Volume 4 Chapter 553: Legend of Glory and Jade Phoenix Mage
The surging dark energy mixed with huge amounts of blood gushed out from Luther Harken's body and then quickly spread to his mount. It seemed that he was going to withstand this attack head-on.
Faced with such an arrogant opponent, the Merciful Messenger and the Messenger were somewhat cautious. They all knew that when they were not in Mount Paradise, their powers were not at their peak, and they were not considered top-tier powerhouses among the legends.
But in the next moment, when both sword energies broke through the opponent's energy defense easily without much effort, pierced the Fright Beast into a sieve on the spot, and then exploded into bloody flesh fragments all over the sky, and also knocked Luther Harken down, the two brothers of the Mercy Messenger couldn't help but be a little surprised.
This doesn't seem to be what they imagined? Could it be that the enemy was just bragging?
Levi was also surprised for a moment, but he immediately realized that the current Luther Harken was most likely being dominated by the Berserker personality.
According to the intelligence he collected, Luther Harken in this state would be fearless and extremely arrogant.
No matter what kind of enemy he faces, he will never retreat until he kills all the enemies in front of him.
In the past, due to his great strength and good luck, the Berserker personality had a 100% chance of winning, but now...
However, when Levi saw the falling Luther Harken suddenly turn an arc and begin to retreat rapidly, his speed even faster than that of the Messenger of Mercy, Levi couldn't help but roll his eyes.
My goodness, this information seems a bit fake. Could it be that Luther Harken himself spread it?
But I am not unprepared. If I don't take action, it's fine. But once I take action, I will definitely destroy my opponent completely!
"Sister Gwen!"
"Hahahaha, little vampire, come and have a taste of my power!"
Along with this wild laughter, countless shining dust rushed out like a tsunami, instantly knocking Luther Harken down from mid-air.
Then a slightly short woman with an elf-like appearance appeared. She was Gwen Harviv, the Whirlwind Fury from the Aesir tribe.
That’s right, not counting Penthesilea, Levi also prepared three legendary celestials for his opponent, which shows that he attaches great importance to the opponent.
This delay was enough for the Messenger to catch up with Luther Harken. Although the Messenger's strength was relatively weak in the legend, it was still no problem for him to entangle Luther Harken.
The Merciful One and the Whirlwind of Fury followed closely behind and together they launched an attack on Luther Harkon.
After a few moves, Levi was sure that it was not because of bad luck, but because the opponent's magic resistance was indeed ridiculously high.
Not only his Hammer of Justice, but also the sword energy of the Messenger of Mercy had its damage greatly reduced due to a large proportion of magic attacks. Similarly, the Messenger and Whirlwind of Fury were in a similar situation.
All three of them are proficient in both magic and martial arts, but in addition to their combat skills, they rely more on magic than the swords themselves to kill their enemies.
This resulted in that even when he was besieged, Luther Harken did not fall down immediately, but still had enough energy to dash left and right, trying to escape.
But the vampire pirates in other places did not have his strength, and they were killed everywhere, with corpses everywhere and blood flowing like a river.
After Mikaela unleashed a Sunfire Blast that made the powerful Undead Colossus stagger and nearly one-third of cannons were flattened at once, Luther Harken finally became desperate. He knew that he could not get any help from the opponent.
The pride and arrogance on his face were gone, replaced by anger and panic.
Then he said angrily, "Damn you Levi, we didn't have any grudges before, why did you go to such lengths to deal with me?"
If only one came, he felt that he could win the battle. If two came, there would be absolutely no problem for him to survive. But now three came at once, which had already caused a certain qualitative change. Coupled with Levi's constant interference, even escaping had become a luxury for him!
Levi shrugged. He felt that the other party's question was a bit silly: "As a celestial mystic, do I really need any special reason to hunt down an evil vampire?"
Whirlwind Fury immediately laughed and agreed: "Haha, that's right, Levi is right, stinking vampires like you deserve to die!"
The most hunted creatures by the celestial realm are demons, followed by devils, while the undead are relatively rare.
But it’s not that they don’t want to hunt, it’s just because most of the undead are in the main world, and the celestials have few opportunities to come to the main world.
