Chapter 4506 Justice Sword
“Allardland is something else to warrant a personal appearance from me! But don’t think too highly of yourselves, for it’s not significant enough to boast about,” Decanus declared with a cold laugh.
Upon seeing that the man had arrived, Nate took a deep breath. His hands abruptly clenched, upon which rays of white light began swirling around him.
The ground slowly cracked open. From beneath it, a seven-foot longsword came into view before him. He then unclenched his hands and grabbed hold of it.
“Justice Sword?” Ezequiel promptly exclaimed following that sight.
Justice Sword of Allardland was an heirloom that had been passed down through generations since the establishment of the country.
It had always been safeguarded by the prime minister to be used to topple inept rulers and treacherous officials, thus ensuring Allardland’s infinite existence.
Because all the kings throughout history had been wise and virtuous, it had never been used.
Ezequiel knew about the existence of Justice Sword, but that was his first time laying eyes on it.
Unexpectedly, it had become a divine weapon to save Allardland at that moment.
Wielding Justice Sword, Nate stepped forward and swiftly launched a strike with it.
With this single slash of the sword, interminable light blanketed the entire place.
Justice Sword was indeed formidable.
Much like a wild horse in gallop, the grand and majestic sea of light surged forth, headed straight toward Decanus.
The world around paled, the sun and moon losing their brilliance.
Decanus’ eyes narrowed slightly. He likewise took a step forward and swung the long sword in his hand out.
At that moment, the contemptuous expression had vanished from his face.
Boom!
The sea of light was shattered in an instant, transforming into countless streaks of light that vanished without a trace.
Nate stumbled back ceaselessly, each step taking him hundreds of meters backward.
Before he had even regained his feet, Decanus had already swung out the long sword he held once again.
Boom!
In response, Nate swung Justice Sword in his hand with all his might. A glaring flash of light sparked to life.
As the two blades and sword energies collided, the entire imperial city was reduced to rubble.
Decanus’ body was instantly propelled tens of kilometers back, and the long sword in his hand shattered into countless pieces in the process.
Everyone felt a swell of elation deep within.
His sword has shattered! From the looks of it, while Prince Decanus himself has come, he’s still no match for Mr. Cordova!
Conversely, a glimmer of despair flashed across Nate’s eyes right then.
The divine totem shattered with a thunderous crash, and he collapsed to the ground, his expression frightfully grim.
He looked at Justice Sword in his hand, only to see that cracks had begun manifesting.
Soon, it shattered into pieces.
The expressions of joy that initially adorned everyone’s faces froze in place.
It was only then that they finally realized that Nate had been defeated.
Decanus, on the other hand, was unscathed, his figure reappearing before everyone once more.
In the face of him, everyone stared blankly at one another.
Even after Mr. Cordova had used Justice Sword, he still couldn’t inflict any harm on this teenager standing before him! How are we to fight this battle?
“Mr. Cordova, can you…”
Ezequiel looked at Nate, wishing to ask if he could still fight. But seeing the man’s state, he ultimately couldn’t bring himself to voice the question.
He shifted his gaze back to Inmensas. Sensing his eyes on him, the latter quickly shook his head in repudiation.
“Abbot Inmensas, can you—”
As soon as Denzel began speaking, Inmensas hastily interrupted, “Prince Denzel, I truly can’t fight anymore. It’s not that I fear death, but if I were to die, there would be no one left to guide you in understanding the holy scripture and recovering the memories of your previous life.”
Everyone fell silent. At that moment, it felt as if there was a great boulder weighing on their chests.
The dozens of experts of Allardland all went silent.
They were all trump cards of Allardland, yet their appearance amounted to no avail.
Right then, everyone fixed their gazes on Cedric since he was the crown prince.
Presently, nobody knew where Bernard had gone. Thus, Cedric had the final say over the whole of Allardland.
Cedric felt immensely pressured, but he was utterly clueless about what to do either.

Chapter 4507 Grand Protector
Decanus looked at the silent crowd, a cold smirk playing on his lips.
“Does Allardland have anyone who could fight? Send someone capable out. Are you lot looking down on me that you sent some Tom, Dick, and Harry to deal with me? Where’s your king? Send someone with some power out here.”
His words were like poisonous needles, injecting pain into every subject of Allardland.
Allardland had existed for thousands of years and boasted a population of millions, but it was then being trampled underfoot by a mere teenager, with no one daring to utter a word in protest.
“Why have the celestials, who are beyond arrogant and view all beings as mere ants, now come to show off in the insignificant Ethereal Realm? Doesn’t this mean that the celestials have fallen and could only resort to flaunting their might in some low-plane realms?”
A voice slowly echoed from the surrounding rubble. Following a series of sounds of crumbling debris, a man in tattered clothes and looking no better than a beggar rose to his feet.
