Published: February 10, 2025
The cavalry's charge erupted into a shower of blood, with evolvers determining the outcome of the battle in the most ancient way.
On the other side, King Ling Kun's body had stopped swelling. What was once an unremarkable person had transformed into a small giant nearly five meters tall, his skin a dark golden color. Sharp Bone Blades, half a meter long, extended from his elbows and knees.
Critical areas such as his chest, abdomen, back, hips, and even his neck were wrapped in bone armor, giving him an exceptionally strong defensive capability. Though the posthumous child was indeed lagging behind, over the years, some super tribes had developed their own unique abilities.
In terms of combat techniques, they might be far behind the Temple of Dawn, and their equipment was incomparable, but as a king zun, what he could access and acquire was beyond what ordinary posthumous children could imagine.
What King Ling Kun was currently using was a type of ability that their tribe had studied and begun to master over many years.
It was an ability that allowed the extraction of certain magical creatures’ soul power through soul techniques, storing it in Soul Artifacts to be used when needed, granting the Soul Artifact's owner some of the magical creature's capabilities.
Now, this ability to transform into a giant would grant King Ling Kun immense strength and exceptional defense, along with... special abilities.
One of King Ling Kun's hands was raised high before he suddenly thrust it into the ground.
Although the ground was compacted, the soil almost instantly crystallized, transforming into smooth rock.
Then, with a pull of his arm, he wrenched a massive rock from the ground, and like a hammer thrower on Earth, he hurled the rock toward the Holy Maiden.
While it may have seemed slow, everything transpired in the blink of an eye, and the enormous rock was rushing toward the Holy Maiden.
The Holy Maiden swung her staff of glory forward, knocking the rock aside.
However, this was not the end. King Ling Kun continued to thrust his hands into the ground, pulling out boulders and flinging them at the Holy Maiden, using this opportunity to close in on her.
Despite having an advantage in the fight with the backing of the Dawn Divine Armory, the three posthumous children and Ye Zhongming were roughly on the same level as opponents, making victory far from guaranteed.
After consecutively unleashing three pieces of equipment for offense and defense, and injuring four opponents, the Holy Maiden found herself in a brief window of vulnerability.
King Ling Kun reached her side, no longer hurling stones, but engaging in close combat instead.
Before him, the Holy Maiden, standing at just over one meter seventy, looked like a child!
This prompted King Ling Kun to abandon attacking with his hands, opting instead to use his legs—kicking, stomping, or stabbing with the Bone Blades on his knees to continually assault the Holy Maiden, forcing her, who had just been so commanding, to block left and right, as the sounds of the staff of glory clashing against King Ling Kun's body echoed.
Despite King Ling Kun's massive form, he was surprisingly agile, and the Holy Maiden had to exert herself fully to defend against him. However, at one moment, her body suddenly went out of control, toppling backward while a small spurt of blood escaped her lips.
The Guardian of the Sacred Pool appeared quietly at the side, his palm poised to strike, having evidently launched a surprise attack moments earlier.
Yet, after this attack, the Guardian did not appear relieved; instead, his brow furrowed.
Though he had not killed as many as the kings, he was not unfamiliar with the sensation of delivering a killing blow. Yet, upon imprinting his hand on the Holy Maiden, he felt nothing of the sort; instead, he was struck by a tremor that left him momentarily stiff, unable to continue his assault.
Was it the Robe of Faith?
The Guardian could only assume that the white robe had absorbed his attack.
In a flash, after the Guardian's strike, King Hongxiang had somehow stood up. He launched another assault, this time not veering off, but directly crashing into the out-of-control Holy Maiden.