"Damn it! What an arrogant fellow!"
"That's right, everyone, hurry up! Let's teach him a lesson!"
"Yes, we need to let him know we're not to be trifled with!"
…The more fiercely the surrounding soldiers spoke, the faster their steps retreated.
There was no other way; the sight of Ember taking a direct hit from the heavy crossbow was too shocking, making none of the soldiers present willing to be the first to charge.
Seeing the soldiers cowering, the military general immediately shouted, "What are you afraid of?! You are Shogunate soldiers; bravery should come first."
"So many of you are afraid of one person. Aren't you afraid of tarnishing the Shogunate's reputation if this gets out?!"
"Haha, the Shogunate's reputation was already ruined by those people hiding behind you; you just don't know it yet!"
Hearing the general's reprimand, Ember couldn't help but laugh. The Shogunate's reputation? That sort of thing had long been tarnished by the Shogunate's actions in the war.
Only in Inazuma City, which hadn't been affected by the war, would people still care about the Shogunate's reputation.
"Hah! Take this!"
The general's reprimand was undoubtedly a shot in the arm for the hesitant soldiers. Many Shogunate soldiers who were still wavering immediately shouted and thrust their spears fiercely at Ember.
Countless spear tips struck Ember in the center, drawing large sparks from his gray-black armor.
"Screech—"
The wail of steel grated on the teeth, and the surrounding soldiers were astonished to find that the armored figure before them, shrouded in armor, was like a statue of steel.
The more force they used to stab Ember, the greater the recoil they felt in their hands. In just a short while, many soldiers who had been blindly thrusting their weapons could no longer hold them steady due to the numbness in their palms.
"Not enough strength. This isn't even scratching an itch." Ember, bathed in the flashing cold light, took a small step forward.
"Thud!"
As his foot landed, the ground near him trembled slightly. This caused the swarming soldiers around him to lose their footing and sway with the shaking earth.
Taking in the disheveled appearance of the surrounding Shogunate soldiers, Ember shook his head and said with a hint of amusement, "This much is enough to make you lose your footing. What about next?"
With that, Ember lifted one foot.
This time, he wasn't just "lightly stepping." Ember leaned forward, slowly raising his knee to waist height. It looked exactly like a giant stride slowed down countless times.
As Ember's foot rose higher and higher, white mist gradually began to rise from his body.
At the same time, the aura he had accumulated grew increasingly powerful.
Under this suffocating pressure, even the most arrogant soldiers involuntarily stopped their movements.
Although the Sky was still clear, everyone felt that everything in their vision suddenly darkened, as if a great mountain was pressing down on their heads.
Special Combat Skill: King's Roar — A combat skill that emits a roar and increases ATK.
The shockwave from stomping the ground cannot be blocked by defense. During the skill's active duration, heavy attacks will transform into forward stepping slashes.
What is the King's Roar? The wailing of the earth is the King's Roar.
With boundless power, Ember heavily took the step he had been accumulating for a long time.
"Crack—Boom!"
The earth, like fragile glass, instantly produced a huge crack after Ember took that step.
The crack covered the entire Tenryou Commission instantly, and not only that, it also spread into the distance.
It spread all the way to the Thousand-Armed, Hundred-Eyed God Statue outside the Tenryou Commission, and to the Tenshukaku high above the Tenryou Commission.
However, even this was not enough to release the immense pressure from the ground. As a result, the entire ground, along with the people and objects on it, soared into the Sky due to that enormous power.
"Rumble—"
No matter how sturdy the materials of the Tenryou Commission's palaces and houses were, or how reasonable their structure, they all turned to dust before the collapsing foundation.
Dust and sand soared into the Sky, obscuring everything. This place was completely plunged into darkness.
Figures were covered by flying sand, shouts were muffled by the cracking earth. In the face of such a cataclysmic disaster, everything seemed so insignificant.
The vast Tenryou Commission, along with the statue outside it and a corner of the Tenshukaku, actually flew straight into the Sky!
Only Ember, in the endless dust, and the small patch of ground he stood on, remained on the surface.
This scene was naturally witnessed by the people of Inazuma City.
"Why did the Sky turn dark?" A tourist in Hanamizaka noticed the surrounding light suddenly dim considerably, so he looked up to investigate.
Then, he saw a scene he would never forget.
"The… the Tenryou Commission is flying!"
Not only was it flying, but the houses within the Tenryou Commission had already completely disintegrated into a pile of parts during their ascent.
"Oh no, such a big commotion, Senior must have engaged the Tenryou Commission!" The ronin with the light yellow Horsetail saw the rising landmass on the horizon, his expression changing.
"Kamisato Ayato, Kamisato Ayaka, this matter cannot be delayed any longer. Kazuha, let's go!"
"I wish you both success in your martial endeavors."
"Remember, as long as you can bring him to Komore Teahouse, I can protect him!"
In a hidden restaurant in Inazuma City, Kaede nodded slightly to Kamisato Ayato and Kamisato Ayaka before pulling Kazuha and rushing towards the Tenryou Commission.
Kaede's haste wasn't really because he was worried that Ember would be captured by the Tenryou Commission. He was worried that if he arrived too late, the Tenryou Commission would be drenched in blood.
Others might not know Ember's strength, but Kaede knew it very well.
Fighting a formidable enemy encountered in a dream, and only after a fortunate victory realizing that it was just an insignificant pawn on Ember's path—Kaede had experienced too much of this frustration and despondency.
Therefore, Kaede clearly understood that the guards in the Tenryou Commission were nothing more than that to Ember.
Perhaps for other strong individuals, the armies and watchtowers in the Tenryou Commission were a tricky, even dangerous, presence.
But Kaede only wanted to ask one question: no matter how many people the Tenryou Commission had, did they have the Sacred Tree Yggdrasil?
If Kaede's journey hadn't been in a dream, his grave grass would already be several zhang high by now.
Thinking of this, Kaede's steps couldn't help but quicken… Dust and sand fell from the Sky like rain. After soaring, everything on the ground eventually returned to the surface.
However, the ground was now completely transformed.
The originally paved and compacted cobblestone ground had completely turned into a yellowish-brown expanse, and the air was filled with a thick, almost uncomfortable, earthy smell.
The pavilions, artificial mountains, and flowing water that once adorned the ground were nowhere to be seen.
That one kick had undoubtedly thoroughly plowed the entire Tenryou Commission, from inside to out, from top to bottom.
At this moment, the Tenryou Commission had become an incredibly vast flat area.
Stepping on the ground, the sensation from his feet was no longer hard, but soft, as if he were stepping on cotton.
"Ugh… ugh…"
Pulling a soldier, who had fallen headfirst, from the ground, the latter immediately shouted:
"Don't kill me! Don't kill me! I'm just a foot soldier, I don't know anything!"
"Alright, if you have the energy to shout loudly, you might as well relax. If you sink further, I won't be responsible."
Hearing Ember's words, the soldier immediately shut his mouth. His earlier frantic struggles had caused half of his body to sink into the loose soil.
If he continued to make any big movements, he might really be buried alive here today.
Pulling up the headfirst soldier, Ember looked around from above. Soon, he saw several robed figures in the soft earth.
"Hey, didn't they come out?"
Ember grinned and walked over.
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