End Of The Magic Era

by Stayrr

The world that nurtured the civilization which reached the pinnacle of magic was on the verge of destruction. The last survivor transmigrated to the past, when the magic civilization started growing, as countless mages were still fumbling their ways through the thorny paths of magic knowledge. He, who came from the end of the magic era, aim to reach the pinnacle of magic.

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But…

It didn't take long before a terrifying crack began to appear in that incomparably huge barrier. Although it blocked the attack of the Lava Giant, this 7th Tier Spell was now on the verge of collapse. After letting out a deep roar, the Lava Giant moved its huge arm back and raised its head high up, splattering more lava around, before heavily punching the Ice Barrier.

A rumble echoed as the Ice Barrier collapsed under the fierce attack, shattering into countless translucent shards of ice falling down from the sky.

Thanks to the time gained by Suval's 7th Tier Spell, everyone had been able to use Fire Elemental Incarnation to move through the sea of flames. Dazzling spells accurately struck the Lava Giant's body, sending boiling lava flying everywhere.

In such a situation, Fire Elemental Incarnation was undoubtedly the best choice, as it could resist most flame injuries while also letting them move around nimbly.

At this time, Lin Yun was surrounded by fire while he wandered in the sea of flames, his Doom Staff blossoming with a dazzling radiance as a cold aura quickly rose up. The surrounding elements frantically surged as a several-meter-long Frost Lance condensed under the influx of mana.

Then, only a sharp sound could be heard as a blue gleam streaked across faster than the speed of sound, its formidable power causing thunderous booms on its way. It pierced and sank into the Lava Giant.

The massive Lava Giant suddenly stiffened and let out a deafening roar. Its arm rose up, and numerous droplets of lava covered the sky, quickly raining down.

Although mages under Fire Elemental Incarnation would be immune to most injuries that fire could inflict, the lava of the Lava Giant wasn't as simple as being extremely hot. It contained an extremely powerful poisonfire with corrosive properties that had almost sent a 2nd Rank Archmage to his death.

But Lin Yun didn't plan to stop. After five consecutive Flame Flashes, he dodged the Lava Giant's attacks and held his Doom Staff horizontally in front of him. His chant caused a cold aura to rage beside him, and each character he chanted condensed into a Frost Lance.

At that time, an innumerable flood of blue lights struck the Lava Giant, and every Frost Lance sent a large amount of lava splashing into the air.

Lin Yun had already cast several hundred Frost Lances.

Although Frost Lance was only a 3rd Tier Spell, he had released several hundred of them in a span of just ten seconds. Not to mention a 5th Rank High Mage, even a 5th Rank Archmage would have already exhausted his mana, leaving his mind in chaos. This was no exaggeration. His current casting style completely relied on his transcendent casting ability, as well as the Magic Array's unlimited spell cooldown compression.

Such exertion would be unbearable torture for any mage.

But he had no choice but to do this now, because he could see that this Lava Giant was quite remarkable. Its strength was around level 36…

If there had been no other factors, the group of Archmages would have been able to deal with the level 36 Lava Giant in less than ten minutes.

But this wasn't the case.

In an environment like the Thawing Fire Tribe's Sacred Land, fire elements were extremely abundant. A Fire Elemental like the Lava Giant would see its fighting strength rise quite a bit, letting it display outrageous power that exceeded that of the 7th Rank Archmage, Suval.

Moreover, Lava Giants had extremely high resistance against fire spells, which meant that Lin Yun and the others would have to resort to ice spells like Frost Lance. But the Sacred Land was a world of fire, so any ice spells would be greatly suppressed there, their power greatly weakened.

Just like this, the battle between the dozen Archmages and the Lava Giant had sunk into a deadlock.

But now, the volley of several hundred Frost Lances instantly left the Lava Giant reeling. A few of the other Archmages cleverly took advantage of this opportunity.

"Rumble…"

At that time, chants kept echoing as one domineering spell after the other fell onto the Lava Giant with loud sounds and dazzling sparks.

Lin Yun, who was wreathed in flames, kept using Flame Flash and charged into the sky. A bright moon appeared behind him as countless spells were released, flooding the Lava Giant's head like a tidal wave.

The Magic Array was roused to its pinnacle, reducing the cooldowns as much as possible. When he raised his hand, close to a hundred Frost Lances quickly swept across like blue lights.

"Roar…"

A mournful and sinister howl echoed as the Lava Giant's huge body shook fiercely. The flowing lava darkened and slowly hardened. In the end, the tall Lava Giant fell motionless, just like a statue.

"Phew…"

Everyone let out sounds of relief when they saw that scene. After cancelling the Elemental Incarnations, the surroundings regained their peace.

Only sounds of deep breathing, as well as the omnipresent flames, could be heard.

"Damn annoying…"

Weiss was clearly quite displeased. He raised his head and looked at the stone statue left behind by the Lava Giant, ruthlessly scolding it. They met one strange thing after the other ever since they arrived in the Thawing Fire Tribe's Sacred Land. First was the spontaneously combusting Raging Flame Beastman, and then there was this very strange Lava Giant.

And most importantly, the Lava Giant was too powerful…

He originally thought that this trip to the Sacred Land would go very smoothly, but there had been too many unexpected complications already. If not for the chance to get the Peak True Spirit Magic Tool, he might have already given up.

The group rested there for over ten minutes before continuing to head deeper into the valley. They were very careful and serious on the way, but after half an hour, they encountered another Elemental lifeform. It was an Ash Elemental shrouded in a sulfurous aura, and it was two to three times as large as ordinary Ash Elementals.

What startled them was that this Ash Elemental was also excessively powerful, not at all inferior to the Lava Giant they previously encountered.

The extremely fierce battle raged on for twenty minutes…

The Ash Elemental's body was filled with toxic gas, making them all afraid to get too close. Even an Archmage's defenses couldn't guard against this toxic gas, and their lives would be in danger if they were infected. Thus, the battle went on for twenty minutes before the huge Ash Elemental slowly collapsed, transforming into ashes.

Everyone could faintly sense that whether it was the Lava Giant or the Ash Elemental, they both had mutated in the special environment of the Sacred Land and gained at least ten levels!

Fortunately, there weren't many such lifeforms. They only met two in the valley. Had there been a few more, the group of Archmages would have had to reconsider whether they should continue onwards or retreat.

After annihilating the Ash Elemental, they continued without pause. After over an hour, some small changes appeared to the environment. The flames, which had originally been everywhere, had now decreased quite a bit, and the temperature had also lowered a lot. The group walked for another ten minutes and the valley regained its original appearance.

They suddenly discovered a faint, hazy silhouette a hundred meters ahead of them.

Everyone, including Lin Yun, felt overjoyed. The silhouette that appeared in front of them was naturally the target of their trip to the Sacred Mountain, the Tribal Chief of the Thawing Fire Tribe.

It remained motionless.

"Hmmm?"

At this time, Lin Yun's Magic Array caught a strange mana fluctuation and he immediately frowned. He waved his hand and three Mage Eyes quickly rose up.

And then…

The scene ahead became clear to Lin Yun…

There was an altar crafted in a mysterious way, and it was emitting an ancient aura. With a mere glance, Lin Yun knew that this altar had inevitably gone through the baptism of countless years. It had special meaning to the Thawing fire Tribe.

The Tribal Chief of the Thawing Fire Tribe was a middle-aged Beastman that was now standing on the altar, looking at the uninvited guests with arrogance. There was no change in his expression, but what truly interested Lin Yun wasn't the Tribal Chief, but rather, the thing in front of the Tribal Chief.

To be more exact, it was the totem inserted in the altar that was covered in all kinds of strange designs just like Dragons' scales. All kinds of mysterious runes were carved on the totem, densely packed like tadpoles and seemingly containing boundless mana, instantly attracting Lin Yun's eyes.

After watching for a few seconds, Lin Yun inwardly shook his head. Those mysterious runes seemed to be Ancient Beastman Runes. Not to mention the fact that he was a human mage, even native Raging Flame Beastmen might not necessarily recognize them.

These mysterious Ancient Beastman Runes were only known by a few higher-ups of the tribe and were one of the inheritances of the Raging Flame Beastman Race.

"That's…"

A flame was burning at the top of the totem, continuously throbbing. Lin Yun couldn't help frowning when he saw that flame. He had an inexplicable feeling, a feeling that the flame had life.

He was startled when he thought of this…

'How could that flame be alive?'

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Chapter 482: Enlightenment

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It would be understandable if it was actually an Upper Rank Flame Spirit, but it was only the totem's flame, which shouldn't be alive.

There seemed to be a power gathering as that flame throbbed, making Lin Yun's heart beat faster.

'Very frightening…'

Lin Yun paled as he began to sweat from the pressure from the flame. The current Lin Yun had fused the three Meditation Law Sets in the Tulan Mountain Range and had broken through to become a 5th Rank High Mage. His power was more than enough to match high-ranked Archmages.

But he was faltering somewhat when facing that strange flame, which showed how frightening the power contained within it was. He even had a feeling that if the flame unleashed its power, a disaster would happen.

'Hold on…'

But while he was secretly apprehensive, he suddenly had a marvelous feeling as he looked at the flame. It felt as if everything became clear and he found a clue.

This flame was related to the Raising Dragon Array.

Over ten days ago, when the allied army consolidated their control over the Ghost Valley, Lin Yun sneaked out to unearth the Raising Dragon Array, but a formidable defensive power was covering it. Through his analysis, he discovered that if a terrifying flame burst out with enough power, it would scatter this protective aura.

He had then looked for the young Beastman, Yass, and asked about the Ghost Valley. Back then, Yass only spoke of a legend spreading in the Thawing Fire Tribe for countless years. A formidable fiend was sealed at the bottom of the Ghost Valley and needed a certain thing to be released, and that thing was in the Sacred Land of the Thawing Fire Tribe.

At the time, Lin Yun had a feeling that this was related to the Dragon Raising Array, so he agreed to climb the Sacred Mountain with the Black Tower.

The answer was on the verge of being disclosed…

That Peak True Spirit Totem left behind by the Thawing Fire Tribe's ancestor, which the Black Tower had been arduously tracking all this time, was the key to scattering that defensive power.

To be more accurate, he needed the help of the flame at the top of the totem.

But, he didn't know whether to laugh or cry… He'd already known about the existence of the totem when he agreed to work together with the Black Tower, but he hadn't cared about it at the time, calmly giving the totem to the Black Tower during the negotiations even though Harren didn't know about it.

Lin Yun knew better than anyone that this Peak True Spirit Magic Tool had no use in the hands of humans. Back then, the Black Tower had lost over ten Archmages without getting any benefits, only profiting Heaven Shaman Lusar…

Lin Yun truly hadn't expected that the thing he needed to open the Raising Dragon Array would be this totem.

Besides Lin Yun, the two Representatives of the Black Tower, Weiss and Suval, also knew some secrets. When they saw the totem on the altar, they immediately became excited, their hearts beating extremely fast. But after his experience in the Tulan Mountain Range, Weiss was a bit calmer. He frowned and vigilantly watched the surroundings and the Tribal Chief, not acting blindly.

"Are you the Thawing Fire Tribe's Tribal Chief?"

But Suval actually stepped forward and broke the deadlock. He looked at the middle-aged Beastman across him and frowned as he coldly said, "The Thawing Fire Tribe has been completely extinguished. You are the last one, so pitiful. If you take the initiative to hand over the totem, you might be able to keep your life…"

Suval's tone was filled with a feeling of superiority as he looked at the Tribal Chief with disdain.

He had assessed the Tribal Chief's mana fluctuations when he first discovered him and found out that the Tribal Chief was comparable to a human 6th Rank Archmage. This kind of power would be considered top-notch in all of the Raging Flame Plane.

But what about it?

After all, this group consisted of Archmage powerhouses, while he himself was a 7th Rank Archmage. The others might not even need to get involved. He should be able to easily kill the Tribal Chief on his own.

It would be a bit more troublesome if the Tribal Chief could rouse the power of the totem, but that should only be a bit of trouble, as he simply wasn't Suval's opponent.

Suval was so confident because the outcome was already decided in his eyes. Regardless of what the Tribal Chief chose to do, in the end, the totem would fall into the hands of the Black Tower.

"I don't have much time to keep you company, so I hope you can make your decision quickly. But you should naturally understand that this will decide your future…" Seeing no reaction from the Tribal Chief, Suval's expression turned icy. "I already gave you the opportunity, whether you can grasp it or not is up to you…"

"Human, although you eliminated the Thawing Fire Tribe, our Great Ancestor will punish intruders such as you and make you die in despair…"

The Tribal Chief still had a lofty attitude while standing on the altar, looking over everyone within a hundred meters, not seeming to realize his situation. A fierce expression appeared on his face, filled with boundless hatred.

"Unfortunately, you missed your only opportunity…" The smile on Suval's face disappeared as his eyes sharply watched the Tribal Chief. He couldn't help inwardly shaking his head and laughing. "If your damn ancestors truly existed, would they have watched helplessly as we eliminated the Thawing Fire Tribe? I have to say, you Beastmen are truly naive…

"Forget it, it's better that I take it personally and see your ancestors on the way," Suval sneered, not concealing his killing intent. He already regarded the Tribal Chief as a dead person, his words seemingly pronouncing his death sentence. He then slowly moved and walked over to the altar.

In fact, he had never put the Tribal Chief in his eyes. This self-confidence stemmed from his own formidable power. He was an entire rank higher than the Tribal Chief, and the gap between them was like heaven and earth. Each step was incomparably difficult in the Archmage realm, especially after the 5th Rank.

He was completely certain that this battle wouldn't last more than ten minutes.

"Wait a moment…"

But Suval didn't even take two steps before a voice echoed behind him. Although that voice was very gentle, it clearly echoed in everyone's ears. Suval stiffened, his body turning as a cold smirk appeared on his face. "What? Mafa Merlin, you want to renege on our deal?"

Representative Suval, who had come out from the Black Tower's Holy Land, had naturally learnt some core secrets of the Black Tower, particularly the secret behind this collaboration with the Merlin Family to jointly attack the Thawing Fire Tribe. The Black Tower had obtained top secret information a hundred years ago unveiling the existence of a powerful Magic Tool within the Thawing Fire Tribe, a Peak True Spirit Magic Tool at that.

The Black Tower had wanted to get that Magic Tool for a while, but they couldn't transfer so many of their forces. Thus, the plan to obtain it had been halted indefinitely, up until Mafa Merlin dropped by to suggest working together.

Moreover, he clearly knew that in this collaboration, the Black Tower had priority in taking loot from the Thawing Fire Tribe. The Black Tower was the one putting forth most of the effort, and although it looked like they were taking a loss on the surface, in reality, after eliminating the Thawing Fire Tribe, the Black Tower would get the Peak True Spirit Magic Tool and earn quite a bit…

Thinking of this, Suval looked at the young mage with ridicule. 'It looks like Mafa Merlin finally understands what happened… You must be regretting now, aren't you? Sadly for you, there is no medicine for regret!

'You thought the Black Tower was collaborating with the Merlin Family only for the Ghost Valley? Who cares about an insignificant Ghost Valley? What the Black Tower really wants is that Peak True Spirit Magic Tool. If used appropriately, it wouldn't be long before the Black Tower has more Peak Archmage powerhouses!'

But the young mage remained indifferent, not seeming regretful as Suval thought he would.

'It's an act… It's definitely an act. That is a Peak True Spirit Magic Tool! If such a thing appeared in Noscent, it would lead to a bloody battlefield between major forces, with countless powerhouses trying to obtain it. Unless Mafa Merlin is an idiot, how could he not care about it?

'Telling me to wait like that was the best evidence. He clearly wants to stop me from getting the totem. But this does make sense.' Suval couldn't help inwardly shaking his head. 'He is too young…'

"Mafa Merlin, if I'm not wrong, you came to an agreement with Sir Harren, right? After eliminating the Thawing Fire Tribe, our Black Tower would have loot priority. I can tell you the truth now… The thing our Black Tower wants to take is that totem on the altar…" When saying those words, Suval was inwardly gloating, as he could finally share this secret.

'Mafa Merlin might still think he made a profit by working with the Black Tower, but reality is cruel. Telling him this should be a slap to his face.

'The Black Tower isn't collaborating with your Merlin Family, it's using your Merlin Family!'

"Although I'm sorry, I still have to say that if you want the totem, you would be breaking the agreement with the Black Tower and would have to face our rage. Of course, I don't mind if you do so, because that would speed up the destruction of the Merlin Family, Hahaahaha!" Suval took a good look before no longer bothering with the young mage. He turned and slowly started walking towards the altar.

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Chapter 483: Wait A Moment

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Unable to persuade Suval, Lin Yun didn't say anything else and remained in place, watching with a frown as Suval's back got further and further away.

As for Weiss, who stood to the side, he looked somewhat embarrassed. He was inwardly scolding Suval in his heart. 'Damn, although those are facts, can you be less blunt about it? Haven't you noticed how I have been lowering myself in front of High Mage Merlin? Not long ago I even gave him all the tents of the Thawing Fire Tribe. That's a huge sum, I wouldn't make such a huge sacrifice if I hadn't been ordered to befriend Mafa Merlin.'

'I barely managed to get some goodwill with him, but you just went ahead and ran your mouth, even going as far as threatening him. Even if Mafa knew the truth of the matter, the Black Tower could give some compensation afterwards to repair this weak friendship, but you went ahead and told him that we're just using him…'

'This is very troublesome…'

What Harren really wanted to avoid was the wrath of the powerhouse behind Mafa Merlin. If that Heaven Rank was angered and came over, then the Black Tower would run out of luck.

But, Suval didn't know of Weiss' worries. He happily walked to the altar while looking at the Tribal Chief with a disdainful expression. "Haha, I really didn't think you had so much courage! You are actually so unyielding, is it the so-called pride? Truly ridiculous."

Suddenly, a roar burst out from the calm Tribal Chief, his entire body flickering with dark red runes as he released a blazing aura. The totem in front of him shook as the frighteningly powerful flame atop the totem split, exploding in an instant before being followed by rising mana fluctuations. They could faintly see a transparent silhouette appear in the air.

Everyone, including Lin Yun, felt palpitations when facing that silhouette.

The mana fluctuations emitted by it were too frightening…

It made everyone feel like they couldn't prevail.

At this time, the silhouette suddenly darkened and quickly descended, merging into the body of the Tribal Chief and making the latter's power sharply increase. The runes on his body flickered fiercely as if they were igniting, and the temperature in the surroundings shot up dangerously.

The two faintly red eyes had long since turned crimson. They seemed somewhat empty, as if there was no life within. The Tribal Chief's palm suddenly grabbed the totem while the other hand grabbed a hatchet.

"Drop dead!" the Tribal Chief roared as the frightening mana fluctuations crazily rose up. He jumped down from the altar, his legs heavily stomping the ground. Only a rumbling sound could be heard as very large holes appeared under his feet and rocks were sent flying away with great momentum.

Naturally, this was only the beginning.

A loud sound echoed as the hatchet covered in countless flames was thrown at a lightning speed, echoing as it ripped through the air. In a flash, the flames were a few dozen meters away from Suval!

'Damnit…'

The sudden changes stunned Suval. He was scared to death when he sensed the force behind that huge hatchet. The Tribal Chief's power far exceeded his imagination. Suval's scalp felt numb as he thought, 'How should I face such a frightening attack?'

But he didn't have time to consider it. He let out a panicked shout before raising his old magic staff. At that time, the staff burst out with dazzling light as he subconsciously cast the most powerful defensive spell an Archmage could use, Elemental Shield. But not feeling reassured, countless runes also floated over, forming a Runic Shield.

Then, they collided.

The hatchet covered in flames was like a scorching sun as it directly pierced the Elemental Shield! Then, countless runes rose up to resist the attack, but it was useless. The Runic Shield didn't even last a second before being snuffed out. The hatchet smashed heavily into Suval's stomach.

In a split second, over ten of his defensive spells were damaged.

Suval was sent flying a few dozen meters back, unable to struggle or let out a scream, before crashing onto the floor, raising a cloud of dust. While he was on the ground, a fearful expression appeared on his face and he spat out blood.

Apart from Suval's coughing, nothing could be heard in the surroundings. Everyone was looking at the Tribal Chief with deep fear.

He was truly too frightening…

Only one hit seriously injured 7th Rank Archmage Suval!

This showed that the Tribal Chief's strength had already reached an unreasonable level, far surpassing that of a 7th Rank Archmage. The power he burst out with just now was most likely that of an 8th Rank Archmage.

An 8th Rank Archmage…

Such a powerhouse was rarely seen, even in the Andlusa Kingdom. It was evident from the Merlin Family's Ancestral Land. In the Family Council, apart from Lin Yun, only Oren and Ryan were 8th Rank Archmages or higher, while the others were all around 6th or 7th Rank.

How terrible…

Lin Yun had a very serious expression, and beads of sweat appeared on his forehead as he frowned. It was troublesome even for him.

He could naturally see that the Tribal Chief had linked to a mysterious existence with the help of the totem, thus sharply increasing his power. As for that mysterious existence, it was most likely an ancestor of the Thawing Fire Tribe!

The power of the ancestor descended into the body of the Tribal Chief through the totem. At this time, the Tribal Chief was no longer the original Tribal Chief…

The Beastman Tribes generally pursued Shamanism, which was divided into two fields. The first field dealt with the elements. It wasn't hard to understand, as it was their own elemental power. For example, the Raging Flame Beastmen all had extremely formidable control over fire and had an innate advantage when summoning fire elementals.

The other field was a bit special. Each tribe would worship their ancestors, producing a power similar to faith, and after more than a thousand years of accumulation, the remnant of an ancestor's soul, or even an ancestor himself would become extremely powerful after being immersed in this kind of power. When the tribe met danger, the ancestor would descend to help.

It was clear that the Tribal Chief had used the totem to summon a certain ancestor, and that the price to summon an ancestor was death.

Thus, it all made sense. The Tribal Chief knew that the Thawing Fire Tribe didn't have any chance of winning in the previous battle, so he remained hidden in the Sacred Land, waiting for the arrival of the strongest foes. He then used his life to summon an ancestor, dying to avenge his clansmen.

This was a plan that had been premeditated.

"Damn…"

Suval took out a small potion from his pocket and drank the light blue liquid, and mana fluctuations flowed out as the weak and injured Suval regained some color.

After cursing, he once again looked at the Tribal Chief and couldn't help turning pale. He was still afraid of that power. Had he cast only an Elemental Shield, he might have already died.

He only now understood why the young mage had told him to wait a moment earlier.

As he thought of this, Suval couldn't help glaring angrily at Lin Yun. 'Damn, why weren't you clearer if you knew something was strange? You only said to wait a moment, how could I know what you meant?'

Suval's hatred towards Lin Yun deepened.

"Rumble…"

The fiery hatchet returned to the hand of the Tribal Chief, and he immediately brandished it, turning into a red silhouette radiating incredible heat before charging at the group. Each move was extremely frightening and even this group of over ten Archmages had some trouble dealing with the fierce Tribal Chief.

After all, the power of the Tribal Chief was that of an 8th Rank Archmage, while the strongest within the group, Suval, was only a 7th Rank Archmage, and he had already been seriously injured. He managed to recover a part of his strength due to using some precious potions, but he would only be able to display the power of a 6th Rank Archmage for now.

Apart from this, there was still 6th Rank Archmage Weiss, 5th Rank Sword Saint Thorne, as well as Lin Yun.

The rest were all low-ranked Archmages. These people might be famed for being powerful outside, but in front of the terrifying Tribal Chief, the careless ones might die.

The fire elements in the surroundings were flaring up. An aura of destruction rose as the large sword in the hand of Crimson Flame Sword Saint Thorne was ignited with raging flames, emitting boundless Sword Aura. Thorne launched an attack on the Tribal Chief.

A loud rumble echoed. The Tribal Chief's body only stiffened for a moment when receiving such a fierce attack. The runes on his body flickered for a bit, but he was unexpectedly unaffected. The blazing hatchet in his hand was raised high up before colliding with Thorne's Crimson Flame Sword. After this first exchange of blows, Thorne was forced to fall back a few dozen steps before managing to stabilize himself.

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Chapter 484: Reversal

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Thorne, who was an expert at relentlessly fierce attacks, felt powerless for the first time. He had used a large amount of Aura for that assault, but he had been completely unable to injure the Tribal Chief. Instead, he received various kinds of injuries each time he attacked.

He had a feeling that his opponent wasn't just a Raging Flame Beastman, but rather a tireless slaughtering machine. No one could contend against it.

At this time, Lin Yun cast Fire Elemental Incarnation, wrapping his body in flames. He used Flame Flash to travel through the battlefield with the Ten Thousand Spell Wheel behind him, roused to its pinnacle. Endless spells kept raining down on the Tribal Chief.

But…

Those spells disappeared after striking the Tribal Chief as if they had sunk into a quagmire when those dark red runes flickered.

This was somewhat terrifying…

After all, the eruption of power from the activation of the Ten Thousand Spell Wheel, which had become a Mid-Rank True Spirit Magic Tool, could only be described as horrifying. Even 6th Rank or 7th Rank Archmages would have no choice but to fully remain on the defensive, and they might even be wounded if they didn't pay attention.

But the Tribal Chief wasn't affected by the flood of spells.

In fact, Lin Yun hadn't planned on exerting himself in the Sacred Mountain. Under normal circumstances, he wouldn't have thought much of all this and would have already stood on the sidelines to watch the performance. After all, why would he spend energy to help the Black Tower?

But unexpectedly, the totem of the Thawing Fire Tribe was the only thing that could help him open the Raising Dragon Array. Without it, his plan of cracking the Raising Dragon Array to get the Chromatic Dragon Crystal would be at a standstill. He would have to wait until he had the power of Star Sage Jouyi to force his way through.

He clearly couldn't wait that long…

His only choice was to kill the Tribal Chief and get the totem.

But the Tribal Chief had the strength of an 8th Rank Archmage now, so he wasn't that easy to kill. The squad of Archmages was having a hard time fighting against him. They were at a complete disadvantage and kept losing mana. When their mana eventually was exhausted, they would all perish.

Thinking of this, Lin Yun's expression became extremely serious. He cast three Flame Flashes successively and used Levitation to remain in midair, looking at the Tribal Chief from above. His Ten Thousand Spell Wheel continuously rotated, pouring out countless spells to occupy the Tribal Chief.

The Tribal Chief's roar could faintly be heard through all that.

But Lin Yun didn't plan to stop. He gave control of the Ten Thousand Spell Wheel to Enderfa and took out an ancient book with a dense aura of death. He let the book float in front of him as frightening fluctuations spread through the surroundings. There were three pitch-black designs on the book, emitting strange energy.

"Roar…"

As mana was poured within, black mist came out of the book, and with a deafening roar, a black sword suddenly rose up, surging with death aura as it rushed towards the Tribal Chief.

The summoned Undead Horseman wielded a long, rusted sword as it rode a Nightmare that was over two meters tall, his armor rotten beyond repair. It instantly rushed towards the Tribal Chief and started a fierce melee.

Suddenly, more black mist came out and a bone-chilling aura appeared. At the same, a bony silhouette appeared from the black mist. This was a Lich holding a bone staff and wearing a black robe.

As it appeared, it started chanting, and the next moment, boundless death aura was emitted, and it condensed into countless Bone Spears which flew towards their target.

The target was naturally the Tribal Chief…

For a moment, the Tribal Chief kept snarling, brandishing the totem and the hatchet as he erupted with extremely frightening power. But he had been under the constant assault of a dozen Archmages, and now there was the addition of the Undead Swordsman and the Lich. The Tribal Chief ended up on the defensive and had a hard time coping with it all.

After all, the Undead Horseman was a genuine level 36 powerhouse and those kinds of Undead beings had incredibly tough bones. They were much stronger than magic beasts of the same level.

As for the Lich, needless to say, it was level 37 and had extremely frightening casting abilities. It was not inferior to Suval in any regard.

Just this was enough to reverse the tides…

But…

Only Lin Yun himself knew that maintaining the current situation was impossible for him. The two domineering Summons used a large amount of death energy and it wouldn't be long before the energy stockpile in the Book of Death was exhausted. Once the two Summons disappeared, the Tribal Chief would regain the upper hand.

This wasn't something he was willing to see…

After taking a deep breath, he cast Haste, making his flaming body even more nimble. He moved through the air with extreme speed, leaving behind fiery afterimages. In order to deal with the Tribal Chief, he used almost all of his power just to temporarily suppress him.

But he didn't dare to relax. Dense ice elements began to fill his surroundings before countless Ice spells assaulted the Tribal Chief's body. At that time, the Tribal Chief let out a snarl, his crimson eyes locking onto Lin Yun apparently preparing something. Suddenly, he tossed the hatchet, which ripped through the air as it swept towards Lin Yun.

This was an all-out attack from a powerhouse comparable to an 8th Rank Archmage. When the battle started, Suval had been faced with such a fierce attack and was seriously hurt.

Lin Yun was startled when he sensed the terrifying power contained within that hatchet. It would only need a fraction of a second to pierce his body if it hit him.

He didn't hesitate and instantly cast a Runic Shield. His body was covered in dazzling lights as countless runes condensed together like a curtain of light covering him from top to bottom.

The hatchet whistled by, carrying an aura of destruction. The red flowing light heavily rammed into his shield, echoing with a deep sound. Under the fierce strike, the runes of his Runic Shield started becoming chaotic and the defensive spell slowly dimmed.

"Lord Shawn, it's up to you now…"

At this time, a smile appeared on the flaming Lin Yun's face. He used a Flame Flash and a red silhouette streaked across the sky, leaving behind a scorched area.

He appeared two meters away from the Tribal Chief and dazzling lights appeared when he gently rubbed his ring.

"Hell!"

Shawn's faintly visible shadow appeared. After cursing, he suddenly pounced at the Tribal Chief before his silhouette suddenly disappeared.

However…

The Tribal Chief's body remained motionless, his aura quickly declining. Even those two crimson eyes returned to their original light-red color.

"Now!"

Lin Yun became gleeful as he used the 8th Character of the Book of Death to enter Unlimited Mode. The huge mana consumption allowed him to ignore spell cooldowns and element exhaustion. He didn't even apply defensive spells at that time.

He displayed incredible casting abilities at this moment.

One gorgeous spell after another landed on the Tribal Chief. In less than ten seconds, he fired close to a hundred spells, and all these spells could only be described as magnificent. Moreover, as Lin Yun was casting, he was also simultaneously controlling the Undead Horseman and the Lich to launch their fiercest attacks.

