Like on a deep blue canvas, silver stars were slipping down.
Then, those stars exploded into brilliant bursts of light on the canvas.
Su Lun watched the fireworks before him, his eyes reflecting the colorful world, his gaze slightly blurred.
The view from up high is truly different.
"Boom!"
The intense sound of explosions merged into one, pulling Su Lun back to reality.
Eight meteors fell to the ground, like bundles of flaming spears thrusting into the earth, the violent shockwaves made the solid ground roll like waves.
The cracked lines on the ground spread out, connecting dot to line. From a high altitude, it looked like the outer circle of a gigantic nine-pointed star magic circle arranged in Lingdun City.
At this moment, all nine altars had been destroyed.
Almost simultaneously with the explosion, Pestoya discovered something and urgently shouted, "I’ve found It!"
Su Lun’s spirits lifted upon hearing this.
The time was now!
With no altars to shield the smell, Pestoya could accurately locate the foreign god’s stone sculpture.
Now that the stone sculpture had escaped the altar, rushing over immediately might give them an opportunity!
Without delay, Su Lun turned and looked at Yekaterina, who was not far from him and pale.
Without speaking, they looked at each other and nodded.
Su Lun formed the sorcerer’s seal, and in an instant, he had teleported outside the airship.
His body plummeted rapidly, the wind whistling past his ears.
Pestoya also materialized, enjoying the sensation of freefall. She sensed briefly, then excitedly pointed towards a building in the North City, "Over there, near the farm with the orange glow."
Su Lun identified the location and saw that it was far from where Master Pierre and others were fiercely battling the foreign god, and his heart leaped with joy.
The foreign god wants to escape?!
Seeing the foreign god appearing at that remote location, Su Lun immediately guessed Its intention.
Now that the Stele of Faith had been discovered, it was like exposing its lifeline. Once discovered, no one could protect It!
Naturally, the farther away from the main battlefield, the better.
With this in mind, Su Lun did not hesitate any further. He grabbed the ghost lady, still new to the sensation of crashing, into his arms, "Hold on to me, we’re leaving!"
"Oh."
Pestoya’s face was filled with excitement and she clung to Su Lun’s neck like a koala.
Within a few teleports, the two of them had already landed on the ground from thousands of meters in midair.
....
When Su Lun’s feet touched the ground, the ground was still experiencing the aftershocks of the meteor impact.
He staggered for a moment.
Before him stood a Gothic-styled building resembling a church, an alchemy temple located on the outskirts.
"That foreign god is even targeting the alchemy temple now..."
Su Lun murmured to himself, his gaze sweeping across like an eagle’s in an instant.
Gripping the black umbrella tightly in his hands, he extended his soul perception outward without any carelessness.
Meanwhile, the crow on his shoulder cawed out loud, and Su Lun’s brows relaxed slightly: Dangerous, but not fatally so.
That meant, the enemy inside was not of the eighth order—the kind that spelled certain death.
Perhaps because Su Lun had arrived decisively, the stele had not been appearing here for more than ten seconds.
Just as he landed, a wave of spatial fluctuation emanated from the temple.
To others, it might not mean much, but Su Lun, with his keen senses, recognized the attempt to establish a connection with a distant space, and inwardly shouted, "The foreign god wants to use a spatial transportation circle to escape?"
It was really fortunate that he arrived in time, otherwise the foreign god would have indeed escaped!
It was also fortunate that it was him, for others might have simply watched the foreign god teleport away.
Su Lun had a way.
Without hesitation, he immediately took out the "Chronos Spatial Gloves" and put them on, pinching towards the direction where the spatial fluctuation was coming from within the building.
Besides solidifying space, the glove was not much useful, but at this moment, it was perfect.
With a "crack," the crystal core on the glove shattered, and the increasingly intense spatial fluctuation abruptly ceased.
The transmission circle was disrupted!
Seeing this, Su Lun also exhaled in relief, "See where you can run to now!"
It was also lucky that it was him who came, as others might not necessarily have been able to stop the foreign god from escaping.
But at the same time, a sense of crisis instantly surged in his heart.
