[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-magus-supremacy":3,"chapter-magus-supremacy-magus-supremacy-chapter-993":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},1244393,1673,"Chapter 989: An Old Mage","magus-supremacy-chapter-993",993,"\u003Cp>Chapter 989\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Devan’s punch shattered the sound barrier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only was the sonic wall broken, but the ground for twenty meters onward was also completely demolished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chunks of debris and thick dust billowed into the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those who had been standing near the trajectory of his strike had already scrambled away just in time to avoid being obliterated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The one whom this attack was targeted at?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was no longer there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was standing meters away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>... Wait! Standing?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Spinning around, everyone began scanning for the Supreme Magus, only to see him sitting on an earth chair—expertly crafted by his own hand—with his chin resting casually on his knuckles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His brown eyes crackled with lightning, as did his fingers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yawning loudly, he looked around at the shocked faces of disbelief, seemingly indifferent to the fact that he was in the middle of a battlefield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What? I’m tired. The journey from my world to this place took a heavy toll on me. And instead of resting, look at what I have been thrown into. Don’t blame me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Devan was beyond furious at this point. It was as if the kid was toying with him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed as though he wasn’t even taking the situation seriously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"... Look, I’m getting old, yeah? My legs are already becoming jelly, so allow this old mage to rest peacefully for a while. We can continue our spat later on when I’m fully rejuvenated.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Grey yawned once more and then proceeded to close his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within moments, a loud, steady snore echoed across the terrain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looks of utter disbelief were etched on every face present.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had to look at one another as if they were collectively dreaming, but no—this was no hallucination.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Grey was really out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sleeping soundly as if he were in his own bedroom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ohoy, Grey! Wake up!\" Dame shouted in irritation, but he was only answered with more rhythmic snoring.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is he for real?\" Mada questioned, looking at his companions in confusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Han and Dan, hiding in the sky above, had bewildered looks on their faces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What was the Supreme Magus doing?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could he be sleeping at a time like this?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Wait...’ Han frowned as something clicked in his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Dan, who was usually all brawn and no brains, realized something too as he turned to look at his brother.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ohoy~ doesn’t he remind you of yourself? Making sure to let the enemy drop their guard and underestimate you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han looked at his brother in surprise. \"I knew that looked familiar. But how is he snoring? I feel like this isn’t a ruse.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>....\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Devan’s hands were tightly curled at his sides.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His teeth audibly ground against each other while his eyes began to glint dangerously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"FUCK YOU! HOW DARE YOU!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BANG—!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Devan was gone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The soil groaned under his bulky frame as he crossed the distance between him and Grey in a single second.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A massive Ki spear gleamed in his hand as he thrust it fiercely at Grey’s chest, hoping to impale him along with the earth chair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next second, Grey’s eyes snapped open swiftly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sharp smile creased his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Gotcha.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Grey immediately vanished from view, blinking out of the way just as the Ki spear crashed into the empty chair, instantly reducing it to rocky rubble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before Devan could realize what was happening, the ground gave way beneath his feet, turning into treacherous quicksand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was unable to trap him, however, as he proceeded to vault into the air just in time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Hot.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking up, a net of flames appeared above him, crackling with lethal intensity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’... When did he...?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The net descended, crashing onto him as if he were a fish caught in a snare.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a second, he was yanked out of the air and hammered into the ground with tremendous momentum.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The earth transformed into a ten-meter-wide crater that kicked up dust and chunks of debris into the air like a heavy blanket.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The net was beginning to burn Devan, searing into his skin like termites on wood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a loud, guttural growl, his Ki spear flashed forward, immediately ripping through the net of flames and dispelling the heat away from his frame.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Springing to his feet, his gaze sharpened instantly as he found a hundred lightning arrows pointed directly at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behind them, Grey stood with a wide, confident smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Click—!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The arrows were fired without any hesitation whatsoever.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They closed the distance between the projectiles and the leader within a jiffy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before they could strike the man, however, he had also vanished from view in a streak of yellow light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The arrows burrowed into the ground instead, turning the soil into another giant, smoking crater.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Devan materialized before Grey in a single second. But the Supreme Magus remained unfazed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ground trembled for a moment, causing Devan to glance down in anticipation of the earth giving way again or something bursting out of the depths.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But nothing came.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, a Ki-infused punch from the flank crashed into his face with the force of a bullet train, lifting the man off his feet and sending him ricocheting across the battlefield like a bouncy ball.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yayyyyy—!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Dawn forces cheered loudly, as if they were spectators at a high-stakes sport.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Conversely, the Behemoth Clan fumed silently as they watched their leader tumbling across the dirt like a discarded ragdoll.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lightning ran up and down the Supreme Magus’ body with violent intensity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, with a deafening bang, he surged forward, closing the gap between him and the tumbling leader, who had already dug his spear into the ground to come to a jagged halt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only for a shadow to be cast over him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Grey hovered in the air with a gigantic earth club that descended like a vengeful fist from heaven.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BAM—!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The earth club shattered against Devan’s face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A single drop of blood flew from his nose as his head was thrown to the side from the sheer force of the strike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ground split open almost immediately as the Supreme Magus landed back on the earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A heartbeat later, Devan’s head snapped forward to glare at the warrior mage with a murderous, predatory gaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You are dead, kid.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A gunshot-like sound echoed across the field.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a blink, Devan reached out and grabbed the Supreme Magus by the neck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crack—!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Grey’s eyes stretched wide in agonizing pain from the massive force exerted on his throat.\u003C\u002Fp>",1075,"2026-06-05T15:21:43.521Z",1,"novelbin.me","8d7255eb6397178193cad514c38e897e2bd91f3e60c7bb0701983515e58f5215","magus-supremacy-chapter-994","magus-supremacy-chapter-992",1068,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fmagus-supremacy-cover.jpg"]