A World Worth Protecting

Chapter 359: The Eternal Fortress Reigns!

The moment w.a.n.g Baole spoke, all the live stream viewers from the Federation were taken aback. That was because, at that moment, the base that w.a.n.g Baole had constructed in the form of a gigantic block suddenly underwent a shocking transformation.

The block seemed to have been cut horizontally into layers. However, taking a closer look, perhaps it was already constructed layer by layer, just that it wasn’t the focus of people’s attention; its overall appearance making one think that it was a solid block.

With the appearance of the layers, it could be seen that the top-most layer was like a cover that was being lifted backwards. Looking at it from afar, the block seemed to have become a book, and the layer that was lifted was its cover.

This was the essence of w.a.n.g Baole’s design, the unique feature of the Eternal Fortress!

What he had constructed was indeed a book!

With the cover of the book lifted, the first page was revealed. At that instant, everyone from the Federation who was watching the live stream realized, surprisingly, that it wasn’t words that had appeared on the first page, but rather rows of Baole Cannons!

At one glance, the first page of the zone’s stronghold, which was in the form of a book, was covered densely by a thousand Baole Cannons. Right now, as they all came into view at once, a shockingly loud boom was produced!

As the noise reverberated, light rays instantly appeared above w.a.n.g Baole, as if they were occupying the sky, towards the incoming Beast Tide that was roaring as they approached.

The frightening loud boom instantly shook the heavens and earth, and as the Baole Cannons fired all at once, the ground appeared to be on the brink of cracking apart. The cries of the countless ferocious beasts were instantly drowned out as their bodies were visibly pierced and broken apart. As their flesh and blood splattered in all directions, an invisible big hand seemed to have descended from the skies, crus.h.i.+ng everything and destroying them!

The loud noise frightened the other candidates in the other zones most, resulting in a sense of fear gripping them just as they were in the process of resisting the Beast Tide. They couldn’t help but look towards w.a.n.g Baole.

Even before they could react, the Baole Cannons fired in unison for the second and third time!

The noise was even louder, the power even stronger, and the level of lethality was increased significantly. Whatever was happening made everyone from the Federation who was watching the live stream hold their breaths, as the force by which w.a.n.g Baole’s stronghold had erupted was beyond their wildest imagination.

However, the military, as well as those who were familiar with the Baole Cannon, knew that even though the force of the collective firing was large, and could, to a certain extent, last longer than the Fire G.o.d Cannons, it was nowhere near being limitless.

Resources were secondary. What was more important was that every time the Baole Cannons were fired, damage would occur. Therefore, other than having to prepare more Baole Cannons, more maintenance specialists had to be hired as well.

Even though they saw the thousand puppets from w.a.n.g Baole, they still felt that it was a challenging task. Li Yi and Kong Dao quickly calmed down from their shock, having reached the same conclusion.

He’s just acting tough and won’t last! Li Yi sneered, seeing that after the sixth firing, the Baole Cannons were already glowing red. She laughed, and was about to watch w.a.n.g Baole make a fool of himself, but at that moment…

w.a.n.g Baole, who was standing just beside his stronghold, revealed a glow in his eyes. He knew that whether his Eternal Fortress had been appropriately named would depend on his following decisions, and on whether the processes of construction and continual perfection would succeed!

It has been proven theoretically many times… Now, it’s time to see whether it actually works!

w.a.n.g Baole took a deep breath, and raised his right hand seals, pointing towards the stronghold as he fully activated the stronghold so that it was up and running!

“Turn the pages!”

The moment he spoke, the seals were activated. Instantly, the book-like stronghold vibrated, and the first page of it, which was filled with a thousand Baole Cannons, was swiftly lifted as if it was really a page of a book. After turning over, it landed, revealing the second page!

On the second page, another thousand Baole Cannons were revealed. They fired in unison again, creating a loud bang that continued to shock the heavens and earth. Soon, the second page was lifted, revealing the third, fourth, and fifth page…

Every page until the eleventh page was filled with a thousand Baole Cannons. Every time the cannons appeared, they fired in unison, in an astonis.h.i.+ng force that covered a large area!

