Chapter 139 - Holy Nourishing Crystal

Under the astonished gaze of Ciprus, Cale with his Void Wolf Immortal Sword in hand effortlessly killed dozens of Heavenly Winged Guardians with every slash.

The latter's entire being was enveloped by an overbearing aura that oppressed the humanoid beasts around him. 

Cale with a deadpan expression tapped his foot and disappeared from his spot before reappearing in front of the Heavenly Winged Guardians.

He then brandished his sword with both his hands which created a baleful and dark sword wind that cut the surrounding beasts in half.

They could not even utter any cries of despair before their bodies were slashed into two.

Ciprus took the chance to consume another Replenishing Pill, but his eyes were still fixated on the silver-haired Cale who was slaughtering the Heavenly Winged Guardians as if they were hapless chickens.

Fountains of blood sprayed around Cale, but his clothes remained untainted as if an invisible energy was blocking him from filth.

Cale's eyes remained unchanged after killing countless beasts. 

His blood-soaked Void Wolf Immortal Sword vibrated as if it wanted more blood. 

Cale, as the owner of the sword, felt its craving. He, himself was greatly affected by the sword's thirst. But a pleasant sensation would then revolved around his body to stop the baleful sword from corroding Cale's personality.

Cale flicked his sword to remove the blood all over it. 

He then glanced sharply at the ongoing fight from the distance.

Multiple shockwaves can be seen in that area as the Immortal-Class level fighters and beasts battled without rest.

"I guess I still have to intervene..." Cale sighed lightly before flying swiftly towards the direction of those shockwaves.

Ciprus gaped in shock as he stared at Cale's back figure. The former's eyes then enlarged like saucers after seeing where the latter was headed to. 

"Is that kid asking to die?!" 

Ciprus was speechless at Cale's audacity. 

Cale could still follow the Immortal-Class level fighters and the a_d_u_l_t Heavenly Winged Guardians with Asteria's help.

There might be a whole realm of difference in their strength, but with his Void Wolf Immortal Sword and Asteria's instructions, he should be able to preserve his life against those humanoid beasts.

Cale activated his time and space elemental energy to the maximum to cope up with their speed.

His sudden arrival surprised General Lexus and the others. The strange thing was that they can't sense Cale's strength level. 

Seira glanced at Cale in astonishment.

'What is he doing here? And that sword...'

She stared solemnly at Cale's sword.

Cale ignored their surprised looks and slashed his Saint sword towards one of the humanoid beasts. 

"I will slow one of them down! You guys use your full strength to kill it!" 

General Lexus' eyes flashed for a moment after sensing an unfamiliar elemental energy subduing one of the a_d_u_l_t Heavenly Winged Guardians. 

It was actually able to slow down the movements of those humanoid beasts!

"This element... The element of time..." Seira muttered incredulously as she glanced at the silhouette of the man who acted low-profile during their expedition. 

To think that he was hiding his real strength! 

"What are you guys waiting for?! Kill it before my elemental essence is depleted!"

Cale shouted loudly. Thick beads of sweat slid down his face as he controlled the element of time. 

His control over the time element was the weakest, but he was still capable of slowing one of those Heavenly Winged Guardians for a short period of time.

'Hopefully, it will be enough for them to kill it.'

The Immortal-Class level fighters hesitated no more. 

They charged towards the slowed humanoid beasts while conjuring their strongest elemental attacks. 

Cale shouted in madness as he tried slowing down the five humanoid beasts.

General Lexus flew down like a meteorite. His dual swords formed an X-shape in front of him as he slashed them with his full strength.

His biceps enlarged twice and he gave a deafening roar as he brandished both swords.

The two deputies also conjured their respective elemental essence attack towards the humanoid beast. The attack from both of them was only slightly weaker than the old general's attack.

Seira pointed her short sword at the Heavenly Winged Guardian. 

Pale yellow flame enveloped her sword entirely. 

