Chapter 497: Chapter 414 Tyrant_2
Shanhua Venerable swept his gaze across the undead army on the battlefield, silently musing to himself.
This battle involved over a hundred legendary combatants, including six immortals who fought with a deathly resolve. Wave after wave of Fourth-level magic bombarded the undead army, causing inevitable losses.
Nonetheless, to use two hundred thousand undead to slay six immortals and sixty-seven legendary figures is already an astonishing feat.
While marveling at Chen Jichuan’s unparalleled strength, Shanhua Venerable couldn’t help but be impressed by his financial power as well. This battle was undeniably exhilarating, but the price paid for it must have been staggering.
Just the loss of two hundred thousand undead alone represents an astronomical fortune.
To an undead mage, summoning an army is akin to purchasing insurance. The Ancestors of Undead in the Undead Realm are akin to insurers—if your summoned army is returned intact each time, they’re happy to earn their profits. However, if substantial losses occur, while they might not sever ties with you, they would certainly charge higher prices for future summoning.
This is risk management.
Thankfully, such a system exists. Otherwise, if undead mages wielding the power of ’Undead Disaster’ endlessly paraded armies of tens of thousands undead across the realm, wouldn’t they become invincible?
This is one of the natural constraints placed on undead mages.
"Still, he reaped several dozen Holy Artifacts and the wealth of over sixty legendary figures—he hasn’t lost out."
Shanhua Venerable watched as Chen Jichuan killed while simultaneously looting treasures, unable to suppress a twinge of envy.
At least fifty Holy Artifacts—their value is utterly immeasurable.
As she envied, she felt a surge of delight as well: "He can’t possibly use all these Holy Artifacts himself; he’ll surely sell some. This is undoubtedly a boon for my Yu Ming Immortal Court."
Shanhua Venerable exchanged a glance with Yu Ming Immortal Venerable, both realizing the crucial significance of this White Tiger Immortal.
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"That’s enough."
Chen Jichuan surveyed the battlefield and, seeing no legendary figures still alive within the undead army’s reach, finally ceased his actions. He wasn’t inclined to linger further. While this battle had been immensely satisfying, maintaining an army of four hundred thousand undead, repeatedly summoning the ’Mirror Image Army,’ and unleashing wave after wave of Fourth-level magic had been taxing—even for his deep reserves of mana.
The most exhilarating endeavors rarely last.
If others chose to entangle him now, the situation might quickly become dire.
Thus, he turned toward the group of several dozen surviving legendary figures some hundred miles away and proclaimed with a booming voice, "The ’Magic Martial Holy Hall,’ the ’Silver Alliance,’ the ’Dawn Era,’ the ’Knight’s Oath,’ and the ’War Academy’ disregarded my warnings, maliciously struck out, and have angered me. Go back and deliver this message: within two years, each of them must bring ten Holy Artifacts to the ’Summoning Cottage’ as reparation, or I will lead the undead army to attack their headquarters and slaughter their legendary members!"
He killed people!
And now he demands compensation!
Chen Jichuan’s tyrannical pronouncement left the surviving legendary figures stunned, their expressions ever-changing.
Having delivered his ultimatum, Chen Jichuan didn’t linger, stepping into a dimensional rift and disappearing.
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Mist Plain.
The headquarters of the ’Magic Martial Holy Hall.’
Three immortals who had been killed in the battle reappeared, gathering in the council chamber. All of their faces bore dark expressions.
"He killed twenty of our legendary figures, seized at least twenty Holy Artifacts, countless magic materials, and he still dares to extort ten more Holy Artifacts!"
Taiyang King furrowed his brows sharply, scarcely able to contain his rage.
This time, the ’Magic Martial Holy Hall’ had suffered complete humiliation.
The loss of twenty legendary figures was one wound.
The loss of twenty Holy Artifacts was another.
On top of that, while the three immortal combatants could be resurrected with relative ease, ’reviving’ them came at a cost. The Holy Artifacts they carried during the battle had been completely plundered—yet another blow.
Having just been reanimated, their fury reached a boiling point, only to be greeted by Chen Jichuan’s message of threats and extortion.
The three were seething with rage.
"So what should we do?"
"In my opinion, we should simply abandon the ’Magic Martial Holy Hall.’ Without this burden, his threats lose their weight, and we turn the tables—his ’Summoning Cottage’ would have to live under constant siege from us!"
Phantom Knight gritted his teeth and proposed.
This was the sole route they saw to turn their passive position into an active one.
