Well, well. He had asked about so many things, yet never thought to ask what color this evil mage's flames were.
That black looked downright sinister.
Still, according to the scroll's description and the stories passed down by the Macaque Boss's ancestors, the mages back then had been able to extinguish these flames. It should not be much of a problem.
As Zhao Xun thought, he backed away to a safe distance and unleashed several bolts of lightning at the mage.
To his surprise, the mage's magic arrays neutralized every bolt. They did not even damage the stone chamber.
They were not absorbed, but neutralized.
Whenever the lightning approached the air surrounding the mage, glowing magic arrays appeared. The instant the bolts struck them, they gradually dissipated, as though their power supply had been cut off.
"The first time I saw you, you used lightning to send stones flying all over the stream," the mage said with a hint of contempt. "You revealed your ability so early. How could I possibly fall for it now? A defensive magic array designed for lightning isn't difficult. Don't underestimate me!"
Rather than feeling troubled, Zhao Xun smiled at those words.
Since it's a defensive magic array designed for lightning, it probably doesn't offer much protection against anything else, does it?
An evil mage was unlikely to be weak enough for him to kill in a single strike.
He had expected the attack to fail. That was why he had planned to start with the lightning ability the mage had already seen, testing the mage's capabilities without revealing his other abilities.
As long as the magic arrays could not defend against every attack, things would be much easier.
Besides, the mage clearly had no idea he possessed other abilities. This was when his opponent's