272 Catastrophe! (1/2)
The gathering of a Holy Army didn't require much time. In less than one hour, an army of more than one-hundred thousand assembled in the sky, facing the Anti-Divine-Power Screen that now separated Holy and Barbarian continents.
14000 Crossed Tribulation Saints, 900 Star Connecting Saints, 540 Star Manifesting Saints and 180 Star Fusing Saints filled the sky.
30 Quasi-Sages led them while 160000 lower ranked Saints stood at their backs.
A never before seen armada whose aura awed the Ancient Crystal World.
Before such legions, all shivered. All, except Konrad and his faction members.
In fact, as the army formed, Konrad's lips curled into a bright smile and delight clearly shone on his face.
Then, the earth quaked, littered by unending swarms of armored troops that assembled to follow the Saint's clash. On this occasion, following house Serkar's orders, the Barbarian Khans lowered their personal banners and dressed their soldiers in the same black armor.
However, as the cultivation of those soldiers greatly varied, it should have taken a tremendous amount of time for them to gather. But thanks to a skillful use of thousands of teleportation circles, the sixty-million-man strong army assembled before the screen, occupying the ground while the leading Saint bloated the sky.
”To the spiteful abomination named Konrad! Your vile deeds stretch from one corner of the world to the other!
This is an official declaration of war! On this day, the Infernal Cult and Celestial Church join hands to cleanse this world of your depraved self!
Surrender now, and we can spare your folks. Persist in damnation, and we shall unleash a maelstrom of destruction…upon the Holy Continent!”
The leading Quasi-Sages roared for the entire world to hear, and trapped between this clash of titans, the commoners wailed, not knowing where to seek shelter.
Konrad stood on his throne with Yvonne at his right and Else at his left.
”What an amusing declaration.”
He appraised while standing from his throne.
”How many do you think can survive?”
Yvonne asked with a similar smile.
”None whatsoever.”
Konrad replied.
”Not even the women?”
Else pursued, her words making Konrad chortle.
”This is not about lust. Swords and spears have no eyes, and since they choose to stand against me, I cannot exhaust myself to spare them.”
Said Konrad before stepping into the air. Vanishing from the throne room, he crossed tens of thousands of miles to reappear in the sky before his foes. And though hundreds of miles stood between them, with their cultivation levels, they could effortlessly see one another.
”Vile deeds? You flatter me. However, you misunderstand. This is indeed a purge. A purge of the filth that dares stand in my supreme way.”
Konrad declared before stretching out his arms. His words causing the leading Quasi-Sages to wonder if he'd gone mad from fright.
”Come at me if you dare. But know that once you barge into my realm, there is no way out.”
He warned, his smile undisturbed. The words caused the Saint legions to sneer.
”Activate the battle-formations and summon the puppets! On this day, we remind the ants, why the sheep must obey the shepherd!”
The designed commander among the Quasi-Sages bellowed and alongside his peers, waved his hands.
Hundreds of thousands of holy crystals appeared in the sky, forming elemental pentagrams around the experts. First, the pentagrams linked them all in a battle-formation, causing their individual and overall battle-power to skyrocket.
Then, they further empowered them with elemental force. Those beneath the Crossed Tribulation Saints bathed in fire. Crossed Tribulation Saints in fire and water. Star Connecting Saints in fire, water, and earth. Star Manifesting Saints also had wind while the Star Fusing Saints and Quasi-Sages had a bonus of space force.
And if that wasn't enough, they summoned a battalion of Holy Puppets.
Empowered by the formation and backed by the puppets, the two factions' joint armies began their assault!
”Strike! Whoever captures this son of a bitch alive will be rewarded by the leaders themselves!”