Chapter 298: Four-Direction Star Lock Magic Barrier

Chapter 298: Four-Direction Star Lock Magic Barrier

Stiller sincerely declared his defeat.

Levi found it difficult to continue the attack.

Primarily because Stiller was willing to compensate Levi.

Levi stated, "I want the magic barrier that screens the aura of the Fire Spirit."

Stiller looked at him with some surprise, "If you wanted this, why didn't you say so earlier? Why fight me? I would have given it to you directly!"

Levi: "..."

"The issue is, I wanted to speak, yet you gave me no opportunity."

"Moreover, without fighting you, would you have willingly surrendered it?" Levi retorted.

Stiller pondered and agreed it was so.

Had Levi proposed this before the brawl.

He certainly wouldn't have spared him a glance.

He would have simply ordered Levi to scram.

Now, with Levi making this request.

He instead felt Levi's demand was too modest.

Humans are inherently base.

Gurgling!

The massive crater smashed by the Cyan Flame Dragon slowly refilled, bubbles rising from the molten lava.

Numerous Fire Elementals were drawn by the disturbance here.

Seeing this, Stiller quickly urged, "We must enter the magic barrier first; discuss matters later, or it will be dangerous if the Fire Elementals spot us."

Levi nodded.

Stiller activated the magic barrier, and the two stepped inside.

Once the magic barrier sealed, it cut off all scents, concealing their forms.

From within one could see out, but from without Levi remained unseen.

After Levi and Stiller observed the barrier close, shortly thereafter numerous Fire Elemental figures appeared nearby.

Fire Elementals were not what Stiller feared.

Stiller could effortlessly unleash Fourth Tier strength.

Common Fire Elementals posed no threat to him.

The reason Stiller feared the Fire Elementals so intensely.

Lay in the potential existence of a Fire Elemental Lord deep within the volcano.

After waiting a while, once the Fire Elementals gradually scattered.

Stiller finally exhaled in relief and began speaking with Levi.

Levi asked with curiosity, "What sort of magic barrier is this?"

Stiller replied, "The Four-Direction Star Lock Magic Barrier; it screens the aura and fluctuations of the Fire Spirit, while offering concealment and defense."

He produced a sphere etched with magic arrays and passed it to Levi.

"Take it, this is the last one I have; replenish with magic stones and it can be reused."

Levi accepted the barrier stone.

Most barrier spells are composite arts, woven from various spells combined.

Typically they require multiple casters working in unison to complete.

Attempting it alone presents excessive difficulty.

Hence the invention of the barrier stone.

Barrier specialists and array mages collaborated to seal the magic barrier within the stone.

Merely activating the barrier stone suffices to open the magic barrier.

The sole drawback is that the barrier within the stone is usually constrained by materials, limiting its range.

Functions are also restricted, unable to shift or adjust.

Yet for most occasions, it proves sufficient.

Upon receiving the Four-Direction Star Lock Barrier Stone, Levi turned his gaze to the Spirit Gathering Ritual Array laid out at the platform's center.

A single glance revealed Stiller's technique in arranging the Spirit Gathering Ritual was rather crude.

Many aspects could be improved.

"What are you doing?"

Stiller noticed Levi tampering with his Spirit Gathering Ritual and asked hastily.

Though he had previously claimed willingness to give the Spirit Gathering Crystal to Levi.

Reaching this actual moment, he was still reluctant to part with it.

Mainly believing providing Levi a Four-Direction Star Lock Barrier Stone was adequate.

Handing over another Spirit Gathering Crystal would be a terrible loss. Stiller hurriedly added, "This Spirit Gathering Ritual Array was meticulously arranged by me; do not ruin it."

Levi casually shifted an item within the ritual.

Stiller noticed the spirit gathering effect strengthened considerably.

In an instant, he felt overwhelmingly awkward.

He wished he could vanish into a fissure in the earth.

What nonsense? How is this fellow so formidable?

Moving things casually yields a better result than his meticulously arranged ritual?

As Stiller felt secret shame, a sense of heavy blow struck him.

Unable to win in combat, even his ritual array setup was crushed.

Stiller wondered what pride he held as a Purple Class student.

Are current Red Class students truly this terrifying?

Having stayed away so long, has the world outside changed?

Stiller harbored deep suspicion in his heart.

He watched Levi modify the Spirit Gathering Ritual Array with longing eyes.

Stiller still pinned hopes on these Spirit Gathering Crystals breaking through the Fourth Tier.

Levi corrected every flaw within the Spirit Gathering Ritual Array.

The rate of spirit accumulation instantly surged by forty to fifty percent.

He looked at Steele and said, "The fire spirits here are extremely abundant; they can support at least three to four spirit-gathering ritual arrays."

"I suppose you have no objection if I set up another spirit-gathering ritual array?"

Steele shook his head hastily and said, "No objection."

He dared not object now!

He couldn't win in a fight, nor could he win in an argument.

What else could he do?

Seeing that Li Wei seemed to stop eyeing his spirit-gathering crystal.

Steele secretly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.

Li Wei positioned the spirit-gathering ritual array on the edge of the stone platform, closer to the center of the lava lake.

He aligned the direction from which the array drew fire spirits toward the center of the lava lake.

For this purpose, he had specifically modified the pattern of the ritual array.

To Steele, this was something unimaginable.

He only knew how to set up rituals according to the arrays on the spirit-gathering scroll.

He had never even thought about changing the pattern.

After finishing the setup, Li Wei looked at Steele and said, "You mentioned earlier giving me the spirit-gathering crystal..."

Steele was startled in his heart and hurriedly said, "That... I already gave you a Four-Direction Star Lock Barrier Stone."

Li Wei asked, "How many pure crystals do you have?"

Steele hurriedly replied, "I prepared ten, mainly because I feared the ritual would fail and destroy the pure crystals, but I didn't expect it to succeed on the first try."

Li Wei's eyes lit up, and he said, "If you're unwilling to give the spirit-gathering crystal, then give me a few pure crystals."

Hearing this, Steele breathed a sigh of relief.

He nodded and said, "No problem."

Pure crystals were nothing special.

Merely five hundred gold coins.

Steele took out two pure crystals and handed them to Li Wei.

After accepting them, Li Wei was still unsatisfied.

He said, "The spirit-gathering ritual array you set up is too poor; there are so many flaws it's unbearable to look at. According to your previous setup, problems would arise within an hour at most."

Steele was stunned in his heart, "Is it really that terrible?"

"Look at the difference between now and before," Li Wei said, pointing at the spirit-gathering ritual array.

Steele felt somewhat guilty and embarrassed.

Li Wei said, "After I modify it for you, this spirit-gathering ritual can last until the spirit-gathering crystal is fully filled."

Steele was struck in his heart and immediately found it incredible.

He had never even thought about filling the spirit-gathering crystal completely.

His mindset was simply to take whatever he could get.

Accumulating several spirit-gathering crystals would eventually gather enough fire spirits.

Li Wei saw his expression change and smiled inwardly.

"How about this: I'll help you set up the spirit-gathering ritual. For each setup, you give me one pure crystal."

(End of Chapter)