I Ascend to the Divine Throne through Arcane Means

To keep the Earth Elemental Giant occupied with Duke House, Lis expended a considerable amount of Magic Power.

But now it seemed the effect was quite good; temporarily, Duke House really had no way to handle the Earth Elemental Giant.

Though the Earth Elemental Giant couldn't injure him, its strength, hardly inferior to his own, utterly impeded his movements, and no matter how Duke House destroyed the Earth Elemental Giant, as long as its magical core was intact, it quickly restored itself to its original state.

After all, being composed entirely of mud, it didn't require any materials to heal.

Just as Duke House was swearing and starting to wrestle with the Earth Elemental Giant, Lis also turned his attention to the Plague Sect assassin, Mei Lulan.

Lis had truly experienced the malicious and unpredictable techniques of these people; he now had to divert some of his power at intervals for Purification of negative Statuses to maintain his own combative Strength.

This was the combat style of mastering Plague Sect; constantly dragging the enemy down, continuously employing various plague tactics to weaken them, until the opponent was too frail before opting to appear and finish the fight.

This was also why most of the followers of the Plague Sect took up the profession of Plague Mage and assassin.

However, Lis couldn't pretend to be debilitated by the opponent's plague to weaken his own defensive capabilities.

Honestly, the opponent wasn't fooling anyone; Lis had displayed such formidable and powerful abilities just earlier, and suddenly going weak wouldn't convince anyone.

Just as Lis was "searching" for Mei Lulan's location, she appeared once more behind him, her Dagger glowing with a deep gray light, fiercely stabbing towards Lis's back.

Assassin combat technique: Shadow Piercing!

The transparent Shield behind Lis only blocked for a moment, before being directly breached by the acute attack of the Shadow Power, aiming for Lis's neck.

The Dagger was just a few centimeters from Lis's neck, and a slight smile appeared on Mei Lulan's face.

Even if you possess great strength, your lack of combat experience is evident; it certainly seemed you had only recently broken through to Golden Rank, having not fought a Gold Level assassin before, right?

After all, for assassins who have advanced to the Gold Level, the greatest enhancement is their deeper mastery and application of Shadow Power.

Duang~

Suddenly, Mei Lulan felt a jolt in her hand; her Dagger had struck an extremely hard object.

What was that?

A huge, ancient bronze Shield appeared behind Lis, completely protecting his whole body.

Mei Lulan was incredulous; she had never noticed before that a Mage would carry a Shield in combat, although it might have been previously stored inside a storage ring. But how did he react so quickly?

If a Mage could easily block an assassin's attack with a Shield, then the assassins would stand no chance against mages.

Most importantly, as an Extraordinary profession specializing in agility attributes, assassins' movement speed, initiation speed, and reaction speed far exceed those of other Professionals, which is why many people don't react until they are already fatally struck by an assassin's ambush.

Let alone a Mage, even a warrior doesn't find it easy to react and use a Shield to block an assassin's attacks.

That's why, when facing close-combat professionals like assassins and warriors, Mages mostly use Spells to suppress their approach and maintain a certain safe distance.

This is also why if a Mage of the same level lets an assassin get close, they are essentially done for.

Mei Lulan's surprise was momentary; originally, if her attacks were blocked by Lis's Shield, she intended to keep attacking, but unexpectedly, it was blocked with a heavy shield.

Lis looked calm, yet Mei Lulan, without a system, certainly did not know that Lis's agility attribute had also received attribute adjustments, not much lesser than hers.

Being able to react and promptly retrieve a Shield was nearly impossible for an ordinary Mage, but for Lis, it was a breeze.

Seeing this, Mei Lulan kicked toward the Shield behind Lis, preparing to leverage the force to withdraw, but she suddenly discovered that the air around her had become stagnant, causing her movements to also suddenly lag. Your next read awaits at My Virtual Library Empire

Lis swiftly grabbed Mei Lulan's ankle with a backward hand, not caring to feel its delicate texture, and powerfully yanked it backward.

An unstoppable force transmitted; Mei Lulan, her face filled with horror, was dragged in front of Lis.

Lis had already put away the Jade Wand, without the slightest hint of mercy, a heavy punch landed on Mei Lulan's pretty face.

Mei Lulan was stunned; although she was a Gold Level powerhouse with countless battles under her belt, such a direct slap in the face was rare.

Although she was a follower of the Plague Sect, with hands stained with rotten flesh and blood, she was still a woman, a woman who was very confident in her appearance.

Normally, her combat style avoided direct confrontations, and she tried her best to prevent attacks on her face. This caused Lis's strike to push Mei Lulan into a confounded state.

But Lis wasn't about to go easy; noting that Mei Lulan didn't resist for a moment, he followed up with several heavy blows to her chest.

"Ah!"

Agonizing pain passed through her; Mei Lulan then snapped back to reality. She screamed as a deep, gray Shadow Power burst forth from her body, instantly shaking off Lis's grip on her ankle, and her figure vanished from in front of Lis.