Chapter 989: Sword Reflects The Long River (1)
"Two breaths' time? Very well!" Sovereign Zhen Guang's face broke into a smile. "I can't hold off Sovereign Qing Ling for long, but I can certainly manage for just two breaths."
He had envisioned this scenario countless times and determined that he would most likely be the first Sovereign to arrive. This certainty was the very reason he had decided to act on his own.
As long as he reached the site first, it mattered little if he failed to claim the ore mountain or if Sovereigns from other factions came to seize it. All he needed to do was lay down arrays and defend it for a short period. As Sovereigns of Space, reinforcements could arrive swiftly.
Damn you, Qing Ling. I may not be able to stop you, but Ming Jian can. Zhen Guang thought to himself.
He had witnessed Ming Jian effortlessly defeat Heng Yang in battle without wielding a Xiantian artifact.
Moreover, in Zhen Guang's estimation, Ming Jian had only been cultivating for 30,000 years at that time. Now, after nearly 100,000 years of cultivation, with his unparalleled talent, his power must be even more formidable.
This gave Zhen Guang the confidence to take such a risk. Even in the worst-case scenario, he knew someone would have his back.
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Though it might seem to unfold slowly in the telling, in reality, the Sovereigns communicated at lightning speed.
The moment Sovereign Qing Ling appeared, Zhen Guang had called for aid. Within two breaths, the five Sovereigns of the Eternal Sun Immortal World had assembled. Another breath later, they completed their brief exchange, and Wu Yuan and Bei You decided to head out.
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