The Legend of the Great Desolation: I Am the Fortress

"Dead! That Eight Fire Sovereign was so arrogant just now! But in the blink of an eye, he was easily killed by the master!"

Emperor Dingyuan waved his hand and collected the magical artifacts left behind by the Eight Fire Sovereigns after their deaths not far away, his eyes filled with an uncontrollable smile.

Although he didn't personally kill the Eight Fire Sovereigns this time, Emperor Dingyuan still contributed his share.

"Haha, and there's also the Lord of Darkness. The Lord of Darkness is a master of assassination."

"Legend has it that even the lord of another universe was severely injured by him, but died at the hands of his master in an instant."

The Northern River Emperor and the Blazing Sun Emperor also put away the nearby magical treasures with smiles on their faces.

"The Lord of the Other Universe is also a ruler. Without the protection of the Other Universe, he is no different from the Eight Fire Rulers." Emperor Minghua smiled as he walked out of a sea of ​​fire.

The surrounding flames and water flowed mightily and with unpredictable power, but under Lei Zhan's control, they completely avoided the followers.

"Hahaha, Fellow Daoist Minghua is right! Once each of us has our own alien universe, we will truly become masters of an alien universe," Dingyuan laughed loudly.

suddenly--

"Hmm?" The Sun Emperor, who was smiling, suddenly changed his expression.

"This this."

He looked towards Lei Zhan and exclaimed, "Master, something terrible has happened!"

"Something bad has happened?" Lei Zhan felt a pang of unease and frowned as he looked at Emperor Lieyang. "What's wrong?"

“Master.” Emperor Lieyang said solemnly, “At the same time that you killed the Eight Fire Sovereigns, City Lord Hou Wu made a new move.”

"He asked the rulers, emperors, and even the lords of other universes within Houwu City to contribute their strength."

"And his Houwu City has probably already amassed a great deal of divine power and magical energy from emperors and rulers, I'm afraid..."

Emperor Lieyang hesitated, as if he wanted to speak but then stopped. If City Lord Hou Wu were to receive too much help from the sovereign emperors at the same time, it would be completely beyond their current ability to withstand.

If we don't escape now, it will be difficult to escape once Hou Wucheng has accumulated enough terrifying power.

"Collect the divine power and magical abilities of emperors and rulers?" Lei Zhan was taken aback.

He gazed at the terrifying thunder brewing above Houwu City in the distance; even with the protection of Canglan Star, its earth-shattering power still made him tremble.

"Old thief Hou Wu, are you going to fight to the death?" Upon hearing this, Emperor Dingyuan and the others instantly changed their expressions.

Even a large number of ants can kill an elephant, let alone the numerous emperors and rulers within Houwu City.

Although most of them were ordinary emperors, the power of these emperors, when combined into a single force through Hou Wucheng, a weapon of war, could unleash a terrifying amount of energy.

"Lieyang, do you know how many emperors in Houwu City have agreed to help?" Lei Zhan asked.

"About... a thousand or so?"

"I don't know the specifics either. After all, quite a few emperors and rulers have already agreed to help."

Even the Blazing Sun Emperor wasn't sure. Knowing even a little about the city had already come at a considerable price for him.

"We can't wait any longer." Lei Zhan's heart sank.

Over a thousand? If it really comes to the worst...

If Lei Zhan were to control Canglan Star himself, with the combined power of over a thousand emperors and rulers, they wouldn't even need to consume any additional treasures; they would likely be able to unleash terrifying power.

After all, weapons of war like the Canglan Star could influence a region's war during the ancient wars.

If a cultivator civilization wants to win a war, it has to sacrifice a large number of sovereign emperors.

"You guys."

Lei Zhan looked at Emperor Dingyuan and the others, and immediately ordered, "Now, everyone enter the core of Canglan Star and help mobilize the power of the array. We'll strike first!"

"Since City Lord Hou Wu wants to gather the power of the Sovereign Emperors, he will need a considerable amount of time. This time is precisely our opportunity!"

"Yes."

"Yes."

Emperor Dingyuan and the others naturally understood the importance of the matter and all agreed.

Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh, swoosh.

Lei Zhan watched as the black-clad emperors flew into Canglan Star, supporting the entire star, his gaze deep and unfathomable.

"So you're starting to fight to the death? Come on, let's see if you, Lord Hou Wu, are more capable, or if my Canglan Star is more powerful."

……

"To help or not to help?"

Ancestor Fengtong glanced at the crystal pillars that were almost within reach, then turned to Emperor Yuhong and transmitted his voice.

They were best friends, their friendship spanning a very long time. Naturally, faced with this choice, they would stand together through thick and thin.

Emperor Yuhong frowned, but his gaze was fixed on the area outside the city.

Although the enormous black star was scarred, the water and fire it emitted were terrifying, giving him a faint sense of great threat.

