The Last Sentinel

Two flowers bloom on the bronze tree.

Looking at the gradually calming Anti-Entropy River, Liu Ye, the Sword Qi Heavenly Dragon, had a look of desolation in his dragon eyes.

Dong Zhuo, Chen Gong, and Sun Quan stood forlornly.

"Did it fail?"

"Of the eight hundred chosen ones, probably not even eight will make it to the other side!"

"I thought it would be the worst that could happen to Perfect City, but I didn't expect it to be this tragic."

"We underestimated the strength of the enemy, and even more so the strength of the boss. The reason why the boss can run rampant in the universe is not because the four walls and shackles are weak, but because the boss is too strong. We are struggling so much with the first wall, let alone the ones after it."

Dong Zhuo turned to Liu Ye: "Perhaps we can ask our home planet, Earth, for help!"

"Grand Tutor Dong is foolish!" The young Sun Zhongmou, with his youthful face, interrupted Dong Zhuo. "Our hometown is currently embroiled in fierce infighting. Qi Tian is leading the conservatives in a fight against the Great Wall Guards. It's already a miracle that they haven't asked us for help. Expecting our hometown to support us is simply impossible."

Dong Zhuo glanced at the silent strategist Chen Gong: "Gongtai, what's your opinion?"

Chen Gong smiled sheepishly: "Even Kongming and Zhou Yu couldn't come up with a solution, so they could only risk their lives. How could I possibly have any brilliant ideas? However, our current situation has deteriorated to the extreme. If possible, we might as well try to contact our hometown. Even if we can't help, we can at least find out about the situation there."

"Let's give it a try, even if it's a long shot!"

Sun Quan raised his hand to form a seal, and tiny fragments of spacetime light burst forth from his fingertips, suddenly activating the dimensional communicator floating in his palm.

A vast expanse of white sky stretched across the heavens, breaking through layers of spacetime barriers and revealing the entirety of the blue planet thousands of miles away.

The instant the celestial canopy appeared, a raging inferno filled everyone's vision. The major cities of Earth were engulfed in flames, crimson waves of fire devouring buildings and mountains. Endless sea beasts tore through the barriers of the deep sea, surging ashore and wreaking havoc. The global magnetic field violently disrupted, distorted force fields ripped the heavens and earth apart, and thick, dark red dust enveloped the entire planet, obscuring the sun, moon, and stars, as if the end of the world had arrived.

"How could this be!" Dong Zhuo stared at the screen and said, "It was perfectly fine when we arrived, how did we enter the Ice Age so quickly! Is nature changing that fast?"

"It's man-made," Chen Gong said, looking at the screen. "A powerful being has subtly adjusted the fundamental gravitational index of Earth! You see, the Earth's gravity has decreased drastically. The collapse of these cities is almost entirely due to weightlessness. When gravity is altered, buildings, neighborhoods, and trees all suffer terrifying force field distortions to varying degrees!"

Liu Ye looked down at the image displayed on the celestial screen: "Celestial AI, retrieve the coordinates to the Himalayas, the Supreme Council of the Human Alliance!"

Above the sky, the scene suddenly changed, quickly locking onto the location of the Himalayas.

The azure sky instantly transformed into a screen of light, the scene shifting rapidly, traversing thousands of miles of firmament, and precisely locking onto the Himalayas. The once towering snow-capped mountains that pierced the sea of ​​clouds were now ravaged, their continuous snow peaks cracked and collapsed, countless warship wrecks fell to the mountaintops, and raging flames, accompanied by the blinding glow of electromagnetic explosions, covered the earth in layers, while the explosive energy shockwaves continuously pounded the mountains and the sky.

Above the snow-capped mountains, a black and white cloud staircase appeared out of thin air, slowly descending from the heavens and connecting the world. In the center of the cloud staircase, a figure in white Taoist robes stood silently suspended in the air, his body exuding Taoist aura and his imposing aura sweeping across thousands of miles.

This person was about thirty years old, with a jade crown binding his hair. He held an ancient jade tablet and wore a black and white yin-yang Taoist robe engraved with the Eight Trigrams. The flowing cloud patterns on his clothes floated slowly with the energy of heaven and earth, and every ripple exuded a transcendent Taoist charm that controlled heaven and earth.

The moment the aura of the heavens locked onto him, the Taoist suddenly raised his eyes, and with a gentle flick of his fingertips, instantly drew upon the Great Dao of the Heavens.

In an instant, countless star trails appeared in the void, and the Yin and Yang energies swirled and intertwined, transforming into two black and white vortexes that surrounded his body. Meanwhile, the Dao of Time and Space surged and shattered in his palm, giving rise to endless ripples of laws.

