Star Iron, conquer the world from Omphalos

"Desert Emperor Form..."

A steady stream of power poured in from the sun disc, allowing Ash's ability to instantly break through to the next level, and his body also transformed directly from a human state into a Desert Emperor form.

Is this the power unlocked by the third-level authority?

Without time to think about it, Ash looked down and saw those people kneeling down to him.

Then he saw those condemned soldiers who had not yet been cleared out, and they were about to massacre his people!

My people!

Anger erupted from within him. This feeling was even more infuriating than if a relative's child broke into his room and smashed the figurines on his wall!

Ash stretched out his hand and waved it. Suddenly the wind and sand were blown up. Sand soldiers descended from his power and killed the soldiers of the Sky Punishment!

The sand soldiers at this time were much more powerful than those he summoned before!

Roar!

A condemned soldier roared.

"King Ash, Shurima is doomed!"

It is three or four meters tall. Although it is not as powerful as the Vanguard of the Scourge, its strength should not be underestimated.

dong dong dong dong!

The Scourge Warrior sprinted swiftly, attacking the sand soldiers it encountered along the way. Its power was gifted by strife, and it fought for strife. Ash remained calm. He raised his hand again, and power descended. A vast amount of yellow sand gathered frantically, eventually transforming into a sand giant about five meters tall!

Boom! !

The sand giant descended from the sky and punched the condemned warrior in the face with great force, knocking him away!

Yellow Sand Giant!

Wow!

Another powerful sand soldier was born under Ash's will.

"Soldiers, fight!"

said the emperor.

His will descended upon every sand soldier to slay the enemy before them, and those people who knelt devoutly had no thought of escaping, because at this moment, it was as if they had seen the birth of a god.

I have no regrets in dying!

But the emperor would not allow his subjects to be killed.

Ash did not join the battle, but raised his head and looked towards the distant horizon.

Nicardoli's anger has not yet subsided, and the power of conflict still shrouds the land. Ash can feel that the hidden arrows are aimed at Shurima.

call out! ——

Just as he thought, the whistling sound that broke through the air fell again, blowing away the accumulated clouds and mist and shooting towards Shurima!

This time, Nicardoli's arrows were no longer aimed at the sun disk, but directly at Ash!

"You're angry? What right do you have to be angry?"

Without hesitation, Ash raised his scepter and smashed it forward. When the power reached a certain level, the power could be released at will with a wave of his hand, using the simplest attack method to defeat all enemies in front of him.

"Destroy it!!"

Boom! !

The spear was broken by him again.

But it’s not over yet!

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

One after another, sharp arrows broke through the night sky and descended, stretching out flaming trails in the air, like a falling meteor shower, illuminating the sky.

On the battlefield outside the city of Shurima, everyone raised their heads, some in shock, some in admiration, some in fanaticism, and some in anger, with different expressions.

"Xuan Feng will win!"

"It's Nicardoli, we are saved!"

"Nikadori's glory will shine at this moment!"

The few remaining Xuanfeng warriors shouted excitedly.

The soul-forged legions of the Heavenly Punishment also let out a dull and determined cry.

"Nikadori has gone crazy!"

Even if it was the god they once believed in, at this moment all their enemies wanted to do was point their fingers at the other person and curse at him.

God, using his own power to crush a mortal city and pointing his sword at those unarmed people, even Zagreus, who is the most despised by the Xuanfeng people, cannot do such a thing!

But anger was of no use. He could only hope that Ash could create a miracle and break the haze that shrouded the sky of Shurima.

Boom~~

Another earth-shattering explosion echoed as the golden giant swung his scepter, shooting down arrows from the air. His figure was immense, yet he seemed frail against the constant barrage of arrows. Even so, he didn't retreat an inch. The golden light shone from his body, like divine radiance, captivating everyone.

At this moment, the god far away in Xuanfeng is not a god. King Ash, who stands on the earth to protect Shurima, is the real god!

Rumble!

The broken arrows splashed into the royal city, smashing the tall buildings and causing large pieces of rubble to collapse from the sky.

Finally, when the sharp arrows like a meteor shower completely disappeared, all the rumbling sounds returned to silence.

Everyone looked up and saw the Desert Emperor who was still standing, their hearts were shocked to the extreme.

For the first time, they witnessed with their own eyes someone who could face the power of the Titans head-on and still survive. Perhaps such things happened frequently during the Golden War, but in the apocalyptic Omphalos, there were very few people who could face the power of the Titans head-on.

"King Ash, you are the God of this world!"

The people shouted.

"I am not a god."

Not much explanation.

The Desert Emperor took a step forward and walked out of the city under the gaze of everyone.

boom! ~~

Wherever he walked, the wind and sand rose high, and the earth shook. The golden sand soldiers appeared from the city and followed him, just like the emperor on a journey!

The light from the sun's disk shines down, creating light for it.

“He’s coming!!!”

The Xuanfeng soldiers screamed.

"I blocked Nicardoli's power, and he's fine?!"

"No! Retreat! Retreat quickly!!"

