#978 - Clouds cover the sun and swallows return to their nests (Part 6)

“Boom!!!!”

When the crimson Candle Dragon crashed into the Meridian Gate like a river of blood, the earth trembled slightly.

Countless people fell to the ground with dull eyes and bloodless faces, so shocked by this scene that they felt as if they were in a dream.

No matter how terrifying the storyteller described "Wei Yanluo", no matter how frightening the rumors in the Jianghu were, before Wei Changtian made his full move, the people of Daqian were never able to truly understand his strength.

But now, when the latter appeared before them in the posture of a god descending to earth, everyone finally understood that the title "Yanluo" was not an exaggeration.

“Boom!! Boom boom boom!!!”

Above the Meridian Gate, the Candle Dragon continued to crash down, but each time it was blocked by an invisible barrier.

Just as Wei Changtian had guessed, Jing Guoqing had indeed set up a defensive formation in advance, and it seemed to be quite extraordinary, as it was able to withstand the Candle Dragon's repeated attacks.

However, the Candle Dragon possessed the strength of a quasi-first rank, and Wei Changtian was also attacking with all his might, so it was clear that the formation could not last for too long. After only a dozen breaths, the range it could maintain began to gradually shrink, constantly decreasing from its initial height of more than ten zhang.

At this moment, the faces of everyone standing on the city wall were ashen, and Jing Guoqing subconsciously took half a step back, a trace of regret appearing in his eyes.

He suddenly realized that he seemed to have made a wrong judgment.

Wei Changtian was not bluffing, but seemed to really want to kill him!

“Don't worry about me.”

Taking a deep breath, the situation had not yet reached a critical point, and Jing Guoqing was not so flustered that he lost his composure, so he quickly regained his composure.

He looked up at the Candle Dragon, which was constantly circling and diving above the Meridian Gate, and at Wei Changtian, who was standing on the dragon's head, and ordered to the group of experts around him in a deep voice:

“Attack together and kill him.”

“...”

Time seemed to freeze for a moment. More than a dozen top-tier experts looked at each other, none of them acting immediately.

Obviously, in a one-on-one fight, none of them were Wei Changtian's match, and some of them wouldn't even last ten moves in his hands.

So, rushing up at this time would undoubtedly be very risky.

After all, they were not all military officials of Daqian. Many of them were experts that Jing Guoqing had borrowed from various sects.

Although strictly speaking, they were all Jing Guoqing's subjects and should risk their lives for him.

However, everyone had worked so hard to cultivate to this level, so who would be willing to die for the sake of so-called "loyalty"?

“Everyone.”

As the Human Emperor, Jing Guoqing understood what they were thinking when he saw that no one was moving.

He was not annoyed, but sighed softly in the midst of the huge crashing sound:

“Alas, yes, the person Wei Changtian wants to kill is me.”

“But after I die, do you think Wei Changtian will let you go?”

“He is only one person at the moment, but we are more than a dozen, and we also have the help of thousands of imperial guards.”

“No matter how many heads and arms he has, his inner strength is not endless after all.”

“In addition, the matter of the Son of Heaven makes him afraid to go all out, and he will definitely hold back.”

“Therefore, we are not without a chance of winning.”

“Even if we can't kill him, as long as we work together, it won't be difficult to repel him.”

“I know what you are worried about. How about I double the conditions I promised you before?”

After all, what the former said was not without reason. Wei Changtian had indeed performed the feat of "one string of thirteen" under Fengyuan City, but only three of those thirteen people were second-rank, and these three were also defeated by Wei Changtian one by one.

The intelligence department of Daqian had analyzed that Wei Changtian's strength could at most cope with four or five second-rank experts at the same time.

And now, the combat power of everyone on the city wall was obviously far beyond this level.

If they didn't dare to go up at this time...

“Yes! This general obeys!”

Suddenly, a military officer in general's armor was the first to express his position.

He was originally a member of the Daqian court, so naturally he was the most willing to risk his life for Jing Guoqing, so at this moment, he no longer had any hesitation.

When the others saw this, they also made the same decision in their hearts.

No matter what, they were still people of Daqian after all, and they were unwilling to watch Wei Changtian, an "invader", flaunt his power in their own capital.

If they could really kill Wei Changtian, not only would they all become heroes of Daqian, but they would also become famous all over the world.

The temptation of the Heavenly Dao luck alone made them finally decide to take a gamble.

“Good! This old man wants to see if this thief really has the ability to reach the heavens!”

“Let's attack together! Surround him and kill him!”

“That's right! We're not afraid of him!”

