End of the Magic Era - Chapter 1180

Chapter 1180: The Ancestors’ Test

Within the dense fog, the silver-robed Labard was no longer smiling. His body flickered with silver light as he kept opening and entering silver Spatial Doors.

Meanwhile, Lin Yun frowned when he saw those five black crystal statues appearing.

Five sleeping Black Mirror Image Elementals. This was truly troublesome… These five Heaven Rank Mirror Image Elementals didn’t need a buffer time to wake up from their slumber.

As they sensed Lin Yun’s mana fluctuations, the five statues instantly transformed into copies of Lin Yun. Even the staves they held were perfect copies of the Draconic Staff.

These five figures with Lin Yun’s face and shrouded in a black halo expressionlessly raised their staves. In an instant, Extraordinary Power fluctuations spread as numerous elemental spells burst towards Lin Yun like a flood.

Flames, frost, gales, and rocks formed a chaotic elemental spellstorm that dragged in everything nearby. Even the dense fog was drawn into it, seemingly torn apart.

Lin Yun silently counted the time and spat out three runes. In an instant, twelve huge flame vortexes appeared above his head.

Boundless fire elements poured down like a flood, and Lin Yun’s body rose up. Flames burned all over his body as Fire Elemental Incarnation was put in full display.

With a Flame Flash, Lin Yun appeared a dozen meters away, and with a single step, he entered another section of space. He then looked up and flew towards the sky to step across another boundary.

After continuously moving through three smaller areas, only three Mirror Elemental Images remained behind him.

The other two had been unable to keep up with him, ending up in other chunks of space.

Lin Yun frowned as he looked at the Black Mirror Image Elementals chasing him relentlessly. The Book of Death appeared in his left hand, and he rapidly chanted a short incantation, spitting out law runes that set up seven huge Askrim Gates behind him.

The huge gates of ice blocked the Black Mirror Image Elementals, even though they could break through three gates each second.

Lin Yun didn’t pay attention to his pursuers, as he was looking at the dense empty fog in front of him.

The instant he felt a certain faint spatial fluctuation, which could only be caught by the Magic Array, Lin Yun stepped forward. The two sections of space immediately separated after connecting for just a moment.

The three Black Mirror Image Elementals instantly disappeared.

Lin Yun calmly continued forward as he put away the Book of Death. These Mirror Image Elementals were very loathsome. In addition to being very had to deal with, they left no valuable loot behind. Only a three-colored Mirror Image Elemental, comparable to a 5th Rank Heaven powerhouse, would leave a precious Mirror Image Gem behind.

Getting rid of these black and white Mirror Image Elementals would bring him nothing except trouble.

As Lin Yun continued forward, the group of Heaven Rank powerhouses next to the crystal ball were stunned.

“This… How could he get rid of those annoying Mirror Image Elementals? Do any of you understand?”

Blakeman stretched a thigh-thick arm and scratched his head. He looked as if he had seen a monster.

Reedman also looked at the crystal ball with a bit of shock.

“I still can’t see through Sir Mafa’s strength, but his attainments in the field of arrays might already be comparable to the best first-rate Artisans. He is even better than the Artisan of the Odin Kingdom proficient in spatial mazes!

“At least when it comes to spatial mazes, he has reached the limit of the Artisan realm. I believe he took advantage of the fluctuations to cross through to another space in an instant, making it impossible for those Black Mirror Image Elementals to catch up to him. Even Labard might be unable to catch up to him under such circumstances…”

The group exclaimed in surprise, not because of Lin Yun’s strength, but because of Lin Yun’s attainments in the field of arrays.

Many of them had been living there for over five centuries.

In those years, there would be people dying in the Merlin Family’s Ancestral Land every year due to the severed fog. Those that could enter the depths of the Ancestral Land either were geniuses, had advanced to the Heaven Rank, had made huge contributions, or were retiring as a Patriarch.

Among these people, one out of ten would advance to the Heaven Rank. And it was a matter of fate. It really was a pity whenever someone died in the severed fog.

But five hundred years ago, a young Peak 9th Rank Archmage not much inferior to Santon in terms of talent rushed through the severed fog and died. This accident made the Heaven Rank ancestors decide to invite the best spatial maze Artisan in the Odin Kingdom.

Unfortunately, he didn’t find a safe way to enter and exit the severed fog and had to forcibly break through the fog the first time.

And the main reason that these Heaven Rank powerhouses could cross through the severed fog was that they left an imprint the first time they crashed their way through the dense fog. They could then rely on their imprint to directly open a Spatial Door and cross it.

