I'm not just human!

Because even if this bronze-armored cavalryman only has a few hours left before he dies, it's still very difficult to escape even in those few hours.

Especially after the ritual defense array was completely breached.

“I think I know… what made it this way, and that’s something I can use.”

The Lord of Guardians murmured, his tone tinged with uncertainty.

Shafa and Tefaro asked almost immediately in unison:

"Who?"

A hint of melancholy welled up in the eyes of the Guardian Lord:

"That was 20,000 years ago, when I wasn't sealed away and was traveling around the Star Spirit Realm with Lord Kong Su."

"As you know, once someone ascends from human or demi-human to god, even if it's just godhood, they can no longer stay in the real world."

"Because, given God's power, if we continue to stay in the real world, we will cause extremely serious pollution to the real world if we are not careful, causing countless people to lose control."

"Therefore, in order to follow Lord Kong Su, I have no choice but to go to the Star Spirit Realm with Him."

"But it is precisely because of this that I have seen many landscapes in this universe that are impossible to see in the real world, and I have also met many magical or strange beings, and even witnessed... several gods."

At this point, a look of awe appeared in the Guardian's eyes, as if recalling his experience of meeting the gods when he followed Lord Kong Su:

"Of course, those gods are all external gods and non-gods; there are no true gods."

"I have also seen the Nine Great Gods, but basically when they descended into the world and walked on the earth."

"Among the gods I saw in the Protoss Realm at that time, there was one who left the deepest impression on me."

"That was also a deity, whose title was the God of a Hundred Million Fires. This title sounds terrifying, but in reality, He only controlled one kind of fire."

"But that is a flame that can defeat even the gods."

"That flame originates from the eternal credentials that He has contained and absorbed, as well as the supreme covenant He has signed, along with other covenants, through a profound development and fusion."

"Any being below the level of an Outer God will suffer continuous damage and corrosion once it is tainted by that flame, and it will be extremely difficult to remove it."

The Guardian spoke, raising the photograph from Xia Fa's hand, his gaze deep and tinged with a sense of shared sorrow:

"That flame was pale white, hence it was also called the 'Pale Devouring Flame,' but I never expected..."

Upon hearing this, Tefal realized something:

"You mean that the Lord God, the God of Billions of Fire... has very likely been killed by this bronze-armored cavalryman, but He sacrificed His life to severely wound it?"

The Lord of Guardians sighed:

"That must be it, otherwise, given the temperament of the God of Fire, even though he had already severely injured it, he would definitely hunt it down to every corner of the universe and would not let it go. Besides..."

His eyes were lowered:

“When this bronze armored cavalry first appeared, I couldn’t sense the divine aura of the God of Fire from it, which means… He most likely died at its hands.”

The pale, devouring flames of the God of Fire were still burning on the bronze-armored cavalryman, but the divine aura was gone. The result was clear to both Xia Fa and Te Faro without the Guardian Lord needing to elaborate.

"One of the strongest beings even among the gods died at the hands of this bronze-armored cavalryman, though it too was severely wounded and on the verge of death..."

Xia Fa murmured to himself, feeling an immense pressure for the first time.

Because there are far more than one such Bronze Cleaner in the entire universe; there may even be thousands or tens of thousands.

If every Bronze Cleanser possessed the strongest power among the gods... just thinking about it made his scalp tingle.

Not to mention, above the Bronze Cleaners are the Silver Cleaners, and above the Silver Cleaners are the Gold Cleaners...

Fortunately, according to the Golden Axe Cleaner, the Golden Cleaner is the highest-ranking being among them, and there is no one higher.

In other words, there are no such things as Platinum Cleaners, Diamond Cleaners, Master Cleaners, Grandmaster Cleaners, or King Cleaners...

Otherwise, given that even a Gold Cleaner is equivalent to one of the nine Great Gods, even a Platinum Cleaner would probably be too much for the entire universe to withstand a single blow from.

“In any case,” Tefaro said at this moment. Unlike Shafa, who became calmer in times of crisis, Tefaro became more excited in times of crisis. “This is our opportunity, if we can make good use of it.”

Previously, after witnessing the terrifying and unparalleled strength of the bronze armored cavalry, everyone was in despair. However, they were unwilling to sit idly by and wait for death, so they still relied on the ritual defense array to resist.

At the same time, they are waiting for Xia Fa to successfully sign the next secret agreement, so that they can keep a last glimmer of hope.

But now, since this bronze-armored cavalryman was already seriously injured and on the verge of death, and there was the extraordinary Lord of the Guardians present, as well as the extremely powerful Xiafa, plus Tefaro himself providing cover from the side.

So... there is still a chance to survive.

“That’s right,” Xia Fa agreed, becoming increasingly calm. “If we can strike while the iron is hot and attack its most vulnerable spot…”

The Guardian Lord, having composed himself of his initial sympathy, said with a sharp gaze:

"The ritual defense array... can hold out for at least another ten minutes. Let's use this time to come up with a plan."

Regardless, as long as there is even the slightest hope, He is unwilling to betray the trust that Lord Kongsu had placed in Him.

They were even less willing to watch the entire city of Michi die under the onslaught or aftermath of the bronze-armored cavalry's attack.

In particular, since Archmage Wizreel was finally killed by Him, if He could also kill this bronze-armored cavalryman, this place where time had stopped would soon usher in a truly happy and peaceful life that belonged only to the extraordinary and ordinary people...

