Sovereign of the Ashes

The pillar of green light was a spell known as Radiant Heart.

It was Sein’s most powerful offensive magic spell, developed during his more than twenty years in the Knight Continent’s trial zone.

This advanced form of pyro magic was even more destructive than the Verdant Flame Eye spell.

Currently, Sein could only unleash such a potent spell when his focus and mana levels were amplified by the Verdant Flame Heart Rod.

The name of the spell, Radiant Heart, commemorated the unforgettable twenty years Sein spent with Leena on the Knight Continent.

Leena, too, developed a uniquely powerful magic spell during her two decades on the Knight Continent—Death Call.

This spell, created with knowledge of necromancy, umbra element, and summoning arts, could only be unleashed by Leena with the help of her Dark Crystal Rod.

Death Call primarily served to forge a link with the Undead World, summoning numerous undead creatures, including Sanchez the skeletal dragon, to the battlefield.

The minimum number of undead creatures Leena could call upon through Death Call was twenty thousand, all previously branded by the Dark Crystal Rod.

Given the strength and potential displayed by Sanchez the skeletal dragon, the number of its subordinates and followers would certainly exceed twenty thousand upon its return to the Undead World.

The exact number of undead creatures that could join the battle would depend on Sanchez’s capabilities, sparking considerable anticipation.

Summoning more than ten thousand undead creatures at once far exceeded the capabilities of Rank One mages.

Even Rank Two necromancers and summoners would likely find it challenging to summon more than twenty thousand.

Death Call was Leena’s unique core magic, heavily reliant on her Dark Crystal Rod.

The spell primarily required the Undead World’s coordinates, which were embedded in her magic rod, while Leena supplied only the magic array and the necessary elemental energy.”

The emergence of the light pillar caused Martin and Gypson, who were observing the battle from a distance, to instantly rise to their feet.

If Sein’s earlier display of Verdant Flame Eye spell reached a level capable of confronting Rank Two creatures head-on, then the light pillar before them undoubtedly possessed the power to threaten or even annihilate Rank Two creatures!

Even a Rank Three creature could fall if struck unsuspectingly by such a blast.

Moreover, from the moment Sein hastily wielded the Verdant Flame Heart Rod to the appearance of the light pillar, there seemed to be little to no spell-casting process.

“That magic rod...” Martin and Gypson simultaneously focused on the Verdant Flame Heart Rod in Sein’s hand.

Both mages, known for their keen insights, immediately recognized that the Radiant Heart relied more on the magic rod than on Sein’s own power.

Indeed, Sein’s Radiant Heart spell utilized a specialized magic array and elemental techniques to harness the energy contained within the Verdant Flame Heart atop the rod!

That Verdant Flame Heart was an extraordinary byproduct from a Rank Five being tempering his body at the Viridian Venom Flame World’s molten sea.

Although it was nothing remarkable to powerful life forms, for beings below Rank Four, the terrifying energy it contained was beyond imagination.

The intense light pillar of the Radiant Heart spell penetrated Gandra’s deathly hand and even the dense deathly clouds surrounding it.

Daelis’ laughter came to an abrupt halt as the raging verdant flames engulfed her head.

Soon after, her entire body was reduced to ash by the flames.

The death of Sein’s mentor, Morsidor, was finally avenged!

What remained were only a charred magic rod, a hair band imbued with spatial power, and a space pouch that had been hidden inside Daelis’ magic robe.

The poison she had slipped into her hydro elemental spell must have been drawn from this pouch.

Sein collected the three items just before a renewed onslaught of deathly power surged.

The deathly hand, though weakened by the Radiant Heart’s light pillar and less destructive, had not dissipated completely.

It broke through the multiple energy shields enveloping Sein and carried him far out to sea.

“Huh?” A voice exclaimed in surprise, taken aback that Sein was not reduced to a bloody mist by Gandra.

Given the vast disparity in their life levels—Rank Three versus Rank One—Sein should have stood no chance!

At that moment, far out at sea, Sein was in dire straits.

He coughed up a large amount of blood. The impact had severely damaged his internal organs.

Thanks to his mastery of the Verdant Flame Body Tempering technique, his current Verdant Flame Body form, and the Verdant Flame Heart Rod he wielded, his resilience had soared beyond 1,000 points.

A mage with a lesser constitution would have been either annihilated by Gandra’s deathly power or killed by the sheer force of the collision.

Granda definitely did not hold anything back when he lashed out. It was a determined effort to kill Sein!

Saving Daelis was no longer his priority, he had his sights set on seizing Sein’s Verdant Flame Heart Rod and Verdant Flame Eye Mask.

Gandra was obsessed with the magic rod and the large red-green crystal on its tip the moment he laid his eyes on it.

Many others shared Gandra’s covetous gaze, including other Rank Three mages like Martin and Gypson.

However, they were positioned further away, which should have made it impossible for them to reach it as quickly as Gandra.

The fact that Sein survived a full-force attack from a Rank Three black mage not only astonished the onlookers but also left Gandra herself in a state of disbelief.

At that moment, the elemental shields that Sein had originally conjured shattered nearly instantaneously as the deathly hand descended upon him.

Now, only a single layer of silver shield remained around Sein’s body.

Seeing it immediately reminded Sein of Tourmaline’s elder sister, White Stella.

He found it hard to believe that the energy shield bestowed upon him by the giant mermaid had not dissipated, even after more than twenty years!

Sein could scarcely fathom her immense power.

In the distance, Gandra rushed toward Sein once again.

Facing the most formidable enemy he had encountered, Sein clutched his chest and retrieved a milky-white seed from his chest pocket.

Even with the shield provided by White Stella, Sein could not withstand such a powerful impact again.

The mere recoil from the elemental shield was enough to severely strain Sein.

To withstand that level of recoil, Sein would need to enhance his constitution to at least 2,000 points, possibly even 3,000—a level of strength typical of Rank Two Land Knights.

Sein was still far from reaching this with his Verdant Flame Body Tempering technique.

The milky-white Viridescent Seed in his hand was Sein’s last resort.

It seemed the only way to fend off the Rank Three black mages, who were intent on killing him, was to use the life-preserving seed Lorianne had given him.

However, before Sein could toss the Viridescent Seed toward a certain reef under the sea...

A buzzing sound pierced his thoughts, emanating from the western depths of the sea.

The sea was rolling!

The giant waves were roaring!

As the crowd of black mages stood dumbfounded, one giant sea king after another emerged from the sea, each revealing their majestic, magnificent forms!