"Aaah…"

A mournful scream echoed, before being replaced by an eerie silence. The Tribal Chief had fallen, the dark red runes on his body had thoroughly dissipated, and traces of the magic bombardment could be seen on his lacerated body. There wasn't a single part of his skin that was intact.

"Phew…"

Lin Yun finally sighed in relief and slowly descended. He removed his Elemental Incarnation and unsummoned the Undead Horseman and the Lich, both of them gradually becoming blurry before disappearing back into the Book of Death.

This was the most difficult situation he had gone through in the Raging Flame Plane, and he had used all the mana in his Magic Tools and himself. Now, he could only hold a high level mana crystal and slowly absorb the mana from within.

"Damn, Merlin, don't look for me the next time this kind of thing happens. It's too dangerous! Even if you give me a lot of mana crystals, Lord Shawn won't do it…" Shawn's faint silhouette appeared. His body had become somewhat illusory, as he had clearly used up a lot of mana. "The reward must be at least ten level 20 mana crystals!"

"Why do you want so many…"

Lin Yun was startled, though he didn't really mind too much. He took out the mana crystals from his pocket and gave them to Shawn.

Shawn had truly played a big role this time…

He had known from the start that the increase in power had come from the Tribal Chief linking to an ancestor via the totem, obtaining that ancestor's strength. In this kind of situation, the souls of the Tribal Chief and the ancestor had to be linked extremely tightly. If the connection was severed midway, the Tribal Chief's power would fall back to that of a 6th Rank Archmage.

Shawn himself was a master at manipulating souls, and he had recently fused with the Evil Dragon Eye, recovering his former strength and even advancing to Mid True Spirit Rank. This helped him progress even further in the field of souls.

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Chapter 485: Borrow

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Thus, Lin Yun intended to draw support from Shawn to sever the connection between the Tribal Chief and the ancestor.

And Shawn didn't disappoint…

Lin Yun held nothing back when the connection was severed. He utilized all his power and entered Unlimited Mode, ignoring all spell cooldowns. The Undead Horseman and the Lich also burst with their power.

This kind of offensive, even if it was just for an instant, wasn't something a 6th Rank Archmage could handle, and thus, just as Lin Yun expected, the Tribal Chief died.

"This was still too much… Merlin, will there be some easier tasks in the future? You can't even imagine how frightening that Beastman's soul was…" Shawn gritted his teeth as he said that, showing a narcissistic expression. "Fortunately Lord Shaw was the one to make a move and helped you deal with this problem. Forget it, Lord Shawn won't argue too much with you, it's time to depart…"

But the Ghost Wolf suddenly stopped mid-sentence…

His prideful expression also disappeared as he looked at the Tribal Chief's corpse. He jumped in fright and fear could even be felt in his voice. "Hell! That damn guy hasn't disappeared yet!"

"What?"

Lin Yun was stunned. He couldn't remember Shawn forgetting himself like this before. He immediately looked to see what had happened and noticed a strange mana fluctuation gradually rising up.

He followed Shawn's line of sight and saw a dark-red smoke coming out from the Tribal Chief's body. That smoke looked especially strange as it kept twisting in the air, radiating terrifying heat.

An indistinct roar echoed as the smoke rushed into the air, condensing into the silhouette of a huge Beastman. It occupied over half of the sky above them and looked down at them with a pair of ice-cold eyes.

"Damnit!" Even Lin Yun couldn't help but curse at such a time. He was looking at the silhouette with dread, sweat unconsciously dripping down his forehead. Only now did he know for sure who Shawn was talking about.

It was actually the ancestor of the Thawing Fire Tribe!

This was no joke… The power of an ancient existence like the ancestor could only be described as terrifying.

The worship of an ancestor by the tribe would result in a kind of Faith Energy, and over the years, it would make the ancestor extremely powerful, a lot more troublesome than Jouyi or Harren. It was at least at the Heaven Rank.

But…

The only fortunate thing was that existences like the ancestors would be rejected by the plane's source of power, so they couldn't descend with their real bodies. They could only send their power across via certain special methods, such as what happened earlier with the Tribal Chief connecting to the ancestor's soul by using the totem.

In other words, what appeared before them was nothing more than an Incarnation.

Thinking of this, Lin Yun inwardly relaxed.

"Human, you should pay the price of your actions! I swear that once I descend, you and the forces behind you will definitely fall to Hell…"

At that time, the huge silhouette in the sky let out a deafening snarl. Countless runes appeared and once again turned into a dark-red smoke, flitting across the horizon before disappearing in the north.

"High Mage Merlin…" Once the silhouette disappeared completely, the pale Weiss came over to Lin Yun, with the totem in hand. He had clearly been scared by the sudden appearance of the Beastman Ancestor, as he was covered in sweat. "If there is nothing else, we should quickly return…"

"Alright, let's go back first…" Lin Yun nodded. He didn't want to stay there too long either. As he looked at Weiss, his eyes stopped on the totem for a moment. "Sir Weiss, can I borrow that thing for some time?"

"This…"

Weiss truly didn't expect the young mage to raise such a request. He was somewhat embarrassed at this moment… He wouldn't have hesitated to agree had it been anything else.

But it was the Peak True Spirit Totem.

The Black Tower spent so much effort in the past hundred years for this Magic Tool. They even transferred as many powerhouses as they could to the Raging Flame Plane and paid a huge price to annihilate the Thawing Fire Tribe.

But now, with the youth asking to borrow it, Weiss could only be hesitant.

It wasn't that he was suspicious, but rather, this Peak True Spirit Totem was just too important to the Black Tower.

"I only need to borrow it for half a month, and during that time I'll remain in the Raging Flame Plane. If Sir Weiss cannot make the decision, you can return and let Sir Harren know…" Lin Yun smiled as he casually said this.

He wasn't worried.

He knew that the Black Tower attached great importance to this totem, but it was useless in their hands. Once Harren found out, he would definitely be exasperated about it, so borrowing the totem then certainly wouldn't be a difficult matter.

Of course, Weiss didn't know this, so after thinking deeply about the matter, he said with a dignified expression, "Rest assured, I'll relay everything to Sir Harren. If Sir Harren agrees, I'll personally deliver it to you…"

Not long after, the squad went back through the path they had originally taken, leaving the Sacred Land and converging with the army waiting outside the valley.

Three hours later, the two major forces officially separated. The Black Tower's Caster Legion left and hurried back to the Dark Moon Fort, while Lin Yun led the Merlin Family's Planar Legion to the Flame Demon Fort.

However…

At the dawn of the next day, the Black Tower's Weiss rushed to the Flame Demon Fort and lent the totem to Lin Yun.

After discussing a bit with Weiss, he expressed his gratitude towards the Black Tower and saw him off. Lin Yun then led the fifty High Mages to rush to the Ghost Valley. Now, the entire northeastern part of the Raging Flame Plane was jointly controlled by the Black Tower and the Merlin Family. There was not a single Beastmen force in the area.

Lin Yun's group soon reached the location of the Raising Dragon Array. They had already finished the excavation half a month ago. After arranging a few arrays, Lin Yun went deep within underground until he saw that dark-red defensive power wrapped around the Raising Dragon Array.

He then took out the totem…

In a flash, the temperature around the flame at the top of the totem became frighteningly high. At the same time, that protective force was greatly affected. Countless dark-red runes rippled up and down, showing faint signs of chaos. But it didn't take long before they condensed once again.

'As expected…'

A happy expression appeared on Lin Yun's face as he saw this. His judgement was right. Although that force was powerful, a Peak Archmage would need to spend quite some effort to open it. But there was a fatal weak point. The impact of the tyrannical flame could cause chaos within the runes, and once it reached a critical point, this defensive power would thoroughly collapse.

But Lin Yun still didn't dare to do so…

Because he knew that once it disappeared, the true power of the Raising Dragon Array would emerge. Especially the Chromatic Dragon Crystal at its core… Its power could only be described as utterly terrifying, and if it erupted, the entire Ghost Valley might be razed to the ground.

And the Black Tower would definitely not be satisfied with the destruction of the Ghost Valley.

The most important part was that even with his current strength, Lin Yun would find it very difficult to even narrowly dodge the attack of the Raising Dragon Array.

Lin Yun couldn't help frowning as he thought of it, before bitterly smiling. He didn't have many options. He could only use the totem to slowly wear it down. Although this process would be very slow, taking about ten days, it would be a lot safer.

'That's the only way…'

With a resigned expression, Lin Yun took out a crystal pen from his pocket, dipped it into a bottle of ink he had prepared beforehand, and started writing runes on the ground. Seconds slowly ticked by…

Soon, a somewhat crude but very practical array was completed. Lin Yun then cautiously put the totem in the middle of the array. The flame at the top began emitting the shocking heat again, and it constantly attacked the protection around the Raising Dragon Array.

With each attack, the defensive power was weakening at a subtle rate.

After finishing this, Lin Yun stretched and once again returned to the surface.

But he didn't leave the area, he instead found a vacant spot in the surroundings and started meditating. During his meditation, his Magic Array kept working at maximum capacity, observing everything within a few kilometers.

After all, the Raising Dragon Array was a major matter. If there was an accident, a disaster could happen.

Thus, he had to remain there and check his surroundings. This would prevent others from disturbing him, while also allowing him to observe the changes to the Raising Dragon Array.

Those fifty High Mages didn't remain idle. Under Ida and Yuri's lead, they scattered into the surroundings, meditating and forming a powerful line of defense.

Facing all of them, even a Representative of the Black Tower like 7th Rank Archmage Suval wouldn't be able to burst in and come out unscathed.

It was very peaceful over the next few days. Nothing unexpected appeared during the cracking of the Raising Dragon Array until the 8th night, when Lin Yun noticed a nearly imperceptible mana fluctuation. It was very strange, feeling like it didn't come from a human, a Beastman, or even an Elemental.

The mana fluctuation was sometimes powerful, sometimes weak, and was very hidden. If not for the Magic Array's special nature, he would have had a hard time noticing it. Thus, this made Lin Yun frown, his eyes shining brightly in the dusky night. He dazedly looked towards the east with a thoughtful expression.

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Chapter 486: Discussion

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A glamorous flame slowly rose up, appearing two kilometers away and emitting a strange mana fluctuation. This was caught clearly by the Magic Array…

'Strange…'

Lin Yun couldn't help looking in that direction, a suspicious expression on his face, but he ended up shaking his head to return to his thoughts.

He couldn't do anything about it because the opening the Raising Dragon Array was at its critical juncture. Within three days, that part of the defensive power would be thoroughly removed. Under such circumstances, he couldn't get away.

But there really was something strange in that region… Once the matter of the Raising Dragon Array came to an end, he would have to go over there and check.

In the past eight days, the Ghost Valley had gone through countless changes. The Merlin Family and the Black Tower sent many people over, in accordance with the terms they negotiated beforehand.

Now that the threat of the Thawing Fire Tribe was no more, both the Merlin Family and the Black Tower were relatively more relaxed than the other forces in the Raging Flame Plane. Both sides could transfer promising talents from their major forts to meditate in the Ghost Valley and grow stronger. Just the past few days had been enough to make the two major forces beam with joy.

This place scarily rich in mana…

Not only Great Mages, but even High Mages would grow at an astonishing speed.

Controlling the Ghost Valley brought enormous benefits to the two major forces.

But, in Lin Yun's eyes, the greatest winner in this collaboration wasn't the Black Tower, but the Merlin Family and himself.

The Raising Dragon Array's defensive power was on the verge of being cracked, which meant that he would soon get his hands on that Chromatic Dragon Crystal. At that time, the Doom Staff, the True Spirit Magic Tool with boundless potential, would have a qualitative change. This would be very important for the Doom Staff's path to become the Strongest True Spirit Magic Tool, or even evolve into an Extraordinary Magic Tool.

Even from his point of view, he felt that it was worthwhile to spend so much time and effort on this in this trip to the Raging Flame Plane.

As for the Merlin Family, it went without saying.

They didn't have to spend much effort taking control of the Ghost Valley, and they also didn't lose many people. However, their gains were monumental. They had gotten a great bargain.

Several months ago, Lin Yun and Harren decided on the allocation of the Ghost Valley's space, and the Merlin Family's share was 70%.

No place rich in mana would be infertile. Lin Yun's Demiplane was a good example… It had 20 times the mana density of other places, and in a short few months, it gave birth to a large mana pond with mana crystals at the bottom. Moreover, the last time he entered the Demiplane, Lin Yun discovered a few ore veins slowly forming, and some places suitable for the development of vegetation actually had some medicinal plants growing.

No one knew how long the Ghost Valley had existed, but just from the information Lin Yun got from the Ancestral Land, he knew that it was at least a millennium old…

Although the mana density of the Ghost Valley was far from that of the natural Demiplane, after so many years, the Ghost Valley had long since nurtured countless precious resources.

In fact, Lin Yun had already discovered them when he first came to the Ghost Valley. He had recently found much more detailed information regarding the Ghost Valley and discovered that the quantity of natural resources there was simply frightening. There were over twenty rich veins of ores and many precious medicinal herbs within the valley.

To the Merlin Family, who controlled 70% of the Ghost Valley, the earnings there were equivalent to their gains in the entire Raging Flame Plane. Their foundation had more than doubled.

At this time, Lin Yun suddenly noticed a tyrannical mana fluctuation slowly approaching his area. He opened his eyes, clearly in a bad mood, got up, and walked in a certain direction. After a couple minutes, a few silhouettes appeared in front of him.

"Sir Suval, I'm really not deceiving you, High Mage Mafa is busy and doesn't have time to meet you, how about you wait for two more days?"

"No way! I have something very important I want to discuss with him, this can't be delayed! I have to see him today! I'll give you two options… Either call him to see me, or I'll break in. It's your choice, so I hope you'll think about it carefully," Suval coldly said as he looked at Ida, a sneer on his face.

"Please forgive us, High Mage Mafa isn't receiving any guests right now…" Ida stiffly forced a smile, beads of sweat dripping down his forehead. His expression was getting more and more strained. Had it been someone else, he would have just driven them away without saying anything else, but it was Suval, an important member of the Black Tower. If they weren't careful, they might cause trouble for the Merlin Family.

He was really embarrassed. The young mage had told him a few days ago that no one was to disturb him. He respected the young mage from the bottom of his heart. Just handling the Thawing Fire Tribe brought countless benefits to the Merlin Family. The youth's contribution in the past days was far greater than most members of the Ancestral Land.

Thus, Yuri and Ida had been cautiously and conscientiously standing guard here, not letting anyone approach.

But Black Tower's Representative, Suval, had come and made things difficult for Ida. On one hand, Ida didn't want to disturb the young mage, but on the other hand, he didn't dare to offend Suval.

"Hmpf, you are truly overestimating your abilities. You want to stop me? With just you?" Suval was unusually calm. He didn't seem angry, and he was actually smiling. Since it was like this, he had some justification to make a move. The wound left by Santon Merlin three hundred years ago had severed his magic path, so he hated every single member of the Merlin Family.

"You…"

At this time, Ida and Yuri were both frightened as they looked at Suval with pale expressions. The other side had an overbearing attitude and was emitting shocking mana fluctuations while talking. He seemed sure he could easily scare them off.

The two of them were extremely nervous… It was already hard for the two of them to handle a 5th Rank Archmage, let alone a 7th Rank Archmage like Suval…

'What should we do…'

Ida and Yuri looked at each other and saw that they were both worried, but then, Ida seemed to have found hope in his peripheral vision and exclaimed, "High Mage Mafa, you came…"

"Yes…"

Lin Yun slowly walked over. He glanced at Ida and Yuri and smiled, before turning to face Suval with a sharp expression. He icily said, "Turns out to be Sir Suval. What brings you here? Oh… By the way, how is your injury, Sir Suval? I'm truly sorry, I've been too busy and didn't have time to visit you."

"We aren't familiar with each other, there is no need for you to pay a visit to me!" Suval's expression became completely ashen. He often replayed the battle against the Tribal Chief in his mind. Lin Yun's words clearly had a deeper meaning. Suval felt this and was thoroughly enraged. "Mafa Merlin, stop with the useless chatter, I came this time to discuss something with you."

"Oh?"

"Mafa Merlin, you definitely know that the area distributed to our Black Tower was too little while we have too many people. It's simply not enough for us to use! I hope the Merlin Family can cede a part of their area to our Black Tower. After all, in handling the Thawing Fire Tribe, our Black Tower put forth quite a bit of effort. Raising such a request shouldn't be considered excessive, right?" Suval's eyes shone as he stared at Lin Yun.

This was the true reason behind Suval's trip.

The Black Tower occupied 30% of the Ghost Valley. After being able to examine the Ghost Valley more closely, they gradually discovered that the Ghost Valley was far more fertile than they had imagined. Even just occupying 30% would bring unimaginable wealth to the Black Tower every year.

But the Merlin Family was actually occupying 70%, which was over twice as much as the Black Tower. It would have been fine had it been any other force… After all, Sir Harren was the one who made the decision, so he wouldn't be able to change it. But that force was the Merlin Family, which he hated the most. If this kept going, the Merlin Family would slowly increase their power, which was something he didn't want to see.

In fact, he had yet to give up on dealing with the Merlin Family somehow.

Although Harren had told him some things and ordered him to never provoke Mafa Merlin and the Merlin Family, Suval figured that he knew why… Harren was someone who put benefits before anything else. He had warned him back then because he didn't want him to affect the collaboration between the two forces.

But the collaboration was over now…

Thus, he rushed to the Merlin Family's territory to probe Harren's attitude on this while raising the matter of the uneven distribution of the Ghost Valley. If Harren didn't say anything, then it would prove that he was turning a blind eye, and Suval would be able to deal with the Merlin Family without any worry.

"Haha, Sir Suval, you just said that we weren't familiar with each other. I hope you don't believe that you can make our Merlin Family give you part of its territory at the drop of a hat, because that is impossible. I might have considered this if it came from Sir Harren, but the question is, did Sir Harren say that?" Lin Yun funnily looked at Suval, inwardly shaking his head. He and the Merlin Family had greatly benefitted from this collaboration, and it was hard for the tyrannical Black Tower to not be exasperated when they discovered that the totem was useless.

Lin Yun was actually worrying about Harren the most.

But it was obvious that if Harren wanted to discuss this, he would have sent Weiss over, and not Suval.

"You…"

Lin Yun's answer instantly made Suval's face turn red, The young mage's meaning was clear: Suval's words didn't have enough weight. But before he could get angry, Lin Yun's voice echoed once again…

"Eh, I suddenly remembered something. There is still a vacant area in the east, but that place is somewhat dangerous…" Lin Yun had a calm expression, but his gaze became a bit strange as he looked at Suval.

"Is there?" Suval had a pensive look on his face, clearly masking how cheerful he was inside. He originally thought the young mage would keep arguing, but it seemed like it wasn't the case. He was clearly afraid of the Black Tower's power, so he was going ahead and taking the initiative to cede them a "vacant area".

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Chapter 487: Plot

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Suval didn't care about what the young mage said afterwards regarding the danger of that area. It wasn't because he was so happy with the victory, but because he was so confident in his power.

Danger?

This was simply a joke to a 7th Rank Archmage like himself, unless it was an existence on par with him or stronger.

But such an existence simply couldn't appear in the Ghost Valley now.

"I'll give up on that vacant area and let the people from the Black Tower take care of it. How about this, Sir Suval… You can send people over, and if you can come back unscathed after three days, the ownership of that area will pass to the Black Tower. But whatever happens during those three days has nothing to do with me. I hope that Sir Suval can keep this in mind…" Lin Yun scratched his cheek as he pointed to the east. "It's roughly two kilometers away from here."

In fact, Lin Yun couldn't stop laughing inwardly…

"You don't need to worry about little things like that…" Suval expressionlessly glanced at Lin Yun before heading in the indicated direction, a slight smile on his face.

After saying that, Suval clearly wasn't in the mood to stay any longer, and his back disappeared under the gazes of Lin Yun's group.

"High Mage Mafa, you…" Once Suval left, Ida's face regained some color. But he had a doubtful expression on his face. He didn't understand why this young mage who was always so unyielding suddenly showed weakness to Suval, conceding a large area of land to him.

But after thinking about it, Ida felt relieved. Although the young mage had tyrannical power as a Commander, the other side was the Black Tower. They couldn't be easily offended.

"High Mage Mafa," he continued, "you shouldn't worry about this. In fact, our Merlin Family obtained more than enough benefits, it would be hard to avoid some trouble if we are too greedy. I think what you did was right…" Although he was flattering the young mage, Ida truly approved of the way things had been handled.

"Haha… Wait and watch the show." Lin Yun didn't plan on explaining too much, he smiled at the two before walking back to the Raising Dragon Array. It was at a crucial point right now, so he couldn't leave for too long.

Sure enough, after more than an hour, the area was no longer peaceful. There would often be loud sounds, and Lin Yun knew that this was Suval leading some people to hurry to that eastern area. Although he was in meditation, his Magic Array was still working at full capacity, so he could clearly see the circumstances around Suval.

In a flash, a day passed. Suval and the people he brought pitched camp two kilometers to the east, and in the darkness of the night, that camp was emitting very bright light.

"Rumble…"

Suddenly, flames soared as countless meteors fell from the sky, bursting with a deafening sound. Those meteors were all aimed at the camp.

Some powerhouses within the camp had noticed the abnormality, but it was already too late, they simply couldn't escape. Miserable shouts kept echoing as the red lights streaked across the horizon.

Lin Yun had been startled the first time he discovered it a few days ago. He had been near the Raising Dragon Array and had noticed that strange aura and that entrancing flame rising up. Back then, he knew that the area wasn't simple.

He originally planned on waiting until finishing up with the Raising Dragon Array before investigating the area, but he altered his plan after Suval's appearance the previous day. He took the initiative to let the Black Tower deal with it and raised an extra condition: If they could come out safe and sound within three days, he would give that unoccupied area to the Black Tower.

It seemed like quite a sound decision. Not only was that land strange, but it also contained a huge danger. Even a 7th Rank Archmage like Suval would have a hard time dealing with it.

After a short few minutes, the miserable screams died down by quite a bit, meaning that the losses were likely disastrous.

"Rumble!"

A loud sound suddenly echoed, shaking the earth and emitting a frightening aura. A thick smell of sulfur quietly spread all over as everyone was shocked, including Lin Yun. That was clearly a fiendish aura. They were surprised and curious at the same time. 'The Ghost Valley had a Demon?'

This was unimaginable…

A roar could be heard as a crack appeared in the ground, releasing a frightening amount of heat. At the same time, a tide of lava rose up from the crack, submerging a wide area, igniting the trees and ground, and forming a land of fire.

Lin Yun had already rushed over. He used Levitation to float in the air and quickly found a familiar silhouette in the land of fire. The Black Tower's Representative, Suval.

That person had extremely high influence in the Black Tower and was a powerful Representative, but he cut a sorry figure at this moment. He was maintaining Fire Elemental Incarnation and using Flame Flashes to shuttle around the fiery area. The enemy seemed to be something like a Lava Giant, flowing with lava all over.

At first glance, everyone would definitely think that this was a Lava Giant.

But strangely, it was only a few dozen meters tall, not even reaching half the size of an ordinary Lava Giant. The shocking part was that its body not only had a wisp of Elemental aura, but it also carried a deep aura of sulfur.

An existence that was part Demon and part Elemental!

Lin Yun immediately knew the answer. This should be a Lesser Lava Overlord. Among Lesser Demonic Overlords, only Lesser Lava Overlords were this special. To be more exact, the information regarding Lesser Lava Overlords was something he had found in the decaying library. This kind of Lesser Demonic Overlord was rarely seen in Noscent.

He could clearly remember that during the peak of the Magic Era, every first-rate force would long to capture a Lesser Lava Overlord. Some Heaven Rank powerhouses wouldn't hesitate to take great risks and leave for the Abyss to look for Lesser Lava Overlords, but the success rate was extremely low. There were even a few Heaven Ranks who fell in the process of their search.

Lin Yun truly hadn't expected that a Lesser Lava Overlord would actually appear in the Ghost Valley.

That was a chance to get a Lava Heart…

It wasn't just a first-rate alchemy reagent…

Even Lin Yun was somewhat excited, but he didn't make a move yet. Instead, he remained motionless, waiting in midair while observing.

He wasn't worried that Suval would kill the Lesser Lava Overlord and take its heart.

Because he knew that Suval simply couldn't!

Usually, a Lesser Overlord would be level 35 or 36, just like the Lesser Flame Overlord he met in the magic forest in the Tulan Mountain Range. But the strength of Lesser Lava Overlords would greatly increase in a place like the Raging Flame Plane. They wouldn't be any weaker than ordinary Demons.

For the Lesser Lava Overlord to put Suval in such an awkward state, it could easily be seen that its power was around level 37.

"So hateful… Mafa Merlin, what are you doing staring blankly, why aren't you helping?" Although Suval's face was covered in flames, he still seemed somewhat pale. He had clearly used up a large amount of mana while dealing with the Lesser Lava Overlord. In this battle, the 7th Rank Archmage didn't get any attacks in, and was instead having to dodge around precariously.

His heart was filled with rage, but he had nowhere to vent it. He clearly understood why that young mage had been so generous, giving the Black Tower a chance to obtain this land…

This had been a plot all along.

How was this "somewhat dangerous"? This was absurdly dangerous! The power of the Lesser Lava Overlord could only be described as terrifying, and only Peak 7th Rank Archmages would even have a chance to be able to handle this Lesser Lava Overlord.

"Haha, my thanks to Sir Suval for making a heroic contribution by making a stand against that Demon…" Lin Yun was smiling in the air, not leaving, but also not planning to make a move. He only kept his hands behind his back like he was watching a good show.

This was indeed a good show…

There weren't many opportunities to see a 7th Rank Archmage like Suval in such dire straits.

He didn't have the least bit of a favorable impression towards Suval. Ever since they first met, Suval kept trying to cause problems for him, making things difficult whenever he could during the collaboration and suggesting to the Charlotte Family Patriarch, Wollings, that he could attack him.

"You…"

Suval used a Flame Flash and managed to avoid another attack of the Lesser Lava Overlord. He was completely infuriated. 'What damned contribution!? If I could, I would immediately leave the Raging Flame Plane and never face this Lesser Lava Overlord!'

But he quickly calmed down and focused on his current situation…

He might fall if this kept going, and moreover, this place was very remote in the Ghost Valley. Even if the battle caused a huge commotion, and reinforcements from the Black Tower and the Merlin Family rushed over, they would need at least half an hour.

But he wouldn't be able to last half an hour…

The only thing he could do was to seek help from the young mage. The power that young mage had shown in the Sacred Land was a bit stronger than Suval's own. If they worked together, then let alone just defending, they might be able to defeat this Lesser Lava Overlord.

But it was clear that he had already thoroughly offended the young mage.

"Mafa… High Mage Merlin, I really need your help. You should understand that this Demon is very powerful, I simply can't handle it with my own power. We are the strongest in the entire Ghost Valley. If we don't kill that damned Demon now, then it might go to another area and cause great losses to the Merlin Family and the Black Tower…" Suval ground his teeth as he lowered himself as much as he was willing to.

"And what if I don't help?"

Suval never could have expected that Lin Yun still wouldn't seem concerned.

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Chapter 488: Lowering One's Head

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Suval was terrified when he heard the young mage's dull tone. He was deathly pale and so nervous that he actually stopped breathing.

This was no joke…

His enemy was a level 37 Lesser Lava Overlord that was attacking him crazily. Even an 8th Rank Archmage might be injured in this situation, let alone him.

Suval felt anxious, and a feeling of despair rose up for the first time in his mind. He was in a terrible situation and was constantly using up a large amount of mana to resist the Lesser Lava Overlord's attacks. He simply didn't have any opportunities to flee or counterattack. The consequences would be too terrible if the young mage didn't help him now.

Suval had the urge to curse…

He could see that the young mage was simply doing this to retaliate against him.

But it had no meaning even if he knew about it. He used Flame Flash once again, leaving a shadow behind as he managed to dodge another attack from Lesser Lava Overlord. He then gloomily said, "High Mage Merlin, I know there have been some unpleasant matters between us, but it's clearly not the time to bicker over this. I need your help to kill this Demon…" He continued, "If we don't kill this Demon and allow it to rise in the Ghost Valley, the Merlin Family and the Black Tower will suffer huge losses. I hope High Mage Merlin can think this over…"

After saying all this, Suval scrunched up his face in dissatisfaction. In the entire Black Tower, he would only be this polite to Harren, yet he was having to act like this to a youth, and furthermore, one he hated.

Under such circumstances, the highly qualified Representative of the Black Tower was already reining in his temper.

"Haha, Sir Suval, I didn't say I wouldn't help you…" At this time, Lin Yun released some raging flames as he hovered in the air, covering his entire body. After using Fire Elemental Incarnation, Lin Yun didn't remain there for long and disappeared with a Flame Flash.

Then, a red light cut into the horizon, sweeping with momentum before engulfing the Lesser Lava Overlord.

To be honest, he really didn't want to get involved if he could help it.

Unfortunately, he had no choice but to act. Although he didn't have a good opinion of Suval and was even disgusted with him, that person was an important member of the Black Tower, one of the Representatives of the Council of Seven. There would be no benefit to him if Suval bafflingly died there… He wouldn't be able to explain to Harren.

But this could also be considered giving a lesson to Suval…

Moreover, this lesson was deep enough.

"Roar!" A deafening sound echoed as the Lesser Lava Giant Overlord let out a deep bellow, instantly filling the surrounding with fire elements. They flared up and were frantically surging. At the same time, scalding lava kept splattering, filling the sky with a rain of fire that had a thick aura of sulfur.

The entire area was already submerged in flames.

Lin Yun, under Fire Elemental Incarnation, was flitting through the sea of fire. The Doom Staff in his hand burst with a dazzling light, raging with a bone-chilling aura as tyrannical ice spells exploded on the body of the Lesser Lava Overlord.

Then, a loud rumble kept echoing.

But this hadn't caused the Lesser Lava Overlord any substantial injuries.

Although he'd made such a big move, the Lesser Lava Overlord was a level 37 demonic lifeform. It was an extremely terrifying existence in the Raging Flame Plane and couldn't be injured by low-tier spells. Even if there were many of them, it still wouldn't have much of an effect.