Just as Su Lun disrupted the space transportation, a woman in a nun’s robe and with blond hair burst through the stained glass of the church, appearing like a flash of lightning in his field of view.
An enemy appearing did not surprise Su Lun; he had disrupted the transportation so it would be odd if no one came out to check.
But recognizing the identity of the blond woman before him, his expression grew solemn.
As he had guessed earlier, she indeed wasn’t of the eighth order, but she was one of the most problematic existences among the seventh order.
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She was one of the seventh orders Su Lun least wanted to encounter.
This blond woman was none other than one of the ten Legendary Bounty Hunters, the "Hymn Witch" Maria G. O’Casey.
A professional skilled in the art of Melodic Mass Attack Techniques.
...
This woman appeared without mincing words and the magician hardened.
"Domain: Magical Choir!"
A circle of invisible force field spread out from her body, engulfing the entire alchemy temple.
Though it seemed harmless, the sound of beautiful music that began to drift around the ears, heavenly in nature, was intoxicating.
Su Lun furrowed his brows.
This was not a good sign. Beneath the beautiful melody, a murderous intent was already hidden.
He had thoroughly researched the details of each of the top ten legends.
Seeing this person, Su Lun felt an immense headache coming on.
But he didn’t rush to make a move, instead, he calmly used the communicator to inform everyone in the Dawn Group, "Gentlemen, the pseudo-divinity of the Outer God is at the North City Anderson Farm, requesting support."
Now that everything about the Outer God was exposed, there was no need to hide anything anymore.
They were far from the main battle zone, where previously those professionals of the seventh and eighth ranks, as well as various legions, were engaged in fierce battle at a distance. It would take no small amount of time for them to disengage and come over.
Knowing that his stele was discovered, the Outer God would certainly notify reinforcements to come.
Seeing Maria here, Su Lun knew he couldn’t deal with this woman.
Therefore, he didn’t plan to fight alone; he immediately notified Mr. Jing and Yekaterina.
Almost immediately after communicating, the fierce battle in Lingdun City climaxed.
The sounds of battle, like a thunderstorm, became even more exaggerated than before.
The followers, receiving instructions from the Evil God, spared no effort to reinforce; the opposing coalition also received the communication, sparing no expense to intercept.
The more desperately the enemy tried to break free, the more they tried to stop them.
Since the abnormal behavior of the Outer God that began with the falling meteor, almost everyone realized that a crucial turning point in tonight’s disaster might be approaching!
Both sides plunged into a desperate, vicious battle, restraining each other.
On the other hand, Su Lun originally wanted his sister, who was a top-level combatant, to help, as with her help, all problems could be solved instantly.
But the bad news was that she was tied up in a chaotic battle with Master Pierre and Marshal Mafa, fighting against the rampant Outer God, unable to extricate herself.
If any of them pulled away even slightly, the delicate balance would be broken, and the god-body of the Outer God might descend near Su Lun, worsening the situation.
The good news was, if Mr. Jing didn’t come, the Outer God wouldn’t arrive either.
Master Pierre was also staking his life in the struggle, and the Outer God as well.
This meant that for a short time, Su Lun could only rely on himself, ensuring the Faith Stele of the Outer God couldn’t escape.
The precondition was ensuring he wouldn’t be killed by the "Hymn Witch" Maria.
...
"Surviving under the hands of a legendary hunter is not easy…"
Su Lun looked at the legendary hunter before him, his expression very serious.
On a normal day, encountering her, the best option would be to run upon sighting her.
Because if you choose to confront her head-on, you are already within her domain.
There are only two outcomes: kill or be killed.
Though he knew it wouldn’t be much use, Su Lun didn’t hesitate to cast a spell: "Auditory Stripping!"
But in this woman’s domain, even if the hearing was stripped away, the beautiful melody of the song could still be clearly heard, which was already a deadly crisis in the making.
This was no ordinary seventh rank.
Amongst the top ten legends, Su Lun had encountered several, none of whom were undeserving of their reputation.
Su Lun did not feel that he currently had the strength to confront this woman head-on, nor did he plan to entangle with her.
