Every time a spell was successfully cast, the mageweath would dim, clearly dimmer than the other mageweaths, and another mageweath would light up on the surface of the Dark Elf's body.
This was the cooldown time of the Dark Elves' casting. Only when the cooldown was over and the magic pattern shone once again could they use that spell.
Only by deepening their understanding of spells could they reduce the cooldown time. But some Low Tier Spells didn't need a cooldown time.
Humans needed time to cast spells, but once their comprehension of spells reached a certain level, they could instantly cast Low Tier Spells, and they could even cast a dozen Low Tier Spells at once.
Dark Elves didn't need chanting time to cast spells. Their unique magic patterns allowed them to instantly cast any spell they had learned, even some Low Tier Spells. With enough mana, they could keep casting for ten minutes or even half an hour. They could rely on Low Tier Spells to achieve the effects of High Tier Spells.
Especially when the Dark Elves' understanding of spells deepened. Not only would the cooldown time of their magic patterns keep decreasing, but the power of their spells would also greatly increase. After comprehending a spell to its limit, the magic pattern would transform into an ultimate magic pattern, and the spell cast would also become an Ultimate Spell.
Although most of the spells released by these Dark Elves were Low Tier Spells, the power of each Low Tier Spell was close to that of an Ultimate Spell. A 1st Tier Wind Blade would have the power of a 3rd Tier Spell in the hands of these Dark Elves!
And to these Dark Elves, releasing Wind Blades was effortless. They could even release seven or eight Wind Blades in a second, and each Wind Blade's power would increase by one rank. Some of them were even comparable to Ultimate Spells!
This was also why Anderfa and Lin Yun's expressions weren't very good after knowing that they were Dark Elves.
The fighting strength of Dark Elves had never depended on their ranks, but rather on their magic patterns. As long as a few Dark Elves learned 6th Tier Spells and turned them into magic patterns, and comprehended those 6th Tier Spells to their pinnacle, they would be in big trouble.
Ultimate mageweaths were the Dark Elves' greatest trump card.
Up until now, Lin Yun's Sage Chapter could only store 4th Tier Spells and upgrade them to the 6th Tier, turning them into Ultimate Spells. Ultimate Spells had been a huge help to Lin Yun ever since he obtained the Sage Chapter. It was just that the speed at which the Sage Chapter advanced couldn't keep up with his own rank.
As such, the Sage Chapter was left idle for the time being.
These Dark Elves could be said to have a weakened version of the Sage Chapter's abilities. Every spell they cast by relying on magic patterns was a bit more powerful than ordinary spells, and they could also increase the power of any spell to its limit.
In the decaying library at the end of the magic era, Lin Yun once saw a record. At the peak of Noscent, countless planes were conquered, and when the Cloud Tower conquered a new plane, they discovered a race of Dark Elves.
That race only had a few hundred people, and the strongest was only a 9th Rank Archmage. There were only a dozen Dark Elves at the Archmage realm.
In that era, Archmages were like dogs, and ordinary Heaven Rank powerhouses were everywhere. Apart from being a bit surprising, such a group of Dark Elves didn't make people pay attention to them.
Because at the time, they were led by a 5th Rank Heaven Mage, two 3rd Rank Heaven Mages, and over thirty 9th Rank Archmages that were only a step away from the Heaven Rank.
This kind of formidable power made them unscrupulously discuss whether they should capture some Dark Elves for research. They weren't worried about the Dark Elves' resistance.
But reality ruthlessly slapped these people in the face, making the Cloud Tower suffer a stifling loss.
A 5th Rank Heaven Mage, two 3rd Rank Heaven Mages, as well as a few dozen 9th Rank Archmages, all died.
They were instantly killed by a 9th Rank Archmage Dark Elf.
Later, the enraged Cloud Tower dispatched a first-rate Heaven Mage, and only then did they find out the cause of this annoying loss.
That 9th Rank Archmage Dark Elf could be said to be the most talented Dark Elf in history. Her understanding of magic already surpassed the innate abilities of the Dark Elves, and she displayed the formidable innate abilities of the Dark Elves to an inconceivable degree.
As a 9th Rank Archmage, she completed an inconceivable achievement. She comprehended an 8th Tier Spell to its limit and formed an ultimate magic pattern.
Normally, the strongest spell that an Archmage could successfully cast was an 8th Tier Spell, but that 8th Tier Spell was only at the stage where it could be successfully cast.
