The Shining Star Above The Heaven-Chapter 595: Battle Against Millions 4

The body of the Pride devil was instantly struck by the heavenly lightning. However, Aldrian slightly raised his eyebrows as he noticed something blocking the lightning for a moment before the pride devil’s figure disappeared and reappeared a kilometre away from him.

He looked at the pride devil in the distance, who now seemed to be gasping. Burn wounds marked his body, and they were laced with heavenly aura, making them difficult to heal.

The pride devil looked in his direction with a solemn expression. He had actually come close to death! If not for the defensive talisman he had activated by drawing on his own energy in that split second before the lightning struck, he would have already turned to ashes.

Even the defensive talisman, capable of withstanding a peak emperor’s attack and given by the Devil Lord, was instantly destroyed. But that brief protection was enough for him to escape using his escape talisman.

The battle between emperor-stage cultivators is like this, even a split second can decide life or death. Speed is one of the most important factors in combat at this level. Even if a cultivator has only a chance that lasts the blink of an eye, they must seize it.

The Pride devil, with his quick thinking, reacted fast enough to do what was necessary to save his life.

Aldrian that amazed by the Pride devil’s quick thinking and reflexes, then saw him take another stance, raising his sword and pointing it toward him. The Incoming Calamity sword’s blade, coated with the red glow of the Pride devil’s energy, grew brighter, and before long, it actually extended in length.

The destructive devil energy, combined with the Pride devil’s sword will, was a deadly combination if someone were wounded by it. However, the Pride devil did not seem finished. Suddenly, the surrounding wind was pulled toward him, and the swords held by the devil troops began to tremble.

Thousands of swords in the devil troops’ hands began trembling, causing them to glance down at their weapons. Then, one by one, the swords slipped from their grips and flew toward the Pride devil. The sight of tens of thousands of swords soaring through the air toward him was truly a spectacle to behold. All of them hovered around him, and every single blade was pointed at Aldrian.

Each of those swords was coated in the same red glow, and every one of them carried the power of a low emperor-stage attack.

The devil troops stared in shock. None of them had ever seen the Pride devil use this technique before. Even the other members of the Seven Deadly Sins were surprised. There was no one who could provoke the Pride devil to this extent, until now. For the first time, they were witnessing the Pride devil’s most powerful form and most powerful attack.

Aldrian watched all of this with his usual calm expression. He had to admit, this attack from the Pride devil was terrifying. The Incoming Calamity sword in the Pride devil’s hand carried the power of a peak emperor-stage attack.

When combined with the thousands of swords around him, each carrying the force of a low emperor-stage attack, the overall power might match the final strike of Cardinal Carsius to him at that time, a true display of the Pride devil’s might.

Without relying on any support type divine artifact, he could unleash power equal to what Cardinal Carsius had achieved using two divine grade artifacts.

But Aldrian, who observed all of the Pride devil’s preparations, was not idle. He had already been in the middle of something since earlier, ever since the Pride devil began to challenge him.

What he was doing now was something he had never attempted before, and he intended to try it here, in this moment, when no time could be more fitting, with millions of hostile troops standing before him.

"You are strong, I’ll give you that. But I want to see how you’ll deal with this..." Aldrian said to the Pride devil, which made the latter frown.

But then, he sensed something in the sky above and instantly looked upward. At that moment, the millions of devils also felt it, and all of them turned their eyes to the sky.

Unknown to anyone, Aldrian had been gathering a large portion of the earth-element energy from across his domain since earlier. At this moment, every earth-element cultivator across the continent could sense a shift in nature as the earth-element energy suddenly vanished.

This left many cultivators who had comprehended the earth element in shock. What was happening? This had never occurred before, one kind of elemental energy disappearing all at once.

Those near the border of the devil territory, still confused by the sudden change in nature, finally noticed something on the horizon, in the direction of the deeper part of the devil territory. Their eyes narrowed as they tried to make out what exactly they were seeing in the sky above the horizon.