"This war is simply about City Lord Hou Wu vying for treasure. It has little to do with us. But if we get involved, no matter who wins in the end, it won't benefit us."

"Hmm." Ancestor Feng Tong nodded. "It's indeed of no benefit to us. As for the favor owed to City Lord Hou Wu..."

"What kind of arrogant and domineering person is Lord Hou Wu? It is only because of this Lord Hou Wu that he now has to ask us for help to deal with this Ultimate Dao Lord." Emperor Yu Hong shook his head.

"But if Lord Hou Wu really gets his hands on this weapon of war, his strength will increase greatly."

"By then, the thousands of rulers and emperors in the city will all owe favors, and I'm afraid even the fifth city lord Hou might not be willing to repay them."

"Hmm." Ancestor Fengtong was also reluctant to help.

After all, powerful individuals generally have different personalities.

Some are aloof and detached, some are cold and arrogant, some are eccentric and withdrawn, and some are domineering and arrogant...

In contrast, someone like Lord Hou Wu, with his personality, might not necessarily reap the rewards of his efforts.

After all, they were both rulers of their own universes, and they had to submit to the other party with just a word?

"He doesn't even dare to make a vow of his own life, what is the Fifth City Lord Hou thinking..." Emperor Yuhong shook his head, completely ignoring the surrounding crystal pillars.

"Let's go." Ancestor Fengtong looked into the distant void. "Although I'm not optimistic about this ultimate Dao Lord in this battle, I'm still quite looking forward to the final result."

"Hmm. This Dao Lord seems to be very skilled in the Dao of Time and Space. Even if he is ultimately no match for City Lord Hou Wu, he can leave at any time with his war weapons. I estimate that City Lord Hou Wu wouldn't be able to stop him." Jade Rainbow Emperor's eyes also gleamed.

……

"The city lord has made his promise!"

"What? You want to borrow our strength?"

"Determined to succeed... and willing to owe someone a favor?"

Compared to the indifference of Ancestor Fengtong and Emperor Yuhong, many Emperors and Sovereigns within Houwu City were tempted by the favor promised by the City Lord. "If the City Lord were to obtain another top-tier Sith war weapon, he would probably be comparable to the Blazing Sun Domain Lord, wouldn't that favor be even more precious?"

"A favor from City Lord Hou Wu? My second primordial spirit has been trapped in a dangerous place for tens of thousands of Chaos Eras. If I have such a favor to ask, it would be best to ask the City Lord for help..."

"A favor? City Lord Hou's favor is quite valuable. Contributing all of your magic power and divine power... Magic power can be replenished with elixirs, but if you miss this opportunity, the city lord will miss his chance."

"Even if we ask for your help, I'm afraid City Lord Hou Wu won't be able to do anything to that Dao Lord for the time being. We can't afford to offend him!"

"Last time, the city lord helped me, although it came at a great cost, but at least it allowed me to escape from the clutches of the One Source Walker. I owe him a favor, so this time, helping him... means we're even."

"This Dao Lord is too powerful, and he is also skilled in the Dao of Time and Space. This time, City Lord Hou Wu may not be able to succeed. Forget it, it's not worth it to incur the Dao Lord's wrath for this favor."

"We only used Houwu City for rest and recuperation, and we also handed over quite a few treasures upon entering the city. This favor is probably too much for us to handle!"

"Several of the Eight Fire Sovereigns under City Lord Hou Wu died so easily. Help? If this Dao Lord settles the score later, I can't stop him!"

One might be an emperor or ruler who infuses his or her magical power into the crystal beside him.

Similarly, there are those who, for various reasons, choose not to help, such as Ancestor Fengtong and Emperor Yuhong.

The moment City Lord Hou Wu transmitted his voice, one emperor after another, including the very few lords of other universes, all began to make their choices.

……

"Huh? Feng Tong and Yu Hong didn't help?"

"The Seven Star Sovereign agreed? He helped me out before, so he didn't disappoint me."

"The Lord of the Howling Wind Universe and the Ruler of the Southern Canal actually chose to ignore them? Do they not have faith in this city lord?"

As the voice of the Fifth City Lord echoed throughout the entire city, the Fifth City Lord's expression kept changing as he waited anxiously.

Time passed second by second, and more crystal pillars were lit up. The divine power and magic power originating from the rulers, emperors, and lords of other universes were continuously transmitted into the core of Hou Wucheng's formation through the crystal pillars.

Meanwhile, the terrifying aura of thunder above the entire city, aided by the various rulers and emperors, grew increasingly frightening.

Lord Houwu, who controlled the entire Houwu City, frowned slightly at this moment.

"Ten breaths have passed, and only a little over three hundred energy conduction arrays have been lit up?"

In the perception of City Lord Hou Wu, of the nearly one million crystal pillars, only about three hundred are currently lit up.

It should be noted that the entire Blazing Sun Domain is one of the eight original domains of the universe, and Houwu City is the only city in the Blazing Sun Domain inhabited by cultivators.

