Chapter 1737: May Fear Be Gone, May We Live Long!

With the arrival of reinforcements to the Heavenly Star Plains, almost all of the top experts of the divine continents were gathered in one place. Innumerable crowns filled the air, causing source origin energy to cascade around them.

A spectacle of Kings could be found here. In this exciting atmosphere, the morale of the coalition forces of the divine continents began to rise as thunderous cheers spread across tens of millions of miles.

After Qi Huang thanked everyone for coming, he immediately began to deploy the troops in an orderly fashion. Orders constantly streamed out, and the soldiers were spread across a defensive line spanning a million miles around the Heavenly Star Plains. Intimidating and almighty formations were set up, supporting each other all across the defensive lines.

Qi Huang's heroic and solemn voice filled everyone's ears. "Everyone, the Shadow World has focused their forces in the west of the Heavenly Origin Divine Continent. I think that they will start making their way here in the next few days. Our strategic objective will be to keep the Shadow World at bay until the Spiritual Resonance Cave opens up. When that happens and the withering glory resonance appears, we will have the upper hand and will look to seize it. If we succeed, we will be able to resolve the disaster and repel the Shadow World's incursion.

"Thus, I beseech everyone: no matter the cost, prevent the Shadow World from advancing!"

Although his words sounded ruthless, no one minded. Everyone understood that this was a battle of life and death, and there was no space to retreat. If the withering glory resonance landed in the Shadow World's hands, the divine continents' forces would unfortunately be wiped out. That would make it impossible to turn the tides.

Qi Huang's gaze swept across the sky, and he saw the nervousness in everyone's eyes. He took a deep breath and declared, his voice booming like thunder, "May fear be gone! May we live long!"

This was the warcry of the Academic Federation, and it put everyone at ease. In the past, people shouted those words whenever they entered an Umbra Caves to condense purification operations. That phrase contained an inexplicable power that could somehow drive away the fear in one's heart and solidify their faith. Thus, the experts from the Academic Federation took the lead with solemn looks and roared in unison.

"MAY FEAR BE GONE! MAY WE LIVE LONG!"

The various armies from all over the world were inspired by this, and they shouted, "TO THE DEATH!" Their hearts were filled with fighting spirit as they pounded their weapons heavily onto the ground, causing the air to shake. This was an existential battle and also one to protect the people and places they loved. If they lost, there would never be a day of peace again.

Boundless battle intent surged into the skies. The forces from the divine continents then rushed out, dispersing across the defensive lines according to Qi Huang's orders. Worldly natural energy churned as a humongous energy tide swept out in every direction.

After which, Wang Xuanjin, Zhen Linshuang, and the Golden Winged Peng, who had taken the form of a golden-robed elder, descended from the sky to speak to Qi Huang. They represented the pinnacle of the divine continents' strength. When the Nine Devil Kings of Sin appeared, they would be responsible for holding them back.

"Is it just us dealing with the Nine Devil Kings of Sin? Isn't that a little too much? Where is Lu Taiyi? Why hasn't Golden Dragon Mountain arrived?" Zhen Linshuang asked with a frown.

"Chieftain Zhen, there is no need to worry. Golden Dragon Mountain will soon arrive," Qi Huang replied. He then gazed at a streak of light approaching from afar, and a smile appeared on his face. "Your Excellency the Radiant Goddess, you have become stronger yet again. This is truly a blessing for the divine continents."

Within the streak of light was the elegant and armor-clad Jiang Qing'e. When faced with the looks of the Supreme Triple Crowned Kings, she calmly said, "When the Nine Devil Kings of Sin appear, I can deal with one of them."

While Li Luo was gone, she had progressed a bit herself and was now an eighth-grade Transcendent. With the aid of her Genesis Seed and four upper ninth-grade light resonances, her battle strength was terrifying to behold. If she were to go all-out, she could definitely hold back one of these Devil Kings of Sin, preventing it from wreaking havoc across the battlefield.

Wang Xuanjin sized her up and praised with a grin, "It has been many years since we met. Qing'e, your name has resounded across the divine continents. You and Li Luo will be integral to our success."

Zhen Linshuang glanced at Jiang Qing'e with an inexplicable look in her eyes. This girl was Li Luo's wife? She was indeed unsurpassed, whether it was in terms of talents or looks. With her incomparably sacred aura and countenance that resembled an actual goddess, the arrogant Zhen Linshuang couldn't help but restrain herself a little.

𝚏𝐫𝚎𝗲𝕨𝐞𝐛𝕟𝚘𝐯𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝗺

Qi Huang similarly nodded towards Jiang Qing'e before turning his attention towards the western side of the Heavenly Origin Divine Continent. Thick and boundless corruption was propagating towards them, eroding the heavens and the earth at an alarming speed.

"The Nine Devil Kings of Sin are the Shadow World's foundation. They will also be the greatest source of pressure. Fortunately, we have set up multiple mighty formations across the Heavenly Star Plains years in advance. Even they will need some time to tear through our defenses," he said.

Qi Huang glanced at the reinforcements, worry clouding his expression. "However, I can't shake this feeling..."

"What are you worried about?" Wang Xuanjin asked.

Qi Huang fell silent for a few moments before answering, "We can deal with the Nine Devil Kings of Sin, but the Shadow World has also been planning for this for ages. I'm worried that they will attempt to create an existence equal to a ninth-grade Transcendent. That would effectively end the war."

These words caused the expressions of Zhen Linshuang and the Golden Winged Peng to change. Wang Xuanjin sighed before he asked, "An existence equal to a ninth-grade Transcendent? Even with the Shadow World's resources, I'm afraid that would be no easy task."

"If we are attempting to do so, why would the Shadow World not do the same?" Qi Huang countered. However, upon noticing that the atmosphere had turned heavy, he smiled and said, "This is just a baseless hypothesis of mine. If that becomes an issue, we will have an answer. Li Luo is currently secluded in cultivation, attempting to break into the Ninth Transcendent Duke Stage as well."

The group nodded silently. Qi Huang had not expressed his thoughts earlier to the coalition forces, as he was worried it would affect their morale. Though he had to inform the other pinnacle experts in order to mentally prepare them for the possibility.

In the meantime, the forces which had arrived immediately went to work setting up the defensive lines. The heavy and tense atmosphere almost seemed to cause the air to solidify.

Two days passed just like that.

Weng!

All of a sudden, the worldly natural energy throughout the Heavenly Origin Divine Continent was riled up. Countless experts raised their heads to look to the west, where the horizon was turning black. It was as though black ink was spreading towards them with frightening speed.

Unlike a simple black dye, everything that was consumed by the darkness would immediately become devoid of life, a pure land of death. This was the Shadow World's tide of death, pushing towards the Heavenly Star Plains.

Two more days later, the torrent of destruction slammed heavily into the defensive lines after engulfing half of the Heavenly Origin Divine Continent. The entire continent shook at that moment; even the heavens and the earth were letting out trembling wails.

Qi Huang, Jiang Qing'e, and the rest had solemn expressions as they looked at the corruption cloud that went as far as the eye could see. Nine towering devilish figures could be spotted in the depths, and frightening devilish energy bore down on them.

The Nine Devil Kings of Sin had arrived.