The Betrayal and the Unveiling of Hidden Powers

“What are you doing trespassing on my territory?” Kiramei asked. Su Han felt a slight urge to laugh. ‘Isn’t it obvious they’re here to kill you?’

However, Yun Xun did not phrase it that way. He merely used his folding fan to subtly obscure his thin, vermillion lips, smiling alluringly. “It is widely known that Lord Kiramei possesses formidable combat prowess. Tales of your might have circulated since the primordial era, and I have long lamented missing the chance to witness your grandeur. Hearing of it now, I find it to be entirely true!”

With that, he closed his fan. “Thus, this humble one wished to come and experience it firsthand!”

“Hmph, you humans speak so eloquently,” Kiramei scoffed. “Yet, where was this eloquence when you slaughtered my kind in ancient times?”

“That was merely our ancestors, forced to act out of necessity for survival. We humbly ask for your understanding!” Yun Xun replied, bowing with a refined, cupped-hand salute.

“So, you’ve come here to challenge me, then?” The four-headed Kiramei’s upper body floated on the water’s surface, its clear roar sending ripples across the pond.

“I presume what you truly covet are my flesh, sinews, bones, and most precious crystal core?”

“Though you put it so bluntly,” Yun Xun mused, “I still feel it would be better expressed more subtly.”

“Is that so? However, it remains to be seen whether you truly possess the capability to kill me!”

“Brother Yun, enough with the pleasantries! Let’s go!” Luo Tianjin declared.

He then soared into the air, flying straight towards the four-headed Kiramei.

Bursting with battle qi, a scarlet flame erupted around him.

A crimson lotus domain unfurled from Luo Tianjin’s body, instantly engulfing the four-headed Kiramei.

“Human, remember my name! I am Motis!” Motis roared, flapping its wings to conjure gales of wind, attempting to disperse Luo Tianjin’s domain.

However, Luo Tianjin, a master of fire, wielded flames potent enough to incinerate the very void. How could a mere wind domain from Motis dispel them?

Seeing its initial attempt fail, Motis intensified its efforts, channeling the essence of water to form an ice domain.

The entirety of Moon-Gazing Pond was instantly frozen solid.

The ice domain augmented the wind domain, unleashing a chilling gale laden with shards of ice that enveloped everyone.

The domain, originally a hundred meters in diameter, expanded to over a thousand meters.

Luo Tianjin’s flame domain visibly receded, its fiercely burning scarlet fires gradually extinguished by the biting wind.

“A mere legendary knight, only just having reached the ninth rank, dares to challenge my dignity?”

“Brother Tianjin, I’m here!” Yun Xun declared, unfurling his own Light Domain.

In an instant, brilliant light shone universally, and blinding holy radiance enveloped this part of the world.

Unlike the serene nature of the Holy Spirit lineage, the Light lineage possessed a slightly overbearing quality.

Moreover, the Light lineage was relatively common on the continent of Aelta, unlike the rare Holy Spirit lineage.

The Light Domain rapidly expanded, merging with the Flame Domain.

It clashed fiercely with Motis’s Wind-Water Domain while simultaneously striving to grow, resulting in a momentary stalemate.

“Even the mercy of the earth cannot absolve you of your sins!” Motis spoke in the human tongue, its divine soul’s voice resonating across the land.

The previously flat ice domain began to rise, eventually forming colossal ice mountains.

Upon reaching the legendary rank, close-quarters combat was typically unnecessary in such circumstances.

Instead, the true contest lay in the power of domains, in their collision and suppression.

Naturally, those who were stronger possessed more potent domains. In clashes between domains, if one side was superior, the other would inevitably weaken and fall.

It could be said that once a practitioner reached the divine rank, their domain became their second life.

Should a domain shatter, the practitioner’s strength would be drastically diminished, rendering them incapable of further advancement, forever halted at that point.

Judging by the current situation, the domains of these individuals appeared to be roughly equal in power.

However, Motis inherently commanded the four elements, granting it four distinct domains. A four-on-one advantage naturally made Motis superior, meaning no one could match it in a one-on-one fight.

