pjbooks Chapter 142 The Main Gate Will Open, the Bronze Gatekeeper
Chapter 142 The Main Gate Will Open, the Bronze Gatekeeper
Deep within the main star gate, the second anchor point lit up.
That dark blue anchor mark was originally just a tiny glimmer of light embedded in the silvery-white primordial tide.
But after the horde of insects at the gate was suppressed and the core of the main eye was swallowed up by Lin Yuan from a distance, it seemed to have completely confirmed a certain direction, and the light suddenly stabilized.
Inside the silvery-white main star gate, concentric rings of tides were dyed with a ghostly blue light.
It started as just a wisp.
Then came a piece.
Then, the entire main star gate crack that stretched across the sky seemed to be gently pried open by some kind of will behind the gate.
boom--
A deep rumble came from the sky.
That sound wasn't thunder.
It's not a formation.
It was like an enormous door, being slowly pushed open from the other side.
Inside Longyuan City, countless people looked up at the same time.
Deep within the silvery-white crack of the main star gate, the dark blue pattern actually tripled in size in just a few breaths.
Like a cold wound, lying across the sky.
Top floor of the Stargate Observatory.
All the observers turned pale.
The compass vibrated wildly.
The silver pointer spun wildly in circles before finally nailing down on the area representing the deep tides of the main star gate.
"Second anchor stability skyrockets!"
"Thirty percent... forty percent... fifty percent!"
"Tidal shift has occurred!"
"Abnormal backflow in the energy array path outside the main star gate!"
"The second anchor is pulling on the main stargate!"
The white-haired mentor's face was ashen as he stared intently at the compass.
"Block the data."
"Report to Marquis Zhenxing."
"Activate the highest alert level."
A young observer's voice trembled:
"Mentor, is this a top alert?"
The white-haired mentor suddenly turned around, his gaze making the person tremble.
"Didn't you see it?"
"That thing wasn't a test."
"It's trying to pry open the door!"
The next moment, the observatory bell rang loudly.
A sound.
Two sounds.
Third tone.
Nine sounds rang out in succession.
Highest level stargate alarm.
The entire city of Longyuan trembled with the sound of the bells.
On the streets, ordinary residents, their faces pale, were being guided by the Zhenxing Army into underground refuge areas.
All colleges and departments of the university were closed.
The Resource Institute, Cultivation Tower, and Star Source Pool are completely closed to the public.
All energy supply was diverted to the main star gate defense line.
The outer ring defense line of the Zhenxing Army is fully illuminated.
One after another, star-patterned turrets rose up.
The black-armored soldiers stepped onto the city wall, their swords drawn and their bows and crossbows nocked.
This is no longer ordinary vigilance.
This is a state of war.
……
Zhenxing Army Main Fortress.
Zhou Xuanheng stood on a high place, looking up at the dark blue cracks in the sky.
For the first time, the composure he had shown upon arrival was gone from his face.
A swarm of door-hole insects is not an attack.
It's just positioning.
He had already understood this judgment.
What truly calmed him down was that even though the main core of the gate was intercepted, the second anchor still completed its mission.
It found the general direction of the lock mark.
The tidal stability point of the Longyuan main star gate was also confirmed.
Now, the second anchor is starting to exert its force.
This is not the kind of circuitous route used in the old ring array of the White Tower.
Instead, it was nailed directly to the main star gate.
Zhou Xuanheng slowly opened his mouth:
"Can the Star Law Array suppress it?"
The deputy envoy beside him had a solemn expression:
"It can only be delayed."
"The second anchor has already resonated with the deep tides of the main star gate."
"Forcibly removing it may cause a tidal backlash from the main star gate."
Zhou Xuanheng's eyes grew even colder.
"The General Administration's Star Cruiser has been deployed to the defense array."
"The Star Law Domain extends to the outer ring of the main star gate."
"All Star Guardians, move into combat positions."
The deputy envoy of the star patrol immediately lowered his head.
"yes!"
The silver-black starship hovered below the outer ring of the main stargate.
On both sides of the ship, the nine-star pattern lit up simultaneously.
Lines of silver and black energy spread out from the ship's hull, connecting with the original defensive array of the Zhenxing Army.
Above Longyuan City, silver-white array light intertwined with silver-black star patterns, like a giant net attempting to trap that dark blue anchor mark.
But the anchor mark only trembled slightly.
The entire net then emitted a teeth-grinding pulling sound.
Zhou Xuanheng's eyes darkened.
"Behind it are not ordinary disciples."
Marquis Zhenxing stood beside him, his black armor cold and imposing.
I told you last night.
"This is the sect leader."
Zhou Xuanheng did not refute.
He finally realized that the situation in Longyuan City was more serious than he had predicted before he arrived.
The death of Qin Xuanxiao, the blood-faced ancient cultivator, Lin Xiaoya's locked door seal, and the blood calamity of the White Pagoda.
