Transcending the Magic Era: The Supreme Female Archmage

Seeing the Poisonous Scorpion fall to the ground not far away, Puyang Minghui's eyes flashed with excitement. He gestured to the others, asking if they should take the opportunity to finish it off. Those were two priceless level 5 magic rune crystal cores, which could fetch at least 30 gold coins at an auction.

After a tense and exciting exchange of glances, everyone reached a consensus: the money was already in their hands, it would be impolite not to take it. He decisively retrieved his staff from his mental space and cautiously approached the Poisonous Scorpion.

However, just as they were about to approach, the venomous scorpion, which had been lying on the ground, suddenly sprang to its feet and launched a fierce attack. It turned out it had already sensed their presence and had deliberately feigned death to lure them in. This cunning venomous scorpion was indeed not to be underestimated.

The group quickly dodged, activating the Flying Feather Formation to increase their movement speed.

"Little Fish, you and I will attack it from both sides. Xingyao, come with me. Brother and Minghui, follow Little Fish!" Chu Qiuchi shouted as he ran towards the back of the Poisonous Scorpion. Upon hearing the command, Ji Moyu, Chu Yichen, and Puyang Minghui also rushed towards its front.

With the two forces separated, the Poisonous Scorpion was immediately caught in a dilemma, hesitating and unsure which side to attack first. This brief hesitation gave Ji Moyu a precious opportunity. He quickly unleashed his third skill—Mystic Ice Poison Blade—a giant black blade that pierced towards the Poisonous Scorpion like lightning, striking its hard shell but leaving only a shallow mark.

The defensive power of a level 5 Poisonous Scorpion is truly astonishing. However, Ji Moyu's skill also has a deadly poison effect, causing the Poisonous Scorpion to lose 5% of its mana per second upon being hit.

However, the Poisonous Scorpion remained calm. Suddenly, a white halo appeared around its body—a mana recovery skill, seemingly negating the additional effects of Ji Moyu's skill. No wonder the Poisonous Scorpion still had mana; it possessed such a skill. Could it be a mutated magical beast? But I've never heard of magical beasts mutating their bloodlines!

Seeing this, Chu Yichen shouted, "I'll break its defenses first, then you all come at me together!"

No sooner had he finished speaking than he unleashed his second skill—Rock Shatter. Wielding his staff, magical energy instantly condensed into four massive rocks, which hurtled towards the Poisonous Scorpion. A flurry of actions, but the actual damage dealt was a mere 4%.

"Dude, your aim is off!"

"It predicted what I predicted, so it's not my fault!"

The four meteorites were nimbly dodged by the Poisonous Scorpion, which seemed enraged, its massive tail lashing out at the group. Damn it, no sportsmanship here! Switching to physical attacks instead of magic! Infuriating! Like the Green Spider from before, their short legs were their downfall; they were all sent flying by the tail's whip. Level 5 magical beasts are indeed difficult to deal with; even injured, they remain incredibly powerful.

Nalan Xingyao leaped up nimbly, swiftly unleashing her fourth skill—Group Evasion. The moment the skill was released, everyone felt as if they were walking on air, their movement speed instantly increasing tenfold. The Poisonous Scorpion was surrounded by afterimages, making it difficult for it to catch its target for a moment.

Puyang Minghui seized the opportunity and unleashed her third skill—Leaf Blade Storm. Magical energy rapidly condensed into five tiny leaves, which shot towards the Poisonous Scorpion. Finally, one of the leaves accurately struck its tail, and the Poisonous Scorpion's mana regeneration skill effect was visibly fading.

Well done! Although Puyang Minghui's third skill doesn't deal much damage, it can disable healing skills. In short, it prevents healing and also causes the user to lose 1% of their mana per second.

As the Poisonous Scorpion sensed the rapid loss of its magic power, its attacks became even more frenzied, as if it was eager to kill them all before its magic power was exhausted.

