The decisive battle begins, crush the Watcher (5600)

Chapter 651: The Decisive Battle Begins, Crushing the Watchers (5600)

The Watchers Leader and the Lizardman Chieftain, two Demigod-level powerhouses, rapidly flew up into the high sky!

Below, a total of twenty-two Legendary powerhouses also initiated a massive battle!

The six Myriarchs with resurrection talents stood at the front of the formation, waving blood greatswords, battle axes, and other weapons while blocking damage for everyone, acting as meat shields.

The five Watchers elders each used different weapons, launching tricky attacks from all angles and acting as damage dealers.

They attempted to use this formation to quickly rout the Old King and the others, thereby establishing an advantage.

However, because Cao Xing gave the order for a quick victory, they likewise wanted to slay the enemy at the fastest speed possible.

Just at this moment, a graceful figure burning with flames, with a head of flying red hair and a pair of red butterfly wings growing on her back, suddenly flew into the air.

Beneath the golden mask, a pair of thin lips parted lightly.

"Annihilation—"

"Chaotic Space Kill!"

The next moment, the eleven Legendaries on the Watchers side all felt a terrifying force lock onto them, causing even their movements to experience a slight lag.

Malenia's skill could immobilize all enemies within 5,000 meters whose levels were lower than hers.

Although her actual level was currently 100, because she activated her second form, she similarly possessed Legendary combat power.

Even these Legendaries whose levels were higher than hers would be affected briefly.

Although very brief, even just a fraction of a second, on this high-end battlefield, it was already enough!

These Legendary powerhouses were all battle-hardened existences. Seeing the prime opportunity created by Malenia, they instantly launched a storm-like attack.

Francesca's long hair danced as spiritual energy surged frantically within her, and wave after wave of spiritual energy torrents swept outward!

The Ice Crystal King slashed out sword Qi frantically, wildly hacking and slashing at those few Myriarchs!

The Yōulán Queen flicked clusters of orchids from her fingertips, frantically draining their vitality.

Including the other few Legendary powerhouses, each also employed their own means.

"! Boom!!!"

Various terrifying blasting sounds rang out, and that region was already filled with all sorts of violent energies.

The eleven Legendary powerhouses on the Watchers side, by the third second of the battle, welcomed the first wave of fierce bombing from Cao Xing's side!

Dense damage numbers surfaced. [-1863672]

[-2591692!]

[-1391042]

[-1027625]

[-4891952!]

[-5825511!]

[-2411892]

[-3196251]

When the brief control time ended.

The health pools of these eleven Legendaries all dropped by a chunk, and everyone suffered varying degrees of injuries.

"Boom——!"

The six Myriarchs in front simultaneously erupted with terrifying blood qi, like ocean wave impacts, directly and forcibly pushing everyone back by a certain distance.

"Puff!!!"

Several Watchers elders abruptly spat out a mouthful of fresh blood, all stepping backward several paces.

They forcibly suppressed the injuries on their bodies, locking their gazes onto the two women, Malenia and Francesca, their eyes filled with intense disbelief!

"High-tier Legendary combat power? How is this possible?"

"When we saw you last time, you clearly only had Hero-level strength!"

"In a mere seven days, how could you suddenly become so powerful!?"

The rate at which Francesca and the others grew stronger was illogical, completely exceeding the imaginations of these powerhouses.

Including those six Myriarchs, the gazes they directed at Malenia at this moment were also filled with vigilance.

During the recent outburst, as the vanguard bearing the brunt, they suffered the most damage, and their health pools instantly dropped by a tenth!

Among them, there were even two Myriarchs whose health dropped by more than half.

If they hadn't broken free in time, a few might have been taken away on the spot.

Cao Xing stood behind this group of powerhouses, scanning the entire battlefield, sighing inwardly.

"Very good, the effect of that recent focused fire was not bad."

"Coming with two more waves, we can definitely take all of them away!"

The next moment, his voice rang out among the Legendary powerhouses: "The two Kunad War Kings, follow Malenia and charge up."

"Muxue, enter the Six-Winged Angel form and help bear the damage."

"Ice Crystal King, Yōulán Queen, Gray Mist King, you guys provide full-force output from the back!"

Right now, he had virtually become the commander of this group of Legendary powerhouses.

As one command after another was issued by him.

The Ice Crystal King, the Gray Mist King, including powerhouses like the Yōulán Queen, cooperated immensely well and quickly adjusted their formation.

The two War Kings from the Kunad Kingdom roared furiously, the muscles on their bodies beginning to bulge explosively, and a brutal aura erupted from them as well!

"Roar!!!"

They roared up to the sky, shaking the earth within a radius of a hundred miles into a slight tremor.

Then, like two prehistoric beasts, they frantically slaughtered toward the enemy!

