The sun is in the west, the blue waves of Lake Pauline are rippling, and the street market on the shore of the lake is as lively as ever. The pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info on a small island in the center of the lake, shaded by green trees, and the palace stretches. This is the gateway to the outside world of the Azure Temple, and it is also the headquarters of the Azure Temple.

Today is a special day, not only the bell towers all over the island, but also several bell towers in the city on the other side of the lake, have sounded melodious bells one after another.

In the bazaar, there was a foreign vendor who asked the local residents for some reason.

It turned out that today was the day when the temple was recruiting apprentices. Hundreds of young men and women, after two or three months of trials, will finally receive the elemental fire that the temple has bounced today.

The temple has received new blood, and hundreds of poor apprentices will change their lives today and run towards a life full of glory. It is no wonder that the bell towers of the Holy Island and the city will ring like they do during the festival.

Hundreds of apprentices lined up in anticipation, waiting for the appearance of the division commander. Around the square, hundreds of elements make sparse stands. They are gorgeously dressed and magnificent, and they are the envy of their apprentices.

Originally, the apprentice would not have been so excited by the elemental fire. After all, the temple sparks a large number of sparks each year, most of which are spread through other channels.

In the past, when apprentices were given fire, they would not ring bells, perform ceremonies like grand festivals, and arrange elements to witness and make a strong voice.

All this is the change brought by Du Shen. The temple didn't know why Du Shen would give up his glorious future and become a traitor. But they realized the importance of honour for apprentices. In the last two years, the temple has extended the test of apprentices from more than one month to two or three months. During this time, the temple seized the opportunity to foster a sense of honor in the apprentices.

Just like at this time, the apprentices have already arrived, and the corresponding elemental cores have long been prepared. The teachers of the temple had to show up according to the rehearsal and at the right time to show the solemnity and the preciousness of the fire.

The apprentices forced themselves to suppress their excitement and eagerness. They heard the bell ring again. Nobody cares. They only thought it was a temple arrangement.

However, the hundreds of elemental forces around the square immediately became vigilant. Not only because the bells were not in accordance with the ritual, but also because all the bells seemed too hurried.

The elemental envoys looked around. Soon someone pointed to the eastern sky and exclaimed, "It's a floating city! Damn, how dare they?"

Who would have imagined that in the eastern sky, a huge black shadow was rapidly oppressing. It is the rumored Floating City.

On the island in the middle of the lake, more and more people are seeing the floating city swooping into the lake. Most people are panicked, more than not. More and more people are either thinking, or simply blurting out, "What are those wizards trying to do? Are they here to die?"

The whole island is gradually becoming chaotic. In the square, several elements make the boss loudly assign tasks. The apprentices followed the instructions and followed a dozen elemental envoys to evacuate and hide from different directions. The remaining elementals formed a formation and rushed towards the location of the floating city.

The rest of the people on the island are about the same. Ordinary people are looking for places to hide, some elemental envoys are looking for chiefs and elders, some elemental envoys are eager to arm themselves, some are giving orders, and some are rushing straight to the east to participate in the battle.

The floating city in the sky did not fall to the ground. It hovers over the water at the edge of the island, less than twenty meters from the lake. The western edge of the floating city is basically dislocated from the ground of the island.

As soon as the floating city came to a halt, a large number of figures leaped down from mid-air. These figures are all elite wizards with an average attribute of more than 20 points. At the same time, they use witchcraft to bless themselves, like birds slowly descending.

At this time, the number of nearby elemental envoys is not much, and there are only a few dozen scattered scattered. The wizards were still in the air, and they used their instinctive witchcraft one after another. There is no need to improvise at all, and the wizards unleash the natal sorcery engraved in their bodies with a single thought.

Dozens of elementals made each of them suffer at least two powerful sorcery attacks almost at the same time. Because it was still far away from the enemy, and there were no wizards casting spells, dozens of elements made it basically unguarded. This sudden attack killed nearly half of the elemental envoys instantly. Most of the rest were seriously injured and temporarily lost their mobility.

The wizards did not waste their strength. They landed one after another, opening the storage bags of their equipment. The opening of the storage bag is like a disc, as black as ink. I didn't see the wizards stretching out their hands and pulling, but I saw a burly figure slowly burrowing out of the storage bag.

These figures hidden in storage bags are naturally sorcerers-turned-ghouls or archers who make demons. Thanks to the significant increase in attributes, but also thanks to the materials left behind by the Ancient Legion. The wizards involved in this attack were each equipped with at least 15 undead. And the command is flexible.

