[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-magus-supremacy":3,"chapter-magus-supremacy-magus-supremacy-chapter-687":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Magus Supremacy",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1244069,1673,"Chapter 687: Can’t Tame Him!","magus-supremacy-chapter-687",687,"\u003Cp>Chapter 687\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmm.\" Grey mused as he hovered midair, eyes narrowed while staring into the distance with his arms folded across his chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’He hasn’t landed yet. Did he slip into one of those shadow portals again? Or did he actually flee?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Closing his eyes, Grey inhaled deeply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His head rotated slowly from side to side, senses expanding outward as though he was feeling the world itself rather than seeing it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A faint curve tugged at his lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Looks like Noir is finished dealing with the army. That’s reassuring.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Opening his eyes, Grey scanned the terrain once more, wind humming softly around his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What? Did you really escape or what?\" he roared into the sky, veins standing out on his neck. \"Show yourself! I still need to take revenge for Vanessa and Millie!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His voice rippled through the atmosphere, shaking the air as his fists clenched tightly, raw fury spilling outward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Me? Escape?\" a calm voice replied. \"How ridiculous of you to assume that.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Grey spun instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Z5 stood there, his cracked mask finally giving way. Fragments fell apart like brittle snow, revealing a face twisted by rage and arrogance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Green eyes glared forward, sharp and cold. His frown looked permanent, as though bitterness had sculpted his features long ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Where have you been hiding?\" Grey demanded. \"I was starting to think you ran.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Z5 exhaled slowly, shoulders rising before settling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You don’t know me,\" he replied evenly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You don’t understand what the Otherworlders are capable of. You have no idea how vast our threat truly is.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you even know who I am?\" Grey cut in sharply, then clicked his tongue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Actually, forget it. I’m not interested in pointless speeches.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes hardened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"People are waiting for this fight to continue. More importantly, they’re waiting for your death. I won’t keep them disappointed, so let’s proceed.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Z5’s lips curled upward as a shadow spread across the mountaintop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From within it emerged a figure so unremarkable that it almost felt wrong, as if the world itself wanted to forget his presence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We will,\" Z5 replied calmly. \"But first, I need you restrained in one place.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His grin widened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without hesitation, he clenched his hand and pointed directly at Grey. The Supreme Magus raised an eyebrow, confusion flickering briefly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before he could respond, a shadow portal bloomed beneath him, swallowing him whole in an instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Z5’s gaze lingered on the empty space where Grey had hovered moments earlier. Then he looked down at the mage who had risen from the shadows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Even though he’s inside my shadow storage,\" Z5 explained, pointing upward, \"he still occupies that exact location.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mage nodded solemnly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Focus and seal his abilities,\" Z5 continued coldly. \"Lock his magic completely. I want him powerless when I end him. Understood?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mage shut his eyes immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One arm stretched forward while two fingers of the other pressed against his temple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His brows furrowed as he strained, searching for Grey’s signature, attempting to anchor and suppress it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Z5 turned away, breathing steadily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’In the meantime, let me recover. I got a potion that will heal my injuries and... I don’t know what he did to my hand, but I hope it heals it.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without saying anything, shadows swirled around the top of his palm before a small vial with blue liquid in it appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wasting no time, he uncorked the vial and began downing its contents, warmth spreading through him as his body started knitting itself back together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>***\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmm.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Grey mused as he stared at his surroundings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stood within a space where darkness stretched endlessly, swallowing everything in a boundless sea of black.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no sky, no ground, no visible boundary, just an infinite void that felt heavy and suffocating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, despite the overwhelming darkness, he could still see clearly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What troubled him more was the absence of any detectable presence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No hostile intent. No lingering signatures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nothing that suggested another army was lurking nearby, which meant this place was not a battlefield at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Grey did not appear frightened in the slightest. His expression remained calm, almost bored, while a faint smirk lingered on his lips as his eyes swept across the void.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But seriously,\" he muttered, amusement lacing his tone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How foolish can some people be? He really thinks a place like this can hold m...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His words cut off abruptly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Grey’s brows knitted together as irritation flared within him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Oh. I see.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The smirk returned, sharper this time, as his gaze locked forward as though he was staring at something invisible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The mage he brought along,\" he said slowly, \"is the same one who sealed my magic back then. So that’s their plan again.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He placed a hand against his chest, fingers digging in as his mana core began vibrating violently, reacting to an external force trying to bind it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Grey shut his eyes briefly, focusing inward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Raw mana surged through him, dense and unrestrained, flooding every pathway in his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even after minutes of intense combat, his reserves were far from depleted. If anything, they felt fuller, heavier, as though something dormant was awakening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As his eyes remained closed, flashes of images flooded his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Memories.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet they were not his.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They belonged to someone else.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A strange sensation crept through him, like a hidden consciousness stirring beneath the surface.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it was not an intruder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The feeling originated from deep within, from the affinity sea of his soul.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His fifth affinity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The black mass floating within the raging storm trembled violently, pulsing as if desperately trying to communicate with him, urging him toward action.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unconsciously, Grey responded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His posture shifted, confidence radiating from him as his smile widened beyond restraint.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>***\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outside, Z5 had just finished consuming the potion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His wounds had closed and his battered body felt restored, yet his missing hand remained absent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’What did Grey do to me?’ he wondered, staring at the empty space where his hand should have been.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Why can’t it regenerate? It’s as if it never existed.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A chill crept up his spine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Is this related to his fifth affinity?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His thoughts spiraled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blinking through space, erasing distance, folding reality around himself. What kind of abilities were those? What exactly was Grey wielding?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Z5 frowned deeply and shifted his attention to the mage below.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His expression darkened further at what he saw.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mage still had his eyes shut, but his condition had worsened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His face was twisted in visible strain, sweat pouring down in thick streams.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His entire body shook uncontrollably, hands trembling as he desperately tried to maintain the seal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blood slipped from the corner of his mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hey!\" Z5 barked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What’s happening? Wh... why are you shaking like that? Why hasn’t his magic been sealed yet?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mage did not answer immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His breathing became labored, sweat soaking his clothes completely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"H... he...\" the mage stammered, voice breaking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I can’t! His aura, his mana, his magic, it’s expanding. It’s growing too fast. I can’t tame him. I can’t. He’s too...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>***\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within the shadow realm, Grey’s smirk deepened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He raised his hand calmly and sliced through the air in front of him with a single, decisive motion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Dimensional Slash.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1199,"2026-06-05T15:21:40.823Z",1,"novelbin.me","21de41cecb636155a0489804fc9abdc073c73c8b295bfadda20977dc42475d75","magus-supremacy-chapter-688","magus-supremacy-chapter-686",1068,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fmagus-supremacy-cover.jpg"]