Throne of Gods: The mighty power of the heavens, the holy dragon descends upon the world!

Chapter 86: The Battle of Zhennanguan Begins!

For the rest of the time, Su Zhe and Cai'er remained in seclusion at the Tower of Eternity.

During the cooldown period of Aion, Su Zhe asked Saint Guard No. 8 for tips on spear techniques.

Not every day, but every month Su Zhe's strength has been improving significantly.

By the time Long Xingyu handed the epic-level spear to Su Zhe, his inner spiritual power had reached nearly 50,000.

"What a great gun!"

Su Zhe sighed and stroked the spear in his hand with great affection.

"The master not only made the gun more robust and sharp, but also added a new feature to it."

Long Xingyu smiled and spoke, his eyes filled with obvious excitement when he talked about this characteristic.

Su Zhe became interested; what kind of characteristic could excite Long Xingyu, who possessed the Divine Throne, so much?

"As we all know, apart from epic-level equipment like the Adamantite Base, all epic-level equipment has its own 'soul,' and the characteristic of your spear is Soul Devouring!"

Long Xingyu took a deep breath. "Perhaps you feel that the name of this characteristic is somewhat dark, or even evil, but I can tell you clearly that whether it devours the souls of humans or demons in the future depends entirely on your choice."

As he spoke, Long Xingyu looked at Su Zhe with concern in his eyes.

Because of Long Haochen, Long Xingyu knew what the Children of Light were like.

The heart of the Child of Light is pure and cannot tolerate the slightest filth. Even now, the young Long Haochen has always adhered to the Ten Codes of Knights without ever overstepping them.

To Long Xingyu's surprise, Su Zhe actually seemed quite happy.

"Any trait is a good trait as long as it can help kill demons better."

Hearing Su Zhe say that, Long Xingyu smiled.

"It's best if you think that way. This Soul Devouring property can devour the souls of the strong, which helps to strengthen the spirituality of this spear. It may have the potential to become a divine artifact in the future."

Before leaving, Long Xingyu added, "It has changed a lot since a few years ago. You might want to give it a new name."

Su Zhe fell into deep thought. The Crimson Bloom now possessed the Soul-Devouring property and its spirituality had greatly increased. It might even give birth to a spirit in a while, so using this name was indeed inappropriate.

"Once you develop consciousness, you can choose whatever name you want," Su Zhe said with a smile.

The spear trembled slightly, a buzzing sound rang out, and Su Zhe laughed even more happily.

Even when it was at the Glorious level, this spear already displayed extraordinary spirituality, so it's no wonder that it has the potential to become an Epic level weapon, and may even reach the level of a Divine Artifact in the future.

Another month passed, and Su Zhe was summoned to the city wall by Long Tianyin, his face serious.

Su Zhe's expression hardened; he knew something big was about to happen.

"Grandmaster, what's wrong?"

Long Tianyin pursed his lips, his eyes turning sharp.

"The demons are amassing a large army outside Zhennan Pass. This is unusual."

Before Su Zhe could ask any further questions, Long Tianyin spoke very quickly.

"Right now, we have spotted eight demons outside Zhennan Pass. According to our scouts, several more demons are heading towards Exorcism Pass."

"The situation is urgent, and there's no time to explain further. Next, you and Xingyu will lead three adamantite-based knights and fifty mithril-based knights from Yulong Pass to reinforce Zhennan Pass."

Su Zhe was shocked. There were only about a hundred Mithril Base Knights in the entire Yulong Pass, and they had taken out half of them all at once. It seemed that the situation in Zhennan Pass was more critical than he had expected.

"Yes."

Long Tianyin nodded. "Xingyu has encountered a minor bottleneck in his cultivation. You lead the team there first."

Su Zhe turned and left, while Long Tianyin looked worried.

"Xingyu is gone. I wonder if the Demon Clan will attack Yulong Pass..."

At Zhennan Pass, Ling Xiao, the temple master of the priest's temple, and Ruoshui, the deputy temple master, stood on the city wall.

Cardinal Ruoshui was not only the deputy head of the priests' temple but also the head of the priests' temple. He had seen many grand occasions before, but at this moment, his face was extremely pale.

"A dozen or so demon gods! The demon race is planning to raze our Zhennan Pass to the ground!"

Temple Master Ling Xiao had a gloomy face. The Priest Temple was the weakest of the six temples in terms of combat strength. Every year during the autumn attack, they relied on the priests' endurance to get through it.

Now that the demons have dispatched such a powerful force, Zhennan Pass may not even be able to withstand the first wave of attacks.

"Have the support from other temples and demon hunter groups arrived yet?" Ling Xiao asked.

Ruoshui shook her head. "Only the Assassin Temple's Hidden Hero Hall arrived the fastest. The support from the other temples and the Demon Hunter Group is still on its way."

