Another World’s Versatile Crafting Master c1-1074

by Zhuang Bifan

  Why was this butcher so legendary? It was because he already had the core rules of butchering cows within his grasp.

  A mage that had the core rules within his grasp was also another legendary butcher from a certain perspective, casting any spell at his own whim. With this small knife in hand, he could skip levels and challenge powerhouses far stronger than himself.

  Macklin was clearer than others as to how frightening this skipping of levels was.

  Looking at the Aurora Square again, Macklin's complexion changed. In his eyes, that young man floating in the sky was no longer the trial apprentice that had boundless prospects. He was now a genuine powerhouse that could defeat Macklin head on. Macklin did not even have the courage to fight with his trial apprentice again, because he knew that if they were to duel again, he would not even have forty percent chance of winning even when he was not suppressing his strength…

  A mage that had the core magical laws within his grasp was seriously too scary.

  Yet at this time, Matthias used a Levitation Spell to stabilize himself. He used his hand to touch his abdomen, and his hand was immediately covered in blood.

  "I was still underestimating you…" Matthias' voice seemed to have come from the Abyss. That chilling aura was so bone-piercing that even the mages at the spectators' seat could not help but shiver. This feeling was too terrifying. It was like a demon from the Abyss was staring at them with its faint eyes.

  "Ahahaha, I agree…" Lin Li's laughed modestly, but his hands did not stop moving. He used his advantage of being in the air and shot out ten more Wind Blades. It immediately forced Matthias to raise the Elemental Shield.

  The battle had progressed this far, and it had finally reached the rhythm that Lin Li liked the most. By using his immense mental strength and instantly casting low-level spells that were blinding fast to apply pressure, forcing the opponent to flee in panic while he himself was taking things easy, he could prepare another killer move.

  "However, you will soon find out that an ant like you would never be able to harm a messenger from the Abyss…" While being pressured by the wind blade, Matthias was not distressed at all. Instead, his face displayed a cruel smile.

  "Oh?"

  Just when Lin Li was in a slight daze, Matthias had already reached out his right hand and took out a blood-red crystal from his pocket…

  Chapter 275 - Awakening

  Matthias seemed to have been possessed while holding the blood-red crystal tightly in his hands. His eyes were filled with madness—he was just like a gambler whose eyes were red from losing yet had suddenly gotten a good card. Now, Matthias' face was so swollen that it was contorted. It was abnormally hideous in the blood-red light.

  "I've been waiting too long for this day…" Matthias' gaze was filled with madness, but his voice seemed to be calm and suppressed. It was just like the calm before the storm, where the clouds in the sky were dense and thick. The hoarse voice spread across the Aurora Square, and the thousands of mages at the spectator seats could clearly hear it. "When I was lying on the sickbed, I told myself again and again that one day I will let you experience the taste of your limbs being torn apart and being stepped on. I am really thankful to the Supreme Council for giving me this chance. Felic, open your eyes and take a look what is the power of the messenger of the Abyss!"

  When Matthias' voice had just fallen, that blood-red crystal had been crushed by him with a "crack". Afterward, blood-red mist started to seep out of the crystal like a plague. It instantly filled up the whole Aurora Square…

  "Sh*t!" Lin Li's head instantly tightened. He was a true master of mineral veins. In terms of the appraising of gemstones, even Andoine could not be compared to him. When he saw Matthias crush the crystal in his hand, Lin Li immediately remembered this was definitely a Blood Eye Crystal, a legendary sacred relic from the Abyss!

  What the hell…

  The Blood Eye Crystal was no laughing matter. Even back at the Endless World, Lin Li had heard of this name before, but he never had the chance to see it with his own eyes. At this time, Lin Li's hair stood up. He had never imagined that Matthias would actually have such a lethal weapon in his hands.

