Chapter 3: The Strongest Magician

You must get out of the way quickly so that you don't get defeated. Yang Jiening gathered the only remaining strength.

"You should die!" Zhu Qi's upwardly held palm ignited a bolt of lightning. They were much more powerful than the lightning chains that Zhu Qi had used before.

Yang Jiening turned his body to the side slightly, trying not to confuse his breath.

Zhu Qi's lightning chain suddenly erupted, and Yang Jiening passively activated the mana cover. The lightning chain collided with the mana shield again, forming a shockwave that spread out. It's just that it's a little different from the past, after the lightning chain disappears, there are also cracks on the surface of Yang Jiening's self-created mana cover.

Yang Jiening suddenly half-opened his mouth, and his feet involuntarily broke a few times. In the process, the power of the mana shield was withdrawn by him.

But he didn't have time to think about anything, He Weilin's ice arrow was waiting for him again.

Yang Jiening disobediently leaned his upper body to the side, and the ice arrow grazed his body.

It is necessary to fight back immediately, with this thought, Yang Jiening did not recover his stance first, but forcibly operated his breath and sent out a cold ice arrow. But in this case, he fell to the ground because of weightlessness.

The ice arrow shot quickly towards He Weilin's side. But unlike the look of horror that should have been, he only showed a sly smile and jumped to the side. Dodging the attack, He Weilin was still able to draw a gourd and reflect a deadly ice arrow.

Seeing this, Yang Jiening quickly rolled on the ground, and only then did he avoid the enemy's terrifying ice arrows. And in the position he was in, he was completely frozen.

Before Yang Jiening could catch his breath, Lu Lei had already swung his sword from behind him.

"Old immortal, see how long you can hide?"

Seeing a handful falling rapidly from the top of his head, Yang Jiening rushed to the right to avoid it. But in the next second, a flash of lightning appeared on his left side. Seeing this, Yang Jiening clenched his staff and activated the 'Teleportation Technique'.

Teleportation was half a beat slower, and just as he was about to move far away, the lightning chain hit him in the left shoulder with an earlier step. The clothes on his shoulders were burned, and the burning sensation followed.

And after a flurry of movement, Yang Jiening did not get rid of the danger. Waiting for him, there was also the 'Ice Arrow' that He Weilin beckoned over.

The three young men are literally taking turns to stage a wheel battle.

He Weilin had also used the magician's teleportation technique before, blocking Yang Jiening's escape trajectory. Like a hunter waiting for an opportunity, He Weilin unleashed multiple ice arrows at his prey.

This time, Yang Jiening has no way to hide. The ice arrows hit different parts of him, and his chest, shoulders, torso, etc., all became targets. Under the double pressure of severe pain and coldness, his eyes were raised in distraction.

He Weilin showed a satisfied look on his face. Finally hit you, he 'snorted' and smiled. But this triumphant appearance did not last long.

thought that Yang Jiening would fall like a thousand miles. However, after stumbling back a few steps, Yang Jiening regained his footing. He also thrust his staff into the ground with a fierce thud, and his eyes instantly returned to their usual sharpness.

Miscellaneous...... He Weilin seemed to realize something, and he twitched his body in confusion.

Yang Jiening pursed her lips and applied the breath poured into her arm. I saw that his right hand flashed a deadly blue light, and an ice arrow rushed towards He Weilin.

He Weilin couldn't dodge, and forced himself to eat the enemy's ice arrows. He let out an 'ah' and clutched his chest and flew backwards and fell.

Although it hit the target, the price was also an unprecedented prostration. Yang Jiening lowered his body gravity slightly. But before he could rest for a moment, another shining golden current came from the side.

Zhu Qi released the lightning chain, and his footsteps involuntarily gradually approached Yang Jiening.

"How long can I see if you can hold on?"

Yang Jiening bent down, knowing that he couldn't fall here. So, he forcibly stood up, lifted his staff and used the mana cover.

As the staff's blue light flashed, the mana shield came into being. It withstood the onslaught of lightning chains. But it didn't take long for Zhu Qi to seem to intensify the power in his hand, and the lightning chain he used was also thickened and densed.

Yang Jiening seemed to feel the artificial push, and his standing feet were slowly sliding backwards. There was a trail of drag at his feet, and he had to grit his teeth and increase his strength.

