There were too many mages in Anril, so many that they were uncountable. Even Andoine, who held an important position in the Supreme Council, could only vaguely use the words "tens of thousands" when talking to Lin Li about this …
However, among these tens of thousands of mages, those who had seen a Legendary-mage with their own eyes were probably less than one in a thousand. As for those who had seen two Legendary-mages fight with their own eyes, it was probably less than one in ten thousand.
This was not an exaggeration at all. Most of the mages in Anril did not know how two Legendary-mages fought. In this aspect, mages were not much different from ordinary people. Many mages thought that a battle between Legendary-mages should be as grand as an epic, where Legendary-mages would use one Legendary-magic after another to set off destructive Elemental Energy. As for Archmage-level magic, it was usually used as decoration.
In fact, it was the opposite. Legendary-mages rarely used Legendary-magic in battles. Even if they did, it was usually for other purposes. For example, it was to make the other party wary or to create pressure on the other party. This was just a tactic, and not the key to victory. The real deciding factor was actually those level-18 and level-19 Archmage-level magic spells.
This was because once a mage stepped into the Legendary-realm, his understanding of magic would immediately reach another level. They would start to understand the principle of simplifying the complicated, and their use of magic would tend to be simple and direct. However, this simplicity and directness did not mean that it was crude or superficial. This was a style of magic that was extended after they fused profound knowledge and complicated techniques, as well as the core magical rules.
This style of magic could not be imitated or replicated. Only when one stepped into the Legendary-realm would he naturally form this style of magic. This was a logical process.
Just like Lin Li now …
Although it was with the help of the All-Knowing Potion, Lin Li formed this style of magic almost immediately after he grasped the power of the Legendary-realm. If the group of mages who had been watching the battle in the Daylight Square were here, they would not have believed that this young mage who did not make any noise while chanting and did not make any unnecessary gestures was the young genius who had demonstrated all kinds of exquisite spellcasting techniques to them in the Daylight Square.
Now, Lin Li seemed to have changed into a completely different person. There was no trace of the Daylight Square on him anymore. Every spell was filled with a simple beauty. If one were to look at the spells that he cast, they would never think that he was a young mage in his twenties. Such a simple style of spellcasting could only be seen occasionally by experienced mages who had studied magic for decades.
It was the same for the Lich on the back of the Humerus Wyrm. This mysterious Lich, who had been hiding in the Scar of Death and had once fought with the Legendary-mage Cheyenne, also displayed an extremely high level of magic attainment in this battle.
As the tens of thousands of ice cones melted, the Lich recited a spell, and a green poisonous fog spread out. This poisonous fog seemed to have a life of its own. Although it was in an empty cave, it did not dissipate. From afar, it looked like a swimming venomous snake.
This was the level-15 Withering Fog, one of the most hated Necromagic spells. Any living person who came into contact with it would be instantly invaded by the poisonous gas. Without a magic above level-15 or a detoxification potion, the person would turn into a dead person in the blink of an eye. The worst thing was that this Withering Fog was condensed from the aura of death, and was naturally very sensitive to the aura of life. Once it was released, it would automatically seek out all living things, and was like a piece of sticky candy that could not be shaken off.
As soon as the Withering Mist was released, the surroundings immediately turned green. Almost half of the area was covered by the Withering Mist as far as the eye could see.
"Bitch …" Lin Li felt a headache when he saw the green fog. Although the Withering Fog could not hurt a real Legendary powerhouse, it could definitely disgust anyone. This was how annoying magic was. Although it was not very powerful, it was very hard to deal with. Just a little bit of it would take half a day to dispel, and one had to be careful when dealing with it.
Fortunately, he had broken through to the Legendary-realm with the help of the All-Knowing Potion …
Lin Li cursed in his mind as he hurriedly recited a spell. This was the spell for the level-20 Great Purification Spell. Back in the Daylight Square, Aldwin had used this Great Purification Spell to dispel the blood-vines that were entangling Gryffindor. To a certain extent, the Great Purification Spell was a less difficult and less powerful Eternal Light Spell. It was also the natural nemesis of all evil creatures. Be it Undead or Demons, they could be easily dispelled by the light of the Great Purification Spell.
Naturally, the Withering Fog was no exception …
Lin Li's recitation was very fast. Before the green fog had completely dispersed, the light of the Great Purification Spell had already bloomed. In an instant, the surroundings suddenly lit up, and a dazzling light covered everything. The whole world seemed to have turned into a vast expanse of white. The green fog was like dust in the rain, and instantly melted in the dazzling light.
