Heroes' Prison

Chapter 1026 - 970: In front of me, a demigod is just a mortal!

Chapter 970: In My Presence, Demigods Are Mere Mortals!

"Cough, cough!" A bloodied hand reached out from the deep pit, gripping the earth beside it. Immediately after, the figure of Marshal Diego arduously climbed out of the pit.

"Are you alright?" Huang Yi reached out to grasp Diego’s arm, pulling him out of the pit with effort and asked with concern.

"I’m fine, just injured!" Diego steadied himself, gasping for air, wiping the blood from his mouth, and staring intently at the vortex high above, said: "The incarnations of the Seven Archdemons this time are more powerful than any previous time in history! They have fought us to the point where we can’t resist. At this rate, we won’t be able to hold on much longer!"

Huang Yi pressed his lips together, musing: "Why don’t I release a few more demigods from Heroes’ Prison?"

"No!" Diego shook his head, pointing at the densely packed spatial rifts in the sky, said gravely: "Space is nearing its limits. Our combat power with seventeen demigods is too strong, nearly shattering the entire sky. At most, it can only bear the power of one more demigod. If you release more demigods, the sky over the entire continent will collapse, turning into cosmic chaos, with no remedy for such a widespread spatial collapse. By then, the violent cosmic winds will eternally blow over Hero’s Continent, destroying The Second World along with it!"

"What do we do then?" Huang Yi felt incredibly heavy-hearted. His greatest reliance was Heroes’ Prison, but now it seemed even Heroes’ Prison was useless. If in order to withstand the Seven Archdemons the sky collapses and this world is destroyed, such actions would be meaningless.

"Unless there’s a Divine Artifact!" Marshal Diego supplemented, "And it must be one we can completely refine, belonging to us. Even though the Thunder God’s Pillar of Sea God is a Divine Artifact, even if he hands it to us, it still cannot fully exert its power, because none of us ten Semigod Guardians have inherited the Sea God legacy, and cannot truly refine that artifact, only exerting a part of its power. We still cannot resist the incarnations of the Seven Archdemons."

As Diego spoke, his tone became resolute: "The current plan is to delay! No matter how strong the incarnations of the Seven Archdemons are, they are still incarnations with ultimately limited Divine Power. As long as we can hold out until their Divine Power is exhausted, they will have to retreat to recuperate!" After saying this, Marshal Diego gritted his teeth, charged up into the sky once more, and his tenacious figure rejoined the battlefield within the clouds.

Huang Yi gazed at the massive vortex, prayed silently in his heart, and then also flapped the Wings of the Demonic God, flying back to the high altitude to continue resisting the residual waves of battle alongside Thunder God and the others.

The situation was worsening, the sounds of fighting above the dark clouds were intensifying, and the residual waves of battle escaping from the clouds were becoming more concentrated. Despite Huang Yi and the others giving it their all, they couldn’t fend off each residual wave, causing some to hit the Heavenly Curtain Barrier of Dragon City, making the barrier sway non-stop, seemingly on the brink of shattering.

In the vast universe, powerhouses from various worlds were simultaneously gazing towards The Second World, sensing the battle aura emanating from there.

Some Supreme Powerhouses’ sight even pierced through endless distances, vaguely seeing the outer-layer scene of The Second World. There it was shrouded in endlessly changing lights and shadows, and the fierce Demigod Aura enveloped the entire star, ready to burst at any moment.

In the real world, viewers from different nations were glued to the live broadcast images, hearts hanging high. If the Hero Empire crumbled, then the rest of the continent would be next, and eventually, The Second World would be overrun by the Demon Clan, and everything they owned within The Second World would be destroyed alongside it.

"Ah!" At this moment, another scream echoed through the heavens, a massive figure fell from the clouds, drawing a long trajectory, and crashed onto the ground.

This was a woman, wearing a blue cape like the ocean on her body, holding a large water sphere emitting blue light, but now stained with blood.

This was indeed one of the Top Ten Guardians of the Hero Empire, and Diego’s colleague—the Navy Commander, Ai Lingyue!

She too had been knocked down!

Ai Lingyue struggled to climb from the ground, clutching a long wound on her chest, bending over and vomiting mouthfuls of blood!

Thunder God spared a glance at Ai Lingyue, quickly wielding his Divine Artifact, releasing a water sphere emitting Life Energy, which descended from the sky onto Ai Lingyue!

Instantly, Ai Lingyue’s injuries improved significantly, the water sphere released by the Pillar of Sea God, this Divine Artifact, was called Water of Life, possessing extremely potent healing power. Yet even so, it couldn’t completely heal Ai Lingyue’s wounds.

