Chapter 016: The Power of Essence

“It’s terrifying,” Rob said, still shaken, to Du Fan in front of him. “How could the leader of the Blue Bloods be a soul? This is too horrible! We’re actually negotiating with a soul.”
Although Rob was a god-tier expert, he had never seen such a gloomy soul entity in his life.
“Yeah, Du Fan, next time if you need to talk to him, don’t call me,” Bashaa added, joining in. Though he had dealt with soul entities like the Ghost King before, he really wasn’t comfortable with something that wasn’t quite human or ghostly.
“Ahem,” Du Fan coughed awkwardly before slowly saying, “I think we’ll have a powerful ally.”
……
The next day, early in the morning, Ming Wei sent his subordinates to inform Du Fan. After receiving Ming Wei’s message, Du Fan and his group rushed to Odinburg right away.
The Blue Bloods indeed kept their word. After agreeing to cooperate with Du Fan, they immediately sent troops to help him capture Odinburg!
Thousands of Blue Bloods stopped two kilometers away from the gates of Odinburg.
“Du Fan, haha. Today, I’ll show you the power of our Blue Bloods,” Ming Wei said with a laugh as he saw Du Fan leading his troops.
“What’s the situation?” Du Fan asked, puzzled, looking at the thousands of troops around Ming Wei.
“Well, it seems Odinburg is completely surrounded by us,” Ming Wei replied, pausing before continuing, “As soon as I give the order to attack, our Blue Bloods will break through the gates. Then Odinburg will belong to you, Du Fan.”
“Hmm,” Du Fan nodded in satisfaction upon seeing Ming Wei’s confidence. Judging from the Blue Bloods’ formation, this battle should be easily won.
Once the Blue Bloods captured Odinburg, the entire southern region would become Du Fan’s territory. Even the Holy Church and Wade wouldn’t dare to offend him easily.
“Du Fan, you bastard!”
A furious roar echoed in everyone’s ears. Ivanlu stood in the air at that moment, staring at Du Fan and his group.
“Hehe,” Du Fan smiled faintly at him and said in an indifferent tone, “Ivanlu, you’re one of Count Wade’s men. Why are you cursing me?”

Hearing Du Fan’s words, Ivanru replied angrily, “You despicable wretch! Didn’t you say you’d release me? What’s going on now?”
“Hmm, release you?” Du Fan looked at Ivanru in surprise and said, “I did say I’d release you, but when did I say I would?”
At that moment, Du Fan’s expression turned cold again. “Besides, Ivanru, when I let you go, you should have obediently returned to that old man Wade. The entire south is now my territory. Do you think I’d allow your troops to stay in Odinburg and become a thorn in my side?”
“Hmph,” Ivanru snorted coldly and said to Du Fan, “Whether you kill me or plunder me depends on your ability. And don’t forget—I’ve already sent a message to Count Wade. A large force is on its way. If you want me dead, it depends on whether you have the strength.”
“All prepare!” Ming Wei stared coldly at Ivanru and gave orders for his Blue Blood troops to get ready.
“Ming Wei, you’re also a bastard! When have I ever treated your Blue Blood clan badly? I never expected you to turn on me today!” Hearing Ming Wei’s words, Ivanru cursed him loudly.
“Ivanru, if it weren’t for you revealing our clan’s location, I’d still be sleeping soundly!” Ming Wei grinned and laughed heartily. “If we’re to hold someone accountable, it’s you who first wronged my Blue Blood clan. It’s only right that I bring people to hold you accountable for revealing our whereabouts.”
“You old fool! If you have the guts, come at me!” Hearing Ming Wei’s words, the general guarding Odinburg retorted fiercely.
Hearing Ivanru’s words, all the Blue Bloods immediately raised their weapons, and a powerful aura spread out slowly.
Feeling the aura of the Blue Bloods, all the warhorses in Odinburg trembled and knelt down. Some even reared up, screaming and breaking free from their masters’ control, jumping around wildly.
“Transform!”
Ming Wei shouted. Instantly, all the Blue Bloods changed in size—some grew taller, some shorter—but strangely, their weapons became larger.

“There are so many strong ones!” Du Fan exclaimed in surprise as he looked at the thousands of Bluebloods beneath him. Not only Du Fan, but even those ordinary warriors without any special skills could tell from the aura these Bluebloods exuded that they were all experts!

After transforming, these Bluebloods all had skills at level eight or above! Thousands of experts at level eight or higher attacking a fortress and participating in a war at the same time—such a scenario would likely be hard for many to believe if it became known.

After the orcs, spiders, dwarves, and elves joined the war, another race—the Bluebloods—officially stepped onto the battlefield!

