MW 2062
Martial World
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âYou want us, along with you, to withdraw from the war between humanity and the saints?â
Astral Vault frowned. He didnât like being led along by others. This feeling was like he was simply following whatever decision Lin Ming chose, like he were taking orders. Wasnât this just disgraceful?
âAnd Divine Dream?â
Soaring Featherâs eyes flashed to the side of Lin Ming.
At this time, Divine Dream was standing not too far away from Lin Ming. She remained silent, a vision of white, waiting for Lin Ming to answer for her.
âSenior Divine Dream will continue to remain involved in the war between humanity and the saints in order to make up for the difference in strength. The ones withdrawing will be you, me, and Astral Vault, three people altogether.â
Lin Ming confidently stated. The saints had far more Empyreans than humanity. Without Divine Dream here to keep the balance, humanity would be unable to engage the saints on the battlefield.
However, as these words fell into the ears of Soaring Feather and Astral Vault it actually grated upon their ears!
âWhat did you just say?â Astral Vaultâs tone suddenly turned cold.
Originally, Astral Vault wasnât particularly willing to accept Lin Mingâs proposition to withdraw from the war because he didnât like being led along by a junior. But now that he heard the deal wouldnât be equal, he was even angrier!
Could they really allow Divine Dream, a True Divinity powerhouse, to freely slaughter their saint Empyreans!?
Lin Ming said, âIn this world there always exists the principle of equal exchange. In a war between races, however much war strength humanity takes out will also be the same that the saints take out. This is a fair concept.â
It would probably have been better if Lin Ming didnât explain himself because once he did, Astral Vault began to emit a dense killing intent.
Astral Vaultâs complexion was dark as he grimly said, âSo you are saying that you alone are equal to me and Soaring Feather, so the three of us withdrawing together is an equal exchange?â
Lin Ming glanced at Astral Vault. âYou can also understand the situation like this. In this deal, my withdrawal also means the withdrawal of Famineâs avatar. Moreover... just I alone may not necessarily make up for the loss of war strength created by the withdrawal of you and Soaring Feather from the war. At this moment I certainly cannot fight one against two, but with enough time, I believe that will be possible.â
Lin Ming provoked again and again. Astral Vault finally couldnât withstand it; he was like a powder keg ready to explode. His face twisted into a fierce visage, his expression as if he were about to step forward and strangle Lin Ming.
âYou are courting death!â
Astral Vault finally reached his limit. With a loud crackling sound his mortal body began to grow. From between his eyebrows, a mysterious nine dragon design appeared. With it, ancient runes appeared all over his body and his crystalline skin began to turn a faint blood red.
Astral Vault God King had already activated the strength of his bloodline and had begun the saint raceâs body metamorphosis!
A great battle was ready to erupt at any moment!
Lin Mingâs eyes shined bright. In truth he had long expected that battle was inevitable!
Words could be a sharp weapon, but in negotiations between martial artists, strength was always what decided victory and defeat. If words werenât enough to convince others then they could only overpower each other by force!
Lin Ming wanted to use the price of his withdrawal to exchange for the withdrawal of Soaring Feather and Astral Vault. If they didnât fight then this deal would be impossible, because whether it was Soaring Feather or Astral Vault, their prideful hearts would not allow them to agree to such a deal.
And at this time, Soaring Feather also stepped forwards. Her white clothes fluttered about her and her long hair danced in the wind. Thick feathers fell around her; it was clear that she wouldnât agree to these conditions.
She didnât want to involve herself in this war between the saints and humanity to begin with. She understood that this war was in truth nothing more than the ambitions of the Good Fortune Saint Sovereign.
But in the end, she was also a saint martial artist. She didnât wish to see the saints be defeated by humanity.
She wouldnât stand by idly as Divine Dream suppressed her people with a superiority in absolute strength.
As Soaring Feather displayed her force field, Divine Dream also drew out her sword. Beneath the starlight her appearance was sharp and fierce, just like a 10,000 year old shard of glacial ice.
A four person battle between three True Divinities and Lin Ming was about to explode at any moment!
