Wizard: My skills can be upgraded indefinitely.

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All thirty-six floating crystal cones were activated, transforming into a silver storm that split into four streams.

Like a drill, it twisted towards the skulls and soul fire guarded by the four skeletons.

At the same time, he used both hands simultaneously, his left hand sweeping out the [Frost Ray], the purple beam enveloping the two guards in front of him.

With his right hand, the [Burning Ray] condensed into an extremely thin, bright white thread, piercing straight into Murphy's chest.

Murphy snorted and was forced to interrupt part of the incantation.

In an instant, a [Shield of Souls] composed of countless souls appeared in front of him.

laugh!

The [Burning Ray] struck the Soul Shield, its Sunfire attribute clashing violently with the Death Energy, producing a piercing melting sound.

The soul shield fluctuated violently, and a deep pit was burned into it, but it was not completely penetrated.

Meanwhile, Ian's Crystal Cone Storm had already engaged the Bone Guardians.

The dark gold bones are exceptionally hard, but the crystal cones with the [Soul Devouring] property deal extra damage to Soulfire.

Soon, the soul fire of one of the guards was pierced and scattered by the crystal cone, and it collapsed to the ground with a thud.

Murphy's eyes grew colder, and he no longer attempted to prepare for large-scale witchcraft.

[Bone Spear Rain], [Curse of Aging], [Grip of Death]...

A barrage of insidious witchcraft, combined with the siege of the skeletal guards, forced Ian into a perilous situation.

Ian's shield kept breaking and rebuilding.

The three layers of [Ring of Layers] were proving insufficient under Murphy's relentless attacks. [Soul Devouring] was operating at full speed, converting energy into shield power and replenishing its own mental energy, but it was still insufficient.

His powerful physique withstood several bursts of energy, his robes torn, and his skin showing charred and corroded marks.

"Gah!" The gurgling noises continued to bother them.

【Ominous Eye】Interference time and again, wind blades cutting, relieving pressure on Ian.

But it was also grazed by a "finger of death" on its wing, and a few feathers turned to ashes, making it grimace in pain.

The battle was fierce and intense.

Ian fought and retreated, gradually approaching the altar.

Murphy grew increasingly anxious as he struggled to break through Murphy's defenses.

He, a top-level liquefaction wizard, used his trump card but still couldn't defeat a newly promoted mist-transformation kid!

The interference from the familiar, and the strange devouring ability of Ian's shield, in particular, greatly reduced the effectiveness of many of his killing moves.

"We must finish this quickly!"

A ruthless glint flashed in Murphy's eyes. He suddenly bit his tongue, spitting a mouthful of blood onto the staff-skull.

The pale flames in the skull's eye sockets instantly surged, turning into eerie green flames!

A terrifying aura that could freeze one's soul spread out.

"Withering away!"

Murphy roared hoarsely, pointing his staff at Ian.

A thin, hair-like, extremely refined gray-green ray shot towards Ian's brow as if ignoring space.

This is Murphy's trump card, capable of directly eroding the soul's essence and annihilating its vitality.

Ian felt his hair stand on end; the sense of impending death was stronger than ever before!

He roared, and the liquefied spiritual power in his mental sea burned wildly, pushing the [Crystal Energy Barrier] to its limit!

All the crystal cones instantly returned, merging, overlapping, and compressing with the main shield...

A massive, incredibly thick, dark silver shield, covered with dark red spirit-devouring patterns, formed in front of him.

At the same time, the pale purple radiance of the [Frost Ray] was compressed to its limit at the tip of his left finger, transforming into a dazzling purple star.

The gray-green ray struck the giant shield.

The giant shield instantly turned gray and decayed, and the [Spirit Devouring] patterns swirled wildly, the speed of devouring far outpacing the speed of corrosion.

The shield surface thinned rapidly, and cracks spread.

Just as the giant shield was about to shatter completely.

