Sealed Divine Throne II: Twin Sons of Dragon
Chapter 908 - 455: Ruin, Wraith Altar_2

Chapter 908: Chapter 455: Ruin, Wraith Altar_2

The wraith altar, destroyed!

About ten minutes after Long Dangdang and his team had left, three figures sped through the air at an astonishing velocity, compressing the air to the point of creating visible fissures in their wake.

As sunlight streamed through an enormous gap torn in the gloomy clouds above, the Soul Flames flickering within the eye sockets of the three shadowy figures grew more intense.

The figure leading the way let out a piercing, shrill screech, as the Soul Flame within its eyes blazed furiously.

Temple Federation frontline camp.

With strong spatial fluctuations, demon hunters from Team 1911 poured out of the space portal, not inside the military encampment but in an open area outside the camp. Accompanying the opening of the spatial channel, more than a dozen of the 6 Great Sacred Temples’ powerful members had already arrived at the fastest speed conceivable.

This was as per the agreement between Long Dangdang and Supreme Commander Xi Che because the spatial channels opened by the Undiscovered Grotto Spirit Furnace could only last for ten seconds. Long Dangdang couldn’t guarantee that enemies wouldn’t be able to infiltrate during the teleportation process. So, whenever the spatial channel was activated and these powerful members from the 6 Great Sacred Temples felt the intense spatial fluctuations, they would immediately come to assist and eliminate any powerful enemies that might come through.

Long Dangdang was the last to step out from the channel, and after signaling that all was normal, the surrounding powerhouses retracted their Spiritual Power.

"Commander, why have you come personally?" Long Dangdang immediately noticed the fully armed Supreme Commander Xi Che. The attire he wore was not the armor transformed by God’s Seal Cathedra Rex, but rather a golden armor covering his entire body, which made him look incredibly imposing.

Xi Che responded with a smile, "You are a trouble magnet, kid. Who knows what you might bring back with you. Can I afford not to keep an eye on you? I’m also here to celebrate your success. You all teleported back so quickly; does that mean you’ve accomplished your goal?"

Upon hearing his words, other powerful figures around them turned their gazes filled with hopeful light.

Long Dangdang nodded in response, "Success. We’ve destroyed a wraith altar, and Menglu purified all the wraith entities at the same time; I doubt they can be resurrected now."

Instantly, cheers erupted from the crowd.

The previous military pressure and the lengthy battle waged against the Wraith Kingdom had only resulted in the destruction of six wraith altars. But Long Dangdang and his team had only just arrived and, within such a short amount of time, already succeeded in destroying one, showcasing their phenomenal strength. It could rightfully be said that the champion of the Great Impartation Contest had lived up to their name.

Xi Che said with a laugh, "Congratulations! This marks the first time we’ve destroyed a wraith altar inside the Wraith Kingdom itself."

It’s not that the 6 Great Sacred Temples lacked the ability to destroy the altars; if they sent a Saint Hall Level powerhouse, the destruction would certainly be easily accomplished. The problem, however, was that while destruction was easy, making a safe retreat back would be difficult. The number of powerful wraith entities was also quite large. To destroy the altars, one needed to venture deep into the heart of the Wraith Kingdom. Once slightly entangled and if the calls for help were relayed, powerful wraiths could provide rapid support, making destruction exceedingly difficult.

Long Dangdang’s Undiscovered Grotto Spirit Furnace played an extremely important role in the execution of such tasks. Of course, the perfection-level watcher spirit furnace Gently Absorb Slowly Regurgitate also played a part. It was the existence of the Gently Absorb Slowly Regurgitate Spirit Furnace that made it possible to slow down the altars’ calls for reinforcements. Only when Ling Menglu released the Archangel’s Sword for destruction, the vast divine aura rendered it impossible to conceal. However, even the rapid support from the Wraith Kingdom would take a bit of time, and by then, Long Dangdang and the rest had already returned via spatial teleportation.

"This is what we should do. Please have the Demon Hunters Headquarters verify this. I will compile a report of our findings from this operation and submit it shortly," Long Kongkong gave a knight’s salute to Supreme Commander Xi Che.

Destroying wraith altars was currently the greatest merit for the demon hunting team, which would certainly need to be verified before it could be confirmed. Resting for three days was the inevitable procedure to follow, regardless of whether they had tasks or not, while they waited for the Undiscovered Grotto Spirit Furnace to cool down before they could further embark on missions.

"Alright, you should rest well for now. This counts as an auspicious start. With each wraith altar we eradicate, the pressure on us at the frontline will be greatly reduced,"

Supreme Commander Xi Che personally saw them back to their residence before leaving to arrange for the Demon Hunters Headquarters to confirm the destruction of the wraith altars.

Back at the residence, Long Dangdang finally had the chance to ask Ling Menglu, "The skill you used just now was quite fierce! That must have been at the level of a forbidden spell, right?"

Ling Menglu’s pretty face showed a trace of embarrassment as she replied, "I didn’t intend to use forbidden spell-centric power. But after communicating with the Archangel’s Scepter, it told me that if we wanted to destroy that wraith altar and sweep away the negative energy, we needed that level of power; otherwise, we might not have been able to destroy it with one strike."

Long Dangdang thoughtfully said, "When those two 9th Rank powerful wraiths died, all of their energy returned to the wraith altar. I’m afraid it could have become part of the altar’s defensive power. You did the right thing. If we couldn’t destroy it immediately, we might have had to face reinforcement from the Wraith Kingdom."

Having experienced major changes in the Wraith Kingdom, he was now even more stable than before. Although their operation to destroy the wraith altars seemed smooth and did not encounter any great danger, the altars, being the most critical existence of the entire Wraith Kingdom, were not so easy to break. It was only because their abilities restrained the wraith altars, their explosive power was strong, and the enemy failed to send out a help signal immediately, that they achieved such a result. One could fully imagine that if the Wraith Kingdom had provided support, they would surely have sent opponents at the Saint Hall Level, and escaping unscathed would not have been so easy.

Ling Menglu nodded and said, "That wraith altar was capable of condensing a large amount of wraith energy to transmit to the wraith entities, providing them with the necessary energy support for cultivation and existence. But at the same time, it seems that when those wraith entities die, the wraith energy can also be transferred back to the wraith altar, making the altar itself become energy-rich and greatly increasing its defensive power. Given the destruction we caused this time, it will definitely be tougher to destroy wraith altars in the future, and the Wraith Kingdom’s defenses will inevitably become even more formidable."

Ming Xi suggested, "What should we do when we take action next time? Should we prepare a teleportation passage in advance? Team Leader, your mid-range teleportation has a shorter operating time; if not, let’s do a mid-range random teleportation first to leave, then long-distance teleport back. That would be safer, right?"

Long Dangdang nodded slightly and said, "Next time we act, we must be even more fully prepared. The Wraith Kingdom will definitely set up more targeted defenses against the wraith altars. Hence, we need to try a different approach. Although we don’t know the total number of wraith altars right now, to support such a wide range of wraith entities, the total number can’t be small. Supreme Commander Xi Che is right; by resolving the wraith altars, we can fundamentally weaken the foundation of the Wraith Kingdom; we now also need more intelligence support."

Less than a day passed, and the Demon Hunters Headquarters sent a confirmation message, confirming the destruction of the wraith altar. The total amount of wraith energy at the frontline had noticeably diminished, and even the wraith legion seemed to be stirring, though they didn’t launch a frontal assault.

Merit was immediately established for everyone, a million each.