The man was clad from head to toe in patched clothes. His hair was a disheveled and dry mess, laden with copious amounts of dust and obscured most of his face.
With a slightly curved wooden stick in hand, he used it to support himself as he walked out of the rubble.
Everyone’s gaze shifted to the beggar who had suddenly appeared out of nowhere.
No one recognized him. However, Kai stared at him intently.
From the beggar’s words, he knows about the existence of celestials. Yet, he doesn’t appear to be an Ethereal Realm cultivator. Perhaps he’s a celestial realm cultivator who was trapped here in by the Heaven and Earth Array during the Celestial Battle!
“Grand protector?” Nate promptly cried out, suddenly looked surprised just then.
Upon hearing the word grand protector, everyone from Allardland was taken aback. Then, they all knelt in reverence before the beggar.
Kai was somewhat startled. He quickly asked, “Why are you all kneeling, Your Highness?”
“You may not be aware of this, Mr. Chance, but this grand protector is the savior of Allardland. Even now, we have Grand Protector Hall here, built to commemorate him. Back during the Celestial Battle, Allardland suffered a devastating blow. Fortunately, a celestial lord intervened, preserving a part of the country’s foundation that we managed to develop Allardland to its current state today. Therefore, Allardland established a monastery, where we venerated the grand protector who saved us every day. Unexpectedly, the person standing before us now is him in person,” Cedric explained.
At that moment, Kai could also tell for sure that the beggar before them was indeed from the celestial realm.
However, the beggar didn’t pay any attention to the citizens of Allardland kneeling before him. Instead, his eyes were fixed intently on Kai.
Noticing that, Kai felt a bit unnerved, for he had no idea why the man was staring at him.
“D*mn, I could hardly recognize this old fart when he looks so much like a beggar now,” Vermilion Demon Lord cursed just then.
“You know this man, Mr. Vermilion?” Kai asked.
“Of course. His name is Leonidas, but everyone refers to him as Master Leonidas. I’ve met him a couple of times,” Vermilion Demon Lord replied.
“So, you’re friends with him, Mr. Vermilion?” Kai was overjoyed.
If that’s the case, I can leverage his connection with Leonidas to go up against Demon Seal Alliance!
“Friends?” Vermilion Demon Lord snorted coldly. “Is he worthy of being my friend? He’s but a piece of trash.”
Taken aback, Kai was instantly rendered speechless.
“Leonidas, I never thought you’d be in Allardland as well.”
At just that moment, Inmensas recognized the beggar before him. He quickly stepped forward and greeted the man.
Upon hearing his voice, Leonidas finally shifted his gaze away from Kai.
“Inmensas, you’re surprisingly still alive. And you couldn’t return to the celestial realm either. That’s great,” he remarked with a slight smile after laying eyes on Inmensas.
“Cut it out. You’d better take down this little brat in front of us. Otherwise, neither of us would be able to survive,” Inmensas asserted, pointing at Decanus instead of engaging in idle chatter with the man.
Chapter 4508 Defeated Too Quickly
Leonidas glanced at Decanus and gave a slight nod. “It’s just a snot-nosed kid, so it’s simple, a piece of cake.”
All the citizens of Allardland who remained kneeling on the ground were beyond excited inwardly.
Even the grand protector who once saved the whole of Allardland is here now, so there’s no way Allardland would come to harm!
Many of them were beholding that legendary figure for the very first time.
“Are you sick of living to speak of the celestials in such a manner, old fart?”
Decanus recognized Leonidas at a single glance.
“I was merely stating the truth. Even if you kill me, it won’t change the fact that the celestials have fallen!” Leonidas countered.
Decanus’ face went as black as thunder.
“You asked for this, old fart!”
The aura on him began to surge, and he launched a punch at Leonidas right away.
Despite his sword being gone, he didn’t retrieve another weapon but simply threw a punch out.
That punch caused a slight change in Leonidas’ expression. In an instant, a burst of golden light erupted from the stick in his hand, which he then jabbed at Decanus.
That seemingly ordinary wooden stick turned out to be a divine weapon in reality.
Boom!
The main road crashed thunderously, and the void trembled. The entire imperial city appeared to be on the brink of obliteration under the chaotic aura of terror.
Everyone watched with bated breath as the grand protector who had once saved Allardland fought with a mere teenager, confident that victory was in the bag.
But at the precise instant when that punch and stick collided, the surrounding area fell into an immediate silence.
The terror that had prevailed earlier seemed to have frozen in time at that very moment.
Leonidas’ stick collided with Decanus’ fist.
Under the crowd’s gazes, Leonidas’ stick began breaking. At the same time, the man’s body also started to crumble bit by bit like a stone statue.
His divine soul was suspended helplessly in mid-air right then, his face devoid of expression.
Upon witnessing that scene, the previously excited citizens of Allardland were all dumbfounded.
