Another World’s Versatile Crafting Master c1-1074

by Zhuang Bifan

  The overwhelming fire feathers were moving instantaneously, and ordinary Legendary-mages would probably have no other means except to turn around and run away. However, Lin Li raised his arm without feeling fl.u.s.tered, and pointed the gemstone of Dream Garden towards the endless fire. Next, a petite head popped up from the ring, and opened its mouth while facing the flames.

  All of a sudden, the fire feathers immediately surged towards the mouth of the baby Elemental Wyrm as if there was an irresistible attraction, forming a large funnel-like vortex. In the blink of an eye, the fire feathers disappeared. Xiao Hua popped its head out, opened its mouth, and spat out some sparks before returning to Dream Garden again.

  Seeing that its own fire feathers were devoured completely by a strange little thing instead of turning Lin Li, the outsider, into ashes, the Fire Phoenix flew into a rage and roared loudly. The flames on its body suddenly erupted, and leaped towards Lin Li fiercely like a small hot sun.

  The Elemental Wyrm could devour the fire feathers that darted out because they were composed of pure fire element, but it was obviously impossible for it to devour the Fire Phoenix which had powers that were close to the Sanctuary-realm. Of course, Lin Li did not expect Xiao Hua to be able to devour the Fire Phoenix in one go. Perhaps the Dragon of Dream would be able to do so, but Xiao Hua was still far from that level. At this moment, Lin Li had already activated his Light and Darkness Domain without hesitation, taking advantage of the opportunity that Xiao Hua had created. When the Fire Phoenix leaped towards him, the Light and Darkness Sword had already condensed in the sky.

  Facing the fierce Fire Phoenix, Lin Li did not evade, and instead pointed the Helios' Scepter forward. The sword in the air immediately slashed the fireball that the Fire Phoenix had transformed into. In an instant, there was a loud bang, and the Light and Darkness Sword hit the giant fireball in the middle. The Light and Darkness Sword shattered, while the Fire Phoenix wailed and rolled backward, leaving behind countless flaming feathers along the way.

  It's no wonder that it's a powerful presence that once rose with the Wyrms! Lin Li thought to himself secretly when he saw that he had only caused the Fire Phoenix to retreat a little. However, he wasn't too disappointed, because he'd condensed his Light and Darkness Sword using his own power this time. He had not used the power of Holy Light and Gloomy Dark at all. Lin Li was now just a Legendary-mage who was at the peak of level-23. The fact that he could use his own powers to strike a Fire Phoenix that was near the Sanctuary-realm was enough to prove that he had reached an astonishing stage of enlightenment of the Power of Light and Darkness. It was also because he had read the Light Bible and the Darkness scripture.

  It was not that Lin Li didn't want to use the power of Holy Light and Gloomy Dark, but he just didn't dare to use Holy Light, because there was still a high priest of the Darkness Shrine in the fire Elemental World who didn't know about the current situation. If Lin Li were to take out his Holy Light, get mistaken as the Son of the Holy Light, and end up getting killed by the high priest, he would be terribly wronged.

  As for Gloomy Dark, he could use it freely, but the Light and Darkness Sword required both light and Darkness to be balanced. If he were to use Darkness alone, it would either disrupt the balance or end up unable to exert its power. Hence, there was no difference between using it or not.

  Lin Li had more than just Holy Light and Gloomy Dark. He also had the other debris of the stars such as Rebirth, Thunderbolt, and Nothingness, which were all enough to increase combat power, but after reading the darkness scripture and gaining some pointers from Sendros, Lin Li had also learned about several methods for using Dark Force. The situation now was a good opportunity for him to try his hand at using what he had learned.

  When the Fire Phoenix was repelled and thrown off balance, Lin Li's Light and Darkness Domain suddenly transformed, and the Power of Light completely converged. The Dark Force became everything that supported the Magical Domain, and the Light and Darkness Domain had instantly turned into the Eternal Darkness Domain, while the debris of the stars—Gloomy Dark—was integrated into the Magical Domain. Of course, strictly speaking, it could only be considered a pseudo-Eternal Darkness Domain because the Laws that constituted that domain were, in reality, still the Laws of Darkness from the Light and Darkness Domain. It was still different from the actual Eternal Darkness Laws.

