The Legendary Man Whose Name No One Dared Say!

The Magic Sanctum's headquarters stood in the eastern part of the Western Region, near Moonlight Lake.

The terrain was remarkably flat. Moonlight Lake lay to the east, while endless forests stretched to the west, south, and north.

Nine Magic Towers rose there, encircling the Spirit Saint's Magic Sanctum like stars around the moon.

The tallest structure barely resembled a Magic Tower. With its layered halls and Rune markings everywhere, it looked more like a temple to a Deity.

And in a sense, that was exactly what it was.

Saints stood shoulder to shoulder with Deities.

At that moment...

The Crystals atop two of the Magic Towers had lost their glow. Their energy had not run out; Erin and Dylan, whose souls were bound to them, had died.

The more powerful a Professional became, the less inclined they were to have children. Neither of them had left descendants to inherit their possessions, so new Grand Archmages would naturally take up residence in their Magic Towers.

There were requirements for inheriting a Magic Tower, of course. The candidate's Talent had to be a good fit.

If the Magic Sanctum had one thing in abundance, it was Mages with all kinds of Talents and elemental affinities.

It could even produce two Spatial Element Grand Archmages.

As for Water Element Grand Archmages, it had three.

Why, then, did the Magic Sanctum appoint only Nine Great Elders?

Because those nine had to include Grand Archmages of the Spatial Element, Time, and the Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth Elements.

The remaining two could have any affinity, but Grand Archmages with those seven Talents were indispensable. They were the key to one of the Magic Sanctum's most powerful Magic Formations.

The Magic Sanctum might have only one Saint, but when those seven Grand Archmages of different