Chapter 410 The Arrival of the Shapeshifters' Lord
The Bronx Zoo was originally New York's largest zoo, but now it has been purchased by Thanarok.
That's right!
He bought it!
Thanarok had just arrived in New York yesterday. Initially, he thought of using force to control the owner of the Bronx Zoo, but before doing that, he visited Luna and the others, and then went to the zoo.
When he remembered the words William had given him, he couldn't help but shiver.
Although William hadn't made a move against him, nor emitted even a hint of oppressive aura, judging from Luna and Erebus's attitude, William must be an entity of terrifyingly powerful strength.
Because of this, Thanarok even went so far as to read a book on law. After reading, he decided to purchase the zoo through legitimate means.
It's just money, right?
He exchanged a huge pearl brought from the void realms of the underworld with the owner for the entire zoo.
Then, using a magical treasure, he opened a passage between the human world and the void realms of the underworld. In just five minutes, about twenty powerful Shapeshifters descended from the Divine Realm.
These were all beings who had made contracts with what William expelled from his body, escaping the underworld and occupying human bodies to become Shapeshifters.
Each of them was more powerful than Luna.
Ultimately, it was because Luna and the others were too weak that they were only used as an advance party.
"Thanarok, wasn't it agreed that you would first occupy the entire Prime World before summoning us? Why have you used the master's treasure so soon? I haven't had my fill of killing in the void realms of the underworld yet!" an elder in lavish clothes stared at Thanarok, speaking coldly, "And why are you acting alone without your other companions? Why did you do this?"
Thanarok was almost in tears, responding, "Lord Lernaeus, the drunkard Vinumbrae and the others are dead."
Talking about occupying the entire Prime World was one thing, but if he hadn't escaped quickly, he probably wouldn't have even had the chance to open the passage to the underworld's void.
Especially thinking about Luna and Erebus's attitude, the more he thought about it, the more terrified he became, so he hurried to invite these powerful Shapeshifter lords over.
"Luna and Erebus are dead too?" The elder's eyes flickered with green light, speaking incredulously, "Is there someone with such terrifying power in the Prime World?"
Luna and Erebus were also powerful Shapeshifter lords. Even facing those god-kings, they wouldn't just die so easily.
Trembling in front of the elder, Thanarok finally said, "Luna and Erebus aren't dead. My companions and I intruded into a place called Crimson Emissaries Guild, then we encountered a deity of witchcraft resurrected through dark magic…"
"Deity of witchcraft?" The old man's face changed drastically, and a tangible green light in his eyes shot out 20 feet. "Is it that damned deity of witchcraft again? Could it be one of the legendary deities of witchcraft from the era of the gods?"
Shapeshifters and the deity of witchcraft had been sworn enemies since the age of the gods.
In that distant mythological era, there was a powerful witchcraft divine group known as the "Eldritch Covenant." They secretly allied with the Shapeshifters to oppose the Olympian gods, aiming to establish a new rule.
However, their understanding and use of power were entirely different.
The Shapeshifters yearned for unbridled power, while the deities of witchcraft used rituals and contracts to limit and control power. This ideological conflict gradually deepened, eventually leading to a rift between the two.
In reality, the alliance wasn't the true aim of the "Eldritch Covenant."
The deities of witchcraft secretly obtained precious alchemical materials from the Shapeshifters, thus gaining even more powerful strength.
The ambitions of the deity of witchcraft continued to swell.
During a joint operation against the Olympian gods, the deity of witchcraft secretly performed an ancient ritual, sacrificing the nine sons of Avalon, the king of the Shapeshifters and their leader at the time, to enhance their own power.
This act enraged the Shapeshifters, who saw it as an extreme betrayal and desecration of their race.
The conflict between the Shapeshifters and the deity of witchcraft then fully erupted.
Meanwhile, human powerhouses sought to take advantage of the chaos to control heaven and earth.
The era of the gods was in complete disarray, with the four major forces fighting incessantly.
Just when they were most engaged in battle, suddenly, a giant hand descended, ending the entire era of the gods.
Even beings as powerful as the gods and Avalon, the Dragon King and leader of the Shapeshifters, were instantly annihilated, with only their souls escaping into another parallel dimension to reconstitute their bodies, leading to the creation of what is now known as the Divine Realm.
