During Emperor Zhantui's era, Lin Yun could only think of a few people with such a powerful Bloodline Curse, including Emperor Zhantui. But it was clear that Emperor Zhantui eventually left this place and returned to the Empire before dying ten years later.
But what was the deal with the Bloodline Curse in that palace? Lin Yun was 100% sure that a member of the royal family had died there, but he couldn't think of who it was.
Lin Yun inwardly shook his head and scattered his mana. In a flash, the four Frost Lances disappeared, and Solan, who had been nailed to the wall, powerlessly fell to the ground. Solan's body was covered in blood, and there were shocking bloody holes on his limbs. His hair was disheveled, his face was pale, and his eyes were lifeless. He was gasping for breath, as if he had lost his mind.
"No one can make a mistake without paying the price …" Lin Yun coldly glanced at Solan. He knew that the other side wasn't an idiot, it was just that his soul had just been torn, and it would be hard for him to recover for a while. Moreover, Solan's magic path could be said to be crippled by Lin Yun.
Although he still had the power of a 5th Rank Archmage, he might never be able to reach the 6th Rank. Naturally, Solan didn't know this.
Lin Yun extended his hand, and a berserk mana spread out. He then chanted a few profound characters and a ray of light entered Solan's body.
"That is …"
On the side, Delson frowned, a doubtful expression on his face. Just now, he had clearly seen the young mage use a spell that was somewhat similar to Mana Shackles, but there was something indescribably strange about it. He stealthily sensed it and found that Solan's mana was still there, which made him relax.
He had been startled, thinking that the young mage was trying to seal Solan's mana.
A 5th Rank High Mage imprisoning the mana of a 5th Rank Archmage was a bit frightening.
Fortunately, it wasn't …
What did that young mage do to Solan's body?
Perhaps only Lin Yun himself knew the answer to this question. The methods he used did not belong to this era. Unidirectional Mana Shackle was a product of the peak of magic, it was researched by a not-so-famous Heaven Mage. Unidirectional Mana Shackles weren't widely used. Back in the decaying library, Lin Yun had memorized Unidirectional Mana Shackles out of curiosity.
The Unidirectional Mana Shackle was quite complicated to cast, and it required a high level of control from the Mage. A moment of carelessness could cause the target's Mana Whirlpool to shatter.
The first experiment on Solan was a success.
His mana existed in Solan Monchi's Mana Whirlpool in a special way. This mana wouldn't affect Solan Monchi's usual Meditation and casting spells.
Only when Solan's target was Lin Yun would the mana hidden in his Mana Whirlpool clash with his own mana, causing a strong mana disorder.
Thus, it was called Unidirectional Mana Shackle.
After ten days, everyone came out of the illusion and their strength had changed. Leon Merlin, who went to the Pale Plane's illusion, had already fused with the Arcane Ring. Although he was only a Peak 7th Rank High Mage, he was so powerful that even a 9th Rank High Mage would find it hard to suppress him.
Ross Merlin's experience was the most outrageous, he kept repeating the same battle.
He had been brooding over his defeat against Stan Watson in the Raging Flame Plane, but he was limited by the flaws of his Meditation Law Set and couldn't increase his strength. Stan Watson was later killed by Lin Yun, so that battle in the Raging Flame Plane became his eternal regret. This time, he entered the Raging Flame Plane's illusion and after countless attempts, he finally defeated Stan Watson. He was now an 8th Rank High Mage.
Xiuban was the last to come out of the illusion. Seeing his sleepy appearance, Lin Yun suspected that he had gone back to sleep after contacting him with the Whispering Crystal.
But the Draconic Beastman was now a genuine 9th Rank Expert Swordsman.
After everyone was gathered, they rested for an hour and pushed open the door. They didn't encounter any danger. Behind them was a spiral staircase. It was very dark inside, and it seemed to lead to the tenth floor of the Magic Tower. The group went down the spiral staircase and soon reached the tenth floor of the Magic Tower.
Everyone was startled when they reached the 10th Floor. From the 11th Floor, this magic tower was only a few hundred meters wide, but the 10th Floor was very large.
It had clearly been expanded by an array.
To be more precise, this was an abandoned alchemy workshop, a place specialized in the production of puppets. This alchemy workshop was extremely large, a few times larger than the one Lin Yun had encountered in Vaughn's laboratory. But this place was different from the 11th and 12th floors. It was covered in cobwebs, and the ground was covered in a layer of dust. It looked extremely dilapidated.
