How can you become stronger if you don't build up bonds?

Lillian was the first to discover that Quiron was trying to escape.

"Sister Luya, he's going to be chased away by Brother Alec!"

Several tear tracks remained on Lillian's face.

She was only a six-year-old child, and what Kuilong had done earlier had made her cry.

"We can't let him escape! Lillian will make him pay for his crimes in blood!"

To Luya's astonishment, Lillian summoned a giant wind eagle.

The giant wind eagle whipped up a gust of air, blowing Lillian onto its back.

"I'm going to help Brother Alec!"

After saying that, she urged the giant wind eagle to fly eastward.

"Giant Wind Eagle...that's...Princess Lillian?!"

Doss had excellent eyesight and immediately recognized Lillian standing on the back of the giant wind eagle that was gliding at low altitude.

When Zoreni brought Luya and the unconscious Lan Zhu earlier, Dos had already guessed Lin Wei and Lillian's true identities.

"Your Highness, it's dangerous here, don't come any closer!"

Yare rushed to meet him, his voice filled with urgency.

"Brother Alec, don't let him escape—!"

Lillian pointed in the direction where Quillon was.

Kui Long heard everything that was happening here.

Little girl, Your Highness?

Without hesitation, the green-robed Kui Long unleashed a barrage of wind blades towards Lillian's direction, and then he, along with the red-robed and blue-robed figures, sped off westward.

As long as Lin Wei is still in control, everything can be turned around!

"Your Highness, be careful!"

Without any defensive means of spellcasters, Are could only leap into the air with all his might and use his body to shield Lillian from the faintly perceived magical attack.

However, an incredible scene unfolded: the wind blades launched by Quiron perfectly missed Lillian and the giant wind eagle, hitting the empty ground instead.

This scene brought back many fragments of memories for Alec.

Back when he was fleeing with his sister Phoebe on his back, the spells the lich cast were all like this, missing every single one of their attacks.

Could it be that……

Arre jumped onto the giant wind eagle, completely protecting Lillian's small body.

Lillian quickly moved closer, placed her hands on Are's armor, and desperately transferred her luck power to him.

"Brother Alec, don't let him escape..."

When she looked up again, Lillian's face was already streaked with tears.

At this moment, Ale experienced another memory flashback.

"Brother, don't die, Phoebe won't let you die..."

An unprecedented power and fighting spirit awakened within Ale.

Ares slowly crouched down, kneeling on one knee before Lillian:

"Are, I obey!"

Arre ordered the Great Wind Eagle Justice to bring all the standard spears.

He used the magic-breaking spear left behind by Toronto Coro to force Quiron to use his most crucial life-saving technique.

Next, he will use Fugan Coro's spear to completely seal Quiron's life!

……

"How dare you lay a hand on my people?!"

By constantly observing the status bars of his subordinates, Lin Wei finally came to this conclusion.

"So what if it is?" the white-robed Kui Long in front of him retorted disdainfully.

Upon hearing this, Lin Wei's right hand clenched instantly.

No, it's not the right time yet.

The more deserving of Kui Long's death, the more he should endure it.

Lin Wei took a deep breath and forcibly suppressed his inner rage.

In reality, Kui Long in white robes wasn't as confident as he appeared on the surface.

Even excluding the time Lin Wei spent delaying, he still launched a one-sided attack on Lin Wei for half an hour.

However, his full invisibility shield showed no signs of running out.

What exactly happened?

How could a protector's shield be so strong?

Isn't the profession of protector focused on bestowing benefits upon others?

Just then, the white-robed Kui Long suddenly tensed up.

"How does it feel to have your head chained? Let's see how many times you can dodge it!"

By observing the fluctuation of attack power on Yare's panel, Lin Wei deduced that he was constantly "switching weapons".

Since Kuilong's various clones were communicating with each other and all of them showed signs of losing their composure, it must mean that Are had succeeded again.

Lin Wei had always admired Yare's fighting style. Although he was a bit stubborn in his daily life, once he entered battle, his wisdom and courage could always break the enemy's defenses and make them tremble with fear.

Huh? Why did Lillian's mana suddenly drop by more than half? Did she use some kind of spell?

Not only Lillian, but Doss's attack power had also changed previously, clearly indicating that she was supplying weapons to Are.

Ten seconds later, Lin Wei saw the largest increase in the Yare value since the panel query function was introduced.

10 times.

Is this still 10 times the power of all attributes? Is this the limit for a Holy Judgment Warrior?

The number of lucky star buffs on him also increased from one to two.

Lillian has also reached the realm of "Lucky Blessing".

Then, it seemed that Zoreni activated a skill similar to sacrifice and buff, reducing her own attributes to extremely low levels, while Are received an equivalent attribute boost.

