Even Punk had not expected that the bizarre-looking staff in Babeng's hand had a Morningstar tier spell embedded in it, and that it was a mainstream offensive spell with tremendous lethality and devastating effects.
Although he did not know how many times this "Intelligence Destruction" could be used consecutively, in an intense life-or-death battle between ordinary Legendary professionals, even a single Morningstar Level Spell was enough to drastically turn the tide.
For example, at this very moment, Owin, startled by his enemy's suicidal fighting style, had no choice but to overturn all of his previous battle plans. The several layers of defenses around him could not withstand a Morningstar Level Spell attack. If he did not want to end up dying together with his opponent, the Rune Sage could only abandon his attack and retreat.
However... a hastily chosen retreat would clearly bring no advantage in a Legendary battle. Owin's move merely caused him to fall from one dangerous predicament into another.
The white-bearded old man did narrowly evade the Intelligence Destruction attached to the tip of Babeng's staff. The radiance of the Legendary Level Advent School Spell swept perilously close to his tattered robe, but one should not forget that Punk, overlooking the entire battlefield from the sky, was still holding a Legendary Level Spell at the ready.
Seeing Owin's rapidly retreating figure move along an exceptionally obvious trajectory, the quick-reacting caster immediately targeted his enemy and launched an attack.
"Legendary Level Abjuration Spell—Time Stasis"!
Punk did not choose to attack his enemy with a destructive Legendary Level Spell, mainly because he knew perfectly well how sturdy Owin's roughly eight or nine layers of magical protection were. Ordinary Legendary Level attacks would certainly not inflict much damage on that crafty old mage, while directly blasting him with a Collapse