The Necromancer Lord's Extortion and the Secret Hidden in the Deepest Part of the Star Sea
At the edge of the vast universe, Arcane Empire's absolute defense array like a wall of sighs is quietly operating. The blue energy shield stretches for millions of kilometers in the pitch-black Void, and countless star-destroying magic cannons that can easily penetrate the stars are in a preheating state that can be activated at any time.
In this chilling silence, an undead starship with a dilapidated shape and a strong aura of death and decay all over its body suddenly tore through space like a ghost and staggered close to the territorial boundary of the Arcane Empire.
"Alert! Lock high-threat target!"
Almost within a thousandth of a second after the undead starship appeared, the defense system of the Empire border locked it tightly. The destructive firepower that was enough to instantly blast it into cosmic dust had gathered crazily at the muzzle.
Seeing that this broken ship was about to end up in ashes, the top commander stationed at the defense line, Dumbledore, suddenly raised his hand.
"Stop shooting. Keep locked."
The old man, who still wore the iconic face-covering mask on his face, keenly captured a special flag hanging on the highest mast of the undead starship through the holographic screen of the command tower - it was the logo that represented "Absolute Peace Diplomatic Mission" in Interstellar Convention.
Even so, Dumbledore still did not take it lightly. He led a group of the Empire elite magic infantry who were fully armed and exuding iron-blooded murderous aura, and cautiously approached the lifeless starship. As long as the opponent made even the slightest movement, he would not hesitate to strike Law of Thunder.
However, when the hatch slowly opened and he saw the person coming clearly, Dumbledore realized that his caution as if facing a powerful enemy seemed a bit unnecessary.
Standing in front of him was a low-level skeleton soldier with brittle bones and barely reaching the Second Tier rank!
Dumbledore's old eyes hidden under the mask flashed with a hint of understanding. This was definitely a deliberate arrangement by Guznader, the old fox.
He guessed that the moment Arcane Empire saw the undead, it was very likely that he would open fire without any hesitation. Therefore, sending such a low-level skeleton, which was not even considered "cannon fodder", as a messenger, even if it was instantly killed by the Empire, would not hurt the huge Undead Legion at all.
"Explain your purpose, undead." Dumbledore was not interested in chatting with a low-level creature that had no Self will, and asked in a cold voice straight to the point.
"The great Necromancer Emperor... My lord, I hope to have a direct dialogue with the supreme emperor of your country." The skeleton soldier's upper and lower jaw bones collided mechanically, making a tooth-piercing friction sound. Then, it stretched out its bone claws extremely stiffly and handed over a Crystal ball that exuded a deep black light.
This movement of the skeleton instantly made the surrounding Empire soldiers who were already at war with each other feel as if they were facing a formidable enemy! Countless deadly spells locked its entire body in an instant. Even Dumbledore, who had experienced hundreds of battles, the magic power in his body was boiling crazily at this moment, and he entered the highest level of combat alert!
However, the only one present who maintained absolute calm was the skeleton locked by countless murderous intentions. Only two weak balls of Soulfire were beating in its empty eye sockets. Only one absolute command was implanted in its program - give this thing to the Arcane Empire people, and then return to the fleet.
As for whether it will be blown to pieces in the process? It doesn't care at all. For the undead, complete death is a supreme honor, because it means that they will get their wish, step into the master's Divine Kingdom, and open the so-called "Third Life".
Dumbledore stared at the black ball and did not immediately reach out to catch it. He waved his wand cautiously and cast dozens of extremely profound detection and decryption spells, carefully scanning the internal structure of the thing.
'It turns out to be an ultra-long-distance inter-dimensional communication medium?'
A glimmer of light flashed in Dumbledore's eyes. He confirmed that there was no devastating forbidden spell or curse hidden inside the black ball. Its only function was to establish a spiritual channel that allowed Ian to communicate in real time with the terrifying undead monarch on the opposite side.
