Chapter 1141: Main God Lower-level Artifact—Blood-Controlling Sky Cover!

Chapter 1141: Subordinate Divine Artifact – The Blood-Commanding Heavens Veil!

Zhou Zhan's expression was solemn.

He and his primary form had employed countless times the Holy Master's tactics and previous infiltration strategies—but never had he encountered anything like this.

Indeed, when he first acquired the Lord's innate talent, he had already anticipated such a scenario.

After all, whether it was the Holy Master's tactics or infiltration, both required open, direct deployment on the battlefield—there was no way to conceal them. If an enemy studied his past military campaigns, they would inevitably detect this formidable technique, and in turn, develop countermeasures against it—no matter how unlikely.

Yet, despite having mentally prepared for this, the moment it truly arrived, Zhou Zhan felt a subtle sense of frustration.

A well-guarded secret—now completely unusable?

He felt deeply regretful.

Then, gazing upon the over eight thousand megaton waves of crimson forces, his mind began to wander.

What kind of hidden advantage could possibly counteract his Mythic-Level, Unique Lord's Creation?

He pondered, and several possibilities came to mind.

Either it was a rare-tier artifact, or a supreme-quality race relic, or a supreme-tier deity of master god rank—perhaps even a being beyond that—capable of wielding the Lord's Law, or possibly an artifact created from the Lord's Law itself...

Among these,

the master god-tier deity was immediately ruled out.

Such beings were comparable to the highest gods, even reaching the level of pure will—how could they possibly intervene in something so trivial as His own affairs?

No matter how powerful Os was, he would never have the audacity or dignity to do so!

As for the other methods, Zhou Zhan thought them over, but remained uncertain.

In the end, he simply decided not to dwell on it anymore.

"Regardless of what method it is, it's likely entirely within Os's grasp."

"When Os appears, I'll use My Mind-Steal to examine him directly."

"If we can steal it, just steal it!"

"Then I'll be able to use my Universal Sage right away."

Zhou Zhan thought silently.

At the same time,

In the central region of the Crimson Army's forces, within the command chamber of the Chaos Crimson Empire's warships, Os, who was meeting with his generals to plan an assault, received the intelligence that their army had been attacked by an unknown True God.

Upon hearing this news, Os was immediately stunned.

Their army—the Crimson Army—was a force so formidable that even most of the god-kings' factions dared not lightly challenge it. Where had such reckless True Gods come from?

They could have simply retreated, staying far away. Instead, they dared to launch an attack?

Os carefully examined the photograph of that golden warship.

"At least a True God-class vessel. The speed suggests it's either a lower-tier or mid-tier True God vessel. That's why they couldn't catch up."

"Wait…"

Oss stared at the warship, his pupils contracting slightly.

There, etched boldly upon the hull, was a banner of stars encircling the sun.

"Stars encircling the sun?"

"This is the flag of the Sunlord Empire!"

"A warship from the Sunlord Empire?"

"The enemy attacking us... is from the Sunlord Empire?"

His mind flashed a thought, and then he burst into laughter.

The generals of the Chaos Crimson Empire had no idea what their sovereign was laughing about when suddenly Oss projected the intelligence of the vessel directly before them.

Through the magnified image of the ship, the generals quickly recognized the banner of stars encircling the sun.

"That's the flag of the Sunblaze Empire. How audacious of them—the Sunblaze Empire! We haven't even reached their territory, and they've already dared to come to us?"

"Hahaha... Look at the number of True Gods here. These must be the Sunblaze Empire's main force. If we annihilate all their True God-level commanders right here, won't the Sunblaze Empire simply collapse without a fight?"

"That makes perfect sense, Your Majesty. Let us launch our assault! I demand to be the first to fight!"

"Step aside, step aside! This glory shall be mine to claim!"

"What's your rank? Are you trying to steal credit from me?"

...

The generals of the Chaotic Crimson Empire erupted in excitement.

They had always harbored doubts about their own emperor mobilizing the entire army to confront merely a minor Multiverse Lord.

But they had dared say nothing, bound by the reverence for Os.

Now that their target had suddenly appeared before them, wouldn't it mean that all they needed to do was destroy these forces—allowing their emperor to swiftly conquer the Sunblaze Empire and then proceed to fulfill the task assigned by the Crimson Master?

