Titan King: Ascension of the Giant

Emerald Dream Realm, Red Moon Valley.

Loska brought the Blackscale Serpent Lord Sylas before the cross-realm teleportation array. After the latter confirmed it was indeed a real cross-realm teleportation array, he was utterly amazed.

"Unbelievable! The Red Thread Clan actually hid such a cross-realm teleportation array."

The relationship between the Blackscale Serpents and the Red Thread Clan had always been good.

The Blackscale Serpent race was a vassal race during the peak of the Red Thread Clan's power, which was why Loska had proactively invited Sylas.

"According to the contract we signed, during the next dark beast tide, we will join forces to invade the other world. The spoils obtained will be split sixty-forty."

"Hahaha... Loska, no problem! You should have called me last year! If we had united then, perhaps we could have ruled the nearby region again, restored the former glory of the Red Thread Clan."

Loska knew clearly that on the other side of the teleportation array, there were at least two Lords. (Note: Outside the Human kingdom, Legendary level beings are also respectfully called Lords).

He had invited Sylas over partly to coerce Sylas and his people into continuing the invasion of the other world to plunder resources, and partly with the thought of having a defensive backup.

Loska feared that the enemies from the other side of the teleportation array might proactively descend.

Alone, he certainly couldn't withstand two Lords.

If Sylas was added to the equation, Loska would have the confidence to defend Red Moon Valley.

"I can imagine how powerful our ancestors must have been!"

Sylas reached out, stroking the mysterious runes on the teleportation array; it was a mystery he couldn't decipher.

"To legitimately occupy this place, I traded territory twice the size of Red Moon Valley just to reclaim this ancestral land."

Speaking of the teleportation array, Loska also felt a touch of pride.

Had it been another lord, perhaps they wouldn't have possessed the daring to make such a choice.

Because no one knew if the cross-realm teleportation array was still intact.

"Loska, trust me, everything will get better!"

"In the near future, we will possess even vaster territory."

Sylas had already retracted his hands from stroking the teleportation array. He turned towards Loska, attempting to comfort his partner.

However, just at this moment, the cross-realm teleportation array suddenly lit up, emitting pulses of energy fluctuations.

"Sylas, what did you do?"

"Didn't I tell you not to touch things randomly?"

"The optimal time for teleportation is when the Void Passage opens."

The anomaly with the teleportation array made Loska very sensitive, and also very angry.

Because before coming, he had explained certain precautions very clearly to Sylas.

"I... I didn't do anything!"

"Did I use transcendent power or not? Can't you sense it?"

Sylas paused, stunned. He was certain he hadn't used any transcendent power.

It was only upon hearing Sylas's words that Loska realized something might be wrong.

Unfortunately, it was already too late!

A figure descended from the cross-realm teleportation array—burly physique, wrapped in a cloak, holding a trident, a flame burning at its tip, exceptionally domineering.

"Didn't expect there to be two mid-tier Lords here. It seems your vigilance is quite high; you prepared somewhat."

Orion looked at the utterly astonished Loska and Sylas, slowly raising the trident in his hand.

"Was it you who invaded my territory last year?"

Orion's figure flickered, instantly appearing beside Loska. By the time the latter reacted, the trident had already pierced through Loska's heart.

Orion reached out, grabbed Loska's head, and easily crushed it.

With a bang, the explosion startled Sylas nearby.

"Im... impossible!"

"A Legendary level peak expert! You... you..."

Before Sylas could finish speaking, he realized something and turned, wanting to flee.

"Go to hell!"

Orion's figure flickered again. He instantly appeared behind the Blackscale Serpent Lord Sylas and killed him.

Collecting the Lord's Stone, Orion raised an eyebrow, looking towards the recently deceased Loska.

Loska's lower body had vanished completely.

"Interesting. This fellow is actually still alive!"

Orion had just pierced Loska's heart, crushed his head, and taken his Lord's Stone.

Unexpectedly, Loska was still alive.

Such a characteristic reminded Orion of the strange monstrous snake Rockwell and Lorelia had encountered in the Underground Fissure years ago.

"Trying to run? No chance!"

Orion stabbed his trident into the ground. The transcendent power within his body surged, and bolts of lightning immediately pierced deep into the earth.

Boom!

Following a loud explosion, Loska's figure drilled out from underground.

At this moment, Loska had astonishingly regrown his upper body, and his strength still radiated a Legendary level aura.

However, he had dropped from mid-tier Legendary level to lower-tier Legendary level.

"This powerful Giant! The Red Thread Clan is willing to submit!"

Loska wanted to surrender, and also wanted to stall for time.

But Orion wasn't that foolish, nor would he give him the chance.

Pop!

Orion raised his trident. With a light swing, Loska's second life still couldn't withstand even a single move from Orion.

This time, Loska's body was shattered into pieces by the sound wave, leaving absolutely no chance of survival.

Picking up the Lord's Stone, Orion took a long, deep breath, focusing his battle intent.

A circle of Battle Will Surge formed around Orion. After two breaths, the spherical wave of power expanded outwards, killing all nearby Dark Worms, clearing the area completely.

After accomplishing this, Orion turned, approached the cross-realm teleportation array, and input his transcendent power into it.

Subsequently, Lumi, Gustalon, Dirtclaw, Lorelia, Clymene, Vargrum, Mordak, Zorn, Balgor, Grendel, Desdemona, and others all descended from the teleportation array.

"The air here is permeated with a kind of dark aura!"

