Volume 3, Chapter 86 – Increasingly Desperate Reality, The Celestial Blight’s Cruelty

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The Tower of Heavenly Resonance—

A supreme tower standing behind Qingxiao Pavilion.

Although it appeared to be a structure that demonstrated imperial authority, in reality, this tower was Mu Yelan’s final trump card.

Because of the existence of the Trinity of Malevolence,

successive emperors of the Kingdom of Qingyun had always worried about the invasion of Evil Gods. In order to obtain power capable of opposing those terrifying beings when Evil Gods invaded, the Kingdom of Qingyun had spent enormous human resources, material resources, and financial resources across five consecutive generations of emperors, even sacrificing countless beings with powerful spiritual power, before finally constructing this guardian tower.

When the Tower of Heavenly Resonance was first built, the energy stones contained within were too numerous to estimate.

And the Sage King Stone inside the Tower of Heavenly Resonance possessed the special ability to absorb energy from heaven and earth.

Therefore,

over the course of several hundred years, the energy stored inside the Tower of Heavenly Resonance had reached an immeasurable height.

Even after Mu Yelan himself advanced to the Divine Departure Realm, when entering the interior of the Tower of Heavenly Resonance, he could still feel an indescribable powerful oppression.

Therefore,

Mu Yelan’s final desperate gamble was to activate the Tower of Heavenly Resonance and use the earth-shattering power of the Judgment Light to blast the entire Qingyan City and the Celestial Blight into ash together!

Having witnessed the terror of Evil Gods in Chengluo, Mu Yelan didn’t believe that Ulutiel would be so easily destroyed.

But,

he believed that this strike would at least be able to delay the Evil God for considerable time, giving other citizens of the Kingdom of Qingyun a chance to flee to more distant places.

At the same time,

the ordinary Corrupted Beasts surrounding them nearby… would all perish here as well.

The Vassals of Sky wanted to destroy their Kingdom of Qingyun?! Then they would have to pay a certain price!

With this thought, Mu Yelan took a deep breath, suppressed all distracting thoughts in his heart, and rushed onto the plaza with all his might.

However,

just as Mu Yelan’s front foot had barely touched the ground, Nangong Wang also pursued and arrived!

Subsequently,

this Divine-Graced Maiden of the Kingdom of Qingyun, this Divine-Graced Maiden who should have protected her sovereign and defended the people, instead helped the Celestial Blight launch an attack on Mu Yelan. Arrows condensed from Augury Force now poured down toward Mu Yelan like a torrential downpour!

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However, just as these arrows were about to hit Mu Yelan, another figure suddenly burst through the air from the distance, directly intercepting the arrows.

And this man who had just arrived in urgent haste from the outer defensive zone of Qingyan City was none other than the Kingdom of Qingyun’s last remaining legion commander, Xiao Xuanyu.

He was also the legion commander who had previously led Mu Yelan in fleeing from Chengluo.

After rushing in front of the arrows,

Xiao Xuanyu, who was still suffering from unhealed severe injuries, said nothing and released all his spiritual power while burning his own soul.

“Stop right there!!!”

On his way to provide support,

Xiao Xuanyu had already learned about the current situation through Mu Yelan’s communication.

The sudden drastic change in the Divine-Graced Maiden’s temperament as she helped the Celestial Blight was indeed unexpected.

But things had come to this point,

so he could only steel himself and charge forward.

Knowing full well the vast gap in strength between himself and Nangong Wang, the moment Xiao Xuanyu stepped onto the battlefield, he began burning his own soul, unleashing all his power with the momentum of mutual destruction.

In any case, as His Majesty’s loyal subject, he had never planned to survive today.

The next moment,

accompanied by the powerful spiritual power fluctuations that rippled out from his burning soul, Xiao Xuanyu manipulated the three energy shields floating around his body, overlapping them in front of him.

“BOOM BOOM BOOM!!”

Countless platinum energy arrows bombarded the energy shields.

The intense impact caused Xiao Xuanyu to continuously spit blood, but his gaze remained extremely resolute.

While forcibly circulating his power to maintain the shields, Xiao Xuanyu cast an anxious gaze behind him.

“Your Majesty!! Hurry!!”

“Mm.”

Seeing his subordinate sacrificing his life to buy time for him, Mu Yelan bit his lip with heavy emotions.

Then,

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this emperor unhesitatingly removed the necklace from his neck and aimed it at the towering, majestic and sacred tower ahead. As Mu Yelan’s life blood and spiritual power were injected, the royal crest on the necklace emitted some golden light.

The magic array outlined on the tower’s exterior shell was also activated at this moment.

The tower’s surface was now quietly covered with a layer of black-gold light.

After the Tower of Heavenly Resonance was activated, perhaps because he now had confidence, Mu Yelan’s emotions stabilized somewhat. He then looked at the white-haired girl slowly walking toward him with a gaze full of hatred.

