Chapter 68: Classic Deception

  Lin Li was hit by a magical backlash, and the surging magic of Old Greene momentarily slowed down. The seven out-of-control arcane missiles instantly dissipated into thin air. Old Greene's expression remained calm and composed, his withered arm slightly raised, and a Mind Shield suddenly emerged, protecting him. Under the protection of the Mind Shield, Lin Li's chaotic mind was like a stone thrown into water, causing only a slight ripple on the otherwise calm surface.

  The two cast their spells at an astonishing speed, one quickly and the other smoothly. Lin Li relied solely on his super strong spiritual power, constantly challenging the limits of magical backlash, while Old Greene relied on years of experience, trying to compress the length of the incantation as much as possible. Grian watched from the side, feeling a sense of wonder for who knows how many times already - these two guys, one old and one young, not a single one of them was like a normal human being.

  Under extremely fast casting speed, this battle was a dazzling display of rapid transitions between offense and defense, often taking place in the blink of an eye. The two frequently cast a spell, and before the incantation had even finished, they would already have added various protective measures for themselves.

  Old Glin is after all a legendary magician, although only using the power of a mage, but the legendary level of insight and experience are still there. The choices between responses seem careless, yet often directly point to the crucial points, not to mention that in his long life, he has accumulated a large number of spellcasting skills, in front of which any genius can't help but appear somewhat pale and powerless.

  After a magic feedback failure, Lin Li, who had been struggling for a long time, finally couldn't hold on anymore.

  At the moment when the magic feedback failed, Lin Li knew it was a trap.

  Old Green first used a large amount of low-level magic to suppress, and when Lin Li couldn't even lift his head, he suddenly cast a Flame Storm, which was all too familiar to Lin Li. The power of this 9th level magic was enough to rival that of a Magic Guide, as well as the terrifying incantation.

  Lin Li, who had completely lost the initiative, was faced with this 9th-level magic and had only two choices: one was to be forced out of his elemental shield and then remain in a state without elemental shield protection for about thirty seconds; or take the risk of being deceived again and perform another magical feedback.

  Lin Li chose adventure and then he was deceived...

  This was a classic deception worthy of being included in a magical textbook. The moment the incantation sounded, Old Green had already cut off his magic output, interrupting the spellcasting was a skill that every magician needed to learn, let alone Old Green who was already a legendary powerhouse, for him, interrupting an angry flame storm was no more difficult than eating and drinking.

  At this time, the incantation was still being chanted, but no magic power had been output again.

  Mana feedback can only reflect mana, for a spell that doesn't output any mana, mana feedback is like punching the air, completely useless...

  Except for a small number of low-level magic, such as Wind Blade Ice Cone Slow Flow, most other magic have their own decay time. After using it once, you must wait for the decay time to pass before you can use it again. This process is called spell cycling.

  Everything has its ups and downs, magic is no exception. Once a spell is used, it will inevitably enter a state of decline, waiting for the next cycle. This is an unchanging law of all things.

  Of course, this time is not fixed, and many magicians can compress the decay time by skill and spiritual power. However, most of the time, this compression can be almost negligible. Even if it's a strong magician like Andurin, a legendary magician, he can only compress the decay time of magic feedback by two seconds at most.

  Lin Li, who possesses a mutated spiritual power, has actually approached legendary level in this aspect. He can almost achieve the same level as Andurin.

  But judging from the current battle situation, it's not just that he's like Andurin, even if he surpasses Andurin, it's still useless. Old Green didn't give him a chance to wait for the next cycle and directly used a large number of arcane missiles to overwhelm him. In a completely uninterrupted state of spellcasting, even the power of a mere mage is terrifying. The arcane missiles came one after another, and Lin Li's elemental shield was unexpectedly fragile. In just an instant, the arcane missiles broke through the protection of the elemental shield and directly attacked Lin Li's body...

  Under the protection of the Elemental Annihilation Field, Lin Li did not suffer any harm, but his face was somewhat lost.

  Ever since crossing over, due to the lack of actual combat experience, Lin Li had never been defeated as badly as he was today. The last time he fought against Old Man Mei Lin, it was more of a mental and spiritual struggle, not to mention that Mei Lin was using his full strength to suppress him. Although Lin Li lost in the end, it could be said that he still maintained his honor despite his defeat.

  But this time, Lin Li lost and had nothing to say.

  Throughout the entire battle, Old Green never used power above level 10, and even when using magic, he chose some low-level magic as much as possible.

  And what decided the outcome was that one magical feedback deception, which made Lin Li extremely regretful. If he had been calmer at that time...

  "Weren't you thinking that if you had been calmer at the time, you might have won?" Old Green's eyes seemed to be able to see through people's hearts, and as soon as he spoke, he said what Lin Li was thinking.

  "Yes."

  "No..." Old Green shook his head: "You were already calm enough at the time, I could feel it. You struggled between Elemental Shield and Magic Feedback, but this was actually meaningless. Whether it's Elemental Shield or Magic Feedback, as soon as either one enters a decline phase, you will undoubtedly lose."

  "So... this has nothing to do with being calm." Old Green's aged face revealed a hint of a smile: "Actually, at your current age, you've already done more than enough. Whether it's technique or rhythm, you've already reached the limit for someone of your age. And I know that you still possess a vast amount of spiritual energy. That one time, your wild determination almost got me into trouble... This battle, you completely lost due to lack of experience..."

  "Experience?"

  "That's right, it's experience." Old Green nodded and began to analyze the battle for him: "That time, my heart was in a state of chaos, I was actually affected, but you were confused by the mental protection field, completely unable to judge the situation correctly. Didn't you notice that after casting the mental protection field, my spellcasting speed is much slower than usual? Why is that? It's because I have to divert some spiritual power to suppress the impact of the chaotic heart..."

  Lin stood up and thought carefully, only to realize that it was indeed like what Old Greene had said himself. At the time, his casting speed was much slower. If he had used a large amount of low-level magic to suppress him at the time, the outcome of the battle might have been entirely different...

  "And that failed magic feedback, if you have enough experience, you can quickly judge whether I really output magic power when I chant the spell..." Old Green said here, slightly paused, and then made a final conclusion: "Gryaan President is right, you need actual combat!"

  After pointing out Lin Li's shortcomings, Old Green then went on to find the mistakes and highlights of his performance in battle, conducting a detailed analysis. By the time this analysis was over, it was almost evening. Old Green glanced at the time and, seeing that it wasn't early, made another appointment with Lin Li for the next day before leaving the Emerald Tower and disappearing into the vast night.