The Ultimate Divine Class-Chapter 433 - 354: Low-level Mistakes, Poor Judgment _1
THUD! THUD!
Heavy footsteps were drawing closer. The Yellow Bear Exploration Team focused their gaze in the direction of the sounds and vibrations.
On the horizon, where the barren land met the forest, they saw a three-headed, six-armed figure, as large as a small mountain, rapidly approaching them.
Its towering frame was immense. From afar, it looked like a pitch-black Demon Mountain rising swiftly from the horizon.
The members of the Yellow Bear Exploration Team were momentarily stunned by the sight of this figure.
Then, someone’s eyes lit up, and they exclaimed, "Demon Blade! It’s the covert Demon Blade cooperating with us on this mission!"
The others also remembered. Earlier, because of a Phoenix Feather, this individual had caused a massive disturbance within the Secret Realm, attracting a great deal of attention.
Later, Yang Nan’s group had entered the Forbidden Land and successfully rendezvoused with Ding Can, ostensibly by assisting this individual in safeguarding the Phoenix Feather.
"Shouldn’t he be using that Phoenix Feather to keep the other factions occupied in the outer mist zone? Why would he suddenly run here?" someone asked, puzzled.
"He must have been unable to cope, so he decided to try and join us," another person said nonchalantly. "A fifth-order Demon Blade can rampage in the peripheral areas without a problem, but once he enters the core area, encountering a powerful expert from another faction would cause him considerable trouble.
"I even suspect several rivals coveting the Phoenix Feather are on his tail. Otherwise, he wouldn’t be fleeing so quickly, like a startled rabbit."
"Should we go and support him?" someone asked.
While the others remained silent, Ding Can stood up, short spear in hand, and announced in a deep voice, "I’ll go."
But before Ding Can could step out from the energy shield, the team leader, Yang Nan, stopped him.
"Forget it." Yang Nan shook his head. "There’s no need to waste time on him.
"Distant Star and Havel have already started to make their moves, and we must also speed up. Moreover..." Yang Nan glanced towards the approaching three-headed, six-armed figure and said indifferently, "A fifth-order combatant wouldn’t significantly help our progress. We might even have to divert some of our attention to look after him. 𝘧𝓇ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝘣𝓃ℴ𝓋𝑒𝑙.𝑐𝘰𝑚
"Let him operate independently. If he can distract the other two parties, that would be even better. The Hidden Star exists for this very reason; the Demon Blade was made for situations like this."
Ding Can was silent for a moment and ultimately did not step forward.
Yang Nan sensed the disturbance from afar. After the appearance of the three-headed, six-armed figure, the determination of both Distant Star’s and Havel’s parties to breach the Forbidden Light Wall seemed to intensify.
They seemed to completely disregard the expenditure of their combat strength, furiously bombarding the Forbidden Light Wall. It looked as if they could break through at any moment.
Although he didn’t know what had agitated them so, Yang Nan’s intuition warned that if his group didn’t hurry, they would likely miss out on the great opportunity at the heart of this Forbidden Land—what was suspected to be a Phoenix Egg.
"Prepare yourselves! We will break through this barrier with all our might!" Yang Nan’s eyes gleamed as he stared at the golden-red Forbidden Light Wall before him, speaking curtly to Ding Can.
Ding Can nodded silently and began to rapidly accumulate power.
Soon, both were ready.
Dazzling spear light and saber light shone once more. Powerful energy surged above the area as both men began to expend their strength unreservedly. Their formidable aura even intimidated the Ancient Evil God creatures in the nearby magma river, forcing them to keep their heads down; they only dared to let out anxious, low roars from beneath the magma.
BOOM! BOOM!
With each powerful impact, the golden-red Forbidden Light Wall quivered and shook.
Vast networks of cracks, like tree roots or a spiderweb, shattered across the void as their attacks broke through the restrictions, layer by layer. They were now just a hair’s breadth from completely destroying the barrier.
"One more time!"
Yang Nan stood in the void, his Sky-level armored Mecha in full activation.
The Mecha resembled a steel Gold Bear, encasing him entirely.
The terrifying energy pressure, mixed with the power he unleashed, manifested in the void as visible ripples of energy, like a turbulent water surface.
Nearly twenty dazzling star points orbited him, forming a vast and mysterious field of power that continuously drew cosmic energy from beyond the Secret Realm, pushing his aura ever higher...
At this moment, Yang Nan fully unleashed his seventh-order combat power.
Even Ding Can, who had pushed his strength to its peak, seemed dim and insignificant before him, like myriad stars paling before a radiant moon.
"Origin Sword Skill, Seventh Move!"
A calm voice, muffled by the cold exterior of his armored faceplate, resonated from within the small energy shield.
Yang Nan slowly lifted his right hand, which held his sword. A monstrous power, like liquid mercury, flooded into his arm and weapon. An invisible force coiled around it, and nearly twenty dazzling star points encircled the sword blade, gradually forming an incomplete Star Map.
VMM—VMM—VMM—
The power, accumulated to its zenith, caused the void to resonate with continuous, deep vibrations.
It was impossible to imagine the earth-shattering devastation that would result when this sword strike landed.
Simultaneously, similar terrifying fluctuations emanated from two distant directions.
Yang Nan glanced up; he could vaguely discern two powerful figures, comparable to himself, also preparing unprecedented attacks.
