Chapter 447 – War Weapon, Tianyuan City

As black smoke emerged and the Faceless One’s form hadn’t fully materialized, thirty nuns hidden in the surroundings simultaneously struck upon the command transmitted through the psychic network.

Among them, ten were already Holy Light Sages, representing nearly the majority of the high-end combat power in the nun contingent.

These thirty nuns formed groups of three, led by a Holy Light Sage at the center, with the other two placing their hands on the former’s shoulders from left and right.

The Holy Light Sages raised their hands high, and pure white absolute radiance barriers spread outward from them, enveloping the bewildered and astonished citizens one by one.

The ten barriers perfectly interlocked, forming a massive shield that covered the entire street block.

Pure white light filled the sky and earth, isolating all Filth, imposing presence, and storms completely.

The Faceless One sensed something slightly amiss.

Were the methods employed by this Tianyuan City too targeted? Had they come prepared?

He also noticed three humans who appeared to be the city’s powerhouses, subtly surrounding him in a triangular formation.

The Faceless One’s thoughts raced, his gaze fixed on Lu Liu, who seemed the most intimidating in his eyes. The next moment…

Whoosh—!

His figure suddenly blurred, and a faceless yet seemingly thousand-faced shadow instantly flashed before Laney.

Among the three, Laney was the weakest.

The black blade in his hand continuously extended, piercing through one light barrier after another before him.

This speed surpassed both Isloria and Lu Liu, let alone Laney who was merely at the Fourth Order Peak.

Laney couldn’t perceive the Faceless One’s form or movements at all; the enemy was like a dark phantom, with only the pervasive sense of Death from all directions indicating his presence.

…

“Mages… traditional mages aren’t adept at speed either. In the old era, there was a saying that within seven steps, warriors always prevail. Assassins who come and go without a trace are the natural enemies of mages. You nuns, excluding the few who wield giant hammers, fight in ways quite similar to us traditional mages.”

Facing Laney who came for guidance, Isloria continuously shared her experiences.

“If your eyes can’t see or keep up, don’t rely on them.”

“The elements of heaven and earth, omens of danger, fluctuations of energy… probe with your heart, using the methods you nuns excel at.”

“Come, let’s practice now. Close your eyes. I’ll attack, you defend.”

…

With heart.

To capture energy, and… the viscous, nauseating, yet crystal-clear Filth.

Laney had already clasped her hands in prayer. When the Filth suddenly invaded, she erupted with purifying power at the perfect moment.

Sacred radiance rippled outward in concentric circles, dissipating the malicious shadow and the blade shimmering with viscous black smoke.

“Clang—”

Only a chopstick-length black blade remained, blocked by the light barrier.

Just as the Faceless One prepared to unleash his power again, a premonition of Death arose. He employed a special ability, defying inertia to pull his entire body backward.

Swoosh—

A condensed beam of light swept horizontally from the side, grazing his body and carrying away several fragments that vanished in the wind.

After the star-blue beam swept across, it rapidly lifted upward, shooting toward the clouds in the sky.

“Boom—”A low rumble echoed from the high heavens, as if a bite had been taken out of the cotton candy-like white clouds by some greedy soul.

This beam was incredibly condensed, containing ultimate power.

It appeared unremarkable, yet was truly terrifying.

To be struck by it meant certain death!

The Faceless One glanced sideways at the pink-haired girl in a starry robe, her hair flowing in the wind. She raised her delicate hand, six spherical orbs spinning around her wrist before gradually dispersing.

In the next moment, an intricate and complex magic circle materialized before each of the six orbs.

Dense arrays and flowing starlight adorned them.

In an instant, six beams of star-blue light, no thicker than the girl’s arm but condensed to the extreme, formed and shot forth.

Six beams of light struck horizontally!

The Faceless One’s pupils contracted sharply. “This human… is she so cold-blooded?”

If this attack landed, at least hundreds of ordinary people within the vicinity would perish. Weren’t these insignificant ants supposed to be humanity’s weakness?

Before the Faceless One, a massive face emerged, its features constantly shifting between young and old, sorrowful and ferocious.

The face opened its mouth.

“Pfft—”

The star-blue beams tore through the face like a tattered sack.

They shot past the dodging Faceless One, but after traveling mere dozens of meters, the six beams curved like petals, arcing back with impossible trajectories to strike from the sides.

The Faceless One’s pupils contracted again.

He shifted sideways, evading the first beam;

He soared upward, avoiding two beams closing in from both sides;

He discarded his physical shell, escaping three beams that had completely blocked his body;

The Faceless One, now a wisp of black smoke, hovered mid-air, cold sweat streaming down. The beams he had desperately dodged now curved through the distant sky like whips, like a net, descending upon him.

All manipulated by the human girl far away.

“She cannot be left alive!”

The Faceless One swiftly activated his racial talent—Body Transfer Art!

As a Faceless One, he had naturally left spare bodies outside Tianyuan City.

