Another World’s Versatile Crafting Master c1-1074, page 377
Lin Li did not have time to think anymore. When he saw the two Dracoliches, he immediately unleashed his Magical Domain. At this very moment, he realized that he couldn't get up to any scheming tricks with the Double Death Dragons at all. He could only tide through by using all of his power.
In the blink of an eye, the snow buried the dragon skeletons around Lin Li. Like the surface of an ocean, there were countless waves in the snow, and numerous snow magical beasts suddenly emerged and darted at the Double Death Dragons.
"Howl!"
The Double Death Dragons turned into dark green wyrms that were covered in black fog. The two wyrms opened their mouths at the same time and roared loudly, and it was as if the entire graveyard was going to crumble.
Countless snow magical beasts roared and dashed in. They then disintegrated. With Lin Li's current power of level-21, the snow magical beasts that he had created were at least level-15. However, they could not even withstand the roar of the Double Death Dragons.
The snow waves that kept rolling forward also suddenly rolled while the dragons roared. The waves of snow then swept towards Lin Li as if the owner of the Magical Domain was the Double Death Dragons, and not Lin Li.
The dragons roared, and Lin Li almost vomited blood as he unfolded all of his mental strength to control his Magical Domain. The overwhelming snow waves finally stopped in front of Lin Li, but before the waves could dissipate, countless skeletons had already showed themselves, and were attacking Lin Li.
The layers of light lit up in front of Lin Li immediately. The light layers created by the Holy Light had a strong purification effect, and barely endured the attacks of the Bone Spears.
If Lin Li were in the Endless World, it would be a piece of cake for him to destroy the Double Death Dragons with Holy Light. However, Lin Li was only level-21 now, and could not fully exert the power of Holy Light.
Lin Li knew that in the face of a strong enemy like the Double Death Dragons, he could only blindly defend for a while, and there would definitely be a moment when an opening appeared. Barely making it through the attacks of the Double Death Dragons that occupied the initiative, Lin Li immediately reorganized his attacks. Soon, the Angels of Light and Dark formed in front of him, holding all sorts of weapons.
The Angels of Light and Dark were formed by the congregation of the Holy Light and Gloomy Dark's nomological powers. They all had strength of at least level-18, and had always been magical trump cards.
Lin Li waved the Helios' Scepter, and more than 20 Angels of Light and Dark that had just formed fluttered their wings immediately, flying towards the Double Death Dragons in an aggressive manner. Before, the Angels of Light and Dark had managed to suppress the Lord of Darkness alone for a while. Hence, Lin Li was certain that they would outclass the Double Death Dragons regardless of how powerful the latter might be.
However, before the Angels of Light and Dark dashed to the Double Death Dragons, a dark green dragon's breath spewed out of the Double Death Dragons' mouths and consumed all of the Angels of Light and Dark like the wind.
"Bang! Bang!"
Lin Li decisively detonated a few of the Angels of Light and Dark. Under the conflicting powers of Holy Light and Gloomy Dark, several explosions occurred, and the dark green dragon's breath was blasted away. The remaining Angels of Light and Dark dashed out of the dragon's breath, though they had been stained dark green, and their bodies were rapidly dissolving.
After more than 20 Angels of Light and Dark were attacked by the dragon breath, the remaining ten-odd insisted on rushing at the Double Death Dragons. As a result, they all corroded and lost their original form. Lin Li again detonated them. Although the powerful blast caused the Double Death Dragons to shake, it did not cause them any substantial harm.
However, even if that was the case, the Double Death Dragons were extremely infuriated. After roaring, they turned into humans again, and the dark green poisonous fog around them turned into a magic robe that engulfed them. As the wide robe sleeve fluttered, countless star dots flew towards Lin Li like falling stars.
"The Stars of Poison!" Lin Li dared not believe his eyes at all.
Others would usually release such level-18 Necromagic spells one by one, yet the Double Death Dragons released them all at once. The numerous snow walls collapsed the instant they were erected. Everything in Lin Li's Magical Domain was stained dark green.
