Chapter 1084 - 837: I Ask, You Answer.

The person in charge of patrolling nearly crawled back in panic upon seeing Long Yi and could only shout, "Long Yi is coming!" before collapsing unconscious with a thud.

Long Yi could not help but let out a wry smile. Had his intimidation grown to such an extent?

The appearance of Long Yi rightly stopped an imminent fight that was about to begin. The confrontational sides were already on edge, poised to clash. But upon hearing the name of Long Yi, the momentum of everyone present dissipated; even those who had initially decided to fight Long Yi lost their resolve.

As Long Yi advanced slowly, suddenly a person could no longer bear the massive pressure and turned to flee. Almost instantly, a ten-meter-long giant crystal Dragon Spear whistling at supersonic speeds nailed him firmly to the ground.

"Don’t run," Long Yi said these two words, and those who were thinking of fleeing abruptly halted.

"I’m still quite reasonable," Long Yi said, looking at the faces of the crowd. "I think you all have seen me in the Ancient Mage Tower before and should know my old rules. So let’s stick to the old rules today..."

Before he could finish speaking, several people immediately placed their hands behind their backs, and those who had decided to surrender did so almost immediately.

"You may stand aside. I will have questions for you later. Remember, don’t run away," Long Yi instructed.

The group with hands behind their backs promptly stood where Long Yi directed. Theoretically, they should be safe now.

Meanwhile, in front of Long Yi, there were still more than thirty people. Their faces were filled with terror, and even their mana trembled.

Suddenly, one person burst out. Just when everyone thought he was going to attack Long Yi, he quickly placed his hands behind his back and ran to the side, joining the already surrendered group.

Seeing the first person safely exit, another dozen people ran out from that group.

Eventually, only fifteen people remained in front of Long Yi.

"Do you want to continue?" Long Yi asked with a smile.

The leader among those fifteen let out a deep sigh and then clasped his hands behind his back, "Alas! Unity is lacking!"

As he was about to leave, countless blazing crystal Dragon Spears suddenly shot up from the ground, impaling all fifteen people in the air!

"You!"

Struggling, the man pointed at Long Yi, his eyes brimming with disbelief.

"Clearly, you didn’t clasp your hands out of fear, but simply because no one responded to you. I see the regret in your eyes. In the past, I might have let you go and watched you struggle, but now you are just a nuisance to me," Long Yi said coldly.

With a cold laugh, Long Yi caused the crystals to explode into searing flames, annihilating the fifteen people before him.

In the midst of the flames, Long Yi walked towards the group who had already surrendered.

"Now, I will ask the questions, and you will answer," Long Yi declared.

Long Yi felt like the arch-villain in a movie, while those scoundrels appeared to be the bullied party. Amid their fear, Long Yi obtained a lot of useful information, but due to his status limitations, this information was limited despite its usefulness.

Indeed, he would ultimately have to seek out those with higher authority.

"You’ve performed well and cooperated. So I will give you the chance to live, but to ensure you don’t cause trouble behind my back, I must temporarily strip you of your ability to cast magic!"

Long Yi knew many spells that could deprive others of their magic-casting abilities. These spells were not always easy to effect, but the people present didn’t dare to resist. Quickly, all the once-powerful mages here were rendered no different from ordinary people!

After finishing all this, Long Yi immediately left. As this group exhaled in relief, a crowd of people poured in from the outside.

Among them were soldiers forced into unemployment, fathers whose daughters had been bullied, and merchants whose property had been seized. They all had only one thing to do.

Revenge.

"It’s over."

This was the last thought in the minds of everyone as they were surrounded by the furious public.

The Emperor’s garden had already been completely leveled by magic, and thirteen powerful mages had turned it into an immensely powerful Array. It was the culmination of their combined wisdom, capable of isolating energy attacks while also launching fierce magic retaliation!

They were convinced that even Long Yi would absolutely be unable to deal with them here!

And then, Long Yi arrived.

In fact, given the grand scale of the magic, it would be impossible for Long Yi not to take notice.

Standing at the edge of the Array, facing the thirteen mages trying to maintain their composure inside, Long Yi found it somewhat amusing.

"Hey, can’t we be less adversarial? You just need to clasp your hands and stand properly," Long Yi said with a smile.

"Really? Then why were those people outside beaten to death!" a mage shouted.

"Look, I said I wouldn’t kill them, and I really didn’t lift a finger. But they’ve caused too much trouble on ordinary days, how could I stand in the way of those ordinary people seeking revenge?" Long Yi said.

"Sneaky!"

"Hearing you say that, I feel a bit embarrassed. I’ve always been one to let my fists do the talking. You compliment me by calling me sneaky, and I even feel a bit ecstatic. Aren’t you just praising my intelligence in a roundabout way?" Long Yi smiled and raised his hand to test the barrier generated by the array. To his surprise, the barrier immediately unleashed a stunning spell that blasted his hand away.

