Chapter 2575 - Crazy Choice
"You'll help us secure the Ancient God's Tower?"
Shi Feng's question stunned Blue Rainbow and Elder Gold.
"Mhm. As long as you secure the Ancient God's Tower before anyone else, you'll have full control of the tower's teleportation array for a certain time, correct?" Shi Feng said.
The Ancient God's Tower had a total of seven floors, and each housed several teleportation arrays to different Otherworlds. Some were even connected to resource-rich secret lands. The first player to conquer any of the floor's trials would become the floor's first Floor Master. Once a month, players could contest for the title.
If Dark Rhapsody and Deity Society could conquer the Ancient God's Tower's first floor, they would have full control of that floor for the next month, and no one could leave the Dark World through the teleportation arrays during that time.
"Guild Leader Black Flame, you might not be aware, but the Ancient God's Tower isn't like the Dark World's Teleportation Gate. Aside from the intense suppression non-Dark Players like yourself face in the Dark World, players are prohibited from using tools within the tower. NPCs cannot enter the tower, either. Players will have to rely on their own strength and skills to clear the trials," Elder Gold said.
He didn't doubt Zero Wing's strength, but the Ancient God's Tower was in the Dark World, where non-Dark Players wouldn't be able to exhibit their full strength. Including the ban on tools and NPCs, Zero Wing wouldn't accomplish anything in the tower. If it were so easy, Demon's Heart wouldn't have bothered to gather the Dark World's various powers in an attempt to conquer the tower and would've sought the help of the main continent's superpowers instead. The various superpowers certainly had the strength to trample the Dark World's various powers, normally.
"That's right. Not only do the Ancient God's Tower's trials have a strict time limit, but we'll also need a minimum of 200 Tier 3 experts to clear them. Without enough players, we won't be able to handle the hordes of monsters within, not to mention capture the tower's cities. While our Guilds can barely gather 200 Tier 3 experts, the first floor's trial is just as difficult as a Level 100, super-large-scale Team Dungeon. Our experts simply don't meet the weapon, equipment, Skill, and Spell requirements," Blue Rainbow insisted, nodding.
Their two Guilds had considered raiding the Ancient God's Tower, but the feat was too difficult. No individual power in the Dark World could even clear the first floor's trial.
Unfortunately, Dark Rhapsody and Deity Society no longer had the option of allying with other powers. After the Dark World's invading army had been defeated, Demon's Heart had exposed their Guilds' alliance with Zero Wing, instantly isolating them from the rest of the Dark World. As a result, both Guilds were forced into deepening their relationship with Zero Wing. If they didn't, their Guilds would be doomed once Demon's Heart and the Dark World's other powers conquered the Ancient God's Tower's first floor.
"Relax. That won't be a problem," Shi Feng said, chuckling. "However, I have an extra condition if we succeed."
Shi Feng knew far more about the Ancient God's Tower than any player in God's Domain, and as such, he knew that the two Guilds had no chance of success, even if they worked together. That was only true for the current Dark Rhapsody and Deity Society, however.
"Are you really that confident in our success, Guild Leader Black Flame?" Blue Rainbow asked.
She knew that Zero Wing had extraordinary Tier 3 experts, but the suppression regular players faced in the Dark World was nothing to ignore. Even ordinary Domain Realm experts would, at best, exhibit Void Realm combat standards. 

This was why the main continent's various superpowers had allied with the Dark World's powers, rather than invade the Otherworld.
"While I can't guarantee our success, I'm 70% to 80% confident," Shi Feng replied.
"E-Eighty percent?" Elder Gold stuttered, his eyes going wide. If Shi Feng hadn't personally captured the Dark World's Teleportation Gate, he would've assumed the Swordsman was an escaped lunatic from a mental asylum.
Even without the Dark World's suppression, the various superpowers wouldn't be guaranteed to conquer the Ancient God's Tower's first floor. Even with its heaven-defying foundations, Zero Wing should, at best, have a 40% success rate. Seventy or eighty percent was practically ensured victory.
"May I know of your conditions, Guild Leader Black Flame?" Blue Rainbow asked after calming down.
Although she didn't know whether or not Shi Feng was telling the truth, Dark Rhapsody and Deity Society would only benefit if his plan succeeded. They had no reason to refuse.
"It's quite simple. I want 80% of the Ancient God's Tower's profits. I also want the authority to manage your Guilds' main force members. In addition, my command will take precedence over your Guild Leaders' during times of impending danger," Shi Feng said after giving the matter some thought.
"This…" Elder Gold could not help but hesitate.
If Zero Wing helped them gain control over the Ancient God's Tower, their Guilds wouldn't mind splitting the profits. They could even accept only 20%, but giving up control of their main force members was absurd!
"Rest assured; I won't interfere with your main forces' daily activities. They just need to follow orders when I need them," Shi Feng said. "Of course, you can return and take the time to consider my proposal. I don't need an answer right away."
"We have no need to consider the offer, Guild Leader Black Flame; Dark Rhapsody agrees. In return, Zero Wing must allow our members to travel through the Teleportation Gate freely. Of course, Dark Rhapsody will do its best to assist in establishing the Candlelight Trading Firm in the Dark World," Blue Rainbow abruptly interjected.
"Rainbow, are you insane? You're talking about the management rights for your Guild's main force!" Elder Gold asked as he stared at the female Dark Knight in shock. Agreeing to this condition was on par with handing Shi Feng control of a fraction of Dark Rhapsody's backbone. Claiming that Shi Feng would act as a partial Guild Leader was no exaggeration.
"I'm still sane. My Guild Leader impressed upon me the importance of cooperating with Zero Wing. Moreover, I don't think that Guild Leader Black Flame actually fancies our two Guilds' main forces," Blue Rainbow informed Elder Gold via a whisper.
Realization immediately dawned on the older man.
Zero Wing no longer lacked manpower. With every moment, a ton of experts applied to join the Guild, and Zero Wing now controlled the Dark World's Teleportation Gate. Until someone activated the Ancient God's Tower, Zero Wing had a firm grasp on the Dark World's lifeline.
In truth, even Shi Feng was a little surprised. He hadn't expected Blue Rainbow to agree so decisively. Any other large Guild's upper echelon would've likely turned and left in a huff.
"Deal! Deity Society will agree to your conditions, as well, Guild Leader Black Flame. However, Deity Society wants the same conditions as Dark Rhapsody in return," Elder Gold said, sighing.
Now that the Dark World's various powers recognized their Guilds as Zero Wing's allies, they had no choice but to stick by Zero Wing until the very end. Moreover, an alliance with this Guild would ensure that both Dark Rhapsody and Deity Society could develop far faster than their Dark counterparts.
"That won't be a problem. Once we sign the contract, your Guilds' members may use the Teleportation Gate to their hearts' content," Shi Feng agreed, nodding.
"What do we do once the contract has been signed?" Elder Gold asked.
Demon's Heart was already in a rush to find allies to conquer the Ancient God's Tower. Once its team had enough Tier 3 experts, it would challenge the tower's trials. Hence, Dark Rhapsody and Deity Society were running out of time.
"Simple. Send your main force members to Stone Forest City immediately. Zero Wing will take responsibility for their growth," Shi Feng said, chuckling.
Everything in God's Domain boiled down to players' strength, including raiding Team Dungeons and the Ancient God's Tower. As long as he could help the two Guilds' main force members grow strong enough, raiding the tower wouldn't be an issue.
"Their growth?" Shi Feng's demand stunned Blue Rainbow. She had never thought he'd choose such an option. "Where are we going?"
"To the Level 120 Secret Land, Poison City!" Shi Feng declared.


Starting over once more, he has entered this “living game” again in order to control his own fate.

This time, he will not be controlled by others.

Previously the Level 200 Sword King, he will rise to a higher peak in this life.

Methods to earn money! Dungeon conquering strategies! Legendary Quests! Equipment drop locations! Undiscovered battle techniques!

Even the secrets Beta Testers were unknowledgeable of, he knows of them all.

Massive wars, life advancement, entering Godhood, sword reaching to the peak; a legend of a man becoming a Sword God has begun.

Old Jie=> Jie Shuren.

Somewhere inside the Dark Tower, a man stood behind 10-15 experts warning ''Shuren it's time to surrender, you can't stop us anymore so tell me where did you hide the Demon King scroll?''

