The Era of Gods

Chapter 471: Chapter 471: Super Slarda

A squad of flying eagle knights flew out from Dragon City, riding on trained giant eagles with considerable combat power. However, due to their small numbers, Feng Ziqi generally used them as aerial scouts.

The flying eagle knights swiftly swept across the dense primitive jungle. Although nations have been established on the continent and the natives have transitioned from tribal to city-state systems, most of the settlements below the city-states still live in tribal ways, not yet fully adapted to city-state life. Apart from near the city-states, the vast majority of the wilderness remains undeveloped.

The speed of the eagles was extremely fast, and in no time, they flew tens of kilometers. After taking a wide detour, they arrived above a vast forest, where they unwittingly slowed down. The flying eagle knights, perched on the seven-to-eight-meter wingspan eagles, grabbed the reins wide-eyed with shock and disbelief, many subconsciously clenching their fists as they called out to the totems of their faith.

“O Supreme Ancient Dragon above, what is this?”

In the distance over that boundless forest, a Super Beast reflecting blinding gold light, much like a mountain range, was trudging through the sea of trees, carving out a broad path as it headed towards Dragon City. Behind this Super Beast was a dense army, their bodies shining like they were cast from gold, bearing a striking resemblance to the terrifying enemies who were the sworn foes of Dragon City.

With just one glance, they knew these were definitely the enemy.

After about half a minute of shock, a flying eagle knight finally reacted and quickly returned as if fleeing.

Lin Xiao, seated cross-legged on the Black Dragon’s back, looked up at the many departing black dots in the distance, showing no intention of pursuit.

After all, Slarda had already entered this plane. Being discovered didn’t matter; instead, the appearance of this Core Race would make the likes of Cao Yichen and Feng Ziqi, who were besieging Dragon City, hesitant.

“You say what?”

Feng Ziqi furrowed his brows into the shape of the character “chuan” upon hearing the scout’s report.

Standing beside him, Qin Rong pinched the bridge of his nose and said:

“Audacious. To dare skip the first major class of his freshman year and gamble against us, does he really have that much confidence in winning? If he loses, it will be a colossal defeat, paying dearly on all fronts.”

At this, Feng Ziqi’s face showed some wrath, and it seemed as if he was angry to the point of laughter when he said:

“I’ve heard of this guy. He was a top candidate on the list of prodigies during the high school stage, ranking quite high. Perhaps that fostered his arrogance. But what he doesn’t realize is the immense gap between high school and university, let alone the vast chasm between the higher and lower grades in university that is even greater than between the junior and senior years of high school.”

He scoffed and said:

“A mere freshman dares to challenge two sophomores and two juniors at once, commendable courage but foolish behavior.”

His gaze swept over the chaotic battlefield ahead, and he said in a deep voice:

“Order the retreat with a signal gong. Cao Yichen must have received the message by now. Tell him to leave a portion of the troops to continue the siege while the main force changes direction. Let’s go meet this daring junior and give him a proper lesson.”

Qin Rong chuckled and said:

“Maybe he also knows that many of our classmates and school leaders, including some alumni from the main base, are paying attention here. He might want to make an impression in front of them.”

“Then let’s oblige this junior’s wish and provide him with a stage to showcase himself!”

Feng Ziqi laughed heartily on the surface, but his tone carried a cruel edge, indicating his foul mood.

Like him, Cao Yichen was also in a similar mood, laughing in exasperation:

“Back then, I made a name for myself by stepping on a senior. Now, someone actually wants to step on me to become famous. How the tables have turned indeed!”

Li Ran was also initially stunned for a moment and then reacted, suggesting:

“Feng Senior probably noticed it as well. Should we coordinate with him?”

“Yes, of course. If this junior wants to put on a big show, how could we not play along? Get ready; I’ll meet him in person.”

As the leaders of both sides gave their orders, the besieging army outside Dragon City gradually retreated, and the massive formation began to divide.

Senior Chu Mo finally breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing this scene. Her gaze swept across the dead bodies beneath the city walls, and she ordered the mage team to set a fire and burn them all.

According to the unwritten rules of the main world, in internal disputes, unless one possesses the Death Divine Job or decides to follow the path related to the Death Divine Job, it is forbidden to desecrate corpses, which means that undead spells cannot be used to control dead bodies for combat.

However, against natives or foreign enemies, this rule does not apply.

At the moment, although a large number of natives were involved in the battle, strictly speaking, it was conflict among six Sons of the God Realm, so this prohibition was in effect. The manipulation of the dead for combat was not allowed, and the corpses must be incinerated after the battle.

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Of course, if there are corpses of mighty giant beasts too valuable to burn, they can be preserved with spatial artifacts to be used later.

Although the brutal siege had continued for several days, it was still just preliminary probing. Essentially, it was the natives who served as cannon fodder who perished, the core races of the clans hadn’t stepped into the fray yet.

After all, it was a super battle involving a total of one hundred and sixty to seventy thousand people. With numbers like these, even if their core races entered the center of the battlefield, it would be a near-suicidal endeavor, so they definitely wouldn’t send in their main forces at the start. They were certain to first use cannon fodder to wear down the enemy’s living strength.

