Chapter 870: Apocalyptic Final Battle

The Extreme Warrior didn't stop when the shadow shield collapsed; the Bolt Gun kept firing, its bullets hammering the palace like a storm.

In a few breaths, the walls were riddled with shocking large holes from Explosive Shells, massive cracks spreading, the main structure suffering catastrophic damage, debris spraying, teetering, about to collapse.

The magnificent palace was originally extremely sturdy; its walls were embedded with numerous rune formations, and without external interference it could stand for a thousand years unfallen.

But before the Bolt Gun, the palace held for less than ten seconds.

Some court Wizards fled the palace in panic.

Most of them hadn't reached Legend rank, so they could only use a teleport gate to escape, but the gate's range was insufficient; they materialized before even seeing their surroundings, and a single Explosive Shell pierced their shields, leaving no remains.

Amid the booming roar.

The towering palace collapsed, turning completely into ruins.

Lei En threw the Thunder God's Spear, then halted, not rushing in rashly, but locked onto Wei Kelamadiya Ershi and Holy Soul Wizard Qian Bo Rui with the All-Seeing Eye.

Both remained composed, allowing the collapsing palace to bury them beneath.

A black shield manifested around Qian Bo Rui's body, deflecting the falling debris overhead, leaving him completely unharmed.

"Your Majesty, my mission is complete; I shall take my leave now."

Having said that, Qian Bo Rui's figure vanished.

Along with Qian Bo Rui, a dozen or so court Wizards disappeared, including two or three Legendary Wizards, apparently his students.

Wei Kelamadiya Ershi did not intervene, seemingly unsurprised.

He stood within a hemispherical resistance field, a spell jointly sustained by several elf mages and human Wizards, covering a vast area that protected the tyrant on the throne and hundreds of slave troops around him, shielding them from the palace's crushing collapse.

The court Wizards who were outside the resistance field and not taken by Qian Bo Rui were instantly buried in the rubble, most of them perishing.

Wei Kelamadiya Ershi didn't even glance at them.

A booming roar.

The resistance field burst outward, shattering debris and earth, and Wei Kelamadiya Ershi's figure emerged amid swirling dust.

He looked around, and his heart ignited with raging fury.

The palace, once the supreme power center of the Gupu Ta Kingdom, symbolizing the king's throne and authority, had become ruins, leaving only a solitary throne; standing upon it made him look both desolate and absurd.

The entire Xi Wa Ji Palace was likewise razed to the ground.

All the palaces, gardens, temples, luxurious residences, spacious training grounds, even the corridors and gardens—everything the Gupu Ta kings had poured countless wealth into and commissioned the finest craftsmen to build—was utterly destroyed.

And blood flowed like rivers everywhere.

The blood staining this ruin came from the Super Sun Legion, which made Wei Kelamadiya Ershi even more enraged and pained; the Super Sun Legion was the foundation of his rule, built with countless effort into a force of over thirty thousand, now being slaughtered en masse, nearly all dead.

Wei Kelamadiya Ershi watched the Extreme Warrior far away mercilessly exterminating the remaining Super Sun Legion, his face twitching.

This terrifying legion was completely unplanned.

According to the plan, the Fear Domain could at least delay the Empire's Floating City for half a month; the Floating City retreating to the Empire was optimal, Banbei City would remain safe, resulting in a decisive victory.

If the Floating City ignored millions of lives and forced an assault on the Fear Domain, the dead mortal souls would be sacrificed to Ban Erkou, granting the attacker the Black Emperor's divine blessing, a surge of power, a leap beyond Thirty-level, becoming one of the Prime Material Plane's pinnacle warriors.

If the Floating City neither retreats nor assaults, opting to evacuate Banbei City's residents or destroy the altar, it becomes a war of attrition.

The Empire's army marches thousands of miles; the longer it lasts, the less favorable it becomes for them.

Luo Xi's followers would never miss a prime opportunity; they had long intended to strike the Empire's Floating City, and the mastermind Luo Ke Liang also relayed the news, hoping this time to temporarily set aside the enmity between the Ban Erkou Church and the Luo Xi Church, and jointly deliver a heavy blow to the Empire.

Luo Ke Liang hinted that their target was the Flaniss Floating City.

Sure enough, the interior of the Floating City was attacked.

He had originally believed the Super Sun Legion could at least hold out until the Floating City was attacked, then under his command, join Luo Xi's followers to counterattack the Empire's army; within the Fear Domain, the enemy could not cast spells, while his troops were prepared, offering a chance to defeat a larger force.

