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Chapter 1264: About the Same (Part Two)
Everyone's gaze turned toward Fei.
If Fei couldn't even stop the attacks of this jadeite-green bug, the united troops would have no chance of winning. However, according to what people's perception of Fei's power was, some people already felt desperate when they compared it to this strike. It seemed like even the majestic Human Emperor couldn't block this jadeite-green man-faced strange bug.
"Gao Shang, your power is only average!"
At this moment, Fei suddenly laughed and didn't do anything drastic. Instead, he raised one of his thumbs and lightly pressed toward the giant foot.
A giant golden thumb that had all the details appeared in space.
The power that was contained in this thumb wasn't inferior to that of the giant bug foot. The fingerprint and the lines on the thumb were clear, making it seem like the thumb of a living giant. Just like the giant bug foot, this thumb also contained the supreme power of laws of nature.
Everyone was hyped by this scene. They all could tell that the Human Emperor's strength had increased countless folds.
"What? Human Emperor His Majesty's strength increased this much?"
When Fei went into the cultivation session to increase his strength, many people thought that he was only going to quickly organize his inspiration and recover his strength. After all, it was unlikely for anyone to achieve a significant increase in power in a short time.
However, Fei did the unthinkable and increased his power to this unimaginable level.
Soon, the giant green bug foot and the huge golden human thumb slowly collided in space, and everyone's attention was drawn toward this.
There was a period of unprecedented tranquility.
The explosive and world-destroying energy waves that everyone anticipated didn't appear. Instead, a series of silent sparks appeared, and the giant foot and the giant thumb collided and crushed toward each other in space like two giant ancient beasts that were fighting. With their laws of nature, they continued to devour each other and tried to end it all.
This process lasted about 30 seconds.
However, for the members of the united troops who were on the battleground in space, they felt like 3,000 years, 30,000 years, or even three eras had passed.
Everyone knew that this was the most direct battle between the [Human Emperor] who was the most powerful being on the side of the Azeroth Continent and the [Mother Empress] who was the supreme lord of the bugs.
The result of this battle would greatly sway the ending of this war, and this might determine it today.
Bam! Bam! Bam! Bam!
Finally, a series of crackling noises sounded as if many lightning bolts appeared in the area, and the noises struck everyone's mind.
Under the stares of all intelligent creatures in the area, the giant green bug foot started to crack first. It seemed like a perfect porcelain jar was smashed. The fragments that contained the power to destroy supreme gods dashed in all directions.
"We won?" The masters of the united troops became excited.
However, Fei frowned at this moment.
In the next instant, the giant golden thumb also shattered, and those golden fragments collided with the green fragments. In the end, all the fragments canceled each other out and disappeared.
It was a tie!
"Gao Shang? It is a name from such an ancient time… haha! I even forgot about it!" The jadeite-green man-faced bug raised his head and laughed, and it was filled with loneliness and vicissitude.
Suddenly, this bug stopped laughing and shouted while staring at Fei, "Ant, how do you know my name?" (read on noodletowntranslated dot com to support the actual translators)
"Ant?" Fei smiled and replied, "Our power levels are about the same. You can put away your aloof and haughty attitude."
Chapter 1265: Various Methods (Part One)
"Foolish! The nobility and class in this world are born with. You are only an ant before me." The jadeite-green man-faced strange bug let out a series of weird laughter, and he glanced around the battleground in space and said, "Besides, I have the power to wipe through the universe! My forces aren't something that you can rival with. Today, all of you have to die!"
The members of the united troops felt anxious when the hundreds of supreme-god-level bugs glanced at them.
The [Human Emperor] could stop the [Mother Empress], but these masters couldn't stop the hundreds of supreme-god-level bugs. Even the most powerful figure second to Human Emperor Alexander, Maradona, was only a low-tier supreme god, and only his godly soul remained. The latter could not fight right now.
[TL Note: It seems like the Author called Gao Shang the [Mother Empress] even though this figure is male since the bugs in most sci-fi movies and novels are led by queens, at least that was how they were translated into Chinese.]
The united troops were still in a desperate situation.
The only possible way for the united troops to win the war was that the Human Emperor had to defeat the [Mother Empress] in a short time and then turn around to deal with these supreme-god-level bugs.
However, this seemed unlikely.
From the quick exchange that these two supreme entities had, it seemed like they were evenly matched!
"Since you know that my name is Gao Shang, then you must be that [Son of Fate]. Gao De was no match for me before, but he left a plan and wanted to deal with me after he died. Ridiculous!" The [Mother Empress] sneered and said, "If that is the case, it means the few saint items that Gao De left behind are in your hands. Great! After I kill you, those will be mine! From then on, I can conquer the universe!"
Fei didn't say anything, but the energy flames burned more aggressively around him.
In the next moment, the Throne of Creation appeared under Fei's feet, the Scepter of Creation appeared in his hands, and the Armor of Creation appeared on his body.
Greed and jealousy flashed in the [Mother Empress]'s eyes, and he laughed in the next moment.
While the laughter resonated in the area, the hundreds of supreme-god-level bugs turned into streaks of light and surged toward the battleground in space.
Fei snorted with anger and cast hundreds of golden and silver sword energies of order as if a heavenly fairy was scattering flower petals into the world.
The dozens of supreme-god-level bugs that were charging in the front couldn't dodge in time, and they were instantly engulfed by these golden and silver sword energies. Their bodies instantly disintegrated and turned into dust, and masses of pure energy floated out and merged into Fei's body.
However, many streaks of green ghost flames appeared in the next moment and collided with the golden and silver sword energies, blocking Fei's attack.
Then, the [Mother Empress] instantly appeared before Fei. The energy flames that burned around this supreme lord of the bugs looked crisp and translucent like the most perfect jadeite in the world, appearing beautiful and unparalleled. This bug's bottom pair of legs directly kicked toward the Throne of Creation under Fei's feet with an unrivaled presence as if this bug was the lord of the universe.
"Reckless!" Fei laughed, and the Throne of Creation emitted a streak of brilliant light, engulfing both Fei and the [Mother Empress].
On the space above the Throne of Creation, Fei was unrivaled. Since the [Mother Empress] was this reckless, Fei didn't mind taking this figure into this unique space and ending the latter as soon as he could.
Chapter 1265: Various Methods (Part Two)
In the next moment, the silver light engulfed these two figures, and others couldn't see the battle that was happening inside.
The hundreds of supreme-god-level bugs continued to move forward, and they were only a few hundred meters away from the battleground in space. If they landed on the ground, the united troops would be butchered easily.
The huge difference between the strength of these two parties was too big to overcome!
However, something unexpected occurred at this moment.
In the center of the battleground in space, a layer of transparent ripples slowly appeared. Then, a magnificent silver city appeared in the sky!
Sky City!
It turned out that Sky City had been hiding there all this time!
With the stealth ability of this city, the supreme-god-level bugs wasn't able to discover its existence at all!
At the critical moment, a giant energy beam that contained indescribable power shot out of a godly palace on the central godly mountain in the city. This energy beam stole the spotlight in the world and dashed toward the enemies, ignoring spatial barriers and the concept of distance.
Boom!
The terrifying energy beam only lasted for a second, but it passed through the group of supreme-god-level bugs.
The speed of the energy beam was insanely fast, and even the supreme-god-level bugs couldn't detect and dodge it. After the energy beam passed by, about 50 supreme-god-level bugs turned into ashes. Their godly souls didn't even get the chance to escape.
About 40 supreme-god-level bugs were scratched by the energy beam, and they instantly lost about half of their mountain-like bodies, suffering severe injuries.
This one strike took out a significant portion of the supreme-god-level bugs, which was a big achievement.
The supreme-god-level bugs were stunned by this.
"How is this possible?"
"How can these dirty ants have such power?"
This power made these powerful bugs shiver.
In the next moment, hundreds of terrifying energy beams shot into the sky from the continent and dashed toward the group of supreme-god-level bugs.
However, these energy beams were far inferior compared to the energy beam that Sky City shot out earlier.
After waking up from the shock that Sky City brought them, the supreme-god-level bugs released their godly powers, and hundreds of energy beams were reflected. However, a few unlucky supreme-god-level bugs that were severely injured by the energy beam earlier got destroyed by the few energy beams that got through their defense, and their godly souls quickly escaped.
A series of cheers sounded on the battleground in space.
This series of attacks hyped the morale of the united troops.
Many members of the united troops didn't know that the Human Emperor was so calculative and prepared such an attack. If Sky City could shoot out a few more of those energy beams, perhaps all these supreme-god-level bugs would be killed.
However, Sky City didn't instantly shoot another destructive energy beam.
After the first strike, it seemed like the central godly mountain in the city became much weaker, and it was gradually gathering energy. Clearly, some time was needed for Sky City to prepare another destructive energy beam.
"Die!"
About a dozen supreme-god-level bugs instantly appeared above Sky City and struck down forcefully.
Sky City brought these bugs an insane level of threat, so they had to deal with it first.
Chapter 1266: The Mill of Life (Part One)
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
Explosions resonated in the sky above the battleground in space, and the aggressive backlash from the laws of nature that were protecting Sky City sent these supreme-god-level bugs flying as they spat out mouthfuls of green blood. These bugs couldn't even break the defense of Sky City!