"Alright, alright, since everyone's starting to play like this, what are we waiting for?" Chu Qiuchi immediately unleashed her third skill—Fire Dragon Entanglement. Twenty fire dragons roared towards the Poisonous Scorpion, impossible to dodge. Not dodging was worse; dodging only resulted in being hit by even more fire dragons. Coincidentally, this skill also had an additional effect: a 1% mana drain per second.

Seeing this, Ji Moyu showed no mercy and unleashed his second skill—Netherworld Chains. The moment the large black chains formed by the skill locked the Poisonous Scorpion, Chu Qiuchi silently mourned for it. This was yet another skill that could both inflict damage and cause it to lose 1% of its mana per second.

The Poisonous Scorpion was enraged, utterly enraged, but only for a moment. Faced with the combined magic drain effects of so many skills, the poor Poisonous Scorpion had exhausted all its magic. The once bright white aura around it had dimmed, and its defeat was so humiliating that its beastly life had taken a severe blow. This was a problem that could have been solved with a purification skill, but unfortunately, it didn't have one!

"Keep going, bro! Break its defenses! Kill it!"

"Got it!"

After the skill cooldown ended, Chu Yichen unleashed his second skill—Rock Shatter—once again, targeting the Poisonous Scorpion that was still struggling and charging around. This time, he finally hit its mark accurately. At the moment the skill struck, Chu Qiuchi silently wished the Poisonous Scorpion its demise, as this skill could reduce its defense by 50%.

Immediately afterwards, Chu Qiuchi unleashed her fourth skill—Golden Holy Light. A faint golden halo enveloped her, making her appear like a celestial goddess who had mistakenly descended to the mortal realm. With this skill's enhancement, her speed, attack power, defense, and hit rate all tripled. Furthermore, this skill's greatest advantage was immunity to all control skills during its effect, allowing her to use it even while under control.

"Come on, brother, let's combine East and West... no, I misspoke, let's combine water and fire!"

"understand!"

Chu Qiuchi and Chu Yichen unleashed their skills simultaneously. Chu Qiuchi used his first skill, Endless Fireball, while Chu Yichen used his fourth skill, Water Arrow Wave.

The two skills converged and merged in the air, forming a brand-new attack mode. Twenty arrows, engulfed in flames but with bodies made of water, rushed towards the Poisonous Scorpion in the arena.

This is the unique feature of Chu Yichen's fourth skill: it can be fused with fire magic skills, increasing attack power by 40% and defense penetration by 20%.

The explosion triggered by the skill completely engulfed the Poison Scorpion's figure.

Ji Moyu followed closely behind, first unleashing his fourth skill—Absolute Control. This skill simultaneously increased his speed, accuracy, and attack power fivefold, and also provided a 50% defense penetration effect. Immediately afterward, he unleashed his first skill—Netherworld Blood Spike. Upon hitting its target, the arena trembled once more.

It turned out that the Poisonous Scorpion finally couldn't hold on any longer and collapsed to the ground, raising a cloud of dust in the air. That it survived? A level five magical beast! That's terrifying! Luckily, they arrived while it was heavily injured; otherwise, they would have been the ones getting utterly thrashed!

"Little fish, come again, let's see if it dies!"

Chu Qiuchi shouted, "Explode!" and activated her awakened skill—Raging Sniper. Six precise, locked-on attacks arrived as expected, converging into a powerful force that fiercely struck the Poisonous Scorpion's body. However, it was still alive!

Ji Moyu's awakened skill—Gale Dash—followed closely behind, and the resulting sharp wind blades pierced the Poisonous Scorpion's body. Finally, the Poisonous Scorpion's body began to dissipate, and a black crystal core rolled to the ground as it vanished.

Nalan Xingyao quickly stepped forward and picked up the crystal core along with another one. The others gathered around Nalan Xingyao, excitedly examining the two level-five magic-patterned crystal cores. Chu Qiuchi sighed inwardly: "Fortune truly favors the bold; the ancients were right!"