Under the morning sun.
The young man stood proudly alone in the square of Sack Castle, known as the forbidden zone for warriors, challenging the father and son duo, Saint Lun@Roman and Anthony@Roman, to come out and die, thus completely announcing the commencement of the Battle of Tianwang Mountain!
The scene seemed to freeze at this moment.
At this moment.
From Europa, Dragon Country, the City of Sin, and various parts of the globe…
Including Long Zhe, Long Qi Sheng, Qi Wu Fu, Li Rui, and Dawson, almost all warriors worldwide were focusing their gaze on the battle video feed, their eyes locked on the young man's figure, awaiting the appearance of Saint Lun@Roman and Anthony@Roman.
This included the Heavenly Dragon Daoist, who was at Longhu Mountain!
Yes.
The elder, hailed as invincible in this era and a master strategist throughout his life, did not, as many had predicted, go to Sack Castle to support the young man. Instead, he emerged from his seclusion, sat cross-legged in his dilapidated Daoist temple, and watched the battle video.
In the main hall of Sack Castle.
Anthony@Roman remained in his wheelchair.
Saint Lun@Roman and four warriors clad in black armor, exuding the aura of a level ten Five-Star God of War, their bodies shrouded in true energy, stood behind him.
"Your judgment was correct, he really came alone."
Immediately, Saint Lun@Roman's voice echoed in the silent hall. He showed no restraint in front of the other four warriors.
This was because those four, once powerful figures who had dominated the global martial arts scene, were now, like him, puppets of Anthony@Roman.
The only difference was that he was an overt puppet, while the other four were hidden puppets, and Anthony@Roman's fallback plan left at Sack Castle.
"Let's go. Don't keep him waiting, and don't let the global warriors think we dare not show ourselves," Anthony@Roman sneered coldly.
"Alright."
Saint Lun@Roman nodded and then led the four warriors out of the hall.
Anthony@Roman, seated in his wheelchair, was propelled forward by an unseen, intangible mental energy.
Outside the hall, in the square.
Jiang Wu Ming sensed the movement of Saint Lun@Roman and Anthony@Roman and the other six, and also felt that the four warriors were all at level ten Five-Star God of War, but his expression remained calm.
After all, this was Anthony@Roman's stronghold; how could there not be hidden backup?
Upon sensing all of this, Jiang Wu Ming immediately activated the forbidden technique of the mysterious internal energy cultivation method of the Daoist sect, burning his true energy to empower his secret force, and simultaneously employing the soul division technique to split his soul into two, leaving only one-tenth of his soul in the spiritual world, with the remaining nine-tenths waiting in a mysterious space.
"Strategically despise the enemy, tactically pay close attention to the enemy."
This had always been Jiang Wu Ming's strategy for dealing with opponents, and it had never changed!
"Hmm... His mental energy is very weak, not like someone who has absorbed the King of the Underworld."
Saint Lun@Roman, who was the first to sense Jiang Wu Ming's aura and energy fluctuations, expressed surprise.
"Proceed as planned."
Anthony@Roman spoke in a low voice, offering no commentary, only instructions.
Saint Lun@Roman stopped talking and pushed open the grand hall doors.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh…
Instantly, the gaze of almost all warriors from the global martial arts world shifted from Jiang Wu Ming to the doorway of the hall.
"Saint Lun@Roman is out!"
"Who are the four people behind Saint Lun@Roman?"
Then, after Saint Lun@Roman emerged first with the four warriors, the Divine Network live stream instantly erupted, the barrage of comments filling the screen.
"The four people behind Saint Lun@Roman are enveloped in true energy, making it impossible to see their true faces, but the detectors on the drones indicate that all four are level ten Five-Star Gods of War!"
Soon, a commentator in the Divine Network live stream spoke.
"My God, the Roman family still has four level ten Five-Star Gods of War?"
"One half-step Heavenly God realm, and four level ten Five-Star Gods of War. The Roman family has deployed all their trump cards!"
"It's useless. Based on the combat power displayed by the Heavenly Dragon Daoist at the Mount Everest battle, he could crush Saint Lun@Roman and the others with one hand!"
