Another World: The Failed Magician

With another impact from the monsters, the light barrier exploded with a deafening roar, and a gash as tall as two people appeared on it.

The humanoid monsters began to swarm in like locusts through the crack in the light barrier.

Just as they stepped into the light barrier, a crimson sword light flashed past, instantly slicing the monsters in half at the waist.

Then, a flash of fire engulfed the monsters' corpses, incinerating them completely. The black mist clinging to the monsters, now without its vessel, emitted a mournful wail, much like a human's, before vanishing into thin air.

But this did not affect the monsters' offensive; instead, they charged towards Zhang Yu even more frantically.

Seeing the monsters surging towards him like a tidal wave, Zhang Yu didn't retreat but advanced. He let out a loud shout, and the flames clinging to his sword instantly expanded to his entire body, forming an armor made entirely of fire.

The sword in Zhang Yu's hand continuously emitted a dazzling sword light, cutting down the monsters in front of him in large numbers.

Several monsters, having dodged the sword light, pounced on Zhang Yu. Just as one monster reached out to touch Zhang Yu's armor, its hand was instantly incinerated by flames, and the black mist clinging to it dissipated into the air.

Upon seeing this, the monster let out a loud cry and actually retreated repeatedly. This was the first time these monsters had shown any fear.

Seeing this, Zhang Yu fought with even greater ferocity, his sword relentlessly reaping the lives of the monsters. About half of the monsters had already perished under Zhang Yu's blade.

The other monsters dared not step into the light barrier for a moment, and only dared to let out low growls at Zhang Yu from outside the barrier.

Zhang Yu glanced at the remaining half of the monsters outside the light screen, as well as the giant monster that hadn't yet moved. He knew clearly that he couldn't maintain this state for long.

So Zhang Yu made a bold and risky decision. He raised his longsword, and at the same time, his fiery armor burst forth with even more intense flames. He stepped out of the light barrier and charged towards the monsters.

The humanoid monsters surrounded him, but none of them dared to approach.

Zhang Yu reaped the lives of these monsters at lightning speed.

Just then, the giant monster finally moved, swinging its dark arm down at Zhang Yu.

Faced with the attack of this monster that was over ten meters tall, Zhang Yu was like an ant, weak and helpless.

Just then, all the remaining monsters around him rushed over as if they were not afraid of death, surrounding Zhang Yu completely and giving him no chance to dodge the giant monster's attack.

Just as Zhang Yu was feeling desperate, suddenly, eight azure magic circles lit up in the distance.

Eight chains made of water element rushed towards the enormous monster at great speed and tightly bound it.

The monster roared as it tried to break free of the chains, causing the eight enormous water elemental chains to rattle and clang as it pulled them.

Just then, a voice came from afar: "Zhang Yu! Now is the time to seize this opportunity."

Upon hearing this voice, Zhang Yu instantly understood what the other side meant. He roared and concentrated all his strength into his sword, swinging it at the monsters around him.

The crimson sword light transformed into a ferocious fire dragon in the air, completely engulfing the monsters surrounding Zhang Yu.

The black mist that enveloped the monster emitted mournful cries after the monster was burned to ashes, and then dissipated into the air.

After doing all this, Zhang Yu collapsed to the ground, and the armor made of flames vanished instantly.

At this moment, a figure appeared beside Zhang Yu.

Zhang Yu saw the person who had arrived and said with a smile, "I knew you would come."

"You don't even need to tell me. If I had arrived a moment later, Chairman Zhang, you would have been in real trouble," Lu Xuan jokingly replied.

As Lu Xuan spoke, he led Zhang Yu back into the light barrier. Although the light barrier was now shattered and had a huge tear in it, it had not yet collapsed.

Lu Xuan led Zhang Yu back to the Qingxin Sword Sect, gently leaning him against the wall. He then took out a small crystal bottle from his spatial ring and handed it to Zhang Yu.

After taking the crystal bottle, Zhang Yu drank the contents in one gulp without asking a single question.