"Something's not right …" But for some reason, Lin Li did not feel relieved at all after dispelling the Withering Fog. Instead, he felt a chill down his spine, as if some danger was approaching him …
Then, Lin Li smelled a rotten stench …
"F * ck!" Lin Li subconsciously looked down, and immediately cursed. Just as he dispelled the Withering Fog, the ground under his feet had gradually loosened. There was even a rotten arm that had reached out and grabbed his right foot.
This was a level-15 Resurrection of the Dead. It was a very obscure Necromagic that could create some corpses with the aura of death. Generally speaking, Necromancers would rarely use it, because Necromagic was not good at creating. Even if it was to create corpses, it would always consume too much mana. Moreover, these corpses created with the aura of death were not very strong. Although they were created by a level-15 spell, generally speaking, a battle of around level-10 could easily kill a dozen or twenty of them.
However, when these corpses were created under people's feet, it was enough to make anyone break out in a cold sweat, including a Legendary-mage …
When Lin Li found the corpses, he indeed broke out in a cold sweat.
"Spread out, quickly spread out!"
Apart from being used in battle, the corpses summoned by Necromancers also had another use — explosions!
The level-14 Undead Spell, Corpse Explosion, was not a high-level spell, but it was frighteningly powerful, especially in the hands of a level-20 Lich. It would reach an unimaginable level, because the power of the Corpse Explosion depended on the number of corpses. The more corpses there were, the more powerful the explosion would be. Lin Li remembered the time he spent the night in Blackhills Town, where the Necromancer's Corpse Explosion almost blew up the entire inn. Now that he had fallen into the hands of a level-20 Lich, he would be courting death if he did not escape …
Actually, Lin Li found the corpses just in time. A few rotting corpses had just crawled out of the ground, and did not have the time to surround the advance party. If the Lich released the Corpse Explosion now, only the few corpses that had crawled out of the ground would be able to exert its power. Although the rest of the corpses that had yet to crawl out of the ground would also explode, the power would be limited due to the buffer of the ground.
In order to fully exert the power of the Corpse Explosion, the Lich had to wait until all the corpses had crawled out of the ground. That would be the best time to release the Corpse Explosion. As long as the Lich was willing to wait, even if it was just a few seconds, it would be enough for the advance party to leave the area of effect of the Corpse Explosion.
After battling in the Scar of Death for a few days, everyone's reflexes had been trained to be extremely sharp. At this moment, be it the three from the Tower of Dusk, Adelo and his subordinates, or even Reggie and the rest, they all displayed extreme vigilance. The moment the warning was issued, everyone realized that danger was approaching, and in a short period of time, they had distanced themselves from that dangerous place.
But, at this moment, the Humerus Wyrm suddenly turned around …
Ever since the battle between the two Legendary powerhouses began, the Humerus Wyrm had lost the control of the Lich, and its wings had been restrained by Lin Li's magic. Hence, it had lost the opportunity to fly in the sky. Hence, with the help of the advance party and the surviving Death Knights, the Humerus Wyrm could still hold on for a while.
But now, the advance party was busy running for their lives, and the surviving Death Knights could not hold on any longer. The Humerus Wyrm suddenly turned around, and its long tail lashed out like a whip. In that instant, almost everyone heard a deep and heavy sound of something tearing through the air …
The Humerus Wyrm was tens of meters long, and that tail alone took up half of its length. When that deep and heavy sound was heard, everyone only saw an afterimage flash past, followed by a "boom", and the entire cave shook.
"What the hell …" Lin Li's vision darkened. The whip of the Humerus Wyrm had smashed the smooth stone wall, and countless gravel flew in all directions. Under the terrifying strength of the Humerus Wyrm, the gravel turned into countless cannonballs. Even the Death Knights with extremely strong combat abilities had to dodge the gravel.
But this evasive maneuver immediately created a problem.
Without the entanglement of the Death Knights, the Humerus Wyrm immediately gained a huge amount of freedom. It spread its huge wings, and its massive body that was tens of meters long instantly closed the distance of tens of meters like an eagle swooping in the air.
Following that, a deep and heavy sound of something tearing through the air could be heard …
"Sh * t!" This time, even Lin Li could not help but turn pale. A whip of the Humerus Wyrm's tail could even crack a stone wall. If it really hit them, it would be good if half of the advance party could survive.
