Chapter 2652 - 2653: Lost Hold

Not quite understanding what Dou Yanlan intends to do, Qi Chen didn’t hesitate to immediately enter the Qi Realm Stance. Unlike the stance independently manifested by a Beastmaster, the Qi Realm Stance initiated by a Beastmaster allows their beast to simultaneously enter this stance.

Seeing Ah Mu and the Hao Chun Bird, who had altered appearances, their surprised comrades retreated, making space for them. After all, although their abilities hadn’t changed, the difference in their aura was significant, instilling fear in their hearts.

Unfortunately, the boost from the Qi Realm Stance was limited, or perhaps even with Mythical Transformation, the role Qi Chen could play in such a large battlefield was far less than that of Dou Yanlan. Nevertheless, Ah Mu and the Hao Chun Bird’s reckless charge disrupted the enemy’s formation, securing a considerable advantage.

After much hesitation, Dou Yanlan decided not to let Xing Bo use Mythical Transformation, even though the advantage brought by Qi Chen was slowly being eroded. She knew very well that all she and her comrades could do was hold off the imperial forces as long as possible. As for victory? They were not the Third Legion and didn’t have the power for that.

The imperial forces, initially meant to measure up against the Third Legion, naturally had a noticeable power gap when matched against them. But if they couldn’t withstand these imperial forces, the enemy’s original objective would be achieved.

Watching the ever-changing battlefield, Dou Yanlan pondered over what else she and Qi Chen could do. Unlike the Commander, she felt less pressure now, and it wasn’t entirely up to her alone to think of solutions.

"The trump card shouldn’t be used lightly. Even if his power can’t change the tide, I think we should do our best to hold them off. When the number of people withdrawing exceeds 27, we should contact the higher-ups for reinforcements. We can’t keep confronting these people indefinitely."

A person who also came to assist voiced their opinion, and the others glanced at him without objection. His estimate was roughly in line with their predictions, though perhaps not as precise.

After all, they weren’t soldiers with such strong convictions; being able to hold on without collapsing was already because everyone wanted to defend the homeland behind them. If they were to stubbornly hold on without calling for support, a loss of morale would definitely lead to trouble.

But calling for reinforcements immediately wasn’t suitable either because the enemy’s intent was to pin down their military strength. If possible, they still intended to hold out as long as they could.

As for why Dou Yanlan didn’t plan to use another Mythical Transformation here, it was because she didn’t know what would happen later. By reserving Mythical Transformation, their team still retained the ability to fight again; the significant short-term boost in strength could accomplish much.

"They truly are ruthless."

Seeing the reddening sky in the distance, Feng Yuan realized what had happened: the imperial forces had not only attacked here but also made a move against the Yognot side. However, the strength on the Yognot side wasn’t lacking either, so they hadn’t completely been alerted just yet.

Facing multiple fronts with all being main forces, Feng Yuan didn’t understand why they targeted Maomu City with such effort. Regardless, Feng Yuan was unafraid.

"The Yognot side is also under attack now, so what should we do?"

While battling the Twisted Beymod Phantom, Veronia shouted a question, and after a brief silence, Feng Yuan responded,

"It doesn’t matter, Xilnais will take care of things over there!"

"Are you sure they won’t take advantage of the opportunity?"

Veronia was quite surprised at Feng Yuan’s answer. In this scenario, there was no need for Xilnais to act, or rather, Long Boduo and the other Netherworld Divine Beasts could solve the problem.

Deploying Xilnais could be likened to using a sledgehammer to crack a nut, but... this was Feng Yuan’s decision, and she couldn’t stop it.

As for here? Even if she and Tamur were to join forces, it was unrealistic to solve this quickly without Feng Yuan going all out, because the full-count Anti-Divine Beast Runes were almost on par with Veronia. Even with Feng Yuan holding them, it’s impossible to take them down in one go.

Long Boduo wasn’t idle either. It assisted Feng Yuan in confining the Anti-Divine Beast Phantoms that Veronia and others couldn’t manage to prevent them from mixing into the battlefield and influencing the situation.

There’s no choice; even for Feng Yuan, facing so many Anti-Divine Beast Phantoms at once was somewhat taxing. After all, he couldn’t use all his powers against the enemies, even if Xiao Ji’s Crimson Judgement was acting as a restrain. Capturing so many Anti-Divine Beast Phantoms at once was somewhat challenging.

