What made Gergila even more shocked was Lin Li's terrifying casting speed. For Legendary-level magic spells, the speed of casting was not the only thing that could be sped up. There was also the issue of mana output. It was like collecting a bucket of water. If one were to use a water pipe, there would always be a waiting period. However, what would happen if one were to collect water from a large river? If the mana output of an ordinary mage was like a water pipe, Lin Li's mana output would undoubtedly be like a surging river. If he didn't have to chant the incantations and order the elements, he would probably be able to cast Legendary-level magic spells instantaneously.
The arena was completely covered in ice and snow. A sun-like fireball suddenly appeared in the sky above the arena, illuminating the entire arena as if it was daytime. Under the reflection of the ice and snow, there was no shadow in the arena at all. Gergila, who had used the Darkness Guardian, could not help but be forced out of the shadows.
The second disadvantage of the Darkness Guardian was that there would be no protection without darkness. Of course, in principle, darkness was everywhere in this world, but it was still possible to create a small area without shadows in the arena. If they were outside, Gergila could totally flash out of the area and use the Darkness Guardian to deal with his opponent. However, he had no choice but to appear here. Otherwise, he would have no choice but to jump out of the arena. Wouldn't that be equivalent to admitting defeat?
The Legendary-level magic Sunfall was actually used to illuminate the arena. Gergila was so infuriated that he almost vomited blood. Of course, even if he really wanted to vomit blood, he wouldn't be able to because of his skeleton-like body. At this moment, before he could react, countless powerful magic spells had already swept over like a storm.
In the stands of the arena, the believers of Darkness had already been completely frightened. Almost everyone was holding their breath and watching the intense battle in the arena, not daring to make the slightest sound. From the beginning, when Lin Li and Gergila walked onto the arena, everyone in the stands had already determined the outcome of the battle. Although the young mage was a distinguished guest invited by High Priest Sendros, he was way too young in the eyes of the crowd. Indeed, it was impressive to reach the Legendary-realm and become a level-23 Legendary-mage at such a young age. However, experience needed to be accumulated over time, and the gap in experience could not be erased by talent alone.
But now, the believers of darkness in the stands knew that in the face of absolute power, the role of experience could indeed be obliterated. Although some of those powerful magic spells were unknown to the crowd, they could totally imagine the terrifying destructive power just by looking at the layers of ripples on the magical defenses around the venue. Although everyone was unwilling to admit the outcome of the battle, High Priest Gergila had clearly fallen into a disadvantageous position. Hence, there was no need to guess the outcome.
However, Lin Li did not want to end the battle too quickly, because he still remembered that it was a sparring session, and he wanted to gain a better understanding of Dark Magic through it. Hence, although the magic storm seemed terrifying, it was just to force Gergila to use all his power. In fact, he had always been controlling the speed at which Gergila could persist and have the spare energy to fight back.
"Darkness is eternal. Everything in the world will eventually return to darkness!" Gergila said as he slammed his magic staff on the ground. All of a sudden, the white snow under his feet turned black, as if it had been stained with ink. It then continued to expand outwards rapidly. The oncoming magic storm also lost its color after entering the area of the black snow, and was drowned in the endless darkness as if it had never existed in the first place.
"Eternal Darkness? This is probably the Dark Magic recorded in the Darkness scripture. " Seeing that all the magic attacks had disappeared inexplicably, Lin Li was overjoyed instead of panicking, and his eyes were glistening with excitement. Although he had never specialized in Dark Magic, he had some understanding of the various Dark Magic that was circulating in Anril. The magic that Gergila had just used might be called Eternal Darkness, but it was not in Lin Li's memory. Apart from the Darkness scripture, he couldn't think of any other source for it.
Besides, Lin Li did not feel much magical waves from Gergila's casting just now. Instead, he felt a holy aura as if he was facing Holy Light Magic, which further confirmed his conjecture. Many people would immediately associate darkness with evil, but evil only liked to lurk in the darkness. It did not mean that darkness was necessarily evil. After all, the Brilliance Shrine and the Darkness Shrine used to be one. Since the Brilliance Shrine had Holy Light Magic, the Darkness Shrine definitely had something similar.
Although the crisis in front of him had been resolved, Gergila was secretly lamenting in his heart. Eternal Darkness was not something that could be used casually. Although he had devoured the other party's Magic Storm in one go, he had to expend the same amount of Mana as he devoured the other party's Magic Storm. Now, his Mana was almost depleted. Just how much Mana did that freak have?
Gergila was now completely convinced. In the environment of the Darkness Shrine, his strength was enough to compete with a level-24 Legendary powerhouse. However, Lin Li was a level-23 Legendary-mage, and his strength did not increase at all in this environment. In fact, he might even be suppressed to a certain extent. The situation was obviously advantageous to him, but he still ended up in a situation where he was almost powerless to fight back. That could only mean that Lin Li was much stronger than him.
However, Gergila didn't want to admit defeat now. There were still many believers of Darkness in the surrounding stands. At first, he was still thinking about how to save face for Lin Li, but he didn't expect to be the one losing face now!
Just when Gergila was in a dilemma, Zoquila and the other three high priests, who had been called over by Sendros, were standing in front of a large crystal ball, watching everything that was happening in the arena. They watched as Gergila was forced out of the Darkness Guardian, watched as Lin Li bombarded him with magic spells, and watched as Gergila had no choice but to use Eternal Darkness to protect himself. Although Lin Li's magic storm disappeared without a trace in the Eternal Darkness, Zoquila and the others all knew that the outcome of the battle had already been decided.
