Chapter 279: Mythallar Collapse

As Aipusi sighed, the riot of the Magic Net within the Mythallar grew increasingly intense. Although he knew the harvest was right before his eyes, there was no shortage of cases in this world where one fell short at the very last step.

Aipusi tossed aside the wine bottle, gripped his staff, and his gaze gradually sharpened as he looked at the complex Magic Array that already occupied a large area before him.

The frequently flickering spiritual light of the Magic Array was like a candle flame in the wind, swaying unsteadily, as if it would extinguish completely at any moment.

A trace of worry flashed through Aipusi's heart, but this negative emotion was quickly cut off by him. After a slight pause, he inserted the staff in his hand without hesitation into a pre-reserved interface in the ground, serving as the core hub for the Magic Array's energy convergence.

"Old friend, I hope you can survive this!" Aipusi sighed and took out several more Magic Artifacts in succession, filling them into the Magic Array.

Each of these items could be called an Advanced Rank Magic Item if placed outside, but to preserve the Magic Array here, Aipusi had to use them as consumables.

Even with his deep pockets, he felt a pang of heartache, but in order to "grab" the Plane Crystal the moment the Mythallar collapsed, Aipusi had no choice but to do so.

He had already paid too much to search for the Plane Crystal. In fact, the Mythallar could have persisted for a while longer, but previous searches had yielded no results, and he could not continue trying indefinitely.

Thus, Aipusi made a difficult decision—to destroy the Mythallar in advance. After trying various methods, he guessed that perhaps the Plane Crystal would only appear after the Mythallar collapsed.

Additionally, Xia Duo's reminder made him recall his promise to his daughter; returning before the Midsummer Festival might be impossible, but he did not want to be too late.

Boom—

A mysterious explosion interrupted Aipusi's reverie; the riot of the Magic Net had finally triggered a Magic reaction on the level of reality!

That explosion seemed to trigger a chain reaction: gale-force winds and torrential rain, thunder and lightning, fire and frost—and this was only the normal reaction; immediately after, some bizarre and eerie phenomena appeared!

Shadows seemed to come alive, about to wantonly expand their Domain, dyeing everything around them black and white, while in some areas, a layer of hazy mist appeared and vanished in a daze.

Aipusi stood in the Magic Array area, placing his hand on the staff inserted into the ground, watching everything around him vigilantly, but those changes were not subject to his personal will.

Soon, space itself began to change; the earth seemed to be extending in all directions, and the surrounding architectural ruins were being regularly dispersed onto the expanded land.

At the same time, many intact Elf buildings appeared among these separated ruins, as if they had just stepped out of a time stasis, forming a sharp contrast with their counterparts that had been baptized by time.

"What a miracle!"

At such a time, Aipusi still had the mood to appreciate the chaotic scene around him, but at the same time, he was also constantly monitoring the state of the Magic Array.

Perhaps because of the existence of the Magic Array, the chaos outside did not affect this small area, but judging from the two Node Magic Artifacts that had lost their spiritual light in the array, this Magic Array had not come without a price.

"It's finally here—" Aipusi whispered.

Following his words, the Magic Net, which had been rioting to the extreme, instantly fell into silence, but this silence was not the silence of the Magic Net; it was the silence of the world.

The Magic Net had disappeared!

Aipusi did not pay attention to whether any changes had occurred to himself, but instead checked the Magic Array at the first opportunity. After confirming there were no problems, he let out a long sigh, "Thank goodness!"

Fortunately, he had anticipated this; the Magic Net might very well disappear, and the Arcane Crystal in his staff was enough to serve as a temporary energy source!

But the Magic Net could not disappear forever, just as if one were to remove a body of water in the deep sea, the surrounding seawater would still quickly fill it back in.

Moreover, this change from nothing to something would be incomparably tragic; by then, the Magic Net environment here would be even more violent than before!

Aipusi dared not hesitate for a moment; he had to seize this brief "pure" environment, "grab" the Plane Crystal, and then return to the Territory.

Hum—

The Magic Array operated at full power, and the majestic Arcane energy circulated back and forth within the Mithril Wire as thin as hair. This tangible blue energy caused the Mithril Wire to vibrate like a musical string.

Hum—

The Magic Array within the entire range began to vibrate. Aipusi carefully controlled the Magic Array to search for the Plane Crystal, secretly lamenting in his heart, "This temporarily set-up Magic Array is ultimately not as good as a Spell!"

At this moment, he somewhat regretted not telling Aiboke about this. If Aiboke were here, using Arcane Fire in coordination with the Arcane Crystal to cast Protective Spells and search spells would be far easier than what he was doing!

But this thought only stayed in his mind for an instant before he swept it into a corner. The temptation of the Plane Crystal was too great; he really did not want to use this to test the friendship between the two.

It would not be too late to tell him after everything settled down!

Thinking this, Aipusi controlled the Magic Array even more cautiously.

Suddenly, a repeatedly changing, seemingly meaningless light and shadow appeared above the Magic Array, but Aipusi, the designer of the array, knew very well what this meant—

"It actually exists, a Plane Crystal!"

Only at this moment did he completely confirm the existence of the Plane Crystal within the Mythallar!

Hum—

The Arcane energy was overclocked, and two Magic Artifacts in the array instantly turned into fragments without any spiritual light response. Immediately after, a blurry shadow appeared above the Magic Array.

As the Magic Array continued to work, this shadow became clearer and clearer.

"A Scepter?"

Aipusi felt suspicious. Was it not a Plane Crystal? But things had reached this point, and there was no reason to give up halfway. Even if it really wasn't a Plane Crystal, he had to check it himself before saying anything.

Soon, the shadow of the Scepter became clearer and clearer, as if a Scepter were truly floating above the Magic Array, but Aipusi knew it still wasn't enough.

However, the appearance of this Scepter really exceeded his expectations. That it had not been "grabbed" over for so long indicated that this was an extremely powerful Magic Item.

At this moment, Aipusi thought of the Elves in the Green Pearl Forest, but at the same time, he also thought of the Plane Crystal. In the end, his desire for the Plane Crystal gained the upper hand.

Looking at the Magic Net rebounding closer and closer in the distance, a storm was about to be generated; time waited for no one!

Aipusi gritted his teeth, and two more Advanced Rank Magic Artifacts had their energy forcibly extracted by the Magic Array. Since he had already done it, he would go all the way—

With the sound of one Magic Artifact shattering after another, mixed with the "humming" sound of Arcane energy vibrating the Mithril Wire, the energy of the Magic Array was raised to the extreme.

And that Projection of the Scepter instantly solidified and fell from above the Magic Array.

With a "snap," Aipusi reached out and grasped it!

Just the moment he held it, Aipusi discovered the secret of this Scepter—powerful Magic power, but that was not the point.

The point lay in the source of this powerful Magic power: a purple star-point Gemstone embedded at the top of the Scepter—the Plane Crystal.