Chapter 67

However, this astonishing destructive power comes at the cost of an astonishing consumption.

Generally, when a mage uses the Rocket Spell, they use one or two rockets. Even with the support of magical guidance abilities, it rarely exceeds ten rockets. This is not because more cannot be used, but because more are not desired. Each additional rocket in the Rocket Spell increases the consumption of magical power and the difficulty of control.

For someone like Lin Yun, making the rockets in the Rocket Spell reach over a hundred is something that is almost unimaginable to ordinary high mages. This is because it means a hundredfold increase in magical power consumption and control difficulty. Even though this is just a low-level spell for a mage, after a hundredfold increase, the consumption and difficulty reach a terrifying level.

Lin Yun's magic power, which had just been replenished, once again experienced a tremendous consumption. In just a moment, half of the magic power in Lin Yun's body was consumed. Moreover, because he had to maintain the guidance of the Flame Barrier, the remaining half of the magic power was also being consumed at an extremely fast rate.

This kind of极限施法, Lin Yun only maintained for thirty seconds. After thirty seconds, Lin Yun already felt that the magic power in his body was almost depleted. However, Lin Yun was not panicked. The ring on his right index finger glowed again, and a pure stream of magic power slowly infused Lin Yun's body.

Relying on the timely replenishment of magic power from the elemental amber, Lin Yun recited a few more incantations and, under impossible circumstances, completed a third casting!

Originally, the Flame Barrier combined with the Rocket Rain only formed an insurmountable defense. However, after Lin Yun completed this third casting and a second Flame Barrier appeared, the battle situation changed dramatically.

The two Flame Barriers, one in front and one behind, trapped all the highly venomous dragon flies in between. For a moment, all that could be seen was countless highly venomous dragon flies flying back and forth. The high temperature emitted by the Flame Barriers made them feel as if the end of the world had arrived. They wanted to break out of the Flame Barriers, but in all directions, there were raging flames, leaving no way out. Countless highly venomous dragon flies were squeezed into an extremely narrow space.

What awaited them was a rain of over a hundred rockets...

For a moment, all that could be seen was blackened charcoal falling. After Lin Yun completed the final burst of magic power, the entire cave entrance no longer had a single living highly venomous dragon fly...

"Phew..." Only at this moment did Lin Yun let out a long breath. He took out the magic crystal of the Corrupted Flower from his pocket and leaned against the stone wall to sit down. At this time, Lin Yun's forehead was covered with fine sweat, and his face showed a sickly pallor.

The battle just now seemed simple, taking only a few dozen seconds to eliminate hundreds of highly venomous dragon flies. But only Lin Yun himself knew how dangerous this battle was.

Three uses of magical guidance abilities, one use of a magic array, and a nearly impossible third casting almost pushed Lin Yun to his limits. To put it bluntly, the threat these highly venomous dragon flies posed to Lin Yun was even greater than that of the Great Mage Bell from the Nest of Poisonous Snakes.

Indeed, the highly venomous dragon flies were only level ten, and any mage above level five could easily kill them. But don't forget, the ones that appeared before Lin Yun were not just one or two, but four entire nests, totaling hundreds of highly venomous dragon flies.

If Lin Yun made a mistake during the battle...

For example, if the Flame Barrier failed to block the highly venomous dragon flies, or if the final third casting was not completed, the situation for Lin Yun would have been completely different. Imagine hundreds of highly venomous dragon flies flying everywhere, spitting out poison with each bite. Even if Lin Yun were powerful, he would have to kill them one by one, and it would not be a matter of a few dozen seconds or minutes. It's possible that all the dozen bottles of Magic Spring Elixir in Lin Yun's pocket would have been used up.

Fortunately, there were no unexpected events...

From the first Ice Wall to the last Flame Arrow, every spell could be said to have perfectly achieved the effect Lin Yun wanted.

Lin Yun recalled every detail of the battle while tightly holding the magic crystal of the Corrupted Flower in his hand. A little bit of magic power was extracted from the magic crystal, carefully purified by Lin Yun, and then slowly infused into the magic array.

Generally, few high mages directly extract magic power from magic crystals because the magic power contained in magic crystals is inherently impure. A slight mistake could be dangerous, and in severe cases, it could even lead to a backlash of magic power.

But Lin Yun was not an ordinary high mage...

