Chapter 111: Celestial Maiden - Sacred Land
Ten minutes later, Yang Chen had recruited over twelve hundred people by his side, while the remaining seven hundred had perished, their life essence absorbed by Yang Chen and distributed to Li Qi, Xiao Wentian, and others. Notably, Xiao Wentian had advanced to the rank of a Dou Jun powerhouse through this life essence.
"Put on the emblems you have and head to the east, eight hundred meters from here, to join the Shadow Kill Yongbing team there. You cannot appear in front of others yet; otherwise, if a Dou Zun powerhouse makes a move against you, I cannot guarantee your safety," Yang Chen instructed the crowd before him.
"Yes, Chief." The thousand-strong group then marched off, without mounts, forced to run on foot.
"Li Qi, I order you to lead all soldiers back to Galaxy City immediately. Take this city lord token; it can summon three thousand soldiers for reorganization. Do you understand?" Yang Chen commanded.
"Yes, Chief." Two thousand five hundred? Damn it.
"Brother Xiao, take me to Sky to find Shi Heng and the others. It’s been so long; there must be some news," Yang Chen said to Xiao Wentian.
"Yes, Chief."
"Chief, let me accompany you," Shen Liang said.
"No, you need to return and protect General Li Qi's safety. The city lord of Galaxy City is a cunning fellow. With your Dou Jun strength present, I can rest assured," Yang Chen replied.
"Yes, Chief." "Brother Xiao, let's go!" Yang Chen said.
"Alright." Then Xiao Wentian grabbed Yang Chen's shoulder and soared into the sky.
"All troops, return to the city!" Li Qi shouted loudly.
"Yes, General!" Thousands of meters high in the air, seven figures were engaged in a fierce battle, locked in a stalemate.
"Seven people? How can there be so many Dou Zun?" Yang Chen said in confusion. As they got closer, he recognized three of them: Shi Heng, Lin Tingting, and the Poison Master!
"Damn it, how did the Poison Master end up here? Wasn't he supposed to be below protecting Tianci's safety?" Yang Chen cursed silently but continued to watch the battlefield.
Among the remaining four individuals, three wore the insignia of Zhang Gaodajun on their chests, while two bore an emblem resembling a qin. The qin had nine strings, each representing a different color: white, red, orange, yellow, green, cyan, blue, purple, and black.
"Looks familiar," Yang Chen said.
"Nine-stringed Zither? Celestial Maiden Sacred Ground!!" Xiao Wentian exclaimed.
"Celestial Maiden Sacred Ground? Nine-stringed Zither? What are those?" Yang Chen asked curiously.
"In the east of the Demon God Continent, there are countless sects, big and small, and all sects in the world only obey the orders of the three Sacred Grounds. The three Sacred Grounds are Celestial Maiden Sacred Ground, Undying Sacred Ground, and Reincarnation Sacred Ground," Xiao Wentian explained. "This time, Celestial Maiden Sacred Ground is getting involved in the Imperial War, probably to seize control of the empire's fate."
"Oh? Brother Xiao, how do you figure that?" Yang Chen inquired.
"It's simple. The three great lords are rebelling for the throne. Now that someone from Celestial Maiden Sacred Ground is helping Zhang Gao, if Zhang Gao seizes Xuan Continent, then Celestial Maiden Sacred Ground will have a say in the empire. After waiting for two generations, Celestial Maiden Sacred Ground can completely take over Xuan Continent," Xiao Wentian explained.
"So you're saying Zhang Gao is making a deal with the tiger?" Yang Chen said.
"There's no other choice for Zhang Gao; he's been forced into a corner by the other three parties. For self-preservation, perhaps this is a last resort," Xiao Wentian replied.
