Chapter 280: Chapter 161: Holy Crown! One-Man City Slaughter
As they moved forward, Lady Reya began to explain cautiously.
"The Dark Gate just opened not long ago. The upper limit it can accommodate is around Level 15."
"You’re Level 14, so you can pass through it relatively easily. While it’s more difficult for those at Level 15 Peak, they can still enter."
"The problem now, however, is that a Demon City from the Dark Cosmos has also discovered the Dark Gate."
"They are currently dispatching many powerful experts to station themselves on the other side and prevent us from entering."
"According to the intelligence we’ve gathered, that Demon City, called Black Teeth, is ruled by a Level 17 Holy Crown Demon Tree Knight."
"They also have a large number of Upper Rank Level experts."
"Our current strategy is to dispatch your group, a batch of powerhouses who possess nascent Holy Crown Level strength, to force your way in together."
"You will slay that Level 17 Holy Crown and slaughter that Demon City."
"After annihilating the Demon City, we will quickly send in a large number of Transcendents to plunder its resources."
"By coordinating from both inside and out, we’ll rapidly accelerate the Dark Gate’s growth."
"We don’t need much. Once it reaches the Holy Crown Level, we will have a way to send in a batch of Holy Crown experts. And once they are inside, we can occupy a region within this Dark Cosmic Realm."
At this point, Reya’s voice softened.
"The time has come for the Divine Kingdom to call on you!"
Dispatching Upper Rank Level Transcendents to jointly assassinate a Holy Crown Level expert, and a Level 17 one at that.
Only a top-tier Divine Kingdom like this would dare attempt such a thing.
Zorn took a deep breath and said in a solemn voice.
"Lady Reya, rest assured. I am deeply indebted to the many lords of the Divine Kingdom."
"In this battle, I, Zorn, will either die fighting or I will not retreat a single step."
"Mm."
Reya nodded slightly.
Zorn’s astonishing improvement in strength was evident from the few high-intensity battles he had fought previously.
He had now basically reached a nascent Holy Crown Level of power.
He could definitely pose a threat to a Level 17 Holy Crown expert.
Soon, the group of three arrived deep within the Star Tier void.
Not far away, a majestic, hundred-meter-tall dark Vortex Gate was continuously churning, devouring and digesting all the surrounding Energy.
And all around it were not only many Level 15 Upper Rank Level experts Zorn was familiar with, but also numerous Holy Crown experts. Even the Middle Rank Divine Spirit, Lord Orwell, was here.
At this moment, the many experts were gathered together, discussing something.
Zorn flew toward the group of Level 15 Upper Rank Level Transcendents on his own.
Lady Reya, meanwhile, flew toward the Middle Rank Divine Spirit, Lord Orwell.
"Zorn!"
Seeing Zorn arrive, several Level 15 Upper Rank Level experts greeted him one after another.
Although Zorn had spent most of his time here cultivating, the two battles he had participated in had allowed him to meet quite a few formidable Level 15 experts.
Such as!
Andy, the Dual Blade Walker with a special Sequence, who was the first to greet Zorn.
He was the one who had helped Zorn block the astonishingly powerful Titan Blade Master back then.
Another example was Asmi, the Plane Mage, who was perhaps the strongest in the group.
The other six or seven people all possessed nascent Holy Crown Level strength and abilities.
Each of them had been cultivating for over a hundred years.
Although their cultivation time was long, in their own era, they were all top-tier genius Transcendents.
It was just that the metamorphosis to Holy Crown was incredibly difficult and required thorough preparation.
If the metamorphosis failed, one would perish on the spot.
Many exceptionally talented individuals, even super geniuses who stood at the pinnacle of their generation, have fallen during the formation of their Holy Crown.
At this time, there were about ten "nascent Holy Crown" Transcendents gathered here.
In addition, there were as many as fifty to sixty Level 15 experts.
This force was already quite formidable.
As everyone chatted, the corner of Zorn’s eye glanced at the Dark Gate, which was like a giant dark beast continuously devouring Energy.
