novelraw Chapter 920 - 869: Mage Emperor
Chapter 920 - 869: Mage Emperor
"[Continental Announcement]: [Mage Emperor] has joined the [Heavenly Emperor]’s [Dongying Legion]."
As soon as the announcement ended, the sky suddenly turned dark, covered by heavy clouds that blocked out the sunlight!
In the distant ocean, eighteen massive tornadoes abruptly appeared, raging violently toward the shore!
Countless seawater was sucked into the sky by these eighteen tornadoes, creating a spectacular "Dragon Absorbing Water" phenomenon. From afar, it looked like eighteen wild dragons, churning furious waves and stirring up the stormy sky!
In front of these tornadoes, thousands of Hero Legion players stood powerless, instantly swept away and killed in the blink of an eye!
Several warships were also blown off balance by the fierce winds, seemingly on the verge of breaking apart!
This was absolutely not an attack that could be unleashed by human strength—it was a natural disaster!
Witnessing the scene, countless people erupted with excitement!
France’s top master—the Mage Emperor Eiffel—had arrived! Though he had yet to show himself, the chaos he unleashed had already altered the battle in this region!
In the system’s rankings, there is a leaderboard called the "Combat Power Rankings," compiled by the system based on the most powerful display of combat ability each master has exhibited. Ever since Eiffel ascended to hero status, he had consistently ranked fourth in the global combat power rankings, only behind the top three: the Dragon Emperor, Sword Emperor, and Pope.
However, this ranking is only a reference and has significant limitations—it calculates only the highest combat prowess a player has shown, and Super First-Class masters are rarely forced to go all out. This makes it impossible for the leaderboard to truly reflect their full strength!
This is akin to Huang Yi before his reincarnation. After entering The Second World, he had never fully showcased his abilities until his battle with the Martial Arts Guild’s level 195 Guardian Emperor Gu Xing, where he finally displayed all his techniques.
Eiffel was likely similar. Without demonstrating his full power, he had already ranked fourth. If he unleashed all his abilities, he might very well jump straight to first place!
"The Mage Emperor also showed up—looks like victory is ours!" Countless members of the Invading Army broke into smiles. Just moments ago, they were mourning Miyamoto Musashi’s fall from the Heavenly Realm, but now, almost simultaneously, they were greeted with an even more formidable ally.
With Eiffel’s arrival, it was clear that the delicate balance among those ten top Heavenly Domain experts in the sky was about to be disrupted!
"Sword Emperor, Dragon Emperor, Yang Yuheng, your doomsday has come!" T.N.T quipped casually while casting spells amidst the battle. With a fierce wave of his magic wand, countless flames surged toward Dao Feng, resembling a meteor shower filling the sky.
"I never believe in doomsday!" Dao Feng declared with authority, his imposing figure radiating strength. The golden battle robe on his frame clinked with heavy metal sounds as he fought. The two gleaming golden war blades in his hands danced ferociously, launching golden sword gleams that precisely countered T.N.T’s fiery projectiles. With every clash, Dao Feng grew bolder, resembling an unstoppable Golden War God who never tired.
On the ground, Huang Yi raised his head to gaze at the aerial clash among the ten Super First-Class masters and furrowed his brow. With Eiffel’s arrival, balance was undoubtedly about to crumble, and Huang Yi had yet to devise an effective method to stop him.
Of course, if Huang Yi was determined to thwart Eiffel, he could. His organization possessed a trump card secretly prepared for years—but such a card wouldn’t be exposed until the final moment.
Meanwhile, the Sun Guild’s vice president Tang Yunfei stared intently at the distant sea and the eighteen tornadoes, speaking in an extremely grave tone: "It appears Eiffel is dead set on dominating this national war. Currently, the strongest legion in the Invading Army is the Dongying Legion under Heavenly Dao. They have the highest numbers, the least losses in strength, and have accrued the most Legion Merit. If the Invading Army wins this national war, chances are high that the post-war rewards will go to the Dongying Legion. Eiffel didn’t pick any other legion but directly joined Dongying—it’s evident he’s after those rewards!"
"Let’s wait and see," Huang Yi said, continuing to observe the battlefield.
Just then, a faint breeze blew by without warning!
It felt just like an ordinary sea breeze, lightly brushing Huang Yi’s face, gentle as a mother’s caress, intoxicating as it swept past his ear.
In the next moment, Huang Yi’s health plummeted to zero!
Simultaneously, he received a System Prompt—Mage Emperor Eiffel had attacked him!
That unassuming gust of wind had been Eiffel’s attack all along!
This was utterly unpreventable—a seemingly insignificant breeze blended into the occasional winds around them carried such immense attack power!
