Chapter 284 – The End

“They’re fighting, yay, they’re fighting~!”

A hundred kilometers away, Dolai excitedly clapped its hands.

This time, Dolai had contributed greatly—or rather, it had sacrificed greatly.

The player teams ahead, whether players or troops, were all played by Dolai’s split bodies using ‘Perfect Mimicry’.

Dolai’s Devour·Split skill allowed it to split almost infinitely, though the more it split, the weaker it became, eventually reaching the level of an ordinary Slime.

Dolai’s ‘Perfect Mimicry’ could replicate most individuals whose information it had collected.

Mimicking troops like Skeleton Generals and Imperial Guards was easy for it. It could even use these troops’ basic skills.

Dolai was flawless in transformation and mimicry, leaving no trace of imperfection.

However, compared to its mimicry, Dolai’s acting skills were quite lacking—easily exposed as fake at a glance. Fortunately, the Western Desert Legend’s Sand Eye seemed unable to observe specific details, so Dolai didn’t give itself away.

Later, to make the act realistic, General Dolai’s split bodies charged at the Goblins.

And there, they met a heroic end.

The bodies of Imperial Guards and other troops were bisected, shattered—they died tragically. The bloody scenes, under Dolai’s perfect mimicry, were displayed without the slightest flaw.

According to Dolai, the blood and dismembered remains from its mimicry could last for at least a few hours before reverting to the most primitive slime form.

But Dolai had lost dozens of split bodies in the process, which was a significant loss for it.

It would need at least two big meals—no, at least three—to recover.

…

At the distant horizon, the majestic sight of Domains could be seen, towering over the vast land.

Majestic mountains, yellow sand blotting out the sun.

The clash of the two Domains seemed to distort the surrounding environment, the heavens and earth, even space itself.

“Is this the might of a Legend? Truly, terrifyingly formidable.”

Mu Yuan had seen Legendary battles in video footage, but witnessing a Legendary confrontation firsthand was a first for him.

Seeing it with his own eyes, he finally understood the sheer power and pressure of a Legend—far beyond just the dazzling ‘light and shadow effects’ in videos.

“Legends control everything with their Domains and can effortlessly unleash the power of heaven and earth. It’s truly a world of difference compared to the five mortal realms.”

Like gods.

At least, to mortals they were. Even Peak Commander-level experts were nothing but oversized grasshoppers before a Legend. He had never heard of any expert at the Commander level defeating a Legend.

Even the Cold Moon City Lord, renowned for her unparalleled martial prowess, had no such record.

Faced with a Legendary battle, Mu Yuan dared only to watch from afar, not daring to advance further.

He couldn’t discern the details of the fight.

Sophia’s Black Crows also struggled to see. Most of the Black Crows were destroyed in the aftermath of the battle. Even from a distance, the crows’ vision was obstructed by energy tides, Domains, and other phenomena.

“Regardless, we’ve done all we can. Our Taixuan Players are at a disadvantage here. Only by stirring up chaos among the Legends can we seize a sliver of opportunity.”

“However, the Goblin Prince and the Western Desert Legend are unlikely to truly fight to the death.”

“Even if they’re going all out in combat, it’s exceedingly difficult for one Legend to kill another.”

All we can do is muddy the waters.If only a Legendary could be severely wounded…

Hmm, I shouldn’t overthink this, but if given a direction to hope for, Mu Someone would prefer the Goblin Prince to be defeated.

After all, this Goblin Prince had been wandering in the nearby regions for far too long.

The thought that Tianyuan Territory’s exploration teams had a small chance of encountering the Goblin Prince over the past month or two made him deeply uneasy.

He was too dangerous, with a path leading to his demise.

“Conventionally speaking, the Western Desert Empire is one of the Seven Great Nations. Its powerhouses are likely far stronger than ordinary Legendaries who merely serve as combat units.”

“And the Goblin Prince, after all, is just a goblin by origin. He was previously slashed into a panicked flee by a Legendary from Taixuan.”

Barring any surprises, the battle should conclude with the Western Desert Legend emerging victorious.

BOOM—!

The heavens and earth shook violently. The rolling yellow sandstorm suddenly shattered at a certain moment, and a figure enveloped in dust shot into the distance at a speed impossible to track with the naked eye.

But the next moment…

A heavenly thunderbolt, thicker than a skyscraper, crashed down from the sky as if shattering the entire world.

It struck the earthy-yellow figure mid-air, shattered his protective sand barrier, and blasted him deep into the earth.

Faintly visible at the edge of the sky, behind the dark clouds, a hunched, azure-skinned goblin with hair standing erect like lightning strode through the air.

Countless thunderbolts followed him like droplets, converging into a sea.

The mountain ranges pursued closely behind.

Deafening roars shook heaven and earth one after another. After a long while, the thunderous noises ceased, but the sandy figure did not rise again.

