The Mighty Dragons Are Dead

Boom!

A black fissure spread through the sea, splitting the body of any devil it touched in two, regardless of whether it was a low-level sea monster like Yu Chou Devil or a high-level one like Naga Devil, or any other fallen sea creatures.

This was the power of space magic, which was unresistible to any creature that couldn't exempt from material damage.

Initially, Ach used water and ice system magic merely to test her abilities; it was only after she switched to a space elemental incarnation that she truly exhibited her extraordinary strength. Amplified by Unicorn Charlie, each of her spells became a construction of superior magic, increasing in power tenfold.

"So powerful!" Eternia exclaimed.

"Lord Ach is more powerful than any archmage of ancient times. I have never heard of anyone who could use superior magic constructions with such ease," Viswinti equally marveled, secretly pleased to follow such a powerful archmage and sharing in the glory.

"Your Majesty, has magic developed to such an extent in this age?" Gulvig asked in surprise.

Liszt, watching Ach's formidable figure, was delighted. The initially fragile nixie had finally become one of the most powerful individuals in the world, "Ach's talent is exceptional. There have likely been few archmages throughout history who could master space magic, and she has also been favored by a unicorn."

"Unicorns only favor the pure-hearted. Were Ach in the era of the Moon Empire, she could undoubtedly contend for the position of the Great Emperor."

The Moon Empire was a magocracy and slave-holding state ruled by magicians, where the Great Emperor was the leader of the empire.

Unlike the Knight Era where nations generally had male successors, the Moon Empire had many female emperors since magic training bore no relation to gender, and the probability of women becoming archmages was no less than men.

"Ach would definitely be able to contend for the position of the Great Emperor," Liszt nodded in agreement, knowing well what others might merely regard as miraculous. He understood very clearly — all of Ach's powerful spells sourced from Unicorn Charlie's enhancement; this miraculous creature was no different from a dragon in that regard.

"Now that Lord Ach is eliminating the devils, it seems we have nothing left to do," Bluposi said.

After a moment of thought, Liszt instructed, "You should capture a few solitary devils. It's best to get a few of each type, and they must be alive. Bring them back for experiments, so we can find a way to completely purify the seas as soon as possible."

"Yes, Your Majesty is quite right."

The mermaids, eager to purify the seas, swiftly captured a variety of devils in the gaps between Ach's spells, one of each type.

Liszt shook his head, "That's not enough, we need at least three of each type."

"Your Majesty, we do not have the necessary restraints. Capturing too many will be hard to manage."

"I have them here. Here, Mountain Copper manacles and chains. Take as many as you want." He pulled out chains and manacles one after another from the space ring.

With the presence of Mountain Copper Dragon Mata, there was no shortage of magic metal Mountain Copper. As he often needed to capture magical beasts while traveling, he carried a large number of Mountain Copper manacles and chains with him. Naturally, these weren't purely made of Mountain Copper; they were special equipment mixed with Mountain Copper, designed to lock magic power.

The only equipment truly forged from pure Mountain Copper was a ten-meter-long Mountain Copper Dragon Lance, which he did not bring from the castle since the diameter of the space ring was only five meters, and thus couldn't contain the lance.

With the Mountain Copper equipment, the mermaids quickly captured a total of twenty various kinds of devils.

These devils retained the biological forms from before their corruption, yet all their magic had transformed into dark attribute magic. Their bodies became shriveled, covered in tumors and pustules, their nature savage, mindless, and their combat abilities might surpass what they had been before their corruption – many Yu Chou lacked magic before their fall, but almost all possessed dark attribute magic power afterward.

"It is hard to imagine that a dragon's power could contaminate so many creatures."

"The Evil Dragon is a legendary creature that was born with this world, neither alive nor dead, unbound by a thousand-year lifespan, something even the Sacred Dragon cannot achieve," Eternia clarified for Liszt, "That's why the death of the Cursed Dragon could contaminate an entire sea, making it impossible to purify completely for a million years."

It's not that the Sacred Dragon is less powerful than the Evil Dragon, but the powers of the Sacred Dragon are quite special.

The Formless Dragon's spatial power, the Smoke Dragon's power of destiny, the Twilight Dragon's temporal power, the Jade Dragon's mental power, and the Immortal Dragon's life force are perhaps not suited for battle, but their magical nature is irreplaceable.

As for the Evil Dragon.

The power of the Silent Dragon is unknown, as is that of the Shadow Dragon, but it is only known that the Cursed Dragon can contaminate creatures, from their bodies to their souls, a power more akin to that of the Light Dragon infected by the Black Dragon Wraith and White Dragon Wraith, rather than the Cursed Dragon's own power.

The difference between a Devil and a Dragon Wraith seems negligible.

After observing the Devil for a moment, Liszt withdrew his gaze and addressed Eternia and the mermaids, "Perhaps the sea is still under the influence of the Cursed Dragon's power, but worry not, for now that Ach and I are aware of this, we will purify the sea completely."

"Thank you for Your Majesty's merciful action."

"It is my duty, I am the king of the Flame Kingdom, recognized by all kingdoms of the Legendary Continent as the lord of the seas, and all seas are my territory," Liszt proudly proclaimed, feeling it to be a matter of course, "Cleansing the sea will also require your help, let us work together to strengthen the Flame Kingdom."

"Rest assured, Your Majesty, we owe our lives to Your Majesty and Lord Ach, and will follow behind you for the rest of our lives."

Seven mermaids expressed their loyalty solemnly.

Liszt maintained a gentlemanly smile, eyes fixed on the scene ahead where Ach continued combating the Devil.

The dense swarm of Devils, like a plague of locusts, rushed forward but were sliced to death by the dense spatial rifts near Ach. Layer upon layer of devils charged fearlessly only to become corpses, creating a thick carpet of devil carcasses on the ocean floor.

The Eight Dragons God Sword offered no enhancement to spatial magic; Ach retracted it into the Space Ring.

The Gemstone Crown she wore, however, sparkled brilliantly, reflecting against Unicorn Charlie's golden spiral horn, the copious magical light flickering, continuously drawing magic power from the void, even forming a spiderweb visible only through the Eye of Magic behind her—that was the Magic Web.

A massive amount of magic power was drawn from the Magic Web, leaving Liszt astounded and uneasy, feeling that the Magic Web might collapse at any moment.

He couldn't help but think, "If such battles continue, I wonder if the Dragon of the Magic Web will be drained dry?"

It seemed unlikely.

After all, the Dragon of the Magic Web once supplied magic power to the flourishing magical civilizations of both the Moon Empire and the Sun Empire. At that time, there was no shortage of Archmages, all drawing from the Dragon of the Magic Web's magic power without draining it entirely. Now, although the Dragon of the Magic Web slumbers and the Magic Web has shrunk, Ach, a single Archmage, could not consume all the magic power alone.

Amidst his rising emotions, a puff of smoke slowly floated before him, condensing into a segment of Serpent Script.

"Mission accomplished, reward: one Greater Elf."

Meanwhile.

At the distant Flame Castle, one of Liszt's many Little Minor Elves suddenly became listless, oppressed by their spirits. It had been scolded by the bully Jela again today, and had it talked back, it would have been beaten—when would such days ever end?