The rushing white whip of light completely penetrated the Berserker's rock-like body and directly hit his soul - "mental whipping". When Xiao Chen used his own power to release this magic, the effect was much stronger than when Luo Ling used the ring to release it. The only problem was that Xiao Chen had difficulty controlling the scale of the magic because of his unstable mental power.
Not only were there more of them, but the pain caused by each whip of light was also greatly increased. They bit at Byron's consciousness like snakes, and he could not dodge or resist. In his frenzy, Byron could no longer feel the pain in his body, but he could not escape the pain in his mind. He screamed loudly, and this cry was completely different from the previous war cry. Instead, it sounded like the wailing of a helpless child.
He squatted on the ground, holding his head. Soon, he could no longer hold on to the squatting position, and he began to roll on the ground, hitting his head with his fists, and finally burst into tears.
With just a stretch of his hand, he could make a giant man as big as a mountain cry like a child on the ground. This was the power of a magician. The people around him looked at Xiao Chen with awe in their eyes.
As he cried, the effects of the frenzy slowly dissipated, his bones and muscles began to return to normal, and he shrank a circle. His mind began to recover, his mental resistance slowly increased, and the effect of mental lashing gradually became smaller. Bailon supported himself with his hands and sat up. His face was still painful, but he had stopped crying. He held his head and stood up.
"Damn it, who is it, who is it, stop it, my head hurts." He was able to speak normally again.
Xiao Chen closed his open hands, and the white light whips spread out of Byron's body like swimming fish, and then dissipated into the air.
Bailong saw that the pain in his head disappeared immediately as the magician moved. He looked at Xiao Chen in horror and said, "You, it turned out to be you! Magician, what did you do to me?"
"Byron, you ruined our dinner. If Mage Xiao Chen hadn't stopped you in time, you would have caused me even more trouble." The Earl said, "Okay. Batis, take this poor guy and those unlucky guys lying on the ground to heal their wounds."
"Am I, am I going berserk?" Byron looked at his body and found that the leather armor on his body showed signs of cracking.
The Earl waved his hand, not wanting to waste any more time talking to him. He pulled Xiao Chen aside and said, "Maybe we should go to the side hall for some snacks and have a good chat."
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"Miss, Miss. Byron has gone berserk." Nina hurried into Xiao Chen's room and saw the magic circle flashing on the ground. Katarina was still unlocking it on the side.
"I saw from the window that he was driven mad by his opponent, and Lord Batis and several knights were unable to subdue him. However, in the end, the magician beat him and made him cry with one move."
"I told you not to bother me." When she was about to finish unlocking the door, she was interrupted by the maid and said unhappily.
"But, but the competition and the dinner can't go on. I'm afraid they will go back to their rooms." Nina said, "Can't we just use a sword to split it open? We can put the blame on the thieves."
"Xiao Chen and Li Jia are not as stupid as you. What I want is to complete this task without them knowing. Otherwise, why would I spend so much effort?" Serinda turned the last lock dial, and with a click, the lock opened.
The two looked at each other, and Serinda carefully opened the suitcase. On the top were a few sets of clothes, and underneath were a lot of gift boxes, which seemed to be gifts. Under the gifts, there was a bag containing a few scrolls and a few stacks of white paper. Serinda was not interested in any of these, and she flipped through them one by one, and finally saw a large book with a red leather cover and metal edging at the end.
"The Sea of Consciousness." Serinda took out the book with some confusion and excitement.
"Miss, is this what you are looking for?" Nina asked.
"That should be it. I have some impression of this name. I seem to have heard it somewhere." Serinda put the book on the ground and said uncertainly, "Wait, I seem to have heard it somewhere when I was studying magic in the Mage Tower in the capital."
"Is it some legend about an ancient magician?" Nina said.
"Ancient magician, ah! That's right! The Seven Holy Towers, this is one of the three holy books in the Dream Tower among the Seven Holy Towers! Yes, it is this "Shadow Scroll of the Sea of Consciousness"!" Serinda hugged Nina and kissed her hard on the face, trembling with excitement. "Any holy book has unimaginable magical power. No wonder they can grow so fast! Dream Tower, Dream Tower, Dream Tower, one of the seven towers."
"Really?" Nina also became excited.
"Hurry! Get the paper and pen in my bag ready, and copy together with me. We have to copy down everything in this book!" Serinda ordered.
The two of them prepared the papers, and Serinda took out two ballpoint pens that Li Jia gave her and carefully opened the cover of "Shadow Scroll of the Sea of Consciousness".
I, the apprentice of the Dream Tower, can read this book only when my mental power reaches the state of concentration.
The Tower of Dreams, it really is the Tower of Dreams!
