Chapter 291: Triune

Hah~

The howling gale swept up everything on the ground, and before Mu Yi could get close, he was blown back by the wind.

The originally carefree wind elemental lord, after sweeping up everything on the ground, now looked more like an earth elemental giant.

"This thing can do quite a variety of stuff!"

Mu Yi could tell this was specially designed by Belinda, the owner of this mage tower.

But elemental lifeforms can only deplete their internal energy by attacking them bit by bit.

However, elemental lifeforms that have reached elemental lord status are almost immune to ordinary attacks; only opposing attributes or using transcendent power to cancel can drain their energy.

And now, the wind elemental lord has donned a specially made shell; before they can deplete their elemental energy, they must first smash this shell, raising the difficulty another notch.

Clang!

Mu Yi raised his hand and threw a spear, which was directly bounced off by the armor shell, leaving only a shallow mark on it.

It didn't break the defense!

This discovery made Mu Yi click his tongue inwardly; with his current strength, not to mention stone, even steel could be kneaded into a ball like mud.

As a result, it could actually be bounced off by this armor shell—utterly absurd.

The next moment, Mu Yi understood.

"Did they put an earth elemental lord's shell over the wind elemental lord?"

Mu Yi's face darkened; as expected of a legendary mage, they just love to play around.

They've hybridized the two elemental lords together.

Earth elementals possess an innate elemental armor, immune to any physical damage below 10 points of attack strength.

Moreover, the earth elemental lord further upgrades this base; even if you exhausted a low-tier supernormal being, you couldn't pierce this armor.

— Demonic Weapon

Aili beside him tore apart the magic scroll in her hand; as Lily's personal maid, she had nearly stuffed her backpack with these scrolls, just to handle any situation.

Mu Yi also drew his sword, fully activating the Soldier Lord's Power; with this ability, he inherently has the effect of the Demonic Weapon spell.

Mu Yi and Aili lunged left and right at the earth elemental lord; they nimbly twisted and leapt to avoid the elemental lord's swinging arm, the huge stone arm howling with strong wind.

Boom!

The entire floating island seemed to tremble.

The two jumped up together, swinging their weapons to chop and stab at the weak points on the elemental giant's body; although its body was wrapped in the earth elemental shell, weak spots still existed.

Clang clang clang!

The sword in Mu Yi's hand flashed a cold light, and before the elemental giant swung its arm again, he slashed dozens of times.

The hybridization seems not without flaws; although it possesses the traits of both wind and earth elements, it likewise lowers the limits of both wind and earth elements.

Originally agile, the wind elemental lord's reaction speed slowed greatly, allowing Mu Yi to easily dodge the elemental giant's attacks.

Aili and Mu Yi pounded away at the elemental giant for half a day, hacking it nearly to pieces; elemental beings are naturally tougher than same-rank professionals, lacking vital points, making the fight quite tedious.

The clash between the two mages in the sky was obscure, and their ground fight was equally deadlocked.

However, as the body's armor became damaged, the elemental giant's movements grew faster and faster.

Even the wind elements dispersing around heaven and earth began to follow the elemental giant's motions to obstruct the two's evasion.

Thud!

The weaker Aili, in the instant she was bound by the wind element, staggered as if struck by lightning, and was sent flying by a punch from the elemental giant.

"Are you alright?" Mu Yi stepped forward to block the elemental giant's pursuit attack, asking without turning back.

"Be careful, just now it felt like something else attacked me!"

Aili climbed up from the ground, tore a recovery scroll for herself, her complexion a bit grim.

Before her words even faded, Mu Yi understood what she meant.

When the elemental giant swung its fist down to strike, a willpower impact struck his mind.

Hmph!

At the moment he blocked the giant's fist, Mu Yi let out a cold snort, his sword intent carrying reincarnation intent fiercely counterattacking the opponent's will.

Ah~

In just an instant, a figure appeared from the void, looking exactly like the mage they had seen before.

At that moment, they were covering their head, obviously caught off guard by Mu Yi's counterattack, but looking at them, they seemed hardly injured at all.

Obviously, they were also a legendary professional surpassing Mu Yi and Aili.

Accompanied by a seductive aura emanating from them, they presented a pitiful appearance that made one reluctant to strike.

"Charming Demon Afterimage... So this is what the Charming Demon Afterimage is!"

Mu Yi instantly understood everything; indeed, the title was not misnamed, the title 'Charming Demon Afterimage' actually consists of two parts.

