Ian is suspended in mid-air, quietly staring at Julius opposite.
"I'm surprised you accepted my invitation."
"I have no choice. Although you have done a lot for this country, the curse on you is a hidden danger. So I cannot let a person in such an unstable state become the Magic Emperor."
Ian smiled and did not answer. He guessed that the current Julius was actually Lucius Zogratis.
There are two main reasons why he wants to find out the truth.
First, the real "Julius" has a kind personality and devotes his life to improving Clover Kingdom. With Ian's current achievements, the real Julius will never oppose the Magic Emperor because of his position. On the contrary, he will support Ian and even take the initiative to help find a way to lift the curse.
In fact, Ian did ask the amnesiac "Julius" before if he could help, but the other party refused.
As for the second reason, he felt a magical power full of negative emotions in Julius's body.
The magic powers of Demons are derived from Underworld and are spooky and dark in nature. Typically, it is easy to distinguish them from the magic powers of other races.
It has to be said that Lucius has done an excellent job in hiding the magical properties. When the personality of "Julius" controls the body, even Ian cannot detect anything abnormal.
However, when the real him is revealed, that aura cannot be completely concealed.
"I hope we fight in 'Mirror Dimension'. That way, no matter how much power we use, it will not affect the surrounding environment."
Hearing this, Julius immediately frowned.
"Is there any problem?" Ian asked.
"No, but what about live TV?"
"The live broadcast can continue without being affected."
After hesitating for a moment, Julius nodded. Then, Ian took out a magic prop like a mirror and activated it.
Countless cracks appeared in the surrounding space instantly, like mirrors shattering, swallowing the two of them.
In the blink of an eye, they found themselves still in the forest, but everything around them seemed to become darker.
"Now, we can start."
Their Grimoire floats in front of them. Ian hides the two extra leaves on his Grimoire, while Julius's Grimoire has no cover.
Many people thought that his Grimoire was originally like this, but Ian knew that it was to hide the spades logo on the cover, because it would reveal his identity as a citizen of the Spade Kingdom.
"Knowledge Magic: Falling Meteor."
More than a dozen meteors appeared out of thin air in the sky, whizzing towards Julius.
However, his figure flashed and he easily dodged these attacks as if they didn't exist. But then, more and more meteors followed.
At first, Julius decided to act cautiously because he knew how powerful his opponent was. Even with Time Magic, he did not dare to be too big.
But after escaping several meteor showers, he decided to switch from defense to offense.
Unfortunately, the forest on the ground suddenly changed and turned into a series of volcanoes, spraying countless lava balls at him.
The entire forest instantly turned into red Purgatory, and flames struck from the sky and the earth at the same time.
With the ability to peer into the future, Julius can still easily dodge these attacks at a speed that can't even touch the corners of his clothes.
Therefore, no matter how many attacks there are, it is all in vain for him.
Finally, he finally cast a spell.
"Binding Magic: Time Stop."
Countless spheres with haloes appeared out of thin air, accurately capturing falling meteorites and ejected lava balls.
After a few seconds, they disappeared into thin air.
Julius brought their Time Rewind to that moment before they were transformed into their current form.
After defusing Ian's offensive, he launched a counterattack.
He created many identical spheres and rushed directly towards Ian; they were ridiculously fast because they jumped through time.
For just a moment, they were still in front of Julius, and the next moment they were approaching Ian.
'Time Seal and Time Acceleration,' Ian analyzed as he looked at the incoming sphere.
Some of the orbs can trap him in a time loop, allowing him to constantly relive a certain moment; others can cause the body parts hit to age instantly.
As the sphere approaches, countless portals open around Ian, teleporting the spheres back to Julius.
Unfortunately, they didn't even get to touch Julius.
'Most ordinary magic is useless to him,' Ian thought to himself.
"Knowledge Magic: Gravity Amplification."
"Knowledge Magic: Sword of Light."
The gravity around Julius suddenly increased tenfold. At the same time, countless Sword of Light appeared in the sky.
He wanted to escape, but under the heavy pressure, it became extremely difficult to move.
"Binding Magic: Time Reversal."
Julius's Grimoire flipped quickly, and he cast another spell. More spheres appeared around, trying to catch the falling Lightsaber.
Even so, two swords still broke through the defense and stabbed him in the shoulder.
He pulled out and crushed Lightsaber with his hands without changing his expression, and then the wound quickly recovered and returned to its uninjured state.
