Thinking of this, Marvin could only force a smile.
He had been duped. All he needed to do was to return to the Astral Plane and he would have been able to hear that strong call.
“Marvin, you big idiot!”
“You are finally here!”
“I’ve been exhausting myself looking for you!”
“Wuwuwu… There was no trace of you for so long! You don’t know how exhausting it is to keep using Trace Back!”
“Next time we meet, I’ll use Lightning Storm to ravage you!”
Ding’s voice echoed nonstop in Marvin’s mind.
Marvin didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. He hadn’t expected this little thing to seek him so desperately with Trace Back.
Since Ding was there, one of the three sisters must have come to help too.
Was it Jessica? Or Kate? It definitely couldn’t be Lorie.
The power of Wisdom wasn’t suitable for battle, and moreover, Lorie wasn’t strong enough.
Marvin quickly answered, “I’m here!”
In an instant, that voice cursed, “You wanted to be a Hero and ended being sealed in the Astral Plane?”
“And after being sealed, you didn’t answer when I searched! It should have taken only a second for me to find you!”
“Do you know how much Magic Power I wasted!”
Facing Ding’s angry remarks, Marvin only lazily answered, “Get me back.”
Ding coldly snapped, “No can do!”
The next second, he lost the connection.
Marvin felt a bit worried.
No way?!
Would the little Fortune Fairy really throw a fit at such a critical time?
She wouldn’t take him back because he answered late?
Wasn’t this too exaggerated?
…
Feinan, in the southern suburbs of Steel City.
With the Old Alliance of the Seven Orders and the Sea Elven Queen joining the fray, the situation had swung yet again.
They certainly wouldn’t be overwhelmed by the Wizard Monsters and Divine Servants now.
Dark Phoenix’s expression sank; the situation had deteriorated a lot.
There were really too many Legends now.
At the same time, Dark Phoenix was still at a relatively dangerous part of her ascension!
She had been lavishly using her Divine Power inspire new followers. She was trying to reach the highest level of Divinity in one go, which required a huge amount of followers!
She needed to have enough followers to stabilize her Divinity within three days, or else she simply wouldn’t be able to keep going!
Her mind was also focused on the Magic Godhood.
She could only rely on her Wizard Army and Divine Servants at the moment.
She only had 2-3% of her power available!
At her peak, Dark Phoenix was about a hundred times stronger than an average Legend!
Even now, she was still far beyond ordinary Legends, but the ones she was facing weren’t ordinary!
Legend Monk Inheim!
One of the strongest on the continent! And although he wasn’t on the level of the Great Elven King and the other Plane Guardians, he had previously defeated the Shadow Prince’s avatar on his own!
The Leader of the Night Walkers, O’Brien!
He was more powerful than even Inheim, and no one even knew exactly how strong he was. Besides his Legend Night Walker class, he had benefited from many other opportunities. His body was as strong as a Dragon’s and his close combat ability was first-rate. If he hadn’t been alone on the front line holding off the Wizard Monsters, Marvin’s plan might have been successful.
Fate Sorceress Jessica!
The Sea Elven Queen, the 4th recorded [Admiral] born from the Sea Elven clan, a pinnacle caster class!
There was no need to say more about how incredible these two were.
And Constantine’s fighting ability became outstanding after he obtained Glorious Wind.
Most others might not know, but Dark Phoenix had thoroughly investigated him.
Although on the surface this guy was only a Legend Night Walker with a Battle Gunner subclass, he also had extremely adept swordsmanship.
But the type of swordsmanship he’d learned was a taboo one. It had a very large price, most likely costing his lifespan.
Additionally, the conditions to use the swordsmanship were very harsh. It required a specific type of double-edged sword.
Constantine had used his swordsmanship before when killing the Crimson Patriarch.
At that time, he had used the Demon Slaying Sword, which he had borrowed. Unfortunately, the Demon Slaying Sword had a limited number of uses before it would return to its owner. After being used against the Crimson Patriarch, the sword went back and Constantine no longer had any opportunities to display his swordsmanship.
But now, Ivan was letting him borrow his mother’s memento, Glorious Wind, one of the Nine Elven Swords.
Constantine could use that fierce swordsmanship once more. Although it wouldn’t be accurate to say that his strength had advanced by leaps and bounds, the explosiveness of his attacks would be very frightening.
After all, the Elven part of the [Nine Elven Swords] wasn’t referring to Wood Elves, but High Elves!
The High Elves had controlled this world for an entire era. It was said that every High Elf could live for more than a thousand years. If not for the Ancient Elven God’s oracle, they wouldn’t have retreated to hide in a Sanctuary.
The Nine Elven Swords were exceptionally powerful, and in worthy hands, they would display absolute supremacy.
…
And the others weren’t common powerhouses either.
Inheim was late because he had gone to invite the comrades of the Alliance of the Seven Orders.
In fact, Marvin had told Inheim to start his trip before the Great Calamity began. But the members of the Alliance of the Seven Orders were scattered in various parts of the continent and reaching them was hard.