With just one punch, the grand protector we revere has been defeated? Isn’t this a bit too much? Worse still, Prince Decanus didn’t even use a weapon!
At that moment, they were all ashen-faced.
Inmensas gave a soft sigh. “Ah, it seems that Leonidas has been trapped for so many years, his strength has declined significantly!”
“Inmensas, it looks like we can’t return to the celestial realm together anymore!”
After Leonidas had said that, his divine soul gradually faded away.
When that happened, Infinides in Twilight Imperial City abruptly frowned.
“What’s wrong, Abbot Infinides?” Corrado asked in puzzlement.
“I need to leave for a bit, Emperor Lantz.”
After Infinides had finished speaking, his figure vanished in a flash.
Meanwhile, everyone in Allardland was enveloped in a blanket of despair.
They saw no hope, all believing that Allardland was doomed.
With even the grand protector being no match for Decanus, who of us could possibly resist him?
The whole of Allardland had seemingly lost its life force as everyone had lost their fighting spirit.
“Is this the end of Allardland?” Cedric wondered slowly, bewildered.
I’ve just ascended as the crown prince, and Allardland has come to an end! Could it be that my bad luck doomed Allardland?
“Even in the face of failure or death, when had the citizens of Allardland ever been so meek?”
Just then, Bernard’s voice echoed from the horizon.
“Father!” Cedric and Denzel cried out in unison.
Boom!
From the heart of Allardland, a terrifying aura surged skyward.
As the heavens and earth trembled, a figure materialized.
It was Bernard, clad in a long robe, his demeanor calm and composed. There wasn’t the slightest hint of Allardland’s impending doom in his bearing.
Upon seeing that him, everyone knelt down in reverence.
Bernard was the strongest expert in the whole of Allardland.
“You’re the king?” Decanus asked at the sight of the man.

Chapter 4509 Fighting Spirit
“Yes, I’m the king of Allardland here.”
Bernard gave a nod.
“So, you’ve finally shown yourself. If I kill you now, will Allardland then surrender?” Decanus asked nonchalantly.
“If I were to die, the subjects of Allardland would still exist. Could you annihilate all of us? We never had surrender in our history. Even back during the Celestial Battle, Allardland never once ceased to resist, so an insignificant Demon Seal Alliance would never be able to make us yield! Well, unless you kill all the subjects of Allardland,” Bernard replied mildly.
His words reinvigorated the once demoralized and bleak experts of Allardland. Each of them then brimmed with a renewed fighting spirit.
We can fail and even die but never surrender!
“Father, I will never surrender and dishonor our ancestors!” Cedric vowed with a resolute look in his eyes.
“Your Majesty, I will never yield either. I will lead the millions of Allardland’s subjects in continued resistance, even if it means my death!” Ezequiel similarly declared with great determination.
All the experts of Allardland had their fighting spirit reignited at that very moment.
They were no longer afraid of Decanus, their eyes blazing with murderous intent.
“Since the lot of you refuse to see reason, I see no harm in killing you all.”
Decanus snorted coldly.
This time, however, his threat failed to frighten the subjects of Allardland.
Perhaps it was Bernard’s appearance that all the subjects of Allardland were filled with fighting spirit.
“We’ll fight to the death!” the multitude of subjects of Allardland shouted in unison.
Their roar shook the heavens and echoed throughout the whole of Allardland.
At the same time, hundreds of thousands of troops from the scores of Allardland’s cities headed toward the imperial city in a grand procession.
These generals of Allardland didn’t set off because they received orders to do so. Instead, they headed toward the imperial city of their own accord.
It seemed that they had also sensed Allardland’s crisis.
Decanus looked at the crowd whose fighting spirits were high, a smirk of disdain curving his lips.
“Since you’re all so eager to meet your end, I’ll be more than happy to oblige. There’s nothing to fear about slaughtering an entire city of millions.”
In his eyes, even millions of cultivators were nothing more than insignificant ants, unworthy of concern.
After he had finished speaking, he threw a punch at Bernard. That blow was like a river flowing down from the mountains, rushing forward with unstoppable momentum.
Bernard, on the other hand, let out a cold chuckle before doing the same.
Following his punch, the heavens and earth shook.
It was clear that he was not to be trifled with either.
Boom!
Their fists collided, upon which a terrifying martial energy spread outward at lightning speed.
Both of them stumbled back at the same time.
Decanus reappeared in a ravine that had formed beneath him, having fallen back tens of kilometers.
Meanwhile, the buildings beneath Bernard had rapidly turned into rubble, and he was forced to fall back fifty kilometers away.
Upon witnessing that scene, everyone wore a solemn expression. Nonetheless, not a single person backed down.
In a mere instant, both men had returned to their original spot. It was as if they had never stumbled back at all.
“The king of Allardland isn’t that impressive at the end of the day.”