Heavily injured Old Jie snorted and said ''don't mess with the Dark Tower, no one knows what lies above us, you would destroy the world if you mess with the tower, and for the scroll, you can say goodbye to it coz I already found a suitable owner for it.''

''SHUREN, don't talk nonsense, you know the value of the scroll'' a furious roar could be heard, the person who was shouting is the current head of the Union, Albert Michael.

''Did you ever saw me talking on matters regarding like this?''

Hearing Old Jie's words, Michael completely lost his cool and said ''kill him.''
....

Flashback.

The Union is searching to find the mysteries behind the Dark Tower, so they were studying it for countless Eras, luckily a few Eras back they created a tunnel connecting it to the Dark Tower and made their way into the Dark Tower.

Dark Tower was like a Dungeon, filled with unknown monsters and levels. Luckily they find their way into the lowest level of the Dark Tower, the monsters present in this spot are too weak so they killed a few monsters when they killed these monsters they dropped some items. The humans got greedy for those items, the monsters are weak so everyone felt like they were heroes.

They cleared the level zero in a few days and collected a lot of items. No one saw these magical items before, not only that, they are easy to use and obtain so these humans became more savage and greedy.

After clearing the level zero they were restricted by a very tough barrier, which stopped them from entering into level one of the Dark Tower.

At that time, the Union was just formed. When the other members heard about the monsters, drops and the restriction, everyone for the 1st time agreed to cease fighting among themselves and decided to break the seal, then kill the monsters then share the loot. These scum made a pact but was not sincere 'pact? after the seal was broken then I would kill everyone and take all that drops for myself' everyone has similar thoughts like this.

As I said, the  Union was newly formed and they have no compassion or comradeship/belonging among themselves but now to break the seal they made a false pact and everything formed by the pact is false. (such as unity)

Before forming the pact, they used their own ways to break the seal but failed so they made the pact.

After forming the pact, they joined the forces and started to break the seal.

After struggling for a few months they broke the seal ''Boom.'

The Seal was broke, But something unexpected happened. They didn't enter level 1 as they expected, like a chain reaction the explosions started to enter the world outside the Dark Tower.

The Seal was of an unknown origin, now when they broke the seal the nodes hidden outside the world broke, one after the other.

Like a glowing Orb, the world was resounded with the billions of explosions finally tearing the space and time, unknown to them they broke some; like, who knows what? barrier. 

When it finally settled down the bean size world became an egg size world. Everyone was shocked silly because new races appeared suddenly.

Demon race, Elves, Demi-cats, rabbits,... appeared suddenly, just like unlocking a game, after breaking the seal, the sealed dimensions got unlocked revealing the original form of the world.

When I said, new races appeared suddenly, it didn't mean they invaded another world, it's just that, the dimensions these extra/new races lived was sealed forming their own world, but now the seal was broken revealing the true form of the world, as for how or who sealed it was unknown coz they don't even know that they were living in a sealed dimension/world including humans.

With the sudden invasion of these new races, all the races became panic and alert.

P.O.V  of the races.

The world they are living in was fine, the Dark Tower stood tall as ever, the only difference is the sudden sprout of land and a different race behind the Dark Tower.
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The humans who broke the seal didn't stand inside the tower and wait; when they saw the exploding chain reaction, they were scared shitless and scram back to the world out of the tower.

When they went out and saw the glowing orb like explosions their hearts leapt into their throats.

Twenty years Old Xuan Ren the Son of  Immortal has Fallen in the battle of the  'Sacred-Purge' saving the cultivation world from the Demonic infiltration.

Just as he thought he died after he tried to save the World, Xuan Ren woke up in the body of a 16 years old Xuan Ryu, who committed suicide because of his lack of talent in magic and the constant humiliation he received.

Will he learn magic? or just cultivate in the world of Magic?
How does the Magic world works?

