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Chapter 377: The Fabled Battle

Under situations like this, resources are required to fuel further scientific and technological growth The North – who had always stood at the forefront of human innovation – was the most adamant about interstellar expansion

However, since that time, when the universe had been carved out in to the Alliances, external groas no longer an option So the North turned inward It becah resources could acco resource-rich planets were under the control of the East and West Though the West was not on par with the North technologically, their disparity wasn’t huge The East took up the inferior position due to the fact that it had always been that way

So, in order to secure ether they undertook several actions against the East, even going so far as to enact an economic blockade All of this was just a ploy for the North to take what rightfully belonged to the East 1

As the East struggled to deal with the aggression, one figure arose to stand against their foes He appeared frohts the North had lost three of their top commanders in the field After a month, three Bastion commanders were inexplicably found slain

Because the West had never directly become involved in the conflict, none of their people died However, there was a very public display pole outside of the congressional building Luckily he hadn’t been hung by the neck, so he survived

This enraged both the North and West They dispatched their strongest Adepts to find theThis ed these adepts directly

The fight took place on a distant planet Five Paragons of the ti the Pontiff of that era All of theet back home, but died fron coe Only twenty returned

The West and North called it D-Day 2 It was a great edy, and all of it was at the hands of one ht, the East’s attackers had far greater nus were different Since then, the East has enjoyed the advantage in regards to powerful Adepts

Although Jue Di, the God-King, was never as faons – he was nonetheless the strongest hu time, Jue Di’s name was a curse No one dared speak it In the end, the West and North dismantled their blockade They even paid restitution for the dah he would reee in situations of dire need Even today, the North wouldn’t dare encroach upon Eastern land without confirmation of Jue Di’s death The Eastern Alliance had taken the opportunity, after Jue Di’s actions, to put all their effort in to strengthening the country Now both the West and North had to acknowledge the East’s power

This hy the two Archangels reacted so dramatically to the naeyman, only real and deadly Neither of theo, but they’d heard stories With nothing but his own abilities, the God-King defeated the strongest Adepts of the day

The current Pontiff had been there, however, though he was a Cardinal at the time He was one of three from the Pontiff’s Citadel to return When information about Jue Di and the battle were recorded in the Citadel’s annals, there was only one word he needed to write; invincible Since that day he never again spoke of Jue or the things he’d seen Clearly it left a deep and lasting mark on his psyche

“No… that’s ier froone, replaced with fear

Uriel sht and dark, with the ability to draw things in… that sounds a whole lot like a Taiji Master Whoever this is, isn’t Jue Di… but they could be one of his disciples”

Gabriel’s brows furrowed “Why would they want to come after us? Did we offend him in some way?”

“I’m also interested to knohy this is,” Uriel mused “If ant to discover who these people are, then the first step ame, there must be a reason for all of it Othere likely wouldn’t have been the target But the more I think about it, the less certain I am of where they caents from the North The East, ere just in the Avenue and the Pontiff took pains to show goodwill They have their own proble the Clairvoyant’s retreat He likely won’t coht say the Avenue is a real powerhouse with their four Paragons But the two Paragons together couldn’t us are not weak, but are further down the power rankings from the Pontiff Anyway, if they were interested in power than the Conclave would likely be their first target”

Gabriel pondered for a on, wasn’t he? He belonged to that organization…”