CHAPTER 1674: CHAPTER 66 ASSAULT

Under the violent strike of the Sky Serpent King, the entire platform was in chaos, filled with bloodshed.

Utilizing the scales scattered from ruptures in defense, a taunting tornado stormed in, leaving sharp wind blades deep enough to expose bone on everyone.

The Sky Serpent King roared, infuriated at being harmed by these ants.

"Dark Heavenly Realm!"

With six armatures grasping the magic treasures, not only were skills unleashed to suppress close enemies, but the Sky Serpent King also released its ultimate ability.

With the help of the Dark Mandala Array, the platform trembled violently, and around it appeared space inscribed with black ink-like Buddhist texts.

Individual black circles appeared like the surface of a swamp, and as they emitted black fog, one by one, round spirit embryos floated out. Before the Conquerors could attack, they exploded, with the shock waves raging, and afterward, divine Buddhas emerged from them.

This is the Dark Heavenly Realm, capable of unleashing various dark Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, Eight-division Heavenly Dragons, and even all kinds of ghosts to attack enemies.

Piercing howls resonated in the sky, making it feel like hell, and if one’s mental resolve was not strong, the sight of the evil spirits flying everywhere was enough to drive one insane.

"Full defense!" The strategists ignored the Sky Serpent King’s state, focusing on self-preservation as the most important aspect.

A halo erupted from Yan Chiyang, expanding suddenly, and any ghost illuminated by it spontaneously combusted. The white flames burned them to ashes, and the residual ashes were instantly scattered by the wind.

Vasily’s team, being the renowned number one in team battles, formed a combat formation, and their strength soared, leaving divine Buddhas’ corpses everywhere. More and more small teams gathered, seeking shelter.

Including the reserve seeds, a total of sixty-six leaders besieged the Sky Serpent King, locked in fierce combat, but the main force was undoubtedly the top twenty individuals!

"Destroy this array and see where it draws the Heavenly Energy from," a perceptive leader suggested immediately, "This might even unlock our wristwatch restrictions."

This wily leader didn’t act first, worrying about drawing attention, but he still miscalculated.

"Ant, courting death!" The Sky Serpent King fixed its gaze on him, even going so far as to aim three magic treasures at him, intending to kill him on the spot.

"Help!" The frightened leader screamed for rescue, but unfortunately, it was too late.

Under the concentrated fire of the three unique weapons, the unlucky leader’s shield shattered, and within two seconds, he was reduced to ashes.

This was an outstanding performance even on the peak of the English third stage; had it been an ordinary English third stage, he wouldn’t last even a breath. His loose tongue cost him due to bad relations; after all, who would draw the Sky Serpent King’s attention for a stranger?

"Opportunity!"

Di Jingfei roared in fury, with nine giant dragons emerging from behind, roaring as they charged towards the main entrance.

Except for Mirene, the remaining seeds almost simultaneously aimed their ultimate abilities at the main entrance and assaulted it.

To become seeds, one must be extraordinarily strong; they had long noticed the unlucky leader’s discovery and even predicted the outcome of the first person to raise this notion. Otherwise, they would have acted earlier.

Including Tang Zheng, half of the reserve seeds launched full attacks against the main entrance, which evidently was the core of the array.

With a boom and violent vibration, energy implosions occurred in a chain reaction, blasting the main entrance away. Even the seeds were blown back repeatedly by the shock waves.

"Damn it, you destroyed my life’s work, I will kill you all!" The Sky Serpent King was furious, its magic treasures launching deadly attacks targeting the nearest fearless ones.

After the attack, the seeds tactically withdrew, anticipating that the enraged Sky Serpent King would definitely lash out, thus avoiding the confrontation momentarily.

"These guys are treacherous!"

The leaders who hadn’t acted became alarmed, realizing that the seven seeds had clearly used the distraction provided by the unlucky leader to attack the main entrance and quickly retreat. However, as seeds, this level of manipulation wasn’t surprising; the reserve seeds joining in though drew their admiration.

"Even among reserves, the difference is notable," some leaders lamented, for in the heat of battle, such a small detail can decide victory or defeat.

"Tang Zheng, well done." Vasily flew to Tang Zheng’s side, giving him a thumbs up.

Taking advantage of earlier gains, the Warhammer team hadn’t relinquished the first place yet, but their points had dwindled to single digits, and overtaking them was only a matter of time.

"Impressive!" At that moment, the leaders who glanced at the scoreboard regarded the Warhammer team as formidable opponents.

The top eight teams were far out of reach, consisting of seven seed teams and the Warhammer team. This remarkable record was enough to earn respect.

The Sky Serpent King had no choice but to go berserk, for it sought to utilize the Dark Mandala Array to gather Heavenly Energy, nurture spirit embryos, birth Dark Tathagata, and through it, establish the Death Buddha Country.

This plan had been prepared for millennia, but now, it was utterly ruined.

The Sky Serpent King had lain dormant for a long time, finally creating the Dark Eight Leaves, then endowing them with spirituality and wisdom, teaching them to hatch Dark Buddha Statues.

The process took a century.

