Bocheng Defense Battle

The black dragon's claw seized the Winged Azure Wolf and dragged him crashing toward the ground. The instant Di Tian appeared, a black dragon even more terrifying than the Winged Azure Wolf,

Countless military mages, hunter mages, members of the Magic Association, and even residents of the Safe Zone froze in shock.

"Senior Di Tian! I can only sustain your presence here for one minute!"

Su Miu plummeted from the sky. Watching Di Tian completely overpower the Winged Azure Wolf below, he called out a warning.

"I don't need a minute to deal with this little wolf!"

Di Tian's cold voice carried a trace of excitement. Then he crushed the Winged Azure Wolf's neck.

The Winged Azure Wolf had no chance to resist. Whether in cultivation, bloodline, or species, Di Tian utterly outclassed him.

Before dying, the Winged Azure Wolf stared venomously at the human falling through the air. He gave one final command for the Wolf Tribe under him to kill that human, then breathed his last.

A commander-level spirit essence flew over. Looking at the dead Winged Azure Wolf, Su Miu felt his blood surge. How could I let you take everything I cherish from me the same way again! Meanwhile, Di Tian threw back his head and roared in excitement.

"A world without Heavenly Tribulation! Hahaha! Can I finally escape the shackles that keep soul beasts from becoming gods?"

Di Tian's deafening laughter echoed throughout Bocheng. Before the eyes of hundreds of thousands of living beings, the thousand-meter black dragon began to swell.

"He's advancing!"

Zhan Kong's voice trembled. As he watched the black dragon's aura surge from the commander-level advanced stage toward monarch level, a suffocating pressure enveloped Bocheng. Mu He was equally horrified, but still chose to seize the chance to flee.

A dragon-type demon beast about to advance to sub-monarch—even a Super Level mage would have to kneel before it.

This dragon seemed extremely close to becoming a true dragon. Its bloodline was exceptionally pure; even some minor monarch demon beasts probably wouldn't stand a chance against it!

Roar!

A dragon's roar filled with boundless divine might rang out. The black dragon expanded from a thousand meters to ten thousand meters long, practically the size of a small city.

For a moment, utter despair engulfed everyone's hearts. Many hunters lost even the will to resist.

Far away in the Safe Zone, the residents felt that same despair. They collapsed to the ground, their eyes filled with terror.

But a second later, the moment the black dragon completed his advancement, he vanished like a phantom. The sudden turn left everyone stunned.

What had happened? For a moment, all of Bocheng fell eerily silent, as though someone had pressed pause.

Elsewhere, Su Miu had overdrafted his Summoning-System Magic Energy. His nebula was dry, without a single drop left.

Su Miu drove the Golden Dragon Spear into a wall, arresting his fall before slowly lowering himself to the ground.

He also collected the commander-level spirit essence. Leaning against the wall, Su Miu looked at the Winged Azure Wolf lying dead before him and chuckled. Sorry, buddy. I've got cheats. I can summon a big daddy to kill you.

As he gasped for breath, a scream rang out nearby. Everyone turned toward it and saw an adjutant killed by a Three-Eyed Demon Wolf.

The demon wolves hadn't scattered after losing their leader. Instead, they had grown even more frenzied. Their leader's last command had been to slaughter the humans, especially the marked one.

The demon wolves immediately converged on central Bocheng. Watching the Three-Eyed Demon Wolf charging toward him, Su Miu's eyes flashed with murderous intent.

"Mind Control: Void Grasp!"

Although Bai Xiuxiu's newly awakened space element was only at basic level one, his spiritual power was at the peak of the second realm! Its power rivaled intermediate magic backed by a top-grade spirit seed.

The Three-Eyed Demon Wolf was caught instantly, unable to move as though held by an immobilization spell.

"Die!"

Su Miu rode a Wind Track forward and pierced the Three-Eyed Demon Wolf's skull with his spear, then devoured its flesh and blood to recover his magic energy.

His depleted Summoning-System Magic Energy began to recover bit by bit, though the conversion efficiency was rather low.

A One-Eyed Demon Wolf ambushed him from behind, but an officer immediately blocked the attack with Water Shield Protection.

Su Miu looked back and saw another Three-Eyed Demon Wolf charging at the officer from behind.

"Watch out!"

He immediately shouted a warning, but it was already too late. The officer was crushed outright. Su Miu's pupils contracted sharply, and he roared:

"Die, you bastard!"

Azure lightning crashed straight down with a deafening boom, severely wounding the Three-Eyed Demon Wolf. Su Miu sped forward on a Wind Track and pierced its skull with a single thrust, killing it!

More and more demon wolves gathered around them, while Zhan Kong's adjutants dwindled. Of the original ten elite officers, only five remained, still fighting stubbornly.

Many servant-level and Warrior Level remnant souls flew over, mixed with scattered essence remnants. He combined them as he fought.

Two summoning system star seeds had received their second enhancement! After combining another Warrior Level essence remnant, Su Miu immediately used it to enhance his summoning system star seeds, while servant-level remnant souls went toward enhancing his summoned beasts' star seeds.

