Chapter 1309: Light Angel Clan

Chapter 1309: The Heavenly Angel Clan

Zhou Zhan stared calmly at the five skeletal god-kings before him.

The skeletal emperor, as leader of his people, likely never imagined that their attempt to seize the race's sacred artifact, the Star of Dawn, would not only fail—but would instead drag five of their six primary deities into the abyss.

Though he had escaped the grasp of the "Green Emperor," he had lost a divine artifact of the highest rank. A true loss.

From now on, even if the skeletal clan would not fall from the ranks of elite bloodlines, it would surely become the weakest among them.

"You five," Zhou Zhan spoke, his voice calm and measured, "have your subordinates surrender."

"Can you do that?"

"Your Majesty."

"I fear this may prove somewhat difficult."

A skeletal deity of supreme god rank spoke with a hint of distress: "The fleeing Skeletal Emperor holds a racial artifact capable of commanding the entire skeleton race—the Scepter of the Skeletal Ancestral God."

"Only skeletal deities of the supreme god level can barely resist the control of that racial artifact."

"True gods and those beneath them will all obey the commands of whoever wields the Scepter of the Skeletal Ancestral God."

"Before his departure, he likely used that racial artifact to decree a battle to the death for the skeleton race."

"That is why our kin out there continue to persist in fighting Your Majesty's vanguard."

"Under the subjugation of that racial artifact, these kinsmen will never surrender unless they perish in battle."

"Is that so?"

Zhou Zhan could not help but feel a touch of regret upon hearing these words.

At this moment, these skeleton clans number no less than two or three jing in quantity, none of them having been swayed by His Universal Spirit Saint.

If these skeleton clans could surrender, His power would grow even stronger.

Alas, it proved impossible.

Yet then Zhou Zhan suddenly understood.

Since he could not subdue all of them with His Universal Spirit Saint, why not turn the remaining skeleton soldiers into fuel for the promotion of His own troops?

His ranks were currently short of the energy required for promotion—exactly what was needed.

These two or three jing of skeleton soldiers, combined with the skeleton deities and true gods among them, would be more than sufficient to elevate the strength of His soldiers by one level.

"Go."

"Fight alongside My soldiers."

Zhou Zhan spoke first.

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

These five skeletal god-leaders bowed respectfully.

Then they turned their gaze upon their former kin.

They looked upon them, and for a moment a flicker of pity stirred in their eyes—but that softness vanished swiftly, replaced by cold, unyielding resolve.

Now they stood firmly within the ranks of the Prajaya Empire. Any force that dared to oppose the Prajaya Empire would be considered an enemy—no matter how deeply those enemies had once been woven into their own bloodline.

Kill them!

After all, the skeleton race would not perish merely because these lowly soldiers or gods had fallen.

As long as these god-tier skeletal leaders remained alive, the lineage and future of their people would endure!

Thinking of this.

They no longer hesitated, and instead swiftly unfolded their respective domains of the Primordial Gods, charging forth against these skeleton soldiers and skeleton deities.

Five Skeleton God-Emperors simultaneously activated their own domains of law, instantly enveloping the entire battlefield, imposing an overwhelming suppression upon every skeleton soldier and deity among them.

Under the crushing pressure of these Primordial God-tier domains, the True Gods of the Skeletons could only maintain eight tenths of their power, the Skeleton Deities barely retained half, while the non-divine skeleton soldiers fared the worst—mere two tenths of their strength remained.

Already powerless against the vast armies of the Yangyang Empire, the Skeleton forces now collapsed under this immense suppression.

They fought and fled, their eyes lifting in confusion, seeking to understand the source of this crushing force. And there, before them, stood the five figures they had known since time immemorial.

Their ancestors.

At first, their expressions were filled with excitement—after all, it was their ancestors who had defeated the Qing Emperor and come to save them.

But swiftly, their faces turned to terror.

"Why are you killing us, ancestors?!"

"Shouldn't they be helping us?"

"Why, Elder Ancestor!!!"

...

The skeleton soldiers and deities did not understand.

