Chapter 314 – Heavenly Dimension Strike

“Dolai’s energy value is approximately 2.25 times higher than before.”

Fresh from evolution, visible energy tides still shimmered around Dolai’s form.

Isloria stared at it, a locking symbol appearing beneath her gleaming glasses. Rows of data flickered beside the arc-shaped marker. Isloria quickly detected the information.

Dolai had already reached the Peak of Fourth Order.

During this period, increasing basic three-dimensional attributes by even 0.1% was extremely difficult, let alone more than doubling them.

With basic attributes doubled, combat power would increase by more than twofold.

Although the main difference between higher-level and lower-level beings lay in their future potential – Epic Three-Star Dolai would find climbing further after entering the Legendary Realm several times easier than Epic Two-Star Dolai – even currently, a massive gap had been created.

This was the power of evolutionary Miracle.

“No matter how many times I witness it, the power of Miracle never fails to astonish.”

Isloria adjusted her glasses, pious and fervent like a fanatical believer.

Her only regret was that General Dolai wouldn’t accept her body modification plan – such excellent material, such a rare experimental opportunity.

In this vast territory, only the Lord could understand her and share common language with her.

Pity the Lord himself couldn’t evolve, otherwise he’d probably be quite willing to experiment with modification-based evolution too.

Definitely.

Mu Yuan shuddered inexplicably.

He couldn’t figure out why, only feeling it was chill unintentionally radiating from Dolai during its evolution.

Dolai radiated numerous powers.

First, frost spread outward, covering the platform and surrounding ground with thick white.

Then cyan winds surged, suddenly clearing heaven and earth as if Wind King’s Wings had descended here, dancing frantically with tidal waves of wind.

Thunder followed closely behind, dark clouds covering the sky with rumbling echoes.

And fire burned most fiercely, pushing aside the previous three elements, blazing like a red sun about to rise.

These phenomena appeared quickly and faded just as fast.

But Dolai still shimmered with invisible energy pressure, space rippling like a lake with concentric circles. These ripples continuously emerged and spread from several focal points. Dolai seemed to be in a curved mirror, its entire form distorted.

Was it heat distorting the air?

No, space was genuinely rippling.

Dolai was like a long staff, stirring calm space into turbulence.

「Prompt: Your Hero ‘Dolai’ has awakened the Epic talent ‘Space-Tearing Seal’ during evolutionary Miracle.」

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「Space-Tearing Seal」

「Description: The Devour Slime ‘Dolai’ possesses a conceptualized Space-Tearing Seal. Wherever the seal falls, space falls under Dolai’s control.」

Simply put, whenever Dolai stamps the tearing seal, space in all directions would shatter with popping sounds. After stamping, General Dolai could declare sovereignty over this spatial region, manipulating spatial cracks for its own use.

“Seems like a somewhat complex talent requiring skillful operation?”

Mu Yuan pondered, somewhat worried Dolai might not handle it well.

But his concern was clearly unnecessary.

Dolai was just a bit slow, not actually stupid.It was having a blast at the moment. It hadn’t yet stamped down the Space-Tearing Seal, merely holding the seal and stirring slightly, effortlessly disrupting the surrounding space.

This skill possessed a high rank and involved the manipulation of space.

Mu Yuan quickly discovered some applications of the Space-Tearing Seal.

For instance, by stirring and disrupting space as Dolai was doing now, it could directly interfere with the use of spatial teleportation scrolls.

Thud.

Dolai gently pressed the seal down.

It stamped onto a spatial dimension visible only to itself.

Instantly, a violent force rippled outward in all directions. Space resembled a punctured water balloon, cracking and shattering everywhere. Some spatial fissures swept across the stone platform, immediately swallowing half of it into the chaotic spatial currents.

Dolai widened its eyes.

Wait, this won’t do.

Damaging public property is absolutely unacceptable! That’s all money!

A dozen seconds later, the violent spatial cracks gradually became orderly, as if various weapons were being wielded by Dolai. One could even see serrated cracks extending from several surrounding areas—this was the power of Space Devour. At this moment, however, this force no longer shattered space; the serrated cracks resembled a spatial longsword, swiftly flying and rippling through the surrounding space.

“How did you do that?”

“I don’t know either.”

Dolai tilted its head and pondered for a while. “It’s just like this, then like that, and then you can control it like this.”

Dolai clearly possessed remarkable spatial instinct and talent, but…

Asking Dolai to explain the principles behind it was a bit too much to ask.

