r18novel Chapter 74 Mark
Chapter 74 Mark
Stephen clapped his hands, and two more mages came up behind him. Wang and Mordo looked at the two newcomers in shock. They were their counterparts in this timeline. Now, those two versions of themselves had a horse-shaped mark on their foreheads, just like Stephen's.
Both Wang and Modu could feel the hostility emanating from the two people in front of them, and two magic rings, one black and one gold, unfolded in front of them.
"Dark magic?" Stephen frowned, looking at the ring in front of Mordo. "Has your timeline been invaded by darkness?"
"Take them down," Stephen ordered.
The two people behind him heard the order and did not hesitate at all. Two magic arrays appeared and rushed towards Wang and Mo.
Wang and Mordo also found their counterparts in tacit agreement. The three of them did not make a move, as they still needed to keep an eye on Stephen. The Holy Lord still remembered Stephen's abilities when he became the Dark Lord, and wondered if Stephen in this timeline could match him when he was corrupted.
Seeing that the Holy Lord had no intention of making a move, Stephen did not make a move either. The aura emanating from the other party kept swirling around Stephen's chest, trying to make him submit.
"A dangerous person." Stephen narrowed his eyes and stared at the Holy Lord.
Seeing that he was being stared at, Shendu simply gave a harmless smile and reached out to stop Wanda from making a move.
The battle between Wang and Mordo and their counterparts in this timeline continues. As the beings of the main universe, they naturally believe they can easily suppress their counterparts in this universe, and that's what they think too. However, the reality is quite different.
At first, the king was able to gain the upper hand, as he, as the master of the world, was suppressing the king of this world. However, he soon discovered the anomaly.
The opponent's mana seemed inexhaustible. When launching attacks, they used only high-energy-consuming spells, yet the opponent's mana seemed to remain unchanged. Every time the king paused between spells, the opponent's attacks would arrive.
The king's magical power is about to be exhausted.
Mordo's situation was somewhat better than the King's. He took immediate action as soon as he realized that the opponent's magical power was unpredictable. A shield formed by dark magic enveloped his entire body. When Mordo's spells hit the shield in this world, they would only cause a ripple, and the shield's strength would even increase.
The two remained locked in a stalemate. Mordo realized that the situation on the other side was not good, so he stopped focusing solely on defense and his shield instantly transformed into a sharp sword, slashing towards Mordo from another time.
The magic circle summoned by Mordo from the other world was unable to withstand this attack and was cleaved in two by the sword.
After Mordo dealt with the alternate time Mordo, he cooperated with the King to defeat the alternate time King.
Wang, supporting Modu, gasped for breath, "Thank you. If you had arrived any later, I might have been worn out."
Mordo replied, "I understand. Their power is abnormal, seemingly inexhaustible. If it weren't for the characteristics of dark magic, I wouldn't have been able to defeat them either."
Mordo and Wang returned to the Holy Lord's side, glaring at Stephen with hostility: "Now, do you still want to make a move?"
Stephen ignored the king's provocation and looked at the lingering aura of dark magic on Mordo's hands: "Not bad, I didn't expect you could actually control dark magic."
Mordo snorted coldly, and dark magic once again enveloped his entire body. He would not hesitate to take action if Stephen made any unusual movements.
"Calm down," Stephen laughed. "If I wanted to, I would have done it while you were still fighting yourselves. I just want you to experience what it feels like to kill yourselves."
"What a twisted sense of humor," the Holy Lord commented.
Stephen's expression remained unchanged: "Tell me, what do you want to do in our timeline?"
"Your past, present, and future have all been eroded," Wang said coldly. "Tell me where the Ancient One is. I need to speak with her in this universe."
Stephen did not answer Wang's question: "You said our timeline is being eroded. From what angle are you observing this? You also noticed that our timeline is excellent, better than ever before."
"I need to see the Ancient One," Wang repeated his request.
Stephen chuckled, "If you had made this request two months ago, I might have been able to fulfill it, but now?"
Stephen paused, then gave a dangerous smile: "That old woman is dead now."
"Dead!" Mordo and Wong roared simultaneously, "How could you possibly kill the Ancient One?!"
The Holy Lord was not surprised by Stephen's answer. Given how much the Ancient One valued Stephen, Stephen, as the Ancient One's successor, had too many opportunities to ambush the Ancient One.
In the original storyline, the Ancient One had no intention of continuing to live and was hastily killed by her traitorous disciple Kaecilius. It is quite normal for her to be killed by her beloved disciple now.
Stephen, seeing the shocked expressions on Wang and Mordo's faces, opened his arms and embraced the sun in the sky with a look of ecstasy: "Those who don't embrace new power deserve to be eliminated."
As the Holy Lord watched Stephen's rapturous expression, he followed Stephen's gaze to the sun. He saw a faint pattern on the sun that resembled the brand on Stephen's head—a horse.
"This is blasphemy! How can you face the trust the Ancient One placed in you?!" Mordo roared. "People like you should get out of Kamar-Taj!"
"Highly regarded?" Mordo's words interrupted Stephen's enjoyment, his face darkening. "When that old woman threw me onto the snowy mountain, did anyone speak up for me? If I hadn't accepted Xing's power, how could I have come back!"
"If I hadn't undergone another baptism, I would have frozen to death long ago!"
Stephen composed himself and said coldly, "This world is fine and doesn't need interference from the people of the main world. If you want to do anything unnecessary in this world, I don't mind taking care of you."
"How dare you speak so arrogantly to Shendu!" Wanda saw Stephen speak disrespectfully to Shendu and her Chaos Magic surged from her body, but Shendu raised his hand to stop her.
Stephen frowned as he looked at the chaotic magic on Wanda, which still emanated a dark aura.
The Holy Lord was certain that Stephen couldn't stop Wanda if she wanted to, but there was no need for that now. From the aura emanating from Stephen, the alternate timeline King Yu, and the alternate timeline Demon City, the Holy Lord had already determined the source of this timeline's corruption.
The talisman—this timeline is being eroded by the power of the talisman. The horse talisman can provide a continuous source of life force, which explains why this world's vitality far surpasses that of the main world, and why their power is inexhaustible.
They were marked with horse charms.
The Holy Lord's lips curled up slightly. He hadn't expected the Returning Horse Talisman to undergo such a significant mutation in this universe. As long as the Holy Lord retrieved the Talisman, all those in this world who had been marked and suffered backlash would become his slaves.
This place will become the Holy Lord's true kingdom!
"Young man, don't get so angry." The Holy Lord patted Stephen on the shoulder.