Another World: The Failed Magician

Lu Xuan followed the man in black robes to a small space, where a wooden door appeared in front of them.

Without the slightest hesitation, the man in black pushed open the door and went inside.

Seeing this, Lu Xuan also followed into the room.

As soon as Lu Xuan stepped through the wooden door, he felt a strong surge of magical energy.

Then, the two appeared in an open field.

Before Lu Xuan could even look around, he saw an old man sitting in front of him, scrutinizing him with a critical gaze.

Lu Xuan followed the gaze and began to examine the old man.

The old man sat on a wooden stool, his body emanating no trace of magic or fighting spirit.

However, Lu Xuan sensed from the subtle magical fluctuations in the air that the seemingly ordinary old man in front of him was actually extremely dangerous.

Upon seeing the old man, the man in black stepped aside.

Seeing this, Lu Xuan was about to speak.

Then the old man stood up from the wooden stool and slowly raised his hand.

A red magic circle appeared in front of the old man's hand.

Lu Xuan recognized it at a glance; it was the most basic fireball spell, a spell that almost all beginner mages had to learn.

Then, a blazing fireball hurtled towards Lu Xuan.

The fireball, as tall as a person, contained terrifyingly high temperatures; it was hard to imagine that this was the power that the most basic fireball spell could unleash.

Lu Xuan took out two black pebbles from his pocket and threw them in front of him.

The water-attribute magic in the air quickly concentrated on the two black stones. Then, two water elementals, each five meters tall, appeared in front of Lu Xuan.

Although it was only intermediate-level magic—water elemental—the magical aura emanating from the two water elementals was clearly at the level of a Grand Magister.

Two water elementals swung their fists and smashed them at the fireball.

"boom!"

After a loud bang, the fireball was blocked by the water elemental, but half of the two water elementals' bodies disappeared.

The black stones at the core of the two water elementals emitted a bright blue light, and the water-attribute magic in the air rapidly gathered on the two water elementals.

The water elemental, which had originally only had half a body, instantly returned to its original form.

Seeing this, the old man showed no panic; on the contrary, a faint smile appeared on his face.

"You carved the magic circle on the stone beforehand, thus avoiding the process of chanting the spell. Interesting lad. But I want to see more than just that."

With a casual wave of his hand, the old man produced a magnificent staff, inlaid with a deep purple magic crystal.

The man in black robes took in Lu Xuan's performance, and a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes.

Although the old man made it sound simple, it was actually very difficult to do. Not to mention that drawing a magic circle is a difficult process in itself, now he had to carve it on such a small stone. This was clearly not something an ordinary person could do.

The moment Lu Xuan saw the staff appear, a deep sense of apprehension flashed in his eyes.

After the old man took out his staff, he did not immediately cast a spell.

"Kid, I'm getting serious now. You'd better get your staff out too."

Lu Xuan took out two gloves, one black and one white, from his spatial ring and put them on.

Both gloves were engraved with a very complex magic circle.

"interesting."

After saying this, the old man raised his staff high.

He was muttering an obscure and incomprehensible incantation.

A massive magic array slowly formed beneath the old man's feet.

Seeing this, Lu Xuan waved his right hand, and the strange magic circle on his white glove flashed.

The two water elements in front of Lu Xuan instantly transformed into two spears and rushed towards the old man at an extremely fast speed.

In an instant, the spear approached the old man at great speed.

But the old man acted as if he didn't see it and continued chanting the incantation.

Just as the spears were about to touch the old man, a terrifying wave of magical power erupted around him, instantly pulverizing the two enormous spears along with the stones inside them.

Then the huge magic circle under the old man's feet gradually revealed its full form.

It was a purple magic circle, covered with countless symbols.

really.

This is a forbidden spell.

Legend has it that when a forbidden spell is cast, a massive wave of magical energy will be generated around the caster, tearing apart anything that gets close to him.

Since it's a forbidden spell, it can't be interrupted.

Lu Xuan thought to himself.

Then he clasped his hands together, and a phantom figure slowly rose up from behind him.