Ian's eyes flashed with a fierce light as the [Frost Ray], compressed to its limit, emitted strange light spots of pale purple with specks of gold and red.

"go!"

Ian shoved the point of destructive light, which contained all his energy and spirit, outwards in the direction from which the gray-green ray was coming!

hum!

A strange buzzing sound rang out.

The withering power of gray-green hues eroded and neutralized the annihilating power of ice and fire...

Boom!

A terrifying shockwave exploded in front of the altar.

The altar, built of obsidian and bones, trembled violently, and the runes on its surface flickered.

Murphy's Soul Cry Shield shattered instantly.

He groaned and flew backward, crashing into the rock wall, spitting out black blood mixed with fragments of internal organs.

Ian's shield shattered completely, and the remaining impact sent him flying.

It crashed onto the edge of the altar, but fortunately its strong body withstood the impact, though some bloodstains still stained its robes.

With a startled cry, it pounced forward, using its broad wings to shield him from the scattered death energy.

Murphy struggled to his feet, revealing a hole the size of a bowl in his chest, the edges of which were a mixture of charred and frozen wounds.

He looked down at the wound in disbelief, then at Ian, who was still standing tall.

"impossible……"

He hissed, his eyes filled with madness and resentment.

He suddenly raised his hand, his five fingers reaching for his own head, intending to detonate his remaining soul and perish together with Raien.

But Ian was faster than him.

Almost the instant Murphy raised his hand, Ian raised his finger.

【Soul Devourer】 transformed into an invisible dark red vortex, enveloping Murphy from afar.

"Ugh!" Murphy let out a shrill, inhuman scream.

He felt his soul, his blood, the remaining death energy, and even his life force.

They were all violently pulled away by an incredibly powerful suction force and rushed towards Ian.

The self-destruction process was abruptly interrupted!

His withered body shrank rapidly, and the soul fire in his eye sockets dimmed.

Finally, with a "poof," it went out completely.

The corpse turned into a cloud of ashes, falling softly, leaving only a tattered red robe and the staff.

A crystal-clear droplet of blood essence flew out and was collected by Ian and placed in his ring; he didn't have time to check it right now.

This was the first time he had used the Bloodline Purification Technique to kill a living person.

Ian collapsed beside the altar, panting heavily.

"Perhaps... even without modifying themselves, a first-level wizard is enough to generate extraordinary bloodlines?"

The cave was deathly silent, except for the energy vortex in the center of the altar that was still slowly rotating.

He took out several bottles of treatment and recovery medicine and drank them all at once.

The cool and soothing medicinal properties dissolve, slowly nourishing the depleted spiritual sea.

The little dog landed on his shoulder, nuzzling his bloodied cheek with its head, its heterochromatic eyes filled with heartache and lingering fear.

After resting for about fifteen minutes, Ian managed to sit up and looked at the altar.

Upon closer inspection, combined with the subtle resonance in his mind, he perceived the function of the altar more clearly.

It acts like a "signal booster" or "temporary anchor," using the energy dissipated by the herniation to send location information to a specific coordinate in the abyss.

"They can't stay." Ian's eyes were icy.

Whoever set up this altar must not allow it to continue operating.

Several [Frost Rays] shot out, striking several key nodes of the altar's core rune and disrupting the structure of the dark red energy vortex.

The vortex twisted and rippled violently before finally collapsing with a "pop".

The moment the altar collapsed, a wisp of deep gray light escaped from it, entered Ian's arms, and was absorbed by the [Abyss Soul Pact (Remnant)].

The panel displayed a notification: "[Abyss Soul Contract (Extremely Incomplete)] has been supplemented, and some information can be deciphered."

Behind him, the ancient altar dimmed completely, turning into a pile of broken stones and white bones.

Killing Murphy and destroying the altar relieved him of a great burden.

This time, he defeated the Liquefy Wizard at his peak head-on, holding nothing back.