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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Chapter 673: What Scheme?

Translator:Shiraishi

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With the pressure having been greatly reduced, Jeremy glared at Lin Yun and cursed, "Damned Outsider, everything is your fault! If not for your sudden appearance, we wouldn't have lost so much. Did you deliberately bring us here to kill us using that monster? I saw through your plan!"

Jeremy's eyes were red. He had already lost all reason, and he was now blaming all his mistakes on Lin Yun. Regardless of what it was, it was all Lin Yun's fault. From his point of view, that person was definitely scheming against them.

Lin Yun sneered and glanced at Jeremy. "Hey, moron, you can f*ck off now! The Orachiss might have already left this place, you can get lost!"

Elsa promptly tried to help soften the dispute. "Jeremy, enough. I have made it clear before. The only way out of the Night Valley is that teleportation array, and no one knew what the circumstanced here were. Furthermore, the Orachiss' side is even worse than here, it is simply unbeatable. At least we have a chance to escape here…"

Jeremy felt enraged and humiliated. He glared at Lin Yun while crudely waving his hand at Elsa. "Elsa, don't interfere! This must have been that person's scheme, and it's a scheme targeting us Dark Elves. Don't be fooled by him, see how many people we have lost on the way? We lost ten people, yet none of them have been harmed. Even that old High Mage didn't get injured. This is definitely his scheme!"

After saying that, a mana pattern on Jeremy's body lit up. A loud cannon-like sound echoed as a Flame Bluster charged towards Lin Yun from that short distance.

Elsa exclaimed in alarm, before seeing an Ice Shield appear in front of Lin Yun.

"Boom…"

The Flame Bluster and the Ice Shield cancelled each other out. Lin Yun stared blankly as he softly waved his Draconic Staff, causing a slight vibration to come from under Jeremy's feet.

The next moment, several thick vines covered with thorns rushed out from the ground, instantly coiling around Jeremy and hanging him in the air. Those dark-red vines squirming over his body, inflicting wounds and causing a large amount of blood to rush out. But it was cleanly absorbed by the Hell Vines in an instant.

Hell Vines were the upgraded version of Blood Vines. There was a huge difference in power between the two, and it wasn't just in rank. Not only could they absorb blood, but they could also absorb mana. They were like gluttons that never felt satisfied. The more they ate, the more they grew, without any limit.

Jeremy was suddenly suspended in midair with several dozen wounds all over his body, and he kept letting out mournful screams. He hadn't been this severely injured even after fighting for so long.

But when he felt his blood and mana being absorbed, Jeremy shouted with rage, "Damn Outsider, you dare to attack me?! You are screwed, you are completely screwed! I shall have you know that my father is the Dark Elves' Great Elder! You dared to make a move against me! No matter what kind of scheme you have, you'll only end up being killed, ending up in a miserable state!"

Jeremy's shouts made Lin Yun's expression turn cold. The Hell Vines slowly constricted, causing the numerous sharp thorns to further pierce Jeremy's body and frantically absorb his blood and mana.

"Ah… B*stard, let go of me. You damned Outsider… Ah…"

Jeremy kept shouting again and again. Elsa was startled and promptly entreated Lin Yun, "Sir Merlin, please don't lower yourself to Jeremy's level. His father is the Great Elder of the Dark Elves. He has the absolute support of the Elder Council and has a lot of influence within our clan. Moreover, his father is extremely protective, even when he is in the wrong. All the disasters Jeremy caused in his childhood were solved by the Great Elder. If you kill him, you'll definitely be chased by the entire Dark Elven Race, and our clan's experts will be dispatched in large numbers…"

Elsa looked at the screaming Jeremy and was a bit worried. Jeremy wouldn't die yet, but Lin Yun's expression was still icy after her explanation. It didn't look like he would change his mind.

After sensing his life slowly leaving his body, Jeremy's originally angry and unyielding expression turned to fright.

His body couldn't help twitching, and his vision started becoming blurry as he was slowly losing consciousness. And with mana gradually leaving his body, his thirst for mana kept growing.

The mental torture made Jeremy's expression change. He became more and more frightened, feeling even more pain.

'No way, how could that Outsider kill me? Those ordinary Dark Elves can die, but how could I? He knows that my father is the Great Elder of Dark Elven Council, with even more influence than the Patriarch! Shouldn't he be afraid?! I don't want to die… That damned Outsider must not know how powerful my father is…

'It's over… I don't want to die, my mana, mana, I need mana…'

Elsa couldn't do anything. She could only watch as Jeremy fiercely twitched, his eyes rolling around in their sockets. She tried to convince Lin Yun for a while, but to no avail. Ultimately, she worriedly said, "Sir Merlin, as long as you let Jeremy off, you'll gain the friendship of the Dark Elves. Everything that happened before would be completely wiped clean, and the Dark Elven Race will consider you their best friend."

After those words, although Lin Yun's expression was still as cold as ever, the Hell Vines that were tightly coiled relaxed a bit, and several dozen thorns suddenly stopped sucking blood.

Fear could be seen on Jeremy's face. A large amount of blood and mana had been absorbed, and he could clearly feel his life quickly slipping away. He definitely couldn't remain cool-headed.

Elsa was very shocked by Lin Yun's unyielding attitude and even a bit scared. Anyone could understand what that expression meant… He simply didn't care if he became the enemy of the Dark Elves. He was ruthless and merciless, and no threat would convince him.

But although warnings and threats didn't work, he did stop when Elsa mentioned becoming a friend of the Elves, which shocked her a bit.

It was the first time time Dark Elves had been forced to this point after so many years.

Elsa sighed in relief and looked at Lin Yun, who had sunk into contemplation, before looking at Jeremy's almost unconscious form. She thought to herself that Curio wasn't as dangerous as this human mage.

With the Hell Vines not absorbing any more mana and blood, Jeremy realized that he was slowly recovering. As long as there was mana, Dark Elves would quickly recover, even if they were hurt as badly as he was.

After a few seconds, Jeremy's eyes regained their liveliness, and although he still looked seriously ill, his mind was quickly recovering.

His face, which had been deathly pale because of the loss of blood, slowly regained its colors and returned to the slightly pale face, characteristic of Dark Elves. His mana also started recovering, but he was still being suspended in the air with several dozen sharp thorns pressed against his skin. Only one move was needed to either remove all of them or make them pierce his body once again.

But without the Hell Vines' fierce absorption, Jeremy's expression slowly returned to normal.

He saw Lin Yun, who was deep in thought, and couldn't help sneering.

'Damned Outsider, you are afraid of my father after all! You heard that the whole Dark Elven Race would become your enemy and didn't dare to make a move! You foolish human mage, it doesn't matter how powerful you are. With your strength, you might be able to kill some ordinary Dark Elves, and you might even be able to make the Dark Elven Race admit defeat, unwilling to fight with you. But are you too audacious! You actually dare to make a move against me?

'In the distant era, even Pureblood Elves and Chromatic Dragons didn't dare to kill the important members of the Dark Elven Race. If any Pureblood Dark Elven Nobles died, the Dark Elves would unleash a fierce retaliation. Are you afraid to make a move now that you learnt of my status? Hmpf, foolish human mage, I already knew your shortcomings, refusing to admit your own mistakes acting as if you weren't affected by my threats.

'As for Elsa, she is too meddlesome! There was no need to try and persuade him. That human wouldn't dare to kill me, he absolutely wouldn't dare to face the consequences. It's okay, just promise a lot of benefits to that human and he'll even crawl for us. Humans are really greedy creatures.'

Jeremy's expression slowly recovered, and he slowly regained the power he had lost. Although he was still suspended in midair, he was no longer being attacked by the Hell Vines.

This allowed Jeremy to "see through" Lin Yun. The human wanted to acknowledge his mistakes, but he was in an awkward situation. However, pretending to be tough while letting him go wouldn't have much effect.

After realizing, Jeremy sneered as he looked at Lin Yun.

"Foolish human, hurry up and put me down!"

The pondering Lin Yun suddenly raised his head and looked at Jeremy with a bit of surprise. It wasn't just Lin Yun, everyone was looking at Jeremy with shock.

Jeremy sneered, looking down with contempt and displaying the arrogance of Dark Elves.

"What did you say?" Lin Yun asked with a tone so dull that no one could figure out his mood.

Jeremy sniggered with a cold gaze. "Hmpf, everyone says that human mages are full of wisdom, but I only see a fool. Say, human, you have made so much effort to draw us here, isn't it to kill us? But you clearly don't want to do it yourself. I've said it all along, you're clearly scheming against the Dark Elves!"

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Chapter 674: Only Chance

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Elsa was bitterly smiling as she looked at Jeremy. She had finally managed to convince that human mage to relent, but Jeremy got carried away, thinking that he was afraid.

"Jeremy…"

Jeremy coldly snorted, interrupting Elsa.

"Elsa, I know what you want to say, but you don't need to say anymore, I've already seen through that human. I just want to know what that despicable clown is preparing!"

Then, Jeremy looked at Lin Yun with pity, acting like a selfless person. "Foolish guy, you'd best be honest. What scheme have you prepared against the Dark Elves? As long as you speak and follow me back, I'll plead for leniency in front of the Elder Council so that you won't be executed. At best they'll cripple your mana and let you keep your life."

Seeing Lin Yun startled expression, Jeremy couldn't help smiling.

'Damned human, I have finally seen through you! If you dare to make a move against me, my father will mobilize the entire Dark Elven Race to avenge me. You'll suffer a miserable death then, your soul won't be able to rest! That's why you don't dare to kill a respected Dark Elf like me, you are bluffing!'

Jeremy sneered, certain that he was already victorious, looking down at Lin Yun from above.

The surprise on Lin Yun's face disappeared, replaced by calmness. He said in a flat tone, "I was originally considering how to persuade you to sacrifice yourself. After all, taking the initiative to sacrifice yourself would have the best result, as you wouldn't be able to display the best effects if you were forced. But you just helped me choose…"

Jeremy was stunned for a moment before he felt a chill spread through his body, causing him to let out a miserable shout.

Four thick thorns pierced through Jeremy's palms and soles, and a large amount of blood flowed out of the wounds.

The blood was like a small stream dripping down from the sky. The Hell Vines unexpectedly didn't absorb this blood.

And as the Hell Vines squirmed, a thick and sharp thorn kept growing bigger in front of Jeremy's eyes. Jeremy looked at the sharp thorn with fright before letting out a miserable shout. But it had no effect. Lin Yun's expression was still chilly as the sharp thorn slowly pierced between Jeremy's eyebrows, poking a bloody hole that made Jeremy look like a bloody devil.

He struggled, he screamed…

But the more he struggled, the deeper the sharp thorns pierced his body. His body kept twitching, which caused the thorns to widen the wounds even more. After just a few moments, Jeremy was covered in blood, with it streaming down all over his body.

Lin Yun then took out a crystal pen and started drawing a mystical and mysterious array on the ground at a very fast pace.

Elsa was stunned by what was happening. Jeremy, who had refused to acknowledge his mistake, was being tortured again, but this time, Elsa didn't know what else to say.

Lin Yun was quickly drawing runes and patterns, soon completing a rough outline of a 5-meter-long array.

Elsa looked at this rough outline, watching Lin Yun draw the array until she suddenly paled. The array looked very similar to an array she was thinking of in her mind.

"Heavens, this is the Elven Elegy…"

Elsa's fingers shivered. She was too familiar with this. When she started her training, her mother had strictly said that she had to master that array before she could become the next Dark Elven Empress.

This was something that every Dark Elven Empress had to master, and it was also the last card that a Dark Elven Empress would use when the Dark Elven Race was on the verge of extermination.

Elven Elegy… The name alone showed that this wasn't a good thing for Elves.

It was the final card of the Elves when they met a powerful enemy. When casting it, the queen would sacrifice her power and use her blood to absorb the power of nature.

Every time it was used was to repel a powerful enemy, but the consequences were similar to losing 800 soldiers to defeat 1000. Every Empress only had one opportunity to use the Elven Elegy. After using it, they wouldn't be able to survive for long, and even if they somehow did manage to initially survive, they would become cripples that might die any moment.

Dark Elves who had lost all of their mana could already be considered dead…

'But wasn't that array something that only Elven Royalty and their successors could come into contact with? How come that human know it? And his drawing speed is so fast!' I watched Mother draw it back then, but she wasn't even one-tenth as fast as him… How could this be!?

'Didn't Mother say that the Elven Elegy had to be drawn by the Empress herself and be fused with her own blood, and that they had to be willing to sacrifice themselves to activate it? How come High Mage Merlin is drawing it? And he is preparing to forcibly sacrifice Jeremy… How could this be successful?'

Elsa stared foolishly at Lin Yun as he continued quickly drawing the array. With her knowledge, she could recognize the Elven Elegy, but she couldn't see what was different from the Elven Elegy passed down through inheritance.

When the screaming Jeremy heard Elsa, his brain recalled all the information regarding the Elven Elegy that he knew. That thing was really too famous. All Dark Elves knew its name, but only the influential ones had some basic information.

Jeremy clearly had the qualifications to know about this, but the more he remembered, the more frightened he became. As a Dark Elven Princess, Elsa definitely wouldn't be wrong.

'Hell, that human really wants to kill me? Impossible, how could the Elven Elegy be used by a human? This is absolutely impossible!'

But he had lost a lot of blood, and his heart skipped a beat when he saw his blood dying the array, flowing within its patterns as if led by a strange power.

"Aaah…" Jeremy could feel his body going numb, but he still felt the pain being transmitted to his mind and couldn't help screaming.

He ignored Lin Yun and could only request help from Elsa.

"Elsa, quick, help me! Hurry! This human is crazy! You know, you definitely know, damnit, hurry! Aaah!"

Jeremy's expression distorted as he growled at Elsa.

Elsa ground her teeth. A magic pattern on her body lit up as she looked at Lin Yun with an embarrassed expression. "Sir Merlin, please release Jeremy. You can't successfully use the Elven Elegy. This array can only work if an Elf takes the initiative to sacrifice themselves…"

Lin Yun was engrossed in the array and didn't care about Elsa. Time was running out, as the Flame Elemental Dragon and the Hell Bull had almost been taken care of.

Enderfa and the others were dealing with the Abyssal lifeforms in the surroundings.

As they kept retreating, Curio was about to reach the location of the teleportation array, while they were getting further and further away from it…

The teleportation array was on a branch of the Wisdom Tree. Ordinary Abyssal lifeforms couldn't destroy it, but that didn't include Curio. If that teleportation array was destroyed, they would be done for…

There wasn't just Curio in this sealed Night Valley. There was also Duncan, who was half a step away from the Heaven Rank, and he would definitely make a move when the time came.

They needed one opportunity to suppress Curio so that the repairs on the teleportation array could be finished.

Elsa could only clench her teeth as Lin Yun kept quickly drawing the array. The lit magic pattern on her body shone, and a meteor with a diameter of 1.5 meters fell down from the sky, targeting Lin Yun.

If Lin Yun didn't listen to persuasion, then she could only interrupt the drawing of the array so that he would stop.

But Lin Yun didn't stop drawing. His eyes fixated on the ground, but above his head, a blue ball of fire rose up and flew towards the sky.

In an instant, the meteor cast by Elsa exploded, at the same time, an extremely fast fireball appeared out of thin air and almost instantaneously appeared before Elsa.

Elsa let out a shocked shout and promptly used a Mana Shield.

Two loud explosions echoed, and Elsa was sent flying, her Mana Shield shattered.

At that time, Lin Yun coldly warned her, without even raising his head, "This is your only chance, and the last one. It won't end that nicely if you attack me again."

Crawling out of the ground, Elsa wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth and bitterly smiled.

'Merlin is too powerful! Not only is he quickly drawing the Elven Elegy, but he was even able to control the trajectory of that Bursting Flames spell perfectly without even looking up, protecting the array from all external forces.

'At the same time, he instantly cast a Bursting Flames to push me back. This kind of casting speed and control while drawing an array, this isn't something even I, someone comparable to an Archmage, can do…

'What kind of monster is this?'

Only one move was enough for Elsa to give up the thought of saving Jeremy. It was simply impossible. Since it was impossible and there was still Curio in the distance, she could only focus on getting out first. In any case, the Elven Elegy couldn't possibly succeed.

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Chapter 675: Begging for Forgiveness

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A large amount of Abyssal lifeforms was attacking from all directions, but it wasn't too hard for Lin Yun's group to deal with them.

In the distance, the chaotic melee between the Flame Elemental Dragon, Curio, and the Hell Bull was almost over.

The Hell Bull was covered in injuries and the flames on the Flame Elemental Dragon's body had already darkened. They were in a bad shape despite their formidable vitality, but they were still alive.

Yet everyone could see that once Curio's casting ability was restored, getting rid of the two would be very easy. With physical abilities alone, he could already force the Flame Elemental Dragon and the Hell Bull into a defensive stance.

Lin Yun's drawing speed kept increasing, sweat incessantly dripping down his forehead as Jeremy was getting more and more scared.

At first, he also believed that the Elven Elegy wouldn't be drawn successfully, thus he wasn't worried.

But Jeremy got frightened as a large amount of blood had left his body. If it went on, he might die from blood loss before the Elven Elegy was even completed.

"Merlin, let me go. I promise that I won't cause trouble for you in the future, my father also won't look for trouble. It doesn't matter what scheme against the Dark Elves you have, as long as you let me go…"

Jeremy was getting more and more afraid, continuously apologizing, but Lin Yun didn't even raise his head and only ignored Jeremy. No matter how much Jeremy screamed, Lin Yun's expression remained ice-cold.

As the Elven Elegy was about to be completed, a faint light appeared on the ground. Jeremy's blood, that had been flowing in the patterns of the array, now started fusing with it.

This was a clear sign that the Elven Elegy was completed!

Shock and fear appeared on Elsa's face, she couldn't believe that he had succeeded!

"That's impossible! How could a human successfully draw the Elven Elegy!? Doesn't it require the person to voluntarily sacrifice themselves?"

Elsa's words crushed Jeremy's last hope.

Despair was apparent in Jeremy's eyes, he had completely forgotten his Dark Elven pride and let out a miserable scream while appealing to Lin Yun.

"Sir Merlin, please, please let me off…"

"Sir Merlin, I beg you, please release me. I don't want to die, I'll follow all your requests, no matter what you ask for…"

Jeremy was lamenting, howling in grief, but Lin Yun's expression remained icy, as if he hadn't heard him.

Enderfa floated towards the despairing Jeremy, his three faces looking at him with ridicule.

"Idiot, I already told you, no one can save you if Merlin wanted to kill you. No matter who you are, how powerful you are or what background you have, no one can save you once he decided to have you dead. Don't even think that Merlin would show you mercy. You had a chance, but you already infuriated Merlin, so good luck. You might even survive, who knows…"

Enderfa's chuckles thoroughly broke Jeremy's mind. Endless despair drowned him. And below Jeremy, Lin Yun stood up, having finished the drawing of the Elven Elegy.

The light brightened as Jeremy's blood started permeating every corner of the Elven Elegy.

It felt as if the world's power had somewhat recovered when the Eleven Elegy was dyed in a sorrowful bloody dark color.

The array's glaring shine covered the screaming Jeremy, then, light started shining underneath. The branch of the Wisdom Tree appeared visible under this radiance.

The Nature Power was gathering, concentrated on this spot. The Wisdom Tree's power was drawn out and a lot of skylight spread, intensively illuminating the Night Valley.

The Night Valley, which was originally covered with black ice, was undergoing drastic changes. The black ice quickly dissipated, and the evil power covering the ground and the cliffs couldn't resist, dispersing in an instant.

Grass, moss, saplings, all kinds of vegetation could be seen growing on the ground and cliffs. The air started flowing as the heavy and still world seemed to be alive at this moment.

The ground started fiercely shuddering as thick branches started appearing out of the ground, swaying forward like snakes.

A Frost Demon was pierced by one of those thick roots before being sent flying, its body turning blue from its original black color. It then transformed into an ice blue radiance which spread in the surroundings.

The boundless light covered everything as a large number of black Evil Water Elementals started shaking violently. Then, blue flowers kept growing under the body of the Water Elemental. Countless shoots and branches started to spread out from the bodies of the Water Elemental before they were forcibly purified and turned into nutriment for the vegetation in an instant.

Curio sensed the Abyssal power being continuously cleansed and the ice being melted at a rapid pace, while the entire world seemed to be recovering with the surging power of the Wisdom Tree.

Curio flew into a rage.

While enduring wounds, Curio grabbed the Hell Bull and violently tore him in two halves, forcibly using Eternal Frost again to freeze the Flame Elemental Dragon into a huge ice statue before rushing towards the location of the Elven Elegy.

But he was already too late, vegetation was growing everywhere. Countless roots and branches were drilling out of the ground. There was even a several-dozen-meters-long huge branch drilling out of the ground to charge at Curio.

Curio's Ice Armor was instantly turned into pieces, cracks appearing on the body made out of ice.

Curio was forced into retreat, until he was pushed back a hundred meters. Under his body, a ten-meters-thick huge root drilled out of the ground and ruthlessly impaled him.

They could see shoots sprouting from the root piercing Curio's body, forming several dozen small roots.

In an instant, a huge number of roots started growing within Curio's body. Curio frantically shouted, wanting to struggle free of that huge root, but five more roots appeared below him, all of them at least ten-meters-thick and growing from the Wisdom Tree, they were part of the Wisdom Tree's main body!

This could be said to be the Wisdom Tree making a move, and even if it was just a small part of the Wisdom Tree, it wasn't something Curio could escape from.

Curio let out a defiant roar, his power fading away at a rapid pace. His mana was absorbed by these roots like nutriment.

It was the same for these Abyssal lifeforms, they were impaled one after another by those roots and only took a second to turn into fertilizer, whether it was Frost Demons or Evil Water Elementals.

The earth kept shaking. After staying for some time, this huge branch started shaking, purifying all evil power at a fast pace. But that light stopped at the edge of the abyss. The abyss had reached the extreme of evil, while outside the Abyss, everything was flourishing.

Just as Curio was suppressed, Lin Yun charged towards the teleportation array.

When Duncan, who was in the abyss, pressing on Constance's heart with both hands, saw this scene, flames raged in his eyes as he let out an unwilling roar. When he saw that Curio was actually completely suppressed and couldn't even resist, Duncan's body started shaking, his entire body started trembling and the black smoke around him kept dissipating.

His connection to Constance's heart also weakened, along with the flow of power. Up until it was completely severed.

Duncan took his hands away from Constance's heart and suddenly let out a painful scream.

His skin turned to ashes, exposing his withered flesh, but then, that flesh also started turning to ashes.

The flesh on his hands as well as his clothes quickly withered and turned to ashes.

His limbs' flesh dissipated the first, and soon, only bones remained as his internal organs directly fell, turning into ashes during their fall.

"Roar…"

A painful roar echoed from Duncan's mouth. He was now floating in midair, as a skeleton. His heart remained the last organ within his body, still beating at the same frequency as Constance's heart.

Duncan forced himself up, in pain, his hands moving as he roared again…

Boundless black smoke rose up from his body, and following Duncan's painful roar, a large number of Abyssal Runes surged out from his mouth.

The boundless runes converged with the black smoke and formidable mana fluctuations spread like a tide.

The only things visible in Duncan's pitch-black eye sockets were hate, anger, and pain…

The strong emotions moved the mana, and the Ash Beastman's innate casting ability was fully displayed, a large amount of Abyssal Runes and black smoke condensed over the abyss under Duncan's control.

In an instant, twelve black vortexes appeared and with the convergence of the black smoke and the Abyssal Runes, the vortexes' size was increasing at a rapid pace.

After a few seconds, twelve huge Abyssal Gates over a dozen meters large took shape in the air.

Abyssal aura was leaking out of these twelve Abyssal Gates, colliding with the aura of nature.

Thunderous sounds echoed when these powers clashed, and a large amount of vegetation that had just started to regrow, in the area near the gates, was crushed and twisted by the collision.

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Chapter 676: Conclusion

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Countless plants withered at a rapid pace due to the collision between the two auras, turning yellow within a few seconds, before turning into black powder. But the next instant, these withering plants grew once more under the effect of the rich nature aura, completing the growth process of a few months, even a few years, in a second.

After a dozen seconds, Duncan waved both arms, the entire mana within his body flaring up, covering his body with a thick layer of black liquid mana, his power and evil aura continuously rising.

The black smoke was poured into the twelve Abyssal Gates, and the originally slowly rotating Abyssal Gates started fiercely trembling. Those extremely sinister vortexes revolving extremely fast.

Then, a large amount of sulfuric-smelling pitch-black flames emitting dark green poisonfire came out of the three doors on the left side.

From the other Abyssal Gates came black whirlwinds, boundless black ice, blazing meteors…

Those black whirlwinds were letting out sounds similar to ghosts wailing, flickering with countless icy lights. A large amount of black Wind Blades gathered in those storm-like black tornadoes…

As for the black ice, it was similar to small hills. In a split second, a large number of Iceblades and Ice Spikes fell down.

Those blazing Meteors were carrying heavy pressure as they dragged a black trail behind them, making the air tremble.

The earth started being corroded as poisonfire doused the earth, its spreading amplified by the black gusts of wind, turning a large amount of vegetation to ashes. Everything touched by the black ice froze, and after those meteors fell, a shockwave could be seen sweeping over, destroying everything in its path.

The aura of Nature started being suppressed, and from the edge of the abyss, the earth started being filled with wounds as the evil and deadly power spread. The violent surge of mana instantly killing the remaining Abyssal lifeforms.

Lin Yun was already using his four crystal pens to crack the array before his eyes.

He no longer had any spare time or any spare energy to care about what was happening behind, even if he sensed the terrible chaotic mana fluctuations behind him.

Enderfa frantically used defensive spells, using countless shield spells with the Ten Thousand Spell Wheel in order to defend the teleportation array against all attacks. As for Xiuban, he was swinging Carnage while clenching his teeth, forcibly blocking all missed spells to not let any of them disturb Lin Yun's work.

Xiuban was already covered with scars and his arms were trembling, every impact would cause his body to tremble violently, even leaking blood from the corner of his mouth. As for the other scattered people, they also fled for their lives, using the cover of the roots coming out of the ground to frantically run towards the teleportation array.

Elsa led the mere ten Dark Elves remaining, while carrying the passed out Jeremy, using all her mana to frantically run towards the teleportation array.

As a Dark Elven Princess, she had completely lost her calm and only terror could be seen on her face.

"Flee! Hurry…" Elsa shouted in alarm.

Regardless how injured she got, she just kept running towards the teleportation array.

'Hurry, hurry, Duncan is actually using his full strength, we are finished, how long do we have left? Ten seconds? Twenty seconds?'

'No way, we have at most ten seconds before those chaotic spells reach us.'

'Sir Merlin, crack the array a bit faster please, if you don't hurry, everyone will die…'

'Heavens, Duncan is using all his strength to kill us…'

'Boundless poisonfire, black ice hills and meteors are covering the entire depths of the Night Valley, looks like that crazy Duncan wants everything destroyed.'

As time passed, those quickly revolving Abyssal Gates kept growing bigger and bigger, with more and more spells coming out, like a volcanic eruption.

Soon, a huge ten-meters-wide meteor flew towards the teleportation array. This heavy meteor put a lot of pressure on the space. Before it even reached them, the air was already pressured away and those standing next to the teleportation array were already affected..

Enderfa's three faces were already distorted as he did his best to squeeze the Molten Core to push the Ten Thousand Spell Wheel to its limits, casting a flood of spells towards that huge meteor.

A Dragon Roar could be heard as Reina turned into a Frost Dragon, a thorn-like sharp blue Frost Breath made of converged ice shards rushing towards that huge Meteor.

The core of the puppet, the Hydra Heart, was also crazily throbbing, squeezing every single drop of mana. Many of the structures linked to the mana source had already been severed, all mana was used to cast spells.

The powerful pressure suppressed the air and mana in the area, making Elsa and the other Dark Elves' expression turn dark purple, but they still clenched their teeth and kept casting spells towards that huge meteor.

Under the bombardment of countless spells, the black smoke on the surface of this meteor was scattered, exposing a meteor of black ice with a layer of flaming poisonfire, gusts of winds were lingering around the meteor, creating fierce spatial cracks.

When these spatial cracks appeared, they were quickly swept away by the meteor's pressure.

Under everyone's attacks, the falling speed of the meteor was slowly reduced, but it still had a terrifying momentum, relentlessly falling towards the meteor.

And after the cover of the first meteor disappeared, they could all see three over-twenty-meters-wide meteors right behind the first one.

"Merlin, are you done yet?" Enderfa exclaimed in alarm with his three distorted faces. He had been doing his best and couldn't even maintain the shape of his faces.

When the Meteor was ten meters away from them, the Dark Elves spat blood due to the pressure. Zeuss also screamed, unable to breath. Having lost air and the surrounding mana, his body felt as if it was about to explode.

A large amount of blood came out from the wounds in their body, as if forcibly drawn out.

Eight meters…

Seven meters…

When the first meteor was five meters away from them, the teleportation array suddenly shone with a glaring light, countless flowing light converged together, transforming into a pillar of light.

At this time, Lin Yun stopped using the crystal pens, a pale expression on his face and his hands trembling. Under the huge pressure, it was very hard for Lin Yun to even lift his arms.

Suddenly, the Book of Ten Thousand Mantras appeared in Lin Yun's left hand, instantly transforming into the Raging Flame Scepter, a very simple-looking scepter, with a ball containing countless runes at the top.

Beads of sweat trickled down Lin Yun's forehead. He clenched his teeth and brandished the Raging Flame Scepter above his head.

In a split second, countless runes burst out of the Raging Flame Scepter, the glaring lights condensed into a one-meter-thick light pillar, fiercely colliding with that huge Meteor above his head.

In an instant, that huge black ice Meteor exploded and turned into countless shards of black ice, sent flying in the sky.

After having gotten rid of the huge pressure from that meteor, everyone felt their bodies getting lighter.

Then, no one cared about appearances.

Whether it was Reina or Zeuss, or even the Dark Elves on the verge of death, everyone pounced towards the light of the teleportation array.

Rays of light flashed as everyone disappeared…

A second later, several large Meteors fell down in the vicinity of the teleportation array.

Poisonfire, black ice and whirlwinds fell alongside the Meteors, destroying everything within that area and forcibly suppressing the power of nature.

The entire Night Valley was turned into an apocalyptic scene.

Duncan's furious roars kept echoing throughout the Night Valley, but unfortunately for him, Lin Yun's group had already escaped.

…

In a calm forest, magic beasts over level 20 were living within the large amount of colorful vegetation.

Suddenly, the ground started shining, and the vegetation covering that spot was disintegrated.

The teleportation array's light pillar shone brightly as more than a dozen people in terrible shape rushed out of the light.

Terrifying mana fluctuations rushed out, sending wide-eyed monkeys and magic beasts fleeing from fear.

A burnt and smoke smell spread as they all sat and started exclaiming in pain.

Lin Yun's face was terrible and his clothes were already dilapidated. Immediately after appearing here, he rushed to the side of the teleportation array and instantly shut it close, even changing one of the runes to sever the connection between the two arrays.

Only then did Lin Yun sigh in relief.

"F*ck, finally escaped, that guy was really too frightening…" Enderfa cursed after finally getting a new lease on life.

Reina, Xiuban, and Zeuss had also suffered some not-so-light injuries, even the puppet's parts Lin Yun had replaced before had been ruined.

As for the less than ten remaining Dark Elves, they were all seriously injured.

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Chapter 677: Clan

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Elsa was sitting on the ground, downing a health recovery potion. The faint Jeremy was at his last breath and even that could be considered very fortunate after being offered as a sacrifice for the Elven Elegy.

While everyone rested for a bit, Elsa couldn't help looking at Lin Yun. Because of Jeremy's sacrifice issue, Elsa felt that the situation was very troublesome, she didn't know how to deal with it.

After all, Jeremy was the son of the Great Elder and his status among Dark Elves wasn't low. According to human standards, he was a noble. As for the Great Elder, he could be said to be the most influential among the dark elves, he had the strength of a peak 9th Rank Archmage and might soon advance to the Heaven Rank.

If the Great Elder heard of what happened to Jeremy, they would definitely mobilize the entire Dark Elven Race to retaliate.

