As the gemstone at the top of the magic staff emitted a dazzling ray of light, everything in the surroundings suddenly lost its luster, and it was as if the light was the only thing left in the entire space. At the instant that the light erupted, hundreds of blue light arrows shot out. The light arrows emitted strange and inexplicable mana waves, and seemed to be constantly changing between illusory and real.
Upon seeing the appearance of the hundreds of light arrows, everyone could not help but be shocked when they felt the power of the illusory arrows. Everyone present was a Legendary powerhouse. Perhaps not everyone had come into contact with Spiritual Magic before, but they were all familiar with the Soul Arrows that were definitely troublesome.
Although the Soul Arrows appeared in front of everyone in the form of light arrows, they seemed to exist in another illusory space. No matter how strong the armor or magic shield was, they could not stop the Soul Arrows, because their target was not the human body, but the human soul.
Soul magic could be said to be the strangest type of magic in this world. Perhaps it did not possess the power to destroy the world, but its attacks on the soul were always impossible to guard against. The difficulty of dealing with it was even greater than necromancy magic. However, there were not many people in Anril who really learned Spiritual Magic. That was not because Spiritual Magic was not strong enough, but because not everyone could learn Spiritual Magic. Only those whose souls had undergone some kind of mutation could learn to use Spiritual Magic.
Hence, even the other two leaders of the Dark Blade were extremely surprised by Stephen's use of Spiritual Magic, let alone the others. When the Soul Arrow appeared, only two of them remained calm. As Stephen's father, Borg had long heard about Stephen's adventure in the Abyss of Tharlen, and knew that his son had obtained the inheritance of the Lord of Souls. Hence, it was naturally not surprising that he could use Spiritual Magic.
In the face of the attack of the Soul Arrows, Lin Li actually knew that it was not so much Stephen's power, but rather the power of the Lord of Souls. In the instant before Stephen attacked, Lin Li had already clearly felt that Stephen's aura had changed completely, and became exactly the same as Mephistos'. Although Mephistos had yet to devour Stephen's soul, Stephen's attack was largely controlled by Mephistos.
Mephistos hated Lin Li more than he hated Stephen. As the Lord of Souls of the Abyss of Tharlen, he had actually been schemed against by a lowly human. Tens of thousands of years of hard work had been destroyed in a day. Not only did he fail to regain his position as the lord, but his body was also shattered and sealed again. That was a great humiliation.
Hence, this time, Mephistos went all out from the beginning in a bid to kill Lin Li instantly. Of course, venting his resentment was only one of the reasons. More importantly, Mephistos wanted to retrieve his sealed soul fragment. Although he had been reborn in Stephen's body, his strength would definitely be greatly enhanced if he could retrieve the soul fragments.
The Soul Arrow was just the beginning. At the same time that the Soul Arrow was shot out, Mephistos' unique Soul-devouring Domain also spread out in an instant through Stephen's body, and enveloped Lin Li before the Soul Arrow could reach him.
As the Soul-devouring Domain unfolded, countless painful and mournful wails rang out in the space enveloped by the domain. Those were the souls that the Lord of Souls had devoured with the Soul-devouring Domain in the past tens of thousands of years. The countless souls were constantly being tortured by the Dark Flames of the Abyss of Tharlen. The endless pain caused their wails to fill the entire Soul-devouring Domain.
Just like the Soul Arrow, the Soul-devouring Domain still targeted human souls. No matter how strong one's body was, one's soul was extremely fragile. Even a Legendary-realm powerhouse might not be able to escape the fate of sinking in the Soul-devouring Domain. If one was careless, they might be devoured by the terrifying Soul-devouring Domain and become one of the countless wailing souls.
Even the faces of everyone outside of the Soul-devouring Region involuntarily revealed a solemn expression. The wail that was emitted from the Soul-devouring Region might not be directed at them, but it still caused everyone's souls to sway. No one had expected that the young man who was only an Archmage that Borg had added at the last minute would be able to display such shocking power.
However, that was not the end. Almost at the same time as the Soul-devouring Domain was unfolded, Stephen, or rather the Lord of Souls, Mephistos, immediately cast his most powerful technique — the Soul Storm.
