Chapter 4204

The elemental fury beasts that rushed out of the main base did not relieve the pressure on our defensive line, their numbers were still insufficient, but the "Life Guardian" made our combatants feel a release of pressure, because the "Life Guardian" has higher health, and while restoring health, it also restores bodily energy, even to the extent of having a certain recovery effect on stamina.

What made the combatants even more incredulous was that the guardian actually enhanced their primary attributes, greatly improving true attributes, and even slightly enhancing supreme attributes, by about 3%, through an ability called Elemental Resonance, which allows the beneficiary's bodily attributes to resonate with the corresponding natural elemental forces, thereby granting the buff.

For example, supreme strength resonates with fire-element natural elements, supreme agility with wind-element, stamina with wood-element, intellect with water-element, charm with…… charm attribute cannot be enhanced, I don't know why.

Being besieged by the black knights, and having to deal with the Ancient Abyss Entity·Withering Star, the pressure was immense; even in a one-on-one against the Withering Star, his chance of victory was no better than fifty-fifty, let alone being besieged by black knights, his domain was mutually eroding with the Withering Star's "Domain of Gray Defeat".

Although the power system of the Ancient Abyss Entities differs from that of peak powerhouses, the two sides ultimately share some common ground; for instance, the "Domain of Gray Defeat" and the "Power Domain" are theoretically both powerful existences influencing their surroundings through their own presence.

Pfft!

A bloodstain plowed across Withering Star's shoulder, his expression showed no change at all; compared to the injury he suffered, the ever-increasing Abyss Corruption level was a greater problem.

Even as a peak powerhouse with a fate core, once the Abyss Corruption meter fills, all fate cores shatter, the body begins Abyssal transformation; this is still with peak power holding it up, otherwise, the moment Abyss Corruption accumulates to full, it is the descent of death, and the remaining corpse will immediately Abyssify into an irrational Abyssal monster.

This is also why normal Zerg cannot face the Abyss Legion; just a glance, and the front lines of the Zerg army will Abyssify, and as slaughter continues, the Abyssification spreads toward the hive.

Suddenly, an inexplicable palpitation appeared, a large claw covered in black scales lunged from ahead; seeing this claw, Withering Star knew the Scales·Kuenha had arrived, an Abyssal existence far stronger than him.

Withering Star, whose eyes were pitch black, grinned; before the Abyssal campaign began, he had thought he would die, but that was on the road where countless peak powerhouses charged into the Abyssal Gate, at the decisive critical moment, he and a few friends charged into the darkness, their backs fading; but now, not even having reached the void of the central warzone, he is about to fall midway; since noon today, the appearance of top-tier Ancient Abyssal Entities has been too frequent.

Crack crack crack~

Withering Star's fist clenched, he punched through layers of strange laws, smashing into the Withering Star's head; the Withering Star, resembling a large pitcher plant, was blown away by one punch, but upon flying to the horizon it began to dissolve, then reassembled near Withering Star.

Sharp pain came from Withering Star's right arm; he raised his hand to look, and large patches of disgusting black scales had grown on his arm, these black scales had order and disorder, giving a strong sense of discomfort, as if tiny black worms were wriggling between the scales.

"Tsk~"

Black Withering Star, who could face death with a smile, now had a somewhat twisted expression; he had cleanliness obsession, he could die, but not like this; as for retreating now, without him holding the front, the defensive line would develop a gap, and would be breached within half an hour; facing the current Abyss Legion, there might not even be a chance to hold the main base; after the Dark Fortress descended, the Abyss Legion became completely different.

War capabilities wailed overhead in flight, occasional strands of liquid burning with black fire fell, the earth continuously trembled, Star Realm powerhouses pierced by Snakefolk's painful black curved blades wailed miserably.

