"What? Divine power?" Gu Yu's expression immediately turned sour upon hearing Long Yuan's words. He knew about melting with divine power, but the problem was that he didn't have any divine power! This was just a waste of time.
"You can try to see if the flames formed from the power of gods and demons can melt it," Long Yuan added, seeing that Gu Yu was about to explode.
"Flames formed from the power of gods and demons?" Gu Yu frowned. The next second, the power of gods and demons surged out from his body and instantly turned into a ball of gray flame in his hand.
He then swept the flames toward the black gold refined gold, and the gray flames immediately began to burn the black gold refined gold.
Time passed second by second. Half an hour later, Gu Yu's face was somewhat pale, but the black gold showed no sign of melting.
"Unfortunately, your divine and demonic power has awakened too few times, insufficient to melt this black gold refined gold," Long Yuan said, looking at the black gold refined gold that had not changed at all.
"So it can't be melted?" Gu Yu said irritably.
“You’re not losing out; it’s just a free gift from someone else,” Long Yuan said.
"Then all my half hour of work was for nothing. I knew you were unreliable," Gu Yu said. Fortunately, this thing was given away for free. If it were included in the ten treasures, he could have dragged Long Yuan out and given him a beating.
Longyuan did not answer Gu Yu. It flew out of Gu Yu's body, picked up the black gold essence and began to study it. For some reason, it felt that the black gold essence was a bit strange.
Gu Yu continued to place the source stones, while the five source soldiers and Ri Jiu continued to mine.
Time flew by, and more than a day passed in the blink of an eye. At this time, Niuhua City was on full alert, and all sorts of dark cannon barrels were brought up to the city walls.
Meanwhile, a massive army of 700,000 Minotaur warriors had already besieged the city. Long Aotian stood on the city gate, looking at the dark, imposing Minotaur army, his expression somewhat grave.
This was more terrifying than he had imagined. The Minotaur army consisted of 700,000 soldiers, the weakest of whom were at the Spine Realm. In contrast, the entire army he had slaughtered in Minotaur City numbered only about 35,000 capable of direct combat.
Not to mention the twenty-fold difference, even their high-end combat capabilities are far inferior.
"Have those who launch Thunderclap aim carefully and target their King Realm. Have those who launch the new nuclear missiles head towards their center. The more people they can kill, the better," Long Aotian said to a person wearing a three-core black gold source armor. "Launch Thunderclap and the new nuclear missiles together. Give me a wave first."
"All Marquis Realm warriors and those wearing the Tri-Core Black Gold Source Armor, listen to my command! After the Thunderclap and the new nuclear missiles are launched, each of you will lead a team of one hundred men and charge with me. Laser cannon squad, provide fire support..." Long Aotian began his strategic deployment. This was going to be a tough battle, and at this moment there were six King Realm warriors in the city.
The group consists of six people: Long Aotian, Qi Jin, Duan Bo, Lu Yao, Sima Xiong, and Huangfu Jun. Sima Xiong is the deputy head of the Sima family and has a cultivation level at the peak of the King Realm. Huangfu Jun comes from the military, and his father is Huangfu Kui, the supreme commander of the Huaxia Military Region. His cultivation level is also at the peak of the King Realm.
"Has the Crimson Dragon not arrived yet?" Huangfu Jun asked as he approached Long Aotian. They could sense the power of the seven peak-level kings leading the Seven Kings Alliance.
If there were only seven peak-level King Realm experts, the six of them might be able to put up a fight, but the opponent still has sixteen King Realm experts!
"No." Long Aotian shook his head.
"I'm afraid your cultivation level is about to be overwhelmed, isn't it?" Huangfu Jun asked, looking at Long Aotian. He could sense the imperial aura emanating from Long Aotian, which had far exceeded the realm of a quasi-emperor.
“Yes, those above the Emperor Realm cannot participate in the battle. For this reason, I have been suppressing my cultivation. If I hadn’t, I would have broken through long ago,” Long Aotian said.
"Sigh!" Huangfu Jun sighed.
