"Can you tell what happened to Speed Spirit, Mister Dark?" Angor asked.
Angor was actually trying to ask why Dark Earl was interested in Speed Spirit all of a sudden.
Dark Earl never showed much interest in a fight before. Even when Wai Wai, Noah's descendant, went on stage, the man would only watch quietly without saying anything.
Apart from Dorcas's babbling, Angor could not hear anything else in the Spirit Bond.
This time, the Dark Earl suddenly joined their discussion and asked about Su Ling, which made Angor curious. Did Su Ling encounter something that attracted the Dark Earl's attention?
"I only saw that Speed Spirit didn't attack those strange goats," Dark Earl said in a low voice.
Count Black's answer was simple, but Angor could tell that the man was trying to tell something from his words.
First, why didn't Speed Spirit attack the four goats?
Angor was wondering about this as well. The four goats were still running around the arena, which meant Speed Spirit did not attack them. It could even be said that Speed Spirit was trapped in the circle by them.
Speed Spirit was not an unintelligent creature. As an elemental creature that had lived for a long time, its intelligence was not lower than a human's. The only thing it lacked was experience in human society.
However, these four goats did not need that "experience" at all. Besides, Speed Spirit had been following them all the way, so it knew how important this fight was. Something must be wrong if it suddenly went offline.
However, Angor noticed something else from Dark Earl's tone.
Second, strange goats?
If one listened carefully to the Black Earl's words, they would realize that his focus was not on the Swift Spirit, but on the group of Black Faced Goats. From this, it could be seen that the Black Earl was more concerned about the Black-Faced Goats than the Speed Spirit.
Also, Dark Earl used the word "strange" to describe the goats, which was very rare.
Dark Earl was not known for his great knowledge, but he was definitely one of the most knowledgeable people in the entire southern wizarding region. If even Dark Earl used "strange" to describe the goats, it was worth investigating.
Angor didn't pay much attention to the goats. The Shepherd already had one of them sleeping on the side of the field.
Angor glanced at it and didn't find anything special about it. The only thing he could tell was that it wasn't an ordinary creature. Other than that, there was nothing worth talking about. Besides, he did not want to study a sheep summoned by an apprentice.
As for whether it would be a bit abrupt for the sheep to appear on the stage?
Not at all. The Shepherd's name alone said that he was a shepherd, so wouldn't it be normal for him to have a few sheep?
Moreover, the Shepherd had previously used the flute to summon a large number of insects hidden in the dark. This showed that the Shepherd had some experience in controlling living creatures. It was not difficult to control a few sheep.
Their names, abilities, and logic all matched. Of course, Angor would not pay too much attention to them. But now, the Black Earl had placed his focus on the flock of sheep, which meant that there might be something strange about the flock of sheep.
He looked at the four black-faced goats again.
At first, he didn't see anything special about the four goats. The only praiseworthy thing was that these four black-faced goats could all control the power of the wind. Moreover, in terms of efficiency, they were almost the same. Adding on the fact that they were very well-coordinated, the battle strength they could display was directly a level higher. However, in terms of overall strength, they were still much weaker than Speed Spirit.
However, as Angor paid more attention to the energy flow patterns of these goats, he noticed that they were different from ordinary supernatural creatures. Almost 90% of the energy they controlled came from the outside world.
In other words, they were more like wind elemental carriers, who released the energy at the end of the energy cycle.
Ordinary supernatural creatures, on the other hand, would absorb energy from the outside world into their bodies, convert it, and release it to the outside world. They were more like intermediaries.
There was a fundamental difference between the two.
With this, Angor began to observe how the black-faced goats could control energy in this way. With this observation, more mysteries surged forth.
Angor could not see what was going on inside the goats.
To be more precise, the goats' bodies were too ordinary. They were no different from ordinary goats. He couldn't even sense any supernatural energy.
It was as if all the power of wind was outside the goats' bodies.
Angor thought that the goats used wind energy outside their bodies. But now, it seemed that the wind energy outside the goats was their "true form".
But if that was the case, what kind of race were these goats? Were they really Transcendent creatures?
Angor observed for a long time, but he still couldn't tell what kind of goats they were.
Furthermore, he couldn't even give a clear answer to whether the black-faced sheep was a physical creature or an energy creature.
This was actually an inconceivable phenomenon.
This was because it was not difficult to determine whether or not it was a corporeal creature. Wizards could cultivate spirit power by using their spirit sea. They could easily tell the difference between a physical form and an energy form through their spirit power.
Without using spirit power, they could make a rough judgment by observing how much the goats interfered with the material world.
But these black-faced goats, whether it was from the level of a physical creature or from the level of an energy body, they all had some characteristics, but they didn't completely conform to any one side.
It was hard for him to make a decision in such a situation.
The Dark Earl had probably discovered this, which was why he called these black-faced goats "strange".
"Strange goats?" Dorcas also heard their conversation. He thought for a moment and observed the black-faced sheep on the stage. Then he realized what Dark Count meant.
"It does seem a little strange." Dorcas looked at the black-faced goats and frowned as he muttered to himself.
Wa Yi's expression was blank, but he didn't miss the conversation through their Spirit Bond. He followed Dorcas' gaze and looked at the goats on the stage.
"Sir, is there something wrong with these goats?" Wa Yi couldn't tell what was wrong with the goats, so he walked to Angor and asked.
In the past, Wa Yi would have asked Dorcas directly. But this was a special situation. He preferred to trust his idol more than Dorcas, who would surely expose his scars.
Wa Yi had left a good impression on Angor, so he didn't hesitate to tell Angor all his observations and guesses.
Wa Yi still couldn't tell what was wrong with the goats, but at least he understood what was going on.
