nashuaworldcup Chapter 520 Return to the Surface
Chapter 520 Return to the Surface
Chapter 520 Return to the Surface
"She has the air of a savior saint!"
Roy, Alphia, and Tione's gazes were involuntarily drawn to that figure.
In the center of the temple, Riveria stood quietly, holding the Demon Saint's Staff. Magic resonated within her, and her slender, graceful body radiated a divine light.
Her long, emerald-green hair moved without wind in the holy light, and her exquisite face appeared even more otherworldly under the glow. Her emerald eyes gazed calmly ahead, containing wisdom and compassion that encompassed all things. At this moment, she seemed to have stepped out of an ancient myth, a saintly woman who held the power of life and purification.
The ferocious and chilling ice crystal guards seemed to have their violent movements paused.
Pfft!Pfft!Pfft!
Countless ice crystal guardians, whether humanoid or giant beast, lowered their ferocious heads, offering silent submission to that holy figure.
The chill seemed to soften in the radiance, transforming into wisps of white mist that swirled around Riveria's feet, adding to her ethereal and otherworldly aura.
The visuals are filled with an indescribable sense of epic grandeur.
Ais stopped Albert's remains, and Riveria gained control of the Thousand Ice Garden.
It can be said that the Thousand Cang Ice Garden has been successfully conquered!
Rumble! Rumble!
Before everyone could rejoice for long, countless pitch-black, winding, and twisting spatial rifts appeared out of thin air in the lead-gray dome above their heads and began to spread wildly.
Within the crack, dark red energy turbulence surged, emanating a chilling aura of annihilation.
At the same time, the earth at its end groaned and began to crack and split at an alarming speed, tearing out huge chasms. The violent tremors made everyone feel like a small boat in a raging sea, unable to stand steadily.
"Roy, it's about to break down!"
"The Staff of the Demon Saint is a forbidden key. Once it is taken away, the Thousand Ice Garden will activate its self-destruct program and devour the intruders," Rivilia shouted.
All of this is for the purpose of protecting the world.
"Everyone, move over here!" Roy shouted, showing no intention of lingering.
This realm assimilates invaders, and those ice crystal guardians are the end result. Even Riveria, who has only gained control, cannot change this mechanism.
There are no treasures in the Thousand Cang Ice Garden; its existence is solely to conceal the Demon Saint's Staff.
The girls of the Astrea Familia all returned to Roy's side, but Ais remained unmoved, and everyone's gaze fell on the blonde girl.
The other person's hesitation was clearly visible on their face.
Albert's remains cannot leave this place; the magic that drives them comes from the Thousand Ice Garden.
Under the watchful eyes of everyone.
Albert's remains slowly raised his head, his gentle gaze falling on Ais.
The broken body emitted a faint light, then transformed into a pure and flawless breeze, swirling around Ais, brushing against her golden hair, and finally completely merging into Ais's body.
hum!
The moment that gentle breeze merged in.
The ethereal aura that had been swirling around Ais suddenly underwent a qualitative transformation.
Surrounded by a crystal-clear energy flow, as pure as jade, it became more refined and dynamic, radiating an aura far more vast, profound, and ancient than before!
A deep and majestic hum, originating from the power deep within her blood and soul, awakened within her.
Ais closed her eyes slightly, her long golden eyelashes trembling as she felt the sudden, familiar yet strange surge of power. The aura emanating from her body became even more ethereal and elusive, causing a sense of unease.
Everyone could clearly sense Ais's change, and were secretly alarmed, yet also happy for her.
Alfia: "Her winds have become sharp!"
"After all, it absorbed the power of the Great Immortal."
Roy recalled Finn's casual conversation about his troubles. After defeating the black dragon, Ais had fallen into a state of extreme confusion, unable to activate her skill "Princess of Vengeance." She had been fighting with hatred in her heart and training like crazy. Now that her great revenge was achieved and the black dragon was dead, Ais didn't know what to do in the future.
It was Zeus's retinue that took her away from here.
Roy brought Ais along when he went to conquer the Thousand Cang Ice Garden. Based on his intuition, he knew she would be useful, and he might even have wanted to help her resolve her inner conflicts.
It looks like a great success.
Albert's fairy spirit came from Arya, and as his daughter, Ais inherited the purest fairy spirit bloodline, so it's not surprising that they blended perfectly.
More importantly, Albert's remains inspired Ais's determination to continue fighting.
She wants to uncover the truth from a thousand years ago!
The Thousand Ice Garden, created by the "Elven Saintess" Celtia, and the Demon Saint's Staff, which has been unsealed through seventy-two layers of seals, are all places where her father's corpse is. She vaguely senses that there is a great secret behind it all.
Amidst the swirling wind, Ais leaped lightly, her lithe body returning to Roy's side, her golden eyes now devoid of any trace of confusion.
call out!
Roy activated Dimensional Array Shangri-La, and a Tai Chi diagram appeared beneath his feet, engulfing everyone's figures and transporting him and the girls outside the Thousand Cang Ice Garden.
In the blink of an eye, the collapsing Thousand Cang Ice Garden vanished, and everyone returned to the ice plains on the sixtieth floor.
As soon as they landed, the girls breathed a heavy sigh of relief. With their combat strength, Qiancang Ice Garden wasn't extremely dangerous, but there was still a possibility of them crashing.
