aura peaked, a black mask suddenly appeared on his face.
“Bai Ya, what are you doing?!”
As the former’s aura surged, Zichuan actually felt a sense of danger. One must know that he was at the Walker level, and Bai Ya was only at the semi-Walker level. There was no comparison between them…
“Of course, I’m holding a ritual.”
Bai Ya smiled softly, then flicked his arm and swung it downwards. A black slash roared and rushed towards a red five-pointed star marking.
As the slash touched the marking, with a “boom!”, the entire island shook, and the red color on the sea seemed to become even more vibrant, even bubbling and boiling…
As if declaring that the chess game had officially entered the critical moment of fierce combat of the great dragon!