Blood and Abyssal blood mixed, shattered weapons burned from high heat, overheated armor sprayed cooling mist, severely damaged warships in the sky crashed into enemy ranks, as self-destruct activated, the light of explosions came face-on, seconds later mushroom clouds rose into the sky, the dark giant's large hand reached over, actually tearing a huge gap in the fiery mushroom cloud.

Withering Star felt this side had quieted somewhat, he exhaled, preparing for a mortal struggle; just then, a slightly familiar sensation climbed his back, it was the guardian; unfortunately, it had already been targeted by black scales, so even the guardian……

The pain on his right arm eased somewhat, the guardian on Withering Star's body sprouted large amounts of black scales and then exploded with a bang in a burst of black scales; the next guardian climbed onto Withering Star by momentum, continuing this situation; after five guardians died in succession, the black scales on Withering Star's right hand back left only a faint mark, unable to be completely removed, but temporarily suppressed.

Just then, a giant humanoid beast fell from afar, crashing heavily beside Withering Star.

The body of the elemental giant humanoid surged, wrapping Withering Star within, giving this peak powerhouse a chance to rest on the chaotic battlefield; Withering Star can endure continuous high-intensity combat for years, even over a decade, as a peak realm powerhouse he can withstand it, but facing Abyssal corruption, he feels unable to endure after just a few days; this is suppression from one of the two highest powers.

The elemental fury beasts surging from our main base grew increasingly numerous; compared to the Abyss Legion's dark nature, the elemental fury beasts' traits varied greatly; some, after being shattered, turned into watery substances, obviously possessing water-element traits; others, after suffering destructive-level attacks, exploded violently, blasting nearby Abyssal tribes into pieces.

Underground in our main base, within the core area of the hive·Thornla Brood Nest, Thornla was inside the hive core; the hive core resembled a giant heart, able to unfurl to let Thornla lie within, then envelop Thornla, providing protection while also assisting Thornla in governing all Zerg individuals.

Su Xiao sat on the crystal seat; before him were three name-refining disks with magma patterns, scorching hot; these three name-refining disks, one was Reincarnation Paradise Certification, one was Void Tree Certification, one was Initiation Paradise Certification; at this moment, all had been applied for usage rights by Su Xiao, refining the nine-star titles he purchased into "Limit Refining·Once" attribute-less titles.

After obtaining the "Conqueror" title, Su Xiao began his first title refining, main title + five attribute-less nine-star titles; refining began, this limit refining will definitely succeed, or rather, Su Xiao's "original creation" title refining method can make nine-star titles achieve "Limit Refining·Five" with 100% success; as a cost, a total of 3905 nine-star titles are needed.

This is an amount that makes even peak charm-system powerhouses incredulous; as for the hunter's corresponding title shop, there truly is no Slayer option, not because "Limit Refining·Five" titles are insufficiently strong, but because the other two shops can bring forth stronger derivatives; why did Su Xiao choose the title shop? He had no choice, if he didn't choose, unless every world was legion-flow, there truly would be no title acquisition.

Now Su Xiao has a large amount of merit points, plus the Void Tree reputation-? unable to activate the main base's Void Tree·Merit Shop, so he temporarily cannot spend merit points; this needs to be saved until the end, for a one-time unprecedented settlement.

Title refining proceeded orderly, Su Xiao also opened the Zerg list to check existing "Elemental Cores"; seeing he had accumulated 85, he decided to first produce our main force troop type, later to craft the strongest Zerg individual; following the experience of guardians and elemental fury beasts, he invested 15 "Elemental Cores" into the "Black Flame Magic Dragon", enhancing its Zerg genes and existential power.

The result was, under the certifying power of the Void Tree, these 15 "Elemental Cores" input were like a mud cow entering the sea; let alone reaching the limit, the Black Flame Magic Dragon didn't even undergo metamorphosis.

This has two possibilities: the Black Flame Magic Dragon is too trash, or this Zerg unit, after undergoing elemental power quality change, has an upper limit too high; since the magic dragon system is so promising, we certainly cannot be stingy, investing "Elemental Cores" one by one; when the total input reached 50 "Elemental Cores", the Black Flame Magic Dragon finally underwent metamorphosis.