Its ability to skillfully wield this power was sufficient.

…

Dolai was quite talented in skill application and talent development. It quickly mastered its newly awakened ‘Space-Tearing Seal’ talent with thorough precision.

“Dolai’s spatial talent is based on this seal. Only when the seal is stamped down can it control the surrounding space. At the same time, the space controlled by the seal tends to become violent, as if originally calm water has begun to boil… This is the fundamental characteristic of the Space-Tearing Seal.”

The Space-Tearing Seal possessed a high rank, immense potential, and great operability.

To be honest, giving it to Dolai was somewhat wasteful.

A seal capable of tearing space and controlling it seemed more powerful than the King’s Bone imbued with the power of decay.

However, the Space-Tearing Seal also had its flaws.

First, the Space-Tearing Seal must imprint the current space to take effect and enable all subsequent operations. Yet, according to Dolai itself, the process of stamping the spatial seal had a certain casting time and was not instantaneous.

That was the first flaw.

Second, the Space-Tearing Seal could only imprint one area of space at a time, and the imprint had a time limit.

If Dolai voluntarily relinquished control over this space and withdrew the seal, it would have to wait for a period before it could stamp the Space-Tearing Seal again.

That was the third flaw.

Despite these limitations, the Space-Tearing Seal remained a divine skill, a Divine-Grade talent.

It involved the noble element of space.

…

The Space-Tearing Seal talent still had much room for development.

The Devouring Slime inherently possessed spatial abilities.

The early-stage ‘Dimensional Space,’ the middle-stage ‘Space Devour,’ and Dolai’s Infinite Serpent Domain all involved spatial power. However, in the past, Dolai’s use of these skills had been simple, direct, and crude.This wasn’t because Dolai was too foolish, but because the nature of spatial power itself was extremely profound. Most Legends had no comprehension of space, let alone Dolai who was still at the mundane realm.

It was like a child holding a weapon—being able to pull the trigger was already quite an achievement.

But now, under the influence of the cracked great seal, Dolai seemed to have mastered eighteen martial arts, gradually gaining new insights into the use of dimensional space and Space Devour.

“This Dolai is truly a genius~!”

As expected of it.

…

After evolving, Dolai shouldered heavy responsibilities, working around the clock without rest. It was either practicing skills or honing its body, steadily advancing toward the Great Perfection of the Fourth Order.

Only the final steps remained.

Today, Dolai received a message from the Lord.

“What, there’s a mission?!”

A strand of azure-blue hair on its forehead immediately stood up, just like its head that jerked upward and its gradually brightening eyes.

Mission! Mission! Mission!

It wasn’t that it couldn’t sit still or lacked the patience for secluded cultivation, but… given the chance to go out, Dolai was naturally thrilled.

No, this was a heavy responsibility—General Dolai must rush to the battlefield immediately.

“But what is it about?”

…

Just moments ago, Lord Mu suddenly shuddered and quickly connected with a scout falcon over two hundred kilometers away.

His pupils darkened, like the surface of a Shadow Mirror, reflecting the distant mountains and clouds.

The vast Sea of Trees stretched endlessly, with wisps of Crimson Mist drifting between heaven and earth. A giant bird spread its wings, soaring freely across the sky. This was a Fourth Order BOSS-level monster, almost without natural predators. Its massive eyes scanned the surroundings, searching for today’s prey.

Suddenly, the giant bird’s steel-colored feathers bristled. It let out a low cry and swiftly dove downward into the forest below.

It was terrified, trembling, fleeing for its life.

The distant sky suddenly darkened, then brightened intensely, as if a sharp golden Sword had pierced the heavens.

A colossal figure appeared at the edge of vision.

Its head was ferocious, with broken horns resembling Sword blades. It spread crimson wings over forty meters long, flames swirling as it flew, scattering embers across the sky.

This was a Dragon-like behemoth, with Dragon might emanating from its body.

Yet, the giant beast lowered its head. Despite its radiant flames, all glory was stolen by the Jackalwere seated upon its back.

This was a Jackalwere over three meters tall, built like an iron tower.

He wore golden Treasure Armor and carried a dark golden Greatsword on his back. The terrifying Aura that shot into the clouds erupted from him. He was like a Greatsword, poised to cleave the world apart.

“He’s here, the Legend of the Gnoll overlord!”

“This direction… He’s indeed heading toward Gnoll Tribe One.”

“By tracing the direction he came from, the Gnoll overlord might be in this area? Of course, the likelihood is low. Such deductions rely on the Gnolls not concealing their tracks at all.”

