C21:Divine Sun Empire Clash

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The outer walls of Divine Sun City rose like a barrier of pure divine gold, reinforced by ancient sun formations that glowed with scorching light. Lin Xiao’s forces had secured the surrounding districts, but the Empire was not willing to surrender the city without a fight.

On the tenth day, two late-stage Divine Ascension experts arrived at the head of a thousand elite imperial soldiers. They landed dramatically outside the main city gate, their auras blazing like twin miniature suns.

The first was General Lie Yan, a towering man with flame-red hair and armor forged from condensed sun essence. He specialized in explosive fire techniques and was known for burning entire mountain ranges to ash during past wars.

The second was Elder Guang Hui, a slender, cold-eyed woman whose body radiated pure radiant light. She wielded purification and soul-burning light laws, capable of erasing weaker cultivators with a single glance.

Both were veteran powerhouses who had served the Divine Sun Empire for centuries. They looked at Lin Xiao’s growing forces with open contempt.

General Lie Yan stepped forward, his voice booming. “New ascender Lin Xiao! You have caused enough chaos. Surrender the city districts you seized and kneel before the Empire. Refuse, and we will reduce you and your women to nothing but scorched bones.”

Elder Guang Hui added coldly, “Your kind always overreaches. We will correct that mistake today.”

Lin Xiao walked out alone from the city gates to meet them, his high ponytail swaying, Divine Chaos Lightning already crackling across his body. His seven women followed a short distance behind, ready to support.

“No need for talk,” Lin Xiao said flatly. “Come.”

The battle erupted instantly.

General Lie Yan attacked first. He slammed his fists together, summoning the Crimson Sun Inferno — a massive wave of divine flames shaped like roaring fire dragons that scorched the earth and melted the ground into lava. The heat was so intense that weaker soldiers on both sides had to retreat hundreds of meters.

Lin Xiao met the inferno head-on. He activated his Heaven Defying Slaughter Domain, expanding the red, black, and golden lightning dome to counter the flames. Divine Chaos Lightning clashed violently with the fire dragons, creating explosive steam clouds and shockwaves that cracked the city wall behind him.

He used Divine Sovereign Step to close the distance in a blur. General Lie Yan swung a flaming war axe the size of a small building. Lin Xiao dodged and countered with a sword strike infused with chaos lightning. The collision sent sparks and flames flying in all directions.

Elder Guang Hui joined the assault immediately. She unleashed Radiant Soul Purge — beams of pure white light that targeted the soul directly, attempting to burn Lin Xiao’s consciousness from within. The light was blinding and carried purifying laws that weakened chaotic energies.

Lin Xiao felt the soul attack like needles piercing his mind, but his God-tier (now Divine-tier) comprehension and strong willpower allowed him to endure. He redirected part of the light using newly integrated sunfire laws, then countered with a palm strike that sent a bolt of Divine Chaos Lightning straight at Elder Guang Hui.

The woman dodged gracefully but was still grazed. The lightning corroded her protective light aura, leaving dark burn marks on her shoulder.

The two experts coordinated perfectly. General Lie Yan pressed with overwhelming physical power and explosive flames, while Elder Guang Hui attacked from range with soul-targeting light techniques. The battlefield became a hell of fire, lightning, and blinding radiance.

Lin Xiao fought both simultaneously. He took several heavy hits — a flaming axe graze across his ribs that left deep burns, and a soul beam that caused temporary dizziness. Blood trickled from the corner of his mouth, but he pressed forward without retreating.

Su Mei and Bing Yue moved in to support, using ice and water laws to dampen the flames and create openings. Princess Yan Zi’s phoenix flames clashed directly with General Lie Yan’s fire, creating a spectacular display of opposing flames. Fairy Luo Qing and Xuan Yue targeted Elder Guang Hui with starlight and eclipse techniques, forcing the woman to divide her attention.

The fight intensified.

General Lie Yan roared and activated his strongest technique — Apocalyptic Sun Descent. He summoned a gigantic flaming sun above the battlefield that began descending, threatening to annihilate everything below. The heat became unbearable.

At the same time, Elder Guang Hui chanted and released Eternal Radiance Judgment, a concentrated beam of soul-destroying light aimed at Lin Xiao’s head.

Lin Xiao pushed his limits. Divine Chaos Lightning exploded around him as he activated the Chaos Emperor Scripture at full power. A majestic lightning dragon formed around his body. He shot upward like a comet, sword raised, and struck the descending sun directly.

BOOOOOOM!

The explosion was deafening. The giant sun cracked and shattered under the force of the lightning dragon. Lin Xiao broke through the flames, bloodied but unstoppable, and appeared in front of General Lie Yan.

One precise strike severed the general’s dominant arm. Before the man could scream, Lin Xiao plunged his hand into his chest and executed Divine Plunder.

【Major Divine Plunder! Explosive Sunfire Laws acquired.】

General Lie Yan aged rapidly and collapsed, his cultivation base drained.

Elder Guang Hui tried to flee, realizing the tide had turned. Lin Xiao used Divine Sovereign Step to catch her. After a short but fierce exchange of light versus lightning, he overpowered her defenses and plundered her radiant laws as well.

【Major Divine Plunder! Radiant Soul Laws acquired.】

Both late-stage Divine Ascension experts lay defeated. The thousand imperial soldiers, witnessing their leaders fall, dropped their weapons and surrendered.

Lin Xiao stood amid the scorched and cracked battlefield, breathing heavily but victorious. His women rushed to his side, supporting him as his wounds began healing rapidly through the Divine Harem Synergy.

The outer walls of Divine Sun City had been heavily damaged, but the city now fully belonged to him.

That night, in the seized grand residence, Lin Xiao and his seven women engaged in deep dual cultivation. The newly plundered sunfire and radiant laws circulated through the group, strengthening everyone and unlocking new combined techniques.

【Divine Dominion Quest – Progress: 52%】

The conquest of the Divine Sun Empire was well underway.

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