Chapter 31: Contracting All the bosses(1)

Arthur turned his eyes toward the second corpse lying nearby, the remains of the Ancient Frozen Domain Sea Serpent. The massive icy creature’s body was still partially embedded in the shattered ground, glistening with a dim, frosted blue hue that refused to fade completely.

He walked over, his universal blood surging softly through his veins, making his dark pupils swirl like deep nebulae. He extended his right hand toward the frozen leviathan.

"Arise."

Boom!

A pillar of pure, pitch-black shadow energy blasted up from the serpent’s body, tearing through the pale cloud cover above. The residual ice surrounding the corpse immediately turned into black frost before evaporating entirely. Dark tendrils wrapped around the serpent’s massive form, shrinking its giant frame down until it condensed into a humanoid shape roughly eight feet tall.

When the black light dissipated, a tall warrior clad in scale-patterned black armor stepped out. Glacial blue eyes burned behind his dark visor, and in his hand was a long, ice-encrusted saber that radiated zero-degree temperature.

The warrior knelt smoothly on one knee before Arthur.

"Greetings, my liege. Please grant me a name."

[Ding! You have successfully contracted a Mythical Grade Boss.]

[Ding! Due to your Primordial Authority, the Mythical Grade Boss has evolved into the God Rank.]

Arthur checked its information immediately.

[Name: ______

Grade: God

Level: 10

Strength: 1,020

Defence: 1,020

Agility: 1,020

Vitality: 1,020

Talents: Absolute Zero Domain, Glacial Cleaver, Transformation]

The serpent’s previous freezing power had evolved into an absolute domain that could freeze energy itself, paired with a cleaving talent that ignored physical defense.

"From this moment, you are Frostbite," Arthur declared.

"Thank you for the honor, my liege," Frostbite replied in a voice like cracking glaciers. He stood up and took his position right beside Divine Sword, his icy spear held vertically at his side.

Arthur did not pause. He turned his attention to the third corpse, the shredded remains of the Gigantic Sandworm that had exploded from the inside out.

He raised his hand.

"Arise."

A heavy, suffocating shadow column erupted from the pulverized meat of the worm. The ground shook violently as black sand spiraled around the emerging shadow figure. The colossal worm condensed into a broad, heavily armored shadow knight holding a pair of massive curved war-picks that vibrated with high-frequency spatial tremors.

The knight knelt down, its head bowed deeply to the stone.

"My liege. I await your command and your given name."

[Ding! You have successfully contracted a Mythical Grade Boss.]

[Ding! Due to your Primordial Authority, the Mythical Grade Boss has evolved into the God Rank.]

Arthur viewed its panel.

[Name: ______

Grade: God

Level: 10

Strength: 1,020

Defence: 1,020

Agility: 1,020

Vitality: 1,020

Talents: World Decimator, Corrosive Core, Transformation.]

The sandworm’s burrowing and swallow mechanics had compressed into a talent capable of shattering structural space, backed by an aura of true acid that corroded enemy equipment on contact.

"You shall be named Sand Abyss," Arthur said.

"Sand Abyss obeys, my liege," the knight bowed, taking his place behind Arthur next to Frostbite.

Moving with steady, effortless strides, Arthur walked toward the burning crater where the Earth Dragon lay motionless. The ground around the dragon was still hot enough to melt metal, but Arthur’s newly awakened body did not feel the heat at all.

He reached out his hand over the dragon’s massive dragon skull.

"Arise."

A roaring blast of black solar flames erupted from the corpse, rising high into the sky like a dark sun. The massive wings and scaly hide of the dragon folded inward, collapsing into a fierce, towering shadow general wearing dragon-scale heavy plate armor. Two dark broadswords rested on his back, glowing with internal crimson heat.

The dragon general dropped to one knee, bringing a fist to his chest plate.

"My liege, grant your humble servant a name."

[Ding! You have successfully contracted a Mythical Grade Boss.]

[Ding! Due to your Primordial Authority, the Mythical Grade Boss has evolved into the God Rank.]

[Name: ______

Grade: God

Level: 10

Strength: 1,020

Defence: 1,020

Agility: 1,020

Vitality: 1,020

Talents: Eternal Hellfire, Dragon Heart,Transformation.]

The extreme heat domain had evolved into hellfire that could never be extinguished by normal water or magic, combined with a heart talent that amplified damage recovery.

"You are Ignis," Arthur said clearly.

Ignis lowered his head. "Ignis will burn your enemies to ash, my liege." He stood up and joined the growing line behind Arthur.

Next was the half-destroyed body of the Luminous Butterfly. Even in death, faint trickles of rainbow light flickered around its shattered wings.

Arthur raised his right palm.

"Arise."

Black shadow particles gathered like a swarm of dark moths around the butterfly’s carcass. The bright, illusionary light was violently swallowed by the shadow authority, reforming the creature into a slender shadow assassin wearing a dark cowl and holding two razor-sharp shadow daggers. Transparent black wings hummed silently behind her back.

She bowed gracefully, dropping to one knee before Arthur.

"My liege, please bestow a name upon me."

[Ding! You have successfully contracted a Mythical Grade Boss.]

[Ding! Due to your Primordial Authority, the Mythical Grade Boss has evolved into the God Rank.]

[Name: ______

Grade: God

Level: 10

Strength: 1,020

Defence: 1,020

Agility: 1,020

Vitality: 1,020

Talents: Absolute Reality Distortion, Phantom Step, Transformation.]

Her previous spatial illusions had evolved into reality distortion, allowing her to make real attacks appear fake and fake attacks deal real damage.

"Your name is Mirage," Arthur said.

"Mirage accepts your gift, my liege," she whispered, her voice sounding like a soft breeze as she melted into the shadows behind Arthur, taking her place in the rank.

Arthur turned to the stone pile where the Crystal Golem had crumbled. The fragments were still glowing faintly with red magic energy.

He pointed at the shattered crystal pile.

"Arise."

A intense beam of dark crimson shadow shot into the sky from the rocks. The crystalline shards hovered in the air before snapping together like a complex puzzle, forming a monolithic shadow guardian ten feet tall made of pitch-black, polished obsidian crystals. A giant red magic eye burned brightly in the center of its chest.

The crystal guardian knelt heavily, causing the ground to vibrate.

"My liege... grant me... a name..." its booming voice hummed through the air.

[Ding! You have successfully contracted a Mythical Grade Boss.]

[Ding! Due to your Primordial Authority, the Mythical Grade Boss has evolved into the God Rank.]

[Name: ______

Grade: God

Level: 10

Strength: 1,020

Defence: 1,020

Agility: 1,020

Vitality: 1,020

Talents: Annihilation Beam, Impervious Core, Transformation]

The red chest beam had evolved into a beam of true annihilation, capable of disintegrating targeted matter, while its defense became impervious to control skills.

"You shall be stone and red light. Your name is Prism," Arthur commanded.

"Prism... lives to serve..." the guardian stood up, step by heavy step moving behind Arthur.

Arthur then walked over to the swampy depression where the massive body of the Humongous Crocodile rested. The green poison fog around it was still thick enough to melt ordinary steel armor.

Arthur extended his hand.

"Arise."

A wave of pitch-black toxic mist exploded from the crocodile’s body, absorbing the green poison completely. The giant reptile’s shadow condensed into a stocky, terrifying warrior equipped with a thick black tower shield and a heavy flail that dripped with liquid shadow venom.