Chapter 1 A Farewell to the Old Era

Two scarlet moons hung in the sky, like the eyes of gods watching the mortal realm. They spread mental pollution on a vast scale, while simultaneously extracting the life essence and faith from millions of people in Lingdun.

The great battle grew increasingly fierce.

Lingdun's northern suburbs.

The sky was oppressively low, scattered with heavy fragments of blue flame clouds, as if the entire sky had been shattered.

Master Pierre possessed the strength to uproot mountains, empowered by the divine art Wu Shi. His moves and spells possessed earth-shattering power.

The life-and-death battle of two Ninth-Order Sorcerers astonished everyone.

Mister Jing's mirroring ability was equally stunning.

The two flame giants, working together, forced the hideous, tentacled Outer God to retreat again and again.

While reaping the battlefield, Suren also watched the battle.

While marveling at the unparalleled combat power of Master Pierre and his senior sister, he gradually felt a sense of foreboding.

Although the two top experts had a significant advantage, there was no sign of them killing the Outer God any time soon.

Suren's All-Knowing Eye could see the strands of faith. At the beginning of the battle, he had noticed that the red threads were breaking in patches, but newly infected zombies would reattach them. The Outer God was clearly transferring some of the damage to its believers. Although severely damaged in the battle, it was far from death. Born from calamity and feeding on fear and despair, it would not be destroyed as long as the believers in Lingdun did not die out.

Suren knew very well that everyone on the royal side was enduring, enduring until Master Pierre could no longer hold on.

Once this Ninth-Order expert couldn't hold on and died on the spot, the situation would resolve itself.

At that time, no one would be able to kill this [Sea Giant Clarence].

But Master Pierre's aura was already at its peak, with no further increase.

This was already a sign of decline.

Suren looked on with slight worry, expectation in his heart, and pondered, "Does Senior Sister have other trump cards? If this continues, the situation will only get worse..."

At this moment, if the battle couldn't be resolved quickly, the situation would become increasingly unfavorable.

But whether it was Pandora's faith theft or everything he had done before, it seemed like everything that could be done had been done.

Even Mister Jing himself had personally joined the battle.

If there were any methods left, now would be the best time to use them.

If they dragged on any longer, even trump cards would be useless.

Suren walked down the street, having collected almost all the soul fragments near the palace.

The people in the palace didn't dare to fight him,

and suddenly he seemed to have nothing to do.

He always felt that he should do something.

Suddenly, a bizarre thought flashed through Suren's mind: "Could it be... that Senior Sister's trump card is me?"

This thought was fine if it didn't occur,

but once it did,

it was terrifying to contemplate.

In the battle against the Outer God in the north, Eighth-Order professionals barely had the qualifications to participate.

Originally, he thought that his Sixth-Order self couldn't participate.

Not to mention whether he could approach alive, even if Suren went into battle with the Black Scythe and Dragon Slayer Dagger, the scene was ridiculous. He would chop and shout: I'll cut your stratum corneum, cut a few hairs...

The gap in that level of battle was too great to participate directly, and it wouldn't help, but would only add to the trouble.

But... not being able to participate directly didn't mean there was nothing to do!

From the moment Mister Jing personally joined the battle, no further communication had been sent.

She didn't say it, but that didn't mean he couldn't do anything.

Suren was one of the very few people who had seen gods with his own eyes, and also knew some taboos about fighting gods.

He and Pandora had discussed in detail before that, even a pseudo-god who hadn't condensed a godhead couldn't be killed by ordinary means before their faith collapsed.

The most direct method was to deal with the thing that carried the god's faith.

Recalling the last conversation in the underground altar, Suren suddenly woke up: "That stone tablet!"

......

The battle between mortals and gods must be approached with caution at all times.

Those high-level beings possessed some special perceptual abilities.

If there were any targeted plans or probes, they might be detected by the Outer God, leading to disaster.

Therefore, from the beginning until now, Mister Jing had never spoken about almost all the battle plans against the Outer God.

Suren had only guessed some of it based on their tacit understanding.

Just like the previous plan to scheme against the evil monk and severely injure the evil god, only Suren knew about it from beginning to end.

But Mister Jing guessed it, and Yekaterina also guessed it, so they cooperated fully.

And because it was never spoken, the scheme against the Outer God was successful.

But now, the Outer God had descended in its true form, and the red moon in the sky not only absorbed faith, but also "monitored" every inch of land illuminated by its moonlight.