Otherwise, with the ’Magic Martial Holy Hall’ acting as a vulnerable target, the memory of that catastrophic battle outside the Star Cluster Graveyard—the overwhelming undead army, the never-ending waves of mirror images—left even Phantom Knight feeling powerless.
"We’ve spent ten thousand years painstakingly building the ’Magic Martial Holy Hall,’ and you’d throw it away for the sake of one Benage and ten Holy Artifacts?"
Curse Eye was the more pragmatic one, saying, "Let him have his moment of arrogance. Arrogant people rarely meet good ends. In the Pan-plane, there are far too many powerful beings; it’s only a matter of time before someone puts him in his place. Why should we expend ourselves fighting him to the death?"
"But are we really going to hand over ten Holy Artifacts as reparations?"
"I can’t swallow this insult!"
Phantom Knight clenched his fists in frustration. Rarely since becoming immortal had he endured such indignation.
He couldn’t bear it.
"What other option do we have?"
Taiyang King sighed: "Just pay up—for now at least. Let’s first ensure the survival of the ’Magic Martial Holy Hall,’ then take our time to rally allies and come up with a way to handle him in the future."
There’s no way the powers across the Divine Throne Continent would allow someone as arrogant and untouchable as him to reign unchecked. If given sufficient time and opportunity, they would undoubtedly form a dream team capable of devising a strategy to deal with him.
For now, they had to endure.
"I’ll take responsibility for this failure. I’ll personally deliver the ten Holy Artifacts to pay reparations."
Curse Eye took the initiative, seeing that Phantom Knight was still unwilling to compromise.
Faced with such a resolution, Phantom Knight grumbled but ultimately refrained from further objections. After all, he shared years of camaraderie with Taiyang King and Curse Eye, and couldn’t justify flipping the table over his personal grievances.
"Endure it!"
"We endure for now!"
Phantom Knight’s face darkened as he disappeared from the council chamber.
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The news of yet another Half-God Artifact emerging caused an uproar across the continent.
But the event that shook the hearts of all was undeniably the brutal massacre outside the Star Cluster Graveyard.
Sixty-seven legendary figures perished.
Six immortals were reduced to ash.
Suddenly, the name ’Benage’ spread with fury across the Three Continents. Chen Jichuan’s decisive slaying, coupled with his domineering threats against five major organizations, earned him a new title—’The Tyrant.’
’The Tyrant’ Benage!
One battle. Instant fame.
’Undead Disaster,’ bolstered by the ’Mirror Image Army’ and the elusive ’Dimensional Travel.’
Separately, each was merely a standard Fourth-level magic.
But when these three Fourth-level magics converged upon one individual, supported by Chen Jichuan’s vast reserves of magic power, they transformed the battle into a spectacle of horrors. The clash birthed a catastrophic legend, instilling terror and unease across the forces of the realm.
"Unstoppable!"
"A single man can conquer nations!"
"’The Tyrant’ is unmatched in the world!"
"Is ’The Tyrant’ merely a legendary figure, or is he immortal?"
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As the details of the battle continued to circulate, discussions about ’The Tyrant’ within the Three Continents grew more fervent, with no signs of abating.
Some lauded ’The Tyrant’ as invincible, admiring his gallant feats—slaying legendary figures, executing immortals, and brazenly threatening five major organizations—all of which stirred awe and inspired fervent worship.
Yet others were deeply troubled.
The accounts of ’The Tyrant’ during the battle filled them with dread and helplessness.
In the aftermath, the five major organizations, including the ’Magic Martial Holy Hall,’ surrendered one by one, venturing to the ’Summoning Cottage’ to deliver the demanded ten Holy Artifacts as reparations.
This act further solidified the legend of ’The Tyrant,’ delighting his worshipers while unsettling other factions within the realm.
However, an unexpected observation arose among certain individuals.
They discovered that one of the paying organizations was the ’Silver Alliance.’
Some voiced sympathy for them. During the battle outside the Star Cluster Graveyard, the ’Silver Alliance’ had only observed without participating, yet they were still forced to pay ten Holy Artifacts at the conclusion.
To them, the extortion seemed excessively domineering.
Others viewed the ’Silver Alliance’ as quite fortunate.
After all, during the battle outside the Star Cluster Graveyard, the other four organizations sustained devastating losses, with the ’Magic Martial Holy Hall’ suffering total obliteration.
In contrast, the ’Silver Alliance’ sustained no casualties and merely paid ten Holy Artifacts in compensation—was that not luck?
What these individuals didn’t know was that the supposedly wronged and fortunate ’Silver Alliance’ was, at that very moment, secretly conversing with the infamous ’Tyrant.’
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