Chapter 2742: A Tragic and Heroic Battle
Su Yang, situated within the Heavenly Dao Grand Array, naturally understands the intentions of the Heavenly Sect. At this moment, he can only withstand the pressure.
Regarding the situation of the Human Clan, although he hasn’t gone outside, he can mostly imagine it. In a full-scale battle, the Human Clan’s strength is definitely no match for the Guardian God. Thus, the victory or defeat of the Human Clan now rests solely on him.
If he persists, even if the entire Human Clan sacrifices themselves, this would still be considered a victory. However, if he falls, even if the other members of the Human Clan survive, this battle would be deemed a defeat.
In such circumstances, the Heavenly Sect desperately tries to attack Su Yang, while Su Yang must withstand at all costs. Neither side has any retreat.
Time passes bit by bit, with fewer and fewer members of the Human Clan around, while the Heavenly Sect’s attempts to capture people are increasing.
After twenty years had passed, wounds began to appear on Su Yang’s body, finally giving the Heavenly Sect a glimmer of hope.
The Heavenly Sect strikes again, seizing a large number of Guardian Gods, endlessly slaughtering them to sustain the Heavenly Dao Grand Array with their blood and flesh.
Another twenty years passed, and on the Human Clan’s side, the Suffering Buddha finally couldn’t hold on. His enormous body rapidly shrank, with his divine light dimming to its limit.
The surrounding Guardian Gods, freed from the oppression of the divine light, surged forth to besiege the Suffering Buddha.
Even though the Suffering Buddha’s golden body was mighty, under the assault of so many powerful beings, it was still difficult to resist.
The Suffering Buddha struggled to persist for a year, ultimately unable to continue. With hands clasped, he sat in the void, as the golden light around him completely extinguished, transforming him into an illusion which gradually dissipated.
In truth, considering the Suffering Buddha’s strength, he could have lasted at least another twenty years. But during such a long time, with his own power, the divine light illuminated this battlefield, restricting all the surrounding Guardian Gods, while also assisting all nearby Human Clan members.
It can be said that although the Suffering Buddha didn’t participate directly in the battle, he faced the greatest pressure and expended the most power. Thus, among the four strong ones, he was the first to fall.
After the Suffering Buddha was annihilated, another seven years passed, and the Supreme Dragon Emperor’s physical form was fully shattered.
With an unwilling roar, the Supreme Dragon Emperor mustered his last power, engaging in a frantic slaughter with the Undying Dragon Soul.
The surrounding Guardian Gods fled in panic, but over a dozen were still destroyed by the Undying Dragon Soul.
Eventually, the Undying Dragon Soul was also exhausted, and the Supreme Dragon Emperor followed in the footsteps of the Suffering Buddha, being annihilated as well.
Next was the Immortal Titan, a being of innate divine strength, who fell unwillingly amidst the onslaught of dozens of Guardian Gods. However, his enormous body exploded after falling, slaying at least half of the surrounding Guardian Gods.
Though the remaining ones managed to escape with their lives, they were severely injured, incapable of further battle.
The Eye of Chaos endured the longest, after all, parts of his body consisted of chaos, able to resist most attacks. Yet, his attacks consumed the most power. The mightier the attack, the greater the power consumption.
The Eye of Chaos was not killed by the Guardian Gods; he perished due to eventual depletion of his power.
Even so, the Eye of Chaos killed the most Guardian Gods. Among these four strong ones, his attack level was the highest, and he was the most aggressive in killing!
With the fall of these four formidable beings, the battle between the Human Clan and the Guardian Gods reached its final stages.
The strong members of the Human Clan were mostly annihilated, though some remnants still existed. However, now the Guardian Gods have completely seized control. How much longer can these remaining strong ones last?
The core of this great battle has moved to Su Yang’s side.
Watching the fall of those four powerful beings, Su Yang sighed lightly. Although he guessed the Human Clan wouldn’t last long in this battle, he hadn’t expected them to fall so swiftly.
This time, the Guardian Gods are entirely serious, deploying too many strong ones. Undoubtedly, they have summoned many strong ones from the Immortal Palace, just to capture half of the Heavenly Dao Stone Tablet.
Su Yang had previously heard from the Taoist Venerable about this matter; the cost of bringing those strong ones from the Immortal Palace is substantial. If this time they fail to seize the Heavenly Dao Stone Tablet, the Guardian Gods would be in big trouble.
Thus, it’s clear how much the Guardian Gods have sacrificed for this battle. For the sake of half of the Heavenly Dao Stone Tablet, they’ve gambled everything.
The Heavenly Sect flew to the vicinity of the Heavenly Dao Grand Array, observing Su Yang from afar, with a face of complacent sneer.
Now, Su Yang is heavily wounded, with bloodstains everywhere. The power of the Heavenly Dao is continuously eroding his Undying Golden Body, which is why the Heavenly Sect finally saw a shred of hope.
"Su Alliance Leader, let me tell you a piece of bad news..." The Heavenly Sect chuckled: "I’m not sure if this counts as good news or bad news. Your wife, Ye Wantong, the one who inherited the Female Sword Saint, self-destructed not long ago! She wasn’t captured by us, it seems, using her as a threat to you is completely impossible. Su Alliance Leader, do you consider this good news or bad?"
Su Yang’s expression remained calm, as he already knew about Ye Wantong’s self-destruction. The Endless Blood Sea was within Ye Wantong, and its essence had already fused with Su Yang’s Undying Bone. So, whatever happened with the Endless Blood Sea, Su Yang could know immediately.
Ye Wantong had fled for a long time, but eventually couldn’t escape from the Guardian Gods. The Endless Blood Sea assisted Ye Wantong in slaying numerous Guardian Gods, but couldn’t resist the sheer number of them.
The Endless Blood Sea was annihilated, and Ye Wantong was encircled.
The Female Heavenly Warrior, who was with Ye Wantong, ultimately died in battle, and Ye Wantong, unwilling to be captured, self-destructed to perish.
Su Yang knew all of this, but he wasn’t overwhelmed with grief.
This is the war between the Human Clan and the Guardian Gods—brutally harsh, with no way to protect those around you. Sometimes, even when you see them dying in battle, you are helpless. In this battle, no one can be spared!
Su Yang knew these facts, which is why he wasn’t engulfed in sorrow. He understood the key to this battle now lies solely with him.
If he can hold out, endure through this millennium, then the Human Clan can claim victory. By then, those who’ve fallen in battle can be brought back through reincarnation. Thus, no matter what happens, he must persevere until the very end!