Chen Xu teleported directly from Guixu to the center of the void, reaching out to grasp the fragment of authority.
He took a moment to feel the slight residue of annihilation power in the surroundings.
With just a tiny touch of his mental strength, Chen Xu's hair stood on end, and a sharp pain echoed through his soul.
It had been a long time since he had felt such pain after his soul underwent a qualitative change upon reaching mythic-tier.
It could only be said that the power of annihilation was indeed formidable.
If not for the long charge time and the extreme difficulty of locking onto targets, which limited it to stationary ones, the mage civilization of Eternal Heart would likely have achieved far more than they currently had.
Just now, Guixu had utilized the floating city's space module to teleport the annihilation orb directly to the target location at a controllable point during its energy release before detonating it.
Such an operation required incredibly high coordination; even if the method were explained to Gandalf, they likely wouldn't adopt it.
A slight error would cause the annihilation power to explode within the floating city, potentially triggering a chain reaction with the energy core and causing an even more horrific explosion.
Worst of all, floating cities usually deployed in groups, with at least three operating together to support each other.
If the range of the explosion affected other floating cities, more than one would likely be scrapped.
Thus, whether it was traditional technology or magic technology, it all came down to the machine spirit in the end.
As long as the machine spirit was pleased, even the most difficult operations could be realized.
Chen Xu gripped the fragment of authority tightly, and then spread his mental strength over it.
The fragment sensed the aura of the Lord of the Undead within Chen Xu's soul and began to tremble incessantly.
The authority deep within Chen Xu's soul also began to vibrate at the same frequency.
The two parts of authority resonated, and the fragment in his hand transformed into a streak of light, shooting directly into Chen Xu's forehead and entering the depths of his soul.
As the authority slowly merged, Chen Xu felt a cool sensation spreading from the depths of his soul outward.
It was a wonderful experience; his soul grew rapidly under the nourishment of the authority.
In just a brief moment, Chen Xu's mythic-tier soul shot up by a significant margin.
More importantly, with the enhancement of the authority, Chen Xu gained more permissions and could do much more within the Land of the Undead.
Chen Xu looked down at the void created by the annihilation and, with a single thought, a massive amount of necrotic aura gathered there.
Under Chen Xu's will, the aura began to transform into soil, rapidly filling the abyss below.
Three seconds later, the massive void was restored to its original state, and even the residual annihilation power was wiped away.
Beyond this, Chen Xu felt he could do even more; the enhanced authority gave him the illusion of being a creator.
Chen Xu turned his head to look at the skeleton army behind him, locking his gaze on two skeleton soldiers.
His mental strength reached out, lifting the two skeleton soldiers into the air, and with a thought, the authority in his soul sent out a wave of power.
The two skeleton soldiers were actually attracted to each other and merged. In an instant, a deformed skeleton soldier with two heads, four arms, and four legs was born.
Furthermore, the soul fire of this mutated skeleton soldier was very stable, showing no signs of collapse.
Except for the somewhat illogical placement of the four legs and a slightly odd standing posture, everything else was normal.
The aura it emitted was also considerably stronger than the ordinary skeleton soldiers nearby; while it hadn't reached the level of 1+1=2, it was around 1.5.
However, this power of creation was still far from the original authority of the Lord of the Undead, not even representing one percent of it.
The creation of the Lord of the Undead could produce gargantuan monsters like the Bone Kun and directly establish a race, writing them into the laws of the Land of the Undead.
What Chen Xu was tasting now was merely the glutinous rice paper on the outside of the candy; it didn't even count as the sweet part.
After regaining his composure, Chen Xu returned to Guixu, preparing to head back to his territory.
The land he had just conquered below could not be wasted either; Xuan Chu and the others would carry out some simple development there.
The larger the territory, the more tactics could be executed; without the combat power to destroy the world in one blow, strategic depth was an extremely important factor.
When facing troublesome enemies, he could drag them into his own territory and eliminate them one by one using the hidden cards buried within the land.
In particular, Chen Xu had a professional trap assassin like Bone Guard Four; if he didn't let it out to practice, its ancestral skills might go to waste.
Most importantly, everything on this land had been swallowed by the previous annihilation explosion, meaning there were no necrotic treasures at all, giving it no development value.
