Chapter 555 – Legendary Battle, Ancient Mage Tower!

Suffocating pressure of Death coiled around the hearts of every powerful being present.

It felt as if their very Souls were being clenched, leaving them afraid to breathe.

“The God-Blessed of the God of War and Roar is dead. No, they were instantly annihilated.”

In this era where most faith has been lost, the old gods aren’t overwhelmingly powerful, and some well-connected experts don’t regard them with excessive reverence.

But a Legendary Realm expert blessed by a god…

Whether they are the Blessed, the Chosen, or Fallen God Attendants, they undoubtedly possess combat prowess surpassing others of the same rank.

It’s also common for world-class experts to emerge among the God-Blessed.

Regardless of their future potential, their battle strength is beyond question.

Earlier, the God-Blessed of the God of War and Roar could navigate through spatial turbulence, their every gesture radiating terrifying power – they were indeed a world-class expert.

Many present even recognized this God-Blessed, who had concealed their identity until this moment.

Their battle achievements were illustrious, far from being unsubstantiated.

And then they were instantly killed, without even leaving behind the slightest remnant.

Most observers couldn’t comprehend how this powerful God-Blessed had met their end.

But whether they understood or not, everyone shared similar thoughts:

“This God-Blessed… died at the perfect moment!”

They had nearly made their move earlier.

The World Secret Realm could only accommodate those at the Soul Realm, and their elite team had only managed to advance to the ‘one-third’ point.

Though each considered themselves exceptional like Dragons and Phoenixes among humans, believing they had pushed their power to the limit, their achievements paled in comparison to the black-armored expert.

Thus, there could only be one truth –

The black-armored expert had discovered some weakness!

They might understand the mysteries of these ancient formations, allowing them to advance unimpeded through the vast and dangerous array space.

“We’re all at the Soul Realm, all world-class experts – how could there be such a massive gap!”

“But the gap is indeed this vast!”

“Gulp~!”

The instantaneous death of a renowned world-class expert poured cold water on their burning hearts. Immediately, the budding sprouts of luck withered, and all desire and madness in their hearts died away, leaving only bone-chilling coldness.

Some quick-witted Legendary Realm experts, coming to their senses, no longer dared to watch and quietly retreated into the white mist.

Previously, numerous powerful beings had gathered around the Legendary Treasure Land, with Treasures in sight, maintaining a delicate but persistent balance.

Now, that balance was about to shatter.

Whether it erupted into full-scale battle or the black-armored expert began slaughtering freely, this was no place to remain.

Under the gray-white sky, the black-armored expert moved further away.

Their pace wasn’t fast.

But no one dared to make a move.

The monstrous beings further away scattered in panicked flight.

Perhaps if all these Heaven-Earth Realm and Soul Realm experts attacked together, even this mysterious, powerful, invincible black-armored existence would struggle to withstand them.

But there was no “perhaps.”

No one wanted to be the next example of instant annihilation. The God-Blessed’s fate served as sufficient warning.

Suddenly,

“Tap~! Tap~! Tap~!”

Footsteps neither loud yet unmistakably clear carried from the distance.A slender figure appeared at the edge of the vast, desolate plains, shrouded in thick white mist.

Even veiled by the fog, the newcomer’s form was strikingly clear, as if standing at the very center of the world, transcending all things.

He appeared to be a mere boy of eleven or twelve, exceedingly young in appearance.

Yet no one would mistake him for just a child.

Two amber-hued, majestic Dragon horns sprouted from his smooth forehead, and his eyes shimmered with the same amber glow. The world reflected in his pupils resembled a fading dusk, gradually being Devoured.

Though his face was youthful, an aura of ancient profundity enveloped him entirely.

It was as if a great being had descended upon this land.

As if a colossal entity had cast its gaze.

This gaze focused on the ‘unremarkable’ Deadbone in the distance.

Even the scattered remnants of his pressure alone left many in the Legendary Realm pale-faced.

If their earlier pallor had been from fear of the demonic black-armored presence, now they were suffering tangible pressure.

Dragon’s Might!

“I once saw a Law Realm Dragon overlord in the Dragon Valley, but even that overlord’s Dragon’s Might didn’t seem as terrifying as this!”

…

Deadbone had sensed it early on—the aura locking onto him from afar.

The newcomer made no attempt to conceal or hide himself.

This was a Legend.

A Legendary lifeform of the Dragon lineage.

Deadbone sighed inwardly. “It seems I won’t be leaving easily without defeating this Legend.”

…

The young Dragon in human form advanced step by step.

His pace wasn’t fast, yet each stride effortlessly covered thousands of meters.

