Chapter 290

Crack!

Mu Yi threw the corpse in his hand to the ground, then casually flung a scorching blast.

Although he had already received the notification from the comprehensive net, he still habitually proceeded to destroy the corpse and erase traces.

"Hahaha, maybe you really can do it!"

The ranger Heroic Spirit whose neck was twisted and killed by Mu Yi dissipated bit by bit in a radiant light, yet his face was full of joy.

"One by one, they're all riddlers!"

Mu Yi picked up the Heroic Spirit Fragment from the ground, looked toward the maid's direction, and the frenzied barbarian warrior also slowly dissipated in a radiant light.

"Tsk, this one is generous!"

Mu Yi looked somewhat dispiritedly at the maid Aili picking up an epic-grade battle axe and a Heroic Spirit Fragment from the ground.

"We don't have much time!"

Lily tossed the mage Heroic Spirit Fragment in her hand to Mu Yi, saying lightly.

"Let's go, after these successive battles, who knows when it'll end!"

Although he spoke words of utter exhaustion, the quasi-substantial fighting spirit on Mu Yi's body showed no sign of his fatigue; instead, it was full of eagerness.

When Mu Yi and the two hastily left the battlefield, not long after, several Heroic Spirit Squads' figures appeared here.

"Even Lin couldn't stop that kid?" a Heroic Spirit exclaimed, looking at the traces and aura left by the battle between the two sides.

"In such a short time, he outright killed Lin head-on? He's truly a terrifying little brat!"

After viewing the scene of their clash through spacetime regression, the Heroic Spirits present were even more astonished.

Among those present, there wasn't a single weakling; all were half-step Legends, and mastering one or two Legendary abilities was normal.

Legendary martial monks have always been the toughest to deal with; in some aspects, their survivability is even greater than that of Legendary warriors.

Yet such a half-step Legendary martial monk was outright punched to death by Mu Yi face‑on; this isn't just strong—it's a monster.

"I'm a step late; it seems the rest has nothing to do with us!"

"Let's go, chase those little brats outside the city!"

"Hope they can truly fulfill our wish!"

The gathered Heroic Spirit Squads sighed as they left the city; there's nothing inside the city for them to worry about.

Every Heroic Spirit present here is a bona fide Legendary Heroic Spirit.

Half-step Legends and Legends ultimately still have an insurmountable chasm between them.

They were initially able to cross ranks and kill Legends because their own strength was formidable, and also because they had Legendary support.

Only then could they slay a single Legend, or even multiple Legends.

Only Legends can oppose Legends.

This isn't absolute in the history of the Multiverse, yet it is widespread.

And those who can break this law are exceedingly few.

……

"It should be right around here!"

Lily frowned slightly while looking at the map, barely perceptibly.

According to the intel she had gathered earlier, this should have been the area where her target Legendary mage was located, but now there's nobody here at all.

She sensed no aura whatsoever, meaning the other party had left this area.

"Looks like the worst case scenario has come to pass!"

Mu Yi's mouth twitched into a wry smile; the Heroic Spirits affected by the Special Event weren't just those outside the city, but also these Legendary Heroic Spirits inside.

"Are we leaving, or what?"

Mu Yi turned his gaze to Lily; after all, a Legend is a Legend, and he wouldn't look down on Legends just because he'd slain one.

Even a group of half-step Legend Heroic Spirits working together could threaten them.

What if a group of Legend Heroic Spirits worked together?

"We..."

"Hum~"

A teleportation portal flashed open before the three of them.

"Looks like someone made the choice for us!"

After a moment of silence, Mu Yi led the way toward the portal.

Lily and Aili followed behind Mu Yi into the portal.

Beyond the portal lay a floating island, upon which stood a towering mage tower.

"This is..." Lily's body instantly flared with countless spiritual lights as she began to deconstruct everything around her.

"We're currently above the battlefield; this is actually the true secret of the battlefield's airspace!"

Along with Lily's words, Mu Yi also understood why this battlefield was a no‑fly zone.

The mighty dragon knights are merely a facade; the mage towers hovering in the sky are the real threat.