However, the benefits of completely destroying the Thawing Fire Tribe could hardly be put into words. He would be able to obtain the Dragon Crystal and also explore the secret of the Raising Dragon Array. Moreover, the Flame Demon Fort would no longer have to face the threat of the Raging Flame Beastmen, and its troops could be transferred to participate in other battles.
The most important part was the Ghost Valley falling into the hands of the Merlin Family. They would send a large number of young mages to the Ghost Valley, and their rate of growth would be extremely frightening. Thus, just the Ghost Valley would offer an unending supply of fresh blood to the Merlin Family.
The Ghost Valley was extremely attractive to any major force. If there was a way to obtain it, then those guys from the Ancestral Land would definitely not refuse, even if it was a bit risky.
Although the reward was generous, the biggest problem they had was, 'How can we eliminate the Thawing Fire Tribe?'
Clearly, it would be very difficult to take down a colossus like the Thawing Fire Tribe with the force currently occupying the Merlin Family's Flame Demon Fort. At this time, Lin Yun took out a map of the Raging Flame Plane upon which every major force was marked. This came from the Merlin Family Manor, and from the map, he quickly searched for the forts controlled by the Cloud Tower.
If he could gain the support of the Cloud Tower, with the power of the Merlin Family on top, then dealing with the Thawing Fire Tribe wouldn't be an issue. In fact, Lin Yun felt that by using his friendship with Star Sage Jouyi to offer a mutually beneficial collaboration, the Cloud Tower would definitely not decline.
But he then found out that seeking the Cloud Tower's help might not work. The few forts controlled by the Cloud Tower were extremely far from the Flame Demon Fort on the map. It would take over ten days to move their troops back and forth, and if their main force was away for too long, they would be giving an opportunity to the other Beastman Tribe.
It would definitely be difficult for the Cloud Tower to help...
Lin Yun sighed before bitterly smiling. The Thawing Fire Tribe was definitely a huge problem. After considering it from all angles, he was unable to find a solution. But with a passing glance, he noticed the Dark Moon Fort controlled by the Black Tower.
Thorne had already given him an explanation of the major forces in the periphery of the Flame Demon Fort earlier. At the time, he had emphasized the Dark Moon Fort, saying that the Dark Moon Fort wasn't any smaller than the Flame Demon Fort and was one of the large-scale forts controlled by the Black Tower. It was located roughly over a hundred kilometers south of the Flame Demon Fort.
The Merlin Family had always considered the Thawing Fire Tribe and the Dark Moon Fort the most threatening forces in the surroundings and would rarely have contact with the Dark Moon Fort.
But now, Lin Yun felt that he could use the power of the Black Tower in the Dark Moon Fort to reach his objective.
That method seemed feasible.
According to Thorne's introduction, the Dark Moon Fort was one of the most important forts of the Black Tower in the Raging Flame Plane. The force stationed in the Dark Moon Fort was quite formidable and was even comparable to the Planar Legion within the Flame Demon Fort, perhaps slightly stronger.
But...
To be honest, Lin Yun didn't have a good opinion of the Black Tower. He had come into contact with a few people from the Black Tower, like Herman, Solan, and Weiss… And every time, he ended up coming into conflict with those people. There was also the aloof Chairman of the Black Tower, Harren. In the gathering of the Magic Hand, they ended up having a disagreement, and Harren used Archmage Kave to oppose Lin Yun joining the Magic Hand, before ending up having a delightful transaction.
Through that interaction, Lin Yun learnt that Harren was a person that valued benefits. If he chose to collaborate with the Black Tower to eradicate the Thawing Fire Tribe, the Black Tower might end up with a part of the Ghost Valley. Lin Yun could accept that outcome. After all, he cared more about the Chromatic Dragon Crystal and the Raising Dragon Array.
After putting the map away, Lin Yun fell asleep and eventually woke up past daybreak. He then immediately left the Flame Demon Fort to go to the Dark Moon Fort. Crossing a hundred kilometers wasn't much to a powerhouse like him. It only took him half an hour to reach the Dark Moon Fort.
"Worthy of the Black Tower…"
Following the lead of a mage of the Black Tower, he quickly entered the Dark Moon Fort and was led to a spacious and bright reception room. At that time, Lin Yun's Magic Array caught many powerful auras. This couldn't help but surprise Lin Yun, as he detected over ten people with power above the Archmage realm.
Moreover, this was only one of the numerous forts of the Black Tower in the Raging Flame Plane.
The Black Tower was one of Andlusa's two major mage forces, it truly had a deep foundation...
When Lin Yun first entered the reception room, he heard a cracking sound and then recognized an old acquaintance. He scratched his cheek as he smiled. "Sir Weiss, I truly hadn't expected us to meet again so soon…"
"Haha, it turns out to be High Mage Merlin…"
Weiss wanted to show a neutral expression, but he really couldn't calm down. He had just heard a report saying that a member of the Merlin Family stationed at the Flame Demon Fort had come to pay a visit. In the past few years, the contact between the neighboring Flame Demon Fort and the Dark Moon Fort was extremely sparse. Hearing that a member of the Merlin Family had come over, Weiss realized that this might be an important matter, and thus, as an esteemed Representative, he had personally waited in the reception room to show some respect.
But he truly hadn't expected that the one coming would be Mafa Merlin!
He was in the middle of drinking water when he caught sight of that familiar face and almost choked on his drink. Although he avoided choking, he still broke the cup.
'How could Mafa Merlin be in the Raging Flame Plane? Why did he come to the Dark Moon Fort?'
Countless questions popped into Weiss' mind. He really couldn't understand why the young mage he had met a few months ago suddenly appeared in front of him now. Not to mention, the scenes of that young mage killing an Undead Horseman, a Lich, and a giant skeleton… They all remained vivid in his mind. And the most frightening part was the power that the young mage burst out with in the lowest floor of the magic tower, allowing him to contend against Heaven Mage Baiers' soul for a short duration.
From what Weiss remembered, that young mage was too frightening.
Naturally, there was a matter that remained stuck in Weiss' mind. It was when he ruthlessly made a move against the young mage in the Line Canyon. This was why Weiss felt restless when facing the young mage. However, when he recalled that this was the Dark Moon Fort controlled by the Black Tower, Weiss managed to regain his calm.
After putting an end to a battle in the Dark Azure Plane a few months ago, Weiss had been dispatched to the Raging Flame Plane. But after returning to the Black Tower from the Dark Azure Plane, Weiss thought of the inheritance hidden in the depths of the Tulan Mountain Range and took Solan with him to go there. Although the outcome was quite bad, he luckily returned safely and immediately rushed to the Raging Flame Plane.
This was the 3rd day since he arrived in the Raging Flame Plane...
'Damnit, I actually encountered him again!' Even when facing the young mage, absurd thoughts flashed through his mind. 'This guy couldn't have come specifically to deal with me, right? The chances of that are too small…
'Although he is incredibly powerful, this is the domain of the Black Tower, with numerous forces. One would need to be at the Heaven Rank before they could cause trouble in this place! That young mage isn't, which means he shouldn't have come for me.'
Thinking of this, Weiss slowly relaxed. Who would have thought that he, a Representative of the Black Tower, someone so prideful and aloof, would actually fear a young mage that much?
Maybe only Weiss himself could understand that this young mage truly had the qualifications to make him feel fear.
Once Lin Yun was seated and only he and Weiss remained in the reception room, Weiss cautiously said, "High Mage Merlin, you came this time using your status as a member of the Merlin Family…?"
"That's right…" Lin Yun gently put down his cup of water and smiled at Weiss. "Sir Weiss, I came for the Merlin Family. As a Planar Legion Commander of the Merlin Family, I want to collaborate with the Black Tower."
"Planar Legion Commander…"
Weiss was startled. It wasn't that he didn't believe it, but rather, this news was too shocking. Just how old was this youth? He was barely twenty, yet was endowed with heavy responsibilities by the Merlin Family. The forces of the Merlin Family were put in the hands of a young mage.
This meant that Mafa's influence wasn't the slightest bit inferior to his own status as Representative of the Black Tower.
A mage in his early twenties who was not only terrifyingly powerful, but who had also received the attention of the Merlin Family. Weiss simply couldn't imagine what that young mage's future would be like. He might become a mighty powerhouse of the Andlusa Kingdom, his achievements might be similar to those of Santon Merlin from three hundred years ago.
"Collaboration? What kind of collaboration are you interested in, High Mage Merlin? Can you be more specific?" After calming down, Weiss finally remembered to respond to the offer.
It seemed to be the true purpose behind the trip to the Dark Moon Fort.
"It's like this…" Lin Yun then took a deep breath and slowly looked at Weiss. "Sir Weiss, you should have come to the Raging Flame Plane recently. I wonder if you have heard of the Ghost Valley?"
"I do know of the Ghost Valley."
A doubtful expression appeared on Weiss' face. Even if he had only come to the Raging Flame Plane three days ago, he had heard some information about the plane while he was still in the Dark Azure Plane. He heard that there was a strange valley beside the Flame Demon Fort in which the mana fluctuations could only be described as frighteningly strong. Ordinary mages would explode upon entering that place, while Great Mages that entered it would make quick progress.
In fact, Weiss knew that the Black Tower had made many attempts on the Ghost Valley. It was a very useful place, after all. If they could control the Ghost Valley, the supply of powerhouses they would gain each year, as well as the other substantial benefits, were hard to describe. Even the Black Tower, one of the two major mage forces of the Andlusa Kingdom, was attracted by the Ghost Valley.


The world that gave birth to the peak of magic civilization is about to be destroyed.
The last survivor returned countless years in the past, that time was the birth of the magic civilization, countless mages were fumbling their ways on that thorny path.
He, who came from the end of the era, was treading toward the Supreme Throne 

