The Nine Star Extreme Domain instantly engulfed the entire orc camp, splitting the charging Orc General and the orc army clean in two. Only a handful of Orc Captains followed behind the Orc General, while the thousands-strong army was held at bay outside the illusory barrier.
No matter how the orcs outside the barrier attacked, it was as though they were striking at air — every blow was nullified, without a shred of power getting through.
This was the power of the Source of Illusion. Against attacks below Tier 3, including Tier 3, it could completely negate their force. Only Tier 4 power could inflict damage on the magical barrier, and even then the effect was extremely limited — well within the Nine Star Extreme Domain's tolerance.
"What is this?"
Everyone stared as the thousands of orcs outside were held fast, unable to advance a single step. Meanwhile, within the magic array, whether it was the Orc Warlords or the Orc General, they all moved as though wading through mud, their speed drastically reduced. Even the lightning-fast Orc Overlord — now they could clearly see every swing of the saber aimed at Ke Le.
The disheveled-looking Ke Le raised his shield to block.
With a heavy crash, Ke Le was pushed back only five or six steps, losing just over sixteen thousand hit points — without using a single life-saving skill.
"No way! What kind of magic array is this?"
"This magic array is insane!"
Everyone watched, dumbfounded, as Ke Le single-handedly blocked the Orc Overlord without resorting to any life-saving skills.
Keep in mind, the Orc Overlord had already recovered from its wounded state. Before, Ke Le had survived only because the Red-Horned Demon had been intercepting the attacks — that was the sole reason he could stay alive without life-saving skills. But now, thanks to the magic array's suppression, the effect was actually stronger than using a life-saving skill.
A magic array that could suppress a Legendary boss to this extent? They had never even heard of such a thing.
"Ban Jiu, you and Ye Wumian go intercept the Orc General. The other main tanks, take their positions against the Orc Warlords!" Shi Feng issued orders rapidly as he watched the Orc General closing in. "Everyone else, prioritize killing the Orc Warlords, then clean up the Orc General and the Orc Overlord!"
The Nine Star Extreme Domain, enhanced by the Source of Illusion, was in terms of raw power no weaker than a Master-rank magic array, and certain effects even surpassed a Master-rank array.
Simply suppressing two Legendary orcs by 50% of their stats was something an ordinary Master-rank magic array couldn't achieve — this was a full 10% more effective than the Source of Extreme Cold they had used before. Combined with the World Projection's suppression, the two Legendary orcs' stats had now been reduced to just 40% of their original values. At that level, they were only slightly stronger than a High Great Lord of the same level. With second-tier classes like Ban Jiu and Ye Wumian, holding them back wouldn't be a problem.
As for the High Great Lord-tier Orc Warlords, under the double suppression, their combat power didn't even match a Great Lord of the same level — only slightly better than a regular High Lord. A first-tier main tank could handle them with ease.
"Guild Leader, where did you get this magic array? The effect is incredible!" Shuisè Qiangwei exclaimed in astonishment as she watched Ban Jiu and Ye Wumian hold the Orc General at bay between the two of them.
This was a Legendary boss!
Every major guild would flee at the sight of one. Unless you deployed massive quantities of war equipment and sacrificed hordes of players, defeating one was virtually impossible.
Yet here their thousand-man raid had managed to hold off two Legendary orcs...
"Remember when we cleared Twilight Forest and got two Elemental Chests? Inside those chests were Elemental Sources — they can be used to forge weapons and equipment, and they can also serve as energy for magic arrays, massively boosting their power. I used one of the Elemental Sources to enhance the Nine Star Extreme Domain magic array," Shi Feng explained without holding anything back. "But keep this quiet — don't let anyone outside find out."
Elemental Sources were still a secret, and they were extraordinarily rare items — not something you could obtain just by wanting them. Telling Shuisè Qiangwei now would let her keep an eye out in the future, so she wouldn't accidentally pass one by if she came across it.
"So that's how it works! After this battle, I'll start collecting Elemental Sources. That way, Zero Wing can finally take on those Legendary bosses we haven't been able to budge." Shuisè Qiangwei's eyes lit up, never having imagined there was a way to deal with Legendary bosses.
Currently, several high-resource maps across the Star Moon Kingdom had Legendary bosses roaming them, but not a single guild dared to provoke them. These bosses happened to guard ancient ruins, making every guild drool with envy. Now, with Elemental Sources, there might finally be a way to breach those ruins.
"..." Shi Feng broke into a cold sweat.
The rarity of Elemental Sources was no less than that of Epic items. Even killing a Legendary monster would at best drop Epic gear — obtaining an Elemental Source was far harder. They had only managed to get the Elemental Chests because they were the first to clear a first-level ruin. Other ruins weren't guaranteed to have them.
Moreover, to deal with a Legendary boss, the Ring of Gospel was essential alongside the Elemental Source. Activating the Ring of Gospel cost five thousand Magic Crystals per use — spending that just to deal with Legendary bosses in the wild was excessively extravagant.
Time passed. Under the Nine Star Extreme Domain's suppression, it took only a short while before the entire orc camp had been reduced to just the Orc General and the Orc Overlord. All other orcs had been cleaned out, granting everyone a substantial boost in experience. As for the drops, they were sparse — only Great Lord-tier orcs had dropped anything at all, and even then only in scattered amounts. But nobody particularly cared about that.
What they truly cared about were the two Legendary orcs.
But Legendary orcs were still Legendary orcs. Even after such powerful suppression, they still exerted tremendous pressure — far beyond what any High Great Lord could compare to.