The gigantic bone dragon spun as it landed on the ground like a falling meteor, kicking up dust that reached more than ten meters into the air.
However, the higher-ups on both sides knew that this guy was definitely faking his fall. However, neither side had the time to pay attention to him.
I was both surprised and satisfied when he sent me a piece of information right before he landed.
"Aso isn't in his best condition right now. He's using a Parasitic Demon Polypus Army to forcefully absorb his magic power and lower his own power level, causing an error in dimensional laws. The moment he breaks the seal, he'll immediately be expelled. The core of his seal should be his waist! Emperor Yongye, the Light of Night of all undead, hurry and kill him! "
I didn't know whether to laugh or cry. To be honest, this was the first time I'd seen such a traitor (snitch) who knew how to behave. I didn't even know how to get angry.
If my guess was correct, this guy probably gave a portion of my information to Aso. This way, no matter which side won, they would at least owe me a favor.
However, I welcomed this, as my goal from the very start had always been Aso!
This Undead Emperor had already been expelled from this world, and his body was now tainted by the dimensional laws of another plane. It would be incredibly difficult for him to return. It would be as difficult as a fish flying in the sky or a bird flying into the water.
Not to mention, this was obviously an unconventional descent. The dimensional exit that suddenly disappeared was doubtlessly proof that this was a forceful landing at a tremendous price.
It was just like how a normal train would be used to launch passengers from a cannon. Although the passengers would still arrive at their destination, the price they had to pay would be much higher, and the passengers who were sent here wouldn't be in one piece.
It was impossible for him to be in his perfect condition. Half? One-third? Or one-tenth? If I added in the fact that he was sealed and his power level decreased, it was possible that he was only one percent.
It was likely that the True Gods would have the right to say how difficult it was to deal with an Undead Emperor. After so many years, basically all the Undead Emperors that could be killed had died. Only those that didn't die would have the chance to be banished. As for Aso … the fact that he possessed an entire dimension by himself was a clear indication of how difficult it was to deal with him. He was definitely the most difficult type to deal with.
However, even if he was an Undead Emperor, there were still some basic rules that needed to be followed. Just like how I had Rex's skull on my waist, Aso was also a lich. It was impossible for his phylactery to be separated from his physical body. If he died here, he would likely enter an eternal slumber.
Perhaps this was the perfect opportunity to eliminate an Undead Emperor. But if the Desecration Lord, the Creator of the Desecration Plane, perished, then this connection to the Desecration Plane would naturally collapse. The Undead Emperors would then have to find another method.
"Aso must die!"
Regardless of what he was thinking, since he had already put himself in danger, I naturally wouldn't miss this opportunity.
Flying Ancient Bone Dragons were invincible. We were already close enough to clearly see each other's expressions.
Even though danger was right in front of us, Aso suddenly smiled, as if we were the ones in danger.
"Something's wrong."
My instincts told me that something was wrong, but it was already too late.
Aso slowly raised his head. The soul fires in his eyes suddenly dissipated, leaving behind only two pitch-black eye sockets. The light around them was completely distorted, as if the starry sky was swallowing up all the light around it.
The next moment, his entire body started floating up, and a part of his body mysteriously became incomplete. His broken bones floated in midair before vanishing again. It was as if something had descended from the void, and the endless void was devouring and tearing at him. He was walking towards death!
Behind him, cracks of various sizes were already appearing in space. The entire sky was trembling as if some demon was about to descend upon the world.
"Soul Sacrifice? Burning one's soul in exchange for power? Is there a need to go so far? "
Of course I was familiar with this ability. Back in Sulfur Mountain City, I had only used Aso's low-level ability, Soul Combustion, and I was already on the verge of death.
If Soul Combustion was like slowly burning out one's own candle, then Soul Sacrifice would be like hellfire that could burn everything. Soul Combustion would only result in the destruction of one's soul, but Soul Sacrifice would be using one's own soul as food in exchange for power from some indescribable existence in the void that would devour and tear at one's soul. The pain of death would last for tens of thousands of years.
That's right, Aso would definitely die. Just like how I was destined to die when I used Soul Combustion, Aso would definitely die the moment I used Soul Sacrifice.
Burning one's soul was the most foundational source of power. As long as one's soul wasn't damaged, one would be able to increase one's power while still at their peak. Aso was already at the Undead Emperor level, so he would be several times stronger than he was at his peak!
