Night Ranger

Chapter 425: Magic Wizards

p>Outside Feinan, the group of Gods was in chaos.

Eric used the Astral Beast’s body to attack crazily because he knew he was on a time limit.

He would soon disappear now that he had been awakened by Marvin.

Before his soul faded, he would use his last breath to make the greatest contribution he could.

Although that smaller Astral Beast wasn’t the kind of frightening existence that could destroy the entire plane, its strength was considerable.

Especially since Eric was completely disregarding his life. Many Gods were worrying.

The Divine Spells the Gods were most proficient at had little effect on the Astral Beast. With Eric’s immense resistance, he actually came out undaunted from the Divine Spells of the three strongest Gods. This Astral Beast had been very powerful at its peak, to an extent that was truly shocking.

But many Gods could see that Eric was already an arrow at the end of its flight. As long as they could withstand his last throes, they should be fine.

What kept them on guard were the three Plane Guardians.

They were more cautious than Eric and used the Universe Magic Pool as cover.

With the protection of the Universe Magic Pool, they could safely sneak attack the weak Gods fleeing from Eric. A few Gods didn’t notice and were almost ended by the Three Plane Guardians. But Gods were Gods after all. Each of them had gone through the tumultuous times of the 3rd Era.

They had enough life-saving tricks, and although the scene was very fierce and some were brought to a life and death crisis, none fell.

But during the battle, a frightening aura spread across Feinan, making everyone somewhat distracted.

“Someone is ascending?”

“At such a time… Such good timing.”

“Isn’t it? She waited for so many years before making a move.”

The Gods all had different expressions.

Clearly, a part of them knew about Dark Phoenix and had fought against or with Dark Phoenix in the 3rd Era.

The New Gods all had different attitudes toward Dark Phoenix, but most of them couldn’t help feeling disgruntled with her taking such a good opportunity to ascend.

“Magic Goddess… hehe, such a frightening God Domain.”

“If she is successful, wouldn’t there be another God with very high Divine Power?”

The thoughts of a few Gods with bad intentions spread out.

The three Great Gods were expressionless.

They didn’t even care much about what happened in Feinan but were instead more focused on the depths of the Universe Magic Pool.

The 4th Fate Tablet was there, calmly waiting for their arrival.

In their eyes, this was the only valuable thing in all of Feinan.

Three Fate Tablets appeared in succession in the 3rd Era, and they were all shattered. Only two thirds were obtained by people. Those people went through the ritual to ascend and become immortal Gods. In this attempt to ascend, half of them failed.

These fragments also disappeared during the rituals.

The remaining third of the fragments wandered throughout the universe, turning into all kinds of strange things.

Like Fortune Fairy Ding, who was once the [Fortune] fragment of the Fate Tablet.

It could be said that the 3rd Era’s Fate Tablet Fragments changed the whole structure of the world.

Nowadays, in the God Realms, the Ancient Gods were retreating, disappearing, or maybe resting in slumber. The New Gods were basically prevailing. And this was closely related to the large burst of Gods in the 3rd Era.

But the key to these people becoming Gods rested in the Fate Tablet fragments.

A small fragment was enough for a peak Legend to ascend to Godhood, so how could they not be interested?

And according to the prophecy, the 4th Fate Tablet was hidden by Wizard God Lance. It was in the Universe Magic Pool, and it was complete!

This was a complete Fate Tablet. What kind of power would it bring to those who were already Gods? This was what they longed to know.

Particularly the three Great Gods.

There were already few in the Universe that could match their power. They weren’t interested in the appearances of Dark Phoenix and Eric.

They only focused on the 4th Fate Tablet.

And anyone blocking their path would be ruthlessly crushed.

“Hurry up, I don’t want to waste too much time.”

The Dawn and Protection God raised his hand and Divine Power condensed into a spear. It viciously flew through space at Eric!

The spear was extremely fierce and pierced the Astral Beast’s body, and shockingly, Eric was nailed onto the 2nd layer of the Universe Magic Pool!

“Rumble!”

The Universe Magic Pool shook violently.

The Gods immediately pounced on Eric, covering him in attacks!

…

Feinan.

It was a world of suffering.

Apart from the locations protected by the Sources of Fire’s Order, people kept dying at the hands of the Wizard Monsters.

But the moment Dark Phoenix started her ascension ritual, all the Wizard Monsters stopped.

Their eyes seemed to regain clarity.

The Wizards that were 3rd rank or higher took advantage of this opportunity to break their amulets.

In an instant, a layer of Divine Power wrapped around their bodies.

A gentle voice echoed in their minds, “Serve me and I’ll grant you glory.”

“Heed my name and I’ll grant you magic.”

“I am the Magic Goddess, Dark Phoenix.”

Hearing this, all the Wizards were shocked!

They hadn’t thought that they would sink into such a situation.

They saw their own bloodstained hands and a portion of the Wizards immediately went crazy. Some were calmer, while others shuddered!

What had they done?

After Chaos invaded their minds, they killed everyone at their sides almost instantly!

Some even killed their beloved wives, their close companions, and their own children!

They were in great pain.

And Dark Phoenix’s voice began to take advantage of their pain. “Serve me and I’ll soothe your pain.”

“You’ll forget everything and become the supreme servants of the Magic Goddess.”

“After today, the Magic Goddess’ Servants will become the most respected existences in Feinan.”

Some Wizards began to contemplate, some making their decisions…

As time slowly moved forward, a huge shadow slowly appeared in the southern part of Steel City.

The Divine Fire in the center began to shine increasingly stronger!

Because she had made the most suitable preparations, she was able to smoothly pass the most dangerous part of the ascension.

At that moment, the minds of all those Wizards connected with her Divine Power.

Because those Wizards had yet to believe in her, she had to provide amulets with Divine Power to communicate with them and try to convince them.

She had spent a millennium preparing for this day!

Now, it was about to be successful.

In her consciousness, numerous threads shone brightly.

Those were the Wizards accepting her radiance and becoming her first followers!

Their belief would give her some Divine Power to help deal with the early stages of the ascension.

And in return, she would use her own Divinity to protect these followers and not let the Chaos invade their minds.

Because she had yet to become the Magic Goddess, she had no way to completely control the Chaos invading her followers’ minds, and she was at her weakest.

If no followers gave her Divine Power, she wouldn’t be able to keep protecting them and the ones she had just linked up to would immediately collapse.

And everything she had done before would be a waste.

Protecting all of their minds was extremely taxing on her Magic Power, so doing so much was a big risk.

If she succeeded, with the position of Magic Goddess as well as a powerful Domain and a large amount of followers, it was highly likely that she would become one of the most powerful Gods!

Lying low and then suddenly soaring in the sky.

This was Dark Phoenix’s principle.

After a millennium of enduring patiently, the outburst of power was very frightening.

The entirety of Feinan was filled with Wizard Monsters. These Wizards had been in the spotlight for so long and now suddenly had such a bitter experience. They were at their weakest.

She took advantage of this to gain their trust.

With the way the things were going, she would at most need three days before her ascension ceremony was successful!

As long as no one disturbed her midway.

But that would be too perfect. Dark Phoenix herself knew that she had many enemies.

Although the most troublesome ones had already gone to fight the Gods, there were still people who could pose a threat in Feinan!

White River Valley’s group for example!

But Dark Phoenix had already made plans for that!

…

White River Valley had already been caught in a huge crisis.

The second the Divine Fire burst out, Marvin assembled everyone and wanted to hurry to Steel City and stop Dark Phoenix’s ascension.

This was the best opportunity to kill her, and the other Legends also understood that.

They couldn’t follow the Great Elven King to fight those Gods, but getting rid of an ascending God in Feinan was good too.

But unfortunately, Dark Phoenix’s arrangements were so fast that even Marvin was nearly caught off guard!

A dark mass appeared in the surroundings of White River Valley!

It consisted of more than 5000 low level Wizard Monsters that had set off from Jewel Bay and crossed over the Shrieking Mountain Range.

The Source of Fire’s Order could disperse the Chaos Magic, but it couldn’t directly harm the Wizard Monsters.

These Wizards Monsters had clearly been discarded by Dark Phoenix. She bewitched them and manipulated them to attack White River Valley!

With the added effects of the Chaos Magic, these Wizard Monsters were very frightening!

When the first batch of enemies appeared near the northern mine, the flame of Order gave an early warning.

Even if Marvin was prepared, he was startled by the staggering amount of Wizard Monsters.

5000 2nd rank Wizard Monsters!

Wasn’t this number too frightening? Dark Phoenix really made good preparations.

She knew the importance of White River Valley to Marvin and thus gathered the unsuspecting 2nd Rank Wizards in the southern part of Jewel Bay shortly before the disaster.

And this move was critical at this time.

Marvin had no choice but to face this ordeal first!

How should he stop such a dense army of Wizard Monsters?

Chapter 426: Sanctuary

p>From his position on the peak, Marvin was truly startled when he saw the hordes of Wizard Monsters.

He had assumed that Dark Phoenix would do something after the Great Calamity began, but he hadn’t expected this woman to manipulate so many low level Wizards.