"Very powerful…"

But, a smile could be seen on Lin Yun's flame-covered face. He had only done a probing attack just now, using a few dozen low-tier ice spells. Although they didn't injure the Lesser Lava Overlord, they did have an impact, and they allowed him to assess the Lesser Lava Overlord's true strength.

The most important part was that those spells formed a thin layer of ice elements.

This would result in his next action doing twice as much with half the effort.

For outstanding mages, any step, any detail, would have to go through careful calculations. Just like the current Lin Yun. Faced with a Lesser Lava Overlord, an existence that possessed high fire resistance and high fire affinity, it would be very hard for the fire spells he was proficient in to play a big part.

Ice spells were undoubtedly the best choice.

But, under the influence of the Lesser Lava Overlord, the surroundings had already turned into a burning sea filled with fire elements. Under such circumstances, the power of any other spells would be greatly weakened.

Thus, not long ago, Lin Yun released a wave of low tier-ice spells to rouse up the ice elements near the Lesser Lava Overlord.

Those ice elements would be a huge help…

Because Lin Yun's next spell was somewhat special.

In an instant, Lin Yun raised the Doom Staff in his hand and it burst with a dazzling light. He chanted profound and mysterious characters and a shocking mana fluctuation rose up, covering the entire area.

Just as he finished his incantation, gales whistled past as the surroundings turned into a vast expanse of whiteness. Countless ice shards floated down, fluttering in the air, looking quite gorgeous.

In a short few seconds, the frighteningly high temperature disappeared and was replaced by a bone-chilling cold. Even High Mages wouldn't be able to last long in the midst of this before being frozen stiff with their blood congealing.

This was a 6th Tier Spell, Frost Lock.

Frost Lock wasn't an offensive spell, but rather a control spell.

Its restrictive power could only be described as terrifying.

Naturally, the mana consumption was also monumental. Although this was only a 6th Tier Spell that could be used by any mage above the 5th Rank, even 9th Rank High Mages would find it very difficult to maintain this spell for just three seconds. It could be seen from this how terrifying Frost Lock was.

Generally speaking, even some Archmages wouldn't be able to maintain the spell for long because its consumption was too terrifying.

But Lin Yun had two Alchemic Mana Whirlpools, so he felt no pressure when using Frost Lock. What he needed now was actually this spell which was of little value in most people's eyes.

After the cast was over, a silvery-white layer covered the entire area, and boundless ice shards solidified together to completely submerge the Lesser Lava Overlord, forming a thick block of ice. From a distance, it looked like shackles trapping the Lesser Lava Overlord.

"Roar…"

The faint roar of the Lesser Lava Overlord could be heard through the layers of ice. But regardless of how it shook its body, it was unable to break free.

A 6th Tier Control Spell was in no way that simple. Even an existence like a level 37 Lesser Lava Overlord would remain trapped, unable to get out for some time.

Lin Yun, who was maintaining the Frost Lock, could feel his mana emptying at a frightening pace. He had no time to lose, so he cast a Flame Flash, instantly arriving a dozen meters in front of the Lesser Lava Overlord. He raised the Doom Staff and all the elements in the surroundings turned berserk.

Then, he demonstrated his shocking casting ability once more, compressing spell cooldowns to their limits as another powerful spell was sent out each time the Doom Staff flickered. He didn't need to guard against the shackled Lesser Lava Overlord. He only needed to keep casting.

Every single spell he cast greatly injured the Lesser Lava Overlord…

After roughly ten seconds, he was starting to feel the strain, but he pushed further and used the Ultimate Spells within the Sage Chapter. At that time, the slot representing the Ultimate Haste instantly darkened.

"High Mage Merlin, many thanks…"

Suval, who had originally been facing the Lesser Lava Overlord on his own, had been cutting a sorry figure. He was finally able to breathe after Lin Yun joined in.

But just as he was thanking him, he suddenly discovered that after the young mage cast Haste and turned into a shadow, using some kind of unimaginable speed to quickly leave this battlefield.

Suval hadn't been able to finish thanking him and remained there awkwardly, feeling stunned. He didn't dare to believe what he saw. 'That damn youngster left me and ran away on his own…

'To hell with him!'

Suval inwardly cursed, a vein pulsing on his forehead. But he suddenly stopped cursing. The anger completely disappeared from his face and was replaced by an uncertain fear. Cracking sounds could be heard in the surroundings, as if a glacier was breaking apart. He turned his head and saw a crack appearing on the Frost Lock and then rapidly start spreading. At the same time, an aura of extreme heat was quickly emanating from inside.

It was followed by the deafening roar of the Lesser Lava Overlord.

Suval was truly scared to death this time, his face devoid of blood as he looked at the Lesser Lava Overlord almost within reach of him with a betrayed expression.

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He really felt betrayed.

The young mage's attacks had obviously infuriated the Lesser Lava Overlord, but now he was the one that had to face the Lesser Lava Overlord's fury.

Suval could feel the anger from the Lesser Lava Overlord's roar, but the culprit had already escaped the battlefield.

The Lesser Lava Overlord certainly wouldn't let it go…

Without a doubt, Suval was the only target the Lesser Flame Overlord could use to vent. A boundless demonic aura surged towards Suval like a tide, and lava splattered, soaring in the sky like the flames of purgatory. Even Suval was stuck in an awkward situation because of this. After repeatedly dodging the attacks, his aura was extremely weak.

But he then realized that the Lesser Lava Overlord was actually seriously injured from the young mage's flood of spells. Its power had declined, or else Suval wouldn't have been able to survive those attacks.

This discovery made Suval relax to some extent…

But the young mage's actions were still truly too hateful. He was unwilling to help at first, watching his plight from a distance. And even after he finally gave a hand, he still harbored evil thoughts and ruthlessly left Suval trapped with the enraged Lesser Lava Overlord.

Fortunately, the Lesser Lava Overlord was no longer at its peak.

Otherwise, he, as a Representative of the Black Tower, would have died from the young mage's trap.

The more Suval thought about it, the angrier he became. He wanted to curse aloud, but he restrained himself. He needed the help of the young mage to handle the Lesser Lava Overlord, and the consequences would he horrible if he offended the young mage at this crucial time.

After all, Suval didn't have that youth's abnormal speed, allowing him to escape the battlefield anytime he wished.

The young mage's blazing silhouette once again appeared and started a fierce offensive on the Lesser Lava Overlord. At this moment, brilliant and dazzling spells swirled in the air as they exploded against the Lesser Lava Overlord, causing lava to surge in a wide area.

Seeing him return, Suval let go of his grievances and the magic staff in his hand blossomed with a dazzling brilliance. He kept chanting, gesturing, and guiding spells as he methodically attacked.

For over ten minutes, the two cast their spells with full intensity. Every time they threw a spell, the next one would be prepared, making an unending cycle.

Fortunately, with such an intense spell bombardment, the two gradually gained the advantage.

The heavy expression on Suval's face had long since disappeared. How could he not see that this battle was already won? It was just a matter of time now.

Naturally, this would only be the case if nothing unexpected happened with the young mage.

When he thought about this, he subconsciously turned his head to look in the young mage's direction, but Suval was startled by what he saw. He could see the flames on the young mage sharply increasing before he suddenly turned and became a shadow.

"Damnit…"

Suval was even more exasperated this time, and he couldn't help cursing. The young mage was truly playing with him, and it wasn't just once… He just kept tricking him. The first time he suddenly escaped almost ended up killing him, and it was even more excessive now. They were clearly close to winning. With one more effort, they would defeat the foe, yet the young mage suddenly withdrew. This definitely would greatly influence the outcome of the battle, as his previous efforts had all gone up in smoke.

For a moment, Suval's anger reached its peak.

But, no matter how furious he was, he could only face reality. The young mage's sudden disappearance broke the tenuous balance and increased the pressure on Suval once more. In a flash, a white light shrouded in a cold aura rose up as one Ice Wall after another rose up to protect Suval.

But countless drops of lava fell on them, creating cracking sounds.

Then, the barrier made of several dozen Ice Walls quickly started collapsing. Suval was nervously hiding behind his layers of defenses.

Suddenly, a shadow appeared. It was a tall and imposing silhouette whose body was covered in a thick layer of ice and was emitting a bone-chilling aura. Rumbles could be heard when the legs stomped heavily on the ground, leaving large holes behind and sending rocks flying.

Of course, Lin Yun was the one under that thick layer of ice.

His ice-covered arm suddenly shook and countless runes appeared as the dense ice elements condensed into a several-meter-long Frost Lance. He fiercely threw it, turning it into a blue ray of light streaking across the sky.

But this was far from over…

A white mist appeared, spreading a cold aura in all directions. Up to a hundred Frost Lances condensed around Lin Yun, blossoming in the dusky environment. Sharp, ear-piercing sounds could be heard as those numerous Frost Lances pierced the Lesser Lava Overlord.

The Lesser Lava Overlord let out a mournful cry as it suffered from this fierce attack. Its huge body shook as countless drops of lava splattered around, some fluttering in the sky.

Lin Yun simply didn't care about these…

He instantly removed his Ice Elemental Incarnation and once again was covered in flames. He used a Flame Flash, only leaving an afterimage behind as he raised the Doom Staff, which was bursting with dazzling lights. He had already used the 8th Character of the Book of Death and was casting innumerable formidable spells without rest for half a minute.

The vitality of the level 37 Lesser Lava Overlord was far superior to that of an ordinary Demon, but after suffering from the waves of attacks, most of the lava on its body had darkened and dried up, and a shocking crack could even be seen.

"Roar…"

The Lesser Lava Overlord let out an agonizing roar as its pupils suddenly ignited, filled with a crazed expression. At this time, flames soared as a blazing meteor fell from the sky, heavily crashing into the ground with a loud rumble, creating a large crater.

"It's over…" Lin Yun remained unmoved. He used Flame Flash to shuttle back and forth between the falling meteors, and a disk flickering with red and blue quietly rose up, glittering like a bright moon in the dusky sky.

As mana was poured in, countless spells turned into a flood, and in a split second, they thoroughly overwhelmed the Lesser Lava Overlord's huge body.

An explosion echoed…

The lava flowing on the body of the Lesser Lava Overlord quickly solidified in a short few seconds. The crack shockingly widened, and with a deafening explosion, the Lesser Lava Overlord's large body fell apart and several black rocks pieces flew out, scattering everywhere.

The area suddenly became silent…

Lin Yun was heavily panting, holding a mana crystal in his hand and slowly absorbing the mana from within. This battle had been extremely difficult. Even with his two Alchemic Mana Whirlpools, when he used the 8th Rune at the end, he consumed 80% of his mana.

With the death of the Lesser Lava Overlord, he should finally be able to relax, but he couldn't…

Because there was still an extremely important matter.

'Right, the Lava Heart…'

Lin Yun had already recovered a part of his power after completely absorbing the mana from the level 25 mana crystal. He roused his Magic Array and quickly locked onto the aura of the Lava Heart.

After the death of the Lesser Lava Overlord, its entire body solidified before ultimately exploding. Now, only a pile of black crushed rocks remained. The Lava Heart was buried in this big pile of rocks, waiting for Lin Yun to go through the trouble of excavating it.

But this wasn't a problem for Lin Yun.

He raised his hands and familiar mana fluctuations rose up as one Earth Puppet after another was summoned by Lin Yun. Then, under Lin Yun's command, they began to move aside pieces of rock. After roughly ten minutes, flames soared up and Lin Yun used Mana Hand to grab that Lava Heart.

This Lava Heart was dark-red and fist-sized, emitting a terrifying amount of heat. It might even burn some newly advanced Archmages if they tried to approach it.

It was currently throbbing as if it was alive. Lin Yun could feel the incredible power contained within with just a glance, and a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth. He cautiously put away the Lava Heart and stood up.

"Mafa Merlin, you deliberately harmed me…"

At this time, Suval walked over, expressing his rage. This Representative of the Black Tower was extremely pale. He clearly used a lot of mana in the fight.

His face was distorted as he said those words.

How could he not be angry…

He was in such a wretched state because of that young mage!

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Chapter 490: Demon Contract

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He had been overjoyed when he was given that extra piece of land from the young mage and summoned a few dozen talented youths from the Dark Moon Fort, but he hadn't expected such an outcome. Those youths all became corpses in that sea of fire, without any exception.

'This is all because of Mafa Merlin!'

"Sir Suval, you cannot say such things…" Lin Yun looked indifferently at the raging Suval as he reminded, "I told you that there was danger in that unoccupied area when I gave it to you. Don't tell me you have forgotten, Sir Suval?"

"You…"

Suval choked, he was stunned speechless. He clearly remembered what happened the previous day… The young mage indeed had said something like this, but Suval hadn't cared about the warning. Who would have thought that a peak level 37 Demon existed in the Ghost Valley?

He wasn't sure whether the young mage actually knew of the Demon's existence beforehand and deliberately trapped him.

Thinking of this, Suval threw an extremely strange glance at the young mage, but he didn't say anything. Instead, he turned and walked away, his exhausted body quickly disappearing in the darkness of the night.

Lin Yun still stuck around to look into something after Suval left.

He felt that the appearance of the Lesser Lava Overlord was a bit unusual.

'How could a Demon randomly appear out of nowhere? Is it really as the Thawing Fire Tribe's legend said? A Demon was sealed in the Ghost Valley and could be released with a certain thing…?'

"Hmm?"

Just as he was about to give up due to the lack of clues, his Magic Array suddenly discovered a life fluctuation.

This immediately made Lin Yun's eyes shine. He didn't hesitate and cast Haste on himself, rushing through the sea of fire before stopping a few hundred meters away.

The source of the life fluctuation was in a sprawl of shrubs.

Lin Yun frowned and cautiously released a Light spell to see better.

Then…

In the depths of the verdant and lush shrubbery, there was an altar with dark-red runes on it emitting an ancient aura. It looked especially mysterious in the darkness of the night.

With one glance, Lin Yun could feel that the architectural style of this altar was somewhat similar to the Thawing Fire Tribe's altar in the Sacred Land. It also had countless carved Ancient Beastman characters densely packed like numerous tadpoles and seemingly containing boundless mana.

But what really attracted Lin Yun's eyes wasn't the altar itself, but the silhouette next to the altar.

This was an old and bony Raging Flame Beastman with ash-colored hair. His eyes were completely empty and he wasn't emitting the slightest bit of aura. He looked as if he had gone through a lot, and his expression didn't change at all when looking at Lin Yun. After a few seconds, he said in a hoarse voice, "I can't accept this… In spite of everything, I wasn't able to kill you damn invaders…"

"Turns out to be you…"

Lin Yun thoughtfully looked at him for a moment, before frowning. After half a minute, a smile appeared on his face as he suddenly realized what had happened.

The Raging Flame Beastman before him was one of the six Great Prophets. When Lin Yun entered the Ghost Valley for the first time, he was attacked by a Beastman army. And the one leading that army was this Great Prophet, Lazart. At the same time, Lazart was the teacher of the young Raging Flame Beastman, Yass.

The decisive battle between the allied army and the Raging Flame Beastmen at the foot of the Sacred Mountain resulted in the destruction of the entire Thawing Fire Tribe, but after a careful inspection, some people realized that there had only been five Great Prophets. There had always been six Great Prophets in the Thawing Fire Tribe, yet the remaining one never appeared.

And Lazart was that missing Great Prophet…

If Lin Yun hadn't seen him a few months ago in the Ghost Valley, he would have never believed that this Beastman before him was a Great Prophet.

Because the current Lazart was in an unusual state… He was really too weak, and so were his life fluctuations. He was even inferior to a Great Mage right now. His life had already been used up, and it wouldn't be long before his death.

Many people wouldn't even spare a glance to a Raging Flame Beastman that was in such a state.

No one would believe that he was a tribe's Great Prophet.

After all, the tribe's Great Prophets were considered their strongest powerhouses, comparable to the high-ranked Archmages of the human race.

"You are the one who summoned that Demon? Using some kind of soul sacrifice…" Lin Yun muttered aloud with a pondering smile as he looked at Lazart on the altar.

With his insight, he could easily figure these things out. The altar before him was specially used for sacrifices, and given that Lazart's vitality had been completely sapped away, he had most likely made a sacrifice.

"Yes, so what? I just wanted to kill you damned invaders to avenge my tribe.." Lazart's aged face was already thoroughly distorted from madness. With a sinister voice, he threatened, "Although I failed and wasn't able to kill you invaders, don't stay happy for too long. When two suns appear in the sky, the fire of the Volcanic Mountain Range will burn you… Damn invaders, you'll sink in hell for all eternity…"

The sound of flesh tearing could be heard.

Lazart's voice came to an abrupt halt as a Frost Spike pierced his chest, taking his life.

'Two suns… Volcanic Mountain Range…'

Lin Yun kept pondering over Lazart's words on the way back. Two suns appearing in the sky sounded a bit unimaginable. It simply couldn't happen here.

But Lin Yun had experienced the even more unimaginable end of times, so what if two suns appeared…?

Naturally, the most important part was that Lazart mentioned the Volcanic Mountain Range.

The Volcanic Mountain Range was extremely important to Lin Yun. It was the place he had to go to on this trip to the Raging Flame Plane. The Book of Ten Thousand Mantras was being nurtured in the Volcanic Mountain Range, and it was related to the very awkward problem that Lin Yun was now facing. He had to fuse his Meditation Law Sets with his Magic Conducting Rune if he wanted to advance to the Archmage realm.

But he only had the Magic Array as his Magic Conducting Rune, and while the Ten Thousand Spell Wheel could be used to fuse with another Meditation Law Set, there was still one left. Thus, Lin Yun could only pin his hopes on the Book of Ten Thousand Mantras.

Thus, he had no choice but to go to the Volcanic Mountain Range.

Moreover, the Family Council didn't dispatch him to the Raging Flame Plane to participate in the fight over the plane, but to cooperate with the Watson Family to go to the Volcanic Mountain Range and find the ruins left behind by the Merlin Family's ancestor.

Regardless of which reason it was, the depths of the Volcanic Mountain Range weren't just mysterious; they also held the most powerful Beastman Tribe.

After spending over ten minutes, Lin Yun returned to the surroundings of the Raising Dragon Array. After working on it for nine days, the defensive power was almost weak enough to be completely disregarded, but Lin Yun didn't dare to act rashly and kept watch on the side. He estimated that the power should be completely removed within a day.

'Lava Heart…'

After a few hours of meditation, Lin Yun recovered and suddenly recalled the Lava Heart in his pocket. This was a material that would make any alchemist go crazy. It didn't have a wide range of uses… It could be used like a mana crystal, but that was a waste of resources.

The Lava Heart's worth lay in the fact that it can be used to set up a miraculous array called the Demon Contract.

At the peak of the Magic Era, almost every first-rate force had a Demon Contract. It could be said that this array was the symbol of a first-rate force. After all, Lesser Lava Overlords, these special Demons, were extremely rare in Noscent. If one wanted a Lava Heart, then unless one had good luck like Lin Yun, they would have to go to the lowest floor of the Abyss to kill a Lesser Lava Overlord.

The moment he took out the Lava Heart, a terrifyingly high temperature spread in the surroundings. Once the Lava Heart appeared, it started beating, and with every throb, Lin Yun could sense a shocking power, seemingly slowly recovering.

Lin Yun took a quill from his pocket and dipped it into prepared ink before slowly writing runes on the Lava Heart. Even with his current skill in the field of alchemy, he had no choice but to be cautious with each step, because any small alteration might lead to failure, which would be a terrible loss.

After a short few minutes, he was covered in nervous sweat, but he couldn't care about that for now. His mind was focused on the array.

He had to go through a lot of calculations every time he wrote a rune on the Lava Heart. Had he been an ordinary Master Alchemist, he would have needed to spend at least four to five days on calculations to confirm whether it was feasible, but Lin Yun's speed was greatly shortened by the Magic Array. After three hours, the smooth exterior of the Lava Heart was filled with countless golden runes.

'Good…' After writing the last rune, Lin Yun put down his quill and wiped the sweat off his forehead. He felt drained and exhausted. After all, this was dull work. With his terrifying computing ability, he was able to complete the preliminary part of the Demon Contract.

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Chapter 491: Cracking The Array

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But Lin Yun didn't stop working then. He drew a simple array on the ground and cautiously set the Lava Heart inside the array before pouring mana into it. Countless golden runes emerged from the Lava Heart, simultaneously transmitting a thick, demonic aura.

"Rumble…"

At this time, a vast black cloud shrouded the entire Ghost Valley. Gales whistled past as lightning bolts surged, and the entire Ghost Valley sank into darkness as if the apocalypse was imminent.

But this change didn't last long. The gusts gradually weakened and the lightning bolts also dissipated. A ray of light pierced through the black clouds, and then, the mana flowing in the surroundings seemed to be flaring up as it surged like a tide, crazily rushing in the Ghost Valley.

What was happening?

Most of the youths meditating in the Merlin territory in the Ghost Valley were roused by the changes happening to it. They could clearly sense that this substance-like mana was slowly flowing around and they weren't sure what to do. Originally, the Ghost Valley's mana density was already a lot higher than it was outside, but it became even richer now. This kind of change was simply incredible.

Mages always had keen perception and even small details wouldn't escape their eyes. Now, the density of the mana in the Ghost Valley was at least three times as rich as before…

The mages were overjoyed, they truly didn't dare to delay in case this was temporary and quickly started meditating, gradually absorbing mana from the surroundings, and soon, auras rose up as people continuously broke through.

Naturally, the increase in mana density also brought a huge change to the Ghost Valley. Under the effects of the tangible mana, the lush trees could be seen growing at a crazy speed, and in the depths of some wild forests, trees reaching up to a hundred meters could be seen around the Ghost Valley.

At this time, magic beasts' roars continuously echoed throughout the valley as many of them became restless, their eyes so red they were almost bleeding. These magic beasts were a lot more excited than usual and rushed out of their dens to attack humans everywhere. Over ten Merlins had been hurt in a few hours.

Lin Yun knew that this was a normal phenomenon. When the mana concentration reached a certain level, magic beasts would go berserk… but this wouldn't last long. Once they adapted to the environment, the magic beasts would calm down.

Moreover, after calming down, the magic beasts growing in such a special environment would become a lot stronger.

Lin Yun couldn't leave for now because he needed to remain near the Raising Dragon Array, so he looked for the three Merlin cousins and had them lead a part of the Planar Legion to suppress the magic beasts.

The Ghost Valley became peaceful after half an hour, and when Ross returned, he couldn't hide his happy expression. When he saw Lin Yun again, he hurriedly said, "Cousin Mafa, those magic beasts changed too much! Level 15 Fire Salamanders are comparable to 9th Rank Great Mages after going berserk. Handling just one of them isn't easy. If we can tame them, our Merlin Family will have an enormous Magic Beast Legion in the Raging Flame Plane. It's exciting just thinking about it…"

"Taming magic beasts?" Before Lin Yun could answer, Leon disdainfully cut in while looking at Ross. "If it were that easy, why haven't Okland's major forces caught level-30 magic beasts and tamed them?"

"I'm not done talking…" Ross glared at Leon. "Adult magic beasts are naturally not easy to tame. After all, some high-level magic beasts have intelligence comparable to humans. What I meant is that we can catch some young magic beasts and slowly tame them as cubs. Of course, this is a long and complicated project that will need a large amount of time to complete."

"Haha, this is actually a pretty good suggestion…" Lin Yun chuckled as he nodded.

Not long after, Ross' group left. After all, with the greatly increased concentration of mana in the Ghost Valley, nobody wanted to miss such a good opportunity.

As Ross' group left, the area around the Raising Dragon Array once again became peaceful. Only Lin Yun remained there, meditating by himself. The Magic Array was still revolving, observing the situation in his surroundings. One day later, Lin Yun slowly opened his eyes and walked over to the Raising Dragon Array.

A kilometer down, he could see the small array he had previously arranged emitting a dazzling white light while the flame on the totem in the middle of the array was continuously emitting a frightening aura. And now, Lin Yun could see that the defensive power around the Raising Dragon Array had completely disappeared.

The Raising Dragon Array was now in front of Lin Yun.

Countless runes could be seen moving in the air, filled with a mysterious aura. Even Lin Yun wasn't fully confident when facing this Peak True Spirit Array.

Normally, a Peak True Spirit Array wasn't something Lin Yun could crack…

But the Raising Dragon Array was somewhat special.

Lin Yun came from 30,000 years in the future and had read quite a few books mentioning the Raising Dragon Array. He knew full well the theory behind that array.

But Peak True Spirit was Peak True Spirit, after all…

Coming into contact with this kind of array at his level was extremely dangerous. Even if he knew the structure and the theory behind the Raising Dragon Array, he still had to be extremely cautious while cracking it, because a small accident would cause a huge disaster.

After all, there was so much power inside that even his many True Spirit Magic Tools would be of no use if it burst out.

The preparations to crack the Raising Dragon Array had been finished a few days ago. He had a bottle of Star Ink, as well as many blank draft papers. He took out a quill and dipped it in ink before quickly writing on a sheet of draft paper. The first thing he needed to do was to calculate that incomparably complicated formula.

The knowledge contained within the alchemy formula could only be described as enormously vast. Even Lin Yun, with his terrifying computing ability, couldn't help having a headache.

The calculation was in progress…

After calculating three times and making sure that he hadn't made any mistakes, Lin Yun picked up a crystal pen and dipped it in the Star Ink before cautiously writing a rune on the edge of the Raising Dragon Array. A flickering radiance suddenly appeared as a terrifying power permeated the surroundings, but after a few seconds, that power shrank back like a tide.

In fact, he had been very nervous when writing that first rune. Despite the fact that the number of True Spirit Arrays he'd cracked couldn't even be counted on two hands, and although he had accumulated a large amount of experience, they simply couldn't compare to the Raising Dragon Array before his eyes.

Although it was only a matter of one or two levels, the gap couldn't even be considered comparable.

The pressure this Raising Dragon Array brought him was like facing Star Sage Jouyi or Harren. He wasn't confident at all. Fortunately, the situation was a bit special. Without the knowledge of the structure and the theory behind the array, he would only have been able to helplessly stare at the Raising Dragon Array.

He repeatedly did two things for the next two days: He meticulously calculated, and carefully wrote. The general and magic knowledge used during the calculation process was monumental. Even some Artisans could hardly compare with him in terms of knowledge and would need a month to reach Lin Yun's step.

After two days of sleepless calculations, Lin Yun saw that it was just as hard as he'd thought. He had to spend a lot of time pondering and sorting out what he knew, to the point where he gained some new understanding of magic and arrays while performing the calculations.

At this time, Lin Yun's eyes were bloodshot. He looked completely exhausted both mentally and physically, but he didn't stop his hands. After a new round of calculations, he threw the draft paper aside and moved near the Raising Dragon Array, writing another rune.

"Rumble…"

The earth suddenly shook as a frightening aura spread while countless glittering runes frantically rushed forth. Lin Yun's expression couldn't help changing at this time because he hadn't completely cracked the Raising Dragon Array. At first, he had discovered that even with his knowledge and the theory behind the Raising Dragon Array, it would take him about three months to completely crack the Raising Dragon Array.

But three months was too long…

He had come from Noscent to the Raging Flame Plane a bit over three months ago. The Ancestral Land's Family Council dispatched him to the Raging Flame Plane to join up with the Watson Family and leave for the Volcanic Mountain Range to search for the ruins left by the Merlin ancestor. He had recently received the news that the Watson Family was ready and would soon send someone.

Three months was too long for him. Moreover, he had spent too much time on the Raising Dragon Array to begin with, so he didn't plan on letting it drag on.

Thus, he compromised.

He would only break a part of the array, just enough to open the Raising Dragon Array.

He had no choice but to admit that this plan was truly risky. Just like what Lin Yun was facing now, the moment the Raising Dragon Array was opened, the power leaking from within might cause this area to cave in and bury him inside.

After all, this was a kilometer deep…

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Chapter 492: Challenge

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'I hope I won't be too unlucky…' A bitter smile appeared on Lin Yun's exhausted face. Just after thinking about it, he suddenly felt frightening mana fluctuations rising up and the power that suddenly burst out could even make the heart of an Archmage skip a beat.

An explosion loudly echoed.

It was followed by complete silence.

The frantic mana fluctuations shrank back like a falling tide and the ground under his feet also stopped shaking.

"Hmm?"

This time, Lin Yun could clearly see that the Raising Dragon Array was already opened, exposing an ancient passage in which a flight of steps carved from stone could be seen. Lin Yun couldn't help feeling overjoyed when he saw this, but he noticed something as he approached the entrance of the passage.

'Why is the temperature so high…' At the entrance of the passage, he was assaulted by an extremely hot burning aura. He couldn't help frowning because of how hot it was.

In fact, the temperature of the Raging Flame Plane itself was high to begin with. Ordinary people simply couldn't endure such a high temperature, and the weaker ones might die.

But the heat from the passage was even more frightening, even hotter than the Sacred Land of the Thawing Fire Tribe. High Mages might end up dehydrated within a few minutes, and only Archmages or those stronger could endure and adapt to such an environment.

'Let's check it out first…'

Lin Yun looked at the passage and frowned. He knew that only by going through the passage could he have the opportunity to get the Chromatic Dragon Crystal.

But just as he prepared to enter…

"That guy Mafa is busy all the time. Sir Thorne repeatedly notified him to go to the Flame Demon Fort to discuss some matters, but not even his shadow was seen… Sir Yuri, what are you doing blocking our path? We only want to see him, nothing more. He has been hiding here for over ten days, could there be some hidden secret?"

"Hmpf, Sir Thorne showed him some respect and personally came to look for him. Who does that Mafa think he is? Does he really consider himself a Planar Commander?"

These two irritating voices made Lin Yun feel irritated. He stopped and said, "Sir Yuri, let them come…"

After a few minutes, five silhouettes slowly descended with Levitation. Both Yuri and Ida had sour expressions. "Sorry, High Mage Mafa…"

"It's fine…" Lin Yun expressionlessly waved his hand. He then looked at the three uninvited guests, one of whom he recognized, Planar Commander Thorne. Lin Yun had never seen the two behind him, but from the mana fluctuations they emitted, he could accurately assess that these two were Archmages.

Thorne, who had just arrived at the bottom, quickly discovered the existence of the passage, especially the heat being emitted from within. He frowned in amazement and couldn't help but ask, "What is this…?"