  Now that Lin Li had seized the opportunity, he'd naturally not let the Fire Phoenix retaliate again. Countless shadow tentacles formed in the Eternal Darkness Domain, and were lashing the Fire Phoenix forcefully. The cackling flames on its body began quivering violently before it could even react. At the same time, one of the shadow tentacles was immediately burned into ashes by the Annihilation Flames.

  Although the Fire Phoenix was overwhelmed, most Dark Mages would have their mana depleted before the Fire Phoenix was subdued after the taxing attacks. However, Lin Li didn't lack mana at all. Besides, he had the support of the debris of the stars Gloomy Dark. After one of the tentacles vanished, the rest continued to whip the Fire Phoenix. While the shadow tentacles were moving, all sorts of powerful Dark Magic offensive spells surged out through the gaps. Although they couldn't deal any major damage to the Fire Phoenix, the flames on the Fire Phoenix were gradually dimming too.

  Under Lin Li's fierce pursuit, the fierce cries of the Fire Phoenix that were full of exasperation and indignation intertwined with the loud sounds of explosion. Sparks were darting everywhere and landing on the ground as if it rained fire. Actually, there was already a clear winner at this juncture. The Fire Phoenix was merely relying on the support of the Annihilation Flames, and it was only a matter of time before it got defeated.

  However, at this moment, a giant palm that was covered in flames was suddenly extended from the fire Elemental World, and it clutched the Fire Phoenix that had already been defeated. With a loud bang, the Fire Phoenix that was near the Sanctuary-realm suddenly collapsed in an instant, and returned to the purest fire element. Its vitality vanished forever as well.

  Lin Li got a great shock. Although he could also kill the Fire Phoenix on his own, he definitely couldn't do it so easily. After all, the Fire Phoenix was near the Sanctuary-realm, and was extremely powerful even for a powerhouse of the Sanctuary-realm, who could not kill it easily.

  How terrifying must the owner of the fire palm be!?

  Damn it, that bastard Nefa. It's no wonder that his father got killed and he's trapped in such a place! Lin Li cursed in his head while putting away the Magical Domain. He then turned around in a bid to escape quickly. Lin Li had self-awareness, and he knew that no matter how many trump cards he had, he wouldn't be able to use them here. Although the branch of the Tree of Eternity might be important, it still meant less to him than his life did.

  Chapter 800 - The High Priest

  "Young man, please wait a minute. Don't be afraid, I won't hurt you," said an old-sounding voice which came from the fiery red fire Elemental World. His tone was full of kindness.

  Upon hearing his words, Lin Li hesitated for a while, and stopped in the end. He turned around while keeping his guard up and looked in the direction the voice came from. All he could see was a thin figure standing amidst the flames and walking out slowly as the flames parted to make way for him. Lin Li could feel a massive and terrifying aura of Darkness coming from that figure, much richer than that of the Eternal Darkness Altar. However, at the same time, there was also an incredibly hot aura that seemed to be as intense as the aura of Darkness.

  "You… Are you High Priest Rogge?" Lin Li asked when he detected the terrifying aura of Darkness, which reminded him of the things that Nefa had told him previously. Hence, he tried to find out something.

  At this moment, the figure completely walked out of the fire Elemental World, and was right in front of Lin Li. However, Lin Li was very surprised by the fact that his body seemed to be composed of flowing flames even though he was still in human form, making him look like a fire elemental. However, comp
ared to the ordinary fire elementals, the figure in front of Lin Li contained power that was a countless times stronger, and the aura that it gave out alone was enough to make Lin Li feel powerless.

  His power is absolutely above the Sanctuary-realm! Lin Li thought to himself while secretly comparing the aura of the figure to that of the powerhouses of the Sanctuary-realm he had met. He reckoned that only the arbitrators of the Supreme Council would be comparable to the figure in front of him. At the same time, it also confirmed Lin Li's previous guess about the figure being High Priest Rogge, who was second only to Geresco. Nefa had also mentioned that after High Priest Rogge entered, his powers increased greatly; hence, it wouldn't be too surprising for him to be as powerful as Megard and Apophis.

  "Yes, young man, I'm Rogge, the high priest of the Darkness Shrine," the figure admitted with a nod, thus acknowledging his identity. However, he continued in a regretful tone, "But even if I go back to Anril, I doubt anyone would recognize me now that I'm in this state."

