Chapter 522: Dark Overlord’s Trump Card (1)

The first time Shadow Bee officially met Ethan in the Primordial Beast Realm, Ethan was just a Foundation Establishment Realm Cultivator with battle prowess equivalent to a low-level Golden Core Realm.

It’s been just a couple of months since then, and not only has Ethan’s cultivation increased to the Perfected Golden Core Realm, but his battle prowess has increased to the point where he was able to even kill the High-level Nascent Soul Realm Cultivators.

Unlike him, who was stuck at the Perfected Foundation Establishment Realm for a couple of years.

So, how could he not be shocked at the rate at which Ethan was growing?

“Shadow Bee, before they send any more cultivators, complete your breakthrough to the Golden Core Realm and get ownership over your Primal Beast Enclave.”

As Shadow Bee got lost in his shock, Ethan’s voice woke him up as he hurriedly nodded his head before sitting cross-legged and starting his breakthrough to the Golden Core Realm.

On the other hand, Ethan collected his battle spoils and even stored the corpses to refine them in the Mystic Soil Heart Cauldron later.

After that, he sat down some distance away from Shadow Bee, ready to protect him in case any Hermit Tribe Member came.

‘As long as Shadow Bee is alive, no matter what they do, these Hermit Tribes can’t become the owners of this Primal Beast Enclave.’

Ethan could not help but think about the interesting mechanisms behind the Secret Enclaves.

Take any Secret Enclave belonging to the Hermit Tribes, and to change the ownership, the entire Hermit Tribe has to die, and only then can others claim ownership over it.

Even though three Hermit Tribes used some methods to occupy the Primal Beast Enclave, they didn’t have any ownership over it.

It was one of the main reasons why the Hermit Tribes wanted to kill Shadow Bee, as they were after the benefits given by the Secret Enclaves.

Also, even though Shadow Bee was a direct descendant of the Primal Fang Tribe, he could not claim ownership over the Secret Enclave because the minimum cultivation to claim ownership over a Secret Enclave is the Golden Core Realm.

Therefore, Ethan urged Shadow Bee to quickly complete his breakthrough and officially become the owner of the Primal Beast Enclave.

‘Once he becomes the owner, he can completely close the entrance to the Secret Enclave by activating the natural barriers of the Secret Enclave to their full power.’

Even though Ethan was confident in killing the High-level Nascent Soul Realm Cultivators, he was still not a match against the Hermit Tribes.

Moreover, his Undead Avatar was already busy taking care of Forbidden Blood Monsters outside the Greenspire Town.

Therefore, the easiest thing was for Shadow Bee to break through to the Golden Core Realm and become the owner of the Primal Beast Enclave.

‘Even though I have a related Special Talent that gives me access to the enclave, I think it still doesn’t make me the real descendant to get the ownership over the enclave.’

After learning that anyone who awakened the talents related to the Primal Beast Enclave is considered a descendant of the Primal Fang Tribe, Ethan thought that he didn’t have to wait for Shadow Bee to break through to the Golden Core Realm to claim ownership over the Primal Beast Enclave.

Since he was already a Perfected Golden Core Realm, Ethan thought he could become the new owner of the Primal Beast Enclave.

However, after seeing that there was no response from the Secret Enclave, Ethan concluded, ‘Even though the Primal Fang Tribe doesn’t show any difference towards the outsiders, the Primal Beast Enclave still doesn’t consider the outsiders as the real descendants.’

Ethan might have a Powerful Special Talent related to the Primal Beast Enclave; however, compared to the blood flowing through Shadow Bee’s veins, it is still not enough to make the Primal Beast Enclave acknowledge Ethan as the real descendant.

‘Anyway, I have only curiosity towards the Secret Enclave and do not have any interest in owning it.’

For Ethan, he already has the Mystic Soil Domain, which is a Quasi-Divine Grade Secret Realm, a Void Secret Realm: Realm of Life and Death, and two Secret Realms, like the Azure Serpent Realm and the Primordial Beast Realm.

In the future, the number of Secret Realms he will own will continuously increase.

So, he was not disappointed at being unable to become the owner of a Secret Enclave.

Moreover, it would be indirectly under his control anyway.

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Outside the Greenspire Town,

The Lin Family’s defensive lines trembled under the sheer killing intent radiating from the newly formed enemies.

The ground quaked as 208 hulking humanoid figures—each 20 meters tall and reeking of corrupted qi—marched forward.

Their auras blazed with the pressure of Perfected Nascent Soul Realm cultivators, yet their eyes held no reason, only bloodlust.

“Forbidden Monsters…”

Old Cedric gritted his teeth, his voice tinged with dread.

“Not just that—these are Blood God–blessed… they’ll be stronger than normal by at least thirty percent!”