After the battle in the Sacred Land, Thorne had been running all over the place, firmly controlling the spoils of war of the Merlin Family. He would occasionally come across some important decisions that he planned on discussing with the young mage, but unfortunately, he wasn't able to get in touch with him.

He later heard that the young mage had entered the Ghost Valley early on and was doing something unknown there, not coming out.

After having several conflicts with the young mage without gaining any advantage over him, Thorne gradually realized that the young mage wasn't as simple as he had thought. He couldn't be underestimated even if he didn't possess the commanding authority over the squadron. Thorne hadn't gotten involved with the young mage's matters for over ten days…

Up until yesterday.

A deafening noise had come from the young mage's location. It seemed that a huge battle had taken place. Thorne had sent someone to get in touch with the young mage once again, but to no avail. They were stopped by Yuri Merlin before they could see him.

Thus, Thorne led some people today and came in person. He wanted to find the young mage to ask what had happened.

But, he felt that those questions weren't important when he saw the passage before his eyes.

He naturally guessed that the young mage had stayed there for over ten days for a special purpose.

Thorne was very curious about this passage. 'Where does it lead?' He expressionlessly glanced at Lin Yun before pointing to the passage to the side. "Mafa, I want to follow you in. You should know that as the Commander of the Merlin Family's Planar Legion, I have the power of supervision, so I have the right to oversee anything happening…"

"Haha, Thorne, you aren't joking, right?" Lin Yun's mood was already bad, but after hearing Thorne's words, he became even more unhappy. "You should be clear about one thing, Sir Thorne. Your force was nowhere to be seen during the attack on the Ghost Valley. It was all due to my subordinates and the Black Tower that we were able to seize it. Naturally, if you want to go in, you can, but you can only obediently watch from the side. Don't blame me for being rude if you so much as take a single pebble from inside."

"For what reason?" At this time, an Archmage behind Thorne spoke out with a dark expression. He coldly looked at Lin Yun and disdainfully said, "Mafa Merlin, you don't know how to differentiate good from bad! Sir Thorne is a true Commander. I don't understand what gives you the confidence to tell Sir Thorne that he can't take anything. In the entire Raging Flame Plane, if anything is found in an area conquered by the Merlin Family's Planar Legion, that belongs to the Merlin Family. Mafa, I hope you aren't thinking that this belongs to you… So ridiculous."

"With what eyes did you see the Ghost Valley being conquered by the Merlin Family's Planar Legion? I think Sir Thorne should clearly understand the answer to this question, you should ask him…" Lin Yun looked at that unfamiliar Archmage with ridicule before discreetly shaking his head, not saying anything else.

"What are you trying to say Mafa, that you conquered the Ghost Valley on your own? That it's all due to your merits?" A sneer appeared on that Archmage's face as he shot back, "Who do you think you are? A Heaven Mage? No, you are a mere 5th Rank High Mage, and a ridiculous one at that! You are in the same situation as those cannon fodders in the fight over the Raging Flame Plane…"

"Good, good… Well, this ridiculous 5th Rank High Mage is challenging you. Are you willing to accept…?" Lin Yun smiled, not getting angry. It was as if he was looking at a clown's performance, just that the clown happened to be somewhat strong and was also an Archmage.

"You are just asking to be humiliated!"

"Lahn! Enough! Shut up immediately…" The quarrel between the two had eventually roused Thorne from his day-dreaming, and he spoke up to stop it.

He clearly knew of Lahn's strength. Lahn was a very qualified Archmage and had been one for the past few decades. He was always moving between every major plane and had unfathomable strength. Had Thorne not broken to the 5th Rank recently, it would be very difficult for him to beat Lahn.

Precisely because of this, Lahn had been entrusted with a heavy responsibility. Half a year ago, he was dispatched to the Flame Frost Fort, one of the Great Forts of the Merlin Family, to be in charge of it.

And not long ago, the Merlin Family and the Black Tower obtained incredible benefits from their collaboration. In order to quickly take care of the spoils of that war, Lahn was once again dispatched to the Flame Demon Fort. It was clear how much the Merlin Family valued Lahn.

But even so, Thorne didn't believe that Lahn could come out unscathed after provoking the young mage.

Although Lahn was very powerful, his opponent was a monster.

Thorne had truly become aware of the young mage's true strength in the Thawing Fire Tribe's Sacred Land, particularly during the fight against the Tribal Chief. Thorne could still remember it clearly… He was certain that the young mage's power had increased explosively ever since their first confrontation half a year ago. He was definitely comparable to a 7th Rank Archmage now.

This was a pure monster.

He encountered the young mage for the first time half a year ago, at the meeting of the Elder Council. He was shocked back then… The young mage was only a High Mage but he was frighteningly powerful and could contend against himself, a 5th Rank Sword Saint.

What shocked him was that in just six months, the young mage's power increased even further, leaving Thorne far behind…

It was hard to imagine how anyone could progress so quickly.

Thorne was now looking at Lahn strangely. It looked like he wanted to say something, but he dispelled that thought after looking at the young mage.

'Forget it, he might as well learn firsthand that he should never provoke Mafa…'

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Chapter 493: Troublesome

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"High Mage Mafa, I agree to your offer…" Thorne expressionlessly glanced at Lin Yun. In reality, he was purely curious and wanted to know what was going on and whether it would harm the interests of the Merlin Family. After all, this passage existed in the depths of the Ghost Valley, so he wouldn't be at ease if he couldn't figure it out.

Moreover, the young mage's horrifying strength forced him to compromise.

"Sir Thorne, you…" Lahn looked at Thorne with a dumbstruck expression, unable to believe what he'd just heard. Thorne, who had always been very headstrong, didn't even argue, just straightforwardly accepting the young mage's requirements.

This felt very strange…

In Lahn's eyes, this was truly irrational. He had followed Thorne in the fight over the Raging Flame Plane for a very long time, so he had some understanding of the character of this Commander. It wouldn't be wrong to say that he had a fiery temper.

But now, this fiery Commander was being so meek in front of that young mage.

In fact, back at the fort, Lahn Merlin had already learnt that the Ancestral Land's Family Council had dispatched a Commander to lead the Planar Legion alongside Thorne.

When he received the news, he'd thought that a powerful ancestor of the Ancestral Land or some member of the Family Council had risen to take the seat of Commander. But the final outcome shocked him. The person sent by the Ancestral Land was only a 5th Rank High Mage in his twenties.

This made him doubt whether the Ancestral Land's people had become senile…

Why else would they do something so absurd?

Even if a 5th Rank High Mage was outstanding in some field, he definitely didn't have the qualifications to serve as a Commander.

And after finally seeing this outrageous young Commander, Lahn didn't have a favorable impression of him.

"Alright, I know what you want to say…" Thorne impatiently glanced at Lahn. With this one glance, he made him remain well-behaved. He then gave Lin Yun a questioning look. "When are you planning on going in?"

"Now…"

With that, Lin Yun entered the passage. He immediately felt that it was very hot inside… It felt like an oven. His exposed skin had a kind of burning feeling. It wasn't very intense, but it still made him frown. However, he didn't let this stop him, and he kept moving forward.

Thorne's group soon followed.

The group of people went down the spiral staircase, cautiously moving forward. As they got deeper, they found that the passage was getting wider.

The passage was very tidy, with no debris at all. Even if everyone in the group had the power of an Archmage, they were all drenched in sweat after ten minutes, their mage robes sticking uncomfortably to their bodies.

Soon, the group of mages arrived at the end of the passage…

This was a very spacious area, spreading for a few hundred meters. The stone walls in all directions were covered in decorative designs, and every two meters, there was a candleholder. But the candles were already burnt out. The floor was paved with moonstone and was emitting a faint fluorescent light in the dusky environment as well as faint mana fluctuations. The entire layout of the place was somewhat luxurious.

"Where is this…"

Thorne was curiously taking stock of his surroundings, amazement plastered all over his face. After passing by a candlestick, his gaze stopped on a wall next to it, and he was lost in his thoughts. 'This should be the style of the 3rd Dynasty. Only that luxurious era would spend so much on a stone wall. I truly can't understand, how could there be such a place underneath the Ghost Valley? This must have existed millennia ago…'

A total of six people had come this time, and just like Thorne, after they found out that there was no danger, they just started cautiously walking in this spacious area.

They might not have noticed that Lin Yun's gaze was only focused ahead.

There was only darkness in front of them…

But he knew that something that could make his heart race was there.

Lin Yun casually cast a Light spell and a soft ball of light appeared, floating in front of him. With that guiding his way, he walked forward on his own.

After a handful of minutes, he reached the end of that passage. In front of him was a tightly shut stone door with faint mana fluctuations coming from behind it.

'This is…'

With the light from his spell, Lin Yun could faintly make out the tangled and complicated patterns spreading on the stone door's surface. With his insight, he was able to assess that this was an array that had been exhausted of all its mana. He stopped in front of the door and examined it for a few minutes before fishing out a low-level mana crystal from his pocket. He slowly crouched down before feeling the stone door with his slender fingers. He soon found a notch and put the mana crystal inside.

Then…

The instant the mana crystal was inserted, the shut door fiercely shook as the countless patterns activated, blossoming with a dazzling radiance. After a few seconds, the light gradually dimmed as the stone door slowly opened.

'Great.' Seeing this, Lin Yun let out a relieved sigh, but his expression soon froze as he blankly looked in front of him, his heart almost stopping.

Two diamond-like bright crystal stones were embedded in the wall, emitting a dizzying light. Fierce mana fluctuations spread to every corner as two terrifying auras slowly rose up.

"Chromatic Dragon Crystals…"

Lin Yun recognized them with one glance. These two Chromatic Dragon Crystals had belonged to Pure-blooded Chromatic Dragons. Each of them contained world-shaking amount of mana and were treasures that countless mages yearned for. But in Noscent's history, there had been pitifully few mages that managed to obtain Chromatic Dragon Crystals.

The Nesser Dynasty had been the era of the Chromatic Dragons and Pure-blooded Elves. They had jointly created a splendid era, with the entirety of Noscent under their control. And even though mankind's Heaven Mages had the power to kill an adult Chromatic Dragon, they didn't dare to make a move easily.

Only at the end of the Nesser Dynasty did Charles the Emperor, the Dark Sage, and other powerhouses appear and start the Draconic War.

But once the Throne of Life was shattered, the Chromatic Dragons and the Pure-blooded Elves fled to unknown planes and had yet to reappear in Noscent.

During the peak of the Magic Era, those mages who were powerful enough to be comparable to Gods sent a punitive expedition into the Endless Planes, but no traces of Chromatic Dragons had been found. In the end, they all came to the conclusion that the Chromatic Dragon race had already become extinct in the early stage of the 3rd Dynasty.

'Hold on…'

Lin Yun focused his attention on that smooth wall and soon discovered that in addition to the two crystals embedded, there were also many runes carved into it, forming a complicated array. And the two Chromatic Dragon Crystals were the core of this array.

To be more precise, this was an array opening a Planar Passage…

That was easy to guess…

The Raising Dragon Array needed to be built at the junction between two planes. It needed to use two kinds of power from two different worlds to achieve its unfathomable effect.

After spending some time, Lin Yun completed the cracking of the array and the two Chromatic Dragon Crystals immediately blossomed with dazzling light. In a flash, the light spread like a sun, illuminating everything within several hundred meters. Lin Yun, who was standing in front of the stone wall, could clearly sense space distorting and fierce mana fluctuations rising up. That frantic power was tangible and even burst out loudly in the air.

At the same time, the light emitted by the two Chromatic Dragon Crystals became even more dazzling, and the array on the stone wall also revolved crazily as the spatial distortion reached its limit. Over ten seconds passed before it slowly settled and a pitch-black rift appeared in front of him, slowly expanding. This was a Planar Path.

Everything became tranquil.

Appearing in front of Lin Yun was an azure-colored Planar Path, wide enough for ten people to tread upon shoulder to shoulder. He could clearly feel an ice-cold, bone-chilling aura. He was somewhat amazed, as Planar Paths usually joined two disconnected planes together, but this Planar Path was somewhat special.

'Worthy of the Raising Dragon Array…' Even Lin Yun couldn't help but exclaim in admiration. The Raising Dragon Array was using the power of an array to forcibly connect two different planes, and the Planar Path was very stable. This was something only a Peak True Spirit Array could accomplish. He could also set up some True Spirit Arrays, and with great difficulty, a Mid-Rank True Spirit Array could be set up, but comparing these arrays to the Raising Dragon Array was like comparing heaven to earth.

"This looks troublesome…" Lin Yun looked at that Planar Path and a bitter smile appeared on his face. He more or less guessed that at the end of the Planar Path was a plane on the same scale as the Raging Flame Plane and that a part of the Raising Dragon Array should also exist on that plane.

In other words, the arrays on the two planes made up the complete Raising Dragon Array.

In the spacious decaying library, he had already learnt the structure and theory behind the Raising Dragon Array. The core of the Raising Dragon array was made of the five different types of Chromatic Dragon Crystals, and two had appeared before him. There should be another one in the center of the Planar Path to stabilize it.

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Chapter 494: Ice and Fire

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There were two more Chromatic Dragon Crystals at the end of the Planar Passage for a total of five Chromatic Dragon Crystals, which was exactly what he needed.

The two Chromatic Dragon Crystals before his eyes couldn't be taken out for now. Only after going through the Planar Passage and taking out the two Chromatic Dragon Crystals on the other side, and then the one in the Planar Passage on the way back, could he finally collect the ones on the Raging Flame Plane. This was exactly why he felt that this was troublesome.

Who knew what plane he would end up in?

It was better to be safe. He wouldn't mind doing a few more trips for the sake of the Chromatic Dragon Crystals.

But what if it was a plane on the same level as the Undead Plane or the Puppet Plane?

That would be very troublesome…

"High Mage Mafa, what happened…?" At this time, the other five walked over, clearly attracted by the activity caused by Lin Yun opening the Planar Passage. They were startled speechless when they saw that azure Planar Passage and stared at it foolishly. In the end, Thorne was the one to break the silence and ask a question.

It couldn't be helped that they were surprised… This was a Planar Path, and most likely a new one.

This was the initial part of the Plane Colonization Era, when most planar coordinates were in the hands of every major force. The Merlin Family's Ancestral Land with their millennium-old foundation was actually in control of about twenty private planes and would obtain planar coordinates every few decades on average. Moreover, they would spend a huge price to set up Planar Paths and use a large amount of wealth to dispatch troops from the Ancestral Land to conquer them.

Every new Planar Path represented an astronomical amount of wealth.

Every time a new Planar Path appeared, it would lead to every major force fighting over it, because new Planar Paths represented endless opportunities, as well as boundless wealth. For a new Planar Path, these major forces were willing to pay an unimaginable price.

Thus, Thorne and the others were very excited after seeing this Azure Planar Path.

"It's best to be more careful," Lin Yun said as he looked at Thorne indifferently. He wasn't planning on explaining too much since he didn't actually know anything about this unknown plane. After thinking, he said, "Sirs, if we aren't prepared, we might meet some unexpected danger…"

But…

Just as Lin Yun finished his words, a disharmonious voice fired back, "What danger?"

The speaker was Lahn. That 4th Rank Archmage smirked disdainfully at Lin Yun, looking at him with scorn. "I say, Mafa, don't show off by making up danger. You are trying to trick us so that you can take the plane all for yourself? I have to say, that idea was truly stupid…"

"Sir Lahn, I think you misunderstood…" Lin Yun suddenly squinted, looking at Lahn funnily. He was telling the truth. There was limited information on that plane. The only thing that was certain was that the plane on the other side was on the scale of the Raging Flame Plane. It might even be more dangerous than the Raging Flame Plane.

Moreover, he had way too many planar coordinates he had in hand, so he simply didn't care so much about obtaining another unknown plane. Just exploiting the Bone Plane already was straining his resources, let alone the extremely fertile Demon Plane next to the Bone Plane that was still waiting for him to conquer it.

"Misunderstanding?" Lahn snorted. "Mafa, you are actually saying that I misunderstood you? Frankly, as a 5th Rank High Mage, you don't have the qualifications to worry about the safety of us Archmages. There might be dangers for you, but you have to remember that we are Archmages…"

A puny 5th Rank High Mage actually worried about the safety of Archmages powerhouses… This was too funny.

Only a high-ranked Archmage could have the leeway to worry about his safety…

He wasn't worried at all about what might be in that plane. In the end, it was only an unknown plane. Although their lineup wasn't the best, it was very powerful. They had five Archmage powerhouses, including 5th Rank Sword Saint Thorne.

How could this squad encounter anything that would cause them significant danger while exploring a plane?

That was simply impossible…

Perhaps because he was too focused, Lahn hadn't noticed that Thorne's expression was extremely unhappy. He glanced at Lahn and said, "Lahn, shut up for me…"

Thorne helplessly massaged his eyebrows. His eyes moved between the azure Planar Path and Lin Yun, and after half a minute he asked, "High Mage Mafa, do you really feel that it is dangerous?"

"Yes…" Lin Yun frankly nodded. The unknown was the greatest danger. "To tell the truth, I don't know anything about that plane, but there is one thing I can be sure of. That plane should be on the same scale as the Raging Flame Plane. If they aren't careful, even Archmages could fall. Regardless of whether you go or not, I have to go, because there is something I need over there. Everyone should decide for themselves…"

The surroundings turned silent after Lin Yun's words.

"High Mage Mafa, you are the Planar Legion Commander. Your safety is more important than anything, so regardless of where you go, we will follow…"

The first to speak was the old Yuri. This Archmage from the Ancestral Land had now been in contact with Lin Yun for three months. He knew full well how fierce and shrewd that young mage was. He wouldn't do something he had no assurance of doing. Thus, after pondering over it for a moment, Yuri stepped forward and determinedly chose to follow.

"That's right." Ida nodded, a smile on his face.

"I'll also go…" Thorne had a calm expression on his face, as if it was something insignificant. He then turned to look at Lahn. "As the Commander of the Merlin Family, I can't cower at such a time. A completely new Planar Path, this would bring unimaginable wealth to the entire Merlin Family. Lahn, if you think it is dangerous, you can choose to remain here and wait for us…"

"How could I not go!"

At first, Lahn had felt like giving up when he heard the plane was on the same scale as the Raging Flame Plane. This kind of plane was indeed filled with dangers, and just as the young mage said, Archmages could fall, as many had in the Raging Flame Plane over the years.

But Thorne's words made Lahn's hair stand on end. He pointed at Lin Yun and said, "Sir Thorne, you are underestimating me too much! A puny 5th Rank High Mage like him is willing to go, how could and esteemed 4th Rank Archmage like me not dare to go?"

"That… Okay…" Thorne's expression was somewhat weird. He stared at Lahn strangely for a bit before nodding, not saying much more.

Lin Yun's group was soon ready. After resting for over ten minutes, they set foot in the Planar Path. The moment they entered it, they all felt the bone-chilling cold spreading from their feet to the rest of their bodies.

After walking for about three minutes, Lin Yun sensed some changes. The ice elements in the Planar Path gradually became stronger. He guessed that it might be more extreme in the plane on the other side of the Planar Path.

A light suddenly appeared in front of them.

Before Lin Yun even approached it, he knew that it came from the Chromatic Dragon Crystal.

Lin Yun's group went past the Chromatic Dragon Crystal without stopping. Although he needed to collect that crystal, it would have to wait for his return.

…

Three minutes later, everyone finally reached the end of the Planar Path, only to see a vast expanse of whiteness spreading in front of them. Bone-chilling wind mixed with ice assaulted them, followed by a spatial distortion. In an instant, the surroundings changed and they were now in an unfamiliar world.

"What plane is this?"

Accurately speaking, the place they appeared in was an endless ice field. Ice covered the ground, and snow fluttered in the sky, continuously drifting down on everyone.

Everyone in the group had gotten used to the blistering hot environment of the Raging Flame Plane. Even Lin Yun had stayed there for over three months. Now that they were in this world of ice, they found it a bit hard to adjust.

'Such a great contrast…' At this time, Lin Yun recalled that for the Raising Dragon Array to work, it needed to be set at the junction of two planes on the same scale, and the greater the difference in the environments between the two planes, the better.

The Raging Flame Plane's high temperature was something an ordinary person couldn't handle, and it was the same for this ice plane, just that it was the complete opposite of the Raging Flame Plane. One needed to be at least a 5th Rank Mage to resist the cold and survive there.

But, at this time…

"Rumble…"

A deafening sound echoed, making the entire world of ice shake. Cracks started appearing in the ice under their feet as deep roars could be heard in the distance. They could see a white mist spreading in the distance, just like the dust raised when ten thousand horses galloped together. The group couldn't help but feel a bit apprehensive…

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Chapter 495: Ice Field Mammoth

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"This is…" Thorne was the first one to be shocked, as a Planar Commander of the Merlin Family, Thorne spent most of his life in different planes and his experience was far superior to ordinary Sword Saints.

As the cracks appeared under their feet and the rumbling sound echoed in the distance, a terrifying name echoed in Thorne's mind…

'Mammoth! Ice Field Mammoth!'

Only such a terrifying beast could cause such effects on a field of ice that hadn't changed for thousands of years.

Back then, when Thorne was merely an Expert Swordsman, he once followed the Merlin Family's Planar Legion in the fight over the Ice Prison Plane. That Planar War was like a nightmare to Thorne…

Thorne clearly remembered that at the time, the Merlin Family's Planar Legion was already famous in Okland, conquering four planes in a short decade and could only be described as born-conquerors. An ignorant faith in their strength spread through the Merlin Family, making them feel that conquering the Ice Prison Plane was only a matter of time…

But the Merlin Family learnt that they were wrong.

At the time, the Planar Legion of the Merlin Family had spared no effort in attacking the Ice Prison Plane and established their first fort in this completely new plane. This first fort was used to slowly nibble away at the surroundings and they only spent a year before they annexed most of the land in the Ice Prison Plane. The entire Merlin Family was clamoring, they wanted to cross the Winter Ice Field and plant the Merlin Family's flag at the top of the Winter Peak.

After a year of preparations, the Merlin Family's Planar Legion set out for the Winter Ice Field.

But right then, disaster befell them.

On the first night in the Winter Ice Field, Thorne was awakened by a rumbling sound, and when he opened his eyes, he saw a scene that came from hell. Long, extremely long tusks and huge mountain-like monsters were charging through the camp, dying the ice bloody, a mix of severed limbs and blood slowly flowed on the ice field. The prideful Merlins who were disdainful of Okland's Planar Legions simply couldn't resist this power.

Mammoths, Ice Field Mammoths…

That's right, only this kind of frightening magic beast dubbed as Ice Field Overlord could destroy an entire Planar Legion that easily.

Thorne had stood there in a daze, looking as the Planar Legion was shattered by the Ice Field Mammoth. That hellish scene had remained in Thorne's mind, even though so many years had passed, he was still unable to forget the deep sounds the mammoth made when charging on the ice.

"Damnit, it's an Ice Field Mammoth!" After a short silence, Lahn let out a short shriek, this 4th Rank Archmage had lost his proud attitude, he looked as if he was facing a ghost. His eyes were wide open, both hands on his cheeks as he screamed, "Run, run, that's an Ice Field Mammoth! An Ice Field Mammoth!"

Lahn instantly cast Levitation after screaming, tightly hugging his staff as he was already ready to escape.

But after casting Levitation, Lahn suddenly found out that everyone else had remained still.

Moreover, they were looking at him strangely.

"What are you doing?" Lahn was going crazy, 'Those are Ice Field Mammoths, Grim Reapers of the Ice Fields. Let alone this group, even a full Planar Legion would only be able to flee when faced with these terrifying magic beasts!'

'What…'

'What do they think they are doing?'

Lahn really wanted to tell them, 'What are you doing? These are Ice Field Mammoths! You aren't more than snacks to them!'

But before Lahn had time to say anything, Thorne Merlin was already sighing, "There is no time…"

"What?" Lahn suddenly froze, "What do you mean there is no time?"

"There is no more time…" Thorne's mind seemed to still be in that nightmare and he looked somewhat dazed.

"Bloody hell, why is there no time!"

"Sir Thorne is saying that it's too late to escape…" Lin Yun suddenly intervened before Lahn went out of control. After saying those words he pointed in the distance, "Sir Lahn, take a look over there…"

Lin Yun was pointing behind them. For some unknown reason, a white mist also rose up there…

"Can you see that, Sir Lahn? Those white mist clouds are caused by the charging Ice Field Mammoths, they are raising chunks of ice when they stomp on the ground. If you hadn't been scared, you would have sent Mage Eyes and would have quickly discovered that we had been surrounded by several hundred Ice Field Mammoths. Using Levitation to escape is nothing more than becoming a living flying target. The Ice Field Mammots will definitely use their innate spells to passionately receive you…"

"You… You…" Facing the famous Ice Field Mammoths, Lahn had long since been in a daze, but hearing Lin Yun ridiculing him, Lahn's expression paled as he refocused. He looked at Lin Yun with anger and resentment,

"Yes, yes…" Lahn pointed at Lin Yun, his eyes seemingly spouting fire, "It was you… You are the one who led us here. After all, how could it be so coincidental? The array within the Ghost Valley had remained undiscovered for so long, yet it was out of the blue discovered by you, Mafa. No wonder you lead so many people despite Commander Thorne's obstructions. Turns out it was all premeditated, such a heavy scheme… You are ready to ruin the family's foundation just to fight over the command of the Planar Legion."

"…" Lin Yun was dumbstruck for a bit, before scratching his cheek, not knowing whether to laugh or cry, he said, "I didn't know I was that formidable, while still in Okland, I already knew that the Ghost Valley had an array leading to an ice plane and knew that Ice Field Mammoths were running there…"

Lin Yun then continued, "Oh, right, Sir Lahn, I have to ask. If I was that formidable, how come I was unable to anticipate in the Raging Flame Plane that you were a coward fleeing at the first sign of danger…"

"Who the hell is a coward!" Lahn's voice suddenly got louder.

"Weren't you the one talking about fleeing…" Lin Yun smirked, as if he didn't even notice that Lahn was about to burst in anger…

Nothing could be done about it, Lin Yun had recently suppressed a Lesser Lava Overlord, what could a puny 4th Rank Archmage even count as? Lin Yun wouldn't need to pay attention to him even if he went mad…

"You…"

"Alright…" The quarrel between the two alarmed Thorne, this Planar Commander finally woke up from his nightmare.

One had to admit that Lin Yun's prestige in the Planar Legion as a newcomer wasn't comparable to Thorne's. Thorne only glanced at Lahn and that infuriated 4th Rank Archmage immediately shut up.

Thorne then turned his head and bitterly looked at Lin Yun, "High Mage Mafa, you see…"

Thorne was extremely worried as he said this sentence, nothing could be done, even if the current Thorne was already an esteemed Sword Saint, that nightmarish event in the Ice Prison Plane had left a huge shadow in his mind, how could Thorne not be worried when facing the monsters that made the Merlins fall from the sky?

"There is no good method…" Lin Yun shook his head, not hiding anything from Thorne.

Indeed, their current situation was like this…

Even Lin Yun couldn't come up with an easy solution.

Ice Field Mammoths were called Grim Reapers of the Ice Fields and it wasn't for show. They were magic beasts around level 30 and were overlords of the Ice Fields, no magic beast on any kind of ice field could contend against them. They had innate steel-like skin, formidable enough to block most physical injuries and spells. At the same time, they were proficient in all kinds of Ice Spells. With the help of the ice field, they were already invincible and their physical strength was comparable to Thunder Beasts. Once hundreds of them appeared and surrounded their targets, it would no longer be possible to escape.

Just like now.

According to Lin Yun's estimations, there was at least a thousand Ice Field Mammoths rushing from all directions. Even for a 4th Rank Archmage like Lahn, escaping from such a siege was just a pipe dream.

Let alone Lahn…

Even Lin Yun himself found it impossible.

Escape is definitely not a choice.

The only remaining option was to engage the Ice Field Mammoths…

But…

Over a thousand Ice Field Mammoths, frightening existences around level 30… It wouldn't be a problem for them to destroy a Planar Legion, the odds of success for the people present weren't high…

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Chapter 496: Plan

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In fact, the others were also aware of this problem, Lahn included, or he wouldn't have tried to flee so urgently.

Unfortunately, Lahn understood that he couldn't escape after hearing Lin Yun and Thorne's discussion.

"What to do, what to do, what can we do…" In the end, he lost hope and went out of control. An esteemed 4th Rank Archmage was nothing more than a helpless child at such time. He held his head in his hands, a pale expression on his face as he painfully said, "I don't want to die here…"

"Shut the hell up!" Thorne's expression was unsightly. In such a situation, even if he had been through countless battlefields, swept through every major plane and experienced leading numerous Planar Wars as a Commander, Thorne couldn't help becoming irascible when Lahn Merlin started to give in to despair and ruthlessly glared at him.

In fact, even he didn't know what to do…

The current situation was remarkably bad…

It was to the point where a feeling of powerlessness rose in this experienced Commander's heart.

"No one is willing to die here!" Thorne looked at Lahn, resentful towards him for failing to meet his expectations, before coldly saying, "Although there is no way for now, it doesn't mean we have no opportunity. The greater the danger, the less we can succumb to chaos, a headless chicken like doesn't need to wait for the arrival of the Ice Field Mammoths, I might as well finish you off myself."

After Thorne's strict rebuke, Lahn, whose emotions were out of control, gradually calmed down. But this 4th Rank Archmage was still somewhat depressed, despair plainly visible on his face.

"Now, everyone has to stick together, never separate. Only that way can we have a chance of staying alive.." Thorne looked at the white mist clouds and thunderous booming sounds slowly approaching. After finishing his words, his face was devoid of blood.

Even if they only had six people, they were all Archmage level powerhouses, such a line-up would be considered quite formidable in Okland, but he wasn't confident in facing over a thousand Ice Field Mammoths.

Although he was already an esteemed Sword Saint, after going through that nightmare, he was still fearful of those Grim Reaper Ice Field Mammoths.

"Rumble…"

The ice shook under their feet and the cracks widened and lengthened, that thunderous sound felt like doom announcing its entrance and everyone had alarm and terror plastered on their faces.

As the white mist rose higher in the air, the silhouettes of the Ice Field Mammoths appeared in everyone's line of sight. They could see those mountain-like monsters with long tusks charging across the Winter Ice Field, cracking the vast expanse of ice and sending shards flying.

