A large number of terrifying earth spears rose from the ground and quickly overturned where the three Fourth Ring Arcanists were.
An Arcana Master's agonized howl could be heard amidst the thick smoke that filled the air.
When the dust and stone fragments dispersed, only two arcanists were still intact around the magic pool that stood like a forest of spears. The other arcanist had half of his body pierced through by a thick earth spear, and he was hung high up in the air.
The two Arcanists who had escaped death were still covered in the glow of their Arcana Shields. However, the Arcana Shields had also been severely challenged by the fierce attack just now. Hence, the light on the surface of the Arcana Shields was dim and seemed to be on the verge of breaking.
The Fourth-Ring Arcana Master wearing the Earth Spear Spikes obviously hadn't experienced much tempering, and his constitution was shockingly low. Therefore, before his two companions could save him, he was already on the verge of death.
This was the result of Arcanists focusing too much on accumulating arcane knowledge and neglecting constitution.
If it was a normal Wizard, even a Grade 3 Wizard, they would not have been killed so easily by Xie Hoof.
As the ground shook, Xie Hoof emerged from the ground as if he was walking on water. The black scales on his body were covered in large scorch marks, as if he had just gone through a terrifying energy explosion.
Judging from the way he had appeared, the other two Arcanists immediately realized what had happened.
"You … You're the one who destroyed the energy core underground …"
They roared angrily and waved their Arcane Scepters, pointing at Xie Hoof.
However, after a gust of cold wind, nothing happened.
There were no rays of light, no energy balls, not even a drop of arcane energy appeared …
The expressions of the two Fourth Ring Arcanists changed again. Only then did they realize that because of the explosion of the energy core underground, the spell pool behind them had completely lost its effect.
For thousands of years, Arcanists had gotten used to relying on arcane facilities to fight.
If they ran out of arcane energy, they would borrow it from the mana pool. If they ran out of arcane spells, they would borrow it from the spell pool …
No matter what kind of enemy they faced, as long as the Arcana Masters' Arcana Techniques were still working, they would be able to use all sorts of Arcana Techniques to torture them to death.
However, now that the Mana Pool had been destroyed, the Spell Pool had also been destroyed. This made the Arcanists who had relied on them to fight all year round really feel a little uncomfortable!
Just as the two Arcana Masters hesitated for a moment, Xie Hoof's figure flashed and appeared next to one of them.
The yellow mist corroded through the Arcana Shield, and a petrifying ray struck the Arcana Master's body. The Arcana Master then quickly fled the battlefield, evading the Arcana Master's desperate counterattack.
The Arcana Master roared angrily, waving his staff and continuing to chase after Xie Hoof.
Unfortunately, as the power of petrification spread rapidly in his body, he was paralyzed and petrified into a greenish-gray humanoid statue in less than three seconds.
This was all caused by the weak constitution of Arcana Masters.
If their physiques were a little stronger and their magic resistance was a little higher, they would be able to delay the onset of the power of petrification, at least giving him some time to save himself or escape.
But now...
The remaining Fourth-Ring Arcana Master lost all confidence in being able to defeat this Lesser Lord of Calamity that could appear and disappear unpredictably. If the energy core was fine, he would have an endless supply of magic power, an endless supply of Arcana Techniques, and a powerful Arcana Barrier to protect himself. He would not be afraid of an enemy of the same level as him.
Unfortunately, there were not so many ifs in this world...
Without the support of external objects, Arcana Masters lacked battle techniques, physical training, and willpower... These weaknesses were all exposed.
The ferocious monster tore off the corpse of the arcanist hanging on the stone spear and started munching on it. It sniffed and pulled out a dark blue soul shadow from the corpse. The soul shadow was sucked into the monster's body as if it was taking drugs. Only then did the monster let out a strange, yet satisfied, growl.
If one died at the hands of Xie Hoof, not only would their corpses become food for the Arcana Master, but even their souls would not be able to find peace.
Upon seeing this, the remaining Arcana Master's consciousness quickly collapsed.
He pulled out a bunch of strange-looking Arcana Tools and threw them at Xie Hoof. Then, he began to chant the password for the teleportation spell in a trembling voice.
Without the support of the Spell Pool, he could not use any of his instant-cast Arcana Techniques. He could only rely on his own strength to cast Arcana Techniques. That was why it took him a full seven seconds to barely cast a Teleportation Gate, which he could easily open in the past.
But how could Xie Hoof, who already saw him as a meal on his plate, let him escape?
Xie Hoof stood upright, his menacing, lotus-petal-shaped mouthparts trembling rapidly in the direction of the portal. As strange spatial ripples spread across the portal, the black mirror-like portal began to tremble violently.
