Chapter 974 – Fallen City

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The Threefold World Wall wasn’t the only thing erased by Firmament’s Myth of Light. The sky above Evil Sky City had also been obliterated. From the city, it would look as if an umbrella covered the city right now, blotting out the sun and turning day to night.

As expected of an Inferior Legendary Siege Weapon! Its power is truly astonishing! Shi Feng was greatly shocked when he saw Firmament had obliterated the Threefold World Wall.

Although he had known that Firmament, an Inferior Legendary Siege Weapon, was an incredibly powerful weapon, only after seeing it in action did he understand how the Sun Dynasty could tower over the Holy Race’s other royal powers in his previous life.

The World Wall was touted as the Holy Race’s strongest defensive barrier. Evil Sky City was even protected by a threefold version of it. The Threefold World Wall was a defensive measure that the Holy Race’s various powers used to prevent attacks from apex and royal powers. Moreover, they would normally reserve it for Holy City-ranked Guild Cities.

Yet, Firmament’s Myth of Light had turned the Threefold World Wall into a joke.

However, after a brief surprise, Shi Feng couldn’t help but wince in heartache.

As an Inferior Legendary Siege Weapon, Firmament had only three Profound Skills: Myth of Light, Lakelight Mirror, and Celestial Guidance.

Each of these three Profound Skills was more amazing than the other. The usage cost also increased substantially. The last Profound Skill, Celestial Guidance, even required more players to execute it.

Of the three Profound Skills, Myth of Light had the lowest requirements: 1,000 players to execute; 100 God Crystals or Holy Origin Crystals and five million units of Seven Luminaries Crystal or Holy Power Crystal to activate. If executed perfectly by 1,000 Tier 6 experts, Myth of Light’s power could rival a Primordial God’s attack.

As for Lakelight Mirror, Firmament’s second strongest Profound Skill, it similarly required 1,000 players to execute. However, each activation cost 500 God Crystals or Holy Origin Crystals and 50 million units of Seven Luminaries Crystal or Holy Power Crystal.

As for Celestial Guidance, Firmament’s strongest Profound Skill, not only did it require 3,000 players to execute, but it also cost 3,000 God Crystals or Holy Origin Crystals and 200 million units of Seven Luminaries Crystal or Holy Power Crystal per activation.

Simply put, every one of Firmament’s attacks cost a fortune. Using it was simply beyond the means of the average power. If not for Zero Wing having nearly 10,000 Eternal God Crystals in its warehouse, Shi Feng would never have dared to deploy Firmament.

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As Myth of Light’s blinding radiance faded, the Holy Race players in Evil Sky City fell deathly silent. Many players who wanted to continue taunting Shi Feng had their mouths agape, their minds unable to process what had happened.

“It’s gone?”

“Could this Threefold World Wall be fake?! How can it be destroyed in one hit?!”

“What rank of Siege Weapon is this? Could it be an Epic Siege Weapon?”

As everyone stared at the giant mechanical sword hovering in the sky, shock and curiosity filled their minds. They all wondered what rank of Siege Weapon Firmament was.

Under normal circumstances, even Epic Siege Weapons would have difficulty destroying a Threefold World Wall in one hit. Yet, Firmament had accomplished it. This was simply unbelievable.

“How can Zero Wing have an Epic Siege Weapon?” Half Night, who had been expecting an entertaining exchange between Zero Wing and Evil Nature, lost his composure as he stared at Firmament. “Didn’t they say that the human race doesn’t have Epic Siege Weapons?”

All from the Holy Race knew about Epic Siege Weapons, which were synonymous with invincibility. They were the best weapons for besieging fortified locations, and non-royal powers stood no chance against them. The Holy Race’s royal powers had proved this point many times.

It would spell disaster for the Ominous Cavalry should Zero Wing’s Epic Siege Weapon target it. Everyone in the adventurer team would most likely suffer a true death…

“What are you afraid of?!” Solitary Mad God said, glaring at Half Night. Unlike his vice commander, he remained calm as he stared at the Siege Weapon in the sky. “Black Flame might have gotten himself an Epic Siege Weapon, but don’t forget that we are in Evil Sky City, Evil Nature’s headquarters. If one Epic Siege Weapon were enough to take it down, Evil Nature might as well disband and stop existing in God’s Domain.”