From the beginning to the end, his goal was that stele.
Not this woman!
Seeing this woman gathering the sorcerer’s seals, Su Lun didn’t hesitate to use Teleportation, appearing inside the sanctuary.
Upon looking again, there was a teleportation circle set up here, with the roughly carved stele in the center of the circle.
Su Lun looked at the once again activated teleportation circle patterns, his brows tightly knitted.
Just by seeing the complex magical patterns on the formation, he could tell it was a long-distance teleportation circle.
If it truly teleported away, the Outer God might indeed escape.
A thought flashed through his mind, and he raised his hand to pinch, shattering the gemstone on his glove, simultaneously disrupting the teleportation circle.
At that moment, Maria, dressed in a nun’s habit, appeared in the sanctuary like a specter.
Seeing Su Lun again disrupt the teleportation, her face darkened as she raised a hand.
The previously tranquil four to five hundred individuals sitting inside the sanctuary all stood up at once.
These people looked like ordinary locals from nearby farms—elderly, children, pregnant women...
They were not followers, but merely under an Illusion Technique, gazing numbly with straight eyes at Su Lun, the intruder.
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In an instant, they opened their mouths and began to sing in unison, "My Lord bestows peace, dispels my worries, grants me freedom..."
As they sang, their bodies swayed rhythmically and neatly like water plants.
Although Su Lun had stripped his hearing, the song, as if penetrating deep into the soul, echoed in his mind and could not be dispelled.
Moreover, even knowing the song was very dangerous, its beautiful melody made one addicted to listening forever.
Stranger still, he found his body moving uncontrollably, swaying rhythmically like the water plants.
Struggling against the discomfort, Su Lun teleported out of the sanctuary.
Seeing this, Maria O’Casey revealed a mocking smile and suddenly condensed her spell: "Explode!"
Outside the sanctuary, in the cowshed, Su Lun had just teleported out.
This was an area-covering spell.
The dozen cows that had been peacefully grazing while listening to the beautiful song suddenly trembled. With a ’bang,’ they burst like water bags and exploded into bursts of blood mist.
And Su Lun in the air felt that terrifying shock wave as if his body was hammered by a wild wind, "puh," spitting out a mouthful of old blood, he heavily fell onto a haystack of feed.
...
Even though the woman had done nothing, Su Lun nearly died on the spot.
That was the terrifying aspect of "Hymn Witch" Maria O’Casey.
Her spells could kill invisibly.
[C-025-Singer], this was originally considered a trivial talent by ordinary people. Usually, those who awakened it became major singing stars or vocal artists.
But this woman had developed her talent to the second dissolution state and had gained unusually bizarre combat abilities.
Music, too, was one of the higher rules that could coalesce divinity!
Maria became divine through her singing, her talent giving her an extremely wide vocal range. Her voice was a triple attack of vibrations, rhythm, and mental illusion!
Su Lun flipped up, wiping the blood spilling from the corner of his mouth, his hands rapidly changing Suren Sorcerer’s Seals.
At that moment, Maria also followed out of the sanctuary. Seeing that she hadn’t killed her target, she exclaimed with surprise, "Eh... You’re not dead?"
She was only surprised for a moment.
Maria did not try to stop Su Lun from gathering his spells; instead, like a conductor, she made a gesture as though she was directing the high notes of a melody.
"Ah... my Lord..."
In an instant, the beautiful melody lingering around the sanctuary suddenly soared, kindling a faint fervor in those who heard it.
Feeling the air around him tremble, Su Lun’s expression drastically changed!
This was an area-of-effect attack—there was simply no way to dodge if you were within the range of the sound waves.
The only option was to endure it!
Moreover, the most inexorable part was the ongoing song by his ear, this area damage was continuous!
Having been hit just now, his blood and qi had not even settled yet.
If it hit again, he feared he might collapse on the spot.
Because he chose to retreat decisively, Su Lun completed his Spatial Displacement spell first.
As the sonic deathtrap swept past, he had already vanished from sight.
...
Several kilometers away.
Finally escaping the melody at his ear, Su Lun fiercely exhaled in relief.
