121: legend!

Su Jin's gaze was fixed on the depths of the churning red mist, where a more terrifying presence seemed to be awakening.

A heart-palpitating pressure, like dark clouds, enveloped everyone's hearts.

Just then!

"Om—"

A low hum, as if from ancient primordial times, resounded through heaven and earth.

The sky over the entire Red Soil Plateau instantly dimmed!

No, it wasn't dimming, but rather being replaced by an extreme light indescribable in words!

In the eastern sky, in the direction of Radiant City, the golden pillar of light, which had originally served only as defensive support, suddenly erupted with billions of dazzling holy lights!

The holy light soared upwards, piercing through the churning crimson mist, and shot straight into the clouds!

The sky seemed to be torn open by a huge gash, and endless golden radiance poured down from that gap, like a divine punishment descending!

A blurry but majestic figure slowly condensed in the holy light.

The figure was tens of thousands of feet tall, clad in armor seemingly woven from pure light, and held a giant scepter also made of light.

His face was shrouded in holy light, making it indistinct, but the supreme majesty of looking down on all beings and wielding divine punishment was clearly conveyed to the depths of every living being's soul!

"Legendary... Is this the power of a Legendary-level expert?" Su Jin's pupils contracted, and a storm raged in his heart.

Even Bai Xiao, with the full power of his domain unleashed, was like a firefly compared to the giant figure of light before him, which was like the bright moon.

This was no longer just a gap in power levels, but a fundamental crushing of life itself!

Every move of the light figure seemed to resonate with the world's rules, his words becoming law, his divine might like a prison!

Even with Su Jin's current strength and state of mind, the moment he felt that aura, he involuntarily felt a sense of insignificance.

"The Guardian of Radiant City... 'Lord of Radiance' Apolosi."

Bai Xiao's voice carried a rare tremor, clearly also shaken by this power.

Even he felt immense pressure when facing an existence of this caliber.

The giant figure of light slowly raised the scepter in her hand. Then, she brought the scepter down.

In an instant, the entire Red Soil Plateau battlefield seemed to have been paused.

The monsters that were furiously assaulting the defensive line, whether low-level cannon fodder or massive beasts, all froze in place at that moment, as if constrained by an invisible force.

Immediately after, centered on where the scepter landed, a golden halo spread out in all directions like ripples.

Wherever the halo passed, the crimson mist rapidly dissolved and purified as if encountering its nemesis.

The confined monsters, upon contact with the golden halo, disintegrated like melting ice and snow, turning into specks of light dust that dissipated into the air, leaving no trace of defilement.

In just the blink of an eye, the monstrous army, which had been surging like a tide and almost engulfing the entire joint defensive line, was cleared by nearly one-fifth!

The four Eternal City protective light screens, which had been on the verge of collapse, saw their pressure drastically reduced and stabilized once more.

"Hiss..." Even Su Jin, who was accustomed to grand spectacles, couldn't help but gasp.

This was a Legendary!

With a mere flick of her hand, she could change the course of an entire battle!

This kind of immense power had already exceeded the scope of conventional warfare.

"So... so strong..." Stone Rock's mouth hung open, his molten greatshield almost slipping from his grasp, his honest face filled with shock.

Huo Jun and Zhui Yun also had solemn expressions, their eyes filled with longing for a higher level of power.

However, the intervention of a Legendary expert did not seem to be without cost.

After unleashing that attack, the giant figure of light in the sky became much more ethereal, then slowly vanished into the holy light rift in the sky.

The light in the sky gradually returned to normal, but the lingering pressure still left the entire battlefield in a dead silence...

After a brief silence, the red mist churned again.

More, and even stronger, monsters continued to pour out from the depths of the mist, relentlessly launching assaults on the defensive lines of various factions.

But the previous strike by the Lord of Radiance, Apolosi, had bought the joint defensive line a respite of time, allowing it to initially stabilize.

