Lord of the Magical Beasts

Chapter 585: Life Cage

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

When Bartley saw Yang Ling’s furrowed brows and discerned that he didn’t have a way to break the formation, he was disappointed, and he walked to another side. For the past 100,000 years, he had racked his brains for all solutions possible to break the hateful Protective Magical Formation Spell. It was a pity that he still had no way to go inside, and now, he had discerned that even Yang Ling that had unfathomable power was at his wit’s end, and this was why he lost all hope.

After the black-robed old man Artest moved the whole mammoth group into the valley, he taught them many things. He taught them how to practice Earth and Force Laws, and he taught them the way to change their forms. He even helped them advance into the God-Level or hunted beasts for their Godheads and brought them back to help them become directly God-Level mammoths. However, he still never allowed them to approach the temple, and he didn’t divulge any info related to it.

The more they couldn’t get something, the more mysterious it would be to them, and the more mysterious, the more attractive it would be to them.

After Bartley’s Spiritual Wisdom was awakened, he became curious about the mysterious temple, and he desired even in his dreams to enter it to observe it. This was especially the case after the disaster that occurred 100,000 years ago. The black-robed old man Artest didn’t come back after leaving, and Bartley desired to go inside more than before. He hoped to get to the bottom of this matter!

After the Chief Elven Priestess observed it for a long time, her expression turned grave, and she said slowly, “It’s an Ancient Magical Formation Spell! If I didn’t guess wrong, this should be an Ancient Magical Formation Spell set up by a peerless powerhouse that practiced the Death Law.”

“That is right, the power of the expert who set up the formation spell is terrifying, and he’s probably one of the peerless powerhouses training in seclusion in the Graveyard of Gods and Devils that were mentioned by Mr. Raymond.” After the Sword God observed the Energy Ripples contained within the scarlet light barrier, he shook his head in disbelief. “Some parts of the scarlet light barrier are too strong, while other parts are weak. There are also many holes in the temple’s walls, and it’s obvious that an intense battle occurred in this castle and in the temple. This is why the Protective Magical Formation Spell sustained serious damage.”

A gravely damaged Magical Formation Spell that went through long years still possessed such terrifying might. The terror of its power at its peak was really unimaginable!

It was a peerless powerhouse training in seclusion!

It was a peerless powerhouse practicing the Death Law that built this giant castle in the Graveyard of Gods and Devils!

Yang Ling nodded and approved of the Sword God’s statement. It was only a powerful peerless powerhouse that could build this great castle and mysterious temple in the Graveyard of Gods and Devils that was filled with perils, and it was only a powerful peerless powerhouse that could easily awaken the Spiritual Wisdom of so many mammoths, teach them the training mantras of the Earth and Force Laws, and help Bartley and his several companions train into the God-Level.

If he didn’t guess wrong, the black-robed old man should have captured so many mammoths in the past just so that they could work as guards of the outer periphery. This was why he just awakened the Spiritual Wisdom of the numerous mammoths and taught them simple training mantras. The temple’s protection depended fully on the Magical Formation Spell, and this was why the black-robed old man didn’t allow the mammoths to approach the temple.

It was also possible that in the black-robed old man’s eyes, the numerous mammals were just toys or puppets he used to relieve boredom.

As Yang Ling observed the mysterious temple engulfed by the scarlet light barrier, he shook his head. He couldn’t imagine the black-robed old man’s great power, and he also couldn’t understand what happened in the past. The uninvited guests able to easily break into the castle defended by numerous mammoths managed to inflict heavy damage upon the Magical Formation Spell and made their way into the temple. They were surely not ordinary people!

“Priestess, do you have a way to break this Protective Magical Formation Spell?” After the Corpse Wizard King detected the intense Death Aura in the air, he became more anxious than everybody, and he wished badly to enter the temple to fathom its mysteries.

After the Corpse Wizard King grasped the Death Horn and absorbed the energy of the Essence Crystals of several Death Attribute Level Surpassing Magical Beasts, he got a deeper understanding of the Death Law, and just a little was left for him to advance into the God-Level. As long as he fused with a Death Attribute Godhead or got a Death Attribute Divine Weapon, he would shortly make advancement and become a powerful God-Level Corpse Wizard King.

“If it was a complete Magical Formation Spell, it wouldn’t have been possible for us to break it with our power. But...” The Chief Elven Priestess muttered to herself irresolutely for a moment before she said, “This Magical Formation Spell was once damaged heavily, and according to my observation, it’s already unable to absorb the world’s energy to sustain its operation expenditure, and this is why the scarlet light is so dim. If we can absorb all energy supporting the Magical Formation Spell’s operation, we will manage to break this Magical Formation Spell.”

A complete absorption of the Magical Formation Spell’s energy?

When Yang Ling saw the Chief Elven Priestess looking at him, he shook his head and expressed that he couldn’t provide any help. He wasn’t a black hole. So, how was it possible for him to absorb cleanly the Magical Formation Spell’s energy? The Spirit Gathering Formation Spell and the Life Spell could only absorb the Spiritual Energy or Life Energy drifting in the world, and even though it was possible for them to absorb the energy-restricted by the Magical Formation Spell, the absorption speed would be so slow, and it would be unknown when they would manage to absorb it cleanly.

