1029: Steady Hand

In Canglan City, which was already in ruins.

Under Wang Chen's gaze, the light emitted from the surface of the altar that opened the teleportation gate became increasingly bright, and the runes representing magic power conduction were gradually connected.

At this rate, in about a minute, this teleportation array would be fully activated. By then, as long as one passed through the teleportation array, they would arrive at the fixed location on the other side.

At this moment.

Looking at the gradually brightening teleportation array that was about to fully open, Wang Chen’s face was filled with internal conflict.

The four Ninth-Order Undead in Canglan City had desperately tried to approach this teleportation array before their deaths, clearly indicating that once the teleportation array opened, it would definitely connect to the Dead Spirit Holy City.

The Holy City was the lair and base camp of the Dead Spirit Race. The number of undead residing there was at least several times, or even dozens of times, that of Canglan City.

Furthermore, the number of undead experts there was absolutely incomparable to Canglan City.

If he were to rush in and make a move, he would probably get rich directly!

But...

What made Wang Chen hesitate was that while the gains were great, the risks were also incredibly high.

The danger he faced today, being ambushed by Kahn and the other three Late Stage Rank 9 Necromancer, was probably a minor issue compared to rushing into the Dead Spirit Holy City!

After all, the Dead Spirit Holy City was the Dead Spirit Race's base camp, the accumulated foundation of a race over hundreds or thousands of years. The number of experts within it was simply unpredictable.

Moreover, the Dead Spirit Race might not only have Ninth-Order Undead now, but also possibly a Tenth-Order, or even...

At the very least, a secret weapon with Tenth-Order combat power!

The Dead Spirit Race's Mother God return plan, its current progress was unknown. If he truly took the risk, the danger was a bit too great!

"It's better to be prepared before going. Impulse is the devil!"

"Having annihilated Canglan City, my current goals are basically achieved. The next step is to test whether the cross-realm teleportation array can succeed. If it cannot, then I'll prepare to deal with the Dead Spirit Holy City!"

After much thought, Wang Chen had no choice but to reluctantly interrupt the altar's activation process, causing the Coming Soon to appear teleportation gate to dissipate.

Now that all the undead in Canglan City had been annihilated, he had achieved his previously set goal.

The experience points provided by nearly two hundred thousand undead, plus four Ninth-Order Undead experts, not only allowed him to level up by one Rank, but also allowed the Earth Vein Azure Ox's Rank to catch up, reaching Rank 203.

"Beast Pet: Earth Vein Azure Ox."

"Nickname: Moo Moo."

"Gender: Female."

"Age: Less than a month (Youth Stage)"

"Rank: 203."

"Tier: Ancestral Divine Beast."

"Talent: Infinite Growth (SSS)"

"Four-dimensional Attributes: Strength 10700; Wisdom 10500; Physique 10800; Agility 10400. (No buffs, equipment, or item enhancements.)"

"Skills: Earth Vein Saint Body (SSS), Earth Escape Golden Light (SSS), Wrath of the Earth (SSS), Moving Mountains and Filling Seas (SSS), Immovable as a Mountain (SSS), Law, Heaven, and Earth (SSS)."

"Loyalty: 100."

"Introduction: Omitted."

...

The Earth Vein Azure Ox leveled up three Ranks this time, finally catching up with the other little ones. At the same time, this upgrade brought Wang Chen a considerable increase in attribute values.

With the attribute feedback from the Earth Vein Azure Ox, plus Ice Purity Su Su and the others, and the acquired free attribute points, Wang Chen's individual four-dimensional attributes each increased by nearly twenty points this time.

"Name: Wang Chen."

"Profession: Giant Beast Master."

"Rank: 203."

"Talents: Affection of Myriad Beasts (SSS), Beast Fusion (God)."

"Special Status: World Will Blessing lv2."

"Skills: Beast Control Technique (S), Beast Control Spring Return Technique (B), Bloodline Identification Technique (God), Skill Replacement (S) (Earth Vein Saint Body, Body of Light, Dark Night Guardian, Earth Escape Golden Light), Contract Summon (B), Damage Transfer (A), Instant Sword (D), Wind Blade Technique (C), Bloodthirsty Berserk (B), Beast Pet Amplification Technique (B), Crescent Moon Slash (A), Lightning Step (A), Charge Strike (A), Double Fist Rapid Strike (A)."

"Strength (God): 2809 points." (No equipment bonus)

"Wisdom (God): 2804 points."

"Physique (God): 2804 points."

"Agility (God): 2805 points."

"Unallocated Attribute Points: 0 points."

"Unallocated Skill Points: 20 points."

...

Although the strength increase gained from this upgrade was not as significant as the previous one from killing Kahn and the other three Late Stage Rank 9 Necromancer, however...

The increase in strength due to attribute value improvements was not Wang Chen's biggest gain at this time.

The biggest gain was in another aspect: Combination Skill!

This secret technique, crafted for him by the Dragon Kingdom's Wang-level expert Zhang Zhilong, had become even more powerful.

Initially, when this secret technique was created, Wang Chen, Ice Purity, Su Su, Tuan Tuan, and Mu Ling, using this secret technique, saw their overall strength increase by thirty percent. With the subsequent addition of Jiao Jiao and Black Empress, this amplification reached seventy percent, with each additional Beast Pet increasing strength by twenty percent.

And now, the Earth Vein Azure Ox could also join the Combination Skill, allowing Wang Chen to gain a ninety percent strength amplification, almost doubling it, after activating this secret technique.

This was a terrifying improvement!

Wang Chen's current strength could already contend with ordinary Late Stage Rank 9 Necromancer in the Netherworld. With another ninety percent increase, it was likely that no one among the Ninth-Order could compete with him.

If he were to encounter the perilous situation of being attacked by four Late Stage Rank 9 Necromancer again, he wouldn't even need to take risks; he could simply crush them.

"I really want to try, how strong would I be if I used Combination Skill now?"

As he thought, Wang Chen looked at the ruins of Canglan City, which had already turned into a white expanse, and a surge of impulse to destroy something arose within him.

However...

Before he could act, several familiar auras appeared in his perception.

...

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

Three figures, tearing through the night, arrived above Canglan City, bringing with them rolling airwaves.

These three were Thunder True Lord, Lingyun True Lord, and Grand True Lord Wang Chen, whom Wang Chen had arranged to collect the spoils of war from those gathering places, using the heads of Late Stage Rank 9 Necromancer as payment.

At this moment.

Floating in the sky, the three True Lord experts looked at the glazed earth below and the chaotic ruins, their faces filled with shock and uncertainty.

What's going on?

Is this Canglan City?!

Looking at everything below, the three True Lords began to doubt their sanity, feeling as if they had gotten lost and gone to the wrong place.

How could such a large Canglan City just be gone?

"This is... too fast, isn't it?!"

After a long while, Grand True Lord Wang Chen, who hailed from the Nine Heavens Holy Land, spoke hesitantly:

"We only went out to collect Grand True Lord Wang Chen's spoils of war. How long has it been? Dead Spirit Canglan City is gone?!"