Even his clothes are Reparo.
"I haven't seen my own blood for a long time," Julius said calmly.
"In this case, I can guarantee that this will never be the last time in this battle."
When these two giants clashed, the people of the Clover Kingdom were glued to the TV to witness this legendary duel.
The sight before them was beyond their imagination.
They never thought that the magician could be so powerful.
The people were excited at the thought that one of these two people would become Guardians of the kingdom.
Of course, some nobles didn't think so.
They knew that Ian was very strong, but they originally believed that Time Magic from Julius was his nemesis.
But now it seems that things are not that simple.
"I highly doubt that," Julius shot back.
A sphere appeared in front of him, and then shot out a blue beam of light.
The light beam seemed to jump through time, arriving in front of Ian in an instant.
A portal appeared again in an attempt to divert it. However, the portal closed instantly as it was retraced to a state it had not yet been created, and the beam continued forward.
It hit the shield protecting Ian; however, the shield was also rolled back to its original state.
Therefore, Ian had to teleport to avoid it.
Another sphere appeared, changed the direction of the beam, and continued to track the position of Ian. So, he teleported again.
Unfortunately, the beam seemed to be able to predict where he would land and chased after him.
Ian looked calm, analyzing the situation while avoiding.
'This Lucius's use of Mana Zone is truly extraordinary.'
The Mana Zone skills of this world are similar to the way Arcanist of the Empire uses magic.
The main difference is that Mana Zone is a more advanced form.
Therefore, this technique is very valuable to Ian.
Furthermore, he realized that Mana Zone was actually a "pseudo-Magic Domain" at the highest level.
He has always wanted to create a way for Arcanist to fight against the god "Divine Kingdom", and "field" is the answer he came up with.
With the technique Mana Zone, he can now create a pseudo-realm.
"Knowledge Magic: Absolute Space."
A huge Cosmic Cube body enveloped the battlefield. Immediately afterwards, Julius's beams and spheres all disappeared.
He is constantly using the magic in his surroundings to enhance his attacks.
Unfortunately, Ian's "Absolute Space" forcibly took control of all the surrounding magic, making him unable to construct even the most basic spells.
Julius, who reacted extremely quickly, immediately created a large sphere around himself. Inside the sphere, he returned the environmental magic to the state before it was uncontrolled.
Ian is not surprised by this result because he knows that his pseudo-field has many flaws.
The main flaw is that it must rely on the magic present in the environment to function properly.
He knows very well that not every place has magic.
He plans to create a true "domain" by combining the mana in Arcanist's body, different types of energy in the environment, and the ability to create pocket dimensions.
To this end, he plans to go to the <Jujutsu Kaisen> and <Fate> universes to study the "Cursed Energy field" and "Reality Marble" there.
"The way your Time Magic works is so fascinating. Stealing other people's time and storing it for your own use," Ian said, then raised his hand, and a small sphere appeared in the palm of his hand.
"Have you learned my Time Magic?"
Julius had an expression of disbelief on his face. Both he and Demons Astalos in his body were shocked by this.
Many people think that one of the limitations of Knowledge Magic is that it cannot use Time Magic, because Ian can use all the magic in the kingdom, with this exception.
This is one of the reasons why the nobles think Julius is his nemesis.
"I did learn it," Ian replied. During this battle, he had been parsing Julius's Time Magic.
In addition, he also used some secret means to read several pages of the opponent's Grimoire.
"Too bad I didn't save enough time to properly use it," he commented.
The Time Magic in this universe is different from the one in his hometown and has many restrictions.
You can't use time spells without stealing and storing someone else's time.
Of course, Ian can extract the time of the real body. But this will reduce his lifespan.
Although this magic has limitations, it also has benefits.
It reduces the causal backlash caused by playing with time, because essentially someone has paid off the "debt" for you.
To put it simply, it is to exchange the lives of countless people or "their time" to avoid the consequences of disturbing time. Ian is very looking forward to whether this mechanism can also take effect in his universe.
So, this form of Time Magic can be considered one of the safest methods.
"Okay, now that I've got what I want, let's end this."
"Knowledge Magic: Destruction Sphere."
A dark purple sphere appeared in the palm of Ian, containing the terrifying power of wanting everything in Annihilation's way.
This is a spell he created by combining all the different attributes he can use in this world.
To his surprise, he accidentally discovered Destruction Magic, which can erase all matter and energy.