Chapter 366 – The Battle for Tianyuan City

After the battle, Sickle Moon had expended a vast amount of lunar power. Having previously transformed into the Moon Coronet Giant Wolf in an earlier fight to assist Uta in slaying a Legendary Realm expert, her transformation time was nearly depleted.

Xiliu was the most severely injured. She could no longer maintain her dragon form, drenched in blood with both arms fractured.

Red Robe remained in the best condition, though her effectiveness against foes of the Legendary Realm caliber was limited.

Sickle Moon: 1-1.

One kill, one assist.

This referred to her combat record against Legendary Realm experts.

Xiliu and Red Robe both: 0-1.

Meanwhile, Lord Mu, far away in Tianyuan City, stood at: 1-9.

The “1” represented the Serpentfolk Legend slain outside Tianyuan City by the Large Electromagnetic Coil Tower. The thunderous radiance piercing the sky had been controlled, aimed, and locked onto by Lord Mu himself.

The “9” assists highlighted his position as the ultimate support.

Not to mention distant events, during the recent battle involving Xiliu and Sickle Moon, Mu Yuan had been closely monitoring them, providing additional Mental Link power.

The chains of consciousness tightly bound their thoughts, synchronizing their minds and intentions within mere breaths, granting them an understanding far surpassing that of close comrades.

They operated as one entity, each fulfilling their role with precision to create the opportunity to slay a Legend.

This was the power of a divine support—Lord Mu’s strength.

Shortly after, Mirena, unleashing even greater power, sword-slain another Serpentfolk Legend.

Her gaze toward Sickle Moon still held disbelief.

“We should leave,” Red Robe stated. “Two Legendary Realm experts are approaching. Any delay will be too late.”

Their depleted conditions left them incapable of another ambush; retreat was the only option.

Mirena understood this logic well, but she couldn’t help but wonder, “You just slew a Legend!”

To overcome a Legendary Realm expert with mortal capabilities—even if aided by precious artifacts, even if the Lizardman Legend had been careless, even if…

Regardless of the circumstances, this was a monumental feat, a miracle by all accounts.

Yet, having just achieved such a miracle, they remained so calm, without a trace of excitement or exhilaration?

It wasn’t that Sickle Moon and the others felt nothing, but they certainly weren’t overly excited or proud.

Defeating a Legend with mortal strength wasn’t particularly difficult—far from miraculous. Their Tianyuan Territory’s Dead Bone Boss had accomplished this long ago, and their current conditions were vastly superior to those earlier times.

Rather than wasting energy on excitement, it was better to ask Sophia if there were any isolated Legendary Realm monsters.

Now teamed with the Elf Legend Mirena, with proper planning, they could swiftly ambush and eliminate another Legend.

…

Thanks to the Mental Link network and Sophia’s Black Crow Constructs, Tianyuan Territory held an absolute advantage in intelligence exchange.

In terms of sheer vision, however, the Monster Overlord’s surveillance far surpassed that of Tianyuan Territory’s three factions.

Currently,

the southern Soul Sand Mine had fallen. Lu Liu, stationed there, led the elite forces in retreat, withdrawing into Tianyuan City under the cover of the flight squadron led by Wind King’s Wings.

The Thundercoil Towers and Arrow Towers within the Soul Sand Mine continued firing relentlessly, fighting to the last moment.Under the bombardment of energy and the impact of colossal monsters, these defensive structures collapsed one after another, their markers disappearing from the map in succession.

The core structure, the Watchtower, also fell. A portion of the territory under the control of Tianyuan Territory was directly erased, and Mu Yuan’s aerial view from above the Soul Sand Mine vanished along with it.

Before the view disappeared, a large quantity of high-explosives planted within the Soul Sand Mine Outpost was triggered, erupting with a surge of thunderous fire energy that shot into the sky. The resulting wave of destruction, comparable to a full-force strike from the Legendary Realm, engulfed the entire front line of elite and high-tier monsters.

However, the scope of Tianyuan Territory’s vision also shrank.

