However, his expression did not change because he did not want to divulge any information about the Immortal King. He said in a doubtful tone, "Are you saying that the black-robed man suppressed the will of the God-king of Light that you all believe in? That doesn't seem possible. Since the God-king of Light is the God of Creation, his will should be extremely powerful. How could it be suppressed by a human? Besides, since this is the sacred land of the Illuminati, are you going to let the god you believe in be offended? "
Hearing Lin Li's words, Saint Edmund's expression finally changed slightly, but it was not anger. Instead, there was a hint of sorrow. He said, "Of course we can't just stand by and watch, but that black-robed man is too powerful, so powerful that we suspect that he is no longer human. According to the records in the Holy Bible, that battle almost destroyed the sacred land, and the foundation of the Illuminati was almost uprooted. The founding saint, Aquilo, also unfortunately fell in that battle because he was affected by the battle between the two parties. "
After hearing Edmund's words, everyone around him couldn't help but gasp in shock. The people of the Illuminati all knew that the founding saint, Aquilo, was a mythical existence in the Holy Bible. It was said that his strength was close to the level of the gods, and could even be said to have reached the point where he could compete with the gods. However, such a powerful existence had actually fallen because of the shockwaves of the battle. In that case, what kind of strength did the two sides in the battle have?
As for the people on Lin Li's side, although none of them had seen the Holy Bible of the Illuminati, they could imagine that the person who could establish such a powerful church like the Illuminati would definitely not be simple. After all, it was not a peaceful era at that time. There were High Elves on the mainland, and the powerful Sea Clan in the depths of the ocean. It would be impossible to establish the Illuminati in such a situation without sufficient strength.
At this moment, Lin Li began to speculate about the identity of the black-robed man, and he was leaning towards the Immortal King. The Immortal King was a powerhouse who could even kill the Dragon of Destruction. It might not be an exaggeration to say that he could suppress the will of the ancient god Zagar.
"So, what's your purpose for coming here?" Although he had heard the secret of the Illuminati, Lin Li did not forget about the matter at hand. Hence, he asked Edmund and the others what they were there for.
"We're only here for the follow-up plan and to carry out some exploration in advance. In the near future, we will mobilize all our forces to come here and retrieve the sacred relic that our Illuminati lost back then. " Edmund finally revealed his purpose, and turned to ask Lin Li, "Next, President Felic, shouldn't you tell me what you're planning to do here?"
The secret of the Illuminati that Edmund mentioned had a history of thousands of years. Why did they choose to receive the so-called sacred artifact now after such a long time? Edmund seemed to have intentionally or unintentionally avoided that fact, but Lin Li did not dwell on it despite having doubts in his heart.
Lin Li knew very well that it was impossible to expect the other party to be completely honest with him. If he were to dwell on this issue too much, then this temporary peace between the two sides might immediately come to an end. Lin Li did not come here to start a war with the Illuminati, but to find the information left behind by the Immortal King. Hence, he naturally did not want to delay his business because of this issue.
Hearing Edmund's question, Lin Li smiled, and said without blinking, "Actually, the reason I came to this island is very simple. When I was on the mainland, I explored some ruins of the Dark Age, and once found some information about this island in the mausoleum of a Sanctuary powerhouse from the Dark Age. It was said that the Sanctuary powerhouse said that there was an earth-shattering magical weapon buried in the center of this island. I have no choice, the Tower of Dusk has only been established for a few years, and its foundation is still very weak. Hence, I took the opportunity to come here to the Gilded Kingdom to try my luck. "
One said that he wanted to retrieve the sacred relic, while the other said that he wanted to find a powerful magical weapon. In the eyes of ordinary people, the two would definitely be related. If the sacred relic and the magical weapon were the same thing, wouldn't the two sides immediately start fighting? Or, even if the sacred relic and the magical weapon were not the same thing, this used to be the sacred land of the Illuminati, and logically speaking, all the powerful magical weapons belonged to the Illuminati. How could the Illuminati watch others take away their belongings?
However, after hearing Lin Li's statement, Edmund did not seem to mind much, and instead said, "This island used to be the sacred land of the Illuminati, after all. Although thousands of years have passed, we still have the information about the situation on the island back then. Since you also want to go to the center of the island, why don't our two teams temporarily put aside our past conflicts and head to the center of the island together? "
Saint Edmund's words made the people of the Tower of Dusk and the Illuminati feel a little surprised, be they from the Tower of Dusk or the Gilded Kingdom. It was like saying that someone had come to steal something from his house, and as the owner, not only did he not chase the thief away, but he even led the way!
In particular, High Priest Poer immediately got a little anxious, and turned his head to say something to Edmund. However, before he could open his mouth, Edmund raised his hand and gestured to stop him from saying anything.
Although Poer was the high priest of the kingdom, and had an extremely high status in the Gilded Kingdom, even the royal family of the Gilded Kingdom was a believer of the Illuminati. How could he, the high priest of the kingdom, compare to the saint of the Illuminati? Although he could ignore Elder Zumar's words, he definitely did not dare to use that attitude on Saint Edmund.
Hence, after seeing Edmund's gesture, High Priest Poer had no choice but to swallow his objections, and had no choice but to turn towards Lin Li and glare at him with hatred.
However, compared to the others, Lin Li's expression was not much surprised, and he still had a faint smile on his face. He knew very well that Edmund was not doing it out of kindness, and the reason why he had invited him along was probably because he wanted them to be cannon fodder.
