"What do you think of this Shepherd?" Dorcas looked at Angor.
Angor answered without hesitation, "He's an interesting person."
Dorcas raised an eyebrow. "Interesting? Is it just interesting? "
Angor considered for a moment. "Someone with a story."
Dorcas chuckled. "Who here doesn't have a story?"
Angor remained silent for a while this time. "Someone who's interesting, has a story, and has some secrets."
Dorcas still looked like he couldn't give a complete answer. Who here didn't have secrets?
Angor chose to remain silent and ignore the "haters" who would not be satisfied no matter what he said.
Angor's first answer already contained all his thoughts about the Shepherd: an interesting person.
Angor had been paying attention to the Shepherd since the beginning. Among all the apprentices in front of him, the Shepherd was the one he paid the most attention to.
The reason wasn't because of the empty title of 'Rhythm Apprentice', but because the Shepherd was rather calm in the midst of his peers' anxious, cautious, and panicky emotions. He didn't fit in with the others.
His calmness wasn't fake, nor was it forced. In fact, it was different from Gray Merchant's calmness. His calmness was more like calmness, leisure, and relaxation.
How relaxed was he? Earlier, he was leaning on a black-faced goat and taking a nap with his eyes closed.
It was strange that someone could remain so relaxed in such a situation.
Maybe he was confident in his own strength and didn't care about the outside world?
Let's not talk about whether the Shepherd was truly powerful. Even if he was hiding his true strength, under the pressure of the Wise Ruler and the Dark Earl, only a Magus above the legendary realm would be able to believe that his strength did not matter. There were no legendary wizards in the southern wizardry region apart from the Sentinels.
Maybe he already knew his future and didn't care about the outside world?
The prerequisite for this question is that he is a prophet, or that he has received some kind of prophecy or revelation. Such "prophets" had a very typical trait — they were usually indifferent and preferred to watch from the sidelines. The Shepherd might be calm, but he wasn't so indifferent as to watch from the sidelines. He still felt joy and emotions, which wasn't something a "prophet" should have.
Or perhaps it was because of his personality that he did not care about external things?
This was hard to prove. Personality was too idealistic. But judging from the current situation, the Shepherd's personality was indeed more gentle, or perhaps … undisciplined? However, this kind of personality was not enough for him to face the current situation with equanimity.
After eliminating all possibilities, he still could not figure out why the Shepherd was so calm.
This was why Angor said that he was a man with secrets.
As for what secrets he was hiding? However, the battle was not over yet. If he really had a secret, and the secret could support him far beyond his own strength, then he would eventually be exposed in the following battle.
…
On the stage, the wind was still blowing. Along with the Shepherd's flute, the wind on the stage had a different change.
When the melody was long and graceful, the wind blew past Khael's limbs and imperceptibly restrained them.
While the melody was dull, the surrounding wind transformed into a large number of wind blades. These wind blades were like birds that could automatically search for their enemies, refusing to dissipate until they touched Kael.
As a result, the wind blades resembled green flower petals as they flew back and forth around Kael.
As the pitch of the song gradually increased, the pressure of the wind became more and more pronounced. Not only did the wind pressure suffocate Karel, but it also sealed off all of the Mana around him, making it difficult for him to use any of it. All he could do was constantly exhaust his Mana. As long as he did not run out of mana, he could handle this for a short time. However, he would not be able to hold on for much longer.
And this was only the Shepherd's control over the wind. The Shepherd himself had not done anything yet. He simply floated in the air with his eyes closed while playing his flute.
Kael knew he could not afford to waste any more time. This was only the beginning of the battle. Judging from the Shepherd's flute, the melody had not reached its climax yet. If Kael waited until it reached its climax, he might not even be able to stand on the stage.
He had to get rid of the Shepherd as soon as possible. At least, he had to stop the Shepherd from playing his flute.
According to Kael's original plan, he was going to use the space rupture to divert the surrounding wind into the void like a flood.
However, after simulating the situation in his mind, Kael gave up on that idea.