"Heavens, how many puppets can be produced here in a day …" Delson was startled speechless.
In the middle of the crisscrossing assembly lines was a huge black forge. It was still intact after several millennia, but there wasn't a single spark inside.
At this time, the sound of metal grinding could be heard. Although it was very light, it was clearly caught by the Magic Array. Lin Yun frowned and waved his hand, sending a few Mage Eyes flying out to find the source of the sound. It was a hundred puppets rushing over.
In a short few seconds, the hundred puppets surrounded Lin Yun's group. There were all kinds of puppets, some were magic beasts, some were Battlemages, some were Swordsmen, and so on.
"Isn't this an abandoned alchemy workshop? How could there be so many puppets …" Ross and Merlin felt numb as they looked at the surrounding puppets.
Fortunately, the strength of these puppets varied, making them a lot easier to deal with. It's just that the Mana Rays on their bodies were too troublesome, especially when there were close to a hundred puppets. Even if Lin Yun's group had outstanding strength, they had no choice but to spend some effort to resist.
After fighting for half an hour, not a single one of the puppets was spared. They were all bombarded.
But this was far from over. Lin Yun's group had only walked a few hundred meters when another group of puppets surrounded them. There were a lot fewer this time, only thirty puppets.
After dealing with the puppets, Lin Yun frowned. He suddenly had a strange feeling. When they arrived at the 10th Floor, they had stayed next to the Central Forge for at least half an hour, but no puppets had attacked them during that time.
But as they walked deeper into the alchemy workshop, they encountered two waves of puppets.
He crouched down next to a Shadow Wolf Model puppet, and after looking at it for a few seconds, he quickly dismantled it, one component after another falling off. Delson's group was dumbstruck.
"No …"
After dismantling it for a few minutes, Lin Yun shook his head in doubt.
"What's wrong …"
Hearing Lin Yun's words, cold sweat trickled down Delson's back. He had personally experienced the strangeness of this place, especially that illusion. "High Mage Merlin, can you explain it a bit more clearly?"
"They aren't operating according to their predetermined procedures. It looks like they have been affected by something, and their procedures have been altered …" Lin Yun frowned. He got up and glanced into the distance. A Mage Eye rushed out and received the image transmitted by the Mage Eye. Lin Yun pointed ahead and said, "There is a workshop producing puppets, and these puppets are coming from there. Let's go take a look …"
Under Lin Yun's guidance, the ten rushed towards the workshop. They were only a few kilometers away, and with their speed, it wouldn't take long for them to reach it.
But the number of puppets rushing over far exceeded their expectations. Wave after wave of puppets rushed towards them without any regard for their own safety.
The six-hour battle finally came to an end. Apart from Lin Yun, the nine of them were already exhausted. Even Ross, Merlin, and the others had suffered some light injuries.
Lin Yun gradually discovered that these puppets were very strange. Their goal might not be to kill them, but rather to stall them, as if they were protecting something.
And those altered procedures were the crux of the problem.
This huge alchemy workshop had been abandoned for at least a millennium. What were those puppets protecting? Lin Yun couldn't figure it out no matter how he thought about it …
There were no puppets left when they reached the workshop's entrance. Perhaps all the puppets left behind in the workshop had already been killed by them. They had dealt with no less than a thousand puppets in those six hours of battle. Such a large number of puppets could form a huge puppet army in the Planar Plane.
On the way, Lin Yun dismantled many precious components.
"Is there any danger here?" Delson looked at the dusky workshop and worriedly asked.
The group stopped at the entrance of the workshop, and Lin Yun was frowning. He had previously tried to use a Mage Eye to investigate the situation in the workshop. There was most likely a person or power controlling the puppets, so he couldn't be careless. But there seemed to be fierce mana fluctuations in the workshop, and the Mage Eye dissipated just as it entered the workshop.
"Be careful …"
Lin Yun had a solemn expression as he roused his Magic Array to its pinnacle and poured mana into the Ten Thousand Spell Wheel before moving into the workshop. Delson and the others also hesitated before following.
The workshop was very dusky, and they could only see two to three meters away.
A Light spell was cast, and the workshop gradually became brighter.
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