Chapter 351: Shadow Returns to the Ruins

A black singularity appeared in the void; Naimi Xisi sensed that it was not a simple Evocation spell, and he could not exempt himself with energy immunity.

An extremely powerful suction emerged from that tiny black dot, and the surrounding dark crystal array guarded the Emperor like sentries.

Blood seeped from Naimi Xisi's nostrils; his body, forged by the Power Gem, could barely resist this suction.

In an instant, Naimi Xisi reverted to his silver dragon form, instantly casting a flesh‑enhancement spell that raised his physical dimensions to 99 points; his massive dragon body clutched the ground, barely matching the suction.

"It's that dragon!" the Steward realized, noting that the foe was exactly the monster the deity had ordered it to hunt.

"Roar!!!!"

His molten‑gold orange eyes were now streaked with blood, a physiological symptom caused by excessive internal hydraulics compressing the dragon‑head nerves.

Streams of dragon breath shot from Naimi Xisi's mouth: magma balls that could scorch the earth, spherical lightning bolts, ice‑encasing orbs that spewed spikes wildly, and force‑field projectiles wielding absolute destructive power.

Various elemental attacks erupted from his mouth as if free of cost; backed by his vast internal mana, these attacks were a trivial expense for him.

The overwhelming majority of elemental attacks were sucked in and vanished the instant they reached the singularity; a few arced past it toward the Shadow Storm.

The Steward, who had been fully controlling the singularity, was now powerless to resist; the spell's intensity nearly shattered its crystal core, so it could only rely on a naturally occurring Shadow Element Storm on its surface to try to block the attacks.

Elemental orbs bombarded the Shadow Storm like artillery shells, while the ferocious dragon frantically unleashed a variety of spells.

The 【Extreme Ice Ray】 that could freeze an entire mountain, the 【Solar Mirage Blast】 that resembled a great sun descending, and countless other terrifying attacks made the Shadow Storm begin to tremble.

What kind of monster is this, after all?

It already regretted using this mutually destructive technique.

The dragon still clung to the ground, battling the singularity, but its crystal core and surface were already riddled with scars.

The Shadow Storm was powerful, yet the dragon's spell intensity was absurd; even a single Seven‑Eight Circle Spell could surpass the power of a Nine‑Circle Spell, and the Steward's surface Shadow Element Storm was almost completely dispersed.

"Leave... intruder... when my lord awakens, you shall receive divine punishment!" it shouted in its final resistance, pouring all its strength into amplifying the singularity.

The suction intensified again, and Naimi Xisi's dragon claws were suddenly ripped from the ground; he let out a soaring roar and, while soaring toward the singularity, unleashed the legendary spell of the holy artifact — 【Forgotten Infinity】.

"In the name of forgetting."

The dragon's voice echoed from the seventh phase; as its tail was sucked into the singularity and shattered into fragments, the mirrored world fell into absolute silence, even the rotation of the Shadow Storm froze into a still frame.

Juan Ce Long's molten‑gold dragon eyes emitted a purple glow of manipulation; the instant 【Forgotten Infinity】 took effect, Space‑Time displayed a fractured‑mirror refraction. The core of the Shadow Storm revealed billions of luminous threads — the ten thousand three hundred Shadow Spell Models it stored. Naimi Xisi used his mental tendrils to select seven hundred key memories: the topological structure maintaining the negative‑energy black hole, the dark crystal reassembly algorithm, and the fundamentals of Shadow Secret Technique.

He caused the Shadow Storm to forget all the Shadow Secret Techniques it possessed, including the legendary Shadow Secret Technique just used — 【Shadow Return to Ruins】.

It was like removing the central piece of a tangram; the elemental creature's energy framework collapsed instantly. The forgotten spell memories materialized as pale butterflies that surged out of the storm. The dark crystal matrix fell into a logical dead‑loop, trying to continue controlling 【Shadow Return to Ruins】 yet having forgotten the spell model; the model's flaw infinitely branched in erroneous recursion.

"No—no!!!" the Steward let out a terrified scream; it did not know what had happened, but the singularity before it had slipped from its control, mana scattering through the Shadow Magic Net, and the legendary Shadow Secret Technique now went berserk.

The terrifying entity suffered the most dreadful spell backlash in history; the storm core's crystal nucleus gradually shattered as if struck by a Disjunction Spell, then turned to ash.

The monsters on the ground also collapsed; they scrambled to flee, but after taking a single step they petrified in place, then turned to ash together with the Steward, drifting away on the wind.

Without a controller's maintenance, the singularity disintegrated.

Naimi Xisi, who had almost been sucked in, gasped and landed on the ground; half of his tail had vanished, the break smooth, and thick streams of golden dragon blood flowed.

"I almost took a tumble. Indeed, one cannot underestimate the power of a legendary spell," Naimi Xisi lay on the ground to rest, his heart still pounding in his chest.

When he approached that singularity, he felt death's proximity for the first time. Naimi Xisi had no doubt that if he were truly drawn into it, he would die instantly.

No amount of Infinite Gems could save him.

Throughout his journey, aside from the demon he first encountered, Naimi Xisi had scarcely faced any adverse battles; his prolonged comfortable life had nearly made him forget the threat of death.

The Power Gem and Divine Spell gave him the illusion that he could match legendary spells, but after truly confronting the might of a legendary Shadow Secret Technique, Naimi Xisi suddenly realized how ridiculous he had been.

He must find a way to ascend to the Nine‑Circle Mage realm; only Nine‑Circle Spells, combined with the Power Gem and Divine Spell amplification, could possibly contend with legendary spells.

After Juan Ce Long made up his mind, he casually cast a healing Divine Spell, causing the broken dragon tail to regrow.

A holy emblem bearing a blue‑white planet appeared on the massive dragon claw — the Mistra holy emblem, which the goddess herself had certified could nullify legendary spells, yet it proved useless in the recent battle.

This proves that Shadow Secret Technique is beyond the goddess's control.

Naimi Xisi raised his alert level countlessfold for the upcoming Yin Soul City; the opposition were all followers of Saar, and it was possible that one or two part‑time Shadow Secret Technique Arcane Mages might appear.

If he faced a powerful Arcane Mage's meticulously prepared legendary Shadow Secret Technique without any preparation, he would likely be capsized in the gutter.

Sheathing the holy emblem, Naimi Xisi made a brief preparation before continuing deeper; after battling the opponent's Dependents for so long, the reverse eye never appeared.

Naimi Xisi did not think a deity‑level being would be so blind and reckless on his own turf.

This alone proves the opponent's condition is problematic.

He must find the opponent now, while it is ill, and take its life!

(End of Chapter)