By now, Cedric and the three Nascent Soul Realm Cultivators from the Azure Serpent Realm had arrived.

However, when Cedric saw the 208 Blood Monsters in the distance, he remembered some things from the past.

Not only Cedric but the three Nascent Soul Cultivators named Jabor, Eugan, and Gerim, the Elders of the Green Lotus Tribe, were shocked and became anxious.

Unlike others, they knew clearly how powerful these Humanoid Blood Monsters were, and it was one of the major reasons why the Green Lotus Tribe got massacred.

Hearing their words, the Lin Family cultivators’ faces paled.

Even at their best, their current forces could not withstand such overwhelming might.

Yet, amidst the growing fear, Dark Overlord—Ethan’s Undead Avatar—remained utterly still.

His skeletal frame loomed at the center of the defensive line, blue soul flames flickering with a steady, cold rhythm.

“In front of me…”

The bone jaw of Dark Overlord clattered slightly as a chilling voice echoed, “…numbers mean nothing.”

Behind him, 100,000 Undead Skeletal Warriors stood in perfectly aligned rows, each emanating the aura of a Level 9 Nascent Soul Realm cultivator.

They were the weakest of undead creatures, yes—but what they lacked in quality, they made up for in an overwhelming, coordinated mass.

The Blood Monsters roared, the sound splitting the clouds overhead. Their bloodlust rippled through the battlefield like a tidal wave.

Looking at the incoming terrifying Blood Monsters, Dark Overlord tilted his skull slightly, as if amused. “I think it is time to go all out now.”

In the next second, the blue flames in his eye sockets flared violently as he gave a loud command, “Everyone… come out.”

In an instant, the air behind him distorted like a mirage, and a torrent of bone and death surged forth as 900,000 more Undead Skeletal Warriors appeared out of nowhere, filling the battlefield like a tidal wave of ivory.

That’s right!

Thanks to Ethan’s extravagant nurturing, the Undead Avatar’s skills were much better than those of regular Undead Skeletal Warriors of the same level.

For example, a Nether Soul Realm Undead Skeletal Warrior could create an Undead Legion of 10,000 Undead Skeletal Warriors, whereas a Perfected Nether Soul Realm Undead Skeletal Warrior could create an Undead Legion of 100,000 Undead Skeletal Warriors.

As for Dark Overlord, as an extremely special Undead Skeletal Warrior, he gained the ability to create an Undead Army of one Million Undead Skeletal Warriors, which was also the reason why Ethan was fully confident in fighting against the Bloodclaw Tribe.

Otherwise, as soon as he learned about the Bloodclaw Tribe’s attack, he would have long moved the Lin Family members to safe locations like the Azure Serpent Realm or the Primordial Beast Realm.

‘Thud’

The ground shook under the combined march of one million undead as they slotted into formation without a single wasted movement.

“What?! Sir Dark Overlord… still had this many under his command?!”

Voices of disbelief rippled through the Lin Family ranks.

“With this… the war is ours!”

“Kill them all!”

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Hope rekindled in the defenders’ eyes with the sudden appearance of another 900,000 Undead Skeletal Warriors.

As for Dark Overlord, his gaze never shifted from the 208 Blood Monsters.

‘Thud’

‘Thud’

Like a single organism, the one million skeletal warriors surged forward, their synchronised movement making the ground quake in a terrifying rhythm as they surrounded those 208 Blood Monsters in no time.

[Death Weapons]

‘Swiish’

‘Swiish’

Under Dark Overlord’s command, all one million Undead Skeletal Warriors covered their weapons of all kinds with Abyssal Energy before throwing them at the Blood Monsters.

‘Rawrrrr’

The Blood Monsters, far from intimidated, roared even louder and charged head-on, their claws dripping with corrosive blood essence.

As for the so-called Death Weapons, they didn’t do any damage to the Blood Monsters; instead, they were absorbed into the bodies of the Blood Monsters.

‘So, physical attacks are useless.’

Dark Overlord might be an avatar; however, he was a High-level avatar with good intelligence. So, he could not only learn from his experiences, but he could also come up with his own solutions.

Thus, after seeing that the Death Weapons did no damage, Dark Overlord was not disappointed, as he quickly moved on to the next plan.

“Since physical attacks are useless against these Blood Monsters, let’s go for energy-based attacks.”

Dark Overlord didn’t waste any time as he gave his next command, “Activate 1000 x 1000 formation, and jump onto those Blood Monsters.”

‘Thud’

‘Thud’

In the next second, the Undead Army of one million Undead Skeletal Warriors split into 1000 teams, with each team consisting of 1000 Undead Skeletal Warriors.

Soon after, four to five teams of the Undead Skeletal Armies selected a Blood Monster and jumped onto it.

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