The Shining Star Above The Heaven-Chapter 587: The Wall of Fog

"Are Your Majesty’s troops facing the Seven Deadly Sins?" Patriarch Xin asked. If Emperor Ladwin brought up the Seven Deadly Sins, then he must have encountered them or at least known something about their movements.

"Yes. I just faced the Wrath Devil with his troops, although he didn’t seem truly intent on fighting to the death. Once his troops were defeated, he escaped," Emperor Ladwin answered.

"I also heard about the appearance of the Gluttony Devil where the troops led by Emperor Herman advanced. The situation was similar."

"As for the troops led by Emperor Raymond, they reportedly faced the Pride Devil. That one truly caused us heavy losses, as the Pride Devil is extremely strong. I heard that the troops under his command have had to halt their advance for now and wait for reinforcements, because they suffered so much against the Pride Devil."

Hearing that, Patriarch Xin frowned. With the movement of the Seven Deadly Sins, it could be seen that the devils were being pushed further into a corner. But with the Seven Deadly Sins making their move, he could imagine that their future advancement would be a bloody one, as the Seven Deadly Sins seemed intent on slowing them down.

"Patriarch Xin, I just discussed it with the others and arranged a strategy in case the Seven Deadly Sins appear again to disrupt our troops’ advancement. We cannot let those Seven Deadly Sins continue to cause our forces heavy losses, and we cannot allow them to slow down our progress," Emperor Ladwin continued.

"With the portal already covering more than a quarter of the continent, we can’t let the Seven Deadly Sins play us and have their way, so we have come to a decision."

"We must decisively ask Aldrian for help the next time if we encounter them but cannot kill them in one battle. The Seven Deadly Sins who intend to escape are difficult even for us to block. If they keep fleeing, there will be no end to it, so we’ve decided not to hesitate in calling Aldrian if that happens."

"Although it’s quite shameful, it’s still much better than having our advancement disturbed by the Seven Deadly Sins and sacrificing many of our troops. With Aldrian’s strength and his methods, he can stop the Seven Deadly Sins from escaping."

Patriarch Xin couldn’t refute what Emperor Ladwin had suggested, it was true. The Seven Deadly Sins were not foolish. They were clever and powerful. If they intended to escape, it would be difficult to stop them.

Now that they had already made their move and joined the battle, they would learn from it. That would make it even harder for the alliance forces to hold them back in the future.

With Aldrian’s ability to teleport directly to their location, it would be a game changer—and it might catch the Seven Deadly Sins by surprise.

Although it was quite shameful and appeared incompetent, they had to do it to minimize their losses. This was not the time to be stuck in their egos, they had a much bigger picture to consider.

"Alright. I also agree and understand this strategy," Patriarch Xin replied.

"Good. Then that’s all. We’ll continue our advancement after this rest." With that, the communication with Emperor Ladwin was cut off.

Patriarch Xin sighed as he looked toward the black pillar. Because the portal had already covered the sky, the region where they were positioned was as dark as night. Yet he could still see the black pillar on the horizon, and he couldn’t help but feel uneasy every time he looked at it.

"I hope that young Aldrian can succeed as planned. If not—" he sighed again.

Xin Haotian, who had heard his father, also looked at the black pillar and the portal that was opening a dark world for them. Even though his eyes remained calm, he couldn’t help but feel anxious. The scene before him was truly terrifying and gave him a deep sense of unease.

"Yes, I hope so too," he said.

Together with the other troops, they rested for three hours before continuing their advance. Their journey was still far from over.

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Although Aldrian was the closest to the black pillar, he was still quite some distance away from it. However, based on his estimation, he might reach it within the next few days. This estimation came from the fact that he could already sense a different kind of energy, one that closely resembled Tarius’s.

He suspected that the black pillar must also contain something like Tarius’s crystal of divinity to activate it, especially since he could feel traces of Tarius’s energy coming from that direction.

Another thing that made him believe he had entered the region near the black pillar was the presence of something not far ahead. He kept teleporting for a while before finally stopping.

What he saw in front of him was a thick fog that obscured his view of what lay beyond. The fog allowed no gaps, and even his senses were blocked the moment they touched it. The fog stretched endlessly to both sides of the horizon, forming a massive wall that seemed built to protect whatever lay behind it.

