Chapter 924: Chapter 698: That Was So Close
For some reason, everyone sensed that Long Yi’s mood seemed to be extraordinarily good.
And it was good in a way that was somewhat baffling.
Why? That was because Long Yi had received a message from Isrile amidst those magic spells! All of Landers’ magic came from the Giant Beasts of the middle Plane. And since these Giant Beasts had a contract with Isrile, naturally, Isrile knew that a guy named Landers was borrowing the power of the Giant Beasts through a special summoning spell. Isrile thought that with Long Yi’s personality, he was bound to clash with this top-tier mage. So, she deliberately mixed some message fragments into these forces. The content of the fragments was nothing more than her and Ruosha living quite well in the middle Plane, progressing towards ruling the entire Plane. She told Long Yi not to worry, and that when Long Yi entered the middle Plane, he would be welcomed by the entire Plane and so on. Then, occasionally there were some contents mocking Ruosha.
Although the information was not much, receiving messages directly from Isrile still made Long Yi very happy.
Therefore, precisely because of this, Long Yi even started to find Landers rather pleasing to the eyes.
This was the person who brought good news to Long Yi! This was the great messenger!
Of course, Landers had no idea where Long Yi’s good mood came from, but when he saw Long Yi actually initiate a truce, his brows furrowed slightly. He was well aware that his last attack had not caused Long Yi any harm, as Long Yi had easily escaped from the powerful gravitational trap. But seeing Long Yi, whose mood had inexplicably brightened, and who had even dragged the Emperor and Dean Saint Andrews into the mix, was he admitting defeat?
However, Long Yi’s next words turned Landers’ entire face dark.
"How about this, Your Majesty the Emperor, Dean Saint Andrews, just give me the word, and I’ll help you by killing this bastard to vent your anger."
Emperor Saint Danze originally thought Long Yi was about to back down, but unexpectedly, he had come here to fuel the fire!
"Bastard!"
Landers was uncontrollably furious!
"Mr. Long Yi! I guess you must be unfamiliar with Master Landers! This individual was the former Guardian Mage, truly honorable and esteemed, having made significant contributions to the Empire’s magical affairs." Saint Danze quickly interjected.
Hearing Saint Danze’s words, Landers merely snorted coldly, but didn’t continue his outburst, as he was quite satisfied with the Emperor’s respect for him.
"Made contributions to the Empire’s magic affairs? Just like his friend Slade? I heard he also made contributions to the magic affairs of the entire Plane, though it seems he ultimately just appropriated others’ research achievements through trickery and force. Birds of a feather flock together, so I guess what kind of person this Master is, I estimate is not much different," Long Yi didn’t hesitate to give Landers a look of naked contempt.
Actually, Landers was aware of Slade’s stealing someone else’s research achievements and passing them off as his own, but being Slade’s friend, he naturally wouldn’t say anything. Moreover, if this scandal were exposed, even his own reputation would be tarnished, so he simply acknowledged the matter. But now, Long Yi was throwing it in his face, leaving Landers red with anger. He could only glare fiercely: "Ignorant brat! How dare you continue to spout nonsense in front of me! Today I must kill you!"
Seeing that he had enraged Landers to such a degree, Long Yi broke into even louder laughter.
"To be honest, you’re no match for me. As for fighting, you just experienced it yourself, you’re even less of a match for me. If you insist on courting death, the Emperor is here. Just give me confirmation, this person, I can kill him, right?"
Long Yi pointed at Landers and asked Saint Danze if he could kill him, and Saint Danze was immediately dumbfounded. Master Landers was someone he couldn’t afford to offend, but Long Yi, even more so!
Who was more important?
Saint Danze quickly recalled in his mind that when Landers was still the Guardian Mage, he basically just followed the Emperor around, using his status to pressure people, and seemed to not have done anything really remarkable. But Long Yi? Not only could Long Yi fight himself, he had also transformed the Sanctuary Empire from an ordinary empire into one that could truly contend with the Divine Auffa Empire!
"You may... "
Before Saint Danze’s "you may" could even make a sound, a scream came through. Apparently, the body of the young man watching the battle from a distance had been ripped open once again!
"Ah, right, I forgot to remind you. My Fighting Aura and magic both come with additional damage," Long Yi said with a smile.
Landers hurriedly returned to the young man’s side, and sure enough, the wound that had originally healed had opened up again!
Landers gave Long Yi a gloomy look without saying much more and, after using magic to control the young man’s injury, they quickly flew away.
Watching Landers’ retreating figure, Long Yi curled his lips.
"I love fools who act too big for their britches the most, the feeling of slapping their faces is just so satisfying.
