Faced with a rain of arrows, the old man opposite him calmly stretched out his hands.
A purple barrier opened up in front of him, enveloping a radius of one meter around him. All the arrows and energy blasts aimed at him crashed into the barrier.
When the rain of arrows ended, the barrier remained unmoved, leaving only scattered white bone arrows all around.
This level of attack isn't enough; it seems we need to escalate it!
The skeleton warriors were already rushing towards the old man, about to attack once they surrounded the barrier.
The old man smiled as he looked at the low-level skeletons, feeling looked down upon!
"Hellfire Lightning".
He murmured a few times, and an electric current surged around the barrier. The light grew brighter and brighter before spreading outwards, instantly killing all the skeleton warriors around him.
The lightning dissipated after the skeleton was killed, and the attack still failed.
Liu Nian was counting down the seconds to cast a spell, but before he could even begin, the old man interfered.
"A curse of language." The old man instantly cast the spell on Liu Nian.
Curse of Language: Doubles the target unit's spellcasting time!
"Magic Shackles." Before Liu Nian could react, another instant-cast spell struck.
Mana Binding: The cost of spells used by the target increases by 300%.
"Magic Leech." In an instant, three instant-cast spells slapped him in the face.
Magic Leech: For every spell a target uses, half of the mana cost is transferred to the caster.
You think that's all?
It's still a long way off!
"The Great Slowing Technique of the Masses." The old man then spoke, and the Great Slowing Technique of the Masses was applied to Liu Nian's side.
The vampires and ghosts, who were flying units, originally intended to interfere with the old man's spellcasting, but their speed dropped significantly during the flight.
"A mass curse." The old man clearly hadn't stopped casting spells and unleashed another mass spell.
Mass Curse: Targets affected by the curse can only deal minimum damage.
After he finished using the spell, the flying unit finally reached the old man.
The flying units that surrounded the barrier and tried their best to attack it failed to destroy it.
The true damage from the spirits couldn't penetrate the barrier to attack the old man inside, who continued his incessant chanting.
This barrier is really tough; it hasn't shown any signs of being damaged even after being attacked by ranged and melee units for so long.
Liu Nian felt utterly powerless at this moment, caught in a dilemma: casting a spell was wrong, and not casting a spell was also wrong.
This also exposed that the attack power of undead units is extremely low, and this curse directly caused Liu Nian's undead army's output to plummet.
Tiffany finally finished casting her spell, the poison magic applied to the old man, who smiled slightly and said, "Interesting."
The poison ignores the barrier and can continuously damage the target.
He thought he could achieve something great, but the old man then cast a spell on himself: "Anti-Magic Spell".
Anti-Magic Spell: Immune to magic damage of level 3 and below.
A seven-colored light flashed across the old man's body, and the poisonous magic was easily wiped away.
This also prevented Liu Nian from selecting a target for his prepared magic fear. As the casting bar ended, the spell failed and he suffered a magical backlash.
To make matters worse, although the spell failed, mana was still depleted.
The depleted mana was also drained into the old man by the magic leeches.
Unless there is an area-of-effect magical attack, single-target spells below the third tier can no longer select the old man as the casting unit.
The more Liu Nian fought, the more alarmed he became. This old man seemed to be a master of all magic, capable of using any kind of magic.
Affected by the Slowing Spell, the Dark Knight finally caught up with the barrier and began to swing his greatsword at it.
Fortunately, the Black Knight's skill level was also relatively high. With the support of the Black Knight's attack, the barrier finally cracked open.
However, the old man was clearly not flustered at all. He first used the magic of forgetting to paralyze Liu Nian's ranged troops.
Forgetful Spell: Targets within a certain area forget to cast spells/shoot, and are unable to use ranged attacks for a certain period of time.
Seeing the cracks appear in the barrier, the old man vanished in a flash. The space in the center of the trial field distorted, teleporting the old man here.
The melee troops, affected by the slowing effect, sensed the old man's location and were slowly making their way to the center.
The ranged units are under the control of the Forgotten Spell and are in chaos, rendering them completely ineffective.
Liu Nian and Tiffany were both under a curse and didn't know what kind of magic to use.
All of them were spells below the third rank, which were not only ineffective but also easily drained the old man's mana to strengthen him, even though the old man didn't seem to lack mana.
Liu Nian only had one group slow spell that could counter the anti-magic spell; the other spells could clearly see the old man but could not target him.
The old man began chanting again. Five seconds had passed, and it seemed like he was about to unleash his ultimate move. Cold sweat poured down Liu Nian's back.
A fully-powered mage is truly unstoppable!
As the countdown ended, the entire trial grounds were covered in lightning.
Fifth-tier magic: Static Field
Static Field: Deals continuous lightning damage to targets within range, with a paralysis effect. The duration depends on the caster's mana.
The lightning was very fast. Although Liu Nian had a magical shield protecting him, he was still so shocked by the current that he couldn't move at all.
The skeleton units nearby weren't so lucky; they were electrocuted and disintegrated in the second round, and even the burrowing demons couldn't escape the shock while burrowing underground.
Then, like dominoes, ghosts, zombies, Darth Vader, and vampires were successively defeated by lightning.
Liu Nian's mana was rapidly decreasing, and the shield would collapse in just a few seconds.
There was no way to deal with it; the corpses were too scattered, and there were only a few near the old man. The deadly corpse explosion technique was also ruled out.
What to do? Liu Nian didn't have much time to think.
The message of his summoned creature being killed flashed through his mind, and he tried to calm down and think of a solution.
Magic didn't work, but physical attacks were also ineffective; his body was already paralyzed by electricity.
Liu Nian's summoned creatures had all been defeated. The old man looked at the young man who was still unwilling to admit defeat and recalled his own time practicing magic.
No matter how harsh the conditions, once you've decided on a path, you'll go all the way to the end.
Although I often encountered setbacks and wanted to give up countless times, I persevered in the end.
The path you choose, you must climb to the end, even if you have to cry.
Some things can't be achieved just by trying, but you absolutely can't do them without trying.
How will you deal with the next spell?
Young people, sometimes experiencing setbacks can be a form of training!
The old man began chanting a new spell, intending to end the trial.
Many young people have entered their own training grounds, and many of them haven't even touched their own barrier before the competition is over. This young man is already one of the best of his generation.
Liu Nian's scalp was tingling from the electric shock, and he was surrounded by the corpses of his summoned creatures, completely isolated and helpless.
It seems we have no choice but to resort to that trick!
A glint of light flashed in Liu Nian's left eye.
Sin value: -3488
The legendary item granted him the ability to see this clearly.
The old man's powerful senses keenly detected that the young man opposite him seemed to have some trump cards up his sleeve.
However, he cannot stop casting the spell, otherwise the magical backlash will render him unable to cast spells, a common problem for all mages.
The entire training ground fell silent for a moment, leaving only the old man chanting softly.
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