Master Changsheng

Chapter 151, Section 148: These are your last words? [Thanks to Fuminwen and Zipinggongfa for their generous donations to the Alliance Master]

Returning to this familiar place, all I could see was a vast expanse of yellow sand.

Donglin was shown in a side story to be in the Kingdom of Shak, but it was just a disguise.

The real Donglin Temple has always been located in seclusion in an unnamed town.

According to the King of the Kingdom of Shak, this place only exudes a trace of the undead aura at night, revealing some of the appearance of an undead town.

That was also the best opportunity to explore the secluded retreat site of Donglin Temple.

Looking at the yellow sand in front of him, An Kai made no attempt to disguise himself. Whether it was the dying words of the King of Shak Kingdom or the side quest, he knew that Dong Lin had no interest in exploring his surroundings.

He is now single-mindedly focused on breaking through to the next level of Spirit Empowerment.

Just then, Ankai's daily "Power of Heaven and Earth" test arrived.

With just a gesture, the fifth-tier professionals around him, including Milton, the Spirit-Enchanting professional, quickly fled the scene.

Having experienced seven days in the capital of the Principality of Buklin, they were quite certain that Ankai was a walking natural disaster.

"What are you afraid of?"

An Kai muttered something to himself.

With a thought, the [Freezing Spell] field appeared, and the "Spell Restriction" brought by [Meditation] was activated at the same time. The [Spell Armor] armor materialized, and he held the [Brute Force Staff], fully prepared!

About five minutes later.

The desert suddenly trembled.

An Kai had a sudden realization: this strange phenomenon must be "the earth dragon turning over"?

He felt much more at ease. He had experienced the earth-dragon turning over three times before and was already quite skilled at it.

However, the anticipated ground shaking did not occur…

Splash!

Whether it was an illusion or not, An Kai, standing in the scorching desert, actually heard the sound of flowing water…

"What is this?!"

"this…!"

"Oh My God!"

Suddenly, Milton and the others behind Ankai saw with their own eyes that the sky above was covered by "water"... it must be water, it was obscuring the sky!

An Kai looked up and saw that, as if the ocean had been overturned, jet-black water was crashing down from the sky!

In my mind, the introduction to this "Power of Heaven and Earth" simultaneously appeared...

--flood!

An Kai never expected that he would encounter a flood in the desert!

This is simply against common sense!

There was no time to think about it!

In the blink of an eye, the floodwaters had already swallowed Ankai!

Amidst the raging flood that could carry away spirits, Ankai unleashed a hundred layers of [Frozen] walls within the [Frozen] domain, shielding him from view.

boom!

The floodwaters collided with the [Freeze] city walls, creating a series of booming sounds!

However, judging from the results, Ankai's [Freeze Spell] was still superior!

An Kai let out a long sigh of relief: "That's it?"

While he was relaxed, the fifth-tier professionals who followed him suffered greatly.

Besides the spirit-wielding [Heavy Armor Warrior] Milton, who, when the floodwaters surged, retreated dozens of meters with all his might, managed to stand firm and block the first wave of the most ferocious flood, stabilizing himself amidst the raging torrent.

Like a pillar, it stands firm and unyielding.

But Milton's expression...

Quite ferocious...

If Milton, the Spirit-Enchanted Heavy Armor Warrior, had such difficulty withstanding it, the others would have had even less trouble.

They were scattered and stunned during the first wave of the flood...

The town of the dead, inside the castle.

Donglin, who was in seclusion and already contemplating the next principality to be conquered, suddenly froze...

Tick-tock, tick-tock…

The sound of dripping water suddenly appeared out of nowhere.

Just then, a drop of water landed right on Donglin's face.

Donglin was taken aback: "Water?"

If I remember correctly, he was in a remote desert border area where scorching heat was the norm…

Water seems to be a scarce resource…

Donglin stood up, about to investigate where the water droplets came from…

suddenly!

boom!