“Could it be that the Western Desert Empire’s Legendary… has fallen?”

“Hiss—!”

But this wasn’t impossible.

It seemed that from the very beginning of the one-on-one duel, the Western Desert powerhouse had been at a disadvantage—indicating that the Goblin Prince was no weakling within the Legendary Realm.

And the Goblin Prince had another Legendary ally.

“Two Legendaries! Damn it, the danger level of the entire Stone Ridge Town region is about to double!”

He murmured.

In another area of the border region, another Legendary battle abruptly erupted. It seemed the previous Legendary clash had stretched the tense nerves of all the powerhouses present.

They had no way of knowing it was a Legendary from the monster faction fighting the Western Desert Legend. They could only speculate whether Taixuan’s powerhouses had arrived.

They had assumed Taixuan’s experts wouldn’t appear, but exceptions always exist.

This was likely one such exception.

Most foreign powerhouses who crossed domains had disguised themselves as Taixuan Lords, which only made everyone’s nerves stretch even tighter.

That thick-browed, big-eyed Lord—could he be a Taixuan powerhouse?

Sophia’s Black Crows, Deadbone’s undead, and the real-time intelligence updates on the Taixuan Forum all indicated that several major battles had erupted in this region.

But this also made many wishful-thinking Taixuan Players realize that there truly were big sharks lurking here.

And they were foreign sharks at that.

If they accidentally crossed paths, not even their bones would remain.

“Time to slip away. The Interdimensional Treasure is tempting, but my life is more important. If I die, I lose everything.”

“Ah, when it comes down to it, we’re just not strong enough. We can only watch helplessly as these foreign powerhouses compete for treasures within our Taixuan Territory.””This is simply unavoidable, as the Two Realms Zone only appears in our Taixuan and the neighboring Divine Radiance. The neighboring Divine Radiance must be facing a similar situation right now.”

Mu Yuan witnessed two unidentified foreign legends battling for several minutes before one of them, wounded, retreated.

As expected, it wasn’t easy to decide life and death.

The legend who emerged victorious and claimed the treasures was a cyan dragon. On the dragon’s back stood a young man, likely a lord.

He wore a dark blue robe, elegant like a young master.

Suddenly,

the sky darkened, and a bright moon hung high above. Under the moonlight, a silver-white figure approached, stepping on moonbeams.

Alone, with a single sword.

The young man on the dragon paled slightly. “The Cold Moon City Lord? No, no, that’s absolutely impossible.”

Compared to that powerhouse, he was merely a small fry, not worth her making a special trip.

He wasn’t that important.

Veteran powerhouses of Taixuan also saw the figure traversing hundreds of miles in the blink of an eye, walking through the air.

They recognized this figure.

“It’s the Moon Sword Immortal… under the Cold Moon City Lord!”

This was the exclusive troop type cultivated by that city lord through her innate talent. Among them, the Moon Sword Immortal represented the pinnacle of this troop system, her rank comparable to epic.

She arrived in an instant, her vast moonbeams slicing through the sky.

With one strike, the dragon’s Verdant Wood Domain shattered.

With two strikes, the epic dragon bled profusely in the sky.

The young man in the dark blue robe, protecting the severely wounded dragon, glared furiously at the figure under the moonlight. “You… you dare to attack?”

The Moon Sword Immortal remained silent, merely gathering brilliant moonlight that filled the night sky upon her silver treasure sword once more.

Her attacks were simple and brutal, yet unstoppable.

The bleeding dragon fell.

The young man in the dark blue robe hastily escaped into space, disappearing without a trace.

The Moon Sword Immortal paused, scanning her surroundings.

The moonlight was like water, the earth vast and boundless, but no human figures could be seen.

Her willow-leaf eyebrows furrowed.

“Hey! All you hiding in the shadows, come out now!”

Her voice, amplified by some power, echoed throughout the land, resonating between heaven and earth.

After a while,

the night remained silent, with no response except for some foolish monsters howling a few times.

“Why does this Moon Sword Immortal seem a bit silly?”

Mu Yuan muttered.

Who would reveal themselves just because someone called out? Those foreign legends must be hiding their traces even more desperately now. Some originally flamboyant foreign powerhouses, having witnessed the Moon Sword Immortal’s power, would inevitably become more restrained.

The Moon Sword Immortal really didn’t seem very clever.

If he were the Moon Sword Immortal, he wouldn’t make such a grand entrance—he’d ambush if possible. Of course, the Moon Sword Immortal clearly was a straightforward… upright powerhouse who disdained hiding.

But because of this, even the Goblin Prince had become as timid as a quail.

“This is where I, Mu Someone, the best support throughout, need to step in.”

…

The Goblin Prince was indeed frightened.

He had just slain a legend, and now Taixuan sent such a powerful expert that he couldn’t even muster the will to resist?

Can’t afford to provoke, can’t afford to provoke.

But he could still hide.

