Journey of the Fate Destroying Emperor

Chapter 1402  Civilization War: Cultivatorsʼ Horror

[Unedited Chapter]

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[AN: I made a mistake in the previous chapter. The devil child cultivated Metal Dao since Fire balances out metal in the Five Element Chart. Iʼve already fixed it.]

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The Devi Childʼs shield blocked this barrage of attacks, but it still showed signs of melting. The vice-captains took this opportunity to rush in for an attack. Each had their specialty, but their attack now was to ensure maximum damage.

Boom!

The devil childʼs defense could not hold on and flew to the ground, but White Wolf was already waiting for him with his claw. The childʼs body instinctively moved, so White Wolf attack only scratched his back instead of cleaving him in two. White Wolf immediately disappeared from his spot, and the next thing that came was another barrage of fire attacks.

The devil child surrounded itself with a double-layer shield: one of pure energy on top, followed by a metal shield in the second layer. Such quick thinking displayed this cultivatorʼs extreme battle experience even after losing his mind. However, the mortals were not bad too. The Void Illusion Realm allowed them to experience many kinds of opponents.

The bombardment destroyed the shieldʼs layer, leaving the second layer with some melting spots. However, before the child could breathe, Vice-Captain Lu Zhen appeared before him with a flame shield and cut his defense like a knife passing through butter.

Blue Flower followed with a trident composed of lightning and thunder, and she threw it with enormous force. The devil child screamed in agony as the lightning ravaged his body, but this was far from enough. Vice-Captain Li Shen produced tree rots that directly embedded themselves into the devil childʼs arms and legs, not only injuring him but rendering him immobile.

”Now,” Li Shen yelled, and Grindax was already prepared to use his specialty: soul attack. Grindax was one of the few enlightened humans who chose a military/martial path instead of research. As such, his armor was designed with spiritual runes, allowing him to use techniques like mind or soul attacks.

The devil child felt danger and immediately tried to teleport from his predicament. However, all squads knew that the minimum level for any cultivation system to access space technique was Tier 4, so they considered this. The 3C pilotsʼ formation was not just to link their minds and energy reserves but also a space blockade in the area they had surrounded.

The devil child screamed in agony as the world spun around him. This attack looked devastating, but Vice-Captain Grindax was not also not feeling too well. Ultimate, a mortalʼs soul cannot compare to a Tier 5 cultivator. The armor boosted his spiritual power and protected him from the backlash, but its power was also limited.

The Devil childʼs aura drastically dropped, and White Wolf finally acted. He appeared before the culprit, piercing the latterʼs chest with his mighty claw. He destroyed all the devilʼs internal organs before ripping his heart out.

”Disgusting thing,” White Wolf sneered. ”Even your heart is black.” He looked at the disgusting thing in his hand and threw it away. The team watched as the devil child slowly lost gravity and crashed into the ruin of this mortal dynasty.

”I told you this would be easy,” Lu Zhen said as his mask automatically disappeared.

”We only won because of our teamwork,” Blue Flower replied.

”But we still won.”

”Now is not the time to celebrate,” Grindax added. ”This is just one cultivator among countless. Our work has just started.”

”Grindax is right,” White Wolf nodded. ”Enough chit-chat and immediately start the rescue mission.”

”Aye, captain,” Lu Zhen smiled. Now, they can finally focus on rescuing as many people as possible. Although this battle was intense and showed the result of their years of training, what is truly important is to save their compatriot.

”I must thank you,” suddenly said an eerie voice that sounded like the combination of three or more people. The pilots watched in horror as the devil child got up and looked at them calmly.

”If not for you almost killing me, I would have never awakened my consciousness,” the devil child said, buying himself enough time to use his Metal Dao to build metal hearts and other organs.

The devil child slowly floated in the air, standing before the team. ”A group of mortals? Is the source of your strength those armors? Interesting,” he smirked before his expression suddenly changed to cruelty and horror. ”However, you, ants, actually dare to steal the power of cultivator?”