Space Manipulators were very special among Occultists. Cantrips and spells had a higher chance of backfiring compared to other Manipulators, and the damage inflicted by such backfiring would be far greater than any other type of backfiring.
This also caused Space Attribute Masters to be extremely focused when casting spells, not daring to be distracted in the slightest.
The wind was still rushing around them, giving Kael no time to focus on casting spells. It was very likely that he would run into a hurricane and lose due to the backfire.
So he gave up on using the space rupture as a "flood".
Since his plan was not going to work, Kael decided not to waste time and summoned his alchemy puppet. He was going to use Angor's method to win this duel.
The alchemy puppet's body shone with a bright metallic luster, especially its face, which looked as if it was painted with a layer of paint. Its face had been carved with a strange clown's smile by its creator. Therefore, when it attacked, there would always be a hint of strangeness and mockery.
The shepherd didn't care about the puppet at all. He was completely focused on his performance.
When he was halfway through his performance, he noticed that the wind around him was getting thinner and thinner. He opened his eyes in confusion.
As soon as he opened his eyes, he was greeted by a huge metal fist.
The Shepherd was shocked. It quickly used its flute to push aside the hand in front of it, then released a whirlwind in front of it. The whirlwind's counterforce caused the Shepherd to quickly retreat.
Neither side was injured from the brief contact, but the Shepherd's flute was interrupted.
As the Shepherd's tune paused, the wind around Kael became sparse, and the heavy wind that had been binding Kael gradually dissipated.
It was as if the battle had returned to its original state.
"The wind is gone?" The shepherd muttered. "No, the song didn't disappear. The wind didn't disappear. It was transformed."
He was so focused on his performance that he didn't notice what was going on outside. Now, he finally sensed that the surrounding wind did not disappear. Instead, there was a "betrayal", which was the "transformation" that he spoke of. The total amount of wind energy didn't change. The reason why he felt that the wind was getting weaker and weaker was because the wind was being transformed by his opponent.
Because of this, the song was still there, and the wind was still there, but the battle had undergone a drastic change.
The wind he controlled had been transformed. This was the first time the shepherd had encountered something like this in a battle.
Normally, only strong wind could be transformed into weak wind.
The difference in the strength of the wind was determined by the strength of the person controlling it.
The fact that the Shepherds were able to transform into wind meant that they were at a disadvantage in the competition of wind abilities.
This was very strange.
The traveler on the other side was a space-type acolyte. If he wanted to deal with the wind, he would have to devour it or banish it into the void.
But he didn't use the power of space. Instead, he used the power of wind.
And he won in the end? How did he do it?
… …
The changes on the battlefield were all seen by the audience.
"The wind was transformed? Could it be that this traveler cultivated the power of wind? "Fen Mo asked doubtfully.
The evil woman and grey merchant were completely focused on the stage and didn't answer her question. Instead, it was the defeated Phantom who said: "Even if he cultivated the power of wind, could he be stronger than the shepherd who cultivated the wind?"
"Then if it wasn't a cross-type cultivation, what could it be?" Fen Mo also didn't believe that the traveler could win against the shepherd in a battle of wind. Even among the wind acolytes, there were very few who could win against the shepherd. After all, the Shepherd was a Wind Element Rhythm Apprentice!
But the battle on the stage was hard to fake. The traveler had indeed used the strong wind to transform the shepherd's "weak wind". This meant that the shepherd was inferior to the traveler in terms of the power of wind!
Fen Mo guessed again: "Could it be that the traveler has dual innate talents?"
Dual innate talents weren't rare, but normally, acolytes wouldn't split their attention to cultivate multiple elements. Because their lifespan was limited, so was the time they could cultivate. After becoming an official wizard, their lifespan would be greatly extended. Only then would they have time to cultivate multiple elements.
Thus, although Fen Mo guessed that the traveler had dual innate talents, her words were still filled with doubt.
Phantom: "Even if he has dual innate talents, how strong do you think the traveler's power of wind needs to be to transform the shepherd's wind?"
Without waiting for Fen Mo to answer, Phantom directly answered: "At the very least, he needs to become a 'sequence acolyte' to be able to steadily transform the shepherd's wind."