Sky City was one of the saint items of creation, and its power was fully replenished by the Worldstones that Fei collected in Diablo World.
Now, this city had returned to its prime, and supreme-god-level existences couldn't break its defense.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Many light beams of various colors flew out of Sky City. Like arrows, these light beams pierced through these supreme-god-level bugs' defense and left wounds on their bodies.
These supreme-god-level bugs seemed to be products of rapid growth that was achieved by devouring each other; their combat experience and the control of power were far inferior compared to those supreme gods who had entered this realm for a long time.
Under the repeated attacks of the united troops, some supreme-god-level bugs got killed.
However, even though these supreme-god-level bugs suffered so many casualties, there were still more than 100 of them.
After various colorful light beams appeared, these powerful bugs finally landed on the battleground in space.
"Kill!"
"I sense the delicious blood!"
"Devour… become my nutrients!"
Various violent spirit energy frequencies spread on the continent, and these bugs turned into light beams and charged toward the united troops. The terrifying energy waves seemed like tsunamis, and they surged on the surface of the continent. Mountains collapsed, rivers dried-up, oceans evaporated, forests got destroyed, and the grassland turned scorched.
"Retreat!"
"Don't make contact with them! Magic arrays! Activate the magic arrays!"
Facing such terrifying power, the united troops couldn't help but get a little anxious. Casualties already started to appear at the front of the formations, and even the supreme masters could only last a few moments when fighting the supreme-god-level bugs.
"Is the big collapse about to come?"
Everyone turned their eyes toward the brilliant silver light in the sky.
Now, the only person who could save the united troops was the [Human Emperor].
However, the battle that was happening in the sky didn't seem like it was going to end soon.
"Could it be that the destruction of the Azeroth Continent is set in fate?"
"Will a miracle happen?"
Seeing the meaningless death of hundreds of millions of soldiers in battle, many masters of the united troops ignited their energy flames and shot toward the supreme-god-level bugs like moths flying toward flames. They wanted to sacrifice themselves to temporarily stop the chaotic natural elements that were surging under the control of the supreme-god-level bugs. They wanted the ordinary soldiers to get a chance to survive and retreat from the frontline.
At this tragic moment, the heroism in everyone's mind was stimulated, and many people acted selflessly.
No one retreated!
No one escaped!
No one got scared!
Chapter 1266: The Mill of Life (Part Two)
On top of following the military commands, everyone unleashed all their power. Even the strength of an ant was meaningful in certain cases. At this moment, these soldiers of the united troops seemed to become fearless just like the bugs. They were calm, collected, and brave.
The members of the united troops who were stronger ignited their souls and unleashed their core energy.
At this moment, a series of holy and mystical singing sounded abruptly on the battleground in space.
The ancient musical notes carried a mystical power and spread it on the continent.
Looking around, layers upon layers of silver energy flames surged up from the continent like waves. They broke the ancient soil and the cover of stardust, and they were radiating like the holy light when the world was first created.
The ancient and powerful musical notes shot outward into space.
When engulfed in the silver flames, the soldiers and masters of the united troops felt like a mysterious force was injected into their bodies, and their strength increased by many folds. Their injuries and fatigue all disappeared, and their heavy footsteps became light. Their depleting warrior energy was replenished, and their empty magic energy was refilled. They felt like they had endless energy and could use all the strikes that they had learned.
In comparison, the supreme-god-level bugs felt like they were suppressed by the silver light, and their bodies became stiff.
This mysterious power seemed to be a natural counter to the bugs. Even the bone shells that the bugs were proud of since they could block almost all physical attacks after many mutations and evolutions were altered. As if the bone shells were placed in the rapid current of time, they gradually started to rot away and became extremely fragile!
These mystical changes instantly transformed the current situation that both sides were facing.
Even the members of the united troops didn't know what took place at this moment.
"Could it be that Human Emperor Alexander prepared ahead of time and set this up?" many people thought to themselves.
Only the high-level commanders such as Wenger, Jefferson, and Mourinho knew what had happened, and long-awaited excitement flashed in their eyes.
However, they didn't have time to explain all this to everyone. Right now, the battle was the best language for communication.
The magic arrays that had been prepared for a long time and the powerful magic weapons that the arsenals of Chambord created were unleashed at this moment.
Instantly, many colorful and fancy firework-like flames soared into the sky from all the hidden corners on the battleground in space, striking the group of supreme-god-level bugs.
At this moment, about ten unrivaled bugs were killed by the chaotic elemental surges mercilessly.
"Kill!"
"Revenge!"
A series of roars resonated on the land as the members of the united troops unleashed their pent-up emotions!
The formations of the united troops that seemed falling-back instantly turned around. While they moved and created strange offensive formations, all kinds of powerful attacks were used. Like nails, these attacks instantly penetrated the weak points on the supreme-god-level bugs.
Without a question, this wasn't a coincidence; it was prepared for this moment.
The intelligent commanders of the united troops already anticipated this scene, and they silently grasped all the winning conditions of the war, increasing the chance of victory on the side of Azeroth to the maximum.
Of course, this didn't mean that the united troops were going to obtain the final victory in this battle that was dangerous; it only made it more evenly matched and reduced the casualties of the united troops to the lowest count.
The battle only entered the cruelest moment now.
The enemies and the united troops charged into each other and started the close-range combat.
Like a giant mincer and a mill of life, many beings died on the battleground at every second. Regardless if they were supreme masters or five-star warriors, they fell after releasing the fanciest flames that they could.
Chapter 1267: Ancient Ancestral Gods' Appearance (Part One)
"Kill!" Henderson, a cultivation star of the former Liverpool Empire, puked up a mouthful of blood while his body blinked.
Boom! This man ignited his flames of life and self-detonated while tightly holding onto a supreme-god-level bug.
Flesh and fragmented bones dashed in all directions.
That supreme-god-level bug was already severely injured, and half of its body turned into mush after this explosion.
Unfortunately, even a camel that died of hunger is bigger than a horse.
This supreme-god-level bug was far stronger than Henderson, and this explosion didn't kill it. Instead, the viciousness of this bug was stimulated, and it rushed toward the united troops and burned its core energy, turning thousands of masters of the united troops into blood mist.
"Hahaha! Brother Henderson! I'm going to see you soon!" General Carragher, a famous general of the former Liverpool Empire, was also severely injured. He knew that he was going to die, so he ignited the last bit of strength in his body and rushed toward this supreme-god-level bug like a moth flying toward a fire.
At the same time, many top-tier masters of the united troops chose the tragic method of self-detonation.
Such tragic attacks finally worked.
The terrifying energy waves finally killed this supreme-god-level bug.
Such scenes were happening everywhere on the battleground in space. When the battle reached this degree, everyone's life could end in an instant, regardless if they were ordinary soldiers or masters. However, it was also at that moment when their lives shone the most.
Every member of the united troops had their reasons for guarding this place. Behind them, it was the Azeroth Continent where their loved ones lived. Their sacrifices today could potentially lead to long-term peace on the land that their descendants called home.
At every second, many lives were turned into souls.
On the battleground in space, blood formed rivers, and white bones stacked into mountains.
The united troops' fearlessness killed some supreme-god-level bugs, but they couldn't turn the tables. After all, except for Fei, no other supreme gods had appeared on the Azeroth Continent for the last 1,000 years. A supreme god could dictate the entire continent, and this level of power was insane and approached true immortality. Such entities couldn't be taken down by a large number of weaker enemies.
The good thing for the united troops was that the singing coming from the battleground in space got louder, clearer, and more majestic as if tens of thousands of large bells were sounding at the same time. The silver energy waves became stronger, turning the dark sky into white. The strength of the united troops that were engulfed by the light increased several times.
In the sky, the mass of silver light was still blinking like the sun.
The [Human Emperor] and the [Mother Empress] were battling non-stop, and it didn't seem like it was going to end soon.
At the back of the united troops, more than ten intelligent commanders such as Mourinho stood on a hill quietly. As they saw the deaths of many heroes, their expressions turned even calmer and more valiant under the illumination of the silver light and the flames of war.
These commanders had all been through many battles, and they viewed the deaths of soldiers as something common. They had seen the deaths of tens of millions of soldiers, but this scene was still too tragic for them.
However, at this moment, their hearts couldn't turn soft, and they couldn't back down.
When meeting on a narrow path, only the more courageous warrior could win. They must persist.
As time passed by, these commanders' eyes grew brighter and brighter, and they looked toward Sky City that was on this continent.
Finally, a mass of brilliant silver light was gathered above this giant city, and a streak of destructive silver energy that appeared once before suddenly shot out, flying across the sky and striking the location where more supreme-god-level bugs were at.
At this instant, more than ten supreme-god-level bugs were taken down! They got turned into ashes.
A large wave of cheers sounded from the united troops.
Even commanders like Mourinho couldn't help but shout in excitement.
The united troops fought to the death and didn't retreat because they were buying time for Sky City to gather energy and shoot out another destructive energy beam. Except for Human Emperor Alexander, only the destructive energy beam of Sky City could threaten the supreme-god-level bugs.
Chapter 1267: Ancient Ancestral Gods' Appearance (Part Two)
To kill more supreme-god-level bugs, the united troops' formations all moved in one direction and attracted the most supreme-god-level bugs by sacrificing many soldiers and masters. This way, the destructive energy beam could kill the most supreme-god-level bugs.