She then raised it up in midair and slashed down ferociously at the beast who hastily raised its stone halberd to block the combined attacks of the four Immortal-Class level fighters.

Their attacks viciously slammed the beast's body, hurling it down towards the ground with a loud bang. 

It created a huge hole on the ground where its body slammed into. 

He reappeared in front of the dying beast and hurriedly pierced its neck with his Void Wolf Immortal Sword. 

The Heavenly Winged Guardian could not even put up a defense as it helplessly glared at Cale while the latter pierced its neck with his sword.

It roared indignantly and thrashed its limbs around, but Cale's hold on his sword was tight. 

The beast's movement slowly became weaker and fainter before its huge body slumped on the ground with no signs of movements. 

Cale then felt a strong amount of energy forming inside the beast's c_h_e_s_t. 

"Cale, that is the Holy Nourishing Crystal. Quickly take it!" Asteria's voice still sounded emotionless, but a hint of anxiousness was mixed in her tone.

Cale cut the c_h_e_s_t of the beast with his sword. 

Beside its heart was a coin-sized green crystal that emitted a faint light. Cale did not hesitate anymore and instantly grabbed the crystal. 

He then kept it inside his storage space. 

Cale smiled sheepishly before disappearing from his spot. He then hid behind General Lexus shamelessly.

"I already have the crystal. We should leave here before more of those a_d_u_l_t beasts come out of their lair." Cale spoke while glaring at the four a_d_u_l_t Heavenly Winged Guardians who were roaring at them unceasingly.

The old general and the others glanced at Cale deeply, but they knew that it was not the best time to talk.

The old general then swept his gaze on the soldiers down below before shouting in a loud commanding voice.

"Soldiers of the Celestial Sword Empire, we have already retrieved the Holy Nourishing Crystal! Retreat!" 

The soldiers' eyes brightened considerably and they hurriedly retreated from the fight. 

Their goal was only to get a Holy Nourishing Crystal, so they did not have any more reasons to stay behind the cave. 

Besides, more and more Heavenly Winged Guardians were coming to fill in their dead comrades. 

The soldiers carried their injured brothers while escaping the cave with their top speed. 

The old general and the other Immortal-Class level fighters covered the retreat of the soldiers. 

After seeing that the soldiers were already far away, they also retreated. 

* * *

Meanwhile, within the territory of the Celestial Sword Empire. 

The second prince colluded with the forces outside to claim the throne from his ill father. 

Sounds of battle horns resounded right outside the capital city of the empire, signifying the arrival of the second prince's army.

The second prince's army which mostly consisted of the big forces from the major powers can be seen outside Sword City's walls. 

Hundreds of thousands of soldiers glared at each other. 

The atmosphere was incomparably tense.

The crown prince sighed with complicated emotions while looking at his second brother who was now eyeing the empire's throne.

"Second brother, why do you have to collude with those forces to fight for the throne?! You are simply allowing the tigers to come inside your own home!" The crown prince shouted in anger. 

His second brother, the second prince was the most talented among them. If not for his unruly nature, he would have been chosen as the crown prince instead of him.

Now, he could no longer control the greed in his heart. He even colluded with the outside forces just to claim the throne for himself.

The crown prince shook his head regretfully, before glaring sharply at his second brother.

On the opposing side, the second prince laughed mockingly at the crown prince. 

"Brother, I am stronger than you in all aspects, but you were still chosen by father as the first in line for the throne! I felt indignant at his foolish move. How could a weakling like you rule the Celestial Sword Empire towards glory?! Only I, Titus Doomblade, is qualified to take the throne!" 

The second prince's arrogant voice traveled towards the empire's soldiers greatly angering them. 

The high-ranking ministers and generals sighed regretfully at the second prince. 

'You are indeed the most talented and strongest prince, but your heart is also the vilest.' They thought to themselves.

Nonetheless, the huge army of outsiders brought fear in the hearts of everyone from the empire. 

A cruel war was inevitable.