This ice had been formed throughout the years and was extremely solid, even some newly advanced Archmages might need to spend a lot of power and all kinds of spells to be able to shatter it, but those Ice Field Mammoths only needed to run to burst it, this showed how terrifying their raw strength was…

Hundreds of Ice Field Mammoths sieged them from all directions, their limbs heavily trampling the ice field as they were dashing at maximum speed, and letting out deafening roars.

"Coming, coming… They are already here, have you thought of a good plan?" Lahn was panicking, shouting and shrieking, despair on his face.

The people in the team answered with silence, they were all nervously looking around, those long tusked mountain-like monsters looked extremely fierce.

The momentum displayed by over a thousand mammoths was indeed scary. Even if only for a moment, most of them had already thoroughly gave up resisting.

Maybe no one noticed that the silent Lin Yun was frowning, gazing into the distance, entranced, as if he wasn't caring about those charging mammoths.

"High Mage Mafa, Mafa…" Thorne shouted twice, but he suddenly discovered that the other side simply wasn't answering to him. At such a crucial time, the young mage was actually absent-minded, 'Does he not know how bad the situation is?'

But Thorne didn't get angry and quickly moved over, he coughed, wanting to say something, but he then saw the youngster calmly turning towards him.

"Sir Thorne, I know what you want to say…"

"You…" Thorne suddenly froze, how could he not understand, the situation was so dangerous yet the young mage was so calm, despite what was happening.

Could it be, the young mage thought of something?

Thorne felt somewhat worried, he squeezed an unsightly smile at the young mage and calmly waited for the young mage to talk again.

He didn't have to wait long as the young mage's voice echoed a few seconds later, "I have a way…"

Although Lin Yun's voice was very soft, it clearly transferred to everyone's ears. In a flash, everyone nervously looked at him. His words were like a stone thrown into a calm lake, sending waves in everyone's minds.

"What… What do you mean…" Thorne flushed, unable to stop his voice from getting louder.

"This plan might not guarantee everyone's safety, but this is our best way…" Lin Yun's expression was as calm as before as he pointed towards the north, "We need to go two kilometers north, moreover we have to attract all the Ice Field Mammoths over. As for the reason, I don't have the time to explain."

Hearing this, their expressions turned somewhat unsightly.

Because the young mage's plan was truly risky.

There were over a thousand Ice Field Mammoths surrounding them in all directions and each mammoth was at least level 30. Pushing through two kilometers under such a fierce assault, they didn't need to think much to realize how dangerous it was.

Most importantly, they didn't have confidence.

Even if they did manage…

They would have wasted a large amount of mana to burst through the siege and reach that two kilometer mark, but did the young mage really find a way to deal with this crisis?

That was still over a thousand mammoths…

Let alone their group, even a powerful Planar Legion would run the risk of being wiped out when facing these Grim Reapers.

What happened to the Merlin Family in the Ice Prison Plane was a good example.

In an instant, the atmosphere in the area froze, and a short silence reigned.

"Enough…"

The one breaking the silence was Lahn Merlin, a sneer could be seen on that cowardly Archmage's face as he looked at Lin Yun, "Mafa, don't think you're clever, you are a mere 5th Rank High Mage, what kind of plan could you have at such a critical time? You are simply making trouble…"

A twenty something 5th Rank High Mage, even if he was an Archmage, he would still be the youngest in this group.

Everyone else had a lot of experience, they had been Archmages for decades, how could the youngest come out with a plan.

In Lahn's eyes, the young mage's actions were ridiculous.

What's more…

What was that plan even?

Leading the thousand of Ice Field Mammoths to a place two kilometers away, wouldn't they have to think of something else at that time? He didn't believe that the young mage could find a way to deal with over a thousand Ice Field Mammoths.

Because it was simply impossible.

Without a Heaven Rank powerhouse, none of the troops dispatched by the top-notch forces of Okland could deal with this mammoth pack.

However, Lahn suddenly discovered that everyone was looking at him strangely after he said those words.

"You have another way?" Thorne's voice was gloomy.

"Eh?" Lahn suddenly froze, how could he have a way? He was barely able to control his emotions and made a fool of himself in front of everyone. He squeezed a smile on his aged face, "Sir Thorne, you are the only one qualified to make a decision…"

But Thorne didn't even throw a second glance at him and turned towards Lin Yun, after struggling for a bit, he bitterly smiled, "High Mage Mafa, we will do as you said…"

This decision is the result of Thorne's careful deliberation. Although the young mage didn't explain clearly, under the current circumstances, he could only make a gamble.

Yes, he was gambling…

He was betting that the young mage was right…

He had always been dependable and had never done anything without assurance. The young mage's plan involved leading the mammoths two kilometers away, this sounded very absurd and meaningless, why did they have to lead them two kilometers away?

Could this resolve the crisis?

If the others had raised this idea, Thorne would have ignored it, not even considering it.

But the one coming up with this plan was actually the young mage that continued shocking him.

Although he had rarely been in contact with the young mage in the past three months in the Raging Flame Plane, he had some understanding of his ways. Everything he did seemed preposterous, but his decisions would be proven right later.

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Chapter 497: Courting Death

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A fine example was the conquest of the Ghost Valley. At first, Thorne had waited to see the young mage embarrass himself, but it ended up in a loud slap. The young mage miraculously managed to reach an agreement with the Black Tower and thoroughly annihilate the Thawing Fire Tribe, bringing huge benefits to the Merlin Family.

Thus, Thorne clenched his teeth and decided to make a gamble.

He really couldn't think of another way to help the group get out of danger.

"Prepare for action…" Lin Yun tightly stared at the northern side, a grave expression on his face, countless flames emerging and covering his whole body. A red light flashed, quickly rushing north.

Seeing Lin Yun lead the way, the other five people followed with their own Fire Elemental Incarnation after a short hesitation.

Soon, the group clashed with the first wave of Ice Field Mammoths, hundreds of meters in front of them. Even Lin Yun had cold sweat dripping down his forehead, this was too frightening, there was at least two to three hundred Ice Field Mammoths within several hundred meters, this was equivalent to fighting a legion of over two hundred newly advanced Archmages. On the first clash, countless ice spells flew towards them.

This was truly terrifying.

Let alone counterattacking, mages with poor mental fortitude might not even have the courage to flee when faced with this attack.

Lin Yun's group was relatively good in this regard, Ida, Yuri, Thorne and the two others had participated in Planar Wars for decades and had went through over a hundred battles of this scale. Although the scene before them was shocking, they wouldn't be terrified witless. And Lin Yun was better off, after all, he had experienced the destruction of Noscent.

"Rumble…"

At this time, it seemed as if the entire Winter Ice Field was shaking, countless cracks spreading on the ground and expanding as the Ice Field Mammoths quickly dashed. White mist filled the sky, spreading like a cloud of dust.

A total of six fiery red silhouettes could be seen moving behind those mountain-like monsters. They were all already surrounded by the Ice Field Mammoths, the situation was very dangerous.

The destructive physical power of the Ice Field Mammoths could only be described as terrifying, the ancient ice of the Ice Field was cracking under their limbs perfectly depicted that. While everyone was quickly moving, they had no other choice but to be on guad. It would be a disaster if they got rammed by an Ice Field Mammoth.

At that time, their defensive enchantments would be no different from paper.

The most troublesome part was the Ice Field Mammoths' innate abilities, especially in an environment like this world of ice, the power of their ice spells would be greatly improved and was comparable to newly advanced Archmages using their strongest spells.

"I wonder if we can get past…" Even 5th Rank Sword Saint Thorne was somewhat anxious, deep worry could be seen on his face.

Crossing two kilometers was easy as blowing off dust to these powerhouses.

But this was clearly special circumstances…

A large amount of Ice Field Mammoths were rushing over, the numbers continuously increasing as they hindered their escape.

They had to avoid colliding with the Ice Field Mammoths. For a while, everyone in the group, including Lin Yun, was in an awkward situation.

In a few minutes, Ida was careless while moving and an ice spell brushed past him, lightly wounding him.

Archmages might be considered as the main forces in the conquests of countless planes, but in this world of ice, they could fall anytime.

After all, their opponents were mammoths counted on thousands.

After more than ten minutes, the six fiery red silhouettes were still dashing between the Ice Field Mammoths, they had only moved five hundred meters, a quarter of the way. Beside Lin Yun, everyone had received some injuries, but fortunately, no one was seriously hurt.

But even as everyone already adapted to their situation and they were methodically avoiding colliding with the Ice Field Mammoths, a shocking mana fluctuation suddenly rose. Everyone was startled and they all tacitly looked towards the source of the mana fluctuation.

They saw the blazing Lahn Merlin levitating in the air, holding his staff within his hands as it blossomed with a dazzling light. He chanted long incantations and only a whistling sound could be heard as a burning aura spread everywhere. 5th Tier Spell Fire Dragon, it looked alive in Lahn's hands as it flew towards the Ice Field Mammoths, leaving behind a trail of fire.

"Rumble!"

A deafening explosion echoed as ice shattered, sending countless pieces of ice flying in all directions. It felt as if the entire Ice Field shook. A dazzling flame soared and a burning aura filled the air as a sea of flames spread for several hundred meters.

Lahn, who caused such a huge destruction, didn't stop even for a second, he instead held his staff very high and kept casting tyrannical fire spells.

The entire area was filled with flames, and after a deafening sound, they could clearly hear miserable shrieks. Those came from the Ice Field Mammoths. In Lahn's short outburst, at least ten Ice Field Mammoths lost their lives and several dozens sustained injuries.

This kind of accomplishment was something only an old Archmage close to the High Ranks like Lahn could achieve, but that burst of power also used up a lot of mana.

This caused his complexion to worsen, it looked as if his face was devoid of blood.

He was very happy about his feat of killing over ten Ice Field Mammoths in one move. It was as if he had vented the feelings he had kept bottled, but at this time, an icy voice echoed next to his ears.

"Sir Lahn, your actions are a bit excessive aren't they?"

As that voice echoed, Lahn discovered that, unbeknownst to him, a fiery figure shrouded in flames had appeared beside him. That young voice wasn't unfamiliar, he knew full well that the owner of that voice was that damn Mafa Merlin and Lahn's expression instantly turned gloomy.

'Excessive?'

'How is it excessive?'

After all, he had just used a lot of mana to display the power of a 4th Rank Archmage at its finest and killed over ten mammoths to alleviate the pressure on the team.

'This is a huge contribution.'

'How could he say it was excessive?'

As he thought about this, Lahn couldn't suppress a sneer as he said with ridicule, "Mafa, I snatched your limelight, thus you feel that I'm too excessive? Your way of thinking is too childish, but nothing can be done about this, you are only a 5th Rank High Mage…"

He was even more disgusted with the young mage in front of him.

"…"

Lin Yun was a bit stunned when he heard this, he helplessly scratched his cheek, not knowing whether to laugh or cry, "Sir Lahn, let me tell you, our most important task isn't killing Ice Field Mammoths, but to hurriedly cross two kilometers to reach a certain place and draw the Ice Field Mammoths there to ensure our safety. Moreover, your action had no meaning Sir Lahn, it is simply a waste of mana, after all, there isn't just those few dozens around us, there are hundreds of them…"

"What are you saying!" Lahn suddenly raised his voice.

"I'm saying that your action was completely meaningless, moreover, it might even affect us. It's fine if you don't want to survive, but please, don't implicate us, okay? I hope you can calm down and stop attacking the Ice Field Mammoths…" Lin Yun's mouth twitched as he expressionlessly looked at Lahn.

Had it not been for the other side's actions possibly affecting his plan, he would have been disinclined to take care of a trifling Lahn. Even if the other side was courting death, as long as it didn't influence his plan, he definitely wouldn't interfere.

"Truly ridiculous, Mafa Merlin, who do you think you are? A Heaven Mage? No, you are a mere 5th Rank High Mage, nothing more. Yet you dare criticize me and give me orders? The Family's youths don't know the immensity of heaven and earth nowadays…" Lahn pointed at Lin Yun, glaring at him.

How could he not get angered…

That damned Mafa Merlin had provoked him a few times already, he clearly didn't attach any importance to his status as an Archmage.

The most annoying part was that a mere 5th Rank High Mage dared to criticize him.

This was simply courting death…

"I don't have time to bicker with you…" Lahn resisted the urge to make a move and took a deep glance at Lin Yun. If not because of special circumstances, he really wouldn't mind teaching him a lesson and show that arrogant youth how frightening an Archmage was.

"Oh? Then when do you have time…" Hearing Lahn's answer, Lin Yun no longer smiled, he was frowning and squinting at Lahn. If Xiuban was there, he would have ran far away, because he would have known that this kind of Lin Yun was extremely terrifying.

Unfortunately…

Lahn Merlin didn't know this, that 4th Rank Archmage had originally settled down, but after hearing Lin Yun's words, his anger re-surfaced and he sinisterly looked at Lin Yun, "Mafa Merlin, you are truly naive, I hope you aren't thinking that I won't dare to make a move against you because of your identity as a Planar Commander? Let me tell you, you are dreaming, whether we can or cannot leave this place alive is uncertain anyway. If it was the Raging Flame Plane, or the Merlin Family, I might not dare to do anything, but here, hahaha…"

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Chapter 498: Mana Shackles

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"Sir Lahn, it looks like it's useless to talk to you…" Lin Yun gently shook his head and extended his hand.

In a flash, a shocking mana fluctuation suddenly rose, just like a huge vortex. A few charging Ice Field Mammoths over ten meters away were instantly sent flying, letting out deep roars.

Then…

Lahn didn't even know what happened to him, his body flew towards Lin Yun. At that time, Lin Yun only raised his hand and firmly grabbed this 4th Rank Archmage's neck.

"How… How could this be!" Lahn suddenly realized that he, an esteemed Archmage, was grabbed by the neck by a 5th Rank High Mage. This was extremely humiliating. Just as he thought of this, he recklessly roused his mana.

But just as he roused his mana, it was forcibly suppressed by an extremely tyrannical force. Lahn then screamed, his whole body almost collapsed as his 4th Rank Archmage power felt extremely insignificant at this moment, he simply couldn't contend against that tyrannical power.

It was like a nightmare…

No, this might be even more terrifying than a nightmare. When he discovered that he couldn't struggle free, Lahn Merlin almost went crazy on the spot, he simply couldn't believe this. As a genuine 4th Rank Archmage whose power was close to the High Rank, how could he be so powerless against a 5th Rank High Mage?

"I already gave you a chance, but you didn't cherish it, it's time to punish you now, to stop you from causing trouble for us…" Lin Yun's expression was calm, he didn't do anything superfluous after saying this and only chanted a mysterious incantation.

"What… What punishment?"

As he said these words, Lahn suddenly felt that his mana stopped flowing, as if it had been shackled by some power. Regardless of how he tried to rouse it, his mana wouldn't react. He no longer needed the young mage's answer, he already knew what the punishment was…

Mana Shackles!

'How could this be…'

Boundless horror filled Lahn Merlin's eyes, he was in disbelief, he wasn't unfamiliar with Mana Shackles, he had even Mana Shackled some mages from hostile forces. He really hadn't expected it to happen to him one day. And more importantly, the other side wasn't a High Rank Archmage or a Heaven Mage, he was only a 5th Rank High Mage.

A 5th Rank High Mage Mana Shackling a 4th Rank Archmage?

No one would believe this if this spread, it was so absurd it would be treated as a joke.

But Lahn didn't find it funny, he could really feel it at this moment, the feeling of falling from the sky, becoming a powerless mortal, the feeling of having all the mana he had accumulated during his life being Mana Shackled. He might have already collapsed due to this sudden change had his mind not been tempered through decades of battling.

He was in disbelief even now, 'Is this young Mafa really a 5th Rank High Mage?'

He had enough reasons to doubt.

How could a 5th Rank High Mage be powerful to the point of being able to easily suppress an Archmage. Moreover, Lahn wasn't a newly advanced Archmage, he was a genuine 4th Rank Archmage, and close to the 5th Rank. But even so, he was still effortlessly restricted by the young mage's Mana Shackles.

He almost gave up resisting when he faced the young mage's terrifying power.

That was too frightening…

Lahn had been fighting countless battles in the Raging Flame Plane and could be considered experienced and knowledgeable. Every major force of Okland would occasionally dispatch some young talents to have them get some experience in the Raging Flame Plane, he had even heard of some heaven defying geniuses appearing within the first-rate forces, they could even contend against Peak High Mages as 5th Rank High Mages. This was already inconceivable to Lahn.

But he now felt that these so-called geniuses were simply not worth mentioning when compared to Mafa Merlin.

He was a true terrifying monster…

As a 5th Rank High Mage, he could easily suppress and Mana Shackle Lahn, a 4th Rank Archmage. If the young mage reached the Archmage realm, or even higher, just how frightening would he become?

Thinking of this, cold sweat dripped down Lahn's forehead. Nothing could be done about it, he was really scared.

The young mage's voice echoed once again as Lahn was lost in his thoughts.

"Remember, this is only a small punishment, if you dare cause trouble, I won't mind turning you into a true ordinary person…" After saying this, Lin Yun added an extra sentence, "Just like Aube…"

'True… True ordinary person…'

The esteemed Archmage was once again scared by Lin Yun, his face was extremely pale, he naturally understood what the young mage meant by true ordinary person, it wasn't as simple as being Mana Shackled, he would really cripple his Mana Whirlpool!

Being Mana Shackled, reduced to an ordinary person without any power, was extremely painful, if his Mana Whirlpool was crippled, he would remain an ordinary person all his life, it was ten thousand times more painful than death.

'Hold on… Aube!'

He suddenly reacted, the young mage's sentence mentioning Aube Merlin made Lahn alarmed.

'Ha, ha, that rumor was true… The son Sir Thorne was so proud of was crippled by Mafa Merlin!'

Lahn had spent the past few years in the Raging Flame Plane and hadn't returned to the Merlin Family, but he would occasionally receive some news from the Merlin Family. When he arrived at the Flame Frost Fort half a year ago, he heard someone say that Thorne's son, Aube, had his magic path severed in an accident, his Mana Whirlpool had been crippled and he became an ordinary person without any chance of becoming a mage ever again.

It was the first time he heard Mafa Merlin's name.

Naturally, he hadn't believed that rumor because the Ancestral Land then announced that Mafa became a Commander and would be dispatched to the Raging Flame Plane.

Who was Aube Merlin after all?

That was a young genius of the Merlin Family, a High Mage in his thirties which would become an Archmage after a few years. Moreover, his father was Thorne Merlin who had made countless contributions in the Raging Flame Plane, fighting for the Merlin Family's benefits for the past decades.

If Mafa had truly crippled Aube, how could he not be punished and instead be appointed as a Commander by the Ancestral Land?

There was no need to think about it, it was irrational…

Not to mention, Thorne was not to be trifled with. The son he was proud of was crippled, this wasn't the kind of hatred that could be resolved, how could Mafa get away with it?

Thus, Lahn always thought that this was nothing more than a rumor.

But he was suddenly awakened when the young mage mentioned Aube. He might have made an error in judgement all along, that rumor was most likely true!

It wasn't that Thorne was willing to let the young mage off, he just didn't have a better option, or to be more precise, he didn't have the strength to retaliate against the young mage. After all, from the thunderous power the young mage just displayed, he could easily suppress a 4th Rank Archmage, thus the young mage's power should have far surpassed Thorne's.

"Since we are using my plan against the Ice Field Mammoths, you have to listen to everything I say. But, I can give you another chance, as long as you swear to no longer look for trouble and behave as we lead the Ice Field Mammoths over there, I can remove your Mana Shackles…" After saying that, Lin Yun slowly released his grasp on Lahn's neck with a helpless expression. If Lahn was left here with the Mana Shackles, he would definitely die. The other side was a member of the Merlin Family after all, if he did so, it would inevitably make Ryan and Oren dissatisfied with his actions.

If he was obedient, Lin Yun wouldn't mind removing the shackles.

But if he kept his attitude…

"I… I… I…" Lahn was moved when he heard that the young mage was willing to remove his Mana Shackles, his voice was shaking as he spoke incoherently…

"I don't have time to waste on you…" Lin Yun was getting impatient, after all, he had wasted a lot of time on that Archmage.

"I… I swear, I swear to listen to everything you say!" Lahn was nervous and took a deep breath. Saying that sentence seemed to have used all of his energy.

"Good, I hope you can remember your promise Sir Lahn." Lin Yun smiled, he scratched his cheek and then softly chanted an incantation. After finishing this, he carefully helped pat the dust off Lahn's body, before completely ignoring him and turning into a shadow, rushing into the distance.

"Phew…"

Seeing the back of the young mage and sensing the mana flowing within his body, Lahn sighed in relief. He felt as if he had gotten a new lease on life after going through a nightmare.

Half an hour later, the six of them did their best to follow Lin Yun's plan and used all their cards to draw the thousand mammoths over. But no matter how cautious they were, it was hard to defend against the ice spells as they kept moving between the Ice Field Mammoths. They all had various injuries, heavy and light, including Lin Yun who had been hit twice earlier.

But as long as they could escape danger, a few injuries were nothing to Lin Yun.

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Chapter 499: Huge Beast

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"High Mage Mafa, we have already lured all the Ice Field Mammoths to the location you pointed out. What's next…?" Thorne, who was covered with a thick Aura Protection, roared with a pale face, and anger could be heard in his voice.

The current situation wasn't very optimistic. In the past half an hour, everyone had followed the young mage's plan and used a large amount of mana. Having suffered untold hardships, they led all of these Ice Field Mammoths to the place the young mage had designated, but the young mage didn't say anything after that, as if he wasn't even the one who brought up the plan. This made anger rise within Thorne.

This time, everyone, including him, had used all their energy and would be able to last at most ten more minutes. Once they ran out of mana, only death would await them.

Under such circumstances, he was truly unable to keep his calm and felt worried.

"Mafa, if your plan won't work, just tell everyone. There is no point in delaying, we can look for another plan…" Thorne sounded exasperated, but this Commander clearly knew how to act and refrained from flaring up in anger.

Lin Yun, who was still in his Fire Elemental Incarnation, was wandering between these Ice Field Mammoths. He couldn't help frowning when he heard Thorne's shout. After a few seconds, he lightly answered, "Keep waiting…"

"Keep… Keep waiting?!"

Thorne suddenly froze, a snarl appearing on his face.

If he could, he would grab that young mage's neck and ask him if he knew how dangerous the current situation was.

'Wait? How long can everyone even hold on for? Everyone will die if we keep waiting! You are going to get us killed!'

Even the accomplished Thorne couldn't control himself. He was feeling extremely regretful. Had he known earlier, he wouldn't have agreed to the young mage's plan. They were full of energy at the start… Had they found another way out, they might have been able to survive.

But now, everyone's mana was almost exhausted and they were surrounded by the thousand mammoths. It would really be hard for them to escape.

The young mage had truly led them into a deathtrap.

But suddenly, a loud rumble echoed. Thorne felt the ice under his feet shaking. He was certain that this hadn't been caused by the Ice Field Mammoths' trampling because the entire Ice Field was shaking. Although the destructive power caused by hundreds of Ice Field Mammoths was formidable, it couldn't have such a huge impact.

At the same time, the others also noticed this change.

"That's…"

As a 5th Rank Sword Saint, Thorne had formidable insight. He clearly sensed the changes in this area. When the Ice Field shook, he discovered a shadow in the originally blue Ice Field and an appalled expression appeared on his face as a single thought flashed in his head.

'Could there be something below?'

This thought truly scared him…

He couldn't imagine just what kind of thing this huge, several-hundred-meter shadow under the Ice Field was.

"Rumble!"

At this time, a deafening sound disturbed Thorne's train of thought. He suddenly saw the Ice Field rupture without any warning as that thing ruthlessly rammed into it with shockingly destructive power. In a flash, big chunks of ice were sent flying.

Then, an unforgettable scene spread before Thorne's eyes, shaking him to his core.

What rammed into the Ice Field was an enormous head, slowly extending from that huge gap. And the shocking part was that its neck was at least ten meters long. It was certainly a magic beast's head, and two neat rows of fangs faintly shone with flickering lights while its two red eyes looked like empty cavities, devoid of feeling. Thorne felt a chill quickly spread through his body when he looked at it.

Just one glance brought unimaginable pressure to the 5th Rank Sword Saint of the Merlin Family. It couldn't be described with words, it was too frightening. He could even conclude that this was the most formidable power he had ever experienced in his entire life. Even Peak 8th Rank Archmage Ryan did not give him this kind of feeling.

"Rumble…"

While Thorne was frozen in shock, the massive magic beast's head extended to the surface of the Ice Field, its long fangs biting three Ice Field Mammoths.

There was no resistance, and not even a roar was let out. Those three Ice Field Mammoths had already become food for that magic beast. Sounds of its chewing echoed. Even though the Ice Field Mammoths had steel-like skin, they were easily chewed into pieces by that magic beast. In a few seconds, the originally lively Ice Field Mammoths turned into minced meat as blood flowed down the magic beast's mouth.

"This… This…"

Thorne was instantly roused from his stupor. He felt a chill running through his body and cold sweat dripping down his forehead. He felt that those hundreds of mammoths had completely calmed after that magic beast appeared. They were known as the overlords of the ice fields, but they were all crawling sluggishly now, shivering as if they had met the most terrifying thing in this world, unable to muster the courage to resist that magic beast.

Thorne was shocked speechless.

These Grim Reapers had always preyed on other magic beasts, but today they were just prey to this magic beast from under the Ice Field… and they didn't even try to resist.

"Rumble!"

Suddenly, another deafening sound could be heard. A large area of ice shattered a few dozen meters away from that gigantic head as another head rushed out, stretching its long neck before biting into more Ice Field Mammoths.

The new head was almost identical to the previous one.

But before Thorne could think about what this meant, more rumbles and crashes kept echoing, shaking the entire Ice Field. After roughly five minutes, a total of nine heads had drilled out in the area, all exactly identical.

'These heads must belong to the same magic beast…' Thorne quickly discovered that the nine heads had the same aura! He was shocked when he noticed that… What kind of magic beast had nine heads…?

"Hey, everyone, shouldn't we leave? Disturbing that thing's meal wouldn't be a sensible choice…" Only Lin Yun seemed relatively calm. Although his voice was very gentle, it reached everyone's ears.

Everyone was instantly startled awake. They immediately realized that they shouldn't remain there after being reminded by Lin Yun.

A Heaven Rank magic beast wasn't something they could handle.

They were convinced that this nine-headed magic beast that had appeared from under the ice Field was a Heaven Rank magic beast!

Let alone the pressure, they deduced it from the behavior of the thousand mammoths.

Would the Ice Field Mammoths look this scared if it weren't a Heaven Rank magic beast?

After all, even a Peak Archmage had a high chance of dying when facing so many Ice Field Mammoths.

It could only be at the Heaven Rank.

Only a being using World Power could ignore numbers and kill a thousand mammoths as easily as killing a few dozen.

This definitely wasn't an exaggeration…

All the Ice Field Mammoths had been restrained, no longer attacking Lin Yun's group. Lin Yun and the others quickly departed, taking to the sky.

The group quickly made use of Flight to soar across at a low altitude, spending over ten minutes putting some distance between them and that part of the Ice Field before finally descending in a safe area.

Everyone felt like they had experienced a nightmare. They were extremely exhausted, especially after having dashed between the Ice Field Mammoths while protecting themselves for over thirty minutes. They had used too much mana.

It would be very dangerous to keep moving forward in such condition…

They had now realized that this world of ice comparable to the Raging Flame Plane in size might be even more dangerous than the Raging Flame Plane. After all, they had arrived less than an hour ago but had already met hundreds of Ice Field Mammoths, as well as a nine-headed Heaven Rank magic beast.

Fortunately, their luck was good…

Otherwise, even if their group had been ten times as powerful, it still would have been difficult for them to flee.

They soon found a place to rest, and everyone, including Lin Yun, entered meditation, slowly extracting mana from the air. Lin Yun kept his Magic Array working at high speed. It was necessary because this ice plane was filled with countless unpredictable dangers, giving him no choice but to be on guard.

Who knew if there was an even stronger magic beast below their feet, or if magic beasts like the mammoths would appear on the Ice Field and attack them?

They had managed to escape from the Ice Field Mammoths through pure luck earlier…

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Chapter 500: Remains

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In fact, even Lin Yun was shocked when those Ice Field Mammoths appeared. At first, he couldn't think of any methods to get them out of that crisis. But then, his Magic Array caught a wisp of life fluctuations. After a more thorough search, he found out that that it actually came from under the Ice Field.

What kind of creature was that…?

With his knowledge, he naturally knew that there was an ocean under the thick layer of ice, but the environment was special there. The temperature close to the surface was extremely low, making it hard for any lifeforms to survive. The only creatures that lived there should be deep in the water, yet the life fluctuation he caught was clearly close to the surface.

This was the main reason Lin Yun was surprised.

He instantly realized that this might actually be a boon…

He then used the power of the Magic Array to analyze that fluctuation. The Magic Array never disappointed him, and this time was no exception. He ultimately came to the conclusion that this life fluctuation had to have come from a frightening existence comparable to an adult Chromatic Dragon.

This meant that the power of the being below them surpassed that of any Archmage… It was at least at the Heaven Rank.

At the time, he didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

Even he didn't anticipate that this planar trip would be this dangerous. Let alone the thousand Ice Field Mammoths known as the Grim Reapers of the ice fields, there was also a Heaven Rank magic beast.

To be more accurate, this was the second time he'd met a Heaven Rank magic beast since he came to this era. The first one was on the 8th Floor of the Magic Tower in the Tulan Mountain Range.

Lin Yun didn't panic and eventually felt pleasantly surprised.

Yes, it was truly a pleasant surprise.

From that faint, almost insignificant life fluctuation, he was able to discover that this Heaven Rank magic beast was slumbering, and that it had been slumbering for a very long time, otherwise its life fluctuations wouldn't have been so faint. The pressure it would emit after waking up would be enough to make those Ice Field Mammoths not dare to approach.

Thus, he made a plan and told part of it to the others. He wasn't willing to tell them everything because he felt that they would be unwilling if they knew about it. The Heaven Rank magic beast would remove the threatening Ice Field Mammoths after being awakened, but what about the Heaven Rank magic beast?

But Lin Yun didn't think much of it. He felt that the first thing that magic beast would do after having slumbered for so long would be to feed itself, and with so many Ice Field Mammoths, it wouldn't bother with them.

