In the records of that Great Mage of the Cloud Tower, the prince's army was buried in the Dark Arena. Under the influence of the Bloodline Curse, they had already turned into Heroic Spirits, tempering their skills in the Dark Arena day and night while guarding the only path leading to the prince's tomb.
In those days, that Great Mage with heaven-defying luck almost fell into a desperate situation in the Dark Arena. In the end, he relied on his heaven-defying luck to walk out of the Dark Arena.
Lin Yun didn't have that kind of heaven-defying luck …
Thus, when Lin Yun passed through the Hell Rock Door and saw this spacious, circular arena, his heart wasn't as calm as it seemed on his face.
"It's here!"
Just as Lin Yun's feet landed on the black ground, a solemn and stirring roar echoed in Lin Yun's ears. In an instant, the desolate and deathly silent Dark Arena underwent a huge change. The blood-red setting sun, the black clouds covering the sky, the flowing blood and mutilated corpses, broken weapons, and discarded flags made Lin Yun feel as if he was on the battlefield of the 3rd Dynasty.
Then, Lin Yun only heard a deep roar echoing behind him.
Lin Yun turned around and saw a group of Rock Wolves lined up in a fan-shaped formation, surrounding him in the center. Those pairs of dark blue eyes looked even brighter than the setting sun. These were magic beasts that were at least level 13. Even in terms of individual fighting strength, they were only a bit inferior to the Rotten Flower.
Moreover, there were at least ten Rock Wolves surrounding Lin Yun.
'Worthy of being the Dark Arena …' Lin Yun suddenly felt his scalp go numb. This was only the first round, yet he had already encountered more than ten Rock Wolves. Lin Yun didn't dare to think about what he would encounter next.
While Lin Yun was inwardly apprehensive, the largest Rock Wolf already pounced over with a fishy smell. This Rock Wolf was clearly the leader of the pack, and it was probably above level 13. It might have already reached level 15. Its speed and power were almost the same as a 5th Rank Great Swordsman. The only difference was that it didn't have powerful Aura.
However, the speed and power of a 5th Rank Great Swordsman were already frightening enough. Just as that fishy smell spread, that Rock Wolf had already pounced in front of Lin Yun. Its sharp claws flickered with a cold light under the setting sun. This was the Rock Wolf's most powerful weapon, and it could instantly tear apart hard rock.
"So fast …" Lin Yun was also startled. He raised his Spiritual Magic Staff and a Flame Shackle wrapped around the wolf. But as a level 15 Rock Wolf, it wasn't as useless as the mana exhausted Shawn. In a blink of an eye, Lin Yun's Flame Shackle was already broken by the wolf.
Just as it broke free of the Flame Shackle, the wolf let out a low howl and a dozen shadows pounced from behind.
Almost at the same time, the ground under their feet distorted, and a ravine suddenly appeared on the originally flat ground. Moreover, that ravine just happened to appear behind Lin Yun. If Lin Yun took a step back, he would directly fall into the ravine. At that time, what awaited Lin Yun would be a dozen Rock Wolves pouncing on him and tearing him to shreds.
Fortunately, after Lin Yun used the Flame Shackle to trap the wolf, he didn't rush to pull away from the wolf pack.
Lin Yun seemed to have known that a ravine would appear behind him. After casting the Flame Shackle, he didn't even move his feet and directly started casting.
In that split second, Lin Yun roused his casting ability to its pinnacle. Every spell was shortened by more than half, and with the addition of instant spells, only flames could be seen scattering, ice falling, and countless magic runes fluttering in the air. The entire battle could only be described as gorgeous.
In that gorgeous battle, Lin Yun almost single-handedly accomplished everything that would require the cooperation of a few Great Mages.
Offense, defense, control …
Lin Yun was clearly only one person, but in that battle, it was as if he had suddenly become a few Great Mages, completing all aspects to perfection. From start to finish, not a single Rock Wolf broke through Lin Yun's defense, and not a single Rock Wolf escaped from Lin Yun's attacks.
After thirty seconds, a Flame Spear pierced the wolf's chest.
The battle was over …
'This damned Dark Arena …' Lin Yun stopped, panting heavily. It seemed that this battle had only lasted thirty seconds, but to Lin Yun, it wasn't as easy as when he faced several hundred Toxic Dragonflies. These Rock Wolves were too fast and too powerful, Lin Yun simply couldn't afford to make the slightest mistake.
This was a battle where he absolutely couldn't afford to make any mistakes. A single mistake could lead to his chest being torn apart by the claws of the Rock Wolves.
