by Zhuang Bifan
Hutton was not a fool. He knew that even if he were to go all out in such a battle, it would be impossible for him to create any positive impact on it. One magical explosion and sword attack would be sufficient to shatter all of Hutton's bones. Hence, Hutton could only hide on the side obediently and take on the bystander role, watching as Lin Li cast all the snow…
Hutton would be able to tell that that was the force of the Magical Domain even if he was a blind man…
To any mage, the Magical Domain would be the final magic power they acquired. When a mage stayed within the Magical Domain, he would have the ability to challenge real divinities. This was a strict law established by countless mages from 1300 years ago.
However, it was equally difficult for Legendary-mages to master the Magical Domain. In fact, reaching the Legendary-realm was only the first step to the peak of the magic power. The road to the mastery and integration of the laws would be arduous, and could take up the entire life of a mage.
Mentor Cheyenne once told him that usually, Legendary-mages only truly acquired the Magical Domain when they were at level-21 or level-22…
The eerie situation left Hutton's mouth wide open. He was shocked that a 20-year-old Archmage could create a Magical Domain that integrated the laws of ice, light, and darkness. If he'd heard of this possibility from others, he would have thought it to be an absurd joke…
However, this joke happened right before his eyes. It carried an earth-shattering growl that pounced towards the Lord of Darkness…
Lin Li stood on the back of the Humerus Wyrm quietly, and glanced satisfyingly at the world of ice he had created.
That's right. This is a Magical Domain…
Lin Li had experienced many battles throughout his journey from the Blackstone Mountains to the Abyss of Tharlen, and there were even a few battles that required him to confront Legendary powerhouses directly. The knowledge he had acc.u.mulated over those battles had enabled Lin Li to understand the Legendary-realm thoroughly, and he did not stop learning when he got to the Abyss of Tharlen. The clash between the Holy Light and the Dark Decay helped Lin Li understand the mysterious Magical Domains a little bit better.
Apart from Lin Li, no one knew how meaningful that battle was. To Lin Li, it was as though he had pushed open the gate to the Legendary-realm and put one of his feet in it.
Through that battle, Lin Li even came into contact with the secrets of Magical Domains.
Of course, only Lin Li knew that this Magical Domain was not yet complete…
Chapter 465 - Light and Dark
Earth, water, fire, wind, light, dark, and chaos were not only the seven main elements of Anril, but were also seven major laws. There could be numerous laws that extended from each of these elements, whereas the laws of three elements—namely light, dark, and chaos—were the hardest to master. The ones who could master these most fundamental rules would be as great as the five Dragon Aspects. Despite being talented and having great potential, it would be impossible for Lin Li to grasp these outrageous rules before reaching the Legendary-realm.
In fact, it would be unlikely for him to do so even if he got into the Legendary-realm.
By estimation, Lin Li felt that he would only be able to master these two fundamental rules1 when he got closer to the Sanctuary-realm.
However, even if he did not have the ability to grasp these two fundamental rules comprehensively, it did not mean that he could not make use of their forces. Both Holy Light and Gloomy Dark gave him great possibilities, and they were the most crucial aspect of the Stars of Fury. If the seven star debris—of namely earth, water, fire, wind, light, dark, and chaos—did not exist, the Stars of Fury would merely be a strong weapon. Only the combination of the Stars of Fury with the debris of stars could let it become a true epic weapon—a weapon that only existed in myths…
Lin Li had the Stars of Fury when he was at the Endless World, and he could cast the force of any of the seven Elemental Powers and create seven miraculous laws as he wished. To an extent, Lin Li was no longer a real Hunter at that time. Apart from the bow and arrow that he had with him for a long time, Lin Li still had the invincible Elemental and Rule Power.
It was this that protected Lin Li when he was at the Well of the Sun, and allowed him to confront one of the scariest existences of Endless World—the Dragon of Destruction, Azardas, who governed over the laws of Darkness and Evilness!