To accomplish this, she had probably overdrawn her Divine Power and other types of power, perhaps even part of her spirit.

Five thousand Wizard Monsters would be a very frightening force with the addition of the Chaos Magic Power.

If it were another place being attacked, it would likely have ended up in ruins.

Fortunately, Marvin had contingencies in place for all kinds of possibilities, including even the worst case, which would be if the wild beasts corrupted by the Chaos Magic Power all besieged White River Valley.

He still had an answer to this situation.

The only issue was that these Wizard Monsters had arrived too suddenly!

They were 2nd rank Wizards who rode on flying carpets, covering the sky and the ground.

The monsters on the Shrieking Mountain Range were bellowing furiously, trying to attack the Wizards who dared to fly over them.

But because of the shattering of the Universe Magic Pool’s first layer, the Shackles of Order were locked even more tightly.

The entire continent was sinking into extreme chaos, yet the Shrieking Mountain Range, one of the most dangerous locations, had become the most orderly place because of the Shackles of Order set by Lance. This was so very ironic.

The Wizard Monsters suffered almost no losses when flying over the Shrieking Mountain Range.

The troops stationed at the northern mine clearly didn’t have the strength to face these ex-human monsters.

“I need time!” Marvin shouted in a loud voice.

The Legends had gathered around him as soon as he finished igniting the flame of Order.

Constantine nodded and took the lead to go out. Despite not having fully recovered from his serious injuries, Izaka roared and flew into the sky to intercept the first wave of Wizard Monsters, successfully attracting their attention!

Although Izaka had been injured by Tidomas and was still seriously hurt, he was an Ancient Black Dragon in the end!

The Ancient Black Dragon had a very powerful characteristic: Magic Immunity!

These Wizard Monsters were attracted by Izaka and a huge amount of magic flew toward him.

But Izaka didn’t suffer any harm.

With his protection, the people in the surroundings of the northern mine began to retreat.

The Legends also attacked.

Facing such a large army of Wizards, only the Legends would dare to make a move.

“Boom!”

The sound of a cannon echoed as Constantine led the Shas to launch an attack against the Wizards!

O’Brien rushed into the middle of the swarm of Wizards. That guy’s strength was tyrannical. With enough time, he would be able to slaughter the entire Wizard Monster army by himself.

But what they needed the most right now was time.

Dark Phoenix hadn’t sent these guys to put an end to White River Valley. She just wanted to buy time in order to increase the ascension ritual’s chances of success.

Marvin knew this.

After the Legends flew out and quickly stabilized the situation, he kept pulling out one treasure after another!

He had made proper preparations for this disaster.

When White River Valley’s inhabitants first saw the Wizard Monsters appearing, they were frightened.

After all, the scenes in the sky showed the destruction caused by these monsters, making the civilians and adventurers afraid of the power of these Wizards.

They had thought that the massacre shown happening all over Feinan would spread to White River Valley, but the appearance of the Black Dragon and the Legends gave them hope.

They looked at Marvin’s back and became a lot less worried.

Lord Marvin was still extremely calm. This was the proof that he had a way.

Regardless of the difficulty, he would always find a way, wouldn’t he?

Gradually, this kind of feeling spread through White River Valley.

They all couldn’t help but raise their heads to see what Marvin would do.

…

The flame of Order was burning steadily.

An amber crystal floated in front of Marvin.

Earth Crystal!

This treasure was the foundation to establish an Ancient Sanctuary.

Only by using spells to dissolve the power inside the Earth Crystal could one lay the foundation of a Sanctuary.

An intact Earth Crystal was rare even in the past.

Marvin was quite fortunate to be able to gather one.

Besides the Earth Crystal, Marvin also had three scrolls in his hands.

Disintegrate, Wish, and Holy. He had gotten them from Pearl Island’s treasury.

In this era, only a few people knew how to establish a Sanctuary.

But in the game, everyone knew about it.

Because the Chaos Magic Power was still wreaking havoc six months after the disaster.

If the players wanted to establish a guild, they had to set up a Sanctuary.

A flame of Order wasn’t essential for a guild.

The crucial parts were an Earth Crystal, a Frost Core, a Seasons Tablet, Dark Saint Bones, and so on. These kinds of treasures that were able to alter the plane’s laws were the foundation to establish a Sanctuary.

After building the foundation, one would need a large amount of Magic Power to activate the treasure while forming the Sanctuary.

This condition was relatively harsh.

In general, a small-scale Sanctuary needed a Legend Wizard that was at least level 25 casting Legendary Wish a minimum of 11 times. Naturally, another option would be to gather 11 Legend Wizards at that level and have them cast Legendary Wish once each.

Legend Wizards were hard to come by, and moreover, Legendary Wish was one of the rarest spells.

Just studying it was very challenging, let alone using it.

Marvin estimated that in this era, there were at most three Legend Wizards on the continent able to easily cast Legendary Wish.

White River Valley didn’t have this kind of person, but Marvin had another idea in mind.

He had the three scrolls.

One of them was a Wish scroll containing [Major Wish]!

Major Wish had the effect of 29 Legendary Wish spells so it was more than enough.

With the Earth Crystal and the Wish scroll, it wouldn’t be difficult to turn White River Valley into a Sanctuary.

Marvin hadn’t used it for that sooner because he had been hoping that with the Source of Fire’s Order and the troops, he would be able to save this Major Wish scroll for other things.

Unfortunately, given the situation, he ended up with no choice but to use it.

He gently touched the Earth Crystal with his fingers.

He was already holding a magic staff in one hand.

As the spell activated, the Earth Crystal radiated with a dazzling glory.

Marvin didn’t stop, touching the Major Wish scroll as well as another scroll.

That was the [Holy] scroll!

Since he was going for it, he wouldn’t do it half-heartedly!

If he had to set up a Sanctuary, he might as well set up the strongest and most unbreakable [Holy Sanctuary]!

Chapter 427: To Battle!

p>The Holy scroll was as powerful as the Wish scroll.

Although Major Holy couldn’t compare with the Shackles of Order set up by God Lance, the Order power contained within was very extraordinary.

The most important part was that Holy could repel evil chaotic lifeforms from entering the Sanctuary.

Marvin knew that with the current circumstances in White River Valley, a common Sanctuary wouldn’t be as good.

After being the first to ignite the Source of Fire’s Order, White River Valley was bound to be a thorn in many people’s eyes.

Although an ordinary Sanctuary could protect those inside and resist the Wizard Monsters, it would be unable to repel them and other monsters.

But a Holy Sanctuary could.

Two of the three scrolls were used at once. It would be wrong to say that Marvin didn’t feel any regret. But Pearl Island still had many resources, so it wasn’t quite so bad.

With the magic staff’s activation, the Earth Crystal merged into the peak below Marvin’s feet.

At that instant, everyone felt an aura that seemed as stable as a mountain.

Earth Essences circulated through White River Valley, making it feel like the earth was moving.

From the Spider Crypt in the north to the wilderness in the south, from Sword Harbor in the east to River Shore City in the west. The soil of this vast territory started becoming flexible…

Marvin stood on the mountain peak like a God.

A dazzling golden radiance flickered behind him and his eyes looked radiant. These effects were caused by the activation of Major Wish!

Wish, as the name implied, was about satisfying all kinds of desires.

It was a bit similar to Divination and Major Divination. However, Major Wish would turn dreams into reality while Major Divination would turn the future into reality. When looking at the difficulty of the spells, the two were similar, but Major Divination involved the deepest secrets of the Universe, the flow of Time, and the flow of Fate. Thus, it seemed a bit more profound.

Under the effects of Major Wish, Marvin’s words turned real!

“I want my territory to be invulnerable!”

His sentence had barely ended when an amber light shone on the walls surrounding his territory.

The few Golems greedily absorbed some of that aura. This was the energy drawn from the Earth Crystal, so they could potentially get a lot of benefits from absorbing it.

Maybe one or two Golems would be lucky and develop wisdom, turning into an Earth Essence lifeform variant.

The work Marvin had Wayne finish was showing its usefulness now.

Although Major Wish was tyrannical, it still needed a foundation and its energy was limited.

Without the defenses Wayne built around the territory, Marvin would have to use one third of its energy to build the defenses.

Now, he only needed one sentence to improve those simple walls with the Earth Crystal.

Under everyone’s shocked eyes, those simple fortifications were quickly melding with each other.

Moreover, the originally short earth wall kept rising and even surpassed the height of Marvin’s castle’s walls.

A firm and steady wall completely surrounded the entire White River Valley and the Wizard Monsters were unable to intrude.

Naturally, Marvin wasn’t stupid enough to completely trap himself in White River Valley.

The Sanctuary still had some exits, but he hid them quite ingeniously so that the enemies wouldn’t be able to find out.

In this unusual period, the people would definitely be glad to be inside the Sanctuary and wouldn’t complain too much.

Compared to the citizens in other parts of the continent, they could be considered extremely lucky.

Many adventurers were already quite shocked by these developments. One jumped up with excitement and bragged to his friends about how brilliant a decision it was to come here.

