"She's still here!"
Ju Wudao's heart skipped a beat. As expected, Liunian Ling was unwilling to be excluded. This was a habit of the Liunian Family. The Liunian Family would not stay out of this matter no matter what.
However, Ju Wudao didn't want Liunian Ling to interfere. Liunian Ling was the only descendant of the Liunian Family. If she died in the Meiling Mountain Range, how could he face Lord Kenzu's spirit in heaven?
"Ling, why are you here? I don't remember your name being on the invitation list!" Ju Wudao didn't panic. He smiled at Liunian Ling.
Of course, Liunian Ling didn't receive an invitation. She came with Song Yifei … Song Yifei didn't think too much about it. Since Liunian Ling wanted to come, did she have any reason to refuse?
"I'm here myself. Can't I?"
Liunian Ling glared at Ju Wudao. She didn't back down at all. The five thousand sword-bearers behind her clicked their tongues in wonder. They didn't know where this woman came from. How dare she speak to Sword Immortal Baiju like this … Most importantly, Sword Immortal Baiju didn't seem angry at all. It was as if Liunian Ling's attitude was natural.
"Of course. We have an agreement with the eight cities. Miss Ling, you can come and go as you please. We have no objections!"
Ju Wudao's words caused another round of gasps. Who was this woman? How could she have such terrifying authority? If she wanted to go to the top floor of the Sword Pavilion, would no one be able to stop her?
Although most of the sword-bearers were at a loss when they heard the news, some of them were knowledgeable enough to guess Liunian Ling's identity. They didn't expect that the descendant of the Liunian Family would be here as well.
"Ling, it's your freedom to come here, but it's also our Yuzhang City's freedom to plan the battle.
This battle is our Yuzhang people's business. It has nothing to do with your Yan Jing people. Please don't make things difficult for me.
I've already made arrangements. The sword bearers from Yan Jin and the other base cities will be responsible for the defense of Yuzhang City. Go and find the people from Yan Jin. They are staying in the Yan Jin Hotel. "
Ju Wudao was adamant about not letting Liunian Ling join the battle. This made Liunian Ling feel very helpless.
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In the command hall of Yueyang Fortress, Hercules was concentrating on a novel in his hand. Judging from the title, it should be a novel from before the Apocalypse called "Alibuda's Sacrifice". It was a novel that Hercules had obtained from Athena's collection after much difficulty. In order to see the true face of this divine book, Hercules had even made a promise to Athena that as long as it was within his ability, he would definitely do it for her. That was how he got the book from Athena.
Hercules had no other hobbies other than these novels written before the Apocalypse, especially the novels written by a Chinese and Taiwanese writer named Lawson. Unfortunately, many of Lawson's works were destroyed during the Apocalypse and the Great Cultural Destruction. This "Alipoda Year Sacrifice" had become a unique work. Only Athena still had these 32 volumes. Legend had it that the other 32 volumes could not be found at all. This made Hercules, who had read it several times, feel an itch in his heart, but he could do nothing about it.
Hercules might not be familiar with the name Hercules, but his other name was Hercules.
Hercules was the child of Zeus and a human. He had half human blood and half divine blood. He was one of the demigods.
Generally speaking, the demigods in the Greek pantheon were half-baked guys, such as Achilles, Aeetes, and the like. They weren't as good as the best, but they were better than the worst. They were somewhere between the Dragon-level Elemental Soul and the Dragon-level Elemental Soul. Many of them had died in battles over the past thousand years, and they didn't have any notable achievements in their lives.
However, Hercules was a demigod. According to the legends, he was able to fight against most of the Greek gods. He was a powerful warrior who killed the Medusa, a Great-class Elemental. After his death, he ascended to heaven and became the Hercules of the Greek pantheon. He was even able to fight on par with Apollo.
Thus, Heracles became the only Universe Level Elemental among the demigods. His brute strength could be said to have reached the pinnacle. Legend had it that if he hit Earth with all his strength, he could cause the Earth's orbit to deviate by a centimeter. This showed how terrifying Heracles' strength was.
At this moment, Hercules was one of the helpers Loki had hired. He was responsible for protecting Loki's rear at Yue Yang Fortress.
Logically speaking, Hercules should not have appeared here. Loki belonged to Norse mythology, while Hercules belonged to Greek mythology. In real history, for the ownership of the faith of the whole of Europe, the two pantheons were constantly fighting each other. This war lasted for thousands of years, and the hatred between the two pantheons was as deep as the sea. They could not wait to destroy each other.
However, the situation changed during the Age of Destruction. The Norse pantheon was heavily damaged by the Longevity Jiandi. Their leader, Odin, was blasted into the void by the Longevity Jiandi and never appeared again. The entire Norse pantheon lost the power of the Prehistoric Yuan Kou and became a piece of meat coveted by others.