Merlin was so strong, as a 9th Rank High Mage, he already had the power of an 8th Rank Archmage. And of his few companions, one was level 38 Frost Dragon, one was a puppet that could cast 6th Tier spells, one of them was an unfathomable Beastman with Draconic and Beastman bloodlines, one was a monstrous Magic Tool Incarnation controlling that Magic Tool to form floods of spells. Not to mention that strange old man who was quickly advancing through ranks…

Such a powerful force… If the Dark Elves started a war, their race might not get any advantages, both sides might even suffer huge losses. But the Dark Elves weren't the only race in the God Nation.

If the Dark Elves got severely injured, the other races would definitely not let go of this opportunity…

'But it should be okay, Merlin actually has a scepter!'

There was a strange expression in Elsa's eyes as she looked at Lin Yun, the confusion seemed to have cleared out as she couldn't help recalling a prophecy.

Legend had it that one day, there would be a man holding a scepter coming to the God Nation, and that person would undo the curse plaguing the Dark Elves for generations.

And even though that scepter looked ordinary, there was a ball of light made of the convergence of countless runes.

'Merlin is definitely the person from that prophecy!'

'This can't be a mistake, such power, talent superior to the Dark Elves, and holding that scepter as he came to the God Nation, this couldn't be wrong!'

Compared to letting the curse plague the Dark Elves for more millennia, let alone the still living Jeremy, even her, as a Dark Elven Princess, wouldn't hesitate to trade her life for such a favor.

'Right, I must take Merlin to the clan, the Great Elder would definitely put aside his personal grudges!'

Elsa's expression became resolute, apparently having decided on something, she walked towards Lin Yun, awkwardly issuing an invitation, "Sir Merlin, I would like to invite all of you to our clan as guests, what do you think?"

Lin Yun looked at Elsa with shock, 'Invitation to the Dark Elven Clan?'

Enderfa floated over and looked on with ridicule, "Why, Elf? You want to lead us to your clan so you can capture all of us in one fell swoop? Truly too naive, this is such a poor excuse!"

Reina and Xiuban also stood up at this point, maliciously looking at Elsa. They had been cooperating with the Dark Elves before due to the situation, they had no other choice when facing the Orachiss and Duncan, they could only team up with the Dark Elves.

Now that they solved it, they still issued an invitation? If they didn't harbor malicious intentions, then what.

Elsa heard Enderfa's words and was suddenly startled, promptly waving her hands to explain, "That's not it, Sir, don't misunderstand. I genuinely want to invite you to our clan as a guest. In truth, it was our army's fault. If not for Sir Merlin, we would have been completely annihilated by Curio, how could I harm Sir Merlin!"

Elsa explained in a hurry.

If Merlin left just like that, she might not get the opportunity to see him again. If he had a way to enter the God Nation, he should have a way to leave it too. Once he left, would the Dark Elves have another opportunity for their curse to be removed?

Elsa urgently explained, but dull words couldn't even convince the Dark Elves behind her. There were even many Dark Elves looking at Elsa with admiration. No matter how powerful this group was, once they were brought to the clan, they would be screwed.

Lin Yun stood there, indifferently looking at Elsa, waiting to hear her explanation.

Elsa tried to explain for a while, but after seeing no change in Lin Yun's expression, she decided to divulge the prophecy, but it wasn't a very detailed explanation.

After Elsa roughly told the content of that prophecy, the Dark Elves' expressions completely changed, they then looked at Lin Yun with zeal and respect, all enmity had completely dissipated.

They had seen Lin Yun's methods with their own eyes, they could accept the content of the prophecy when it was brought up and were even certain that Lin Yun was the person from the prophecy.

Enderfa was dumbstruck as he looked at Elsa's attitude, she didn't appear to have any malice.

Lin Yun had a change of mind as he thought of his search for Constance's skull, he would spend a lot of time without knowing the path. These Dark Elves surely knew, it would be a lot simpler if they were willing to help.

Moreover, even if these Dark Elves were stupid, he wouldn't have to worry, even if he couldn't defeat them, he could still flee…

Thinking of this, Lin Yun didn't care if the prophecy was true or not and nodded, "Let's go take a look then."

Hearing Lin Yun's answer, Elsa's face lit up with delight and she promptly gave an introduction of the Dark Elven Clan, eager to lead the way.

"We aren't far from the clan…"

Under Elsa's enthusiastic lead, it didn't take long before they reached the Dark Elven Clan.

That clan was situated on a main branch of the Wisdom Tree, the few-dozen-kilometers thick branch was like a large continent.

They saw a large forest on their way towards the clan, every tree had fruits the size of fists, these were the Dark Elves main source of food.

A few-kilometers-long path crosse the forest, at the end of which was a huge tree over a kilometer in height, with a dark green treetop spreading for half a dozen kilometers. Rays of lights sprinkled down like a waterfall, falling down from the top of this huge tree.

This was the Ancient Tree of Life that most Elven Clans possessed. It could even be said that only the Elven settlements possessing an Ancient Tree of Life could be considered a clan.

The rays of light sprinkling down from the Ancient Tree of Life were formed from the converged mana of the Ancient Tree of Life, this was more important than air to Elves.

On the side of the long path, they could see numerous treehouses covering the falling light. This was completely different from a human street, all the paths were made from twisted and curved trees.

As their group arrived outside the clan's area, they saw a dozen trees over twenty meters tall suddenly moving.

Ordinary aged faces appeared on the trees and one branch after another hung down, forming pairs of hands.These trees were shuddering, carefully watching the group coming from the main path.

After seeing Elsa waving her hand in greeting, these trees fell back, their hands and faces disappearing.

Enderfa saw those dozen trees and sneere, disdainfully saying, "There is only a dozen Ancient Thorn Trees defending that clan…"

When they entered the clan, they saw a lot of Dark Elves looking curiously from the distance. From time to time, some of them would greet Elsa.

After walking for a while, Elsa grabbed a Dark Elf and impatiently asked, "Where is the Great Elder right now? I have some important matter to discuss with him."

That Dark Elf was stunned, but didn't ask and answered immediately, "The Great Elder has already entered the Lightless Dreamland, I heard that this time the Great Elder is very confident in stepping into the Heaven Rank after leaving the Lightless Dreamland…"

Disappointment flashed on Elsa's face. Since the Great Elder had entered the Lightless Dreamland, nothing could be done for the time being.

A light flickered in Lin Yun's eyes, how could he not know about the Lightless Dreamland.

He started studying the Dark Elves after he had read the part about the Dark Elves rebelling against their God.

The Lightless Dreamland was one of their abilities, and it was a very powerful one.

They could make their body sink into slumber, and their mind, consciousness and soul, would enter that world of pure soul energy.

There was no material matter in this world, only pure soul and Laws. A Dark Elf could use the Lightless Dreamland to directly perceive the Laws through their consciousness. That was the purest contact, which would greatly increase the speed at which they understood Laws, and some Laws that ordinarily couldn't be felt could be sensed there.

The Dark Elves had high probability of turning their spells into ultimate magic patterns thanks to Lightless Dreamland, it could even be said that the Lightless Dreamland was the driving force behind the Dark Elves' ultimate magic patterns!

But, Dark Elves had to at least be at the Archmage realm if they wanted to enter the Lightless Dreamland, moreover, only the most talented Dark Elves with strong soul power had that ability and could understand the Laws within the Lightless Dreamland. They were the most powerful Dark Elves.

The Great Elder actually had the opportunity to reach the Heaven Rank, he might already be a powerhouse with one step into the Heaven realm.

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Chapter 678: Oh? Really?

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The details about the Lightless Dreamland flashed in Lin Yun's mind, he also recalled that Pureblood Elves had similar abilities, but it was the Jade Dreamland. Both had similar effects, only their names were different.

By the time Lin Yun recalled all the information, Elsa had already returned after asking the Dark Elf, and came back with a helpless expression.

"Sir Merlin, our Great Elder isn't here for the time being. You must be tired after fighting for so long, I'll arrange a place for you to rest."

Elsa led Lin Yun's group to an exquisite treehouse and carefully arranged every single trivial matter before rushing out.

Lin Yun actually didn't care, the more he increased his understanding of the Book of Ten Thousand Mantras, the more formidable that book felt.

Moreover, he would frequently find some very practical spells and some very situational spells.

But the greatest harvest wasn't these recorded magic spells, but rather his increased comprehension towards incantations. A spell didn't have to be used in their original form, but it could also be cast based on the actual need, this was remodelling spells.

New spell could even be created by compounding spells. Although these spells might not be the most powerful, in some situations, they would have the best effects. Some would use the least amount of mana, while others would take the lowest amount of time to be cast.

The more comprehension, the more Lin Yun felt that this Book of Ten Thousand Mantras wasn't that simple. Since he had time, he might as well study it.

Lin Yun sat in the treehouse, holding the Book of Ten Thousand Mantra as he started savoring every spell written within…

On the other side, the news of Elsa's return and Jeremy's fainting from serious injuries spread in the Dark Elven Clan.

In Jeremy's room, Jers was looking at the comatose, barely alive Jeremy who didn't have a wisp of mana fluctuations. His eyes were red as he repressed his fury, carefully observing. His fury only burst out after he made sure that Jeremy wouldn't be in any danger for a while.

"Jeremy, rest assured, no matter who it is, your older brother will make them pay the price!"

Jers rushed out of the house, bursting with energy. He rushed towards a huge treehouse where a few Dark Elves were still recovering from their wounds. They were the survivors that had followed Elsa out of that disaster.

Jers rushed in, grabbed a Dark Elf laying on a bed and roared loudly, "Tell me who! Who put Jeremy in that state?!"

The grabbed Dark Elf paled as he looked at Jers with shame, "It's… It's those Outsiders, Jeremy…"

He didn't finish his words before Jers ruthlessly left him there, rushing out in anger, "F*ckers, f*ckers, it's actually those outsiders! These outsiders dared to injure my younger brother!"

Jers rushed out of the house and instantly disappeared. The Dark Elves in the room looked at each other in dismay. They didn't have time to say anything before Jers left in anger. The few of them felt that the situation was far from good, so one of them immediately rushed out to notify Elsa."

Jers was burning in anger. He easily got the location of the outsiders, after all, outsiders were really conspicuous in a Dark Elven Clan.

But when he arrived in front of the outsiders resting place, Jers froze.

He gnashed his teeth as he saw the house they were given.

'Damnit, who? Which b*stard had the gall to host the person that seriously injured Jeremy in such a luxurious treehouse!'

'Damned outsiders, you are actually treated as VIP!'

'Is the Dark Elves most luxurious VIP treehouse something that you outsiders can live in?'

Jers' face turned cold, he didn't even knock and kicked the door open before walking in with large strides.

In the house, Lin Yun was leaning down, studying the Book of Ten Thousand Mantras while looking at a newly appearing 1st Tier Spell.

As he saw Jers coming in, Lin Yun's eyes were still unfocused, having yet to wake up from the boundless sea of spells.

Jers walked towards Lin Yun with large strides, looking down at him as he coldly asked, "Human, who let you in this place? Is this a place your inferior species can enter? F*ck off."

Lin Yun frowned, looking at that ice-cold proud face that carried the Dark Elves' trademark arrogance, his chin raised and his two hands behind his back, this was the way Dark Elves showed disrespect.

But Lin Yun didn't think too much about it, he thought that it was the original owner of the house, thus he closed the Book of Ten Thousand Mantras when he saw that newcomer and walked out of this treehouse.

After Lin Yun left the treehouse, Jers sneered and followed him out. Lin Yun frowned and asked, "You are…?"

But just as he opened his mouth, Jers sneered, "Blind fool, you don't even know me yet you want to infiltrate the Dark Elven Clan? I don't know which idiot got tricked by such an inferior species to let you live in that treehouse. You didn't even do proper research before infiltrating the Dark Elven Clan? What kind of swindler are you?"

'Lamentable Human, only a 9th Rank High Mage, yet he dared to infiltrate the Dark Elven Clan. I only need one hand to crush that trash to death.'

'Moreover, this trash' awareness is so bad, I rushed in and he was still staring blankly, without an ounce of awareness, still looking at a 1st Tier Spell's incantation. He is so trashy. I heard that humans were a base and despicable race, sure enough.'

'How could this kind of trash even compare to me? I am the 2nd genius of the younger generation of the God Nation's three great races, how could this kind of trash compare?'

'As a 9th Rank High Mage, I already killed a level 30 Soul Exploding Ape on my own! That was the most troublesome level 30 magic beast! If this trash was ambushed by a Soul Exploding Ape, he would definitely die in an instant. No, even a level 29 magic beast might easily kill that trash.'

'Such a weakling, how could this trash trick anyone? Could there be someone more stupid than him in the Dark Elven Clan?'

'How could that kind of trash injure Jeremy…'

As he thought about this, Jers raised his chin, overlooking Lin Yun as he interrogated him, "Human Outsider, tell the truth, did you put Jeremy in that state? Answer my question and I can mercifully spare your life!"

Lin Yun frowned a bit before relaxing, his face becoming dull and expressionless, "Haha…"

Jers' face turned icy, "Despicable Human, I shall have you answer my question. Standing in front of you is the son of the Great Elder, the most outstanding genius of the Dark Elven Race, the strongest Dark Elf of the younger generation. I'm ordering you to answer my question. I give you three seconds. Think carefully, the consequences depends on your actions."

Saying that, Jers secretly roused a magic pattern, a 4th Tier ultimate magic pattern shone and powerful mana fluctuations started appearing.

'Damn Outsider, I know you don't want to admit your mistakes, but the most talented genius of the Dark Elven Race is standing in front of you, I'm the 2nd young genius of the entire God Nation. Such a weakling isn't qualified for me to make a move. My name alone should be enough to make him tremble in fear.'

'In the Dark Elven Clan, which young Dark Elf wouldn't have admiration when my name is mentioned? Even the powerhouses of the older generation would be afraid when I'm angry. As long as I stand there, those Ash Beastmen wouldn't dare looking up.'

'A damned human, and a 9th Rank High Mage looking at 1st Tier Spells… Such a trash would never know how powerful an Archmage was in his entire life, let alone understand how formidable a Dark Elf Archmage was.'

'Hmpf, this damned Outsider would never become an Archmage during this lifetime. He can't even talk from fright, truly disgusting. If not to avenge Jeremy, I would have never talked to such a trash and would have cut the throat of that damned outsider right away.'

'As long as that trash tells me which outsider hurt Jeremy, I'll mercifully let him keep his life. Yes, this kind of trash isn't worth me making a move. If others learnt about it, I'll definitely be known as a joke for decades.'

'I must lock up the bastard that injured Jeremy in the prison, ruthlessly torture him for a hundred years and trap his soul!'

'Yes, if this weakling doesn't dare to speak, I shall cripple his magic conducting rune. In any case, that trash would never be able to feel my power in his life.'

Jers glanced at Lin Yun and sneered, "Hmpf, such a gutless human, what happened? You have never seen so much power? I'll let you know, if I want to kill you, you won't be able to move a finger at all. With a single thought, you would die ten times!"

Lin Yun was baffled, 'Where did this guy come from?'

"What do you want?"

Jers raised his chin, both hands behind his back, disdain on his face.

"You, Trash, don't even have the qualifications to be killed by me. As long as you tell me who injured Jeremy and where that scoundrel is, I shall be merciful and let you keep you life with only your mana crippled."

'Hmpf, that guy might have been sent by one of our enemies, they harmed Jeremy and sent that weakling here in order to ridicule me and have me, the genius of the Dark Elven Tribe, handle that 9th Rank High Mage human myself.'

'I was almost fooled by that guy!'

Jers was angrily staring at Lin Yun.

Lin Yun casually answered, "Oh? Really?"

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Chapter 679: Heaven Rank Curse

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Jers frowned.

'This damned weakling doesn't know how to respect the strong? With such a trashy level of strength, he actually dares to speak to me like that? It looks like I have to teach him a lesson.

'…Right, it's a lesson. I'm not putting down a weak human, but teaching a lesson to a wretched human to make him understand why he should respect a Dark Elven powerhouse. Even if that damned guy didn't hurt Jeremy, he definitely watched. It could be said that this cowardly human was part of it. Wouldn't he tell me what I want to know if I cut his limbs off and throw him outside of a Bloodthirsty Wasp nest? This damned human will serve as an example for the guy that harmed Jeremy!'

"Puny Human, are you trying to anger me? An 8th Rank Dark Elf Archmage?!" After saying those words, a huge amount of mana rose up from Jers' body. He used pure mana to pressure Lin Yun, which could be considered the most humiliating way to get suppressed.

At that time, Elsa was rushing over, and before she even reached them, she shouted, feeling angry and startled at the same time, "Jers! What are you doing!? Stop now!"

Elsa was paling more and more, her fingers shaking. She unhesitantly stepped in front of Jers and chastised, "Jers, what the hell are you doing? This is our honorable guest! You dare to act against him?!"

Elsa's eyes were wide open as she pointed a trembling finger at Jers, her heart about to jump out of her chest.

'Too scary… That idiot Jers, so what if you are the most talented Dark Elf? You have no idea how terrifying this young human is! Hell, you would be scared to death if you knew what this human is capable of.

'With just a few companions, he faced the ambush of a thousand Dark Elves and had no losses… The few of them stopped a thousand Dark Elves, can you do the same? And that was an ambush! And just that person alone, this seemingly weak 9th Rank High Mage, was able to counterattack during the ambush and take out a few hundred Dark Elves!'

'Hell, Merlin even remained calm while facing the Orachiss, escaping easily without worrying about it at all. While facing Curio, his counterattacks were terrifying, and he even forced Duncan to go all-out before managing to secure an escape path. Is this someone you can afford to offend? If Merlin becomes unhappy because of your provocation, he would only need one hand to kill you, he wouldn't even need his companions!'

'Sh*t, and I almost forgot, Merlin is formidable Artisan! Foolish Jers, have you ever seen an Artisan in your lifetime? He had split his mind in four to crack an array as if four alchemists were working on it at the same time! Have you ever seen such a shocking situation? Do you know the consequences of provoking a formidable Artisan? You won't even know how you died! And even your soul won't be able to rest after your death! Is a powerful mage and powerful Artisan someone you can even provoke?'

'Damnit, damnit, damnit, Merlin is also the person in our prophecy, do you still want to attack him? Heavens!'

Recalling what had happened, Elsa felt her blood go cold as if frozen by magic, and her teeth continuously shivering.

'Damned Jers, you are causing big trouble! You are going to create a disaster for the Dark Elven Race!'

Despite looking so pale, Elsa clenched her teeth and blocked Jers' path, glaring at him with an unyielding attitude.

"Jers, this is an important guest of our Dark Elven Race, if you dare to slight this guest, I'll use my status of Dark Elven Princess to imprison you!"

Elsa deliberately emphasized the importance of the guest, hoping that Jers would back down.

But Jers suddenly got angry. Disbelief was plastered on his face as he pointed at Elsa with no manners.

"What? Elsa, you are actually helping an outsider? You'll use your princess status for a puny and despicable human?"

Elsa hurriedly tried to persuade him. "Jers, this is really a VIP of our entire Dark Elven Race. Don't be impulsive! If there is any matter, wait until the Great Elder wakes up before bringing it up! This is for your own good!"

'It truly is! You truly don't know how terrifying that "puny and despicable human" is. I'm fairly certain that you wouldn't be able to injure him if you attacked. You would just end up paying a costly price. One could only know how fierce Merlin was after seeing him in action.'

…

A bit later.

"Advancing to the Heaven Rank? Are you making fun of me?" Elsa subconsciously exclaimed.

Lin Yun conscientiously shook his head. "I'm not joking, this is true. I want to try something. If it goes well, there is a high probability that you can advance to the Heaven Rank. But I'm not the kind of person to help for no reason. If it succeeds, you'll need to serve me for two centuries."

Shock could be seen on Elsa's face as she foolishly looked at Lin Yun.

'How could this be!? How could reaching the Heaven Rank be so easy?'

Although Dark Elves' innate talents were outstanding and the whole Race was made of mages, there was still a gap in terms of talents when it came to comprehension. Wasn't it necessary to understand Laws in order to advance to the Heaven realm?

'Heavens, would Merlin trick me? There are many Archmages in the clan, but there are a lot less after the 5th Rank. Every Rank needs a long amount of time.

There were a lot of people in the tribe who advanced to the 9th Rank before being two centuries old, but they would die of age. No one reached the Heaven Rank.

The Great Elder reached the 9th Rank before his 150th birthday, but he was already over 800 right now and was only hoping to advance to the Heaven Rank.

'I'm a 7th Rank Archmage right now, so how could Merlin have the confidence to let me break through to the Heaven Rank in a short time?'

'He must be toying with me, that's right, it's definitely a joke… Wait, no. Merlin has never joked before. He didn't talk big, and he did everything he set himself to do. Could this be true? But how could this be? I never heard of such a possibility… The Dark Elven Race has been around for so long, but nothing like that ever spread. There's never been any mention of Dark Elves advancing to the Heaven realm in a short time.

'Could there be a method from the world outside the God Nation? Right, Merlin is a formidable Artisan, he definitely knows many things from the outside world. No wonder he wants my blood to run some tests. Maybe there really is a way for me to advance to the Heaven Rank.

'But what if there are side-effects? Well, it's true that Dark Elves haven't had a Heaven Rank powerhouse for so many years. It might be very hard for me to reach the Heaven Rank on my own. I'm only a bit over 100. Even if there are serious sequelae, I could spend the few hundred years I have left finding a way to make up for it…

'Moreover, serving Merlin isn't a very harsh condition. If I can advance to the Heaven Rank, serving him for two centuries isn't unacceptable… But the main problem is, is this real? Why isn't Merlin using that method on himself? Or on his companions? This couldn't be…'

Elsa's expression kept changing as her mind was completely disturbed by Lin Yun's words.

Advancing to the Heaven Rank was a huge temptation, a temptation that couldn't be resisted, and trading two centuries for it was nothing. Dark Elves had extremely long lifespans. Ordinary Dark Elves could live for a millennium or so, about ten times the life expectancy of humans.

And after advancing to the Heaven Rank, one's lifespan would definitely increase again. Two hundred years would only be considered a small part of that life.

Elsa frowned, her complexion continuously changing. After a while, she couldn't help asking, "Is this real? Can I really advance to the Heaven Rank in a short time?"

Lin Yun nodded. "Yes, but this process might need some time. You are a 7th Rank Archmage right now, so you'll need time if you want to advance to the Heaven Rank. But that time is nothing when compared to your lifespan as a Dark Elf. However, the process might be very painful, so you had best make some preparations."

Elsa couldn't help looking happy when she heard that, before it turned to worry, and ultimately hesitation…

'It seems like Merlin is very confident. The time needed is nothing; a few years or a few decades don't matter. There is no problem as long as I can advance to the Heaven Rank. And suffering a bit of pain is nothing, as everything needs a price. Time and pain in exchange for a breakthrough to the Heaven Rank isn't unacceptable.'

But was advancing to the Heaven Rank that easy?

Elsa helplessly shook her head and looked at Lin Yun, still hesitating a bit as she said, "Merlin, my mind is in chaos, I can't think calmly about it. Can I go back first to consider it?"

Lin Yun nodded indifferently. "Go and think about it. But you had best give me your answer before I leave the Dark Elven Clan."

Elsa finally relaxed. She had been afraid that Lin Yun would force her into making a choice now.

Elsa left in a hurry. Lin Yun didn't seem worried. No matter who, breaking through to the Heaven Rank was a temptation no one could resist. After all, those at the Heaven Rank and those below the Heaven Rank could be considered two completely different species. Everything under the Heaven Rank could only be mortal.

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Chapter 680: War Preparations

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All mortals wished to transcend the limits of mortals. That wasn't just an increase in strength… It was also raising one's life to a higher level. Whether it was their instincts or their thoughts, they all chased that goal.

Especially a magic race like the Dark Elves. Their attraction towards magic was like an addiction, and the pursuit of Extraordinary Power was an instinct of their bloodline.

Two hundred years for a Heaven Rank Dark Elf was like a year of work for an ordinary person.

A generous reward for a short duration job… No one could refuse it. In human kingdoms, Archmages could advance to the Heaven Rank, but advancing in only a year or two… Even powerhouses like Star Sage Jouyi, who was already half a step into the Heaven Rank, might not be able to resist the temptation.

Moreover, Lin Yun's understanding of Dark Elves was most likely a lot better than that of the Dark Elves themselves. In the far future, Noscent's mages conquered one world after another, and countless hidden Dark Elven settlements were excavated. Many of these inhabitants were treated as lab rats.

The mages at the peak of the era already had a meticulous understanding of Dark Elves. That race's innate talents were truly formidable, much more formidable than those of humans. The entire race was made of mages, and they only needed to learn a spell to turn it into a magic pattern. All the spells used via magic patterns were instant spells.

This kind of powerful talent and casting ability should have shackled the Dark Elves' limits to a certain degree.

Without the repeated complete casting, there would naturally be a flaw in the comprehension of spells. The flawed foundations would be huge shackles to the Dark Elves.

As long as they started studying magic, Dark Elves would at worst reach the Mage realm. And after reaching adulthood, most of the Dark Elves would become Great Mages. However, less than half would become High Mages, and as for Archmages… Not even half of the High Mages could become Archmages.

The 5th Rank Archmage dividing line was even sharper, as there might not even be one in a thousand that could become a 6th Rank Archmage, perhaps not even one in five thousand.

The higher the rank, the more exaggerated this proportion would be. The Dark Elves that advanced to the 9th Rank of the Archmage realm in a clan could be counted on one hand.

A Heaven Rank Dark Elf might show up in a large tribe only after countless years. Even in the early stages of the Nesser Dynasty, the proportion of Heaven Rank Dark Elves was so low it was scary. It was even lower than the ratio for humans during that time.

When the Dark Elves had yet to be expelled from Noscent, countless Dark Elves had become Peak 9th Rank Archmages before turning 200, but those that could become Heaven Mages during their lives could be counted on one's hands.

Even if Dark Elves had that Lightless Dreamland ability that could be used to sense Laws, it didn't change their current situation.

On one hand, they were innately powerful, but on the other hand, they were bound to have an additional flaw, and this was a common problem for all creatures with wisdom.

Chromatic Dragons were innately powerful, but their race was low in number and even reproduction was a big problem. There might not be a new clansman in a millennium. The birth of a Chromatic Dragon, from pregnancy to birth, might take two or three millennia. If some problems appeared in the process, the young dragon might end up dying prematurely.

Every single Dark Elf was a mage. This led to the Dark Elven Race having more trouble producing Heaven Mages than other weaker races.

Even the owner of the Sky Bloodline was no exception. If the Sky Bloodline didn't awaken, the Dark Elf with that bloodline would have more trouble reaching the Heaven Rank than the others. They might never break through to that realm in their life.

There had been four people with the Sky Bloodline in Noscent's history. They all died of old age and didn't reach the Heaven Rank. None of them reached the 9th Rank of the Archmage realm either.

During the peak of the Magic Era, those powerful mages figured out a way to awaken the Sky Bloodline. And Lin Yun knew that method.

Thus, Lin Yun didn't mind that Elsa had yet to answer. On one side was a shortcut to the Heaven Rank, and on the other side was a strenuous struggle. After struggling for a few hundred years without breaking through, perhaps anyone would go crazy and choose the shortcut.

After going back, Elsa seemed to have disappeared without a trace. Lin Yun would spend his day in the treehouse, studying the Book of Ten Thousand Mantras.

Ten days later.

Lin Yun massaged his aching eyes and closed the Book of Ten Thousand Mantras, sighing as he exclaimed, "The Book of Ten Thousand Mantras is truly not that simple…"

After ten days of intense research, Lin Yun felt how unfathomably deep the Book of Ten Thousand Mantras was. Every time he opened it, an entirely different incantation would appear.

When he obtained the approval of the Book of Ten Thousand Mantras, he felt that he had gotten a good understanding of the book, but he was now well aware of how unfathomable it was. After fusing with the Core Meditation Law Set, the Book of Ten Thousand Mantras itself had no secrets.

But the really important part was actually the incantations in the Book of Ten Thousand Mantras. Each time he opened it, he would discover an entirely new incantation. And after studying these incantations meticulously, Lin Yun would discover that many of these incantations only had a small syllable changing, or one character, to get an entirely different result. Sometimes, two spells could have two completely opposite effects, and even the difference in power was huge.

At the very start, Lin Yun was meticulously studying 6th Tier Spells, but on the 3rd day, he started studying 5th Tier Spells. On the 4th day, he gave up on 2nd Tier Spells and only studied the incantations of 1st Tier Spells.

Lin Yun couldn't remember how many of these incantations he had studied during those ten days…

And as a result, he felt reborn. His comprehension had reached new heights, and his casting ability had greatly increased.

During the peak of the Magic Era, each spell left in the decaying library had been a spell refined to its pinnacle. Every single one could be considered a classic.

But now, Lin Yun understood that just learning those classics wasn't good enough.

From the lowest spell to the highest spell, there was a process of comprehension and realization. It was the same for the spell quality, from the trashiest to the most perfect ones, they also went through a process of growth and transition. The enlightenment gained from that process, if he hadn't researched it, he would have never understood.

Only by walking through this process could someone could have some direct realization regarding the path of magic.

Each syllable, each rune, how they were compounded, how it was constructed, carved. Lin Yun got the most basic, most profound enlightenment at this time.

A Frost Spike appeared in his mind, one of the most basic 1st Tier Spells. But then, the Frost Spike took the shape where it could display its most formidable power. Deep blue ice condensed into a sleek structure with a sharp tip.

Compared to before, its power had increased by half a tier.

Satisfied, Lin Yun scattered the Frost Spike. His 6th Tier Spells were now 30% stronger than before, and their casting time and cooldowns had greatly lowered.

This also meant that his strength had increased before he reached the Archmage realm!

After taking a rest, Lin Yun was eager to open the Book of Ten Thousand Mantras again to keep studying those boundless incantations.

And while Lin Yun delved into magic in the treehouse, an uproar was taking place within the Dark Elven Clan.

A large number of fully armed Dark Elves started patrolling the surroundings, each group led by an Archmage. No one could walk more than three minutes without seeing a squadron.

Many Nightjars, trained by the Dark Elves, were sent out. Every few hundred meters, there would be a Nightjar perched on a branch, standing guard.

Within a few dozen kilometers, over a thousand Nightjars were patrolling. Many Dark Elves riding Horned Falcons could also be seen patrolling the skies.

The Nightjars were magic beasts that the Dark Elves had tamed for generations. Although they were only around level 15, the Dark Elves had been using them for defensive purposes.

Each of the Dark Elves guarding the tribe had a contract with a Nightjar, and through the contract, they could share the sight of the Nightjar.

Nightjars innately had night vision abilities, and in a special environment like the God Nation, they could see over a kilometer in pitch-black darkness.

With all of the Nightjars patrolling, not a single corner was left unwatched. It could be said that not even a fly could escape the Dark Elves' monitoring.

There were also the patrolling Horned Falcons. These magic beasts were gifted with thunder and lightning magic.

Furthermore, the Horned Falcons' shouts were very special. People couldn't hear their shouts. They could only be heard by the same kind, and the shouts spread especially far. If there was nothing to obstruct the sound, two Horned Falcons could communicate from fifty kilometers apart.

Thus, as long as anything happened, the Horned Falcon's shouts could be heard by the entire Dark Elven Clan's Horned Falcons.

A large amount of Dark Elves outside the clan were recalled. Only the elites remained, patrolling in the sky.

At the same time, a mage legion gathered in the camp.

The entire tribe was preparing for war. All the Dark Elven children were led within the clan. The Dark Elves with combat power were also ready for a fight.

The entire clan was on guard. In the middle of the tree, under the tall Ancient Tree of Life, a Dark Elf wearing an Elder's robe frowned as he looked at the Ancient Tree of Life.

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Chapter 681: Outsiders

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Countless tiny patterns were engraved on the trunk of the Ancient Tree of Life. Every single pattern was only the size of a thumb, and each one was emitting completely different mana fluctuations. There was even a wisp of soul aura on these patterns.

That wisp of soul aura, along with a wisp of mana, was bound to the inside of each narrow carving.

These were the life patterns of the Dark Elves. Every Dark Elf would come here after getting their first magic pattern and would carve their own life pattern onto the Ancient Tree of Life. Each life pattern belonged to a Dark Elf, and sealed within was a wisp of their mana and soul aura.

The Ancient Tree of Life would protect these life patterns. As long as the Ancient Tree of Life didn't wither, these life patterns couldn't be destroyed.

