by Zhuang Bifan
Compared to magic props like the War God's Shadow and the Shapeshifting Insect Hive, the Magical Crystal Cannons did not have an interesting background or an ever-changing attack method. However, when used appropriately, they would instead exert effects that were not inferior to those magic props. Hence, there would always be some spare Magical Crystal Cannons which could be used during emergencies in Lin Li's Ring of Endless Storm. He had not taken them out when he fought the Whispering God, because the Whispering God had the characteristic of devouring all mana. The Humerus Wyrms that they were facing now could not absorb the light of the Magical Crystal Cannons.
Although the Magical Crystal Cannons had a single method of attacking where they would merely compress and condense mana before launching it, even Legendary powerhouses did not dare to belittle the massive power they contained. Coupled with the rapid attacking speed that made them difficult to dodge, they were perfect weapons for fighting against Humerus Wyrms.
With the financial power of the Glittergold Trade Union, it would not be difficult to get some magical crystals, since they could just purchase some from the Dwarf Kingdom with money, which was unlike powerful magic items that were unattainable. However, bringing the magical crystals there was not an easy task. Space-related magical items were already very rare, and even Hoffman and the others only had one or two of them, which were only a cubic meter or so of space at most. Perhaps they couldn't even fit a Magical Crystal Cannon. They were probably used for storing items like potions and expedition necessities. Only Lin Li's Ring of Endless Storm, which had an almost infinite amount of space, could be used to store the Magical Crystal Cannons.
Upon sight of the 10 brand-new Magical Crystal Cannons, Hoffman's eyes suddenly lit up. Although they could not play a big role in the situation that they were in, and it was impossible to rely on them to wipe out the Humerus Wyrms, it was better than nothing. At least the team could last a little longer under the attacks of the Humerus Wyrms with the support of the 10 Magical Crystal Cannons.
Time was running out, so Hoffman didn't bother being polite. He simply waved his hand and ordered the team from the Glittergold Trade Union to approach the mages from the Tower of Dusk, and pull the 10 Magical Crystal Cannons over at the same time.
As soon as the Magical Crystal Cannons were dragged towards them, the people of the Glittergold Trade Union immediately prepared to load them with magical crystals. Although they could not bring Magical Crystal Cannons along to the expedition like Lin Li, the Glittergold Trade Union was still wealthy enough to afford the magical crystals. However, when they opened the mana source of the Magical Crystal Cannon, and were about to put in the magical crystals that they were holding, they could not help but be stunned as if they had momentarily forgotten about the threat posed by the Humerus Wyrms.
They couldn't believe their eyes at all. The mana sources of the Magical Crystal Cannons were actually large Legendary magical crystals. Using Legendary magical crystals as a mana source was too extravagant even for the Glittergold Trade Union that had rich financial resources. However, the 10 Magical Crystal Cannons of the Tower of Dusk actually used 10 Legendary magical crystals as the mana source!
In the world of Anril, even a Legendary magical crystal that had just reached level-20 could be considered a priceless treasure that was hard to find. Yet, the Tower of Dusk used them as a mana source for the Magical Crystal Cannons. Even Elvan and Thomas, the Legendary masters, were flabbergasted due to the Tower of Dusk's generosity when they saw the Magical Crystal Cannons, let alone the Archmages.
However, what was truly shocking was the fact that an incomparably huge Six-pointed Star Array had already surfaced in the open space beside the Tower of Dusk, occupying almost half of the area in the canyon. As it reached the peak of its brightness, a massive steel colossus slowly rose from the Six-pointed Star Array as if it were rising from the surface of water.
"An Alchemy Colossus!" yelled someone who recognized it.
However, the crowd soon realized that it was by no means as simple as an ordinary Alchemy Colossus. The massive steel colossus that rose from the Six-pointed Star Array was numerous times larger than the Alchemy Colossuses that they knew. The complicated alchemical mageweaths and Alchemy Arrays on the colossus' body only bedazzled them.