White River Valley was more or less the safest place in Feinan right now!

They could feel the powerful magical energy on the walls, which was supplied by the Earth Crystal.

But Marvin’s Wish wasn’t over.

“I want my enemies to be unable to find traces of the Sanctuary.”

With these words, the laws distorted for the whole area!

White River Valley did not disappear from Feinan, but there were some wonderful spatial changes to its surroundings.

If one looked down from the sky, one would see a boundless thick fog covering the entire region.

This fog was rather similar to the fog previously located between the Astral Sea and the Universe Magic Pool, blocking the Gods from seeing into Feinan.

With this layer of fog, even a God wouldn’t be able to spy inside White River Valley!

And even if outsiders knew the location of White River Valley, they still would be unable to find a path through the fog.

This sentence used almost half of the Wish energy!

After all, this was a very large territory.

White River Valley was no longer the small rural area that Marvin once controlled.

When including River Shore City, Sword Harbor, and the areas around the White River, his land was almost on par with the Jewel Bay area.

Marvin estimated that the remaining energy was only enough for one more wish.

He didn’t immediately use it and instead condensed that energy into a Wish Pillar.

The Wish Pillar was set up on that peak, accompanying the flame of Order. When Marvin needed it, he would activate the Wish Pillar to use his final Wish to change the interior of his territory.

After he finished establishing the Sanctuary, a yellow halo descended onto Marvin because of the plane’s laws.

A log suddenly appeared.

This halo was called [Sanctuary Lord].

As a Sanctuary Lord, he had many special powers. For example, he could expel this group of Wizard Monsters wreaking havoc near the northern mine!

Marvin pointed at that vast army and muttered, “Disappear!”

“Woosh!”

Before their very eyes, the five thousand Wizard Monsters disappeared from the Sanctuary!

They were completely expelled by Marvin.

Cheers immediately spread through White River Valley!

Those people who had been startled and frightened now relaxed because this disaster was dealt with.

But for Marvin, this was only the beginning.

Dark Phoenix only dispatched these Wizard Monsters to gain time.

He couldn’t stay in White River Valley for too long.

He quickly used the Holy scroll to reinforce the Sanctuary with a holy light.

Any monster that entered mistakenly would be directly purified by the holy light.

The remaining holy energy was also condensed into a Holy Pillar.

The two pillars soared and rested in the Source of Fire’s Order.

The Sanctuary was peaceful.

Marvin let out a sigh and looked at the Legends.

They all nodded.

Their eyes were very calm because Marvin had already caused too many shocking things. If an ordinary person set up a Holy Sanctuary during the Great Calamity, they might have looked at that person with great respect.

But Marvin? By now, the Legends considered that to be normal.

It was the upcoming battle that made their expressions heavy.

This battle would be very frightening.

The enemy was someone with the potential to become a God.

Although she was at her weakest during the ascension ritual, it was still uncertain whether they could defeat her.

But no one chose to quit at that time.

“I won’t say much.”

“Most likely, everyone is prepared to die.”

“In fact, I’m very tired of fighting. Who doesn’t want to be an ordinary person and peacefully enjoy life?”

“But living in this era is our saddest circumstance… or maybe it is our most glorious opportunity!”

Marvin’s voice suddenly rose as he looked at everyone. “Outside Feinan, there is a group of people considering themselves to be Gods while wantonly bringing destruction to the continent. The three Plane Guardians and a youth who has been in an Astral Beast’s body for who knows how many years are currently fighting them. I know that everything points to disaster.”

“But since they chose to fight, how could we just escape?”

“The consequences of Dark Phoenix ascending, do I even need to talk about them?”

“She chose the best timing and she is a very powerful enemy… But these are irrelevant to me.”

He unsheathed his daggers in a flash of cold light.

“I’ll kill her.”

Then, Marvin turned to open a passage from the Sanctuary and walked out.

All the Legends tacitly followed!

Everyone in White River Valley looked at their backs as they left.

In the northern mine, a girl with clothes filled with dust softly prayed, “You must come back alive.”

“You said you would play Rock with me again…”

…

All over Feinan.

Marvin’s declaration spread through the entire continent.

White River Valley becoming a Holy Sanctuary and the Wizard Monsters being expelled without doing much, these scenes thoroughly ignited a flame in the hearts of Feinan’s inhabitants.

The flame of hope.

Mankind still had hope.

At this most difficult juncture, there would still be people like the Great Elven King, the Cloud Monk, that old man, that youth in the Astral Beast, and Marvin.

The Wizard Era might be over.

But the era of slavery to the Gods would never come!

…

In a layer of Hell, countless Devils were ready and waiting.

They only needed the order of that Devil Overlord above them to rush into Feinan so they could kill, plunder, and destroy!

But even after a long time passed, the Devil Overlord still had yet to give the order.

The Devils weren’t uneasy about this and simply waited peacefully.

But the Devils couldn’t have imagined that the Great Devil Head in the sky was inwardly sighing in exasperation. ‘Really making things difficult for me…’

‘My offspring actually wants to become the hero saving Feinan.’

‘And his grandfather is bound to become the villain of the story… Thinking about it, it is so cliché.’

Chapter 428: Stars Glittering!

p>Steel City.

This most prosperous city of the South Wizard Alliance had long since become a ruin.

A large number of Wizard Monsters were occupying the territory. In the early stage of the disaster, they had attacked all the buildings and people in the area.

The streets of Steel City reeked of desolation.

Most of the Wizards were now gathered in the southern suburbs.

Dark Phoenix was sitting on top of a small Wizard Tower.

Her brain was now connected to the consciousness of countless Wizards. This was a huge burden on her because Wizards had stronger minds than common followers.

But everything had advantages and disadvantages. Influencing Wizards would gain a lot more benefits than attracting ordinary people.

A Fate Tablet fragment was faintly discernible in front of her chest and was protecting her will.

Above her head, large void images gradually congealed. As they were refined by the Divine Fire, many indescribable incantations emerged from within. These incantations were imperfect and very messy, but they were the foundations Dark Phoenix relied on to ascend!

Once the runes and incantations were arranged, Dark Phoenix would completely control the Magic Godhood!

In the process of ascending, there were two big hurdles.

First was collecting enough followers.

Second was quickly controlling one’s Godhood.

Generally, when a Legend ascended to Godhood, they would choose a Godhood that matched their Domain.

A Barbarian insisting on ascending to the [Art] Godhood would find it extremely difficult. And although it wasn’t completely impossible, the countless failed ascensions at the start of the 3rd Era were a constant reminder to those that followed.

Even though Dark Phoenix didn’t have just one Fate Tablet fragment, she still chose Magic as her Godhood.

First, she took advantage of the Great Calamity to convince a large number of transformed Wizards to become her followers. Next, she needed to quickly consolidate her Godhood.

With the current pace, she would successfully get a hold of her own Godhood in about three days.

Gods’ Domains were complicated. Although Dark Phoenix made thorough preparations, after the ritual began, many variables would appear.

She was doing her best to influence her followers while also working hard to master her Godhood. Using her magic comprehension to refine the Laws of Magic inside the Fate Tablet fragment was a very arduous task.

Currently, she really was at her weakest.

Thus, she made the army of Wizard Monsters attack White River Valley. She knew that Marvin wouldn’t be too worried about the Wizard Monsters, but he still valued his territory and his citizens very much. He would definitely be held back in White River Valley.

‘It’ll be good if they can hold them back for a day,’ Dark Phoenix thought.

Below her, there were numerous Wizards.

These Wizards were snarling and their eyes were completely red, but under the restriction of her Divine Might, they couldn’t move.

They were all 3rd rank or higher. Some of them were even Half-Legends!

After starting the ritual, Dark Phoenix gathered almost all of these stronger Wizards.

She acted intimidating while at the same time giving them hope, trying to get them to become her followers.

But it looked like she had underestimated the stubbornness of these Wizards.

Some of them would rather turn into monsters than become her servants!

Dark Phoenix was enraged by these fools!

She had a very simple solution for those people…

“Pop.”

A low bursting sound echoed.

A Wizard in the crowd exploded in a shower of blood!

The Wizards at his sides let out some sounds of unease but they couldn’t do anything.

They already weren’t able to protect their minds from the attack of the Chaos Magic Power.

If not for Dark Phoenix using the Fate Tablet fragment to give them time to make a choice, they would have already degenerated!

“It’s not shameful to acknowledge me. It’s actually an honor.”

“It would be a great honor to become a Goddess’ servant. Just like them.”

Dark Phoenix pointed at the group of more than a dozen Wizards on the closest tower.

That was the first wave of converted followers and three of them were Legend Wizards!

These three were all higher-ups of the South Wizard Alliance. In the past, Dark Phoenix had manipulated them secretly. It wasn’t strange for them to become her followers now.

The others ranged from 3rd rank to Half-Legend rank and were also very powerful.

After becoming her followers, Dark Phoenix generously gave the strongest of them positions as the Magic Goddess’ Divine Servants.

It had to be known that each God only had a limited number of spots for Divine Servants. Every God treasured their Divine Servants’ spots, just like they did for Apostles’ spots.