【Zerg Unit Black Flame Magic Dragon has appeared for promotion, successfully promoted to Calamity Magic Dragon.】

This should be the limit of the magic dragon system; 50 "Elemental Cores" as the upper limit is already quite promising, but to be safe, Su Xiao casually used one "Elemental Core", attempting to enhance the Calamity Magic Dragon; result……success.

Actually, I previously had little hope for the dragon system, because above it still lay the Titan system; Titan beasts in the Eternal Light World performed too brilliantly.

But the magic dragon system seems to want to tell everyone that it is the Zerg system's limit that gave the Eternal Light World's magic dragon system its upper limit; the elder brother of this system, Magic Dragon·Barbatos, has always shown signs of breaking limits, only to be bound by the ceiling that Zerg individuals can reach.

Looking at the Titan system, it belongs to every individual being strong, yet lacks that kind of exceptionally outstanding individual.

Now that the elemental Zerg has no ceiling, the magic dragon system immediately stepped forward again, wanting to once again take the head seat in the Zerg combat system.

There are still 35 "Elemental Cores" left, but they cannot be used; the current troop production cycle, namely the constant death of elemental fury beasts and guardians, the hive continuously consuming "Elemental Cores" to produce troops, requires having such a reserve of "Elemental Cores" as a buffer, to avoid the situation where hive troop production runs out of energy.

Operating the title refining disk from the front, Su Xiao inlaid the "Conqueror" title upgraded to "Limit Refining·Three" into the main title position, surrounding five positions also inlaid with same-level attribute-less titles; title synthesis began, he waved his hand, this disk beginning to emit high heat was pushed away.

At the same time, in the Dark Fortress, 350-layer command center, Abyssal Grand Marshal·Alva Erso, via the Conquest Domain, issued orders to his subordinate lord-level commanders; under this Abyssal Grand Marshal's command, the already compressed into a ring Initiation Defense Line retreated step by step, being beaten back to the main base is only a matter of time.

As long as the enemy retreats into the main base, the Abyssal Grand Marshal has a way to level this enemy main base to flat ground within half a sunset (five hours); by then, the Wind Sea will be the Abyss Legion's territory, using this as a springboard to fold back to "Blazing Sun Star" and take the second round.

The Abyssal Grand Marshal is not arrogant, but if the current situation does not see a stone-breaking-heaven-level reversal, it will definitely follow this route; this Abyssal faction's victory actually had early signs; the previous great eon was the Elemental Cataclysm descending, vast elemental spirits became masters of the Star Realm.

Subsequently, the Star Realm restored balance between Abyss and Elemental, representing that the Abyss Legion at that time successfully defeated the elemental spirits; because of the nature of elemental power, the elemental spirits did not establish civilization.

Whereas in the current great eon, the Abyss's invasion had already erupted once, and that time was sufficiently tragic; put another way, before the true Abyssal Cataclysm, a large wave of powerhouses from several major paradise factions were killed in advance; now, the Abyss faction's victory seems to need only one Abyssal campaign.

Abyssal Grand Marshal·Alva Erso stood before the battlefield sand table, this sand table will undergo real-time mimicry according to battlefield conditions; even blood pools on the ground, or an elemental fury beast being slain, are perfectly reflected.

Abyssal Grand Marshal looked at this scene, and asked the Witch·Witchres slightly behind him: "Has she awakened."

Hearing this, Witch·Witchres felt doubtful, given the current situation of the Wind Sea Continent, our victory is already inevitable, even after the Abyss Legion descended, the situation is already determined, let alone the Marshal himself being present.

"She is awakening; she once clashed with the previous generation's Heaven's Chosen, and was injured too severely."

Witch·Witchres's words did not continue; that is, also because of this clash, the previous generation's Heaven's Chosen and the Old King did not divide victory or defeat in the final battle.