Mu Yi glanced around; just the number of mage towers he could see ran into the dozens.

As Mu Yi and the two were observing their surroundings, the doors of the mage tower burst open, as if inviting them to enter.

"Let's go—the master has already opened the door to welcome us; what do we have to worry about?"

A mage tower is a mage's domain and also their ultimate weapon; a powerful mage practitioner must possess a powerful mage tower.

A mage inside his tower is like Mu Yi in his own barrier, enjoying complete home‑field advantage.

Even a Legendary dragon dare not approach a Legendary mage's tower; it wields power enough to slay dragons with ease.

Mu Yi, Lily, and Aili climbed a few steps up the spiral staircase and entered a vast hall, so spacious it could contain the exterior mage tower within.

Each floor is a separate spatial layer; despite its modest exterior, the Mage Tower truly contains a vast universe within.

In this respect, regardless of gender, all magic‑based professions share the same habit.

Within Jiuzhou, the Mage Tower can also be called a Cave‑Heaven Realm, a Palm‑held Buddha Kingdom, a Jade‑like Palace…

The main hall is exceedingly delicate and splendid; at a glance one can tell its former owner was an elegant mage.

Various artworks line the hall, giving a sense of opulent grandeur.

Mu Yi stepped inside and scanned the surroundings, finding no monsters.

Perhaps they are on a higher floor?

Mu Yi thought uncertainly.

But before he could speak, a fiery red figure twisted into existence within the hall's space.

"Care for a cup of tea, little ones?"

She wore a splendid robe, her ivory‑white skin entwined with strands of red light.

Beneath her wheat‑gold hair, like rolling fields, lay a face of breathtaking beauty.

Her voice was not as seductive as her looks; instead it carried the authority and languor of one in a high position.

A bewitching beauty, her deep‑blue eyes flickered with curiosity.

"Zongwang Prompt: Detected a character affected by a charm‑type spell, conducting a perception check…"

"You are immune to this spell's effect."

Mu Yi felt a slight dizziness, then noticed a prompt flashing across his retina.

"Using charm magic is hardly hospitality!"

Lily squinted and stepped out from behind Mu Yi, walking toward the woman opposite.

"Sorry, that wasn't my intention; even though it's innate, it still confuses me greatly!"

"Allow me to introduce myself: Mei Yao Mu Ying-Di Geng Si-Bei Lin Da!"

Bei Lin Da smiled, tapped a point in the air, and several sprites instantly leapt from the void, beginning to pour tea for Mu Yi and the two others.

"So you're actually a warlock?"

Lily frowned at Bei Lin Da; if the other were a warlock developing and studying her own bloodline, their plan to parse her this time would fall through.

"I am certainly a mage, but developing a bloodline isn't necessarily a warlock's exclusive right!"

"You dissect your own bloodline with spells, developing bloodline magic?"

The two mage practitioners exchanged remarks, beginning a sort of academic discussion.

Mu Yi and Aili exchanged a glance; this was not their specialty.

Each word seemed understandable, yet the combination read like a celestial script.

"How long does such a situation usually last?" Mu Yi whispered to Aili.

"I don't know! Once, Your Highness discussed academic matters with the court mage for over a month!"

Aili's answer made Mu Yi's mouth twitch; this is indeed the world of mage professions, truly intimidating.

However, he was invited this time to escort Lily, so now he had to be patient, suppress the boiling battle intent within his body, and examine the Mage Tower's interior structure.

"This form seems to share a subtle similarity with my Reincarnation Barrier…"

Mu Yi extended his perception fully, carefully sensing the conditions inside the Mage Tower.

"No, not at all!"

When he settled his mind to study, Mu Yi again dismissed his earlier feeling… familiar, yet entirely different from his Reincarnation Barrier.

If forced to say, this Mage Tower resembles a Temple even more.

"Temple…"

Mu Yi's thoughts suddenly cleared; the so‑called Mage Tower is nothing else but a tool for mages to imitate and study the divine realm of gods.

That is why a powerful mage, operating a Mage Tower, can directly slay a god.

