Chapter 1 The Establishment of a Large-Scale Teleportation Array

On the deck of the Eternal Night, everyone noticed the sudden change in Soren's expression and turned to look.

Qiantiao, who was beside him, asked, "What's wrong?"

Soren's eyes showed deep thought as he said in a serious tone, "Those mages from the Celestial Plane seem to be setting up a large-scale teleportation array."

This stretch of the Dragon Country sea is extremely dangerous. By no means could those two pirate groups, already seventy percent destroyed, and a few mages explore very much. Even if there was an eighth-tier Paladin among those mages, they could be wiped out if they encountered an adult dragon.

Therefore, setting up a teleportation array and bringing in a large number of people was the basic requirement to find the Well of Mimir.

But Soren was puzzled by something else.

He was proficient in spatial displacement, so how could he not know the difficulty of long-distance spatial teleportation arrays?

Relying solely on magic crystals, energy stones, or the like was not enough to support the teleportation of too many people.

Previously, those guys from the Celestial Plane in the Monster Mountain Range had used a ten-thousand-person teleportation once.

That was because there was a fragment of the Ouroboros Space-Time Ring at the Giant God Mountain, which provided enough spatial power to support the formation.

Now, the actions of the "five-person mage group" that Kitt spoke of were all too familiar to Soren. Wasn't this the prelude to a sacrifice to collect the power of time?

In other words, those guys had found a huge energy source?

Soren thought of something and told Tani about the situation.

Upon hearing this, Tani immediately became excited. "Mr. Soren, are you talking about a multicolored well? That should be our Naga tribe's arcane energy source, the magical spring—Rainbow Well! I remember… I drank the rainbow-colored well water when I was little."

He was still young when his mother took him away, so he had forgotten a lot.

But now, the sight stirred his emotions, and long-sealed memories resurfaced.

Soren asked curiously, "A magical well?"

Tani nodded. "Yes. After drinking it, it can permanently increase the body's elemental affinity."

Soren's face lit up as he listened. "That's amazing?"

Hearing this, he also guessed the source of the teleportation array's energy.

The Naga tribe was a bloodline descendant of the dark elves, whose origins could be traced back to the high elf race in mythology. Their bloodline also inherited the elven race's extraordinary elemental control.

Like Tani, his gradually developing talent for water element affinity was not inferior to A-004-Raincaller.

Soren immediately thought, "Or… one of the purposes of those mages was to come for the Rainbow Well?"

Being able to permanently increase the body's elemental affinity, this well water could definitely be called a treasure.

Especially for mages who controlled the mysteries of the elements, this was definitely a divine object.

The inheritance of the Celestial Plane had never been broken, and Soren felt that those invaders must have mastered some unknown ancient secrets of the Alchemist Plane.

…

Just as Soren was about to ask something else, the communicator rang again.

Kitt shouted, "Oh, Soren, you were right! Those guys actually sacrificed all the low-level pirates! Good heavens, what kind of magic is that? Everyone aged to death in the blink of an eye. Luckily, you reminded me, so I slipped away early…"

Soren's eyebrows twitched as he listened.

Sure enough, another Time Mage had arrived.

The planar passage happened to be in the Ashden Empire of the Celestial Plane, and the deity worshiped by that empire was the Lord of Time. Therefore, several mages of the Time Law lineage had recently invaded with the Paladins, so it wasn't surprising to encounter one here.

Soren immediately replied, "Be careful, that's the power of time, very tricky. Be very careful, once you're discovered, there's no escape!"

He had personally experienced the power of time.

When encountering such an enemy, 99% of people wouldn't even know what happened before they died.

Kitt said, "Okay. I'll be careful."

As soon as he said that, he seemed to have seen another shocking scene and said incoherently, "Oh, Soren, do you know what I saw?! So many mages, everywhere, probably tens of thousands! The teleportation array is still running, and it seems like even more mages are teleporting over…"

Not everyone had seen the formation of a ten-thousand-mage group descend, suppressing everything. Even a ninth-tier would have to avoid their edge.

