Chapter 458 - Return of the King of Darkness

Chapter 458: Return of the King of Darkness
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Under the command of the leader of the six-winged angels, eighteen six-winged angels each occupied a direction around Yang Ling. Eighteen pulses of Magical Energy gathered to form a translucent veil of light through the Angel Battle Formation, creating an independent space. The space blocked off all forms of energy from the outside world, trapping Yang Ling securely within.
The Angel Battle Formation was extremely terrifying. It grouped the many angels into one being through a mysterious spell, such that they could diffuse the attacks of their enemies amongst themselves, as well as share their vitality and Magical Energy. The more angels gathered into the formation, the greater their offense and defense became. It was an advantageous weapon of the Angel Army within the City Amongst the Clouds, famed throughout countless dimensions.
In order to trap and kill the master of the Magical Beast Army, Yang Ling, and quickly end the battle, the Angel Army did not mind sending eighteen of their strongest six-winged angels to attack him in unison. As long as they could kill Yang Ling, not only would the morale of the soldiers of the Magical Beast Territory and the Magical Beast Army drop considerably, but they would also be left without a leader. The crisis will naturally be averted if that happens!

Hmph, you should feel lucky that you are dying under the Angel Battle Formation of eighteen angels!
The six-winged angel leading the group let out a cold laugh, his wings gently flapping. He was floating in the air, looking down icily on the trapped Yang Ling.
After the eighteen six-winged angels, whose abilities were akin to the peak of Domain Expert one step away from divine level, formed the Angel Battle Formation, even an average Divine-level Expert would not be able to escape, much less a Domain Expert. Even a powerful fighter at the peak of a Low-level Deity would not be able to break through the formation to escape easily. In the eyes of the angels, Yang Ling, a mere Domain Expert, was a dead man.


Angel Battle Formation?
Looking at the six-winged angels consumed in bloodlust, Yang Ling felt an unprecedented sense of danger. Pressure, suppression…This feeling felt even more dangerous than when he had to face the powerful Fabris alone. In his alarm, he quickly cast Ground Guardian and unleashed the Ice-sealing Domain, then layered on the Energy Realm and whipped out his sharp Blood Elf Dagger.

God once said that cultists are the source of all evil. Go and die!
The six-winged angel leading the group let out a long, cold grunt, then led the attack, slicing down with the sharp blade in his hand and releasing a lethal green blade aura.
Whoosh…
The green blade aura rushed toward Yang Ling, as fast as lightning, breaking the air as it did. It released an alarming amount of energy, instantly arriving before Yang Ling.
Woo…
Yang Ling rapidly avoided the startling green blade aura, raising his Blood Elf Dagger as he pounced straight for a six-winged angel on his left. The space created by the Angel Battle Formation was incredibly mysterious, and he was unable to teleport out using his evasion techniques. However, after his body had been strengthened time and again through the cultivation of his Body Honing Wizard Mantra, his individual speed was also very alarming. He arrived before the six-winged angel in the blink of an eye, stabbing down fiercely with his dagger.
With the surprise attack, Yang Ling believed that the six-winged angel would either die or sustain severe injuries after being caught off guard. However, the outcome shocked him!
He saw the eighteen six-winged angels roar violently in unison as a pulsing Magical Energy welled out, swarming toward the angel in front of Yang Ling like a tide, forming a layer of incandescent silver armor of light. A crisp ring rang out as Yang Ling’s sharp Blood Elf Dagger seemed to have hit a steel board. Not only did he not manage to stab into the angel, but the tremor from the impact also made his hand turn numb!
Even worse, after the angel that Yang Ling targeted took his attack head-on without receiving any damage, he tilted his waist and brought down his sharp giant blade fiercely toward Yang Ling, his movement as fast as lightning. Even though Yang Ling had quick reactions, he was still one step too late, the sharp giant blade slicing down on his shoulder.


