Without a doubt, the "strange person" kneeling on the ground, desperately choking himself and dry-heaving, was the disastrously unlucky Legendary Mage Ovene. However, the "Rune Sage" no longer possessed his former elegant bearing, because he had spent more than two muddleheaded years living in the White Tree Forest of this Shadow Plane.
After such a long period of beast-like existence, nearly every inch of the old mage's body was covered in dried blood and filth. His once silver-glinting beard and hair had become clumps of dirty rags. Even Ovene himself had to admit that his current appearance could no longer merely be described as filthy. The word disgusting suited this ruined body far better.
At this moment, however, the old mage clearly had neither the mood nor the right to care about his appearance, because the injuries to his soul were far more severe than the mutilation and grime of his body.
The destructive power of a Morningstar Level Spell was undoubtedly immense. Although Ovene had layered several magical defenses upon himself before being struck by Babun's heavy hammer, that attack, which completely surpassed him by an entire tier, had still dealt the "Rune Sage" a devastating blow. The Law Power fused into his flesh and soul was like maggots gnawing at bone, continuously widening his wounds and preventing them from healing.
After suffering such injuries, he had actually forced himself to squeeze out his soul's potential and cast a Legendary Level Spell whose successful completion could only be called a miracle. He had even endured the immense law pressure caused by "Mioni's Super Long-Distance Random Teleportation."
As a result... the terrifying combined damage of grievous injury and "self-mutilation" had finally exceeded the limits of what a level twenty-seven Legendary professional could endure. By the time he arrived in the