Reincarnation: The Soul of Dashul

"You little bastard... I suppressed my cultivation level in the secret realm, giving you an opportunity to take advantage. Now that I've recovered to my peak condition, prepare to die!"

Asmodeus donned a new set of Golden Tree Armor. His previous armor had been shattered by Leido's Eight Winds and Eight Transformations Technique during the contest of laws. If it weren't for the life-support function of the Ancient Tree Order, he probably would have perished as well.

However, he seemed to have forgotten these tragic past events. Asmodeus, wielding the standard greatsword, attacked Ledo with a speed that no other Golden Tree Guard could match. In the blink of an eye, he was close to Ledo and slashed with his sword.

"Bang... Bang!"

The greatsword seemed to have struck an impenetrable wall, making a loud thud before rebounding and flying out, landing on the Hall of Fame with a muffled thud that sounded like thunder, shocking everyone present.

All the Golden Tree guards who were attacking Ledo were stunned and stopped in their tracks, looking at the gray-robed youth in the center of the field with confusion. Some of the weaker guards even felt a strange sense of fear.

"The magic tournament was just a competition... it's over now. If you continue to cause trouble, don't blame me for being impolite!"

Leido remained expressionless. With just one punch, he knocked away the magical artifact of the captain of the fifth squad of the Golden Tree Guard, leaving Asmodeus, a low-level third-rank mage, with a numb arm.

"Impossible..." Asmodeus was furious and embarrassed, completely unaware that the little mage had already made a full advancement. Three-colored light burst from his life bud, quickly forming an energy lightsaber, which slashed at Ledo once again.

"You're courting death!" A cold glint flashed in Leido's eyes. From childhood to adulthood, his attitude towards enemies had always been clear: whoever wanted to kill him, no matter who it was, he would not sit idly by and wait for death. Moreover, in his eyes now, Asmodeus was nothing more than a clown.

A massive black-edged white tiger phantom rose from the ground and slammed into Asmodeus's energy lightsaber, easily shattering it. The white tiger continued its charge, extending its claws and seizing Asmodeus's wrist.

With a cold look in his eyes, Leido picked up Asmodeus and slammed him to the floor. "Bang...bang...bang!" After only three slams, Asmodeus's new armor was torn to shreds, and even the lining was filthy.

Asmodeus coughed up blood and fainted. He was completely naked, with bruises and wounds all over his body, bleeding profusely and barely breathing.

Everyone was stunned by the sight. Some who had watched the Magic Tournament felt a sense of déjà vu. Three months ago, in the second round of the Magic Contest, Asmodeus had also been thoroughly humiliated by Ledo. It was a complete replay of the old scene.

The difference is that when Leido was just a mage, he used his strongest spell, the Eight Winds and Eight Transformations, to defeat Asmodeus. But now Leido is a master mage, and he defeated him again with just the Five Kings' Decree.

"He fainted already? The power of this Nether Energy... is even greater than I imagined!"

Even Leido himself was surprised. This was his first time making a move after his promotion. The Nether Energy he had comprehended during his life-or-death battle with Ricky greatly enhanced the Five Kings' Decree, making its power terrifyingly strong.

The Netherworld Energy is the result of Leido incorporating the chilling energy of the Netherworld Flames into the internal energy of the Five Kings' Decree, transforming it into a terrifying and bizarre penetrating impact. When this move was used, even Riki, who could deflect physical impacts, was seriously injured, let alone Asmodeus.

"Stop!" The first to react was the vice-captain named Jingodon. He was stunned for several seconds before rushing towards Leido to save his squad leader.

Although Ledo had murderous intent, he was, after all, in the Ministry of Magic. His keen triple senses had already detected everyone's presence and guessed the general situation. If he killed Asmodeus at this moment, it would definitely bring great trouble to the Academy and the Raziel family.

"This thing...who cares? Here you go." Seeing Kingdon rushing over, Ledo tossed the unconscious Asmodeus over like a chick.

“…You bastard…how dare you attack the Golden Tree Guards!” Kingdon took Asmodeus from him, and his body staggered back a few steps before he regained his balance. His expression changed; he hadn’t expected this major suspect named Ledo to be so strong.

"Blind? They're about to kill me, and I can't even fight back?" Ledo dusted himself off, too lazy to look at the person in front of him. From his words, Ledo understood that the officers of these Golden Tree Guards were probably the offspring of royalty and powerful families, used to bullying others by abusing their power.

But Ledo is not someone to be easily bullied. Ever since he first met Asmodeus in Butuyazhu, this man has been making things difficult for him. Moreover, Evelyn, his childhood sweetheart, is actually going to marry this beast in human clothing.

Leido was furious and had nowhere to vent his anger when he happened to run into this brainless idiot. He wanted to test his skills and see how many levels he could fight after his full upgrade.

"How is that possible? Squad Leader Asmodeus is a Level 3 Elementary Archmage... and he only used one move?"

"This is insane... Even if we go up there, there's nothing we can do!"

"Look... Vice-Captain King Gordon is about to unleash his power, then it'll be a piece of cake!"

"But why do I feel... even if Captain King Gordon goes into battle, it's still a bit risky?"

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The numerous Golden Tree guards who had just rushed towards Ledo stopped abruptly upon seeing Asmodeus's miserable state. No one dared to advance easily anymore. Only the vice-captain, filled with anger, handed over the squad leader in his hand to his subordinate and walked straight towards Ledo.

"You lad...it seems you've already advanced to the level of a beginner-level Archmage, and you're only twenty! You're truly a genius, what a pity...the Empire has no shortage of geniuses!"

As the vice-captain of the entire Golden Tree Guard, how could Kingdon allow a suspect to humiliate his squad leader? He waved his right hand, and the Golden Tree Guard's signature greatsword appeared in his hand, except that his greatsword was black and looked extremely heavy.

"A mid-level archmage? Perhaps it's worth a try..."

Upon realizing that Jingodun's magical level was a whole grade higher than his own, Leido's eyes lit up. The urge to test his skills resurfaced, and a gentle breeze began to swirl around Leido's feet as he prepared to attack.

"You brat, how dare you commit violence and injure people here!" Just then, a voice carrying shockwaves resounded through the Plaza of Honor. A short, stout middle-aged man with a stern face and an imposing aura slowly flew over, his luxurious clothes highlighting his extraordinary status.

"Heh!" Beside the fat man in fine clothes were several other people. One of them snorted coldly without saying much. He was the mysterious man who guarded the royal palace in Onega County. He was the Dharma King of the Ansber family and had a great grudge against the Raziel family.

"It's those two Dharma Kings again!" Leido's perception ability had already identified the two. Back then, when Legent attacked him at the Mount Everest Magic Academy in order to seize the treasure, these two Dharma Kings appeared together to intimidate the enemies who were invading the academy. And now they have come for him.

The Dharma King of the Ansber family, Leido was very familiar with his aura. When he and Maria first went to Onega County, he thought this person was just a high-level mage, but he didn't expect him to be a great mage. He was able to slip away undetected thanks to the pendant Falling Moon.

"Greetings, Prince of Spain!" At this moment, more than a dozen powerful magic kings in the Plaza of Honor bowed and greeted the short, stout magic king. Even the two holy magicians from the Ministry of Magic treated him with great respect.