Meanwhile, Valkyrie Malenia and the Six-Winged Angel Liu Muxue coordinated with these two War Kings on the left and right, charging and killing into the enemy's formation.

The great battle broke out once more!

"! Crack!!"

Because of their battle, large-scale shattering appeared in space, revealing pitch-black void.

Waves of dangerous auras drifted out from within!

The six Myriarchs were unilaterally suppressed by the four great Legendaries including Malenia and Liu Muxue!

Including the five Watchers Legendaries behind, they also suffered focused fire from Francesca and the Ice Crystal King.

"Puff!!"

These five Watchers elders were beaten to the point of vomiting blood endlessly once more.

In a single face-to-face exchange, they were about to face a comprehensive rout!

A Watchers elder holding a frost longsword looked at all this in disbelief.

"How—could they be—so strong?"

"Clearly our numbers of Legendaries are about the same. Why?"

No one could answer his question.

After all, prior to this, no one knew that the gap between Legendaries could be so huge!

At this time, a Watchers elder suddenly snapped back to his senses, his voice exploding like thunder.

"Scatter! Do not gather together, they have group control methods, disperse and fight!"

Instantly, the eleven Legendaries on the Watchers side quickly dispersed, attempting to pull apart the distance.

However, this suited Cao Xing's wishes even more.

"These guys aren't even opponents in a team fight, thinking they can turn the tables one-on-one?"

A cold sneer appeared at the corner of Cao Xing's mouth.

"Malenia, activate Valkyries Wrath."

"Understood."

The moment she received the order, the blood-red flames on Malenia surged drastically by a large chunk.

The pair of red butterfly wings on her back abruptly spread open, emitting a soul-captivating radiance.

"Hum—"

In an instant, the aura on her body rose to a terrifying degree, faintly even becoming the strongest existence in the entire venue!

Even the two Kunad War Kings who had entered the beast-transformation state were suppressed by the aura on her body.

Shocks appeared in everyone's eyes!

The combat power Malenia displayed earlier was already strong enough, yet now she could erupt with even stronger power!

And the Legendary powerhouses on the Watchers side were even closer to being dumbfounded.

"A third high-tier Legendary? How is this possible?"

"Didn't you guys just break through to Legendary not long ago?"

There was even a trace of trembling in this Watchers elder's voice!

And amidst everyone's shock, a cold light flashed in the eyes of the Ice Crystal King Eldon, and the longsword in his hand slashed out abruptly.

"Swish—"

A heaven-shaking sword Qi tore through space, heading straight for a low-health blood Myriarch.

"Puff!"

The sword Qi hit, and that Myriarch didn't even manage to emit a scream before transforming into a gorgeous blood flower, exploding in the air!

He was actually instantly killed by Eldon with a single sword stroke!

However, that blood flower did not dissipate, instead beginning to rapidly condense, triggering the once-only [Blood Resurrection] effect.

After resurrecting, that Myriarch had a look of lingering fear on his face.

In the gaze directed at the Ice Crystal King, there was extreme anger,

"Damn Eldon! You actually ambushed me!"

The Ice Crystal King sneered coldly: "Daring to be distracted during battle, it's your own stupidity."

"Even if you resurrect again, you will still be slain by my sword just the same."

"You!" This Myriarch seemed to be completely enraged by the Ice Crystal King, and disregarding his injuries, he charged and slaughtered toward him!

In the air, while battling the Lizardman Chieftain, the Watchers Leader was paying attention to the battle situation here.

Seeing this scene, he quickly shouted to stop him: "Steel-tongue, come back."

The Myriarch instantly stopped; he still dared not disobey that man's command.

However, Cao Xing had already set his sights on this guy long ago.

He ordered with an icy voice: "Focused fire, slay him!"

The moment the command was issued, the attacks of ranged units such as the Yōulán Queen, the Gray Mist King, and Francesca erupted simultaneously.

Countless terrifying energies converged into a destructive torrent, heading straight for that blood Myriarch!

"Boom, boom boom!"

Amidst the deafening explosion, the Myriarch's figure was completely submerged.

Dense damage numbers floated up frantically one after another!

When all fluctuations dissipated, this Myriarch exploded on the spot with a "bang" sound once more!

The blood qi on his body transformed into a torrential downpour, sprinkling down from the sky and staining the entire royal city ruins in blood.

This time, he could no longer resurrect.

[Your territory member: Francesca successfully killed Blood Myriarch: Reggie Steel-tongue Lv120 (Legendary-grade creature), obtained experience points:]

[Obtained battle merit: 1.2 million—]

As the system prompt rang out.

In less than 30 seconds of battle, the first Legendary's fall appeared!

At this moment, all the powerhouses on the Watchers side were watching this scene in horror.

Everyone couldn't help but feel a chill trace up their backs!

