Chapter 1 The Battle Begins

To prevent their surprise attack plan from being detected by certain divination secret arts, Suren and the others didn't inform anyone. Even Mr. Black and the others on the Eternal Night were kept in the dark.

So, the sudden explosion of the blue mushroom cloud in the sky not only confused the joint fleet but also shocked everyone in the Dawnbreaker crew.

However, the team's tacit understanding allowed the Dawnbreaker members to immediately guess that it was Suren and the others who had done it, so everyone immediately entered a combat state.

With the alchemical sails already activated, and further propelled by Navigator Tanney's control of the ocean currents, the ship's speed reached its extreme. The massive black-sailed warship moved across the sea like a shuttle, leaving a long white wake behind it, quickly leaving the Empire's iron warships far behind.

On the deck, the Dawnbreaker's Dragon Language Spellcasters had already assembled.

The old Sword God Bartolo, Nineteen, "Blood Duke" Wordsworth, Barrett, and other high-ranking combatants had also gathered on the deck.

Looking at the magical airships falling like raindrops in the distance due to the explosion in the storm, everyone's faces were filled with shock beyond description.

With the destruction of the [Xiezhi Giant Bird Magic Array], the fog of war gradually dissipated, and the scattered magical airships were revealed in everyone's sight.

"The Ancestor's plan is really crazy enough, they actually chose to attack the enemy's main camp. Heh... this old bone of mine hasn't been so full of excitement for hundreds of years."

"Yeah. The strategists have done countless war games before, and unless we also have more than five demigod-level powerhouses, there's no chance of winning at all. I didn't expect the leader and the others to actually do it."

"It's really unbelievable, how did they do it? This legendary battle will definitely be recorded in the history of the Alchemy Plane. If I wasn't only at the seventh rank, I would have wanted to participate in the battle myself, even if it meant dying in battle!"

"No matter what, prepare for battle. The enemy's airship formation has been forced, and those mages from the Celestial Plane are going to fight desperately. Now that the final battle has been brought forward, the following will be a difficult battle..."

"Yeah, this time we're really going to decide life and death."

A lone army attacking the enemy's command, destroying the enemy's headquarters in a million-strong army, what a thrilling news!

But everyone knew that the risk of this operation was extremely high.

Even if Mr. Mirror and the others were already at the peak of combat power in the Alchemy Plane, this trip would definitely be a narrow escape from death.

But they were worried, yet unable to help.

Such a crazy plan to attack the enemy's main camp, without the ninth rank, they didn't even have the qualifications to participate.

Everyone could only try to get to the battlefield as quickly as possible, hoping to contain some of the mages and relieve some of the pressure there.

On the deck, everyone's expressions were serious.

Only Mr. Black seemed extremely calm.

He looked into the distance, his eyes sparkling with wisdom.

Others couldn't see the truth, but having obtained "wisdom", he had already roughly deduced the truth in his mind, and murmured, "It seems that Suren's endless puppet legion has been completed."

In the entire Dawnbreaker crew, besides Suren and Mr. Mirror, only he had read the complete five volumes of Isaac's Alchemy Manuscripts.

Only he knew how strong Suren would become after fusing with the [Blasphemer] armor.

Thinking of something, Mr. Black's pupils dimmed slightly, and he felt that his idea was too unbelievable, and he said to himself: "Perhaps... another miracle is about to be witnessed."

.....

On the other side.

In the magical airship fleet of the Celestial Plane.

The violent explosion on the golden main ship caused the surrounding airships to fall like raindrops into the sea, and the thousands of airships in the entire battle group were scattered by the tsunami-like waves.

The Cross Flying Bird, whose "heart" had been blown out, although its limbs hadn't completely died, had completely lost its previous brute force.

Like a castle whose foundation had been shaken, it was already crumbling.

At the moment the explosion sounded, four figures instantly retreated several miles, Suren, Mr. Mirror, Chitiao, and Pandora stood in the air.

They looked at the brilliant blue mushroom cloud in front of them, and their faces also showed a relieved expression.

Finally, they succeeded in destroying it, and their raid was not in vain.

With the destruction of this giant bird battle formation, the greatest reliance of these mages of the Celestial Plane was gone.

Still want to attack Luying's homeland? No, they don't have that chance.

Today is the time for the destruction of this million-strong magical army!

As soon as the four teleported over, "Evil Archmage" Constantine and several surviving eighth and ninth rank mages also teleported out, chasing after them relentlessly.

This level of explosion was not enough to kill these top mages.

Looking at the completely destroyed airship, the faces of several people were so gloomy that water could drip from them.

How could they not know that with the destruction of the battle formation, in this isolated Alchemy Plane, what awaited their million-strong army was a dead end?

The previous choice to directly attack Luying was because it was the last chance for the Ascendant Empire.

Only if their million-strong army destroyed the Alchemy civilization would the previous efforts be rewarded, and the benefits obtained from colonizing the plane later would be maximized. For this, they even paid the price of Grand Princess Octavia's personal conquest and death.

But now, with the destruction of the [Xiezhi Giant Bird Magic Array], the last hope had been shattered.

