Chapter 912: Chapter 826: Don’t Back Down Now, Okay?
At this moment, Shane was undoubtedly the most eye-catching presence in the entire scene.
The leaders of the various forces of the Human Race and renowned figures from around the world involuntarily bowed down before him, as if welcoming a king, their eyes filled with fear.
They knew Shane was strong.
Without mentioning anything else, the commotions Shane stirred up in the Imperial City alone communicated to others how powerful he was.
The people present weren’t ordinary folk; they had their own channels of information. After Shane’s identity as a Hero was revealed, they collected his experiences after arriving in Omni Potanssen through various means.
However, the information they gathered was very limited.
Because the Kingdom had hidden Shane’s defeat of Aridia, and many truths about the events in the Imperial City of the Ragna Empire were also concealed under the secret operations of the Divine Race and Demon Clan.
As a result, how many people in this world truly knew the extent of Shane’s strength?
The Elf Clan had indeed seen Shane display Transcend Level combat power with their own eyes, but as a rare race secluded in the Taiger Forest, events occurring there naturally couldn’t be easily leaked out.
The Beastman Priest Group knew that Shane withstood the out-of-control Lilith but, under Life Goddess Anima’s behest, also protected information about Shane.
Aside from these, when Shane later exhibited his strength, it was all in the Demon Realm, which people in the Human Realm were basically unaware of.
Therefore, the Human Race’s forces only knew about Shane’s exploits before he entered the Inner Sanctum and acquired the second Unique Skill, marking his first major leap in power in his life.
And before this, what were Shane’s striking points?
One: Possessing a Unique Skill that allows him to arbitrarily adjust his Level and Skills to a certain extent, thus enabling him to single-handedly defeat the “Slaughterer Faction” of the Old Demon Clan Faction at low levels.
Two: Possessing a very high-level “Tame” Skill, he tamed Artlu’s Black Dragon as his mount.
Three: Possessing the seemingly lost Celestial Magic and the highly versatile Grant Magic, he once summoned a meteor shower that nearly destroyed the Kingdom Knights.
Then there was a series of events involving him, like the rebellion of the Galuo Li Family, the destruction of Cosmos, and the political upheaval in the Ragna Empire; Shane was involved in all these major events.
Then there were several nobles who offended Shane and ended up deposed, such as Duke Sterling’s Family and Duke Lusica’s Family, both of whom fell against Shane.
These all demonstrated Shane’s strength to a certain extent to others.
Compared to this, the fact that Shane had the backing of the Dragon Demon and the supposedly world’s strongest Evil God, who hadn’t appeared in millennia, was just energy behind him and had no real connection to his personal power.
In such circumstances, Shane remained a dazzling presence, but people naturally wouldn’t think of Shane as a being far beyond all the powerful figures of the Human Race.
Even though he was a Hero, having been in this world for only more than half a year, logically speaking, he couldn’t be exceedingly strong.
People were already giving him the highest regard possible but still believed that Shane’s Level shouldn’t be high, merely possessing strength that could rival Legendary Level figures due to his Unique Skill.
Even when he later entered the Inner Sanctum and became stronger, owning the Holy Sword as his ultimate weapon, everyone only thought he might not be inferior to Limit Level beings and didn’t believe Shane himself had reached Limit Level.
Let alone being above Limit Level, very few Heroes throughout history have ever reached that, Shane had been in Omni Potanssen for less than a year, deeming it impossible for him to reach such a realm.
Even Mitra, hailed as the strongest Hero, only reached Limit Level at thirty and attained transcendence only through his insights in the Inner Sanctum, earning his renown.
And before this, Mitra had already been in Omni Potanssen for a full ten years.
With such examples set before them, who would think Shane could reach above Limit Level in less than a year?
No matter how highly they saw him, they couldn’t possibly think this way.
Including Yule, who certainly had high hopes for Shane, never thought Shane would possess such strength at this moment.
In other words, the power Shane exhibited in the Human Realm was still not strong enough.
Thus, this scene transpired today.
“Let’s not waste each other’s time anymore,” Shane calmly declared in front of everyone present.
“I know you didn’t come here to visit me.”
“I also know who you truly wish to meet.”
“Don’t say I didn’t give you a chance.”
As he spoke, Shane waved his hand, Magic Power surged from it, turning into a tangible wave with his movement, slashing heavily through the gate of the Beizut Family.
“Boom!”
