novelraw Chapter 101 : The Divine Artifact of the Kingdom of Sunlight
Chapter 101 : The Divine Artifact of the Kingdom of Sunlight
Chapter 101: The Divine Artifact of the Kingdom of Sunlight
Sangjie Jiacuo’s eyes erupted with a cold gleam.
He rapidly chanted an ancient and obscure incantation, his emaciated hands forming complex seals.
A surging wave of vapor instantly gathered above the chaotic battlefield, transforming into a torrential downpour that crashed down in an attempt to extinguish the eerie flames.
The flames struggled in the rain, most of them being doused.
But the damage and psychological shock were already irreversible—nearly a hundred Vulture Riders perished.
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A suppressed fury flickered within the eyes of the Great Priest.
His immense spiritual power swept across the skies like radar, locking onto the Gryphon Riders who had just dropped their fire-oil bombs and were now attempting to ascend and retreat.
Moments later, sharp stone spikes suddenly shot out from the surrounding cliffs, impaling dozens of Gryphon Riders and sending them plummeting.
Watching the remaining Gryphon Riders flee into the distance, Sangjie Jiacuo’s face turned completely dark.
He realized that the enemy’s intelligence was not only precise but that their commander was exceedingly formidable—possessing an extraordinary understanding of terrain and aerial warfare.
「We can’t linger here! Break through the gorge！」the Great Priest commanded decisively.
His vast spiritual sense swept ahead like a probe, scanning the only path forward.
The cliffs on both sides towered hundreds of zhang high, and the narrowest point could only fit a hundred riders abreast.
His intuition screamed danger.
But he had no choice—detouring would cost precious time and likely lead to further ambushes.
Under his forceful command, the vulture flock, still shaken and weary, braced themselves and charged toward the entrance of Eagle-Beak Rock.
Their formation was forced to tighten, becoming unnaturally dense.
Just as the massive flock’s vanguard poured into the narrowest bottleneck of Eagle-Beak Rock—
「Woom！」
A deep, soul-shaking hum suddenly resonated through the entire canyon without warning.
The sound seemed to come from the cliffs themselves—or perhaps from deep within the earth below.
On both sides of Eagle-Beak Rock’s steep walls, countless massive runes, glowing with faint violet light, flared to life.
A colossal illusionary formation covering the entire bottleneck zone activated instantly.
It was Lilian’s work.
The Vulture Riders’ vision changed abruptly.
The solid cliffs appeared to twist and writhe, transforming into gaping maws ready to devour men whole.
The passage ahead was swallowed by churning fog that obscured all sight.
Even the vultures beneath them were thrown into turmoil, their senses heavily disturbed—they grew restless and agitated, their flight paths spiraling out of control.
The front ranks of the entire cavalry formation plunged into chaos, colliding and crashing into one another as screams rang through the gorge.
「An illusion? Such powerful psychic interference！」
Sangjie Jiacuo’s pupils contracted sharply as alarms blared in his mind.
He immediately gathered his vast spiritual power, attempting to forcibly break and dispel the strange illusion.
A sacred golden radiance enveloped him as he chanted divine mantras like thunderous bells, shaking the very air.
Within the chaotic mirage, he carved open a small zone of relative clarity.
However, at the very instant he focused his power to resist Lilian’s illusion—
a fatal killing intent descended.
「Kill！」
A thunderous roar exploded from the highest, most perilous peak above the canyon.
A figure descended like a scarlet-golden meteor tearing through the heavens, bringing with it a terrifying aura so intense it seemed to freeze the air itself.
Its target—Sangjie Jiacuo, who was dispelling the illusion.
It was Yue Fei.
And he was not alone.
At the moment of his ambush, thousands of Gryphon Riders burst forth from the concealed caverns along the cliffs below—
like wolves lying in wait.
This time, they were not harassing—they bared their deadly fangs.
Longbows and arbalests fired in unison; fire and steel roared, their targets the Vulture Riders disoriented by the illusion.
Yet the most terrifying presence on the battlefield was Yue Fei himself.
He had drawn upon the blood and qi power of the Bandit-Subduing Army’s Gryphon Cavalry and part of the ambushed infantry below.
That overwhelming energy surged into him like a hundred rivers returning to the sea.
Golden light blazed around him, and the Lichuan Divine Spear transformed into a streak of scarlet-gold divinity that pierced the heavens.
Fast！
Indescribably fast！
Sangjie Jiacuo’s attention was largely consumed by the illusion. Facing this meticulously planned, earth-shattering strike, even with his Golden Body Realm cultivation, he felt the shadow of death.
In haste, he ceased attacking the illusion and poured nearly all his defensive divine arts and stored faith power before him—
forming a massive Sacred Light Shield engraved with divine patterns of the sun and moon.
「Boom——！」
The spear tip of the Lichuan Divine Spear struck dead center on the Sacred Light Shield.
A sound beyond description erupted—
a blast wave of energy like a tangible tsunami exploded outward.
The supposedly unbreakable wind-eroded cliffs were sheared and shattered layer by layer like tofu.
Vultures too close were struck by invisible force, bursting into bloody mist midair.
The Sacred Light Shield lasted less than half a breath before collapsing under the strain, shattering into a storm of radiant rain.
Though slightly slowed, the Lichuan Divine Spear still carried unstoppable force, thrusting directly into Sangjie Jiacuo’s chest.
「Puh！」
The sound of the spear piercing flesh was faint amidst the deafening explosions, yet chillingly distinct.
The Great Priest’s ornate robes were torn apart by the raging metal qi, revealing an inner soft armor that shimmered with cyan light.
The spear pierced through the armor and buried deep in his right chest.
「Ngh-aaah！」
The Great Priest let out a piercing scream, spewing golden blood mixed with fragments of organs from his mouth.
His eyes filled with horror and disbelief.
If not for this treasure from the Kingdom of Sunlight, even with his mid-stage Golden Body Realm strength, he would have perished here.
At the instant he suffered grievous wounds and his mind reeled, Lilian’s attack struck.
「Soul Lock！」
A cold female voice resonated with strange cadence.
Sangjie Jiacuo felt a chilling, slippery, and corrosive mental force—
like countless venomous serpents that ignored his outer defenses and slithered directly into his sea of consciousness.
This force did not aim to kill but to churn, disrupt, and attempt to bind his spiritual core.
Yue Fei’s eyes gleamed like blades; seizing that fleeting moment of weakness, his wrist twisted violently.
The Lichuan Divine Spear flared with blinding gold light, aiming to completely pierce and shatter his foe’s heart.
At that critical instant, a sudden change occurred.
The ancient pendant hanging at Sangjie Jiacuo’s chest shattered without warning.
An indescribable surge of immense energy burst forth, transforming into an overwhelmingly bright white light that instantly swallowed his entire body.
The light engulfed not only Sangjie Jiacuo but expanded rapidly like a raging tide—
in the blink of an eye, it covered Yue Fei, Lilian, and the entire core of the battlefield within their sight.
The blinding radiance devoured all vision—
and even sensation itself.