Yet their confusion, shock, and resentment would never stir a single emotion within the five Skeleton God Lords.

They merely unfolded their domains of law, mercilessly crushing and annihilating the skeleton soldiers and deities within.

With a single thought, billions of skeleton soldiers would fall beneath their domains.

Combined with the joint assault from the Sun Empire's soldiers and deities,

the remaining skeleton soldiers and skeleton deities began to dwindle at a rate visible to the naked eye.

Another half-hour passed.

Under the absolute advantage of numbers and superior combat power, the remaining rebel skeletons and the skeletal deities themselves were finally extinguished.

Then, under the command of Zero, ten colossal Imperial Starships simultaneously activated, drawing every scrap of loot from the battlefield into their inner realms. Without hesitation, the armies of the Solar Empire boarded the vessels and turned instantly, departing the scene.

Not long after their departure—

A million and one vessels, radiating brilliant, pure light, emerged from the depths of the cosmos and swiftly arrived at the battlefield, now completely cleared.

The light vessels halted. From the lead vessel emerged a heavenly angel, radiating the pressure of a Supreme God, bearing sixteen wings. Behind it came one hundred true gods of the heavenly realm, each possessing fourteen wings. Upon landing, they immediately dispersed, seeking traces left behind on the battlefield.

Soon, they returned, reporting to the Supreme God-tier angel:

"Lord Galorana,"

"A war of vast scope—estimated to have spanned thousands of light-years—just occurred not long ago here."

"The combined forces engaged in battle have already surpassed ten jing."

"And there are master god-level entities involved in the conflict."

"Yet, presumably, no master god-level beings have been destroyed."

"From the thick concentration of undead divine energy in the battlefield, one of the warring factions must be our allied forces—the horde of the Skeleton race."

"As for the other side, it is most likely the domain force led by Qing Di."

"The outcome of the battle is a crushing defeat for the Skeleton race, with the domain force led by Qing Di emerging victorious."

When stating this result, the reporting bright angel spoke with unmistakable astonishment.

Garo-na, the Master God of the Bright Angels, slightly furrowed her brow.

Clearly, this outcome far exceeded her expectations.

A force led by a mere master god, had directly defeated and even annihilated a top-tier high-bloodline race—the Skeletons.

How did they gather their intelligence?

It completely contradicts the mortal empire forces they claimed to have discovered!

At that very moment—

He looked down at the luminous bracelet on his wrist.

Rows of golden characters shimmered into view.

After reading them, his expression remained calm.

"There's no need for further investigation."

"The Skull Emperor just sent word."

"The remaining power of His race now consists of only Himself—no others remain."

"All troops and deities have been utterly destroyed by the Qing Emperor."

After speaking, he took a deep breath, "We must reassess our enemy, the Qing Emperor."

"He is undoubtedly a universal chieftain no less formidable than the Changsheng Emperor."

"Could it be possible that the Qing Emperor is none other than the Changsheng Emperor?"

A bright angel true god could not help but ask.

"Did you not hear the latest news?"

"The main forces of the Changsheng Emperor are stationed on the Supreme Continent. Yesterday, he fought and utterly destroyed the entire Titan Divine Clan."

"How could he possibly have spare forces to move about across the cosmos, displaying dominance?"

Garoena glanced at him, speaking with quiet calm.

"So where is the Changsheng Emperor? Did he not attend this gathering of universal chieftains?"

Another bright angel true god asked with curiosity.

"Who knows." Garona said. "But we cannot dismiss them merely because we cannot see their activity in the universe."

"The Celestial Sovereign is exceptionally skilled in patience and discretion."

"He is currently so silent and unassuming—there must be something massive brewing."

"We must remain ever vigilant and locate them, eradicate their sovereign forces in the active universes."

All the Light Angels nodded.

"Go back now."

"We need to contact other allies and carefully strategize how to deal with the Green Sovereign."

"The Green Sovereign is no longer something a high-blooded race can handle alone."

Garona said.

"Yes!"

The angels of the Heavenly Light, the True God, bowed with reverence.

Then, together with Calona, they returned to the vessel of the Heavenly Light, and together left this place.