Chapter 858 - Two Countries Engaging In A Pincer Movement (2/2)

With a flash, the Black Mage King headed for the Beize Region.

The Beize Region was next to the plains and could be said to be battle-ready throughout the year. Moreover, over the past several decades, Prince Philip had been guarding over the region. It was said that he had developed an impenetrable defense there.

It was a pity that the Steel Lion Kingdom had sent out six experts in total, including Prince Zuoxian who was a tier five Divine level expert. They came with great might and were hard to ward off. In just a short moment, they had already taken down 15 cities consecutively. After handing them over to be managed by other Conferred Knights behind them, they then surrounded and trapped Buluo City, which was the center of the Beize Region.

‘Besieging us?’ The Black Mage King smiled coldly. ‘Six Divine level experts are unable to break Buluo City’s formation…? Just surrounding and not attacking us… They’re just trying to wipe out the reinforcements. Let me see how capable you are.

‘However, it’s not good if they were to discover me in this appearance.’

The Black Mage King thought of what would happen if his identity were to be exposed to the Steel Lion Kingdom. Considering the latter’s relationship with the Church of Universal Truth, the Church of Universal Truth would probably come attacking immediately.

After pondering deeply for a moment, a thought struck the Black Mage King, and his conjured physique seethed momentarily. In the blink of an eye, he took on Fang Xingjian’s appearance.

The Black Mage King looked at himself. ‘There’s no problem now.’ His voice had even become exactly the same as Fang Xingjian’s.

Being a tier three Divine level expert and having completed the forging of his conjured physique, the Black Mage King was able to freely separate, change, and regenerate his body. To him, changing his appearance was an easy feat. Moreover, he had been with Fang Xingjian for over a month and was now very familiar with his appearance, voice, and disposition. His transformed self was indistinguishable from the original.

…

The entirety of Buluo City had been covered up by a layer of dark clouds, both in the sky and in all four directions around it. Black fog was everywhere, and there was no hint of sunlight shining down.

It was as if Buluo City had entered into the dark night.

Prince Philip, who was currently in Buluo City, was responsible for guarding over the Beize Region and had managed it for several decades. So, when Fang Xingjian sent out his subordinates, who were Divine level experts, to guard all four sides of the Empire, Prince Philip naturally returned to his main base.

Heading up the gate tower and seeing the dark clouds not dissipating, Prince Philip’s countenance was extremely grim.

When the dark clouds first appeared, he had attempted to disperse them. However, no matter what kind of attacks he performed, the dissipated dark clouds seemed to emerge from thin air and once again cover the city after just a short moment.

Prince Philip then gave up on dispersing the dark clouds so as not to waste his powers.

Looking at the dark clouds in the sky, he frowned deeply. ‘They’re using a formation to encase the city, but they’re not attacking. Are they trying to encircle us and attack the reinforcements?

‘Though, the reinforcement should be Xingjian.’

Behind Prince Philip, a blonde-haired young lady with a great figure and delicate face said, “Grandfather, when will the Empire’s reinforcements arrive? Will Fang Xingjian come to render assistance personally?”

This young lady with blonde hair and blue eyes was the Arbitrator Sally, who had been responsible for handling the case concerning the Rebirth Sword Technique back in the Great Western Region. She was also Prince Philip’s granddaughter.

A middle-aged man with brown hair, who had a pair of swords on his back and was standing next to the young lady, said in a deep voice, “We’ve sent news over. Allen’s the one sending it over himself. With his speed, he’ll arrive in at most an hour.

“If Fang Xingjian receives the news, he should arrive soon.”

The person who spoke was Philip’s son, Richard—who was simultaneously the leader of the 12 Heavenly Knights under Philip.

Right now, Richard appeared to be very worried. “Father, the forces from the northern plains are probably hard to fend off this time around. It’s best for us to seek assistance from the Church as soon as possible.”

Philip frowned and said, “The Imperial Preceptor has his arrangements. Don’t act on your own initiatives.” Philip had long known that Fang Xingjian had killed the two Guardian Kings and even gotten the Gold Mage King and Black Mage King to submit to him. They would definitely have to fight against the Church one day, so how could he possibly request for the Church’s assistance?