Wizard Sandersâs face was one of utter disbelief, as though he was just short of saying, âAre you kidding me?â
Although Sanders already had an incredibly alarming answer in mind, it wasnât yet to the point where Angel could win this battle!
On one side was an apprentice, on the other, a Demon God. The disparity in strength was colossal, like comparing a mound of earth to a range of mountains.
Even if it wasnât the Lord of the Flameless in person, but just an avatar of the Demon God, its strength was nearly at the Legendary Level! If it were to descend as a True Spirit, surpassing the Legendary Level would be incredibly easy!
How could such a powerful Demon God lose to Angel?
The expression on Sandersâs face already represented the doubts in his heart. Angel knew that this matter would likely be met with disbelief if spoken aloud. After pondering for a moment, he said to Sanders, âThere shouldnât be anyone here who could spy on us, right?â
Sanders nodded subconsciously, just about to ask Angel what he was planning to do, when he saw a faint light flash from Angelâs bracelet.
The next second, two cubic blocks of water, frozen by the waters of the ghostly abyss, appeared out of nowhere in front of him.
At first, Sanders didnât realize what these two water cubes were, until an overwhelming presence pressed upon him and he suddenly understood!
Looking carefully into the deep blue cubes of water, when he saw the details inside, Sandersâs pupils contracted, and he took a large step back.
What did he see?!
Two battered corpses!
One of the bodies was covered with burn marks, while the other had its head completely missing! But that wasnât what mattered. What mattered was that Sanders recognized the owners of these two corpses!
The one covered with burn marks was Aoluxiya.
And the other corpse, which had become half-ceramic, could still be identified from the broken patterns of its armor and the terrifying aura it emitted even in death⊠It was indeed the avatar of the Demon God that had come chasing after Popota!
Sanders looked at the two corpses with a face full of shock. He was initially stunned, then slowly his expression turned to surprise, occasionally flashing with covetousness, but ultimately it changed to a mix of terror and restraint!
The bodies that Monty was so obsessed with had appeared before Sanders without any warning, so suddenlyâhow could he not be surprised?
Moreover, upon seeing these two bodies, Sanders immediately thought of the method Monty had obtained for breaking through to Legendaryâusing the Demon Godâs bloodline to force a breakthrough⊠This was why a look of covetousness flashed in Sandersâs eyes. Who wouldnât want to step into a higher realm earlier?
But as the inner desire ran wild, another rational personality in his heart forcefully pulled Sanders back from his daydreams to the ground.
While taking âshortcutsâ and âunconventional pathsâ is common for wizards, such as learning Transmutation by grafting the skin of a Transforming Soft-bodied Insect, taking shortcuts on important life-changing decisions is tantamount to courting death.
Even if one could indeed advance to a higher tier by leveraging the bloodline of a Demon Godâs descendant, oneâs future potential would be exhausted.
Naturally, Sanders was unwilling to see his future path end there, so after experiencing surprise, covetousness, and greed, he began to consciously restrain himself.
However, even if Sanders had momentarily come to his senses, he still couldnât calm down about the matter.
He sat back down at his desk, bowed his head, and tapped his fingers lightly on the surface, using a special frequency to rapidly cool his emotions.
With great effort, he barely managed to quell the emotions in his heart.
The shock Angel had brought him was simply too great!
From the moment he released these two corpses, Angel had proven his words. He had not lied; in the struggle against the Demon God, he was the winner!
Sanders couldnât help but look at Angel. He now understood that when Angel caused trouble previously, Angel himself was oblivious, but this time, he knew what he was stirring, which meant things were indeed serious!
Luckily, these two corpses appeared in the Gravity Garden. If Angel had exposed them to the outside world, even if there was no one around, it would be only a matter of time before countless people would arrive, especially Monty, who was sure to sense it!
After all, when Sanders recently returned to Sky Island, he had seen with his own eyes how Monty radiated a gloomy aura, making Luci work tirelessly day and night to locate Aoluxiya. Moreover, Monty had even sent messages to several other members of the Wizardsâ Alliance in the Abyss, summoning over a dozen Prophet Wizards to Sky Island, all in pursuit of further leads!
If this place were to be exposed, it would be a matter of grave consequence!
However, if they could successfully keep it hidden, the benefits would be unimaginably vast!
Even without using the Demon God descendantâs bloodline to take a shortcut, there is more than just the bloodline of value in the Demon Godâs remains. These two corpses, especially the headless one, every part of them could be considered a treasure!
For instance, the white ceramic shell, with just a bit of melting, without even giving it to an alchemist for processing, could become high-grade armor with a little solidification of a Transmutation spell embedded into it!
Sanders felt the greed in his heart starting to rise again, but rationality ultimately prevailed over desire.
After suppressing the thoughts in his heart, Sanders looked at Angel.
âI donât even know how to properly address you anymore,â Sanders said as he rubbed his slightly throbbing temples and stood up. âThe matter of the Wilderness of Dreams isnât over, and now youâve added this to the mixâŠâ
Even if Angel was really causing trouble, the benefits obtained were always evident. As mentor and apprentice, both being of the Illusion Demon Island lineage, their interests were naturally shared.
