Chapter 1314: Announcing Their Entrance

At the Second Heaven, the situation is getting more tense and confusing for countless people. The total war is still ongoing, but suddenly many unknown cultivators begin appearing from portals in the sky.

The portals exude a strong heavenly aura, the same aura as the portals they sensed whenever they watched someone ascend to the higher heavens.

The portals appear in various places. Some appear near civilizations, while others appear far away from them.

The ones that appear near civilizations are the ones that instantly make themselves known, revealing which factions they come from.

In one of the big cities, a portal appears in the sky near it. From the portal, three people come out, and all of them are humans. They exude the terrifying aura of peak Immortal Saints.

The one leading them is a white-robed young man with long brown hair tied in a ponytail. On his back is a long spear that exudes the aura of a Divine Grade artifact.

Once they fully come out, they look at their surroundings and quickly adapt to their environment.

“Finally, we are back here!” one of the men behind the team leader says excitedly. He is a young man with a sword at his waist.

“Fortunately, we came out right beside what looks like a big city. I don’t know what city this is, but this is our first target here. Better get this done quickly,” the leader says.

Although they do not know where they are, they already have a plan, so all they need to do is carry it out.

They look at the city below them and begin approaching it. They stop right above the city, and their auras burst forth so that everyone across the city can feel them.

“Attention to all beings in this city. I say again, attention to all beings in this city. This city will be under the rule of a new ruler. We are the Liberation Force that will free the entire Second Heaven from the invaders’ faith,” the leader said. His voice could be heard throughout the entire city.

The people in the city felt their hearts tremble.

The Liberation Force? Free the entire Second Heaven from the invaders’ faith?

That was something that clearly came from the rebels’ faction!

They were the followers of the evil gods who had rebelled against the gods that ruled over this universe!

“To all of the gods’ followers in this city, just surrender. We will not kill you. What you need to do is—”

Before the leader could finish his announcement, an attack came at him from the side.

A giant sword energy shot toward him with the power of a peak Immortal Saint.

“You fucking rebels! How dare you show yourselves here! I will surely bring your heads!” an old man shouted as he flew into the sky with a sword in his hand. His sword exuded the aura of a peak Heaven Grade artifact.

The group leader only glanced at the incoming attack, and before the sword energy could even reach his group, he casually made a sweeping motion with his arm.

At that moment, a powerful spear intent swept across the sky, making everyone feel as if a giant spear had swept through the heavens. The energy released by that sweep easily destroyed the incoming sword energy, and even the remaining force was still enough to reach the old man.

The old man’s eyes widened in shock, and he instantly raised his sword to block the incoming attack. He did not have time to use a defensive technique, as the speed of the incoming attack astonished even him.

Crank! Crack!

The attack struck the sword, and it instantly shattered! The peak Heaven Grade artifact broke apart, and the attack directly struck the old man’s body. His body was sent flying as a loud cracking sound, as if countless bones had shattered, resounded through the air.

The old man’s body crashed through several buildings before finally hitting the ground after being flung more than five kilometers. His body was already covered in wounds, and blood flowed from his lips and nose. He did not move, and many of the bones in his body were broken.

His breathing had already stopped, and no soul escaped from his body, signifying that he was already dead. The strike that hit him had not only fatally injured him but had also destroyed his soul!

The people who witnessed the scene widened their eyes in shock.

“Elder Jin was just defeated like that? How is that possible?” one of the bystanders asked in disbelief.

Elder Jin was one of the strongest cultivators in the city, and he was a member of one of the local noble families.

At this moment, when many of the powerhouses in the city were absent because they had joined the total war, Elder Jin was one of the few powerhouses who had stayed behind to hold the fort.

But he, a peak Immortal Saint cultivator, had been defeated so easily, causing many people to fall into despair.

After Elder Jin was defeated, many other cultivators flew into the sky and assumed battle stances. There were also many who came from outside the city. They were a mixture of cultivators from the local noble families and the temple.

