civilwarnovels Chapter 676 - 671: Slaying Ferudo
Chapter 676 - 671: Slaying Ferudo
Ferudo was extremely angry.
If only my Lifebound Summoned Beast, the Nine-headed Python, were here, it could definitely hold off this enemy!
Unfortunately, the Nine-headed Python was slain by Laine at Skalaste Peak.
As a summoned creature, the Nine-headed Python doesn’t truly die, but now it’s only in essence form and needs to rematerialize a body in the Star Realm before returning.
Back then, Ferudo confidently sent out his Lifebound Summoned Beast because he had a stronger summoned creature to protect himself—the Divine Power Aggregation of Sarajael!
But who would have thought, Laine actually obtained the inheritance of the Fighting Saint Dragon King, transforming into a giant dragon to battle Sarajael’s Divine Power Aggregation!
Helplessly, Ferudo could only maneuver the Purple Flame Phoenix for his own rescue.
However, unlike the mindless Divine Power Aggregation of Sarajael, the dragon Laine turned into was very intelligent.
He knew Bai Pu was directly attacking Ferudo in a surprise assault, so even though he was scorched by demon fire, his scales twisting and melting, Laine still exerted every effort to firmly bite the body of the Purple Flame Phoenix.
Now it was Laine and Bai Pu, two experts, joining forces to besiege Ferudo, the Peak Lord!
Ferudo, worthy of being a Peak Lord, not only had his own summoned creatures but also had a variety of powerful magic tools.
The Summoner profession inherently feared enemy beheading tactics, so these magic tools were primarily for saving lives and escaping.
Some splintered into various afterimages to interfere with Bai Pu’s judgment.
Others produced thick shields to thwart Bai Pu’s output.
The most dangerous moment was when, using the Other-Dimensional Perception Ability of a Divine Descent Warrior, he used an ancient iron piece to open a portal leading to another dimension!
If Bai Pu made a slight mistake and stepped through the portal, that would be the end—all it would take is a spatial turbulence to shred him to pieces.
Ferudo cunningly used illusion techniques to obscure the other-dimensional portal, camouflaging it and hiding it along the path he and Bai Pu were sure to take.
Fortunately, Bai Pu’s Spirit Attribute was exceedingly high, and he detected the anomaly in the spatial fluctuation.
With focused perception, he sensed through the flow of the wind that the seemingly empty space in front of him held a black hole-like portal.
Bai Pu immediately used Gang Step to bypass the other-dimensional portal, charging directly at Ferudo himself.
Seeing that Bai Pu was not fooled, Ferudo could only cancel the magic supply; the other-dimensional portal, suppressed by the power of the world, quickly dissipated. Maintaining such a portal consumed an immense amount of magic power.
That move having failed, other tools were casually neutralized by Bai Pu as well.
In the end, Ferudo couldn’t escape and was killed by Bai Pu’s pursuit on the battlefield.
Bai Pu, unlike Dai Sect and others, was still young and not at the peak level, so killing a Spirit Realm expert would yield a Spoils Treasure Chest.
The treasure chest that appeared after Ferudo’s death was dark gold, covered in intricate patterns, and more than three times the size of a Mid-Level Dark Gold Treasure Chest, signifying his Level 10 Lord status.
In terms of overall strength, Ferudo was no weaker than a Level 10 Enhanced Lord—namely Principal Bosh and Great Sage Jiehui, the pinnacle figures of the Demon Fighting World.
However, as a summoning profession, most of Ferudo’s skills lay in his summoned creatures. Having first lost his Lifebound Summoned Beast, the Nine-headed Python, and then having Sarajael’s Divine Power Aggregation stalled by Laine,
Ferudo’s dark gold treasure chest’s battle evaluation couldn’t be rated at the level of a peak enhanced lord, only matching that of a standard advanced lord.
Ferudo’s death also caused Sarajael’s Divine Power Aggregation to lose its controller, causing the Purple Flame Phoenix to screech and scatter into countless clusters of demon fire.
The dragon Laine transformed into also lost all strength, reverting to human form and collapsing powerlessly to the ground.
Amariel and several classmates rushed forward to catch Laine.
At this point, Laine looked wretched, covered in blisters from demon fire burns, some areas burned through revealing scorched yellow bones.
Fortunately, this was a magic world, and a Life Spirit System Mage immediately cast a [Light of Life] to sustain his life force.
As for the max life value burned away by demon fire, only time and recovery could restore it for Laine.
"Have we, won?" Laine struggled to open his eyes.
"We’re almost there! Just rest now; you don’t need to take action anymore." Amariel held Laine’s hand.
The current battle indeed didn’t require Laine to take action.
Just like Prince Nabo Gang’s escape signified the complete retreat of the Sea Race Otherworld Travelers, Ferudo’s death also marked the total collapse of the Demon God Rebel Army’s Native Camp.
The purple-robed mages of the Secret Magic Hall, controlled by Ferudo, each were magic experts, some even lord level, had now awakened from control.
After grasping the situation, the purple-robed mages quickly defected, joining the Lorich Orthodox Camp.
Previously manipulated, these purple-robed mages were merely used as magic power banks to help construct the [Space-Time Interweaving] barrier.
Now free, the purple-robed mages could unleash magic freely, erupting with power tenfold, even a hundredfold, of what they could under control!
Even better, the Demon God Rebel Army’s internal structure began to collapse.
The Lorich Orthodox concepts were deeply ingrained; the armies from major cities of the Pavir Plateau mostly leaned towards Lorich Orthodox, except for the city guard commanders, controlled by [Demon God Mark], who were loyal to the Demon God Rebel Camp.
Now with Ferudo dead, the Demon God Mark became ineffective, causing a sharp decline in the city guard commanders’ strength.
Seeing the situation turn, a mass of mid to lower-level officers and soldiers in the Demon God Rebel Army began to revolt. Among them, several city guard commanders were directly beheaded by their own subordinates!
Seeing the battlefield situation, Bai Pu finally breathed a sigh of relief.
He had first dueled Nabo Gang, then slain Ferudo, depleting his mind and physical strength greatly.
Now, the battlefield was left to Zho Yu and others to clean up, while he took advantage of the favorable battle to garner more reputation benefits.
Bai Pu’s personal condition was actually quite critical.
Forcibly harboring the Earth Dragon Bead and Abyssal Treasure Bead, the Earth and Water Attribute Magic Core within him expanded rapidly, while the previously balanced four-elemental attributes’ fire and wind elements continued to shrivel.
Once it reached its limit, the magic core of the fire and wind elements would completely collapse.
This wasn’t merely losing the ability to cultivate fire and wind; the core collapse for a mage meant severe internal injuries, potentially life-threatening.
Bai Pu, being of Magic and Martial Dual Cultivation and having a strong physique, wouldn’t die, but would endure long-term and hard-to-heal injuries.
At this critical juncture, he absolutely couldn’t be injured.
"For now, I must quickly find a top-grade Source of Magical Power for Fire and Wind Element!"