A God with a Level 64 Divinity (High Divine Power) only had 32 spots available for Divine Servants.

Dark Phoenix was still early in the process of ascending. Her Divinity was constantly increasing and had reached Level 12 Divinity (Medium Divine Power), which was only enough to have 6 positions for Divine Servants. And she used them all up. It could be considered a huge gamble.

But she made this gamble because she currently needed protection.

These Divine Servants would be the best guardians. Gods and their Divine Servants were closely linked.

If a Divine Servant died, the God would suffer damage.

If the God fell, the Divine Servants would definitely die!

Thus, the Divine Servants would do everything they could to protect the God they served.

Naturally, in return, these servants would be granted a considerable amount of Divine Power. In general, even a newly advanced Divine Servant would have the abilities of a weak Half-God.

The wave of Wizards that got converted into followers first could already move freely.

They spread out according to Dark Phoenix’s arrangements.

Dark Phoenix had already placed a lot of spells near the tower, but having people scout directly would be a lot better.

How could she have expected that just as her followers dispersed, she would feel a violent pain from the south!

A Divine Servant had been instantly killed!

‘South!’

‘How could this be!’

Dark Phoenix suddenly opened her eyes.

Far in the distance, a tall man was dragging a Divine Servant’s body behind him as he softly walked closer.

O’Brien. Only he could so easily kill a Half-Legend Wizard who had become a Divine Servant!

Behind him, a few more silhouettes appeared.

Constantine, Lorant, Owl.

Upon seeing all of them, Dark Phoenix’s heart beat crazily fast as she wondered, ‘What about Marvin?’

‘And the others?’

‘Could it be a sneak attack?’

Dark Phoenix immediately raised her vigilance!

She was currently at her weakest. If Marvin attacked her, she might truly fall.

Her gaze was somewhat heavy. The transformed Wizards near the tower were growling restlessly!

She was already having a hard time suppressing them!

‘Since you dare to come, then die!’

‘There is only one end for those who dare to stand against me.’

Dark Phoenix gave the restrained Wizards a stern look.

The next second, a considerable portion of the Wizard Monsters gasped. They lost their minds again as they rushed to attack the four Legends!

O’Brien didn’t seem worried as he charged in to kill the Wizard Monsters!

But the pressure this time was a lot higher.

Heavenly Deer Lorant kept using Celestial Holy spells to add holy halos to his allies while also using spells that would reduce the effect of the Magic Power transformation on these Wizards.

Constantine and Owl chose to roam around the battlefield making opportunistic attacks. O’Brien took care of the front line, and the two weren’t specialized in fighting head-on. It was fine when fighting 2nd rank Wizard Monsters, but now the army of Wizards was a whole rank stronger. One lucky spell and they could be crushed to death.

A messy battle broke out.

The fight in the southern suburbs of Steel City wasn’t easy for the Legends’ 4-man team. It was a slow and bitter struggle.

These Wizard Monsters weren’t ordinary Wizards!

They were all 3rd rank or higher, and with the effect of the Chaos Magic Power, their spells were basically twice as strong.

After a while, even O’Brien started dodging instead of meeting the spells head-on.

That guy had dared to fight with the Molten Overlord and the Azure Matriarch!

But facing this swarm of frightening Wizard Monsters, he started to show signs of weariness.

In spite of this, they didn’t retreat, they kept fighting!

…

Dark Phoenix’s doubts kept increasing.

Clearly, Marvin had settled White River Valley’s predicament. Otherwise, he would have needed these Legends to help protect his territory instead of attacking.

What about Marvin himself? And the remaining Legends? Inheim? The Migratory Bird Council’s people? That gay Prince from Thousand Leaves Forest?

Where had those guys gone?

Could they still be scheming something?

Her mind grew increasingly uneasy and unstable.

At that time, she realized that another thread broke!

Her expression became livid.

Another Divine Servant!

This one wasn’t a Legend either, but he had been the strongest Half-Legend.

At that time, Dark Phoenix reacted.

‘They want to kill my followers! And especially the converted ones, in order to make me lose Divine Power!’

‘These four Legends are only here to attract my attention.’

‘Marvin went with the other Legends to kill off my followers!’

Upon realizing this, Dark Phoenix quickly sent out a mental order.

All those converted followers were to immediately retreat back to the southern suburbs of Steel City!

After giving that command, Dark Phoenix regained her composure.

She even had a smile on her face.

Marvin’s actions proved that he was afraid.

He didn’t dare to fight her upfront and tried to weaken her instead.

Unfortunately for him, she was getting stronger over time!

She could already somewhat reach the entire continent, and she wasn’t influencing only Wizards, but also ordinary people. It was just that they were relatively weaker.

With time, she would get more and more followers and her Divine Power would skyrocket.

At that time, Marvin would die without even knowing what hit him!

…

In the northern part of Steel City, Marvin was looking regretfully at the Legend Divine Servant retreating. He shook his head lightly as he grumbled, “It seems she saw through our first plan. Time to implement our 2nd plan.”

Endless Ocean was at his side, with a look full of worry. “But Sir Inheim is still not back.”

“A large Devil army appeared in the northern part of the Supreme Jungle. The Migratory Bird Council is lacking people. Only I can help.”

“Even Thousand Leaves Forest seems to have been attacked by the Evil Spirits. Prince Ivan might not be able to catch up.”

“If we start the second plan, wouldn’t we be lacking manpower?”

Marvin took a deep breath and resolutely said, “It’s enough.”

“What if it’s not enough?” Endless Ocean didn’t seem reassured.

“Whatever happens, Dark Phoenix will die today!”

…

Rocky Mountain, Hope City.

Under the blessing of the flame of Order, the waves of chaos didn’t spread to this place.

Although Hope City was populous, thanks to the protection of the three sisters, it was still as quiet as usual.

The sisters were standing next to each other on the city wall, looking at the shadow in the distance.

After some time, Jessica seemed to have made a decision.

“I hand Hope City over to you. I can’t watch a potential husband throw away his life, right?”

Lorie stuck her tongue out and rolled her eyes in dissatisfaction.

Kate’s face was full of worry.

Jessica was very powerful, but this time she would be facing a Goddess.

Fate Sorceresses were always the targets of the Gods’ jealousy.

“Be careful.”

Kate thought for a moment but could only say that in the end.

All she could do was protect this city on behalf of Jessica.

Jessica’s decision couldn’t be changed.

She took a step forward and stopped. She moved back and grabbed that chubby thing from Kate’s shoulder. “I’ll borrow Ding.”

Jessica then disappeared into the sky while Ding was protesting.

…

North. A bloodstained girl lifted her head with some effort.

The three holy swords on her back seemed to shine even more brightly as if they were filled with bloodthirst.

“A Goddess…” The girl said in a low voice, “It’s the first God in Feinan ever since the start of the 4th Era.”

“I want to go kill her.”

“You don’t mind?” she asked those behind her.

The five servants remained silent.

Taking that as acquiesence, she exerted her power and began to rush through the North’s wasteland like lightning!

What was even stranger was that those five servants wearing cuffs were able to keep up with the Valkyrie’s speed!

The six bolts of light flashed toward the South.

Fearlessly rushing toward the Goddess.

…

In the Millennium Mountain Range.

A girl that looked about ten years old walked out of a forest.

Her eyes were focused on that shadow in the sky.

After a while, she mumbled, “Such a disgusting feeling.”

“She is my enemy right?”

A wrinkled old lady behind her sighed, “You still haven’t finished the last ritual.”

“You should stay safe for now and you…”

But she was interrupted.

“I don’t care.”

The girl casually plucked a leaf from a tree, and in a blink, the leaf turned into ashes.

“I am the Queen of Ashes, the last successor of the Anzed Witch Ruler.”

“No one can stop me. It is the same even if you are my mother.”

“It’s the same for that woman.”

A plume of flames burst out from her body.

She rose into the sky and flew into the distance.

“I was reborn from ashes.”

“But my enemies will turn to dust.”

The girl’s voice seemed somewhat immature, but it felt incomparably domineering!

“I am Hathaway, the Queen of Ashes!”

“No one can stop me.”

“Not even Gods!”

Chapter 429: Astral Plane Seal

p>Southern suburbs of Steel City.

The Divine Servants safely returned one by one, making Dark Phoenix feel more reassured.

Although the four Legends fighting her forces were powerful, they couldn’t pass through the army of transformed Wizards for the time being, so there was nothing to worry about.

‘Want to weaken me? Dream on!’

Dark Phoenix curled her lip in derision as she boasted in her mind, ‘My followers are all over the continent. In such desperate times, everyone needs some hope.’

‘Their Faith isn’t very powerful, but with enough droplets, you can form an ocean, and that is more than enough.’

‘No one can stop me!’

She ordered the Divine Servants to guard her attentively and had the transformed Wizards stall the four Legends. The Divine Servants wouldn’t attack those Legends because they had to be ready for any of Marvin’s tricks.

As long as she was safe, everything would go according to her plan.

