First Clash Between Humans and Elves

When Dai Ruoheng regained control of her body, she stared at the mountain as the dust settled, too shocked to speak.

The interior of this mountain was actually hollow! Judging by the fluctuations of Soul Power generated from within when she had attacked earlier, there were two Spirit Douluo, several Spirit Emperors, several ten-thousand-year spirit beasts, and even the aura of a Title Douluo, along with three hundred-thousand-year level spirit beasts and fierce beasts hidden inside! (Note: The observation station's Soul Power shielding array had been tampered with and failed, but the concealment runes were still active; at this moment, the disguises of Thranduil and the other Elves had not been removed.)

However, as the rubble was pushed aside by the massive bodies of the dragons, Thranduil and her group were completely exposed to the sight of the high-ranking officials of the Star Luo Empire.

Looking at this group of humans below who were actually able to coexist with spirit beasts, it reminded Dai Ruoheng of a piece of intelligence—neither high nor low in priority but worthy of attention—that had been sent to her by the intelligence agency when she followed General Kallen to attack the indigenous humans on the Black Water River defense line. It contained photos of a group of humans (?) at an observation station monitoring the movements of the Star Luo army, as well as photos of ten-thousand-year spirit beasts destroying the logistics lines of the Star Luo Empire. (Elf: They've relied on that one logistics line for decades to deliver supplies; it's bizarre that they haven't built a new one even after being hurt by me.)

She had originally only pretended to look at it to appease the intelligence personnel, but after her body was controlled by an unknown force to attack this mountain, everything changed...

In the air, the 89-year-old, level 95 Dai Ruoheng stared at Thranduil, who stood on the ruins at 228 years old and had reached a pseudo-level 95 through a mental contract. Behind Dai Ruoheng was a guard team of 22 people composed of Title Douluo, Spirit Douluo, and Spirit Emperors. Behind Thranduil were six Elves and seven dragons and spirit beasts, all of which were over 70,000 years old thanks to the mental contract.

The two sides seemed evenly matched.

But the Light Dragon King in the ring sent a direct telepathic message, telling Thranduil some very bad news: this human before her had been controlled by a god from the God Realm for a period of time, and there was no guarantee she hadn't been secretly strengthened by the god, potentially boosting her combat power by 1 to 2 levels in the short term, or even shamelessly reaching level 99.

Even with the 260,000-year-old Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Riven, and the two pseudo-hundred-thousand-year Turquoise Dragon Scher and another Crimson Fire Dragon assisting, there was no guarantee of victory; the top priority now was to retreat.

Thranduil immediately gave a look to Riven and Scher beside her, and the two dragons immediately understood the meaning in her eyes.

But Dai Ruoheng, blinded by rage, would not give this group of guys time to exchange glances; she had eight Title Douluo besides herself, and those three dragon-type spirit beasts.

"Everyone! Capture all these humans of unknown origin for me! Even if it's just one! Title Douluo, hold back all those spirit beasts for me."

Whether or not to use Soul Guidance Devices was no longer the point; now, the distance between Dai Ruoheng's side and Thranduil's side was practically close-quarters combat.

Following Dai Ruoheng's roar, she lunged toward the strongest person among this group of strange humans and dragon-type spirit beasts. As for who had controlled her body, she would think about that after capturing these mysterious humans.

Intense Soul Power fluctuations radiated from Dai Ruoheng's massive White Tiger Avatar, and a powerful pressure bore down on the Elves, dragons, and spirit beasts on the ground.

"Is this the true level 95?"

Feeling this evenly matched pressure, Thranduil felt excited. During that kingdom riot 196 years ago, as a personal guard to Marshal Tewitz, she had personally killed those Elf Spirit Masters who had carved out their own territories.

However, those Elf Spirit Masters could only be considered small fries at the Spirit Grandmaster and Spirit Elder levels, and there were even fewer Spirit Kings. Moreover, she had been killing her own kind; even if she knew the kingdom's riot was caused by them, she was ultimately turning her blade against her own kin.

This human was a different story; they killed their own kind, which was an eye-opener for the Elves, including herself. And now, this human was standing opposite her, wanting to capture her? That was a battle between two races; Thranduil had no psychological burden and prepared to go all out.

"Good, good, good. Let me see just how much real strength you have behind those words."

Watching the giant white tiger pounce toward her, Thranduil did not retreat or dodge, but instead walked forward. As the distance between the two closed rapidly, Thranduil took her final step with her left leg, paused, tilted her body slightly, and reached for the storage Soul Guidance Device on her belt.

"Die!"

Seeing that the Super Douluo human before her dared not use her Martial Soul Avatar or even a spirit skill to counter her attack, Dai Ruoheng roared again, her figure flashing like lightning, leaving a white afterimage behind her.

It wasn't that Thranduil didn't have a Martial Soul Avatar; on the contrary, the mental contract, after multiple improvements by Barus, was enough to allow an Elf to use the Martial Soul Avatar of one of the species involved in the mental contract for a short time.

Dai Ruoheng's front paws instantly grew larger, heading straight for Thranduil's head.

Clang!!!

Amidst the sound of claws colliding with metal, terrifying explosive Soul Power bloomed outward from the center of their collision.

In a series of terrifying roars, countless sharp auras cut deep trenches into the surrounding area.

Both sides had to release Soul Power and Soul Guidance shields to resist the aftermath.

However, something unexpected happened to the human still in the air: Dai Ruoheng's Martial Soul Avatar attack failed, and her entire White Tiger Avatar was knocked back dozens of steps. The Martial Soul Avatar was passively dispelled due to Dai Ruoheng's own injuries, and her combat suit shattered in the collision, revealing a layer of armor made from Heavenly Sun Dragon scales underneath. Several of the scales had been completely pierced through. Before the wounds could be wrapped in Soul Power, blood had already stained the white armor.

And the one who caused all this was the stranger who hadn't even used a spirit skill, using only a cold weapon!

She stood where she had been, holding a giant shield in her left hand that was large enough to cover 70% of her body, and a massive long spear in her right hand that was twice her height!

[Horror Story: Around the time Rus Wang incorporated all the Elves, in order to protect the cattle, sheep, and children in their tribes or villages, the Elves of the Zheer Continent often acted as monster hunters, using bone and copper tools to fight predators like the Allosaurus, Siats, and Smilodon. The martial arts and attack methods that evolved from this are still fully passed down in the military and the Grey Feather Division today. Every year, they use wild Allosaurus to test officers and high-star agents who are forbidden from using Soul Power and can only activate Soul Guidance shields.]

"Weapons forged from Dragon Flame Alloy are indeed more useful than melee Soul Guidance weapons."

Thranduil softly commented on this weapon developed by the Dragon Clan Committee for the military. She was very satisfied with the first combat effect of this weapon; the flow of Soul Power through the metal weapon was very smooth.

If Dai Ruoheng had remained in the air and used long-range spirit skills, the Soul Guidance Device might have maintained enough of an advantage, but she had insisted on fighting Thranduil on the ground.

A mage with a body strengthened by Soul Power using a melee spirit skill to fight an enemy who was older, specialized in physical combat, and could share the abilities of her teammates—Thranduil couldn't imagine how the opponent could win unless she summoned a god. And judging by the opponent's strength, she seemed inferior to Lady Elena, who was at level 93 without using a mental contract.

Seeing Dai Ruoheng defeated in the first exchange, though fortunately unhurt, the members of her guard team became anxious. They immediately charged toward Thranduil, determined not to let the future of the Star Luo Empire fall here. Riven, Scher, and the others, seeing the humans in the air move and lunge straight at Thranduil, also immediately lunged toward Thranduil's position.