The only other possibility for the disappearance of a life pattern was the fall of their owner. After their death, the mana and soul aura within the life pattern would dissipate, having lost their source.

The fall of a Dark Elf would lead to a life pattern disappearing from the Ancient Tree of Life, but right now, a wide area of the Ancient Tree of Life was devoid of life patterns. This meant that at least several hundred Dark Elves had fallen.

An old man standing in front of the Ancient Tree of Life frowned and instructed with a deep voice, "Go and convene the Elder Council."

…

Half an hour later, in a huge treehouse, a group of Dark Elves with heavy expressions were gathered around a round table.

The seat of honor, the seat of the Great Elder, was empty. On its left, an old Dark Elf with white hair and a white beard was sitting. He was the 2nd Elder of the Dark Elven Clan.

Then, in order, were the 4th Elder, Elsa, and a few Dark Elven Deacons.

On the right side, Jers' father, 3rd Elder Broust, was sitting there followed by the 5th Elder and a group of Dark Elves Deacons.

Apart from the Great Elder, who was still in the Lightless Dreamland, everyone was present in this Elder Council.

Once everyone was seated, the 2nd Elder took the initiative, worry plastered all over his face. "I believe everyone already knows the reason behind this Elder Council's meeting. A legion went out hunting and was completely annihilated. 663 life patterns disappeared, it could be said that this hunting team disappeared without a word. Not a single piece of information made its way to us.

"The Dark Elves are never afraid of fighting, falling in battle is the supreme honor of Dark Elves. But this time, 663 Dark Elves and their Nightjars fell without even bringing any information back as if they had suddenly disappeared. What do you think?"

Since the Great Elder wasn't there, the 2nd Elder had to be the one to raise the issue.

The 4th Elder sitting beside the 2nd Elder was a middle-aged woman. At this moment, the 4th Elder had an icy expression as she coldly said, "The number of times such a situation has happened could be counted on one's fingers. I believe everyone understands why? Every time it was due to those damned two races, it must be the same this time!

"Only those two races know us well enough to make it impossible for the hunting team to pass on any information. They understand our methods, and if they start something, sneakily attacking a hunting team is definitely within their capability. And in my opinion, it must be that group of evil Ash Beastmen."

Elsa, who was sitting beside the 4th Elder, agreed with her words. "Indeed, these years, our relationship with the Ash Beastmen has been getting stiffer. They must be the culprits behind this. We had best send some people to scout the Ash Beastman Clan, we might be able to find some clue."

The 2nd Elder nodded, saying with worry, "This would be far from good if it was the work of the Ash Beastmen. Their Clan has greater power than our Dark Elven Clan. If they are attacking us so boldly, then they might already be quite confident in inflicting heavy losses…"

The 3rd Elder, who was sitting across the 2nd Elder, had a solemn expression as he raised an objection. "I don't think so. If we provoked the Ash Beastmen while being uncertain, those guys with Abyssal Bloodlines would definitely make use of that as an excuse to fight. On the contrary, I think this is a big conspiracy against us.

"Our clan has been peaceful for so long, how come something is happening now? Even if it was the Ash Beastmen, why haven't they done this before? This was such a ruthless move, it must have been a premeditated sneak attack!

"Everyone, our Clan has been peaceful for so many years, how come there is unrest now? What matter disturbed our peace lately? Or it might be better to say, what changed in our Clan? That must be a sign!"

The 3rd Elder had a heavy expression, while others expressed approval when they heard that. Everyone contemplated what happened to the clan recently.

"If there was any change, it was those few outsiders." The 5th Elder, sitting beside the 3rd Elder, sneered.

The 3rd Elder's face was ashen as he heard those words. "Hmpf, turns out it was those outsiders, no wonder. I knew these outsiders had malicious intentions. A few days ago, I sensed someone disturbing the peace and discovered that these outsiders were actually casting spells within the clan, injuring some of our clansmen…"

The sinister-looking 5th Elder was started as he said, "What! They actually dare to cast spells within the clan? And injure our clansmen? They are lawless! Why haven't we captured them yet? That matter happened after they appeared, yet they also dare to attack our clansmen? It must be a plot of these outsiders!"

The two Elders' words, when added to the 3rd Elder's take on the matter, immediately startled the Deacons and made them infuriated. They all started questioning why these outsiders hadn't been captured.

"Let's capture them!"

"These outsiders must have a plot!"

"Damnit, they must be behind it, what happened to our Clan must be related to them!"

The large conference treehouse was in an uproar in an instant.

Elsa suddenly started panicking. She couldn't understand how the discussion suddenly landed on Merlin.

'Damnit, what's up with these people, why are they putting it on Mafa Merlin? These people don't know how terrifying he is! Heavens, do they want to bury our Clan? It's no good, I must stop them!'

"3rd Elder, I already explained that it was your son Jers that made the first move. Mafa Merlin only defended himself. How could that be considered disturbing the peace of the Clan?" Elsa hurriedly stood up and questioned the 3rd Elder.

The 3rd Elder calmly nodded. "Jers' skills being inferior is his matter, but I saw that outsider knock Jers down, with the intent of killing him! This is a serious violation of our Clan's regulations. I believe Her Highness Elsa understands."

Before Elsa could even speak, the 3rd Elder's words sharply changed, "But since Her Highness Elsa is testifying, we can only let this matter be investigated and temporarily put it aside for the time being. But I want to ask Her Highness one more thing."

Elsa froze, unable to react for a bit. 'Since when is 3rd Elder so easy to speak to? Fortunately, Mafa Merlin isn't involved. It seems that 3rd Elder already understands that they shouldn't become enemies with Mafa Merlin and is prioritizing the interests of the clan.'

Elsa sighed in relief, while the 3rd Elder asked with an emotionless expression, "Your Highness, I know that it is extremely dangerous when out on a hunt, but this time, Your Highness led a thousand people. Why did only less than ten come back? Moreover, you brought back those outsiders. I already asked those loyal clansmen, and the main cause for the huge loss was those outsiders. I hope Your Highness can give us a reasonable explanation."

Anger flashed on Elsa's face, but before she could speak, the 4th Elder pulled Elsa back and said with a cold face, "This matter has already been reported to the Elder Council. I believe everyone knows that not only did they meet an Orachiss during the hunt, they also mistakenly entered the Night Valley, even meeting the genius, Duncan, from a millennium ago. Who here could affirm that they would be able to return alive from these kinds of circumstances?"

Elsa hurriedly added a sentence, "That's right! Not only did we return alive, but but it was also all thanks to Mafa Merlin's help! If it hadn't been for his assistance, none of us would have returned alive!"

The 5th Elder said in a neutral tone, "This is your side of the story, who knows if that's true?"

The 3rd Elder glanced at the 5th Elder and admonished him, "How could you doubt Her Highness' words! Her Highness Elsa definitely wouldn't lie!"

The 3rd Elder then turned towards Elsa and said, "Your Highness, I would like to ask you a few questions, and I hope you can answer them truthfully." He didn't wait for her answer as he continued, "Your Highness, were you inexplicably attacked by the Orachiss after meeting those outsiders?"

Elsa hesitated, she looked around, but ultimately couldn't help but nod.

"Then, Your Highness, did the outsiders lead you into the Night Valley?"

Elsa immediately reacted, "That's the case, but…"

The 3rd Elder waved his hand, interrupting Elsa's explanation with an icy expression, "And after these outsiders came to the Clan, some things happened in succession. They first got into a conflict with clansmen not even a few days after arriving, and then elites of our clan disappeared. Everything is connected to these outsiders!"

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Chapter 682: Giving You A Chance

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The 5th Elder gloomily said, "That's right, the clan's interests are more important than anything else. There is clear evidence right now that everything was caused by these outsiders. Our hunting team's composition is kept very secret. Besides the people of the clan, no one knows the strength and the destination of the hunting team. The only ones that could leak those are those outsiders!"

The 3rd Elder coldly looked around, "For the sake of the Clan, we have to nip the danger in the bud. These outsiders must be dealt with! They are definitely plotting to overthrow the clan. We have to torture them until they reveal their origins and what they're plotting, or everyone within the clan will be in danger."

As soon as the 3rd Elder's words came out, over half of the Deacons showed that they agreed with him. Some extreme ones even loudly shouted that they should immediately kill them.

Elsa was worrying, but not for Lin Yun… She was worrying about the clan.

She looked around and saw everyone's attitude… Even the 2nd Elder's face didn't look good. These people had already lost their minds. Mafa Merlin had never left his living area ever since he came to the clan. How could he have leaked classified information that he couldn't even know?

These people hadn't seen how terrifying Mafa Merlin was, and they surely wouldn't believe without seeing it. Although Mafa Merlin only looked like a 9th Rank High Mage, even she couldn't estimate how powerful he was. She had never seen Mafa Merlin at a loss, he always had a solution for everything.

'Although the Clan isn't weak, the Great Elder has entered the Lightless Dreamland, and most of the remaining people wouldn't even have the ability to escape from the Orachiss, yet Merlin escaped from the Orachiss' Ash Cage.

'Even if the Great Elder hadn't sunk into a slumber, he would also be unable to force Mafa Merlin to stay. These people know that Duncan was powerful, but they don't know that Duncan is already on par with the Great Elder… No, he is even more powerful. But even then, Mafa Merlin was still able to escape. Those that could resist Curio's pressure in the clan could be counted on one hand, yet Curio was killed by Mafa Merlin.

'These people clearly don't understand how terrifying he is… They still don't know he is a formidable Artisan that even comprehended the Dark Elven Inheritance, the Elven Elegy, and his version was even more powerful than our Clan's inherited Elven Elegy. He can even forcibly sacrifice a Dark Elf to trigger nature power.'

The rest of them certainly wouldn't believe it. Even the 4th Elder, who was the one she was closest to, thought it was a joke when Elsa told her what happened…

Furthermore, Merlin had several powerful companions.

There was a level 38 Frost Dragon, everyone in the clan knew of the power of Dragons.

There was also a monstrous puppet with casting ability far greater than that of Dark Elves, capable of creating a flood of spells in an instant, a formidable True Spirit Magic Tool with a freakish Incarnation, and that strange Beastman that could resist spells.

But none of them were as strong as Mafa Merlin. She even felt his aura further stabilizing yesterday. His mana fluctuations gave a feeling similar to that of the Wisdom Tree, boundless and endless.

Standing in front of Mafa Merlin made her feel helpless, as if she was standing in front of a wise God.

'They haven't seen his eyes containing boundless wisdom. He has yet to break through to the Archmage realm, but it feels as if I'm facing an Elder… They won't believe it. I can't let them do something so stupid, we absolutely can't clash with Mafa Merlin. They don't understand, doing as the 3rd Elder says is no different from welcoming the annihilation of the Dark Elven Clan!'

Elsa looked at these angry Elders and Deacons, but only felt a sense of helplessness. She simply couldn't persuade these people.

After looking around for a while, apart from the 4th Elder, that had yet to take any side, and the worrying 2nd Elder, everyone else had already approved of the 3rd Elder's idea.

She had heard the 4th Elder say that the 3rd Elder had huge influence in the Elder Council, and his relationship with the Great Elder was very good, but she hadn't expected it to be to that degree…

The 2nd Elder was someone that tried to never offend anyone. He could deal with the tribe's trivial matters, but he wouldn't have his own opinion when making an important decision. Persuading the 2nd Elder was impossible. The 2nd Elder also wouldn't believe how powerful Mafa Merlin was.

The 4th Elder stood up and kept arguing with the 3rd Elder, disapproving of his idea. But she was surrounded by all those people and could hardly resist.

Elsa clenched her teeth and suddenly stood up, looking at everyone. "I'm completely against you using force against Mafa Merlin. Let me tell you! Mafa Merlin is the person mentioned in the clan's prophecy, he is the one that can remove our curse!"

Elsa's words instantly silenced the noisy clansmen, but after a few seconds, some of them started questioning Elsa's words, asking her to explain herself and asking for proof.

Elsa was 100% sure of herself, but she had predicted this. After so many years, not many people dared to believe her words were true.

Or it might be simpler to say that they didn't believe that Mafa Merlin was the person in that prophecy…

Soon, the 2nd Elder, who had already started leaning towards the 3rd Elder, seemed to want to agree with his opinion. The 4th Elder suddenly sneered and sat down, glancing at everyone before looking at the 2nd Elder.

"2nd Elder, this is all because of the 3rd Elder's grudge. Moreover, we have no proof that Mafa Merlin did anything to our clan. And if Mafa Merlin really is the person from the prophecy, then you would have sinned and forced us Dark Elves to live with the curse for all eternity, unable to remove it. Who can take responsibility for that sin?"

The 3rd Elder sneered, "I only believe what I can see! The clan is undergoing an unprecedented crisis and these outsiders are the biggest suspects so I have to eliminate them. In order to protect the clan, I can bear all sins!"

The 4th Elder and the 3rd Elder were completely opposing each other, while the 2nd Elder could only force a smile and wave his hand, "Stop quarreling, those outsiders are really our biggest suspects and cannot be ignored, but since Elsa brought up the matter of the prophecy, we can't be too excessive. Send some people to arrest them first. Once we've looked into the crux of the matter, if we find out that these outsiders were innocent, I'll thicken my face and personally apologize…"

The 2nd Elder declared his stance, but he was trying to smooth things over and make both sides take a step back. The 3rd Elder expressionlessly sat down, while the Deacons all approved.

The 5th Elder, who was a staunch follower of the 3rd Elder, crossed his arms and sneered at Elsa, clearly still planning something.

This time, Elsa was extremely pale.

Of the four seated Elders, three had approved, as well as more than 70% of the Deacons. There was no way to change this decision, unless the Great Elder appeared and changed it himself. But the Great Leader couldn't appear.

'It's over… We are finished, we are going to offend Mafa Merlin. Trying to capture Mafa Merlin is definitely going to cause a storm… If it leads to a large clash, I'm afraid the danger from the outside will follow and the clan will suffer heavy losses…'

After the meeting was finished, Elsa took the initiative to leave first, using her fastest speed to rush to Lin Yun's treehouse.

"Mafa Merlin, hurry, follow me and leave!' Elsa even forgot the most basic etiquette as she rushed into Lin Yun's room in a panic, incoherently telling him that he had to get away.

Lin Yun frowned and calmly closed the Book of Ten Thousand Mantras before raising his head to face the anxious Elsa.

"What happened?"

Elsa was hopping about in a rush.

"Hurry up and follow me, three Elders are coming to capture you, they are saying that you have a big plot against the Dark Elves. Even the 2nd Elder gave his consent. I saw the attitude of the 3rd Elder and it won't be as simple as capturing you. Hurry up and go, they are on their way!"

Lin Yun waved his hand, indifferently appeasing the fretful Elsa.

"It's okay, don't worry, the sky has yet to collapse."

Elsa's eyes opened wide, continuously moving.

"You should hurry, Mafa Merlin! Escape quick! They are coming! I don't have time to give you a detailed explanation…"

'Over, it's over, Mafa Merlin isn't anxious at all. By the time the 3rd Elder comes, he will definitely act. If he does, we will be in huge trouble…'

As Elsa was getting angry about failing to persuade him, a loud sound echoed from outside the treehouse.

"Surround them! Don't let these conspiring outsiders run!"

Elsa's expression greatly changed. Despair could already be seen on her face…

Lin Yun calmly left the treehouse. Several hundred elite Dark Elves had appeared outside the treehouse, surrounding it. And at the head was the 3rd Elder.

Seeing Lin Yun, the 3rd Elder immediately shouted in a loud voice.

"Outsider! Since your appearance, our clan has had a large number of casualties. An entire hunting team disappeared on a hunt! It must all be related to you. According to our regulations, you should be executed. I'll give you a chance now! Tell me what your scheme is, and I can make the decision to only cripple your mana and let you keep your life."

In the back, Jers was maliciously looking at Lin Yun.

"Outsider, I already saw through your schemes. You mounted a despicable ambush last time! This time, I shall see how you plan on ambushing us. If you don't explain what your scheme is today, then the only outcome awaiting you is being burnt alive!"

Lin Yun glanced at the 3rd Elder and Jers and chuckled.

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Chapter 683: Life Pattern Crystal

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Jers was instantly enraged. 'That damned b*stard just keeps chuckling all the time. If that despicable human dares to resist and refuses to spill his scheme, he will have to face the power of the Dark Elves!

'You were lucky enough to manage to dodge a disaster because of a fluke last time, but my father has already stabilized his power at the 9th Rank of the Archmage realm. You are but a piece of trash that only knows how to sneak attack. My father will immediately kill you if you dare to make a move!

'Hmpf, do something! I'll be pleased to see you die if you try to cast any spells.'

Jers looked resentful. As the greatest genius of the clan and one of the very best of the God Nation, he was knocked down by an outsider. This was the most disgraceful matter since his birth, especially since that outsider was only a 9th Rank High Mage.

He had been spending the past days considering how to kill the outsider and finally had the opportunity today.

"Outsiders! Kneel, seal your own mana, and then reveal your schemes. You have ten seconds to think about it. If you don't do as instructed, we will treat it as an act of aggression. Don't blame us for being ruthless then!"Jers raised his head, maliciously looking at Lin Yun as he loudly shouted so that all the Dark Elves could hear.

The 3rd Elder was already rousing his mana. The surging mana spread in the surroundings like a tide, the pressure of a 9th Rank Archmage making the air feel heavy.

"Outsiders, this is your last chance. Stop resisting and seal your mana. I must do this for the safety of the clan. We will only detain you for now, and if you are proven innocent after investigation, I'll apologize to you on behalf of the Dark Elven Clan. But the clan's safety comes first. If you resist, I can only acknowledge that you are related to those matters! At that time, I'll enforce the clan's regulations!"

The 3rd Elder was speaking with righteousness… All his words were in accordance with the Dark Elven Clan's regulations. No one could find any faults in his words, and even the 2nd Elder nodded.

Lin Yun sneered. Enderfa and the Thousand Spell Wheel started rotating in the air, his three faces sneering as he looked at the opposing Dark Elves. "Shameless sl*ts, who doesn't know what you are after? Don't you want to get rid of us? Just picking some random accusations to take the opportunity to kill us. Dark Elves are really good at these kinds of things, truly shameless. If you want to get rid of us, just attack, stop dilly-dallying."

The Ten Thousand Spell Wheel started revolving, ready to release spells anytime.

The atmosphere became tense.

Jers roared, "Damned Outsiders, Despicable Human, you are the ones proficient in scheming and machinations. Your scheming has been discovered, could it be that you still want to resist? Damnit! Kneel down immediately and unveil your schemes! Five more seconds and you'll be dead, and you, despicable ambusher, will die extremely miserably…"

Jers sneer was extremely malicious. But a hint of a pleased expression could be seen in his eyes.

'Damned Outsider, make a move, rebel… You'll die if you dare to. There are two 9th Rank Archmages standing here, you'll die a miserable death if you dare to make a move!

'That harbinger of disaster, Elsa, unexpectedly came to notify you. She is definitely a traitor, the person that sold the clan out must be here. I have to make sure Elsa gets what she deserves for helping the outsiders, so annoying!'

"Five… Four… Three…" Jers loudly counted, rousing his mana as the mana patterns on his body started shining, ready to be activated anytime.

The dull expression of the 3rd Elder had turned icy, as he regretfully declared, "Outsiders, it seemed that you are rejecting the kindness of the Dark Elven Clan and are determined to stand against us. If speak of your scheme, our clan will give you a way out, but if you don't speak, then for the sake of our clan's safety, I can only kill you."

The surging mana fluctuations turned into ripples spreading around. The 3rd Elder's expression turned chilly as he made his move.

Enderfa sneered again, "Moron, we didn't scheme, but you keep asking about some scheme… If we said that we didn't, wouldn't you just attack anyway? Damn moron, come, Daddy Enderfa can no longer wait!"

Lin Yun waved his hand and stopped Enderfa before asking with a strange expression.

"From what I understood, your people unexpectedly went missing. Didn't you check the Life Pattern Crystal?" Lin Yun's casual words shocked all the Dark Elves.

"How do you know about Life Pattern Crystal? Who told you!?"

The 3rd Elder's eyes were wide open. Hearing this secret, his mana rushed forth, ready to attack.

The Life Pattern Crystal was a huge secret to Dark Elves. Ever since the Pureblood Elves and the Chromatic Dragons exiled the Dark Elves, the Dark Elves had walked all over, and even the Dark Elves themselves didn't know how many planes their clansmen had been through.

Thus, the location of the Dark Elves' most important thing, the Life Pattern Crystal, was unknown. No one knew which settlement possessed the Life Pattern Crystal.

How could Lin Yun's casual sentence not startle these Dark Elves?

Even the peaceful 2nd Elder had a solemn expression. Everyone was fiercely watching Lin Yun, and even Elsa was dumbfounded.

Lin Yun looked around, his expression remaining unchanged as he doubtfully asked, "If I remember correctly, you could just take a look at the Life Pattern Crystal and you would know how those clansmen died. Wouldn't the truth be revealed then?" Lin Yun tactfully asked.

The Dark Elves felt awkward hearing this person talking about their secret.

The 2nd Elder had a hesitant expression. He opened his mouth, but didn't know how to answer the question.

'Since that outsider knows of the Life Pattern Crystal and that we can watch what happened before their death, he knows that using it is the most direct method. So is he saying that capturing them based on suspicions is superfluous?'

The 3rd Elder flew into a rage and immediately attacked, but he was stopped with a cough of the 2nd Elder.

"The Life Pattern Crystal can't be used right now…" The 2nd Elder awkwardly said, his skin crimson red. He felt unworthy of his ancestors… They couldn't even use something as important as the Life Pattern Crystal.

And the others who knew about it had similar expressions, with some worry.

Lin Yun was alarmed, his eyes wide open.

After meticulously studying the Dark Elves, how could Lin Yun not learn about the Life Pattern Crystal? It was probably the most important thing of the Dark Elves.

It was said that when heaven and earth first appeared, when the world had just been shaped, the first born Dark Elf, after his death, fused his soul with a magic pattern that hadn't completely evolved.

Back then, the Laws had yet to be completely developed, and this magic pattern that hadn't completed its evolution contained power far beyond that 1st Dark Elf's imagination.

Thus, after his death, he fused his own soul to build the foundations for the following generations of Dark Elves.

For a long time, everyone believed that the Dark Elves had gotten huge benefits and they took this yet-to-evolve magic pattern as their own. As long as this magic pattern completely evolved, the Dark Elves would have what it took to be arrogant among all other races. They were even saying that once that magic pattern completed its evolution, it would become an Extraordinary Magic Tool belonging to the Dark Elven Race.

Unfortunately, after a very long time, the magic pattern didn't finish its evolution. And not only did it not finish, but it instead transformed into a piece of crystal, which was the Life Pattern Crystal.

Ever since they had that Life Pattern Crystal, every newborn Dark Elf could inherit a magic pattern from the Life Pattern Crystal. This was the life root of their magic patterns, the source of their power and origin of their life.

The Life Pattern Crystal contributed a lot to Dark Elves having such terrifying talents.

In the end, the Life Pattern Crystal had truly become the foundation of the fate of the Dark Elves. Every Dark Elf's fate was closely linked to the Life Pattern Crystal.

Because of this, the fate of every Dark Elf could be seen in the Life Pattern Crystal. And the most intuitive things to see were the births and deaths.

Before the Dark Elves were expelled from Noscent, even the most hostile races wouldn't rashly kill important Dark Elves. Even the nobility didn't have to worry about dying inexplicably.

Because no matter what method they used, as long as the Dark Elves used the Life Pattern Crystal, they would be able to see a Dark Elf's final moments, and who dealt the blow that caused it.

In the past, a Heaven Rank Beastman had secretly killed a noble Dark Elf. He thought that everything had been flawless, even using a Magic Tool to disguise his appearance. But unfortunately, he was still exposed by the Life Pattern Crystal.

After being suddenly ambushed by a dozen Dark Elven experts, he discovered that his scheme had failed, and he died a sullen death.

Because of this, Dark Elves hadn't been assassinated in a long time. Except for accidental deaths, they would only die in wars.

As the race developed, the Life Pattern Crystal became the Dark Elves' lifeline. How could there be a problem with it?

If there was something wrong with the Life Pattern Crystal, all the Dark Elves could be considered crippled. How could they remain standing there?

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Chapter 684: Secret

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Lin Yun was shocked. If the Life Pattern Crystal was gone, then the Dark Elves would likely be on the road to going extinct!

And this wouldn't just be a loss of forces, but a true extinction. All living Dark Elves relying on the Life Pattern Crystal would die one after the other.

There would no longer be a Dark Elven Race in his world!

Lin Yun was surprised… If something as important as the Life Pattern Crystal couldn't be used, how could these people worry about other things?

Puzzled and doubtful, Lin Yun frowned and asked, "How come you can't use the Life Pattern Crystal? If you can't use it, wouldn't the Dark Elven Race become extinct?"

The 3rd Elder sneered, "It's none of your business. We originally only suspected you to be plotting against our Dark Elven Clan, but I didn't think you would know about the Life Pattern Crystal too. Say, where did you get the information? And what's your plot?"

The 5th Elder added, "Catch him first, this damned outsider is definitely a spy, the issue with the Life Pattern Crystal must be related to him! Capture him so we can interrogate him and get the answers to our questions."

Even the 2nd Elder frowned as he said, "This is our clan's greatest secret, I can't tell you."

Jers was gnashing his teeth on the side. He was going to capture that damn outsider, but who knew where he got the information about the Life Pattern Crystal!?

'Damnit, what does this outsider not know? He definitely is plotting against us, we have to capture him… No, we have to kill him! That guy is too hateful, he wanted to kill me last time. Wait until I grab you, I'll have my father execute you immediately!'

Jers loudly shouted, "Capture him! This outsider is definitely a spy, he already leaked the secrets of our clan, he must be a spy! If we don't interrogate him and learn what they're plotting, our clan will be in danger!"

While Jers loudly shouted, a few Elders and several Deacons remained hesitant. Usually, they only needed to watch the Life Pattern Crystal to know the truth, but they didn't have this method now. They could only guess and capture someone, but it really was unusual.

But the 3rd Elder, 5th Elder, and the majority of the Deacons approved of the plan to catch Lin Yun and interrogate him. After all, even within the clan, not many knew of what happened to the Life Pattern Crystal.

The Elders discussed in a low voice, while Jers kept fanning the flames.

After a while, the outcome of the discussion came out. To be safe, they would capture the outsiders first.

The icy face of the 3rd Elder was filled with malice, and the 5th Elder kept sneering while looking at Lin Yun, thinking him a sheep waiting to be slaughtered. Elsa was worrying, but she could only helplessly stand there. The expression of the 4th Elder, who supported Elsa, wasn't very good.

As for the 2nd Elder, he frowned as he told Lin Yun, "You are the biggest suspect in the recent events. In order to ensure the safety of the clan, we can only detain you first. We will give you an explanation once we've investigated the matter."

Jers looked pleased with himself as he rushed to the front, protected by a pair of Dark Elven Guards. His magic patterns shining all over, as he sneered at Lin Yun.

'Damned Outsider, now it is time to capture you. Go ahead and resist, I'll instantly kill you! Even if you don't, I have plenty of ways to make you taste pain. When the time comes, you'll beg me to kill you.'

Jers proudly walked towards Lin Yun, ready to strike a killing blow at any time.

Lin Yun didn't even seem to notice as he lowered his head, frowning.

After a bit, he suddenly said, "A century?"

Jers was stunned, "What a mess! Let me tell you, no matter what you say today, nothing shall change your fate!"

Lin Yun glanced at the few Elders, and as expected, their expressions changed, as if they thought of something bad.

The 4th Elder waved her hand to stop the guards from approaching as she loudly asked, "What do you mean?"

Lin Yun conscientiously clarified, "I meant, has it already been a hundred years since the Life Pattern Crystal's Magic Tool Incarnation disappeared?"

"How do you know!?"

The always calm and collected 2nd Elder let out a shriek. His shock was clear from his tone, and he was clearly alarmed.

The 3rd Elder's expression had also changed. He was glaring at Lin Yun with red eyes, hissing, "Explain! How do you know!?"

The 5th Elder shouted, startled, "Guards! Guards! Capture him, quick! Capture that damned spy! It's him! It's definitely him! He is the culprit, that damned outsider!"

After those words, the 3rd and the 5th Elder simultaneously attacked, surrounding Lin Yun at the same time. A large amount of mana rushed forth, causing gales, as the two looked at Lin Yun as if he had personally killed their parents.

"Explain how you know!"

"Damned outsider, speak or die now!"

Even the 4th Elder, who was always in favor of Elsa, looked at Lin Yun differently now, but she was still staring at Lin Yun, hoping he would explain.

Everyone was stunned, and some Dark Elves who just learnt that the Magic Tool Incarnation of the Life Pattern Crystal had been missing for a hundred years almost collapsed on the spot.

Many Dark Elven Guards, those Dark Elves with the most resolute willpower, went limp on the ground, sobbing in despair.

The 2nd Elder kept staring at Lin Yun. This was a secret only known to the Elders, so how could this outsider know? How could he understand so clearly?

'What should I do? Damnit, what else does he know?'

"Capture him! Interrogate him, he definitely knows the cause!"

"It's over, we are done for! The Life Pattern Crystal's Incarnation left! We are doomed…"

"The clan has no future, everyone is doomed…"

"The fate of the Dark Elven Race is inevitable…"

"I knew it, I knew it, how could my son die prematurely so easily…"

…

The scene became chaotic, and a large number of Dark Elves collapsed after hearing that news. Some became crazy, some kept crying.

At that time, Lin Yun looked at the few Elders that were glaring daggers at him and kindly reminded them.

"It's already been a century, ah. After another twenty years, if the Life Pattern Crystal still doesn't regain its Incarnation, the Dark Elven Race should be slowly going extinct, right?"

These words were like a final blow. The Elders were cautiously looking at Lin Yun, as this was far from what a spy could learn.

The Life Pattern Crystal's Incarnation having disappeared for a century was something only the five Elders and the Empress knew. No one else could know about it. And the Empress had been out of the clan for a long time, secretly seeking the Incarnation of the Life Pattern Crystal.

Among everyone present, only the 2nd Elder knew about the remaining twenty-year time limit. This was also the reason that the Great Elder entered the Lightless Dreamland. He was risking everything to try and break through to the Heaven realm. At that time, it would be a bit easier to search for the Incarnation.

Lin Yun saw the 2nd Elder's expression change and added one sentence, "Don't regret later if you aren't willing to talk about it now."

The 3rd Elder disapprovingly sneered, "Outsider, this is your final chance. Let yourself be detained, or don't blame me for being rude."

Lin Yun ignored the 3rd Elder and looked at the 2nd Elder.

The 2nd Elder's face was solemn as he berated, "3rd Elder, please stay silent."

When the others saw the attitude of the 2nd Elder, they felt quite surprised. The ordinarily gentle and quiet 2nd Elder actually rebuked the 3rd Elder. Didn't that mean that the outsider was right?

Sure enough, the 2nd Elder's face was full of grief as he waved his hand to make the surrounding Dark Elves scatter, before telling the other three Elders, "He is right, this is something the Great Elder told me before entering his slumber."

This time, even the faithful follower of the 3rd Elder, the 5th Elder, had a change in expression, his mana slowly scattering as he looked at Lin Yun a bit more gently.

The 3rd Elder still wanted to say something, but he was silenced by the 2nd Elder's glare.

After a while, the 2nd Elder started speaking.

"A hundred years ago, on an ordinary night, no one knew why, but the Incarnation of the Life Pattern Crystal suddenly struggled free of the bindings of the Life Pattern Crystal, transformed into a light, and flew away.

"After so many peaceful years, no one expected such an outcome. In a mere few seconds, the Incarnation disappeared, and no one knew where it went.

"From that point on, the Life Pattern Crystal dimmed and could no longer be used. Some changes also started appearing within the clan, and misfortune kept baring its nasty fangs. The number of infants dying prematurely increased, and many Dark Elves are already unable to giving birth. Many of the newborns are also catching strange illnesses.

"The magic beasts tamed by the clan are decreasing, and the plants and trees also occasionally are seeing a drop in yield or getting devastated by disasters. All kinds of calamities started appearing. For the past hundred years, children can no longer grow healthily, and even if a child managed to grow, their talent wouldn't be very good.

