Pillar of Yita

But the fourth light pillar missed its target.

The Alchemist probably hadn’t expected this strike to miss; he was obviously taken aback for a moment. But he quickly reacted, realizing it was the Refraction Art—

Fang Hong’s fourth Clockwork Fairy happened to pass through the area covered by Luo Yu’s previously cast Refraction Art.

However, he didn’t allow every Clockwork Fairy to pass through the Refraction Art, clearly aiming to exploit the opponent’s habitual thinking—thus, regardless of whether the opponent sensed it,

it would always miss.

Either the Clockwork Fairy passing through the Refraction Art would miss, or the one not passed would miss.

The Alchemist immediately realized this, furrowed his brow, pointed with his hand, and all the Clockwork Fairies lurking in various places of the hall flew up.

Under his direction, they went to locate Fang Hong’s Clockwork Fairy.

Unfortunately, after flying out of the encirclement, Fang Hong’s Clockwork Fairy no longer stayed in the air. Instead, it quietly landed in the center of a flower bed, silently turning its vision through the branches and leaves in that direction—

Yes, the reason he summoned the Clockwork Fairy wasn’t for some grand plan, but simply to provide a backfield vision.

As Fang Hong turned around, he covered his chest with his hand and summoned Miss Tata.

The opponent was also an Alchemist, and a powerful one at that, likely recognizing Miss Tata’s Fairy Dragon Soul identity. To protect Tata and Nini, he had no choice but to do this.

”Miss Tata.”

Fang Hong whispered.

Miss Fairy had been observing this combat for a while and, understanding what Fang Hong summoned her for, simply nodded quietly.

Thus, Fang Hong raised his hand.

In the remaining three corners of the hall, the spellweavers’ dark eye sockets simultaneously flared with flames.

One spellweaver wasn’t enough.

Then four will do.

The Alchemist was genuinely shocked upon seeing this scene: ”You can really make them move?”

But Fang Hong wasn’t merely able to make these constructs move; with a light movement of his fingertip—the four spellweavers immediately split into two, and then into four.

Each spellweaver split into sixteen phantoms.

Mirroring Technique.

And at the moment the Mirroring Technique was completed, countless spells began to take shape in the hall, although all were low-level spells, but with so many spells hitting his body.

Afraid the Alchemist, no matter how high his level was, couldn’t bear it.

After all, he was merely a craftsman; he couldn’t compare with those truly resistant War Profession Professionals.

The Alchemist’s expression changed, although he knew well that only one-tenth or one-twentieth of these spells were real. He wasn’t a Magician who could reveal Fang Hong with a detection magic.

His only option was to strike first.

The opponent obviously thought the same.

He pointed with his hand, Yinhanz-Four immediately entered an overload state, and countless beams rushed out like sparks filling the sky in every direction—

Of course, the primary target was still Fang Hong.

Unfortunately, Fang Hong wasn’t alone—a place around him was unseen, but an Energy Angel endowed with Refraction Art had always been there.

He placed his hand on it, and the Energy Angel’s blink ability immediately activated, teleporting him and Tata to the courtyard outside.

Simultaneously, the spellweavers also cast their spells.

Countless fire rockets and ice cones swarmed towards the Alchemist—though in the next instant, their bodies were each pierced by light pillars, their eye light dimming, falling to the ground.

Yet the net composed of fire rockets and ice cones had completely covered every angle around the Alchemist.

They passed through the Mercury Shield unimpeded, seemingly about to hit the opponent in the next moment.

But the Alchemist shook his head helplessly, grasped his necklace, and a blue light shield expanded. The fire rockets and ice cones crackled against it, and after a flash of light, the Alchemist remained unscathed.

Although Fang Hong couldn’t see the inside of the silver shield, he noticed the Mercury Orb hadn’t disappeared and secretly thought it ominous.

Now everyone in the Seven Seas Travel Group was under the control of Gravity Technique, and his final strike was declared ineffective, the Invokers outside merely distracted the opponent a bit, without achieving the imagined effect.

At this point, it could be said they were at a dead end.

But the Alchemist clearly didn’t think so.

He released the necklace in his hand, suddenly looked back, and Yinhanz-Four extended a hand towards that direction under his direction.

Amidst the gloom, a green light came shooting, hitting one of Yinhanz-Four’s arms.

The arm of the Magic Guided Construct, that didn’t budge even when cleaved with a sword by the Big Catfolk, in the face of the green light’s hit, seemed to turn into sand, little green lights, disappeared with the wind.

Disintegration Art.

Fang Hong naturally recognized this renowned spell from the undead sequence.

His heart rejoiced, knowing Tang De had finally arrived.

The Alchemist evidently sensed the difficulty of the newcomer; he glanced back at Fang Hong, speaking lightly: ”We’ll meet again, little fellow.”

He paused for a moment and then spoke again: ”It seems, you’re from the military?”

This surprised Fang Hong greatly.

Because he’d always assumed the opponent was a Native.

But Natives rarely use the term ’military’—they either say ’your military’ or ’Stargate Port’, generally speaking, only Invokers would directly say ’military’.

However, if he wasn’t a Native, but an Invoker, Fang Hong was uncertain about the opponent’s age.

Invokers’ synchronization with Starlight rapidly declines after age twenty-seven or eight, almost completely disappearing by age thirty. This Alchemist looks at least forty or older.

Possibly even older.

And for an Invoker to remain unaffected by the decline in synchronization with Starlight after age thirty, there is only one way, which is not to use Glow Material devices.

Like the First Generation Pioneers.

But not using Glow Material means no magic power aptitude. The only path to obtaining the system is to become the master of a Nature Dragon Soul.

Sky Knight.

In other words.

If this person in front of him was indeed an Invoker, it’s highly likely he was a Pioneer—and also the owner of a Nature Dragon Soul, a genuine Sky Knight.

But as soon as Fang Hong realized this, the opponent pressed his hand on Yinhanz-Four, and a silver array appeared below its feet.

As soon as Fang Hong saw the array, he understood the opponent’s intent, couldn’t help but shout: ”Mr. Tang De, stop him!”

Regrettably, the Sorcerer-Ghoul didn’t seem inclined to intercept.

He allowed the Alchemist and Yinhanz-Four to vanish amidst a flash of light.

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