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A message was instantly sent out from the research institute. This was the original city of Tuledula, which was not far from the Dead Zone. Therefore, a team of legendary powerhouses soon arrived here, led by Rahman, one of the original leaders of the Gilded Brigade.

He is already a legendary high-level powerhouse, and there is still an opportunity to advance further. Of course, according to him, he is not used to living in Sumeru City. Instead, he prefers this kind of life with sandstorms. So he found a job in the Dead Zone. He is now the captain of the fourth elite squad of the Mobile Defense Department of the Dead Zone. The department head is the legendary peak battle mage, Dixia. There are six elite squads in the department, and the captains are all legendary high-level warriors or knights.

Their mission is to be the first to provide support when anything strange happens. There is a unit of this kind near the Dead Zone, the Space Elevator, and the Lunar Force Laboratory.

"Everyone, get ready. How are the talisman packs and soul-nourishing jades prepared?" Rahman glanced at his nine team members, the weakest of whom was a peak ninth-ring expert.

Although the chances of death are slim, strange things always happen in this world, so it's always best to be prepared.

"no problem……"

"I've always been prepared..."

"Don't worry, Captain!"

Seeing that his team members were ready, Rahman nodded, took out his artifact, put it on his back, and slowly walked towards the sealed-off Research Institute Area C, where strange noises could still be faintly heard.

His artifact was obtained through a war merit platform jointly established by the Seven Kingdoms and the Merchant Guild. This was a project that Yunxiu promoted with the Seven Kingdoms after the war, continuing the point system used by the Seven Kingdoms during the flood control war. However, exchanging artifacts is not as simple as it was during the war. Back then, 50,000 points were enough to exchange for one, but now even the most ordinary artifact requires more than 150,000 points. However, it is much better than the standard artifacts that were issued.

These are mostly artifacts crafted by top artisans from various countries. Most of them have 10 to 14 attribute points and at least two special effects. If a legendary powerhouse accumulates 150,000 points over four or five years and completes one or two major missions, it shouldn't be a problem.

Rahman obtained the Bloodfire Axe after completing several key Dead Zone battle missions. It adds 6 points to both Strength and Constitution, and has two special effects: "The More You Fight, the Stronger You Get" and "Blood Rage". The former grants an additional 2 points of Strength and 2 points of Constitution for every minute you survive in battle, up to a maximum of 10 points.

The latter increases health regeneration and damage output as health decreases, with a maximum of 20% lifesteal and 50% damage increase.

With this thing, Rahman would dare to fight against god-level monsters. After all, those god-level monsters only have the body of gods but no laws, and in essence they are just more powerful legendary peaks.

While most legendary peak powerhouses possess several divine artifacts, demons do not.

Of course, there are always people more powerful than you, and there's always something beyond your understanding. Rahman is a rather conservative person; he wouldn't actually go head-to-head with a god-level monster. According to Yunxiu's usual style, he always demands that they send as many people as possible, and if anyone goes in without sending reinforcements, he'll even curse them out...

A group of people cautiously entered Area C of the research institute, opened the door with the prepared emergency key, and crawled in one by one through the inspection port.

"What... what's going on?" Rahman had just entered when he saw a bloody mess. The battle between a large number of clones had smashed the place into chaos, and they themselves were seriously injured and unable to maintain their forms! However, when they saw someone enter, all the clones immediately turned their attention to Rahman and instantly launched a barrage of attacks.

His reaction was extremely fast. In an instant, he raised his battle axe and chopped down several enemies in succession. With his legendary high-level strength and the divine battle axe in his hand, he was practically invincible in the bodies of these enemies who were at most high-level followers.

The limit of the physical body is the high-level of the familiar. Only after reaching this level and comprehending the laws can the strength of the physical body increase further. Therefore, even when a demigod is resurrected, he uses such a body.

His teammates behind him formed battle formations, moving towards the control center in groups of three.

However, in the instant that no one noticed, a strange ripple suddenly appeared and instantly swept over the entire elite squad!

Clang clang clang clang—!

Rahman's axe instantly withstood the pressure, knocking him back more than ten meters. However, at that moment, he didn't care who his opponent was; instead, he immediately noticed the situation of his teammates behind him.