According to the stele’s explanation, he would be able to add another Gravity Restriction Spell to the Spirit Gathering Formation Spell once he became a High-Level Soul Wizard, and he would be able to absorb all energies in the vicinity forcefully. But, it was a pity that he was still far from reaching even the Mid-Level Soul Wizard Stage, and he couldn’t practice into such a level in a short time.

“I will try it and give it my all. But, I’m still not sure that I will succeed.” Upon discerning that Yang Ling and the Sword God didn’t have any solution, the Chief Elven Priestess decided to give it a try. She held her Magic Staff and started mumbling in a soft voice. A faint green light was quickly condensed in the air, and this energy was similar to the Life Energy released by trees. However, after Yang Ling observed the energy carefully for a while, he discovered that a large difference was between them.

As the Chief Elven Priestess continued mumbling, the green light became more intense, and it quickly formed a giant vine that was ingrained into the earth’s depths. The vine started quickly growing, and innumerable vines grew out of it. They enveloped the whole temple like a cobweb, and they stuck into the scarlet light barrier emitted by the Protective Magical Formation Spell.

Life Cage!

The Chief Elven Priestess that practiced the Life Law once again used her famous supreme skill.

It was used last time to attack a God-Level mammoth and strand it, while it was used this time to attack the temple’s Protective Magical Formation Spell. She hoped to forcefully absorb the energy supporting the Magical Formation Spell’s operation.

After the Life Law was practiced to a certain level, it would be able to quicken life forms’ growth speed, and it could also forcefully extract all life forms’ energy. It would be able to extinguish life forms’ Life Force, and its might was no small matter.

Sizzle!

The innumerable vines, guided by the Chief Elven Priestess started absorbing the energy contained within the scarlet light barrier, and they let out an ear-piercing sizzling noise. This sound seemed similar to the sound let out by a tire filled with air once it was stabbed by a needle, and it was the sound of air leaking out of it.

“Well? The vines are withering quickly. Why did this happen?”

“Oh, my God! Smoke came out of them. They were burned to ashes.”

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The crowd looked attentively at the Life Cage cast by the Chief Elven Priestess. As they observed the innumerable vines that enveloped the scarlet light barrier and listened to the ear-piercing noise echoing out, they got nervous and excited. They finally saw hope for breaking the formation, but a terrifying scene appeared after the crowd got elated for a short while.

Ripples appeared in the scarlet light barrier released by the temple’s Protective Magical Formation Spell, and its luster turned dimmer. Its energy was absorbed slowly by the cobweb-like vines, while the vines that absorbed the Death Aura started losing their Life Force, and they withered quickly. In addition, wisps of black smoke came out of them, and some started burning and turned into ashes.

The Magical Formation Spell that contained the Death Law’s power met a Life Cage cast by the Life Law’s techniques, and an intense confrontation occurred.

The Chief Elven Priestess would chant incantations to remedy the loss of every vine quickly, and she commanded the numerous vines to absorb the scarlet light barrier’s energy recklessly. The scarlet light barrier turned dimmer and started shaking intensely. It even became distorted and seemed on the verge of collapse. But, the Chief Elven Priestess’s face turned pale, and she became drenched with sweat. She would consume Divine Power with every vine’s loss, and every time she lost a vine, she would groan involuntarily as if she suffered a formless attack.

This was a battle of will and patience, and the one who would persist until the end would get the final victory.

It seemed that on the surface that the Chief Elven Priestess was just fighting against a Protective Magical Formation Spell that wasn’t sentient, but this still wasn’t any less dangerous than a fight against a God-Level Expert at the same level as her.

The Protective Magical Formation Spell set up by the black-robed old man Artest was no small matter, and even the numerous mammoths weren’t able to break it in the past 100,000 years despite racking their brains for a solution. Even though it seemed on the verge of collapse in the face of the Chief Elven Priestess’s attacks, it still didn’t crumble even after a long time. The Chief Elven Priestess’s face turned pale as time passed, and she consumed more of her Divine Power, while even her body started shivering.

The situation turned more disadvantageous to the crowd!

What should be done?

Yang Ling and the Sword God Gerald exchanged a glance, and they saw the worry apparent in each other’s eyes. Even though the Chief Elven Priestess’s injuries would recover quickly because she practiced mainly the Life Law, the injuries left behind from the battle against the Abyssal Demon Barr still didn’t recover. If she continued consuming her energy against the Protective Magical Formation Spell, even if she won in the end and broke the Protective Magical Formation Spell, her body would probably sustain grave injuries.

Swoosh!

Yang Ling discerned that continuing this wasn’t a feasible solution, and this was why he didn’t hesitate any longer. He took out the Great Wizard Altar decisively and quickly sat down cross-legged on it. Soon after, he started reading chants in silence and cast the Psychic Wizard Spell. He started quickly condensing the Life Energy of the primitive forest in the vicinity.

As a matter of fact, the fight between the Chief Elven Priestess and the Protective Magical Formation Spell was a confrontation between energies. Even though the green radiance formed by the Chief Elven Priestess was quite different from the Life Energy emitted by trees, Yang Ling could only make a gamble at this moment. He hoped that the Life Energy attracted by him would help the vines that were withering quickly and lessen the pressure borne by the Chief Elven Priestess.