Free Web NovelChapter 1775: Chapter 586: Near-God
However, twenty zhang above the Dragon Chariot, a series of Silver Mirror Blade Gang emerged, reflecting and deflecting all the Star Sword Light.
Emperor Jianyuan couldn’t help but laugh heartily, his eyes filled with immense pride.
No matter how much Chu Ming resented and resisted him, what of it?
When his thoughts were transmitted, this woman still had to obediently follow his orders.
Yet, when he sensed the immense Star Power emanating from Zhou Zhi, his gaze was drawn back, and his eyes slightly darkened, revealing traces of anger and murderous intent.
In just these brief dozen or so breaths, ’Picking Stars and Moon’ Zhou Zhi and the magicians and archers behind him had killed nearly ten thousand of his imperial guards.
At this moment, he still had enough strength to once again gather immense thunder, using the God Slaying Extreme Move ’Star Flag Electric Spear’ to strike the Dragon Chariot.
Emperor Jianyuan looked at the immense thunder descending from the sky and the dazzling starlight, and couldn’t help but feel secretly appalled.
The Divine Might of this strike ’Star Flag Electric Spear’ is still comparable to the Gods!
Luckily, Yu Kunlun and many Inner Palace sorcerers had extremely strong mana.
The vast, majestic thunder weakened by over fifty percent upon penetrating the Dream Giant Umbrella.
After piercing through Emperor Jianyuan’s Twelve Dragon Sky Guards, its Divine Might continued to weaken.
The remaining thunder and Thunder Liquid were all reflected and deflected into the ground by Chu Ming’s Vengeance Blade.
At this moment, a solemn intent appeared in Yu Kunlun’s pupils.
He held the Dharma Seal with both hands, still fully maintaining the Dream Giant Umbrella, but turned to Emperor Jianyuan and said, "Your Majesty, the sorcerers within the fog far exceed expectations, possibly numbering as many as twenty thousand. I request to join the battle!"
"Twenty thousand sorcerers!"
Emperor Jianyuan narrowed his eyes and then let out a cold laugh: "I’m afraid that’s not all. They still have the ability to maintain the fog covering the entire battlefield, and the sorcerers’ numbers could exceed thirty thousand, with a dozen or so of them being masters.
So it’s not just the Star Constellation Immortal Sect, the North and South Heavenly Gates must have come as well? In this fog, who knows how many Evil Spirits from the North and South are hidden."
The purpose of the fog raised by the Iron Banner Gang is likely in part to guard against Chu Ming.
They clearly received some intelligence and prepared defenses against Chu Ming’s presence.
Raising the fog is undoubtedly a good strategy; as long as the gang members of the Iron Banner Gang can’t see Chu Ming, they can’t generate enemy intent and murderous thoughts, making it impossible for Chu Ming to use.
As for their other purpose, it is to conceal the various reinforcements of the Iron Banner Gang.
Many Jianghu people, as well as experts from noble families, for various reasons, still dare not openly oppose the court.
In the dense fog, they have no scruples, they can act recklessly, wantonly harm court soldiers, yet not worry about exposing their identities.
Emperor Jianyuan then asked in confusion, "How does Zhou Zhi’s God Slaying Extreme Move possess such Divine Might?"
He suspected that Zhou Zhi was supported by All Gods.
If the Eternal Gods also decide to intervene, that would indeed be the most troublesome scenario.
"Your Majesty must not underestimate them. The Star Constellation Immortal Sect indeed relied on Star Power when it was first established. However, as I know, they’ve long freed themselves from the Gods’ control, over three thousand years ago. This matter pertains to the first ancestors of the Chu family, who, with immense fortune, once had an encounter and narrowly escaped a perilous ancient battlefield, bringing back two Divine Items.
One is the head of the initial Ziwei; the other is a finger segment of the initial Gouchen. The finger bone was refined into a ’Star Authority Seal’ by Chu Lingxi, and the head was left by the Chu family’s first ancestor at the Star Constellation Immortal Sect, refined into an extremely secret Sect-Protecting Magical Artifact, which is said to allow their disciple to bypass the Celestial Star Gods and harness the Power of Stars, approaching their original appearance."
Yu Kunlun explained in a faint voice: "So, they are actually in a cooperative relationship with the Celestial Star Gods. They use Star Martial Arts and Star Magic to channel the Power of Stars, enhancing the Heavenly Rules Power of the Star Gods. Yet even if the Celestial Star Gods were to reclaim their power, they wouldn’t be greatly affected."
At this, Yu Kunlun paused: "Your Majesty, we cannot delay any longer. I shall go to battle first to hold off Zhou Zhi. Please order Chu Ming to act promptly! However, today’s events are somewhat eerie; Your Majesty must be extremely vigilant regarding your own safety."
The ’Picking Stars and Moon’ Zhou Zhi clearly uses himself as a focal point to guide the sorcerers within the fog to cast spells.
He is not just guiding the sorcerers.
This person is also the ’eyes’ for those two hundred thousand archers, allowing the elite archers of the Iron Banner Gang, even in the dense fog over a dozen miles away, to accurately discern the enemy’s range and distance.
Yu Kunlun’s Magic far surpasses that of the opponent’s.
The few First Grade Mages hidden within the dense fog have a Magical prowess not even one percent of Yu Kunlun’s.
The problem is, they have strength in numbers, and the mana of Yu Kunlun and the court’s sorcerers cannot compare to this.
Moreover, as the defensive side, they are too passive.
The other side hides in the fog, as if operating from above the Nine Heavens, able to leisurely search for weaknesses and launch relentless, unrestrained attacks.
They, on the other hand, can only defensively endure.
Moreover, the defensive area spans over fifty miles, inevitably stretching them too thin and unable to reach everywhere.
The only sound strategy now is to force Zhou Zhi to retreat, causing those sorcerers and archers to lose their ’eyes’.
Yet Yu Kunlun felt a growing doubt in his mind. freeweɓnovel.cøm
The opponent’s battle strategy is odd; who would initially put strategic sorcerer forces directly into combat?
Even so, if these sorcerers exhaust their mana, how much harm can they actually inflict on the court’s troops?