Its perception was stronger than before.

No wonder no further communication had been sent since Mister Jing personally joined the battle.

Because the stone tablet was discovered temporarily, even if she thought of this plan, she absolutely couldn't say it!

Suren instantly understood everything.

Currently, there were only two people who knew about the existence of the stone tablet.

Mister Jing had already been locked on, and Suren himself was not perceived by the Outer God because of Pestoya's presence.

He was also the only one who could approach the stone tablet silently without being noticed!

Thinking of this, Suren's mind immediately raced, and a plan was instantly formed.

......

At the same time, the Royal Harbor in the northern city.

A fierce battle was taking place at the Royal Harbor on the sea. The rebel warships had blockaded the royal warships in the harbor, and both sides were bombarding each other.

Under the sea, a heavy submarine was silently hidden. A Mechanical Alchemist legion from Mafa was also ambushed in the cabin. They wore very advanced mechanical armor, ready to fight at any moment.

This was a secret legion that even Empress Charlotte didn't know about.

In the cabin, these people watched the battle on the ground through the images transmitted by the crystal ball, and each of them was terrified.

Obviously, this was a scene they had not expected.

Watching the Outer God condense its body, the bald man at the head of the Mechanical Alchemist legion sighed, "Hey... no wonder the 'cession treaty' was signed so simply. It turns out there was such a sinister plan hidden. That old woman has schemed against all of Mafa this time!"

His eyes reflected the ugly image of the tentacled Outer God, and he said with great gravity, "I didn't expect her to betray the Alchemy civilization and create a 'Guardian God'. Fortunately, Master Pierre still has the strength to fight, otherwise the consequences would be unimaginable..."

This bald man wore an external mechanical skeleton, and his shoulder bore the rank of a Golden Eagle General of the Empire.

Even in Mafa, there were no more than a handful of people with this rank.

If there were outsiders here, they would not dare to believe it even if they recognized him. This man was actually Grand Admiral "Thunder Tiger" Meredith Ben Moses of the Mafa Empire!

And the people around him were all top combat forces of Mafa.

Originally, they planned to take advantage of the excuse of reinforcements to quietly lurk in Lingdun and see if there was an opportunity to obtain greater gains. They didn't expect to see this scene of the Outer God descending.

Grand Admiral Meredith watched the battle fall into a stalemate, and didn't continue watching. He beckoned to the crowd and said, "Let's go. Prepare for battle. If Master Pierre really shows signs of decline, we have to help and see if we can kill that Outer God."

"We're going to join the battle?"

As soon as he said this, the adjutant next to him asked in confusion, "But Lord Admiral, isn't it in our best interest to let the Lu Ying people fight among themselves? If Pierre dies in battle, Lu Ying's fortune will inevitably decline greatly, and it will reduce a major threat to our empire."

Another adjutant interjected and analyzed, "Yes, Lord Admiral. If we intervene now, it will not only be difficult to explain to the Bona royal family, but if we really participate in the battle in Lingdun, those anti-war factions in the country will definitely say that our military is deliberately causing a large-scale war, and the pressure from public opinion will be great..."

Some young Mafa generals didn't understand. Helping Empress Charlotte was reasonable, after all, there was an alliance.

But what was going on with fighting the Outer God?

Wasn't this helping the "opposition" of Lu Ying?

If the Bona royal family was overthrown, wouldn't all their previous efforts be in vain?

Hearing what everyone said, Meredith shook his head and sighed, "We have to go. That old woman has given us a difficult problem..."

Standing at different heights, one sees different things.

After a moment of pause, he looked at the group of young imperial generals, and instead of being critical, he patiently explained, "If we can't stop it this time, once Master Pierre dies, that Outer God will inevitably become a force in the future, and there will be no chance to kill it again. In that case, even if we can gain an absolute advantage in the confrontation between the two empires in the next few years, the Alchemy civilization will inevitably be destroyed in a hundred years. A Lu Ying ruled by an Outer God is an endless disaster for us. In any case, the Alchemy civilization must not fall into the hands of theocratic believers!"

The crowd listened thoughtfully.

At this time, a gleam flashed in Meredith's eyes, and he confidently added, "Besides, even without this coup, Lu Ying, this aging lion, will eventually decline sooner or later."

Whether it was traditional alchemists or Mechanical Alchemists, hostility was hostility, which was a political stance.

But they were all of the same lineage of alchemy that believed in the original creator, and they would never allow Outer Gods to interfere with the path of civilization development. This was a principle.