  This was a genuine sacred relic from the Abyss. Once the Blood Eye Crystal had been crushed, it would immediately create a Gate of the Abyss. Under the influence of the Gate of the Abyss, a mage that was proficient in demonic powers would not only see a raise in power, but he could even make minor changes to magical laws…

  Do not underestimate such minor changes. In the magical world, once it involves changes with the law, just a small change would very possibly trigger a true disaster. Such changes could be magical attributes, or even the magic structure. It could even be time and space. Nobody knew what would happen once the laws were changed, and nobody would dare to provoke a mage that had the ability to change laws. It was because this was often unexpected in the field of magic, which also meant that it was a Legendary powerhouse at the very least…

  Even though almost ten magical core magical laws appeared in Lin Li's mind, he could not help but feel a shiver down his spine.

  "F*ck, what is this little bastard trying to do?!" Hoffman almost jumped up from his seat. His small eyes were wide open as though he had seen a ghost. This was not a joke—once the Gate of the Abyss was open, the demonic power that was full of corrosive attribute would start to spread like a plague. Once it reached that point, even most of the thousands of mages at the spectator seats would start to demonize, not to mention that those two at the Aurora Square would not be able to escape.

  "Too impulsive…" At this time, even Herza started to frown. At the moment when Matthias crushed the Blood Eye Crystal, Herza already knew that if this young man was not stopped, there might be a real disaster happening in the Aurora Square.

  "Damn. With what this little as*hole Matthias did, we are all going to die!" Macklin's exasperated scolding came from the VIP seats, but he had no solution to offer. It was because the Blood Eye Crystal in Matthias' hand had been crushed already. Amidst the blood-red mist, the profound and dark Gate of the Abyss had started to slowly appear…

  "Sigh…" Aldwin only shook his head, and gripped the magic staff in his hand tightly again. A long and complex incantation escaped his lips like flowing water. The incomparably intense magical waves were filled with a threatening aura. The brilliance from the tip of the magic staff was as bright as a scorching sun. Furthermore, the brilliance got brighter as Aldwin's recitation got louder and louder. At the end, the blinding brilliance seemed to have covered the entire Aurora Square…

  At this time, even people like Sendros that were sitting nearby had started to feel alarmed. All the while, they had only heard that Aldwin was the strongest mage in the whole Felan Kingdom, but they had never witnessed how strong this strongest mage actually was until today. At the climax of today's duel, they had finally seen that the power of Aldwin had far surpassed their imagination. It was because the field of magic that this president of Alanna's Guild of Magic had was actually the Void Barrier.

  This was the legendary absolute defense. Accordingly, when bodies were under the protection of the Void Barrier, even time would not have any effect on them.

  Furthermore, the Void Barrier that Aldwin cast had reached everywhere. The whole Aurora Square was under the protection of the Void Barrier. The dazzling white light appeared, and Matthias' Gate of the Abyss was like a child's play now. No matter how that red mist pervaded the area, it was unable to reach the spectators' seats. It was like an invisible wall had separated the Aurora Square into two different worlds.

  "Howl!" A loud roar came from the Aurora Square, and Lin Li anxiously turned around to take a look, frightened. Yet, he saw Matthias tightly gripping his fists, and his distorted but hideous face was filled with pain. What made Lin Li confused and panic-stricken was that there seemed to be something hidden under Matthias' black robe, and that it was wriggling in accordance with his roars of pain…

  "It can't be…" Lin
Li's expression immediately froze. He suddenly remembered that other than raising the power of a mage, the Gate of the Abyss could be used for something else…

  Just when Lin Li was dumbfounded, Matthias let out another roar of pain. Immediately after, Lin Li saw a pair of black wings tearing open the robe, being exposed to everyone's gaze in a strange and weird manner. Just in the blink of an eye, Matthias' body had undergone a complete change. The current him had already lost all features as a human being, and seemed to look like a real demon…

  His whole body was covered in scales, which gave people goosebumps when they looked at them. His handsome face had been completely distorted. Two weird mageweaths stretched from his forehead all the way to the corner of his mouth, filled with a devilish hideousness. There was single horn extending from his forehead as though a tumor growing out. The pair of black wings spread in the wind, and when it whipped up a gust, it even brought forth a thick bloody scent…

  There was an incomparable demonic aura emanating from the Aurora Square; it gave Lin Li goosebumps. Now, Lin Li finally understood. No wonder Matthias could obtain such powers within a month. No wonder the Ashen Warlock was willing to have him as a disciple and even unselfishly taught him everything about a spell like the Rain of Sacrifice.

