Legend holds that the ancient Netherese Arcane Empire established the glory of the arcanists!
In the dark ages following the Twilight of the
The combination of ancient Great Arcanists and their floating cities was powerful enough to slay gods!
It was precisely because they threatened the gods' dominion, coveted the realm of primordial force, and transgressed the ultimate taboo that the arcanists were brought to ruin.
But in the war that destroyed the Arcane Empire, the gods themselves suffered grievous wounds—multiple deities perished, and the seats within the Pantheon dwindled one after another.
It was this painful lesson that turned arcanists into a taboo. The various churches launched a crusade against them, destroying every book connected to the Arcane Empire, plunging the world into yet another age of ignorance.
However, from that era when countless floating cities and the divine kingdoms of True Gods crashed down together, one floating city had managed to survive. In the end, it followed its spacetime coordinates back to the Primary Material World and fell into Raylin's hands.
After acquiring this devastating weapon, Raylin had kept it in reserve all along. Even during the several crises he had faced before, he had never let the Nethersoul City reveal itself.
First, he wanted to play this card at the perfect moment. Second, he still needed to familiarize himself with everything about the Nethersoul City and carry out modifications to suit his own design.
When it came to anything related to the Shadow of
By now, the Arcane Scepter technology obtained from the Sky Throne, the Elemental Radiation technology from the
Add to that Raylin's current
"Master! The Nethersoul City awaits your command!"
The intelligent core Shalin and the skeletal lich Illirio knelt before Raylin, awaiting his orders.
Raylin had now ascended to True God. The majesty radiating from him was incomparable to before, filling the two with profound reverence.
"Mm! I can feel it!"
Raylin had long been the master of the Nethersoul City, and he perceived its transformation most keenly of all.
The current Nethersoul City could only be described as reborn—its entire floating city body had turned a metallic silver-gray, brimming with the cold, hard quality of metal. The main cannons had all been fully repaired, and the Adamantine Golem Corps stood ready for deployment.
What satisfied Raylin most of all, however, was the construction of the Shadow
After obtaining this portion of information from
[Chime! Nethersoul City core access granted! Shadow Weave deployment at 100%! Overall performance estimated to improve by 37%!]
The Chip faithfully relayed Nethersoul City's status back to him.
With the Chip in place, he could say without the slightest exaggeration that even if both Shalyn and Illyrio turned on him at the same time, Raylin wouldn't bat an eye.
"Once the Shadow Weave is established, we can draw power directly from the Outer Weave and become immune to all magical attacks from zero to ninth level — more importantly, there's no need to worry about the Weave Goddess's influence!"
This was easy enough to understand. The Shadow Weave had originally been a technology Shar constructed specifically to steal
"Especially... with the Weave data that the Chip analyzed beforehand now incorporated, the Shadow Weave currently deployed can even directly siphon the divine power of the Weave Goddess... of course, it can only be used as a last resort..."
Raylin's figure instantly appeared in Nethersoul City's control room, settling onto the supreme throne.
"The birth of a True Deity — how could it not be paved with the divine blood of other gods?"
Raylin sneered. The Chip's prompts continued without pause: [Chime! Full activation complete! Spatial jump initiated!]
Boom!
Terrifying spatial turbulence erupted, and Nethersoul City's massive silhouette vanished in an instant.
When Nethersoul City reappeared the next moment, the surrounding scenery had changed completely!
Before him stretched an endless expanse of azure ocean. Numerous sahuagin could be seen throughout, and the shores were crowded with petitioners — the radiance of heroes and saints lit up the sky.
Scattered across the islands were temples, and the entire void carried an immense sense of oppression. Divine light nearly seeped into Nethersoul City itself, carrying with it a terrifying suppression of cosmic law.
Without question, this was a True Deity's divine realm!
Hummm!
Nethersoul City's enormous form had clearly brought immense terror to the surrounding petitioners as well.
Countless sahuagin roared, howled, and screamed, reacting in different ways. Some fled the area immediately, while others moved to surround the city.
"Who dares invade the divine realm of our lord,
Several powerful divine spirits ascended into midair, hurling stern reprimands.
This was, unmistakably, the divine kingdom of the true god of the sahuagin — Sekolah.
Ages of accumulated time had transformed this place into the enemy's impregnable stronghold. So far, Lei Lin had already spotted a dozen divine spirits — every single one a powerhouse comparable to a sixth-rank Wizard!
However, in Lei Lin's eyes, they were nothing more than a mantis trying to stop a chariot.
"Don't bother, little insects. You're not even worth firing the main cannon at!"
