Lin Yun unhesitantly flew backward, his body covered in a faint layer of light. Bizarre patterns started spreading over his body as a rune flashing with a multitude of colors appeared between his brows.
Both the Book of Mantras and the Spell Wheel suddenly appeared. The purple dragon shadow was holding the wheel shadow behind Lin Yun while an ancient bronze-colored scale appeared beneath his feet, holding the Book of Mantras and the Spell Wheel on each plate.
A huge Windfire Gate and a huge Spell Wheel emitting countless sparks appeared on Lin Yun’s sides.
The Elemental Chapter and the All-Encompassing Chapter were both enhancing the Book of Death while the two 7th Tier Spell Slots of the Sage Chapter were suddenly emptied.
7th Tier Spell Lava Shelter, 7th Tier Spell Greater Angel Blessings. Under the effect of the Sage Chapter, both spells had turned into Ultimate Spells and their might could compare to 9th Tier Spells. Even the spells’ effects reached their full potential, ordinary 9th Tier Spells couldn’t even compare.
Lava Shelter was a revolving layer of lava, a fusion of fire and earth magic, and the strongest 7th Tier Spell when it came to pure defensive power. Not only was its defensive power even stronger after becoming an Ultimate Spell, its temperature was also greatly increased.
As for Greater Angel Blessings, it was a rarely seen protective spell which decreased the might of a spell. A similarly tiered spell could only display 10% of its might after clashing with Greater Angel Blessings. Stronger spells would destroy Greater Angel Blessings, but their power would still be decreased by 50% if they were no more than a tier above Greater Angel Blessings.
That property was displayed to its utmost limits as an Ultimate Spell. Spells of the same tier couldn’t destroy it and their destructive power would be completely negated.
This was the reason why Lin Yun placed two defensive spells in his two 7th Tier slots in the Sage Chapter.
Even if there was a 3rd 7th Tier slot in the Sage Chapter, Lin Yun would still slot in a defensive spell.
Law Runic Bombs kept blasting towards the center of the cloud, echoing with fierce explosions. The Spell Wheel and the Book of Mantras also burst towards the center of the cloud with their fiercest power.
The countless buffs increased Lin Yun’s casting speed to its peak. The violent explosive power could kill a powerhouse of the same rank within minutes, but Lin Yun could see that the smoke cloud didn’t seem pressured and was instead surging outward, as if a terrifying power was emerging from within.
Lin Yun soon saw the source of that dreadful feeling, a metallic silver hand spanning over a kilometer was surging out of the smoke. The terrifying might it contained far exceeded Wilder’s aura and was aiming at Lin Yun, pressuring him.
Lin Yun’s expression turned gloomy upon seeing this lifelike metallic hand.
He didn’t need to think to know this came from the secluded Rodney family’s ancestor. Only a Heaven powerhouse whose power surpassed the 5th Rank could display such formidable power over such a large distance.
Lin Yun gritted his teeth and cast all the spells he could alongside Syudos and Enderfa. The surrounding space was already suppressed by that formidable power, not to mention using spatial magic to escape, even retreating and dodging was incomparably difficult.
It felt similar to when he was suppressed by Extraordinary Power before he reached the Heaven Rank… No, it felt even more dreadful!
It looked like the other side only used 10% of their power, yet that power was completely suppressing him, forcing him to watch the palm about to crush him.
Lin Yun ground his teeth, shock visible in his eyes.
‘As a 3rd Rank Heaven Mage, I’m as powerful as a 4th Rank Heaven Mage. Wilder’s quick defeat can be attributed to new spells. Had it been a normal battle, it would have taken me at least an hour to defeat him.
‘But it is said that the Rodney Family’s ancestor has been a 5th Rank Heaven Mage for the past four centuries. Even if he broke through, he would at most be a 6th Rank Heaven Mage…
‘I’m definitely stronger than most 4th Rank Heaven Mages, only two ranks away from the Rodney Family’s ancestor… Are two ranks that much of a gap?
‘He must be over a thousand kilometers away, yet the power he released feels life threatening. I’ll definitely die if I block this attack…’
Sensing that lifelike metallic hand approaching, Lin Yun roused the Origin Chapter and shrouded the two kilometers surrounding him into pure darkness.
While the darkness surrounded him, Lin Yun kept casting spells while retreating. It looked as if he was carrying a mountain on his back.
The world of pure darkness was hiding everything within. The torrent of spells was still flying out from within, but no one could sense Lin Yun’s location.
But two kilometers was nothing for the kilometer-big hand, it would pressure several kilometers around the darkness as long as it crushed it.