But gradually, the mana shield seemed to have a silk crack, which was originally just a little bit, but as the two waves of power collided, the crack became bigger and bigger. It spreads from the location of the lightning chain until it can be clearly seen.

Then, like broken glass, a few pieces of debris fell to the ground.

Seeing that the mana cover he had created was about to be shattered again, Yang Jiening lowered his head in resignation.

An amazing popping sound sounded, and the entire mana shield collapsed and shattered. Fortunately, Zhu Qi also ran out of energy, and his lightning chain disappeared almost at the same time.

Yang Jiening staggered back a few steps. finally stabilized his body, but he suddenly felt a fierce acid reflux in his chest. Throwing up a few times out of thin air in front of him, he clutched his chest in embarrassment. After a few breaths, he realized that his chest and the clothes on his arms were covered with blood.

What he had just vomited was a few mouthfuls of blood.

'Ahh

At this time, Lu Lei suddenly swung his sword from behind him. The young swordsman's slashing was so powerful that it seemed that every swing of the sword caused a powerful hurricane.

Yang Jiening quickly dodged in embarrassment. He dodged several sword slashes in quick succession, but each time he dodged only to survive. He knew very well in his heart that he would eventually be defeated because of his physical exhaustion.

I had heard that there was a lot of talent in the Sauron Empire, and it seems that this rumor is not a lie. Among the few young people who fought against Yang Jiening, none of them were over thirty years old. But they are really powerful people who can stand on their own. Thinking of his country's green and yellow appearance, Yang Jiening only felt that a needle had pierced his heart.

While wandering, the rhythm of the dodge went wrong. Yang Jiening's elbow was scratched by the sword. Suddenly, red blood remained. He cowered back from the pain.

Seeing this, Lu Lei's expression became excited, and he touched his mouth, as if he was saying something like 'there will always be a time to hack you to death'. Then, with the sword he held in both hands, he jumped up and slashed at Yang Jiening.

Yang Jiening had to forcibly use his staff to resist it. Under the heavy blow, the dust and water under his feet also rose in a burst.

He Weilin had recovered from the injury just now. He aimed at Yang Jiening, and the ice arrow was already a flying arrow on the string. Zhu Qi also rested for a while, and then flipped up his palm to gather a pressing current.

The three young men attacked Yang Jiening at the same time. Three people, three classes, three attack states, three attack moves.

At this time, Yang Jiening not only had to avoid the swordsman's slashing, but also had to beware of the ice arrows released by the magician at any time. Even, the blood shaman's powerful lightning chain has to stir up the situation from time to time.

Yang Jiening has become more and more in a trance, and the whole perspective is extremely blurred.

'No, no. I can't die here, I have a huge task to complete'. Yang Jiening thought of the 'thing' hidden in his body. If you die here, then all your previous efforts will be in vain.

can't die, can't give up, a thought supports Yang Jiening. He tensed the muscles all over his body, and only one sentence flashed in his mind. That is: the country needs me.

Yang Jiening pressed down his body, and from passively dodging Lu Lei's attack, to rushing forward directly like gambling. His sudden shift had an effect. Lu Lei was a little unexpected, he raised his sword and was stunned for a few seconds. He Weilin and Zhu Qi also lost their spell casting targets at once.

When Yang Jiening walked around behind them, he suddenly raised his staff.

Looking up at the gray and dark sky, his face was washed by the heavy rain from time to time. In an instant, the staff in Yang Jiening's hand burst out with an astonishing energy. The energy seeped through the rod into his hands and then poured into his body.

"Zhang Zhijie, let you see my true strength today!"

After saying this, Yang Jiening's body began to twitch violently. He leaned down slightly, and thrust his staff into the ground.

Soon after, there were several red lines at his feet. The lines began to grow and flow, connecting to one piece to form a hexagonal image. Soon, a scorching red glow appeared in the image.

When Zhang Zhijie saw this, his face was stunned. He gasped and guessed what the other party was about to unleash.

"Could it be ......" Zhang Zhijie's throat was trembling.

"What tricks are you playing? I don't believe you still have the strength to perform tricks!" Lu Lei, who was present, couldn't hold his breath at first, and he rushed away beyond Yang Jiening with his sword.

"Stupid, don't be impulsive. Zhang Zhijie hurriedly reprimanded and dissuaded him.

But Lu Lei didn't listen. He kicked his legs and leaped into the air. The target was Yang Jiening, Lu Lei picked up the sword with both hands, and the entire sword body was almost attached to his back, merging with it.

