The Saint rank was the symbol of transcending the mortal realm. Since it was called Saint, it was probably a realm that all living beings in the mortal plane yearned for but were unable to reach.
Iron Bloodline, Bronze Body, Silver Dignity, Gold Will, Legend rank, World Saint rank, Undying Myth rank, and Undying SemiGod rank. This was a rough evaluation of everyone's power level in the mortal plane. It was also a way of dividing a person's potential.
Since humans, the most numerous species in the mortal plane, were far too weak, this method of dividing power levels was far too detailed at the lower levels, but far too crude at the higher levels. As the Elemental Tide furiously increased in the mortal plane, individuals' power levels greatly increased, making this evaluation system seem far too outdated even for humans.
It was said that the fairies were already in the process of creating a new evaluation system. It was said that the Epic stage had been split into three stages based on the three most difficult thresholds in the past. However, for the Mortal Saint stage, it was simply divided into True Saints and Quasi-Saints. The difference was whether or not one could create one's own Domain World.
That's right, this was only a personal Domain World, not a Soul World. Even in the past, when powerful individuals were incredibly powerful, Soul Worlds were incredibly rare among Saint rank individuals.
The Legend rank was the path of creating one's self. The next step, the Saint rank, was the complete condensation of one's self, which would allow one to interfere with the surroundings. The powerful self would even be capable of projecting a world.
The Saints' control over their surroundings and themselves was incomparable to that of Legends. While the total amount of their mana and air might not increase by much, their more detailed control would allow them to do three-tenths of what they did. More importantly, they would begin to touch the existence of "Rules" and begin to do things that go against the laws of physics and magical principles. The representatives of this were the best of the Saints, who could even use their willpower to rewrite the world.
Currently, the so-called True Saints' personal Domain World was nothing more than a Soul World that had shrunk in size. True Saints would be able to barely change the elemental ratio in a certain area and increase the power of their skilled spells and techniques.
Using one's willpower to directly rewrite the world and using one's willpower to control the elements to change the environment would be like the difference between Heaven and Earth. The difference in difficulty would naturally result in a tremendous difference in power. It would seem that even though the requirements for leveling up had become much lower, the basic principle of one's effort being equal to one's reward hadn't changed.
As for whether or not newly ascended Saints didn't have a Soul World, I felt that the answer was no. There would always be some people capable of using chalk to draw a Myth masterpiece, but the vast majority of new Saints would likely never be able to obtain a Soul World.
"So, it's normal that I don't have a Soul World."
That's right, my Soul World had now become a bug-like area of the Hades. Even though I was now a Saint, there wouldn't be much of a change in my mana reserves.
"But don't tell me you don't have a Soul World either."
If I really couldn't improve my Soul World by much, there would be no need for me to forcefully improve my Soul World before the final battle. It would be impossible for me to obtain another Soul World, but my magical pet could!
Harloys had once been a peak Myth-ranked undead. Although I had never seen her Soul World before, with how powerful her will was (and how deep her hatred was) and how much she had accumulated, it would be inconceivable if she didn't have a Soul World.
A magical pet's soul strength couldn't surpass its master's, and its power level couldn't be higher than its master's. This kind of iron-clad contract limited the pet's abilities. Now that I had reached Saint rank again, it was only natural that she would also reach Saint rank.
"… Yes, it can be used, but it can only be summoned once in this battle."
I was delighted to hear this. After all, a Soul World was a person's ideal world and deepest desire. There were quite a few non-combat Soul Worlds. Harloys's Soul World had never been leaked to anyone before, so I had thought that it would be something like that as well.
But before I could ask any more questions, I suddenly heard a commotion outside.
"Undead, the undead are here!"
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The undead army arrived earlier than expected. They arrived at noon on the second day. However, the first to arrive were still a new batch of flying undead. They circled in the sky like vultures mercilessly stalking humans in the desert. They were waiting to feast on your rotten flesh, but they had no intention of directly attacking.
As for the undead's ground troops, considering the losses from the landslide, I could only wait for a while longer.
"Death Wing Demons, shadows, bone dragons, flying undead, Undead Air Knight, gargoyles, and so on. There are so many of them. It would seem that Conservation has brought all of her forces with her. "
The undead in the sky were like a world's fair, and their power level was unquestionable. There were rank 2 and 3 gargoyles, all the way up to rank 5 Legend rank bone dragons. There were also quite a few powerful Undead Lords and Undead Lords.
In fact, I even saw a Blasphemous Blindman. This Blasphemous Blindman was an undead monster that possessed its own domain of despair. It looked just like a brain with a single eye, but its tentacles had over a hundred eyes that were glowing black. This Blasphemous Blindman had evolved from the SemiGod corpse of an almost extinct species in the mortal plane.
It was said that each eye could cast a spell on its own. Perhaps the spell they cast wouldn't be powerful enough, but just one beholder would be more than enough to take on an entire mage squad. It was also said that the gigantic eye in the brain also had powerful abilities such as Truth Vision, Curses, Death Rays, and so on. This beholder demon was basically a super cannon.