The celestial screen trembled violently, and the Taoist's features were distorted and blurred by the interference of time and space. However, his clear and majestic voice pierced through the barriers of time and space, resounding clearly throughout the Bronze Ancient Tree battlefield: "Fellow Daoists, spying in the dark is utterly boring. Why not return to the Supreme Arena and fight me head-on to the death?"

Before the words were finished, the entire sky suddenly ignited, and raging black and white flames swept across the scene. Countless extremely refined black and white fire dragons broke through the barriers of space and time, bursting out through the sky passage. The fire dragons had distinct scales and claws, and their bodies were wrapped in the raging flames of the Dao principles that annihilated everything. They roared and rushed towards the ancient bronze tree.

Upon seeing this, Liu Ye's expression changed drastically, and he roared fiercely, "Quickly retract the celestial canopy! This fiend can cast spells across time and space; its strength far exceeds our expectations!"

Sun Quan's fingers flew, frantically forming hand seals to bind space and time, activating the communicator to sever the space-time channel. But everything was already delayed, as the black and white fire dragons were the first to entangle the towering bronze tree trunk.

A sharp, piercing sound of annihilation echoed throughout the heavens and earth. The ancient bronze tree's unyielding branches, which had stood for millennia, were instantly refined and dissolved into nothingness the moment they touched the black and white Dao Fire, turning into countless wisps of azure dust that drifted into the void.

The enormous ancient tree withered and died at a visible speed, its thick branches crumbling layer by layer, and its green leaves turning to ashes. The ancient sacred tree was instantly reduced to ruins.

"Collect it!"

Liu Ye's body erupted with boundless dragon energy, and his true form as a thousand-meter-long sword-qi dragon reappeared. His dragon claws, covered in golden qi, slammed down on the black and white fire dragon coiled around the tree trunk. The vast dragon might shook the surrounding area, and endless sword energy tore through the void, attempting to forcefully disperse the fire dragon's Dao fire.

But the next second, the fire dragon that was wrapped around the ancient tree suddenly exploded and split apart. The main dragon, which was a hundred feet long, instantly transformed into hundreds of black and white fire dragons, each tens of feet long, which burst out in an encircling formation, instantly locking down all of Liu Ye's escape space.

Simultaneously, countless fire dragons spewed annihilation fire, layers of blazing flames crushing down, the power of the Dao sealing off the surrounding space and time. Liu Ye's sword qi dragon true form was utterly unable to withstand it; his ten-thousand-foot-long dragon body crumbled inch by inch under the bombardment of the flames, dragon scales flew off, dragon blood splattered, and the earth-shattering dragon roar abruptly ceased.

In an instant, the true form of the Sword Qi Heavenly Dragon was completely shattered, and most of Liu Ye's Dao power was shaken to pieces. His body fell from the sky like a kite with a broken string, crashing heavily onto the broken branches of the ancient bronze tree, his blood and qi churning uncontrollably.

In the celestial canopy, the Daoist in the Yin-Yang robe stood leisurely, his voice carrying extreme indifference and mockery, echoing across time and space: "Daoist Fangtian, you have truly disappointed me. You couldn't even wipe out a few mere ants, and instead had your natal Azure Nether Immortal Sword destroyed by the natives. With such weak strength, you dare to be among the Seven Absolute Prodigies, to be on par with me? Utterly laughable."

"Originally, I spared your lives to observe the changing circumstances." The Taoist's tone suddenly turned cold, and the Yin-Yang Daoist aura around him surged. "Since you insist on trying to stop me from restarting the origin of the Supreme Arena, then you will be formatted along with this spacetime and annihilated!"

A deafening roar shook the heavens, the burning white sky exploded, and countless fragments, carrying endless black and white fire, transformed into a dense torrent of fire dragons that crashed down from the sky. The power of annihilation sealed off the entire sky above the River of Reverse Entropy, crushing down on Liu Ye, Dong Zhuo, and their companions.

In the face of utter despair, a deafening battle roar ripped through the heavens!

"Father, don't panic! Fengxian is here!"

A sudden burst of crimson lightning ripped through the void, crimson bolts crisscrossing the heavens and earth. A magnificent steed, Red Hare, strode through the air, its hooves shattering the turbulent currents of spacetime, each step sending ripples through the void. On its back, Lü Bu's white hair danced wildly, his crimson battle armor fluttering in the wind. His battle spirit surged wildly, his boundless fighting intent soaring to the heavens.

The halberd spun rapidly in his hand, a thousand layers of blood-red halberd shadows spreading out, transforming into an impenetrable absolute battle zone. Lü Bu swept his wrist horizontally, the halberd blade bursting forth with a ten-thousand-foot-long blood-red cold light, precisely slashing at the black and white fire dragon torrent crashing down from above.

Bang bang bang!

