Chapter 944
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Nicholas' voice rang in Saleen's mind . He opened his mouth and said, "Time, reverse…"
Saleen could already feel the tip of the metal tail piercing through his skin, but all of a sudden, it withdrew and the entire tail retreat at least 10 yards away from Saleen .
Imposa was taken aback by what he had just seen . Saleen had just used a divine spell!
A mage using a divine spell was even more unacceptable than a Holy Master using elemental spells . The Holy See had attempted to bribe mages to become Holy Masters, but their magic chords degenerated, and eventually, they were not even able to cast spells higher than grade-0 . Even magic apprentices were better off than them .
Saleen was already a top-notch grade-9 sorcerer . What good would it do him to collaborate with the Holy See? Within three to five years' time, he would turn into a mage without any magic chords . The higher one's grade, the faster the magic chords disappeared . That was why it was so difficult for the Holy See to recruit mages .
Only the Supreme Court was able to hire mages once in a while, but there was no way those mages would place their faith in any Gods or practice any divine spells . No matter how high the mage's grade was, or how powerful their mental strength was, the number of blessings they received would still be less than that of a disciple that had served their Gods since childhood .
Giving up magic for divine spells was definitely not something a grade-9 mage would do . A grade-9 mage would rather die than to place his faith in God .
The Lesser Prophecy spell was unleashed completely . It was the luckiest thing to happen to Saleen in his entire lifetime . Without thinking any further, Saleen let the six Tempest Dragon-mights bring him to Imposa and he thrust out his finger .
Crystal Finger penetrated through Imposa's mechanical shell and struck his forehead directly . A hole that was the size of a fist appeared in his metal face . The gigantic alchemy machinery carrying him collapsed onto the ground . Saleen saw a black mass escape from the core of the alchemy machinery . It hid in the metal tail that was flying away .
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The metal tail fell onto the ground and tunneled through it . Soon it was completely out of sight .
Saleen vaguely thought that the black mass resembled Imposa . Although Saleen managed to clinch victory with a single strike, he was still a little stunned . It was because Imposa's soul looked exactly like the body he possessed after modifications .
No matter how one changed his appearance, his soul should remain unchanged . What Saleen knew was that even Nailisi's Ultimate Shapeshifting spell could not alter the shape of her soul . The appearance of Imposa's soul left Saleen too shocked for words .
He had thought that his soul was the most powerful amongst all grade-9 sorcerers, and so was his mental strength . Instead, Imposa was even able to transform the shape of his own soul . No matter how he looked at it, Imposa must be more powerful than him .
If not for the fact that Saleen's equipment was more powerful and his techniques were mysterious, based on pure abilities alone, he was no match for Imposa .
The shape of Imposa's soul also had six legs and the tail of a scorpion .
"My Lord!" Jola's face was pale as he rushed to Saleen's side . The alchemy machinery crashed onto the ground, sending dirt and mud flying in all directions .
Saleen was finally shaken out of his daze . Saleen understood that the divine spell that Nicholas had cast through him was a result of Nicholas sacrificing portions of his life in order to leave behind a protective measure just before he left .
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Saleen immediately dove towards the ground and released all his elemental creatures . He took out his interdimensional stone and put away Imposa's alchemy machinery in it . It was valuable equipment and could be easily studied, unlike equipment that Grandmaster had given him . No matter how powerful Imposa's alchemy skills might be, he was still only a grade-9 sorcerer at the end of the day .
The equipment created by grade-9 sorcerers could be thoroughly studied in Metatrin City, where there were tens of sorcerers that would be able to analyze equipment very quickly . The only downside was the tail that had gotten away . Saleen believed that the tail was Imposa's biggest secret .
In a palace far away, there was a huge crystal coffin in a room that had been sealed up, and a strange looking body laid in it . The body looked exactly like Imposa, except that there was no metal on the face . The chin was made from black Fallenstar metal . The upper half of Imposa's body was covered with a shell that was made from the bones of magic beasts, while the lower half of the body was made of metal . There were six gigantic metal limbs and a long scorpion tail .
The crystal coffin was filled with transparent fluid, which was slightly blue in color . All of a sudden, the body opened its eyes and mouth at the same time and sucked in the blue fluid forcefully . The blue fluid disappeared very quickly, until it was completely sucked dry by Imposa's body .
With a loud crash, Imposa's fist smashed the crystal coffin and he sprang up with his six mechanical limbs . There were also eight iron blood warriors in this sealed room . When Imposa awoke, so did the eight iron blood warriors .
What made them different from other iron blood warriors was that their eyes showed intelligence . One of them even asked, "Master, what happened?"
"The body that I have been using as a trial has been destroyed . The floating combat vessel is gone too . " Imposa was able to smash the crystal coffin into pieces with just one strike . The power of that strike alone surpassed the power of a silver grand swordmaster . He immediately calmed down after venting his anger . Clearly, he felt more comfortable in this body . He found it hard to control his emotions in his other body .