Within the city, a large number of rulers and emperors who had come to explore the Blazing Sun Domain, as well as lords of other universes, had gathered. Their numbers totaled over seven thousand.

"Wait a little longer. Only with enough emperors and rulers can I achieve success in one fell swoop." City Lord Hou Wu's gaze swept over the rulers and emperors in the city.

Some of the faces were even very familiar to Lord Hou Wu, but many of them were preoccupied with considering gains and losses.

"Hesitant, unwilling to make a move? Hmph..."

A cold glint flashed in Hou Wu City Lord's eyes, "After I kill this Dao Lord and completely acquire those Sith war weapons, Feng Tong, Yu Hong, Xiao Feng..."

Lord Hou Wu's face was cold, and his gaze fell once again on the black, dilapidated star surrounded by water and fire in the distance.

"If I can achieve perfection, with the help of numerous emperors and rulers, I will be able to unleash a terrifyingly powerful Myriad Silence Divine Thunder!"

"If I were to add the countless treasures I've accumulated from the Chaos Era, I'm afraid even the Blazing Sun Domain Lord would have a chance to severely injure or even kill me. You, a mere Dao Lord, dare to be so presumptuous with me?"

"Hmm?" Suddenly, City Lord Hou Wu was taken aback.

"So, those black-clad emperors, including Emperor Dingyuan, have all hidden inside the war machines? Are they trying to escape?"

The water and fire surrounding the enormous star in the distance began to dissipate, and the star itself began to shrink rapidly.

It shrank to a size of only three zhang, and was held up by the Dao Lord with one hand. There was even a huge crack torn open in front of the Dao Lord.

"Trying to escape? Did you ask me first?" City Lord Hou Wu's killing intent surged.

Instantly, the purple lightning, which was gathering power, was rapidly replenished with a large number of treasures, and then converged with terrifying lightning power.

"boom!"

A flash of lightning, gone in an instant.

Time and space seemed to freeze, turning into a liquid state.

It was too fast; in the face of this bolt of lightning, time seemed to be completely distorted and stopped.

"Escape?" Lei Zhan sneered. "Go!"

With a gentle toss, he tossed the Azure Star into the air, and just as the lightning was about to strike, it blocked his path.

Instantly, the entire Canglan Star trembled violently. Several breaths passed before the power of the lightning dissipated, transforming into countless tiny electric snakes.

Although the surface of the entire black star looked somewhat dilapidated, it still managed to withstand the attack.

"Huh? What?" City Lord Hou Wu frowned as he looked at the lightning that left traces in the void. After the lightning was blocked by Canglan Star, some broken, tiny electric snakes immediately spread out, but they had no effect whatsoever.

"Lord Hou Wu, is that all you've got? I heard you even summoned the emperors and rulers in the city to contribute their divine power and magic?" Lei Zhan stared at Lord Hou Wu's gloomy face, but then laughed.

"It's time for me to reciprocate!"

call.

A spatial rift appeared before Lei Zhan. Lei Zhan, carrying Cang Lanxing, stepped out and disappeared into the rift.

"Damn it, even the most powerful rulers would find it difficult to dodge the Divine Lightning of Myriad Silence within a range of billions of miles. This Dao Lord is only a fourth-step Dao Lord. Even if he is skilled in space-time, he should not be able to withstand it so easily."

City Lord Hou Wu's face was grim. "Is the legendary ultimate path really this terrifying?"

Although the difference between a Dominator and a Lord of another universe or other powerful beings is mostly due to the fact that they are powerful magical creatures, their understanding of the Dao is different...

Unless they are those who can rival the Sith Lords, the difference is actually not that great.

However, even when a fourth-step ultimate Dao Lord used spacetime techniques to control Hou Wucheng to unleash his full power, it was still blocked.
"Hmm?" City Lord Hou Wu suddenly looked up at the empty space above him, and then let out an angry shout: "You're courting death!"

boom!
The sky collapsed and the earth cracked. Countless cracks appeared in the void around Houwu City, and even the entire Houwu City was greatly affected and began to tremble.

In the shattered void, a massive black star, hundreds of millions of miles in size, suddenly crashed down.

The black star exuded a monstrous aura, accompanied by nine forces including water, fire, lightning, and chaos.

The forces of water, fire, lightning, and chaos are like swimming dragons, and the power contained in the scales of each dragon can easily annihilate a ruler.

Countless dragons roamed and frolicked in the void, each one crushing downwards along with the Azure Star.

"This, this... how is this possible?" City Lord Hou Wu exclaimed in disbelief.

"How many treasures were used to activate this weapon of war at once? How could it unleash such terrifying power?"

It should be noted that the power of Sith weapons is limited; the greater the power, the greater the cost.

The amount of treasures required to achieve this level of feat was comparable only to the combined efforts of thousands of sovereign emperors within the city, in Lord Hou Wu's vision.

...(End of chapter)