Chapter 1440: Full-Scale WarTranslator: Exodus Tales Editor: Exodus Tales
“We owe much of this to Zhao Feng!” Ancient G.o.d Giant Devil’s face had a ruddy glow as he firmly gazed at Zhao Feng.
If not for Zhao Feng noticing the enemy without being noticed himself, allowing him to notify the G.o.d Lords of Giant G.o.d Hall, they would have found it very difficult to kill an enemy G.o.d Lord.
But no one knew just how Zhao Feng managed to accomplish this.
“Zhao Feng, many thanks for your coming to a.s.sist Giant G.o.d Hall!”
“You’ve yet again rendered a great service!”
Those upper echelon members who did not have a good impression of Zhao Feng before began to express their thanks.
The Giant G.o.d Hall members all returned to the Divine Kingdom. Even though they had killed a G.o.d Lord of Ancient Soul Hall, Ancient Soul Hall was still overall much stronger than Giant G.o.d Hall. Moreover, once they left the Scorching Underworld, Ancient Soul Hall would no longer be suppressed by the environment, leaving Giant G.o.d Hall in a much worse situation. Thus, they did not continue the pursuit.
Upon returning to the Giant G.o.d Race’s Divine Kingdom, the exciting news was spread to all the other members.
“Our side killed a G.o.d Lord of Ancient Soul Hall!?”
“Wonderful!”
The war hadn’t even fully begun yet, but Ancient Soul Hall had already lost a G.o.d Lord. This made all the Giant G.o.d Hall members feel like there was a chance at victory.
Now that he was back at Giant G.o.d Hall’s Divine Kingdom, Zhao Feng went to find Nan Gongsheng and Kun Yun.
The two of them had both greatly improved since their last meeting. Nan Gongsheng was at Rank Eight while Kun Yun was a Rank Five True G.o.d. Besides cultivation, the two of them had also experienced a large s.h.i.+ft in personality. As expected, danger and battles could stimulate a warrior’s potential and make them even more powerful.
But Giant G.o.d Hall had little chance of winning the coming war, and even if they did, victory was certain to be an extremely bitter one.
He once more gave his two friends several life-protecting objects in the hopes that they could survive through the war.
Meanwhile, G.o.d Lord Gloomheaven immediately led the Ancient Soul Hall forces to the perimeter of the Scorching Underworld upon his return.
“Ah, to think things would turn out like this!” G.o.d Lord Gloomheaven sorrowfully sighed, somewhat blaming himself. If he had stopped G.o.d Lord Evil Spirit back then, the situation would not have turned out like this.
Five days later, another G.o.d Lord from Ancient Soul Hall arrived.
“G.o.d Lord Gloomheaven, what’s going on here?” This short elder sensed that something was wrong.
“G.o.d Lord Ghost Centipede, the situation is like this…” G.o.d Lord Gloomheaven explained everything that had happened.
G.o.d Lord Ghost Centipede was the Grand Elder of Ancient Soul Hall and a top-cla.s.s existence among First Heaven G.o.d Lords.
“What?” G.o.d Lord Ghost Centipede’s face twisted in rage.
The bitter defeat in the clash of Ancient G.o.ds was understandable, as it only meant that Giant G.o.d Hall had the advantage in terrain. But G.o.d Lord Gloomheaven and G.o.d Lord Evil Spirit had ventured alone into the center of enemy territory and ended up being discovered by Giant G.o.d Hall, thus causing G.o.d Lord Evil Spirit’s death? No matter what, the blame for this clearly rested on the two of them.
This had caused Ancient Soul Hall to lose a G.o.d Lord!
G.o.d Lords were the supreme fighting forces of the Ancient Desolate Realm of G.o.ds. A single G.o.d Lord required a vast amount of time and energy to raise. And now, Ancient Soul Hall had lost a G.o.d Lord, and lost it to Giant G.o.d Hall. How could G.o.d Lord Ghost Centipede not be angry?!
But no matter how angry he was, there was nothing that could be done about this situation.
Another month pa.s.sed.
“Why hasn’t Hall Master come yet?” G.o.d Lord Gloomheaven found this rather strange. The Ancient Soul Hall Master had told him that he would only need half a month to arrive.
He barely finished speaking when a heavy energy suddenly descended, causing the temperature of the Scorching Underworld to drop significantly.
Swis.h.!.+
A pitch-black mist manifested in mid-air, and within was an indistinct black figure.