The huge metallic hand blocked countless spells and attacks, and although they kept weakening its power, it wasn’t to a great extent. It looked like the spell of a Magic Apprentice, its speed was very slow, yet it kept moving forward with unstoppable power. That kind of slow torment was even more dreadful than being crushed to death.
As seconds slowly passed, the projection of Lin Yun’s Demiplane appeared above his head and Law Power frantically surged out. The water of the Mana Lake turned into a thick stream which flowed out of the Demiplane to restore Lin Yun’s mana.
The power of Lin Yun’s spell was greatly increased with the appearance of the Demiplane’s laws, he managed to slow the metallic hand enough for it to take eight seconds to travel the last kilometer.
And these eight seconds were enough for Lin Yun to emerge from the edge of the darkness.
At that time, he could no longer hold the metallic hand back…
The huge metallic hand fiercely crushed the center of the darkness, popping the darkness created by the Origin Chapter as if it was a weak bubble. The Book of Death trembled as the Origin Chapter shook and its radiance dimmed. It would take a few days before he could use it again.
Seeing the metallic hand falling down over four hundred meters away, Lin Yun immediately stopped his obstructing barrage. Within these few seconds, the metallic hand had been somewhat weakened.
Protective spells appeared one after another. The earth rose up as rocks formed a wall in front of Lin Yun, alongside Askrim Gates.
The elemental storm released by Enderfa also came to an end as he started casting a flood of defensive spells. The Windfire pouring out of Syudos’ gate also converged into a solid wall at the forefront.
Time seemed to have stopped. No sound could be heard. That terrifying power kept on advancing, tearing apart everything in its path. Enderfa’s shields were torn to pieces, Syudos’ Windfire wall was shattered…
The large number of defensive spells Lin Yun had cast were destroyed in an instant while his surroundings distorted, as if a huge ripple was flowing towards him.
The Greater Angel Blessings instantly dissipated as the shadow of a huge angel embracing its own chest appeared in front of Lin Yun, before shattering into countless specks of light. The spell’s power managed to reduce the power of the incoming attack by half.
The remaining power clashed against the blazing Lava Shelter. The flames of the Lava Shelter were forcibly extinguished, and the lava froze before being torn apart.
Ultimately, the remnant of the power fell upon Lin Yun’s Fusion Shield. The law runes roaming across the surface of the Fusion Shield instantly surged and Lin Yun’s mana consumption suddenly became a few dozen times more important. His mana consumption was far greater than his mana regeneration.
His Fusion Shield didn’t last long either, it burst into countless law runes which soon dissipated.
What little power remained fiercely impacted Lin Yun’s body. Countless runes shone on Lin Yun’s robe, withstanding the attack for a mere instant before being torn to shreds. As the runes collapsed, the robe and its defensive halo were turned into rags.
It looked as if Lin Yun had been fiercely punched by a Sword Saint without even being able to defend. He was sent flying.
After several dozen meters, Lin Yun managed to regain control of his body and stopped in the air.
He had a pale complexion, his robe was in tatters, a rib was sticking out of his chest, he had three broken bones and his organs were injured.
He used mana to force his bone back inside before drinking three Health Potions. The dense overflow of life aura coursed through his body, helping him regain some colors.
After coughing some blood, Lin Yun bitterly smiled. If not for the fact that he had upgraded his robe after his previous comprehension of truth runes, allowing him to cut down a part of the remaining power, half of his bones would have been shattered and his heart would have exploded.
He ended up receiving a serious injury, but he should be able to heal within a day with some nursing and the help of Health Potions. It’s just that he would be unable to display half of his power for several days due to the blow. If not for the fact that he had a flawless and unshakable foundation, his Magic Array would have exploded.
Lin Yun stood straight as he looked at his surroundings. The area had already been completely transformed, a kilometer-big, dozen-meter-deep palm imprint could be seen several hundred meters ahead of him.
The earth around the palm imprint was completely devoid of cracks. Due to its immense power, the palm entered the earth like a hot knife through butter, it didn’t greatly impact the surroundings.
Everything within several kilometers had been flattened, the ground was over a dozen meters lower than it had been, as if the earth had been forcibly scraped!
There was no trace of Wilder either, he should have already been rescued.
The ancestor of the Rodney Family didn’t kill Lin Yun with his attack, but since he forsook his reputation and made a move, he would definitely not let Lin Yun go back alive. Moreover, the other side definitely knew that they failed to kill Lin Yun, so why was there no follow-up?
As doubts started appearing in Lin Yun’s mind, he suddenly noticed something happening in the distance, a large hole appeared within the azure sky, exposing the endless void for a brief moment.
