Arcane Academy: The Divine Extraction Legacy

"Take cover!"

"Move back! Don't get close to the battle!"

"Master Steins! Wallace's team was injured!"

"Fine! Retreat to that hill!"

The group of Mystic Arts Practitioners who should be guiding Vale to take the Golden Key while avoiding any disasters could only adapt to the situation.

Steins had to lead his team and ensure that there would be no casualties!

In the meantime, Vale remained focused as he realized that he could still feel the presence of the Dimensional Creature…

'What a tough creature… This abomination should never enter the Human Realm or it will be a disaster.' Vale thought as he was now determined to ensure that this 'Dungeon' would be forever closed, erasing all possible link to the Human Realm.

Vale then used Ethereal Step, and appeared behind the Dimensional Creature. It was already injured.

This time, he pulled out his Stormbringer Sword, and without any hesitation, he stabbed it into the Creature's heart.

Screechhh~

The Creature was hurt and wanted to move away! It tried to destroy the Sword that Vale was holding but it wasn't just any normal sword, it was considered as a Divine Sword since it was used and made by the previous Paragons!

Vale then imbued his Sword with lightning and burned the Creature from the inside!

Of course, Vale didn't forget to activate his Divine Extraction System!

He had to do this if he wanted to capture or kill this Creature!

[ The target has resisted the Extraction. ]

[ Unable to Extract. ]

[ The target has resisted the Extraction. ]

[ Unable to Extract. ]

[ The target has resisted the Extraction. ]

[ Unable to Extract. ]

[ The target has resisted the Extraction. ]

[ Unable to Extract. ]

"What the heck?" Vale was confused as he could tell that the Creature's life was already weakened! He was confused why he was still failing!

'Does it have to be on its dying breath to extract it? Or can I only kill it? No other options?'

Vale sighed as he realized that the Dimensional Creature was truly quite special. Anyway, since that was the case, he decided to just kill it for now. In any case, he could probably look for another Dimensional Creature later.

'Die…'

Finally, Vale twisted the blade and ended the Creature's life… or, at the very least, that was what he thought!

Vale's eyes widened in disbelief as the Creature, which should have been killed, began to stir once more. Its heart, pierced by the divine Stormbringer Sword, seemed to regenerate, stitching the fatal wound closed as if by some dark sorcery.

The beast's screech turned into a growl, and its red eyes blazed with renewed fury.

It burst with overwhelming power and pushed Vale away!

Furthermore, his Sword started showing some cracks!

Even with his Divinity coating the Sword, it still took severe damage from the Dimensional Creature's mysterious attack!

"Impossible…" Vale muttered under his breath.

He had underestimated the Creature's resilience, a mistake he wouldn't normally make. Nonetheless, he realized one of the Dimensional Creature's secrets. It was no wonder they could travel through other dimensions!

Steins and the other Arcanists watched from a safe distance, their hearts pounding as they witnessed the Immortal's battle.

"It's still alive…" Steins muttered. He was also in disbelief after seeing the weakened Creature suddenly burst with power. As a matter of fact, it seemed to have even gone stronger!

"But it's the first time we've seen the Dimensional Creature gets injured. We might have a chance to win."

"That whole Creature is a fortune… If Vale gets its corpse intact, it will shake the whole continent…"

"Right… Even just a few grams of its blood will probably make us rich."

The other Arcanists mumbled as they saw some hope in this battle althought the Dimensional Creature was still alive.

***

In the meantime, Vale, realizing that the Creature could not be killed by that attack, tapped deeper into his Celestial Arts!

He gathered his Shadow Divinity and triggered one of his strongest Celestial Art after being an Immortal, it was his Shadow Mutilation!

Vale cast the Spell and targeted the Creature… It didn't fail as expected but Vale realized that the mark didn't last long!

Before he could try and cut the Creature's shadow, the effect was already gone!

"Three seconds… I need to attack within that time frame if I want to kill with this Spell." Vale mused as he decided to try using his other Spells.

