Chapter 447 - 229: The Strongest Mage (4)
Rather, this was his former self—the high-spirited and brilliant Genius Mage who had once shown his sharp edge to the world.
"I originally intended to greet the baptism of the Root Source in this form. This is the peak state I should be in to receive it."
"But now, I have completely lost my connection to the Root Source."
SWISH!
An Zheng abruptly raised his hand, and the entire space was plunged into absolute darkness in an instant!
Line of Instant Annihilation
In a flash—
If the space before had been filled with countless, densely packed black lines, then at this very moment, it had become a solid mass of black.
Before, it was countless thin lines slicing through the world.
But now, the lines were piled so densely that they filled all of space.
It had transformed this space into pure darkness!
BANG!
Yet amid the countless fine lines, a sanctuary remained.
In the one-kilometer radius around Iz, there was not a single black line.
BOOM!
But in the next moment, a brilliant light seemed to descend upon Iz’s head.
Iz didn’t even look up.
He watched as the Magic blasting down at him instantly split in two, leaving Izparut completely unharmed.
Iz raised a hand slightly.
Tier Six Root Magic—Source Material Stripping.
BOOM!
The Source Material erupted!
With Iz at the epicenter, the entire Secret Sand Archipelago was instantly transformed into a gaping void!
The heavens and the earth shattered.
A deep chasm appeared in the sea.
From the depths of the Secret Sea, countless roars and furious cries echoed!
The space formed by the black lines was utterly shattered!
But then, the sky instantly turned a murky black and white.
"Tier Eight Root Magic—Mirroring the Only Skill."
An Zheng spoke, his Magic Staff pointing forward. "Seventh Forbidden Magic—Element."
VMMMMM!
Between heaven and earth, every Element began to hum!
It was as if all the Elements in the entire Secret Sea were trembling, countless Elements summoned and gathered by An Zheng!
At this very moment.
The Elements of all creation had found their one and only master!
"Tier Six Root Magic—Void of Void."
THOOM—
And in that instant, the Elements vanished.
An utterly pure vacuum formed around the two of them. This vacuum contained no Magic Power, no Elements, not even any manifestation of the Root Source!
"The Seventh Forbidden Magic, is it...?"
"I’ve heard that the first ten Forbidden Magics each represent the ultimate domain of a branch of Magic."
"The Seventh Forbidden Magic represents the Element, the absolute pinnacle of all Elements."
Iz’s voice was level.
"If you had actually managed to cast it, even I would have been in for quite a bit of trouble."
Lu Cang had actually seen this Magic before in the Forgotten Realm.
Back then, it was the self-destruction of a Level 5 Mage.
An Zheng’s Casting was interrupted, yet he showed no anger, nor did he dwell on his opponent’s tone.
Instead, he swung his Magic Staff once more.
But just as the Magic Staff moved...
BANG—
...a huge hole suddenly appeared in his body.
Iz raised his Magic Staff, looking at him dispassionately.
"You need to be at least this fast with your Casting to avoid being interrupted."
’What Casting Speed?’
An Zheng’s pupils contracted.
He hadn’t seen his opponent move, hadn’t sensed any part of the Casting process—An Zheng didn’t even know what kind of Magic had hit him.
A Level 8 Mage who didn’t know what Magic had struck him?
What an absurd reality!
An Zheng’s eyes turned completely red!
He finally lost his composure!
SQUELCH!
Flesh and blood regenerated in an instant!
He was restored in a flash!
"Izparut!"
SWISH!
An Array instantly materialized before Iz, a Magic already cast!
But at almost the same instant...
...the murky, black-and-white impact erupted back toward An Zheng!
An Zheng cast instantly!
Only to find that the Magic he had just unleashed was now blasting back toward him!
BOOM!
The two spells layered over each other, completely engulfing An Zheng!
"Unique Skill!"
"Negation of Arcane Magic!"
An Zheng raised his hand again, and his body was instantly wreathed in the light of countless Arcane Magics!
But as An Zheng cast this Magic...
...the exact same radiance lit up around Iz.
Iz said, "If you don’t use another Forbidden Magic, you may never be a match for me."
’Where would I get so many Forbidden Magics?’
The most widely known Forbidden Magic in the world was the Seventh Forbidden Magic, and even that was only mastered by an extremely small number of Mages.
As for the other nine...
...they were considered completely lost.
No one knew if they had been passed down, or even what some of them represented.
"Eighth Forbidden Magic—Destiny."
And yet, An Zheng spoke once more!
CLICK—
And almost at the very instant he spoke...
...an extremely peculiar sensation coiled around his heart.
Destiny.
The noblest Magic in the world was likely that of the Destiny Element.
"Oh...?"
Countless ineffable Runes appeared around An Zheng, and his eyes once again became vacant and lifeless!
And at that very moment...
PTOO!
An Zheng coughed up a mouthful of blood!
The Casting was interrupted!
Not by Iz, but because An Zheng was simply incapable of casting this Magic.
Izparut’s excited expression froze for a moment, and his gaze gradually grew dim and sorrowful.
’Sigh...’
’Has he become so weak that he can’t even cast his Magic anymore?’
SWISH!
In the next instant, the blood-spattered An Zheng swung his Magic Staff!
He blasted forth a Tier Eight Magic imbued with the permanence of the Root Source! But even as he cast it, before the Magic could even fully form, it was completely deciphered by Iz!
And turned back against him!
"Iz!"
"Izparut!"
BOOM!
The world seemed to sunder once more as cataclysmic Magic Power surged across the entire Secret Sand Archipelago and even further beyond!
In a flash,
a deafening roar erupted with Iz at its center!
Space caved in!
But Izparut stood within the shrinking, collapsing void, reversing the damage and repairing the shattered space.
At the same time, Iz merely cast a cold glance.
The Magic Power that had surged like a tidal wave across the entire sea fell silent once more.
An Zheng stared at Iz’s cold indifference.
Seeing the pity in Iz’s eyes, An Zheng—who had finally, for this brief moment, returned to his peak state—felt an inexplicable and insurmountable gap between them.
And with it, a helpless rage.
Iz raised his hand again.
This time, dozens of incomprehensible spheres of light circled in Izparut’s hand.
These spheres of light gradually began to orbit his body.
Tier Six Root Magic: Source Material Stripping.
BOOM!
The Root Magic detonated as if it were free!
It unleashed a tremor that felt as if it could be felt throughout the entire Secret Sea!
An Zheng resisted with all his might.
But he was still gradually losing himself! The life he had temporarily entrusted to eternity through Root Magic was being rapidly stripped away by this spell!
And amid the drain of Source Material Stripping...
...he vaguely heard Iz’s faint voice.
Seventh Forbidden Magic—Element.
Iz pointed his Magic Staff, and it began to glow with a faint, dappled light.
He had cast the Seventh Forbidden Magic.