Hearing these words, the young generals finally understood and said, "Yes, Lord Admiral!"

......

Because he had previously determined the location of one altar, Suren had a general idea of the sacrificial magic circle covering the entire Lingdun.

He himself was proficient in various ancient magic circles, and according to the layout of those ancient magic circles, he could easily calculate several suspected coordinates.

As long as he confirmed the location of the second altar, he would be able to accurately find the location of all the altars.

Suren teleported several times, and after confirming that the two coordinates were wrong, he had already appeared near the Royal Pier on the east coast.

Here was the third coordinate he had calculated.

When he came, the pier was also in fierce battle, with artillery fire everywhere.

Suren ignored the fighting sides, but paid attention to the shells flying around in the sky, looking for the calculated coordinate.

But coincidentally, as he was walking, he actually discovered a group of sneaky people suddenly窜ing out from the direction of the Royal Pier.

These guys were all wearing black cloaks, and their movements had the air of soldiers who were ordered to act, and they looked well-trained at first glance.

But even if he couldn't see their faces clearly, Suren immediately reacted: "Mafa's Mechanical Alchemists?"

Although these guys were wearing cloaks, where were their burly bodies like normal people? And each of them was so burly, obviously wearing external mechanical equipment.

Moreover, there was also the obvious sound of mechanical joints rubbing as they ran, and the fluctuations of their soul fire were obviously not too high...

All the signs indicated that this was a group of Mafa warriors.

"Very advanced armor..."

Suren narrowed his eyes slightly, and immediately guessed something.

He himself was proficient in the manufacture of mechanical armor, and he knew that any mecha without the sound of a steam boiler were top-notch magic-powered mecha.

What were Mafa doing with such a group of people at the pier?

Guarding the altar?

That's not right... shouldn't that thing be known to as few people as possible?

It's best if no one knows.

Suren didn't avoid them, thinking of seeing what was going on with the other party.

A group of people rushed out and ran right into Suren on the dark street.

Instantly, both sides were on the verge of drawing their swords.

The Black Tooth on his shoulder croaked, and Suren realized that this group of people was extremely dangerous!

"There is at least a general-level combat power in this group?!"

This immediately made him alert, and the black scythe in his hand exerted a slight force.

When the cloaked people saw the attire of the crow and the black scythe, they also guessed who the person in front of them was.

But to Suren's surprise, after a few seconds of confrontation, those people didn't attack, but silently withdrew?

"Huh... could it be that they are not reinforcements from the Bona royal family?"

Suren was a little confused.

Weren't the Mechanical Alchemists from Mafa reinforcements of Empress Charlotte? Why didn't they attack when they saw him?

He looked at the black crow on his shoulder. The other party obviously had the strength to attack.

Suren didn't choose to chase after them.

If there was a general, he probably wouldn't be able to beat them, and the most urgent thing was to find the stone tablet, he didn't plan to waste time.

Seeing that the people were really gone, Suren wandered around again, and once again used an earth element wax figure to drill into the ground.

However, after descending more than a thousand meters again, Suren finally discovered a familiar special hidden space again!

"Found it!"

Suren was overjoyed. With two points located, he immediately calculated all the array points of the Outer God's entire magic circle.

He wasn't in a hurry to go in, but appeared on the ground.

Now that the nine corner positions of the nine-pointed star alchemy array had been determined. One had been destroyed by Mister Jing, and there were still eight left!

But he had seen with his own eyes before that the stone tablet could run!

Suren knew that there was no use in going in like this.

At this time, he thought of something, pinched a sorcerer's seal, and cast a directional space displacement. When he looked again, he had already appeared in a steam airship thousands of meters above Lingdun City!

......

The previous second, Yekaterina sensed a slight chill from the pendant on her chest, and raised an eyebrow.

The next second, a person appeared next to her, and she was not surprised at all.

But the sudden appearance of a mysterious cloaked man in the command room made the guards nervous.

Yekaterina waved her hand to signal everyone, "You go out first."

"Yes, Miss."

The staff and guards immediately withdrew, and only two people were left in the huge command room.

Suren walked over, took out a map of Lingdun and spread it out on the table, with eight places marked with red crosses.

When Yekaterina saw it, her pupils contracted slightly, and she had already guessed something.

Suren went straight to the point, "Is it possible?"

Yekaterina immediately understood and nodded, "Five minutes."

Suren: "Okay!"

