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"Hehe, mages are indeed people who rely on their brains. I never thought that the only critical part of the duel proposal you made earlier was the phrase 'within this hall.'"

"Stop wasting time. Black Knight, do you choose to surrender or back out? Don't even think about winning. Even without using tenth-level magic, with the advantage of distance, we can still defeat you," said the confident "Red Demon" loudly.

Their plan was absolutely right. With the advantage of distance, even the power of an eighth-level magic surpassed the full force of a sword emperor. So, even if Chen Xuanfeng didn't step into the field, he would still be at their mercy, making the outcome quite obvious. Whether the Black Knight surrendered or backed out didn't really matter to them. Up until this point, the two great mages still viewed this conflict as a dispute over human interests. In other words, they still believed that Chen Xuanfeng's goal was to kidnap rather than kill, and they never thought their lives were in danger.

After a moment of thought, Chen Xuanfeng sneered and said, "Let's not talk so much. Let me see if you two can really cast your magic first."

With that, he stepped into the field again.

"Hmph, I'll show you!" The hot-tempered flame grand mage waved his hand, and the floating fire-forbidden curse seal crystal in front of him immediately burst into a red light, launching hundreds of fist-sized incandescent fireballs at Chen Xuanfeng.

Grand mages weren't as ruthless as top martial artists, but they were by no means soft-hearted. Especially this flame mage known as the "Red Demon," who could turn people to ashes at the slightest provocation. He believed that Chen Xuanfeng wouldn't dare harm their lives. However, given the chance, he wouldn't hesitate to eliminate this annoying intruder. He had been holding back due to Chen Xuanfeng's strength, but when Chen Xuanfeng retreated quickly as the field activated, he almost made his move. Now that Chen Xuanfeng had voluntarily entered the field again, he wouldn't show any mercy.

A series of explosions went off around Chen Xuanfeng. This fire spell, called 'Explosive Flame Thunder,' was an eighth-level one, but in the hands of the flame forbidden mage, the number of fireballs increased dozens of times, and the explosion range of each fireball was compressed to within one meter, increasing the destructive power tenfold. This single display was enough to show the strength of this flame grand mage.

Seeing the intruder surrounded by flames, the "Red Demon" Leefard laughed, thinking about how there was no protective aura around Chen Xuanfeng. "Haha, fool, did you really think we were lying to you? Don't forget that forbidden spells are powers beyond the laws of this world. Although this field can suppress all magic and martial powers in the world, as long as we have the forbidden curse seal crystal, we can still summon immense power through the loopholes in the twisted laws... Wait... how... how are you unharmed?"

In his astonished gaze, the flames suddenly dispersed, revealing Chen Xuanfeng's figure completely unscathed.

His outer robe had been completely burned away, revealing a golden flashing battle armor underneath—the Gold Weave Armor. This full-body soft armor was currently emitting a dazzling light, forming a two to three centimeters thick halo around Chen Xuanfeng, pushing all the flames away. Even his uncovered head and hands were completely unharmed.

Pushing the flames aside, Chen Xuanfeng smiled and replied, "What can I say? You have your field to seal martial and magic powers, and your forbidden curse crystal, but I can have my secret power too." As he spoke, he gave a slight nod to Jin Luosha and Li Jia outside the field.

This golden armor was, of course, the one Chen Xuanfeng had bought at the auction in "Golden City." Originally, Jin Luosha intended to use her light magic prowess to transform it into an armor combining light blessings and dark protections. However, during the transformation, she accidentally discovered that this armor, after several modifications, had gained a hint of sentience, which surprised her. This inspired another idea, and she eventually erased the original light and dark powers of the armor, using a rare secret technique to transform it into a "quasi-living" armor.

The so-called "quasi-living" refers to items like the "Tiger Soul Blade," which possess the ability to grow and evolve like living beings. Their creation requires excellent materials, immense power, and a certain level of sentience to continuously grow over time. Although not every "quasi-living" weapon eventually becomes a legendary divine weapon, the evolutionary potential of such treasures is nearly limitless, as seen from the "Tiger Soul." The evolution of the "Tiger Soul" was half due to natural formation and half due to the dwarven divine weapon, the Soul Forge. Jin Luosha's method, however, used the forbidden techniques treasured by the Light Sanctuary. Though its effects were not as good as those of a divine weapon, its controllability was better than the chaotic and violent "Tiger Soul." Due to Jin Luosha's design, it had been attached to Chen Xuanfeng since its creation and had locked its growth direction to Chen Xuanfeng's protective divine skill—the Golden Bell Shield.

According to legend, the 'Golden Bell Shield,' an external martial art, originated from Shaolin's supreme technique, the 'Vajra Indestructible Body.' However, because the 'Vajra Indestructible Body' was extremely difficult to cultivate, it was revised and simplified over time, becoming the 'Golden Bell Shield' known in the martial world. The 'Golden Bell Shield' that Chen Xuanfeng had trained in was further modified by his master Huang Yaoshi, which took it even further from the original version. So even after reincarnation, Chen Xuanfeng, having realized the intricacies, did his best to reconstruct the original form of this supreme art, achieving significant results but still falling short of perfection.

Jin Luosha naturally knew about this as well. Her idea was to combine this epic-level armor with the incomplete protective divine skill to complement each other and enhance together, ultimately reaching the legendary state of being impervious to all methods. This Gold Weave Armor, named 'Dreamnight Dusk,' inspired by the masterpiece 'Dusk of the Battle Chronicle,' turned out better than everyone expected. The golden protective aura it naturally formed provided incredibly strong resistance to both energy and physical attacks, and this type of protection was entirely different from internal energy or martial powers. It also didn't drain Chen Xuanfeng's strength, which naturally thrilled everyone.