At Chen Xu's command, the entire undead army sprang into action.
Bone Guard One mobilized the skeleton corps, pressing them to the front lines.
The other black knights each led a portion of the undead units, following closely behind.
In the sky, the nine moons and nine suns altered their orbits simultaneously, drifting together toward Lothar's territory in the northwest.
Such a massive movement was naturally impossible to conceal. The other necrotic archdukes of the Land of the Undead turned their gazes toward the scene.
With only three candidates remaining, every necrotic archduke understood that the final battle was imminent.
From the current situation, Chen Xu's apparent strength was the greatest. Whether in the size of his undead army, the strength of his units, or the number of mythic-tier powerhouses, he far surpassed the other two candidates.
At this moment, almost all the necrotic archdukes, like Alix, chose to favor Chen Xu.
Even if Chen Xu's status as a human felt somewhat strange to these undead, strength was respected above all in the transcendent world.
A powerful Lord of the Undead was far better than a legitimate but mediocre one.
Furthermore, the Land of the Undead was no longer as peaceful as it once was. The Mother of Hell was watching greedily, intent on extending her tentacles into their realm.
In such a time of crisis, the necrotic archdukes only hoped the new Lord of the Undead would be strong enough to withstand Hell.
They didn't care if he was human, an elemental spirit, a savage beast, or even an angel radiating holy light. As long as he was strong enough, it was enough.
A short while later, the army had finished assembling.
Chen Xu sat upon the Undead Throne, using his mental strength to lift himself into the air, looking down from above.
A vast, dark mass of billions of undead crowded outside the Dark Canopy.
At the front, the skeleton soldiers formed a military array under the command of Bone Guard One.
By now, the Huangquan army formation had long since undergone a transformation. Most of the skeleton soldiers had reached the entry level of the Huangquan Sutra, and the enhancement of the army array by Huangquan mana had increased significantly.
Combined with the qualitative change brought by their sheer numbers, a phantom of a giant plant now manifested above the undead army.
This incredibly massive and seductive spider lily was greedily extending its branches, thrusting them into the Dark Canopy ahead.
Its colossal form was nearly half the size of the Dark Canopy, its branches coiling in layers to lock the canopy in place.
Bone Guard One extended his left hand, holding it before his eyes while chanting an incantation. Then, he raised his bone shield in his right hand and slammed it violently against his left hand.
Clack!
The fierce shield bash knocked off several bone chips. Under the effect of the incantation, the bone chips were sacrificed to the spider lily.
Having received the essence of the sacrifice, the spider lily grew even more violent, its branches lashing out wildly in every direction.
The original version of this incantation used blood for the sacrifice. If a human general were to perform it, they would use a clean knife to cut their palm, sacrificing essence blood to the spider lily.
Unfortunately, Bone Guard One was a skeleton and had no blood. He had to find another way, using a shield bash to knock off pieces of bone to substitute for the essence blood.
In its frenzied state, all the spider lily's attributes were significantly boosted.
Under the relentless assault, the Dark Canopy trembled violently.
However, it was a spell cast by an eternal-tier necrotic archduke, after all. The spider lily's attacks failed to break it, serving as little more than a slight disturbance.
"God-Lord."
Taiyin and Shengyang appeared before Chen Xu together. In the starry sky, the nine moons and nine suns had already taken their positions.
The moons formed an inner ring, while the suns formed an outer ring.
"Go. Break through this canopy and slay that arrogant Calamity Dragon."
"Use this war of conquest to announce your existence to the Land of the Undead. Let them know the power of the Star Lords."
"By your command, God-Lord."
After replying, the two vanished from their spots.
In the sky, the double wheels formed by the nine suns and nine moons began to rotate.
Beams of lunar essence poured down, landing upon the Dark Canopy.
Sizzle!
The lunar essence collided with the calamity power, creating a sharp sizzling sound.
Before long, many tiny cracks appeared in the Dark Canopy.
Sunlight squeezed through the gaps, burning the undead within Lothar's territory and purifying the aura of calamity.
Faced with this probing attack, Lothar did not react at all.
As the Calamity Dragon, calamity was the Dao principle it mastered. Besides bringing calamity to others, Lothar was also exceptionally skilled at sensing its own calamity.