"Seriously, shouldn't we be taking this good stuff for granted?"

"But you drank it all without even asking me."

"That's because I was afraid you'd regret it and take this good thing back."

"Do you feel better?"

"He won't die for now."

Zhang Yu cautiously shifted his body, watching the figure gradually walk towards the main entrance, and asked, "Are you confident?"

"Do your best to obey fate."

"Hahaha! What a great saying, 'Do your best and leave the rest to fate.'" After saying this, Zhang Yu couldn't help but cough twice.

Lu Xuan stepped out of the Qingxin Sword Sect's gate and slowly walked to the light screen.

The monster, which was currently bound by eight chains, struggled even more violently after seeing Lu Xuan. It roared and pulled hard on the chains binding it.

The eight azure magic arrays in the distance began to emit increasingly erratic light. Even the eight chains began to show minute cracks.

Lu Xuan stood still, quietly watching the scene before him, as if waiting for something.

The enormous monster raised its arms high and swung them forcefully, shattering eight azure chains instantly. The magic circle in the distance also exploded at that moment.

Then, the monster let out a deafening roar at Lu Xuan.

With the monster's roar, the precarious light barrier finally shattered, turning into specks of light that dissipated into the air.

Lu Xuan continued to calmly observe the scene before him.

The monster seemed enraged by his calm demeanor. It dragged its massive body, walking step by step toward Lu Xuan. Each step left a huge footprint on the ground.

The monster walked up to Lu Xuan, raised its fists, and slammed them down. It was determined to tear this arrogant ant to shreds.

However, at that moment, a loud "bang!" rang out, and a beam of light streaked across the sky, piercing the monster's skull.

The enormous body quickly fell backward, crashing heavily to the ground and kicking up thick smoke.

The moment the enormous monster collapsed, the black mist enveloping it dissipated instantly. However, unlike the previous black mist, this mist didn't vanish into thin air; instead, it coalesced in mid-air and flew towards the massive crater, merging back into the black mist there.

The enormous black monster, which resembled a human, also revealed its true form.

It was a monster made up of piled-up corpses, including humans, elves, animals, orcs, and some corpses whose original appearances were no longer recognizable.

After the black mist dissipated, a huge number of corpses were scattered on the ground.

These corpses all shared the same characteristic: they were all just withered shells. Without a doubt, they were left behind after the demonic seed had absorbed everything.

Lu Xuan even found the two elves who had attacked him earlier among the corpses.

Looking at the hellish scene before him, Lu Xuan almost broke the calming spell he had cast on himself beforehand. In addition to the physical discomfort, Lu Xuan could feel a sense of desolation and anger swirling in his heart.

After the black mist returned to the vicinity of the deep pit, it, which had stopped moving, began to twist and turn again, spreading towards Lu Xuan.

Looking at the black mist closing in on him, Lu Xuan mocked the endless black mist and said, "Li Mingxu! Even now, you only dare to hide in this ugly fog? Is that all the courage you have?"

As if understanding Lu Xuan's words, the black mist slowly stopped, but only for a moment before continuing to spread forward.

"Hmph!" Lu Xuan snorted coldly and snapped his fingers.

The instant the fingers snapped, specks of blue light appeared around the Qingxin Sword Sect. If you zoomed in, you would see that these specks of blue light were actually arrays of magic formations.

Then, these blue lights actually connected one after another. Instantly, the blue light enveloped the entire Qingxin Sword Sect.

Then, the water elements in the air began to stir violently, and the sky began to darken with clouds. As the first raindrop fell, a torrential downpour began.

Countless raindrops washed away the black mist, which, as if it had a life of its own, began to deliberately avoid the rain. But how could it possibly escape the torrential downpour?

As the raindrops continued to wash over it, the black fog that had been expanding forward began to slowly shrink. Finally, the once-powerful fog completely dissipated, leaving only a white figure standing in place.

Lu Xuan peered through the heavy rain at the figure and said mockingly, "Looks like Chairman Zhang hurt you quite a bit. This forced you out of your shell. I thought you'd hide in your turtle shell forever! Looks like the power you dream of is nothing special after all!"