Although he had come to a conclusion, Dumbledore still maintained extreme caution out of awe of the unknown. He took out an absolutely sealed box from the space ring that was specially used to store and isolate the best magical herbs, and carefully put the black ball inside. After the skeleton soldier turned and left, he immediately superimposed more than a dozen layers of the highest level sealing enchantments on the box.
After doing all this, Dumbledore did not take it back to Earth Prime. He would never take the risk of bringing such a strange item of unknown origin into the hinterland of the Empire. He directly left the sealed box on a frigate anchored outside the Empire defense line.
Immediately afterwards, he immediately connected to the encrypted channel of the high command and reported everything that happened here to Ian.
Empire The military's response could be called Godspeed. A professional team composed of the top Alchemy divisions and formation masters quickly arrived at the frigate through space warping, and conducted a frantic and comprehensive dismantling and testing of the black ball. It was not until it was 100% confirmed that there was nothing fishy that this thing was finally presented to Ian.
Finally, Ian activated the black communication ball.
Along with an extremely weird space distortion, a huge virtual mirror slowly took shape in Void.
At the other end of the mirror, Necromancer Emperor Guznader sits on a terrifying throne made of the bones of countless peerless experts. He is wearing a dark robe as pure as ink, and the death energy rolling around him seems to be able to swallow even light.
On this side of the mirror, Ian is sitting lazily on a supreme throne inlaid with complex mysterious runes and made of pure gold and top-grade white jade.
He was still wearing the iconic big white Archmage robe, and his silver eyes revealed the ultimate elegance and nobility that could see through all the illusions in the world. He was like a god patrolling the mortal world.
"Guznader, if my memory is not wrong, this should be our second official meeting in this universe." Ian raised a calm smile on his lips, and his voice was mellow and magnetic, "I sincerely hope that this communication will not be as explosive and unpleasant as our last time."
"Oh? You actually still have such an innocent and ridiculous fantasy?" Guznader let out a harsh sneer like sandpaper rubbing against glass, with undisguised mockery in his tone. "Do you think that I go to all this trouble to contact you just to beg for mercy, submit a letter of surrender, or to talk to you about some damn peace treaty?"
"People have to have unrealistic dreams. What if they come true?" Ian shrugged nonchalantly.
"Then you'd better go to bed quickly, there's everything in your dreams." Guznader coldly broke Ian's teasing, which made Arcane Emperor couldn't help but chuckle.
"Since you are not here to surrender, let's get straight to the point. What advice do you want from me?" Ian put away the smile on his face and his eyes became deep.
"You must immediately start taking on your responsibilities, and stop trying to hide behind and enjoy your success." Guznader's voice was like ice that lasted thousands of years, and every word conveyed a sense of oppression that cannot be disobeyed.
"Sorry? Are you teaching me how to do things?" Ian raised his brows slightly, not hiding the confusion in his eyes. For a moment, he even secretly cursed in his heart: Did Guznader, an old man, absorb too much mottled Faith Power recently, causing brain problems and completely falling into madness? He actually ran to his sworn enemy to give orders?
However, the monarch in charge of Law of Death was very sane at the moment. Even if he knew the slander in Ian's heart at this time, he simply ignored it. He directly ignored Ian's ridicule and dropped an extremely fatal bombshell:
"The power I used to block and isolate the entire Milky Way Galaxy and prevent the prying eyes of the outside gods has almost reached its limit! So, now it is your turn to contribute. You must find a way to share this pressure!"
As soon as these words came out, Ian's originally calm aura suddenly changed drastically! An extremely fierce and terrifying murderous intention that seemed to be able to cut through dimensions burst out from his body. He slightly narrowed his silver pupils and stared coldly at the undead on the other side of the mirror. "Are you... are you threatening me?"