If Lin Wei remembered correctly, this kind of divine magic should only be used between holy couples who are blessed by the Supreme Goddess.

Ale was not a priest, and he certainly did not have the approval or blessing of a goddess.

In other words, Zoreni forced herself to use it and succeeded.

Zoreni could already gain the Faith bonus of "Holy Judgment Warrior" by amplifying Are, and under the effect of the Sacrifice Divine Art, these Faith bonuses were also transferred to Are in equal proportion.

This is practically a closed-loop mechanism, like "stepping on your own foot to reach the sky!"

Yare's current stats have reached a level that Lin Wei can hardly understand.

He's the real numerical monster!

"Kuilong, you seem a bit dead."

And that was indeed the case; Are used only four spears to accurately kill the owl mount that was carrying Quiron away at high speed.

The three Kui Longs did not fail to provide protection; rather, they were simply unable to do so.

Each of his spears seemed to have eyes, precisely blocking the owl's flight path.

The protective shields made of the three elements of air, water, and fire are completely unsuitable for resisting physical damage. When faced with an ordinary spear whose power has increased several times, the three shields are pierced at a speed that is not much slower than three sheets of paper.

Quiron could only use highly condensed elemental spells to destroy these spears.

Before Are's knight's lance was used, Quiron's three clones dared not devote too much attention to these ordinary spears.

Their choice was for each of them to stop one.

The three Kui Long were not unaware of the fourth spear that was attacking from behind.

Unfortunately, their vigilance was ineffective.

Because this is Fugan Korro's magic-dispelling spear, it cannot be blocked or destroyed; one can only dodge it.

Kui Long's clones can dodge, but the human-faced owl cannot.

Thus, the three Quilon lost their only mount.

Without the means to fly at high speed, Kuilong's own flight speed is no different from that of the Giant Wind Eagle.

The three clones—one representing air, one representing water, and one representing fire—have reached the end of their road.

What awaited them was only Aray's endless spears.

……

"Aren't you going to send out this clone too? If you keep dawdling, the others will be crushed one by one by Ale."

Your last resort isn't to take me hostage, is it?

Fun fact: The last person who used me as a hostage to try and escape to Reno is now locked up in a death row cell in Fengdu; he only has two days to live.

At this moment, Lin Wei's smile was incredibly bright.

His men did not disappoint him; they were gradually driving Kui Long into the grave he had dug for him.

If we don't show our true colors now, when will we?

"Hey, feed me? Can you still talk?"

Is there a possibility that I can only be considered your hostage if you can break through my shield?

"In this situation, I'm the one who's forcibly keeping you here; you're the one in a weaker position, aren't you?"

As soon as Lin Wei uttered those words, the white-robed Kui Long's expression suddenly turned extremely ugly.

He immediately realized what was happening.

"If you can still turn into a burrowing rat like before, then you can still escape now, and I can't stop you."

But I guess you probably can't, right?

Surrender now, and I might even give you a grave and a monument. But if you drag this out for a few more minutes, you won't even have the right to leave a trace.

You've painstakingly cultivated for decades to finally become a great mage, only to find that practically no one even knows you exist. Can you accept that?

Lin Wei was going all out at this moment, and every word he said hit Kui Long's defenses hard.

Finally, Kui Long couldn't take it anymore.

"Shut up!"

In an instant, a powerful elemental storm erupted around Lin Wei, and spells of the four elements, under Kui Long's control, continuously attacked Lin Wei.

Under such an offensive, Lin Wei's cloak, which had extremely high magic resistance, finally began to show large-scale damage, and Lin Wei's fair skin was gradually exposed.

Kui Long's clone... was it really that strong?

The attacks he launched did not seem to be composed of single-element spells, but rather possessed considerable synergistic capabilities.

Could it be that he actually possesses a certain level of perfect talent in all four elements, and didn't completely go down the wrong path?

Furthermore, Lin Wei discovered that although Kui Long's defenses were breached, he hadn't actually reached the point of a desperate, frenzied struggle.

He probably still has some escape methods up his sleeve. The only way to break through his defenses might be that the cost of escaping is too high and he can't take the Orchid Spider with him.

If that's the case, Lin Wei will have to re-evaluate his original plan.

Seeing that he was about to be seen naked by Tina, who was hiding, Lin Wei spoke again:

"Kuilong, haven't you noticed something?"

The white-robed Kui Long did not react and continued to tear at Lin Wei's clothes.

"Just so you know, you're having an exceptionally unlucky day."

Kui Long, dressed in white, twitched at the corner of his eye.

"The earth elemental soul fragments that are best suited for defense and retreat are destroyed first, the knight's attacks always go straight for your weaknesses, and the four elemental upgrades that you expected to be very smooth are also full of unexpected problems. You don't think these are all coincidences, do you?"