The raging flood destroyed the castle!

Before Donglin could react, he was swept away by the raging flood...

"What's going on with this code?!"

Amidst the torrent, the elderly Donglin's face displayed a mixture of emotions, including bewilderment and shock.

He never imagined that one day he would be swept away by a flood while in seclusion...

If someone had told him before that he would be swept away by a flood in the desert, Donglin would have slapped them across the face and yelled, "What utter bullshit!"

however…

Donglin was dumbfounded by the sight before him…

With a thought, Donglin suddenly saw countless white bones appear, surrounding him, and then he stood firm in the flood.

Only then did he take the time to observe the town of the dead.

It was only when he looked that Donglin realized his town of the dead had been completely buried by the raging flood…

"What...what's going on?"

Donglin stared blankly at everything, not understanding what was going on.

Suddenly, he remembered what the astrologer, Chris's original self, had told him:

"You are not destined for the realm of spiritual empowerment."

At the time, he scoffed, thinking that Chris, that bitch, couldn't even take care of herself, yet she was trying to predict his future?

At this moment, considering the recent string of unfavorable events, Donglin frowned deeply…

"You filthy bitch!"

...

The flood came quickly and went quickly.

In just one hour, the floodwaters suddenly disappeared.

It was as if they had never existed.

[Awakening progress +0.02%.]

[Awakening Progress: 5.44% (5.28% + 0.16%)]

This is Ankai's eighth day experiencing the "Power of Heaven and Earth". Combined with the previous seven days, he has gained a total of 0.16% progress in spirit empowerment.

Meanwhile, during these eight days, he also took time to meditate and gained 10 attribute points.

This means that Ankai's four attributes are now all [2003].

After the flood receded, An Kai wondered if Dong Lin had been harassed.

If I hadn't encountered any harassment, it would have been a real shame to waste all my good intentions.

At this moment, all that could be seen around Ankai was Milton, whose face was contorted with rage.

He was panting heavily on the spot.

Ankai curled his lip; Milton's strength was somewhat weak...

Besides Milton, there were five other Tier 5 orcs who had been knocked unconscious by the flood and lay in the scorching desert, their fate unknown.

As for the others, it's unknown where they were taken by the flood...

"M-My lord... are you really not going to consider apologizing to the God of Magic?"

The kind-hearted old man, imbued with the spirit of [Heavy Armor Warrior] Milton, panted heavily as he looked at Ankai.

He always believed that the reason why Ankai encountered daily natural disasters during the period of spirit possession was because he had a conflict with the God of Law, and this was a punishment from the God of Law.

Little did Milton know that if it were truly the God of Magic who made the move, Ankai would have been smashed into a pulp by the God of Magic long ago.

"Get lost!"

Ankai didn't explain; dealing with someone like Milton, it's a waste of time to say another word to him.

Because he doesn't believe in things outside his own understanding.

So why not skip the middle steps and just start hurling insults?

Milton was already used to hearing Ankai say "Get lost" again. He chuckled awkwardly and wanted to continue speaking, but he shut his mouth when he saw Ankai raise the [Brute Force Staff].

The figure suddenly rushed towards the distant sand dunes.

He peeked out from behind the sand dunes, looking towards Ankai…

Ankai: ...

Standing above an unnamed town.

Ankai was not going to listen to what the King of the Shak Kingdom had to say until it got dark.

He planned to take action now, as soon as the floodwaters receded.

Based on the description given by the King of the Shak Kingdom, Ankai was certain that the reason he couldn't see Donglin's secluded retreat site was because...

It's because of the formation.

After all, this old man is quite proficient in the art of formations.

He didn't understand formations.

However, through the [Cage of the Dead], the formation that once sealed off the entire desert, Ankai understood one thing.

When faced with something so fancy and incomprehensible, all you need to do is exert force, and leave the rest to miracles!

