Summoning Millions of Gods Daily, My Strength Equals Theirs Combined Chapter 598 -598-The Divine Court’s Mighty Lion, All Troops Formed
Previously on Summoning Millions of Gods Daily, My Strength Equals Theirs Combined...
Within the Eastern Star District.
It served as a natural shield guarding the entrance to Sacred Mountain.
Long ago, numerous fortresses and bastions rose here, sheltering the finest troops of the Divine Court.
Yet today, only devastation remained.
Shattered landmasses drifted amid the Star Sea, while fiery wreckage rained down without cease.
The atmosphere hung heavy with the stench of explosives and demise.
Eternal Apollo Sunblaze positioned himself atop a fractured continent, his sacred fires casting light across the enveloping shadows.
His mental energy poured forth toward Sacred Mountain.
Sacred Mountain's splendor proved breathtaking, spanning realms akin to thousands of Celestial Light God Realm territories, brimming with vitality.
Every vast world resembled a majestic city-nation sprawled across an infinite landmass, gleaming vibrantly within the Star Sea.
He readied himself to command the assault.
In that instant, the emptiness before him ripped open abruptly.
A radiant golden glow spilled from the fissure, forming a colossal gateway.
Duke Maupassant, Arlen, and their companions emerged from the gateway, stepping onto the ruins' boundary.
"I am Duke Maupassant of Sacred Mountain, seeking an audience with Eternal Sunfire War God!"
Apollo and Overthunder vanished in a flash, reappearing right in front of Duke Maupassant and his group.
Overthunder spoke in a steady, detached tone.
"What do you seek?"
Duke Maupassant inclined his head slightly, displaying deference.
"Sacred Mountain desires no conflict. We offer our submission to the Empire, requesting that its armies spare the inhabitants of Sacred Mountain."
Overthunder glanced toward Apollo.
Apollo fixed his eyes on Duke Maupassant briefly, then replied with composure.
"Hm, let’s go in and see."
He harbored no fears of any deception from Maupassant.
Overthunder gave a faint nod and spoke to Duke Maupassant.
"The Empire accepts your surrender."
He pivoted and delivered a command.
With a thunderous boom, the realm's portal swung wide.
A gigantic luminous entrance materialized over the wreckage, and from it poured infinite ranks of soldiers.
Twelve billion Sage Master legions!
Thirty-five billion Sage Lord legions!
These vast armies rushed forth like an ocean swell through the portal, soaring straight to the skies over Sacred Mountain’s central continent.
The creatures of Sacred Mountain gazed upward in stunned wonder.
Before them loomed a host that eclipsed the heavens, clad in armor of pure holy radiance and wielding arms ablaze with godly fire.
Their flawless formations resembled a shifting celestial expanse.
Chaos erupted throughout Sacred Mountain!
Yells, wails, and sobs rang out in relentless waves.
"The rumors were true!"
"By the gods! What sort of might commands such overwhelming forces?"
"No wonder the alliance legions crumbled so swiftly! This... this..."
Upon witnessing the boundless Sage Master legions, countless individuals faltered in speech, their gazes overwhelmed by reverence and terror.
Duke Maupassant, Arlen, and the remaining leaders drew sharp breaths, their expressions drained of color.
They had never dreamed that such a horrifying power truly lurked within this Star Sea.
Apollo and Overthunder approached them in flight.
Duke Maupassant and his allies bent low once more, their spirits fully yielded.
Apollo ignored them entirely and promptly gave the directive.
"All troops, advance—Target: Eastern Holy Gate!"
The armies swept onward like a relentless flood into Sacred Mountain's inner reaches.
Storming past the Eastern Holy Gate would propel them right to the Divine Court's nucleus!
...
Starfont Divine Court, Starlight Sanctuary.
Five marquises, two God Kings, numerous God Generals, and legion commanders assembled within the starry void's suspended haven.
At the palace threshold, twelve colossal statues soared ten thousand meters high, each gripping a blade and exuding a crushing aura that even near-Empyrean Sanctum entities quaked before.
Stellar Saint-Emperor stood with arms clasped behind him near the throne.
He donned a resplendent golden robe, adorned with the imperial lion emblem woven in star blooms.
Beneath the crown, his gaze gleamed like frozen steel, projecting an immense sovereign presence.
The courtiers within the chamber stifled their breaths, afraid to utter a word.
Right then.
The Eastern Holy Gate's sentinel rushed inside and dropped to his knees.
"Your Majesty! Duke Maupassant of Sacred Mountain has turned traitor and yielded to Crossbridge Empire."
