Grassroots Travel: The Star Lord of Another World

Chapter 298 An Uneasy Premonition

Xuan Feng's words were like a thunderclap, exploding in the meeting room. From the upper realm? Gao Xingchen and Nan Li were shocked, and a chill ran from the soles of their feet to their foreheads.

The upper realm is a distant and mysterious place for people in the Nine Stars Realm. According to legend, it is a paradise for the strong and the origin of the laws. Even in the Star Pavilion where there are so many masters, no one has ever set foot in that realm.

"Is the news reliable?" Nan Li frowned slightly and asked in a serious tone.

"It's absolutely true." Xuan Feng said in a deep voice, "When our people were investigating the mysterious man's whereabouts, they accidentally discovered a secret teleportation array. Judging from the energy fluctuations and residual aura of the teleportation array, it should be the passage to the upper world."

Gao Xingchen took a deep breath and forced himself to calm down. He understood that if the news was true, then the nature of this war would completely change. They were no longer facing a simple enemy, but a terrifying existence with a powerful background and unknown power.

"Xingchen, what should we do?" Nanli held Gao Xingchen's hand tightly, his palms slightly sweaty.

Gao Xingchen was silent for a moment, his eyes gradually became firm. He knew that at this moment, he had to make a decision, a decision that would affect the fate of Xingchen Pavilion and even the entire Nine Star Realm.

"Notify Master Li and Miss Zhao and have them come to the meeting room immediately." Gao Xingchen ordered in a deep voice, "At the same time, pass the order down that all disciples of Xingchen Pavilion enter the first level combat readiness state and prepare to meet the next challenge!"

"Yes!" Xuanfeng took the order and left.

Soon, Master Li and Zhao Wanwan hurried to the meeting room. When they heard the news about the identity of the mysterious man, they showed disbelief on their faces.

"The upper realm? How is that possible?" Master Li shook his head in disbelief. "Why would someone from the upper realm want to interfere in the affairs of our Nine Star Realm?"

"At this point, we no longer have time to investigate the cause." Gao Xingchen said in a deep voice, "The most urgent task is how to deal with the crisis at hand."

"Master, what are your plans?" Zhao Wanwan asked.

Gao Xingchen glanced at everyone and said firmly, "Since the other party is from the upper realm, we can't just sit there and wait for death. I have decided that we must take the initiative and strike first!"

Everyone was shocked when they heard this.

"Take the initiative? Isn't that too risky?" Master Li said with some concern.

"I know this is risky, but we have no way out." Gao Xingchen's eyes were sharp. "Instead of passively taking a beating, it is better to take the initiative. Maybe there is still a glimmer of hope!"

Gao Xingchen paused and continued, "I have contacted several other righteous forces, and they are willing to fight alongside us. We will form a powerful coalition and go straight to the mysterious man's lair!"

Gao Xingchen's voice was sonorous and powerful, full of confidence and determination. He knew that this would be an extremely difficult battle, but he believed that as long as they united as one, they would be able to overcome all difficulties!

The atmosphere in the meeting room was solemn and murderous. Gao Xingchen's decision will lead Xingchen Pavilion to an unknown future. What will be waiting for them? In the meeting room, everyone's breathing seemed to freeze. Gao Xingchen's eyes were like torches, scanning everyone present. He said in a firm tone, word by word: "I know this is a gamble, but we have no way out! The future of Xingchen Pavilion and the fate of the Nine Star Realm are in our own hands!"

Gao Xingchen's words were like a flame, igniting the blood in everyone's hearts. Master Li was the first to stand up, his old face full of determination: "The Pavilion Master is right! This old man's life was given by the Xingchen Pavilion. Even if it costs me my life, I will protect the glory of the Xingchen Pavilion!"

"I, Zhao Wanwan, am willing to live and die with Xingchen Pavilion!" Zhao Wanwan followed closely behind, with a firm light flashing in her eyes.

"Warriors of the Xingchen Pavilion, follow me!" Gao Xingchen gave an order and rushed out of the conference hall first.

The coalition forces assembled and marched towards the mysterious man's stronghold. Gao Xingchen led the way, the long sword in his hand flashing with dazzling starlight, and every swing took away several enemy lives. He calmly observed the situation on the battlefield, issued precise orders, and maximized the coalition's advantages.

Nan Li was light and graceful, like a dancing butterfly, shuttling through the enemy's formation. The dagger in her hand was as fast as lightning, and every time she struck, she went straight to the enemy's vital points. Under her leadership, the elite disciples of Xingchen Pavilion were unstoppable, tearing open holes in the enemy's defense line.

"Kill!" The shouts of killing shook the earth. The morale of the coalition forces was high. They were unstoppable and soon reached the core area of the mysterious man's stronghold.

However, at this moment, a sudden change occurred!

"Boom!" With a loud bang, the ground shook violently, as if an earthquake had occurred.

"What's going on?" Gao Xingchen was shocked and looked up quickly.

In the center of the mysterious stronghold, a huge altar slowly rose up. The altar was engraved with ancient and mysterious runes, emitting frightening energy fluctuations.

"Oh no! They are about to activate the formation!" Master Li's face changed drastically and he exclaimed in surprise.

"Stop them!" Gao Xingchen made a prompt decision and gave the order.

However, it was too late. The runes on the altar lit up with a dazzling red light, and a terrifying energy wave instantly swept across the entire battlefield.

"Ah!" Many disciples with weaker cultivation in the coalition were directly reduced to ashes under this terrifying energy fluctuation.

"Damn it!" Gao Xingchen roared, and swung the sword in his hand to release a sharp sword energy, trying to stop the altar from being activated.

