Chapter 809: 559, Synthesize Dark Shadow

During the Battle to Defend the Elf Forest, Lin Da displayed an unparalleled combat strength.

His Law seemed to “ignore” all damage.

He fought the Demons into utter despair, leaving them unable to find a countermeasure.

Lin Da did not require any defense–every move he made was fatal.

Conversely, when the Demons attacked him, no matter how severe the injury–even if his head was blown off–it would immediately recover, perfectly intact.

The Demons were terrified.

They couldn’t help but suspect that Lin Da’s Law might be “Undying.”

What kind of terror would a top-tier Legendary who was Undying bring?

During the defense battle, five Demon Legends perished under Lin Da’s Super Magic Heart Slash!

That evening, the Elf Queen personally received the Phoenix Tail Flower Team.

A grand banquet was held to celebrate the victory in the defense battle.

At the banquet, Evelyn and the New Moon Knight accompanied Lin on his left and right.

Amidst the clinking of glasses, both sides gained a better understanding of each other’s situations.

Lin Da learned that Mystic Continent was on the brink of collapse, with only the Elf Forest, Far North Plains, and Cangqing Province not yet fallen to the Demons.

Meanwhile, Evelyn and the others discovered that Lin Da had been training for a full “twenty years” on a mysterious island called the Sanctuary.

Counting the round trip, almost “twenty-four years.”

The Elf Queen was a dignified and elegant blonde lady, wearing a purple off-the-shoulder long dress, her golden ponytail draped diagonally over her front.

Upon hearing Lin Da’s words, she was slightly surprised: “Twenty-four years? Lord Lin Da, are you sure you got that right?”

Evelyn and the Cold Moon Knight also looked at him in confusion.

“I think he stayed out at sea too long and fried his brain,” the New Moon Knight mocked.

It seemed she still harbored resentment over the brutally extreme purification carried out ten years ago.

But for some reason, Lin Da discovered from his system panel that the Cold Moon Knight’s favorability toward him had gradually increased over the past ten years, rising from -100 to 60, reaching the level of a casual friend.

Coldmoon Duke’s favorability had risen from 70 to 80, becoming a close ally.

While puzzled by these sisters’ strange changes, Lin Da began recounting the events within the Sanctuary.

…

That day, after meeting the Dragon King Nidrag, the group successfully set foot on the island.

Before them appeared a towering mountain of ten thousand feet, built entirely of Dragon Bones.

The trial of the Time Giant Dragon was simple yet tyrannical: Whoever could climb from the end of the dragon’s tail to the dragon’s head and absorb the residual fragments of Law it left behind would become the “Dragon Race Prince.”

Such a position commanded all Dragon Species under the Holy Dragon.

“So you’re saying… you’re this so-called Dragon Race Prince?”

The New Moon Knight asked in disbelief.

Lin Da nodded: “Approximately one hundred dragons above the Law Tier will arrive at the Mystic Continent next month. Our Phoenix Tail Flower Team, all nine of whom are Legends, came here ahead of time due to concern over the continent’s situation.”

“One hundred dragons above the Law Tier???”

The New Moon Knight gasped audibly.

At the table, others–Evelyn, the former Final Adventure Team leader and raccoon girl Martin, Volgan, and Romanli–were all displaying expressions of shock.

The Elf Queen’s voice trembled with excitement; she was practically about to move next to Lin Da and drink with him personally: “Lord Lin Da, may I ask how many of those dragons are Legendary?”

“Not many, twelve.”

Hiss!

Once again, everyone gasped audibly.

Even adventurers at other tables turned their ears to listen.

With those words, the vast banquet hall fell silent.

Currently, the Elf Forest had a force of fifty Legends and over six hundred wielders of Law.

With the arrival of the Phoenix Tail Flower Team–not only were their nine members formidable Legends themselves–they brought along over one hundred dragons.

This instantly boosted the Elf Forest’s combat strength by nearly thirty percent!

Considering Lin Da’s combat prowess displayed during the defense battle, thirty percent was a conservative estimate.

The Elf Queen privately wondered if this black-haired young man might be the strongest among adventurers.

At that moment, the beautiful young lady beamed with delight and couldn’t help but offer Lin Da a toast:

“Lord Lin Da, thank you for your contribution to the continent. On behalf of the Elf race, I salute you.”

“It is what I should do as an adventurer.”

Lin Da’s expression turned solemn as he clinked glasses with the Elf Queen and drank it down in one go.

“You still haven’t explained why it’s ‘twenty-four years,'” the New Moon Knight reminded.

“This… is related to my Law.”

“Law? Isn’t your Law ‘Undying’?”

Everyone was curious.

Lin Da: “The specifics I cannot tell you. This is my trump card for dealing with the Demon King.

What I can tell you is that in the final stage of the trial, my teammates and I entered a golden river.”

“A river?”

“Yes, a river that flows with time.”

Recalling that experience, Lin Da’s eyes revealed a trace of lingering fear.

Within the river of time, the slightest misstep would cause them to fall into fragments of time, rapidly aging. Moreover, the flow of time was nearly ten times slower than the outside world.

This explained why Lin Da carried an air of maturity–his true age was over forty.

Evelyn: “Do you have confidence to defeat the Demon King?”

“Not yet.”

Lin Da raised his head, gazing at the towering emerald Holy Tree that touched the skies, “I need to ascend to the 49th floor. Then, liberate the Royal Capital, and wield the Sword of Brave atop the Holy Tree’s 50th floor!”

Liberate the Royal Capital.

These four words had been buried in everyone’s hearts for ten years.

As Lin Da brought them up, it ignited a spark that spread like wildfire, unstoppable.

“So it’s finally happening, the day I’ve waited too long for!”

“Princess Angelite, Great Sage, rest assured–we will soon avenge you!”

“It’s time to drive those damned Demons out of the Royal Capital!”

Adventurers bellowed, their eyes bloodshot and brimming with fury.

The boiling blood in Lin Da’s veins surged as well.

Ten years ago, upon parting ways, he had promised Lia and his companions to reunite at the Royal Capital.

The number of Demons stationed at the Royal Capital was undoubtedly significant; this would be a brutal fight.

…

The banquet lasted until deep into the night.

The Elf Queen arranged a separate villa for the Phoenix Tail Flower Team.

Lin Da graciously accepted.

He had important matters to attend to that evening.

Since arriving, he had already noticed traces of the Witch’s aura on the original teammates of the Primordial group, namely Northland Swift Wolf Wolf, Great Inventor Mimi, and Hundred Changes Martin.

However, they had used some method to suppress it, avoiding immediate issues for now.

Lin Da brought the three back to his room.

He closed the curtains and sealed the doors tightly.

Using his Legendary Rank Magic Power, he began purification.

Purifying all three simultaneously proved exceptionally arduous.

Lin Da found this process even more exhausting than the day’s defense battle.

Wolf: “C-Captain, please don’t grab my tail…”

Martin: “Boo-hoo, I don’t want to turn into the Elf Queen’s appearance.”

Mimi: “Things are getting strange, I’m having lots of new thoughts in my head.”

Drenched in sweat, Lin Da worked tirelessly through the night, finally succeeding in purifying his teammates.

Their favorability levels all exceeded 90, and he earned three Shadow of Darkness Experience Cards.

Lin Da clicked to combine them, acquiring the skill [Dark Shadow]!

From now on, he could freely switch between two forms, permanently mastering the abilities of Dark Shadow.