"Now, Eternal Sunfire War God guides the legions straight for the Eastern Holy Gate!"
"What! Duke Maupassant has gone insane!"
A marquis leaped to his feet abruptly, fury twisting his features.
Stellar Saint-Emperor's eyes shadowed over, and he uttered slowly.
"Since Aurek rejects talks, show him that Crossbridge Empire remains too weak to devour Starfont Divine Court!"
"Summon every legion to the Divine Court core, and call back all Divine Court generals."
"Dispatch the 88 Star Source legions swiftly to the four Holy Gates!"
"Understood!"
Starwatcher God-King inclined his head and accepted the command.
"Engage the sanctuary magic array to shield the Divine Court core."
"Furthermore, rouse all sleeping forces."
Stellar Saint-Emperor's tone stayed even, but it brimmed with unyielding determination.
The Divine Court core encompassed 88 original continents.
Each one dwarfed Celestial Light God Realm by hundreds of folds, and the sanctuary magic array they powered together could defy even a top Sage rank's onslaught. This bedrock had upheld Divine Court across a full epoch.
"Moreover..."
Stellar Saint-Emperor hesitated briefly.
"Unleash the Divine Court’s lion."
His words dropped like stones, and the officials' countenances shifted in alarm.
The Divine Court’s lion represented their supreme hidden asset. Deploying it signaled all-out war.
Yet armed with the Divine Court’s lion, the 88 Star Source legions, the hundreds of billions of rallied troops, the Primal Grail, and the full weight of Divine Court’s destiny...
This matchless arsenal promised to reverse fortunes.
In external realms, Divine Court fell short against Crossbridge Empire.
But deep in the Divine Court core, this hallowed ground forged over an age, any advance by Crossbridge Empire would exact a grievous toll.
The officials' thoughts steadied at last.
Stellar Saint-Emperor's stare turned icier.
His earlier concessions aimed to curb the war's spread, safeguard Divine Court’s roots, and secure their stature in the Myriad Races Star Sea.
But fear held no sway over him.
Divine Court possessed ample paths to withdraw.
Aurek's tyranny and intransigence stirred no dread in him—he welcomed the clash!
...
Buzz—!
A enigmatic vibration emanated from Starlight Sanctuary, swiftly enveloping the 88 continents forming the Divine Court core.
All four Holy Gates fell within its reach.
The silhouette of the Divine Court lion materialized atop the palace ceiling, unleashing a booming bellow that rattled the cosmos.
The sanctuary magic array sprang to life as well.
...
Eastern Holy Gate.
Close to ten billion crack troops had assembled.
In their midst stood the latent strengths stirred by Stellar Saint-Emperor, exceeding ten thousand near-Empyrean Sanctum powerhouses!
Apex Star God took direct command of the fray.
An elder supreme Sage rank joined too—the prior Divine Court sentinel, who had slumbered through a whole era.
Stellar Saint-Emperor himself commanded the host, arriving forthwith at the Eastern Holy Gate.
The Primal Grail hovered at his side, its vessel streaming subtle threads of destiny's glow, each inhalation syncing with the ambient laws.
A cadre of God Generals, five marquises, two God Kings, and the Eastern Holy Gate’s warden arrayed behind him.
The elite Divine Court sentinels had been called up too, totaling one hundred million strong!
These protectors, tasked with Starlight Sanctuary's vigil, peaked at Sage Lord levels, the supreme bulwark that restrained the Myriad Races Star Sea and formed Divine Court’s ultimate barrier.
With the Holy Emperor at the vanguard now, they mobilized fully.
They would clash against Crossbridge Empire’s Sage Master legions, bridging the tier gap.
Stellar Saint-Emperor's regal aura expanded, wreathed in destiny's soft golden sheen.
He ranked among the rare few who had climbed the Tablet of Destiny.
Even at its base rung, he outstripped Storm Thunder God, Guy, Byrne, David, and their ilk!
Bolstered by Divine Court’s national fortune and peak augmentation, he embodied a fourth-step supreme Sage rank.
He edged ahead of Apex Star God, Divine Court’s past Holy Emperor, by a single tier.
A late riser to fame, yet he had already left all others in the dust!
Such was the Tablet of Destiny's profound impact.
Stellar Saint-Emperor's eyes blazed fiercely as he pierced his sight through the empire’s legions beyond the Eastern Holy Gate, zeroing in on Apollo, Overthunder...
The God Generals, five marquises, and fellow exalted Divine Court figures all turned their eyes to the armies.
The instant after, every eye widened, and tides of astonishment crashed through their souls!