The location of the fifth Level-Four Lord of Souls, as provided in the Fate Wizard Book, is at the very rear of the puppet army, within the main base of the forces of the Returning Breath World. That location is equivalent to a starship at the rear of the wizard army.
Such an obvious location, if not a blatant trap, then what is it?
Even within his own stronghold, the Lord of Souls still needs to release his aura to be discovered by the scout wizard. Isn't this just like trying to hide something obvious while pretending not to have stolen it?
It was all to see if Leo dared to go over.
This is no longer a sneak attack, but a blatant challenge—a challenge against him!
[No need to hesitate, everything has been arranged. You just need to focus on dealing with the Level-Four Lord of Souls as previously instructed!]
While Leo was still hesitating and pondering, the words of the Purple-Gold Vine Stigmata Great Wizard came from the Fate Wizard Book.
"Hehe"
Upon seeing the words of the Purple-Gold Vine Stigmata Great Wizard, Leo could only let out a helpless cold laugh, then lightly tapped his feet and walked towards the coordinates.
The Purple-Gold Vine had already emphasized the details of his mission three times. If Leo didn't act now, he would offend this captain.
"Let me prepare first. If you encounter danger, I'll pull you into the Shadow World," Yaoyao said.
It's obvious that Yaoyao doesn't approve of this assassination attempt either; it's too conspiratorial!
Leo nodded. Besides Yaoyao, he also needed to prepare some other backup plans.
As Leo Shadow Walking, he quickly approached the coordinates.
Through the shadows, one could see a Lord of Souls in the form of a colossal beast, his entire body covered in stitched wounds. Body parts cut from various powerful individuals were pieced together, making him appear utterly repulsive and ugly.
An intense pressure emanated from him; his presence could be felt hundreds of kilometers away, like a lighthouse seen by a ship sailing in the dark.
His surroundings had been cleared; not a single puppet could be seen within dozens of kilometers.
He was like a boxer already in the ring, waiting for his opponent to appear!
Leo didn't rush to take action. He carefully searched the area within dozens of kilometers of the Lord of Souls, but found no signs of any other life besides this Level-Four Lord of Souls!
Even in the shadows, Leo could feel the oppressive atmosphere of an impending great battle; there must be several Lord of Souls lurking there, undetectable to him.
Once he appears, he will inevitably face a terrible attack!
" Stigmata Wizard, why don't you come out now that you're here? Are you only good at hiding in the shadows like those rats in the gutter, ambushing from the dark?"
The Lord of Souls's mocking laughter rang out. Although he couldn't pinpoint Leo's location, his aura swept across the surrounding space repeatedly, indicating that his surroundings had changed.
It must be that Stigmata Wizard who killed four of his companions who has arrived!
"You're quite powerful, having killed four of my companions. I'll give you a chance to fight me one-on-one, so you can see the might of the Lord of Souls."
The Lord of Souls continued speaking, his aura relentlessly searching for Leo's whereabouts.
"Don't worry about us lying in ambush. I'm the only Lord of Souls here, and I will defeat you fair and square."
Leo remained silent and did not respond to what he said. He would never act rashly and recklessly rush forward to engage in a fair battle of chivalry with this Lord of Souls just because of a few words.
If he could, Leo would rather ambush and kill him instantly than fight him for even a second longer!
There can be no trust or fairness between enemies. Don't be fooled by the high-sounding words of this Lord of Souls; Leo doesn't believe a single word of them.
What did you discover?
Leo asked Yaoyao, Yaoyao was stronger than him in the ability to detect shadows and could find some clues that he couldn't.
"We haven't found them. They might be hiding in the surrounding space, or in a spatial interlayer," Yaoyao said.
Yaoyao had already directed the three thousand shadows to search all the shadowy areas around them, but they found nothing.
Seeing the Lord of Souls still talking incessantly, Leo reached into the Shadow Space and pulled out a large, fat bomb with five words clearly written on it: 'Improved Hydrogen Bomb'.
"Enough with the nonsense, why don't you try a hydrogen bomb to whet your appetite?"
Leo grabbed the hydrogen bomb and threw it out of the shadows, right at the feet of the Lord of Souls had been clamoring for a fair fight against Leo.
"Bang"
The hydrogen bomb landed on the ground with a small thud. The Lord of Souls looked down at the ground in confusion. He couldn't sense any aura on the little thing; it was like a stone rolling under his feet.
'Could this be the way wizards launch sneak attacks?' the Lord of Souls wondered.
But in the next instant,
Infinite light emanated from the hydrogen bomb beneath the feet of the Lord of Souls, as if Star Descent, its brilliance visible from thousands of kilometers away.
Within the light was an unimaginable high temperature, which instantly enveloped the Lord of Souls. Smoke rose from the Lord of Souls's body, like a chimney about to be lit!
At this moment, the Lord of Souls finally sensed a deadly danger.
This tiny, undetectable creature could threaten his life.
As the hydrogen bomb was about to unleash its even greater power, the Lord of Souls felt like Xiao Bai being targeted by a terrifying beast, with fear and a sense of death filling every cell of his body.
