Chapter 311: Return

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When Li Mochen returned to the outer void of Atlanta, he first made a brief stop at the 'Necropolis' magic tower.

Because he held the seal ring, not only did the magic array fail to react to his entry, but the death knights and bone dragons roaming within the demiplane showed no hostility toward him.

He first maneuvered the magic tower out of the Atlanta city limits, then tidied up the place a bit and made some minor repairs to the damaged magic arrays.

As its name suggested, the 'Necropolis' magic tower nurtured a strong aura of death within, which Li Mochen found rather displeasing. Yet a demiplane, a magic tower whose defensive capabilities surpassed those of a military fortress, whose offensive power rivaled that of a battleship, and which possessed formidable mobility—its value was self-evident.

So his first priority was to prevent this magic tower from being repelled and attacked by Atlanta's tower array, and then to keep its location and existence from being detected by others.

Even if its coordinates were unfortunately discovered, it still needed a certain degree of self-defense capability, so that it could not be easily seized by other legendary mages.

Li Mochen's proficiency in magical script and energy arrays remained at a very rudimentary level; in fact, he could not independently complete the repair work. But fortunately, he found complete array diagrams on the sixth floor of the tower, and several warehouses there still held a large stock of magical materials. All he had to do was follow the steps, place them in the corresponding positions, and then unleash his demigod dragon force to construct runes one by one. Although the magic arrays here appeared severely damaged, in reality, few magic patterns were destroyed, especially the array core on the sixth floor, which was perfectly preserved. Thus, the entire process took less than ten minutes.

During the repairs, Li Mochen felt even more regret. This kind of creation, the magic tower, was indeed the essence of the Western mage world. It was like a large-scale magical artifact capable of both offense and defense, amplifying a mage's power tenfold or twentyfold, while also possessing the functions of a Daoist cave heaven or blessed land.

He thought that if only he could have seized that eight-story magic tower, combined with Hazel's demigod dragon force, he could now attempt to cross the void and return directly to the Original Dome Realm with great certainty.

Unfortunately, that legendary mage's response had been too decisive, ultimately causing his efforts to fall short.

After the defensive arrays inside and outside the tower were initially repaired, Li Mochen set his sights on the treasury within the 'Necropolis' magic tower.

This magic tower had four warehouses, storing a large quantity of low- to mid-grade magical materials, all unguarded against him as the seal ring's owner. But in addition, on the sixth floor, there was an extra treasury of about six square meters.

Li Mochen guessed that most of the legendary lich's wealth should be in there, as he had not found any spatial magical artifacts among the lich's 'remains'.

Unfortunately, the treasury's material was very special, blocking all his attempts to peer inside. Moreover, it had a magic array independent of the tower, capable of triggering an explosion equivalent to the power of fifty 'Annihilation Orbs' in an instant. Any unconventional method of opening it would cause the contents to be destroyed instantly, and might even damage the magic tower itself.

So after a brief attempt, Li Mochen wisely gave up and instead piloted Hazel's body back into the void, returning to Unicorn Apartment.

When Li Mochen returned to his own body, he felt a sense of weakness and sluggishness, as if trapped in a quagmire.

This was not because his body was truly weak, but due to the落差 from having adapted to Hazel's demigod physique.

While controlling Hazel's body, he had been nearly omnipotent; his thoughts and will could extend boundlessly in all directions, relying on Hazel's divine power and robust vitality, wielding earth-shattering strength.

But within his own body, all of that vanished. He was still just a seventh-level magic swordsman, with a pitifully weak physique.

Overall, it felt like a free-flying pigeon being locked into a cage.

Fortunately, this was after all his own body. After a brief adjustment, Li Mochen adapted.

Meanwhile, Hazel stared at her own hand in shock, her face full of disbelief. She wondered, was that really her? Unbreakable, unstoppable, slaying legends as easily as taking something from a pocket.

Even a fifth-level legendary mage could hardly withstand a single battle against her, forced to actively freeze time and space just to buy a chance to survive.

—Was this the power she possessed? So strong, truly super strong! Simply unparalleled strength.

After the shock, her eyes were filled with joy and anticipation.

She knew that the truly powerful one was actually 'Li Mochen'; the superb combat skills he had displayed during that time, and his control over his own dragon force and the 'Divine Authority', had left her in awe, utterly astounded.

But Hazel firmly believed that she would eventually reach Li Mochen's level. As long as she worked hard at cultivation and learned the knowledge Li Mochen taught her, she would one day be able to sweep through everything like A-Mo did today.

"Can you tell me what happened during this time?"

Ms. Drew, who had been waiting, looked at her watch. "Our Miss Hazel has been gone for over an hour; it's almost midnight now."

"I can only say that all the troubles have been resolved."

Li Mochen stood up from the floor. "Ms. Drew, none of the things you foresaw today happened, did they?"

Nanette Drew raised an eyebrow, then smiled. "It seems I really can't see the commotion that happened here. But I'm still relieved, at least knowing that my boss is a young man with a bright future. I think the Georgia State Post will surely flourish under your leadership."

She had already picked up her coat from the sofa, ready to leave.

Li Mochen said with gratitude, "Ms. Drew, I must thank you for your advance notice, and the person behind you."

Although the two legendary experts who came today had no ability to threaten him, if he hadn't been informed in advance and taken the initiative to strike before they did, this Unicorn Apartment and a large area of surrounding buildings would definitely not have been spared.

This wasn't his property, but the residents inside the apartment and in the vicinity would have been affected.

—If his affairs had caused their deaths, Li Mochen would have felt very guilty and uneasy.

"Then consider it another favor owed to me."

Ms. Drew smiled and embraced Li Mochen as he approached. Just then, a blinding flash of light suddenly appeared outside the apartment's glass window.

Li Mochen was startled and turned to look out the window, thinking, could there be some fish that slipped through the net that he hadn't dealt with? That would be awkward.

But then he realized that was not the case. The light came from ten li to the north. There, a majestic shockwave, accompanied by a thunderous roar, was sweeping outward in all directions. Along its path, all the glass windows of buildings were shattered into pieces. The vehicles still driving on the streets were tossed aside like toys, flung dozens of meters into the air.