by Zhuang Bifan
Although Lin Li did not use any magic in this attack, the impact of the debris of the stars already surpassed spells in the Legendary-level. Yet, for it to leave zero injuries on Lord Devourer, it meant the beast had to have a defense capability even more powerful than the ancient wyrms.
Of course, this was not out of Lin Li's expectations. He expected the beast to use all of the energy it had acc.u.mulated over time on defense. It was one of the reasons why it could have the ability to challenge a Sanctuary powerhouse. The energy it had absorbed over the years had turned into a crystal that no Sanctuary powerhouse would be able to break with a single attack.
Although Lin Li had experience battling Lord Devourer when he was at the Well of the Sun in the Endless World, there was always a difference between the fictional and real world. Despite the two worlds being similar to each other, Lin Li was a Hunter in the Endless World. It was a game that could allow him to tap on the system to fight against his enemy. Now that he was a mage in Anril, the only power for him to use was his own.
Although it was uninjured after being bashed by Lin Li, the action infuriated Lord Devourer. It stabilized its swollen body, and turned its gigantic head around. It opened its mouth, but did not mobilize the suction force. This time, it splattered a huge amount of magic towards Lin Li. It was like tide water surging towards him.
Yet, the frightening tide of magic merely engulfed Lin Li's shadow. Lin Li activated his Space Robe, and teleported to the side of Lord Devourer. He created a Solar Sphere with the laws of light and darkness, and dropped it on the body of Lord Devourer. It exploded instantaneously and sent Lord Devourer tumbling away.
While Lord Devourer seemed to be at the losing end, it was merely appearances. It did not seem to be suffering from any injury. Its freakish defense mechanism would certainly induce a headache even in gods.
Lin Li felt the danger as well. He teleported to another location around the monster, and watched as a giant hand that was made of mana appeared from the void. It made a grabbing action where Lin Li was previously standing at.
Lin Li's inability to defeat Lord Devourer despite being a Sanctuary powerhouse spawned fear within Archbishop Martin and Donald and the rest of the expedition. However, since Lin Li had helped to attract its attention, it gave the rest time to focus on the other Abyssal Demons.
Although these Abyssal Demons had their power forcefully raised by Lord Devourer, they weren't a great threat to the expedition. To eliminate the Abyssal Demons in the shortest amount of time, the expedition transited from defense to launching their attacks onto the Abyssal Demons wholeheartedly. This was especially so for the Legendary powerhouses. They left the team, and charged into the crowd of Abyssal Demons like tigers entering a herd of sheep, and used powerful spells and slew the demons relentlessly.
Connoris waved the Eternal Frost Blade to create empty space to devour the lives of the Abyssal Demons. Norfeller used his Heaven's Wrath and bolted within the group of Abyssal Demons, leaving behind bodies that were sliced in two. A character in the Chinese classic, Journey to the West.
Chapter 974 - Devour
Ujfalusi recited his spell. Death aura filled the air, and one could see with the n.a.k.e.d eye that the Abyssal Demons were aging and rotting very quickly.
Master Basel, Archbishop Martin, and Donald exhibited their respective Magical Domains. The Power of Light and Elemental Powers brought the frenzied Abyssal Demons into destruction. The Alchemy Colossuses, Holy Light Knights, team of mages from the Tower of Dusk, and Death Knights worked together as though they were parts of a giant meat mincing machine. Without the influence of Lord Devourer, these Abyssal Demons had zero defense against the expedition.
However, no one from the expedition felt a sense of joy because of this. They knew that killing all of the Abyssal Demons would not entail ultimate victory. The key that would decide whether they succeeded was the other battleground—the place their Sanctuary powerhouse was battling at.
Archbishop Martin and Donald felt embarrassed when they saw the battle between Lord Devourer and Lin Li. They realized that exploring the relic site left behind by the Immortal King would've been a distant dream if they had attempted it alone. The Immortal King was the most powerful existence in Anril's history. The treasures he left behind were definitely not what common men could vie for.