That was the greatest secret of the debris of the stars…
Lin Li was the only one who knew this secret. The living legend Sendros might have known that there was the purest Dark Force embedded within Lin Li's tiny crossbow, yet he was definitely unaware that this purest force had the ability to let a mage create a Magical Domain constructed from the laws of Darkness!
Strictly speaking, the real thing that Lin Li mastered was just one of the laws of ice…
The law of ice was not complicated. Every mage who had just started to learn magic would be exposed to a huge pool of ice element magic. Some of the spells included the Icemist Spell and Iceblast, and when the mages attained a higher level, they would be able to comprehend the Frost Dragon Gun and the Thousand Miles of Ice. These spells were the most direct and simplest elaboration on the laws of ice. Years of experience would allow every mage to develop an individual interpretation of the laws of ice. Hence, the most common Magical Domain that most mages would develop after they had reached the Legendary-realm would be related to the laws of ice.
The reason was very simple. The laws of ice were not whatever basic rule, but a superficial variation of the rules of water. Regardless of whether it was comprehension or mastery, it could be considered as one with the least difficulty.
That made the laws of ice the least powerful among the different Magical Domains. The fact that it involved superficial laws and had a simplistic structure restricted the potential for this Magical Domain to be enhanced and modified. A clever Legendary-mage would never settle on just the laws of ice as his Magical Domain.
However, it was not the case for Lin Li…
With both the Holy Light and the Gloomy Dark with him, Lin Li could borrow the mantras from either of them and integrate them into the laws of ice. That would change everything.
The enhancement to the Magical Domain made the effects that were cast a challenge for the Lord of Darkness.
That was the current situation…
There was a portentous killing intent within the snowy scene that could erupt anytime and would be able to engulf the Reincarnation of the Dragon of Destruction.
That was the force of a Magical Domain. Even if Lin Li's Magical Domain was not yet complete, the presence of the Holy Light and the Gloomy Dark was sufficient to terrify the Lord of Darkness. The force erupted instantaneously in that treacherous scene of snow. Countless icicles shot out from the void like sharp weapons. A maleficent glow of magic appeared, making everyone feel dizzy and the magical beasts and demons start growling…
Although their bodies were all made of ice, they were no longer pure ice. Lin Li became the God-like creator of the world in the Magical Domain. The Magical Domain had given everything within it real life and energy. As long as the weapons and magical beasts were within it, they would have to adhere to all instructions he gave… at least until a greater existence broke the Magical Domain. It was like what Lin Li did to Ujfalusi when he was in Syer Town…
The large masses of demons and magical beasts started to rush towards the Lord of Darkness like a never-ending powerful tide. Sharpened weapons tore across the air and entrapped the terrorizing sword that Lin Li was afraid of.
At once, there were blade auras, black flames, and glaring glow of magic everywhere. It was like a mirror reflecting the sky full of glittering stars. Despite having a set of supposedly impregnable powers, the Lord of Darkness lost its ability to deal with the situation. It couldn't help it. There was too much life force within the Magical Domain that was created by the three different laws. They had enabled Lin Li to contr
ol a force that no other level-21 Legendary-mages could imagine.
Every sword strike that the Lord of Darkness made managed to destroy magical weapons that had been icicles, as well as slay the magical beasts and demons that had been integrated with snow particles. There was a continuous stream of snowflakes and icicles that blasted through the air with every sword stroke. Unfortunately, the Lord of Darkness met with a monster with close to unlimited mana. Under the disconcerting support of mana, the life within the Magical Domain never died down. The present Lin Li was even more spooky than Sendros who had the ability to summon Undead creatures. After all, although Sendros was like a fortress, the number of Undead creatures he could control still had a limit…
Lin Li, however, was different. He was like the God that created a world within the Magical Domain. Everything in that world had to submit to his d.e.s.i.r.es, and numbers wouldn't be an issue at all. Not to exaggerate, as long as Lin Li's mana did not get exhausted, he would be an unconquerable force within the Magical Domain.
