Chapter 517: Powerful Destructive Force

Under Luoning's lead, the group moved far away from the mountain range ravaged by the elemental storm and stopped at a random, secluded spot.

"Luoning, have you truly become a Legendary?"

Suofeiya asked repeatedly; her shock and disbelief were evident.

When she, Ximeng, and the others originally decided to follow Luoning, besides the latter's willingness to deal with the Holy Storm, they also valued Luoning's potential, and the latter had also frankly stated that he was confident in becoming a Legendary within ten years.

This was their reliance for returning to the Xinyue Continent.

Luoning nodded, and two types of Elemental Power, water and fire, appeared on his hands respectively.

"A Legendary is indeed extraordinary!"

He sighed: "In the past, mobilizing the elements of heaven and earth required a certain amount of mental effort and also required Magic Power as a guide. But now, I feel that the surrounding Elemental Power has become very docile, as if it is always ready to follow my commands at will."

As he spoke, he withdrew the wind and fire elements, replacing them with earth elements, water elements, lightning elements, and so on.

Once one becomes a Legendary, one can dabble in magic of other attributes and craft various Spell Scrolls and Magic Arrays.

Of course, when designing magic of other attributes, it requires the consumption of Mental Power and Magic Power, and it is not as easy as using one's inherent elemental attributes.

Seeing this scene, Suofeiya confirmed the fact that Luoning had become a Legendary.

Even though she was a genius of the City of Dawn and at the top among the younger generation, she still felt inferior in front of Luoning.

Of course, she knew that Luoning's breakthrough was so fast that there must be unknown secrets.

But everyone has secrets, and for her, no matter how Luoning achieved his breakthrough, as long as the latter was stronger, it would be beneficial to her, to Aoerlante, and even to the Xinyue Continent.

After all, the human Alliance would never complain about having too many strong individuals when dealing with the Demon Gods.

Ruidar and Maiken were likewise amazed and happy for Luoning.

As attendants and followers summoned by Luoning, the two had witnessed their master's step-by-step growth along the way, and their hearts were filled with pride and reverence.

"Did you break through in both professions at the same time this time?"

Suofeiya asked the second question she was concerned about.

She had previously informed Luoning that if a Knight and a Magician both reached the Blazing Sun rank and broke through simultaneously, the baptism of heaven and earth they received would be stronger than breaking through to Legendary as a single profession.

For two people who have just stepped into the Legendary rank, one breaking through as a single profession and the other as a dual profession, the former would be vastly inferior to the latter in every dimension.

Luoning nodded, "It was indeed a breakthrough in both professions together."

Suofeiya's eyes lit up, "Then, shall we test your strength?"

Hearing this, Ruidar and Maiken were also somewhat moved.

In their previous lives, they had seen Legendaries; taking Ruidar as an example, his teacher was even of Sage rank.

But the opportunity to personally fight against a Legendary was rare.

Luoning readily agreed.

He also wanted to see just how powerful his strength had become.

"Come on!"

His figure flickered, and he appeared a hundred meters away, "I am confident that I can survive safely under your joint attacks, so you don't need to worry about me; use your strongest means of attack to your heart's content!"

"Alright!"

The three focused their minds to prepare their attacks.

One Blazing Sun Knight, one Archmage, and one Silver Moon Knight—such a lineup was impressive anywhere.

At this moment, joining forces to deal with Luoning, they were drumming in their hearts, not knowing to what extent their three strongest moves combined could reach.

Suofeiya raised her hand to channel magic, starting off with the fire-type magic Flame God Roar, injecting the maximum degree of Mental Power and Magic Power to push the intensity of the spell to the limit.

Maiken gave a loud shout, injecting surging Battle Qi into the ground, shattering the earth, and then these shattered clods of earth were condensed and compressed into sharp stones.

He swung his long sword, and these sharp stones carrying Battle Qi were like thousands of arrows released from their strings, capable of tearing apart even a body of steel.

The Level 8 Battle Technique Sand and Stone Storm could wash a person into a pool of blood.

At the same time, Ruidar had already used the Burning Heaven Secret Canon to purify his Battle Qi; the pure Battle Qi combined with the highly penetrating Heavy Strike Explosion Battle Technique had a single-target attack power even greater than the combined power of Suofeiya and Maiken's moves!

