Chapter 752: Pre‑knowledge Teleport

Boom!

The ground within a hundred‑meter radius trembled, and the steel body of the Apocalypse Knight was like an egg crushed by a massive boulder, instantly bursting apart completely.

The steel soul, having lost its vessel, was swept by lightning the moment it was exposed, turning to ash and smoke.

This time, it didn't even have a chance to call for help.

When the Apocalypse Knight died, the nether‑soul realm it had created immediately dissipated, the surrounding space returned to normal, and only the Titan Giant form Lei En remained standing there. He and his two Mirror Images were cautious, scanning the area, guarding against Holy Soul Lich Pramon's counter‑attack.

But that didn't happen; the Death Lord also did not appear to rescue it a second time.

Lei En let out a sigh of relief.

Immediately, the soul‑power pool on his phone interface surged wildly.

The Apocalypse Knight was a Saint Rank strongman; even though it had just reached Level 20, its soul power was vastly greater than a legend's, and in almost a single breath the energy surged like a rocket by six or seven hundred units, about to burst the soul‑power pool.

Damn!

Lei En couldn't help but mutter under his breath, feeling his whole head swelling, a bit dizzy.

He frantically selected all Elements, whether Arcane Element or Physical Element, ignoring any priority, as long as they could consume energy.

In the Obsidian Tower, a dozen or so mage clones, some of which had completed Soul Transformation, leapt from Level 4 to Level 6 in one go, then entered a soul metamorphosis.

The progress bars of dozens of Elements flickered as they advanced.

This series of actions finally eased the danger of the soul‑power pool bursting; a few seconds later, the energy began to drop quickly to about half, maintaining a balance of absorption and consumption, and Lei En stopped recklessly feeding energy.

Only then did he have a moment to reflect.

The Apocalypse Knight was the first Saint Rank he personally killed; although its strength was far below Baro Flame Demon Dimatutu and weaker than King of the Hills Kestajin * Iron Must, nevertheless it was still a genuine Saint Rank strongman.

A legendary kill of a Saint Rank is a feat worthy of being recorded for ages!

Lei En knew his strength early on; in fact he already surpassed many Saint Ranks, especially non‑spellcaster Saint Rank professions. Opponents below th Level find it hard to retaliate when faced with his numerous legendary Elements.

However, when he truly killed the Apocalypse Knight, Lei En still felt a few thoughts arise.

The enemy he had once fought a few years ago, leaving him battered and only barely defeating with all means, could now be slain with ease.

Unwittingly, he had already traveled far on the Transcendent path.

Not yet at Saint Rank, yet his strength far surpasses Saint Rank.

This is the power of a cheat, breaking conventions and surpassing limits!

Lei En let out a chuckle, quickly composed himself, and just then the Soul World Tree gave a slight tremor; a leaf's Element rune radiated infinite light, its extremely intricate rune shifted rapidly, then steadied, appearing distinct from other Elements.

Wish Spell!

After feeding in over 1500 units of energy, this spell, famed as the "King of Ten Thousand Methods", finally rose to Eight‑Ring, able to emulate all spells and Divine Techniques from Ring 1 to Ring 7; even an Eight‑Ring spell is not a problem if enough price is paid.

Lei En glanced at the phone interface; the progress bars for the Core Mind and Titanium‑Gold Body were also past halfway.

High above, the portal had already closed.

His eight Mirror Images were slaughtering the over two thousand Black Soul Knights; they struggled against the images while recklessly leaping toward Getan's direction, their flight altitude gradually lowering, soon to descend to the ground for a collective charge.

The Black Soul Knight legion moved quickly, and its numbers were ample.

Even with eight Mirror Images encircling, they couldn't wipe them out before they broke into Getan, and the Black Soul Knight legion had split into multiple groups, perhaps not even half could be killed.

Lei En immediately understood the Black Soul Knight legion's strategy.

They treat themselves as expendables to stall the Mirror Images; no matter how many are slain, as long as they can break into Gotham City, destroy the high‑ground fortresses, kill the residents and craftsmen around the forts, or rush beneath the city walls to be sandwiched between the Undead Army across the strait and the dwarf legion, they can instantly reverse the battle.

This ruthless, all‑costs‑no‑regards tactic gave Lei En a chill.

Only the Cataclysm Army would treat its Transcendent troops as expendables, indifferent to how many die; only emotionless undead would faithfully carry out such a suicidal order.

And this was only the first wave; more Black Soul Knight legions would teleport in.

Lei En scanned the area.