“What’s the situation?” the Ancient Soul Hall Master glanced at G.o.d Lord Gloomheaven and coldly asked.
He had arrived half a month later than he had said. This was primarily because various matters had delayed him on the road. Even he found it strange that he would encounter so many mishaps. As a Second Heaven G.o.d Lord, he sensed that something strange was going on.
“The situation is disastrous….” G.o.d Lord Gloomheaven spoke in a very soft tone as he explained the situation.
“What?! G.o.d Lord Evil Spirit is dead?!” The Ancient Soul Hall Master’s furious voice resounded like thunder.
The entire world seemed to grow dark as all living beings in a radius of several hundred thousand li dropped to the ground and trembled. Even G.o.d Lord Gloomheaven felt extremely uncomfortable under the pressure of the Ancient Soul Hall Master’s energy.
“Hall Master, forgive me!” G.o.d Lord Gloomheaven immediately begged for mercy.
Their hall master had a rather short temper. If the hall master were to lash out in anger, he would be the one who suffered.
“Hall Master, it was not entirely G.o.d Lord Gloomheaven’s fault. I sense that there is something strange about Giant G.o.d Hall!” G.o.d Lord Ghost Centipede stepped forward and commented.
But he was also speaking the truth. In normal circ.u.mstances, Ancient Soul Hall would never have lost so badly in the small skirmishes, but in reality, Ancient Soul Hall had suffered a crus.h.i.+ng defeat.
“Hmph!” Under the persuasions of G.o.d Lord Ghost Centipede, the Ancient Soul Hall Master somewhat calmed.
If these were normal circ.u.mstances, he would have severely punished G.o.d Lord Gloomheaven. But now was not the time; if G.o.d Lord Gloomheaven was rendered incapable of fighting, they would have even more trouble dealing with Giant G.o.d Hall.
“Hall Master, although I made a grave error, we also succeeded in learning some secrets of Giant G.o.d Hall!” G.o.d Lord Gloomheaven coldly sweated as he spoke.
“Talk,” the Ancient Soul Hall Master absentmindedly said.
He also had some understanding of Giant G.o.d Hall’s secrets. In his view, Giant G.o.d Hall had no chance of victory. But in this short clash, Ancient Soul Hall had suffered severe losses. This made him wonder just how Giant G.o.d Hall had managed to do this.
“Not long ago, I sensed a newly-emerged G.o.d Lord Will near Giant G.o.d Hall, but during the battle, Giant G.o.d Hall only sent two G.o.d Lords – Giant G.o.d Hall’s Grand Elder and Xin Wuheng!” G.o.d Lord Gloomheaven had a stern expression. “As for the upper echelon members, Giant G.o.d Hall is naturally far inferior to us. Based on my estimation, we have six more half-step G.o.d Lords than they do!”
“A new G.o.d Lord Will?” The Ancient Soul Hall Master was startled. He didn’t care about the rest of what was said, but a single G.o.d Lord could have a large effect on this war. If they incorrectly estimated the G.o.d Lord strength of the enemy side, they would suffer dire consequences.
“Even if Giant G.o.d Hall has a new G.o.d Lord, they wouldn’t be able to last long against old G.o.d Lords like us,” G.o.d Lord Ghost Centipede slowly said.
Although G.o.d Lord Evil Spirit was dead, Ancient Soul Hall still had three G.o.d Lords. And Giant G.o.d Hall only had two G.o.d Lords previously. Even a new G.o.d Lord would only even the numbers.
In both G.o.d Lords and upper echelon members, Giant G.o.d Hall was inferior to Ancient Soul Hall.
“Hall Master, when will we attack?” G.o.d Lord Gloomheaven asked.
“Wait until all our forces are gathered. I want to exterminate Giant G.o.d Hall in a single swoop!” The Ancient Soul Hall Master’s eyes coldly gleamed. When he personally took action, he would always crush his foe with overwhelming strength.
Half a month later, the Ancient Soul Hall Master who had entered seclusion suddenly opened his eyes, took out a message token, and studied the information within.
You’re finally here!” The Ancient Soul Hall Master stood up and exited seclusion.
“Attack! Destroy Giant G.o.d Hall!” The Ancient Soul Hall Master’s chilling and tyrannical voice resounded through the world, causing the temperature of the Scorching Underworld to drop several degrees.