Luoning had not learned Legendary-level spells or Battle Techniques, but when he gripped the Liuyan Sword, just like when he was promoted to Blazing Sun, the Liuyan Sword possessed a new ability—a Battle Technique with super-strong single-target killing capability, the Vacuum Dimension Slash!

This was a Battle Technique that fused wind and fire, possessing both the swiftness and sharpness of wind, as well as the scorching and explosive attributes of fire.

Luoning was worried that this move was too strong, so he did not use it, but instead used the Blazing Sun Battle Technique Heaven Fire Scorches the Plains.

Executing this Battle Technique at the Legendary stage was different from the past.

In addition to the qualitative improvement of Luoning's own Battle Qi, becoming the Extreme Origin of Battle, the fire elements in the heaven and earth around him were instantly mobilized when he swung his sword to attack, amplifying the power of this move.

The skills of both sides collided in the air, the hazy night was illuminated in this instant, accompanied by a huge roar, as if the whole world was shaking!

Boom—

The shockwave turned into violent force acting on both sides; Luoning was fine, but the other three were forced to retreat.

During this period, Luoning's Heaven Fire Scorches the Plains had completely suppressed the combined moves of the three, and with the remaining force, it raged toward the opponents.

"Danger!"

The three either activated Battle Qi Armor, used Battle Qi barriers, or cast defensive magic instantly; although they resisted it without mishap, they were impacted and pushed back several hundred meters.

After Along while, the surrounding heaven and earth gradually calmed down.

Only to see that at the center where the Battle Technique and magic collided, a huge crater was left behind, and the surrounding ground was also destroyed, extending all the way to the feet of both sides.

"Too strong, even more powerful than the blast of a cannon shell!"

Seeing this scene, even Luoning couldn't help but feel shocked.

For the same move, the difference in power between a Legendary and a Blazing Sun using it was simply too great.

With such combat power, let alone three Blazing Suns, even if five came, Luoning was confident he could deal with them alone.

On the other hand, the three who resisted this move were terrified.

Suofeiya raised her hand to tidy her messy hair, "I have seen the Extreme Origin Power many times, but today I have personally experienced its power. If Ruidar hadn't helped block some of the remaining force just now, I reckon I would have been injured."

"Indeed, too strong!" Maiken couldn't help but nod in agreement.

The three of them crossed the battlefield and came before Luoning, expressing their admiration for Luoning's power.

"My lord, I feel that with your current strength, those two divine envoys behind the Holy Storm no longer pose a threat to us; perhaps our future offensives can be a bit more aggressive?"

Ruidar suggested, "After all, the longer the time drags on, the more so-called believers they will harvest, thereby creating more powerful individuals, which is disadvantageous to us."

A light of longing for battle also appeared in Maiken's eyes; among the three present, he was the only one who hadn't experienced intense warfare, and with his strength not yet fully unleashed, he felt stifled.

"We will definitely fight, but there is no need to be overly rash."

Luoning said, "Looking at the royal family's attitude, it seems we will have to shoulder the burden of the campaign in the future, but the scale of the Knight Order in our hands is not yet large enough; expanding the army remains the top priority."

Although it is true that the longer the time drags on, the more it benefits the Holy Storm, the same holds true for Luoning.

"Suofeiya, help me contact Hameng and see if he has any way to obtain intelligence on the strength of Yanyi and Selandier."

Suofeiya was startled, "Are you planning a decapitation strike?"

Luoning nodded slowly, "Steady advancement only refers to our army; if there is an opportunity for a decapitation strike, it could allow us to avoid significant losses."

"I will contact Hameng; this is also something he has been doing all along."

Suofeiya hesitated for a moment and advised, "From my personal experience, the strength of Yanyi and Selandier should be stronger than Mofisite."

Mofisite is a Level 8 Magus, so it is very likely that Yanyi and Selandier are both Sun-level.

It is even possible they are Legendary.

"A decapitation strike carries a certain amount of risk!"

Luoning nodded, "I will consider it carefully."

He looked at Maiken and said, "Maiken, take Suofeiya and return to Mist City first. Ruidar, you stay behind; I have something to discuss with you." (End of chapter)