Chapter 511: Protectors Step Forward

They accelerated to their limits, quickly gathering towards the battlefield where Xu Yang and the others were.

In the sky, a dark purple cloud quickly appeared. Standing proudly above it were seven top-tier Guardian Elders, all clad in purple robes. Among the seven, there were two women, both tall, beautiful, white-haired ladies. The remaining five varied noticeably in appearance, but all shared one common trait: the immensely powerful aura they exuded.

“Third Brother, what kind of opponents do you think we’ll encounter this time?” asked a giant man with a large belly, carrying something resembling a wooden barrel on his shoulder.

“You stinking drunkard, is this really a time for you to be afraid?” one of the white-haired women teased with a light-hearted smile.

“Nonsense, Fifth Sister, have you forgotten? The top powerhouses foretold by the Dreamweaver Goddess are likely to appear this time!”

At the mention of the Dreamweaver Goddess, the expressions of everyone present shifted.

“Indeed, it’s true. Even the Dreamweaver Goddess cannot foresee the destinies of these individuals. They are absolutely variables not to be underestimated. No matter what, we must make them pay the price in this battle!”

“That’s right,” said the other white-haired woman, indignantly. “The legacy of the Guardians belongs only to us. No outsiders shall ever lay a hand on it!”

The seven of them simultaneously accelerated their speed, rapidly approaching the battlefield. Unseen, the decisive peak showdown that would determine the power structure of the Cloud Dream Lake was about to unfold! This battle would also be an epic one for Xu Yang, as he pushed towards a new pinnacle of power!

“Heh heh, a lowly ant, yet you call yourself Asura?” The massive silhouette of the Black Duke Warrior descended directly onto the Asura God’s soul form.

It’s important to note that the Black Duke Warrior’s soul form was a truly complete divine soul. In contrast, the Asura God behind Xu Yang was merely a damaged form, its strength far from being able to contend with the Black Duke Warrior. The reason there wasn’t a significant difference in their auras was entirely due to Xu Yang’s profound accumulation of over a hundred thousand years, which compensated for the disparity.

“Kid, don’t be arrogant with me. When I ascended to godhood on my own, you were still just a little brat!”

Indeed, according to the Asura God, among the various powers in the entire God Domain, the Divine Temple was still the nominal absolute ruler. This referred to the first batch of ancient gods, who became divine kings after humanity ascended to godhood and formed their divine cores. Therefore, if the Asura God still possessed his true, complete divine form, the Black Duke Warrior would absolutely be no match for him.

The Asura God, who had once reached the peak, would hardly concern himself with the Black Duke Warrior before him. In his view, divine-level powerhouses who cultivated soul pillars in the mortal realm were all failures among the divine race who could no longer advance. How could they be compared to unparalleled prodigies who achieved godhood through human cultivation? It could be said that the inherent pride of the Asura lineage was fully displayed by both the Asura God and Xu Yang.

“My goodness, I can’t believe Brother A-Yang still isn’t inferior in the slightest when facing a true divine-level powerhouse. He truly is a leader among humanity!” This scene on the battlefield, observed by Shi Lingyun who had been motionless for a while, made her admire Xu Yang even more from the bottom of her heart.

“You bastards, you’re using divine power to suppress my boss! How shameless!” Long Kun couldn’t stand it any longer. Although his cultivation foundation was far inferior to Xu Yang’s, he now possessed the blood of a phoenix and a true immortal phoenix body, making it difficult for even divine-level power to kill him completely. At this moment, Long Kun had enough confidence to stand with Xu Yang.

When he stepped forward to directly face the divine pressure of the Black Duke Warrior, everyone in the team was genuinely shocked for a moment. Once upon a time, Long Kun was merely a background character who would cling to Xu Yang’s leg, crying out for help. But now, he had become capable of handling things independently, standing as Xu Yang’s trusted right-hand man.

“Hahaha, kid, there’ll be a time for you to make your presence known, but it’s not now. I don’t want to see you get hurt!”

Upon hearing Xu Yang’s words, and to prove that he could help his boss share some of the pressure, Long Kun immediately attacked the Herdsman who possessed the Black Duke Warrior before him.

“Overestimating yourself!” The demonized Herdsman merely uttered these four words. However, just as he was about to make his move, he suddenly stopped. This bizarre change of tactic instilled a trace of apprehension deep within Long Kun’s soul, who had already charged right in front of him. And it was this hesitation that caused Long Kun to face even greater pressure.

The very next moment, an unknown sword shadow suddenly descended from above. It didn’t belong to the demonized Herdsman’s power; it appeared as if out of thin air. The colossal sword’s edge was incredibly sharp, and the instant it locked onto Long Kun’s aura, it erupted with an astonishing dragon roar! Simultaneously, Long Kun was forced to retreat rapidly.

It was at this very moment that the purple mist in the sky slowly descended, and the seven top-tier Guardian teams finally appeared.

“Damn it, it’s them! The people from Cloud Dream City have truly been alerted!” Xiao Hua sighed helplessly as she looked at the ashes of the exquisite pagoda, which had shattered into nothingness on the ground.

At this moment, no one knew what the exquisite pagoda meant to Xiao Hua. Everyone’s attention was focused on the battle.

“Audacious madmen, how dare you trespass into Cloud Dream City! You truly are a bunch of fools courting death!” Ling Yao, who had been silent for a while, suddenly attacked. A powerful sword shadow reappeared behind her, and countless fierce sword gleams whistled down furiously, launching a violent assault directly at the faces of these uninvited guests.

Ling Yao did not approach them too closely. She merely used this method to test them, but the outcome of her test astonished everyone. It should be noted that Ling Yao’s Sky Sword possessed immense power. However, the instant her endless sword gleams flew towards the top-tier Guardian team, five of the seven individuals in the team simultaneously attacked, condensing a powerful protective essence. This reddish-purple light caused all of Ling Yao’s sword marks and light blades to completely shatter!

“Soul Pillar Lord, let us deal with these good-for-nothings for you. There’s no need for you to personally intervene!”

Clearly, judging by the tone of the leader among the seven, they were already aware of the Herdsman’s identity and that he held an undeniably important position within the entire Cloud Dream City system.

“Heh heh, I was wondering which brazen group dared to cause trouble here. So, it’s just you good-for-nothings, daring to act so recklessly in our Cloud Dream City? Don’t you realize this pasture is our forbidden land? To offend even the Herdsman Lord, you truly are tired of living.” Among the seven top-tier Guardians, one of the two white-haired women, named A-Ling, was quite a chatterbox. Her incessant chatter before the battle line made Long Kun particularly impatient.