Chapter 283 – Even Legends Can Be Fooled

Dolai still seemed quite far from pushing its basic attributes to their limits.

Generally speaking, the gap between Fourth Order Peak and Fourth Order Limit isn’t particularly large.

However, at this stage, powerful beings can no longer rely on absorbing Soul Sand and Soul Power to strengthen themselves. To continue progressing beyond this point, they must rely on accumulated training over time and consuming various rare Treasures.

This process consumes both energy and financial resources.

Even so, the improvements gained are minimal. Every enhancement at this stage is equivalent to breaking through limits. Peak experts repeatedly break through their own limits until they can advance no further, reaching their ‘true limit’.

At this point, a Fourth Order Limit expert might still not meet the requirements for a ‘Transcendent Body’.

This depends on whether the expert has built a solid Foundation throughout their growth in previous stages. According to official statistics from the Taixuan Alliance, typically, an expert of Outstanding One-Star grade who has used ‘Perfect Breakthrough Stones’ for breakthroughs in four or more major Order advancements will have a ‘true limit’ that meets the requirements for a ‘Transcendent Body’.

The higher the grade, the higher the legendary barrier they face, and the more demanding the requirements for a Transcendent Body become. However, higher-grade lifeforms have better foundations to begin with, making it naturally easier for them to meet the Transcendent Body requirements.

For instance, Epic lifeforms, even without using precious breakthrough Materials, through natural growth and wild development over time, will most likely meet the standard for a Transcendent Body.

“Dolai now possesses a Domain and Willpower Light, and can even faintly sense the legendary barrier, capable of undergoing ultimate sublimation on its own. This means…”

Dolai has already met all three major criteria.

After all, Dolai’s basic attributes are high, extremely high. Even measured against the standards of an Epic Two-Star lifeform, it has long met and exceeded the requirements.

Yet Dolai says it still seems far from reaching its true limit.

“This might be related to Dolai’s Devour ability. Whatever the reason, it indicates that Dolai still has vast untapped potential.”

From the Cold Moon City Lord, he had obtained some Advanced materials related to the Legendary Realm.

The materials consistently emphasize the importance of the ‘Fourth Order Limit’ stage.

Some at the Fourth Order Limit are unable to break through to the Legendary Realm; some can only barely cross into the Legendary Realm; while for others, entering the Legendary Realm is just the beginning of their journey.

The progression from Zero Order to Fourth Order forms the foundation for an expert’s path to the Legendary Realm.

And the journey from Fourth Order Peak to Fourth Order Limit also determines how far an expert can go in the future.

“The materials indicate that if one breaks through to the Legendary Realm without fully developing their potential, they will waste most of this potential, effectively sacrificing their bright future.”

“Therefore, even though Tianyuan Territory urgently needs a Legendary Realm expert to secure it, and even though Dolai currently qualifies to charge toward the Legendary Realm, still…”

We must wait a bit longer.

“Oh, then I’ll continue working hard~”

General Dolai thumped its chest, “No problem~ The future of Tianyuan Territory will be shouldered by General Dolai~!”

The once gluttonous Dolai now appeared quite reliable.

Mu Yuan continued exploring with Dolai and the others.During this time, he met with Deadbone and handed him a Leveling Treasure.

He had originally intended to give the remaining two treasures to Deadbone for his use.

But Deadbone refused.

“Dolai is already not far from the Legendary Realm. It will be the first powerhouse in our territory to step into the Legendary Realm. Even if I use all the treasures and reach the Peak of the Fourth Order, the time it would take me to ascend to the Legendary Realm would still be much longer than Dolai’s.

“In that case, there’s no need to waste another precious treasure on my remaining minimal experience.”

It said.

Deadbone made this judgment based on Dolai’s Devour ability.

Indeed, if both were at the Peak of the Fourth Order, the time Dolai needed to refine and improve would be significantly shorter than that of other powerhouses. Even though Dolai has a vast potential for growth, it only needs to eat and eat to progress.

“In that case, let’s give the remaining treasure to someone else.”

Mu Yuan nodded.

If it were the old Deadbone, he wouldn’t have refused. He was never hesitant about self-improvement, as he would shoulder everything for the Tianyuan Territory.

Moreover, he preferred to shoulder everything alone.

He didn’t want his younger siblings to get hurt or exhausted because of it.

Now, Deadbone was beginning to learn to share some of the burdens. This was a good thing.

Deadbone was a General, but the Tianyuan Territory still had many capable and fierce generals. It was everyone together who supported the sky of the territory.

…

After absorbing the great treasure that could increase his Rank by 6 levels, Deadbone left.

The Serpentfolk Tribe had been eradicated, but there were still some unstable factors around the Land Between Worlds. Deadbone was investigating these factors and striving to stabilize them.

After discussion, the remaining Leveling Treasure was given to Sophia.

