The First Magic World War

This lance, forged from the Sacred level of an ordinary member of the Blood Clan and the power of six Evil Gods, transformed into a Knight's Spear and with one thrust, sent a Spiritual Hunting Dog flying.

Though Charles managed to deflect one Spiritual Hunting Dog with his spear thrust, he was drenched in a cold sweat from the shock.

That hunting dog had almost pounced on him.

The other Spiritual Hunting Dogs were slower than Charles, and he dodged them one by one, but this particular one was especially cunning. Hiding alongside its companions, it suddenly leapt out, missing him by the barest margin.

Armed with the Knight's Spear transformed from the Blood Spirit Rhinoceros, Charles felt a burst of renewed vigor. Wielding the lance, thrusting and jabbing, he drove the pack of Spiritual Hunting Dogs back, but he was also filled with terror; despite being able to touch the Spiritual Hunting Dogs, the Knight's Spear from the Blood Spirit Rhinoceros could not harm them.

These hunting dogs were like wisps of smoke; even when pierced by the long spear imbued with the power of the Evil God, they only howled furiously, showing no sign of injury.

Charles soon realized that he had been entrapped by Wood Brandon—once he left his own Mirror World, he would appear in Wood Brandon's Mirror World, and while Wood Brandon would not enter his Mirror World, he would send Spiritual Hunting Dogs to chase him.

Charles sighed inwardly, "This place truly is a Transcendent world!"

What ultimately decided everything was Transcendent power.

Had Charles not yet ascended to the Sacred level, he would now be facing certain death!

However…

Now he had at least seven methods to counter.

Charles kept leaping, widening the battlefield, even leaving the vicinity of Strasbourg.

Wood Brandon was also quite surprised. As a member of the Van Gaal Family, he knew the flaws of the Mirror World—it was too small and too fragile.

A Mirror World within a mirror could not possibly be very large, and if the mirror shattered, the Mirror World would break apart as well. If a member of the Van Gaal Family was not nearby, that Mirror World would be annihilated; if they were nearby, the shattered mirror would regenerate into countless small Mirror Worlds.

To expand a Mirror World across a vast area, countless mirrors were needed!

And this was impossible; no one could so frequently face the Mirror Spirits, nor could anyone expand the Mirror World indefinitely. Many members of the Van Gaal Family owned several, or even dozens of Mirror Worlds, but these were scattered across different cities with no connection between them.

But Charles's Mirror World was astonishingly expansive; he had escaped Strasbourg, and his Mirror World still stretched unbroken. Even Wood Brandon had no choice but to temporarily exit the Mirror World and pursue him with other secret techniques.

Charles, after gaining control of a substantial amount of manpower and resources, hung a mirror infiltrated by him on each of the caravan's wagons. These wagons traveled in all directions, effectively expanding his Mirror World throughout the Old Continent. In addition, every ship under Menilman, including warships and merchant ships, and his own fleet, had their gunwales occupied. These vessels traversing the seas naturally expanded the Mirror World.

People in this world, bounded by tradition, couldn't fathom such an active mind like Charles's, wondering how one could even conceive of such a thing?

Fleeing from Strasbourg to Behemoth, Charles occasionally sensed fractures in Wood Brandon's Mirror World, allowing him a brief escape before being caught again. Charles was no fool and immediately understood that his reentry into a city caused the fractures. He quickly tested and found out that Wood Brandon's Mirror World was not one continuous entity but divided into countless small worlds. Even within a single city, it was incomplete.

Charles was confident he could find a gap to escape, but he didn't want to flee; instead, he pivoted from Behemoth and made a beeline for Southseraph.

Charles believed that once he reached Arcadia Port in Southseraph, the situation would turn around. He had two Legendary Warships there and the Sacred level peak Mirror Spirit Ysamiel, along with many allies, enough to turn the tables on Wood Brandon.

Wood Brandon quickly caught on to Charles's plan. He wasn't afraid of Antonio; as long as he stayed in the Mirror World, Antonio would never dare pursue him inside. However, if Charles made it to Arcadia Port, he could reclaim the two Legendary Warships, and even Wood Brandon acknowledged the formidable threat they posed.

Having stayed on the Holy Light Divine State Title for a while and even contemplated stealing the Legendary Warship, he soon realized he couldn't invade every mirror on board. It wasn't just that Charles had already infiltrated all the mirrors, gunwales, and reflective surfaces first, but also because the warship itself was incredibly eerie. Wood Brandon nearly got swallowed by Amon twice.

Although Charles owned the Holy Light Divine State Title, he had little deep understanding of the five Divine Creatures aboard. Wood Brandon, having spent time on the ship, suffered greatly at the hands of these five creatures, especially Amon. The other four were in a daze, not very active, especially when not in combat—mostly in deep sleep—but Amon was exceptionally lively, often appearing near him...

If Wood Brandon hadn't had five to six hundred years of experience, been well-versed in numerous Van Gaal Family Secret Techniques, and even learned some Supernatural tactics of the Human Race, Amon would have caught and devoured him several times.

Wood Brandon took a deep breath, suddenly stepped forward, and entered Charles's Mirror World. He couldn't allow Charles to seek help from the two Legendary Warships; he'd rather risk entering Charles's Mirror World to engage in a duel.

Compared to facing two Evil God-tier Legendary Warships, the danger in Charles's Mirror World was still less formidable.

Charles was busy dealing with dozens of Spiritual Hunting Dogs while trying to flee when he suddenly sensed someone invading his Mirror World. Looking up, he saw Wood Brandon.

He stopped in his tracks, smiled faintly, and said, "Welcome to my abode."

Charles reached out and swiped through the void, his first instinct was to shut down the Mirror World. Having finally lured Wood Brandon into his territory, how could Charles let him escape again?

Wood Brandon shook his head and said, "Although you've closed off the Mirror World, anyone else would find it impossible to leave without killing you. But I am also from the Van Gaal Family; give me twenty minutes, and I'll be out of here, making your seal utterly useless."

Charles spoke indifferently, "Twenty minutes is quite long."

The two looked at each other and suddenly created dozens of Mirror Shadows. Charles's Mirror Shadows were the familiar people he had encountered, while Wood Brandon's were mostly ancient figures. Charles even noticed some shadows dressed in clothes that seemed centuries old.

The battle between them instantly reached a climax.