Although these Transcendents were talking and laughing now, Zorn knew.
A brutal pioneering war was coming soon.
This pioneering battle would be an extremely bloody and difficult fight.
If they won, at least a few more people would survive; perhaps twenty or thirty could make it back.
Subsequent Transcendents could then continuously enter, bringing resources and establishing a bridgehead.
The Pioneers who went in first would then be handsomely rewarded.
But if the enemy was fully prepared and the Calamity Court Divine Kingdom lost, of the sixty to seventy people entering the Dark Cosmic Realm this time, it would be a blessing if even ten could escape alive.
Zorn didn’t know if the other side was ready for this war.
Winning would naturally be for the best.
But if they couldn’t win, Zorn had his own methods prepared to make Black Teeth Demon City pay a devastating price.
After all, Evil Spirit Wizards were experts at using the Evil Spirit Calamity to slaughter cities.
Right now, Zorn was already using projections to construct an Evil Spirit Catastrophe Ceremony inside his Steam Magical Castle.
Whether they won or lost, Zorn stood to gain a handsome reward from this battle.
Not long after, the distant Holy Crown experts all stirred and turned their gazes toward the area with Zorn and the other Upper Rank Level experts.
Even the gaze of the Middle Rank Divine Spirit, Lord Orwell, fell upon them.
Three Holy Crown experts immediately came over and began to brief the group on the offensive strategy and tactics.
The objective for Zorn’s group of ten nascent Holy Crown powerhouses was simple.
They were to besiege the Level 17 Holy Crown Demon Tree Knight.
After the Holy Crown expert had detailed the attack plan three times to ensure everyone memorized it, the many Upper Rank Level experts began their final preparations.
Zorn downed a bottle of Upper Rank Source Energy Recovery Potion.
He then unfurled his Angel Armament and began to infuse it with a large amount of Calamity Black Mist.
Normally, Zorn couldn’t carry a large amount of Calamity Black Mist with him beforehand.
But with the Divine Kingdom Angel Armament, it was a different story.
The Calamity Black Mist could adhere to the Feather Blades like actual feathers, allowing him to carry a large quantity.
Once he could carry a large amount of Calamity Black Mist, Zorn could then prepare several powerful Ancient God Curses within it ahead of time.
As he prepared, Zorn also carefully reflected on the results of his secluded cultivation over the past two years.
His Sequence Level hadn’t increased by much.
It had gone from 6% at Level 14 to its current 32% at Level 14.
Although the Experience for his three great Ancient God Curses had increased, their levels had not.
The biggest improvement was to his Rune Magic Ring.
It had gone from the previous 24th Ring to the current 35th Ring.
Although there was still some distance to the 50th Ring, the threshold for Holy Crown, it wasn’t too far off.
All in all, Zorn’s current strength could now be described as "nascent Holy Crown."
When Zorn and the other Transcendents were just about ready...
"Begin!"
The voice of the Middle Rank Divine Spirit, Lord Orwell, swept over them like a tidal wave.
Taking a deep breath and steeling himself, Zorn transformed into a silver meteor and shot swiftly toward the Vortex Gate.
Accompanying Zorn was the Plane Mage, Mr. Asmi.
There was also another powerful BOSS Sequence holder, the Eternal Knight, "Brenda."
The reason the three of them were taking the lead was because they all shared a common ability—strong Resurrection!
The others either had no Resurrection ability or only a weak version.
Their margin for error was average.
But with the "strong Resurrection" ability the three of them possessed, they could still act with ease even when leading the charge.
Zorn placed his palm against the massive black vortex.
A terrifying suction force suddenly dragged Zorn down into the endless darkness.
Zorn had lost count of how many times he had traversed and adapted to this kind of bizarre dark vortex.
He moved through it with ease.
Following the vortex’s power, Zorn silently calculated the time.
’I’ll cause a wave of destruction first if I can, while secretly releasing large amounts of Calamity Black Mist to lie in wait in various locations within Black Teeth Demon City. It’ll be preparation for the upcoming Evil Spirit Calamity.’