Why? Why would he be willing to sacrifice so much!? Just what did he intend to do with this power!? Why was an undying being willing to sacrifice everything so easily!? I truly didn't understand.
"I've said before that death shall accompany me. Young descendant, let us taste the sweetness of death together. "
In the void, the SemiGod lich who was laughing maniacally put his hands together as his exploding mana began to destroy everything around him. The dimensional laws of space were completely distorted by him.
In the void, more than ten faces appeared. Some of them had the heads of oxen, some had the faces of horses, some had the heads of eagles, some had the faces of demons, and some had the faces of beautiful women. However, all of the faces were chanting the same sentence — Everything will die one day. Death will come, and death will always be by your side.
"Death …"
The Envoy of Hell, Ox-Head and Horse-Face, was loudly chanting a mysterious language. However, no matter which dimension it was, the mantra of death would always surpass the limits of language.
", … will always …"
The eagle-headed God controlled time. The instant that he chanted the Concept of "eternity," the entire battlefield froze over.
"… will always accompany me."
The demon faced demon's giggling voice was right by my ear. Her ice-cold breath sent chills down my spine was right by my ear. It was as if the Death God was descending on my back. Perhaps she was just another type of Death God.
"I shall die, so you shall die as well."
It was still the same declaration. Aso said it calmly and calmly as if he was talking about something trivial. However, his determination was as unshakable as a mountain.
Powerful mana began to distort the dimensional laws of time and space. On the newly developed battlefield, undead would occasionally transform into nothingness. These were all Aso's subordinates. Since he could even sacrifice his own soul, why couldn't he sacrifice his subordinates whose souls were under his control? All he had to do was connect his souls to the void, and the existences within the void would automatically search for a sacrifice.
The strangest scene of this battle occurred. Countless undead suddenly transformed into dust. Large numbers of undead warriors died due to their master's will. Both sides fell into a panic.
"Emperor, no!!"
In order to obtain the Undead Emperors' trust, Feyman had signed the most complete soul contract with them more than twenty years ago, obtaining a large amount of secret knowledge. But now, as the highest-ranked and most distrusted top-level combat strength on the battlefield, was it even possible that he wouldn't be sacrificed?
"Ahhhhh!"
The answer was obviously no. The old lich's pitiful screams caused everyone to tremble in fear. However, the Undead Emperor didn't even glance at him. In the end, only a fiercely burning soul torch remained where he was.
The former most powerful individual in Xiluo had transformed into the Power of Origin for Aso to absorb and use. His unfulfilled ambition and lifelong determination had all been reduced to nothingness.
"I … I curse … this world …!"
Feyman screamed pitifully. Although he didn't say his final curse, it was obvious from his crazed eyes that he was cursing all life to die together with him.
Following the Undead Emperor's decision, all of Feyman's souls, including himself, were thrown into the furnace and transformed into nutrients for this forbidden spell.
On the vast ground, countless ghost diagrams were carved. The Soul Reaper was currently prying open the door to the Hades. The curse of death was about to bring endless evil to the mortal world, and all the living would face Armageddon.
The forbidden spell, which would have required more than ten hours to complete, was completed in an instant. Currently, the only thing left of Undead Emperor Aso was a crazily laughing skull.
"Hahaha, it's finally here, it's finally here! Everything I paid was worth it! "
As for the others on the battlefield, they could only watch it happen with their own eyes.
"Damn, as expected, all Undead Emperors are insane!"
"Girls shouldn't say such vulgarities."
That was what I said through our soul connection. But right now, I was powerless to refute what Feyman said. It would seem that Feyman had truly gone completely insane. What did he mean by wanting everyone to die together with him!?
"Soul's End …"
"It's over."
Even I was helpless against such a hopeless situation. If I couldn't even move, how could I possibly stop all of this from happening?
After Feyman said the final incantation, the incantation for "Soul's End" was completed. Soon, the door to the Undead Planes would open, and negative energy would repeatedly baptize this world. No living person would be able to escape, and I was no exception.
"How could this be! How could this be!? "
I still had far too many things I hadn't done yet. How could I enter the Cycle of Reincarnation just like this? Besides, if I died just like this, what would happen to our goal? I still had far, far too many things I hadn't done yet.
"I refuse to accept this! I absolutely can't die like this! If I die, what will happen to my country? What will happen to my goal? This time, I won't be the only one supporting me. "
Silver flames tore apart all shackles. Freedom and ice descended together. Were all Undead Emperors insane? Only insane individuals could reach the peak of the Spirit of Obsession? Alright then, let's see who's more insane.