Although the sword of the Lord of Darkness would destroy hundreds of magical weapons, and kill dozens of magical beasts and demons in a single stroke, it was still far from adequate. The lord could only ensure that the rate at which it was killing all the enemies matched up to the rate at which Lin Li was creating those creatures and objects. The tide-like magical beasts and weapons seemed to be never-dwindling, and the magical weapons that danced in the air seemed to be ever-multiplying…
The scariest thing was, those hundred of creatures that each had a pair of wings and a long spear in their hands—the Angels of Light and Dark that even Connoris had not met before—were still hovering behind Lin Li and not yet taking any actions…
Although the Lord of Darkness had lost its intelligence and consciousness, and was just a creature which only knew how to destroy and kill, the instincts of a powerhouse helped him realize that those hundreds of monsters with wings and spears were the strongest magical weapons within the Magical Domain…
The Lord of Darkness could feel that those hundreds of monsters each had the ability beyond level-18. There would be dire consequences if they were to participate in this battle.
"Damn it, Connoris! Are you really confident?"
Even if the Lord of Darkness had had both intelligence and consciousness, it wouldn't have expected the human mage who was already gaining an upper hand to be more anxious than itself.
Lin Li might be the only one who knew how anxious he was. It was impossible to continue to borrow force from the Holy Light and the Gloomy Dark. Both of them were the most basic rules of Anril. Any real Legendary-mages who wanted to get ahold of them would require invincible powers. As somebody who was still a step away from the Legendary-realm, it would be impossible for him to sustain his powers.
In reality, Lin Li risked the bite of mana each time he borrowed the Light and Dark Force. That was no joking matter. The bite of mana was as scary as floods and monsters. A little bit of carelessness would result in the collapse of mana for any mage. The reason for Lin Li's good condition was his massive mental strength. He had been using this huge pool of mental strength to suppress the bite of mana. There would be great trouble when he lost the control of the mental suppression…
Furthermore, the Legendary skills Lin Li had was a temporary fleet he acquired from the Seethe of Mana Potion. Although Lin Li was not stingy in the use of such a high-level potion, there was still a limit to all the drinking. Despite having an enormous space within the Ring of Endless Storm, it would be unreasonable to fill it with the Seethe of Mana Potions when each of the bottles would only last him for a minute. Anybody would be too shocked to know anyone who could drink these bottles like plain water…
In fact, Lin Li had only brought along 30 bottles of the potion. If he failed to resolve all the mess after he finished the 30 bottles, Lin Li would have bad luck.
It might have seemed that Lin Li was gaining an upper hand in the battle, but he knew that he was in an extremely precarious state. He would only have 20 minutes. After 20 minutes, he could only submit to fate… Author must mean light and dark, but in case he didn't, well, you've got a footnote instead of our directly changing it.
Chapter 466 - Ancient Demon Language
"Goddammit, stop rushing me!" Connoris snapped at Lin Li. Actually, the ancient deity would have sensed the urgency of the situation without Lin Li saying anything. But, what could he do? He was not an ancient deity anymore. In fact, he was just a pathetic soul that had been sealed by Osric…
"I don't want to rush you…" Lin Li smiled helplessly as he stood on the back of the Humerus Wyrm. "But, I can only urge you on… Hey, almighty Soul Trader, can you do something about this? How could you not have a way to weaken the powers of the Lord of Darkness? What about your spells that are written in the ancient Demon Language? You can just recite any of them. I just need your help to weaken the Lord of Darkness by a little, and I would be able to create the illusion of both parties suffering a great injury…"
"What on earth are you saying? Recite any of them?" Connoris nearly jumped on Lin Li's back in rage. Damn it, what was this fella thinking of the demonic runes? Were they white cabbage that could be sold by weight? Although Connoris was a bona fide ancient deity, how could he have retained his strong powers when all the High Elves had been turned into the dust of history? If it were before, why would a Lord of Darkness matter? As long as the Dragon of Destruction did not descend, he would have the ability to smash the Lord of Darkness with a finger…
"You really have no idea?"