The dark clouds in the sky of the Soul-devouring Domain were instantly ignited, and the greenish-blue soul fire burned the entire sky like an upside-down sea of fire. On the ground, Stephen's entire body had already been enveloped by the soul fire, and he was laughing maniacally. Under his feet, the soul fire was spreading rapidly in all directions like a sea of fire. The wailing in the Soul-devouring Domain became even more mournful at this moment. The wailing was filled with pain, anger, despair, and other negative emotions that went straight to the depths of one's soul.
In the burning sky, the soul fire spun and formed a huge vortex. Countless brighter greenish-blue electric snakes danced and flowed in the soul fire before converging and falling from the sky, forming pillars of lightning that connected the sky and the earth. The pillars of lightning rotated and moved continuously under the influence of the vortex in the sky, making the entire space look like a huge lightning cage.
Back in the Throne of Darkness, the Lord of Souls, Mephistos, had once cast the Soul Storm in a bid to devour the Lord of Darkness. However, although the power of the Lord of Darkness had been greatly weakened, the Throne of Darkness was a Magical Domain created by the Dragon of Destruction. Under the suppression of the Throne of Darkness, the Soul Storm was greatly weakened. Besides, Mephistos had just reassembled his body, and had yet to recover to his peak strength. Hence, it was destroyed by the sword of the Lord of Darkness.
However, it was different now. Without the suppression of the Throne of Darkness, Mephistos had been reborn with Stephen's body, and his power had also been greatly restored. The current Soul Storm was much more powerful than before. Even if the Lord of Darkness appeared in it, he would probably not be able to escape the fate of being devoured.
While laughing maniacally, Stephen manipulated the Soul Storm that seemed to want to devour the entire world, and swept it towards Lin Li quickly after the Soul Arrow.
From the moment Stephen attacked to shooting the Soul Arrow, the Soul-devouring Domain, and the Soul Storm, everything happened in the blink of an eye. Although Stephen, who had the inheritance of the Lord of Souls, was already somewhat disdainful of Lin Li's strength, he still used all his power to attack. He wanted to make Lin Li unable to retaliate at all, and he wanted to see the despair in Lin Li's eyes. He wanted everyone to know who the real genius was.
Although Stephen had just stepped into the Legendary-realm, and his opponent was already a level-21 Legendary-mage, Elder Randy felt that there was no doubt about the outcome. With the special nature of Spiritual Magic, the combination of the Soul-devouring Domain and the Soul Storm was definitely not something that a level-21 mage could contend with. Mage Felic could be said to be doomed this time.
However, although he had already foreseen Lin Li's defeat, Elder Randy gently placed his hands behind his back, and calmly watched everything that was happening in the Soul-devouring Domain. He did not have any intention of stopping Lin Li at all.
Although Lin Li had once given Princess Elune and the other elves the antidote, and could be considered to have solved a huge problem for Elder Randy, it was just a transaction. Elder Randy would not take it to heart because he had lost face. Although the Star-scarred Robe was heart-wrenching, it was not a reason for him to stand by and do nothing. As the eighth elder of the Emerald Council of the Elven Kingdom, all of Elder Randy's decisions had to be based on the interests of the elves. Even if Lin Li had really done the elves a great favor, Elder Randy would not take action at this time for the sake of the interests of the elves.
Elder Randy was well aware of the relationship between the Dark Blade and the Malfa Family, and the important role that Lin Li could play between the two forces. Everyone could see that Lin Li was leaning towards the Malfa Family. Perhaps before this, Lin Li might not be completely on the same side as the Malfa Family, but ever since Stephen attacked, the Dark Blade had become the common enemy of Lin Li and the Malfa Family.
Lin Li was not a magnanimous person, and Elder Randy knew that very well. If Lin Li were to walk out of the Haiga Mountain Range alive, he would definitely join forces with the Malfa Family to take revenge on the Dark Blade. However, the Dark Blade had always been a partner of the elves, and that was definitely not what Elder Randy wanted to see, because it would cause considerable damage to the interests of the elves.
