The five Yuanying Cultivators who were equipped with Colossi all stained their hands with the blood of their companions a moment ago. Their minds had undergone drastic changes, too.
Betrayal was nothing out of the ordinary for the Immortal Cultivators. Now that they were going to do it, they naturally had to make the most of it. Many of them even began to imagine how many benefits they would get if Li Linghai was really backed by "that majesty".
It was exactly at such a critical moment that "Devilish Abyss" Li Jianyi and "Star Breaker" Song Huanzhen broke out of the black fog and appeared in front of everybody abruptly.
"Kill them!"
Dongfang Sheng had long been prepared. He urged the five Yuanying Cultivators who were using the Colossi to charge at the two experts at the peak of the Divinity Transformation Stage.
The charge was entirely different from when they surrounded and captured Li Linghai a moment ago.
Capturing Li Linghai was just a regular mission that the family deployed. It would not bring them any benefits. Also, the four experts in the Divinity Transformation Stage were the core forces, and the Yuanying Cultivators were only the peripheral assistance.
To be more honest, even if they did not contribute to the mission or even ran away in panic, what could the leadership of the family do even if there were serious consequences? However "heavily punished" they were, it was not like they could directly execute the high level and the peak of the Yuanying Stage who were qualified to use the Colossi, could they?
Although they were not in the Divinity Transformation Stage, they were all reputable people who were responsible for their own areas. Their connections inside and outside the family were all deeply rooted and unshakable. Who would dare to kill them easily?
Therefore, they did not feel the slightest burden when they hesitated at that time.
But right now, they had betrayed and joined the side of Li Linghai and "that majesty", and they had killed their companions in person. If the matter was exposed, they would be punished with death. Even the most profound connections would not be able to save them.
Therefore, they had to keep "Devilish Abyss" Li Jianyi and "Star Breaker" Song Huanzhen alive no matter the cost!
Naturally, they were no match for the two experts at the peak of the Divinity Transformation Stage, but there was still Li Linghai and Dongfang Sheng. Even "Acyclic Earth" Yun Kuohai, a level-one expert, had been finished by the two of them easily. Together with the five Colossi on their side, it was very likely that they would win the battle.
The Immortal Cultivators were not cowards all the time. If they were all cowards, the Imperium of True Human Beings wouldn't have persisted for a thousand years.
Whether or not to risk it all depended on the chances of winning, as well as the benefits of winning.
The chances of winning the battle in front of them were very high. If they won, they would be able to win the trust of "that Majesty". Naturally, there would be endless benefits. More importantly, they absolutely couldn't afford to lose. They couldn't even escape, so naturally, they could only fight to the death!
Therefore, together with Dongfang Sheng and Li Linghai, seven Colossi burst out astonishing exhaust flames at the same time. The five Yuanying warriors burned their souls to the maximum at the same time. They were like two completely different people from when they attacked Li Linghai a moment ago. They crashed at the two experts at the peak of the Divinity Transformation Stage like seven shooting stars!
Li Jianyi and Song Huanzhen were both greatly surprised.
The two of them were Li Linghai's key targets. Just now, not only did he concentrate the interference and corruption of the array to disrupt their Colossi, he also spared almost half of his telepathic thoughts, trying to penetrate the Colossi and invade their brains. Li Jianyi and Song Huanzhen were both greatly troubled.
After they finally got rid of the interference of the array, they did not expect that they would be attacked by their "own people" who were as aggressive and crazy as devils.
Li Jianyi and Song Huanzhen meant to shout everybody to stop through the communication channel, but there were still noises echoing in the communication channel.
They also meant to communicate with everybody directly with their telepathic thoughts so that they would know what was going on. However, Li Linghai's mental attacks, which were like a raging flood, were of a much higher level than before. They were surging into their brains one wave after another, making it hard for them to catch their breath. There was no chance for them to transmit any information at all!
In the blink of an eye, the two Colossi at the peak of the Divinity Transformation Stage were already enshrouded by the stormy attacks!
"Those people are all over the place!"
Li Jianyi and Song Huanzhen immediately understood everything. Fury and desperation haunted their souls like two serpents.
The collision of the Colossi could unleash almost a hundred sharpness attacks in one second. There was no time for them to think at all. The two experts at the peak of the Divinity Transformation Stage performed the most aggressive counterattacks instinctively.
The nine Colossi were immediately mired in a fatal battle. Everybody's soul was almost boiling, and they were all infuriated. Perhaps, except for Li Linghai.
The five Colossi controlled by Yuanying were naturally no match for the Divinity Transformation Stage experts. However, Li Linghai's "Hellstar" had been leading the charge and helping them block more than half of the enemy's attacks, giving them the illusion that they would be able to take down the two experts at the peak of the Divinity Transformation Stage if they worked harder.
However, when "Devilish Abyss" Li Jianyi and "Star Breaker" Song Huanzhen really performed their toughest attacks without caring about the explosion of their abdomens and the exhaustion of their souls, "Hellstar" simply turned around and arrived behind them like a high-speed gyroscope!
Greatly shocked, the five Yuanying were about to flee, only to be attracted by the domains of the two experts at the peak of the Divinity Transformation Stage. Also, the metal tentacles of "Hellstar" extended abruptly and pierced into the backs of their Colossi, restraining them like five marionettes. BOOM! BOOM!
BOOM! BOOM!
BOOM! BOOM! A series of abnormally expanded fireballs emitted thousands of colors beyond the recognition of the naked eye. Thousands of crazily dancing fiery snakes illuminated the entire dark world, but they still failed to illuminate a way out.
