That's it? Everyone couldn't believe their eyes. The enemy that had forced them into a dangerous situation was actually defeated by an incomplete Soul-devouring Domain. They still didn't know what alchemy puppets were, but even if they did, they probably wouldn't believe that such a powerful enemy would be defeated by an incomplete Soul-devouring Domain.
It was just like how water could extinguish flames and light could disperse darkness. For the souls that had lost their bodies and were sealed in the alchemy puppets, even if it was an incomplete Soul-devouring Domain, the soul attack wasn't something they could resist.
Watching the two alchemy puppets fall, Lin Li didn't seem to be overjoyed. Instead, he frowned slightly. Although he had successfully released the Soul-devouring Domain, his control over it was not as comprehensive as that of the Magical Domain he had created. Hence, he had no idea whether the two sealed souls had been devoured and destroyed, or what would happen to them.
The Soul-devouring Domain gradually dissipated, and the black-and-white world slowly returned to normal. Although everyone looked at Lin Li with some bewilderment in their eyes, it did not affect their enthusiasm to plunder the treasures. While saying politely, "It's all thanks to Mage Felic …", they did not slow down at all, and headed straight into the laboratory.
It seemed that both Elder Randy and Cheyenne were not interested in the defeated enemies. Although they had personally experienced how powerful the two enemies were, what was the use of dead enemies? They were in the laboratory of the Immortal King, and there were definitely more powerful things waiting for them to collect. Whoever got it first would get to keep it. Who would want to waste even a second on the two dead enemies?
Seeing that everyone was heading straight into the laboratory, and soon disappearing in front of a door, Lin Li stroked his chin and slowly walked towards the two alchemy puppets that had fallen to the ground. He then began to observe them carefully with great interest. At first glance, the two alchemy puppets were really similar to shadows. Although they were no longer controlled by the souls, and their bodies seemed to have shrunk and distorted, they were still a thin layer on the ground.
In fact, as long as one approached, they would discover that the two alchemy puppets were still moving, but it was not because of the alchemy core, but because the materials that made up their bodies were shrinking automatically. Lin Li squinted slightly, and a glint of light flashed in his eyes. He already had an answer about the material of the alchemy puppet's body.
"It's actually the Shadow Metal. It's indeed the work of the Immortal King!" Lin Li, who had Guru-level attainments in forging, had a good understanding of all kinds of magical metals. Hence, he was no stranger to a well-known and rare magical metal like Shadow Iron.
This kind of Shadow Iron was said to be produced in the Dwarf Kingdom's Gaugass Hills. Although there was such a clear place of origin, the production was only a bit higher, or else it wouldn't be considered rare. One of the most notable characteristics of Shadow Iron was that it was extremely soft and tough. Ordinary people could mold it into any shape they wanted, but even if they pulled it until it was thinner than a strand of hair, it still wouldn't break.
As a rare magical metal, the magical properties of the Shadow Iron had an extremely high ability to break magic. In particular, weapons made of Shadow Iron could almost break through any magic shield. It was definitely the ultimate weapon in every assassin's mind.
Lin Li's exclamation was not only because of the preciousness of the metal, but also because of the Immortal King's alchemy skills. Creating alchemy puppets was already considered the top application in alchemy, and using Shadow Iron that could change shape at will to create alchemy puppets was several times more difficult.
The alchemy puppet on the ground was constantly shrinking. Although it originally looked like a normal person, Lin Li knew that the Shadow Iron that made up the alchemy puppet's body was actually a very small piece. It was precisely because of its ability to change shape at will that it appeared to be shaped like a shadow under the drive of the alchemy core.
Soon, the alchemy puppet's body had completely shrunk into a ball, and was no longer a thin layer of shadow. It was hard to imagine that this thing was actually such a terrifying shadow assassin. Lin Li bent down to pick up the alchemy puppet that had been turned into two balls. In fact, what really interested him was the alchemy core that was wrapped in Shadow Iron.
It was a masterpiece of a Guru, and if it were taken by someone else, it would probably be impossible for the alchemy puppet to be reactivated. However, in Lin Li's hands, it could allow his alchemy to reach a higher level, and he might even be able to replicate the same alchemy puppet perfectly. Of course, be it reactivation or cloning new alchemy puppets, a powerful soul was indispensable. Lin Li would have to think of another way to achieve that.
After putting the two alchemy puppets into the Ring of Endless Storm, Lin Li walked towards the interior of the laboratory with his two Undead servants. As soon as he passed through the door, he saw Elder Randy and Cheyenne standing there with a sullen expression.
They had entered the laboratory before him, so why did they have such expressions? Lin Li looked around, and couldn't help but be a little surprised. It was no wonder that Elder Randy and Cheyenne would be so dispirited. It turned out that there was nothing to plunder in the laboratory at all.
It wasn't that the Immortal King's laboratory was shabby, but rather that it seemed to have gone through a disaster. All the equipment used in alchemy or other aspects had been destroyed violently. There was no need to search for the valuable treasures that everyone was looking forward to, because they could completely sense that there was no longer anything with astonishing magical waves in the entire laboratory.
The collapsed magic furnace, the broken experiment table, the glittering crystal shards on the ground, and all kinds of broken equipment. Clearly, someone had already been here at some point in time. Not only did they sweep away all the valuable items, they even seemed to be dissatisfied with the entire laboratory and baptized it with a magic storm.
Looking at the ruins around him, Lin Li gritted his teeth in hatred, and cursed in his heart. Which bastard is it? Damn it, just move the things away. What's wrong with the equipment in the laboratory? How dare they leave behind a complete piece of equipment?