But the Fear Domain was dispelled, and the Super Sun Legion was almost entirely wiped out.

All of this was completely unforeseen.

Without the Super Sun Legion, how could he alone counter the Empire's army? The Luo Xi followers who had promised to act together were nowhere to be seen.

"You shameless liars, I knew they were untrustworthy!"

"Sooner or later, I will slaughter Luo Xi's lackeys cleanly, skin them, behead them, and sacrifice them to my lord, so they never dare set foot in the Gupu Ta Kingdom!"

Wei Kelamadiya Ershi cursed furiously in his heart.

He stared fixedly at Lei En hundreds of meters away, his eyes burning with anger and hatred, as if wanting to devour Lei En's flesh raw.

Compared to the Luo Xi followers, he now hated Lei En even more.

It was Lei En's people who destroyed the altar, dispelled the Fear Domain, and also breached the palace, slaughtering the Super Sun Legion.

Lei En is the root cause of all variables!

Wei Kelamadiya Ershi certainly knew who Lei En was, but previously he had only heard rumors, knowing little; a young man from the Empire thousands of miles away had no real stake with him, not worth close attention.

Until the past ten days.

The kingdom's scouts gathered massive Empire intelligence, repeatedly mentioning a name, Ryan Augustus, which finally drew Wei Kelamadiya Ershi's attention.

This twenty‑seven‑year‑old youth's strength and status were comparable to a Holy Soul Wizard, and his influence was great enough to shape the Empire's structure.

In recent years, Lei En's shadow loomed behind a series of major events.

When the Empire invaded the Gupu Ta Kingdom, Lei En would surely appear; Wei Kelamadiya Ershi had imagined meeting Lei En, perhaps even fighting, thinking that if the chance arose he must kill this promising Imperial figure, making it another stepping stone to his own world‑renown.

But now he realized he had still underestimated Lei En.

Wei Kelamadiya Ershi was extremely confident in his own strength, never doubting defeat, yet in this situation his heart wavered slightly.

Perhaps Lei En would not become his stepping stone; instead, he might become another sacrifice on Lei En's path to the world's pinnacle.

"No!"

"This is impossible!"

These thoughts flashed through Wei Kelamadiya Ershi's mind; he had roamed the continent for three hundred years, never once lost, ruling half a hundred million subjects, never had anyone dare defy his will—how could he possibly be beaten by a kid not even a tenth of his age?

"I will not lose."

Wei Kelamadiya Ershi's resolve to win remained steadfast.

He stared at Lei En thinking, "If we defeat him and take him hostage, using his reputation and position in the Oriense Empire we can force the Empire troops to retreat."

"This is the final chance for a reversal!"

Wei Ke La Ma Ti Ya Er Shi said nothing, extended his right hand, and a black‑hand great sword appeared in his hand.

The sword was a little taller than he was, nearly two meters long, crudely shaped, forged entirely of a jet‑black metal, its hilt as thick as an adult's arm. Its blade was extremely wide, almost half a meter at its broadest, tapering gradually to a tip still as wide as a palm, as thick as a door panel; the blade was divided into three sections, wrapped with a blood‑red strap bound into the blade's notches, and it even lacked a sharpened edge, looking like a crudely made weapon.

However, when Wei Ke La Ma Ti Ya Er Shi grasped the great sword, his power instantly surged.

This is a Legend Grade weapon!

Its name is "Apocalypse King, Burning Soul Heavy Sword", a thousand‑year heirloom of the Gupta royal family, renowned across the subcontinent and known by almost everyone.

In the distance, Lei En saw the sword and his expression grew solemn.

He had heard of the Burning Soul Heavy Sword's fame; many books mention it. It weighs six thousand pounds, making it one of the heaviest weapons besides Thunder God's Hammer.

The Burning Soul Heavy Sword has only three enchantment effects; almost no Legend Grade item has fewer.

Wielding the Burning Soul Heavy Sword raises the "Power" Element by two levels; each swing of the heavy sword also carries a five‑level "Heavy Hit" effect;

The final ability is "Doomsday Final Battle".

Activating Doomsday Final Battle burns life and soul power, boosting the "Power" Element again. At first it adds one level; the longer it lasts, the more life and soul power burned, eventually raising Power by two levels, then three, four, five…

It is rumored that the power boost from Doomsday Final Battle has no limit!

However, the highest recorded increase was a three‑level Power boost, after which life and soul were burned away, and the body and spirit were annihilated.

Once Doomsday Final Battle is triggered, it is life‑or‑death, as the name suggests, like the ultimate battle at the end of the world.