Her Rank saw a slight increase.

In truth, Mu Yuan was more inclined to give the treasure to Isloria. Isloria was a powerhouse who possessed both a Domain and Willpower Light, and she could step into the Legendary Realm earlier.

Unfortunately, Isloria was not present.

Mu Yuan pondered whether to summon Isloria and Lu Liu to the Interdimensional Zone as well. However, the territory needed Generals to guard it, especially when the surrounding areas were unstable and filled with many uncertain factors.

He would leave it pending for now.

“Let’s go. We need to hurry. Our main focus from now on will be on searching for treasures, but of course, we must not lose the necessary caution.”

…

Lord Mu loaded the Duo Lai Panel and reached out to pull an Interdimensional Treasure embedded in a spatial rift.

“A treasure that can increase Mental Energy is not bad either.

“Let’s go to the next location. You said you discovered a treasure thirteen kilometers in that direction, right?”

“Yes, caw~”

They quickly headed to the next location.

The space within the Land Between Worlds was quite chaotic. Taking a wrong step could lead to a fall dozens of kilometers away, and the monsters wandering here were still numerous, as if it were connected to some Wilderness regions.

However, after the main force of the Serpentfolk Tribe was wiped out, this area was essentially a low-risk zone for armies led by veteran lords.

Not only Mu Someone, but most other lords also explored with ease and freedom.

Only weaker lord teams like Tuna’s still had to be wary of the Elite monsters wandering across this land.

Suddenly,

BOOM—!!!

A deafening explosion erupted somewhere in the Interdimensional Zone, audible even from over a hundred kilometers away.

“What happened?””I’m sorry, Boss, my Black Crows don’t cover that area.”

“No need to apologize, I was just asking casually.”

He spoke with a grave expression.

Just from the earth-shaking roar alone, it was clear that something extraordinary was happening in that place. The commotion was probably comparable to Dolai’s eruption of thunderfire sun.

Sophia had already dispatched the nearest Black Crows, flapping their wings as they rushed over at high speed.

Mu Yuan switched perspectives.

Back on Blue Star, he immediately opened the forum.

This Land Between Worlds had garnered significant attention, after all, it was an ultra-large Interdimensional Zone, and its scope was still expanding.

He wondered if any passing players might have witnessed something, and upon checking, there indeed were.

A Lord named Guan XX said, “Damn! Brothers, there are people from the Western Desert Empire!”

The cause was that he and several other Lords had simultaneously discovered several major Treasures.

Since they were discovered simultaneously, according to the rules of the Taixuan Covenant, everyone would determine the ownership of the Treasures through champion duels.

And soon,

Guan XX and the other Lords were utterly crushed in defeat. They lost miserably.

Of course, since it was a champion duel, wins and losses were commonplace—they could only blame themselves for lacking skill.

But unexpectedly, one Lord used a special method to see through the disguise of this extremely powerful Lord.

He was not from Taixuan.

He was a powerhouse from the Western Desert Empire.

…

“Insects, weaklings.”

“Treasures should rightfully be held by the strong.”

A burly man with bronze skin and a white turban stood tall in mid-air, looking down at the several armies around him.

“I originally had no interest in weaklings like you, but the weak should know their place, and you have displeased me somewhat.”

“Turn to wind and sand.”

As soon as he finished speaking, a giant palm composed of sand, large enough to blot out the sky, emerged behind him and slammed down toward the horrified Lords ahead.

BOOM—!

The earth shook, and yellow sand filled the sky.

Some Lords died on the spot; some barely escaped with their lives; some survived by using substitute or teleportation items.

The Western Desert powerhouse looked down, disinterested.

If they died, so be it.

If they lived, so be it.

“I’ve probably been exposed.”

“But so what.”

The Western Desert Legend couldn’t care less.

The Taixuan Alliance was, after all, one of the two weakest among the Seven Great Nations. At this critical juncture of the world’s impending Fusion, could Taixuan possibly dispatch someone strong enough to deal with him?

Across the vast Taixuan Territory, he could come and go as he pleased.

Of course, he wouldn’t venture deep into Taixuan’s core areas or head to Taixuan’s heavily fortified cities—there was no need for that.

He lightly grasped several Treasures and consumed them in one go.

Feeling the surging power within him, the Western Desert Legend grinned. “Heh, time to move on to the next place.”

…

On the Taixuan Forum, players were outraged.

They had discovered that behind the series of defeats in champion duels lay powerhouses from the other great nations.

Not only the Western Desert Legend, but also powerhouses from Eternal Star and Divine Wood.

It was possible that not every army had a Legendary Realm expert hidden within. But even without a Legend overseeing them, the commanders had Fourth Order Peak experts under their command, enough to defeat the vast majority of Taixuan Lords in champion duels and claim the Treasures.