These are all just the surface.
The real core issue is that the sect leader has already set his sights on the Dragon Abyss Main Star Sect.
Moreover, it is no longer satisfied with taking detours.
It needs to open the main door.
……
Temporary council chamber of the elders.
All the projections lit up.
This time, however, no one argued about who should take over or who should be held accountable.
The cracks in the main star gate in the sky have widened.
All power struggles seem laughable in the face of a real catastrophe.
An elder's voice tightened:
"What would be the consequences if the main portal were pried open?"
The white-haired instructor at the Stargate Observatory said in a deep voice:
"At best, the main star gate's tides will become unbalanced, and 30% of the source energy arrays in Dragon Abyss City will be paralyzed."
"In severe cases, a projection will appear behind the door."
"If the two anchors are fully formed, and there is a high-level gate on the opposite side that allows someone to descend using these anchors..."
He paused.
"Dragon Abyss City will enter the main gate battle."
The main gate battle.
After those three words were spoken, everyone in the conference room fell silent.
Even a crack in a regular black gate can be blocked by the Zhenxing Army.
Small-scale stargate riots can be suppressed by the Zhenjiang realm.
The arrival of disciples from the Commander Realm is only a localized conflict.
But the main goal is different.
That means the entire main stargate could become a battlefield.
This means that the city defenses, academies, resource institutes, Zhenxing Army, and the four major families of Longyuan City will all be involved.
No one can remain uninvolved.
Gu Changye sat in the corner, writing with his head down.
The two anchors are stable.
Countdown to the abnormal opening of the main star gate.
Longyuan City has entered a state of war.
He paused here, looking up at the projection in the sky.
There was no fear in his eyes.
Instead, there was an almost pathological excitement.
"finally."
He said in a low voice.
A subordinate of the Sky Patrol Division standing nearby turned pale:
"Sir, finally what?"
Gu Changye smiled.
"Finally, it's not just a small-scale operation anymore."
……
Starry Courtyard.
Lin Xiaoya was awakened by the nine alarm sounds.
She sat on the bed, her face a little pale.
The white lock pattern on his forehead lit up uncontrollably for a moment.
She looked up at the window.
Although separated by the roof, she could almost see the dark blue crack in the sky.
Those are not the eyes in the White Pagoda dream.
It's not like those tiny, densely packed peeping insects.
It is a greater form of oppression.
It was as if the entire sky was being held down by a hand reaching out from behind the door.
Lin Xiaoya whispered:
"elder brother……"
Lin Yuan stood in the courtyard, looking up at the main star gate.
"Um."
"Has it come again?"
"It's not quite over yet."
"Will it come?"
"meeting."
Lin Xiaoya was silent for a moment.
She didn't immediately tremble with fear like she used to.
Instead, he slowly raised his hand and pressed it against the white lock line on his forehead.
She could feel the lock seal was getting slightly warm.
The door is moving.
The lock will wake up naturally.
She whispered:
"Brother, I can feel that nail being driven into the door."
Lin Yuan looked up at the sky.
"Um."
"Can I help?"
Lin Yuan withdrew his gaze and glanced at her.
"Not now."
Why?
"Too weak."
Lin Xiaoya's face immediately fell a little.
That's very direct.
But she knew her brother was telling the truth.
She can only lock one peephole now.
Even after locking it, you'll still feel very tired.
That main star gate in the sky is too big.
It's not something she can close right now.
Lin Yuandao:
"practice."
Lin Xiaoya nodded vigorously.
"Um."
She didn't ask again if it was dangerous.
Because she already knew.
Danger is definitely coming.
All she could do was practice making the lock more secure before the real danger arrived.
……
Stargate Observatory.
The observation compass at the highest level suddenly emitted a piercing buzzing sound.
The white-haired mentor suddenly looked up.
In the center of the compass, a blurry shadow appeared amidst the light of the two dark blue anchors.
It started as just a door.
A bronze door.
It stands deep within the main star gate.
The door is mottled and covered with rust.
The door knocker resembled a beast's head, with eerie blue flames burning in its eye sockets.
Then, the bronze door slowly opened a crack.
Behind the crack in the door, a tall bronze shadow slowly emerged.
It is not like a living being of flesh and blood.
It resembles a human figure pieced together from bronze door panels and the shadow behind them.
He was a hundred feet tall.
The shoulder armor resembled a door lintel.
A dark blue eyepiece was set in his chest.
It held a giant bronze halberd in one hand.
His other hand was pressed against the door frame, as if he was squeezing out of the door into reality.
The observation compass suddenly burst out with a blinding red light.
"A projection has appeared behind the high-level door!"
"Strength assessment in progress!"
"Late stage of being granted the title of Marquis!"
"No, it's rising!"
"If the two anchors arrive completely, we may be close to becoming kings in a short period of time!"
