Chapter 216: Re-entering the Collapsed Divine Domain
The Collapsed Divine Domain!
Space rifts riddled the void, discarded wastelands scattered across the astral plane, and various bizarre evil creatures emerged within.
This was a place where mortals despaired, saints wept, and sages left no trace.
“Swish!”
Karl’s figure appeared amidst some ruins.
“Hmm!”
He let out a muffled groan, his body swayed slightly, and his face instantly turned pale and bloodless.
The barrier enveloping the Other World prohibited the existence of second-order beings.
Even those with a Duke’s bloodline had to cower in their own manors and cities, not daring to show their faces unless absolutely necessary.
Previously, when Karl had not advanced, he couldn’t feel the difference, but now he could feel the malice of this world.
The power in his body was dissipating at a speed visible to the naked eye, and it was estimated that in a few days, it would regress to the level of a Legendary Knight.
This weakening,
originated from the rules of the world, and unless one’s strength could surpass that of the gods, there was no way to resist or escape it.
This was also why he hadn’t come to the Collapsed Divine Domain again for so long, but this time he had naturally made preparations.
Thousand Buddha Hands โ Subduing Seal!
A huge phantom of Buddha appeared behind him, unfolding over a thousand arms, each forming a seal that landed on his body.
As the hand seals landed, the aura on Karl’s body grew weaker and weaker.
Seal!
This was Karl’s idea. Since he couldn’t resist it, he would accept it and actively suppress his own strength.
Of course.
Relying on the Thousand Buddha Hands alone was far from enough to evade the scrutiny of the world’s rules.
First-Order Middle Stage Rune โ Sealing Technique!
Tearing open the rune, countless streams of light entered his body, and the surging aura within him was also quietly suppressed.
Only then did that heavy pressure disappear.
“Hah…”
Karl let out a long breath, shaking his head helplessly:
“Coming here once requires consuming a Sealing Rune. Even a Late Stage, First-Circle Wizard would feel the pain!”
Sealing Runes were special runes, expensive, and even if you wanted to buy them, you might not be able to.
And their duration was only a mere half a month.
“Forget it!”
“Scout ahead first.”
His wizard robe trembled slightly, and bat puppets flew out from his sleeves, rushing in all directions.
The space rifts that riddled the Collapsed Divine Domain could cut and devour all living beings. Not to mention he was only second-order, even a third-order being would die here if they weren’t careful.
The process of scouting ahead was indispensable.
“Caw!”
A bat was grabbed and devoured by something.
Second-Order Evil Creature โ Corpse Ghoul.
“Puff!”
Several more bats were caught by white threads, their bodies dragged into the darkness and disappearing.
First-Order Evil Creature โ Thousand-Claw Monster!
The bat swarm flew further and further away, and a few of them reached a hilltop, then lost control and fell down.
The last thing they saw was lifelike stone sculptures, scattered all over the hilltop.
The stone statues included wolves, leopards, snakes, three-headed hounds, giant dragons, and even Buddhas and warriors that were tens of meters tall.
They stood motionless, heads raised, looking up at the sky, as if they were bowing and praying to some powerful being.
First-Order Evil Creature โ Sin Stone Statue!
Although Sin Stone Statues were only first-order evil creatures, their destructive power was stronger than many Nightmare-level evil creatures.
They mostly occupied an area, with numbers ranging from a few thousand to tens of thousands, and they were almost impossible to kill completely.
However, because they didn’t move often, as long as one didn’t enter their territory, they wouldn’t encounter danger, so they were classified as first-order evil creatures.
“Rustle…”
Suddenly.
The bats that were flying in all directions fell to the ground at the same time, and their wizard-made bodies began to decay and deteriorate.
Hmm?
Karl’s heart sank.
‘A type of annihilation ability?’
These bats were very far from each other, and even he couldn’t kill them all at the same time.
Unless it was a bloodline curse or a similar aura annihilation technique.
And the being capable of using such a technique…
“Swish!”
On the summit of a mountain in the distance, a figure suddenly appeared.
The figure’s body was distorted, and three pairs of pitch-black, decaying wings stretched out from its back, looking in Karl’s direction.
Fallen Angel!
Despair-Level Evil Creature!
According to legends, they were transformed from Warrior Angels, possessing an ‘immortal’ essence and various bizarre abilities.
The Fallen Angel wasn’t large, but it stood on the mountain peak, making people subconsciously ignore the mountain beneath it.
Even,
besides it, the heavens and earth had also disappeared from his perception.
