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Chapter 537: The Beginning of Sephiria's Collapse (5K chapter, please subscribe and vote)

The arcane faction that Sephiria belongs to sounds very prestigious, but in fact it is still an emerging faction and has not yet mastered any key resources.

The supporter behind the Soul Faction is the most powerful and supreme Soul Lord, Yuwen Gewu. The Great Bell Tower under his rule monopolizes all precious resources related to the soul.

It can be said that the soul faction has a very strong foundation and resource accumulation.

The elemental faction should not be underestimated either.

The vast libraries they control are vital strategic resources for spellcasters.

The Great Library, in particular, is even more important than the Black Maple Tree to wizards who seek magical power.

The knowledge contained in the Great Library is the key for spellcasters to advance to become more powerful.

This knowledge is the real crystallization of wisdom. Once mastered, it can open a new door for spellcasters and lead them to a higher realm.

Sephiria's name sounds impressive, but in reality she is very miserable.

As the rotator of the "Black Maple Courtyard", she commands the most powerful garrison legion on Arcane Eternal Star - the Monster Legion, and is responsible for closing the abyss passage that suddenly appeared in the void.

This position may sound impressive, but in short, she is Black Maple's bodyguard and the leader of a group of thugs.

Whenever there was any unusual movement in a corner of the void, Sephiria had to lead her team to deal with it quickly.

These tasks are extremely cumbersome. Not only do they have to face various unpredictable dangers, they also often need to deal with some difficult problems, and there is no benefit at all.

Apart from being able to secretly steal some of the Black Maple Tree's output when she was its bodyguard, she received almost no support in terms of material resources.

This is also the reason why Sephiria jumped out immediately when she heard the news about Lin Yi and Su Xiao.

She urgently needs to make some notable achievements to urge the Supreme Being to shift resources toward the arcane faction, because she knows very well that it is difficult to reverse the current predicament of the arcane faction by her own strength alone.

The Great Elder's latest decision undoubtedly dealt a heavy blow to Sephiria.

From now on, it will be impossible for Sephira to use her power to seize the output of the black maple tree. At the same time, the share originally enjoyed by the arcane faction will be completely cancelled.

This decision was like a sharp blade, directly cutting off the lifeline of the Austrian faction.

Although the Arcane faction has a large number of members, most of them joined because of the benefits promised by Sephiria.

If Josefilia fails to fulfill these promises, these mages will most likely choose to leave the arcane faction and turn to other factions with better development prospects.

"Also, the visiting time of the Arcane Faction in the Great Library will be halved. Wait for my further orders on when it will be resumed." The announcement from the Great Elder was like a bombshell, causing a huge shock in the conference room.

If the previous decision regarding the Black Maple Tree only dealt a certain blow to the arcane faction but had not yet touched its core, then this order undoubtedly directly shook the foundation of the arcane faction.

The visiting time of the Great Library is regarded as an extremely precious resource in Arcane Eternity, and its value even exceeds that of Soul Coin.

Many mages are willing to pay huge amounts of money just to get a single hour of visiting time.

The reason is simple: the knowledge contained in the Great Library is of immeasurable value to the spellcaster's path to advancement.

If spellcasters want to break through themselves, they must have clear plans and ideas for the future, and the knowledge in the Great Library is their valuable guide to reduce detours in advancement.

Therefore, the time share of the Great Library is particularly precious on Arcane Eternal.

Many people choose to join the four major factions precisely for the rich knowledge in the great library.

Now that the arcane faction's visiting time in the Great Library has been halved, it is undoubtedly a huge blow to the faction.

If following Sefia can't even guarantee basic resources, then who would be willing to continue working for her?
"One more thing. Send someone to inform Euwin Graw that the soul resources allocated to the arcane faction by the Great Bell Tower will be reduced by half. Also, ask the person in charge of arranging the duty to transfer all the people from the arcane faction to the mining planet No. 19 to supervise the mining work."

"Yes." A subordinate responded respectfully.

The atmosphere in the meeting room was extremely solemn. Except for the occasional speech from the Great Elder, everyone else was silent.

Everyone could feel that the Great Elder was really angry this time.