And what followed proved him right. The Heaven Rank magic beast appeared and wantonly feasted on the Ice Field Mammoths. The former overlords of the ice fields had now become prey, and they weren't able to do anything about it. This was truly ironic. And just as Lin Yun expected, that magic beast only killed the Ice Field Mammoths and didn't care about them. Just like that, they were able to safely escape the danger zone.

Lin Yun had a thrilling feeling as he recalled everything. It was a genuine Heaven Rank magic beast after all.

Three hours had soon passed. The group finished resting and everyone was bursting with life, their power having recovered. But they still looked quite awkward… Their mage robes were covered in bloodstains, which came from the injuries they had received while dealing with the Ice Field Mammoths.

Although they'd just managed to escape from a disaster, the atmosphere was quite heavy.

Not far away, Thorne looked worried. To be honest, he regretted having followed the young mage to this ice world.

Before coming, he had been prepared to encounter some danger in this plane…

But he hadn't expected it to be so abnormal.

Those thousand charging Ice Field Mammoths were enough to make the most powerful Planar Legions of the Raging Flame Plane collapse, let alone that Heaven Rank magic beast under the ice field.

He saw that everyone had more or less recovered and gotten up. He looked at Lin Yun with a grave expression and walked over, saying with a gloomy voice, "High Mage Mafa, I wonder what you have planned next?"

Lin Yun had just finished meditating and smiled when he saw Thorne approaching. He could naturally see that this 5th Rank Sword Saint didn't want to remain in this ice plane after everything he had just gone through, but Lin Yun didn't care. He hadn't planned on leading a group here to begin with… It was Thorne that had been set on following him.

"I still have to go deeper…" Lin Yun frowned as he pointed towards the north. "There is something I need there. If Sir Thorne feels that it is too dangerous and doesn't want to take the risk, you can lead the others and return to the Raging Flame Plane first."

In fact, Lin Yun had already discovered that the remaining two Chromatic Dragon Crystals were set up somewhere in the north when they first reached the plane.

The Chromatic Dragon Crystals were the true reason he came to this ice plane. No matter how dangerous it was, he had to get his hands on the Chromatic Dragon Crystals and return to the Raging Flame Plane.

He would only have three of them if he returned now, and although this would be a considerable harvest that would make any mage crazy, it wasn't the outcome he wanted. Only by gathering the five Chromatic Dragon Crystals could his Doom Staff undergo a major transformation, which would be extremely important for the Doom Staff.

What's more, he had spent a lot of effort and energy to get these Chromatic Dragon Crystals… after spending over three months, how could he easily give up now?

"That… That's good." Thorne's expression suddenly turned blank. He looked indecisively. After struggling for a bit, he seemed to have made some kind of decision, and he turned to the others. After a few glances, he took a deep breath and said, "I see that everyone is ready. When shall we set out?"

"Eh?" Lin Yun had a foolish expression on his face and took a while to react. From Thorne's answer, it seemed like he wasn't planning on leaving. "Do you mean that all of you will continue exploring with me?"

"Yes…" Thorne didn't hesitate before heavily nodding.

In fact, while resting, he had thought of many things. The young mage before them had saved their lives not long ago.

Thorne could clearly understand the young mage's plan now. He had wanted to draw all the mammoths to the same location to make that Heaven Rank magic beast emerge while they escaped the trap.

This definitely wasn't a coincidence.

It was the young mage's plan all along.

Although it sounded incredible, it truly played out just as he'd wanted…

Thus, Thorne felt guilty about abandoning the young mage.

"Then, let's go…" Lin Yun scratched his cheek. He really wasn't sure how to feel about this. It didn't make much of a difference to him whether he was alone or with a group.

The team of six was soon ready to set off. They walked along the boundless Ice Field, heading north. Everyone was extremely cautious now. They were taking turns in casting Mage Eyes, checking their surroundings as they moved ahead.

The Ice Field Mammoths had left a shadow in their minds, making them remain cautious as they proceeded through the Ice Field.

Fortunately, they didn't encounter any dangers for the next two hours.

But then Lahn Merlin suddenly stopped and crouched down to push away the snow on the ground.

"What is this?" he muttered as something black was exposed. He spent some effort and pulled a few times before being able to take it out of the frozen ground..

That unknown thing was half a meter long and was entirely black. It had been buried in the snow for a long time and wasn't showing any sign of rust.

"A greatsword?" Thorne's pupils widened as he quickly rushed over and took it from Lahn's hands, giving it a careful look. A few minutes later, he said once again, "It was made by a Master Alchemist, but it's already broken. This is only a part of a greatsword. Truly strange… How come this Master Alchemist Rank weapon was buried deep in the snow?" .

"It looks like someone came to this plane before us. That's the only explanation I can think of," Ida said while frowning.

"It should be the case…" Yuri nodded in agreement.

"Wait!"

At this time, Thorne was still holding onto the broken sword, when his expression suddenly changed. He looked as if he had seen a ghost.

"What's the matter?"

Everyone looked at Thorne, very curious. After all, what could make Thorne react like that?

"What the hell…"

After cursing, his expression gradually eased up. He took a deep breath and said, "I won't hide it from you, this sword was crafted using the techniques of the 3rd Dynasty's royal workshop…"

"What?" Everyone suddenly froze, including the silent Lin Yun.

"Sir Thorne, are you saying that this broken sword is several millennia old?" Ida was also shocked as he looked at the broken sword in a daze

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Chapter 501: Cold Sweat

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"Haha, if I'm not wrong, it should be like that…" Thorne smiled bitterly. He glanced at everyone, paused, and said, "I think you should know that every swordsman has special feelings towards swords and greatswords. I actually like to collect greatswords, there's even a greatsword crafted by the 3rd dynasty's royal workshop in my collection. It was said that the greatsword once belonged to an Imperial Guard Commander and I spent a small fortune to win it an auction…

"Unfortunately, although that greatsword is extremely sharp and its craftsmanship is excellent due to the peak materials used, it is still rusting from the passage of time. It has already been seriously damaged after a few millennia. After getting the greatsword, I took it to the Mercury Tower, ready to spend a great sum to ask a Master Alchemist to repair it. At that time, Sir Karon had already been a Master Alchemist for many years and was said to be at the peak of that rank, but even he was helpless when he saw that greatsword. He said that it was crafted with the techniques of the 3rd Dynasty's royal workshop. These techniques were lost with the fall of the 3rd Dynasty…"

Ida and the others listened calmly, not at all feeling like Thorne was long-winded. They understood as they listened and their expressions became serious.

"The most important part was that the royal workshop's techniques were unique to that era. In other words, only the Imperial Guards and the private imperial army were qualified to use these standardized greatswords. If ordinary people inadvertently obtained this kind of a greatsword and didn't turn it over to higher authorities, they would receive the most severe imperil punishment once it was discovered…" After saying this, Thorne paused. "It looks like we weren't the first to find this plane… It was the royal family of the 3rd Dynasty."

Just as everyone was digesting the news, they heard an alarmed voice. "Come over here, quick! There is… There are a lot more here!"

It came from Lahn, the one that had found the broken sword. Instead of listening to Thorne's story, he had continued digging in the snow, wanting to check if there was anything else below. And eventually, it turned out that there was.

"What? There are more?" Everyone walked over, puzzled. They couldn't help being stunned when they saw all kinds of pitch-black greatswords in a one-meter deep hole. Some were intact, while some were damaged…

"Heavens, how could there be so many…" Thorne was the first to let out an alarmed shout. Because he could clearly see over ten greatswords laying down in the hole.

This meant that over ten Imperial Guards, or perhaps members of a private imperial army, met their ends on this Ice Field. As a 5th Rank Sword Saint, Thorne clearly knew that since time immemorial, every swordsman treasured their swords and treated them like a second life.

This was a rule for every swordsman.

When they officially became Swordsmen in their youth, their teacher would solemnly tell them that they had to treat their sword like a relative.

Unless it was completely inevitable, they would never abandon their sword…

What truly shocked Thorne was that…

The Imperial Guards and imperial soldiers had all been chosen very carefully in the 3rd Dynasty. They were all at least Sword Saints. And in the golden age of the 3rd Dynasty, an Imperial Guard Commander had the power of a Heaven Rank powerhouse.

Over ten Sword Saints fell here in the past… this shocked Thorne.

"Let's excavate further and see if there is more…"

Thorne was still immersed in his shock and didn't even know who made this suggestion. Everyone then got busy and mana fluctuations rose as light brown Earth Puppets were summoned to start digging.

"Rumble…"

But, after digging a bit, a part of the ice field shook before caving in, exposing a cave entrance.

"That's…"

Lahn, the closest to the cave entrance, was staring fixedly at it with a look of surprise. Everyone followed suit and saw that the inside of the cave wasn't dark at all… It was glistening.

Just like Lahn, everyone was shocked to see that golden light.

There were treasures and gold…

A large amount was piled up chaotically, and the countless glittering lights roused up their inner greed.

Even if they were existences that were already detached from the secular world…

They were still tempted and couldn't move their eyes away.

The snow cave was very spacious and packed with valuables. Everyone noticed the pitch-black greatswords mixed among the valuables. There were over a hundred of them, and those were only the ones that were visible. This was a very shocking scene.

"How could there be so many?" Thorne looked at those pitch-black greatswords blurted that out in surprise. When the others heard him, they thought that he was surprised by all the treasure.

Although Thorne had been shocked by the wealth at first, what he truly cared about were those pitch-black greatswords.

Over a hundred of them…

This meant that there had once been over a hundred Imperial Guards here. Such a group wasn't something an ordinary member of the royal family could gather. Only that era's ruler could do so.

It might very well be the case that an emperor of the 3rd Dynasty sent numerous Imperial Guards to this ice plane. But something must have happened here, leading to the deaths of the Imperial Guards.

"It looks like an unknown secret has been buried here!" Thorne exclaimed. He looked at the inside of the cave, entranced.

But at this time, the silent Lin Yun came over. He thoughtfully looked at the snow cave and without any reluctance, he said to the others, "Hey, we have wasted a lot of time here, shouldn't we hurry up?"

Hearing Lin Yun's words, everyone became flabbergasted. After a brief period of silence, Lahn finally reacted. "High Mage Mafa, how could we just leave? This is an incredible fortune! If we bring it back, the power of our Merlin Family's Planar Legion will dramatically increase. Shouldn't we gather those valuables?"

Although this aged Archmage was annoyed after hearing Lin Yun's words, he was also one to learn from his mistakes. His attitude towards Lin Yun had made a complete 180 and he was now very respectful to him.

After all, he had learnt of the young mage's true strength not long ago and having his mana sealed had truly frightened him to death.

Since time immemorial, Noscent had always been a place where the strong prey on the weak. It was a world where the strong were respected.

He had previously provoked the young mage in every possible way, jealous of his status. After all, how could a 5th Rank High Mage become a Planar Commander?

Indeed, before being Mana Shackled, he had scorned the young mage's status as Planar Commander.

Lahn himself was on the verge of becoming a 5th Rank Archmage, close to becoming a High Rank Archmage. Moreover, he had greatly contributed to the Merlin Family in the past decades. Whether it was in terms of experience, seniority, or strength, he was far above the young 5th Rank High Mage, but the latter had become a Commander.

He really felt that the Ancestral Land had been unfair.

Thus, even though he had no grudge against him, he set himself against the young mage the first time they met, as if he had lost all reason.

It was only a few hours ago that he learnt his mistakes.

Just how frighteningly powerful was he to easily suppress a 4th Rank Archmage? He should be comparable to a 7th Rank Archmage, or even higher…

As he thought of how he had been arrogant and rude in front of such a terrifying existence, he felt deep regret.

It wasn't an exaggeration to say that provoking the young mage was truly courting death.

As for the young mage's status as a Commander…

He no longer had any reason to be jealous, because he could now see that it was perfectly normal for such a powerful mage to become a Commander.

As his thought process reached this point, cold sweat dripped down his forehead. He humbled himself and respectfully expressed his opinion regarding the treasure they'd discovered.

But the young mage's cold voice echoed once again. "Sir Lahn, did you not understand my words? Do you want me to repeat myself…?"

'…What?'

Lahn froze, feeling that this didn't make sense…

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Chapter 502: It?

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Collecting the valuables wouldn't take too long… They all had Spatial Magic Tools, after all, so it shouldn't take more than ten minutes to store everything.

Yet the young mage's attitude was firm, almost unyielding.

Lahn's expression became extremely ugly, but he didn't give up. With a weak voice he said, "High Mage Mafa, you see… This… So much wealth, it wouldn't be bad to take a bit…"

After saying that, Lahn turned towards Thorne, looking for support.

"Well… High Mage Mafa, it wouldn't take us a lot of time. I feel that Lahn is right, it would be better to collect the treasure. This would be a huge help to the development of the Merlin Family…" Thorne clearly couldn't turn a blind eye to this huge stash of wealth. Even if he felt some greed, as a Planar Legion Commander, he clearly knew that this was enough to greatly increase the power of the Planar Legion. The equipment of every member of the Planar Legion could be replaced by more powerful items.

He thought it was inconceivable for the shrewd young mage to make this choice, especially since it could be seen from his attack on the Ghost Valley that the young mage did care about the Merlin Family.

How he so decisively choose to give up on that wealth?

This was truly abnormal.

'Oh, right…'

Thorne suddenly recalled that the young mage's purpose in coming to this plane was to find something that he needed in a certain place.

'Could it be that he can't even wait for this little bit of time?'

"Haha… Let's get out of here," Lin Yun said, as if he hadn't heard the two trying to dissuade him. Then, without even giving the cave another glance, he just turned around, showing the others his back.

"Err… Alright…" Thorne clenched his teeth. After being in contact with the young mage for a few months, he clearly knew that this seemingly amiable young mage was extremely stubborn. Once he made a decision, he wouldn't easily change his mind. And leaving now didn't necessarily mean that they wouldn't return. Once the young mage got what he needed, wouldn't it be okay to take these things on the way back?

"Let's go…" Ida and Yuri looked at each other. Although they didn't know why the young mage made such a puzzling decision, they always supported him. This time was no exception; they didn't ask any questions and quickly followed.

"You… You lunatics!" The group had started walking away, with only Lahn left behind, fiercely shaking with an abnormal expression before cursing.

They found this treasure trove because he accidentally discovered a broken sword. It would be recorded as a huge contribution if they brought those treasures back.

The Ancestral land might even send him some rewards.

But now, the young mage's decision was making him miss this opportunity.

He was really unwilling to leave.

He couldn't help resenting the young mage even more. This was too excessive! How could there be such a person in the world!

Naturally, he didn't dare to share his thoughts aloud.

After Lahn's shout, the young mage who was ten meters away suddenly stopped and turned, giving him a glance.

The young mage's face was devoid of emotions and he remained silent.

But this simple glance made Lahn feel a chill… He then realized that his behavior had been too dangerous.

He had insulted an existence capable of suppressing and Mana Shackling him…

As he thought of this, cold sweat dripped down Lahn's forehead as he nervously looked at the young mage, his heart throbbing furiously.

But he then saw the young mage smiling at him as he said a few words: "Hey, Sir Lahn, are you coming or not?"

But… it wasn't a smile, it was a sneer…

"I… I… I'm coming!" Lahn was truly scared and didn't dare to stay there. He was afraid of losing his life. He threw a reluctant look at the snow cave before clenching his teeth and replying, "I will…"

After saying that, he rushed over with a fearful expression.

This might have been a brief interlude to Lin Yun's team, and no one mentioned it afterwards, but the atmosphere in the group seemed to have become heavy. After walking for over half an hour, it was Lin Yun's turn to use Mage Eyes to check the surroundings.

In fact, this wasn't necessary since Lin Yun's Magic Array was constantly revolving during their trip, examining everything within a kilometer.

But in order to make the others feel at ease, he still released three Mage Eyes into the sky.

The scene transmitted by one of the Mage Eye made him frown, but he didn't say anything and just hastened on his path with the others.

"Hmm? What was that…"

In the group, Sword Saint Thorne's vision was undoubtedly the best when not using detection spells, which was why he was walking at the forefront. He suddenly stopped and pointed forward with an amazed expression.

"There is something wrong, how come the ice in that region has completely melted?"

An area of ice a few hundred meters away had been completely melted, exposing a calm sea. This strange phenomenon alarmed everyone. In the extremely cold ice plane, the ice simply couldn't melt. Even if the ground suffered a hit, it would only lead to the ice shattering. There shouldn't be such a large sea.

They could clearly see that this sea spread for a few kilometers.

"Eh? There seems to be a ropeway on the sea, we can go through that sea area by using it. That will allow us to avoid a detour…" A smile replaced the disappointed look on Yuri's face after he sent some Mage Eyes over.

"Well, there really is a ropeway. What are we waiting for, let's go." Lin Yun smiled and casually walked ahead of the group.

"That…" Thorne wanted to say something, but he was hesitating.

"Sir Thorne, what is it?" Lin Yun asked as he stopped.

"High Mage Mafa, don't you feel that this ropeway is very strange?" Thorne pointed at the ropeway floating above sea level and frowned. "Apart from the greatswords and the treasures that appeared not long ago, we haven't discovered any traces left behind by humans on the way. In other words, this plane hadn't been conquered by Noscent's forces. Apart from the 3rd Dynasty's people from millennia ago, we are the first group of humans to have set foot on this plane, so how could there be a ropeway?"

Thorne, as a Commander of the Planar Legion, has always been sharp, and he wouldn't let any details slip by.

The others' expressions changed when they heard that.

"Haha, Sir Thorne, you are overthinking…" Lin Yun scratched his cheek. "As you just said, the people from the 3rd Dynasty set foot on this plane several millennia ago, this ropeway might have been left back then…"

"But why would they spend so much effort making a ropeway?"

"Alright, you are really overthinking now… We have to hurry and cross the ropeway to reach the other side…" Lin Yun impatiently waved his hand and took the lead.

"This…"

Thorne hesitated before softly shaking his head and following behind the young mage.

After a few minutes, everyone crossed the few hundred meters and stepped onto that ropeway. They cautiously followed it towards the other side.

"What!?"

But after walking over a dozen meters, Lahn, who was worrying and was looking down as he walked, suddenly screamed. He was deathly pale and was shivering, rooted on the spot.

"What happened?"

Yuri, who was walking in front of Lahn, promptly grabbed him and helped stabilize him before asking with a frown.

To be honest, Lahn had surprised him and almost made him fall.

He really couldn't understand how this nearly 5th Rank Archmage could act like a careless youth.

"I just… I just… I just saw the shape of a huge monster, swimming right under us…" Lahn's face was devoid of blood. He was still looking at the sea with a dazed expression as lingering fear could be seen on his face.

"I'm telling the truth," he added when he saw that Yuri didn't seem to believe him, "I definitely didn't make a mistake…"

"Haha, Lahn, you are too nervous and your eyes might have tricked you…" Yuri laughed. He knew that the matter of the snow cave had made this 4th Rank Archmage extremely jittery on the way.

But, after finishing that sentence, he discovered that Lahn was grabbing his palm as he looked at the sea with an alarmed expression. "It… It appeared again…"

"What!"

Yuri froze and quickly reacted. He followed Lahn's gaze and looked at the sea. His expression changed and he screamed as if he had seen a ghost.

"It… It… It really is it !"

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Chapter 503: Snow Phantom

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At this time, it wasn't just Lahn and Yuri. Everyone was looking at the sea in alarm. They could see a large shadow moving under them, causing waves on the sea. After taking a closer look, they discovered that the shadow looked somewhat familiar, and as they had that realization, a sinister head extended from the sea surface. It was the head of the Heaven Rank magic beast that they had encountered not long ago on the Ice Field.

And as expected…

A total of nine heads surfaced, their sharp fangs glittering under the sunlight.

"Ahhh! Run! It's really that Heaven Rank magic beast!" Lahn shrieked, scared to death. When the magic beast surfaced, he couldn't help remembering the incredible power it showed when it was feeding on the Ice Field Mammoths.

It was really too scary…

Even if he was an Archmage close to the 5th Rank who had been on expeditions through every major plane for the past decades, he was terrified, and his scalp felt numb. He was looking at those nine heads with intense fear.

This was a genuine Heaven Rank powerhouse. They were considered the most powerful existences in all of Noscent. Just a breath from a Heaven Rank far surpassed what an Archmage could endure.

This was no exaggeration.

The Ice Field Mammoths were the perfect example. There had been over a thousand of them and the weakest had been at level 30. Even a Peak Archmage would fall when surrounded by them.

Yet…

With the appearance of that Heaven Rank magic beast, those hundreds of mammoths didn't even dare to attack it or flee. They completely lost their ability to resist.

This was the power of the Heaven Rank.

After shrieking, Lahn didn't even think properly as he waved his staff, casting a Levitation spell. He wanted to leave that damned place by any means possible.

He naturally knew how difficult it would be for an Archmage like himself to escape a Heaven Rank, but he felt that while his future would be uncertain if he tried to escape, he might still have a shot at life. But if he remained there, he was certain to die.

Then, a dazzling light blossomed, and just as Lahn was about to take to the skies, he found that a heavy palm was grabbing his shoulder. At the same time, a huge power was suppressing his mana, interrupting his spell.

This sudden change made Lahn Merlin almost go insane with panic. As he was about to curse, he found out that it was Mafa Merlin who had grabbed his shoulder.

This young mage still intimidated him, but those actions had clearly surpassed the limit to what Lahn could endure. Moreover, he was still deeply resenting the young mage for what had happened earlier with the snow cave. He almost bit his tongue as he angrily asked, "What do you want?"

That was a true Heaven Rank magic beast!

Let alone their current team, even if the Black Tower's Harren and the Cloud Tower's Jouyi worked together to face this frightening magic beast, they still wouldn't prevail.

What was the young mage doing?

Did he not know how powerful the magic beast swimming in the sea was?

If everyone remained, they would be nothing more than snacks.

There was no way that the young mage didn't not know about it…

He had been there a few hours ago along with everyone else.

"Mafa, you are truly vicious… You aren't even letting me flee, do you want to kill me?" Lahn paled as he stared at Lin Yun while lashing out emotionally, his finger almost jabbing Lin Yun's nose. "I really don't understand, why are you always targeting me? You already punished me for my bad attitude, Mana Shackling me. Was that not enough?

"You don't have some deep grudge against me, do you? Do you plan to let me die just because of those trivialities?" Lahn looked insane as he let everything out. If he was going to die there anyway, then he might as well say everything that was on his mind.

He truly hated Mafa!

"I think you really misunderstood…" Lin Yun was clearly stunned by this outburst. He was scratching his cheek, not knowing whether to laugh or cry. He wouldn't have to go through so much trouble if he wanted to deal with Lahn… A few High Tier Spells would have been enough to dispose of him.

"It looks like you aren't just vicious… You are also a hypocrite!" Lahn's face distorted as he let out particularly sinister, hysterical laughter.

"…"

Lin Yun didn't even feel like rolling his eyes. He helplessly shook his head and slowly shifted the hand holding Lahn's shoulder before releasing some mana. A flame appeared on his hand before tightly wrapping around it. This was a Low Tier Spell, Flaming Hand.

His action instantly attracted everyone's attention. They couldn't understand what he was doing. The situation was so dangerous, and that Heaven Rank magic beast might rush out at any moment to snack on them! Even if the young mage didn't know what to do, why would he cast a Flaming Hand?

"What?"

As everyone watched doubtfully, Lin Yun emitted a burning aura from his palm and grabbed towards the void in front of them. Suddenly, a blood-curdling screech echoed.

'Where did that come from…'

They were all unsure… Some were in disbelief, but they had clearly heard a screech…

But apart from them and the Heaven Rank magic beast, there was nothing else here…

So what was that screech?

As everyone was puzzling over it, another cry rang out. At this time, they all realized that the sound came from the young mage's Flaming Hand and they all looked over with bewildered expressions. They could now see a faint silvery-white silhouette struggling in the Flaming Hand, continuously making weird sounds. After a few seconds, it ceased its struggles.

"This is…" The first to react was Thorne. This experienced Commander was also shocked when he saw this scene.

That silhouette had appeared out of nowhere, without any signs of it being there.

"Snow Phantom… To be more accurate, it's a kind of Frost Elemental. They are relatively special among other Elemental lifeforms and are usually referred to as Snow Phantoms by mages, because of their peculiar ability to create illusions that are hard to distinguish from reality." After giving this explanation, Lin Yun stopped supplying mana and the Flaming Hand gradually extinguished, leaving the palm-sized Snow Phantom in Lin Yun's hand. But now, the delicate body of the Snow Phantom had already been burnt pitch-black by the Flaming Hand.

With a shake of his palm, the Snow Phantom's corpse quickly fell into the sea below.

In fact, a strange Elemental like the Snow Phantom was rarely seen in Noscent. Most mages might never learn that among the Frost Elementals, there was an existence like the Snow Phantom.

It was only at the peak of the Magic Era that those crazy mages discovered and recorded all the information regarding Snow Phantoms, and it ended up being stored in the decaying library. Although it was Lin Yun's first time encountering one, he knew about them from his bookworm knowledge.

Snow Phantoms were considered the weakest among Elementals. They were like Volcano Spirits, around level 10, and they appeared in large quantities. There would always be several thousands every time.

But one couldn't look down on Snow Phantoms…

With their proficiency with illusions, they had trapped countless mages, leaving them to die, and there was no lack of Archmages among their victims.

They usually appeared together to find prey, and after crafting their illusion, they would calmly wait for the prey to take the bait. As for the illusions they set, there were two kinds. One type would be enticing, such as a wonderful setting or a large amount of wealth, to attract the people inside. When the prey accepted the temptation and was filled with happiness, it would likely be too late for them.

And the other kind would be like this one. An extremely dangerous thing would appear in the illusion that would make anyone inside panic. When their guards were lowered, countless Snow Phantoms would rush them and the true disaster would happen.

But Lin Yun knew that there was a fatal flaw to the illusions.

If someone realized that they were in an illusion, they could make it collapse by attacking just a single Snow Phantom, because the illusions were jointly created by the several thousand Snow Phantoms, and each one acted as a node. When a certain node was damaged, the illusion would lose its balance and automatically disperse.

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Chapter 504: Crystal Palace

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High Mage Mafa, you… You are saying that we are in an illusion?" Hearing Lin Yun's explanation, Thorne still seemed unsure. If the young mage's words were true, then they didn't need to face that terrifying magic beast.

But…

Just as he finished his words and was waiting for the young mage's answer, gales began to burst in the surroundings, carrying countless ice shards and raising a white mist over a vast area. The scene before them gradually became indistinct, and space fiercely distorted. The first thing to change was the ropeway below their feet…

The ropeway that had felt extremely real to them had already disappeared and was replaced by stable ice, and the vast sea also vanished. It was all just the same field of ice that they were in all along.

In a flash, the gales carried away countless fragments of ice, leaving behind reality. The ropeway, the sea, the Heaven Rank magic beast, they were all fake. There had been nothing here besides ice.

"It really was an illusion!" Thorne's eyes widened as he gasped in surprise. The sudden appearance of the Heaven Rank magic beast had made his heart skip a beat, but fortunately, it had all been an illusion.

But that illusion had been so real. Even he, a 5th Rank Sword Saint, hadn't managed to notice a single flaw.

He remained standing at the same spot, looking at the young mage with an extremely complicated expression. Time and time again, he was finding that the young mage was far more complicated than he had thought and could always bring about more surprises.

"Oh right, High Mage Mafa, that treasure trove we discovered earlier, was it also an illusion?" Thorne suddenly recalled the valuables they had found in the snow cave. Back then, the young mage's behavior had been extremely strange, as if he completely didn't care about all that wealth. He had immediately made everyone leave without an explanation.

Now that they knew about the Snow Phantoms, he boldly guessed that that treasure trove had also been an illusion created by them.

It would truly be unfortunate in that case…

"Indeed…" Lin Yun gently nodded and couldn't help forcing a smile. Back then, he had felt that something was strange, but he couldn't be sure if it was a Snow Phantom playing a trick. In any case, he had forced everyone to leave, and when they entered another illusion, he was able to ascertain that it had indeed been the handiwork of Snow Phantoms.

However, those greatswords crafted from the royal workshop of the 3rd Dynasty, didn't only exist in the illusion…

At the peak of the Magic Era, those crazy mages were able to figure out the theory behind the Snow Phantoms' illusions. The study was very clear about something… Although Snow Phantoms innately had the ability to create illusions, they could only set up illusions of things they had seen with their own eyes.

In other words, those Snow Phantoms had once seen those greatswords, those other valuables, the Heaven Rank magic beast, and the ropeway above a sea area. But the Snow Phantoms only had the power of Great Mages, so they didn't have the ability to leave this ice plane. Moreover, due to their special nature, they would be unable to keep existing if they left this icy environment.

The answer had already been figured out.

Several millennia ago, a group of powerhouses from the 3rd Dynasty really had come to this plane, and many Imperial Guards had died here.

Moreover, from the fact that they'd built a ropeway, they shouldn't have been just to explore. They must have had a specific reason.

'What was going on in the end?' Lin Yun couldn't help recalling the Raising Dragon Array. 'Could that array be related to that group of people?'

But regardless, it was no longer important. He couldn't waste energy on these old events. Everything would be good as long as he could smoothly obtain the other two Chromatic Dragon Crystals.

At this time, whether it was Lin Yun or Thorne, none of them noticed Lahn's expression crumbling as he listened to their discussion. He felt like digging himself a hole to hide in…

He realized that everything had been an illusion and that he had done something very stupid.

There had only been one thought in his mind when he saw the magic beast swimming on the surface, and that was an urge to escape.

And he tried just that, but he was stopped by the young mage, which had caused him to let out all of his resentment.

But now he felt that his actions had been extremely stupid.

'I truly offended the young mage this time…'

As he thought about it, he couldn't help feeling a chill. He took a long look at the young mage, feeling full of remorse.

Not long after, Lin Yun's group resumed their journey and kept walking on the endless ice field. It was very monotonous as they didn't even see any landmarks. There was only the white sky and snow as far as the eye could see. The group just kept trudging on, hurrying towards the north.

The originally lively Lahn had remained completely silent. He was walking at the end of the group with his head lowered.

The others stayed close together. After experiencing the Snow Phantoms' illusions, they had become extremely cautious.

"Quick, look, what is that?" Yuri, who was responsible for observing the surroundings with Mage Eyes at the time, suddenly stopped and pointed ahead as he shouted like he'd seen a ghost.

