Chapter 420 – So This is the Legend of Tianyuan City

“The waters of the Great Domain truly run deep.”

Half an hour later, the Golden Grand Duke gasped for breath, his clothes slightly disheveled.

His Guard Commander remarked, “This Deathbird Legend is no weakling. It possesses numerous skills with masterful technique and commands a highly elite flying monster horde. Clearly, this monster legend hails from an overlord faction, not some wandering legend.”

The Guard Commander was also a Legendary Realm expert who had dealt with many monster legends and monster overlords.

So had the Golden Grand Duke.

Though the Golden Principality lay in peaceful lands under the protection of the great Star Luo Holy Temple, the northern reaches of the Shenluo Great Domain still concealed one overlord faction after another.

Many years ago, when the region was still being pioneered and the Golden Territory had not yet become a principality, the Golden Grand Duke had even engaged in direct confrontations with monster overlords.

The difference between monster legends born of overlord factions and wild monster legends was quite pronounced.

Regional overlord legends had backing, legacies, and countless underlings offering treasures and provisions, while wild legends had nothing.

Humans were no different.

Their Golden Principality was the overlord of its territory.

After pondering for a moment, the Golden Grand Duke said, “The two mineral veins we found earlier weren’t guarded by any powerful tribes—just some scattered monster gatherings that barely qualify as monster camps.”

“If this is a fishing tactic by a monster overlord, then what about the native forces on this Island Domain? The faction trading with the Gem Principality definitely comes from this domain—that much is certain.”

He felt something was amiss, though he couldn’t pinpoint exactly what.

His intuition alone told him his earlier assessment wasn’t quite reasonable.

What was the truth, then?

He turned to his guards. “Let’s press further west. At the very least, we need to find the native forces on this Island Domain and see what’s really going on.”

The Guard Commander hesitated. “Your Grace, we’ve been on this Island Domain for less than two days and already encountered a powerful monster legend. Clearly, the monster overlord forces here are formidable. Venturing deeper without understanding the situation is too dangerous. You are worth ten thousand pieces of gold—you cannot take such risks!”

“My dear Commander, you underestimate this Duke. I, a commoner by birth, established this vast principality precisely by daring to face dangers and difficulties. Only through such courage has our Golden Principality been able to seize more resources and treasures, climbing step by step to greater heights.”

“And now, by scouting out this Island Domain’s situation—if conditions are favorable and risks manageable—we can gain the upper hand over the Gem Principality and secure the greatest benefits for ourselves.”

“If the situation is dire, with powerful monster overlords even preparing to expand into the Outer Realm, we’ll have more time to prepare countermeasures instead of being caught off guard.”

“We must venture deeper into this Island Domain.”

Seeing his Guard Commander still hesitating, wanting to speak but holding back, the Golden Grand Duke continued:

“Besides, we’re both Legends—where can’t we go if we’re careful? Had I not been worried about enemy reinforcements earlier, slaying that Deathbird Legend would have been no challenge at all.”

He was, after all, the Golden Grand Duke who had fought his way up from nothing.

Retrieving treasures to conceal their aura, the Golden Grand Duke led his guards deeper into the domain.

…Around the same time.

In the Shenluo Great Domain, within the Gem Principality.

The Gem Grand Duke received news of the turmoil in the neighboring island domain.

“The Monster Overlord is launching a powerful offensive? Waves of monster hordes are gathering?”

The Gem Grand Duke paced back and forth.

Their Gem Principality had already conducted two rounds of trade with Tianyuan City.

After multiple rounds of negotiations, the cooperation terms had reached a point satisfactory to both parties.

The Gem Principality had gained an additional source of income.

This channel provided easy and risk-free profits.

But now, just as their cooperation was beginning, was Tianyuan City about to fall?

“No, no, not necessarily. After all, Tianyuan City has the backing of the Taixuan Alliance. It won’t collapse so easily.”

“However, the Monster Overlord has launched a full-scale assault…”

The Gem Grand Duke had established simple intelligence networks in the Ten Directions Island Region.