At this moment, the old man's magic array was completely completed. The deep purple magic array rose into the air and appeared above Lu Xuan's head, covering the entire wilderness. The entire sky was shrouded in deep purple, as if the world was about to end.

[Forbidden Spell—Thunderfall]

At this moment, Lu Xuan finally recognized the magic.

He had seen this magic in books before; it was a forbidden spell kept by the royal family of the Lova Empire.

Then a terrifying bolt of lightning descended from the sky, striking directly at where Lu Xuan was.

Just then, the illusory figure behind Lu Xuan revealed its full form.

It was a figure that was ten meters tall. It had a human-like body, covered in black and white armor, and had a pair of wings that were about five meters long, one white and the other black.

His face was composed of a plane that was half black and half white, with white flames flickering on his right hand and black flames flickering on his left.

The moment it appeared, even the entire space rippled slightly.

Lightning struck it, producing a terrifying roar.

But as the smoke and dust dissipated, it remained standing in the same spot, seemingly unharmed.

The black-robed man standing to the side was now filled with shock.

That was a truly forbidden spell; even I, facing such terrifying magic, could only avoid its edge.

This idea arose spontaneously from the bottom of his heart.

Is this really magic?

Lu Xuan still had his hands clasped together, but sweat was streaming down his forehead, showing that he was also in pain.

Lu Xuan looked up at the sky and saw that the magic array was still hovering above his head.

As expected, forbidden spells can't be limited to just this.

Upon seeing the enormous creature behind Lu Xuan, the old man smiled faintly, and a fighting spirit flickered in his aged eyes.

He raised his staff high again and continued chanting the profound and difficult incantation. At the same time, the magic power within his body slowly surged towards the magic circle in the sky.

Then, a series of booming sounds erupted in the sky.

Dozens of bolts of lightning descended from the sky and struck Lu Xuan.

It made the same gesture as Lu Xuan, putting its hands together in prayer.

The wings behind him were fully unfurled, and the white and black flames in his hands merged into one.

A black and white sphere appeared in its hand.

The moment the sphere appeared, the lightning in mid-air seemed to be controlled, and all of it surged into the sphere.

Then it raised its hands upwards, and the sphere instantly broke free of its control, crashing into the magic circle high in the sky.

Then a deafening explosion resounded across the entire wilderness.

The man in black robes quickly ran towards the edge of the wilderness.

"That old guy said he would know his limits, but pshaw, he revealed his true nature as soon as we started fighting."

The man in black robes cursed as he ran.

Although he had moved far away from the vicinity of the two combatants, the aftershocks of the explosion still caught up with him.

He pulled two daggers from his pocket and held them in front of him, trying to block the aftershocks.

But things didn't go as planned. This was clearly too difficult for him as an assassin, and he was thrown several meters by the aftershock.

It took a long time for the thick smoke to slowly dissipate.

The man in black robes slowly got up from the ground. He immediately touched his face and found that the mask had indeed been destroyed.

He quickly took out a new mask from his spatial ring and put it on.

After completing all this, he headed back towards the center of the wilderness.

He spotted Lu Xuan at a glance.

At this moment, Lu Xuan was lying motionless on the ground.

The figure behind them had already disappeared.

Upon seeing this, the man in black immediately stepped forward.

Only after getting closer did he feel relieved.

Lu Xuan was lying on the ground, breathing heavily. It seemed that he had only used up all his magical power and his body was not injured.

Only after confirming that Lu Xuan was safe did the man in black walk towards the old man.

The old man's condition was clearly better than Lu Xuan's.

He was leaning on his staff, sitting on the same wooden stool from the beginning.

No, with such a big collision just now, how did this stool survive?

The man in the black robe couldn't help but complain inwardly.

This old fellow actually had the strength to protect this stool as well; it seems these old folks are no pushovers.

Seeing the man in black robes approach, the old man nodded in satisfaction: "It seems that what Karl said was true. This kid is indeed quite good. I didn't expect White, as a warrior, to have such discerning eyes."