Coincidentally, the peak combatants of the three factions, all of similar strength, seemed to reach the power threshold needed to completely shatter the barrier at roughly the same moment.
"Let’s see who can do it first..." Yang Nan’s eyes glinted as he focused his mind, preparing to unleash the decisive strike with his sword.
However, at that very moment...
STOMP! STOMP!
A loud, heavy thudding of footsteps approached from the distance, abruptly reaching his ears.
"Huh?!"
Yang Nan instinctively turned his head. The members of the Yellow Bear Exploration Team below, who were anxiously awaiting the outcome, also looked towards the sound.
What they saw made them all gasp in shock.
A three-headed, six-armed figure, as massive as a small mountain, had charged into the area, seemingly from nowhere.
The figure moved with incredible speed, its massive feet pounding the ground, each step gouging a huge crater in the solid earth.
Magma gushed up from the craters, yet the figure seemed utterly oblivious.
The Ancient Evil God creatures dwelling in the magma river, disturbed by the commotion, leaped out ferociously, only to be instantly crushed into pulp beneath its feet the moment they emerged.
The golden-red mist suffused with Forbidden Power, which permeated the area, was violently dispersed by its powerful physique, creating crackling explosions that failed to impede its advance in the slightest.
"Isn’t this guy fifth-order? How can he be so strong?!" someone in the team exclaimed in a hushed, shocked voice.
A flicker of shock also appeared in Yang Nan’s eyes, but before he could process it further, suddenly...
BOOM!
BOOM!
The attacks, charged to their peak by the Distant Star Federation and Havel’s forces, prematurely detonated. However, they weren’t aimed at the Forbidden Light Wall before them, but rather at the intimidating, three-headed, six-armed figure that was storming towards them.
"What an opportunity!"
Seeing this, a brilliant light flashed in Yang Nan’s eyes, his sword moving swiftly.
This is an unexpected boon! Yang Nan thought. Who would have guessed that the Demon Blade’s sudden appearance could completely draw the attention of the seventh-order experts from both the Distant Star Federation and Havel? They misjudged, deceived by the massive commotion the Demon Blade created, underestimating his true strength.
"Such a basic error, such poor judgment... It seems this time, I, Yang Nan of the Great Sum, am destined to be the first to seize the treasure! Fortune is on my side!"
Yang Nan’s eyes sparkled brightly, ready to slash with all his might to break through the obstacles ahead.
However, just as he was about to unleash his strike...
BOOM!
An unprecedentedly terrifying aura erupted beside him like a volcano.
The aura was so powerful that it instinctively startled Yang Nan, causing his sword-wielding right hand to tremble slightly, introducing a flaw into his perfect sword form.
RUMBLE!
The sword light slashed out, carving a path through the dense golden-red mist. However, due to that slight falter as he initiated the strike, his aura wavered. The sword light dissipated after cleaving more than nine meters, falling just half a meter short of completely breaking through the light wall. All his previous efforts were wasted.
"Damn it!"
His expression grim, Yang Nan subconsciously turned to look at the source of the aura that had just disrupted his attack.
When he looked, he was instantly stunned into a momentary daze.
He saw a terrifying, three-headed, six-armed figure wreathed in fine, flickering blood-red lightning, standing in the center of the area.
Its six arms were raised, and two blood-red suns materialized, effortlessly shattering the seventh-order energy attacks launched by the Distant Star Federation and Havel.
Then, it punched forward violently towards the Forbidden Light Wall.
BOOM!
The six blood suns merged into one.
RUMBLE!
A colossal, distorted, terrifying shockwave blasted out from the giant blood sun. Like an enraged dragon, it instantly melted and vaporized the dense, golden-red mist of Forbidden Power in its path.
It instantly cleared an unobstructed pathway.
The three-headed, six-armed figure, wreathed in blood-red lightning, charged through the pathway without hesitation.
Vast swathes of golden-red mist roiled and surged behind him. A few breaths later, the shattered light wall reformed, and the towering, terrifying figure vanished from sight.
Yang Nan stood quietly in mid-air, gripping his battle sword.
His armored faceplate silently retracted, revealing his handsome face, now etched with a stunned, vacant expression.
The members of the Yellow Bear Exploration Team below were equally dumbfounded, their faces showing expressions of utter disbelief, as if questioning reality itself.
BOOM!
BOOM!
Two more enormous booming sounds, indicating the barrier being breached, echoed from the distance.
Yang Nan instinctively looked up.
In that instant, he seemed to suddenly understand everything.
He understood why the people from the Distant Star Federation and Havel had been so desperate to accelerate their advance, sparing no expense.
And why they had chosen to redirect their fully charged attacks.
They... were all wary...
Wary of the one who had supposedly been coordinating with them, the so-called... "fifth-order" Demon Blade!
"’But... we didn’t know his true combat strength. How did Distant Star find out?’"
"’Did that guy achieve something earth-shattering out there?’ Yang Nan mumbled to himself, remaining dazed for a long time."
「...」
THUD! THUD!
Lu Yuan sprinted wildly across the land.
The Gugu Bird, nestled in the hollow of Lu Yuan’s neck, kept urging him on, its voice filled with anticipation and urgency.
"Nag me again," Lu Yuan grumbled, "and you can fly yourself!" The Gugu Bird immediately fell silent.
Lu Yuan’s expression softened slightly.
The Gugu Bird had been pestering him to hurry the entire way, its incessant "COO COO" sounds making his head ache.
