A Sorcerer’s Journey

Chapter 750: Chapter 750: Gathering of Heroes

In the grand hall, the Black Phoenix stood alongside Green, while the playful Xiao Ba was summoned by Green, landing on his shoulder.

On the Black Phoenix’s wings, a ripple of space twisted, and with a flash of water, an ever-rotating eyeball appeared, a locator left by the Cyclopean Giant for the Black Phoenix.

With a ’pop’ sound, the eyeball enveloped both the Black Phoenix and Green like a bubble, causing the surrounding space to blur. After a moment of intense pressure from the space, Green and the Black Phoenix found themselves in an unfamiliar dimension.

"Just in time."

The three-meter-tall Abyss Cyclops Giant approached, its massive single eye on its face staring at Green for a moment before turning to the Black Phoenix. "Is there no problem with him?"

The bubble formed by the eyeball shattered, and the Black Phoenix swiftly flew two high-speed circles in the air before landing heavily. "Don’t worry, he’s more than capable of replacing the Parasol Tree Fairy’s position."

Saying this, the Black Phoenix slowly landed on a giant, unknown beast bone.

On the other side, Green looked around. The entire hall seemed like an exhibition of bone armor art, with various bizarre and grotesque biological bone armor standing tall, silently narrating the growth history and grand achievements of this Abyss Cyclops Giant.

"Shadow of Despair, do you see the bone armor over there?"

Following where the Black Phoenix pointed, Green looked over. It was a bone armor of a Human Wizard, placed in the most conspicuous spot of the hall, seemingly having an extraordinary significance to the Cyclopean Giant.

"This is from five hundred years ago when the Cyclops killed a formidable Four-Star Holy Tower Abyssal King who had just fallen from his throne. After falling from his throne, the Abyssal King came to the surface of the Abyss to train himself, launched a massacre against the clan of Cyclops, was besieged by the Cyclops’s kin, and was eventually slain by the Cyclops."

A skeleton of a once Four-Star Holy Tower Abyssal King.

Green slightly narrowed his eyes, seeing the Cyclopean Giant, of whom he already had a high opinion, even more in a new light.

"Alright, let me tell you the detailed action plan this time. After twenty years of preparation, breaking through the ancient Seal of the Stigmata Relics is no longer an issue. From the accidental leaks of certain rule wave marks, there are certainly ancient Sorcery Instruments and even extinct rare materials inside for us to uncover. Our gains in the Relic will depend on our abilities; we just need to look after each other when leaving to prevent being targeted by others. This is the Destiny Contract."

After the Cyclopean Giant finished speaking, he deliberately looked at Green.

Mutual killings due to disputes over certain rituals among the exiles on the Abyss surface were common and unremarkable.

"Hehehe, my young master’s goal is to get the Bone Demon remnants in the Seal. I bet those Ancient Demon Servants will keep an eye on my young master."

After Green signed the Destiny Contract, Xiao Ba said with a mischievous grin, but both the Black Phoenix and the Cyclopean Giant showed indifference.

Apparently, what the two were after would also invite a great deal of contention and attention.

"Come, here are three Heart-to-Heart Grass, one for each of us. The Space Force in the Seal is distorted, so we’ll need some special means to communicate. These are consumables to be used at critical moments."

The Black Phoenix’s wing revealed three pieces of dried grass that looked ordinary, dividing them between Green and the Cyclopean Giant, while Green took out two bottles of Stamina Recovery Elixir and distributed them to the other two.

After a round of communication, the three left the Cyclopean Giant’s lair and flew into the distance.

"Twenty years ago, those Ancient Demon Servants discovered an Abyssal Blood Iron Vein here and began secretly mining it. After being discovered by the local lords here, both sides sent five people for a duel to decide the ownership of the vein. But during this seemingly straightforward duel, an unexpected collision revealed the buried ancient battlefield sealing relic, thus ending the duel with an agreement to break the seal together at the end of twenty years for exploration."

The Cyclopean Giant said, casting a glance at Green. "The Primal Abyssal Demonic Qi inside is extremely thick. It must have sealed an enormously powerful Nameless Ancient Demon carcass. If you want to obtain it, you’ll have to compete fiercely with those Ancient Demon Servants."

Green nodded slightly.

Ancient Demon Servants are among the most powerful abyssal creatures summoned from the Abyss Summoning of the ancient Nameless Ancient Demon.

