Titan King: Ascension of the Giant

"Invading the Emerald Dream Realm is a very important matter. Hulk isn't familiar with you."

"Him raising the issue in the public channel, thus not excluding you, was also done out of consideration for my face."

"Isabella, if you want everyone not to neglect you, then conquer them with your charm and strength."

As a guide, as an assassin, Alexander had already said enough today.

Isabella was a smart person; these words today were sufficient.

An unknown amount of time passed before Isabella came back to her senses, muttering to herself on the throne.

"Demigod... Arch Lord... Legendary level peak..."

"I'm the weakest puppy... I'm the worst..."

Only after Alexander had laid everything bare for Isabella did she realize what kind of circle she had entered.

Originally, Isabella had thought the Champions Alliance was just a group composed of some Legendary level existences. After she advanced to the Legendary level, she felt qualified to join.

Now, it seemed she had been far too complacent.

Previously, when Deputy Commander Edward mentioned that Arch Lords couldn't descend, Isabella had thought they were boasting.

Unexpectedly, it was all true.

"About your level... could it be you are also an Arch Lord peak existence?"

Isabella suddenly jolted. Only now did she realize that Alexander, with whom she had a good relationship, was an existence surpassing even her father.

All along, Isabella had only thought of Alexander as a veteran Legendary level expert.

"Heavens... I seem to have joined an incredible organization..."

Emerald Dream Realm, Red Moon Valley.

Orion remained seated cross-legged beside the cross-realm teleportation array, not awakening immediately.

"Release this owl. It will find the intelligence I want."

Deputy Commander Edward had traded a magical item to Orion—it was an owl statue.

It was an extremely high-tier magical item!

"Deputy Commander, do I just release it? Should I do something else?"

"No need. This is a stealth owl. It will fly throughout the Emerald Dream Realm, scouting relevant intelligence for us."

Hearing this, Orion's eyes lit up. This kind of item was practically a divine artifact!

"No, I only have this one in my possession. This item is too precious."

"Deputy Commander, are there any more owls? I..."

Orion deleted the message he hadn't finished sending, feeling slightly disappointed.

Just then, Leonidas and Alexander also sent messages.

"Bro, take this thing. When you find a suitable place for my troops to descend, just throw it hard onto the ground."

Leonidas traded over an iron lump, somewhat resembling a Poke Ball in shape.

"Just throw it onto the ground?"

"Correct. Use some force and throw it hard; it won't break."

Orion stored the item away without asking further questions; this was surely another special item.

Afterwards, Orion looked at the message sent by Alexander.

"I'm gifting this item to you. You should have use for it."

Alexander traded over a strange-looking paper figure, quite peculiar. Its function was eye-opening for Orion.

[Shadow Paper Figure]

Type: Single-use item

Quality: Alpha

Usage Description: Tear the shadow paper figure. Using your own shadow as a medium, summon a shadow slave completely obedient to your command.

Note: The shadow slave possesses intelligence, has no offensive capabilities, and dies upon being attacked.

Staring at the shadow paper figure in his hand, Orion fell into contemplation.

This was a very special functional item, and also a single-use one.

Orion tore the paper figure. A shadow slowly condensed from beneath his feet.

The shadow nodded towards Orion, took a few steps, then stood aside, awaiting orders.

Orion stared at the shadow, his brow slightly furrowed, then slowly smoothing out again.

"Go!"

After a good while, Orion finally spoke this single word faintly.

The shadow slave turned and walked towards the cave exit.

Exiting the cave, the shadow shrank, condensing into a ball, and departed outwards from Red Moon Valley at the speed of a running person.

Where the shadow passed, the cave spiders showed no reaction, nor did the snowlings summoned by Lumi.

Even when passing right beside Dirtclaw, Dirtclaw discovered nothing.

Furthermore, everything the paper figure observed, Orion saw within the cave.

This truly was a magical item!

It was also an excellent tool for silently probing intelligence.

"Hehe... the foundation of a peak Arch Lord is truly incomparable to mine!"

From the items produced by Leonidas and Alexander, Orion understood that the gap between him and Arch Lords wasn't just in strength, but also in foundation and resources.

Items like the ones just received—Orion didn't have them, the entire Stoneheart Horde didn't have them.

Orion sighed, closed his eyes, and swept through the Survivor's Platform, hoping to obtain some useful items from it, to increase his foundation somewhat.

Seven days later, the sound of footsteps echoed, awakening Orion from the Survivor's Platform.

"Master, the snow is getting thicker and thicker. Should we recall the small spiders?"

Lorelia arrived beside the teleportation array, speaking softly, afraid of disturbing Orion.

Following Lumi's actions, heavy snow gradually covered the area near Red Moon Valley.

The thickening snow served as a natural barrier against potential outside invaders.

"Relay the message to Dirtclaw and the others. Have everyone return to Red Moon Valley."

Orion pondered, calculated the time, felt it was about right, and decided to recall Lumi and his sister, who were still slaughtering dark creatures.

"Also, Master, the castle you requested—Lorelia has already built it for you."

Lorelia looked expectantly at Orion, hoping for praise from him.

Orion stood up and walked towards the cave exit, causing Lorelia's smiling face to instantly fall.

Arriving within the valley and looking at the castle Lorelia had constructed, Orion's temples throbbed.

What met his eyes wasn't a castle at all, but a structure resembling a miniature Nest.

Except that on the surface of the Nest, a few structures resembling arrow towers had been added.

Indeed, entrusting such fine work to Lorelia was unreliable.

Orion didn't speak, walking straight towards the "castle".

Shortly after entering the castle, a cave extending down into the earth appeared before him.

Orion shook his head and walked down into the cave.

The cave was very deep, with a large internal space and quite a few branching paths.

"Master, this is the castle Lorelia built. Isn't it beautiful?"

Lorelia followed Orion to the deepest part of the underground caves, showing off with immense excitement.

Orion finally saw it clearly; this wasn't fundamentally a castle prepared for him, but one prepared for Lorelia herself.

"It's alright!"

Orion replied perfunctorily. Reaching the deepest part, he took out a Lord's Stone and placed a territory core within Red Moon Valley.

With the placement of the territory core, the sub-base was thus formed.

Orion could also integrate some special buildings like arrow towers into it, thereby strengthening Red Moon Valley's defensive and early warning capabilities.

"This place is forbidden from now on. Besides you and me, no one else is permitted to enter, understand?"

Orion's tone was extremely serious. Lorelia nodded solemnly.

When it came to serious matters, Lorelia always listened obediently.

"Let's go. There are still some external defensive fortifications that need discussing with you."

Orion took Lorelia airborne.

Orion first released the owl Edward had given him. The owl was incredibly fast, vanishing over the horizon in the blink of an eye.