Fortunately, Adelo's reaction was fast enough. Almost at the instant when the sound of air being torn apart was heard, Adelo had already crushed a scroll in his hand. Following that, a golden ray of light appeared and enveloped everyone in an instant.
"What a waste of a Divine Defense Scroll …" Lin Li could tell at a glance that the scroll that Adelo had crushed was the Divine Defense Scroll of the Brilliance Shrine. This was a level-18 theurgy, and could almost block a physical attack from a Sword Sage. This was something that could not be bought with money, and even in the Brilliance Shrine, it was only provided to the Paladins of the Holy Paladins. If outsiders wanted to get their hands on it, they would have to go through very, very special means …
However, this precious scroll was used in the wrong place by Adelo. In Lin Li's opinion, the whip of the Humerus Wyrm could be dealt with in other ways, and there was no need to use the precious Divine Defense Scroll at all. That was a good item that could not be bought with money, and could be sold for at least a million gold coins on the black market.
But this was not the worst. The worst thing was that once the Divine Defense Scroll was released, it would immediately form a shield that was condensed from Divine Power. This shield would protect the user, and at the same time restrict the user's movement. In other words, Adelo's Divine Defense Scroll would make everyone stay where they were for at least five seconds …
If it were any other time, these five seconds would not be a big deal, but now, it could put everyone in a passive situation …
Just when Lin Li realized that something was amiss, the Humerus Wyrm's long tail had already hit the golden curtain of light. In an instant, a dazzling ray of light burst out, and countless specks of golden light scattered in all directions. The originally gloomy and terrifying environment suddenly became as bright as fireworks in the night sky.
With the help of this Divine Defense Scroll, the advance party of more than 10 people managed to escape unscathed. At this time, almost everyone was glad that Adelo had crushed this scroll …
Except for Lin Li …
And reality proved that Lin Li was right. When the golden light dissipated, there were already more than 100 corpses crawling out of the ground.
Moreover, these 100 corpses emitted a thick stench of decay, and were surrounding them from all directions.
Lin Li looked at this horrifying scene, and his hair stood on end. Only a ghost would know the power of 100 corpses exploding at the same time …
Lin Li was very clear that this Corpse Explosion could not be released by the Lich. What a joke. Even if he could withstand the Corpse Explosion of 100 corpses, the others would definitely be in deep trouble.
At this time, Lin Li could not care so much. He had already used the Power of Flight to escape the range of the Corpse Explosion, but he suddenly stopped in the air. At the same time, he pushed his mental strength to the limit, and like a black lightning, he pounced towards the place where the corpses were the densest.
At the same time, he spat out a hurried incantation …
This was the incantation for the Ice Wall Spell. Ever since he mastered this level-18 spell, Lin Li had used it frequently. To him, the Ice Wall Spell was even more reliable than the Four-elemental Shield. Not only could it nullify normal magical attacks, it also had practicality against physical attacks that the Four-elemental Shield could not match.
Of course, it was only practical …
It was no different from a dream to rely on an Ice Wall to withstand the explosion of 100 corpses. Even if Lin Li had the strength of a Legendary-mage and could erect 20 Ice Walls in an instant, he would definitely not be able to withstand this horrifying Corpse Explosion.
Fortunately, Lin Li's goal was not to completely nullify the Corpse Explosion. Now, Lin Li only needed a little time to interrupt the Lich's spellcasting.
The speed of the Power of Flight was indeed frighteningly fast. Lin Li, who was wearing a black robe, was like a black bolt of lightning as he charged into the encirclement of the corpses in an instant. At the same time, four Ice Walls were erected with a "boom", and these four Ice Walls surrounded the people of the advance party.
Almost at the same time when the four Ice Walls were erected, the Lich in the sky suddenly raised the magic staff in his hand. Then, there was a loud "boom", and the corpse closest to the four Ice Walls exploded …
Moreover, this kind of explosion was like a contagious plague. Once it started, it could not be stopped. In that short period of time, close to ten corpses were detonated by the Corpse Explosion spell. This was a Corpse Explosion spell cast by a level-20 Lich, and its power was like heaven and earth compared to that of the Necromancer from Blackhills Town. A hole was blown in the Ice Wall that was at least half a meter thick, and with the continuous explosions, the hole continued to expand …
"This … This is too scary …" Adelo, who was in the center of the Corpse Explosion and heard the explosions, was so scared that his legs turned to jelly no matter how brave he was.
