Chapter 618: Activating the War Fortress

"It's been over two years. I'm finally back."

Ye Wushuang stood with his hands behind his back, his eyes gleaming. He stared at the floating Barbarian God Battle Platform before him, silent for a long moment.

RUMBLE!

Just then, three figures flew up from Barbarian King City and knelt on one knee behind Ye Wushuang. "Pavilion Master!" they called out.

These three were none other than Feng Jue, Su Mu, and Xiang Tianxiao.

"Get things in order first. We'll discuss everything else after I come out."

Ye Wushuang said calmly, making no further moves.

How could he not sense the emotions of everyone in Lingxiao Pavilion? 'They have been humiliated for too long. I'm sure they're all holding in a breath of pent-up frustration.'

However, Ye Wushuang gave no indication of this. 'Though that veil brought them endless humiliation, it also concealed their sharpness and polished their temperament. At the same time, it tested their loyalty!'

'Only those who ultimately persevered are worthy of being part of Lingxiao Pavilion, and only they are qualified to step onto the War Fortress!'

"Yes, Pavilion Master!"

Hearing this, the three of them replied in unison.

"Also, lock down Barbarian King City. No one is to enter or leave. Within a radius of one hundred thousand li, I don't want to see a single living thing."

Ye Wushuang added, then signaled for the Xiaoo Yue Celestial Roc to fly into the Barbarian God Battle Platform.

This action stunned everyone in Barbarian King City.

'You can still enter the Barbarian God Battle Platform?'

"What is that kid doing?"

Inside Barbarian King City, the Craftsman Emperor watched in confusion as Ye Wushuang entered the Barbarian God Battle Platform. He had no idea what Ye Wushuang was plotting.

It wasn't just the Craftsman Emperor; even the Star Elder had no idea.

RUMBLE!

As Ye Wushuang stepped inside, the Barbarian God Battle Platform trembled violently. A Light Gate flickered into existence, swallowed the Xiaoo Yue Celestial Roc, and then closed.

At the same time, Barbarian King City went into lockdown.

「Inside the Battle Platform.」

A vast, boundless space appeared before the three of them, filled with the aura of Ancient Times. Ye Rou, who had just entered, was completely stunned.

She had never imagined that there was such a massive space inside the Barbarian God Battle Platform.

"Where is this…?"

The Xiaoo Yue Celestial Roc was in a similar state, utterly shocked. It discovered that this place was like a massive training ground.

"This is the War Fortress."

Ye Wushuang said faintly, without further explanation. He swept the area with his boundless Divine Sense, bringing everything under his control as if he had just seized a vast empire.

'With these resources, what's to stop Lingxiao Pavilion from rising now!'

Ye Wushuang was filled with confidence as he gazed at the ancient, giant palaces in the distance. They contained terrifying amounts of Cultivation Resources, enough to support a war.

'Before long, the War Fortress will be able to sweep away everything!'

"Follow me!"

A glint in his eye, Ye Wushuang called out to the two who were frozen in shock. He then headed for the central high platform as a Celestial Ladder materialized before them.

As if in a dream, Ye Rou and the Xiaoo Yue Celestial Roc followed behind him, entering the second level.

"Lord Barbarian Emperor!"

Ten elders of the Barbarian God Race strode through the air and bowed respectfully.

Each one was at the Yun Dao Level, their auras containing Dao Marks. They were terrifyingly powerful.

"It's time to activate the Barbarian God Battle Platform. Take me there."

Ye Wushuang called out to the ten elders and headed toward the central Crystal Control Tower.

Ye Rou and the Xiaoo Yue Celestial Roc stood to the side, waiting. Gazing at Ye Wushuang on the altar, they both felt he was an enigma.

Even Ye Rou, who had grown up with Ye Wushuang, felt she no longer fully understood him, unable to see through her younger brother.

Ye Wushuang looked at an indentation in the Crystal Control Tower and took out a Spirit Core. The boundless energy contained within it was enough to power the fortress for a hundred years.

'War Fortress, awaken for me!'

Ye Wushuang shouted in his mind as he placed the Spirit Core into the indentation.

Instantly, runes erupted from the Crystal Control Tower, shining with a boundless Divine Light that formed a shield of light around the tower.

SWISH SWISH SWISH…

Ninety-nine Heaven-Reaching Light Pillars burst from the Crystal Control Tower, shooting out in all directions and piercing into the void. The War Fortress began to tremble violently, like a supreme behemoth about to awaken.

"O, supreme King of War, release your furious flames, burn the heavens, battle across the eight wastelands, for freedom, for glory…"

At once, the ten giants of the Barbarian God Race prostrated themselves on the ground, chanting piously.

Ye Wushuang spread his arms, his eyes shut tight. Bathed in Divine Light, his body levitated in the void. He was like a supreme emperor, whose mere sight could overwhelm the soul.

"Time to awaken."

Ye Wushuang murmured these three words.

Instantly, on the first level, torrents of Divine Light rained down, driving away the desolate aura. The palaces trembled and their ancient gates, which had been sealed since Ancient Times, finally opened. From within, terrifying waves of energy pulsed out.

On the second level, all life was revitalized. The Ancient Wood stirred with vitality, and boundless Spiritual Qi enveloped the world, a hundred times denser than outside.

The sky brightened, as if a new world was being born.

RUMBLE!

Outside, Barbarian King City trembled violently.

Every eye was drawn to the Barbarian God Battle Platform, which was vibrating at a profound frequency.

Countless streams of divine radiance, like immense swords, shot out and pierced the void, growing in number.

"What's happening?"

Watching the shocking transformation of the Barbarian God Battle Fortress, countless people trembled. It felt like the end of the world.

The Barbarian God Battle Platform rose into the air like a Taichu Giant Bird. Its outer shell gradually sloughed off, the decay and ancient grime replaced by a layer of Silver Divine Gold.

At this moment, the War Fortress resembled an infinitely expanding, diamond-shaped silver crystal. It was orbited by countless massive, silver Divine Shields, which were bound by beams of Holy Light and darted across the fortress's surface.

"This is… the War Fortress!"

Instantly, in Barbarian King City, the Craftsman Emperor's eyes flew wide open. He exclaimed with an expression of utter disbelief.

As a member of the Dwarf Race, the Artifact Refining Clan, his ancestors had participated in the construction of a War Fortress. How could he not know how terrifying and heaven-defying such a thing was?

RUMBLE!

As the Craftsman Emperor cried out in shock, the War Fortress began to rotate. It moved toward the center of Barbarian King City and positioned itself there.

Then, a massive circular passage suddenly tore open at the bottom of the War Fortress. A beam of Divine Light, several hundred meters in diameter, shone down from above, forming a huge pillar of light. It also projected a large, circular pattern onto the ground below, resembling an Array Pattern.

"Warriors of the Giant Spirit! Follow me onto the War Fortress! We will follow Lord Barbarian Emperor and battle across the starry sky!"

To one side, Pann Xing, who had long been ready, roared and led one thousand Giant Spirit Warriors into the light. They were quickly pulled upward and vanished.

"Lingxiao Warriors, in companies of one thousand, enter the War Fortress!"

Immediately after, Feng Jue also shouted resoundingly, leading the ten thousand soldiers of the Lingxiao Army he had brought from the Celestial Pass into the light.

"Star Elder, old man, let's go in too."

The Craftsman Emperor called out to the Star Elder beside him, then led Qianling, Jian Bufan, and the others into the pillar of light. Enveloped by the Divine Light, they were pulled upward.

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PS: My apologies, I've had a lot of classes and homework these past few days, so the update schedule has been unstable!