Chapter 502 – The Newly Promoted Legends of Tianyuan City

In the Ten Directions Island Region, a shattered land where mountains have crumbled and rivers run dry.

The pitch-black Devouring Whale descended back into the spatial lake, disappearing amidst the continuously rippling waves.

This marked the complete annihilation of the three Hunting Grand Dukes.

By now, the remaining monster legends had already scattered like frightened birds, fleeing northward in panic.

The generals of Tianyuan City, along with legends like Mirena, the Frost King, and the Battle Armor General, shifted from defense to offense, pursuing the fleeing enemies while the momentum was in their favor.

Yet the scenes of controlling heaven and earth, shattering space that they had just witnessed kept replaying in the minds of these legends.

These images were completely imprinted in their memories, never to be forgotten in their lifetimes.

“So powerful. Tianyuan City’s Dolai must have already reached the Soul Realm, and stands among the top experts within that realm.”

“Those who can reach the pinnacle immediately upon entering the Soul Realm are exceedingly rare throughout the entire history of Taixuan.”

The Battle Armor General marveled in awe.

Years ago, not long after the Cold Moon City Lord first entered the Soul Realm, she ventured deep into the Land of Red Mist and severely wounded the Serpent Attendant, achieving godlike status in a single battle.

Tianyuan City’s Dolai’s achievements were even more astonishing.

“Legends say that when great calamities approach, chosen ones will emerge accordingly. Indeed, the great catastrophe is approaching… or rather, has already begun to descend. However…”

He began to feel that Dolai’s achievements were somewhat exaggerated.

Had he not witnessed it with his own eyes, he would have found it difficult to believe.

In the face of great disasters and calamities, miracles occasionally occur.

Perhaps this was indeed a miracle.

After all, if General Dolai hadn’t possessed the power to shift heaven and earth, Tianyuan City would have faced certain destruction. Yet now, Tianyuan City stands firm amidst this great crisis – if this isn’t a miracle, then what is?

Mirena and the Frost King didn’t possess as broad knowledge as the Battle Armor General.

However, both the Nature’s Garden and Boulder Mountain Ridge factions could trace their origins back to ancient times with long historical legacies, and they weren’t legends without substantial backgrounds.

They had seen… or at least heard stories of exceptionally talented legends.

“Even in ancient times, within our elf race’s holy land, the Moon Elf Holy Court, General Dolai would undoubtedly rank among the most outstanding prodigies.”

The gap between her and Dolai was so vast that instead of feeling shocked, she found it somewhat unreal.

Nevertheless, regardless of everything else,

“The crisis has ended.”

“Three powerful beings known as Hunting Grand Dukes have fallen here. Next…”

She gazed into the distance at the crimson giant crack splitting the sky.

“Although the sky has torn open, while the situation may become tense, no major crisis should emerge now.”

Sophia looked at the crimson fissure, then turned her gaze westward.

Her eyes held profound depth as she already glimpsed the scenes from the neighboring Great Domain.

“Well, it’s not over yet. Let’s continue working~”

…

Not long before.

Shattered Isle Region.

The situation here was far more severe than in the Ten Directions Island Region.

The crimson fissure tearing open in the sky was massive and elongated, spewing forth billowing Crimson Mist.

This red mist spread across heaven and earth, making the wilderness that was already filled with numerous red mist threads appear increasingly crimson, bizarre, and ominous.

Island Domain Area One.

The Crimson Mist surged like tidal waves. The sparse red mist that previously enveloped this area gradually grew dense and viscous, as if about to drip droplets of blood.All around, the river that had gradually become less turbid under the purification of the world’s energy was visibly turning murky again, slowly transforming into a black, muddy stream.

Island Domain, Region Two.

This area was relatively close to the Warzone’s Land of Miracles and received a greater share of the world’s purifying energy.

Previously, the Crimson Mist had dissipated here, and tender green sprouts had begun to emerge from the barren land—everything was progressing in a positive direction.

Until today.

The Crimson Mist abruptly surged back. The fragile, newly sprouted seedlings either withered or twisted into grotesque forms, and the entire region once again became a desolate, eerie wasteland.

The situation across the entire Shattered Isle Region was rapidly deteriorating!

Mu Yuan stepped through the Star Gate and arrived in the Warzone.

From Isloria, he obtained the latest intelligence.

“Given the current trend of deterioration, aside from this Land of Miracles protected by our Warzone’s power, the entire Shattered Isle Region’s environment will become even more hostile than it was before we arrived.”

When they first arrived, the Shattered Isle Region was already half-transformed into a Land of Red Mist, on the verge of complete Crimson Mist corruption.

And now, it might become even worse?

If not for the Shattered Isle Warzone standing firm like a nail driven into this land, the entire Shattered Isle Region would have been completely corrupted by Filth the moment the sky tore apart.