"That's true, but the Heavenly Dragon Daoist hasn't appeared. Why do I have a feeling he won't be participating in today's battle?"
"If the Heavenly Dragon Daoist isn't here, and it's just Jiang Wu Ming alone, how can he fight against Saint Lun@Roman and the others?!"
As the commentator's words fell, various discussions and doubts filled the Divine Network live stream and the major martial arts factions globally.
At the same time, Saint Lun@Roman, accompanied by the four level ten Five-Star Gods of War, arrived on the square, with Anthony@Roman following behind them.
At the other end of the square, Jiang Wu Ming's eyes were like lightning, instantly locking onto Anthony@Roman's figure, sensing Anthony@Roman's mental energy fluctuations to judge Anthony@Roman's strength.
However—
Just like himself, Anthony@Roman had used some secret method and did not expose his true strength.
"Jiang Wu Ming, although you have made outstanding contributions to the global martial arts world and the God of War Hall, you and the Battle Dragon Hall fabricated false videos and call recordings to slander and tarnish the God of War Hall and the Roman family, and you have come to Sack Castle to provoke us. You are truly seeking death!"
Immediately, before Jiang Wu Ming could ascertain Anthony@Roman's true strength, Saint Lun@Roman suddenly roared, his voice resounding through the skies above Sack Castle, and also transmitted through the battle live stream to the Divine Network and across the globe.
"Stop spewing hypocrisy and filth in front of people. The true cannot be faked, and the faked cannot be made true—the Roman family has corrupted the God of War Hall like maggots for too long, and it's time for it to end!"
Jiang Wu Ming responded coldly, and then he suddenly sensed a surge of mental energy!
That mental energy was extremely terrifying, equivalent to the peak of the half-step Heavenly God realm, even infinitely close to the true Heavenly God realm, originating from Anthony@Roman!
Anthony@Roman seized the opportunity while Saint Lun@Roman was distorting the truth and forcing Jiang Wu Ming to speak in his defense. He instantly erupted without any reservation, launching the first attack.
Yes.
Even though he hadn't sensed any powerful mental energy fluctuations from Jiang Wu Ming, he still chose to strike first. The terrifying mental energy, like invisible light waves, instantly permeated the entire Sack Castle square, enveloping Jiang Wu Ming and Saint Lun@Roman and the other five.
Mental Domain!
Anthony@Roman's opening move was the most terrifying domain!
In an instant, Jiang Wu Ming felt his thoughts and bodily functions severely restricted, slowing down several times, even showing signs of decay and aging.
Laws of Time!
Anthony@Roman's mental domain contained the terrifying Laws of Time in this world!
"Die!!"
At this moment, Saint Lun@Roman roared, unleashing his Dark Domain. Terrifying black true energy instantly permeated the entire square. He swung his right arm, and a black battle spear appeared out of thin air.
Boom!!
Simultaneously, the other four level ten Five-Star Gods of War, like Saint Lun@Roman, swung their right arms, projecting four streams of true energy that merged into the black battle spear. They fiercely stabbed towards Jiang Wu Ming, their speed as swift as lightning!
Five-Pointed Star Formation.
At this moment, Saint Lun@Roman not only utilized his domain power and activated the killing move, the Dark Spear, but also formed a Five-Pointed Star Formation with the other four level ten Five-Star Gods of War. The attacks of the five individuals perfectly merged, and their power increased dramatically!
More crucially, their combined attack received the enhancement of Anthony@Roman's Time Domain.
Anthony@Roman's Time Domain, applied to Jiang Wu Ming, caused deceleration and decay. However, when applied to Saint Lun@Roman's and the other four's attack, it was acceleration and growth, allowing their strike to reach unprecedented levels of speed and power!
Even a lion hunting a rabbit requires full effort.
This was the plan previously mentioned by the cunning old man Anthony@Roman, and it was the terrifying combined strike of the six!
He intended to kill the young man with one blow in front of global warriors, thereby establishing his absolute authority!
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