The remnant soul of the tyrant, the master of the inheritance of light. (5000)

Speaking of which, it had been several days since Renice said she was going to find that large snake in the forest to retrieve the Elf Clan's holy artifact, and she hadn't contacted him since.

It seemed that there had been some new progress regarding the search for that large snake.

Cao Xing replied: "Renice, I hear you. Go ahead."

The Ascalon archer quickly reported over the voice channel: "During this time, I have been searching this vast forest for traces of that large snake."

"But this forest is too big; I searched for days without finding any clues."

"It wasn't until yesterday evening that, by chance, I saw it hunting prey in the jungle."

"I didn't alert it, but quietly followed behind it, and finally found the large snake's nest."

Her tone carried a hint of excitement.

After a pause, Renice continued: "However—this large snake is a bit strange."

"After it swallowed its prey, I saw it briefly transform into a humanoid appearance."

"And its strength is extremely powerful, likely no less than Tier 9. I might not be a match for it alone, so to be safe, I would like to request reinforcements from you."

After hearing Renice's report, a look of doubt appeared in Cao Xing's eyes.

"A large snake of at least Tier 9? And it can transform into a humanoid?"

Clearly, this large snake was strange!

"I understand, Renice. Wait for me in the forest; I am bringing people over now."

Hearing that he was coming in person, Renice hesitated.

Then she said solemnly: "Yes, Lord, please take care on the way."

"Okay."

After speaking, Cao Xing quickly hung up the call, then pressed the communication device at his ear again.

"Bing Lan, stop the battle outside for now and return to the territory."

Currently, Bing Lan's level was just a tiny bit short of reaching level 100, and killing any random monster would suffice, so leaving now wouldn't delay anything.

As for Sarah, forget it; Cao Xing still wanted her to reach the level 100 cap as soon as possible.

Upon hearing the order, the Dragon Speaker, who was outside controlling the dragon and slaughtering the Ice Nest Monster, stopped her actions.

Then she slashed out a sword aura, wiping out all the monsters in front of her, including the reinforced Ice Nest, which shattered upon impact.

Soon, she was riding the dragon, swiftly heading towards the territory.

After some consideration, Cao Xing called for another person.

"Ilena, you come to the territory center as well; I have something to discuss with you."

A moment later, the enchanting voice of the Snake-person priestess came to his ear.

"Very well, Lord, I am coming over now."

Next, Cao Xing stood in the center of the territory waiting.

A few minutes later, the sound of whistling wind came from overhead.

A huge shadow, carrying powerful cold air, suddenly descended.

It was none other than Seraphis, and standing on its back was Dragon Speaker Bing Lan!

At the same time, a graceful figure slowly walked over from the residential area of the territory.

That was the Snake-person priestess, Ilena. Because she possessed three status skills, including 'Snake-person Berserk', she could gain experience even while at home, so she was basically assigned the task of guarding the home.

By now, Ilena was already a level 70 leader, and with all her status buffs, her strength was quite terrifying!

Coupled with her White Frost form, she had no pressure at all when soloing a Tier 8 Commander-level.

This Snake-person priestess fixed her long, narrow eyes on Cao Xing and asked: "Lord~ is there a new mission for Ilena?"

Cao Xing nodded slightly and said: "Ilena, you will accompany me on a trip in a moment."

"There is a strange large snake in that place that seems able to transform into a human form. I'm not sure if it's one of your Snake-people."

"So I need you to come along and take a look."

The charm and allure in the Snake-person priestess's eyes instantly vanished, replaced by seriousness.

"A large snake that can actually transform into a human form? That sounds like a characteristic of our Snake-people."

"I understand, Lord."

Then, Cao Xing looked at the Dragon Speaker beside him.

"Bing Lan, that place is fully five thousand kilometers away from us, and Seraphis's flight speed is the fastest in our territory."

"So, I need you to take us there to speed up our travel."

For others, five thousand kilometers could be considered a very long distance.

Even for a powerhouse like Cao Xing, without the help of a mount or flying creature, it would take several days of travel to arrive.

But Bing Lan possessed the [Dragon Pact Sword: Void Shatter] skill, which could traverse the distance in seconds, and her mobility was terrifyingly powerful.

However—this skill had a fatal flaw: it could only be used by her and the dragon she rode to move through the void; she could not carry others.

Therefore, Cao Xing could only use this method to get there.

The Dragon Speaker nodded indifferently: "Understood."

Seraphis flapped its wings and gradually descended to the ground.

Then, they jumped onto the back of this dark blue dragon together.

"Hold on tight, Seraphis is very fast," the Dragon Speaker reminded in a low voice.

Cao Xing and Ilena both nodded.

After speaking, the dark blue dragon flapped its wings and instantly shot into the high sky.

