Chapter 938: Calamity Descent
Chapter 939: Tribulation Mark
“Calamity. Heaven’s Gift.”
Before the painting board, the white-haired man tapped his brush, pondered for a moment, and then looked up.
“Are there any other legion fleets around the Fifth Great Area?”
General Xue Ying shook his head. “Currently, the main forces of the major legions are in the Holy City, and besides the Great Love Legion and our Sin Legion, the legion fleets in the Top Ten Great Areas are all experiencing gaps.”
“The Great Love Legion cannot leave the Central Plain, so the Fifth Great Area is indeed isolated and helpless right now.”
General Xue Ying said in a deep voice, “Unless the Element Holy See stationed in the Ninth Great Area is willing to lend a hand, but given the current situation of the empire, the three major Holy Sees are being pressured and cornered by the major power factions and legions besieging the Holy City. Relations are tense, and the Element Holy See has always had a bad relationship with the Golden Sparrow Flower, so they are unlikely to be willing to send troops for aid.”
Hearing this, Xia Feng’s cat-like vertical pupils narrowed. It seemed that Burning Heaven Holy Lord had calculated everything long ago before choosing the Fifth Great Area as the breakthrough point.
The only way to reinforce the Fifth Great Area now might be to mobilize Venerable-level high-end combat power from adjacent Great Areas.
Generally speaking, the further forward the Great Area, the more high-end combat power it possesses. For example, the Top Ten Great Areas typically have at least three Venerables stationed there year-round.
In the latter ten Great Areas, there is usually only one Venerable stationed year-round, or possibly none. This is not only due to the less habitable territory and sparse population of the latter Great Areas, but also because of the Final Great Wall.
The reason the Final Great Wall is called Great Wall is because it is truly… infinitely long! The wall’s structure directly shatters the plane’s barrier, traversing the 51st, 50th, and 49th Great Areas.
The Final Great Wall is not only a barrier to isolate the Evil Dragon Forest but also a domain that suppresses realms. The higher one’s realm, the more pronounced the suppression within its radiated area. However, it only affects those above the Venerable realm; those below the Venerable realm feel nothing. For example, Sages entering the radiated area would be suppressed to the Sacred Realm, and those in the Sacred Realm would be suppressed to Venerable Two or even Venerable One.
Because of this, few Venerables are willing to be stationed and provide protection in the last three Great Areas. Even the few Great Areas close to the last three are shunned because of this, as proximity to the Final Great Wall inevitably results in some suppression of realm.
However, the Fifth Great Area is different. Sparrow King Star in the Fifth Great Area alone has at least ten high-end Venerables. Of course, this is because Sparrow God Mountain is located here. The neighboring Seventh, Sixth, and Fourth Great Areas might have significantly fewer high-end combatants than the Fifth Great Area, but if they were to gather their forces to support it, it would undoubtedly be a considerable help.
However, most of these Venerables stationed in the various Great Areas are not actually from official capacities, but are the strongest individuals from various large and small family forces. If a crisis were to occur in their own Great Area, these family powerhouses would naturally defend it with all their might, but getting them to act when another Great Area is in trouble would be harder than ascending to heaven. After all, it takes a large family thousands of years to produce one Venerable, or even a high-level Venerable, who is the foundation for the family’s continued prosperity. Once lost, the family would likely decline or even perish.
“However… considering that Abyssal Saint voluntarily exposed the location of the Sumeru Gate in Golden Sparrow City, various forces, in order to cooperate with Abyssal Saint as soon as possible, will likely still mobilize some personnel or send representatives to the Fifth Great Area.”
General Xue Ying analyzed, then looked up. “Sir Shifu, now…”
“Go. Have the logistics unit unload all Sin Leaf equipment and descend upon Sparrow King Star to fully assist the Golden Sparrow Flower in resisting the enemy,” the white-haired man waved his hand and said calmly. “The remaining troops will remain on standby.”
