Chapter 1045 - 798: You Can’t Compete with Devouring!

Ze Ka’s face was flushed with excitement, his body emanating mana, as various glows flowed incessantly beneath his skin. Meanwhile, from the black hole behind him, gravitational pull continuously beckoned, making Long Yi’s mana feel as if it was being absorbed against his will.

"Now, my ultimate magic is complete, and any spell you cast will be devoured by me. So tell me, how are you going to win?"

Ze Ka said, immensely proud of himself.

The ultimate form of the Magic Devourer, an achievement that even Ze Ka himself had never attained before. Yet today, it was realized under the simultaneous magic onslaught from both Long Yi and Ze Ka, which took Ze Ka by surprise with joy. Once the ultimate form was achieved, Ze Ka no longer needed to cast this spell every time; the black hole would exist perpetually, continuously absorbing the surrounding mana to sustain itself!

This meant that in the face of any energy attack, Ze Ka was already invincible!

"What’s wrong? Weren’t you fond of talking? Why are you silent now? Are you in despair? Don’t worry, I can give you a chance! Attack me as you please! Not just you, but also your servants, even your girlfriends can help you!"

Ze Ka had never been so excited, the feeling of being invincible was incredibly exhilarating.

"Eh? Can I really do that?"

Xiaodie, who had been looking forward to this for a long time, asked involuntarily.

"Hahaha! Of course, you can!"

Ze Ka said.

"Master, master! Let me do it, let me!" Xiaodie shouted excitedly.

"Alas! I’m no match for you, this novice; it seems I shall have to find someone stronger to deal with you," Long Yi shook his head and then signaled Xiaodie to come forward. Xiaodie, thrilled, unfurled a pair of butterfly wings behind her and flew onto the platform. Those wings astonished everyone, for since Xiaodie had appeared here, nobody knew she had such beautiful butterfly wings.

"What race are you?" Ze Ka asked with a slight frown. When he saw those wings, he instinctively felt a hint of danger, especially the mysterious runes flowing on the wings, which doubled the sense of peril.

"That’s a secret!" Xiaodie giggled, then slowly walked toward Ze Ka.

Ze Ka suppressed the feeling of danger in his heart, unafraid. As long as the black hole was there, no spell could harm him. The closer the opponent got, the more they would be influenced by the black hole. Just standing there, one’s mana would be drained by the black hole and turned into Ze Ka’s own mana!

However, as Xiaodie drew near, Ze Ka didn’t feel any mana flowing towards him. And when Xiaodie came even closer, he even felt that his mana started stirring restlessly!

How is that possible! I am the Mana Devourer! No one can covet my mana!

"Sorry, then I’ll help myself," Xiaodie walked behind Ze Ka and lightly touched the edge of the black hole with her hand.

Hum!

The entire space trembled uncontrollably, followed by a terrifying surge of energy that Xiaodie pulled from within the black hole, converging in her palm before vanishing into her fair little hand!

"Damn it! What are you doing! Don’t touch my mana!"

Ze Ka frantically cast spells to drive Xiaodie away, but it was futile. With her wings fully extended, Xiaodie refused to let go of any energy. Ze Ka’s mana couldn’t even solidify into a spell before Xiaodie absorbed it completely. Accompanying the roar of space, energy stored within the black hole was drawn out nonstop, and the black hole itself became smaller and smaller, while the butterfly wings on Xiaodie’s back shone brighter and brighter.

"No! That is my energy! You can’t do this!" Filled with desperation, Ze Ka felt like he was about to go mad, as the ultimate magic he had just completed was being entirely absorbed by someone else! The black hole had just absorbed all the energy from both Long Yi and himself, and now it was completely gone!

And it wasn’t over yet!

Ze Ka instinctively attempted to feed more mana into the black hole to keep it alive, knowing that if it disappeared this time, he couldn’t predict when the next successful casting would happen.

But his reckless action immediately filled him with regret because not only was he unable to save the black hole, he even established a conduit between his own mana and Xiaodie’s devouring force. Once established, this conduit couldn’t be cut off!

"No! You can’t devour my mana! It’s mine!" Ze Ka yelled, struggling to break free. But Xiaodie’s devouring power was too strong; Ze Ka even felt as if his body’s mana was being completely emptied!

He hurriedly grasped his staff, which was studded with Cosmic Stone shards, trying to use their vast energy to ease the situation and break free from Xiaodie’s grasp. However, when the energy from the Cosmic Stone shards flowed in, Xiaodie’s devouring force grew even stronger!

Ze Ka watched in horror as the Cosmic Stone shards on his staff visibly shrank until they vanished completely!

Clang!

The staff, deprived of all its Cosmic Stone shards, fell to the ground. Ze Ka could feel all his energy drained, not only from himself but also from various magical equipments in his private space, including his magical accessories; everything nearby that contained energy had lost it.

Then, Xiaodie slowly stepped back, retracting her wings, and pouted, "Too weak."

Ze Ka fainted on the spot.

The duel had taken many twists and turns, and no one could have predicted this outcome.

Initially, everyone thought Ze Ka was sure to win, as the ability to devour magic in a contest of pure mages seemed an invincible edge. When Ze Ka had finally completed his ultimate spell, nearly everyone believed that even within the Ancient Mage Tower, nobody could beat him.

