Mount and Blade System: Start from Pioneer Lords.

Chapter 509 Ultimate Spell
"Phew!" Li Wei opened his eyes, looked around, and breathed a sigh of relief. The starry sky projection barrier protecting him was also removed.

The familiar, dilapidated town, the worried faces of the griffin riders, Governor Bernard, Muslim and Ansuna looking at him, and little Buji still frantically shaking his hand.

"What's wrong? Did you run into a powerful opponent?" Sersney asked coldly.

So this time, the lord didn't embellish the story and told everyone the whole story. Li Wei emphasized Beatrice's matter, and afterwards said from the bottom of his heart that he thought he had no equal, but he never expected that one day his life would be linked with a woman.

"When did you become so stupid? That woman must have been a nightmare disguised to deceive you. How can anything in the world be so unreasonable?" The Black Dragon Queen scoffed at the whole thing.

If what Li Wei said is true, then the world's powerful beings wouldn't need to cultivate properly anymore. They would only need to learn spells that allow them to travel to the dream world, and no matter how strong their enemies were, they could easily defeat them.

She searched the entire Dragon's Legacy but found no specific information about the Dream Realm.

Only a few words describe this special lower plane as being composed of the dreams of all intelligent beings.

"No matter what, we definitely can't try it." Although Bernard also found it fantastical and bizarre, he knew the principle of err on the side of caution.

"Whether it's true or not, we'll leave this matter for later. Anyway, once things here are settled, I'll definitely find a way to resolve this problem." How could the lord leave such an obvious weakness unaddressed?

Whether it's severing ties between the two parties or directly bringing the other party from the dream world to reality, there will always be a way to resolve it.

“Now I truly believe what the wise man Rudy said.” Li Wei then said with great emotion, “Back then he said that I had a smooth life all the time, and although it wasn’t obvious on the surface, I was actually very arrogant inside. I would only grow up after I suffered a loss.”

"If it weren't for the powerful Starry Sky Twin Shadow Barrier, I would have been trapped in that damned dream world forever and would never have been able to come back."

"Every kind of magic has its own wonders. To despise magic is to despise oneself. This time I truly understand this saying."

Since cultivating the "Holy Words Manual," Li Wei's elemental resistance has increased to an unimaginable level. Coupled with the Holy Light Divine Art that can exempt him from 99% of elemental spells, taking a bath in dragon breath is commonplace. He once felt that if he weren't inherently kind, he would have stopped eating beef long ago.

But reality dealt him a heavy blow.

Others may not be able to defeat him head-on, but they will always find a way to counter him.

This reminded him of the Holy War in which the Twelve Saints participated, and how similar it was to this one. Since they couldn't defeat those fallen gods and monsters head-on, they simply teleported them all to a small, magic-free world to fend for themselves.

"It's all thanks to Ansunna's 'Pearl of the Mirage,' otherwise we wouldn't have been able to fool them into thinking they had such a sneaky trick up their sleeve." Li Wei then returned a blue pearl to Ansunna from his system inventory.

A few ounces earlier, when the group decided to take off for Hadda, they were stopped by the experienced Bernard. Although the governor was now ready to go to the Dead Zone to meet Harland at any time, he did not want to rush to Hadda so rashly.

Although the lord considered himself the greatest warrior under the stars and truly deserved the title, he was also a powerful military lord, and naturally he would consider whether the other party had any schemes or tricks. Therefore, he agreed with Bernard's idea.

Thus, the Starry Sky Twin Shadow Barrier directly projected Sersney and another version of herself, and then carried Bernard and the Griffin Knight, who were transformed by light through the "Miracle Pearl," to Hadar.

The mirage pearl is maintained by the lord's holy light cultivation. Although the people it conjures look exactly like the real people, it is, after all, an illusion and cannot be used for actual combat. Strong individuals can easily spot its flaws if they pay close attention.

But it doesn't matter, as long as the Lord's projection of Sersni and himself are real.

The other side's attention will definitely be focused on the two powerful figures, and they won't pay attention to Bernard and his lowly epic-level opponents.

In fact, this is indeed the case.

Without hesitation, the other party used "Dream Realm Replacement" on him directly.

Li Wei then inquired with Muslims and Ansuna about what exactly the "Dream Displacement" spell was, and how it could make him instantly find himself in a lower plane without him even realizing it.