“Yes! The people of Daqian are not cowards!”

“...”

In the next moment, amid a chorus of agreement, everyone's expressions gradually became fierce, and the fear in their hearts was suppressed as a result.

Now that they had made up their minds, they did not dawdle.

More than a dozen auras soared into the sky in an instant, and figures stepped into the air, attacking the Candle Dragon from below.

“Boom!! Boom boom boom!!”

More than a dozen top-tier experts attacked at the same time, and the array was naturally incomparably exaggerated, giving people a magnificent feeling of competing with the sun.

The imperial guards on the street, the common people in the houses, and countless Daqian people who saw this scene once again ignited their blood, and a sense of confidence that "Daqian will never perish" arose in their hearts.

From being fanatical because of Jing Guoqing's statement, to being fearful because of the appearance of the Candle Dragon, to being excited because of the counterattack of more than a dozen experts...

Perhaps sometimes hope and despair are really only a fine line apart. When people are in an extremely tense environment, their judgment of the situation is particularly prone to becoming extreme.

In other words, it is "either heaven or hell."

Next, if Wei Changtian was defeated by these dozen or so experts and was really defeated, then Daqian would become more united than ever before. No matter how Wei Changtian planned, he would probably not be able to destroy such a dynasty.

But if Wei Changtian won and still killed Jing Guoqing under such circumstances, then the confidence of the Daqian people would undoubtedly collapse completely, and no one would dare to stop Wei Changtian from doing anything.

Victory or defeat hinged on this one battle, and at this moment, countless eyes were focused on this battle that would determine the fate of Daqian.

Then they saw a scene they would never forget in their lives.

“Roar!!!!”

The dragon's roar was like thunder. In the east, a golden-scaled true dragon rose from the ground and soared into the sky, each scale shining with dazzling golden light, its sharpness overwhelming.

“Awoo!!!!”

The leopard's roar was like a surging river. In the west, a winged black leopard stepped out of the clouds, surrounded by a strange black mist, eerie and terrifying.

“Swoosh!!!!”

The sword energy was like a rainbow. In the south, countless long swords suddenly gathered in one place, like a silver sword dragon soaring above the nine heavens, the violent wind shattering the clouds in half the sky.

East, West, South.

The entire sky seemed to suddenly become crowded, and all that could be seen were streams of light, either gold, black, or silver.

And in the last corner of Tianbei, Wei Changtian stood atop the crimson head of the Zhulong, Longquan Sword in hand, expressionlessly staring at the dozen or so figures shooting up from below, as well as Jing Guoqing, who remained on the city wall.

Truth be told, with the simultaneous summoning of the Huanglong, Gudiao, and Zhulong, coupled with the sword dragon formed by the Myriad Blades 引, the scene created by Wei Changtian was undoubtedly exaggerated to the extreme.

However, in terms of momentum, the sum of these four was actually not much different from, or even slightly weaker than, the sum of the dozen or so top-tier masters below.

After all, apart from the Zhulong, the Huanglong and Gudiao, although they looked terrifying, were only of ordinary second-rank strength.

But it should be enough...

“. . . ”

Glancing at Jing Guoqing again, Wei Changtian withdrew his gaze, and in the last few seconds before the two sides were about to clash, he adjusted his breathing and shook a golden lotus petal from his sleeve into his palm.

Wei Changtian was well aware that he had to win this battle, and he had to win decisively.

Not only to kill Jing Guoqing, but also to let those eyes hidden in the dark see clearly, to make all the forces coveting the Heavenly Dao luck on him understand the consequences of daring to touch him.

In short, this was actually a great opportunity to "establish authority" in front of the whole world.

So...

“Go to hell.”

He coldly spat out the last four words, and then the world changed color.

Just like that, after a few breaths, an unprecedented battle finally broke out.

Wei Changtian did not hold back at all. Apart from the Moon Picking Sword, which could no longer be used, and "Divine Strike", he had already used all his means.

Of course, whether it was the Huanglong, the Gudiao, or the Zhulong, which he had just obtained at the Great Hui, he had actually used them before.

However, the simultaneous appearance of all the Destiny Divine Beasts had only happened once before, in the illusion formation of Yun'an Temple.

However, no one saw that scene at the time.

Therefore, now was actually the first time Wei Changtian had gone all out in a "public setting."

And undoubtedly, the shock this scene brought was extremely exaggerated...

“It’s, it’s really Yama, he’s really Yama...”

“How is that possible? What, what are these...”

“The Great Tribulation of Heaven and Earth, the Great Tribulation of Heaven and Earth!”