The few dozen remaining Xuanfeng soldiers evacuated to the rear regardless of everything.

Can't beat it, can't beat it at all!

But the soldiers of the Heavenly Punishment would not retreat. The vanguard warriors who were more than ten meters tall continued to fight bravely, with no intention of retreating.

Without Nicardoli's orders, they would continue to fight until their last strength was exhausted.

Although the Desert Emperor shot down Nicadori's attack, the situation on the battlefield remained unchanged. After defeating the Hanging Vanguard, the Shuriman warriors and sand soldiers formed an array and struggled to resist the attack of the Scourge.

However, they were almost overwhelmingly suppressed in front of the Heavenly Punishment soldiers. At this scale, the role that Wan Di and Xia Die could play was extremely limited. They could kill the enemies in front of them, but could not stop the advance of the Heavenly Punishment army.

Finally, when the Desert Emperor arrived here, he raised his scepter, shining with golden light, and "gently" knocked at the condemned giant.

The force of the collision spread out like a shockwave, and the body of the Scourge Vanguard was also knocked away by the staff. It must be said that their bodies are really strong. Ash thought that this blow would at least make their heads explode.

"It's so hard."

However, although his head was not lost, his combat effectiveness was almost lost.

Ash rushed forward and hit the Vanguard of Condemnation with another blow, smashing his head. The latter's legs twitched a few times and he became completely motionless.

"One."

Ash counted silently in his mind, then continued to rush towards the next Vanguard of the Scourge.

In the entire Condemnation Legion, the Condemnation Vanguard poses the greatest threat. As long as they are killed, the remaining ones will be like headless arrows and will not be able to exert much power.

"the second."

Another one was killed.

“The power is waning.”

Ash could feel that the power pouring into his body from the sun disc was rapidly fading.

After all, this power wasn't something he cultivated himself, so it wouldn't last long. So, he had to crush the Scourge Legion first. Ignoring the archers' attacks, Ash focused on hitting only the giants, specifically targeting the massive Scourge Vanguards.

"Hurry! Follow King Ash!"

"King Ash will win!"

Julius and others were greatly encouraged.

The sand soldiers regrouped and began to counterattack under the leadership of the emperor.

Until the last stick was about to hit, the power from the sun disc finally disappeared completely, the golden light converged from the disc, and Ash's body continued to shrink in the light, returning to human form.

He first looked down at the clothes he was wearing.

"It's okay, it's not broken, the crotch is still there."

He was relieved that his clothes were not destroyed. It would be troublesome if his clothes exploded every time he transformed in the future.

"Nicardoli didn't come."

He looked towards the horizon and did not feel the oppression from the old gods.

However, Nicadori's mortal enemy is Kephar. Even though the rise of Shurima makes him feel threatened, Nicadori is unlikely to take the initiative to attack Shurima before dealing with Ohma.

Of course, if Ash had the power, he wouldn't mind attacking first and destroying the entire Xuanfeng City.

"Are you OK?"

Xiadie came to him and asked softly.

"It's okay, I'm just a little exhausted." Ash breathed a sigh of relief. His body felt a little hollow, but it was nothing serious. "Don't worry, I won't fall until the enemy falls... Go on, and clean up all these minions of conflict."

"Ah."

Seeing that Ash was fine, Xiadie continued to rush into the battlefield.

Ash stayed on the periphery, using his remaining little strength to summon sand soldiers to fight. He ordered the Shurima soldiers to retreat, leaving only the sand soldiers and Wan Di and others to slowly consume the Scourge Legion.

Anyway, these condemned soldiers can't break through, so there's no need to waste their lives resisting.

Even without the Scourge Vanguard's leadership, these creatures were still difficult to deal with. Some of them could fly, using ranged attacks to injure opponents. The lack of anti-aircraft capabilities was extremely severe in this era, and Shurima had yet to establish a team of archers, leaving the flying ones to the Wan Die and Xia Die.

Ash would summon a sand gun to shoot from time to time, but it couldn't last too long. He didn't have much strength left in his body, so he had to save some for emergencies.

While the Scourge Legion was being worn down, Ash glanced at the circular mark on the back of his hand and discovered that the scale had taken a big step down towards the third level, but it was still some distance away from activating the third level of power.

After this transformation, Ash determined the limit of his power, and as long as he didn't stop, the road would continue.

Perhaps at the end of his power, he would be able to make figures in the universe like the old Dragon King.

"almost."

The sounds of fighting gradually died down.

About half an hour later, with the last Condemned Soldier eliminated, the entire Condemned Legion was destroyed.

"Won!"

The surviving Shurima soldiers had smiles on their faces.

Some shouted loudly to vent the tension and sadness of the war.

For them, this was a rebirth for Shurima, and also a rebirth for them.

As a soldier of Shurima, fighting to defend and defeating the enemies that once made them extremely desperate is an extremely special battle.

"It's over." Wan Die, covered in blood, walked towards Ash. "The Legion of Strife may not be large, but I'm afraid we are the first one besides Ohma who can directly compete with Strife. From today on, the name Shurima will soon spread throughout Omfalos."