Chapter 1 Dawn

In the last two years, nearly every member of the Dawn group had seen an explosive increase in combat power. Su Lun, who had been fighting on the front lines, certainly couldn't have stagnated.

Not only had his own cultivation advanced by leaps and bounds, but the gargoyle legion had also undergone significant changes.

Two years ago, he could barely control two ten-thousand-man legions. Now, he could control over thirty thousand. But controlling this number was almost at the limit of his mental power and brainpower. Before merging with the [Isaac Blasphemer], the growth in the number of puppet legions would become increasingly slow, perhaps even stopping here.

However, after two years, the combat power of the thirty thousand-plus gargoyles was no longer what it once was.

The quality of puppets could be continuously improved with runes and materials. And [Living Silver], this god-tier main material, had almost limitless malleability. This was also one of the most important reasons why Su Lun’s teacher, Serenia, considered gargoyles her "most perfect design" a thousand years ago.

In the past two years, the puppet production line process in the War Workshop had become increasingly mature, and the mountain dwarves as an entire race were helping to inscribe advanced runes. Su Lun himself had no shortage of various advanced materials, as well as Dragon Crystals, a perfect energy core material. This gave him the conditions to mass-produce high-level puppets.

Moreover, two years was enough time for Su Lun to personally inscribe runes on a batch of top-tier gargoyles.

...

The instant Su Lun unleashed the puppet legion, his expression stiffened, and he silently shouted, "Puppet Mystery - The Grand Theater's Farewell Performance!"

The cross in the sky grew larger and larger, and in the blink of an eye, it covered the entire restricted space.

On the cross, countless transparent silk threads hung down one by one, weaving into nets.

Carrying the domineering aura and the law blessing of the [Wailing Witch's Hair], it was already indestructible. When those monsters rushed over, it was like fish crashing into a barbed net. As they struggled, their bodies were cut with streaks of blood by the steel-like threads. The flesh-winged monsters still wanted to struggle, but the more they struggled, the more threads bound them, and the tighter they became.

Just as the threads controlled the massive number of enemies, Su Lun made a warlock seal, and more than thirty thousand gargoyles moved instantly.

The significance of legion warfare lay in the ability to unite the number and members, complementing each other's strengths and weaknesses, to achieve the most perfect fit. Only then would the team's combat power reach its peak.

The combat power of even a simple, well-coordinated five-person team of tank, support, and damage dealer was at least three to five times that of five individual units.

Each of Su Lun's thirty thousand-plus gargoyles had its own positioning in the battle formation. There were heavily armored gargoyles in the front acting as tanks, support gargoyles that focused on elemental gathering, space gargoyles that were the main damage dealers, and then there were sonic wave, crowd control, and assassin-type gargoyles, as well as various functional mechanical armors...

He had previously reaped enough knowledge of legion battle formations, and through continuous experimentation over the past two years, he had created several sets of battle formations that could almost perfectly fit the puppet legion.

Now, his puppet legion could be said to be an invincible legion without any weaknesses!

And Su Lun's puppet legion was completely controlled by him alone. Although there were tens of thousands of them, controlling them was like controlling his own hands. Instructions arrived instantly, and offense and defense were all within a thought.

In the blink of an eye, three ten-thousand-man magic legions fearlessly charged towards the most densely packed area of the monster swarm.

Although the number of monsters was still dozens or hundreds of times that of the puppet legion, they knew nothing of tactics or warfare. They were like a plate of loose sand blocking a steel torrent. They would shatter at the first touch.

Gargoyles were puppets after all, completely unafraid of any negative energy erosion, fearless of death, charging forward, unstoppable.

...

The scene of the puppet legion descending from the sky had already stunned the Dawn members in the distance.

Su Lun stood in the sky, his robes fluttering in the rolling domineering aura. His expression was cold, and he had already entered a state of absolute rationality, concentrating on controlling more than thirty thousand gargoyles as they mowed down enemies like vegetables.

Also, because the puppet legion joined the battlefield, the momentum of the monsters that had been surging like a mountain flood was immediately contained.

Various severed limbs and broken arms fell like rain.

This commotion even overshadowed the dragon-speaking mage group that had been shining brightly just now.

After all, they were ten thousand people.

And Su Lun, from beginning to end, was only one person.

He, with his own strength, suppressed hundreds of thousands of high-level distorted monsters, preventing them from running amok.

What domineering power was this?

"Heavens, haven't seen him in two years, Mr. Su Lun's puppet legion has become so powerful? I'm afraid that even ten or eight ninth-tiers wouldn't be able to do anything about it?"