The regiment leader naturally informed Su Xiao of this secret before the war began; thus, Su Xiao, after obtaining a large amount of resources, immediately returned to Reincarnation Paradise to enhance himself; after all, there exists a being other than the Abyss Lord, an Abyssal supreme powerhouse, who may suddenly appear at any time.

Now the situation is, as long as Su Xiao conquers the Wind Sea Continent, the obtained resources will be sufficient for him to advance to the Supreme Realm; that way, he can face off on the battlefield with this hotbed's strongest daughter; estimated, at that time, both sides will be one riding the strongest magic dragon·Barbatos, one riding the Abyss Dragon, to engage in slaughter.

Of course, Su Xiao also weighed the worst plan: if the hotbed's daughter arrives early on the Wind Sea Continent, then he can only sell the "Void Bank Shares" at a relatively low price to advance to the Supreme Realm; this way, the confidence and height of advancing to Supreme Realm will not compare to the former.

"Take it, speed up her awakening."

The Grand Marshal took off from his hand, the ring bestowed by the Abyss Lord.

"But this will reduce its power; even if usable for only a short time before recovery, but given that one's temperament, I fear……"

Witch·Witchres was interrupted before finishing her sentence.

"Awaken her, we need her."

Grand Marshal·Alva Erso did not, as before, use absolute authority to make his subordinates act immediately; because Witch·Witchres said correctly, from the current situation, we should not immediately awaken that hotbed's strongest daughter, for she is an existence stronger than her mother; the entire Abyss faction, aside from the Abyss Lord, is this strongest, and even many consider her the greatest competitor of the current Abyss Lord.

Actually, outsiders do not know that it was still the Star Realm's Abyssal era; two small, weak figures watched each day as they advanced slightly, dispersing the homeland's Abyssal aura with elemental light, gradually swallowing the homeland, forcing them to return to the Abyss; in fact, even for the Abyss race, the Abyss is too dangerous a place.

The taller figure pointed at the distant elemental light and said in Abyssal language: "Sooner or later, I will make it extinguish."

The thin, long-haired figure beside him nodded with a hum, hesitated, then tore off a handful of the black dried meat in his hand and gave it to the figure next to him, whose head was covered in chaotic, wood-like horns that the clan regarded as an ill omen.

The taller black silhouette took it but did not eat, waiting for the shorter figure beside him to finish eating, yet still, due to his naturally strong body requiring more energy to sustain, when hungry, he pulled out that half-black dried meat and gave it to the smaller figure.

At this moment, a thin figure wrapped in tattered animal hides, carrying white bones nearly as tall as himself, approached—obviously, he was starving and wanted to snatch food from the two ahead.

The Grand Marshal's memory ended here abruptly; he said nothing more. Seeing this, Deep Sea Witch·Wuleria knelt on one knee and said: "I follow your will."

Deep Sea Witch·Wuleria walked toward the rear of the dark fortress, heading for the great hall where the Abyssal Throne stood, to awaken the one slumbering beneath it—the daughter of the warm bed, as the nurturing ground for the supreme power.

In fact, the Warm Bed Daughter and the current Abyssal Lord could have seized the Abyssal Throne long ago, merely waiting; the Warm Bed Daughter, however, ascended to supremacy through the surviving "Elemental Eye" from ancient times, her strength slightly weaker than the old king and the regiment leader, let alone the contemporary Abyssal Lord hailed as the strongest in history.

The reason the two did not join forces to kill the old Abyssal Lord—also known as the Old King—was not that they were unable, but that they were waiting: waiting for the spellcasters' greed for power, waiting for the Abyssal power to erupt in catastrophic invasion due to the "Elemental Vacuum Phenomenon" in the void; ultimately, they succeeded, allowing the contemporary Abyssal Lord to simultaneously occupy the two causal seats representing the Abyssal Lord.