However, before he could split it, Yang Jiening took a step forward and lifted the staff. Suddenly, the hexagonal figure under Yang Jiening's feet burst out with a terrifying flow of air.

The airflow spread strongly to the surroundings, and Lu Lei was shocked to lose his balance and fell backwards.

"Damn!" Lu Lei fell to the ground. He was extremely reluctant to pick up the sword again, and was about to prepare for another attack.

"I said don't be impulsive. Zhang Zhijie glared at him fiercely.

"That's ......," He Weilin leaned forward, "That's a flame array!"

"What...... What?fire...... The flame array ......" Zhu Qi listened to the hand holding the staff and trembled slightly.

The Flame Array is a fire spell among mages.

There are three branches of magicians, which are ice, fire, and arcane. The fire system is the most intense of the three systems. At the same time, it also represents the most advanced level of strength among the most mages, with unpredictable energy.

"How is it possible? I was already so badly injured, and I had many new injuries before, as well as the fatigue of rushing and mental drag. Why do you still have the strength to cast such a powerful spell?" Zhu Qi pursed her lips and stared directly at Yang Jiening who was casting the spell, as if she was looking at an insurmountable mountain from afar.

At this moment, the surrounding atmosphere has become extremely messy again, and the hurricane is constantly sweeping through the forest.

The hexagonal image under Yang Jiening's feet moved, led by six corners, and several arcs flashed out. The arcs are connected to the arcs, eventually forming a red circle.

"Hurry up and take a defensive stance. Zhang Zhijie turned his head and yelled at several young people angrily.

The situation seemed to have become extremely uncontrollable, and the energy emitted by Yang Jiening was getting bigger and bigger. Flames quickly erupted from the edge of the circle, and they were like dancing dancers, spinning rapidly around Yang Jiening and the hexagons under his feet.

Seeing that the time had come, Yang Jiening immediately waved the staff in his hand. At that moment, the dazzling flames that permeated the surroundings slammed upward, they were like conscious subordinates, after forming a thick flame belt, with Yang Jiening's shaking, they swam around him like a wave rushing to the sky.

When they found that Yang Jiening had already stared at them, Zhang Zhijie and his party all retreated to the surroundings in distraction.

But it's already too late.

I saw Yang Jiening jump up into the air, and he jumped away from the location of the four people. When it hit the ground, the hexagonal mass beneath his feet lit up again.

"Come, let's give you a good taste of the flames!" Yang Jiening suddenly waved with all his might, and the flame belt rushed towards Zhang Zhijie's side.

The power seemed to be endless, and as the flame belt continued to lengthen, the flames in the circle burned more intensely.

Zhang Zhijie hurriedly raised and prepared to defend. However, just as he was about to activate the mana cover, the rushing flame belt was abnormal. It didn't continue to rush all the way, but suddenly made a turn to the left.

"What?" Zhang Zhijie didn't react for a while.

The flame belt rolled around Zhang Zhijie and several of his subordinates in an arc, and soon surrounded the four of them.

"Ahh

When the ring of flames was completely closed, the eyes of Zhang Zhijie and Yang Jiening were completely blocked.

"What to do? We're surrounded. ”

"We have to find a way!"

"Zhang Zhijie. ”

When he heard his apprentice He Weilin shouting, Zhang Zhijie came back to his senses and rolled his eyes: "What are you panicking about?" he panted and looked around, "He can't kill us for a while." ”

Zhang Zhijie's pacification played a role, and the three young men began to think about how to resist this wall of fire.

For now, at least, there is nothing around but a wall of fire that rises several meters high. The extreme heat upset them, and the flickering flames made their eyes burn all the time.

"What the hell should I do now?" Zhu Qi approached Zhang Zhijie. Bursts of heat stirred in Zhu Qi's heart, as if his heart would be broken by the heat at any moment.

In just a few seconds, the wall of fire burned several black stains on their cheeks.

"Don't panic. Zhang Zhijie instructed, "Although the flame array is extremely powerful, it also has a great loss on one's own body. Judging from the fact that the old man didn't directly let the flames come over to kill us just now, he didn't have much physical strength to support. ”

"But he really sent out a flame array! Zhang Zhijie, that's a flame array! It's a ...... among magicians."