It was… a legendary Titan-level Alchemy Colossus! When Joseph saw the full appearance of the Alchemy Colossus, an incredible conjecture suddenly popped up in his mind. In the current era when Alchemy had declined, even ordinary Alchemy Colossuses were considered quite rare, and could only be produced by the mysterious Country of Alchemy, Rotterdam. Besides, Titan-level Alchemy Colossuses only existed in myths and legends. Legend had it that even Rotterdam didn't have the technology to create a Titan-level Alchemy Colossus.
Joseph thought that the young President of the Tower of Dusk had played all the cards he had during the battle with the Whispering God in the incubation room. However, it seemed that the alchemy puppets and the Abyssal Demon Gordon that Lin Li had released previously were nothing to him compared to the Titan-level Alchemy Colossus. In the legends, the Titan-level Alchemy Colossuses possessed power that was near the Sanctuary-realm. In fact, even ordinary Sanctuary powerhouses were likely to be defeated by a Titan-level Alchemy Colossus.
Upon sight of the Titan-level Alchemy Colossus, Joseph had no idea how he should feel. On one hand, he naturally hoped for the expedition team to be stronger since they were facing a crisis now. However, on the other hand, he truly did not want the strength of the Tower of Dusk to grow to the extent that he would be afraid.
When the Alchemy Colossus got out of the Six-pointed Star Array entirely, Angelano maneuvered the alchemical machine and fled to the bottom of the Alchemy Colossus before getting inside it in the blink of an eye. As the Alchemy Arrays and the alchemical mageweaths on the Alchemy Colossus' body lit up, the giant pillar-like alloy spear moved about in his hand. Angelano finally found some sense of security.
The appearance of the Titan-level Alchemy Colossus made everyone feel extremely shocked. However, the current situation did not leave them with any chance to lament further. On the Glittergold Trade Union's side, Elvan and Jerany aimed the 10 Magical Crystal Cannons, and immediately commanded their team to quickly change their formation in a bid to maximize the effect of the Magical Crystal Cannons. At the same time, Thomas once again took out the golden sculpture of the War God, releasing the 10-meter tall War God's Shadow that was emitting a pale golden glow.
The teams of the Mithril Alliance and the Caesar Family made their own preparations to engage in a battle at any time as well, following the instructions of their superiors. Although they all knew that the enemy had become extremely powerful to the extent that they could not be matched, they knew that they would be pushing themselves towards the abyss of death if they were to retreat out of fear.
All of a sudden, the temperature in the canyon plummeted, and a large ball of white ice flames was spewed out from the mouth of the approaching Iceblast Wyrm, Sindera. It then smashed into the expedition like a meteor. Everything in the path of the ice flames seemed to have become frozen, and the cliffs were coated in white before shattering with a thud. The glittering powder and the frozen rocks of various sizes fell into the canyon like an avalanche, causing it to look like there was a blizzard in the canyon.
The massive ball of ice flames that froze everything shrouded the entire expedition team; almost at the same time, the Legendary-mages raised their staffs high in their hands, exhibiting their strongest defensive spells with all their might. A curtain of colorful light covered the team.
"BOOM!"
The layers of light shattered in response to the sound, and the mages who had their defenses broken didn't even dare to wait for the surging magical waves in their body to calm down. They immediately began chanting some magical incantations, and the light from the gemstone on top of their staffs continued to erupt, doing their best to compensate for the defensive light curtain that collapsed.
A casual spout of dragon breath from the Iceblast Wyrm caused the Legendary-mages to use almost all of their strength, only to barely block the lethal ice flames. That traumatized them. The ancient wyrm was unstoppable and truly unparalleled!
However, even if they could not fight it, they couldn't possibly give up on resisting and allow themselves to be slaughtered at its will. In the face of the powerful Iceblast Wyrm, Lin Li felt powerless, but that didn't mean that he had lost the courage to fight. He abruptly raised the Helios' Scepter and exclaimed, "We can't let ourselves be beaten up and remain passive like this. Those above level-22, come with me to fight the Iceblast Wyrm. Leave the Humerus Wyrms to the rest!" Before the crowd responded, Lin Li immediately charged towards the Iceblast Wyrm using the Power of Flight.
On the Tower of Dusk's side, the Legendary-mage Basel, Connoris, the Lich Ujfalusi, and the Vampire Norfeller all followed Lin Li without hesitation. Upon sight of that scene, Hoffman, Thomas, and the Sword Sage Jerany dared not hesitate at all. They immediately charged upwards like arrows shooting straight into the sky.