According to reports from these sources, monsters in many areas had become restless and were gathering into hordes—a clear sign of the Monster Overlord’s all-out offensive.

For the Monster Overlord, inciting large-scale monster rampages was no easy task, requiring significant resources and manpower.

Unless it was a full-scale assault, the Monster Overlord wouldn’t trigger such frenzies.

And a full-scale assault…

“If the Monster Overlord didn’t have at least eighty or ninety percent certainty of success, why would they go to such lengths for a comprehensive attack?”

“These Monster Overlords are cunning creatures; they wouldn’t undertake such actions without confidence.”

“Can Tianyuan City withstand this calamity?”

The Gem Grand Duke continued pacing.

Finally, he summoned a trusted Legendary Realm subordinate and instructed, “…This crucial task is entrusted to you. We must ascertain Tianyuan City’s current situation.”

…

Tianyuan City’s situation remained largely unchanged from usual.

Skirmishes were ongoing at various mining sites, but the city itself hadn’t been attacked, and some operations outside the city walls were still proceeding normally.

“The enemy likely intends to exhaust us through constant engagements before concentrating their forces to assault Tianyuan City itself.”

Lu Liu spoke.

Deadbone said, “I’ll arrive in the Ten Directions Island Region in approximately half a day.”

Dolai: “Area A support completed, Area B support completed, Area C…”

Sophia: “Monster hordes are gathering. Currently, three major waves have formed, with projections indicating twelve major waves within twelve hours. The earliest wave may reach the Tianyuan City Region tomorrow afternoon.”

In the conference room, a map was projected.

Only Mu Yuan, Isloria, along with Niu Si—deputy commander of the garrison corps—and Azure Frost, commander of the Snow Maiden Corps, were present.

Lu Liu, as Tianyuan City’s publicly known Legendary Realm existence, had already departed to support the mining sites.

Dolai was splitting itself to handle multiple emergencies simultaneously.

Rakshasa, Uta, Xiliu, Asun, and other commander-level experts possessing Legendary Realm combat strength had successively deployed, either engaging in fierce battles at their stationed positions or launching offensive operations.

Among them, Xiliu had become the thirteenth powerhouse in Tianyuan Territory to evolve to Epic Three-Star rank following Sario’s evolution.

She had also awakened an Epic-tier talent possessing conceptual-level power.

「Red Dragon True Flame」

「Description: All fire-based skills used by Xiliu receive enhanced power. When Xiliu activates this talent’s hidden ability, she can breathe dragon flame imbued with the concept of annihilation.」

「Note: The stronger Xiliu’s dragon bloodline, the more powerful the Red Dragon True Flame becomes.」Similar to the epic three-star abilities of Sario, Rakshasa, and others, Xiliu, who had not yet stepped into the Legendary Realm, could only sustain the True Flame of the Red Dragon for a few seconds.

But precisely because of this, the incinerating and destructive power of the Red Dragon’s True Flame was extremely formidable.

It could be said to compensate for Xiliu’s lack of a trump card.

Mu Yuan took a look.

The various mining areas had already suffered losses, with elite soldiers having fallen in battle.

This was unavoidable.

Some mining areas had been directly assaulted by three or more Legendary Realm beings, and losses had occurred before Dolai could arrive.

However, these mining areas had all established Watchtowers.

The souls of the fallen elite soldiers returned to the Hall of Heroic Souls, awaiting the reconstruction of their bodies to return.

Deputy Corps Commander Niu Si said, “We might be able to intercept the monster tides here, here, and here.”

He pointed to several locations on the map.

These were all necessary paths for the monster tides. By setting up defenses here, they could easily annihilate wave after wave.

Strategically, Niu Si’s suggestion was very sound.

He was gradually becoming capable of handling responsibilities independently.

“General Niu Si’s proposal is good, but these monster tides are not just enemies—they are also resources.”

They were offerings for the Soul Shrine.

