In a different battlefield, three tattered figures could be seen on a standstill, their breathing heavy and their bodies riddled with all sorts of injuries, the Gardbrace on Sinbad's arm shone with a dim aquamarine light as it helped him recuperate.

Balbadt gritted his teeth, he leaned on his Divine Sword and kneeled on the ground, the golden aura that enveloped his body became faint.

On the other hand, Patrigio looked even wretched than the two, the magnificent battle armor that enveloped his body couldn't even be recognized anymore and the silhouette behind him became fuzzy like smoke.

Suddenly, Patrigio's figure trembled, his face reddened and his fists tightly clenched, he stared at the distance and the light in his eyes became even more enraged than ever.

"SIIINNNBBBAAADDD!" His figure dashed towards Sinbad, Sinbad's expression flickered, he stared and found that Patrigio bit the tip of his tongue and spat a mouthful of blood essence towards his chest as the silhouette behind him exploded intensely than before.

The Tyrannical Lion Claws on his two hands shone with an eery crimson light.

With a roar, Sinbad's Nature Dragon Innate Avatar manifested, coiling around his body, it protected him from Patrigio's raging attacks as dull sounds consecutively echoed.

"Divine Punishment: Condensed Thousand Cuts!"

Balbadt swung his sword towards Patrigio's direction as the skin on the Patrigio's body exploded into a blood mist.

Feeling the pain that circulated around his body and the irritation from his inability to damage Sinbad, he turned towards Balbadt and rushed towards him.

"Brother!" Sinbad exclaimed, he pointed with his finger and sent a stream of aquamarine light towards Balbadt's body.

The stream of aquamarine light helped him to recover a bit of his strength as he leaped in retreat.

"Physical Boost! Agility Boost! " Sinbad gestured in the air as two other beams of light flew towards Balbadt, as the light entered him, he felt that his body became as light as a feather and the numbing sensation inside him slightly dissipated.

But even though Sinbad's supportive capabilities was top-notch, that doesn't mean that he could help Balbadt instantly recover his strength, thankfully, they had numerous Tier 5 Healing Pills which enabled them to endure this fight until now.

Crashing sounds consecutively echoed as the ground around them became even more destroyed, in each attack of Patrigio, a huge patch of land would collapse, and trees, leveled.

Balbadt kept on evading, his hand that tightly gripped on the Divine Sword faintly shone with a golden light as he secretly infused it with all of his strength. His eyes glanced at his brother and signaled to each other.

"Why! Why! Why?! Why did my son had to die?!" Patrigio's anger raged even more in each strike, the indignance and sorrow within his heart propagated a might that surpassed the two.

'If this continues, it would be a matter of time until he overtakes us...' Sinbad thought, the Gardbrace on his arms faintly emanated an aquamarine light as he infused the might of his entire cultivation base towards it.

In an instant, the two nodded in leaped towards the enraged Patrigio, Sinbad struck with a palm which Patrigio deftly blocked, a sound of metal clashing against metal resounded followed by sparks as Patrigio's body flew towards the opposite direction.

Balbadt dashed and turned to meet Patrigio's body and thrust at him in mid-air. The flying Patrigio noticed the imminent danger and forcefully turned his body in the air as he swiped with his claws.

Clang!

Sparks flew and Balbadt immediately retreated towards Sinbad's side.

"Fucking cowards! If you have the guts, fight me, one by one!" Patrigio cursed, prompting Sinbad to laugh, "You really became insane, old fogey, remember that in a war, all dirty tricks are permitted."

With a flash, the two once again commenced their offensive, sandwiching Patrigio between their aggressive attacks they fought an endurance battle.

Meanwhile back at the encampment, the faint silhouette of a ballista that aimed towards the Divine Dragon Sect became distinct to the point that you could even touch it.

On the plains, the disciples formed a peculiar formation as they held a faintly shining stone in their hands, their mouths moved and spoke a chant in an unknown language.

The Ballista that formed in the air above them emanated a might that could literally destroy the skies and decimate the earth.

The only downside to the Heaven's Ballista Formation was its long casting time and it also prohibited any interruptions or else, a backlash would occur which could potentially reap the lives of the disciples.

But even though they knew the dangers of using this formation, for the glory of their Sect, they didn't hesitate to use the formation.

Enshrouded by a faint brownish barrier which could, judging from the energy waves that emanated from it, protect them from the attacks of a Divine Emperor, they tirelessly chanted.

Blood started to drip on the edges of the disciples' mouth. They didn't stop their chant as their hands moved and popped a pill in their mouth.

A warm sensation flowed throughout their bodies, relieving them of their exhaustion.

"Elders! The Heaven's Ballista Formation is ready to launch!"

With a shout, the chanting disciples stopped, however, they didn't leave their positions, instead, they walked and with their massive number, formed a human arrow that pointed towards the direction of the Divine Dragon Sect.