Yang Chen nodded and turned his gaze back to the battlefield of Sky. Two women in white robes with the Nine-stringed Zither emblem on their chests were both Four-Star Battle Sovereigns. The other two were a Three-Star Battle Sovereign and a Five-Star Battle Sovereign. Overall, both sides were evenly matched. Shi Heng was a Five-Star Battle Sovereign, and the Poison Master was also a Five-Star Battle Sovereign, while Lin Tingting was a Four-Star Battle Sovereign.
"Brother Xiao, let's go," Yang Chen said with a slight smile.
"Alright! Let's go!" Xiao Wentian was fearless and headed straight over.
Yang Chen activated the three strands of green energy from his forehead's Nine-Pointed Star, immediately using Deceptive Ghost Cloth to hide behind Xiao Wentian. He said, "Brother Xiao, for the next twelve minutes, you won't see me and don't need to worry about me. Let's go behind Shi Heng and the others."
"Okay." Xiao Wentian was already immune to Yang Chen's combat techniques and wasn't surprised. He accelerated to fly behind Shi Heng and the others while Yang Chen quickly directed the three strands of green energy toward their foreheads' Hexagram. At the same time, Yang Chen concealed his presence, including his soul energy.
"This... what is this?" A hint of surprise flashed in Shi Heng, Lin Tingting, and the Poison Master's eyes.
"Aoying Bo, Brave Earl, Senior Poison Master, the leader sent me to inform you all to fight with all your might without any reservations," Xiao Wentian said. This was a code phrase; "without reservations" meant to go all out while someone would take care of things afterward and also inform others that they could win.
"Thank you for relaying that from the leader. In that case, we will give it our all," Shi Heng replied. In just this short time, his battle energy had already recovered by one-tenth, and the massive life energy continued to flow, indicating that Yang Chen was still present.
"The leader requests that I accompany you three seniors down; may I ask if you could allow me to witness this astonishing battle?" Xiao Wentian asked. For someone at the Battle Monarch realm like Xiao Wentian, witnessing a battle at the Battle Sovereign realm was indeed remarkable.
Yang Chen was here, and naturally, the Yanhuang Blood Sword was also present. The effect of the Yanhuang Blood Sword, which reduced all attributes by 15%, was not to be taken lightly. At the same time, Yang Chen continuously supplied life essence to Shi Heng and the other two, gradually restoring their fighting energy. With this back-and-forth exchange, the four enemies slowly fell into a disadvantage.
"It’s impossible! They can’t possibly still have such a vast amount of fighting energy. With the same level of consumption, there shouldn’t be such a large gap!" said a woman from the Celestial Maiden Sanctuary.
"If this continues, our defeat is inevitable!" another member of the Celestial Maiden Sanctuary exclaimed.
"The command of the Celestial Maiden must be fulfilled, even if it means death! Tianxin, let’s go all out!"
"Alright! Even if we exhaust all our fighting energy, we will complete the Celestial Maiden's command," said a woman named Tianxin. The two women in white, Tianling and Tianxin, slowly joined their hands together, and pure white fighting energy rose from both of them, intertwining.
Seeing this scene, Yang Chen slowly took Xiao Wentian's hand and made a strange gesture. Instantly, Shi Heng and the others' eyes narrowed as they roared, "Poison Master, let’s use our ultimate technique together!"
"Death Gaze! Death Spike!"
A blood-red shadow shot out, piercing directly towards a Douzun expert in Zhang Gaojun's camp. Then Yang Chen's right eye glowed with a deathly gray as he gazed at the two women from the Celestial Maiden Sanctuary, interrupting their combined attack.
"Poof!" Both women spat out a mouthful of blood and floated helplessly in the air. The backlash from their fighting energy had rendered them unable to continue fighting, and they had lost nearly all of their fighting energy.
"Retreat!" The remaining two Douzun experts sensed something was wrong and shouted as they deflected the Yanhuang Blood Sword shot by Yang Chen.
"Only now do you think of retreating? Isn’t it too late? Wrath of the Spirits, roar and shake the world!" Yang Chen howled to the sky and shouted, "Dragon Soul, Dragon Roar Break!"
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