Lei Lin waved his hand dismissively. The terrifying auxiliary gun ports of Nethersoul City bared their ferocious glow as powerful laser beams wove into a net, revealing a massive black hole that melted every surrounding divine spirit.
In a single strike, the surrounding space was annihilated entirely! Only now did Nethersoul City reveal its truly savage face!
Countless petitioners fled screaming in terror. Living within the divine kingdom, when had they ever witnessed a god-war of this magnitude?
"Sekolah!" "Our lord Sekolah!"
The devout souls of the faithful roared their prayers in unison, and the radiance of faith blanketed the entire ocean.
Boom! Boom!
Thunder materialized across what had been a clear blue sky, and an overwhelming suppressive force descended, forcibly driving Nethersoul City down several tiers.
A divine avatar wreathed in golden radiance stepped forth. It bore the form of a sahuagin, its eyes filled with cold indifference. "God of Slaughter,
Even though Sekolah was a lesser deity, and even though only an avatar had manifested here, with the power of the divine kingdom bolstering it, its strength was comparable to that of a true god!
"Protector of the sahuagin, Daughter of the Ocean — Sekolah!"
Lei Lin's illusory figure materialized outside Nethersoul City. Facing an equal true god, he still maintained a modicum of courtesy.
"I would like you to relocate your divine kingdom so that we may avoid this pointless conflict!"
Lei Lin laid out his conditions with a perfectly straight face, but the undertone of his words sent Sekolah into a rage beyond measure.
"Greedy god — you will pay for what you've done today!"
Asking a true god to uproot and relocate its divine kingdom? That was an absolute insult! It would have been far stranger had Sekolah actually agreed.
With the god's fury, the entire ocean began to roar, and a violent tempest materialized without warning.
The weather within a Divine Kingdom was a direct reflection of its god's mood.
And Sekolah, roaring in his wrath, had spent so long in Hell that he had inevitably acquired certain demonic traits — making him appear all the more monstrous now.
"I knew it — this was never going to be negotiable…"
Lei Lin sighed at the sight.
"You've thrown away your last chance, Sekolah…" His phantom image slowly dissipated.
"This is not negotiation — this is an outright declaration of war! I grant you what you want!!!!"
Sekolah swept his hand, and a terrifying legion of shark-men surged up from the depths of the ocean. Powerful waves of energy coalesced in their hands, instantly transforming into a barrage of multicolored attacks.
"Ready — fire!"
A saint-spirit waved his hand, and countless crossbows roared to life, raining bolts down upon the Nether City like a storm.
Meanwhile, the other legion unleashed devastating magical attacks, engulfing the Nether City in their wake.
Fighting within a god's Divine Kingdom meant facing a horrifying tide of endless enemies — one that never stopped coming.
"Accept my wrath!"
At the same time, Sekolah roared, and the terrifying pressure of his Divine Kingdom surged forth once more. Lightning crackled and thundered, striking down upon the Nether City in massive volleys.
A god within its own Divine Kingdom wielded power beyond imagination! Even a mighty divine force would need to wage centuries of divine war and pay a devastating price to assault one by force.
[Ding! Shadow Weave activated!]
Prompted by the Chip, a semi-transparent Shadow Weave materialized, enveloping the Nether City within its protective embrace.
Every physical attack and magical assault — so long as it did not exceed the Legendary threshold — was rendered formless by the Weave, which absorbed their energy outright.
[Ding! Divine Kingdom rules calculated! Counter-Field preparation complete! Activating…]
Behind a torrent of data, the Nether City's wings unfurled. The invisible Shadow Weave began expanding outward, and eerie spatial ripples spread in all directions.
The Mystic Energy Core roared violently, channeling terrifying kinetic force throughout Nether City.
A layer of rules power also emerged, forming an eerie counterbalance with the Divine Kingdom's rules, while a hazy gray fog materialized, dissolving the lightning bolts in the sky!
"This is... an ancient Arcane Master's floating city!"
Secora exclaimed.
Since an Arcane Master's floating city could contend against a Divine Kingdom, it naturally possessed specialized techniques to neutralize its rules.
"Just from the opponent's Divine Kingdom, one can tell how the Wizards of old were defeated..."
A sigh crossed Raymond's face as his figure instantly appeared before the Mystic Energy Core.
"Let me see it... the power that allowed Arcane Masters to slay gods back then!"
Scorching light flickered in Raymond's eyes. A mysterious network linked him with the Core, unleashing the full, unreserved might of his thirty-five-rank Arcane Master power.
[Ding! God-Slaying Network established! Dimensional Main Cannon firing sequence complete!]
The Chip reported mechanically.
Subsequently, a terrifyingly immense surge of power rose from Nether City, drawing the gaze of every superior being.
BOOM!!!