Apart from the Black Crow constructs scattered by Sophia and the two squads led by Uta and Sickle Moon, the areas under the Great Lord Mu’s control were limited to a hundred-kilometer radius around Tianyuan Territory and a sixty-kilometer radius around Wolfhead Mountain.

These areas still had many Tianyuan scouts, elites, and the finest of the elves and giants actively operating.

In contrast, the vast majority of the Wilderness was flooded with advancing monsters. These monsters served as the eyes for the high-tier leaders who commanded and directed the waves of monsters and various monster groups.

But the vision of high-tier leaders was not equivalent to that of Legendary Realm beings.

The vision of high-tier leaders could not be shared.

Even for communication, only a very few high-tier intelligent monsters possessed contact artifacts. Such artifacts could only facilitate one-on-one communication.

Due to the influence of energy tides or intense battles in various regions, intelligent monsters often found it impossible to communicate, and transmitted signals would suffer from interference, delays, or distortion.

Some intelligent monsters awakened talents similar to “Mental Link.” However, a Mental Link could only connect hundreds of units within a nearby area. To communicate across hundreds of kilometers, it required a one-on-one link and had to be pre-established within a mental chain.

Although monsters occupied the majority of the territory, Tianyuan Territory still held the advantage in intelligence across the Wilderness.

The commander of the monster forces, an envoy from Dragon’s Slumber Valley, gradually became aware of this.

He began to adjust his strategy.

However,

even with Tianyuan Territory’s intelligence advantage and their repeated counter-hunts that caught the enemy off guard, the battle remained deadlocked. While some local conflicts ended in victory, others concluded in defeat.

In one location,

a burly man who bore a seventy percent resemblance to Rakshasa, though with a less ferocious face, erupted with white Karmic Flames across his body. He charged with fearless determination toward the pursuing Legendary Realm Gnoll.

After exchanging several blows,

“Karmic Flame… Annihilate Evil!”

Rakshasa Good Self’s eyes shimmered with flowing radiance as he unleashed his final ripple.

Boom—

His sturdy body was flung through the air like a torn sack, crashing to the ground as wisps of gray smoke sprayed like blood.

The Gnoll Legend pursued, driving a spear through Rakshasa’s entire body, pinning him to the earth.

“This human… actually injured me, and this injury…”

Flesh buds wriggled across his body, yet they could not heal the wound, as if it were not an injury but a part of his arm bone that had conceptually vanished.

What a terrifying ability!

“If this human were a Legendary…”

He would be no match, and might even die without understanding how.Thinking back to this, the Gnoll Legend still felt a lingering fear. “Fortunately, this king has already eliminated that human with limitless potential in advance. It was worth the long pursuit.”

“The only regret is that the other two humans escaped, and one of them was…”

“But that human used a life-draining secret technique and is now on the brink of death. Even if they could be saved, they’d likely be crippled.”

With this thought, the Gnoll Legend felt quite satisfied.

Dozens of kilometers away, Asun grasped Rakshasa and Uta, shuttling through the storm currents at a speed surpassing the Legendary Realm, heading toward Tianyuan City.

In its claws, Uta was indeed on the verge of death.

But Uta was accustomed to being like a candle flickering in the wind.

He had just failed.

It couldn’t be called a complete failure. He had indeed landed a Charged·Serious·Dragon God Fist on the Gnoll Legend. That punch was enough to bring the Gnoll Legend to the brink of death or even cause its demise.

However, this monstrous Legend carried a precious life-substitution artifact, evading the fatal blow.

Uta’s attack was furious, powerful, and peerless, but ultimately, it was merely an ‘ordinary’ strike—unable to strike at the Origin or bypass the protection of the life-substitution artifact.

Thus, he failed and lacked the strength for a second blow.

Rakshasa swiftly retreated according to the tactical guidance given by the Lord, without any hesitation.

…

Somewhere—

The Elf Legend from Nature’s Garden encountered an ambush by three Legendary Realm beings. Seeing the dire situation, he had no choice but to tear a Spatial Teleportation Scroll and quickly escape.

He dared not hesitate for even a moment; otherwise, under the encirclement of three Legends, he might not even have had the chance to use a spatial artifact.

