Chapter 444: Chapter 444: Legendary Mage Torresta vs. the Cardinal
Li Wei raced back to the Mage Tower.
He had already signed the highest level of Soul Contract with Saint Xi.
To live and die together.
Even without a Soul Contract that bound them to live and die together, he would not have abandoned Saint Xi so easily.
’Why should I just hand my treasure over to someone else?’
Li Wei could only hope that Torresta had sensed the danger in advance and told Saint Xi to flee immediately.
Torresta was an old Witch Lich who had lived for a thousand years; he should have been aware of the dangers associated with a Holy Giant Dragon.
’He must have a contingency plan, right?’
Li Wei could only comfort himself with this thought.
The Cardinal from the Divine Hall of Light was too strong.
With his current strength, he was completely incapable of facing him.
He could only rely on Torresta’s backup plan.
Inside the Mage Tower, Torresta patted Saint Xi’s head and said with a smile, "Alright, child. It’s time to go."
Saint Xi looked up at him, her face full of confusion, and asked, "Go where? Why do we have to go?"
Torresta stood up and said, "Someone is coming. They cannot see you just yet."
He took out a seven-colored Reversed Scale and gave it to Saint Xi.
"Take this. Go to the Extreme North Icefield and find the treasure left behind by the Time Dragon."
Torresta was arranging his final affairs.
Saint Xi keenly sensed the underlying meaning in Torresta’s words.
"Father..."
Torresta shook his head, cutting her off.
"Be good. Leave this place. I won’t die. We will meet again in the future."
Saint Xi paused for a moment, a sad expression on her face.
She swallowed the seven-colored Reversed Scale from Torresta’s hand.
Torresta concealed her aura and teleported her into the Mage Tower’s underground passage.
He looked up, toward Minos, who was rushing over from outside.
"The Light Divine Sect, hmph!"
Although Torresta’s figure was somewhat illusory, his presence was soaring to incredible heights.
Next, he would fight for the one he loved.
In the past, he had missed his chance once before.
It became the regret of his entire life.
This time, he would not miss it again!
Li Wei was still racing toward the Mage Tower when he saw that Minos had already entered it.
He couldn’t help but slow his pace.
He was confused.
’Isn’t the Sixth Floor of the Mage Tower in a separate dimension?’
’How did Minos get in?’
Unless someone let him in on purpose.
Just as Li Wei had guessed, Torresta had intentionally allowed Minos into the Mage Tower’s Sixth Floor.
In fact, it wasn’t even the Sixth Floor.
He had chosen the Seventh Floor of the Mage Tower as the battlefield.
His goal was to use the cage that trapped the Fire Dragon Soul to ensnare Minos, slowing him down to buy time for Saint Xi and Li Wei to escape.
Minos flew into the Sixth Floor of the Mage Tower.
At the far end, he saw a brightly glowing Teleportation Gate.
The aura of a Holy Giant Dragon emanated from within the gate.
Without the slightest hesitation, he flew straight toward the Teleportation Gate.
Minos didn’t believe anyone here could possibly threaten him.
There might not be a single being in the entire Northern Territory more powerful than him.
Besides, even if he did encounter an enemy he couldn’t defeat, he still had a trump card.
Such was the confidence that came from having the Light Divine Sect and the Light God at his back.
Minos flew into the Seventh Floor. Everything around him turned pitch-black, plunging him into a land of nothingness.
The glowing Teleportation Gate behind him vanished.
Minos glanced back but paid it no mind.
He knew his opponent had deliberately lured him here.
Minos looked at the figure before him.
He could feel the intensity of the other’s aura continuously rising.
As Li Wei was still rushing toward the Mage Tower, Saint Xi’s voice echoed in his mind.
"Li Wei, Father told us to leave this place and go to the Extreme North Icefield to find the Time Dragon’s treasure."
Hearing this, Li Wei froze for a moment.
He looked up at the top of the Mage Tower.
A great battle was erupting in another, unseen dimension.
For some reason, he felt a pang of sadness in his heart.
To Li Wei, Torresta was Torresta, and the Legendary Witch Lich was the Legendary Witch Lich.
Torresta was his teacher.
The Legendary Witch Lich was not Torresta.
After this battle, Li Wei would never see that "teacher" again.
Li Wei stopped in his tracks, standing still and gazing at the Mage Tower.
After a moment, he snapped back to his senses, calmed down, and asked in his mind, "Where are you now?"
Saint Xi replied, "I’m in the Mage Tower’s basement."
Li Wei said, "Okay, stay right there and don’t move. I’m coming right now."
It was the first time he had heard that the Mage Tower even had a basement.
He walked into the Mage Tower and ran into Rota.
"Where’s the entrance to the basement?" Li Wei asked quickly.
Rota looked bewildered. "What basement?"
Li Wei didn’t ask further. It seemed Rota didn’t know either.
It was very likely that only Torresta knew about this place.
Perhaps he had long been prepared for this day.
Li Wei thought of someone who would definitely know.
Arriving on the third floor of the Mage Tower, he looked at the Magic Butler, which was identical to Kuro, and said, "To the basement."
The Magic Butler opened its eyes, glanced at Li Wei, and confirmed his identity.
"Certainly. The passage to the basement has been opened for you. If you follow the underground tunnel to the end, you can leave Maple City."
The Magic Butler advised.
Li Wei nodded and walked through the secret door that had opened on the third floor.
After he went in, the secret door closed behind him.
Li Wei walked down the stairs as the Magic Lamps ahead lit up one after another, illuminating the path.
At the bottom of the stairs, Li Wei saw Saint Xi waiting in the underground passage.
Saint Xi threw herself at Li Wei and said, her voice choked with tears, "Father... he’s about to disappear."
She could sense Torresta’s life force.
Li Wei comforted her, "Don’t worry, he won’t die."
"His true body is thousands of miles away. No one can kill him."
"Come on, it’s time to leave."
"Don’t let our teacher’s efforts go to waste."
Li Wei stored Saint Xi in his Beast Taming Ring and walked toward the end of the underground tunnel.
「The Seventh Floor of the Mage Tower.」
Torresta was burning his soul to obtain immense Power for a short time.
This was, after all, a part of a Legendary Witch Lich’s soul.
After being sacrificed, the Power he obtained even vaguely surpassed the Legendary Level.
For a brief moment, Torresta gained the opportunity to fight Minos on even terms.
"God said, ’Let there be light!’"
Minos cast a Divine Art.
A ray of Holy Light illuminated the pitch-black Seventh Floor.
It resisted the sealing power of the Seventh Floor.
Minos stared at the soul-burning Torresta and said calmly, "This is the aura of a Witch Lich."
He had seen through Torresta’s true nature in a single glance.
As a Cardinal, Minos’s experience was vast, far beyond what ordinary people could imagine.
He had seen countless Alien Races in his lifetime.
And not a few Witch Liches had died at his hands.
Not every Witch Lich was as powerful as Torresta.
Torresta didn’t answer Minos’s question. He attacked first.
"Great Dream Traveling Skill! Six Paths of Reincarnation Dream Realm!"
The attack came with shocking suddenness.
Even Minos was completely unprepared.
In an instant, he fell for it.
He hadn’t even had time to react.
Torresta vanished, and Minos forgot why he had come.
He looked down to see the Holy Sword of Light in his hand and eight Wings of Light unfurled from his back.
The Celestial Human Path.
He had become one of the Eight-winged Bright Angels serving beneath the Light God’s throne.
He looked up and saw the Light God summoning him.
Driven by his faith in the Gods, Minos didn’t think twice. He flew toward the Light God, answering his call.
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