"Tsk tsk, impressive. The array set up by thirteen people working together is really something," said Long Yi, looking at his torn sleeve, "then I suppose this is your declaration of war."

With one sentence, everyone tensed up, realizing there was no turning back.

"Wait a minute! We haven’t provoked you! Why do you want to make us your enemy?" someone suddenly shouted.

"Do you dare say you have no idea what you’re doing here?" Long Yi countered.

"We know... but those were orders from Master Elma, not our proactive wishes. In fact, once the battle starts, we would have stayed as far away from you as possible because we could never be your match."

"It sounds quite reasonable when you put it like that," nodded Long Yi, "So, what you mean is that I should just ignore you and let you gradually build up your strength until you’re united against me?"

Long Yi took a few steps forward, his face almost touching the perimeter, and said, looking at the people within the array, word by word, "Don’t be foolish. Since you chose to come here, you’ve already put yourselves on the opposing side to me, so you’d better give it your all. Because once I break through this array, it will be the time of your death."

Finally, someone couldn’t stand it anymore and cursed loudly, "What do you take yourself for, Long Yi! Just because you won a few times by luck, you think you’re somebody? Our array, set up by thirteen of us, has no blind spots, either in the sky or underground. Go ahead and try to break through if you dare!"

Hearing the curses, Long Yi laughed heartily and stared at the person, saying, "If this were my old self, I would have surely set up a second barrier around to trap you all in here, waiting for you to run out of water and food, and then begging me for mercy. I would have watched you fight over food and even resort to cannibalism to fill your bellies."

Long Yi’s description was chilling, causing shivers down the spine of the thirteen people within the array, even though they were only listening.

"But! I won’t do that," Long Yi said with a smile, changing his tone, "because I am short on time, and even if I had the time, I would definitely not waste it on you nameless pawns. So, I’m going to take care of you as quickly as possible."

Being referred to as nameless pawns, the group that had just begun to puff themselves up with pride finally got angry.

"If you think you can break our array, just try it. Our array will reflect all your attacks, even the rules you’re so proud of won’t work!" the leader roared.

"The thing is..." Long Yi stretched out his hand, lightly pressing it against the surface of the array, and suddenly, one finger actually pierced into the interior of the array, "who said anything about breaking your array?"

Under the gaze of thirteen horrified eyes, Long Yi actually passed through the array just like that!

"Had you created a magic isolation array to trap me inside, I might have been out of ideas, but you trapped yourselves in it instead, which made me think of a little trick I learned a long time ago."

Neglecter.

This was a skill Long Yi learned from someone back in the Stellar Realm Arena that allowed him to temporarily ignore all effects of magic. Of course, the extent to which one could ignore the effects of magic still depended on the caster’s strength.

And clearly, these thirteen people combined were not a match for Long Yi alone, so he easily ignored the array.

Of course, the consumption of this spell was not low, for it worked by using mana to replace the effects one would suffer. But Long Yi happened to be in no shortage of mana.

So, when Long Yi stood there, everyone was petrified.

"Alright, now that I’m in, let’s continue our earlier discussion."

"Fight him!"

"Kill him, and Master Elma will surely reward us handsomely!"

"Kill him!"

The thirteen people went berserk with their magic attacks, completely unaware that their most prized array could not hold up, and now they had no way out but to go all-in.

The sky filled with magic, quaking and dazzling with light, brightening everything around, while the urgently recalled Imperial Guard hid nervously nearby. The Emperor was among them, believing Long Yi was sure to win. But he also had to prepare for the worst, just in case Long Yi didn’t...

Amidst explosive roaring, a corner of the once-solid array suddenly shattered, and immediately a figure soared high. It was one of the thirteen, who, while rapidly flying away, cursed, "Damn it! I’m not going to die with you fools! Let you and Long Yi go to hell together!"

However, while he was still speaking, a ten-meter-long crystalline Dragon Spear roared as it pierced straight into his chest. Then, dragging him at high speed towards the ground, the spear landed with a clang just in front of the array.

He was fixed in midair, struggling in vain to move an inch, and the terrifying heat from the Dragon Spear caused him unbearable pain. Most importantly, he found himself unable to muster even a trace of mana!

With the first one down, a second one burst through the gap. Before he could even take flight, a crystalline Dragon Spear fell from the sky, pinning him firmly to the ground.

Only then did he notice a girl floating in the air, her body as clear as crystal, and it was she who had launched the Dragon Spears!(To be continued. If you like this work, welcome to Qidian (qidian.com) to cast your recommendation votes and monthly votes, your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)