"Hahaha, the biggest weakness of the puppet legion is the puppet master himself. But I think that probably no one can do anything to Mr. Su Lun!"

"Yes, it's really an invincible legion..."

"..."

The group members all felt that they were at a loss for words at this moment, and nothing could describe the shock in their hearts.

In their eyes, although the ninth tier was strong, how could it compare to Su Lun, who was a legion all by himself, making people feel…blood boiling?

That's right!

It was blood boiling!

That solitary figure stood in the sky, giving everyone a sense of security.

Dawn's members had seen such scenes countless times. In their memory, it seemed that every time they encountered a dangerous situation, Su Lun would reverse the situation like a god descending to earth.

Even the high-level combatants of the Dawn group were filled with shock and gratification.

But now was obviously not the time to hesitate. The crowd watched Su Lun enter the field and suppress the gushing momentum of the monster tide. They didn't stand idle either, charging into the monster swarm and wreaking havoc.

At the same time, Su Lun looked at the dense rain of monster corpses, and his warlock seal changed again: "Condense!"

While he was distracted by using the Puppet Theater to control the gargoyle legion, a nine-pointed star alchemy array had already lit up beneath his feet.

These monsters all had a tiny bit of "Rule Silk" that would quickly dissipate after they died.

To extract it, he couldn't wait until the battle was over to clean up the battlefield.

Su Lun had to seize the time, so he was prepared to kill and refine those corpses on the battlefield.

Hundreds of thousands of corpses required a very large alchemy array.

Fortunately, with the blessing of the [Isaac Alchemy Heart] and the alchemical artifact [Philosopher's Stone], all the spells Su Lun cast were "sublimated versions."

Not only was the cross above his head large, but the nine-pointed star refining array beneath his feet was also becoming increasingly exaggerated in scale.

Those monsters had little intelligence and instinctively rushed over to bite and kill Su Lun, who was alone in the sky.

Unfortunately, fifth and sixth-tier monsters no longer posed any threat to Su Lun.

Even if these monsters had a bit of Rule Silk, which would make them very troublesome for same-level professionals, Su Lun was no ordinary eighth-tier. Whether in terms of rank or understanding of the law, he absolutely crushed these monsters.

Not to mention whether the monsters could get past the gargoyle legion's defense, even if there were fish that slipped through the net, once the Death Domain was activated, the monsters that entered the domain's coverage area would instantly have their vitality stripped away, falling down with a crash, and then being refined into materials in the alchemy array.

Even if there were some lord-level existences among those monsters that could break into the domain, with [Death God's Fire] protecting him, he could kill them in the blink of an eye.

Looking at the "0.001%", "0.001%", "0.001%"... as the threads were extracted little by little, the joy in Su Lun's eyes grew stronger and stronger.

He already had a premonition that this harvest would be very ideal.

...

As soon as Su Lun made his move, the monster tide was immediately suppressed.

Before, it had felt endless and was a huge nuisance.

But in the blink of an eye, there was no more pressure.

The puppet legion and the dragon-speaking magic legion attracted most of the monsters, and the defensive barriers set up on the giant tree were no longer threatened with shield breakage.

No matter how many monsters there were, they probably couldn't drain Su Lun, this "perpetual motion machine." But obviously, the monsters in the sinkhole wouldn't really be endless.

After that eruptive monster tide lasted for half an hour, the density of the monsters gradually decreased.

Finally,

After an hour of fierce fighting, only a few sporadic flesh-winged monsters came out of the cave, and no large groups flew out anymore.

And those monsters trapped in the barrier were quickly wiped out without support.

There were probably still a few thousand monsters scattered everywhere, but Su Lun didn't continue to control the puppet legion to wipe them out, leaving them to the members of the Dawn group.

He put away most of the puppets and landed on the ground.

A group of high-level combatants also came over.

They had just witnessed Su Lun's exaggerated bulldozing tactics and were shocked.

Now that they were free, they excitedly gathered around to joke.

"Hahaha, Su Lun, your puppet legion is really a bit ridiculously exaggerated now."

"Yes. I thought that now that I've advanced to the eighth tier, I should have few opponents, but seeing your puppet legion, I really don't have any chance of winning."

"Tsk tsk, it's really exaggerated. Your thirty thousand puppet legion, even if it faced a ten-thousand-man magic legion from the Celestial Plane, one person could probably block more than ten legions! With your own combat power, it's really hard to imagine how strong you are."

"..."