“...”

At this moment, no matter where they were, everyone who witnessed this great battle stared wide-eyed in disbelief that so many terrifying exotic beasts all came from Wei Changtian.

For ordinary people, this scene had already exceeded the upper limit of their imagination. If they hadn't seen it with their own eyes... No, it should be said that even if they had already seen it with their own eyes, many people still felt that it was all fake.

Only the deafening roar and the trembling of the ground under their feet could not be faked.

Therefore, they could only stare blankly at all of this, praying in fear and despair that the dozen or so masters could defeat Wei Changtian.

Obviously, ordinary people could not do anything in the face of such a battle.

And some other people, that is, those eyes hidden in the dark, were the same at this moment.

Even though these people had more detailed information about Wei Changtian, they were still shocked beyond words.

However, on the other hand, hidden beneath this shock and fear was an even stronger greed.

According to the information about the Son of Heaven, everyone in the world now knew that Heavenly Dao luck existed in the form of various exotic beasts.

Then, the Gudiao, Huanglong, and Zhulong, which were tumbling in the sky at this moment, were undoubtedly three of these luck beasts.

For some slightly larger forces, the fact that Wei Changtian had killed the three Sons of Heaven, Yun Lian, Ning Yongnian, and Bai Youheng, was no longer a secret.

So now, seeing this scene, these people all thought that these three Destiny Divine Beasts corresponded to these three people, unaware that Wei Changtian had actually taken Chu An's luck as well.

If the plundered luck of Tang Chen and Shen Ran were added, the total amount of luck on Wei Changtian had basically reached one-third of all Heavenly Dao luck.

Of course, no one can find out about these things for the time being.

However, even just these three Destiny Divine Beasts that had appeared were enough to drive the warriors of the world crazy.

Pairs of eyes revealed fanaticism and greed, pieces of Mother-Son Jade were scorched, and pieces of "freshly baked" information were transmitted to all corners of the world.

At this moment, these spies may be more concerned about the outcome of this battle than the Daqian people.

After all, no matter how large a force was, unless it was a behemoth like Kuilong, it would be difficult to produce so many masters at once.

Therefore, this battle could be seen as an assessment of Wei Changtian's combat power, and these forces would definitely use it as a reference when they really wanted to move against Wei Changtian in the future.

And just as countless people were "anxiously" waiting, inside an inn not far from the Meridian Gate, Lin Zhi and Guankong were also standing by the window, looking at everything that was happening, with different expressions.

Especially Lin Zhi, he was perhaps the most shocked person in the entire Daqian capital at this moment.

Because unlike others, as a Son of Heaven, he could see the fourth Destiny Divine Beast also floating in the sky.

A large cyan fish with a red tail swam in the clouds of rolling purple lightning, occasionally emitting bursts of clear "chirping".

The reason why Wei Changtian summoned the Fish was mainly to increase the power of "Heli", and also to use the dark clouds formed by the falling thunder to cover the sunlight, thereby "amplifying" the Luoqiong Sword.

Because he had not yet found a divine sword that could "transform" the Fish, others could not see this fourth Destiny Divine Beast.

Little did they know that Lin Zhi was also in the capital at this moment, and saw all of this.

Four!

It was conceivable how shocked Lin Zhi was at this moment as the only person who knew that Wei Changtian actually possessed four Destiny Divine Beasts.

He stared blankly at the Fish, his mind blank.

And the abnormality in the place where his gaze was focused was quickly noticed by Guankong.

“What are you looking at?”

Following Lin Zhi's gaze and glancing at the thick dark clouds, Guankong narrowed his eyes and asked, “Is there anything wrong there?”

“I...”

Lin Zhi suddenly came back to his senses. He was about to answer, but the words that came to his lips failed to come out.

“Foster father, it’s nothing.”

For some reason, Lin Zhi ultimately did not tell the truth about Wei Changtian actually possessing a fourth Destiny Divine Beast, but instead told a lie:

“This child just feels that these dark clouds are a bit strange. Perhaps it is also a divine power.”

“. . . Oh, Wei Changtian has many tricks up his sleeve. It is not surprising that he has the ability to summon wind and rain.”

Guankong glanced at Lin Zhi deeply, his tone seemingly casual, yet somewhat meaningful.

The atmosphere in the room became a little strange. Neither of them spoke again, but continued to look at the distant battlefield with their own agendas.

And after another dozen or so breaths, under their gaze, when a figure was suddenly struck by a bolt of purple lightning, since the start of the fight, Wei Changtian had finally killed the first person.

Then, immediately following, was the second, the third...