Chapter 416

At this moment, the Central District's massive army had already crossed the centerline, leaving only two thousand meters to the city wall.

Just then, the ground suddenly collapsed, and swarms of soldier ants burst forth.

They didn't even look, attacking every living thing around them on sight.

Many still clamped炼金炸弹 in their mouths, now fully activated.

The Central District army's charge was instantly disrupted by this sudden ambush; no one had anticipated such a massive蚁族 presence beyond the Tianqu Alliance's perimeter.

Herber's mount crushed one soldier ant underfoot, causing the炼金炸弹 in its mouth to clatter away.

The flickering colored light flashed faster and faster; his heartbeat suddenly accelerated.

炼金炸弹 were the most commonly used weapons in war, effective against ordinary armies.

But against high-stage armies, their power fell short.

Yet as Herber stared at the 炼金炸弹, an inexplicable sense of danger surged within him.

Danger!

"Milo! Freeze everything!!"

He turned and shouted toward Milo in the sky, ordering his warhammer troops to gather into circular fortresses.

The next instant, over a dozen towering mushroom clouds erupted within the Central District's formation!

The violent explosion shockwaves and deafening roars left everyone in a daze.

A third of the massive dragonfly swarm was instantly vaporized.

Countless harpies screamed as they tumbled from the sky.

But what terrified the Central District lords even more was the unmistakable sensation of hundreds more energy surges about to detonate.

The twenty thousand soldier ants had carried far more than just these few 炼金炸弹!

This was a suicide assault!

The ant queen Su Fei either stayed still—or struck with overwhelming force!

On the city wall, Natasha and others were stunned by the scene, then immediately cheered for the ant queen.

But before they could celebrate two seconds, a sudden cold wind swept across the battlefield.

Centered on Milo, a layer of glistening ice crystals formed on the ground, spreading outward at incredible speed, instantly covering the entire battlefield.

All the 炼金炸弹 on the verge of detonation were frozen at the final moment.

Even the surviving soldier ants were mercilessly encased in ice.

Milan, riding the silver dragon, now had her long hair whipping wildly, her eyes glazed white with frost, radiating chilling cold.

As the only one among the nine Central District lords to have fused over ten clones within the World Hall and condensed a World Ring.

Milo was the absolute master of this battlefield!

His first ring was the Extreme Cold Ring—within its range, all things were frozen.

Yet not a single soldier from the Central District army was affected, proving the sheer strength of Milo's control.

Herber immediately ordered his men to kick over the frozen ant soldiers; they shattered into countless ice shards, their 炼金炸弹 now inert.

He felt cold sweat soaking his entire back.

Even in this freezing environment, it flowed uncontrollably.

Just a fraction of a second slower, and the Central District army would have been annihilated here.

All grand ambitions turned to ash.

A mere swarm of ants, lacking even basic thought, had nearly wiped them out.

The terror of near-death erupted instantly into a flame of rage.

Every soldier of the Central District army turned red-eyed, charging wildly toward the Tianqu Alliance!

High above, the silver dragon unleashed a gravity barrier, warping the gravitational field within a hundred-meter radius.

Lin Yifei failed to replicate his previous success; the arrows were easily dodged.

Milo stood with arms crossed atop the dragon's head, gazing down at the Tianqu Alliance.

"A bunch of weaklings, thinking that barely surviving the Wan Zu Trial grants you dominion over the entire Trial?"

"I held back in previous battles just to conserve strength for you."

"Let you see what true prodigy truly means!"

Under the压制 of the Extreme Cold World Ring, the energy circuit system on the Tianqu Alliance's wall suffered, its power efficiency continuously declining.

Vines layered upon layers withered and crumbled easily.

Even the留守 Black Tortoise Guards struggled to endure the extreme cold, feeling their blood flow slow.

With the enemy now at the city wall, Natasha could wait no longer—she ordered all siege weapons to open fire!

Crystal cannons roared, spewing searing beams.

But the Central District's power armor units had already taken position, raising massive shields and activating energy defenses to block the bombardment.

Behind them, launchers continuously hurled 炼金炸弹.

Yet the harpies clustered together and unleashed their innate gale, halting the incoming 炼金炸弹.

The 炼金炸弹 exploded in midair as their fuses expired.

Amid this chaotic, frenzied scene, the Black Tortoise Guards roared in unison, summoning the Black Tortoise Divine Form!

The Black Tortoise Divine Form descended immediately, completely enveloping the defense line within its body.

The Central District army pushed forward massive engineering machines—battering rams and scaling ladders relentlessly striking, fiercely resisted by the Tianqu defenders.

The Tianqu Alliance's wall, designed from the start for the harshest conditions, now proved its worth.

Milo, riding the silver dragon, arrived at the front and immediately spotted the colossal tree within the Jiuzhou Territory.

As a major lord of the Central District, he instantly recognized it as the World Tree, his face betraying surprise.

Then he smiled, delighted.

"A World Tree? You must have gained greatly in the Wan Zu World!"

"Today's assault targets only the chief villain, Chen Ping!"

"Surrender, and I'll forgive you all!"

"Don't fear I'll harm you—I'll use Soul-Draining Worms to erase all memories of the Wan Zu World from your minds."

"Then I'll lead you to forge a new era of our own!"

Accompanying Milo's words was the silver dragon's breath!

Vast numbers of dragonflies surged toward the barrier, clinging densely to its surface, draining its energy.

Even the Divine Mechanism Corps and crystal cannons firing furiously couldn't clear the overwhelming swarm.

The Black Tortoise Guards were now fully occupied holding the barrier, unable to wield their whip snakes—now it was the time for the rear-guard Tree Guardians to act.

Some Tree Guardians extended their arms and swept directly at the dragonflies.

The bomb-carrying Tree Guardians, given to Natasha by Chen Ping, frantically hurled bomb fruits, intensifying firepower coverage.

The two sides clashed fiercely, with the city wall as the dividing line.

The intensity of war instantly reached its peak.

Behind the lines, Chen Ping still sat quietly inside the space station.

Fifteen minutes remained until the twenty-third hour after return.

The dwarf Bolo walked up to Chen Ping, drenched in sweat, as if he'd just stepped out of a pool.

Merely standing there for a moment, the ground beneath him was soaked in a large patch; behind him, a trail of water stretched back.

"Lord, one thousand sets… completed."

The dwarf's lips were pale, his voice hoarse, yet his expression remained resolute.

Chen Ping stood up, gazing at the dwarf's condition, deeply moved.

He patted the dwarf's shoulder.

"You've worked hard—go rest. I'll be back."

Chen Ping turned toward the Node Center, where the teleportation zone was now filled with wooden crates.

All transport personnel had withdrawn, standing nearby watching him.

Dwarf Bolo wanted to say something, but found his mouth too dry to speak.

Everyone listened to the distant, violent sounds of battle while watching Chen Ping slowly activate the space station's magical runes.

The ground runes glowed with a hazy radiance; spatial fluctuations in the teleportation zone began to rise and fall.

Chen Ping closed his eyes, using the ambient spatial power to sense the space beacon he'd given to Ai Ya.

As if standing in a black void, his perception stretched outward endlessly.