All-Class Anti-Mage - Chapter 60 - The Return

a round shield. The first thought he had never experienced before collided violently with the second thought in his mind. Yang Zhen felt a tremendous noise explode in his brain, rendering him deaf as the round shield suddenly emitted a pure wave of power!

“Second Thought Fusion!” Fallen Wuli felt ecstatic; what had started as skepticism quickly turned into conviction. This young man before him definitely had mastered the fusion secret method of the second thought. Compared to Yang Zhen, those orcs entering the space ring became insignificant.

Strictly speaking, Yang Zhen’s current predicament was not a second thought fusion but rather a collision of second thoughts! After hearing about the secret method to fuse the second thought, the young man boldly attempted this. Clearly, becoming deaf indicated that the second thought fusion had failed, but under the clash of two thoughts, a life-saving storm of power was still born!

This was a miniature version of the Blade Storm. As the arrow rain fell, the power wave spread by the round shield shredded the middle section to dust. As the arrows landed completely, a safe circular zone was formed in the middle, allowing the remaining members of the hundred elite troop to safely enter the space ring!

Fallen Wuli did not want to let the elite hundred troop escape. This was a group where everyone mastered the leader’s sword technique; just one person released could slowly create an influence that was hard to ignore among the orcs. Now, his goal was not only to capture Yang Zhen alive but also to eradicate the hundred elite troop completely. Since the elite archers could not stop him, he had no choice but to take action himself.

Yang Zhen had already guessed his true intentions. Without waiting for Fallen Wuli to make a move, the young man made his twin swords disappear, replaced by a standard hard bow crafted by fallen orcs.

Draw the bow! Nock an arrow! Time-Space Judgment!

An unlevel ultimate skill that had never been used before was unleashed! As the arrow shot forth, a tiny space wave point appeared right in front of Yang Zhen, and the arrow perfectly entered it, sinking into it like a drop of water in a still pond, causing not a single ripple.

In the next moment, another space wave point appeared in front of Fallen Wuli, and the vanished arrow flew out from that wave point. This eliminated the flying time, allowing the unlevel ultimate skill “Time-Space Judgment” to strike towards the center of Fallen Wuli’s forehead almost simultaneously with Yang Zhen drawing the bow and loosing the arrow!

Humans couldn’t create unlevel magic, but they could create unlevel ultimate skills and sword techniques. To put it plainly, there was no particular skill involved; both unlevel ultimate skills and sword techniques required the support of runes. For instance, Time-Space Judgment was merely inscribing a few space runes on the arrow.

However, the essence of such skills was profound, and it was nearly impossible for an average person to carve runes onto an arrow. Without the strength of a master-level runesmith, creating such an arrow was utterly out of the question! But for Yang Zhen, it couldn’t have been simpler.

“He’s really a ranged assassin!” Fallen Wuli was secretly astonished. After a brief moment of panic, he shifted his attack magic to defensive magic. A water element wind shield infused with metallic energy… Yes! It was a tri-element composite defensive magic, and it was cast instantaneously!

The arrow, imbued with elemental energy capable of tearing through space, collided with the tri-element composite magic shield, and both shattered into thin air. Cold sweat poured down Fallen Wuli’s forehead; had he reacted even a fraction slower, and if his defensive magic hadn’t been composite, that arrow would have definitely pierced through his skull!

Everything happened in an instant, from Yang Zhen breaking through the arrow rain to casting “Time-Space Judgment”, all within mere seconds. Just as Fallen Wuli was shaken and the elite archer was unable to draw his bow or nock an arrow, Gigi carried Babala and took off at high speed.

“Fly faster!”

It was quite the marvel that the thunderwing bird could still fly so quickly, considering its feathers were nearly all gone. The featherless Gigi bore the barbarian away swiftly, creating an ironic scene in the eyes of Fallen Wuli. If they continued to melee much longer and Gigi lost all its feathers, it would be quite a miracle if Gigi could still manage to fly.

In a fit of rage, Fallen Wuli waved his hand and vanished from his position, reappearing much closer to the fleeing Gigi. The thunderwing bird seemed to sense the impending crisis, flapping its wings even harder. However, no matter how quickly it flew, it couldn’t escape the range of Fallen Wuli’s magical attacks, at least for the moment.

At a critical moment, Yang Zhen took action again, firing three arrows in quick succession that blocked Fallen Wuli in front of him with the power of Time-Space Judgment. The fallen leader had no choice but to defend himself, and as the three arrows were destroyed by the composite magic, the thunderwing bird was nothing more than a small dot in his view, while its bare rear end remained quite noticeable.

Yang Zhen hadn’t anticipated that Fallen Wuli would be this powerful. Not only had he mastered composite magic, but he had also reached a remarkable level in the three elements! Yang Zhen himself had only just broken through to elemental simulation and entered the realm of elemental stacking in composite magic. If Fallen Wuli, through dark sacrifice, possessed such strength, what about the Fallen God? What levels of power did the five deities worshipped by the intelligent beings of the Firmament Continent possess?