Decanus let out a cold laugh.
Bernard’s eyes narrowed slightly, his expression serious as he retorted, “Right back at you.”
“Really? I almost forgot to tell you that my fists are the worst,” Decanus said disdainfully.
Bernard chuckled. “I’ve also forgot to mention that I didn’t put any strength into that punch either!”
“In that case, let’s carry on!”
Decanus threw a punch out.
Bernard suddenly spread his palms wide. The imperial city beneath him started trembling, and countless auras below the city surged forth like a tidal wave, converging toward him.
As that happened, all the spirit beasts in the imperial city let out mournful cries. Immediately after, they fell to the ground, lifeless.
“His Majesty exhausted the auras of the imperial city’s spirit beasts. What a tremendous sacrifice,” Ezequiel couldn’t help but lament upon witnessing that scene.

Chapter 4510 The Prosperity Of Allardland
Bernard then took a step forward and likewise unleashed a punch of his own.
Boom!
That blow sent Decanus falling back fifty kilometers.
Bernard did not stop there. Instead, he blurred and reappeared before the man and threw another punch out.
Boom!
Once again, Decanus fell back fifty kilometers.
At that, everyone grew ecstatic, wishing nothing more than to jump up and down in excitement.
Even though all the spirit beasts in the imperial city had lost their lives, they had died a worthy death.
Constant streams of auras kept flowing into Bernard from all around the imperial city.
At that moment, he was not fighting alone.
He unleashed a torrential onslaught on Decanus, seeking vengeance for the deceased subjects of Allardland and also to restore the country’s honor, proving that Allardland was no easy prey.
His assault was brutal and decisive. But despite Decanus’ retreat, there wasn’t a hint of panic in his demeanor. On the contrary, he dodged Bernard’s attacks with an air of calm composure.
Kai noticed that, and a slight frown creased his forehead, his face reflecting a hint of worry.
Although it appeared that Bernard had the upper hand, while Decanus steadily retreated, there was no sign of panic on the latter’s face.
Moreover, he did not draw any weapons. Kai did not believe that the only one he had was that long sword.
Boom!
Accompanied by a tremendous bang, the force from countless punches forced Decanus to fall back a few hundred kilometers.
Despite the terrifying might of Bernard’s attacks each time, Decanus remained unscathed.
“Looks like it’s high time I had some fun with you!”
After Decanus had said that, a long sword suddenly appeared in his hand.
Astonishingly, it was identical to the one that had shattered previously.
“Kill!”
Decanus then brought the long sword down.
The terrifying light from the blade headed straight toward Bernard.
Bernard dared not let his guard down. All he could do was clench his hands and channel countless auras into himself before throwing a punch out to counter it.
This time, he exerted every ounce of his strength.
After all, the fact that Decanus was using a weapon meant that he was giving it his all.
Boom!
The moment the light from the long sword collided with the force from the punch, Bernard’s expression changed drastically.
His punch was abruptly shattered, and the light struck him.
He was promptly flung backward, the aura within him instantly dissipating.
At the same time, the auras of the spirit beasts in the imperial city had also vanished.
Decanus didn’t stop there but swung his long sword out once again.
Boom!
Another strike was unleashed, and it found its target on Bernard once again.
Following that, the spirit beast auras that had been gathered within Bernard vanished completely.
Upon witnessing that scene, everyone was instantly dumbfounded.
The contrast was simply too stark.
Just moments ago, Bernard had used the auras of the spirit beasts in the imperial city to force Decanus into a constant retreat.
But in just the blink of an eye, the latter had become incredibly formidable.
The scales of victory and defeat had tipped too quickly.
Bernard landed heavily on the ground in front of everyone, his wounds starting to bleed profusely. His face was also terribly grim.
Everyone looked at him, unsure of what to say or how to comfort him.
“Even you aren’t his match, Your Majesty?” Kai asked, his gaze fixed on the man.
Bernard shook his head. “No. This teenager before us is terrifyingly powerful. To possess such strength at his tender age, he’s likely not a cultivator from Ethereal Realm.”
After all, the cosmos was home to thousands of realms. Ethereal Realm was merely an insignificant spiritual energy cultivation realm among them.
“If there’s no other way, Your Majesty, you could consider using the ancestral secret technique and harness Allardland’s prosperity. There might still be a chance!” Ezequiel suggested to Bernard.
“No, I couldn’t possibly. The prosperity of Allardland isn’t mine. How could I just absorb it recklessly? Without it, Allardland likely wouldn’t be able to hold out for long.”
Bernard shook his head.
No sooner had he finished speaking than a thunderous noise rang out from every corner of the imperial city.
On the heels of that, hundreds of thousands of troops swarmed in. Each soldier of Allardland wore silver helmets and golden armor, their countless auras permeating the air above the imperial city.