Grand Marshal·Alva·Eso stared at the sand table before him, a growing sense of unease rising in his heart; if the annihilator of the Abyssal incarnation were active on the battlefield, the Grand Marshal would not be so cautious, but the problem is that the annihilator has never shown his face.

At this moment, in the core brood nest of the insect nest, Su Xiao had re-inlaid the "Conqueror" title into the title forging crucible, undergoing the final extreme forging; he raised his hand and pushed forward, letting the increasingly hot forging crucible be pushed away, he opened the insect list and found that "Elemental Crystals" had reached 152, and as the external battle intensified, the fungal carpet could convert and absorb more secondary elemental energy.

Su Xiao used 100 of those "Elemental Crystals," all poured into the "Calamity Magic Dragon" insect unit; half an hour later, this enhancement ended, yet there was still room for improvement.

While waiting for the "Conqueror" to complete forging, Su Xiao repeatedly poured "Elemental Crystals" into the "Calamity Magic Dragon" insect unit until a total of 185 "Elemental Crystals" were invested, triggering a prompt.

【Insect Unit Calamity Magic Dragon has undergone advancement, successfully advanced to Wing of Extinction.】

Wing of Extinction (Top Combat Unit of Elemental Insect Race)

Speed: ★★★★★★ (Limit for Elemental Insect Race Units is 10 Stars).

Destructive Power: ★★★★★★★★★★ (Already at Limit).

Defense: ★★★★★★★★★

Abyssal Resistance: ★★★★★★★★★

Cultivation Cost: 2000 Points of Secondary Elemental Energy (Each Elemental Crystal can cultivate 500 Wings of Extinction).

No one wrong one first one send one inside one in one one look!

……

"Wing of Extinction" is not maxed at 10 stars in every attribute; the problem is, at this current strength, it actually only requires 2000 points of secondary elemental energy.

Su Xiao did not let the insect nest immediately produce "Wings of Extinction"; instead, while accumulating "Elemental Crystals," he had the insect nest mass-produce embryos of "Wings of Extinction," so as to speed up the initial production of the first batch of "Wings of Extinction."

Su Xiao closed his eyes to sense the Dragon-Slaying Flash in his hand, the blade spirit of slaughter on the battlefield.

"Spirit·Super·Ring Sever."

With a whoosh, carrying black flame, a wide-range ring sever slash was unleashed; black embers scattered, and the nearby Snake People were cleared out.

From the rear view, the disheveled hair had a slight smoky feel, the spirit holding the Dragon-Slaying Flash was quite striking, yet no deep-sea powerhouse targeted it, for no one wished to face the Annihilator·Kukulin·Bai Ye; deep-sea powerhouses fear neither life nor death, but that does not mean they seek death.

If Su Xiao's ring sever is the aura of a master pushed to the limit, then the spirit's "Super·Ring Sever" carries a rather ethereal feel, and the beauty of the blade is even stronger.

Su Xiao was certainly not sensing the spirit's combat style; he was confirming his own defensive line, to what extent it had been broken, the line had already retreated to near the main camp, and some contractors had already been fighting with their backs to the main camp.

Time passed second by second, the Abyssal corruption level on the Wind Sea Continent continued to rise; twelve hours later, the Abyssal corruption level reached an astonishing 95.68%, and more critically, when this world's Abyssal corruption exceeds 90%, black liquid droplets become visible in the air everywhere, at which point the deep-sea legion's combat power collectively surges, some black knights' physiques increasing by over 40%.

【This title forging has been completed.】

【You have obtained Conqueror (Extreme Forging·Five Times).】

……

Why did Su Xiao choose "Conqueror"? Not only because it is strong, but also because it is the most fitting title for the elemental system legion, without exception.

【Conqueror】

Origin: Reincarnation Paradise

Extreme Forging: Five times.

Category: Title·High Rarity.