Complicated incantations took a long time to chant, and sometimes they even needed some hand gestures or magic staffs to successfully cast the spell.
In an evenly matched battle, no Archmage would have the opportunity to use an 8th Tier Spell. During the battle, chanting 7th Tier Spells was already the limit.
Thus, when Archmages fought, they would basically use 5th or 6th Tier Spells, or even lower Tier Spells, relying on numbers or skill to win.
It could even be said that all mages would use Low Tier Spells that they could flexibly use in battle. Low Tier Spells were usually the best choice.
Just like Lin Yun, he would rarely use the most powerful spells he could use in battle. Flexible tactics and perfect control of spells were the key to victory, not the spell's rank.
Because of this, in Noscent's history, there had never been a mage that could comprehend the most powerful spell they could use to its limit.
There wasn't that much time and possibility.
It was impossible to comprehend the most powerful 6th Tier Spell to its limit as a High Mage, and it was also impossible to comprehend an 8th Tier Spell to its limit as an Archmage.
Just like Lin Yun. He was a High Mage, but he had already comprehended a few 1st and 2nd Tier Spells into Ultimate Spells. This was already a very amazing achievement, it could be said to be an extreme achievement.
Thus, when that 9th Rank Archmage Dark Elf instant-cast an 8th Tier Spell, and an 8th Tier Spell in its Ultimate state …
There was nothing after that …
An 8th Tier Spell, Darkness Devour, displayed power comparable to a 10th Tier Spell. Three Heaven Mages and a few dozen Archmages couldn't even resist before being devoured by the boundless darkness. Their souls were annihilated by the boundless darkness.
Instant kill!
When Lin Yun saw this, he simply didn't believe it. It wasn't until he saw some vague notes left behind by a powerful mage of the Cloud Tower that he was sure of it.
The power of Ultimate Spells made Lin Yun pursue this kind of power at the end of the Magic Era. He only needed the consumption of a 1st Tier Spell to be able to display the power of a 3rd Tier Spell. This kind of ability could be said to be the most powerful ability at the end of the Magic Era, when he had to risk his life to extract power from the Netherstorm.
Lin Yun had thought that the Dark Elves had disappeared because they were too talented and envied too much.
Thus, when he discovered that the ambushers were Dark Elves and that their 1st and 2nd Tier Spells were comparable to Ultimate Spells, Lin Yun felt a chill run down his spine.
If there was an Archmage among these Dark Elves who had comprehended a 7th or 8th Tier Spell to its limit, there would be no point in fighting, they would just have to wait for death.
With the talent of these Dark Elves, the possibility of them doing such an outrageous thing wasn't small.
'What if …'
Thus, Lin Yun recognized that these Dark Elves really wanted to have a good chat. If it wasn't necessary, they wouldn't fight to the death.
Moreover, if he had a good relationship with the natives of the God Nation, it would be a lot easier to find Constance's skull, because this Wisdom Tree was really too big. Who knew how long it would take to slowly climb to the top of the tree, and there might be unknown dangers along the way.
Anderfa, who had been gnashing his teeth the moment he saw the Dark Elves, immediately shut his mouth and didn't immediately counterattack. He clearly understood that if there was a ruthless person among these Dark Elves, they would all be done for.
Those ordinary Dark Elves were only level 30. After they appeared, Lin Yun carefully observed them, and the results of his observation made him secretly sigh in relief.
And with the mana aura captured by the Magic Array, Lin Yun was able to confirm that most of these mages had Ultimate Spells, but most of them only had 1st and 2nd Tier Spells. Only a few of them had 3rd Tier Ultimate Magic Patterns.
Lin Yun's group was suppressed and could only keep defending. Lin Yun didn't immediately counterattack, because he could see that these Dark Elves weren't planning on killing them, they were only suppressing them.
Sure enough, the large group of Dark Elves kept pressing forward until they were fifty meters in front of Lin Yun. Although they didn't stop casting spells, two different Dark Elves walked out in front of them.
One of them was a male Dark Elf. He was nearly two meters tall, had a slender figure, and was very handsome. He had two flame magic patterns on his face and four exquisite wooden studs in his ears.
These four wooden earrings represented that he possessed a Level-4 Ultimate Spell.
The other one was a 1.7-meter-tall female Dark Elf. The green magic pattern on her forehead made her look like a crown, and there were five exquisite wooden studs in her ears. This represented that this young Dark Elf had a 5th Tier Ultimate Spell!
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