Another World’s Versatile Crafting Master c1-1074

by Zhuang Bifan

  "Six-pointed Star Array. Destroy the Six-pointed Star Array, and the Gates of the Abyss will dissipate." Lin Li knew that it would be hard for Macklin to seal the Gates of the Abyss, but he had no other choice but to rely on him now.

  Upon hearing Lin Li's words, Macklin immediately commanded the mages to lean towards the apex of the Six-pointed Star Array. He then yelled, "What's next!?"

  Only then did Lin Li remember that Macklin was only a level-19 Archmage who would have a hard time if he wanted to destroy the Gates of the Abyss leading to the 66th floor of the abyss. His strength alone was a major problem, but fortunately there were other mages to help him. At the thought of this, Lin Li immediately shouted, "The Magic Array. Get the mages to form a Magic Array and concentrate all mana on one person. Give him a huge bombing!"

  Lin Li waved the Helios' Scepter in his hand, and instantly condensed a Light and Darkness Sword, which he then slashed fiercely at the Fire Demon King. Despite the great strength of the Fire Demon King, the latter was forced to retreat under the powerful sword that could even rip apart a Magical Domain.

  Seeing that Lin Li's sword had blasted the Fire Demon King backwards, Andoine immediately understood that Lin Li was trying to buy some time. Hence, he waved his staff, and numerous thorny plants blocked the Fire Demon King from rushing towards Lin Li again.

  While Andoine was stopping the Fire Demon King, Lin Li took out the Summoning Lamp and summoned the Lord of Nightmares together with the Crimson Dragon, which he ordered to help the mages block the Fire Demons that were swarming out. As soon as the Lord of Nightmares and the Crimson Dragon left, the Fire Demon King began ripping apart the plants that were in his way. He then leaped towards Lin Li again.

  Fortunately, at this moment, there was only a limited number of Abyssal Demon Dragons rushing out of the Gates of the Abyss, and the Lord of Nightmares and the Crimson Dragon managed to buy some time for the mages to lay the Magic Array.

  To the mages, laying the Magic Array was not a tall order, but it wouldn't be easy for everyone to concentrate all their mana on a single person. The hundred-odd Archmages' mana would cause the receiver to be under unimaginable pressure, and once the power exceeded the receiver's tolerance limit, the receiver's body would be greatly damaged. He would then be unable to progress in magic again for the rest of his life.

  However, at this critical moment, they no longer had a choice. Although Macklin could order the other mages to be the receiver of power, he decided to muster up the courage and volunteer himself instead after the Magic Array was laid.

  "Damn it, I'm old, so even if I die, I'll be content to have experienced the power of being in the Legendary-realm." Macklin stood on the spot for the receiver and raised his staff high in the sky, giving out the orders without hesitation.

  Under Macklin's orders, the Magic Array began to work. Rays of mana were ejected from the mages' staffs and flew into Macklin's thin body. With the immense mana, Macklin's power also increased at a rapid rate. Level-20, level-21, level-22…

  With the acc.u.mulation of mana of the hundred-odd Archmages, Macklin's power reached level-23. The veins on his forehead began to bulge as if they were going to burst anytime soon, and his robe began to make loud noises.

  Macklin waved his staff, and several powerful magic attacks were launched on the apex of the Six-pointed Star Array in front of him. However, Macklin was a little dumbfounded after the bombardment began to fade. Under the attacks of Legendary magic, there was still no change in the apex of the Six-pointed Star Array. The red rays of light did not seem to weaken, either.

  "Damn it, this thing is too strong. Felic, is there any other solution? I can't deal with it!" Macklin yelled anxiously at Lin Li. Under the infusion of the mana, he could only persist for one minute, yet he could not even deal with a Six-pointed Star Array now, let alone the rest.

  "What the heck is that bastard Osric getting up to!?" Lin Li cussed while trying to cope with the attacks of the Fire Demon King. In his head, he yelled, "Connoris, are you asleep? Hurry and get that Goblin to help us, otherwise we're all going to die!"

  "Okay, okay, got it," Connoris answered.

  The Goblin Angelano who'd escaped far, far away maneuvered the alchemy machine to scurry over. He yelled, "Hey, Felic, I can help you, but you'll owe me a big favor."