His gaze pierced the void, yet he found no sign of teleportation magic. Even the Key of Doors' mastery over space, however strong, has limited range.

But it's not without a way.

Two Mirror Images cast teleportation, their forms vanished.

At the same time, the other eight Mirror Images abandoned the chase of the Black Soul Knights, each using teleportation to disperse to areas east of Getan. The ten Mirror Images were spaced about five li apart; together with Lei En himself, eleven in total formed a defensive line to block Shield Island east‑west.

"Seven‑Ring, Pre‑knowledge Teleport!"

Lei En and the Mirror Images shouted in unison, the content identical.

Pre‑knowledge Teleport is a relatively rare Four‑Ring Arcane, few have mastered it, and there are not many situations where it can be used. As its name suggests, it can foresee teleportations within a certain range, allowing pre‑emptive enemy preparation.

It's somewhat like Divination, but the foretold events and distances are limited.

The higher the ring count, the larger the sensed range.

Seven‑Ring Pre‑knowledge Teleport's sensing distance is about five li; eleven Lei En simultaneously cast Wish Spell, instantly consuming over three hundred units of energy, a cost fully acceptable for the current Lei En.

When the casting completed, all eleven Lei En received a piece of information.

Ten of them were invalid.

Only one Mirror Image saw a massive portal, which would open at a location two thousand meters from it in about half a minute. This time the Liches chose to open the portal on the ground, evidently for concealment, not wanting to be found too quickly.

Lei En and the Mirror Images each teleported to the designated spot, waiting patiently.

East of Gotham City, the remaining two thousand Black Soul Knights had landed, charging into the open city district. Without Mirror Image pursuit, they reconvened into a torrent; Death Knights led the evil spirit cavalry, charging full‑force toward the high‑ground fortresses within the city.

The ground trembled, dust billowed.

A visible force of death rose like black smoke, its aura of death shrouding Gotham.

Lei En, seeing all this through the eyes of a Thundercast Celestial Soldier, did not intervene.

He was confident that the defense line formed by Electric Light Cannons was sufficient to repel these enemies; even if the turrets were breached, Extreme Warriors awaited them.

The Electric Light Cannons were positioned about four li from the high‑ground fortresses, forming an arc.

Soon, the Black Soul Knight legion surged into the range of the two Electric Light Cannons.

Boom!

Boom!

The two Electric Light Cannons had already calculated the lead, pre‑charging for twelve seconds, and fired two massive bursts of light, like two meteors faster than lightning, straight at the Black Soul Knight Legion.

All the death knights and evil spirit cavalry glowed with black streaks, a massive death force coalesced, forming a force field made of countless wailing dead souls that promptly blocked in front of the legion.

The Electric Light Cannon projectile struck the dead soul force field and exploded instantly.

High‑temperature lightning collided with death force, countless energies raged, the dead soul force field shook violently, cracks appeared, yet it ultimately withstood the bombardment. They braced the sweeping beams of the two Electric Light Cannons and continued their high‑speed charge.

Thunder roared, and the beams striking the dead soul force field rippled like raindrops on water, sending countless ripples.

The Black Soul Knight Legion surged forward a kilometer at top speed, entering the range of two distant turrets, likewise pre‑calculating and charging, and fired two energy shells.

Another pair of violent explosions rang out.

Within a short span, they endured two successive bombardments; some evil spirit cavalry had their soul energy drained instantly, their mounts fell, and were trampled into fragments by the following riders.

The dead soul force field finally collapsed, fully exposing the Black Soul Knight Legion.

All four Electric Light Cannons switched to sweep mode; torrent‑like beams instantly shattered the dozens of Black Soul Knights at the front, and as the beams swept onward, both mounts and undead fell in massive sheets like wheat being cut.

In just a few seconds, the Black Soul Knight Legion lost a tenth of its numbers.

When they finally managed to re‑establish the dead soul force field, keeping the beams at bay, they were only about seventy percent of their former strength, yet still five miles from the Highland Fortress.

Getan's eastern turret site is meticulously arranged.

The closer one comes from the east toward the Highland Fortress, the more turret fire one suffers. With the four Electric Light Cannons placed atop the fortress, at peak they can simultaneously fall within the range of eight turrets; the terrifying intersecting barrage even the Saint Rank cannot endure.

With just over two thousand Black Soul Knights, there is no chance of breaking through to the fortress.

Lei En finally relaxed completely.

At that moment, the void before them rippled like a water surface, and a teleportation portal opened swiftly; beyond it lay a boundless wasteland, with endless ranks of Black Soul Knights.

