Angle's Arrogance? My Pact with the Succubus Queen!-Chapter 261: Break Through While Hiding in the Shell!

Chapter 261: Chapter 261: Break Through While Hiding in the Shell!

But this "quiet moment" didn’t last long.

The four Generals didn’t hold back for long.

"You... think this can stop me?" Shadow’s voice shook with anger. "I’ll crush your minds completely now!"

Just as Shadow was about to hit Saint Heart City with a mental attack, Logan spoke right away: "Nabo, show your true size."

Boom!

In the sky over Saint Heart City, space was torn apart.

A giant claw came out, covered in old runes. Each claw was as big as a house, and its surface glowed with dark-gold energy lines.

Then came the second claw, the third, the fourth. Nabo, the giant turtle from the deep, slowly climbed out of the space cracks.

Nabo, the Abyss Turtle, was a S-level Legend-class familiar.

It hovered above Saint Heart City. Its shell was over three thousand meters wide, and every rune on its surface glowed brightly.

At that moment, Nabo’s four legs stood like pillars holding up the sky. Its head slowly lowered, and its eyes locked onto the Shadow projection outside the city.

"Turtle Armor·Ultimate Protection."

Logan made hand signs. His 33-star marks flashed wildly. He poured all his energy into Nabo.

Nabo let out a loud roar. The sound shattered all the clouds within a thousand meters.

The runes on the turtle’s shell broke free and rose into the sky like millions of golden stars. They formed a semi-transparent Blood Cultivation Realm over Saint Heart City.

The Blood Cultivation Realm covered the whole city. It was more than ten meters thick. Its surface flowed with liquid energy and gave off a pressure so strong that the air felt thick and heavy.

Shadow’s mental attack hit the surface of the Blood Cultivation Realm.

Boom!

An ear-piercing sound filled the sky. The realm shook violently, and ripples spread across its surface—but it held.

"A turtle? You dare stop me?" The Shadow projection’s eyes turned completely black. "Let’s see how long you can last!"

Outside the city, ten thousand Shadow soldiers began to charge wildly.

A black wave of people rushed toward the Blood Cultivation Realm. Shadow energy attacks fell like a storm.

Nabo hovered above the Blood Cultivation Realm. Its legs bent slightly. The runes on its shell kept sending out energy, taking a huge amount of pressure.

A small crackling sound was heard.

A crack appeared on the surface of the Blood Cultivation Realm.

"Nabo!" Logan’s face turned pale.

"Master, I can still hold on." Nabo said in their soul connection. "But time is limited. You must break through soon."

Logan took a deep breath and pushed down all his emotions.

He turned and looked at the fallen Federation soldiers in the city.

"Ancestral Spirits, save them!" Logan called.

"Got it." the Ancestral Spirits girl replied. She spread her hands, and a giant life network stretched from her body, connecting every part of the battlefield.

"Natalia, Sophia, Lucia, form the formation!" Logan called next.

The three girls stepped forward. A Hellweaver shadow appeared behind Natalia. Sophia opened her true eye. Lucia was surrounded by multiple attack arrays.

"Lilith, Nami, Heserion, create mental interference!" Logan said.

Lilith stepped out from her familiar space. The power of an S-level succubus made the air feel hot.

Nami floated in the air. Her Mental Power, like an ocean, was vast and deep.

Heserion stood behind Logan. Three Mental Power networks began to form.

"Start it." Logan said.

He sat cross-legged and closed his eyes.

Inside his Soul Sea, the basic structure of the Spirit Palace and Ghost Palace was already built. Twenty-six rune nodes formed the frame of the palace.

But it still lacked the energy to fill the walls and the pillars to support the ceiling.

The core of the Spirit Palace and Ghost Palace Battle Style was "Resonance, not battle."

It wasn’t about forcing the soul into the palace. It was about making the palace resonate with the soul, so the fallen warriors would willingly stay, and the heroes would be reborn through the resonance.

"Ten Thousand Spirits Formation! Activate!" Logan made complex hand signs in front of his chest.

At the same time, Amara’s life energy shot up into the sky as a green column.

The network of Ancestral Spirits girls spread across the whole city.

Natalia and the other two formed a stable structure.

Lilith and the other two created a mental power shield.

In the sky above the battlefield, many pale blue dots began to appear.

These were fragments of souls—Federation soldiers, rebel soldiers before they were corrupted by Shadow Beings, and even ancient spirits that had long faded but now returned for a moment because of the battle’s energy.

Thousands of light points flowed like a river of stars, heading toward the center of Saint Heart City.

They passed through the Blood Cultivation Realm, circled around Logan, and turned into streams of energy that poured into the star marks on his back.

At that moment, the 33rd star mark on Logan’s back became completely stable.

A bright light exploded like a star, and Logan’s body shook violently. Blood trickled from his mouth again.

