Chapter Ninety-Five: The Beginning of the Battle

“Very well, let’s go!” Arudiba called to the two, lightly tapping the ground, then transforming into a golden arc of light as he shot toward the nearest pyramid.

Mayura followed closely behind, turning into a green arc of light as she pursued.

Yin Seventeen, however, reined in his small cosmos energy and slipped quietly into the nearby jungle, making his way on foot toward their destination.

Flying across the sky was far too conspicuous; lacking their formidable strength, it was safer for him to approach stealthily on the ground.

From the closest pyramid, sensing the sudden disappearance of the auras of over a hundred subordinates, the golden-haired woman who emanated golden waves frowned slightly.

“It seems I have underestimated the Gold Saints!” she murmured with a sigh.

Soon after, from a distance, she spotted two arcs of light—one gold, one green—racing swiftly toward her.

Feeling the aura of their small cosmos, so completely different from her own, she immediately realized they were Saints from the Sanctuary.

Seeing their unyielding speed and their clear intent to collide directly with the pyramid, her anger flared.

This was the “Gate of Time and Space,” prepared for the Lord of Light—it could not suffer even the slightest damage!

“Stop right there!” she shouted, gathering her cosmos power in her right hand and striking the air toward the two arcs of light with two punches. Immediately, the force of her fists transformed into two dazzling golden beams that surged forward.

Caught midair, Arudiba and Mayura had no way to change direction and had no choice but to brace against the oncoming attacks.

Boom!

Mayura’s strength was originally on par with the woman’s, but under the suppression of the divine realm, she gained no advantage against that punch and was sent gliding down to the ground.

Arudiba, a Gold Saint at the Seventh Sense level, despite the divine realm’s suppression, still maintained his Seventh Sense prowess.

His golden arc of light hesitated only briefly before easily neutralizing the punch, continuing steadily toward the pyramid.

“Impudent!”

Seeing this, the golden-haired woman’s anger surged. As Arudiba negated her punch, she gathered her cosmos once more and launched an even fiercer assault.

“Sunlight illuminates the earth!”

“Solar Fist!”

Her cosmos power concentrated on her fist, radiating an intensely blinding golden light, resembling a miniature sun held tightly in her hand.

By this time, Arudiba, relying on his incredible speed, had already reached her side. Without hesitation, she threw a punch.

Boom!

The tiny sun collided with the golden arc of light. The violent shockwave instantly collapsed a large section of the pyramid beneath her feet.

Yet, the danger was far from over.

The golden-haired woman had overestimated herself and underestimated the Gold Saint.

While the Silver Limit could contend with gold in tangled combat due to its nearly light-speed speed, there was still a vast power gap between Silver and Gold.

In a direct clash, the Sixth Sense cosmos of the Silver Limit could not withstand the Seventh Sense cosmos of a Gold Saint.

Even under the divine realm’s suppression, the power held by a Gold Saint far exceeded that of the Sixth Sense.

The golden-haired woman had been reckless.

Boom!

After a brief stalemate, the miniature sun shattered against the golden arc of light. The woman, like a carving knife, scored a deep gouge on the pyramid as she was flung backward.

But for Arudiba, the real trouble was just beginning.

The legion of Evil God Warriors guarding the pyramid charged upward in response.

At this point, they no longer cared about offending the Lord of Light.

Their foremost priority was to eliminate the invaders.

On the clearing outside the pyramid, Mayura found herself surrounded by a cluster of Evil God Warriors.

Perhaps the team Arudiba had just defeated had been the main force here; fewer than fifty Evil God Warriors remained.

Still, even with the divine realm’s suppression, facing such a large group simultaneously was a daunting challenge for Mayura.

She suddenly burst forth, dispatching a weaker enemy on her right with a single move, then broke through the encirclement and slipped into the dense jungle beside the pyramid.

The entire pyramid was built within a thick jungle, with only a small clearing around its base.

Now, the dense jungle beside the pyramid became her ideal battleground.

Meanwhile, Yin Seventeen quietly concealed his presence as he arrived in the jungle beside the pyramid.

Just as he had anticipated, flying through the sky easily drew enemy fire.

He had witnessed Mayura being knocked down and the Evil God Warriors swarming the two.

Mayura and Arudiba had enough strength to face the threat fearlessly, but he did not.

Fortunately, he had the foresight not to act rashly; otherwise, he would be in serious trouble now.

It seemed all the Evil God Warriors had gone to besiege Mayura and Arudiba, leaving none to guard the jungle.

His journey had been smooth without a single encounter.

“Arudiba is strong and doesn’t need my support; Mayura is in more danger—I should head that way!” After a rapid assessment of the situation, Yin Seventeen decisively pursued the direction of Mayura’s breakout.

At the Sixth Sense level, speed was the measure of strength.

Among the Evil God Warriors chasing Mayura, the foremost were the stronger ones, while those lagging behind were comparatively weaker.

Yin Seventeen moved like a ghost in the night, silently approaching from behind. The moment an enemy entered his attack range, he struck with a hand blade.

“Holy Sword: Slash!”

At the moment he launched his attack, the Evil God Warrior at the rear, whom he had locked onto, finally sensed something amiss.

The man quickly gathered his cosmos power and countered with a solar strike.

“Solar Fist!”

Instantly, his cosmos transformed into a dazzling little sun, though its brilliance was far less intense than the golden-haired woman’s earlier attack.

Whoosh!

The sword energy sliced through it like a sharp blade cutting a watermelon, splitting the radiant orb in two, then continued unabated toward the rear.

Unprepared for his ultimate move to be so easily thwarted, the Evil God Warrior was struck down by the sword energy.

With the thunderous explosion of the little sun, he was instantly cut apart by Yin Seventeen’s strike.

Though he had fallen, the disturbance from their battle drew considerable attention.

“Everyone be alert—there’s another Saint behind us!” someone shouted a warning.

The Evil God Warriors at the rear, who had been pursuing Mayura, immediately turned around and marched back in force.

Yin Seventeen’s heart was heavy with complex emotions, yet he was helpless.

He had known from the very start that the moment he acted, his position would be revealed.

He could not remain hidden forever.