Heroes' Prison

Chapter 928 - 877: Over 10 Skill Coercions

Chapter 877: More Than Ten Instances of Skill Coercion

At this moment, Gentleman ascended to the Heavenly Realm as a phenomenon, which had already spread across the entire Hero’s Continent.

On the vast battlefield, tens of millions of people raised their heads, packed densely like a sea of gazes, all staring at the overwhelming heavenly phenomenon, discussing its origins.

High above Sun Island, the eight super-first-class masters whose auras were as powerful as the Sun also lifted their heads to look at the celestial phenomenon overhead, doubt filling their hearts.

"In this battlefield, it seems that no one is close to Heavenly Realm among the super-first-class masters. Who could have triggered such a powerful phenomenon?" Dante raised his head to gaze at the high skies, speaking in shock.

"We don’t have such reinforcements; it shouldn’t be one of ours. Probably one of the God of Slaughter’s subordinates!" Heavenly Dao speculated with a frown.

"This phenomenon feels like Dao Feng, but Dao Feng has already ascended to the Heavenly Realm, so it can’t be him." The Mage Emperor suddenly seemed to recall something and said, "Gentleman might also be a swordsman! Could this phenomenon be caused by Gentleman?"

"Isn’t Gentleman only at Level 195?"

The conversation among them continued; these individuals were the well-informed leaders, commanding countless followers tasked with gathering information and those dedicated to filtering and organizing such intelligence. However, the present scenario completely caught them off guard, with no intel ever hinting at it.

Before long, the phenomenon in the sky gradually dissipated, and the heavens returned to clarity. The radiant lights of the phenomenon converged back together, forming a beam that plummeted to disappear into a distant battlefield.

Shortly after, from that direction, an incandescent black meteor zipped through the sky, crossing the battlefield like a streak of rapid lightning. The newly ascended super-first-class master charged fiercely toward the eight enemy Heavenly Domain experts like an unstoppable force!

Blazing flames emanated from this meteor, rendering it uncontainable. Even before its arrival, the dazzling light had already pierced ahead, slanting brilliantly onto everyone’s faces like the fading glow of sunset.

The eight Heavenly Domain experts were immediately captivated by this meteor, concentrating intensely to discern its identity.

"Ah!" At that moment, Dante suddenly let out a blood-curdling scream. A dagger tip abruptly emerged from his chest, splattering fresh blood in all directions!

The surrounding individuals were shocked and turned to look at Dante. Then, from behind him, a familiar shadow appeared.

It was a man dressed in purple assassin attire, his eyes devoid of any emotion, exuding an eerie presence. Clearly, it was Dragon Spike, who had vanished earlier!

Always appearing and disappearing unpredictably, Dragon Spike materialized in moments of slight negligence from the crowd. Despite this being a gathering of eight top-notch Heavenly Domain experts, he fearlessly executed a sneak attack on Dante!

"Courting death!" TNT roared furiously, immediately lifting his Magic Wand and hurling out a surge of searing flames. The intense heat distorted the surrounding air into undulating ripples.

Yet, after the flames subsided, the area remained desolate—Dragon Spike had once again vanished into invisibility!

He was like a spectral ghost, emerging and disappearing unpredictably, impossible to pinpoint or attack effectively.

"Whoosh, whoosh!" During the momentary distraction caused by the enemy’s eight Heavenly Domain experts, two figures suddenly broke free from the Heavenly Curtain Barrier within Sun Island—Dao Feng and Yang Yuheng.

At the same time, the black meteor arrived, halting abruptly beside Dao Feng and Yang Yuheng, revealing its form.

A man wearing a bamboo hat and donning black armor emerged. The dark bamboo hat shadowed everything above his nose, exposing only his angular and dignified chin.

"It really is Gentleman! His heavenly phenomenon is so similar to Dao Feng’s!" Upon seeing this figure, the previously speculating individuals finally confirmed their guesses! The one responsible for the heavenly phenomenon was indeed Gentleman. Moreover, it became clear that Gentleman had some rare means of lowering his displayed Level, deceiving them all along.

Even then, the connection between Gentleman and Dao Feng being the same person never crossed their minds. Earlier, Huang Yi was concerned that the enemies might deduce Gentleman’s connection to Dao Feng through the heavenly phenomenon, unveiling this secret. But now it seemed his worry was unnecessary.

At this moment, another shadow emerged beside Dao Feng, Gentleman, and Yang Yuheng—it was Dragon Spike, the same person who had just ambushed Dante.

Collectively, the Hero Legion’s four Heavenly Domain experts were now assembled. Opposite them were the eight enemy Heavenly Domain experts, forming a tense airborne standoff.