Immediately, a huge contrast was seen between w.a.n.g Baole and the other resisting candidates on the battleground. It was clear that even if the other candidates fired in unison, they still needed to pause and recuperate. However, for w.a.n.g Baole, from the beginning until now, he had already fired the cannons in unison over seventy times, but still showed no signs of stopping. He even gave people the impression that he could fire the cannons continuously!

That was especially so as the Beast Tide in front of w.a.n.g Baole was on the brink of collapse. In their horror and fear, the ferocious beasts dared not near the area around w.a.n.g Baole’s zone, and could only dash towards other areas. That compounded the pressure on the other candidates, as if applying salt on a wound.

The contrast and the deafening sound produced from the unison firing instantly shocked the people from the Federation. Gasps of shock could be heard coming continuously from the households, and even the military was taken aback. The Governor from Martian Colony was also surprised.

“Every page is filled with thousands of Baole Cannons. This is already the eleventh page. How could he possess so many Baole Cannons… That’s over ten thousand of them!” Even though he was the creator of the Baole Cannon, it still requires an unimaginable amount of resources to construct them… That was definitely out of reach for a mere Foundation Establishment realm cultivator!

“Something’s not right… Look, of the Baole Cannons that appeared in the later pages, many of them have been used before… I remember one of them was damaged on the exterior cover, and it appeared again on the third page!”

“I understand now… There aren’t ten thousand Baole Cannons. In reality, there could only be just over two thousand of them. They were all made and reconstructed from whatever w.a.n.g Baole ravaged from the other candidates! The real mystery lay in the stronghold!”

“Every time a page is flipped, a process of repair and reconstruction occurs. His stronghold must definitely harness a formidable ability to restore the Baole Cannons, such that it’s instant, allowing the Baole Cannons to reappear with every page that’s flipped so that they can be continuously reused…”

As more people gained a brief insight as to what was going on, they grew even before shocked than before. The design of w.a.n.g Baole’s stronghold evoked strong emotions in them.

To them, the essence of the design lay in the ability to repair and reconstruct swiftly. This way, it could allow the stronghold to fire the cannons in unison, in a seemingly unlimited fas.h.i.+on, as long as there were sufficient resources!

The giant tree stayed silent as it watched the book turn onto its fifteenth page but still not show any signs of stopping. He sighed as he looked at the stronghold that was in the process of unison firing, as well as the exhilarated w.a.n.g Baole.

This was indeed something he had never imagined. Even though he saw the blueprint previously, he never thought that it would come to fruition.

As for the Martian Colony Governor standing on the side, a bizarre look appeared on her face, as she spoke softly in a low voice.

So… This is the Eternal Fortress… It does live up to its name! However, I am curious to know whether there are other surprising features of this Eternal Fortress! After thinking about it, the Martian Colony Governor immediately activated her hand seals and the Great Martian Array Formation.

Seeing that he had the capability to resist the current Beast Tide, w.a.n.g Baole was delighted. He had even set his eyes on the other candidates, waiting for the moment when they could no longer hold on, which was when he would ravage their territories.

The thought had just popped into his head, and his delight hadn’t even coursed through all the veins in his body when a loud boom emerged from the Divine Armament Catacombs once again. The seventh Beast Tide had begun, more powerful than before as it involved even more beasts. That made one of the candidates, who was already having difficulties resisting the Beast Tide, curl under the immense pressure and choose to give up immediately.

That candidate was from the Senate. Even though the candidate felt indignant, he was helpless. After his elimination, there were only three candidates left!

They were w.a.n.g Baole, Kong Dao, and Li Yi!

It could be said that the moment that determined who the losers and winners were had suddenly arrived. That caused w.a.n.g Baole’s eyes to widen immediately.

So sudden!

Why do I feel that it is being done on purpose? w.a.n.g Baole took a deep breath, especially after noticing that in the seventh Beast Tide, a two hundred foot tall giant had appeared, one that looked without care or concern for his Baole Cannons. He was like a piece of armor, resisting the Baole Cannons, leading the large beast crowd as it charged at high speed towards w.a.n.g Baole. w.a.n.g Baole shuddered, hyperventilating at what he saw.

“Second transformation of the Eternal Fortress!” With crisis looming, w.a.n.g Baole roared, activating his hand seals yet again!