Chapter 525: Chapter 525: The Final Preparations

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Of course, there was a way to change this, provided she could accept Duronel’s corruption and continue to follow him. Once Duronel became a Fallen Titan, her strength would return to its peak, and she would become even more powerful than before.

Clearly, she had not chosen to continue following the corrupted Duronel, which surprised him. Normally, a church’s pope would possess the most devout faith, and would follow into corruption if their worshipped deity did so. It was very rare to see a pope abandon their continued following.

Regarding this, Lin Xiao had nothing to say, as he was also powerless unless he could completely replace Duronel.

Just as he had told his companions, he informed the high-ranking members of various forces that Duronel would soon transform into a Dark Titan, giving them a choice:

“So, this planet is beyond salvation. You either leave this world with my companions or stay here until you die.”

The high-ranking members all fell into silence, not speaking for a long time.

Lin Xiao wasn’t in a hurry, waiting there patiently.

After a good while, the leader of the remnant Elves let out a long sigh and said:

“We, the Elves, are willing to leave.”

“A wise choice!”

Lin Xiao looked at the other leaders and asked:

“What about you?”

His gaze then fell on a Dragonkin man named Arlos and continued:

“Lord Asaniel told me that there are those in Duronel who are unwilling to leave. Are you willing to leave?”

Arlos had been silent and did not answer. Lin Xiao asked again:

“Perhaps you can tell me the reason you do not wish to leave.”

Arlos looked up and said in a deep voice:

“My beloved is buried in this world, and I do not wish to leave her.”

“Hmm…”

This was quite a problem, but not an insurmountable one. He suggested:

“Perhaps you can relocate your beloved.”

At that moment, the high priest Afilia spoke:

“Lord Arlos’s beloved was a nymph of a lake and has returned to the earth.”

“Uh!”

Lin Xiao found himself at a loss for words.

When a nymph of a lake dies, her body and soul merge with the land, and it wasn’t possible for him to dig up that entire land.

Seeing Arlos’s resolute expression, he did not try to persuade him further. If persuasion had been possible, Arlos would have already left with Asaniel and the others.

Then he spoke with the other leaders individually. Some were willing to leave, and some were not.

However, although some leaders were personally unwilling to leave, they were willing to let their people go.

Lin Xiao did not press the issue and merely told them that if they were willing to leave or let their people leave, they could start preparing now.

Afterward, Lin Xiao reconnected with Wu Zhonglin, sending him a message.

Wu Zhonglin soon arrived and immediately asked upon meeting:

“Is what you said true?”

Lin Xiao smiled and said:

“Of course, it’s true. What do you think, are you interested?”

“Certainly interested!”

He excitedly rubbed his hands together, pacing back and forth a few times as the smile on his face slowly settled into a serious expression. He said earnestly:

“Although I am reluctant to share, there is something I must tell you: with our combined strength, we cannot handle this prize alone; we must find more people to share the burden.”

Lin Xiao smiled and said:

“Of course, our combined strength is insufficient to share the burden, which is why I propose we cooperate with several dozen individuals in this world—how does that sound?”

“That could work. At least we are all high-level elites with elite templates. Even though we don’t have many subordinates now, nobody knows how much we have accumulated in this world. Once we return to the Fragmented Void, we can develop rapidly. Later, using these remnants of Duronel as a foundation, we can establish a main city of our own.”

“I’ll contact them and ask for their opinions.”

“I will talk to the remnants about collaborating.”

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Wu Zhonglin departed swiftly, his brisk stride betraying his energetic spirit.

Lin Xiao shrugged his shoulders, not believing anyone could refuse such an offer.

To jointly construct a main city on the Broken Floating Land in the Twisted Void, equivalent to an Expeditionary Army Fortress, would be incredibly lucrative once it succeeded and gained a foothold, even if the interests were to be shared among dozens of people.

Consider how many players there are in the Human Camp; the Broken Floating Land lies at the center between the Human and Nightmare Son Camps, and the territory here has always been contested. Whichever side establishes a fortress first would be considered the occupier.

By establishing a main city here, they would effectively take over the area, pushing the borders of the Human Camp directly into this region.

As long as they could hold the main city, they would earn a massive amount of honor points, an astonishing amount even if dozens or hundreds shared in the spoils.

Moreover, although the spoils might be shared among many, the allocation of shares would undoubtedly be unequal. With his status and extraordinary prestige among the Duron Remnants, Lin Xiao could directly influence them, especially if he managed to kill the Ancient gods and the Corrupt Dark Titan, merging his Star Soul origin completely. At that point, as the true Titan Duronel, he would easily influence or even command the remnants.

So during the distribution of interests, he was bound to take the lion’s share.

To be honest, if it weren’t for his current inability to leave, he wouldn’t have ceded so many benefits. Wielding Duronel’s Titan Sword, he had enough power to defend those interests.

All the players returned quickly, with no objections to the proposal. The only issue was how to distribute the interests.