I don't care what kind of formation you have, I'll unleash my magic and shatter you!

What?

It won't break?

I'm sorry, but if that were the case, Ankai would run away without looking back.

An Kai shook his head, looking excited.

Wielding a three-meter-long, jet-black [Brute Force Staff]...

A thought crossed my mind.

"Spell Restriction" + "Frozen Domain" + "Armor" + "Lord-level NPC Intimidation" + "Mage Body: Lv5 Talent" are activated at full power.

In an instant, a terrifying multi-layered pressure swept around An Kai!

Milton, who was hiding on the sand dune, was the first to be hit, as if he were being blown off the dune by a strong wind.

For him, a powerful pressure, like the might of heaven, suddenly descended.

In just a moment, Milton's breathing became rapid and his face flushed...

An Kai went all out this time to deal with Dong Lin.

At full power, even the aftershocks were enough to immobilize Milton!

Only at this moment did Milton truly grasp Ankai's strength!

Terrifyingly strong!

Ankai disregarded Milton's condition. Milton was relatively alright, but the five fifth-tier orcs who were knocked unconscious by the flood were under Ankai's pressure.

In just a moment, it was crushed into a pulp...

"What a pity, wasting five pile-driving materials."

With a muttered thought, An Kai withdrew his thoughts, raised his staff, and focused entirely on the impending barrage of spells…

The explosive fire element instantly condensed!

The first spell to appear is [Fireball]!

It was pitch black, flowing continuously, like lava.

Then, [Fire Blast] appeared for the first time!

Ankai was multitasking, using Fireball on one hand and his most powerful spell to date, Fireball on the other!

Seven days ago, Wayne gave him [Fire Blast], and Ankai did not hesitate to use [36400] skill points to upgrade [Fire Blast] to [Lv40] in one go.

At the same time, under the influence of Ankai's own [Mage Body Lv5] talent and [Lv41 Meditation], the quality of [Fire Blast] was also successfully upgraded to [Excellent]!

In Ankai's hands, [Fire Blast] became a spell unlike any other.

The effect is very simple, there is only one.

That is continuous compression.

When going from Lv1 to Lv10, the compression time is only 3 seconds at most.

When going from Lv11 to Lv20, the maximum compression time is 5 seconds.

When going from Lv21 to Lv30, the maximum compression time is 10 seconds!

When going from Lv31 to Lv40, the maximum compression time is 20 seconds!

Ankai asked the monks of the Good House, and through them, he learned about the effects of [Fire Blast].

Other mages, no matter how high their level, can only compress the time by a maximum of 5 seconds.

They had never heard of anyone compressing a time by 20 seconds like An Kai had ever done...

Looking down at the original site of the nameless town, An Kai raised his staff and chuckled coldly, "Old man, I've given you a taste of warmth!"

...

The Town of the Dead.

Inside the castle.

Donglin believed that by using an array to conceal his presence in the town of the dead, he would not be discovered.

He also severed the "immortality" of the King of the Kingdom of Shak, meaning that the guy who went on the mission with him could not possibly survive!

This reflects Donglin's confidence in his control over the spirit he himself had transformed into.

As for why they didn't listen to the explanation from the King of the Kingdom of Shah?

Donglin was too lazy to listen. He thought that his own clone would die first, but the King of the Shak Kingdom was not dead. So the King of the Shak Kingdom had already found a way to die!

Little did he know that the one who did it was An Kai.

Although they failed to save the King of the Kingdom of Shak, they did allow him to exist for a few more hours.

In those few hours, the King of the Kingdom of Shak provided a great deal of useful information.

This included the place where Donglin was in seclusion, a fact known only to him and Donglin…

boom!

Suddenly, a soft sound rang out abruptly…

Donglin suddenly stood up from the castle!

He had no idea what was happening in the outside world.

Because the formation of the Town of the Dead not only blocked out the outside world, but also blocked them out.

This is also to prevent the aura of the town of the dead from leaking out.