After the second destructive energy beam, the number of supreme-god-level bugs finally dropped below 100.
The united troops' morale skyrocketed, and they continued to counterattack.
The mill of life was turned on once again, and many beings were killed.
Time slowly passed, and the casualty count of the united troops grew larger and larger, soon passing 50 percent.
The supreme-god-level bugs got tricked by the united troops once, and they detected their enemies' intention. When Sky City shot out the third destructive energy beam, only two supreme-god-level bugs were killed. The effectiveness of this method was dropping, and the charging period was still long. If this continued, the united troops would be wiped out before the destructive energy beams could kill all the supreme-god-level bugs.
The situation was turning worse for the united troops.
In the sky, Fei still couldn't defeat the [Mother Empress] with the help of the Throne of Creation. Although these two figures could dictate the result of the war, they couldn't finish their battle in a short time.
"If this continues…" Mourinho sighed.
There was a limit to how much that mortals could do.
Even the most intelligent being would run out of ideas at a certain point.
Commanders like Capello, Wenger, and Ferguson could no longer stay calm, and they appeared anxious.
"Now, we can only hope that Human Emperor His Majesty will finish the battle as soon as possible. Otherwise, if His Majesty has other plans…" Ferguson sighed.
Wenger shook his head and said, "Almost all the power of the Azeroth Continent is already used. The silver crystal battle soul warriors of the former Northern Region Empire are all destroyed. I can't think of anything that can be used at this moment…"
Before Wenger could finish speaking, more than 30 light beams shot out of the battleground in space abruptly.
Many streaks of indescribably ancient godly power started to permeate the air at this moment.
"Slept for more than 1,000 years…"
"Is another battle here?"
"This is the moment for the final battle…"
"We finally get to battle alongside His Majesty again!"
Many ancient voices that were filled with vicissitude sounded from these light beams, and many vague shadows appeared alongside them. These shadows looked different, but they all had the terrifying presence that only ancient ancestral gods could have. Gradually, it seemed like this presence was suppressing the presence of the supreme-god-level bugs.
These shadows all seemed to have slept for countless years, and they were woken up by the holy spiritual battle songs. Then, their presence instantly rose, becoming stronger and more terrifying.
The countless people on the battleground in space were stunned by this scene.
"That is the ancestral god of our clan!" a master of the Gnome Clan shouted in surprise. He was shocked to find that one of the figures that appeared inside these more than 30 light beams was one of the ancient ancestral gods that created the Gnome Clan. The figure, presence, appearance, and weapon were all identical to the historical records.
"Grand Golden Ancestral Elf God!" the masters of the Elf Clan also gasped.
Among all these shadows, they saw the ancient ancestral god that created their clan. These existences were even more ancient than the God Clan and Demon Clan, and they only existed when the Azeroth Continent was first created. These figures only existed in legends of all these clans, and they were worshipped as ancestral gods. It was shocking for these races to find that their ancestral gods came to life!
Right now, almost every race found their ancestral gods among these shadows, and humans weren't an exception.
"What is going on?"
"How come the ancestral gods of all races on the continent appeared here? Are they still alive? Or are these their souls?"
This sudden change stunned many people, and their minds couldn't link the dots.
The mass of silver light in the sky finally exploded, and Fei and the [Mother Empress] showed themselves.
"I didn't expect you to have this hidden card. Haha! This should be something that Gao De left, right? Humph! This group of followers who should have been buried in dust are all back?" [Mother Empress] Gao Shang laughed and said, "Alright. I will eliminate these ancient ants that shouldn't appear today as well!"
Chapter 1268: Tragic End (Part One)
"Gao Shang! In the battle tens of thousands of years ago, you ditched the human physique and decided to become a lowly bug to achieve immortality. What? You are still blinded by yourself?" The shadow of the Ancestral God of the Dragon Clan's voice sounded like rumbling thunder, and a unique dragon presence slowly spread in space.
"Humph! You are only Gao De's mount! What qualification do you have to speak to me?" the jadeite-green man-faced strange bug laughed.
"It seems like you are truly blind. After that battle, Holiness Gao De let you go since you are his little brother. It is a pity that after tens of thousands of years, your mind is still not changed. Fortunately, Holiness Gao De created plans. Everything will end here today!" the shadow of the Ancestral God of the Orc Tribe spoke. His voice was loud as well, and he looked like a giant behemoth that was covered in golden light.
"Hahaha! What era is this? You are only Gao De's dog; how dare you shout at me?" the jadeite-green strange bug laughed mockingly, "Gao De is fake! He is a hypocrite. He didn't want immortality, and he wanted me to die with him! Yuck! Now, he had been dead for many years, and you dogs are only broken souls. How can you battle me?"
"My lord was kind and didn't want to devour other creatures' souls to achieve immortality. He was willing to die and merge his body with the universe to protect all beings. However, on the other hand, you desired immortality and walked on an evil path." The Ancestral God of the Elf Clan was a handsome golden elf who had 12 pairs of golden translucent wings, and he replied, "Although we are only broken souls, we can help the [Son of Fate] to end this conflict that spanned tens of thousands of years."
"Haha! Great! I want to see that after tens of thousands of years, does this universe still favor Gao De? Can this hypocrite's plan defeat me?" the jadeite-green man-faced strange bug laughed, and the terrifying green energy waves around him was surging like an endless ocean.
Suddenly, the laughter stopped, and only one word was said, "Die!"
Instantly, all the remaining supreme-god-level bugs turned into light beams and divided into two groups. One group flew toward the battleground in space, and the other group surrounded the shadows of the ancestral gods of the various clans.
The battle resumed after that short pause.
On the battleground in space, the morale of the united troops that were comprised of masters and soldiers of various races increased again. Especially the top-tier masters; their eyes teared up! These ancestral gods that these clans worshipped faithfully weren't only entities that reached the god-level; they were also the spiritual pillars that united these clans.
The appearances of the ancestral gods provided these clans with endless power.
Boom!
An energy beam shot out from Sky City, and two more supreme-god-level bugs were hit and instantly died.
Although the battle resumed, Fei and Gao Shang didn't start fighting right away. These two remained still in the high sky.
After the close-range combat earlier, they realized that they were on the same level, and they couldn't do much to each other. However, Fei was on the Throne of Creation, so he had the advantage of location. Therefore, it meant that the man-faced strange bug named Gao Shang was a bit stronger than Fei in reality.
As the most influential figures on their sides, Fei and Gao Shang chose to be cautious at this moment since they weren't confident in winning. They carefully moved the power of the world that they could control and accumulated strength, preparing their most powerful strikes.
By doing this, they could also constraint their opponent.
Chapter 1268: Tragic End (Part Two)
"Do you think that you can defeat me by relying on these 30-or-so broken souls from countless years ago?" the jadeite-green man-faced strange bug sneered.
Fei smiled and replied, "If I'm not wrong, the countless bugs under your command are gone, and only these less than 100 bugs are remaining, right? You were in a hurry, and you allowed the bugs to devour each other to forcefully evolve. Although you created hundreds of powerful entities in a short time, you sacrificed the entire race!"
"Huh, you are smart," the jadeite-green man-faced strange bug sneered again, "What can you do now that you know this? Hundreds of supreme gods can easily conquer all the galaxies in the universe. If I want, I can quickly create hundreds of billions of subordinates. After I defeat you and conquer the Azeroth Continent, this universe will belong to the bugs! I will achieve true immortality as well!"
"No one can achieve immortality." Fei shook his head and said, "That Gao Shang in the past had died, and you are only a monster who survived until now by relying on the devour ability of the bugs. It is a pity. Although Holiness Gao De had passed away, he would always be remembered. His legacy is spotless and brilliant like the stars. However, you lost your body, your friends, and your glory. You are living like a beast in this dark universe. Is this the immortality that you wanted?"
"You…" Gao Shang was finally enraged by Fei's words, and he dashed toward Fei like a bolt of lightning.
The battle between these two resumed.
…
Boom!
Three ancestral gods attacked at the same time and killed two supreme-god-level bugs before them.
At the same time, their bodies were torn into pieces by the bugs around them.
Fortunately, these ancestral gods were in their soul form, and they weren't real beings. After their bodies shattered, the fragments quickly merged, and they continued to battle.
These souls of about 30 ancestral gods were fighting about 50 supreme-god-level bugs. Theoretically, these ancestral gods were all stronger than low-tier supreme gods, but they had died many years ago, and their souls were saved on this battleground in space by Gao De, the God of Creation, using a secret technique. Now that they appeared, their strength was drastically reduced. That was why these ancestral gods and the supreme-god-level bugs seemed evenly-matched.
Many secret techniques and skills that had been long-lost reappeared as these ancestral gods used them.
The energy from the battles created many spider-web-like black cracks in space; they quickly appeared and then disappeared.
As the battle continued, the shadows of the ancestral gods gradually dimmed. After all, they were only broken souls, and they couldn't cultivate and absorb energy from their surroundings. They were using their strength that they saved from tens of thousands of years ago, and their strength reduced with each strike that they used. As the battle continued, their bodies dimmed, and their powers fell in levels.
The good news was that most of the 50-or-so supreme-god-level bugs were killed. Only about six bugs remained, and they were severely injured.
At the same time, the battle on the battleground in space was also coming to an end.
