Volume 23: The Arrival of the New Continent

Chapter 422: The Self-Destruction Crisis

Upon seeing the Glorious Reaper’s actions, Donald immediately became alert and prepared, for no one knew what unreasonable things such a fanatical religious madman might do, especially since this madman was also a powerful chosen one of a true god!

As expected, after rushing into the Natural Domain, a massive surge of radiant energy burst forth from his body, creating a hole about ten feet in diameter in the Natural Domain.

Donald never expected him to unleash energy in this self-igniting manner, drawing power from within to break through his own Natural Domain.

At that moment, the Glorious Reaper, the chosen one of the Dawn Lord, appeared from the outside like a giant burning torch, its scorching flames emitting light and heat in all directions. Moreover, this giant torch wasn’t stationary; it kept moving around within the domain. The rules governing the Natural Domain were barely able to hold back this fierce surge of energy, and the domain, which originally covered a range of a thousand feet, was instantly shattered.

Faced with such self-destructive tactics, Donald had no immediate solution. He could only wield the Wrath of Nature in his hand. This spear, formed from half of a lawful authority, emitted a burst of light, gathering together the already severely damaged domain energy.

The remaining domain energy was no longer sufficient to sustain even a range of a hundred feet.

Seeing that he had consumed most of his own energy to finally break through the enemy’s formidable domain, the Glorious Judge couldn’t help but laugh. But before he could rejoice for long, he saw a dark green domain light emerge from the enemy once again.

The appearance of a second domain silenced the Glorious Reaper’s laughter.

“How is this possible?”

One person couldn’t possess two domains—this was the conclusion drawn by countless strong warriors throughout history. Unless they were rare legendary warriors who had mastered both types of domain powers through chance or talent, they could only use them alternately or combine them, but they still belonged to one domain. If that domain was broken by external forces, even if they had the power of a second domain, they couldn’t release it again in the short term!

Donald’s actions exceeded the Glorious Reaper’s understanding and defied the common knowledge held by most people. Even the Glorious Reaper was stunned. In that instant, he was covered by the newly formed domain!

Feeling the scorching sensation within the domain that seemed to ignite one’s soul, and seeing the patches of dark green flames appearing on his body, the Glorious Reaper immediately realized this was a primary offensive domain—unlike those auxiliary domains, it was absolutely impossible to stay there for long.

The blazing flames ignited once again, but this time, dark green flames intertwined with the holy flames, turning the once-godlike Glorious Reaper into a being filled with evil energy, as if he were a demon from the abyss!

Donald naturally wouldn’t let his opponent escape his sacrificial domain and then gain strength support from the Lord of Dawn to break through the second layer of the domain. As the sacrificial flames surged violently, he himself wielded a pair of moon blades, controlling the domain as he pursued the Glorious Reaper.

As for the entrance to the underground palace, it was still guarded by Nozdormu. With the Bronze Dragon King’s formidable strength, even if the Lord of Dawn sent another demi-god warrior, it would be enough to hold out for a while until he returned. Besides, demi-god warriors weren’t something that could be found easily.

The Lord of Dawn had many enemies. If they used too much strength and left their headquarters defense weak, the forces of darkness and evil, who had long resented the Lord of Dawn’s church, would not miss this opportunity to weaken the church and embarrass it. Even abyssal demons and demon gods might take advantage of this situation!

With such mutual restraint, it was likely the limit for the Lord of Dawn to send a demi-god-level warrior this time—this could be inferred from the fact that they sent a Second Elect who wasn’t serving in the church!

In terms of close combat, Donald might not be as skilled as a sword saint like Carlisle, but he was no worse than an average sword saint just entering the legendary tier—especially within his own domain, where he had the advantage of weapons. Swinging his pair of moon blades like wheels, if it weren’t for being cautious about the opponent’s intense flames and fearing the opponent might retaliate if injured, Donald would have already used his killing move and wouldn’t be in this awkward situation.

However, dragging things out was also good—after all, their goal had been achieved, so there was no need to fight to the death.

While Donald thought this, it didn’t mean his opponent felt the same way. Especially as the fluctuations of the laws growing more intense below, even overpowering the fluctuations from their battle, the Glorious Reaper grew increasingly anxious!

