It’s over…
Grimnir’s face turned pale, and despair filled his heart. Without the Split Void ability, he had no way to break the spatial lock.
If it were just Ice Talker alone, he wouldn’t be afraid in the slightest.
But there was also Terran and John.
He had virtually no way to fight back and was being relentlessly pummeled by the combined efforts of the three.
John seized the opportunity and landed a fatal blow, triggering his Plunder talent and gaining 1% more of the Shadow Power of Laws.
“Godslayer, it’s just the Hunters army left. We should be able to hold them off!” Ice Talker saw a glimmer of hope. She quickly made her way to the city wall, blocking the gap and putting everything into stopping the incoming Hunters.
John joined the battle, and with a thought, he summoned the Elves, Beast Clan, Blues Family members, and the Skyline Continent humans to help halt the Hunters’ advance.
With their combined efforts, they gradually regained control of the city wall and sealed the gap where the Hunters had breached.
Seeing this, Ice Talker felt a rush of joy. Perhaps she really could build the first city on Shadow Star, making her future plans much easier to carry out.
What shocked her most, however, was John’s strength. He had actually killed Kangus and defeated the peak-tier Shadow Clan upper-tier gods—a force of over a hundred thousand.
The only regret was that The Absolute and Wrath of the Heavens had managed to escape.
She sighed inwardly but didn’t dwell on it. She turned her full attention back to fighting the Hunters.
Meanwhile, John wasn’t hurrying to join the fray. Instead, he made his way toward Tracy.
It was thanks to her that they had been able to destroy the Great Formation of the Surrounding Star, allowing them to escape the danger.
Now, Tracy was pale and weak, slumped against the city wall, clearly exhausted.
That last strike had drained too much of her energy.
“Tracy, are you alright?” John asked, concern evident in his voice.
“It’s alright, let the others handle the rest. You go rest in World-in-Hand,” John said, gently channeling pure life energy into her to replenish her mental strength.
The little girl weakly shook her head and, with a soft sigh, opened her arms to him. She leaned into his embrace, speaking in a faint voice, “Old man, I’m a bit drained.”
“It’s alright, let the others handle the rest. You go rest in World-in-Hand,” John said, gently channeling pure life energy into her to replenish her mental strength.
“Okay,” Tracy nodded obediently. She couldn’t be of any help at the moment. Moreover, she had gained new insight into the power of Star Dust and wanted to return to World-in-Hand to continue understanding the Immortal inheritance.
John then pulled Tracy into World-in-Hand, before turning to Jean. “Jean, you can’t help here either. Go back to World-in-Hand and look after Tracy.”
“Alright,” she answered without hesitation.
Among the women, apart from Sini, Jean was the one closest to Tracy, and the two of them got along extremely well.
Now, John joined the battle. The vast Power of Laws surged from him as he put everything into holding off the Hunters.
With his Wrath of the Gods talent, his skill cooldowns and energy consumption were nearly negligible. His power alone was enough to block an entire wall of Hunters.
However, he didn’t reveal too much of his strength. Instead, he slowed the pace of his attacks slightly and worked with the Blues Family members to hold the line at one section of the wall.
The one most pleased with this was Sini. Although the battles of the day had left her somewhat mentally fatigued, it didn’t affect her speed in slaughtering Hunters in the slightest.
John confirmed that Tracy was in no danger, and with the protection of powerful Beast Clan warriors like Cand-Dragon, he allowed her to fight freely.
“Ice Talker, we’re here to help!” A clear voice rang out, and four figures rapidly approached from the horizon.
The Overseers!
John frowned. All four of them were The Overseers, and their cultivation levels were all above two stars. One of them had an aura that was no weaker than Ice Talker’s.
He became wary. Now that only the Hunters remained, they could definitely hold the line. So why were these four showing up now? Were they really here to help defend the city?
“Thank you!” Ice Talker was surprised to see the four but didn’t refuse their help.
“Master.” Quagmlier, with his massive form, stepped up to John, speaking in a low voice. “These four are The Overseers from the Underworld Clan and Sea Clan. The leader is Centeror from the Underworld Clan, a three-star The Overseer in the early stages. The other is Saukers, also from the Underworld Clan, a The Overseer. The last two, Swordman and Thunderover, are The Overseers from the Sea Clan.”
“Sea Clan?” John couldn’t help but look at Swordman and Thunderover. Both had reached the later stages of two-star The Overseer status, more powerful than that Terran he had encountered earlier.
He wasn’t familiar with the Underworld Clan, but he had killed the Sea King from the Sea Clan, and the Sea Clan definitely didn’t have good intentions toward him.
The Swordman sensed John’s gaze and coldly shot him a look but didn’t respond.
John asked, curious, “Are these four really here to help defend the city?”
Quagmlier paused, unsure, “I think so. The Nature Clan holds a high position among The Overseers. Plus, Emperor of the Underworld is also from the Underworld Clan.”
John nodded, no longer paying attention to the four new arrivals. He turned to Chris and asked, “Elder, do you think you can hold off the Hunters here?”
“Don’t worry. With the city wall in place, we have no problem,” Chris replied confidently.
“Good. Then I’ll go to other places. Quagmlier, you stay here,” John instructed, making his way toward Sini.
Both he and Sini were bounty targets for the Shadow Clan, and the rewards were hefty—a whole planet. No The Overseer could resist such a tempting offer.
He was worried they might try to harm Sini.