“You’re right.” Half Night quickly returned to his senses at Solitary Mad God’s words.

An Epic Siege Weapon might be a nigh-invincible existence to individual players and most powers, but they weren’t infallible against royal powers. Otherwise, the headquarters of the various royal powers would have been destroyed countless times in the many all-out wars they had fought.

However, throughout the history of the Holy Race’s Greater God’s Domain, a royal power’s headquarters had never been destroyed by just one Epic Siege Weapon.

Although Evil Sky City was nowhere near as strong as Evil Nature’s headquarters in the Holy Race’s Greater God’s Domain, Evil Nature had developed it like its headquarters. The city’s defenses definitely wouldn’t fall simply because an Epic Siege Weapon attacked it a few times.

Shortly after Solitary Mad God finished speaking, Fist Emperor suddenly pulled a pulsating, crimson nucleus from his spatial bag and raised it above his head. Immediately afterward, countless runes emerged from the nucleus and reconstructed the Threefold World Wall in the blink of an eye.

“It’s repaired?! What’s going on?!”

“Evil Nature can instantly repair even a Threefold World Wall? Is this the strength of a royal power?”

The reconstructed Threefold World Wall was in pristine condition. It looked like it had never been struck by Firmament. This sight stunned many of the panicking Holy Race players in Evil Sky City. The shock they experienced from witnessing this spectacle was no less than when they witnessed Firmament’s attack.

“Black Flame! I admit you are qualified to besiege Evil Sky City! But don’t you dare underestimate a royal power’s strength!” Fist Emperor sneered at Shi Feng. “A single Epic Siege Weapon isn’t enough to let you act arrogantly in Evil Sky City!”

“An Ancestor’s Heart?” Shi Feng’s face betrayed some surprise when he saw the pulsating nucleus in Fist Emperor’s hand.

“It seems you are quite knowledgeable.” When Fist Emperor saw that Shi Feng recognized the pulsating nucleus, he continued delightedly, “Although this Ancestor’s Heart doesn’t have much life energy left, it is enough to repair the Threefold World Wall a hundred times over! With the massive cost of using an Epic Siege Weapon, I doubt Zero Wing has the reserves to launch a hundred attacks with it! While you’re attacking, my side can also freely attack you through the World Wall! I want to see how long you can last!”

After saying so, Fist Emperor waved his hand, signaling for the 36 Towers of Destruction to attack Firmament and deplete its durability.

This development stunned the players in Evil Sky City. They never thought that Evil Nature had such a frightening foundation. Ancestor’s Hearts were considered priceless treasures even by royal powers.

According to rumors, should an Ancestor’s Heart be used to power an Epic Siege Weapon, the Epic Siege Weapon in question would be able to exhibit strength at the Holy Ancestor standard. It could also allow Siege Weapons below the Epic rank to exhibit power at the Epic standard. Thus, powers that managed to get their hands on an Ancestor’s Heart would usually treat it like a priceless treasure that should never be used unless absolutely necessary.

Yet, Evil Nature was using an Ancestor’s Heart to power a city’s defense. This was prodigal.

“Sure enough, things won’t be that easy,” Shi Feng sighed as he looked at the Ancestor’s Heart in Fist Emperor’s hand. “It can’t be helped! Everyone, proceed with Plan B! Use Lakelight Mirror!”

“It’s useless! The Threefold World Wall is much stronger now that it is powered by an Ancestor’s Heart! You’d better accept your death!” Fist Emperor scoffed when he saw Firmament lighting up again.

Before Fist Emperor could continue provoking Shi Feng, an azure lake suddenly appeared in the sky. The lake was a beautiful sight to behold, and just a glance was enough to mesmerize many of the players in the city. However, when Fist Emperor saw the lake, unprecedented fear overwhelmed him. He felt like he was standing before a black hole, an entity of utmost beauty and danger.

Boom!

As a column of light rose into the sky and illuminated the entire World Ark, the Holy Race players returning to Evil Sky City to rest were shocked to find that…

Most of Evil Sky City had disappeared…

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