That hole appeared in the direction of the Rodney Family’s location, and it appeared to be right above them.
Lin Yun remained silent for a moment before coming to an understanding.
‘Agalon must have made a move…’
Within the Rodney Family…
Wilder had just been rescued, but he barely had time to say a word when he noticed a huge hole appearing in the sky. Starlight fell down before quickly dissipating.
Inside the forbidden area of the Rodney Family, on top of a rich ore vein, the Rodney ancestor was looking at the sky with a frightened expression.
The starlight converged into a kilometer-big hand. It was so lifelike that even the lines of the palms and fine hair could be seen. That huge hand didn’t seem to carry any power, yet the Rodney ancestor appeared to be incomparably pale. It looked as if his body was crushed by a mountain, as if he couldn’t straighten his waist.
That huge hand looked exactly like the one he used to deal with Lin Yun, but the power it contained was incomparable.
The hand he released was imposing and appeared to be very powerful, yet this hand made of starlight didn’t leak a single bit of aura, all its power was pressuring him. He wouldn’t even be able to react if he hadn’t noticed it.
And this was the reason why the ancestor was so frightened. He cast a large number of steel spells which formed a huge steel dome around him. And as that steel dome grew thicker and thicker, it formed a hundred-meter-big silver ball.
The starlight hand softly pressed against that silvery ball, shattering it in an instant. Only the Rodney ancestor was left within, lying on his stomach after being gently crushed by the starlight hand.
The ground didn’t shake at all, but a dozen-meter-deep palm imprint spanning over a kilometer was left behind. The Rodney ancestor was crushed in the center, his body had turned metallic, but it was covered in cracks.
After the starlight hand dissipated, the ancestor slowly struggled out of the man-shaped hole. Fear could be seen on his incomparably pale face. His steel body almost shattered, both the surface of his body and his insides were covered in cracks. His organs seemed like they were about to shatter in countless pieces.
After coughing some silver-colored blood, the ancestor promptly drank a few healing potions.
“Focus on comprehending the Laws here for the next century.” A cold voice echoed next to the Rodney ancestor’s ear.
His hand shook and the potion he was about to drink fell down. He stopped taking care of his injury and promptly struggled to stand up to bow in a certain direction.
“I’ll follow your instructions, Sir Great Astrologian.”
No answer came, but that didn’t bother the ancestor. Even as a 6th Rank Heaven Mage, he felt cold sweat trickling down his back and remained in that position for three minutes before slowly raising his head, yet he was still frightened.
‘Too scary, the Great Astrologian is actually that powerful?! His control over his power has reached the pinnacle… Even when I did my best to resist, I ended up seriously injured, but not enough to lose my life.
‘He wants me to remain here for a hundred years and not interfere with what’s happening outside. I can only listen and obey, he is too powerful… It is said that the Great Astrologian already reached the peak of the Heaven Rank, it must be true… No, he might have even stepped into a new realm…’
The ancestor managed to calm himself after drinking several valuable Heaven Grade potions. He then summoned Wilder, who was now missing his right shoulder and right arm.
Wilder shook when he saw the deep palm imprint. His expression changed as he thought of something, but before he could say something, his ancestor fiercely slapped him.
“Fool! I let you lead the Rodney Family to give you some experience and learn how to handle the family’s affairs, not to court a calamity!
“Yet you only learnt how to act like these useless nobles and started a duel… Will you only be satisfied if I die and our Rodney Family ends up buried?!” The ancestor lashed out as he slapped him a few times.
Wilder originally felt wronged, but he could only feel fearful now and couldn’t say a single word. His first mission after becoming the Patriarch had been decided by the ancestor… And it was to get rid of the Gilded Rose…
Wilder could only feel dread as he saw his ancestor covered in cracks like a shattered porcelain put back together. Who else but the almighty Great Astrologian could put him in that state and leave a huge palm imprint inside their forbidden area?
After slapping and cursing Wilder a few more times, an exhausted expression appeared on the ancestor’s face, “Wilder, it’s for your own good. I didn’t survive because the Great Astrologian was lenient, but because Mafa Merlin survived. The Great Astrologian made a move because I made a move.
“I can’t leave this area for the next century, I won’t be able to save you if you meet a crisis. You have to understand that some people can’t be provoked, they can’t be touched. That Mafa Merlin must be the disciple of the Great Astrologian…
“Take care of your body. Your destroyed arm can slowly recover. But remember, you’ll only have yourself to blame if you provoke Mafa Merlin and die!”
Wilder absent-mindedly walked out of the forbidden area, completely terrified. He was in a daze, the only words he remembered was “Don’t provoke Mafa Merlin”…