"Captain, six dead! But I... helped everyone gather the Soul-Nourishing Jade, and I've collected them all...!" The third squad leader, Atia, struggled to raise his head. Although he had collected all the Soul-Nourishing Jade, he was severely injured. He looked behind Rahman and said, "Be careful!"

clang!

Rahman instantly raised his great axe, using that feeling to block a powerful attack. The sensation he felt from his hand indicated that this enemy's strength was in no way inferior to that of a legendary peak!

"He's actually a small fry with some skill... Although this body is quite ordinary, it's not bad that you were able to block it."

A powerful force emanated from his hand, instantly numbing a large portion of Rahman's right hand. He had to use both hands to brace himself so as not to be completely knocked to the ground.

"Who are you……?"

"It doesn't matter... You should be grateful that you still have a divine artifact, otherwise you wouldn't even be able to withstand one of my attacks... Goodbye." The figure casually unleashed a stream of light that slammed into Rahman's body. Despite the Bloodfire Axe and his deflection, the powerful force still traveled directly through the axe to his entire body, instantly shattering more than twenty of his bones and several internal organs.

With sheer willpower, Rahman forced himself to pull out a handful of talismans from the talisman box on his leg. He tore them all apart, and beams of spiritual light emanated from them, enveloping his body.

It wasn't until a full fifteen minutes later, when his spiritual light stabilized, that he finally recovered. Without examining his wounds internally, he quickly pulled out his crystal plate and reported the situation to his superior, Dixia: "The research institute is suspected of being attacked by a demigod-level expert. Six members of the fourth squad have been killed. The Soul Nourishing Jade has been retrieved. Requesting backup!"

"Received, support team has been dispatched!"

A moment later, a fiery red streak of light landed directly here. This was Diluc, a demigod who had recently been stationed in the Dead Zone. He looked at the surrounding situation without saying a word, but silently took out his crystal plate and reported all the information.

"Rahman, how's your recovery going? Do you need treatment?" Diluc, wielding his upgraded, weapon-grade greatsword, looked at the captain before him and asked, "Or do you need me to escort you back to the rear? Are you capable of returning to the Dead Zone's rendezvous point?"

"I'm afraid I and the rest of my team are all going to die... Please call a transfer mech for me." Rahman sighed. "We barely survived, but six people still need to be resurrected. I have to go back to Sumeru City..."

Diluc nodded, sent the message to the military camp in the Dead Zone, and after a moment asked, "Who is it? Any leads?"

“No… but I feel that his strength may be more than that of a demigod…” Rahman said thoughtfully, “I have sparred with a demigod… a casual strike from a demigod could indeed beat me like this, but that body seems to be here, it should just be being controlled by him.”

"You mean, using a controlled, familiar-level body, a casual strike could beat you up like this?"

"Yes...and the aftershocks should be enough to kill a peak ninth-ring warrior."

"Send a message to Falgar right now. We're waiting for reinforcements here." Diluc fully deployed his armor, donned his top-tier artifact-grade armor, and pulled over the few surviving team members around him, holding them firmly in place.

Neither of them noticed that among the lifeless clones, there was a consciousness that had just vanished from these bodies.

This consciousness traveled swiftly along the ley lines towards the ley lines that had descended into the Dead Zone and the gates of the ancient kingdom of Kanria. It quickly caught up with a body and merged into it. The person in question then slightly raised the corners of their mouth and let out a rare laugh.

"Trying to lure me over with that big ball... I'm not that easy to fool." A strange look appeared in his smile, and he seemed to be smug as he said, "Yunxiu's system is indeed something else, managing to have high-level familiars and demigods descend so quickly, but what does that have to do with me?"

"First, I'll go to the ruins of Kanria to recover my strength. I left some backup plans there... Then I'll rush to that big sphere and destroy it. That little thing will definitely go to the lab to check on things."

“You’re openly trying to kill me, and I’m openly showing my hand too. Let’s see who truly wins in the end!” His ferocious face twisted his body. “Judging from the research institute and that axe-wielding kid’s consciousness, they’ve probably never even seen Yunxiu, so they’ve most likely deployed all their forces to the Big Ball… Let’s see if you still have the nerve to just sit there.”