Therefore, from a benefit perspective…

“We can choose the battlefields in these areas.”

Mu Yuan pointed to four locations dozens to hundreds of kilometers around Tianyuan City.

These four areas did not have as much environmental advantage as the former, but… his Tianyuan City now possessed sufficient strength. Even if they engaged in battle in the surrounding areas, they could annihilate the monster tides without affecting Tianyuan City itself.

After all, compared to the previous two battles, Tianyuan City now not only had several more Legendary Realm experts but also a majority of its elite core had advanced to the Fourth Order.

Even later-developed units like the Snow Maidens had over a dozen members reaching the peak of the Fourth Order.

Such rapid improvement was only possible with epic grades and two heavenly baptisms.

Among the Snow Maiden series, some elite units with outstanding three-star grades repeatedly encountered minor bottlenecks during their baptism-based upgrades. After a major baptism, they could only advance from Fourth Order Level 1 to Level 3 or 4, wasting a significant portion of the baptism’s effects.

The Snow Maiden Corps had now been replenished several times and numbered in the high hundreds.

Led by a group of veteran Third and Fourth Order Snow Maidens, they were more than capable of building a solid defense line for Tianyuan City.

Mu Yuan looked at Niu Si and Azure Frost, “The task of exterminating the tides will be left to you. I will have the transport team coordinate with you. As for the rest…”

The Legendary Realm Monster Overlords;

The enemy’s trump cards and main attack points;

These, he was waiting for.

He had originally planned to take action once Tianyuan Territory possessed over a dozen Legendary Realm experts, eliminating the Monster Overlords one by one.

After all, the Black Crow Clan and the Great Serpent Clan were not as crippled as Jackal Fang had been.

If Jackal Fang had still had over a dozen or twenty Legendary Realm experts garrisoned, fully utilizing the functions of their various flesh structures, the outcome might have been completely different.

“Now, with the Black Crow Clan and the Great Serpent Clan taking the initiative to attack, isn’t this also an opportunity for us?”

…

The Ten Directions Island Region was in turmoil.

The Golden Grand Duke and the Gem Grand Duke were both paying attention.

Naturally, the Battle Armor General was even more focused.

However, under such circumstances, as the garrison commander of the observation base, he could not leave without authorization.

His duty was to guard the base.

“The mining areas are experiencing intense firefights, with Legendary Realm beings appearing?”

“Whether Tianyuan City is currently engaged in battle or not, and how the situation is progressing, remains unclear.””Tianyuan City has Legendary Realm experts, more than one, but the number of Legendary Realm Monster Overlords might be ten times that.”

Of course, Battle Armor General didn’t think Tianyuan City was in grave danger.

After all, Tianyuan Lord was someone who had repeatedly created miracles.

The time when Legendary Realm experts emerged in Tianyuan Territory was nearly half a year earlier than in Cold Moon Territory.

While this advantage came from favorable timing and geographical conditions, speed was still speed.

However…

“The reason Cold Moon City Lord is hailed as the top talent among the younger generation is partly because she has forged her formidable reputation through battle, and partly because she is the youngest Legendary Law Realm expert in the history of the Taixuan Alliance.”

“The time she took to breakthrough to Legendary Law Realm is extremely short even when compared to talents in the Eternal Star Empire and Divine Wood Dynasty, with very few surpassing her speed.”

“Tianyuan City Lord is stronger at this stage, but how far he can go in the future remains uncertain.”

“This battle might reveal some clues.”

Battle Armor General thought for a moment and summoned his deputy.

The deputy was a peak Fourth-Order Expert with the strength to rank in the top hundred, or even top dozens, of the Dragon Gate List.

He simply hadn’t had the opportunity to demonstrate his abilities, hence his absence from the list.

Battle Armor General said, “Take several Fourth-Order Experts to Tianyuan City to assess the situation and report back to me promptly. If you encounter situations along the way where action is needed, provide assistance to Tianyuan City, but prioritize caution and survival above all.”

“Understood!”

The deputy accepted the order and departed swiftly.

