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Fake... Impossible!

Jishui Leopard remained incredulous until the moment his consciousness faded, is that guy made of iron?

After using it consecutively in several battles, he can still continue... What about the promised damage to the essence?

What about..... the supposedly great side effects?

Where are those side effects?

You damn cheat!

Before dying, he complained in his mind with a phrase most resembling a player’s.

And with the death of Jishui Leopard, the Heavenly Generals behind Chen Qing saw their morale skyrocket!!

The greatest fear of a strong army formation is having a top-level strong expert disrupting the formation.

Generally, for an army formation, at least one expert is needed to sit in it, ensuring that the formation is not immediately destroyed — not even requiring that their own strong expert can completely match the opponent, just ensuring that they are of the same level, and not taken down in one move is sufficient.

Because as long as the opposing leader cannot score a hit in a single strike while charging, they will be affected by the strong army formation’s powerful blood energy, and the longer they stay, the more likely they are to fall into the formation.

The quality of a powerful army is certainly important, but a strong charging leader is equally vital. Historical battles abound with instances of a peerless warrior shattering powerful armies with just a small elite force; the Three-Eyed God General of the past was renowned for charging formations.

This is also why the Buddha Kingdom went to great lengths to recruit the Victorious Fighting Buddha, because there were few in the four major forces who could withstand the Three-Eyed head-on; top-tier combat power is extremely important.

The same is true now; these Star Officials may usually bully others, and maybe their strength has many flaws, but some things are solid, partnering with their respective stars allows them to indeed exert the power of a Venerable One, breaking through military formations is not impossible.

But now with a strong warrior like Chen Qing standing in the front, it is a different story, not requiring Chen Qing to hold out for a long time, just needing him to withstand the initial wave of pressure, they can then push back or even trap those Star Officials!

In no time, with a main general, many Heavenly Soldiers were brimming with confidence, with morale rising, blood boiling, clearly showing a phenomenon of soaring power.

On the contrary, the Star Officials on the opposing side turned gloomy, with their faces turning livid, and their momentum plummeting.

"Don’t be afraid, he’s just bluffing!" Fang Ritu shouted: "If he truly had enduring capability, he would have led the army to attack long ago, such a fierce strike must be meant to intimidate us, to make us fearful. In reality, he surely has hit the limit, he won’t be able to unleash a second sword strike! !"

All the Star Officials readily agreed, all believing that Chen Qing was bluffing, forcibly holding up the situation, when in fact, he should have already reached his limits.

But Chen Qing stood in place, without uttering a word, only coldly watching the other side, seemingly waiting for the next one to test him.

No matter how much the people on the opposite side shouted, as long as no one moved, his sword did not move.

Indeed, not foolish...

Chen Qing looked at those clamoring folks, sneering inwardly, immediately guessing his own limitations.

In fact, it truly is so, he indeed has reached his limit now, if he uses that power again, it’s not about side effects anymore, his body might directly be shattered by the backlash from the Sword Intent, truly just one touch and he’d break into pieces!

Yet he still dared to do this because he understood this group of people in front of him very well.

No matter how fiercely they shout, no matter how well they understand the situation, they just won’t take action!

Sure enough, the situation instantly reached a stalemate.

Just as Chen Qing expected, all the Star Officials realized Chen Qing was at a dead end, but none were willing to come up and test it.

Though that’s what they said, who can be sure the opposing side doesn’t have the capability for one last sword strike?

If the opponent still had the power to strike, even if he would die immediately after using that sword, who would be willing to be the first to charge?

Sending Deputy Generals definitely wouldn’t work, the army formation behind is not dead, to test Chen Qing requires the Star Officials themselves to act, but if willing to risk their lives to test, they wouldn’t be just making noise here!

To put it bluntly, everyone hopes someone else would fill the pit, but they are all Star Lords, who can command whom?

For so many years, it’s always the juniors charging into battles, while they sat back home enjoying ready-made resources; speaking of strength, nevermind that, courage and spirit in battle are certainly nonexistent.

This was the information given by White Tiger Star Lord before coming here; among the Twenty-Eight Constellations’ group of Star Officials, apart from a few confidants under her command, the rest are all cowards, in case of major events, this group of people absolutely can’t hold up the scene.

It seems White Tiger’s evaluation of these colleagues is entirely accurate.

"Are you guys... just going to watch?" Moon Fox couldn’t help but say.

"Your Illusion Technique is most suited for probing....," Fang Ritu directly said: "Why don’t you give it a try?"

"What can Illusion Technique probe out? In this case, it should definitely be the strongest in combat, Kang Jinlong, what are you waiting for? It’s your time to prove yourself as the strongest Star Official among the Twenty-Eight Constellations."

"I...," the man with mysterious metals floating around him suddenly felt guilty: "That’s just an empty reputation, when it comes to actual fighting, even the top ten would be annoyed, let Ghost Gold Sheep go, he’s most suited."

"Why am I most suited?" The man with black aura, horns on his head suddenly said angrily: "You, Kang Jinlong, have held the title of the strongest Star Constellation Official for millions of years, now at this critical moment, you’re calling it a vacant title?"

"Enough!" Wei Huohu coldly interrupted everyone’s quarrel: "Look behind, if you’re not going to fight then retreat quickly, if you’re going to fight then don’t waste time!"

Upon hearing his words, the crowd suddenly remembered, there was still a deadly presence behind them.

Turning their heads to look, their moods grew even heavier, the dark moving mass resembling a surging black galaxy, clearly having smelled the scent of activated domains once the Heavenly King’s Army broke through, these demons were all rushing over.

Going on like this.....if we don’t charge in, we’ll likely be devoured by those monsters immediately.

No way..... We have to fight!

Kang Jinlong stepped forward, but when Chen Qing’s icy eyes glanced over, his heart jolted again...

This guy is ninety percent bluffing, but... what if I’m the one encountering the one percent?

Moreover.....even if we win, once we enter Heaven’s Court, can the Array really heal?

Now the healing is likely Chen Qing’s doing, but if Chen Qing dies, this Array might not necessarily heal, by then.....wouldn’t it have been a wasted risk?

"Retreat!"

With such hesitation only lasting a few breaths, Kang Jinlong came to a conclusion, risking it was not worth the trouble, with enormous risk, it’s better to retreat to Outer Space and observe the situation.

After all, if this gap location attracts a large number of demons, seizing the chance to escape to the Mortal World seems like a fabulous opportunity!

With this thought, he no longer hesitated.

And as the idea was conveyed through Divine Sense, nearly ninety percent of the Star Officials agreed with this thought.

The decision not to risk one’s life, the process of reaching consensus seemed particularly smooth...

As Kang Jinlong uttered the word "retreat," Chen Qing’s eyes flashed with a hint of coldness, wanting to run?

Sorry..... You really can’t!!