Aldrian then attempted to fly, hoping he could pass over the fog from the sky. From a distance, it appeared that the fog had boundaries and did not reach the sky, so he might be able to get through by flying.

But when he tried to fly to the top of the fog, he realized that it seemed endless. No matter how high he went, the fog wall kept rising with him, as if it were following him. He eventually stopped and nodded in understanding. There was only one explanation for such a phenomenon.

"This fog is part of a formation," he thought, as he once again observed the wall of fog stretching across both horizons.

"A huge one, at that." He wasn’t sure whether it had been created by the current Devil Lord or not, but to build a formation of this scale, the creator must possess knowledge far beyond anything this continent had to offer. There was no way such a formation could have been made using only the formation knowledge known on this continent. That level of knowledge simply didn’t exist here.

"Well, whatever the case, whoever has the knowledge to build this formation at least have knowledge of higher heavens."

Aldrian then landed again and decided to create his domain here. Once it was created, he spread his senses, and as if the fog were never there, he could clearly scan the entirety of his domain. He sensed the flow of energy, the complexity of the formation, and even the presence of devils hidden within the fog.

Yes, there were many devils, completely unaffected by the fog, waiting in place as if lying in ambush. There were already thousands of them within the area of his domain alone. He guessed there were far more hidden throughout the fog wall.

"If the alliance troops reach this place, it could become a killing ground, and we would suffer heavy losses."

He chose to ignore the devils for now and instead focused on studying the formation. With his comprehension of formations, enhanced further by the insights of some of his followers, his analysis progressed swiftly. After several silent minutes, he couldn’t help but let out a sigh.

"I have to admit, this formation is truly complex and powerful. I had already stepped into it earlier without even realizing it, and this fog is actually a strong illusion, triggered the moment I entered the natural terrain formation," he thought as he looked behind him.

He hadn’t detected anything unusual about the terrain he had passed. Only after examining the entire area within his domain was he able to see the bigger picture, the fog is just one part of a much larger formation.

The massive formation cleverly made use of the terrain, combining natural features with artificial formations in front of him.

Once someone steps into the terrain based part of the formation, it activates an illusion generated by the artificial formation in front of him.

The illusion is so powerful that even those at the peak of the Emperor Stage would be affected. That was why, without exception, everyone would see the fog wall obstructing them, no matter where they went.

Even he had to create his domain and study every detail within it before he could finally unravel the intricacies of the formation, and he was genuinely impressed. The concept behind this formation might be similar to the one created by Long Shentian and Feng Xuanyan in the Everlasting Silent Forest, though on a smaller scale and with less complexity.

Setting aside his amazement, he turned his attention to the areas where the devils seemed to be lying in ambush. They had undoubtedly already seen or sensed him, but none of them made a move. They simply watched in his direction, as if waiting for him to step into the fog formation.

He couldn’t help but smile at their "adorable" attempt to trap and ambush him here. Their faces looked tense, even though he was alone, which only confirmed that these devils already knew who he was.

From what he could guess, these devils must possess something that prevented them from being affected by the formation. What they saw was likely very different from what those under the illusion would perceive.

"Well, nice try, but unfortunately, this formation can’t stop me," he thought.

Aldrian then floated into the sky and looked down at the devils hidden within the fog. The devils, who had been keeping a close watch on him, were stunned as they felt his gaze seemingly lock onto them, accompanied by his smile.

"He can’t see us, can he?" one of the King stage devils asked uncertainly.

"No way. Our lord said that even those at the peak of the Emperor Stage would be affected by this, so there’s no way—"

Bzzt! Rumble! Rumble!

Before the other devil could finish speaking, a deafening thunderclap rang out, and suddenly, bolts of heavenly lightning surged from Aldrian’s figure.

The devil, who had been speaking, fell silent as Aldrian’s form became reminiscent of a thunder god. Then, moments later—

Boom! Boom! Rumble!

Heavenly lightning rained down like a storm, each bolt striking the ground with terrifying precision and overwhelming power. Every single one hit a devil.

"He can see us!"

BOOM!

The earlier devil shouted in panic, but the moment the heavenly lightning struck him, he was gone, reduced to ashes in an instant.

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