Chapter 444 - 229: The Strongest Mage
Izparut stood in the firmament. Four other figures stood in the sky alongside Iz.
A red-haired youth shouldering a Giant Sword, and a green-haired girl holding a short, emerald-green staff.
As well as an incredibly stoic stone.
"Yo! An Zheng!"
"Can’t sit still any longer, can you?" Izparut’s expression was wild as he looked down condescendingly upon the Level 8 Mage.
An Zheng’s body was now completely withered, his eyes and mouth nothing but hollow voids.
"Izparut."
"Heh, so are these the principles you’re always going on about?"
Iz tossed back his long hair. His face held not a shred of apology, only a faint smile.
"My sincerest apologies, but I’m not the type to cling stubbornly to rules."
Iz pointed to his head. "As a Mage, the most important thing is learning to be flexible, An Zheng."
An Zheng was incredibly composed, but his tone betrayed no hint of anger or sorrow.
He simply said, "Flexible."
"All I see is a clown who won’t stick to his own principles."
Iz’s expression was arrogant and unconcerned. "Hah. Say whatever you want."
THOOM—
Obades positioned itself at the midpoint between An Zheng and Izparut.
With itself at the center.
A faint, formless domain spread outward.
CLANG!
In an instant, a vast expanse of space was completely sealed.
A Defender not only serves to protect the team but also to obstruct the enemy. Should an enemy attempt to flee, the Defender is the first to block their escape.
Furthermore, when a Defender intercepts, they are the least likely to be hit by a counterattack while in pursuit.
Barriers rose in every direction.
An Zheng looked around. Now, his only way to escape was to kill Obades.
Chi Cheng said, "Yo, old man."
"I don’t normally fight kids, old people, or women... but since Iz is such an asshole, I have no choice but to play along."
"If you want to blame someone, blame this guy with no moral compass."
Iz retorted, "This list of people you ’don’t fight’—is that a personality trait you just made up for yourself?"
Kumironi interrupted, "Everyone, we are facing a powerful enemy—a Level 8 Mage. I hope you can treat this battle with a little more seriousness."
TING!
TING TING TING TING TING—
One after another, emerald-green halos materialized around everyone.
[Instant Healing Protection: Heals instantly.]
[Sustained Extension: Extends all bursts of power.]
[Continuous Wound Retrospection: Reverts time on wounds after damage is taken.]
[Ring of Negative Magic: Dissipates magical damage.]
[Inner Void Armor: Forms a healing armor within the body.]
[Delayed Death: Life force will dissipate more slowly.]
[Gathering Life Essence: Gathers and condenses life essence within the body, storing all healing effects to provide instant recovery upon taking any damage.]
WHOOSH—
An incredibly rich, emerald-green light descended from the heavens!
It washed over everyone present like a waterfall. At the same time, a powerful emerald storm swept across the battlefield, and every breath taken within it replenished their life energy.
Within the storm, emerald raindrops fell like a downpour.
[Reviving Storm] + [Torrential Rain of Life]
And at that very moment, An Zheng raised his hand.
The entire ocean began to rise, and the sky began to fall.
[Tier Eight Earth Magic—Heaven and Earth Unite]
RUMBLE—
But Obades’s form instantly swelled, and in a flash, it had grown to the size of a continental island!
Its hands pushed upward, and its feet stood firm in the great sea!
It looked as if it was splitting heaven from earth!
BAM!
In practically the same instant, the red figure was already upon An Zheng, ready to strike!
[Tier Six Root Magic—All Laws’ Fixed Number]
TING!
For a split second, everything seemed to freeze.
However, it lasted for only the briefest of moments.
In the end, the entire effect of the stasis fell upon Obades. It remained frozen in its posture of holding apart heaven and earth, utterly unmoving!
But Chi Cheng’s Heavy Sword was already cleaving down from above!
[Invincible Stream—Tenth Form·Godslaying Infinite]
This sword crashed down with enough power to sunder the heavens!
CLANG!
In that very instant, An Zheng’s figure had already vanished!
An instant later—
The lingering power of the Giant Sword cleaved through empty air! A heavy shockwave followed, pressing downward!
The shockwave struck the surface of the sea!
BOOM—
A dull roar echoed as the sea was rent asunder, cleaving the great ocean in two!
As for An Zheng, he had reappeared high in the sky!
He raised a hand, and in an instant, the sky filled with the radiance of innumerable Magic Arrays!
[Tier Eight Light Magic—Billions of Infinite Radiance]
TING!
A hundred billion Magic Arrays unfurled across the sky, filling the firmament above the seas of Ruelun!
BOOM!
BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM—
In an instant, all the spells locked onto Obades!
It wasn’t that An Zheng didn’t want to attack Chi Cheng. At this moment, any and all locking effects could only target that rock-hard stone!
Obades’s body was instantly engulfed in countless beams of light!
Each beam of light held the full power of an all-out attack from a Tier Six Light Mage!
Yet Obades, also at Level 6, stood firm amidst the countless attacks!
Its body remained perfectly unharmed. It allowed the light to blast and scour it, but it stood as immovable as a mountain!
’What a disgusting stone.’
"Yo—"
"Trying to break our Brother Shi’s defense?"
"That’s something even I can’t do!"
WHOOSH!
The red figure shot upward!
He had already appeared before An Zheng once again! On An Zheng’s body, a Magic Array lit up!
Chi Cheng vaguely saw countless lines extending in different directions.
An Zheng’s Root Magic concerned eternity and immutability.