Lord of the Magical Beasts

A black robed man traversed across the Terras Forest rapidly under the thick moonlight, bringing within an afterimage that disappeared in the blink of an eye.

The low-level Magical Beasts that had come out to hunt for food could not even see the face of the black figure, much less attack it, all of them thinking that they were imagining things; A few mid to high-level Magical Beasts could instinctively feel a sense of danger, choosing to hide within the shrubs, not moving. They only moved cautiously after ascertaining that the dark figure had gone far away.

A heavy snow was falling. Icy winds that seeped straight into the bones blew. The night was like a pool of ink, making one unable to see his fingers in front of him. Other than a few starving wild beasts, no one would be roaming within the forest during such a night.

To an average person, the dark night would make them stop in their tracks, unable to move within the forest; But to Yang Ling, the thick darkness posed no problems and instead acted as a form of protection.

Raising his sharp Blood Elf Dagger, he moved quickly within the forest like a spirit, not leaving behind any tracks. With his powerful senses, with his Tree Eyes ability, he could clearly sense the movement around him even with his eyes closed. He could find the perfect spot to land with every step, gliding across the snowy ground like the wind.

The Valenia Volcano Valley was over a thousand miles from the Wissen Castle, the path covered with thick trees and Magical Beasts, with treacherous areas at every corner. An average person might not be able to reach the valley even after walking continuously for several days; But to Yang Ling who had advanced to the level of Divine Wizard and had an alarming speed and stamina, he had arrived at his destination in just a few hours.

Yang Ling was not in a hurry to barge into the Valenia Volcano Valley when he arrived. Instead, he sat down cross-legged within a lush piece of greenery. He summoned a dozen Horned Bee Beasts and instructed them to fly outward, sneakily scouting the area around him.

According to the report of the hunters, the Church army had gathered a large number of elites within the valley and was prepared to seal off the entire Valenia Volcano Valley. Recklessly barging in might make him a living target.

Through the Horned Bee Beasts that flew around in the night without leaving a trace, he soon noticed the patrol team and hidden scouts of the Church.

The Church had set up several obscure detection spells at the outer perimeter of the Valenia Volcano Valley. Some of them were on a section of a branch nearby, some on a nearby sapling, some on a piece of pebble… A person who was oblivious to this would be detected by the Spellcasters of the Church the moment they got close. It was impossible to guard against. If not for his alarming mental energy, Yang Ling would also find it hard to detect these obscure detection spells.

Besides the substantial number of detection spells at the entrance of the valley, there were also several hidden scouts. Some hid under a field of withered leaves, some on top of large trees, some within the shrubs… Some even set up treacherous traps. People who did not know of these traps would immediately be inflicted with a concentrated attack the moment they stepped on it!

There were many detection spells and hidden scouts at the entrance of the valley, but the interior of the valley was even more heavily guarded. There were heavily armored knights patrolling the area, making the valley impenetrable. There were several hundred tents on the small plain deep within the valley.

Tsk tsk, how powerful, for them to mobilize this many elites in such a short amount of time!

As a precaution, Yang Ling did not dare to instruct his Horned Bee Beasts to get too close to the tents of the Church army. However, he estimated that the other party had brought over seven to eight hundred people. Originally, he had been curious as to how the other party could have suddenly mobilized this many elites, but he had an epiphany when he saw a large-scale Magical Teleportation Formation at the middle of the tents.

After taking a deep breath, he summoned a team of Horned Bee Beasts to protect himself, instructing them to be on high alert beside him, in case any accidents happened. He then instructed a few Horned Bee Beasts to get deeper into the Valenia Volcano Valley to get the full picture of the situation, carefully controlling their speed and altitude.

According to the memories of the puppet Kayseri, the Church had sent over Spellcasters with an alarming amount of mental energy. If he was so careless as to let them discover the approaching Horned Bee Beasts, his tracks would be exposed immediately, bringing him unnecessary trouble!

Even though Yang Ling had a massive amount of mental energy, the Valenia Volcano Valley was too large. The information sent back by the Horned Bee Beasts became weaker, the images becoming more and more blurry. After being unable to detect the situation in the deepest regions of the valley despite trying multiple times, Yang Ling had no choice but to take action personally. He avoided the detection spells and hidden scouts of the Church and dodged the treacherous traps at the entrance of the valley, sneakily approaching the deepest region of the valley.

Following his memory, Yang Ling had no trouble infiltrating the area near the mysterious cave. If the so-called sealed underground city was the relic of the giant dragon, then this strange cave was the only entrance.

Indeed, there was a large group of knights and Spellcasters from the Church gathered outside the cave, hustling around nonstop. Some were patrolling the area, some carefully stacking up blocks of premium crystal ores, some clenching on their staff as they murmured incantations… Judging from what they were doing, it seemed as though they were setting up a large-scale magical spell formation.

“Master Tacitus, hurry, we have to build up all five Holy Light Magical Spell Formation in three days!” A figure who seemed like a Red-robed Cardinal was moving his limbs about, rushing for the group to increase their speed.

“Cardinal, there’s no way to get them up in three days, we have to once again ask the Cardinal Bishop for assistance!” The high-level Spellcaster by the name of Tacitus shook his head as he spoke, while correcting the mistakes of a Spellcaster.

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Build five Holy Light Magical Spell Formations?