But at this time, Lin Ming actually stopped Divine Dream. âSenior Divine Dream, allow me to handle this. These conditions were originally between me and two saint True Divinities. If you involve yourself in this then it will be impossible to convince them. Even if we win, it will only be the same as you and me as well as Astral Vault and Soaring Feather all withdrawing from the great calamity.â
Lin Ming calmly said. Astral Vault sneered, âSo what if you join forces? Do you think that you two joining forces will be able to defeat us joining forces?â
âWhoever is weaker, we will only know upon fighting!â Lin Ming indifferently replied. He looked towards Astral Vault, his eyes blazing with fighting spirit. âI alone will fight you two. Of course, it will be one at a time. I wonât use Famineâs avatar as the price for fighting me one at a time!â
Famineâs avatar contained a dreadful war potential. In the hands of the Good Fortune Saint Son, it had a strength close or even near that of a middle True Divinity.
But in Lin Mingâs hands, he had already drawn out a massive amount of the avatarâs flesh and blood essence energy. The avatarâs strength had fallen precipitously but even so it could still be considered a formidable existence amongst lower True Divinities.
Although Famineâs avatar had weakened, Lin Ming was far stronger than the Good Fortune Saint Son. Whether it was in soul force or fusion compatibility, he was leagues ahead of the Good Fortune Saint Son.
In Lin Mingâs hands, lower True Divinity Famine would be able to display a war strength far higher than what the Good Fortune Saint Son displayed!
If Lin Ming were able to fight Astral Vault or Soaring Feather, then with Famineâs avatar added on he might be able to use its immense strength and massive size to fight one against two.
âGood! Very good! Then I will fight you! As long as you have strength that can match mine then I will withdraw from the war between humanity and the saints! Not just that, but I will also make a vow that in the future, if I attack any human influence that doesnât have ill intent towards me or provokes me then my foundation will crack and my cultivation will be crippled!
âIn addition, if I cannot defeat you then my two useless disciples will also withdraw from the war and return to honestly cultivate in earnest, never coming back out to disgrace themselves lest they are captured and used to threaten me again!â
Astral Vault God King was finally moved to true anger.
Lin Ming said, âVery well! A promise is a promise! Since thatâs the case then I will promise that if you keep up your end of the bargain I will have the Legion of Famine withdraw too, no longer joining the great battle between humanity and the saints and only using them to protect my family.â
Since Lin Ming said he would withdraw from the war between humanity and the saints, he would do so thoroughly. In this regard, the Legion of Famine could also be considered a part of his strength, and he wouldnât play word games concerning this.
As he spoke, Lin Ming turned to Soaring Feather. Soaring Feather remained silent; this was the same as agreeing to these conditions.
As for things like contracts, there was no need to sign them. Whether it was Lin Ming or these two True Divinities, they were all prideful individuals in their hearts and their word was more precious than stars; they wouldnât renege on their promises.
Taking a step back, even if one side went back on their word then the other side could tear apart the agreement and rejoin the war; there wouldnât be any losses.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
Lin Ming silently drew out the Black Dragon Spear. His figure flashed and he had already crossed through the starry skies, flying thousands of miles away.
A True Divinity level battle was no trifling matter. He didnât want the human juniors to be drawn in, otherwise the energy shockwaves would reduce them to ashes.
Divine Dream was easily able to create a force field a hundred miles wide around the battlefield to shelter the human martial artists.
Astral Vault narrowed his eyes. Looking at Lin Ming a hundred miles away, he quietly drew out a dark gold heavy sword. This heavy sword was a True Divinity spirit treasure!
Astral Vault was someone who had reached the limits of the body transformation system!
âBe careful, he isnât simple!â
Soaring Feather said with a sound transmission.
âI know! Although I donât want to acknowledge it, I can see from the phenomena that occurred during this boyâs Empyrean heavenly tribulation that he has some measure of skill. But, so what? If we donât fight then weâll never know who is weaker and who is stronger.
âAt least, in the last tens of millions of years I have never truly engaged in brutal battle with someone! That woman Divine Dream simply never fought me at all. She only used those damned illusions to play with me, and now my bellyâs long been full of fire!â
Astral Vault God Kingâs fighting intent was already boiling over. He lifted his golden heavy sword and slowly flew towards Lin Ming.
At this time, all the human martial artists looked upon Astral Vault God Kingâs back and held their breath. They had naturally clearly heard the negotiations between Lin Ming and the two saint True Divinities, and they knew that this battle concerned the future of the human race!