There was no progress in the battle Lin Li was having with Lord Devourer. Lin Li made use of the Space Robe to teleport around the body of Lord Devourer. With each appearance, he would unleash a harsh attack on the beast. Yet, no matter how powerful each strike was, he did not manage to tear down the defense put up by the monster. The most he did was to shake the body of that swollen figure.
Lord Devourer, on the other hand, put zero attention on the Abyssal Demons that were facing the slaughter. Its focus was on Lin Li, and its primary goal was to devour the Sanctuary powerhouse before him. To Lord Devourer, those Abyssal Demons were not even its subordinates. They were its food that it had long been sick and tired of eating. Consuming large amounts of them was no longer helpful in boosting its capabilities. The Sanctuary powerhouse before him, however, was its key to the Sanctuary-realm. Yet, its swollen body made it incredibly difficult for it to move and capture Lin Li. It could only growl in rage.
However, Lord Devourer had a massive amount of mana that allowed it to pour Legendary-level spells all over the place. This gave Lin Li and the rest of the expedition a lot of trouble. Some of the spells that landed on the Abyssal Demons helped the team eliminate them, but the rest that fell on the palace turned the once magnificent-looking building into rubble.
After realizing its inability to devour Lin Li, Lord Devourer stopped playing hide-and-seek with him. It turned to face the expedition, and directed a huge wave of offensive spells onto them.
This created a huge problem for the people in the expedition. They had dispersed their battle formation to improve their efficiency in defeating the Abyssal Demons. This gave them little advantage in putting up a reasonable defense against their enemies. The magic storm raised by Lord Devourer had an impact more terrifying than the combined attacks from the horde of Corpse Dragons from the Undead World. Not to mention that the expedition was in a dispersed formation, it would be a challenge for them even if they were grouped together.
No one knew whether it was Lord Devourer's lack of patience with Lin Li that prompted it to change its target, or it was its strategy to threaten Lin Li with the safety of the expedition. Its actions definitely struck on Lin Li's weakness. After all, even if Lin Li did not care about the lives of the men of the Brilliance Shrine and Rotterdam, it would be impossible for him to give up on the men under him.
The people from the expedition could not help but feel a sense of hopelessness when they saw the magic storm coming at them. Even if they had Legendary powerhouses who could escape the rain of spells, the others would definitely be disadvantaged by it.
This was especially for the team from the Rotterdam. The Alchemy Arrays that they used to defend themselves had been destroyed in the Undead World, and they had no time to restore them at all. Although the Alchemy Colossuses had bodies made of metal, they would absolutely not survive such an attack.
In fact, it did not matter whether the expedition had put up any defense against Lord Devourer. Without the collaboration among the Legendary powerhouses to help the team tide over this attack, they could only seek a way to escape.
But, as the people from the expedition stared at the magic storm in despair and waited for doomsday, a figure appeared between the expedition and the magic storm.
BOOM!
Lin Li raised his small hand, but it was as though he had formed an invisible wall, and helped to prevent the magic storm from getting through. There was only continuous sound of explosion, and shock waves radiated through the battlefield.
The trembling battlefield sent the expedition a few steps back. The Abyssal Demons, on the other hand, were swept away by the powerful wave.
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p; The expedition made use of this chance to gather and create layers of defense. They knew that Lin Li would need space to confront Lord Devourer.
However, after the expedition prepared by putting up their best form of defense, Lin Li did not continue to attack Lord Devourer. Instead, he bolted back into the expedition.
Everyone, including Archbishop Martin and Donald, were stupefied as they thought that Lin Li was injured from his earlier battle with Lord Devourer. The expedition had been pinning all their hopes on Lin Li. If their Sanctuary powerhouse did not have a way out, they knew that it would really be doomsday for all of them.
"Master Felic!" the men cried as they turned to look at Lin Li anxiously in hopes of getting an answer from him. Yet, before they could get any answer, Lord Devourer launched another attack aimed at them.
