Sovereign of the Ashes

This straightforward advancement ushered in the anticipated gains of the war.

The Wild Gorilla Army was no top-tier force comparable to the elite Magus World Army, nor were they known for performing miracles.

Already a weary division, they were hammered by relentless attacks and a forbidden spell.

The fact that the Wild Gorilla Army did not collapse outright deserved praise for its resilience.

As the army pushed deeper into the forest, the hundred and fifty thousand mages at the rear kept up a continuous barrage.

Just imagine the number of hostile creatures that could be obliterated with a single spell from each mage!

This calculation did not even account for the temporary magic towers erected or the firepower from the long-range magic weapons like the magic crystal cannons.

Although the two continent-like space fortresses in the sky refrained from firing their main cannons, their secondary cannons ceaselessly rained down energy rays as if operating at no cost.

Only the Magus Civilization could unleash such an overwhelming and pervasive elemental strike in an interplanar war.

The war song’s haloes of the beastmen and their robust physiques paled next to the technological prowess of the Magus Civilization, which led the majority of civilizations in the Astral Realm.

That was solely the magical aspect; if hundreds of thousands of knights were present in the Verdant Wilderness World, the millions of enslaved creatures would likely become superfluous.

When knights gathered in sufficient numbers to form a torrent of steel, no creature of any plane could withstand them with mere flesh and blood.

None!

During the Thunderfall World War, over a hundred thousand knights managed to shatter legions numbering over a million Garths, demonstrating the formidable strength of the Magus World’s knights.

Even without the knight’s involvement, the outcome of this low-level interplanar war remained unaffected.

A single forbidden spell, one area-of-effect magic spell, and a charge by millions of enslaved creatures were enough.

The invading legion from Wild Gorilla World collapsed entirely, right after their subordinate forces.

Wild Gorilla World had no knowledge of the Magus Civilization’s Soul Enslavement magic—a method utilized by the Magi since the primordial era and still in use to this day.

Without the pain from soul brands, primitive force and oppressive tactics alone could not sustain the morale and resistance of these legions, which had deteriorated under the relentless onslaught of forbidden spells and magic elements.

When faced with the superior forces of the Magus Civilization, the invading legions from Wild Gorilla World, which had brought profound disaster and persecution to the native creatures of the Verdant Wilderness World, openly displayed their cowardice and desperation.

Just a single charge by a legion of one hundred thousand berserk beastmen was enough to scatter nearly two million demoralized troopers from Wild Gorilla World.

In some ways, these beastmen mirrored a few qualities of the Magus World’s Knights, proving themselves to be an elite legion from the Magus Alliance’s Beastmen World—a large-world civilization.

Most of the beastmen under Feylis’ command were from powerful races, representing the elite of their world.

With the beastmen legion leading the charge, Sein’s command of the partial Divine Tower of Verdant Spring’s enslaved legion moved forward smoothly.

Many of the creatures participating in the battle never even encountered a living enemy.

Beneath their feet lay a landscape of corpses and plant remains.

After the forbidden spell was cast and the melee ensued, the death energy in the Lush Verdant Forest intensified, spiraling upward like a tornado.

“This is a dendro elemental plane thriving with lush plants, yet the death energy here is thick enough to make this forest a sanctuary for necromancers. If one were to set up an altar here for synthesizing undead beasts, the process would be significantly more effective,” Leena remarked, standing beside Sein.

“Of all the places filled with death and resentment energy I’ve encountered, only the Catacomb Chasm within the territory of the Black Tower of Cinderbones rivals this,” she added, scrunching up her nose.

“Master Gregory and the others are likely aiming to eradicate the millions of Wild Gorilla Army and its subordinate legion in one fell swoop. Indeed, if they have real plans concerning Wild Gorilla World, lingering in the Verdant Wilderness World would be a waste of time. Using a forbidden spell was probably to subdue the Rank Four Verdant Wilderness God with overwhelming death energy,” Sein mused.

“I wonder if the native Rank Four God survived the spell. After the forbidden spell hits, I sensed a peculiar stir deep within the forest,” he added, frowning as he gazed into the distance.

At this point, Sein’s view was unobstructed; there were no longer any giant trees or lush vegetation blocking his sight.

All the trees were tilted at angles greater than forty-five degrees.

The relentless advance of millions from the legions had trampled these bent plants underfoot.

It had been proven that to destroy a forest of stubborn trees and plants, employing forbidden spells was also a viable strategy aside from uprooting and breaking their root systems.

Unlike the Gorilla Gods who could only resort to brute force when faced with the Rank Four Verdant Wilderness God’s legion of plant soldiers, the Magus Civilization would have just dropped a few forbidden spells and called it a day.

This was the disparity between the two world civilizations.

Although the ground around the Green Spikefur King was littered with corpses, Sein was dissuaded from collecting any as experimental specimens, mainly because the remains were too gruesomely damaged to interest him.

However, Sein’s lack of interest did not extend to others, particularly the legions of enslaved creatures that had been deliberately starved for a long time.

Driven by hunger, fear, and various soul-level stimuli, these legions were unwavering in their mission to advance the agenda of the Magus World’s mages.

Occasionally, they would grab a handful of whatever was beneath them, be it plant or flesh, and stuff it into their mouths, chewing as they continued their charge.

The ferocity of the Magus Civilization Army not only overwhelmed the Wild Gorilla Army but also instilled fear in the native creatures of the Verdant Wilderness World under Sein’s command.

Tormented by war and invasion, these native creatures feared the Wild Gorilla Army. Yet, they were even more terrified of these “allies” beside them.

Fortunately, the Magus World Army was on their side.

Since they had common enemies, the fragile native plant creatures grew increasingly dependent on the Magus Civilization Army and the Divine Tower of Verdant Spring.

The battle in the Lush Verdant Forest lasted a month, although more precisely, it was twenty days.

Such a conflict, involving millions from various legions, was a decisive battle that would shape the future of a low-level plane and mark the beginning of a forthcoming medium-sized world war.

The fact that it was resolved in less than a month was an experience that was probably new not only to Sein but also to the Rank Three grand mages, who were seasoned in interplanar warfare.

The day before Sein’s mixed army of plants and undead was set to reach the deepest part of the Lush Verdant Forest, two meteors—one bright, the other dim—streaked across the sky and sped northward.

These celestial phenomena were accompanied by the wild, maniacal laughter of Master Gregory.

Transformed into a blazing meteor himself, Gregory pursued the two meteors northward.

High in the sky, Sein also noticed his mentor.

Lorianne was more composed than her senior as she closely followed Gregory northward, like a green elemental star.

With the escape of the two Gorilla Gods, the war in the Verdant Wilderness World continued to unfold with no real suspense.

Casting a final glance toward the forest’s depths, Sein spurred the Green Spikefur King beneath him and ventured deeper into the Lush Verdant Forest.