Even now…

Isloria reported, “The observation team has detected violently churning Crimson Mist forming wave after wave, continuously assaulting our Shattered Isle Warzone.”

“Currently, the Crimson Mist cannot fully penetrate our Warzone, but it is gradually encroaching upon our territory, inch by inch.”

The Land of Miracles they had gradually expanded through successive victories was now shrinking back.

Their previous efforts had been rendered futile by the cataclysm of the torn sky.

Not only that…

Mu Yuan pondered to himself, “Since the Shattered Isle Region’s environment is far more hostile than the Ten Directions Island Region, then the Shattered Isle Region will inevitably face even stronger and more terrifying enemy threats.”

The Ten Directions Island Region had suddenly been ambushed by three Hunting Grand Dukes and over a hundred monster legends.

How much more would this Shattered Isle Region, which was the primary target of Dragon’s Slumber Valley, suffer?

He could almost predict what was to come.

The cataclysm of the torn sky was completely unforeseen by Mu Yuan—an irresistible disaster that utterly disrupted his plans.

Otherwise, according to his original strategy, in two months’ time, once both he and Isloria had stepped into the Soul Realm, they could have launched a full-scale assault on the vanguard base of Dragon’s Slumber Valley, uprooting the Filth Nexus entrenched in this Island Domain in one stroke.

Now, forget about a full-scale assault—a major crisis was approaching.

Mu Yuan closed his eyes, pressing his thumb against his brow as he furrowed his eyebrows in thought, simulating the possible scenarios that lay ahead.

Seeing this, Isloria stood quietly by his side, watching the contemplative man.

Mu Yuan was deep in thought.

Although the cataclysm of the torn sky was beyond expectation, he had not been without contingency plans for major disasters and powerful enemies emerging.

He had previously considered: What if the Ice Burial Grand Duke descended upon the Warzone unrestricted? How would they respond?

He had also pondered: What if another wave of monster legends and Hunting Grand Dukes emerged from the northern Land of Red Mist? How would he counter them?

The strategies for resistance differed—

Three months ago, two months ago, one month ago, and now, they were all different.

“The number of cards I hold in my hand is…”

Mu Yuan opened his eyes, no longer uncertain.

At that moment—

“Bang—”

The Azure Mountain Lord strode in, his steps somewhat hurried.The deputy commanders, Yuchen and Rock Crusher, also arrived.

It is worth mentioning that Crushed Rock Lord himself had successfully broken through to the Divine Soul realm not long ago. This was due to his profound accumulation, and the recent great victory in the warzone, along with the blessings bestowed by heaven and earth, helped him cross the final half-step.

With Crushed Rock Lord’s breakthrough, the warzone gained another top-tier powerhouse.

However, at this moment, the newly advanced Divine Soul expert, Crushed Rock Lord, wore an uneasy expression.

Azure Mountain Lord said, “We must withdraw all our forces to the War Fortress. The enemy is almost upon us. The outer guard camps and positions simply cannot withstand an enemy force ten or even a hundred times our own! Only by relying on the Core Fortress can we preserve our combat strength.”

Crushed Rock Lord and Rain Dust Lord shared the same view, though they had some reservations.

A full retreat was not Mu Yuan’s plan.

He did not immediately reject Green Mountain’s proposal but instead asked, “If Ice Burial Grand Duke attacks and hundreds of monster legends descend, how long can we hold out by defending the War Fortress?”

Crushed Rock Lord thought for a moment and said, “Three days. Even if unexpected situations arise, we can conservatively rely on the War Fortress to hold for two days.”

“Then,” Mu Yuan asked again, “how long until the Alliance reinforcements arrive?”

“One day, at most—”

Crushed Rock Lord stopped mid-sentence.

Under normal circumstances, a Law Realm expert might arrive within a day.

After all, this was a crisis of life and death for the warzone, and reinforcements would be prioritized.

But that was under normal circumstances.

At this moment, with disasters striking everywhere and the cataclysm of the sky tearing apart, the Shattered Isle Warzone was not the only one facing a life-or-death crisis. Many key strongholds on the Alliance’s periphery were also on the brink of destruction.

They might not receive any reinforcements.

At the very least, even optimistically, Crushed Rock Lord did not believe a Law Realm reinforcement would arrive within three days.

Green Mountain and Yuchen dared not be optimistic either.

As commanders, they had to consider the worst-case scenario.

“So, defending the War Fortress is almost… certain doom?”

Green Mountain murmured.

Yuchen looked at Mu Yuan and suddenly remembered something. “By the way, what did headquarters say?”

Isloria spoke up, “Headquarters said reinforcements are unlikely to arrive and subtly suggested that we could abandon the warzone and retreat to the outskirts of Red Mountain City. The final decision is left to us.”

“So that’s how it is.”

Yuchen murmured, her last shred of hope shattered.

But then she noticed that this man—this young man nearly a decade her junior—was neither panicked nor lost.

