"This book is incredible — the aura it radiates actually makes my heart tremble." Purple Jade stared at the Tower of Darkness blueprint that had fallen to the ground, her mind filled with shock.
Items within the Divine Realm generally did not emit any aura. They were like ordinary objects — lifeless. Any item that could release an aura was no ordinary thing.
As one of the core members of the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion, she had seen her fair share of aura-emitting items, but those that could make even her heart tremble could be counted on one hand.
Moreover, such items were almost always tools — treasures left behind by ancient divine beings. She had never once encountered a book-type item with such overwhelming presence.
Compared to Purple Jade's astonishment, Yuan Tiexin's mood was far worse.
"Now every superpower is going to make their move." Yuan Tiexin stared at where the Morfen had completely dissipated, his expression grim, not caring in the slightest about the loot the Morfen had dropped.
The Great Demon Morfen had been Stone Forest City's guardian talisman. With the Great Demon present, no faction would dare touch Stone Forest City — none of them had the confidence to fight a near-fourth-tier invincible monster, not even if they burned through their deepest reserves.
But without the Morfen, the superpowers would no longer have anything to fear. Even facing two or three fourth-tier legendary monsters, they wouldn't bat an eye.
Now that the Morfen was gone, every superpower's spies embedded within Zero Wing and the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion would relay the news immediately. It would not be long before the armies of every major superpower converged on Stone Forest City, and they hadn't even secured an alliance with a single one.
If it were only three or five superpowers gathering, that would be manageable. With the strength of the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion, they could endure the hardship and still hold Stone Forest City while it was still undeveloped. But this time, more than ten superpowers were coming — some with strength not inferior to the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion. This was a problem.
Not to mention that in the past two hours, the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion had managed to gather fewer than five thousand people.
Stone Forest City sat within the Bottomless Abyss, a geographically unique location. Ordinary experts sent there would only serve as cannon fodder — it required experts above a certain threshold. And experts of that caliber were scattered across every corner of the Divine Realm, each occupied with their own critical affairs. In such a short time, there was no way to assemble an effective fighting force.
The superpowers faced the same predicament and could only deploy a fraction of their reserves. But when over ten superpowers pooled that fraction together, the resulting force was terrifying. It might not be enough to destroy heaven and earth within the Divine Realm, but it would sweep through everything in its path, unstoppable by anyone.
And exactly as Yuan Tiexin had predicted, less than thirty seconds after the Great Demon Morfen's death, every major superpower had received the news.
"Good, good, good! Now let's see how that Black Flame keeps being arrogant!"
Chen Hui, who had revived at the Undead Fortress, read the message with a gleam of manic satisfaction in his eyes.
The battle outside Stone Forest City had been a total rout, and as the commander, he bore undeniable responsibility. Though his personal strength ensured he wouldn't be expelled from Star Ring, his position as vice president likely wouldn't last much longer.
Seeing Zero Wing lose Stone Forest City at least brought him some measure of comfort.
According to Star Ring's intelligence, twelve superpowers had dispatched major forces this time. The two strongest among them were the Celestial Dragon Manor and the Proud Empire. The rest were no weaker than the Crimson Emperor faction at minimum. Combined, the total number exceeded fifty thousand troops.
These fifty thousand were not random foot soldiers — every single one was an elite among elites, the kind of experts who could walk into any first-rate guild and immediately join its ace squad.
A thousand such experts forming a legion would be enough to drive any first-rate guild mad with fear. And among them were numerous Perfection-stage masters. Even Star Ring, which held dominion over the fortress, felt powerless before such a force — let alone a mere Stone Forest City.
On the commercial boulevard of White River City, the various superpowers also stood stunned for a long while after receiving the news.
"What is Zero Wing doing? They didn't reach out to a single superpower right up until the Great Demon's death? Has Black Flame gone insane?" When Phantom Words saw the message, she found it almost impossible to believe.