Chapter974:BattleofFantasy

Thegreententacles,underthecontrolofthecrystalsword,struckdownsuddenly!

(TranslatedbyGravityTales妫ｅ啯袚)

Aseriesofgreenacidbombswerereleased,instantlydissolvingthegroundofthecrystaldisklikeastorm,turningtheentireareaintoatoxiczoneresemblingapoisonpool.

"Smack!"

"Smack!"

"Smack!"

Moretransparentgreententaclesemergedfromtheground,emittingatoxicaura.ThiswasRussell’sforbiddenspell,astrategicspellthatcouldcompletelymodifytheterrain.

Coveringanareaofoverahundredmeters,thepoisonpoolgaveRussellamagicpoolthatexceededhisbody’slimitsbymorethanahundredtimes.Italsoelevatedhissustainedcombatpowerandkillingpotentialtoaterrifyinglevel.

"This..."Russelllookedathisforbiddenspellandcouldn’thelpbutfeelthatsomethingwasoffaboutit.

Wasn’theaswordsman?

Whydoeshisforbiddenspellseemcompletelyunrelatedtoswordsmanship?

"Zing!"

"Zing!"

"Zing!"

ThetwelveBlackCavalrystoodinagreenpoisonouspool,thearmorontheirfeetcorrodedbythefiercevenom,fillingtheairwithdeadlytoxins.Buttheyremainedstill.

NoamountofpoisoncouldaffecttheBlackKnightswhowerealreadydead.

TheBlackDragonEmperor,wearingablackvisor,raisedhishandandswungitdownwards.

ThetwelveBlackCavalrybegantomove.

Theywereasunstoppableasathunderbolt!

Facingthesecolossalcreaturesovertenmeterstall,thetwelveBlackCavalryshowednofear!

ThetoxictentaclesreleasedbyRussellweresevered,torn,andtrampledbeforethemlikesaplings.

Itwascleartoeveryonethattherewasahugedifferenceincombatpowerbetweenthetwosides,andthepotentialshownbytheGreatXiaprincefarexceededthatofRussell,theman.

However,Russellalsopossessedformidableforbiddenspells.

"SinceIamgoingtobecomeatentacleuser,let’smakeitevencrazier!"Russell,whowasfeelingabithopeless,grittedhisteethandstaredattheotherversionofhimselfinthecrystalball,hisfutureself,andgaveanorder.

Asheheldthecrystalball,hewascloselyconnectedtotheRussellfightingonthecrystalball.HiswillalsopartiallyinfluencedthatotherRussell.Thiswasthespecialfeatureofthesecondtrial.

Wisdom,imagination,creativity.

Wisdomisthemostpowerfultraitoftheintelligentraceandoneofthegreateststrengthsofhumans.

Asaraceintheendlessgod’sdomainswithbalancedqualitiesinallareas,humanscanonlycompetewiththoseincrediblypowerfulracesandevencreatetheirownlegendbyunlockingthedoorof"wisdom".

Humanscannotactivelypushthelimitsoftheirrace,sotheycanonlychaseafterthosebelovedbytheheavensandtheearthinthisway.

Evenifsuchhumansareonlybornonceinbillionsortrillionsofpeople,theyarestillthehopeofhumanity.

Amongalltheintelligentraces,humansarethemostnumerous.

Amongallthehighlyreproductiveraces,humansarethesmartest.

Themajorityofhumansleadordinarylives,withthelimitoftheirabilitiesbeingatthethirdrankofordinarypeople.

Dreamingofadvancingtohero-rankedthroughracialcharacteristicsissimplyimpossible.

That’swhyhumanshavethelargestvarietyofeducationalorganizationsacrosstheendlessgod’sdomains.

TheSwordPalaceintheSkySwordGod’sDomain,thevariousDaoistpalacesandsectsintheEasternGod’sDomain.

Thechurches,noblefamilies,andacademiesintheWesternGod’sDomain.

"Learning"andobtaining"wisdom",humanscannotbecomestrongersimplybysleepinglikedragons.Theymustworkhardintheirownareasofexpertise,constantlystrive,andsearchfortheessenceofpowerinordertoembarkonthepathofheroesandlegends.