Boom, boom…
The sound of explosions echoed through the area, accompanied by battle cries and the anguished screams of the Hunters.
Under the city wall, countless Hunters corpses had already piled up.
As time passed, it quickly became evening. Throughout the entire day, the Hunters never once breached the wall.
Ice Talker had been worried that the Shadow Clan would send more forces to cause trouble, but as the monster tide was about to end, no Shadow Clan experts had arrived. This relieved her a little.
“Roar!”
At that moment, a series of angry roars echoed from the distance. John noticed that it was a golden-striped Hunters’ Brood Mother.
The surrounding Hunters army seemed to hear the call and quickly began retreating, like a tide pulling back.
The bodies of the Hunters and scattered spoils were all devoured by the retreating army.
He really wanted to slay the creature, but with the four The Overseers still nearby, uncertain whether they were friend or foe, he didn’t dare to leave Sini’s side.
John focused on the golden-striped Hunters’ Brood Mother. This creature was likely very rare among Hunters’ Brood Mothers, and it would drop an even rarer golden Soul Essence, which, when refined, could directly increase his Soul Technique by a hundred thousand.
He really wanted to slay the creature, but with the four The Overseers still nearby, uncertain whether they were friend or foe, he didn’t dare to leave Sini’s side.
“The Hunters are retreating!”
“Great! We’ve succeeded…”
Cheers erupted from the walls.
But Ice Talker didn’t relax. There was no system notification, and the monster tide had not truly ended yet.
As the Hunters withdrew, a new army appeared outside the city walls—Spirit Beasts!
The leader was an upper-tier god-level Spirit Beast. It surveyed the city walls and its gaze lingered on John for a moment. Then, it let out a low growl and led its army of Spirit Beasts in retreat.
“Huh? The Spirit Beasts aren’t attacking the city?” Swordman, standing nearby, spoke in confusion, a hint of disappointment in his voice.
[System Announcement: The Nature City has successfully repelled the monster tide attack. Nature Clan Ice Talker has successfully established the first force, Nature City.]
…
Three system announcements rang out, and only then did Ice Talker let out a sigh of relief, her face lighting up with joy.
“We did it!”
“Shadow Clan is nothing to worry about after all.”
“Nonsense. How could those despicable bastards compare to us, the Nature Clan?”
Cheers resounded on the walls as well.
However, John’s brow furrowed. He kept his eyes fixed on the four figures—Centeror and the others.
At that moment, the four seemed to make a move, and Thunderover quietly began flying toward the city.
His target was the city’s altar stone!
If the altar of the city was destroyed, the entire city-building effort would fail.
John quickly reacted and warned, “Ice Talker, be careful! That guy is trying to destroy the altar.”
“You dare!” Ice Talker also noticed Thunderover’s movement and shouted angrily, preparing to take action to stop him.
But Centeror charged forward, blocking her path.
Ice Talker was furious. “Centeror, do you want to make an enemy of the Nature Clan?”
“Don’t misunderstand,” Centeror explained with a smile. “I only promised the Shadow Clan that I wouldn’t let you establish a city. I don’t wish to become an enemy of the Nature Clan.”
“Very well. It seems you and the Shadow Clan are cut from the same cloth!” Ice Talker retorted angrily, no longer willing to waste words. She waved her hand, and several vines flew toward Centeror, aiming to strike him.
“Attack!” Centeror said, seeing that their plan had already been exposed. He no longer bothered with Disguise.
Beside him, Saukers moved to engage the Terran, while Swordman from the Sea Clan immediately turned his attention toward John.
“Human, today I will avenge Lord Sea King!” Swordman shouted coldly. With a wave of his hand, Spatial power surged, and he instantly pulled both John and Sini into his World-in-Hand.
Clearly, his goal was to kill the two of them and claim the Shadow God reward.
John found himself in an unfamiliar world, where towering mountains loomed and the air was thick with a powerful, cutting aura.
This was obviously Swordman’s World-in-Hand.
In the moment he had left the city, he noticed that Thunderover had already destroyed the city’s altar. It seemed that Ice Talker’s effort to establish the city had failed.
“Sini, enter my World-in-Hand first,” John said, worried for her safety.
She glanced around, sighed helplessly, and nodded in agreement.
She mastered the Power of the Nine Nether, which could counteract the World-in-Hand, but her strength was still too weak to destroy Swordman’s World-in-Hand. She realized that she would be of no help here and could only be a burden.
Buzz!
Sini’s form disappeared as she entered John’s World-in-Hand. Swordman appeared in front of him, floating in the air, his long blade held in an embrace, his gaze disdainful. “Human, I highly doubt you can kill Sea King.” He said coldly.
John smiled faintly, looking around at Swordman’s World-in-Hand. “You’ll find out soon enough,” John said calmly.
“Heaven and Earth Transformation!” He shouted, and the winds began to howl. A terrifying aura spread, and his body rapidly enlarged, transforming into a towering giant, over ten thousand feet tall.
Swordman was momentarily surprised by the sight, but he wasn’t intimidated. He sneered. “Human, it’s useless. In my World-in-Hand, I am invincible. Just die already.”
With that, he drew his long blade, and the Sword Intent surged. The entire space seemed to bend and obey his command as countless blades of light gathered, roaring toward John, ready to strike.
Boom boom…
The explosions were deafening, and John was instantly obliterated, his form crushed under the sheer force of the assault.