Chapter 5595 Gallant
“Humans, I’ll kill you all!”
The man Long Chen had slapped jolted awake from his meditative state, his face twisted in fury.
The slap itself wasn’t particularly powerful. After all, Long Chen hadn’t aimed to kill this man. It was just a calculated move to swap positions with him without ruining the altar’s formation.
At this moment, Long Chen was sitting at the heart of the altar with his divine ring hovering in the sky. Like a whale drawing water, it devoured the surrounding energy of heaven and earth at an astonishing speed, far surpassing anything Tiantong had achieved.
“Master Tiantong, please calm down! Maintain your heaven vein fluctuations, or your ninth heaven vein is going to dissipate!” one of the eight-vein Heaven Saints hastily shouted. T
Tiantong had been interrupted at a critical moment in his advancement. Even so, if he calmed himself, there was still a chance to salvage the process.
“Master Tiantong, just wait a moment. We’ll slaughter these foolish humans!” shouted another eight-vein Heaven Saint.
The next moment, four eight-vein Heaven Saints shot at Long Chen together.
BOOM!
BOOM!
Before they could reach him, a spear tore through the void. Two of them were forced to block hastily, only to be blasted back by the sheer force of Su Yu’s attack.
Su Yu’s aura was quite a bit stronger than these four. Although they were all eight-vein Heaven Saints, her energy was far more concentrated. Even after igniting their heaven vein energy, they weren’t a match for Su Yu. Perhaps they had used up too much of their core energy in the ceremony.
However, Su Yu’s attack only managed to repel two of them. The remaining power of her strike was insufficient to continue the assault.
Thankfully, Su Yu wasn’t alone. The eight squad leaders of the Southern Alliance stepped forward, forming a human wall in front of Long Chen. However, they were quickly overwhelmed. After all, the gap between eight-vein and seven-vein Heaven Saints was just too great. Despite their bravery, they were clearly outmatched.
Su Yu was busy holding back the other two eight-vein Heaven Saints and couldn’t lend her support. Seeing one of them breaking through and charging straight at Long Chen, she cried out, “Long Chen, watch out!”
Long Chen remained seated, fully absorbed in devouring the altar’s energy. His focus was so deep that he couldn’t sense the impending danger.
The devil expert’s sword gleamed with malevolent energy as it descended toward Long Chen’s head. Just as it seemed his life would end, Su Yu, in a panic, hurled her spear with all her might.
BANG!
The devil sword halted less than three inches from Long Chen’s head as Su Yu’s spear struck it, knocking both the weapon and its wielder aside.
“Kill this woman!”
Seeing that Su Yu had lost her weapon, the other two eight-vein Heaven Saints charged at her in unison.
At that moment, the Southern Alliance’s reinforcements arrived in force. Tens of thousands of six-vein Heaven Saints surged onto the battlefield, their combined momentum forcing the two devil experts into retreating.
This bought Su Yu time to call back her spear. The crisis was temporarily averted, but the battle was far from over.
Displaying their immense combat experience and bravery, the Southern Alliance experts quickly formed layers of formations around Long Chen. The four eight-vein Heaven Saints were gradually forced back.
Watching this, Tiantong roared in frustration, “Kill them all! Don’t let them succeed!”
Tiantong’s aura was the strongest on this battlefield, but he refrained from joining the fray. His ninth heaven vein, still in its budding stage, was too fragile. Any direct confrontation could cause it to collapse completely.
He had spent an incalculable amount of time and effort condensing this ninth heaven vein, and he wasn’t willing to risk losing it.
Meanwhile, Long Chen’s absorption reached a fever pitch. The altar’s immortal qi that had been painstakingly gathered over many days was rapidly draining. Even the altar’s runes dimmed as the energy was devoured.
Su Yu fought heroically, driving off two eight-vein Heaven Saints on her own. The eight squad leaders fought gallantly as well. Half of them were soaked in blood. By using practically suicidal techniques, they managed to hold back the other two eight-vein Heaven Saints.
Meanwhile, the enormous devil race army furiously assaulted the Southern Alliance’s defenses under Sha Tiantong’s command. However, their efforts were disorganized, like a swarm of headless flies. No matter how they charged, they couldn’t break through the Southern Alliance’s defenses. Instead, their wild attacks disrupted the rhythms of their top experts, throwing their strategies into chaos.
“Damn humans, you dare interfere with Sha Tiantong’s affairs! None of you will leave here alive!” he roared, his voice a thunderous proclamation of his intent.
Unable to hold back any longer, Tiantong finally attacked. Despite the risk of losing his ninth heaven vein, he could not tolerate the situation any further.
BOOM!
Space shuddered as his sawtooth saber tore through the air, radiating overwhelming devil qi. Su Yu stepped forward, hastily intercepting the attack with her spear.
However, the impact was devastating. Her arms shuddered violently, and her spear was knocked from her hands. Blood sprayed from her lips as the force drove her back.
“Big sister Su Yu!”
Cries of alarm rose from the Southern Alliance experts. Sha Tiantong’s power was far beyond their expectations. Even after igniting her heaven vein dragon qi, Su Yu could not withstand his might.
“Ignore me! Focus on guarding Long Chen! As long as he absorbs enough energy, Tiantong won’t be able to condense his ninth heaven vein! It will be a failure!” commanded Su Yu.
Her unwavering determination stirred the Southern Alliance. Though they longed to rush to her aid, they understood their mission. Their goal was clear: prevent Sha Tiantong from becoming the devil race’s first nine-vein Heaven Saint. Even if it cost them their lives, they could not let him succeed.
“Die!” shouted Sha Tiantong.
Seeing their determination to stop him, Sha Tiantong seethed with fury. His sawtooth saber sliced through the air once more, shrouded in the faint aura of ninth heaven vein dragon qi. Though still an eight-vein Heaven Saint, he was already on the verge of breaking through, his power overwhelming.
“Big sister Su Yu!”
Despair rippled through the Southern Alliance experts as they watched the deadly saber arc toward Su Yu. None of them had the strength to intervene in time.
Just as all seemed lost, a dazzling light burst forth. Su Yu’s spear, which had been knocked aside, suddenly shot back into the fray, enveloped in radiant starlight. It intercepted Sha Tiantong’s saber with unrelenting force.
BOOM!
Sha Tiantong grunted in pain as he was blasted backward, his attack thwarted.
“What?!”
Gasps of astonishment echoed among both allies and enemies. The sudden turn of events left everyone stunned.