Chapter 325: The Situation Spirals Out of Control
“It’s no good, I have to release some of this energy. Quick, help me guide it!” Phoenix hurriedly said to a familiar Legendary Mage.
Having known each other for a century, no further explanation was needed. One stabilized the barrier while the other helped create a vent, transferring the massive amount of energy accumulated inside to the outside.
However, they underestimated the quality of this energy. Inside the barrier, due to the clash of similar yet opposing energies, it wouldn’t disperse and its quality wouldn’t diminish. But after being transferred outside, without the pressure, it naturally couldn’t maintain its state and began to spread.
Although the quality decreased, the quantity increased tenfold, even a hundredfold. As a result, in the mountains dozens of miles outside Academy City, a monstrous flood formed, followed by erupting flames that birthed active volcanoes. In a short period, a terrifying disaster unfolded.
This scene was projected by a Legendary Mage, and the faces of everyone present changed. They could imagine that if the energy inside went out of control, even if Academy City didn’t need to be rebuilt, it would require major repairs. This was a responsibility they couldn’t shoulder.
“We can’t let them continue like this,” another Legendary Mage said with a grim expression. Because of the third build-up, the energy of both sides became even more concentrated, gradually forming two gigantic figures. Clearly, the two youngsters had stirred up something extraordinary.
“How do we interrupt them? Want me to open a gap for you to go in?” Phoenix, busy reinforcing the barrier, rolled her eyes and retorted.
Those two little ancestors inside, although not Legendaries, were exceptionally talented and wielded two Semi-Divine Artifacts. Without resorting to drastic measures, ordinary Legendaries couldn’t even get close. And if they did use drastic measures, let’s not even talk about whether they would be countered by those two unpredictable youngsters. Even if they succeeded, if they accidentally injured either of them, well, they could just wait for their parents to come knocking.
Take Kotana, for example. She was left here because she was too young and teleportation was too dangerous, but that didn’t mean someone couldn’t come from over there.
Even more terrifying was that Owen, who disguised himself as a Northland Count, most likely possessed the ability of interdimensional teleportation. He could literally call their parents over in an instant.
Those who reached the Legendary realm weren’t fools. Even the Legendary Warriors, whose minds were as rigid as steel bars, didn’t want to be known for attacking children. So, even if they were itching to intervene, they remained silent, watching as the magic-wielding Legendaries continued to strengthen the barrier.
At this moment, Owen had already sensed that something was wrong with Kotana. But the biggest problem was that he couldn’t solve it unless he exposed his Domain.
However, his Domain hadn’t finished transforming, and even if it had, he wouldn’t dare use it.
Owen was very clear that revealing his Domain in front of so many people in Academy City was no different from seeking death. He wasn’t that suicidal, so now he could only rely on his own strength to defeat his opponent.
Owen wasn’t lacking in power; what he lacked was mental fortitude and experience. He had actually noticed this after his clash with Silvia. That’s why he wanted to go back and ask his mother about witches and the Legendary realm. After all, the Legendaries in his territory were either system-enhanced or crippled. Only his mother was not only a witch but also unfathomably powerful. Sometimes, Owen even suspected that she had already become a Demigod.
Unfortunately, as someone who had transmigrated, it was difficult for him to fully trust her. After all, he had even doubted Maya for several years. Only with the growth of his own power and the enhancements he bestowed upon her did he gradually let go of his suspicions and accept her. So, what qualifications did his mother have to earn his trust?
Moreover, there was the matter of her abandonment all those years ago. No matter the reason, there would always be a knot in his heart. So, in the end, he chose to give up on seeking her help.
Since seeking help from others was not an option, Owen decided to play another trump card. He redeemed the template of the Demon God, Lu Bu.
There might be debates about who was the greatest strategist in the Three Kingdoms, but when it came to military prowess, there was no dispute, at least not while Lu Bu was alive. As for those who emerged after his death, claiming to be as valiant as Lu Bu, there was definitely some exaggeration involved.
Although his reputation was not good, Lu Bu was truly valiant, and he also had a special skill.
Owen had already thought it through. If he encountered someone he couldn’t defeat, he would kneel down and acknowledge Lu Bu as his foster father, then prepare the Sky Piercer halberd.
As a favored follower of the Water Elemental Lord, Kotana’s constant release of Water Drop’s power activated a trace of instinctual consciousness hidden within it.
This instinctual consciousness wasn’t meant to take over Kotana, but to protect her. So, after sensing the external pressure, it began to merge with Kotana’s consciousness, allowing her to utilize Water Drop’s power more perfectly.
However, because the gap between them was too vast, even a trace of consciousness from the Water Elemental Lord put immense pressure on Kotana. As a protective measure, her own consciousness fell into a dormant state, now dominated by her instinct and the Water Elemental Lord’s consciousness. This led to the situation spiraling further out of control.
As the fusion completed, the surging water elements instantly calmed down, condensing under the influence of the formless consciousness into a special water elemental. It resembled a mermaid clad in full armor, but this was anything but a fairy tale. No mermaid was a hundred meters tall, not even a blue whale mermaid.
The Legendaries present turned pale. The Water Elemental Lord, at the pinnacle of the elemental hierarchy, was no different from a god. Moreover, it was a god without any limitations, not requiring believers and automatically mastering a certain origin.
Furthermore, elementals had no concept of lifespan. Even if it was just a trace of consciousness, it had undergone the baptism of eons, something mortals couldn’t even look at directly. Even the surrounding Legendaries lowered their heads slightly, avoiding its gaze.
If Legendaries couldn’t withstand it, Owen naturally had no chance. He was dumbfounded. He had never imagined that the first problem he would face would be a clash of willpower.
You have to understand that although Owen had many enhancements, the combined lifespan of his two lives barely reached retirement age. He had never experienced hardship, nor had he truly persevered in anything. Therefore, his willpower wasn’t exactly tofu dregs, but at best, it was like dried tofu, the kind that would crumble with a little force. So, facing the pressure from the Water Elemental Lord’s consciousness, he couldn’t help but want to escape.
To engage in a battle with this mentality, Owen’s outcome was obvious, even without thinking.
Fortunately, Owen had redeemed the Lu Bu template after he became wealthy. Lu Bu, who had not been eroded by time, nor experienced the blow of White Gate Tower, was at his peak state, a true force of nature, unstoppable.
This confidence wasn’t unfounded. Zhang Fei, known as a match for ten thousand, and Guan Yu, hailed as the God of War, were both defeated by him. Lu Bu, with his towering pride, instinctively resisted the pressure emanating from the Water Elemental Lord, condensing his own avatar. At this moment, Owen had become a mere vessel.
Lu Bu, adorned with a three-pronged purple-gold crown, a red cotton hundred-flower robe from Xichuan, beast-faced armor, a lion-man belt, and wielding the Sky Piercer halberd, also condensed into a hundred-meter avatar, confronting the Water Elemental Lord.
“I guess your Alchemy Department is doomed,” Phoenix said sympathetically to Kevin Flynn.
Kevin Flynn felt a surge of resentment. After all, one of those involved was his disciple. Now, this bastard wanted to completely shirk responsibility? No way.
If it weren’t for the fact that Kotana was his disciple, whom he had painstakingly recruited, he wouldn’t even consider contributing a single penny to the Alchemy Department’s reconstruction.
While Kevin Flynn was grappling with the headache his disciple had caused, before the situation spiraled completely out of control, Heaven’s Scar, spanning the entire Academy City, manifested. Dozens of chains extended from it, entangling the two avatars.