Out of about 30 supreme-god-level bugs, only ten remained.
The casualties of the united troops were severe.
Heroes such as Gerard, Owen, Palacio, Milito, Xavi, Guardiola, Ronaldo, Messi, Vidal, Van Persie, Johnson, Vlad, Vidic, and Ferdinand all died in battle.
These most talented warriors and mages that the Azeroth Continent had produced in the last 1,000 years all died in this tragic battle!
Even though these heroes died, they chose to self-detonate and died with the enemies.
Their bodies were turned into dust, and no corpses remained.
To protect their races and their loved ones, these heroes gave up everything that they had!
Chapter 1269: Black-Armor Battle Machines (Part One)
Boom!
Another destructive energy beam shot out of Sky City, and two more supreme-god-level bugs were eliminated.
Now, the battle had come to a tragic degree.
Among the intelligent commanders of the united troops, Commander Ferguson of the former Manchester United Empire risked his life to attract the attention of supreme-god-level bugs so that the destructive energy beams could kill more enemies. In the end, he was struck by one of the supreme-god-level bugs as the latter fought back fiercely before death, and this brave leader fell as well!
Except for Ferguson, others such as [Scholarly General] Wenger, [Iron General] Capello, and [Strange General] Benitez all died one after another.
The masters and priests of the Behemoth Orc Tribe, the god-tier alchemists of the Gnome Clan, the god-tier archers of the Elf Clan, the dwarf king warriors of the Dwarf Clan, and the five-clawed golden royal dragons of the Dragon Clan… countless masters of other races also died in this war.
This was undoubtedly a catastrophe for the Azeroth Continent.
Most of the geniuses, heroes, and masters that the Azeroth Continent raised over the last 1,000 years died on the battleground in space as if they were crops that were being harvested.
On top of the top-tier masters, all the silver crystal battle soul warriors were destroyed, including those in the mystical-gold-tier and the black-iron-tier. If it weren't for these metal warriors that acted as the frontline of the united troops, the forces from the Azeroth Continent would have been defeated long ago.
The death toll of bottom-tier warriors was uncountable!
Regardless if it were priests and godly knights of the Holy Church or the rogue warriors from the continent, these people died in large groups. However, none of them backed down, and some of them still raised their weapons high as if they were battling when they died.
In the sky, the battle between Fei and Gao Shang was also cruel and tragic.
At this point, wounds appeared on them unavoidably.
Two bloody long wounds could be seen on Fei's back and shoulder, and reddish-golden blood was flowing out like a fountain. These two wounds were left by Gao Shang's sharp claws.
On the other hand, five fist-shaped dents could be seen on Gao Shang's chest and abdomen. These dents seemed shocking on his bug body, and streaks of green blood were flowing out of his mouth.
Both Fei and Gao Shang perfectly controlled their strength, and no residual energy leaked out. Otherwise, all the creatures on the battleground in space would have died.
Time slowly passed by, and the battle was coming to an end.
On the battleground in space, the many holy spiritual battle songs continued to resonate as silver energy rushed out of the ground non-stop. These continuous battle songs empowered the united troops, allowing them to last this long in this disadvantageous situation.
Boom!
Another destructive energy beam shot out of a godly palace on the central godly mountain in Sky City, shattering three supreme-god-level bugs.
At this moment, the number of supreme-god-level bugs finally dropped to a single-digit.
Since the battle had come to this degree, even the bugs that were fearless got a little scared. They stopped fighting and hesitated in the air. Then, they gradually started to retreat.
On the other side, the ancestral gods finally took out all their opponents.
After using so much energy, their souls were about to disappear in this world. They were so dim that they were almost invisible, and they could only be noticed by the faint-golden rings of light around them. Now, they almost had no combat strength left.
Chapter 1269: Black-Armor Battle Machines (Part Two)
Boom!
A large surge of energy waves appeared in space.
Fei and Gao Shang attacked each other, and they all fell back while staggering.
A giant wound that was about half a meter long appeared on Fei's body as it went from his right shoulder to the left side of his abdomen. The mystical green energy blinked, and his body was being damaged at every second. Even with Fei's current strength, he couldn't get rid of this terrifying and corrosive power, and his blood shed in space.
Gao Shang wasn't doing that much better. His bug body was turned into two by Fei's punches, and a giant bloody hole could be seen in his waist. This hole went through his body, and others could see the internal organs wriggling. Fei's golden energy flames invaded his body and continued to devour the energy in his body.
"Hahahaha! Is this the plan that hypocrite Gao De left? Hahaha! Is this the power of the so-called Son of Fate?" After glancing through the battleground in space and the area around him, Gao Shang laughed out loud, "I'm going to win! I'm about to win! Gao De, you merged with the universe to escape, right? The path that I chose is going to win! All the plans that you left are going to be crushed by me! I'm only about to use my hidden cards now!"
As soon as the strange bug said this, streaks of black energy flowed out of his body and dispersed in space. Then, the black energy divided itself into 11 masses of thick mist.
As these masses of black mist continued to transform, they turned into 11 figures that were covered in sets of black armor full of black bone spikes and wore black helmets that had masks blocking their faces. Only their blood-red eyes could be seen through the masks, and energy burned in these eyes as if they were flames.
These 11 figures were engulfed in intense death energy, and they held different weapons that were all vicious-looking and black, appearing indescribably evil.
These black-armor warriors all had immeasurable strength. It felt like they were stronger than supreme gods, and their energy surges were on the same level as that of Gao Shang. The evil presence spread around and covered the entire star system, and the black energy flames blocked out everything. All the stars disappeared in the universe, and it felt like endless darkness had arrived.
"What do you think? Do you find them familiar?" The jadeite-green man-faced strange bug named Gao Shang laughed, "How can you imagine my power? Son of Fate, you thought that you could use those existences sealed in those giant eggs to deplete my godly power, but you didn't know that they used to be my subordinates, and they became my power!"
Fei frowned. He found these black-armor warriors' presence familiar. Now hearing Gao Shang, Fei could finally confirm that these 11 black-armor warriors were turned from the demons and devils that he threw into the enormous wormhole.
Fei thought, "They used to be this jadeite-green man-faced strange bug's subordinates? How come those demons didn't recognize him when they were released from the seals? How come they attacked him aggressively? From the looks of it, although these 11 black-armor warriors are powerful, their eyes are dull, and only endless murderous spirit could be sensed. They have no intelligence. They are more like battle machines. Their consciousnesses were wiped out by Gao Shang. If they were his subordinates, why did he do this? What secrets are hidden behind this?"
However, it wasn't the right time for Fei to think about these questions.
With the appearance of these 11 black-armor warriors, the scale of victory instantly tilted toward Gao Shang. The united troops and Fei had paid hefty prices to kill those supreme-god-level bugs. It seemed like they couldn't do anything to these 11 terrifying battle machines.
On the battleground in space, the members of the united troops who survived until now fell into a state of despair.
"[No.1], kill those cowards that are escaping!"
With a command from Gao Shang, the red flames in a black-armor warrior's eyes intensified, and it turned into a light beam.
With a few blinks in space, it turned the single-digit supreme-god-level bugs that were retreating into meat paste.
Such terrifying power!
These new enemies were too strong!
Chapter 1270: Ultimate Godly Warriors (Part One)
The strength that these black-armor warriors showcased made many people feel desperate.
Even though they were severely injured, those supreme-god-level bugs were still terrifyingly powerful. However, in just a few flashes, [No.1] quickly killed about seven of them, turning them into pieces. Those powerful existences instantly disappeared in the world.
Now, the united troops were broken and incomplete.
Even with the help of the destructive energy beams that Sky City could shoot out from time to time, the united troops weren't confident that they could kill the 11 black-armor warriors before them.
Now, all the hope lay in Fei.
Unfortunately, it seemed like Fei couldn't change the situation too much!
"Haha! It seems like my path will be the main path of the world! Haha! Who can stop me now?" the jadeite-green bug laughed like a madman.
These 11 black-armor warriors were powerful enough to wipe out everything here.
Blazing golden light could be seen on Fei. He already completely broke down the foreign green energy, and his strength was slowly recovering. His wounds were gradually healing, and he tried his best to replenish his energy.
Jadeite-Green Strange Bug Gao Shang saw Fei's actions and interpreted them as the latter's final frugal struggle.
Therefore, Gao Shang couldn't help but roar and laugh at the same time, "Hahahaha! Son of Fate? Is this Gao De's hidden card? It ends here! Your good fortunate ends here! It is all going to end! How pitiful! You have the strength to rival me, but you can't change the situation today. Hahaha! I will let you see everything with your own eyes! You will see the destruction of your race and the deaths of your friends and families! I will let you witness the end of the Azeroth Continent and the disappearance of everything that you want to protect…"
Intense hatred could be sensed from Gao Shang's voice.
When a golden light flashed on Fei, all the injuries healed.
With his condition returning to its prime, Fei's terrifying and tsunami-like energy was released. The blazing golden flames tore open the endless darkness, and a crack appeared in the sky. Streaks of starlight shined through the crack, looking mystical and miraculous, giving everyone a bit of confidence and comfort.
At that moment, Fei suddenly laughed, and he said something strange to many people.
"Why are there only 11 black-armor warriors? I'm afraid that they are short by one."
