“Ah…”
In the next moment, the entire platform fell into chaos. Screams and roars echoed through the air, one after another. The three or four hundred people had no energy left to deal with Billy. They frantically activated their full strength to fend off the weapons raining down from the sky.
Many of the participants below the Sovereign Realm had no defense against these swords and blades. Within less than a minute, they were slashed open, blood spurting out like fountains. Each one struggled desperately, resembling blood-soaked figures.
“Stay calm, everyone! He’s using such powerful secret arts, it must be exhausting his spiritual energy. Just hold on for two or three minutes!” Thomas shouted loudly, blocking the weapons while speaking.
“But Lord Thomas, I don’t think we can hold on for three minutes!” someone yelled in despair.
Not to mention three minutes, for some of them, even one minute was difficult.
“We have to hold on, even if it seems impossible. Anyone who attempts to flee will be killed without mercy!” Thomas shouted again.
Just as he finished speaking, people started falling to the ground one after another. They collapsed, twitching for a few moments before going motionless.
“I can’t hold on anymore!” a man shouted, then turned and jumped off the platform. However, before his body even reached the ground, it was torn apart by a few icy glimmers. He fell in pieces, his flesh and blood scattered on the ground.
Since Billy had already decided not to leave anyone alive, he couldn’t let them escape. Many of the people who were planning to flee took a deep breath, abandoning their escape plans. It was better to stay in place and face these swords and blades than to be torn to pieces. Perhaps, as Thomas had said, if they could hold on for another two minutes, once Commander Gardner’s spiritual energy was depleted, the crisis would be over.
“He’s already at his limit. Just hold on for another half a minute!” Princess Liz shouted loudly after more than a minute.
“Alright!” many people replied simultaneously, trying to encourage themselves.
“What a bunch of idiots!” Azure Dragon, standing below the platform, couldn’t help but feel speechless. He knew that Billy was just playing with them. He remembered clearly that during the Dragon and Phoenix Tournament, Billy was already able to control three or four thousand swords and blades, and now it was only a thousand. Moreover, Billy’s cultivation and spiritual energy had become much stronger since then. The power of the Art of Metal would only be stronger, there was no way it would be just this level of battle formation.
“Not bad, his Five Elements Secret Art has reached its peak. It’s quite surprising!” Opal murmured as she looked at the platform.
“Opal, there are still many surprises that Billy has in store for you!” Ivy, standing beside her, smiled lightly upon hearing her words.
“You, this girl, always blind admiration!” Opal scolded her with a dissatisfied glance.
“I’m serious. Billy has never disappointed anyone!” Ivy playfully smiled.
“Be careful of getting poisoned, you!” Opal glared at her again.
“I don’t mind!” Ivy stuck out her tongue once more.
“I don’t want to deal with you!” Opal ignored her.
Meanwhile, on the platform, only a few dozen weapons were still attacking, while the rest had fallen to the ground. Nearly a quarter of the four hundred people had already fallen, while the remaining two to three hundred struggled on, many bearing varying degrees of injuries.
“His spiritual strength is depleted! Attack!” Thomas shouted, deflecting another large blade before charging towards Billy.
“Attack!” The crowd rallied, shouting in unison.
“Oh really?” Billy’s voice grew heavy. “I’ll show you what despair truly feels like!” As his words trailed off, a more violent surge of energy emanated from him, shaking the surroundings.
Immediately, a stunning sight unfolded before everyone’s eyes. Countless weapons once again slipped from the hands of the spectators, hovering in mid-air. This time, the number far exceeded the previous time. A rough estimate put it at least seven to eight thousand, densely packed and obscuring the sky.
“How… how is this possible?!” Thomas’ pupils shrank at the scene. “How can you possess such formidable spiritual strength?”
“Blinded by your own narrow perspective.” Billy calmly retorted.
“Commander Gardner, have mercy! I don’t want to die!”
Pleas for mercy echoed from the arena as individuals abandoned all regard for pride and frantically fled towards the edge of the stage.
“Attack!” Billy declared, his voice resolute.
With his command, the seven to eight thousand weapons simultaneously came to life, generating a piercing chorus of howling winds in the air.
“He wants to annihilate us all! Stop him!” The leader of Northfortia shouted from the stands.
In the next moment, dozens of powerful auras surged into the sky as the leaders of the ten nations, led by Northfortia, unleashed their strongest powers.
“You dare!” Ernest Shepherd, Otis Hum, and Milo Guzman shouted simultaneously, their auras reaching their peak.
“Commander Gardner is cunning. He deliberately brought us all onto the stage to challenge him, just to kill all our participants. We can’t let him succeed!” The leader of Northfortia spoke again. Turning to people from Xidengia and Occidenta, he said, “You two, hold off Glavale’s fighters. I’ll go to the stage and stop Commander Gardner!”
“Alright!” the others responded in unison.
In an instant, the leader of Northfortia leaped towards the stage.
“You fools who know not your own insignificance!” Opal’s voice rang out. “I’ve been waiting for you to make your move!” Simultaneously, her figure darted forward like a phantom, unleashing a palm strike. The scene suddenly erupted with a fierce gale and surging energy.
The leader of Northfortia sensed the danger and shuddered, his body covered in goosebumps. Until now, his attention had been solely focused on Ernest Shepherd and the others, completely neglecting to investigate Opal Fraley’s martial aura. Of course, even if he had investigated, he would not have found any results. It was impossible to discern Opal’s cultivation level. He himself was only half a step away from reaching the ninth rank, and he was the strongest among the representatives from Northfortia . From the beginning, he had never regarded Ernest Shepherd and the others as formidable opponents, despite their individual strengths. But now, he realized that this woman, whom he had never taken seriously, surpassed even Ernest Shepherd and the others in skill.
It was inconceivable. How young was she?
Without further thought, he quickly abandoned his intention to deal with Billy and summoned his twelve-fold power to launch a palm strike at Opal, attempting to block her attack. However, in the instant their attacks collided, he realized just how wrong he had been. And furthermore, he had grossly underestimated the difference between them.