"Tsk, these guys, even after escaping, they don’t forget to add runes."

Feng Yuan naturally didn’t overlook the person releasing the Anti-Divine Beast Runes, but before he could track them down, they had already used all the Anti-Divine Beast Runes, resulting in a sudden increase in the Anti-Divine Beast Phantoms that Feng Yuan and his allies had to face.

Fortunately, Feng Yuan had reserved a bit of strength. Even though the Anti-Divine Beast Phantoms doubled instantly, he could still hold on. However, it was harder on Long Boduo and Xiao Ji, as they needed to restrain those Anti-Divine Beast Phantoms that Feng Yuan couldn’t quickly manage.

No other choice; with limited power, Feng Yuan couldn’t lock down the actions of the Anti-Divine Beast Phantoms for long periods.

"Alright then, next one."

Just as Long Boduo was getting anxious, Veronia’s words brought it slight relief.

"Is that..."

Seeing the sky crack open and the massive figure, He Nanqing was extremely anxious. The strange Anti-Divine Beasts alone had them struggling to cope, and if the massive figure in the sky joined the fray, wouldn’t they be doomed?

Now, with the awakening of Yognot, the surrounding temperature was rapidly rising. If they couldn’t quickly resolve the battle and let Yognot return to slumber, the entire Tea Wood Town Area might face disaster.

Xilnais traversed barriers without breaking the spatial lock, or rather, the enemy’s methods exceeded those of the spatial lock. The spatial lock jointly formed by Najia and Gitalien was ineffective against Xilnais, who could conduct spatial moves without needing to break the lock.

As Xilnais rapidly descended, recognizing the newcomer, He Nanqing finally breathed a slight sigh of relief, for Feng Yuan had previously asked for their help on various matters, so He Nanqing could recognize that it was one of their Divine Beasts.

Without lingering, Xilnais flapped its wings, and the incoming Anti-Divine Beast Runes dispersed like ashes in the wind after a fire. The enemies that He Nanqing found hard to deal with were effortlessly wiped out.

Not only the Anti-Divine Beast Runes but even the hidden imperial people didn’t escape disaster. As the Guardian God of the Yin World, the power of Xilnais far exceeded that of Veronia; even those who couldn’t defeat Veronia stood no chance against Xilnais.

The scattered ashes in the sky seemed to silently narrate something, and with a roar from Xilnais, the unwilling-to-awaken Yognot sank back into slumber from unconsciousness.

With Xilnais’s two interventions, the disrupted order returned to normal, the flames in the sky quickly extinguished, and Xilnais turned around and disappeared without looking back into the crack in the sky.

"So that’s the power of a Top-level Divine Beast..."

He Nanqing, clearly misunderstanding, murmured with some envy, yet such thoughts didn’t lead to inappropriate desires. Just the care from Yognot and Drudgeon was already ample; she understood that Tea Wood Town didn’t have the capacity to sustain excessive fortune.

Being overly greedy would only lead to one’s own downfall. Though He Nanqing was similar in age to Qi Chen and the others, having long participated in managing Tea Wood Town, she was even more rational than Dou Yanlan.

She vaguely guessed who intervened, but why didn’t he appear?

Privately puzzled, He Nanqing wasn’t in a hurry to seek the truth. While Xilnais’s appearance was timely, Yognot’s brief awakening still caused considerable impact on the surroundings, and she now had to deal with the aftermath of these incidents.

At the same time, she needed to contact the garrison to adjust the defenses across each area to prevent similar occurrences.

"Feign attack? Is that still their goal? But since they already know it’s impossible, why not retreat?"

Restraining the Anti-Divine Beast Phantoms on one side, Feng Yuan muttered to himself as Long Boduo suddenly exclaimed,

"They actually found the Astrolabe!"

"The Astrolabe, a Divine Artifact of the Mythical Era? Was it stolen?"

Momentarily stunned, Feng Yuan asked Long Boduo loudly, and with a gloomy nod, Long Boduo shouted,

"That’s right, the Astrolabe is actually at Cloudshade Mountain!"

"Humph, it seems those guys intend to use the power of the Main World to struggle."

The force of the Crystal Storm inadvertently increased slightly, and Veronia murmured softly. Even without paying attention to the Divine Beast information network, it seemed obvious what had happened, and she also knew what those guys intended to do.