But because the space was too strange and complicated, only the person that had left his imprint could pass through the Spatial Door. Others couldn’t take that shortcut.

Now, they just saw someone casually moving through by relying on his ability in the field of arrays. It was like seeing a monster. After all, the price to hire that first-rate Artisan back then hadn’t been small.

“Since we can’t see his strength, let’s wait for Mafa to pass through the fog. You can test his strength then…”

Reedman had pondered for a bit before making this decision. The group of Heaven Rank powerhouses looked at him, looked at each other, and remained silent.

The Ancestral Land had been standing there for so many years, and the standard way to test fresh talents was to carefully look at their strength as they broke through the severed fog. This kind of situation had never happened before.

Blakeman mumbled, “Send a message to Labard and let him return. I’m afraid that even Reedman and I can’t do anything to that kid in the severed fog. He is safer than anyone in there.

“Once Labard returns, let him probe that kid’s strength…”

Faced with such a terrifying guy, no one was willing to try to catch up to him. They were the older generation of the Merlin Family, and many of them were related. There were even old monsters of the generation of Lin Yun’s great-great-grandfather’s grandfather.

If they lost to a kid under such circumstances, their reputations would sink. Moreover, they couldn’t be proud of winning either. After all, they have been studying magic several centuries or even millennia longer than him.

Hearing Blakeman’s decision, the group of Heaven Mages let out relieved sighs.

At this time, a voice echoed outside the Mage Tower they were in.

“Is someone here?”

The group of mages looked as if they had been hit by a Petrifaction when they heard that voice.

Then, everyone turned towards the crystal ball, but Lin Yun could no longer be seen within.

Reedman looked stunned as he reassigned the crystal ball to check outside the Mage Tower. There, they saw Lin Yun looking at the tower.

“Damn, when did he come out? Sh*t, how long has it been? Not even an hour has passed but he already made it through!?”

“Did any of you see how he broke through?”

These Heaven Rank powerhouses were all horrified. There were so many of them, yet none of them saw how Lin Yun broke through the severed fog. After so little time, Lin Yun was silently standing outside the Mage Tower they were gathered at.

The group of mages remained silent. Outside the Mage Tower, Lin Yun was frowning. Heaven Mage’s fluctuations were clearly coming from the Mage Tower he was looking at, and they were coming from multiple mages. Yet no one answered?

“Mafa Merlin greets the seniors… Is anyone there?” Lin Yun asked again. But the group of Heaven Rank powerhouses looked at each other in dismay as they didn’t know how to reply. There were so many of them, yet none of them had sensed Lin Yun leaving the severed fog. Just how did he appear outside the Mage Tower?

Suddenly, the air flickered, and a silver light rapidly converged into a Spatial Door. Labard stepped out of it with a terrible expression.

“Sh*t, I haven’t found him yet and you called me back? What’s going on? Did that unlucky guy already die?

“It’s a pity, a talented youth finally appeared after so many years. It was even said that his talents were comparable to that monster, Santon… How could he have fallen in the damned severed fog?

“F*ck, how could five Black Mirror Image Elementals appear simultaneously? His luck is really terrible…

“Eh, why are you looking at me like that? I also regret the fact that Mafa died, but why are you looking at me like that…”

Labard hadn’t checked the crystal ball yet or he would have noticed Lin Yun standing outside the Mage Tower. He lamented on his own until a voice echoed outside the Mage Tower.

“Hello?”

Labard also seemed to have been hit by a Medusa’s Petrifaction when he heard that voice. He then stiffly looked around the room with doubt and bewilderment.

“Indeed, Sir Mafa has already broken through the severed fog. We should go out…”

Reedman broke the silence and patted Labard’s shoulder.

Labard was at a loss. He was shocked and couldn’t think. He had been lucky in his youth and had merged with a wave of spatial fluctuations that laid the foundation for his Law of Space, allowing him to become a Heaven Mage that specialized in that law.

Even now, he was only a 1st Rank Heaven Mage, but when it came to fleeing or going as fast as possible, no mage of the same rank entered his sight. He could even calmly flee from a 2nd Rank Heaven Mage.

The fastest record in travelling through the severed fog, when not just taking into account each person’s first time, was held by Labard. Yet, Lin Yun had already passed through before he could find him in the severed fog…

He had taken less than an hour to cross the severed fog. To be more precise, it took him 46 minutes.

This was still three to four times faster than Labard’s current record!

‘What kind of monster is that…?’

Labard massaged his face and bitterly smiled as he left the Mage Tower with the others.

After they went outside, everyone looked at Lin Yun with strange expressions.

Reedman’s eyes were a bit erratic as he sized up Lin Yun.