Besides, through this, Lin Li could also speculate that they would probably encounter a lot of trouble during this trip, which Edmund did not have the confidence to deal with alone. However, Lin Li did not take it to heart. Anyway, even without Edmund and the others, he would still have to explore the center of the island. Now that Edmund's team had joined, it was uncertain who would be the cannon fodder.
At the thought of this, Lin Li nodded without much hesitation, and said, "Okay, since Saint Edmund has invited me, what else do I have to hesitate about? I hope we can get along well for the rest of the journey. "
Just like that, the two teams reached a verbal agreement to get along peacefully for the time being, and after a short rest, they once again set foot on the road to the center of the island.
After passing through the undulating frozen mountains, a boundless ice field appeared in front of the two teams. Besides, the temperature of the ice field had already dropped to absolute zero, and there were few creatures in Anril that could survive in such an environment. At the same time, the ice field was also shrouded in violent Ice Elemental Power, forming a terrifying ice storm. Other Elemental Power could not be sensed at all here.
According to the judgment of several Sanctuary powerhouses, only Legendary-level powerhouses would be able to persist in such an environment. Those below the Legendary-level would probably be frozen as soon as they took a step in. Faced with such a situation, the two teams made the same decision at the same time, which was to let those who weren't strong enough return.
After making all the arrangements, the two teams that were completely composed of Legendary powerhouses stepped into the ice field, and continued to head towards the center of the island.
However, soon after the two teams entered the ice field, they were attacked by a group of Ice Elemental lifeforms. The Frozen Hell that most creatures could not survive in was like a paradise for the Ice Elemental lifeforms. There were no natural enemies here, and all they had was the Ice Elemental Power that was continuously injected into their bodies.
After a long period of growth, each of the Ice Elemental lifeforms there had Legendary-level or near-Legendary-level strength, and there were hundreds or thousands of them. At the same time, the environment of the ice field was like a huge natural Ice Domain for the Ice Elemental lifeforms, allowing them to exert more power.
If it was a team that was similar to the level of these Ice Elemental lifeforms, they might really face the tragic fate of being wiped out. However, there were now four Sanctuary powerhouses in the two teams, and Legendary-level power seemed too insignificant in front of Sanctuary powerhouses.
On the Gilded Kingdom's team, High Priest Poer seemed to want to vent his dissatisfaction as he destroyed a large number of Ice Elemental lifeforms that were rushing over. No matter what, High Priest Poer was also a true Sanctuary powerhouse, and it was a piece of cake for him to deal with the Legendary-level Ice Elemental lifeforms. The Legendary powerhouses in the team did not even have a chance to attack, and simply became bystanders.
However, the battle on the Tower of Dusk's side was much more intense. With Lin Li's strength, it would be much easier for him to destroy the Ice Elemental lifeforms than it was for High Priest Poer. After all, there was a huge difference in strength. However, Lin Li did not make a move. Even Connoris and the others did not make a move.
The ones who were fighting the Ice Elemental lifeforms were the rookie mages of the Tower of Dusk. Although they had already stepped into the Legendary-realm, they might not be comparable to the Ice Elemental lifeforms in terms of strength. Fortunately, they had the Net Array, which allowed them to survive the tide-like attacks of the Ice Elemental lifeforms.
Although finding the traces of the Immortal King was the most important thing for Lin Li at the moment, he was unwilling to give up the opportunity to train the rookie mages. However, he was not willing to give up this opportunity to train those rookie mages. Otherwise, he could just let them go back. There was no need for them to follow him here.
However, this naturally slowed down the speed of the Tower of Dusk's team, and the Gilded Kingdom's team had no choice but to stop and wait for them.
"He actually brought a bunch of good-for-nothings here. I really don't know what he's thinking." High Priest Poer found Lin Li to be an eyesore. Seeing that the team's speed had been slowed down, he naturally couldn't help but mock and ridicule again.
However, unlike High Priest Poer, Saint Edmund and Elder Zumar did not say anything. Instead, they seemed to be watching the battle on the Tower of Dusk's side with interest.
"Is this the Net Array created by Geresco? I didn't expect that such a Magic Array could really change the combat power of a group of mages so drastically, "Elder Zumar exclaimed while looking at it. Elder Zumar sighed while looking at it, and his eyes were filled with eagerness as if he wanted to memorize the Magic Array with his eyes.
Unfortunately, the Net Array was not a military formation used by ordinary armies. The formation was only one aspect, and the real core was not something that could be learned with the naked eye.
Hearing Elder Zumar's words, High Priest Poer's expression suddenly changed, and he no longer looked as resentful as before. Instead, he said in a deep voice, "If we can obtain this Magic Array from the Tower of Dusk, it will definitely be of great help to the kingdom and the Illuminati."
When they first came into contact with the Tower of Dusk's team, High Priest Poer wanted to rely on his strength to destroy the Tower of Dusk's team, but he was stopped by Saint Edmund later on. At that time, Saint Edmund told him not to let his personal feelings affect the operation this time.
Hence, at this time, High Priest Poer no longer talked about the matter from a personal point of view, and instead acted like he was working for the interests of the kingdom and the Illuminati. Of course, there was indeed nothing wrong with what he said. There were plenty of mages in the Gilded Kingdom and the Illuminati, and if they could really learn the Net Array, their strength would definitely increase by several times or even more.
However, Edmund was still clear-headed, after all. He shook his head slightly, and said, "Don't say anymore. Our goal now is to complete the exploration mission. We'll talk about other things later."
Edmund naturally knew the benefits of the Net Array, but it was clearly not the time to talk about it now. He was still planning to let the Tower of Dusk's team be cannon fodder. If he were to reveal his intention to covet the other party's Magic Array at this time, the other party would probably fall out with him.
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