335: The boy in the heart of the abyss is extremely sinister

Night descended, and the stars dimmed.

Yet, between the mountains on the ground, it was as bright as day, with heavy anti-military weapons as large as hills arranged in a matrix Formation.

In the air, floating fortresses resembling inverted mountains were built, equipped with numerous mechanical light cannons.

The originally dilapidated ground was also transformed into an extremely defensible and difficult-to-attack terrain under the control of various types of Martial Artists.

The right time, the right place, and the right people.

As time passed, everything had come to the Great Xia's side.

The defenders were no longer flustered; instead, they showed confidence and determination.

"Report! The seventh super-large defensive Formation has been deployed."

"The tenth offensive killing Formation has been deployed."

"All energy crystals have been loaded!"

"..."

Soldiers came before Bei Mingxue, reporting the current situation.

Bei Mingxue crossed her arms and nodded slightly.

On a suspended fortress in the distance.

Several Martial Artist soldiers looked around, their eyes filled with awe, shock, and pride.

"Hiss... Such defensive fortifications are probably not inferior even when compared to the strong border passes, right?

With so many high-level anti-military weapons and offensive killing Formations, it feels like even a King-level Lord monster would be instantly killed..."

"Of course, in the face of true war, a Quasi-King is not enough.

Only a true King can dictate victory and turn the tide of battle."

"You haven't seen the world, that's because you haven't been to the north.

The fortress where the North Town King is located is the true terror where the Great Xia's forces are assembled, especially the 'Ten Direction Sword Annihilation Formation' built with the Great Xia's full power.

Once activated, the sky-filling offensive light rays are like tens of millions of sword lights descending from the sky; even Abyss Kings would be wary."

"I see a lot of money."

"After all, it's to defend the Emperor Capital, so of course, they have to invest heavily."

"Tsk tsk, you Abyss beasts, come quickly, your grandpa's broadsword is already thirsty."

Someone was rubbing their fists.

Others were full of doubt: "Speaking of which... it's already been over ten hours, why hasn't this entrance channel broken yet?"

"Yeah, it's severely inconsistent with expectations.

What exactly happened inside?"

Bei Mingxue's expression was calm; the slower the entrance was breached, the more advantageous it was for them.

But... isn't this a bit too long?

Even if some monsters rushed out from the other two exits, at least more than half were still blocked behind this door.

The monsters from half an S-Rank Abyss, could he alone withstand them for so long?

Even with a talent that could suppress mechanical monsters, this is still quite unlikely...

Bei Mingxue found it somewhat unbelievable just thinking about it.

"Mingxue, how about I go in and take a look?"

Xie Linqi said, his voice old, offering a suggestion.

He was a three-star General stationed in the Emperor Capital, already 103 years old this year.

He had once stepped into the Quasi-King Realm but fell back to the ninth rank; his vitality had declined, and his appearance showed the vicissitudes of age with white hair, but only his eyes still overflowed with killing intent.

"No, I'll go.

The two of you continue to command the central army."

Bei Mingxue said.

After speaking, without waiting for the two Generals to decide, she transformed into a purple stream of light and directly rushed into the spatial vortex that was on the verge of breaking but had remained motionless.

"This girl is as willful as ever."

Another veteran three-star General, Wang Weidong, sighed emotionally.

"She's carrying the Sin Dragon King Chess piece, so there shouldn't be any problem."

Xie Linqi smiled.

As he spoke, he stroked his beard, a hint of unease appearing on his face.

He turned his head to look at the Emperor Capital city far behind him, shrouded in darkness, and slightly furrowed his brow.

Wang Weidong glanced at him and said, "Are you worried?"

"Sort of."

Xie Linqi smiled and said, "I'm a pessimist; no matter what I do, I always think of the worst possible outcome first."

"Ten hours have passed, and there's still no movement from the Emperor Capital.

Resources have arrived, but where are the people?"

"Once the S-Rank Abyss collapses, the tide of monsters will pour out like waves and floods.

Even with so many deployments, ultimately... it's still not quite enough.

It can only withstand the first ten waves of impact at most.

Relying solely on a dozen ninth-rank Prefecture Lords, two Generals, and these few thousand fifth and sixth-rank Martial Artists to resist a tide of millions of Abyss monsters..."