The Faceless One looked down upon the city, at the countless human faces.

He would return.

“Bzzz—!”

The human-shaped black smoke flickered, then restored itself the next moment, as if nothing had happened.

High above, in a place unseen and undetectable, a majestic Tower stood tall, its millions of layered arrays humming as they operated.

Locked onto Tianyuan City;

Locked onto the main urban district;

Locked onto the 16th block;

The six beams pursued from all directions, striking the human-shaped black smoke at the center.

Star-blue light collided, compressed, and collapsed.

It resembled a nebula floating mid-air.

The next moment, a surge of brilliant energy pillars shot into the clouds, exploding into a dazzling firework display that lingered in the sky.

The radiant barrier enveloping the area rippled briefly before settling back into calm.

Isloria lowered her arm, the six orbs spinning around her once before vanishing one by one.

In the distance, Xiliu relaxed her sharpened claws.

Xie Yi lit a cigarette. “No extra work—how nice.”

He gazed at the sky, where the fireworks blazed brilliantly, and the surrounding people gasped in awe at the magnificent spectacle.

This must be the meaning.

Further away, Seventeen slowly relaxed her bowstring, removed the arrow, and lifted her head to gaze at the radiant fireworks. A faint smile graced her cool, composed face.

…Mu Yuan withdrew his downward gaze and revealed a smile as well.

Well done.

“Grand Duke, how was that fireworks display?”

“Yes, it was quite spectacular.”

The Gem Grand Duke’s smile was somewhat forced.

What had he just witnessed? A monstrous Legendary Realm creature that had infiltrated Tianyuan City was utterly annihilated into fireworks within mere seconds, and the entire city…

Forgive the expression, but not a single casualty or structural damage occurred—not even a drop of the monster’s blood managed to stain the ground before it was completely erased from existence.

And the only Tianyuan Expert who actually made a move was just one person.

A young woman dressed as a mage.

This person… the Gem Grand Duke vaguely recognized her. In the past, when envoys from his Gem Principality visited Tianyuan City, she was the official they interacted with most frequently.

Reportedly holding a position second only to the Tianyuan City Lord… a civil official.

Civil official, his foot!

“Just how many powerful experts does Tianyuan City actually possess?”

…

The commercial negotiations with the Gem Grand Duke proceeded very smoothly—the Grand Duke truly was someone reasonable to deal with.

After seeing off the Grand Duke, Mu Yuan entered his own mental network—the officers’ channel—and asked, “How’s the sweep of the city going? Any traces of other monster scouts?”

Lu Liu replied, “None detected for now. Lady Laney also indicated that the Sacred Seal hasn’t picked up any more Filth, but…”

“But this Faceless One most likely isn’t a remnant of the Black Crow Clan or Blood Serpent Embrace.”

Mu Yuan: “Hmm.”

During his time in the Warzone, he had reviewed some publicly available battle reports and understood deeply how troublesome Faceless Ones were as monsters.

Those infiltrating the Warzone were almost all at the Legendary Realm, with some even reaching the Legendary·Soul Realm.

Yet similarly, Faceless Ones were extremely rare creatures that only served top-tier overlord forces—certainly not something regional powers like the Black Crow Clan or Blood Serpent Embrace could possess.

If the Black Crow Clan or Blood Serpent Embrace had Faceless One scouts at their disposal, they would have infiltrated Tianyuan City long ago.

Mu Yuan tapped his fingers on the desk, concentrating deeply. “This Faceless One most likely originated from Dragon’s Slumber Valley.”

They needed to face directly—Dragon’s Slumber Valley from the Land of Red Mist!

A top-tier overlord force!

And unlike before, when Tianyuan City was merely an insignificant power beneath Dragon’s Slumber Valley’s notice, now they had undoubtedly entered its radar.

He had long anticipated this day.

After Dragon’s Slumber Valley’s previous defeat, upon regrouping, they would inevitably realize this as well.

However…

For Dragon’s Slumber Valley to extend their claws here wouldn’t be so easy either. After all, this wasn’t the Land of Red Mist. The Ten Directions Island Region also differed from the Great Warzone, which directly bordered large areas of the Land of Red Mist.

“Maintain standard alert protocols as planned. Continue searching for remnants of the Black Crow Clan and Blood Serpent Embrace. As for Dragon’s Slumber Valley…”

They could do nothing against an overlord of Dragon’s Slumber Valley’s scale.

All they could do was wait for Dragon’s Slumber Valley to extend its claws, then chop them to pieces.

…

Somewhere in the Ten Directions Island Region.

A massive, dragon-like figure crouched upon the earth, its golden-red vertical pupils coldly surveying the few Legendary Realm members of the Black Crow Clan before it.

“According to the intelligence, Tianyuan City has two particularly noteworthy powerful experts.”

A blue-haired young woman with chubby cheeks; a petite young woman with pink hair.