With a resounding blast, amid the shattered stones and debris, a ravine was carved into the ground by the blade of Magic Power before the Beizut Family’s gate, appearing as a scar etched into the earth, extremely striking.
And this scene yet again made everyone’s hearts tremble.
Releasing just Magic Power resulted in such a slash?
Unaware of the crowd’s shock, Shane withdrew his Magic Power.
This move was inspired by Gray.
Although he hadn’t learned Gray’s trick of materializing the “Magical Sword” into a weapon, thanks to his superhuman control power, condensing Magic Power into a blade and releasing it like this wasn’t difficult for Shane.
So…
“As long as you cross this line within an hour, I’ll let Chafne meet you.”
Shane’s voice echoed throughout the venue.
“Whether you come alone or join forces for an attack, or even use magic tools, it doesn’t matter.”
“It’s fine to use strategies, but I hope you understand the limits. If you resort to some means I dislike, I won’t know what I’ll do to retaliate.”
“Come, let me see what you’re capable of.”
After leaving these words, Shane’s voice finally turned mocking.
“Of course, after all this, don’t back down now, okay?”
The mocking tone lingered in the ears of the gathered powerful and influential figures.
Everyone fell silent, a sense of indignation simmering in their hearts.
At this point, there was truly no way to back down.
Moreover, diplomatic tactics, influences, and political maneuvers were all useless here.
Shane had straightforwardly drawn a path from which there was no escape, no avoidance, for everyone.
If they didn’t want to walk this path, there was only one outcome — to become the laughingstock of the world.
After all, they had all come together, and each one of them was a figure capable of influencing the future trajectory of the Human Realm. If they backed down now, afraid to face the challenge, wouldn’t they be a joke?
As the saying goes, when it comes to face, once it rises to a certain level, it is tied to actual benefits.
Therefore, this battle was unavoidable for them.
Since that’s the case…
“I’ll go!”
Mordo gritted his teeth, standing up driven by the frustration and anger in his heart.
Shane turned his gaze towards him.
He didn’t know who this mage, draped in a magic robe and wielding a decent-looking magic wand, was or where he came from.
To be honest, out of all the people present, apart from Yule, Shane basically didn’t recognize anyone else.
But that didn’t hinder Shane from taking action.
Even if he didn’t know who the person was, Shane could guess that anyone daring to come here at this time wouldn’t be simple.
Not to mention, with the ability of [Outer Destiny], Shane could clearly see the other’s level — “Lv.97”.
He was a top-notch legendary mage no less than Nia and Leiya of the Elf Clan.
Exactly.
Just a legendary level.
Thus, Shane didn’t say much, just beckoned Mordo with his finger.
That gesture, more insulting than harmful, made Mordo’s blood boil instantly.
He was a genius, and by his thirties was already the strongest mage in Larabai, even ranked among the top legendary mages in the entire Human Race, naturally carrying a pride unmatched by others.
Because of this, as they say, youth is hot-headed, and this commander of the Larabai Magic Corps refused to accept Joseph, believing himself to be more outstanding than Joseph.
In his eyes, Joseph was just an outdated powerhouse who hadn’t reached the Limit Level for over twenty years.
Being stuck for so long meant his potential was exhausted, unable to advance further.
And himself?
Mordo believed that if given another ten years, he could definitely reach the Limit Level.
By then, he would be the strongest great mage among the entire Human Race, even the cadres of the Demon Clan would have to bow to him, and the upper-level goddesses of the Divine Race would treat him with respect.
It’s known that it’s incredibly difficult for the Human Race to produce a Limit Level powerhouse.
The Demon Clan only has three at this level, the Divine Race is similar, and the Human Race, needless to say, throughout the entire history of the Human Race hasn’t had many of such formidable figures.
Otherwise, the opposition against the Beast Demons a thousand years ago wouldn’t have been led by a hero group of thirteen top legendary-level powerhouses.
In other words, even at that time, the Human Race didn’t have a Limit Level powerhouse, let alone now.
In some sense, Limit Level powerhouses are even rarer than Transcend Level powerhouses.
If he truly could reach that level, Mordo thought, it wouldn’t be in vain to have come to this world.
With such a strong sense of self-respect, Mordo, full of pride, only showed restraint in front of Misji, whom he served. Facing others, even the first-in-command of the Human Race, Aridia Elbein, he dared to claim he was more outstanding.
This is because Aridia didn’t have Mordo’s achievements at his current age.
Now, however, he was being taunted.
“[Blazing Spear].”
Without any hesitation, Mordo unleashed his signature magic.