This set of silky little combos of his instantly put the Arcane faction in a difficult situation, almost on the brink of collapse.

This feeling of oppression made everyone present feel awed and afraid to act rashly.

"I'm very sorry, your time is up. Please put the books in your hands back and leave the library within the next five minutes." The artificial intelligence voice of the library sounded indifferently.

Mark Abbott, an eighth-level spellcaster of the Arcane faction, is immersed in the book in his hands at this moment. His mind is working rapidly, and his plans for the future have begun to take shape.

But this sudden voice interrupted his train of thought and made his path to advancement seem out of reach again.

"What the hell? Shouldn't I have three system hours of usage this time? I've only used it for more than an hour. Did you make a mistake?" Restraining his anger, Mark Abbott glanced at the clock on the wall in confusion and confirmed that only half of the time had passed. He began to suspect that there was something wrong with the intelligent system of the library.

"Mark Abbott, a member of the Arcane faction, his usage quota this time is one and a half system hours." The Great Library's artificial intelligence announced again, without a trace of emotion in his voice.

The artificial intelligence of the Great Library ruthlessly broadcast Mark Abbott's share. After listening for an hour and a half, an angry expression appeared on Mark Abbott's face.

"What do you mean? Didn't we agree that the allocated time would be three hours? Why is it only one and a half hours now?" Mark Abbott's voice revealed disappointment and anger that was hard to conceal.

But he soon realized that this was the Great Library, a place that required silence and respect.

So he suppressed his anger and carefully put the book in his hand back into the bookcase.

After confirming that Mark Abbott had left the Great Library as required, the artificial intelligence began to remind other members whose time had arrived.

On this day, members of the Offa faction discovered that their visiting time had been cut in half, causing widespread dissatisfaction and protests.

A large group of people gathered in the central area of ​​the Arcane faction. They had chosen to join this faction largely because of the various generous benefits.

Now that these benefits have been cut, it has naturally caused a strong backlash.

"What should I do? The teacher hasn't come back yet." Di Lin looked at the noisy crowd outside the door, feeling anxious.

She quickly drew the curtains in the room. This was Sephiria's magic tower, which had strong defense facilities, so she was not worried that these angry wizards would rush in.

But she was at a loss as to how to quell the anger of these mages.

Ava seemed relatively calm. She held a cup of coffee in her hand and observed the farce outside with interest.

"Don't worry about these people. The teacher will make a decision when he comes back." After saying this, Ava drank the coffee in the cup in one gulp.

She had learned the reason behind this incident through some informal channels and knew that this was a personal order from the Grand Elder of the Elemental Faction.

In this situation, she didn't want to show up, so as not to become the target of public criticism and get involved in unnecessary danger.

With disputes of this level, it is best to keep your distance and wait and see what happens.

At the same time, members of the Offa faction gradually discovered that the difficulties they faced were far more than just the halving of their visiting time.

Not only were the resources of the Great Library limited, but various other resource allocation and distribution tasks also began to become difficult.

In the past, members of the Arcane faction could enjoy certain conveniences and preferential treatments in all aspects by virtue of the name of the faction.

However, this time they found that the title seemed to have lost its former power.

When they tried to seek assistance from other factions or organizations, as soon as the other party heard that they were members of the Arcane faction, not only did they not give them any convenience, but they sneered and urged them to leave quickly to avoid disturbing others.

This change in attitude made the members of the Offa faction feel unprecedentedly frustrated and helpless.

They began to realize that this incident was not a simple resource adjustment, but might involve deeper factional struggles and conflicts of interest.

In this context, they have to rethink their positions and future paths.

In the VIP seat of the Void Arena, Sephiria was concentrating on watching the game below, but her mind was drifting far away, worrying about Dicky Curtis, the assassin sent to kill Lin Yi.

Just as she was full of anticipation, Morton and others returned to the VIP seats again.

Sephiria had expected to see anger or disappointment on their faces, but to her surprise, there was no emotion at all on their faces, as if they had just finished a relaxing outing.

"how come?"

This scene made Sephiria feel a little uneasy.

Sure enough, not long after, two of her disciples came back with news, telling her in detail a series of problems that the Arcane faction had recently encountered.