The Basic Arrow Tower began firing first. Bolt after bolt struck the back of the Metal Skinned Boar King like a sniper rifle, but they only pinged off the beast. 
-5, -6, -5, -6… 
A row of damage values appeared above the head of the Metal Skinned Boar King, making one's eyes go wide. The formidable Basic Arrow Tower was only dealing five or six damage points to the Metal Skinned Boar King. 
"It's over." 
The Basic Arrow Tower fired two bolts per second and could deal ten damage points per second. The running speed of the Metal Skinned Boar King was no more than 10 meters per second. It had been roughly 40 seconds since the beast had run into the range of the Basic Arrow Tower. The Basic Arrow Tower was only able to deal 400 points of damage in this period! 
The Metal Skinned Boar King had 1000 HP. Therefore in order to defeat it, Dark Redemption would need to deal 600 points of damage in a very short amount of time. 
Was it possible? 
Worrying, this was truly worrying! 
Li Hanqiang regretted his past actions, cursing himself for being ill-prepared. This Metal Skinned Boar King was unkillable. He had not only wasted a Summon Special Monster Order, but the Chaos' Core was going to be diminished in power. Even if they managed to successfully defend the city, they were definitely not going to obtain any special prizes. 
If any mishaps occurred, the power of Chaos' Core would be lost and the city defense would be a failure. If that happened, he would really need to find a corner to cry in. 
The Metal Skinned Boar King charged forward despite the bolts. Everything was going as Li Hanqiang calculated, and the beast very quickly got into the range of Dark Redemption. 
"Die to my Dark Arrows!" 
Dark Redemption was in good fighting spirits and released his bowstring. A Dark Arrow, with dark energies spiraling around it, left the bow and struck the forehead of the Metal Skinned Boar King. 
-33! 
A "critical" damage counter appeared, and Li Hanqiang's eyes lit up. 
It was unquestionable that the Metal Skinned King Boar had a high physical defense value, and the arrow tower was unable to overcome it. However Dark Redemption's 'The Dark Arrow' dealt magic damage, so it was not surprising that the skill could deal damage even though the damage itself was still a little ghastly. 
"Haha, I have upgraded The Dark Arrows to Level 2 and it now deals 30 magic damage. Is that damage enough for you?" Dark Redemption hollered in joy. "I even drank a potion so I don't believe I can't kill it." 
"Good luck! It's all up to you!" Li Hanqiang could relax a little and congratulated himself on recruiting a master. 
Dark Redemption's skills were nothing to sneeze at and no arrow was missed. Furthermore, his attack speed was much better than before with the addition of the effects of the low-level Inspiration Potion. Within a short ten seconds, he had unleashed a terrifying barrage of 18 arrows and had dealt nearly 600 points of damage on the Metal Skinned Boar King. 
However, he still had not killed the Metal Skinned Boar King. After 18 arrows, the Metal Skinned Boar King left the attack range of Dark Redemption, leaving a trail of blood and fur behind it. 
"Just a little bit more!" Dark Redemption said, unsatisfied. "Quickly! Light him up with the Arrow Tower." 
Li Hanqiang was now extremely nervous as he kept his eyes locked on the Metal Skinned Boar King. The Basic Arrow Tower's damage output was still continuing. -5, -6 points of damage kept appearing above the Metal Skinned Boar King. 
Just as it seemed like the Metal Skinned Boar King was about to get out of the Arrow Tower's range, it let out a roar and its massive body finally collapsed to the ground. 
Li Hanqiang finally felt the burden on his heart lift and he let out a roar of jubilation in his heart. 
He estimated that in another second or two, the Metal Skinned Boar King would have escaped the Basic Arrow Tower's attack range. Then it would all have been for naught. 
"It's dead!" Dark Redemption sighed in relief as well. 
"Of course. Everything is under control and I had expected this a long while ago. I call this the highest level of manipulation, hahaha!" 
Li Hanqiang shamelessly ran to the spot where the Metal Skinned Boar King died. A treasure chest had appeared and when he opened it, there were two items inside. A Random Defensive Tower Blueprint Fragment and a Fireball. 
"Not bad, not bad!" Li Hanqiang first kept the Random Defensive Tower Blueprint Fragment. Including the fragment he got from the Rapid Development Small Lootbox, he only needed one more to obtain a complete Defensive Tower Construction Blueprint. 
As for Fireball, this was an upgrade gem. One could use it to strengthen a weapon and give it ten fire damage. It also applied the unstackable 'burning' debuff on the target hit, which dealt ten points of damage per second for a duration of ten seconds. 
To Li Hanqiang, the Fireball was useless to him. However, to an adventurer player, it was a highly useful item. If he were to sell it, he could definitely get a good price for it. 
Li Hanqiang rejoiced in his heart and hummed a tune to himself as he returned. 
At this moment the "Horde of Black Boars" were already reaching the border. The two swordsmen, Fanning Knight and Fiery Blade Sage, were entirely inadequate and did not rack up many kills. It seemed like he would have to rely on the Basic Arrow Tower and Dark Redemption. 
Each Black Boar had roughly 50 to 60 HP, and the Basic Arrow Tower could kill one with two shots. That was the equivalent to killing one each second. 
Dark Redemption's The Black Arrow had reached Level 2 and it had a formidable damage value. It was more effective than the Defensive Towers, but he also required two arrows to kill one Black Boar. However, the Black Boars that were killed by a Level 2 Black Arrow would turn into a Level 5 Skeleton Warrior. 
The Skeleton Warriors stood on the Corridor of War and did not enjoy the protection of the Chaotic Stone Slab. If they got in the way, they would suffer from the attacks of the Black Boars. However, these Level 5 Skeleton Warriors were much stronger than their Level 1 counterparts. Each of them was 1.8 meters tall and wielded a large bone scimitar. When they used it on the Black Boar, they could kill one with ten attacks. 
Dark Redemption was willing to consume his potions. Low-level Inspiration Potions and low-level Magic Potions were constantly consumed as the Dark Skeleton Arrows were relentlessly fired. In a brief moment, 40 to 50 Skeleton Warriors were spawned and it was a spectacular sight. 
In the Endless World, if a player's level exceeded the monster by five levels, the experience gained after killing one would be halved and no experience would be gained if the level difference was more than ten. 
However, Dark Redemption paid no mind to this, consuming potions as he went and killed the Level 3 Black Boars with wild abandon. 
'Legendary Professions are truly amazing. With Dark Redemption here, not a single Black Boar is going to get away. He's even stronger than a Basic Arrow Tower.' Li Hanqiang could be at ease, but was also contemplating. 
If it were not for Dark Redemption's presence, he would definitely be defeated if he had to purely rely on the Basic Arrow Tower and the two dead weights, Fanning Knight and Fiery Blade Sage. 
Li Hanqiang did not know if there were any penalties for failing to defend the city, and if it were at all possible, he had no intention of ever finding out. 
"In the future, I cannot be flippant. When it's time to get serious, I should be serious," he mumbled to himself. 
It was smooth sailing after that, and Li Hanqiang floated about at a leisurely pace, occasionally controlling the Basic Arrow Tower to kill a few Black Boars. 
Time slowly passed, and no other special monsters appeared, neither were they any random events. After two hours, the Space-Time Wormhole was shut. When all the Black Boars in the War Corridor were defeated, the Realm Announcer sounded out. 
[Congratulations to Chaotic City No. 68 for successfully defeating the third wave of invading monsters. Battle time 145 minutes, with 18501 monsters defeated, zero loss of energy to the Chaos' Core, a perfect defense…] 
[System notification: Congratulations player for successfully defending against the third wave of invading monsters, you may now choose your passive skill as a City Lord.] 
[System notification: Construction of Defensive Tower Shop, Chaotic Treasury, and Limitless Tower unlocked. After ten hours, these three buildings will appear in your Chaotic City. During this period, you may not initiate another wave of attack…] 
[Skill preview: Defensive Tower Shop enables the purchase of Basic Defensive Towers, Chaotic Treasury collects 1 gold piece every hour (these gold coins are bound and unable to be traded with players), Limitless Tower enables the initiation of various challenges…] 
[System notification: Your Chaotic City has leveled up, please keep up the good work.] 


This is the story of Li Hanqiang, an avid gamer who tries out a newly launched online VR game known as ‘Endless World’. He meets many different players, maneuvering through both friends and foes, as he learns the tricks of the trade to try and claim the spot of the top-ranked player within the Endless World. Come and witness Hanqiang in his journey as he collects gold coins, deals with the underhanded schemes of others to thwart his objectives, and builds different defensive towers to fight against the endless hordes of monsters that attack his city. Let’s defend the Chaotic City together!