We managed to pass through this secret realm without any major incidents.
"Let's go back!"
Roy said, "We have obtained the Staff of the Demon Saint, but the time is not yet ripe to break the seventy-two layers of seals."
The girls naturally had no objections. After resting for several hours on a safe floor, the jubilant group embarked on their journey back to the surface.
After returning to the 49th floor, under Roy's control, they will no longer encounter monsters.
In the "Secret Realm" on the thirty-third floor, Roy briefly left the group to deliver supplies to the heretics.
"Roy, you've gotten stronger."
Reed, Rey, Gross, and the other heretics looked at Roy before them with a mix of emotions. In their instinctive perception as monsters, Roy's aura was like that of a demon king emerging from the depths of purgatory, terrifying beyond measure.
Among the heretics, only that alien bull had the courage to challenge Roy to a duel.
"Fight me!" Asterios stared at Roy with incredibly intense eyes.
"Okay!" Roy agreed.
Under the hopeful gaze of the heretics, the two arrived in the vast desert.
"Roar!"
Asterios let out a deafening roar, his massive, granite-like body bursting with terrifying power, his bulging muscles bulging, and the veins on his thick neck throbbing like angry dragons.
The heretics are all enhanced species that can become stronger by consuming magic stones. During the year that Roy developed in the world of Scarlet Eyes, Asterios also frantically trained in the deep layers, reaching an astonishing LV.8 in ability value.
Asterios gripped his massive battle axe, as large as a door panel, with both hands, pouring all his strength into it. The heavy axe tore through the air, emitting a piercing, ear-piercing shriek, carrying the power to split mountains and shatter stars, as it cleaved down towards Roy's head.
Bang!
Faced with the full force of the LV.8 enhanced monster, Roy remained calm and composed, instead charging forward and standing fiercely in front of Asterios.
To Asterios' astonishment, Roy raised his left arm and tilted it upwards at an angle.
Click!
The axe handle, forged from ironwood with a hardness comparable to steel, collided with Roy's forearm and shattered like rotten wood and withered branches, scattering countless hard wooden spikes in all directions.
"What—?!" Asterios's huge bull eyes were filled with disbelief and horror.
But countless battle instincts honed through life and death made it decisively abandon the remaining half of the axe handle the moment it broke, and its massive fist, as big as a casserole dish, slammed down with ferocious power.
However, Roy moved even faster.
Just as Asterios's fist was halfway out, Roy clenched his right fist and delivered a simple yet powerful uppercut that slammed into Asterios's chin.
boom! !
A chilling sound of bones cracking rang out.
Asterios's massive bull head swung violently upwards and backwards, its scarlet pupils rolling back to white. Its enormous body, weighing over a thousand pounds, lost control and crashed backwards with a dull thud, slamming heavily onto the ground and kicking up a cloud of dust.
Sold out instantly!
A crushing defeat without a doubt!
The entire process, from Asterios's frenzied slashing to Roy's charge, parry, shattering of the hilt, counterattack, and knockdown, was as fast as lightning!
The hope on the faces of the heretics didn't last more than a few seconds before it was replaced by unparalleled horror. Their bodies froze on the spot, their wide eyes seeing only Roy's invincible figure standing proudly in the desert.
He truly deserves to be called a hero who vanquishes the Black Dragon!
The strongest human in the world, that's terrifying!
Back when they first met Roy, he was a Level 3 adventurer who had fallen into trouble in a dungeon. Now, everything has changed dramatically.
Of course, it wasn't a bad thing for them; Roy's attitude towards them never changed.
"Besides these supplies, there's also this."
Roy handed over the high-level materials and monster fusion device dropped by Orochi to Heretic.
"What is this?" Reed looked at it curiously. He recognized the monster materials, but the problem was the ball of light.
"By using that orb of light, you can perfectly fuse the materials of a monster into your body and gain even greater power," Roy explained.
Upon hearing this, the heretic's face was filled with horror.
"It's amazing how it combines the power of other monsters." Reed pinched the ball of light in his hand.
Materials are usually the hardest and strongest parts of a monster's organs or limbs. Theoretically, by fusing materials from a black dragon with this orb of light, they could instantly gain LV.10 power, which is extremely exaggerated.
Monsters have no limits on their achievements; they can continue to grow stronger by devouring magic stones before reaching their maximum potential.
Thinking of this, Reed, Rey, and Gross looked at Roy with gratitude, not only for the gift but also for his thoughtfulness.
Of them, only Asterios at level 8 can maximize the use of the Monster Fusion Device.
Roy knew this too, but instead of specifying a candidate, he gave the choice to the other party, making Reed and Rey feel respected.
After dealing with the heretics, Roy used a high-level teleportation technique to rejoin the team.
The group returned to the surface.
This incredibly impressive team attracted the attention of countless people, who flocked to the guild headquarters.
Royman seemed to know something. His obese figure appeared in the lobby for the first time, waiting at the counter with a slightly gloomy expression as he stared at Roy and the others.
"Thousand Cang Ice Garden, successfully conquered!"
Roy's gaze swept over everyone, gesturing for them to look at the Demon Saint's Staff in Riveria's hand.
The spacious guild hall instantly fell silent.