Although Legendary powerhouses were powerful, they were far from being powerful enough to ignore the political power of the mortal world. In fact, be it the Gilded Kingdom or the Felan Kingdom on the mainland, there were many Legendary powerhouses who worked for their regimes. Only Sanctuary powerhouses who had reached the level of gods could truly be said to be above the entire world.
Although there were many Legendary powerhouses on The Star, Delano really didn't take ordinary Legendary powerhouses seriously. Although Delano wasn't even in the Legendary-realm, he had a father who was superior to others. High Priest Poer was not someone that ordinary Legendary powerhouses could afford to offend. Besides, he now had the powerful Fifth Fleet in his hands. If anyone were to jump out, they would be able to blast any Legendary powerhouse into smithereens.
Hence, Delano was still full of confidence in the face of the many Legendary powerhouses on The Star, and he acted like he was going by the book. After he said that, the surrounding warriors of the Gilded Kingdom also immediately got ready for battle. Obviously, if anyone made a move, they would not hesitate to use force to suppress them.
When the people on The Star heard Delano's words and saw the actions of the warriors of the Gilded Kingdom, they immediately looked extremely displeased. They were invited there to participate in the celebration of the founding of the Gilded Kingdom, not to be bullied. Besides, the fleet just now was obviously a group of pirates. Was there a need for anyone to judge such a matter?
Faced with this situation, even Joseph, who had always wanted to build a good relationship with the Gilded Kingdom, was rather displeased. However, thinking of Delano's identity, Joseph did not want to offend High Priest Poer of the Gilded Kingdom. Hence, he suppressed his displeasure, and got ready to go forward to negotiate with Delano.
However, before Joseph could say anything, Claus of the Caesar Family, who was at the side, spoke up first in a rather hostile tone. "What!? You want us to be under your watch? Why!? We are guests invited by you to attend the founding celebration, and pirates actually appeared in your territorial waters and tried to rob us. Not only did you not apologize to us, but you even want to treat us like criminals. What kind of logic is this!? "
"That's right. We even helped them destroy a pirate crew. They should be thanking us!" After Claus said this, many people immediately echoed him. Those people were all tyrants of the Breezy Plains, and it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that they were tyrants of a region. They had never suffered such humiliation before.
Hearing the increasingly heated words of the crowd, Delano's face gradually grew sullen. In the sea of the Gilded Kingdom, he had never encountered anyone who dared to ignore his words. Thus, he turned his head to look at the adjutant next to him and shouted sternly, "What are you waiting for? Go and disarm them immediately and take over this ship."
A group of soldiers actually wanted to disarm dozens of Legendary powerhouses. Did they think that these soldiers were all Sanctuary powerhouses? After hearing Delano's words, the people on The Star's side were no longer as infuriated as before. Instead, they were all amused by the absurd order.
However, Delano obviously did not think so. Although the warriors on his side naturally did not have the qualifications to fight a group of Legendary powerhouses, he represented the Gilded Kingdom. Would the other party dare to go against the Gilded Kingdom!?
Besides, Delano could also tell that the president of the Tower of Dusk had an extraordinary status in this group of people even though he did not seem to be very powerful. Hence, Delano felt that as long as he could take down this kid named Lin Li, the others should be easy to deal with.
With Delano's strength that was not even in the Legendary-realm, he could not tell what kind of strength Lin Li had at all. Besides, he did not believe that such a young man who looked like he was in his early twenties could have any impressive strength. Hence, in Delano's eyes, Lin Li became an excellent target to establish his dominance over others.
Hence, Delano did not hesitate at all, and strode towards Lin Li in a bid to take him down with his own hands. Seeing this, the guards beside Delano immediately followed, but in order not to spoil Delano's mood, they did not follow too closely. In fact, they did not think that the young mage who seemed to have extremely weak magical waves would pose any threat to Delano.
Delano approached Lin Li, and without saying anything at all, he simply cast a water-based Cage Spell on Lin Li. The water-based Cage Spell actually created a large water ball that trapped people in it. If it were an ordinary person, he would probably drown in a short while. However, the Cage Spell was only a level-10 magic spell, and it was not enough to deal with Archmages above level-15, let alone a Sanctuary powerhouse like Lin Li.
In fact, it would not be a big deal if the Cage Spell failed, but as a Sanctuary powerhouse, Lin Li had already enchanted himself with a large number of powerful defensive and counterattacking magic spells. Those enchanted magic spells were all in a passive form, and did not require Lin Li to pay any attention to them. As long as he was attacked, he would immediately launch a defense or counterattack. Hence, in Anril, very few people could sneak an attack on a Sanctuary powerhouse.
Delano thought that he had picked a pushover, but he did not expect to have kicked an iron plate. As soon as the Cage Spell flew near Lin Li, Lin Li did not even bat an eyelid at all. Instead, his body suddenly flashed, and a series of mysterious magic runes appeared out of thin air. The Cage Spell was instantly destroyed by the light of the magic runes. However, that was not the end. At the same time that the Cage Spell was destroyed, the defensive magic spells on Lin Li's body also erupted, and blasted towards Delano instantly.
Fortunately, Delano was not strong enough, and had only used a level-10 Cage Spell. Hence, he did not trigger a more powerful counterattack magic spell on Lin Li's body. Otherwise, the entire Fifth Fleet would probably be turned into ashes in an instant, let alone a person who had yet to reach the Legendary-level.
Even so, the repelling force of the counterattack magic was not something that Delano could resist. Before he could figure out what was going on, he was blasted away. The guards behind Delano reacted rather quickly, and as soon as they saw that things were not going well, they immediately tried to catch him lest he fell into the sea to take a bath.