“Yes.” General Xue Ying bowed respectfully, turned, and quickly departed.
Sin Legion’s Shadow Masters primarily cultivate Spirit Robe · Shadow of Sin. All other Spirit Robes are auxiliary to the cultivation of Shadow of Sin, rendering the Shadow Master useless without it. However, not all Sin Legion generals are Shadow Masters. For instance, the logistics troops consist of generals eliminated from other units. Spirit Masters without the talent for shadow arts are now presented with an opportunity to go to the front lines.
After General Xue Ying left, the white-haired man turned his gaze back to the portrait on the painting board.
“Eldest Sister, prepare yourself. I have arranged for you to descend upon Sparrow King Star together to find Abyssal Saint.” The white-haired man said gently. “Of course, if you prefer to wait until the war in the Fifth Great Area is over, that is also an option.”
“No need.” Huang Zhaoyue replied curtly and, without lingering, turned to walk out of the room.
Silence fell in the room for a moment.
*Swish* The brushstroke landed on the center of the painting board again. The paper instantly split into pieces, and the portrait of Huang Shikui on it shattered along with it. The paper scraps ignited with bizarre black flames out of thin air, turning into ashes.
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In the pitch-black night sky, over a thousand meteorites of various sizes floated. On each meteorite stood a Sin Legion general, the meteorites flowing like a stream towards a vortex gate at the end. Beyond the vortex gate lay the Fifth Great Area. The Sin Legion utilized the Tree of Sin to precisely position the landing points of all the generals on Sparrow King Star, entering the Fate World.
Huang Zhaoyue stood on the last meteorite, entering with the main force.
“Since Sparrow King Star is sealed by Calamity, there’s no need for us to enter right now.” Huang Zhaoyue cast a sideways glance at the black cat on her shoulder. “Why not stay on the ‘Sin Star’ warship? That way, we can also look for an opportunity to steal Enlightenment Marks.”
Originally, in her opinion, there was no need to get involved in the affairs between Burning Heaven and the Golden Sparrow Flower. Xia Feng had asked her to come along just now, and now that Xia Feng was her superior, she, Huang Zhaoyue, respected her superiors greatly, so she hadn’t asked any further questions. But now, she couldn’t help but ask.
“Sneak and steal, only stealing. If Huang Shifu stays on the Sin Star, what the heck can you steal?” The black cat on her shoulder meowed, and a proud, mocking chuckle echoed in its mind. “Listen to me, go back to Golden Sparrow City first. I have a way to get the Holy Dragon Judgment without lifting a finger.”
“Are you sure?”
“Naturally.” Xia Feng’s amber vertical pupils narrowed as he gazed intently at the vortex gate slowly approaching ahead.
The reason he had asked Huang Zhaoyue to enter the Fifth Great Area immediately was actually for another reason. That was… the Black Moon Pope!
The Tail Nature Tribulation Fire within the Holy Dragon Judgment, besides enabling the Tribulation Transformation Body to wield authority, also possessed the ability of ‘Tribulation Mark Tracking’. Targets harmed by the Tribulation Transformation Body’s abilities would be marked with a [Tribulation Mark], a conceptual-level imprint that would be very difficult to detect unless one was a True God-tier existence.
Last time in the Sumeru Realm, although the Black Moon Pope had escaped, Xia Feng had silently planted a [Tribulation Mark] on him. And according to the Tribulation Mark’s sensation, the Black Moon Pope was currently in the Fifth Great Area!
Originally, Xia Feng had planned to deal with the Black Moon Pope after he and Miss Mu formed their Dao Fruit and ascended to Venerable Three through their ‘Four Months’ union. But since they encountered him now, he wouldn’t be polite!
It would be perfect to first obtain the S-grade Spirit Artifact · Guixu Mengyan, which strongly countered Miss Mu, and then, perhaps, finding Miss Mu for the ‘Four Months’ Dao Fruit union would go more smoothly!
