Chapter 410
Lin Yun could only think of a few people of Emperor Zhantui’s era who could have such a powerful Bloodline Curse after their deaths, including Emperor Zhantui himself, but it was quite clear that Emperor Zhantui returned to the Empire and died ten years later .
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But with a Bloodline Curse being in that palace, Lin Yun was a hundred percent certain that a member of the royal family with extraordinary status died inside, but he just couldn’t figure out who it was .
Lin Yun shook his head and extended his hand to scatter the mana . In a flash, those four Frost Lances disappeared, and Solan, who had been nailed to the wall, powerlessly fell to the ground . Solan was now covered in bloodstains, bloody holes remaining in his limbs, his hair in disarray, his face pale and wearing a lifeless expression . He was gasping for air in a daze .
“No one can do something wrong without paying the price…” Lin Yun coldly shot a glance at Solan Monchi . He’d had his soul torn, which wasn’t something he could recover from easily . Moreover, he had been repeatedly tortured . Solan’s path of magic could be considered crippled .
Although he still had the strength of a 5th Rank Archmage, he would never be able to become a 6th Rank Archmage . Of course, Solan himself didn’t know that .
Lin Yun extended a hand, gathering mana as he chanted a few profound words . It was followed by a ray of mana entering Solan Monchi’s body .
“That’s…”
Delson frowned, a suspicious expression on his face . He had just seen the young mage casting a spell, and it looked very similar to Mana Shackles, but there was something odd he couldn’t figure out . He stealthily tried to sense it, only to find out that the mana within Solan Monchi’s body was still there . He then relaxed .
He had just been startled by the thought that the young mage might by trying to shackle Solan’s mana .
A 5th Rank High Mage Mana Shackling a 5th Rank Archmage… This would be a bit too scary .
‘Fortunately it wasn’t… But what did Mafa Merlin do to Solan Monchi?’
Only Lin Yun knew the answer to that question . The method he used didn’t belong to this era . Unidirectional Mana Shackles came from the peak of the Magic Era . The spell was developed by a Heaven Mage that wasn’t particularly well known . It was from one of the books he had read out of curiosity in the decaying library .
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The Unidirectional Mana Shackles were very complicated to set up, requiring a very high degree of control from the user . If not careful, the process might lead to the destruction of the target’s Mana Whirlpool .
He managed to shackle Solan on his first try .
His mana existed within Solan’s Mana Whirlpool in a special way . This mana wouldn’t influence Solan when he meditated .
But if Solan aimed a spell at Lin Yun, the mana hiding in his Mana Whirlpool would violently conflict with his own mana, creating violent mana chaos .
Thus, this was known as the Unidirectional Mana Shackles .
After ten days, everyone got out of their illusions . Leon, who had gone through the Pale Plane, had already fused his Arcane Rings, and although he was only a 7th Rank High Mage, even a 9th Rank High Mage would have some trouble suppressing him .
Ross’ experience was the most incredible, as he had just been repeating a battle .
It was the battle he previously lost against Stan Watson that day in the Raging Flame Plane . He had always been brooding about it, and he had been limited by the flaws of his Meditation Law Set, preventing him from increasing his strength . Later, Stan Watson had been killed by Lin Yun, and thus, that battle in the Raging Flame Plane was his eternal regret . But this time, after entering the illusion, he finally defeated Stan Watson after countless attempts and was already an 8th Rank High Mage .
Xiuban was the last one to leave his illusion . He looked a bit sleepy, and Lin Yun suspected that after he contacted him with the Whispering Crystal, that guy went back to sleep .
But regardless, the Draconic Beastman was now a genuine 9th rank Expert Swordsman .
After everyone was gathered, they took an hour to rest and reorganize before opening that door . Contrary to their expectations, they didn’t meet any danger . Behind that door was a staircase spiralling downward, leading to a very dark place, most likely the 10th floor of the magic tower . The group followed the stairs down and quickly reached the 10th floor .
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Once there, everyone was startled . The 11th floor spread for no more than several hundred meters, yet the 10th floor was huge .
It had clearly been extended via arrays .