Was the Church attempting to envelop the entire Valenia Volcano Valley with holy light?

Yang Ling had a shock when he overheard the conversation between the two people. According to the memory of the puppet Kayseri, the Holy Light Magical Spell Formation was a large-scale Magical Spell Formation used to protect the Holy City and Holy Palace. It could create a veil of light when it was under attack and block off any attacks that were weaker than high-level spells; In its offensive state, it could shoot out a large number of bullets of light, rendering the enemy unable to get closer, no matter how many of them there were.

Furthermore, the Holy Light Magical Spell Formation had increased damage on dark and undead creatures. Five Holy Light Magical Spell Formations together was enough to deal with an undead army. It looks like the Church had made all the necessary preparations to obtain the Divine Weapons within the relic of the giant dragon.

Three days was not a lot of time, but it was enough for him to make the necessary preparations!

After understanding the plans of the Church, Yang Ling sneakily retreated, prepared to leak the news to the Wolf Troop Team and the Dark Association. The Wolf Troop Team had powerful abilities, while the Dark Association had an even wider influence. Yang Ling believed that he would be able to obtain many rewards from them this time. Regardless, he could not allow the Church to be the only one to explore the relic of the giant dragon and obtain the so-called Divine Weapons.

Unlike the other factions, Yang Ling did not care for the Divine Weapons. Instead, he placed more emphasis on the massive number of Magical Beasts and rich resources said to be in the underground city.

According to the memories of the Gargoyles, not only did the cave contain many creatures like the Demon Harpies and Gargoyles, there were also high-level Magical Beasts like the Chimeras and Dark Dragons. People exploring the cave would naturally lead to a bloody battle with the Magical Beasts. As long as he followed behind them, Yang Ling would naturally have a high chance of taming a large number of high-level Magical Beasts or collecting a large number of Magical Beast corpses and obtaining a substantial amount of Magical Beast Blood Essences and Magical Beast Essence Crystals without much effort.

If the Church successfully sealed off the entire Valenia Volcano Valley, then he would naturally not have a chance to obtain these without effort; But if he could quickly spread this information, the various factions would definitely swarm toward the valley, and the plan of the Church to usurp this area for themselves would naturally be foiled. When that time comes, Yang Ling would be able to mix into the chaos and obtain the greatest benefits.

Of course, it would be even better if the many large factions attacked each other and suffered heavy casualties. After all, no one would be willing to have a powerful force in their territory that they could not control. Yang Ling was naturally not an exception.

Yang Ling deliberated as he retreated. However, just as he was about to leave quickly, the pagoda-shaped brand between his brows suddenly heated up as a wave of ripples spread in the air to his left. Following that, a black robed man with long hair eerily appeared out of thin air. He was expressionless, as if a reaper that had come from Hell.

Dark long hair, an ice-cold gaze, pale complexion…

Yang Ling had a thought as he looked at the person who had appeared suddenly using space element magic. He had a feeling that he had seen him before, but could not recall where at that point in time.

After standing motionless for a moment and ascertaining that there were no threats around him, the black robed man with long hair muttered softly. He then waved his right arm, causing a ball of black vapor to appear around him, blending together with the thick darkness of the night. If not for Yang Ling’s alarming visual abilities, as well as having unintentionally bumped into him, he might have not realized that there was a living person within the black mass even if he were to pass by right beside him.

Under the cover of the darkness, the black robed man took out a pile of pitch black items from within his Space Ring and pieced them together, forming a strange, five-sided image. It released waves of an obscure energy ripple.

Oh, could that be a portable Magical Teleportation Formation?

Yang Ling had a thought after closely examining the faint, obscure ripples of energy, recalling the Magical Teleportation Formation at the temporary outpost of the Dark Association. Indeed, with the murmurs of the black robed man, the five-sided image started to shimmer. A group of Violent Earth Bear-like Magical Beasts appeared, behind them a large number of zombies wielding large blades and skeletons wielding bows and arrows.

Magical Beasts, zombies, skeletons, a long-haired black robed man with an ice-cold expression…

Yang Ling’s heart shook as he looked at the rigid movements of the Magical Beasts, then at the ice-cold expression of the long-haired black robed man, recalling the image recorded within the Illusory Crystal. He remembered the Undead Wizard-like Necromancer in the image.

Hehe, he picked the right time to appear!

Looking at the long-haired black robed man cautiously scouting the area in the valley under the protection of many mutated Magical Beasts, zombies and skeletons, Yang Ling let out a cold smile as he rapidly came up with an idea to kill two birds with one stone.

Even though he was some distance away and was blocked off by the veil of dark light, Yang Ling could still feel the pulsing Magical Energy within the body of the black robed man. It was clear that he was extremely powerful. Coupled with the large group of mutated Magical Beasts, zombies and skeletons beside him, his abilities must be exceptional!

Getting this person into a deathmatch with the Church could not only attract the attention of the Church and drag down the speed in which they were sealing the valley; It could also shave off the abilities of the black robed man, making it such that he had one less powerful opponent to worry about while he went around collecting the corpses of the Magical Beasts. It was two birds with one stone.

After reaching a decision, Yang Ling took out a few Sky Blasting Cannon Wizard Amulets and tossed them out with force. The amulets blasted the skeletons and zombies around the outer side of the black robed man with a bang and quickly attracted the attention of a large group of knights and Spellcasters of the Church!