Ling Xiao frowned. He was genuinely unsure of the situation since the other temples weren't providing support.

"How many hidden assassins did the Assassin's Temple send?" "Only eight. After all, you know how strong the defenses of Exorcism Pass and the Assassin's Temple are; they're not much stronger than ours."

Cardinal Ruoshui sighed and looked behind her.

"However, the Demon Hunter Corps' support will be arriving soon. This time, the Demon Hunter Corps has dispatched three Emperor-level Demon Hunter Corps, four King-level Demon Hunter Corps, and thirty to forty other levels of Demon Hunter Corps. They should arrive in three days at the earliest."

Upon hearing this news, Ling Xiao's expression softened slightly, but she still looked somewhat puzzled.

"Why did the demons suddenly launch a large-scale attack on Zhennan Pass? What does the Priest Temple have that would interest the demons?"

Ling Xiao was puzzled. As a true high-ranking member of the Holy Alliance, he had some understanding of the Demon Clan's thoughts.

Logically speaking, the demon race is powerful enough to crush the human race, but it has been besieging the human race without attacking, which means it relies on the human race to supply resources.

Although they were suspected of being treated like pigs, they managed to maintain a strange balance.

Ling Xiao couldn't understand what it was that could make the demons risk breaking this balance.

"Lord Temple, Lord Temple, reinforcements from the Knight Temple have arrived!"

A cardinal ran up to the city wall and said excitedly.

Ling smiled with delight, "Okay, okay, where is it? I'll go and greet you personally."

The cardinal dared not linger and quickly led Ling Xiao to a side hall of the priests' sanctuary.

Su Zhe and the others rested here.

The road from Yulong Pass to Zhennan Pass is not short, which is why the knights all had mounts; otherwise, they wouldn't have been able to get there so quickly.

Upon seeing the cardinal who had greeted them earlier leading a man in, Su Zhe quickly stood up.

"I am Knight Temple Knight Eleven, leading fifty Mithril-based Knights to provide support."

Ling Xiao's eyes lit up. He knew the thirty-six Knights of the Knight Temple with their mithril bases. The top twelve were known as the Twelve Holy Knights, and they were exceptionally powerful.

Moreover, the other side also brought fifty Mithril-based Knights, whose combat strength and role were superior to the eight Assassin's Temple Knights.

"I am Ling Xiao, the priest and temple master. Thank you for coming to our aid."

"Palace Master Lingxiao, you can just call me Su Zhe," Su Zhe said with a smile.

Ling Xiao nodded, "Then I won't stand on ceremony. Su Zhe, please come with me to the city wall. The demons may attack at any time."

“Okay, but this time the team leader is not me, but my master.”

As the group walked along the road, Su Zhe spoke up.

Ling Xiao's eyes lit up as she noticed Su Zhe's youthful appearance and began to speculate.

"Su Zhe, you've become a Knight with an Adamantite Foundation at such a young age. May I ask who your master is? Is it Paladin Commander Han Qian? Or perhaps Vice Hall Master He Jun?"

Su Zhe shook his head. "Neither. My master is Long Xingyu."

Long Xingyu?
Ling Xiao stopped in her tracks, her eyes surprisingly moist.

"Your Knights' Temple summoned Temple Master Long Xingyu?"

It should be noted that Long Xingyu is currently the strongest knight in the Knights Temple in terms of combat power. Faced with the abnormal behavior of the demon race, the Knights Temple still sent a strong person like Long Xingyu. What a great sense of righteousness this is!
"That's right, but my master's cultivation has reached a crucial stage, so he's a little slower than us."

"Very well, we've remembered the kindness of the Knights' Temple."

Hearing news about Long Xingyu, Ling Xiao felt much better, and her steps became lighter along the way.

On the city wall, Ling Xiao, Ruoshui, and Su Zhe stood side by side.

"It's been five years. I didn't expect your strength to have caught up with mine," Cardinal Ruoshui said with a smile.

"You flatter me, Cardinal Ruoshui. I'm just a beginner at the eighth level," Su Zhe said politely.

Cardinal Ruoshui shook his head. "No need to be so modest. Your ability to obtain an epic-level adamantite base has already proven your strength. You must be careful in the upcoming battle."

Looking outwards, Cardinal Ruoshui's face was full of worry.

"Another demon god has arrived. Now, a total of twelve demon gods have gathered outside Zhennan Pass."

In just a few days, the number of demons outside Zhennan Pass increased from eight to twelve.

Upon hearing this news, Su Zhe's heart sank.

Black clouds gradually gathered, and soaring demonic energy converged on the horizon, turning the area outside Zhennan Pass into a pitch-black prison of sunlight, where no light could penetrate.

The great battle is about to begin...

　I'll add another 600 words, I tried my best!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)