Chapter 18: Massacre (Subscription Requested)_2
Why did the Six-Winged Elder so easily fall into the hands of the Galaxy Master? It was entirely because his spatial secret treasure was countered by heaven!
Before this, who knew that the Galaxy Master had fully grasped the Complete Space Rules?
Had the Six-Winged Elder known in advance, he definitely wouldn't have used that silver-white cubic artifact.
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On the battlefield, Lin Yuan looked at Solante, who had eight pairs of wings.
"A Ninth Rank Defensive Treasure?" Lin Yuan's eyes lit up slightly, recognizing it as a valuable item, no less significant than the spatial treasure, fashioned by a Ninth-tier powerhouse after much effort.
"Galaxy Master."
Solante felt immense pressure, "I am one of the ten strongest Eighth Layer members of the Tianyu Clan, possessing three types of Bloodline Talents, and now I even wield a Ninth-tier Secret Treasure. I feel I have the capability to kill an unparalleled Eighth Layer..."
Solante's thoughts shifted, gradually restoring his confidence.
How powerful could the Galaxy Master be? He wasn't aiming to defeat the Galaxy Master after all.
Just stall him! Stalling would suffice!
"Make your move."
"Otherwise, you'll lose your chance soon."
Lin Yuan sized up Solante and then spoke.
Letting the opponent strike first wasn't out of arrogance on Lin Yuan's part; he wanted to assess the methods at the disposal of the other party, to see if they could be integrated into his own Martial Tao Cultivation System.
Becoming stronger through battle epitomized someone like Lin Yuan with incredible comprehension, someone who could even turn an enemy into nourishment for himself.
"Good."
Solante's thoughts flickered, and within hundreds of millions of miles around him, endless thunderbolts appeared in all directions.
The thunderbolts moved swiftly, permeating numerous Spatial Layers, forming a vast thunderclap defense around him.
A small portion of the thunderclaps targeted the Galaxy Master.
With the earlier warning from the Six-Winged Elder, Solante focused mainly on defense without hoping his attacks would affect the Galaxy Master.
"Not a bad use of the Thunderclap Rules," Lin Yuan nodded slightly.
Thunderclap Rules, while not a foundational rule, were particularly potent in terms of destructive power.
"Go."
Lin Yuan alone stimulated the power to annihilate, entwining it with Solante's thunderbolt power.
The two forces were locked in a stalemate; although Lin Yuan had the upper hand, it was clear that he wouldn't be able to defeat Solante quickly.
With the Ninth Rank Defensive Treasure, the Galaxy Master's attacks couldn't harm Solante.
"I, I managed to hold back the Galaxy Master?"
Solante rejoiced inwardly, putting even more effort into his actions. Experience tales with empire
"We've finally restrained the Galaxy Master," the Ninth Rank powerhouse from the Tianyu Clan also watched, "But this Galaxy Master's rate of growth will definitely become a major threat to our clan eventually."
The gaze of the Tianyu Clan Ninth Rank powerhouse was somber; the current Galaxy Master already had the capability to decide the outcome of mid-sized battlefields.
What about later, once he had fully matured? Wouldn't he be able to influence large-scale battlefields?
"Hahahaha, worthy of one of our ten greatest Eighth Layer prodigies, what can the Galaxy Master do after all?"
"Still, the Galaxy Master is too strong, pressing hard on Master Solante. If it weren't for that Ninth-tier treasure..."
"Regardless, at least we don't have to face the Galaxy Master directly."
One after another, the invincible Eighth Layers of the Tianyu Clan breathed a sigh of relief, conversing among themselves.
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"It's about time."
After entangling with Solante for a while, Lin Yuan ultimately prevailed with a slightly superior soul attack, crushing his opponent's soul.
"Ninth Rank Defensive Treasure."
Upon Solante's death, that Ninth Rank Defensive Treasure naturally fell into Lin Yuan's hands.
...
"Hmm?"
"Didn't expect the Galaxy Master to excel in soul attacks?"
The Tianyu Clan Ninth Rank powerhouse pondered, then contacted his clan, "Balak, you hold a Ninth Rank Soul Defense Treasure, come to the battlefield."
Balak too was among the strongest ten Eighth Layers of this era in the Tianyu Clan, surpassing Solante in direct combat strength.
If Solante could hold the Galaxy Master for that long, then Balak, carrying the Ninth Rank Soul Defense Treasure and specially targeting the Galaxy Master, should surely be able to bind him thoroughly.
Gaining a substantial amount of time for the Tianyu Clan's warfare.
...
"Galaxy Master."
Balak was bulky, very different from the typically slender members of the Tianyu Clan, yet exuded an extremely terrifying aura.
"I have a Ninth Rank Soul Defense Artifact, your soul attacks are futile against me," Balak remarked, though his words seemed more to bolster his own courage than to address Lin Yuan.
....
Half an hour later.
After a lengthy struggle with Balak, Lin Yuan finally crushed his opponent on a physical level.
Upon Balak's death, the Ninth Rank Soul Defense Artifact likewise fell into Lin Yuan's hands.