This afterimage is either a bloodline clone or a soul split of the opponent; in any case, it is definitely a part of them.

Mu Yi also came to understand what a legendary heroic spirit is—a heroic spirit etched into the world.

Charming Demon Afterimage-Dickens-Belinda, in battle it's almost equivalent to facing three legendary opponents at once; even if the main body might be slightly weaker, with the mage tower present, the weakest link becomes the strongest.

As expected of the legendary mage Lily fancied, this challenge's difficulty is maxed out.

Mu Yi also knew that, without the mage tower, this person might indeed be easier to deal with; after all, a mage who studies bloodline magic and excels at charm likely has pitiful main-body combat strength.

He and Aili blocked these two summons; Lily might have been able to solo the legendary mage, but with the mage tower's appearance, the situation completely reversed.

Lily, wielding two divine artifacts, was suppressed by the opponent; his and Aili's coordination was utterly crushed, leaving them almost completely on the back foot.

However, this also seems like a normal opening; a legendary mage seated in the mage tower who couldn't suppress this non-legendary team would truly be unthinkable.

"Just because you outnumber us doesn't mean we'll lose to you!"

Mu Yi deployed a barrier, directly sealing away the elemental giant and the afterimage, leaving Aili outside to help Lily.

"Human Path, Formation!"

"Sixfold Formation—Immovable as a Mountain!"

The ten‑thousand‑strong legion instantly formed a Sixfold Grand Formation; Cloud Energy rose, the Elemental Giant's power was instantly suppressed by the Cloud Energy, and its size seemed to shrink a notch in an instant.

"Heavenly Human Path!"

"Animal Realm!"

"Xuan Tian Zhenwu, Deter All Spirits!"

The power of the Heavenly Human Path descended from the heavens, mingled with Cloud Energy, and merged with the Giant Tortoise summoned from the Animal Realm, forming a trinity.

It transformed into the Xuanwu Formation Image and slammed fiercely toward the Elemental Giant.

The massive beast fought a brutal melee.

Because everyone bore the Ox Totem, the Xuanwu Formation Image also inherited some Ox Totem traits; its diamond‑hard body gave it no disadvantage when battling the Wind Elemental Lord.

Watching the beasts clash, Mu Ying showed no sign of panic.

She had once seen things far more terrifying.

Honestly, after witnessing a Plane‑wide war where Legends litter the ground, Transcendent beings are no better than dogs, and countless rare masters fall in droves, it's hard to be frightened by anything else in reality.

"Young people really can be surprising; many of them, but that isn't always a good thing!"

Mu Ying chuckled lightly, fingertip touching her lips, and a seductive pink glow radiated fully from her eyes.

But contrary to Mu Ying's expectation, after she cast her Charm Spell, not a single one of the tens of thousands of opposing soldiers wavered.

"Impossible! I can charm elemental lifeforms; how could these low‑level Supernormal Beings be unaffected?"

Mu Ying was bewildered; she recalled that back then she relied on this Charm Spell to even spar with legendary succubi, yet now it had no effect at all.

"Nothing is impossible; it's just a united front!"

Mu Yi glanced at the retinal prompt, gave no extra explanation, and pretended nothing had happened while executing a lethal, heart‑piercing strike.

"Detecting that the character is affected by a charm‑type spell, conducting a Perception check…"

"You are immune to this spell effect."

Mu Ying's spell did work, but Mu Yi nullified it by leveraging an independent belief zone.

Outside, perhaps the troops could not resist such a high‑rank charm, but within the Reincarnation Barrier, every soldier's belief merged with the barrier.

As long as Mu Ying's will does not crush the soldiers under Mu Yi's command, she cannot forcefully influence the army's minds with spells.

A Military Strategist born of battle formations has never feared so‑called specters and demons.

"Kill!"

While Mu Ying was still reeling, Mu Yi manipulated Cloud Energy, slashing a dozens‑of‑meters‑long legion attack toward her.

"Ah!!"

The legion attack neared; Mu Ying suddenly let out a painful scream!

Mu Yi only felt darkness before his eyes, his heart suddenly contract, and his breath became quite erratic.

Without Mu Yi's control, the legion attack instantly dispersed, and even the Great Army Cloud scattered a bit in an instant.

But after only a moment, Mu Yi shook off the effect; with his clarity restored, the army quickly returned to normal.

"Detecting that the character is subjected to Soul Shriek, conducting a character Perception check…"

"Check succeeded; you are immune to this spell effect and will endure its damage!"