  "Damn it, I refuse to believe that you can outrun this group of Fire Demons with that machine of yours," Lin Li chided. However, he knew that he did not have much time to say anything now. Hence, he nodded, and exclaimed, "I won't mind even if I owe you 100 favors!"

  Upon hearing Lin Li's answer, Angelano did not say anything anymore, and immediately ran towards Macklin, pointing at one of the points of the Six-pointed Star Array that Macklin had begun destroying. With Angelano's instructions, Macklin finally knew what he had to do, and the stardust began to dim.

  Chapter 732 - Godly Soul Potion

  A star point was destroyed, and the Gates of the Abyss that had gradually solidified immediately became a bit illusory, while the Fire Demons behind the Gates of the Abyss also roared repeatedly. Just as Lin Li and the rest were struggling and fighting the Fire Demon King, the Fire Demon King immediately leapt towards Macklin and the rest to stop them from sealing the Gates of the Abyss when he saw those changes.

  This time, it was Lin Li's turn to stop the Fire Demon King. Although the power of the Fire Demon King was near the Sanctuary-realm, it was much harder for it to break the defense of the four Legendary powerhouses because of what happened when he was waiting for the Gates of the Abyss to be opened.

  Under the guidance of Angelano, Macklin desperately ran to one star point after another, and finally caused all six points to become dimmer. Meanwhile, the tall and large Gates of the Abyss also disappeared together with the Six-pointed Star Array. In the entire palace, there were only a few Fire Demons fighting the Lord of Nightmares left.

  As Macklin felt the effects of getting mana infused into him, he fell onto the ground and panted continuously, pointing his staff at the Fire Demons in front, and said to the other mages, "Ignore me for now. Dammit, kill them. They actually put me through so much trouble and torment."

  "Haha, didn't you say that you'd die with no regrets since you've already experienced the power of the Legendary-level?" Angelano gibed.

  Macklin rolled his eyes, and said, "Do you think I like the feeling of almost getting bombed? Why don't you try it?"

  With the participation of the mages, the Lord of Nightmares and the Crimson Dragon soon managed to get rid of the extra Fire Demons, restoring the entire palace to its original state. The four Legendary powerhouses battled the Fire Demon King.

  Unfortunately, the Fire Demon King was no longer at its most powerful, unlike in the beginning. After all, it was not really at the Sanctuary-realm. It had to open the Gates of the Abyss and fight the four Legendary-mages at the same time, which caused it to lose more than half of its power. Under the siege of the four Legendary powerhouses, the Volcano Domain of the Fire Demon King was continuously compressed, and the flames that surrounded him had gradually become weaker.

  Andoine's Thorn Domain had spawned numerous plants which climbed onto the body of the Fire Demon King, making it impossible for the flames to set it afire so easily. Rosen moved his staff, and a magic storm blasted toward the Fire Demon King, roaring continuously, while Lin Li condensed all of his Angels of Light and Dark into the Light and Darkness Sword, which he swung forcefully onto the large wounded body.

  The blazing flames no longer gave off a tinge of life as the body of the Fire Demon King fell onto the ground.

  Everyone finally heaved sighs of relief when they saw this. At this juncture, they simply stood rooted to the ground and forced themselves to stay put, out of energy.

  However, at this moment, Angelano scurried towards Lin Li and stared at the Fire Demon King that had already collapsed on the ground. He softly said to Lin Li, "Remember, you already owe me a huge favor."

  "Tell me first, where
did this guy come from? Weren't you three the most powerful fighters under Osric? Where did this guy pop up from!?" Lin Li could not be bothered to talk about the favor with Angelano, since they had already reached a consensus. The menacing Fire Demon King made him feel rather curious.

  "Speaking of it, I do know the Fire Demon rather well. It's such a good thing to stay in the abyss, yet he wanted to come out here to court his own death. I really can't figure it out." Angelano shook his head and sighed, but there was no look of pity on his face at all. Instead, he seemed to be gloating.

  "So he really was Osric's subordinate? Seems like the relationship between you and him isn't great," Lin Li asked.