  It turns out this was the reason why. Matthias has a genuine devil's lineage!

  All the way till now, Lin Li had always thought that Matthias crushed the Blood Eye Crystal to summon the Gate of the Abyss. Now, Lin Li finally understood. He had actually forgotten that the Blood Eye Crystal was called the sacred relic of the Abyss, and other than being able to summon the Gate of the Abyss, it could even allow those that inherited the devil's lineage to awaken. Although the period of awakening was not long, within this time frame, Matthias, who had the devil's lineage, could allow himself to turn into a true demon…

  Furthermore, the devil's lineage that Matthias had inherited definitely belonged to some powerful demon monarch. It was because only by inheriting a devil monarch's lineage would there be a pair of majestic-looking wings and a single peculiar horn. In the world of the abyss, these two unique characteristics represented strength and status.

  F*ck, it's going to be really troublesome now.

  The awakening of the devil's monarch lineage was naturally a terrifying thing. It meant that Matthias would have the power of at least level-eighteen for a short period of time. Furthermore, his actual body was inside the Gate of the Abyss. While being affected by the power of the Gate of the Abyss, his power would be multiplied. He could even make minor changes to magical laws.

  Facing such a terrifying monster, Lin Li did not have a single chance at victory even if he were to become more powerful…

  "Seems like I would have to drink something again…" Lin Li shook his head. He reached into his pocket with a face full of frustration and took out a small and exquisite glass bottle from inside.

  The glass bottle contained a transparent liquid, which did not seem thick. Under the sunlight, it was sparkling and crystal-clear, just like normal water, but when Lin Li held it in his hands, he was unusually careful. It was because what this glass bottle contained was a potion that Lin Li used two days and a whole black lotus to concoct…

  "Roar!" Just when Lin Li had opened the glass bottle and was about to drink the potion, Matthias who was on the ground suddenly roared. After that, he spread his black wings and instantly flew toward Lin Li just like a gigantic bat.

  "F*ck…" While facing the charging Matthias, Lin Li had no choice but to retreat. Even an idiot knew that a demon's physical and magical strength was overbearing. Even though Lin Li was a special kind of mage that was a blacksmith guru as well, he did not dare to engage in close combat with Matthias, either…

  But Matthias did not give him this chance. He retracted his wings quickly and seemed to have transformed into a black arrow, instantly shooting towards Lin Li. After that, he threw out a punch. In that instant, Lin Li felt like his c.h.e.s.t had been smashed by an iron hammer. Even his bones seemed to have been crushed into pieces.

  Chapter 276 - Lord of Destruction

  After Matthias managed to inflict that blow, he laughed hideously. His fists landed heavily on Lin Li like a heavy rain. The awakening of the devil's lineage had caused Matthias to transform from a physically weak man into a completely different person. Now, his mighty blows were like boulders that run over Lin Li's body. Lin Li winced in pain as if his bones were all broken…

  "Damn…" Lin Li endured the 10 blows from behind his Frost Shield. But, he finally found a chance to escape the storm-like attacks with Matthias' oversight…

  Lin Li wiped fresh blood off the edge of his mouth. His hands were trembling a lot, and he had no strength to control his body. Lin Li could only make use of the Levitation Spell to hover unsteadily in the air. Everything beneath him seemed tilted. Even the Aurora Square looked unusually distorted as if it was folded by someone. In Lin Li's eyes, the thousands of mages appeared to own multiple shadows that overlapped with each other…

  Lin Li rubbed his eyes to see more clearly. However, the moment his hands touched them, he saw blood on his hands. It was then that he realized that blood was coming out from his eyes, ears, mouth, and nose. Matthias' continuous attacks might have injured his organs…

  "Don't worry, this is just the beginning…" Matthias' hoarse laughter was like the cry of an owl. When he laughed, the two mageweath on his cheeks distorted hideously.