But then she became a little depressed and puzzled: "Why is your magic resistance so high?"
She asked herself, if she were in their shoes, facing such a siege, she would probably have been defeated or even killed.
Unless it is a powerful existence that has no physical weaknesses, the battle between ordinary legendary strongmen, the rhythm of the battle and the speed at which the battle ends are very different from what ordinary people imagine, and life and death may even be decided in just a few moves.
A battle that lasts for days and nights without a clear winner usually only happens between two opponents who only use martial arts to compete, or powerful beings who have no common weaknesses and have sufficient energy to replenish, such as gods.
But Luther Harken was in a life-and-death situation, so how could he have the time to reply to him?
The Mercy Messenger beside him had some insights: "He is a discarded pawn of the magic network, but he somehow turned this disadvantage into an advantage. He can isolate himself from magic to a certain extent, just like the dwarves' natural resistance to magic."
Just looking at this point, he had to admit that the other party was indeed a genius.
Whirlwind Fury and the Messenger suddenly realized what was happening, but Luther Harken was not proud at all. After forcing back the Messenger, who was like a thorn in his side, with a mighty sword, he withstood Levi's Hammer of Justice, knelt on one knee, and prayed loudly:
"Great Dracula, you are the most sacred among vampires, and your devout followers are begging for your help!"
From the word "you", we can see how much he hopes the other party can lend a helping hand. Normally, he, who is committed to becoming the strongest pirate king, has never been so polite.
Whirlwind Fury immediately wanted to step forward and interrupt the opponent's action, but Levi signaled her to be patient and just watch.
The reason why they set up this ambush was mainly to spread the faith of Seleket in the Moon Monument, and secondly to obtain more legendary points to prepare for Levi's own deification.
As for hunting Luther Harken itself, to be honest, Levi didn't expect to get much spoils.
But if Dracula were to die, the nature of the matter would be completely different.
Dracula has been acting like a coward recently and no one knows where he is hiding. If he dares to show up, Lilith will definitely rush there as soon as she sends out a signal.
However, the possibility of Dracula appearing is very, very low. Having just been deified, he is in his weakest state. Many matters, such as the development of the church and the establishment of the kingdom of God, need to be handled by him personally.
Besides, there were too many people who wanted to catch Dracula, so how could he risk saving Luther Harken, even if the latter was a legendary vampire?
Sure enough, a few seconds passed and there was no change at the scene, and Luther Harken's face became more and more embarrassed.
Everyone present also understood that the other party must have failed.
Although he didn't have high expectations, Levi was still a little disappointed.
Then they saw Luther Harken looking up at the sky and cursing, "Damn Dracula, you are such a coward, you deserve to be controlled by the Spider Queen - Rose!"
As soon as the words came out, Whirlwind Fury, who had been eager to try, was a little dumbfounded. Levi, the Messenger of Mercy, and the Messenger also looked at each other.
The current Luther Harken is not a berserker personality, but a madman personality, right?
You may not believe in gods, but without the support of gods, you'd better not offend any gods, let alone insult them so directly.
No matter what, Dracula is still a true demigod and the racial god of vampires!
At the same time, Dracula, who was hiding somewhere unknown, was also secretly angry. I can't deal with Levi who is protected by the gods, and I dare not start a war with Paradise Mountain, but can't I deal with you?
The next moment, Luther Harken spat out a mouthful of black blood, and his momentum dropped sharply, but he laughed instead: "Dracula, this is all you can do!"
Seeing this, Levi waved his hand, signaling everyone to continue.
If he ends the battle here sooner, he can arrange the missionary work of the Moon Monument earlier and move on to the next battlefield.
Although Luther Harken did not give up the fight until the last moment, his faith was far from enough to make up for the huge gap in combat power, and he was soon seriously injured and on the verge of death.
At this time, the Messenger of Mercy and others slowed down their attack rhythm a little, and instead used various types of magic to restrict the opponent's actions, leaving the crucial final blow to Levi.
This also gave Luther Harken a rare chance to catch his breath, but he was no longer able to resist.
But at the last moment, he was still stubborn: "Humph, Levi, do you think this is the end? Luther Harken will not really die here."
