The human's were all but defeated. Barely hanging on by a thread. And it was only because…
"The bastard is using us as his play things." The Senior Brother of the pair of 7th ranks, murmured through bloody gritted teeth. His cultivation was churning with instability. "I can't stop using this token, I'll die the moment I do." He muttered even softer.
The only ones still relatively unharmed were the ones operating the arrays. Even the 7th ranks, carrying the Saint Realm's, were heavily injured, struggling heavily with their misfortune.
"We can't hold on anymore can we?" A disciple whimpered, They were a newly promoted 4th rank open heaven, on their first outing in the world.
A wild grin appeared on the lead Territory Lord's face. The amusing sight of despair was nothing short of delectable to him. Though, this was a Territory Lord, something about him seemed… different.
"Ah, such fine tasty treats! I'd love to see how well you actually taste, myself, but let's see… Who shall I eat first? Eneei…" The Territory Lord snickered, pointing at the humans one by one.
"There's too many of them. How did so many Territory lords appear here? We were toyed with this entire time." The heavily injured 7th rank from Azure Nether Paradise cried out, tears basically flowing freely. He was unable to move.
There was no escape, and even if there was a path that opened up… The enemy would never allow them to escape. There were 20 Territory Lords here, one seemed a bit strange though. With so many enemies, even making a last stand would be a fruitless effort.
"Mene moe… Oh, yum. A nice ripe and tender one. Just right for my tastes." The Territory Lord snickered with a wild smile, licking his lips.
"EEEK!" The Disciple of Azure Void screeched with a face made of pure terror. She tried to keep herself from leaking out of fear, but that proved too tall of an order and a little bit came out.
"AHAHAHA! DELICIOUS!" The Territory lord Laughed rushing to harvest his prey. When a qi beam similar to the open that started the fight landed in the territory lord's face. He was uninjured, but his pride and mood was definitely ruined. "You've just pissed me off. I was going to be kind and snap the girl's neck first. But now I'm going to make sure she is alive to feel every bite of her voluptuous flesh." He yelled, resuming his charge.
"I THINK NOT! Lightning Spheres!" I said, before I even arrived.
Two giant spheres of lightning appeared, each surrounding one of the ships. The look of shock on everyone's faces, enemies and allies alike, were quite hilarious. They were clearly confused beyond measure.
The Territory Lord searched around, panicking when he couldn't find me. "Come out and fight me you coward!" He roared, surging his unstable aura.
"Hmm, I think I see what's going on here. With your Royal Lord dead and gone, you used up the Royal Lord Ink Nest to fuse a bunch of your Territory Lord's together. A pseudo-Royal Lord is what it's called if I remember correctly. Though you are powerful, you're not a match for myself, well, maybe if it was before… But well, enough of that." I said, explaining what I saw. And then appeared on the deck of the Azure Void ship. "Hmm, no casualties, just wounds? Good." I said.
"There was one casualty. It was one of Azure Nether's disciples. Their body is on their ship. He was a good man. A 6th rank…" The Senior 7th rank explained. "KILL THESE BASTARDS!"
"I see, and how are you holding up? These monstrous evil fiends can be terrifying on your first encounter. Especially when you've just stepped into the open heaven realm." I said, and snapped my fingers.
The ink clan, not of the feudal lord level, were instantly dragged into the lightning spheres and purified into pure energy. Even a few feudal lords had a similar issue. Turning around I vanished in a single step, arriving on the ship with the casualty.
"He was a good man. He might have hit his maximum cultivation… BUT HE WAS OUR FRIEND, OUR BROTHER!" A couple of the other 6th ranks weakly explained.
"I see, let's see then… It may sound insensitive but I have something I'd like to try. But I'm not sure how well it will work. Or if it even could work…" I started explaining.
"Please save my senior brother! If you can do it, save him! We promised to spend the next hundred years growing a family. I don't want to say goodbye." A distraught woman cried. The pair were clearly a couple and the man must have done something to protect her.
"I'll deal with those bastards outside later. They can't harm anyone and they can't escape either… Oh, and it looks like they'll have a couple of pissed off playmates. Now then, senior? Senior sister? I need you to understand this is the first time I've even attempted this, there is a much higher chance of it not working, than one that would work. I'm saying don't get your hopes up. I'm still limited by my realm's restrictions." I explained, as I began.
"I…" The woman fell to her knees and bowed. "Please save him. I'll do anything. I'll name our child after you. What is your name?" She asked, all but prostrating.
"I am Void son, Yang Leiji the Temporal Thunder Great Emperor." I answered, as I continued to surge a mighty power.
The surrounding area was bathed in the purest of lightning. After several condensing waves the orb was finished. I placed the orb onto the man's body, the lightning enveloping him in a perfect thunderous aura. His heart started beating again. His cultivation started circulating again, except this time, he had a bit more to him now. A little lightning dao mark appeared in his small universe.
"AHH!" The man cried out. Stopping when his lover embraced him crying. "Huh? I'm alive? I was sure I even saw the king of hell. Or was that a dream? And? Who are you?" He asked, looking at me.
"I'm the one that resurrected you just now. Don't go dying again you understand, revival is no easy chore. I'm going to need a massage once I return home." I chuckled and cracked my neck. "Now then, time to kill the enemy. You all stay inside my spheres, Even a Royal Lord would find it difficult to break through those ones." I added.