The Muslim frowned, his fingertips unconsciously tracing the patterns on his staff: "Dreamscape Displacement, I've seen similar records in the ancient elves' secret texts. This isn't an ordinary spatial spell, but rather the innate spell of the Abyss Nightmare Horse."

Ansuna took the Mirage Pearl, the azure orb glowing slightly in her palm: "These Nightmare Horses have the ability to enter and exit the dream world. Although they can only enter other people's dreams to frighten them and their own strength is average, they have an incredible ability: group resonance!"
To be precise, once their numbers exceed a certain limit, their innate magical abilities resonate, merge, and evolve, gaining unimaginable enhancement. This is why, despite their individual strength being relatively weak, they are still renowned.

"This also gives them the ability to communicate directly with the dream world and then replace themselves with someone else when they enter the dream world—an unreasonable ability."

Sersni retorted, "But it's still not as unreasonable as Li Wei's Twin Star Barrier. It can evolve simply by combining with a mermaid. Even if the third evolution requires five thousand times, it's nothing to Li Wei. It truly deserves to be called the strongest barrier of the sea race."

Even as one of the most powerful magical beings, Sersni had to admit that the sea creature's barrier was indeed formidable.

However, the prerequisite is having Li Wei's good physique.

Ansuana blushed instantly, while Bernard looked on with envy.

The men of the mermaid clan are notoriously powerless, but even a dragon would tremble at the astonishing number of evolutions. This dual cultivation barrier seems to have been specially crafted for Li Wei.

Bernard could tell from his daily life that his opponent's body was even more ferocious than a dragon's.

"How did we suddenly get onto this topic?" The lord was speechless. If he didn't interrupt soon, he would probably have to guess how long the conversation would go on.

Don't be fooled by the fact that everyone here is a powerful figure in the market, someone that ordinary people would find hard to match. When it comes to this kind of thing, they're not much better than the prostitutes and their clients in a brothel.

Muslim cleared his throat and steered the conversation back on track: "In short, the Nightmare Horse's group resonance spell is indeed impossible to defend against. The last recorded dream realm swap occurred a thousand years ago, when an entire squadron of Holy Knights was swapped to the dream realm on their way to deal with demons and never returned."

Ansuna added, "Fortunately, the adults had the Starry Sky Twin Shadow Barrier, otherwise the consequences would have been unimaginable. The most terrifying thing about this spell is that it is not an offensive spell, but rather it directly sends people to the dream world, where even the strongest magic resistance is useless."

Li Wei rubbed his temples, feeling a bit of a headache: "So, if there are enough Nightmare Horses, wouldn't we be able to replace whoever we want? That's even more ridiculous than a forbidden spell."

No wonder that lowly demon lord dared to be so arrogant in his presence.

“It’s not without its limitations.” The Muslim shook his head. “Dreamscape swapping requires three conditions to be met. First, it can only be successful if the person being swapped is unaware of it. Once they are on guard, it will be difficult to take effect. Second, it requires the resonance of at least twenty-eight Nightmare Horses. Third, each time it is used, all the Nightmare Horses involved in the spell will fall into a period of weakness that lasts for a month.”

“Now that they’ve used it once and are all weakened, isn’t this the perfect time for us to attack?” Bernard smiled.

“A person never falls into the same pit twice, Obi-Slachi! Regardless of whether those Nightmare Horses are weakened or not, I’m going to show no mercy this time. Let’s see what they can do then.” Li Wei said viciously.

He originally planned to capture a few people to get information, but now it seems he should give up.

We kill any demons we encounter to prevent them from causing any more trouble.

The other party probably thinks they've all been sent to the Dream World, and they're probably having champagne there.

So the group made preparations and took off again for Hada. ...

"Watch out!" Helena brandished her longsword.

The sword beams fell like raindrops, perishing together with the oncoming cross-shaped slash of blood energy.

It wasn't that he could withstand the attack of a legend, but rather that his cross slash was weakened by others as it flew towards him.

"What should we do?" Zha Manzi became more and more alarmed as the fight progressed; he had already broken five axes.

It believed that it would be invincible after going berserk, and it also had the help of three heroes from High Cliff Fortress, but it just couldn't inflict any real damage on its opponent.

Moreover, it seems that the opponent still has a trump card to save their life that they haven't used yet.

This result was somewhat disheartening for those present.