When the orcs first appeared in the Frozen Alliance, it signaled that other races had joined the human conflicts across the continent!

Later, when the Bluebloods reappeared in the Battle of Odinburg, it was seen as the beginning of a second divine war. Though not large in scale, this war would be remembered forever in history.

As all the Bluebloods transformed, they charged wildly toward Odinburg. At that moment, several loud explosions were heard from the walls of Odinburg.

The magic cannons of Odinburg had fired!

With the firing of the magic cannons, four smaller energy balls and one larger one rushed toward the Bluebloods.

“Not bad! I didn’t expect there to be a forbidden-level magic cannon in Odinburg.” Seeing the five energy balls fired, Du Fan smirked slightly.

Clearly, the Bluebloods were moving at incredible speed. It was impossible for them to escape the attacks of those magic cannons at such speeds.

Of course, Du Fan wasn’t the type to feel pleasure at seeing the Bluebloods die before his eyes.

Apart from that forbidden-level magic cannon, Du Fan didn’t believe that the other magic cannons, only at level eight, could cause any harm to these Bluebloods.

“You guys, take care of the smaller ones. Leave the big one to me.” Seeing the five magic cannons coming toward him, Ming Wei grinned widely.

In that very moment, Ming Wei’s body suddenly exploded!

Seeing this, Du Fan and the others were shocked!

Could it be that Ming Wei had been blown apart by the attacks?

Soon, Ming Wei’s exploded body turned into a huge cloud of smoke. Once formed, this cloud rushed headlong toward that forbidden energy.

A scene that astonished Du Fan occurred: after that massive cloud of smoke covered that forbidden-level energy, both the cloud and the forbidden magic seemed to freeze in mid-air. Soon, the cloud expanded violently several times before shrinking again, eventually taking on the form of Ming Wei. Smacking his lips, Ming Wei said to Ivanlu in the air, “Kid, this is pretty good. Is there more? Bring some more for me to try.” Hearing Ming Wei’s words, Ivanlu was so angry that it took him a long time to recover. Magic cannons, though extremely powerful, required a long cooldown period after each use before they could be fired again! Take the Forbidden Magic Cannon, for example—after being used once, it needed three days of cooling before it could be used again. If one could keep firing Forbidden Magic Cannons endlessly, then a city guarded by such cannons would be impregnable, even with millions of soldiers, making it extremely difficult to conquer. Forbidden magic—each spell had the power to turn the tide of battle! Having a Forbidden Magic Cannon was like having an amulet for a city. Who would have thought that the Forbidden Magic Cannon Ivanlu unleashed had no effect at all and was simply eaten by Ming Wei? After eating it, he still asked if there was more. This old fellow treats forbidden magic as if it’s just some cooked beans he can eat whenever he wants! Ivanlu thought angrily. The few magic cannons on the other side also disappeared under the suppression of the leading powerhouses among the Blue-Blooded Ones. Only one magic cannon exploded, releasing some energy, but that energy was like dust falling from the sky to the remaining Blue-Blooded Ones—it posed no threat at all! After several attacks from the magic cannons, these Blue-Blooded Ones not only suffered no harm but also became even more motivated! Chanting loudly, they charged toward Odinburg! The formation of thousands of Blue-Blooded Ones resembled a thick layer of clouds, enveloping large areas of Odinburg in smoke. When many experts unite to accomplish one task, it’s easy for them to create such a massive cloud of smoke.

There were over three thousand Bluebloods on the ground, their ranks clearly divided—Level 7, Level 8, Level 9—each group separated naturally. At the same time, the three strongest warriors at the front were all at the Domain level.
“Kill them!” Ming Wei shouted. After saying that, he himself floated lightly but at extreme speed toward Odinburg.
“Boom!”
A loud explosion echoed as the leading Blueblood angrily plunged his weapon into the ground, creating a two-meter-wide fissure right in front of everyone. This fissure extended all the way to the foot of Odinburg’s city walls!
A rumbling sound followed as a nearly ten-meter-long gap appeared in those walls!
“Seal it! Seal it now!” Ivanlu cried out loudly upon seeing such a gap in the walls.
Yet the Bluebloods paid no attention to the gaps and jumped straight over the twenty- to thirty-meter-high walls!
What was dozens of meters of height for these transformed Bluebloods?
“Power!” Du Fan watched the Bluebloods in front of him with excitement, speaking to the strong warriors beside him in an admiring tone, “Look at the leading Blueblood. Although he’s only at the Domain level, his power is likely greater than any of us.”
It was obvious that the move he used to tear open the walls wasn’t magic but pure, fundamental power!