After watching the Legendary powerhouses of the Tower of Dusk and the Glittergold Trade Union charge towards the Iceblast Wyrm, Joseph gripped his King of Flames Staff forcefully. Following a change in his expression, he led Elvis and the patriarchs of the three other families to join the attack of the teams of the Tower of Dusk and the Glittergold Trade Union against the Iceblast Wyrm.
Chapter 887 - Judgment Of Light
Although Joseph wished he could have a chance to drastically weaken the Tower of Dusk's strength, he knew clearly that it was definitely not the time to harbor those thoughts, because they were facing a crisis at the moment. Even if the numerous Legendary powerhouses of the expedition worked together, they might not be able to survive in the face of the strong and powerful Iceblast Wyrm. If he were to have other thoughts and cause others to be in trouble, could he possibly escape?
With the addition of Claus and the three elders of the Caesar Family, there were 17 Legendary powerhouses fighting against the Iceblast Wyrm Sindera. All of them were at level-22 and above. There were even Legendary powerhouses like Lin Li, Connoris, Thomas, and Elvis who were at the peak of the Legendary-realm. They also had powerful magic props like the War God's Shadow. If they were outside, they would probably be strong enough to overthrow even the Felan Kingdom. Most Sanctuary powerhouses would probably choose to retreat if they met them. Unfortunately, their opponent was an ancient wyrm that dominated the skies of Anril during the prehistoric times—the Iceblast Wyrm Sindera, which was second only to the five Dragon Aspects.
Although they did not know what method Brahere had used, the Iceblast Wyrm Sindera had already lost its sense of self at this juncture, and it was just like a powerful zombie. However, the Iceblast Wyrm Sindera did not control any Humerus Wyrm and make it join the battle against the 17 Legendary powerhouses who were besieging it, perhaps because of its pride as an ancient wyrm.
With the low rumbling of a dragon roar, the Humerus Wyrms beside Sindera immediately split up and pounced straight onto the expedition in the canyon without even bothering to look at the Legendary powerhouses. In the blink of an eye, only the Iceblast Wyrm Sindera and the 17 Legendary powerhouses including Lin Li who were flying over quickly were left in the sky.
Each of the hundreds of Humerus Wyrms possessed Legendary-level power, which could similarly pose a lethal threat to the expedition. However, with the current situation, Lin Li and the others had no other option but to let the Humerus Wyrms pounce onto the team below. It wasn't appropriate to say that they had left it up to fate, but it would be unreasonable to say that they were expecting them to destroy the hundreds of Humerus Wyrms. They could only hope that they would last as long as possible.
The only thing that was in the favor of the expedition was the local terrain. Although the canyon was very wide, the hundreds of Humerus Wyrms couldn't all rush down at once, and probably only about half of them could fit. In other words, only 50-odd Humerus Wyrms could go down. The remaining half hovered at a low altitude above the canyon, and would occasionally spit out some dragon breath at the expedition.
Lin Li and the others did not look down at all. It was not that they didn't care about the lives of their men, but rather that no matter how difficult and dangerous the situation the expedition faced was, it was definitely not as difficult as that of Lin Li's group of elites. The massive pressure coming from the Iceblast Wyrm Sindera that belonged to a Sanctuary powerhouse made Lin Li and the others find it difficult to breathe. The mana that was constantly flowing through their bodies became incomparably stagnant at this moment.
At the same time that the Humerus Wyrms dispersed, intense magical waves suddenly erupted in the void, and countless sharp ice thorns appeared out of thin air around the Legendary powerhouses, as if they had transmigrated through space. They then shot towards them at the speed of lightning. Under the powerful suppression of the Iceblast Wyrm Sindera, the strength of the Legendary powerhouses was greatly affected. The sudden attack immediately forced them into a dangerous situation.
It was only the beginning. The Legendary powerhouses who had thought that they would at least be able to put up a fight had already fallen into a disadvantageous position without even getting the chance to cast a single magic spell or swing their swords. Fortunately, Lin Li had set a minimum of level-22 for the powerhouses that were going to follow him. If it had been a Legendary powerhouse who had just recently stepped into the Legendary-realm, he would probably have been destroyed by the ice spikes at the moment.
