This was not the first time Han Xiao had fought against a Mage. Every Beyond Grade A Mage specialized in different styles, and they all had their own unique combat styles.
Ravenlaude was a member of the Ancient Ones. Although he had already reached the ceiling of his growth due to his limited potential and could not advance to the peak Beyond Grade A, he had learned countless spells over the years. The Arcane Research Institute under him was a magic research organization that he used to develop new spells. In this battle, he displayed his vast knowledge of magic.
Compared to 'Dragon King' Milizaus, who was also an Ancient One, the two of them had very different styles. If one were to describe them in the wuxia novels he had seen in his previous life, the old dragon would be like an expert with extremely strong internal energy. He mainly used the powerful Dragon Race Magic inherited from his race, and his combat style would be unstoppable. Ravenlaude, on the other hand, was the kind of person who had ordinary internal energy but extremely precise moves. His ability to counter every move was very strong.
Beyond Grade As were not simple. Facing an extremely unfavorable situation, although Ravenlaude was flustered by the attacks of Psionic Prime and the other Apostle Weapons and was at a disadvantage, he gradually used his rich combination of spells to give himself a chance to catch his breath. Without hesitation, he unleashed a series of attacks that he had prepared for a long time.
The staff gem flashed, and ribbon-like runes appeared around it. Purple arcane energy blew up like a tornado and quickly expanded into a tornado. The violent energy blew away the Apostle Weapons that were fighting close to him, creating a temporary space for him to attack. Ravenlaude was in the eye of the tornado. His hand gesture changed, and the arcane storm quickly condensed into thousands of magic arrows that hovered around him. The high-density arcane energy seemed to have materialized and turned into crystal clear purple crystals.
"Secret Technique — Arcane Nova Arrow Curtain!"
The runes vibrated, and purple crystal-like arrows suddenly shot out in all directions. They flew into the mechanical army and exploded into bright purple arcane energy.
Boom boom boom boom!
Ripples of arcane energy spread out, knocking away a large number of mechanical soldiers. At the same time, the vibrations of magic particles caused by the arcane energy also caused many mechanical soldiers to be temporarily stunned. This move had both a large area of effect and a crowd control effect.
Ravenlaude did not stop moving. With a swipe of his palm, a materialized magic book suddenly spread out. All the glowing pages danced in the air, turning into a circular rotating blurry belt of light. It then turned into a white secondary dimension channel that rapidly expanded behind him. The circular channel had a diameter of ten thousand meters.
Buzz, buzz, buzz —
A huge quadrangular spire that looked like it was made of crystal poked its head out of the passageway and gradually revealed its full appearance. At first glance, one could tell that it was a magnificent magic building.
Advanced Arcane Spell, Mage Tower Summon!
"He's summoning the Mage Tower, stop him!" Psionic Prime's eyes flashed, and he stopped himself from flying backward. He raised his spear and charged forward again.
The Mage Tower was the core equipment of high-grade Mages. It was like a completely different person using it or not. Only when the Mage was one with the Mage Tower would they be at their peak state.
For example, Austin's Palace of Hidden Spells was a Gold Grade Mage Tower. Not only did it provide him with extremely strong combat power, but it also gave him extraordinary agility.
A Mage Tower that could be stored in a secondary dimension and summoned at any time was extremely expensive. Normally, when a Mage summoned a Mage Tower, it basically meant that they would enter a positional battle mode. This was because most Mage Towers did not have as powerful a teleportation ability as the Palace of Hidden Spells.
The Mage Tower was his trump card. Now that he had summoned it, he was not going to hold back and was going to go all out.
"Black Star, you're indeed stronger than me … but it won't be that easy to defeat me!"
Ravenlaude bit his lips tightly. His pride as a Beyond Grade A was provoked, and his battle intent was ignited.
The mechanical army immediately activated the space stabilizing device. However, in the territory of the Dark Purple Duel Arena, the dense magic energy weakened the effect of the space stabilizing device. Ravenlaude was also casting spells to resist, trying his best to stabilize the summoning channel.
The Mage Tower extended out section by section. Silver Flash and the mechanical army changed their target and bombarded the Mage Tower that was teleporting. The large Arcane Defense Rune protecting the Mage Tower appeared like a translucent light purple energy shield, continuously blocking the attacks. It vibrated non-stop and exploded in circles of light waves and electric arcs.
Ravenlaude used all his magic energy. Dark purple Radiance rose from his body. During the process of summoning the Mage Tower, his mobility was greatly reduced. The thick Arcane Shield protected him from being interrupted while he was casting spells.
Suddenly, the space behind him fluctuated. Kuang Tianlie, who had the short-range teleportation ability, teleported into the shield. His sharp blades and fangs drew a sharp arc in the air.
At this critical moment, Ravenlaude hurriedly turned around, and Kuang Tianlie brushed past him, leaving behind a trail of blood.
The shockwave of Arcane Energy sent Mad Sky Hunt flying. Only then did he lower his head to take a look. There were deep wounds on his ribs and the sides of his legs, and the wounds were wriggling and healing under the effects of his body's instincts.
