Versatile Mage: Get the Desert Emperor clone at the start

Chapter 138 Breaking the Formation, the Clever Lingling
Although Qin Xiaonan had discerned the woman's true identity, he did not make a move immediately.

He wanted to see what this strange entity occupying the ancient city's altar was plotting.

Lin Zhan and the other mage were completely trapped in the illusion, their eyes unfocused as they walked toward the altar.

They wore infatuated smiles, their steps unsteady as if sleepwalking.

Qin Xiaonan deliberately slowed her pace, keeping her distance from the two.

However, before they could get there, they heard a voice from afar. Qin Xiaonan turned around and saw that the other mages in the outer hunting mage team were walking towards them.
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As Qin Xiaonan and her two companions ventured deeper into the ancient city, Lingling and the others, who remained behind, witnessed a completely different scene—

In their eyes, Qin Xiaonan and the others remained frozen in front of the city gate, standing motionless before the old man holding the sapphire scepter, as if they had been frozen in place.

Strangely, no matter how Lingling and the others called out, they did not respond at all, as if they could not hear them at all.

"Something's wrong!"

One of the female mages in the hunter squad couldn't contain herself any longer, and ice magic coalesced in her palm: "Ice Lock, Ice Chains!"

Several crystalline ice chains shot out from the sky and wrapped around Mo Zhan's body.

She wanted to bring him back.

However, the ice chain actually passed right through Mo Zhan's body, leaving only a phantom behind!
"Is this an illusion?" the female mage asked.

Lingling's face turned serious: "Illusion and spatial displacement! They probably didn't know when they were pulled into another space, and the phantoms left here are to confuse us."

The situation was critical, and the mages made a quick decision—they had to launch a strong attack to break through the city and rescue their companions.

"Heavenly Flame Funeral!"

"Light fell, covering an area of ​​several feet!"

"Silent Thunder Death Ray!"

Several high-level spells erupted simultaneously: scorching fire rain, dazzling light blades, and raging lightning serpents all bombarded the ancient city walls.

However, the old man waved his sapphire scepter, and a thick wall of sand rose from the ground, blocking all the high-level magical attacks!

Then the city wall became increasingly illusory, as if it were about to disappear.

"let me."

At that moment, a deep voice rang out.

A man in a black trench coat slowly stepped forward. He was Xiao Mo, the captain of one of the hunter squads and a super-level mage.

Lightning magic surged around Xiao Mo, and the sky suddenly darkened. Amidst the rolling dark clouds, nine purple lightning pillars descended from the sky, intertwining to form a massive lightning cage in the air.

"The Punishment of Thunder!"

Amidst a deafening roar of thunder, the lightning cage crashed down.

Faced with such a powerful lightning attack, the sand wall built by the old man gradually crumbled.

"Now!" The other mages seized the opportunity, unleashing a torrent of spells.

With everyone's combined efforts, the old man and his twelve guards were quickly reduced to ashes by the violent magical bombardment, and the sapphire scepter broke in two with a "crack".

The heavy bronze gate of the ancient city slowly opened inward, and the dust raised as the hinges turned formed a hazy curtain of light in the sunlight.

"Quick! Go in and save them!"

After passing through the city gate, the group encountered a group of soldiers in black armor, but they were quickly defeated.

When the group arrived at the center of the ancient city, they quickly noticed the stunningly beautiful woman on the obsidian altar.

Upon seeing so many people suddenly appear, the woman remained calm, instead covering her mouth and chuckling softly. She gracefully performed an ancient curtsy, the silver bells on her wrist jingling clear and crisp: "This humble servant welcomes all esteemed guests to ancient Loulan."

The moment the sound rang out, an invisible wave spread out from the altar.

In an instant, everyone, like Lin Zhan, was completely bewildered by her illusion, even the several high-level mages in the group were not spared.

"Hehehe," the woman chuckled, muttering to herself, "So much fresh flesh and blood this time. Enough to awaken His Majesty." Qin Xiaonan glanced around but didn't see Qing Ning and Ling Ling; it seemed they hadn't come with the group.

Throughout the entire battlefield, only Qin Xiaonan remained clear-headed.

His steps were steady and slow, completely unaffected by the woman's allure.

Purple void energy circulated around him.

"what?"

The woman let out a soft exclamation, and for the first time, a look of surprise appeared on her exquisite face.

Her heterochromatic pupils narrowed slightly, clearly not expecting anyone to be able to completely resist her charm.

“Interesting.” Her voice was still soft and alluring, but with a hint of coldness. “Then let these toys keep you company.”

With a slight wave of her slender hand, the bewitched mages suddenly turned around, their empty eyes all fixed on Qin Xiaonan.

Lin Zhan made the first move, sending an ice-type spell towards him.

Qin Xiaonan remained expressionless, and purple spatial ripples emanated from the space in front of her.

The figure became illusory, and all attacks passed through the afterimages, landing in empty space.

His true form had already appeared several feet away.

However, more attacks followed. Fire mages summoned flames, wind mages unleashed sharp wind blades, and light mages rained down light arrows.
At this moment——
"boom!"

A gigantic phantom of a nine-tailed fox suddenly appeared in the sky, blotting out the sun.

The ground trembled violently, and the surrounding scenery peeled away like pieces of a shattered mirror.

The dilapidated city walls and eerie altars all vanished into thin air.

When the illusion faded, the group was horrified to find themselves standing on an ordinary sand dune.

The stunningly beautiful woman stood alone in the desert, her former air of nobility completely gone.

Her once stunning beauty was rapidly decaying, and in the blink of an eye, she turned into a skeleton!
Once the mages regained consciousness, they could see that there were dozens of similar ancient corpses on the surrounding sand.

These corpses, which had been hidden by illusions, were now completely exposed.

"Qin Xiaonan~"

A clear, melodious voice came from behind, filled with undisguised joy.

Qin Xiaonan turned around and saw the little girl skipping and hopping towards him, holding a crystal-clear blue stone high in her hand.

Sunlight refracted through the crystal, creating a dreamlike halo that cast dappled shadows on her delicate face.

Qingning followed behind with elegant steps, her nine snow-white fox tails swaying gently behind her.

Although her cheongsam was covered in a little dust, it did not diminish her charm in the slightest.

"Haha, I guessed right!" Lingling proudly waved the crystal in front of Qin Xiaonan.

"I led Sister Qingning to the core of the formation, and then these monsters revealed themselves!"

"Look, we even found a top-grade space spirit stone!"

The crystal felt slightly cool to the touch, with silver specks of light flowing inside like a galaxy. The pure spatial energy resonated with Qin Xiaonan's void magic.

"Well done," Qin Xiaonan said.

Seeing that bringing Lingling was no problem at all, I realized that my knowledge of some demons and the environment was indeed inferior to hers.

I'll likely try to break the formation by brute force, while Lingling will find a more suitable method.

(End of this chapter)