Just as the great clans were in a terrible state because of the Other World's Invasion and were running for their lives, an even more worrying matter appeared.
According to the feedback from various monitoring points, the magical creatures in the depths of the Dark Forest were gathering and gathering quickly, and there was a tendency for them to rush out of the Dark Forest in the short term.
Furthermore, this was not a single action by a single Lord of the Dark Forest. It seemed like the entire Dark Forest was spontaneously rioting. During the magic tide, the magical energy that surged into the plane carried a chaotic and tyrannical aura, causing the magical creatures to become abnormally violent.
It could be imagined that when such terrifying magical creatures gathered together, there would be an even larger group of beasts. Once they rushed out of the Dark Forest, the impact on human society would be huge!
If they did not deal with it properly, the foundations of the Magus civilisation would be shaken.
Furthermore, the beasts' rioting was not an isolated incident in one or two regions, but the entire Dark Forest of the Magus World.
In the past tens of thousands of years, the Magi had suppressed and killed the Lords and Kings of the Dark Forest as they pleased. Now, with the demon wave adding fuel to the fire, it was time for the demon lords to take their revenge and regain control of the plane!
It had to be said that the Magi had been too lazy all these years. It had been a long time since they had cleared out the high-ranked magical creatures in the depths of the Dark Forest. Hence, outside of their perception, a new batch of Lords of the Dark Forest had grown up, eager to advance to become the Kings of the Dark Forest.
If the Lords of the Dark Forest wanted to advance to Kings, launching a counterattack against the Magi was the most direct and easiest way for them to succeed!
Among their targets, the Magus Association was too powerful, and they dared not touch them …
The Silver Alliance's puppet army was too tyrannical, and they could not touch them …
Although the Northern Witches were slightly weaker, they were unusually united against external enemies, and were not easy to deal with …
Hence, the central continent, which was like a plate of loose sand, became the only target for the Lords of the Dark Forest to sharpen their claws and teeth!
Although the three major Magus organisations had also erupted with a considerable amount of beasts, it paled in comparison to the central continent by a few orders of magnitude.
Based on the information obtained from some Magus families who had risked their lives to investigate, the scale of the demon tide in the Dark Forest this time was greater than in the past, and the number of Lords of the Dark Forest that had gathered was also very shocking. Once they gathered enough numbers and charged out of the Dark Forest, the impact on the human society in the central part of the continent would be devastating!
The appearance of such a relationship immediately attracted the attention of all the Sorcerer Families, causing them to panic even more.
Blocking the beast tide was not as easy as blocking the otherworldly invaders.
There were only so many gaps in the dimensional barrier. As long as they blocked the entrances and exits, they would kill anyone who tried to barge in. Although the work was arduous, the results were very effective. To put it bluntly, the central continent was completely surrounded and surrounded by the Dark Forest. Trying to determine the direction of the beast tide's attack was simply a fool's dream.
Of course, wizards could also use astrologers and prophets to observe the movements of the monsters. But after fighting against the wizards for a long time, the monsters had developed their own unique concealment and confusion methods.
It was said that the Dark Forest Demon Lords had specially cultivated a Raven Emperor with prophetic abilities to suppress the wizards' prophecy and astrology.
Hence, since the Magi could not detect the movements of the Demon Lords in advance, it would be even more difficult to 'kill' them once they gathered.
Since they could not eliminate the beast tide in advance, the central continent could only passively wait for the moment the beast tide charged out of the Dark Forest. All of the central regions, especially those that bordered the Dark Forest, were even more uneasy and panic-stricken.
The regions with rank 4 organisations were better off. At least there was a powerhouse watching over them, so they could still feel at ease. As for the regions without rank 4 organisations, they could only try their best to shrink their defences and protect the core regions of their clans.
As a result, the human kingdoms in the regions they had abandoned were filled with panicked refugees.
No one was willing to stay there and wait to be devoured by the beast tide. Commoners all fled their homes with their families, flocking to the safer 'inland' regions.
For a time, the people of the central continent were in a state of panic.
… …
The Blazing Flame Monarch.
Naked, Grim was soaking in a huge wooden barrel that was even taller than him. The barrel was filled with a pungent blue liquid that reeked of a foul smell.
There was no need for flames to heat it up. Grim himself was a human furnace.
His body was dark red and full of luster. Through his translucent skin, one could vaguely see the scarlet blood flowing slowly. Although it was called blood, it was no different from boiling magma.
Under the burning of his Domain of Combustion, the blue liquid in the barrel gradually boiled as the temperature rose. The sticky blue liquid was like a liquid monster that roared and vibrated. From time to time, transparent bubbles would appear.
