Heroes' Prison

Chapter 923 - 872 Sharp Sword Joins

The Mage Emperor’s ultimate skill may have been interrupted, but the seven other top-notch Heavenly Realm experts were still relentlessly attacking Dao Feng!

Dao Feng’s health points had already been severely depleted, nearing the brink of a sliver of life; he simply couldn’t endure any longer!

His death seemed inevitable!

At that moment, a majestic and resounding voice suddenly echoed through the heavens and earth—

"[Continent Announcement]: [Sword Emperor] has joined [God of Slaughter]’s [Hero Legion]."

A hint of relief finally flashed in Huang Yi’s eyes. With the Hero Legion’s situation now dramatically improving, the ally he had previously mentioned to Xiao Chunzi was none other than Sharp Sword!

A while ago, Huang Yi had connected with Sharp Sword through the Poet at the Oskan Royal Academy, successfully recruiting Sharp Sword into this nation war.

Later on, Huang Yi complied with Sharp Sword’s request, recounting the detailed process through which he obtained all his equipment. Additionally, he created a brand-new Barbarian God Simulacrum for Sharp Sword. In return for these benefits, Sharp Sword vowed to join the battlefield at critical moments and exert his utmost effort to secure victory in this nation war.

Sure enough, at this pivotal moment, Sharp Sword honored his promise.

From now on, every super-first-class master on Hero’s Continent was part of the Hero Legion!

The news of Sharp Sword’s enlistment sent a shockwave through the ranks of the enemy’s elite Heavenly Realm experts, momentarily diverting their attention. They vigilantly scanned their surroundings, bracing themselves for the sudden emergence of the Sword Emperor!

The Sword Emperor was the most enigmatic figure among the world’s super-first-class experts. People knew very little about him, and his strength was the hardest to gauge.

His only public battle with players was at the martial tournament, where his revelations were minimal. Currently, he ranked second on the system’s "Combat Power Leaderboard," just beneath Dragon Spike.

However, in people’s hearts, the Sword Emperor’s intimidation was greater than Dragon Spike’s. This was because Dragon Spike had been seen and evaluated countless times, giving people a rough understanding of his abilities. Sharp Sword, on the other hand, remained shrouded in mystery—outsiders couldn’t even name his signature skills. He hadn’t even displayed the Heavenly Phenomenon that marks a player’s ascension to the Heavenly Domain, leaving everyone clueless about what it might be like.

This mysterious master’s sudden intervention would almost certainly lead to fatalities among the enemy’s eight top-notch Heavenly Realm experts. And the Sword Emperor was also a formidable Hero!

Faced with the Sword Emperor’s looming threat, the enemy’s elite experts had no choice but to redirect part of their focus to self-defense!

At that very instant, Dao Feng seized the opportunity, unleashing a Charge Skill to break free from the encirclement, transforming himself into a golden blade of light, streaking straight toward the ground like a falling golden star.

Although the enemy’s top-notch Heavenly Realm experts reacted quickly, they were already too late to intercept Dao Feng. At such a level of combat, even a fleeting distraction resulted in the loss of the chance to kill Dao Feng.

Huang Yi immediately activated the Heavenly Curtain Barrier on the island, allowing Dao Feng to retreat safely into its protection. Yang Yuheng promptly swung her Magic Wand to fully replenish Dao Feng’s health points.

Only then was Dao Feng truly safe.

But by this time, everyone’s attention had shifted away from Dao Feng, with eyes anxiously darting around, searching for Sharp Sword’s appearance.

The enemy’s eight elite experts also gripped their weapons tightly, swiftly scanning their surroundings with bated breath.

Second after second ticked by, yet everything remained serene, with no trace of Sharp Sword. It seemed he had only triggered the announcement without taking any concrete action.

Furthermore, Dragon Spike had vanished as abruptly as he had appeared when he interrupted the Mage Emperor’s ultimate skill, leaving people wondering about his current whereabouts.

Dragon Spike and the Sword Emperor were like two hidden time bombs; nobody knew when they would strike next. Enemies lurking in the shadows were the most terrifying.

The enemy’s eight elite experts were beginning to feel a growing sense of unease.

"Forget Sharp Sword for now; let’s focus on breaking the barrier. The situation is getting increasingly complicated, and we can’t afford to delay any longer," the Pope declared decisively, transforming into a bolt of lightning and leading the charge toward the island’s barrier!

The other seven elite Heavenly Realm experts followed swiftly, descending rapidly before halting outside the barrier. They unleashed their various attack methods, assaulting the island’s Heavenly Curtain Barrier together.

In an instant, the Heavenly Curtain Barrier was rocked as if dealing with catastrophic damage, trembling violently, and its destruction was merely a matter of time.

Huang Yi lifted his gaze to the sky, observing the crumbling Heavenly Curtain Barrier, and waved his arm with authority, declaring, "Relay my command: Have the brothers in the Magic Tower switch to using Holy Crystal Stones to sustain the Heavenly Curtain Barrier’s energy. Extend it further!"