Subsequently, it was rumored in the Divine Realm that there was an unparalleled power in the Prime World, who couldn't bear to witness the chaotic ancient era and thus ended it. It was said that a Cosmic Entity opened a new world for them, offering them a chance for rebirth.
Regardless of the truth of these rumors, encounters between Shapeshifters and deities of witchcraft invariably led to battles.
The hatred forged millions of years ago seemed irreconcilable.
Thanarok pondered and then said, "The deity of witchcraft who reincarnated through a soul transfer, occupying an ordinary person's body and controlling the power of space, I think it must be Moros!"
"If it's him descending, I might not be able to escape either. I feel it's just an avatar of Moros' soul energy."
The elder, Lernaeus, sneered, "Moros reincarnated? Due to the refinement through alchemy, their deities of witchcraft bodies are too powerful. Before the collapse of the Divine Realm, they couldn't be transported here. We should take this opportunity to kill this avatar of his, inflicting a severe blow on him."
This elder, named Lernaeus Lernaeon, was a descendant of Hydra. Hydra, with its nine heads, was one of the mighty beast kings of the era of the gods. Although Lernaeus only had seven heads, his strength was terrifyingly formidable.
Among their group, he seemed to be the only one bold enough to talk about killing an avatar of Moros.
The other Shapeshifter lords echoed in agreement, showing that even after so many years, the animosity between Shapeshifters and deities of witchcraft remained irreconcilable.
Lernaeus gestured with one hand to quiet the other Shapeshifter lords and continued, "You said Luna and Erebus are alive, where are they? Why haven't they come to pay their respects to me?"
Even within the Shapeshifter race, due to racial differences, there was no real unity.
Luna and Erebus, although of noble blood, were too young and without clan protection, hence they were at the mercy of Shapeshifter lords like Lernaeus.
Thanarok could only respond, "They are with a peculiar human. That human seems to be no ordinary person. From what I saw, it looks like they have been domesticated by that human."
He recalled Luna asking William if she could leave.
Clearly, Luna was afraid of William.
From Thanarok's perspective, it was very likely that Luna and Erebus had been domesticated by William.
"Dammit! It's a disgrace to the Shapeshifters!" Lernaeus cursed angrily, "As young generation Shapeshifter lords, to be subdued by a human!"
Thanarok took a deep breath and spoke softly, "Lord Lernaeus, shouldn't we be considering the identity of that human?"
"Hmm?" Lernaeus' slender eyes roved over Thanarok, "What do you think is the background of that person? Could it be some hidden powerhouse?"
He wasn't foolish. Luna and Erebus might still be considered inexperienced in the eyes of the Shapeshifter lords, but their strong bloodline and considerable strength couldn't be overlooked.
Whoever had subdued them couldn't be simple.
Thanarok, who favored a student-like appearance due to his extensive reading and thoughtful nature, shook his head and said, "With over three thousand parallel dimensions, the barriers between them are unstable and on the verge of collapsing. Hidden human powerhouses should be struggling to maintain these in the interstitial spaces. Such powerhouses shouldn't exist in the Prime World."
Lernaeus sneered, "If it's not a human powerhouse, then it's probably just a god-king from some parallel dimension possessing a human. Luna and Erebus have submitted to a human. Do you think they should be killed?!"
While saying this, his gaze swept over the various Shapeshifter lords present.
The Shapeshifter lords also responded with righteous indignation, shouting, "They should be killed!"
Lernaeus cackled sinisterly, "Then I will eradicate those two disgraceful fools on behalf of our Shapeshifters! As for that human, let's kill him too!"
A group of Shapeshifter lords cheered along.
Not for any other reason but based on the contract they had signed with what William expelled from his body, if they killed other contract signatories, they would gain 30% of their power, with the remaining 70% going to what William expelled.
Moreover, Luna and Erebus, being of noble bloodline, although lacking elder protection, were still looked after by other Shapeshifter lords.
In the void realms of the underworld, they would not dare to harm these two children.
But now that Lernaeus wanted to kill them, it seemed like there would be no issue for the other Shapeshifter lords to follow and claim their share.
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