  Angelano looked around, and softly said to Lin Li, "The Fire Demon is Osric's servant. He was summoned from the 66th floor of the abyss, and has been working for Osric for countless years. He had also made countless heroic achievements, and was considered to be the only one who had seen Osric's glorious existence. In fact, he even knew many secrets that none of the three of us know."

  "You guys have stayed here for so many years, but you didn't know that he was here too?" Lin Li said mockingly. Angelano and the other two who died were said to be the most loyal warriors of Osric, and had been guarding Osric's mausoleum for numerous years. Yet, they didn't know about the Fire Demon at all. It was truly a huge joke.

  Upon hearing Lin Li's sarcastic tone, Angelano's face turned a little sullen, and he angrily retorted, "We heard that Osric had terminated the contract with him before he died, and let it go back to his own world. Yet, it turned out to be fake news. Osric is really sly. He actually allowed that thing to stay in this world even after his death. Damn it. Fortunately, I didn't come in here on my own back then."

  "Hah, he was probably guarding against you guys," Lin Li said casually, but he still had some doubts deep down because he felt that there seemed to be no sign of the existence of the contract after judging the Fire Demon's performance just now.

  Previously, everyone was fighting in their Magical Domain, while Lin Li was in the Fire Demon King's Magical Domain. He didn't feel like the Fire Demon King was restrained at all, and reckoned that he should've been completely free. Moreover, Osric had been dead for so many years. Even if he had not terminated the contract previously, the contract should have already been up by now.

  If his inference was correct, the Fire Demon should not have been imprisoned here… but why was it staying there? Surely it couldn't be as simple as wanting to use the Gates of the Abyss to set his own kind free? Could it be related to the Eternal Furnace? More and more questions which probably even Angelano couldn't answer appeared in Lin Li's head.

  "You should also feel fortunate. You must know that when Fire Demon was Osric's follower, he was in charge of one of Osric's most powerful weapons. If that weapon had appeared just now, there would have been absolutely no chance for any of you to survive." At this point, there was a trace of fear on Angelano's face. It seemed that that weapon could still bring him horror even after 1000 years.

  "The most powerful weapon?" Lin Li was shocked. The most powerful weapon that Angelano mentioned immediately made him think of the last of the seven pieces of the debris of the stars, which was also his most important goal here. In that case, the Fire Demon King might really have had something to do with Nothingness.

  When Lin Li and Angelano talked, everyone began to recover some of their energy, and Andoine instructed for Lin Li to go over to discuss the distribution of loot. The thing lying on the ground was the body of the Fire Demon King that was near the Sanctuary-realm. The Fire Demons that surged out of the Gates of the Abyss were also of Legendary strength. Hence, they were worth quite a significant amount.

  Watching Lin Li walk towards Andoine, Rosen's face grew rather sullen, and he even began to think about what he would do if Lin Li were to compete with him for the magical crystal that was at the peak of level-24.

  Judging from the entire battle, the Fire Demon King was destroyed with Lin Li's last blow, and the Gates of the Abyss was also blocked according to his instructions. Moving on, everyone could safely pass through many traps and end up here mostly because of Lin Li too. Even the Goblin Angelano was captured and won over by him. In terms of contribution, Lin Li gave the most, and if he had no rights to a share of the level-24 magical crystal, no one else would.

  However, it was a magical crystal that was close to the Sanctuary-level, and the mana contained in it was almost endless. There was probably no one who could resist the temptation of such a priceless treasure. Rosen would never let the treasure slip into the hands of others in front of his own eyes, especially not to his competitor's student.

  After glancing at the fl.u.s.tered Macklin, Lin Li surprisingly suggested, "If it weren't for Mage Macklin who destroyed the Six-pointed Star Array, I'm afraid none of us would have survived, and the entire Anril would've been in for a disaster. I think this magical crystal should be given to the Alanna Guild of Magic."

  "No, no, I know how great I am. I don't need you to remind me. I didn't know anything about the Six-pointed Star Array, we can't accept this thing, right, Mr. President?" Macklin repeatedly waved his hands to refute while asking Aldwin for his opinion. However, he clearly wasn't giving Aldwin the chance to decline.

