stonecrandall Chapter 463 Ascend, Fire, Peace?
Chapter 463 Ascend, Fire, Peace?
Chapter 463 Ascend, Fire, Peace?
As the storm containing radiant energy gradually subsided, Dmitri finally breathed a sigh of relief and withdrew his crimson glow.
He struggled to pull his feet out, grimacing as he looked at the mess he was covered in.
The ground melted and then solidified, and Dmitry's calves were buried in the ground. When he was pulled out, his military boots had turned to ashes, and his feet were burned.
As for his body, let's not even go there.
Fortunately, there weren't any serious injuries; at most, it was just a case of overexertion.
"Even the Tsar Bomba built by the Federation in the old days probably didn't have this kind of power. How did they even manage to create it? The uranium crystal war body is supposed to be a closely guarded secret of the Western Federation."
Dmitri muttered to himself as he took out a recovery potion from his pocket.
It turned out that the secret medicine also had charred marks, making it most likely unusable.
"Sukabul"
Dmitri uttered an Ursus curse word.
The secret medicine was gone, and the surrounding area had turned into wasteland. It was impossible to find any usable herbs, even though he didn't know much about those herbs.
There's no other way but for it to recover on its own.
Just as he was fretting, a soft white light descended, and Dmitri felt as if he were soaking in a hot spring, feeling incredibly comfortable, and his burns were rapidly healing.
Without a doubt, this was something Comrade learned from Her Highness Catherine.
Your Highness, you really teach everything!
As Dmitri was thinking this, he was about to express his gratitude to Comrade when he noticed something different during a fluctuation in his mental energy.
The tall figure was dressed in a black military uniform, with a coat embroidered with gold badges. The hem of the coat was like a long skirt, covering his calves and revealing a pair of combat boots inlaid with silver metal.
Beneath the cavalry cap adorned with gold medals were long, snow-white hair and a face as exquisite as a dream.
"Your Highness Catherine?"
Dmitri asked in surprise, "When did you arrive?"
Even as an eight-star major general, Dmitry maintained utmost respect for this princess, not to mention the divine radiance emanating from Catherine at this moment.
Although the metal gauntlets on her arms were still there, they were now adorned with golden patterns, indicating that Catherine's divine hand seal had been broken.
"Just arrived."
As Ekaterina spoke, a golden glint flashed in her eyes, her gaze already locked on the approaching figure. "Major General Dmitry, your men are looking for you. You'd better join them as soon as possible to avoid worrying them."
"Ah, this..." Dmitri choked for a moment.
He glanced at Catherine, then at the Bai Ze flying in from afar, thought it over, and wisely said, "That's indeed the way to do it."
Then, Dmitri vanished like lightning.
He felt it was necessary to report this matter to Master Yuan.
"I hope the Marshal has already arrived at Rhodes Market," Dmitri thought.
Two seconds after Dmitri left, Bai Ze arrived.
He immediately saw Catherine, who was radiating holy light, and of course, he also saw Dmitry, who had vanished like lightning.
"Ekaterina, it really is you." Bai Ze landed slowly, his face showing no sign of surprise.
Besides Ekaterina, there was probably no one else suitable to discuss things with.
This guy is quite impatient; he actually came all the way here instead of waiting at Rhodes Market.
Of course, Bai Ze's impatience was related to the outcome of the battle. Judging from the way Ekaterina activated the God's Hand, she didn't seem to be there to relive their past verbal duels with Bai Ze.
You guessed wrong.
Ekaterina gave a slightly mocking look. "The person representing Ursus who is negotiating with you is a military strategist, namely our current resident demigod—Grand Duke Winter," Andrei Konstantinovich Vasilevsky. Furthermore, although we have never officially confirmed our relationship, I consider him my adoptive father."
Bai Ze's gaze froze for a moment; he had a bad feeling.
"It's actually this person..." Bai Ze gave a cryptic smile. "I'm truly flattered."
The title "Grand Duke of Winter" is not a formal title. Andre was originally a nobleman of the old Ursus Empire. If the empire had not collapsed, he would have inherited the title of Grand Duke.
The reason he is called "Grand Duke" in the current republican Ursus Federation is not because he misses the Empire, but because the people of Ursus recognize and respect his achievements.
If we were to calculate based on the status in Dongxia, Grand Duke Lindong would at least be a member of the Central Council, and one of those members second only to the Speaker.
In addition to being a high-ranking military officer, Andrei is also a powerful warrior of the Heavenly Gate.
