Chapter 446: The Genius of the Abyss
Just as everyone was still shaken, a burst of noisy sounds suddenly came from outside the temple, like people tearing through the air at high speed.
"Hahaha! This Floating City should belong to the Azurecloud Empire!"
With a wild laugh, several powerful auras descended on the temple at once.
The leader was an old man from the Azurecloud Empire wearing a robe covered in starlight. Behind him were elite mecha warriors from the Ironwall Federation.
Even several elders from the hidden Wycliffe Family and the Dawes Family appeared in the crowd, their faces filled with greed.
"Gareth?" James, the God of War of the Great Shaw Empire, frowned. Killing intent began to gather around him.
"James, ancient ruins belong to those strong enough to take them. The Great Shaw Empire can’t swallow a ultimate weapon like this on its own," Gareth said with a cold smile, his eyes full of excitement.
As soon as these forces entered, they began searching the area like mad. Some even took out all kinds of special treasures to scan their surroundings.
"The second layer of this secret realm is huge. Finding the Tower of Laws here is like looking for a needle in a haystack."
"Everyone, spread out! Even if you have to dig three feet into the ground, find the core!"
For a moment, the temple fell into chaos. Countless Reclassers rushed around like headless flies.
Aiden watched the powerful fighters from the different nations search blindly, and a mocking smile appeared on his face.
He slowly raised his hand. In his palm, an ancient stone altar giving off chaotic energy appeared out of thin air.
Demi-Sacred Artifact—Transmutation Altar!
"Buzz—!"
The moment the Transmutation Altar appeared, the entire temple shook violently. Visible ripples spread through the air.
A wave of ancient law power surged out from the Transmutation Altar and resonated with something deep in the void.
[Ding! Similar law waves detected. The "Transmutation Altar" has formed a strong resonance with the "Tower of Laws"!]
Boom!
A thick golden beam of light shot up from the Transmutation Altar. It pierced straight through the temple’s ceiling and pointed toward the deepest part of the secret realm.
At the end of the golden beam, a huge sealed space could be seen faintly. It gave off a terrifying wave of law power.
"Found it," Aiden said calmly, then put away the Transmutation Altar.
"What?! He actually has a treasure that can locate the core?!"
"What tier is that item? Is it Legendary Rank...? No, that’s a divine item beyond Epic!"
Gareth and the powerful fighters of the Azurecloud Empire stared with their eyes wide open, their faces full of disbelief.
"Let’s go."
Aiden’s body flashed. He turned into a streak of lightning and shot toward the direction pointed out by the golden beam.
Cheryl, Victor, and Jade followed him without hesitation.
"Damn it! Follow him!"
"We can’t let him get there first and take the Tower of Laws!"
Behind him, countless powerful fighters roared in anger. They turned into streams of light and chased after him like mad.
Aiden was unbelievably fast. In the blink of an eye, he crossed a thousand miles and left everyone far behind.
Soon, the huge sealed space appeared right in front of him. An ancient law barrier surrounded it, giving off a faint glow.
But just as Aiden was about to step into the edge of the seal—
"Roar——!!"
A terrifying dragon roar suddenly erupted from the endless Abyss below, shaking the entire space violently.
Savage death energy turned into a solid black storm and instantly tore the golden light apart.
The ground trembled. A bone claw so huge it blocked out the sky suddenly reached out from the Abyss and grabbed the giant rocks at the edge of the seal.
Then, a massive creature over a thousand meters long slowly rose up.
Its skeleton was a strange dark gold color. In its eye sockets, two green soul flames burned like solid fire. It looked down at Aiden coldly.
[Level 92—Undead Dragon, Venerable Class!]
Overwhelming dragon pressure mixed with death energy. The powerful fighters from different nations who had followed behind were forced to cough up blood and fall in a sorry state.
"Those who trespass into the sacred land... die!"
An ancient and icy will exploded through the void. A terrifying dragon breath began gathering wildly in the giant dragon’s mouth.
But before the death dragon breath could be fully released—
From deep within the void, a cold laugh filled with contempt suddenly rang out.
"A pile of rotten bones dares to call itself the guardian of a sacred land?"
Crack!
The void shattered like a mirror. A huge dragon claw wrapped in endless black mist reached out with brutal force and crushed the level 92 Undead Dragon’s head in one grip!
Boom!
Bone fragments and death energy scattered across the sky. A massive creature slowly stepped out from the shattered void.
It was a thousand meters long, and its whole body was covered in cold, obsidian-like dragon scales. When its wings spread open, they blocked out the sky.
Behind it were several more giant dragons, each giving off a terrifying pressure.
[Level 91—Shadow Dragon, Venerable Class, Dragon Clan Rebel!]
At the same time, the void beside the Shadow Dragon began to twist. Countless elite members of the Swarm slowly appeared, all huge in size and covered in fierce-looking shells.
"The remnants of the Swarm, and traitors of the Dragon Clan..."