Title Effect: Conqueror's Power (Passive), all "Legion Combat-Type Units" under the Slayer's command gain "Conqueror's Power"; when a combat unit kills an enemy, it gains one layer of "Conqueror's Power," increasing this unit's true attributes by 20%, with a single target able to stack up to 3 layers.

Elemental Power Resonance Effect: Because the supported unit possesses elemental power, unlike the Abyss's trait of "Nourishment," one trait of elemental power is "Breaking Limits"; after "Conqueror's Power" stacks, it can exceed this unit's attainable true attribute limit, and the stackable layers of "Conqueror's Power" also see a significant increase.

Warning: When an elemental combat unit gains excessively high true attributes via "Conqueror's Power," its life force rapidly depletes, even leading to bodily power overflow causing immediate death.

Warning: When an elemental combat unit gains excessively high true attributes via "Conqueror's Power," upon ending the "Conqueror's Power" effect, its total attributes will suffer a significant permanent reduction, even dropping by over 95%.

Warning: When an elemental combat unit gains excessively high true attributes via "Conqueror's Power," after combat ends, its overall lifespan will be drastically reduced, even by over 99%.

Introduction: Conquest, Slaughter, Destruction!

Price: Cannot be sold.

……

"Conqueror's Power" combined with "Elemental Breaking Limits" is, in a sense, all costs maxed out; the problem is, as long as the insect unit is not killed on the spot, there's no need to consider the various costs after battle ends.

Originally, the "Conqueror" title had six legion attributes, all very strong, plus one special attribute, which is the soul of "Conqueror"; this special attribute is: each time the "Conqueror" title is upgraded, one may choose to increase or decrease one title effect, and can independently choose which title effect to reduce.

Since after Extreme Forging·Five Times, the "Conqueror" title retains only this attribute, Su Xiao naturally knows that the nature of elemental power is "Breaking Limits," allowing continued use of "Elemental Crystals" to enhance insect units even when the "Gene Bank" is maxed—this is the manifestation of that trait, which spellcasters have long desired but never achieved, because fundamentally, they are devourers of elemental power.

The trait of the "Conqueror" title, combined with the attributes of the elemental insect race, produces a remarkably significant benefit when combined.

"Citra."

Su Xiao spoke, and Citra, who was commanding the insect race, understood instantly, began nurturing "Wings of Extinction" via the mother nest.

On the battlefield, Iron-Blood Rose·Bettanhina stood expressionless before the main camp gate; her surrounding life missiles never ceased, yet alas, the Abyssal corruption level on the Wind Sea battlefield was too high, already beginning to suppress her domain and greatly enhance the deep-sea legion.

"Deputy Commander, we can barely hold on."

The Soul Mage of Death Paradise spoke; after finishing, he pressed forward with one hand, and almost simultaneously, a bone hand tens of thousands of meters in size descended from above, pressing down upon the deep-sea legion under soul pressure, the sound of shattering armor and flesh never ceasing; alas, the peak powerhouses of Wind Sea are limited, while the deep-sea legion is endless and ever-growing stronger.

"We have no retreat; you go first," he said, and upon reaching that point, Iron-Blood Rose·Bettanhina took a deep breath, exhaled, and said: "The situation in Wind Sea……has disappointed you all."

It is not that Iron-Blood Rose·Bettanhina is pessimistic, but that the Abyssal corruption level in the Wind Sea world is too high, so high that since just now, the warning from the Void Tree has never ceased.

"After our team is wiped out, the resources of the Wind Sea Fortress will be transferred to the Void Main Base; our Heaven's Initiate Contractors' war capability can only be described as indescribable, but resources still exist, everyone……"

As Iron-Blood Rose·Bettanhina spoke to this point, the dome of the main base behind her unexpectedly unfolded, leaving Bettanhina slightly bewildered, not understanding what the White Wolf King, this supreme commander, was doing; in fact, earlier in the command post, upon hearing that the White Wolf King intended to open the main base dome defense, he was even more confused than Bettanhina, just about to speak when a long blade was already pressed against his neck.