”We did not steal anything. This is the power we build with our own two hands,” Lu Zhen snapped back.

”Donʼt argue with him,” White Wolf ordered. ”Prepare for battle.”

”So, youʼre their leader?” The devil child looked at him. ”You donʼt look too impressive.”

”Since we killed you once, we can do it again,” White Wolf said calmly.

”The greatest sin ants can make is not realizing they are ants,” the devil child said with a sneer. His injury had reached the point where he could fight at his peak again, meaning he had no more words for these ants.

[Supreme Sword Strike]

The devil child waved his hand to manifest an enormous black sword above the teamʼs head that rang alarm bells in everyoneʼs mind. ”Use the Five-Point Array,” White Wolf swiftly ordered. The team immediately got into position behind him to resonate all their energy, mind, soul, and runes. They generated a five-color shield above them, which appeared to have excellent defensive capabilities.

However, the devil child only sneered. His gaze shifted to the pilots surrounding him. A white light enveloped the sky in the shape of a perfect circle, followed by countless explosions; it was as if this was a festival, and these explosions were the fireworks. However, those were not fireworks. The devil child eliminated all these pilots with one sword attack, and after barely blocking that sword, the team realized what had happened.

”Now itʼs your turn, ants.”

The devil child rushed toward the team. Vice-Captain Li Shen acted the fastest by using his Wood Rune; Numerousee roots tried to intercept the devil child.

ʼWood Dao with the specialty of controlling the opponent? He may also be the teamʼs healer,ʼ the devil child analyzed as he cut down the roots. After this analysis, the devil child suddenly changed his target from the strongest — White Wolf — to Vice-Captain Blue Flower. The female pilot used the time Li Shen bought her to summon a potent lightning bolt and attack.

Unfortunately for her, the devil child had some understanding of the relationship between the elements. He calmly condensed a sword and used it to absorb her lightning bolt. Then, he reversed the lightning and boosted it before returning the attack to Blue Flower — he perfectly countered her attack.

The powerful electrical currents temporarily short-circuited Blue Flowerʼs armor, rendering her helpless. The teamʼs face became horrified as they realized she was wide open, and they immediately tried their best to support and protect her.

Swish!

The devil cultivator disappeared; he teleported directly behind Li Shen and cut off his head with one swift motion. Everyone was still focused on Blue Flower and did not react to what just happened. However, that would not stop the devil child.

His next target was Grindax. After the last spiritual attack, this person was moving sluggishly, and the devil child recognized such behavior as the backlash from spirit injuries. Grindax did his best by mobilizing all the energy in his suit for one desperate block. Sadly for him, the devil childʼs sword was not a physical attack. The sword directly invaded his Sea of Consciousness and obliterated his soul.

”Nooo!” Lu Zhen screamed. His armor combusted as he removed all the limits and burned all the energy and runes, turning him into a humanoid elemental flame spirit. He flew toward the devil child with one intention — kill him at all cost. However, the latter calmly responded to his action by encasing him into a metal ball and adding dozens of layers to ensure he could not burn through it.

”What an idiot,” the devil child commented. The only fate left for Lu Zhen was to burn himself inside that ball.

”Run away.”

”What?”

”Blue Flower, this is a direct order — live and run away,” White Wolf said. ”Iʼll buy you enough time, so run away.” The base cannot use spatial technology to teleport them back until their tasks have been accomplished or they are in an isolated area without any enemies in sight. White Wolf knew that only by finding a safe space could Blue Flower have a chance at surviving.

ʼWant to run away?ʼ the devil child sneered. He could not hear these twoʼs link communication, but their aura revealed much of their intents even if they wore armor. He opened his mouth to spit a mouthful of blood that rapidly condensed into another devil child.

”He knows,” White Wolf said with an ugly expression. He gritted his teeth before rushing to his opponent. He still wanted to fight both these creatures to buy his teammate a chance at surviving.