Four Liches that jointly opened the portal instantly spotted Lei En and his Mirror Image.

Their desiccated faces were expressionless, yet the flames in their eye sockets stalled, shrinking to grain‑of‑rice size as if about to extinguish, revealing their current mood.

"It's him again!"

A legendary undead wizard beside them shouted in alarm.

Undead wizards are still living humans who have not undergone the Lich transformation ceremony, so they retain human emotions, their faces showing fear.

The Black Soul Knight Legion surged forward at once.

Bang!

In his Titan Giant form, Lei En lifted his right foot and stomped hard, delivering a war‑stomp.

He deliberately shaped the war‑stomp's direction forward in a fan, encompassing all the portals. The shockwave, bearing lightning and thunder‑flame, shattered the hundreds of Black Soul Knights that surged out, instantly clearing his field of view.

The aftershock of the war‑stomp struck four Liches; shields materialized on them, and they immediately recoiled.

More fearless Black Soul Knights charged out, but Lei En and the Mirror Images blocked them tightly, and bodies piled up in an instant.

"Close the portal!"

The leading Lich calmly ordered.

After Ai Long * Ruiwen Tena's death, it became the highest‑ranking commander in the area, and the other three Liches immediately complied. But Lei En did not wish the enemy to succeed; before the portal closed, the four Mirror Images rushed forward, brandishing war hammers, ready to unleash slaughter.

Lei En and the remaining Mirror Images teleported apart, preparing to cast foresight teleport again.

On the other side, a Mirror Image burst out and acted at once, its mind leaping high into the sky, discerning the environment of this wasteland.

Boundless death aura coalesced into dark clouds in the sky, overwhelmingly oppressive.

Within view, the Black Soul Knight Legion spread across the ground in countless ranks, innumerable, like an endless black jungle.

It was Lei En's first time seeing such a massive transcendent army, and his heart tightened with awe.

Before this Mirror Image could gather more intel, the enemy's magical attack arrived.

On the ground, three Mirror Images had already entered combat.

Their first targets were the casters bearing a dozen death‑knot sigils; a Mirror Image flashed forward, landing with a thunderous strike, unleashing hundreds of bolts of lightning, gouging pits in the ground and destroying the teleportation array etched there.

The Liches maintaining the teleportation array scattered like birds and beasts, pulling away.

They dared not get too close to Lei En.

A Lich flashed to a distance, raised a hand and cast Disintegrate, a dark‑green ray that leapt through the void and instantly struck the Mirror Image's chest.

However, the Mirror Image reacted not at all, outright evading.

The Lich's pupils shrank to needle‑point size, scarcely believing what it saw. Its most mastered Disintegrate, honed over centuries, finally allowed a once‑per‑day instant eight‑ring Disintegrate that hit directly.

Yet it was evaded by a Mirror Image.

If the Mirror Image's resistance is so terrifying, imagine its original form arriving…

The Lich was momentarily stunned.

That fleeting stun was seized by other Mirror Images; their minds leapt behind it, deploying a prepared anti‑magic field that nullified all spells below eight rings, a hammer shattered its shield and smashed its skull.

The Mirror Image was about to resume the chase when the surrounding temperature plummeted to its limit.

Its outer surface crystallized into thick solid ice; the dreadful icy force seeped inward, numbing its limbs and unintentionally slowing its movements.

Just as it prepared to withdraw the anti‑magic field and flash away with a spell, another spell had already descended.

Greater Dispel Magic!

Exactly eight rings.

The ice‑frozen Mirror Image instantly dissolved like foam, and prior to that, the two Mirror Images that had leapt skyward and destroyed the teleportation array were eliminated first.

Only the Mirror Image that had been slaughtering within the Black Soul Knight Legion remained alive.

This Mirror Image located the enemy hidden in the void, none other than the previously evasive Holy Soul Lich Pu Lamon, who had already returned here.

The Holy Soul Lich eliminated three Mirror Images with a single strike.

On Shield Island, Lei En realized he had still underestimated Pu Lamon's strength; Mirror Images differ from their originals, and before a Holy Soul Lich, they remain hard‑pressed.

Seizing the moment before Pu Lamon could act, the remaining Mirror Image thought a move and cast Rainbow Light Cloak.

The Mirror Image vanished instantly, then the spirit leapt to a distant place.

Pulameng searched the void in a circle, furrowed his brow, realized he actually couldn't immediately find the Mirror Image's trace, but also didn't pursue further; he also transmitted himself into the star realm, swiftly shuttling toward Shield Island.

(End of chapter)