"Because Luther Harken has 12 different personalities, and the one you are about to kill is just one of them!"
This appearance does indeed embody the demeanor of a pirate king.
Unfortunately, Levi had no time to appreciate the proud expression of a one-eyed old vampire. He just took the most direct and violent attack method, hoping to kill the opponent in the shortest time possible.
Using all his strength was his final act of respect for Luther Harken.
A few seconds later, Luther Harken, who was still resisting, suddenly trembled all over. All his movements stopped instantly, and then his entire body began to turn into ashes rapidly.
Luther Harken's luck was not very good. Levi's dissociation technique was successful, which took away all his remaining health.
Several pieces of loot also fell to the ground, including a rapier, a musket, and a cursed gold bar.
The first two are Luther Harken's famous weapons, both of which are legendary and should be able to be sold at a high price, but Levi decided to give them to Lucia, whose fighting style is almost exactly the same as the former.
And after all this time, if Levi still can't see through Lilith's arrangements for Lucia and other vampires, then he would be very stupid.
Once he could collect all nine volumes of Nagash, obtain the secrets about death from them, and even ascend to the relevant god, Lucia would become his most loyal subordinate.
All gods of death must have an army of death at their command.
As for the gold bar, Levi glanced at it casually and threw it to the Messenger of Mercy, indicating that he could do with it as he pleased.
Although it is also a summoned creature, Levi has no interest in this undead colossus. The aura of death and hatred on it is too strong, not to mention the countless wronged souls, which are in serious conflict with his own camp.
It has only one end, and that is to be completely purified.
The Messenger of Mercy naturally would not refuse. He decided to work together with the Messenger to knock the opponent down first and then carry out a thorough purification.
At the same time, Levi also signaled to the backup forces such as the Dragon Head God Envoy and the high-level Red Flame Envoy that they could go all out.
Whirlwind Fury had no interest in the next battle, but she was very interested in Levi: "Levi, the Queen wants to invite you to visit the Star King's Court. Do you have time recently?"
Levi looked apologetic: "It is my honor to receive the invitation from the Queen, but a series of events in the main world recently have prevented me from being able to attend for the time being. I am very sorry."
As one of the representatives of the chaotic good camp, the Star Queen of the Aesir Clan, Moville, is very generous to those who please her.
But Levi didn't think that the other party invited him to the Star King's Court just to make her familiar face. The queen might have other requirements.
Chaotic good also represents willfulness. In order to prevent the other party from taking the opportunity to make excessive demands, such as abandoning the Gaiding Clan and cooperating exclusively with the Aici Clan, Levi thought that it would be better for him to wait until he was promoted to a legend before finding an opportunity to go there.
Now that Luther Harken has been killed, we are very close to the next upgrade.
Whirlwind Fury didn't care too much about it. After all, the queen just asked her to talk to Levi and it was not a pressing matter, so she casually said hello and left.
At this moment, accompanied by a loud bang, the super-giant undead statue was scattered into pieces all over the sky and fell into the lake.
There is a lot of blood around, which belongs to summoned creatures such as the ancient giant turtle.
Even though it was entangled and unable to launch a salvo of artillery fire, its size was there. Its weight alone was more than a hundred tons, and its melee combat capability was definitely not weak.
Even the Messenger of Mercy and the Messenger did not choose to attack head-on, but simply killed the opponent with sword energy.
Of course, it’s not just because their strength is indeed inferior to that of the opponent, but more importantly, it is really stupid to fight against such a big guy head-on.
With the death of Luther Harken, the battles in other directions quickly came to an end.
In fact, after Osiyotan first sniped and killed many of the enemy's heroes, and then took Mortiti to kill most of the high-level vampires, the outcome of this battle was already determined.
Without the command of those high-level undead, although there were many remaining zombies, they could only fight based on instinct and hatred for the living, and their efficiency was pitifully low.
Moreover, with the combat power of Levi's side, even if the opponent is in a state of complete victory, victory is a sure thing.
Levi handed the task of cleaning up the battlefield to Luna and others, and the first thing he did was to look at the characteristics gained from defeating Luther Harken.
Special title - if one falls, all fall:
Effect 1, magic resistance +5;
Effect 2: +5 resistance to mental and soul magic.
