Chapter 429 – Crescent Moon Evolution, Legend Explosion

It took Tianyuan City a full week to relocate the planned small Soul Sand mine and the Six-Colored Elemental Fruit Grove resource site.

As for the mine producing various elementary breakthrough materials, Mu Yuan temporarily postponed its relocation, moving the task to a later date.

The process of relocating resource sites with such immense power was too time-consuming and laborious. It would be better to wait until they had more manpower and Dolai and the others had grown stronger before proceeding.

Tianyuan City would inevitably reach this stage eventually, so attempting it now wasn’t a loss.

“Looking at the situation, the relocation services offered by major corporations mostly range from a few hundred to two or three thousand kilometers. One reason is the limited power of the Legendary Realm, and another is that if a Lord discovers a mine in the Deep Wilderness and places an order with a major corporation, the corporation might not accept it due to the uncertain environment and safety risks.”

“During the relocation of such mines in the Deep Wilderness, there’s always the risk of being ambushed by monster Legendary Realm beings.”

This was the case when hiring outsiders.

If a Lord had ample powerful forces of their own, they could relocate as they pleased. There were even miraculous methods to refine and fuse several small mines, elevating their rank.

“Top-tier territories probably have numerous mines, Treasure Lands everywhere, and cities that resemble paradises, right? In comparison, my Tianyuan City is just getting started.”

Mu Yuan thought.

After the mine relocation was completed, Deadbone returned to the neighboring Great Domain.

Only there could it develop fully.

The Ten Directions Island Region? There were only a dozen or so monster Legendary Realm beings left here, far fewer than the number of undead Legendary beings Deadbone had transformed.

The trade team led by Daisy had set out again four days ago.

Dolai was still providing escort to ensure safe passage through the Land of Fury, but this time, the team employed three second-generation Dragonfish airships.

Daisy brought a large amount of cash and a batch of valuable Rare Remnant Souls to settle the remaining payments. Additionally, she needed to sell the spoils Tianyuan City had recently looted from the dominant forces.

In reality, even with three second-generation Dragonfish airships and dozens of spatial storage boxes to load the goods, the cargo they could carry was less than one-tenth of the total spoils.

The volume of spoils was enormous, especially the large quantity of common-grade materials that took up significant space.

In Mu Yuan’s view, the capacity of spatial storage boxes wasn’t particularly large.

If Dolai weren’t one of Tianyuan City’s pillar powerhouses, he would have considered sending it to deliver the goods. Its reputation as the “Transportation Captain” wasn’t for nothing.

As the trade team set out, the escort personnel also changed.

Sickle Moon stayed behind, replaced by Xiliu. Mu Yuan also dispatched Bone Four, Grass Branch, and several dozen other key members of Tianyuan City to gain experience abroad.

The value of this batch of goods was relatively high, but currently, the six Legendary beings of Tianyuan City each had their own duties and tasks, with no time to venture out.

As for the strongest among the Fourth Order Peak?

Figures like Rakshasa and Uta were on the verge of breaking through to the Legendary Realm at any moment, so it was even more imperative that they not leave.

The trade team’s conventional peak combat strength was Xiliu. Xiliu could barely hold her own against a Legendary Realm opponent.Mu Yuan deemed this insufficiently secure, so he had Daisy carry a Seed of Life condensed by Tree Spirit Grandma. This was equivalent to a one-time-use epic-grade item that could summon Tree Spirit Grandma—nearly at the peak of the Legendary Realm—for a battle, rendering her unstoppable. The drawback was that the Seed of Life had a time limit; the power it contained would gradually dissipate until exhausted.

Mu Yuan opened his panel and listed his Fourth Order subordinates in order of rank:

「Uta: Fourth Order Limit」

「Rakshasa: Fourth Order Peak」

「Sophia: Fourth Order Peak」

「Sario: Fourth Order Peak」

Uta had already refined his body to perfection six days prior, reaching the Fourth Order Limit.

His mastery of the ‘Limit Cultivation Method’ was relatively low, but his Heaven Rewards Diligence talent compensated for this. Uta’s relentless drive and ferocity allowed him to refine his physique at an astonishing speed, surpassing even Rakshasa and others who had reached Fourth Order Peak around the same time.

During the recent days of relocating the mineral vein, Uta had been running upside down while carrying heavy loads.

Even after achieving perfection, he never slackened in his training for a single moment.

“Unfortunately, Uta simply cannot comprehend a Domain. His Willpower Light is so strong that even Deadbone once marveled at it, and his physical prowess surpasses that of many Legendary beings, but…”

He just has no Domain!

Among the three essential elements for breaking through to the Legendary Realm, the most critical is the Domain.

A Domain can harness one’s sublimated power during the breakthrough process, allowing it to be condensed and focused to assault the Legendary barrier. Without a Domain? Even if Uta’s foundational power is immense, his energy will continuously leak away, potentially wasting up to 90% of it.