At the same time, Swain's greatsword was already in front of Safira.

In his haste, the Shadow Mage crushed an obsidian magical item, instantly erecting a seven-layered shadow shield.

The crimson greatsword broke through six layers of barriers with unstoppable momentum, finally pausing slightly before the last barrier.

In that split second, the Shadow Lord had already transformed into a black shadow and merged into Saphira's shadow.

"Damn it!" Swain cursed, only to see that Safila had already taken the opportunity to create distance, and he was once again blocked by Queen Ant Claire.

Peya had actually been observing the battle all along and knew that the only way to completely turn the tide was to rely on the group of Medusas, so she had long since set her sights on the giant vertical pupil in the sky.

This thing has been suppressing the petrification ability of the Medusas.

Although it was hit by Ifra just now, it obviously couldn't be damaged directly.

Now, she finds that everyone is busy fighting each other, and no one is paying any attention to them, the epics.

Then Peya's Zai Dai Golem suddenly changed tactics.

The three golden figures stopped attacking Gordan. Their chests suddenly opened, revealing complex alchemical arrays. A beam of blazing white light shot out, not at anyone, but at the Eye of Knero in the sky!

No one expected that these Jurchens, besides their punches and kicks, actually had such a hidden trick up their sleeve.

"Abdul!" Gordan roared from below. He was entangled by the little swan and had to deal with the relentless attacks of Zart and Worebel, unable to break free for the moment: "If the Eye of Knero is damaged, we will all die here!"

"No!" Abdul finally paled.

He frantically flipped through the Flame Codex, and the flame barrier rose hastily, but it was a beat too late.

The incandescent white beam struck the vertical pupil directly.

A crisp sound like shattering glass came from the sky as the Eye of Knero shattered inch by inch, turning into countless points of light that dissipated.

The battle in the sky changed abruptly due to the damage to the Eye of Kneiro.

The Medusa elders unleashed their petrification abilities, creating a crisscrossing network of gray-white rays.

Although most of them were avoided by the three legendary experts, the Persian Gulf soldiers who were climbing the war tree were not so lucky. Five or six hundred of them were instantly turned into stone statues and fell from the sky and were smashed to pieces.

The pages of the Great Master Yandian's Bible were turned rapidly.

When he stopped on a certain page, the entire sky suddenly darkened.

Instead of dark clouds obscuring the sun, countless fiery runes condensed in the air, forming a massive magic array that covered the battlefield.

"The Wrath of Purgatory!" Abdul's hair and beard bristled as he pointed his staff at Ifra. "Since you insist on resisting, then turn this war tree to ashes along with you!"

A terrifying heatwave distorted the air, causing even the green leaves to spontaneously combust. This was one of the legendary fire mage's ultimate spells, prepared from the very beginning and only now completed. Once unleashed, the entire War Tree would be transformed into a fiery hell.

A sea of ​​fire stretched across the horizon, as if even the sky itself had been set ablaze; the power of this attack was in no way inferior to the Nebula Chain Lightning.

Everyone was horrified, but the most desperate were the Persian Gulf warriors.

They were horrified to discover that their commander intended to kill them along with the Medusas, and their formation instantly fell into chaos as the attack unexpectedly enveloped them as well.

The heatwave kept hitting their faces, making them increasingly anxious, and they didn't even notice their weapons falling to the ground.

Swain's pupils suddenly contracted.

He was once a general of the Persian Gulf Empire and knew all too well the power of "Hellfire Fury"—thirty years ago, Abdul used this move to burn down the entire fortress occupied by the rebels, turning the 100,000 defenders inside into charred remains.

He almost instinctively wanted to rush toward the spellcaster, but the Shadow Lord clung to him like a persistent leech.

"Are you insane, Abdul!" Gordan roared, parrying the charging Vorebel with his greatsword. "We're still down there!"

He couldn't help but want to curse. If he were to take such a hit, he wouldn't come out unscathed either, so he lost all will to fight.

Abdul remained indifferent. Without the Eye of Kneiro, he wouldn't be able to stop Ifra from petrifying him once she regained some strength.

He had been hesitant about using this tactic, but now he no longer had any concerns.

Taking advantage of the current chaos, he flew directly to the very top of the war tree.

As for the others?
He didn't care about all that; all he wanted was to get what His Majesty Fern needed.

(End of this chapter)