The Eight Leaves were to hatch the Dark Eight-part Pagoda, subsequently creating more Buddha statues, and establish altars to resurrect dead kings, helping them forge an army of the dead to reconquer the world.

Tang Zheng had seen Qin Army seizing Humans before. Some were thrown into the Mandala Array as nourishment for the Buddha embryos, while others were crafted into soldiers to help kings conquer domains, setting up more arrays in captured territories to drain the Heavenly Energy.

With the array’s core struck, the current plan was teetering on the edge of failure.

Amid fluttering thunderbolts, a spirit embryo with a diameter of ten meters seemed to break free from spatial confines, floating mid-air, visibly emitting spiritual energy that gushed outwards, forming a massive energy tide.

"I want to slaughter you all!" The Sky Serpent King, seeing the main entrance destroyed and the Heavenly Energy dissipating, was heartbroken and launched its attacks with even greater ferocity.

A few leaders rejoiced, diving toward the Buddha embryo to grab points.

Whoosh, whoosh, six magic treasures unleashed skills, each faster than the last.

The unlucky leaders were directly named, defenses broken, and they shattered into a red mist of flesh across the sky.

"Fools!" The Nuclear Flame cursed, "Don’t you know your limits, daring to touch the Buddha embryo!"

Yan Chiyang cursed under his breath, but his hands moved swiftly, striking a throwing pose, launching flaming pennon spears to cover the Sky Serpent King’s head.

Hitting its body resulted in charred black spots, and the scales cracked.

The seeds’ ultimate abilities, when unleashed, were formidable indeed. Coupled with the Sky Serpent King’s exhaustion after its wrath, having consumed too much energy, it couldn’t sustain the strongest offensive, and the situation became stalemated.

The Earl Qian Nian, Bingxu, Di Jingfei — the three strongest — left the Sky Serpent King trembling with every strike, causing horrible wounds.

Elizabeth, competitive and eager, intended to give it her all but was stopped by the old monster.

"Earl, how old exactly are you?" Curious at the vibrant old monster, Vasily inquired. Though decent in team battles, his individual strength was slightly inferior, even to the Nuclear Flame.

Yet no one dared underestimate the War King, for with comrades, he could elevate their combat strength tenfold!

The Earl Qian Nian bothered not to reply. Born in the Middle Ages, even if Vasily was middle-aged, in his eyes, he remained child-like.

Living too long, experiencing too much, nothing in this world interested the old monster anymore.

"At least five hundred years, right?" Di Jingfei discreetly observed the old monster, seeking intelligence, suspecting his knights were historical figures.

"Immortality is indeed great!"

Some leaders, hearing these secrets, were taken aback but then expressed immense envy, for there is no one who rejects longevity.

"Sometimes, living too long is also a torment!" The Earl Qian Nian glanced at Tao Ran, seeming to foresee her fate, and spoke sentimentally, "Watching all familiarity vanish, your kin and friends enter the grave, observing the changes over eras, the sense of alienation from the world and times would drive one mad!"

"Leaders, let’s stop chatting and kill the Sky Serpent King, can we?" Smaller leaders, far less composed, pleaded with pale faces.

"Are you silly? They’re waiting for the boss to finish its offensive!"

The seeds maneuvered with ease, without command, having already assigned roles for control, defense, and offense.

"You indeed dare to look down on me!" The Sky Serpent King swung its magic treasures, all focused on one leader, who stood no chance under such concentrated attack.

The boss smartened up, targeting individuals for execution, but moments later, it found this tactic ineffective.

No longer restrained, the seeds could unleash energy and ultimate abilities without concern, dealing heavy injuries to the Sky Serpent King.

It aimed at Leader Zhao, who broke out in cold sweat, ready to escape, but the magical treasures redirected, targeting the Nuclear Flame.

Swish, as the skill launched, the Earl Qian Nian used his ability to swap positions with Yan Chiyang.

The Sky Serpent King’s attack missed, instead suffering blows from other seeds.

"Damn it!" The Sky Serpent King grumbled incessantly, nearly going insane, retreating with its tail between its legs, making it furiously irate.

With a roar, the Sky Serpent King abruptly self-harmed, stabbing an eye on one of its heads blind, triggering its ultimate ability with black blood spraying out.

Destroying Heaven and Earth!

Surging dark energy gathered, compressed, and then released, with the entire platform swept as if by a nuclear bomb, energy surging wildly, continuous explosions filling every inch of space.

The dark-attribute energy radiated with erosion, weakening, aging, even swallowing various substances.

Below the rooftop, snow mountains collapsed, oceans boiled, as if Doomsday had arrived, causing even the crust to undergo shifts!

Wave upon wave of shock waves spread wildly, making the whole Earth seem to tremble!

Amid such wild ferocity, even the seven main seeds, the Earl Qian Nian and the like, could only focus on defense, unable to launch attacks.

At this moment, rankings were unreliable; only the strongest teams could survive.

Each team had to switch from offense to defense, pouring all their life energy into defense. Some saw the Earl Qian Nian fly in front of the Warhammer team, expanding a defensive field to envelop them, and their eyes turned red with jealousy. (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, feel free to visit Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendations and monthly votes; your support is my greatest motivation.)