by Zhuang Bifan
On the other hand, Cardson seemed to have failed to discover anything. He patted his round belly in a bubbly manner with a smile, and said, "Don't call me master. If you don't look down on me, just call me Old Cardson. Don't worry, as long as you visit, I will never be stingy. It just so happens that I have a few dragon eggs at my place. They'll taste wonderful with the Ice and Fire Dragon's heart."
Lin Li had a lighthearted and natural conversation with Cardson, after which he assigned a few Legendary powerhouses to him. Thus, the crowd in the conference hall was divided into six teams by Lin Li, each led by a pseudo-Sanctuary powerhouse. Lin Li did not need to bother about how each one of them would do as long as the six leaders acted according to his arrangements.
After Lin Li arranged everything, the long-awaited moment for Cantory finally arrived. Under his leadership, Lin Li brought his team of elites from the Breezy Plains to fly to Cage Island.
The Rafah City of the Cartia Family was not very far from Cage Island. Besides, they were using the Power of Flight to fly in a straight line. Hence, they soon saw the light and shadows caused by the magical explosion on Cage Island as well as heard the rumbling thunder-like sounds.
However, Lin Li did not lead the people straight to the battlefield, and instead chose a place to land near the battlefield.
"President Felic!" Seeing that Lin Li had actually stopped with his people, Cage Island became somewhat anxious. At this point, he could already tell that the battle situation on Cage Island had become much worse than it was when he'd left. Elder Zumar's oceanic World Domain had been suppressed and attacked greatly. At this moment, Elder Zumar probably wouldn't have the energy to send him out of the battlefield again.
However, Lin Li ignored Cantory's urging, and instead stood still to carefully observe the scene on the battlefield. Although he had heard about the situation, and imagined it based on Cantory's description previously, he still needed to carefully observe and analyze the actual situation.
After all, the opponent that he was going to face was likely to be the powerful demigod that he was familiar with, and so he needed a safe and stable entry point. Otherwise, if he were to forcefully intervene, the people Lin Li brought might be in danger even if he could stay safe. Lin Li brought them there to help, not to die for nothing.
Thick clouds were rolling in the sky above Cage Island, and countless thunderbolts came crashing down like a rainfall, landing on the large blue area in the center of the island. Each thunderbolt would cause ripples in the blue area, and the countless thunderbolts caused the entire area to be overwhelmed as it began shaking.
There were also shocking waves around the island, making the entire sea area look like it was boiling up while swaying vigorously. The black gigantic waves were probably not inferior to a powerful Legendary magic spell. The target of all the gigantic waves was also the blue area in the middle of the island, making it look just like a volleyball court. The blue area was being bombarded to the point that it was impossible to stop.
The reinforcement fleet which Cantory had mentioned was no longer in sight around the island. The alchemical sh.i.p.s that dominated the sea had probably either sunk to the bottom of the sea or fled the sea in a mess. In such a battle, even the alchemical sh.i.p.s that could kill the sea beasts could not intervene at this point.
Is this the power of a true Sanctuary powerhouse!? Staring at the battle on Cage Island, Elvis and the others had an indescribable feeling in their hearts. They were well aware that although they and others stepped into the Sanctuary-realm, they probably would never have such destructive power.
At the same time, this kind of power also made them feel terrified, just like how ordinary people would feel an unstoppable powerlessness in the face of a natural disaster.
Be it Elder Zumar of the Gilded Kingdom or the ancient evil dragon sealed under Cage Island, the power shown gave them a great shock. They couldn't help but look at Lin Li, who was standing at the front, and wondered if the power possessed by this young Sanctuary powerhouse was just as intimidating.
While the crowd was shocked by the battle on Cage Island, Lin Li was constantly analyzing the information he wanted to obtain by observing the battle. As a Sanctuary powerhouse who was the closest to the peak of the Sanctuary-realm, Lin Li managed to see the intertwining collisions of the Laws which revealed the strength of both sides of the battle, namely Elder Zumar of the Gilded Kingdom and the sealed ancient evil dragon.
