Grinding EXP From Fireball Skill : Chapter 326: Legendary Equipment: Blade of Judgment, Return to Maple Leaf City

Chapter 326 Legendary Equipment Blade of Judgment, Returning to Maple Leaf City

After Li Wei undertook the quest to explore the Poison Dragon Cave.

He gained free access to the Element Tower's teleportation array bound for the Northern Realm.

Ordinarily, returning to the Northern Realm on one's own volition demanded a steep toll.

The greater the distance of teleportation, the higher the price climbed.

Transporting to Storm City covered merely eight hundred kilometers, yet cost a hundred gold coins.

The span between the Element Tower and the Northern Realm stretched across tens of thousands of kilometers.

Consequently, the teleportation fee became astronomical.

Such exorbitant costs were not shouldered by the Element Tower, but by the patron.

After all, the Element Tower was no charity house.

Li Wei elected to teleport back to Maple Leaf City to witness its transformations.

Ultra-long-range teleportation required application a day in advance.

Only on the following day could Li Wei return to Maple Leaf City.

Prior to this, he acquainted himself with the newly acquired legendary-grade artifact.

When visiting Valen to discuss the Secret Art, Li Wei received the legendary-grade item Valen had assisted in forging.

The Blade of Judgment.

Valen pushed the instant-death trait of the Death Wolf Fang to its absolute limit.

To ensure the Death Wolf Fang could make contact with foes and unleash its instant-death effect.

The Blade of Judgment was engraved with countless runes for piercing armor and shattering magic.

Capable of breaching defenses to the utmost degree to strike the enemy.

The Blade of Judgment bore an inherent instant-death effect.

Provided it struck an opponent, the instant-death effect would activate.

Regardless of how minor the wound, the foe would perish in an instant.

The Blade of Judgment took the form of a ring blade composed of twin blades, able to auto-lock onto enemies for assault.

Li Wei merely needed to lock onto a target and cast the Blade of Judgment forth.

The Blade of Judgment would then autonomously attack the locked objective.

Until Li Wei's mana was completely drained.

This mode of attack inevitably reminded Li Wei of magic puppets.

He sensed Valen had crafted the Blade of Judgment akin to a magic puppet.

A magic puppet shaped as a weapon.

Per Valen's words, he had not yet unlocked the entirety of the Death Wolf Fang's power.

The Blade of Judgment ultimately still relied upon the Death Wolf Fang's own supernatural traits.

He was not a legendary-grade smith.

The legendary artifacts he produced were merely pseudo-legendary grade.

Relying wholly on the material's intrinsic properties, it possessed legendary-grade might.

It had virtually no relation to the craftsmanship of forging.

The effects Valen imbued into the Blade of Judgment were limited to armor-piercing, magic-shattering, and auto-targeting.

The Blade of Judgment's most critical effect—the instant-death effect.

Remained an effect inherent to the Death Wolf Fang itself.

Genuine legendary-grade equipment boasted special effects far superior to this.

Nevertheless, Li Wei was thoroughly content with the Blade of Judgment.

It surpassed the magical gear he had previously obtained by a vast margin.

On the second day, Li Wei and Lilith teleported together toward Maple Leaf City.

Just as Li Wei anticipated, the quest giver for exploring the Poison Dragon Cave was Lady Rose Evelyn.

She awaited Li Wei and Lilith within the Mage Association of Maple Leaf City.

Evelyn held high expectations for the two masters hailing from the Element Tower.

She was equally curious as to what the renowned Element Tower mages truly resembled?

What distinguished them from others?

Upon seeing the two figures emerge from the teleportation array.

Evelyn stood frozen in place; she naturally recognized Li Wei, and Lilith had been sighted several times within the Maple Leaf City Mage Tower.

All counted as acquaintances.

Doubt lingered in Evelyn's heart; she hesitated briefly before asking, "Li Wei, are you the mage representing the Element Tower to explore the Poison Dragon Cave?"

Li Wei nodded; encountering Evelyn was hardly unexpected to him.

"Yes, indeed, Lilith and I have accepted the quest to explore the Poison Dragon Cave."

Evelyn hesitated, stating, "However, the Poison Dragon Cave is excessively perilous; at the very least, Archmage-level strength is required for self-preservation."

Li Wei smiled and replied, "Rest easy; since the Element Tower sent us two, we undoubtedly possess the strength to complete the task."

Evelyn gazed at Li Wei in shock, "You have only been at the Element Tower for a few months? And you are already this formidable?"

Following the astonishment, she was compelled to accept this reality.

The Element Tower mage robes Li Wei wore could not be counterfeit.

Even if she did not recognize him, those at the Mage Association certainly would not mistake it.

Li Wei inquired, "When shall we depart?"

Evelyn stated, "We depart this afternoon; I have prepared everything." Li Wei nodded, saying, "Then I shall return home first; I will be back by noon."

He turned to Lilith, asking, "Where are you headed?"

Lilith shook her head, replying, "I shall remain here."

Evelyn hosted Lilith warmly, inquiring about matters concerning the Element Tower.

Li Wei departed the Mage Association, making his way toward the Maple Leaf City Mage Tower.

Having returned, he ought at least to inform Master Torresta.

Otherwise, it would be far too rude.

Walking along the streets of Maple Leaf City, Li Wei noticed the avenues had become significantly broader.

Carriages galloping past were visible everywhere.

Gazing into the distance, the city gates had been widened, wide enough to allow four carriages to pass through simultaneously.

The transformation of Maple Leaf City was tremendous.

Yet this was still the place familiar to Li Wei.

The changes beyond the walls of Maple Leaf City were even greater.

According to Gus, the current expanse of Maple Leaf City was more than tenfold its original size.

Li Wei returned to the Maple Leaf City Magic Tower to pay homage to his master.

He felt a touch of regret.

Alas, Gu Ze was not here.

Nor did he know when he might see him again.

Since Gu Ze departed, there had been no news of him whatsoever.

Li Wei did not even know whether Gu Ze lived or died.

The only certainty he held was that Gu Ze had journeyed to the Northern Ice Plain.

That was the most frigid region of the Northern Borders.

Even the Beastmen were unwilling to set foot in that territory.

Only a handful of tribes dwelling permanently on the Northern Ice Plain ventured there.

During the Young Mage Exchange Tournament, Li Wei had encountered a mage from the Northern Ice Plain named Xiong Er.

His magic was equally peculiar.

It was only after visiting the Element Tower that Li Wei learned Xiong Er's spells leaned toward ancient shamanic arts.

It belonged to a very niche and obscure category of mages.

The Beastmen, conversely, had a fair number of such shamanic practitioners.

They referred to them as Shamans.

Li Wei wished to travel to the Northern Ice Plain to seek Gu Ze.

But not yet.

Once he broke through to the Fourth-Rank Mage and aided Little Bone Dragon in his reincarnation, perhaps he would make a trip to the Northern Ice Plain.

"Li Wei?"

Rota was utterly astonished upon spotting Li Wei.

"Mage Rota."

Li Wei called out.

"Is it truly you, Li Wei? How have you returned?"

Rota asked, brimming with curiosity.

He knew Li Wei had gone to the Element Tower.

He assumed he would not see him for many years.

Unexpectedly, mere months had passed before Li Wei was back.

Li Wei smiled and replied, "I returned to Maple Leaf City for certain affairs; once settled, I shall return to the Element Tower."

"I came to pay a visit to my teacher, is he present?" Li Wei inquired.

Rota nodded and said, "The Tower Master remains within the Magic Tower always; you may go up and see."