Aiden stood in the void, his black hair whipping in the wind. His expression did not change at all.
"Human, hand over the Demi-Sacred Artifact in your hand. I may grant you a decent death."
The Shadow Dragon lowered its huge head. Its dark golden dragon eyes were filled with arrogance and greed.
It was a rebel who refused to accept the rule of Faye, the Dragon Clan Empress. It had led its group into this land where gods had fallen to find a power strong enough to overthrow the Dragon Clan.
As for the elite members of the Swarm, they were death soldiers sent by Pellira, one of the Swarm’s powerful leaders. Their goal was to seize resources and rebuild the Swarm.
"You want the Transmutation Altar?"
A mocking smile appeared on Aiden’s face. Golden lightning danced wildly at his fingertips.
"You Abyss insects think you’re worthy?"
"You’re courting death!"
The Shadow Dragon was instantly enraged and let out a deafening roar.
A raging blast of shadow dragon breath surged out like a black river of the underworld. It carried a terrifying power that could corrode space itself as it swept toward Aiden from all sides.
Everywhere it passed, space melted away like snow, revealing wide patches of dark nothingness.
"Aiden, be careful! There’s something wrong with that dragon breath!"
Behind him, Jade and the others suddenly turned pale. The pressure was so strong that they could barely breathe.
"A tiny spark dares to compete with the moon?"
Instead of retreating, Aiden stepped forward. The void shook beneath his foot.
[Ding! Skill release detected. 10,000x critical hit triggered!]
["Law of Thunder" enhanced 10,000 times—"Nine Extremes Apocalyptic Thunder Art"!]
Rumble!
The dark sky above the ruined secret realm was instantly torn apart by endless golden lightning.
A bolt of golden thunder, a hundred meters wide, struck down like divine punishment from the heavens. It carried a destructive Force of Laws as it crashed toward the ground.
The golden lightning and the shadow power slammed into each other in midair.
Boom—!
For a moment, it was as if the whole world had lost all sound.
Then, a terrifying energy storm exploded from the point of impact.
The void cracked inch by inch. The violent shockwave instantly flattened the ruined temples around them.
"What?!"
The Shadow Dragon’s dark golden pupils suddenly shrank. Its eyes were filled with disbelief.
It was a level 91 Dragon Clan Venerable. Its full-power shadow dragon breath had actually been blocked head-on by a human?
Even worse, the human’s Law of Thunder seemed to strongly suppress its shadow power.
"And I’m not done yet."
Aiden stood at the center of the sea of lightning, like a god who controlled heavenly punishment.
"10,000x critical hit—fusion of three laws!"
[Ding! Law of Thunder, Law of Fire, and Law of Chaos have successfully fused. 10,000x critical hit triggered!]
[Super Mythic Rank Forbidden Spell—"Chaos Thunderfire Tribulation"!]
In an instant, golden thunder, ancient divine flames, and chaotic energy twisted together wildly in Aiden’s palm, forming a three-colored fire lotus.
The fire lotus spun slowly, and the power it released made the entire sealed space shake violently.
"Go."
Aiden flicked his finger.
The three-colored fire lotus turned into a streak of light and shot through the void.
The elite members of the Swarm who tried to block it did not even have time to scream. They were turned into nothing by the shockwaves from the fire lotus.
One strike cleared the field!
"Damn it! What kind of Strength is this?!"
The Shadow Dragon felt a deadly threat. Its scales stood on end as it frantically gathered all its defenses.
Boom!
The fire lotus exploded right in front of the Shadow Dragon.
An endless storm of destruction swallowed the Shadow Dragon’s huge body completely.
"Roar——!"
A miserable dragon cry rang through the world. Dragon blood sprayed across the sky and poured down like heavy rain.
When the storm finally faded, the Shadow Dragon’s body was charred black. More than half of its hard dragon scales had shattered, and its aura instantly became weak.
"Human... how can you be this strong?!"
Fear finally appeared in the Shadow Dragon’s eyes.
It had always seen itself as a genius of the Abyss, yet a human had seriously injured it with a single strike.
At the same time, inside Aiden’s pet space, a wild yet noble sacred pressure suddenly awakened.
"Roar——!!"
A young yet incredibly noble dragon cry exploded in Aiden’s mind.
It was Faye!
As the Empress of the Dragon Clan and the last Heaven-Devouring Mystic Dragon, she had sensed the aura of a rebel from her own race.
The scene of her father being killed in one strike by the Heavenly Demon flashed wildly through her inherited memories.
Hatred, anger, and the pain of being betrayed by her own people made Faye lose control of her emotions in an instant. She almost rushed out of the pet space.
Aiden raised his hand and gently touched his chest, calming Faye’s violent mood.
"Don’t worry. They won’t escape. I’ll help you take your revenge."
Aiden’s voice was calm, but it carried an unquestionable force.
After hearing Aiden’s words, Faye’s raging aura slowly settled down. Still, cold killing intent continued to flash in her dragon eyes.