Chapter 682: Doomsday Lord

Titanium‑Extreme Golden Body!

Lei En chose a good name, carefully feeling his body's condition, and his Soul Eye also sensed more detailed information.

The most notable trait of this Legendary Element is its defense, so powerful it is almost indestructible, far surpassing the Steel Body at level five. Since it hasn't been tested, the exact increase is unknown, but from personal feeling it is at least more than three times.

One should know that the defense of a level‑five Steel Body is already terrifying.

Now multiplied again by three…

Lei En thought, who among the superiors below Saint Rank could break his defense? Even at Legendary Peak, if he stands still for an attack, the opponent might not even pierce his skin.

And this is only one effect of the Titanium‑Extreme Golden Body.

Its magical resistance is also extremely high, derived from the Mithril Body and the True Dragon Form, perfectly fused. The Mithril Body already has high magical resistance; the level‑seven True Dragon Form adds a level‑ten energy resistance, identical to that of ancient great dragons.

The combination eliminates the Steel Body's drawbacks for the bearer of the Titanium‑Extreme Golden Body.

Of course, the resistance strength of the Titanium‑Extreme Golden Body is certainly not as high as its defense, but it is already sufficient.

When the Rainbow Light Cloak reaches nine rings and Energy Devour is at level seven, after full augmentation the magical resistance will definitely rise to the same tier as the Titanium‑Extreme Golden Body's defense, perhaps even surpassing it.

Lei En has always had an idea that one day he could catch the Nine‑Ring Fireball with his face.

Now it shouldn't be far off!

Moreover, the Titanium‑Extreme Golden Body also gains an advantage from the Mithril Body: weight balance. Previously, each upgrade of the Steel Body caused a massive weight increase; the last time he fused a Bronze Giant's Demon Soul, when the Steel Body reached level five, his weight had already exceeded eight hundred pounds!

This time, advancing to the Legendary Element, his weight decreased instead of increasing.

Lei En found his weight had dropped below three hundred pounds; although still much heavier than an ordinary person, his steps became lighter and more agile, and it did not affect his strength.

Swish—

A pair of broad metal wings sprouted from his back, drifting in the room. These are Mithril Flight Feathers, but their color differs from before, now a very pale gold like the Titanium‑Extreme Golden Body, with faint dragon‑scale patterns on the feathers.

Mithril Flight Feathers are an Element attached to the Mithril Body; now the Mithril Body has advanced, and they have grown stronger.

Speed is faster, agility greatly increased, and the wings are more resilient.

"Mithril Flight Feathers should get a new name—let's call them Titanium‑Gold Flight Feathers," Lei En thought, as light flowed from his right hand, summoning a plain but sturdy greatsword.

Sure enough, the Mithril Holy Sword also changed, its form and color now harmonized with the Titanium‑Extreme Golden Body.

"Titanium‑Gold Holy Sword."

The hardness and sharpness of the Titanium‑Gold Holy Sword have also leapt qualitatively; even without any enchantments, its material alone rivals the finest epic‑level weapons.

Lei En marveled, folded his wings, and gently touched the ground.

This upgrade is definitely worth it.

The Book of a Thousand Souls records that after the Steel Body advances to the Golden Sacred Body, no further improvement is possible regardless of training, and the same applies to the Mithril Body. The True Dragon Form can rise to level ten, but only primordial dragons that have lived for millennia have a chance.

The Titanium‑Extreme Golden Body, however, is different.

Lei En looked at the icon on his phone interface; beneath it was a progress bar, and on the right a tiny number "1", indicating level one, showing it can continue to upgrade.

A level‑one Titanium‑Extreme Golden Body is already this powerful; what would happen if it upgraded further?

The Soul Power pool was rising, so Lei En gave it a try.

The Titanium‑Extreme Golden Body's progress bar moved slowly, inching up a small notch, while the energy had already been drained by thirty units.

"Sss…"

Lei En inhaled a cold breath; it would take three thousand units of energy to raise the Titanium‑Extreme Golden Body to level two!

"Forget it, forget it." He shook his head; the energy was insufficient.

The Demons around the Abyssal Gate had been terrified by the killing, no longer charging madly but instead fleeing; the efficiency of slaying demons dropped sharply, and the energy absorption slowed. With the Demons not actively blocking, Reslin found it hard to chase them down; the Abyssal Gate had not yet been destroyed, and doing so would raise his teammates' suspicions.

Lei En glanced at the other icons on his phone interface.

