Arcane Academy: The Divine Extraction Legacy

Chapter 1085: Asura vs Chaos

The Asuraʼs Deathly Gaze had activated.

Gyn felt it instantly…

There was a pressure on his mind that made him feel a chill down his spine…

It was not a painful experience, or because he felt fearful of that eye, but because he suddenly realized that it was too silent…

There was no sound of the breeze touching the grass, no engine sound coming from the airship, or even the footsteps he made were so silent!

There was only confusion in his mind!

His casting flow slowed… His thoughts staggered and the spells he cast were cancelled…

Sreas didnʼt need to speak. His gaze alone disrupted the mental barrier required for high-speed casting. It wasnʼt a spell but it was a suppression technique that only Asuras could possess.

It was a trait of the Asura lineage!

Gyn gritted his teeth and forced a Divinity surge through his spine, breaking the effect…

He was caught off guard, but he wasnʼt helpless against it.

He cast a spell again… This time, he used his Chaos Divinity to destroy the Deathly Gazeʼs effect on him. Then, he targeted the area around Sreas!

ʼThis Asura is using a mysterious power… Itʼs difficult to analyze it at this point… I should force him to use more of that.ʼ Gyn thought as the ground beneath Sreas twisted, trying to anchor him in place while draining his energy.

But Sreas didnʼt resist… He was fully aware of how strong his body was. He didnʼt mind the Chaos Force coming right at him…

He even challenged it!

His lower right arm slammed into the ground, sending a wave of Divinity Force outward… The energy flow reversed just like that…

Then, his upper left arm launched a thread of compressed Divinity to disrupt the Chaos Immortalʼs attacks…

Then, Sreas dashed forward to grab Gyn!

”You--!”

Gyn barely raised a barrier before Sreas reached him.

Four arms struck in perfect sequence! Two targeting his shoulders, one aiming for his throat, and the last driving toward his chest.

Bam! Bam!

The barrier cracked, then shattered.

Gyn was thrown back, sliding across the plain.

Ooommph~

He coughed once with blood in his mouth.

Sreas stood where heʼd landed, silently observing Gyn and the rest of the Chaos Immortals watching the battle. He wasnʼt foolish enough to fully trust them to commit to their promise not to interfere.

After all, he believed that these Immortals have no honor whatsoever…

Still, Sreasʼs eyes dimmed again.

The Deathly Gaze had already faded… It used too much of his Divinity after all.

Nonetheless, its effect on Gynʼs body lingered.

”Hu~”

Gyn pushed himself up, panting.

”Youʼre not just strong,” he muttered. ”Youʼre built to dismantle spellcasters like me…”

Sreas didnʼt reply.

He simply raised one hand… and the shadows around him began to shift again.

The duel wasnʼt over.

But the difference in level was becoming impossible to ignore.

***

In the meantime, far above the battlefield, on the deck of the lead airship, the Chaos Immortals watched in silence.

The duel had started as entertainment…

Now, it felt like a miscalculation.

Kentʼs eyes squinted as he observed the exchange below.

Gyn had been thrown back… twice.

His barrier was shattered, and his casting rhythm was easily broken. And Sreas hadnʼt even drawn a weapon…

”Heʼs losing ground,” Arin muttered… ”That Asuraʼs not just fast. Heʼs reading Gynʼs casting flow like a book. So this is how an Asura fights. This is a good lesson.”

”Itʼs not like weʼll encounter another Asura. Based on what I heard… That Sreas is the only Asura here.” Nyssa muttered as her gaze remained locked on the battlefield… Her fingers would even twitch slightly as if preparing a contingency spell.

She was already imagining herself fighting against the Asura…

If she were in Gynʼs position, she may also face some difficulties, but in the end, the Chaos Divinity would still win against the simple method of the Asura.

Neylan, however, scoffed.

”Relax,” he said. ”Gyn hasnʼt even started.”

Kent glanced at him. ”You think heʼs holding back?”

”He is,” Neylan replied. ”Youʼve seen his Forbidden Arts. He hasnʼt touched them. Not one.”

Arin frowned. ”Those spells arenʼt free. They cost him his life force, his soul energy, even his spirit. He canʼt just throw them out casually.”

”He doesnʼt need to,” Neylan said. ”Not yet.”

Kent didnʼt respond immediately. He was calculating. Sreas had already demonstrated suppression techniques, Divinity manipulation, and multi-limb combat techniques. He wasnʼt just strong, he was built to counter Chaos spellcasters.

Still, Neylanʼs point was valid.

Gyn hadnʼt activated any of his Forbidden Immortal Spells.

Not Soul Burn, which could amplify his casting speed at the cost of memory.

Not Spirit Chain, which allowed him to bind an opponentʼs core, sbut risked fracturing his own.

Not Blood Echo, the spell that turned his own injuries into mirrored damage against his enemy.

Kent exhaled sslowly.

”If he uses them,” he said, ”weʼll know the outcome within minutes.”

Arin nodded. ”Or weʼll lose a general.”

Neylan shrugged. ”Thatʼs war.”

Nyssa finally spoke.

”If Gyn activates a Forbidden Spell, weʼll need to monitor the backlash. His aura will destabilize. If it spreads to the airship, weʼll have to isolate him.”

Kent turned back to the battlefield.

Sreas was still standing calmly, his four arms shifting slightly as the shadows around him started merging…

He hadnʼt moved since his last strike. He was waiting.

Gyn, below, was breathing heavily, but his eyes were sharp. He was still capable of continuing the battle.

He hadnʼt given up.

Kent then looked at the city from his elevated position and confirmed that the outer wall had already fallen. If Sreas couldnʼt win anytime soon, the city he was trying to protect would be destroyed…

”Letʼs see what heʼs willing to sacrifice.” Kent muttered as he waited for Gyn to use his Forbidden.

In the meantime, a few kilometers away from the plains where the duel was happening, a figure silently appeared, watching the battle unfold…

This figure looked extremely casual, like a commoner, but since he passed through a tear in space, he was certainly not normal…

”Ho~ An Asura fighting a Chaos Immortal. This looks fun…” Xan, the Void Immortal, muttered in excitement.