(Although you have achieved the final victory, please remember that you have killed only one of Luther Harken's many personalities, not all of them!)
Levi nodded secretly. Just as he had guessed before, this abandoned pawn of the magic network turned his disadvantages into advantages to a certain extent. He was indeed very talented. No wonder he could make such a big name.
However, after offending Dracula and being killed by himself, I don’t know if he still has a chance to resurrect?
Then, after defeating the opponent, Levi's legendary level finally broke through 100 points, and he also gained a new title.
Glorious legend, you have become a living legend, your name begins to be constantly spread throughout the main world and even in other dimensions, and you will begin to gain a small number of spontaneous admirers.
Your allies will respect you more, your subordinates will be more loyal to you, and your enemies will be extremely wary of you.
Even those who have never seen you will still respect you to a certain extent simply because they have heard of your name and legend.
All forces that have not engaged in a formal war with you will readjust their attitude towards you depending on their alignment.
The forces that are perfectly compatible with you (lawful good) will have their initial reputation level set to respect by default, and the recruitment and maintenance fees will be reduced by 10%. There is a very low chance that heroes, elites, and ordinary soldiers will take the initiative to join you in your great cause, and you don't need to spend any recruitment fees for this.
For forces that are somewhat different from your camp but can still be tolerated (Neutral Good, Chaotic Good, Lawful Neutral, Absolute Neutral), the initial reputation level is set to Friendly by default, and the recruitment and maintenance fees are reduced by 5%. There is a very low chance that elites and ordinary soldiers will take the initiative to come and join your great cause, and the recruitment fee is reduced by 50%.
Forces that are in conflict with your camp or at war with you will be slightly more likely to fear your reputation and to shirk their responsibilities or seek peace.
Once you officially appear on the battlefield, you will automatically gain the aura skill - Spread Fear (the effect is based on the gap in comprehensive strength between you and the enemy).
Note 1: The maintenance cost reduction effect also applies to subordinates ;
Note 2: Once you are defeated, the defeater will plunder some of your legend from you, but you will not lose this title or related abilities because your legend is below 100, unless your legend is reduced to 0, or your level is reduced to below 21.
Levi digested it carefully. Each of this series of abilities, taken individually, was not particularly powerful, but when combined together, they were terrifying.
Especially as the leader of a region, I can exert my power more perfectly.
However, Levi did not intend to make any changes in the maintenance fees. He was indeed short of money and still owed Khalida hundreds of thousands of dollars, but he also did not intend to deduct the money for his subordinates' hard work.
But before Levi could think about it, he suddenly heard several cries from behind him, followed by a very clear bird song.
When Levi hurriedly turned around, he saw an extremely gorgeous phoenix phantom rising from Sefa's body and turning into a blazing flame that covered her entire body.
There was no panic in Sefa's eyes, only joy.
Levi could certainly understand, because after such a long time, Sefa seemed to have finally awakened her true power - the Jade Phoenix Mage!
Nothing could better confirm her current condition than the system panel, so Levi started checking it out directly.
Sure enough, after this battle, Sefa was promoted to level 15. Perhaps her strength was enough, so now her profession has become Jade Phoenix Mage.
In addition to an all-round increase in all fire attribute magic, she also gained a variety of special abilities.
The Jade Phoenix Mage is a profession that practices both magic and martial arts. Compared with ordinary mages, Sefa has stronger survivability and unique fighting style.
If the attributes and other requirements are met, every two levels, Sefa can learn a new move from either the Mofeng School or the Qianxin School of the Nine Swords Schools, which basically involve attacking with a sword.
Next is the matching Fire Phoenix's Fury. From now on, Sefa can transform a certain magic she has mastered into special energy to enhance the power of the next melee attack. The higher the level of the magic, the greater the power.
Of course, if Fireball is converted into a melee attack, not only will it not be able to cause area damage, it will definitely not be as powerful as a real Fireball.
But its special thing is that it is not limited to attack magic, it can also be auxiliary magic. If Sefa chooses to use some magic that she can cast instantly for this ability, every sword she stabs will get a considerable bonus.
However, for real mages, they will not put themselves in danger. Keeping a distance from the enemy is the most important thing.