He fled wounded.

But the Elf Sharp Blade squad, which had just run dozens of kilometers away, was not so fortunate. They were caught up by a Legendary Realm Gnoll, seized by a giant hand formed from the power of heaven and earth, lifted into the sky, and crushed alive, with blood and flesh splattering on the spot.

…

Somewhere,

The Elf Legend·Nature Priestess was severely wounded, gazing bitterly at her surroundings.

Around her were only two monstrous Legends.

Yet both of these Legendary Realm beings were… Dragon Legends!

Two crimson Dragons.

One vaguely resembled a Red Dragon, the other an Evil Eye Dragon.

The Evil Eye’s gaze was soul-shaking. The Spatial Teleportation Scroll she was about to tear was disrupted due to a momentary lapse in concentration.

She lost her best chance to escape.

“There’s no choice but to fight for my life.”

“But the power of either of these two monstrous Legends surpasses mine.”

“How could Dragon Legends emerge from within Jackal Fang and Blood Serpent Embrace?!”

The Nature Priestess faintly sensed something amiss, but in the heat of battle, she had no time to ponder.

Not long after, the Elf Legend·Nature Priestess fell in the Wilderness.

The flowers of the earth withered, mourning in unison.

…

Somewhere,

The Giant Legend·Absolute Barrier·Asoro had just slain a monstrous Legend.

Though he was an expert in defense, that didn’t mean he lacked offensive power. Among Nature’s Garden and Boulder Mountain Ridge, his combat strength ranked within the top three.

His power far surpassed that of the Pure White Sword Flower Mirena.

When he slew that monstrous Legend, he was only stained with some blood but remained completely unharmed.

Asoro did not let his guard down and quickly left the scene.

However,

Hum—

A vast Domain, like a millstone of heaven and earth, appeared out of nowhere, pressing down with immense force.The one controlling the domain was an exceptionally massive blood-red dragon, over a hundred meters in length. On the dragon’s body, writhing flesh buds could be seen, fierce and terrifying.

The enormous blood-red domain expanded and descended.

Although Asoro swiftly deployed his own golden domain, he was still enveloped within the blood-red domain. His domain creaked and groaned under the pressure.

“A domain of this scale…”

The blood-red expanse seemed endless, and the vast dragon’s might felt almost tangible, relentlessly assailing his mind.

Asoro planted his feet on the ground, and stone walls rose like mountains on all sides, gleaming with golden light—an absolute barrier standing firm in the world.

He showed no trace of ease.

Quickly, he retrieved a precious, one-of-a-kind spatial teleportation scroll from his person and tore it violently.

Hum—

His form shifted, but not completely.

He arrived at the edge of the blood-red domain.

He saw elemental particles surging from all directions like crimson rivers.

The rivers formed a vortex.

The vortex sealed the heavens and the earth.

The world resonated with a continuous hum.

“Heaven and Earth Resonance!”

This was a power possessed only by those at the peak of the Legendary Realm’s Heaven-Earth stage.

Often, a domain with a radius exceeding 5,000 meters was not even considered the peak of the Heaven-Earth stage.

Perhaps it required 6,000 meters, or even 7,000 meters.

The entire world was in resonance.

Asoro found that his ability to command the elements of heaven and earth had been largely stripped away.

The hundred-meter-long blood-red dragon looked down, casting an indifferent gaze.

A river of blood flew out, and the blood-red wings spread hundreds of meters wide as it dove down.

First strike!

The golden light barrier creaked and groaned.

Second strike!

Cracks spread across the golden light barrier.

Third strike!

The golden light barrier shattered, and Asoro’s massive form was swallowed within.

The Giant Legend had fallen.

…

Elsewhere.

Dolai rode atop a large slime with outstretched wings, soaring through the sky with a roar.

It pouted, deeply troubled.

Especially upon hearing successive reports of “slaying Legendary Realm beings,” General Dolai grew even more anxious.

After all, it was Tianyuan’s first Legend—the first to achieve a breakthrough—General Dolai of the Tianyuan Territory.

Yet, since the war began, it had only secured a single kill.