“How infuriating!”

“If it were just Fourth Order Peak experts, we could still band together to deal with them, but the other side has Legendary Realm experts…”And certainly, not just one or two.

They could only swallow their bitterness in silence.

Some complained about the inaction of the Taixuan authorities, allowing foreign troops to roam freely within their territory and plunder treasures.

But many seasoned Lords understood that the Taixuan authorities were willing but unable to act. The current focus of the Taixuan Alliance was to expel and eliminate the large groups of monsters within their territory, ensuring the stable fusion of the two worlds.

In comparison, the appearance of foreign powerhouses in the wilderness was merely a minor issue.

Yet, dealing with this minor issue required immense effort.

Who had any extra strength to spare? And who was willing to take such a risk?

“Indeed, there are far too few Legendary Realm combatants in the Taixuan region who can spare the effort right now. Moreover, if a Taixuan Legend were to appear, the Legendary powerhouses from Eternal Star, Western Desert, and other nations might very well join forces.”

Mu Yuan also furrowed his brow.

Sophia’s crows had already detected the Western Desert Legend. This Western Desert powerhouse didn’t seem as sharp as the previous Everstar Lord and hadn’t noticed the Black Crow hidden in the shadows.

But even if he had detected the Western Desert powerhouse, what could he do?

Could he just charge in recklessly?

Even powerful Lords like the Amber City Lord and the Rockpeak Lord would need to muster a thousand-strong elite army to confront a Legend.

“It would be quite delightful if the powerhouses from Eternal Star, Western Desert, and other nations could fight each other. Unfortunately, that’s impossible.”

They weren’t monsters with limited rationality.

Even if powerhouses from two nations encountered each other, they would at most probe each other before parting ways. Expecting two human Legends to engage in a life-or-death struggle in such a situation was unrealistic.

Unless…

“Oh, found it? I understand.”

Through the mental link, the Undead General sent a message.

About the monsters.

Mu Yuan had once wondered what would happen if the Snake God Aggregate faced off against a Legendary Realm powerhouse.

After simulating it for a while, he couldn’t say for sure that the Legendary Realm would definitely win. But if he were the Western Desert Legend, why would he confront the Snake God Aggregate head-on? He could simply leave. The Snake God Aggregate couldn’t catch up and wouldn’t pursue.

However, the target the Undead General had discovered wasn’t the Snakemen.

It was an existence that he feared and had seen before.

…

The Western Desert Legend led a small army meant only as a cover, traversing the Land Between Worlds.

He was in no hurry.

Daring to enter Taixuan Territory in search of the Interdimensional Treasure, he naturally had his own unique methods of detection.

Sand Eye.

Using eyes molded from sand, he scouted the surroundings. Most situations within dozens of kilometers couldn’t escape his notice. It was precisely because of this that whenever he spotted Taixuan people discovering treasures, he would rush over and seize them directly.

He no longer pretended to be a Taixuan Lord.

And the Taixuan Players were his scouts for finding the Treasure—spotting Taixuan armies was far easier than locating the Interdimensional Treasure.

Suddenly, a Sand Eye set up on a high mountain shifted, capturing the figures of humans.

It seemed to be a player team, consisting of units like Imperial Guards, Halberdiers, and Skeleton Generals.

There were also a few players with distinctly Taixuan features.

“Hurry, hurry! There’s a major Treasure ahead, seems to be a Lord’s Heart!”

“I know, stop rushing me!”

“Be serious!”

“This… this team leader naturally understands!”

The eyes of the players all seemed clear and somewhat naive, but the Sand Eye was too far away to discern such details.The Western Desert powerhouse saw several players rushing directly toward a certain direction, appearing very anxious.

They followed in pursuit.

Sure enough, a rather large Treasure came into view.

They couldn’t yet identify what the Treasure was, but a Treasure of such size was bound to be extraordinary.

However, the Treasure had been snatched up first.

The possessor didn’t seem to be players, but intelligent monsters.

Several goblins.

“Hah, goblins, the lowest of races. It’s only natural they’d become monsters.”

Western Desert Legend stored the cannon-fodder troops back into their mark.

They soared into the sky, flying through the heavens, and arrived at the destination in the blink of an eye.

At that moment, the goblin powerhouse had just retrieved the Treasure from the spatial fold.

Sunlight slanted down.

The Western Desert powerhouse stood against the light, radiating an overwhelmingly domineering Legendary aura.

They extended a giant hand of yellow sand, reaching to seize the Treasure and annihilate the goblins like insignificant ants.

Crash—

The yellow sand shattered abruptly, smashed apart by a flail.

Beneath the shattered sand, a bluish-green figure clad in worn-out armor stared fixedly at Western Desert Legend with crimson eyes.

Their voice was extremely hoarse.

“A human… Legend!!”

(End of Chapter)