"I know that, I don't need you to remind me. ”

After Zhang Zhijie interrupted the other party forcefully, he began to carefully examine the surrounding situation. At least it is an indisputable fact that they are surrounded by such a huge wall of flames, and if they really drag it out, they will be trapped and dehydrated if they are not burned alive.

"Damn! It's really hateful!" Probably made extremely irritated by the heat, Lu Lei kept waving his sword at the air in front of him, "I thought that old man was about to be defeated, but I didn't expect to make such a terrible power." ”

"Yang Jie is rather the most powerful magician in Cellos, do you think it's just an empty name?" He Weilin wiped the corners of his mouth with the back of his hand.

Lu Lei was made to stop making noise, but his fanatical mentality still did not change. He continued to do stomping his feet, swinging his sword, and so on.

The wall of fire has not diminished with the passage of time, it seems to be able to burn like this forever.

Zhang Zhijie looked up at the wall of flames and retreated, but when he was about to come to the center, he lowered his head and sighed.

"Hey, you all spread it out for me. ”

When everyone heard Zhang Zhijie's order, they first looked at each other for a while, and then listened to the pace.

"What's wrong, what do you want?" asked Zhu Qi.

Zhang Zhijie didn't respond, just hooked the corners of his mouth. After that, he closed his eyes slightly.

'Yang Jiening, you are really amazing. I can be proud to have been your apprentice.'" Zhang Zhijie felt the hot breath outside, and at the same time recalled the past with Yang Jiening. "You're the most powerful magician in Celos! It seems that it is not so easy to surpass you!......

Zhang Zhijie began to gasp violently. When he suddenly opened his eyes, it meant that he had finished accumulating his strength.

A chill permeated Zhang Zhijie's feet, and the chill took himself as the axis, constantly climbing towards the surroundings. Everywhere they went, the ground was frozen into sections of ice.

Zhu Qi and the others were a little dumbfounded, but when the ice was almost below their feet, they couldn't help but take a few big steps back in a panic. It wasn't until they were close to the wall of fire that they had to stop without compromise. The ice froze their location, stretching toward the wall of fire.

"This ...... What are you going to do?" Lu Lei looked at the wall of flames around them in amazement, and he was still pulling at his shirt.

When the ice touched the wall of fire, it suddenly emitted a thick dampness, with a large number of 'sizzle' sounds, and the scene in the circle felt like it was fogged up.

The ice did not extend further, but instead tended to melt away from the wall of flames. The ice seems to have shrunk, and the edges have become ice and water. Seeing this, Zhang Zhijie increased his strength. He stretched his chest forward, his legs slowly bending. His efforts paid off, and the ice began to expand as they re-touched the wall of fire and rose upwards in one fell swoop.

In this way, the entire wall of fire is being 'eaten' by the ice from the bottom up.

Seeing that the ice layer he had created slowly covered the wall of flames, Zhang Zhijie immediately showed an evil smile.

In less than half a minute, the wall of flames, which was still burning, was completely covered by a layer of ice.

The temperature dropped suddenly, and Zhu Qi only felt that he could breathe, and he looked around, realizing that they were now surrounded by a wall of ice.

"Has the move been cracked?" asked Zhu Qi with a lot of mouth.

In fact, this question was asked in vain, and as soon as his words fell, the ice wall that surrounded him several meters high began to collapse with a bang.

A loud sound shook everyone's eardrums. In an instant, a white splinter wave of ice spread around them, and a large amount of green mist was still shining through it.

Seeing that the restraints were gone, Lu Lei ran forward a few steps and kept swinging his sword. Due to the reaction force of the ice falling to the ground, many ice chips drifted around him. He stroked his hair for this, and kept spitting in front of him.

Perhaps irritated by the dispersion of ice chips around his body, Lu Lei slashed at the front more and more frantically: "Yang Jiening, what about you? Don't you get out quickly." ”

When the ice chips completely cleared, the naked scene surprised everyone.

In a large circle around them, there were trees that had been burned to the point of dead branches. The weeds on the ground were also burned to the ground, leaving behind a large black patch of turbidity.

It was simply a wasteland, and it seemed that the power of the flame array that Yang Jiening had unleashed was indeed huge. Zhang Zhijie took a few big steps forward with his cane.

Of course, there is a small circle inside the large circle, which presents a completely different and frozen picture. This was caused by Zhang Zhijie's use of ice-based spells just now.