"..."

Mu Yi remained wary; dealing with these Legendary Professionals still requires caution—though they may lack the durability of legendary beasts, their destructive power far exceeds that of ordinary legendary creatures.

After all, legendary beasts may only hunt or fight occasionally for survival, whereas these Legendary Professionals have been battle‑hardened from the start.

Soul Shriek is the specialty of banshees, psychic warlocks, and some priests; it deals massive damage to frail beings and can plunge perception‑poor creatures into terror.

When unleashed by a Legendary Professional, it almost knocked out Mu Yi, whose primary attribute is Perception.

However, like the Charm Spell, it cannot crush the will of an entire army, thus cannot inflict effective damage on the troops.

"Immovable as a Mountain!"

Mu Yi gathered Cloud Energy, shaping a mountain peak that pressed down on Mu Ying.

Great Perception naturally pairs with a frail physique; not everyone walks the all‑mighty path like Mu Yi.

The dense Cloud Energy formed a mountain that pinned Mu Ying firmly to the ground.

"Ghost Gate!"

Immediately after the peak came the Ghost Gate, adding another shackling layer onto Mu Ying.

Even though Mu Ying's Will Spells erupted in succession, they could not shake the army's consolidated will.

Without the sustained Great Army Cloud, the Xuanwu True Spirit formed by the Heavenly Human Path's will had already been shattered by the Elemental Giant, which now charged toward the Ghost Gate in large strides, as if to rescue Mu Ying.

Seeing the restrained Mu Ying, Mu Yi inhaled deeply and chose to swivel his gun barrel to first deal with the Elemental Giant.

Regardless, he must eliminate one first; Mu Ying's situation is unique, and Mu Yi can't be sure whether she would instantly resurrect elsewhere after being killed.

He now dared not entertain any clever thoughts about that Legendary Mage opposite him.

Thus he could only start by cutting into the Wind Elemental Lord; Mu Yi is well‑acquainted with its traits.

For such elemental beings, Mu Yi has a better method of handling them.

"Hungry Ghost Path!"

Countless evil ghosts poured out of the Ghost Gate, sprinting toward the Elemental Giant, crazily tearing energy from its body.

Even if shattered by the Elemental Giant, they strive to snatch a sliver of energy before perishing.

The Elemental Giant's massive form now serves as the best restraint; the Wind Elemental Lord's raging gale cannot fundamentally destroy the countless hungry ghosts.

The furious wind whip can only disperse the hungry ghosts, but cannot stop their energy absorption.

Conversely, many hungry ghosts near Mu Ying were shattered by the Will Spell's shock, leaving no chance of rebirth from the Ghost Gate.

The Elemental Giant, in Frenzy, unleashed wind element spells, and the hurricane raged throughout the barrier; the army gathered together, immobile as a mountain, stood as steady as a rock amid the gale.

Countless hungry ghosts darted within the hurricane, tearing at the Wind Elemental Lord, like swarms of mosquitoes gradually siphoning the Lord's wind element energy.

The once massive Elemental Giant began to shrink bit by bit, eventually standing just over three meters tall, completely lacking any sense of its former enormity.

Mu Yi's mouth twitched; the Wind Elemental Lord seemed to have no solution against the hungry ghosts, only futilely crushing the approaching horde of hungry ghosts.

But nothing appears from nothing; the hungry ghosts continuously resurrect from within the Ghost Gate, so the barrier's energy is what gets consumed.

His tangled Inner Qi is now running short, and were it not for the energy ripped away by the hungry ghosts being replenished into the barrier through rotation.

Draining the Wind Elemental Lord to death is a joke; in the end, the one emptied first will be Mu Yi himself.

Seeing that the hungry ghosts have already earned merit, and now that the Elemental Lord's size has shrunk, making further achievements difficult, Mu Yi simply shut the Ghost Gate.

He directly ordered the army soldiers to launch a charge.

The power of the Asura Path enveloped the army soldiers, who surged forward one after another to attack the Elemental Lord.

Their toughness far exceeded that of the intangible hungry ghosts; after being wildly weakened, the Wind Elemental Lord's attacks could not even directly inflict heavy damage on them.

Surrounded by the army, even with three heads and six arms, the Wind Elemental Lord could not fend off weapon attacks coming from all directions.

Soon the wind dispersed, annihilated within the sea of weapons, and turned into a wisp of clear wind that vanished inside the barrier.