Soren was calm as he listened.

He even felt that it was good news that the other party brought more people.

After all, more people meant bigger targets.

It was like the situation in the cursed space of Dwarf King's Grudge in the Monster Forest. Although the ten-thousand-person group was strong, it also became a target for dragon attacks because of its size.

When the snipe and clam fight, the fisherman benefits.

Soren had killed that ten-thousand-person group, and the news most likely hadn't spread.

He could definitely have a few more waves.

There were only more, not fewer, dragons in this Dragon Country sea.

There were also other dangerous creatures such as cyclops and gorgon medusas.

He couldn't confront the ten-thousand-mage group head-on, but he could completely instigate a fight.

With these guys attracting the monsters' attention, the Dawn Mercenary Group would face much less risk.

However, the teleportation array was a big problem.

Soren planned to go and take a look at the situation first.

…

But at this moment, an accident occurred.

Kitt sent another urgent message, "Not good, I think I've been discovered!"

"…"

Soren's forehead twitched as he listened to the obviously dangerous yet still playful tone.

But he quickly asked, "Who's chasing you?"

Kitt said, "A seventh-tier mage and two seventh-tier pirate fleet commanders!"

Soren breathed a sigh of relief as he listened.

The fact that he could still talk meant the situation wasn't too bad yet.

A fleeing "pirate" wouldn't attract the attention of the high-ranking Paladins.

Kitt was following the Psychic Thief class path, specializing in various fancy movements and concealment methods.

As long as it wasn't the Time Mage personally chasing him, his ability to protect himself was not weak.

However, not long after, Kitt sent another message, "Good news, I shook off the pursuers and I'm still alive. Bad news, I'm trapped in a cursed space that looks very difficult."

As he spoke, he couldn't help but complain, "Damn it, who would have thought a cursed space would be hidden in the sea fog…"

Soren guessed that Kitt's situation hadn't been good just now.

After all, he was only sixth-tier, and it was normal to panic and accidentally enter a cursed space while being chased by three seventh-tiers.

If it had been before, Soren would have worried about the difficulty of the cursed space.

But now, Soren only asked calmly, "Did you leave a marker?"

"Yes. Number 7 card, I left it outside."

Kitt replied.

He quickly warned, "But I think you better not come. I feel the difficulty of this space is likely to be 'S-grade', or even 'T-grade'. And there are three seventh-tiers outside. Don't come yet, let me try to see if I can get out."

Soren didn't explain much, "Kitt, don't move, wait for me to come."

Without waiting for Kitt to respond, he glanced at Qiantiao beside him and said, "You guys head northwest first, I'll go check the situation."

Qiantiao nodded lazily, "Okay."

Only she on the ship fully understood Soren's true strength, so she wasn't worried at all.

But upon hearing this, Barrett and Wordsworth, several seventh-tiers, asked, "Soren, do you need our help?"

In their opinion, the other party had three seventh-tiers, and even if they knew Soren's strength was extraordinary and could solve those three seventh-tiers, it would be dangerous if he couldn't kill them quickly and got held back.

Soren shook his head. "No need."

Barrett and the others looked at the composure on his face and then realized something, but they also found it incredible.

Soren didn't explain much.

As soon as he finished speaking, he made a warlock seal and an alchemy array of a spatial formation lit up under his feet.

After sensing it, there were about two or three hundred kilometers away. After drawing enough dark spiritual power from the Alchemic Heart of Isaac, he stepped into the spatial rift and disappeared from the deck.

…

The surrounding scenery changed, and Soren appeared on a beach.

A golden card with spatial coordinates drawn on it was stuck in the sand.

"That Kitt ran really far…"

Soren chuckled in his heart.

Looking at the distance, the spatial fluctuations above an island a dozen kilometers away were intense, obviously the location where the mage group had descended.

And Kitt had run so far during this communication, which was really not bad.

Glancing out of the corner of his eye, thick fog filled the sea in the distance.

Although he couldn't see clearly with the naked eye, Soren could clearly sense that there was a cursed space there.

