Chapter 48: Large-Scale Offensive

Super powerhouse.

Representing the top-tier experts of this era.

Possessing unparalleled strength among Transcendent Masters.

Able to defeat over a dozen opponents of the same rank in battle.

And the 'Super Casters' of lower ranks—

that is, intermediate, third-rank, fourth-rank.

High-rank, fifth-rank, sixth-rank.

The super experts within these two tiers.

Intermediate and high-rank 'Super Casters' in these mid and high tiers are virtually invincible against peers.

Such individuals are extremely rare.

Even with a seven-star Transcendent profession,

one needs to spend a long time at fourth-rank or sixth-rank honing various Transcendent spells and combat techniques to barely reach the threshold of 'super expert.'

The true titles of mid-rank and high-rank 'Super Fighters,' 'Super Shadows,' and 'Super Casters' belong to those with 'Stellar Transcendent Professions' or 'Lord Bloodlines.'

Within the same rank, they are the strongest existences.

Comparable to 'Angels,' 'Demons,' 'Dragons,' 'Titans,' and so on at the same rank.

…

In the mist, Gune sat quietly in meditation.

At this moment, Gune's heart was as calm as water.

Great strength brought not only rank advancement but also a transformation of the mind.

Even when facing any powerful creature, Gune could always maintain a state of tranquility, like a still well.

"I'll soon reach late third-rank."

"Even after obtaining the demon's soul and undergoing a reincarnation, after reincarnation, during the time I recover my reincarnation realm, I will improve very quickly."

"In a little over a month, at most two months, I can advance to fourth-rank."

"All told, in less than a year, I'll have advanced to fourth-rank."

"And this is with multiple reincarnations."

"As for other Transcendents, take Veya—she said it took her nearly five years to advance to fourth-rank."

"George, that guy, awakened the special Transcendent profession of Time Hunter very early, but he only started normal cultivation around sixteen. It took him several years to reach third-rank, and from his letter, he seems close to fourth-rank."

"Overall, first-rank and second-rank are relatively easy to advance."

"But third-rank and fourth-rank are harder to advance, and the higher the star rating of the Transcendent profession, the slower the advancement seems."

"For me, advancement is extremely fast. Even though I focus on soul measure rather than soul intensity, I still advance rapidly."

"Once I obtain the demon's secondary soul and advance to fourth-rank, after stabilizing,"

"I won't be too afraid of those formidable sixth-rank experts."

"At that time, there will be many things I can do."

Slightly, Gune's mind stirred.

Then Gune looked toward the direction from which the previous wave of yasha fish-men had come.

Gune sensed it—the enemy had arrived, and it was a large-scale offensive.

"Trying to launch a large-scale offensive and kill me in one wave?"

A hint of a smile curled at the corner of Gune's mouth.

"I don't know who the commander is, but I have to say—well done!"

With a thought,

the Great Thunderflame Incantation was already held in Gune's hand.

Slightly, Gune sensed that about a hundred meters away, the yasha fish-men had touched his puppet secret threads.

The Great Thunderflame Incantation was instantly released toward them.

Then, with a "zzzz—"

A large amount of annihilating purple lightning bloomed wildly in the seawater depths within a radius of about fifty meters.

Then screams and wails rose one after another from the bottom of the water.

After a few seconds, the purple lightning finished blooming.

The bodies of about twenty or thirty yasha fish-men floated on the sea surface.

As the bodies floated up, the sea surface was as silent as ever.

But through the puppet secret threads, Gune could feel the complex interweaving of source power sounds underwater.

Some were screaming and wailing, seriously injured.

While others were loudly commanding, seemingly telling everyone to spread out.

Then,

with a "whoosh!" a blue trident, shining with sharp light, broke through the water surface and pierced toward Gune.

The trident was accurate, aimed directly at Gune.

As soon as this trident flew out of the water,

whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh…

A dense mass of tridents shot out of the sea from positions fifty to a hundred meters away, attacking Gune.

Some spellcasters of average strength might not gain an advantage against sea tribes of the same rank in one-on-one combat.

After all, such spellcasters can neither cast spells of the same rank instantly, nor do their spells exceed level one, and their power is much weaker.

But Gune was clearly no ordinary spellcaster.

Instantly casting high-rank spells, with astonishing single-second overlap efficiency, high-rank spells and even secret-pattern spells of extremely high level, and more importantly, his own defense and recovery were astonishing, he had many treasures, and his speed was terrifying.

Any one of these formidable aspects,

if possessed alone by another third-rank spellcaster,

could create a top third-rank expert.

Gune possessed all of them, so he was naturally qualified to fight across ranks and even against multiple opponents.

These flying tridents might pose some threat to other spellcasters, but for Gune, who was extremely fast and agile, dodging these incoming tridents was easy.

With a wave of his hand,

Whoosh!

The Demon Blade Cunning Curse flew toward a corner of the sea surface.

At the same time, the puppet secret threads instantly pulled out an unlucky second-rank yasha fish-man.

The moment the second-rank yasha fish-man was pulled out, with a "chi" sound, its head was severed.

Then Gune lightly tapped his foot, nimbly dodging the first trident that flew over.

Gune himself possessed extremely fast soul-thought speed.

And this was the reason Gune could maintain a high level of twenty-seven or twenty-eight spells per second.

Previously, Gune's physical movements were not fast enough.

That is, his movements couldn't keep up with his brain's operation.

Even if he detected an enemy's attack, he couldn't make evasive moves, or the moves he made couldn't avoid the enemy's attack.

But now it was different.

The Holy Shadow Demon Stone explosively increased Gune's agility and speed.

Relying solely on his own agility, Gune could evade a large portion of attacks.

This saved Gune from using 'Blood Escape Technique' or scroll teleportation and other means, and also allowed his Blood Shield and other shields to withstand fewer blows.

At the same time, it gave Gune more opportunities to counterattack.

While dodging the incoming tridents, Gune unleashed another Demon Blade Cunning Curse.

With the manipulation of the puppet secret threads,

"Chi!"

Another second-rank yasha fish-man died at Gune's hands.

On the roof of the captain's cabin, Gune moved like a nimble shadow assassin, constantly evading the attacking tridents.

If there was one he couldn't avoid, Gune simply used Blood Escape Technique to withstand it.

The already level-five Blood Escape Technique had considerable defensive power, capable of enduring forty or fifty attacks of this level without issue.

Soon, this wave of trident attacks ended.

Not only did the trident throws fail to harm Gune,

but Gune, in the process of dodging, killed seven or eight yasha fish-men.

Just as Gune was about to pull another second-rank yasha fish-man and release the Demon Blade Cunning Curse,

"Sing—"

A sliver of extremely sharp radiance quietly bloomed behind Gune.