Chapter 402: Isolated Island Overlord

Chapter 402: Sovereign of the Lone Island

The ancient calamity beast Nethro seemed to act with purpose.

It completely ignored the magical beasts before it and walked directly toward the mage who had claimed the nearest arena to its lair.

The arena closest to the ancient calamity beast was occupied by a summoner.

Seeing Nethro approach, his heart tightened slightly.

But he did not choose to abandon the arena.

In his eyes, the ancient calamity beast was not invincible.

He summoned several fourth-tier summons, coordinating with a powerful fifth-tier lightning lizard to assault Nethro.

Crackle! Pop!

Blue lightning shimmered along the lightning lizard's dorsal fins, and a bolt surged from the horn atop its head.

Boom!

A powerful lightning strike that could slay a fifth-tier magical beast struck Nethro squarely.

The electricity coursed through Nethro’s fur, splitting into countless tiny serpents of lightning that flowed into the earth.

Nethro possessed formidable magic resistance, shrugging off the lightning lizard’s electric attack.

The fourth-tier fire bull summon burst into roaring flames, unleashing all its strength in a furious charge at Nethro.

The ten-ton fire bull thundered forward, shaking the ground beneath its hooves.

Even the fifth-tier lightning lizard dared not meet its charge head-on.

Faced with such a terrifying assault, Nethro neither dodged nor flinched—he simply extended one hand.

Boom!

The ground beneath Nethro’s feet caved in, shattering as his legs sank deep into the soil, dragging backward three meters through the earth, carving a long trench.

With just one hand, Nethro caught the full force of the fire bull’s charge.

Then, with a sudden motion, he slammed the bull’s head into the ground.

The front legs of the fire bull buckled under the immense force, folding as it collapsed to its knees.

Its rear end lifted, then plunged headfirst into the dirt.

After a brief struggle, it fell limp.

As Nethro rose to his feet and withdrew his arm, blood stained his right hand.

He had crushed the fire bull’s skull barehanded.

The summoner watched in shock.

The fire bull’s skull was incredibly sturdy—few fifth-tier magical beasts could shatter it outright.

Yet Nethro had done so with ease.

The summoner could hardly fathom how terrifyingly strong Nethro truly was.

Fear began to creep into his heart.

Considering defense alone, the fire bull’s head was even more resilient than the lightning lizard.

And yet it had been instantly killed.

If the lightning lizard faced Nethro, it would likely die too.

That lizard was his instinctive summon—if it died, the loss would be devastating.

The summoner now harbored thoughts of retreat.

Just then, several figures appeared in the distance.

Someone spotted Nethro and began moving toward him.

Nethro was an ancient calamity beast—an extremely rare creature.

Even outside the competition, killing Nethro would yield incredibly valuable materials.

Not to mention, when Nethro appeared, the Spatial Tower announced a new rule:

Slaying Nethro would grant three thousand points directly.

There was no attempt at concealment from the organizers of the Spatial Tower.

They made it abundantly clear: Nethro was the most crucial element of the competition.

Killing Nethro would immediately secure ownership of an arena space barrier—

Locking in control of the next arena ahead of time.

After the competition ended, the Spatial Tower would rank participants based on their accumulated points.

Higher points meant greater rewards.

Slaying Nethro granted three thousand points instantly—putting one far ahead of everyone else.

To earn three thousand points from a high-tier arena atop the mountain required at least a thousand minutes—nearly seventeen hours.

No one had yet managed to hold a peak arena for that long.

Anyone who could accumulate seventeen hours’ worth of control was already considered formidable.

Seeing others approaching, the summoner suddenly changed his mind about fleeing.

If he could just delay Nethro for a moment, others would arrive to take over—and he could simply watch from the sidelines.

Once someone entered the arena, it would become an isolated space.

No matter how powerful Nethro was, he couldn’t break through spatial barriers.

Nethro strode toward the arena.

The summoner quickly summoned multiple creatures, commanding them to stall Nethro at all costs—to cast aside fear entirely.

He cast a mass berserk spell.

All the summoned beasts’ eyes turned blood-red; their reason dulled, but their strength surged.

“ROAR!”

Boom! Crash! Smash! Squelch!

Nethro stepped on one summon’s head, crushing it, then seized two charging beasts in both hands and smashed them together.

With a loud crack, their skulls burst like watermelons.

Red and white splattered everywhere.

Bathed in blood, Nethro stepped onto the arena platform.

Hum!

The formation upon the arena activated.

The summoner froze in place, his face filled with disbelief.

What the hell?

An ancient calamity beast was considered a challenger?

He stared blankly upward at the towering Netro, his pupils gradually dilating.

A wave of fear enveloped his mind.

Netro reached out and grabbed the summoner.

Squelch!

Netro crushed something in his hand and casually tossed it aside.

Not far away, the summoner who had just escaped death wore an expression of sheer terror.

What Netro had crushed was a summoned beast.

The positions of the summoner and the summoned beast had been swapped.

After killing the summoned beast, Netro did not continue pursuing the summoner.

Instead, he turned around, crouched down, and smashed his fist into the arena floor beneath him.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

After several consecutive punches, the incredibly sturdy arena was completely shattered.

The magical formation was destroyed and rendered ineffective.

From among the rubble, Netro picked up a purple stone and threw it into his mouth.

Buzz!

A purple pattern appeared on Netro's body, and his aura became even more powerful.

At the moment the arena was destroyed and Netro consumed the purple stone,

a voice echoed in everyone's ears.

"Challenge arena number 23 has been destroyed. Twenty-four challenge arenas remain."

"All participants, please protect your challenge arenas. The power of ancient calamity beasts will increase when they destroy challenge arenas."

Everyone's hearts sank.

This was forcing them to fight Netro.

As time passed, Netro's strength would grow ever greater.

He would become increasingly difficult to deal with.

After destroying arena number 23, Netro walked toward the nearest remaining arena.

Several mages from different factions had already gathered together.

"The power of the ancient calamity beast is too terrifying. We should join forces to fight it. After dealing with the ancient calamity beast, we can divide the spoils."

Someone proposed.

"Agreed."

"I approve."

"No objections here."

Li Wei nodded and said, "Fine."

It was his first time encountering an ancient calamity beast.

Li Wei wanted to observe it up close.

Originally, he hadn't planned to join the battle, but after hearing the new rules, he had no choice but to participate.

Judging by the current situation, Netro was at least a sixth-tier ancient calamity beast.

If they let it continue destroying challenge arenas and growing stronger,

no one could determine how powerful it might eventually become.

What if Netro broke through to the seventh tier?

By that point, it wouldn't be about killing Netro—it would be about trying to survive while being hunted by him.

Therefore, they had to prevent it from growing any stronger.

Li Wei swept his gaze over the people around him.

Representatives from the Elemental Tower, Spatial Tower, Illusion Spirit Tower, Summoning Tower, and Alchemy Tower were all present.

(End of Chapter)