"Then I'll send that bastard lord to join him!"
As Pima unleashed the lightning, no one but Baro reacted. His feet spun in the ground, and earth rose around his feet, pinning him down. At the same moment, Baro threw an upper cut into the air. A thick wall of earth appeared in front of the lightning, then another, and another...
Before the fifth wall could form, the lightning bolt escaped from Pima's hand and shattered the four walls before a new one could form, striking Baro directly in the chest.
Mais was looking right at the spot where Baro had been struck. Although he couldn't see anything, Baro's figure was reflected in the glassy gray of his eyes. The sound of the impact reached his ears very clearly. A cruel smile formed on the little boy's face.
"DAD!!"
A young girl's scream was agonizing. She tried to run to her father, but Kasuur had already caught her. Passing by that woman to reach her father was like attempting suicide.
Baro didn't move an inch from where he stood. Even though the layer of soil covering his feet cracked like a spider web and black smoke rose from Baro's chest, he was still standing. The blow had bent him as far as possible from the knee down. Baro could smell the cooked flesh on his chest, and the pain? He felt nothing. Maybe he would start to feel the pain soon. Despite this, he had survived.
DIRIRIRIR!!!!
At that moment, auras rose behind Maria and Kasuur. All of this aura connected to a single figure within the army: a bald general. Then, two more powerful auras rose from behind the tavern and from between the buildings across the street. All three of these auras belonged to 10th-level Sages. The bald general's aura was almost at the Origin Heart Realm!
Three units of 6,000 soldiers had closed in around Pima and formed a formation, combining their powers. Still, they weren't powerful enough to catch Pima's eye. Just a few Sages couldn't change anything. And so, Commander Wur decided to expand the limits once more.
The bald general moved forward from Maria and Kasuur's side and stopped a few meters away from Pima. Pima didn't even look at him. But Commander Wur's aura rose. The auras of the formation faces hiding behind the buildings subsided, and they all gathered around Wur. At that moment, Commander Wur had temporarily entered the Origin Heart Realm. He was even touching the second stage.
"This power is still nothing," said Kasuur from beside the commander. Commander Wur shook his head.
"I cannot resist Lady Pima, but I can hold off Lord Meng for a while."
This bald man was none other than Commander Wur, commander-in-chief of the Yellow City's forces.
Meng Duo shook his head and sighed. Things were not going as he had hoped. Calming these events would be best for him. Even so, Meng Duo realized that this desire was becoming more and more impossible to fulfill. He had met Commander Wur before, and they had even had tea together. Although this man had a harsh temperament, he had always been respectful towards him. Who would have known that they would now face each other.
"Even in the Origin Heart Realm, you are no match for me, Commander Wur. Please stand down."
Despite these words, Commander Wur showed no sign of moving from his spot. He tensed his body and prepared for battle. He knew how slim his chances were against a lord who had been in the Origin Heart Realm for so long.
Mais took a sip of his tea as he sensed the aura of the newly ascended Origin Heart Lord. "Things are getting interesting."
He placed his tea back on the table and turned his head toward the direction of the smell of roasted meat. He could feel the flow of blood and the frenzied flow of an energy-filled heart. He frowned. 'He's still not dead after that blow?'
Commander Wur had temporarily reached the Origin Heart Realm thanks to the formation of the armies, but it was always very difficult to fight against ordinary lords as a Lord using this method. If you are going to pour the power of the army into the formation, it is best if the opponent is in the same situation. However, if a person with the power of the army encounters someone who is standing in that realm with their own power, it would not be surprising for the commander to be beaten.
After all, the person borrowing the army's power only rises to that level of power. It is unknown whether they possess the technical knowledge at that level, and on top of that, there is the weakness of the armies' presence. They can reduce the number of enemy soldiers by attacking them and weaken their opponent's power. Of course, in this situation, it is quite likely that he will be also injured. After all, the soldiers will not just wait for their deaths. Attacking together will be more effective in killing one person. After all, no one has infinite endurance. However, this method involves the deaths of too many people, and the best way to win a battle is to lose as few soldiers as possible.
Ultimately, Commander Wur wasn't actually very powerful at this point. He couldn't do anything to Pima, but he could slow down Meng Duo and his thousand-strong army for a while.
On the other side, a man stood up, stunning all the figures watching him.
"Old woman. You see, that really hurt."
In the end, Baro was injured but still standing there. Meng Duo was shocked. Pima frowned. Maria relaxed when she saw her father was okay. But it was too early to relax.
'Rumors say that before entering the Origin Heart Realm, he tried to enter the stage of feeling a Complex Tao. He is at the Stepping Stage in the Earth Tao. Apparently, the rumors are just lies.'
Meng Duo was a knowledgeable person who loved to read. He was aware of the rumors about the City Lord. Still, it was difficult for him to listen to these rumors anymore. After all, Lord Baro had been the source manipulating all these rumors from the very beginning.
The old man narrowed his eyes. 'Still... Pima is still at the peak of the Origin Heart Realm.'
Pima was also stunned. For a moment, she forgot her anger. The absurdity of the man in front of her bothered her. How could someone who had just reached the Origin Heart Realm not be affected by her attack? Even Ascendants couldn't be careless in the face of this attack. There was a problem.
"How are you still alive?"
Baro stood there. He defied his enemies, radiating an aura of invincibility in the face of all this. At that moment, the aura in his body exploded. And then the aura of the Origin Heart reached the other cultivators in the square.
With that, the number of Origin Heart Lords had increased to four. Still, even if the other three joined forces, they would be no match for Pima. At that moment, the air became highly charged with electricity. Although protected by Wur's aura fused with the formation, the soldiers could feel the pain of the sparks hitting their faces. Although this greatly frightened them, they did not dare to break formation.
"So you survived, huh?"
Under Pima's angry gaze, Baro's aura intensified. The aura of a second Origin Heart began to spread through the environment.
At this point, the girl who had come to deliver Mais's tea in the tavern room was trembling. What was happening outside was truly terrifying, and the electric aura had filled the room. Beyond that, the room was filled with a terrifying intent to kill. The girl was making a tremendous effort not to spill the tea in her hands.
"M-my lord—"
"Shut up!"
The girl didn't dare utter a single word. At that moment, she could feel the blind young man in front of her transform from a weak, delicate youth into a ferocious beast. Mais gripped his staff so tightly that his fingers had turned completely white. His eyes glowed with terrifying rage in the direction of the window, barely containing his aura.
"Liar!"
The power of a third Origin Heart erupted within Baro's body. Each Origin Heart fueled Mais's and Pima's rage.
'He must die!'
They both thought it at the same time.