“Why are these enemies so good at running away!”Its only kill had been during the initial rescue of the elven strongman, when it used the advantage of surprise and its Space Devour ability to instantly slay that Gnoll Legend.”

Since then, it had spotted monster Legends several times, yet…

The enemies showed no intention of engaging in combat. Even when two or three monster Legends were together, they quickly used items or abilities to teleport, escape, or hide.

It had no chance to ambush them.

After all, it lacked perfect stealth capabilities, and when attempting rapid pursuit, it inevitably leaked its aura.

And the enemies…

“Upon sighting a blue-haired girl riding a slime, run without hesitation! There will be no penalties!”

From intelligent monsters to Legendary Realm beings, all fled without fighting.

But it was just a rookie Legend!

Dolai had also tried using Perfect Mimicry to transform into other forms for pursuit. However, Perfect Mimicry was only flawless in altering appearance and species—it couldn’t change Dolai’s aura. And its aura seemed to have already been recognized and marked by the enemies!

In the eyes of its foes, it stood out like a blazing pillar of light, impossible to conceal.

“Then come back,” said Mu Yuan.Though Dolai had slain few Legendary beings, the number of monsters it had obliterated along its path was far from insignificant. While forcing back and driving away the monster Legends, it had also achieved strategic value.

Next, it was time for Dolai to return to the city defense battle.

Stationing it at Wolfhead Mountain alleviated concerns about collateral damage from its ultimate moves—at worst, the entire fortress might be destroyed… but that was within acceptable limits for him.

As Dolai was making its way back, halfway through its journey, it sensed Legendary Realm auras heading straight toward it.

Only two.

Two Legends dared to confront it?

Dolai pondered, then decided to advance and meet them.

These were two Dragon Legends. However, compared to normal Dragons, their bodies appeared more blood-red, with visible stitching and repair marks.

After the two Dragon Legends appeared,

Rustle—

Rustle—

Suddenly, across the mountains and plains, blood trees sprouted and blood flowers bloomed.

A single blood-red seed fell, transforming in the blink of an eye into a colossal blood tree that pierced the heavens and touched the earth.

The blood tree sealed off all directions.

The world began to hum and vibrate.

This was a hunting ground specifically designed for the strongest living Legend.

Dolai could sense the immense power of this blood tree, but…

It was General Dolai, after all!

Dolai charged straight forward.

…

“What Dolai encountered was likely the legendary Blood Tree King.”

The Blood Tree King was the strongest entity in this region, surpassing even the Jackal Emperor and the Blood Serpent Emperor—this was widely acknowledged information.

According to Dolai, there were also two monster Legends resembling Dragons around the Blood Tree King.

They were clearly stronger than the weaker Legends.

Dolai might not be their match.

However, Dolai possessed soaring Battle Intent, so Mu Yuan chose to believe in it.

If it proved unable to defeat them, they would deal with it then.

He had allowed Dolai to pursue the enemy recklessly precisely because he had ample contingency plans in place.

Mu Yuan continued switching his perspectives.

His vision shifted constantly between Black Crow, Tianyuan Territory, Wolfhead Mountain, and occasionally he had to observe the Heavenly Eye. In his mind, dozens of messages from various regions, generals, and legions continuously converged.

His brain operated like a high-speed computer, processing everything rapidly.

“The Elven Legendary Nature Priest has fallen.”

“The Giant Legend Asoro… has also fallen.”

“The 13th Elite Squad was ambushed, suffering over fifty percent casualties.”

“Two hundred-strong Elven elite legions have entered the Tianyuan City defense zone.”

“The enemy is rapidly closing in.”

“The enemy vanguard is now only sixty kilometers from our city.”

“The enemy is forty kilometers away.”

“…Twenty kilometers.”

A dark, oppressive cloud appeared at the edge of the sky, growing larger in their field of vision.

The deafening roar created by the synchronized wingbeats of countless flying monsters was clearly audible even from several kilometers away.

Inside Tianyuan City, urgent alarm sirens wailed, echoing above the city walls.

The Battle to Defend Tianyuan City had begun.

(End of Chapter)