Vale took a deep breath as he enveloped his body in a shroud of darkness that seemed to move with a life of its own.

It was Vale's Darkness Manipulation Spell. Although the other Arcanists weren't able to use their Spell Models yet, Vale had no issue using it now.

The only concern was that the Dimensional Creature had a strange ability that protected its body from Arcane Spells.

Screecchhh~

Once again, the Creature lunged, its massive form was a blur of motion. The Arcanists failed to see its movement but Vale faster! He was no longer in his previous position when the Creature arrived!

Vale reappeared above it, his body crackling with the raw power of Divine Lightning. He actually used his body as the catalyst instead of the sky!

It was something that was only possible after becoming an Immortal!

Boom!

With a thunderous roar, he unleashed a torrent of lightning and divine energy, striking the beast with a force that tore through the air.

Vale trusted this Spell a lot since he had already upgraded this Celestial Arts to the limit!

It was already in the Perfect Realm!

The Creature howled, its body convulsing as the divine energy coursed through it.

But it was not yet defeated!

It swept its tail, the venomous spike at its end aiming for Vale with lethal precision.

Screech!

The attack didn't end there, the Creature continued with its sound attack, hoping to disorient Vale in the process.

Vale, however, was already moving, his form flickering with the speed of Presence Shift.

Then, he also activated his Aurora's Embrace.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Vale danced around the Creature's attacks, his movements were like a haze of color and light!

Vale knew he needed to end this quickly.

A prolonged battle between two powerful beings in this realm wasn't good!

After all, the realm was already collapsing around them. The very fabric of the dimension had started tearing apart!

He still had a mission to find the Golden Key!

He raised his hands to the sky, invoking the Meteor Summon once again!

Although it would damage the Realm, he had to do this if he wanted to capture the Dimensional Creature.

The air grew heavy, and a shadow loomed above as a massive meteor hurtled down from the cosmos, aimed directly at the Creature.

This time, Vale spend over 300 Divinity Points to cast this. It was several times larger than the normal amount!

However, he had to do this if he wanted to kill it!

With a ground-shaking impact, the meteor struck, engulfing the Creature in a cloud of dust and debris. The Arcanists shielded their eyes, but Vale stood firm, his gaze locked on the settling dust.

"Stay together! Use your Amulets to protect the front!" Steins commanded as he couldn't help but feel impressed at the power of the two beings.

Their battle was truly on a different level.

'I'm lucky to have brought this Recording Crystal… This would be huge…' Steins couldn't help but think at the riches he will earn once he sold this Crystal that contained the full might of an Immortal and Dimensional Creature!

As the dust cleared, the Creature emerged, wounded but still alive.

Vale couldn't help but sigh after seeing this.

The Dimensional Creature was truly a being born of the Cataclysm, a survivor of apocalyptic destruction.

Vale understood then that this battle was more than a fight—it was a testament to his resolve as an Immortal.

"Since your beings killed plenty of Celestials before… I guess it wasn't surprising that you're incredible strong." Vale muttered as could tell that Dimensional Creature was preparing to attack once again.

However, before it could launch another attack, Vale used his Ethereal Step.

In a blink, he was upon the Creature, his Stormbringer Sword that was glowing with an ethereal lightning was about to land!

With a roar of his own, Vale struck, the blade cutting through the Creature's hide as if it were made of shadow.

The Creature's roar turned into a whimper, its form beginning to fade. Vale did not relent. He channeled the Corruption Curse, a Demon Saint's Spell he had Extracted that would ensure the Creature's demise.

Black tendrils of energy wrapped around the beast, seeping into its wounds and corrupting its very essence!

With a final, desperate attempt, the Creature tried to retaliate, but its movements were sluggish, its strength had already started waning.

Then, Vale tried to use his Slave Mark, but as expected... It somehow didn't work.

With a sigh, he delivered the final blow, his sword cleaving through the Creature's neck!

The head fell, and the body collapsed, the dark energy of the curse consuming it until nothing remained but ash…