Apart from the fact that he wanted to collect the two alchemy puppets, Lin Li didn't rush in with the others because he knew that this was the Immortal King's laboratory. To Lin Li, what could be more useful to him than the experimental equipment used by the Immortal King? But now, it was all smashed. There was nothing left that could be used. That unknown bastard was really ruthless.
"Let's look around. This laboratory is so huge, we might have missed something …" Elder Randy said with a bitter smile. However, he didn't sound confident at all.
No one was willing to leave empty-handed. Hence, they had no choice but to patiently search the spacious laboratory bit by bit. Perhaps Lady Luck would suddenly descend upon them, allowing them to find a secret chamber or something like that, and then reap a huge treasure …
They were originally there to look for treasures, but no one expected that they would end up picking up rubbish. Fortunately, the laboratory was large enough. Although it was a mess everywhere, at least they didn't have to search for anything like a rubbish dump.
The three forces spread out and searched carefully inch by inch. Even if they saw a piece of paper, they would pick it up and take a closer look. Since they could no longer feel any astonishing mana waves, they could only pin their hopes on knowledge.
Such a search method made Cheyenne a little depressed. However, he had too few people on his side. Fortunately, he had subdued a Winged Angel previously, which gave him some comfort. However, this psychological comfort was quickly shattered by the discovery of the Elves.
"Elder Randy, I found a notebook!"
Halfway through the search of the laboratory, Princess Elune was pleasantly surprised to find a somewhat tattered notebook next to a collapsed laboratory table. Although they had found some pieces of paper previously, they didn't have any value regardless of what was written on them. However, this notebook was different. Although it was also a little tattered, it was at least of research value.
Upon hearing Princess Elune's yell, almost everyone stopped in their tracks, especially Elder Randy, who quickly rushed to Princess Elune's side. After grabbing the notebook, he carefully and eagerly flipped it open to take a look.
At this moment, Lin Li and Cheyenne also stopped searching, and walked towards Elder Randy. Even though the notebook already belonged to the elves according to their tacit understanding, no matter who it was, they couldn't help but be curious about the Immortal King's notebook.
After gently flipping through a few pages of the notebook, the joy on Elder Randy's face intensified. He looked up at Lin Li and Cheyenne, and said, "I won't hide it from the two of you. This notebook was indeed left behind by the Immortal King. It should be about the Alchemy Array and the magic tides."
In Anril, the first thing that came to mind when mentioning the term "magic tides" was the magical natural phenomenon that allowed humans to continue the prosperity of magic civilization after the end of the Dark Age. In particular, the first magic tide allowed countless mages to break through their original realm, and the number of Archmages reached a historical peak. At that time, many people even claimed that the magic tides were a blessing from the gods to humans, and a reward for humans overthrowing the rule of the High Elves.
However, people soon found out that the Magic Tide that occurred once every 400 years did not only bring benefits to mankind, but it also brought about a huge disaster. Along with the magic tides, the terrifying Black Current caused countless people to die in the mouths of the crazy magical beasts. Even the Darkness Shrine, which had once suppressed the Brilliance Shrine, declined under the attack of the Black Current. The current pope of the Brilliance Shrine was also injured by the Viper's poison during the Black Current, and had been suffering from it for hundreds of years.
Lin Li also knew that the 400-year deadline was approaching, and a new magic tide was already brewing. According to Geresco's calculations, the scale of this magic tide would probably be stronger than the previous three. If there was no way to deal with it, Anril might really fall into a disaster this time.
Lin Li did not forget that he did not take the three relics of Geresco for nothing. He had to reach the Sanctuary-realm within two to three years in order to protect himself and the people he wanted to protect during the apocalypse. As for protecting the entire Anril, that was just along the way …
However, the real magic tide was actually not a natural phenomenon that occurred once every 400 years. The term "magic tide" was not coined by humans, but borrowed from the High Elves. The real magic tide was the Magic Tide Array recorded in the notebook that the elves had just obtained.
At this moment, even Chief Elder Randy could not suppress the excitement in his heart. Pride and excitement were written all over his face. Yes, even the Seven Sages of the elves and the queen of the elves would not be able to remain calm in front of the Magic Tide Array.
Cheyenne was not calm either. He was filled with envy, jealousy, and annoyance. In short, he looked rather conflicted. Although they had not experienced the Dark Age, and did not know much about the Magic Tide Array, even those who did not know anything about the Magic Tide Array could imagine the power of the Magic Tide Array just from the fact that it was a natural phenomenon that could affect the entire Anril.
However, while feeling conflicted, Cheyenne looked at Lin Li strangely. If he did not remember wrongly, it seemed that the location where he found the notebook just now was on the route that Mage Felic was searching for. However, he had missed it. If he were in Lin Li's shoes, he would probably want to die now. However, Mage Felic seemed to be too calm.
However, Cheyenne immediately thought of Lin Li's age. This young Legendary-mage seemed to be in his early twenties, and was even younger than his grandson, Hutton. Perhaps Lin Li was not too clear about the significance of the Magic Tides Array. Actually, this was not a bad thing. If Lin Li did not know, he would not have to worry about his gains and losses like he did. After all, that was the Magic Tide Array, a peak Alchemy Array that had only appeared once in the long history of Anril.
Yes, it had only appeared once. Among the people present, no one knew this better than Elder Randy. Although the High Elves had already reached the end of their path when he stepped into the Legendary-realm, he had heard too much about the Alchemy Array that the High Elves were proud of from the elders of his race.
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