Dark Phoenix closed her eyes and began to delve into the Godhood’s countless Laws of Magic. Meanwhile, she also joined with the consciousness of thousands upon thousands of people across Feinan to keep spreading her influence and raising more threads of Faith. These represented the people becoming followers of the Goddess of Magic.

She was getting closer and closer to truly ascending.

…

Time flew by.

Marvin kept skipping through the Shadow Plane, coldly observing Dark Phoenix’s moves.

Every movement was done through shifting positions with the Shadow Vortexes, so Dark Phoenix couldn’t find any trace of him.

He was anxious for the first time.

It really was troublesome.

Marvin didn’t recognize those runes in the sky, but at this pace, Dark Phoenix would be able to grasp her Godhood in two days!

If she succeeded, her power would be unfathomable.

Many spells that had vanished through the ages would reappear in her hands. She would truly become the Magic Goddess!

In this world filled with Chaos Magic Power, even those three powerful New Gods might not dare to claim that they could win against Dark Phoenix if she became the Goddess of Magic!

Even during the process, she would learn a lot of spells.

He couldn’t let it keep going!

Dark Phoenix was still vulnerable right now. The more they let it drag on, the more followers she would get and the more spells she would master.

But Marvin had to clench his teeth and endure.

The Great Calamity couldn’t be prevented.

Disturbances didn’t only appear at Marvin’s White River Valley. Several forces related to him also had issues.

In the North, Daniela still had to protect that Source of Fire’s Order from the Demon army. It was unlikely for them to dispatch manpower to handle Dark Phoenix.

As for Thousand Leaves Forest, after the Great Elven King left, Ivan had to take responsibility and defend the territory.

The Wood Elves had no shortage of powerhouses, but they needed their king to lead them.

Ivan was originally greatly criticized, but because of the chaos and the desperate need for a leader, the position fell upon him.

It was uncertain whether or not this Wood Elven Prince could maintain the leadership in times of peace.

In this precarious situation, Tidomas’ army appeared near Thousand Leaves Forest so Ivan was unable to help Marvin.

Although the Supreme Jungle’s Migratory Bird Council didn’t have dealings with Marvin very often, as Great Druids that revered nature, they knew that the birth of a God would engender widespread destruction. Moreover, Endless Ocean, Sky Fury, and Mother of Creation had some friendship with Marvin.

It was normal to send a few Great Druids to help out.

But things weren’t going that well.

The recently established Sanctuary of the Migratory Bird Council also suffered an attack from outsiders.

A Devil army appeared in the northern side of the Millennium Mountain Range, killing their way toward the Supreme Jungle.

The Migratory Bird Council was doing their utmost to stop these Devils.

Eventually, the only one that came to help Marvin was Endless Ocean.

This was already largely different from what he had originally planned.

He had wanted to weaken the first group of followers because Dark Phoenix had used up a lot of her Divine Power to nurture them. Moreover, killing Divine Servants would deal some damage to Dark Phoenix’s Divine Source.

That was quite a reasonable plan.

But because of the shortage of manpower, it hadn’t gone as well as he’d hoped.

If Inheim, Ivan, Sky Fury, and the others had come, the Legends could have split into groups to attack different ones at the same time. They would have been able to kill most of the Divine Servants in a flash. Dark Phoenix wouldn’t have time to react when she noticed.

But instead, only Marvin and Endless Ocean were there. They only killed a single Divine Servant before Dark Phoenix pulled the rest back.

Thus, the diversion created by O’Brien and the others became meaningless.

The worst thing was that the four Legends were surrounded by waves of transformed Wizards and getting away would be difficult.

If not for Dark Phoenix being afraid of Marvin’s potential follow-up plan, she would have used the Divine Servants to focus on them. The four would have been in huge trouble!

Marvin was quite displeased with the outcome.

He could only force himself to implement the 2nd plan, which was a little risky.

Even worse, this plan normally would have used the help of four casters!

And he only had Endless Ocean at his side right now.

‘I wonder if she is holding up…’

A hint of worry flashed across Marvin’s eyes.

Although his friendship with Endless Ocean wasn’t that deep, this woman who was as gentle as water gave him a very comfortable feeling.

She was also the one who had gifted him a False Divine Vessel, helping him grow before the Great Calamity.

Carrying out that part of the 2nd plan alone made Marvin worried about her.

But as he said before, now was the time to go all-out.

It wasn’t just him. If they wanted to survive, all of Feinan’s powerhouses needed to push their limits!

The consequences would be too terrible if Dark Phoenix ascended.

‘Faster…’

Marvin jumped from vortex to vortex, feeling very anxious.

At that time, the Thousand Paper Crane on his chest suddenly felt hot.

This was Endless Ocean’s signal.

Everything was ready.

Marvin took a deep breath and tore that Thousand Paper Crane before exiting the Shadow Plane!

…

On top of the black tower, Dark Phoenix suddenly opened her eyes.

Marvin’s figure instantly pierced through the Barrier set up by the Divine Servants and landed ten meters from Dark Phoenix!

‘He actually dared to attack!’

‘Is this guy not afraid of death?’

Dark Phoenix sneered and suddenly raised her hand, ready to see that guy’s face pale in fright.

Even if she was weak right now, it wasn’t to the point that she could be easily assassinated by a newly advanced Legend!

The vast Divine Power condensed. But suddenly, there seemed to be a force severing the source of her Divine Power!

Dark Phoenix was disconcerted!

Four bright lights came over from the nearby jungle, hovering around them!

Four totemic pillars rose up to the sky and formed a powerful Boundary, sealing the tower and trapping many transformed Wizards inside.

Endless Ocean was standing on a pillar, her back drenched in cold sweat!

She was controlling the four pillars on her own, which was far beyond what she could handle. Moreover, these four totems were forcefully severing Dark Phoenix’s Divine Power Source.

She was extremely pale, but she was still holding on.

Now!

A stern expression flashed through Marvin’s eyes.

The four totemic pillars were treasures guarded by the Migratory Bird Council for many years. It was rumored that during ancient times, the four totems were able to create Boundaries that could even kill Gods that had immense Divine Power!

The origins of the four totemic pillars were too mysterious. Even the oldest Great Druid didn’t know.

They only knew that the Boundary set up by the four totemic pillars had two effects: [Absolute Divine Restriction] and [Absolute Magic Sealing]!

Within the Boundary, Divine Spells and other magic were completely ineffective.

Marvin was waiting for this opportunity.

Endless Ocean was risking her life to set up these four totemic pillars to give him such an opening. He couldn’t fail!

[Burst]!

Marvin didn’t care about harming his body and forcibly increased his speed, attacking Dark Phoenix as fast as he could.

The Azure Leaf in his hand slashed down with extreme speed!

A tinge of nervousness flashed in Dark Phoenix’s eyes before being replaced by a sneer.

“Clang!”

Azure Leaf slashed at Dark Phoenix’s head.

But a small barrier blocked it from hitting her.

Dark Phoenix came out unscathed.

Marvin’s eyes went wide. “This is impossible!”

Even if she could overcome Azure Leaf’s [Divine Restraint] and [Magic Penetration], Dark Phoenix was in the totems’ boundary. How could she use magic?

But he had no time to think about it as Dark Phoenix’s cold voice echoed in his ears. “Using a small boundary made by four totems to seal my Divine Power? Little Marvin, you are too naive.”

“Or should I say, you believe too much in the strength of your battle companions?”

Marvin’s body stiffened as Dark Phoenix ridiculed him!

He was actually unable to move his body.

He barely managed to turn his head, only to see Endless Ocean bleeding all over, blood trickling down from her eyes, ears, nose, and mouth. Regret filled her face as she fell down from the totemic pillar.

In the end, she couldn’t seal Dark Phoenix’s Divine Power on her own.

Marvin’s plan also failed in an instant. Without someone to control them, even if the four totemic pillars still had some effect, they were unable to suppress Dark Phoenix.

“I won’t let you die so fast. I’ll make you watch as I rule this continent.”

“I’ll let you watch as your loved ones die…”

Dark Phoenix’s cruel laughter echoed next to Marvin.

Then, a powerful energy assaulted Marvin and he sank into darkness, instantly losing consciousness!

[Astral Plane Seal]!

“Noooo!”

Within the army of transformed Wizards, Constantine, seeing Endless Ocean collapsing and Marvin disappearing, went berserk.

Chapter 430: Turning Point

p>Dark Phoenix looked at everything in front of her and smiled coldly.

It was all under control.

She glanced back at Endless Ocean and had a cruel idea.

A small group of scarlet-eyed Wizard Monsters turned and started to approach Endless Ocean.

Trapped within the army of Wizards, Constantine felt a sharp ache inside when he saw that scene.

He shouted angrily and gave up dodging as he desperately cut a bloody path through the Wizards like a living artillery shell!

“Bang! Bang! Bang!”

He skillfully wielded firearms and swords together and in a flash, more than ten Wizards lost their lives.

But there were too many of them.

Moreover, after Marvin was sealed, Dark Phoenix became much less cautious.

She even dispatched two Divine Servants to intercept him.

