Chapter 949 - Reinforcements
Four figures appeared outside of Paradise Island: Steely, the Origin of Mutation, the Wrath War Tyrannosprite King, and Bow God Bart, now carrying the Void Hunter gene.
Bow God Bart collapsed the moment they touched down, having ripped open wormholes the entire way to save time. Getting the group to Paradise Island had drained him completely.
“Rest here. We’ll go greet our God!” Steely said in a low voice.
The three pressed forward. Spotting the towering wall of light stretching to the sky, Steely closed his eyes and reached out through the bond between a Saint and his God.
He found Han Wu’s position almost instantly. “Our God is on the other side of this wall!”
The three of them hurried to the base of the wall. Steely immediately drew over a hundred Obsidrum greatswords and charged his attack, while the Wrath War Tyrannosprite King gathered Gaia Force to blow the wall apart.
The Origin of Mutation raised a hand, signaling them to stop, as it could establish a link with Han Wu, even from this distance. Making that connection, it found that Han Wu was in mortal danger at that very moment. It had to act now.
“Hour Hand!”
A temporal barrier extending a hundred meters in diameter blanketed the area, encompassing Han Wu on the other side of the wall.
The Second Hand, Minute Hand, and Hour Hand each had trade-offs.
The Second Hand charged quickly and covered the widest area, freezing everything within 10,000 meters. The Minute Hand needed moderate charge time and covered a moderate area of 1,000 meters. Finally, the Hour Hand required the longest charge but covered the smallest range, only a hundred meters.
Time froze around Han Wu. He and all the former Dark Faction members near him couldn’t move. Although their minds were alert, their bodies and energy refused to respond.
Han Wu could have forced his way out of the stasis by pushing against it with sheer willpower, drastically shortening its duration, but chose not to. After all, the Origin of Mutation hadn’t used the Hour Hand to hurt him. It was to save him.
The Spear of Victory had already been thrown, locking onto Han Wu’s position and moving at the speed of light. Even within the frozen space, it crept forward at a speed of roughly one meter per second. Han Wu had fewer than a hundred seconds left.
“Again? What is this?” The Light God King was baffled.
Temporal abilities were extraordinarily rare and enormously draining. Han Wu had used one just moments ago. For another to be employed so soon, and one that lasted even longer at that, was unheard of.
But it didn’t matter. The Light God King still believed victory was his to take. Temporal abilities alone couldn’t stop his Spear of Victory, which was born from his Light Jurisdiction. Han Wu would still die in one hundred seconds.
On the other side of the wall, Steely and the Wrath War Tyrannosprite King were also caught in the stasis field and could no longer attack the wall. The Origin of Mutation was on its own.
It fished a compressed slab of dried flesh from its pocket, shoved it into its mouth, and chewed.
“Gene Lock!”
The Origin of Mutation transformed into a second Wrath War Tyrannosprite King and gained access to all of its formidable abilities. Although it wasn’t well-versed with them, it could still use them well enough.
Its massive new body spun like a drill, slamming into the wall of light. The wall cracked under the tremendous piercing force, and a large hole opened up.
The Origin of Mutation emerged on the other side, right in front of the Light God King. The Light God King’s eyes lit up the moment he saw the Origin of Mutation in its Wrath War Tyrannosprite King form.
The creature’s physique, powerful body, and devastating skill captivated him. He could sense it radiating the essences of fury, combat, light, and dragon. Most importantly, it was of the light attribute, a perfect fit for the Light Faction.
This one glance had the Light God King convinced. He had to have it. It would become the Light Faction’s banner.
That was when the Origin of Mutation scooped Han Wu and every former Dark Faction member up with one enormous claw, brought them through the hole, and dragged them beyond Paradise Island’s boundary.
The Hour Hand ability ended, and the Spear of Victory buried itself in empty ground, its energy condensed but unexploded. The Light God King snarled, visibly pissed.
At the same time, Han Wu and the others snapped out of the stasis and reconnected with their divine realms. Power surged through Han Wu, far greater than before.
Hundreds of Microcosms materialized behind him, forming a miniature galaxy orbiting his body. Some were Death Microcosms formed through invading, as well as absorbing Death Energy; others were worlds claimed through Stellar Plunder; and most came from his units. All of them answered to Han Wu.
Drawing on the energy of these Microcosms, every one of his injuries vanished, and his reserves were replenished. Peerless blazed with blinding white light as staggering energy was poured into it.
On one side of Han Wu, Steely’s hundred-plus Obsidrum greatswords merged into a single colossal blade 10,000 meters long. The Obsidrum Judgment was ready.
On the other side, the fully armed Wrath War Tyrannosprite King condensed a Gaia Force sphere over a hundred times larger than its own body, poised to drop it at any moment.
The Light God King bellowed at the Light Faction members behind him, “Pour every last drop of your Light Energy into me now!”
In a heartbeat, endless Light Energy flooded into the Light God King. Combined with Paradise Island’s terrain bonus for light-attribute power, his Jurisdiction’s output received an enormous boost.
“Holy Radiant Shield!” the Light God King roared, activating the second effect of his Light Jurisdiction. A titanic shield of pure light materialized in front of him and the entire Light Faction force.
Tens of thousands of gemstones appeared to stud its surface. A closer look revealed they weren’t gemstones at all, but Microcosms. The shield formed just as Han Wu’s side launched their assault.
Steely and the Wrath War Tyrannosprite King unleashed their attacks.
Peerless erupted with its fiercest glow.
“Dragon Slayer!” Han Wu roared, doubling the power of the next swing. “Heaven-Earth Severance!”
With that, he brought the blade down.
A slash carrying the combined force of heaven and earth fell. Three Subcosm attacks crashed into the Holy Radiant Shield at the same time.
The sky and earth warped. Shockwaves blasted outward, collapsing huge sections of Paradise Island.
When the dust cleared, the Light God King’s expression was murderous. A massive crack ran across the Holy Radiant Shield. Han Wu’s Heaven-Earth Severance had carved right into it.
That meant Han Wu’s blade had the power to kill him.