Both are likely Peak Heaven-Earth Realm level experts.The dragon continued, “Now, the appearance of Tianyuan City is clear to us as well. Currently, Tianyuan City is in the open, while you and I remain in the shadows. Aren’t you of the Black Crow Clan most adept at scheming? With the current conditions, prepare a performance that will lead to the destruction of the human Tianyuan City.”

“As long as your Black Crow Clan can accomplish this, our Dragon’s Slumber Valley will support you in becoming the Dominator of this domain.”

The Grand Elder of the Black Crow Clan swallowed hard.

This matter, though highly enticing, was…

They were to take on Tianyuan City?

Ah, this…

…

On the second day after the Faceless One incident, Mu Yuan received an important military intelligence report.

It wasn’t that they had discovered more scouts or traces of powerful individuals from Dragon’s Slumber Valley.

The former…

Mu Yuan estimated that no more Faceless Ones would infiltrate Tianyuan City in the short term. The Faceless One was no ordinary figure and was theoretically far more valuable than an average Legendary Realm expert.

The latter…

If Dragon’s Slumber Valley sent only a few powerful individuals to infiltrate, it would be difficult to detect them unless he specifically tasked Deadbone, Rakshasa, and Sophia to keep watch.

Even if they were to watch closely, it couldn’t be ruled out that the enemy possessed other covert channels.

The military intelligence he received came from the observation base.

Tianyuan City, Information Transmission Office.

Mu Yuan activated a crystal orb, and instantly, the burly figure of the Battle Armor General appeared on it.

He said, “The base has detected Filth.”

Mu Yuan: “The Filth Nexus?”

The original purpose of establishing the observation base was to guard against the emergence of a Filth Nexus, which could transform the entire Ten Directions Island Region into a Land of Red Mist.

The Battle Armor General shook his head slightly, “No, the energy fluctuations are much weaker than those of a Filth Nexus. According to our analysis, this is likely a temporary Filth device.”Once such a Filth device is established, it can transform an area into a small Land of Red Mist, often serving as the vanguard for the top overlord forces of the Red Mist lands.”

This meant that Dragon’s Slumber Valley was truly serious about the Ten Directions Island Region, unlike before when they only sent a few insignificant pawns.

It also meant that they had to purify the Filth device as soon as possible; otherwise, they might face the army of Dragon’s Slumber Valley—or at least a vanguard force.

“Unfortunately, since what the enemy established isn’t a true Filth Nexus, the observation base couldn’t pinpoint its exact location. Currently, we can only detect a very vague direction.”

In the Battle Armor General’s view, the situation was already quite severe.

For Tianyuan City, that is.

While a temporary Filth device couldn’t corrupt an entire Great Domain, it had the advantage of requiring less time to set up.

If Tianyuan City failed to locate and purify the Filth device within this timeframe, disaster would strike.

However…

This was no longer just a matter for Tianyuan City alone.

If Tianyuan City’s enemy were merely a regional overlord, the Alliance could only provide limited support. But now, Tianyuan City’s enemy was Dragon’s Slumber Valley, one of the main adversaries of the Taixuan Alliance.

This elevated the conflict to the level of an Alliance war.

The Tianyuan City Lord could request the Alliance to dispatch sufficient reinforcements, though it would take time for them to arrive.

He saw the Tianyuan Lord staring at the vague direction he had provided, pondering for half a second before saying, “That’s enough. We’ll find a way to locate the Filth device. The rest will be up to you, General.”

Battle Armor General: “?”

What was enough?

…That day, Tianyuan City, which had remained silent for months, began to rapidly bare its fangs as a weapon of war.

Elite military regiments marched out from the city, heading toward various parts of the Wilderness.

Powerful, invincible Legendary Realm experts transformed into streaks of light that tore across the sky.

Mu Yuan made no attempt to conceal their movements—there was no need. Speed was of the essence now, and the faster, the better.

The entire Ten Directions Island Region seemed to tremble.

“The number of Legendary Realm experts from Tianyuan City has increased again! That makes six now, doesn’t it?”

“What’s going on?”

“I heard Tianyuan City was ambushed by legendary monsters yesterday. Is this because of that?”

The elven legend Mirena and the giant Frost King both reached out via communication.

Mu Yuan did not hide the truth, directly explaining the reason and requesting their assistance.

Not long after,

From the Secret Realm entrances of the two major powers—the Elven Garden and Boulder Mountain Ridge—squads of elite troops emerged, also heading out in all directions.

The ambassador of the Gem Principality stationed in Tianyuan City gazed into the distance at the orderly formations, their invisible Qi interconnected. It was as if he could see a vast white tide rising—an Aura capable of sweeping across the land.

“During my time in Tianyuan City, I’ve always felt it was peaceful and tranquil, but… is this the true face of the city?”

“Of course. How could a powerful city that survives surrounded by dominant forces and occupies its own territory be anything less?”

The winds of change swept fiercely through the Ten Directions Island Region.

(End of Chapter)