Chapter 1362 - Holy Sword Barrier (2/2)

Since he had the power of the seven deity wardens and Creator Dragons on his side, there was nothing they couldn’t do, wasn’t it? Not to mention building another Dragon Soul Continent out of thin air, what would be so difficult for him to hollow out Mars and transform it into a Sith Empire? At the very most, he could find some ways to gain money, before buying another Death Star from Stefania… Come to think of it, the plane merchant seemed to also have a whole set of fleets ready to be sold to him at a discount…

But now, Rhode couldn’t count on Stefania. Plane merchants wouldn’t commit themselves until success was certain. And now, things hadn’t even begun to take shape yet. Of course, if he were willing to trade a beautiful woman for it, Stefania would surely welcome with open arms. But whether he was willing or not was another matter.

“Let’s begin…”

After a moment of silence, Rhode shook his head and put behind him the scene of five Creator Dragons flaunting in space with an imperial fleet. It was just too awkward to look at a scene that didn’t seem scientific or magical in the slightest. Of course, he could still fantasize about it later. But if he didn’t activate the Holy Sword Barrier now, there wouldn’t even be a future to speak of.

At this thought, Rhode opened his eyes and extended his right hand.

“———!”

Along with his action, a dazzling summoning ritual flashed on the back of his hand. Soon after, light pillars rose up into the sky and enveloped the holy sword spirits. The holy sword spirits within the light pillars closed their eyes tightly and hovered quietly in midair. And at that moment, a line of long-lost system prompts appeared in front of Rhode’s eyes.

[Holy Sword Card Deck completed. Activating special skill—Holy Sword Barrier]

Swish———!

The moment this line of system prompt appeared in front of Rhode’s eyes, the 10 light pillars coalesced into 10 spheres of light. And almost instantaneously, the holy sword spirits encased in the light pillars returned to their original card form and dispersed in rapid succession to form three triangular magical rituals. At the top were Catherine, Little Five, and Celia. In the middle were Dona, Gracier, and Madaras. At the bottom were Eleanor, Shira, and Celestina.

As the three layers of magical rituals spun, the atmosphere around them turned heavy. Soft, dazzling golden light of the sun emanated, intertwining and reflecting a vibrant hue of green that was full of vitality, while below them, shadows like a dark tide surged unceasingly.

But it was no longer just a problem in front of Rhode at the moment. Along with the eruption of the card spirits, the sky darkened. Thunder and bolts of lightning roared within the clouds from time to time. Blustering winds rose from the ground and swirled into the clouds. The land trembled as if the world was coming to an end, so much so that civilians in various regions were bewildered after witnessing these bizarre, heavenly phenomena.

It was especially so for the people of the Country of Light, where they knelt on their knees in fear and prayed for the blessing of the dragons. It wasn’t too long ago when the angered Lilian erupted her dragon soul power which led to the disasters that devoured the Country of Light. But now, who angered the Light Dragon again?

[Holy Sword Barrier Infusion Progress——65%——66%——67%]

Rhode didn’t pay any attention to the surreal phenomena at all. Instead, he stared at the progress bar that was inched forward slowly, at the same time heightening his senses to the extreme as a Void Dragon. He sensed that the Chaos surrounding the Dragon Soul Continent also realized the abnormal situation inside the continent. And now, Chaos was bubbling like boiling water. He believed that in a short while, as soon as Chaos realized the seriousness of the situation, it would swarm and attack the Dragon Soul Continent on all fronts. If Rhode couldn’t open up the Holy Sword Barrier by then, he would have to lose quite a bit of manpower.

[89%——90%——91%]

“Leader! Chaos is about to attack! They’re opening the gaps!”

Upon hearing Mini Bubble Gum’s report, Rhode’s heart sank immediately. However, he gnashed his teeth and didn’t give an order.

As long as the Holy Sword Barrier is activated, based on this progress it should be able to envelop the entire Dragon Soul Continent before the all-out war begins… As long as the Holy Sword Barrier is activated…

At this thought, Rhode also sensed that Chaos was attempting to break through the defenses of Order and launch attacks on the Dragon Soul Continent. But now, he had no other way. This situation was like a player who built a fortress in the game. Due to the lack of offensive power, he could only hide in the fortress and take a beating, while watching the durability value of the fortress decrease. All he could hope for was to upgrade the fortress faster than the speed of the fortress’s decreasing durability, praying that the upgrade was completed before the fortress’s destruction. This was the same for Rhode. Although he was under a lot of pressure, the infusion of the Holy Sword Barrier forced him to hold on.

“Tsk!”

It was at that moment when Rhode sensed that Chaos broke through the Order barrier in more than one area. The Chaos creatures passed through the Order barrier and were about to attack!

[98%——99%——100%]

[Holy Sword Barrier Injection Complete. Please activate the core module]

Finally!

Upon witnessing the flash of information in front of him, Rhode was relieved. He extended his arm abruptly and grabbed the pure white card floating before him silently. And along with this action, the [Heart Piercer] shattered into light dust. Tens of thousands rays of light erupted from it as if they were guiding light that extended in all directions. At the same time, the other nine holy sword cards that were constantly spinning suddenly transformed into nine light pillars, flying in all directions, and disappearing into the sky in the blink of an eye.

“Whew…”

Rhode let out a long breath. The sweat on his back soaked his clothes. But now, he couldn’t care less about that. Because the moment the nine holy sword cards flew away, he sensed that Chaos also realized the problem and launched their deranged attack on the Dragon Soul Continent!