The Magic Empire for 20,000 years

Chapter 198 The Desperate Sun King
A fierce wind raged in the night sky.

Many human spellcasters, including legendary ones, used all their skills to create layers of barriers and various physical obstacles, successfully holding off the Sun Prince's battle avatar for 10 seconds.

"Give it another push."

"Well done, brothers and sisters!"

"We held off a god; we can brag about this for the rest of our lives."

"Hold on a little longer, and on the ground battlefield, the bone dragons and golem legions will be able to crush the Heroic Spirit Legion and disrupt the ritual!"

Even at the start of the battle, Elion had keenly grasped the "unequal" aspects of this engagement.

Indeed, this battle avatar contains a trace of the Sun Prince's [divine essence], making it the most powerful combat force below the true god's main body. It possesses the special authority of a god and astonishing resistance, making it very difficult to destroy.

However, they do not need to defeat Prince Sunrise head-on.

For humanity, the condition for victory is "breaking the ritual".

This is a battle where "capturing the fountain" is considered a victory!

Since that's the case, let's abandon all the flashy but impractical battles for glory and focus on "attacking the tower." Force the Sun Prince to defend, thus neglecting one aspect for another.

"Wait, what is that ball of light?"

The numerous human spellcasters, who were exerting all their strength to cast spells, saw a tiny, golden "sun" shoot out rapidly from within the layers of thick fog that shrouded the Sun Prince, heading towards their direction.

"Oh no, it's a divine power shock that causes widespread damage."

As a legendary mage specializing in the Evocation school, Gutt immediately realized the terrifying threat contained within this energy sphere.

Once that ball of light explodes, nearly all of the more than 200 high-level human spellcasters in the night sky will be wiped out!

Just as he was worrying, Elian flashed and stood in front of the "miniature sun".

The most powerful mage in Eldoron pushed his hands forward, making a "door-opening" gesture.

In front of Elion, space was torn open, and a dimensional gate unfolded.

Beyond the dimensional portal lay a wasteland bathed in crimson light. It was clearly a gateway to another dimension.

——【Legendary Gate to Another World】!
A small golden sun shone through the gate and landed on the scorching, barren plain. Elian instantly ended the spell, causing the dimensional gate to close and disappear.

In terms of strength, Elion may not be as powerful as the Sun Prince.

But he knew far too much about how to win against a stronger opponent.

boom.

The small sun that should have filled the night sky above the entire palace exploded in Pazunia, the first level of the Bottomless Abyss, in the Plain of Ten Thousand Abysses.

A small amount of energy was transmitted to the current plane through a dimensional rift, creating a dazzling storm of light.

"Defense!"

Human spellcasters pooled their power to create layers of barriers, successfully blocking the remaining energy, which was less than one-tenth of the original amount.

The large-scale killing tactics that were supposed to clean up the battlefield failed to cause any casualties!

……

"Instead of facing my divine power head-on, are you going to transfer it to another dimension?"

"Why do they only use such petty tricks!"

Despite being sealed off by layers of dense fog, spatial seals, and force field prisons, Prince Sun's divine perception simultaneously sensed what was happening outside.

As a god of medium divine power at level 14, Telani could see, hear, touch, and smell up to 14 miles away. If he expended effort to explore, he could also sense everything within 14 miles of his followers, sacred sites, temples, statues, and any location where his name was spoken, as well as all large-scale wars involving the elves. Therefore, he knew that the attack he had just received had been nullified.

"Ugh, so annoying..."

Prince Sunlight clenched his fist even tighter around the sword hilt.

Despite fighting all this time without shedding a single drop of blood, he only felt endless frustration.

These despicable humans only use dishonorable and underhanded tricks!
Since you've challenged me, shouldn't we have a fair and square duel?
Suddenly, God knew where this feeling from the depths of my heart came from.

Too passive!

Humans only need to disrupt rituals, but he needs to actively protect the rituals of the chosen people, thus being led by these tiny and humble creatures.

Having figured this out, Prince Riyao smiled.

He didn't actually need to care about protecting voters like Larrys.