In the fierce battle just now, Su Lun only showed the combat power of the puppet legion, but everyone knew that his own combat power was also very strong.

Able to fight in groups, able to fight one-on-one, this kind of puppet master was really simply unsolvable.

But this was good news for Dawn.

Everyone was happy for him.

After the laughter, everyone talked about serious matters again. Barrett asked excitedly, "Su Lun, how's the harvest?" At this point, everyone looked over.

Even Mr. Mirror's eyes flickered, faintly revealing anticipation.

They took such a big risk to unlock the seal of this Burial God Land not to kill monsters, but to find enough source matter.

Just now, they had personally watched Su Lun refine hundreds of thousands of monsters.

Su Lun didn't disappoint everyone. He smiled, spread his hands, and showed dozens of balls of source matter of various colors, saying, "The harvest is very rich."

What? Very rich!

Hearing this keyword, everyone's expressions clearly lit up, unable to hide their strong anticipation.

Su Lun didn't keep everyone in suspense and added, "Most of the monsters just now had ice-based laws. I successfully condensed a [Cosmic Nineteenth Source Matter, Extreme Cold], and the other incomplete Rule Silks, the combined number is about the equivalent of four source matters. As long as there are more fragments, we may get more complete source matters..."

Hearing this, the Dawn members' breathing faintly became heavy.

Cosmic source matter could be said to be a treasure that any alchemist dreamed of.

Especially for this group of top-tier professionals, this was something that could break them free from shackles and allow them to see a new world.

Looking at the chilling ball of source matter in Su Lun's hand, everyone was overjoyed.

Cosmic source matter...

This was a treasure that the United Empire had spent two years searching for with the power of the whole country, but now their Dawn group had obtained one so "easily", and there were also fragments of another four.

Oh, not easy.

It was just that their Dawn group had made full preparations and was strong enough.

If the Pride Emperor's legion had come to open this seal, not to mention whether they could extract source matter, just the two monster attacks just now would have caused at least hundreds of thousands of casualties.

Su Lun took out the source matter and exchanged glances with his own senior sister beside him. Although he didn't speak, Mr. Mirror immediately understood and nodded slightly.

Su Lun didn't say much and instead directly handed the source matter to the old sword god Batono, who was wiping his famous sword [Jiaqielu Flower Whisper], saying, "Senior Batono, this source matter has a very high degree of compatibility with you. I'll leave it to you." The old sword god looked surprised and hesitated, "But..."

He originally wanted to say that he was a member who had joined the Dawn group very late, and in terms of merit, he didn't seem to deserve to be the first to receive such a treasure.

But cosmic source matter had a compatibility, and only eighth-tier professionals could use it. The old sword god

Batono cultivated the ice law, and there was no one in the entire Dawn group more suitable for this source matter than him.

Moreover, although the old sword god had not joined for long, his contribution to Dawn was not low.

This was obvious to everyone.

Although cosmic source matter was of immeasurable value, he definitely deserved it.

Before the old sword god could refuse, Su Lun sealed the source matter in a rune box and handed it to him, "Senior Batono, the Alchemy Plane needs top experts now, please don't refuse."

The others also had smiles on their faces and said, "Yes. Senior Batono's advancement to the ninth tier is of great significance to our Dawn group and to the Alchemy Plane."

The current Dawn group was united as one, and there was no need for any false roundabout way, only sincere blessings.

Moreover, everyone knew that this was just the beginning.

Based on the current situation, they would be able to extract more source matter at high power later.

Hearing this, a look of solemnity flashed in the old sword god's cloudy eyes, and he didn't continue to say anything else, "Okay."

The monsters in the barrier were basically wiped out, and the group members began to clean up the battlefield and also strengthened the barrier.

Su Lun and Mr. Mirror, along with a group of high-level combatants, cautiously approached the black pit on the ground.

This pit was the sealed entrance to the Burial God Land. So many monsters had run out just now, and there must be a very large space inside.

But strangely, in Su Lun's perception, there was no "space" in that pit.

Rather than a hole in the ground, it was more like a special area on the ground with a patch of black paint, where even the light could not be reflected.

It was like... a two-dimensional plane.

Su Lun glanced at Crow Grandpa on his shoulder, lost in thought.

Mr. Mirror obviously knew something about the situation. Looking at the black hole, she pondered for a moment and said, "In myths and legends, some high-level gods have their own god kingdoms within their bodies. After they fall, their god kingdoms collapse, but some broken spaces will also be left behind..."

Everyone frowned as they listened.