Inside the fireballs that were almost ten thousand degrees in temperature, the fierce battle was still going on. Now and then, streaks of brilliance that were even brighter than fire could be seen interweaving, colliding, and splitting, only to be obliterated into nothingness. When the temperature gradually dropped, they turned into ugly black spots.
The fireball that looked like an artificial sun lasted for a full minute before it gradually perished and dispersed. Like thousands of burning moths, it dispersed in all directions.
The five Colossi piloted by the Yuanying were either twisted into garbage or broken limbs.
Naturally, the fury of the experts at the peak of the Divinity Transformation Stage was not something that the Yuanying experts could resist in any case. The cockpits of the five Colossi were empty, and the Yuanying experts inside had all been burnt up.
However, "Devilish Abyss" Li Jianyi and "Star Breaker" Song Huanzhen both paid a heavy price to kill the five Yuanying instantly under the pressure of Li Linghai's terrifying "Hellstar" and the ambush of Dongfang Sheng's "Saber-Toothed Tiger" at any moment.
The spiritual shield around their Colossi was only left with a thin layer, which was lackluster and covered the broken plate armor like the wrinkled skin of a snake.
Not only were the fuel and ammunition of the Colossi running out, but their souls and spiritual energy were also on the verge of exhaustion. At the very least, it was barely possible for them to carry out the combat ability of the peak of the Divinity Transformation Stage unhurriedly anymore. They could only maintain themselves at the middle level of the Divinity Transformation Stage or below.
The overwhelming flames around Li Linghai, however, were still expanding nonstop. Like an overwhelming tide, they turned into a bloody mouth that was about to swallow the two of them.
The four Colossi confronted each other in silence in the black fog.
"Li Jianyi, Song Huanzhen —"
Li Linghai declared, one word after another, with soul-stirring and irresistible power. "Kneel. Kneel before me!"
Li Jianyi and Song Huanzhen looked at each other. The two ragged Colossi both trembled.
Manipulating the "Saber-Toothed Tiger", Dongfang Sheng grabbed the saber with both hands and raised it high again.
He was far weaker than the two experts at the peak of the Divinity Transformation Stage in the beginning, but he was the one who saw through the whole plan first. Therefore, when he pretended to charge at the two experts at the peak of the Divinity Transformation Stage unstoppably, he had already made up his mind to use the five Yuanying and their Colossi as shields.
Right now, the five Yuanying and their Colossi had seriously exhausted the strength of the two experts at the peak of the Divinity Transformation Stage. He, on the other hand, was not heavily wounded from the beginning to the end. The ammunition and fuel of the Colossi, as well as his own soul and spiritual energy, were all maintained in the best battle state. He was even vaguely stronger than Li Jianyi or Song Huanzhen.
"Kneel!"
The six faces on the surface of Li Linghai's "Hellstar" roared at the same time. The black fog around raised surging tides again, as if thousands of soldiers were hiding inside the black tide, giving indescribable pressure. "I won't repeat myself for the third time. Kneel!"
Li Jianyi grunted and finally collapsed.
Known as "Devilish Abyss", he was a Meditation Healer who was particularly sensitive to mental attacks. He could understand the horror of Li Linghai's overwhelming flames better than anyone else. It was indeed the arrival of a dominator who ruled over the universe!
Swallowing the blood in his mouth, he controlled the Colossi and slowly bent his right leg, kneeling before Li Linghai on one of his knees.
After Li Jianyi knelt, Song Huanzhen had no choice. Or rather, she did not have any mental barriers anymore. She quickly kneeled too.
The two experts at the peak of the Divinity Transformation Stage, driving two Colossi, lowered their iron heads before Li Linghai and said at the same time, "Your Majesty …"
"Take off your Colossi."
Li Linghai said coldly, "Put them into your Cosmos Rings and give them to me!"
Li Jianyi and Song Huanzhen were both greatly alarmed. Looking at each other in bewilderment, they did not know whether or not they should obey the order obediently.
"Do you know why I spared the two of you and killed Yun Kuohai? Just because both of you are smart people with brains! "
Li Linghai said casually, "With your current situation, it will be more than easy for me to kill you even if you hide in your Colossi. However, there are still a lot of people from the Li family and the Song family outside that you need to deal with and command.
"Right now, we are in dire need of manpower. I promised that I would spare your life. Naturally, I will not go back on my words.
"The two ragged Colossi are nothing in my eyes. Now that you are willing to set things right and abandon darkness for light, I will certainly grant you … greater strength and more powerful Colossi!"
Li Jianyi's and Song Huanzhen's eyes both glittered.
It did make sense on second thought. Whether the guy was Li Linghai or "that majesty", it was unlikely that he would be "all by himself" without any subordinates if he wanted to make a great enterprise, right?
It might be easy to kill them, but how were they going to face the thunderous counterattack of the four Kurfürst families?
After hesitating for a long time, the two of them gritted their teeth and crawled out of the Colossi at the same time. They then stored the Colossi into their Cosmos Rings obediently, allowing the metal tentacles of "Hellstar" to take them away.
At this point, the "foolproof" capture that was jointly carried out by five Divinity Transformation Stage Cultivators and dozens of Yuanying collapsed and failed completely!
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Today, I read a reader's question.
Wasn't Blackstar the Great's Colossus "Blackstar's Heart"? Why did it become "Hellstar"? Did you forget the previous paragraph?
Very good. The reader is very thoughtful, and his question is very sharp, too.
However, please consider two questions carefully. Firstly, how could the great founder of the Imperium of True Human Beings only have one Colossus? How could he make a living if he did not have at least ten Colossi in his hands? "Blackstar's Heart" was merely the toughest and most famous one among them.
Secondly, could Blackstar the Great really use "Blackstar's Heart" with his weak body right now? Wasn't "Blackstar's Heart" too worthless?
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