I Ascend to the Divine Throne through Arcane Means

Lonely Mountain City, Victory Square,

The battle between the Dwarf King and the Shadow Giant began without any hesitation and quickly reached a fever pitch.

The Dwarf King, seeing this, did not retreat but instead advanced further.

His hands hooked like claws, tightly gripping the back of the Shadow Octopus Monster.

Then Preston exerted a great force, attempting to fling it to the ground.

The Shadow Octopus Monster, feeling the immense pressure on its back, began to twist frantically, trying to shake off the Dwarf King.

However, Preston stood firm on its back, as immovable as a towering mountain.

Taking advantage of the creature's struggle, Preston began to launch his counterattack.

He swung his burly arms, landing heavy blows on the body of the Shadow Monster.

Each strike was like the collapse of a giant rock, causing the Shadow Octopus Monster's body to quiver.

Before the creature could retaliate, the Dwarf King seized the moment.

Grabbing a tentacle with hands like clamps, he gave a fierce pull, tearing the entire tentacle away from the Shadow Octopus Monster's body.

Black, foul-smelling liquid splattered everywhere, and the Shadow Octopus Monster let out an even more harrowing scream.

The confrontation between the two had no probing, just direct, head-on clashes.

After suffering significant losses, the Shadow Octopus Monster seemed to realize its disadvantage and began to counterattack with full force.

Its remaining tentacles flailed wildly, attempting to grasp any flaw in the Dwarf King's defenses.

The massive tentacles struck the surrounding golden light wall furiously. Though the wall wasn't shattered, the entire city shook for a moment.

This was enough to demonstrate this shadow creature's might.

However, as an experienced warrior, Preston could always deftly dodge the attacks and find opportunities to counterattack.

In the midst of battle, the Dwarf King seized a moment, tightly clutching one of the Shadow Octopus Monster's thick tentacles.

He mustered all his strength and shouted.

The Shadow Octopus Monster shuddered in agony, its body gradually losing balance.

Boom!

The Shadow Monster was slammed to the ground by the Dwarf King with a resonating sound that echoed throughout Lonely Mountain City.

The Dwarf King pursued his advantage, jumping to avoid the Shadow Octopus Monster's attacks while constantly seeking opportunities to strike back.

Each attack was precise and powerful, his giant axe flashing with a blue and white thunderlight, directly severing the monster's tentacles.

This Shadow Monster struggled and fought back, but Preston firmly suppressed it, showing no opportunity for resistance.

...

On a rooftop not far from Victory Square,

Lis and Kelleb stood here, watching the battle unfold in Victory Square from afar.

Lis cast an Invisibility Spell, so none of the passing Dwarves noticed their presence.

Watching as tentacle after tentacle was ripped from the Shadow Monster by the Dwarf King, Lis's eyes were filled with awe.

This shadow creature, clearly with Legendary Level strength, stood no chance against Preston.

The entire battle process showed the Shadow Monster being completely overpowered by Preston with no chance to fight back.

Moreover, Lis was sure Preston hadn't even shown his true strength.

In the past Abyss Blood Battle, Lis had witnessed firsthand this man's power.

With the buffs of two Dwarf Clan Half-God Artifacts, this Dwarf King Preston had even killed two Legendary Demons who had just arrived in the Gaia World with a single strike.

The shadow creature in front of him was nothing.

Lis could somewhat understand Preston's thought process.

He wanted to re-establish the Dwarf Royal Court's authority by demonstrating immense power and absolute suppression.

Simply killing the Shadow Monster would be easy, but it wouldn't have as direct an impact on the kingdom's people.

In other words, he was mending the Order broken by the attack of the Evil God believers on the Dwarf Kingdom.

For many extraordinary forces, this was the most important thing to maintain rule.

However, this had nothing to do with Lis now.

"Let's go."

After some thought, Lis turned to leave, casually saying to Kelleb beside him.

"Leaving now?"

Kelleb was a bit puzzled, pointing to the ongoing battle in Victory Square:

"It hasn't ended yet, is it appropriate for us to leave just like that?"

"In this situation, you still want to help?"

Lis shook his head and said:

"The Dwarf King could have resolved the battle long ago; he's just showcasing the Dwarf Royal Court's power and authority now."

"As for the remaining Shadow Monsters in Lonely Mountain City, the manpower from the Dwarf Royal Court and the temple is enough to handle them. We don't need to interfere."

"Is that so...Then where are we going?"

Kelleb followed Lis's steps and asked.

"To the underground mine area."

Lis pointed in the opposite direction of Victory Square and said:

"I can feel that those Shadow Monsters came out from the mine just now."

"Their lair should be in that place as well."

When those Shadow Monsters appeared at the mine exit earlier, Lis had noticed immediately.

This also matched his speculation.

For those Evil God believers who wanted to stir up trouble, what place could be more suitable than the mine area of Lonely Mountain City?

If not for the protection of the Dwarf Gods in the mountain range where Lonely Mountain City was located, making it difficult to destroy, those Evil God believers might have even blown up the mine, causing the entire Lonely Mountain City to collapse.