"Even in the past few years, the Dark Elves that reached adulthood started having all kinds of problems, and the number of deaths greatly increased. Not only did the number of Dark Elves fail to grow in this century, but it even decreased a bit…"

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Chapter 685: No One Can Save You

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"Moreover, the bad luck is getting worse. The Great Elder speculated that in twenty years, an unprecedented catastrophe will happen…" The 2nd Elder had a pained expression as he explained all this, while the others' faces didn't look good.

Based on the current progress, in twenty years, the entire Dark Elven Race would lose the ability to reproduce, and eventually, only adults would remain. They would be the last Dark Elves, and once they died, the Dark Elven Race would be extinct.

Hearing the 2nd Elder's words, Lin Yun inwardly nodded. 'Sure enough, it was that!'

There would be an Archmage called Chris Queen in the future. He once went to the Raging Flame Plane and ended up leaving it with a strange True Spirit Magic Tool.

In those days, Chris was only an ordinary mage without background, not even possessing a True Spirit Magic Tool. He was only a 5th Rank Archmage when he entered the Raging Flame Plane, and the most powerful Magic Tool in his hands was a Spiritual level Staff, which wasn't particularly powerful.

Without a background, he had no resources, and his path was bumpy. And it could be said that he'd reached the end of his path after becoming a 5th rank Archmage, because even if his talent wasn't bad, he had no means to fight over resources.

When ruins were discovered, he could only fight over items with Archmages of the same rank, but he ended up wasting over a hundred years stuck at the 5th Rank.

He didn't have enough money to pay for the fees to gain access to the magic books of the major forces, and he didn't have anything valuable enough to trade.

Nothing changed until Chris turned his sights to the Raging Flame Plane.

After returning to Noscent, Chris immediately joined a ruins excavation. There were several 8th Rank Archmages in that excavation, which was naturally very dangerous for a 5th Rank Archmage without background, and he might not get any valuable rewards. It might have been better for him to search on his own.

After the start of the exploration, Chris kept doing the most dangerous exploration assignments and gained considerable rewards, which ended up with him being pressured by the leader of the three 8th Rank Archmages and losing any rights to the rewards he had gotten. The leader even wanted to kill him after Chris argued back.

At that time, Chris took out a strange Magic Tool. What was so strange about it was the Incarnation… It could actually summon the ghosts of the Dark Elves.

It had been countless years since the Dark Elves disappeared from the face of Noscent. After having disappeared for so many years, few people actually knew how to fight the Dark Elves, so the result of the fight went without saying. The three 8th Rank Archmages were quickly dispatched by the souls of three 7th Rank Dark Elves.

In an instant, a dozen instant High Tier Spells overwhelmed the three 8th Rank Archmages, not giving them any time to react.

Chris ended up hogging the rewards from the entire trip. After that, he relied on this strange Magic Tool to explore countless ruins and amass more benefits and loot.

He relied on those Dark Elf Souls to deal with all kinds of danger, and after getting enough resources, Chris started advancing at a rapid pace, successfully reaching the Heaven Rank after over a hundred years.

Even after reaching the Heaven Rank, Chris still used that monstrous Magic Tool to keep excavating all kinds of ruins to continue to grow in power.

It was recorded that Chris got his hands on many True Spirit Magic Tools, but the most important one was always that strange True Spirit Magic Tool that could summon Dark Elves. This was something rare in Noscent's history.

But when Lin Yun was studying the Dark Elven Race, he found something wrong about this Magic Tool Incarnation. It was safe to say that this strange and powerful Magic Tool Incarnation should be recorded in history, but there was no record of it.

Up until Chris' appearance.

It seemed that this Magic Tool had suddenly appeared out of nowhere.

The only thing that Magic Tool Incarnation could summon were the souls of Dark Elves.

Thus, Lin Yun guessed that this Magic Tool Incarnation was the Incarnation of the Life Pattern Crystal!

Because of the Dark Elves' nature, their life and power came from the Life Pattern Crystal and their souls simply couldn't be summoned by a Necromancer.

Only the Life Pattern Crystal could do so, as its Incarnation was the only thing capable of this feat.

And he had guessed correctly. The Dark Elven Clan had lost the Life Pattern Crystal's Incarnation!

If history developed normally, this Dark Elven Clan would slowly fade away, and Elsa, this Dark Elf with the Sky Bloodline, could only wither, not being given the opportunity to bloom.

Lin Yun started pondering after hearing the 2nd Elder's words. If that really was the case, he could only think of one method.

After contemplating for a bit, Lin Yun looked at the 2nd Elder.

"I can try to help you retrieve the Life Pattern Crystal's Incarnation, but I have one condition."

"You are delusional!" Hearing Lin Yun's words, the 3rd Elder flew into a rage, clenching his fists as he resolutely glared at Lin Yun. "Damned Outsider! It's your scheme, isn't it? It's definitely your plot! I don't know where you got that information, but since you refuse to talk, I'll capture you first and get the truth out of you!

"A scheme! This is definitely a scheme! You must be the one behind those matters, and now you want to find a way out? How could it be so easy! Hell, no one can save you today…"

The 3rd Elder could no longer maintain his veneer of righteousness, because Lin Yun's words showed that he understood every detail, making it doubtful that he would be the culprit of the recent actions.

Let alone the fact that there was no proof, even if there was proof that Lin Yun was targeting the Dark Elven Clan, they wouldn't be able to act against him.

The fate of their entire Race was most important. Anything that couldn't compare to the destruction of the Dark Elves had to be put aside.

The 3rd Elder shouted hysterically as he was about to kill Lin Yun to silence him.

The 4th Elder silently stood near him, mana fluctuations rising from her body as she got into a stance. If the 3rd Elder dared to make a move, the 4th Elder would unhesitantly attack.

Lin Yun stood there, sneering at the 3rd Elder. He didn't even rouse his mana, as he wasn't afraid of the 3rd Elder attacking him.

Sure enough, just as the 3rd Elder was about to run amok, the 2nd Elder berated him. "3rd Elder, do you understand what you are trying to do?"

At this time, the 3rd Elder seemed to suddenly wake up. He looked at his surroundings and noticed that it wasn't just the 2nd Elder. The 4th Elder was also coldly looking at him. Even the 5th Elder was frowning. The Deacons' expressions weren't good either.

The 3rd Elder's mind froze, unwillingness flashing in his eyes.

'It's over, I can't deal with that outsider anymore. These damned guys are opposing me for the sake of that outsider. With the Great Elder missing, even the 2nd Elder, that guy who is always neutral and is only good at smoothing things over, is unyieldingly supporting that outsider…'

"The background of that outsider is unknown. Only after his appearance did our tribe suffer such great losses. He knows so many of our secrets, so he must be scheming against us! He even knows the location of the Life Pattern Crystal's Incarnation! We will definitely be able to find the Incarnation as long as we interrogate him and lash his soul…"

The 3rd Elder gritted his teeth and struggled one more time, but Lin Yun only sneered and remained silent.

The 4th Elder took the initiative and said, "3rd Elder, you have been trying hard to eliminate these outsiders recently, haven't you? Everyone clearly understands that you want to capture Mafa Merlin because of your son's conflict with him. Can't you see the current situation? The clan has no future, yet you still care about your son's grudge?"

The 3rd Elder's face turned red as he glared at the 4th Elder. But before he could say anything, the 2nd Elder interrupted, "3rd Elder, you must understand. The Empress has left for so many years, searching tirelessly without having found the Incarnation. In just a short while, the clan's future will be completely ruined. Mafa Merlin is our greatest hope. I don't care how he knows about this, but he might understand more than us and might have a bigger chance at finding the Incarnation. Your son's personal grievances have to be put aside!"

No one could refute the 2nd Elder's words. He had the greatest authority with the Great Elder being unable to participate. Even the 5th Elder remained silent at this moment, agreeing with the 2nd Elder.

Even the Deacons supporting the 3rd Elder remained silent, as no one dared to speak. Even if they were dissatisfied, they all understood the seriousness of the matter. They had suffered for so many years, even their offspring were suffering.

The face of the previously jubilant Jers was completely red, but he didn't dare to say anything. Even if he didn't say anything, the people in his surroundings slowly moved away, acting as if they didn't know him.

The 3rd Elder had a gloomy expression as he fiercely glared at Lin Yun.

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Chapter 686: Searching for the Incarnation

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The 4th Elder frowned, berating, "3rd Elder, you really want our race's future to be ruined by your hands? Do you want to become the sinner of our race?"

The 3rd Elder waved his arm before furiously leaving, with Jers cautiously following behind him.

The 2nd Elder felt better when the 3rd Elder finally left, and he sighed in relief before turning with a smile.

"Mafa Merlin, we were wrong, there was some misunderstanding… Please don't mind it. Er, about the Life Pattern Crystal's Incarnation…"

Lin Yun nodded. "I can give it a shot, but I can't guarantee a 100% chance of success."

The 2nd Elder rejoiced immediately and waved his arm. "It's fine, it's fine, we understand. If you can find the Life Pattern Crystal's Incarnation, you'll become the staunchest ally of the Dark Elven Race. As long as it's not something that might lead to the destruction of the Dark Elves, we can help you with anything…"

Even Elsa was looking at the 2nd Elder with amazement as he said that. That "ally" wasn't just a random title. It could be said that the staunchest ally, as an ally, would need to undertake great risks.

Such allies could ask Dark Elves for assistance, and as long as it didn't lead to the destruction of the Dark Elves, the Dark Elven Clan definitely couldn't refuse. Even if it meant requesting the clan's most powerful army to start a war, the clan still wouldn't be able to refuse.

Elsa was a bit worried. This condition was very good, but it was surely a huge risk for the Dark Elves. If not managed properly, they would incur a huge loss, and it might not be just once or twice. This condition wouldn't appear unless the clan was in immediate peril…

The 2nd Elder was full of confidence. This was already the condition closest to their bottom line, and he didn't believe that Lin Yun would refuse.

But unexpectedly, Lin Yun shook his head and said, "I don't need allies. If I find the Life Pattern Crystal's Incarnation, I only need the Dark Elves to lend me a path."

The 2nd Elder froze, before exulting. The previous condition was their absolute bottom line, as the Dark Elves had never given such conditions before. Yet that Mafa Merlin didn't want those conditions and just wanted to borrow a path?

This was simply amazing!

"Okay! There is no problem. As long as you can find the Incarnation, we will do as you asked!"

The 2nd Elder couldn't help smiling widely as he consented to Lin Yun's request, not even asking what path Lin Yun wanted to borrow.

Lin Yun smiled but didn't explain.

After coming to the God Nation, Lin Yun had discovered that this place was far more troublesome than he had expected. The God Nation was too large, and there were too many layers. Especially after reaching the treetop, every layer was like an independent world. Without a path, it was almost impossible to reach the top of the Wisdom Tree.

Who knew how much time it would take if he searched by himself? And he could end up stumbling into especially dangerous areas. The Dark Elven Clan should have a path leading to the peak of the Wisdom Tree.

And it was clear that the Dark Elves wouldn't lend that path easily. These days, Lin Yun had been thinking about how he could find this path.

But a way appeared before him. If he helped the Dark Elves find their Life Pattern Crystal's Incarnation, he wouldn't have to worry about Dark Elves not lending their path.

Lin Yun led his own people, as well as Elsa, out of the Dark Elven Clan. Except for the 3rd Elder, everyone was full of hope.

Only the 3rd Elder remained aloof, gloomily looking at Lin Yun from a distance, stamping his feet hatefully.

As they left, Lin Yun asked Elsa, "Is there a place in the surroundings where a type of seven-colored flowers grows, and with a kind of seven-colored butterfly that can make honey?"

Elsa immediately nodded. "There is such a place, it's very remote."

"Let's go there first."

Lin Yun didn't explain why, and Elsa also didn't ask. After taking the small paths that Elsa led them along, Lin Yun saw the environment before his eyes and nodded.

After Chris became a powerful Heaven Mage, he naturally mentioned the place where he obtained the Magic Tool Incarnation. The start of the notes mentioned a nectar-making seven-colored butterfly in a forest of seven-colored flowers.

After entering that forest, they walked the same path that Chris had walked, and Chris had recorded the rest of the route.

It looked like Chris was a member of the treasure hunters that explored the God Nation at the time. After many years of excavating, countless mages had suddenly risen because of the benefits they had obtained in the God Nation. But many mages wouldn't mention that they had been to Constance's God Nation.

Because there weren't many valuable things left after the excavations from the major forces, and the people that came later were unable to mingle with them, they could only try their luck on their own.

The God Nation was a very dangerous place for those without knowledge of it. They could enter a special place and die, and the probability of getting rewards was very low, while the chance of encountering danger was very high. Only those without future prospects would risk their lives.

Chris didn't write about that. He was like most of the mages without background. However, he clearly recorded the surroundings.

Lin Yun took a look around and confirmed that the branch of the Wisdom Tree forking into eighteen branches was truly above his head, just as it had been written. This was the place described by Chris.

After confirming the environment, Lin Yun had a lot more confidence. The Life Pattern Crystal's Incarnation wouldn't casually change location after escaping.

Especially since Chris had recorded that the Incarnation had been living in the depths of the forest and had constructed its own hidden realm, which it hadn't left for a very long time.

Lin Yun remained focused, not saying anything, continuously adjusting his route to walk the same path Chris had taken.

He didn't walk long in the gloomy forest before his expression changed. His Magic Array had suddenly caught a faint mana fluctuation.

Lin Yun then raised his Draconic Staff, hurriedly chanting an incantation.

In a split second, an Askrim Gate that was over five meters tall appeared in front of everyone.

Just as this large ice gate appeared, the light of a Fireball lit the surroundings as it fell onto the Askrim Gate.

The Fireball exploded, causing lava and flames to sputter about. Some of the lava fell sprayed onto the surrounding trees and caused a lot of scorch marks to appear on them.

The extremely high temperature made the areas hit by the sputtering lava instantly turn to coal, not even igniting. Two to three seconds later, the trees seemed to spontaneously combust, instantly wrapping what was left of the trees in flames.

The dim forest suddenly became bright, and the front also turned into a sea of fire.

The sudden changes startled everyone. Enderfa exclaimed in alarm, "Ambush? Dark Elves?"

They all had terrible expressions. People concealed in the darkness, unable to be found… Only the Dark Elves were capable of that in this area. And with the conflict with the 3rd Elder, everyone thought of him as the first culprit.

Lin Yun frowned, but didn't say anything. He instantly used Detect Life, followed by Detect Undead.

Sure enough, the effect of the detection spells only recognized the seven-colored butterflies as living beings and didn't detect any Undead.

Lin Yun raised his Draconic Staff and cast a Fire Rain. A rain of flames lit up the area in front of them, the mana fluctuations surging like a tide.

Enderfa controlled the Ten Thousand Spell Wheel, ready to cast a flood of spells. Xiuban grimaced as he held Carnage, and a cold aura was surging around Reina.

Zeuss, who had recovered to the point of being a 1st Rank Archmage, was nervously grasping his staff.

Even Elsa was frowning because even she wasn't able to react to that ambush.

Lin Yun released some large-scale spells, and after a few seconds, mana fluctuations surged from the ground as a Dark Elf shot out of the ground.

That Dark Elf was wearing a dilapidated robe and had an empty gaze. It was expressionlessly looking at Lin Yun's group while its hands were moving, and a pitch-black vortex appeared above its head.

Suddenly, countless black arrows burst out of the vortex, turning into a vast rain of arrows that fell towards Lin Yun's group.

The black arrows came out of nowhere, making no sound as they flew between the trees. But whenever they created a hole in a tree, some fierce corrosion could be seen from the edges of the hole as it widened from the sides being melted.

A huge tree was pierced by a thumb-sized arrow, but after a few seconds, it turned into a gaping, two-meter hole letting out a pungent smell. And after some time, the tree loudly collapsed.

Elsa looked at the scene in horror and shouted, "Corrosive Arrow Rain! Dodge!"

But Lin Yun only frowned before raising his Draconic Staff, causing a vortex of flames to appear in front of him, spurting countless flaming arrow. Each of them collided with the corrosive arrows.

Melting sounds echoed in the air, but not one arrow arrived within ten meters of the group.

Enderfa controlled the Ten Thousand Wheel to slowly rotate, and a large amount of ice and fire spells intertwined, turning into a blue and red vortex. The fierce spell collision made the spells even more berserk, instantly submerging that Dark Elf.

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Chapter 687: Nolan

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The berserk flood of spells collided with the defensive shield, but it only took a second for that Dark Elf's body to be submerged.

No scream, no pain… By the time the spells dissipated, only the smoldering trees remained in the forest. That Dark Elf could no longer be found.

Elsa foolishly looked at Lin Yun, her body still in the position of getting ready to dodge. But she hadn't expected that Lin Yun's group would annihilate their enemy so easily.

Corrosive Arrow Rain was a 4th Tier Spell, and that one had been an Ultimate Spell. Its power had been raised to its limits and could even corrode magic shields, creating huge holes in them.

And it wasn't just one or two arrows, it was an endless rain!

How could a simple Fire Arrow block a Corrosive Arrow? This was impossible.

Lin Yun saw Elsa staring blankly and asked, "You know that Soul?"

"What? Soul? You mean that was a soul?" Elsa was greatly alarmed.

That Dark Elf didn't look like a Soul, it looked like he had a body.

Lin Yun nodded. "It's really a Soul, but it doesn't look like it. Apart from a Soul, nothing could get so close without being discovered."

That Soul was truly different. It wasn't a living being, but at the same time, it wasn't Undead. It's body didn't have death aura. Besides having no physical body, it could be treated like a living person, but it still had the distinctive characteristics of Souls.

Without a physical body, its ability to hide was maximized. As long as it didn't use spells, even Lin Yun wouldn't be able to detect it within a hundred meters.

Elsa hesitated before talking about that Soul. "I do know that Soul. I saw him when I was small. He was a 7th Rank Archmage back then and was a Captain of an army. But during a hunt, he encountered a level 38 Poison Forest Python and died in battle. He was most proficient in dark magic during his life and had upgraded his 4th Tier Corrosive Arrow Rain to an ultimate magic pattern…"

Lin Yun frowned after Elsa finished her words, warning everyone in a deep voice, "Careful."

Although he had known earlier that these Dark Elven Souls were very powerful, even stronger than living Dark Elves, Lin Yun didn't expect these Dark Elven Souls to actually be so secretive.

They had ghostly bodies, but they couldn't be detected by Detect Undead, and with the Dark Elves' instant cast magic patterns, their sneak attacks were simply a nightmare for their enemies.

No one could discover them before being ambushed, which felt terrible.

The group raised defensive shields, slowly moving forward through the forest. Lin Yun even summoned ten Flame Elementals and scattered them as pathfinders.

Sure enough, less than a kilometer away, everyone felt a mana fluctuation rushing over to them.

A dozen huge boulders fell down like rain, the dark brown rocks flickered with luster. They could see with one glance that these rocks were very dense and that they weighed over a few tons.

The ancient trees weren't even able to slow the rocks, shattering in an instant.

Heavy pressure fell down on their heads. Lin Yun cast a dozen Mana Hands, the most common spell, a Low Tier Spell which could only be used for basic interaction. But in Lin Yun's hands, they were over a meter wide.

The dozen hands instantly appeared on the side of the rocks, seemingly lightly pushing them to the side. The Mana Hands were crushed, but they had managed to alter the trajectory of the rocks.

Loud rumbles echoed as several ancient trees that had been growing for millennia were crushed by the rocks, instantly turning into a pile of fragments. Even the earth below was cracking open.

Enderfa looked at the scene, his three faces distorting. He had been in the path of a boulder. If its path hadn't been altered, the Ten Thousand Spell Wheel would have been damaged.

"Damnit, Ultimate Spell Rock Fall! And those are Dark Steel Rocks!"

An ordinary Rock Fall was only a 4th Tier Spell, and as the comprehension towards the spell increased, the material of the rock would change. Dark Steel Rock was a kind of rock that was denser than steel. Those hunks of Dark Steel Rock weighed at least ten tons. A dozen of them falling together would even crush a Dragon into meat paste!

Moreover, an Ultimate Rock Fall would normally make at most two to three rocks fall.

Elsa was pale. Had Lin Yun not reacted, a few of them would have been crushed to death. Magic shields were no different from paper in front of this spell, and their bodies couldn't resist the power of a Dark Steel Rock.

"Nolan, it's Nolan! Everyone be careful! It's definitely Nolan's Soul! She was the only Dark Elf in history able to transform an Earth-attributed Spell into an ultimate magic pattern! Besides Rock Fall, there is also Earth Spike Storm," Elsa anxiously yelled, but she wasn't fast enough, as mana fluctuations suddenly spread through the floor.

Lin Yun remained calm, as the mana surged, his Magic Array instantly catching the origin of mana. Mana surged out of his body and he rose up, flying towards another side. He pointed his Draconic Staff in midair, and three blue flames fell out of it.

The three blue flames, over two meters in diameter, fell towards a certain location in a triangular pattern. A loud explosion echoed, and they could faintly see a Dark Elven silhouette slowly dissipating from within the blue flames.

And on the ground, Enderfa used a group Levitation when he sensed the surge of mana. Even the alchemy puppet was hovering in the air as if it weighed nothing.

The next moment, two-meter-long Earth Spikes frantically emerged. The stabbing sound was endless as countless Earth Spikes were piercing their way out of the ground in a deafening manner.

In an instant, a huge area turned into the back of a hedgehog, covered in sharp Earth Spikes.

Lin Yun slowly fell down from the sky, clearly not happy with the situation.

Zeuss was grasping his staff, extremely pale. He had been unable to detect the Ultimate Spell until it was cast. There was nothing worse than this.

With his strength, apart from using the Crystal Scale as a defense, he couldn't do anything to resist. He couldn't help being jealous and envious of the Dark Elves' innate gift. They could even instantaneously use Ultimate Spells for sneak attacks, this was too much of a cheat.

'If I had known earlier, I would have never entered this God Nation. Nothing is more important than one's own life. I barely managed to recover to the Archmage realm, my soul won't be able to rest in peace if I die now.

'But Merlin is truly getting stronger, his reaction speed is also very fast, he was fast enough to forcibly interrupt an Instant Spell. This is too frightening. How did he manage to do so? He discovered that Soul the moment it prepared to cast, and he also forcibly killed an opponent with Instant Spells, not giving any time to let the power emerge.'

Zeuss wiped the cold sweat off his forehead. It was fortunate that Merlin was there. Otherwise, that Earth Spike Storm would have erupted on them, and he would have been the first to die.

'Damnit, isn't Earth Spike Storm the hardest earth spell to master? This isn't logical, how could a Dark Elf master an earth-based Ultimate Spell…'

Everyone was shocked. After a while, Elsa continued, "Nolan was an 8th Rank Archmage during her life. In the entire clan… No, in the entire race's history, she was the most outstanding Dark Elf at using Earth Magic. If Earth-attributed spells weren't suppressed in the God Nation, she might have advanced to the Heaven Rank. Unfortunately, she lost her life in a conflict with Ash Beastmen…"

Lin Yun frowned slightly. Apparently, Chris' notes were quite reliable. They hadn't been in this forest for long, yet they had already been ambushed by two Dark Elven Souls. There was a high chance the Life Pattern Crystal's Incarnation was there.

After thinking about it, Lin Yun turned towards Elsa. "Have you been there before?"

Elsa shook her head. "There is no prey in this forest, and there are very few edible things. Our clan's tracks stop at the outer region of the seven-colored flowers. There are many dangerous areas in the God Nation, and there is no way anyone would come to such a worthless area…"

Lin Yun nodded, and remained silent. Everyone kept following Lin Yun through the depths of the forest.

They suffered sporadic ambushes on the way, and the frequency kept increasing, but Lin Yun always discovered them ahead of time and annihilated those Souls.

They finally reached the deepest part of the forest, and the area was a lot quieter. There was no sound there, only a strange atmosphere.

Xiuban's vigorous heartbeats could be clearly heard by everyone, and even breathing sounds echoed loudly like thunder.

"Strange…"

Lin Yun soft words made the few people next to him cover their ears. Xiuban showed a painful expression, and Carnage fell to the ground as he painfully called out, "Sir Merlin, please speak a bit softer…"

Zeuss' face distorted and he let a painful groan. "Merlin, please whisper, I feel as if I'm going deaf…"

But Xiuban and Zeuss' voices echoed in the others' ears like continuous, thunderous explosions.

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Chapter 688: Silent Trap

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Zeuss was the first one who couldn't bear with it. Xiuban's powerful voice made him feel as if a few dozen Dragons were angrily roaring in his head. It made him feel dizzy, with blood already seeping out of his ears and flashes of light filling his sight.

In less than two seconds, Zeuss was twitching on the ground while covering his ears, letting out a miserable scream.

The others were also suffering. Elsa's pale skin had turned red, like a cooked prawn. She was crouching while blocking her ears, pain visible on her face.

Even a Frost Dragon like Reina was frowning, shivering as she covered her ears.

After Zeuss let out that scream, Xiuban also fell down, hammering his head with his hands. Blood flowed from his ears and his eyes were almost bursting…

"Don't shout, don't shout, I can't stand it, my head is about to explode…"

Xiuban was madly rolling on the ground.

Lin Yun's eyes were devoid of emotion, but his face was filled with pain as he also heard these thunderous explosions going off in his mind. He already couldn't actually hear any sound. All the sounds had been replaced by thunder, and his vision was blurry, with flashes of light and darkness.

He couldn't control the mana within his body due to the flaring noise. He painfully covered his ears and tried his best to control the berserk mana. He painfully chanted an incantation, spending no less than three seconds to successfully use Silence Barrier.

A two-meter-wide transparent barrier appeared around Lin Yun's body, instantly dissipating the echoing thunder.

Zeuss' painful groans, Xiuban mad shouts, Reina muffled roars…

Every sound had become extremely faint, reaching his ears like mumbles.

Lin Yun's complexion was extremely pale. He quickly brandished his Draconic Staff and cast Silence Barriers on everyone.

One transparent membrane after another covered everyone, and they all gradually calmed down.

Strands of smoke floated out of the Ten Thousand Spell Wheel, and Enderfa's shape could be seen once more, looking at the surroundings while floating towards Lin Yun.

"Hell, how could the voices become so loud? I was even unable to maintain my physical form, it felt like I was getting shaken to death!"

Enderfa's three faces had a hint of alarm. The sounds had been so intense that they almost dispersed his consciousness. It was obviously only sound, but it was unexpectedly powerful. Enderfa couldn't understand.

Lin Yun's face remained calm as he softly said, "Careful, Silence Barriers have to be constantly on. This place is too strange."

But after saying those words, Lin Yun's expression suddenly changed as he noticed something. After using Silence Barrier, he could hear everyone's voices, but a voice seemed to be emitted from the edge of the area.

Although Silence Barrier was a Low Tier Spell that was usually only put to use during a mage's meditation to block all noise, in Lin Yun's hands, as long as it wasn't a large-scale taboo spell, no sound should be heard from outside the Silence Barrier!

The world outside the Silence Barrier should be completely silent to them. But now, it only seemed to be counteracting that strange effect!

It didn't seem to be an illusion… There really had been a loud sound pouring into everyone's ears.

Everyone scattered, maintaining a battle formation, but they didn't discover any enemies. After recovering, Elsa seemed to recall something and she became deathly pale.

"It's over… We met him… I didn't expect his Soul to actually be here…"

The pale Elsa was shivering.

"Is it a spell cast by someone? Do you know who?" Lin Yun quickly asked with a serious expression.

It would be fine if it was just a special trait of that location, but it would be troublesome if someone deliberately arranged a trap.

Elsa bitterly smiled, despair on her face. "A few hundred years ago, he had advanced to the 9th Rank of the Archmage realm before being 600 years old, but he was publicly considered to be our most talented Dark Elf. After advancing to the 9th Rank, the hostile Ash Beastman Tribe became less conspicuous and even gave us a lot of the hunting territory.

"When he was at the 8th rank, he fell into a trap arranged by the Ash Beastmen. A team of Ash Beastmen that consisted of eight 8th Rank Warlocks and a few dozen Demonic Warriors pursued him. However, he managed to turn the tables by leading the pursuers into a trap and getting out unharmed.

"And although his advancing speed wasn't fast, it was scarily stable. He advanced to the Archmage realm when he was 300, and he advanced another rank every 30 years after that, even advancing to the 9th Rank in this fashion. This terrified the other two clans of the God Nation. They were afraid that he would advance once more in thirty years and reach the Heaven realm. That was the most stable period for the Dark Elves. Even the powerful lifeforms within the God Nation didn't dare to approach the tribe…

"Up till now, the other two races still remember his title, the Elven Silent Wind, Wind Vossay… Unfortunately, ten years after advancing to the 9th Rank, he unexpectedly entered a taboo area full of hidden spatial cracks and was torn to pieces by those spatial cracks. But I hadn't expected his Soul to be here. This is a spell he created, Silent Trap. He should be appearing soon…"

Lin Yun didn't feel much when he heard the first part. No matter how powerful that person was, he couldn't be more powerful than the Dark Elves that could release 8th Rank Ultimate Spells from ten thousand years ago.

But when he heard that title and the name Silent Trap, Lin Yun reacted a bit.

Because he had heard that name…

In Chris' notes, he emphasized the name of one Soul in particular, and that was Wind Vossay!

That level 38 Soul was the most powerful helper Chris had before he reached the Heaven Rank!

The Silent Trap already represented Chris during his time!

The Silent Trap was a variant of the Wind system. It was like a huge spider network, able to cover several kilometers. There was no wind there, because all the wind was used to absorb sound, and all sounds within several kilometers were absorbed.

The Silent Trap's characteristic was that death-like silence and the absence of mana fluctuations!

The essence of sound was a fluctuation, and even the silent mana fluctuations were being absorbed by the Silent Trap.

Thus, after entering the Silent Trap, one wouldn't notice that they had already entered a spiderweb…

To any creature that could detect sound, entering the Silent Trap was like being in a cave at the bottom of a pond. As the Silent Trap stored sounds, it would increase the sounds that they detected, making them thunderous and causing them to echo within their heads.

Becoming deaf was the most fortunate outcome, as the loud sound could exceed the limits and turn the victim's brain into paste.

After obtaining the Magic Tool Incarnation, Chris, with his frail strength, was eyed by malicious people. At that time, he was chased by a dozen 7th Rank Archmages and a few 8th Rank Archmages for his Magic Tool.

But Chris had some experience, allowing him to notice ahead of time. He fled to a waterfall and summoned the Dark Elven Soul. That was the first time he summoned Wind Vossay.

He originally prepared for an all-out battle, but something he never expected happened. Wind Vossay released a spell, and then, the sounds within a few kilometers disappeared.

Even the waterfall's deafening roars disappeared.

Chris, who had been panicking, hadn't noticed what it would do, up until a day later, when the chasing Archmages reached the waterfall.

In Chris' eyes, those Archmages were extremely powerful and had great backgrounds. They were stronger than him in any field. He was despairing when they arrived in front of the waterfall. He was preparing for an all-out battle, ready to suffer.

But before Chris could order the Dark Elf Soul he had summoned to attack, these Archmages started screaming while covering their ears.

In just moments, a 7th Rank Archmage started bleeding from his orifices, his body exploding like a balloon that had suddenly been pierced.

In less than ten seconds, a dozen Archmages were turned into corpses, all with painful expressions.

These mages' brains were turned to paste from the vibrations…

The deafening sound of the waterfall had accumulated for an entire day before converging together, instantly exploding in their minds. Unless it was a monster whose mind was made of stone, no one could resist…

As for those Archmages, without precautious, they couldn't block such a sneaky attack.

Later, Chris discovered Wind Vossay's formidable power and had him act as his left and right arms. From that point on, he was always with him, and even the Mage Tower that Chris later established was called the Silent Mage Tower.

The defenses of the Magic Tower were in the hands of Wind Vossay. After researching the variant wind spell, the Silent Trap became the perfect defensive array, and several kilometers around the Silent Mage Tower remained in perpetual silence, where even the cries of birds couldn't be heard.

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Chapter 689: What to Do

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Continuously storing the power and sound from the wind to turn it into the nightmare of an invader…

When the Silent Mage Tower was at its peak, no enemy under the Heaven Rank could survive more than three steps in the silent area, and even four Heaven Rank powerhouses had been killed by it!