Although it was rare for there to be green snow, the horror of it still made Lin Li feel a cold chill down his spine as fear consumed him. In Lin Li's Magical Domain, the acc.u.mulated snow would never melt as long as the Magical Domain existed. However, the snow was corroded and melted at a very fast speed in the presence of the Stars of Poison. Thick fumes of poisonous fog continuously rose up from the pool of poison, filling the entire domain.
"Poison Domain!" Lin Li exclaimed with a frown as his face turned green.
The power of destruction had already made the poison extremely lethal, and it was a true nomological power. Poison that contained nomological power was not comparable to the poisonous mist the team had encountered along the way. Even the green dragons' breath could not be compared to it.
It was practically impossible for a Legendary figure to press on. Lin Li didn't dare to hesitate, and quickly took a few potions from the Ring of Endless Storm. Not only were there high-level Detoxification Antidotes, there were also Master-level potions. In addition to taking them himself, Lin Li also shared the potions with Ujfalusi and Norfeller. Although they were Undead creatures, they could not resist the poison at all.
The Master-level potion was no less valuable than a level-20 magical crystal. However, at this moment, no one would bother to think about its value, because the most important thing now was to survive the attacks of the Double Death Dragons. Lin Li poured the potion into his belly, after which he felt that the erosion was constrained, slowly expelled, and eliminated by the potion's power.
However, the Poison Law clearly affected Lin Li's Magical Domain. The snow magical beasts condensed at an extremely slow rate in the poisonous fog, and had yet to form a silhouette. Clearly, Lin Li had again lost the upper hand. The Double Death Dragons induced their Poison Domain into the Light and Darkness Domain, thus bearing a huge suppression on Lin Li's domain.
Apart from the Poison Domain, Lin Li also felt the power of the Death Laws?. It was the domain of the Double Death Dragons. In this domain, the Double Death Dragons were the supreme controller of life and death. The snow magical beasts did not crumble only because of the corrosion, but also because of the invasion of Death Energy.
At this moment, a swirling black vortex slowly opened, and countless Undead creatures surged out of it. Ujfalusi showed his prowess as a Lich. After he returned to the Legendary-realm, his power had greatly increased beyond what he had had back in Syer town. Low-level Skeleton Warriors, Hell Ghouls, Vampires… Undead army was continuously summoned.
Ujfalusi, too, knew that the low-level Undead creatures could only play a very limited role, and might even be unable to qualify as meatshields. However, he still hoped that Tide of Death could help buy some time for Lin Li, even if it was only a few minutes or just a few seconds.
The Undead creatures were not afraid of the poison itself, but the corrosiveness of that poison was really impossible for the Undead to resist. The Skeletal Warriors were stained with green right after they emerged from the vortex. They then fell onto the ground, corroded beyond recognition.
Dozens of Hell Ghouls continuously fired infernal fire bombs, but the bombs could not even exit the radius of 10 meters, and were soon destroyed together with their masters. The mana of Liches was stronger, so defensive spells were erected as soon as they left the portal. However, the spells instantly burst like a bubble.
The Double Death Dragons needed not do anything at all. The strong corrosive effects of the poison were enough to defeat Legendary powerhouses and render the Tide of Death useless. Although the Undead army attacked endlessly, they would be destroyed in no time. In other words, it's hard for pure-blooded dragons to be born, but easy for them to have a one-night stand with some other magical beast resembling a dragon and make a kid out of that. The descendants mentioned here are the latter type.
Chapter 636 - Bait
Lin Li was holding onto a tree branch that had a newly sprouted bud on it, which was a new piece of the debris of the stars that he had obtained from the Time Consignment Store's auction. It contained the nomological power of the earth and life, but Lin Li's control over it was shallow because he got it way after he obtained Gloomy Dark and Holy Light.
With the experience that he once had, Lin Li extracted the Life nomological power from the branch and injected it into his own Magical Domain, allowing the Magical Domain of frost, light, and darkness to have a new aura of life. Soon, the snow magical beasts that had already stopped condensing quickly condensed again rapidly under this aura of life.