Traveling south from the observation base, the deputy led several Fourth-Order Experts through mountain forests, repeatedly detouring around gathering monster hordes.

Suddenly—

BOOM—!!

A deafening roar echoed in the distance as the energy between heaven and earth began to churn.

After some consideration, the deputy headed toward the source of the explosion.

Soon,

the deputy spotted a precarious mine in the distance, where the defending winged people had suffered heavy casualties.

This was because among the monster forces was a winged banshee whose sweeping gestures summoned rolling tornadoes.

This was a Legendary monster.

The deputy prepared to withdraw, as this wasn’t a human-operated mine.

Just then, a clear cry approached from afar.

A massive cyan bird soared across the sky, the storms resonating with its passage.

The sky turned azure.

The tornadoes began to disintegrate.

Epic Talent: Wind Imprint!

Under the command of the Wind King’s Wings, no wind dared disobey.

Asun shot forward like lightning, circling behind the Legendary Realm storm banshee in the blink of an eye.

Its wings trembled slightly.

Azure winds surged.

Within the winds, it seemed as if a deity was sighing.

The dozens of wind barriers the Legendary Realm banshee had erected in an instant were sliced apart like thin paper.

Blood sprayed from the Legendary Realm banshee’s body as large sections of both wings were severed.

The bleeding banshee plummeted from the sky.

The thousand-meter domain was torn open by the azure winds, dissipating rapidly.

With just one strike, a Legendary being had been defeated.

The deputy gazed at the cyan bird in the sky.

The bird was surrounded by vast cyan storms stretching hundreds of kilometers, countless wind elements dancing joyfully around it.

He couldn’t help but murmur, “So powerful, is this a Legendary being?”

This is my Falcon Lord!

Asun was about to press its advantage when suddenly, its feathers bristled, overwhelmed by an intense sense of danger.

It swiftly soared to the Nine Heavens but still fell victim to some hidden attack.

A dark streak grazed past.

A withering spread across one of its wings.Asun tumbled several times in mid-air, turned around, and with a flap of its wings, unleashed a swirling gale.

A thousand meters away, a black mist was dispersed.

A Legendary Realm expert wearing a Black Crow mask stood there.

In the distance, a second masked Legendary Realm expert emerged from the black mist.

They had set an ambush here.

An ambush for the arriving Tianyuan Expert.

They had caught their target.

“You think you can keep Bird Lord here? Even if Bird Lord can’t win, do you think I can’t escape?”

Asun fumed.

But the principle of “where there is Green Mountain, there’s no fear of feathers burning” was something Falcon Lord understood well.

It wasn’t afraid of being surrounded either.

Do they even understand what it means to be the fastest in Tianyuan?

Suddenly, a bare-chested burly man approached from afar.

He tread on air, running continuously at high altitude, causing clouds to explode around him.

“It’s this human.”

The Legendary expert wearing the Black Crow mask narrowed his eyes.

He had intelligence on this human—one of Tianyuan City’s powerful experts.

However, they had three Legendary experts present.

“I’ll hold him off. You two deal with that bird.”

The Black Crow-masked Legendary didn’t take it lightly, immediately spreading his Domain outward.

A two-kilometer radius Domain majestically enveloped the surroundings.

As long as he deployed his Domain and eliminated any chance of being ambushed, he could easily handle this human.

No sooner had the thought formed than the Black Crow Legendary’s eyes widened.

The approaching human’s body became covered in a seamless black luster as he directly charged into the Domain.

He tore through the Domain as if it were a hot knife through butter.

Like parting tides;

Splitting waterfalls;

Piercing heaven and earth;

And he threw a punch.

Dragon God Fist!

“Boom—”

Heaven and earth cleared in an instant, leaving only the fleeting shadow of a dragon.

The deputy commander’s eyes widened. “Is this the Legendary Realm’s Domain Integration combat technique?”

So this is Tianyuan City’s Legendary expert? Truly incredibly powerful!

(End of Chapter)