Two of Bai Xiuxiu's ice element star seeds had been enhanced. More demon wolves kept gathering around them, far too many to kill. After spearing a One-Eyed Demon Wolf to death, Su Miu looked at the dozen or so demon wolves surrounding him and immediately unleashed lightning magic.

"Mystic Lightning! Thunder Seal: Thunderfield!"

All seven star seeds of his sharing element had already been enhanced once, allowing him to use level four beginner magic.

The azure thunderfield engulfed the demon wolves and killed them all. With over a dozen remnant souls collected, he combined another servant-level spirit essence and enhanced another of Bai Xiuxiu's ice element star seeds.

Before one crisis ended, another arose. A great general demon beast broke through their defensive line and crushed an officer outright.

"You beast! You'll have to step over my corpse to get through! Raging Waves!"

An officer immediately cast intermediate magic in an attempt to drive it back, but the effect seemed poor. Without a spirit seed, his spell was somewhat weak.

"Roar!"

The Three-Eyed Demon Wolf howled and swiped its claw. Just as the officer thought he was about to die in the line of duty, a golden claw slash shot toward it.

The golden slash carved a wound so deep into the enormous Three-Eyed Demon Wolf that bone showed through.

"Roar!"

A roar somewhere between a bear's and an ape's rang out. The four surviving officers stared blankly at the enormous Behemoth blocking the great general demon beast.

"That's my summoned beast! Stop staring and fight the demon beasts! Leave the great generals to me!"

Su Miu watched his barely recovered Summoning-System Magic Energy begin draining again. Figuring he couldn't hold out long, he immediately plunged his spear into a recently slain Three-Eyed Demon Wolf to replenish it.

"A summoning system grandmaster?!"

None of them had expected this hunter mage to also be a summoning system grandmaster. Their eyes lit up, and morale surged.

They wondered how he possessed lightning, fire, and summoning abilities, but now wasn't the time to think about that.

Although Behemoth was only a sub-warrior, he crossed two ranks and killed the great general Bone Spike Fierce Wolf within ten exchanges.

Roar!

With Behemoth's killing of the Warrior Level Bone Spike Fierce Wolf, the pressure on everyone immediately eased. Su Miu also obtained another Warrior Level essence remnant and used it to enhance a star seed without hesitation.

The third summoning system star seed received its second enhancement! After that, Behemoth focused on the Warrior Level demon beasts coming their way. He could kill Warrior Level demon beasts of his own rank in just a few moves.

But as time passed, more and more demon beasts gathered. Facing three or even four Warrior Level demon beasts at once began to strain Behemoth.

"Mystic Lightning, Thunder Seal: Thunderfield!"

Su Miu raised his hand, and an azure lightning field instantly killed the dozen or so One-Eyed Demon Wolves before him. Servant-level demons were no more than roadside dust to him.

Another essence remnant dropped, and Su Miu immediately enhanced Bai Xiuxiu's fourth ice element star seed.

"There are more and more demon beasts! I'm running out of magic energy!"

As time passed, the officers' magic energy also bottomed out. Su Miu tried to break through, but couldn't get out at all.

As the officers began to falter, a lesser Warrior Level Three-Eyed Demon Wolf tied Su Miu down as well, leaving him unable to recover much Summoning-System Magic Energy.

Converting absorbed life force into magic energy was simply too inefficient. Behemoth was also growing tired after killing eight Warrior Level demon beasts in succession.

When Behemoth noticed Su Miu being held up, he severely wounded the wolf with a Keen Gold Rending Claw. At the same time, Behemoth's soul power ran dry.

"Come back, Behemoth. Dimensional Summon! Qiu'er, help me!"

Noticing Behemoth's condition, he immediately recalled him. His Summoning-System Magic Energy was still below a tenth, so he could only cast Dimensional Summon again.

"Lord's Flame! Fierce Fist: Earth Fiend!"

Di Qiu'er appeared with intermediate magic already prepared. Golden flames erupted, sweeping outward like a tsunami and annihilating countless demon wolves rushing toward them.

Thanks to her mutated star seeds, she could cast intermediate level two magic at intermediate level one. A single spell could cover a vast area.

A mass of servant-level remnant souls flew over, along with two essence remnants. He immediately used both the combined essence remnants and the newly dropped ones to enhance Bai Xiuxiu's star seeds, successfully raising her ice magic to level four.

"Qiu'er, I'm counting on you!"

"Leave it to me!"

Di Qiu'er took the Golden Dragon Spear. Her previous attack had severely wounded the three surrounding Three-Eyed Demon Wolves, so she immediately finished each one with Fire Seed - Burst.

Su Miu sat cross-legged where he was and focused on recovering his magic energy. Watching the demon wolves surge toward them like a tide once again, she showed no fear and raised her hand to cast blessing magic.

"Blessing: Enhancement Emblem! Evil Spider's Snare!"

After applying a blessing to herself, she raised her hand, slowly forming a star map. Two seconds later, a Three-Eyed Demon Wolf closed in, only to be locked down by her curse magic.