As a Tier 10 dragon creature, with a 130% increase in movement speed, Seraphis's current top speed could reach over two thousand kilometers per hour!

At this movement speed, they would only need two hours to cross the Ice Crystal Kingdom and reach the forest where Renice was; it was quite terrifying!

"Whoosh—" Seraphis vibrated its dragon wings, like a dark blue arrow.

In the blink of an eye, it disappeared into the sky.

Just as Cao Xing and the others were advancing at high speed towards the area where Renice was.

More than two thousand kilometers away from the border of the Ice Crystal Kingdom, there was an uninhabited area.

No one knew that such an isolated place hid a huge tomb.

However, the scene before him made this knight feel somewhat surprised.

Before him appeared a wide and ancient hall, surrounded by scattered broken weapons and blades.

And some bones of the fallen.

In the center of the hall, there sat an ancient war throne.

Seated upon it was a figure clad in red battle armor, with a dignified and powerful aura.

However, through the gaps in the armor and the openings in the helmet's faceplate, one could see that it was hollow inside.

The opponent had no physical body.

In other words, this was an undead!

At this moment, this undead creature leaned against the throne, looking at the knight riding the Frost Wolf before it.

A domineering laughter rang out in the hall.

"Hahaha!"

"Interesting. For so many years, someone has actually passed the five trials I set up and arrived at the deepest part of the tomb."

"And it's a knight who has obtained the recognition of the lady of the lake sword. This is too interesting—"

Assam did not speak, his eyes looking at the opponent solemnly.

Although this person was an undead, the aura on its body was extremely terrifying, not even inferior to the Dragon Speaker!

In other words, this was also a Mutated Overlord, with a rank of at least Tier 10!

And undead were generally formed when certain powerhouses died, either with extreme resentment or through some special means.

But after these powerhouses transformed into undead, their strength would drop significantly. In other words, the opponent's strength while alive must have been even more terrifying, perhaps even reaching Legendary.

Assam seemed to realize something and asked: "Are you the soul of the Tyrant Lloyd?"

On the throne, this undead clad in battle armor let out a hoarse laugh.

"I didn't expect that after so many years, there would still be someone who remembers my name."

"Little one, how is the situation in the outside world now?"

Assam shook his head, "The time of my death was thousands of years ago; you are not qualified to call me little one."

Hearing this, the red undead on the throne seemed interested.

"Oh? Resurrected after death?"

"It seems you have also accepted the summons of that mysterious power."

"Paying with your own self as the price, sealed in the summoning space, and now you have become a thug for those Otherworld Lord."

"When I died back then, I heard the same voice, but I refused."

A look of doubt appeared in Assam's eyes, and he asked: "Why?"

On the throne, this powerful undead chuckled.

As he spoke, he gradually stood up from the throne.

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The red battle armor on his body creaked from long inactivity, and the red cape on his shoulders fluttered, making him look like an undead war god!

"Because!"

"I am the Tyrant Lloyd!"

When he shouted 'Tyrant Lloyd', a powerful aura surged up, instantly filling the entire underground palace!

The intense pressure made the Frost Wolf beneath Assam tense its four hooves, bare its fangs, and ready to pounce at any moment!

This undead stepped down from the throne step by step, then said.

"How could I choose to be sealed in a summoning space just to survive?"

"And I would have to follow the orders of some little brats, and even respectfully call them Lord?"

"For Tyrant Lloyd, this is an unprecedented humiliation!"

"I will revive in this world in my own way, and then recreate my empire's blueprint!"

As he got closer, the pressure became more intense,

like an ancient king slowly walking toward you,

Ordinary people facing such momentum would even involuntarily kneel!

However, Assam, having followed Cao Xing all the way, had seen many great storms, and asked with an unchanged expression.

"After death, reviving again is a very difficult thing. What do you want?"

Tyrant Lloyd's undead laughed.

"A knight recognized by the lady of the lake sword, what do you think is the purpose of these trials I designed?"

Assam shook his head.

"Of course, it's to find a sufficiently powerful body, then erase the other's consciousness and take over his body!"

"》"

"And you, you have all the conditions!"

"Not only do you have powerful strength, but you also possess a Legendary weapon!"

"You are the perfect shell I have always dreamed of!"

"As long as I can occupy your body, I will be able to reappear in the world, and with my skills and power, I will quickly raise a powerful army!"

"Then, the world will once again hear the name of Tyrant Lloyd, hahaha!"

The other party's unrestrained laughter echoed throughout the hall, even causing slight tremors on the ground.

And Assam also understood the other's meaning.

This tomb chamber was a trap from the very beginning!

The purpose was to lure some powerful beings in, and then seize their bodies.

In this way, Tyrant Lloyd could revive in this world!

