When he first obtained the blueprint of the Sky Castle in the Scar of Death, the Conquering Mageweath formed by the streets and 36 towers on the blueprint immediately caught Lin Li's attention. It was also because of the existence of the Conquering Mageweath that he quickly deduced that the treasure map that the Malfa Family mentioned was actually the blueprint of the Sky Castle.
However, at that time, Lin Li had confirmed that the blueprint of the Sky Castle was in his hands, and even though he recognized that the complicated streets that most people found puzzling were the Conquering Mageweath, his understanding of the Sky Castle was limited to that. At that time, he was just an Archmage who was on the verge of becoming a Legendary-mage. Be it his abilities or knowledge, he was not able to judge the mysteries of the towers from the blueprints.
However, Lin Li was now in the Sky Castle, and his understanding of the Sky Castle was far greater than just observing it from the blueprint. Besides, when he was on the sixth floor of the Central Tower, he had also received countless messages from the magical crystal that were forced into his brain. Hence, he finally had a new understanding of the 36 towers that were integrated with the Conquering Mageweath.
Lin Li could clearly feel that the 36 towers were not only Mage Towers but also the magic nodes of the Conquering Mageweath. Each tower actually had the characteristics of a Psychic Tower. To put it simply, a Psychic Tower was a Mage Tower for Necromancers. However, the various mageweaths and Alchemy Arrays in it were inclined towards Necromagic and were beneficial for the Necromancers to increase their strength.
However, due to the fact that Necromancers were notorious in Anril, it was usually difficult to see a real Psychic Tower. Once a Necromancer started to build a Psychic Tower, it would almost definitely attract a large number of powerhouses to attack. At least, the Brilliance Shrine would definitely not let any Necromancer successfully build a Psychic Tower.
However, if it was just a Psychic Tower alone, Lin Li would at most be a little surprised. What really shocked Lin Li was the arrangement of the 36 towers. If the factor of the Conquering Mageweath was excluded, the position of the 36 towers alone would form a huge Psychic Array.
Lin Li himself could not tell if the memory of the Psychic Array was something that he originally had, or if it was one of the many pieces of information instilled into him by the magical crystal. He only knew that when he saw the arrangement of the 36 towers, the information of the Psychic Array naturally appeared in his mind.
At the mention of the Psychic Array, most people would think of the Mageweath Array. However, Lin Li, who did not know much about Necromagic, knew very well that the Psychic Array did not belong to the category of alchemy and inscription. This was a true, classic Necromancer Array, and it was an irreplaceable ultimate dream for every Necromancer.
Unfortunately, most of the Necromancers in Anril now would find it difficult to survive if they did not have a powerful background like Sendros and the Darkness Shrine that could contend with the Brilliance Shrine. As for the Psychic Pagoda, owning one was simply an extravagant hope, let alone using the Psychic Array formed by the Psychic Pagoda.
Everyone knew that the strength of a Necromancer didn't just depend on his personal level, but more on the strength of the Undead creatures he summoned. The greatest function of the Psychic Array was to strengthen the Undead creatures.
The Psychic Array could transform the various elemental powers absorbed from space into the Death Power that the Undead creatures needed, creating a space that was similar to the Undead World. In this space, the nearly endless Power of Death allowed the speed at which the Undead creatures improved would increase exponentially.
Besides, there was another direct way for the Undead creatures to increase their strength, and that was to absorb the soul fire of other Undead creatures. In addition to transforming the elements in the space into Death Power, the Psychic Array could also collect the soul fire of the Undead creatures that had died in battle and store it for the Undead creatures to absorb. It was said that Legendary-level Undead creatures could be cultivated through the Psychic Array, and the effect was probably not inferior to that of the debris of the stars, Gloomy Dark.
Of course, it was not necessarily a good thing for Necromancers to summon powerful Undead creatures. It was just like how mages used magic. The more powerful the high-level magic, the longer the casting time. As for Necromancers, the more powerful the summoned Undead creature, the longer the summoning time would be. The longer the summoning time, the easier it would be to be disturbed by the enemy, and the more dangerous it would be for the Necromancer himself. In fact, the summoned Undead creatures might even backfire.
Hence, the length of the summoning time was self-evident for Necromancers. That was another extremely important benefit of the Psychic Array for Necromancers. The Undead creatures strengthened by the Psychic Array would strengthen their connection with the Necromancer while their strength continued to increase. Not only could they avoid the backfire, but the summoning time would also be greatly shortened. Just like the instantaneous magic that mages pursued, it was not impossible for Necromancers to achieve instantaneous summoning with the help of the Psychic Array.
Among the people Lin Li knew, the most powerful Necromancer was the High Priest of the Darkness High Priest, Sendros. Even in Lin Li's current perspective, the strength that Sendros had once shown could only be described as unfathomable. Lin Li did not know if Sendros had a Psychic Tower or a Psychic Array. After all, he had never seen Sendros summon Undead creatures before.
However, Lin Li was certain that if a Necromancer had a Psychic Array, even the simplest and most basic Psychic Array would be enough to give him an explosive increase in strength. Perhaps he might not be able to reach the level of Sendros, but he would definitely become a ruthless character that no one in Anril would dare to provoke.
However, the Psychic Array in the Sky Castle was no longer a basic thing. It was definitely powerful to an insane extent. Thirty-six towers were the maximum limit of the Psychic Array, and each tower was so extravagant that it made one's hair stand on end.
Although the towers could not be compared to the Immortal King's Central Tower, the materials used in their construction, as well as the top-notch mageweaths and Alchemy Arrays that were meticulously drawn on the towers were all the result of the High Elves' painstaking efforts. Any one of them would definitely be a treasure that mages coveted in Anril, be it as a mage's tower or a Necromancer's Psychic Tower.