But fortunately, he managed to arrive.
The Alliance of the Seven Orders was originally made up of six people: Guardian Monk Inheim, Great Caster Anthony, Dryad Chloe, Volcano Giant Woodhead, and two other Blue Mountain Guardians. Besides Anthony and Inheim, the others weren’t humans, but they were all peak Legends.
Dryad Chloe and Volcano Giant Woodhead were both Legend casters and could take care of two totems.
As for the Blue Mountain Guardians, they were the Protectors of the Dwarves. They lived in seclusion in the core of the Millennium Mountain Range, guarding the peace of the mountain range.
These people together were enough to startle Dark Phoenix.
But she didn’t want to give up.
She looked quite grim as she mentally gave an order:
“Rouse all the Divine Servants!”
“You must block them.”
After a slight delay, two lights flashed from her hands. None were able to stop them and the two rays of light soared into the horizon.
After the messages were sent, Dark Phoenix’s eyes were filled with resolve.
Marvin wasn’t the only one who had friends… She also had some, and even if they weren’t necessarily reliable, with the promise of enough benefits, they would still help her.
Dark Phoenix was furious.
She had never been forced into such a situation. These Legends had to die!
…
They all finished gathering under the totems.
At that time, Ding angrily informed them, “Found Marvin. That kid is quite alright, very lively. He just can’t return by himself.”
Everyone was pleasantly surprised.
Jessica’s eyes shone. “Tell him to be ready! We will make a move!”
Ding didn’t understand. “Ready for what?”
“For what? Obviously, killing a God!”
Chapter 434: God-Slaying
Chapter 434: God-Slaying
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Although unwilling, Ding still relayed Jessica’s plan to Marvin in the Astral Plane.
Hearing that Jessica was there, Marvin felt relieved.
What he had been most afraid of wasn’t a lack of Legends, but the lack of a leader able to coordinate everyone’s strength.
Inheim and O’Brien were very powerful, but they weren’t particularly good at organizing people and ordering them around. O’Brien became the leader of the Night Walkers simply because of his immense strength.
The Sea Elven Queen was more of an outsider and wouldn’t be able to hold much sway over the group.
But Jessica was different. Her character and reputation made it easy for others to trust her.
Although she preferred using her fists rather than planning things, that didn’t mean she was all brawn and no brains.
Jessica gave Marvin only one mission:
Be ready to kill Dark Phoenix at any time!
…
In the southern suburbs of Steel City, everyone received instructions from Jessica through her Fate Power.
Although they were unfamiliar with each other, no one spoke out against Jessica being the temporary leader.
They were all smart and the important thing now was to kill Dark Phoenix.
And to kill her, the four totems would be vital.
Endless Ocean and Marvin’s coordinated attack had failed because Endless Ocean was alone. But they still decided to attack because Dark Phoenix was gradually getting stronger, and they didn’t know when reinforcements might finally show up.
The Legends had now arrived, with four casters among them: Dryad Chloe, Volcano Giant Woodhead, the Sea Elven Queen and Jessica.
These four Legend casters could each take care of one totemic pillar, and with their combined effort, the effect of the Boundary would be increased many times, reliably cutting off the source of Dark Phoenix’s power.
The Legends also had their own methods to deal with the attacks of the transformed Wizard army and Divine Servants.
With Inheim and O’Brien joining hands, these two peak powerhouses would be able to handle the Legend Wizard Divine Servants.
Their bodies were extremely strong and Inheim’s Quivering Palm could subdue the Wizards’ Magic Armor!
Together, the two of them held off those few Divine Servants.
And after Constantine got hold of Glorious Wind, he was also able to tear through the Wizard Monsters.
He killed his way through the army of transformed Wizards by relying on the power of the Elven Sword.
With his Demon Steps and his devastatingly deadly swordsmanship, even Dark Phoenix felt a bit apprehensive!
Some of these could have become her future followers but they were slaughtered by Constantine.
But despite her distress, she didn’t blindly move.
In her eyes, the actions of the Legends were futile.
She still had Divine Servants at her side protecting her.
And although the four casters were sealing the source of her Divine Power, with her current Divine Power comprehension, she could still find a loophole.
Moreover, the other side’s strongest people had to either take care of the totems or fight her Divine Servants.
Constantine killing the Wizard Monsters very fiercely, but in the end, he was pushing forward pretty much alone.
As for Shadow Thief Owl, his class simply wasn’t suitable for assassinations.
Dark Phoenix didn’t have much Divine Power available, but she was still confident.
As she saw it, despite her seeming to be at a disadvantage at the moment, as time went on, the scales would slowly tip toward her victory!
‘Only five minutes… Those two should be able to arrive by about then, right?’
‘Ten minutes at most, and I’ll be able to try to break through the totemic boundary, or at least regain some Divine Power.’
A confident smile appeared on Dark Phoenix’s face. It seemed that victory was drawing within her reach.
At that time, Jessica suddenly said something and Fate Power burst out!
In a flash, a Teleportation Door appeared next to Dark Phoenix, giving her a jolt of shock!