At this moment, in the Minotaur army, the middle-aged leader stared intently at Long Aotian on the city gate tower. There was a hint of murderous intent in his eyes. In just a few months, Long Aotian's name had spread throughout the Black Bull Kingdom, and even other kingdoms knew about him.
Hei Fengyuan is the strongest person below the Emperor Realm in the Black Bull Kingdom. His cultivation is at the peak of the King Realm, and his combat power has reached the Emperor Realm. Yes, he is a quasi-Emperor and the younger brother of Hei Fengxuan. He came here this time for Long Aotian.
He had a premonition that if he could kill Long Aotian, he could step into the Emperor Realm and become one of the true strongest people in the world.
“Your Highness, I think this Long Aotian is indeed worthy of his reputation. Just his aura alone makes me feel that I am no match for him. I wonder how confident Your Highness is?” Standing next to Hei Fengyuan was another peak King Realm expert. He was also paying attention to Long Aotian on the city gate tower, and he was shocked.
“Thumbs up,” Hei Fengyuan said. At this moment, an aura of royalty emanated from him, immediately attracting the attention of Long Aotian and Huangfu Jun, who were talking on the city gate tower.
"So strong?" Huangfu Jun frowned and murmured.
"Want to kill me, Emperor Cheng? Heh..." A contemptuous smile appeared on Long Aotian's face, as if he didn't take Hei Fengyuan seriously at all.
"He should be about to break through." At this moment, an old man with a restrained aura was standing at the rear of the Seven Kings' Allied Army. His gaze was also on Long Aotian on the city gate tower. "He lives up to his reputation. The human race is indeed not simple. However, if he breaks through, he will not be able to participate in the battle, and Niuhua City will not be far from being captured."
"Your Highness, shall we launch an attack now?" asked the peak King Realm expert behind Hei Fengyuan.
By this time, their army was ready to attack. The 700,000-strong army was led by shield bearers. They were very wary of the human race's technological weapons, as those things were extremely lethal. The shield bearers' shields were also specially made during this period. They were three-meter-high black iron shields. If it weren't for the Minotaur race's amazing size and great strength, they wouldn't have been able to lift them. Each shield probably weighed a thousand pounds.
There are as many as 50,000 shield soldiers, all of whom are at the fifth level of cultivation. If such an army were on Earth, it would be an absolute force that could sweep away everything, because each minotaur wielding a shield is comparable to a medium tank.
Behind the shield bearers were archers, and behind the archers were rows and rows of catapults.
"No rush, their reinforcements shouldn't be fully arrived yet, let's wait a bit longer." Hei Fengyuan seemed to notice the disdain in Long Aotian's eyes and said.
“Your Highness, this is probably not a good idea! What if their reinforcements are too strong and we can’t take Niuhua City? How will we explain that?” The peak King Realm cultivator’s expression changed immediately upon hearing Hei Fengyuan’s words; this was no joke.
"I am the commander-in-chief this time. Listen to me. Don't worry, I will take full responsibility if anything goes wrong," Hei Fengyuan said.
Then his gaze fell on Long Aotian again. "I will give you a fair chance to fight. Long Aotian, when I cut off your head, that will be the time I break through to the Emperor Realm."
"What a shrewd Long Aotian! It seems I'll have to make a trip to the Southwest Source Sect myself." Kong Chaoyang said with a gloomy expression.
"Second brother, I don't believe that Long Aotian would really put the Dragon Division's students in danger." At this moment, a King Realm expert said. He was Kong Chaoyang's third brother, Kong Chaoxi.
“Then you underestimate Long Aotian. He’s a madman,” Kong Chaoyang said. “I was saying that this year’s selection competition would be so different from all of this. I’m afraid Long Aotian had already planned all of this.”
What happened to the Kong family was also happening to other families and sects. Although they were angry, they had no choice but to go, because if Niuhua City was really breached, the geniuses in their families might really die, and they dared not gamble.
Thus, a vast procession set off from the capital and other parts of China. The number of Kings among them exceeded thirty, and the number of Marquises and Commanders was even more incalculable.
Another day passed, and the Seven Kings' Alliance was now eager to launch an attack.
“The Crimson Dragon didn’t arrive, and not a single King Realm expert came. However, quite a few Marquis Realm and Commander Realm experts did come,” Huangfu Jun said to Long Aotian from the city gate tower.