"Take full defense! I need some time!" hollered Lin Li as he let the tender Elemental Wyrm Xiao Hua and the Twin Dracoliches out.
Archbishop Martin and Donald had seen the Twin Dracoliches in the previous battle in the Undead World, but not Xiao Hua. The sight of the tender and petite creature sparked doubts in everyone. They thought that it was ridiculous to use a palm-sized creature in such a fierce battle.
Very soon, Xiao Hua displayed skills that stupefied everyone. Xiao Hua was comparable to Lord Devourer in terms of casting instantaneous spells of the Legendary-level. The layers of defensive spells gave the entire team immediate protection. It was as though a work of numerous Legendary-mages.
In fact, if not for its power to absorb any form of energy, Xiao Hua would definitely be a comparable opponent to Lord Devourer. Yet, Lord Devourer's freakish powers would only turn Xiao Hua's energy into tonic. Hence, in the battle with Lord Devourer, Xiao Hua could only use its powers to defend. Otherwise, there would only be a greater problem for the expedition.
After telling the team to take up full defense, Lin Li retrieved from his Ring of Endless Storm a set of equipment that was used to create potions. Afterwards, he stopped caring about the happenings around him, and poured all of his focus into creating a potion.
This sight generated greater confusion for the people around him. Could there be any potion that would be useful to deal with that merciless Lord Devourer?
Unlike the rest, although Archbishop Martin was clueless about Lin Li's intentions, his knowledge about Lin Li's identity as a pharmaceutics Guru helped him to stay calm when he saw Lin Li's actions.
Although there was no real pharmacist in the team from the Rotterdam, most of them knew that creating potions was a delicate task. Any slight tremble or impure particle from the air would have a chance to bring failure to the creation of a potion. Hence, it was important for pharmacists to observe strict regulations when they worked on potions. This included having fresh air and little noise.
Yet it was a battlefield, after all, and not an ordinary one. The expedition could only do its best to resist the constant attacks launched by the crazy Lord Devourer. The battlefield was filled with the sounds of explosions and trembling of the ground. Anyone who dared to request a pharmacist to create his potion in such an environment would definitely earn an immediate lashing.
Furthermore, no one expected someone as young as Lin Li (even if he was a Sanctuary powerhouse) to be proficient in pharmaceutics. This was not to mention that there might not be any potion strong enough to defeat the Lord Devourer. Was Lin Li going to create a high-ranking potion? A Master-level potion? Or a legendary potion from the level of pharmaceutics Gurus?Find authorized novels in , faster updates, better experience, Please click #%E2%80%99s-versatile-crafting-master_11275087605321405/devour_50063139076632539 for visiting.
Donald watched as Lin Li started to lay the bottles and jars in an extremely calm manner. He could not help but want to take advantage of the breather to inquire about Lin Li's intentions.
Chapter 975 - Mana Tide
Although Donald dared not question Lin Li, since he was a Sanctuary powerhouse, everyone's lives depended on Lin Li, after all. How could they feel safe without any clarification?
However, when Donald was about to make a move, Archbishop Martin pulled him back. Shaking his head, the latter said, "Master Felic has his reasons for doing so, so don't affect him."
"However, is there really some kind of potion that can be used to deal with that monster!?" Although Donald also hoped that that was the case, he couldn't quite convince himself given his experience and knowledge.
"All we need to do is to buy time for Master Felic. That's what we should do." Actually, Archbishop Martin was not confident at all, but after thinking about the fact that Lin Li had given Pope Rosario an antidote for the Viper's poison, he had no choice but to once again pin all his hopes on Lin Li.
However, without the support of the Sanctuary powerhouse, the expedition was still having a hard time hanging on amidst the attacks of Lord Devourer despite having the help of the tender Elemental Wyrm Xiao Hua and the Twin Dracoliches. The shattering of every layer of magical defense would deal great damage to the casters of the expedition. Even Legendary powerhouses like Archbishop Martin and Donald could not negate the damage.