But in the first room of the Spirit Palace—where Captain Marx’s soul was—its walls began to take shape.

The resonance between heroes had begun.

The fighting experience, battle memories, and instincts from the soul fragments flooded into the Spirit Palace database.

The heroes started to learn from each other and grow together.

In the rush of information and experience, Logan felt like he had lived a thousand lives. The 34-star mark on his back lit up.

Instantly, the light around Logan became even brighter.

The space around him started to twist. In the second room of the Spirit Palace—where Officer Eleanor’s command room was—its ceiling began to form.

More soul fragments came in, more resonance was built.

The Spirit Palace Battle Style was pushed to an entirely new level.

But the cost was huge.

Logan’s body began to show cracks—not from outside damage, but from the energy leaking out because his soul was overloaded.

Each crack glowed brightly, showing the sign of a burning soul.

"Master!" Lilith cried out, trying to move forward but stopped by the mental power network.

"Don’t move!" Logan’s voice was hoarse. His life crystal on his forehead burned faster. "Just a little more... just a little more and I can break through the 35-star limit..."

Outside the city, Shadow’s attack became even wilder.

Nabo’s shell had cracks covering a third of it. The Blood Cultivation Realm shook violently.

The cracks on Logan’s body had reached his neck. His mind struggled between pain and clarity.

The shadow of the 35-star mark on his back flickered, as if it might vanish along with his soul at any moment.

"Master! Stop now!" Lilith’s cry sounded like it came from far away.

Logan clenched his teeth. He used all his strength to keep the balance in his Soul Sea.

The resonance of the Spirit Palace and the violent attacks from outside were pushing him to the edge of breaking apart. Just as he was about to fall apart, something unexpected happened.

Logan closed his eyes. He tried to connect with the soul waves of the four generals outside, trying to build the most basic resonance connection.

But this "quiet moment" was even shorter than he expected.

At the moment his soul wave was about to reach the Lomel General, Shadow’s scream broke through the battlefield’s brief silence.

"Your dying struggle ends here!"

Her projection suddenly spread out, turning into millions of black threads. They ignored Nabo’s Blood Cultivation Realm and pierced through the shield. The threads shot straight into the bodies of the four generals: Lomel, Sean, Xavier, and Solomon.

"Ugh! Ah!" The four cried out in pain. The last traces of clarity in their eyes were completely crushed. Their body energy exploded, and they had no power to resist.

But Shadow’s goal was not just to take them over.

Black threads pulled out from the four generals’ bodies. They twisted together in the air, forming a powerful wave of shadow energy. The wave shot straight toward the center of the battlefield—at the spot where General Duerer had disappeared.

"Bad!" Logan suddenly understood. His soul connection was forced to break, and the backlash made him cough hard. "She’s using Duerer’s remaining soul fragments and the Shadow Beings!"

It was too late to stop it.

The shadow energy wave poured into the spot where Duerer had vanished. Black particles appeared in the air and quickly formed a human shape—General Duerer’s body.

But this time, his eyes were completely black, burning like a fiery inferno. His power was far stronger than any previous Shadow General.

Shadow’s 36-star Saint-stage projection now briefly inhabited Duerer’s body.

"Logan!" Shadow’s voice came from Duerer’s mouth, cold and full of finality. "Your time is up."

General Duerer raised his right hand, fingers curled. The "Life and Death Together" battle style activated, linking to the ten thousand Shadow soldiers outside the city.

Ten thousand black threads were pulled from the soldiers’ bodies. They all gathered in his hand, and his power surged again.

"Now." Shadow controlled Duerer’s body and took a step forward, "let’s see where you can run."

Crack!

The Blood Cultivation Realm shattered the moment he took that step.

The power of a 36-star Saint-stage being crushed the rules of the realm. Nabo’s shield was torn apart.

Nabo let out a painful groan. The cracks on its shell suddenly spread wider, and the runes on its shell went out completely.

Its mountain-sized body fell down, crashing into the city streets and causing a huge earthquake.

"Nabo!" Logan’s eyes were filled with rage, but he had no time to save him.

Because Duerer—actually Shadow’s projection—was now right in front of him, less than ten meters away.

"The game is over." Shadow said, controlling Duerer’s body. His right hand lifted, and a spinning black sphere formed in his palm. It locked all escape routes for Logan.

"Logan." Shadow said, "I’ll keep your soul safe. I’ll watch the Federation fall with your eyes."

He shot the black sphere. It carried energy strong enough to destroy a soul at the Legend stage.

Logan stood still. He knew he couldn’t run.

Behind him, the 34-star marks burned at once. In his Soul Sea, all the Rune Arrays began to resonate.

Then, all the soul fragments of the fallen warriors poured into his right fist.

He threw one punch.

Not to fight. But to resonate.

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