"Don't worry, they'll come sooner or later. Maybe they'll appear when the battle is over," Long Aotian said.
"I don't know what they mean? They haven't made a move yet." Huangfu Jun said, looking at the endless, dark mass of Minotaur troops with some confusion.
"Perhaps they are also waiting for our reinforcements to arrive!" Long Aotian said.
Just then, two figures flew in from afar. Both of them were at the King Realm, with one of them at the peak of the King Realm.
"The Dugu family, Dugu Chong, and Dugu Diyi have come to aid Tu Niu City." The two figures landed on the city gate and bowed to Long Aotian and Huangfu Jun.
"Thank you." Long Aotian didn't say much, but clasped his hands in thanks to Dugu Chong and Dugu Diyi.
"Of course, we are all Chinese people, and we should work together in the face of foreign invasion," Dugu Chong said. "What a grand display!"
Dugu Chong's gaze fell upon the dark mass of Minotaur troops below the city gate, and his expression immediately changed. "Twenty-six King Realm experts, seven of whom are at the peak of the King Realm, and one who is about to become an Emperor."
"What? Are you scared?" Huangfu Jun asked upon hearing Dugu Chong's words.
"What a joke, why would I be afraid!" Dugu Chong said this, but he didn't think so in his heart. He had already sensed the number of King Realm experts on the human side. Including himself and Dugu Diyi, there were only eight. Eight against twenty-six, plus that densely packed army that far outnumbered the human side by more than ten times. Even with the support of high-tech weapons, it would be difficult to win.
How could he not be afraid? He might die here. If he had known this would happen, he would never have come. He was even having second thoughts. But he had already come all this way. If he left now, wouldn't he be laughed at to death?
"Aren't you really afraid?" Huangfu Jun teased, looking at Dugu Chong's ugly face.
"A little bit." Dugu Chong realized that his expression might have given something away, and it wouldn't be good if he continued to be stubborn. "Aren't you afraid at all?"
"Guess?" Huangfu Jun smiled. To be honest, who wouldn't be afraid? After all, if this battle started, there was an 80% chance they would die here. Who wouldn't be afraid of death?
"Your Highness, shall we not attack?" The peak King Realm expert behind Black Wind Abyss asked again. Two reinforcements from the human side had arrived, and they had already seen them.
"Long Aotian, it seems your status among humans isn't very high? Only two reinforcements have arrived in one day." Hei Fengyuan murmured, staring at Long Aotian on the city gate tower.
"Your Highness, that lord is already getting impatient," said the peak-level King Realm expert to Black Wind Abyss.
"Then let him attack on his own. You are people of my Black Bull Kingdom, and your army is also the army of my Black Bull Kingdom. If you don't understand this, don't blame me for teaching you a lesson." Hei Fengyuan's face turned cold, and his sharp gaze turned to the peak King Realm behind him.
Sensing the chilling aura emanating from Hei Fengyuan, the peak King Realm cultivator staggered, cold sweat beading on his forehead.
"Don't think the Hei family doesn't know what they're up to. The Hei family isn't a dog, and we won't tolerate them ordering us around," Hei Fengyuan said coldly.
"My lord, Black Wind Abyss isn't planning to attack the city yet. If more and more human experts emerge, our plans might change." At this moment, in the Minotaur camp behind the city, an old man was drinking tea when a King Realm expert said this.
“The Black family, hehe…” the old man sneered. “Go tell him that a disobedient dog is usually strangled by its owner.”
Upon hearing the old man's words, the King Realm expert's expression immediately changed.
"Yes, Lord Manqi." The King-level expert bowed and walked towards Black Wind Abyss.
"Your Highness, Lord Manqi has ordered you to attack the city immediately," the King Realm expert said to Black Wind Abyss. "He also asked me to pass on a message to you: a disobedient dog will be strangled by its master."
"What did you say?" Upon hearing Wang Jing's words, Hei Fengyuan released an aura that caused Wang Jing to cough up blood.