Although judging from the scene, Elder Zumar of the Gilded Kingdom seemed to have lost the upper hand, and might even be on the verge of losing, Lin Li could clearly tell that Elder Zumar was not in that much danger.
However, the premise was that the ancient evil dragon that had been sealed would not suddenly increase the power and intensity of its attack. Otherwise, Elder Zumar would be in more danger. Of course, since the seal had been loosened, the power of the ancient evil dragon would definitely decrease gradually. However, there was a process for strengthening.
Through his mastery of the Laws, Lin Li could deduce the time needed for the process, so he could calm down and carefully observe the entire battle situation. After all, he didn't want Elder Zumar to be defeated, either, as he was a true Sanctuary powerhouse, and would be of great help to him in dealing with that ancient evil dragon.
Chapter 1065 - Distance
Only by fully understanding the level of strength of both sides could Lin Li find an optimal entry point in that fierce battle, and truly manage to turn the entire battle around to get themselves out of a disadvantageous position.
Besides, another important reason was that when Lin Li had established the Tower of Dusk, he could already vaguely sense a familiar aura from Cage Island, which made him feel extremely doubtful. At the same time, it was also an important reason why he promised Cantory to come to the aid of the Gilded Kingdom team. It was because he knew that if what he feared became a reality, it would probably be a devastating disaster for the entire Anril.
The closer he got to Cage Island, the clearer the feeling became. When Lin Li reached the area surrounding Cage Island, he was 80% sure of his conjecture. However, that also put him in greater disbelief, and all the information in his head suddenly became messy and confusing because of that feeling.
"President Felic?" Seeing that Lin Li was hesitant about leading the others to provide aid, and had stopped to watch the people of the Gilded Kingdom struggle, Cantory got extremely anxious. However, he couldn't complain or rush Lin Li for fear that he might provoke him, and cause him to give up.
Lin Li turned around to look at Cantory calmly with a deeper intent in his eyes. He slowly said, "Envoy Cantory, don't worry, since we've already agreed, we won't just sit back and leave you in the lurch. However, please also do not forget that we have agreed beforehand that the entire operation will be arranged by me."
In fact, everyone knew that those things that Cantory had told the crowd before were definitely half-truths, and he had covered much of the truth. However, no one was sure what Cantory was hiding and which of the things he said were true.
However, Lin Li was now certain that if his hunch was right, the thing that Cantory was hiding was extremely frightening. He just couldn't deduce why the Gilded Kingdom was hiding the truth and what exactly they were planning. If he wanted to know everything, he would perhaps only understand what was going on after he actually stepped onto Cage Island, and fought with the terrifying existence that had been sealed.
"Yes, yes, I was too anxious and eager. Feel free to tell me what arrangements you'd like to make. I definitely won't interfere." Cantory had his priorities right, and he knew that now was not the time to argue. If Lin Li was trying to stall for time, arguing would become a good excuse. He had no choice but to suppress his dissatisfaction, and look like he was ready to follow his orders.
"Alright, Cantory, please keep an eye on Cage Island, and inform me as soon as any sudden change in the battle situation occurs. I'm going to make arrangements for the
aid now," Lin Li said to Cantory as he turned around and walked away. Without waiting for Cantory's response, he simply left and proceeded to greet the hidden powerhouses of the Breezy Plains before going to the back to discuss the specific details of the assistance.
At this moment, the powerhouses of the Breezy Plains who had witnessed the frightening battle on Cage Island each had a look of bewilderment. Elvis and the other six pseudo-Sanctuary powerhouses who saw the power of the real Sanctuary powerhouses could not hide the shock on their faces at all. They couldn't imagine how they could support the people of the Gilded Kingdom next.
As for the other peak Legendary powerhouses, they were all even more terrified as they remained standing, dumbfounded and scared silly by the scene of that battle. In their opinion, a battle of such a level was not something they could intervene in. Given their pathetic strength, they would probably end up turning into ashes.