Puuu…
The brown light created by the Ground Guardian shook. Even though it had managed to block off the sharp dagger, the monstrous strength behind the attack managed to pass through even the Ice-sealing Throne straight to Yang Ling’s body. In that instant, Yang Ling felt as though he had been hit by a heavy hammer, a streak of blood flowing down from the side of his mouth. He almost fell to the ground after his body shook! It was as though he had carelessly been hit by a giant meteor from outer space, his innards almost breaking due to the tremors of the impact!
Layered strength!
Could this be the secret and terror behind the so-called Angel Battle Formation?
After letting out a dull grunt, Yang Ling retreated quickly, using his extreme speed to dodge the giant blades and green blade auras of the angels. The strength of these angels was too terrifying, not losing even to Fabris. There was no way that an individual six-winged angel would have such terrifying strength. If his guess was right, these eighteen angels must have become one through some special spell and could instantly gather the strength of everyone in the formation into one person. Otherwise, there was no way that the other party could have blocked his sharp Blood Elf Dagger or erupt with such startling strength!

Hmph, where else you can run off to?
After missing his attacks multiple times, seeing Yang Ling’s exceptional speed, the six-winged angel leading the group let out a cold grunt. He instructed the angels to gradually reduce the radius of the formation, limiting the space in which Yang Ling could move, then shot out bolts of sharp green blade auras.

Sixteen times the gravity, Ice Wind Storm!

Faced with the unprecedented danger, Yang Ling did not mind expending a large amount of Wizard Power and Mental Energy, manically casting abilities. Since the Blood Elf Dagger was unable to pierce through the angels’ light armor, Yang Ling decided to use his fists, exceptional speed, alarming defensive capabilities, and insane strength in retaliation. Even though he was spitting out more and more blood after being hit multiple times by the angels’ giant blade, under his manic attacks several of the angels also sustained heavy injuries. They either had their ribs fractured or their blood vessels severed.
Bloody, manic, violent…
Yang Ling was shocked when he witnessed the battle capabilities of the angels. However, the angels were even more shocked when they saw the battle capabilities of Yang Ling and his Magical Beast Army, bitter beyond words.


The Great Eight-winged Angel had immense abilities, his might far greater than an average angel. However, he was locked in a stalemate with the speedy Elder Brent. In order to kill the leader Yang Ling, he had mobilized the eighteen strongest six-winged angels in the army to surround and attack Yang Ling. To think that not only did they not manage to end the battle quickly, they instead suffered heavy casualties from the other party’s insane counter-attacks, unable to free themselves. After all, without the Angel Battle Formation, none of the six-winged angels was a match for Yang Ling!
There were around three hundred angels guarding the jail facility. However, the Magical Beasts Yang Ling summoned numbered in the thousands. There was a massive difference in their numbers! Furthermore, there were also three thousand soldiers wielding crossbows, armored from head to toe, as well as the tens of thousands of soldiers from the Dark Association!
As the battle outside drew to a close, more and more soldiers swarmed into the underground jail facility, all of them pouncing toward the Angel Army and launching fierce attacks under the leadership of their commander, unafraid of death. The soldiers under Ashnamov’s command spread out toward the corner, shooting out a concentrated rain of arrows under the protection of the soldiers from the Dark Association, turning the angels charging toward them into porcupines.
If the soldiers from the Dark Association and the heavily-armored soldiers of the Magical Beast Territory were akin to sharp blades, making it hard for the angels to deal with, then the Magical Beast Army was like furious bullets, harvesting the souls of the angels!
Seeing that Yang Ling was heavily surrounded, the Magical Beast Army erupted in a frenzy!
Even the level nine Magical Beasts such as the Flying Spiders, Giant Apes and Twin-legged Flying Dragons sacrificed their lives to take down the enemies, much less the Self-destructing Bats, launching waves of attacks. The Corpse Wizard King, Dark Dragon King, and Shadow Wizard Winnink unleashed alarming battle abilities of assassinating, poisoning, pummeling…They used all of the techniques at their disposal, killing the angels by any means possible.
The Dark Dragon King charged from side to side. Even though he was covered in injuries, the angels he caught hold of all became corpses without exception, all of them rendered into pieces. The Giant Ape King was covered in blood, roaring as he charged toward the angels, smashing the angels blocking his way into a pulp with his alarming leaping ability and massive strength. He bashed in their heads and tore off their wings. The Corpse Wizard King hid within the Magical Beast Army and roamed around the battlefield, using his Corpse Poison Domain to turn the angels that were caught off guard into skeletons…
Faced with the increasing number of fearless soldiers from the Dark Association, the endless stream of arrows, and the Magical Beast Army blanketing the area, the Angel Army suffered heavy casualties. No one could have thought that Yang Ling would be so difficult to deal with. No one could have expected his Magical Beast Army to be powerful to such an extent!