The sky had already darkened because the portal was covering the sun, but they could still see something suddenly appear on the horizon. A massive silhouette slowly took shape, forming in midair beneath the darkened sky. It began from the lower part, as if being constructed or materializing from nothing, and continued upward as more of it emerged.

Even from the border, its sheer size was unmistakable, it was massive.

After a few moments, the people could finally make out what it was as it continued to take form. From their perspective, it resembled a colossal rock?

Those who could see it stared intently. The colossal rock was visible even to those standing in the Doria Empire and Vindas Empire. They gazed at it, bewildered, wondering what it was. Why had something like this appeared in the sky above the devil territory? Was the change in the nature connected to this strange phenomenon?

The colossal rock, visible across a quarter of the continent, was of course seen by the alliance troops, who were steadily approaching Aldrian’s position. By this moment, they had finally reached the fog wall and arrived at the section where Aldrian had broken the formation.

The alliance group came to a stop as they found themselves face to face with a group from the World Tree. The World Tree’s giant body stood tall like a beacon, which was also why the alliance forces had been moving in that direction, to see for themselves if it was truly the World Tree.

Once the group in charge of creating the teleportation portal completed their task and opened a portal to the nearest visible location near the World Tree, the alliance troops poured through. They immediately began pursuing the World Tree, which was already close by.

They had no idea whether the World Tree was hostile or not, but they could not risk letting it attack Aldrian from behind, especially not while he might be facing millions of devils.

They had just seen a burst of golden light, after all, so they believed the battle might have already broken out at Aldrian’s location.

However, confusion arose the moment the two sides met earlier.

The elves confirmed that the tree was indeed the World Tree, but what surprised everyone was that it was followed by thousands of beasts. And the strange part was the nature of those beasts.

The alliance forces were truly shocked by how powerful the beasts were, as they were exuding strong devil energy. The group included many emperor- and king-stage beasts, which immediately put the alliance on alert. A great battle could erupt at any moment, and if it did, it will demand great sacrifice.

But then, Pope Claudius noticed the golden phoenix and the great peng among the group of beasts, which left him confused. The others, who did not know about the golden phoenix and the great peng, were already preparing for battle. However, Vireline, fully aware of the alliance forces’ presence, did not attack.

Sensing the misunderstanding, the golden phoenix stepped forward to explain the situation to the alliance forces, about the beasts and the World Tree’s affiliation with Aldrian. They were following Aldrian and had come to support him.

Naturally, the alliance forces did not immediately believe the golden phoenix. But Pope Claudius, who recognized both the golden phoenix and the great peng, also stepped forward and explained the golden phoenix’s status and connection to Aldrian.

Hearing the pope’s explanation, many were naturally shocked. Aldrian had emperor-stage beasts as his mount, and it was even devil beasts? They truly had not expected this and did not know how to process it, as in their minds, all devils were inherently evil.

However, from the explanation given by the peak emperor beast and Pope Claudius, there were cases where devil beasts were not loyal to the Devil Lord nor worshipped the Devil God.

Many still struggled to understand and found it difficult to believe. But before the discussion could continue, their attention shifted as they saw something massive slowly take shape above the horizon.

All the beings present could also sense a sudden shift in their surroundings, the earth-element energy had suddenly vanished. They narrowed their eyes as the giant rock finally completed its formation in the sky.

Its size was truly humongous, perhaps comparable to that of a town. They narrowed their eyes, unable to understand how something that large could be created in the sky. The leaders of the major territories began to suspect that the giant rock was most likely a manifestation of natural energy, which meant it had to be some kind of technique.

The reason they thought this was because they quickly connected it to the sudden disappearance of earth-element energy just moments ago.

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On Aldrian’s battlefield, millions of devils looked up at the sky above them, where the enormous shadow loomed overhead. There was not a single one who wasn’t staring upward, even the Pride devil paused and looked to the sky, just as he was about to unleash his technique on Aldrian.

For a moment, everything fell silent. None of them could comprehend how a rock large enough to cover millions of devils had formed out of thin air.

How was that even possible?

Was this also Aldrian’s doing? How could he do something like that?

What was he, truly?

What kind of existence were they facing now?

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