208. Guild Wars
The fighting stances of the Ascended are difficult to describe in words. Whether standing or crawling, they perfectly display their bodies, which combine the characteristics of humans, beasts, and the Void.
It doesn't even need to launch a proactive attack; the storm generated by its rapid movement is enough to shred all life around it.
"Roar!!!"
Its entire body was deathly pale; it was a colossal elephant, nearly thirty meters tall and eighty meters long, as massive as a mountain, with an iron-blue body.
In the past, this giant elephant's body would have been incredibly magnificent and grand.
But now, under the erosion of the Void, its enormous body split open from its head, covered with a deep purple fungal carpet and a jet-black, tar-like liquid.
It let out a deafening roar. Although it had a body of flesh and blood, the giant elephant was now covered with a large number of rusty iron stones.
As it sped along, distorted patterns appeared in the surrounding space, and mold grew on the ground at a visible rate. As the mold grew, the soil, which was originally full of vitality, began to emit a nauseating stench at an alarming speed.
Monroco, the Ascended.
Almost the instant he saw the giant elephant charging into the battle formation, Yuan Chen's mind was filled with knowledge and information related to it.
Some of this information came from Yishuaoken's library, some from Jax's memories, and some from feedback from the Scout Skill.
The extraordinary power wielded by the Ascended is a type of earth and stone Elemental Magic called "Rust Dust".
Its essence lies in its ability to continuously distort the surrounding environment through the permeation of magic.
In Jax's mind, a single roar was often enough to corrode enemy armor, dull weapons, and cause city walls to collapse.
Now, under the influence of the Void, the original Rust Dust is no longer simply decaying weapons and armor, but has gone a step further, beginning to spread the characteristics of the Void into the material realm!
Almost instantly upon being covered in Rust Dust, Yuan Chen clearly felt his body become noticeably sluggish. Not only his body, but even his perception of magic power became extremely slow.
Clearly visible, the blades that were originally flying back and forth in the sky, slashing and cutting, were not only slowing down, but even the Dawn Power enchantment surrounding them and the temperature of the blades were decreasing!
Unlike Jax, whose extraordinary power is used entirely to enhance himself, the Colossus's extraordinary power is applied to his enemies.
Thinking this, before Yuan Chen could even come to his senses, he immediately felt dizzy and lightheaded.
His once incredibly sharp mind was suddenly struck by a heavy hammer, or as if something had been forcibly shoved into it. Instantly, he saw a sky full of dark purple, endless sharp teeth and claws, and eyes that seemed to know everything, like a constellation of stars.
But then, realizing something, a fine layer of cold sweat appeared on Yuan Chen's forehead.
It was at this moment that, from the rear, after noticing the special nature of the rusty ash, King Yuen unhesitatingly lit the Azure Starfire in his hand.
In an instant, surging Order Power filled the entire sky. The sky, which had been incredibly murky with energy since the start of the war, began to twinkle with countless stars.
A scene of inverted starry sky unfolded, with Heavenly Power flowing down and infusing every member of the battlefield.
Almost immediately, Yuan Chen could clearly feel that the discomfort around him melted away like ice and snow.
However, before this Order Power from the heavens could be infused into his body, Yuan Chen immediately expelled it through Temperance power.
Initially, the Azure Starfire could only affect the user—as long as their strength was below demigod level, they could unconditionally receive at least a 70% attribute boost.
Such a tool is powerful for anyone.
In order to cope with this battle, scholars have overcome difficulties and changed their interest in the Azure Starfire —or rather, guided it.
This changes the scope of activation of the Azure Starfire from individual computational power via the Vidalion Loom to a collective one.
In this scenario, although the improvement in individual strength is greatly reduced, it allows short-term beneficiaries to remain unaffected by external interference—equivalent to continuous regional purification.
As this Order Power spread, the giant elephant, which had been galloping at full speed, immediately let out a painful roar. Then, the Void matter at its knees, which resembled tar, burned violently. Having lost its support and binding force, the massive body tilted and went out of control.
Seeing this, the Sem Therm gave an order from afar, and a large number of elemental cannons, guided precisely by the Vidalion Loom, spewed flames that struck the giant elephant's body.
With a deafening roar, the colossal elephant, having completely lost its balance, crashed forward with a roar, its body tumbling and rolling forward with the remaining force, crushing a bloody path more than ten meters long!
Immediately afterwards, a gust of wind flashed by.
Moving back and forth across the battlefield, the colossal elephant's extraordinary power Rust Dust, while troublesome for ordinary people, was nothing more than that for a mythical professional like Qiyana —at least, it was still a category of Elemental Magic, only Rust Dust itself was imbued with concepts belonging to the spiritual realm.
In this state, immune to many of the characteristics of Elemental Magic, the remaining concept of the spiritual realm is merely a brief moment of disorientation for Qiyana.
Illuminated by the Azure Starfire, Qiyana didn't even flinch before appearing directly in front of the giant elephant's head, immediately raising her Ring Blade high.
Located at the fingertip, the Heart of the Storm Ring, originating from the First Alai, emitted a cool light, and the next moment, three Storm Lance a master, surged forth.
However, unlike before, this time the Storm Lance did not shoot out as people expected, but instead flowed along the Ring Blade, merging into one with continuous spinning.
With a mighty swing, the massive Ring Blade left a grayish-white afterimage in the space. Wherever it passed, the giant elephant Ascended's head, which had already been torn apart by the Void and then invaded and corrupted, was severed right before its eyes!
The storm raged, and its head exploded with a deafening roar. In an instant, deep purple liquid and pieces of flesh that had long since decayed, clinging to life only through the power of the Void, scattered in all directions.
As a product of the Order Power, Azure Starfire possesses the same, but a higher-level, special attack attribute against the Void as the Light of Icathia.
The weakening of Azure Starfire, the barrage of the Yishuaoken Elemental Cannon, and the strengthening of Mythic classes themselves.
For Qiyana, killing a Fallen Ascended has lost its balance and even forgotten all combat skills, relying only on instinct to fight, is not a difficult task.
However, the death of the giant elephant did not inspire any joy. Because immediately afterward, the afterimages of dozens of wolves swept past Qiyana's body!