In Levi's opinion, these might be a trick to play with when bored, or to delay time when the enemy is approaching.
Just like the martial aura on Levi's body, after getting it, he never used it once, only used it to prevent certain unexpected situations.
The second is the Secret Phoenix Step, which is somewhat similar to the Fire Phoenix's Fury. Sefa can convert all magic into enhancement magic to temporarily enhance her movement speed and agility, etc.
If it is magic above level 6, it can also temporarily provide Sefa with a certain amount of damage reduction ability, which is used to improve her survivability on the battlefield.
Then there's the Flame of Purification, which further increases the power of her fire magic when fighting against evil creatures.
Next is the Jade Phoenix Mage's signature ability - the awakening ceremony. If Sefa can find other Jade Phoenix Mage, the two of them working together can help Sefa find her memories of her past life.
Her own attributes may not change at that time, but she may recall the magic she mastered in her previous life.
Unfortunately, there are only 13 Jade Phoenix Masters, and they are all extremely reclusive. Levi has no relevant information at all, and doesn't know where to find the second Jade Phoenix Master. He can only take his time.
Finally, there is another signature ability, and it is also the ability that makes Jade Phoenix Mage truly envied, jealous and hated - Phoenix Nirvana.
Sefa can actively release it, causing fire attribute + non-attribute magic damage to all enemies within a certain range centered on her. If they are alien creatures such as demons, they may be expelled.
After the spell is completed, she will turn into a huge phoenix egg on the spot. After a certain period of time, all the effects on her body, such as poisoning, disease, bleeding, etc., will be forcibly purified, and she will be reborn in the most perfect posture.
More importantly, this ability is instant and can be used once a week.
The only weakness may be that once the Phoenix egg is destroyed by the enemy, she cannot be resurrected.
But if Sefa can ascend to legend, this weakness will disappear. At that time, there will be no phoenix eggs, but magical energy scattered between heaven and earth.
In addition, there is an additional effect. Even if she does not choose to use it actively, when her health points reach zero, she will automatically enter the Phoenix Nirvana state, which means she will have two lives every week.
For Master Yufeng, a qualitative change will occur after being promoted to Legend.
As a hero chosen by God, Levi may not feel it deeply, but Michaela and Sally beside Cefa, and even Penthesilea and others, all look quite envious.
Although named after the Phoenix, the Jade Phoenix Mage is far superior to ordinary phoenixes in terms of potential, combat power and rarity.
At this time, the Messenger of Mercy and the Messenger also completely purified the Undead Colossus and the battlefield that was contaminated by the many undead creatures.
After noticing the situation here, they were somewhat surprised. The number of special beings like the Jade Phoenix Mage was even smaller than that of real gods. They did not expect to meet another one here.
The reason why I said again is of course because they had seen one before.
There was no need for Li Wei to speak, the outspoken messenger had already said: "In the Fuhong Temple in the Nanlie Province of Zhendan Wei, there is a special phoenix statue enshrined. The locals call it the sacred beast - Suzaku, and the priest inside is a Jade Phoenix Master."
Hearing this, Levi was somewhat surprised. He actually knew about the temple, but he had not originally thought about it in this direction.
Because the commander-in-chief of Weinan Province, the God of Fire - Zhulong - Lidao, has a title called Phoenix Lord, and Zhuque is his incarnation. It is actually this dragon god that is worshipped in Fuhong Temple.
But Master Yufeng has always been a recluse and does not deal with gods. He just silently fights or seals some powerful evils. He did not expect that there is such an exception in Zhendan.
It just so happens that I have connections there.
The former president of the Arcane Temple, Master, decided to take his subordinates through the ogre territory and head to Zhendan in order to create stronger constructs.
Levi has never lost contact with the other party, and now they are doing well there. They even obtained a military position under the command of Weixi Province - Binlong - Zhaoming, and developed their own territory.
Let them help pick up Sefa, it shouldn't be a big problem.
However, the safest option is to wait until the next time the Yuan family's caravan goes to the Fear Rock, and then let Sefa go to Zhendan along the way.
Well, let Zhou Miyin be the accompanying guard at that time, and he will also have the opportunity to return to his hometown.