Compared to lengthy explanations that may not convince others, Su Xiao has always adopted more effective methods; as for saying the White Wolf King would rather die than submit, that possibility is small—this guy clearly excels at reading the situation, and since the main base is about to fall, better to seek life in death.

The opening of the main base dome truly dazed the peak figures on the last line of defense, but in the next second.

"Roar!!!"

Its body length exceeds 1500 meters, its entire body covered in rough, jet-black dragon scales, its wings bearing white-patterned markings, the back of its dragon head bristling with backward-pointing bone spurs, and its swollen chest and abdomen filled with dense fissures of elemental power.

With a whoosh, the first World-Ending Wing unfurled its wings and took flight—yet instead of unleashing divine might, it was instantly blasted to pieces by the enemy's dark forces midair. Though the sky-wide rain of blood had not yet fallen, hundreds more World-Ending Wings erupted from the main base, with even more to follow.

With a whoosh and a muffled explosion, a World-Ending Wing spat out a crimson dragon flame a hundred meters in diameter—pure fire-element energy forged into elemental fire, its scorching power ferocious, and upon striking the ground, its impact force equally formidable.

A spectacular sight unfolded: hundreds of World-Ending Wings belched dragon flame, incinerating the abyssal behemoths, the Evil Folk, black knights, and serpentfolk into charcoal, as well as the abyssal energy flowing across the land—though the dragon flame could not burn these second-generation abyssal energies. Moreover, the second-generation abyssal energy flowing directly across the fungal mat allowed the mat to bypass absorption and begin immediate conversion.

Su Xiao stood atop the allied insect nest, which was undergoing violent growth beneath his feet. From now on, he must repel the assaults targeting the nest; once the mother nest reaches its limit size, it will begin rapidly producing secondary nests.

As the World-Ending Wings were mass-produced, secondary nests erupted from the ground one after another—even if some were quickly shattered, the relentless formation of secondary nests continued, and once formed, they immediately began frenzied mass production of World-Ending Wings.

This sight left all allied combatants stunned speechless—even more astonishingly, the World-Ending Wings spraying dragon flame in the skies grew stronger with each slaughter, some their entire bodies etched with dark-gold power patterns, their dragon flames terrifyingly fierce.

As the World-Ending Wings blotted out the heavens above, clearly a snowball effect was underway: more nests meant faster World-Ending Wing production, more wings meant more enemy slaughter, which yielded more "elemental cores" from the fungal mat, and the mat's spread expanded accordingly.

Previously, the abyssal legions had encircled the allied main base on all sides; now they faced a sky-obscuring legion of World-Ending Wings—precisely the ultimate burst of power forged through repeated beatings on the Wind Sea battlefield.

In the command spire of the Dark Fortress, 350 floors high, Supreme Commander Alvaro Erso no longer glanced at the sand table above; he stood before the floor-to-ceiling window, gazing at the sky-enshrouding magic dragon legion, and in that moment, he knew the situation on the Wind Sea battlefield had begun to turn dire.

On the battlefield, World-Ending Wings were constantly blasted into a rain of blood across the sky—the abyssal legions' anti-air capabilities were extraordinarily formidable—but the problem was, once such a vast legion of World-Ending Wings formed and began in unison spewing dragon flame, the flames swept downward like a landslide, scouring the battlefield.

Though the peak powerhouses were naturally strong-willed, the situation still mattered: at this moment, Iron-Blooded Rose Bettanhina, Fei Kahsu, the Heavenly Emperor, Luoluoka, Isa, and others stared in bewilderment or shock, their thoughts turning to, "Perhaps we actually have a chance to win?" and, "And that chance seems quite large."

The reinforcements' personnel now understood: this time, they had latched onto a thick thigh—not an ordinary one, but one belonging to someone who didn't need them to gain any advantage; rather, as long as they held firm until the final trump card was revealed, they need not surrender or withdraw mid-battle.