Lucien, who had turned into Pride, walked out of the mirror gracefully and slowly, his black shoes glittering.
"If even the most basic, objective judgment can be called arrogance, then arrogance is not a devil but an angel." Lucien did not attack. Instead, he observed Pride, which was exactly the same as him except for its expression, with great interest.
Pride was still as arrogant and disdainful as before. "Do you dare say that you do not despise or sneer at all in your heart? Arrogance is not an emotion. It comes from your way of thinking and the prejudice caused by your success. If you say that it is a devil, it is a devil. If you say that it is an angel, it is an angel. Therefore, it cannot be blocked by your spells. When you are faced with the wrong arcana theories, you are not arrogant? Aren't you arrogant when you're challenged by a weakling? Admit it. There is nothing wrong with arrogance. It is the mark that distinguishes the winners from the losers, just like … "
As it spoke, it suddenly raised its right hand and uttered hoarsely,
"Snow Goddess' Forgiveness!"
… Just like when you created 'Snow Goddess' Forgiveness', a legendary spell that was close to absolute zero, were you not proud at all? When you dealt with the enemy with it, were you not reserved and proud?
That was arrogance!
With an indescribable attitude, Pride performed the legendary ice spell on Lucien. It was Lucien's unique legendary spell, as if it were the real but arrogant Lucien!
Its attack came without any warning. A translucent pillar of light, bound by countless tiny lights that were barely visible to the naked eye and the dark magnetic fields, was shot at Lucien quickly.
Lucien, who had been on alert, seemed to have seen it coming. When Pride raised its right hand, a dark and deep universe appeared behind him. Surrounded by colorful planets, an enormous fireball was emitting the most terrifying heat.
It affected the environment as if it were real. The dark red bed and the brown carpet in the room were instantly vaporized.
'Snow Goddess' Forgiveness' was shot into the 'Atomic Universe'. Under the heat of the sun and the overwhelming energy storm, the magnetic fields and lasers that bound it were twisted and affected. Therefore, the unimaginably low temperature broke out in advance. The planets were frozen one after another, and the dark space was even colder.
However, when even the light was frozen into darkness, Lucien had already disappeared from where he stood.
Before Pride realized what was going on, it suddenly heard cheerful ticking sounds. Then, everything was ended by a crack.
The splendid castle lost all the glamorous colors, leaving only the monotonous gray and white. "Lucien" that Pride turned into, on the other hand, was like a puppet in an old photo.
Outside of the window, the shadow of Lucien appeared. Holding a silver, delicate pocket watch in his right hand, as he chanted a spell, with weird waves,
"Luxury Cracking!"
"Luxury Cracking Luxury!"
"Soul Strike!"
The three legendary spells were all attached with 'Hand of Uncertainties'. The last one was one of the few legendary spells that Lucien had learned recently. It was designed to deal with spirits, primeval devils, and other things that did not have real states.
Since he was going to the primeval hell, he naturally had to be well-prepared. Lucien had never underestimated any opponent. Unless he had other purposes, he would try his best even when he was hunting a rabbit!
After the three legendary spells were cast, the feeling of time being frozen was broken. The glamorous colors such as crimson, yellow, and other luxurious colors returned. In the "old photo", 'Pride' was also cracking, and the effects of the spells were gone one after another.
All the effects on it, including "Spell Trigger", completely collapsed under two rounds of 'Luxury Cracking'.
Then, with a bang, his body became illusory. From his eyes, neck, ears, mouth, and pores, streams of black gas spurted out. It was as if a water ball had been hit by an invisible giant hammer, and juice flowed everywhere.
'Soul Strike' was a legendary spell that heavily wounded and stiffened Pride. Naturally, Lucien would not let go of the opportunity. He cast 'Silent Blue' that he exchanged with 'Snow Goddess's Forgiveness' for Hellen.
The black air around Pride and the devil itself were frozen, falling into the deep blue of silence and coldness, losing all the vigor.
Right when Lucien was about to cast all kinds of seals and bring Pride back for studies, the demon in the Silent Blue suddenly put on a weird smile, before it self-detonated!
'Silent Blue' did not completely trap it!
BOOM!
A fireball rose into the air, and a powerful shockwave swept across the entire castle. This expensive building was like a sand sculpture on the beach, collapsing with a loud bang as the tide came in.
Lucien blinked to the high sky outside of the castle. Looking at the burning ruins down below, he considered Pride's situation.
"It seems to be able to simulate all my spells including legendary spells and all the effects on me. It looks like a duplicate of me and very similar to Monster Viken in the Realm of Gates, except that it does not have special attributes that are half a level higher than mine …"
"… It does not have a 'Moon Timer', so it cannot get rid of the restraint of 'Advanced Time Stop' … Does it mean that it cannot simulate the effects of the items on me?"
"… It cannot perform status transformation in my unique way. It is obvious that the essence of the world of such a level is not something that the primeval devils can touch and copy. It can only be performed in the form similar to the primeval devils themselves. That's why it cannot avoid 'Silent Blue' …"
While Lucien analyzed Pride's situation, laughter echoed in the ruins and the wilderness at the same time. "It's useless. You can't kill me, because I am you!"