One or two of such attacks might not have a noticeable effect on any caster, but if they acc.u.mulated to a certain level, even a caster that was at the peak of the Legendary-level would have to bear the consequences.
Besides, Lord Devourer was not just launching offensive spells like crazy. There was also a unique rhythm in the casting amidst the overwhelming magic storm. Under the guidance of this rhythm of Lord Devourer, the defense of the expedition was gradually controlled by an invisible force too.
That kind of control was subtle and unchangeable. In fact, even the members of the expedition knew from the beginning that they were too weak to make any changes. Regardless, the attackers would often be the ones in the active position, controlling the speed and the type of their attacks. However, the ones defending would only be in a passive position where they were led by the nose.
Clearly, the ugly-looking Lord Devourer did not only know how to fight with brute force. Instead, under the facade of fighting with brute force, there lay its unique cunningness.
When the peak Legendary powerhouses of the expedition sensed that their rhythm of defense was getting out of control, it was no longer possible to change it. They could fully anticipate that once their own defensive rhythm was completely incorporated into that of Lord Devourer, the only outcome that awaited them and the others would be death. It was just like being unable to control themselves as they uncontrollably slid towards the abyss despite knowing that it was an abyss. All struggles would be futile.
In fact, if it weren't for the presence of the tender Elemental Wyrm Xiao Hua, the expedition would probably have been devoured by Lord Devourer's magic storm. In terms of the contribution to defense, even the tender Elemental Wyrm Xiao Hua alone could be on par with the rest of the members of the expedition. However, even then, no one was certain how long the expedition's defense could last.
Archbishop Martin and Donald, who were barely holding on, would turn to look at Lin Li every now and then, panic-stricken and with anxiety written all over their faces. As for the others, they wanted to take a look too, but they simply had no time to be distracted because of the enormous pressure brought about by Lord Devourer.
However, at this moment, Lin Li seemed to be unable to feel the tense atmosphere around him, and all he could see was the pile of pharmaceutical apparatuses in front of him. He went through the steps smoothly one after another with absolute skillfulness. Despite the vibrations brought about by the vigorous collisions of the magic spells, there were no ripples in the potion in Lin Li's potion bottle at all. The magical flames did not flicker, either. It was as if Lin Li was isolated from the world.
However, Lin Li's composure did not have much effect on the people of the expedition. After all, they were the ones who were really under tremendous p
ressure, and they were also the ones who were worried that their defense would collapse at any time. If that were to happen, they would be the unlucky ones to die. As a Sanctuary powerhouse, he would definitely be able to protect himself even if he could not kill Lord Devourer. However, the other members of the expedition, including the peak Legendary powerhouses, did not have that ability.
Just as the members of the expedition were eagerly waiting for Lin Li to come up with a solution, the situation unexpectedly changed again. The magic storm that everyone could see suddenly rolled back towards Lord Devourer, but that was not something for them to rejoice about, because at the same time that the magic storm rolled back, the members of the expedition also felt a huge suction force that they could not contend with. The various defensive magic spells that were surrounding the expedition were also broken instantaneously due to the suction force.
Most importantly, the timing chosen by Lord Devourer happened to be the same time that the new defense had yet to form. Of course, that opportunity was actually created by Lord Devourer which had managed to force the expedition into that state through its control of the rhythm.
The tender Elemental Wyrm Xiao Hua could instantly cast Legendary magic spells without limits. However, the rest of the expedition could not do so, not even the peak Legendary powerhouses like Archbishop Martin and Donald. After all, even simply spitting and cursing would take them some time to catch their breath. Not to mention, they were using Laws to control the magic. Casting one or two Legendary magic spells instantaneously was nothing much, but continuously doing so might cause one's brain to explode too.
Lord Devourer's sudden attack instantly sent the expedition into the abyss, dashing their hopes of turning the situation around. Even the tender Elemental Wyrm Xiao Hua was powerless to change anything now. Once the defensive magic spells were cast, they were s.u.c.k.e.d away by the massive suction force.