The experienced scout falcon quickly lowered its head, using only the corner of its eye to observe, tracking the Gnoll Legend’s trail through the golden light and crimson flames filling the sky.

The Gnoll Legend didn’t notice this falcon.

Or perhaps, he regarded the falcon as just one of the thousands of monsters in the area, paying it no mind.

Scout Falcon 33 continued to play the role of a trembling creature, not giving chase.Soon, Scout Falcon No. 18, positioned outside Gnoll Tribe One, captured the figure of this Legendary Realm being.

A roaring dragon beast hovered high above the tribe, gazing down as sparks of fire drifted down like falling embers.

Below, the giants occupying this land grew restless and agitated.

At the forefront, a super giant standing thirty to forty meters tall roared furiously. It raised its arms high, condensing a massive boulder in its palms. The giant hurled the boulder as if launching a meteor.

But the next moment, a dazzling, brilliant golden light enveloped all the giants.

The golden radiance was blinding and glaring, impossible to look at directly.

Even if one tried, they could only see the brilliant golden glow filling the sky and earth.

In an instant,

When the golden light faded, the more than one hundred giants—who had defeated countless powerful competitors and seized this Treasure Land—lay scattered in disarray on the ground.

Their bodies were all dismembered, heads separated from torsos, arms and legs severed, without exception.

Their massive corpses bled profusely, the blood flowing like streams and rivers, trickling from the mountain down to its base, nourishing eerie, unnatural flowers.

The Gnoll Legend merely snorted coldly, settling back onto the dragon-like beast. He scanned the surroundings briefly before tugging on the dragon’s saddle and heading off in another direction.

“This direction leads to Gnoll Tribe Two.”

“Our earlier speculation was correct—the Gnoll overlord’s control over the outside world relies on these large tribes under his command. The Gnoll overlord needs to go to Tribe Two to gather more information.”

“So, what should we do?”

Ambush?

The Gnoll Legend was riding a Fourth Order Peak dragon monster, and its flight speed was not slow. Ambushing him before he reached Tribe Two would not be easy.

Moreover, using the same tactic twice in a row carried too much risk.

He decided to go with Plan B.

Outside Gnoll Tribe Two, a scout falcon that had been on standby for some time captured the sight of the massive dragon beast flying into the tribe.

The brilliant golden light that had pierced the sky gradually receded.

The Gnoll Legend had entered the tribe.

After all, this place was still filled with countless powerful Gnolls and had a complete defense system. The scout falcon could not get close enough to observe the situation inside.

Mu Yuan, Dolai, and Deadbone arrived outside Gnoll Tribe Two one after another.

He activated the Eye of Tianquan and cast his gaze toward Gnoll Tribe Two.

The clouds and mist dispersed.

The Gnoll Legend summoned the various Tribal Chiefs one by one, seemingly berating them angrily.

The Gnolls within the tribe quickly mobilized, appearing to be gathering.

In the distance,

At a location unnoticed by the scout falcon, a Fourth Order Winged-People Kingdom expert was also observing the Gnoll tribe through some kind of artifact, relaying the situation back to the Winged-People Kingdom.

Some arguments had just taken place within the Winged-People Kingdom.

The aggressive faction’s experts harshly criticized the conservative faction for being too timid and cowardly.

The Queen emerged from behind the curtains.

In her hand, she held a Crystal Ball, which displayed the scene observed by the Winged-People Kingdom expert.

“Jackal Fang has made his move. From now on, if the human forces show even the slightest weakness, they will attract attacks from several large surrounding tribes, and possibly even multiple Gnoll Legends.”

“They themselves shattered the calm situation and are now plunging into the abyss.”

“Naturally, we must draw a clear line.””Moreover, several days have passed, and the humans still haven’t subdued the remaining two major Tribes. Clearly, conquering large Tribes isn’t easy for humans either—otherwise they wouldn’t be trying to drag us into this conflict.”

“Humans are cunning creatures, and you are still too young…”

The representatives of the hawkish faction, including Yu Rongyue, gradually fell silent.

After several seconds of silence, blinding blue and red radiance suddenly illuminated their faces.

They stared blankly into the distance at the Crystal Ball held in the Queen’s hand.

Light was erupting from within the Crystal Ball.

The light originated from the other side of the Crystal Ball!

An indescribable terrifying force abruptly tore open the heavens, casting destructive light from beyond the sky.

Billions of thunderous flames blossomed across the plains.

(End of Chapter)