"The eternal Ice River shall arrive, the end of all things …"
I started chanting the Ice River forbidden spell that would bring me eternal sleep. A world of ice and snow began descending. Only forbidden spells could fight against forbidden spells. And since I didn't have enough mana to pay the price of a forbidden spell, then I would have to pay the price of my life force and soul.
Soulfire burned fiercely in my eyes. Wasn't it just burning my soul? Wasn't it just risking my life? Wasn't it just being devoured and bitten by the void for 10,000 years? I'll play with you to the end! Before I achieved my goal, even if I became an undead skeleton again, I would still be able to crawl out of Hell and the River Styx!
"Ha, you're such an interesting junior. Alright then, let's just stop joking … Now then, since you're calling me senior, you should accept the inheritance that a senior left behind for a junior."
Just as I started burning my soul, I unexpectedly received a message that contained countless precious magical knowledge, including the ultimate forbidden spell that was currently being cast — Soul's Final Song.
"This is …"
Just as I was astonished by the information I received, I stopped burning my soul. However, the "Final Soul Song" suddenly deviated slightly. The dimensional door to the Death Plane opened up, but what walked out wasn't a soul filled with negative energy, nor was it a Death God or Death God that howled towards us.
* Buzz, buzz, buzz. *
There was a tremendous explosion as six black pillars of light appeared. That's right, they were identical to the black pillars of light that led to the Desecration Plane. These were the dimensional doors to the Undead Planes!
All six dimensional doors opened up, and countless undead poured into the battlefield. Finally, the magical knowledge that I obtained from Aso allowed me to understand everything that was about to happen.
"Soul's Final Song, a strategic-level forbidden spell that can open up a dimensional door to the Undead Planes and summon countless souls and negative energy to cleanse the world. Once released, everything within the spell's range will transform into a pool of negative energy. All living beings will be repeatedly bombarded by instant death magic, and finally become one of the millions of souls."
This was Heloise's understanding of this spell. Although this was the closest to the truth, there were still some deviations.
It could be seen from the principles of Soul's Final Song that this spell was actually a pure large-scale dimensional magic. The principle of the spell was indeed to open up dimensional doors to Undead Planes that contained a tremendous amount of negative energy. The "Death Song" dimension that Aso normally locked onto was one such dimension that was filled with souls and a tremendous amount of negative energy. Undead creatures with physical bodies would be unable to survive there. As long as that dimensional door was completely connected, all living beings would naturally die. However, this time, Aso locked onto six normal Undead Planes.
That's right, the six Undead Planes that were about to invade the mortal plane.
Corpses, Ice, Desecration, Blood Veil, Darkness, and Death Mist. When all six dimensional doors opened up, the aura of death such as white frost, poison gas, plague, and so on all poured in. Countless undead armies poured in. The Undead Calamity had arrived!
Aso finally closed his eyes in satisfaction after witnessing all this. His remaining skull fell to the ground. That was the only thing that remained of him.
An Undead Emperor, an existence that was capable of shaking the entire world, had died just like that.
Aso had used his own burning soul to forcefully open up all the dimensional doors that had been stuck. He had borrowed the unstable space in this Land of Spatial Turbulence to create a forbidden spell that could only be connected to one Undead Plane to six Undead Planes!
Twelve Undead Emperors were waiting behind the six dimensional doors. Although the Undead Emperors couldn't directly descend upon the mortal plane, the great majority of their undead armies were capable of directly descending upon the mortal plane. The mortal plane was now in great trouble.
[Undead Calamity has descended upon the mortal plane. The Legend-ranked storyline quest "Battle of the Two Dragons" has failed. 20,000 Fate Points have been deducted. The Legend-ranked storyline quest "Slaughter of the Three Snakes" has been activated. Please activate the quest's main storyline at the Cloud Tower as soon as possible. System Notification: Since you can't be blamed for this, there will be no punishment apart from deducting Fate Points. However, there will be no punishment if you run too slowly now.]
I didn't know whether to laugh or cry as I saw an endless undead army. Undead Emperor Aso's final inheritance was quite rich. Not only did it contain magical knowledge, it also contained his past experiences and experiences. I now understood why he had made such a great sacrifice. However, now wasn't the time for me to feel sad and melancholic.
"Damn it, I've been made a fool of."