At this moment, this effect has trapped Donglin!

boom!

boom!!

The violent roar continued, but Donglin, who was in the midst of it, had no idea what was happening.

This feeling of being out of control made Donglin very uncomfortable!

"Who is it?"

"Who is it?!"

Inside the castle, which had been destroyed by the flood, Donglin suddenly became agitated.

He didn't want to leave the castle grounds.

Because the moment he takes that step, his advancement beyond spiritual empowerment will be declared a failure…

Donglin did not want to give up unless absolutely necessary.

however…

He didn't want to give up, but it wasn't up to him to decide.

After a period of continuous roaring, his secluded retreat was not affected.

Donglin had thought he had it all figured out, but it seems it was just for show and wouldn't pose any real danger to him...

But at that moment, a slightly familiar soft shout drifted into the town of the dead…

"Firestorm!"

The next moment, Donglin seemed to see the sun again in his dimly lit town of the dead…

boom!!!

It was as if a nuclear bomb had exploded.

In front of An Kai, after he lightly threw out the half-meter-long, pitch-black [Flame Burst].

It was as if a nuclear explosion had plowed the land before him.

A rising mushroom cloud, a bottomless pit, countless scattered skeletons and undead spirits, the chaotic atmosphere of the town of the dead, and the town of the dead emitting hot white smoke...

There was nothing standing in sight.

The same applies to the houses in the town of the dead.

It has been reduced to a wasteland...

...

Milton, who was pushed back another thousand meters by the shockwave from Ankaiwei, stared blankly at the sky ahead with his mouth agape.

Beside him were fifth-tier professionals from a family of good people…

"This is... magic?"

"This is a forbidden spell! This is a forbidden spell! This must be a forbidden spell!"

"I remember the adult saying a few days ago... he was researching [Fire Blast]..."

"[Fire Blast]?! Are you kidding me? Forget seeing it with your own eyes, have you ever seen a [Fire Blast] like this in any records?!"

In the distance, a huge mushroom cloud rose into the sky, as if it were right in front of me.

The terrifying aftershocks spread, ruffling their hair and faces.

The intense heat, mixed with a powerful aura, hit them hard, and it took them a long time to recover before they could get up and look at the terrifying scene before them…

Milton had thought that following Ankai would be of some help, but he suddenly realized that his only role seemed to be that of a competent spectator…

...

The Town of the Dead.

Donglin rose from the ruins.

He was in the center of Ankai's [Flame Burst], his body mangled and his face exposed as white bones.

His expression was full of panic.

Donglin, who believed he had everything under control, was caught off guard by Ankai's "ordinary first-tier spell" [Fireball].

Donglin now has only one thought in his mind.

He didn't want to know who had attacked him; he just wanted to escape, to escape as far away as possible!

People will die! People will definitely die!

Donglin was about to stand up when he suddenly realized that his lower body had disappeared...

boom!

suddenly!

A giant in armor, over three meters tall and exuding a dark brown aura, appeared before him.

Holding a three-meter-long... stick?

Donglin was unaware of this; he only felt that the armored giant in front of him looked somewhat familiar…

"Teacher, it's been a long time!"

"No, it's not 'long time no see,' it's 'our second meeting!'"

A young voice emanated from within the armor.

Donglin was completely dumbfounded!

"It's you!"

"It's you!! Ankai!!!"

Donglin stared wide-eyed, his face filled with disbelief.

He never imagined that the person who was targeting him was An Kai!

At this moment, everything suddenly became clear in Donglin's mind.

And then he suddenly remembered that everything had gone wrong after he met the kind-hearted Ankai!

Donglin's mind raced.

In just a moment, he realized that his clone would inevitably die at An Kai's hands.

Sensing the powerful and violent aura emanating from An Kai, Dong Lin suddenly gave a bitter smile:

"I never imagined that what I've pursued my whole life would be accomplished by you in just a few years."

