Before obtaining the Element Chapter, Barus had only been a newly advanced Archmage in his seventies. His talent could only be described as average, and his advancement to the Archmage realm had been mixed with a bit of luck. It was only after he finished his planar journey and obtained the Element Chapter that his fate started to change.
After staying silent for twenty years, he reappeared in Noscent, shocking countless people. Because at that time, Barus was already a Peak 9th Rank Archmage!
At that time, countless people almost went crazy. No one understood better than them how difficult the Archmage path was. Every step would take a lot of time. Advancing from the 1st Rank of the Archmage realm to the peak of the 9th Rank in twenty years … This was almost impossible.
But Barus had done it.
Not only was he a Peak 9th Rank Archmage, but he also controlled extremely profound Elemental Laws. Most importantly, the four Elemental Laws of Earth, Water, Wind, and Fire! Moreover, his comprehension of the Elemental Laws was at the Great Master level.
What kind of concept was a Great Master of four elements?
That was something only Heaven Mages could accomplish, and even newly advanced Heaven Mages couldn't do it. Becoming a Great Master of four elements required a huge amount of time. It would take several hundred years, and at that time, they would already be High Rank Heaven Mages.
Naturally, the matter of Barus being a Great Master of four elements had always been a secret. Apart from Barus, no one else knew about it. Up until one time, when Barus used his formidable power to snatch food from a tiger's mouth and killed an exploration team of the Ivory Tower. That team was sent by the Ivory Tower to explore the ruins left behind by a Heaven Mage. That ruins contained a huge amount of wealth, and it also hid that Heaven Mage's secrets.
That exploration team could only be described as super luxurious. There were four Peak 9th Rank Archmages that had already touched upon Extraordinary Power, as well as over ten High Rank Archmages.
These were the cornerstones of the Ivory Tower. They normally didn't show their faces, but for the immeasurable value of the Heaven Rank Ruins, this team was dispatched.
Such a powerful team should be more than enough to explore the ruins of a Heaven Mage, right?
But the final result was unexpected. Not a single one of them came back alive …
The powerful Ivory Tower investigated through some clues and found out that the one who killed those people was a Peak 9th Rank Archmage, Barus.
Many people didn't dare to believe that Barus alone had annihilated the Ivory Tower's exploration team. Even if Barus was powerful, there were four powerhouses of the same rank as him in the exploration team, as well as a dozen High Rank Archmages. How could Barus annihilate the exploration team by himself?
Perhaps only a Heaven Mage could do that, but Barus was only a Peak 9th Rank Archmage.
Although most of the higher-ups of the Ivory Tower did not dare to believe that Baruman had killed their exploration team, they still sent a large number of powerhouses to take revenge on him. But unexpectedly, Baruman disappeared …
Up until ten years later, Baruman reappeared in Noscent. But at that time, Baruman had already used the secret of a Heaven Mage's ruins to become a newly advanced Heaven Mage!
Baruman's life could only be described as glorious. In thirty years, he advanced from a newly advanced Archmage to a newly advanced Heaven Mage.
In the end, the Ivory Tower decided to dispatch Heaven Mage Bane, who held the Book of Death, to deal with Barus. At that time, Bane was only a newly advanced Heaven Mage and had just entered the ranks of the Ivory Tower's higher-ups.
It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that that battle was earth-shattering. Even Heaven Mage Bane was seriously injured when he returned to the Ivory Tower. He later revealed Barus' secret. It turned out that Barus held the Element Chapter, a key Augment of the Book of Death, and with the help of the Element Chapter, he became a Great Master of four elements, becoming extremely powerful. It was because of this that the exploration team from ten years ago was completely annihilated.
And at that time, the Element Chapter fell into Bane's hands. He had just become a Heaven Mage, and the Book of Death was still a Peak True Spirit Magic Tool. But with the addition of the Element Chapter, the Book of Death immediately transformed into an Extraordinary Magic Tool, gradually pushing Bane to the peak of that era.
Although the Element Chapter couldn't make the Book of Death reach the level of an Extraordinary Magic Tool. After all, when Bane obtained the Element Chapter, the Book of Death already had close to ten Augments, while Lin Yun only had two Augments including the Element Chapter. But he was certain that the addition of the Element Chapter would inevitably make the Book of Death transform.
After putting away the Element Chapter, Lin Yun tidied up the messy papers on his desk and put the four books back in their original positions. He inadvertently glanced at William Merlin not far away, holding a magic staff emitting faint mana fluctuations. He was motionless and had an abnormal expression.
"Cousin William, what's wrong …" Lin Yun walked over.