Clearly, the number of Legendary powerhouses on both sides was the same, and even the Legendary levels on the Watchers side were slightly higher than Cao Xing's side.

But even so, they were still firmly suppressed, suffering casualties so quickly.

The Watchers Leader swung his sword through the sky, colliding with the Lizardman Chieftain's sharp claws.

His brows were tightly knitted together, and his deep gaze pierced through the crowd of Legendary powerhouses to look at the Otherworld Lord in the rear.

He had already overestimated Cao Xing greatly, even specifically dispatching the Demigod-level powerhouse, the Blood Commander, to stall the five Legendary figures on his side.

But he never expected that Cao Xing would bring another three Legendary powerhouses, and each of them possessed combat prowess far exceeding ordinary Legendary figures!

Their side, the Watchers, was about to face an all-out rout.

"Cao Xing, are you truly my nemesis?" This thought inexplicably surfaced in the Watchers Leader's heart.

Right at this moment, a burst of icy aura suddenly erupted from a Watchers elder within the crowd.

"Whoosh—"

As if a cold wind had whipped up in place, flying snow and ice instantly enshrouded his figure.

Then, this Watchers elder directly vanished from his spot, and when he reappeared, he had already reached the periphery of the battlefield.

His entire body transformed into a white bolt of lightning, charging straight at Cao Xing to kill him!

"Clang!!"

The broad icy greatsword in his hand let out a piercing hum, carrying a chilling murderous intent straight toward Cao Xing's heart!

The Ice Crystal King and the others reacted in an instant, shouting sternly, "Protect Lord Cao Xing!"

In an instant, the Yōulán Queen, the Gray Mist King, and even Francesca and others all made their moves.

Countless attacks poured down upon him like a violent storm.

"Puff! Puff, puff!"

The Watchers elder's back took the brunt of a massive wave of attacks, turning into a bloody, mangled mess.

However, his pace did not halt in the slightest; the icy broadsword in his hand remained tightly gripped, and his gaze locked onto Cao Xing like a starved wolf.

Right now, anyone could see that Cao Xing was the core of this group!

Even eliminating the Ice Crystal King was not as important as slaying this Otherworld Lord!

As long as he was slain, this battle would still have hope for a turnaround!

Yet, facing the rapidly approaching enemy, Cao Xing's eyes remained completely placid.

He was no longer that weak lord who could only concentrate a single territory's power to cope with an assassination by a Legendary-level powerhouse!

After this period, his strength had long since undergone a qualitative change!

Although he had yet to break through to Legendary, he was completely unfearful!

"Whoosh—"

A monstrous demonic aura erupted from within Cao Xing's body, and a pair of massive black wings rapidly grew from his back.

His figure shot up, his build becoming sleeker and more agile, and a pair of horns grew out of his forehead!

An elegant yet powerful demon abruptly manifested.

Under the buffs of various states, his attack power had already broken through 400,000!

Then, entering the Great Demon form, his base stats increased by another 200%!

His attack power instantly broke through to 600,000.

At this moment, the aura on Cao Xing's body directly rivaled Legendary-level powerhouses, resembling a primordial abyss demon god!

That Watchers elder's pupils shrank violently, and a trace of unprecedented crisis flashed through his heart!

However, his murderous intent toward Cao Xing suppressed this fear in his heart.

"Even if you borrow the power of a demon, so what? Without reaching Legendary, you are still just an ant!"

He let out an angry roar, and the icy broadsword in his hand erupted with a bone-chilling cold light, pointing directly at Cao Xing.

"Go to hell!"

Facing this fatal blow, Cao Xing still made no movement to dodge, only giving a cold smile: "Who told you that being below Legendary makes one merely an ant?"

His voice was low and icy, resembling a whisper from the abyss.

"Now, let you witness the power of this ant of mine!"

As his words fell, Cao Xing abruptly opened his mouth wide, spitting out strings of eerie syllables from within.

"Hum—"

This Watchers elder instantly felt as if he had suffered some terrifying mental attack, his body going rigid and his eyes rolling back in white!

This method was precisely the exclusive skill under Cao Xing's Great Demon form—Abyss Resonance!

Before the enemy could react, Cao Xing extended a large foot, heavily stomping down into the empty void!

"Swish, swish—"

A large mass of black tentacles suddenly spread through the air, wrapping around the Watchers elder's legs like venomous snakes and trapping him firmly in place. As Cao Xing's strength increased, the skill [Shadow Tentacles] had also become more powerful; combined with [Abyss Resonance], it could actually control a Legendary-level creature briefly!

Although the control duration was extremely short, not even a fraction of a second, it was already enough for them to unleash a round of damage!

"Attack."

Cao Xing softly uttered, as if pronouncing the other party's death sentence.

The moment his words fell, even though the Ice Crystal King and the Yōulán Queen hadn't fully snapped back yet, their bodies had already subconsciously launched attacks.