Before he could do anything else, Psionic Prime had already arrived. Leaving behind a high-speed afterimage, he stabbed out with his spear as fast as a meteor.
Psionic Prime's Magic Penetration and Aura Penetration effects countered him greatly. The summoning was about to end. If he wanted to block this attack, he would have to cast spells and forcefully interrupt the summoning. Ravenlaude clenched his teeth and decided not to dodge. He had to drag the Mage Tower out even if it meant getting injured.
Whoosh!
The shield was like paper in front of Psionic Prime. The spear easily pierced through the shield and pierced through Ravenlaude's chest.
Ravenlaude did not care. He completed the last spell of the summoning and glared at Garen angrily.
"Descend!"
Boom!
The summoning of the entire Mage Tower was finally completed. Light shone brightly, and extremely dense magic energy was released. It was as if a hurricane had appeared on the ground. Including the Apostle Weapons, all the mechanical soldiers in the arena were blown away. They were all slammed into the inner walls of the Dark Purple Arena, causing secondary damage.
This was a crystal tower. The base was a huge round plate. It looked like a chess piece that had been enlarged countless times. Colorful Magic Radiance flowed inside the crystal. Countless runes formed a spherical shield that enveloped the Mage Tower and slowly rotated on its own.
Ravenlaude coughed, casually took out a light green healing magic ball, and stuffed it into the wound that Psionic Prime had pierced to stop the bleeding. Then, he flew into the Mage Tower and connected his magic with the energy core of the Mage Tower, becoming one with the tower.
The next moment, rows of black holes appeared at the base of the Mage Tower. Countless magic puppets and alchemy puppets swarmed out. Teleportation channels opened up all around, and a large number of monsters were summoned to face the mechanical army.
With the spear spinning in his hand, Psionic Prime swung the battle spear like a stick, slashing out waves of light that easily cut the demonic puppets and monsters in his way into halves. The scene was as if he was harvesting leeks.
At this time, Ravenlaude's mental fluctuations filled the entire domain. It was as if his thunderous voice was echoing in the world.
"Since you're pursuing battle, let's see it to the end. Black Star, come!"
"A complete Beyond Grade A Mage … I can't let down the Lord's trust!"
Lightning flashed in Psionic Prime's eyes. His data neurons were calculating the huge amount of information. He was not afraid at all and led his mechanical army forward.
The troops of both sides clashed like two torrents, creating huge waves!
…
After a long time, when the dynasty fleet arrived at the scene, what they saw was a mess.
Countless gemstones, mystic gold, flesh, and mechanical remains floated in this area. The space was still filled with the scorching radiation left behind by the explosion of high-energy reactions. A mage tower that was riddled with holes floated in the air. The crystal was full of scorched holes and spiderweb-like cracks. The magic light that surrounded it had completely dimmed. It was obvious that it had been through an extremely fierce battle.
The dynasty fleet did not see any traces of the mechanical army. They hurriedly sent people into the Mage Tower and found Ravenlaude leaning against the wall. His clothes were tattered, and he was in a terrible state. He was covered in wounds, and there were pools of solidified golden blood on the ground. His broken staff was placed beside his feet, and the cut was as smooth as a mirror.
"You … cough cough … are finally here."
Ravenlaude's voice was weak. He stood up while holding onto the wall. A few dynasty soldiers quickly went up to help him.
"How did it end up like this?" Bekorodi, who was commanding from afar, was shocked.
The opponent was just Black Star's mechanical army. Even if they could not take it back, as a Beyond Grade A, Ravenlaude should not have been beaten up like this, right?
"Did Black Star's main body come?" Bekorodi thought of this possibility and asked curiously.
Ravenlaude shook his head, panted, and said, "No, he didn't come."
"Oh … so you should have wiped out the mechanical army and taken back the Primal Chaos Mysterious Energy?" Bekorodi probed. No wonder he could not see any traces of the mechanical army. He felt that this was the most likely guess.
"No, I was defeated." Ravenlaude shook his head again with a complicated expression.
Bekorodi's expression froze. "So, you, a Beyond Grade A, came personally and even used a Mage Tower, but in the end, you were defeated by Black Star's mechanical army that did not have a Lord's Avatar?"
Little brother, what's wrong with you?
You're too weak!
Seeing Bekorodi's expression, Ravenlaude knew that the other party was looking down on him. His face darkened, and he said with a deep voice, "You know nothing about Black Star's strength!"
As he spoke, he repeated the process of the battle and described the situation in detail. He also made an accurate analysis of Han Xiao's current strength.
"I've fought with the Mecha Empire before, and I have a very clear impression of it. The current Black Star must have touched the God's Trait Transformation level. That's why his Apostle Weapons and mechanical army have the strength to overwhelm me!"
Listening to the report, Bekorodi's expression unknowingly became extremely serious.
He was silent for a long time before he slowly spoke.
"Black Star's strength has stagnated for about twenty years. I originally thought that he would need more time to break through the bottleneck … I didn't expect him to grow so quickly again."