Outside the Runic Tower, several Spell Casters saw the light on the seventh floor, which showed that Merlin had entered the seventh floor again and was starting to attempt to conquer the seventh floor of the Runic Tower.
"As expected of Wizard Merlin. He can even enter the seventh floor of the Runic Tower at will. I thought that Wizard Merlin entered by fluke the previous time. Who would have thought that he would be able to enter the seventh floor again? Looks like Merlin's strength enabled him to easily enter the seventh floor!"
"Wizard Merlin didn't manage to conquer the seventh floor previously. I wonder what the result is this time?"
The Spell Casters outside the Runic Tower came to try their luck in conquering the Runic Tower. However, now that Merlin had entered the seventh floor, they simply watched the outcome from the outside.
"Rumble."
Suddenly, the entire Runic Tower began to shake. Many Spell Casters were shocked and did not know what was happening. However, it stopped just as suddenly as it had started. Before some Spell Casters were even able to react, the shaking had stopped.
"What's going on?"
"What just happened? What happened to the Runic Tower?"
The shaking of the Runic Tower had just stopped, and several Spell Casters had not returned to their senses yet. However, they were astonished to find that the gate to the first floor of the Runic Tower was completely sealed.
"Whoosh whoosh whoosh."
At the same time, several Spell Casters who were attempting the Runic Tower were transported out one by one. Even they did not know what was going on, and they all expressed confusion on their faces.
Some Spell Casters even tried to enter the Runic Tower again but as they approached it, they were blocked by a thin layer of light. There was no way to enter.
Even if they wanted to break this layer of light, they would not be able to do so even with several Seventh-level Spell Casters.
"Oh, the Runic Tower must be sealed!"
"The Runic Tower is sealed? It'll only seal after someone conquers the seventh floor. Are you saying that someone conquered the seventh floor and obtained the treasure that the Great Wizard Fidel left behind?"
"Wizard Merlin must've conquered the seventh floor!"
It was only speculation at first, but as more and more Spell Casters recalled the information about the Runic Tower, they came to the realization that the treasure of the seventh floor of the Runic Tower had been taken away by someone.
Besides Wizard Merlin, no one in the Dark Magic Region could conquer the seventh floor of the Runic Tower.
"Whoosh whoosh whoosh."
Many Wizards were guessing and speculating outside the Runic Tower when a white light suddenly appeared outside Wizard Leo's Tower. A figure staggered out from the white light.
"It really can transport me here!"
The figure that walked out of the white light was Merlin, who had just left the Runic Tower. He used the Runic Heartprint to arrange a Runic Magic Circle which directly transported him outside Wizard Leo's Tower.
This had also helped him avoid several unnecessary troubles.
Merlin looked at the direction of the Runic Tower. He knew that after conquering the seventh floor and obtaining the Runic Heartprint, the entire Runic Tower would be sealed. This was a major event, and he was worried that the entire Dark Magic Region would be strongly affected.
Thus, he directly used the Runic Heartprint and arranged a Runic Magic Circle to return to Wizard Leo's Tower.
Merlin hurried back to the Wizard Tower. Although Wizard Leo had died, his Wizard Tower was still around. According to the rules of the Dark Magic Region, once it was determined that a Spell Caster above the Fourth-level was dead, his Wizard Tower would be removed.
However, the Dark Magic Region was still under investigation, so the Wizard Tower could still exist for a year. If Merlin still had not become a Fourth-level Spell Caster after a year, then the Dark Magic Region would arrange other tutors for him.
With Merlin's current potential, if other tutors were to be arranged to him, most of them would be Spell Casters above the Seventh-level from the Dark Magic Region.
Merlin did not think about those matters. He went directly to the room and began to check some content regarding runes in the Runic Heartprint.
Runology, alchemy, and potions were all said to have the same status as spells construction, especially runology, which was vast and profound. A Spell Caster proficient in runology could even challenge many powerful Spell Casters, which was incredibly unfathomable.
Merlin was not clear before but looking at the introduction of the Runic Heartprint now, he slowly began to gain an understanding of runology.
The core and the most fundamental source of power in runology was Mind Power! Mind Power was illusory. A general Spell Caster would use Mind Power to imitate Spell Model and stabilize Spell Models, but besides that, it did not seem to have any other function.
However, if one wanted to research runology and arrange Runic Magic Circles, Mind Power was essential.
Runes were, in fact, more like mysterious imprints. These imprints were activated by Mind Power in a special way, and then combined and arranged to form mysterious Runic Magic Circles.
This was a rather complicated process. Mind Power was illusory, and only the Spell Caster himself would be able to control it. Even Merlin's Matrix was unable to control the illusory Mind Power.
Since the Matrix could not control Mind Power, Merlin naturally could not rely on the Matrix to learn and research runology. However, after conquering the seventh floor of the Runic Tower and obtaining the Great Wizard Fidel's Runic Heartprint, Merlin could be considered to have a systematic understanding of runology.
Runology relied on Mind Power to activate runes. Originally, these runes were also illusory and could not interfere with matter. However, when countless runes were arranged in a specific way, changes could be formed.
Different Runic Magic Circles could use the power of different Elements such as Runic Thunder and Runic Wind which used Runic Magic Circles to grasp the power of the Elements. Thus, their power was not inferior to Spells or even Pandora Demon Abilities.
This was runology! If Wizards used Spell Models to absorb Elements and transform that into Magic Power, then releasing Spells was all about using the power in their own Spell Models.
The stronger the Spell Model, the stronger the Magic Power! However, runology was completely different. It used Runic Magic Circles to control the power of Elements. The more refined the Runic Magic Circle, the more perfect and stronger the arrangement, the more powerful it would be. There was no need to be a powerful Spell Caster.
In the Spell Casters' most glorious era, the strongest First-level and Second-level Spell Casters who were proficient in runology would even be able to kill Seventh-level Spell Casters by using Runic Magic Circles!
Of course, such Wizards were rare. If the Runic Magic Circle was too complicated, it would require a terrifying amount of Mind Power. Furthermore, runes were much more complicated than Spells.
"It really is hard to research runology. Thankfully, I have the Runic Heartprint now, so I don't have to spend my energy learning runes."
Merlin had some knowledge of runology, and even more understanding of the Runic Heartprint.
This was the result of the Great Wizard Fidel life's painstaking effort. It contained numerous Runic Magic Circles which could be activated at any time using the Runic Heartprint.
To Merlin, this was an extremely powerful casting tool. With the Runic Heartprint, Merlin no longer had to be afraid of being attacked of trapped by others who used Runic Magic Circles.
Merlin looked at the Runic Heartprint repeatedly and was relieved when he confirmed that he could indeed freely control the Runic Heartprint.
However, even with the Runic Heartprint, it was not enough. Merlin did not have any advantage in the chaos that would follow. Furthermore, Darkness Eye still consumed the power of the Flame Maxim unceasingly.
Therefore, the most important thing now was to construct Fourth-level spells as soon as possible!
To construct a Fourth-level spell, he must first increase his Mind Power. Only when his Mind Power was strong enough would he be able to construct Fourth-level spells. Merlin's ring contained thousands of portions of Mokra Potions, but he lacked the time to brew them.
Now was the perfect opportunity to brew potions. Thinking about this, Merlin took out the Mokra Potion materials from the ring and began to brew the potions in the peaceful Wizard Tower.
...
"Whoosh."
In the silent forest, the falling maple leaves painted the entire forest red.
A black-robed figure slowly appeared from the maple forest. He looked around and walked to a thick maple tree and clapped it skillfully.
"Bang."
The maple tree shook violently. At the same time, the thick layer of maple leaves on the ground was blown away by the strong wind, revealing a mysterious Runic Magic Circle. No one knew how long it had remained unused.
"I've finally found it! The Dark Magic Region really is hard to find. Fortunately, three Seventh-level Spell Casters from the Dark Magic Region died at Blacksand Fort this time and I've obtained their Dark Magic rings. Otherwise, even if I found the Runic Magic Circle, I still wouldn't be able to enter Dark Magic Region."
This mysterious black-robed figure then took out a Dark Magic ring and used Mind Power to activate the Runic Magic Circle. The Dark Magic ring in his hands and the mysterious runes that flew out one by one corresponded to the Runic Magic Circle on the ground.
"Swoosh."
A white light quickly enveloped the black-robed Wizard, and he disappeared in the blink of an eye.


Anyone who could construct a stable Spell Model could become a Wizard — that was the Wizards' ultimate secret! Having been given a new life as the son of an aristocrat and armed with a super quantum computer from his past life, Spell Models game as easily as breathing to Merlin. With this overwhelmingly huge advantage, would Merlin become the greatest Grand Wizard of all time?

"Kue, I didn't know that you were hiding in here.", spoke someone.

On a hill overlooking the Dark Moon Magic Tower, a wizard with grey robe smirked while looking at the Magic Tower which was engulfed with darkness. 

"If he barely survived, would he hide like a rat and yet dare to steal the blueprints of a new Gigant that I developed in my Magic Tower? I'll erase every trace of you right now from the world."

With his teeth sharp as ever, he raised his right hand to the sky. 

"Dark Hole!"

As he shouted the spell, a dark energy resembling an abyss appeared at his fingertip. 

The dark energy began to grow until the size of a human head. 

The wizard in grey robes moved the dark energy ball to the Dark Moon tower. 

Boom!

The moment the dark energy hit the magic tower, everything within a 30-meter radius of the energy quickly broke down the tower and sucked the dust created by the collision. 

Not just the magic tower, but also the people who were in it, disintegrated right away and died. 

There was no way he could get rid of it if he hadn't gotten that thing he needed. The wizard in Grey robes teleported himself to the main entrance of the Magic Tower. 

From there, he planned on destroying the tower gradually.

"What, what is it?!"

"Intruder!"

The guards of the Magic tower, who were shocked by the sudden explosion, found a wizard with a grey robe and pulled out their swords. 

"You dare to point that sword at me, die!"

As the grey robbed wizard raised his hands, dozens of dark bullets formed around his hand and attacked the soldiers. 

"Kaaack!"

"Uah!"

"Step, step back! We're no match for him!", shouted one of the guard.

Only then did the soldiers learn the grey robbed man's identity and tried to pull back. 

However, the dark flames caused by the man in grey robes destroyed them to the bone. 

He raised his left hand to the sky after cleaning up the bothersome guards. 

The dark energy began to form at the end of his left hand. Right then, around 20 people appeared in front of him. 

"Stop!"

"How dare you come in here and act like this?!"

The ones who appeared were Meister Johas and the other elders of the Dark Moon Magic tower. 

Everyone who had been either asleep or studying felt that something wasn't right and rushed to see what was happening. 

"The kings have made an appearance."

Seeing them, the man in grey robes laughed at them.

"How dare you!"

Johas stopped an elder's attempt to tackle him. 

Johas looked at the man with the grey robe's face and the energy at his fingertips. With a cold tone, he asked,

"Aren't you Pierre, the elder of Veritas Magic Tower? When did you learn dark magic?"

The dark moon regarded the Veritas Magic Tower executives as one of their main enemies. 

"Come on, tell us. What did you learn? Have you thought about what the world would think if this came out to the world?"