Lin Xiao forcefully demanded that he receive half of the shares.

Naturally, there was initial opposition, but once he prodded the floor with Duronel’s Titan Sword, everyone promptly shut their mouths.

Then, Wu Zhonglin also assertively requested 19% for himself, with the remaining 31% to be divided among thirty-one players, one percent each.

This too met with their firm opposition, but after facing Wu Zhonglin’s accidental transformation into a Dragon, inadvertently demolishing the house and carelessly lighting it on fire with a blast of scorching flame from his nostrils, everyone wisely agreed.

After the rough division of profits was settled, Lin Xiao paid no attention to the specific distribution of interests; regardless of how they divided it, he had half, and he would have what he was due.

Moreover, he didn’t have to rely on them to fully comply. He directly approached the key figures of the fortress’s major powers and reached an agreement with them.

After discussing further with Wu Zhonglin, Lin Xiao entrusted him with overseeing the construction of the main city and the distribution of profits, also asking him to pass a message to his girlfriend.

Lin Xiao trusted him, considering he was among the preeminent super elites of the younger generation with significant status, and it would be unlikely for him to take such a risk over trivial gains.

Having settled these matters, Lin Xiao left the fortress and headed for Mahadun alone.

As he expected, the tentacles of the Ancient god that had been entrenched in Mahadun had disappeared, retreating to the other side of the planet to deal with the imminent emergence of the Dark Titan, leaving them with no spare capacity to attend to other places.

In fact, the forces of the Ancient god had fully retracted by then, and even the minions and the Corrupted outside Duronger Fortress had vacated their positions; but no one considered it a victory, not even the front-line soldiers who sensed the calm before the storm.

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Mahadun, as the original magic center of this world, had a multitude of fallen mages, among which the strongest was the former guardian of this world, a super mage whose level had exceeded 95. He was also the greatest enemy of this expedition.

In this world, being above level 80 was akin to Legendary Level.

Being above level 90 was comparable to a Demigod.

Being above level 100 naturally meant being on par with True Gods, and the rankings of Ancient Gods had already surpassed level 100.

As the guardian of the world, being one of the top powerhouses of this world was a given, with a level that definitely exceeded 95, and his means were mysterious and unfathomable.

Wielding the Titan Sword would ensure victory, but it would not be easy, and if the opponent wanted to escape, there was nothing he could do about it.

It’s worth mentioning that, for powerhouses like the guardian, the Miracle Purification skill attached to the Ring of Miraculous Radiance in their possession could not awaken them. Previous attempts during battle showed that while most of the fallen could be awakened, those strong enough, or those who had personally been led astray by the Ancient Gods, were impossible to purify.

After all, the Ancient Gods were also at the True God Level, specializing in corruption and the fall. Merely a small fragment of Divinity was incapable of purifying the power of the Lifespan Devourers who had reached their peak.

But then again, it seemed he did not need to kill the guardian; he only needed to drive the opponent away and seize Mahadun.

Without any idle talk, from afar he slashed down with one sword strike, the holy splatter of the blow instantly leveled the outskirts of the city of magic, Mahadun, creating a huge ravine with a diameter as wide as nine kilometers. Countless fallen beings and minions of the Ancient Gods that lurked in the city of magic were obliterated.

With just one strike, the outskirts of the city of magic disappeared, leaving only the central area protected by a huge inverted bowl of light.

Raising his sword once more, he slashed down, endless holy light thundering down like thunderbolts. The inverted bowl of light churned with violent ripples as all the holy light was devoured by the light shield.

“@￥@￥%@#….”

A deep chant resonated, and from within the light shield a pillar of light, like an aurora, blasted toward Lin Xiao, sending him flying thousands of kilometers away.

Fighting fire with fire!

The aurora that burst from within the light shield was the same power from his second sword strike, which the fallen guardian absorbed by some means and countered, catching him off guard.

Luckily, the Titan Sword was sufficiently powerful, and with the enhanced Nature of Black Holes at level 80, he could absorb half of the damage. With multiple reductions, this strike did not cause him any serious harm.

Next, Lin Xiao employed no tactics, just lifted his sword and continuously slashed down. Each blow delivered a massive real damage of five million, causing the light shield to shrink continuously, exposing various buildings, fallen mages, and minions of the Ancient Gods it protected, who were then easily turned into nothingness by the next sword’s power.

The might of the Titan Sword was simply insurmountable for mortals, even the guardian could not withstand it directly and was forced into a continuous retreat.

Only when he had compressed the light shield down to less than a kilometer in diameter, and could see the tip of the tower of the guardian, did a tumultuous surge of energy explode the light shield and shoot up into the sky. As the severe spatial fluctuations erupted, Lin Xiao rushed into the depths of the towering Guardian’s Tower, where he saw a Teleportation Array at the base of the tower that had just been activated.

Had the guardian escaped using the Teleportation Array?