At this moment, the wooden sword was pointed between Zhao Xu's eyebrows.
It also made him realize once again that all his strength was based on magic.
If someone wants to hit him, the first hurdle is to survive the defense of his intuitive spells, such as "Wings of Sanctuary".
The second level is to hit the real him. With the blessing of "Advanced Flash Technique", Zhao Xu can control the time between himself and the spirit world at will. He can even stay in the spirit world for a whole round and completely dodge. harm. Even if he can't control others, there's only half a chance of hitting him.
The third level is to penetrate his layers of physical defense. Even though the opponent was performing the pinnacle sword of his life, Zhao Xu still had the opportunity to make up for it with a wave of luck changes to make the opponent miss by a hair.
The fourth level is to break through his last barrier - the star cloak that can refract and dodge physical damage.
However, in this special "Devil's Device", magic is like a castle in the air built of "sand", which is instantly washed away and submerged by the torrent.
Zhao Xu, who had lost all his magical protection, felt for the first time how fragile he was, an ordinary individual who would die if he was injured.
All four levels turned into nothingness.
This is also recognized as the only way for non-mages to fight mages - cut in and instantly cast "anti-magic field".
There is no other way.
"The final scroll."
As he spoke, the old man Ying Bubai shook his head, as if he was feeling very emotional.
"After Ernest left this world, I had a chance to get his scroll, but I gave up because if I took the scroll, I would lose even the last trace of my excuse. I used to I am full of confidence and feel that magic is by no means the end of my life, and I want to create a new world. But this has also become the inner demon of my schizophrenia."
"If you have access to the final scroll, then you are Antinoya's disciple? Are you the secret messenger of this generation? The person destined by fate?"
Suddenly, the old man Ying Bubai looked at Zhao Xu with a much softer gaze, no longer as sharp as before.
"It seems that even if he comes back, you can hold on for a while. After all, you are his next hope."
As he said that, the old man laughed to himself, "A good person should not be a good person, so he has to be a dog. It's interesting, it's interesting."
Zhao Xu couldn't help but frown at this moment of life and death. Who was this old man talking about
It looked like it was mocking him, but it also seemed like it was mocking itself.
After the great horror between life and death, Zhao Xu felt calm at this moment and understood that he had still been too worried.
If he is really killed, there are still people who can find his soul and resurrect him. At most, he will be heartbroken when his equipment is gone.
"What's going on with your alter ego that makes you so taboo, old man?"
Zhao Xu asked.
He more or less heard that there were two spirits deep in the old man's heart. One was the "big evil man" who was a mage, and the other was the old man in front of him who was dressed in level nine clothes.
Even now he doesn't seem to be a good person, he is too murderous.
Then the old man shook his head and sat down slumped.
He looked at Zhao Xu with a more sympathetic look, "Do you know what is the saddest thing about a genius?"
"I know that in an era, there are beings who are more talented than myself."
"No." The white-haired old man looked slumped at the ruins around him, no longer as high-spirited as he was at first. "You realized that compared to the other party, you have basically lowered the level of the title of genius. You can feel it. When someone calls you a genius, it's an insult."
"This is the tragedy of our generation of mages at the same time as Ernest."
Oh shit!
This is a living fossil!
Zhao Xu was finally shocked at this moment.
He did not expect that the mage represented by the other half of the old man's soul was actually a mage from the time when the ancient magic system was established.
Although the other party's theory at that time was very simple compared to today's perfect magic theory system.
Just like a physicist in the early 20th century who comes to the 21st century and sees the development of the entire modern physical system will be stunned.
However, it would be different if this physicist lived from the 20th century to the 21st century and was still full of energy for learning.
At least as far as Zhao Xu knows, Cassius, currently one of the seven giants of the Mage Association, is not even ranked in the top twenty in the association, but he is among the best because he is the oldest mage that Arthur has currently verified. , personally witnessed the development of the entire magic.
Feelings and establishing the Nine Swords System are just the other person's special hobbies.
"Yes, you can see it too."
"I was already a legendary mage at that time. Unless I was willing to give up all my efforts, even if I climbed to the end regardless of my own life, I would only see Ernest's footprints left for many years at the top."
"So after the other party established an empire, I left this world."
