The Decaying World

At the entrance to the Court.

A team of seven stood before the gate, ready to enter at a moment’s notice.

But no one moved. They were all waiting.

Yuanhe stood at the very front. His Heart and Spirit had already taken control of all the surrounding guards. Before his team, even a Blood Ancestor would be as weak as a child.

Empowered by the formation, only the imperial family in the entire Imperial City could stand against them, but at this moment, the royals were nowhere to be found.

The Three Greats who governed this Royal City also seemed completely unaware of their arrival, turning a blind eye to them.

"Before, it made sense. We were disguised, so you could say we avoided their notice. But now, we’re standing right at the entrance, and still, no one has come..." Yuanhe said, looking down at the deep passage leading underground.

"They knew we were coming... They’re confident and unafraid," Xia Si sneered from behind.

"Then there’s no need to hide," said the largest of them, the Divine Alliance’s Copper God. He looked at the passersby on either side. Not a single person glanced their way, as if the seven of them were completely invisible.

"We go straight in." Yuanhe nodded. "Copper God, if you would please take the lead."

"Of course. Leave it to me." At over five meters tall, the Copper God had the strongest defenses of anyone present.

His God-Blood Talent was Absolute Barrier. It was an exceedingly rare and powerful ability that allowed him to deploy a formidable, one-second barrier every hour to block all damage.

The barrier originated from a piece of high-strength material from an outer world that he had accidentally fused with. As a result, he was impervious to fire and water, immune to blades and spears, and almost completely unaffected by most physical attacks.

Energy attacks were only one-tenth as effective against it, and any damage it sustained could be repaired automatically. He was, without a doubt, a born tank.

After witnessing the Copper God’s power, even Xia Si and Su Yaping gave up any thought of competing with him for the role of protector.

The team composed themselves, and with the Copper God in the lead and Yuanhe right behind, they flew lightly into the entrance of the Court, one after another, and quickly vanished from sight.

Not long after they entered,

several more figures flickered past, flying swiftly into the Court in hot pursuit.

Finally, Du Qiankun, Qi Jue, and Lin Hui landed softly.

"Victory or defeat all comes down to this..." Du Qiankun took a deep breath and looked at Qi Jue.

Qi Jue snorted coldly, her figure flashing as she flew into the cavern’s mouth.

As she entered, Lin Hui followed, flying in slowly. Du Qiankun brought up the rear, and they all descended together.

Only when everyone had gone inside did Bai Lu and another woman, the Green Leaf Girl, quietly appear at the entrance.

"We finally found it... I can’t believe it was this close all along." Bai Lu let out a huge sigh of relief.

"At this point, we have no other choice..." the Green Leaf Girl sighed.

Bai Lu sighed as well. She took out a fluorescent, jade-green branch and gently plucked a single leaf from it.

’I hope this final use will be effective...’

This was a divine object from the zenith of their era. Each leaf on it could forcibly isolate a target and send them beyond the world’s barrier.

Using this against Huang Weijun and his people would be useless; they had plenty of ways to perform a Breaking Realm and return.

But against Lin Hui, who had never left before, it was guaranteed to work on the first try.

They had never intended to move against Lin Hui; after all, the Qingfeng Dao was essentially on their side. But now, with no other options, they had to resort to this desperate measure...

As the green leaf shattered, it dissolved into countless motes of green light.

SHHH!

The two of them vanished as well.

Inside the passageway of the Court.

At almost the same instant, Lin Hui’s body abruptly froze, held in place by some unseen force.

He glanced at Du Qiankun behind him. The man’s body was rigid, like a statue, having come to a complete stop.

It wasn’t just him; the others ahead of him were the same.

Further ahead, the auras of Yuanhe’s team had also frozen in that instant. It was as if he was the only person left in the entire world who could still move.

’What is this?!’

The converted Star-Essence Inner Strength in his body erupted, sweeping through his surroundings.

But it was useless.

In the next instant, everything around him began to rapidly dematerialize, vanishing and dissolving into a deep, pitch-black darkness.

VMMMM!

The Wind of Surrounding Special Effect on his body activated on its own, seemingly resisting something.

Lin Hui floated in the endless darkness, unable to see or hear anything.

There was no direction, no aura...

’What’s going on?’ His brow furrowed as he tried to fly forward.

But the moment he moved, an incredibly powerful and terrifying impact force slammed into him from all directions.

BOOM!!

The force was so strong that even the Wind of Surrounding was crushed inward, pressing tight against his robes.

Lin Hui had no choice but to pour more Star Power into the Wind of Surrounding to restore it to its original state.

His expression darkened. It had been many years since he had encountered such a bizarre and dangerous situation.

His current strength—be it his physical constitution, the intensity of his Heart and Spirit, or even the level of power within him—was far greater than it had been decades ago.

The Wind of Surrounding, now supported by his Star Power, was also terrifyingly strong.

He had once estimated that if he were to stand still and let the Fog People from back then attack him at will, the Wind of Surrounding could block them perfectly without him suffering a scratch.

Perhaps only someone on the level of the Bright Heart Association Leader could break through the Wind of Surrounding.

But for some inexplicable reason, one moment he was traveling, and the next, he was suddenly here...

He tried to sense the others who had been with him moments ago, but the instant he sent out his Heart and Spirit, it was torn to shreds by the chaotic yet silent, terrifying force outside.