"Who did it? Let's kill him!" Another iron blood warrior said . Their conversation demonstrated their thinking abilities, setting them apart from the other puppet-like iron blood warriors . The eight iron blood warriors were clad in brand new tainted blood armor . They were armed with magic equipment that had been personally refined by Imposa .
They had the modified version of cross spears with a crescent-shaped horizontal hook . There was a menacing look about them . The fact that the iron blood warriors gave up wielding weapons that they were already familiar with could only mean that they must have picked up new techniques . Otherwise, no matter how powerful the weapon was, it would be a huge problem if they were not used to it .
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Grade-9 warriors that were capable of learning new techniques were already very close to the standard of golden grand swordmasters . Besides, those warriors already possessed intelligence, which was not something that the elemental creatures could compare favorably against .
"No need . " The expression on Imposa's face was one of composure . "That person's equipment is unpredictable, and I cannot accept his techniques . My trial body was destroyed by a single spell from his finger . That's something that even golden grand swordmasters are not able to achieve . We will leave him alone for now . Grand Duke Iron Blood is coming . All of you…"
"Yes, Master . " The iron blood warriors immediately put on wooden expressions, even their eyeballs were moving at a speed that was three times slower than before . They looked dull and unknowing .
"Master!" Grand Duke Iron Blood's voice was one of panic as he knocked on the door from outside .
"Grand Duke, I am fine . " Imposa changed his tone into one that sounded fatigued . His six legs drew a circle on the ground and the silhouette of a metal door appeared on the wall . Grand Duke Iron Blood was standing outside with Dark Blue .
"Grand Duke, I have misplaced your trust . I feel guilty about it . " Imposa placed his hand on his chest with a pained expression .
"Master, I'm just glad that you are alright!" Grand Duke Iron Blood meant what he said . If Imposa was to die, no one else would be able to help him control the iron blood warriors . Although he had many sorcerers working for him, none of them possessed the mysterious alchemy skills of Imposa .
Imposa's abilities were more significant than the combined abilities of all his sorcerers . Until Imposa had completely refined all the iron blood warriors, he would be the most important and crucial person to Grand Duke Iron Blood . The latter had allowed the former to try to kill Saleen only because Grand Duke Iron Blood had thought that it would be straightforward and simple .
No one expected Saleen to possess such mysterious techniques; it seemed that he had yet to display all his skills .
"Grand Duke, has Saleen escaped?" Imposa knew this question was pointless . Both Dark Blue and the Grand Duke were there . Belivare was not there because it was Imposa's hiding place . As a grade-9 sorcerer, Belivare had to avoid arousing suspicions . If he dared to come there, then Imposa would dare to kill him .
"Yes . I did not deploy my men well and something happened at the magic tower . " Grand Duke Iron Blood's voice was full of regret . No one could have expected a gap to appear in the Elemental Prison or a grade-8 sorcerer, who was controlling the magic array, to die suddenly . By the time the other sorcerers arrived, Saleen had already taken the opportunity to escape through the gap and fled to beyond the island .
"What about that golden grand swordmaster?" Imposa was more concerned about Jola . Imposa had felt endangered by the golden grand swordmaster, who had grasped the power of rules . The power of rules would stop his soul from being able to escape .
"We exchanged a blow . One of my substitute puppets was destroyed . I have no idea how badly injured he is . If he is not healed properly, he will probably die in less than two days though . " Dark Blue replied casually with a tinge of arrogance .
He finally took a good look at this golden grand swordmaster . He was indeed powerful . He only lost a substitute puppet while the other golden grand swordmaster was attacked by Dark Blue's sword aura . Even if Jola did not die, he would lose all his skills .
That was when Imposa noticed that Dark Blue was missing a left eye . All of a sudden, it dawned on Imposa that he had been misled by an illusion and he was filled with regret .
That golden grand swordmaster had yet to completely grasp the rule . He must have utilized the power of his equipment instead . There was no way Dark Blue's substitute puppet could have taken the hit for him otherwise . The power of rules would be able to go past the puppet and take effect on Dark Blue's soul directly .
He was tricked! That golden grand swordmaster was no threat to Imposa . If Imposa had focused only on Saleen, his experimental body would not have been defeated . The technique that Saleen used was clearly a close-ranged attack, otherwise he would have used that finger on the experimental body long ago . Why bother waiting until he was already on the brink of death before finally unleashing it?
Imposa was filled with regret . He had wasted an excellent opportunity . It was close to impossible to try and capture Saleen again . Saleen was such a cunning person, he would never be in the range of the magic tower again . More than half of the iron blood warriors had been lost in vain! Imposa was extremely unhappy and his facial expression showed it .