"That's right, I'm threatening you!" Guznader met Ian's eyes without showing any signs of weakness, "You'd better understand the current situation! Once this isolation barrier is broken, the gods who are eyeing the outside will swarm in like sharks that smell blood! And the first thing they have to do after entering this galaxy is The thing is, Law of Thunder will completely crush your Arcane Empire! I even dare to bet my Godhead that on their death blacklist that must be cleared, your Ian name will definitely be ranked in front of my Guznader!"
Ian was silent. Because he knew better than anyone else that what Guznader said... was a cruel fact.
The very existence of the Arcane Empire is an unforgivable ultimate heresy for this universe ruled by the belief Divine Authority!
Not only do they advocate absolute materialism and knowledge supremacy, but they openly despise and trample on the majesty of the gods; they also perfectly integrate cutting-edge technology with profound magic like no other in history! What's even more terrible is that the citizens of the empire still have the [blood of the mage clan] flowing in their bodies that makes the gods tremble!
Any of the above is enough for the gods to issue a killing order against them. What's more, Arcane Empire also hides countless terrifying technologies and laws Creation that can subvert the underlying logic of the universe.
In the eyes of those superior gods, Arcane Empire is simply a piece of fat meat exuding an alluring aroma. They can't wait to tear it into pieces immediately and divide up all the knowledge and heritage!
Guznader precisely grasped this weakness of Ian. He wanted to use this rogue conspiracy to force Arcane Emperor into the water and force Empire to help him maintain the blockade, thereby greatly alleviating the huge consumption he was currently facing.
"If my information is correct, the reason why you were able to shield the entire galaxy was because you used a special magic Divine Artifact that is exclusive to Ancient Magekind, right?" Ian's brain was running rapidly, and suddenly the conversation changed and he threw out an extremely secretive test.
Hearing these words, Guznader and Blink's flaming eye sockets shrank suddenly.
This is his absolute secret! Most of the forces in the outside world stupidly thought that he relied on his own extraordinary cultivation and the sacrifice of the origin of the Divine Kingdom to reluctantly arrange this layer of Heaven-Deceiving Formation.
But after less than half a second of astonishment, Guznader was relieved. How can there be an airtight wall in this world? With the Arcane Empire's abnormal intelligence penetration ability and magic background, they could guess that they could not accomplish such an exaggerated feat by themselves, and thus infer the existence of Divine Artifact. This is completely reasonable.
"You guessed it right." Guznader admitted openly. After all, at this juncture, there was no point in hiding it.
"Very well. Give me two hours. I'll have someone send you the solution."
Ian didn't even give Guznader any chance to bargain or test further, and cut off the communication unilaterally very decisively. The huge virtual mirror instantly collapsed into spots of light all over the sky.
"This damn human bastard! Not only is he extremely arrogant, he doesn't even have the most basic respect for the gods!" A high-level lich who had been standing respectfully behind Guznader looked at the dissipated mirror image and finally couldn't help but let out a curse full of spite.
"It doesn't matter, as long as he can come up with a bargaining chip that satisfies me, this little offense is nothing." Guznader waved his hand coldly. His dry mind would no longer be disturbed by such meaningless verbal disputes. Therefore, the undead monarch patiently waited for the passage of those two hours.
Two hours later, a message came from Necrocraft Fleet's intelligence network. As expected, Arcane Empire dispatched a miniature spaceship piloted only by the lowest-level alchemist Golem, and docked at the junction of the two sides' forces.
Guznader made a casual move, and an invisible force of space crossed the starry sky, directly taking the "solution" promised by Ian on the miniature spaceship into the palm of his hand.
"My lord, could this thing be a scam?" The Lich Attendant looked at the exquisite sealed box and reminded him vigilantly.
"In the face of absolute power, any conspiracy and conspiracy are in vain." Guznader snorted and unconcernedly opened the seal on the box. As the lid of the box opened, a crystal gem that was only the size of a tennis ball but emitted extremely dazzling light lay quietly on the velvet lining.
"What a terrifying, pure magic power of Aether!" Guznader's empty eye sockets instantly erupted with greedy green light, and he couldn't help but let out a sigh of admiration.