’If I can’t cause destruction, then I’ll kill those Upper Rank Level Transcendents first.’
Zorn knew that the City Lord of Black Teeth Demon City was a cowardly and timid fellow who wouldn’t show himself at the start.
That cunning Demon Tree Knight would only rush out suddenly when everyone was being besieged.
As a Knight Sequence holder, he was cowardly and would even hide to launch a surprise attack on someone a whole major Sequence below him.
That was the personality and style of the City Lord, the Demon Tree Knight, "Black Tooth Ge."
Furthermore, when combined with the Magic Ring Demon Tree, his terrifying Knight Charge would be absolutely astonishing.
’Here it comes!’
Feeling a faint, hazy glow ahead, Zorn’s mind focused.
He quickly cast and donned his Ancient God’s Curtain Robe, infusing it with Star Trace Gang Qi, while his Divine Kingdom - Angel Armament resonated in response.
HUM!
Along with a slight resonance from the Spatial Layer Realm, Zorn officially entered the Dark Cosmic Realm.
As far as the eye could see, it was a gloomy and oppressive world of intertwining light and shadow, with darkness as its primary color.
High in the sky hung "Dark Stars."
The Dark Stars absorbed all light-based powers, thereby creating the perfect dark ecosystem for the Dark Cosmic Realm.
And at this moment, in the Spatial Layer Realm near the Dark Gate, there were large numbers of Middle Rank and Upper Rank Level Transcendents.
Farther away, there were even massive ground War Legions.
The moment Zorn entered.
BOOM!
The long-prepared Ancient God’s Hand erupted with force.
A terrifying, blood-red flame momentarily lit up the entire silent, dark World.
Propelling the Ancient God’s Hand, Zorn surged toward the group of Upper Rank Level Transcendents in the distance like a meteor.
"Not good!"
"Get out of the way!"
"Damn it... It’s a Divine Curse!"
"AHHH..."
"Help me..."
The destructive power of this move was undeniably at the Holy Crown Level.
Coupled with the fact that Zorn had opened with a ferocious Ancient God Curse attack, in an instant, within the formation of the two to three hundred Upper Rank Level Transcendents, many were dead and many more were wounded.
After Zorn completed a charge while pushing the Ancient God Curse, Zorn estimated that at least one-fifth of them had died.
Although they were all just Level 11, Level 12, and Level 13 Transcendents, their attack methods could still pose a significant threat to Zorn and the others.
Zorn had unleashed a Holy Crown Level burst of power right from the start.
The Ancient God’s Hand had slapped fifty or sixty people to death.
This left the many Upper Rank Level Transcendents of Black Teeth Demon City utterly horrified.
That guy only had the aura of a Level 14.
Yet with a mere wave of his hand, he was comparable to a Holy Crown expert.
’He’s already like this at Level 14. Just how terrifying is that cosmic realm on the other side?!’
Just as the wave of attacks subsided, a massive tide of attacks surged toward Zorn.
"Hahaha..."
Amidst his laughter, Zorn’s body shattered like a bubble among the numerous attacks.
Projections plus the Spirit Bridge—it was an excellent method for dealing with large-scale attacks and even targeted ones.
Even though some peculiar attacks did land on Zorn, he easily withstood them.
When he reappeared, Zorn had already transformed into a meteor, flying in the direction of Black Teeth Demon City.
The Upper Rank Level experts from Black Teeth Demon City guarding the Dark Gate were horrified by this.
One must understand, Black Teeth Demon City was quite a distance from here. Moreover, under the protection of the Dark Demon Tree, it was impossible for intruders to discover it in a short amount of time.
But that damn Wizard from the Exotic Realm had made a beeline for Black Teeth Demon City the moment he entered.
One had to remember... that was Holy Crown Level combat power.
In their realm’s World.
A Holy Crown!
Could slaughter a city single-handedly!
"Stop him!"
The leading top-tier Upper Rank Level expert immediately roared.