"In that case, I do have a plan."

After thinking for a moment, Xia Fa spoke in a deep voice.

The Guardian and Tefaro immediately came over. At the same time, mystical living silver emanated from Xiafa's blood vessels, instantly forming a red-silver star shell that encompassed the three of them.

Because this ritual defensive array can isolate most divination and spying, and with the addition of the red and silver star shell, it is even safer.

Therefore, they were not afraid of being overheard by the bronze-armored cavalry.

“First, Tefaro, it’s up to you…”

……

Time passed, second by second.

Perhaps because they were about to perish, the bronze-armored cavalrymen launched an increasingly frenzied attack.

Previously, after each thrust of tens of thousands of spears, He would pause for a moment.

But now, He was like a machine gun, His lance almost turning into a torrential downpour, relentlessly attacking the weakest point of the ritual defense array.

Just a few more minutes... just a few more minutes and we'll truly break through!

But just then, the sky suddenly darkened for a moment.

The ever-moving sun was thus obscured, and the sky was filled with countless stars, creating an extremely tranquil atmosphere, as if a summer night had suddenly arrived.

Immediately afterwards, countless stars gathered and converged on a spot far away beside the bronze-armored cavalryman.

A figure with a curved sword at his waist and a golden bell on his head appeared.

That was Tefaro, a transcendent monarch who had only signed nine secret contracts. Yet, facing the bronze armored cavalry, a terrifying being capable of slaying gods, he seemed completely unconcerned, even lazily yawning.

"Hey, stop wasting your time. If you're so capable, come and fight me."

As soon as Tefaro appeared, he seemed fearless and began to provoke the bronze-armored cavalryman from afar.

The bronze-armored cavalryman was taken aback, seemingly never expecting that this insect-like superhuman would dare to speak to it like that.

However, it hesitated for less than a second before immediately choosing to continue its attack on the ritual defense array.

It wasn't stupid; in fact, it could be described as cunning and ruthless. Of course, it understood that this was a trap set by these extraordinary beings to lure the enemy.

But it doesn't need to worry about all that. As long as it breaks through this ritual defense array, no matter which superhuman it is, they will have nowhere to escape!

When Tefaro saw that the bronze-armored cavalryman was completely ignoring him, his eyes narrowed.

“What Xia Fa said was indeed true…”

As Xia Fa had said before, even if Tefaro personally risked breaking out of this ritual defense array, he might still be unable to change the target of the bronze armored cavalry's attack.

In addition, Xia Fa also said—

boom!

Just then, a loud bang was heard, and a lance suddenly shot out from behind Tefaro, striking him squarely in the air.

That lance strike was incredibly fierce; with a single blow, the void itself collapsed and vanished, and wherever the spear tip struck, everything turned into pure black nothingness.

However, Tefaro's figure shattered like a bubble, completely unharmed.

The next moment, the sky dimmed for a brief instant, and the starlight focused Tefaro's figure into a more distant place.

This is a fusion ability developed after He merged the advanced secret contract "Starlight Shadow" with the "Starlight Body" of the [Gate of Stars].

Just now, when Tefaro first appeared, it was indeed his true form.

Almost the instant He appeared, He left only a faint starlight shadow in the same spot, and His true form transformed back into starlight, disappearing into the sky.

As Xia Fa had predicted, the bronze-armored cavalryman, while ignoring Tefaro's provocation, would certainly attack him.

Because, with the power and status of a god, the bronze-armored cavalry could kill a tiny insect like Thephalos effortlessly, it was a piece of cake.

However, Tefaro did not expect that this bronze-armored cavalryman would be so insidious and treacherous, pretending to be completely indifferent to him while secretly launching a deadly lance thrust.

After regaining his composure, He continued to act according to Xia Fa's plan.

"Hey! You don't seem to be doing so well; you couldn't even manage a sneak attack."

Tefaro shouted at the bronze-armored cavalryman from afar again. This time, he even spread his hands into a megaphone shape and deliberately vibrated the air to create expanding sound waves that reached the back of the bronze-armored cavalryman.

This time, the bronze-armored cavalryman ignored him completely, focusing all his attention on breaking through the ritual defense array.

But the next moment, hundreds of lances emerged from the void around Tefal, stabbing down with lightning speed.

But, without a doubt, it missed again.

Tefaro's figure once again dissipated like a bubble, leaving nothing but the collapsed and annihilated void.

This time, before Tefaro's figure could materialize for the third time, the bronze-armored cavalryman seemed to have reached his limit of patience. He suddenly turned around and thrust out an extremely vicious lance, as if venting his anger, aiming it at the sky.

Although it had previously annihilated beings of divine rank, it seems to have an extremely good understanding of the abilities of those who signed the Star Gate and knows how to attack them.

This thrust was completely different from the previous ones. The sky suddenly froze for a moment, and then the air seemed to freeze into solid ice, shattering into pieces.

But at that moment, for the first time, a look of doubt appeared in the eyes of the bronze-armored cavalryman beneath his mask.

It had thought that this attack would finally kill that noisy, extraordinary monarch.

In a sense, the destruction of the Ancient Pillars of Gods led to its being attracted here, and its original purpose was to kill the transcendental lord and two other transcendents with extraordinary and terrifying potential.

However, it did not expect that this thrust, which clearly aimed to attack every part of the sky, would miss its target entirely.