In a short thirty seconds, Lin Yun used four shortened incantations and seven Instant Casts, adding up to a total of eleven Metamagics. This was definitely an insurmountable record among Great Mages.
"Haha, not bad, you actually dealt with these Rock Wolves so quickly, this is truly out of Sir Shawn's expectations!" As Lin Yun was panting heavily, the nagging True Spirit Magic Tool opened its mouth once again.
"Don't talk nonsense …" Lin Yun unhappily scolded. If he could, Lin Yun wouldn't have wanted to use such extreme spells. After all, the more extreme a spell was, the more mana consumption would be. In that short thirty seconds of battle, he had already consumed over 90% of his mana.
If not for the Spiritual Magic Staff in his right hand and the Elemental Amber Ring on his left hand, Lin Yun would have already laid down and waited for death.
The problem was that he could only use such extreme spells when facing a group of Rock Wolves. The reason why Rock Wolves were so frightening was because they were in a group. Once there were a dozen or so of them, their innate abilities would become incomparably frightening. Just now, it had only been the wolf leader who had created a ravine. If a dozen or so Rock Throwing Wolves attacked at the same time, that kind of power would reach the High Mage realm. At that time, Lin Yun wouldn't be able to cry even if he wanted to.
"You dare insult Sir Shawn!"
"Do you want to have your mana supply cut off?"
"You are too courageous. Not only did you insult Sir Shawn, but you also dared to threaten him. Just wait, once I recover my power …"
"Shut up, Sir Shawn …"
Just as Lin Yun was busy recovering his mana and the Soul Walker was busy showing off, a black-robed silhouette walked out from the top of the arena. He had a dignified face, flame-like red hair, and a black robe dyed in the afterglow of the setting sun. He truly looked like a deity descending to the mortal world.
"Congratulations, challenger. Your heroic performance has pleased me. As a reward, you can now choose your reward."
As that dignified voice echoed in Lin Yun 'ears, three golden chests suddenly appeared in the center of the arena.
"This … What's going on?" Lin Yun suddenly froze. The Great Mage of the Cloud Tower didn't mention that the Dark Arena would give a reward.
"You don't think that the esteemed prince would watch your performance for nothing, do you?"
"You are saying that … That's Barov?"
"That's right, Red-Haired Barov, the most powerful man of the empire."
"No way …" Lin Yun gulped. Although he knew that Red-Haired Barov, the most powerful man of the empire, had already died over a millennium ago, Lin Yun couldn't help feeling a chill when he saw that black-robed silhouette.
"Alright, don't be in a daze, hurry up and take the reward that lunatic gave you. Oh right, Sir Shawn is in a good mood, so I'll reluctantly remind you, that lunatic is left-handed …"
"You are so kind?" Lin Yun strangely looked at the ring on his finger.
"Less nonsense …"
Lin Yun walked in front of the three golden chests, and after hesitating, he decided to trust Shawn this time. He raised his hand and opened the leftmost golden chest.
"Mana crystals?" Lin Yun frowned when he opened the golden chest. There were a dozen mana crystals inside, each of them around level 10. If it had been before, Lin Yun might have been pleasantly surprised, but Lin Yun had already returned from the rich Bone Plane twice, and he had even planted an abnormal existence like the Obsidian Flower in his garden. A dozen level 10 mana crystals really couldn't make Lin Yun excited.
"Mana crystals? Great, I can use them to replenish Sir Shawn's mana. Hurry up, hurry up … "Shawn cheered.
"Hey, Sir Shawn, you are doing this on purpose, aren't you?" To be honest, Lin Yun couldn't be blamed for being suspicious. Shawn was truly too abnormal. Normally, he would be showing off to Lin Yun, so how could he be so kind as to tell him which chest to pick? Not to mention that he was picking mana crystals that Shawn urgently needed.
"Nonsense!" Unexpectedly, Lin Yun's question caused Shawn to explode once again. "You actually dare to question Sir Shawn? This is simply intolerable. The Dark Arena is like this. Every time you defeat an opponent, that lunatic will give you some rewards. The stronger the opponent, the more rewards you will get. You only defeated your first opponent, so why would you be dissatisfied with a dozen mana crystals?"
"Really?"
"You'll know once you try. Alright, don't disturb Sir Shawn's mana absorption, your second opponent is about to arrive!"
Just as Shawn calmed down and started absorbing mana with all his might, Lin Yun's second opponent arrived.
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