Strength level fourteen, halted because of excessive energy consumption;

Destruction Critical Hit and Blood Frenzy have not consumed much energy; the former is already past halfway to level seven, capable of unleashing sevenfold power the instant it hits an enemy; the level‑five Blood Frenzy is on the edge of advancing to a Legendary Element, its progress bar at ninety‑five, but it is slowing down.

Lei En has long coveted "Infinite Frenzy."

However, he decided to pause for now.

When he merges a New Demon Soul to become a level‑fifteen Wizard, then uses the advanced Blood Frenzy to trigger a Soul Transformation, he will ascend to Legendary High‑rank.

Gradually, the energy rise steadied, hovering around sixteen hundred units.

The battle at the Abyssal Gate had lasted nearly seven minutes; in another minute, Reslin's Mirror Image would vanish, leaving only a single real Mirror Image.

No Demons were charging up anymore, leaving nothing left for him to kill.

Reslin looked toward the camps around the Abyssal Gate; Demons fled everywhere, scrambling far away, only a small fraction lingered outside the camp, watching the Abyssal Gate, their frantic eyes full of rage yet too cowardly to approach, merely impotent fury.

He estimated the demons in Danmofu to be about fifty thousand, and he had slain just over ten thousand.

Most demons were too far away to be reached.

But there's no need to rush; once the Abyssal Gate is destroyed, these demons cannot return to the Abyss in the short term. Without a Demon Lord presiding, they become fish on a cutting board, inevitably to be harvested.

The demon nests in Danmofu's territory are likewise inescapable.

When this matter ends, he will send his teammates back to Albert Bay, leaving the real Mirror Image to rampage for an hour, also gaining a massive wave of energy.

"It's time to end."

Reslin's mind shifted; over three hundred light spears converged into a torrent, firing at the already trembling Abyssal Gate.

Boom—

The junction on the lower right side of the Abyssal Gate and its base, already reduced to a tiny fragment by earlier attacks, was instantly cut by the light spears. With a booming roar, the riddled Abyssal Gate collapsed, its massive weight smashing it to pieces on the ground, kicking up countless clouds of dust.

A few seconds later, the collapsed Abyssal Gate erupted in a massive explosion.

Within dozens of miles, the tremor could be felt; when the dust settled, the area where the Abyssal Gate stood had become a gigantic pit a hundred meters in diameter.

The evil‑energy vortex in the sky lost its power source and quickly dissipated.

A shaft of sunlight pierced the dark clouds, shining on this land tainted by evil energy for over three thousand years; fleeing Demons glanced back at the scene and let out a startled roar.

The sunlight grew brighter, stinging the Demons' eyes with pain, an unfamiliar sensation.

Finally down!

Yizite was overjoyed; without the Abyssal Gate, the Demon Lord could no longer emerge from the Abyss at will. That spell‑summoned Abyssal Gate was only temporary and could not last long, meaning Danmofu Territory would be safe for several years.

When I ascend to Saint Rank, I can safely search the underground of Danmofu for the Phoenix Crown.

Mother Earth protect!

Dao En Suosi half‑kneels to pray; if his soul power hadn't been exhausted, he would already be using Divine Technique to cleanse this land.

Asina and Belak also let out a sigh of relief.

Reslin dispelled the spell, and the sky‑filled light spears vanished. Controlling so many light spears consumes massive mana, and now that there are no Demons to kill, mana is wasted every second.

He cast his gaze around.

The Demons had mostly fled after the Abyssal Gate collapsed.

"Should we go back, or…" Belak asked Yizite. Both objectives of the plan had been achieved, the situation was safe, and his mind perked up. He said eagerly, "Or should we search right here for that Phoenix Crown you mentioned?"

The dark elf was momentarily indecisive.

His original plan was to search slowly over the coming years. He murmured, "Based on my deduction, the Phoenix Crown is hidden underground, likely in some secret spot of the former Danmofu City. It's been over three thousand years since then; it won't be found in just a few days."

The teammates gave a slight nod.

At the end of the previous era, to eradicate the Demon armies on the New Continent, the gods jointly triggered the "Great Earthquake," sinking most cities of the New Continent underground.

At that urgent moment, elves and dwarves merely ordered their peoples to retreat; they couldn't haul away the massive wealth accumulated over two thousand years, which was buried underground, turning into countless deep‑underground dungeons that now lure countless adventurers.

From past experience, the Great Earthquake drastically altered the cities' layouts.

Almost no dungeon is safe, and they are hard to uncover.