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"The Galaxy Master's physical attacks are fearsome too?" The Tianyu Clan Ninth Rank powerhouse fell into contemplation.
"Jarrah, you carry....."
The Tianyu Clan Ninth Rank powerhouse continued to contact the clan, deploying another among the top ten prodigious Eighth Layers.
...
Suddenly, two or three hours passed.
Six of the Tianyu Clan's top ten geniuses had already died at the hands of Lin Yuan.
These six invincible Eighth Layer geniuses of the Tianyu Clan all wielded Ninth-tier Secret Treasures specifically targeting the Galaxy Master, yet they ultimately died a difficult death at the hands of the Galaxy Master.
"Something's off."
The eyes of the Tianyu Clan's Ninth Rank powerhouse narrowed.
Every time a Tianyu Clan Eighth Layer genius wielding a Ninth-tier Secret Treasure fought, they all narrowly died at the hands of the Galaxy Master.
If it had happened once or twice, it could be a coincidence.
But for this scenario to happen six times in a row?
"This Galaxy Master? Is he deliberately hiding his strength?"
The Tianyu Clan's Ninth Rank powerhouse regained his composure.
"To deceive my clan's Ninth-tier Secret Treasures? How shameless!"
Feelings of anger surged within the heart of the Tianyu Clan's Ninth Rank powerhouse. As far as the overall resources of the Tianyu Clan were concerned, seven or eight Ninth-tier Secret Treasures were not a big deal.
But for an individual, even for a Ninth Rank powerhouse like him, seven or eight Ninth-tier Secret Treasures surpassed all his possessions.
And now, this wealth, enough to make any ordinary Ninth Rank powerhouse envious, had all been handed to the Galaxy Master?
"No need to keep people entangled with the Galaxy Master any longer, abandon Battlefield B0001, retreat with all your strength." Just then, a voice resonated next to the ear of the Tianyu Clan's Ninth Rank powerhouse.
"My clan's Think Tank..." The expression of the Tianyu Clan's Ninth Rank powerhouse slightly changed.
The voice he heard was indeed from a member of the Tianyu Clan's Think Tank.
And for the Think Tank to make such a decision, there was only one possibility.
That was, according to the analysis and predictions of the Think Tank, the Tianyu Clan had no chance of winning the war.
"Galaxy Master."
The Tianyu Clan's Ninth Rank powerhouse looked again toward the Galaxy Master.
The war had just started, and the Tianyu Clan's Think Tank had predicted an eighty percent chance of victory in this war.
But now, to actually retreat was tantamount to admitting certain defeat.
The only difference in the meantime was the involvement of the Galaxy Master in the battlefield.
"Full retreat."
The Tianyu Clan's Ninth Rank powerhouse immediately began relaying his orders.
In the medium-sized battlefield, Ninth Rank powerhouses were not allowed to interfere in the war, but this prohibition meant no direct or personal interference.
Merely issuing a retreat order still fell within the allowed rules.
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On the battlefield, many Eighth Layer invincibles of the Tianyu Clan watched their brethren, after intense struggles, die at the hands of the Galaxy Master, feeling a surge of unwillingness in their hearts.
"If they carried one more Ninth-tier Secret Treasure, they might have been able to hold on a bit longer."
"Right, I noticed the Galaxy Master was starting to struggle."
"Indeed, it was just a bit off."
...
One by one, the Eighth Layer invincibles of the Tianyu Clan quietly exchanged their views.
Suddenly—
A cold voice resonated in the ears of all the Eighth Layer invincibles.
"Full retreat!"
This command immediately caused the expressions of several Eighth Layer invincibles to change dramatically.
They recognized the voice; it came from that Ninth Rank powerhouse of the Tianyu Clan who was in charge of this war!
"Retreat."
"We are all retreating?"
"Our clan sees no hope of winning?"
Though the Eighth Layer invincibles of the Tianyu Clan were puzzled, being on the battlefield meant they had to follow commands, especially those from a fellow clan Ninth Rank powerhouse.
Within an instant.
One by one, the Eighth Layer invincibles began to frantically retreat towards the back.
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High above.
Lin Yuan waited for a moment and did not see another Ninth-tier Secret Treasure-wielding Tianyu Clan powerhouse appear.
He also noticed the frenzied retreat of the Tianyu Clan's Eighth Layer invincibles.
"Hmm?"
"Did they notice?"
Lin Yuan sighed inwardly; ever since the second Ninth-tier Secret Treasure-wielding clan genius was sent from the Tianyu side,
an idea had formed in Lin Yuan's mind—to deliberately suppress his strength, to lead the Tianyu Clan to believe they had a chance of stalling him.
To keep up the ruse for just a while and waste half an hour would result in gaining a Ninth-tier Secret Treasure worth hundreds of thousands of Cosmic Crystals.
Such a trade was too worthwhile.
But unfortunately,
The response from the Tianyu Clan was quick.
Upon sensing something was amiss, they immediately gave up on the war and ordered all Eighth Layer invincibles to retreat.
"Since that's the case..."
Lin Yuan looked towards the many frantically fleeing Eighth Layer invincibles of the Tianyu Clan.
"Then I shall start a killing spree!"