Many people were confused and thought to themselves, "Short by one? What does it mean? Could it be that Human Emperor His Majesty thinks these 11 black-armor battle machines aren't powerful enough to wipe out the united troops? If one more comes, the chance of us obtaining the victory will be reduced to zero?"
However, this strange thing that Fei said instantly stopped Gao Shang from laughing.
A trace of doubt appeared on Gao Shang's man-face for the first time, and he replied, "What did you say? Could it be…"
"Hahaha!" Fei started laughing, "Gao Shang, tens of thousands of years ago, you couldn't defeat Gao De His Holiness. Tens of thousands of years later, this conflict should end. There is a destiny for everything. Your black-armor warriors are powerful, but I have a way to deal with them…"
As soon as Fei said that, he chanted a series of mysterious holy spiritual battle songs, and it sounded like many giant bells were ringing at the same time.
This series of music contained an indescribable presence. Now that Fei empowered this music with his strength as a peak supreme god, it was much louder compared to the songs that were resonating on the battleground in space.
However, when the two types of songs merged, it seemed like they complemented each other and created a natural melody.
Chapter 1270: Ultimate Godly Warriors (Part Two)
Then, this power surged into the sky and surrounded Sky City.
At the same time, those 30-or-so souls of the ancestral gods of the various clans that were about to disappear turned into brilliant light beams and shot toward Sky City as well.
"Our glory is finally here!"
"Our glory for Gao De His Holiness!"
"Fate! It is another cycle!"
"Rebirth!"
"Our mission!"
"The end of one cycle! Descendants, please survive and live on with courage!"
"Generation after generation, you must protect Azeroth!"
"Ignite the light of life and battle alongside our master!"
The various voices were filled with different emotions. There was excitement, relief, blessing, and comfort. These voices resonated in the sky, and all the masters who survived until now heard them. It sounded like these souls of ancestral gods were saying farewells!
When the voices disappeared, these souls of ancestral gods dashed into the various places on the central godly mountain in Sky City.
As if these places on the central godly mountain were ignited by the last bit of power of these souls of ancestral gods, 11 brilliant and majestic golden light beams shot into the sky. Like many sharp golden swords, these light beams pierced through the black mist that the black-armor battle machines emitted and connected with the stars in the universe!
This was an indescribable and stunning scene.
The universe could be seen through the giant holes that the golden light beams tore, and these holes were each about a square kilometer in size. Brilliant stars could be seen blinking through these holes, and it felt like they came to life. These stars were much brighter compared to ordinary stars, forming various images through these 11 openings.
A giant ram…
A wild bull…
A beautiful girl…
An archer with a godly bow…
A water jar that was pouring out a chilly river…
A terrifying heavenly scorpion…
A pair of twins…
A roaring lion…
A giant and profound scale…
A sharp and saint-sword-like horned goat…
A pair of fish that were swimming…
As these images blinked, the universe even resonated with them. Streaks of ancient and profound starlight were cast from these mysterious images, and they corresponded with the golden light beams that were shooting out from the central godly mountain in Sky City.
Boom!
In the end, these streaks of starlight landed on the 11 golden palaces around the central godly mountain.
Many streaks of powerful presence that were on par with that of the black-armor warriors surged in Sky City, and the golden flames seemed endless like an ocean, eternal like the universe, and ancient like a prehistoric era.
"Haha! Descend! Godly warriors!" Fei summoned with a stern expression.
In the next moment, warriors who were engulfed in endless golden flames walked out of Sky City one after another and instantly appeared behind Fei.
These warriors were wearing fancy and mystical golden armor, and they all looked like the God of War in legends. All their body parts were protected by the pieces of armor that were full of endless godly power, and their streamlined bodies were filled with unimaginable power.
Majestic and noble golden flames burned around them, and the golden energy permeated the space, melting away half of the black mist that engulfed the star system.
Now, half of the world was black, and the other half was golden.
Ultimate Gold Saints! These warriors finally appeared!
Chapter 1271: Lightning Speed Fist (Part One)
The vast and endless tsunami-like golden energy flames got rid of half of the black mist in the sky, rivaling the presence of the black-armor warriors.
With golden flames around him, Fei stood on the majestic Throne of Creation, wore the Armor of Creation, and held the Scepter of Creation. While looking like the lord of all gods, Fei was flanked by 11 gold saints who were in fancy armor and blazing golden flames.
This scene almost made all the united troops on the battleground in space shout and cry.
"Just as we hoped, the Human Emperor still has hidden cards! Just as we thought, the Human Emperor has everything under control. Just as we expected, the Human Emperor will never let us down!"
Unstoppable cheers instantly sounded as if volcanos were erupting and thunderbolts were roaring. Some people even jumped up in excitement. [Demonic General] Mourinho who was always animated clenched his fists while jumping and shouting, and even the calm and collected Ancelotti jumped and hugged the people around him like crazy.
At this moment, 11 golden saints appeared. Without question, they turned the tables around, bringing back a sliver of hope for humans, the united troops, and the Azeroth Continent!
In legends, the Human Emperor who was formerly known as the King of Chambord had 12 golden saints under his command, and these warriors were nurtured by him since he started to show signs of rising. A number of these people had poor backgrounds and were unknown grass-roots warriors. These people were once the most powerful figures around the King of Chambord, and they even participated in the military competition of Zenit way back. However, at that time, these warriors weren't that powerful, and they didn't show shocking talents and potentials.
Even when Fei became famous and toured Azeroth as the Human Emperor of the North, the 12 gold saints under his command didn't get recognized. Only Golden Lion Lampard got famous for defeating the silver-haired grey-eyed Legion Commander of the Godly Execution Knight Legion of the Holy Church.
In the last six months-or-so, the 12 gold saints rarely showed themselves. They didn't participate in many battles, and they didn't accomplish any shocking achievements. Therefore, many people ignored them. Even when the situation on the battleground in space reached an intense level, people rarely thought of these warriors.
But now, these warriors who were formerly known as the most powerful warriors under the command of the former King of Chambord, A.K.A the current Human Emperor, finally made this shocking appearance. They showed unparalleled power and presence, deserving the title as the most powerful warriors.
Hope reappeared on the Azeroth Continent!
…
"Godly warriors?" Gao Shang, the jadeite-green man-faced strange bug, became serious, and he said, "Is this also one of the methods that hypocrite Gao De left?"
With Gao Shang's strength, he could easily tell that the strength of these 11 gold saints was terrifying; they were on par with his black-armor battle machines. Furthermore, these 11 gold saints kept their consciousnesses and had battle intelligence.
"Wahahaha! This is one of my methods!" Fei laughed.
At this moment, Fei finally had a sense of achievement. When he was still only the small King of Chambord, he created the role of 12 gold saints since he had the prankster mindset, and he nurtured these warriors with care. A big portion of the gold saints had been with him since they were weak star-level warriors, and these people had grown into such powerful figures. The sense of achievement that Fei felt wasn't inferior to him reaching his current power level.
Chapter 1271: Lightning Speed Fist (Part Two)
In the last while, the gold saints didn't make many appearances since they were cultivating in Sky City. By using the boost that Sky City offered when others cultivated in it, the gold saints increased their strength rapidly. Then, by utilizing the magical power of [Give], one of Fei's three miraculous skills, they relied on their unique constellation items and communicated with the stars, further tempering themselves. Lastly, the holy spiritual battle songs that were resonating on the battleground in space somehow allowed the gold saints to transcend and connect with their constellations, establishing the complete links.
"So, the holy spiritual battle songs aren't just for increasing your strength and waking up those ghosts? It is also for these so-called godly warriors?" Gao Shang seemed thoughtful and said, "It seems like I have underestimated you!"
"Wahahaha! What do you think? Do you admit defeat?" Fei took the momentum and tried to stimulate this bug. "Look at my people. They are majestic, noble, and engulfed in golden light. They are clearly just and righteous figures. Then, look at your soldiers. They are dark, ugly, and distorted. They are clearly evil scumbags! Haha!"
What Fei said almost made the gold saints beside him fall from the sky.
On the battleground in space, the members of the united troops all laughed loudly. The intense atmosphere was instantly wiped out by the Human Emperor's words.
Just as Fei expected, Gao Shang was enraged by what he said.
Fei's guess wasn't wrong. This being was related to Earth, and he could understand those common mockeries from Earth.
"Attack!" Gao Shang roared in anger.
Fei laughed and remembered a scene from the famous movie in China named A Chinese Odyssey. He snapped his fingers and said, "Let them attack!"
Instantly, light beams shot through the sky, and golden flames surged. Also, the black mist started to permeate, signaling the beginning of the battle.
…
As the 11 gold saints and the 11 black-armor battle machines battled, Fei and Gao Shang looked at each other from afar and kept each other in check.
Fei was extremely confident in the warriors that he raised, so he wasn't planning to interfere with this battle.
…
Golden Lion Lampard was facing the black-armor warrior that Gao Shang called [No.1]. This figure used a pair of giant swords, and it was about 2.5 meters tall. Its entire body was pitch-black as if someone poured black ink on it, and the vicious black spikes on the black armor seemed to be able to devour all light. This black-armor warrior had a violent and ferocious presence, and the chilliness that it gave others told them that it was only a machine.
Except for the black color, only its eyes were red. There were no pupils, and the pure red eyes seemed unfocused. However, intense murderous spirit could be sensed.