However, his sword energy seemed to disappear into the energy shield around the altar without causing any ripples.

"Hahaha! You all must die!" A burst of wild laughter came from the altar.

At this time, Xuan Feng, who had been silent, rushed to the edge of the battlefield with a team. He looked at the altar in the distance that exuded a terrifying aura, a gleam of light flashed in his eyes, and he whispered: "It seems that it is time to show our true strength!"

The energy shield around the altar was like a huge transparent cover, covering the entire altar. Gao Xingchen's attack could not penetrate this layer of defense at all. Despair spread among the coalition forces. Was it really going to fail?

At this moment, a loud horn sounded from the edge of the battlefield. The Allied soldiers, who had already fallen into despair, seemed to see a ray of light in the darkness and looked up.

Xuanfeng was seen wearing black armor, holding a spear, leading a team of 100 people, whistling from the edge of the battlefield like black lightning. The team wore uniform black armor, and moved in unison, as if they were one, exuding a fierce murderous aura.

"It's Commander Xuanfeng! And the new recruits from Xingchen Pavilion!"

"We are saved!"

Seeing the arrival of this fresh force, the morale of the coalition forces was greatly boosted.

"Kill!" Xuanfeng gave an order and led the team, like a sharp knife, to rush into the enemy's formation.

Although these recruits are on the battlefield for the first time, they are all elites who have undergone rigorous training by Xuan Feng, and each of them possesses impressive combat capabilities.

The spears in their hands were like poisonous snakes spitting out their tongues, and every time they thrust out, they hit the enemy's vital points with incredible accuracy. For a moment, screams were heard incessantly, and the enemy's formation was torn apart one after another.

"Good job!" Gao Xingchen saw this scene, and a hint of admiration flashed in his eyes. He knew that Xingchen Pavilion had a successor.

On the other side of the battlefield, Master Li led several magic weapon masters, controlling powerful magic weapons and carrying out fierce bombing on the enemy's positions.

I saw him continuously casting spells in his hands, and the magic weapon, which had originally been dim, suddenly burst into dazzling light, and its power doubled.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

Amidst the deafening explosions, huge gaps were blown open in the enemy's positions.

"Old Li, how come the power of your magic weapon suddenly increased so much?" a magic weapon master asked in surprise.

Master Li stroked his beard and smiled proudly, "This is a new method I have recently researched. It can enhance the power of magic weapons in a short period of time."

"Awesome! Really awesome!" Other magic weapon masters all looked at him with admiration.

Under the leadership of Xuanfeng and Master Li, the morale of the coalition forces was high, and they gradually reversed the situation and suppressed the enemy.

However, Gao Xingchen's brows never relaxed, because he knew that this was just the calm before the storm and the real test was still to come.

The altar that exuded a terrifying aura was like a sword hanging over everyone's head, and no one knew when it would fall.

He turned to look at Nan Li beside him and asked in a deep voice, "Did you find anything?"

Nan Li shook her head slightly, a trace of solemnity flashed in her beautiful eyes: "This altar is very strange, I have never seen such a formation."

Gao Xingchen's heart sank. It seemed that this battle was more difficult than he had imagined. On the battlefield, swords shone and shouts shook the sky. A slender girl, holding two swords, shuttled freely among the enemy's formation, like a dancing butterfly. She was the new member of Xingchen Pavilion - Zhao Wanwan.

Although Zhao Wanwan was young, she had a good cultivation. With her flexible double swords, she could often kill the enemy without them noticing. She dodged the oncoming hammer with a flick of her body, and then swung her double swords like lightning, beheading the burly enemy.

"Miss Wanwan is very skilled!"

"Haha, it's right to follow the Xingchen Pavilion. We are going to kill everyone today!"

When the surrounding allied soldiers saw this scene, they all cheered for Zhao Wanwan.

Zhao Wanwan was not only skilled in martial arts, but also meticulous. During the fierce battle, she keenly discovered that although those mysterious people attacked fiercely, they seemed to be afraid of a certain rune. Whenever this rune lit up, their attack would be temporarily stagnant.

"Is this their weakness?" Zhao Wanwan's heart moved and she decided to take a risk.

She deliberately exposed herself to a mysterious man, and then threw out the dagger engraved with that rune the moment the other party attacked.

"Buzz!"

The runes on the dagger lit up, and the mysterious man's movements became stiff for a moment, just as Zhao Wanwan had expected.

It's now!

Zhao Wanwan seized this opportunity, her body was as fast as lightning, she flashed in front of the opponent in an instant, and swung out both swords to kill the opponent.

"It really works!" Zhao Wanwan was delighted and quickly told Gao Xingchen and Nan Li about her discovery.

Gao Xingchen and Nan Li's eyes lit up when they heard this. They immediately ordered people to carve this rune on weapons and armor, which really greatly improved the combat effectiveness of the coalition forces.

Thanks to Zhao Wanwan's unexpected discovery and the joint efforts of allies, the coalition forces finally broke through the last line of defense of the mysterious man and broke into their lair.

After a brutal decisive battle, the mysterious people were finally defeated completely, and their leader was killed by Gao Xingchen with one sword.

However, just as everyone was celebrating the victory, Gao Xingchen suddenly felt an uneasy premonition in his heart.

"Things don't seem to be that simple." Nan Li walked to Gao Xingchen, with a hint of solemnity in her beautiful eyes, "Although these mysterious people have been eliminated, I always feel that there seems to be a more powerful force hidden behind them."

Gao Xingchen nodded, he felt the same uneasiness.

"It seems that this battle is far from over..."