Fortunately, Huang Yi didn’t die immediately. He survived thanks to his life-saving talent, "Death Penalty Exemption."
He promptly activated Last Stand to preserve his life, his sharp eyes scanning the surroundings cautiously.
His visual capabilities were incredibly strong—Dark Vision, Eye of Time, Eye of the Underworld, The Third Eye, Heart Eye—all activated, but still, he found no hidden figures!
Even his treasure-sniffing ability detected no newly appeared Legendary or Epic equipment within a ten-kilometer radius!
There were only two explanations.
Either Eiffel was beyond the ten-kilometer range, manipulating these attacks remotely, violating the constraints of attack range.
Or Eiffel had mastered equipment refinement, merging all his gear into his body, making them undetectable. Additionally, he had used Absolute Invisibility to remain hidden while executing his assault!
Regardless of which, Eiffel’s strength was indisputable. Huang Yi couldn’t even locate a target to counterattack!
"Whoosh whoosh whoosh!" At that moment, a sudden gale roared through the sky, producing deafening howls!
Huang Yi was horrified to find Dao Feng, Yang Yuheng, and Dragon Spike—all battling high in the air—suffering significant drops in health. Yang Yuheng, a priest, was hit the hardest; his health almost entirely drained in an instant, and his life-saving skill was still on cooldown, rendering it unusable!
Yang Yuheng served as the rear guard for the supreme leaders Dao Feng and Dragon Spike, sustaining them with healing and buffs. If he died, neither Dao Feng nor Dragon Spike could endure a prolonged battle!
The situation instantly turned precarious!
Clearly, this was caused by the relentless Mage Emperor, the unseen Wind Mage, whose conjured gusts shattered the equilibrium among the ten top masters!
"Boom!" Exploiting the rare opportunity, the Pope swung his magic wand. A massive bolt of lightning instantly tore through the thick clouds, illuminating the world in radiant brightness!
The colossal lightning cleaved the skies in half and struck Yang Yuheng, who was already in critical condition!
Yang Yuheng hadn’t even had time to react before convulsing under the impact and ultimately transforming into a lifeless corpse, plummeting from the sky!
Yang Yuheng was dead!
He simply couldn’t match the true Super First-Class masters. With Eiffel’s arrival, the colossal figure directly used him as a breakthrough, killing him and utterly dismantling the balance!
With Yang Yuheng gone, Dao Feng and Dragon Spike lacked rear support—no one to heal, no one to cleanse negative statuses, no one capable of assisting them. Others couldn’t intervene in battles of this caliber. The duo now faced eight enemy top Heavenly Domain experts in an increasingly dire state, practically inviting disaster.
The defeat of Dao Feng and Dragon Spike seemed imminent!
Suddenly, the corpse of Yang Yuheng, plunging rapidly toward the ground, halted its descent and began rising again!
He had been resurrected!
No priest had cast a resurrection skill on him, yet he revived in such an uncanny fashion, wasting no time at all!
At this moment, many reporters seemed to recall something. They turned in unison to look at the petite figure beside Huang Yi, Xiao Chunzi, and excitedly began narrating: "Ladies and gentlemen, viewers at home, Yang Yuheng’s instantaneous resurrection without any loss was likely due to Xiao Chunzi’s skill. During the extraordinary match in the past, Xiao Chunzi had demonstrated this skill, which could be activated ahead of time, applied as a status effect on players. When players die, it allows them to resurrect without any losses... In this battle, although Xiao Chunzi has stayed by Huang Yi’s side from start to finish, her actions have reshaped the situation twice over. This adorable little girl has brought us endless surprises!"
"Brother, Yang Yuheng really ended up being the first to die. Luckily, you instructed me to apply the Returning Light resurrection status to him; otherwise, he would’ve truly died," Xiao Chunzi said, clutching Huang Yi’s hand and gazing up at him with her sparkling eyes.
Before the battle had started, Huang Yi had devised a detailed plan for Xiao Chunzi, teaching her how to allocate her skills wisely. Her best abilities were all Nefalem Skills, powered by the limited resource Power of the Nefalem, which had restricted usage. For instance, the resurrection status consumed 10 points of Power of the Nefalem per activation. Huang Yi had allowed her to use it only once—on Yang Yuheng, leaving Dao Feng and Dragon Spike without it.
Huang Yi patted Xiao Chunzi’s head, continued focusing on the aerial battle, and smiled faintly: "It’s not over yet! Resurrecting Yang Yuheng will bring an even greater impact. Yang Yuheng has a super skill that requires him to die once to activate. Now, the condition has been fulfilled!"