Serinda was in ecstasy. She didn't care about the warning on the cover. She had crossed the threshold of initial spiritual awareness when she was in her teens, and had reached the level of spiritual awareness two years ago. However, her total spiritual power was small and of low quality, so she was still unable to perform intermediate and advanced magic. Every time she heard Li Jia describe the feeling of having a vast spiritual power, she couldn't help but feel envious.
A few days ago, Li Jia actually admitted that there was a book that could improve spiritual power. At that time, Serinda had only one thought in her mind: she must get it at any cost! Don't be impatient, and talk about it after marriage. These things could not persuade Serinda's impulse at all. She had waited for many years for the opportunity to become stronger, and she could not wait any longer.
"Listen, you are only allowed to copy down the words one by one. Don't think about the meaning of them. Some powerful magical documents will cause great mental pressure as long as you think about them. You must empty your mind and just make notes. Do you understand?" Serinda said to Nina.
"Yeah." Nina nodded nervously, holding the pen very tightly.
Serinda picked up the title page with trembling fingers and slowly turned it. A strong colorful light suddenly burst out from the pages, covering the faces of the two people who were huddled in front of the book...
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Xiao Chen and the others had some midnight snack with the Earl, and chatted for a while before saying goodbye and leaving the side hall.
At this time, Pinto and an old man in a black robe walked into the room from the side door. The old man's hair and beard were gray, and he looked at least sixty years old. He was thin and looked like an empty clothes rack. But he didn't look old at all, and there was a sense of power between his eyebrows. As soon as he entered the room, the count immediately stood up to greet him, held a chair in his hand, and asked him to sit down.
Merino Banderas, the great magician, is the magical advisor to the Count and also the magical advisor to the Count's father.
"Uncle Banderas, did you see anything from Xiao Chen's move?" asked the count.
"Little Pani. I originally thought that you were wasting my time by asking me to come here to observe these little guys. However, I still found some very interesting things from his moves." Master Banderas said. Pani is the nickname of Count Carlos. To the old wizard, he is just a junior.
"Did you see where he came from?"
"'Spirit Whiplash' is a very powerful and ancient spiritual magic that has been lost for a long time. If I hadn't seen a little bit of it in a pile of old papers, I wouldn't have recognized it. If I remember correctly, the one who is best at this magic is Antonio Gregorio, the Holy Magician of the Dream Tower."
"Dream Tower, you mean the Dream Tower?"
"That's right. There is only one Dream Tower."
"This is very unusual for you, so are you prepared to contact him?"
The old wizard shook his head and said, "The time has not come yet. I'd better not show my old bones everywhere. But I can tell you that Xiao Chen is a person with great potential. When he was so young, I didn't have such power. How to treat him, you make a good choice."
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Xiao Chen and Li Jia were walking in the corridor of the guest room area. Xiao Chen was in a good mood today because he had cast a spell and knocked down a berserker. He put his hands behind his back and hummed a tune briskly. Li Jia, on the other hand, seemed to be thinking about something.
"Today the Earl asked you to take action, was he testing you?" Li Jia asked, "Did he plan the scene in advance where the berserker named Bailong came to provoke and then went crazy?"
"It's not important." Xiao Chen shrugged and said, "Just remember that he has been looking for any opportunity to spy on our strength. Any opportunity that allows me to show my strength, I guess he will not let go. Today's match may just be a coincidence. However, it is understandable. I feel that he wants to place a heavy bet on our cooperation."
"However, their foundation is really strong. Any one of them is so powerful. I really can't imagine what will happen if we start a war with them right away!"
"Relax a little, we will always become stronger little by little. Time is on our side, knowledge is on our side, and even luck is on our side. We are like pastry chefs making steamed buns. We mix the flour and add yeast. We just need to knead the dough patiently and let it slowly ferment to produce qualitative changes." Xiao Chen patted Li Jia's shoulder.
"When it comes to optimism, you're much better than me."
"Ha, this is not optimism, but justified confidence." Xiao Chen patted his chest, "We are modern people, so relax."
Xiao Chen's room was closer to the front. When the two of them walked to the door of his room, they were surprised to find that the door was ajar.
"You didn't lock it..." Li Jia opened his mouth but was stopped by Xiao Chen.
"Get ready for battle." Xiao Chen mouthed the words silently.
Li Jia quickly prepared a wind blade technique towards the door.
Xiao Chen gently waved one hand, preparing for a spell casting move, then slowly moved closer to the door and slowly pushed it open with his other hand.
Nothing happened.
Pushing the door open a little further, the scene inside surprised the two of them. A ball of colorful light that was very familiar to them shone from the large book on the ground, and two women were lying motionless beside it.