"Swish— Boom—"

Countless terrifying energies instantly poured down, and the Watchers elder took a massive amount of attacks, his HP starting to plummet wildly.

In the blink of an eye, it plummeted below fifty million!

The action was so fast that the other Watchers didn't even have time to provide backup!

A sense of mortal crisis surged like a tidal wave, and a trace of fear finally appeared in his eyes.

When there was only just over ten million HP left, Cao Xing suddenly raised his hand: "Stop."

Although the Ice Crystal King and others were puzzled, they also stopped the actions in their hands.

That Watchers elder thought he had been saved, and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

At this moment, the six-winged angel in the sky rapidly raised the holy sword in its hand.

Endless light erupted from the tip of the sword, as if it could purify all evil.

"Whoosh—"

A dazzling sword beam swept across.

[-18,524,523!]

This Watchers elder was hit by the sword, a massive damage number floating above his head, and his HP instantly dropped to zero.

"Bang!"

His corpse plummeted from the sky, slamming heavily onto the ground and kicking up a cloud of dust.

The battle situation changed too quickly; everyone hadn't even reacted yet!

From the elder rushing out of the crowd to ambush Cao Xing,

to Cao Xing entering the Great Demon form and coordinating everyone to launch an attack, it added up to less than 4 seconds,

yet the enemy had already been slain.

It was only until then that the system prompts gradually surfaced.

[Your subordinate lord: Liu Muxue has successfully killed the Watchers elder: Cold Sword Lv128, Legendary-level creature. Obtained EXP: 16,698,000 (Pale Lead 1)]

[Combatants obtained EXP: 8,349,000]

In the 37th second of the battle, they had already slain two Legendaries.

Looking at the loot dropped after the death of these two Legendaries on the ground, Cao Xing did not immediately go to pick it up.

Instead, he continued to give orders: "Continue, slay the enemy!"

As his words fell, the Ice Crystal King, Malenia, and others once again launched a storm-like attack!

The Watchers side didn't even have time to feel sorrow for their companion's death before they once again saw a storm-like attack assaulting them.

They could only exhaust everything to block their onslaught, otherwise the next to die would be themselves!

The remaining nearly 20 Legendaries once again engaged in a melee.

"Boom— Swish—!"

The aftermath of the Legendary-level powerhouses' battle seemed capable of devouring everything.

Even Hero-level powerhouses, if drawn in, would be shredded to pieces without a trace left in an instant.

Cao Xing floated outside the battlefield, holding the Demon Codex in his hand and occasionally releasing a powerful spell to hurl at the enemy.

However, although he was currently all alone and looked like an optimal target for an attack,

after the incident just moments ago, they could no longer harbor such thoughts.

Everyone was concentrating on coping with the battle before them.

Only Cao Xing could simultaneously fight and observe the situation of the entire battlefield.

His gaze shifted toward the slowly rotating blood-colored vortex, his brows slightly furrowing.

In the minute or so of their battle, the scale of the vortex expanded once again.

This also meant that countless living beings had been sacrificed once more, turning into energy for the grand array.

"We cannot let this grand array continue to open; it must be interrupted as soon as possible, otherwise the rule barriers will be broken!"

A sense of urgency couldn't help but well up in Cao Xing's heart, his gaze locked tightly onto a faint black building at the very bottom of the vortex.

"According to the Old King, there is an ancient altar beneath this grand array. As long as it is destroyed, the grand array will cease operating."

Right now, the Watchers Leader and those Legendaries had all been stalled, leaving the altar at the center of the vortex in an unguarded state.

However, Cao Xing did not dare to go over.

Because he had already seen that beside the altar, a golden stone tablet spanned mid-air, emitting endless golden light.

As if anyone who dared to go over would suffer the thunderous strike of the stone tablet!

Cao Xing remembered this stone tablet; back then, the Watchers Leader had utilized the power of the stone tablet to deal a terrifying damage output breaking through 1 billion, directly instantly killing the demon he had summoned.

And now, what appeared this time was the actual body of the stone tablet; it must be even more terrifying!

"Damn it, with this stone tablet here, I definitely can't get past."

"Even if I summon a Legendary demon, it's estimated that it would only be sending it to its death."

While staring at the battlefield below, Cao Xing rapidly analyzed the situation in his mind.

"No matter how strong this stone tablet is, it cannot launch consecutive attacks."

"If we can achieve a quick victory and assemble more Legendary-level powerhouses, perhaps we can forcibly block the stone tablet's power."

"Only thus can we ensure that we destroy this altar with the minimal cost."

Thinking of this, Cao Xing quickly said: "Several Kings, it's time for you to shine."

"I need to gather this group of Legendaries together, and then wipe them out at the fastest speed!"

"We are running out of time!"