Chapter 58: The Priestess Wielding Divine Power

"A prayer-casting?"

"You are no witch-priestess; you are a priestess!"

Stunned, eyes wide, Mu Zheng looked at the old woman with no trace of contempt left.

"Which deity's priestess are you?"

"No wonder you dare to stand up for these slaves!"

"We of the Five Directions Gods have always been lenient toward priestesses who can communicate with the divine..."

"If you are willing to join us, we can stop our advance this time, and it is even possible we might release these slaves."

Mu Zheng was not using some delaying tactic; he truly thought this way.

Priestesses who can communicate directly with the divine are few, and those who can bear such terrifying divine power are fewer still.

At this moment, the old woman even reminded Mu Zheng of the former High Priestess of the Ghost Region Kingdom—that god-defiler who betrayed the Five Directions Gods.

"I have now grasped the 'Truth'; do you think you still have the qualifications to negotiate with me?"

Standing upon the trembling earth, the old woman's figure remained as steady as Mount Tai.

The next second, the old woman extended her palm toward Mu Zheng and the others, and a suffocating pressure followed.

Boom!

Realizing the danger, Mu Zheng did not hesitate for a second, throwing himself forward to tackle You Zhong to the ground.

However, although Mu Zheng and You Zhong escaped this crisis,

the black exotic beasts they were riding were skewered like candied haws by two earth spikes.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Without any intention of stopping, one earth spike after another began to rise from the ground.

Because the range of these earth spikes was so vast, there was no end in sight for a time.

"You!"

Staring at the old woman opposite with eyes splitting from rage.

Mu Zheng realized that the opponent's attack just now was not aimed solely at himself and You Zhong.

The old woman's attack range covered the entire troop; it was an attack directed at all the Guirong Clan.

Fortunately, although these earth spike attacks were sudden, the Guirong Clan were, after all, no ordinary elite force.

Relying on a formidable combat strength far exceeding the average of this era,

more than half of the eight hundred Guirong clansmen dodged the attacks of these earth spikes.

Of the remaining Guirong clansmen who were hit, only a few unlucky ones had their bodies pierced through.

"All troops, assemble!"

Suddenly raising his volume, Mu Zheng's voice spread for several kilometers in that instant.

This was, of course, not a volume a normal human should have; it was the gale winds actively carrying his voice at that moment.

This was the power of a priest, and also the power of the Five Directions Gods.

It was obvious that even as a reject from the regular priest sequence, Mu Zheng still possessed the ability to communicate with the Five Directions Gods.

In fact, all eight hundred Guirong clansmen possessed similar abilities; the only difference was the strength of it.

It was precisely by relying on the warnings of the Five Directions Gods that they were able to dodge the old woman's sudden attack.

"Draw blades! Charge!"

The first to draw the sidearm from his waist, Mu Zheng flipped over and charged toward the old woman opposite without hesitation.

Boom!

In the blink of an eye, the old woman raised her palm again.

An earth spike as sharp as metal pierced diagonally out, its target pointed directly at Mu Zheng.

This time, even with the warning from the Five Directions Gods, Mu Zheng could not dodge the old woman's attack.

Clang!

In an instant, the sacrificial iron weapon blessed by the Five Directions Gods was shattered by the earth spike.

And as the owner of the long blade, Mu Zheng had the fragments of the iron weapon pierce his body, leaving him in a bloody state.

"Mu Zheng!"

Seeing this scene, You Zhong, who had finally scrambled to his feet, did not hesitate in the slightest and also drew his long blade to charge at the old woman.

The Guirong Clan had not failed to fight against priestesses of the divine; their combat experience could be called quite rich.

They just had not expected that someone would dare to openly intercept them.

What they expected even less was that this seemingly frail old woman before them could erupt with such terrifying power.

One must know that the favor of the gods is indeed the strongest trump card of a priestess.

But using divine power on such a large scale is not a good thing for the priestess herself.

Every deity has different preferences, and the price required to use the power of the gods naturally differs as well.

Even for the most benevolent deity, the erosion of their power upon mortals is extremely terrifying.

"You are seeking your own death!"

You Zhong swung his long blade violently, and the swirling gale transformed into blades.

Facing such a sharp attack, the old woman only tilted her body slightly, and a vine growing wildly formed a plant wall in front of her.

Swish! Swish! Swish!

The vines were quickly sliced apart, and the wind blades were also dissolved bit by bit.

Just as the old woman wanted to raise her hand again, a sound that made the earth shake suddenly came from the troop.

It was the Guirong Clan scout unit that had finally reacted, the several dozen most elite warriors among the Guirong Clan.

As these several dozen warriors rode their black exotic beasts and charged out from the troop,

any slave who dared to stand in their way became blood-food in the mouths of the exotic beasts.

These black exotic beasts were not the warhorses in Li Boyang's impression, but ferocious beasts that fed on tigers and leopards and were bloodthirsty and warlike.

"Roar!"

"Roar!"

The scene of several dozen man-eating exotic beasts charging together could no longer be described as spectacular.

Ignoring the intimidation of the earthquake, crossing over the sharp earth spikes...

Those several dozen black exotic beasts were as agile as apes, yet possessed the ferocity of tigers and leopards, and soon approached the old woman.

Most crucially, behind these scouts, the Guirong clansmen who had also reacted charged out of the slave crowd one by one, killing toward her position with fierce expressions.

As elite warriors who had once fought against the divine, the Guirong Clan never lacked ferocity.

Conversely, the old woman, despite mastering divine power unimaginable to ordinary priestesses, seemed like a novice who had never undergone professional training.

Clang!

In just one encounter, a dozen exotic beasts carried their masters close to the old woman.

It was the same sound of long blades being drawn; although these Guirong clansmen's aggressiveness was not as great as You Zhong's, they also brandished wind blades.

"Hah!"

The weathered voice was like an old lion.

The old woman's eyes widened, a seed fell from her sleeve, and then it quickly took root and sprouted.

Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle...

The attackers closest to her could not react in time before they were swallowed whole by the giant man-eating plant that was still rapidly expanding.

Whether it was the exotic beasts or the Guirong clansmen...

In front of that giant man-eating plant, they were as fragile and insignificant as ants at the bottom of the food chain.

"My children! Begin the slaughter!"

After releasing the murderous nature she had suppressed for many years, the old woman's face seemed to become as terrifying as a demon's.

Seeds of strange plants were flung out by her, and the moment they touched the ground, they took root and sprouted, growing into bloodthirsty and cruel man-eating plants.

The real battle had only just begun at this moment.

The silent charge of the Guirong Clan formed a stark contrast with the terrified and horrified slaves all around.

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