Li Mingxu stood still, radiating the aura of a Martial King.

Li Mingxu glared fiercely at Lu Xuan, his overwhelming killing intent instantly locking onto Lu Xuan.

While enduring the oppressive aura, Lu Xuan cursed, "You damn thing, you're really scary! You almost made me kneel down!"

No sooner had he finished speaking than a white figure suddenly appeared in front of Lu Xuan. Li Mingxu raised his long sword high, clearly intending to cleave Lu Xuan in two.

A loud "bang!" came from afar as a specially made bullet flew rapidly toward Li Mingxu's head.

A martial artist's instincts told Li Mingxu that he sensed the approach of death. He reacted quickly, changing the direction of his longsword, which he had intended to strike at Lu Xuan, and directing it towards the bullet.

The two collided head-on, and the power of the bullet exceeded Li Mingxu's expectations. Although the bullet was deflected from its original direction, it still hit his arm directly.

The bullet pierced through Li Mingxu's Martial King-level body in an instant, and blood gushed out from Li Mingxu's arm.

Just then, Lu Xuan threw out a scroll from his hand, which instantly formed a magic array that enveloped Lu Xuan and Li Mingxu.

After a ripple of spatial magic, both of them vanished from their original spot.

In the distance, an old man dressed in denim slowly stood up, holding a dark black musket with silver patterns in his hand, the muzzle still emitting thick smoke.

The old man reached out his other hand, took out a cigarette from his spatial ring, lit it, and walked away into the distance.

The old man glanced at the somewhat lonely Qingxin Sword Sect members standing in the rain and muttered to himself, "Kids, this is all I can do. The rest is up to you."

After saying that, the old man disappeared from the spot.

……

At this moment, Zhao Qingmei and the Grand Elder of Qingxin Sword Sect were standing on the roof, intently watching the open space below where the disciples usually practiced their skills.

Elder Lin Yu looked at Zhao Qingmei with a complicated expression in his eyes and said, "To be honest, until today, I didn't really approve of you."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Qingmei coldly replied, "Hmm. I know that none of you elders think highly of me. If it weren't for the accident that happened to Senior Sister, I wouldn't be the sect leader."

"There's nothing we can do about it. Who told you to be so unreliable before? Of my three disciples, only Xuan Yin seems somewhat reliable."

"What's the point of the Grand Elder saying these things now?" Zhao Qingmei said in an unfriendly tone.

"Well, how should I put it? I just never expected that you, who always loved to play tricks, would make such a choice at this time. To be honest, I was quite surprised. I thought that in the end, only this old man like me would be willing to stay in the Qingxin Sword Sect," the Grand Elder sighed.

"It was an old man who misjudged you! I think it's quite good that you're the sect leader."

As soon as he finished speaking, a surge of spatial magic suddenly rose from the ground.

Lu Xuan and Li Mingxu appeared out of thin air in this open space.

In that instant, dozens of figures surrounded Li Mingxu.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Lu Xuan distanced himself from Li Mingxu and retreated to the side.

Zhao Qingmei, who was in the lead, didn't say a word. She simply raised her long sword and pointed it directly at Li Mingxu.

The others also raised their longswords.

A sword formation appeared beneath the feet of everyone, including Li Mingxu.

Outside the sword formation, Lu Xuan took a deep breath, then spat out a mouthful of foul blood. He then took out a pill from his spatial ring, swallowed it, and sat down to meditate. Lu Xuan examined his body; his injuries were more severe than he had imagined. He could only say that he truly lived up to his reputation as a Martial King-level expert.

Lu Xuan, as a high-level mage, faced a Martial King-level expert head-on; it was already a miracle that he survived.

At this moment, Zhang Yu limped over and said, "I didn't expect you to actually succeed."

Lu Xuan replied with a smile, "Of course! You don't even know who made the move."

"Hahaha"

"Hahaha"

Upon hearing Lu Xuan's words, both of them couldn't help but laugh.