Chapter 292: Life and Death Judgment

"Young man, you're strong!"

Seeing the Wind Elemental Lord eliminated, Twilight Shadow, who had been anxiously pressed beneath the Gate of the Underworld, suddenly stopped being anxious.

"It was just a matter of holding a bit of terrain advantage!"

Mu Yi was not complacent; he stared seriously at Twilight Shadow.

He always felt something was off.

The process of subduing Twilight Shadow seemed too smooth!

"You've discovered it!"

"You guys, aren't you underestimating a Legend mage stationed in the Mage Tower!"

Twilight Shadow's form began to become ethereal, vanishing without a trace from beneath the suppressed mountain peak.

Mu Yi's complexion changed; he quickly dispelled the barrier and returned to the floating island.

On the floating island, Aili had already collapsed unconscious, leaving Lily to laboriously hold up a barrier.

And before her, two figures were attacking wildly.

Mu Yi realized he had been deceived; the Enchanting Demon referred not to anything else but to Bei Linda's bloodline clone, just like Twilight Shadow.

From the moment they met, he had already fallen into Bei Linda's linguistic trap, causing him to mistake the Enchanting Demon for a seductive creature; in fact, the Wind Elemental Lord and the Enchanting Demon had nothing to do with each other, merely a bait placed openly by Bei Linda.

"What a terrifying young man, actually able to see my full state!" Bei Linda's voice came from within the Mage Tower.

"Little girl, I must admit, without the Mage Tower I would probably have already lost to you!"

"It's about time to stop here; although I have high hopes for you, this alone isn't enough! Come back next time!"

"Ah!"

A soul's shrill howl nearly pierced Mu Yi's celestial spirit cover, causing his eyes to darken.

Lily's barrier extended a portion, enveloping Mu Yi inside.

"How much longer can it hold?"

"I can still hold for five minutes!"

Lily's voice was calm, showing no panic despite the dire situation.

"Enough!"

Mu Yi produced the Book of Life and Death and the Judgment Pen, thinking that to defeat a Legend he still needed to use some cheat.

"Announcing your name is your biggest mistake!"

"Enchanting Demon Twilight Shadow- Dickens- Bei Linda!" Mu Yi wrote Bei Linda's full title with the Judgment Pen on the Book of Life and Death.

Bei Linda, who had felt victory within reach, instantly sensed an ominous foreboding.

She hurriedly intensified her attack; ripples instantly rose on Lily's defensive barrier, as if it would shatter in the next instant.

"Now it can only hold for three minutes!"

"Enough."

Nevertheless, no matter how hard Bei Linda tried, the barrier remained steadfast, just a step away from breaking, stubbornly withstanding the assault.

"Die!"

"Die!

"Die!"

Mu Yi, in one breath, wrote three 'Die' characters on Bei Linda's name; the dense aura of death surged straight through the Mage Tower, crossing all distance between Mu Yi and Bei Linda, assaulting Bei Linda's body and flooding her soul.

"Ah!"

The Enchanting Demon, Twilight Shadow, and Bei Linda inside the Mage Tower all howled almost simultaneously, though they couldn't directly kill Bei Linda.

But due to the nature of the Life and Death Register, each spoken word Mu Yi wrote at this moment directly attacked Bei Linda's soul core.

"Is luck this bad?"

Mu Yi looked at the untouched Bei Linda and frowned.

The combination of the Judgment Pen and the Life and Death Register could nearly double the power of the Life and Death Judgment, yet three consecutive judgments failed to kill Bei Linda.

"No, it's not bad luck; it's a rank gap. Between a Legend and a non‑Legend there are unknown factors, right?"

Mu Yi's expression turned solemn; although he couldn't directly curse the opposing Legend mage to death, he was certain that even after enduring three attacks straight to the soul core, the opponent wouldn't be in good shape.

The death aura emanating from the opponent made that clear.

"Die!"

Mu Yi gritted his teeth against the emptiness in his body and again lifted the pen to write another 'Die' on the Life and Death Register.