As the distance closed, excitement gradually surfaced on the young Dragon’s boyish face.

He let out a clear cry, his eyes blazing with intense Battle Intent.

“Legendary lifeforms are usually born alone in their era. They are invincible, lonely, isolated. But perhaps due to the impending great calamity, this era has multiple young Legends.”

He looked at Deadbone. “Let’s fight. I’ve never crossed blades with another Legend before, and I believe you haven’t either. We Legends are too invincible—a battle where we can unleash our full power must be something you’ve been anticipating too. Don’t deny it.”

Deadbone: “…”

No, I’m not, and no, I haven’t. Thanks.

He frequently sparred with Dolai, Lu Liu, Rakshasa, and others, having long experienced various forms of Legendary might. An ordinary Legendary battle held no novelty for him.

Still…

“A Legend from the outside world?”

“Very well.”

Since things had come to this, he wouldn’t avoid the fight. He also wanted to see what these ‘children of the world’—born as Legends—were capable of.

Deadbone held back no longer, revealing a portion of his power.

A boundless gray Netherlake rapidly expanded, covering tens of thousands of meters around. Within the churning gray waves, tens of thousands of wailing souls cried out, and Shadows lurked in its depths.

An aura of Death surged skyward, causing all things in heaven and earth to decay.

Witnessing this, the young Dragon’s Battle Intent burned brighter. “I’m making my move.”

He carried no weapon.

For a Dragon of Legendary stature, his entire body was a weapon.

Divine light erupted from him, and dim yellow radiance shot into the heavens.The entire world began to transform as well. People seemed to witness a great sun slowly descending, its orange-yellow twilight slanting across the land before gradually fading away. Night was about to fall.

Sunset Over Mountains and Rivers!

The power of this wondrous natural phenomenon shone brilliantly in all directions.

This was merely an epic-tier ability, yet it was wielded by a legendary lifeform.

Compared to Deadbone’s Undead Holy Mountain·Complete Mountain Range Form and Bone Two’s Undead Territory, the gap was far more than ten thousandfold.

Even under normal circumstances, the disparity might not be as vast as ten thousand times, but a thousandfold or hundredfold difference was always present.

Under the Sunset Over Mountains and Rivers, the hundreds of powerful legends in this region felt their thoughts grow sluggish and their bodies listless, as if they had lost all vitality and vigor like the elderly.

Though they were acutely aware that they were being affected, they were still horrified and deeply shaken.

They continuously retreated while unleashing one massive Domain after another, some even perfect Domains among them.

But it was useless.

Under the Sunset Over Mountains and Rivers, these vast Domains seemed as if they did not exist. It wasn’t that Domains were ineffective, but before this dim afterglow, they truly could not function.

“Is this the might of a legend?”

A legend murmured, trembling.

Yet curiosity accompanied their fear.

Legendary lifeforms were extremely rare, and a juvenile legend was rarer still. Not to mention them, even great existences beyond the Law Realm often had no chance to witness a juvenile legend.

And now…

The young Dragon had unleashed his projection, but this was only the prelude.

The next moment, his pale hand extended, fingers spread wide.

He softly chanted, “Twilight Divine Light”

A mighty river of twilight surged across the sky, carrying immense and terrifying power.

Under the twilight river, even the omnipresent white mist inside this World Secret Realm, which was equivalent to the realm’s rules, was dispelled, leaving only this eternal river of twilight.

As soon as the river appeared, a legend let out a startled cry.

His face was visibly withering, his temples turning gray.

“Is it decay? Or demise?”

“No, neither! It’s time!”

The Twilight Divine Light was not even targeting them.

Yet, even so, even the scattered strands of its “afterglow” made the present powerhouses experience the threat of death.

They were rapidly aging!

This was the true might of a legend!

Unite to resist? Wait to strike from behind? Don’t be absurd. Faced with such a heaven-and-earth disparity, numbers could no longer bridge the gap!

They could only retreat swiftly, forced to abandon even the thought of observing the battle. Survival came first.

At the center of the Twilight Divine Light’s coverage, standing above the Netherlake, Deadbone was slightly surprised.

“Truly worthy of legendary might.”

The expanding Netherlake of the undead was rapidly “decaying.”

Souls and undead perished under the power of time, while many others revived.

However, the rate of extinction far exceeded that of revival.

The vast Netherlake was visibly shrinking.

Moreover, even this immense Netherlake could not completely block the power of the Twilight Divine Light.

Deadbone’s body and Divine Soul were visibly “degenerating.”

