Chapter 373 - Three Letters to Bai Ling

Chapter 373: Chapter 128: Three Letters to Bai LingThe three Great Watchers’ interception, although unsuccessful, brought back a lot of crucial information. Bai Ling could isolate Magic, but she could be harmed by physical attacks and the power of Holy Light; meaning, they had to send close combat professionals and the warriors of the Holy Court to face her, that was the only way they might defeat her.

The faster, the better. Bai Ling, who was ceaselessly harvesting lives, would only grow stronger. She was already capable of crushing the three watchers easily, and given more time, she might truly become invincible.

What could they do? They had to go up regardless. The Alliance convened an urgent meeting, calling upon all the elite melee warriors of the Alliance to gather on the Shattered Rock dimension and make a desperate interception against Bai Ling.

"We don’t have many chances," Sina said gravely, "If this interception fails, the Alliance will no longer have the strength to resist her consumption."

For this interception battle, the Eagle Alliance brought out their highest equipment. Each melee fighter who went to battle was armed to the teeth, wearing cuirasses crafted from a mix of anti-magic stones and Demonic Seal stone powder. These armors were considered the last resort of the Alliance’s inventory. Normally, even the four great Dukes would not be willing to equip these armors on the regular army. But there was no choice now; if the old demon came, there would be no one to stop her.

The great battle was on the verge of breaking out. After Bai Ling finished harvesting another dimension of living beings, she felt the vigorous vitality within the Shattered Rock dimension and a savage cold smile appeared at the corner of her mouth: "Don’t be hasty, I’m on my way!"

She didn’t need to use a Teleportation Scroll; Bai Ling traversed the void, travelling through the Star Sea with her own body, heading straight for the Shattered Rock dimension.

An invisible domain slowly opened, instantly severing the connection between the Shattered Rock dimension and the Seven Layers of Floating Worlds.

As the magic vision suddenly shut down, every seated Duke knew, the old demon Bai Ling had arrived.

Unable to grasp the information of the battlefield, those high-ranking individuals hiding in the Seven Layers of Floating Worlds could only watch helplessly, praying silently in their hearts, no matter how anxious they were.

Bai Ling did not directly launch an attack, but instead looked toward Earl Sina: "You dare to come?"

"I had no choice," Sina gave a bitter smile. Did you think he wanted to? Who would willingly court death? "But I carry the hopes of too many people on my shoulders."

"Don’t worry, I won’t let you die too painfully," said Bai Ling as she waved her great hand, and Demonic Qi rolled in, darkening the sky.

Sina, who had previously confronted Bai Ling, was very wary of the overwhelming Demonic Qi, and thus promptly gave the order, "Activate the Formation quickly!"

With the command given, a ten-thousand-foot white Holy Light burst forth from the army, like a sun slowly rising, punching a large hole in the sky that had been obscured by Demonic Qi.

Bai Ling’s eyes narrowed slightly, "Holy Court, you haven’t been wiped out yet?!"

The betrayal of Nong Hua deeply wounded Bai Ling’s heart, and in turn, she developed a profound aversion to the Holy Court, especially since the power of Holy Light could restrain her Demonic Qi. Anger surged within her in an instant.

Under Bai Ling’s command, Demonic Qi billowed downward, transforming into tens of thousands of demonic soldiers who roared as they charged at the Alliance’s army.

Sina took a deep breath, clenched his fists, and shouted, "Attack!"

The million-strong Alliance army shouted in unison, drawing their weapons and clashing with the demonic soldiers.

Sina smashed down, shattering the demonic soldiers in front of him, and charged straight towards Bai Ling. Following him, hundreds of figures turned into streaks of light, chasing after him.

"Good timing!" Bai Ling was also filled with fighting spirit, as she struck down with a reversal palm.

Suddenly, a great hand seal descended from the sky. Sina mustered his strength, lifted his arms, and managed to withstand Bai Ling’s attack, while the close combat warriors behind him took this opportunity to launch themselves at Bai Ling.

"Out of my way!" Bai Ling roared furiously, and with a violent shake of her Demonic Qi, she repelled the surrounding attackers.

Sina broke through Bai Ling’s assault and aimed a strike at her face.

"Courting death!" Bai Ling scoffed, pointing out a finger.

Sina only felt as if he were engulfed in a sea of fury; a giant wave crashed over him, and he was instantly flung away, blood spraying in mid-air.

"Lord Earl?!" the close combat warriors cried in shock. The power of a single strike had injured Sina, terrifyingly so.

Bai Ling finally moved, instantly appearing behind one of the close combat warriors.

"Dodge quickly!"

The cry of their comrade was not yet finished when that close combat warrior’s head no longer obeyed his body.

Bai Ling twisted off the head with her left hand and with her right, she plucked out the warrior’s heart.

Dropping the head and consuming the heart, Bai Ling then locked onto her next victim.

"Stand back to back, don’t give her a chance," Sina shouted, breaking through the encirclement of demonic soldiers and once more charging toward Bai Ling.

Bai Ling slowly lifted her palm, and squeezed her five fingers fiercely.

