Chapter 1592: Last Resort Protection Mode

’Damn it, how useless are two twins?’ Terogene Khan cursed. He knew there was no way Song Luli could defeat Bai Qi, but she only needed to hold on a little longer. He exhaled to calm down, trying to think of a solution.

"Whatever they paid you," Bai Qi said in a harsh, almost inhuman voice. "Is it worth your life?"

Terogene Khan squinted. "No, it’s not worth it."

"I can pay you more," Wang Wei suddenly said directly into his mind. "I have even more data."

"This is not about any reward, and you know it," Terogene replied. The puppet was a master of defense, and Bai Qi’s Slaughter Dao was the epitome of attacking-based Dao. It took Terogene so much to deal with one, meaning he had no choice but to deal with both. And if they work together to find his Time Mark, the result of this fight will not be Limbo, but true death.

"You just need to buy a little more time," Wang Wei persuaded.

"Our contract was to stop one Primal, and I told you I would prioritize my safety," Terogene continued. "I’m sorry, but this is as far as I’m willing to interfere in the affairs of the Overlords." Terogene no longer hesitated and teleported away, washing his hands clean of this entire event.

"Shit," Wang Wei cursed. If this bastard had given him a few minutes, he could have convinced Cao Sicong to support him. He calmed down, using this event as a learning opportunity. Before Mongke becomes the Khan and a Primal, the Barbarian Race is not as much of a reliable ally as he thinks.

Bai Qi glanced at him. His eyes flashed with a red hue full of desire for slaughter, but it quickly dissipated. The Killing God turned to the puppet: "Now, there is no excuse to fail his majesty’s orders."

The puppet said very little, except to teleport back to the Origin Seal Continent. He raised his hand to use the same attack he used on the Khan, but the target was the city underneath him. Bai Qi followed him by summoning a river of blood that slowly turned into a red spear.

Bang!

The city’s defensive array trembled before cracks spread over a few hundred meters of its surface area. However, before they could rejoice, another power materialized and instantly fixed the damage. A tinge of surprise flashed in the attacker’s eyes. Even without someone managing the array, or considering that a significant portion of its power was diverted to something else, this array could still block the full power of two elite primals.

’No wonder his majesty thinks she is his greatest threat in the race of transcendence,’ Bai Qi thought. He summoned another river of blood, but this one was also accompanied by souls full of resentment. Meanwhile, the Terracotta General’s sword grew from a few thousand meters to ten thousand meters.

’I need a plan, and I need it quick,’ Wang Wei thought, trying to remain calm in these circumstances. His focus was on dealing with this annoying assassin, and he could not free himself. ’Let me do a quick check on Song Luli first.’ His wife would be devastated if something were to happen to her disciple, so Wang Wei wanted to anticipate the situation.

He used the karma link to her. Luckily, she was alive — albeit in a weak state. It seems even with the support of the continent’s artificial Construct, Bai Qi outclassed her.

’Wait, the six Constructs,’ Wang Wei realized. Now that she was not using them, he could. He did not hesitate to borrow their powers. Six magic circles suddenly manifested above the city’s defensive array, before condensing into a six-layer protective shield. The combined attacks of these penetrated two layers, but the interesting part of this six-layer shield is its connection; the four intact layers immediately used their powers to repair the damaged parts.

Bai Qi glanced at him, and without any signs, a blood rain started falling on Wang Wei’s body. The six-layer shield manifested around him, showing that the city’s formation also protected him. Bai Qi narrowed his eyes. "Take out the talisman."

The general summoned the Anti-Array Talisman and activated it. The talisman flew into the sky, blessing the two of them with its power. They attacked and successfully penetrated three layers of defense. Bai Qi immediately showed an annoyed look before summoning three Grand Constructs: Source Qi Space, River of Time, and Six Paths Samsara.

With his strength as an A-Class Primal, he went all out. The puppet did not attack, but used a skill that allowed him to further boost Bai Qi’s attack potency. So, as the enormous blood spear fell on Origin Seal City, four of the six-layer defenses were penetrated.

’This defense is better than Qin’s old array,’ Bai Qi analyzed. Without mastering the pendant and upgrading the dynasty’s protective array, they would not be able to compete. Qin has always been proud of their defensive capabilities since what they did during the Devil Conquest. However, this place has long surpassed their achievements, and they were just unaware.

"What should we do now?" The Terracotta General asked. Bai Qi answered him with actions. He swallowed a Berserker Pill, instantly making his aura stronger, but more chaotic. The general followed him by swallowing a pill of similar effects, but designed for puppets.

[Resentment Army]

An army of all the people Bai Qi had cruelly killed manifested between Heaven and Earth. Their roar of resentment instantly turned this domain extremely cold due to an intense invasion of Yin Qi. The Dragon Protection Sword summoned a Yin Dragon that swam around this undead army before turning into motes of light that entered their bodies.

Under Bai Qi’s command, the army rushed for a suicide attack on the city’s array. Their numbers swiftly dwindled in the process, but no one seemed to care. Their existence was marked by pain and suffering from the outset. First, they were slaughtered cruelly by the Slaughter God, but their resentments meant they could not reincarnate. These people thought they could find solace by hunting the man responsible for their cursed existence, but the man instead enslaved their spirits and forced them to commit atrocities for him.

So, every vile undead in this army relished the thought of death. They welcomed it. They wished for it. They hoped for it. Every time they are asked for an impossible or suicidal task, they hope this is the one that will finally free them.

’Thanks the Heavens it held on,’ Wang Wei thought as he saw one last layer still standing. He was about to smile and make a joke to himself that Heaven and Earth had nothing to do with this, but his enthusiasm was immediately destroyed by what happened next.

An elderly man suddenly appeared. His beard was cut, his hair disheveled, his face paler than snow, and his clothes were full of holes and burned marks, which ruined his wise and sage-like aura. However, none of that matters in terms of the significance of his presence in this domain.

"I apologize for my tardiness," the Grand Preceptor said as he slowly fixed his appearance. Song Jiang’s mastery of Ultimate Skills was superior to his, and the latter also had the help of the Origin Seal Continent’s Qi Luck Dragon. Luckily, he had outwitted the latter and temporarily exiled him in this hard-to-escape dimension.

"What matters is that you’re here," Bai Qi nodded. "Now, let’s end this farce."

Wang Wei wanted to let loose and use the vilest curses he could think of. This situation was like a leaking balloon. He had just patched one hole, and another one appeared. He calmed himself down. Anger or any other excited emotions were useless in this situation, so he calmed down to think properly.

The best countermeasure he could think of for this situation was to exile the sealed assassin into another timeline, freeing himself to control the continent’s array. However, the bastard Assassin Saint was adamant about resisting. In fact, Wang Wei was suspicious that the latter could detect what was happening in the surroundings and was purposely making them difficult for him.

’How do I get rid of this annoying pest?’ Wang Wei thought. His mind went into overdrive, trying to think of a solution.

’Activate the Last Resort Protection Mode," Wu Hong’s wife resonated in his mind.

’Honey? How are you doing?’ Wang Wei received no answer, but a set of information appeared in his mind. He did not hesitate to chant an incantation under his breath. A golden light descended from the sky, converging into a golden protective shield around the city.

"Is this?" Bai Qi asked.

"The Hong Protective System," the Grand Preceptor nodded.

"Will that change the situation?" Bai Qi asked. They were so close to breaking into this city and accessing the Origin Seal Continent.

"Heavenly Dao is the one in control of the system, and it should have allowed its creator to borrow some of its power, but that power is also limited."

"In other words, this is just to buy more time," Bai Qi summarized.

"Exactly."

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