John was slaughtering Hunters to level up when the world of Gods connected to the Shadow Star. However, despite this connection, no new Hunter Queens or Shadow Clan warriors had descended from the Skyline Continent, which puzzled him.
Still, it worked in his favor, giving him more time to focus on leveling up.
Just then, he received a private message from Sini.
“Tony and Ben are here?” A smile spread across his face. He could easily guess their purpose -apparently, the Beast Clan was now willing to cooperate.
Earlier, the gods had also sent word, saying they wouldn’t follow his command but were willing to join forces against the Shadow Clan.
John had gladly accepted that offer. Now, only the demon race and the humans of the Skyline Continent had yet to make a clear stance.
He wasn’t too concerned, though. Once his strength increased further, these factions would have no choice but to submit.
With a thought, John returned to the Death Land.
The air was thick with powerful spiritual energy.
Tony and Ben stood by the Elven Spring, their faces filled with amazement.
Sara and a few others blocked their path, aware that the soul contract between John and the two had been severed. They didn’t trust them fully and refused to let them approach the Immortals’ legacy or the Elven Spring.
Just then, John appeared, and the two immediately moved toward him.
Tony was the first to speak, “Godslayer, what have you been up to recently?”
John smiled but didn’t answer directly. Instead, he asked, “Cand-Dragon sent you, didn’t he? What’s his stance?”
The two exchanged glances-so it really was connected to John.
Ben spoke up, “Lord Cand-Dragon has said that the Beast Clan will fully support you, even helping you acquire the final Skyline Continent treasure and assist you in becoming the Overseer.”
“Oh?” John raised an eyebrow, slightly surprised.
He had assumed the Beast Clan would be like the gods, only interested in working together against the Shadow Clan. But it seemed Cand-Dragon was much more committed than he’d expected.
John asked, “Is Cand-Dragon sincere about this?”
Ben nodded, “I know Lord Cand-Dragon well. He wouldn’t say this unless he meant it.”
John felt a bit moved. Honestly, the Beast Clan had always resonated well with him.
Tony, sensing the dense spiritual energy in the Death Land, asked, “Kid, can we train here too?”
“Of course,” John responded without hesitation.
From the very beginning, both Tony and Ben had supported him. Even after Cand-Dragon forcibly severed their soul contract with John, they had continued to secretly pass along information and helped him in countless ways.
Without their assistance, John might not have been able to stop the upper-tier gods from opening the passage between Earth and the world of Gods.
“What about the Immortals’ legacy?” Tony asked eagerly, his gaze fixed on the Immortals’ legacy nearby.
He could feel a powerful force drawing him toward it.
John smiled slightly and said, “That won’t be a problem either.”
After a moment of thought, he added, “Anyone from the Beast Clan whom you trust can come here to train and comprehend the Immortals’ legacy.”
Tony and Ben’s eyes lit up. After some consideration, Ben asked, “Can Lord Cand-Dragon come here to train as well?”
“He can,” John nodded, agreeing without hesitation. In the past, he might have been more cautious.
But now that his strength had grown, even if Cand-Dragon turned against him after receiving the legacy, John was confident he could take him down.
“If Cand-Dragon tries anything after gaining the Immortals’ legacy, I won’t hesitate to eliminate him,” John thought.
Tony quickly said, “Ben, you go inform Lord Cand-Dragon. I’ll stay here and train.”
“You sly old fox!” Ben shot him a glare but nodded. After exchanging a few words with John, Ben left the Death Land in a flash.
Tony, on the other hand, wasted no time, eagerly sitting down in front of the Immortals’ legacy, cross-legged, ready to begin his comprehension.
John didn’t leave. He was waiting for Cand-Dragon.
Not long after, a ripple of spatial power appeared, and two figures emerged.
It’s Cand-Dragon and Ben.
John immediately went to greet them, smiling, “Lord Cand-Dragon, we meet again!”
Cand-Dragon cast him a cold glance and said, “Godslayer, let’s be clear. I will never sign a soul contract. If I said I would help you, I meant it.”
He assumed John had called him here out of distrust and to force him into a soul contract.
As the strongest of the Beast Clan, he would never pledge allegiance to a human. John looked at Ben in confusion. “Didn’t you explain it to him?”
Ben looked a bit embarrassed. “I only told him you wanted to meet, not the details. My bad for not being clear.”
Ben then turned to Cand-Dragon, saying, “My lord, Godslayer has offered the Beast Clan permission to train in the Death Land and comprehend the Beast Clan’s legacy, but only for those he can trust.”
“Is that true?” Cand-Dragon’s eyes widened in surprise, staring at John with disbelief. John nodded and said, “Lord Cand-Dragon, I’ve never harbored ill will toward your Beast Clan. In fact, I need your full support in our fight against the Shadow Clan.”
Cand-Dragon stared at John for a long moment before sighing in resignation. “I’m afraid you’ll be disappointed. When it comes to facing the strong warriors of the Shadow Clan, I’m
powerless.”
John frowned slightly and asked, “The power of the Shadow Clan is indeed strange, but their souls are their weakness. Don’t you have any soul-based attacks?”