Naga High Priest's Last Battle

Details: Medusas invaded the Naga tribe's territory. The Naga High Priest led the tribe in a desperate battle, and their obsession eventually transformed into a cursed space; Kill mode: Defeat the medusas to leave the space; The difficulty of this cursed space is rated A for seventh-tier.

Soren's expression didn't change as he looked at it.

The A-grade evaluation for seventh-tier professionals meant a high mortality rate.

For Kitt, a sixth-tier, it was naturally T-grade.

Originally, this was a place that Soren would have cautiously entered, but now, he had the Ouroboros Space-Time Ring.

Almost all cursed spaces in the Alchemist Plane were formed by the spilled power of laws after this God King artifact was damaged.

He wouldn't be affected at all when entering or leaving.

Soren walked forward without hesitation.

Just at this moment, that Kitt sent another message, "Soren, this cursed space is strange! Oh, I just encountered a monster. She just glanced at me, and I felt my body go numb! Don't come in…"

This guy's tongue seemed to be numb, and his words weren't clear.

As a result, his words weren't finished when Soren teleported next to him.

…

Kitt was hiding behind a rock, talking into the communicator.

Suddenly, a person appeared in front of him, and he said with a surprised, "Huh... Soren?"

Rubbing his eyes, this guy obviously thought he was hallucinating after being poisoned, or that he had encountered a transforming monster. He immediately became alert and instinctively yelled, "No, it's a monster!"

He wanted to teleport away, but it seemed his feet wouldn't listen to him, and his movements were stiff.

Soren raised his hand to restrict the space, preventing him from teleporting, and looked at this guy unhappily, asking teasingly, "Did you encounter a charming milf, and then you took a look and felt your body go numb?"

This guy liked milfs, so it wasn't surprising that he was affected.

Kitt instinctively retorted, "How did you know?"

He pondered that the tone sounded familiar, stared at Soren, and then said incredulously, "You're really Soren?"

"Yes."

Soren's tone was slightly helpless, and he explained, "What you saw before was actually an illusion. Medusas are good at using illusions to confuse people. As long as someone meets their gaze, they can paralyze and petrify the enemy."

Before coming, Tani had told him some information about medusas.

Low-level medusas would paralyze and petrify people only if they looked directly into their eyes.

And high-level Medusa Queens could petrify everything they saw.

The "Gorgon Clan" was an extremely dangerous mythological creature. Their petrification talent was a divine art, and the priority of the law was extremely high, almost immune to all negative status immunity and purification techniques.

It was said that even dragons could be petrified.

In short, it was very unsolvable.

Kitt suddenly understood as he listened. So he was attacked by that kind of mythical monster?

His eyes turned, and he looked at Soren, his face changing, "Then you still came in?"

"No problem."

Soren didn't explain in detail, and responded lightly.

Kitt looked at Soren with a look of surprise and instantly understood something, "You... advanced to seventh-tier?"

"Yes."

Soren responded again.

He checked Kitt's condition, and his pupils turned slightly gray. The fact that he was only paralyzed wasn't too bad.

At least he wasn't like Tani's mother, whose body was completely petrified.

Kitt said as he listened, "Oh, God, how did you comprehend 'Domain'? I've been sixth-tier for a while, and I haven't even touched the clue."

Soren was already used to Kitt's rambling. He took out a potion that Dr. Banks had been researching and injected it into him, and the guy's poker face finally relaxed.

He knew that those who had stepped into the threshold of sixth-tier hoped to gain some insights through the advancement experience of others. He also recalled the process of comprehending his own domain and replied, "Slaughter can help comprehend the Domain of Death."

Kitt's body improved, the playfulness in his eyes returned, and he asked, "Slaughter? How many people have you killed?"

He had killed quite a few people himself.

Obviously, it wasn't a matter of method, but of quantity.

Soren thought for a while and said, "Tens of thousands, if you add the aberrations, it's hard to say."

Kitt's expression was slightly strange as he listened.

Indeed.

However, even more shocking words were yet to come.