This powerful enchantment became so famous that many simply call it "Doomsday Final Battle", forgetting its original name.

After Wei Ke La Ma Ti Ya Er Shi became a tyrant, he could draw soul power from his slaves for the Doomsday Final Battle's cost, allowing him to trigger it at will, multiplying his strength many times over, leaving him unrivaled.

Lei En also guessed this.

The Soul Eye saw hundreds of slave superhuman troops' heads, extending invisible threads that linked to Wei Ke La Ma Ti Ya Er Shi, causing his power to climb step by step, black mist swirling outside his body, nearly coalescing into substance.

At least an eighteenth‑level Power!

And it can go even higher!

Lei En quickly judged that this was the strongest opponent he had ever faced, perhaps only second to Ouroin Master.

At that moment, Wei Ke La Ma Ti Ya Er Shi raised the Burning Soul Heavy Sword, pointed at Lei En, and shouted in a deep voice:

"Today, either you die or I perish!"

Before the words finished, his figure suddenly vanished.

In the next instant, a barely visible black shadow materialized behind Lei En, flashing forth, and slashed down onto Lei En's head.

The terrifying power of the heavy sword generated wind pressure, cleaving the air in half, producing a vacuum blade aura dozens of meters long.

Boom—

Wei Ke La Ma Ti Ya Er Shi's sword cut a several‑meter‑deep pit in the ground, the resulting shockwave sweeping outward, scattering the Empire troops that had rushed into the palace.

He turned his head, found Lei En, and saw Lei En had flashed onto the palace ruins.

Lei En's body shrank to just over three meters tall, a size that balances power and speed; his metallic wings behind him vibrated at high speed, ignoring Wei Ke La Ma Ti Ya Er Shi, he swung his war hammer and struck the resisting force field in the middle of the ruins.

Bang!

The resisting force field exploded from the hammer blow; the few mages maintaining the spell had their mana and soul energy instantly drained, and they fell unconscious.

Inside the field were over sixty legendary superhumans, including several Legendary High‑rank ones; when Lei En attacked the field, they counterattacked from within, and arrows, spells, and weapons that struck Lei En were easily deflected, leaving no trace.

"Get out of the way!"

Lei En roared, his throat emitting a dragon's roar like thunder.

A few nearest slave superhumans were shattered into powder by the sound wave, while others felt dizzy, their eardrums spurted fresh blood.

The Will of Truth sensed a massive danger approaching from behind.

Wei Ke La Ma Ti Ya Er Shi arrived in a hurry.

Lei En didn't have time to kill more slave troops; without thinking, he used a Mind Leap to create distance, his mental field locked onto the enemy, and saw Wei Ke La Ma Ti Ya Er Shi like a shadow trailing behind, giving him no chance to attack the slave troops again.

"The tyrant's" greatest strength lies in the slaves, and its biggest weakness is also the slaves.

Once the slaves are all slain, the tyrant's power will fall from its peak, no longer capable of crushing peers.

Both sides knew this well, fighting around the slave army.

"What a speed!"

Lei En was surprised; Wei Ke La Ma Ti Ya Er Shi had formerly been a greatsword master, while the tyrant was a half‑caster profession. His displacement technique is "Shadow Leap", allowing instantaneous movement within shadows over a certain range, faster than spells and with virtually no lag.

Strong power, fast speed, high defense!

The tyrant's melee has no weak point.

Lei En temporarily avoided direct confrontation, merely dodging, alternating Flash, Mind Leap, and Electric Flash Teleport, his figure darting left and right across the palace ruins so fast the eyes couldn't follow, yet he couldn't shake the enemy.

Wei Ke La Ma Ti Ya Er Shi shadowed him, wildly swinging his sword at Lei En, but always missing.

Each of his sword strikes made the ground quake, leaving trenches dozens of meters long, causing the surrounding Empire troops to tremble in fear, daring not to approach.

Heiskto, Salein, and Sorik, three Saint Rank elites, immediately prepared to join the fight.

"Don't come."

Lei En's voice rang in their ears.

Wei Ke La Ma Ti Ya Er Shi's strength is too great; at this moment he's equivalent to above Thirty‑level, and those three coming over would be suicide.

At the same time, the Bolt Gun's report rang out.

Extreme Warriors aimed their barrels at the slave troops on the ruins; these superhumans obeyed their master's orders, scattering to avoid being hammered by Lei En, but before they could spread far, the Bolt Gun struck them head‑on.

In an instant, a one‑sided slaughter resumed!

(End of Chapter)