It seems that such a being is seeking out Bai Ze not just for the sake of the Iron Continent of Ying Kingdom.
As for the specific reason...: "I originally planned to come, but my adoptive father felt that I was in a period of spiritual practice recently and was not in a good state, so it was not suitable for me to see you. Therefore, he came in person."
Ekaterina said calmly, "But I still came, to refute my adoptive father's speculation."
She waved her hand gently, and pure white holy light condensed into a sword wheel behind her. "Let's make another bet, similar to last time. Let's see if I can catch you and bring you to Rhodes Market. If I can, I win; otherwise, you win."
This seems to be how Catherine refuted Andrei.
He chose to personally bring Bai Ze to Andrei, hoping to dispel Andrei's pointless speculation.
"I'm fine with it, after all, it's a bet I can't possibly lose," Bai Ze said nonchalantly, looking at the fighting spirit on Ekaterina's face.
He is now an eight-star martial artist.
She wasn't afraid of Yekaterina even when she was a level lower than her, and now that her level is higher, there's no way she could possibly lose.
"Breaking through from seven stars to eight stars was easy for me, because I was born a saintess who descended to earth, possessing complete powers, which is what you Eastern Xia people call supernatural abilities."
Ekaterina could see Bai Ze's current level, but it didn't diminish her confidence in the slightest. "For ordinary people, crossing this hurdle is like climbing to heaven, but for me, it's a piece of cake. Besides, you should be in a state of exhaustion in both mind and soul, just like last time, right?"
Born extraordinary, that's the confidence of a cheater.
Even Bai Ze could not possess complete supernatural powers before reaching the eighth star. Although the level of "words become law" is high, it is only at the eighth star that its true power is revealed.
In previous encounters, Bai Ze was only able to win by banning Ekaterina's Hand of God.
Moreover, Ekaterina was actually only a few years younger than Mu Yaoguang.
Mu Yaoguang was able to reach the peak of the Seven Stars at the age of twenty-two. If she hadn't been in seclusion for five years, she might have transcended the ordinary and reached the Eight Stars realm at the age of twenty-three or twenty-four.
What Mu Yaoguang can do, I, Yekaterina, can do as well.
A strong competitive spirit quietly flashed through Ekaterina's mind, and the sword wheel behind her grew even larger.
With a wave of his right hand, the hand of God altered space, causing the originally gloomy wasteland to brighten, and platinum radiance began to cover the land.
"The Kingdom of God is on earth, and the Kingdom of God is in the hearts of men. Wherever I go, it is the Kingdom of God."
A vast echo resounded, proclaiming Catherine's sacred words, and her radiance was covering the land, forming a unique space.
It seems that Catherine has made great progress since obtaining the "Sutra of the Holy King of the Wheel of Life".
The Ursus Orthodox Church is based on the remains of the false god, the Holy Son, and the Mahayana Buddhist teachings. They combined the two to give birth to Catherine, the savior of the new century.
Even after undergoing mutation, Ekaterina's compatibility with "Buddha Kingdom in the Palm" was extremely high. After the technique was completed, her physique was further enhanced, enabling her to now wield the Hand of God.
Even if she's not an eight-star now, she's practically an eight-star.
It could even be said that Ekaterina had always been at the level of a half-step eight-star, only lacking in power.
After all, which martial artist below the eighth star level possesses complete supernatural abilities?
If Bai Ze were still a Seven Star, he wouldn't have much confidence in escaping Catherine's suppression in this state.
But there are no "what ifs" in life.
When the platinum radiance enveloped the space around Bai Ze, an invisible distortion occurred.
A huge gap appeared in the space that was about to be formed into a divine kingdom, and an invisible gravitational force was released from Bai Ze as the center.
The platinum holy light could not cover it, nor could it escape it. The powerful gravity captured the holy light, bathing Bai Ze in a layer of distorted gold.
"I've always been used to fighting across borders, but I never expected that I would be the one fighting across borders today."
Bai Ze smiled slightly and said, "Before me, there is complete silence."
Same words, similar effect.
The holy light, which covered all directions and possessed divine might like a prison, suddenly fell silent, and all fluctuations were calmed down at this moment.
The vast divine kingdom seemed to have been frozen in time, remaining in absolute tranquility.
Even Ekaterina felt that her divine hand was being suppressed, and although her faith connection with the Ursus Orthodox Church was not severed, it had fallen into a state of calm.