  "I didn't expect to see you here, you…" Lin Li scratched his head, and didn't know what to say to Rogge. Should I ask him if he's doing well here? Well, he's already in such a state, obviously he isn't doing well! Should I ask him how he ended up like this? However, that seems to be rubbing salt into his wound.

  Although many mages in Anril had chosen to transform themselves into Liches in order to prolong their lives, not everyone would be willing to take on a non-human form. By the end of the Dark Age, Rogge was already a powerhouse of the Sanctuary-realm, and he was second only to Geresco. Hence, there was no need for him to worry about his lifespan at all. However, he ended up in such a state. Would he mind it or not?

  If it were someone else, Lin Li wouldn't have bothered to contemplate what to say, and would simply ask whatever he wanted without sparing a thought for their feelings. However, now that Lin Li was facing High Priest Rogge, he couldn't help but worry about the respectable old man's feelings. It was not because he was afraid of Rogge's power, but because he genuinely respected Rogge after hearing about his experiences in life. Hence, he didn't want to say anything inappropriate.

  Regarding Lin Li's awkwardness, Rogge simply chuckled, and asked, "Young man, do you mind telling me what your name is?"

  Rogge's question immediately made Lin Li feel less awkward as he hurriedly answered, "High Priest, you may call me Felic. I'm just a mage." Still feeling a little nervous, Lin Li ended up blabbering redundant nonsense. He was dressed exactly like a mage, and had just fought the Fire Phoenix. It was obvious that he was a mage.

  "Felic, I'm really surprised by how powerful you are even though you're still so young," Rogge said while staring at Lin Li and nodding gently. He seemed to be praising Lin Li. Afterwards, he asked, "However, can you tell me how you got here, and what you're here for?"

  Rogge's benevolent and kind tone made Lin Li feel much more relieved; hence, he didn't hide any information. Instead, he told Rogge truthfully in detail about how he had entered through the big crack in the Eternal Darkness Altar and then reached an agreement with Nefa to collect the branch of the Tree of Eternity below the volcano.

  After listening to Lin Li's story quietly, Rogge smilingly said, "Oh, so it was that little black dragon who put you up to this. He's still that cunning."

  Lin Li was shocked to hear Rogge's words. He wondered, Did I end up falling into Nefa's trap despite having been cautious all along? However, he recalled his conversation with Nefa again, and it seemed that there was no obvious loophole. Besides, Nefa had also sworn upon his soul that he would never do anything to harm Lin Li.

  Seemingly having noticed that Lin Li was confused, Rogge continued before Lin Li could even ask him anything. "Don't worry, what he told you is true, but you seem to have overlooked something. After you fulfill his request, the two worlds will have returned to their original positions, and without the power of the fire Elemental World, how can he still open up a passage to send you back?"

  "Well…" Lin Li froze for a moment, and anger overwhelmed him all of a sudden. Unable to contain it any longer, he yelled, "Damn it, that bastard Nefa actually set me up!"

  More importantly, both Lin Li and Nefa had sworn upon their souls that they would not be able to retaliate or take revenge even if they were to find out that they had been duped. After all, the Soul Oath was meant to ensure that both parties would never harm each other.

  "Hehe, Felic, don't worry. I can send you back if you want to leave this place," Rogge said smilingly after Lin Li vented his anger for a while.

  Lin Li definitely trusted Rogge's words, and he calmed down quickly. He didn't ask about how Rogge could send him back, but took the rare opportunity to ask other questions. After all, Rogge was a high priest who belonged to the same era as Geresco. Hence, he definitely knew about the events that took place during the Dark Age in greater detail. Lin Li could tell, especially from the information in the Darkness scripture, that Rogge should have a deep understanding of the spacetime rift in Anril.

  "High Priest, I have read some information about the big crack that you wrote in the Darkness scripture, but I still have some questions. Could you explain to me in detail?" asked Lin Li, who was no longer worried about how he'd make his way back. The first thing Lin Li thought of were the words that Rogge had left in the Darkness scripture which neither he nor Sendros could decipher completely. They could only manage to read some words that had unclear meanings and were of unknown significance. Since the person who had written those words was right in front of him now, he would obviously take the chance to ask about it.