In an instant, the Lord of Souls vanished from the spot.
The nuclear explosion occurred the instant he disappeared.
The terrifying shockwave surged outwards with an all-consuming attack, reaching a distance of ten kilometers in the blink of an eye.
The high temperature burned all flammable materials within the shockwave's range.
The deafening roar of the nuclear explosion didn't sound until the shockwave had already reached fifty kilometers.
"Boom"
The entire earth was shaking, as if it were a terrifying earthquake caused by tectonic movement!
The blasted earth shot thousands of meters into the sky, and the fiery, expanding fireball seemed like a wicked boy filled with hatred for the world, burning itself up and destroying it!
The Lord of Souls appeared twenty kilometers away from the epicenter of the nuclear explosion, looked at the epicenter with lingering fear; it was the place where he had just stood.
The destructive power erupting there stimulated every weakened nerve in his body; that inconspicuous little thing was actually so powerful!
If he hadn't run fast, he would have been killed by that terrible explosion!
Just as the Lord of Souls was staring blankly at the terrifying nuclear explosion, a head silently emerged from the shadows behind him.
" Gravity, high temperature, flame, lightning, spatial deflection, slowing down, slumber, darkness, Energy Disorder, blood explosion, Steam Explosion, metal solidification, Energy Absorption Domain, activate!"
The moment Leo appeared, more than a dozen pre-prepared domains were unleashed, directly enveloping the Lord of Souls who was stunned by the nuclear explosion.
The magical power within his body surged outwards wildly, maintaining the absolute suppression of the domain's power.
The Level-Four Lord of Souls was distracted by the nuclear explosion; such negligence is fatal in a battle between experts. Leo seized the moment, and his domain power directly suppressed him.
With fourteen layers of negative status effects and unimaginable attack patterns, even Level-Four Lord of Souls was unable to mount a decent counterattack while suffering massive damage to his body.
Or rather, the moment he was suppressed by the domain, the Lord of Souls's mind went blank. He understood why his companions had been instantly killed.
He currently only felt that his strength was suppressed by 35% to 40%, such a significant weakening that it directly reduced him to the level of someone who had just entered the fourth level. How could someone with such strength possibly be a match for this Stigmata Wizard???
Once the domain was fully released, a crackling, thunderous sound emanated from Leo's body.
The relentless attack method is Leo's most important means of carrying out assassinations; as long as he seizes an opportunity, he can take them all down in one fell swoop.
The Godslaying Staff, emerging from the shadows, was already flashing with lightning power capable of instantly killing Level-Four Lord of Souls.
"Thunderous Destruction Great Spell!"
All the energy in the surrounding space was drawn to Leo, and with the enhancement of his internal magic power, it instantly erupted into a powerful thunderous attack!
The thunderous roar of thousands of birdsong drowned out all other sounds, even the deafening boom of the nuclear explosion's aftershocks!
The Lord of Souls, controlled by the domain, felt the deadly attack but was unable to dodge it effectively; he had already sensed that he was being locked on.
This is an attack that cannot be dodged; it's a form of witchcraft that can relentlessly attack his shadow!
He could only watch helplessly as the lightning struck him, powerless to face his impending death.
Just as Leo finished releasing his power, regardless of whether the assassination attempt had succeeded, and was about to bow his head and disappear into the shadows,
"Help me!"
A piercing scream, like someone drowning and grasping at a last straw, rang out. The Level-Four Lord of Souls, who had always claimed to fight Leo fairly, cried out for help as he was about to be shattered by lightning.
At this moment, the lightning was only a few meters away from the Lord of Souls, and killing the Lord of Souls was already a foregone conclusion.
But suddenly an immense pressure descended.
The raging energy swept away Leo's thunderous magic like a hurricane blowing sand dunes, dispersing it before the thunderous attack reached the Lord of Souls's body.
Ignoring the Level-Four Lord of Souls was restricted by the power of the domain, his gaze, or rather, his soul's gaze, was entirely focused on Leo was only halfway to disappear into the shadows.
A giant skeletal hand reached out from the body and viciously grabbed at Leo's head from a distance...
Leo, whose forehead was completely shrouded in shadow, already knew that the ambushers had arrived and that his witchcraft had been broken.
The assassination attempt failed.
But without pausing, he attempted to escape by Shadow Walking.
Just as I was about to sink into the shadows, I felt the surrounding space rapidly compressing.
A spatial pressure he couldn't bear was squeezed out of the shadows in an instant, like toothpaste being squeezed out.
" Level-Five Lord of Souls,"
Things happened too fast. Leo thought he could complete the assassination under the cover of the nuclear explosion, but he didn't expect to be blocked here by Level-Five Lord of Souls.
"Wizard, you killed four of us Lord of Souls. Are you ready to die?" The Level Level-Five Lord of Souls Level-Five Lord of Souls stared coldly at Leo, the icy killing intent emanating from him seeming to freeze Leo from the very soul.