He shook his head.

Wang Weidong understood his meaning and, after glancing at the Emperor Capital city, sighed softly: "If the Great Xia were united internally and externally, like a solid block, as it was a hundred years ago when facing the crisis of national destruction, I believe it could cope with any disaster.

But now... alas."

"They all think about retreating to protect themselves and maximizing their interests.

Can they avoid death just because they don't want to die?

Relying on their ancestors' merits, they occupy the best resources and climb higher step by step, yet they lack even a shred of spirit.

Why shouldn't they die?

Don't they even consider that under the general trend, even Kings are but ants!"

Xie Linqi was silent for a moment, then said, "If the old King Xia could..."

Wang Weidong's expression changed upon hearing this, "Hey!

You can't say things like that carelessly."

Xie Linqi was silent, only his eyes were dim.

On the other side...

Bei Mingxue, who had rushed into the Abyss, saw her vision change.

A blood-red sky entered her sight.

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh..."

On the stained red sky, billions of sparks fell like rain.

Dust filled the ground, covered with the remains of huge mechanical monsters.

"This is...?"

Bei Mingxue was surprised.

She saw the three mechanical constructs that were resisting the tide of monsters, shocked by the combat power they displayed.

"They have Jiang Yuan's aura on them, these are actually his mechanical puppets?!

But... where is he?"

Bei Mingxue used a detection skill and looked around.

"Boom!!"

A sky-piercing pillar of light shot up.

Bei Mingxue instinctively looked and slightly widened her mouth.

She saw.

At the edge of the distant horizon, an endless stream of mechanical monsters gathered like a tide.

In the area where they gathered the most, a huge explosive impact swept across, blowing away thousands of mechanical monsters and turning a thousand-meter radius into a sunken empty space!

The ground melted like lava, and countless cracks spread out.

In the very center of the empty space.

A young man, naked from the waist up, with wounds blooming and flowing with golden blood, and black hair scattered and wildly dancing, grabbed the neck of a completely black humanoid mechanical monster with his left hand.

His other hand reached out, piercing directly through its chest like light, grabbing its core, and crushing it with a squeeze!

The terrifying energy hadn't even spread before it was swallowed by the dark vortex emerging from his palm, transferred elsewhere.

The young man's face showed no ripple of emotion after doing this, as calm as if he were killing a chicken.

[Ding!

Congratulations on killing the King-level Lord monster [Slayer] and obtaining its exclusive skill - Slaughter Realm Eternal Prison!]

Upon hearing this notification, the young man's face finally showed a hint of surprise and delight.

"Oh?

There's an exclusive skill?"

He had killed four similar Lords, but only this one had an unexpected gain.

The rest dropped either top-tier Materials or top-tier Epic-grade equipment with maxed-out attributes.

After a simple check.

This exclusive skill was also quite astonishing; it was the driving and control of killing intent.

As long as the opponent was intimidated by the killing intent, they would be unable to move, becoming fish on the chopping block to be slaughtered at will.

The stronger the killing intent, the stronger the effect of this skill, and there was no upper limit.

Especially among top-tier powerhouses, even a momentary freeze was enough to seize a weakness and instantly kill the opponent.

It was a rather insidious skill.

"Whoosh... Nice!"

Jiang Yuan exhaled a breath of turbid air, took out the divine moon heavenly garment that had transformed into the appearance of a black coat, and put it on.

The wounds on his body had already healed, and his skin was crystal clear, as if covered with a layer of glazed color.

To fully enjoy himself, he did not use weapons or any equipment in this battle within the Abyss, relying purely on his abnormal Martial Skills, abilities, and stats.

After stepping into the eighth rank, in the [Burst Star] state, he already possessed the ability to engage in close combat with a Quasi-King.

He would be sent flying, injured, and even have his health bar drop significantly, but he just wouldn't die.

"I fought for nine hours and had a complete blast; it's been a long time since I felt this good."

"My entire body's bones and muscles are activated, and my Immortal Divine Body and vitality seem to have grown as well.

The Martial God profession truly needs to speak with fists."

Jiang Yuan smiled, already looking forward to the scene of poking people's faces with his health bar in the future.