Chapter 971: Aixingge

Is this a Wu Shi Ta?

The Empire guests seated in the front row instinctively stood up, their eyes full of disbelief; the Wizards and dwarf mages present were, besides being shocked, also deeply puzzled.

They had never seen a Wizard Tower like this; it was completely beyond imagination.

The tower's base is a perfect square, each side over fifty meters long; its straight shaft soars straight into the clouds, built from massive white stones. As the height increases, the shaft tapers ever so slightly, and the four faces converge above five hundred meters, forming a pyramidal tip.

The entire tower's surface bears no decorations or windows, appearing as a single solid whole.

It looks more like a square obelisk than a Wizard Tower!

People standing at its base looked up, feeling visually as if the shaft were tilting, ready to collapse at any moment—both awe‑inspiring and suffocating.

"It's magnificent!"

Someone exclaimed sincerely.

At that moment, rune engravings began to appear on the white tower's surface; the tower's four edges linked with four lines on the plaza, and massive energy rose from deep underground, lighting the rune array on the plaza. The energy surged along the tower's engravings, rushing toward the tip.

"It really is a Wizard Tower!" The crowd no longer doubted.

Several legendary Wizards and mages felt the massive energy fluctuations; the gloomy sky resonated with the energy, a deep rumble of thunder sounded, as if a storm were brewing.

They were astonished again.

"This kind of energy..."

Kaidejia, Otiluk, and Alamanse, Wizards hailing from Fu Kong Cheng, instantly paled; they were far too familiar with this energy.

Pure and boundless Arcane energy, from the Iola Core!

Another Iola Core!

They recalled what Lei En had just said; everyone had actually witnessed it in Gotham City, and now finally understood its meaning.

"Ten-ring Spell!"

"VejesCui's magical torchlight!"

The legendary Wizards shouted in unison; earlier they had felt the rune array on the plaza seemed familiar, but it was too esoteric and most of it lay buried underground, with only a trace visible on the surface, so they couldn't recognize it.

Boom!

A deafening roar erupted from the void; under the stunned gazes of the crowd, an immeasurably massive energy surged through the rune array, climbing up the tower, causing the entire tower to blaze with dazzling light, like a five‑hundred‑meter‑tall giant torch.

Then the energy converged at the tip, compressed to the extreme, surpassing the critical point and bursting into magical radiance.

Boom…

A massive beam pierced the heavens.

At first glance the beam was golden, then instantly shifted through other hues—white, silver, violet, red, blue, cyan, and so on—constantly changing, as if containing every color in the world, before coalescing.

The gloomy clouds above were torn open, creating a hole; the beam burst into a halo, and the void instantly expanded.

The dim clouds dissipated within seconds, revealing a crystal‑clear blue sky.

Winter sunlight streamed down.

Bathed in the warm sunlight, people felt an illusion, as if the whole world changed in an instant; all filth and darkness were driven away, not just physically but mentally and emotionally, leaving everyone unusually upbeat.

And this was only the beginning.

The halo from the beam spread instantly, centered on the tower, illuminating every inch within three hundred li, whether indoors or underground; anything within the range was bathed in the strange magical radiance.

Evil was dispelled, pollution purified!

From distant places beyond Tixibiya, faint cries of anguish could be heard.

The legendary Wizards felt the power of the Ten-ring Spell; this space was completely sealed, all teleportation and planar spells disabled. VejesCui's magical torchlight has an effective range of three hundred li, and without teleportation, three hundred li is a hopeless distance.

Three hundred li west of Tixibiya lies the Baleqiya Mountains.

To the east is the Dreweil Peninsula, the entire peninsula falls within the spell's range; the Kenton Peninsula lies to the northeast, about two‑thirds bathed in the magical radiance, while the remaining third lies within the illumination of Gotham City's God of Magic statue.

The straight‑line distance between Tixibiya and Gotham City is just over five hundred li.

The ranges of the two magical torchlights overlap but do not interfere, linking the safety zones of the two cities.

And Feili City happens to lie right within the overlapping area!

The dwarves erupted in enthusiastic cheers.

All five Dwarf Kings breathed a sigh of relief; with the tower erected and the Ten-ring Spell active, the Netifu Demon invasion difficulty surged more than tenfold, guaranteeing a heavy price. Thus the dwarves could finally develop in peace!

Suddenly, people sensed a void disturbance.

"Look over there!"

A keen‑sensed dwarf mage shouted, pointing at a wasteland beyond the plaza.

Dozens of Netifu Demon were teleported there; all possessed power above High‑rank, their bodies bathed in magical radiance, skin cracking and burning, spewing streams of corrupt black smoke, and emitting loud wails. They had been struggling against purification, and upon being teleported and seeing the towering white tower, they were instantly horrified and fled.

Boom boom boom…

Two squads of Extreme Warriors had long been prepared; the Bolt Gun opened fire at once, turning the Demonkin into ash.

Then the second wave of Demonkin was teleported in.