Surface-wise, the Hero Legion’s four Heavenly Domain experts appeared at a decisive disadvantage. However, with Dragon Spike’s formations in play, the situation shifted!

Earlier, Dragon Spike had activated the Strong Dragon Formation—a three-person setup—enhanced by Xiao Chunzi’s auxiliary buffs and Overlord’s Soul Prelude, along with various other boosts. The formation enabled Dragon Spike, Dao Feng, and Yang Yuheng to fend off seven enemy super-first-class experts.

Now that Gentleman had ascended to the Heavenly Realm, Dragon Spike swiftly switched to a four-person formation—the Four Kings Formation—integrating Gentleman into its range. While not as powerful as the previous Strong Dragon Formation, the Four Kings Formation barely leveled the playing field against the eight enemy Heavenly Domain experts.

The enemy’s eight Heavenly Domain experts wasted no time, launching a fierce assault on the Hero Legion’s four Heavenly Domain experts. Eight beams of Divine Light shot out from their weapons, drawing dazzling trajectories across the skies like an attack from the heavens, sending chills down everyone’s spines!

Despite being outnumbered, the Hero Legion utilized the power of their formation to move swiftly, narrowly resisting the onslaught. For now, defeat was not evident.

Above in the skies, a total of twelve Heavenly Domain super-first-class masters were embroiled in combat. Shockwaves raged through the air, energy scattering violently in all directions. Powerful skills, rarely used under ordinary circumstances, were unleashed recklessly. The surrounding area turned into a vacuum zone, an exclusive battleground for these twelve individuals, beyond the reach of even a single first-rate expert.

"Whoosh!" Suddenly, the Heavenly Curtain Barrier above Sun Island opened, sending a streak of azure light piercing into the Mage Emperor’s body!

In the next instant, a Thunderbolt Shield materialized around him, encasing him securely within. Sparks of electricity flickered across the shield’s surface, exuding a sense of indestructible defense.

"Damn it, I wasted my Thunderbolt Shield!" The Mage Emperor cursed under his breath and cast a glance of contempt toward Huang Yi on Sun Island below. The Thunderbolt Shield was a major skill, granting him complete immunity to any attack for a limited duration—essentially an invincible ability. However, it had a long cooldown period and was reserved for moments of dire peril. Its activation at this juncture was entirely unnecessary and wasteful.

"Eleven hours remain until tomorrow. I can still use skill coercion about ten more times," Huang Yi murmured, retracting his hand. That streak of azure light was precisely his hero skill, "Skill Coercion." With a mere one-hour cooldown, it could force an enemy to use a key skill with a cooldown time exceeding ten days—an immensely practical ability.

Within the Hero Legion, Xiao Chunzi, Overlord, and others utilized their cooldown-reducing skills on Huang Yi, further shortening the cooldown time for Skill Coercion.

Huang Yi didn’t reserve this skill; the moment its cooldown ended, he would release it, steadily weakening the eight top-notch Heavenly Domain experts from the opposing side. The only drawback was the limitation that he could only use Skill Coercion three times per month on the same individual, preventing unlimited exploitation.

Huang Yi intended to extend this battle until tomorrow. By then, he calculated that he could force the enemy to waste ten more major skills—a significant blow to their capabilities. A super-first-class master generally possessed only a handful of skills with cooldowns exceeding ten days, treating them like precious treasures. Once forced out, their lethality reduced substantially, akin to a tiger stripped of its fangs.

After battling for a while, Ganges frowned, realizing it was taking too long to deplete the energy of Dragon Spike’s formation. With God of Slaughter intermittently disrupting and wasting their major skills, prolonging this fight would be disadvantageous for them. He swiftly shook his hand, pulling out a Magic Bottle. "Dragon Spike’s formation is too strong. At this pace, who knows how long it’ll take to drain it! Everyone, use Miyamoto Musashi’s potion now!" With that, he uncorked the bottle and gulped down its contents—a faint red potion.

The rest of the invading army’s super-first-class masters, except for the newly joined Mage Emperor, pulled out their own Magic Bottles. Like Ganges, their bottles contained the same faint red potion, all seemingly derived from a singular source. They too consumed the potion.

Shortly, a faint red mist began surrounding the seven masters who had consumed the potion, cloaking their figures. This mist even began to drift toward others who had consumed the same potion, gradually linking the seven individuals. The interconnected mist boosted their collective strength dramatically. (To be continued. If you enjoyed this work, please visit Starting Point (qidian.com) to cast your recommendation tickets and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to read.)