Actually, that was not strange at all. Each of the top forces had a very strong foundation, and all of them had a few old men who were stuck at the peak of the Legendary-realm. Those old men generally no longer cared about the affairs of their families or forces, and instead focused all their energy on breaking through the bottleneck. They would either step into the Sanctuary-realm and gain a lifespan of 1,000 years, or silently turn into a pile of bones in seclusion.
When Lin Li was a guest in the Brilliance Shrine, he had heard that there was a forbidden area in the Brilliance Shrine that was specially for those who were trying to break through to the Sanctuary-realm. Due to the fact that no one dared to disturb them, no one knew if the people in seclusion in the rooms were dead or alive. Perhaps some people would only be discovered decades or even hundreds of years after their deaths.
After all, there had only been four magic tides in Anril so far. Not every powerhouse at the peak of the Legendary-realm could catch up with such an opportunity, and not every powerhouse at the peak of the Legendary-realm could successfully break through during the magic tides, either.
This time, those who came to the Tower of Dusk were not the Sanctuary powerhouses. One reason was that they wanted to continue familiarizing themselves with their power. After all, they had stepped into the Sanctuary-realm with the help of external forces. Another reason was naturally to stay at the headquarters to prevent the unknown force from raiding his base when he left. After all, that unknown force was made up of Legendary powerhouses. Of course, for some people, there was another reason that they could not say, and that was because they felt that they were also Sanctuary powerhouses, and could be on equal footing with Lin Li. Hence, there was naturally no need for them to visit the Tower of Dusk personally.
Not long after, many representatives from various forces gathered at the Tower of Dusk, just like when the various forces had rushed to the Tower of Dusk previously to reestablish a relationship with them. Besides, they still could not see Lin Li, and could only pester Gavin and the other senior executives all day in a bid to persuade them to take the big picture into consideration and call Lin Li out of the library.
However, in Gavin's opinion, the continuous attacks on the businesses of the Tower of Dusk were not as important as the improvement of Lin Li's strength, let alone the losses of the other forces. At most, they would just gather all the people back to the Tower of Dusk like they had done in the past two years. Anyway, when Lin Li came out, they would get back what they had lost.
For the representatives of the various forces, waiting was a form of torture, especially when they were constantly receiving news that certain industries were being attacked. This made them feel like a year. However, since Gavin and the others refused to look for Lin Li in advance, the others naturally did not dare to act on their own. After all, it would not be fun to anger a Sanctuary powerhouse. These people could only be like ants on a hot pan. No matter how anxious they were, they could only patiently wait here.
The wait lasted for more than half a month, and the people were on the verge of vomiting blood. However, on this night, when the guests of the Tower of Dusk were tossing and turning in their respective rooms, they suddenly felt a shocking mana wave surging in the surrounding space. Under the mana wave, the Tower of Dusk seemed to be trembling slightly, and the magical elements in the space suddenly surged countless times, forming a huge Elemental Storm outside the Tower of Dusk, howling and roaring like a gale.
Immediately afterwards, they felt that they could not suppress the mana in their bodies anymore. It was as if they had suddenly been summoned by a supreme being, and wanted to rush out of their bodies. That gave everyone a great shock, and they could not be bothered to think about what had happened to the Tower of Dusk. Instead, they fell to the ground or lay on their beds, desperately trying to suppress the restless mana in their bodies.
The terrible feeling lasted for the entire night before it finally subsided. The guests were all drenched in sweat, as if they had just been fished out of the water. However, at this moment, they could not be bothered to consider how they looked. Forcing their weak bodies, they pushed the doors open and went outside with horror written all over their faces.
Just as they walked out of their rooms and looked at each other with lingering fear, Gavin arrived with a few mages, and said, "President Lin has come out. He asked me to invite you over."
As soon as they heard Gavin's words, everyone suddenly thought of the shocking change that happened last night, and couldn't help but be shocked. Could it be that everything that happened last night was caused by the President of the Tower of Dusk!? That was simply a change in heaven and earth. How ferocious must he be to cause such a change!?