Each use of the Life and Death Judgment consumed a substantial amount; the longevity essence previously stored on the Register was now fully converted into judgment power, hammering the Legend mage's soul core heavily.

When the 'Die' character blossomed again, the Legend mage inside the Mage Tower finally could no longer hold on and collapsed into unconsciousness.

The Enchanting Demon and Twilight Shadow's two bloodline clones, due to their original bodies' collapse, instantly severed their connections, became ethereal, and vanished into the void.

"The rest is yours, Lily!"

Mu Yi plopped onto the ground; the consumption was enormous, especially after using the Life and Death Judgment four times in a row, even his near‑abnormal recovery was struggling.

Lily rushed into the Mage Tower; sturdy fortresses are often easier to breach from within.

Soon after, the Mage Tower collapsed with a roar.

Mu Yi also received a Zongwang Prompt.

"Zongwang Prompt: Congratulations, player, for defeating the Legendary Heroic Spirit — Enchanting Demon Twilight Shadow- Dickens- Bei Linda. You have met the basic clearance conditions; you may exit the Challenge Dungeon at any time outside combat."

"Zongwang Prompt: Your challenge reward has been increased!"

Seeing the message, Mu Yi exhaled in relief and lay back on the floating island.

Fighting a Legend Heroic Spirit like this even consumes more stamina than battling a Heroic Spirit Squad.

After defeating a Heroic Spirit Squad, they still have energy to press on; now he has no stamina left to face new foes.

Lily emerged from the ruins of the Mage Tower, unsure what she had last said to Belinda, but Mu Yi could see she was in good spirits.

Names: Lily, Belinda, Mu Yi. Also Mage Tower maybe not a name; it's a place but generic? It's a specific place "Mage Tower". Might be considered a place name. Should we include? It's a specific location; but not in glossary. We'll decide later.

"Here you go!" Lily tossed something to Mu Yi.

Names: Lily, Mu Yi.

"What is it?" (no names)

Mu Yi felt curious; as they had agreed earlier, the legendary mage's items should belong to Lily, so after catching it he took a quick look.

Names: Mu Yi, Legendary Mage, Lily.

【Heroic Spirit Challenge – Holy Challenge Invitation】

Names: Heroic Spirit Challenge, Holy Challenge Invitation. Both are in the glossary as Heroic Spirit? Actually "Heroic Spirit Challenge" not directly in glossary but "Heroic Spirit" is, "Challenge" is. Might be considered a term. But we have "Heroic Spirit Squad" etc. We'll see.

Description: (no names)

Upon use, the player is transported to the Sealed Land to challenge the sealed Abyss Demon.

Names: Sealed Land (place), Abyss Demon.

Slaying the Abyss Demon awards a Heroic Spirit Seal, which lets you claim any drop reward from defeated Heroic Spirits.

Names: Abyss Demon, Heroic Spirit Seal (item), Heroic Spirit.

(Serious warning: The sealed Abyss Demon is a real entity; dying in the challenge will damage the soul, possibly causing soul death.)

Names: Abyss Demon.

Recommended challenge level: 25 (the Abyss Demon was a level‑40 demigod before its sealing).

Names: Abyss Demon, Demigod.

Limited to 1 participant.

PS: I will definitely come back! You can't ever seal me! — Primordial Desire·Seven Deadly Sins·Kritoros.

Names: Primordial Desire, Seven Deadly Sins, Kritoros. This appears to be a title or epithet. Not in the glossary.

"This isn't right for me; you can take it—maybe you'll find a use for it someday!" Lily said casually.

Names: Lily.

Mu Yi pondered, then nodded and took it; as Lily said, mages really aren't suited for challenging such a sealed place.

Names: Mu Yi, Lily, Sealed Land.

Just being barred from the world's elements is enough to drastically cut down many mage spells.

Names: Mage (generic).

Furthermore, the entity sealed within the Sealed Land is a former demigod demon.

Names: Sealed Land, Demigod Demon.

"What do you plan to do next? Take a break or keep going?" Mu Yi asked after stowing the Holy Challenge Invitation.

