True Solution of the Sword Dao

Even from a distance, the massive and majestic sight, akin to something from a myth, completely stunned everyone including Lin Fei.

The leading officer, Yuan Feiyang, proudly declared,

"How about that? This is one of the seven main shrine districts of the Main City of the Pantheon. That is the revered statue of the Empress."

"Keep moving! We don’t have much time," another officer urged.

Only then did Lin Fei and the others snap back to reality.

An overwhelming number of powerful auras filled the air of the entire main city, nearly suffocating.

"A-Grade... at least five auras, B-Grade, too many... almost countless... this place... is too powerful..." Lin Fei truly comprehended what it meant to be at the top level.

Suddenly, a cheer erupted from the statue area below. Nailisha, curious, asked on the corridor,

"Officer Yuan Feiyang, is there an event being prepared down there?"

"Yes, it happens to be the promotion competition for soldiers who returned last time. The champion of this round must have been selected by now."

Lin Fei looked carefully. Below the statue, on a small stone platform, a young woman in a bright red leather armor calmly walked up, took a golden medal handed over by an elder, and raised it high.

A roar of noise erupted from below.

"Her name is Fang Ziyue. She was promoted to C-Grade at the age of forty-seven, becoming a newly recognized genius of the Pantheon, hopeful to reach the peak of C-Grade before the age of one hundred, and to enter B-Grade before two hundred. She is the most promising seed of this cohort," Yuan Feiyang said with a hint of envy. "Generally speaking, advancements in strength are measured in decades, and being promoted to C-Grade at such a young age, she will definitely receive the best training."

"Stop gazing now. After you complete your first mission, you will also have the chance to participate in the competition. If you are lucky, you might even be taken in by a top-level power as a successor. A hundred years ago, two individuals were taken in by that lord, and to this day, even the least accomplished among them has become a B-Grade powerhouse," said another officer nonchalantly.

A thought crossed Lin Fei’s mind.

"That lord? May I ask which powerhouse the officer is referring to?"

"The name of that lord is not for us to discuss lightly. You will find out in due course," the officer said, casting a brief glance at Lin Fei.

The group walked through the open corridor, and quiet returned. About two minutes later, they emerged from the corridor into a vast, hollow-like hall.

This was a massive, hive-like semicircular hall, with countless densely packed small holes covering all the walls, each hole resembling the corridor they had just emerged from. Teams of uniformed soldiers were led out of the holes, converging like numerous streams down the stairs into the plaza below.

The air was faintly tinged with the smell of blood. Waves of officers’ shouts and commands came from all around. The scene was chaotic.

"Prepare to jog forward!" Yuan Feiyang shouted, though it sounded very unclear.

A deep male voice like a public announcement resounded throughout the hall.

"Soldiers, no matter what your identities were, no matter where you come from, no matter with what purpose you have come here."

"Here!!! In the Temple of the Gods! We have only one objective now! If you can achieve it, then you may fulfill your wishes."

"Regardless of faction, regardless of plots."

"Fight!!! Fight to the last moment!! For the supreme Empress!!"

Lin Fei and the others jogged forward, as the broadcast repeated over and over.

They merged into the large troop formation in the middle of the hall, where the announcement continued to repeat incessantly.

All teams converging at the center continued to move outward along the square, exiting the square led to the tremendously large statue of the Empress and the square below.

"Move forward one hundred meters and stop. Don’t run around! Without a commanding officer to lead, there is only a dead end!" Yuan Feiyang, looking stern, walked at the forefront. "The Dragon Knights in the sky will shoot down anyone who dares to disrupt the order, no matter if you’re a D-level or a C-level."

Teams were neatly arranged across the entire statue square.

Lin Fei slightly tilted his head up, only now feeling the strength of the knights in the sky up close.

The sky was densely filled with dozens of flying dragons, each exuding the aura of C-level Peak, and the knights on them all possessed the strength of B-level powerhouses. This represented that B-level powerhouses could descend through their bodies at any moment. Such terrifying power, when gathered, was not something B-level powerhouses, he doubted even Griffin and the others could not confront it head-on.

This was the power of a group, compensating for the quality gap with quantity.

"Depart! Everyone, regardless of life or death, apart from allies, kill everything living in front of you!" A grand voice resounded throughout the square.

Over the square, a huge black vortex slowly took shape. Space twisted; in the originally clear, cloudy blue sky, the huge star Laman positioned, a large black vortex was continually rotating clockwise, its interior deep and dark, revealing nothing, as if leading to an infinite unknown world.

Violent winds accompanied by howling sounds spread out,

"Major Teleportation Spell! That’s the legendary grand teleportation spell from the Tower of Wisdom!!!" Nailisha exclaimed in shock, looking up at the huge black vortex in the sky.

"Prepare to teleport!" The grand voice sounded again.

The rotation of the black vortex quickly intensified, and an indescribable attractive force gradually began to pull at everyone on the square.

Suddenly a golden halo instantly streaked across the sky, coming fiercely from afar.

Hisss!!

The sound piercingly like tearing paper.

The huge black vortex was suddenly split in half.

A golden figure roared as it flew from a distance, in the sky above him, a large clump of thunderclouds densely packed followed his figure.

"Renaldo! You traitor!!"

A red glow instantly rose from the square. The sky was suddenly filled with a night sky full of stars, as if day and night overlapped each other, dreamlike and fantastical.

"Get back!!" The voice from earlier bellowed.

A gold and a red figure collided fiercely. An immense aura far surpassing Griffin explosively burst forth, then was directly blocked by a spherical light membrane that enveloped the entire square.

Suddenly a blinding flash passed around. Everyone was forced to close their eyes, and upon reopening them the sky was once again quiet. No thunderclouds, no night sky stars, everything had returned to normal.

Lin Fei stood among the crowd, his complexion pale. In that instant, he had tried not to close his eyes; the moment the two in the sky disappeared, an extremely powerful mental shock had entered his mind directly through his eyes.

"Such power... it’s too strong..."

The white before his eyes slowly dissipated.

And right opposite, a young man was also staring wide-eyed. In that instant, he too hadn’t closed his eyes.

The man looked deeply at Lin Fei. He was dressed in the same newbie military uniform. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for it at the starting point (qidian.com) with a recommendation ticket, monthly ticket. Your support is my greatest motivation.)