33 The Battle Begins (2/2)
”That lotus...he's awoken no doubt.” The Bronze Knight said as an Iron knight appeared behind him.
Su Xinyue looked towards the red river coiling in skies, it kept trying to stab through the skies of the city and enter. A glint of determination passed through her eyes as Aquatics Qis gathered around her.
”Then let's move.” She said as she pursed her lips and transformed into a blue beam and flew into the red river. At the center of the red river spun a red lotus surrounding it was an ominous blue light.
The Bronze Knight and Xia Yunyi followed behind with only the pixie king standing in place as he watched.
”I can only hope they survive.” The pixie king muttered to himself as he disappeared.
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At the base of the mountain in heaven's realm, near the wall of shadow chains was a congregation of black-robed and armored figures. At the forefront was Yunshi, his muscular body swayed with the shadows as dark forces assembled on his form.
Behind him was a young man dressed in red plate armor and a war skirt, his long red hair draped on his back flowed with the dark winds. Next to him was a blonde young lady dressed in heavy armor.
”Hmm...” Yunshi eyes narrowed as he looked to the sky and saw an incoming red river. He could see inside of the river was a red lotus that was the genesis of it all. The swaying red lotus reminded him of the scene of in the immortal graveyard of the red lotus blooming.
”Ji Shu.” He muttered to himself with a dazed expression. He turned his attention to the two behind him and spoke solemnly: ”Wu Han and Wang Shi, release your bloodlines.”
Yunshi quickly leaned forward getting closer to the shadow chains. Behind him manifested the outline of a demonic Yunshi, its eyes were pitch black.
Odd whispers flowed through the winds like the temptations of the devil. Both Yunshi cooperated as they released a potent shadow force into the shadow chains, slowly unraveling the restrictions in the chains.
Wu Han and Wang Shi looked at each other and nodded and suddenly two powerful auras burst into the skies.
”Marks of War, Red War God!” Wu Han's bloodline boiled as red marks appeared all across his body inspiring a powerful nomological aura, behind him appeared a red silhouette.
”Marks of Justice, Lady Lustitia!” All along Wang Shi's body appeared yellow marks that came to together forming a silhouette behind her.
Their auras simultaneously tore through the firmament ascending to high heavens, as the silhouette grew a hundred meters. Wu Han's silhouette was a red-haired man wielding a spear and a shield while wearing red plate armor.
Wang Shi's Silhouette was a yellow woman in a white tunic. She emanated a powerful and just aura as a blindfold wrapped around her eyes. In her left hand materialized the scales of justice, and in her right appeared a sword with justice marks along it.
”Kill!” They roared as one mind as the two giants flew toward the red river slashing down madly. The red lotus at the center of the river hummed releasing a deep crimson aura.
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In the Immortal Graveyard, a woman dressed in a dress fitted with swords appeared. Behind her were four different people dressed in blue, red, green, and black attire respectively. Each of them had a sword sheathed to their side.
Next to the woman was a man dressed in yellow robes, he had a graying beard and part of his body was distorted in yellow light.
”Yunshi and the Su Xinyue have already started the attack.” She said to the yellow man next to her.
”We just need to deal with that tomb then.” The yellow-robed man said as they starting deducing the path through the darkness.
”This should be your specialty, Su Yan.” The woman said with a teasing smile.
”I understand, your highness.” Su Yan wryly smiled as he released a power yellow light that dispelled the darkness around them, illuminating a path to the center of the valley. If one looked closely they could see a scarlet hue dancing in the skies close to the center of the valley.
Su Yan zoomed forward transforming into yellow light, Emily and her companions joined with transforming into lights themselves. They all shot through the valley unhindered as Su Yan illuminated the darkness.
In moments the approached the graveyard, the first sight was of sky-high scarlet flames that danced across the valley sky like an aurora. The flames originated from a massive tomb that stretched to the top of the valley.
Behind the tomb were hundreds of tombs each emanating a powerful sanguine aura. Around the valley walls were hundreds of sword marks and remnant Qis from a great battle.
Emily scanned over the sword marks on the valley wall as she remembered the sword scar on the mountain near Gulan's village.
”Yunshi wasn't lying it seems, but how did he escape from Ji Shu's clutches?” Emily muttered as her eyes narrowed in concentration.
”Ji Shu? Are you saying he's responsible?!?” Su Yan said as his brows creased in disbelief. He thought Ji Shu was suspicious when he met him, but he never thought he would be responsible.
”He's more than responsible. He's the orchestrator of this entire affair.” A voice said as it echoed out of the void.
”Who's there?” Emily yelled as her eyes narrowed, atop the tombstone appeared a woman in a tight fitting black dress.
Her immaculate figure on full display, her splendor black hair draped over her shoulder reaching just up to her waist. A white aura surrounded her as her shadow swayed with the flames.