The two did not explain what they were going to do, but they both understood what they were talking about.

At this time, Yekaterina took out two exquisite wooden boxes from the storage space.

Suren had seen one of them, which contained many exquisite and beautiful meteorites.

When the other box was opened, it was full of top-quality energy crystals.

Suren watched as a mysterious aura appeared on Yekaterina's body. When her domain spread, a nebula phenomenon floated on her body surface.

A box of energy crystals shattered instantly, and the energy gathered in the eight-pointed star alchemy array under her feet. In the other box, eight meteorites slowly floated out.

It just so happened that the top of this airship command room was a bright starry sky without any obstruction. In an instant, she seemed to have merged into the starry sky, and the entire starry sky was her shadow.

Suren saw that Yekaterina's face was pale, and knew that this spell was also a great burden on her.

But it was useless to notify anyone about this plan. Only Yekaterina could do it.

The eight altars must be attacked and destroyed at the same time!

Otherwise, once they took action, the Outer God would know the plan, and there would be absolutely no possibility of destroying them one by one.

Suren watched her cast the spell, his expression solemn.

The location of the command room was just right to see the battle situation in Lingdun City, and fires lit up everywhere in the city.

He could also clearly see in the north of the city, two flame giants were besieging the Outer God.

However, what surprised Suren greatly was that a giant mecha that was a hundred meters tall suddenly appeared in the middle of the battle!

As soon as this mecha appeared, purple lightning roared across the sky.

But what was puzzling was that the giant mecha actually rushed towards the evil god?

"A quasi-Ninth-Order [Thunder God] mecha? Isn't this the mecha of the Grand Admiral of the Mafa Navy? Why is it here?"

When Suren saw this, he suddenly realized what the group of people he had encountered at the Royal Harbor earlier were.

A thought flashed through his mind, and he was surprised and surprised: "Those guys from Mafa actually 'defected on the battlefield' to help fight the Outer God?"

But after thinking about it, he understood, and there was a trace of admiration in his heart: "That Grand Admiral has a global perspective."

Everyone with eyes knew that if they continued to fight like this, Master Pierre might not have a chance of winning.

Moreover, if a Ninth-Order expert of Lu Ying died, it would definitely be beneficial to Mafa in the short term.

But in the long run, it would be a devastating disaster for the Alchemy civilization.

Mafa clearly had a secret alliance with Empress Charlotte, but this Grand Admiral had to participate in the battle despite being scolded. From this point alone, he was worthy of respect.

However, just as Suren saw the fierce fighting in the city, Yekaterina's spell had been condensed to completion.

The stars in the sky were shining, and her eyes were already filled with brilliance and depth. Her slender hands formed a star seal, and she whispered, "Star Alchemy - A Farewell to the Old Era!"

When Suren heard this, he faintly felt that this spell had a special meaning.

Looking again, he saw that the stars in the sky had all moved, and then they fell towards the ground faster and faster like raindrops.

......

"This...?"

Suren looked up and stared. Outside the airship window, there was already a colorful display of fireworks.

Looking at hundreds or thousands of meteors falling towards the ground at the same time, his expression froze for a moment.

There were clearly only eight altars. Why did she make hundreds of meteors?

As if to announce the end of an era, did she need such a grand fireworks display?

Suren saw that there was something different in the light in Yekaterina's eyes, and then he understood that she was saying goodbye to her teacher.

In any case, Master Pierre was bound to die today.

In an instant, Suren also understood that the stars in the sky were also to cover up the eight meteors.

The people on the ground were also stunned by the meteors in the sky.

They watched with horror.

If these meteors really fell into Lingdun City, the huge city would be destroyed.

But what surprised everyone was that when they were still hundreds of meters away from the ground, almost all the meteors suddenly exploded like fireworks, blooming beautiful fireworks in the night sky.

The night was like day, and everyone's eyes were filled with colorful lights.

Master Pierre looked at the fireworks in the sky, and as if he had noticed something, he glanced at the direction of the airship hidden in the starry sky. At the last moment of his life, the old man smiled with relief on his face. He understood the farewell gift from his disciple and murmured, "A new era is coming."

Suddenly!

In the instant when the fireworks were dazzling, eight fireballs pierced out from a patch of dazzling white light.

How fast was the speed of a meteor?

These hundreds of meters were reached in an instant,砸ing into the ground, and the mud layer rolled up!

"咚", "咚", "咚"...

With eight explosions in a row, the huge Lingdun City trembled.