Only the most orthodox education in magic could produce such a troublesome bastard.
They were both level-20 Necromancers who could summon a Humerus Wyrm, but their combat power was worlds apart. Compared to this troublesome bastard, Ujfalusi, who had dominated the ruins of Syer Town back then, was just like a harmless little lamb. There was no comparison at all.
The troublesome thing about this bastard was that he was a Master of Necromagic, but he chose to give up the most practical summoning spell of Necromagic. Even if he used the death aura to condense hundreds of corpses, it was only to pave the way for the final chain of Corpse Explosion.
There was only one reason why a Necromancer did not summon Undead creatures — he had mastered a more powerful technique than summoning Undead creatures.
That was the truth. The Lich had only used three level-15 spells from the beginning to the end, but these three spells had formed an almost perfect trap that led the advance party to death step by step. If Lin Li had not used the Dragon's Eye at the last moment, there would not have been more than three people left alive in the advance party.
Lin Li couldn't help but be shocked when he thought about everything that had happened just now, even though he was usually calm.
If he had not drunk the All-Knowing Potion, if he did not have the Dragon's Eye, if he had been slower in activating his mana …
At that moment, countless "what ifs" flashed through Lin Li's mind …
If any of these "what ifs" had become a reality, the consequences could only be described as unimaginable.
Luckily …
Lin Li secretly rejoiced as he sized up the Lich in the distance with a strange gaze. For some reason, Lin Li felt that the power of the Lich seemed to be a little strange. It was a very strange feeling, and he couldn't put his finger on it. However, it felt strangely familiar.
"What's wrong with this bastard …"
Lin Li could not understand why he would have such a strange feeling. When the Arcane Wall succeeded and the Lich fell into a temporary state of mana backlash, Lin Li did not follow up with another attack. Instead, he stood there with a face full of doubt, and kept thinking about it.
Strictly speaking, Lin Li had made a small mistake at this time. The battle between Legendary-mages was on another level, and opportunities were always fleeting. After the success of the Arcane Wall just now, if Lin Li had followed up with another attack, it wouldn't have taken long for him to gain the upper hand. Unfortunately, Lin Li had let go of this rare opportunity due to the appearance of that strange feeling.
He could not blame anyone else …
For a real Lich, the impact of the mana backlash caused by the interruption of magic was negligible. Just as Lin Li was hesitating, the Lich had already gotten rid of the impact of the mana backlash, and summoned countless Bone Spears again with a hoarse chant.
"F * ck, I am such a pig!" Lin Li immediately came to a realization when he heard the sharp whistling sound. That moment of hesitation had caused him to lose a rare opportunity.
However, Lin Li was no longer the same as when he first came to Anril, after all. From the Sunset Mountains to the Breezy Plains, he had gone through countless near-death battles. In terms of pure combat experience, Lin Li was no longer much inferior to people like Andoine. Even if he regretted it, it only lasted for a moment. Then, Lin Li completely calmed down, and focused all his attention on the upcoming battle.
Compared to the previous tentative battle, this one was the one where they gave it their all. Be it Lin Li or the Lich, they had already figured out the limits of their opponent from the previous tentative battle. Now, they naturally did not hold back. The power of the Legendary-realm was completely unleashed, and in an instant, a violent magic storm was set off in the cave.
At this point in the battle, there was no longer any chance for them to take any shortcuts. The only thing they could rely on was their own strength. Be it Lin Li or the Lich, they had already put away their last bit of wishful thinking, and completely unleashed their strongest power.
The continuous recitation of spells and the surging magical waves left only two lightning-like shadows in the spacious mountainside. The battle went from the ground to the sky, and from the sky to the ground. The two black figures that were using the Power of Flight vividly displayed the power of the Legendary-realm.
A large number of instantaneous spells were mixed with a small number of short recitations, pushing the rhythm of the battle to an infuriating level. The constantly changing casting gestures, the violent magical waves, and the overuse of mental strength made the entire battle full of craziness. Yet, amid this craziness, there was also an amazing degree of rigor and precision. If one were to carefully observe the battle, it would not be difficult to discover that although the human and the Lich were in a perverted state of spell-casting, they did not make a single mistake. Every spell and gesture could be written into the standard of magic textbooks.
Right now, they were like two machines, high-speed and precise.
This time, Adelo was really stunned. As a level-17 Archmage, he knew better than the others in the advance party that this was a real battle of the pinnacle. Many mages would not have the chance to witness such an exciting battle in their entire lives.
Adelo stared greedily at the two black figures, trying to figure out their every gesture and listen to their every sound. Adelo was very clear that watching such a battle of the pinnacle would be the most precious treasure of his life. Every gesture and every spell was condensed from the lifetime experiences and insights of the two Legendary powerhouses. Any mage who was lucky enough to witness it would avoid countless detours in their future magic learning.
At this time, Adelo was really immersed in great joy. He had originally thought that although he was lucky enough to be under the tutelage of a Legendary-mage due to his mediocre aptitude, he would probably only be able to reach level-17 in this lifetime. If he wanted to climb up to level-18 or even level-19, he could only pin his hopes on luck.
However, he did not think that his luck would be so good that he would be able to witness the battle of the two Legendary-mages in the cave of the Scar of Death. To an Archmage who was at a bottleneck, this was a treasure that he could only dream of. Adelo believed that with this fortune, he would have the chance to reach level-18 within three years.
Faced with such a fortune that fell from the sky, even Adelo did not know whether to laugh or cry. He did not think that he would be the one who would benefit the most from this battle.
Of course, Adelo would not have thought that the person who would benefit the most from this battle was actually someone else.
That person was undoubtedly Lin Li.