The Mithril Alliance and the Caesar Family did not really have a good relationship with the Tower of Dusk, but they had no choice but to submit to the Tower of Dusk because of the pressure from the Sanctuary powerhouses. Initially, the messengers that they had sent thought that they would no longer have to submit to the Tower of Dusk now that they had a Sanctuary powerhouse in their forces.
However, at that moment, these people no longer had the slightest bit of the same thoughts that they had had back then. They had experienced it firsthand. The change in heaven and earth last night was more than a thousand times stronger than when their Sanctuary powerhouses had broken through. There was no hope for them to turn the tables with their own Sanctuary powerhouses.
Besides, some of them also noticed that after the change in heaven and earth last night, the representatives of the various forces were obviously in a very disheveled state, and were still unable to recover. However, looking at the mages of the Tower of Dusk, not to mention Gavin who had already stepped into the Legendary-realm, even the Archmages beside Gavin did not seem to be affected at all.
What did that mean? Although the representatives of the various forces, especially those of the top forces like the Mithril Alliance, were basically all Legendary-level figures, they were inferior to the Archmages of the Tower of Dusk in terms of control of mana. However, their control of mana was not as good as the Archmages of the Tower of Dusk. They did not think that they were the only ones affected by the commotion yesterday. Clearly, the entire Tower of Dusk was affected as well. However, the Archmages of the Tower of Dusk did not seem to be affected at all, unlike them, who were in a disheveled state and were still staggering as they walked.
No matter what, the President of the Tower of Dusk had finally appeared, and the representatives of the various forces temporarily suppressed the shock brought about by the previous night. Under Gavin's lead, they headed to the conference hall of the Tower of Dusk to discuss serious matters. Of course, they also silently kept in mind what happened last night and their new understanding of the President of the Tower of Dusk in mind, and were prepared to report to the higher-ups when they returned.
In the conference hall of the Tower of Dusk, Lin Li was already seated at the head of the table. On his left was the chief judge of the Tower of Dusk, Master Basel, and on his right was Macklin, who had also been tormented last night. When Gavin went to invite the representatives of the various forces, Macklin was complaining to Lin Li about how he could not rest well even though he was a guest.
"Master Aldwin, have you also stepped into the Sanctuary-realm this time? It's a pity that I haven't had the time to congratulate you personally since I returned," Lin Li said while chatting with Macklin casually. He was actually not surprised that Aldwin had stepped into the Sanctuary-realm.
"The Sanctuary-realm is the Sanctuary-realm, but unfortunately, it's based on external forces. It can't compare to you, kid, who stepped into the Sanctuary-realm with your own abilities." Although Macklin was still quite far from the Sanctuary-realm, he had heard Aldwin lamenting about how undeserving the Sanctuary-realm was.
Lin Li smiled faintly, and said, "The Sanctuary-realm is the Sanctuary-realm. No matter what, it's much better than having no hope for the rest of my life."
"Yeah, that's what I said too. One can't be too greedy. No matter what, I've stepped into the Sanctuary-realm, and I'll have more than 1,000 years to live. Who knows what other incredible opportunities I'll encounter in such a long time?" Macklin did not feel estranged from Lin Li just because he was a Sanctuary powerhouse. He still spoke as casually as before.
Of course, deep down, Macklin had long been shocked by the speed of Lin Li's improvement in strength. He initially thought that after Lin Li stepped into the Sanctuary-realm, the speed of his improvement in strength would no longer be as incredible as before. After all, the Sanctuary-realm was different from the Legendary-realm. Even a peerless genius would need at least a few decades to advance to the Sanctuary-realm.
However, after the sudden change of heaven and earth yesterday, Macklin specially asked Lin Li about it today, and he actually received an absolutely maddening answer. Lin Li was level-27. He did not forget that Lin Li had only stepped into the Sanctuary-realm for more than three years. Even Geresco would not be able to jump from level-25 to level-27 in just over three years!