"The power of a Legendary expert is indeed formidable, but an attack of that scale must have consumed a significant amount of energy and likely cannot be used frequently."

Su Jin's eyes flickered as he quickly calculated in his mind: "Moreover, their target might be those existences deep within the blood mist."

"It seems the real tough battle still depends on us." His gaze sharpened as he turned towards Infinite City's defensive line.

Under the destructive spectacle and the Legendary pressure just now, Infinite City's front line was also affected.

But thanks to Infinite City's strength, the entire defensive line remained as solid as a rock, without the slightest hint of chaos.

At this moment, facing the renewed surge of monsters, Infinite City's soldiers' fighting spirit did not wane but grew stronger.

Gazing at the state of his own troops, Su Jin nodded slightly. Then, his attention fell on the Radiant City defense zone not far away.

He wanted to see what kind of power this ancient Eternal City's regular forces truly possessed.

Especially the legendary "Floating Castles" and the unique light-elemental psionic system, what kind of performance they would display in actual combat.

After all, Legendary experts could not provide constant protection; true warfare ultimately came down to every unit and every soldier.

"Om—Om—Om—"

Accompanied by solemn hymns, in the core area of the Radiant City camp.

The spires of numerous white towers lit up with intense light.

These lights intertwined in the air, quickly outlining the silhouette of a magnificent illusory castle, enveloping the entire Radiant City defense zone.

Upon the castle's phantom, arcane runes flowed, emanating a sacred and inviolable aura.

"Is this Radiant City's 'Sanctuary Bastion'?" Su Jin's eyes flickered.

He had learned some information about Radiant City from the data provided by Zhou Yong, and this "Sanctuary Bastion" was one of Radiant City's renowned defensive systems.

It was said to be able to greatly enhance the power of light-elemental psionics within the area and continuously suppress all enemies not of the light attribute.

Immediately after, something even more surprising occurred to Su Jin.

Under the enhancement of the "Sanctuary Bastion," dozens of previously unremarkable architectural platforms at the rear of Radiant City's position suddenly ejected soft white flames from their bases.

These platforms, along with the troops and defensive facilities stationed on them, slowly ascended, hovering hundreds of meters above the ground!

These floating platforms varied in size; the larger ones were like small squares, equipped with giant ballistas and energy projection devices gleaming with golden light;

The smaller ones were like mobile arrow towers, filled with Radiant Archers clad in silver-white armor and wielding light energy longbows.

"Floating Array... They've actually combined alchemy and light-elemental psionics to this extent!" A hint of surprise flashed in Huo Jun's eyes.

Such large-scale floating units undoubtedly possessed a huge advantage in controlling the battlefield situation.

From a high vantage point, the field of view was wide, and the firing range was also greater.

With the floating platforms in position, Radiant City's firepower network instantly became three-dimensional.

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh—"

The Radiant Archers on the floating platforms drew their bows, and golden arrows, shining with light-elemental psionics, poured down like a meteor shower.

These light arrows, condensed from light-elemental psionics, would erupt with intense holy light upon hitting their targets, causing additional purification damage to the demons.

Meanwhile, the giant ballistas mounted on the large floating platforms spat out compressed light spheres the size of houses.

The light spheres whistled out, smashing into the monster hordes, then exploded with a roar, transforming into a destructive storm of light energy that instantly cleared a large area.

Each shot was accompanied by deafening roars and dazzling light, and its immense power was such that even the "Plague Spitters" that had appeared earlier near Zhou Yong couldn't withstand a few rounds before being annihilated.

"Radiant City's 'Dawn Judicator' ballistas and 'Holy Light Guards'... they truly live up to their reputation."

Huo Jun said in a deep voice, with admiration in his tone.

These were all Radiant City's renowned elite troops and war machines...

"Whoosh—"

From within the red mist, accompanied by a sharp, piercing explosion, a red, anomalous light shot straight towards Infinite City.....