The Arcana Master was shocked. He quickly injected his willpower into the portal to prevent it from collapsing.
Among the Arcana Tools he had thrown out, there were silver statues that could turn into exquisite Arcana Puppets, arcana scrolls that emitted rays of silver light, and some strange fruits that could quickly turn into spiritual shockwaves …
Finally, with the help of these miscellaneous Arcana Tools, he managed to stall Xie Hoof for three seconds. Fortunately, he managed to escape the scene and hide in one of the Arcana Towers.
After killing and devouring the flesh and souls of two Fourth Ring Arcana Masters, Xie Hoof was immediately energized. Even the violent energy shockwaves on his body had recovered a lot.
Thus, under his command, a large group of mutated beasts broke through the broken Spell Pool and pounced toward the Arcana Hall behind.
There, he sensed the aura of the Fifth Ring Great Arcana Master!
… …
After watching the battle between Xie Hoof and the other Arcana Masters, Grimm felt agitated and uneasy.
In terms of vitality and combat ability, Xie Hoof was far superior to him.
Even if he used all his strength, it would be impossible for him to defeat such an opponent. On the contrary, the chances of him dying were as high as 39%.
However, if Grimm wanted to escape, it would be difficult for Xie Hoof to stop him.
In Grimm's mind, the information that the A.I. Chip had gathered based on the shockwaves from the battle was extremely eye-catching.
[Xie Hoof, Lesser Lord of Calamity, Rank 4, Earth Element. Stats: Strength 31.
Vitality 46.
Agility 36.
Spirit 42. Mastered Skills: All mid to high-rank earth element abilities, Earth Mist Erosion (Rank 4), Petrification Ray (Rank 4), Ring of Gravity (Rank 4) …]
[Arcana Master, Fourth Ring. Strength Attribute unknown. Stats: Strength 8.
Vitality 14.
Agility 6.
Spirit 43. Abilities: Mastery of Arcana Techniques, Puppet Creation, Affinity with Arcana …]
The difference in their basic strength was so great that it was like the difference between heaven and earth.
With such a difference in strength, it was no wonder that the Arcana Masters were as fragile as paper in front of Xie Hoof once they lost the support of arcane facilities such as the Arcana Tower, the Mana Pool, and the Spell Pool.
Grimm clearly disagreed with the Arcana Masters who relied heavily on external resources.
As a Spellcaster, the necessary research and experiments were necessary, but they could not give up on the tempering of the body and the sharpening of the will to fight.
In the Sorcerer World, all Sorcerers must prioritize the improvement of their combat power. Only when their own combat power could guarantee their own safety would they spend a certain amount of effort and resources on research that they were interested in. Otherwise, what was the use of research if they lost their lives!
That was why the Arcana Masters living in the Morian Plane were far more thorough in their research and pursuit of the truth than the Sorcerers. Unfortunately, they were good at research but bad at protecting themselves. When the entire Arcane Kingdom was in danger, there was almost no one who could stand up and turn the tide.
Grimm could only sympathize with them.
After all, the multiverse was a world of violent turbulence. If they wanted to steadily climb the ladder of technology, occupy territory, and crush their opponents with technology that was far superior to theirs. Such an idea was beautiful, but it was unrealistic!
Instead, it was better to focus on pragmatism and individual strength like the Sorcerers. They concentrated most of the resources in the hands of a few Sorcerers and piled up a super strong force that would make foreign enemies feel awe. Only in this way could they restrain the enemy's desire to pounce on them and fight for a certain development and reproduction opportunity for their own camp and successors.
The reason why the Sorcerer World was able to stand firm in the world of many powerful races was inextricably linked to the three great Rank 9 Sorcerers!
Unfortunately for the Arcane Kingdom, the two Arcane Emperors had only reached Rank 8.
Such strength was obviously not enough to scare away those greedy and cruel enemies!
Grimm slowly stepped forward and jumped into the broken Spell Pool. He used the chip to scan the strange runes etched on the wall of the pool. After making sure that nothing was missed, he got out, took a look at the Arcane Palace in the distance, turned around and walked in another direction.
There were too many places in the entire floating city that were worth a trip. There was no need for him to squeeze with Xie Hoof. If he guessed correctly, Xie Hoof should be heading straight for the Rank 5 Arcanist.
Although the two sides had agreed on the priority of dividing the spoils after killing the Rank 5 Arcanist, the agreement itself was absurd.
If the three Sorcerers really helped Xie Hoof kill the Rank 5 Arcanist, perhaps it wouldn't be the division of the spoils, but a new battle would break out.
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