Chapter 468: Breaking the Blockade
This was the first time Anuo had seen Xi fight. He usually had a gentle and approachable demeanor, but he was unexpected to fight so swiftly and decisively.
Caesar and he fought fiercely, and only with the arrival of Mingxiao could they barely manage a draw.
Anno was secretly alarmed; it had truly become a spirit!
Sitar turned to look at her, puzzled. "What do you mean by 'become a spirit'?"
Anno said, "When an animal becomes a spirit and turns into a human, it means that it is very powerful. It's an adjective I learned on Earth."
After saying that, she added, "When I came back to life, I discovered that the world around me was full of people who had become spirits."
Sitar was connected to her consciousness, and after hearing what she said, she roughly understood.
The two were discussing the issue of spirits, and the key in their hands had already been fused into Xi's energy stone.
A progress bar is displayed above, with countless random characters flashing on the energy stone. The lock can only be broken when the progress bar reaches 100%.
Suddenly, the palace began to shake violently. Sitar grabbed Anno's waist and steadied her.
Mingxiao and Caesar were knocked away by Xi, their bodies crashing heavily against the wall.
Xi looked at them and curled the corners of his mouth. Golden light flashed in his hands, and the wall collapsed and deformed under his control, condensing into countless sharp golden blades.
Sitar and his group established a small network of consciousness and discussed what to do next.
"Leave the Golden Palace first. His abilities are strongest inside. The Golden Palace is a giant energy storage tank."
After Sitar finished speaking, Caesar was about to open the portal.
The next second, his face darkened. "My superpower has been blocked."
Originally, their abilities were shielded just like everyone else's. Caesar and Sitar used their core energy to create an isolation magnetic field, which allowed Caesar to use his abilities. Now, staying in the Golden Palace where the shielding energy is strongest, even their core energy is not very effective.
Most importantly, if they use a large amount of core energy, the Golden Palace will continuously drain their energy.
Xi looked at them and said, "Shall we sit down and talk?"
Anno said, "We've talked enough."
Xi sighed, somewhat helplessly, "It's a real pity that I still couldn't keep you by my side. Your Zerg's consciousness network is indeed powerful. Sevier built a very strong defense for you."
His purple eyes were eerily bright as he stared at Anuo and said, "It's alright. As long as you're by my side, I will shatter the defenses in your mind and free you from the shackles of your genes."
Anno frowned. "Break the shackles? And then be manipulated by you like a puppet?"
"That's not how it is, Anunu..."
"Shut up!"
Anno, Sitar Caesar, and the other two spoke at the same time; none of them wanted to hear him call her Anunu.
Xi clicked her tongue. "You Zerg are really impatient. You can open the blockade if you want, and leave as you please, but if you want to take my little princess away, then you'll have to leave your lives here."
Anno glanced at Sitar and the others, then nodded and said, "Okay, let them go first, and we'll talk later."
Xi's slender fingers twirled the golden blade, constantly changing its shape. "My little princess, you really can't lie, but I love how you look. You're so cute I want to eat you up in one bite."
Caesar and the others gripped their swords tightly. If their energy hadn't been so severely suppressed, they would have rushed forward and chopped Xi in two strokes!
Your Highness has been by his side for so long, it's really been a hardship for Your Highness!
“Come here, come to my side, and I’ll release the restrictions.” Xi reached out her hand to Anuo.
Anno took a step forward, but Sitar and Caesar both grabbed her arms. "Your Highness, please don't go!"
Anno glanced back at them, and they paused for a moment before letting go of her hand.
Xi watched as Anuo actually walked up to him.
A hint of surprise flashed in his eyes, but more so, joy. He reached out his hand to her, only to hear her coldly say, "Release the suppression and let them leave first."
After saying that, Anuo grabbed a sharp blade floating in front of him and pointed it at his throat. The sharp blade also cut her palm, and bright red blood dripped to the ground.
Xi's eyes darkened, and he immediately transformed the sharp blades into round rods, then retreated behind him.
"I always grant you whatever you want."
Xi's voice lowered as she looked at her bleeding hand with heartache, "Don't hurt yourself."
Anno scoffed, "Aren't you the one hurting me?"
A flash of light appeared in Xi's hand, releasing the suppression. She said to Anuo, "If I wanted to harm them, there would be more than just me in the hall now."
Anno said, "This Golden Palace is under your control. Even if you are alone, you can easily deal with us. What does it matter whether others come or not?"
"Xi, I know what you want, so stop pretending to care about me and indulge me. This care and indulgence is the least you can afford to pay. Your affection for me is no different from your affection for a kitten or puppy."
