After his words, Oswald flew towards Mortimer, taking the initial step towards the beginning of this fight that would go down in regional history in a very short time.
He immediately activated his innate ability to fly at the enemy leader, making several people on the battlefield feel bad for his mere presence there.
But this was not Mortimer's first time facing Oswald, so this man soon began to act as well, trying to direct that opponent to a position far away from his allies.
Oswald's ability was annoying to counter-attack. No matter how strong he was, Mortimer could not lessen the effect of such a thing on his allies unless he drove Minos' grandfather away from the battlefield.
Besides, anything he did would be futile since Oswald did not even need to concentrate on using it. Furthermore, considering the differences in powers between the two, it would not be easy to take him down.
As his ability could weaken and even knock out people weaker than him, it was hazardous for the members of the Saints Killing Sect to have Oswald near them.
Mortimer promptly began to attack Minos' grandfather to make this man fly to higher and higher elevations while his men slowly began to act.
Minos' side also did not delay, and soon after the two main cultivators in the area began their clash, experts from that group flew toward their opponents of equivalent levels.
The Saints Killing Sect's group was relatively stronger than Minos'. They had more people and, on average, the level of these people was higher.
But Minos' group had this individual who had already released one of the black holes from one of those six mirrored devices waiting to be used.
Minos did not immediately want to use the Black Hole Bomb. That was because, at this point in the battle, the enemies were vigilant and had spatial advantages to evade the effects of such a weapon.
Since he did not like wasting resources, Emperor Stuart was already manipulating such a black hole while moving around the surroundings.
Most of them were too strong for him to try to act, so Minos teamed up with other low and mid-level fighters to take on the enemies together.
"Let's stick to our previous plans. Get these people devoured by the black hole." Minos said as he could already see that Gavin had disappeared from their vicinity, along with the high-level warriors in that group.
Most of those people heard this and accepted Minos' orders, as this strategy was simple and had proven very effective over the past few days.
Only Lance did not like this, as he felt he was only working to glorify Minos by accepting such a thing.
'If I get a chance, I'll show what someone capable can do with my family's arrays!' This blond fellow thought to himself, determined to stand out in this battle to stop being overshadowed by Minos.
Just like that, the battle in that mountainous area full of floating islands in the region dominated by the Saints Killing Sect began.
Soon, dozens of Soul Avatars were activated in the surroundings. Many high-level techniques were released against opponents, creating a chaotic but fantastic scene there.
Now and then, gigantic energy blades would cut from one side of the battlefield to the other, injuring opponents and sometimes ending lives. But at other times, these attacks would miss their targets and strike the surrounding terrain.
One of the floating islands in the area, about 300 square meters in size, was one of the first victims of this battle, having been broken in half by a remnant attack from these warriors.
Spiritual Saints could cut through floating islands as easily as a level 0 human could cut through bread.
Therefore, battles involving people at this level were highly destructive, capable of destroying mountains and cities in the blink of an eye.
"Ahhhhhhhhhh!"
"Kill everyone in your path!"
Boom!
Swooish!
"Ahhhhh! Show the worms what they deserve!"
Shouts and sounds of the most varied kinds spread over a space of tens of cubic meters. At the same time, the temperature there increased significantly, with everyone showing their most extraordinary prowess at the beginning of the fight.
Dark Sea!
Minos activated his soul ability, causing a sea of darkness to spread to his surroundings, covering his black hole and many of his allies.
In doing so, Minos promptly controlled his ability not to affect his allies as they moved in tandem toward the enemies.
Even stronger enemies than Minos could feel it challenging to battle within space under the effect of this ability. They would not turn on each other, as this emperor had done in the past. But would see worse and be slower in the fight because of it.
Meanwhile, he was using the Devouring Art to keep his strength at its peak while weakening the weaker enemies on that battlefield.
Chaotic Gravity: Attraction!
He was acting against a level 76 enemy Spiritual Saint, someone he usually could not affect, but now he could due to the circumstances.
That person was pressured by the Devouring Art, Dark Sea, and 2 Spiritual Saints from the Gray Clouds Sect.
In this situation, he was already too focused on mentally defending himself and protecting his skin from enemy blows to worry about Minos.
He could change his focus, but the moment he changed it, he would face calamity. He would either be overwhelmed by the mental actions of his opponents, fall into Minos' black hole, or suffer the physical blows of a level 74 Spiritual Saint.
At worst, he could end up suffering from all three possible paths. So he was in a challenging situation at the moment!
"Damn it!"
...
While Minos was fighting alongside his weaker companions, Gavin had just teleported to where his father was.
Appearing 10 meters behind this individual, Gavin wasted no time playing games and went straight for this man's death.
He knew he would have to face everyone from the Saints Killing Sect in this place if he was not quick. Thus, he did his best to hit that man at the first sign that he could act.
He flew with a weapon in one of his hands while the circumferences in his eyes flashed, circling in opposite directions from each other.
"Old man, today will be the day of your death!" Gavin shouted as he moved in such a way as to decapitate his father's head.
But as much as the difference in level between the two was not so great in this man's favor that Gavin was not a risk to his life, this man had exceptional skills and was not nervous.
"Gavin, you are a disappointment to the Rowse family." That man said as he turned on his back and the circumferences around his pupils glowed brightly.
Switch!
Just as he was about to be hit, that man suddenly disappeared. At the same time, another cultivator from the surrounding area appeared in his place.
"Damn it!" Such a person, a family member of Gavin, found himself in the patriarch Rowse's place and trembled in fear.
Swooish!
But with no time to react, he met his end, losing his head to Gavin's relentless attack.
"Gotcha!" That experienced man acted again, reappearing in place of that body as he struck out in the direction of his son.
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