"When I finally returned to Arthur, I had already become a double elite by relying on the 'Psychic Splitting Method'. In other words, I had a career line, and I relied on this career line to promote the entire Nine Swords step by step. The development of the system.”
As he spoke, the old man took a step forward, "The look in your eyes is only shock, not surprise or doubt."
"Although the dual elite profession is not a top secret in this world, there are far more people who know about it than those who know about the power of the iron heart. Is this why I can feel the glow of divine magic in you?"
In an instant, the old man couldn't help but take a step back.
"Are you also a double elite professional?"
"No." After saying that, Ying Bubai took another step back.
"Actually, he is still the most domineering dual cultivator of Sinnoh?"
Immediately afterwards, Zhao Xu noticed that the white-haired old man's originally cloudy eyes became fluorescent, as if filled with tears.
"It's a dossier scholar! You are already Antinoya's mirror image! Besides Ernest and Antinoya, there is such a combination? How on earth did you find such a magical candidate?"
At this time, the old man seemed to have fallen into a state of madness. He began to scratch his scalp hard, as if he was caught in his own troubles.
"There must be a secret in you. What is it? Is it a mystery that even a legendary mage can't decipher?"
During the whole process, Zhao Xu didn't know what to say. He could only watch the old man win the battle. He cheered when he discovered something strange, but he fell into confusion again and gained nothing.
Like a "madman", dancing.
"Isn't it the same for you?" Zhao Xu couldn't help but pointed out.
"Yeah, me too."
Suddenly, the old man regained his depression. His mood was extremely unstable and fluctuated constantly.
"It's ridiculous. I always wanted to get rid of Ernest's shadow, but in the end I imitated his path and became his shadow."
"I even got the potential points, but he has left this world, so how can I surpass him?"
As he spoke, Ying Bubai scratched his head in frustration, "No matter what, I can't master all the spells like Ernest. This must be the secret of the eleventh and twelve-ring spells. I knew it, I knew it… "
"You're not crazy at all, and you're not schizophrenic."
Suddenly, Zhao Xu pointed out as if he had seen through everything, "The other mage personality you mentioned is just your imagination. You are still you."
Suddenly, the old man's movements of twisting and tearing his scalp stopped.
He looked at Zhao Xu with surprised but frustrated eyes.
"Why do you want to point it out?"
At this time, the old man's eyes became sharp and murderous, and his originally confused attitude suddenly became extremely shrewd.
"Over the years, dozens of hopeful young people like you have come in one after another. It's a pity. They all played this game with me, and even got addicted to it, and eventually became my puppets."
As he spoke, the old man pointed upward.
At this time, the mysterious darkness that the original dark vision could not penetrate dissipated, revealing the true scene of the dome above, dozens of silkworm cocoons, each with a pair of legs hanging from the outside.
"Some young people keep teasing me and asking me to teach them profound knowledge; there are also some who are determined to avenge me. However, from the beginning to the end, there is no such thing as you."
As he spoke, the old man stood up. His body, as straight as a green pine tree, suddenly stood up.
"Mage, double elite, dossier scholar, super magician, final scroll, potential point, spell guardian... no wonder they don't bother to ask me for help."
"You have too many things on you, and you still want the Nine Swords?"
But as soon as he finished speaking, the old man Ying Bubai covered his face with his hands, "No, if that's the case, there's no telling if you can really defeat Ernest."
"I couldn't beat him, but my perfect student beat him, and that's a good thing."
"That's right, how can I be such a genius that I can actually think of such an ingenious method? A person who cannot find traces in the long river of destiny cannot be targeted from the perspective of destiny. No matter how powerful Ernest is, he cannot These pieces that jump off the board are included in the calculation.”
At this time, the old man's decibel level was gradually increasing, as if he had once again found the true meaning of life, and the setbacks he had suffered before were not worth mentioning at this moment.
Even when Zhao Xu pointed out that he was acting crazy and acting stupid, he didn't seem to care at all.
Everything, at this moment, became dull.
Zhao Xu had already felt that the surrounding environment was evolving silently, as if it had gone through thousands of years of history, and the mottled stones on the walls fell silently.
The old man's skin was also falling off bit by bit, and a faint spot of light gradually appeared, making it impossible to look directly at.
The other party looked at Zhao Xu kindly, "Tell me, what do you want to learn? I can help you."
(End of chapter)