"It's also a sign of arrogance that you refuse to face yourself!"
The laughter gradually died down. Out of Lucien's expectation, Pride did not attack him again and exhaust his spiritual power with a protracted battle. Instead, it melted into the darkness and did not make any sound, like a predator that was tailing its prey in silence and waiting for it to be exhausted before it launched a ferocious attack.
Lucien observed the environment warily. It was a barren wilderness where not a blade of grass grew. The dark red soil seemed to be soaked in blood, giving him the most painful and uncomfortable feeling.
"The Moor of Pain …" Lucien took a breath. It was a 'landmark' that almost every legendary sorcerer who visited the primeval hell would encounter. It was the greatest feature of the primeval hell. Therefore, it was named 'Moor of Pain' by a certain ancient legendary sorcerer.
Lucien continued flying forward according to his predetermined direction. After all, if he was scared off by Pride so easily, he would never be able to explore the primeval hell again.
After flying for a while, the 'map' in Lucien's arms suddenly emitted intense waves.
Taking out the map given by the Lord of Mysteries, Lucien saw that the evil symbols on it were wriggling as if they were alive and pointing to a certain location.
"Is the place where the Master of Argent hid the special Stellar Core nearby?" Lucien thought to himself. After considering for a moment, he decided to go over and take a look before anything else happened.
According to the guidance of the 'map', Lucien flew in the gloomy, dim sky for a while, before he saw a shaking temple down below.
The ragged temple was very similar to the palace outside of the Blue Gate. It was full of the style of the primeval age, with enormous stone pillars supporting the dome.
However, half of the pillars of the temple had collapsed, and the air of vicissitudes and decay was overwhelming.
Lucien investigated carefully with magic for a long time before he lowered his altitude and walked into the temple.
Simple but vivid murals had been painted on the wall of the temple. On the murals, there were all kinds of cruel punishments such as whipping, beheading, hanging, cutting off the flesh, drowning, and so on, as well as the sacrificial rituals performed by a bunch of humanoid creatures.
The moment he saw the shabby murals, Lucien almost couldn't control his feelings of pain and hatred.
"Is this the beginning of the summoning of the primeval devils? Were they drawn by the primeval devils to tempt the adventurers? " With the help of magic, Lucien kept his calmness. While recording the murals, he walked into the depths of the temple.
Although the temple was enormous, for a legendary sorcerer such as Lucien, it was nothing more than a small library. Very soon, he saw the brilliant Stellar Core on the altar of the temple.
The Stellar Core was smaller, clearer, and more brilliant than the one that Lucien used to make the Moon Timer. The space around it was twisted by the Stellar Core, giving one a heavy feeling.
The most special thing about the Stellar Core was that it was stained with the air of transcendence. Through the brilliant core, Lucien seemed to see the illusion of an enormous planet.
After seeing the Stellar Core, Lucien put on a sincere smile, not because of the preciousness of the material, but because the uniqueness of the Stellar Core brought him closer and closer to the 'truth'.
In such a delightful state, Lucien still did not let his guard down. He began to examine the Stellar Core and the situation around it with all kinds of magic, in case there was a trap like the Time Plate or the Master of Argent's scheme.
Hardly had Lucien cast his magic when the brilliance of the Stellar Core on the ground suddenly constricted and twisted, stretching into a man in a slim suit. It was Memphis, the Lord of Mysteries.
"Nice to meet you. I am 'Greed'." The devil introduced itself with a smile. Then, it pointed at its face and said, "You must've been caught in this guy's scheme."
It was obviously referring to Memphis, the Lord of Mysteries.
"Huh?" Lucien made a nasal sound with a smile.
Greed grimaced. "Although this guy is not strong, he is an excellent schemer. Also, he likes to hurt people for no good reason. You fell into his trap when you agreed to help him retrieve the Stellar Core."
"I know that you must've not signed a contract with him, but your intention to retrieve the Stellar Core is equivalent to handing the knife to the primeval devils."
The smile on Lucien's face disappeared, and he listened quietly.
The devil of Greed was even more satisfied. "Normally speaking, if you were a top legend with all kinds of spells and no emotional fluctuations, you would've only run into some illusions and the wandering ghosts that we possessed after you entered the primeval hell. You wouldn't have run into us one after another. However, you already had the 'greedy' idea of retrieving the 'Stellar Core' in your heart. Therefore, you left a gap in your defense spell that allowed us to enter easily!"
Lucien listened quietly without replying.
"What do you think? Is it hard to figure out his scheme? "Greed said exaggeratedly.
Lucien was still silent.
After a while, Greed asked with a casual smile, "You're not angry? Not angry? You don't want to kill him? "
"Whether or not what you said is true, what's the use of being angry and infuriated? It will only make your old partner, 'Abomination', project into my heart, "Lucien finally opened his mouth with a gentle and peaceful smile, like the gentle light of the Silver Moon.
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