WhiteLotusSecretTreasureisaworldtreasurethatcanunleashthepowerof"wisdom"toanincredibleextent.ItdoesnotbelongtothecategoryofanyGodWeaponandnaturallypossessesboundlesswisdom.

Russell,ayoungman,hadasimplewishfortheWhiteLotusSecretTreasure:tobecomestronger.Whenheheldthecrystalball,thetreasuregrantedhiswishandshowedhimaglimpseofhismostpowerfulfuture.

However,thisfuturewasnotsetinstone.Noonecanaccuratelypredictthefuture,notevenOuroboros,whocanonlyoccasionallyglimpsefragmentsoftime.

InresponsetoRussell’surgentdesiretobecomestronger,thecrystalswordreleasedevenmorepowerfulacidbombs,causingthetoxicpoolbeneathhimtoboil.Suddenly,apoisonousdragonsoaredintothesky.

ThiswastheevolvedpowerofRussell’s"toxicpool,"theseedofhispotentialtoreachthelegendaryrank.However,thiswasonlyatinypossibility,andRussellwouldhavetopayagreatcosttotrulyreachthispoint.

ThestrengthoftheWhiteLotusSecretTreasureisthatRussellcanawakenthispowerthroughhisunlimitedwisdom,andthenitcanbemanifestedonthebattlefieldofthecrystalball.

Becausethisisabattlefieldofcreativityandimagination,astageofwisdomandinspiration.

Theflyingdragonthatflewoutofthepoisonouspoolroaredexcitedly,anditswingshadahorrificpurpleglowthatindicateditsextremelypoisonousnature.Ithadthreehollowareasonitsabdomenthatcouldreleasevenomousattacks,anditstailhadaterrifyinglargemouth.

Thisisnotlikethesub-speciesofthetwo-leggedvenomousflyingdragonthatpeopleimagine.Itlooksmorelikeamonsterthathasmutatedafterbeingerodedbyanindescribableforce.

"Dragon,attackhisface!"EventhoughRussellknewthathiscommandwasineffectiveinthebattleonthecrystalball,hecouldn’thelpbutshoutitout.

"Onewave."XiaJieextendedhisthumbandpointeditdownwards.

Ofcourse,thiscommandwasalsoineffective,astheopposingsidesonthecrystalballdidnotacceptcommandsfromoutsidethebattlefield.

Forthem,whowerecreatedbytheWhiteLotusSecretTreasure,thisisarealbattlefield.Thoseoutsidethebattlefieldcanonlyprovidematerialforwisdomandimagination.

Theonlywayforthoseoutsidetoinfluencetheoutcomeofthebattleisthroughtheir"acknowledgment"and"gaze"towardstheirowndesires.Thisistheonlywaytoenhancethefightingpoweroffantasyheroes.

Witharoar,apoisonousflyingdragonintheskyusesitsadvantageinaerialcombatandswoopstowardstheBlackDragonEmperor,spewingdeadlyvenom.

TheBlackDragonEmperorpaysnoattentiontotheflyingdragoninthesky,anddirectlyunleashesablackflameshield,completelyburningawaythetoxins,notlettingatraceofthefoulliquidtouchhim.

Ontheground,thetwelveBlackCavalrymergeintoasharpbladethatpiercesthroughthepoolofpoison,destroyingthetroublesometentaclesonebyone.

Withthetentaclesdefeated,Russellscreamsinpain,coveringhisheadandreleasingthecrystalball.

Onthecrystaldisc,XiaJie’stwelveBlackCavalryeasilyexecutedastrategycalled"beheadingtactics,"swiftlydefeatingRussellwhowasholdingacrystalswordandthenkillinghim.

AsRusselldisappearedfromthecrystaldisc,theRussellholdingthecrystalsufferedamajorblowtohisspirit,lookingconfusedanddazed.

"Yes,thisismyBlackCavalry!Myinvinciblecavalry!"XiaJiewatchedproudlyashistwelveBlackCavalrygallopedacrossthebattlefield,feelingsatisfiedandexhilarated.