"Kill!" a cold and hoarse voice sounded from [No.1]'s mouth.
Then, this figure turned into a mass of black energy and dashed forward.
Lampard stood still and only showed a smile on his face. When he slowly bent his elbow and brought his right fist to his waist, a golden light dot appeared on his fist as if it was the origin of godly light in the world.
As Lampard slowly punched out, tens of thousands of thin light beams shined out of the light dot.
"Lightning Speed Fist!" Lampard chanted the words that many people were familiar with.
In the next moment, countless golden light beams pierced the sky like many sharp swords.
Chapter 1272: Finale (Part One)
The countless golden light beams dashed out of Golden Lion Lampard's fist, and naked eyes couldn't even tell the light beams apart.
As Lampard's fist slowly moved forward, the endless golden light beams penetrated the void and engulfed [No.1].
Only those who were on Fei's level could tell that each light beam contained unrivaled power.
Lampard's punching speed reached the speed of light! Ordinary people couldn't even see his fist!
[No.1] that was dashing forward got instantly entangled by the golden light. Masses of black mist flowed around him, and many light dots surrounded him before scattering as if they ran into an invisible shield.
[No.1]'s two swords danced around him like crazy, transforming into a sphere of black light.
As if he was a snail that fell into a swamp, [No.1] couldn't move forward at all. Instead, the dense golden light beams were slowly pushing him back!
This was the most direct duel of strength.
In the next moment, Golden Lion Lampard roared and turned into a streak of light, flying toward [No.1].
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"Gigantic Long Horn!" Drogba slightly bent his body, and the image of a mystical giant golden bull suddenly appeared behind him. It felt like the bull was cast from pure gold, and every part of its body was full of explosive power. The golden bull slightly lowered its head, and the pair of giant horns that seemed like the sickles of the Grim Reaper flashed with golden light. Then, with the four legs exerting force, this bull charged forward destructively.
Drogba's opponent was [No.2].
In the next instant, these two figures smashed into each other.
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"Saint Sword Excalibur!" White-haired Pierced stood tall with his elbows slightly bent, and an invisible sword slowly appeared and wrapped around his arms and legs, emitting a sharp and lethal presence. After casting his technique and pausing for a second, Pierce directly struck forward.
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"Aurora Ice Coffin!"
"Aurora Execution!"
…
"Royal Devil Rose!"
"Man-Eating Rose!"
"Vampire Rose!"
…
"Crystal Wall!"
"Seal of the Will!"
"Starlight Extermination!"
…
"Another Dimension!"
"Milky Way Explosion!"
"Golden Triangular Dimension!"
…
"Heavenly Demon's Treasure Wheel – Chimimōryō!"
[TL Note: Chimimōryō is a term, originated from China dating roughly 2,500 years in ancient chronicles, referring to monsters of the mountains and monsters of the rivers.]
"First Sense �� Deprived!"
"Second Sense – Deprived!"
Chapter 1272: Finale (Part Two)
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The battles between the most powerful warriors occurred at this moment!
Different from the battle method of ordinary masters, the gold saints that Fei created had ultimate techniques of their constellations. They had powerful offensive abilities and tough star saint sets for defense. By also linking with their constellations, the gold saints' energies were endless, and they weren't inferior compared to the black-armor warriors that were created from the ultimate evil energy.
Fei didn't know if the saying that no technique could be used on the gold saints twice still held true on these gold saints, but he was confident in the abilities of these warriors that he nurtured.
At this critical moment, everyone wanted to end their battles as soon as they could.
Therefore, the gold saints instantly used their most powerful ultimate techniques.
With the existence of these ultimate techniques, these gold saints held the advantage when fighting with the black-armor warriors.
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"I'm surprised that you could nurture such powerful warriors!" Gao Shang couldn't help but comment. The power of the gold saints was beyond his estimates.
"This is fate. Long ago, the world had prepared the counter for the evil forces. Even the stars in the universe favor my gold saints. This battle is about to end." With golden flames burning around him, Fei recovered to his prime.
"Hahaha! The world prepared the counter? No! It is a part of the plan that hypocrite Gao De prepared," Gao Shang laughed, making his body shiver. Then, he added, "After he died and merged with the universe, his power mark and will also became a part of the universe. That is why your warriors could obtain the inheritance of the stars. Gold saints… do you think that I don't know? They are only in the anime for kids. Without that hypocrite's power mark and will, you think that you can nurture these warriors? Ridiculous!���
Fei shook his head and said, "Regardless of everything, this battle is in our fate. Gao De His Holiness didn't want to devour others to achieve immortality, so he disintegrated his body, soul, and power to protect the universe. There is always a push and a pull, and it is set in fate. Your path isn't permitted by this world, so it is destined to disappear!"
"My path is only reliant on me and not this world! Since I want immortality, this world needs to center around me. Every creature needs to shiver and submit to me," Gao Shang laughed loudly.
Fei sighed and said, "Since this is the case, then let me end your ambition!"
"You?" Gao Shang laughed and replied, "Your strength can rival me, but you are nowhere close to killing me. Unless you become the God of Creation; a peak supreme god can't do anything. Besides…" Gao Shang paused for a second and laughed again, "Besides, you saw that one of my godly demon warriors isn't here. Guess where he is?"
This last black-armor warrior was Gao Shang's real hidden card.
Unexpected for Gao Shang, Fei smiled and replied, "Since you know that anime on Earth for children, you should realize that there are 12 gold saints!"
Upon hearing this, Gao Shang's face changed color.
In the next moment, a crack appeared in the void close to the battleground in space. Through this crack, the Azeroth Continent could be seen. A black figure dashed through the crack like a streak of smoke, and this figure got to Gao Shang and knelt on both knees while shivering.
"Lord… I… failed!"
The black figure's voice sounded bitter as he knelt on the ground.
This figure was wearing a black cloak that covered his body, but it was ripped at many places. It was clear that an intense battle left these marks, and others could tell that the body hidden in the black cloak wasn't made of flesh but pure bones. This figure had no flesh on him! He was only a skeleton!
"Fai… failed?" Gao Shang's voice suddenly trembled at this moment.
As if his high expectation fell short, Gao Shang's body even started to shake with his voice.
The black figure knelt before Gao Shang on all fours, and he didn't dare to say anything more.
Chapter 1271: Finale (Part Three)
Fei slightly frowned; he was quite familiar with this presence.
"This black figure… is the skeleton that came alive?" Fei thought to himself.
It was the skeleton that was nailed to the ground beside the Mythical Altar by the broken Scepter of Creation inside the belly of the central godly mountain in Sky City.
When Fei first entered Sky City and found the Mythical Altar, he wanted to purify the Worldstone and rescue Angela and Elena who had both fainted. He didn't know about the terrifying abilities of Sky City and the origin of the Mythical Altar. After Fei removed the half of the Scepter of Creation that nailed this skeleton to the ground, he soon found that the skeleton which should have died many years ago disappeared.
Then, this skeleton secretly fought with Fei many times, but this cunning figure escaped every time after being defeated.
In fact, this skeleton even supported the new Emperor of Anji and secretly controlled the Undead Creature Catastrophe inside the territory of the former Anji Empire.
This skeleton was indeed another spy that was placed on the Azeroth Continent besides Dicanio. However, this skeleton's status was higher than that of Dicanio; he had a human body. Even though there was no flesh, the human skeleton meant that he had followed Gao Shang longer than Dicanio.
From the information that Fei learned, Gao Shang wasn't a bug but a human. In the ancient time, he had a major disagreement in paths of cultivation with Gao De, the God of Creation. He chose to degenerate, merge with the genetics of bugs, and become the [Mother Empress] of the bugs.
Perhaps this skeleton had followed Gao Shang before he became a bug.
"Zhang Hui, how long have you been with me?" Gao Shang's voice gradually calmed down.
"Ever since my lord returned from Earth for the last time after signing the covenant with Gao De His… Holiness, I've been following you," the skeleton replied respectfully.
"Yeah, tens of thousands of years had passed. When I broke away from him, you are the only person who truly followed me among all those on my side. You aren't envious of my power, and you didn't do it to get stronger. I haven't forgotten you all these years!" Gao Shang's voice showed traces of emotions.
"My lord, you gave me a second life. You also protected my family. I'm always your most loyal dog." The skeleton's voice trembled a little, and he said in pain, "I thought I would succeed since the elites of the Azeroth Continent all came here. When I received your order, I merged with those few who escaped from the giant sealed eggs and went to the Northern Region. At that moment, a godly power descended from the sky, and everything was within the plan. [Daughter of Fate]'s soul and power did get completed, but Human Emperor Alexander left a hidden card behind. I met Gold Saint Oleg of Cancer, one of the 12 gold saints, Undead Supreme God Hazel Bank of the Dark Palace, and Ancient Undead Dragon Arthur. They are all kryptonite to my power. I battled to the death but couldn't win. I'm now only a broken soul, and I'm here to see you. I failed the mission and deserve to die. Lord, please punish me." In the end, Zhang Hui's body shivered.
Many red flames dropped out of his eye sockets, appearing like blood tears. It was evident that he was greatly disappointed in himself.
Standing on the side, Fei also got a little emotional.
This skeleton named Zhang Hui had a story of his own. He was loyal; he was working for Gao Shang even when he became a skeleton.
