Chapter 139 – Isn't Lord Great Serpent Here for Nothing?!

Crack, crack-crack-crack-crack~!

The sixteen Soul Crystals held by Deadbone and Mu Yuan were depleted, turning into powder that scattered into the world.

This move, ‘Death Legion,’ was jointly executed by Lord Mu and Undead General.

It covered a vast area and summoned numerous undead.

Both in quantity and Rank, it far surpassed the previous instance, hence consuming more Soul Crystals.

He felt no reluctance.

In war, one should go all out, leveraging every advantage to secure victory decisively rather than prolong the stalemate.

The ‘Death Legion’ inherently granted a significant boost to the undead creatures’ self-healing abilities. Combined with the Undead Resurrection skill, this immortal army made its name resound through the shadowy depths.

However, as the situation turned dire, the monster tribes gradually deployed their strong combatants, with no shortage of Elite-tier mini-bosses.

Many of these powerful beings charged toward the outskirts, toward Mu Yuan’s location.

Aiming to execute a decapitation strike.

“Leave this to me~!”

Dolai rubbed its hands together, finally getting its chance to act.

A brown figure swept past its side.

It was Rakshasa.

Bare-chested, he revealed muscles coiled like pythons, with interwoven brown patterns resembling fierce dragon heads that seemed to come alive as he brandished his spear, as if ready to soar into the sky.

“Hmph, mere petty tricks!”

“Monsters, your lives are forfeit!”

His spear thrust out like a heavenly dragon, and in just over a dozen exchanges, he disarmed a mini-boss, piercing through its throat with his spear.

A single strike, fatal.

Red Robe drifted gracefully before another mini-boss. “How about sitting down for a cup of tea?”

She said.

The lizardman before her tried to roar, but its cry gradually weakened as it closed its eyes.

She floated forward, blood-red silk flying out, sharp as a saber, drawing a spray of crimson blood.

“Truthfully, this humble one dislikes fighting and killing, so…”

“How about you all commit suicide?”

She said, her serene blood-red eyes sweeping over the Professional Tier intelligent monsters before her.

In the next moment, they uniformly raised their weapons and stabbed themselves through the heart.

Thud—

…

Meanwhile, atop an ancient city building—half-destroyed yet still dozens of meters tall—at the peak.

Dolai, having failed to snag any targets, flew here, scanning its surroundings.

“I’ll take on ten, da.”

Hundreds of monsters, from the air and the ground, swarmed toward it, encircling it.

But just this?

Were they looking down on General Dolai?

It raised its hand, its fair fingers snapping lightly, and orange-red flames descended from the sky, raging and spreading, engulfing the entire street dozens of meters long.

In mere seconds, the hundreds of surging monsters turned to ash.

Then, Dolai transformed into an artillery emplacement, bombarding distant areas devoid of allies.

Blast after blast of fiery explosions erupted within the historically rich ancient city, illuminating the dim space in flickering flashes.

At that moment, Dolai’s eyes lit up. The badge pinned to its hair suddenly flew out, transforming into a Flying Sword that clashed “ding-ding-dang-dang” with an enemy’s strikes several times beside it.

A humanoid silhouette took shape.

It was an Elite-tier Darknight Hunter, one of the top-ranked experts of the Darknight Tribe.Simultaneously appearing were a Minotaur Berserker, a Jackalwere Commander, a Lizardfolk Swift Shooter, and over a dozen elite monsters.

And the Minotaur Chieftain, clad in Treasure Armor and wielding a massive Shadow Battleaxe.

This was a formidable group of enemies, with the strongest Minotaur Chieftain possessing combat power far surpassing that of the Wolf Warrior from inside the Secret Realm back then.

But, it, Dolai, was already a Hero.

A Hero should accomplish what ordinary people cannot.

It inhaled sharply, then exhaled a fan-shaped spread of crimson flames that engulfed the entire building and the surrounding area.

Yet, from within the raging inferno, several figures cloaked in intense energy auras burst forth.

Axe glints, streaks of light, and shadow blades shot toward it.

Dolai’s hair fluttered, its eyes glowing faintly with red and blue light.

The next moment, a thick pillar of lightning erupted from its center, igniting the great battle.

…

Mu Yuan surveyed his surroundings. On his side, the high-end Battlefield was mostly an advantageous situation. Elite-level monsters were generally no match for the main generals under a Lord’s command. Generals like Rakshasa, Red Robe, and Seventeen successively cut them down.

He once again summoned Tree Spirit Grandma, who clapped her hands together and raised a bizarre and vast tree realm.

However, this time, the scale of the tree realm wasn’t as large as before.

Even with the tree realm serving as a home ground, powerful monsters could still emerge from anywhere at any moment, leaving no room for carelessness.

Whoosh—

A spider-woman with a human head and spider body, her limbs stepping over swaying roots, lunged at him from mid-air.

It seemed his occasional resurrection of the undead had finally drawn her attention.

She resorted to a dishonorable sneak attack.

Beside him stood the Imperial Guard Captain Lu Liu, who had remained low-key and hadn’t made a move until now.

However,

“This Lord is a man who has died dozens of times!”

The spider-woman descending from above had an enchanting face, a grotesque lower body, and arms like blades faintly glowing green. Her trajectory through the air, even the fine hairs on her body, were crystal clear in Mu Yuan’s eyes.

Time seemed to slow down.

Only Lord Mu was fast.

‘Crack—’

He expressionlessly broke off a segment of bone from his index finger. The bone lengthened in his hand, instantly transforming into a jade-white Spear.