"And how many wind acolytes are there? And among those that we know, none of them fit the traveler's characteristics. "
Rhythm, sequence, nature change, transition, reincarnation, these were the pinnacle of a single element that elemental wizards pursued.
Although there were rhythm acolytes in every element, the acolyte that could truly reach the pinnacle wasn't the rhythm of wind, but the rhythm of water.
And those that could reach the pinnacle of the wind element were wind acolytes. And the acolyte stage corresponded to the so-called sequence acolytes.
No matter if it was rhythm acolytes or sequence acolytes, it didn't mean that they had grasped rhythm and sequence. They only had a glimpse of the true meaning of this path.
To truly understand and embark on this path, one had to at least become an official Magus.
Even so, to be able to grasp a glimpse of the true meaning of this path at the acolyte stage was enough to show that one had great potential.
In the Magus World of the Southern Region, acolytes who had glimpsed the true meaning of this path weren't unknown. Even if the acolytes themselves were very low-key, they wouldn't help an official Magus who could teach such acolytes hide it. This was a good opportunity to prove their teaching ability.
The existence of the tea party also made it difficult for these acolytes with potential to hide their identities.
Thus, although Phantom mentioned the name "sequence acolyte", he didn't think that the traveler was a sequence acolyte.
If he wasn't a sequence acolyte, then how did the traveler transform the wind?
While Gui Ying and Fen Mo were pondering, the Shepherd on the stage gave a new direction of speculation.
"Is that it?" The shepherd pointed at the alchemy puppet: "It can transform the wind?"
Kal-El didn't say anything.
The shepherd didn't mind and lightly laughed: "Since you don't want to answer, then I'll test it myself."
The moment he finished speaking, the shepherd played his flute. This time, it wasn't a minor tune, but a clear and melodious sheep call.
After the tune with the Yodel flavor was played, four black-faced goats walked out from behind the shepherd in an orderly manner, one on the left, left, right, left, left, left, right, and left.
It was as if there was a large door behind the shepherd, summoning these four adorable lambs from the fertile grassland to the arena.
As the four black-faced sheep walked onto the arena, the originally serious atmosphere suddenly changed.
The four black-faced sheep didn't stop the shepherd's calls at all, bleating and bleating. Moreover, they circled around the shepherd, their footsteps extremely synchronized, as if they were tap-dancing.
The shepherd's serious expression became awkward because of the four black-faced sheep that didn't play by the rules.
The most embarrassing thing was that the alchemy puppet on the other side had a "clown face".
With the bleating and the tap dancing black-faced sheep, the arena seemed to have turned into a circus.
"Black One, Black Two, Black Three, Baby, if you don't stop now, you won't be able to eat Windmill Grass for the next month." The shepherd's calm state of mind was broken by the four black-faced sheep.
Fortunately, the four black-faced sheep seemed to care a lot about their rations. When the shepherd threatened them with rations, they immediately became obedient.
The shepherd coughed and thanked Kal-El … He thanked Kal-El for not attacking him when he was in a predicament.
Then, the battle started in a dramatic manner.
But this time, the shepherd didn't play his flute. Instead, he followed the rhythm of the black-faced sheep's footsteps and walked on the arena.
At the same time, every time the Black-Faced Goat stomped on the ground, it would create a gust of wind. The gust of wind would swirl around the Black-Faced Goat and eventually form a whirlpool.
The black-faced sheep transformed into a vortex of wind and jumped around the arena. All the obstacles created by Kal-El were absorbed into their bodies and turned into dust.
The black-faced sheep weren't even afraid of spatial cracks. They directly jumped through the cracks, and apart from losing a bit of wind, they didn't lose anything else. And the wind they lost would be replenished by the black-faced sheep's footsteps.
They were like perpetual motion machines, chasing after … the alchemy puppet.
Indeed, the alchemy puppet.
They didn't look at Kal-El … This might have been the shepherd's order.
But Kal-El wasn't without danger. The black-faced sheep chased after the alchemy puppet, while the shepherd started attacking him.
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