Without the blessing of the battle formation, although there were many of their million mages, the outcome could be predicted when facing the millions of alchemists in the surrounding seas.

Once this pioneering battle was defeated, it would definitely be the most tragic and shameful defeat in the history of their Ascendant Empire. The loss of a million troops here would even lead to the decline of the empire from then on.

More importantly, they had failed the orders of the God!

The reason for this was the guys in front of them!

They not only killed the Grand Princess but were also the culprits behind the destruction of the battle formation.

The mages didn't expect that someone could really destroy the million-strong [Xiezhi Giant Bird Array].

That bizarre large-scale mind control method still felt like a nightmare.

But there was no point in saying all this now.

The blue mushroom cloud in front of them hadn't completely dissipated, and the facts were right in front of them.

Constantine's face darkened, and he issued an order: "Kill them!"

Even if the million-strong army was defeated and scattered, there were still dozens of ten-thousand-mage legions.

This was still a devastating force!

Now, there was only a final battle to the death.

Now that these native top combatants had been severely damaged, there might not be a chance to turn the tide.

With this order, a strong magical wave surged from hundreds of nearby magical airships.

Constantine, the demigod, took the lead, raising the staff in his hand and chanting a devout prayer: "Great God above, please grant me the power of divine soldiers to slay heretics..."

Finally, he completed the invocation spell that he had only cast halfway just now.

However, he didn't summon the God to descend, but with the completion of the prayer, strands of the law of power condensed into a light shield in his left hand, which was a projection of the divine artifact--[Shield of Innocence].

Looking again, strands of the law of power also condensed on the epic-level [Helville Staff] inlaid with colorless gems in his right hand, as if it had been temporarily enchanted, blooming with the dazzling brilliance of a divine artifact, turning into a "quasi-divine level".

With these two quasi-divine magical items, the sky also paled in comparison.

"Evil Archmage" Constantine Leroy was like a god, his robes fluttering in the rolling magic power.

For a time, as soon as his magical sanctuary unfolded, the elements within a radius of dozens of miles were mobilized, as if he was the only controller of this world.

......

Suren's All-Knowing Eye had already discerned everything.

The expressions of Mr. Mirror and the other two beside him couldn't hide their solemnity.

They had personally experienced how strong a demigod powerhouse with the blessing of the 100% magic immunity divine artifact projection was.

Even if this Constantine didn't have the "Celestial Eye," the power of a demigod couldn't be underestimated.

This was a peak existence who had truly mastered the ultimate power of mankind. With the blessing of the divine artifact projection, this was already an invincible combat power on the plane.

The last time they were able to defeat him was entirely because the enemy underestimated them and their preparations were sufficient. Now, among the few of them, except for Suren, Mr. Mirror, Chitiao, and Pandora were all severely injured.

If they really fought, the chances of winning were extremely low.

If they wanted to retreat, there was still a chance.

But at this moment, they didn't retreat, and they couldn't retreat.

If they escaped, they would probably lose this excellent opportunity to annihilate the million-strong magical army.

Also, because no one could contain this unsolvable demigod, the joint fleet would inevitably suffer heavy losses. They might even be counter-attacked and defeated by these people from the Celestial Plane.

Mr. Mirror and the other two seized the time to adjust their agitated Qi and blood. They didn't attack again at this moment, but silently guarded Suren's side in a triangular formation.

Because they knew that next, it was time for a miracle to be staged.

......

Suren looked indifferently at the Archmage in front of him who was mobilizing terrifying elements and casting forbidden spells, and a flash of contempt flashed in his eyes: "You're still not giving up... It's a pity, now that my endless puppet legion has been completed, quantity has no meaning in front of me."

So what if he's a demigod?

So what if there's a million-strong army?

Now that his endless puppet legion had been completed, in the Alchemy Plane, he couldn't think of any reason why he would lose!

At that moment, Suren raised his hand, pulled out thousands of space scrolls, and whispered: "Release!"

Bang, bang, bang, bang...

The runes on the space scrolls flashed, and they exploded in the void.

Looking again, the most legendary scene since the plane war appeared.

Above the sea, dense puppets appeared out of thin air, scattered like stars, covering the sky and the sun.

Roughly counted, there were as many as a million!

Before going to the Burial God Land, the number of gargoyles was still less than 200,000, because of the scarcity of the main material [Activated Silver], and the quality varied. In addition, there were some living corpse wax figures, ancient puppets, traditional mechanical puppets, and combat mech puppets... Scattered, there were only 500,000 in total.

And the other dense ones were the [Void Mechanical Octopus] with eight tentacles, which could roam freely in the void!

The large mechanical octopuses stretched hundreds of meters, and the small ones were only one person long, but there were a large number of them.

Gargoyles are the most perfectly structured puppets, and mechanical octopuses are the most perfect mechanical creatures!

These were all produced by the war workshops in the Little Void Realm over the years, consuming countless resources, day and night.

It was all for today!

This was the endless puppet legion. He alone was the army. He could be the enemy of a million-strong army!

With the appearance of this million-strong army, although the Dawnbreaker crew was only four people, their aura was on par with the million-strong magical army on the opposite side.