Sanders, although grumbling verbally, actually harbored a masochistic sense of relief in his heart. Even more so, there was an indefinable pride and a commendation he did not wish to articulate.
Sanders muttered a few begrudging compliments, and then the topic shifted to the two corpses.
The primary concern was how to deal with the two bodies. Sanders hadnât made up his mind yet, even feeling that placing them in the Gravity Garden was unsafe. In the end, he decided it would be better to temporarily place the corpses with Angelânot only because Angel had rightful ownership of the bodies but also because Angelâs Blood Night Shelter could effectively shield against Divination.
If one were to place them in the Gravity Garden, even though the Gravity Garden could prevent Divination to a certain extent, it ultimately could not match the shielding effect of the Blood Night Shelter.
Once the issue of placement was resolved, as for what to do with them later, that could be decided in the future. For the time being, Angelâs help would be indispensable, whether for healing that otherworldly humanâJonâor for researching the Wilderness of Dreams. There would be time to consider it later.
Talking straight, Sanders looked at Angel, his gaze extremely complex, âNow we should discuss, in detail, what happened. Exactly what occurred during your battle with the Lord of the Flameless? How did you manage it?â
Since Angel had already displayed the two corpses, naturally he wouldnât hide anything.
âActually, itâs not accurate to say that I defeated the Lord of the Flameless. The person who truly defeated him was âheâ.â
Angel began with the battle between Aoluxiya and the Lord of the Flameless, recounting almost every detail, including how the Primeval Flame in purple and white had sealed Aoluxiyaâs spirit, and how the relic left by the cruel scholar had attracted the Lord of the Flameless⊠Angel recounted everything, leaving no detail undisclosed.
When Sanders heard that Angel had refused Popotaâs advice to use the relic, his brow began to twitch.
If Angel didnât use the relic, what could he do when facing the Lord of the Flameless?
It seemed there was only one thing he could do.
âDid you pull off something like the Night Demon City affair?â Sanders speculated, recalling how everything had aligned in Angelâs favor enabling him to create the chaos in Night Demon City. Replicating that would be extremely difficult.
Angel shook his head and recounted what happened.
âSo it was âhimâ.â Sandersâs face showed little surprise. When Angelâs physique had become stronger, Sanders had already speculated as much.
âAt that time, my thought processes had already entered a comatose state, what actually happened, I learned afterward from the memories âheâ left with me.â Angel continued, âHe seemed to be attached to me at first, matching the Lord of the Flameless in battle.â
As Angel narrated, Sanders silently memorized and analyzed in his heart.
Hearing Angelâs implication, that person had not come in his true form but only with a strand of consciousness attached to Angel, and he was able to match an avatar of a Half-step Legend Demon God in battleâhow powerful would his bodily form be?
While Sanders was still pondering the real strength of that person, Angel again took him on a roller coaster ride.
ââŠLater, the Demon God unleashed True Spirit Force, and his power surged⊠My body sustained damage, and âheâ left my consciousness, battling the Lord of the Flameless with just his consciousness.â
âAnd then?â
âOne blow. It only took one blow. The Lord of the Flamelessâs head shattered.â
Sanders wore a face of astonishment.
A Demon God who had already used True Spirit killed with a single blow by that person?
âNot just that, after killing the Demon Godâs avatar, he used only one more blow to extinguish the⊠True Spirit of the Lord of the Flameless as well.â
This time, Sanders was thoroughly stunned!
âYou mean, the Lord of the Flamelessâs actual True Spirit?â
Angel nodded, âYes, precisely because the True Spirit of the Lord of the Flameless was shattered on the Continent of Yuantan, and the True Spirit Force scattered, that the Continent of Yuantan was saved from collapse.â
Angelâs subsequent words were lost on Sanders; his mind was fixated on, âThe Demon Godâs True Spirit has been shattered!â
The power of a Demon God chiefly consisted of three parts: the True Name, True Spirit, and True Body!
Now, with the True Spirit of the Lord of the Flameless gone, this meant that its power had significantly diminishedânot merely by a simplistic third but by an even more substantial margin. It might even fall from the position of a great Demon God!
At the same time, this also meant that the âDemon Godâs shadow,â which had been a source of concern for all the wizards of the Southern Domain because of Montyâs hunting plan, had disappeared!
For now, how could the Lord of the Flameless threaten to invade the Southern Domain when it was struggling to maintain its own power?
Sanders was dazed for a moment; he had been contemplating the extent of that personâs strength.
Now he realized, he might not even have the qualifications to speculate.
While there might not be any Legendary Wizards in the Southern Domain at present, it had seen many legends in the past, and therefore many a record of Legendary Wizards existed. As a key figure of the Barbarian Cave, Sanders naturally knew many legendary tales, and thus he could make a rough analysis of a legendâs strength using books as reference.
But beyond the legends, he only knew of a term called âMiracle,â with no further information.
And that personâs strength, having shattered a Demon Godâs True Spirit with one blow, evidently had reached a level of power beyond legend that defied description!
How could he even begin to speculate?
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