Danmofu has long been occupied by Demons; likely no adventurer has entered its underground, but Danmofu's scale is enormous.

Historical records show that Danmofu was once one of the largest dwarf cities on the New Continent, with the urban area spanning dozens of square li.

Now sunk underground, finding a crown within it is like searching for a needle in the sea.

"My Mirror Image has one minute left," Reslin suddenly said.

After a minute the Mirror Image vanished, and he could no longer summon so many light spears, his power dropping sharply. This is the interior of the New Continent; territories around Danmofu also host other Demon Lords, and if they sense Danmofu's situation and rush over, everyone would be in danger.

After the Abyssal Gate is destroyed, the Demon Nest linked to it will also undergo a drastic change.

Such a huge disturbance cannot be concealed for long.

"We probably won't be that unlucky, right?" Belak said casually, a hint of nonchalance on his face. "Since we're already here, let's look around first; maybe we'll quickly find an entrance to the dungeon."

Yizite couldn't help feeling a bit excited.

Asina said she didn't mind, and Dao En Suosi plopped onto the corpse of a horned Demon, saying wearily, "You go search; I need to rest for a while."

Reslin also thought the problem wasn't serious.

He wanted to take advantage of the real Mirror Image still having about fifty minutes, to kill more Demons and absorb energy, so he said, "We have fifty minutes."

Yizite and Belak immediately scattered.

Reslin's twenty‑four Mirror Images instantly teleported away, appearing behind the fleeing Demons in the distance. Each teleport destination differed, spreading out, and those Demons, seeing only one opponent, turned and swarmed him.

Then, a fabricated gravity field greeted them, binding them around the Mirror Images.

When a Mirror Image draws enough Demons, Reslin and the real Mirror Image will teleport there and blast all surrounding Demons.

The energy began to rise again.

During this process, both Reslins activated the All‑Seeing Eye, their gazes piercing the ground toward the deep underground.

The All‑Seeing Eye has X‑ray ability, seeing up to roughly a hundred meters underground.

But Danmofu's submersion clearly exceeds a hundred meters.

Reslin observed dozens of times, finding nothing suspicious, only pitch‑black depths, with no trace of the dwarf city.

Even so, this is far more efficient than Yizite and Belak rummaging around on the surface.

The Demon army has been garrisoned here for over three thousand years; if any underground entrance existed, the Demons would have found it long ago. They know this, so they stay away from the Demon camps, beginning their search from the outskirts of cities far from the camps.

A minute passed quickly.

Reslin's Mirror Images vanished simultaneously, but he didn't stop, teleporting with the real Mirror Image to chase Demons; because he was far away, his teammates didn't notice what he was doing.

Hundreds of Demons had their souls harvested, converting into energy.

Far away in Glamorogen, Lei En continued to upgrade his Element.

Half an hour later, Lei En raised "Titan Divine Power" to Tier 3; since his Strength had reached Level 14, the upgrade became easy, and "Energy Devour" progressed past halfway to Level 8.

At Level 8, Energy Devour can fully absorb three Eight‑Ring Spells without taking any damage!

Once it reaches Level 9, it will evolve into a Legendary Element.

Lei En thought for a while and decided to advance today one Element, choosing between Blood Frenzy and Energy Devour.

While he was still pondering which to choose, Reslin's side sensed an anomaly.

He was chasing a large group of Demons eastward, already more than ten li from the Abyssal Gate, when he suddenly noticed movement among the fleeing Demons ahead.

The ground trembled lightly.

Reslin flashed to high altitude, gazing east, his pupils instantly narrowing.

Over thirty li away, a Abyss Knight Order of roughly five hundred members was sprinting at high speed toward Danmofu. Even at that distance, the Abyssal aura emanating from those Netifu Demons was enough to stir the heart.

Reslin caught sight of the leader at the front with a single glance.

It was an extremely tall Netifu Demon, his body as strong as a half‑giant. He rode a hellish warhorse over three meters tall, wore heavy black armor, wielded a crimson greatsword and a square shield, and his fully enclosed helmet bore a pair of massive upward‑curving horns. His presence was terrifying, like an incarnation of a deity.

The terrifying Abyss Knight seemed to sense someone watching, suddenly lifted his head, and locked eyes with Reslin across the thirty‑plus li distance.

Just one glance made Reslin's soul tremble inexplicably.

He instantly guessed the identity: the prophesied world‑ender, the Doom Lord—Eternal Chosen Aikon!

(End of Chapter)