This made Lin Hui’s expression turn grim.

Fortunately, his supply of Star Power was still endless, as it was constantly converting the Infinite Disaster Power of the Wind Calamity to replenish the energy consumed by the Wind of Surrounding.

It could be said that no matter how long he floated here, as long as he withstood that initial crushing impact, there would be no further threat to his safety.

The only thing he needed to consider was where exactly he was and how to get back to normal.

His hand rested lightly on his Sword Hilt. Lin Hui pondered for a moment, then began to probe his surroundings.

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The moment Lin Hui vanished.

Inside the passageway of the Court.

Du Qiankun and Qi Jue both froze, quickly scanning the spot where Lin Hui had just been. But no matter how they searched, they couldn’t find any trace of his aura.

"What happened!?"

"He was right in front of me a second ago..."

Horrified, the two suspected that Lin Hui had fallen into an ambush.

This was the Court, after all—arguably the most dangerous place in the world. Any kind of incident was possible here.

"Perhaps Brother Lin hid himself intentionally," Du Qiankun said, trying to find a reason.

Qi Jue glanced at him but said nothing more.

The two continued flying forward. This time, they unconsciously moved a little closer to each other for mutual support.

BOOM!!

Just then, the sound of a massive explosion roared toward them from up ahead.

Their expressions shifted slightly, and they quickly sped up their Body Techniques, rushing forward.

Before long, they reached the end of the passage and charged out into the true Court.

Inside the vast Court, Yuanhe’s team, which had been scouting ahead, was now engaged in combat with a portly figure in yellow robes.

Contrary to the intel Du Qiankun’s group had gathered beforehand, the yellow-robed figure was none other than Huang Weijun—the man they had previously considered the lowest threat!

On the surface, Huang Weijun looked like a plump, affable, wealthy merchant.

But at this very moment, his image as an affable, plump man seemed a bit... oversized.

He was dressed in the yellow robes of a wealthy master, adorned with gold and silver, and wore two massive golden rings on his wrists.

Everything seemed normal.

The key was, the guy’s size was just... too big.

Even from tens of thousands of meters away, Du Qiankun and the others could clearly see that Huang Weijun’s massive form was a full ten thousand meters tall.

In front of him, the five-meter-plus-tall Copper God and the rest of Yuanhe’s squad were like specks of dust in comparison, almost invisible.

The explosion just now had been the sound of Huang Weijun slapping his hand down on the area where Yuanhe and his team were.

Now, with a piercing laugh, Huang Weijun reached out again, bringing his hand crashing down on the seven of them.

"Kill!!"

The members of the squad all began to circulate their respective powers.

The Copper God stood at the front. A shield-shaped white light spontaneously appeared before him, expanding to cover an area dozens of meters wide.

The others all gathered their power, channeling it into the back of the shield.

BOOM!!

Another thunderous crash.

The shield of white light surprisingly held, and in the next instant, two phantoms shot out from behind it.

As the phantoms drew near,

SHIIING!!

at almost the same time, two brilliant, pale blue flashes of sword light erupted, shooting up from Huang Weijun’s feet toward his chest.

A fierce wind howled.

The countless energies in the area were stirred, warped, and twisted by the terrifying, swirling airflow.

This was the power of wind.

It was the powerful Swordsmanship of the Qingfeng Dao!

The ones who attacked were Xia Si and Su Yaping.

With their power levels amplified by the formation, a casual sword strike from either of them now possessed dozens of times the might of their former selves.

Now, with their Dual Swords combined, they completely disrupted the auras of all other powers within the Court’s space.

This also foiled Du Qiankun and the others’ plan to observe the battle from a distance.

Just as they were thinking of moving closer, but were hesitant for fear of being caught in the crossfire,

another series of dense, massive collisions echoed from the distance.

Terrifying Hui Jing pollution and extreme cold pollution erupted and spread simultaneously, mixed with a chaotic jumble of several other powers.

Amidst furious roars, the colossal Huang Weijun was completely enveloped in white light, blue wind, and blinding golden flames.

The immense chaos lasted for several dozen breaths before slowly fading.

Only then did Du Qiankun and Qi Jue hurry to look.

They discovered that Huang Weijun was being swarmed by seven streaks of light, which continuously carved gashes into his body from every angle.

And whenever he tried to counterattack, the streak of light representing the Copper God would ram into him head-on, knocking his strikes off course.

The two sides exchanged blows at an incredible speed, clashing tens of thousands of times in what seemed like a single instant.

If not for the fact that they, the Observers, were also extremely powerful, they would have been completely unable to comprehend the state of the battle.

If it were an ordinary person...

All they would see would be a chaotic mass of light and heat, with nothing clearly visible.

"They’re holding on!" Qi Jue breathed a small sigh of relief.

She had been afraid that the squad wouldn’t even survive the first wave. If the front line fell too quickly, they wouldn’t have an opening to help.

Thankfully, they were holding their ground now.

"It looks like they even have a slight advantage," Du Qiankun added, his eyes sharper.

"Mm. Yuanhe is only commanding and hasn’t made a move yet. He seems to have seen through Huang Weijun’s attack patterns. Every strike perfectly hits the weakest point of his opponent’s technique," Qi Jue nodded.

They were all a bit surprised. They hadn’t expected Yuanhe and his team to actually be able to withstand the pressure.

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