The First Magic World War

Transcendents from the New Continent, lacking the training systems of the Old Continent, had their potential prematurely tapped into, causing their upper limits to be generally lower than those of the Transcendents from the Old Continent.

If we were to discuss true strength, the Transcendents of the New Continent were completely no match for those of the same level in the Old Continent. However, because the New Continent came in contact with the Evil God too frequently, many Transcendents became tainted with its aura, causing their power to somewhat reflect that of the Evil God.

The power of the Evil God was ever-changing and mysteriously unpredictable; Transcendents skilled in manipulating the Power of the Evil God had a significant advantage in battle.

Romios had fought against Ysamiel for several hours and had not gained any upper hand, which surprised him as he was the President of the New World Conference and one of the five Peak Holy Orders of the New Continent. He pondered in his mind, "How can he, a man from the Old Continent, manipulate the Power of the Evil God more adeptly and naturally than I can? It doesn't even seem like he's manipulating it at all; it's as if he's the incarnation of the Evil God walking the earth. But since when does the Evil God act so normally?"

People from the Old Continent had too many encounters with the Evil God and knew that it often lacked intelligence or logic and was mostly in a state of anger, and some didn't even possess human thought, being icy cold and only responding to the world according to certain patterns.

Ysamiel, whose memory was completely shattered, behaved unlike a fallen Evil God.

Although Romios still had several trump cards up his sleeve, he did not want to use them in such a fight. He activated the Black Curtain to push Ysamiel back and shouted, "How about we call this match a draw?"

Charles gave Ysamiel an order, and the fallen former Evil God slightly smiled, then turned and stepped into the Magic Mirror.

Romios returned to Arcadia Port and said, "Duke Charles Meklen has crouching tigers and hidden dragons under his command; we should not have provoked him in the first place and should have chosen to conquer a few smaller nations instead."

There are thirty-three countries in the Old Continent, and apart from the Five Great Empires, there are more than twenty smaller countries, including The North and the southern continent. Clashing directly with Charles was not the most strategic choice.

Avesh said, "The Mecklen Duchy is newly established, and Charles was not present at the time, leaving a power vacuum. This land was once the richest and most fertile territory of the Black Phoenix, and there was no better choice than to attack the Mecklen Duchy."

Romios knew that what Avesh said was correct. The Mecklen Duchy was not just any duchy; ordinary duchies like those of Behemoth, Modova, and Mosleyd were only equivalent to a normal region each, but the Mecklen Duchy consisted of thirteen large regions and had over a hundred noble territories by the sea. If occupied, it would suffice for the returning New Worlders to live comfortably for hundreds of years.

However, nobody expected that Anne would bring Krel Brittany and Ebner Sumei to personally oversee the defense in Black Phoenix City, and seek help from major forces which responded, managing to hold off the Allied Army of the New Continent until Charles returned.

Even more unforeseen was the fact that not only did Charles bring back a large number of beings of the Sacred level, but he also brought four Legendary Warships, two of which appeared more sinister than the Evil God himself, quickly defeating the Allied Army outside Black Phoenix City and swiftly recovering the lost territories, compressing the influence of the New World Conference to the Southseraph region.

A female of the Sacred level said, "Let me fight the second round!"

Romios, slightly surprised, said, "Red Hawk! Charles has many strong subordinates; are you confident?"

Red Hawk replied, "I should... be able to fight for a draw."

Romios said, "Then I wish you good luck."

The Red Hawk soared into the sky and quickly arrived at the battlefield. She called out, "Mr. Charles Mecklen! I am here to challenge the second battle."

Charles was greatly surprised; he had not expected to see this female pirate again, nor had he anticipated that the Red Hawk had also sided with the New World Conference. However, this was not really surprising, since she was indeed a New Worlder who had spent many years in the New Continent and was more familiar with the people there.

Charles glanced over at his Sacred-level subordinates and told Andreas, "Go on, fight her to a draw!"

"If you can't beat this woman, tell her, 'If you win, I will kill your brother.'"

Red Hawk had indeed fought alongside him before, but now that they were enemies, Charles felt no need to show mercy. Red Hawk was of the twenty-second grade, a strong contender in the Sacred level, and if Charles also sent a Sacred-level fighter of the same grade, he would run short of manpower for the challenges to come. Hence, he sent Andreas to "exchange blows" with Red Hawk.

Andreas, aghast, said, "Just because I'm a bit familiar with a few dozen Great Act Devils, you don't have to send me to my death, right? I'm still quite valuable. If I use her brother as a threat, won't she just kill me outright in anger?"

Charles said, "I have fought side by side with this woman, Agon... oh, Agon doesn't know her. But the other Beastmen do know her. I guess she might have something to say; if your pace is fast and the situation turns dire, just retreat."

Andreas muttered under his breath as he took to the air and met Red Hawk. They did not talk much and directly engaged in combat.

After advancing to the twentieth grade, Andreas's speed was unmatched, not even by the old Leopard People Tumishen. However, Red Hawk was also known for her speed and was of a higher grade than him, so the battle became one-sided from the start.

Seeing that things were going poorly, Andreas hastily called out, "Charles told me to say, 'If you win, he will kill your brother.'"

Red Hawk couldn't help but laugh, lowering her voice to say, "He's still as shameless as ever," while slightly easing her offensive.

Unable to help himself, Andreas whispered, "You know Charles, why not join him? There's no future following these New Worlders. The Mecklen Duchy is bound to become the new Fifth Great Empire, and those who follow Charles have boundless prospects."

Hearing this, Red Hawk felt quite nostalgic; she had not been optimistic about Charles back then. Red Hawk was one of the top ten pirates, and although she had suffered a setback in the New Continent, where all her subordinates and fleet were destroyed by the Evil God Tuolerdan, she still wished to build up her own force.

But Red Hawk hadn't expected that in no time at all, by clinging tightly to the House Brittany, Charles had become a powerful figure in the New Fars Empire, holding a high position in the Brittany Dynasty, and his rise had far exceeded her expectations. Now, joining Charles seemed a bit… out of time.

Red Hawk spoke softly, "We returned to the Old Continent to survive, but if this war continues, I fear not many will live to see its end!"

"This war is meaningless, but some, for their personal desires, insist on continuing it..."

Upon hearing these few lines, Andreas's spirits lifted.