# 1329
Chapter 1329: Heading to Rendezvous
Yang Jian grasped his bloodstained Three-Pointed Double-Edged Blade and descended slowly from the sky. His gaze swept across Sun Wukong as he spoke calmly:
"You've killed two Chief Gods and four Lesser Gods... Looks like this time, we're even."
Yang Jian and Sun Wukong had each fought alone in the red-brick labyrinth, and despite enduring multiple fierce battles and being covered in wounds, the killing intent emanating from their bodies only grew stronger.
The Queen Mother of the West did not immediately answer Zuo Qing's question. She simply stared silently at the scattered temples in the distance and the towering, cloud-piercing sacred mountain, as if deep in thought.
BOOM——!!!
Just then, a blinding flare of fire exploded from the edge of the horizon. The thunderous explosion caused the earth of Asgard to tremble slightly.
Countless Norse gods who had been rushing toward Bifröst suddenly changed direction, flying toward where the flames erupted—as if a terrifying outbreak of divine power was exploding from the depths of Asgard!
"What's going on?"
Master Chen rubbed his beard, speaking in bewilderment, "Is Asgard in the middle of a civil war right now?"
"This doesn't look like a civil war..." Zuo Qing's eyes narrowed slightly. He could vaguely make out several figures fighting and darting through the flames.
Suddenly, Zuo Qing froze. He reached into his chest and pulled out that pixelated walkie-talkie, now covered in cracks.
Before everyone's eyes, the walkie-talkie dissolved into scattered pixels, automatically dispersing and then reassembling piece by piece in his hands. In just five or six seconds, it had returned to its original form.
"Jinian?" Zuo Qing's eyes lit up.
Static static static...
After the noisy interference, a girl's voice came through from the other end of the walkie-talkie:
"Hello? Hello? Hello? Are you there?"
Jinian's familiar and lively voice immediately drew everyone's attention. Zuo Qing quickly pressed the walkie-talkie button:
"This is Zuo Qing. Jinian, can you hear me?"
Half a second later, the voice on the other end spoke again: "I can hear you. Looks like it's really fixed... Holy shit!! Some sneaky bastard ambushed me!! I..."
BOOM BOOM BOOM——!!
Successive explosions came from the other side of the walkie-talkie. Faintly, one could also hear the furious roars of Norse gods and Jinian's cursing gradually drowned out by the deafening cannon barrage.
The Human Apexes' expressions changed.
"What's the situation? Where is she?" Guan Dong frowned and asked.
"Sounds like she's in the middle of a chaotic battlefield..." Zhou Ping rubbed his chin thoughtfully, then looked up toward the chaotic area at Asgard's core. His brow slightly lifted, "She wouldn't be..."
"She's there?"
Zuo Qing's hand tightly gripped the walkie-talkie. Just as he was about to say more, another voice came through from the other end:
"Damn it, how do you use this thing? Hello? Hello? Can you hear me, young master?"
"That's Baili Pangpang!"
Zhou Ping immediately recognized his student's voice. His eyes brightened as he took the walkie-talkie: "I can hear you. This is Zhou Ping."
"Sword Saint senior! It's really you!" On the other end, Baili Pangpang's voice was full of joy, "Sword Saint senior, do you have any idea how hard we worked to find you! We've been through heaven and hell, and also—"
"Don't worry about that now. What's your situation over there?"
"Oh, Si Xiaonan led over a dozen severely injured gods we rescued from the深渊 Dungeon, and they've been fighting their way toward the sacred mountain. Says it's for revenge." Baili Pangpang paused, "Just now it was Jinian with the walkie-talkie, but she got ambushed by a Norse god who broke through the blockade. She's fighting right now, and I just picked up this walkie-talkie..."
"Si Xiaonan?" Zhou Ping was unfamiliar with the name.
Zuo Qing took the walkie-talkie. "What about Lin Qiye? Is he with you too?"
"He's also—"
DONG——!
Before Baili Pangpang could finish on the other end of the walkie-talkie, a piercing sonic boom echoed through, followed by endless howling wind.
"Hello? Baili Pangpang! Can you hear me?" Zuo Qing asked anxiously.
"Hehehehehe..."
"That's Cao Yuan." Zhou Ping said with certainty, "He's gone berserk again."
Zuo Qing: ...
Another burst of wind howling, then a familiar voice came through again: "Commander Zuo, this is Lin Qiye."
Upon hearing this voice, Zuo Qing finally relaxed. "Lin Qiye, what was that just now?"
"A Lesser God dropped a divine artifact and caused some trouble... But Pangpang wasn't too badly injured. Cao Yuan threw the walkie-talkie to me." Lin Qiye's voice was serious as he continued,
"Commander Zuo, the situation is getting不妙. Giants from Giant Country, dwarves from Dwarf Country, and gods from the underworld are all arriving one after another. If it's just Si Xiaonan's makeshift rebel army, we might not be able to hold out much longer..."
Lin Qiye quickly briefed everyone on the situation. Zuo Qing's expression grew grim as he looked up at the Queen Mother of the West beside him.
Though he was the Supreme Commander of the Great XiaNight Watch, on matters concerning attacking god realms, the Queen Mother of the West from the Great XiaHeavenly Court clearly had more authority to speak.
The Queen Mother of the West pondered for a moment, then nodded and said: "Now that we have the Holy Rainbow Sword as well, Asgard has no Supreme God to guard it. Even if the situation grows more dangerous, we should be able to withdraw safely... The opportunity is rare. Let's take the risk.
If we can damage Asgard's divine realm origin or national fortune, then the Norse gods will never again be able to threaten Great Xia."
Zuo Qing immediately understood the Queen Mother of the West's meaning. He turned to speak into the walkie-talkie:
"Lin Qiye, hold on a bit longer... We'll break through from another direction and rendezvous with you!"
"Understood."
Upon hearing this, a faint smile curled at Sun Wukong's lips. Mighty divine power swirled with burning battle intent, erupting from those fiery eyes,
"Things are getting more and more interesting..."
"Counting Jinian, the Human Apexes are all gathered in Asgard." Zuo Qing turned his head, gazing toward the chaotic direction of Asgard. His right hand gripping the sword hilt at his waist grew tighter and tighter. "Seven Human Apexes working together—that's a first in history. And with a special squad... I wonder if this time, we can bring Great Xia a pleasant surprise."
"Just do your best." Zhou Ping pinched his sword fingers together. His black shirt fluttered in the wind. "Everyone, I'm in a hurry to rescue my student. I'll go ahead."
DING——!!
A crisp sword cry rang through the clouds. Zhou Ping's figure transformed into a beam of sword light and vanished in an instant.
"Black Dog Donkey." Yang Jian murmured softly. A massive black mastiff appeared beneath the clouds. Yang Jian flipped onto the beast's back, and together with Sun Wukong who rode the Somersault Cloud, the two flew one after another toward the direction of chaos!
Numerous Human Apexes followed closely behind.