“Ulutiel, let’s settle this!”

“Hm?”

Hearing this, the Celestial Blight playfully tilted her head.

She didn’t rush to impose her love upon Mu Yelan, but instead turned to look at the tower behind her with interest, asking in a rather expectant tone:

“Little one, is this a gift you’re giving me?”

“Yes.”

Following Ulutiel’s words, Mu Yelan smiled and nodded:

“This is my way of expressing love, Ulutiel… you absolutely must not refuse.”

“A way of expressing love? Hehe, hahaha~”

Ulutiel laughed even more excitedly, more maniacally.

Along with her maniacal laughter, Ulutiel unhesitatingly spread her arms wide and said with a light laugh:

“Then come on~, let me see just how deep little Lan-Lan’s ‘love’ for me really is~”

“Heh, as you wish.”

Staring at Ulutiel’s face, Mu Yelan replied with a cold laugh. At the same time, this emperor’s peripheral vision couldn’t help but glance toward the sky. After taking in the sight of the Corrupted Beast horde that had already descended upon Qingyan City, a rare hint of joy surged in Mu Yelan’s heart.

That’s right,

until now,

everything was going as he had anticipated.

The Corrupted Beast horde had arrived—it was the perfect time to unleash the Tower of Heavenly Resonance’s power. And the Celestial Blight… whether due to arrogance or pathological psychology… this monster wouldn’t dodge his attack.

If that was the case.

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“Pay some price!! You monster!”

The roar echoed through heaven and earth.

Although activating the Tower of Heavenly Resonance would mean his own death, at this moment, Mu Yelan still unhesitatingly activated the activation technique within the necklace.

The next moment,

under Mu Yelan’s expectant gaze, the towering Tower of Heavenly Resonance gradually began to vibrate, and the tower’s peak bloomed with dazzling silver light.

But…

The silver light immediately went out.

The vibrations stopped.

The runes covering the Tower of Heavenly Resonance instantly lost their luster.

The Tower of Heavenly Resonance, which should have released destructive energy and swallowed Qingyan City and all the Vassals of Sky monsters within it, suddenly fell into silence.

The Kingdom of Qingyun’s ultimate weapon…

had misfired.

At the same time, a mechanical female voice drifted out from the necklace.

—”Energy insufficient, less than one percent, unable to activate. Energy insufficient, less than one percent, unable to activate. Energy insufficient, less than one percent, unable to activate.”

???!

Staring at this scene and hearing the repeated announcements continuously coming from the necklace, Mu Yelan, who had originally held the resolve to die, immediately collapsed and staggered back several steps.

“What, what’s happening??! Why, why?!! This shouldn’t be happening?!! How could this be!!”

This, this is a weapon that so many of our ancestors!

Spent so much effort to create?!!

How could it malfunction at this time, at this very moment?!!

“What kind of joke is this!!”

Holding his head, Mu Yelan roared hysterically, his legs going weak as he collapsed directly to his knees.

“It seems your gift wasn’t properly prepared. What a shame.”

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Seeing this, Ulutiel shook her head, her azure pupils filled with disappointed emotions.

Obviously,

Ulutiel was unaware of the Tower of Heavenly Resonance’s sudden energy depletion.

After all,

Miss Celestial Blight had wanted to try the feeling of being bombarded.

However, along with her disappointment, Ulutiel rarely showed a strange expression, looking thoughtfully toward the tower.

Hm?

Come to think of it, when I first arrived, when I first arrived~, there was still quite a bit of energy stored in this tower, right?

How is it that now suddenly…

After pondering for a while, Ulutiel chuckled and shook her head, refocusing her gaze on Mu Yelan.

“Since little Lan-Lan’s gift isn’t ready, then~, you should first accept my love for you~”

Hearing these words,

watching the Celestial Blight approaching him step by step, Mu Yelan slumped powerlessly on the ground as if he had lost all will to fight. Knowing he had no ability to resist, he could only look at Ulutiel with pleading eyes:

“I’ve lost… I’m at your disposal. But please, spare the other people of the Kingdom of Qingyun… please, I beg you.”

“Spare them?”

Regarding this proposal, Ulutiel raised her hand to cover her small mouth and couldn’t help but let out a snicker.

“Sorry, I can’t do that~”

“What, what?”

“I promised those guys~, not a single person from the Kingdom of Qingyun can be left alive~”

Stretching out a finger to press against her lips, Ulutiel revealed an extremely eerie and unsettling smile.

“But little Lan-Lan, thank you. Without your reminder, I almost forgot about those guys~. If I don’t chase after them soon, it would be quite troublesome if they actually escaped~”

As the Celestial Blight’s words were spoken,

under Mu Yelan’s almost despairing gaze, the Corrupted Beast horde in the sky let out a series of roars before surging southward like a tide… and that was precisely the direction where the citizens of the Kingdom of Qingyun were evacuating…