mesbooks Chapter 548 The Seal is Opened
Chapter 548 The Seal is Opened
Lin Tian did not back down.
His eyes shone with a golden light.
【The Eye of Domination】
The true mental damage struck Edmund's core soul directly.
The Overlord's Intimidation is triggered, reducing all attributes by 30%.
Edmund slowed down immediately, but was still very fast.
As the battle axe swung down, Lin Tian dodged to the side, the axe blade grazing his shoulder.
The shield swept across, and he leaned back, the shield grazing the tip of his nose.
Lin Tian's health bar is slowly decreasing.
92%...88%...85%...
Celia and Shiro attacked at the same time.
Little White's frost breath struck Edmund from the side, and the icy blue energy condensed into ice on its armor.
With the deceleration effect triggered, Edmund's speed finally dropped to a level that Lin Tian could easily handle.
Celia appeared behind Edmund, and Shadow Thorns exploded beneath its feet, wrapping around its leg bones.
Edmund was taken into custody.
Although it lasted less than a second.
But that's enough.
Lin Tian took three steps back and clasped his hands together.
【Starstorm】
It communicates with the power of distant celestial realms, tearing a rift in the sky above Edmund's head.
Violent star fragments and destructive energy poured down, forming a destructive storm that lasted for five seconds.
Edmund's health bar started dropping rapidly from 44%.
40%...35%...30%...25%...
When the storm ended, its health bar stopped at 22%.
Edmund stood in the eye of the storm, his armor shattered, his skeleton broken in several places, the bones in his left arm completely shattered, and his shield lying on the ground.
It still held the battle axe in its right hand, but the blade was covered with cracks.
It was standing.
It did not fall.
"very good……"
Edmund's voice was much weaker, but still clear.
"Again."
It raised its battle axe and charged towards Lin Tian.
The last five seconds.
Lin Tian's lips curled up slightly.
He raised his right hand.
[Astral rays].
"The final blow."
A beam of light burst forth.
A golden beam of light pierced through Edmund's chest.
Edmund's body stiffened.
It looked down at the huge hole in its chest, then looked up at Lin Tian.
The golden flames in its eye sockets slowly died out.
It is not dissipation, but rest.
"You... passed."
It released the battle axe, which fell to the ground with a clang and shattered into several pieces.
Its body began to disintegrate, starting from its feet, turning into golden specks of light that drifted into the air.
"The oath of heroism... is entrusted to you..."
"Hold on for me..."
Before it could finish speaking, its head turned into specks of light.
The last golden dot of light circled once in the air before slowly falling into Lin Tian's hand.
[Obtained: Heroic Spirit - Guardian Captain x1]
[Heroic Soul - Guardian Chief: Obtained after defeating the Guardian Chief of Valhalla; equivalent to 100 ordinary Heroic Souls.]
[Obtained: Edmund's Battle Axe (Fragment) x3]
[Obtained: Edmund's Shield (Fragment) x2]
Lin Tian stood amidst the scattered golden specks of light, remaining silent for a long time.
Celia floated over without saying a word.
Little Whitey landed on Lin Tian's shoulder and rubbed its head against his face.
Lin Tian glanced down at the Heroic Spirit Soul Guardian in his hand, then at the total number of Heroic Spirit Souls.
[Heroic Spirits: 894]
Adding these 100, the total is 994.
Six more are needed.
He looked up and surveyed the square.
The scattered bones are still there.
A few scattered heroic warriors wandered in the distance, not participating in the battle just now.
Lin Tian strode toward them.
......
There weren't many scattered heroic warriors at the edge of the square, and Lin Tian cleared them all away in less than ten minutes.
As the last skeleton wielding a bow fell before him, pale blue light emanated from the shattered skeleton and merged into the count of heroic spirits in his chest.
[Heroic Spirits: 1000]
The moment the numbers changed, the atmosphere of the entire square transformed.
The scattered bone fragments on the ground began to glow faintly, as if awakened by some kind of force.
The phantoms on both sides of the steps reappeared. This time, they did not kneel down, but stood there, their weapons raised high above their heads.
They didn't make a sound, but Lin Tian could sense that they were cheering.
On the high platform, the enormous sealing gate began to tremble.
The circular runes on the facade slowly rotated, and the lines lit up layer by layer, from the outer circle to the inner circle, like some kind of intricate combination lock being unlocked one by one.
Something was gathering in the keyhole-shaped groove of the rune core—ghostly blue light spots flew from all over the square, gathered in the groove, and gradually solidified into a solid object.
That was a key.
The key has a simple design; it is a cross-shaped column with fine runes engraved on its surface.
It hovers in front of the groove, slowly rotating and emitting a low hum.
Lin Tian walked up to the high platform and stood in front of the sealed gate.
He reached out and grasped the key.
The key was warm to the touch, as if it had just been taken out of a fire. He could feel the power contained within it—not an aggressive one, but a power to "open," like a master key that could unlock any lock.
A system notification sounded.
[Obtained: Sealed Key Core]
[Use? Using this will open the sealed gate and grant access to the core area of the Ancient Battlefield Ruins.]
[WARNING: Unknown dangers exist within the core area. Entry is recommended for players with a level of 85 or higher.]
Lin Tian looked at the "Recommended Level 85 or above" and a slight smile appeared on his lips.
He is currently at level 70.
Nine levels below.
But he still chose "yes".
The key was inserted into the lock, and it fit perfectly.
Lin Tian turned the key.
With a "crack," it was as crisp as a bone breaking.
The runes stopped spinning, and all the light went out at the same instant.
Then--
The door opened.
Instead of opening to the sides, the entire door split open from the middle, as if torn apart from the inside by an invisible hand.
Grayish-white mist billowed from the crack, icy cold and carrying an ancient, chilling aura.
The fog dissipated.
Behind the door was a staircase leading downwards.
It was steeper and narrower than the previous one, with no braziers on either side, only endless darkness.
At the end of the steps, a faint light could be seen—not firelight, not firefly light, but some kind of purer light, like the first ray of white on the eastern horizon before dawn.
Lin Tian stepped inside.
The steps were slippery, with a thin layer of frost on the surface.
Lin Tian walked slowly, taking each step very steadily.
Celia followed behind him, her hem dragging along the steps with a rustling sound.
Instead of flying, Little White perched on Lin Tian's shoulder, its scales slightly raised, as if resisting some kind of invisible pressure.
It took about three minutes to walk.
The steps have come to an end.
Before me was a circular hall, about one hundred meters in diameter.
The dome is about thirty meters high and hemispherical, with countless luminous stones—not gemstones, but some kind of crystal—arranged in the shape of a star map on its surface.