He gazed toward the distant sanctuary, his back and forehead covered in cold sweat.
Just facing those ten Legendary individuals for that instant nearly cost him half his life.
Puppets, wax figures, cursed objects—he hadn’t managed to use any of those methods.
This was a classic case of professional counters.
No!
To be precise, that "Hymn Witch" Maria’s abilities almost countered everyone.
No wonder that external God had her guard the teleportation circle. With this woman and her range attack domain present, within her level, few could be her match; those below level seven were simply meting out their death!
The power of the Ten Legends was indeed extraordinary.
"Without mastering a domain, there’s simply no resisting her sound wave domain..."
Su Lun inwardly grumbled.
He breathed heavily a few times, slowly calming the restless blood and qi from the recent attack.
If he had not absorbed a vast amount of life essence tonight, keeping his blood and qi in a vigorous state, he might have been unable to stand up just now.
He could escape, but alas, he could not contend with her!
Su Lun immediately fell into deep thought.
Not to mention resistance, aside from directly teleporting out of the domain’s coverage area, he had no leeway to counterattack.
He wouldn’t even be able to save himself.
However, now was not the time to retreat from difficulty; he had to think of a way to stop her.
Recalling the teleportation circle he had seen earlier, Su Lun rapidly analyzed in his mind: "Activating that teleportation circle takes about twenty seconds... which means I have to enter it within twenty seconds at most."
Realizing this, he knew he had no time to rest.
Fortunately, he had already set multiple spatial coordinates.
Without hesitation, he performed Directed Displacement again, teleporting over.
...
The light and shadow flashed silently, and Su Lun appeared outside the sanctuary.
The beautiful melody echoed again by his ear.
Looking at the increasingly strong teleportation circle, he swiftly pinched ahead and "crack" shattered a gemstone, disrupting the teleportation circle once more.
But clearly, Maria had already anticipated his disruptive return; the moment Su Lun acted, the singing abruptly intensified.
Su Lun felt as though he was at the center of an explosion, the air in all directions violently trembling.
"Bang," he spat out fresh blood again, his face pale as he crashed to the ground.
Before he even hit the ground, Maria, dressed in a nun’s attire, ran out again.
Seeing the teleportation disrupted for the third time, the rage in her eyes had turned into raging killing intent.
But seeing the culprit still not dead, she was quite surprised.
After a brief observation, Maria had an epiphany and said, "Eh... so you used the Space Law to isolate the medium transmitting the sound waves; no wonder you’re not dead. You are somewhat clever."
Pausing for a moment, she added, "It’s a pity, though, that you met me."
She spoke arrogantly, seemingly showing many flaws.
But Su Lun was well aware that this woman was deliberately luring him.
Anyone who reached a profession of the seventh level would certainly not underestimate an opponent, even one ranked lower than themselves. If there was a chance to eliminate a target, she would definitely not hold back!
This woman was not just blabbering.
Instead, because her spell chanting took a long time, she was casting spells while talking.
Su Lun was not fooled; he once again gathered his spells and teleported away.
Seeing this, Maria’s expression stiffened, but she scoffed, "Hmph!"
Avoiding once was possible, but how many more times could he dodge?
With the domain activated, the end had essentially been announced.
"Next time, it will be your demise!"
....
Several kilometers away, Su Lun collapsed onto the grass, his chest heaving violently as he gasped for air.
Recalling the recent events, his expression turned bitter.
Sound wave transmission requires a medium; Su Lun’s spatial ability to create vacuum zones and distort space, had effectively countered his opponent’s techniques.
Yet, even though he had formed a vacuum layer over his surface, due to the difference in their levels, that woman’s sonic blast and law penetration caused him severe damage.
Now, he had been seen through as well.
Next time, measures targeted at him were inevitable.
Going there again might indeed be fatal.
Just as these thoughts flitted through his mind, another twenty seconds were about to pass.
"That woman’s ’Domain: Magical Choir’—her control over the range of sound waves—is truly indefensible..."
Su Lun looked bitter, still unable to think of a good countermeasure.