"In that case, it does seem a little strange. However, could those goats of unknown species be summoned from the outside world by the shepherd? "
The creatures summoned by Summoning Adepts were a very special existence in the Adept World. There were basically two things that made them special.
First, there were all kinds of strange creatures. There were big ones, small ones, living ones, dead ones, organic ones, and non-organic ones. Most of them were non-living creatures, but even non-living creatures could be very useful as long as they were used properly.
Second, it had to do with the creature's origin. The most popular method was to find a suitable creature and sign a contract with it. But there were other methods, such as using a summoning ritual to randomly summon a creature.
It was like a blind box. As long as there was something willing to respond to the summoning, it could be summoned. However, this method had a huge drawback. Usually, non-living creatures were more likely to be summoned because they wouldn't resist. But non-living creatures had limited uses. If they were useless, it would be a waste of precious materials.
Even if a powerful creature was summoned, it might not actually sign a contract with you. It might even backfire on you.
Therefore, random summoning was basically a gamble. Most of the time, it was done by Summoning Wizards who had no other choice.
However, there were exceptions. Academic wizards liked to use random summoning. They didn't summon creatures for battle. Instead, they summoned creatures to see different races and enrich their research.
Wizards knew less than one-ten-thousandth of the foreign worlds where summoned creatures came from. Most of them came from unknown realms.
And even if they came from familiar realms, they might not necessarily summon creatures they already knew.
Therefore, random summoned creatures couldn't be determined by common knowledge.
Based on the known definition of summoned creatures, the summoned creatures from another world were "infinite", and the wizards' knowledge of summoned creatures was "limited". It was unreasonable to measure the infinite with "limited", so it was normal for unusual summoned creatures to appear occasionally.
Maybe the Black-Faced Sheep was one of them.
Wa Yi's conjecture wasn't without reason. At least, Dorcas nodded his head repeatedly after hearing it. But at this moment, the Black Earl denied it.
"Any summoned creature from another world, alive or dead, will be tainted with the aura of another world. It's an aura that doesn't fit in with the wizarding world in the south. If you go to the gray market for creatures from other planes, or Lorumbier on Deer Island, you can sense the aura rejected by the world's consciousness.
"Even if the aura is concealed by runes, you can still sense it if you look closely."
Angor knew about this strange aura better than anyone else. It was what caused Jon's death.
"I can smell it. They're not from another world," said the Black Earl.
The Dark Earl only had his nose, and his nose was the sharpest among all of them. It was definitely at the level of a peak Magus in the southern region. If the Black Earl dared to give such an answer, he must have something to back him up. This meant Ray's guess was wrong.
But if they were not summoned creatures or creatures from another world, and he couldn't tell whether they had a physical form or not, it was strange.
Where did these four Black-Faced Sheep come from?
For some reason, he thought of Toby, who was being trained by Greya at Phantom Island. Toby was a creature created by Greya, but he was also a rootless duckweed.
So … these four Black-Faced Sheep were also created creatures?
He found it hard to believe. Greya's Genesis spell was so powerful that it shocked the entire southern wizarding region. So far, she had only created one sentient creature, Toby.
Judging from Greya's conversation with the Shepherd, these four Black-Faced Sheep were sentient creatures as well. But if they were created creatures, there must be too many of them.
Angor put the unrealistic idea aside and thought back to the Black Earl's question. What was Speed Spirit doing?
Why didn't he attack the Black-Faced Sheep? Could it be that Su Ling had figured out the origin of these four black-faced goats?
Or was Speed Spirit attacked by the Black-Faced Sheep and couldn't do anything?
Perhaps, their doubts about the four black-faced goats could only be answered by Speed Spirit Ability.
But Speed Spirit didn't even listen to Ray's order, so it was impossible to get an answer right away.
Angor could contact Speed Spirit through the contract, but doing so now was basically interfering with the duel. The Wise Overseer wouldn't turn a blind eye to this, so he had to wait for the duel to end.
The only thing Angor was glad about was that he still had enough trump cards for Kael.
Speed Spirit was meant to help Kael deal with the Shepherd, but it didn't mean he didn't use his other trump cards. Speed Spirit might not be working, but Kael could still use his other trump cards to ensure that he wouldn't lose.
But to win, he would have to rely on himself. After all, the Shepherd wasn't weak at all.
…
On the arena, Kael didn't panic when the Shepherd closed in on him.
After a few brief exchanges, Kael understood the Shepherd's strategy.
The Shepherd's melee combat skills were impressive, and his wind energy greatly improved his speed and strength. This was especially true for his reaction speed, which made Kael feel as if he was fighting against a Bloodline Apprentice.
The Shepherd's afterimages were all over the place. This was caused by his extreme speed.
The Shepherds used high-speed close-range attacks to target Wa Yi's movements. His target was also very clear, which was Wa Yi's spatial power.
Once Wa Yi's Spatial Force leaked out, the Shepherd would quickly attack.
Using the Space Element required concentration, and it was more difficult than using the other Elements. The backlash was also greater. Every time the Shepherd attacked, in order to avoid any problems or backlash, Wa had to dodge. Once he dodged, he wouldn't be able to continue casting spells.
Through this tactic, the Shepherd continued to block Kael's path of escape.
Kael knew that if this continued, it would be very disadvantageous for him.
Speed Spirit didn't respond, and he couldn't break out of the encirclement, so Kael decided to use his other trump card.
Kael's hand reached into the void, and under everyone's watchful eyes, he pulled out a grayish-black robe from the void.
The cut of this robe was very simple, with almost no decorations.
But when the robe was draped over Kael's body, there were gasps of surprise from the sidelines.
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