"Once I'm fully recovered, even if you find the coordinates from back then, I won't be afraid anymore."

With a shudder, he followed a narrow path through the gates of the ancient kingdom of Kanria and quickly arrived at an array inside.

He skillfully opened all the array barriers here, lay down at the core of the array, and powerful streams of abyssal energy were extracted by the array.

A large amount of energy condensed into his body, rapidly transforming it into a true demigod-level physique. As he extracted energy and information from various strange places, his status and level began to be perfected, gradually entering a state that was closely connected to the world itself, yet seemed completely independent of it.

Only after the three streams of light finally entered his body did he stretch and stand up from the core of the formation.

"Now it should be complete." He smiled and patted the dust off his body. "Although it's not as good as the body I had six years ago, with these three divine artifacts, it should still be better than before. I have to thank that little brat. Without his systems, I really wouldn't have been able to revive so easily."

"who!"

Suddenly sensing something was wrong, he coldly stared at the ruins before him. Suddenly, a treasure-stealing weasel escaped. Although he breathed a sigh of relief, he still casually unleashed a beam of energy, smashing the weasel into a bloody mess.

"You're quite cautious, aren't you? Although you are indeed strong enough to see through my transformation, it's probably just a test, right? Oh dear... I didn't expect the Sage to be such a cautious person."

“Nico Lane…? I have no grudge against you…” The sage’s expression was somewhat unpleasant, but he instantly realized something: “Wait, since you’re here, then that brat Yunxiu…”

"Yes, Helotadi, your own home should be the place you are most confident in, right?" A figure faintly appeared from mid-air, and Yunxiu's ambiguous smile appeared in front of him: "My old father once told me that on the battlefield, you must put yourself in the opponent's shoes, including the place your opponent likes the most."

"Morax shouldn't be that kind of person."

“My biological father’s name is Yun Qing… but you probably don’t know him well. Shall I introduce him to you? As the star of Liyue, he is quite strong in terms of understanding people’s hearts and intelligence.”

"Then it seems we have no choice but to fight." A staff appeared in the sage's hand, and he gently tapped the ground. Instantly, a strange kingdom appeared, which was the [Kingdom of the Dead] that the clown had used back then!

However, the Sage's Realm of the Dead clearly covers a wider area, exerts greater pressure, and is obviously at a higher level. The shields on Yunxiu and Nico instantly showed dense numbers, and a powerful clash of forces was thus revealed!

“You know me.” Yunxiu sighed, and a rather peculiar magic sword appeared in his hand. With a gentle wave, a huge domain spread out around him.

As the domain unfolded, a torrent of primordial primordial sea surged forth here in an instant!

On the surface of the sea, there floated an enormous, azure-blue dragon!

"The Primitive Torrent!"

Chapter 506 Cannes Demon Subduing and Sky-Piercing Wrath

But the expansion of Villette's domain was only the beginning, not the end.

A peculiar illusionary palace suddenly covered the entire space, imprisoning all the information of the ley lines at this moment. This was Nasita's [Mindscape Illusion]. In the very center of the [Mindscape Illusion], Cetalari's [Order of the Suns] was suspended. A large number of strange ice cones floated in the space. The two spells were perfectly combined at this moment, completely sealing off the soul and the ley lines.

When the sage turned his gaze to the distant rock wall, he discovered that several transparent spatial barriers had been erected around him.

His heart sank slightly. This was the [Mirror World] technique of the True Monarch of Moon-Slicing and Sun-Building from six years ago, and the entire space had been completely isolated.

Life, ley lines, space, soul—almost all means of connecting with the outside world have been completely sealed off.

"This is..." He clearly felt a powerful force of time acting on his body. His body was aging rapidly. Although he could still maintain his combat power thanks to his powerful status and strength, he could hardly guarantee that he could unleash his full potential again.

Roar--!

He gently shook his body, uttered a strange number, and immediately grew to enormous size, transforming into a death god thousands of meters tall. The realm of the dead also absorbed all its power and empowered him, making him at least ten times stronger than the death god that the clown had transformed into!

The enormous Grim Reaper cast its sinister gaze toward Yunxiu, its massive body surprisingly agile, and charged toward Yunxiu's body!