It had been so many years since anyone had made such a fool of me. Aso had used his own experience to teach me a lesson. From the very start, he had intended to sacrifice himself to open up a dimensional door. No matter what I did, this would have been the end result.
No, the only difference was that I had taken the initiative to attack and ended up being surrounded. Aso had used himself as bait to viciously trap his descendant.
The endless undead army before me were the elite undead warriors of all six worlds. These ancient warriors were determined to take back everything they had lost. There was no extra sympathy, no useless schemes, no pity, and no anger in their eyes. All that remained was hatred for the living and a desire to kill.
That fluttering black flag was right in front of me. At that moment, I understood Undead Emperor Aso's final decision.
"He was unwilling to let all of his knowledge go to waste, so he gave all of it to me, the only person capable of inheriting all of it. And if I'm able to survive against such an army, will I even be considered a qualified successor? Ahhh, ahhh, you're such a strict senior. "
I slowly raised my battle hammer as Holy Light gathered on it. My golden wings gave me endless power. Now wasn't the time for me to give up.
A hopeless situation? I seemed to have gotten used to it. No matter how I looked at it, this was far better than the previous situation where I had no chance of survival.
Death? I'd faced this countless times already. No, I'd experienced this countless times already.
"… I'll survive, I swear!"
I didn't even need to say any brave words. While the flames in my chest were burning fiercely, I only had the determination to not die here.
"Get into formation and defend! We still have reinforcements! We haven't lost yet! "
I shouted loudly as I gathered the wood spirits to organize a defense. As for whether or not reinforcements would actually arrive? I didn't know. Perhaps the Bardi Empire's guards would come to take a look, so I wasn't trying to coax them. At the very least, I needed to boost their morale and persevere for them to have any hope. However …
* Boom! *
* Boom! *
The sound of cannons rang out in the distance, causing the undead army to explode like bright red flowers. This was an effect that required at least a hundred heavy cannons to create.
"Reinforcements actually arrived?"
"Reinforcements really did arrive!!"
When Harloys's retort collided with my astonishment, I finally understood how deep this silly cat's understanding of me was.
I turned around and looked at the Borealis' familiar blue and white paint, which was quite moving. The Mizar, which was steadily firing its cannons, made me feel even more reassured.
"They're finally here."
Weren't the reinforcements that had traveled thousands of kilometers to arrive before me? Calculating the time, they should have arrived long ago.
But that wasn't all. The unexpected guests brought me a pleasant surprise. The bone dragon that had just taken flight was shot down, and the gigantic shadows in the sky were now displaying their outstanding killing techniques.
A single dragon breath cleared a large area of the ground, and when several dozen dragon breaths gathered together, the entire ground split open. Everything living and non-living in the area was transformed into scorched earth.
"The Dragon Knight? Halent's here? "
The colorful dragons finally made their choice as they faced the open Undead Plane and the endless undead army. The Dragon Knight finally made his choice.
Perhaps the ripples of a forbidden spell had attracted them here, but right now, they had their own city behind them. They followed the ancient tradition of being a Knight, and at this moment, they had resolved themselves to give everything they had.
"Your Highness!"
My companions, Krose, Eaglestorm, Yawen, Cohen, Lilith, and so on, descended together with the red dragon. They had all arrived!
Their swords were still unsheathed. Even though they were facing a despairing enemy, their fighting spirits were still boiling, and their expressions were still calm.
That's right, just like me, they had faced far too many difficult situations. Sulfur Mountain City, Red Maple City, Antoon — we had fought all of them. How could they possibly lose their usual calmness in such a battlefield?
"Wait a moment, boss, what do you mean by 'wait a moment!'"
Alright then, even at such a time, the dracon still sharply noticed that he was receiving special treatment and immediately protested.
"Stop wasting time, 'wait a moment.'"
"Wait a moment, don't block the way!"
"Wait a moment, remember not to drag us down!"
"Wait a moment, don't intentionally ruin the mood. Be more serious, we're at war right now."
Alright then, should I be happy? Even when facing such powerful enemies, they still had the leisure to joke around. Only such warriors would be able to use 100% of their power at any time.
It was just that the unlucky "Wait a minute" could only grit his teeth and hold in his anger, preparing to vent his anger on the enemy. But when he innocently asked me to team up with him, I took the lead, raised my war hammer, and charged.
"Holy Light, that enemy is worth fighting! Wait a moment, if you get in the way, be careful of my war hammer! "
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