Although Lin Li had already had the experience of fighting with a Legendary-mage a long time ago, it was when he was in Jarrosus. In order to express his apology, Old Grimm had taken the initiative to come to the Guild of Magic to train with him for a few days, allowing Lin Li, who was level-9 at that time, to advance by leaps and bounds, and become a level-12 Magic Shooter.
However, Old Grimm had forcefully suppressed his power at that time. Although his experience and realm were both at the Legendary-level, his power was suppressed to below level-15. In the battle with Lin Li, he was mostly giving pointers, and was considered a real form of training.
Moreover, Lin Li was not even a Magic Shooter at that time, and his understanding of magic could only be described as superficial. Even with a Legendary-mage training with him, what he could comprehend was extremely limited.
However, it was different now. With the help of an All-Knowing Potion, Lin Li also had the power of the Legendary-realm, and the person he was fighting with now was a Lich who had received the most orthodox education in magic. With the magic inheritance of the High Elves and the accumulation of 1,300 years of experience, in terms of understanding of magic, even Old Grimm would probably be somewhat inferior to this Lich.
The benefits of engaging in a life and death battle with such an opponent were naturally immeasurable.
At the beginning of the battle, Lin Li was still a little powerless. He clearly had the power of the Legendary-realm, but he could not fully exert it. It was like a Sword Sage who had been starving for a few days and had reached the peak of his martial arts and Combat Energy, but could not exert the proper combat power because of his weak body.
However, as time passed, the battle between the two sides gradually entered a white-hot stage. Lin Li finally got rid of the feeling of powerlessness, and the power of the Legendary-realm became more and more skillful in his hands. It was as if this power had completely integrated into his blood.
The power of the Legendary-realm became more and more handy, and Lin Li fell into a state of almost obsession. Every spell had new gains, and every gesture had new insights. These gains and insights were then verified with more than a dozen core magical rules in his mind, and finally formed a unique magic system for Lin Li.
And Lin Li's own strength was also rising at an alarming rate in the process …
From the peak of level-18 to level-19, many people would need a lifetime to complete it, but in this strange state, Lin Li only used less than half an hour.
When Lin Li realized that he had broken through to level-19, he even stopped casting spells for a while, and let out a long sigh in the sky.
This was because Lin Li knew that he was not far from the Legendary-realm …
The effect of the All-Knowing Potion lasted for an hour. When this effect disappeared, the potential that was stimulated would also disappear. This also meant that after an hour, Lin Li would return to the peak of level-18. However, Lin Li did not feel regretful at all, because he knew very well that it would not take long for him to master this terrifying power again.
There was a daunting distance between a level-19 Archmage and a level-20 Legendary-mage. In the history of Anril, there had been many magical geniuses who had the strength of a level-19 Archmage at a very young age, but they had never stepped half a step into the Legendary-realm in their entire lives.
This distance had made countless mages feel hopeless …
But to Lin Li, this distance was actually not that far.
From the Multicolored Potion to the All-Knowing Potion, Lin Li had already used the power of the Legendary-realm twice. The originally unfamiliar Legendary-realm had gradually become clear.
This situation was similar to Ujfalusi's. The former Lich had fallen from the Legendary-realm because of the destruction of the Humerus Domain. But if he was given some time, he could completely return to his original level at a shocking speed. This was like walking a path that had already been walked, and there were no unknown dangers or forks that would make one at a loss. The only thing one had to do was to walk along that familiar path until the final destination …
Of course, all this was on the premise that Lin Li could leave the Scar of Death alive.
But Lin Li believed that he was not far from leaving the Scar of Death alive.
This was because while familiarizing himself with the Legendary-realm power, Lin Li also understood a question that had been bothering him for a long time.
The reason why the Lich's power made him feel strange was mostly because this power did not originate from the Lich himself.
Lin Li did not feel much at the start, but as the battle became more intense, Lin Li gradually realized that something was wrong. The pace of this battle had reached an extremely fast level, and most of the instantaneous spells were above level-15.
What did instantaneous level-15 spells mean? That was almost enough to drain an Archmage's mana in two or three times. Only a true Legendary-realm powerhouse could barely withstand this kind of consumption.
Moreover, even a true Legendary-realm powerhouse would definitely feel tired after instantaneous spells above level-15 for a long period of time. But now, a human and a Lich were getting more and more energetic as they fought, and there were no signs of mana exhaustion at all.
It was not difficult to understand why Lin Li could withstand this kind of consumption. After all, Lin Li's origin was different from anyone else in this world. That almost abnormal mana was something that even Andoine was envious of.
But the Lich …
How could the Lich withstand this kind of consumption? Could it be that it had transmigrated from another world like Lin Li?
As this trace of doubt grew, Lin Li began to pay attention to the changes in the Lich's mana. Soon, Lin Li discovered that the flow of the Lich's mana was indeed strange.
The mana of a mage came from himself, and when it was activated by mental strength, it would naturally form a unique mana wave.
However, it was different for the Lich. When it activated its mental strength to cast spells, there would indeed be a strong magical wave. However, this magical wave did not come from the Lich, but from the endless darkness.
"The altar!" This thought suddenly popped up in Lin Li's mind.
That's right, there must be something strange about the altar. Otherwise, the Lich's mana would not be so strange. It was as if he had dozens of Legendary magical crystals with him, and there were no signs of exhaustion. If the Lich's mana came from the altar, everything would make sense. The altar's mana source was one of the seven pieces of the debris of the stars, Gloomy Dark. That was the purest Dark Force that a level-20 Lich could use freely.
This sudden discovery immediately made Lin Li excited. If the Lich's power really came from Gloomy Dark, then it would be too easy for him to get rid of it …
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