Yet, with individuals like Morfitos and Luo Shang joining the fray, victory was undeniable.

Furthermore, humanity held a crucial trump card. Why had they brought so many mages? Their objective was to deliver a fatal surprise strike to Motis once it was severely wounded.

While the damage from a single mage might be negligible to Motis, what would thousands of converging spells signify? It would likely be no less powerful than a legendary-tier spell.

For a gravely injured Motis, it would undoubtedly be a fatal blow!

“Morfitos, aren’t you going to join?” Luo Shang asked, observing from the sidelines.

“Let’s observe a little longer,” Morfitos responded calmly. “The four-headed Kiramei only possesses four elemental magic types. I wouldn’t want the battle to end so quickly.”

‘As expected of a martial arts fanatic, even in such circumstances, he observes battles to achieve self-breakthrough!’

Due to Su Han’s low cultivation realm, she couldn’t clearly perceive the clashes between domains and laws. Thus, she merely watched the domain effects as if viewing a movie.

“He’s merely interested in Kiramei’s law fragments!” Bai Que said with an air of detachment.

“And while he’s at it, he’s gauging the strength of Tianjin and the others, just to get a clear idea! But what Morfitos is truly planning, I genuinely have no clue!”

He intentionally lowered his voice as he spoke, ensuring Morfitos wouldn’t overhear him.

Within Luo Tianjin’s Flame Domain, countless magma giants roared as they charged towards Motis’s Ice Domain, confronting the ice sculptures hovering above it.

The flame giants were formed by the law power within the Flame Domain, which manipulated fire elements and fused them with battle qi. The ice sculptures on the other side operated on a similar principle.

Motis’s domain contained not only ice sculptures but also wind wolves and rock bears.

Meanwhile, Yun Xun’s Light Domain manifested legions of light-elemental angels. Their backs bore radiant wings, their bodies shimmered with light, and they engaged in fierce hand-to-hand combat with the wind wolves.

The rock bears, standing by, lay in wait for an opportunity to ambush and instantly kill the flame giants and light angels.

“Third Prince, aren’t you joining us yet?” Yun Xun shouted.

He held no expectations whatsoever for Chen Yuan and Xia Xuan, two ‘good-for-nothings’ who had barely scraped into the legendary rank by relying on a pile of elixirs.

Indeed, mercenary guilds possessed less profound foundations compared to the Divine Churches of Light and Darkness or the great empires.

They had only risen in recent years, their legacies not yet long-established, so how could their foundations compare?

Nevertheless, their emergence in this chaotic era was testament to their formidable power.

Hearing Yun Xun’s call, Morfitos dismounted his warhorse.

He vaulted off its back, soaring into the air above Moon-Gazing Pond.

“Lord of Evil, please heed my whispers!” A profoundly malevolent and tyrannical aura surged through this part of the world.

A pallid domain spread out from Morfitos’s body.

The great gate of primordial evil laws swung open, and countless malevolent spirits converged, forming an Ethereal Evil Domain.

“So, you are a human who controls the laws of evil spirits. Why do I sense the bloodline of an abyssal demon within you?”

Morfitos remained silent, offering no reply.

“I’ve heard that while Morfitos’s father is an emperor, his mother is indeed a demon from the Abyss—a succubus of the mental lineage, highly gifted in charm and allure.” Luo Shang spoke softly after Morfitos had departed.

“And the Ethereal Evil Domain he awakened further confirms this information for me! For an ordinary person could never awaken an evil spirit physique, unless they possessed a top-tier demonic bloodline within them…”

“Then, Luo Shang, your Holy Spirit physique…” Su Han asked, her tone thoughtful.

“As you suspected, my mother was a deity. Although I am human, I also possess divine bloodline within me.”

“I not only inherited my imperial father’s Human Emperor physique but also awakened the divine Holy Spirit talent.”

“And your mother?”

“She vanished without a trace after giving birth to me…”

“I’m sorry….”