The entire top floor of the observatory was deathly silent.
Half a step to becoming a king.
Even a brief approach is enough to make the entire Dragon Abyss City breathless.
The white-haired mentor's lips were pale.
"It is not the sect leader's true form."
"He is a shadow general under the sect leader."
"Report this immediately."
"Countdown to the abnormal opening of the main star gate - three days."
"If the two anchors cannot be destroyed within three days, it will descend through the crack in the main star gate!"
……
above the sky.
The bronze gate was finally seen by the entire city of Longyuan.
It stands deep within the main star gate.
Looking down at the entire city through the silvery cracks.
Although it hadn't fully arrived yet, the cold, ancient, and heavy pressure from behind the door had already been transmitted down through the two anchors.
Countless people turned pale.
Ordinary residents didn't dare to look up.
Many low-level martial artists felt their legs go weak and their minds waver after just one glance.
The war drums of the Zhenxing Army sounded.
One sound after another.
Zhou Xuanheng rose into the air, and the Star Law Domain unfolded behind him.
Silver-black regular lines spread across the night sky, attempting to block the view from the bronze door's shadow.
Marquis Zhenxing also drew his sword.
Black blades flashed skyward.
Several elders of the Elder Council, all of whom held the rank of Marquis, also appeared, their faces solemn as they looked toward the main star gate.
Even so, the bronze gate figure still simply looked down at them.
They did not act immediately.
There was no roaring.
It simply opened its mouth slowly.
The sound was like the friction of bronze door hinges, or like the pronouncements coming from behind the gates.
"Those who are pure in their ways."
The air in the entire Longyuan City suddenly turned cold.
In the small courtyard of the Star Kingdom, the white lock pattern on Lin Xiaoya's forehead suddenly lit up.
The bronze door shadow continued:
"The Gate Swallower".
Lin Yuan looked up, his expression calm.
The dark blue eye on the chest of the bronze door figure slowly rotated.
It's as if a certain direction has been locked through the entire main star gate.
"The sect leader is aware of this."
Just four words.
But this plunged the entire Longyuan City into a deathly silence.
The sect leader is aware of this.
It knew that the Cleansing Gate Master was here.
They know the Gate Eater is here.
I also know that the Dragon Abyss Main Star Gate is located here.
Zhou Xuanheng's face darkened completely.
He finally realized that what he was about to take over was not an ordinary local anomaly.
Instead, it was a crisis of the main sect whose coordinates had already been memorized by the sect master himself.
Marquis Zhenxing gripped his battle sword tightly and said in a deep voice:
"Prepare for the main battle."
The elders were terrified.
The four major families were shaken.
Gu Changye stood atop the tower, gazing at the bronze gate, his fingers trembling slightly with excitement.
He wrote heavily in his notebook:
Bronze Goalkeeper.
It begins in the later stages of being granted the title of Marquis.
With the arrival of the two anchors, one can take a step closer to becoming king.
Three days later, the main gate opened.
He smiled after he finished writing.
"Lin Yuan".
"This meal is quite large."
……
Starry Courtyard.
Lin Yuan looked at the bronze gate silhouette in the sky.
The system prompt appeared silently.
[High-order door projection detected]
[Target: Bronze Goalkeeper]
[Current Strength: Late Stage of the Marquis Rank]
[Estimated strength after the two anchors are fully formed: Half a step towards becoming the king]
If the process of absorption and refinement is successful, it can significantly boost the node by 800,000 times.
Lin Yuan looked at the prompt, and his eyes finally moved.
Later in the period of being enfeoffed as a marquis.
Half a step to becoming a king.
This is more significant than the worm.
It's much better than the few remaining fragments of the White Pagoda's gate.
Within his body, the Extreme Dao Star Furnace slowly rotated.
After 745,000, ordinary energy could hardly propel him forward.
But this bronze gatekeeper in front of us is just right.
Lin Yuan said in a low voice:
"This meal."
"That should be close enough."
Lin Xiaoya stood beside him, looking up at the giant bronze shadow in the sky.
She was a little scared.
But this time, she did not back down.
She simply tugged at Lin Yuan's sleeve.
"elder brother."
"Um."
"Will it really come down in three days?"
Lin Yuan looked at the main star gate.
The bronze gatekeeper slowly raised the giant halberd in his hand.
The halberd tip pointed towards Longyuan City.
A cold voice once again echoed throughout the city.
"Three days later."
"The main gate is open."
Lin Yuan said calmly:
"meeting."
Lin Xiaoya asked in a low voice:
"What should we do then?"
Lin Yuan looked at the bronze gatekeeper in the sky.
It's like looking at a meal that's been delivered to you, but you still have to wait three days before the meal is officially served.
"Wait for it to come down."
The night breeze blows through the small courtyard of the stars.
Above the sky, two dark blue anchors slowly rotated.
Three days to go.
Officially begin.