Chapter 109: Chapter109-The Primal Gate
Outside the imperial capital, a colossal portal stood between heaven and earth, resembling the Gate of Myriad Worlds, or perhaps the cornerstone of the world and the source of magic, ancient and mysterious.
The massive stone structure, seemingly formed naturally, was covered in marks from rain, snow, and ice, giving it an aura of timelessness that could leave anyone who gazed upon it in a daze.
“The Primal Gate!”
“How on earth did Otto learn this skill?!”
Not long after, Edward, Monroe, and a few others wore expressions of sheer terror and astonishment.
They recognized the Primal Gate as a terrifying yet extremely sinister forbidden technique!
Any skill categorized as forbidden was invariably both extraordinarily powerful and exceptionally evil.
If such techniques were to spread, they would bring endless calamities.
This was why they were jointly banned and prohibited from being practiced by any mage!
Even in Academy City and the Sun-Moon Sect, forbidden techniques were untouchable.
The factions behind these institutions had scarcely any records of such skills, emphasizing their prohibition, as practicing them would ultimately harm both the practitioner and others.
Yet, this rarely mentioned but clearly forbidden technique had been discovered and mastered by Otto!
According to their knowledge, once the Primal Gate was opened, it would release Doom Light, annihilating everything in its path and recreating primordial chaos.
Even after thousands of years, the land would remain desolate!
It was terrifying to the extreme!
Moreover, the most frightening aspect of this technique was its severe backlash, which seemed to consume the caster’s lifespan.
Otto was actually planning to use this move to eliminate Owen, showing how much he valued and intended to kill Owen!
“This situation is dire. If Otto really opens the Primal Gate and releases the Doom Light, Owen’s TNT, despite its power, will be reduced to chaos by the Doom Light as long as it is made of matter and energy!”
“This forbidden technique can threaten even master-tier mages’ safety. We indeed underestimated Otto as the Chief Elder!”
“To have successfully mastered a forbidden technique, the Chief Elder’s talent in this area is astonishing. I’m afraid Owen is doomed,” Edward and the others’ expressions changed drastically.
Those who had planned to distance themselves from the battle now turned and fled in panic, fearing they would be caught in the crossfire and left without a grave.
Even the previously confident prodigies with protective treasures no longer dared to stay, quickly retreating and putting as much distance as possible between themselves and Owen and Otto.
They felt that both Owen and Otto were complete madmen.
Neither TNT nor the forbidden technique were things they could withstand at their current levels.
They couldn’t begin to imagine what kind of catastrophic explosion would occur when these two terrifying forces collided.
As everyone fled further and further away, the Primal Gate behind Otto almost became tangible, manifesting in the world.
At this moment, Otto, standing before the gate, seemed as small as a black dot.
However, since his aura was merged with the Primal Gate, his small body exuded a presence that distorted the space-time around him, making him appear extraordinarily domineering and terrifying.
Otto’s eyes, now pitch black and ancient, coldly stared at Owen. “With the Primal Gate revealed, Owen, any of your techniques are meaningless!”
At this moment, with the Primal Gate standing behind him, the dangerous fluctuations from Owen’s impending TNT seemed to vanish.
The sense of danger that had just surged in Otto’s heart disappeared like smoke in the wind!
Owen’s TNT had completely lost its threat to him.
Or rather, under the Primal Gate, all techniques were futile.
As the Primal Gate locked onto Owen, the mana around him seemed to sense something, scattering away in terror.
Even Owen felt a sense of peril as if a sword hung over his head.
The next moment, Otto seemed to perceive the astonishment and fear in Owen’s eyes and laughed loudly, waving his hand forward.
Immediately, the Primal Gate trembled, causing the entire area to shake.
Then, a dim gray light emanated from the portal!
The light seemed to be the most primordial chaos, creating and destroying everything within it, a cycle of life and death, reversing yin and yang, profoundly mysterious.
Wherever the light shone, time and space lost all meaning.
In less than a breath, the gray light had already reached Owen.
Everything in front of Owen turned into an indistinguishable, untouchable chaotic mist.
An unprecedented sense of danger made his heart race.
Taking a deep breath, he hurled the successfully fused TNT forward.
The flames and thunder intertwined, forming a spiral-shaped light ball, with the flames chasing the thunder and the thunder chasing the flames.
It quickly collided with the gray light.
At the moment of contact, Otto’s face showed even more disdain.
As a practitioner of the Primal Gate, he was acutely aware of the domineering nature of this forbidden technique.
Even the terrifying energy mass formed by the [Order] powers would be suppressed and gradually obliterated!
Almost simultaneously with the disdain on Otto’s face, Owen’s TNT, the chaotic spiral energy mass, was assimilated like dust into the primordial chaotic aura, disappearing without a trace.
The TNT was neutralized!
Even though Owen knew the Primal Gate was bizarre and powerful, he hadn’t expected the TNT to be neutralized so effortlessly!
“Ha ha, Owen, is this your strongest technique? It didn’t even cause a ripple in my presence!”
After assimilating the TNT, Otto’s face was full of smugness, and his gaze at Owen was like that of a dead man.
However, there was no fear on Owen’s face; instead, he wore a calculating smile.
Otto’s heart skipped a beat.
The feeling of unease he had felt when the Council of Elders was bombed surged back.
But now, Owen had no more techniques left and was about to be turned into part of the chaos by the Doom Light.
So why did he still feel uneasy about Owen?
Otto didn’t understand, but Owen knew very well.
The second form skill of the Godslayer Staff, Guardian Shield, quietly appeared in front of him.
From the moment he started condensing the TNT, he had been luring Otto into using this move!
According to the intelligence he received from Davis, the Primal Gate was a forbidden secret technique, but it was also a projectile-type magic.
And this type of magic was perfectly countered by the Guardian Shield!
Based on the [Order] of the Guardian Shield, any projectile-type magic would be reflected back with triple the force!
Killing Otto with conventional methods was nearly impossible for Owen. But if Otto himself helped, it would be much easier.
Now, the Doom Light shot from the Primal Gate was the perfect weapon for Otto’s own demise.
“Old man, who said TNT is my strongest attack? Sometimes, being a frog in a well isn’t a good thing,” Owen said calmly, shielded by the Guardian Shield.
As soon as he finished speaking, the Doom Light struck the Guardian Shield, which absorbed the impact and then reflected it back like a mirror.
Otto noticed the Guardian Shield glowing in front of Owen.
He didn’t know what it was but sensed it was the source of Owen’s confidence.
If he could destroy it, he wanted to see how devastated and hopeless Owen would look.
However, just as this thought crossed his mind, he saw the Doom Light being reflected back at him by the curved shield.
At that moment, facing his own Doom Light, now nearly three times stronger, Otto felt his scalp tingle with fear!
It was as if the Doom Light he had summoned had turned into a sword aimed straight at his heart.
When the reflected Doom Light struck him, he felt an indescribable pain, as if he were being torn apart.
His skin, then his flesh and bones, began to dissolve like snow under the scorching sun, disappearing as if they had never existed!
He didn’t even have time to react or scream before he was reduced to ashes.
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