The Silent Trap was similar to other traps in the fact that it couldn't be moved and it even needed time to slowly strengthen. When Chriss relied on Wind Vossay, he had him remain by his side at all times…

And besides his formidable trademark spell, Wind Vossay's comprehension and usage of wind-attributed spells had already reached the pinnacle. Even Storm Elementals couldn't compare. He could use Wind Magic to develop several powerful variant spells.

Later, although Wind Vossay's Soul was only at level 38, together with Chris, they killed a 9th Rank Archmage.

Lin Yun was sweating. No wonder he felt strange, they had actually entered the Silent Trap…

Fortunately, this forest was very quiet, even devoid of animals. Otherwise, he wouldn't have had the opportunity to use a Silence Barrier.

In a noisy environment, they wouldn't have needed to make a sound to activate the Silent Trap. A heartbeat would have been enough to activate it and instantly liquefy their brains.

Now that the Silent Trap had been activated, Wind Vossay was almost certainly in the surroundings already, and wanting to escape would be very arduous. They had to be on guard.

Lin Yun quickly told everyone about Wind Vossay, and they all started sweating, even the expressionless Reina.

Even Dragons wouldn't be able to resist this kind of power.

Everyone was glad that the environment had been so peaceful.

Enderfa's three faces had strange and fearful expressions, and he quickly cast a dozen Silence Barriers on himself. Xiuban paled and asked Lin Yun to add a few more on him, too.

Even Elsa hadn't known that Wind Vossay's Silent Trap was so powerful because he had died a few years after creating that spell.

Lin Yun didn't even finish his words before a few ripples appeared in the surroundings. These ripples were extremely small, similar to the invisible movements of the air.

Lin Yun summoned a Flame Elemental, but it couldn't even resist that ripple and was instantly cut into pieces.

Lin Yun's expression faintly changed, and he instantly flashed a dozen meters away. His original location was seemingly cut down by a sharp weapon, leaving a four-meter-long rift behind…

The most frightening part was the silence. The attack simply couldn't be heard!

Reina cast an Ice Wall, but a thin and invisible thread touched the Ice Wall, leaving a long mark on it, and in less than a second, the Ice Wall was cut in two.

Zeuss' Runic Shield didn't even have the most basic resistance, and it was instantly cut in two by that thread. If he hadn't rolled on the ground, he would have been sliced in two along with it…

Even the puppet's body emitted a large number of sparks, barely managing to block.

Enderfa's three faces were filled with a strange expression, shaking from fright.

"Damnit, it's actually a Sound Edge… And an Ultimate Sound Edge! Doesn't that spell require special innate talent? Isn't it something only the Wind Emperor could do?"

The variant of the wind system had a spell comparable to Dimensional Edge in terms of cutting ability, and it wasn't visible. There was only a faint mana fluctuation and an ear-piercing sound. But in this environment, Sound Edge was noiseless.

After these Sound Edges appeared, more of them started appearing in all directions. A stream of Sound Edges fell down, slicing the surrounding trees into pieces.

All the trees silently exploded, making everyone feel numb…

Lin Yun's forehead was covered in sweat as he brandished his Draconic Staff, using a large-scale Sea of Fire three times in a row. That spell wasn't very lethal, but it could transform a large area into an ocean of flames.

But that weak spell was critically important at this moment.

The few hundred meters around them had turned into an ocean of flames, and the invisible Sound Edges were trackable within that ocean of flames.

Everyone could see the huge, transparent Sound Edges passing through the flames as they rushed towards them, making the originally terrifying fight a bit more tolerable.

But that was all…

As time passed, the number of Sound Edges didn't decrease… Instead, it increased, and there was still no trace of Wind Vossay.

Even Lin Yun's Magic Array couldn't find any trails. All fluctuations were be absorbed by the SIlent Trap, and as long as they weren't very close, the Mage Array would be simply unable to catch these fluctuations.

Everyone managed to dodge the Sound Edges, but they had no way to counterattack.

"Merlin, don't you feel that the sounds are getting a bit louder?"

Enderfa floated in front of Lin Yun, his voice sounding as if it was coming from very far away, carrying a strange worry.

Lin Yun's expression sank as he reacted. This really was the case.

With the protection of the Silence Barrier, he could still hear the others, and the sound was increasing in volume.

This showed that during the battle, the Silent Trap's power had substantially increased…

They hadn't been able to hear anything during the fight, as all these sounds had been absorbed by the Silent Trap.

If this went on, even if Wind Vossay's Sound Edges couldn't kill everyone, they would keep strengthening the Silent Trap, up until the Silence Barriers could no longer protect them and they all died from the trap.

"Merlin, we have to rush out, we will die if we stay in the Silent Trap…"

Enderfa's voice was shaky, as was his body. This showed that the sound from the outside was already exceeding the power of the Silence Barriers. If his Silence Barriers collapsed, he would definitely dissipate and die. This kind of power was the bane of Incarnations…

Lin Yun remained calm. He couldn't find the trail of Wind Vossay, so he started focusing on the trajectory of the Sound Edges. Lin Yun captured the trajectory of every Sound Edge, before performing frantic calculations…

As time passed, they all started getting wounded. Xiuban's powerful body was grazed by a few Sound Edges and had five terrifying wounds.

Zeuss' clothes had become dilapidated from barely being able to dodge, and he was now relying on the Crystal Scales, relying on that abnormal defensive spell to barely block the Sound Edges.

Elsa also cast her Wood Barrier. She had been a bit slow a moment ago and almost lost her head…

"Merlin, have you come up with anything?" Enderfa sounded hurried.

"Sir Merlin, what do we do? I won't be able to hold on…" Xiuban was covered in blood as he complained. With those omnipresent Sound Edges, he couldn't rush out.

Lin Yun remained calm and silent because whatever he said, it might be heard by Wind Vossay.

How could it be so easy to escape the Silent Trap? The only way to do so wasn't to rush out, but to find Wind Vossay himself. Only then would they be able to get out!

Only by finding Wind Vossay and disrupting his attacking rhythm would they have the opportunity to escape. Otherwise, they would have to dodge countless Sound Edges as they forced their way out.

But for at least a kilometer, they would have to face several dozen Sound Edges every second. No one would be able to cross that distance.

"You can only be saved by reaching the limit of the Silent Trap, you must follow me! You must follow me! You must follow me!"

As they were all getting flooded by Sound Edges, Lin Yun suddenly exclaimed, even say the last part three times.

At that time, even Xiuban, the most foolish one, focused on the last part of the sentence.

Lin Yun glanced at Enderfa, and then Reina. The two instantly understood Lin Yun's meaning.

Enderfa started frantically spraying flames, turning the whole area within a kilometer into a sea of fire.

Lin Yun raised his Draconic Staff and released a few dozen Flame Spears towards the back. One red spear after another fell towards the back, like a rain of arrows.

And after releasing these spells, the number of Sound Edges appearing in the back doubled. All these Sound Edges blocked the back like a wall of blades.

Lin Yun sneered, using Fire Elemental Incarnation to flash towards the left. In a split second, the number of Sound Edges on the left increased.

But the next moment, Lin Yun flashed back to his original spot, and then flashed further towards the right. The number of Sound Edges in the other three directions were reduced by half instantly, while the number of Sound Edges to the right doubled.

He then returned to his original spot, his eyes shining.

"Follow me, we can leave!" Lin Yun said solemnly while facing the rear.

He then used Flame Flash once more, but towards the front this time. As he went, Lin Yun raised his Draconic Staff, quickly chanting a word.

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Chapter 690: Enmity

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Three fire vortexes appeared in an instant not far from him. The three vortexes simultaneously sprayed red-hot flames in one direction.

At that time, everyone could see that the location was empty. But a tornado suddenly appeared and blocked the fiery flames. The silhouette of a Dark Elf could faintly be seen within that tornado…

"Go!" Lin Yun shouted.

Everyone rushed forward, crossing over a kilometer in a dozen seconds.

And in that tornado, the Dark Elf was angrily roaring, but he was suppressed by the flames pouring in from the Elemental Flame Plane and couldn't escape for now.

By the time everyone almost rushed out of the Silent Trap, Wind Vossay finally flew into a rage, making the tornado curled around him rise dramatically. The intense wind power reversed the direction of the fire vortexes, and Wind Vossay took advantage of that to escape the suppression.

The moment he got out, over a hundred Sound Edges flew towards Lin Yun's group.

Once he sensed that the surroundings went silent, Lin Yun was certain that they had exited the Silent Trap.

He sneered as he looked in the direction of the hundred Sound Edges rushing at them from behind, and he quickly chanted a word as he raised his Draconic Staff, which radiated a devastating splendor.

Five loud sounds could be heard ahead as five Askrim Gates were lined up in the path of the Sound Edges.

The 1st Askrim Gate was instantly cut, and then the 2nd, and the 3rd…

But Lin Yun kept incanting, and one Askrim Gate after another drilled out of the ground.

Ice-attributed defenses were most suitable for blocking this kind of spell. There was no need for skill, it was all based on mana and casting speed.

By the time Lin Yun had cast nine Askrim Gates, the number of Sound Edges had reduced.

And at that time, Lin Yun grinned.

A golden light suddenly blossomed on the ground near the group, followed by a golden flame rushing out and turning into a golden-red cage. Inside the cage was a shivering wind, which instantly turned into a fierce tornado.

The tornado was crazily attacking the cage. And surprisingly, at the center of the tornado was Wind Vossay.

Lin Yun sneered, "Fool, how could there be wind in the Silent Trap? I was almost tricked by you!"

Wind Vossay let out an unwilling roar, but no one could hear it. After exiting the Silent Trap, the effect of the Silence Barriers was fully displayed.

The flames within the gold flame cages were continuously increasing while Wind Vossay's tornado was losing momentum, before thoroughly dissipating, overwhelmed by those flames.

After some time, Lin Yun summoned Undead Mage Barton and threw him into the cage.

By the time the flames disappeared, Wind Vossay had also disappeared, devoured by Barton. Barton finally recovered to level 38.

But when looking at Barton, Lin Yun had a fright, because he could see a magic pattern on his forehead!

Elsa also had a shocked expression. "That's Wind Vossay's life magic pattern!"

Lin Yun's eyes lit up as he heard that. No one understood more than Lin Yun. Even the Dark Elven Clan might not know what that entailed.

Even in the future, Chris thought for a long time that Wind Vossay's life magic patterns were wind-attributed, until he later figured out that it was a variation, Sound Edge's magic pattern!

Lin Yun hadn't expected Barton to inherit that magic pattern after devouring Wind Vossay. If he built a Magic Tower, would he be able to set up the Silent Trap?

Without that magic pattern, there was no way to perfectly control the array. This was also why Chris had Wind Vossay control the array.

Lin Yun was a bit surprised.

He originally thought that Wind Vossay would be hard to kill. But he was a Soul, which meant he could be devoured. But he hadn't expected this outcome.

From the start, his Magic Array was unable to find any trace of Wind Vossay, so Lin Yun changed his mind and focused on the Sound Edges, doing a huge amount of calculating to figure out where each Sound Edge had been cast, which allowed him to roughly determine Wind Vossay's movements.

He then discovered a breeze flowing through all those locations. At that time, Lin Yun suddenly came to a realization.

Although Wind Vossay's life magic pattern was Sound Edge, it was a variation of the wind attribute. His understanding of wind magic had also reached the pinnacle, and he could use the 7th Tier Wind Transformation!

After changing his location several times, his position was finally discovered!

A trap was set up right outside the Silent Trap, waiting for Wind Vossay.

…

Lin Yun sighed in relief since the battle was over. 'No wonder Chris said he could never be defeated in his own terrain.'

Anyone under the Heaven Rank would certainly just die in the Silent Trap.

However, due to Wind Vossay's appearance, Lin Yun was now 100% certain that the monstrous Magic Tool Incarnation was in the depths of this forest!

Everyone removed their Silence Barriers, and then Elsa said with a frown, "Mafa Merlin, I noticed that all the Dark Elves we encountered before had died violent deaths. They were either sacrificed in war, killed by terrifying beasts, or died in some other unexpected way. Not a single one died of old age…"

Elsa had listed the deaths of every single Dark Elven Soul they encountered, even detailing each death.

"These people were heroes of the Dark Elven Race that unexpectedly fell. Each one of them died an extremely miserable death. But most of the Dark Elven powerhouses had lived to the end of their lives. Those who met accidents are only a small part, yet we are encountering them all…"

Lin Yun frowned a bit when he heard this. If Elsa hadn't been there, he wouldn't have known that these Dark Elven Souls had died in terrible circumstances. Chris' notes didn't mention it. It was only written that every Dark Elven Soul was a well-known figure in their clan.

Now, it looked like there might be something wrong with the Incarnation, or some flaw. As the Life Pattern Crystal's Incarnation, it shouldn't be the case that it would only summon the Dark Elves that died tragically.

As he thought about it, Lin Yun felt that it was highly likely. The Incarnation escaped the Life Pattern Crystal, but the Life Pattern Crystal was the original body of the Incarnation. Having lost its body for a long time, the Incarnation would definitely be greatly weakened, or perhaps be defective.

Lin Yun sighed in relief as he thought about that. According to Chris, the power of the Incarnation wasn't limited to that. At its peak, the Magic Tool Incarnation's power could be comparable to a formidable mage army, but it was a lot weaker now.

If the Incarnation summoned a group of first-rate Archmage Souls to find the Magic Tool Incarnation, Lin Yun's group would be helpless.

After putting away the strengthened Barton, everyone rested a bit before continuing towards the depths of the forest.

…

On another side, in Jeremy's room in the Dark Elven Clan.

The 3rd Elder was calmly sitting on the side, and Jers was full of resentment as he pointed at the unconscious Jeremy. "Father, haven't you said that the Great Elder always treated you as his close brother? Now that Jeremy is in such a state, how could you wash your hands of this? Jeremy and I have been together from our birth, how could I look at Jeremy's enemy and not avenge him?"

Jers had been stewing in his dark thoughts for a long time.

'It's just a damned outsider, and only a 9th Rank High Mage that is good at underhanded sneak attacks. He's trash that is still looking at 1st Tier Spells. How could he live in the Dark Elven Clan for so long? Our clansmen are trash, the Elder Council is trash!

'Trash! Trash!

'Jeremy was put into that state by those damned outsiders, but no one wants to avenge him!

'And Elsa, that evil omen! Sl*t! I want to see her be humiliated.

'But now, even Father is unwilling to attack those damned outsiders. One outsider came to our clan to show off, and father is actually enduring!

Jers was so angry he almost directly berated the 3rd Elder.

The 3rd Elder frowned, his expression gloomy and scary.

"Jers, I know you are so close with Jeremy that you consider him your brother. I also watched Jeremy grow up, so how could I not care? But I can't make a move in the current circumstances. Whoever attacks the outsider will become the enemy of the entire Dark Elven Clan!"

The 3rd Elder remained calm as he looked at the angry Jers, a terrible expression on his face.

'How could I be unwilling to avenge Jeremy? That damned outsider is truly a problem. Not only did he openly challenge our Dark Elven regulations, but he even made the higher-ups of the clan support him.

'The missing Incarnation of the Life Pattern Crystal, it has already been a century…'

The biggest disaster in this century wasn't those calamities, but rather the breeding problem. More and more clansmen became infertile. Moreover, the talent and constitution of the youths had greatly reduced.

In another twenty years, the future of the Dark Elven Clan would be ruined. There would be no possibility of a young, talented genius ever appearing, and in fact, it was highly possible that no new clansmen would ever appear again.

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Chapter 691: Plot

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Something like that happened and they barely managed to see some hope. Even the most ordinary clansman was willing to grab that last straw. Whoever dared to make a move against the outsider now wouldn't just be expelled, the best outcome would be being burnt to ashes…

They couldn't make a move against that person for the time being, they absolutely couldn't.

The 3rd Elder clenched his fists, his heart aching from hatred, wishing he could lash at that outsider's body, torturing him to death. But he didn't dare to do anything at the moment.

However, Jers had already become muddle-headed from anger and simply didn't listen. Up till now, he still believed that his first defeat had been due to his carelessness, that he had been sneak attacked.

"Father, that damned outsider is definitely a spy, that sl*t Elsa definitely fed him all those pieces of information. Our clan hasn't been able to find the Life Pattern Crystal's Incarnation for so many years, how could an outsider like him find it? The God Nation is too vast, and the environment is very complicated. No one in our clan has been able to find it for the past hundred years…

"He is just an outsider, how could he find it so quickly? He is definitely stalling for time! If he can't find it in two decades, he will just say that it was normal, since even we couldn't find it for a century. Once our clan suffers from a great disaster, he'll be able to smoothly escape, and Jeremy won't be able to get his revenge!

"Father, don't you see how that damned outsider treats you? And Uncle went into the Lightless Dreamland. What would he think of you when he learns about it when he wakes up?

"An outsider who is only a 9th Rank High Mage, a piece of trash that only knows how to shamelessly sneak attack. After injuring Jeremy, he actually swaggered his way into the Dark Elven Clan. And you, you ignored Jeremy's biggest foe and didn't even avenge him!" Jers was going out of control, harshly criticizing his own father.

The 3rd Elder shouted with a deep voice, "Enough! What do you know? That outsider isn't that simple. Not only we can't move against him, but he is also quite remarkable."

Jers froze, before saying with disdain, "He is remarkable? He is only a 9th Rank High Mage, I saw it with my own eyes! He was studying a 1st Tier Spell and looked puzzled. If I hadn't been careless, how could he have managed to get the better of me…"

Jers was a bit dismissive of his father's caution. 'If you weren't so excessively cautious, you wouldn't have stopped at the 3rd Elder seat…'

But Jers only dared to think those words, he didn't dare to say them.

The 3rd Elder had a heavy expression as he explained in a low voice, "You are underestimating that outsider. Although he is only a 9th Rank High Mage, I saw him casting last time, and his casting speed is several times faster than a 9th Rank High Mage. In human terms, his spells were close to being Insta-cast. The speed can be compared to our clan's 1st or 2nd Rank Archmages.

"And those people at his side aren't so simple, either. I investigated in secret. That woman is a level 38 Frost Dragon. You should have heard from our clan's stories how powerful Dragons are. You absolutely aren't that Frost Dragon's match.

"And the Beastman, alchemy puppet, and the outsider's True Spirit Magic Tool are very powerful. That man is definitely an important member of a major force's younger generation, he is definitely not some nobody. If we rashly make a move, it's highly possible that we won't be able to kill them and will even expose ourselves to more danger. At that time, it would be equivalent to betraying the clan…"

Jers was in disbelief. "What? Dragon? That damned outsider actually has a Dragon at his side? Could it be that even Father cannot kill them? No, wait, we only need to kill that damned outsider!"

'Right, just kill that damned outsider, Mafa Merlin, was it? Although his entourage isn't weak, he himself is. As long as he dies, his entourage will naturally leave on their own. There is no need to worry about these cheap followers, killing Merlin is more than enough, and this is easy enough…'

A smile appeared on Jers' face.

"Father, that damned outsider is too weak, and his followers can't always be protecting him. As long as Father uses a High Tier Spell, you will be able to kill that guy. As for his followers, it doesn't matter if they survive, as long as that Mafa Merlin dies. His stalling tricks are rubbish, the clan wouldn't look into it."

The 3rd Elder shook his head "That's no good. That Mafa Merlin would definitely die if I acted myself. Although he is stronger than a High Mage of the same level, he would at most be comparable to a Dark Elf that had just advanced to the Archmage realm. But they are out of the clan now and I can't leave. The powerhouses of the clan know that we are at odds with them. I don't have any opportunity to leave. The 4th Elder is spending all her time watching me."

Jers blurted out, "Can't we have other people do it instead?"

The 3rd Elder shook his head. "It won't work, the helpers at the side of the outsider aren't weak. There aren't many people within our clan that could kill them, so the chances of ambushing him aren't too high…"

Jers' eyes were frantically darting around as he was apparently thinking of something. 'This damned outsider is so weak, how could he have followers that are so powerful? Even a Dragon! But… So what if you have a Dragon protecting you? You are weak, you are a burden when facing a powerful enemy, the Dragon can't always protect you.

'Since there is no way to use an expert from our clan, I can only look for the other races. Someone from the Ash Beastman Tribe came before, if I borrow the power of the Ash Beastmen, I can definitely kill that outsider!'

With this in mind, Jers asked, "Father! Didn't an emissary of the Ash Beastman Tribe look for you before, saying something about joining hands to deal with the Firerock Dwarves…"

The 3rd Elder's expression suddenly changed when he heard Jers' words. "No, absolutely not! How could you even think of look to those Ash Beastmen, those filthy Beastmen with Abyssal Bloodlines, to deal with an outsider! Don't even think of going against the clan's interests.

Were those Ash Beastmen good talkers? If they were sincere, there wouldn't have been such outcomes before. If they looked for the Ash Beastmen now, wouldn't this be going against the clan's interests?

The clan had been plagued with misfortunes in the past years. If the clan's interests were betrayed, even if they could deal with the Firerock Dwarves, they would still be much weaker than the Ash Beastman Tribe. At that time, their position would be unstable…

The 3rd Elder didn't even think before refusing Jers' proposal.

Jers was startled, but it was only a refusal, he wasn't scolded.

'Since father refused but didn't scold me or mention the clan's regulations, there must be some leeway… Since no one in the clan can act, if that damned outsider runs into an Ash Beastman outside and is killed, no one can say anything.

'Besides, the outsider is so weak, wouldn't it be normal for him to die if he coincidentally ran into someone stronger?'

"Father, how could you say that this is going against the interests of the clan?" Jers seriously asked.

Not even waiting for his father to talk, he continued his explanation, "Father, we should form an alliance with the Ash Beastmen. These years, the red-skinned Dwarves had become more and more powerful, occupying more and more locations. Our lives are getting worse. Although those Ash Beastmen have filthy Demonic Bloodlines, so what? Being able to borrow their power to withstand the red-skinned Dwarves, isn't that very advantageous to our clan…?"

The 3rd Elder's expression became sluggish as he pondered over this, thinking that this was indeed the case.

The three major races of the God Nation were the Dark Elven Race, the Ash Beastman Race, and the Firerock Dwarven Race. The Firerock Dwarves were the strongest and were the most proficient at forging. They would rarely have a struggle with the other two Races. But the Ash Beastmen and the Dark Elves had been at odds for a very long time.

Over the years, the difference in power between the Ash Beastmen and the Dark Elves hadn't changed much. Instead, it was the Firerock Dwarves that grew stronger and stronger, watching from the side while gathering power and resources. They took advantage of the battle between the Ash Beastmen and the Dark Elves to reap a lot of benefits.

Due to this, the power of the Firerock Dwarves now far exceeded the other two races, while the weakest Dark Elves were in danger.

But now, the Ash Beastmen were ambitious and wanted to deal with the Firerock Dwarves. Wouldn't it be the best outcome if they could weaken the Firerock Dwarves and the Ash Beastmen?

Jers promptly continued his persuasion as he saw that it was promising.

"Moreover, Father, we are just dealing with those Firerock Dwarves. Borrowing an ally's power to casually kill a frail outsider isn't worth mentioning. At that time, we only need one sentence and the Ash Beastmen will take the initiative to help us kill that damn outsider…"

The 3rd Elder secretly nodded, finding that Jers' words were reasonable.

'Yes, Jeremy must be avenged, or I won't be able to explain to big brother when he wakes up. Moreover, that damned outsider is truly wretched.

'It's just dealing with the Firerock Dwarves and letting the hot-blooded Ash Beastmen kill the outsider, isn't that fine?'

'It's not going against the interests of the clan, it's even fighting for the clan's interests while conveniently having that outsider killed, satisfying everyone.'

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Chapter 692: Lenon

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Thinking of this, the 3rd Elder gritted his teeth and whispered to Jers, "Alright, we will follow your plan for this matter, you'll go and get in contact yourself…"

Jers was exulting. He patted his chest and guaranteed that he will do well, before hurriedly leaving the treehouse.

'Damn Outsider, you fate has been decided!'

Jers was cheerfully hopping about. If it wasn't for the fact that this matter couldn't be made public, he would have definitely shouted loudly…

…

On the other side, Lin Yun and the others had been moving deeper and deeper into the forest, meeting more and more Dark Elven Souls on the way. But they weren't particularly powerful, they were eliminated just as they appeared, not even giving an opportunity to feed Barton and Lagulin.

Elsa was in high spirits after confirming that the Incarnation of the Life Pattern Crystal was here, she was the first to rush forward every time they encountered a Dark Elven Soul.

They would soon reach the deepest part of the forest. From the forest's treetops, they could already see a huge tree trunk in the horizon. That was the Wisdom Tree, a huge wall obstructing the horizon.

"Careful, there are even more Dark Elven Souls here, and there are some other dangers." Lin Yun frowned as he said in a low voice.

Xiuban raised Carnage with indifference. Beside that Wind Vossay, they hadn't met any particularly powerful Dark Elven Soul, the strongest was level 38, and after being exposed, they had been instantly crushed to death.

"What could be dangerous? Apart from their ambushes, the Dark Elven Souls have no abilities…" Xiuban casually mumbled.

A light flashed from the corner of his eyes as he noticed a Dark Elven Soul wearing armor and swinging a three-finger-wide longsword towards his head.

"Ah, wretched Dark Elf, you actually dare to get into a melee with Lord Xiuban?" Xiuban cheerfully said as he unhesitantly swung Carnage.

Not to mention that this Dark Elf was only a Soul, even when he was alive, how could he be relying on that stick-like sword to withstand Xiuban's attacks?

Xiuban loudly shouted and rushed over. Not far from him, Elsa's expression changed as she shouted, "Dodge!"

Xiuban didn't take her seriously and swung Carnage. But that armored Dark Elven Soul only shook his wrist and three Sword Aura were emitted from his blade.

Thumb-thick Sword Auras shot towards Xiuban, extremely sharp auras bursting forth from the three Sword Auras.

They were still a few meters apart, but Xiuban felt as if countless thin needles were stabbing his skin, followed by a burst of cold.

By reflex, Xiuban swung Carnage in front of his body.

Two sharp sounds echoed as two thin Sword Auras heavily fell on Carnage, as if they weighed several tons. Xiuban's arm ached, almost letting go of Carnage, his body staggering backward.

As for the third Sword Aura, it grazed Xiuban's shoulder and left a five centimeters long cut on his shoulder, splashing blood, and making Xiuban's face turn white.

He was most proud of his powerful body, he could resist Low Tier Spells without being injured in the slightest. Ordinary 3rd and 4th Tier Spells couldn't bring any harm to him. Yet, his skin was like paper in front of a small Sword Aura, a graze was enough to rip a bloody wound.

And that expressionless Dark Elf was swinging that longsword again, rushing eight meters with a single step, reaching Xiuban in an instant. That slender longsword raised again, aiming at Xiuban's throat.

At that time, Lin Yun was the first to react. He cast a Flame Burst in front of Xiuban, the explosion slowing the movement of the Dark Elf and sending Xiuban flying back.

"Idiot, you'll die if you remain careless!" Lin Yun glared at Xiuban, who was crawling out of the ground while shaking in fear.

He then walked towards the forest.

"This guy is yours, I have some other matters to take care of."

Enderfa glanced at Lin Yun, who had completely ignored the Dark Elven Soul as he walked towards the forest.

"Damn, Merlin, what the hell are you doing? This guy isn't easy to handle…"

Enderfa only said that one sentence, he didn't have much time to complain, the Dark Elf holding that longsword was like a ghost, moving terrifyingly quick, covering close to eight meters with every step, and dodging as if he was teleporting.

Enderfa controlled the Ten Thousand Spell Wheel, and in an instant, a dozen Flame Spears flew out with a deafening sound.

But when that dozen of Flame Spears flew over, that Dark Elven Soul was already ten meters away, no longer at the same location, making those Flame Spears miss their target.

The magic patterns on Elsa's body shone, her eyes firmly looking at that continuously dodging Dark Elven Soul while quickly explaining some details about that Dark Elven Soul, "If I remember right, he should be Lenon, my mother's guard. He is a Dark Elf with rarely seen swordsmanship magic patterns. He had very high understanding of sword skills, and possessed many powerful sword skills. He is also very fast, and the speed of his sword is terrifying. He once used one longsword thrust to stab all the patterns of a large amount of falling leaves, with one move. Moreover, no leaf was sliced. Be careful, especially of his secret Sword Aura, you absolutely can't use a physical shield to block it, you have to dodge!"

Elsa didn't even finish her words before Lenon's Sword Aura easily pierced through Zeuss' Runic Shield, creating a small hole in the shield. Had Zeuss not reacted fast enough, this Sword Aura could have created another hole in Zeuss' head.

Zeuss was extremely pale, some of his hair had been cut off by the Sword Aura. Hearing Elsa's words, he promptly used Haste on himself and kept moving.

Lenon's speed was terrifying, and his Sword Aura was horrifyingly sharp, it didn't dissipate even after going through a three-meters-thick tree.

Moreover, the Sword Aura didn't make a single sound, even when going through a tree, it felt as if it was slicing through tofu. It didn't need any effort, and the edges of the holes were flat and smooth, moreover, the trees weren't even shaking after being pierced, as if they didn't feel anything.

The trees able to grow in the depths of this forest weren't ordinary trees, they were comparable to Noscent's Iron Trees. They were extremely hard, just like steel.

And they were growing on top of a branch of the Wisdom Tree. The soil was also made from the Wisdom Tree's rotten leaves which had turned into soil after an extremely long time.

The longer the trees grew here, the more formidable they became. Outside of the forest, a fire spell could completely burn a tree, but here, in the depths, not even a burnt mark would be left after they suffered from a bombardment of spells.

The trees that had grown over ten thousand years had become extremely solid, and their barks couldn't even be split open by Enderfa's Flame Spears. Yet, Lenon's Sword Aura could pierce a hole in those same trees.

Everyone started sweating, even Reina. Her Dragon's body wouldn't be able to resist such a blow.

They all kept moving and casting. Ice, fire, darkness, it was a huge spell bombardment, and although they were solo target spells, it was no different from large-scale spells.

But Lenon kept walking between that large amount of spells, as if he was dancing on the edge of a blade. Not a single spell reached him, and he didn't even have to use defensive power!

Unconsciously, the group started becoming more and more dispersed. Whenever Lenon moved, only afterimages would be left behind him. He constantly moved while sending some Sword Aura at crafty angles, every single one would appear in the small gap between their casts.

Elsa's forehead was full of sweat, her childhood's memories becoming clearer and clearer. She remembered seeing Lenon in action. At that time, he was already a level 39 powerhouse.

The Dark Elves' talents lay in their magic patterns, all Dark Elves possessed casting magic patterns, only the types were different, thus, al Dark Elves were natural mages.

But it wasn't absolute. There were a few Dark Elves that received magic patterns that didn't have any casting ability. Those magic patterns were called swordsmanship magic patterns and belonged to the warriors of the Dark Elven Race.

They weren't physically powerful like other races' warriors since Dark Elves innately couldn't have powerful physical strength, but the Dark Elven Warriors weren't weak at all, they were extremely powerful, even stronger than other warriors on the same level!

Without powerful physical strength and Aura power, the power of Dark Elves warriors came from their magic patterns and the sword skills their learnt. Every magic pattern represented a sword skill, and just like the casting magic patterns, their instant use of sword skills became their source of power.

And Lenon's life swordsmanship magic pattern was based on speed. He only pursued speed to the extreme and disregarded the rest. His flexible body became like a ghost, able to disappear and reappear ten meters away in an instant.

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Chapter 693: Sword Aura

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Elsa felt her heart being stuck in her throat as she thought of when she saw Lenon at his peak.

Back then, she had followed her mother on a hunt, but unexpectedly encountered a group of level 33 Fiery Monkeys. These guys would easily become enraged, and if more than a hundred of them were gathered, they would even dare to assault a Dragon.

But they had encountered three hundred of them…

300 Fiery Monkeys… And at that time, Elsa only had the power of a Great Mage, she would have been instantly taken out if she was careless. Elsa's mother couldn't attack, she was protecting Elsa with all her might. The only one able to attack was Lenon.

Back then, Elsa was still wondering why Lenon didn't cast spells, he didn't give the feeling of someone powerful. But after he made his move, she completely lost track of him.

In an instant, Lenon rushed out with his long sword, his body turning into a shadow that could barely be seen.

That gray shadow kept moving between the Fiery Monkeys. Only three seconds passed before Lenon returned to his position, slowly sheathing his longsword.