In the end times, Lin Yun's only source of magic power was the Void Storm, which contained far more impurities than those in magic crystals. At that time, each meditation in the Void Storm was like enduring a torture for Lin Yun.

Lin Yun, who had come from that era, was not afraid of the impurities in magic crystals; he just slowed down the extraction speed.

The entire process of extracting magic power cost Lin Yun three bottles of Magic Spring Elixir.

When Lin Yun stood up from the ground, the magic crystal of the Corrupted Flower had lost its last bit of luster, looking like an ordinary stone.

Lin Yun casually threw away the magic crystal that had no magic power left and raised his hand to cast a Light Spell. The originally dark cave was instantly illuminated like daylight.

The red mist inside the cave was even thicker than outside, almost solid. Even with the protection of the Magic Spring Elixir, Lin Yun could only barely disperse the red mist within a few meters around him.

According to the notes left by the alchemists, Lin Yun walked deeper into the cave for about ten minutes. The front suddenly became open, and Lin Yun knew that he was close to his destination. If the notes were correct, about two hundred meters ahead was the center of the cave, where Lin Yun would see a tomb from the Third Dynasty.

Indeed, that was the second ruin in the Poison Fog Canyon.

Unlike the temple that Sos wanted to open, this tomb would not be discovered for at least a thousand years. At that time, the Cloud Tower had already become the strongest force in the kingdom. A high mage from the Cloud Tower would pass through the Poison Fog Canyon during a chance journey.

Then, he would encounter a battle at the entrance of the Poison Fog Canyon, and the heavily injured high mage would escape with the support of a few bottles of Magic Spring Elixir, eventually stumbling into this unknown cave.

No one knew what the high mage encountered in the cave...

But when he emerged from the Poison Fog Canyon, he was holding a True Spirit Magic Tool, an existence equivalent to a Grand Mage. The enemies guarding the entrance of the Poison Fog Canyon could not withstand the True Spirit Magic Tool's avatar for even ten seconds and were reduced to ashes.

Afterward, the high mage returned to the Cloud Tower and wrote a report on his discovery.

This report immediately caught the attention of the Cloud Tower. Three Master Alchemists came to the Poison Fog Canyon, and they made a discovery at the place where the high mage obtained the True Spirit Magic Tool...

This discovery was somewhat coincidental...

Two of the three Master Alchemists were Grand Mages, and the remaining one was a high mage.

And the magic array of this high mage was none other than the magic array Lin Yun possessed.

Originally, this high mage's magic array had only two. However, after three months of archaeological research in the Poison Fog Canyon, his magic array reached five, giving him the combat power to directly confront a Grand Mage.

When Lin Yun read this note, he was somewhat surprised by the high mage's mysterious improvement.

The magic array is the most complex and intricate of all magic arrays. Every tiny improvement requires immense effort. Even with the far superior magical knowledge of the present, it would take Lin Yun at least three years to upgrade his magic array from two to five.

But the high mage in the note only took three months!

What does this mean...

It means reducing the time by ten times!

This is what Lin Yun truly values about the Poison Fog Canyon. In comparison, he didn't really have much hope for the True Spirit Magic Tool. A True Spirit Magic Tool is different from a Spirit Magic Tool. A Spirit Magic Tool only has some intelligence and fights according to the owner's will, but it is still a magic tool in essence.

But a True Spirit Magic Tool is different...

A True Spirit Magic Tool represents the pinnacle of alchemy. Any alchemist who creates a True Spirit Magic Tool can be directly deified. They are called "Creators," and during the peak of the magical civilization, only three True Spirit Magic Tools were created. The alchemists who created these three True Spirit Magic Tools held the highest status, and even Heaven Tier mages would bow before them.

Because a True Spirit Magic Tool has true life, the ultimate limit of alchemy.

Each avatar of a True Spirit Magic Tool is no different from any other life form.

To become the master of a True Spirit Magic Tool, one must gain the recognition of its avatar. However, in reality, almost no True Spirit Magic Tool is willing to change its master. Except for the alchemist who created it, it will never accept a second master. The high mage from the Cloud Tower with the incredible luck was the only one Lin Yun had ever seen.

Lin Yun admitted he did not have that kind of incredible luck...

Compared to the elusive True Spirit Magic Tool, the Cycle Eye that could quickly give Lin Yun five magic arrays was much more practical.