The terrifying might of true Sanctuary powerhouses engaged in battle was hard to resist for the hidden powerhouses of the Breezy Plains. When observing the battle, everyone felt oppressed by the might, and it was incomparably difficult to get closer to the battlefield. Even Elvis and other six pseudo-Sanctuary powerhouses who were about 600 meters behind Lin Li couldn't move at all. The other peak Legendary-level powerhouses were even further away.
Although Cantory's strength was also at the peak of the Legendary-realm, he managed to stand at the same distance away from the battlefield as Elvis and the others. Clearly, he was not called a genius for nothing. Although this did not mean that his strength could be compared to that of Elvis and other pseudo-Sanctuary powerhouses, he was definitely not too inferior to him. Perhaps it had already reached the extent where he might enter the Sanctuary-realm at any time.
When faced with such a situation on Cage Island, many had already intended to retreat. Standing on the edge of the battlefield, they realized that it was extremely difficult to take a step forward. How could they still support the people of the Gilded Kingdom? Did they really have to put their lives on the line? They were not that selfless, and even if someone was selfless enough to give their life to support the Gilded Kingdom, they had to pay the price too.
At this moment, Lin Li returned and took Elvis and others to a place far away from the battlefield after sending Cantory's team away. Of course, although they had moved away, they only felt slightly better as they did not break free from the influence of that might, and were still in Cantory's sight.
"Master Felic, can that thing under Cage Island destroy the Breezy Plains? Couldn't it be that the people of the Gilded Kingdom are just trying to scare us?"
Clearly, the peak Legendary-level powerhouse who spoke up had already become frightened after seeing the battle. It was obvious what he meant. Even if the thing under Cage Island would not really destroy the Breezy Plains and rampage like Rodhart did, he did not want to interfere in this matter anymore.
The peak Legendary-level powerhouse's thoughts resonated with a number of them. After all, at the level that they were currently at, their lifespans were generally thousands of years. Even if their forces suffered a huge loss, they would eventually have a chance to revive and rise again as long as they were still alive.
Hence, when they saw that someone had started, the people next to them immediately followed and chimed in, "Yeah, Master Felic, the people of the Gilded Kingdom are outsiders, after all. Their death or survival has nothing to do with us. Cantory must have hidden a lot from us, so why should we take such a huge risk to help them?"
"Yeah, that rascal won't even show us the original map, he must have hidden a lot from us. This might just be a scheme of his to wipe out the forces of the Breezy Plains in one fell swoop," said an old man who had a vivid imagination and was getting worried.
Seeing that they were getting more and more carried away and paranoid, Elvis couldn't tolerate it any longer. He coughed a little, and got them to stop before saying, "Enough, everyone, stop making wild guesses. Let's follow Master Felic's arrangements."
Elvis's words immediately made everyone fall silent. They had already seen the power of a real Sanctuary powerhouse; hence, they were in awe of Lin Li. The latter might not have shown his full strength to them, but they could tell from the fact that he was standing at the edge of the battlefield relaxedly that he was a powerhouse others could not contend with.
Previously, the hidden powerhouses of the various forces who were either so-called pseudo-Sanctuary powerhouses or peak Legendary powerhouses were all unconvinced with Lin Li, the young Sanctuary powerhouse.
After all, such a young Sanctuary powerhouse was unprecedented in the history of Anril. In their opinion, Lin Li definitely had flaws since he could enter the Sanctuary-realm at such a young age. Even the pseudo-Sanctuary powerhouses thought that they would not be inferior to a young Sanctuary powerhouse with a weak foundation like Lin Li.
After all, they all knew that Lin Li was from the inconspicuous Guild of Magic of Jarrosus. Although his teacher Andoine's identity was extraordinary, his competency was not outstanding, and he even created the unpromising Thorn Domain for the sake of pharmaceutics. How could the student of an unreliable teacher have a good foundation?