During the version update, Han Xiao did not level up much. It was as if he had reached a bottleneck, which made the outside world heave a sigh of relief, thinking that he had finally reached his temporary limit.
Bekorodi originally thought the same, but looking at Ravenlaude's sorry state, he knew that Black Star had once again found a way to advance. Twenty years was not a short time, but compared to the growth of a Beyond Grade A, this was too fast!
Letting out a long sigh, Bekorodi said with a deep voice, "Report the situation of the operation to Her Excellency the Ruler, and put this information into a confidential file. Do not leak it."
At this moment, he made the right choice. Hiding the information about Black Star's strength growing again was not because he was willing but because he knew that Ruler Uranril would definitely give such an order.
Although Bekorodi did not like Black Star, he knew that hiding the strength of an ally was beneficial to the dynasty. Even if his beloved Primal Chaos Mysterious Energy was stolen, he would still have to clean up after Black Star.
"Let's retreat." Bekorodi was depressed and gave up on the operation.
"Then, our deal …"
Ravenlaude spoke, hinting at the mess on the ground with his eyes. His meaning was clear. He had already done his best. Even if he did not contribute, he should at least contribute.
Bekorodi was expressionless. "The dynasty will bear the cost of repairing your Mage Tower and the loss of your puppets. As for the Universal Treasure … sorry, you did not complete the mission, so I can't give it to you. This is the rule."
Then, he did not want to talk about this anymore and hung up.
Ravenlaude clenched his teeth.
Not only was his Mage Tower destroyed, his puppets were destroyed, and he was also beaten up. Plus, he did not even get the Universal Treasure that he had been longing for … What a huge loss!
Ravenlaude rubbed the bruises on his face. He wanted to cry, but no tears came out.
He had suffered this beating for nothing!
Black Star, you b * stard, we're allies after all. You really don't hold back at all!
Remember this, I'll get back at you sooner or later!
Just nice, the Tyrant was bullied by Black Star before. Let's go find him! Ravenlaude was indignant.
He was only angry because he was beaten up by Han Xiao. As for missing out on the Universal Treasure, he did not blame Han Xiao entirely. If not for Black Star, Secret Master would most likely have gotten it. After all, every wrong had its perpetrator, and every debt had its debtor. In this regard, he was still rational …
But he was still angry!
…
After returning to the initial battlefield, the Lord's Avatar was still fighting with Secret Master with the mechanical army. They had fought for three thousand rounds.
At this moment, the Lord's Avatar suddenly paused. He ordered the troops to stop and retreated.
"Hmm?" Secret Master frowned. He raised the magic axe in his hand but did not throw it out. "Why did you stop?"
Han Xiao waved his hand. "I got it. There's no need to fight anymore. If you're still not satisfied, I can keep you company."
Hearing this, Secret Master fell silent.
He had been delayed for too long. He did not know where the Primal Chaos Mysterious Energy was taken to by Black Star, and he could not catch up. Originally, he wanted to teach Han Xiao a lesson with his secret technique of providence. However, this b * stard was the unluckiest guy he had ever seen. His providence could not be shaken. According to divination, this was the sign of an early death. Logically speaking, he should have died a long time ago. Who would have thought that he would become such a big shot today?
To be honest, Secret Master was actually a little impressed. To be able to survive to this day with such a tragic fate and providence, he had no choice but to be impressed.
Since his providence technique could not do anything to Black Star, Secret Master could only swallow his anger. After all, even if he destroyed the Lord's Avatar here, it would not cause much of a loss to Black Star … Plus, he could not destroy it.
"You win today." Secret Master took a deep look at Han Xiao and sent out a one-on-one mental wave. "Seeing that you're so unlucky, I'll give you a reminder. Gorután might be planning something bad for you."
Han Xiao was stunned. "You're so kind as to remind me?"
"Humph."
Secret Master did not answer. He turned around and returned to the spaceship, leading the fleet away.
Looking at Secret Master's back, Han Xiaoxin's mind moved slightly.
Han Xiao remembered that Secret Master and Beast Ancestor Gorután were both protectors of the Galactic Black Market. Logically speaking, they should be on the same side. Even though he had ruined Secret Master's plan, Secret Master still took the initiative to remind him and betray Gorután …
Looks like there's also infighting among the protectors of the Galactic Black Market … Could it be that with one less protector, I'll get more benefits? Han Xiao thought to himself.
The battle between the two had ended. Seeing that there was no more drama to watch, the other organizations also left.
To most of the organizations, although they had made a wasted trip this time, they had personally participated in a huge event, so it was not a wasted trip. They would have plenty of opportunities to brag to others in the future after obtaining first-hand information.
The Modo Civilization might have become the biggest loser of this event.
Before they could even touch the Primal Chaos Mysterious Energy, most of the dozens of Calamity Grade elites had died.
"How pitiful …"
Han Xiao expressed his sympathy.
The fight for the Primal Chaos Mysterious Energy had come to an end. Now that everyone had left, he could finally have a look at the big treasure in his hands.
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