Cand-Dragon, with his powerful soul, had easily severed his soul contracts with Tony and Ben. He undoubtedly had some form of soul attack.
“You used that to kill the Shadow Clan warrior, didn’t you?” Cand-Dragon realized, nodding. “If you’ve identified their weakness, they surely know it too. You’re aware of the Hunters’ secret, right? Their souls are shared.”
John nodded, a realization dawning on him. “Wait… are you saying the Shadow Clan warriors also share their souls?”
Cand-Dragon continued, “Exactly. They have a symbiotic relationship with the Hunters, and they can share their souls with the Hunter Queens. I suspect the Shadow Clan warrior you killed hadn’t yet bound his soul to a Hunter Queen.”
John had a different take. He believed that the Hunter Queen bound to that Shadow Clan
warrior had already been killed by him.
The Shadow Clan’s power might be strange, but as long as he could find and kill the Hunter Queen their souls were linked to, they weren’t invincible.
Perhaps other gods couldn’t handle swarms of Hunters, but he could.
With confidence, John said, “I have a way to deal with them. For now, focus on your training
here.”
He was preparing to resume his mission of slaughtering Hunters to level up. He needed to reach level 10,000-demigod level-as only those at demigod level or higher were eligible to vie for the final treasure of the Skyline Continent.
Just as he was about to leave, Ritchie and Armstrong suddenly appeared, both looking a bit
panicked.
“Boss!” Ritchie called out, visibly relieved when he saw John. He quickly ran over and said, “Something’s happened in the real world-players can’t log out.”
“What?” John was surprised, immediately asking, “Did you all descend to the Skyline
Continent too?”
“No,” Ritchie replied, “I checked. Everyone’s physical bodies are still in the real world; they
just can’t log out. And when someone dies, they can still resurrect as usual-there’s no other
impact.” John frowned, feeling puzzled. The last time he had experienced something like this was when he had been trapped in the Abyss of the demon race.
But that was an entirely different region from the Skyline Continent.
At that moment, Cand-Dragon interjected, “This must be the work of the Shadow Clan. The connection between the Skyline Continent and the Shadow Star is irreversible now. If there are Earth players, after the Shadow Star is destroyed, Earth will be next. They’re likely seeking
revenge.”
“Is that so?” John’s expression darkened. He had thought that by preventing the Earth’s connection from being opened, he could put an end to everything.
But it seemed that wasn’t the case.
However, this development bought him some time. If the Shadow Star was destroyed, they would descend there first, giving him time to grow stronger-perhaps strong enough to stop
them.
And if not, well, there was always the Immortals’ method: wiping out all the gods.
John turned to Ritchie and Armstrong, giving them a stern warning. “Be careful. Avoid clashing with the Hunters, and if you run into danger, retreat to the Death Land.”
“Got it,” they both nodded in agreement.
With a thought, John left the Death Land and once again appeared at the outskirts of the Ancient Battlefield Ruins, continuing his relentless hunt of Hunters to level up.
To kill Hunters more efficiently, he ventured deeper into the ruins, where their numbers were
even greater.
More than a month had passed in the blink of an eye.
During this time, John had been slaughtering Hunters non-stop in the Ancient Battlefield
Ruins, raising his level to over 7,000.
He still had around 2,000 levels to go before reaching 10,000, and with nearly two months left, it was more than enough time for him to ascend to the demigod rank.
In a month of carnage, his three clones had joined the fight, together slaying at least several
billion Hunters, yet the numbers of the creatures showed no sign of diminishing.
He couldn’t help but marvel at the endless waves of Hunters. During this period, there had still been no sign of a Hunter Queen or any Shadow Clan
warriors.
The Shadow Clan’s continued inactivity made him uneasy.
He suspected those beings were planning something far more dangerous behind the scenes.
“Keep leveling up!” John renewed his focus, and with a thought, summoned his three clones once more to continue the slaughter.
All three of his clones had been refined with treasures, replicating his Plunder, Wrath of the Gods, and Undying and Immortal talents.
His Skyline Continent human clone had even acquired a hidden class-Elemental Knight—
which perfectly suited its attributes.
Although the strength of his clones didn’t quite match his main body, they were more than capable of easily wiping out demigod-level Hunters.
Plus, the experience gained from their kills was shared with his main body.
Once he reached demigod level, he could tap into the Immortals’ legacy again, further
boosting his power.
Each of the three clones, possessing their own consciousness, ventured deep into different
regions of the ancient ruins, continuing their massacre of the Hunters.
Suddenly, a life force appeared-it was an upper-tier god.
“Dark Humans?” John murmured, confused. With his Soul Perception, he easily identified the
intruder. He couldn’t understand why a Dark Humans upper-tier god had ventured here. Wasn’t he afraid of the Hunters?
Quickly dispatching the surrounding Hunters, John flew swiftly toward the presence of the
Dark Humans god.
At the entrance of the Ancient Battlefield Ruins, a Dark Humans warrior cautiously advanced,
his heart pounding as the Hunters watched him closely, their gazes predatory.
Yet strangely, none of the Hunters attacked him.
His body exuded a sinister aura-the unmistakable presence of the Shadow Clan.