Seeing the old man's calm and composed demeanor, the black-robed man's anger flared up again.

"This is completely different from what you said at the beginning, okay? You told us that you were just testing the waters."

"Yeah, that's what I told Karl—to test this kid's strength. Is there anything wrong with that?"

The old man spoke in a matter-of-fact tone, as if he hadn't noticed the anger in the black-robed man's voice at all.

"Is this a test? What kind of good person would use a forbidden spell to test someone?"

The anger in the man in black robes intensified.

“If Karl wasn’t lying to me, this kid should be able to withstand this forbidden spell. If he can’t, it just means you lied to me, and as the price for deceiving me, I don’t think it’s wrong for me to take his life.”

The old man's tone remained calm.

Seeing that the old man was still the same, the man in black knew that it would be useless to continue to pester him.

Just as he turned around to leave with Lu Xuan.

The old man's calm voice came from behind.

“Go back and tell Carl that I agree.”

The man in black robes did not respond after hearing this and continued walking towards Lu Xuan.

Lu Xuan lay on the ground.

Looking at the pale blue sky.

He tried to sit up, but found himself completely weak and unable to even lift his arms.

A sense of感慨 (gan3 kai3, mixed feelings) welled up within me. It seemed that there was still quite a gap between myself and the veteran archmages.

The power of the forbidden spell was much greater than he had imagined.

This shows just how outrageous Dean White was, who used to be able to hang these people up and beat them.

Just then, the man in black robes walked over.

"Can you move now?"

Lu Xuan shook his head.

Seeing Lu Xuan's calm expression, the man in black assumed he had suffered a great blow and offered words of comfort.

"Actually, it's normal for you to lose to him, after all, he is..."

Just as the man in black robes finished speaking, Lu Xuan suddenly interrupted him.

"Kahn Mozhill, the last emperor of the Lova Empire, was also known as the strongest archmage of his time. To be honest, that old guy was ridiculously strong. I never expected him to still be alive."

"Oh, I didn't expect you to know that."

"Isn't that obvious? To be able to strike with lightning and possess such power, who else on this continent could it be but him?"

"Since you already know, it seems I don't need to comfort you."

During his conversation with the man in black, Lu Xuan gradually regained some of his strength.

He slowly sat up.

"So you brought me here just so I could fight this old guy?"

The man in black robes waved his hand.

"You can interpret it that way if you want. After all, this is Karl's idea. I don't know much about it either. I only know that the two of them made an agreement today, and that you were called here today is related to their agreement. As for what exactly their agreement is, I don't know."

"Okay, if there's nothing else, can I go now?"

"You can go."

With that, the man in black robes led Lu Xuan away from the space.

Just after the two left, a figure slowly emerged from the shadows not far behind Kahn.

"I never expected that you would be forced to use a forbidden spell by a junior."

At that moment, Kahn pulled out a book from somewhere and started reading.

He answered while looking at the book.

"He's strong."

"Is that chaos magic? It doesn't seem that great, about the same as forbidden spells."

The people behind him continued to ask questions.

"Hahaha!"

Kahn suddenly burst into laughter.

"what do you mean?"

"Your ignorance is laughable. You actually think that forbidden spells are comparable to chaos magic."

The figure behind him seemed to be enraged by Kahn's mockery.

“I saw the whole duel between you two. That kid could barely block your attacks. Doesn’t that mean that the chaos magic you’re so afraid of isn’t just that powerful?”

Kahn shook his head.

"That's why I didn't choose you back then; you trusted your eyes too much and what you saw too much."

These words thoroughly enraged the figure behind him.

"Teacher, even now, do you still think I'm inferior to Karl? He personally destroyed your empire!"

The old man shook his head.

“He’s a lot like me, we just have different ideologies. But you’re different. Your arrogance will ruin you in the end. You should leave. I’ve decided to work with Karl.”

"you…"

Upon hearing the old man's words, the person behind him spoke angrily, as if he wanted to say something, but in the end, he seemed to have nothing to say.