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"Huff—" Morova exhaled heavily, a wisp of smoke rising from his back as the wound was sealed by the power of fire. Saint Realm masters, due to the nature of their own power, cannot accept any magical or divine healing, hence they have their own methods to suppress injuries. He slowly raised his hand, the flaming blade of the "Ten Realms Red Lotus Sword" gradually merging with his martial aura attribute, the "Phoenix Flame Spirit Body." A massive golden-red firebird instantly enveloped his entire body, doubling his imposing aura.

Just then, from the passage where Morova had come, a woman's shout suddenly echoed.

"Master, be careful, he can still summon a fire-element super magical beast."

Following that, Ye Ge and Xue Li, the two elf sisters, ran out of the passage. Although they had followed closely behind Morova and Xi Luo, Morova had set up twelve firewalls in the passage, delaying the two elf sisters for a while, and they only managed to rush over now.

Chen Xuanfeng did not pay much attention to the information conveyed by the twins. He was now in a one-on-one with Morova, and his goal was to block the opponent's advance, not necessarily to kill this "Phoenix Flame Knight." The massive form of a super magical beast would only be a burden in such a battle. Even if the opponent had a golden dragon as an ally, it could not pose a significant threat to him. Moreover, Chen Xuanfeng himself had a near-super magical beast level spectral wolf he could summon.

Therefore, he slightly waved his hand, stopping the elf sisters from running over, and said, "You don't need to come over; just guard the passage." Then he turned to Morova and asked, "Your martial aura is quite unique, hmm... this technique seems tailor-made for your martial aura. Did you create it yourself? And your super magical beast, aren't you going to summon it?"

Morova shook his head, "I don't intend to rely on the power of a phantom beast to fight. As for the martial aura... it was a mutation I obtained by chance, not from my own wisdom. However, to fully unleash the power of this martial aura, I did create a few specialized techniques. It seems I'll have to use them all on you today."

Chen Xuanfeng smiled proudly, "Very well, I'm looking forward to your performance."

As Chen Xuanfeng and Morova prepared to clash again, Xi Luo, in the distance, made another discovery.

"Cough... cough cough cough..." The severely injured internal organs caused Xi Luo to cough incessantly after landing. Fortunately, unlike Morova, he could withstand healing divine spells. Being a paladin capable of casting high-level divine spells, he quickly cast two seventh-level "Great Revival Spells" and four fifth-level "Tranquility Spells," stabilizing his injuries. The remaining wounds were no longer a problem under the influence of his light-based martial aura.

As he wobbled, preparing to stand up, he suddenly noticed someone lying not far away.

A severely injured old man, wearing an almost tattered grand mage robe, missing an arm, lay in the ruins nearby, half of his body submerged in stagnant water.

This person was none other than the "Wind Journey Mage" Yudila, whom Chen Xuanfeng had been unable to find.

The luck of the grand mage of the air element, Yudila, was worse than what his pursuer Chen Xuanfeng had imagined.

When he escaped from the Magic Tower, he not only lost an arm but also had his spatial pouch slashed open, causing most of his emergency magic scrolls and items to scatter. Moreover, when the secret passage entrance self-destructed, he broke a leg. If not for his profound magical skills, allowing him to cast a levitation spell amidst the excruciating pain, he would have already collapsed in the passage.

After entering this underground space, he knew he had escaped the enemy's spatial lock. He had considered using spatial teleportation to leave immediately, but the interference waves here affected not only Chen Xuanfeng's side but also him. Although he was a grand mage of the air element and could perform spatial teleportation even under such conditions without a magic array, that was only when he was in good condition. Now, severely injured and exhausted, he lacked the ability. Therefore, he could only use a few minor spells to mask the scent of his blood and then hid invisibly in the ruins.

Until Xi Luo fell from the sky.

Yudila, who had just experienced an assassination attempt, should have been wary of Xi Luo. However, at this moment, he voluntarily dispelled his invisibility, revealing himself to Xi Luo. This was not only because he had used magic to eavesdrop on the conversation between Xi Luo, Morova, and Chen Xuanfeng but also because he recognized the sword on Xi Luo's back—the "Hero's Mark."

Although the "Hero Sword" had only appeared briefly in history, the forbidden spell casters, followers of the Twelve Sages, had never forgotten it. Its design and characteristics were recorded in books for future reference. Therefore, long before Xi Luo himself knew, the forbidden spell casters had already begun to pay attention to this young man. This was also why they had the opportunity to be invited to "Hua Yin Tower," a place of seclusion for forbidden spell casters. Otherwise, if they had followed the original plan of these young men, they would have only met the representatives of the forbidden spell casters.

It was precisely because he had known about this young man for a long time that the grand mage of the air element chose to trust him in this critical situation.

Xi Luo, being intelligent, naturally guessed that the person appearing here could only be the target he had come to find. He quickly said, "Are you the forbidden spell caster? I am Xi Luo, here to rescue you."

"Young 'Holy Grail Knight,' please come closer," the grand mage, weakened from excessive blood loss, said softly.

Xi Luo was startled and asked, "You know me?"

Yudila nodded, "Yes, the inheritor of the 'Hero Sword.' From the moment you destroyed the 'Ice Mark,' all the forbidden spell casters knew about you. In fact, we also know about your quest for the light and dark marks. However, that matter is a taboo of the Holy Light Temple, and we could not proactively reveal it to you."