Bai Ze said leisurely, "In terms of technique, no one can defeat me. If even strength is inferior to mine, then there is even less chance of victory."
The ability to make one's words law is the most advanced mechanism, and now Bai Ze also possesses powerful numerical values.
If you don't have stats that surpass his, you have absolutely no chance of winning against him.
If Catherine had reached the eighth star and completely merged with the Hand of God, she could invoke all the faiths of the Ursus Orthodox Church with a mere thought, and thus could put up a fight against Bai Ze.
Now...
"It's still a bit short."
Bai Ze's figure gradually blurred. "Come and make a bet with me again after you reach the eighth star."
As soon as he finished speaking, he seemed to merge into the void and vanished from the spot.
The peaceful divine kingdom suddenly became turbulent again, occupying the uncovered areas.
Thus, the Kingdom of God was formed.
However, there was no one left inside to stop them.
Ekaterina watched Bai Ze disappear in silence, and looking at the divine kingdom where there was no one else but her, a smile suddenly appeared on her face.
That's it.
Ekaterina's eyes blazed with intense emotion. "That's exactly right. That's the kind of style and performance someone who can defeat me should have."
If you're not strong enough, how can you suppress Ursus's daughter?
Catherine smiled from the bottom of her heart, and the divine kingdom gradually shrank.
In this way, her trip here on her own will not have been in vain.
However, in this way, it's unlikely that the truth will be hidden from the adoptive father.
Rhodes Market.
The Rhodes City was also greatly shaken by that earth-shattering explosion.
First came a scorching wind that set the mountains and fields ablaze, then a pack of strange beasts rushed past in a panic.
When faced with a life-or-death situation, those strange beasts and monsters no longer cared about the remains of the giant beasts in Rhodes Market; they fled whenever they could, regardless of whether there was any threat.
Fortunately, Rhodes City is located in a valley, surrounded by mountains on three sides, so it was not directly hit by the beast horde. Even flying beasts do not fly over the three peaks that are thousands of meters high.
Despite the considerable disruptions, the overall situation has managed to stabilize.
When Dmitri rushed over, he found that his men were also involved in maintaining order.
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Under the intimidation of the Ursus soldiers, especially after killing a few Indians and some Africans who tried to buy things for free, some petty thieves had no choice but to restrain their inappropriate thoughts.
It seemed that Dmitri's men were not worried about him at all.
It wasn't until they saw Dmitri's disheveled appearance that they showed concern and worry.
"I'm fine."
As Dmitry spoke, he took the brand-new uniform, changed into it, and tidied his appearance, asking, "Has the Marshal arrived?"
"They're here," the colonel, who was originally Dmitri's adjutant, whispered. "The first thing they asked was whether Shirazawa Davarich had arrived. They seem to have ill intentions."
Clearly, Dmitri's adjutant had also caught the same problem, using Dongxia idioms in a rather abstract way.
"It's alright. In the words of the Dongxia people, Comrade Bai Ze is the one who has come."
Dmitri was completely unaware of his adjutant's inappropriate choice of words, and even quoted the Dongxia language he had read.
"He shouldn't suffer any losses, but he certainly won't gain any advantage either."
How could Bai Ze possibly expect to get a good face from someone who dared to secretly develop such a close relationship with the Holy Maiden of Ursus?
It was only because Catherine had met with Bai Ze beforehand that Bai Ze would have had to face the wrath of the Grand Duke of Winter.
This is also why Dmitri believes Bai Ze won't suffer any losses.
Having already received Ekaterina's warning, what harm could they possibly suffer?
He might not even come.
However, just as this thought crossed his mind, Dmitry, who was about to go to see the marshal, suddenly widened his eyes.
On the road ahead, a figure dressed in Ursus general's uniform strolled slowly, eventually arriving at a building in the center of Rhodes City.
"He actually came, and so quickly..." Dmitri exclaimed in astonishment.
Even if you were warned, there's no need to rush. Don't you need to come up with a solution?
Regardless of what others think, Bai Ze has arrived.
He raised his head slightly, his gaze meeting that of the old marshal who had been watching intently from the open window, and a slight smile appeared on his face.
"Rationally speaking, I should avoid the limelight, but after thinking it over, I think I should take some responsibility and meet people directly."
Bai Ze sighed softly in his heart, but on the surface, he showed no sign of being at a disadvantage.
Hey Deng, is it safe for me to park my will-o'-the-wisp downstairs?
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