Humans must follow the will of God, while God only needs to follow his own heart.

Now, the all-powerful God only wants to do one thing.

……

On the ground battlefield.

In the brief exchange of a minute or two, the bone dragon unleashed multiple breaths, destroying vast swathes of heroic soldiers and shattering these illusory projections with resounding crashes. Without the empowering glow of victory emanating from the Sun Prince, the heroic legion was utterly powerless against the bone dragon and golem army before them.

The steel golems and rock golems broke through layer after layer of defenses and rushed to the shield of light, violently striking the golden shield.

Clang clang clang.

Ripples spread out from the illusory golden shield. This shield, formed from a wisp of divine power condensed by the Sun Prince, finally reached its limit and shattered completely with a clang, turning into specks of golden fragments.

"Your Majesty Larklai, this is terrible."

Looking at the shattered golden light around them, the legendary Sun Elf spellcasters who were performing the ritual turned pale as they watched the enormous golems rushing towards them.

"Ignore it, continue the ceremony!"

Larklais suddenly stood up, distracted by maintaining the ritual, while raising his warhammer to meet the giant sword that the steel golem was bringing down.

Clang.

After the collision, the incredibly strong steel golem was at a disadvantage and staggered backward.

The Sun Elf King turned and roared at the crowd who were barely maintaining the ritual:
"The ceremony is just one step away from completion. Just a little longer and we'll be done."

"God will protect us until the ritual is successful!"

Just then, Larklais heard an explosion in the night sky and looked up.

The brilliant light tore through the thick fog, the prison walls, and illuminated the entire night.

Prince Sunlight suddenly erupted, forcefully breaking through all obstacles!

Tonight, this "battle avatar" meticulously crafted by the Sun Prince is operating beyond its limits for the first time, unleashing its full potential.

"Behold, it is God!"

Laclais raised his weak left hand and pointed to the miracle in the night sky:

"God has broken free from the constraints of insignificant mortals and is coming down to help us."

"Praise be to God! Praise be to the invincible Prince Sun!"

The dozen or so legendary Sun Elf spellcasters who were performing the ritual saw the Sun Prince break free of his shackles, and their eyes lit up with a light called "hope," ignoring the menacing golems rushing from all sides, as if they wanted to tear them apart.

"Praise God."

"God is coming to help us!"

"Thanks to the gods for their protection."

Then, in the next second, the astonished eyes of Larklas, the King of the Sun Elves and the Chosen One, reflected what was happening in the night sky—

The Sun Prince, transformed into a golden meteor, did not rush to the ground but descended in a savior-like radiance to save them.

Instead, it rushed towards the night sky above, towards Elion, the king of mankind.

God ignored the cries of the believers below who were performing the ritual, and did not care whether the human golems and bone dragons would tear them apart.

The only thing God wants to do now is to kill the human king who angered him with his own hands.

"god……"

Lacques's expression froze.

In a brief moment of stunned silence, the bone dragon suddenly lashed out with its tail, slamming it into the back of the Sun Elf King, knocking the already extremely weakened Chosen One to the ground, causing him to cough up blood.

The rock golems and steel golems swarmed forward, pinning the sun elf spellcasters who were performing the ritual to the ground, crushing their ribs, and causing them to groan in pain.

A series of questions flashed through the minds of these legendary Sun Elves, whose power had been drained by the ritual:

"Has the ceremony failed?"

"Why must I obey the king's command to come here and participate in this ceremony tonight?"

"If only I hadn't come back then. Then I wouldn't have had to get involved in this mess!"

What will be our fate?

Pressed to the ground by the skeletal dragon claws and steel hands, Larklas barely managed to turn his head and look behind him.

Above the iron bars that bound Seymour, the illusory picture of Seymour's journey eastward, floated endlessly like a mirage.

Clearly, the ceremony was just one last small step away from being completed...

He struggled desperately to complete the final steps of the ritual, but was pinned to the ground by the claws of the skeletal dragon, unable to move.

……

night sky.

Ignoring the cries of the believers on earth, God transformed into a blazing golden meteor and shot straight toward Elian!
(End of this chapter)