After hearing the news, Sephiria's expression gradually became serious.

Sephiria naturally realized that this was a revenge from the elemental faction, but she was indeed helpless now.

Because those resources were originally controlled by the elemental faction, if they were to redistribute them on the grounds that the resources were urgently needed, Sephiria would find it difficult to come up with an effective rebuttal.

After taking a look at the Void Arena, Sephiria decided to leave the place.

She knew clearly that the arcane faction, as her base, must not be allowed to fall apart.

Seeing Sephiria hurriedly leave, the people around her showed meaningful smiles on their faces.

All major forces have their own spies on Arcane Eternal, so they naturally know everything that happens on Arcane Eternal.

More than ten hours later, Lin Yi was sitting in the office treating a patient who had just come in.

Lin Yi benefited a lot in these ten hours, because there are many races in the void, even if only a small number of people come to seek medical treatment, it has accumulated a wealth of medical experience for him. In the past, he mainly came into contact with humans or humanoid creatures, and had relatively little experience in treating alien creatures.

This experience just made up for his shortcomings in this aspect.

"How are you doing here?"

Just when Lin Yi had just sent a patient away, Lilith appeared in front of him.

"Is it time?"

Seeing Lilith, Lin Yi showed a look of realization on his face. He almost forgot that the main purpose of his trip was to participate in the Void Arena.

There was no way. He had spent the past ten hours treating patients and almost forgot that he came to participate in the Void Arena.

"How long have you not slept?"

Looking at the two heavy dark circles around Lin Yi's eyes, Lilith frowned.

"Only a dozen hours."

Although Lin Yi's current physical condition means he won't have any problem going without sleep for several days and nights, it depends on the situation.

During these ten hours, Lin Yi has been in a state of high mental concentration. Unlike the tension and excitement during battle, treating a patient requires long periods of concentration and careful observation, which undoubtedly takes a huge toll on his mind.

When fighting, the body will naturally secrete adrenaline to refresh itself, but there is no such physiological mechanism to support it during medical treatment.

"Forget it. I have just repaired the teleportation array. You should go back quickly. I have to go to Mie Fa later."

Lilim sighed, feeling that this trip here was just a life of hard work.

Returning to the notary office, Lin Yi immediately smelled a faint smell of blood.

At this moment in the notary office, many contestants were sitting or standing. Compared with the bustling crowd before, the number of people now was obviously much smaller.

There were originally 260 contestants in total. According to the 1V1 elimination system in the first round, theoretically 130 contestants should advance to the second round.

Reality is always crueler than theory. After the first round, there were only 76 contestants left.

In the fierce battle, casualties are inevitable.

Some contestants died in the duel, while others were seriously injured after completing the first round.

Although these people have qualified for promotion, their physical condition cannot support them to continue to participate in the next round of competition.

If the pace continues at this rate, and if the fighting is fierce enough, there may be less than 20 contestants left by the end of the second round.

Lin Yi wants to complete the fifth round of the game, which means getting into the top 20. Once the number of remaining contestants is less than 20, he will directly pass the fifth round of the Demon Castle game.

After completing the trial in the Demon Castle, Lin Yi had many options, either to continue to strive for the top three, or to give up and return to the Reincarnation Paradise.

The atmosphere in the notary office seemed a bit depressing. This depressing feeling came not only from the cruel rules of the arena, but also because most of the contestants were injured.

"The results of the second round of drawing are completed. The arena will reopen in 30 minutes." The voice of the snake-haired girl echoed in the notary office. The nerves of all the contestants were tense and they checked their number plates one after another.

After Lin Yi took out the number plate, one side of the plate read 32/213, which meant that Lin Yi's opponent was contestant No. 32.

At this moment, Lin Yi suddenly heard a familiar voice - "Woof!"

When I turned around, I saw that Bubu Wang looked like he had just crawled out of a coal mine. His whole body was black and he had completely lost his original white hair.

Xiaoxue was also in a mess, with his blood-red skin covered in dust.

Xiaoxue wanted to wrap around Lin Yi's wrist, but Lin Yi refused and said he would wash it after returning.

"Are you two going to Africa to do business?"