Suren summoned the puppet legion, like a god who controlled hundreds of millions of living beings, his eyes were born with contempt, and he was awe-inspiring: "Ultimate Mystery-Puppet Great World!"

......

The million-strong puppet army appeared out of thin air, and the mages of the Celestial Plane on the opposite side were all dumbfounded.

They even stopped the magic power they had condensed in their hands, frightened by this million-strong army.

Even the demigod Constantine Leroy widened his eyes and looked unbelievable.

He had seen so many powerhouses in his life, it could be said that he had dabbled in all kinds of professional class, and had seen all kinds of strange means.

But in front of him, looking at this million-strong puppet legion, he had never heard of it, never seen it before!

The old mage really didn't know how to describe his complicated thoughts.

There are also puppet masters in the magic system. The dean of the Puppet Academy of the Ascendant Empire's Royal Magic Academy, Brady Robinson, is a top puppet master in the Celestial Plane.

But even if Brady is a ninth-rank puppet master, being able to control thousands of magical puppets is already the limit.

In the previous intelligence, Constantine knew that there was an alchemical native in the Alchemy Plane who could control tens of thousands of puppets, which was already a big surprise.

But this million-level... How did he do it?!

Tens of thousands can be said to be gifted, but a million is completely beyond the limit that humans can understand, and is already something that only gods can do.

And it's not just the quantity.

Looking at the dense mechanical octopuses in the sky, the mages obviously couldn't understand what this existence was.

Biological? Mechanical? Mechanical Warcraft?

Looking at those precision parts, they should obviously be dead objects, why are there fluctuations of biological flesh and blood souls?

Everything, too many things are unbelievable. However, the facts are right in front of them.

These mages witnessed a miracle.

A puppet miracle created by an alchemist!

On the other side, on the Eternal Night.

A million-strong army appeared out of thin air. Such a big movement could be seen even by the blind.

The observer on the lookout first saw the anomaly and shouted: "Come and see over there! God, what is that?"

The blue mushroom cloud in the distance hadn't dissipated, and dense black spots suddenly appeared in everyone's field of vision.

At first, everyone thought that the mages of the Celestial Plane were tinkering with some new battle formation, but when everyone picked up their telescopes, they realized that those black spots flashing with metallic luster were actually puppets!

Endless puppets!

This discovery was like cold water dripping into a hot oil pan, and everyone on the deck became excited.

"That's... puppets! It's Mr. Suren's puppet legion!"

"God, am I seeing things? There are probably millions of puppets?"

"You're not seeing things! Hahaha, I finally know why so many mechanical octopuses are being manufactured in the war workshop, they're all Mr. Suren's puppets!"

"..."

The Dawnbreaker crew looked at the terrifying puppet legion, and were all shocked and ecstatic.

They didn't know when, but it seemed that everyone had become accustomed to "miracles" happening.

The familiar cross puppet theater, the familiar gargoyles, the familiar silk threads...

It seemed that every time there was a crisis, Suren would always step forward.

Every time, he would be stronger than before!

The explosion of the enemy fleet before hadn't calmed the excited blood, and now looking at this million-strong puppet legion, everyone's hearts seemed to be burning with a flame. Looking at the four figures in the sky, everyone's hearts rose with a scorching and infinitely worshipful heart!

The old Sword God Bartolo looked complicated and said: "Controlling a million puppets, just this number alone, Suren has no opponents in this plane..."

Nineteen smiled with relief: "Yeah. Thinking about it carefully, he has always brought surprises to people in the many years he has known him."

Wordsworth sighed: "He alone is worth a million enemies. Without demigod-level combat power suppression, quantity has no meaning to him."

Mr. Black had a kind smile on his face: "It's more than that... Suren is not an ordinary puppet master. His strength is not just in controlling puppets. Everything in his eyes can be a puppet. This is the Puppet Master..."

Everyone: "..."

As a disciple, Abok clenched his fists excitedly and muttered to himself excitedly: "Endless puppets, this is the teacher's way of puppets."

At this moment, he saw the light.

He saw the glory of the Puppet Master lineage blooming on his teacher, infinitely gorgeous!

......

Not only were the Dawnbreaker crew on the Eternal Night shocked.

The Imperial soldiers of the joint fleet who were approaching in the distance were also stunned.

They originally wanted to come to support and destroy the enemy's million-strong magical army together.

But looking at the million-strong fortresses that suddenly appeared in front of them, they suddenly felt... maybe, they didn't need them?

Just that Lord Feik, he controlled everything.

Alone, he could be an enemy of the entire magical army.

On the communication ship that was keeping in touch with the Imperial capital Lunden in real-time, the intelligence officer already didn't know how to describe the current battle situation.

He could only send a brief message: "Prince Feik summons a million puppets, leading his troops to confront the enemy."

The news spread back to Lunden in an instant.

In the Frederick Palace, Catherine, who was discussing the details of the final battle with the ministers, received this urgent message at the first time.

When she saw the line of words that the communicator himself couldn't express clearly, the worry in her eyes suddenly dissipated, and then she looked southeast through the stained glass and smiled sweetly: "As expected..."

For a time, the entire empire was boiling.