Elsewhere in the Scorching Underworld, two figures were having a leisurely stroll.
“You are sure that Yu Heng died at the hands of Giant G.o.d Hall?” a white-haired middle-aged man asked.
Next to him was a tall old man, his body covered in ancient tattoos. His white beard extended to the ground while his hand gripped a silver cane, and his eyes were like the vast starry sky. This old man was none other than G.o.d Lord Stellar Aspect.
“Although this old man was unable to determine just which person Heng’er died to, this old man was able to conclude that Heng’er did not encounter a G.o.d Lord level expert in the Light Race’s Divine Kingdom.” G.o.d Lord Stellar Aspect’s eyes were extremely grim.
He placed a great deal of blame on himself for Yu Heng’s death. He was Yu Heng’s master and a Second Heaven G.o.d Lord, but he had allowed Yu Heng, a holder of the Ancient Race bloodline, to die. And he didn’t even know how Yu Heng died.
Thus, G.o.d Lord Stellar Aspect’s primary goal this time was to find out how Yu Heng died. The war between Ancient Soul Hall and Giant G.o.d Hall was secondary.
Yu Heng had possessed twenty to thirty percent of the Ancient Race’s bloodline power, making him capable of even fighting an ordinary G.o.d Lord. But in the Light Race’s Divine Kingdom, Yu Heng had not encountered a G.o.d Lord, yet he still died. If it wasn’t a G.o.d Lord, just who would have the skill to kill Yu Heng with his Ancient Race bloodline?
Moreover, only the members of Giant G.o.d Hall had entered the Light Race’s Divine Kingdom, so they were most likely to be the killers.
“I will definitely identify the murderer and avenge Heng’er!” G.o.d Lord Stellar Aspect’s eyes turned cold and harsh.
In the Giant G.o.d Hall Divine Kingdom:
The Ancient Soul Hall Master has already arrived, and they’ve gathered most of their forces. They’ll probably begin their attack soon!” The Grand Elder was very concerned.
Although they had killed an Ancient Soul Hall G.o.d Lord earlier, Giant G.o.d Hall was still much weaker overall.
“If we put all our energy into protecting this place, we still have some hope!” Ancient G.o.d Giant Devil sternly said.
In a direct confrontation, Giant G.o.d Hall was bound to suffer a bitter defeat, but if they fought defensively, they still had hope.
At this moment, the entire Giant G.o.d Hall Divine Kingdom trembled.
“Ancient Soul Hall is coming!” Xin Wuheng grimaced as he charged out.
All the other members of Giant G.o.d Hall began to move, leaving the Divine Kingdom.
Right after leaving, they could see the members of Ancient Soul Hall all around them.
In terms of numbers, Ancient Soul Hall seemed to be outnumbered. But this was only because the weakest member of the Ancient Soul Hall army at the center of the Scorching Underworld was a Rank Six Ancient G.o.d. They had the smaller army, but they were all high-ranked experts, their total strength far surpa.s.sing Giant G.o.d Hall’s.
“Keke, Giant G.o.d Hall has developed rather well!” The Ancient Soul Hall Master wickedly chuckled as he jeered.
The moment he saw Giant G.o.d Hall’s army, he completely relaxed.
The members of Giant G.o.d Hall turned glum. Their members beneath the Ancient G.o.d level could only remain safe under the protection of the high-ranked Ancient G.o.ds.
“Kill!” The Ancient Soul Hall Master gave the order.
All the experts of Ancient Soul Hall charged forward.
“Activate the hall-protecting array!” Xin Wuheng called out.
Buzz! Bzzz!
Countless white rays of light shot out from underground, forming an extremely complicated array.
Kaboom!
A barrier made of countless words and inscriptions gradually formed, enclosing all the Giant G.o.d Hall members within it. Four dark yellow sculptures appeared on the four sides of this barrier, gripping saber, sword, spear, and cudgel, all parts of their bodies covered with the mysterious words of the Heaven’s Legacy Race.
Everyone within the array was now free from the effects of the poisonous flame mist.
Xin Wuheng had obtained this array from the Light Race’s Divine Kingdom. After some modifications, he was able to activate it as he pleased.
“As expected, a Heaven’s Legacy Race array.” The Ancient Soul Hall Master was not very surprised.
This was because G.o.d Lord Stellar Aspect had told him of all the possible trump cards Giant G.o.d Hall might possess.