The formation of this human-arrow was crucial for it signified the direction of which the arrow nocked on the ballista would fire.

At the completion of the formation, the Ballista nocked its arrow ready to launch its heaven-sundering might.

Sinbad glanced at the formed Ballista and couldn't help but feel a cold sweat drip through his back, he directed his gaze towards the distant and mumbled, "Just what are your plans?"

"Kukukuku..." Patrigio gave a weird laugh, "It's all over! Everything is already over, you two bastards!"

Sinbad and Balbadt raised their eyebrows, although Khan had confidently promised that he has a way to stop the formation, they didn't hear any of the details, causing them to feel apprehensive.

However, now that everything was done, they could only hope that Khan's plan would succeed.

"Over? Nope, you're the one that is over." Balbadt's voice appeared like a ghost behind Patrigio, the latter startled and swiftly turned around but only found an after image.

Balbadt had already sneaked behind him, thrusting his sword towards the skies, he screamed.

"DIVINE PUNISHMENT: PHOENIX DOMAIN!"

SCREEECH!

A majestic and overbearing screech descended from the heavens, its power enveloped the skies as it struck Patrigio's body, directly above Balbadt, a pair of crimson eyes that were as scorching as the stars, and as profound as the abyss, abruptly opened.

An intense upheaval struck Patrigio's soul. He found himself inside a dark space with a phoenix floating before him pressuring him with its might.

"NOW!" Balbadt shouted, his eyes slowly closed as exhaustion took over his body, Sinbad leaked a small smile, his figure swiftly flashed, his right fist extended towards the skies.

Patrigio's expression became filled with extreme fear, the faint silhouette of his Inner Avatar dissipated along with his Divine Artifact. Leaving his body, completely defenseless.

Due to his cultivation base, the soul suppression from Balbadt's attack only lasted for about two seconds, but in that span of time, he found that Sinbad already arrived before him, readying a punch.

"Divine Dragon's Fury: Asalraalaikum!"

His pupils constricted to the size of a needle as he found that the Gardbrace that enveloped Sinbad's arm transformed to that of an aquamarine dragon. The dragon's eyes suddenly opened and it stared at him, with a might that directly bored down his soul.

The might that he struggle to muster immediately dissipated as he stood there, dumbfounded and unable to move.

The dragon slowly opened its mouth and rushed towards his figure, gritting his teeth, he desperately urged himself to summon a barrier as an earth-shaking explosion drowned the world of its colors.

Inside the encampment of the Thousand Claws Sect, a luxuriously clothed Elder could be seen, around him were the figures of the several fawning disciples who sang praises towards him.

He wore a drunken smile and continuously nodded as he heard their words, but in the next instance, his figure startled, he swiftly moved and shouted, "Everyone, crouch!"

ROAAAR!!!

A deafening roar of a dragon pierced through the entire encampment, the disciples with weaker cultivation directly fainted while the other's felt dizzy as they swayed around and looked for a foothold.

Khan, no- Elder Alfredo inwardly smiled, he glanced at the Ballista Formation that formed in the air and shouted, "Commence the attack! Activate the Heaven's Ballista Formation!"

A blinding light exploded within the Ballista, temporarily robbing every one of their eyesight. At the distance, two exhausted figures could be seen leaning on each other as they stared at the shining ballista pointed at the Divine Dragon Sect.

"Shit... It seems like my disciple's plan had failed..."

the other figure didn't respond, however, he didn't lose the light in his eyes as he intently stared into the distance, waiting for a miracle to arrive.

Alfredo willed as a golden light shone within each of the disciples' body, the Elders who covered their eyes in protection, didn't notice the golden light that started to swallow their figures.

As the light from the Ballista reached its peak, the scenery around them changed as they found themselves teleported inside the Thousand Claws Sect.

"What the..."

Their dumbfounded became drowned by the static noises caused by the tearing of space that materialized around them. Before they realized, what exactly happened, the Ballista had already shot an arrow towards the direction of their Sect.

BOOOMMM!

An earth-shattering explosion drowned the world of its luster. Everyone inside the Great City of Pride felt an intense disturbance in their bodies as all of them spat a mouthful of blood before falling down to the ground in a seizure.

At the place where the Thousand Claws Sect once stood, only an abysmally deep black hole devoid of all life, could be seen as all traces of the Sect practically disappeared from the face of the earth.

Marked at this time of history, the war between the two prestigious sects, the Thousand Claws Sect and the Divine Dragon Sect has ended, with the Divine Dragon Sect, emerging as the victor.

[VOLUME 3: Continent of Pride; Divine Dragon Sect; END!]

Author's Notes: Although the entire volume 3 has ended, the journey is still in its early phase as everything shall come clear... Stay tuned and see you at the next volume!