"Ah, it's Cousin Mafa …"
Before Lin Yun arrived, William Merlin seemed to be thinking about something and was roused by Lin Yun. Seeing that it was Lin Yun, he chuckled a few times before frowning and looking at the magic staff in his hand.
In fact, William Merlin had found this magic staff in the study.
Out of curiosity, William Merlin had picked up the magic staff to take a look.
There was nothing special about this magic staff. The magic staff wasn't embedded with a mana crystal, but rather a piece of crystal. Moreover, the mana fluctuations it was emitting were very weak. If one didn't approach it, they might not be able to detect it.
'Crystal …'
Seeing the crystal at the top of the magic staff, William Merlin's eyes shone. After all, crystals were used by mages to record important information in Noscent. 'What's hidden in this crystal?'
As he thought of this, William Merlin's heart thumped. He poured mana into the crystal and sure enough, a piece of information was transmitted to his brain.
'But what is that thing …'
What was transmitted to his brain was a dark and obscure rune. He truly couldn't understand what it was.
Thus, he racked his brains for a few hours.
Until William Merlin saw Lin Yun appear and his eyes shone.
'Right, I can ask Cousin Mafa for help. After all, Cousin Mafa could even deduce those Advanced Meditation Law Sets with over a dozen formulas. His knowledge has long surpassed my imagination …'
"Cousin Mafa, help me take a look at this …" William Merlin smiled and explained what had happened before reciting the rune transmitted to his brain. After doing all that, he cautiously looked at Lin Yun.
At this time, he discovered that his cousin was frowning.
'This doesn't seem logical …'
"Cousin, what is it?"
"It's nothing, Cousin William, try pouring mana into the crystal again. I can't tell what that rune is …" Lin Yun frowned.
"Okay …"
William Merlin nodded and poured mana into the crystal. In a flash, another rune was transmitted to his brain, and he then told Lin Yun the other rune.
But Lin Yun was still frowning.
William Merlin didn't give up and poured mana into the crystal before receiving the third rune. After reciting it, he suddenly discovered that his cousin had a strange expression and couldn't help asking, "Cousin, what's wrong?"
Lin Yun only shook his head and didn't say anything. From those three runes, it seemed to be a kind of Magic Conducting Rune, and it was an extremely profound Magic Conducting Rune.
Even with his experience, he was shocked by this Magic Conducting Rune. A mage that studied that kind of Magic Conducting Rune could actually draw support from the power of the stars …
Well of Stars …
The only Magic Conducting Rune that Lin Yun could think of was the Well of Stars, because in Noscent's history, the only Magic Conducting Rune that could draw support from the power of the stars was the Well of Stars.
But the Well of Stars had long been lost.
'This Magic Conducting Rune shouldn't be the Well of Stars, right?'
Lin Yun 'expression suddenly became strange. The Well of Stars was a Magic Conducting Rune that was superior to those peak Magic Conducting Runes, only a bit inferior to the Magic Array.
The last time the Well of Stars appeared in Noscent was during the end of the Nesser Dynasty. There was a Dragonslaying War, and over a hundred Dragons floated in the sky and attacked the human powerhouses below. And among the human powerhouses, there was one person whose Magic Conducting Rune was the Well of Stars. The outcome of that battle was that person using the Well of Stars to cause countless meteors to fall. At that time, countless starlight streaked across the sky and took the lives of over a hundred Dragons.
The Well of Stars was also known as the Dragon's Elegy.
And the one who possessed the Well of Stars was the gravedigger of the Silver Era, the Dark Sage who became a Saint through puppeteering!
"Cousin Merlin, this is a Magic Conducting Rune called the Well of Stars. Mages that study this Magic Conducting Rune can draw support from the power of the stars, and it is even more powerful than some peak Magic Conducting Runes. Cousin, you can use the Well of Stars as your Magic Conducting Rune …" Lin Yun briefly introduced the Well of Stars to William.
"Draw support from the power of the stars …"
William was startled, and the magic staff in his hand almost fell out of his hand. "Cousin, the Lava Heart you gave me will be more or less finished in a month. At that time, the original Magic Conducting Rune will be destroyed, and I'll use the Well of Stars as a brand new Magic Conducting Rune …"
Lin Yun nodded. Even with his insight, he felt that the Well of Stars was the most powerful Magic Conducting Rune apart from the Magic Array. "Cousin William, check whether the Well of Stars is complete or not."
"Okay …"
William Merlin kept pouring mana into the crystal, and after a few minutes, his expression became strange. He looked at Lin Yun and said, "Cousin Lin Yun, the Well of Stars is complete, but … But it is a bit strange. It is somewhat similar to the soul inheritance of the Merlin Family I obtained."
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