Although the Undead creatures had already lost their lives, becoming an Undead creature was actually akin to having a fresh start in life, in a certain sense. The Rebirth of the debris of the stars possess life Laws that gave them broader life, like the Undead creatures. Hence, even the Undead creatures that had emerged from the Tide of Death managed to experience a massive increase in power with the help of the aura of life.
The bodies of the Undead creatures were corroded in the poisonous fog, but they continuously recovered with the help of the energy of life. Although the recovery was slow, it could allow them to survive longer in the poisonous fog.
"Howl!"
The Double Death Dragons clearly noticed the changes in their enemy Lin Li's domain. With their deafening roar, the ground of the dragon graveyard shook violently. Under the summoning of the Double Death Dragons, the dragon skeletons woke up from hibernation, swaying their bodies. After shaking off the snow on their bodies, they strode towards Lin Li and the rest.
Lin Li's Magical Domain contained the purification power of the Holy Light, which had great lethality to all Undead creatures. However, the resurrected dragon skeletons were obviously not transformed into Undead creatures by the Double Death Dragon. The reason they could move like the Humerus Wyrm was simply because the Double Death Dragons used a low-level Necromagic spell to manipulate the corpses.
Manipulating corpses could be considered the must-learn spell for every Necromancer. It wasn't too powerful, and only served the purpose of making corpses move. However, the Double Death Dragons manipulated the skeletons of wyrms. Although they had yet to turn into Undead creatures, they had power that was not inferior to a Humerus Wyrm's thanks to the manipulation by the Double Death Dragons.
Damn it, so shameless! Lin Li thought to himself in exasperation as his face turned pale and petulant. Although the dragon graveyard did not have a long history, there were more than 20 skeletons which possessed at least level-20's strength, even though they did not turn into Undead creatures.
When Lin Li had been outside just now, the seven green dragons had almost driven him into a corner. Now that he was facing the siege of more than 20 dragon skeletons and the level-22 Double Death Dragons, his chances of surviving were definitely slim. When he'd been outside, he could still let Norfeller use his blood-s.u.c.k.i.n.g abilities to attack the green dragons. However, Norfeller couldn't possibly suck the bones of the skeletons.
Ujfalusi and Norfeller put in great effort into summoning the two Humerus Wyrms, but when faced with the 20-odd dragon skeletons who were attacking him, he still could not change the situation. Under such tough circ.u.mstances, even the Elemental Wyrm Xiao Hua who was living in Dream Garden had already flown out to join the battle. However, resisting magic below level-15 was a piece of cake for the skeletal dragons which had high resistance to magic.
In addition to manipulating these two dozen dragon skeletons, the Double Death Dragons did not stop using their powerful Necromagic at all. There were bursting Bone Spears that were as dense as rain, invincible Stars of Poison, and poisonous pools that took shape on the ground quietly. Be it the snow magical beasts or the strong Undead creatures that Ujfalusi had summoned, all of them would easily become a pool of poison.
The entire dragon graveyard seemed to have become a large battlefield, and the ever-growing Undead creatures and the 20-odd dragon skeletons surrounded Lin Li and others. The magic of various levels seemed to have become stagnant while flying around. However, Lin Li did not feel optimistic at all, because the formidable Double Death Dragons were approaching from far away.
The nomological power in the poisonous Death Domain, endless Necromagic, and the 20-odd dragon skeletons caused Lin Li and the rest to fall into despair. The standstill at this moment was an illusion; once the Double Death Dragons joined in, Lin Li's defense would instantly collapse and crumble.
Lin Li clenched his teeth and persisted on. However, he also knew that at this rate, even the debris of the stars wouldn't be able to save him from the tragic ending. Breaking the Magical Domain of a Dracolich would be more than difficult for a level-21 mage like Lin Li.
The Dracolich itself had power of level-22, which was far greater than what Lin Li possessed. Others might think that it was only a difference of one level. However, that difference meant a different mastery of nomological power, which brought about a world of difference in strength.