His partner wasn't an outsider. Since he asked, Soren explained in detail, "The main thing is to kill those who are stronger than yourself. When I was sixth-tier, I killed a few seventh-tiers, and then the domain was perfected very quickly. Especially the battle with Maria G. O'Casey, the Chanteuse of Doom, one of the Ten Legendary, gave me a lot of pressure and the most profound insights. Before that, there was also Rasputin, the Undead Fiend Monk, and Elmer E. Clair, the Punishment Lawyer. Oh, I also fought with Derwin Kerberonos, the Beast Whisperer... Fighting with them, each one gave me a lot of insight."

"…"

Hearing this, Kitt's expression instantly froze.

Looking at Soren again, his face was different.

I understand the logic.

But…

How did you manage to provoke so many strong people and still be alive and kicking?

The Ten Legendary Bounty Hunters were already the ceiling for ordinary alchemists.

They were called legendary because they were strong!

Damn, you've fought more than half of the Ten Legendary and you're still not dead? Which sixth-tier has this ability?

Looking at Kitt's strange expression, Soren smiled.

He also knew that the experiences he said were indeed a bit bizarre for ordinary sixth-tiers.

Soren didn't mean to show off.

He simply wanted to share his experience with his partner, otherwise he wouldn't have said so much in detail.

Just like when he asked Qiantiao, that sentence was still fresh in his mind: Domain this thing has a threshold?

He shared sincerely. Whether it could be used was another matter.

Kitt sighed slightly, with a look of relief and hopelessness, "Alas... it seems that I'm going to be stuck at the seventh-tier threshold for the rest of my life."

Soren shook his head with a wry smile as he listened.

At this moment, he suddenly sensed something and said casually, "The monsters have discovered us."

Kitt's expression immediately tightened.

He was just about to look around, but thinking of his previous experience, he immediately withdrew his gaze and said seriously, "It's going to be troublesome to fight if we can't look directly at these monsters. There are quite a few footsteps. This is not easy to handle."

Soren had no different expression, only saying lightly, "Well, we just don't have to look…"

He didn't want to be too ostentatious in front of his partner, but thinking that time was tight, he couldn't slowly break the space.

If there was a cursed space, there was probably a treasure.

He could have taken Kitt out directly, but after thinking about it, he decided to break the space.

As soon as Soren said that, he didn't hide anything. As he made a warlock seal, spatial fluctuations immediately appeared under his feet.

Looking again, silver-white, burly monsters appeared all around.

There were a full hundred gargoyles!

Seeing so many "monsters" suddenly appear, Kitt was startled, thinking something had happened.

But upon seeing that they were gargoyles, he was immediately surprised.

That's right!

Puppets were not afraid of petrification, so they could restrain medusas?

However, what shocked Kitt even more was something else.

He knew that Soren had a gargoyle puppet, but… how could there be so many?

These two-meter-tall gargoyles stood there, although they were inanimate objects, they exuded a deathly pressure that made his scalp tingle.

Just by looking at the hidden mysterious runes, Kitt guessed that the battle strength of these puppets would be very terrifying.

Looking at the questioning gaze that this guy cast, Soren shrugged and explained, "I went to Marfa. I was lucky and found a lot of materials, so I made some more puppets."

"…"

Kitt didn't know what to respond to as he listened.

Animated Silver was a god-level material that was sold by the gram.

One puppet could bankrupt many wealthy professionals.

And this guy made a hundred?

Kitt remembered that the last time they met was at the Ruyne Royal Library. Although this guy was strong at that time, he wasn't this perverted.

Now... it was simply unimaginable!

Time was tight, and Soren didn't explain much.

He spread out his eight-armed spider spear, and countless threads pulled, controlling the gargoyle army to charge in all directions.

Almost in an instant, there was fighting in all directions, the sound of flesh tearing.

The most troublesome thing about medusas was their petrification ability. Their flesh was relatively weak.

Soren estimated that their strength was about that of third or fourth-tier magical beasts.

As long as they weren't petrified, the gargoyles could almost kill them with one punch.