Based on the number of native soldiers from all three sides, it was estimated that no main forces would take to the field for the first half of the month.

The defending forces atop the walls watched helplessly as the enemy’s main forces withdrew without daring to pursue. The troops the enemy left behind were enough to restrain the defenders inside Dragon City. They might easily crush any one of the forces left behind, but once two troops provided mutual support, things would become troublesome.

However, what concerned Senior Chumo most was the current unclear situation. She wasn’t sure if they were actually transferring troops or just feigning. If it was merely a feint, waiting for her to think there was an opportunity to lead the army out of the city only to suddenly reappear, then everything would collapse instantly.

Even though Lin Xiao had sent messages, she didn’t dare to act rashly.

At the very least, they had to wait until Lin Xiao officially engaged in battle with Cao Yichen and Feng Ziqi, confirming that their main forces were fully committed, before they could make a move.

Hovering over the vast expanse of the forest, Lin Xiao gazed at Slarda’s body below, which resembled a mountain. Even now, he found it somewhat surreal. With a height of three hundred meters and a length of four hundred meters below its tail, its body was truly a moving mountain range.

This size, coupled with the mythical hero template and the Asura Naga’s bloodline talent, meant that even ordinary True Gods would struggle to contend with Slarda at this moment. In a realm without True Gods, Slarda was truly unrivaled.

What’s it like for a Demigod to create a clan member whose strength surpasses that of their deity? Lin Xiao felt a bit anxious and incredibly exhilarated. He was extremely exhilarated indeed.

Meanwhile, he also had a strong sense of confidence.

He knew that there was a significant difference between the Supreme Naga in his God Realm and those transformed by magicians through bloodline rituals. While the species was the same, the Supreme Nagas transformed through magicians couldn’t hold other occupations in addition to their bloodline magician job. Hence, these transformed Supreme Nagas only had the power granted by their own species’ level, and their combat power was far less than the Supreme Nagas in the God Realm who possessed the hero occupation of god warrior.

This could be compared to games, where players with occupations have a vast disparity in strength compared to normal NPCs of the same level. That gap is as big between the magician-transformed Supreme Nagas and those within the God Realm.

Moreover, the difference was even more significant than imagined because the occupations of Supreme Naga within the God Realm are of the hero class, and they can receive bonuses from Ancient Treasures within the God Realm.

The many Supreme Nagas who’ve advanced through bloodline magic on this plane have not yet returned to the God Realm to be integrated into its system and aren’t ranked as God Realm Species. They can’t benefit from the Ancient Treasure bonuses.

This also accounted for his inability to overpower Cao Yichen and Feng Ziqi amongst other seniors in the past. They were downgraded versions of Supreme Nagas. If there were more than a hundred Supreme Nagas cultivated within the God Realm as Lords, combined with the support of hundreds of Transcendent magicians, they could certainly sweep through any plane.

Sitting astride the Black Dragon, Najelanmu slowly circled above the army. He could now see Feng Ziqi and Cao Yichen coming.

He hadn’t seen the people or the army yet, but he could feel them.

Having gathered so many totems, their totems were already on the cusp of a transformative stage. They all had a premonition that by merging the totems of any other family, a qualitative change would occur, leading to the birth of High Authority Power.

In other words, as soon as one of the three families was eliminated, merging their totems with another would create High Authority Power, granting them the Supreme Divine Position, without needing to merge all the totems.

The High Authority Power is an incomplete version of the Supreme Divine Position, a result of the imperfections in this realm’s rules that make it impossible to give birth to a Supreme Divine Position, but the effect is the same.

Holding High Authority Power is akin to being the supreme deity of this realm. It grants the authority to appoint any creature as a totem, along with the power to strip any totem of its abilities—an exceedingly imperial power.

Therefore, this battle is extremely critical. One can’t say it will directly determine the ownership of the realm, but whoever gains High Authority Power will hold an absolute initiative here. Even if external forces intervene, unless several True Gods descend, they will be unable to contend with the holder of High Authority Power.

Half an hour later, Lin Xiao saw two massive armies—one on the left and one on the right—slowly advancing through the primeval jungle.

The primeval jungle didn’t halt their march; it was as if a steamroller was flattening vast swathes of forest.

The core race of Feng Ziqi’s clan was an exceptionally rare and powerful Beastmen species—their variant of the elephant people, the Sub-legendary Silverback Mammoth People.

They were an extraordinarily powerful species, reaching an average height of five to six meters and possessing terrifyingly formidable bodies and strength even among Sub-legendary Races.

Of course, they couldn’t compare to the Legendary Beings, the Asura Naga, and not even with the downgraded version of the Supreme Naga, which had been transformed through bloodline magician. During multiple confrontations, many magicians still in human form with the Naga bloodline were able to confront the significantly larger Silverback Mammoth Beasts two on one.

Needless to say, once they transformed into Supreme Nagas, even without the professional template, these downgraded Lords were able to suppress Legendary Silverback Mammoth Beasts face-to-face.

If it weren’t for their scarce number, relying on the formidable strength of the Asura Naga, they could have forcefully defeated one of them thirty years ago, rather than hesitating until now, daring to open the Divine Realm Gate only after giving up their major course of study.

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