139: Does this world also have military bases?

"It's not safe to stay in the tree; we should head down," Lin Xi said, leaping down from the tree with Su Ze.

Jiang Huairen had already begun parasitizing this wutong tree. Even if he couldn't fully control it yet, staying on top of it was no longer safe.

"Principal Lin Xi, I'll protect the students," Xiao Xu said, hurriedly stepping forward.

Lin Xi glanced at him and then nodded.

At this moment, the people present had split into three groups. The academy faction, being the weakest, was at the very rear.

In front of them were Xiao Sheng and the Great Xia Spirit Guards he led, along with several principals and some high-level teachers.

Confronting them was the group of Fusang Dark Guards, whose numbers were staggering.

But the ones who truly required attention were the three figures at the very front.

Standing at the forefront, Xiao Sheng said, "It's one thing for the Fusang Dark Guards to mobilize in full force, but for three General Commanders to show up as well... and are those the three divine artifacts in your hands? They aren't imitations again, are they?"

"I almost snapped one of your swords back then. Why don't you leave all three divine artifacts here this time?"

The Dark Guard Captain General in the center spoke in broken Great Xia dialect, "Dragon Tamer Xiao Sheng, we acknowledge your strength, but you should not underestimate the combined power of the three divine artifacts!"

"Then I shall wait and see!"

Jiang Huairen had clearly betrayed his country to side with the Fusang Dark Guards. As his parasitism of the wutong tree deepened, the situation would become increasingly unfavorable.

This was an unexpected turn of events, so Xiao Sheng prepared to end the battle quickly.

"Leave the three of them to me. The rest of you, make sure none of the other Fusang Dark Guards escape!"

"Yes!" the Great Xia Spirit Guards brought by Xiao Sheng shouted in unison.

Although they were significantly fewer in number than the full-force Fusang Dark Guards, everyone who had come here was an elite.

Even two of the five legion commanders had arrived: the Eastern Corps legion commander, who was closest to Xiao Sheng, and the Imperial Capital Legion legion commander, who was the nearest geographically.

Including Xiao Sheng, an honorary legion commander, nearly half of their top-tier power had been mobilized.

Since Xiao Sheng was holding off the three Fusang General Commanders by himself, the remaining two legion commanders held an absolute crushing advantage over the other Fusang Dark Guards.

Relying on the combined power of the three divine artifacts, the enemies were barely managing to fight Xiao Sheng to a draw.

No one dared to approach the battlefield where the four of them were fighting.

"In the end, these are just pseudo-divine artifacts. Even combined, their power is only so-so. Are you sure you didn't bring fakes again?"

Xiao Sheng sidestepped a sword thrust, then swung his azure dragon halberd heavily, smashing it fiercely against one of the Dark Guard General Commanders.

If the yata no kagami in the man's hand hadn't moved back in time to block the strike, he would likely have been turned into meat paste by now.

Even so, several cracks appeared on the yata no kagami, which claimed to be a divine artifact, though they were quickly repaired.

"Oh? It didn't shatter after taking a hit from me. It seems it's the real deal," Xiao Sheng offered his praise.

But to the three of them, it sounded like ear-piercing sarcasm.

However, Xiao Sheng's strength indeed far exceeded their expectations. Back when Xiao Sheng had first become a War God, they could rely on the three divine artifacts to force him back, but now they were struggling just to maintain a stalemate.

Could it be that not only are there Divine Beasts above Monster Beasts, but Level 100 is not the end for humans either?

Otherwise, why was he still able to keep growing stronger?

Giving them no time to think further, Xiao Sheng's attack arrived once more.

The three of them exchanged glances; they now realized they truly couldn't take him down.

If they kept fighting, they might all end up staying here forever. They could only grit their teeth and agree to that person's demand.

"We will trap him. Leave the rest to someone else."

The other two divine artifacts suddenly poured all their power into the yata no kagami in the center.

A beam of light filled with a holy aura then shot out from the bronze mirror toward Xiao Sheng.

He tried to dodge, but the light beam was exceptionally fast and impossible to avoid.

The light beam enveloped his body, leaving only one hand outside.

The areas covered by the light beam instantly entered a state of stasis, rendering him unable to move.

The exhausted trio didn't choose to follow up with an attack. Instead, they shouted, "We agree to your terms! Please take action!"

A voice suddenly rang out from the air above their battlefield: "You should have done this long ago, instead of making me watch such a boring fight from the sidelines for so long."

Then, a blonde man with pure white wings fluttering behind his back appeared, holding a light sword. He dove straight down from the sky, slashing toward Xiao Sheng.

Seeing the sword's edge about to reach his head, Xiao Sheng suddenly spoke: "I wondered who it was. Hiding for so long... so it's you, William."

Then, his arm that wasn't enveloped by the light beam raised the azure dragon halberd, swinging it upward with a surge of power to block the downward strike.

Under the impact of the two forces, accompanied by a sound like a mirror shattering, Xiao Sheng's body regained its mobility.

"Interesting. It seems you were on guard against me from the start?" The blonde-haired, blue-eyed man named William spread his wings and hovered opposite Xiao Sheng.

"You aren't a Fusang Dark Guard, after all. Your stealth skills are amateurish; they're easily spotted if one looks," Xiao Sheng said, looking at him.

"I see... it seems these people do have some merits worth noting," William said, looking back at the Fusang Dark Guards.

"What? Are you going to lower yourself to learn from them?" Xiao Sheng asked with a smile.

William said haughtily, "Of course not. Those are things only rats in the darkness would learn. My light is as impossible to hide as a lighthouse."

His words naturally made the three Fusang Dark Guard General Commanders tremble with rage, but they dared not speak out.

Because William came from the strongest nation, America, was merely stationed in Fusang, and was a Level 100 War God.

This was also why Xiao Sheng had never gone to Fusang Island to wreak havoc.

Below, Lin Xi was also introducing the opponent to Su Ze.

However, Su Ze didn't feel surprised; instead, it felt like something that was only to be expected.

He nodded repeatedly. "I get it, I get it. The US military stationed in Japan—a local specialty. Their neighbor, the Thief Nation, has plenty of them too."

"What is the Thief Nation?" Lin Xi asked curiously.

"It's..." Su Ze recalled the name used in this world and said, "It's the nation of Silla."

Lin Xi nodded in realization. "I see. That name is indeed very fitting for them."

After all, in this world, they still couldn't change their old habits. They had once claimed Xiao Sheng was from Silla, which made Lin Xi and Xiao Sheng so angry they nearly left them with a permanent psychological shadow.

"But if that's the case... Senior Xiao Sheng might be at a disadvantage."

Because William, whose strength was already on par with Xiao Sheng, had also taken over the three divine artifacts from the Fusang Dark Guards.