However, the guards were only level-18 or level-19, and it was not easy for them to stop the repelling force of a Sanctuary powerhouse. The dozen guards almost tried their best, and even the last few were pushed into the sea before they finally caught Delano.
However, after catching Delano, the guards suddenly felt that something was wrong with Delano before they could catch their breath. Given Delano's personality, he would have long jumped up and cursed loudly if he had suffered such a huge loss in the past. Yet, why was he so quiet now?
The two guards who were at the front were a little out of breath after being smashed, but they could not be bothered to care if they were injured, and instead hurriedly checked on Delano's condition. After taking a look, they were terrified by Delano's appearance.
At this moment, Delano was no longer as arrogant as he was just now. His face was pale, and his eyes were tightly shut. He had actually fainted. Besides, there was blood seeping out of the corners of his eyes, nose, mouth, and ears. Clearly, he had been severely injured.
Delano was the son of High Priest Poer, and if anything were to happen to him here, the guards would probably not be able to escape the blame. As soon as they saw the situation, the guards immediately got into a mess, and some called Delano Young Master, some called him Lord, and some hugged Delano and shook him vigorously.
On the other hand, the warriors of the Fifth Fleet saw that Delano's guards were in a mess, and they all thought that Delano was dying. They immediately unsheathed their swords, and surrounded the people of The Star. Although they had also heard just now that the group of people from Anril was likely to be guests who were there to attend the founding celebration, they did not dare to act rashly. However, if Delano really died there, even the nobles of the Gilded Kingdom would not be able to bear the wrath of High Priest Poer, let alone the outsiders.
The people on The Star were actually a little nervous at this moment. After all, they also knew that Delano was the son of the high priest of the Gilded Kingdom. If anything were to happen to him, the relationship between the Breezy Plains and the Gilded Kingdom would probably fall out completely. In fact, some of them were even thinking about killing the warriors of the Gilded Kingdom. Since they did not have to attend the founding celebration after offending the high priest of the Gilded Kingdom, they might as well return to the Breezy Plains to prepare for the war.
All of a sudden, the atmosphere on the deck of The Star became a little tense, and it was as if a spark would cause a huge explosion.
At this moment, in the direction of Four Seasons Island, where the capital of the Gilded Kingdom was located, there was an extremely luxurious alchemical battleship slowly sailing along the sea route. Strictly speaking, this alchemical battleship could no longer be considered a battleship, because there were almost no decent weapons installed on it. It looked just like a luxurious cruise ship.
On the deck of this luxurious cruise ship, a middle-aged man in a blue robe was patrolling the various decorations on the ship, accompanied by several diplomatic officials of the Gilded Kingdom.
"Lord Forcus, please rest assured that everything above has been arranged according to your instructions. We will definitely not let the other party feel the slightest bit negligent." After patrolling the ship, an official of the Gilded Kingdom said to the middle-aged man in the blue robe respectfully.
"Yes." Forcus nodded slightly, but there was a hint of nervousness in his expression because he knew very well that the person he was going to welcome this time was not simple, and he could not afford to make the slightest mistake.
Although the officials of the Gilded Kingdom beside Forcus had been doing things according to Forcus's instructions seriously, their eyes were full of bewilderment. They really couldn't imagine what kind of guest it would be for someone as important as Fox to personally welcome him.
Although Forcus was not an official of the Gilded Kingdom, nor was he a member of the royal family, his status in the Gilded Kingdom was rather impressive because his teacher was Elder Zumar of the Illuminati.
The Illuminati in the Gilded Kingdom was equivalent to the Brilliance Shrine in the Ledin Kingdom, or the Supreme Council in the Felan Kingdom. It was an existence that was above the secular power. The lord of the Illuminati was like a god worshipped by the people of the Gilded Kingdom, and was not someone that the king and ministers could compare to at all. Elder Zumar was a high-level Sanctuary powerhouse, and one of the few elders with the highest status in the Illuminati. As Elder Zumar's disciple, no one dared to belittle Forcus.
That was also what the officials of the Gilded Kingdom could not figure out. With Forcus's status, he probably wouldn't even need to welcome the kings of other kingdoms when they visited in person. Besides, Forcus was not only representing himself, but also Elder Zumar. In fact, he could even be considered to be representing the Illuminati. The scale of the welcome was beyond their imagination.
However, at this moment, a sailor suddenly ran over with a flustered expression, and said, "Lord Forcus, look over there, there seems to be a ship's wreckage floating over."
"What!?" Forcus exclaimed in shock. He hadn't heard that there had been a storm in this sea recently. Why would there suddenly be a ship's wreckage!? However, on second thought, he realized that the person he was going to welcome was a Sanctuary powerhouse whose strength was not inferior to his teacher's. Even if there was a storm, there shouldn't be any danger.
As expected, another sailor soon came over to report that they had found some traces that seemed to belong to pirates from the wreckage that they had salvaged. Besides, as the battleship sailed, more and more wreckage appeared on the surface of the sea. At the same time, there were also plenty of mutilated corpses that attracted a large number of bloodthirsty fish. The attire of the corpses also clearly revealed their identities. They belonged to a certain pirate group.
"Lord Forcus, it seems to be a pirate group. This sea area is under the jurisdiction of the Fifth Fleet, so it seems that the Fifth Fleet is carrying out a clean-up mission," an official of the Gilded Kingdom said to Forcus with a respectful expression.
"These pirates are really blind. How dare they come here? Could it be that they have no food to eat?" Looking at the corpses of the pirates that were being eaten by the fish and the piles of scattered wreckage, many people gloated.
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