Sovereign of the Ashes

The three native gods of Gumo Plane each possessed their own distinct strengths and powers.

The Guran Lizard God, the totem deity of all Guran Lizardmen, was the oldest Rank Four creature in the Gumo World.

Beyond its colossal size, it was renowned for its exceptional resilience.

The Guran Lizard God was nothing more than a massive green-scaled lizardman with wings.

Yet when it emerged from the clouds and appeared on the battlefield, it bore a striking resemblance to the dragons of the Magus World.

Guran Lizardmen would gain an additional pair of fleshy wings upon advancing to Rank Two. Upon reaching Rank Three, they could transform into a giant lizard.

The giant dragons in the Magus World’s Byrne Empire were often secretly ridiculed by others as nothing more than “giant lizards with wings”.

To be fair, the comparison was not entirely unfounded; the resemblance was undeniable.

Compared to Rank Three Guran Lizardmen, who could transform into flying green lizards spanning tens or even hundreds of meters, the Guran Lizard God’s thousand-meter-long body was on an entirely different level.

This was the sheer, overwhelming power that only true Rank Four and above beings could wield.

Augmented by its power of laws, the monstrous claw that reached out from the clouds swelled to nearly hundreds of meters in size.

Despite the great distance between them, Sein could still make out the scales on its claw.

The sheer might of a Rank Four creature was beyond the comprehension of ordinary beings.

If that massive claw were to strike the thousand-strong mage formation, even with their large elemental shield in place, the losses would undoubtedly be catastrophic.

When the Guran Lizard God acted, the other two native gods of Gumo Plane quickly followed suit, appearing one after another on the battlefield.

Earlier in the interplanar war, both the Guran Lizard God and the Moknu High Priest had suffered severe setbacks at the hands of the Tower Master of Dark Flame.

The Moknu High Priest, whose combat prowess was weaker and constitution frailer, had barely escaped death.

The war had dragged on to this day because the three native gods of Gumo Plane had remained inseparable on the battlefield, relying on one another to survive.

Guran Lizard God, with its exceptional physical combat abilities, immense strength, and thick scales, could act as both an attacker and a defender. It had long served as the backbone of Gumo Plane’s resistance against the Tower Master of Dark Flame.

Meanwhile, the Moknu High Priest, though lacking in raw combat power, wielded strange and enigmatic abilities—some so mysterious that even the Tower Master of Dark Flame could not fully decipher them.

Of the three Rank Four native gods, the Moknu High Priest posed the greatest threat to the tower master.

As for the Rank Four Goul Groundworms King, its vitality and ability to preserve its life surpassed even that of the Guran Lizard God.

Not only was it incredibly difficult to kill, but when seriously injured, it could burrow deep underground, quickly recovering by absorbing the rare ores and geothermal energy abundant beneath Gumo Plane’s surface.

The current stalemate in the Gumo Plane war was largely sustained by the delicate balance between the Rank Four powerhouses.

The Tower Master of Dark Flame was undeniably formidable; were it not for the combined efforts of Guran Lizard God, the Moknu High Priest, and the Goul Groundworm King, the war would have ended long ago.

When Guran Lizard God finally appeared above the main battlefield and targeted the Magus World Army’s mage legion, the Magus forces responded immediately.

Or rather, they had been waiting for this moment.

The low-level legions had always been the cornerstone of the Magus Civilization’s strength.

Though fewer in number, their forces maintained the upper hand in the overall situation.

The moment Guran Lizard God made its move, a scorching energy beam pierced through the dark clouds and mist, shooting straight toward its outstretched claw.

This beam did not originate from the Tower Master of Dark Flame but from their massive space fortress hovering above.

At this stage in the war, even the Rank Four and above powerhouses were feeling the toll of a prolonged battle.

Guran Lizard God and the Moknu High Priest, in particular, were clearly nearing exhaustion.

The Tower Master of Dark Flame was simply too powerful—his strength surpassed their imagination.

Had the three native gods not joined forces and lacked the blessings of their homeplane’s laws, they would have been defeated long ago.

Guran Lizard God’s devastating strike was intercepted by a scorching beam of energy from the space fortress, followed swiftly by a barrage of denser, more concentrated beams that converged on the massive figure.

Muffled grunts of pain and roars of fury came from the dark, misty clouds above.

At nearly the same moment, a silver cascade of light erupted from the other side of the battlefield.

This time, it was the Moknu High Priest who had launched its attack.

The native gods of Gumo Plane had proven themselves cunning adversaries.

Instead of converging on a single target, they struck the Magus World’s main forces from different directions.

After years of war, even the high-ranking creatures of Gumo Plane had discerned a crucial fact—the Divine Tower of Dark Flame could not afford to suffer heavy losses among its mage legions.

Instead of repelling the invaders, their true aim was to force the Divine Tower of Dark Flame into retreat.

If the Divine Tower of Dark Flame wished to avoid catastrophic losses to its knights and mages, withdrawing from Gumo Plane would be the most sensible option.

By sheer coincidence, the Moknu High Priest’s position on the battlefield happened to be near the right flank—exactly where Sein and the others were located.

Sein lifted his gaze to the sky, but could only see the dim silhouette of the High Priest and the silver meteors unleashed from the ancient staff in its hand.

Though the High Priest was physically closer to Sein than Guran Lizard God, Sein could only see the latter more clearly.

As luck would have it, Sein had already broken away from Divine Tower of Dark Flame’s mage formation during his charge earlier.

As a result, the Moknu High Priest’s attack did not reach his immediate position.

Even so, the brilliant silver meteors lit up the Akre Plains, turning the battlefield into a stark and surreal landscape. Such a scene was not one that could be witnessed under ordinary circumstances.

The radiant attack had an unintended side effect—the nearby Goul Groundworms fell into a brief, frenzied state.

After all, they were highly vulnerable to lumen elemental energy, including the Moknu High Priest’s silver meteors.

Before the Magus Civilization Army’s invasion, Gumo Plane’s three dominant native species—Guran Lizardmen, Moknu, and Goul Groundworms—had maintained a delicate balance of power.

The Moknu were actually enemies of the Goul Groundworms, whose incredible life force surpassed even the Guran Lizardmen. Meanwhile, on the surface, the Guran Lizardmen maintained their dominance over the Moknu.

This dynamic was precisely why Gumo Plane had three dominant species instead of just one.