"Shut up!" On one hand, he had to strengthen the Ice Wall to block the spread of the Corpse Explosion, and on the other hand, he had to channel mana into the Aether Staff to activate the Dragon's Eye embedded on the staff. At this time, Lin Li was so busy that he did not have the mood to care about the frightened Adelo.
With Lin Li's infusion of mana, the Dragon's Eye became brighter and brighter. Finally, the pale yellow light even penetrated the thick Ice Wall, and reflected a halo on the smooth stone wall.
The Lich also raised the magic staff in his hand, and the black crystal on the top of the staff was emitting a strong death aura. Corpses crawled out of the ground one after another, and then exploded on the Ice Wall one after another. That was the true power of a Legendary powerhouse. A level-15 Resurrection of the Dead and a level-14 Corpse Explosion were cast at the same time, and there was not the slightest mistake.
Although these two were channeling spells, and did not require elemental sequencing during the channeling process, they were not much different from ordinary spells apart from that. They still needed to control their mental strength and output mana, and there could not be a single mistake in between. Otherwise, they would immediately suffer from the bite of mana.
The levels of these two spells were not too high. One was level-14, and the other was level-15. To an ordinary person, there might not be anything worth praising about them, as they were only at the level of a Magic Shooter, and were not worth mentioning when compared to the Legendary-level spells above level-20.
However, those who truly understood magic would know that what the Lich had displayed was definitely the most profound casting technique. Even among the Legendary-mages, only the most experienced and powerful Legendary-mages would be able to do something that was almost unimaginable.
The most profound spellcasting technique would naturally bring the most terrifying power. The Resurrection of the Dead continuously condensed corpses with the death aura, and then exploded them with the Corpse Explosion. This also meant that as long as the Lich did not stop channeling, this kind of attack would be endless. Not to mention the four Ice Walls, even the four Iron Walls would be blasted apart in the end.
And that was the truth …
Amidst the earth-shattering explosion, the number of corpses in the surroundings continued to increase. From a few dozen to almost a hundred corpses, there were now two to three hundred corpses. These monsters that were formed by the aura of death were increasing in number. They were like moths flying into a flame, taking clumsy steps as they approached the four ice walls …
In the end, it was simply a dense mass of corpses.
Once they completely surrounded the four Ice Walls, even Lin Li might not be able to resist the last Corpse Explosion, not to mention the rest of the advance party.
What put an end to everything was a curse.
"Are you f * cking done with it?"
As this curse came from the four Ice Walls, a pale yellow light shrouded the Lich. The Arcane Barrier contained in the Dragon's Eye was finally activated by Lin Li's mana. As the pale yellow light flashed, the Lich's recitation stopped abruptly. The continuous sounds of explosions also stopped abruptly, and the ground under their feet no longer became loose. The rotting corpses seemed to be controlled by some mysterious force as they fell neatly in front of Lin Li …
Then, a series of cracking sounds could be heard. The Ice Wall that had withstood nearly 30 Corpse Explosions finally completed its historical mission after the release of the Arcane Barrier. Amidst the cracking sounds, countless cracks began to appear on the Ice Wall. At first, they were just some small cracks, but in the blink of an eye, they turned into deep wounds. When these wounds crisscrossed, the four sides of the Ice Wall finally couldn't bear the burden and collapsed with a loud bang.
"Alright, I take back what I said just now. This bastard is more troublesome than Ujfalusi …" Lin Li wiped the cold sweat off his forehead as he walked out of a pile of broken ice. "He's f * cking more troublesome than Ujfalusi!"
Compared to this Lich, Ujfalusi was way too obedient. He had been summoning from the beginning to the end. From the Tide of Death to the Humerus Wyrm, they did not pose much of a threat to Lin Li. Needless to say, the Tide of Death was a level-20 Necromagic spell, but the Undead creatures that were summoned were too stupid. A Thousand Miles of Ice was enough to kill them. The Humerus Wyrm that was summoned afterward was powerful, but Lin Li had the Holy Light in his hands, and destroyed the wyrm along with its domain with a light blow. In the end, the great Lich ended up signing a Soul Contract with someone.
But this Lich before him was different …
Lin Li even dared to bet his head that this bastard had definitely received the most orthodox magic education when he was alive!
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