If this delay continued, it was likely that by the time the enemy ignited the divine fire, he would no longer have a chance to turn things around. In the eyes of the Glorious Reaper, failing to complete the task assigned by the divine lord was even worse than being killed. Thus, the Glorious Reaper made up his mind, stopping attempts to evade the enemy’s pursuit and instead, against all expectations, charged headlong toward the entrance of the underground palace, facing the opponent’s blades. Sensing the Glorious Reaper’s relentless momentum and the intense energy waves radiating from him, and considering his goal, Donald was instantly alarmed and shouted, “Bad! He’s about to self-destruct!” As a chosen one of the Lord of Dawn, the Glorious Reaper had only one purpose in mind: to complete the task given by the divine lord. Everything else served that goal, even at the cost of his own life—provided the death was meaningful, sacrifice was an acceptable option. Such fanatical devotion made them the most troublesome and terrifying enemies. Even if not pushed to the brink, they would choose to perish together to achieve their goal, dragging others with them—something that would give anyone a headache! Upon hearing Donald’s warning, the three legendary warriors of the Church of the Dawn Lords also considered retreating. A demi-god’s self-destruction was no good thing; a city as large as Kosovo would likely be largely destroyed by its explosive force. Those in the center of the energy explosion might even perish, let alone ordinary people like them. So all three decided to head outside the palace, assuming these Celts would focus on stopping the Glorious Reaper and saving the lives of the civilians in the capital rather than pursuing them anymore! The Glorious Reaper’s seemingly heroic self-destruction was not actually an end to his existence. Donald understood these chosen ones: as the true god granted them power, a part of their soul’s essence also remained in the god’s control. As long as that part of the soul survived, these chosen ones could revive in the god’s realm like divine messengers or holy spirits. However, Donald would not encourage such behavior. If the other party wanted to die, let them! Even though chosen ones and holy spirits could revive in the god’s realm, it wasn’t without limits. Due to the laws of the soul, each resurrection weakened their strength to a certain extent. Unless the true god granted them power, they would need a long time to recover.

He only needed to contain the force of the explosion in one place, preventing it from endangering the many civilians in the capital, and protect himself as well as King Celt I below, even at the cost of revealing his greatest secret. After all, this was a matter of the lives of hundreds of thousands of people in the capital region!
Compared to the sparsely populated southern kingdoms and northern counties, Kosovo, as Celt’s largest human settlement, had a population in its surrounding areas alone that exceeded that of the entire northern county, aside from the core capital. It was also the first land where the Celt and Ansel families settled in the northern lands a thousand years ago.
If the Kosovo region were destroyed, the Celt Kingdom would be like having lost its heart, and it would likely take a hundred years to recover.
With a plan in mind, Donald was about to take action when, hearing Donald’s warning and sensing the intense situation above, King Celt VII suddenly shouted fiercely, “If you dare harm even a single plant in my capital, the mighty of Celt will disregard all pride and fight to the death against your Sendor!”
Hearing this declaration, the outsiders were all filled with dread.
Even if a golden-powered warrior waged guerrilla warfare, deliberately harassing and launching surprise attacks, it would pose a huge problem to any kingdom or religious faction. Moreover, with many legendary warriors emerging among the Celt now, it was enough to shake the foundations of the Dawn Kingdom!
Thus, the Glorious Reaper’s plan to expand the conflict and deal a heavy blow to the Celt was immediately shaken, fearing that harming the civilians in Kosovo would lead to retribution from the Celt warriors, something none of their factions could afford. Even the Dawn Church, which dominated the main world and controlled a great kingdom, could not bear it.
This was also the convention on the continent: unless there was irreconcilable hatred, any conflict between factions or warriors must avoid harming innocents or one’s own kin, as the world had an order established by the gods and the powerful.
The Glorious Reaper didn’t care about his own life, but if his actions caused harm to the interests of the Dawn Lord, it would cause him pain worse than death!
At that moment of hesitation, Donald saw his chance. He focused all his strength and said to the figure of the Glorious Reaper, “I hope that borrowed power must be returned, and extreme forces must not be allowed to exist in nature!”
This legendary wish spell transformed into invisible rule-based power, instantly freezing the Glorious Reaper in place.