The ice spikes should be considered to be of the lowest-level spells amongst the Ice-series magic. Even a level-5 mage would be able to cast it. However, if the ice spike magic spell was cast entirely with nomological power, each seemingly insignificant ice spike would simply be sharper than any other superior-grade magical weapon and Legendary magic spell.
Under the attack of the ice spikes, even Legendary-level magic spells would collapse. All of a sudden, the Legendary powerhouses in the sky were forced into dire straits, and those who were less powerful even sustained severe injuries.
However, although the sudden attacks were powerful, they were not beyond the psychological capacity of the powerhouses. After all, the other party was a strong Sanctuary powerhouse, and it would seem abnormal if it did not cast such powerful magic. What truly horrified them was the fact that they did not notice any difference despite being in their own Magical Domains. It was simply too terrifying.
When in the Magical Domain that they had created themselves, Legendary-mages would be the controllers of the Magical Domain, and no abnormality would escape their detection. Besides, the other party was using magic. Even a Sanctuary powerhouse would not be able to cast magic spells without any magical waves. Hence, it was obvious that they had lost control of their Magical Domain even though it still existed. They no longer seemed to be the controller.
It wasn't the clash of Magical Domains that would usually happen when Legendary-mages fought against each other, but rather that an existence of a higher level was devouring it! The entire sky was filled with snowflakes that fell into the Magical Domains of the Legendary-mages, including Lin Li's. Even the Magical Domains that contained fire elemental laws seemed to be at an abnormal temperature. They could not melt even a single snowflake.
Lin Li, who had already comprehended the Sanctuary-realm a bit, could be considered to be the powerhouse who was the closest to the Sanctuary-realm and the most powerful one amongst all of them. However, at this time, Lin Li's Light and Darkness Domain was just as vulnerable in the face of the Iceblast Wyrm's Ice Domain. The entire Light and Darkness Domain had become an icy snowfield, and each snowflake contained extreme elemental laws of water. Although the Light and Darkness Domain was created with basic Laws, Lin Li clearly couldn't compare to the Iceblast Wyrm in terms of his mastery of the Laws.
Let alone Lin Li, it was the same for the rest. While they were breathing, t
hey heard a loud bang from not far away, and the Magical Domain of a level-22 Legendary-mage from the Mithril Alliance actually collapsed and disintegrated as it could not withstand the immense pressure. The Legendary-mage himself spat out a mouthful of blood with the collapse of his Magical Domain, obviously having suffered severe injuries. If it weren't for his companion beside him, who had quickly shielded him by casting a defensive magic spell in time, he would have been blown to pieces by the flying snowflakes.
Upon sight of that scene, everyone panicked and put away their respective Magical Domains, which were of no help at all anyway. They did not want to be crushed to the point of collapsing and sustaining injuries.
Lin Li was the only one who was still maintaining the Light and Darkness Domain. At the same time, he raised the Helios' Scepter high in his hand abruptly, and instantly condensed the Light and Darkness Sword, which slashed at the Iceblast Wyrm Sindera forcefully. That was the first attack that the expedition team had launched against the Iceblast Wyrm Sindera.
The appearance of the Light and Darkness Sword was like a stone that was plunged into water as the sky that was full of flying snowflakes became tumultuous. The snowflakes started flying faster, and they also condensed into a silver python that circled around the Light and Darkness Sword. It created sounds of collisions, and the Light and Darkness Sword that could easily tear apart a Legendary-mage's Magical Domain actually shattered in the collision before it could even get close to the Iceblast Wyrm.
Lin Li's face was slightly pale; he was genuinely frightened. The Light and Darkness Sword was not condensed with the Power of Light and Darkness that he had mastered, but with the purest nomological power of Holy Light and Gloomy Dark. He even added a hint of his comprehension of the Sanctuary-realm. Even the Magical Domains of Legendary-mages who were at level-22 or level-23 might not be able to withstand it, let alone Magical Domains like Stephen's. He initially thought that it would at least cut the Sindera even if it was just like a tickle. To his surprise, it was blown apart only halfway through its trajectory.
