[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-i-ascend-to-the-divine-throne-through-arcane-mea":3,"chapter-i-ascend-to-the-divine-throne-through-arcane-mea-i-ascend-to-the-divine-throne-through-arcane-mea-chapter-853":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","I Ascend to the Divine Throne through Arcane Means",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},1087794,1419,"Chapter 853: 524: Fierce Battle!","i-ascend-to-the-divine-throne-through-arcane-mea-chapter-853",853,"\u003Cp>Chapter 853: Chapter 524: Fierce Battle!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lis retracted the Jade Wand in his hand, took out a dagger shimmering with cold light, held it in a reverse grip with his right hand, and looked alertly at the dust rising before him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although the previous attack hit Andrew, the effect should not be significant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lis looked at the combat information refreshing on the system panel. The previous kick was a sneak and a charged strike, but due to the shield’s damage reduction, the damage caused to Andrew was only a few thousand points.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For Legendary Mages, maintaining a shield at all times has already become instinctive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This amount of damage is not considered an injury to Gold-level professionals, let alone Andrew, who is a Legendary Mage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mages may be more fragile, but that’s only in comparison to other professions at the same rank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For those below Legendary, the durability of Legendary Mages is beyond their reach.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, for Lis, who possesses the [All-Purpose] talent, his physical strength is on the same level as Andrew’s.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even slightly superior!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is also why Andrew did not react earlier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who could have imagined a Golden Mage’s strength and agility could be stronger than his?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unbelievable!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wind blew, instantly dispersing the dust lingering on the mountain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Andrew’s figure appeared in mid-air, looking a bit disheveled as if he hadn’t suffered any injury at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Andrew stared at Lis, who was holding a dagger, with a mixture of anger and confusion in his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Angered that he was knocked away by a Golden Mage?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if this Golden Mage was a human with the unprecedented status of an Elf Sage, it should definitely not be possible!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Confused because this person clearly looks like a powerful warrior and assassin combination, with no trace of a mage’s elegance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What kind of freak is this?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A pure brute!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, Lis said nothing and immediately sneaked into the shadows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His figure flickered in the dim environment until he merged with the darkness, completely disappearing from Andrew’s sight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew very well it was impossible to directly withstand the attacks of a Legendary Mage frontally, so he decisively chose to avoid the edge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Andrew watched Lis disappear into the shadow beneath his feet, still somewhat in disbelief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The peak Legendary Mage [Judgement Flame]’s apprentice is a Shadow Assassin?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No way!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lis had previously indeed used magic in front of him, especially that strong shield left a deep impression on Andrew.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a Legendary Mage, he could naturally discern that it was a magic shield cast by Lis using his own abilities, rather than utilizing some magic item.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could it be Lis’s special ability?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Andrew used spiritual power to probe the surroundings, feeling a bit headache.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the Gold-level assassin stage, with the ability to leverage the power of the Shadow Plane, simple tricks like flash powder could no longer reveal their stealth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, mages have other methods, but Andrew did not master them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a pure bloodline academic mage, Andrew did not waste time mastering those combat magics and instead devoted himself wholeheartedly to the study of wind magic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Facts proved his choice correct, otherwise, he wouldn’t have broken through to Legendary successfully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After breaking through to Legendary, he has ample time to make up for his shortcomings, even focusing on studying body enhancement magic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But unfortunately, Andrew does not master those skills now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So facing Lis who entered stealth, he felt a bit helpless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Andrew frowned slightly, the wind element he commanded transformed into pale green elemental elves around him, whipping up a mighty tornado around his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tornado stretched to the sky, roaring and spinning, seemingly capable of tearing apart anything that approached.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unable to find Lis, Andrew decided to use this simple and violent method to crack the situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The terrifying tornado, under Andrew’s control, expanded continuously outward, attempting to force Lis out of the shadows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet Lis seemed to vanish into the darkness, not even a trace of breath detectable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Andrew frowned, feeling troubled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’s not afraid of Lis, just felt a bit embarrassed to be entangled with a Gold-level professional for so long as a Legendary Mage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, Lis might take the chance to escape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Andrew did not intend to disperse the tornado; being kicked by Lis earlier was a great humiliation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though it didn’t cause any injury, it made Andrew wary of Lis.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At least, this Elf Sage is far stronger than Gold-level professionals and has quite eerie abilities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Andrew had a premonition that Lis certainly wouldn’t leave so easily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps waiting right outside the tornado for him to show a flaw.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Interesting!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since advancing to Legendary, this was the first time a Gold-level professional dared to take action against him!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Andrew grew more intrigued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Andrew didn’t know that Lis hadn’t left; he was staying nearby.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clenching his teeth and enduring the storm like razor blades, small wounds began appearing on Lis’s body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, due to Lis’s strength and endurance attributes receiving dual attribute corrections and having undergone the life baptism of the World Tree, his physical strength had reached a remarkable level, with an equally remarkable recovery speed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as wounds appear, they begin to heal, as long as Andrew doesn’t make other moves, Lis can persist for quite a long time.\u003C\u002Fp>",885,"2026-06-03T10:58:39.273Z","2026-06-03T10:58:44.171Z",1,"novelbin.me","c164280e4e57b4fb5215152e14f7220971cffe7a9f71fd146d4efb6e014b4661","i-ascend-to-the-divine-throne-through-arcane-mea-chapter-854","i-ascend-to-the-divine-throne-through-arcane-mea-chapter-852",1658,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-ascend-to-the-divine-throne-through-arcane-mea-cover.jpg"]