Soon, his order reached the island’s core—the Magic Tower. The players stationed there to maintain the barrier’s operation ceased feeding Magic Stones into the Magic Furnace, instead replacing them with the more potent Holy Crystal Stones.

Empowered by the formidable energy of the Holy Crystal Stones, the Heavenly Curtain Barrier outside instantly stabilized, gaining a significantly extended duration. Of course, this was only because the Magic Cannons weren’t deployed. The invading army’s conventional forces were held off by the Sun Legion, making it impossible for the Magic Cannons—the specialized siege equipment—to reach the barrier. If they did, even Holy Crystal Stones wouldn’t suffice.

Currently, Huang Yi was exhausting all means to buy time. He needed to hold out until tomorrow! As long as he could prolong the defense, the cost of Holy Crystal Stones was of no concern to him—he was willing to burn through as much wealth as needed.

No one in the entire world was as rich as Huang Yi. The hundreds of trillions of Gold Coins he had earned from gambling at the martial tournament were practically excessive, with nowhere to spend them. Moreover, those Gold Coins handed to them for investment in Rose Prison continued generating endless wealth. While Holy Crystal Stones might have been priceless in the past, as players grew stronger, they discovered more Holy Crystal Stones, making them purchasable with Gold Coins. And anything obtainable with Gold Coins was not worth cherishing in Huang Yi’s eyes.

"Why hasn’t Sharp Sword appeared yet? Why does God of Slaughter rely on the Heavenly Curtain Barrier to delay the time?" Countless reporters and spectators watching Huang Yi’s strategy to protract the barrier’s destruction began to voice their doubts.

The enemy’s eight elite Heavenly Realm experts attacked the Heavenly Curtain Barrier while exchanging puzzled glances, unsure of what Huang Yi’s underlying plan was.

"God of Slaughter, what’s the deal with Sharp Sword?" Even Yang Yuheng couldn’t hold back, turning to Huang Yi with a questioning gaze.

"You’ll find out soon enough!" Huang Yi replied without revealing any details. He had made separate arrangements for Sharp Sword and had already tailored a specific battle plan for him.

After some time had passed, the Heavenly Curtain Barrier above the island dimmed once more. Even with Holy Crystal Stones powering it, its destruction was inevitable. Only a further evolution to a Demigod-level Heavenly Curtain Barrier could prevent its collapse. However, such barriers were immensely rare, owned only by the most powerful factions across the Central Continent. Current players were nowhere near capable of constructing such high-intensity barriers.

At this point, Huang Yi raised his head and declared loudly, "You may as well rest for a moment. Soon, you’ll realize that all your efforts to break this barrier are, in fact, futile. Haven’t you all been curious about why Sharp Sword hasn’t appeared yet?"

"Why?" The Pope asked while continuing to hurl enormous bolts of lightning at the Heavenly Curtain Barrier.

With hands clasped behind his back and an air of absolute confidence, Huang Yi replied, "Because Sharp Sword’s mission isn’t to shift the balance of Hero’s Continent. He intends to change the world!"

"Change the world?" The audience mulled over these words, intrigued by the growing mystery. For someone to boldly declare their intent to change the world was audacious. Even at Huang Yi’s peak, he hadn’t been capable of shifting the world’s fate. How could Sharp Sword possibly achieve this?

High in the sky, Heavenly Dao withdrew his Eastern Sword, pausing his attack on the Heavenly Curtain Barrier. Casting cautious glances around, he asked, "Then, where is Sharp Sword at this moment?"

Huang Yi shifted his gaze to the leader of the Indonesian players, Fuchan Fenrao, and stated, "That question—ask Fuchan Fenrao. She’ll have an answer for you very soon."

"Huh?" Upon hearing this, Fuchan Fenrao’s attack momentarily faltered. Mounted atop her infamous Underworld War Beast, she looked downward at Huang Yi behind the barrier and demanded, "What do you mean?"

As she uttered these words, her expression suddenly twisted as she received an urgent message.

The message was from a special liaison responsible for monitoring matters concerning her Floating Life Guild. In The Second World, cross-continent communications were impossible, so these invading armies typically employed offline liaisons to keep abreast of critical developments within their guild headquarters.

This liaison had accompanied Fuchan Fenrao to Hero’s Continent but spent most of his time observing Floating Life Guild operations offline. The fact that he had logged in now and transmitted a message signaled trouble.

Coupled with Huang Yi’s cryptic remarks just moments ago, a surge of ominous dread surged within Fuchan Fenrao as she urgently opened the message to read its contents.

The next instant, her complexion dramatically shifted, and her body trembled violently!

"God of Slaughter, you beast!" Fuchan Fenrao shrieked in fury, her voice filled with an unbridled hatred that seemed to emanate from the depths of her very soul!