Quick, hold the fort, don’t let them charge in!
Seeing the Angel Army suffer from heavy casualties, Elder Klive took the opportunity and ran straight for the second level of the underground jail facility under the protection of a team of heavy cavalry, causing the eight-winged angel to exclaim in shock. The second level of the underground jail facility housed extremely powerful cultists who had deep animosity with the Church. The outcome would be disastrous if Elder Klive managed to charge in and release all of the criminals!
A few thousand years ago, the Church who had all the advantages still had to pay a heavy price in order to capture the three head honchos of the Dark Association. As a Great Angel who had descended unto the Tailun Continent for a few thousand years, his memories of the pathetic battle back then were still fresh. No one knew more than him how terrifying the three head honchos of the Dark Association were!



Hmph, Wind Ripple Dagger!
Seeing that the eight-winged angel was attempting to kill Elder Klive and his group, Elder Brent would naturally not let him have his way, willing to expend a substantial amount of his Divine Powers to cast a large-scale Wind Ripple Dagger, trying his best to keep the other party at bay.

God’s Judgement, go and die, go and die!

After having his route blocked off by Elder Brent at the critical moment, the eight-winged angel erupted in fury. He flapped his wings and avoided the other party’s Wind Daggers, then slammed down with his giant blade, releasing a red blade aura that looked like fire, leaving a gaping wound on Elder Brent’s chest. However, just as he was about to turn around and charge forward to block Elder Klive’s way, the body of the injured Elder Brent trembled, once again casting a blanketing wave of Wind Daggers, forcing him to stop once again!
…
Yang Ling was unable to charge out of the terrifying Angel Battle Formation, but the eighteen most elite six-winged angels were unable to quickly kill him either, getting locked in a stalemate with him. Without the command of the eight-winged angel, without the assistance of the eighteen strongest six-winged angels, the ordinary two-winged and four-winged angels were killed off by the allied forces. Even the remaining six-winged angels were all killed off or locked in a stalemate with the combined forces of the Dark Dragon King and Corpse Wizard King.
Without the obstruction of the powerful angels, the elites by Elder Klive’s side received a huge boost in morale, manically charging into the camp of the Angel Army. Once, twice… After sacrificing several thousand corpses, they finally managed to penetrate the formation of the angels, successfully making it into the second level of the underground jail facility. The eight-winged angel was as surprised as he was furious. Unfortunately, with Elder Brent stopping him with all his might, he was unable to free himself at that instant, no matter how strong he was!
Roar…
Elder Klive had just charged into the underground jail cellar when a wild, bestial roar rang out. A sinister, dark aura welled out of the tunnel, quickly spreading to every corner of the underground jail facility. After sensing the alarming Dark Aura, the morale of the Dark Association’s soldiers received a huge boost, all of them visibly elated. The angels guarding the underground jail facility trembled, their faces turning pale. Even the eight-winged angel was no exception, looking in despair at the sinister entrance of the tunnel.
The three head honchos that had been trapped for thousands of years had finally been unsealed, returning to the Tailun Continent!