Whether you admit it or not, your soul has been permanently eroded by misfortune, and you are completely unaware of it.

Are you really going to kill me? There's absolutely no other protector as powerful as me in this era.

"Given the right price, the Protector can become omniscient and omnipotent. Don't you really want to leave yourself a way out?"

Lin Wei tried his best to appear as if he had underestimated the combat power of the white-robed Kui Long, his words filled with a hidden desire to survive.

"Hmph, too late—"

I told you, you will die today!

Kui Long in white robes was not fooled at all.

But before he could finish speaking, his expression changed, and the next second, the red-robed Kui Long suddenly appeared in front of Lin Wei.

Instant teleportation?

Lin Wei's eyes narrowed.

The red-robed Kui Long looked completely panicked; his face was pale, and his pupils were filled with fear.

"I can't hold on any longer! That Aery isn't human at all!"

He then looked at Lin Wei: "It's his protection—! As long as he doesn't die, we have absolutely no way to deal with Yare!"

Four or five seconds later, Kui Long in green and blue robes also teleported over.

Their situation was almost identical to that of the red-robed Kui Long; facing those three demon-slaying weapons that aimed directly at the soul crystal, they would die there if they didn't teleport.

"Oh, everyone's here? So, should we focus fire on me or split up and escape?"

Kui Long, dressed in white robes, nodded to the other three, and their bodies vanished instantly, leaving only three soul crystals.

After absorbing the three crystals into his body, the pressure and aura emanating from the white-robed Kui Long surged once again.

"Kuilong, you really have bad luck."

Seeing that all the Kui Dragons had merged into one, Lin Wei's ring on his right hand flickered slightly, and a magic storage crystal ball was quietly held in his hand.

"It's no use saying anything now; I don't want your soul anymore."

Kui Long slowly stepped forward and placed his right hand on Lin Wei's forehead.

"No matter how mysterious your armor is, this attack will definitely kill you."

Kui Long silently chanted an incantation, and a chilling wave appeared around Lin Wei and Kui Long.

"Linwei Kreddy, although I despise you from the bottom of my heart, I have to admit that you and your men are the strongest enemies I have ever encountered in my life."

Therefore, you are entitled to hear what I am about to say.

You're right, I can't fully merge my soul, but my mentor had already foreseen this.

He showed me the way and told me that the Doomlands south of Wallis, in this place called Scar, held the key elements that would help me advance.

No matter how much I pressed him for an answer, he refused to say another word, simply telling me to let things take their course and accept the arrangements of fate.

Later, I was called here by Lan Zhu. My job was simple; I just needed to help her dig some tunnels.

The environment here is not suitable for cultivation. I stayed here for three months, but I made almost no progress in my mastery of the earth element.

This made me feel anxious and uneasy. I subconsciously felt that my mentor's prediction was wrong. If I continued to stay in this barren land, my understanding of the earth element would not reach a perfect level even after five years.

But your appearance changed things.

Kui Long gently waved his free left hand towards Lin Wei, and a small bottle flew out from Lin Wei's body.

Those were bottles containing doom crystals and fragments of soul crystals.

But at this moment, there was no longer any grayish-black powder in the bottle; all the doom crystals had been absorbed by the crystal shards.

"Trying to taint my soul with bad luck using some powder that can be absorbed by crystals? Ridiculous."

Kui Long casually smashed the bottle wall and absorbed the soul crystal fragments inside back into his body.

You have no idea how lucky I am—

If my physical body hadn't been destroyed by your subordinates, I might never have reached that level of understanding.

The perfection of the four elements requires "choosing one as the foundation, prioritizing the other three before moving on to the next one." The key to achieving perfection lies in choosing the right foundation.

As for the physical body, it needs to be abandoned in the most extreme way.

By now you should understand, you've made the decision for me, saving me a lot of thinking and deliberation, and helping me avoid all the risks.

Because I had no other choice, my approach to advancement was incredibly pure and clear.

Without you, I don't know how long I would have been stuck here.

And just now, you helped me again.

Kuilong revealed a very amused expression:

"If there hadn't been enough external pressure, why would those three have obediently returned to my body?"

Kui Long chuckled as he stared intently at Lin Wei, trying to catch some feedback on Lin Wei's face that would further please him.

But to his surprise, Lin Wei's "pleasure" came even faster than his.

"You mean, those three can't get out no matter what, right?"

"Good, very good, fucking good!!"

At this moment, Lin Wei's mouth was almost split open in a wide grin.

"Then I'll try to use your sentence structure to write a paragraph too—"

You have no idea how long I've waited for this moment when your two parts reunite.

If I let any one of them escape, it would be very difficult for me, as His Highness, to explain to the people you have harmed.

Are you ready, Kuilong? What's coming next is going to be super explosive!