The Psychic Array formed by the 36 powerful towers was simply unimaginably powerful, and the effect on the Undead creatures was probably not inferior to that of a mage bathing in magic tides.
1,300 years, or perhaps even longer. Under the nurturing of this Psychic Array, only the heavens knew how terrifying the Undead creatures within had grown. Just the thought of it was enough to drive one crazy. Can't those lunatics of the High Elves do something slightly more normal!?
He thought that the exploration of the Central Tower would finally come to a successful end, and there would be no more waves. However, Lin Li did not expect that there would be such a drastic change when he was about to leave this place, and that it would be so outrageous.
Through the mental strength that he had extended, Lin Li could clearly see that the 36 towers had been completely shrouded in thick black fog in just a few moments. The massive death aura that was emitted from the endless black fog was transmitted over through the surging mental strength, causing Lin Li's face to turn pale.
Noticing the abnormality on Lin Li's face, Cheyenne, Elder Randy, and the others could no longer hold it in. While keeping their guards up, they each cast their own methods to detect the changes in the surroundings. However, at this time, the Sky Castle had returned to its original deathly stillness. Even though the canopy in the sky was still radiating light, the environment of the entire Sky Castle was extremely dim, which greatly hindered everyone's detection.
Cheyenne released the Warlock's Eyes and scanned the area in mid-air, only to see nothing but darkness. He had no choice but to release his mental strength again in an attempt to detect if there was anything hidden in the surroundings. However, although he was a level-21 Legendary-mage, Cheyenne still could not compare to Lin Li in terms of mental strength. Hence, it was impossible for him to explore the entire Sky Castle.
However, Cheyenne did not come up empty-handed. At least after he released his mental strength, he discovered that the corporeal Vengeful Spirits that had caused him to suffer a lot had all vanished into thin air. That alone was enough to prove that there was indeed something abnormal in the Sky Castle at this moment. Although he still did not know the reason, Cheyenne believed that it definitely meant that a drastic change was coming.
"It's those towers that are scattered around the Sky Castle. I seem to have seen something terrifying happening!" Princess Elune suddenly opened her eyes, and exclaimed to Elder Randy in horror.
Although she did not have the magical crystal to control the Sky Castle like Lin Li did, Princess Elune cast the Legendary Archer's Heart's Eye Arrow with the help of the Song of Heart. She finally saw the abnormal changes in those towers.
The atmosphere suddenly became tense. Elder Randy did not doubt Princess Elune's words, even though she had just reached the Legendary-level, and was the weakest among them. However, the Legendary Heart's Eye Arrow was a skill that Wind Whisperer Hull had specially created for archers. With that skill, archers could discover enemies beyond their line of sight and end their lives with sharp arrows. That was the very reason that Wind Whisperer Hull could kill the king of the Ledin Kingdom with one arrow from thousands of kilometers away.
Of course, Elune could not be that perverted, but with the power of the Song of Heart, she could see some things beyond her line of sight at this moment. However, Elune was clearly still limited by her strength, and what she saw was not clear or complete.
Lin Li had the magical crystal to control the Sky Castle. Although he could not really control the Sky Castle, all the changes in the Sky Castle could not escape his eyes. While Elune was still telling Elder Randy about the changes in the towers, Lin Li had already seen a black shadow condensing rapidly in the darkness above the Sky Castle. It seemed to be breeding a terrifying Undead creature.
The 36 towers were shrouded in thick black fog, which was like black pythons that were continuously converging towards the rolling black shadow in the sky. If it were a bright environment, such a magnificent scene would definitely attract everyone's attention. However, even Lin Li could only discover it with the help of the magical crystal in his hand.
Lin Li understood that the powerful Undead creature that was being bred in the sky had probably existed in the Sky Castle a long time ago. The reason why the Undead creature did not cause the abnormality when he and the others entered was probably because the Undead creature had fallen into a deep slumber for some reason.
Lin Li looked at the magical crystal in his hand, and reckoned that the awakening of the Undead creature probably had something to do with him breaking through the Orderly Maze and taking away the magical crystal that controlled the Sky Castle. However, Lin Li still could not figure out the origin of the Undead creature. If it had been left behind by the Immortal King, it should have been awakened when Lin Li and the others entered. There was no reason for it to come out and stop them from leaving after Lin Li had taken the magical crystal.
Since it was unlikely to be the Immortal King, it could only be those who came later. However, the Sky Castle was like another sacred land to the High Elves besides the Tree of Eternity. Ordinary High Elves were not qualified to stand on it. Not to mention transforming the 36 towers into Psychic Towers, forming a powerful Psychic Array, and leaving behind a powerful Undead creature. Ordinary High Elves probably did not have the ability to do that.
It was said that at the end of the Dark Age, the queen of the High Elves had once set foot in the Sky Castle, where she inherited a powerful weapon from the Immortal King. At that time, the Sky Castles of the High Elves were destroyed one after another, and the rule of the High Elves was really unstable.
The queen of the High Elves placed her last hope on the final battle with Geresco, hoping to save the High Elves on the verge of extinction with the help of the Immortal King's weapon. However, it was clear that the queen of the High Elves had failed. Geresco, the God of Mages, had not only obtained the final victory, but also destroyed the Tree of Eternity, causing the High Elves to completely lose the chance to make a comeback.
With the strength of the queen of the High Elves, she could definitely do that, but with her pride, she would probably rather die than have anything to do with the Undead creatures.
Apart from the queen of the High Elves, Highlord Osric was the most suspicious person in Lin Li's opinion. The piece of paper in the Immortal King's laboratory clearly showed that Osric had gone to the Sky Castle, and taken away almost all the valuable things.
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