Suddenly, the earth trembled and shook as billowing Demonic Qi transformed into a gigantic hand spanning ten thousand feet, enveloping Xina and the close-combat experts within.

"Run!" Xina, sensing the terrifying force of the strike, hastily retreated; but the hand was too large, its speed too fast, and he was no Sun Wukong—he couldn’t escape from Bai Ling’s Five Finger Mountain.

"Die!" Bai Ling chuckled. But just at that moment, a white Holy Sword descended fiercely from the heavens, cleaving the demonic hand in two, allowing Xina, who was entangled in Demonic Qi, to desperately escape. As for those Third Transition experts, they died instantly as the Demonic Qi penetrated their bodies.

"Flawless Holy Light," Bai Ling suddenly looked up at the sky, "Holy King!"

Lu Hong stood at the bow of the Star Sea battleship, his bronze greatsword radiating scorching Holy Light.

"Is it you?" Bai Ling could see clearly, "Not killing you that day was my biggest mistake."

Bai Ling could feel the Holy King’s strength recovering; ordinary Holy Light was manageable, but this Flawless Holy Light was her deadliest weakness.

"Bai Ling, you have slaughtered the innocent; you deserve death!" Lu Hong shouted loudly, unyielding under the gaze of the Demigod.

"Hahaha, hahaha," Bai Ling laughed wildly, "Since they wanted to kill me, what’s wrong with me killing them?"

"You should have died; do not defy fate," said Lu Hong, aware of Bai Ling’s past and her tragic nature, "It’s not too late to stop now."

"Not too late?" Bai Ling pointed at Lu Hong, "Once I devour your heart and consume the Holy King’s soul, I can achieve immortality and earn eternal life. That is what I call timely!"

"Bullshit!" the Holy King spat, addressing Lu Hong, "First, subdue her, then find a way to kill her."

"Try it," Lu Hong raised his bronze greatsword high, as countless battleships slowly emerged from beneath the concealed waters of the Star Sea.

Those on these battleships were all the Holy Court’s people, with absolute devotion to the Holy Court.

These people knelt down one after another, praying and worshipping, and from the unseen, a formless divine thought descended.

This was the Holy King’s invocation, and the divine thought seemed godly yet not, formed from the condensed will of devotion, as though receiving the blessing of the Great Bright Heavenly God, and it actually inspired a thread of Divine Power. Sёarᴄh the Novёlƒire.n(e)t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

Feeling threatened by the Divine Power, Bai Ling became defensive; she was not of the God Realm, still instinctually fearful of the Heavenly God.

The divine thought surged toward the Shattered Rock Continent, shattering Bai Ling’s domain in a single blow.

"Quick, open the teleportation gate, and leave this place!" Xina shouted.

The million-strong alliance had already prepared, each taking out their readied Teleportation Scrolls. In less than a minute, all allied forces managed to escape the area, but regrettably, nearly a hundred thousand lives were lost in the short skirmish, left behind forever.

"Great Sun—Demonic Seal!" the Holy King led, and Lu Hong shouted.

Under Lu Hong’s manipulation, the descended divine thought transformed into a vast net that firmly locked down the Shattered Rock plane.

Of course, Bai Ling was not willing to be imprisoned again so easily; she screamed sharply as endless Demonic Qi surged up from the ground, turning into a demonic blade that fiercely slashed at the net of divine thought.

As the Star Sea below was lit up by a splendid aurora, the terrifying fluctuations washed out, the battleships hurriedly activated Magic Power shields, but still, a thousand battleships were destroyed in the chaos.

And in Bai Ling’s counterattack, countless Believers coughed up blood and died.

"Hold on!" the Holy King bit down and muttered.

The clash was not yet over but became a test of strength between the two sides.

Lu Hong, serving as the vessel for the Holy King’s Skill, bore a pressure several times that of others. Already severely injured and not yet recovered, his condition now went from bad to worse, as he coughed up large mouthfuls of fresh blood.

"Quick, heal the Champion Earl!" Ci Pu, the Earl standing behind Lu Hong, urgently shouted, summoning several Third Transition Peak healers to join hands in treating Lu Hong.

After a long standoff, the Holy Court’s Believers who had come to support were almost decimated, and Bai Ling finally could not hold on any longer, roaring reluctantly, "Holy King! You have trapped me temporarily, but you won’t keep me trapped forever. I will be back in less than half a year!"

Half a year, upon hearing Bai Ling’s estimate of her own escape, those still alive inside the Star Sea battleship heaved a sigh of relief.

But the Holy King weakly spat, "Half a year my ass, this old monster can break free in about five months, intending to catch us off guard."

Lu Hong sat down on the ground with a thud, his face pale from desperately holding on, severely dehydrated, "Water... water..." Lu Hong weakly gestured, and Ci Pu hurriedly brought him some tea, holding it to his lips.

After letting Lu Hong rest for a while, he then asked, "How do you fare, Champion Earl?"

Lu Hong shook his head, "Not good, in at most five months, that old demon will break the seal and come back."

"Five months..." Ci Pu breathed a sigh of relief, which was somewhat good news. But to fight for those five months, how many lives had the Alliance sacrificed?