As Yunxiu watched him charge forward, a rather amused smile appeared on her face. She gently extended her finger, and powerful shields and force field walls continuously condensed in front of him. Although they could be shattered at the slightest touch in front of this god, they greatly delayed the time. By the time Death swung his enormous scythe above Yunxiu's head, a full twelve seconds had passed.

But this scythe had the power to slay souls. A black light flashed across Yunxiu's body, shattering his body into pieces, yet leaving nothing behind.

"Is it possible... that I'm even outside the mirror world right now?" Another figure of Yunxiu materialized here. He waved his hand lightly, and hundreds of layers of shields enveloped his body, while a large number of force field walls condensed around him.

"Besides, I've already chosen your opponent."

A massive white streak of light descended into the space. It was an exceptionally beautiful divine beast, the legendary Shu, with an incredibly fierce appearance and a single, enormous horn on its head. It was even three times larger than the Sage, but its speed and intimidating presence were clearly superior!

Before Death could react, the divine beast raised its hoof and instantly stomped dozens of times on him, crushing Death so badly he could barely lift his head!

Even though he struggled to his feet and used his true form to unleash his power to fight back, he was still beaten so badly by the giant divine beast that he could barely lift his head. He had a strange feeling that each kick from the divine beast seemed to be more terrifying than the last, especially as the continuous attacks became more and more powerful and heavy, making it almost impossible for him to lift his hands!

If Helota could see Yixiao Daotian's stats, he would naturally know what was going on: on one hand, it was because of Yixiao Daotian's talent [Battle Domination]—for every successful hit on the same enemy, subsequent attacks against that enemy in this round gain +1 AC and +2 damage, with no stacking limit.

After Yixiao Daotian was resurrected, the Emperor and Ruotuo Dragon King joined forces to create a set of weapons for him. We will not discuss the other special effects of these weapons for now.

The [Critical Strike Combo] alone, combined with [Battle Domination], is enough to earn Old Ma the title of "King of One-on-One Combat".

【Critical Strike Combo】: Every three attacks, an additional attack is added, dealing 150% of the original damage as true damage.

This also needs to take into account Old Ma's own [Wrath of the Heavens] specialty, which is divided into two directions.

On one hand, in group battles, killing enemies triggers an infinite combo; however, since he is a demigod, he needs at least a high-level legendary rank to trigger it. But even without triggering a combo, the additional follow-up slash (i.e., AOE) can still trigger an infinite combo.

On the other hand, in a one-on-one situation, it can activate a ten-minute attack speed doubling effect, and the "Action Rush" attack check can fully trigger the effect.

what is this concept?

As a legendary demigod warrior, even without Skok's [Void Slash] which can unleash 120 strikes in an instant, his basic martial arts skills, honed to the limit, allow him to deliver over 100 attacks per second!

Yunxiu and Yixiaodaotian had sparred before, which was strictly speaking 129 strikes. Double that would be 258 strikes. Every three attacks would be accompanied by 150% true damage. In reality, this would have multiplied the damage by several hundred times compared to the terrifying output of Lao Ma, who could kill a legendary high-level player with a single strike!

At least for Yunxiu himself, if he doesn't use conceptual defense, as long as Yixiao Daotian touches him, it's perfectly normal for him to have his Immovable King + Arcane Defense + Shield + Armed Shield + Stone Skin + Force Field Wall smashed within five seconds!

Using conceptual defense can probably buy about ten more seconds... at least for Yunxiu, ten seconds is enough to escape.

So, under these circumstances, Herota, who was slowed down by Nico and tightly controlled by a large number of other demigod control spells, took a full ten seconds of the berserk output from the Skyward Shift.

Bang bang bang bang!

The solid, bone-crushing attacks even produced a peculiar sound, making Yunxiu's heart soften slightly—this was true. You must know that even Oser was almost knocked out of breath by this combo back then. If it weren't for the large number of monsters surrounding them, the octopus monster's powerful force-dissipating skills, and his wife's help, Yixiao Daotian might not have been able to hold out until the Emperor arrived.

Fortunately, the sage is still a man... Yunxiu thought to herself.