Bang! Bang! Bang!
Before the Sovereign realm powerhouse, the civil and military officials as well as the members of various departments were obviously no match. With a casual palm strike, the six of them easily knocked down a large number of people. Among these civil and military officials, the strongest cultivators were only a few half-step Sovereign warriors, who were no match at all.
Almost at the same time, Vermilion Bird and Stout were sent flying by Shane Hoyles and Rowena Hardy with a single palm strike, spewing a mouthful of blood in mid-air. After flying hundreds of meters in the air, they heavily fell to the ground, their bodies appearing extremely weak. On the altar, Billy, Casey, and the others looked at the situation around them, their faces filled with anger and burning rage. They wanted to help, but they were well aware of their responsibilities and could only guard the altar, unable to go anywhere.
“Vermilion Bird, Stout!” Night Orchid and the others shouted loudly at the same time.
“Orchid, go to the altar quickly, there’s no time!” Stout responded loudly.
Since Shane Hoyles and Rowena Hardy left the altar, two minutes had already passed. On the first level of the altar platform, the momentum of the Five Elements Passage on the two stone pillars previously handled by Shane Hoyles and Rowena Hardy had already dissipated. When the national fortune descended, if any of the eight Five Elements Passages were interrupted for three minutes, the national fortune would also dissipate. Therefore, there was only one minute left for everyone.
“Orchid, you and Frostblade go to the altar!” Black Tortoise and White Tiger shouted at the same time.
Night Orchid and Frostblade exchanged a glance and didn’t hesitate, rushing towards the altar.
“You bunch of insignificant ants, I’ll fight you!” Black Tortoise shouted again and charged towards Shane Hoyles and Rowena Hardy with White Tiger.
Rakshasa, Harlan Holmes, and several other deputy ministers followed them.
However, it was still useless. Before they could reach their opponents, they were all swept into the air. They flew tens of meters away before crashing to the ground. After flipping a few times, they lay on the ground for a long time and couldn’t get up, blood seeping from the corners of their mouths. At the same time, Night Orchid and Frostblade had already reached the side of the altar.
“You can’t go up!” Shane Hoyles’s voice reached their ears. “Even if you go up, I can make you come down immediately!”
As soon as his words fell, Shane Hoyles and Rowena Hardy had already caught up. They each unleashed a powerful gust of wind, sweeping towards Night Orchid and Frostblade, fierce and thunderous. Their cultivation levels were several ranks higher than Night Orchid and Frostblade. If they were hit by this strike, Night Orchid and Frostblade would be severely injured, if not dead.
“Orchid, Frostblade, watch out!” White Tiger and the others shouted loudly.
Night Orchid and Frostblade had sensed the strong sense of danger. Their pupils contracted, wanting to dodge, but it was obviously too late. The only thing they could do was to activate their Chi energy to form a defensive barrier and watch helplessly as the attack came towards them.
“You damn bastards!” Just then, a sharp female voice sounded.
Before the voice even finished, two incredibly sharp sword forces attacked like tangible entities. One of them intercepted Shane Hoyles and Rowena Hardy’s attack, instantly nullifying their palm strikes. The other sword force shot directly towards Shane Hoyles and Rowena Hardy.
“Huh?!” Shane and Rowena immediately sensed a sense of death. Their pupils instantly shrank to the size of a needle. Without any hesitation, they quickly dodged to the side.
To their despair, even though they were still in mid-air, the sword force passed by their bodies. The next moment, their bodies were severed into four pieces, one after another, blood spewing out, flesh and blood scattered.
With a single sword strike, two first-rank Sovereigns were killed..
“Ms Knight, Felicia?!” As the person who made the move rushed over, White Tiger and the others exclaimed in unison.
Two figures appeared, and they were none other than Harleen Knight and Felicia Knight. It was evident from their previous display of power that they had reached the Sovereign Realm. Billy, who witnessed this scene from the altar, couldn’t help but show a strong sense of surprise on his face. He couldn’t fathom what the sisters had experienced on Ether Mountain. In just a few short months, they had directly advanced from the late stage of the War Grandmaster Realm to the Sovereign Realm. Their path clearly deviated from the ordinary martial artists’.
“Orchid, you and Frostblade hurry to the altar! We don’t have much time!” Harleen shouted loudly at Night Orchid.
“Thank you, Ms Knight!” Night Orchid and Frostblade responded before rushing towards the two stone pillars.
In an instant, they infused their Chi energy into the pillars, causing two powerful auras to soar into the sky. The onlookers collectively breathed a sigh of relief upon witnessing this scene. If it had been just a few seconds later, the national fortune would have been forcibly severed.
“Billy, are you okay?” Harleen looked up and shouted towards Billy.
“I’m fine, Harleen, don’t worry about me!” Billy replied with a smile.
“Billy, should we come up and help you?” Felicia also chimed in.
“No, you all stay down there!” Billy smiled again.
With the national fortune being taken over, if it could be shared among multiple people, there wouldn’t have been as much trouble. Gathering all the experts above the Sovereign Realm in the capital city would definitely be enough to bear the burden of eight national fortunes. However, in doing so, the fortune would become too diluted, and it was estimated that only two or three fortunes would actually manifest!
“Chase, Carly, get them down from there!” Wesley Strickland, locked in a fierce battle with Urban Woolery, angrily shouted.
“Understood!” the two who were engaged in combat with the civil and military officials, quickly rushed towards the altar.
“You’re courting death!” Harleen spoke with a deep voice. “Felicia, guard the altar, don’t let anyone approach!”
“Got it!” Felicia responded loudly and quickly ran to the side of the altar, holding a ancient sword. A terrifying pressure emanated from her, clearly displaying her cultivation at the Second-Rank Sovereign Realm. With another shout from Harleen, she raised her sword and attacked the two charging individuals.
“You killed Shane, you deserve to die!” the man named Chase Carpenter roared as he looked at the four severed bodies on the ground. As he spoke, his hands continued to move, unleashing waves of overwhelming energy towards Harleen. His cultivation was not weak, a Second-Rank Sovereign.
The other woman was not idle either, launching strong palm strikes in quick succession. She was at the same level as Shane Hoyles, a First-Rank Sovereign.
“Die!” Harleen responded simply with one word. As she spoke, her wrist flicked, and her ancient sword traced a mysterious pattern in the air before swiftly stabbing towards Chase Carpenter.
The sword’s momentum was like a swift white horse, so fast that it didn’t give the opponent any time to react. After shattering the opponent’s attack like crumbling decay, it instantly arrived in front of him.