Lumi, the first to step out, was a Legendary level elemental life form. Highly sensitive to her surroundings, she immediately noticed the peculiar nature of the Emerald Dream Realm.

"I suspect the Dark Source Crystals inside those dark creatures in the Emerald Dream Realm might be related to the dark aura pervading this world."

This was Orion's speculation. After hearing it, Lumi nodded in strong agreement.

Lumi approached the teleportation array and also input her own transcendent power, assisting Orion in teleporting more combat personnel to this side.

"Gustalon, quickly scout the intelligence and terrain within a vast area."

Receiving Orion's command, Gustalon transformed into a gust of wind and departed first.

"Sister, Dirtclaw, Lorelia, prepare to clear out all dark creatures here."

"Remember, all of them. Leave none behind."

To prevent any relevant intelligence from leaking, Orion prepared to slaughter the Red Thread Clan and the Blackscale Serpent race gathered in Red Moon Valley completely.

"Okay!"

"As you command, My lord!"

"As you command, Master!"

After assigning the tasks, Orion looked towards Lumi.

"You act too. Slaughter everything here quickly, then use ice and snow to cover up everything that happened here."

Lumi nodded and walked outwards decisively.

Wherever she passed, fierce winds swept through, and ice and snow filled the sky.

Large numbers of snowlings were born amidst the blizzard, slaughtering all dark creatures in the vicinity.

"The air here makes me feel comfortable. The power in my body seems to be accumulating, increasing bit by bit."

"Praise my Master! Dirtclaw likes this world!"

"Awooo..."

Dirtclaw transformed into his Hellhound form. The darkness permeating the air made him excited and active.

"Ah ha... here... here... all battle achievements, all dark source crystals, all mine!"

Compared to Dirtclaw, Lorelia was much more cautious.

She drilled into her Nest, waiting outside the teleportation array for more cave spiders to be teleported over.

Orion glanced at Lorelia but paid her no further mind.

Lorelia's timid and cautious personality was already formed; it was unlikely to change.

Actually, this was fine too. At least her safety would be ensured; it was also a decent choice.

"Not only is there a dark aura here, but also the smell of death energy!"

Clymene, Vargrum, Mordak, Zorn, Balgor, Grendel, and Desdemona had walked out of the teleportation array area together.

"We must occupy this place, open up a new homeland for the Horde."

This was what Clymene needed to do now.

After that previous event, their fates seemed to have merged; the relationship among their group seemed to have become even closer.

The members of their group also walked increasingly closer together.

Orion could see that after that previous event, Clymene, Vargrum, Mordak, Zorn, Balgor, Grendel, and Desdemona had definitely undergone some kind of change.

Since they didn't want to talk about it, Orion wouldn't inquire.

Who didn't have their own secrets?

Red Moon Valley. With the deaths of Loska and Sylas, the morale of the Red Thread Clan and the Blackscale Serpent race plummeted drastically. Their members began to die and rout in large numbers.

The Legendary level being Lumi acted personally. Enemies were either severed by wind blades or frozen by ice and snow, ultimately killed by the snowlings.

Some clever enemies burrowed underground, temporarily escaping disaster.

However, after large numbers of cave spiders joined the battlefield, those enemies hiding in underground burrows were also successively found and slaughtered completely.

Half a day later, Red Moon Valley, true to its name, had indeed turned into a vast expanse of red.

It was the blood of countless monstrous snakes that had stained the white snow summoned by Lumi crimson.

Despite this, the slaughter continued unabated.

Orion's plan for extermination wouldn't stop just because of some killing.

With the Horde's survival at stake, all personnel participating in the battle were ruthless, their actions clean and decisive.

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Titanion Realm, Blackstone City.

Following Orion's successful arrival in the Emerald Dream Realm and activation of the teleportation array, Blackstone City on the surface entered a state of full alert.

To prevent possible accidents, Onyx recalled Rockwell and Gronthar; one guarded the Underground Fissure, the other guarded the city walls.

And Onyx himself sat within the Horde Hall's meeting room, constantly prepared.

Even in the skies above Blackstone City, hawk cries sounded from time to time; those were thunderhawks summoned back to patrol the heavens.

"The air grows increasingly cold. Is winter coming?"

Onyx felt Orion had chosen an excellent time to invade the other world: descending before the dark beast tides arrived, before the enemy was fully prepared, catching them completely off guard.

Furthermore, this plan had now succeeded.

"The Stoneheart Horde is about to open up a new territory. This is a true golden age!"

Beneath Onyx's calm exterior lay a faint thrill of secret satisfaction.

Guarding Blackstone City, this major rear base, for Orion and the others was what he could do now.

Onyx would not permit any accidents to occur in Blackstone City at this time.

Thinking of this, Onyx dispatched another unit of the Sentinel Corps to constantly patrol the surroundings of Blackstone City.

This was a Sentinel Corps unit he had specially borrowed from Delilah, obeying only Onyx's commands.

The current Sentinel Corps comprised not only succubi and gnolls, but increasingly, harpies from the Thunderwood Forest.

The Nest at Thunderpeak Mountain had cultivated quite a few harpies with sufficiently high loyalty over the past few years.

They had never appeared on the main battlefield before, nor had they strengthened the Stoneheart Horde's aerial power.

These harpies had all been absorbed by Delilah to expand the Sentinel Corps.

The Sentinel Corps bore the responsibility of monitoring all Horde territories; these harpies were the best choice, and also the best scouts and assassins.