They all turned their eyes toward Os.

Hoping the Emperor would soon issue the command to launch the assault.

Yet Os stared at the intelligence before him, his smile gone, his face a mask of deep contemplation, silent and still.

The generals saw this, though their hearts were filled with impatience, none of them spoke a word.

"Something is off."

After a long while,

Os suddenly murmured to himself.

"Indeed, something is off." Among the generals of the Chaotic Crimson Empire, the eldest of them, upon hearing his Emperor's words, smiled with relief, then solemnly added.

"What is the scale of our army?"

"Never mind that he is merely a junior Empire Lord, a minor ruler of a thousand tribes."

"Even the most powerful lordly factions of god-kings would have to retreat in fear before our forces."

"But the Jiaoyang Empire dares to launch a surprise attack on us at this very moment!"

"What could the Chengsheng Emperor Sovereign possibly be aiming for?"

The veteran general spoke.

His name was Chaotic Spiral, the first general summoned by Os from the Chaos Crimson Empire, and also the empire's most powerful commander—his strength had reached the level of true deities.

In his former life, he had served as the Supreme Commander of the Chaos Empire, possessing unparalleled combat experience.

Thus, upon receiving this intelligence, he immediately sensed something amiss through his years of military leadership.

He hadn't expected his own sovereign to have anticipated this as well.

No wonder he was a descendant of the Crimson Chaos lineage.

In intuition, he truly shared the sharp sensitivity of his ancestors.

"General Lu, what exactly are the Celestial Emperor's intentions behind this move?"

Osiris looked up, his gaze fixed upon the Chaotic Spiral.

"Observing their tactics, it seems they intend to leverage the speed of their spacecraft, engaging us in guerrilla warfare."

"If it's merely guerrilla tactics, relying on their True God-class vessels, that would indeed be a viable strategy."

"But our forces are so vast that even if they continue this guerrilla campaign, we could simply remain uninvolved—our losses would be minimal, and we'd still reach the borders of the Prajyata Empire."

"If we choose to launch a counteroffensive, our casualties would be even fewer."

"The most plausible explanation I can think of is that they wish to avoid combat within or near the Prajyata Empire's territory. Thus, they're launching preemptive strikes, seeking to engage us at a distance far enough from our borders."

The Chaotic Spiral spoke.

"So, General Lu, what should we do now?"

Osiris asked.

Upon hearing this, the Chaotic Spiral smiled faintly and said, "The more the enemy schemes, the less we shall do!"

"Didn't they intend to fight us right here?"

"Then we shall instead march straight into their sun-kissed realm of the Proud Empire and utterly destroy it."

"That will sever the root of that Celestial Sovereign of the People."

"Without roots, the Celestial Sovereign shall lose his status as lord—his titles, his power, his influence, his might, his connections—all reduced to mere mockery."

"As for these bothersome flies, we simply keep them outside our army."

Upon hearing this, Os's face softened into a faint smile.

Then, turning to the generals, He said, "General Spiral and I share the same vision."

"You are to set up your defenses as Spiral has advised."

"By the way."

"Take the Blood-Governing Heaven-Net Canopy with you."

"With the Blood-Governing Heaven-Net Canopy in place, the attacks of those True Gods will be nothing to worry about," Aos stated indifferently.

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

The generals responded respectfully, though their hearts clicked in astonishment.

That Blood-Governing Heaven-Net Canopy was one of the ultimate treasures of the Abyss Blood Race, a lower-tier True God defensive artifact capable of withstanding the vast majority of strikes from lower-tier True Gods or lesser entities. Furthermore, its protective range was immense, sufficient to shield an army numbering in the hundreds of trillions. Crucially, it could move at will; used wisely, sheltering armies of quadrillions or even tens of quadrillions was entirely feasible, making it an exquisite treasure of wartime defense.

Aos had acquired this supreme treasure during the previous Crimson Event, and it had since become one of his hidden trump cards. They had not expected that before even reaching the territory of the Blazing Sun Empire, one of his hidden cards would already be deployed.

It seemed that the Common People's Emperor's guerrilla strategy would end in failure before it could even properly begin.

So they thought to themselves.

Then, they departed to carry out their orders.

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