In human form, Neptune's attack power was terrifying. Its massive body was its best weapon, and its golden trident was unstoppable.
The aliens were helpless against it, they could only rely on numbers to slow it down.
"Die, all of you!"
The Violet Prince roared. The Princess's Warblade vibrated as it slashed through the air toward Neptune.
A beam of violet-gold light erupted from the blade. At first it was only a few meters long, but as it shot through space it grew. By the time it reached Neptune it was several thousand meters long. It was so powerful it threatened to cut everything in half.
Poseidon didn't panic in the face of the oncoming attack. It lifted its golden trident and swept it through the air, surrounded by a swirl of golden light.
Riiiip!
A strange sound filled the air as the two weapons collided. Waves of golden light radiated from the point of impact, spreading throughout the golden trident like a halo of light. Both the Violet Prince and Princess' attacks were nullified by the trident.
The Violet Prince paused. Wasn't that a weapon of human technology?
The combined power of the Prince and the Princess was unimaginable.
If it were a weapon of human technology, not even a bastion would be able to withstand it without its energy shields.
It wasn't enough to destroy a planet, but it was enough to inflict serious damage.
However, the way the golden trident had neutralized the attack was completely different from what he had imagined. This also meant that there was actually a special energy within the trident.
Or perhaps it was a divine weapon in itself.
It was nothing but a magnified version of itself.
As the Violet Prince made his move, the aliens on his side also charged forward.
Without Jueti to stop them, they were able to show their ferocious side.
Jueti's Immortal Domain had lost three of their strongest aliens, but they still had the advantage in numbers.
A terrible storm of energy swept through the area. Many of the enemy's ships were reduced to rubble before disappearing into space.
The beasts on the right flank, which had been suppressed for a moment, were suddenly invigorated. They swarmed towards the two bastions.
The fighters of the two bastions were forced back by the sheer number of top-level aliens working in tandem with the rest of the alien army. They suffered heavy losses.
From the beginning, this war had been under Lan Qing's control. However, there was a difference in strength between the two sides.
Under this series of suppressions, the human armies were able to inflict as much damage as they had planned. Now, the real battle was about to begin. Without the overall control of the human armies, both sides would have to rely on pure strength to fight.
No matter who obtained the final victory, it would definitely be a pyrrhic victory.
The Violet Prince made no further attempt to help the left flank. It was in a dire state, and the human army was focused on that side.
What he wanted to destroy more than anything were these bastions.
Especially Middle Heaven.
If it weren't for the bastion's initial confusion, they wouldn't have suffered so many losses.
If not for the fact that the home worlds were nearing the end of their evolution, the entire race would have been severely weakened.
In a flash, the Violet Prince reappeared in space.
Just as he was about to launch an all-out attack on Middle Heaven.
Suddenly, he spun around and looked in the direction of the alien home worlds. His eyes flashed with disbelief.
Off in the distance, Monarch's planet began to shake violently. An unnatural violet light began to shine from its surface, uneven and uneven. A moment later, a rainbow-colored speck of light flared to life, escaping the violet light.
Giant tentacles stretched from the surface of Monarch's star, trying to wrap around the speck of rainbow light. However, the tentacles were pierced through, and the light continued on its way.
In the blink of an eye, the Violet Prince sensed Monarch's wrath. His face drained of color, and he threw his head back and let out a soundless roar. All of the elite aliens, including the Prince, turned and raced toward the rainbow light.
The Violet Prince was the first to notice something was wrong. Lan Qing, who had been watching the battlefield and preparing for the final battle, noticed it as well.
Monarch's star changed, and the rainbow light burst forth.
These two seemingly simple clues were enough for him to understand what was going on.
Orders were issued. Off in the distance, the Paragons fighting the aliens on the left flank charged toward Middle Heaven's star. More accurately, they were headed for the rainbow light.
Poseidon's massive frame reared back, its right arm holding Poseidon's trident pulled back. Then it hurled the golden weapon forward. It was aimed straight at the group of elite aliens.
At this moment, it was a crucial moment where every second mattered.
Although many didn't know what was going on, they knew the rainbow light was crucial.
A blinding light erupted from Middle Heaven, and a figure appeared on the battlefield. Like a shooting star, it charged at the top of the alien ranks with an imposing aura.
The God of War of the Eastern Alliance, the Peerless Divine Monarch of Middle Heaven, the God of Wisdom, General Lan Qing had finally appeared on the battlefield.
He'd appeared at the most critical moment.
On the other side of the battlefield, a ball of blue light shot out from Neptune's star and chased after the golden trident.
Neptune and Huali had also appeared on the battlefield.
On Tyrannosaurus' side, a beam of grey light appeared on the battlefield as well. It moved with incredible speed, and upon closer inspection it looked like a longsword. Any creature that got in its way was instantly skewered and incinerated by the grey flames.
Hades, Chu Cheng, was on the field!
Although they were also Paragons, the three of them had never appeared on the battlefield before.
Now, however, their good brother, the King of God, had returned with humanity's most important mission. They had no qualms about going out to greet him.
The military's power was useless now.
This was a showdown between the strong.
Only by bringing Lan Jue and the others back would they have a chance to win.
Lan Jue felt her body lighten as soon as she broke free from Monarch's clutches.
Monarch's tentacles were frighteningly powerful, but they could not withstand a single blow from the Harmonious Swords.
Lan Jue could sense that the alien home worlds were nearing the end of their evolution, otherwise they wouldn't have been so weak.
Most of its energy was probably still on Europa, undergoing its final evolution. There was no way it could spare enough energy to stop the three of them.
In truth, the alien home worlds hadn't made any mistakes. Under normal circumstances, Monarch's avatar would have been more than enough to stop them. They wouldn't have stood a chance.
Unfortunately, the alien home worlds didn't understand the human world well enough. They didn't understand the use and power of the Banishing Blades.
Therefore, they didn't value the Banishing Blades enough.
Lan Jue had noticed this when Monarch's avatar spoke with Lan Jue.
Monarch's avatar had said that the Banishing Blade had lured them to its core, not that it wanted to take it back.
It was clear that the Pharmacist's husband had deliberately concealed the true extent of Ultus's power. Monarch had no idea what it was capable of.
Under these circumstances, Monarch had been careless.
The Pharmacist's husband had become the sword-spirit of Ultus. Normally he'd seemed subservient, but in the nick of time he'd unleashed the true power of Ultus. He'd shattered Monarch's attack, and with the help of Occisus, he'd been able to break free of its bindings.
The Pharmacist and her husband hadn't spoken at the time, but they'd been together for so many years that it was a tacit understanding!
The Pharmacist's thought process was simple. If he could break free, he wouldn't care about his own life. If he couldn't, then her attack had created an opening for Lan Jue and Zhou Qianlin.
She'd given up on life and death long ago. She'd been like this since she'd left for the Shattered Starfields. Why would she care about her own life?
For the sake of humanity, for the sake of Ultus, she didn't mind sacrificing herself.
The facts proved that her judgement was completely correct, her husband who was in the Zhu Xian sword, was waiting for such an opportunity.
The avatar hadn't even been able to use a third of its full power before it was destroyed.
When the Immortal Slaying Sword and the Immortal Slaughtering Sword collided, the crisp sound was in itself a powerful spiritual attack. This was an existence that truly belonged to the human world and the Immortal World.
He'd discovered this after many years inside Ultus.
In the nick of time, he'd helped Lan Jue and Zhou Qianlin restrain Monarch's avatar. The Harmonious Swords had destroyed it.
The first watch, the third watch, a new week, a new desire.