"Haha! This Light's Blessing: Holy Shield is an Mid-tier defensive spell. Go on, keep attacking. Once they turn into Black Beast Demons, your magic will collapse," Zuo Lan mocked as he looked at Fang Yu.
"Idiot."
Fang Yu sneered.
From the very beginning, his goal had not been to defeat Zuo Lan, but to interrupt the ritual and save the youths.
Moments later.
Fang Yu's body shone like a blue moon illuminating the earth.
"Ice Spread: Freeze!"
As Fang Yu chanted the name of his spell, the temperature across the entire area plummeted instantly, as if winter had arrived.
Snow and frost drifted through the air. Countless strands and particles of ice swirled around.
White frost descended upon the area where Zuo Lan stood. With the freezing speed of Ice Spread, if Zuo Lan remained within its range for five seconds, his entire body would be frozen into an ice sculpture.
Ice Spread always covered a wide area. Once it descended and frost blanketed the ground, the limitations of the Holy Shield became apparent.
After all, the Ice Element was brutally effective against mages with limited mobility.
The continuous freezing finally forced Zuo Lan to withdraw from the area of the Cursed Pool.
The curse ritual was forcibly interrupted.
Seeing this, Fang Yu was overjoyed. The power of ice and snow intensified once more.
The frost pressed forward directly toward Zuo Lan, intent on freezing him solid.
However, just as the ice was about to reach him.
Suddenly.
Red flames erupted, spreading beneath Zuo Lan's feet like a vivid crimson carpet.
The flames burned in all directions around him. The encroaching frost melted upon contact.
The Ice Spread covering the ground turned into vapor under the searing heat.
"Fire Element?" Fang Yu was startled.
Without hesitation, he increased the output of his magic, trying to freeze the flames.
A stalemate would work in his favor.
But at that moment, a blue-clad man stepped out from the side of the mountain temple.
He looked around twenty-seven or twenty-eight, with a pale complexion and sharp, well-defined features.
Fang Yu's eyes met his, and within the man's cold gaze, a green light flared brilliantly.
Immediately, a powerful aura erupted from the blue-clad man.
There was no doubt, he had already surpassed the Mid-Tier.
"High-Tier!"
"Damn it!" The instant Fang Yu sensed his cultivation, his expression changed drastically.
The blue-clad man gave him no time to think. He extended a hand, and violent winds surged forth, a tornado forming instantly.
"Wind Disc: Tornado."
Boom!
But just as the tornado was about to strike Fang Yu a phantom shield appeared in front of it.
Clang!
The tornado collided with the bone shield, and the difference in power was instantly clear.
Even though Fang Yu had already activated his defensive magic tool, he was still blasted far away.
Bang!
He slammed directly into a large tree.
Moments later.
Fang Yu slowly rose to his feet, inwardly shaken. If he had not summoned his shield magic tool at the critical moment, he would have been severely injured.
He looked toward the blue-clad man in the distance.
An High-Tier Mage.
This was bad.
After knocking Fang Yu back, the blue-clad man sighed and glanced around.
"Sigh, is this all? Logically, there should be more people. Why hasn't anyone else shown up yet? Don't tell me they ran away?"
Hearing this, Zuo Lan said to the blue-clad man, "Since there's no one else, forget it.
The mission comes first. I'll leave the rest to you, Mo Du."
With that, Zuo Lan walked back to the Cursed Pool, crouched down, and began chanting once more.
"Alright."
Mo Du stood beneath the moonlight, powerful magical energy radiating from his body.
"Wind Disk · Shredding!" Mo Du solemnly uttered the name of the wind spell from his lips.
The Dragon Tornado coiled along the ground and soared upward. Wind itself was colorless and formless, yet the sand and dust it swept up outlined its awe-inspiring body.
The massive wind form twisted and spiraled at high speed. The entire area was filled with cutting air currents that stung the skin. One slight loss of balance and a person would be dragged in alive, reduced to insignificant grass, tossed about and torn to shreds at will!
"This is bad."
Fang Yu turned and ran, but he simply could not shake off the violent wind dragon!
In less than two seconds, he would be pulled into the tornado. And there was no way he could withstand that kind of tearing force.
At the same time.
The sky was suddenly shrouded in a grayish white haze. Petrification Dust filled the air. With a resonant hum, it swirled around Fang Yu.