The psychic node for the composite magic had been torn to shreds. Yang Zhen believed he could still overcome it after seeing it, but he felt that this was far from the limit of Fallen Wuli’s capabilities. From their brief clashes, it was evident that he hadn’t revealed his true strength, so Yang Zhen decided to stay hidden for now.

Fallen Wuli was in a dilemma; if he continued to pursue Gigi, he feared that Yang Zhen might escape. After a moment of thought, he chose to abandon the pursuit. At this stage, the fusion secret method of the second thought was his priority. He wasn’t in a hurry anymore; after all, it was impossible for the young man to slip from his grasp.

Yang Zhen relaxed his taut nerves. With Gigi carrying Babala away, he felt he had no more ties left. Without concerns weighing him down, he viewed personal survival or death with indifference; it seemed he hadn’t relied on combat to enhance his halo evolution in a long time.

The remaining fallen orcs tightly surrounded Yang Zhen in the center. Although the young man didn’t have wings, the elite archer, who had already failed in his duties once, remained vigilant in protecting the air above him. While the situation in the arena appeared to have eased, the sense of urgency had actually intensified. With Yang Zhen’s current strength, breaking through this impregnable blockade was simply impossible.

“As you wish, those worthless creatures have safely escaped. Now, will you tell me about the fusion secret method of the second thought?”

Fallen Wuli floated a few meters higher, gazing down arrogantly at the young man. As long as he stayed out of the kill zone of Blade Storm, Yang Zhen’s ultimate skill, Time-Space Judgment, no longer posed a threat to him.

Yang Zhen had never involved himself in verbal confrontations. Unafraid of life or death, he always let his actions speak for him. Putting away his standard hard bow into his space ring, he revealed two greatswords back in his hands, clearly indicating his intentions. Not only did Yang Zhen not know the fusion secret method, even if he did, he would never share it with Fallen Wuli.

“If you want to avoid further torment, you might as well just speak up,” he replied.

Fallen Wuli smirked, his slender fingers slicing through the air. A magical arrow, combining metal and space elements, shot directly toward the young man’s right chest. It was almost a replica of the Time-Space Judgment from before, but the roles had reversed this time.

Yang Zhen raised his jagged greatsword just in time to block the incoming attack, but the metal elemental arrow flew out from the distorted waves and embedded itself in the blade. With a “thud,” the elemental arrow pierced through the jagged greatsword, causing Yang Zhen to grunt in pain as it went straight through his chest!

The supreme greatsword crafted by blacksmith master Trolley crumpled under the arrow’s attack, rendering it almost useless against such power. It seemed that only an extraordinary weapon could effectively withstand the assault.

“So, this metal elemental arrow also contains the earth element,” Yang Zhen observed the round hole in the greatsword, disregarding the blood seeping from his chest, as if that wound wasn’t on his own body. Instead, he felt a strange sense of reassurance because he could clearly see the psychic node of the composite magic in front of him. Overcoming it would only require a slight movement of his hand.

Despite this, Yang Zhen chose to endure. The backlash from his instant cast magic being interrupted was almost negligible. Knowing that he couldn’t reveal his capabilities as the anti-mage unless he had either severely injured or killed Fallen Wuli, he held back. If he chose to act, it must be effective!

“Well? I didn’t expect you to be such a tough guy,” Fallen Wuli sneered, his eyes flickering with surprise. He unleashed several more elemental arrows in quick succession, creating a dozen blood holes across the young man’s body!

Yang Zhen’s face turned pale, gritting his teeth; even though the wounds weren’t life-threatening, the pain was still substantial. In his mind, the sixth halo brushed with golden energy gradually illuminated the aura around him-Fallen Wuli’s methods hadn’t reached his limits yet.

Fallen Wuli’s mocking expression faded, replaced by a serious demeanor. There were methods in dark magic to extract memories, but with his current eighth-tier power, the success rate was quite low. Of course, there were many coercive techniques in dark magic, and Fallen Wuli didn’t believe that the young man could endure them all.

“Trust me, I’ll make you very comfortable!” Fallen Wuli emphasized the word “comfortable.” After saying this, he began to chant an incantation. The magic powerful enough to prompt an eighth-tier grand sage to chant was not to be taken lightly. The obscure incantation sounded so strange to Yang Zhen’s ears; it was undoubtedly eighth-level dark magic!

He couldn’t remain on the defensive any longer! Yang Zhen was alarmed; the eighth-level dark magic had left his control. Just as he prepared to act, a figure rapidly descended from above, clearly targeting Fallen Wuli!

“I’m coming too! Blade Storm…”

Before Fallen Wuli could react, Gigi, whose wings were stripped down to mere feathers but still strong and fierce, struck hard against the back of Fallen Wuli!

Fallen Wuli could hardly fathom why Gigi, who had already safely escaped, would return!