However, at that moment, Xiaodie made her appearance.

The beautiful butterfly-winged girl, who seemed to have no fighting power, swallowed all the mana Ze Ka had hidden in the black hole, and even devoured the black hole itself. Then she went on to drain all the mana from Ze Ka’s body!

From then on, how could Ze Ka have the face to call himself a Magic Devourer?

This was true magic devouring! It was an utterly unreasonable way to forcibly consume all the mana!

"So up next, it should be the final match, right?"

Long Yi asked the judge beside him, who was still in a daze.

The judge nodded blankly, then looked up at the bracket and shook his head, "There’s no need for that; your opponent has just forfeited. You’ve won."

Even a Mana Devourer had been rendered powerless by Xiaodie; what good result could anyone else hope for in the competition?

The answer was none.

Even if you were lucky enough to defeat Long Yi, as soon as he let Xiaodie enter the field, anyone would lose their spirit. In a Mage’s duel, mana and magic determined everything, and with Xiaodie, everything became a joke.

Therefore, Long Yi won.

The final award ceremony would be held in the evening when Long Yi’s ultimate reward would be announced. Based on past experiences, the reward would be substantial.

At noon, while Long Yi and his group were dining in the restaurant, nearly all the surrounding Mages lacked the appetite for food, as most of them were staring and pointing at Xiaodie.

"You’ve become a big star," Long Yi said.

"Boring, it doesn’t fill me up," Xiaodie replied. Since becoming this form, she had always been hungry, yearning to devour more energy. But despite being in a world full of Mages, the ambient energy was extremely limited and couldn’t satisfy her.

Long Yi had once given Xiaodie a Cosmic Stone to devour, but she said the energy of the Cosmic Stone, while also strong, wasn’t rich. After all, the Cosmic Stone was an artifact used to create the universe, not entirely made of energy – it contained more matter. It had played an astonishing role during the evolution of the energy bugs, but now Xiaodie needed pure energy more urgently.

"Does your devouring ability have a limit?" Long Yi suddenly asked.

"I don’t know," Xiaodie answered seriously, as she had never been full, let alone reached a limit.

"Maybe we can try it out," Long Yi suggested.

"How so?" Ai Lin showed interest.

"Since Xiaodie can devour all forms of energy without restriction, why don’t we give her some extreme energy?" Long Yi proposed.

"You’re thinking of releasing a super spell for her to devour?" Silverlight inquired.

"No, I plan to feed Xiaodie using the main cannon of the Great Explorer," Long Yi disclosed.

The Great Explorer was a terrestrial outpost warship constructed by the Giants, equipped with a main cannon on its underside that the Giants used to clear the ground, but its power was definitely beyond any magic. Most importantly, this main cannon was connected to the Power Core of the Great Explorer, which contained an incredibly terrifying amount of energy. The most crucial point was that this energy was nearly limitless.

"However, there may not be a chance right now," Little Zi said, "especially with Solis watching closely."

"No worries, I was just throwing the idea out there; opportunities like this need to be sought out slowly," Long Yi remarked.

After resting at noon, the decennial celebration of the Ancient Mage Tower officially concluded in the afternoon. Elma and Solis appeared together at the closing ceremony.

Elma was thrilled, for the Long Yi he had pinned his hopes on had indeed emerged victorious.

Solis, on the other hand, had a tight expression, showing no emotion whatsoever. Yet in his heart, he was filled with anger and shock.

He was furious that no one had been able to stop or even kill Long Yi; and he was shocked to find that the girl named Xiaodie by Long Yi’s side was the nightmare of all Mages! If Xiaodie was around, wouldn’t Long Yi be unkillable in the entire Ancient Mage Tower?

As the champion of this battle, Long Yi quite rightly received his ultimate reward.

"I announce that Long Yi’s ultimate reward this time is a pilgrimage to the Holy Land!" Elma loudly proclaimed.

At these words, almost everyone boiled with excitement. Everyone looked at Long Yi with the most envious eyes, along with jealousy and hatred, and even some had faces full of rage.

"Pilgrimage to the Holy Land? What kind of reward is that?" Despite being utterly confused, Long Yi still expressed his gratitude, as everyone around him showed envy. Yet, he didn’t feel anything special himself. The Holy Land, what place was that? Could a pilgrimage there lead to an increase in strength? Long Yi felt that he had reached the limits of his strength in this Plane and was eager to leave and enter the Mid Plane.

However, after the celebration ended, Elma told him that the so-called Holy Land was none other than the original docking site of the Giant spaceship that served as the Ancient Mage Tower—a vast Giant base! And within that base was a colossal library filled with an overwhelming wealth of knowledge. But this knowledge wasn’t easy to obtain; both strength and wisdom were essential. That’s why even though a few people were selected each year from the Ancient Mage Tower to go to the Holy Land, the knowledge actually acquired was very limited.

Still, people were crazy for it because if one was lucky enough to gain the knowledge that could start an era, their name would certainly be recorded in history!

Hearing it was a Giant’s base, Long Yi immediately became interested, and he was even somewhat impatient.(To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendation tickets and monthly tickets at Qidian (qidian.com). Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please read at m.qidian.com.)