Chapter 689: Army at the City Gates: The Four Great Deities

Above the Gu Lei Imperial City.

Lan Xue, dressed in battle armor and a battle skirt, stood upon the city wall, her gaze cold as she watched the great army approaching from afar.

Outside the city walls was the assembled Spirit Master Legion of the Gu Lei Empire, numbering as high as seventy thousand.

This was a number gathered only by combining all forces, including Gu Lei, Heaven Dou, Star Luo, the Spirit Hall, kingdoms, and sects.

The total number of Spirit Masters on the continent was at most six digits to begin with, and many had been killed or injured in the continental wars; once the young Spirit Masters unable to take the battlefield were excluded, it could be said that all who could be gathered were gathered here.

This was something Xun Yu had prepared long ago; after all, anyone could have foreseen this battle, and he had no intention of relying on ordinary soldiers to participate—though a million-strong army could pose a threat to gods, that would require an endless pile of human lives.

At that point, the casualties would be too heavy, and Xun Yu deemed it not worth it just to trade for the lives of mere Tang San and Bibi Dong.

Xun Yu had originally intended to rely on a ten-thousand-man formation to create the strongest array, contributing his part to the battle to surround and kill Bibi Dong and Tang San.

Yet he had not expected these two fellows to procure such a great army from who knows where, and the Evil aura was so dense it made one's heart palpitate.

Above the great army, two figures with monstrous Godly Power walked through the air; one held the Rakshasa Demon Sickle, the other gripped the Asura Demon Sword—they were none other than Bibi Dong and Tang San.

Seven halos circled behind Bibi Dong; this was the mark of a Level One God.

As for Tang San's Asura God, it was a God King and had nine halos, but unfortunately, his God King status was half-baked; the ninth halo was flickering, not nearly solid enough.

Thus, the combat power he could exert could only be said to be infinitely close to the God King level, unable to create a true gap between himself and a Level One God—for example, Bibi Dong beside him had a foundation far superior to his before becoming a god, and unlike his God Position obtained through cheating, she had spent decades taking it one step at a time through God Trials.

If the two were to truly fight now, Tang San might not have a one hundred percent chance of winning against her.

Soon, the two were no more than five miles away from the Gu Lei Dynasty's army; Tang San flew forward and shouted, "Asura God Tang San is here; where is the villain Nan Feihuang?"

"Where is the villain Nan Feihuang—where is the villain Nan Feihuang—"

His voice contained immense Godly Power, spreading in all directions and covering a radius of several dozen miles; the voice was cold and eerie, making one's hair stand on end.

Inside the Tiandou Imperial City, the two infants in Xue Ke's arms, Nan Fengrui and Nan Fengyue, suddenly began to cry in fear.

Xue Ke hurriedly comforted them, "Oh, oh, be good, don't cry, don't cry, Mother is here; good babies, don't be afraid, your father will surely come back to protect you."

"Those troops have no life!" Dian Wei said concisely.

Xun Yu nodded, "It seems they have used some kind of Evil Formation to activate the lives of the dead, facilitating this army of the undead; if I am not mistaken, it should be the legendary Death Spiral Array!"

"Legend has it that under the distortion and corrosion of this array, living beings are transformed into wisps of extremely dense Death energy, gathering into a river that flows toward the abyss that craves power, while the corpses ruthlessly devoured by the Death Spiral Array receive a curse of brief resurrection, launching fatal strikes against those living Spirit Masters; this is an array controlled by the Rakshasa God—Bibi Dong's viciousness is ten times greater than I imagined."

"Wenruo, how do we break the array?" Dian Wei had no interest in the theory of formations; he only wanted to know how to break this one. "Based on my understanding of formations, breaking this array is not difficult; the difficulty lies in the two above!" Xun Yu looked toward the sky with a solemn gaze.

Their lord was still inheriting his God Position, and his and Dian Wei's God Positions were to be bestowed upon them only after Feihuang successfully became a Peerless God General; at this moment, no matter how strong they were, they were merely Title Douluo.

Even in terms of martial arts cultivation, Dian Wei alone could match several Bibi Dongs and Tang Sans combined, but as the saying goes, one force can overcome ten Mastery; his power was, after all, too far behind a Level One God. With such a large gap, no matter how high his martial arts realm was, it was just for show.

"Lan Xue, for the sake of our acquaintance and the fact that we were once friends, I can spare you; step aside, or call your son out to die," Bibi Dong said, looking down at Lan Xue.

Lan Xue smiled fearlessly, "Bibi Dong, since we were once friends, you should know that I am by no means one who fears death; though I may die today, I will not retreat even half a step, because behind me are the thousands of lights of my Gu Lei Dynasty."

"Well said!" A figure flew onto the city wall and stood beside Lan Xue; it was the Gu Lei Dynasty's emperor, Nan Tianchen.

Lan Xue was startled, "Tianchen, why have you come here? You are the emperor of the country; you cannot put yourself in danger, go back quickly."

"My wife is outside defending against the enemy, how could I sit securely in the imperial court? Besides, if we are defeated today, what use would it be even if I hid to the ends of the earth? Xue'er, all these years we have treated each other with the respect of guests; compared to other couples, we seem to lack a bond of life and death. Let us make up for it today, shall we?" Nan Tianchen held his wife's hand and smiled calmly; regarding life and death, he was truly fearless at this moment.

Lan Xue looked at her husband, who was so resolute, and felt as if a spark had been ignited in her heart; she nodded subconsciously.

In the past, her feelings for Nan Tianchen might have included some love born from long association, but they were more rooted in gratitude for him saving her life, as well as the family affection that naturally arose from living together day and night.

But at this moment, she finally discovered that her heart had long since changed; Nan Tianchen's gentleness and peace, combined with his strength and decisiveness in critical moments, had long since deeply moved her.

She could finally be certain of one thing now: she loved her husband very much.

The couple smiled at each other; the Emperor and Empress of the Gu Lei Dynasty faced the two gods directly and ordered, "All troops, listen to my command: form the array! Defend the thousands of lights of our dynasty; do not let a single one of this army of death attack into the city!"

Tang San sneered and said, "Hmph, facing gods, you are ignorant and brave, but unfortunately, your country was obtained by forcibly seizing it from others. The acquisition of the state is illegitimate, so I must destroy it. The debt of killing one's kin cannot go unavenged, and the peace of the world must be upheld. Today, I, in my capacity as the Asura God judging the God of Evil, sentence you to the crime of national destruction! If you still resist, your entire clan and nine generations shall suffer torment for eternity!"

The immense Godly Power and pressure of the Asura God swept toward the Gu Lei Imperial City; just at this moment, a blue-gold light descended from the sky, enveloping the entire imperial city and the tens of thousands of troops outside the city.

"Tang San, after becoming a god, you have actually become so arrogant and nonsensical; you do not have the ability to harm my family." A voice, containing sharpness hidden within gentleness, spread all around.

Lv Lingqi held the Sea God Trident, followed by the Haishang Qishengzhu Shouhu Douluo, and stood in the sky.

Immediately following, another golden light pierced the sky, dispersing the pitch-black Godly Power of the two murderous gods that was enough to cover the heavens, allowing the warm sunlight to fall upon the world once more.

The golden-shimmering Qian Renxue descended from the sky with the five Great Elders of the Offering Hall, pointing her Angel Holy Sword at Bibi Dong and saying, "Bibi Dong, I will never allow you to destroy this continent that has finally achieved peace and unification, and I will not allow you to harm the family of Qian Renxue ever again!"

(End of chapter)