Chapter 2552

The dark red sun hung in the sky. On the flat summit of Molten Mountain, Edri Dewen, holding his dilapidated greatsword, slowly stood up. His height of over three meters was very oppressive, especially since he wore full-body armor. Although the armor was decayed, it felt as if it had become one with Edri Dewen; this pitted armor seemed to have become his skin.

Edri Dewen was indeed not a true king and had never sat on the throne for even a moment, but in the hearts of the people of Talin, he was the First King.

The Kingdom of Talin had a population of nearly one hundred million. Do not underestimate these ordinary people. Over several hundred years, the collective will of the Talin people unknowingly formed a type of energy similar to the power of faith, which was eventually fed back to Edri Dewen in a special way.

This was a situation that made many gods envious. Influenced by this power of will, Edri Dewen became an uncrowned king. Even though he had never been to Talin, his blood had always been protecting Talin, passed down generation after generation by the Talin royal family in a nearly cruel manner.

Only the strong were worthy of inheriting the royal blood; this was the tradition of Talin. Only the strongest was the First King.

However, Edri Dewen himself was unaware of all this, nor could he be. In the eyes beneath his helmet, there was no emotion other than the dark red of burning flames.

The Apostle's Eye floated behind Su Xiao. He urgently needed to know the enemy's data. The oppressive feeling coming toward him... was a bit too strong.

【Comparing both parties' Intelligence attributes... Comparison complete. Our Intelligence attribute is 1.038 times that of the enemy; only 58% of the enemy's data has been obtained.】

Name: First King, Edri Dewen

Category: Source Guardian

Health: 100%

Source Power: 92900/92900 points

Strength: 182 (True attribute, already 8 points higher than the Hunter. When the Beast-Berserk Potion's duration ends, it will be 18 points higher than the Hunter, forming a Strength suppression.)

Agility: 170 (True attribute)

Stamina: 180 (True attribute)

Intelligence: 157 (True attribute)

Charisma: None (First King Edri Dewen is an absolutely non-negotiable unit; his Charisma attribute cannot be quantified.)

Skill 1, Source Guardian (Passive, lv. 75): Health +87000 points, immune to all crowd control effects, Fire, Slashing, and Bludgeoning damage reduced by 40%.

Skill 2, First King (Passive, lv. 73): Health +32000 points, all defense increased by 32.7%. If a mental-type ability is used against Edri Dewen, the user will suffer mental backlash and permanent mental damage.

Skill 3, Edri Mad Sword (Technique-type ability, lv. 54): Increases sword-type weapon attack power by 712%, attacks have an uninterruptible characteristic, attack intensity tier +1.

Hint: Because the Source Power within Edri Dewen is in a stable state, this ability is not fully activated.

Skill 4, Source Fire (Passive, lv. 62): This ability is not activated.

Skill 5, Death Grip (Active, lv. 70): Edri Dewen charges with unstoppable momentum, causing impact and stun effects on the enemy. After grabbing the enemy's neck, he uses the sword in his hand to pin the enemy to the ground and performs Source Power: Flame Burst.

Hint: After the charge impact, the enemy will be stunned for 0.7 to 12 seconds, depending on the difference in Strength and Stamina attributes, and will take 520 to 940 points of impact damage.

Hint: After the enemy is stunned, grabbing the neck has a chance to cause a neck-break effect, dealing 750 points of defense-ignoring damage + (Strength attribute difference x 30.7) neck-break damage.

Hint: After piercing and pinning the enemy to the ground with the greatsword and performing Source Power: Flame Burst, it will cause 32.7% of maximum health in piercing damage.

Skill 6,???

Skill 7, Source: Burn Burst (Passive, lv. 70): When Edri Dewen's health drops to 50%, 20%, 10%, and 3%, the Source crystals within him will activate once each, forming a Burn Burst effect with a range of 430 meters.

Hint: Burn Burst will cause 17% to 50% of the enemy's maximum health in true fire damage and stun them for 1.5 to 7.9 seconds. Damage and stun duration depend on distance.

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Skill 14, Source Awakening (Ultimate ability, lv. 30): This ability will be activated after health drops below 50%,???

Seeing the First King's data, Su Xiao took a deep breath. If one were to compare the First King with past enemies, such as the Archbishop vs. the First King, the Archbishop would be a notch weaker.

As for comparing him to the sisters who devoured gods, please do not insult the First King. There is simply no comparison. The First King is a semi-technique type + super survival ability + large-scale Source Power attacks.

Facing such an enemy, a one-on-one fight is very unwise. Under Su Xiao's signal, Amu and Baha circled behind the First King, surrounding him in a triangular formation with Su Xiao. As for Xiang Bubu Wang, he just needs to keep an eye on the First King's health while providing the aura.

Source: Burn Burst will trigger a total of four times. For Su Xiao, who has execution capabilities, he only needs to dodge this ability once. He rarely fights strong enemies with less than 25% health; Zhan Long Shan's Magic Blade is just that reassuring.

First King Edri Dewen stood still. His thick upper body was slightly hunched, as if he were a bit hunchbacked and couldn't stand straight. This might have to do with his former identity—his identity before becoming a Source Guardian and the First King.

The First King not moving didn't mean Su Xiao wouldn't take the initiative. The Beast-Berserk Potion's duration had already passed by a few seconds. Once it ended, the enemy would exert Strength suppression on him, which would be very bad.

Su Xiao suddenly disappeared from where he was and slashed at the First King's neck.

Clang!

The long blade felt like it had slashed into metal. After sinking less than 5 centimeters into the First King's neck, it was stuck by the First King's body, which was no longer entirely flesh. It couldn't advance a single millimeter. If this were an ordinary Saint-Spirit-grade weapon, it might not even have broken his defense!

The First King suddenly raised his head, his eyes, burning with dark red flames inside, looking at Su Xiao.

The First King gripped the greatsword with both hands, not caring at all about the long blade slashed into his neck, and swung the greatsword down at Su Xiao's head.

Su Xiao leaped backward and dodged a black-red sword beam sideways.

Boom! Boom! Boom...

The First King acted as if he had gone mad, slashing wildly at the ground where Su Xiao had just been. Where was the king in this? His attacks were extremely violent, and both his Strength and speed were incredibly powerful.

It wouldn't be accurate to say the First King was slashing wildly. Every sword strike he made brought out streaks of black-red sword beams. If Su Xiao weren't faster than the First King, he would have been hit by one of those strikes. Even if he blocked with his blade, he would have had to take the subsequent wild slashes head-on, and the result...

Gravel splashed everywhere, and the layers of expanding air waves subsided. The First King stood on a large pile of gravel, glanced at Su Xiao, and then turned his gaze toward Baha.

"Eh?"

Baha was shocked. It hadn't even made a move yet, but it had already attracted the First King's attention.

With a boom, the First King turned into a black-red afterimage and charged directly at Baha. Baha immediately shuttled through space, wanting to hide in another dimension.

Bang!

Like a muffled thunderclap, the First King slammed his shoulder into the air, and an air explosion sounded. Baha's figure suddenly appeared; its bones felt like they were about to fall apart, and its head was dizzy. Before it could even fly backward, a large hand grabbed its neck.

"Gaa~!"

What Baha wanted to say but didn't was, why target me?