‘Just by looking at him, who would have thought that this seemingly ordinary kid actually established the all-time record for the traversal of the severed fog?

‘And that was as a 9th Rank Archmage!

‘The monstrous Santon Merlin had already advanced to the Heaven Rank when he crossed through the severed fog, and he still took four to five hours. And that had broken the previous record that had been held for several thousand years.

‘This little monster is even scarier than Santon. And we still don’t know how powerful he is…’

Reedman didn’t know what to say, but the sturdy Blakeman grinned as he walked up to Lin Yun with large strides and gave him a hug, his fan-like huge hands fiercely patting Lin Yun’s back.

This made Lin Yun go pale, and he had no choice but to quietly use mana to resist Blakeman’s terrifying power.

‘Damn, is that guy a Beastman? How could a mage’s physical strength be so formidable that it would automatically rouse my mana resistance?

“Hahaha, Mafa, you are even more powerful than what the rumors say! Welcome to the true Ancestral Land. You have set the fastest record for crossing through the severed fog. Those damn Black Mirror Images Elementals couldn’t do anything to you. That’s terrific!

“You know, I was chased by those damned b*stards for an entire day when I first crossed the severed fog.

“But your skill in the field of arrays was so terrifying, that we couldn’t get a grasp of your strength. Come, have a battle with Labard first. After all, we won’t know how much we can tell you unless we understand your strength.”

Blakeman burst out into loud laughter and straightforwardly stated his aim.

Lin Yun smiled. He liked Blakeman’s bold and forthright attitude. Being straightforward was a lot better than talking in circles.

Lin Yun nodded and decisively took out his Draconic Staff and the Book of Death.

The other mages instantly took a step back, while the stunned Labard still hadn’t moved.

Labard was still staring at Lin Yun blankly. He then looked at the mages smiling at him and almost cursed.

‘Damn, I must have overlooked something, these damned guys must have seen something.

‘When I went out, five Black Mirror Image Elementals simultaneously appeared. Even I wouldn’t dare to face five Black Mirror Image Elementals simultaneously.

‘But when I got back here less than ten minutes later, that monster had actually crossed the severed fog already. Something that I’m not aware of must have happened.

‘These guys tricked me. Damn, I heard that Mafa’s fighting strength was formidable, but from their expressions, it looks like my reputation will suffer.’

Blakeman grinned and walked over to pat Labard’s shoulder.

“Sir Labard, be careful. Sir Mafa is very powerful.”

After saying those words, Blakeman squinted and retreated. The group of mages stared at Labard, while the latter wondered how he should refuse.

‘Could it be that saying no isn’t possible? Can I even avoid this battle?’

Lin Yun didn’t know what Labard was thinking about and bowed in a mage greeting.

“Sir Labard, please.”

It was too late for Labard to refuse. He bitterly smiled as he took out a pure silver metal staff and bowed towards Lin Yun in a mage greeting.

“Sir Mafa, please make the first move.”

Labard made sure to be polite. Lin Yun looked at the mages around him and felt that turning down the offer would make it seem like he was looking down on him.

He directly spat out two runes, and four shields covered his body. The shields of the four elements slowly revolved around Lin Yun.

Then, Lin Yun chanted three brief syllables, and his Draconic Staff began to glow.

Immediately, six fire vortexes and six ice vortexes appeared above his head. They looked like passages to planes full of elemental spells.

The twelve vortexes frantically spurted out fire and ice spells that then distorted and formed into a spellwave. Ice and fire revolved together like a tornado and clashed against each other before turning into an even more berserk Ice-Fire Storm.

Berserk elemental power instantly surged from him. Labard’s expression changed, and he raised a Spatial Shield without even thinking.

The layer of distorted space turned into an arc blocking in front of him, and the berserk power impacting Labard’s shield seemed to simply disappear.

Then, a spatial fluctuation suddenly appeared several hundred meters away, and the berserk Ice-Fire Storm blasted out of it, fiercely exploding within the fog.

The fog started fluctuating, and runes emitting terrifying power suddenly emerged. The space in the impacted foggy area rapidly froze, and the flood of ice and fire was like a huge hammer that struck a rubber wall.

A huge hole appeared in the dense fog due to the impact, and more runes started forming in the surroundings. Within a few seconds, those five hundred meters of fog were filled with those runes.

Suddenly, the runes seemed to have drastically strengthened the fog, and that caved-in hole bounced back like stretched elastic.

The attack diverted by the Spatial Shield bounced back.

The rebounding torrent of spells and the original Ice-Fire Storm collided with Labard’s Spatial Shield, and the berserk power instantly tore straight through it.