Soren's various senses were enough for him to easily capture the location of the monsters without even looking at them.

The gargoyle army swept through all the way.

Before long, there were corpses everywhere.

Kitt watched the entire battle, and his entire body had long been shocked speechless.

Looking at the corpses of monsters all over the ground, he was already numb from shock.

Only one thought remained: Is this still seventh-tier?

…

There was nothing worth digging into in this cursed space, just fighting and killing.

Soren led Kitt out of the cursed space, and then used the Ouroboros Space-Time Ring to absorb the power of this part of space, expanding the area of the Little Void Realm quite a bit.

As expected, Soren obtained a treasure.

Rainbow Conch

Details: Naga holy object, gathers the power of faith; Holders gain extraordinary elemental affinity; Blowing the conch can summon wind and sea elves, summoning tsunamis and storms;

This was an object of faith, and Soren couldn't use it. He planned to take it to Tani to see.

Before long, the two were walking on the beach again.

Kitt's face was twisted with jealousy, looking at Soren, and he couldn't help complaining, "Your fighting strength alone is probably worth a fleet."

A fleet?

Soren smiled noncommittally.

He didn't explain much.

If he really wanted to say it…

Simultaneously controlling the combat power of a hundred gargoyles still didn't fully demonstrate his current combat power.

There were now many kinds of mechanical armor, mechanical magical beasts, and high-level puppets in his Little Void Realm… enough to cope with almost any situation.

Not to mention a fleet, without top-level combat power restrictions, even ten fleets would have to kneel!

Walking along, looking at the obvious signs of battle in the forest, Kitt asked in surprise, "Were those three seventh-tiers killed by you too?"

Soren calmly responded again, "Yes."

"…"

Kitt rolled his eyes as he listened.

This guy's indifferent expression made it seem as if the seventh-tiers he killed weren't top professionals, but rather minions?

If it wasn't for the fact that he had been chased by the three, Kitt would have believed it.

Moreover, calculating the communication time, this guy killed three seventh-tiers by the way when he replied to him?

At this moment, Kitt finally understood.

He understood why this guy could fight several of the Ten Legendary Bounty Hunters to a draw when he was sixth-tier.

Complaining aside, at this moment, looking at Soren again, there was more relief in his eyes, and he said with emotion, "Apart from the leader, Soren, you are probably the strongest person in Dawn Mercenary Group…"

But after thinking about it, he wondered why the gap between people was so big when he had clearly worked so hard?

Soren smiled and didn't admit it.

Thinking about it, he also said, "If we're talking about killing methods, Qiantiao should be stronger than me."

The corner of Kitt's eyes twitched, his expression suddenly becoming unnatural again, and he asked in surprise, "Qiantiao also advanced to seventh-tier?"

Soren said, "Yes."

As he said that, he added, "And Black, he also just advanced to seventh-tier."

"…"

Listening to this series of words, Kitt felt that his entire body was not well.

I... haven't separated for long, how does it feel like the whole world has advanced to seventh-tier, except for me?

Is "Domain" so easy to comprehend?

He, who had been praised as a one-in-a-million genius alchemist since he was a child, felt like an "idiot" when he compared himself to them at this moment?

…

Soren didn't chat with Kitt much, nor did he stay in place.

He teleported again to the vicinity of the island where the mage group was setting up the teleportation array a dozen kilometers away and observed it for a while.

The defense barrier had already been opened, and the magic towers were under construction. The island was densely packed with people, already over ten thousand.

It seemed that the Celestial Plane was preparing to use this place as a long-term teleportation stronghold.

The mage group had already formed a scale, and Soren didn't think he had any chance to take advantage of it.

Just as Soren was feeling a little embarrassed, he saw hundreds of pirate ships parked in the bay and immediately had an idea.

The Dragon Country sea was an archipelago. Without big ships, even the strongest mage group would have to stay in their nests!

Soren instantly thought of a plan and notified Qiantiao on the Eternal Night, saying, "Qiantiao, I'll give you a coordinate, prepare for remote bombardment."