[Ding! Mission complete. Assisted the Brave Association in destroying ten Church strongholds. Reward: Exclusive Skill: King Engine.]
[King Engine: Releases a massive roar to intimidate enemies on a spiritual level. It can cause physical damage, with power determined by the host's strength.]
King smacked his lips. This system was getting more and more ridiculous, this exclusive skill was actually a spiritual attack.
"The priority right now is still finding Energy Stones." King pondered for a moment.
The Brave Association's crusade was now nearing its end. The Church had lost nearly ten God's agents this time, and several Divine Emissaries had even fallen. Such a huge commotion would definitely alert the Lord of Sky Domain. Currently, he was still defending the Dragon Domain, but once he reacted, his thunderous wrath would surely erupt.
At that time, a large-scale purge would inevitably follow. Even though King had recovered his strength, he wasn't confident in facing a siege from so many of the Church's Divine Emissaries and God's agents. Moreover, they had the Lord of Sky Domain backing them up. Before completely mastering Stellar Power, King didn't plan on facing a Domain Lord head-on.
"Now I can only try that place. With all the Church's experts gone to suppress the Brave Association, their defensive forces should be at their weakest."
When King subdued Mika, he learned from him that after the Church mined Energy Mineral Veins, everything had to be handed over, ostensibly as offerings to the gods. However, there were layers of exploitation along the way. The Church took a share, the God's agents took a share, the Divine Emissaries took a share, and the Domain Lord took a large share—all in the name of God.
After all those layers, the resources that actually reached God was reduced by more than half. However, God still needed these people to help rule the galaxy, so it simply turned a blind eye.
The Energy Stones collected by various branches would be secretly concentrated in an extremely hidden location, waiting for the Lord of Sky Domain to collect them.
Such a place was naturally heavily guarded. Usually, no fewer than five Divine Emissaries watched over it, along with an army of no less than tens of thousands of Sky Tribe soldiers.
But the Brave Association's crusade was too massive this time. To prevent punishment from the Lord of Sky Domain, the Divine Emissaries had urgently dispatched the army to join the encirclement.
As a result, the guarding force would be significantly weakened, giving King an opportunity.
He didn't fear the Divine Emissaries, but the Lord of Sky Domain certainly cared deeply about the Energy Stones. After all, these were tributes for God. The consequences of losing them would be extremely severe.
If King were tied down by Divine Emissaries until the Lord of Sky Domain arrived, the outcome would be unpredictable.
"Fortune favors the bold. Today, I'll help you change the rules. Dividing it up piece by piece is too much trouble, how about I help you digest it all?"
A wicked smile appeared on the corner of King's mouth, and he then vanished from the spot.
...
In the 10th Galaxy, within a deserted mountain range in the Sky Domain, the scenery was beautiful and pleasant.
No one would have thought that an unknown barrier was hidden beneath such beautiful scenery.
"It really is well-hidden. If Mika hadn't given me the coordinates, I wouldn't have found this place even if it killed me." King sighed with emotion.
Actually, he couldn't be blamed. The Lord of Sky Domain understood the importance of this place better than anyone. Therefore, the barrier here was personally set up by him. It contained massive Stellar Power and formed its own space, even a Divine Emissary could not easily enter.
"Others might have no way, but I'm different."
The corners of King's mouth curled up slightly as Stellar Power condensed in his palm.
A ripple rose, and King seized the moment to activate Dimensional Power and enter.
"Who is it?!"
Boom!
A God's agent guarding the spatial entrance was instantly killed by King, but this alerted the guards stationed here.
"Intruder! Prepare for battle!"
King felt several powerful auras lock onto him. Currently, there were still three Divine Emissaries, ten God's agents, and tens of thousands of Sky Tribe soldiers stationed here.
Star Burst!
The ten God's agents led ten thousand soldiers, instantly erupting with unparalleled aura. Countless energy spheres, like stars, struck at him.
"This is?!" King's pupils constricted slightly.
He had originally thought the soldiers guarding this place were like the small fry in the Church and could be easily dealt with. But the power of this group skill actually contained Stellar Power, which made him serious.
"I can't take this head-on."
Buzz!
Dozens of portals opened, transferring most of the attacks to other spaces.
Dark Thunder Strike!
Rumble!
Countless lightning bolts suddenly appeared in the void, completely drowning out all attacks and falling toward the army.
"Defensive Formation!"
Buzz!
A layer of shield enveloped the army, blocking the thunder's attack.
King frowned slightly. As expected of an army personally selected by the Lord of Sky Domain, such combat power far exceeded his imagination.
What he didn't know was that this army was part of the Domain Lord's personal guard. They had conquered this domain under the leadership of the Lord of Sky Domain, which later became the Sky Domain.
"Only ten thousand men, yet they're harder to deal with than Divine Emissaries."
"Blasphemer! Die!"
Three Divine Emissaries took the opportunity to approach King, forming an encirclement to kill him in one go.
Path of Exile!
Buzz!
A dimensional rift opened, its terrifying suction firmly locking onto the three Divine Emissaries.
"What is this?!"
The Divine Emissaries were shocked and could no longer bother with King, putting all their effort into escaping the dimensional rift's gravity.
Hand of King!
Buzz!
In the void, massive energy gathered into a giant palm, reaching out to grab the three Divine Emissaries.
"Not good! Strike together!"
All three Divine Emissaries felt the aura of death. They each unleashed their strongest attacks to counter the palm, but in doing so, they could no longer focus on resisting the dimensional rift's gravity and were all sucked inside.
"The Divine Emissaries have disappeared."
The God's agents were incredibly shocked. The strength of the Divine Emissaries guarding this place was extremely great, they hadn't expected them to be sent into a dimensional rift by King's single move due to carelessness.
"No matter what, we must hold this place. The Domain Lord should have already learned of the situation here. As long as we stall him until the Domain Lord arrives, he will surely die."
"Indeed, with this barrier, he won't be able to do anything to us in a short time."
Several God's agents looked at each other, instantly understanding each other's meaning.
Relying on the defensive array personally passed down by the Domain Lord, it was quite easy to block one person.
"A turtle shell?"
King saw through their plan at a glance. However, it would indeed be laborious to rely on physical attacks to open such a shield.
"Physical attacks are ineffective, but what about spiritual attacks?"
Thump, thump, thump!
A deafening roar sounded, and the God's agents suddenly felt a wave of panic.
"This... what on earth is that sound?"
King Engine!