Even the lethal techniques he unleashed would, under the divine light, vanish in the blink of an eye as if they had experienced a thousandfold passage of time.

For instance, the sword aura that could previously strike a hundred kilometers away now had its range reduced to merely one kilometer.”The Twilight Divine Light is truly terrifying.”

“The conceptual power of the First and Second Realms cannot directly interfere with other concepts, but the great power of time inherently encompasses everything. When skills carrying conceptual power perish under the flow of time, this conceptual power dissipates rapidly, like water without a source.”

Deadbone pondered and quickly grasped the dreadfulness of the Twilight Divine Light.

He estimated that this ‘Twilight Divine Light’ ranked quite high among legendary powers.

Of course, Dolai’s ‘Devouring Heaven’ was more direct, simple, brutal, and powerful. This great power itself could devour concepts, achieving effects similar to the Third Realm of concepts.

Facing the overwhelmingly terrifying Twilight Divine Light, Deadbone’s choice was…

Fight!

Before his forehead bone, the Death Mark slowly emerged.

Holding Death Lament, he didn’t employ any grand, mighty power—he merely swung his sword, unleashing a plain, unadorned black slash.

The upgraded version of Shadow Slash: Death Strike.

The black sword radiance rose majestically. The legendary power ‘Twilight Divine Light,’ which itself symbolized a concept, melted away like snow under this unremarkable black blade.

Light died.

Concepts were dying too!

「Deadbone possesses the Death Mark, greatly enhancing his death-related conceptual powers. Simultaneously, his death concept can slightly interfere with enemy concepts, causing other concepts to ‘die’.」

The twilight was dissolving.

The scenery of the setting sun over mountains and rivers was also devoured, leaving behind a lifeless black.

The young legend’s eyes widened in shock. The next moment, he let out a resonant cry and revealed his complete form.

A dragon, orange-yellow in hue with scales gradually shading to black, soared across the sky.

His body seemed to symbolize a certain law, each scale containing profound mysteries. As the dragon form fully manifested, the towering Twilight Divine Light’s power surged once again.

Yet, the swelling orange-yellow light was torn apart down the middle by that profound death, as if it were mere cloth.

“BOOM——!!”

Heaven and earth trembled!

Within a radius of several hundred thousand meters, all elemental energy fell silent, as if the land had become utterly devoid of dust.

A deep, elongated chasm, devoid of even a speck of light, stretched continuously across the pale plain.

High in the sky, the great dragon bled. On his ‘exquisitely beautiful’ body, which embodied the principles of heaven and earth, was imprinted a shocking, ugly black slash mark.

The dragon’s majestic figure, along with the residual glow, swiftly vanished into the horizon.

Only the rumbling echoes still reverberated between heaven and earth.

“As fellow legends, you have the upper hand this time. However, at our next meeting, I will surely turn the tables.”

“My name is Twilight Dragon Shibie. Remember it”

…

News of the legend battle spread like a rocket with wings, circulating through the legend circles in just a short while.

There were many witnesses.

No one could resist discussing such explosive news. Even many legends who only received second-, third-, or fourth-hand accounts gasped in awe and debated incessantly, as if they had seen it with their own eyes.

After all, these were living legends!

Not in storybooks, nor in classified documents, but legends that truly existed among them, right before their eyes!

On the communication device ‘Sky Patrol Mirror,’ messages about the legend battle flooded the screen all at once.

Legend A: “Wow, a legend!”

Legend B: “Astounding, a legend!”

Mu Yuan said: “Holy crap, a legend!”However, the Twilight Dragon was indeed very powerful, its conceptual Realm even surpassing Deadbone’s. If Deadbone hadn’t mastered the ‘Death Mark’, the outcome of this battle would have been hard to predict.

Of course, the Twilight Dragon had no idea that around that small Treasure Land, there weren’t just two Legends.

But four.

Although Mu Yuan speculated whether there might be more than one ‘wild·juvenile Legend’ Inside the Secret Realm of this World Secret Realm?

“Regardless, the Legendary Treasure is truly in our hands now.”

After leaving the Treasure Land and ensuring they had shaken off any prying eyes, Deadbone opened the extremely precious Legendary light sphere.

Ding!

Prompt: Your Hero ‘Deadbone’ has obtained the Legendary Treasure:…

——

Ancient Mage Tower

Grade: Legendary

Category: Treasure & Miracle Building

Description: One of the Alliance-protecting Treasures of the ancient force ‘Nine-Ring Mage Alliance’, a naturally born Treasure of heaven and earth possessing great powers of [Suppression], [Defense], [Magic], and [Heaven].

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