These two Divine Servants were Legend Wizards! They threw some Legendary spells at Constantine as he continued trying to break through the army!

These were all deadly Legendary spells: Legendary Disintegrate, Legendary Death Ray, Legendary Aging…

Even Marvin with his high Magic Resistance wouldn’t dare to take these spells head on.

Constantine was in a hurry and wanted to save Endless Ocean, but he couldn’t just ignore the spells!

O’Brien and the rest of the group also sank into a dire predicament.

Dark Phoenix wouldn’t act half-heartedly once she decided to attack.

With the blessing of Divine Power, these Legend Wizards were very frightening.

Each of their spells would have an earth-shattering effect. If the four didn’t manage to avoid or defend against the spells, it was very likely that they would lose their lives!

“Cover me!”

Constantine’s eyes were bloodshot as he rushed to O’Brien.

The latter nodded calmly.

Shadow Thief Owl quickly escaped into the Shadow Plane, while Lorant set a Celestial Boundary.

But this Order spell, which normally should have been incredibly powerful, seemed to be weakened by the erosiveness of the Chaos Magic Power.

Faced with the firepower of such a large number of Wizards, the barrier was in danger of breaking!

Lorant had no choice but to immediately make use of a treasure.

He was a Divine Servant of the Nature God. The treasures in the White Deer Cave were some of the best in Feinan. To deal with the current situation, he took out a small sapling!

In an instant, a vast nature aura spread out. The casting of the common Wizards was immediately disrupted.

They spat up blood and ended up battered, exhausted, and dishevelled.

Even the Legend Wizards failed their spells and shook because of this aura!

‘Ancient Nature God’s body?’

Dark Phoenix’s eyes became burning hot!

Of the people present, only she knew about this sapling. Although the Nature God was slumbering, the lifeforms who served him all received generous presents. Even though this sapling wasn’t the Nature God’s actual body, it was definitely the body of one of his avatars!

Otherwise, it would have been impossible for it to have such formidable power.

The problem was that this small sapling couldn’t be exposed in Feinan for too long or else it would disturb the Nature God’s slumber.

Lorant used it to safeguard their lives in that desperate moment because he had no other choice.

But it did provide enough time for Constantine to make his preparations.

Constantine took out a weapon looking similar to Purple Brilliant!

‘Although it’s still a prototype, it should be usable!’

Constantine was greatly agitated as he saw the group of Wizards getting closer to Endless Ocean.

His hands moved at an unmatched speed as he quickly assembled and adjusted the components.

Dark Phoenix instinctively felt something wrong and warned, “Everyone spread out!”

But it was already too late.

“Die for me!” roared Constantine.

“Boom!”

A huge explosion rattled the eardrums of everyone present!

A thick green light fiercely shot out from the cannon and all the Wizards struck by the beam turned to ooze!

Their howls of pain trailed off as they melted into muddy green puddles!

This was a gruesome sight. Even the Divine Servants felt apprehensive!

If not for Dark Phoenix’s earlier warning, they might have tried to rush toward Constantine at that moment and would have probably suffered the same end!

With that one shot, the path was cleared.

Constantine’s face was unpleasantly red after shooting the weapon and blood was leaking from the corner of his mouth.

At that time, he didn’t take care of the weapon, instead taking advantage of the opening and using Demon Hunter Steps to rush to Endless Ocean’s body!

O’Brien and Lorant didn’t even have time to follow before the army of Wizard Monsters had once again surrounded them, cutting off their path!

A hint of amazement flashed through Dark Phoenix’s eyes, but she still kept her cool!

Constantine’s move accomplished nothing more than putting himself in the same situation as Endless Ocean.

These Legends would die today!

…

“Are you okay?”

Constantine looked anxiously at Endless Ocean, who had fallen next to a totemic pillar.

This unceasingly gentle woman was bleeding all over. Her figure looked tragically pitiful.

“I… It’s fine.”

With some difficulty, Endless Ocean wiped some blood off her face and softly began to ask, “Marvin…”

“Astral Plane Seal,” Constantine answered bitterly.

Endless Ocean closed her eyes with a grimace.

It would take a Legend caster at the very least to remove Dark Phoenix’s Astral Plane Seal. If Endless Ocean were fine, she could make the attempt.

But now…

“Keee…”

The water totem issued a low sound.

That was due to Wizards attacking it.

The totemic pillar wouldn’t last long with the energy it had left.

“Are we going to die?”

Endless Ocean’s expression faltered.

Constantine gently held her shoulders and looked at her with his bloodshot eyes. “We won’t… I’ll save you.”

“Believe me. I have a way.”

But regardless of Constantine’s determination, Endless Ocean’s life aura was gradually dissipating.

Taking care of the four totems alone had proven to be too much for her.

But considering the situation, they’d had no other choice.

They could only take the risk.

If they succeeded in stopping Dark Phoenix at the initial stage of ascension, she would have been the one in a near-death state instead of Endless Ocean. Meanwhile, nobody had any idea about Marvin’s condition within the Astral Plane Seal.

Given the circumstances, the outcome had greatly depended on luck.

Endless Ocean really did manage to sever Dark Phoenix’s Divine Power, but only for a moment. Then, Dark Phoenix’s mighty power immediately broke through Endless Ocean’s seal, making her suffer instead. This also caused Marvin’s attack to fail.

To guarantee proper activation, the four totemic pillars needed four Legend casters to control the boundary!

“In fact… I stole the four totemic pillars from the Migratory Bird Council.”

Despite their current plight, Endless Ocean became very calm.

She explained in a soft voice, “I left them.”

“They didn’t dare to provoke Dark Phoenix. Moreover, they felt that setting themselves against the Gods wasn’t a sensible decision. They are only a group of cowards that want to hide in a refuge, taking advantage of the power of the Ancient Nature God to keep themselves safe.”

“I knew I wouldn’t be able to suppress Dark Phoenix for long.”

“But I remember that you once said that sometimes, people need to take a stand… didn’t you?”

A magnificent smile appeared on that blood-stained face. “Leave quickly. Escape with O’Brien, there will still be hope as long as you all are fine.”

“My body has already been mangled by Dark Phoenix’s Divine Power. There is no hope for me. Leave quickly.”

“Oh right, I’ll say it in the end… I love you.” She gazed firmly at Constantine as she softly muttered, “I didn’t expect that I would be the first to say it in the end.”

“Wimp.”

After saying this, she slowly closed her eyes, but her quivering eyelashes exposed the worry in her heart.

Constantine’s face flushed red and he immediately picked up Endless Ocean.

“What are you doing?” Endless Ocean suddenly opened her eyes again.

“Dying here together is also good.” Constantine laughed heartily. “I brought a nice gift with me to give to Dark Phoenix.”

The two looked at each other with warm smiles.

The swaying grenades at Constantine’s waist seemed unremarkable under the light of the totems.

When the time came, what was the point of worrying?

Isn’t it enough to die alongside someone you love?

She laid down her disagreement with the Migratory Bird Council. He laid down the burdens of leading the Shas.

The two were merely a pair of ordinary lovers.

The light of the totemic pillar was constantly weakening.

Death was apparently already playing its requiem.

As for the rest of the group in the middle of the Wizard army, they were in deep trouble. The Divine Servants had already joined in, making O’Brien unable to keep holding them off.

He was starting to get wounded.

Shadow Thief Owl tried his best to kill a Legend Divine Servant, but his arm was hit by a Petrifaction spell and he almost couldn’t escape.

Everything seemed to be going badly.

Constantine took a deep breath and gently kissed Endless Ocean’s forehead.

He prepared to rush out of the protection of the totemic pillar to give Dark Phoenix a pleasant surprise.

He believed the surprise would be enough to open up a chance for O’Brien and the others to escape.

But before he was ready, he heard a faint sound as a figure seemed to be flashing over from the eastern sky!

A Golden Griffin was flying over, carrying a Wood Elven Girl who was holding a precious sword!

And in the west, a shadow kept flickering, also approaching quickly.

Constantine froze. He had been planning to dash out from the protection of the pillar, but he decided to wait for now.

Hmm? Perhaps this could be a turning point?

…

Astral Plane.

Cold. Dark. Boundless.

Marvin didn’t know how long he had slumbered for before he awakened.

He wouldn’t die here thanks to his Ruler of the Night constitution, but he ended up just drifting around.

Here, time lost its meaning.

He didn’t know what happened in Feinan.

He also couldn’t control his own body.

He had no idea how long he had been drifting before a gentle light appeared in front of him.

He was sucked into the ball of light.

After his eyes adapted to the bright light, he faintly saw a Dragon looking at him with interest. It wasn’t one of those Dragons from Feinan; it looked like the Dragons depicted in the eastern countries of his world.

The Dragon’s wings were tucked close to his body, and he asked with a very human-like expression:

“So, you are the one Lance chose?”

Chapter 431: Tiramisu

p>The Dragon’s words shocked Marvin.

He couldn’t help but ask, “Where are we? What is the meaning of your question?”

The Dragon glanced at Marvin and told him with a strange expression, “What’s that nonsense? We’re in the depths of the Astral Plane.”

Marvin remained silent.