The rampaging wind was petrified, dissolving Fang Yu's crisis.
"So you finally show yourself. Your target is me?"
A rough voice rang out as Mo Du locked his gaze onto the newly appeared Leng Qing.
"Yes. I've been tracking you for nearly half a year. Finally caught you, Blue Deacon of the Black Vatican," Leng Qing said coldly, staring at Mo Du.
"You've just stepped into the High Tier. What makes you think you can capture me?" Mo Du sneered at Leng Qing.
"Perfect timing. I'll take you back with me. A High Tier cultivation, surely our Lord can create a marvelous masterpiece from you."
Leng Qing paid no mind to the mockery and instead asked, "Who is the person behind you?"
"Why don't you go meet him yourself?" Zuo Lan looked at Leng Qing with disdain.
"You're quite lucky. I'll spare your life. You'll definitely become our Lord's perfect creation."
Leng Qing frowned.
Since they refused to speak, there was no rush.
If she won, the initiative would be hers. If she lost, any answer would be meaningless.
In the next moment Mo Du looked toward the other Black Vatican members and ordered, "You three, hold them down. No one leaves today."
At once, a Third-Level Basic-Tier Mage, two First-Level Basic-Tier Mages, and two Black Beast Monsters moved together to surround Fang Yu and the others.
Spatial energy swirled around Fang Yu as he repelled his enemies.
Fang Jin unleashed blazing fire magic.
Bai Qiong once again released lightning.
Lan Jin gritted her teeth, determined not to hold anyone back.
However, just as they were about to engage, a stream of Petrification Dust suddenly swept past them.
Level 1 Eye of Rock Demon: Petrifaction
Buzz!
Brown light shimmered like a moon's shadow, and the Petrification Dust shot forward like a meteor.
In an instant it arrived before the three Basic-Tier Mages. The brown light flashed, the dust swept across them.
Puff!
The three Basic-Tier Mages were petrified in the blink of an eye. The Petrification Dust did not stop. It reappeared before the two Black Beast Monsters.
Like the shadow of a meteor, with merely two flickers, the two Black Beast Monsters were instantly turned to stone.
High Tier magic.
Terrifying beyond measure!
Next, Wind Breath swirled beneath Leng Qing's feet as she moved at top speed toward Zuo Lan.
But Mo Du reacted first. Water elements surged, gathering into a stream behind Zuo Lan to form a defensive barrier.
Seeing this, Leng Qing fully circulated her magic energy and unleashed her hidden power.
"Soul Seed — Quicksand."
The power of the Soul Seed emerged from her spiritual world and merged into her body,
enhancing her petrification magic.
At the same time, black energy appeared, spreading across her entire body and covering the Petrification Dust in the air.
"Quicksand · Eye of Rock Demon · Earth Spear!"
Slash!
Leng Qing unleashed the strongest power she currently possessed. The Petrification Dust condensed into an Earth Spear, which she cleaved forward in a single strike.
Because she moved so quickly, Zuo Lan had only just reacted when Leng Qing was already before him.
Faced with a spear augmented by a Soul Seed, he dared not be careless and immediately activated his defensive magical item.
Boom!
Crack!
Bang!
Black light swept across. The spear shattered the water defense, crushed the defensive magical item, and slashed into Zuo Lan's arm.
With a loud bang, Zuo Lan was sent flying.
Blood continuously poured from his arm.
He had been gravely wounded by Leng Qing's single spear strike.
Everyone was stunned. From the moment Leng Qing released her magic to the instant Zuo Lan was severely injured, only a breath of time had passed.
Too fast, so fast that they did not even understand what had happened.
Yet Leng Qing did not stop. After knocking Zuo Lan away, she landed beside him.
Without hesitation, black energy gathered. An Earth Spear appeared in her hand, and she struck downward.
Boom!
Zuo Lan did not even have time to react before Leng Qing pierced through his body and killed him with a single blow.
Black energy began spreading outward. Leng Qing stepped forward and attacked once more.
Dark brilliance emerged.
An Earth Spear condensed and swept across the air.
"Damn it she actually possesses a Soul Seed!"
This time, Mo Du did not dare to be careless. He began his counterattack, wielding torrents of water to confront her head-on.
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