  Lin Li smiled, and said, "Master Macklin, you went all out and risked your life just now. Along the way, the mages have also suffered great losses. If you don't take the magical crystal, surely we can't give it to the Supreme Council?"

  "Enough, Macklin, drop the pretense. If you give the magical crystal away, you'd probably never sleep well again," said Andoine who found that Lin Li's words made sense, even though he could not bear to give the magical crystal away, either.

  Rosen had initially prepared plenty of words to say, and wanted to compete with Lin Li for the ownership of the Fire Demon King's magical crystal. However, he had not expected Lin Li to directly give the magical crystal to the Alanna Guild of Magic. Lin Li, the most qualified person, and Andoine who was an authoritative figure of the Supreme Council, had both said the same thing. Hence, Rosen naturally had no choice but to keep mum. He nodded reluctantly and agreed to go with Lin Li's suggestion.

  "What about you, Felic?" asked Macklin who decided to stop being hypocritical despite feeling like he owed Lin Li something.

  Lin Li pointed at the Fire Demon King's corpse, and said, "I will take this corpse with me."

  "How can that do!?" Macklin, Aldwin, and Andoine all exclaimed almost at the same time. Although the corpse of the Fire Demon King also had a certain value, it was worlds apart from that of the level-24 magical crystal.

  "Rest assured, I do have uses for it," Lin Li said while walking straight towards the corpse of the Fire Demon King. When he passed by Macklin, he whispered, "Congratulations."

  Slightly stunned, Macklin immediately cursed, "Damn it, I knew I couldn't hide anything from you, kid."

  Although the use of Magic Array to infuse mana into his own body had been a great burden on Macklin's body, it'd also given him a taste of Legendary power. In the first place, he'd already been at the peak of level-19, and now that he had experienced Legendary power, it could be said that he would soon reach the Legendary-realm.

  Lin Li walked to the corpse of the Fire Demon King and took out a bottle of potion from the Ring of Endless Storm, which he then forced into the mouth of the Fire Demon King.

  Upon sight of Lin Li's actions, Andoine immediately sprung up and dashed towards Lin Li. Unfortunately, Lin Li was already holding an empty bottle by the time he reached. He chided, "Damn it, this is the Godly Soul Potion, why did you waste it, you wastrel!? This is a Master-level potion that is simply priceless and cannot be found on the market. Why did you give it to the Fire Demon King!?! Even if you want to acquire a subordinate, you must check if this Fire Demon King is dead or not. It's already dead, what's the point of keeping its soul lingering around? Besides, this is a demon at the peak of level-24. If you resurrect him, can you afford to acquire him? H
e might just kill you!"

  Lin Li had indeed given the Fire Demon King a Godly Soul Potion, which was a Master-level potion that was more valuable than other general Master-level potions because its greatest effect was for saving one's life. If someone had been seriously injured and was dying, the potion would help keep their soul intact.

  Drinking the Godly Soul Potion would allow the injured person's soul to be kept intact in their body for 72 hours. In those 72 hours, the person could be revived if a way to cure them was found. As long as the soul was intact, it would not be impossible to revive someone whose body had been chopped into half. If all else failed, they could still be transformed into an Undead creature.

  After listening to Andoine's words, Lin Li looked at him with a smile, and said, "I just need his soul. It doesn't matter if he can be revived or not. As for the contract, there will be no chance."

  "What? God… Godly Soul Potion!?"

  After seeing Lin Li feeding a potion to the Fire Demon King, they all thought that he was just handling the corpse, but they were on the verge of going crazy when they heard Andoine mentioning that it was the Godly Soul Potion.

  Although they did not recognize the Godly Soul Potion at a glance like Andoine did, that did not mean that they didn't know the name of the potion. They had no idea how high-level it was and what precious herbs were required to prepare it, but they knew that the Godly Soul Potion couldn't be prepared and taken away easily even in a Pharmacist Guild. Besides, they also knew of the miraculous effects of the Godly Soul Potion. For anyone, having a Godly Soul Potion was the same as having a spare life.

  Chapter 733 - Interrogating The Soul

  For Legendary powerhouses especially, the potions that would make ordinary people break through in level and increase strength had little value. Prolonging their lives and avoiding being killed by others was their greatest concern.