Chapter 567: 533, Five Peak Holy Order warriors of the New Continent
Charles first went into battle to return to Behemoth Duchy and fight the South Ceraph Reclamation Army. Most of his subsequent battles were also related to Southseraph. To end up fighting there again was truly poignant.
Facing thousands of New Continent's fleet ships, Charles chose to center around the Holy Light Divine State Title and Emilia Vessel, connecting all the vessels to transform into a sea Labyrinth. Thick Mists rolled out, enveloping the entire fleet.
Charles was not a war monger and knew that an excessively large army was actually detrimental to warfare. Therefore, he had long since converted most ships into merchant vessels engaged in trade and transport. His current fleet, comprising just over a thousand warships, primarily consisted of Ghost Ships, which emphasized reduced logistics pressure.
Witnessing Charles' fleet shrouded in Mist, the seven chairs of the New World Conference atop the city walls of Arcadia Port City slightly shifted their expressions.
Avesh's hatred for Charles had deepened immeasurably. He was originally one of the three chairs of the New World Conference. Capturing Black Phoenix City and occupying the entire Mecklen Duchy meant that even with future arrivals from the New Continent, they would be subordinate to the three chairs.
However, in the battle at Black Phoenix City, he lost all his forces and even Montblanc died, while Mocher surrendered. Avesh struggled alone and as migrant powers from the New Continent continued to arrive, he became an insignificant figure in the New World Conference.
Now among the seven chairs, led by Romios, the burly man who had just spoken submissively, was one of the five Peak Holy Order of the New Continent. His fame and influence surpassed Avesh.
Romios spoke indifferently, "It appears that even the Old Continent has someone who understands how to wield the power of an Evil God."
"However, before I embarked here, I received news that Agmilas had fallen under the siege of three Evil Gods. How can anyone still harness His power?"
Avesh was slightly startled and asked, "Agmilas has fallen? Who said that?"
A cold voice answered, "I did."
Upon hearing this voice, Avesh knew who it was. Idhela! Known as the Witch of Dreams, a twenty-fourth-order Dreamwalker, she was also one of the five Peak Holy Orders of the New Continent. He slightly embarrassed, said, "If Idhela says so, then there must be no mistake."
Idhela showed a hint of fear on her face and said softly, "I had a junior who accidentally entered the Evil God Coliseum. In order to retrieve her, I infiltrated the Coliseum. However, I never expected to witness a horrifying scene. The Storm Evil God, Ipjil, the Current and Tidal Evil God, Ciro, and the Golden Sea Evil God, Nairo, together killed Agmilas, tearing His divine body apart!"
"Out of the thirty-six Great Evil Gods of the New Continent, now only thirty-five remain."
"I also searched for a few followers of Agmilas, and their attempts to communicate with the Labyrinth Evil God yielded no news."
"Furthermore, all the potential successors of Agmilas that I found have lost their candidacy status, including the marks of Agmilas on their bodies."
This news shocked everyone.
Idhela had only shared this with Romios, and many were hearing for the first time that a Great Evil God had fallen, everyone looking at each other in disbelief.
A Sacred level pointed toward the ocean where Charles's fleet was, asking, "If Agmilas has fallen, how is Duke Mecklen using the power of the Labyrinth?"
No one could answer this question!
For no one would have thought that Charles had also joined the battle against the gods.
The Storm Evil God Ipjil, alongside the Current and Tidal Evil God Xiloren, and the Golden Sea Evil God Nairo had torn apart Agmilas's body, but his true form was that of Agmilas's Labyrinth, which was subsequently devoured by the Holy Light Divine State Title and the Emilia Vessel.
As the Great Evil God, Agmilas still had a few tricks left, such as reserving his own flesh and blood that could revive him by drawing power once the divine body was torn apart. Yet all these remnants of flesh were devoured by Juno, leaving him nothing.
Originally, Agmilas also possessed the runes of authority of the Labyrinth Evil God...
Well, since Charles had completed the challenge of ninety-nine labyrinths and consequently acquired the temporary authority over the Labyrinth Power through the rules of challenge, the very moment Charles completed those ninety-nine Labyrinth Challenges, even if Agmilas hadn't fallen, he would have lost his authority over the Labyrinth. Regrettably, Agmilas would never return.
It could be said that Agmilas fell completely, leaving nothing behind.
The Sacred Level beings of the New World Conference racked their brains but couldn't understand, what exactly happened?
Why could Charles Mecklen, a Duke remaining on the Old Continent, still wield the power of a fallen Evil God?
Romios fell deep into thought, then suddenly, his eyes lit up and he said, "Could it be that the people of the Old Continent have crafted a new path, one that allows the use of the Evil God's power without being controlled by it? Maybe even operating independently from the Evil Gods, using their powers?"
Everyone felt that Romios's speculation made sense.
In a low voice, Idhela said, "We are all under the control of the Evil Gods we worship. If it truly were possible to find a way to break free from them, our strength could advance even further."
Nearly all the Sacred Level beings of the New World Conference were fervently interested, and they looked at Charles with naked covetousness, longing to learn this Secret Technique from him.
Avesh knew that even if he manipulated Arunreshanmosu, he couldn't withstand the Holy Light Divine State Title wielded by Charles. Though he wanted to enter the battle, he gritted his teeth and restrained himself.
However, the Witch of Dreams Idhela was very interested in Charles and said, "I will take the first battle!"
Among the seven chairpersons of the New World Conference, she and Romios were the most powerful, both ranking among the top five of the Peak Sacred Level of the New Continent, so no one dared to contend with her.
Idhela floated into the air, this Witch of Dreams cloaked entirely in a black robe. However, if someone gazed at her, they would find themselves irresistibly fascinated, as if the Witch of Dreams was their dream lover, their perfect love, leading to an uncontrollable obsession, and ultimately, they might even fall under Idhela's control, becoming her dream puppet.
Although Anne was also a Dreamwalker, she had only advanced to the third tier a few months prior, a far cry from this Witch of Dreams.
Upon seeing a woman emerge from Arcadia Port City, Charles then heard Idhela speak in a very seductive tone, "Idhela, the first chairperson of the New World Conference, challenges Duke Charles Mecklen to a duel to the death."
Charles hadn't expected someone to issue him a challenge on the battlefield between two armies. He thought to himself grimly, "This woman's strength seems quite formidable!"