Those bad-tempered Fiery Monkeys had been dealt with. After no less than three seconds, those 300 Fiery Monkey all made the same movement and had the same expression.

Every single one of them covered its neck in alarm as a bloody line slowly appeared on it, followed by a large amount of blood spraying out. The others didn't even have the opportunity to attack as the 300 Fiery Monkey all died tragically…

Elsa remembered that after seeing that formidable power stronger than spellcasting, she even begged Lenon for a few months to teach her swordsmanship.

But Lenon had died and had turned into a level 38 Soul. Elsa felt her limbs freezing, her body instinctively afraid.

She could only keep casting to suppress him so that he wouldn't get close.

As for the non-mage Xiuban, he had an unsightly expression as he frantically waved Carnage around.

The shadow reached Xiuban's side, his viper-like longsword craftily stabbing towards Xiuban. If it hits, it would pierce through Xiuban's right kidney and stab his heart.

As a Draconic Beastman, and one that had fused with a drop of blood of a Three-Headed Golden Dragon and bathed in Ancient God Blood, Xiuban's instincts had reached a terrifyingly high level.

Just as he sensed the cold feeling on his right side, he unhesitantly swung Carnage over.

"Clang!"

The sharp sound of iron echoed, making Xiuban's arm feel numb, while Lenon was sent flying back. He wasn't Xiuban's match in a contest of power, yet he had the power to kill him.

Xiuban didn't chase after him…

He let out a relieved sigh after sending Lenon flying back, but he then saw Lenon flying eight meters back, rotating twice in midair, before taking advantage of a branch to instantly reverse his momentum and charge once again towards Xiuban.

Three afterimages, using different sword stances, appeared around Xiuban.

At that time, Lin Yun's voice echoed from the forest, "Jump! That's a combo of afterimage slashes!"

Xiuban felt cold, but hearing Lin Yun's voice, he unhesitantly jumped up, using all his strength. He looked down and saw three sword slashes flashing below. The three slashes had been aimed from three different directions, and if he hadn't jumped, his body would have been sliced into four parts. Dodging in any other direction wouldn't have been safe, the sky was the only option. Those three slashes were converging in the same location.

"Idiot, why aren't you using your power? What are you afraid of?" Lin Yun's voice echoed once again, reminding Xiuban of his greatest advantage.

Still in the air, Xiuban's skin turned deep red, both hands holding Carnage as Aura started leaking from his entire body.

Below him, Lenon, who had failed his attack, immediately prepared to chain the next attack, but the airborne Xiuban had already roused the power of the Three-Headed Golden Dragon, Draconic power flickering on his body. The air around him was compressed when he swung Carnage, forming a powerful aura.

It was like a meteor falling from the sky, it simply couldn't be touched.

Lenon's sword was slashing towards Xiuban from the side, but it was instantly overpowered by the formidable power and was sent flying out.

Xiuban reached the ground once again, his clothes completely wet, 'Too dangerous, I was almost stabbed to death…'

At that time, the other were also sweating, thinking, 'That thick-skinned musclehead took on that sword!' Not one of the others could take on Lenon head on without dying…

Everyone converged together, and Lenon turned into a shadow, continuously revolving around them, looking for an opportunity to attack them, or suddenly appearing beside someone to sneak attack.

"Merlin, what the hell are you doing? We are at our limit, if you don't make a move, we will be poked to death by that guy…" Enderfa's three heads were filled with fright.

He originally thought that Lenon would ignore him since he was a Magic Tool Incarnation, but he was almost impaled a few moments ago.

Although he didn't have a physical body, the shape he was taking could be considered as his body. It would definitely be unpleasant if he was impaled by that sharp sword.

But before he could even relax, the Ten Thousand Spell Wheel was hit by a Sword Aura, which barely missed the Molten Core…

Everyone was giving their all, but they couldn't attack Lenon, he was too fast and could attack all of them. This wasn't a battle, but a one-sided suppression.

And no one knew what Lin Yun was doing. He had entered the forest when the battle started and had yet to make a move, only giving a few pointers here and there.

Enderfa's worried face turned bigger as he angrily cursed, "Merlin, you b*stard, if you don't act quickly, when will you act? Stop being lazy, this is a level 38 Soul, it's a lot different from the others…"

Enderfa was really anxious. Lin Yun had barely acted against the previous Souls, acting lazily. This time, Enderfa thought that Lin Yun was still being lazy.

Lin Yun's voice came from another location in the forest, "You fools, although this guy is a Soul, who said that fire spells' power was the most suited? Fire spells might be powerful, but they are useless if they can't hit the target! His strongest point is speed, why don't you guys try restricting his speed?"

Reina was the first to react to those words. She switched from using powerful Ice Spells to using Ice Spells that could reduce Lenon's speed.

After casting her spell, a large amount of snowflakes fell down from the sky. Each one floating towards the ground and covering it in frost, and as more and more snowflakes fell, the blue layer of frost even covered the trees.

The temperature in the air quickly lowered, as the fire elements, that had been roused due to the fire spells, were now dissipating while the density of ice elements increased at a rapid pace.

Enderfa controlled the Ten Thousand Spell Wheel while gnashing his teeth and mumbling, casting a large amount of speed-reducing spells towards all sides, not caring about mana consumption.

The puppet raised both arms, casting a large amount of Freeze, and speed-reducing spells within a hundred meters area.

Elsa suddenly understood. Everyone had overlooked this, fire spells were indeed the most efficient spells when handling a Soul, while ice spells were less powerful, but it was another matter when it came to handling Lenon. Lenon's strongest point was speed, if his speed wasn't restricted, all spells were useless.

At his peak, Lenon's speed was so high that he could even dance in a Wind Blade Storm without being hit, his dodging abilities were outstanding.

Elsa raised her hands, her arms folded together. The magic patterns on both arms combining together and turning into a compound spell.

"Slow!" She let out in a low voice. Following that, a pitch-black ripple spread out, with Reina at the center.

Everything within a hundred meters seemed to have slowed, everyone's limbs seemed to be weighing a ton and lifting their feet was very difficult.

Not far, the shadowy Lenon could finally be seen. Everyone's slowing spells finally made Lenon's speed reach the lowest it had ever been.

"Freeze!" Lin Yun's voice echoed once again.

Reina unhesitantly opened her mouth and let out a Frost Breath. A large amount of ice shards flew out, alongside a bright icy blue ray of light.

It hit Lenon, whose speed had reached an all-time low.

Lenon used three Sword Auras, but unfortunately, his Sword Auras were too sharp. They cut through the Frost Breath, but they were unable to block it.

"Snap…"

Lenon was instantly frozen into an ice statue.

"Flame Cage!"

Before they could relax, Lin Yun hurriedly gave an instruction.

Zeuss, Enderfa, and the puppet instantly cast Flame Cages. Several layers of Flame Cages surrounded the frozen Lenon.

Fire power rushed forth, causing cracks to appear on the ice statue. The fluctuations of Sword Auras could be felt coming from the statue. A moment later, the layer of ice burst open.

But Enderfa had already flown out at this time.

"Damn b*stard, let me see how you plan to escape!" Enderfa loudly cursed, controlling the Ten Thousand Spell Wheel to summon four flaming vortexes next to the Flame Cages. A large amount of fire power sprayed towards the center of the Flame Cages, and Lenon, who was about to rush out, was suppressed inside the Flame Cages.

A few seconds later, Lenon was burnt to ashes…

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Lenon was annihilated with everyone's hard work, without Lin Yun even making a move.

Enderfa was extremely annoyed and vented with an unsightly expression, "Merlin! I won't let you go if you don't give me an explanation today! Hell, I was almost annihilated!"

Let alone Enderfa, even Xiuban was a bit sullen, he had quite a few wounds on his body and had almost been sliced to pieces, yet, Lin Yun hadn't helped, how could he not complain?

Reina also had a few small wounds, while Elsa's clothes and been reduced to shreds. As for Zeuss, the left half of his hair had been cut down, if he had been a bit slow, his skull would have been sliced open.

Even the puppet's body was covered in numerous sword scars. If the puppet's foundation hadn't been that good, it would have already been sliced to pieces by Lenon.

The few of them had some grievances. The Dark Elven Souls they had encountered before hadn't been too difficult to handle, they could still take care of them without him. But this time, they encountered such a ruthless one, his speed was so fast that they could only see a shadow, and his swordsmanship was so sharp that they would die if they were careless for a moment.

Yet, he didn't help, so what was he doing?

Enderfa was so overbearing, but before he could even get an explanation, a dense buzzing sound could be heard.

Then, everyone saw a large amount of arrows falling down like rain.

The dense rain of arrows sounded like a swarm of bees buzzing next to them. But in an instant, that buzzing turned into a sharp ear-piercing hiss.

Everyone had been relaxed after finishing their battle, thus they didn't react on time when met with that surprise attack.

Suddenly, a dozen Ice Shields appeared in front of them.

Every Ice Shield was over two meters long, and the dozen Ice Shields was tightly covering everyone as arrows collided against them, letting out clanking sounds.

After the Ice Shields dissipated, they all looked at the arrows on the ground.

The blue arrowheads had clearly been dipped into poison, and the shafts were using ten thousand years old Iron Trees specific to the God Nation. They were clearly aimed at their lives!

And it was obviously premeditated, happening right after the end of their battle, when they had lowered their guards!

Lin Yun's figure appeared in front of everyone, coldly looking at the shadows coming out of the forest.

The earth started shaking, as if the countless animals living within the forest were madly rushing over, at the same time, ear-piercing eagle-like Dragon Roars echoed in the sky.

By looking up, they could see several dozen Beastmen Flying Riders riding on Wyverns. These Wyverns were swooping down with their mouths wide open, spraying acidic liquid while the Flying Riders were throwing javelins dipped in poison.

Sharp sounds echoed. It was only a few dozen javelins, but they had the same amount of pressure as a rain of thousands of arrows.

These Beastman Flying Riders looked extremely fierce and they were taking advantage of the diving momentum to increase the power of their throws, piercing through the hard trees of the forest.

After being thrown, most of the javelins hit the ground, while the rest were stuck on trees, and the hit trees were withering at a rapid pace. The poison was spreading from the tip of the javelins like a stain.

Everyone was greatly alarmed, they were exhausted from a tiring fight, and if Lin Yun hadn't made a move, the flurry of arrow would have flustered them.

And then there was a follow-up javelin rain, every javelin throw was no different from an ordinary Sword Saint's attack, the power was terrifying, and even the 2nd wave of Ice Shields released by Lin Yun were shattered.

As for the tireless alchemy puppet, it counterattacked the moment they were ambushed. A large amount of Frost Lances were thrown towards the sky, continuously colliding with the poisoned javelins.

Loud explosions echoed, but no spells managed to hit those extremely flexible Wyverns.

Less than two seconds had passed since the rain of arrows, and from the shadow of the trees, eight 3-meters-tall and 8-meters-long giant beasts rushed out.

The surface of their bodies seemed to be made of a greenish gray rock. These were Kodos, they looked similar to rhinoceroses, but their bodies were far bigger than rhinos, and the horn on their head seemed to be made of greenish gray steel and had a metal-like luster while being covered with magic patterns.

These Kodos were charging forward, making the earth shake on their way. Those steel trees were like paper in front of them, turning into fragments when pierced by their horns.

In two seconds, those eight Kodos swept the entire forest, creating a wide empty area. And on both sides of the group, a large amount of Beastmen appeared.

At the forefront were low level slaves, cannon fodders. But these cannon fodder Beastmen were at least level twenty. They kept cutting down trees as they advanced, constructing simple and crude fortifications.

In the back were a large amount of Ash Beastman Warlocks. Each Warlock's body had a thick Abyssal aura, and as these Ash Beastmen waved their hands, a large amount of Abyssal lifeforms were summoned, filling the surroundings with a thick sulfuric smell.

The sudden change startled Lin Yun's group since they hadn't been aware of the Ash Beastmen's army surrounding them. Only Lin Yun's expression remained the same.

A five-meters-tall Kodo slowly walked out from the back of the opposing Ash Beastman army. On it were sitting two sneering Ash Beastmen.

That Kodo seemed to be very irascible. It looked like it felt that the area was too crowded after walking over and swallowed a few slaves in front of it in one bite. These Beastmen didn't even have time to let out a scream before being swallowed whole.

One of the Beastmen on the Kodo's back was full of disdain as he shouted, "Kill them!"

A Beastman on a Kodo's back swung a huge bone sledgehammer as he fiercely beat on a hide drum in front of him.

"Dong dong dong dong…"

The loud sound echoed through the army as a visible soundwave spread, causing fierce changes to occur within the Beastmen. Their eyes turned red, and their bodies slightly swelled up, their flesh starting to expand a bit.

It wasn't just these Ash Beastmen, even the summoned Abyssal lifeforms were becoming irritable, the berserk aura spreading throughout the horizon.

In an instant, all of them had their strength raised by at least two levels!

And every single Beastman slave's power was raised by at least one level. Moreover, the summoned lifeforms were becoming even more berserk, and a few dozen Beastman slaves were devoured.

As for those few dozen Ash Beastman Warlocks, each one was over level 30, and they were releasing a large amount of Abyssal aura.

The berserk aura converged into a black demonic vortex, and the evil aura coming from the vortex once again increased the strength of every Beastman.

Those Beastman slaves brandished their weapons while roaring as they charged towards Lin Yun's group.

The leader sitting on the huge Kodo sinisterly chuckled and nodded.

These guys were consumables for the Ash Beastman Tribe, they had no talent. They could only make use of the Beastmen' innate powerful body to fight. They ate too much and reproduced quickly. In any case, when fighting with their enemies, over half of these filthy slaves would die.

But these slaves had some benefits, they would use their lives to kill their opponents, and even the God Nation, thickest Exploding Bear wouldn't dare to face these frail slaves. These people would definitely die horrible deaths.

'Our Demonic Warlock will keep summoning Abyssal lifeforms that will smash any opponent to death. Unfortunately for these people, they don't know that our trump card are those Wyvern. The chosen Flying Riders are the most powerful warriors of our tribe. Those poisoned javelins can even pierce through Exploding Bears.'

'These few frail humans had just went through a fight, helping us take care of those lowly Dark Elven Souls, they were clearly wounded in the process. That's great, the mission will be complete once they are killed…'

The Beastman smiled, apparently already considering Lin Yun's group dead…

But then, just as the wounded group was about to be submerged by the berserk army, Lin Yun sneered.

He waited until the other side's army had narrowed their encirclement to the limit before making a move. Lights suddenly shone in the forest as an alchemy array appeared on the ground. All runes seemed to be appearing out of thin air on the ground and on trees.

Some runes were even floating in the air, the array covered several hundred meters in an instant.

The first to feel the power of the array was those Flying Rider Beastmen treated as trump cards. One Wyvern after another dove down quickly with extreme speed, throwing poisoned javelins.

But suddenly, a Wyvern's speed increased by 30%, just a few meters above them. A poisoned javelin thrown at this distance would definitely be extremely powerful.

But with the sudden acceleration, the Wyvern had no time to decelerate, and it also couldn't fly back up. The Wyvern let out an alarmed cry, but it could only stare blankly as the ground was getting closer and closer at an alarming speed…

"Snap…"

Loud bone crushing sounds echoed as the Wyvern, along with its rider, crashed into the ground, shattering more than half of their bones on impact.

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Chapter 695: Gravity

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In an instant, another four Wyverns crashed to the ground with extreme speed.

They suffered terrible deaths… The huge impact made the ground shake and even hit many Beastman slaves.

The sudden change alarmed the other Flying Riders. They tried to control the Wyverns to fly up, but the Wyverns didn't seem to listen to them. They went up and down in the air, unable to control their own bodies.

A large number of poisoned javelins fell, but none of them landed near Lin Yun's group. They deviated from their direction.

But they didn't miss, they just hit the wrong targets. Several dozen Beastman slaves were hit by those poisoned javelins, as were three Demon Warlocks that were too late to block them…

The Beastman army turned into a mess and the ground troops became chaotic while the Wyverns in the air were also losing their heads out of fear as they crashed into the ground.

Chaos broke out, as they lost control of the summoned lifeforms. The Reapers started killing the confused slaves, and a Crypt Fiend even bit the head of a summoner.

The sudden change startled Lin Yun's group out of their casting.

Enderfa froze as he looked at the chaotic Beastman army.

"Damnit, Chaos Gravity Array? When did it appear?" Enderfa mumbled.

Then, he suddenly realized something and looked at Lin Yun.

"Merlin, you discovered these Beastmen early on?"

Lin Yun didn't say anything, both hands pressed against the ground. With Lin Yun's hands as the starting point, a large number of the array's patterns and runes shone, and the array on the ground started revolving.

"Get rid of these guys," Lin Yun said in a low voice before fully activating the array. In an instant, an orange column of flame rushed out of the ground, covering several hundred meters. At that time, all the Beastmen staggered, and many of the wounded ones were even laying on their stomachs.

Even the flying headless chickens in the sky seemed to be suddenly suffering from the attraction of the ground as they fell one after the other. Some Wyverns flapped their wings very hard, but their bodies still fell towards the ground.

All Beastmen and Abyssal lifeforms had trouble moving forward, and lifting a foot seemed to take all their energy.

At that moment, all the Beastmen were moving as if they were carrying half a ton, not even able to dodge the columns of flames appearing here and there, each of them emitting a hellish aura.

Mournful screams kept echoing as flames rose. Those Kodos were frantic. They originally had huge bodies, but they couldn't even move at that moment. They could only remain lying on the ground, awaiting their fates. Whenever a Beastman approached, the violent Kodos would immediately swallow him to regain their vitality.

"Gravity Array Formation!" Enderfa let out in surprise, before gnashing his teeth and controlling the Ten Thousand Spell Wheel to cast spells.

In an instant, he cast several dozen Rock Falls, making large rocks fall onto the Beastmen. These huge rocks weighed over a ton, and with the momentum of gravity, they ruthlessly crashed against the ground.

In an instant, all Beastmen lacking the strength to dodge met violent deaths, crushed or burnt.

At this time, the other injured members of Lin Yun's group disregarded their mana consumption and started casting all kinds of attacking spells.

After completely activating the Array Formation, Lin Yun quickly raised his Draconic Staff and chanted out a stream of words. Meteors, leaving long black trails in their wake, fell down from the sky.

When they were ten meters above the Beastmen, these meteors were affected by the extra gravity, and their falling speed suddenly increased several times.

Boom, boom, boom!

Deafening explosions echoed for several hundred meters, and the largest Kodo, which was level 35 and had a hide so thick that it could resist even level 37 magic beasts, had its head crushed by the falling meteors. The hide wasn't damaged, but it had already died, bleeding from its orifices.

A dozen minutes later, the miserable yells had thoroughly disappeared.

Only the loud explosions caused by the falling spells could be heard. The shockwaves of the falling meteors ravaged the area, sending limbs and pieces of flesh flying.

Lin Yun stopped casting, and everyone else also followed suit. The surroundings instantly became peaceful.

The ground was filled with blood, pieces of flesh, and Beastmen turned into paste. Even the thick-skinned Kodos were crushed to death by all the spells.

Lin Yun emotionlessly cast a Sea of Fire, igniting everything.

Lin Yun had felt something was wrong when they encountered that Dark Elven Soul with swordsmanship magic patterns, because there were remnants of a battle's mana fluctuations in the surroundings, and they had thick Abyssal aura.

He didn't need to think about it to know that Beastman Warlocks had fought here.

But the fight was finished quickly after it started. Those Ash Beastmen seemed to have escaped after discovering that Dark Elven Soul. They might have still been running when Lin Yun's group entered the Dark Elven Soul's territory.

And sure enough, Lin Yun used the Magic Array and caught the scent of many Ash Beastmen. They were hiding not far from them and there were quite a few of them.

There was no need to think because Lin Yun knew what these Ash Beastmen were planning. They were waiting for Lin Yun's group to get rid of the Dark Elven Soul before they could take advantage of them and ambush them.

While Enderfa and the others fought Lenon, Lin Yun secretly investigated the power of this army. But he was quickly startled because he discovered many Beastman slaves, as well as Kodos and Beastman Flying Riders.

Kodos were the war weapons of Beastmen. Not only did they have outstanding power, but the war drums they carried could also greatly increase the power of an army. As for those Flying Riders, they had amazing mobility, and the power of their poisoned javelins was comparable to that of 1st Rank Sword Saints.

If there were enough Flying Riders, they could destroy their opponent's army on their own! Especially when facing a mage army!

It would be hard for Mages' Runic Shields to block these thrown poisoned javelins. The poison coating the javelin tips even had a bit of magic penetration effect.

Coupled with the huge number of Beastman slaves… How could Lin Yun not know the tactics of these Beastmen?

They would use the slaves as cannon fodder, using their lives to restrict the range of movement of Lin Yun's groups. Then, the Warlocks and Flying Riders would make their move, using powerful attacks to destroy their opponent. It would be terrible if this tactic was successful.

The Beastman slaves had formidable reproductive abilities. Their lives in the Beastman Tribes might be even inferior to magic beasts. It was hard to deal with a surprise fodder rush tactic.

After a detailed investigation, Lin Yun began secretly drawing an array. To handle that Beastman army, it was best to use a Gravity Array Formation. He thoroughly adjusted the power of every Gravity Array, not greatly affecting the Beastmen on the ground.

However, the flying Wyverns were greatly affected. If they reached the range of the gravity while diving down at their maximum speed, the gravity they felt would instantly increase several times. They couldn't even dream of flying back up, and the only outcome was for them to crash into the ground.

And in the end, the Gravity Arrays were connected together, and the gravity within several hundred meters was instantly increased ten times!

Even if these Beastmen had formidable physiques, even if they couldn't die from it, ten times the gravity was enough to make them unable to move for a short period of time.

Thus, all of the Beastmen's tactics were crippled.

And Lin Yun could also set up a counter-trap for these Beastmen, digging a hole for them to fall into.

They thought they could take advantage of the situation to profit from Lin Yun, but they never expected to end up in a trap and have their entire army crushed or burnt to death.

A burnt smell spread from the raging flames as the sea of corpses was turned to ashes.

But the body of the biggest Kodo couldn't be quickly burnt.

Suddenly, a scream came from under the Kodo.

Lin Yun raised his hand and cast a Fire Dragon Spell. The red flames turned into a long, serpentine Dragon that submerged that biggest Kodo. The scream coming from under the Kodo became even louder.

Lin Yun's mind shook. He hadn't expected that, under such circumstances, there would still be a living Beastman. And it was digging its way out from under the biggest Kodo's body, having used its body as a shield to avoid most spells.

Moreover, it was standing in the gravity, yet it was still trying to dig its way out. It was impossible for other Beastmen, as they were too weak. Under the suppression of spells and the Gravity Array Formation, they couldn't even lift a foot, not to mention forcing their way out from under a Kodo.

Only those two leading Beastmen could drill their way out from under a Kodo.

As he thought about it, Lin Yun controlled the flames to not burn the Beastman under the Kodo and instead yelled, "Xiuban, go and grab the Beastman under that Kodo. If he dares to resist, just kill him."

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Chapter 696: Boot-Licking

Translator: Shiraishi Editor: TheAlliance

Hearing these words, Xiuban beamed with joy. He hadn't helped during the battle earlier. In order to increase its power, the Gravity Array Formation couldn't differentiate between friend and foe; even Lin Yun would be affected if he walked in. Only the area where the group was standing wasn't affected by the gravity field.

Xiuban was standing and watching the exciting scene for a while and could at best be used as a meat shield to block an arrow or a javelin, nothing more.

Xiuban raised Carnage and walked to the side of that Kodo's corpse, spitting on the ground before swinging Carnage down, knocking the corpse away to reveal two battered and exhausted Beastmen.

"Stand up for Lord Xiuban! If you dare to do anything, Lord Xiuban will smash your heads!" Xiuban bared his fangs with a threatening expression, glaring at those two burnt Beastmen as if he was looking forward to them attacking.

The two Beastmen covered in burns actually seemed to be lightly wounded. With a glance, Lin Yun recognized the two leaders and asked with an indifferent tone, "Say, why did you attack us?"

The eyes of the Beastman on the left opened wide, glaring at Lin Yun as he spat, " Pthew! Humans are truly despicable lifeforms! Trash like you ought to be killed and fed to Kodos…"

Lin Yun laughed at that Beastman's words.

Enderfa also laughed. "That guy doesn't seem to understand his circumstances. He is a prisoner, yet he remains unyielding?"

That Beastman glared angrily, seeming ready to attack.

Without a movement from Lin Yun, a Flame Chain suddenly appeared on the Beastman, locking him on the spot.

"Damned Outsider, you are dead meat, release me now…"

At his words, Xiuban heavily slapped him twice.

"Scoundrel, how could you speak that way to Lord Merlin? Apologize!"

Lin Yun saw that this Beastman was still unyielding after being slapped twice, still glaring as if he hadn't realized that they had lost the war, while the other Beastman was shivering in fear, his eyes darting around and his legs trembling.

Lin Yun glanced at the left Beastman and casually ordered Xiuban, "Kill him."

Xiuban was overjoyed, nastily laughing as he swung Carnage onto that Beastman's head, thoroughly smashing it.

"Damned b*stard, to dare speak to Sir Merlin like that. Death was too light of a punishment, he should have been beaten up by Syudos until he regretted being alive!"

Xiuban was cursing while his hammer was smashing that unyielding Beastman's head. He then kicked the Beastman's body a few times.

'He was killed with two words…'

The remaining Beastman was terrified. Blood had splashed on his face, as well as some unknown sticky thing. His legs went soft and he almost fell on his butt.

Lin Yun slowly turned his head and looked at him. That Beastman was instantly scared and fell to the ground in fright, unhesitantly kneeling while loudly weeping, "Sir, Great God-like Lord, I, I, ask me anything! I won't hide anything as long as I know…"

That Beastman's antics stunned everyone.

Then, everyone glanced at the mangled corpse on the side, before looking back at that Beastman, and then at Xiuban.

Xiuban was also stunned as he looked at the kneeling Ash Beastman. How could he not feel strange after hearing that Beastman's flattery?

After seeing Lin Yun's strange expression, Xiuban instantly understood.

'Damnit, that guy is actually boot-licking Sir Merlin! I haven't done it yet, yet you dare to?'

Xiuban's intelligence instantly rose up as he felt threatened. Seeing Lin Yun's expression, he was able to deduce that he wasn't planning on killing that greedy and repulsive Ash Beastman. 'Does he want to keep it? No! I shall be the only Beastman at Sir Merlin's side. If there is one more, wouldn't it be fighting over my benefits?

'Damnit, what if we find more Three-Headed Golden Dragon Blood later? I already fused with a drop, wouldn't that damned Beastman snatch it away?

'Damnit! Damnit! That's no good! I can't let this Beastman steal my rewards!'

Thinking of this, Xiuban looked at Carnage in his hands, and hesitated…

'If I use my weapon, that cowardly Beastman would be instantly killed, wouldn't he?'

As he thought of this, Xiuban threw Carnage to the side and grabbed the kneeling Beastman and slapped him twice.

"Damned b*stard! Is Sir Merlin someone you can flatter? You filthy Beastman, aren't you trying to change the topic? I can see that you don't want to tell Sir Merlin the truth, scoundrel! Lord Xiuban has seen through your plan!" After saying that, Xiuban clenched his fist and brandished it, ready to beat up that Ash Beastman.

"I'll make you behave, I'll make you speak the truth!"

Punching sounds echoed, and after a few punches, the Ash Beastman started spitting blood, continuously screaming.

After a while, Lin Yun, who didn't know whether to laugh or cry, said, "Xiuban, enough."

Xiuban wished he could kick him once more, but only settled for fiercely shouting, "B*stard! Behave!"

The miserable Beastman was covered in black burns and green and purple bruises. He was continuously coughing up blood, seeming extremely miserable.

"Respected Sir Merlin, I'll talk, I'll say everything."

Lin Yun saw with a glance that this Ash Beastman was like Xiuban, extremely cowardly and with no bottom line.

"Tell me everything you know."

The Beastman knelt on the ground, trembling with fear as he immediately started talking. "Respected Sir Merlin, your servant Beta shall report to you…"

Xiuban's eyes opened wide and he took a step forward. "Damned b*stard, you are still not behaving!"

Beta screamed and rolled to the ground, shivering.

Lin Yun waved his arm, dumbfounded. "Keep talking."

The cowardly Beta quickly talked about what he knew. "Respected Sir Merlin, it is like this. Our Ash Beastman Tribe, oh, no, their Ash Beastman Tribe recently discovered the traces of ruins here, and they sent people to unearth it. And from the information we recently received, the ruins didn't look that simple. I heard there is a high possibility they were left by the Wisdom God, and thus, it is highly valued by the Ash Beastman Tribe…"

After hearing a few words, Xiuban the opportunity to kick that guy a few times and bark, "Respected Sir Merlin is asking why you attacked us!"

Beta didn't dare to retort and promptly said, "After coming out, the Ash Beastman Tribe's leader personally instructed that this information couldn't be leaked, and no matter which lifeform approached the place, they had to be killed. So when we saw Sir Merlin, there was no need to reconsider and the order was given. But that order didn't come from me, it came from the other guy. I said that you guys didn't know about it and that we shouldn't bother, but he didn't listen and still wanted to make a move…"

Lin Yun contemplated for a bit. 'This information is a bit unexpected. There are actually ruins here, and the Ash Beastman Tribe even came here. I wonder if it's related to the Life Pattern Crystal's Incarnation…'

"Besides you, how many Ash Beastmen came?"

Beta didn't conceal anything and directly sold out the Ash Beastman Tribe. "Several squadrons, but we don't have the same task. We were only in charge of tidying up that area. The troops in charge of the ruins are several times more powerful than this army. The powerhouses of the Ash Beastman Tribe are there, and moreover, I heard that a true powerhouse of the tribe was there…

"The strength of our team is considered the weakest. We didn't even have the qualifications to stand guard outside the ruins, let alone participate in unearthing the ruins. Respected Sir Merlin, you must be careful, there are many powerhouses of the Ash Beastman Tribe in here. Naturally, the true powerhouses aren't a match for Respected Sir Merlin, they are far lacking.

Beta started frantically flattering Lin Yun, completely selling out the Ash Beastman Tribe, and even sharing all information concerning the ruins.

Lin Yun lowered his head in contemplation. On the way, he noticed that the number of Dark Elven Souls had kept increasing. He had been following Chris' notes for far, and if he kept following that itinerary, he would end up not far from the ruins. Furthermore, Chris' notes did mention some ruins too

"Alright, lead us there and you shall be spared," Lin Yun told Beta after contemplating for a while.

Beta was overjoyed and loudly said, "Many thanks, Respected Sir Merlin, your benevolence can illuminate the entire God Nation, your light is more dazzling than the sun itself…"

Xiuban's mouth twitched.

The group then followed Beta, and although the route was a bit different from Chris' notes, the general direction was the same.

But Beta displayed ultimate cowardice. Whenever they met danger, Beta would immediately hide behind Lin Yun… He obviously knew that being near Lin Yun was the safest.

Because of this, he was beaten up by Xiuban a few times out of nowhere without understanding the reason. Because of that, he eventually switched to following Xiuban and calling him Lord Xiuban.

This way, Xiuban didn't beat him up. Although Xiuban took on a little brother, he still wasn't happy. As long as Beta went above his head and fawned over Lin Yun, he would end up beating him immediately.

If Xiuban was forgotten while boot-licking, he would look for a pretext to beat him up…

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Chapter 697: Poison

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On the way, Beta understood and followed behind Xiuban like a well-behaved little brother. Lin Yun didn't care much about that guy, and someone so cowardly was sure to end up under someone's control.

They were approaching the ruins Beta mentioned when something happened.

Cries of Wyverns could be heard in the sky. In the distance, over a hundred Wyverns were flying in the sky, and he could also faintly feel some vibrations coming from the earth. That was the sign that many Kodos were walking.

And the Wyverns were flying in the same direction that everyone was going towards.

Beta climbed on a tree trunk and glanced at it before falling down with an exclamation.

"Over, it's over, It's Lodney! Lodney came!"

Under the cover of a tree, Beta was acting as if he was possessed, trembling all over.

"What's the matter?" Lin Yun asked with a frown.

