Gao Wu: A centenarian old man, many children and good fortune! Chapter 083

“Blazing Sun” Battle King’s thunderous words, echoing throughout the city, not only ignited the hope of their own warriors but also pierced like the sharpest blade into the pain points of the four enemy Battle Kings high in the sky!

The energy nodes maintaining the “Flesh Curtain”—the Blood Altars—had been discovered! And judging by the intense fluctuations and weakening of the Fel energy in the west of the city, it was clear that an important altar had already been destroyed!

“Blood River” Vice-Cult Master’s face, hidden beneath his hood, instantly turned ashen. The viscous blood light flowing around him fluctuated violently, revealing his inner fury! The other three evil Battle Kings also let out angry roars, their attacks becoming even more frenzied!

Among them, the Battle King resembling a walking Skeleton Monarch let out a sinister, bone-chilling cackle: “Hehehehe… Even if you ants know the secret of the altars, what can you do?”

His eye sockets, burning with ghostly blue soul fire, scanned the city below, which was rising in defiance. His voice sounded as if it came from the Nine Nether Hells: “The core altars forming the ‘Flesh Curtain’ are spread throughout the city! Each one is heavily guarded, and personally overseen by our Cult’s Grand Priests! With you disabled soldiers and defeated generals, whose power is suppressed to less than a tenth by our domain, wanting to destroy all altars before our Lord descends? That’s simply a pipe dream!”

“Give up struggling! Under the great Flesh Curtain, every living being here will ultimately become the most perfect nourishment for our Lord’s descent! Your souls will wail in endless agony! Your flesh and blood will become nutrients for new life! No one can escape! Hehehehe…”

His words were filled with malicious curses and lofty contempt, attempting to dismantle their morale and create greater panic through speech.

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However, fate always seems to enjoy staging the most ironic slapstick moments at such times!

Just as the Skeleton Monarch’s arrogant words hadn’t finished, and he was grinning triumphantly!

Buzz—!!!

The dark red “Flesh Curtain” covering the city’s sky, in another direction—the northern city area—once again flickered violently and without warning!

Immediately afterward, the color of the sky in that area visibly faded by a significant margin! Its dimness was even more pronounced than that in the western city area just now!

This sudden change was like an invisible slap, fiercely striking the face of the Skeleton Monarch who had just been cackling! His laughter abruptly ceased, and the ghostly blue soul fire in his eyes flickered violently!

“Impossible!!!”

The other three enemy Battle Kings also simultaneously changed expressions drastically! “Blood River” Vice-Cult Master even let out a roar of shock and anger!

“Northern city! The core altar in the northern city, guarded by Grand Priest Bloodskull, has also been…” The Battle King resembling a giant insect mother let out an incredulous shriek!

“Who?! Who did this?!” The twisted flesh aggregate also let out a chaotic and furious roar!

…

No need for excessive investigation! The four enemy Battle Kings’ incredibly powerful, city-wide senses instantly locked onto the transcendent ninth-grade energy residue that had just erupted in the northern city area, now as conspicuous as a lighthouse in the dark! And… that figure standing atop the ruins of the second core altar, holding a massive battle blade, with golden hair flowing over his shoulders, and a powerful, overbearing aura!

It’s him again!!!

It was indeed the same fellow who had just destroyed the first important altar at the energy station in the western city!

Xiao Yan!!!

He had actually, in such a short time, traversed half the city, found, and with lightning speed, destroyed the second core altar, which was guarded by the even stronger peak eighth-grade Grand Priest “Bloodskull” and had even more rigorous defenses?!

How was this possible?!

“It’s that ninth-grade ant!!!” “Blood River” Vice-Cult Master’s voice was filled with unbelievable anger and killing intent!

“His power… How could his power be almost unaffected by the ‘Flesh Curtain’s’ suppression?!” The Skeleton Monarch also shrieked in disbelief, unable to comprehend!

“If this child is not eliminated! He will surely become a major threat! Our plan will be completely ruined!” The insect mother Battle King also let out a sharp shriek!

“Kill him! At all costs! We must kill him immediately!!!” The flesh aggregate roared even more frantically!

Twice in a row! The same ninth-grade Battle General, whom they considered an ant, had consecutively destroyed two core nodes maintaining the domain’s operation! This was an utter humiliation! And a fatal threat to their entire plan!