After listening to what she said, Xi stared at her for a while and said, "This is the first time you've called me by my name. I'm very happy. You're finally starting to open your heart to me."
Anuo felt she couldn't continue talking to him. What she wanted to say was that they should stop pretending. She knew what kind of person he was, and he knew what kind of person she was. She was indeed not good at lying, but she also understood that Xi had been indulging her all along, like watching a puppy play in front of him.
Xi is used to controlling everything because she can. The entire Heavenly City, Mo, and even Lyca are all under her control. Now she has used them to obtain the keys to all the Celestials.
Once the lockdown is lifted, Lyca will undergo a dramatic transformation.
This is their chance to go home, the only way out for the Lyca people, and also Xi's chance to realize his ambitions.
Anno was simply gambling on what Xi would do, whether he would go to the wider world and conquer a world better than Lyca, as he himself said.
These things will no longer be under their control.
“Anunu…” Just as Xi reached out to Anuo, they were suddenly suspended in mid-air. By the time Xi reacted and tried to stop them, they had already fallen into the spatial portal.
Anno was caught by Caesar before landing, and the two fell out of the portal.
"Your Highness, are you alright?"
Caesar quickly got up from the ground and helped Anno up.
"I'm fine."
No sooner had they finished speaking than a wild beast roared in their ears. They turned to look and saw a ferocious, enormous beast standing not far from them.
Its mouth was wide open, and blood was dripping from its lips, clearly indicating that it had just experienced a bloody battle.
It was then that Anno realized the portal was in the arena, but this time the arena wasn't filled with spectators as usual; it was full of guards.
She looked around; one side of the arena had been completely destroyed by a bomb, and there were messy marks everywhere, as if a riot had taken place.
In the past few days, there have been rebellions everywhere in the City of Heaven. In addition, the energy of the City of Heaven is unstable and it can no longer maintain its basic form. People in the City of Heaven are in a state of panic and chaos has begun to ensue.
However, the guards of the Heavenly City remained unfazed, and upon seeing her and Caesar, they all raised their weapons.
Caesar and Anno exchanged a glance and clasped hands. The moment the beast pounced on them, Anno closed his eyes and quickly reconnected with Sitar's consciousness. After learning his location, Caesar opened the portal again and went to where Sitar was.
When Anno emerged from the portal again, he was met with a scene of utter chaos.
Everywhere there were people fighting, explosions and fires, and constant gunfire.
Anno looked over and saw that Sitar was fighting with Xi. Fei and Lingqi had also joined the battle. She also saw Lingjiu, whom she hadn't seen for a long time. He was leading people to resist Xi's guards.
Without any special abilities, they could only fight them using the weapons they had stolen from Sky City during this time.
Anno and Caesar immediately joined the battle. The two raised one hand at the same time, and core energy burst from their hands, shaking off the large group of guards who were surrounding Zero Nine and his companions.
After they used their core energy, Fei Xing quickly locked it up again, only to release it again after they used it again, to prevent their core energy from being connected to the Heavenly City.
As Anno was heading towards Sital, he was blasted away by a burst of energy and crashed to the ground.
"Sitael!"
Anuo looked at Xi, who was shirtless with long, pure white hair flying behind him. His strong upper body was covered with energy patterns that snaked all the way to his face. His eyes were filled with murderous intent, unlike his usual gentle demeanor.
Golden blades danced in his hands, ruthlessly piercing and slaying those who opposed him, eliciting screams of agony.
The Sitars all revealed their original forms, using their thick outer armor to defend against his golden blades.
When Xi saw her, the ferocity in his eyes lessened somewhat. With a flick of his hand, the golden blade transformed into a supple rope that bound her and pulled her toward his side.
Sitar used his sharp insect claws to cut the long rope and pulled Anora into his arms.
Watching Xi recklessly slaughter those around them, Anuo said to Feixing, "Release my seal, but don't close it."
Fei Xing hesitated for only a moment before doing exactly as Anuo had instructed, completely unlocking her core seal.
The insect patterns on her body began to light up, and bands of light appeared behind her ears, revealing her semi-primitive form.
Caesar and Sitar stood on either side of her. The three Queen Insects, no longer hesitant, released their core energy to create a special magnetic field that covered the others with a shield.
Sitar handed the knife in his hand to Anno, and then the three of them attacked Xi at the same time.
Golden blades danced around Xi, blocking all attacks with their shields. However, their release of core energy gave Xi an opening.
Their core energy was depleting extremely quickly, to a point that alarmed Fei Xing.
A figure stepped in front of Xi and caught Anuo's slashing blade.
Anuo looked closely and saw it was Fei.
Caesar kicked him away and attacked him.
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