Naturally, without a Domain, Uta also lacks the seamless, breakthrough-ready state that Dolai, Deadbone, and others achieved upon reaching their limits.

“I could indeed set up a ritual to force Uta into extreme sublimation.”

“But doing so would waste most of his potential even if he succeeds in breaking through. Such an approach is, of course, unacceptable.”

When others at the Fourth Order Limit force a breakthrough, they do so knowing their lifelong limits lie there—gambling with nothing to lose and everything to gain.

Uta’s limits extend far beyond that.

Even disregarding his epic rank, Mu Yuan believes Uta possesses innate talent.

Talent for diligence, talent for relentless effort, talent for willpower.

He has been severely wounded time and again, only to return to the Battlefield without a second thought.

He cares only about becoming stronger, and stronger still.

He possesses a pure conviction.

As the Lord, how could Mu Yuan not ensure that Uta breaks through in his optimal state?

“At worst, I can have Uta evolve into a legendary lifeform when the time comes.”

“Based on my speculation, nascent legendary lifeforms are all at the Legendary Realm, so Uta would naturally develop a Domain and cross over into Legendary status in the most perfect manner.”

“However, it would be most fitting for Uta to break through to Legendary using his own power. I believe he thinks the same way.”

In Tianyuan City, almost all main force commanders possess Domains.

Among the secondary commanders, some have also developed Domains.

Uta is not disheartened by this.

“This must mean I’m not diligent enough!”

“Nothing can’t be solved by a fight. If one isn’t enough, then a thousand, ten thousand more will do!”

“General Lu, come, let’s go again!”In the Gladiator Arena, Uta, his body shattered and broken, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth. He gazed at Lu Liu across from him, his eyes still blazing with scorching Battle Intent.

This Battle Intent showed no sign of diminishing.

The condensed brilliance of his will even seemed to surge toward the heavens, visible to the naked eye.

Lu Liu looked at the severely injured Uta and remained silent for a moment. Golden light of will coiled around his spear and shield.

“As you wish.”

A colossal shadow of the Divine Venerable manifested, and a spear radiance that pierced the heavens and earth descended with a crushing force.

A deafening roar, as if the sky were collapsing and the earth splitting apart, echoed through the Gladiator Arena.

…

Among the main forces of the Tianyuan City Lord, only Uta and Sickle Moon had yet to possess a Domain.

Yet both were exceptionally powerful combatants, each with a record of slaying legendary monsters head-on.

With Uta’s example still fresh in mind, Mu Yuan paid even closer attention to Sickle Moon’s evolution to Epic three-star.

Isloria and Sophia were also deeply concerned and even took the time to coach Sickle Moon for three days and three nights.

Whether it was useful remained uncertain.

Mu Yuan only saw Sickle Moon staring with clear, wide eyes and nodding repeatedly.

“Go on, remember what we said. I believe you can do it, Sickle Moon.”

Sophia waved at Sickle Moon.

Sickle Moon: “Ah… oh, oh, definitely no problem.”

Mu Yuan: “…”

Is this really no problem?

But things had come to this point. All possible coaching had been done, and whether she succeeded or not depended entirely on Sickle Moon herself.

Sickle Moon walked into the evolution ritual site, half-crouched with her hands on the ground, then raised one hand and waved it, letting out a couple of roars to indicate she was fully prepared.

She could have just used telepathy.

Why does this kid seem a bit… not too bright?

Mu Yuan grew even more worried.

He sighed silently, then raised a hand and pointed from a distance. The miraculous glow of evolution descended.

Under the Miracle Power, Sickle Moon transformed into light.

The light was dazzling, with purple hues spreading across the sky.

A frost-white bright moon hung high in the heavens, cascading moonlight like a water curtain.

After a while, the evolutionary glow began to fade.

Ding!

Prompt: Your unit ‘Sickle Moon’ has bathed in the miraculous glow, undergone transformation, and evolved into an Epic three-star life form.

Prompt: Sickle Moon has supplemented the Advanced Skill ‘Limit Cultivation Method (First Two Tiers)’ during the evolution baptism.

Prompt: Sickle Moon has awakened the Epic Skill ‘Clearing Heaven and Earth Under the Moon’.

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Clearing Heaven and Earth Under the Moon

Description: Sickle Moon manifests a bright moon and merges into it. While within the Bright Moon, Sickle Moon briefly possesses the concept of ‘invincibility’. Thereafter, Sickle Moon descends from the moon, using endless moonlight as a blade to cleanse a portion of heaven and earth beneath the moon, annihilating all elements and shattering space. During the skill’s duration, all of Sickle Moon’s lunar-based abilities are significantly enhanced.

Just from the description alone, Sickle Moon’s Epic Skill possessed a kind of simple, direct, and brutal beauty.

The beauty of numbers.

Sickle Moon lacked Uta’s relentless drive and did not possess the powerful will radiance that Uta had. However, Sickle Moon also had her own advantages over Uta. Her combat skills were remarkable, and she possessed an extremely sharp instinctive intuition for battle.