The knight gradually tightened his grip on the lady of the lake sword, and said seriously: "No one can erase my will! Not even you!"

"I have sworn to loyally serve the Lord until death!"

Hearing this, Tyrant Lloyd's undead couldn't help but let out a laugh.

"See, this is what I call stupidity!"

"Calling a bunch of little brats whose age is not even as big as your fingernail 'Lord', it's just too stupid!"

"Do you think these weak little things deserve our submission?"

Assam answered without hesitation, "Of course they are qualified!"

"All my power was bestowed by the Lord, including my lady of the lake sword and my Commander-level potential!"

"Whoever insults the Lord is an enemy to me, and enemies must be eliminated!"

As the words fell, a strong killing intent rose from his pupils!

Looking at the fighting spirit in the knight's eyes, a spark of fire ignited in Tyrant Lloyd's hollow pupils.

"Heh, stupid!"

"Only the great Lloyd is worthy of your loyalty, your everything!"

"（"

"Now, let me correct your foolish thinking!"

As the words fell, he casually beckoned, and a blood-red greatsword quickly flew over!

This tyrant's undead, upon grasping the greatsword, immediately charged at him!

Assam also held the lady of the lake sword in front of him!

The Winter beneath him instantly tensed its hind hooves, kicked forward fiercely, and in an instant rushed out hundreds of meters!

Then, the two powerful beings instantly collided!

"Clang!"

On the other side.

After passing round after round of trials, Isabelle gradually arrived in front of an ancient white door.

Feeling the surging power in her body, she sighed.

"I didn't expect that passing the previous trials would actually let me break through to the eighth rank."

"The light mage who left this inheritance is indeed very powerful. Many of the spells, even the Saint Light Sage in the Holy See has not mastered."

"I must inherit the power inside!"

She made up her mind, and her gaze became even more determined.

Then, holding her staff, she gradually passed through the white door.

The moment she crossed the door, an empty scene appeared before Isabelle.

There seemed to be nothing here, just a vast space.

And at that moment, a intense light appeared and quickly condensed into the shape of a humanoid being.

This humanoid being radiated intense light all over, and its size quickly reached hundreds of meters tall, even touching the ceiling of the hall, like a giant of light.

Isabelle looked up and saw that on the blank face of this glowing giant, human facial features gradually emerged, and a neutral voice sounded.

"Saint Light Priest from the Holy See, you have successfully passed all the trials I set, proving your ability."

"Now, are you willing to accept my inheritance?"

Isabelle raised her head, looked at the glowing figure, and then asked: "After accepting your inheritance, what can I gain?"

The neutral voice replied: "After successfully accepting the inheritance, your potential will advance again, reaching the limit of living beings, that is, Overlord-level potential."

"And you will also gain my lifetime of magical insights, and your light element mastery will directly rise to Legendary."

"In addition, you can also comprehend some light spells I created, including forbidden spells and Legendary-level spells, etc."

Hearing this, Isabelle's expression slightly changed.

She was not dazzled by the series of benefits promised by the other, but calmly asked.

"Then, what do I have to pay?"

When gaining huge benefits, there may be hidden costs you cannot see.

Equivalent exchange is a universal principle in any world.

The giant of light heard this and chuckled: "You don't need to pay anything."

"As you can see, this is just a wisp of my consciousness. I died many years ago."

"If you really want to do something for me, then when the Blood Legion appears again, help me kill a Myriarch named Mika·Pusblood."

The giant of light replied: "Something like that. I died back when the Blood Legion broke out."

"This Mika·Pusblood placed many curses on me, even preventing me from mobilizing my power."

"I sensed that my time was short, so I secluded myself here and left this inheritance."

A thoughtful look appeared in the Saint Light Priest's eyes again.

She seemed not to have expected that this Legendary light mage had also died in that war.

So, she tentatively said: "Recently, we encountered the force behind the Blood Legion, the Watchers."

"My Lord said that the Blood Legion will soon emerge."

Hearing this, the light on the giant of light fluctuated strongly for a moment, but it quickly calmed down.

It sighed and said: "I see. No wonder my inheritance found an inheritor at this time. It seems everything is destined?"

Isabelle asked in confusion: "What do you mean by destined?"

"Because when I was about to die back then, I was unwilling."

"So, I used the last of my time and my own body for experiments, and researched a formula against the various curses of the Blood Legion—"

"But when I finished the research, my time was already running out."

"In the end, I could only die with regret, taking this secret formula with me—"

The giant of light's tone carried a hint of loneliness.

And Isabelle also understood what he meant by destined.

A thousand years ago, this Legendary mage died at the hands of the Blood Legion, dying with regret.

And now, when this force is about to emerge, Isabelle came here.

"Can you give me this formula?"