Bubuwang was a little embarrassed, and his eyes seemed to say, "It's hard to describe. Life is full of hardships, and customers are a bunch of idiots."

"You're back too."

Su Xiao's voice also came from the notary office. From the other party's slightly tired look, it can be seen that Su Xiao probably didn't get much rest in the past two days.

After seeing Su Xiao, Bubu Wang took out two tablets from his personal space and handed them to Su Xiao and Lin Yi. These were the information of the contestants that Bubu Wang had collected during this period.

"Yu Lu, from the Holy Wing Clan, has wings on its back and is good at flying at an extremely fast speed.

The weapon is a feather + some kind of energy, which is similar to the nature of mental ability.

It is suspected to be obtained after the purification of vitality. It does not have the variability of telekinesis, but can enhance the penetration and sharpness of feathers.

After being eroded by life energy, the speed becomes significantly slower, bleeding continues, and it will suppress the regeneration ability or recovery energy..."

This is Su Xiao's opponent. Bubu Wang's description of him is very comprehensive. Although he never participates in direct combat, he still has good eyesight.

Lin Yi then looked down at the information about his opponent on the tablet.

"Yan Lei, a dwarf, is 1.3 meters tall and extremely powerful. His weapon is a heavy hammer that is even bigger than his height. He can transform during combat.

After the transformation, Yan Lei's height increased from 1.3 meters to about 4.5 meters. After the transformation, he is suspected to have the ability of immunity to magic or some kind of immune control.

Yan Lei has a skill that allows him to throw a hammer, which can stun the opponent for three seconds.

The transformation time is not long, about 45 seconds, and after the transformation, Yan Lei's movement speed is very slow, so you can choose to play like a kite..."

Bubuwang has collected very comprehensive information about Lin Yi's opponents, and even included battle videos of the opponents.

After clicking it, Lin Yi saw a dwarf appear on the screen. He was short in stature, but his muscles were as solid as a sculpture. His weather-beaten face was covered with a beard, which added a bit of rugged temperament to him.

His opponent is a mage.

The battle begins.

The wizard pointed his finger at Yan Lei, and several huge blazing fireballs shot towards him rapidly.

Just as the fireball was about to hit him, Yan Lei's body suddenly began to expand rapidly.

His originally short stature of only 1.3 meters suddenly soared in front of everyone's eyes until it reached an astonishing height of 4.5 meters.

And the hammer in his hand seemed to fit him perfectly after he grew bigger, as if it was tailor-made for him.

Huge fireballs bombarded Yan Lei continuously, but these seemingly fierce attacks did not have much effect on him.

The flames only caused his armor to appear slightly charred, but he himself stood as still as a mountain.

Yan Lei gripped the hammer tightly and pointed it at the mage opposite.

An illusory phantom of a huge iron hammer gradually took shape in his hand.

Although this illusory hammer is not a physical entity, it exudes a terrifying power.

Following Yan Lei's roar, the illusory iron hammer rushed towards the mage with the force of thunder.

Seeing this, the wizard hurriedly put up his magic shield, trying to block the fierce attack.

Incredibly, the illusory hammer actually penetrated the wizard's magic shield directly.

There was a look of disbelief in the wizard's eyes; he obviously had not expected this situation.

But it was too late.

The illusory hammer hit his body hard. The huge impact force froze him in place and made him fall into a short state of dizziness.

Before the mage could recover from the dizziness, Yan Lei's hammer had already fallen down mercilessly.

The attack was so powerful that it instantly smashed the mage into a puddle of mud, completely ending the battle.

As the battle ended, Yan Lei's transformation effect gradually faded.

His body returned to its original size, and a look of deep fatigue appeared on his face.

Obviously, this transformation was also a huge burden for him.

The scene ends here, but it is enough for Lin Yi.

Judging from the information available, Yan Lei is definitely no match for Lin Yi. Lin Yi's purification technique is simply a natural counter to Yan Lei.

Inside the arena, the yellow sand was stained with blood, and the audience seats were filled with noisy voices.

The battle has lasted for more than twenty hours, and these spectators certainly won't watch the entire thing.

As the sun rises, a new day begins.

After the audience returned one after another, the second round of competition was about to begin.

(End of this chapter)