The War Saint Who Was Instantly Killed

The Battle Saint Who Was Instantly Killed

Unlike a summoner's mental space, a mage's magical pet existed in a unique space inside a badge crafted by an alchemist. Only under the effect of the mage's mental power could the magical pet enter and leave freely.

Mages had only two ways of summoning magical pets—magical contracts and equal contracts. A magical contract was a form of contract reached when a mage communicated with a magical beast through mental power, and it was decided by the mage. An equal contract was a form of contract initiated by the magical beast. Unlike a magical contract, in which a magical beast could change owners, once an equal contract was formed, it could not be changed for life.

Aside from a few lucky people who possessed twin or multiple magical pets, most mages had only one magical pet, but that was already very impressive. Many summoners of ordinary talent could only possess one summoned beast in their entire lives. Besides, compared with mages who wielded powerful magic, summoners themselves were far too frail. This was also the main reason the profession of summoner had declined.

Looking at the mage Boer's magical pet, the Red-Eyed White Tiger, Li Junshan could not help hatching a devious idea. His mental space still held one Xenomorph Egg that could be hatched, but he had never found a suitable host. This level-eight magical beast, which could spit fire magic, made his heart pound.

"That warrior is a Battle Saint." Seeing the golden battle aura rising from the warrior Harry, Robin could not help saying, "There are crimson flames drifting outside his yellow battle-aura shield. He should be cultivating fire-type battle aura."

Li Junshan saw it now as well. He nodded, somewhat astonished.

From the moment he had entered the canyon until now, he had first run into a Magister, and now there was another mage of unknown rank with a level-eight magical pet, as well as a Battle Saint. How could he possibly stay calm?

"A mage with a level-eight magical beast can't be too weak no matter what. Otherwise, he would never dare challenge a Battle Saint. This Blood Canyon really is extraordinary," Li Junshan said inwardly. Seeing the warrior Harry rush toward Boer in the air, he focused his mind and watched carefully.

"Roar!" The Red-Eyed White Tiger suddenly leaped up, its foreclaws flashing with cold light as it pounced at Harry from the air. At the same time, it opened its mouth and spat out a huge Fireball, which arrived before it did.

Bang! The Fireball struck Harry's battle-aura shield, bursting into a firework-like blaze of dazzling light. At the same time, crimson flame sword radiance surged from the longsword in Harry's hand, and he hacked down at the white tiger lunging toward him.

The white tiger was extremely wary of that flame sword radiance. Its body twisted oddly in midair, narrowly dodging it, while it extended its sharp claws and tore straight at Harry's battle-aura shield.

"Get lost!" Harry roared angrily. The battle-aura sword radiance swept back, and in an instant, it sliced off one of the white tiger's forepaws, which had no way to dodge.

The white tiger cried out in pain. Explosive flames surged from the tips of its claws as it clawed desperately at Harry's battle-aura shield. The yellow battle-aura shield began to ripple violently, with faint cracks appearing.

Pfft! Harry's sword, drawn back in reverse, chopped into the white tiger's high-raised tail, and a fountain of blood immediately sprayed up. The white tiger let out another earth-shaking roar, checked its momentum, and landed lightly on the ground.

Just then, mage Boer's first spell was finally released.

"Violent Hurricane!" With Boer's clear shout, a whirlwind began to appear dozens of meters in front of him. The wind elements in the air surged over rapidly, and in an instant, it expanded dozens of times, covering a full thirty-plus meters of space. Some stone slabs on the ground were swept up by the hurricane, and with astonishing momentum, it rolled toward Harry as he sped through the air.

At this moment, ripples began to appear in the air around the arena. It turned out that the empty space outside the arena had been reinforced with a magical shield. Who knew how many mages had joined forces to form it? A magical barrier of this scale alone was enough to inspire awe.

"He can cast the forbidden spell Violent Hurricane." Robin cried out in alarm beside Li Junshan and said urgently, "This wind-type mage is actually a Dharma God."

"A Dharma God!" Li Junshan was dumbstruck. The thought he had entertained earlier of using the Red-Eyed White Tiger as a Xenomorph host was instantly thrown beyond the ninth heaven.

"No wonder Boer dared challenge Harry. So he's already advanced to Dharma God." An old man in gray beside them murmured.

In midair, the Battle Saint Harry was scared out of his wits. His body was still over ten meters away from the Violent Hurricane, but he felt an irresistible, tremendous force sucking him backward into the hurricane. He hurriedly pushed his battle aura to the limit and struggled to fly outward.

A Battle Saint clearly could not contend against a Dharma God one rank above him. The speed at which he struggled outward was no match for the speed of the hurricane rolling toward him. He struggled out one meter, only to be sucked back three or four.

"Harry, you never thought this day would come, did you?" Boer's voice came from midair amid the howling of the Violent Hurricane. He laughed loudly, his face full of arrogance.

Just then, the white tiger moved. After waiting for its chance on the ground for quite a while, the Red-Eyed White Tiger suddenly sprang up. Its meteor-like body streaked across the air and slammed into the battle-aura shield behind Harry.

Bang! Harry had been focused only on struggling against the pull of the Violent Hurricane. Caught off guard by the Red-Eyed White Tiger's collision, he was inevitably knocked seven or eight meters closer to the Violent Hurricane and was instantly swept inside.