The pit in front of them isolated almost any perception. They had no idea what the situation was.

Even if they threw a communicator in, they would instantly lose the connection signal.

Afraid that this black hole was some kind of strange space beyond cognition, where they wouldn't know where they were going once they entered, the Dawn members didn't dare to act rashly.

Fortunately, there was Crow Grandpa.

The immortal and indestructible harbinger bird was perfect for exploring this unknown dangerous place.

Su Lun looked at the black crow on his shoulder, took out a piece of carrion, and said, "Crow Grandpa, I'm counting on you."

The black crow ate the meat and fluttered its wings with an arrogant expression. It seemed to enjoy this feeling of being watched by everyone.

Don't look at this silly bird, which was always very foul-mouthed, but after being together for so long, the relationship between the man and the bird was already very close.

Crow Grandpa didn't delay and plunged into the black hole.

...

The black crow plunged into that mysterious space

Everyone completely lost perception and turned to look at Su Lun.

Su Lun shared his vision with Crow Grandpa. The moment Crow Grandpa entered the space, he saw a scarlet color: "It seems... to be another plane?"

He wasn't sure, because the space that Crow Grandpa sensed was too large, so large that he couldn't see the boundaries.

After a pause, he cautiously said, "It seems to be a sea." Everyone was very curious when they heard this and asked, "A sea?" Where did a sea come from underground?

"Perception is disturbed, it may not be the sea, maybe it's something else."

Su Lun also wanted to find out, but at this moment, his eyes suddenly went dark. The black crow was attacked by some creature and suddenly collapsed.

In less than two seconds, a wisp of death energy rose from his shoulder, and Crow Grandpa's body condensed again.

Seeing this scene, everyone's eyes twitched unconsciously.

Su Lun frowned and said, "I didn't see any monsters. But I can be sure... it's very strong."

Hearing this, everyone didn't dare to be careless and continued to strengthen the restrictions near the black hole, afraid that some terrifying monster would suddenly jump out of it.

Fortunately, there was still Crow Grandpa.

Su Lun took out another piece of carrion and asked, "Crow Grandpa, I have to trouble you again."

The black crow didn't hesitate, ate the meat, and flew into the black hole again.

In this way, after Crow Grandpa collapsed more than ten times, Su Lun finally saw clearly what the attacking monster was.

It seemed to be a piece of fleshy tumor tentacle, emerging from the "sea".

But because Crow Grandpa was almost killed as soon as it flew in, it never flew very far, and Su Lun wasn't sure what else was inside.

But they came to open the sealed land this time with great expectations, and the current harvest was far from enough, so they obviously wouldn't retreat.

Everyone knew that someone needed to go down and explore in person.

Without waiting for everyone to speak, Su Lun said directly, "I'll go down and take a look."

Barrett and others wanted to say something, but the words were on their lips, and they couldn't say them.

Everyone knew that the risk of exploring this unknown space was extremely high, but other than Su Lun, no one else really had the confidence to survive.

Su Lun's spatial displacement ability was unmatched in the Dawn group, and he also had the [Ouroboros Time-Space Ring], which made it almost impossible for him to be trapped in any space.

Moreover, his own strength was also extremely strong, with Omniscient Pupil and no weaknesses. He was definitely the most suitable person in the group.

Uta was a little worried and suggested, "Want me to go with you?"

"I'm safer alone. Don't worry, if there is a situation I can't handle, I'll come back immediately."

Su Lun shook his head, rejecting Uta's suggestion and preventing the other members of the Dawn group from wanting to help together.

He also had his own confidence.

There might be situations in the Alchemy Plane that he couldn't handle now, but there were definitely not many.

Hearing this, Uta wanted to say something more, but thinking about it, it seemed that no matter what she said, it would seem pale and powerless, so she just said, "Be careful."

Su Lun nodded, "Okay."

As he said that, he didn't dare to be careless and wrapped himself in the [Oz Iceman's Shroud], which he hadn't used for a long time. His body disappeared instantly, and he jumped down from the black hole.

Looking again, the scenery around him changed, and his vision was already a bloody color.

It turned out that the "sea" that Crow Grandpa had seen before was actually a sea of blood with a strong bloody smell.

This was a world of distorted senses.

As soon as Su Lun came in, he immediately felt an indescribable aura, ancient and mysterious, with an indescribable power.

As soon as the Omniscient Pupil was activated, a huge amount of super-level information poured into his mind, and Su Lun exclaimed in his heart: "This is... inside the body of an ancient god?"