Published: February 11, 2025
As soon as the ninth level Holy Father appeared, he gave the allied forces of Cloud Summit and the posthumous children a harsh warning.
He did not need to absorb the energy from the soldiers' bodies; his own power was enough to wield the Power of the Gods. Several beams of light streaked across the distance between the tower and the Royal City, striking the Heavenly Shield. Amid the terrified and enraged shouts of the king zun and core members, the energy barrier that had long protected the Royal City shattered.
The soldiers on the city walls collapsed to the ground almost simultaneously.
Earlier, these beams had harvested lives like the Grim Reaper, leaving an indelible shadow in their hearts. Though lying on the ground would not stop the light, at least they wouldn't have to witness death’s arrival.
With a thunderous roar, a section of the city wall, along with the soldiers behind it, was transported to another world by the Power of the Gods.
Several king zuns crouched behind the wall, their eyes filled with anger and despair. That was their defense line, and hundreds of excellent soldiers were taken from them just like that.
Xia Lei was also hiding behind the city wall, activating her own defenses while praying that she wouldn't be the next target of the next attack. She called out loudly to her subordinates to counterattack outside the city.
Yes, she didn't want to just sit still and wait for death. Who knew if that ninth level Holy Father would indiscriminately unleash dozens of beams of the Power of the Gods? If that happened, there would likely be nothing left standing on the city walls.
However, after another flash, the Power of the Gods fell silent.
Instead, a massive roar echoed as the Temple of Dawn launched a full-scale siege!
"This old guy seems to be quite reserved," Little Tiger muttered, quickly leaping down from the city wall. On the other side, Liang Chuyin made the same move.
Since the Holy Father had appeared, it was time to bring out the measures prepared for such a terrifying presence. Once this guy descended upon the Royal City, they needed to have a way to deal with him.
Xia Lei quickly followed suit. The command on the city wall was handed over to Mo Ye while she went to close the Time-Space Gate to prevent the Holy Father from directly entering and reaching Earth.
"This is really bad timing." Xia Lei's face showed no expression, but she felt somewhat stifled inside.
Right now, Zhong Ming had no idea how long it would take for him to wake up. With their spiritual leader absent, their strongest fighting force was also missing. If they factored in Xia Bai, who would definitely not leave Ye Zhongming's side, and the Spirit Feeding Totem controlled by Ye Zhongming himself, Cloud Summit Villa couldn't unleash its full strength—it could muster at most two-thirds of its peak.
Seeing the three massive war fortresses inside the city wall, Xia Lei's mood lightened a bit. She hoped that these big guys could compensate for the absence of Ye Zhongming and hold on until this man woke up.
At that moment, Xia Lei regretted allowing her man to return to Earth for evolution. Previously, it was because there were many core members to protect this place, but now that the Holy Father had arrived, what role could these people play?
The advantages Ye Zhongming brought back from the brightwater realm had such a tremendous impact on everyone that even the threat of the Holy Father was subconsciously underestimated, leading to such a blunder.
In Xia Lei's view, this was a mistake.
A whistling sound rang overhead, and Xia Lei didn’t even look back. She leaped to the side, just as a massive rock smashed down where she had been standing.
As she dodged, Xia Lei turned back to see the Royal City being overwhelmed by a sea of stones like dark clouds rolling in.
The Temple of Dawn had finally begun to vent the accumulated rage of the past few days in this manner.
While some descended from the city walls, others remained. For example, at this moment, Hongxiang and Mo Ye stayed behind.