Star Martial Era: From Mortal to Emperor

Chapter 58 The Conspiracy Shattered, the Evil Clan's Plan

Just when the situation was becoming increasingly critical and everyone was about to despair, a deafening battle cry suddenly came from the northwest.

The battle cries, like thunder, exploded across the battlefield. A golden sword aura cleaved through the thick, malevolent mist, piercing the sun like a rainbow, carrying unparalleled power. Su Zhennan, sword in hand, led all the elite troops of the Su family in the charge.

"You brat from the Wang family, stop your arrogance!"

Su Zhennan's beard and hair stood on end, and his late-stage Void Breaking Realm aura erupted without reservation, like a towering mountain pressing down on everyone, making it hard for them to breathe. He swung his sword, and golden sword energy swept across the battlefield, instantly killing dozens of evil race warriors. Those evil race warriors didn't even have time to scream before they were shredded to pieces by the sword energy.

Immediately afterward, Jiang Chen led his elite troops to the scene, and the sounds of submachine gun fire and grenade explosions rose and fell. Bullets rained down, and the flashes from exploding grenades illuminated the battlefield.

"Listen up, everyone! Lay down your weapons and surrender! Anyone who resists will be killed without mercy!"

The arrival of reinforcements instantly turned the tide of the battle. The Wang family's elite warriors and the evil warriors were attacked from both sides, their formation crumbled, and they began to retreat in disarray. They scattered like headless flies.

Wang Hao's face turned deathly pale, his eyes filled with disbelief: "Impossible! How could you break through the fog barrier? I clearly arranged for people to stop you!"

"Those useless fools you planted have long been dealt with by us." Su Qingyue sneered, unleashing a burst of icy energy that froze three of the Wang family's assassins. The three assassins instantly turned into ice sculptures, their faces still showing expressions of terror. "Wang Hao, your conspiracy has failed! Surrender obediently!"

"Surrender? The Wang family has never even known how to write the word 'surrender'!"

A glint of madness flashed in Wang Hao's eyes, a madness like that of a wild beast. He suddenly bit his tongue, spitting out a mouthful of blood essence, which he sprinkled entirely onto the array pillar in front of him. The blood essence landed on the pillar and was instantly absorbed, causing the pillar to emit an even more dazzling black light.

"Since I can't obtain the Star Martial Core, then you will all perish with me! Twelve Capital Heavenly Fiend Formation, explode!"

With his roar, the entire formation trembled violently, and the twelve pillars simultaneously emitted a blinding black light. Terrifying energy continuously gathered within the formation, threatening to explode at any moment. The energy was like a volcano about to erupt, sending chills down one's spine.

Once the formation explodes, everything within a ten-mile radius will be reduced to scorched earth, and everyone will be left without a trace!

"Oh no! He's going to detonate the formation!" Su Zhennan's expression changed drastically, his voice filled with anxiety, "Stop him!"

But they were too far away from Wang Hao to stop him.

At this critical moment, Lin Chen suddenly broke free from Zhou Yue's grasp, leaped into the air, and flew towards the center of the formation. His figure appeared exceptionally tall in the dim light, like a savior.

"Lin Chen! No!" Su Muyue cried out in anguish, her voice filled with despair.

Lin Chen turned and glanced at her, a gentle smile on his face. In the dim light, that smile was like the warm winter sun: "Trust me."

Having said that, he pushed his Star Martial Core to its limit, and the Star Pattern Jade Pendant on his chest and the Star Martial Badge left by Chen Feng simultaneously erupted with dazzling light. That light, like the sun, illuminated the entire battlefield. The inherited power of the first Martial Emperor awakened within him, and silver star power swept across the entire field like a tsunami, creating a strong resonance with the evil-suppressing array deep within the earth's veins.

"Star Martial Arts Profound Technique - Star River Suppresses the World!"

Lin Chen roared, clasped his hands together, and then pressed them down sharply. Endless starlight poured down from the sky, forming a massive stellar vortex that enveloped the entire Twelve Capitals Heavenly Fiend Array. The stellar vortex, like a black hole, continuously devoured the evil energy.

Under the suppression of the starlight, the raging evil power continuously dissolved and dissipated. The twelve array pillars groaned under the unbearable weight, shattering and collapsing one after another. The shattered pillars turned into dust, scattering with the wind.

"No--!"

Wang Hao let out a desperate roar. He wanted to detonate the formation, but found that he couldn't mobilize even a trace of its power. His body trembled uncontrollably, and his face was filled with terror.

The vortex of stars contracted continuously, devouring all the evil power. The moment the vortex vanished, the Twelve Capital Heavenly Fiend Array shattered completely, the evil mist dissipated, and sunlight once again shone upon the land. That sunlight was warm and bright, dispelling all darkness.

Lin Chen slowly landed on the ground, his face pale and his breath weak, but his eyes remained resolute. His body swayed precariously, as if he might collapse at any moment.

Wang Hao slumped to the ground, his face ashen. His eyes were vacant, like a walking corpse.

Seeing that the situation was hopeless, Zhou Yue tried to escape, but Su Zhennan severed both his legs with a single sword strike, and he fell to the ground howling in agony. His screams echoed across the battlefield, sending chills down everyone's spine.

The battle ended quickly. The Wang family's assassins and the evil warriors were either killed or captured; none escaped. The battlefield was littered with corpses and severed limbs, the earth stained crimson with blood, and the air thick with the stench of blood.

Jiang Chen immediately arranged for people to treat the injured students and clear the battlefield. Soldiers busily moved across the battlefield, carrying the wounded students onto stretchers and sending them to the rear for treatment.

Su Muyue rushed to Lin Chen's side, supporting the swaying man, tears streaming down her face: "Lin Chen, you scared me to death... I thought you would never wake up again..." Her voice was choked with sobs, and her body trembled.

"Silly girl, how could anything happen to me?" Lin Chen wiped away her tears and smiled weakly. "I told you, I would protect you."

Just then, a soldier from the military rushed over and reported to Jiang Chen with a grave expression: "Reporting, Director Jiang! We couldn't find Liu Kun at the Martial Arts Association. He has already fled with the remaining forces of the Wang family and the evil clan's token! We found this in his office."

The soldier handed over a black token, engraved with a ferocious skull, exuding a strong aura of evil. The token was icy cold in his hand, as if it could freeze one's soul.

Su Zhennan took the token, his expression instantly turning extremely grave: "This is the token of the Black Crow Legion of the Evil Clan. Liu Kun is not a member of the Wang family; he is a spy planted by the Evil Clan within the human race!"

Lin Chen's heart sank. So the Wang family was merely a pawn; the true mastermind was the extraterrestrial evil race!

Liu Kun's escape signifies an even greater conspiracy is yet to come. The demon-suppressing array in Qingyang City is already crumbling, and the Black Crow Legion of the evil race is watching with predatory eyes. An even greater crisis is quietly approaching.

As the sun set, it dyed half the sky crimson. The red sky, as if stained with blood, appeared exceptionally desolate. The group stood on the ravaged battlefield, gazing resolutely towards Qingyang City in the distance.

No matter how many difficulties and obstacles lie ahead, no matter how powerful the evil race is, they will not back down. Because they are warriors of the human race, protecting their homeland is a responsibility etched into their very bones.

Next, they will travel to the underground of Qingyang City to reinforce the evil-suppressing array and prepare for the final challenge from the evil race. Lin Chen, the successor of the first Martial Emperor, will lead the group to write a heroic legend belonging to the young.