The Veritas Magic Tower, one of the two magic towers which were leading the white magic of the world.

If it was known that the elders of the same tower were learning dark magic, the magic system of the continent would be overturned. 

"Huhuhu, do you see Pierre in these eyes?"

At that very moment, the face of the grey-robed man began to shiver, and his face wasn't that of Pierre. 

Johas and the other elders were shocked at what they witnessed. 

The moment the man transformed, the mana waves began to change bizarrely. 

The wave was definitely not of white magic, and no warlock could relate to it either.

No, it was the kind of mana that wasn't possible for a human being. 

"You, what is your identity? Are you the demon summoned by the hypocritic nobles of the Veritas Magic Tower, or…"

Johas couldn't help but gulp. An elder who was right next to him suddenly cast magic on the grey-robed man. 

"Die! Black Spear!"

The elder was a 7 circle warlock, a war-centered person. In classification, he was a war mage. 

He specialized in attack magic and defense magic, mainly physical damage, and his attack could cause enough damage to an opponent, even if it was the devil himself. 

In fact, in the past, he had defeated the demons that were called upon by Summoning Magic. 

However, the Black spear didn't go anywhere close to the grey-robed man and just disappeared. 

"Oh, oh my! That is Anti-Cancel which specializes in dark magic!"

The Anti-Cancel was a high level 9 circle white magic. 

'There is no wizard within the top 10 Magic Towers who could perform that. Then, is he?!'

While he was thinking about the identity of his opponent, the grey-robed man raised his right hand and pointed to the elder who had just attacked him. 

The elder suddenly began to vomit blood and melt like a candle. 

"Oh? Oh!"

Although they were trying to hold onto their anger at the grey-robed man for trespassing into their magic tower, the eyes of Johas couldn't hold himself back anymore, at least not after they just witnessed their junior die. 

It was the same with the other elders. 

"You, I can never forgive you for what you did!"

"You will have to accept your fate, kua!"

The grey-robed man threw the dark energy that was in his left hand toward Johas and the elder who was running toward him. 

As the enormous magic that blew up the magic tower went closer to them, Johas went all out to place a defense magic. 

"Shadow Shield!"

At that moment, a shadow began to swell at his feet and blocked the front of Johas and the elders. 

It wasn't just that. 

Judging from its thickness, it wasn't just one layer of shield that Johas had developed. It was two to three layers of Shadow Shield. 

Kaboom!

The moment the dark energy hit the Shadow Shield, the sound of a raging storm rose everywhere. 

At the dark energy which crushed and absorbed all in its surroundings, the Shadow Shield of Johas withstood. 

The shock waves, which came from the collision of the two magics, raised the dust in their surroundings. 

The collision of those two powerful magic didn't last long. 

However, for those who had witnessed it, it felt very long. Suddenly, they heard the suffering of someone who had fallen to the ground.

"Kuak! Kuuk! Kauk!"

It was Johas. 

Despite being an 8 circle magic warlock, he was pushed back. 

The elders around him couldn't help but be shocked after seeing Johas. 

"Meister, Meister!"

"Everyone attack!"

When Johas was defeated, the elder attacked the supposed Pierre at once. 

They each attacked the grey-robed man with their own dark magic. 

"Hahahah! Oh my, I will kill all of you at once. And then make you all into a Lich!"

The grey-robed man was strong. 

Six 7 circle warlocks and fourteen 6 circle warlocks weren't defeated at once. 

However, he was alternating between white magic and dark magic to make fun of them. 

As soon as more than 10 people had died, the color in Johas's face turned blue. 

'It can't be! That guy is…'

Johas was convinced of who the grey-robed man was. 

A hypocrite who trampled on the warlocks years ago. 

Fallen beings touched by the power of darkness always had dirty desires. 

Even if the enemy was right in front of his eyes, Johas's eyes were filled with fear rather than anger. 

'If things go on like this, then everybody is going to die! We need to take some measures to prevent that from happening!'

The grey-robed man was frightening. 

Every attack he did against the elders was an 8 circle magic. 

Not only was he good at white magic, but his dark magic was at the highest level as well. 

His fear was making him regret that he hadn't mobilized forces from the very beginning. 

"Kaaak! How can such a monster…"

"No, is he a dragon?"

The elders, who went against the grey-robed man, felt the same shock and fear. 

If they only looked at the grey-robed man's skills, it reminded them of the time when the dragons weren't extinct. 

A race of dragons blessed with mana. 

A dragon could use a 10 circle magic, and An Ancient Dragon could use magic around 12 circles.

There were warlocks who could perform dark magic freely like a black dragon.

As human beings were filled with pride and desire for power, the dragons soon entered the path of extinction. 

The last dragon, Tiamet, sorrowed by the destruction of his race, passed on the power and magic to descendants of certain humans. 

Tiamet's descendants were later called Dragonians, and the verbal magic of the dragons continued through them. 

"I played properly, so should I finish it now?"

The grey-robed man looked at the elders that surrounded him and began to perform magic. 

Dark energy rose near his left hand. 

The elders were frustrated with the difference in power. They were frightened of what was about to happen. 

"Kuh, if you can stop this, I'll let you all live!"

At those words from the grey-robed man, Johas yelled to the elders,

"You can't just die like this! Let's all bring our strength together!"

They weren't just words. 

Dark magic could actually be gathered to create a more powerful magic. 

The elders looked at his direction after listening to his words. They approached him and placed their hands on his shoulder. They began to recite a special spell that had a seal. 

Feeling the power of the elders which entered him, Johas manifested the most powerful magic he could unfold. 

"Chaos Strike!"

There was a black light in the right hand of Johas and a white light in the other. 

As they were gathered, the two lights shuffled, releasing a terrible energy. 

"Die, you monster!"

Chaos strike, which had emerged from Johas, flew toward the grey-robed man.

The grey-robed man just smiled and shot the dark energy, which was at his hands, toward Johas. 

Kuah!

When the two magics collided, ferocious shockwaves and explosion happened, like the sun had exploded in the sky.

"Kaka!"

"Kuaaak!"

"Kauhk!"

The elder's including Johas spat out blood on the floor and fell down. 

Their bodies were messed up, and the black circle on their hearts had stopped because of the shock. 

"Kuku, you thought you could stop my Black Abyss with that little magic trick of yours?"

"Alas! My ancestor!"

Pierre looked down at Johas and his desperate expression with a smile. 

"It is the end now."

As soon as his words ended, dozens of dark bullets moved from his hand and flew toward Johas.

Shaymon, the man who has achieved the apex of dark magic, is framed as being a Demon King and is killed.

'I will not let it end like this!'

He finally achieves new life but reality was cruel. Being born after 500 years, he was born as the descendent of his rival, the Sword Emperor!