"That's… a ropeway!"

Lin Yun gestured and sent a Mage Eye over. It floated in midair and instantly showed him what was ahead. He saw a ropeway stretching down to the horizon, linked to a lofty Crystal Palace. With one glance, he recognized the ropeway. It was exactly the same as the one that had been in the illusion, only the location was different. And that Crystal Palace, it made Lin Yun frown deeply.

"High Mage Mafa, this should be an illusion, right? Those damn Snow Phantoms…" After forgetting himself for a moment, Yuri regained his calm and ruthlessly cursed.

He clearly remembered seeing that same ropeway before, making him feel that it was yet another illusion created by the Snow Phantoms.

"It's not…" Lin Yun looked into the distance with a heavy expression before slowly shaking his head.

"What? How could it be…"

Yuri wasn't the only one surprised by this, but he was the first to react. He wasn't convinced and felt that he should confirm it once again. He took a deep breath and asked, "You mean that the ropeway and the Crystal Palace are real?"

"Yes…"

Yuri's eyes opened wide. Could there be something more shocking than a palace in this ice plane?

If there was a palace here, then someone had once been living in this plane.

"Let's go take a look…"

After saying this, Lin Yun took the lead and started walking on the ropeway, his heart not as calm as he looked on the surface. He wasn't shocked by the palace… He had actually discovered that this palace was the reason he came to this plane, because the last two Chromatic Dragon Crystals were in this palace.

Lin Yun's group followed the ropeway and soon reached the front of the palace. After observing it, Lin Yun assessed that this palace had been built according to the style of the 3rd Dynasty. Those carved murals were lifelike, and only that era of luxury would spend so much on architecture.

"Let's go in…"

The entrance to the Crystal Palace was hidden, but Lin Yun only took a few glances before he unhesitantly led everyone to cautiously enter the palace.

After entering, they discovered that the interior was extremely huge, and felt absolutely empty. They could hear their footsteps echo as they walked.

There was a lampstand every few meters on the walls, but the candles had already been extinguished.

However, just as everyone thought that this was an abandoned palace, a strict voice suddenly challenged them. "Who are you!?"

As that voice echoed, a bone-chilling aura spread in the surroundings and a white mist rose up, raging ceaselessly.

Everyone, including Lin Yun, was surprised to find that the palace was still occupied. They suddenly felt extremely nervous and couldn't help looking for the source of that voice.

This crystal palace had been built with the style of the 3rd Dynasty, so it was at least a thousand years old. They had been startled when they first discovered the palace, guessing that someone had once lived in it, but it looked like their guess was wrong. Not only had someone once lived in it, but it was still inhabited!

Then…

Just how old was the person living here?

At least over a thousand years old!?

This was the true reason everyone was shocked.

Following that bone-chilling voice, they could all hear light footsteps coming from the depths of the raging white mist. They could then see a faint, hazy silhouette emerging from that mist. It seemed to be a young woman in her twenties, draped in tight-fitting white robes. She had fair skin and looked graceful. Her long silvery-white hair reached her waist, and she gave out a bewitching feeling.

The temperature within the palace suddenly dropped the moment the young woman appeared, and the white mist raged as frost condensed on the walls.

"Who are you?"

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Chapter 505: Very Rude

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They truly hadn't expected the mysterious person to be a very young and pretty woman. But then, they all realized that anyone that could appear here couldn't be an ordinary person. And as expected, they could feel a dangerous aura coming from the young woman. Feeling this, Thorne subconsciously asked that young woman who she was, his hand firmly gripping his Crimson Flame Greatsword.

Thorne found this woman quite intimidating…

Even though she was walking over languidly, Thorne could feel a tangible pressure as every step she took made him feel tense.

Unconsciously, cold sweat was already dripping down…

"You are quite funny! You broke into my home and now you're asking who I am…" The young woman and her white mist stopped a dozen meters away from the group. Her cold eyes swept over the crowd, a loathing expression appearing on her face. "Don't you know that this is very rude?"

Suddenly, a shocking mana fluctuation rose up and the surrounding white mist started raging wildly. The young woman chanted a long incantation, and as the incantation echoed, a gust of wind rose up, carrying up countless ice fragments. Those fragments instantly condensed into many weapons before engulfing Lin Yun and the others in a short few seconds.

No one expected this beautiful young woman to have such a fiery temper, attacking right as she was displeased. She left no leeway for negotiating, and she was holding nothing back…

"Damnit…"

Some curses came from the Archmages as the ice weapons whisted over at them, but they wholeheartedly threw themselves into battle. Although those ice weapons weren't very powerful, comparable to 2nd and 3rd Tier Spells in terms of power, there was a huge swarm of them, which was rather overwhelming.

Ida and Yuri couldn't help feeling apprehensive when they were faced with that sea of weapons, their scalps feeling numb.

However, they had a team of Archmage powerhouses, so after a moment of panic, they displayed their transcendent power. Countless spells flew in this fierce battle.

Explosions just kept echoing…

"This isn't a place you should have come to, but since you are here, you shall pay the price…" The young woman walked in the world of ice, snow fluttering everywhere as she expressionlessly swept her eyes across everyone. Her pale cheeks were covered by a layer of frost and her cold gaze made everyone feel a chill.

"We shall see who is going to be paying the price…"

A loud voice echoed within the palace as a tall silhouette floated in midair, holding a reddish greatsword with countless flames intertwining around the blade, seemingly wanting to burn everything. It was Thorne! This 5th Rank Sword Saint raised his greatsword above his head and let out a clear shout.

In a flash, a majestic sword aura ripped through the air, slashing down with a shocking amount of heat as it aimed at the young woman below.

But, the woman's expression remained unperturbed. She threw a faint glance at it and countless silver runes came out of her body. With a wave, those runes fluttered in midair before suddenly transforming into an Ice Wall protecting the young woman like an impregnable fort.

There was a deep rumble from the impact.

The flames on the Crimson Flame Greatsword raged as Thorne slashed downward, creating dazzling sparks when it collided with those Ice Walls. Large chunks of ice were sent flying while Thorne looked like a fierce God of War with his blazing Aura and his flaming sword. He slashed at the Ice Walls over a dozen times, causing cracking sounds to echo continuously.

"Looks like you are the one who will pay the price…" A sneer appeared on Thorne's face, his smile looked exceptionally sinister as he raised his greatsword high up, before slashing down with extremely formidable momentum.

There was surely no doubt about the conclusion. His previous attack had destroyed over ten Ice Walls and there were only three remaining in front of the woman. He was confident in his ability to break the young woman's defenses within a second, and perhaps after destroying the remaining ice walls, the woman would no longer be able to have room to launch any attacks.

This was self-confidence that stemmed from his own power…

Although the young woman showed tyrannical power, terrifying casting ability, as well as a level of mastery over ice close to that of a Great Master, close-range combat was a fatal weakness of mages. Thorne only needed to break her last defenses, and even if he couldn't kill her, he would still be able to keep her suppressed.

"Not enough…"

The young woman's silvery-white silhouette rushed out from behind the Ice Walls and she slowly extended a hand, making the white mist rage. Ice condensed on her arms before she met Thorne head-on.

Time seemed to have stopped… The surroundings had become quiet and the scene was frozen.

"Aaah!"

Suddenly, a scream broke this strange silence. After the expressionless young woman collided with Thorne, the 5th Rank Sword Saint actually shook. Before he could react, he was struck by an Ice Spear that appeared out of nowhere.

Thorne let out a scream as he was sent flying, a thumb-sized hole in his chest, blood leaking out.

All the onlookers were completely stunned by this scene…

The young woman used an Ice Spear as a weapon to toss aside a 5th Rank Sword Saint. Most importantly, Thorne had been injured.

And that woman had simply been relying on her pure physical ability.

But beforehand, the young woman had showed her terrifying casting ability and her incredible comprehension of Ice Spells.

Everyone had assumed that the young woman was just a powerful mage.

But it now looked like the young woman wasn't just a mage… She also tyrannical physical power and frightening casting abilities, making everyone think of Gaugass Battlemages..

Could it be that she was actually a Gaugass Battlemage?

No… That group of mages living in Gaugass was considered nothing more than a group of uncivilized barbarians. Looking at the young woman, she truly didn't look like a Gaugass Battlemage.

But her magic and physical abilities were on par despite being this powerful. How could this be?

At this moment, a thick fog shrouded everyone's hearts…

"Cough, cough,…"

A cough suddenly broke the quiet atmosphere, Thorne's face was completely pale as if he had seen a ghost. He stared at his opponent in a daze, blood leaking out of his mouth. He couldn't believe that she had actually defeated him in his domain of expertise.

What truly shocked him was that the young woman's physical strength was so terrifying that it completely overpowered a 5th Rank Sword Saint.

Moreover, the young woman's casting abilities were comparable to those of a 6th Rank Archmage.

This wasn't as simple as adding one and one to get two…

A perfect combination of the martial and magical paths, just thinking about it made him feel numb.

"Hell…" Thorne suddenly cursed when he caught sight of a silhouette covered in flames suddenly turning into a ray of light. It streaked across the hall, dashing towards the young woman. He could instantly tell that this was Mafa!

'This is too impulsive…'

Among the group, he was the only one that had personally experienced that woman's strength, so when he saw the young mage rush out, he immediately felt a chill, feeling worried.

The best course of action would have been to immediately retreat.

Only if all six of them combined their power could they have a shot at victory.

Although the young mage was extremely powerful and had managed to kill the Tribal Chief of the Thawing Fire Tribe in the Sacred Land, he hadn't been alone back then! There had been over ten Archmages, including two Representatives of the Black Tower, 6th Rank Archmage Weiss and 7th Rank Archmage Suval, as well as Thorne himself.

But now, the young mage was charging alone.

He was facing an overpowered enemy who walked both the martial and magic paths and had perfectly integrated both.

He wanted to stop Mafa, but he knew that it was already too late. He only raised his head and watched as a sneer appeared on that young woman's face. Her white mist was raging even more fiercely as frost fell. In less than a second, hundreds of Frost Lances appeared beside her. With one word, these Frost Lances flew out as if carried by a strong gale, and one of them was grabbed by the young woman. With a slight shake of her wrist, a wave of power tore the air.

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This time, the young woman displayed the peak of her martial and magical power.

Seeing this terrifying scene, Thorne was soaked in cold sweat.

She was truly holding nothing back…

Thorne had felt powerless when she only struck him with a physical attack, so he clearly couldn't contend against her. But now, she was using a perfect combination of both of her powers. Just how terrifying would it be?

Sure enough…

The Mafa Merlin cast several Flame Flashes in a row and arrived in front of the young woman, raising his magic staff above his head as a terrifying mana fluctuation was emitted.

'It's over… Really over…'

Even in his mind, Thorne couldn't help but see the scene of the young mage being torn apart by hundreds of Frost Lances, drenching the woman with his blood.

He didn't dare to look…

'Eh?'

But just as he was about to close his eyes, he saw the young mage casting five Flame Flashes at crafty angles, dodging the hundreds of Frost Lances. This gorgeous scene was simply incredible.

But what was even more incredible came afterwards.

The huge gem embedded at the tip of the young mage's magic staff burst with a dazzling light. Countless faint runes appeared along the length of the staff as it swung through the air.

At the same time, two dazzling red and blue lights rose up with a bright disk behind the young mage. The lights suddenly intensified and countless spells poured out of the disk, turning into a huge sea of spells surging towards the young woman holding the Frost Lance.

At this time, Thorne saw a panicked expression on her face; she had always remained calm before this.

"Rumble…"

The fire spells released by the young mage were magnificent and dazzling, seeming as if they would never stop. As the deafening explosions echoed, the young mage stopped casting and turned around, using a Flame Flash to quickly regroup with the others.

The surroundings regained their calm as they looked dazedly at the sea of fire, speechless for a long time.

"It's actually over…" Thorne was the first to break the silence. He was slowly relaxing as he wiped the sweat off his forehead. But he had a very complicated expression as he looked at the young mage.

He really hadn't expected it to end like this.

"Not yet…"

Thorne heard a calm voice and he instantly froze. The one who said those words was actually Mafa himself. "What… What do you mean? Don't tell me… she is still alive?"

The others were shocked speechless when they heard that.

How could someone survive being trapped in that sea of fire?

Just watching from afar made them nervous. It would be hard to survive near there, even for high-rank Archmages and Sword Saints.

After all, they had bodies of flesh.

"She has yet to die…" Lin Yun smiled bitterly with a heavy expression. He was looking at that sea of fire while frowning. A terrifying power was slowly recovering there.

"How could it be!?" Thorne shouted.

But then, a loud rumble could be heard as countless flames soared up. That sea of fire was scattered by that power as a Dragon Roar echoed, followed by a hair-raising aura.

The floor of the palace shook.

It was a Dragon Roar!

After being stunned for a moment, everyone soon recovered. They had indeed heard the voice of a Dragon.

Their enemy was a true Dragon!

If the young woman was a Dragon, then it wasn't surprising for her to be proficient in both the martial path and magical paths.

After all, almost every Dragon had innate casting abilities due to their bloodline, as well as innately terrifying strength. They could casually crush opponents that should be on the same level as them.

After the Dragon Roar echoed, it didn't take long before a gargantuan silhouette appeared before them. Sparkling and translucent white scales kept emitting white mist, which was extinguishing the flames it touched.

Although it was a hundred meters away and looked like a realistic ice sculpture, everyone could still feel that tangible pressure…

"Heavens, it really is a Dragon…"

Thorne couldn't help holding his breath when he saw it, beads of sweat dripping from his forehead.

He felt a chill when faced with such a terrifying enemy.

Fortunately, the Dragon had fought him in human form. Had she been in her original form when they clashed, Thorne wouldn't have ended up with a mere thumb-sized hole in his chest.

Among the Dragon Race, most Dragons knew a few transformation spells, but very few would turn into humans. As Noscent's rulers during the 2nd Dynasty, their arrogance made them disdain this practice. Furthermore, their strength would be greatly limited in human form.

This was the true reason Thorne was sweating.

He really hadn't expected that they would encounter so many dangers on this planar trip. Even a Dragon appeared!

Just from the shaking of his body, he could tell that it was an adult Dragon!

After Charles The Emperor shattered the Throne of Life, the huge Dragon Race only existed in name in Noscent. Their glory had vanished like smoke, but numerous mages often mentioned Dragons with a trace of respect.

Dragons would appear in most stories. But of course, the ones most often mentioned were the Chromatic Dragons, as well as the powerful Dragon God who would end up being killed during the peak of the Magic Era by that group of mages.

Currently, although some Dragons existed, they were pitifully sparse. A portion of them were the descendants of the Chromatic Dragons, while the rest were from other races.

To alchemists, any Dragon was like a treasure house.

When they became adults, their whole bodies would become treasure. Blood, scales, fangs… They were all precious alchemy materials that would make any alchemist crazy.

But even in this era where the Dragons had faded away, the mages who dared to provoke Dragons were mostly just greedy, and they had to pay an extremely expensive price for their greed.

If they could help it, no mage would want to face an adult Dragon. Only existences like Jouyi and Harren, who had touched upon Extraordinary power, or those who had reached the Heaven Rank, had enough firepower to defeat adult Dragons.

"What should we do… What can we do?" Thorne was panicking, but he still turned around and smiled at Lin Yun, even though that smile was unpleasant. "High Mage Merlin, what do you think…"

Thorne, the experienced Commander, was extremely worried. He had personally experienced the power of this Dragon, and that was back when it was in human shape. Now that he could see the mountain-like silhouette and feel that overbearing aura, he truly thought of fleeing.

But he was Thorne Merlin, not Lahn Merlin…

"There is no other way…" Lin Yun had a heavy expression. He simply shook his head and said, "We thoroughly infuriated her, fleeing is impossible. Our only way out is to do our best to defeat her…"

Indeed, their situation was that bad.

If they chose to flee, their group would have to scatter, but they had explored deep into the plane. It would take them an entire day to escape back to their own plane.

Even Thorne wouldn't be able to evade the pursuit for that long, let alone the others…

Lin Yun was completely confident in escaping with his Magic Tools, but his original goal was to get the two Chromatic Dragon Crystals. He wouldn't give up at such a critical juncture.

Moreover, he might never have the chance to get those two Chromatic Dragon Crystal if he didn't defeat this Dragon.

They had to fight, but this Frost Dragon wasn't easy to handle.

In fact, when the young woman appeared, Lin Yun's Magic Array was able to capture the aura of a Frost Dragon. Any Dragon in human shape would be unable to cover up their unique draconic aura, and thus, they were easily recognizable. But there were clearly special circumstances this time.

It was due to this particular place's environment. Every corner of this ice plane was filled with ice elements, covering the unique frost aura of the Frost Dragon. Thus, apart from Lin Yun with his Magic Array, no one had been able to realize it before the young woman actually transformed.

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Chapter 507: None Shall Escape

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Speaking of which, Frost Dragons belonged to a branch of the Elemental Dragons. As their name suggested, they were blessed in the field of ice and every adult Frost Dragon was a Great Master in the ice element. Especially in an environment like this plane, they could display the pinnacle of ice magic.

In that short battle earlier, he had been able to assess that the Frost Dragon in Human shape was close to a level 37. Her strength would be even more terrifying after turning into her Dragon form.

But, he was confident in his abilities…

The rewards would be monumental if he could kill this Frost Dragon… Those sparkling pure-as-crystal scales, her blood, her fangs… These were extremely valuable, especially to alchemists. The appeal was simply deadly.

But what truly tempted Lin Yun wasn't those.

It was the Frost Dragon Crystal…

If a mage obtained a Frost Dragon Crystal, the immediate priority would definitely be to embed it into their magic staff. Using that magic staff to cast ice spells would increase the mage's understanding over the Law of Ice at an unimaginable speed over time. Lin Yun once heard that in Noscent's history, the Archmages who obtained Elemental Dragon Crystals had needed less than ten years to become Great Masters in their elements.

Some newly advanced Heaven Mages would even risk attacking Elemental Dragons to shorten the time needed for them to understand the Laws of the Four Elements and become Great Masters of the Four Elements.

Naturally, Lin Yun had the Element Chapter, so that wasn't what he cared about. Furthermore, comprehension of the Laws would have to wait until he reached the Archmage realm.

To him, the true value of the Frost Dragon Crystal lay in the fact that it could become an Augment of the Ten Thousand Spell Wheel, greatly increasing the power of the ice spells cast by it.

It might even be possible for the Ten Thousand Spell Wheel to reach the peak of its current rank…

"None shall escape today…"

A deafening roar echoed and everyone could feel the ground shake. The billowing white mist quickly covered the entire palace and layer upon layer of frost covered its every corner as the air became extremely rich in ice elements.

Everyone realized that it was just as the young mage had said: fleeing was impossible. They had no confidence to escape from the chase of a Frost Dragon in this ice plane.

The pressure that the Frost Dragon gave them was too great…

After shouting those words, the Frost Dragon's huge body appeared above them, covered in sparkling scales flickering with cold light. That huge head looked down at them with its pair silvery-white eyes filled with absolute coldness.

"That's bad!"

The Frost Dragon had already opened her sinister maw when someone shouted that. An extremely terrifying aura spread through the entire area, and a faint, white and misty light was emitted from her maw before expanding and engulfing everyone.

"Rumble…"

A loud sound thundered out as that area was engulfed in white light, covering everything in a thick layer of ice. Fortunately, they were all Archmages, so when that warning shout echoed, they instantly used movement abilities to dodge.

"Aaah!"

As everyone looked at that layer of ice in shock, a mournful voice was heard. At that time, the others noticed Lahn's situation. He was tightly clenching his teeth, his face devoid of blood as more and more beads of sweat rolled down his cheeks before crystallizing.

Half of his arm had been frozen. Everyone realized that Lahn hadn't been able to completely dodge the Frost Dragon Breath.

The breath of Frost Dragons was truly frightening…

A 4th Rank Archmage like Lahn was barely grazed by the attack, yet half of his arm had been frozen. What if he had been directly hit by the Frost Dragon's breath?

He would have definitely been frozen into an ice statue, and that frighteningly low temperature would have definitely frozen his blood.

"Be careful…"

Lin Yun frowned as he expressionlessly glanced at Lahn. He then unhesitantly roused his mana and poured it into the Ten Thousand Spell Wheel. Countless spells converged into an attack aimed at the Frost Dragon, and without any pause, another flood of spells followed.

"Enderfa, help me control the Ten Thousand Spell Wheel…"

"Alright…"

Once the Ten Thousand Spell Wheel, this overpowered Magic Tool, was completely in Enderfa's control, Lin Yun tightly held the Doom Staff and used Fire Elemental Incarnation to rush through the battlefield, shooting a rain of fire spells while dodging the Frost Dragon's attacks.

As for Thorne and the others, they had rich battle experience after having gone through countless Planar Wars. They didn't even need to communicate to cooperate amazingly well with one another.

But the situation was extremely unfavorable for them. They had to remain a hundred percent focused at all times and avoid various ice spells as well as that horrifying Dragon Breath. After all that effort, their first offensive didn't bring much harm to the Frost Dragon.

'It's going to end badly at this rate…'

Lin Yun's flame-covered face looked quite serious… Even he felt pressure at this time.

After a short moment of hesitation, an ancient book emitting an aura of death appeared in his hands. He spoke an incantation and the two tyrannical auras of the Undead Horseman and the Lich were instantly emitted. As they received Lin Yun's orders, these two Higher Undead beings launched a storm-like offensive on the Frost Dragon.

'And you…'

Lin Yun's hand went into the pocket that had a spatial expansion array and took out the alchemy puppet he had repaired a few months ago. To be more exact, this puppet hadn't been completely restored… Some common parts had been used to replace some missing rare parts, limiting it to the power of a 5th Rank Sword Saint.

But he couldn't hold back now…

"Roar!"

The appearance of the Undead Horseman, the Lich, and the puppet made the Frost Dragon feel some pressure. She suddenly let out a deafening roar and attacked even more fiercely.

They had to admit that this Frost Dragon was truly frightening. She was only comparable to an extremely powerful 6th Rank Archmage in her Human form, but now that she was in her natural form, she was displaying the power of a true level 38 powerhouse!

It could only be described as devastating…

Everyone, including Lin Yun, went all-out, constantly casting spells. This battle went on for more than an hour.

The Archmages burst with shocking momentum. The walls of the palace were almost completely destroyed, as the spell bombardment only left chaos behind.

By this time, both sides were arrows at the end of their flights. Over the course of this hour-long battle, both sides' spells were becoming weaker and weaker. They had used all kinds of High Tier Spells at the start, greatly exhausting their mana, and they could only use 1st or 2nd Tier Spells now, as they were running out of mana.

"Rumble…"

As the fight reached a deadlock, the Frost Dragon suddenly surprised her foes with a sudden Frost Breath. The Archmages had no time to evade and were instantly turned into ice statues. Only Lin Yun was able to use his last wisp of mana to cast a Flame Flash at the last moment and charge towards the Frost Dragon.

Then, an extremely thrilling scene played out.

The Frost Dragon raised her foot to trample Thorne and the others into fragments. The physical power of Dragons could only be described as terrifying, and this Frost Dragon was no exception. Although she had used too much stamina in the fight, that stomp would definitely kill the Merlins.

There was no doubt about it.

Even if they had formidable physical bodies, how could they compare to a true Dragon?

Moreover, they were frozen, so they had no way to resist. They were trapped, out of mana, and couldn't use the slightest bit of power.

Despite being frozen, they could still see the Frost Dragon's action and were terrified. Fear could be seen in their eyes, but they were helpless to do anything about it.

They would all become corpses within seconds.

But they were really unwilling.

No one wanted to die, especially powerhouses like them. If they didn't take any major risks, they could easily live for over a millennium.

"Haha… If you don't stay your hand, I'll let you follow them into the afterlife."

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Chapter 508: What Makes You Think I Don't Dare?

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They were already despairing. They felt that they would definitely die, but the Frost Dragon froze when that familiar voice echoed. Her claw stopped in midair, not going down even after a few seconds.

'What is going on?'

Everyone lying on the ground was in disbelief. They had naturally heard the young mage's voice just now…

Although the young mage was abnormally powerful, to the point that if he wasn't with them, they simply wouldn't have had a chance, they still couldn't believe that the Frost Dragon had stopped due to the young mage's words.

But they also felt relieved, because regardless of the method, the young mage saved their lives for the time being.

They then saw that the pale young mage had actually crawled onto the back of the Frost Dragon and was holding a glittering dagger, pressing it against the Dragon's neck.

They suddenly realized why the Frost Dragon had listened to him. It turned out that she had no choice but to obey him and halt her movements.

"Would you dare?" Even under such circumstances, the Frost Dragon's attitude was unyielding. Her claw above Thorne and the others was clearly her bargaining chip. It could fall at any time, so she wasn't worried about the young mage's threat as long as she also had leverage.

While she had the lives of the young mage's companions in her hands, she was certain that he wouldn't dare make a move against her.

But even if she acted tough, seemingly not caring, she wouldn't blindly throw away her life, so they could only remain in a deadlock.

What infuriated her was that the young mage's actions were too hateful… He had actually crawled onto her body!

"You aren't me, what makes you think I won't dare?" Lin Yun rolled his eyes and then remained silent. This Frost Dragon was too conceited. She truly thought that by holding the lives of the others Archmages in her hands, she would be able to threaten him into not making a move? This was such an immature way of thinking.

As he answered, he played with the dagger in his hands, and it inadvertently touched the Frost Dragon's neck. This action made the Frost Dragon gnash her teeth and curse the young mage in her heart.

Even if the dagger looked ordinary on the outside, from the faint energy it was letting out, it was clearly a genuine Spiritual Magic Tool. Had she been at her peak, then let alone a Spiritual Dagger, even a Mid-Rank True Spirit Dagger might not be able to break through her physical defenses. But the situation was clearly different right now. She was in a very weak state after using that last Dragon Breath. It would be very difficult for her to resist a Spiritual Dagger striker her directly now.

Thus, Lin Yun dared to be so fearless…

But others, such as Thorne, couldn't remain as calm.

After being frozen into ice sculptures and hearing Lin Yun's words, they couldn't help spitting out blood. If it went as the young mage said, they would be the ones that ran out of luck. If the Frost Dragon decided to throw caution to the winds, they would definitely die.

They really had no faith in the camaraderie of the young mage who always did absurd things.

But these ice sculptures couldn't produce any sound.

"Go ahead and try…" As Thorne and the others were secretly worried, the Frost Dragon's cold voice replied. At the same time, those two silvery-white eyes glanced at the ice statues as she sneered, "I can guarantee that they would die before me."

If that young mage truly didn't care about them, why would he spend so much effort on them? She firmly believed that the young mage wouldn't dare to act blindly.

Sure enough, it was as her father had said. Most humans were crafty, just like this young mage who was acting like he didn't care about the lives of his companions.

As she thought of her father, Reina's expression suddenly darkened and sadness filled her heart.

"I'd rather avoid this if possible. No one would benefit if neither side won…" A faint smile appeared on Lin Yun's pale face as he looked towards the depths of the palace. He couldn't see clearly, but his gaze was firmly locked there for a while. After looking there for a bit, he turned back.

In fact, he hated the feeling of being threatened. His life was always threatened at the end of the Magic Era, a feeling he had grown to loathe. Ever since he arrived in this era, those who threatened him always met bad ends.

Obviously, he couldn't accept the threat of the Frost Dragon. If it weren't for the fact that he wanted to avoid extra complications, he might have already used a wisp of mana to rouse the daggers to take Reina's life.

But he didn't do so.

Because he had made a new discovery not long ago… He had solved the problem that had been troubling him for a long time, and the key to this lay in the array at the center of the palace, as well as a buried Dragon.

Indeed, in the center of the palace was an undamaged Dragon's skeleton. With his Magic Array, he was able to able to infer from some clues that this Dragon had been a Frost Dragon, and the power emitted from its bones showed that this fallen Dragon had been at the Heaven Rank.

What amazed him was that this Heaven Rank Frost Dragon had fallen millennia ago, but there were still mana fluctuations remaining, which suggested that it was at the peak of the Heaven Rank.

Frost Dragons weren't very eye-catching among the Dragon Race. Compared to those pure-blooded Chromatic Dragons, there was some gap in their innate talents. For example, once a Pure-blooded Chromatic Dragon reached adulthood, they would have the power of a Heaven Rank powerhouses. In contrast, Frost Dragons were quite inferior. They were only comparable to Archmages when they reached adulthood. For a Heaven Rank powerhouse to appear within this branch was already surprising, but finding a Frost Dragon here that had been at the peak of the Heaven Rank was even more surprising.

As for the area that Frost Dragon was buried in, there was an array that wasn't unfamiliar. It was the Raising Dragon Array he had been searching for.

The Raising Dragon Array was taboo, as it was an array that could resurrect humans and other lifeforms. Even if it had never appeared in Noscent, its effect had been studied, theorized, and spread through Noscent during the peak of the Magic Era. Any mage would be shocked when they were first introduced to the Raising Dragon Array's effect. Lin Yun was also like that the first time. He felt that the power of the Raising Dragon Array was already distorting some Laws.

With the Raising Dragon Array and the skeleton of a Frost Dragon put together, he didn't need to think too much about it to know that someone was trying to use the Raising Dragon Array's power to revive that Frost Dragon…

Frost Dragon Reina had displayed deep hostility when she first saw everyone. That suddenly impulse to kill them could be explained by this. If Lin Yun wasn't wrong, the Heaven Rank Dragon buried in the center might be one of Reina's relatives, and she didn't want these uninvited guests to disturb the resurrection process.

Unfortunately, Reina didn't know that the existence of this Raising Dragon Array had a fatal flaw.

"Hmm?" Reina froze for a while before sneering. "In fact, it's not impossible to settle this problem. I can let your companions go, but you have to leave this place immediately and never come back, or I'll kill you, regardless of the price I have to pay."

If she could avoid it, she wouldn't want to die.

Because she might have the opportunity to see her father once again in the future…

"Ahah, I think you misunderstood. I want to settle this matter, but definitely not that way…" Lin Yun smiled as he calmly said, "In fact, I know that you are guarding this palace because you are using the power of the Raising Dragon Array to revive one of your relatives, am I right?"

Lin Yun had already seen through Reina. He knew that she was relatively smart and wasn't planning on taking a path of no return if she could avoid it, so the negotiation might go smoothly.

