Summoning Millions of Gods Daily, My Strength Equals Theirs Combined

Chapter 647: Chapter647-A Slow-Acting Poison Called Crossbridge

Aurek did have a theory.

Perhaps that supreme existence had come to this Star Sea universe in order to seal away the mysterious being within the Dark Abyss, unwilling to let anyone from the greater universe she came from learn of it.

That was why she had left behind the Pantheon—to erase every trace of her visit and prevent anyone from prying into the matter.

Of course, this was only a conjecture.

There were still too many things that did not add up, as though several pieces were missing from a puzzle.

For example, why had she built the Twelvefold Aetherian Sanctuary?

And why had it just so happened to fall into his hands, as though fate itself were playing a cruel joke?

Within the Twelvefold Aetherian Sanctuary, there was also a world-shaking secret unknown to anyone else, like a sealed treasure chest. It seemed no less extraordinary than the being hidden within the Dark Abyss.

In order to conceal this matter, the Stellar Saint-Emperor had actually shattered his own Threads of Fate and lost all his memories.

But why?

"You may all leave now!"

Aurek’s sleeves billowed.

"Leave the starry realm of all races, or remain obediently within the Pantheon."

The Adjudicator, the Silver Gentleman, and the others bowed before their figures vanished into the far end of the Star Sea.

After their battle with that fragment of oak branch, they had all suffered severe injuries and needed time to recover.

The Pantheon had already gone in pursuit of that section of oak branch, so their mission could be considered complete.

Within Aurek’s domain, they were no more than commoners.

...

Aurek personally headed to the Sacredwood Settlement in the Styx Sector.

The Crusader Goddess and the Eternal Blazing Sun followed close behind.

"Keep watch over this place," Aurek instructed Veynars, then turned to Apollo and said, "You will patrol the starry realm of all races. If there is any unusual movement at all, you are authorized to mobilize the legions and suppress it immediately. No further orders are needed."

"For a being to have been imprisoned by that supreme existence, whatever lies within the Dark Abyss is definitely no weaker than that oak branch. It may even be on the same level as that supreme existence herself."

"We must watch it closely. There can be no carelessness."

"As you command!"

Apollo accepted the order and departed.

Once everything had been arranged, Aurek’s figure vanished into the Star-realm Gate.

At present, this was only a mirrored incarnation, one sustained by the fortune of the Divine Court.

The moment Aurek’s true body used its power within the Chaos Singularity, this incarnation here would dissipate.

Still, in order to remain on guard against that mysterious branch, Aurek would not lightly use the power of this incarnation.

...

Boom!

Rumble—!

In the northern region of the Endless Starlight Isle, Merxis and War Bear led a two-billion-strong army of Supreme Sage-rank warriors in an assault on the Endless Starlight Shield, while war drums thundered across the heavens.

Five hundred million Doomsday Warriors unleashed chaotic destruction, battering the surrounding chaos starfield until it collapsed without cease, while the void shattered inch by inch.

Yet every patch of chaotic territory on Endless Starlight Isle seemed filled with rippling waves. The chaotic destruction caused no damage at all, as though their fists were striking cotton.

And just as the two billion Supreme Sage-rank warriors maintained their assault—

in the rear,

beyond the original eight billion Supreme Sage-rank troops, another twenty billion Supreme Sage-rank warriors arrived in force.

But Suggwoth did not rush to deploy these reinforcements. Instead, he kept them in reserve.

At the same time, he gradually intensified the pressure, using it to provoke Endless Starlight Isle like a slowly tightening vise.

Watching the situation behind the shield, Suggwoth waved a hand and said, "Send in another two billion warriors!"

Overthunder accepted the order and left.

With the addition of those two billion Supreme Sage-rank troops, the offensive grew even more overwhelming.

Harry asked in confusion, "If they keep refusing to come out, then all our attacks are just punches thrown into empty air."

Alvin smiled and shook his head. "Whether it’s useful or not can’t be judged from the surface alone."

"We’ve already investigated the specifics of the Endless Starlight Shield. Back then, Endless Starlight Isle used it once to resist the invasion of the Primordial River Cosmos. It held for hundreds of thousands of years, but the expenditure was enormous."

