Chapter 1237: Chapter 1237

Du You had never anticipated that the enemy would so brazenly disregard conventional strategies. They hadn’t reached the border or even formally declared war, yet the enemy launched a decisive battle with many powerful warriors charging over.

The upper class of the empire had no choice but to rush forward and intercept these individuals. "Quick, stop them, try to protect our soldiers." These soldiers were their assets, and all the top fighters had risen from the lower ranks.

This battle was supposed to take place on the homeland of Shenghai Kingdom, wasn’t it supposed to be them besieging? When the masters took action, shouldn’t their opponents’ soldiers suffer the most? Yet, why had it turned against them instead?

"Damn it, protect the siege equipment, they’re definitely targeting our Magic Crystal Cannons."

Another voice arose, leading everyone to a realization, and thus the focus of their protection shifted momentarily. However, these ragtag fighters lacked cooperative experience, and they were immediately suppressed as the fight began.

Just then, countless Magic Arrays appeared in the sky, gathering fireballs.

"It’s a large-scale spell, prepare the defensive magic." Behind the lines, the tier-five mages started bustling about. One by one, magical barriers materialized out of thin air, continually strengthening to confront the fireballs in the sky.

Du You did not wait too long, releasing the fireballs after only twenty seconds. Yet, with Du You’s current power, even twenty seconds of gathering time was enough to instantly kill weaker tier-five warriors. A plethora of fireballs fell from the sky, smashing fiercely onto the ground and the magical barriers.

The explosions thundered intensely, eventually leaving only three barriers intact as the rest shattered. The terrifying flames descended, taking away countless lives and severely injuring many tier-five masters.

Following that, the Destruction Evil Dogs were born from the flames, launching indiscriminate attacks around them.

"It’s the king of Shenghai Kingdom, we can win if we kill him." Some recognized Du You, thus a group charged towards him, but before they fully reached him, they were blocked by the people Du You had brought.

"We have mages too; let them witness our strength."

The mages, having been hit by a wave of Du You’s magic, stood up one by one, preparing to cast their spells. However, the Space Mages in the back took their stand, completely suppressing these ordinary Elemental Mages with their abilities.

"You two move freely as well, take care of yourselves, and try to kill as many as possible."

This was a massive battle. Although the upper limit was only tier five, hunting tier-five masters was very useful for them. By killing these tier-five beings, they could obtain a lot of Crystal Coins and possibly even equipment.

This was a legitimate opportunity to hunt down human masters.

"Damn it, this guy is utterly insane." Duke Moriyun wore an expression of anger and fear. The masters Du You had brought were even more numerous than his own. With so many masters around, why resort to fighting? Couldn’t they negotiate? And even if fighting was inevitable, why start a decisive battle right away?

This slash-and-burn strategy was only something a madman would do. And Du You, the king himself, was actually on the battlefield. Although Moriyun led troops, he would never join the fighting himself.

As a duke, due to numerous responsibilities, he had less time for cultivation. Old in age, he had only reached tier four, not yet tier five. In such a battle, the duke could only keep retreating under the protection of others.

Fortunately, there were two tier-five bodyguards by his side; otherwise, he would have been killed just now.

After releasing one attack, Du You no longer used the Destruction Flames. Although powerful, the spell was too slow to cast. Facing tier-five masters, they could easily dodge it.

This move, though potent, was meant to hit large, less mobile targets.

And in the current melee, casting one Destruction Flames could potentially kill many of his own.

Du You raised his hand, releasing the Dark Flame Arrow Array. Whenever he spotted a target, he would directly cast a Disintegration Spell or a Soul Pierce, both difficult attacks to withstand. Without special means, they were easily killed.

"You’re all too weak; your combat experience and tactics are lacking, and your skills are too few," said Du You as he attacked. Many of these noble masters didn’t even have a solid grasp of their own skills.

Some were mistimed while others were too slow to cast; some were even misfired due to nervousness, including those who failed to execute their own skills at all.

It was hard to believe that these individuals were also tier-five masters who had grasped the rules. This was something never seen among Professionals, as none who reached tier five among them were weak. Even the Alien Beings reaching tier five were strong. Du You didn’t know where the Divine Flame Empire found such people.

But this also made his task a lot easier.

Meanwhile, the two sisters were also giving it their all to inflict maximum damage on the enemy. Lin Yucha covertly used her assassination techniques to their extremes. Every arrow she fired eliminated at least one enemy.

The other sister, Lin Yushi, similarly unleashed various techniques continuously. The large Demon Extermination Spirits had appeared, but due to their inferior strength, they could only act as magic power recovery machines beside her.

When Du You’s Summoned Beasts also joined the fray, the Divine Flame Empire gradually started to collapse. This was especially notable against the military, where the sizeable Heavenly Disaster Demonic Dogs were notably effective.

Follow-up regular troops could no longer get near the battlefield; not reaching tier four meant any stray ripple of power might wound or kill them. Their job was to intercept those soldiers running amok in the rear. As the battle reached this stage, no one bothered about these ordinary soldiers any longer.

In order to annihilate the opponent in one fell swoop, Du You had brought a full seven thousand tier-five combatants, both aerial and terrestrial. This scale was even larger than the force dispatched by the Sea Kingdom for the last turtle hunt.

The battle erupted swiftly, almost immediately reaching a fever pitch. In just a short while, countless tier-five masters died on both sides. As nobility and upper class, they still had some tricks up their sleeves.

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