At this moment, Xiao Yan’s importance in the minds of the four enemy leaders instantly surpassed even the three allied Battle Kings who were currently struggling to hold on!

Four gazes, filled with boundless killing intent and venom, like poisonous snakes from hell, crossed the vast distance and locked firmly onto the figure in the northern city, who had just completed his “feat”!

Killing intent boiled to its peak!

(Interception and Cover – The Battle King’s Resolve)

Closest to Xiao Yan was the terrifying aggregate, shaped like a giant blood-flesh worm, whose strength was also closest to the peak of Battle King First Grade!

“Roar—!!!” It let out a soul-shaking roar. Its massive and twisted body suddenly shook, actually forcibly breaking free from the heavy restraints and delays imposed by “Surging Waves” Battle King’s water energy and ice power! Countless bloody tentacles and sharp claws wildly flailed, transforming into a nauseating stream of blood-red light, desperately rushing towards Xiao Yan in the northern city!

It wanted to personally crush that damned ant!

“Don’t even think about it!!!”

However, just as it was about to leave the battlefield, an equally resolute and angry roar rang out!

It was “Surging Waves” Battle King!

This water-elemental Battle King, who usually seemed the most refined and easygoing, was now wide-eyed with fury, his hair standing on end! He saw that the flesh aggregate was desperately trying to attack the young(?) Battle General who had just performed a miraculous feat and brought hope to their side. The rage and determination to protect in his heart instantly overwhelmed everything else!

He knew very well that with Xiao Yan’s ninth-grade strength, if targeted by a Battle King-level existence, there would be no chance of survival! That glimmer of hope for a breakthrough, which had appeared with such difficulty, absolutely could not be extinguished like this!

“Even if I die! I’ll drag you down with me!!!”

“Surging Waves” Battle King let out an earth-shattering roar! A resolute glint flashed in his eyes, and he began to burn his intrinsic life force without hesitation!

“Secret Art: Azure Underworld Raging Torrent Scroll!!!”

Rumble—!!!

His Battle King-level water energy erupted within him to an unprecedented degree! The surrounding water vapor in the heavens and earth converged madly as if summoned! In an instant, a terrifying giant wave, thousands of feet high, appeared out of thin air behind him, as if connecting the Nine Heavens and the Nine Nethers, containing endless destructive and samsaric power!

This giant wave was not ordinary water, but rather condensed from the purest water elemental essence and the power gained from the Battle King burning his life. Within the waves, countless shattered souls could even be faintly heard wailing and sinking!

“Stay here!!!”

“Surging Waves” Battle King’s hair wildly danced, like an ancient water god wielding floods, as he fiercely and resolutely slammed this towering giant wave, condensed from his lifelong cultivation and life force, towards the flesh aggregate that was attempting to escape!

The flesh aggregate felt the terrifying energy fluctuations from behind it, enough to threaten its life, and couldn’t help but let out a shriek of shock and anger! It had no choice but to abandon chasing Xiao Yan and turn to fully contend with this terrifying, suicidal strike!

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Meanwhile, atop the ruins of the northern city altar.

Xiao Yan naturally also clearly felt the four tangible gazes, filled with boundless killing intent, locking onto him from above the city center! And the terrifying aura of that flesh Battle King, desperately trying to rush over and kill him!

He also felt… “Surging Waves” Battle King’s resolute and tragic interception and cover, as if burning his life!

He knew that he absolutely could not fail this sacrifice!

Time was running out for him! He had to destroy more altars as quickly as possible, further weakening the power of the “Flesh Curtain,” to alleviate pressure on his own Battle Kings and seize victory!

He swiftly plundered the remaining core of this altar—a black crystal radiating immense energy (larger and purer than the one from the first altar)—as well as some items possibly containing important information left behind by the Grand Priest (such as that bone staff), directly throwing them into his system space (though it might not have this function, it was better to collect them first).

Then, he immediately identified his direction and locked onto the third suspected core altar location indicated by intelligence on the city’s operational command network—located in the old industrial district in the eastern city!

That place was also heavily guarded, and there might even be another Grand Priest-level existence!

But Xiao Yan didn’t hesitate in the slightest!

His figure once again transformed into a golden streak of light, like an arrow leaving a bowstring, rushing at full speed towards the eastern city!

He wanted to catch the enemy off guard and strike them before they could react and set up even tighter defenses!