A wave of falling Celestial Fire was not only easily neutralized by the arcing Water Mirror, it was even sent back with the added power of a Flame Burst—and with interest.
This was one of the major difficulties Su Chen had to deal with.
Any individual attack that lacked the power to pierce through Water Mirror Refraction Lv10 would be turned to his advantage.
But the ruling powers of Oran were clearly at their wit’s end, with no room left for probing attacks.
All they could do was launch a desperate, all-or-nothing assault.
In that moment,
Countless large flying creatures swarmed in from the distant, circling night sky. Skeleton Manta Rays with wingspans of over ten meters and a Netherworld Crow Swarm burning with eerie green Soul Fire shrieked as they dove toward the skyscraper’s rooftop.
But the most terrifying sight was a vast, brilliant pillar of judgment descending from the heavens.
It was an attack unleashed by an enemy Six-Star Radiant Holy Judge.
The wave of attacks swept in like a furious tide.
However, the countermeasure was simpler than anyone could have imagined.
VMMMM!
Su Chen’s gaze was placid. He casually raised a single hand, and a triple-layered Water Mirror Barrier instantly took form, held aloft in the sky by his will alone.
When Water Mirror Refraction reached Lv10, it gained a mirror-field stacking effect, allowing him to reinforce its Barrier strength and reflective power by up to three times.
Now,
the pillar of judgment slammed into the interlocking, resonating mirror array in the sky. The three fields worked in tandem, redirecting the destructive torrent of light—originally over thirty meters in diameter—and blasting it right back at the incoming figures.
“Holy shit!!”
The scene didn’t just stun the enemy; even his own allies standing on the rooftop jumped in fright.
When the pillar of judgment had descended, they had all instinctively scattered, never imagining that Su Chen could reflect an attack of that magnitude.
“Something’s not right...”
“There’s no way this Water Mirror Refraction is Lv9. This has to be the real deal—Lv10.”
Shang Xu’s expression shifted. As a Golden Radiance Ruler, he possessed an ability that granted him +2 to his Gold Element Rune Levels.
Therefore, he could likely extrapolate just how powerful this abnormally strong Water Mirror Refraction Rune was.
‘Most people think that every seventh Rune Level brings a major power spike, but in reality, every single level beyond that represents a terrifying qualitative leap.’
“Damn, the intel needs to be updated...”
As for Feng Jialun, his expression remained unchanged, but a storm was raging in his heart. His First Authority as a Rock Phase Ruler included the powerful effect of +1 to his Earth Element Rune Levels.
‘But compared to a +2, it’s far too inferior.’
‘But one of my advantages is gradually becoming clear.’
‘At least compared to my own Third Authority, which allows for infinite growth by devouring Inorganic Ore Crystals, their Authorities are nothing special.’
‘My Physique attribute has already surpassed 24 points.’
‘Although the passive conversion effect hasn’t exactly skyrocketed, it’s already reached a level others could only dream of.’
‘The only thing I lack is time to grow.’
‘As for resources... for a powerful and influential local magnate like me, they’re not an issue.’
However, after updating the intel in his head, he now realized that against the Spiritual Prophet’s terrifyingly fast predictive abilities, his own chances of victory were essentially zero.
BOOM!!
In the face of the abruptly deflected pillar of judgment, several dark figures streaking through the air were instantly vaporized within the sacred radiance.
“Incoming!”
Meanwhile,
the Investigation Legion’s Sharp Fang Squad joined the fight, with two top-tier Five-Star Wind and Fire Mages launching a coordinated assault.
The Fire fed on the Wind, and the Wind fueled the Fire’s might.
A vast firestorm instantly engulfed a huge swath of the night sky. In its wake, the Skeleton Manta Rays and the Netherworld Crow Swarm were all reduced to scattered, charred remains.
Perhaps due to the shocking power of this fierce counterattack, the figures who were about to fly out from within the Barrier all froze in place.
This was unfortunate for the group of figures who still hadn’t grasped the situation.
They were full of hot-blooded fervor, only to be mercilessly abandoned by their masters.
SWOOSH!
Su Chen closed the distance like a phantom. Relying on his newly upgraded Aurora Flash Technique, he no longer used afterimages to confuse his foes. Instead, he continuously dematerialized from his current position and rematerialized at the next.
This created a perfect frame-skipping effect. Even if someone’s dynamic vision could barely track him, they would still be deceived by this bizarre movement technique.
All of the tracking Magic and crowd-control abilities missed their mark.
The next instant, his target found him right in their face, going for the kill.
A single strike of Flame Sword Momentum from his Silent Extinction Sword was enough to one-shot them.
It was like using an ox-cleaver to kill a chicken.
There was no need to unleash five waves of Attached Damage from his Sword Momentum just to deal with these Four-Star opponents.
In fact,
the effect of Flame Burst Lv10 was already outrageous. Its True Flame property had evolved; the color had transformed from dark red to a cold white that was nearly lightless, emitting only a faint, silvery-grey halo around the edges.
Its effect was focused on Destruction; if even a speck of it landed on something, it was nearly impossible to extinguish.
“Here we go.”
Once the protective Barrier over the stronghold housing Oran City’s Rune Core finally expired, Su Chen’s gaze sharpened. With a casual wave of his right hand, a seemingly ordinary Fireball shot forth.
Flame Burst: Fireball Technique.
BOOM!
A small patch of spiderweb cracks instantly spread across the surface of the Barrier. Unstable energy spilled out, but the attack failed to pierce through. The cracks were quickly repaired by the energy supplied from the Magic Guide Hub Crystal Pillar.
But what was interesting was that the ashy-white True Flame clinging to the surface did not go out. Instead, it continued to take root on the Barrier, spreading along the invisible Rune Circuits.
The Magic Guide Hub Crystal Pillar was still supplying power at full capacity, but the True Flame continuously canceled it out. The two forces became locked in a silent tug-of-war on the Barrier’s surface.
‘Now this is interesting,’ Su Chen thought with an inner smile. ‘This move alone can continuously drain the energy supplied by the Magic Guide Crystal Pillars.’
‘Ever since the Lorentz Conglomerate failed to mine Spiritual Energy Ore Crystals in Mist Shadow Gorge, they’ve acquired quite a few Hub Crystal Pillars, but the quality of the Barriers they create is pretty inconsistent.’

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