They looked angry and determined, even though they had just witnessed one of their powerhouses being defeated so easily.

“Don’t be deterred! We have already informed the higher-ups of the temple, and they will send reinforcements! We only need to keep these evil followers here at all costs! Don’t let these evil followers shake your spirit!” one of the Immortal Saint cultivators from the temple shouted to the people.

Thousands of people were already prepared to fight, and from the look of it, they seemed ready to die.

The three followers of Aldrian looked at the thousands of cultivators preparing to attack them with calm expression.

The leader then spoke.

“So be it. I already warned you according to His Majesty’s message. I already gave you a chance, but you threw it away, so don’t blame me for what happens next.”

After he said that, his aura burst forth with even greater intensity, and the space around him became heavier.

Everyone across the city could feel it, and all of the cultivators preparing to fight him felt their hearts tremble. Their bodies became heavy under the terrifying pressure, greatly shocking them.

He then raised one of his hands and pointed two fingers toward the sky.

A strong spear will suddenly appeared in the heavens, as if the heavens themselves were wielding a spear. Every spear artifact in the city began trembling, and all of them pointed toward the sky.

The people in the city felt as though a giant spear was hanging above them, its tip aimed directly at them.

Fear gripped their souls, and many wanted to escape from this place.

However, many could do nothing but remain where they stood and stare at the sky as something manifested behind the clouds. Their eyes trembled, and they truly felt despair upon seeing the thing that had manifested.

What they saw was a giant golden spear pointed toward the ground. Its sheer size gave the sensation that it could destroy a third of the city.

However, they soon realized that the spear was pointed toward the area outside the city where a large Avergis Temple complex was located. The spear then finally descended, and the closer it came to the ground, the stronger the pressure became.

Many people inside the temple who saw it could only stand where they were in despair.

How could they possibly defend themselves against this?

But not everyone stood frozen in fear.

Some decided to make an effort to defend the temple. They raised the temple’s defensive barrier to withstand the incoming attack.

There were also many who tried to escape. But unfortunately, not all of them could get away, as the spear descended too quickly before finally impacting the ground.

BOOOM! RUMBLE!

The spear shattered the barriers with ease before crashing into the temple complex, creating a deafening explosion followed by the collapse of the surrounding terrain and a violent earthquake.

The temple was instantly destroyed, and an area spanning thousands of kilometers was reduced to ruins.

The powerful shockwave, along with countless pieces of debris from the impact, slammed into the city’s walls and swept away the people nearby. Thousands died instantly at that very moment.

No matter whether they were cultivators from the temple or any people who had the misfortune of being nearby, all of them died.

Luckily, since the total war had begun, the temple had been closed to normal visitors, which meant that the common people and others who would normally visit the temple were not there. The temple was not as crowded as usual, which lessened the number of unrelated casualties.

After the spear destroyed the temple, it dissolved into countless particles of light. The aftermath of the strike was a giant crater with a diameter of hundreds of kilometers, while the surrounding land was devastated for thousands of kilometers.

Seeing such a sight caused those who still wanted to fight to feel their hearts shake. Their eyes trembled, and they could not say anything. They had truly fallen into despair.

How the hell were they supposed to fight someone with that kind of strength?

They turned to look at the group of three again. They saw that the leader of the group did not seem tired or show any sign of weakness despite unleashing such a powerful technique.

It was as if he still had not gone all out.

“Do…don’t retreat! As long as we stand united, we can hold them off until the reinforcements arrive!” one of the temple members shouted, trying to raise the others’ morale even though he also felt fear.

“Attack! Don’t give them any chance to attack us, or we will all die!” another shouted as he and several other cultivators launched their attacks.

The group of three looked at the incoming attacks with smiles on their faces.

“Yes, this is how it’s supposed to be. Keep throwing your puny lives at me. I will send every one of you to the underworld!” the leader said.

The three figures then disappeared.

The scene that followed could only be described as pure carnage.