Chapter 69: World Essence

Entering the preparation lounge.

Inside the hall, aside from a few Divine Envoy Ancestral Spirit staff, the rest were all experts from the Shepherd Goat faction.

Gunie sat down directly to one side and began to rest with his eyes closed.

Previously, Gunie's speed had been somewhat of a weakness.

But after consuming the Wind Spirit Fruit and condensing the Holy Shadow Rune,

in terms of speed, Gunie rivaled a first-stage Divine Envoy Ancestral Spirit.

Combined with many other aspects, he was not afraid of those Divine Envoy Ancestral Spirit experts making a move against him in secret.

As he pondered, Gunie opened his system.

First AFK slot: True Scale · Armor of Protection (Level 7)

Second AFK slot: Dusk Star Source Codex (Level 6)

Third AFK slot: Small Thunder Flame Incantation (Level 10)

Fourth AFK slot: Great Thunder Flame Incantation (Level 10)

Fifth AFK slot: Blood Source Sea God Codex (Level 7)

Sixth AFK slot: Blood Source · Great Blood Sky Dream Curse (Level 9)

Seventh AFK slot: Demon Annihilation Erosion Blade (Level 8)

Eighth AFK slot: Light Sword Curse (Level 7)

Gunie's gaze swept over several important codices and incantations.

"True Scale · Armor of Protection is already at level seven; combined with World Essence, its defensive power goes without saying."

"And I can easily cast it; the tankiness of this shield alone will keep him attacking for a long time."

"Secondly, my Great Thunder Flame Incantation is already at level ten. I feel its progress has become very slow, probably nearing its limit. Its power transforms with each level. With this level-ten Great Thunder Flame Incantation, if that guy called Shepherd Goat gets hit by my incantation repeatedly, I'll basically have a sure win."

Then Gunie's gaze fell on the essence codex "Demon Annihilation Erosion Blade," which was one of Gunie's true trump cards.

Since obtaining the Demon Annihilation Erosion Blade, Gunie had rarely used it in actual combat.

Having the art of dragon-slaying but no dragon to slay was regrettable.

"A level-eight mid-grade secret pattern essence codex; its base power at level eight is solidly close to a mid-grade forbidden curse."

"With essence loaded onto it, it directly surpasses the forbidden curse level."

"More importantly, this Demon Annihilation Erosion Blade, unlike ordinary incantation codices, has a second form when multiple incantations overlap."

Then Gunie's gaze rested on the [Blood Source Sea God Codex], which was already at level eight. In terms of level, the Blood Source Sea God Codex was already not low.

But that wasn't the most important thing; the most important thing was Gunie's Blood Sea.

That was the most terrifying.

The current Blood Sea was a true Blood Sea. That was Gunie's real trump card.

"Let's see how much strength Shepherd Goat has and how many of my methods he can force out."

After browsing for a while, Gunie entered a state of rest with his eyes closed.

...

"Both of you!"

After about half an hour,

the Divine Envoy administrator's voice suddenly rang out. Gunie opened his eyes, his blood-colored vertical pupils carrying a dark gold vitreous luster.

"Please enter; the battle is about to begin."

Shepherd Goat leaped, flying directly along the passage.

Gunie rose and flew slowly.

As soon as Shepherd Goat entered, the audience's gazes converged on him, and cheers erupted.

And when Gunie entered,

in an instant, a surging wave of cheers swept over like a tidal wave.

Gunie leaped and flew toward his position.

As a ninth-tier arena, the venue was extremely spacious, with a diameter exceeding five thousand meters.

Such a distance was enough for the two to fight.

After both took their positions,

"Ladies and gentlemen!"

a demigod manipulated divine power, his voice rippling across the entire venue.

"Next up is the highly anticipated clash of titans."

"One side is a genius transcendent spellcaster who rose to fame at the seven-star level; his strength is beyond doubt."

"The other side is a reclusive practitioner who has cultivated for centuries and rarely fights; his strength is even more unfathomable."

"Today's battle is bound to be an extremely exciting duel. Let us cheer wildly for this fight!"

"Roar, roar..."

"Take down that goat and eat roast mutton!"

"Just fight!"

"Kill, kill, kill..."

Passionate cheers surged wave after wave.

"Begin!" the demigod expert shouted sharply.

"Hum!" As it began, Gunie instantly cast the Dragon Scale Shield he had already prepared.

The shield had just been cast

when Gunie felt the surrounding world tremble violently, as if heaven and earth were about to collapse.

Then, an almost terrifying binding force enveloped Gunie.

Gunie tried to move but found himself somewhat unable to.

"Sing!"

A scimitar split darkness and light, one side bright, one side dark.

This blade was the dividing line, aimed straight at Gunie's head.

The blade was so fast that Gunie couldn't even see the exact position of Shepherd Goat's body.

But Gunie didn't need to see clearly; as long as the opponent approached, Gunie would naturally know his position.

Sizzle! Sizzle! Sizzle!

Three Great Thunder Flame Incantations surged, instantly transforming into raging dragons that swept toward Shepherd Goat.

A surprising scene appeared.

When the Thunder Flame Incantations pierced through Shepherd Goat's body,

it was as if they had hit air, causing no effect on Shepherd Goat.

Shepherd Goat seemed to have no substance.

The blade interweaving darkness and light struck Gunie.

Like the explosive energy of a raging volcano, it poured out wildly, destroying Gunie's shield.

At the same time, a sharp blade edge directly penetrated the shield and struck Gunie's chest.

"Essence penetration ability can go through the shield and harm me directly. Indeed, Shepherd Goat has some tricks."

Shepherd Goat's blade was fast, terrifyingly fast.

One blade fell, its afterimage not yet dissipated, followed by another.

Darkness and light interwove and reversed.

Each blade was the blooming and dissolution of darkness and light.

"Incantation nullification attack?" Gunie frowned slightly.

Incantation nullification—such an ideal situation obviously couldn't exist.

Blocking source power to prevent incantation casting was possible, but nullifying an already cast incantation was clearly impossible.

Essentially, whether incantations or other forms of attack,

they were all different forms of utilizing source power.

Moreover, incantations were imbued with essence.

If even essence couldn't work, that would be abnormal.

Thoughts flashed through Gunie's mind like lightning.

Meanwhile, Shepherd Goat struck Gunie with over a dozen consecutive blades.

Not only did they rapidly deplete the energy of Gunie's Dragon Scale Shield, but each blade's penetrating power also landed on Gunie's body.

"I can't let him keep this up, or the shield will break soon. After all, it's the blade power close to a Divine Envoy's; I can't just tank it."

"Break for me!" Gunie roared inwardly.

The long-hidden World Essence burst forth at this moment.

A profound and astonishing World Essence bloomed with an incomparably dominant posture.

From deep within the space came a cracking sound: "Crack, crack, crack..."

Then,

"Bang!"

Something seemed to explode deep in the space.

Gunie was instantly freed.

That powerful divine ability was broken. Shepherd Goat's eyes sank sharply.

This was one of his core innate abilities; he hadn't expected it to be broken so quickly.

And when he felt the terrifying World Essence of his opponent,

Shepherd Goat's face turned even more gloomy.

"This terrifying guy, his essence is so dreadful. This World Essence is probably more terrifying than his Darkness and Destruction Essence combined."