However, now that Lin Li was at such a close distance, it showed the difference between Lin Li's strength and theirs. Even though they hadn't seen Lin Li attack, they were all very clear that situations where one had to face the mighty oppression of a Sanctuary powerhouse were the best way to tell whether a person's foundation was solid. For example, Cantory was only at the peak of the Legendary-realm, but he could stand with Elvis and the others. That just meant that Cantory's foundation was already near the Sanctuary-realm, and he could enter the Sanctuary-realm at any time.
Foundation was the most important. An acc.u.mulation of thousands of years might not mean a solid foundation. Otherwise, the old fogies of the Breezy Plains would have long since stepped into the Sanctuary-realm. Cantory was a proud disciple of the Illuminati, and under the meticulous teaching of the elder of the Illuminati, he wouldn't go wrong; hence, his foundation was definitely not comparable to those of the old fogies of the Breezy Plains.
Of course, the hidden powerhouses of the Breezy Plains wouldn't think that Lin Li's true mentor on his path of magic was Geresco, the God of Mages who had left Anril. Geresco, or to be specific, Geresco's incarnation, which Geresco had left in the Sky Castle, had guided Lin Li personally. Under such circ.u.mstances, it would be strange if there was an issue with Lin Li's foundation.
A Sanctuary powerhouse with no problems with his foundation meant that he had almost no weaknesses, and that no one could try to challenge him. The people present were well aware of the distance between themselves and Lin Li. In this situation, who would dare to think of harming Lin Li? They had probably already seen Lin Li as someone who was on the same level as the Ashen Warlock.
Chapter 1066 - Magic Net
Therefore, after hearing Elvis' words, all of them instantly fell silent, and focused their gazes on Lin Li's body. It seemed that they had recognized Lin Li as their leader at this moment, and there was no longer a hint of doubt in everyone's eyes. Instead, they vaguely seemed to have been convinced.
Yes, they had been convinced! The Breezy Plains was a land of chaos where people believed in the supremacy of strength, and now everyone knew how terrifying a real Sanctuary powerhouse was, and how small they were compared to Sanctuary powerhouses. Even though they hadn't seen Lin Li attack yet, no one in their right mind would choose to go against such a Sanctuary powerhouse.
Lin Li saw the change in everyone's attitude, but he didn't take it to heart, and unhurriedly said, "Everyone, I think you have seen the battle situation over there. I can tell you in advance that the existence sealed under Cage Island is far stronger than all of us. However, whether it is for the sake of the civilians in the Breezy Plains or for the sake of our respective factions, we cannot ignore this matter. So, I hope that you guys can do your best. If you still have rese
rvations when it comes to the battle, I'm afraid you're going to be doomed."
Be it Elvis and the other pseudo-Sanctuary powerhouses or the Legendary powerhouses, Lin Li of course saw their strength very clearly. However, their factions were older forces that had thousands of years of heritage. No one would believe that they didn't have any trump cards.
However, Lin Li knew their nature too well, and was well aware that they were all sly and cunning old foxes who hoped that they didn't have to do anything. Hence, Lin Li immediately warned them not to have any reservations, and not to save their trump cards. He wanted them to give everything they had.
Actually, Lin Li was not doing it for himself. Many had been refusing to use their trump cards because they failed to see the situation clearly. As a result, they never had the opportunity to use them. However, when the two parties were evenly matched, only trump cards could play the greatest role. On the other hand, if one were to reserve their trump card in the face of absolutely oppressive power, they would be courting death.
Besides, when saying that to the crowd, Lin Li even took out a bunch of inconspicuous rings from the Ring of Endless Storm. The rings were made of violet gold, and there was a gray gemstone embellished on the rings. Those rings could be called the Magic Net rings, and were the essential magical accessory of the mages of the Tower of Dusk. It was also a mandatory item for the mages to form a Magic Net Array.
Of course, Lin Li didn't take the Magic Net rings out to make them form a Magic Net Array. Firstly, the Magic Net rings were a secret of the Tower of Dusk that would never be divulged to others. Secondly, the Magic Net rings were not the only items needed for the Magic Net Array to be formed immediately. The casters would have to train hard for a long period of time.