Chapter Thirty: The Emergence!
A roar suddenly echoed throughout the entire Modo City.
Both Gloria and the High Priest were startled by this roar. The High Priest’s figure appeared in the sky above the Temple, and she glanced toward the distant beach, slowly saying, “It seems the giant has broken through to the legendary realm.”
“Although he seems a bit foolish, he has decent talent; he will likely become an important force in Modo City in the future!”
Gloria’s figure also appeared, and after taking a look, she said, “Not bad, not bad.”
“Modo City has finally begun to produce its own legendary professionists! At this rate, Saruman’s ascension to legend is just a matter of time. That little girl named Milan in the Church has Soren’s blessing; entering the legendary domain shouldn’t be too difficult for her. I’ve heard that Scarface, the Cyclops Pirate, and Adele Isabella are also on the verge of becoming legendary, although it may take them a bit longer. Modo City’s future legendary professionists should not be too few.”
Steadily accumulating strength.
Everything Soren invested in at the very beginning is finally about to pay off.
Among the pirate leaders, those with potential are already touching the edge of legend, while those with insufficient potential have also reached the ranks of high-level professionists. Modo City is currently at a critical point of explosion; as long as it breaks through this point, the number of legendary professionists in Modo City will be no less than that of other established forces. Moreover, these legends have all originally followed Soren, their loyalty far surpassing that of others, and they will become key pillars of Modo City in the future.
Modo City’s current high-end combat power is already very formidable!
Soren is a True God with weak divinity, Vivian is the Demon Son of Fear (demigod), Gloria and the Fallen Witch are legendary wizards, the High Priest is a level 30 Mind Sorcerer (in a cursed state), and Saruman is endowed with divinity.
In addition, Modo City is home to an adult Shadow Dragon, a divinity Bipedal Dragon raised by Vivian, and a giant who has just advanced to the legendary domain.
Such power is already greater than that of many human kingdoms!
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Eastern Kingdom.
In this distant land, there is a towering mountain peak in the northwest. This peak juts into the clouds like a sword, with steep cliffs that even high-level monks find difficult to climb without assistance.
At the top of the peak is a platform.
It looks very strange, as if it has been flattened by hand. At the center of the platform lies a peculiar stone.
The stone is not large.
It somewhat resembles a human statue, its facial features already indistinct, but its shape looks like a seated monk. This stone has existed here for an unknown period, unaffected by countless years of wind and rain.
A sharp wind whistled.
Suddenly!
Below this peak, several figures were rapidly rising. They were all dressed as monks, employing intricate lightness techniques, leaping over ten meters in a single bound. Continuing to ascend toward the top of the mountain.
Soon.
Five figures reached the summit, one of which was a delicate young girl named Chan, who made a pact with the demon Soren.
She had successfully entered the monk ranks and began the highest level of training.
“Grandmaster!”
The leading middle-aged monk knelt respectfully before the stone, and the other monks followed suit. Chan, initially confused, quickly knelt as well.
All they could see was the legendary monk respectfully addressing this stone: “Grandmaster!”
“The Ancient Evil Artifact has broken the seal and has emerged! … The monastery is worried about the suffering of the Eastern Kingdom’s populace and has sent the disciple Xu to respectfully request the Grandmaster to emerge! …”
“Please, Grandmaster, subdue the Ancient Evil Artifact for the sake of all living beings! …”
“Otherwise,”
“the Eastern Kingdom may flow with blood! …”
The stone remained motionless.
Apart from the leading legendary monk, the other monks exchanged puzzled looks. Today, they had only received the monastery’s order to humbly welcome a Grandmaster who had been in seclusion for a long time to deal with the Ancient Evil Artifact. As for this strange mountain peak, it was the first time for these young monks to come here, and they did not understand why the legendary master Xu would show such respect to this stone. They believed it to be just an ordinary stone with no signs of life.
Time passed by gradually.
As the others grew increasingly puzzled, suddenly a spark of life emanated from the cold stone before them. Shortly after, an extremely slow breathing sound followed.
A normal person’s breathing is relatively quick, but this breathing was nearly once every minute.
Everyone present was a high-level professionist.
This life force and this slow breathing had not been there before; it all occurred abruptly.
As if realizing something.
One monk couldn’t help but exclaim in shock, “Cloud Ascension Monk!!!?”
“Is the Grandmaster we are here to welcome the legendary Cloud Ascension Monk?”
Upon hearing this, the others were also struck with shock.
Chan’s expression reflected astonishment as she looked at the stone before her.
The Cloud Ascension Monk.
One of the most unique branches of monks, they are extraordinarily powerful, evolving from monks and possessing various unique abilities. When they reach a certain realm, they can walk without leaving footprints, can stroll among the clouds, and ultimately gain the ability of Mountain Immortality, at which point they will shed the limits of life expectancy, never dying from the passage of age!
Crack.
A fissure appeared on the stone, and soon the entire stone turned to powder, revealing an elderly monk sitting cross-legged before everyone.
Immortal and ageless.
Needing no food or drink.
Even breathing was no longer necessary.
In that instant, all the monks displayed expressions of disbelief, as they understood all too well the unimaginable power exhibited by their Grandmaster upon emerging from seclusion.
It was not an astonishing scene.
However, those who grasped its significance could hardly believe it!
This monk Grandmaster chose to enter seclusion at the top of this mountain, and it was unclear how long that seclusion lasted; the stone encapsulating him was formed entirely from the wear of wind and rain, and this process may have taken hundreds or even thousands of years!
Immortal and ageless.
Needing no food or drink.
Even breathing was no longer necessary.
The Cloud Ascension Monk before them had entered an unimaginable realm, and such an existence could surely rival any deity!
The monk before them was an existence they could not comprehend.
At least no known monk master within the monastery could touch such a mysterious and profound realm.
The Mountain Immortality.
Transcendence.
Indestructible.
The ageless body.
Each of these abilities could only be obtained at the legendary realm for monks, and they did not even know how many legendary capabilities the Cloud Ascension Monk possessed.
They could only be certain that such an existence was almost akin to a deity to them!
“How many years has it been now?”
The Cloud Ascension Monk, whose face bore a hint of age, slowly opened his eyes. His voice was slightly hoarse, having not spoken for hundreds or even thousands of years; it was likely a bit of an adjustment for him. He probably became a monk with an ageless body quite late, so his appearance was fixed at the moment he successfully cultivated it, which would not affect his strength. Such a monk at this level would likely not care about their appearance.
“It is now the year 1676 of the New Moon Era.”
The leading legendary monk, named Xu, bowed deeply, his voice trembling slightly, seeming a bit excited, “Grandmaster has been in seclusion for 632 years! …”
At this moment.
Xu finally understood why the monastery had sent him to welcome this Grandmaster, for after entering the legendary domain, he gradually lost direction, not knowing what level he could still reach in the future. But upon seeing the Cloud Ascension Monk at this moment, he deeply realized his own insignificance and understood that his current legendary realm was nothing in the grand scheme of monk cultivation; there were still many paths ahead waiting for him to explore.
“Has it been over six hundred years already?”
The Cloud Ascension Monk’s voice seemed to carry a sense of historic nostalgia as he slowly stood up and directly stepped toward the cliff’s edge, stepping through the air as if the clouds were beneath his feet. With each step, he traveled over a hundred meters, vanishing in the blink of an eye, leaving behind a remark: “Since the Ancient Evil Artifact has emerged,”
“I shall set off now! … You all return to the monastery first! … I will visit the current headmaster in a while! …”
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