Donglin didn't warn Ankai about the violent desert aura emanating from him. Even if Ankai told him that he was the most evil demon in the world, Donglin would still believe him.

This madness and violent aura was something Donglin had never encountered before.

"Teacher, are these your last words?"

An Kai's tone was calm, but Dong Lin, being half of An Kai's kind, could hear the suppressed madness in his voice...

"Ankai, I..."

Before Donglin could finish speaking, he saw a series of gray magical elements suddenly emerge around An Kai.

It was Donglin's bewitching magic that, within Ankai's "magical restriction," became the initial magical element.

An Kai laughed: "What a clichéd tactic."

With a swift movement, he arrived in front of Donglin's half-body.

At this moment, he finally got what he wanted, but An Kai didn't feel much excitement.

It just felt rather dull; a simple [Fireball] solved everything.

They exchanged hundreds of blows as he had anticipated, but the difference in skill level was too great.

With one foot planted on Donglin's upper body, Ankai held the [Brute Force Staff], preparing to replicate his previous experience of killing Donglin's clone.

【Strength Staff】Raise it high, grip it with both hands, and swing it down fiercely!

Faced with all this, Donglin was initially panicked and shocked, but then had no other thoughts.

Just as Ankai's staff was about to fall, he silently cried out, "Save me!"

After an unknown amount of time—perhaps forever, perhaps just a moment—a response devoid of emotion rang out: "Okay!"

"The last time."

boom!

Ankai's staff fell, and Donglin's upper body shattered instantly.

To prevent this bastard from having other tricks up his sleeve, Ankai first set it on fire, then used "magical restriction" and condensed [Fire Explosion] to forcibly dispel all magical elements in the area except for fire.

After doing all this, An Kai breathed a sigh of relief.

He muttered with a hint of disappointment, "Is it over already?"

"So weak!"

However, when Ankai suddenly sensed the situation in the town of the dead during his meditation, Ankai smiled…

"That old man was a good man; he left me so many resources even after he died!"

...

Five days later.

The border between the Orcish Kingdom and the Wildlands.

The Orc King, in the form of a puppet, crossed the border between the Orc Kingdom and the Wilderness.

For the first time in his life, he stepped into the human settlement.

He came here for the sake of the twenty-eighth prince of the orcs, Gurel.

Although the Orc King had many offspring, only one shared a similar personality with him, like Gulair.

Of course, although the Orc King was in puppet form on this trip, he was not alone.

He brought with him 15 peak-level Spirit-Enchanted Beastmen, 50 Tier 5 Level 10 Beastmen, and... his personal bodyguard, a Spirit-Enchanted Beastman.

After all, the desert is so dangerous, surely he can bring more people with him?

If it weren't for the restrictions imposed by other orcs, the orc king would have wanted to bring all the trump cards of the orc kingdom here.

The Beastman King had already learned from the humans that his destination in the desolate region was the Seven Desert Kingdoms.

Professionals with the above-level Spirit Empowerment have already appeared.

Therefore, according to the rules established with the human race, he is allowed to bring powerful beings with spirit-enhancing abilities.

Furthermore, the top human powers have issued a notice that they will also support a being above the Spirit level to compete with these alien races and see who can kill that being above the Spirit level first.

The first to kill the enemy will receive a reward from the top human guild.

Unfortunately, only the orcs responded to this matter, since it was a mess within the human race.

Those alien races aren't stupid either. They just want to get rid of those damn human associations who are too busy to take action.

They will not receive any rewards from the human race after they resolve this issue; in fact, they will face retaliation from the human race.

Humans have done this more than once or twice.

If it weren't for the accident involving the 28th Prince of the Orcs, Gulaier, the Orc King would not have wanted to get involved in this mess!

P.S.: There are typos. I'll correct them after I post this.

Today's update is 1.1 words, and there are still 9 words to go.

(End of this chapter)