"Your Highness, these words were not spoken by me, but by Lord Manqi." Although the King-level expert was injured, his gaze remained more focused than fear, for he knew that Black Wind Abyss would not dare to kill him, because he was Manqi's man.
“Go back and tell Manqi that this is the Black Bull Kingdom, and it’s not his place to speak,” Hei Fengyuan said. Although he was furious, he didn’t dare to really turn against Manqi. He wasn’t alone; he still had his family.
“Your Highness, you are a wise man. At this critical juncture, do you really want to go against Lord Manqi?” the royal realm official said to Hei Fengyuan.
Hei Fengyuan frowned, his eyes filled with anger, but there was nothing he could do.
"Immediately order the army to launch a general offensive in half an hour," Black Wind Whirlwind said through gritted teeth.
"Yes," someone immediately replied.
"Notify everyone to prepare for battle," Long Aotian suddenly ordered from the city gate tower.
The atmosphere inside and outside the city immediately became extremely tense. At this moment, the aura of 700,000 Minotaur soldiers gathered in the sky, like dark clouds pressing down on the city.
The cannons and laser cannons on the city gate tower were also gathering energy, waiting for the order to fire at any time.
At the center of the large, high-grade source stone mine, Gu Yu was still busy. He was placing the source stones in various positions in an orderly manner. Gu Yu's face was a little pale. The array he was setting up now was dozens of times larger than the Five Extremes Sky-Supporting Array he had set up for his parents in Mo City, and it required dozens of times more source stones.
This was his most proficient Six Harmonies Demon-Suppressing Formation. If it were really the Five Extremes Sky-Supporting Formation, Gu Yu estimated that he wouldn't be able to set it up by himself.
Even the slightest error in the precise calculations would render the grand formation unusable.
The five Source Soldiers and Ri Jiu continued mining. They were very fast and didn't need to mine much. They just needed to cut the Source Stones into pieces. In just a few days, the five Source Soldiers and Ri Jiu mined more than 3,000 pieces of Source Stones. Of these, Gu Yu used more than 400 pieces and put the rest into his Source Space.
Long Yuan was researching Black Gold Refined Gold. Sometimes he would burn the Black Gold Refined Gold with flames, and other times he would bombard it with powerful force.
"It really is hollow." Despite his disdainful efforts, a tiny crack appeared on a piece of the black gold.
"Hollow?" Gu Yu was walking right next to him when he heard Long Yuan's words. He stopped and looked closely, and indeed saw a crack.
The cracks make it impossible to tell that the black gold is hollow at all. The weight of the object and the sound it makes when tapped prove that it is not hollow! A hollow object should be very light and make a hollow sound when tapped.
"You're short-sighted! This has been treated with special methods. There must be something hidden inside, but the owner of the thing was afraid of being discovered, so he wrapped it in a layer of black gold." Long Yuan said, holding the black gold.
"There's something hidden inside?" Gu Yu was startled. Wrapped in black gold, the contents inside were definitely not simple.
“Most likely, after all, no one has nothing better to do than make this kind of thing,” Long Yuan nodded and said.
"Can you open it?" Gu Yu asked, his eyes now shining.
"It's hard to say. After all this time, we've only managed to create this small crack. It'll probably take quite a while to fully open this thing." Long Yuan stared at the black gold and said, "I hope it's not just some bored person using this blind box. Otherwise, they're just making fun of me."
"Then you continue?" Gu Yu asked Long Yuan.
"I'm a little reluctant, but I'm also curious about what's inside," Long Yuan said honestly. Opening blind boxes is sometimes just that kind of mentality.
"Then you continue, and I'll continue setting up the array." After Gu Yu finished speaking, he went back to work, while Long Yuan continued to tinker with the black gold refined gold.
He kept bombarding the tiny crack above, and if it weren't for the abundant source energy here, he wouldn't have been able to withstand the continuous drain.
With each relentless bombardment, the crack widened slightly, though it was almost imperceptible to the naked eye.
"Only one-fifth is complete." Gu Yu murmured as he set up the formation. It took him three days to complete one-fifth. To finish the formation, it would take him at least half a month. He was afraid he wouldn't have time to set up the Ten Directions Shifting Formation, since he still had to learn that technique.
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