Helplessly, under the leadership of the new main god, Loki, he took the initiative to find the arch-enemy of the Greek pantheon, Zeus. He took the initiative to submit to Zeus and became a subsidiary pantheon of the Greek pantheon.
Later, in order to deal with the threat of the Eastern Celestial Court, Zeus took the initiative to form an alliance with the God of Jehovah pantheon. Together, they formed the Western Temple, one of the three most powerful Yuan Kou forces in the Yuan Kou pantheon. The Norse pantheon and the Greek pantheon became familiar with each other. Many of the gods put down their old grudges and became new friends.
Loki and Hercules were one such example.
Because Hercules was half-human and half-god, he was disdained and rejected by many Greek gods. Especially when Hercules became a Yun-level that even pure-blooded gods could rarely reach, Yuan Kou was even more envious. Other than Apollo and Athena, Hercules had no other friends in the Divine Kingdom.
Loki's bloodline was noble, and he deliberately made friends with Hercules. Soon, the two of them became good friends and comrades.
This time, Loki had made a big move. In order to ensure that everything went smoothly, he would not let go of Hercules, who was so good at fighting. Under Loki's invitation, Hercules joined the operation and guarded Fort Yue Yang for Loki.
Logically speaking, Hercules did not want to guard Fort Yue Yang. He only wanted to join the battle as soon as possible and smash the heads of some human sword-bearers to vent his unbridled strength.
However, Loki insisted that he stay in Fort Yue Yang. This made Hercules feel very uncomfortable. Even the "Alibuda Year's Sacrifice", which he could read for dozens of hours without panting, could not wear down Hercules's excess energy. As he read, his mind began to wander.
Just when Hercules was bored to death, something interesting suddenly happened.
One of Hercules's Saint Seiya suddenly came to report that a group of Kobolds had discovered a sword-bearers fighting in the forest west of Fort Yue Yang. They did not know what to do!
When Hercules first heard the report, he was very confused. What was there to report about a sword-bearers fighting in the forest west of Fort Yue Yang?
Why didn't they just go up and kill him?
Why did they have to report it to him?
Could it be that they were planning to let a great Universe Level Yuan Puppet like him personally take action?
… Forget it, he was just worried that he had nowhere to use his strength. Now that he had a sword-bearer, he could relax a little. He could only hope that the swordmistress of this sword-bearer was of a higher level and could take a few hits.
When Hercules arrived at the battlefield, he was shocked to find that things were not as simple as he thought. The swordmistress who was being chased by a human sword-bearer was none other than Misaka Mikoto who had escaped from Fort Yue Yang.
At that moment, Misaka Mikoto was in a sorry state. She no longer had the majestic aura of a Yu Level Yuan Kou. She was being chased by a small Ancient Sword Tier Swordmistress. Her clothes were in tatters, and she was about to fall under the sword of this Ancient Sword Tier Swordmistress. She would become the second Yu Level Yuan Kou to die at the hands of an Ancient Sword Tier Swordmistress.
Hercules was not surprised by this situation. He was part of the group that attacked Misaka Mikoto with Loki. He was there when Misaka Mikoto escaped and saw her explode her Godhead with his own eyes. (PS: Hercules was not very clear about Misaka Mikoto's situation. He thought that all Yu Level Yuan Kou had Godheads in their bodies like him.)
That was how she managed to escape.
Since her Godhead had exploded, it was not surprising that Misaka Mikoto was being chased by an Ancient Sword Tier Swordmistress. However, he heard from Loki that Misaka Mikoto should have escaped hundreds of kilometers away. Why would she appear next to Fort Yue Yang again?
'Forget it, I don't care anymore. I can't let Misaka Mikoto die in front of me. If that pervert in Liberty City finds out about this, he'll do anything he wants. I can't bear the wrath of that pervert.'
With that, Hercules leaped up and charged toward Misaka Mikoto like a cannonball.
The Ancient Sword Tier Swordmistress who was attacking Misaka Mikoto reacted quickly. When she saw Hercules coming toward her, she immediately turned into a stream of light and returned to the human sword-bearer who was secretly commanding the battle one or two kilometers away … There was no way Hercules would let a Swordmistress escape from under his nose. Without another word, he went after the unfortunate human sword-bearer.
"Hercules!
Don't hurt that human. I have something to ask him! "Misaka Mikoto said immediately when she saw Hercules chasing after the human sword-bearer.
Hercules blinked. His fist that was originally going to blow up the human sword-bearer's head turned into a claw. In less than two seconds, he grabbed the neck of the human sword-bearer and returned to Misaka Mikoto's side.
The human sword-bearer who was caught was, of course, Guhan.