This time the numbers were greater—over a hundred, including several Legendary High-rank—but in front of the Bolt Gun they could only be slaughtered.

Batch after batch of Demonkin were teleported outside the plaza; the Extreme Warriors waited leisurely and easily wiped out all the enemies.

It wasn't until several minutes later that the gunfire ceased.

The guests beneath the tower and the dwarves were flabbergasted; this was a combat method they'd never seen. The Extreme Warriors didn't move a step, and within a few minutes eliminated over a thousand Netifu Demon above High‑rank, even several Legendary High-rank couldn't escape—it was simpler than killing chickens.

These were only High‑rank Demonkin; they could resist the magical radiance, so they had to be teleported in to be eliminated.

Demonkin below High‑rank needed no direct action; the spell turned them to ash.

Zhigao Shan King Thorgrin exclaimed joyfully, "Kurgos's territory is finished!"

The other kings also wore delighted expressions.

Extending three hundred li outward from Tixibiya covers such a vast area that it directly occupies one‑third of Kurgos's territory; even though over the past two months Kurgos has driven many Demonkin southward, the remaining Demonkin are still numerous—at least three hundred thousand!

The overwhelming majority of Netifu Demon cannot resist the Ten-ring Spell and cannot escape its range; they should all have been burned to death by now.

From now on, it will never be possible to kill and come back.

"Everyone, please wait a moment."

Lei En dropped that line, and his figure vanished suddenly, leaving the guests seated below to stare at each other, not knowing where he had gone.

While they were still guessing, Lei En returned at once.

He was gone for less than ten seconds total.

Immediately, everyone saw Lei En holding a blood‑soaked skull, evidently freshly cut off, its face twisted grotesquely, still exuding a terrifying evil aura despite being dead.

"Chosen Champion!"

Dwarf King Dan En*Tie Shou let out a startled shout, looking very unbecoming.

He knew the face on that skull all too well; it was one of the two Chosen Champions under Kurgos. During the months when the Demonkin army besieged Cesac's walls, he had fought the opponent dozens of times, each side winning some battles, their strength almost equal, never finding a chance to slay the other.

With the Chosen Champion's head in Lei En's hand, its fate was obvious.

Dan En*Tie Shou could hardly believe it.

That such a formidable foe was slain by Lei En in less than ten seconds shows the huge gap in strength between the Chosen Champion and Lei En; they are not even in the same tier.

In other words, if Lei En wanted to kill me, it would also take only a few seconds.

The other dwarves also boiled with excitement.

The kings were all in disbelief, speechless. The guests from the Empire didn't recognize whose head it was, but hearing "Chosen Champion" made them understand; this Demonkin was a Saint Rank elite, and they finally grasped what Lei En had gone to do.

Lei En tossed the Chosen Champion's head aside, a bolt of lightning struck, and the whole skull turned to ash.

"This Chosen Champion had bad luck, being right within the magical torchlight's range," Lei En said, looking at Dan En*Tie Shou with a calm smile, "Now they no longer need to oppose the Eternal Chosen, so there's no reason to spare him; I just cut him down on the spot."

He said it lightly, but to others it sounded like a thunderclap.

A Chosen Champion was killed just because he said so.

Could it be that ordinary Saint Rank elites, in the Consul's eyes, are already as insignificant as ants? Able to be crushed at a whim?

Everyone fell silent, feeling only awe toward Lei En.

Lei En smiled smugly to himself; this was exactly the result he wanted.

In fact it wasn't as easy as it seemed; after detecting the Chosen Champion's location, Reslin teleported there first, tracked for a few minutes, finally found a chance to cast Time Stop, and then I arrived and struck with full force to eliminate the enemy.

"What a pity..."

Lei En glanced at the spot where a high‑rank Demonkin had been blasted, feeling a bit regretful.

Hundreds of thousands of Demonkin were incinerated by VijesCui's magical torchlight, their bodies turned to ash, souls purified, both body and spirit annihilated; this kind of death yields almost no soul energy. Only the high‑rank Demonkin that were teleported here had their souls promptly harvested and converted into electricity.

It's impossible to teleport all those Demonkin here.

"What a waste!" Lei En shook his head inwardly, but had no other solution.

The magical torchlight emitted by the high tower steadied, the rune formation ran in balanced motion, the light was no longer so glaring, and the energy howling subsided.

Lei En was about to speak when he suddenly looked up.

Above, the sky a clear azure, a grand void corridor opened; a cluster of Silver Fire shot out from the passage, faster than lightning, instantly merging into the massive beam atop the high tower, a mysterious, vast energy instantly spreading through the entire rune formation, causing a familiar change.

"God of Magic!"

Lei En's face remained expressionless, but he cursed inwardly: "That bitch..."

"Lei En, you did well," a faint female voice echoed in his mind, full of praise and admiration, "But next time you build magical torchlight, tell me in advance; I will never be stingy with blessings for the faithful."

"Yes, ma'am."