After saying those words, he fished out a mana crystal from his pocket and slowly started absorbing the mana within. The previous battle had completely exhausted his mana, including his two Alchemic Mana Whirlpools and his few True Spirit Magic Tools.

"How did you know!?"

Reina had been somewhat angry when she heard the first half of the young mage's sentence, but once Lin Yun mentioned the Raising Dragon Array, Reina became exceptionally emotional.

'How come this human mage knows?'

She was doubtful and on guard. 'He wouldn't be scheming to ruin it, right?'

"Now only do I know that you want to use the Raising Dragon Array to resurrect your relative, but I also know that you are bound to fail! Had you kept guarding without anyone bothering you, it might have been possible to revive after a hundred years… Sorry to tell you this, but what would have been revived at the time definitely wouldn't be your relative. It would have been an Undead. It would have destroyed not only you, but possibly the entire plane once it came out." Reina's heart sank as Lin Yun's voice went on.

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Chapter 509: Mysterious Man

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"Nonsense, you are talking nonsense! My father is definitely going to revive!" Reina instantly let out a hysterical roar as anger could be seen in her eyes. "Damn Human, don't even think of deceiving me, I'm not that easily fooled!"

She simply couldn't believe the young mage's words.

During the Draconic War, her father had firmly stood on the side of mankind and helped humans deal with Chromatic Dragons and Pure-blooded Elves. Although she still didn't know why her father did so, she knew her father had his own thoughts. Unfortunately, during the final battle, her father had fallen.

At that time, Reina had looked at her father's corpse in a daze, so sad that she couldn't even control her tears until she fell unconscious. When she woke up, she discovered someone standing beside her. This man had been covered in a black robe and she couldn't make out his appearance. He called himself her father's friend.

The muddle-headed Reina simply wasn't in the mood to pay attention to that human and just nodded half-heartedly. He talked for over half an hour, but she didn't really listen and just kept nodding robotically. However, when he explained why he came to find her, she vaguely heard that he was planning to revive her father.

Her first reaction had been disbelief…

Her father's life had completely faded away… How could he be revived?

She doubted her ears…

But after he repeated his words, Reina confirmed that she hadn't misheard. The mysterious black-gowned man truly had claimed that there was a way to resurrect her father.

Although she could hardly believe it, she couldn't give up on that opportunity. After a long talk, she learnt about the existence of the Raising Dragon Array. That miraculous array had an unfathomable ability, it could revive beings on the verge of death.

Later, she found out that the mysterious man that had come looking for her was a formidable existence no weaker than her father and had an exalted position among the humans.

Although Reina had just reached adulthood back then, she felt that such a formidable powerhouse simply had no reason to trick her, so she believed that her father might have a shot at resurrection.

She looked for that mysterious person and moved her father's skeleton to the Winter Plane as per his requirements. She then waited for a very long time, guarding this place for millennia to make sure nothing would happen midway that could prevent her father from being able to come back to life.

She had been looking forward to reuniting with her father for several thousand years.

But now, this human who suddenly charged into her palace told her that her father simply couldn't come back to life and that he would instead become Undead. How could she accept that?

After all, she had been enduring endless silence and solitude for millennia just to reunite with her father…

Moreover, that mage who stood at the peak of the Heaven realm had promised that the Raising Dragon Array would revive her father… It would only need a very long time.

Why would someone with that kind of power need to deceive her?

Thus, she unhesitantly felt that the young mage was trying to deceive her with some kind of ulterior motive. After all, the promise of a peak Heaven Rank powerhouse had much more weight behind it. How could she choose to believe an ignorant young mage? Moreover, her heart subconsciously wanted to deny the young mage's words, as she had been hoping to reunite with her father all this time.

"Haha, it looks like I have to find a way to make you believe me…" Lin Yun frowned and chuckled humorlessly. Reina's reaction was within his expectations, but he didn't care because he really did have a way to prove his words.

After absorbing the mana from a few high-level mana crystals, he recovered somewhat. By rousing his Magic Array to its maximum, he quickly discovered a Frost Bird a few hundred meters away from the palace. In a flash, a burst of mana turned into a black hand and extended outside the palace, dexterously grabbing that Frost Bird before carrying it back to the palace.

Cries could be heard coming from the Frost Bird. In fact, this Frost Bird was level 25, so it couldn't be considered weak. But Lin Yun easily grabbed it and snapped its neck without hesitation.

"You… What are you doing!?"

Seeing the young mage's actions and his self-confidence, Reina's heart suddenly started beating faster. 'Don't tell me this young mage can really prove that the Heaven Mage tricked me?'

As she thought about this possibility, she couldn't keep her heart calm.

"What do you think?" Lin Yun faintly looked at Reina. After a meaningful smile, he cast a spell and the Frost Bird's corpse slowly floated towards the center of the palace, before falling on the ground with a soft sound.

Reina nervously watched it all.

When the corpse of the Frost Bird landed, the originally calm palace was like a lake that had a stone thrown into it. In a flash, a dazzling light blossomed from that dusky area and numerous runes rose up in the air, illuminating the palace.

Reina shivered… She could clearly feel an extremely imposing power gathering. Even she, at level 38, felt some palpitations.

"I wonder what you are trying to prove?" she asked. But then, those rising runes suddenly dimmed, and that terrifying power also withdrew like a tide. Seeing this scene, Reina's heart relaxed and she couldn't help sneering.

The young mage was truly just stirring up trouble and trying to trick her. He couldn't prove anything.

The ridiculous part was that she had almost believed him.

"It's not over…" Lin Yun didn't pay attention to Reina's sarcasm as he continued to watch the center of the palace with a serious expression.

"What isn't over?" Reina's anger soared when the young mage continued trying to act mysterious after being found out. If not for the dagger pressing against her neck, she might have already stomped him into the ground to teach him the cost of deceiving her. But something caused her to stop before she could say anything more.

"That… That's…"

Suddenly, a gloomy and sinister aura spread. Reina noticed that the originally peaceful center of the palace was now letting out some creaking sounds. She could clearly see that the flesh of the recently deceased Frost Bird had completely disappeared. Only its skeleton remained, carrying a sinister aura as it shakily flew towards their position.

This bird had become Undead!

Azure light could be seen shining from its narrow eye-sockets, continuously flickering in the dusky environment.

Reina was looking at the Undead Bird in a daze, feeling completely stunned…

At this time, flames appeared at Lin Yun's fingertips. A Flame Burst flew out and consumed the bird, sending bone fragments flying everywhere.

As Lin Yun expected, the strength of the level 25 Frost Bird had undergone a monstrous change after going through the Raising Dragon Array. It was barely injured by the Flame Burst. But Lin Yun didn't stop casting… His Doom Staff kept flickering as a stream of Flame Bursts struck the Undead Bird, creating multiple explosions. By the 8th Flame Burst, its skeleton had thoroughly shattered, only leaving behind a flickering, fluorescent Undead Essence.

Lin Yun couldn't help frowning. The increase in that bird's power after going through the array had been too outrageous. It had been comparable to a 2nd Rank Archmage in power. In other words, after turning into an Undead, it gained an entire seven levels.

When he encountered that situation three months ago, the level 15 Fire Salamander had gained ten levels after being turned into an Undead creature.

He hypothesized some possible patterns about how it worked. For example, it seemed that the more powerful the creature, the longer it would take for it to become Undead. The Fire Salamander had taken less than ten seconds to transform, while the level 25 Frost Bird took half a minute.

As for that Frost Dragon that stood at the peak of the Heaven Rank…

The transformation process would certainly take an extremely long time, possibly several thousand years.

'If the Heaven Rank Frost Dragon also…' As he thought of what would happen after the Frost Dragon successfully transformed, Lin Yun couldn't help sweating. That would be too terrible. The strength of the Frost Dragon would definitely increase…

Then…

Just how terrible would the power of the Undead Frost Dragon be? It would definitely be an existence surpassing the Heaven Rank, one of the most powerful Undead beings in Noscent's history!

It would be a disaster if it appeared in Noscent. There were simply no mages that could contend against it.

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Chapter 510: Resurrection

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Lin Yun didn't dare to keep thinking about this. He shook off his nervousness and pointed at the remains of that Frost Bird before smiling at Reina. "Did you see? I didn't lie to you. If you truly want your father to become like that, then you might as well go ahead and stomp my companions to death. I'll directly leave and not meddle in your business."

Although he said this, he had no plan to just leave now. Regardless of the means, he would take the two remaining Chromatic Dragon Crystals with him.

Moreover, there was no sense in leaving this Raising Dragon Array there…

To be more accurate, this wasn't a genuine Raising Dragon Array. It wasn't built in accordance with the steps Lin Yun was familiar with. For example, some very important but difficult details had been replaced by other methods, leading to the Raising Dragon Array missing its true power. It could only transform corpses of some creatures into the Undead.

After all, a true Raising Dragon Array had never been seen in Noscent.

"How could this be, how could this be…"

Reina looked as if she had lost her soul. She kept repeating those few words, clearly unable to accept this reality. But it was understandable. She spent so much effort, endured this endless solitude and silence, and waited in this palace for a few millennia without leaving.

Although she was being driven mad by the boredom, she never regretted her decision. So what if it felt oppressive? Reuniting with her father was more important.

To her, her father was the most important person in her life.

But after a few millennia of perseverance, she suddenly discovered that her perseverance had actually been misplaced. In that instant, she felt as if her entire world had collapsed.

"In fact, I do have a way to revive your father…" Lin Yun put away his dagger and used Levitation to get down from Reina's back. He couldn't help shaking his head when he looked at the absent-minded Reina. Fortunately, she had good mental fortitude. Had it been someone else experiencing this matter, they might have already collapsed.

"What did you say?" The muddle-headed Reina suddenly stopped quietly sobbing after hearing Lin Yun's words. She glanced at him restlessly, doubting whether she had misheard. "Are your words true?"

"Of course, I have a way to resurrect your father."

"You… Can you help me…?" After obtaining the confirmation, Reina became extremely nervous. She wouldn't give up even if there was only a slight hope of reuniting with her father.

"I can…"

"Rea… Really?"

"Yes, I really can help you… But I'm unable to do so for the time being. You have to wait until I reach the Heaven Rank, and then I'll be able to use a certain method to resurrect your father. But before that, I need to take away the Chromatic Dragon Crystal within the Raising Dragon Array… Moreover, this particular Raising Dragon Array has no need to exist." Lin Yun scratched his cheek as he forced a smile at Reina.

He wasn't deceiving her… He was confident he could do it, but he needed some time.

After all, reviving a Frost Dragon that had been dead for millennia wasn't that simple. This involved interfering with unshakable Laws, and that could only be accomplished with taboo power.

He had enough confidence that once he became a Heaven Mage, he would also be a Saint Alchemist!

The Saint Alchemist realm might be out of reach of Noscent's current Artisans. They would likely never reach that height in their lifetimes.

But to the transmigrator, Lin Yun, becoming a Saint Alchemist wasn't anything challenging. He only needed time. He felt that he had a chance at becoming a Saint Alchemist after becoming a Heaven Mage.

This confidence stemmed from the fact that he possessed alchemy knowledge that surpassed this entire era.

He would still be unable to set up a true Raising Dragon Array once he became a Saint Alchemist, as the requirements of such an array were too demanding, making it simply impossible, he still knew another method that would have the same effect.

In the several hundred years when the magic civilization was pushed towards its pinnacle, there had been a study on the Raising Dragon Array, gathering the wisdom of countless alchemists as they analyzed everything they knew about the Raising Dragon Array.

It was definitely a huge project.

In the end, after a decade of research, these alchemists made new discoveries. They found out that the core secret of the Raising Dragon Array was that it used an unfathomable method to recondense a dissipated soul. That new discovery made those alchemists go wild with joy. They had been regretting the fact that they couldn't arrange a Raising Dragon Array, but they found out a crucial part of it that might be reproducible.

Then, all of Noscent's alchemists launched into a grandiose study on how to recondense souls.

Recondense souls?

At that time, there had been many people questioning them, feeling that those alchemists were dedicating too much time to something meaningless.

Because that was something simply impossible.

But after more than a hundred years, the alchemists solemnly announced to all of Noscent that they had developed a way to recondense a soul!

At that time, Noscent was roused into a frenzy. The only thing the mages would talk about was this matter.

In fact, it was already near the end of the Magic Era when that method was developed, and changes quickly began to fall on Noscent. The result of the research that could make any alchemist go crazy with fervor was also put in the decaying library.

Lin Yun hadn't been paying much attention to the books detailing these great research results, since they didn't seem as practical or useful as the Figaro Formula. Only when he was bored would he go read those books for fun.

During that era, all that mattered was survival.

The soul recondensing method that these alchemists had developed was something even an Artisan couldn't accomplish. One had to be a Saint Alchemist to use that method.

After all, it involved the incredible act of crafting and condensing a soul. This belonged to the realm of Gods. Mortals couldn't accomplish this, and only by becoming a Saint Alchemist could one be qualified to reach this domain.

"Heaven…" Reina froze when she heard the young mage's words. "Alright, please remember your promise." She was happy, but also worried. The Heaven Rank was something that ordinary people would never reach in their lifetimes, but it didn't seem difficult to the young mage in front of her… For some reason, it felt like it would be more a matter of time.

She came to this conclusion because the young mage seemed to be in his twenties, by human standards, but was already a 5th Rank High Mage. Moreover, his true strength clearly far surpassed his own rank. Had the young mage not participated in the previous battle, she wouldn't have been in such an awkward situation while dealing with Thorne's group. She would have been able to defeat them all in no more than ten minutes.

She had been somewhat shocked then… If he was this powerful as a High Mage, just how frightening would he be if he became an Archmage?

At that time, the 8th Rank Archmage Reina wouldn't be that youth's opponent.

And thus, Reina was really excited after listening to the young mage's words. She had already been enduring for several millennia. She was sure that the young mage would need a few centuries at most to reach the Heaven Rank; that was nothing to her.

"Alright then…" Lin Yun gently nodded and didn't say anything else. He turned to look at Thorne and the others lying on the ground and immediately walked over. He spent a few minutes to help melt the ice, and once he was done, he re-focused his attention on the Raising Dragon Array in the center of the palace.

This was the true reason he came to the Winter Plane.

The process of cracking the array was definitely boring. On the evening of the 2nd day, he completely cracked the Raising Dragon Array and it immediately collapsed. Its power quickly faded away as he retrieved the two Chromatic Dragon Crystals and gently put them in his pocket.

Lin Yun called out to everyone, ready to return to the Raging Flame Plane. The group of six walked out of the palace.

But…

Just as they left the palace, Lin Yun suddenly discovered that they weren't just six… There was an extra silhouette at the back of the group, following them closely. He naturally knew that it was Reina.

"You…"

He turned and threw a doubtful glance at her, but she just expressionlessly looked back at him. Reina was a lot weaker than before, and her face was devoid of blood.

After looking at each other for a bit, Reina couldn't help but curl her lip with a cold expression. "What's wrong?"

"I want to know why you chose to follow me instead of remaining here…" Lin Yun looked as if he felt wronged by having a beautiful woman following him.

Reina was like a time bomb, forcing him to remain on guard.

Of course, he might be overthinking it…

"Hmpf…" Reina coldly snorted as she looked at Lin Yun with an ice-cold expression. "How would I know if you're keeping your promise? What should I do if you are swindling me? I have to follow you until you reach the Heaven Rank, I'll leave once you fulfill your promise…"

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Chapter 511: Not Too Long

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She thought for a bit before ultimately making the decision to follow the young mage.

She had waited for too long…

In the past, she'd been unaware of the truth and had always been hoping to reunite with her father one day, so she'd endured the silence and solitude.

But she now knew that it had been a scam that lasted millennia…

Naturally, the most important reason behind her decision was that she didn't trust the young mage.

What would she do if the young mage successfully reached the Heaven realm in a few centuries but forgot his promise?

Thus, she felt more at ease following and keeping an eye on him. That way, she could always remind the young mage that he had to fulfill his promise.

Lin Yun was frowning as he looked at Reina. Eventually, he took a deep breath and set out towards the ropeway to return to the Ice Field. The group of seven took about ten hours to return to the Planar Path.

While going through the Planar Path, Lin Yun naturally didn't forget to pick up the Chromatic Dragon Crystal in the middle, and once they reached the Raging Flame Plane, he impatiently took out the ones embedded in the array, causing that azure Planar Path to silently fade away. But there was no regret. He had used the Book of Death to record the Planar Coordinates beforehand.

This trip to the Winter Plane had been quite fruitful, garnering him five Chromatic Dragon Crystals.

After returning to the Raging Flame Plane, Lin Yun split off from Thorne and the others and didn't return to the Flame Demon Fort. Instead, he continued to the Ghost Valley, where he found a secluded place to calmly meditate.

Since he came to the Raging Flame Plane three months ago, he went through one large battle after the other, and the fight against Frost Dragon Reina had exhausted all his mana, including the mana of the three True Spirit Magic Tools. But he had greatly benefitted from this battle and had gained a lot of insights.

Thus, after returning, he impatiently wanted to process those insights.

This was bound to take a while, and days passed as Lin Yun remained motionless.

However, several hundred meters away, a pair of silvery-white eyes were keeping a close watch on him.

Reina didn't follow Thorne and the others back to Flame Demon Fort either. She had secretly followed Lin Yun until he started meditating. When he entered his meditative state, she stopped and stayed some distance away, silently waiting for him.

With her insight as an 8th Rank Archmage, she could naturally see that the young mage was at a critical juncture and couldn't be disturbed. This would be a very long process that might take several days, or even a few months. She just patiently waited, paying attention to the young mage's situation and kicking out any magic beasts that got too close so that the young mage wouldn't be disturbed.

As she waited, a shocking mana fluctuation was suddenly emitted from the young mage's body, raising gusts of winds that sent sand and stones flying. Suddenly, alarmed cries could be heard coming from the nearby magic beasts, but the young mage didn't seem affected at all as he remained sitting there peacefully.

'Quite powerful…'

Even Reina was impressed as she looked at Lin Yun. She could clearly feel the mana fluctuations emitted by the young mage rising at an incredible rate before reaching the peak of the 5th Rank High Mage realm.

But this was far from over…

Just as the young mage reached the peak of the 5th Rank, gales whistled in the surroundings and terrifying mana spread in all directions like a tide. Under the impact of that frightening mana wave, the trees and plants in the surroundings quickly withered.

But incredibly, the mana fluctuations emitted by the young mage were still rising and reached a critical juncture in a short few seconds.

Seeing that the young mage was about to advance once again, Reina was even more shocked. She couldn't understand… How did the young mage accomplish such a feat?

It was common knowledge that each breakthrough in the High Mage realm, whether it was for mages or other creatures, required several years. Even geniuses would need at least a few months before a breakthrough. Yet, this young mage advanced from the 5th Rank to the 6th Rank in a matter of minutes, and it looked like he would soon reach the 7th Rank.

But at this time, the commotion suddenly stopped…

Lin Yun had opened his eyes.

The first thing he did after opening his eyes was to check his condition. When he found out that he had stopped at the peak of the 6th Rank, Lin Yun couldn't help feeling relieved.

He had been too careless… If he had gone on any longer, he would have brought huge trouble upon himself.

His current situation was too special…

After carefully calculating, he saw that he had become a 5th Rank High Mage in half a year. The efficiency of the three Meditation Law Sets could only be described as terrifying. His accumulation of mana was extremely robust. His mana was far denser than an ordinary person could even imagine.

This had reached a point where, if he wanted to, he could advance to the next ranks anywhere, anytime; 7th Rank, 8th Rank, and even 9th Rank!

But reason wouldn't let him do so…

Right now, he had to quickly obtain the Book of Ten Thousand Mantras. With it, he would be able to merge his three Meditation Law Sets with his Magic Array, the Book of Ten Thousand Mantras, and the Ten Thousand Spell Wheel. If nothing unexpected happened, he would be able to attack the Archmage realm at that time.

The only thing he had to do was pay attention to his own rank. After all, he was different from other High Mages. He had three Meditation Law Sets, so the difficulty in advancing to the Archmage Realm was greatly increased. Any other High Mage could try fusing their Meditation Law Set and their Magic Conducting Rune at the 9th Rank.

But Lin Yun couldn't.

Because he clearly understood that to have the optimal future growth, he should merge his Meditation Law Sets and Magic Conducting Rune earlier on, because every increase in rank would bring great resistance and make this fusion exponentially harder. thus he spared no effort to suppress his own rank.

This breakthrough had been unexpected. He had been immersed in a sublime state and was gaining more understanding of magic each moment. His strength was also quickly increasing, but after a long while, he had lost control over his power, and like a dam breaking down, the mana surged out and suddenly increased his rank in a few minutes. Had he been slightly later, he might have already become a 7th Rank High Mage.

Fortunately, he reacted promptly upon regaining his senses…

Although this unexpected accident brought him to the peak of the 6th Rank, the difficulty of fusing his Magic Conducting Rune and his Meditation Law Sets was still within an acceptable range.

"How long did I take?"

Lin Yun had already discovered Reina's presence a few hundred meters away. He unhurriedly approached her, wondering what she thought about what she'd seen.

In fact, Lin Yun had known that Reina had been secretly following him ever since he split away from the others, but he didn't mind it. He clearly knew that Reina was entrusting her hopes in him. In all of Noscent, he might be the only one that could help her revive her father.

This was enough for him to accept the fact that he would be stuck with Reina. And if he ran into great danger, Reina, this formidable Frost Dragon, would have no choice but to help him for the sake of her father.

This was why Lin Yun didn't feel too apprehensive about Reina's presence. He actually felt as if he had gotten a great bargain. With a casual promise, he made a Frost Dragon willingly become his hired thug…

This was like taking candy from a baby.

"Four and a half days…"

Reina, who had suffered a major blow in the palace, was somewhat haggard, but her complexion was a lot better compared to before. However, she still seemed anxious. Reina was currently looking at him with an extremely strange expression as she answered Lin Yun in an icy voice.

She really couldn't understand… The young mage suddenly woke up, breaking that splendid state of enlightenment, which prevented him from advancing to the 7th Rank. But there was no disappointment on the young mage's face, and he even seemed quite pleased after waking up.

This puzzled her…

"Oh… Not bad, it hasn't been too long," Lin Yun mumbled to himself as he nodded.

He then led Reina to walk around the Ghost Valley. After the Ghost Valley was affected by the Demon Contract, the mana density had more than tripled, and the magic beasts who went berserk due to the environmental change had gradually calmed down. The Merlin Family and the Black Tower were all busy managing the resources of the Ghost Valley.

On the way, he discovered a handful of rich ore veins, and the Merlin Family dispatched a large number of puppets to mine those veins, transporting those ores out of the Ghost Valley by carts to be sent back to Noscent.

And this was only part of it.

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Chapter 512: Wavering

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The Merlin Family obtained unfathomable benefits in the recent collaboration and occupied almost 70% of the Ghost Valley, part of which was very suitable for plants, so they had planned to use that area to grow some medicinal herbs. There were also over ten rich ore veins, and each of them represented unimaginable wealth. More importantly, the resources of the Ghost Valley were almost inexhaustible.

Both the ore veins and medicinal herbs had all been born from the dense mana, and now, the Ghost Valley's mana density was more than three times what it had originally been. Just in the recent period, the Merlin Family had sent over ten Great Alchemists to form a team to check for ore veins, and in a few areas, they found some faintly shining rocks, which were signs of even more ore veins being formed.

This was the first time Lin Yun had walked around the area again after thoroughly controlling the Ghost Valley. He really hadn't been able to find the time before, but he had now finally finished dealing with many major things at once.

Once the Thawing Fire Tribe was annihilated, the Merlin Family and the Black Tower split up the Ghost Valley and the four forts. The Black Tower was actually very generous regarding the four forts, which hadn't been discussed in the agreement, letting the Merlin Family choose two of them.

At that time, Lin Yun realized that his unplanned move had brought huge benefits to the Merlin Family. With the addition of the two forts, the Merlin Family now occupied five forts, which covered half of the northeastern part of the Raging Flame Plane. There weren't many forces that had more land than the Merlin Family in the Raging Flame Plane. There should only be the two giants, the Cloud Tower and the Black Tower.

In other words, the Merlin Family, which had been in the middle of the pack in the Raging Flame Plane, had left the other forces far behind…

Such huge changes happened in a mere three months…

And these changes brought significant benefits to the Merlin Family in the Raging Flame Plane. It would inevitably snowball and greatly increase the influence of the Merlin Family in the Raging Flame Plane.

After two more hours, Lin Yun finished his tour of the Ghost Valley and ultimately returned to the Demon Contract area. There, the fifty High Mages and the three Merlin Cousins were still meditating.

As for the Draconic Beastman, Xiuban…

Even if he wanted to meditate, he would find it very difficult. Otherwise, Lin Yun wouldn't have given him the Soul of the Ancient Tree, the Meditation Law Set that didn't require meditation to accumulate mana. During that time, Xiuban seemed to have spent most of his time sleeping. Even now, Xiuban could be seen lying on his back, sunbathing. There were strange runes flickering all over his body, and minute changes were happening to his power all the time. Without Lin Yun's Magic Array, these changes would be very hard to notice.

Xiuban was already a genuine Peak 9th Rank Expert Swordsman with one foot in the Sword Saint Realm. Lin Yun's mouth twitched as he looked at Xiuban. 'He wouldn't be sleeping his way to the Sword Saint rank, right?'

As he thought about it, he felt that it might actually be possible.

Soon after, his eyes fell on William's group and he instantly felt surprised. Through these familiar mana fluctuations, he was able to accurately assess that these young Merlins were now standing at the peak of the High Mage realm. All of them were Peak 9th Rank High Mages!

He hadn't expected the three of them to progress so fast.

As for those fifty High Mages, although their progress wasn't as exaggerated as William's group, their strength also greatly increased. Most of them were now between the 2nd and 3rd Ranks.

Sensing the familiar mana fluctuations, William was suddenly roused from his meditation and he instantly looked at the newly appearing silhouette. "Cousin Mafa, you came back…"

"Yes…" Lin Yun nodded. He started to speak, when he suddenly remembered something and waved at William. "Cousin William, there is something I need to trouble you with…"

"Eh?" William was surprised, but he quickly reacted and waved his hands. "No problem, no problem…"

"It's like this…" Lin Yun thought for a moment before fishing out a stack of paper from his pocket, seemingly wrapping something inside and handing it to William.

"This…"

William seemed a bit unsure at first, but his expression greatly changed when he opened a corner of the paper. He looked at Lin Yun and said, "Cousin Mafa, this can't really be…"

"Go quickly, and return fast." Lin Yun faintly smiled, not explaining anything.

…

At this time, in the Flame Demon Fort's meeting room, a meeting was underway. Thorne, as a Commander, would periodically summon some high-ranking members of the Planar Legion to discuss all kinds of problems. Naturally, the final decision would belong to Thorne.

But the atmosphere in the meeting room was weird today.

The few officers of the Planar Legion could clearly feel that their Commander was absent-minded as he heard their reports. During the discussions, he also remained silent. They didn't know what had happened, but they found that Thorne seemed to have a lot on his mind these days.

"Alright, Let's finish here today…" After heavily hitting the table, Thorne let out a gloomy voice. He watched as the officers left until he was the last person in the meeting room. He let out a long sigh while massaging his temples, but he couldn't clear out the haze shrouding his mind.

He had been struggling to make a decision ever since he came back from the Winter Plane.

To be more exact, this was related to the young mage.

He had always had a deep enmity towards this young mage, and back then, he had even felt that the decision from the Ancestral Land had been somewhat stupid. A youth in his twenties without any experience fighting in Planar Wars was dispatched to the Raging Flame Plane as a Commander, sharing half of his authority… Wasn't this senseless?

But the events that played out had made the way Thorne looked at the young mage quietly change.

Lin Yun had succeeded in doing the impossible multiple times. He had convinced the Black Tower to join forces to completely control the Ghost Valley and cause the destruction of the Thawing Fire Tribe, bringing huge benefits to the Merlin Family. From this, Thorne was able to see that there was far more to the young mage than he had thought.

Especially during that fight in the Sacred Land of the Thawing Fire Tribe. When the two major forces were in a deadlock with the Tribal Chief, Mafa suddenly burst with power and got rid of the Tribal Chief with a single move.

At that time, he realized how terrifying the young mage's potential was.

After all, he was merely a 5th Rank High Mage. In any of the forces of the Raging Flame Plane, he should be quite unremarkable. Yet, he was different… His power far surpassed his own rank.

Thorne didn't know what to do when he realized this.

'Should I keep setting myself against him?'

No… Not to mention the fact that he couldn't compare at all in terms of strength, the young mage's outstanding performances further dissuaded him. He wasn't just an extremely powerful youth of the Merlin Family, he was an existence that had the potential to reach the Heaven Rank.

Thorne wanted to find Mafa to have a proper chat, but he didn't have the opportunity.

Also, many things happened in the Winter Plane. They first encountered the flock of Ice Field Mammoths, and then a level 38 Frost Dragon. If he hadn't been there, Thorne would have met his end in the Winter Plane. This caused Thorne to have complicated feelings towards the young mage.

Perhaps he shouldn't have targeted him so much.

The young mage hadn't caused him trouble in the Raging Flame Plane and instead even saved him twice.

Thorne wasn't an ungrateful person…

But, when he thought about it, he couldn't help remembering the despair in Aube's eyes after his Mana Whirlpool was crippled.

This made Thorne feel conflicted. He simply couldn't put down his grievances.

While Thorne was immersed in his thoughts, a silhouette had sneaked inside the meeting room, unbeknownst to him. "Sir Thorne…?"

"Hmmm?"

Hearing someone calling his name, Thorne suddenly raised his head, only to see William standing beside him. He couldn't help but frown as he asked, "Is there something you need?"

"There is…"

William was smiling, apparently not caring about Thorne's cold attitude. He reached into his pocket and took something out. "I came to you on an errand from Cousin Mafa. He told me to hand this to you personally…"

"Eh?"

Thorne faintly glanced at William, and although he was very calm on the surface, he was extremely suspicious. Why would the young mage send him something out of nowhere?

His gaze couldn't help but fall on that stack of paper that was apparently wrapping something. He resisted the urge to inquire and pointed at a table. "Put it there…"

After saying that, he calmly waited.

But Thorne hadn't expected that William would still stand there indifferently after half a minute, looking at him with a strange expression. This made Thorne frown, his expression turning somewhat unpleasant.

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