The sorcerers unleashed their demons in turn. They work in groups of three or five to drive the undead to find their way. They slowly dispersed deeper into the island.

They hadn't gone far before the wizards bumped into the elemental envoys who had arrived. The pitch-black archers were the first to fire their arrows, and the ghouls swarmed up to block the road. The wizards hide behind them, looking for an opportunity to unleash their instinctive sorcery.

The huge disparity in strength and numbers made the battle one-sided from the start. The Elemental Envoys are not heroic. But no matter how strong the will is, it is difficult to resist the sneak attack of witchcraft and arrows. As long as the elemental causes the injury to be negligent, the nearby ghouls will surely seize the opportunity to take it down. Then, the elemental who fell to the ground could not get up again.

The wizards kept pushing on. Counting the undead, each assault group has at least 50 people. And each member is at least a great knight-level combat power. Although this is the gateway of the Azure Temple, it is a pity that it has been peaceful for a long time, and there are only a few strong people left behind, and there is also a lack of emergency mechanisms and drills.

The wizards are so powerful that even if they are temporarily blocked, they will overwhelm each other.

On the edge of the island, wizards are constantly falling from airships. They follow in the footsteps of the forwards, taking over the squads that have consumed so much, and charge ahead. In this way, the number of the undead who took the lead increased despite the successive deaths.

The wizards kept rushing forward, scattering their search along the way. Their trip to sweep away the prestige of the temple and damage the temple lineage can only be regarded as incidental. The main purpose of everyone is just to help Du Shen collect the elemental core.

Du Shen intends to gather all the elemental cores of the Manluo world: the Flame Core, the Shadow Core, the Thunder Core, the Wind Core, the Water Core, the Earth Core, and the Radiance Core.

Du Shen wanted to try to see if he could obtain the ultimate power that had never been seen in the past by fusing all the cores.

In the ancient times of the Manlo world, there were people who had similar ideas and tried them. It's a pity that since the discovery of the elemental core, it has been controlled by different wizarding forces alone. If you want to collect them all, it will be difficult.

Of course, in the long history, there have always been amazing and talented people who have managed to gather most, if not all, of the elemental cores. However, no one has ever succeeded in merging all the cores into one.

Because it's too hard. The core of the elements has its own energy attributes, and some of them restrain each other, making it difficult to coexist: for example, light and darkness are mutually restrictive, water and fire are incompatible, and the terroir is incompatible......

In ancient times, those capable people who tried to merge different cores either gave up halfway or died despite the danger.

It was precisely because it was so difficult to fuse that several temples secretly tried their best to prevent anyone from putting together all the cores after a superficial attempt in ancient times. They were afraid that if any genius was lucky enough to fuse all the cores, he would become a peerless powerhouse. Not to mention that this man was probably on top of the temple, his example of success would have shaken the distribution of benefits in the temple.

Therefore, since ancient times, the major temples have been keeping an eye on the use of the perfect core, in case someone gathers it.

However, as time passed, the temple's fears never materialized. Coupled with the loss of the Shadow Core, the defenses of several temples gradually relaxed.

In contemporary times, it is just the right time to give Du Shen a chance. So earlier, Du Shen secretly asked Ryan for the Wind Core.

The Kingdom of Lane is in a special location, just at the junction of the two temples of Wind and Flame. The two temples often competed for influence in the shadows.

In fact, Ryan and the two princes competed for the throne, and there was no shadow of the two temples wrestling behind the scenes. Ryan was born in the Flame Sanctuary and supposedly represents the interests of the Flame Sanctuary. However, if Ryan wanted to show his closeness to the Tempest, the Templar would probably not refuse.

It was precisely because of Ryan's special nature that Du Shen would think of seeking the Wind Core from him. Ordinary nobles, and even kings, want to obtain the core of perfect quality from the hands of the Tempest Temple. No matter how great the price is willing to pay, the Tempest Temple will not be able to respond to its needs.

As for why Du Shen secretly sought the core of the wind. That's another calculation.

It is precisely because of the fusion core that it is so easy to touch the nerves of the temple. Therefore, the snatching plan arranged by Du Shen was very compact. Here, the Floating City is snatching the Azure Core, and over there, Du Shen has already led another group of wizards to the Rock Temple. As long as night falls, the wizards here will rush through the Tide Gate to join Du Shen.