Beta crawled up from the ground, clearly terrified. "Respected Sir Merlin, we… We should hurry up and escape… Oh, no… By all means, don't run into Lodney, he is very troublesome…"

Lin Yun frowned, but didn't speak. Beta panicked and immediately tried harder to persuade him. "Respected Sir Merlin, this Lodney is very scary, he is one of the three Warlords of the Ash Beastman Tribe, and he is the most brutal one. He was a peak 8th Rank Arch-Warlock, and I heard that he recently advanced to the 9th Rank and signed a contract with a level 38 Abyssal lifeform.

"It was said that it was a true Abyssal Demon covered in flames that stood several dozen meters tall, I even heard that just standing in front of it would burn people to death! And, and, I also heard that when Lodney encountered a level 38 Three-Headed Python, he laughed and said he discovered some new delicacies for his partner.

"That Three-Headed Python was over a hundred meters long! This is too terrifying, but then Lodney summoned that Abyssal Demon, and before the Abyssal Demon could do anything, the Three-Headed Python coiled around it. But the Abyssal Demon was too powerful, without even making move and just by relying on the flames on his body, he cooked that Three-Headed Python… That's a level 38 Three-Headed Python! It can even swallow Kodos alive! But it was easily cooked and eaten by that Abyssal Demon…

"That's not all, I heard once Lodney hunted down an Elder of the Dark Elven Race! Although Dark Elves aren't much in terms of strength, their Elders are very troublesome. I heard that this Elder had some Ultimate Spell so powerful that he could cast it and instantly get rid of an army the size of my former army.

"But that Elder was chased by Lodney and killed at the entrance of the Dark Elven Clan's gates. He ultimately was attacked by several Dark Elven Elders, yet he managed to escape without injury while easily destroying the Dark Elves' Ancient War Tree!"

Lin Yun threw a glance at Elsa after hearing Beta's torrent of words, which Elsa answered with a calm nod.

Lin Yun frowned, clearly not expecting this. A group of several Dark Elven Elders together was a pretty strong line-up. The 2nd and 3rd Elders were both 9th Rank Archmages, while the 4th Elder was at the peak of the 8th Rank, and she was even far ahead of the 2nd Elder when it came to Ultimate Spells, not to mention the Great Elder who was a step away from the Heaven Rank…

Lodney killing in front of the Elven Clan and still managing to escape showed that he was clearly very powerful.

Beta was talking very energetically, but then he suddenly remembered that Elsa was a Dark Elf, so he immediately changed the topic. "Lodney is too powerful, the other two Warlords of the Dark Elven Clan don't even want to fight him. He often doesn't listen to the Tribal Chief's orders, either. This isn't just because he is overpowered, it's also because of Lodney's subordinates.

"Lodney's subordinates are very powerful, he has over a hundred Flying Riders, and their Wyverns are at least level 33. These riders are all Sword Saints, and he also has over a hundred powerful Demon Arch-Warlocks who had all signed contracts with Abyssal lifeforms.

"Even the slaves, the minimum requirement for Lodney's Beastman Slaves was level 25, no lower. He also has the tribe's most powerful Kodo, a level 38 Kodo. I heard that this Kodo can swallow magic beasts on the same level, and is carrying the most powerful war drums of the tribe…"

Beta was drooling as he said all that with anxiety visible on his face and his legs trembling. He was afraid of being found out by Lodney, because with Lodney's vicious nature, he would definitely slice him to pieces. He couldn't go over, so he could only hold Merlin's thigh for now.

Lin Yun frowned. Even if Beta was exaggerating, it wouldn't be by too much.

Elsa was worried and softly said, "Merlin, we should stay away. Each of the three Warlords can be compared to one of our Clan's Elders. And this Lodney is extremely ruthless and powerful, he has over a hundred Flying Riders and the subordinates he brought are powerful, we might not be able to contend with them."

Enderfa also nodded. "Fighting those Beastman isn't necessary, we would only waste our strength and time. These Beastmen are mad dogs that will bite whoever they see, not letting go until their last breath. We should avoid them."

Lin Yun raised his head to look at the sky and frowned. "They noticed this place."

He had just sensed two Wyverns flying over from a distance.

"It's over, it's over, the Flame Dragon Warlord definitely discovered us, we are dead… We are truly dead…" Beta fell to the ground, fear plastered on his face.

Enderfa inched closer to Lin Yun, looking quite serious. "Merlin, what should we do? These Ash Beastmen aren't weak, a frontal battle will be very troublesome…"

Lin Yun slightly frowned. He looked at the despairing Beta and then threw a potion bottle at Xiuban.

"Xiuban, make him drink that, nothing can be left in the bottle."

Xiuban caught the bottle and picked up Beta with a nasty grin before forcing his mouth open to pour the seemingly terrible potion into his mouth.

The black potion was emitting a strong, pungent smell, making everyone who smelled it want to throw up. Beta was extremely frightened, and he kept struggling, but there was no use. Xiuban was firmly keeping his mouth open.

Xiuban cautiously and solemnly poured all of the potion into Beta's mouth, not spilling a single drop. After he was done, Xiuban saw that there was a bit of liquid stuck inside, so he directly broke the glass and made Beta eat the shards.

Beta had a nauseated expression, his eyes filled with fear. He wanted to shout, but he couldn't, as Xiuban was firmly covering his mouth.

After a while, Beta looked at Lin Yun with fear. "Respected Sir Merlin, what… What did you make me drink?"

Lin Yun didn't answer, but Enderfa floated over. His three faces looking at Beta as if he was a lamb ready to be slaughtered while he cracked a joke. "Fool, Merlin is a formidable alchemist. Could it be that you don't know? Who wouldn't want to drink an alchemist's potion? Moreover, Merlin is a formidable Artisan. What do you think you drank?"

Beta was almost scared into pissing his pants when he heard that. The Ash Beastman Tribe had no potions. The best medicines were some low-level goods made by the tribe's Prophets, and they came with severe side effects. Alchemists were only mentioned in legends that spread long ago.

In the legends, the most powerful alchemists were Artisans, and the potions they made could double someone's strength. Moreover, there were even potions that could make someone advance to the Sword Saint realm and potions that could alter someone's gifts. Anything one could think about could be made by the alchemists.

Some alchemists could make powerful arrays and resist an army on their own. Beta wasn't convinced before until his army was annihilated by these powerful arrays. Only then did he believe in the legends.

He had known that Merlin was a powerful alchemist, but he hadn't expected Merlin to not only be an Artisan, but also be proficient in potioneering!

"Respected Sir Merlin, Beta is your most sincere servant, I absolutely won't betray you. Please… Don't kill me…"

Beta was so scared he felt his heart about to jump out of his chest. That potion was as nauseating as a Kodo's stool, it was definitely highly toxic!

Lin Yun emotionlessly glanced at the weeping Beta. "If those Beastmen discover us because of your weeping, you'll be the first to die."

Hearing this, Beta instantly covered his mouth, pleading with his eyes while continuously kowtowing towards Lin Yun.

"This bottle has been prepared with great difficulty. It is called Intestine Severing. Using it on you is a waste… If you swallow just one mouthful, your intestines will start rotting little by little in three days, and your body will start rotting from the inside. Given the constitution of Beastmen, you'll survive for at least a month. Do note that when your final internal organs rot away, they will burst out of your chest and you'll die…

"You swallowed an entire bottle, so if you don't take the antidote within half a day, your intestines will start rotting, and within a week, your internal organs will be completely rotten. You'll suffer horribly until your death."

Let alone Beta, even Xiuban's face turned white.

The cowardly Beta was a bit smarter than Xiuban, and when he heard that, he knelt with loyalty.

"Respected Sir Merlin, rest assured, your loyal servant won't betray you. Tell me what you wish of me and I shall do it."

Lin Yun nodded.

"Go and take care of those Ash Beastmen, don't make them discover us. If they find us, you'll definitely be the first to die, and miserably at that. Truth be told, there is no one in the entire God Nation that can remove this poison. No one could compound an antidote before your death. Even I spent five days compounding the antidote."

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Chapter 698: Firerock Dwarves

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After finishing his words, Lin Yun led everyone back into the forest. He opened the Book of Death and chanted a word. The Book of Death let out a faint radiance that covered Lin Yun's group. Suddenly, Beta could no longer see them or sense any mana fluctuations.

Beta stood up in fright and touched his belly, feeling a slight pain coming from it, and his teeth shivered from fear.

He raised his head and clenched his teeth when he saw the two approaching Wyverns and did what he had been tasked.

He quickly walked over, and after moving a few dozen meters, the two Wyverns descended and blocked his path.

"Beta? What are you doing over here?" One of the Flying Riders recognized Beta and threw him a disdainful glance.

Beta rolled his eyes and quickly took out two crystals and threw them to the two Flying Riders.

"Powerful Flying Riders, I come looking for our most powerful clansman, Sir Flame Dragon Warlord. Could I trouble you to lead the way?" Beta chuckled while rubbing his hands together, trying to curry favor with these two.

One of the Flying Riders looked at the crystal and put it away while disdainfully looking at Beta. "I know for a fact that you should be patrolling outside with our army, why have you run over here on your own? Did something happen? Why are you looking for our Warlord?"

Beta bowed with a flattering smile and promptly said, "How could something have happened? It's just that that idiot Johan has such poor character, I really don't want to be with him, so I wanted to try my luck and see if Sir Flame Dragon Warlord could let me serve here and lead his Kodo…"

One of the Flying Riders ruthlessly drew his whip and lashed at Beta, saying in a mocking tone, "Hurry up and f*ck off, do you think this is a place for you? Don't let me see you here again or I'll twist your head!"

The other Flying Rider shook his head and said with ridicule, "Hurry up and scram, fool! To think of leading our Warlord's Kodo… At best you can be used as rations for his Kodo."

The two Flying Riders kept the crystals, and after whipping Beta a few times, they led their Wyverns back into the sky.

Beta, having suffered from the whipping, watched them leave while secretly feeling relieved. He returned to the place he had been a moment ago but didn't find any trace of Lin Yun's group.

As Beta was becoming anxious, a few shadows silently appeared in the surroundings. Xiuban casually walked over to Beta and patted his shoulder. "Good work, you didn't disappoint Lord Xiuban. Rest assured, if there is an opportunity, Lord Xiuban will twist those two Flying Riders' heads to avenge you."

Lin Yun threw a bottle over. "This is half of the antidote, this will keep you in good health for at least a month. The rest will depend on your performance."

Beta tightly held the glass bottle and promptly knelt on the ground to thank Lin Yun. "Many thanks, Respected Sir Merlin, you are as dazzling as the sun, your wisdom and kindness are vaster than the Ash Beastman Tribe's Prophets…"

The boot-licking continued up until Xiuban interrupted it with a kick. Then, Beta hurriedly swallowed the potion, and as if remembering something, he saw that there was still some liquid stuck to the inside of the bottle, so he clenched his teeth before eating the glass bottle.

After managing to fool the two Flying Riders, the group followed Beta as they circumvented the army and hurriedly left.

Sure enough, it didn't take long before they saw a group of Flying Riders fly over their original position, continuously checking the surroundings. There were also many Wolf Riders frantically scouring the forest, searching for a trail.

But their tracks, smell, and aura had been completely erased by Lin Yun. These people would be unable to pursue them.

It didn't take long for them to encounter three Dark Elven Souls after escaping the Beastman Army's tracking.

When she saw them, Elsa started explaining to everyone, "These three died defending the clan. At that time, an Earth Dragon attacked the clan, and these three were the captains of the guards. One was an 8th Rank Archmage, while the other two were 7th Rank Archmages. They fell while buying some time, but I truly hadn't expected to meet them here…"

Apart from Lin Yun, they all started to fight. After turning into Souls, two of them were level 36 while the other one was level 37, so there was no need for Lin Yun to make a move.

Enderfa led the others to attack the Souls while Lin Yun was rousing his Magic Array, constantly checking the auras in the surroundings and making some calculations.

The two somewhat weaker Dark Elves were submerged by a large flood of spells while Lin Yun still hadn't found anything useful.

Only when the last Dark Elven Soul was pierced by half a dozen Fire God Spears, causing it to dissipate, did Lin Yun's Magic Array catch some special aura.

In an instant, Lin Yun's Magic Array revolved at full speed as everything in the surroundings, the growing plants, the airflow, the manaflow, everything was broken down and turned into small pieces of data.

After a while, Lin Yun opened his eyes and pointed in a direction. "What's there?"

Beta promptly answered, "Respected Sir Merlin, it turns out you already know! The ruins are in that direction."

Lin Yun had a flash of understanding. 'Sure enough, the ruins Chris mentioned. And now I caught a wisp of the Incarnation's aura, it's indeed in the depths of the forest. No wonder it was fuzzy, it's in the ruins!

'Those ruins are protected by many defensive arrays, and most of them are hidden in the space. The ruins won't appear until that concealing power is used up. In the boundless space, without coordinates, even a God wouldn't be able to find anything hidden.'

The ruins now appeared, but there was still some power operating and impeding the calculations of the Magic Array.

But it was enough now that he knew the Incarnation was in the ruins!

Having found the direction, Elsa was elated, while Lin Yun also smiled.

With the Incarnation being found, Lin Yun could borrow the Dark Elves' path to reach the Wisdom Tree's treetop!

This time, everyone was moving much faster. They occasionally met some Dark Elven Souls, but Lin Yun was now getting involved, doing his best to move them along as fast as possible.

But when they reached the outside of the ruins, they discovered some changes.

The entrance of the ruins was a huge stone gate seemingly embedded in the Wisdom Tree.

There were already a lot of fortifications built outside the gate, with all kinds of complex, large-scale tools and many tents. It looked like someone had already come here.

The traces of the years passing could be seen on the door. It was a dozen meters tall and thirty meters wide.

A group of Dwarves less than 1.5 meters tall with thick and muscular bodies were in the surroundings. They had dark red skin and had some withered traces similar to cracks in rocks.

Elsa approached Lin Yun and softly told him, 'These are the Firerock Dwarves, they are natural blacksmiths and craftsmen. Because they always work close to furnaces for long periods of time, their skin had turned dark red and dried up, filling with cracks. But these guys are extremely powerful. Even Ash Beastmen might not necessarily have the power to contend against them.

"Furthermore, they have very powerful equipment. They have the best gear of the three great races. Whether it is the Ash Beastmen or the Dark Elves, all of us want to have weapons or armor crafted by them, but they rarely sell anything.

"They are only interested in forging and building. When the Dark Elves and the Ash Beastmen were having major wars, the Firerock Dwarves rarely participated, so over the years, they became the strongest Clan. And even as they became more and more powerful, they still rarely joined the wars."

Beta quickly added, "Respected Sir Merlin, I truly didn't know these red-skinned Dwarves had already started unearthing the ruins…"

Lin Yun didn't say anything, the corner of his lips raising in a grin.

'Turns out the Ash Beastmen weren't the first to get the information. The Firerock Dwarves have already started excavating the ruins, and it looks like they've made a fair amount of progress. It would have been troublesome if the Ash Beastmen were here, but the Firerock Dwarves are a lot easier to deal with.'

Lin Yun had a good understanding of the Firerock Dwarves.

This was a race of blacksmiths and craftsmen. As they were all craftsmen, they would inevitably have some crafters that other races couldn't compare to.

The craftsmen of the Firerock Dwarves were very popular in the future. The most accomplished ones had the same status as powerful Heaven Mages, and even the most powerful of those mages would remain very polite with the Firerock Dwarves.

At the end of the Magic Era, the Firerock Dwarves were the driving force behind the construction of the main body of the Shelter Tower!

During the era of excavations, many valuable resources and treasures were lost due to poor excavating methods.

The place where the Firerock Dwarves were the most appreciated was in the excavation of ruins. With minimal costs, the Firerock Dwarves could unearth ruins without damaging anything.

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Chapter 699: Abnormality

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Many precious materials and documents were engraved in some of the buildings of the ruins in order to be preserved for a long time, but the buildings themselves would suffer the greatest damage during excavation, causing a lot of it to be damaged beyond repair.

The Firerock Dwarves could unearth these valuable materials without causing any damage.

This was also why, in a few millennia, major forces were willing to bleed to hire a Firerock Dwarf to excavate ruins.

But these Firerock Dwarves weren't without weaknesses. They were obsessed with blacksmithing and craftsmanship. Anything new could make a Firerock Dwarf crazy with desire.

Lin Yun still remembered the most famous occurrence of a Firerock Dwarf being swindled. An alchemist once had a sudden stroke of inspiration and fused a few kinds of materials by refining them to obtain a composite metal that didn't actually look like a composite metal. It looked just like a common piece of magic metal.

That guy looked for a Firerock Dwarf to appraise it. Who would have thought that the Dwarf would appraise it as a never-before-seen magic metal and then hug it as if his life depended on it?

Then, that alchemist, who had just become a Master Alchemist, did something even crazier. He used that piece of magic metal to deceive an entire clan of Firerock Dwarves.

The piece of fake magic metal was given to these Firerock Dwarves, but the price was to have their clan serve him for two centuries.

During the first hundred years, he used these Firerock Dwarves to crazily excavate ruins, raking in absurd amounts of wealth and resources. He then relied on these resources to reach the peak of the Artisan realm, and his strength also grew to the peak of the 9th Rank Archmage realm by taking advantage of all the valuable materials he got from the ruins.

But after a hundred years, that piece of metal he had given to the Firerock Dwarves was eventually discovered to be fake.

Ultimately, that guy was chased by the angry Dwarves through three planes before being turned into paste by the dwarven hammers. His skull was hung at the entrance of the Firerock Dwarven Clan all year long.

"What should we do? The Firerock Dwarves are the strongest of the three races, they aren't easy to talk to, and they are very irritable, smelly, and forceful…" Elsa was worried. They were about to find what they were looking for, but the Firerock Dwarves were in the way. There was nothing more vexing than this.

Lin Yun waved his hand, not worried at all. Instead, he grinned as if he had heard something laughable. "It's all right, it's actually very easy to negotiate with Firerock Dwarves."

After saying that, Lin Yun took out a few pieces of high-rank magic metal.

Enderfa glanced at them and his mouth twitched. "Although these magic metals are quite good, these Firerock Dwarves won't be lacking in those. You plan on bribing the Firerock Dwarves with these? You are hoping for too much…"

Lin Yun remained silent and took out a refining table and used Flaming Hand to wrap the metals together.

Soon, the few pieces of metal melted together, and under Lin Yun's control, these melting pieces of metal slowly flowed towards the center of the array on the refining table.

The array started shining as the liquid metal slowly fused within. As the last flame dissipated, the liquid metal quickly solidified, turning into a block of silvery-gray magic metal.

But the fluctuations coming from that piece of magic metal were those of a low-rank magic metal.

Enderfa was distracted as he looked at the piece of composite metal. "I hope you aren't thinking of using this piece of metal to trick the Firerock Dwarves? They can't be tricked…"

Lin Yun smiled as he held the metal up. "Who says that this is composite metal? This is a piece of unknown magic metal!"

Lin Yun knew of the Dwarves being cheated for a hundred years, so how could he not know what array was used? Although he couldn't make a perfect fake at the moment, by using a few high-rank metals and discarding their effects, he created a composite piece of metal that could only be seen as a true low-rank magic metal. There was no problem.

Moreover, they were only here to enter the ruins and get the Incarnation, which wouldn't take too long. He only needed to trick them for a bit; he certainly wouldn't need a hundred years.

Elsa was stunned as she was dragged along by Lin Yun. Just as they approached the ruins, they were discovered by a few Firerock Dwarves.

"Who are you!?"

In an instant, a dozen hammer-wielding Firerock Dwarves rushed over and surrounded Lin Yun and Elsa.

"What are you up to?" a Firerock Dwarf loudly shouted, but then, his eyes were attracted by the piece of low-rank magic metal in Lin Yun's hands, and the other Firerock Dwarves stared at it too.

"Hey, what's that piece of metal in your hand?" A Firerock Dwarf apparently forgot to ask about their origins, his attention too focused on that metal.

Lin Yun smiled and raised his hand.

"You mean this? I also don't know, I unexpectedly obtained it while being chased by an Orachiss. I searched through all kinds of records, but I couldn't find out what kind of metal this was, so I thought that the Firerock Dwarven Clan would definitely now. Thus, I came to give it to you."

Lin Yun threw the piece of metal, and all the eyes of all the Dwarves followed its path through the air.

"Gifting it to us? For real?"

After hurriedly catching the piece of metal, the leading Firerock Dwarf looked pleasantly surprised, but he then recalled something and hesitantly asked, "What are you after? Do you have your sight on these ruins?"

Though he was a bit wary, the Dwarf was still caressing the piece of metal as if it was a lover.

Lin Yun shook his head. "We have no interest in this ruins themselves, but a Magic Tool Incarnation of the Dark Elven Clan has escaped here. We wish to capture it and return it, but we don't have any interest in what's inside the ruins."

Hearing this, how could the cheerful Dwarf still doubt them? He promptly agreed.

"Okay, you can go in, but you can only catch that Magic Tool Incarnation. Anything else has to remain in place." He gestured to the others, and a few Firerock Dwarves hurriedly opened the entrance of the ruins, apparently afraid that Lin Yun would back out of this deal.

Enderfa was thoroughly stunned this time.

Xiuban scratched his head, running off his mouth and asking, "It's not such a good metal, is it?"

The leading Firerock Metal disdainfully glanced at him. "How could a Beastman like you understand? This is an extremely rare first-rate magic metal!"

Xiuban opened his mouth but didn't know what to say.

Enderfa had an ugly expression and mumbled after a while, "Just f*cking go…"

The group of Firerock Dwarves acted like hospitable hosts and urged Lin Yun's group to enter the ruins, not even asking who they were.

The group seemed to have lost all ability to reason. How could such a hastily made composite metal make these Firerock Dwarves act so brainlessly?

Lin Yun also felt that this was going smoothly… Too smoothly, as he hadn't even gotten a chance to use all the eloquent words and explanations that he'd prepared.

They clearly weren't a group of Dark Elves. Going in the ruins to capture a Dark Elven Clan's Magic Tool Incarnation, who would believe such nonsense so easily?

Lin Yun had pulled Elsa with him to reveal her identity as a Dark Elven Princess, but these Firerock Dwarves didn't even ask…

'Isn't this too careless? Firerock Dwarves are fanatical when encountering new and unknown materials, but it wouldn't be to this extent, not to the point where they would let unknown people enter the ruins, right?'

Lin Yun turned to glance at those Firerock Dwarves and suddenly realized something was wrong.

These Firerock Dwarves had surprised him with their ready acceptance of the metal, which had almost made him overlook this detail.

The eyes of Firerock Dwarves were red, especially when they were emotional, which would make their eyes look like burning flames.

And what could make the Firerock Dwarves more emotional than discovering a new magic metal?

Nothing.

These Firerock Dwarves looked extremely excited, but their eyes weren't red at all… It looked like blue flames were burning within.

"Something's wrong! Everyone stop!" Lin Yun shouted in a low voice.

No one knew why Lin Yun was stopping them, but he was frowning while looking at the Firerock Dwarves. Sure enough, all the Firerock Dwarves seemed to have blue flames flickering in their eyes, giving a completely different impression from normal Firerock Dwarves.

The leading Firerock Dwarf was startled by Lin Yun's suddenly stop and quickly put the magic metal away.

"What? Why are you still here? Since you already gifted it to us, don't think of taking it back!" one of the Firerock Dwarves loudly shouted.

"Go in! Quick, go in! Damnit, why are you still here?"

"They are definitely regretting! We can't let them snatch this piece of magic metal!"

"Make them go in! No, they are definitely regretting, what should we do?"

"Kill them! Right, we can only kill them, and the magic metal will be ours!"

The blue flames in the eyes of the Firerock Dwarves were now flickering even more fiercely.

Lin Yun hadn't said a word to them. He'd only stopped, yet those Firerock Dwarves now wanted to kill them. After the first Firerock Dwarf expressed his doubts, the rest approved immediately.

"It's no good, there is some abnormality with these Firerock Dwarves…"

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Lin Yun had said those words in a low voice.

Enderfa was already having the Ten Thousand Spell Wheel slowly rotate. "Merlin, this is nonsense, anyone can see that these Firerock Dwarves are crazy…"

Elsa was also puzzled. "Is something wrong with them? What's wrong with these Firerock Dwarves? Why is their temper so bad?"

In a few seconds, a Firerock Dwarf let out a low roar and threw a hammer at their group. The hammer flew like an arrow with terrifying speed and appeared in front of Xiuban in an instant.

Xiuban was alarmed and promptly raised Carnage to block. The hammer collided with Carnage and burst out with a dazzling streak of sparks, and there even seemed to be a thunderous force coursing towards Xiuban's body.

Xiuban let out a groan, and blue veins appeared on his arm as he had to take a few steps back, each step making a deep imprint on the ground.

"Good power!"

Lin Yun frowned. This confirmed that there was something wrong with these Dwarves. Even the irascible Firerock Dwarves wouldn't turn hostile so quickly.

After the first Firerock Dwarf made a move, wisps of evil aura leaked from the others as every single one brandished their iron hammers and charged.

Seeing this scene, anyone would understand that something was wrong with them. Firerock Dwarves innately disliked fighting, not to mention killing someone that just gifted them a valuable piece of magic metal over such a random small detail.

In an instant, eight hammers flickering with light smashed into the ground.

These hammers were thrown with terrifying power at a frighteningly high speed, causing tangible air pressure as they flew over.

Eight white auras travelled through the air, cracking sounds echoing in their wake. They rushed forward like lightning, and with incredible momentum.

Lin Yun frowned. Elsa raised the Wood Barrier in front of him, and it was followed by three continuous loud sounds as the hammers smashed into it, forming a bunch of cracks. The Wood Barrier, which could be considered a 6th Tier Spell and Elsa's strongest defensive ability, was smashed to pieces.

Xiuban swung Carnage and met one of the hammers head on, but his hands shook from the impact. The power of that hammer was formidable and was also charged with some lightning power.

As the Firerock Dwarves made their move, the evil aura became even stronger and it looked as if blue flames were rushing out of their eyes. They were all glaring at Lin Yun's group as if they were facing the bane of their race.

"Kill them! We were kind enough to let them go in, but they didn't go in!"

"They are looking down on us, giving us no respect!"

"Kill them!"

These Dwarves were loudly shouting nonsense, each and every one of them going completely crazy. But their shouting made Lin Yun frown.

"These guys are infected by evil power, let's deal with them quickly." Lin Yun quickly took out his Draconic Staff to summon a dozen Meteors.

Reina chanted a spell, and a large amount of ice appeared out of nowhere, shrouding a few Firerock Dwarves in frost.

These Firerock Dwarves were covered in a layer of frost, and seconds later, they turned into frozen chunks of ice.

Lin Yun suddenly shouted, "Reina, move! Quick!"

This puzzled Reina, and that momentary hesitation cost her. Before she could move, she saw the two frozen statues suddenly burst open. The ice dispersed while heat radiated from the Dwarves' bodies. As if they were berserk, they let out loud roars and instantly appeared in front of Reina.

The two hammers smashed onto Reina's body, and she was sent flying ten meters away. She only managed to regain control after turning into a Frost Dragon in midair.

"Don't use any ice spells! These guys have been next to furnaces since their birth, so they have accumulated a large amount of heat within their bodies. It will burst out whenever they are attacked by ice spells," Lin Yun quickly explained.

He had forgotten to warn them, but he also hadn't expected these Firerock Dwarves to attack in the first place. Just now, those hammers had been so fast that nobody could react properly. Fortunately, their target was Reina, a Frost Dragon. Had it been one of the less sturdy members of the party, they would have been smashed to death.

Even so, despite Reina transforming to reduce the impact of the damage, blood was already leaking from her mouth.

This scene made them all sweat. Even Xiuban was a bit startled, as even he couldn't send Reina flying like that.

Ten Dwarves were gathered there, suppressed by a large number of spells, but not receiving any injuries. The fire spells barely injured them. They could even stand right in the middle of the flames for a short time without any problems. And ice spells would stimulate an instinctive reaction from their bodies.

Fire spells and ice spells could be considered thoroughly useless here.

Thus, at this moment, they all summoned large trees, Earth Spikes, or even some wind-attributed spells to suppress these Firerock Dwarves.

But it was only holding them back…

The Firerock Dwarves didn't even need to dodge as the meteors fell. They swung hammers half the size of their bodies and shattered the meteors before they hit the ground.

The huge rocks from the Rock Fall spell were also hit by that terrifying power.

Only Wind Blades and such spells could leave wounds on these rather slow guys.

"Bang…"

The leading Firerock Dwarf was brandishing a sledgehammer and ruthlessly hit the ground with it, creating a shockwave visible to the naked eye that spread in all directions, crushing the Earth Spikes that were stabbing out of the ground.

It was like there were explosives hidden under the ground as a series of loud sounds kept echoing, turning fragments of earth into sharp projectiles that shot in all directions.

The fragments that struck the Firerock Dwarves didn't even leave any marks, but they caused ripples on their opponents' shields.

One Firerock Dwarf wasn't much of a threat, but when ten of them did the same attack, it felt like Lin Yun's group was being surrounded by explosions.

Lin Yun's Ice Fire Shield quickly revolved, blocking all the fragments coming his way.

The ground was constantly shaking as these Firerock Dwarves were going crazy.

"They aren't going in, not showing any respect, must die!"

"They dare to resist, must die, they must die!"

"This great magic metal wasn't discovered by the Firerock Dwarves, they must die!"

…

The group of Firerock Dwarves was shouting and flailing wildly, completely disregarding their injuries as they charged towards Lin Yun's group like mad dogs.

Lin Yun observed that in addition to wearing normal armor, these Dwarves were also covered in a layer of fiery red Aura Armor. Low Tier Spells couldn't really cause any damage with those on.

"Let them come," Lin Yun said in a low voice with a frown.

When the others heard those words, they slowed their casting, and sure enough, the Firerock Dwarves didn't notice anything as they suddenly drastically closed the gap.

The dozen Dwarves were already raising their hammers when they were ten meters away, and at that time, Lin Yun chanted a few incantations.

In an instant, a black Wind Blade appeared in front of every Firerock Dwarf.

The Wind Blades formed by Lin Yun were very thin, looking just like black threads emitting spatial fluctuations.

The legendary Space Rending Blade that could even split space open, using a Wind Blade to forcibly create a spatial rift, had the sharpness of an artifact.

But these Firerock Dwarves didn't even give them a glance. They didn't care about the black threads appearing in front of them and only roared as they rushed forward.

A second later, all the Firerock Dwarves stopped moving, awkwardly standing there with their weapons raised.

Then, a thin, bloody line appeared on their necks as their heads were severed by the Space Rending Blade.

They all died in an instant…

Lin Yun frowned and looked at the corpses. The evil aura leaking from the bodies of those Dwarves started dissipating, and their blue eyes also recovered their usual fiery color.

"They really were being controlled by an evil force!"

After losing their reason, only the thought of killing them remained, and they didn't even hesitate to rush through the Space Rending Blades that were in their way.

Had they been lucid, these Firerock Dwarves, who were about level 35 on average, would have been very troublesome to deal with. They had outstanding magic resistance and terrifying power. Especially after being frozen, their bodies could instantly burst with power exceeding their limits.

In the future, there had been a level 39 Frost Dragon that used his Frost Breath to freeze a level 39 Firerock Dwarf. He originally thought that the Firerock Dwarf was dead, but hadn't expected that after a short moment, the power gathered within the Firerock Dwarf's body would burst out, instantly breaking out of the frost. Using that gathered power, he did an attack comparable to a Heaven Rank Swordsman!

He smashed the Frost Dragon's head in one attack!

As long as their blacksmithing or craftsmanship skills weren't slandered or questioned, they didn't really care about most matters and were very easy to interact with.

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Chapter 701: Beastmen and Dwarves

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Enderfa frowned after the Firerock Dwarves were dealt with.

"Merlin, are we not going to enter the ruins? Is there still danger inside?"

But Lin Yun suddenly raised his head and sent two Mage Eyes into the sky.

From the Mage Eyes, he could see over a hundred Wyverns flying over, and he could also faintly hear their cries.

After a few seconds, they heard the sounds of a large army marching forward, the Kodos making the earth shake in their wake.

"The Ash Beastmen's army is on their way, we should rush into the ruins first." After saying that, Lin Yun waved his hand and a few flames completely destroyed the bodies of the Dwarves.

Lin Yun led the group into the ruins, while in the distance, the army continued drawing closer.