"Let me think…" Connoris muttered under his breath, and stayed silent for a moment. He was racking his brain, trying to come up with a way to deal with the Lord of Darkness.
"F*ck you! I knew that you couldn't be trusted…" Lin Li cussed. He had no other choice but to continue to raise his mental strength to suppress the threat of the bite of mana, and continued to empty more potion bottles like plain water.
The mana within him continued to stir, and Lin Li felt as though his organs were stirring as well. The sense of dizziness and nauseousness came in waves, and the pain from exerting too much mental strength was like countless needles pricking his brain. There was even a moment that Lin Li felt like he was going to die. People who had not experienced it would never know how horrifying it felt to have to depend on potions to raise their magic powers and exert their mental strength to suppress the bite of mana…
Time trickled by. The Lord of Darkness was like a slaughtering machine that would never get exhausted. Its sharp sword that carried blazing black flames was like the scythe of a Grim Reaper as it continued to destroy Lin Li's Magical Domain. There were numerous lives being destroyed and numerous lives being created at every point in time, and it was as though the two Legendary powerhouses were battling on a thin thread…
At this time, it was not a contest that celebrated whoever that would win, but rather whoever could endure longer…
Being an invincible force within the Magical Domain he created, Lin Li would stay uninjured as long as his Magical Domain did not collapse. With the powers of the Dragon of Destruction, the lord was an insurmountable presence. With the force of the Abyss of Tharlen entering the body of the lord consistently, it would never get exhausted.
That battle was fated to last.
The fact that Lin Li had the magical crystal of the Dragon of Destruction but could not use it to swallow the Lord of Darkness was insulting. After all, the Lord of Darkness was merely a form of energy. The body of the Dragon of Destruction could be engulfed instantaneously without the Dragon Crystal, regardless if it was the dragon horn or bones. It couldn't be helped. His unjust fate was determined the very moment the Dragon of Destruction sent his reincarnation to Tharlen. Being the main body of the Lord of Darkness, the Dragon of Destruction could withdraw the force any time he wished.
Unfortunately, Lin Li would never dare to do that…
Mephistos was hiding in the shadows, and could appear anytim
e. His sole reason for not doing that was only out of fear of the Lord of Darkness. The Lord of Darkness had to have a certain way to control Mephistos. Otherwise, the terrible Mephistos would not be that afraid of him.
Hence, Lin Li had to create an illusion that both the Lord of Darkness and himself were greatly injured, misleading Mephistos into thinking that neither of them had the ability to threaten him… Lin Li had yet to send the 100 Angels of Light and Dark onto the battlefield as he was worried he might lose his final card. If both the Lord of Darkness and himself were to be really worn out, that would be a great advantage for Mephistos…
Lin Li had already drunk his 20th Seethe of Mana Potion. After feeling the number of potion bottles left in his pocket, his expression turned awful. "Oh gosh, trouble is really huge…"
Just when Lin Li was hesitating whether not to use the Dragon Crystal to swallow the Lord of Darkness before he proceeded to gamble with Mephistos, Connoris suddenly jumped on his back.
"I've got it! I've got it!"
Since he acquired the hammer from the Eternal Furnace, Lin Li had never felt that the demon that was full of lies could be so adorable. Tears welled up in Lin Li's eyes as soon as he heard Connoris' voice. All of his blabbering turned into a single sentence in that very moment…
"Goddammit, speak!"
"…" Connoris might be the only ancient deity who had ever suffered a scolding. His heavy panting managed to help him suppress his urge to return the scolding to Lin Li. "I can tell you the method, but you have to promise not to spread this word to anyone. Otherwise, there wouldn't be any more demons in the entire Tharlen…" Connoris spoke in a negotiatory tone.
"What could be so powerful?"
"It is a paragraph of demonic runes that had been passed down from the prehistoric times, otherwise known as the ancient Demon Language. I'm not very sure who was the creator of this language, though. I'd only vaguely heard that its creator might be the father of us, the 99 ancient deities…"
