Chapter 491 - 335: Eco-Entanglement, a Slow Fight
"A great city ahead, and spectators in the sky." Wang Yi rubbed his chin. ’I can’t afford to lose, but I also can’t reveal too many of my tricks. So, how should I handle this next battle?’
He had his concerns.
The spectators in the sky were an unknown factor.
Even though that Emperor Tathagata had acted very friendly, Wang Yi was far from trusting him completely.
As for Shen Qing, Chen Jiqiu, Luo Li, and the others, their true motives were difficult to discern, so Wang Yi dared not ignore them.
’That giant city up ahead... since it’s approaching on its own initiative, it must have some kind of backing. It probably won’t be easy to deal with... Whatever. I’ll face the challenge head-on!’
Wang Yi made up his mind. With a grand wave of his sleeve, starlight appeared beneath his feet. He took a single step and arrived in mid-air.
HUM—Wang Yi’s figure flickered. Nine Level 240 Monkey Kings appeared. They rode upon auspicious clouds, wielded Iron Rods, and swiftly took their positions in front of Wang Yi.
At the same time, the wind and clouds gathered. Ten Thousand Celestial Soldiers appeared, each one standing upon the clouds, majestic and extraordinary.
The Four Heavenly Kings also appeared, striding forth from the four corners of the earth.
RUMBLE!
Thunder crackled as the Ten Thousand Celestial Soldiers formed their ranks, a vast and majestic sight.
"Fantasy Avatar, Final Fantasy!"
Wang Yi shouted softly. His Divine Power Body King Avatar, having practiced Divine Techniques through Cultivation in his domain, had now made his Fantasy Avatar much stronger. When its ultimate stage was unleashed, the Monkey Kings gained more skills and the combat power of the Celestial Soldiers and Generals was greater than before. The Four Heavenly Kings, however, were actually weaker. They were enormous and terrifying, but they were merely a light and shadow effect with no combat power.
And then there was the Cloud Palace Patrol Sound, which was even more soul-stirring.
It had to be said that Wang Yi’s Illusionary Clone Skill was in a league of its own when it came to creating an atmosphere. To outsiders, it looked as though he had instantly summoned an army of thousands.
Inside Da Hai City, a group of high-level Royal Court officials stared at a display screen. On it, the formation of the Celestial Soldiers was perfectly clear. The city’s various radar and detection systems worked feverishly, and streams of data constantly refreshed on the screen.
"Intruder detected ahead!"
"Comparing data... Intruder confirmed. It’s the Lord of the Strongest Royal Court, Taishang!"
"The magnetic field ahead is in chaos! Some detectors are losing functionality!"
"The target has summoned a large number of soldiers. We’ve detected nine Level 240 powerhouses so far."
"Annihilation cannon cluster has a lock. Awaiting orders!"
In the control room, a team of operators methodically relayed information. These operators were all young Mortals, most of them below Level 50. But they were the Waga Royal Court’s most elite combatants. Having received rigorous training from a young age, they possessed formidable military discipline and strategic awareness. Each one was more than capable of holding their own.
If Da Hai City hadn’t been activated, it would have been impossible to gather all these people in one place.
The Crown Prince, Zhang Gui, stared at Wang Yi and barked, "Matrix Cannons, lock on to the Lord of the Strongest Royal Court! The moment he enters range, open fire!"
"Yes, sir!"
A combatant responded at once and began working swiftly on the control panel.
At their command, Da Hai City halted its advance. It was still nearly ten li away from Wang Yi. Within the city, towering steel gun turrets and Alloy Decks began to rise rapidly.
Next, Da Hai City appeared to transform. The Alloy Decks fitted together, covering a large number of buildings and forming a hemispherical steel shell. Gun turrets protruded from this shell, their muzzles rapidly adjusting to point straight toward the sky.
Suddenly, all the muzzles simultaneously erupted with violet flames, launching countless shells into the sky.
Those were no ordinary shells. They were powerful Matrix Missiles launched from the Matrix Cannons. In the sky, they arranged themselves into a peculiar formation, like a great woven net. Adjusting their trajectory with precision guidance, they came roaring toward Wang Yi.
The nine Monkey King Avatars took the initiative and flew up to meet the attack. Wang Yi, for his part, also used the Qiankun Universe Blade. With a mere point of his finger, the Starlight River appeared. It surged forward for ten li, rushing to intercept the missiles.
Soon, fierce explosions erupted across the sky as countless shells were intercepted and detonated in mid-air. However, upon exploding, they released a strange, spherical energy field. As more and more Matrix Missiles were intercepted, this energy field grew increasingly powerful, becoming like a quagmire that sucked the Monkey Kings into its grasp.
’These missiles are strange!’
Wang Yi sensed the anomaly but was not afraid. With a single thought, winds surged and clouds roiled. The Ten Thousand Celestial Soldiers rode the clouds to war, and streaks of lightning howled through the air. The scene of their advance was absolutely breathtaking, as if the very world were being reshaped.
"Charge!"
Wang Yi shouted again. As he did, he swiped his right index finger across the spot between his eyebrows. A point of light flew out and rapidly transformed into a Bronze War Chariot.
Seating himself on the Bronze War Chariot, Wang Yi took no further action. He left the fighting to the Monkey Kings and the Ten Thousand Celestial Soldiers while he held down the rear. He even put on some music, took out his bottomless supply of strong liquor and cola, and began to drink them alternately for fun.
Of course, Wang Yi was not truly relaxed. He was carefully observing the enemy’s every move.
What followed, however, was the sight of the Monkey King Avatars and the Ten Thousand Celestial Soldiers being annihilated.
The Matrix Missiles launched from Da Hai City began to display their true power. The spherical energy fields they generated had merged into one, forming an enormous space over a hundred zhang in diameter. Within this space, an inward-crushing compressive force existed.
All nine Monkey Kings were trapped within, unable to escape. It was as if they had been thrown into a furnace; flames erupted from their bodies, and they began to burn.
The Monkey King Avatars were the core of the Illusionary Clone Divine Techniques. With them under such a heavy assault, the Ten Thousand Celestial Soldiers, the Four Heavenly Kings, and the Cloud Palace Patrol Sound were all affected. The effect was most obvious on the Ten Thousand Celestial Soldiers. Their forms flickered in and out of existence like a rolling curtain, their images becoming warped and distorted.