Of course he knew that they were in the depths of the Astral Plane.

Dark Phoenix used the Astral Plane Seal to send him here. His body still had a faint connection to her.

While Marvin was floating in the endless Astral Plane, Dark Phoenix could pull him back to Feinan with a single thought.

But Marvin didn’t know what Feinan would be like by then.

He had already done his best, and now he could only hope that the 3rd part of his plan would be effective.

Marvin always liked to keep an extra card in reserve.

‘I don’t know whether Inheim found the others of the Alliance of the Seven Orders. If they could come, killing Dark Phoenix might be possible…’

As he thought about this, he suddenly realized that since he reached this amber ball of light, his connection to Dark Phoenix had surprisingly been severed!

He considered the Dragon’s words as he took in his surroundings.

But aside from the light, there was nothing here.

“This is a cage.” The Dragon shrugged ambivalently as he explained, “You can’t see anything outside from here, and there is also nothing in here. My father locked me up many years ago.”

“I made some rookie mistakes and thus… You understand.”

“If you are hungry, I actually do have a lot of food.”

After saying that, a gargantuan pile of coconuts appeared in front of the Dragon. He waved his arm and invited, “You can try some.”

Marvin’s attention returned to the Dragon’s body. He carefully examined the Dragon’s unique features and after a while, he involuntarily blurted out, “You are the Eternal Time Dragon!? Hold on… You aren’t Sir Bacon…”

The Dragon shook his head. “Bacon is my father’s name, I am Tiramisu.”

Marvin felt a headache. What’s up with that name?

The Eternal Time Dragon was Wizard God Lance’s closest companion. The two were inseparable. In the entire Universe, the Eternal Time Dragon was the highest type of lifeform. Common Dragons simply couldn’t compare to it. An adult Eternal Time Dragon could destroy all the Gods, but such an existence was very rare.

Their lifespans seemed almost eternal. But it was said that during an Eternal Time Dragon’s lifetime, they might not be able to meet another of their kind.

Some conjectured that a Universe could only have one Eternal Time Dragon, so as a result, two of them could never meet.

The birth of an Eternal Time Dragon meant the fall, or perhaps the departure, of another.

Now, a living Eternal Time Dragon appeared before Marvin.

This meant that Lance’s closest partner, Bacon, had already left this Universe.

Then what about Lance himself?

Marvin had too many questions in mind. This Dragon looked like he knew a lot, so Marvin asked again, “What did you mean earlier?”

“Why did you call me the person chosen by Lance?”

He had a faint feeling that he was finally approaching the truth of the matter.

But how could he have expected the Dragon to awkwardly answer, “Eh? I just spoke without thinking.”

“I didn’t see Sir Lance, even though my name was chosen by him, and I also didn’t get to see my father…”

“But I know your name. I was very restless when I was in my egg. I heard something about the plan that my father and Sir Lance made. And they mentioned your name, [Marvin]. Isn’t that right? I have some special abilities that allow me to see through your name and part of your past.”

“Later, because I did some bad things while still in my egg, my father decided to lock me up here. Only when my power is sufficient will I be able to break through the shackles and leave. You see, it’s very boring in here.”

Marvin listened, dumbstruck.

His transmigration… As expected, it wasn’t an accident!

What was Great God Lance’s plan?

Construct Mark 47, and Eternal Time Dragon Bacon’s offspring… They leaked some information, and now Marvin knew that his own transmigration was definitely related to Lance.

What did he want in the end?

Using a Gamer to save a world? That sounded like such a bad joke.

If he wanted to stop this Great Calamity, why didn’t he do it himself?

Now Marvin was finally 100% certain that this was a real world and that it wasn’t just some delusion.

Then, what about Earth’s “Feinan Continent” game?

His head felt like bursting.

At that time, Tiramisu added, “Oh right, I did hear about something related to you.”

“Before your name was mentioned, Lance had been chatting with my father and said something about wanting to return to his homeworld.”

Homeworld?

Something clicked in Marvin’s mind.

The homeworld Tiramisu mentioned, could it be Earth?

Could it be that Feinan’s God, Lance, was also someone from Earth?

…

Steel City’s southern suburbs.

Constantine, who had been prepared to die with Endless Ocean, stopped his movements because of the arrival of reinforcements.

The Wood Elf on the Golden Griffin seemed to have no fighting power, but her mount was extraordinary.

That deep roar actually sent those Wizards into disorder for a short time!

The Order power imbued in the roar even had a hint of a Source of Fire’s Order.

This was a Golden Griffin that had evolved to the extreme!

Even Thousand Leaves Forest probably had very few beings that could contend with it.

Everyone’s eyes gathered on the Wood Elf on the back of the Griffin.

What was so special about her? How could she become the master of such a powerful lifeform?

They soon felt a bit disappointed.

This Wood Elven Girl looked very delicate and her strength was simply a mess!

But what was with that confident expression?

“This girl…”

O’Brien asked in bafflement, “Isn’t she that messenger?”

He recalled that the Great Elven King previously sent that girl to deliver a message to Marvin.

Thousand Leaves Forest couldn’t send help, but in the end, she still came here.

A weak Wood Elf?

Even if she was riding a Golden Griffin, how much could that change?

Dark Phoenix smiled.

She didn’t even bother to look at the Wood Elf. The Golden Griffin could temporarily intimidate the Wizard Monsters, but the Divine Servants would definitely be able to kill it.

After that, the Wood Elf would only be a small appetizer.

What truly drew her attention was that shadow approaching from the west!

…

Jessica was flying toward them like a bolt of lightning. Fate Power was useful in all kinds of situations.

She was clearly a caster, but she could use Fate Power to enhance her physical abilities and fight more like a Berserker instead.

This versatility was one of the strengths of a Fate Sorceress.

She rushed straight into the battlefield and released her astounding Fate Power, instantly taking care of the thirty Wizard Monsters near the totemic pillar!

Domineering!

Seeing this kind of breathtaking entrance, everyone felt a bit moved.

Even O’Brien, who was at least as powerful as her, couldn’t help but feel some admiration.

With such reinforcements arriving, the Legends could breathe a sigh of relief.

They already knew about the great strength of this Fate Sorceress from Rocky Mountain.

Jessica clearly wasn’t on Dark Phoenix’s side. They knew that Marvin had a very good relationship with the three sisters, which was probably why she came to help.

To be honest, O’Brien and Jessica were certainly at a similar level of power.

But he had a melee class and couldn’t be as effective when facing a veritable horde of Wizard Monsters, especially with the powerful Divine Servants among them. The Legend Divine Servants had been giving O’Brien great difficulties.

Jessica could deal with them more effectively.

Fate Power was one of the strongest kinds of power in existence. It was even a bit stronger than Divine Power!

Because Fate Power enjoyed the blessing of the plane’s laws, Jessica’s power was the strongest type overall in Feinan!

And rather than being limited to casting spells, Jessica’s Fate Power could adapt itself to be as suitable as possible for fighting the Wizard Monsters.

Just her arrival was enough to let the other Legends break free from the army of transformed Wizards.

Dark Phoenix’s expression was rather gloomy.

Jessica’s appearance not only made her feel threatened, but also jealous!

After enduring for so many years, she still had to go through so much trouble in hope of ascending.

Meanwhile, some people were born with the favor of the world!

They didn’t need to do anything, only needing to drink and sleep to wake up with an increase in power.

This was completely unfair!

Dark Phoenix’s eyes burned with murderous intent.

A moment later, she sneered. So what if they were strong?

Marvin was already in her hands. With their stupid emotions, would they dare to do anything with their friend’s life on the line?

With that in mind, she undid her Astral Plane Seal and extended her hand toward the pitch-black hole!

But there was nothing there.

‘How could this be?’

‘He actually escaped from my Astral Plane Seal?’

Dark Phoenix was livid!

A feeling of crisis rose up in her heart.

Jessica was standing in front of the totemic pillar, and none of the Wizard Monsters dared to approach.

The Golden Griffin carried the Wood Elf named Butterfly and slowly descended into the light of the totem.

Jessica and Constantine were surprised as Butterfly casually got off the Golden Griffin and handed her sword to Constantine.

“Prince Ivan told me to lend you this.”

The longsword looked simple but had a special luster.

“This is… Glorious Wind?”

Constantine was shocked.

One of the Nine Elven Swords.

The most precious treasure of Thousand Leaves Forest!

Constantine was baffled because he couldn’t see how Ivan knew that he needed this sword!

Everyone only knew about his strength as a Battle Gunner and a Night Walker.

Butterfly lightly laughed, “It is indeed [Glorious Wind].”

“Don’t ask me, I am only a messenger. I don’t know anything else.”

“Prince Ivan said this might be useful to you, so I came to deliver it.”

After thanking her, Constantine solemnly took Glorious Wind and his aura suddenly changed.

On the other side, Jessica had been looking around at everyone. She suddenly asked:

“What about Marvin?”

Chapter 432: Reinforcements

p>As Jessica said these words, the Legends felt a tinge of anguish.

They had clearly seen Dark Phoenix seal Marvin into the Astral Plane.