Lei En's expression instantly became profoundly reverent, and he raised his head, shouting loudly:

"God's protection, truth forever!"

Everyone present also sensed the God of Magic's aura; the transformative magical radiance fell upon them, and for each, including the dwarves, a mysterious rune condensed above their heads, swiftly descending and embedding into their foreheads.

Wisdom Blessing!

Anyone who had been to Gotham City was familiar with this, instantly understood, and praised along with Lei En: "God's protection, truth forever!"

The void corridor in the sky closed swiftly, and the deity's aura vanished.

Lei En was at a loss for words.

His plan never intended to grant the high tower's magical torchlight a Wisdom Blessing; it wasn't that Iola Core's energy was insufficient—on the contrary, it was abundant—but he didn't want the God of Magic to take advantage, as there was nothing left for the deity to bestow upon it.

Tixibiya doesn't need a Wisdom Blessing, yet it still exerts a huge attraction on people.

Unexpectedly, VijesCui took the initiative to intervene.

In the future, any other city on the New Continent that builds magical torchlight will probably fall into VijesCui's clutches, each time being fleeced.

Lei En was fuming inside, yet his face still had to show a grateful, tearful expression.

"This debt will be settled with you sooner or later."

He could only note it in his little notebook, then looked at the dwarf kings and said solemnly, "Your majesties, please come up."

Thousands of dwarves fell silent at once.

Thorgrin*Suixing, Magnus*Tong Huan, Dan En*Tie Shou, Bruno*Zhan Chui, Beilejia*Tie Chui— the five dwarf‑king rulers of the underground strongholds all rose, their faces solemn, and stood before Lei En.

The Empire's guests were bewildered.

Lei En drew a long table from the Nebula Ring, placed it between himself and the dwarf kings, and solemnly declared, "In the name of the gods, bear witness to me, Ryan Augustus, and the five great dwarf realms— Thus line: Zhigao Shan, Rongyanbao, Du Feng, Mi Yin Gong, and Jiu Feng Valley—to sign the 'Treaty of Amicable Brotherhood.'"

He spread the parchment in his hand and read out each clause.

This treaty resulted from multiple rounds of negotiations over the past two months, mainly reflecting the two demands Lei En had previously put forward.

First, to give Lei En alchemical materials and magical metals worth five hundred million Gold Shields, to be split evenly among the five dwarf kingdoms.

The treaty specifies approximate quantities of dozens of major materials, to be delivered within three years; any shortfall may be compensated with Gold Shields at double value.

Second, in the name of Gotham City and Tixibiya's lord, Lei En allocated the Dreweil Peninsula and Kenton Peninsula—totaling ninety‑seven thousand square miles—as an autonomous district for the dwarves. Lei En retains sovereignty over the land but will not interfere in dwarf internal affairs, and the dwarves need not pay taxes.

To preserve the dwarves' face, the treaty treats the five hundred million Gold Shields as the fee for the dwarves to purchase the territory.

It also agreed on the reconstruction of Feili City.

Lei En originally did not want to give Feili City to the dwarves; he had other plans, but the dwarves were very resolute, and in the end both sides each gave ground.

He allowed the dwarves to rebuild Feili City, but the land of the city still belonged to him.

After completion, Feili City's administration and operation were led by the dwarves, and the city lord was also to be a dwarf, but the appointment of the city lord required Lei En's consent; he could dismiss the city lord at any time and have the dwarves replace him. Moreover, the proportion of Feili City's residents could not have dwarves exceed half.

Half of the city's tax revenue also had to be handed over to Lei En.

Feili City, as the result of Lei En's cooperation with the dwarves, was proposed by Lei En to be renamed "Friendship City" to commemorate the signing of the "Friendship Treaty".

The dwarves gladly agreed.

The Friendship Treaty also contained dozens of clauses, stipulating Lei En's sovereign jurisdiction, the dwarves' responsibilities and obligations, and so on.

But however the wording was embellished, it could not hide the treaty's essence: the dwarves pledged loyalty to Lei En, becoming his vassals!

The Imperial guests below were all sharp‑witted humans and quickly understood.

Then they were stunned.

The once immensely glorious dwarf race, which in the Third Epoch had ruled half the world, had actually bowed to a human!

This is explosive news that will surely shake the entire Empire!

Under the shocked gazes of the crowd, the Dwarf Kings swore without hesitation in the name of the gods, and signed their names on two parchments.

The Friendship Treaty is established!

Lei En tucked away a copy of the treaty, nodded to the Dwarf Kings, and laughed: "Today is a brand‑new beginning. Tixibiya has been reborn, this city no longer has any connection to the elves, so it naturally needs a new name that carries a beautiful meaning."

"The Consul has surely already chosen one," someone complimented.

"I have indeed thought of one."

Lei En smiled and loudly announced: "From now on, this city shall be called 'Aixing', which means 'rebirth' in ancient Aurelien Language! And the high tower behind me shall be 'Aixing Tower'!"

(End of Chapter)