Chapter 2016: 0441 Promoted to seven-circle! (Long chapter asking for monthly tickets and subscriptions)_4

The Old Witch’s expression was grim, and the momentum of her Eight-Circle Perfection cultivation pierced the heavens.

She spoke loudly:

“Master of the Immersed Ancient Castle, are you planning to exploit this situation and ignite a new war between the dark and righteous wizards?”

Within the ancient city.

A wizard in a black robe, tall and commanding, with his hands behind his back, appeared and smiled:

“Old Witch, long time no see. Rest assured, destroying a minor group like the Witch’s Family won’t be enough to spark a war between us.”

As he spoke, billions of tons of seawater poured down like an overturned vessel.

Reefs, coral, sea beasts, sea monsters, and all sorts of objects cascaded from the skies.

From a distance, a vast expanse of ocean, likely spanning a thousand miles in diameter, stretched across heaven and earth, its spectacle unmatched.

Triss’s heart trembled.

“It’s said that the Immersed Ancient Castle itself is an extraordinarily powerful War Treasure. Now it seems the rumors are true. Such might has already reached the level of a Grand Wizard.”

The Immortal Banyan Dragon roared:

“Prepare to die!”

The Magic Tree behind it began to sprout countless shadowy branches and leaves, blotting out the sun like a canopy, shielding the Witch’s Family.

BOOM!

The earth-shaking energy clash startled the figures within one wizard tower after another.

In the Old Witch’s hand appeared a blue staff, clearly another powerful Exotic Treasure.

A vast blue light barrier expanded, deflecting the attack from the Immersed Ancient Castle.

Triss also brandished the Demon Dragon Whip, unleashing the momentum of a Senior Seventh Ring wizard.

The whip transformed into a Nightmare Black Dragon, which lunged toward the ancient city!

The Soaking City Lord sneered coldly.

With a wave of his large hand, a massive black palm, spanning a hundred miles in diameter, descended to grab Triss.

Like the Old Witch, he too possessed Eight-Circle Perfection cultivation.

Even a casual strike from him made Triss’s face pale.

The Demon Dragon Whip was pushed to its limit, and the Nightmare Black Dragon roared, only to be smashed to pieces by the massive palm in the next instant.

“The Demon Dragon Whip always belonged to the Immersed Ancient Castle. Today, I shall reclaim it with interest.”

Triss exclaimed in shock as the Demon Dragon Whip flew out of her grasp.

The Soaking City Lord smirked, easily dispelling her restriction on the whip, and with a swift motion, lashed back at her!

BOOM! A black dragon, stretching hundreds of miles, roared into being.

“See this? This is the true power of the Demon Dragon Whip!”

At the critical moment.

A towering and solemn figure clad in a black robe appeared behind Triss–it was the Black Abyss Walker.

He sighed and said:

“So, Immersed Ancient Castle is intent on breaking ties with the Wizard World?”

The Soaking City Lord felt a flicker of panic, though his face remained composed.

“Hah, the Wizard Council has no authority to represent the Wizard World! With the tides shifting and this ramshackle colossal ship approaching its end, I have no desire to be buried with it! A mere projection–I fear it not!”

The ancient city rumbled, pouring out even more seawater in torrents, vast and overwhelming as ten thousand stampeding horses!

“Blade of Fury!”

Behind the Black Abyss Walker, a massive greatsword wreathed in black gas emerged!

The greatsword turned into a streak of light, cleaving through the blockade of the ancient city and slashing toward the City Lord.

“Sun Wheel!”

Within the ancient city, a new presence with the momentum of the ninth circle emerged.

A hooded figure with an indistinct face appeared, and behind him spun a black sun, a thousand miles in diameter!

Primordial Soul Wizard Form*Eternal Darkness Sun!

“Who would have thought–Black Abyss, you’ve chosen to tread the Seven Sins Road. That Blade of Fury–impressive!”

The Black Abyss Walker’s expression subtly shifted.

“Black Sun Adam… what are you planning?”

Behind Adam, the colossal black sun erupted with an inky solar wind, engulfing the Blade of Fury!

He chuckled and said:

“Until we meet again, all of you. Believe me, one day, above Nora’s highest heavens, there will rise a Black Sun… that never sets!”

He had only ascended the ninth circle a few centuries prior. Despite his extraordinary talent, how could he possibly rival the Black Abyss Walker?

BOOM!

The Black Sun gradually shrank, collapsing into a black hole that swallowed the Immersed Ancient Castle and everything around it.

The black hole then condensed into a single black point and finally disappeared.

“My Demon Dragon Whip…”

Triss, as though awakening from a dream, stared at her now-empty right hand.

The Old Witch quickly offered her thanks:

“Thank you, Senior Black Abyss, for your intervention. This Immersed Ancient Castle has truly gone mad.”

Triss said:

“Could it be that the Immersed Ancient Castle did all this just to reclaim the whip? All this chaos for a Level 8 Exotic Treasure…”

The Black Abyss Walker responded:

“From now on, be careful. Some opportunists might believe that during this Blood Battle, the Wizard World won’t survive and might defect to the Council of Ten Thousand Clans.”

Several days later.

The news of the top wizard organization Witch’s Family being brutally attacked by the Immersed Ancient Castle spread across all major schools.

An uproar followed!

The dark and righteous wizards had their clashes from time to time, of course.

But during a Blood Battle, when unity was essential, initiating internal conflict was tantamount to outright opposing Nora.

Countless wizards voiced their strong condemnation, and the Wizard Council dispatched forces to investigate and hunt down both the Immersed Ancient Castle and the Black Sun Steeple.

As the Immersed Ancient Castle severed its ties with the Wizard World, an invisible force began to spread throughout the Wizard World.

Some sought to incite fear, dividing the remaining vital forces.

…

A year later.

Nora Year 286.

Blood Battle Year 74.

Ancient Banyan Fairyland.

The Black Soul Demon Tower loomed above the Graveyard of the Dead. With Levi’s growing strength, the expanse of the Graveyard of the Dead and the power of death energy also continued to expand.

In the Demon Tower, miasmic fog thickened and ghostly energy swirled. On one level was the dwelling of the Vengeful Spirit Girl.

On this day, an intense energy storm gathered within the Inner Heaven and Earth of the Black Soul Demon Tower, enveloping the Vengeful Spirit Girl. From within the storm, a jet-black, skeletal finger emerged and pointed toward her.

Cradling a doll in her arms, the Vengeful Spirit Girl let out an eerie giggle, tore off one of the doll’s fingers, swallowed it, and began chanting an unsettling incantation.