Perhaps he found Sky City and wanted to take those saint items for Gao Shang, but the Scepter of Creation suddenly attacked and nailed him to the ground beside the altar.
Since Zhang Hui followed Gao Shang beginning from the ancient time, his strength couldn't be ignored. When fighting back, he broke the Scepter of Creation that was ownerless into two. However, he was still nailed to the ground, and he was tortured beside the Mythical Altar day and night, resulting in the great reduction of his strength. That was why this skeleton instantly escaped when he was released and didn't kill Fei who was extremely weak. Otherwise, there wouldn't be Human Emperor Alexander who commanded the Azeroth Continent.
Now, Zhang Hui only had one breath left, and he struggled and came here to see Gao Shang for the last time. Although he was a skeleton, he still dropped blood tears of soul, showing pure emotions. It was a pitiful scene.
Boom!
Chapter 1271: Finale (Part Four)
At this moment, a loud noise sounded, and another crack appeared in the void above the battleground in space.
A golden fat figure shot out of the crack first; it was Gold Saint Oleg of Cancer. This warden who was cunning and afraid of death had transcended. His giant body had an indescribably tough presence, looking like a huge beast that charged out of an abyss in the primeval time. His presence alone could make others shiver.
Oleg was once a weak warrior, but he was now a godly warrior.
It was evident that he just went through a tough battle. He was covered in blood, and even his golden armor dimmed and had cracks in it. However, his presence was still fierce, and he was battle-hungry.
Behind Oleg, a series of dragon roars resonated in the area.
A giant undead bone dragon expanded its bone wings that had a wingspan of several kilometers, and its bones had been tempered to the rare silver color. Although it was an undead creature, it had a trace of holy presence.
A black-robed man stood on the back of the bone dragon with a massive sickle.
They were Hazel Bank who had become an undead supreme god and Undead Bone Dragon Arthur.
There were marks of battle on these two as well.
The appearance of these three figures instantly changed the number of supreme-god-level entities on the side of Azeroth, and the scale of victory was tilting toward them.
"Your Majesty! Us three completed the mission that you gave us!" Oleg, Hazel Bank, and Arthur all single-knelt before Fei and reported respectfully.
"Eh." Fei nodded and looked at the battles that were still happening around him. He said, "Go together and finish the battles!"
"As you wish!"
These three had been nurtured and trained by Fei recently, and they were empowered by the holy spiritual battle songs. Now, they were all supreme gods, and they separated and quickly joined the battles between the gold saints and the black-armor warriors.
The addition of new forces instantly sped up the progress of these battles.
Boom!
Soon, a black-armored battle machine was struck and got turned into many black fragments and mist.
"My lord, we can't turn the situation around. I will cut them off, and you can escape! By reserving your strength now, you can have the opportunity for revenge!" Zhang Hui got anxious when he saw this scene.
"Go? Go where?" Gao Shang sighed.
Looking at this loyal subordinate who was the only one that kept his consciousness, Gao Shang suddenly reached out his bug hand and slowly pressed it on Zhang Hui's head. He said lightly, "Zhang Hui, I remember that you always wanted to go and see your loved ones. Tens of thousands of years had passed. Today, let me grant your wish."
As soon as Gao Shang said that, his bug hand suddenly reached into the skeleton and sucked all the remaining power away, leaving behind only Zhang Hui's true soul. This soul floated out of the skeleton and turned into a short and thin young man. This man's skin was fair, and he looked like a high-schooler.
"My lord…" Zhang Hui instantly understood Gao Shang's intention, and he cried, "I can't accompany you on expeditions anymore…"
Instead of looking at Zhang Hui, Gao Shang turned to Fei with a sense of pleading.
Fei thought of something and slightly nodded.
Gao Shang exhaled deeply and drew an arc in space with his sharp claws. A spatial crack appeared, and a blue planet could be vaguely seen on the other side.
"Go." Gao Shang waved his arm and sent Zhang Hui's true soul into the crack. The soul turned into a streak of light and dashed into the blue planet.
Chapter 1273: Finale (2) (Part One)
Seeing this, Fei was moved and finally confirmed Gao Shang's identity. This man was definitely from Earth.
That skeleton named Zhang Hui was from Earth as well, and he was following Gao Shang devotedly for some reason. Now that he battled with Hazel Bank and others and got severely injured, he used the last bit of his power to tear open space and return to Gao Shang's side just to see his lord for the last time.
The cold and merciless Gao Shang also showed his emotional side, granting the last wish of his most loyal follower.
By sucking away all of Zhang Hui's power, Gao Shang showed Fei that he wasn't trying to create a trap or anything by sending Zhang Hui away, and he also didn't try to save his subordinate. He only wanted Zhang Hui to return to the dimension where Earth was and see his loved ones for the last time. Perhaps Zhang Hui's loved ones were still alive there.
With Zhang Hui's fragile soul power, he could last about one hour before completely disappearing in this world at most.
This was the ending of such a big figure.
Gao Shang finally met his most loyal subordinate after tens of thousands of years, yet the latter almost died in front of him.
Boom!
Bam! Bam! Bam! Bam!
At this moment, a series of explosions sounded in space. More and more black-armor warriors were defeated by the gold saints, and their shattered bodies transformed into black fragments and mist, floating in space.
The jadeite-green strange bug named Gao Shang raised his head and howled in sadness.
His plan failed, and everything was about to come to an end.
However, the intense unwillingness surged in Gao Shang's mind like a tsunami that was about to devour the world.
"AHAAAAA! My path!" Gao Shang roared, and his six pairs of giant feet clawed at the space around him. Instantly, all the black fragments and mist that the black-armor warriors left were sucked into his six pairs of giant green feet as if a whale was inhaling water.
"My path won't be defeated! My fate is in my hand! Heaven can���t dictate my path! Let the universe and all creatures die with me!" Gao Shang howled like a maniac.
The blackness spread in his body at a visible speed, and his green scales and body instantly turned dark-green.
With a vicious expression, layers of dark-green scales flashed on his face. His fair skin turned dark-green, and his eyes turned from black to green. The last bit of humanity on him had disappeared.
For the last tens of thousands of years, only Gao Shang's face still looked like that of a human.
Perhaps his face was the last mark that his soul had on his body, and it was the bottom line that he didn't want to cross.
Perhaps Gao Shang fantasied about achieving true immorality and recovering his human body.
Perhaps it was the deepest desire in his soul.
Chapter 1273: Finale (3) (Part Two)
At this moment, he gave up on the last bit of persistence that he had!
After absorbing all the black mist and black fragments, Gao Shang was the combination of his own strength and the core energy from the 11 black-armor warriors and Zhang Hui.
Gao Shang's presence skyrocketed, and it grew stronger and more unbelievable. His body that wasn't massive started to expand and grow.
100 meters…
300 meters…
500 meters…
1,000 meters…
Like a green centipede that was growing without a limit, Gao Shang's body expanded unimaginably and soon reached the size of a meteorite. Even though he could already block a section of the universe, he was still getting bigger without a sign of stopping.
A terrifying presence was released from his enormous body, and his power level climbed as well.
Peak Supreme God…
Perfect Supreme God…
Demi-God of Creation…
Although the terrifying presence didn't explode, the residual energy already created many star storms. Similar to regular tornadoes, these storms formed heavenly-pillar-like beams and spun around Gao Shang's giant body.
This was truly terrifying. It seemed like this universe couldn't contain this unbelievable power. The star storms shatter the space, and giant streaks of black foreign elements flowed in the area. The spatial barriers were smashed apart like mirrors, and they quickly recovered under the great power of the laws of nature! This process went on many times!
Even with their current strength, the 12 gold saints were nothing before such star storms. They were blown away by the star storms and landed on the battleground in space.
To protect this continent, the 12 gold saints, Lord of Dark Palace Hazel Bank, and Undead Bone Dragon Arthur all released their energy and shielded the battleground in space.
On the other hand, Fei stood in space, and a golden sphere of light that was about 100 meters in diameter broke the star storms that came at him. He was barely able to stand still; he couldn't move forward at all.
"Gao Shang is going crazy…" Fei was shocked.
In the end, Gao Shang chose to devour everything like a maniac! He gave up his human face and breached his own bottom line. This action also meant that he gave up on his own life and ditched the path that he persisted on.
By forcefully burning his own core energy and soul energy as a peak supreme god, he could reach the Realm of the God of Creation and stay there for a short time. However, after the explosive force decayed, he would fall, and his soul and power would disappear in this world!
This method was similar to self-detonation. It was equivalent to seeking death.
However, this was deadly for Fei and the Azeroth Continent. Before Gao Shang would completely disappear, he was equivalent to the God of Creation. This was an unrivaled power level, and Gao Shang could defeat Fei and crush the Azeroth Continent in a short time!
Gao Shang's body was still expanding without a limit.
Clearly, he couldn't control his own power, and the massive energy forced his body to crack. As many cracks appeared on his giant centipede body, streaks of terrifying power leaked out.
This was the consequence of forcefully obtaining the god-of-creation-level power without the matching soul power and spirit energy.
Gao Shang's body was filling the entire space. When the soldiers and masters on the battleground in space looked up, they could only see a part of Gao Shang and not his whole body. The battleground in space was already giant, far bigger than an ordinary planet, but it was still smaller than Gao Shang's current body.
It was terrifying!