Names: Mu Yi, Holy Challenge Invitation.

"My purpose is fulfilled; I'm pleased with this trip's rewards and need to head back to digest them."

No names.

Lily shook her head; he had indeed learned a lot from Belinda.

Names: Lily, Belinda.

She wishes to return, using Belinda's Heroic Spirit Fragments to study her special spells more thoroughly.

Names: Belinda, Heroic Spirit Fragment.

This spell that can manifest as three copies looks very useful to Lily; mastering it would boost her combat ability to the next level.

Names: Lily.

In strict terms, she lost this challenge to Belinda, but Mu Yi's help allowed her to reverse the situation.

Names: She (Lily), Belinda, Mu Yi.

Relying on allies is a mage's virtue, but depending only on them is a disgrace; she must keep improving her magic so Mu Yi doesn't far outpace her.

Names: Mage, She (Lily), Mu Yi.

Aili made the same choice, recognizing her own shortcomings and deciding to leave; this dungeon is beyond her capabilities.

Names: Aili, She (Aili), Dungeon.

Lily retained a third of her resistance, yet against the Legendary she had almost no means to defend.

Names: Lily, She (Lily), Legend.

From her expression, Mu Yi could tell she would strive to catch up in the days ahead.

Names: She (Lily), Mu Yi.

Healthy competition always promotes growth. (no names)

Mu Yi looked toward the central tower of the ground city, unfurled his wings, and plunged from the floating island.

Names: Mu Yi, central tower of the ground city, Floating Island.

Heroic Spirit Fragments mean more to him, so he's keen on hunting ordinary Heroic Spirits.

Names: Heroic Spirit Fragments, him (Mu Yi), Heroic Spirit.

…… (no names)

"Should we settle the dungeon?"

Names: Dungeon.

"Yes." (no names)

Checking challenge dungeon achievements…

Names: Challenge Dungeon.

Calculating challenge dungeon rewards…

Names: Challenge Dungeon.

You defeated an ordinary Heroic Spirit—dungeon rewards go up!

Names: Ordinary Heroic Spirit, Dungeon.

………… (no)

………… (no)

You defeated a legendary Heroic Spirit—dungeon rewards surge based on your level.

Names: Legendary Heroic Spirit, Dungeon.

After tallying, the dungeon reward rating is Legendary.

Names: Dungeon, Legend.

Thanks to the first‑clear bonus, your dungeon reward rating goes up one level.

Names: Dungeon.

Your final dungeon rating is Legendary (1).

Names: Dungeon, Legend.

You earned a base reward of 50,000 Zongwang Disaster Coins.

Names: Zongwang Disaster Coin.

You earned a base reward of 33,000 Universal Experience points.

Names: Universal Experience.

You received a Heroic Spirit Challenge Chest (Legendary).

Names: Heroic Spirit Challenge Chest, Legendary.

Settlement finished; now sending the character out of the dungeon…

Names: Dungeon.

A dizzying sensation brimming with harvest joy…

Upon regaining consciousness, Mu Yi discovered he had returned to the peak of Kunlun Mountain.

Names: Mu Yi, Kunlun Summit.

"Too bad; if it weren't for that unlucky dragon rider, I could have earned a bit more!" Mu Yi rubbed his temples, feeling helpless.

Names: Dragon Rider, Mu Yi.

To avoid the Heroic Spirit Squad's combined chase, he unfurled his wings and sped low, inevitably catching the dragon rider's eye.

Names: Heroic Spirit Squad, him (Mu Yi), Dragon Rider.

The heavily armored dragon rider can't be brought down quickly; once he's immobilized, the nearby Heroic Spirit Squad swarms in.

Names: Dragon Rider, Heroic Spirit Squad.

A mere minute's delay and he'll be encircled.

They're just using Mu Yi as a boss to farm, with the dragon rider as a meat shield up front—even if Mu Yi tried to go after easy targets, he couldn't; the one getting hit ends up fleeing in panic.

Names: Mu Yi, Dragon Rider.