The Magical Domain was created by a mage using the nomological power that he'd mastered. The deeper the understanding of nomological power, the stronger and more stable the Nature Magic would be. Hence, if Lin Li wanted to advance in level and break the Magical Domain of a Dracolich, it would definitely be impossible with his current abilities. During the battle with the elven mage Vidas back then, Lin Li had not only summoned Gloomy Dark and Holy Light. He had also summoned the Lord of Nightmares to assist him in the battle to defeat Vidas.
Lin Li was now facing two twin level-22 Dracoliches, which were Double Death Dragons, and thus closely integrated with the Magical Domain of theirs. It no longer mattered who the domain was created by. The power of two level-22 Magical Domains and nomological power were not simply superimposed.
Breaking through the double Magical Domain of the Double Death Dragons was akin to breaking the sky for Lin Li. However, Lin Li had really thought of a solution, and reckoned that he should be able to break through the Magical Domains of the Double Death Dragons. However, the problem was that it was just a simple thought, and Lin Li did not have the ability to execute it.
At this very moment, Lin Li's heart skipped a beat, and he acutely felt some changes in his own Magical Domain. The nomological power that came from Gloomy Dark seemed to be flowing out of his domain. Although energy was depleting every second since the Magical Domain was opened, depletion was different from exhaustion.
Lin Li was also slightly stunned by the Double Death Dragons, thus causing him to fail to notice the situation. Although the slight depletion of Dark Force was nothing to Gloomy Dark that had infinite power, Lin Li could not help but feel worried, because it meant that he had lost his control over his Magical Domain.
Lin Li immediately devoted all his energy to his Magical Domain to find the reason for the depletion of Dark Force, but the result of the check surprised him.
It was the Double Death Dragons!
Although the Double Death Dragons continuously used Necromagic to attack Lin Li and the rest, they were reluctant to join the battle, yet it was not because they did not have the power to fight. In fact, the power that the Double Death Dragons possessed was probably not inferior to that of the Green Dragon King.
Lin Li now understood the reason for the Double Death Dragons not joining the battle. It turned out they were devouring the Dark Force emitted by Gloomy Dark.
Lin Li suddenly remembered that at the beginning, the existence of Gloomy Dark catalyzed the mutation of many Undead creatures in the Scar of Death. Even the lowest-level Skeletal Warriors almost reached level-10. It also resulted in the birth of the powerful Death Knight and Vampires, causing the valley to become the paradise of Undead creatures. To the Undead creatures, the pure Dark Force of Gloomy Dark was a temptation they could not resist.
Lin Li could clearly feel that the power in Gloomy Dark was surging outwards, and dashing towards the Undead creatures. It seemed that even the Double Death Dragons, or the formidable Dracoliches, could not resist the temptation of the Dark Force. Could that be the key to changing the situation? Lin Li thought about it, and vaguely felt that it was the case.
Gloomy Dark was separated from the Magical Domain and landed in Lin Li's hands. However, the Devouring Force that came from the Double Death Dragons was still chasing Gloomy Dark with no intention of letting go. Lin Li tried to control the depletion of power, but the Devouring Force of the Double Death Dragons continuously increased. It might only be possible to interrupt the Devouring Force of the Double Death Dragons by loading Gloomy Dark into the Ring of Endless Storm.
The thought of the Ring of Endless Storm reminded Lin Li of the Titan Dragon Spear that he had collected in the valley. If he could use the power of the Titan Dragon Spear, the Double Death Dragons would probably be no match for it. The Titans had used the Titan Dragon Spear to kill the ancient wyrms, and the Titan Dragon Spear contained groundbreaking power of thunderbolts which was much more lethal to Undead creatures than Holy Light.
Unfortunately, the Titan Dragon Spear had already gone into hibernation, and perhaps could only be awakened by Thunderbolt, the debris of the stars. A Titan Dragon Spear would be useless if it couldn't exert its power, regardless of how powerful it might be. Feeling frustrated, Lin Li wondered, Is it really difficult to solve this issue?