The appearance of this giant being altered many star systems within many lightyears. The change of gravitational force twisted almost everything in the region, and chaos struck! It felt like the entire universe was about to be destroyed.
"This is terrifying! What should I do?" There seemed to be only one path in front of Fei, and it was the same thing that Gao Shang was doing.
He had to burn his core energy and soul energy and reach the Realm of the God of Creation in a short time, dying with Gao Shang. This seemed to be the only way to save the Azeroth Continent and all his loved ones.
However, Fei felt like he wasn't someone who would sacrifice his life for others.
While Fei hesitated for a second, a world-breaking noise sounded.
Gao Shang who had expanded to the maximum reached out one of his feet, and the claws struck toward Fei with destructive energy.
Chapter 1274: Finale (3) (Part One)
Fei sighed, "Damn it! Do I have a choice at this moment? If I don't move right now, everything will die, including me!"
Fei felt like he was pushed to become a hero who was going to sacrifice himself for others.
After taking a deep breath, Fei's body started to enlarge as well. The golden flames around him emitted unprecedented brilliance, and his presence quickly strengthened as if he had taken a catalyst.
"Damn it! Should I chant something at this moment?" Fei was a bit unwilling, but he had no choice. "Am I going to say goodbye to this world before I get to see my children who are about to be born?"
Fei felt like his body was on fire. The burning of his core energy was extremely painful. He felt like his body was a balloon that was blown over the suggested limit, and it would explode at any time.
Also, with the burning of his core energy, Fei felt like he no longer had complete control of his power. He sensed the rapid growth in his power, yet he couldn't control anything.
With the sudden increase of Fei's power, Gao Shang's giant claws that were striking down from the sky gradually slowed down. Fei's rising presence offered a ton of resistance.
Now that they were close in level, it seemed like Fei's power was purer and clearer compared to that of Gao Shang.
Everyone on the battleground in space was stunned by this scene.
"Is the Human Emperor… going to sacrifice himself? We ended up at this point?" many people thought to themselves.
"No! You can't! Your Majesty…" The gold saints were enraged, and they tried to rush into the sky and help Fei. However, they were suppressed by the presences that these two unparalleled figures released, and the laws of nature in the area became chaotic. They couldn't fly up at all!
Everyone was watching this tragic scene.
Everyone had to admit that without the miraculous rise of Human Emperor Alexander to support the Azeroth Continent, the descent of the bugs would be an irreversible tragedy for everyone. From the beginning of the war until now, the Human Emperor turned around many situations and gave the united troops the confidence to continue to battle.
If this most brilliant lord of Azeroth never appeared, perhaps the Azeroth Continent would have become a paradise for the bugs.
No one wanted to lose such a ruler.
Elder Princess Tanasha of Zenit who was missing and Zenit's God of War Arshavin both appeared on the battleground in space, and the one million Zenit soldiers stood behind them. It was they who sang the eternal holy spiritual battle songs inside an underground space with engraved magic arrays that were prepared ahead of time. It was they who empowered the 12 gold saints, stimulated everyone's morale, and awakened the power of the united troops.
This was all prepared by Emperor Yassin of Zenit who had passed away a long time ago.
On that secluded island, Elder Princess Tanasha, Elder Prince Arshavin, and the one million soldiers learned the arrays and the holy spiritual battle songs.
Chapter 1274: Finale (3) (Part Two)
This was an important force that could sway the war.
More importantly, these people were all former Zenitians, making them the closest group of people to Fei. With hot tears in their eyes, they all wanted to unleash their life energy and soul energy to help the man who was burning with golden flames around him like a star, but they couldn't do it!
"Could it be that this man was born to save Azeroth?"
"Could it be that this man's life, that is a short yet brilliant legend, is about to end here?"
"This is such a cruel joke that Azeroth and fate made! This immortal-like ruler gave new hope to the civilizations on the Azeroth Continent, yet his journey is going to end here like this?" Many people couldn't hold back and shouted.
It seemed like the prayers of countless beings touched Heaven.
Just as Fei felt like his core energy was about to be depleted, many waves of silver light suddenly fell from the sky as if a heavenly maiden was tossing flower petals in the air. Then, a series of transparent ripples appeared in the void, and a peaceful and noble presence instantly wiped out the violent and murderous presence.
A beautiful figure in white walked over in space and suddenly appeared before everyone.
This was a gorgeous woman in a white palace dress, and her long black hair reached her waist. Her jade-like skin emitted an unreal glamor, and it seemed like she was a fairy.
"Queen Angela! It is Her Highness!" The gold saints instantly recognized her.
She was Human Emperor Alexander's wife, Angela. She was gentle and had been with Alexander before he rose in power, and it was heard that Alexander was only able to survive until 18 years old as a foolish child because of her meticulous care.
This couple truly went through trials and tribulations.
Even when Alexander became the lord of the entire continent, he never neglected this great woman.
This woman who had no cultivation strength and knew nothing about military and politics became the Human Emperor's most needed support, and her gentle and kind personality won her the respect from everyone around the Human Emperor.
"But… Her Highness doesn't have cultivation strength, right? How come she appeared here?" many people thought to themselves.
Right now, many people could sense that Angela had a shocking amount of power that was on par with that of Fei and Gao Shang.
It seemed like Angela was slowly walking in space, but she traveled through a long distance within a few steps, arriving beside Fei.
Then, Angela reached out her hands and lightly grabbed Fei's hands.
Fei's body instantly shook. His core energy that was depleting at a fast pace suddenly stopped decreasing, and the burning sensation disappeared.
Streaks of cold energy flowed into Fei's body through Angela's hands. At this moment, the mystical power inside Angela's body was about to reach the Realm of the God of Creation.
Chapter 1274: Finale (3) (Part Three)
Before, Angela could use her presence to control demon beasts and animals. However, the weak presence had now grown into a giant force that seemed like the surging ocean.
Fei could tell that Angela's presence was identical to the girl of the God Clan who had turned into a streak of pure energy and disappeared toward the Azeroth Continent.
"Could it be… the merge of power?"
There wasn't enough time for Fei to think.
In the next moment, he felt like the power in his body started to climb again, and his degree of fusion with the grand godly realm that was stuck at 99 percent reached 100 percent. It felt like the progress bar in his mind was perfectly filled.
Now that Fei reached complete fusion with the grand godly realm, everything changed in Fei's mind.
This was the Realm of the God of Creation! This was the real deal!
The last bit of degree of fusion that Fei needed wasn't more energy and the increase in strength. Instead, Fei only needed to hold hands with this girl beside him.
All the Saint Items of Creation around Fei radiated with brilliant flames and instantly disappeared into his body. The last bit of gap between Fei and these saint items disappeared, and he now felt like these items were parts of his body and connected with him by blood.
Fei looked up.
Gao Shang's strike that was terrifying and unstoppable suddenly turned fragile at this moment.
Seeing the giant bug claws pressing down toward him, Fei lightly waved his arm as if he was getting rid of a fly.
Bam!
It felt like a giant bubble busted.
Gao Shang's enormous body instantly shattered and turned into a giant streak of smoke. Like a sand sculpture that was collapsing in a tornado, the small particles dispersed into the area and became stardust.
"No… I'm unwilling to admit defeat… my path… is it really defeated?" an unwilling voice sounded; it was coming from Gao Shang's broken soul.
A figure comprised of light floated out of the green stardust. This figure was human, and he had short black hair. He was wearing a yellow Polo t-shirt, a pair of jean shorts, and a pair of running shoes. With a shoulder bag, he looked just like a high-schooler from the modern Earth.
This young man had thin lips, small eyes, and a tall nose. He looked playful yet had an indescribable persistence.
"Is this Gao Shang? Did he use to look like this? A high-schooler from Earth?"
The sudden loss of power and body made Gao Shang's true soul return to his initial form. Perhaps Gao Shang still had persistent memories of his former self.
"My path…" Gao Shang's true soul staggered and seemed to have lost his power and his mind. There were only his deepest wishes remaining.
"Big Brother… I need to go back… go back…"
While staggering and shouting, Gao Shang broke the spatial barriers and turned into a streak of light, dashing toward Zhang Hui's spatial coordinates and rushing to that blue planet.
The green stardust that appeared after Gao Shang's enormous bug body exploded dispersed in space and formed many images.
A pair of twins were born on Earth, but they lost their parents and relied on each other to survive…
They went to the same high school…
They played basketball together…
They played games together…
They fell in love with the same girl…
They both got into the same car accident and traveled through space…
They both landed in the new world, obtained power, and became lords…
However, due to the difference in their powers and their choices of path, the two brothers clashed and became enemies…
The Big Brother became the God of Creation who everyone respected, and he later merged with the universe….
The Little Brother discovered the bugs' gene of continuous evolution by devouring others, and he chose this unorthodox path. He obtained the control of the bug race and became the [Mother Empress].
…
When the green stardust finally settled, everything returned to peace!
After a short moment of silence, thunder-like cheers and applause sounded on the battleground in space!
Everyone was celebrating like crazy! Many heroes and geniuses had died in this war, and it was finally over.
At the most critical moment, the Human Emperor became the new God of Creation!
Others would never know what it meant when Queen Angela appeared and held onto Human Emperor Alexander's hands.
Fei and Angela looked at each other and smiled; nothing needed to be explained!