Reinforcements hadn’t arrived yet, he had to stall her himself.
Reality left no room for hesitation; in just twenty seconds, the Evil God would escape.
Figuring his physical condition was still decent, he could withstand another hit without dying.
Thinking this, he teleported over once again.
...
The same method had already been used twice.
Maria, realizing Su Lun would definitely teleport back within twenty seconds to disrupt the teleportation circle, had begun to form the sorcerer’s seal: "Song of the Mysteries: Solo Choir!"
As the technique coalesced, her aura surged dramatically, and she began singing a melodiously beautiful song.
Her solo singing sounded like a vast choir of hundreds, her voice robust with multiple echoes, covering all ranges of high and low tones.
The beautiful singing resonated in the vast space of the sanctuary.
It wasn’t long before, two hundred meters northwest of the sanctuary, she suddenly perceived someone’s presence!
Here he comes!
A fleeting glint of cold light flashed in Maria’s eyes, a sneer crossing her face as her singing abruptly turned high and piercing: "Maria Ave Maria..."
At the high notes, the stone walls surrounding the farm instantly crumbled, the stones turning into a cloud of dust.
Sheds, tools, buildings—all turned to powder under those strident sound waves.
How terrifying was the power of this technique?
Su Lun teleported over, interrupting the spatial teleportation for the fourth time.
It wasn’t that he didn’t want to destroy the teleportation circle or kill the Legendary Hunter.
But the reality was that he simply couldn’t!
Currently, he could not think of any way to endure for more than thirty seconds within this constant sonic attack.
This time, as soon as he appeared, a sharp sound wave assaulted him.
The enemy was well-prepared; Su Lun couldn’t avoid it, and instantly blood streamed from all his orifices, a strong sense of death encroaching upon him.
That familiar sensation of nearing death returned again.
The more perilous the situation, the clearer his mind became, feeling as though he was walking under water, and his thoughts became distinct.
He had to resist the sound domain to survive!
Immersed in this extreme crisis, Su Lun was unaware that the black crown atop his head glowed intensely, a mysterious power enhancing his insight. He felt as if he was about to grasp something.
Unfortunately, the tempo had already thrown his breathing into disarray, delaying his techniques.
If he didn’t leave now, and waited for that woman’s next technique to coalesce, he would almost certainly die!
Though reluctant, Su Lun still prioritized his life.
However, just as he thought to teleport away, suddenly, a slightly playful voice resounded beside his ear: "Her singing is really nice."
The moment these words were uttered, bizarrely, Maria’s piercing song abruptly ceased. Had it been interrupted?
Su Lun was momentarily stunned, gaining a moment to catch his breath.
Looking again, Pestoya floated out.
The ghost lady cocked her head, looking at the blonde woman in the distance with a mischievous smile on her face, giggling, "I really want to make her my doll~"
Maria O’Casey didn’t see the figure, but she heard that bell-like mocking laugh in her mind; her expression suddenly changed: "There’s an expert here!"
And just in that moment to breathe, the insights that were half a step away suddenly became clear.
It was like a dam bursting forth, and then... inspiration surged out like a flood!
Su Lun felt a notion suddenly clear in his mind.
Indescribable, but he distinctly sensed it!
In an instant, a strange yet familiar sensation arose.
He exerted his authority, and suddenly a circle of black halos appeared under his feet. As soon as the halos appeared, a bizarre scene unfolded again. Within the few meters that the black light covered, the green grass visibly withered and turned black, and the earthworms and beetles in the soil instantly died and decayed. His standing spot turned into a circle of stark deadly silence.
This time, Su Lun clearly saw the domain of death swirling around him.
"Eh... did it work?"
As soon as this domain appeared, he was surprised to find that the song that had been lingering around his ears had disappeared by ninety-nine percent.
The little that remained no longer posed any lethal threat.
This bizarre domain of death, even before fully consolidating into a domain, had actually completely blocked the domain of the "Hymn Witch," one of the ten legendary figures, Maria?
"What a strong domain!"
Su Lun was shocked, suddenly seeing a hope for breaking the deadlock!
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