  "Yes, this is indeed the big crack I mentioned, but it does not only refer to this place," said Rogge. He was not surprised that Lin Li had seen the Darkness scripture. After all, the Eternal Darkness Altar was a forbidden area of ​​the Dark Temple, and only the ones the Darkness Shrine trusted would be permitted entry.

  Rogge's words made Lin Li freeze in shock for a moment, but he instantly understood what he meant. He asked in surprise, "You mean, there is more than one such big crack in Anril?"

  Rogge nodded, and patiently continued, "Yes. Back then, Geresco had no choice but to push the Tree of Eternity and make it fall in order to completely overthrow the rule of the High Elves. However, when the Tree of Eternity collapsed, he also noticed that there was a crack in the balance of the World Laws. Hence, he traveled through Anril and personally probed the cracks in spacetime that showed up in every corner, and spent 10 years studying them. After making a lot of complicated calculations, Geresco concluded that the cracks that appeared in spacetime as the Tree of Eternity collapsed would continue to deteriorate and eventually end up becoming destructive disasters to Anril, even though some would be slowly repaired by the Laws of Anril."

  He was also tasked with another immensely difficult task—to seal the cracks in spacetime using a spell written in the Book of Eternity during the disaster. Although Lin Li didn't like being a world savior, he couldn't sit back and do nothing when disaster actually struck! He simply hoped that the difficulty of that task wouldn't be too exaggerated.

  "There are a total of six such cracks, five of which are already occupied by the prehistoric magical beasts. Once the cracks expand to a certain extent, the prehistoric magical beasts can barge into Anril through these cracks and carry out a massacre. Although there were no prehistoric magical beasts in the last crack, there is an even more terrifying danger lurking there. Once something goes wrong, a real catastrophe will descend upon Anril." At this point, Rogge's tone was full of worry.

  Lin Li had always felt that there were still a few powerhouses of the Sanctuary-realm amongst humans, and that even if the prehistoric magical beasts were to invade Anril, they wouldn't be able to really cause a devastating disaster. However, after hearing Rogge's words, Lin Li suddenly realized that the problem wasn't just about the prehistoric magical beasts.

  However, Lin Li didn't continue to harp on that question. After all, even a powerhouse of the Sanctuary-realm like Rogge h
ad described it as a terrifying danger. In that case, as a mere Legendary-mage, Lin Li felt that he ought to improve his own abilities. At the thought of this, Lin Li looked past Rogge and stole a glance at the branch of the Tree of Eternity in the fire Elemental World before asking, "High Priest, what happened to Nefa? Was he really tricked by Geresco into coming here? Given Geresco's abilities, it should be easy for him to just kill Nefa. Why did he have to go to that trouble?"

  Chapter 801 - Cause of the Catastrophe

  Lin Li needed to use the branch of Eternity to revive the Seed of Eternity, yet the branch of Eternity was why Nefa was trapped here. If Geresco had designed everything here, then it was necessary for Lin Li to consider Rogge's opinion now if he wanted to get the branch of Eternity. Also, Lin Li was embarrassed to ask for it directly. Now, he needed to figure out how important the branch of Eternity was to this place. If it was really irreplaceable, then he wouldn't stand any chance.

  "That little black dragon! At the end of the dark age, he proclaimed himself the new Dragon of Destruction, but was defeated by Geresco. Geresco wanted to kill him directly, but he had a good brother who pleaded for his life in front of Geresco. So, Geresco changed his mind, and trapped him in this world using this method." Obviously, Rogge didn't know Lin Li's urgent d.e.s.i.r.e for the branch of Eternity, and thought that he was just curious.

  Lin Li thought, So that's the truth! That Nefa thought too highly of himself! He survived because Tutankhamun pleaded for his life, but he told me that Geresco tricked him into coming here! Lin Li found it funny, but another question came up in his mind next. Wasn't it the Immortal King who didn't want Nefa becoming the new Dragon of Destruction? Why did Geresco do something that the Immortal King would do?

  In the historical doc.u.ments and various myths about the dark age, there wasn't any mention of Nefa at all. This meant that Nefa probably didn't cause any trouble for the rebellion forces when the human coalition was fighting against the High Elves. In that case, the chief of the coalition, Geresco, wouldn't need to deal with Nefa, not to mention killing him. If there was anything that could make Geresco strike, it would be the fact that Nefa wanted to become the next Dragon of Destruction.