These abyssal creatures, long controlled by the Nameless Ancient Demon, have incorporated the will of the Nameless Ancient Demon into their bodies, passing it down through generations via bloodline inheritance, forming today’s Ancient Demon Servants in the Wizard World.

Green had once used Abyssal Summoning in the Flame Soul World, also accustomed to using strong abyssal creatures as trusted followers close at hand, which is the origin of the Ancient Demon Servants.

However, the confidant servants of the Nameless Ancient Demon differ from Green’s abyssal summoned followers.

Aside from a few exceptionally fierce Abyssal Demons, most of the Nameless Ancient Demon’s servants are Abyssal Dragons. Modern Wizards typically refer to these abyssal dragons, bearing the ancient demon’s will, as Abyssal Wicked Dragons.

About an hour and a half later.

The three landed at a giant camp under the jurisdiction of this Cyclopean Giant. Tens of thousands of green-skinned and black-skinned giants surrounded them. The Cyclopean Giant spoke solemnly in giant language, "Walla, walla." Then, amidst the cheers of the giants, two Third-Level giants and twenty Second-Level giants stepped forward, accompanying the three as they flew off into the distance.

After flying continuously for ten days.

The Cyclopean Giant pointed to a large mountain in the distance that seemed to have its peak flattened. "It’s over there."

On the ground, large ravines crisscrossed, faintly bearing the marks of the duel of ten people twenty years ago. It was evident that the locals and the Ancient Demon Servants truly engaged in combat for this Blood Iron Vein rather than merely negotiating at the table.

A short while later, on the half-flattened mountaintop, around the teleportation array, many powerful figures had already gathered. They were all varying forms of exiles who fled the Abyssal Holy Tower Rules.

"Gurgling, gurgling. Cyclopean Giant, you even managed to invite the Black Feather Phoenix as reinforcement!"

Just as they landed, a five-meter-tall Golden Pig King, leaning on a battle axe, greeted with laughter. With a fat head and big ears, a robust body full of fat, and constantly chewing something in his mouth.

"Be careful. The Golden Pig King is the oldest and strongest lord here. Don’t say too much later,"

Black Phoenix quietly advised Green, then took the initiative to greet the gathered exiles. Over twenty powerful figures, in various forms, surprisingly warmly greeted the Black Phoenix, indicating that the majority knew him well.

By contrast, the completely unfamiliar exile, Green, was utterly ignored.

"Hmm!?"

Suddenly, Green locked eyes with a Witch, both seeing the astonishment in each other’s eyes. It was Mieljis, the forest essence of the Six-Ring Holy Tower!

Upon seeing Green, the Witch was obviously shocked for a while before speaking in a low tone in front of a blood sword exile wizard, which instantly drew the same surprised gaze from the blood sword exile wizard.

The Cyclopean Giant, as one of the five local lords in the original duel of ten, along with four other local lords, brought the same number of subordinates.

And these diverse abyssal exiles were clearly assistants those local lords summoned using their means.

"The relic seal has been re-covered. Only this teleportation array can be used to enter and exit. Once we’re all here, we can unite as per the plan to open a crack in the sealed relic. Be patient. Those Ancient Demon Servants should arrive soon."

The Cyclopean Giant slightly explained to Green, who nodded.

Rustle, rustle, rustle, rustle...

Five hourglasses of time later.

The distant flutter of wings appeared, and one hulking figure after another emerged against the whistling surface gales of the Abyss, descending on the other side of this mountaintop, with an unspoken atmosphere of confrontation.

Among the leading five, two abyssal creatures had menacing and terrifying forms, while three powerful Abyssal Wicked Dragons stood over thirty meters tall. Needless to say, these were the five representatives of the Ancient Demon Servant Yifang in the original duel.

Behind these five were over a hundred Second-Level and Third-Level Abyssal Wicked Dragons and Abyssal Demon followers, also accompanied by many abyssal exiles.

Truth be told, even among the dispersal of abyss exiles covering the Abyss surface, the Ancient Demon Servants were just another group, lacking a unified organization, merely scattered forces on the Abyss surface.

Indeed, conflicts between Ancient Demon Servants were not unlike those among the abyss exiles, with no common will and frequent internal strife.

These five Ancient Demon Servant leaders likely represented a loose combination of forces spanning the abyss surface between the Three-Star Holy Tower and the Knight’s Persistence Academy. (To be continued. If you like this work, feel free to visit Qidian () to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please read on m..)