"Alice?" Liewen was startled.
"Yes, Alice. You know her? Ah, she's here!"
Following White's gaze, Liewen saw a blonde woman in a purple robe enter the estate.
It really is Alice! Liewen thought.
This blonde woman was Linley's first love, Alice.
On the Day of Destruction, Alice's fiancé Kalan had died beneath the feet of magical beasts, while Alice had happened to be saved by the passing Linley.
Linley had asked Director Maia of the Proulx Gallery to protect Alice and take her somewhere safe.
Because Linley had carved the stone sculpture "Dream Awakening," he had been hailed as a master sculptor.
Director Maia had loved stone sculptures all her life and greatly admired Linley, so she agreed to his request.
Alice was quite talented at management. After leaving with Director Maia, she had been taken in as Maia's goddaughter and helped manage the Proulx Gallery.
Director Maia was already advanced in years and had no children, so she gradually handed the authority of the Proulx Gallery over to Alice.
"Mr. White, are you satisfied with these stone sculptures? If not, the Proulx Gallery has other sculptures as well. The price is negotiable." Alice wore a professional smile.
"Mr. Liewen, what do you think?" White looked at Liewen.
Alice shifted her gaze over as well. She did not know Liewen's identity, only that he was an important client who had recently moved to Yulan City.
"No need. These will do." Liewen knew nothing about stone sculptures and did not particularly care.
"Then, if there is nothing else, I'll take my leave. Mr. Liewen, if you need anything in the future, feel free to come find me," White said.
"Alright."
Alice and White left.
Liewen and the other two officially settled down in Yulan City as well.
Kuhn would handle Lena's admission to the Yulan Empire Royal Magic Academy. With Lena's talent, getting into the Yulan Empire Royal Magic Academy would not be a problem at all.
Moreover, Master Longers had said that he could help if needed.
Liewen did not concern himself with it. After resting for a day, he left Yulan City and flew toward the Sunset Mountain Range.
The Sunset Mountain Range began in the Dark Alliance, ran close along the southern border of the Yulan Empire, and connected to the Blazing Sun Desert in the southern Rhine Empire.
The Sunset Mountain Range and the Blazing Sun Desert marked the southernmost reaches of the Yulan Continent. Further south lay the endless South Sea.
Liewen arrived at the Sunset Mountain Range.
The Sunset Mountain Range was not much different from the Magical Beast Mountain Range, and there were quite a few Saint Realm magical beasts within it.
However, the Sunset Mountain Range was vast, and the Saint Realm magical beasts were scattered throughout it, making them difficult to find.
Liewen released his spiritual energy and searched below.
Even when facing a Saint Realm Limit expert now, he was confident he could fight. Ordinary Saint Realm magical beasts no longer posed a threat to him.
Before he had searched for long, Liewen discovered signs of battle ahead. The commotion was considerable; it was at least a clash between Saint Realm experts.
He descended, concealing himself as he swiftly headed toward the battle.
Before long, Liewen saw the two sides fighting.
One side was a Purple-Eyed Golden Ape, a Saint Realm Peak magical beast.
The other was a silver dragon over a hundred meters long. Its silver scales gleamed exquisitely beneath the sunlight, and it had two heads.
A mutated Saint Realm magical beast—the Saint-level Two-Headed Silver Dragon.
Standing atop one of the Two-Headed Silver Dragon's heads was a gaunt old man.
"Luoye!"
Liewen recognized the old man.
Luoye was the leader of the Radiant Church's ascetics. His strength was no weaker than Heidens's or Useno's, making him a second-tier Saint Realm expert. The Saint-level Two-Headed Silver Dragon was Luoye's magical beast.
At that moment, Luoye and the Saint-level Two-Headed Silver Dragon were joining forces to attack the Purple-Eyed Golden Ape.
Even Luoye alone would have been enough to tie down the Purple-Eyed Golden Ape. With the addition of a Saint-level Two-Headed Silver Dragon, the Purple-Eyed Golden Ape had no chance of victory.
Luoye's body transformed into light as he moved and flew at Light Speed. At the same time, white threads continuously shot out from his body, relentlessly binding the Purple-Eyed Golden Ape.
Luoye is so fast. He must have comprehended the "Light Speed" Mysteries within the Laws of Light. Those threads are the Mysteries of Light Element.
Liewen watched the battle while analyzing Luoye's methods.
He had yet to even begin with the Mysteries of Light Speed, but he had already comprehended some of the Mysteries of Light Element and could use those threads as well.
The Purple-Eyed Golden Ape attacked again and again, trying to shatter the white threads.
But Luoye's white threads seemed inexhaustible. No matter how the Purple-Eyed Golden Ape attacked, it could not use them up.
While Luoye held back the Purple-Eyed Golden Ape, magical power surged through the Saint-level Two-Headed Silver Dragon. It let out a dragon roar as countless Light Elements gathered, condensing into a thick, pure-white spear.
Light-element forbidden spell—Holy Light Spear.
The Holy Light Spear slashed toward the Purple-Eyed Golden Ape. Bound by the white threads, the Purple-Eyed Golden Ape could not dodge at all.
The Holy Light Spear struck the Purple-Eyed Golden Ape viciously. The scattered power became invisible ripples that spread in every direction, reducing trees and boulders alike to dust wherever they passed.
The Purple-Eyed Golden Ape's enormous body dropped to one knee. Blood covered its body; that blow had already grievously wounded it.
This was the terror of forbidden magic.
Forbidden magic required time to cast, but once successfully unleashed, its power was astonishing. This was especially true for single-target forbidden spells, whose offensive strength was even more terrifying.
A spell like the Holy Light Spear had severely wounded a Saint Realm Peak magical beast with a single strike.
Among single-target forbidden spells, the Holy Light Spear was not even the most powerful.
If it had been the Dimensional Blade, the forbidden spell known for having the strongest single-target attack, a single strike could have completely robbed the Purple-Eyed Golden Ape of its fighting ability—or even killed it outright.
It looks like the outcome has been decided, Liewen thought.
Still, he was curious. Why had Luoye traveled all the way from the Holy Union to the Sunset Mountain Range to deal with this Purple-Eyed Golden Ape?
Boom!
A sudden thunderous explosion erupted from a cave not far from the Purple-Eyed Golden Ape. Broken stones flew in every direction as a white figure shot out from the blast.
"Haha, Lord Luoye, I succeeded!"
It was a young man in white, handsome in appearance, with golden hair like the sun.
He stood in the air, holding a white longsword as he laughed excitedly.
When the badly wounded Purple-Eyed Golden Ape saw the longsword in the blond youth's hand, it went mad. Even the injuries on its body seemed to vanish temporarily.
The Purple-Eyed Golden Ape let out an enraged roar and punched toward the blond youth.
The blond youth sneered. He was only at the Saint Realm Early Stage, far inferior to the Purple-Eyed Golden Ape.
But his opponent was seriously injured now, and its strength had been greatly diminished. He was not afraid.
The blond youth flickered aside, evading the Purple-Eyed Golden Ape's punch.
"Stop dreaming. This Angel Battle Sword should have belonged to our Church in the first place. You're just a magical beast, yet you want to hide it away?"
The blond youth looked relaxed, showing no regard for the grievously wounded Purple-Eyed Golden Ape.
"Watch out!" Luoye suddenly shouted.
From the corner of his eye, the blond youth noticed a streak of white light rushing toward him. His expression changed drastically as he dodged to the side, but he was still half a beat too slow.
A flash of blood appeared in the air. The blond youth's right arm was severed, and the Angel Battle Sword fell into someone else's hand.
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