"That means activating the Endless Starlight Shield also consumes some kind of resource. It cannot last forever."

"Besides, Endless Starlight Isle is probably considering whether it can gather enough strength to wipe out the Divine Court once and for all. So sooner or later, they’re bound to make some kind of response—like testing the temperature of the water."

"Slowly push the hundred-billion-strong Supreme Sage-rank army toward the front lines. Once enough deterrence is created, it should effectively force Endless Starlight Isle to make up its mind."

"As for the newly transferred two hundred-plus billion Sage-rank troops, my suggestion is that we don’t use them for the time being. Keep them hidden as a trump card."

Suggwoth, Tina, and Harry all turned to look at Alvin.

Suggwoth asked, "What exactly do you mean?"

"It depends on the choice they make."

A trace of cunning flashed through Alvin’s eyes. "If they choose to launch an all-out war directly, then we’ll fight them to the end."

"But if they only engage in a probing battle, then we can hand them a victory to strengthen their resolve."

Hearing this, Suggwoth and the others immediately understood, faint smiles curling at their lips.

In truth, what His Majesty had ordered Suggwoth to do was merely to force the power of Endless Starlight Isle out into the open.

As for actually breaking the Endless Starlight Shield, there was no need to think about that for now. It was an exceedingly troublesome barrier.

...

At the edge of the starfield,

four hundred thousand quasi-Eternal Sage-ranks stood in the Sea of Chaos, their mind power locked onto the Crossbridge army currently attacking the shield, like a pack of hunters lying in wait.

Farther behind them, more than a hundred million Supreme Sage-ranks were also staring at the vast Crossbridge host outside the shield, their palms damp with sweat.

Even now, they still found it impossible to imagine that a single force could actually possess the terrifying power of a hundred billion Supreme Sage-ranks.

If not for the Endless Starlight Shield, and if forces such as Celestian had not reacted quickly enough to repel the first invading hundred million Supreme Sage-ranks, then the most likely outcome would have been that they would have had to face a tsunami of a hundred billion Supreme Sage-ranks head-on.

"The Crossbridge Divine Court has sent over several more billion Sage-rank legions."

Some of the stronger experts twitched at the corners of their eyes as they watched.

Were they really treating Supreme Sage-ranks like ordinary soldiers?

They were dispatching them by the billions at a time. Even scattering beans would not be this casual.

"The power of the Endless Starlight Shield is now billions upon billions of times greater than when it was last activated. Even Eternal Sage-ranks should forget about breaking it."

"For the Crossbridge Divine Court to think it can force its way through with sheer numbers is like eggs smashing themselves against stone."

One quasi-Eternal Sage-rank stared coldly at the Crossbridge army, his eyes full of contempt.

The quasi-Eternal Sage-rank known as Dawn Ripper from Oblivion Sanctum turned to the person beside him.

"Send someone back and check on the progress of the discussions in the war council hall. The longer this drags on, the more disadvantageous it becomes for us. Crossbridge’s power is like a slow-acting poison. Even one extra day may bring forth even more armies."

"We must speed things up. This cannot be delayed."

The person beside him hurried away, vanishing into the Star-realm Gate.

"How strange! Why do Aurek’s legions keep increasing every single day?"

An ancient quasi-Eternal Sage-rank from Beaststar Sylvan frowned deeply.

The other quasi-Eternal Sage-ranks nodded.

"That really is bizarre. It’s like an unsolvable mystery."

"Can that so-called secret of Eternity truly achieve something like this?"

For some of the especially ancient quasi-Eternal Sage-ranks, they had personally witnessed Eternal existences before.

Although that power was so great it inspired despair, it had always manifested in individual combat strength.

Something like continuously creating mighty legions without end simply should not have been possible.

Otherwise, this entire great universe would long since have been filled with Supreme Sage-ranks.

One quasi-Eternal Sage-rank agreed and added, "It’s unimaginable. What kind of power could possibly raise nearly a hundred billion Supreme Sage-ranks in just a matter of days or ten-odd days?"

At that thought, the gathered experts all fell silent.