The Necromancer suddenly felt shocked. Although he had remained calm and even laughed at Ellergest attempts at reaching his rotten heart, he felt angered and shocked the old man had such enormous amount of power.
"A Spell that channels his faith with the Holy Spirits?! What sort of bullshit is this?!" He muttered.
However, deep down, he quickly realized that Ellergest always had such potential. After all, that old man when he was young had an amazing talent with magic, a weak yet full of potential Holy Dragon Spirit, and was incredibly hard worker, even when he was born with a one-star Talent.
But… just how high was Ellergest level to reach such a power? And if his level was so high how come he wasn't a Rank 3 then? It seemed that leveling becomes incredibly hard after reaching a certain level, where the monsters that give enough EXP are too hard for people at that certain level, and most of them decide to merely retire.
This was something that also happened to the Necromancer, who felt frustrated that leveling wasn't something he could possibly do anymore, killing monsters gave such meaningless amounts of EXP without having to risk his life that he sought other ways to gain power, one of them was through demons, rituals, and magic items.
The modification of his own soul and body through demon body parts, and the usage of forbidden magic books with spells and rituals never seen before… With all of that and more, Kyle found a path towards power he had never imagined, one where he had to forbid all hints of humanity.
However, how could someone such as Ellergest that had not lost his humanity grow this powerful? Of course, it was through decades of faith as a Priest, and even having reached such high skill levels that his own mind and soul had contacted the Holy Spirits a couple of times.
"This forbidden spell he had used… This bastard, he is overpowering my [Underworld Domain] like tis nothing! Is he even using a Skill at all? Those chanting… they were like Ancient Forgotten Magic from the old times. When people had yet to be born with Spirit Orbs…" Kyle muttered to himself. "Has he been taught the Gospels of Aria?
I had heard from the cultists that the dan church had that Ancient Holy Grimoire saved, but I never truly believed it… To think it still exists, and that Ellergest has read it and learned its forbidden spells…!"
He grew more restless, gritting his teeth furiously as he felt the enormous quantity of holy light piercing through his Underworld Domain, a powerful Skill he had learned when he reached Level 50, which combined all his knowledge and magic together. Such Skills learned at very late levels were known as [Ultimate Skills] by many and were said to be the epitome of what a Talent can reach.
[Underworld Domain] not only allowed Kyle to create Undead automatically based in any rotting corpses underground, or even mere bones, but it enhanced his elemental power of darkness and death, and also enhanced the power of his Undead to completely greater levels. However, it seemed that he had finally found a weakness to such a powerful Skill… And its name was [Gates of Heaven].
"Underworld Domain… Gates of Heaven… I suppose they're certainly contrasting… To think Ellergest from all people would come here to stop me… No, I must not allow him." He said, looking into his army of Undead, his staff began to flare with phantasmal flames and miasmic essence, as he quickly infused it all into the surrounding Undead.
If he let them go against Ellergest, they would just turn into ashes. However, such holy power couldn't completely overpower stronger, higher ranked Undead…
"I'll just have to… adjust my plans a bit, [Undead Synthesis]!"
Hundreds of Undead began to converge together into enormous masses of rotten flesh and bones, one after the other. From within, stronger and more powerful, but less in quantity Undead emerged, forming a group of six. The old man slowly stood up from his bone throne, looking into the distance as the arc of light continued approaching.
"[Anti-Magic Barrier]!"
By combining the power of Death which is capable of negating not only life but also other elements at higher levels, he incredibly created an invisible barrier surrounding his body, which was the barrier's limit, as the arc of light quickly continued reaching him. He swiftly stepped forward, reaching the ground and standing in front of Ellergest's light.
"Come at me, you coward!"
The old Necromancer roared to the heavens, as the arc of light reached him in an instant.
The scream of fury of Ellergest resonated across the sky, as he emerged from within the clouds, mounting his Holy Dragon.
An enormous clash between darkness and light happened, making the entire forest tremble. The floor cracked and crumbled, countless trees were blown away, and the only ones unfazed were all the undead behind the old necromancer.
Their roars created shockwaves that only made the entire scene more chaotic. However, the old necromance smiled as he faced his old friend, his hand raised as a specter made of phantasmal essence emerged behind him.
"Come, Reaper, it is time to reap his soul!"
From within his Spirit Orb, a floating skeleton wearing a black cloak and holding an enormous scythe emerged behind the old necromancer, his first spirit, and the only and true companion he had ever had since he was exiled from his village.
"[Phantasmal Scythe]!"
"[Holy Dragon Breath]!"
Both old men commanded their spirits, as the Reaper's scythe grew larger and covered in miasma and phantom, while Ellergest' Holy Dragon opened his enormous jaws, charging a powerful magic attack.
A blast of holy light clashed against a powerful slashing attack using the purest essence of death! The concentration of two elements which countered one another generated an incredible yet expected reaction, an enormous explosion.