Staring at Borg who was in the air, the Legendary Sword Sage Baldela sighed gently. Although the battle seemed to be for revenge, there actually wasn't another option for the Dark Blade. As early as half a year ago, a message came from the Malfa Family, saying that Cheyenne was returning to Aminya City with the treasures that he had obtained in the Sky Castle. 
It was likely that the Malfa Family would surpass the Dark Blade within a short period of time. Given the feud between the two families, the Malfa Family would definitely destroy the Dark Blade when the time came. Instead of sitting back and doing nothing, they might as well try to get rid of the Tower of Dusk that did not have a leader at the moment. Otherwise,it would only be a matter of time before the Malfa Family killed them. By then, the Dark Blade wouldn't have a chance to make a comeback. 
Actually, deep down, Baldela did detest Stephen to a certain extent. Had Stephen not launched an attack halfway through the journey and fallen out with Felic, they wouldn't have had to retreat early. After all, they had already been in the last realm of the Seven-Realm Spiral, and they might have obtained some treasures that would at least have let them have half of the Malfa Family's spoils. 
Unfortunately, there was no point in thinking about that now. All they could do was destroy the Tower of Dusk first. Fortunately for them, the young President Lin Li was not around at this time; hence, they could not be compared to the Dark Blade at all. They were simply holding on and enduring by relying on the setups in the tower. It was only a matter of time before they got destroyed. Baldela got a grip on himself, and Combat Energy was emitted from his double-edged sword, after which he dashed towards the Alchemy Colossus menacingly… 
After all, the Dark Blade had been in business for hundreds of years, and the Tower of Dusk had only been established less than two years ago. Despite the benefits provided by the President Lin Li, they still lacked competent manpower. The mages of the Tower of Dusk were indeed very talented in magic, and, in fact, plenty of them were very likely to become Legendary-mages. However, before that, Archmages would still be Archmages, after all. Their outstanding talent would not allow them to possess extraordinary power.
On the other hand, the Dark Blade had plenty of Mages, Warriors, Bandits, and members of various other professions even though they were not too talented. Perhaps some of them were only at level-15, while others would never reach the Legendary-realm. However, it did not matter as long as they were stronger than their opponents at hand. If they could kill the opponents, who would care if they were Legendary-mages?
Facing the crazy attack of the members of the Dark Blade, the mages of the Tower of Dusk were being outclassed even though they tried their best to resist. After all, they were at an absolute disadvantage in terms of strength, and they were outnumbered too. 
Gavin was watching the battlefield anxiously. Although the Tower of Dusk had suffered less damage than the Dark Blade, unlike the Dark Blade, they could not afford to sustain any damage. 
During the consecutive intense battles, the lives of more than 10 young mages had already been lost; God knew how many of them might've become Archmages and Legendary-mages. Whenever he thought of the lives that had been lost, Gavin would feel a heart-wrenching pain in his chest. He thought, Is the President really not going to come back? If he comes back, how am I supposed to answer him? 
Almost all of the mages of the Tower of Dusk were injured, and Gavin's chest was oozing with blood that stained his bandage. However, he was still holding onto the magic staff and waving it around without any expression, casting spell after spell on the enemies. The pharmacist Wilkinson's magic robe was stained with blood, but instead of healing potions, he ingested potions that had been infused with mana. Gerian, whose arm was crippled, scurried out and cast spells while wielding his magic staff. 
Even Gavin, the commander who stood in the center, was attacked and deeply wounded by an assassin of the Dark Blade. However, he could not be bothered to put on a bandage, and simply used magic to freeze his wound, after which he continued to command the mages to get them to proceed with the attack. 
"If you must blame someone, blame your President. This is the disaster he brought on you! One day, some of you will become Undead creatures. Greet him on my behalf when you have the opportunity to do so." Borg laughed maniacally, sending a cold chill down their spines. 
However, at this moment, a massive mana wave suddenly erupted in the sky, sweeping the entire battlefield like a storm. In the battlefield, the two sides paused in unison as fear made them tremble uncontrollably. 
As the terrifying mana appeared, they realized that there were only two colors they could see. Be it on the ground beneath them or the sky above, everything turned black and white. It was so oppressive that they were on the verge of despair, as if it was almost the end of the world. 
The blurry figure in the white sky seemed extremely gigantic to them, just as if they were just insignificant ants. The suffocating mana wave seemed so extremely overbearing that none of them dared to retaliate. 
Lin Li floated quietly over the top of the Tower of Dusk, looking down at the battlefield where a battle between the Dark Blade and the Tower of Dusk was taking place. When he saw the corpses of the mages of the Tower of Dusk, an icy cold gaze filled his eyes. 
"Dark Blade, you asked for your own death!" Lin Li barked while keeping a straight face and raising the Helios' Scepter in his hand. The streams of light weaved around the scepter all the way to the top, while the huge gemstone instantly burst into a dazzling ray of light. 
The huge mana waves that flooded the heavens and earth immediately surged upwards, creating a destructive Mana Storm. Hundreds of Angels of Light and Dark appeared, holding spears and shuttling through the sky. They continuously rushed to the ground without stopping.
With a loud roar, the hundreds of Angels of Light and Dark darted towards the people in the battlefield like lightning. Everyone watched in horror with a look of hopelessness in their eyes. They wanted to flee, but could not move their feeble legs. They wanted to retaliate, but could not seem to hold their weapons up. 
On the battlefield, the shrilling yells sounded for a brief moment before silence was restored again. 
The mages of the Tower of Dusk were surprised to find that the members of the Dark Blade who had just fought against them had vanished in the blink of an eye. Even till now, they still dared not believe that the terrifying figure in the sky was actually there to help the Tower of Dusk. 
"It's President. President is back!" Gavin shouted excitedly. When encircling and suppressing the Syer Bandits in the Dragon Mountains, he had personally witnessed the President, Lin Li, exhibiting his Magical Domain of frost, light, and darkness. Even though there were no laws of ice in this Magical Domain, he was sure that Lin Li was the only one who could create the Angels of Light and Dark. 
Upon hearing Gavin's yell of excitement, the mages of the Tower of Dusk burst into cheers after a moment of silence. The attack of the Dark Blade had been getting more and more intense and menacing. Even with the help of the mages from the Malfa Family, the future of the Tower of Dusk still had been gloomy and bleak. Everyone had said that the President would not come back and wavered. In fact, they'd also got ready to go all out and give up everything they had. 
However, not only did their President return, he even effortlessly destroyed the hundreds of elites of the Dark Blade. His power was definitely not weaker than that of the Legendary-mage of the Dark Blade. All the mages in the Tower of Dusk got their hopes up again. Although they knew that there were two Legendary leaders in the Dark Blade, they still believed that under the leadership of the President, they would be able to defeat the Dark Blade this time.
Lin Li descended from the sky and quietly floated towards Borg. 
"F-Felic!" Borg grimaced when he saw the enemy in front of him. He gritted his teeth, and bitterly exclaimed, "I didn't expect you to make it out alive, but great, I finally have an opportunity to take revenge!"
Staring at Borg whose hair was all white, Lin Li was stunned because he couldn't recognize him at all. He wondered, Is this the same person who stepped into the Malfa Family's campground and asked to cooperate with Cheyenne? It had only been half a year, yet the Legendary powerhouse of the Dark Blade seemed to have aged 10 years at once. 
Although he and Stephen had fought each other, Stephen had already been dead in a sense. However, Lin Li did not intend to explain this to Borg. Although he sympathized with Borg, the damage that the Dark Blade had brought the Tower of Dusk was absolutely unforgivable.
"I will make you regret coming back!" Borg suddenly raised his staff, after which the gemstone on his staff suddenly emitted an infinite ray of black light. In a flash, a Magical Domain that was covered in blazing black flames extended to the surroundings. 
The black flames derived from the Darkness Laws and Flame Energy contained the power to burn everything in the world. Rather than melting, any metal would be burned to ashes in an instant, and light wouldn't fare any better. 
Seeing that Borg's Black Flames domain was about to engulf him soon, Lin Li quickly raised the Helios' Scepter and gently pointed it forward. 
Borg suddenly felt a huge force above his head, and he looked up to see that a Light and Darkness Sword had somehow condensed above him. It was then slashing down with infinite power.
"Bang!" A loud noise exploded and two strong forces collided together, making it almost impossible for everyone to stand up properly. 
The newly formed Black Flames Domain had already disappeared, and Borg turned as pale as a sheet, after which he spat out a large mouthful of blood and fell to the ground like a shooting star.


Lin Li accidentally enters another world while playing with his smurf mage account just after he maxes out all kinds of crafting skills, bringing with him various top-grade materials. Although his character is practically powerless, what he gains in return is unprecedented magical talent! Can he survive by himself after being thrown into another world?