  Lin Li drew in big mouthfuls of air and stubbornly replied, "I'm… not worried at all…" He forced out a smile and raised up his Aether Staff.

  The Frost Shield pieced itself back together, and generated a bright light up the sky. What followed was the Potence Spell, Hastening Spell, Hemophilic Spell, Stoneskin Spell, and other types of energy boosters. At that point of time, Lin Li could feel that he was wrapped in a blinding light—red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple… like a dazzling rainbow.

  "What a joke…" Matthias smirked as a smile surfaced on his scaly face. To him, the mage from Jarrosus had to be joking. His own devil's lineage had just awakened, and his ability was comparable to that of a high-level magical beast. If he wanted, he could simply tear him into pieces. What were energy boosters to him? Could it be that the Jarrosus mage still wanted to make use of the boosters to personally battle with himself?

  Matthias really wanted to advise him to give up resisting. There was no use with himself being physically stronger. Not to mention the Hastening Spell and Potence Spell, even if Lin Li had the help from a Legendary-level Priest as well as the legendary theurgy from a divine, he would not be able to win against the devil's lineage which had been awakened.

  Seeing that his opponent was desperately doing his recitation to maintain the energy boosters, Matthias suddenly had the thrill of being in a cat and mouse chase. Although he had always wanted to kill his opponent, he was not in a hurry when he had gained absolute advantage over him. He levitated quietly to look at the trivial spells Lin Li was trying to cast. He was elated by the definite power he had claimed.

  Matthias had gotten ahold of the momentum of the battle. The extreme gush of energy from the awakening gave him undue confidence. He could end the battle with a victory by tearing the Jarrosus mage into pieces any time he wanted. However, he was not in a rush. He loved the euphoria he got from the power difference between the cat and the mouse. Seeing how the mouse struggled helplessly gave the cat greater satisfaction as compared to killing it in one go.

  What Matthias wanted to do now was to smash all the tiny sense of hope he could give his opponent. He was going to do this again and again until his opponent fell into a state of hopelessness. Then, he was going to kill him with the most brutal methods.

  Matthias hovered in the air quietly as he looked at his opponent from above. Then, he swooped towards him. He was like a vampire amidst the red mist, giving off ominous and hair-standing vibes…

  "F*ck this bastard…" Hoffman glared at Matthias angrily. That scound
rel was too terrifying! How would Hoffman not be aware of the situation Matthias was in? To a certain extent, the energy of a Dark Conjurer was as good as from the devil itself—just not as direct as how Matthias got his. Among the thousands of audience present, Hoffman knew Matthias the best…

  Looking at how Matthias' black wings spread, the hideous horn on his head, the two mageweaths on his cheeks, as well as his scaly body, one could not help but feel goosebumps all over him. If Hoffman remembered correctly, the leader of the seventh level abyss—Lord of Destruction, Batu—looked exactly like this…

  Batu was a devil at the lord-level. It was at the tip the food chain on the seventh level of the abyss. No legendary man would dare to raise his head to look at it. Although Matthias was born generations after Batu, and inherited one-tenth of its ability after the awakening, and so he was much more powerful compared to Felic, who had just reached level-16 of the Archmage realm.

  Hoffman was not the only one who was in panic. Macklin was sitting there anxiously as well. Although he did not say much, his hands were clenched. The battle was really overboard! It surpassed the level of a battle that was only supposed to involve trial students.

  Especially Matthias—he had become a monster. Not to mention his invincible strength, he also had great resistance against magical spells. He could clearly see Felic casting three spells on him in one go.

  However, two of them were like throwing meat buns at a dog, disappearing almost immediately. While the Delaying Spell worked a little, Matthias still managed to dash towards Lin Li after a few seconds as though he had consumed aphrodisiac…

  Goddammit, how can they fight like this!

  The scariest thing for Macklin was the fact that Matthias had only consumed half of his energy. From the beginning, he had always been using his body to fight like a warrior. The awakening had not just brought him invincible strength, but also similar magical ability. The greatness would then be amplified by a few times when Matthias got under the influence of the Gate of the Abyss.