Gripping the 2.3-meter Spear, dense shadow energy surged at its tip, continuously tightening and compressing.

And only at this moment did the sneaking spider-woman assassin descend to within a few meters of him.

Mu Yuan’s Spear shot out like a Dragon.

One thrust, two thrusts, three thrusts… each strike precisely hitting the spider-woman’s blade-like arms. With extreme speed and a realm far surpassing hers, he firmly controlled the rhythm of the battle.

After several thrusts, the spider-woman, jolted repeatedly in mid-air, saw her green-glowing blade arms shatter.

Through the wide-open defense, Mu Yuan’s Spear tip extended, piercing straight in.

The shadow energy gathered at the Spear tip erupted entirely.

An elite-level mini-boss, who hadn’t even had time to unleash her energy armor, was slain on the spot.

But the next moment,

The spider-woman, whose upper enchanting body had already shattered, suddenly saw her lower spider abdomen swell as if packed with explosives, bursting and spraying countless green liquid laden with corrosion and deadly poison.

This seemed to be the true killing move.

Yet,

A man who has died dozens of times has seen every trap.

Mu Yuan twisted his Spear, sparks of lightning emerging at the tip. As the shaft spun, it formed an impenetrable net of lightning, sizzling as it obliterated all the venom.Then,

He quickly shifted his position, his figure disappearing into the vast forest realm.

…

This was destined to be a protracted battle.

The various generals and soldiers of Tianyuan Territory had slain numerous monsters, yet the tide of monsters emerging from all corners of the Ancient City seemed endless.

It was unclear who held the advantage at this moment.

The Spiderwoman Chieftain firmly believed she could win—if not, wouldn’t her faith in the Snake God be in vain?

Suddenly, from deep within the Ancient City, far from the main battlefield, a terrifying aura began to rise. A viscous, blinding crimson glow could be faintly seen spreading from a giant serpent statue, and…

It seemed to be coming to life!

The terrifying Great Serpent was descending!

The Spiderwoman Chieftain’s face showed astonishment. “Why?” They could still fight, after all.

Judging by the situation, it seemed the Great Serpent had been preparing to descend even before the battle began.

She couldn’t understand it.

The other intelligent monsters and various chieftains, however, roared with excitement.

With the Great Serpent’s arrival, hope was restored. They no longer had to be suppressed by the Fated Lord’s generals!

…

This rising, all-encompassing terror was something Mu Yuan was experiencing firsthand for the first time.

It was suffocating.

He could vaguely see the viscous crimson glow in the distance and even catch a faint glimpse of a giant serpent’s silhouette.

It was a totem!

Just like the encounter during the assault on the Snakefolk Tribe.

“Wasn’t it said that even after conquering dozens of monster tribes, one might never encounter a reviving totem?”

But this time, the totem had revived in a distant place, leaving them no time to stop or destroy it.

He could only watch from afar as a giant serpent soared into the sky, charging toward the battlefield.

The serpent’s appearance was… vaguely familiar.

Those distinctive “O_o” eyes—once seen, never forgotten.

Ah, this…

The Great Serpent soared into the air.

Sure enough, from afar, it spotted the figure it had been longing for—even if his appearance had changed somewhat, the Great Serpent would never mistake this aura.

It, the Great Serpent, held grudges!

Destroying a Fated Territory blessed by the heavens would earn it rewards from the Snake God, a feat far greater than obliterating ten or twenty ordinary territories.

For this reason, the moment it caught a whiff of this aura from afar, it had begun quietly accumulating energy to descend directly.

It had learned from its last mistake!

“The human lord’s general seems to have grown stronger again.”

“But it doesn’t matter. This Great Serpent has descended in person. Professional Tier, Elite Tier, even Commander Tier—they are all mere ants before me.”

Even though, limited by the medium of descent and the quality of the sacrifices, this disposable body was not particularly strong, with its own consciousness, Realm, and abilities, it was more than enough to crush everything.

After all, it was the Great Serpent that had devoured countless Commander-Tier beings!

It would bring a devastating, overwhelming strike!

The Undead General’s expression turned grave. He spread his Bone Wings and rose into the air. He had to intercept the Great Serpent and…

An invisible Domain spread out.

Red Robe, Rakshasa, Bone Two, Bone Three, and others suddenly realized that the suffocating, oppressive aura enveloping the world had vanished.

The Domain radiated across the battlefield, with stark white bones exposed here and there, but this was merely the surface. Unseen changes were occurring—changes that those beneath the Domain could neither comprehend nor perceive.

“Pfft—”

A Spiderwoman was startled to find that she had unknowingly walked right up to the Undead General, her forehead already pierced. Her eyes widened in shock as she collapsed to the side.A Minotaur Berserker had just finished beating his chest and bellowing when he discovered a pitch-black greatsword tearing through his armor, shattering his entire upper body.

Shadow Hunters, Burrow Assassins, Spider Dancers, Jackalwere Chieftains… one after another, these intelligent and formidable Tribe elites fell beneath the dark blade in states of confusion, shock, and terror.

Time and again, it seemed as if they were throwing themselves right into its path.

The remaining Tribe elites grew even more terrified.

Gazing into the distance at the Great Serpent who kept charging forward with furious roars yet seemed to make no progress in closing the distance, their initial excitement had been completely doused, leaving only fear and resentment.

Before the Great Serpent descended, they were being slaughtered indiscriminately;

After the Great Serpent descended, they were being slaughtered even more brutally;

So, did the Great Serpent descend for nothing?!

(End of Chapter)