A series of dense explosions rose and fell, countless black and white fire dragons were torn apart on the spot by the halberd wind, and the annihilation Dao Fire and blood-red battle aura collided violently, exploding into a sky-filling energy storm that ravaged the entire battlefield. Lu Bu did not retreat but advanced, stepping on the void to charge forward in a series of attacks. His halberd swept, thrust, and slashed, each move fierce and domineering, forcefully blocking and crushing the fire dragon attacks that were closing in on the crowd.

In the brief lull of the offensive, Lü Bu suddenly stretched out his long arm, his palm unleashing a powerful suction force. He grabbed the exhausted Liu Ye, the composed Chen Gong, and the solemn Sun Quan, his strength steady as he protected them all. Then, he turned and raised his hand, firmly placing Dong Zhuo on the back of Red Hare.

Sun Quan cried out urgently, "General Fengxian! Quickly rush to the aid of our homeland, Blue Star!"

Lu Bu sheathed his halberd and stood there, his battle aura surging violently. A look of extreme seriousness flashed in his eyes as he said in a deep voice, "I can't stop him."

"This person is far beyond the endless starry sky. With just a single trans-temporal technique, he forced me to dodge with all my might and dare not take it head-on. Compared to him, the Fangtian Daoist I defeated before is worlds apart."

Lu Bu raised his eyes and looked towards the direction of Blue Star, sensing the terrifying pressure from the distant space-time, and continued, "This fiend's cultivation has reached at least level 5.0 constellation level, and may even have reached level 6.0 galaxy level. Its cultivation surpasses that of the barbarian gods, and it is definitely not something we can currently contend with."

"Even if I wanted to cross over to provide assistance, I am powerless to do so. After a series of fierce battles, my War Ghost Soul is completely depleted, and my essence is weak. It is no longer sufficient to support cross-time and space travel, and I am simply unable to return to Earth."

As soon as he finished speaking, Lü Bu turned his Red Hare around, his gaze fixed on the opposite bank of the turbulent Anti-Entropy River. His tone was firm: "The only way to survive now is to cross the Anti-Entropy River, break through the first spacetime barrier, and reach the homeland of the Han Dynasty!"

Suppressing the turmoil within him, Liu Yeqiang spoke with difficulty: "Behind the first wall lies the ancient land of the Han Dynasty? How did you know?"

"The information was given by the Immortal Master." Lu Bu activated his battle aura to stabilize his body and slowly said, "That Immortal Master, Fangtian Daoist, was greedy for life and afraid of death. He dared not fight me to the death. After his defeat, in order to save his life, he revealed all his secrets."

"The so-called four walls are, in essence, four world shackles! Four cosmic barriers! On the other side of the Anti-Entropy River, behind the first spacetime wall, lies the Yellow Springs, also known as the Yellow Springs Great Man."

"As for our hometown, let's hope for the best. I hope the Sentinel will appear and defeat Mo Lijie."

Chen Gong pressed further in a deep voice, "Mo Lijie? That guy who descended upon the Himalayas is called Mo Lijie?"

"That's right, the Four Heavenly Kings we know well, Mo Liqing and Mo Lishou, are all his ancestors."

"In a way, this guy is a legitimate member of the Heavenly Court's celestial lineage!"

"Fang Tian Dao Ren said that Mo Li Jie himself is the third of the Seven Absolute Prodigies of the Thirty-Three Heavens, while Fang Tian Dao Ren, who was just defeated, is ranked seventh among the Seven Absolute Prodigies. The so-called Seven Absolute Prodigies are seven supreme geniuses selected by the once-in-a-millennium Heavenly Selection Battle of the Thirty-Three Heavens, and are the top young combat forces in all the heavens."

"These seven are also known as the Seven Deadly Sins; each of them is destined to commit one sin. Mo Lijie is guilty of the sin of pride!"

"Known as Young Master Jie, the Arrogant Young Master!"

"These seven individuals are comparable to the Seven Warlords of the Sea, the most fortunate and promising talents in our carbon-based universe. The top three are even directly comparable to Sentinel Ye Feng. They are far beyond our capabilities. Retreat!"

Lu Bu spurred his horse, Red Hare, and it suddenly unleashed its full speed, its hooves shattering the chaotic currents of spacetime as it galloped wildly towards the opposite bank of the Reverse Entropy River. The remaining black and white Dao flames along the way were crushed by the powerful wind from the horse's hooves, and tiny fragments of the laws scattered everywhere.

The biting wind howled in their ears as Red Hare shattered the churning waters of the River of Reverse Entropy, cleaving through layers of spacetime barriers, carrying everyone through the raging flames of calamity, charging forward relentlessly towards the unknown Yellow Springs Great Han World on the opposite bank.