Finally, resigned, Mu Yi abandoned the hunt, shook off the dragon rider, and found a spot to settle the dungeon.

Names: Mu Yi, Dragon Rider, Dungeon.

Luckily the rewards were still decent; while the dungeon payout was small, the Heroic Spirit Fragments were plentiful.

Names: Dungeon, Heroic Spirit Fragments.

He shoved the Heroic Spirit Fragments onto his subordinate officers and soldiers; they weren't much use to Mu Yi, but they proved a valuable upgrade for the developing troops.

Names: Heroic Spirit Fragments, Mu Yi, officers and soldiers.

After handling the Heroic Spirit Fragments, Mu Yi pulled the chest from his pack.

Names: Heroic Spirit Fragments, Mu Yi, Chest.

Zongwang notice: You gained Divine Grace (Transcendent Attribute).

Names: Zongwang Prompt, Divine Grace, Transcendent Attribute.

Divine Grace (Transcendent Attribute): (no new names)

Quality: Legendary

Names: Legend.

Type: Consumable

Effect: After use, randomly increases one attribute point of the character (effective when above 20 points and below 30 points).

Validity period: 24 hours.

ps: Only adventurers who are strong enough and lucky enough are qualified to enjoy this heaven-sent blessing-like grace. —A fortunate son who wishes to remain anonymous.

It increases one attribute point; although it is randomly increased, it is still a very real and precious treasure.

Mu Yi looked at the divine grace in his hand, a transparent vial with a drop flashing enticing golden light.

«Use divine grace (Transcendent attribute)? »

«Yes. »

«You used the divine grace (Transcendent attribute); your physique has permanently increased by 1 point. »

He moved his slightly uncomfortable body; physique, after perception, is another attribute approaching the thirty major barrier, and it is also the attribute Mu Yi values most.

No matter what is said, in the end only by surviving can one carve out a world of one's own.

And a high physique attribute is the guarantee of survival ability.

Leaning against the rocks, Mu Yi has come to enjoy gazing up at the firmament, though he doesn't know when it started.

Although the firmament is not an unattainable realm for him, he simply enjoys the carefree feeling of lying back to watch clouds roll and unfold, and silently listening to flowers bloom and fall.

«Roar! »

Chuyi emerged from the mountainside and lay beside Mu Yi.

«Chuyi, do you want to go take a look at Kunlun Mountain? » Mu Yi asked, rubbing Chuyi's fluffy head.

«Huh? » Chuyi tilted his head, looking at Mu Yi's eyes with some confusion, as if he didn't quite understand Mu Yi's meaning—wasn't the mountain beneath their feet Kunlun Mountain?

«Not here, it's the Kunlun Mountain of the Jiuzhou mainland! »

Mu Yi patted Chuyi's head; after the bonus of the world's ascension period passed, Chuyi's strength was actually stuck at the Transcendent stage, unable to progress.

Ultimately, Chuyi's strength all comes from the blessing of Kunlun Mountain; one could say Kunlun Mountain is Chuyi's true essence.

Chuyi's strength on Kunlun Mountain is comparable to a Legend, but once he leaves Kunlun Mountain his combat power drops to less than one-tenth; this is also why Mu Yi has never dared to bring Chuyi into a dungeon, as fighting would be too dangerous.

Moreover, the Queen Mother of the West, who had once met them, is willing to give Mu Yi and them a trial opportunity; although the exact content of the trial is uncertain, it is certain that the reward for passing the trial will certainly not be less than what they obtained from Bai Ze.

Furthermore, making a trip to the Kunlun Mountain of the Jiuzhou mainland might be a good thing for Chuyi, who is already bound to the Kunlun mountain range.

The cruelty of the Plane War worries Mu Yi somewhat, so he wants to strengthen his allies as much as possible.

And Chuyi can be considered his most trustworthy ally.

On the eve of participating in the Plane War, Mu Yi recalled the Queen Mother of the West's promise and planned to go to Kunlun Mountain to try his luck.

If he could get Chuyi up to Legend-level combat power, he would also have a trump card to turn the tide.