As he said this, Long Yi patted Saint Linde on the shoulder and said, ’Well done.’ Then, he left.
’That was close!’ At this moment, Saint Danze finally let out a long sigh of relief.
’Yes, it was close.’ Saint Linde nodded.
’You don’t understand, my child. Just now, I was about to say the word ’able’ by accident,’ Saint Danze said.
Saint Linde was stunned for a moment, unable to comprehend the significance of the word ’able.’ But when he recalled what Long Yi had just said, he immediately understood. The Emperor was about to choose Long Yi right in front of him and Landers!
’That really was... close...’ This time, Saint Linde truly felt it was a close call from the bottom of his heart.
Saint Danze took several deep breaths to steady himself. He looked in the direction Long Yi had left, then glanced at the way Landers had departed and said, ’Although Long Yi is powerful, so is Landers; these two are evenly matched. I’m really afraid I’ve made the wrong choice.’
’Did you notice?’ Saint Andrews, the Dean, said, ’Long Yi was mostly on the defensive and hardly counterattacked.’
’Wasn’t he being pressured?’ Saint Danze asked doubtfully.
’How could that be possible? From beginning to end, Long Yi’s eyes were filled with curiosity! He was just playing around!’ the Dean, Saint Andrews, said.
’Curiosity? Playing around?’ Saint Linde was very puzzled.
’If playing around is understandable, what exactly is this curiosity about?’ Saint Danze also asked.
’This is exactly what puzzles me. Every time Landers cast a spell, Long Yi had an expectant look. But in reality, although Landers’s magic is quite unique, it isn’t enough to make a warrior of Long Yi’s caliber too expectant, especially since Long Yi himself is a very powerful mage. I suspect that he saw something in Landers’s magic that interested him. Did you notice that at the start, Long Yi was indeed angry, but after Landers cast those Giant Beast spells, Long Yi seemed happy instead,’ the Dean, Saint Andrews, explained.
’Right, I remember that during the Arena event in the Stellar Realm, his student Mai Zhuo - that is, Landers’s student - summoned the King of Exotic Beasts, and yet the King of Exotic Beasts came from the middle Plane. But the King of Exotic Beasts didn’t attack Long Yi; instead, it killed Mai Zhuo himself!’ Saint Linde still remembered this detail.
’Perhaps, Long Yi has some connection to the middle Plane?’ The Dean, Saint Andrews, mused with a hint of doubt in his eyes.
’It’s possible he is also a summoning mage! And that King of Exotic Beasts might just be under a contract with Long Yi!’ Saint Danze chimed in.
’I am not sure, but whatever the reason, at least for now it seems Long Yi, both in terms of strength and impact on our future, is far more important than Landers,’ the Dean, Saint Andrews, said.
Landers was nearly driven mad with rage.
After he took that young man back, he conducted a thorough examination and finally expelled all the Mana hidden in the young man’s body. However, because it took a bit longer, the wounds opened up twice, and the second time, the young man nearly died. He originally went to avenge Mai Zhuo, but he didn’t expect to be outmaneuvered by Long Yi at every turn. Landers knew he must have been too impulsive, attacking without thoroughly studying his enemy first.
Actually, from Landers’s perspective, when he left this Plane he might not have been the top mage of the Plane, but apart from those terrifyingly powerful old fogeys, he was hardly threatened by anyone. And now that he had learned even more advanced magic from the middle Plane, he should have been stronger. Yet, he hadn’t expected to be played by Long Yi, a guy whose origins he didn’t even know.
So, Landers really went to understand Long Yi’s deeds, and then he realized that Long Yi was indeed not ordinary.
Long Yi was a Mountain Giant who became the king of the Stellar Realm Arena with an unbeaten record. Afterwards, for killing Jenna, the so-called ageless Neglecter, many old mages paid to have him assassinated. But Long Yi didn’t just hide; instead, he left the Stellar Realm Arena and started traveling across the entire Plane. Under the protection of The Divine Auffa Empire, he took down the heads of many old mages one by one.
Had it not been for Long Yi’s rush to return to compete in the king’s competition of the Stellar Realm Arena, he probably wouldn’t have stopped this Plane-spanning assassination spree.
Those old mages hated Long Yi to the bone, yet they also feared him tremendously. Especially since they had paid a terrifyingly huge amount of money to buy back their own heads, not only did they suffer heavy losses, but they also lost all face.
However, Long Yi went on to kill Mai Zhuo, also a mage of the Sanctuary and a student of Landers, as well as his friend Slade. Although these two were mages of the Sanctuary, their own strength was not strong, but it’s said that Long Yi killed them as if he was just playing around.
When all these achievements were added up, Landers immediately realized that he had truly underestimated Long Yi.
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