She was familiar with this aura.
This was the aura of the Astral Plane.
‘This is bad!’
‘The Astral Plane Seal… It’s Marvin!’
Dark Phoenix had no time to wonder about how Jessica was able to take care of her Astral Plane Seal because a shadow was already rushing toward her!
[Divine Spell – Space Annihilation]!
A small light shot out of Dark Phoenix’s fingertips and flew at the shadow.
But after suffering the past loss, Marvin was extremely focused. After he got Jessica’s notification, he made sure he was ready to use his skill the split second he returned to Feinan!
[Night Beheading]!
His silhouette merged into the darkness and with the help of Night Boundary, the ice cold [Azure Leaf]s slashed toward Dark Phoenix’s head!
Blood flew out and bizarrely condensed in midair.
Dark Phoenix glared at Marvin while saying, “Gods can’t die!”
A light began to radiate from the depths of her body!
That was her Divine Source!
Gods can’t die.
Not unless their Divine Source was completely obliterated!
Dark Phoenix’s body strangely moved backward and her head attached back up!
“No matter how many times you revive, I’ll kill you!”
Marvin followed closely and kept up his momentum, slashing with his daggers again!
Under the seal of the boundary created by the four totems, Dark Phoenix without her Divine Power was no different from a Legend Wizard!
The only difference was that as a God, she could resurrect numerous times.
As long as she had an opening, she could attack and kill Marvin!
But Dark Phoenix underestimated Marvin.
Others might make a mistake and give her opportunities to flee, but Marvin, who had been entangled with the Shadow Prince for two lives, definitely wouldn’t.
He knew how fearsome Gods were. One needed to be ready to kill them at least eight times to finish the job!
And that was for Low Gods.
And although Dark Phoenix had yet to succeed in her ascension, she had a chosen a very powerful Godhood.
From the Divine Source that was radiating from her body, killing her even twenty times might not be enough!
This was the frightening strength of the Gods.
But Marvin was fully prepared.
He had no intention of giving Dark Phoenix any opportunities.
As Dark Phoenix’s body reconstructed, Marvin quickly leveraged his Desperation Style to ruthlessly press the assault!
Dark Phoenix didn’t even have time say a word before her entire body was sliced into pieces!
Bright radiance emitted once again.
The pieces hovered into the air and suddenly turned into a mist rising toward the sky.
“I won’t give you the chance!”
Marvin’s cold and ruthless voice echoed out. Then, Dark Phoenix was met with a terrible attack once again just as her body reformed.
The fierce pain almost made Dark Phoenix go crazy.
She couldn’t accept being ravaged by Marvin’s blades.
She was the great Goddess of Magic! How could a mere human bully her like this?
As long as she got an opportunity, just the slightest opportunity, she would tear Marvin apart!
But Jessica’s voice coldly rang out from her position at a totem. “Focus all your power into the totems.”
“Don’t hold back now!”
The totems shone brightly and the space within became even more restrictive!
Chapter 435: Torture
Chapter 435: Torture
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Within the boundary of the four
totems, the flow of magic almost came to a stop and her Divine Power had also been completely cut off!
If not for the four totems’ boundary seal, Dark Phoenix’s resurrection wouldn’t have been as difficult, and Marvin wouldn’t have been able to kill her as easily each time.
Now, at Jessica’s command, the four Legend casters desperately poured Magic Power into the totemic pillars.
These totems were very powerful artifacts that only needed a steady flow of Magic Power to resonate with each other, creating a complete magic-restraining field. Even Gods wouldn’t dare enter an area surrounded by the lights of the four totems.
At this time, Dark Phoenix’s power was greatly suppressed.
She could only rely on her Divine Source to struggle.
Those Divine Servants who should have been protecting her were even more miserable.
Although the four casters intentionally focused on targeting Dark Phoenix with the totems, there was still enough energy to suppress those Divine Servants, which drew their Divine Power from her.
Thanks to that, Inheim and O’Brien managed to kill a Divine Servant.
Even if those Divine Servants wanted to save Dark Phoenix, they weren’t able to even try.
Because they were already helpless!
…
Marvin pushed his senses to the limit and the Earth Perception skill that Kangen had imparted to him proved to be quite powerful.
He could follow Dark Phoenix’s every movement. Her Divine Source was very rich, but her resurrection process was very bitter.
Others wouldn’t bear looking at this scene.
The whole process was simple and dull, and involved a hint of blood:
Dark Phoenix resurrected and was killed by Marvin, she kept resurrecting, and he kept killing.
In a short minute, this powerhouse who stood at the pinnacle of the continent was killed no less than eight times by Marvin!
After continuously killing Dark Phoenix so many times, Marvin was covered in her golden blood!
And while he had Dark Phoenix suppressed, Marvin marked this golden blood so that he would be able to use Night Tracking if Dark Phoenix managed to escape.
It had to be said that Marvin was currently also experiencing great pressure.
Although slaying a God was something many Legends yearned to do, those who’d never tried it simply didn’t know how hard it was.
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