On the side of the army, there was a group of Flame Wolves fighting with the Beastman slaves, while the Wolf Riders and the Demon Warlocks were only watching.

At the center, a six-meter-tall and eight-meter-long Kodo was carrying a huge throne on its back, on which Lodney was sitting, his cold eyes looking at the battle.

Lodney looked awe-inspiring with a silver nose-ring hanging from his nose and skulls from all kinds of lifeforms strung together in a necklace hanging around his neck. These skulls weren't big, as they had been shrunk through a special method, and each one of them belonged to a formidable opponent that Lodney had defeated.

If Beta was here, he wouldn't be able to stand in front of him.

Lodney was one of the three Warlords of the Ash Beastman Tribe, the Flame Dragon Warlord. Not only was he powerful, but his subordinates were also the elites of the Ash Beastman Tribe.

Over a hundred Wyverns with elite Flying Riders, over three hundred elite Wolf Riders, and over two hundred Demon Arch-Warlocks, as well as several thousand Beastman slaves… This lineup could only be considered outstanding.

Lodney's troops never made a detour on their way. They would force their way forward no matter what they encountered. Even the many magic beasts they encountered on the way would take the initiative to avoid them when they felt the momentum of that army.

Ash Beastmen were very cruel. The most powerful one was the Tribal Chief, and under him were the three Warlords.

After a Tribal Chief died, his successor would be chosen from one of the three Warlords. That choice was very cruel, and only the strongest and most skillful Warlord could inherit the position.

The Ash Beastman Elders had far less power than the Dark Elven Elders, so they could only choose one of the three Warlords to support.

As one of the three Warlords, Lodney's strength was undoubtedly powerful, and furthermore, he had once been praised highly by the tribe's Prophet, who even ambiguously mentioned that he was very much in support of Lodney becoming the next Tribal Chief.

And that Prophet was the most respected person in the Ash Beastman Tribe. His status was transcendent, and even the past generations of Tribal Chiefs were very respectful of that Prophet. No matter what, as long as the Prophet started talking, no voice of opposition could be heard.

But the Prophet hardly got involved in the tribe's administration. Only when the tribe had to face some important decisions would he point out a direction.

And Lodney was praised by that Prophet. This undoubtedly made the call to have Lodney as their chief even louder.

After all, in the Ash Beastman Tribe, everyone had to rely on themselves to struggle forward, they had to rely on themselves to build their army. Lodney had gone from being a weak Ash Beastman to becoming a Warlord. He had gone through countless hardships and walked on the thin path between life and death many times.

This was also the attitude of a Beastman powerhouse.

This time, he came to the ruins because of the competition between the three Warlords. Because he didn't want anything going wrong, Lodney came here in person.

The fight on the side was quickly finished, but Lodney faintly frowned, seemingly recalling something.

At this time, the majority of the army had already rushed to the front of the ruins and was met by charging Firerock Dwarves that were already waiting there.

These Firerock Dwarves threw one look at the army of Ash Beastmen and attacked.

"Damned Ash Beastmen, go to hell!"

"Kill these filthy Ash Beastmen!"

Blue flames seemed to be burning in their eyes, as they appeared one by one and went crazy before charging at the Ash Beastmen.

It turned out that the fight against the guarding Firerock Dwarves had alarmed the others, but after their deaths, Lin Yun's group had already entered the ruins, leaving the Ash Beastmen to deal with the rest.

How could the controlled, muddle-headed Firerock Dwarves think this through? They instantly started fighting.

The large group of Firerock Dwarves raised warhammers and rushed forward, the ground faintly shaking. There were only a few hundred of the Dwarves, but the impact made it seem more like a group of giant creatures as everything blocking their way was smashed to pieces.

At the front of the Ash Beastmen's army, the Beastman slaves raised their shields to guard the front. The Wolf Riders behind them were tightly holding onto their reins, their scimitars already unsheathed, and as for the Demon Warlocks, their bodies were already emitting a thick Abyssal aura.

In the sky, the Wyverns were already preparing to dive down and attack the Dwarves.

Those Firerock Dwarves had already lost their reason and only instinctively wanted to tear anything before their eyes to shreds, and the Ash Beastmen had no plans to try to avoid direct confrontation.

From his throne, Lodney was impassively looking at the Firerock Dwarves charging with fierce momentum and his voice icily boomed, "Kill them."

Lodney barely gave his order when a 5th Rank Arch-Warlock on the back of a smaller Kodo sharply yelled, "Lodney, what are you doing? Do you plan on angering the Firerock Dwarves? Are you trying to start a war with their clan? Don't move! No one is allowed to move!"

That guy, who didn't look like an Ash Beastman, sharply shouted, but it didn't seem like many in the army were listening to him.

The battle had already started at the front, as the first line of Beastman slaves was about to collide with the crazy Firerock Dwarves.

The Firerock Dwarves threw their hammers when they were still a dozen meters away. The several hundred hammers had incredible momentum as they flew through the air. Countless white auras converged together like dozen-meter-wide sea waves washing over the Ash Beastmen.

The Beastman slaves snarled and raised their shields high up, but countless shields were crushed in an instant. Several dozen slaves were crushed to death by the first wave.

The white air waves rushed forward, and within them were the hammers wrapped in lightning. The front of the defensive formation was instantly split open, and like hungry wolves pouncing on a group of sheep, the Firerock Dwarves ruthlessly tore a hole into the army.

The Wolf Riders in the back started getting restless, but they were still not moving. The Demon Warlocks didn't do anything either, and although the Flying Riders kept diving down, they weren't tossing any of their poisoned javelins.

Lodney had an ashen expression as he fiercely glanced at the person on the Kodo.

"Army Overseer Cohen, I'm not starting a war, those red-skinned midgets are! If you can persuade them to retreat, then you'd better go now!"

Beside Lodney were a few of his officers glaring at Cohen, many of whom had killing intent. It seemed like if they ever had the opportunity, they would get rid of Cohen.

The Firerock Dwarves were already attacking, yet Cohen was forbidding retaliation. It didn't matter much to the Beastman slaves, but those of the main armies, despite being extremely angry, didn't dare to ignore Cohen's words.

In the Flame Dragon Warlord's army, who among the officers didn't know that Cohen wasn't a member of the Flame Dragon Army, but rather an Army Overseer dispatched by the tribe?

Every Warlord's army had an Army Overseer who had been dispatched by the tribe. Although the tribe adhered to the concept of the strong ruling, they were also afraid that the influence of the three Warlords would grow too much, causing them to go out of control and be detrimental to the tribe's development instead. They had to control the tribe's internal strife to a certain degree to keep the tribe growing without trouble.

Cohen was an Army Overseer dispatched by an Elder supporting another Warlord. At the time, Lodney was forced into it and could only compromise, but the outcome made him wish he could just kill Cohen.

Even under such circumstances, right after Lodney ordered the attack, Cohen immediately ordered them not to attack and was trying to blame him for starting a war between the races. Even Lodney wasn't willing to carry that sin on his own.

"Cohen, I'll give you three minutes, go and persuade these red-skinned midgets!" Lodney sneered as he looked at Cohen.

Cohen awkwardly chuckled. He was only at level 35, so when facing these crazy Firerock Dwarves, going forward would only be throwing away his life.

"Lodney, I'm just saying that we should do our best to avoid becoming hostile with the Firerock Dwarves… After all, they are stronger than our tribe."

Lodney sneered, hardly hiding his loathing expression as he glanced at Cohen. Because of Cohen's delay, several hundred Beastman slaves had been killed by those Firerock Dwarves.

Lodney suddenly waved his hand and loudly shouted, "Kill."

At that moment, the Firerock Dwarves that had been charging practically unhindered finally encountered a wall and were forced to stop.

The Flying Riders in the sky ruthlessly dove down while tossing poisoned javelins. One after another, the javelins tore through the air at a frightening speed with an ear-piercing sound. When a Firerock Dwarf heard that sound, he was already impaled.

In an instant, several dozen javelins rained down from the sky, making the air crack under the pressure.

The short Firerock Dwarves had formidable physical strength, but in an instant, several dozen of them were impaled by the poisoned javelins.

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Chapter 702: Arena

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The momentum of the Firerock Dwarves that had charged into the army was messed up and instantly cut short by the force of the impact.

At this time, a huge amount of black smoke flew out of the Demon Warlocks, turning into a thick pillar of smoke that formed a black cloud with a thick smell of sulfur.

One after another, Fireballs wrapped with a large amount of poisonous smoke dropped down from the sky with long, black trails behind them.

Loud explosions kept echoing as those Firerock Dwarves were inundated with the dark flames and the thick, poisonous smoke. The roars of the Firerock Dwarves echoed as they struggled.

The Demon Warlocks cast many Abyssal Spells and indiscriminately rained attacks down on the Firerock Dwarves, forcibly suppressing them in less than a minute. With the addition of the poisoned javelins, the roars of the Firerock Dwarves became more and more sparse.

After a short moment, the poisonous smoke dissipated and the Wolf Riders wordlessly started their charge.

With a gust of wind, hundreds of Wolf Riders rushed into the clearing smoke, their scimitars flashing, sending the heads of Firerock Dwarves flying. In an instant, the number of Firerock Dwarves had been reduced by more than half.

After making a round trip, not many Dwarves could remain standing.

The surviving dozen Firerock Dwarves loudly roared again and crazily rushed at Lodney. The strongest Firerock Dwarf spun around, creating a storm with lightning flickering within it.

After two seconds, that Firerock Dwarf threw the huge warhammer he was holding.

A loud, cannon-like explosion loudly echoed as the warhammer flew out. The warhammer had at least a few tons of force and flew like an arrow covered in lightning. It affected the Beastman slaves on the way, their bodies exploding on contact with the air waves.

Even a dozen Wolf Riders couldn't resist and were sent flying, and the warhammer reached Lodney in an instant.

Lodney sneered and reached out to grab it. Smoke converged in front of him and turned into a vivid, pitch-black, clawed, demonic hand.

It stopped the warhammer completely. The lightning crackled even harder, apparently wanting to tear the clawed hand to pieces. The demonic hand was slowly pushed back over a meter before it suddenly clenched shut, grabbing the lightning in its palm. A moment later, the pressure in the air lessened.

The demonic hand turned into black smoke, and a lump of iron fell down from it. Lodney waved his hand again and space distorted in front of the remaining dozen Dwarves to form a vortex, and an 8-meter-tall demonic head appeared.

That demonic head was covered in flames, and only a faint shape could be seen. As that demonic head emerged from the vortex, a thick abyssal aura started filling the surroundings.

An uncanny laugh filled with malice echoed as the demonic head opened its mouth, revealing the lava within, before sucking the air in front of it.

The dozen Dwarves didn't even have time to resist before ending up in the demon's mouth.

The mouth closed, and sickening crunching noises echoed. After a few seconds, the demonic head sucked in the corpses of the other Firerock Dwarves, and all of them were eaten.

After a bit, the head belched and turned to glance at Lodney, slowly shrinking while disappearing into the whirlpool.

The Dwarves with huge momentum were dealt with in a few instants.

Cohen's face was grim as he roared with a sharp voice, "Lodney, look what you did, you actually killed so many Firerock Dwarves! What should we do now? You've started a war with the Firerock Dwarves. I have to return and give a detailed report to the Tribal Chief and the Elders!"

Lodney had a calm expression as he ignored Cohen, but one of his subordinates couldn't bear it and intervened. "Cohen, what do you understand? Have you forgotten the tribe's prophecy?"

The malicious Cohen became pious and fanatical when he heard this.

"How could I forget!? The glory of the Ash Beastmen, people would never dare to forget! In the future, we will open a door, and on the other side of the door is a splendid and glorious path. On that path, we will meet a person and he will lead our Ash Beastmen to restore the glory and honor of the olden days!"

After saying these words, Cohen's expression recovered and he disdainfully looked around. "I would never dare to forget about the tribe's prophecy. Attaining the glory of the olden days is the responsibility of every Beastman, but it has no relation to the matter at hand. Look at how much trouble you caused, you even provoked the Firerock Dwarves and killed so many of them! This will definitely infuriate them, and at that time, we shall see who was right!"

Lodney sighed and couldn't help but think of the formidable Ash Beastmen of the past.

At that time, they served a formidable master, the only God below the Godking Yashan, the Wisdom God, Constance!

The Ash Beastmen were dozen to a hundred times stronger than they were now. Back then, one would have to be level 30 just to enter the slave army. All adult Beastmen under level 30 could only be slaves that weren't even in the army.

Powerful Demon Warlocks could just rely on their names to make the Demons of the Abyss bend their heads, and more than a dozen Abyssal Demon Overlords even agreed to sign contracts with the Ash Beastmen.

When the Ash Beastmen's Flying Riders flew in the sky, they could block out the light as if a black cloud was covering the sky.

Even Dragons would make a detour when they saw an army of Flying Riders, and the Flying Riders even dared to hunt Dragons. All races, apart from the Ash Beastman Race itself, were on their hunting list.

At that time, the mounts of Wolf Riders weren't those Flame Frost Wolves, but rather the legendary Dark Wolves with God bloodlines!

The weakest Beastman in a Wolf Rider Army was at least level 38, and the leader would be a Heaven Rank powerhouse.

At that time, the Tribal Chief was a first-rate powerhouse among Heaven Ranks, and when the other races saw the Ash Beastmen, they would instinctively be afraid.

Glory, or as it might be better to say, past glory, was already deeply engraved in the souls of the Ash Beastmen. Restoring it was a mission that they would all do their best to accomplish.

Lodney turned back and heard Cohen still chattering, and with a cold expression, he glared at him with soaring killing intent.

"Cohen, the time for the prophecy has arrived. These ruins fortunately appeared now, and they are related to our former master, the Wisdom God. That legendary door is definitely in those ruins. As an Ash Beastman, we should spare no cost to find it. Not just Firerock Dwarves, nothing can stop us!

"If I hear you say something that will stop me from looking at that door once more, I'll definitely kill you."

Cohen opened his mouth but didn't say anything, only snorting disdainfully.

The army rushed to the gate of the ruins, and when Lodney saw it, he couldn't help frowning.

"Looks like someone entered before us," he mumbled to himself.

A subordinate was in a daze next to him. "Warlord, have the Firerock Dwarves already entered?"

"It's not the Firerock Dwarves, it looks like the Dwarves have been digging here for some time. I'm talking about someone else, they entered not long before us. The group of magic beasts we encountered before reaching the ruins didn't have a leader. Moreover, that group of magic beasts had recently been in a fight. They were disorganized after having lost their leader, and the slave army was more than enough to deal with them.

"You should know that this kind of magic beast pack would decide on a new leader in a day after losing their leader! That group only killed their leaders and scattered the pack, which means that there aren't many of them, and there are traces on the gate showing that they entered not long ago."

Lodney immediately made the army proceed forward after discovering this, rushing towards the ruins at the fastest speed.

…

On the other side, after going through some hardships, Lin Yun's group had made it deeper into the ruins.

These ruins were like an ever-changing world with dangers continuously emerging. Just as they entered the ruins, they fell into a forest that reeked of blood with a large amount of Vampiric Vines crazily attacking them.

The countless vines even covered the sky, apparently wanting to rely on numbers to submerge them, and even a wave of fire spells couldn't suppress them. In the end, Lin Yun opened the Book of Death and used the Element Chapter to summon a Hellfire to burn the entire blood-reeking forest to ashes.

After leaving the forest, they arrived in a swamp filled with poisonous gas that was so heavy that it even congealed raindrops.

Furthermore, a group of highly venomous Python Alligators were living in the swamp, squeezed into the mud. Even Lin Yun couldn't find any trace of these Python Alligators, and Xiuban was almost dragged in. If Lin Yun hadn't reacted fast enough, Xiuban would have been completely pulled under.

And even Xiuban, with his outstanding physical body, got poisoned. The poison only slowed down after he drank three bottles of antidote.

They encountered all kinds of terrifying magic beasts, all of which were expert hunters, as well as many dangerous environments that even Lin Yun took the initiative to avoid.

But now, because they were trying to escape corrosive rain, they actually arrived in an area that seemed like an arena.

Lin Yun frowned as he stood in the center of the arena, while everyone was on the side, looking around the place.

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Chapter 703: Golden Behemoth

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The arena looked incomparably huge. The central space was over ten thousand meters wide, and there were viewing platforms all around it. Each layer of those was at least ten meters tall, and the platforms were like a flight of steps rising up, with the tallest layer being over a kilometer high!

And the construction style was extremely old and imposing. Whether it was the style or the structure, everything was from the Mythological Era.

Those buildings were made out of a certain kind of stone which was also the hardest material to find, the magic whetstone. This stone wouldn't be corroded by magic and had great resistance against the passage of time. It wouldn't change at all in ten millennia.

But now, this ancient arena had many traces of wear and tear, seemingly filled with an ancient and desolate aura. Lin Yun's group stood at the center of the arena, but they looked like ants in an arena for humans.

As he looked around, Lin Yun felt that this place was a little familiar, as if he had seen it somewhere before…

After a short moment, Lin Yun suddenly shook in disbelief as he turned towards a wall.

On that wall was carved an Ox Beastman with a broken horn who was holding a crude war axe.

On another side was an emaciated, crooked mage with bony outgrowths on his spine…

After seeing a few, Lin Yun cried out in alarm, "How could this be!?"

Enderfa heard Lin Yun's shout and looked around, his three faces showing fear. "Merlin, you know this place?"

Lin Yun just kept looking at the surroundings, but the things he saw were the same as what had been written on the records. Even the carved images were the same.

"This is the King Arena!"

He thoroughly confirmed that everything was the same as in the records. Even compared to some of the pictures he remembered, the small details were exactly the same, so it was impossible for him to be mistaken.

The King Arena came from the Mythological Era and was constructed by the ancestors of all the races in order to please the Gods.

During the Gods' Era, those ancestors would choose the strongest member of their race as a gladiator and send them to the King Arena. Countless rulers of the races fought all-out in order to please the Gods.

The people who came here weren't just the ancestors of those countless races, as even Gods personally came to watch. If the fights happening in the arena pleased the Gods, they would sometimes personally give blessings.

There once was a legend that a winged man with divine power won eight times in a row before meeting a formidable opponent on the 9th battle, when his wings were torn apart.

In the end, the winged man relied on strategy to take down his opponent with him. His opponent's weapon stabbed the winged man's heart as he beheaded his opponent.

That winged man's body carried divine power, but he didn't give a feeling of being righteous and upright. During the fight, he was like the most treacherous Undead Mage, and this pleased the watching Death God.

The King Arena had a rule: Once one joined, they would have to fight nine times. If they were still alive after the nine battles, they would be able to leave.

As the Death God was pleased with that winged man, he felt that him dying in the last battle was a bit unfortunate, so he blessed him at this critical time.

The winged man who was on the verge of death received the blessing of the Death God, Undying Reincarnation.

The weakness of the Winged Race was their heart, which was their source of power. As long as the heart was shattered, they would undoubtedly die. And the Death God's Undying Reincarnation blessing made this Winged Man turn into one of the Undead at the time of his death.

His greatest weakness, his heart, had naturally disappeared after turning into a skeleton, and he also had the characteristics of Undead lifeforms. Even if his body was torn to pieces, he wouldn't die. As long as he still had power, he could turn back into a skeleton. He just couldn't be killed!

Moreover, he didn't have the soul fire weakness!

Although that blessing could only activate when meeting a deadly attack, it allowed that winged man to live and become a member of the Winged Race without the usual weakness.

But there were very few cases of such matters. Even in the countless years of the King Arena, very few people ended up coming out alive, and almost all of them received a God's blessing. Some were even recruited by Gods, becoming some of their military officers.

In those days, the ancestor of the Dark Elves had walked out of this arena, this was also why Wisdom God Constance had provided them with mana and a shelter.

But this was a lucky ending. Most… No, almost all gladiators would die in the arena!

Because you would hardly fight someone weaker than you in the King Arena. The opponent would be stronger after every win, up until the 9th battle, where the opponent would be incredibly formidable!

During the era ruled by Gods, all those who could walk out of the King Arena were at the Heaven Rank.

Because those at the Archmage level definitely couldn't win nine times in a row!

Every opponent would be one rank higher than the previous one. Even a 1st Rank Archmage would have to face a Heaven Rank powerhouse on his 9th battle.

The difference between the two was great enough to make an Archmage despair. The difference between an Archmage and a Heaven Rank powerhouse was like the difference between a mortal and someone who had transcended mortality!

Only Heaven Rank powerhouses might have a shot at leaving the King Arena alive…

And in the era of the warring Gods, the races strove to please the Gods in order to be offered shelter and blessings. Every race's ruling bloodline would be dispatched there to enter the Arena, as they were the most powerful members of the races.

And in that era, the Gods' wills represented everything. The most formidable member of the countless races was only a weak ant in front of a God, they could be crushed by the twitch of a finger.

Obtaining a God's blessing was key to the continuation of the race.

Countless powerhouses died tragically there, and the ruling bloodlines of many races were severed, their races lost through the river of time.

There were also many smaller races that slowly developed after obtaining shelter from a God, becoming more and more powerful.

During the peak of the King Arena, even Gods would suddenly get in the mood to battle!

If this really was the King Arena, then they were dead…

Nine continuous fights…

The last one facing a Heaven Rank powerhouse!

Cold sweat trickled down Lin Yun's back…

On the side, Enderfa had quickly explained a bit about the King Arena, and besides the uncultured Xiuban, everyone had heard some things about the King Arena before.

Discovering that they were in that arena, everyone was pale from fear…

Enderfa was so anxious that he couldn't help saying, "Merlin, let's hurry up and leave. Whether this is the King Arena or not, I don't have a good feeling about this place."

But Enderfa's words had just left his mouth when a metallic sound echoed. The ear-piercing sound of metal made everyone's hair stand on end.

On the edge of the arena, there were three metal fences slowly rising, exposing three pairs of cold eyes.

"Boom… Boom… Boom…"

The heavy footsteps made their hearts stop, and even Lin Yun couldn't help gulping.

Slowly, three huge monsters walked out from the darkness.

The one on the left looked similar to an orangutan with steel-like golden hair and three eyes, two of which were scarlet, while the one on the forehead was a cold vertical golden eye. It also had four arms and was over ten meters tall!

The middle one was a long, six-tailed fox whose tails had six different kinds of colors. Its body was over a meter long, and a spiral horn was growing on its forehead.

The one on the right looked like a Rock Puppet, yet it looked different at the same time. It was bigger and sleeker and was over eight meters tall. The surface of the body was covered in complicated patterns, which were natural magic patterns!

After seeing these three magic beasts, their expressions turned terrible.

Enderfa's three faces were somewhat distorted and he said with a trembling voice, "Golden Behemoth, Horned Six-Tailed Fox, Rock Giant… Damned, those are level 38, this is really the King Arena…"

Lin Yun was also feeling unsettled. Golden Behemoths had already gone extinct during the start of the Nesser Dynasty.

Golden hair, a 3rd eye, four arms. These kinds of characteristics couldn't be faked…

In the legends, the Golden Behemoth was the most powerful land beast. No matter how powerful it was, it couldn't fly, but on the land, it was the most powerful magic beast!

It was recorded that Noscent's last Behemoth was killed by the most powerful Three-Headed Golden Dragon of the Chromatic Dragon Race. Because of how strong they were, they couldn't even support their own bloodline power, and it was very difficult for them to reproduce. Most descendants would die young because they couldn't handle the excessive bloodline power.

It was said that the last Golden Behemoth had torn apart over a hundred Chromatic Dragons, preparing them as nourishment in order to train its progeny! In the end, he provoked a Three-Headed Golden Dragon. At that time, the Three-Headed Golden Dragon fought the Golden Behemoth in a bloody melee for three months!

In the end, the Three-Headed Golden Dragon still used magic to kill the last Golden Behemoth of Noscent.

The most powerful magic beast on land deserved its name.

And now, a Golden Behemoth appeared before them, and it was level 38! Once it broke through the Heaven Rank, it would grow another pair of arms.

As for that Horned Six-Tailed Fox, it was also an extremely rare magic beast. In the legends, a peak Horned Six-Tailed Fox would become a Horned Nine-Tailed Fox and be able to release any kind of magic.

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Chapter 704: Horned Six-Tailed Fox

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Its horn could fuse with its natural casting abilities to release an extremely powerful attack. In the legends, during the era of Gods, a Horned Nine-Tailed Fox on its own used its horn to injure a God!

Although that Horned Nine-Tailed Fox ended up being squeezed to death by that God, it was enough to show how powerful it was. Apart from Gods, other things could also injure Gods… This seemed unfathomable. Even just a graze was inconceivable.

The Rock Giant could be described as the most disgusting one because that guy was practically immortal. Its body was completely made out of rocks, and it had to devour all kinds of rock to increase its rank. It had no weak points, and even if its body was shattered, as long as there was a fragment of rock, it would be able to quickly recover.

These three races that had been annihilated in the river of time had reappeared, clearly letting everyone know that this was the King Arena!

And according to the judgement of the King Arena, the first battle this group of people had to fight was against those three level 38 magic beasts, and the ruling bloodlines of their entire races!

The three magic beasts immediately let out some roars after appearing and stared at Lin Yun's group.

The Golden Behemoth stood up and fiercely hammered its own chest for a while, before baring its fangs and charging at Lin Yun.

Deafening rumbles echoed as the huge colossus rushed over, making it sound like a mountain was collapsing.

Lin Yun raised his Draconic Staff and chanted a few words, making three blue flames with long trails appear in the sky.

The large flames fell onto the Golden Behemoth's body and a fierce explosion echoed, but the Golden Behemoth only waved its hand. Its speed slightly slowed down, but it had no injuries on its body. The golden fur softly shook, but that was it.

Zeuss exclaimed in surprise, "Such strong magic resistance!"

Lin Yun had a calm expression as he shouted in a low voice, "Magic suppression, high power, single target. We need to increase our distance, our defensive shields are useless against that guy."

Enderfa and the puppet let out a powerful wave of spells, the four elements coming together to form a golden tide.

The powerful force made the Golden Behemoth roar repeatedly, but it couldn't get closer for the moment.

The Golden Behemoth was unrivalled in melee, as the sharp claws over a meter long could even tear Dragons apart, but its weakness was very clear. It didn't have spells, so unless it got close, no one was in great danger.

But at the same time, it had outstanding magic resistance, even stronger than that of Dragons. Low Tier Spells couldn't even damage its hair.

The Golden Behemoth was suppressed for the time being, but the other two also got on the move.

The Horned Six-Tailed Fox had a smaller body and was terrifyingly fast. It could cross over ten meters in an instant as if it was using Flame Flash continuously.

Its six tails gently swayed, and in an instant, countless spells of all elements fell down like rain.

Flames, frost, poisonfire, gales, rocks, lightning…

Countless spells converged together, continuously colliding and transforming into a terrifying spell storm that expanded to engulf everything. Waves of destruction travelled through the air, expanding towards Lin Yun's group.

Reina, Elsa, and Zeuss frantically cast spells to withstand the magic storm.

Countless spells collided against each other in the air as the Horned Six-Tailed Fox circled around them, continuously flashing and sending spell storms in all directions. It was as if they were surrounded by an army of mages.

The Rock Giant walked over with large strides, not caring about the spells, looking like it was too lazy to even dodge. Large pieces of its body shattered, but the fragments just floated back to the Rock Giant as if attracted by some power.

Then, the floating fragments turned back and returned to their original places, as if it had been the effect of a spell, leaving behind no damage at all.

"Xiuban, Beta, go stall that Rock Giant."

Xiuban fiercely spat before lifting Carnage and charging towards the Rock Giant.

"Damned b*stard, die for Lord Xiuban!" Xiuban bellowed. He swung Carnage to meet the Rock Giant with great force, and the Rock Giant's fist ended up being shattered, sending a large shower of fragments shooting away.

But Xiuban didn't have time to be happy because those fragments immediately flew back, turning into a stone sledgehammer that ruthlessly smashed against Xiuban.

Xiuban was sent flying, and when Beta saw that scene, he was scared and almost pissed his pants. He wanted to turn and run.

Lin Yun flipped the Book of Death open and a light flashed as Barton and Lagulin were summoned to help Xiuban deal with the Rock Giant.

The undying would deal with the immortal Rock Giant.

Lagulin was holding onto Heaven's Wrath, sending out one Death Aura Slash after another, sundering a large amount of stone from the Rock Giant's body. Barton also summoned a group of Undead lifeforms to assault the Rock Giant before following up with a large number of Undead Spells.

Xiuban was also swinging Carnage, frantically battling the Rock Giant in close range.

But this Rock Giant's body could transform at will, and even those broken fragments could be transformed into terrifying weapons to surprise its opponents as long as they were within a certain distance of its body.

Barton kept summoning more of the Undead, slowly suppressing the Rock Giant's range of movement, but the Rock Giant's body suddenly burst with Earth Spikes. As it rotated, all Undead within ten meters seemed to have gone through a meat grinder, turning into a huge pile of bone fragments in an instant.

To suppress the Rock Giant, they could only rely on Barton's continuous supply of Undead cannon fodder.

It looked like they were holding up, but no one dared to relax.

The Golden Behemoth was held back by the flood of spells, and they didn't even dare to pause for a second. As for the Horned Six-Tailed Fox, it was incessantly flashing around. So far, none of Lin Yun's spells had landed on it.

Instead, they were the ones being hammered by the spell storms.

They were at an uneasy standstill, but they all knew that if this dragged on, they would die…

"Merlin, hurry up and think of something! These three guys are too troublesome, what should we do?"

Enderfa was controlling the Ten Thousand Spell Wheel to throw out waves of spells, but he could already feel the mana of the Spell Wheel being drained at a rapid pace. They would die if the deadlock continued…

Lin Yun had a calm expression, and the Magic Array within his body frantically revolved, helping him analyze and calculate.

These rare magic beasts all existed in the God Era and went extinct, so there weren't many records about them. To kill them, they had to find some sort of exploitable weaknesses, and he had no choice but to figure them out on the spot!

As time passed, the crisis was slowly closing in.

Golden light flew out of the 3rd eye of the Golden Behemoth, radiating and slowly covering its body.

The golden fur shone glaringly with a golden radiance, and the spells from Enderfa and the puppet could no longer suppress the Golden Behemoth where it stood.

The Golden Behemoth raised its four arms, and despite being hit by several dozen spells every second, it was still slowly moving forward, one step at a time towards Lin Yun's group.

There were fifty meters to cross, and the Golden Behemoth would only need ten steps to be within attack range!

Meanwhile, the Horned Six-Tailed Fox kept circling around everyone, continuously flashing and releasing more spells. The chaotic spell storms became stronger as they accumulated, covering even more area, and the magic defenses of Lin Yun's group were getting pushed back.

And the continuously transforming immortal Rock Giant was confronting Lagulin and Barton. Barton's spells and cannon fodder could no longer keep it from advancing. If that Rock Giant was able to get close enough, they would die.

Cold sweat dripped down Lin Yun's forehead, his Magic Array already operating at maximum performance, and he had even stopped casting.

Because of this, the pressure on the others had greatly increased. Each second felt like they were being pushed closer to a precipice. Everyone would instantly die if they were careless enough to be distracted for a moment.

Time slowly passed while Xiuban's shouts kept echoing.

Xiuban was blasted away again and again by the Rock Giant. He spat blood as he roared to Lin Yun, "Sir Merlin, think of something! Quick! This guy won't die, no matter how much I shatter him, he just recovers instantly…"

Lin Yun frowned, feeling very anxious.

'Not enough time, too confusing, there is no time to infer everything… Weakness, weakness…

'No good, it's impossible to plan against all three of them together, let's focus on that Horned Six-Tailed Fox first!'

'It is the biggest threat. No matter how we suppress the Golden Behemoth and Rock Giant, if the Horned Six-Tail Fox accumulates enough spell storms and guides them along with its horn, we will all die…

'The weakness of the Horned Six-Tailed Fox is the clearest. Its body is the weakest of the three, and a 6th Tier Spell is enough to injure it. But it is very fast, it can dodge all the spells we're throwing at it.

'Moreover, if we can't kill it in one hit, it'll inevitably use its horn to form a complicated six-attributed compound spell that could compare to an 8th Tier Spell. At that time, everyone would die!

Lin Yun's brain was working quickly and countless pieces of data were flowing in his mind as he kept computing, only to find that this was an extremely complicated problem.

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