He was so young, someone who should have been under their care as a junior, yet now he was the backbone supporting the entire warzone.

With him standing here, Yuchen’s worries suddenly faded by more than half.

She brushed aside her hair and said, “Commander, you have an idea, don’t you?”

“I have some thoughts.”

Mu Yuan said, “If we abandon the warzone, only a few can be evacuated. We must face the enemy.”

He looked at Green Mountain, Yuchen, and Crushed Rock.

Though the three were somewhat worried, confused, and even startled, none of them feared engaging the enemy.

When it came to fighting, their resolve was unwavering.

Mu Yuan continued, “Merge all positions into the guard camps. Out of the thirty-six guard camps, withdraw eight. The remaining twenty-eight will be our weapons against the enemy.”

Holding everything was no longer possible.He had no intention of holding onto the remaining twenty-eight camps either.

Trading space for casualties.

His goal was to eliminate as many of Dragon’s Slumber Valley’s elite forces as possible.

“Forcefully defend?”

If they preserved the Land of Miracles, the War Fortress could also exert more power.

Weakening the enemy’s elite forces would buy more time for the War Fortress to hold out.

No matter what, time meant hope.

The Azure Mountain Lord hesitated at first, but his gaze gradually grew resolute. “I understand. The Green Mountain Army will cooperate unconditionally.”

“So will the Yuchen Army.”

“Me too.”

…

“Hurry! Assemble! Assemble!”

“Move the supplies over, quickly!”

The war machine of the warzone operated at incredible speed, but the enemy’s advance was even more ferocious.

“BOOM—!!”

A blood-flame fireball plummeted from the sky, incinerating the entire defensive position along with its weapons and soldiers.

One monstrous Legend after another emerged from the blood mist.

They arrived suddenly and stealthily, only noticed when they stepped into the warzone.

After all, the enemy had come prepared.

“Areas B33 and D47 each have dozens of monstrous Legends advancing rapidly.”

Sophia relayed the information, “But many areas are still outside my surveillance range. I haven’t had time to update and deploy many Black Crows here in the Shattered Isle Region.”

“Enemy forces spotted in area C45.”

“Hunting Grand Duke·Blackflame detected in area F11.”

These were reports from other reconnaissance teams.

They were coming, and the first wave of monstrous Legends had already set foot in the warzone.

The disaster struck suddenly, but this was a warzone after all, and the soldiers were fully prepared for battle.

Bring it on!

“Turn to ice and snow—”

Outside a certain guard camp, a white-haired woman stood atop a solid ice fortress, arms spread wide.

With her as the center, the entire world rapidly turned pure white.

The pristine frost even froze the sky, coating the monstrous Legends hovering mid-air with an indelible layer of white rime.

Legendary Realm·Frost Lord·Azure Frost would defend this place.

After her great victory in the previous warzone and receiving the world’s reward, she had swiftly honed her body to its limits.

She had recently broken through to the Legendary Realm, and this was her first battle as a Legend.

She was the incarnation of snow, surrounded by pure white frozen earth, with ice storms sweeping across heaven and earth.

Seizing this opportunity, Legendary powerhouses struck from all sides, making the frozen monstrous Legends bleed profusely.

Elsewhere.

“Restoring the glory of skeletons is our unshirkable duty.”

Before a certain defensive position.

Bone Two, clad in armor and a black cloak that closely resembled Deadbone’s style, held its bone sword horizontally before it.

A massive Undead Territory manifested above it.

The territories of Bone Three and Bone Four also materialized.

Following suit, the Undead Territories of several dozen surrounding skeletons arrayed themselves in sequence.

In the next moment, these Undead Territories interlocked, their immense crushing force pushing forward like an overwhelming tide of natural power.

“This is our skeleton combination technique!”

…

“Pfft—pfft—pfft—”

Somewhere in the warzone, a powerful Dragonkin Legend sprayed blood from multiple wounds.

Two human Legends knelt defeated around him.

He stared fixedly at the human woman not far away.

Elegant, fragile.

She should have been easily crushed.

“Your speed surpasses mine, your strength exceeds mine, but every move and technique of yours cannot escape the eyes within my heart.”

Ailin held her longsword, its tip pointed directly at the Dragonkin.”I shall grant you death.”

…

Within a certain guard camp, Zhou Yi of the Legendary Realm drew his bow and fired Star Arrows, his fingers moving like phantoms.

Before another guard camp, Kibi the Blood Fiend of the Legendary Realm cackled wildly, licking the warm blood from his sword blade.

Above yet another guard camp,

“Wait, why do I have to join the battlefield too?”

“Ahhh! Stay away from me!”

A slender blue dragon shrieked as hexagonal water mirrors expanded around it, reflecting spells back at their casters.

One Legendary Realm general after another made their appearance.

The second-tier powerhouses of Tianyuan City were gradually becoming capable of holding their own ground.

(End of Chapter)