Yes, it was level-27. The sudden change last night was triggered by Lin Li's breakthrough to level-27. Initially, when Lin Li returned, he was already at the peak of level-26, and after going through the tough training of Geresco's incarnation, he was really only a step away from level-27.
During this period of seclusion in the library, Lin Li once again received strict guidance from Geresco's incarnation. If he still could not break through, he would probably have to say that Geresco was blind.
In fact, during the period of seclusion in the library, Lin Li could have broken through to level-27 very early on. However, the more he fought with Geresco's incarnation, the more he felt that he was inadequate. Hence, he had been suppressing his level. It wasn't until he had honed this stage of level 26 to a truly perfect state that he finally broke through to level 27 last night. That was also the reason why he caused such a huge commotion when he broke through to level-27.
Lin Li and Macklin chatted for a while longer, and Gavin also led the representatives from the various forces into the conference hall. After what happened last night, the representatives of the various forces were once again looking at Lin Li with respect and fear in their eyes.
Although the people who came to the Tower of Dusk this time were all for the sake of their own forces, everything was actually gathered together for one thing, and that was how to deal with the plundering team of the Gilded Kingdom. It was only at this moment that the representatives of the forces finally found out that the unknown force they were talking about was actually the Gilded Kingdom, a nation of thousands of islands.
At this moment, Macklin also revealed the reason he came to look for Lin Li, which was the attack on the port of the Felan Kingdom. However, although they were both dealing with the Gilded Kingdom's team, Macklin's request was somewhat in conflict with the request of the representatives of the Breezy Plains. The forces of the Breezy Plains naturally hoped that Lin Li could stay in the Breezy Plains and uphold justice for the forces that had been attacked. Macklin, on the other hand, wanted to invite Lin Li to the Felan Kingdom because the port that had been attacked by the Gilded Kingdom's battleship was on the southeast coast of the Felan Kingdom, which was tens of thousands of kilometers away from the Breezy Plains.
Hence, before Lin Li could say anything, Macklin and the representatives of the forces of the Breezy Plains got into an argument. All of a sudden, both sides argued until their faces turned red. Although Macklin was a senior executive of the Alanna Guild of Magic, the forces of the Breezy Plains would not give in to the Alanna Guild of Magic.
"Okay, it's not a big deal. You're all people of status, so it's not appropriate for you to argue like this." Seeing that Macklin would not be able to win against so many people, Lin Li naturally wouldn't watch Macklin get choked. Hence, he tried to dissuade him.
Although Lin Li's voice was not loud, and his tone was calm, his words immediately made the noisy conference hall fall silent. Everyone knew that it was time for Lin Li to make a decision. They would get the answer at this moment if they wanted to save the Felan Kingdom's reputation or solve the problem for the Breezy Plains.
However, after everyone quietened down, Lin Li did not say anything more, and instead stood up from his seat. Just when everyone was feeling puzzled, Lin Li casually reached out and swiped at the side, creating a spatial rift out of thin air. He then stepped into it.
In a sea in the south of the Breezy Plains, the blue sea was as clear as the clear sky. A massive battleship that looked like a fortress was lying motionlessly on the surface of the sea like a steel behemoth. On the deck of the giant battleship, several elegant nobles were sitting at the table leisurely, tasting the wine in their glasses while admiring the scenery around the battleship.
However, at this moment, less than a meter away from the deck, a spatial crack appeared out of thin air. Then, a figure slowly walked out of the spatial crack.
"Who's that!?!" The few people who were leisurely enjoying their lives suddenly stood up when they saw a figure suddenly appear on the deck. Their eyes were filled with vigilance as they looked at the figure.
However, the figure ignored their questions as if he had not heard them at all. He simply sized up the giant battleship, and muttered to himself, "This ship is not bad. I'll accept it then."
"Kid, you're courting death!" The few people who had been ignored were infuriated when they heard that. They drew their swords one by one, and blue Combat Energy erupted from their bodies.
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