"Where's that dead old man? Where are the people, what are you hiding? Get out of here. ”

"I've run away for so long, will I stay here and cut you down?" Zhu Qi squinted his eyes in disdain. Then he looked around him for a while. Faced with such a barren scene, he couldn't help but feel in his heart that the forest, which had been so beautiful before, had become such a scene after a great war.

"What?" Lu Lei seemed to be even more angry when he heard this, and he sent his anger to the dead trees around him, "Damn! This dead old man actually let him run away." Damn, they finally drove him to a dead end. Damn! ”

The more Lu Lei thought about it, the more angry he became, and the dead trees fell in despair under his blade. He still seemed to be angry, and from time to time he continued to dismantle the fallen trunk before he would stop.

"Alright, you reckless man. No amount of cutting down trees can change the fact that people have fled. Zhu Qi glanced at her mouth dissatisfied.

"What did you say?" Lu Lei turned his head and glared at him viciously, "If you weren't so ruthless, would that old man be able to escape?"

"What nonsense are you talking about? You blame me for not being able to do anything? I'm the one who broke his mana shield with a lightning chain. But you, have you ever done any effective attacks other than slashing like brainless?"

"It was my slashes that hindered his attack and delayed his dodges. Who do you think your lightning chain can hit him?"

"There are many ways for a swordsman to contain others, and it can't be explained by just slashing at the enemy. May I ask if the battle you just now is worthy of your reputation as an expert swordsman?"

"Don't make any headstrokes. You've only used lightning chains from start to finish, and I feel like I'm not fighting alongside an expert Blood Shaman, I'm working with a novice. ”

"You ......"

"Enough. Zhang Zhijie pointed his staff forward, "What are you two arguing about?

Zhang Zhijie's scolding quickly made the two who were arguing stop talking.

"Teacher Zhang Zhijie, what should we do now?" He Weilin asked in a calm tone.

How do I know?" Zhang Zhijie slammed the ground with the tip of his staff, "Damn! I was about to defeat him just now, but he actually gave the Jedi a counterattack." His face twitched from time to time.

finally found Yang Jiening and forced him to such a field. For Zhang Zhijie, it can be said that all the ducks in his hands have flew.

Alas, he shook his arm. If he had succeeded before, he would have been able to return to Sauron by now.

"Yang Jiening is really an amazing magician. If it was one-on-one in normal conditions, none of us would be his opponents here. Zhu Qi expressed his opinion.

"Zhu Qi, now is not the time to raise the morale of others and destroy your own prestige. Zhang Zhijie turned his neck, and when he was overturned, he said again, "He is indeed very powerful." However, judging from his offensive just now, he has completely exhausted his physical strength. ”

"Teacher, what do you mean by that?" He Weilin's tone was slightly respectful.

"He said a lot of cruel words in front of him, but in fact, he was already at the end of the crossbow. The reason why he launched the flame array was only to hold us back so that he would have time to escape. ”

"Alas, we were all deceived by him. I thought he was really going to fight us to the end. Zhu Qi shook his head.

"But even if he escapes, it's not a big deal. Zhang Zhijie's voice instantly rose by several decibels, "He is now very physically exhausted, and he can't run out of this forest alive." ”

"But what if he recovers his strength by resting, or where can he resupply, such as which doctor to treat, so as to recover?" Lu Lei finally stopped being nervous about lifting his sword, he stuck the head of the sword into the ground, and propped his hands on the hilt of the sword.

"Huh. Regarding Lu Lei's remarks, Zhang Zhijie only felt a little ridiculous, "Do you know what kind of place this is?" Without waiting for the other party to answer, Zhang Zhijie opened his mouth directly, "This is the border between Sauron and Saran! In this forest, there is nothing but a dilapidated town." Where is he going to resupply?"

Zhang Zhijie's words seemed to reassure everyone.

"Then we'll search around again until we find him. Saying that, Zhu Qi was ready to walk around for a long time.

"Well, he can't run far. Zhang Zhijie looked ahead, and those eyes gradually narrowed into a slit.

"By the way, you said there's a town around here, what if he runs there to resupply?"

"Don't worry!" Zhang Zhijie waved his hand disdainfully after hearing this, "It's just a dilapidated border town, and there's nothing in it." ”

"Oh, yes, what's the name of that town?"

Zhang Zhijie thought about it and answered directly.

"Vortex Town. ”