Sovereign of the Ashes

“Go fuck yourself!”

Watching the swarm of Blood Mosquitoes rush toward him while Mosquito Daoist continued muttering like a madman, Venerable Yunqi could not help cursing aloud.

He was merely watching from the sidelines, yet trouble had come looking for him.

He had already retreated to the very edge of this overlord-level battlefield, yet he was still dragged into it.

Worse still, it was not the Great Monkey of Destruction or the Great Sage of Demonic Heaven—his supposed enemies—who had targeted him.

It was the Blood Mosquito Overlord, whose origins remained a mystery and whose very presence sent a chill down Venerable Yunqi’s spine.

After being targeted by someone supposedly on his own side, Venerable Yunqi once again began questioning his decision to join the Gallant Federation’s war, even though Venerable Weiwu had personally persuaded him to take part.

Still, sitting around and waiting to die was not in Venerable Yunqi’s nature.

This early-stage Rank Seven overlord was resourceful, bold, and possessed the fearlessness that came with youth.

Enemy or ally, it did not matter. No one was going to treat him as easy prey!

A slender white jade longsword slowly emerged between Venerable Yunqi’s palms.

It was a top-grade, low-tier world-class secret treasure and his signature weapon, infused with his cloud and mist law power.

Venerable Yunqi had begun forging it after gaining enlightenment while observing the sea, sky, and mist of Myriad Manifestations World.

It had accompanied him throughout his entire journey of cultivation.

A faint, clear hum of law power rang out from the blade.

With the Blood Mosquito swarm closing in and nowhere left to retreat, Venerable Yunqi swung his sword forward!

A white sword arc imbued with law power tore through the swarm, instantly obliterating countless Blood Mosquitoes.

However, Venerable Yunqi’s law power was nowhere near as destructive as Wukong’s power of destruction.

The gap in their foundations was even greater, since Venerable Yunqi had only recently reached Rank Seven.

Despite the sword strike, vast swarms of Blood Mosquitoes continued surging toward him without slowing.

As a newly advanced overlord, Venerable Yunqi had never faced anything like this before.

He had no idea that every creature of flesh and blood targeted by Mosquito Daoist in the past had been drained dry, leaving behind nothing but a shriveled husk.

Just one arm?

Even Mosquito Daoist probably did not believe his own words!

Just as billions of Blood Mosquitoes were about to descend upon Venerable Yunqi, Wukong struck again!

“I am your opponent!” A towering, pitch-black figure appeared before Venerable Yunqi in an instant.

His Stabilizer of the Four Seas might be unusable now, but Wukong still had his fists!

A massive fist wreathed in raging Destruction Flame shot forward.

In the next instant, countless fist-shaped projections filled the starry sky!

Compared to Venerable Yunqi’s single sword strike, the Great Monkey of Destruction’s attack showed what true power looked like.

Strictly speaking, Venerable Yunqi and Mosquito Daoist were on the same side.

Any rational overlord would have stood back and watched two enemies tear each other apart.

But Wukong was not that kind of person!

Still seething with rage, there was no way he would stand by and let Mosquito Daoist get his way!

Even if continuing the battle placed him at a disadvantage, he was determined to crush this vile creature with his own hands!

Standing behind Wukong, Venerable Yunqi was deeply moved by his actions.

The white jade longsword was still in his hand. If he struck Wukong from behind while the great monkey was throwing his punch, Wukong would undoubtedly suffer another grievous injury.

But Venerable Yunqi did not strike.

The Great Monkey of Destruction had treated him with honor, so he would repay that honor in kind.

From the earliest days of his cultivation, Venerable Yunqi had been taught never to repay kindness with betrayal.

Moreover, Wukong’s earlier clashes with the Gallant Federation fleet and Mosquito Daoist had already left a deep impression on him.

Without realizing it, he had begun to respect this enemy.

Now, that respect had turned into admiration. Perhaps there was even a trace of gratitude mixed in.

“I’ll help,” Venerable Yunqi said.

He swung his weapon again, unleashing several more arcs of sword energy.

Together with the Great Monkey of Destruction’s fist projections, they tore through the swarm and destroyed a large number of Mosquito Daoist’s Blood Mosquito clones.

Unable to devour the prey right before him, Mosquito Daoist cursed under his breath.

The more he failed to get what he wanted, the more frustrated he became.

The Great Monkey of Destruction was also getting annoyed with Venerable Yunqi interfering from behind.

Mosquito Daoist was his opponent. He would not allow anyone else to meddle in their fight.

“Get out of the way!”

Wukong kicked backward at Venerable Yunqi, then charged toward Mosquito Daoist once more.

The kick did not carry much power, but it still sent Venerable Yunqi flying a considerable distance.

That was simply how domineering the Great Monkey of Destruction became once he entered a rampage.

Never mind Venerable Yunqi, whom he did not even know. Even if his brothers had appeared, they would not have been able to stop the monkey from taking revenge with his own hands!

This was a common flaw among Destruction-type overlords once their fury reached its peak.

Had Wukong still been thinking clearly, or had he been in better condition, he probably would not have rejected Venerable Yunqi’s help.

In fact, if the Great Sage Who Pacifies the Heavens and the others had arrived, the brothers would almost certainly have joined forces and beaten Mosquito Daoist together.

Although Wukong had just kicked him away, Venerable Yunqi was surprisingly not offended.

The faint pain in his chest was nothing compared to the strange sense of warmth and security he had felt when the Great Monkey of Destruction stood before him moments earlier.

Even now, Venerable Yunqi found it difficult to feel any hostility toward him.

Once again, he became convinced that joining this war had been a mistake.

As the Great Monkey of Destruction charged forward to resume his battle against Mosquito Daoist, Venerable Yunqi quietly withdrew from the center of the battlefield.

CRACK!

The energy barrier surrounding the battlefield that had already been pushed to its limit finally shattered!

Its collapse was likely caused not only by the fierce battles raging within, but also by powerful forces attacking it from outside.

A Gallant Federation Erebus-class overlord fleet suddenly appeared on the battlefield, accompanied by an overlord-class mobile suit and vast legions of troops.

Together, these reinforcements possessed combat power comparable to two Rank Seven beings.

At the sight of them, Mosquito Daoist’s heart leaped with joy.

Meanwhile, at the edge of the battlefield, Venerable Yunqi tightened his grip on the hilt of his sword.

However, Mosquito Daoist’s joy lasted less than two seconds.

A relentless series of explosions erupted behind the federal fleet, followed by wave after wave of violent energy.

The Gallant Federation was not the only side whose reinforcements had arrived. The Magus Civilization’s legions were here as well!

In fact, the two reinforcement forces had already begun fighting before they reached the battlefield of Planet Teyran.

They had battled their way here.

More importantly, the Magus Civilization’s reinforcements were clearly far stronger!

Wave after wave of savage roars echoed from deep within the federal fleet.

A massive legion of three-headed Khimairas rampaged through its formation, leaving blazing trails of fire in their wake.

Colossal Komodo War Beasts strode onto the battlefield with priests mounted on their backs.

The deep pounding of war drums blended with resounding war songs, forming a magnificent symphony across this battlefield where epic civilizations clashed.