Chapter 444: Legendary Mage Torresta VS Cardinal

Chapter 444: The Legendary Mage Torresta vs. the Cardinal

Li Wei rushed back to the mage tower at full speed.

He had already signed the highest level of soul contract with Saint Shea.

Life and death together.

Even without such a life-and-death soul pact,

he would never easily abandon Saint Shea.

Why should he hand over what was his to others?

Li Wei only hoped that Torresta could sense the danger in advance and let Saint Shea escape quickly.

Torresta was an ancient lich who had lived for a thousand years; he should understand the crisis behind the Sacred Dragon.

Surely he would have some strategy?

That was all Li Wei could do to comfort himself.

The Cardinal of the Temple of Light was too powerful.

With his current strength, there was no way he could face him.

He could only rely on Torresta's contingency plans.

Inside the mage tower, Torresta patted Saint Shea's head and said with a gentle smile, "Alright, child, it's time to go."

Saint Shea looked up at him, puzzled. "Go where? Why do we have to leave?"

Torresta stood up. "Someone is coming. You still can't be seen by them yet."

He handed her a seven-colored dragon scale.

"Take this and go to the Far North Ice Fields to search for the treasure left by the Time Dragon."

Torresta was making his final arrangements.

Saint Shea keenly sensed the underlying meaning in Torresta's words.

"Father..."

Torresta shook his head, interrupting what she was about to say.

"Be good, leave here. I won't die, and we will meet again in the future."

Saint Shea paused for a moment, sorrow appearing in her eyes.

She swallowed the seven-colored scale from Torresta's hand.

Torresta concealed her aura and teleported her into the underground passage beneath the mage tower.

He raised his gaze toward Minos approaching from outside.

"The Church of Light, hmph!"

Though Torresta's figure seemed somewhat ethereal, his presence at this moment was overwhelmingly majestic.

Next, he would fight for the one he loved.

In the past, he had missed his chance once.

It became the regret of his lifetime.

This time, he would not miss again!

Li Wei was rushing toward the mage tower at top speed when he saw Minos enter the tower.

His steps involuntarily slowed.

He felt puzzled.

Wasn't the sixth floor of the mage tower in another space?

How did Minos get inside?

Unless someone deliberately let him in.

Just as Li Wei suspected, Torresta had intentionally allowed Minos into the sixth floor of the mage tower.

Not even just the sixth floor.

He had chosen the battlefield on the seventh floor.

His purpose was to use the cage that imprisoned the Fire Dragon's soul to trap Minos, delay him, and buy time for Saint Shea and Li Wei to escape.

Minos flew into the sixth floor of the mage tower.

At the far end, he saw a bright teleportation gate appear.

Sacred dragon aura emanated from within the gate.

Without hesitation, he flew directly toward the portal.

Minos didn't believe anyone here could pose a threat to him.

There might not be anyone stronger than him throughout the entire Northern Realm.

Moreover, even if he truly encountered an enemy he couldn't defeat, he still had his trump card.

Backed by the Church of Light and the God of Light, he was that confident.

Minos flew into the seventh layer, where everything around him turned pitch black, falling into a void.

The teleportation gate behind him disappeared.

Minos glanced back but didn't pay much attention.

He knew the other party had deliberately lured him here.

Minos looked at the figure ahead.

He felt the opponent's aura intensity continuously rising.

Li Wei was still rushing toward the mage tower when he heard Saint Shea's voice in his heart.

"Li Wei, father told us to leave here and go to the Far North Ice Fields to search for the Time Dragon's treasure."

Upon hearing this, Li Wei froze for a moment.

He raised his eyes to look at the top of the mage tower.

A great battle was erupting in that invisible space above.

For some unknown reason, sadness welled up in his heart.

To Li Wei, Torresta was Torresta, and the legendary lich was the legendary lich. Torresta was his teacher.

The legendary lich was not Torresta.

After this battle, Li Wei would never see that "teacher" again.

Li Wei stopped in his tracks, standing still as he gazed at the mage tower.

After a while, he came to his senses, calmed down, and asked in his heart, "Where are you now?"

Saint Shea replied, "I'm in the basement of the mage tower."

Li Wei said, "Alright, stay right there and don't move. I'll be over in a moment."

He too had only just heard for the first time that the Mage Tower possessed a basement.

As he entered the tower, he encountered Lota.

"Where's the entrance to the basement?" Li Wei asked quickly.

Lota looked puzzled. "What basement?"

Li Wei didn't press further—it seemed Lota was as clueless as he was.

Most likely, only Torresta himself knew of this place.

Perhaps he had long since prepared for today.

Li Wei thought of someone—he definitely would know.

Arriving at the third floor of the Mage Tower, he gazed upon the magical butler who looked exactly like Kuro and said, "Take me to the basement."

The magic butler opened its eyes, glanced at Li Wei, and confirmed his identity.

"Very well. The passage to the basement has been opened for you. Follow the underground tunnel straight ahead, and you will be able to leave Mapleleaf City."

The butler reminded him.

Li Wei nodded and stepped through the secret door on the third floor.

Once he passed through, the hidden door closed behind him.

Li Wei descended the stairs, and the magical lanterns ahead lit up one after another, illuminating the path before him.

At the end of the staircase, Li Wei saw Saint Shea waiting for him within the underground passage.

She threw herself into Li Wei’s arms, her voice trembling with sorrow: "Father... he's fading away."

She could sense Torresta's life force.

Li Wei comforted her gently, "Don’t worry—he won’t die."

"His true body is thousands of miles away. No one can kill him."

"Let’s go. It’s time we left this place."

"Don’t let your teacher’s efforts be in vain."

Li Wei placed Saint Shea inside his beast-ringing artifact and walked toward the end of the underground passage.

Seventh Floor of the Mage Tower.

Torresta burned his soul, gaining a fleeting surge of immense power.

After all, it was part of the soul of a legendary lich.

Upon offering it as sacrifice, the strength he gained even slightly surpassed the legendary realm.

For a brief moment, Torresta seized an opportunity to clash with Minos.

"And God said, let there be light!"

Minos cast divine magic.

A holy radiance pierced the darkness of the seventh floor,

warding off the sealing power that bound the level.

Minos stared calmly at Torresta, whose soul blazed like fire. "This is the aura of a lich."

With a single glance, he saw through Torresta’s true nature.

As a Cardinal of the Crimson Robe, Minos possessed vast experience beyond the reach of ordinary men.

Throughout his lifetime, he had seen countless alien beings.

Many liches had fallen by his hand.

Not every lich was as formidable as Torresta.

Torresta did not answer Minos’ words—he struck first.

"Dream Journey Through Heaven! Six Realms Reincarnation Dream!"

The attack came without warning.

Even Minos was utterly unprepared.

In an instant, he was ensnared.

Before he could react—

Torresta vanished from sight, while Minos forgot why he had come here in the first place.

Looking down, he found himself clutching the Holy Sword of Light, eight radiant wings unfurled behind him.

The Heavenly Human Realm.

He became an Eight-Winged Angel of Light beneath the throne of the God of Radiance.

Raising his head, he beheld the God of Light summoning him.

Out of faith in divinity, Minos hesitated not, flying forth to answer the call of the Light God.

(End of Chapter)