In Chen Xu's plan, aside from the first few subsidiary cities open to the outside world, others would either be resource-based cities adjacent to treasures or troop-based cities formed by combining multiple necrotic species regions.
"Guixu, return to the territory."
"As you command, my Lord!"
On the island foundation below the floating city, runes lit up one after another, energy flowed, the space module activated, and ripples appeared in the surrounding space.
In an instant, Guixu returned to its birthplace.
Below, the teleportation array built by Wanbao Pavilion had expanded from a temporary one to a giant teleportation array covering a thousand square meters.
The light of teleportation flashed constantly, and every time the array activated, a group of fully armed mercenaries walked out.
Judging by the emblems on their clothing, they were all people from Wanbao Pavilion.
As soon as Chen Xu descended from Guixu, Big Boss immediately stepped forward.
"Lord Chen Xu, congratulations on your triumphant return!"
Gandalf also approached: "Lord Chen Xu, how was it? The Mana Annihilation Beam Projector of our Eternal Heart is quite powerful, isn't it? We have many more such powerful magic technologies in Eternal Heart; as long as you are interested, we can sell them all."
If he hadn't known Gandalf's status as a councilor, Chen Xu would have thought he was a top salesperson for some company.
But then again, Chen Xu really did want those heavy hitters from Eternal Heart, especially with Guixu, which could efficiently and perfectly control any facility on the floating city to unleash destructive power far beyond the norm.
"Lord Gandalf, the products of Eternal Heart are indeed top-notch." Chen Xu gave a thumbs-up with his right hand. "Do you have a list of other magic technologies? Let me take a look first."
Hearing this, Gandalf flashed a bright smile and took out a scroll from his left wristband, appearing well-prepared.
Gandalf held the scroll with both hands and presented it to Chen Xu.
Chen Xu took it with one hand, supporting it with mental strength, and with a flick of his finger, the scroll unfurled in the air.
【Destruction Great Cannon】, 【Forbidden Spell Mage Tower】, 【Mana-Sapping Canopy】...... 【Doomsday Environment Simulator】.
There were actually more than ten items listed alongside the Mana Annihilation Beam Projector, each of which made Chen Xu's heart itch with desire.
After reading it several times, Chen Xu pointed at the scroll, made two marks, and then returned it to Gandalf.
Gandalf took the scroll back and said cheerfully, "Lord Chen Xu, are you purchasing the 【Glacier Heart】 and the 【Mana Amplifier】? I must say, you have excellent taste. These two pieces of magic technology..."
Before Gandalf could start his sales pitch, Chen Xu interrupted him.
"Except for those two, I want everything else."
"All... all of them?"
Gandalf's voice trembled slightly, reaching an unprecedented high pitch.
"Lord Chen Xu, please forgive me if I misheard. Did you say that except for the 【Glacier Heart】 and the 【Mana Amplifier】, you want to purchase one of every other magic technology?"
Facing Gandalf's cautious inquiry, Chen Xu nodded with certainty.
Gandalf's hand holding the scroll began to shake uncontrollably, and his entire state became somewhat dazed.
"Zzzt!"
Suddenly, the sound of an electric current came from Gandalf as the magic items on his person detected the user's soul was in an abnormal state and automatically triggered.
Coming back to his senses, Gandalf first bowed to Chen Xu, then a magic circle lit up beneath his feet. The next moment, he appeared directly beside Wanbao Pavilion's teleportation array.
He forcibly pulled out all the mercenaries who had just teleported in, stepped inside, and vanished.
It seemed he was heading back to Eternal Heart to assemble a team.
Indeed, this single order alone was enough for Eternal Heart to fund the clearing of two ordinary worlds.
As for Chen Xu, he intended to return to Blue Star first to check on the situation there.
He had been in the Land of the Undead for a month and needed to go back and see how things were.
Although the World Will said that Heaven was confronting Hell outside the world, Hell's reach had already extended into the Land of the Undead. Chen Xu feared that a crazed Hell might even shatter Heaven.
After giving some instructions to Big Boss, Chen Xu returned to the City of Miracles through the teleportation array and then back to Blue Star.
As soon as he stepped out of the portal, Chen Xu felt something was wrong.
Chen Xu took a deep breath; the spiritual qi density in the air was actually significantly richer than when he had left.
"Holy crap, it couldn't be 'one day in heaven, one year on earth,' could it?"
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