Ai Lingyue gratefully nodded to Thunder God, clenching her silver teeth, unyieldingly charged into the sky once more, rejoining the battlefield above the dark clouds!

Subsequently, from time to time, Semigod Guardians were knocked down from the clouds, crashing onto the ground, causing tremors across the earth!

Their aura was chaotic, and they all bore injuries, yet to guard the Hero Empire, they still bravely surged skyward repeatedly, joining the battlefield within the dark clouds, desperately resisting the incarnations of the Seven Archdemons!

Thunder God also fought vigorously, wielding the Pillar of Sea God, releasing some Water of Life, desperately healing their wounds.

But everyone knew they wouldn’t be able to hold out for long, and as time went by, their injuries worsening, inevitably leading to their downfall.

"Meow~" Suddenly, a shrill cat meow reverberated through the heavens!

A black cat suddenly tumbled from the clouds!

It closed its eyes, hunching its back, covered in wounds, blood trickling from the corner of its mouth, its tail limply hanging!

This is precisely the black cat, the strongest among the ten Semigod Guardians, the only Guardian who reached Void God power, but now it has been knocked down!

Thunder God constantly waved the Pillar of Sea God, releasing streams of Water of Life, firmly enveloping the black cat, fully healing it.

The momentum of the black cat’s fall was slowed, and a majestic flow of Life Energy surged into its body, frantically healing its ravaged body. It finally opened its eyes, a high and cold radiance flashing in them once more, and with a swift push of its hind legs in mid-air, its agile body leaped back into the sky, disappearing into the clouds.

The black cat’s fall seemed to be the turning point of the entire battle, after which Guardians were knocked down more and more frequently, often just as one Guardian rushed back up, another Guardian was knocked down. It showed that the battle in the high sky was almost completely lost! These Semigod Guardians were merely struggling for the last time!

"God of Slaughter, this king will let you see with your own eyes how fragile your Semigod Guardians are!" At this moment, the composed and mighty voice of the King of Hell echoed through the heavens and the earth, reverberating throughout the land and rivers!

As the voice fell, his gigantic myth-like figure emerged from the thick dark clouds, descending completely before this world!

An incomparable Overlord presence instantly swept across the entire continent, and the substantial pressure broke countless mountain peaks! The air seemed to be drained at once, making it impossible to breathe!

A white hand extended from within the black robe of the King of Hell, holding the neck of Marshal Diego as if holding a dead dog!

Diego’s eyes bulged out tightly, making an indistinct "gurgling" sound from his throat, his legs helplessly kicking in the air, and his hands tightly clutching the King of Hell’s wrist, trying to pry open his hand.

But it’s useless, the hand of the King of Hell was like the hand of God, completely unresistable!

Everyone was stunned!

A Semigod Guardian, whom they could only look up to, was unexpectedly caught by the King of Hell like a dead dog, lifted by the neck! Utterly without dignity!

At this moment, the King of Hell’s five slender, perfect fingers tightened fiercely!

A surge of majestic black mist abruptly spurted from the fingertips, drilling into Diego’s neck!

Diego struggled mightily, all his Divine Power gushing out, but he couldn’t stop the black mist from entering his body!

His facial expression became extremely contorted, his skin writhing constantly, the color gradually darkening, as if replaced by Demonic Aura inside.

"Ah!" Diego let out a painful scream, echoing throughout the entire world!

This was the wailing of a Semigod before death!

The entire Second World, all living souls trembled as if they were all sharing Diego’s kind of torment!

"Crack~" A crisp sound of breaking bones was heard, and the wretched scream came to an abrupt halt, Diego, this Epic hero, had his head forcefully wrenched off!

His painful, twisted expression was frozen on his head, held by the King of Hell!

His body fell powerlessly, with immense Essence of Life gushing from the wound, turning into an endless rain of blood, drenching the earth!

"Boom!" Diego’s headless body crashed violently onto the Desolate Sands below, creating a giant basin, the sand of the entire desert was soaked with blood, turning into a red swamp.

This Semigod Guardian has fallen!

The series of great Epics he left in history, at this moment, were completely ended!

The King of Hell stood high in the air, holding Diego’s head, continuously dripping with fresh blood.

His lofty gigantic figure seemed to have become God, transcending over this world, all living beings were mere crawling creatures, trembling in the shadow he cast, looking up at him!

The King of Hell casually flicked, tossing Diego’s head down, he gazed down at this world, slowly uttering a sentence—

"In my presence, a Semigod is but a mortal!"