"Tsk, there are even divine mummies? They're all ancient artifacts from that generation. "
In the mortal plane, such a person would definitely be famous, and it would be easy for him to be at the bottom of the Calamity Rankings. But here, he seemed to be nothing more than an ordinary member of the undead's aerial forces. As an undead leader that had monopolized an entire Undead Plane for thousands of years, when the entire Undead Plane was mobilized, and when sufficient temptations and bargaining chips were brought out, his combat potential would be astonishing.
"I'll share this world with you. The living there have delicious souls and raw meat. There's no chaotic and despairing magnetic ice storms there. There's nothing but pigs waiting to die for the heavens. Come, pass through this dimensional door and enjoy fresh flesh and souls. "
In the snow-white domain of despair, that familiar illusory figure stated her wish. Even though she was expressionless as if she was just reciting lines, the undead that filled the sky were already impatiently rushing into the gigantic skeletal door.
Although some of them were subordinates under the Undead Emperors' control, most of them were wild undead from the Undead Planes. Many of them were even Undead Lords who had monopolized entire mountains.
In order to pass through the Dimensional Door, these undead would need to respond to a summoning contract. Naturally, they would become Conservation's cannon fodder.
A Black Jade Gargoyle was shot down from the sky by Timlad's modified cannon. I immediately dismembered the gargoyle's soul and broadcasted this memory on the city walls, so that the living wouldn't be so lucky to survive.
It was quite obvious that the Seed of Holy Light that had exceeded expectations had achieved an unexpected result. Conservation's regular combat strength was now somewhat lacking, which was why she wanted to recruit some random undead to help her.
"It's also possible that she treasures the power she has, so she summoned some undead to serve as cannon fodder. After all, she doesn't know that you're no longer capable of using that Divine Art. All she needs to do is make some verbal promises, and she'll be able to use others as meat shields and cannon fodder.
"… Can't you think on the bright side?"
"I'm just worried that you'll underestimate your enemy and end up falling into a trap."
"Relax. You know how lucky I am. I've always directly considered the unluckiest possible outcome. Luck isn't something I can enjoy."
As I chatted idly, I also asked Harloys if there was any way to defeat the undead. However, the answer was that she naturally denied it.
The rapid arrival of the new undead aerial force naturally caused the living to be on high alert. However, their strange appearance also became a type of disguise. Only a small number of experts knew that the undead didn't have much meaning based on their appearance. Liches didn't look much different from skeleton soldiers, and elite Hate Beasts were nothing more than a pile of ugly corpse chunks. Only the mass-produced new undead would appear uniform. And these seemingly random undead were far more difficult to deal with than the previously uniform gargoyles and bone dragons.
The only thing worth rejoicing about was that the undead seemed to be worried about something. At the very least, they didn't automatically attack.
I understood the Undead Lords. I had had enough of them in the Yongye army. Most Undead Lords were formed from negative emotions. Bloodlust was their nature, and rebellion was their instinct. The only reason why these undead Lords didn't act upon seeing fresh flesh and souls was because of Conservation's pressure.
"Since they're not attacking because they're on guard, and we also need time, let's make them even more on guard. * Snap! *
I immediately acted upon this thought. With a snap of my fingers, the floating floating fortress of Yongye City appeared once again. This time, it just happened to be right above Starwood City.
Although Yongye City currently only had enough energy to float, the undead didn't know that the moment this floating fortress appeared, all the undead aerial knights immediately scattered and flew back several kilometers. It was evident that their master had ordered them to temporarily retreat.
I heaved a sigh of relief when I saw this. I was actually the most worried about the undead aerial knights constantly harassing us. That would mean that we would suffer many casualties before the final battle.
"See, this is the eternal Naxxramas X!"
"I keep feeling like you're subtly trying to die again. Is this a mistake?"
"Cough, cough, I'm just stalling for time."
What I needed to stall for time wasn't just for the sake of reinforcements. At this moment, above the clouds, a small adventuring team of nearly thirty people was riding on the back of a gigantic dragon lich. Their target was the ruins on the map!
Judging from their physical appearance and equipment, they were all powerful warriors. However, there was an ordinary-looking girl riding on the dragon's head. Judging from where everyone was, she was the person everyone was protecting.
Even though the dragon lich was also an undead, and even though undead magic was used to conceal the aura of the living, the dragon lich still carefully avoided all the undead aerial knights. However, the constant rise and fall of the dragon lich made the adventuring team quite uncomfortable.
A certain Legend-ranked mercenary had lost his mind to the point that he wouldn't let go of the dragon's head no matter what. A certain dark elf was vomiting all over the ground, and a certain human female mercenary was screaming incessantly. Only a bald old man was standing on the dragon's head, looking forward with greater and greater ease. His boiling blood seemed to be foretelling his future fate.
Surprisingly, however, Katerina was quite clear-headed. She did her best to adapt to the rising and falling of the dragon's back with her adopted father's help. However, her eyes were filled with illusions of the past. Katerina, who didn't even have the strength to truss a chicken, was the key to this trip!
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