The dark-element creature, who was trying to devour the divine tree magic tower, managed to put up with the attack from the War Drum of Fear. The dark-element creature has also developed a soul, which explained why it would try to devour the magic tower. Its soul was still in a very early prototypical stage, unlike the souls possessed by Flare and the rest.
What made the divine tree magic tower powerful was the rule embedded within it and not its materials. When Saleen hit the War Drum of Fear, its attack was multiplied tenfold because of the effect of the magic tower.
The War Drum of Fear attacked all creatures with intelligence, even those whose level of intelligence was only at a beginner level. Creatures that possessed souls would be susceptible to greater damage.
The giant monster's body began to cramp and the teeth that were clamping onto the magic tower began to fall off. At that moment, the surface of the divine tree magic tower exploded into a powerful light within the monster's mouth. The light harnessed countless symbols that had flown out of the War Drum of Fear.
Ahhhh…
The giant monster opened its mouth and tried to spit out the magic tower. At that moment, the winged skeleton left the magic tower with his Meteor Hammer. With a huge smash, the Meteor Hammer exploded into flames and the explosiveness tore a wound that was more than 10 yards long in the monster's mouth.
The winged skeleton never expected his Meteor Hammer to be capable of killing that monster. Flame shot out between his black and white eyes and into the monster's brain.
The soul flames arrived before the monster's soul in an instant, splitting it into two branches before twirling upwards. Life and death were decided in an instant when the souls clashed. Just as the monster was about to counter the winged skeleton's attack, the latter's soul flame has already tangled up with the former's soul.
The monster might possess a physical body that was powerful enough to withstand the winged skeleton's Meteor Hammer attack, but its soul was so fragile that it was instantly burned into bits by the black-and-white flames.
That was a new ability developed by Soldier's soul flame after he had recovered. If it was in the past, such an attack would not have been so swift and accurate. After the attack, the whiff of soul flame would have also dissipated forever.
The soul flames could return back to the winged skeleton's eyes and merge back with his soul flames. The winged skeleton did not dare to hesitate. With a flap of his wings, he turned around and returned to the divine tree magic tower.
Boom!
The dark-element creature's body exploded. Saleen immediately cut off the sound from the magic tower with a buffer, but the entire tower continued to tremble. Some of the roots of the magic tower had also broken.
Elemental collapse!
The death of this dark-element creature had resulted in Elemental Collapse. Saleen was troubled. Elemental Collapse was a sign and not a spell. His magic tower was within the range of the Elemental Collapse, so no matter the quality of the tower, it would still sustain severe damage.
Elemental Collapse must be accompanied by Elemental Storm. Since this dark-element creature was so massive in size, the power harnessed by the collapse of the dark elements was strong enough to cause a break in dimension. Saleen decided to uproot the magic tower so that it would go with the flow of energy produced by the powerful Elemental Collapse.
The dark-element creature, that was a few hundred yards long, was the result of many miniature dark-element creatures devouring each other. This monster might look powerful, but after its soul collapsed, its body was no longer able to maintain balance. If Saleen had not stayed inside of the divine tree magic tower the damage caused by the collapse of such a massive elemental creature would definitely be more powerful than curses cast by tens of mages. In such an environment, it would be impossible for Saleen to escape.
After the magic tower was uprooted, an incredible power was produced by the elemental collapse of the monster's body. The magic tower was enclosed within and was flown back towards the interior of the Imperial City of the Abyss. The Elemental Storm was absurdly powerful, and the power wrapped around Saleen's divine tree magic tower. There was no way Saleen could see what was happening outside from within the magic tower.
After Elemental Collapse, those elemental creatures that had been devoured by the monster could no longer be contained. If Saleen wanted to ensure that his elemental badge was still in good shape, he would have to capture them all over again. The biggest problem was that Saleen had no idea where he was being taken to. He did not have a choice because he knew that if he had not uprooted the magic tower, all the power of the Elemental Collapse would fall on it and Saleen did not wish for his magic tower to be destroyed.
Without this magic tower, Saleen would never be able to find a safer place in the Imperial City of the Abyss.
In the Elemental Storm, the divine tree magic tower was being brought to the interior of the Imperial City of the Abyss. Due to the Elemental Storm, many more magic arrays were triggered and hundreds of attacking spells were unleashed. Fortunately, that was not a simple Elemental Storm. Within it was a new elemental dimension and dimensional tear caused by the collapse. As a result, the attacking spells had no effect on the divine tree magic tower.
The attacks from the magic arrays also weakened the damage caused by the Elemental Storm on the divine tree magic tower.
At that stage, Saleen could only succumb to his fate. Even if he kept the magic tower, he would still be trapped within the Elemental Storm. If the magic tower was to land in the 'danger zone', as mentioned by Flare previously, then Saleen could only wait until his badge has restored fully before attempting to escape.
The Imperial City of the Abyss might have been quiet and deserted for tens of thousands of years, but wherever the Elemental Storm passed by, the defense magic arrays would unleash beautiful and colorful spells. If one was to look down from above, it was as if the magic flames in the Imperial City of the Abyss were forming a magic string that was thousands of miles long.
On this string were plenty of spells that were above grade-10. If not for the fact that the magic arrays were somewhat damaged, perhaps even spells above grade-14 might have appeared. After all, the core of Imperial City of Abyss was occupied by the most powerful humans back then, hence the spells unleashed by any magic array would never be lower than grade-14.
It did not feel like they had been flying for a long time, or rather, they were unable to tell how much time had passed since they had no idea how many danger zones that the divine tree magic tower had flown past.
Boom!
The power of the Elemental Storm was finally used up and was no longer able to carry the gigantic magic tower. The magic tower descended at an angle and the surrounding dark elements quickly dissipated.
Strictly speaking, the dimension within the magic tower was independent of its exterior, it required adjustment by the mage instead of being transformed any time. Therefore, when the magic tower landed upside-down on an open space, so did Saleen.
Fortunately, sorcerers possessed strong physiques so Saleen was able to flip himself over easily. The tower needed to be put away, then taken out from the Dimension Stone again in order to correct its orientation. A magic tower that was more than 100 yards tall would need plenty of elemental stone statue soldiers in order to be moved.
The elemental stone statue soldiers were either broken or devoured by the Elemental Storm. It was the same with the blue ice maidens. Now, Saleen did not have any elemental creatures that were suitable for moving and flipping over the magic tower.
The divine tree magic tower and its core were made from the mechanical core of Sky City. Unfortunately, Saleen did not have enough motor to initiate the magic tower into flight. It would have to remain in this position.
The good thing was that the magic tower's defense was still present even in that position.
Saleen quickly took control of the magic tower again and opened its magic arrays so that he, along with Nailisi and the winged skeleton, could see what was happening outside. It was no longer dark outside. Saleen could see a towering tombstone outside of the magic tower.
Saleen looked far and wide and saw that countless tombstones that shimmered with dim light. Most of the tombstones were still in good condition and were carved with ancient words.
"Flare, come out and see. What is this place?" Saleen quickly summoned Flare. He was worried by their location because he could sense something staring at him. It was clear to him that whatever creature it was, it was not friendly and could attack anytime.
"Master, this is… the graveyard of our royalty, of ancient heroes. This is also the resting place of the single-horned white whales. It is what you have been looking for." Flare's purple eyes were slightly dimmed. He knew that the place was dangerous, even more so that encountering the Angel of Fear.
Just as Saleen was about ask more questions, he saw an illusory gigantic foot swing out from the hundred yard tall tombstones to their side. The foot struck the divine tree magic tower and sent it flying.
The divine tree magic tower arced beautifully in mid-air and was finally in the correct orientation. Saleen took a glance with his elemental eyes and saw a footprint that was deeply imprinted on the divine tree magic tower. The tower, which possess the ability to restore itself, showed no signs of doing so. Just like the carvings on the tombstones, the footprint seemed like it would not be removed easily.
Saleen was on alert. When his magic tower was sent crashing onto the ground, he saw an illusory human figure stand out from amongst another cluster of towering tombstones. The figure held a gigantic war hammer and was about to strike.
"Stop, I am no damned disciple!" Saleen shouted in the ancient Myers language.
That illusory human figure stopped the attack and placed the war hammer by its side, allowing the divine tree magic tower to land before him.
"Who are you?!" This illusory human figure became clearer.
"I am a human mage, Saleen Metatrin. I was blown here by the Elemental Storm!" Saleen shouted in return. When he saw no response from the illusory human figure, he continued, "I am a king on the Myers Mainland. The Gods on that dimension have fallen and this magic tower was built from the materials left behind by them. Now, I am here to seek materials to be made into equipment for my own army."
"Are you here to defile the dead? If you are a human as well, why do you have to bring your search here?!"
"No, no, no, I was only blown here by the Elemental Storm. Besides, I am trying to look for high-level magic nuclei, and not for any human corpses. I am not a death mage!"
"That is none of my business. Scram!" The illusory human figure did not care to treat Saleen with any respect, but neither did he show any intentions of attacking him with the war hammer.
"No, the humans on the Myers Mainland have become so weak that the strongest of them all are grade-10 mages and there are less than 10 of them on the entire Mainland. A God from another dimension is spreading his religion there and has occupied a quarter of the Mainland. My goal is to destroy the empire controlled by that God!"
"Oh? Is that the case?"
"Yes."
"Then come out and meet me!" The illusory human figure shouted.


It is said that the true meaning of a mage is to fully understand the truth of the world. A mage named Saleen Metatrin goes on many missions as a normal mage to try and change his fate. This in turn led to many problems and adventures.  

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