Although the total energy contained in this gem reaches the Ninth Tier level of intensity, the 'purity' of that energy has reached an incredible extreme! This kind of pure origin that has not been contaminated by any secular laws is the only one he has seen in his life, even if he has lived for countless epochs!
"With this piece of Energy Source Stone as the core driver of the formation, at least in the next few months, I will completely get rid of the trouble of power exhaustion and no longer have to be subject to any restrictions!"
With the assistance of this thing, his true self can finally be freed from the heavy maintenance of formations and free up his hands to personally direct the battle situation on the front line!
"My Lord, if you choose to directly absorb and refine this level of pure magic power, even for a being like you who has stepped into God Domain, it will definitely be a huge blessing!" The Lich Attendant looked at the gem, unable to hide the greed in his eyes.
"Why don't I know that this is a great tonic? But do I dare to smoke it?" Guznader sneered and shook his head, "You underestimate that old Yin Ian. Since he dares to use this When something is handed over to me, its underlying microstructure must have been tampered with. As long as I dare to absorb this energy into my soul, I guarantee that within three seconds, I will be completely entangled by some kind of vicious curse or location tracking planted by him!"
"This... that's such a pity." The Lich Attendant sighed, but then changed the subject, with a sinister pride in his tone, "But no matter what, we have now successfully pinned Arcane Empire's Achilles' heel. As long as we continue to use the threats of external gods to blackmail him, in this long war of attrition, we will surely gain unimaginable huge dividends!"
"You underestimate your opponent too much. This kind of clumsy blackmail method can only be used once or twice." Guznader was not blindly optimistic. He stared at the magic gem in his hand, "I dare to conclude that with the same excuse, you can only extort from him three to five times at most. Once this limit is exceeded, that monster will definitely be able to deduce a perfect solution!"
After countless battles in the air, Guznader had already experienced the abnormal IQ of Arcane Emperor. Even the almost impossible technical barrier of isolating Cosmic Network's network was overcome by Ian. For such a monster that cannot be measured by common sense, any tactics that try to exploit its weaknesses for a long time are extremely stupid.
Having suffered defeat at the hands of Ian twice in a row, Guznader had an extremely profound and sober understanding of this old enemy, almost fearful. Therefore, he never believed that his conspiracy would be effective in the long term.
'Ian, Ian, you are indeed a terrifying opponent that can make even the gods tremble. However, you still have an extremely fatal flaw that can never be made up for in a short time - that is, you are too young!'
'This vast universe is too ancient, and its history, buried deep in the long river of time, hides too many ancient secrets that can subvert everything.'
'And those ultimate secrets that can only be known after thousands of years of accumulation are definitely not something that a young boy like you can easily access with your amazing talents and several high-tech laboratories!'
A cruel and determined sneer appeared at the corner of Guznader's mouth. He had already sketched out a brand new attack blueprint in his mind. And this time, he would learn from all the previous lessons and use those ancient cognitive differences that Arcane Empire could not touch to give Ian the most fatal blow!
"Pass my order, the whole army pulls out the anchor!" Guznader turned around suddenly, and the black robes rustled in Void, "This war sweeping the galaxy has come to an end and ushered in the climax. There are still many things we need to prepare. From now on, I will not allow any more failures!"
Following the order of the Undead Lord, the huge undead fleet slowly turned its direction and sailed towards the depths of the endless star sea.
On those starships filled with death, countless newly-born undead souls that had just been transformed from Vedant Star were escorted. Although these undead souls had lost the will of Self, the remaining elven heritage in their bodies still gave them extremely terrifying war potential.
Although he was unable to transform the elf queen who had awakened her noble bloodline and those powerful elders into the undead generals under her command, Guznader felt a little regretful. But looking at the huge undead army that returned with a full load, the undead monarch still felt a morbid satisfaction and enthusiasm for the final victory in his heart.