Although Marvin wasn’t necessarily dead, if they didn’t help him in time, he might be stuck drifting endlessly in the Astral Plane!

After all, he wasn’t a Legend Wizard so he couldn’t know any spells to freely move between Planes. This was also one of the reasons that the Wizard class had been one of the best.

As for the extremely rare Legendary Class, [Plane Traveller], one needed a lot of luck to reach it. In general, there would be at most one Plane Traveller in any given era. Moreover, these people usually had special heritage and were far more mysterious than Legend Wizards.

Constantine concisely explained what had happened.

Jessica’s face sank after learning that Marvin had been sealed in the Astral Plane by Dark Phoenix.

If a Legend Wizard had done the sealing, she would still be able to save Marvin from the Astral Plane.

But Dark Phoenix’s seal… That was a bit more complicated.

With that in mind, she pulled out the chubby Ding. “Well, it’s time for you to show your skills.”

Fortune Fairy Ding was very prideful. Because of her unique abilities, few people could do anything to her.

But Jessica was an exception.

This extremely powerful girl would always go through with what she said and was even more authoritative than Kate in Ding’s mind.

Ding could only obey Jessica’s words.

She flapped her wings, apparently casting some sort of tracking spell.

“Eh?”

“Why can’t I sense his existence?”

“There clearly should have been some of my Luck remaining on his body!” Ding said in disbelief.

Everyone became even more worried.

Even the Fortune Fairy couldn’t find any trace of Marvin.

Could he have been killed by Dark Phoenix?

Some killing intent flashed through their eyes.

Marvin had made great efforts in order to fight against the Gods to protect Feinan. He didn’t hesitate to attack Dark Phoenix despite the risk to himself.

Although everyone knew that getting sealed didn’t bode well, hearing Ding’s words was akin to hearing about his death. They still couldn’t accept it.

Jessica looked oddly calm.

“That guy wouldn’t die so easily.”

“Ding, try again.”

As she said that, her gaze landed back on the four totemic pillars!

“Are these the four totems for the God Sealing Boundary? You made good preparations!”

Endless Ocean laughed bitterly. “It’s my fault, I couldn’t seal Dark Phoenix’s Divine Power…”

“You can’t do it on your own,” Jessica said. “You need at least four Legend casters to use it safely.”

“Looks like Marvin’s plan had a flaw.”

Endless Ocean sighed, “It’s true. We had originally come to an agreement. The Migratory Bird Council was supposed to send four Great Druids to seal Dark Phoenix… But unfortunately…”

She had a gloomy expression. She had been unwilling to part with the Migratory Bird Council.

But compared to the other Great Druids, she was able to see what was more important.

The Great Druids wanted to protect their own people, as did Ivan, who had to guard Thousand Leaves Forest. They had their own shares of trouble.

But the consequences of Dark Phoenix’s ascension would be too horrible to contemplate.

The Goddess of Magic. Such an intimidating Godhood.

All of Feinan’s Wizards would be under her command. If one wanted to use magic, they would have to become a follower.

This meant that they were on the verge of entering the darkest of eras. From Dark Phoenix’s recent actions, it was clear that this woman who had endured silently for more than a millennium would not be a merciful Goddess.

If Feinan’s inhabitants wanted to resist the Gods’ invasion, they had to deal with Dark Phoenix’s ritual first.

Marvin made the decision to attack when she was at her weakest.

Unfortunately, he failed.

As time passed, Dark Phoenix kept growing stronger.

Since his ill-fated attack, she had apparently gotten two more Divine Servants.

A black cloud of transformed Wizards was gathering at her side.

The Legends were gathered together under a totem, but they couldn’t decide on the best course of action.

Besides Marvin, only Shadow Thief Owl could instantly attack Dark Phoenix.

But Owl’s assassination abilities were relatively ordinary. He was an expert in stealing, infiltrating, escaping, deceiving, and other such things.

Frontal attacks had never been Owl’s strong suit. The chances of success would be very low.

Unless Glynos descended, no one in the continent would be able to single-handedly kill Dark Phoenix while she was ascending.

Unfortunately, the Shadow Prince had already been sent flying by Marvin…

And with no one handling the totems, the boundary was merely a joke right now.

From her position on the tower, Dark Phoenix watched everyone complacently.

She wasn’t worried at all.

Although she had inexplicably lost track of Marvin, this wasn’t important at the moment.

As long as she could pass the most dangerous period, she would be unstoppable!

Under the light of the totem, Jessica frowned. “Still haven’t found Marvin?”

Ding seemed somewhat disconcerted as she answered, “I feel something wrong.”

“He seems to be in a very strange place. I can’t get in touch with him. Even a God’s Astral Plane Seal wouldn’t give such a formidable reaction.”

“Then let’s ignore him for now.” Jessica was very decisive. She knew that the top priority was getting rid of Dark Phoenix.

“I can take care of a totem. I can also directly attack Dark Phoenix.”

Her gaze swept across everyone. “Can anyone else help?”

At that time, a soft voice echoed to them, “I’ll take care of this water totem.”

They were all startled.

A very elegant girl appeared. She was wielding a highly conspicuous scepter, and even if she didn’t seem that old, she had an imposing aura.

It was different from Jessica’s tyrannical dominance. That girl had an innately noble aura.

“Sea Elf?” Jessica inquired hesitantly.

The Sea Elven Queen nodded. “As I am a rare Sea Elven Admiral, this water totem will be managed by me. There will be no problems whatsoever.”

The others sighed in relief.

Marvin once mentioned having some sort of friendly relationship with the Sea Elven Queen, but they hadn’t expected that he would ask her to help this time.

The Sea Elven Queen was late because she had been delayed by some changes appearing in the sea.

No plan could be absolutely foolproof. The Great Calamity influenced too many things, and the entire continent was affected.

“Good, there are two people now.” Jessica took a deep breath. “But we still need two more casters.”

“You won’t be disappointed.”

In the distance, a few rays of light flickered, with Inheim at the lead.

And behind him, several figures were rushing over!

A total of four Legend powerhouses!

The reinforcements finally arrived, and Marvin’s 3rd plan was set in motion.

…

Inside the strange ball of light in the depths of the Astral Plane.

Marvin chatted a lot with Tiramisu.

This Eternal Time Dragon had been trapped here for many years and was simply a chatterbox. He was good and honest, but every time Marvin asked something, he would keep going without hiding anything until he finished saying everything he knew.

The problem was that out of every ten sentences, nine were nonsense.

And the remaining one wouldn’t be important.

This gave Marvin a headache.

But after a while, he understood that Tiramisu’s knowledge of Lance’s plan was very shallow.

He had only heard some vague things in the Dragon egg, nothing more. And these things were mere fragments.

For example, Marvin had concluded that Lance was most likely from Earth too.

But in that case, that game called Feinan Continent had probably been created by Lance from behind the scenes.

Why did he choose him?

Why would he choose Marvin from among the thousands of players?

Marvin was rather puzzled about this. But now wasn’t the time to swim in his doubts.

He had to think of a way to get back.

“Do you know of any way for me to return to Feinan?” he asked.

The Dragon’s face became rather bleak as he pouted, “Do you plan on leaving me alone?”

Marvin scratched his head, feeling a bit embarrassed. “Can’t you break this cage with your Eternal Time Dragon abilities?”

The Dragon had a bitter expression. “Almost any other cage wouldn’t be able to hold me… But a boundary set up by another Eternal Time Dragon is another matter.”

“Could it be that your father intended to lock you in forever?” asked Marvin.

“Until my strength is sufficient to break through the cage,” Tiramisu reiterated.

Marvin spread out his hands and shrugged.

Even the Eternal Time Dragon had no way to leave this boundary, so what could he do about it?

Marvin actually wasn’t trapped inside. This boundary didn’t influence him, and he could tell that Sir Bacon had specifically targeted Tiramisu.

But if he just left, all that awaited him would be the Astral Plane. With no one to help him, he wouldn’t have any way to get back to Feinan.

He had to ask the Dragon for help.

The power of an Eternal Time Dragon wasn’t something an ordinary person could comprehend. They were said to have lifespans long enough to see the birth and destruction of several Universes.

Tiramisu thought for a bit before exposing a crafty grin. “If you help me out, I’ll help you.”

Marvin felt a bit doubtful. “I can help you?”

Tiramisu nodded. “From what I remember, there should be a Pearl Tower in the southern part of Feinan.”

“There is a tattered humanoid construct there and he had a Wormhole Pearl. Help me think of a way to cheat it from him and that’ll do.”

Marvin broke out in a cold sweat.

This guy was quite daring. He actually wanted to make Marvin go swindle Mark 47.

After some careful thought, it seemed to Marvin that he had no choice but to accept the Dragon’s condition.

He nodded.

The Dragon shrewdly pointed out, “I can’t just take your word for it. Thus, we have to sign a contract.”

A contract?

Marvin instantly raised his vigilance.

‘This guy wouldn’t have evil intentions, right?’

Looking at his innocent appearance, Marvin could only clench his teeth and say, “Let me see the contract…”