Chapter 684: Red Moon
Chapter 685: War!
“The twelve palaces of the Astral Realm are all ninth-order Star Gods, and the ninth order is also known as the Heavenly God Realm.”
“To step into the Heavenly God Realm, two True Gods are needed [Star Position Devouring], their Godheads merge, and they jointly break through the Heavenly Gate laws.”
“After Star Position Devouring, the primary and secondary palaces are determined by the dominant position during the devouring process.”
“The Red Moon is the secondary palace of the Black Moon.”
Xia Feng pondered as he listened to Jiang Qiue’s explanation. He had already learned about Star Position Devouring before; Gong Changyi had wanted him to be her secondary palace.
However, the prerequisite for Star Position Devouring was that both parties must reach the eighth order, which is also known as the True God Realm. Humans call it the Spirit King.
Xia Feng was merely a Venerable One Spirit Master, not even a Sage. He was still far from the Divine Realm.
“The Black Moon is currently suffering from a mysterious contamination and is in a deep slumber. The Red Moon, as the secondary palace, is not helping the Black Moon resist the contamination at this time, but is descending to the human world with the help of the Moro Saint Pastor. They likely have other motives.”
Jiang Qiue continued to explain, “As for its intentions, the most likely reason would be the struggle for the primary and secondary palace positions. They want to seize this opportunity to suppress the Black Moon and take the primary palace position.”
Musing, Jiang Qiue seemed to recall something. She frowned and shook her head, “However, if it were only this, Moro wouldn’t need to target us Saintesses. There might be other objectives.”
After Xia Feng put the temporarily comatose Saint Pastor Angi into the Refining God Tower, he nodded, “Regardless, we must go to the Babel Tower.”
Although Saint Pastor Angi had warned that the Black Moon General Court was extremely dangerous and not something they could interfere with, the Black Moon General Court involved the S-grade Spirit Artifact · Guixu Mengyan and the S-grade Spirit Robe · Moon God. The allure of these two treasures alone was enough for Xia Feng to take the risk and investigate.
Of course, there was also Miao Shi. Judging by Tea Nai Xue’s worried expression, it was estimated that even if Xia Feng didn’t go to the Babel Tower, she would.
“Without further ado, let’s go.” Xia Feng patted her delicate shoulder, “If we delay any longer, your mentor might be sacrificed.”
The Black Moon General Court was a city within a city, located at the very center of Black Moon City, occupying a tenth of its total area. The architectural style of the General Court leaned towards the classical, with a dark color scheme, making it appear even more secluded under the dim night sky.
It was already five in the morning. Pedestrians on the street hurried along, and there were many patrolling knights, various war chariots, and gliding warships. The wind howled like wolves, and every bush and tree seemed to be an enemy. The somber, cloudy sky suggested an impending storm.
And the Babel Tower was located at the very center of the General Court. Its magnificent, towering cylindrical body, which flickered with silver fire in the darkness, pierced the clouds thousands of meters into the sky, exuding a majestic aura. Due to its extreme height, the tower’s summit was hidden within the shadows and mist of the sky, its top completely obscured.
With the covert operations of the two Saintesses’ factions, the four of them easily entered the heavily guarded Black Moon General Court. However, they were helpless to get into the Babel Tower.
Xia Feng and the other three stood in the corner of a building, looking up at the sky-piercing giant tower. The Babel Tower was a Legendary God Relic of the Black Moon Holy See, used to imprison extremely wicked ‘heretics’ and ‘destroyers of the faith’, and it also served as the secluded cultivation place for the Three Saint Pastors and the Pope. To this day, no one knew the exact function of the Babel Tower. The only certainty was that no criminal imprisoned within the Babel Tower for ten thousand years had ever escaped.
During the Imperial Civil War, the Babel Tower had been attacked, but without exception, not only did the attack fail, but the attackers were also annihilated, their bones forever left within the Black Moon General Court. So, how to enter the tower now? This was a problem.
The four of them discussed several plans to enter the tower, but all were rejected one by one. It was impossible to enter the tower silently. Unless they brute-forced their way in, Xia Feng was confident he could do it, but the cost would be significant. If not necessary, it was better not to alert the enemy too early.
Tea Nai Xue looked troubled. Just as the plan to enter the tower stalled and they were at a loss, Mu Qingtong, who was gazing into the distance at the giant tower, seemed to have discovered something and said with interest, “It seems an opportunity to enter the tower has arrived.”
The other three looked up in confusion. They saw a reddish light igniting in the eastern sky as dawn approached. The light point grew larger like a meteor from outer space—burning fiercely, tearing through the universe!
“Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh—” A sharp hum sounded in the sky and on the earth. As the first meteor fell, more and more light points ignited in succession, like stars filling the sky, carrying the threat of world destruction! They were falling from the heavens!
“Boom!!!” The defensive light barrier covering the outer layer of Black Moon City suddenly lit up. With dazzling golden light radiating outwards, the dim night sky instantly brightened like day!
“Rumble!!!” With a second deafening explosion, Xia Feng could clearly feel the earth’s cry. The surface of this giant city, which resembled a small country, sank half an inch! The ground cracked rapidly, like a spiderweb spreading out. The light gold defensive barrier protecting the city also showed slight cracks. At the same time, above the fiery, colorful sky, countless warships were densely arrayed.
Around the warships, nearly a thousand Spirit Masters, clad in green robes and hoods, hovered in the air, performing hand seals, their bodies enveloped in the light of their Spirit Robes. Behind these Spirit Masters, in the eastern sky where the sun was about to rise, a majestic divine lion with dark golden wings lay prostrate. It was the size of a ten-story building, its eyes, which rivaled the blazing sun, disdainfully surveyed the beings on the ground, its sacred aura purifying the surroundings, its gaze majestic.
And at this moment, above the majestic divine lion, stood a solitary young man dressed in a black brocade robe. His left eye was the color of a lion’s pupil, and his right eye was covered by an eyepatch. His fiery red hair cascaded down his back and then rose with the wind. The youth, wearing black gloves, waved his hand casually downwards. The Spirit Master army uniformly performed their hand seals.
“Swish!” In Black Moon City, a thousand knights also soared into the sky. A dozen warships, hidden in the clouds, revealed themselves, encircling the attacking army that had suddenly appeared outside the city.
Without warning, war erupted instantly! As the universe overflowed with colorful light, the earth shook and the mountains trembled. The city seemed on the verge of destruction at any moment.
Xia Feng, along with the three women, hid underground and then entered the Holy Knight Space, looking at the chaotic battle outside with confusion.
“Who are these people?” Although the attacking army wore uniform hooded green robes with red cloud fire patterns embroidered on the sleeves, Xia Feng couldn’t identify their faction. He searched his memory for the insignia and uniforms of the seven great power factions and eight great legions, but none matched this style.
“Miss Mu, did you recognize their origin?” Mu Qingtong shook her head.
Tea Nai Xue, however, suddenly said, “I think I’ve seen that person before.”
Xia Feng followed her gaze towards the eastern sky, looking at the one-eyed youth standing atop the divine lion. Tea Nai Xue mused, “In Miao Shi’s locket, there’s a group photo. The red-haired boy in it looks very much like this person.”
“It seems this mysterious force is also here to rescue Miao Shi?”