"Don't you remember what I said?" Sendros asked with his back facing the crowd while staring at the image in the crystal ball. Although his tone was calm, he was actually shocked by the strength that Lin Li had displayed.
"Well, it was just a spar between Gergila and Master Felic. We didn't show him any disrespect, and Master Felic was also very happy to exchange his experience in actual combat with Gergila," Zoquila answered anxiously.
"Hmph, do you think I don't know what you're thinking? How are you feeling now? Are you relieved?" Sendros did not get angry. After all, the five high priests were actually worried about the fate of the Darkness Shrine, and this time, they indeed didn't show any disrespect to Lin Li. They didn't force Lin Li to carry out the so-called spar.
"Yes, Master Felic's strength is indeed impressive. I believe that he will definitely be able to provide us with great help in this matter," Zoquila and the others hurriedly answered. However, they still had some reservations in their words. They only said that they could provide help, but they didn't say that everything depended on him.
"Forget it, in order to avoid such a thing happening again, it's time for me to reveal some information to you. Why do I value him so much? Is it just because of his level-23 strength, his pharmaceutics Guru, and the power of the Tower of Dusk? Let me tell you, I'm very sure that he's the person that we, the Darkness Shrine, have been looking for! " Sendros decided to reassure the high priests lest they stir up trouble again when he wasn't around. Lin Li might not feel much if it happened once or twice, but if it happened three or four times, given Lin Li's temper, things would probably get out of hand.
"What? He's the person we're looking for? How is that possible? He doesn't have a trace of Darkness aura on him! " Zoquila and the others exclaimed in shock. That was even more unbelievable than what Sendros had said previously.
"Why would I joke about such a thing!?" Sendros suppressed their discussion with a single sentence. He continued, "In the next few days, I'm going to the Eternal Darkness Altar to investigate some things. I don't want to hear that you've done anything rude to him again after I return. Otherwise, you'll become the sinners of the Darkness Shrine! Go ahead. "
The four high priests left the room with complicated expressions, and while walking towards the arena, they slowly digested the shock that Sendros' words had brought them. They knew that there was no need to doubt Sendros' words, but they couldn't convince themselves otherwise. If Lin Li was really the person that the Darkness Shrine had been looking for, it would indeed be possible for the Darkness Shrine to overcome the crisis this time with his help. However, the problem was that they were all high priests of the Darkness Shrine, and should be very sensitive to the aura of Darkness. However, from the moment they saw Mage Felic until the moment he fought with Gergila, they didn't feel a trace of Darkness aura from him at all. How could that be explained?
Filled with doubts, the four high priests finally returned to the arena, but at this moment, the arena had completely regained its silence. The believers of Darkness in the stands had already left, and the magical defense around the arena had also been put away. Only Lin Li and Gergila were sitting together and discussing the various things that happened during the battle just now.
"Zoquila, Pladio … Where did you guys go?" Gergila asked, immediately feeling that something was amiss when he saw the four of them. He didn't know when the four of them left, but if it was something else, they wouldn't have left together. After all, they were there to test Mage Felic's abilities, and that was the most important thing now.
"We went to High Priest Sendros's place to talk about some things. How did the sparring between you and Master Felic go?" Zoquila asked despite knowing the answer, but he was also hinting to Gergila that Sendros didn't hold it against him anymore.
Gergila secretly heaved a sigh of relief, turned his head to look at Lin Li, and said in admiration, "Master Felic's abilities are indeed admirable. I've really benefited a lot from the sparring this time, and I really hope to have a chance to learn from Master Felic in the future. " Besides, what made him even more convinced was that Lin Li didn't embarrass him in the end, and instead cleverly designed a draw. That made him feel comfortable, and he was even more convinced of Lin Li's abilities.
"High Priest Gergila, you're being too polite. Your attainments in Dark Magic have also given me a lot of inspiration. I hope to learn more about Dark Magic from you in the future," Lin Li said humbly.
After that, Lin Li and Gergila continued to discuss magic knowledge, and Zoquila and the rest joined in. However, apart from Gergila who was still clueless about the situation, the other four high priests looked at Lin Li with a more judgmental gaze.
In fact, Lin Li didn't gain much from the fight with Gergila, but he definitely gained a lot from the discussion with the five high priests. After all, the five high priests were all powerhouses who used Dark Force. Although the Werewolf Pladio and the Black Knight Nostalo did not use Dark Magic, their power also came from Dark Force. Hence, Lin Li could gain a better understanding of Dark Force from another perspective.
After a pleasant conversation, Lin Li stood up and bade farewell to the five high priests, and got ready to go back to integrate the knowledge he gained from the Book of Eternity. However, just as he was about to leave, he was stopped by High Priest Zoquila, who asked in bewilderment, "High Priest Zoquila, is there anything else?"
"Well …" Zoquila hesitated for a moment, and finally made up his mind. He said, "Master Felic, I'm sure you've toured the Darkness Shrine in the past two days. However, there's another place that you must not miss. If you're willing, how about I bring you there tomorrow? "
"Oh? It won't be too troublesome, will it? "Lin Li asked considerately when he saw that Zoquila seemed to have made up his mind. In fact, Lin Li thought that he had visited almost the entire Darkness Shrine, and the only place that he hadn't visited was probably the place where the Darkness Shrine kept the books. Of course, that place was definitely the most important place in the Darkness Shrine. Zoquila was probably troubled because of that.
"No, I won't." Zoquila hurriedly shook his head, but due to the large hood, it felt like there was a breeze blowing.
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