The Golden Dragon Spear shot out, piercing its neck and killing it on the spot. Just then, a One-Eyed Demon Wolf lunged at Su Miu from behind. Di Qiu'er sneered, spun around, and fired a Fire Seed: Bone Burning, killing it instantly.

"Want to hurt him? Get past this auspicious beast first! Lord's Flame! Fire Burst: Flame Corrosion!"

Golden flames surged forward, covering a huge area with a single attack. Even Sub-Warrior Level demon beasts would be severely wounded. Such was the combined suppression of species, bloodline, and spirit seed.

"Lord's Flame, Light Blessing: Painted Wall!"

Di Qiu'er formed an intermediate level two light spell, enclosing Su Miu within it so he could recover his magic energy in peace.

Because of her mutated light-fire star seeds, every light-fire element spell she cast gained a level.

But when she saw more than a dozen Warrior Level demon beasts approaching together in the distance, even she found it troublesome. All the officers around them had died after exhausting their magic energy. They were now isolated and helpless, and her own mobility wasn't high.

Even with high mobility, it would be difficult to evade so many pursuing demon beasts. They could only stand their ground.

"Tsk, have the demon beasts in this world overrun everything to this extent? Mind Ripple! Fear!"

Di Qiu'er cast intermediate magic again, locking down the Warrior Level demon beast at the front. Then she transformed into a ten-meter golden dragon and fought the demon beasts.

After holding off several waves of attacks, she had sustained a few wounds, and half her magic energy was gone. Just then, a voice rang out.

"Dimensional Summon!"

Di Qiu'er turned toward the voice and saw Bai Xiuxiu approach, immediately opening with intermediate magic.

"Mystic Lightning, Thunderbolt: Thunderclap!"

Azure lightning crashed down squarely on a Warrior Level demon beast, killing it outright.

"Blazing Sun, Fire Burst: Burst!"

Lightning and fire raged, wiping out swaths of One-Eyed Demon Wolves. Di Qiu'er focused on the Warrior Level demon beasts, while Bai Xiuxiu also placed a Water Shield around Su Miu.

Su Miu continued recovering his magic energy. As remnant souls and essence remnants kept flowing toward him, five of his summoning system star seeds had now received their second enhancement.

Meanwhile, servant-level demons died in droves, providing just enough to enhance Di Qiu'er's mind-curse element once.

Another grueling ten minutes passed. Di Qiu'er had exhausted her magic energy and now relied entirely on her dragon claws and sharp teeth to kill enemies. Her body was covered in wounds.

Bai Xiuxiu's fire element was only at Beginner Level three, and its magic energy quickly ran out. She now relied on lightning and wind magic to kill enemies.

The main concern was weakening Di Qiu'er's fire magic with her own. At that moment, Su Miu stepped out of the Light Blessing. Looking at the battered golden dragon, he said:

"Qiu'er, go back!"

With that, he recalled Ha Jirui. His Summoning-System Magic Energy had recovered to a third, enough to attempt a breakout.

"Xiu Xiu! Cover me for a moment!"

"Okay! Phantom Wind, Wind Disk: Tornado!"

Su Miu raised his hand, and a star map began to form. Bai Xiuxiu used Wind Disk to keep the surrounding demon wolves and Three-Eyed Demon Wolves from approaching.

"Senior Ice Empress, I'm counting on you!"

As the star map finished forming, a summoning array appeared. A domain of extreme cold instantly spread outward.

"Leave it to me!"

The Ice Empress calmly stepped out of the teleportation array. Her gaze sharpened slightly at the hundreds upon thousands of demon beasts surrounding them, and she opened with level three magic.

"Jade Ice, Ice Vine: Coverage!"

"Rime, Ice Vine: Coverage!"

Bai Xiuxiu cast ice magic in coordination with her. The once-scorching battlefield froze over instantly. At the same time, the Ice Empress's Eternal Frozen Domain covered the entire area, strengthening her aura further as she transformed into an exquisitely beautiful scorpion.

"Senior Ice Empress, let's try to break through!"

Su Miu was ready to attempt a breakout. He now had enough Summoning-System Magic Energy. Hearing him, the Ice Empress shrank and settled on his shoulder. He activated Wind Track and led Bai Xiuxiu toward the Safe Zone.

"Ice Emperor's Wrath!"

"Lightning Seal: Fury Strike!"

Ice Emperor's Wrath shattered a Warrior Level demon beast, while Bai Xiuxiu used Rage Strike to kill a servant-level Advanced Stage demon beast.

Along the way, Su Miu saw many mages trying to reinforce their position, including sky eagle mages, but all were swallowed by the tide of demon beasts.

"A powerful presence is approaching. Be careful!"

Just as Su Miu attempted to break through, the Ice Empress warned him. A hideously ferocious demon wolf, thirty meters tall and at the Warrior Level advanced stage, blocked their path.

P.S. The fifth update for June 20-a long, four-thousand-character chapter, bringing the total to twelve thousand characters.