Just now, a sudden, sharp pain had pierced its soul. The intense agony caused its soul fire to contract briefly.
It knew this was a calamity warning. However, Chen Xu, the candidate for the Lord of the Undead, was outside with his undead army.
Huangquan power, ultimate cold power, Sea God power, Dragon God power, brutal power, and even the world power of the Land of the Undead—various high-level powers surrounded and saturated the area around Lothar.
This made it impossible for him to make an accurate judgment or confirm the specific source of the calamity. He could only rely on experience to analyze that the general direction was those eighteen planetary bodies in the sky that the undead found so loathsome.
Thus, instead of counterattacking the infiltration of lunar essence and sunlight, Lothar manipulated his calamity power to shrink the barrier into a smaller canopy, shielding his own figure.
At the same time, Lothar was continuously weaving a web of calamity. This massive web was extremely intricate—the most complex one he had ever created since mastering the Path of Calamity.
A hint of madness flickered in the depths of Lothar's eyes. The persistent pain in his soul told him that his fate was already sealed.
But before that, he wanted to complete this masterpiece and let that detestable human outside taste the pride of a native undead.
Therefore, he needed time. Every extra second allowed him to complete more details.
In the sky, Shengyang held the Holy Sun Imperial Seal in both hands, raising it high toward the heavens. The brilliance of the nine suns flowed incessantly into the imperial seal.
Beside him, Taiyin activated the Nine-Moon Frostflower Mirror in her hand, causing ripples to spread across its surface.
As the sunlight and lunar essence penetrated below, the image within the mirror gradually became clear.
One was gathering strength for a finishing blow, while the other was scouting to lock onto Lothar's position.
"Woooh—"
A blue light streaked in from behind as the Kunpeng somehow joined the battlefield. According to the combat plan Chen Xu had laid out, the main force for this war of calamity extermination was supposed to be Taiyin and Shengyang in the sky.
As for the other mythic-tier forces, they were being held in reserve to deal with unexpected situations.
Chen Xu looked up slightly at the Kunpeng flying toward the Dark Canopy. Just as he was about to ask it what it was doing, he saw the Kunpeng open its massive maw and begin devouring the calamity power on the Dark Canopy.
Well, it seemed its gluttonous urges had taken over again; it wanted to eat.
However, the Kunpeng had been in the rear. Why would it suddenly become interested in calamity power?
Chen Xu released his mental strength to scan the area and discovered hundreds of tiny root systems crawling through the soil below.
These roots extended from the ground into Lothar's territory, plunging into the Dark Canopy and greedily absorbing the calamity power.
Needless to say, the owner of these roots was Zhenyuan, the Ginseng Fruit Tree.
He didn't know when it had started, but Zhenyuan and the Kunpeng had clearly hit it off. Both were gluttons who often shared their insights on fine food.
Chen Xu realized that the Kunpeng's sudden action was likely prompted by Zhenyuan's instigation.
"Sigh."
Chen Xu sighed but did not stop the Kunpeng. They were like children who liked to eat. In any case, devouring this calamity power would not negatively affect the overall situation; instead, it helped Taiyin by accelerating the locking process.
In the sky, Taiyin's eyes were bright. With the Kunpeng's interference, the image in the Nine-Moon Frostflower Mirror became significantly clearer.
Taiyin formed hand seals and manipulated the mirror, searching through Lothar's territory.
Suddenly, she sensed an abnormal energy. The calamity in that spot was extremely active. Taiyin acted decisively, marking the location on the mirror's surface.
"Shengyang!"
Taiyin moved the Nine-Moon Frostflower Mirror in front of Shengyang. A beam of lunar essence shot from the mirror, plunging into the Dark Canopy and striking Lothar directly.
"Understood."
Shengyang caught the signal. The Holy Sun Imperial Seal moved according to his will, carrying the power of the nine suns as it transformed into a streak of light, smashing down from the sky like a meteor.
Boom!!!
The impact generated a massive shockwave that instantly swept across Lothar's territory.
Intense solar energy was released from the Holy Sun Imperial Seal, transforming into a solar storm. The storm swept through the calamity, its blistering heat enough to wipe out any foreign energy.
The Dark Canopy was shattered by the radiance of the sun, leaving the calamity with nowhere to hide.
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