To be more precise, this was an alchemy workshop specialized in producing puppets . That alchemy workshop was huge, several times bigger than the alchemy workshop Lin Yun had seen in Vaughn’s laboratory . But this place was different from the 11th and 12th floors . It was covered in cobwebs, and the floor was covered with a layer of dust, looking dilapidated .
“Heavens, how many puppets can be produced here,” Delson murmured, startled .
In the center of the criss-crossed assembly lines was a huge, black forge . After several millennia, it was still in good condition, but there was not a single spark within…
Suddenly, a slight sound of metal friction was captured by the Magic Array . Lin Yun frowned and sent a few Mage Eyes over to check on the source of the sound . There were about a hundred puppets rushing to this side…
After a short few seconds, the hundred puppets surrounded Lin Yun’s group . There were various kinds of puppets: Magic Beast Models, Battlemage Models, Swordsman Models, and so on .
“Isn’t this an abandoned alchemy workshop? How come there are so many puppets?” Ross looked at the three puppets and felt a bit numb .
Fortunately, the strength of these puppets was uneven and it was relatively easy to handle them . But the Mana Rays they had enchanted on themselves was a headache, especially when a hundred puppets would keep shooting Mana Rays continuously . Even if Lin Yun’s group was powerful, they had no choice but to spend some efforts on their defenses .
After half an hour of battle, none of the puppets managed to escape, and they were all destroyed .
But this was still far from over . Lin Yun’s group only walked a few hundred meters before being surrounded by a large number of puppets once again . There were fewer of them this time, only about thirty .
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After dealing with these puppets, Lin Yun frowned . He suddenly had a strange feeling . After reaching the 10th floor, their group had stayed beside the forge for at least half an hour, and during that time, no puppets had attacked them .
But when they started walking towards the depths of the alchemy workshop, they encountered two waves of puppets .
He crouched down next to a Shadow Wolf Model and after looking at it, he quickly dismantled it, making everyone else dumbstruck .
“Something is amiss…”
After a few minutes of dismantling, Lin Yun shook his head in doubt .
“What’s wrong…”
Hearing Lin Yun’s opinion, Delson was immediately worried . He had experienced how strange that place was, especially that illusion . “High Mage Merlin, can you explain a bit for us?”
“They aren’t moving based on scheduled procedures . It looks like they are being influenced by something . And their system has been altered…” Lin Yun frowned and got up . He looked into the distance and sent out a Mage Eye . After seeing the scene transmitted by the Mage Eye, Lin Yun pointed ahead . “There is a workshop producing puppets, and these puppets are also rushing out of that place . We should go take a look . ”
Under Lin Yun’s guidance, the ten men rushed towards the workshop producing puppets . They were only a few kilometers away, and with their speed, it wouldn’t take long before they reached it .
But after rushing over, they discovered that the amount of puppets far exceeded what they’d imagined . One after one, puppets dashed towards them .
The battle finally ended after six hours . Apart from Lin Yun, everyone was exhausted . Ross’ side even got some light injuries .
Lin Yun gradually discovered that these puppets were extremely strange . Their goal might not have been to kill them, but to do their utmost to stall them . They seemed to be protecting something .
And those alterations to their systems was the key to this…
This huge alchemy workshop should have been abandoned for a thousand years, so Lin Yun simply couldn’t understand what these puppets were protecting .
There were no puppets at the door to the workshop, so maybe all the puppets left in the workshop had already been killed by them . In the six hours of fighting, they killed no less than a thousand puppets . Such a quantity of puppets could form a Puppet Legion in any plane .
On the way, Lin Yun disassembled many puppets and got a variety of precious components from them .
“Is there danger inside?” Delson looked at the dark workshop and asked, seeming quite unsure of himself .
The group stayed at the entrance while Lin Yun was frowning . He had tried to send a Mage Eye to investigate the situation in the workshop . Whatever had been controlling the puppets was inside, so he couldn’t be careless . But there were fierce mana fluctuations in the workshop, and the Mage Eye dissipated just as it entered .
“Be careful…”
Lin Yun had a very serious expression . The Magic Array was roused to its peak and he poured mana into the Ten Thousand Spell Wheel before finally taking a step into the workshop . Delson and the others hesitated before following him .
The workshop was extremely dark, and they could only see within two to three meters of themselves .
A Light spell was cast, and it gradually shed light on the surroundings .
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