From the moment the Soul Storm appeared, everyone was shocked by the strength that Stephen displayed. In particular, Cheyenne, who was an old rival of the Dark Blade, had a look of deep worry in his eyes.
The conflict between the Malfa Family and the Dark Blade was a feud that had been accumulated for many years, and it was also an irreconcilable conflict that concerned the development of the family. Due to this relationship, the Malfa Family had always been at a passive disadvantage. The three Legendary powerhouses of the Dark Blade made Cheyenne, who was the only pillar of support for the Malfa Family, bear an unimaginable amount of pressure.
Cheyenne had once pinned his hopes on Hutton, hoping that his proud disciple could step into the Legendary-realm sooner so that the Malfa Family could rise a little higher in the balance of power. However, before his hopes were fulfilled, the Dark Blade already had a fourth Legendary powerhouse.
What was even more unbelievable was that the strength that Stephen was displaying at this moment did not seem like that of a person who had just stepped into the Legendary-realm. Judging from the Soul-devouring Domain, the Laws of the Soul contained in it had clearly far exceeded the limits that a person who had just entered the Legendary-realm could comprehend. The release of the Soul Storm did not slow down at all, and he was so proficient that it was as if he was truly gifted.
Cheyenne wanted to help Lin Li, but the three Legendary powerhouses of the Dark Blade were glaring at him covetously, and he had no chance to do so. Among the people present, the only one who could stop Stephen was probably Elder Randy of the elves. Be it Elder Randy's powerful strength or the relationship between the elves and the Dark Blade, he was the most suitable candidate.
However, when Cheyenne looked at the elves, he was disappointed to see that Elder Randy had his hands behind his back, and had no intention of stopping Stephen at all. Indeed, the elves' collaborator had always been the Dark Blade. At this juncture, it was already unimaginable that they would not join forces with the Dark Blade. How could they possibly help Mage Felic who had a close relationship with them?
However, Cheyenne's guess was not entirely accurate. The elves had learned a lot from humans, and one of the most important things was balance. Elder Randy was well aware that the stalemate between the Malfa Family and the Dark Blade was the most advantageous situation for the elves. Although the dominance of either party would not pose a threat to the elves, it would affect the dominant position of the elves in the future.
From this perspective, it seemed that Elder Randy should be the one to take action. After all, the Dark Blade already had four Legendary powerhouses, and their strength had completely overwhelmed the Malfa Family. However, after interacting with Lin Li, Elder Randy was well aware that Lin Li was definitely not someone who could be controlled easily. Instead of letting Lin Li play the role of balance between the Dark Blade and the Malfa Family, it would be better to kill him and let the elves balance the power of the two parties.
At this moment, the hundreds of Soul Arrows and the massive Soul Storm in Stephen's Soul-devouring Domain were already very close to Lin Li, and it was as if they were about to engulf him completely. Stephen even stopped laughing maniacally, and waited for Lin Li's screams to reach his ears. Be it Stephen or Mephistos, that would be the most wonderful enjoyment in this world.
However, in an instant, Lin Li's Light and Darkness Domain suddenly burst out of his body, and there were no other colors in the domain. The black shadows and white light continuously collided and fused, converging into countless Angels of Light and Dark that flapped their black and white wings and danced around Lin Li.
As the Angels of Light and Dark danced, Lin Li's Light and Darkness Domain also expanded without any scruples in the Soul-devouring Domain. The souls that had been tortured by the Dark Flames of the Abyss of Tharlen for countless years in the Soul-devouring Domain stopped wailing, and sighed in relief under the purification of the white light.
The hundreds of unavoidable Soul Arrows disappeared in the black-and-white world as soon as they shot into the Light and Darkness Domain, just like dust that fell into the water. They did not even cause any ripples.
The sudden change shocked everyone. The strange Soul Arrows that were hard to defend against actually disappeared without a trace. The black-and-white Magical Domain was beyond everyone's imagination, even though they knew that it meant the nomological power of light and darkness. However, that was also the reason why they could not believe what was happening in front of them.
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