<h4>Chapter 527: Trample</h4>


    Sein had never realized how deeply he mattered to Tourmaline.


    It was somewhat embarrassing to admit that while Tourmaline had asionally thought of Sein over the past twenty years, Sein had beenpletely preupied with Leena during his time on the Knight Continent and had not spared a single thought for the dragon turtle.


    However, Sein had mentioned Tourmaline to Leena.


    Thus, when an assembly of sea kings, apanied by a giant mermaid and a massive dragon turtle, emerged through the elemental gate, confusion and astonishment seized all the ck mages in the surrounding waters—except for Leena, who exhaled a soft sigh of relief.


    Leena had already taken out the Dark Crystal Rod Sein had crafted for her, ready to confront Gandra in a deadly battle.


    However, the appearance of White Ste and Tourmaline provided Leena with a chance to secretly stow her Dark Crystal Rod away while the other ck mages were still stunned.


    Though Leena’s Dark Crystal Rod was significantly less powerful than Sein’s Verdant me Heart Rod, it was far from an ordinary magic rod.


    Its capability to open portals to the Undead World and summon legions of undead alone made it a coveted item among even Rank Three mages.


    With the arrival of Tourmaline and White Ste, the immediate danger to Sein had dissipated.


    After Tourmaline hurried to Sein’s side, she took a moment to study him before asking, “Are you all right?”


    Tourmaline''s voice was inherently delicate, yet her immense size gave it a certain depth.


    This was why Sein failed to recognize Tourmaline as female, despite having spent several years with her.


    Sein had conducted numerous experiments on Tourmaline’s back, even extracting powders and scales from her shell with his instruments.


    Despite being a truth seeker, he had never considered diving into the ocean to study Tourmaline from below.


    If not for White Ste, Sein might have never realized that Tourmaline was female.


    “I’m fine, though I’ll need to rest and recuperate. My internal organs have been messed up.” Sein coughed up blood as soon as he finished speaking.


    The blood stained his magic robe, prompting Tourmaline to raise an eyebrow at him.


    The giant dragon turtle then turned her head toward where Gandra was.


    The deathly clouds, once thick and menacing, seemed small and almost pitiful inparison to Tourmaline’s massive size.


    Indeed, among the group of oceanic giants surrounding them, none were smaller than a thousand meters.


    Each was as formidable as a mountain, yet Tourmaline was the smallest among them.


    Tourmaline’s hostile gaze caused the gray deathly clouds surrounding Gandra to shudder visibly.


    The collective strength of the nearby sea kings was formidable, but they did not directly target Gandra; instead, they merely suppressed him with their aura.


    Tourmaline’s aura, imbued with hidden draconic authority, was directed solely at Gandra.


    Feeling antagonized by such a powerful entity was something Gandra, who had reigned supreme on the outskirts of ckhaven for thousands of years, had not experienced in ages.


    When had hest felt simrly threatened?


    It was probably about 2,800 years ago when Gandra, then a mid-stage Rank Two mage, was pursued by a Rank Three ck mage from the depths of ckhaven.


    That encounter, though perilous, had fortuitously propelled him toward Rank Three.


    But now, could he navigate this crisis once more?


    “I... er... this is all a misunderstanding...” Gandra’s voice emerged from within the deathly clouds.


    He had overheard the conversation between Sein and Tourmaline.


    It baffled him how a Rank One ck mage could be connected with such colossal sea creatures.


    Then again, if Sein were truly just an ordinary Rank One mage, he would not possess an exceptional weapon like the Verdant me Heart Rod.


    Gandra’s exnation did not work; he could not even attempt an escape.


    He was immobilized by the overwhelming pressure exerted by the sea kings surrounding him.


    These giants clearly possessed life levels above Rank Four.


    With such a host of formidable sea creatures, they could easily devastate the southeastern coast of ckhaven, let alone a mere Rank Three ck mage.


    The ck towers in the southeastern part of ckhaven were powerless against them.


    Even if they could defeat these sea kings, they dared not provoke the forces behind them.


    Tourmaline’s eldest brothery slumbering deep within the ciers to the north of ckhaven.


    The ck mages remained confined to ckhaven because the overarching power of the Magus World was sufficient to suppress them.


    This was definitely not something that could be changed by the power of a single individual alone.


    Facing the Rank Three ck mage, who had nearly obliterated Sein with a single blow, Tourmaline responded ruthlessly and returned him a p.


    While Gandra’s deathly hand spanned merely tens of meters and was not particrly thick, Tourmaline’s p cast a shadow over a hundred meters of sea.


    Beneath this shadow, Gandra trembled in his deathly clouds form.


    He tried to escape the oppressive aura surrounding him, but he was up against thebined pressure of all the sea kings.


    Even a Rank Four tower master from the ck towers would be helpless, let alone a Rank Three ck mage.


    Tourmaline’s paw, heavy as a mountain, descended once more.


    The previously calm sea surface churned once again, erupting into thousands of meters of white waves.


    With a single press of her paw, the deathly clouds that Gandra had assumed dispersed instantly.


    When Tourmaline lifted her paw again, the remnants of the deathly cloud showed signs of reassembling.


    Gandra, a mid-stage Rank Three ck mage, was not without substantial power.


    Tourmaline, as powerful as a demigod, could easily suppress him. However,pletely obliterating him with one blow proved difficult.


    Fueled by indignation, Tourmaline repeatedly stomped on the remnants of the deathly clouds without hesitation.


    Tourmaline raised her head and told Sein, “I detest these creatures the most; their very presence makes me very ufortable. How dare they harm my friend too!”


    When she finally ceased her action, Gandra’s aura had long dissipated


    Sein saw no trace of him in the surrounding waters either.


    Around the area Tourmaline had trampled, awork of thin white lines appeared. The churning seawater continuously poured into these cracks.


    “Spatial rift!” Gypson, who had observed the demise of the Rank Three ck mage from afar, gasped in shock.


    The sheer physical force required to create a spatial rift was unimaginable to Gypson.


    This dragon turtle was clearly not an ordinary demigod—she was something far beyond that realm!


    Her earlier attack was imbued with a mastery of the power ofw that seemed like an innate ability.