A mage inside the Mage Tower is a deity within the divine realm, fully mastering his own modest domain, and only at this level.

Realizing this, Mu Yi began to wonder whether the Mage Tower's structure could be applied to himself.

Just as Mu Yi explored this novel idea, a quarrel in reality jolted him awake.

Academic discussion, unless one can crush the other, usually turns into argument, and arguments often devolve into combat.

"Ignorant notion, since spirit and flesh are both parts of existence, why pursue spirit while abandoning flesh! Knowledge is endless; can bloodline growth be finite?"

"Transforming into an Abyss Demon bloodline, can one still use holy spells? Abandoning the unrestricted path and shackling oneself—how foolish!"

"Even a Transcendent mage whose Legend‑bearing glory cannot be borne dares to speak of the correct path—utter nonsense!"

The enraged Bei Lin Da radiated terrifying pressure, as if the whole world trembled in tandem with her fury.

"Then let's see the true proof beneath our hands!"

Bearing the Legend's pressure, Lily emitted a dazzling magical aura.

Seeing the two's discussion collapse, Mu Yi unhesitatingly brandished his broad sword, unleashing his full force against the nearby wall.

"Hmph, within the Mage Tower…"

Bei Lin Da saw Mu Yi's move; the mockery in her mouth unfinished, she became both shocked and angry.

"You coarse warrior, how could you possibly break my Mage Tower!"

Mu Yi ignored the opponent's impotent rage; even the divine realm has flaws, and a mere Mage Tower cannot be perfectly flawless.

Relying on perception and his Thousand-mile Eye, he smashed a large hole from within the Mage Tower, pulling Lily and Aili to leap out.

"Grab them for me!" accompanied by Bei Lin Da's angry shout.

The Mage Tower radiated light; on the floating island where it stood, several element sprites appeared in a controlled state.

These element sprites are aggregates of magical particles manifesting as elemental matter in the material world, exhibiting different characteristics across various Planes.

And the elemental spirits now appearing above the floating island were all wind elements, and their shapes were extremely similar to humans, merely lacking noticeable detailed features.

The violent wind howled, a whirlwind nearly like mountains and seas overturning blew towards Mu Yi and them.

But all the violent winds dissipated into nothingness at a point one meter before Mu Yi and two others, as if they had never happened.

"Wind is merely the product of magic particles flowing with the air currents!"

Lily's eyes now completely lacked human emotion, filled instead with absolute rationality; even the eyes of a martial monk in a state of mind like still water were not so unfeeling.

Lily paid no heed to the oncoming wind elemental, instead raising her magic staff and spell book, and began chanting a special spell.

"Leave these wind elements to me!"

Aili lunged out like a ferocious tiger, the two battle axes in her hands whirling about, just like a frenzied spin.

Under the Frenzy buff, countless axe shadows merged together, and the turbulent airflow between them emitted a dull roar.

With the heavy power bolstering the battle axe, not a single wind elemental could withstand the next strike.

Just one strike, and they burst apart with their internal airflow, completely dissipating into the air.

Lily and Bei Lin Da took no further action, as if both were brewing a tremendous spell.

Above the floating island, for a time only Aili and the wind elemental were fighting.

However, as Aili frenziedly slaughtered the wind elementals, the surrounding airflow seemed to become even more turbulent.

After Aili slaughtered all the wind elementals, a large amount of airflow gathered around her, and a towering Legendary Wind Elemental Lord appeared with the convergence of the airflow.

And a burst of light erupted from within the mage tower, spreading outward in all directions.

And at the same time, a burst of light erupted from Lily's surroundings, spreading outward in all directions.

Mu Yi could feel two wills clashing fiercely in the void, as two mages used mage means to dismantle and restrain each other's spells.

Before they knew it, the situation seemed to have turned into a passionate duel between the two mages.

And Mu Yi and them became the lackeys driven by the two mages' spell duel.

Although it felt a bit strange, Mu Yi also did not delay, directly charging toward the wind elemental lord.

Although Aili's strength was not bad, facing the Legendary Wind Elemental Lord she was still found wanting; a single heavy punch of a howling violent wind sent her flying backward.