Grim's entire body was soaked in the blue liquid. His pores opened and closed, absorbing the strange medicinal essence that was evaporating from the blue liquid. At the same time, he released the energy, toxins, and Life Decline that had accumulated in his body.
After soaking for a full five hours, the blue liquid had completely turned black. Only then did Grim crawl out with great difficulty.
However, what was surprising was that after crawling out of the sticky liquid, Grim's smooth, dark red skin that was as tough as black jade was not tainted by the slightest bit of water or filth.
When he stood silently in the room, a strange and powerful male body that was full of demonic charm was revealed without a doubt!
"A.I. Chip, self-check!"
[Beep. Mission accepted … Initiating self-check …]
With a soft mechanical sound, a waterfall of information flowed down from the top of his retina. It piled up under his vision, forming a three-dimensional model of a human body.
On the side of the model, Grimm's current body information was listed.
[Grim. Male. Rank 4 and a half Magus of laws (Fire Specialization). Astral beast bloodline (97%). Chaotic Physique (Extraordinary magic resistance). Heart of laws (Law of Fire 89%). Stats: Strength.
Vitality.
15 + 2. Agility.
Spirit. 46 + 5. Bloodline talents: Energy Black Hole. Law of Fire (Inextinguishable Flames) …]
Looking at the stats, Grim could not help but shake his head and sigh.
Compared to before, his strength had dropped by 6 points, vitality by 16 points, and agility by 3 points.
He had won the battle at Crushed Stone Canyon, defeating the Golden Clan's leader, Monash. Gaia and the association's super expert, Sevorius, but that battle was ultimately a pyrrhic victory.
The heavy losses had greatly reduced his vitality, and even his strength and agility had fallen.
However, there were gains and losses. The consecutive battles had increased Grim's spiritual force by 2 points, going from 44 to 46. Although it was only a difference of 2 points, he had benefited greatly. His mental state was unprecedentedly good.
He had now officially reached High Grade 4. He had risen by a small rank and was one step closer to his peak!
Under the dual amplification of the Divine Fire Pearl and the Book of Darkness, any increase in his physical strength would be reflected in his combat strength, which would increase by several times or even dozens of times. With the tempering of these battles, he had vaguely understood the direction of his future development.
The analysis of the astral beast bloodline had reached 97%. He was only one step away from possessing a unique bloodline transformation ability. The Chaotic Physique was only an external characteristic of the astral beast bloodline, and it was not considered an ability.
The reason he could unlock the astral beast bloodline to its current state was because of the fish-shaped astral beast that Mary had sent back a few days ago.
Every day, Grim would soak himself in the astral beast's blood and a special medicinal liquid, using the body-tempering Sorcerer's medicine to temper his body. As expected, his vitality had recovered by 1 point. The greatest effect was the comprehension and integration of this body with the astral beast bloodline.
In the past, Grim had always relied on fire spells in battle, and the astral beast bloodline had not been able to display its full potential. The reason for this was that he had not found the right path for his bloodline to grow.
On the path of bloodlines, he was just a rookie who had just started!
Although he had the astral beast bloodline, apart from the Chaotic Physique and the energy black hole, he did not even have the most basic characteristics of his bloodline.
How could this match his current status as a High Grade 4 Sorcerer?
However, the astral beast corpse that Mary had sent over had allowed Grim to find a way to strengthen his bloodline.
Devour … Devour … Devour …
The most typical characteristic of the astral beasts was to continuously devour high-grade lifeforms, intelligent lifeforms, large amounts of souls, and the origin of planes …
These things were the source of the astral beasts' growth and evolution, as well as the source of their strength.
Since Grim had chosen the astral beast bloodline for himself, he could only follow the ancient growth method of the astral beasts to develop and strengthen his bloodline.
However, as an intelligent lifeform with principles and a bottom line, devouring other intelligent lifeforms would undoubtedly cast a shadow over Grim's heart. Hence, he did not hesitate to devour other astral beasts.
The astral beasts all had strange appearances, and they were monsters among monsters. Grim did not feel any psychological burden devouring them.
Of course, what Grim really devoured was not the flesh of the astral beasts, but the unique genes in their bodies. Using the powerful functions of the A.I. Chip, Grim could extract gene fragments that were beneficial to him from different astral beasts, and then fuse them into his body using genetic jigsaw puzzles.
However, in his current state, perhaps only the astral beasts of Grade 4 or above could bring him benefits. None of these fellows were good, and in the outside world, they would be terrifying demons that could easily slaughter an entire plane.
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