“It’s alright. I’ve endured all these years, haven’t I?” Luo Shang replied, offering Su Han a smile as warm as a spring breeze.

Meanwhile, the great battle had entered its fiercest stage.

Luo Tianjin and Yun Xun were already disheveled and battered, though Morfitos, with his extraordinary physique, fared slightly better.

Motis, on the other side, was in no better state, its body covered in wounds and having sustained considerable injury.

Its scales were broken, its body charred, and even its purple wings were gushing blood.

“Humans, you have enraged me!” Motis roared.

Its four domains—earth, fire, wind, and water—collided, transforming into a miniature world that sought to engulf Yun Xun and the others.

At this critical moment, Chen Yuan could no longer restrain himself and finally made his move!

He unfurled his Thorn Domain, and following rose vines, he arrived at the heart of the battle.

Meanwhile, Xia Xuan, a half-beast, unleashed her Beast Domain, transforming into a cheetah that trod on auspicious clouds, and also joined the fray.

The first thing these two did was not to attack Motis, but to launch an assault on Luo Tianjin and the others from behind.

“Despicable!” Yun Xun cursed.

He had to maintain his domain to resist Motis, leaving him no free hands. If he faltered even for a moment, Motis’s domain would instantly crush him, Luo Tianjin, and Morfitos into a bloody pulp!

“Kill you all, and the four-headed Kiramei will be ours! Hahahahaha!” Chen Yuan cackled maniacally.

The thorny rose vines wrapped around Yun Xun, siphoning the blood from his body.

Yun Xun, barely holding on and pushing his stamina to the limit to maintain his domain, was utterly enraged.

“Trash will always be trash,” Morfitos said coldly.

“They only know how to cultivate flowers and plants, and the domain they cultivate is just as useless. Incapable of a frontal assault, they can only resort to backstabbing!”

“You… never mind. You’ll be dead soon anyway, so I won’t bother arguing with you!” Chen Yuan grumbled.

“No matter how useless you are, you’ll still die by my hand!”

“I’ll remember your Mercenary Guild!” the weakened Yun Xun rasped, forcing out the words.

“If I survive this, I’ll surely collect this debt, making you repay tenfold!”

He glanced back at Luo Shang, but knew full well that his rival would never save him. As competitors, Luo Shang would likely be thrilled by his demise.

Combined with his own pride, Yun Xun did not call for Luo Shang’s help, only feeling a profound sense of unwillingness.

He also hoped Bai Que might save Luo Tianjin, which would in turn save him, but Bai Que and Luo Tianjin were also rivals, just like himself and Luo Shang. How could Bai Que possibly intervene?

Yun Xun was truly unwilling, profoundly unwilling!

Chen Yuan, it seemed, had completely forgotten about Luo Shang, Bai Que, and Su Han, acting without restraint.

Indeed, Luo Shang usually kept a low profile, and Bai Que even more so, so it was understandable that Chen Yuan didn’t recognize them.

At this moment, Chen Yuan simply believed that apart from Yun Xun, Luo Tianjin, and Morfitos, the rest posed no threat.

“Hmph!” Luo Tianjin, throughout all this, had not uttered a single word.

“Humans, are you fighting amongst yourselves? Well, no matter. Either way, you will all die!” Motis declared, intensifying its domain.

“Xia Xuan, aren’t you going to attack?” Chen Yuan shouted sharply.

“But…”

“But what? This is an order!”

Though Xia Xuan was reluctant, she was under orders and had no choice but to comply. Her right hand instantly transformed into a beast’s paw, hardening into a tiger’s claw that lunged towards Luo Tianjin’s throat.

As a half-beast, Xia Xuan’s domain wasn’t particularly powerful, but her physical body far surpassed that of others, making her close-quarters combat abilities formidable.

With Luo Tianjin’s domain stalemated and unable to expand, killing him would be effortless.

Luo Tianjin, however, merely smiled calmly. “Brother, why aren’t you saving me yet?”

“Hey, I say, have you forgotten about us?” Luo Shang raised an eyebrow. “Also, bullying my younger brother? That truly merits death!”