The Violent Hurricane stopped advancing, but its spinning speed grew faster and faster. Harry's hair-raising screams came from within the dim yellow, roaring hurricane. Immediately afterward, a cloud of blood mist scattered from the center of the hurricane, only to be dried up by the wind in an instant.

"Harry wins. The duel is over."

That calm voice rang out again. At the same time, the Violent Hurricane also stopped, and dust drifted down from the sky. Aside from a severely twisted longsword that fell to the ground, not even half a bone was left. Everything had been ground into powder by the Violent Hurricane.

A powerhouse at the Battle Saint level, and a battle like this... it was practically an instant kill!

Li Junshan and Robin looked at each other, and both saw shock and a trace of fear in the other's eyes.

A deep unease began to rise in Li Junshan's heart. Blood Canyon was absolutely not as simple as outsiders imagined. It was definitely not merely a place meant to train elites for the future battle between humans and beastmen!

After leaving the arena, night had already fallen. Li Junshan and Robin asked for the location of the professional registration office, then walked over with complicated feelings. Before long, they arrived before an extremely large stone cave. When they went inside, they saw several tables and chairs arranged in the spacious stone chamber. An old man who could barely even keep his eyes open stood up shakily and said, "Are you newcomers?"

Li Junshan and Robin both nodded yes, then went up separately to report their professions and ranks. What Li Junshan had not expected was that Robin was also a Battle Saint.

"Rose, Bailey, take them over," the old man called toward the door after registering their names, professions, and ranks.

Two girls in white walked in at the sound. They very politely greeted the two of them, took their registration booklets from the old man, and then led them outside.

"Xiaoshan, this place is anything but ordinary. Whatever happens, you must endure and not act rashly. Once your big brother is settled in, I'll come see you." Robin quietly gave Li Junshan a few instructions, patted his shoulder, gave him an encouraging look, and followed the girl straight out.

"Please follow me." The girl smiled gently at Li Junshan and led him in another direction.

"It's been many years since a summoner came here. You're the first summoner I've received." The girl spoke as they walked.

"Have you been here for many years?" Li Junshan's heart stirred, and he asked.

"I came here when I was six. It's been thirteen years already," the girl answered without thinking.

"Thirteen years! That can't be right. You don't look older than me." Li Junshan gave her a small compliment.

There was no girl who disliked being called young. Sure enough, the girl's face broke into a smile when she heard it, and she said with a laugh, "You're quite good with words."

"Then what profession are you? Are you a mage?" Li Junshan saw that her body looked delicate, and she did not seem like a warrior either.

The girl's expression dimmed. Only after a long while did she say, "We're not allowed to cultivate."

"Why?" Li Junshan pressed on, but the girl closed her mouth and said nothing more, her expression also somewhat blank.

They followed the street north. The terrain gradually opened up, and in the distance, beneath the cliffs, rows of neatly repaired stone caves appeared, divided into several large sections.

The girl led Li Junshan to a row of stone caves in the north and gestured for him to wait outside. Then she walked alone into the largest stone cave.

A few people were sitting in twos and threes in front of the stone caves. Before the row of caves where Li Junshan stood, three or four people were gathered together, discussing something unknown. There were old and young among them, and their gazes kept flicking toward him.

"You may go in now." The girl walked out and said this to Li Junshan. Then, without paying any attention to Li Junshan's thanks, she turned and walked away.

Li Junshan glanced at her retreating back, took a deep breath, and walked into the stone cave.

The stone chamber was extremely spacious, nearly a hundred meters high. The first impression the enormous cavern gave him was simplicity. Aside from a stone bed covered with a cotton quilt, there was only a stone table and two or three stone stools. Beyond that, there was nothing else.

An old man in a gray robe sat before the stone table. The color of his hair was extremely strange: the tips were an odd white, while from the middle up to the crown it was all golden, as if he were growing younger instead of older. At that moment, this old man, whose age Li Junshan could not make out, was looking at him with a smile and said, "I didn't expect there to be a summoner among this year's newcomers. It's been many years since we had fresh blood added here."

Li Junshan gave a somewhat awkward smile in return, not knowing what to say.

"At your age, reaching the rank of Grand Summoner is already quite rare. Hmm, Nicholas Harriman..." As the old man spoke, his eyes turned to the page in his hand on which Li Junshan's information was recorded.

"What level magical beast is your summoned beast? Release it and let me have a look," the old man asked, lifting his head.

With a thought from Li Junshan, a Xenomorph appeared beside him.

"Oh!" The old man's eyes lit up, and he could not help saying, "What a peculiar magical beast. Can it use magic?"

"Yes. Some very simple spitting magic, but it's extremely corrosive."

"Do you have any other magical beasts? How many can you summon in total?" After examining the Xenomorph for a while, the old man withdrew his gaze and asked Li Junshan.

Li Junshan did not speak. With a thought, four more uninjured Xenomorphs appeared beside him. He also knew that these identical Xenomorphs would definitely make the old man suspicious, but others would discover it sooner or later. Better to release them of his own accord.

The five Xenomorphs lined up in a row, and their unique, murderous aura suddenly spread out. The old man's expression turned stern, and he asked, "Why do all these magical beasts of yours look exactly the same?"