He had always been experienced in concealing his tracks.

“This prince has obtained the Nest Heart he desired most and wasn’t planning to stay any longer. Well, it’s time to leave.”No sooner had the Goblin Prince thought this than he saw a blue gelatinous creature hopping toward him from the distance, and then…

It exploded with a deafening roar.

A dazzling, brilliant, and resplendent light erupted, illuminating the entire night sky.

The energy contained within this split body of Dolai was only at the Elite Peak level—not particularly high—so even the destructive force unleashed by its self-destruction was naturally unremarkable.

Thus, while the blinding flames appeared spectacular and shocking, in reality… it was merely a flashy light show.

Having insufficient energy, it had maxed out the special effects.

The Goblin Prince’s expression shifted.

In the next instant, the bright moon turned, and a gaze pierced through space. Following closely behind was a sword radiance forged from moonlight. The sword aura traversed hundreds of miles and descended from the sky.

The Goblin Prince burrowed underground.

The short goblin wielding the power of lightning bristled, gripping the lightning and hurling it toward the heavens in an attempt to shatter the moon.

The next moment,

He turned to ashes, dying even more swiftly than the previous cyan dragon.

At the same time, on the northern outskirts of the Land Between Worlds,

Another legendary battle erupted, initiated by the Taixuan Legend, the Celestial River Sword Saint from Boulder City.

“Trespassing into Taixuan Territory and harming its people warrants execution.”

The Celestial River Sword Saint had been pursuing the Goblin Prince. When encountering such intruders from external forces, he showed no mercy.

Incidents like these, where foreign experts invaded Taixuan, plundered treasures, and slaughtered its people, had occurred countless times.

Sometimes, when he was too occupied to intervene, he let it slide. But when he encountered such acts, he had to strike ruthlessly.

Only in this way could he deter these intruders from acting so recklessly.

However, aside from the fallen expert from the Western Desert and the Legend encountered by the Celestial River Sword Saint, the other powerful figures from various nations had gone into hiding and were retreating at breakneck speed.

“We’ve obtained plenty of treasures already. This trip has been worthwhile.”

“Taixuan has gone mad. This Lord’s noble body must not be harmed here.”

They needed to remain covert, not daring to travel at full speed or fly, yet their retreat was still remarkably fast.

After all, they were high-Rank Lords—if not Legends, they were among the most elite below that level. With formidable personal strength and deep reserves of resources, they could easily produce rare artifacts.

Using these artifacts or special abilities, they burrowed underground, traversed space, or altered their forms. The swiftest among them had already fled beyond the Land Between Worlds.

How did Mu Someone know this? He happened to witness it.

Beyond the Land Between Worlds, numerous Black Crows still served as his eyes and ears.

So, go forth, Moon Sword Immortal.

Meanwhile, on the soles of some experts’ shoes clung bone powder scattered by Deadbone along the necessary routes. This bone powder appeared ordinary, devoid of any special properties, except that it originated from the core bones of the Undead Holy Mountain. Using this powder, Deadbone could achieve a somewhat imprecise form of tracking.

“Those who offend Taixuan shall be pursued to the ends of the earth.”

Deadbone targeted a foreign team that, by its judgment, had a 99.9999% probability of containing no hidden Legends.

The Lord commanding the legion paled.

He saw no figure, only a gray sword radiance surging forth like the Nether River.

This was an attack surpassing the Commander level.

Simultaneously,

On the outskirts of the Land Between Worlds, or just beyond the borderlands, one area after another abruptly erupted with thunderous roars.

The noise shattered the silence of the night.As if a hundred thousand troops lay in ambush outside, having waited for them for a long time.

“How many experts and forces has Taixuan actually deployed? This defies logic!”

The Moon Sword Immortal’s eyes grew increasingly bright, and his steps became noticeably lighter.

“Finding these hidden individuals isn’t all that difficult after all. I’m truly remarkable.”

Another legendary battle erupted.

The moon hung high in the sky.

Mountains and rivers shattered.

Peaks toppled and crumbled as easily as sandcastles on a beach.

A great Dragon roared, then plummeted into the abyss.

A powerful expert tore through the void, bleeding as he fled.

That night, the earth trembled, and the world grew desolate.

Mu Yuan didn’t know the outcomes of these successive legendary battles, but he was certain that at least four Legendary Realm experts from external forces lurking and roaming within Taixuan Territory had fallen.

For some time to come, these foreign experts who had entered Taixuan to plunder Treasures and acted without restraint would likely become more cautious.

The danger in Stone Ridge Town and its surrounding areas would also be significantly reduced.

The achievements were glorious.

And in this battle, Lord Mu, who provided the best support, could roughly be considered equivalent to having slain a Legendary Realm expert with his Sword, all things considered.

Truly worthy of me~

Recommendation for a masterpiece: “Immortal Dao Above”

(End of Chapter)