hotmtlnovel Chapter 720: Enduring the Suppression of the Royal City!
Chapter 720: Enduring the Suppression of the Royal City!
"It seems like the Orichalcum Kingdom's upper realms forces have already realized the situation on Alpha 8," Sterl analyzed, his tone calm.
Although the Orichalcum Kingdom's royal city had descended to the lower realm, the items within the royal vault were still tied to everything that connected the two realms.
In truth, the royal vault's control rights were entirely in the hands of the upper realms. Even the previous royal city agent, Eterna, had to obtain approval from the upper realms' gods in order to gain access to any portion of the vault and remove certain items.
If it could be said that his identity within the Orichalcum Kingdom was once that of a hero, now... he was an unrelenting, mortal enemy.
His ability to enter the royal city, and even the royal vault, had only been possible through the prior permissions he had gained. Furthermore, since everything had happened so suddenly, the upper realms hadn't yet had the chance to revoke his access, allowing him to exploit the loophole.
However, now it was clear that the upper realms rulers of the Orichalcum Kingdom had reacted. They had immediately marked him as an enemy, and any hopes of accessing the contribution store were now nothing more than a pipe dream. Forget about opening the store, he would be subject to the full suppression of the royal city itself.
With the world merger accelerating, the integration of the Orichalcum Kingdom's royal city with the Alpha 8 world was nearing its conclusion. The royal city now had the capacity to unleash immense power—Divine Power-level strength.
Of course, before the full integration, this power had a high degree of limitation, but even a brief burst of it would be an overwhelming force that no being below the Divine Power level could withstand.
The warning sounds from the Tanscendence system grew increasingly jarring as the royal vault, now shimmering with golden light, was surrounded by a faint layer of blood-red hue.
Everything within the vault, the accumulated treasures, turned a dim, grayish color and was completely sealed. Unless one could forcibly tear through the royal vault's defenses, there was no way to access its contents.
And Sterl speculated that even if he used absolute strength to break through the royal vault's defenses, all the resources and treasures accumulated over countless years by the Orichalcum Kingdom would vanish in an instant—destroyed in a final, all-out clash.
"Heh, suppress me? Just what I wanted," Sterl said with a smirk.
He could feel the threat through his Star-Bone Sacred Body Dimension Perception, but instead of fear, he felt a sense of excitement and anticipation. This had been entirely expected, so he felt no worry at all.
While he wasn't yet able to contend with a truly powerful Divine Power, the strength of the royal city vault was comparable to such power, making it the perfect opportunity to test the extent of his current abilities and see just how much progress he had made.
Moreover, when faced with the royal city's suppression, even if he couldn't fully withstand it, he would be able to react quickly and escape danger.
Within the royal vault, golden columns of light enveloped in cyan-blue thunder began to condense throughout the area. Sterl's heart gave a slight tremor.
Without needing to rely on Dimension Perception, anyone could tell that these golden columns of light were extremely dangerous!
He attempted to use Space Law, but the entire royal vault was shrouded in a high-tier power, and his Space Law couldn't penetrate the barrier.
Next, Sterl pulled out a teleportation scroll—this was a teleportation scroll that had been enhanced and evolved through his cheat ability. It was even capable of piercing through world barriers and teleporting to another world.
But even this scroll was now completely black, sealed by the high-tier force.
Sterl narrowed his eyes, his expression growing more serious. A powerful Divine Power level was clearly on an entirely different level compared to an upper divine authority—it was like comparing the heavens to the earth.
Thus, he knew he would need to put all of his focus into this fight. Otherwise, with a single misstep, this test could very easily turn into a full-blown crisis.
"Come on, let me see just how strong this so-called powerful Divine Power really is!"
If Sterl's punch hadn't been strong enough, or if his body hadn't been honed by soul-forging to the point of being extremely resilient, brimming with vitality to the point where even upper divine authorities would despair, he might have been heavily injured by the assault. Explore more stories with My Virtual Library Empire
Even so, the power unleashed by the royal city still made Sterl feel unprecedented pressure, almost like when he faced the most powerful monster while escaping from hell.
But in comparison, Sterl preferred this challenge over that monster.
After all, the monster's methods were far more bizarre and difficult to deal with. Even if he activated his Star-Bone Body, it would have been hard to subdue it. At the last moment, he had to risk everything, unleashing all his strength in a desperate final strike to defeat it.
As for this situation, while the pressure was great, it hadn't reached a point where he couldn't continue.
"Stellar Barrier, activate!"
The pressure in his hands grew stronger and stronger. The golden columns of light now enveloped the entire royal vault. While they didn't bombard him all at once, they were still incredibly uncomfortable.
Moreover, seeing that they hadn't been able to instantly suppress Sterl, the golden columns around him continued to rapidly condense, and the danger he faced was only going to grow stronger.
In this situation, Sterl activated his Stellar Barrier, the invincible shield.
The shield, capable of providing ten seconds of invincibility, allowed Sterl to relax. While the royal city's unleashed power was terrifying, it didn't have the invasive ability of those bizarre creatures, so the invincible shield finally had the chance to demonstrate its true power.
"Ten seconds... that should be enough."
Sterl retracted the swirling Law vortex, and the overwhelming bloodline power that had extended outward also subsided.
He then spread his legs, aligning his waist and horse stance, and clenched his right fist. His expression turned increasingly sharp.
Quickly, the bloodline power within him gathered together like a Black Hole. The Fission Law Power activated, and the gathered energy began to Fission wildly within his body!
Bloodline Power! Soul's Power! Law Power! Divine Power...
Various types of power mixed together, constantly enhanced by a mysterious force. In less than a second, the strength of these powers multiplied exponentially!
This was unmistakably the starting move of Annihilation Realm King's Fist.
This destructive ability, created by Sterl himself, was so potent that even the Tanscendence system couldn't categorize it within its attributes.
Inspired by the Fission Law and the Black Hole catastrophe of the Endless Void, this was arguably his most powerful technique.
Although it required some time to fully charge, once it was ready, the strength of Annihilation Realm King's Fist could even reach an infinitely large scale, as long as his body could withstand it!
Of course, even though Sterl's physical body had reached a level where it could crush some upper divine authorities, its endurance still had limits.
After five seconds of gathering the Annihilation Realm King's Fist, his body began to tremble. A large amount of fluid oozed from his skin, and his body temperature surged to several hundred degrees!
At the six-second mark, faint traces of blood began to appear on the surface of his body...