“Not good!”
Karl’s heart pounded wildly, and a faint thunder crackled around his body as he dashed away in a flash of lightning.
If it was a Nightmare-level evil creature, he wouldn’t be afraid.
But a Despair-level evil creature, judging from his previous two encounters, was far beyond his capabilities as a second-order being.
Just the ‘immortal’ trait alone was enough to make one despair.
“Swish!”
The Fallen Angel flapped its wings, and the entire ‘person’ seemed to teleport as it approached Karl.
Its speed was at least twice as fast as Karl’s!
‘Am I going to have to go back so soon?’
***
Karl’s face was bitter:
“Sealing Runes aren’t cheap.”
“Swish!”
As he charged forward, he pointed his staff behind him, and several streams of water rushed towards the Fallen Angel.
The staff in his hand was from Gould, it was a Peak, First-Order quality, and combined with his Late Stage, First-Order cultivation,
its destructive power was naturally not weak.
“Bang!”
The Fallen Angel flapped its wings, forcefully breaking through the water stream, its speed barely affected.
Damn it!
Karl’s pupils contracted, his eyes deep and black, and an invisible mental power fluctuation rushed out.
Aura of Fear!
This pseudo-third-order spell was his greatest asset in the Main World.
When facing a Late Stage, First-Circle Wizard, once the Aura of Fear was unleashed, the opponent’s strength would be greatly weakened.
Even the heads of the three major families had no power to resist him.
But now…
“Ineffective!”
The Fallen Angel was completely unaffected by the Aura of Fear, and in a flash, it rushed in front of him, reaching out to grab Karl.
That pitch-black claw was twisted, bizarre, and even tainted one’s consciousness.
Thousand Buddha Hands!
“Bang!”
Karl let out a muffled groan, using the force to retreat violently, his figure rushing towards the Unreal City, while throwing out two Late Stage, First-Order Runes.
Chain Fireball!
Eighteen huge fireballs appeared out of thin air, like blazing suns, and smashed towards the Fallen Angel.
“Boom!”
“Rumble…”
The deafening roar was continuous, and compared to other wizardry, flames seemed to have some effect on the Fallen Angel.
Karl didn’t look back, he knew that relying on two runes alone wouldn’t stop the opponent.
Faster!
Faster!
“Crack!”
In a flash of lightning, he suddenly rushed into an Unreal City.
Behind him.
The Fallen Angel, having broken out of the flames, hovered in the void, its dead, dark eyes staring down at the Unreal City.
Seemingly disliking the aura of the Unreal City, the wings on its back slowly flapped as it flew into the distance.
It disappeared after a moment.
“Divine Envoy Karl!”
Malkin rushed over from the inner city:
“The Divine Envoy Bowen wants to see you.”
“Oh!”
Karl’s eyebrows twitched slightly.
…………
After not seeing him for a while, the Divine Envoy Bowen’s condition had worsened, with half of his body shrouded in a bizarre black aura.
His aura was also extremely weak.
Karl frowned:
“What happened?”
“Heh…” Bowen smiled bitterly:
“You should have also encountered that Despair-level evil creature outside. It appeared nearby half a year ago and hasn’t left.”
“The Unreal City’s inhabitants need to go out to hunt, and it…”
“I had to try to lure it away.”
Obviously.
He had failed.
The Divine Envoy Bowen’s strength was not even a match for most Nightmare-level evil creatures, let alone a Despair-level one.
“Divine Envoy Karl.”
Looking at Karl, he struggled to speak:
“I know you don’t belong here, but I hope you can protect the people of this Unreal City as much as possible.”
“The Divine Fire is about to extinguish…”
“I’m already failing.”
“Me?” Karl shook his head:
“I can’t.”
The effect of the Sealing Rune only lasted for half a month, and he couldn’t stay in the Collapsed Divine Domain for long, nor was he interested in managing an Unreal City.
“It won’t be long.”
Bowen’s voice was hoarse:
“After a while, people from another Unreal City will come here, and then the Unreal City can be handed over to them.”
“This is the reward!”
He tremblingly reached out, taking out two special Divine Stones from behind him.
Bowen naturally knew that he couldn’t rely on Karl, who had left for a year, but he had no other choice now.
The Unreal City couldn’t be without a Divine Envoy.
And Malkin,
was still lacking.
“Divine Marrow!”
Karl’s eyes flickered slightly.
He could sense the presence of Source Essence from the Divine Marrow.