‘Clearing Heaven and Earth Under the Moon’ was an Epic killing move that was simple to use and possessed overwhelming destructive power, but required precise timing judgment.

There was only one opportunity.

And this suited the intuitive-style Sickle Moon perfectly.

Mu Yuan was very satisfied with the skill Sickle Moon had awakened. However, when he cast the evolutionary glow this time, what he desired was not merely a satisfactory Epic divine skill.He waited, he anticipated.

“Prompt: Sickle Moon has awakened the advanced skill ‘Moon Concealment’ during the evolutionary baptism. Under moonlight, Sickle Moon can vanish from sight, moving like light itself.”

“Prompt: Sickle Moon has awakened the advanced skill ‘Moon Garment’ during the evolutionary baptism. Sickle Moon absorbs lunar energy to cloak herself in a veil of moonlight, significantly enhancing her spell resistance while also serving as functional attire.”

Mu Yuan slightly furrowed his brow.

Isloria, Sophia, and the others gazed into the distance.

Suddenly,

A full moon appeared—not the epic phenomenon during evolution, as those visions had long vanished with the completion of her transformation.

In the night sky, the bright moon hung high, casting its pure, silvery radiance.

These shimmering moonbeams rippled through the darkness, weaving together into a breathtakingly beautiful moonlit river.

This was the terrain skill Sickle Moon had awakened in her earlier years.

This time, the terrain skill finally underwent a metamorphosis. An invisible force spread outward, evolving into a lunar space that enveloped the heavens and earth.

“Ding!”

“Prompt: Your unit ‘Sickle Moon’ has created her own Domain ‘Moonlight Domain.'”

Mu Yuan remotely sensed it.

This Domain seemed relatively ordinary upon inspection, with limited suppression and lethality. Its primary function was to hang a moon in the sky.

But regardless, a Domain is a Domain.

With her awakened Domain, Sickle Moon now possessed two of the three keys to the Legendary Realm, leaving only the easiest one to obtain.

Now, among the main commanders, only Uta remained without a Domain.

“This must be because I haven’t worked hard enough. Hmm, I’ll run another three thousand laps around Tianyuan City—upside down!”

…

Sickle Moon was one of the earlier individuals in Tianyuan Territory to reach the Peak of the Fourth Order.

After creating her Domain, she could rank within the top six or seven among Tianyuan City’s “Legendary Candidates.”

Three days after Sickle Moon’s evolution, Tianyuan City welcomed its seventh Legendary Realm existence.

It was Rakshasa.

On this day, Rakshasa excavated the last trace of his potential, refining his body to a state of Perfection.

Seamlessly, he grasped the opportunity for advancement and immediately entered the prepared breakthrough site, achieving Legendary status in the most flawless manner.

There was no time to celebrate Rakshasa’s promotion, as Tianyuan Territory soon welcomed its eighth Legendary Realm.

A certain crow.

Sophia.

Sophia learned the ‘Limit Cultivation Method’ very late. She had only returned to the territory just before the defense of Tianyuan City and truly mastered this special Secret Method after evolving to Epic Three Stars.

However, Sophia reached the Peak of the Fourth Order very early, second only to Dolai, Deadbone, and Isloria.

After the fusion with Blue Star, she leveraged the benefits of Upgrade Shards to rapidly ascend to the Peak.

With all three essential elements in place, Sophia also advanced to the Legendary Realm with remarkable simplicity, ease, and perfection, leaving her unique insights in Tianyuan City’s records of Legendary breakthroughs.

With the emergence of two new Legends, Rakshasa and Sophia, Tianyuan City’s high-end combat strength became considerably more abundant.

After all, on ordinary days, Deadbone was far away in the Outer Realm, Isloria served as a civil official, Lu Liu was responsible for territory defense, and Tree Spirit Grandma was, well, a tree…

Everyone was tied down.

The only truly mobile force was General Dolai.

But now, things were different. The newly ascended Rakshasa and Sophia both possessed the power to easily slay Legendary Realm beings, even multiple monstrous Legends.They are all capable of undertaking important missions independently.

Even if they encounter remnants of the overlord, or even an ambush by over a dozen Legendary Realm experts, there is no need to panic.

Sophia, needless to say, may only have average combat prowess, but her survival skills are maxed out.

Rakshasa is an all-rounder—capable of fighting, tanking, and executing tactical retreats.

The two of them: Sophia continues tracking the remnants of the overlord, while Rakshasa resumes his previous mission—exploring the volatile border to determine whether more Outer Realm gateways exist.

It seems the accumulation has paid off, as Tianyuan City has entered a period of Legendary proliferation.

Another day, Mu Yuan received news that the ninth Legendary Realm expert was about to emerge.

However, this one was not in Tianyuan City.

4K, Chapter 1. One more chapter to go, probably after midnight. Everyone can check it out tomorrow morning.

(End of Chapter)