Chapter 21: Earth-Style Magic (Part 2)
Linley ran straight back to his own residence, then closed the door from the inside.
Quickly taking off his shoes, Linley jumped directly onto the bed and sat down casually. "Grandpa Doehring, come out quickly and help me test my magical talent." Linley was extremely anxious in his heart; even during lunch earlier, he had been preoccupied with this matter.
A hazy stream of light shot out from the Coiling Dragon Ring, landing beside the bed and transforming into Doehring Cowart.
Doehring Cowart said with a beaming smile, "Linley, don't rush. First, I need to tell you... because I don't have specialized testing tools, I can only test whether you have the talent to become an 'Earth-style magus.' As for the other styles, without tools, I can't test them either."
"Only testing talent related to Earth-style magic?" Linley felt a bit disappointed in his heart.
He had also heard that testing talent required some specialized tools, but Linley thought that since Doehring Cowart was a Saint-level archmage, he might have some special methods.
"What's wrong with Earth-style? Linley, let me tell you, Earth-style is the most powerful among all the styles—Earth, Fire, Water, Wind, Lightning, Light, and Dark." Doehring Cowart's face was full of pride, clearly confident in Earth-style. After all, Doehring Cowart himself was a Saint-level Earth-style archmage.
Linley didn't quite believe it.
All styles should be balanced—how could Earth-style be the strongest?
"Grandpa Doehring, I've heard that Fire-style magi have the strongest attacks. I've also heard that Dark-style attacks are extremely bizarre. How can Earth-style be the strongest?" Linley said with a frown.
The usually amiable Doehring Cowart now looked a bit annoyed and dissatisfied. "Linley, I'm telling you, among all the magical styles, when it comes to offensive power alone, each has its own strengths!"
"For example, Fire-style—the forbidden spell 'Heavenly Fire Scorching the Plains, Earth Fire Burning the City'—once unleashed, a huge city will be burned clean to ashes. For example, Water-style—the forbidden spell 'Absolute Zero'—once unleashed, hundreds of thousands of people will be frozen to death in an instant. For example, Lightning-style—the forbidden spell 'Heavenly Lightning Annihilating the World'—once unleashed, with tens of millions of lightning bolts wildly striking, who can survive? For example, Wind-style—the forbidden spell 'Destruction Storm'—once unleashed, the sky and earth will be filled with blade-like storms. The result..."
Doehring Cowart let out a long sigh.
Linley's heart trembled.
He had thought Fire-style magic had the strongest attacks, but now it seemed like a joke. No matter which style, at the level of forbidden spells, they all possessed the power to destroy heaven and earth.
"What about Earth-style?" Linley hadn't forgotten Earth-style.
Doehring Cowart said confidently, "How could Earth-style be inferior? The Earth-style forbidden spell 'Meteor Shower from the Sky'—once unleashed, countless large meteors crash down from the sky, and in the blink of an eye, a city becomes ruins. And the forbidden spell 'Heaven Collapsing, Earth Splitting'—once unleashed, the ground will churn like ocean waves, houses collapse, the earth cracks into countless fissures, and magma from deep underground erupts, causing countless deaths and injuries."
Linley held his breath as he listened.
"Earth-style also has the large-scale forbidden defensive spell 'Pulse Guardian.' Once Pulse Guardian is unleashed, the sky, ground, and all directions of a city are defended flawlessly. Even if an opponent unleashes 'Heavenly Lightning Annihilating the World,' it can be blocked."
Doehring Cowart spoke with great satisfaction, then smiled and said, "Of course... what I'm talking about are all large-scale destructive attacks, not single-target attack spells."
Linley nodded.
He could tell that Grandpa Doehring was talking about some large-scale destructive spells.
"Grandpa Doehring, it seems like Earth-style has more forbidden spells? How come?" Linley asked in confusion.
Doehring Cowart smiled confidently and said, "Linley, you wouldn't understand this. Actually, all magical styles are roughly equal; it's only in different environments that differences arise. For example, in places like oceans and other water areas, Water-style magic is strongest. In places with strong winds, Wind-style magic is strongest."
Linley began to understand a bit.
"Linley... where do magi across the continent fight? Almost always on land, right? And on land, Earth-style magi have the greatest advantage." Doehring Cowart had a smile on his face. "With their feet on the boundless earth, Earth-style magi have the greatest support."
Linley suddenly realized.
Each magical style has environments where it excels the most.
The places where magi of the Yulan Continent fight are, of course, almost always on land, so naturally, Earth-style magi have the greatest advantage.
"Among all magical styles, the Earth-style elements originating from the earth, when integrated into the body, provide the best improvement to the physique. The Mother Earth is also the most merciful to us." Doehring Cowart had a look of reverence on his face. "When we Earth-style magi sit on the ground, we can feel the vastness of the earth, feel the pulse of the earth, and feel the earth's care for us."
"Earth-style magi—in terms of offense, there are single-target forbidden spells like 'Earth Guardian' and destructive ones like 'Heaven Collapsing, Earth Splitting' and 'Meteor Shower from the Sky.' In terms of defense, there are large-scale forbidden spells like 'Pulse Guardian' and single-target ones like 'Earth Guardian Sacred Armor.' The single-target defense of Earth-style magi is the strongest!"
Doehring Cowart's face was full of confidence.
"Single-target defense? Grandpa Doehring, Earth-style magic has the strongest single-target defense?" Linley looked at Doehring Cowart in confusion.
Doehring Cowart smiled and said, "The defensive methods of Earth-style magi start off very ordinary, like earth shields and earth walls. But once one becomes a fifth-level magus, they can unleash 'Earth Guardian Sacred Armor.' 'Earth Guardian Sacred Armor' is a spell that continuously advances."
"When a magus is at the fifth or sixth level, this full-body sacred armor is made of rock. When reaching the seventh level, the sacred armor is made of 'jade.' When reaching the eighth level, the sacred armor is made of 'crystal jade.' When reaching the ninth level, the sacred armor advances to be made of 'platinum.' When becoming a Saint-level magus and unleashing 'Earth Guardian Sacred Armor,' the sacred armor is made of 'diamond.' Its defensive power..." At this point, Doehring Cowart had a hint of a smile on his face.
Linley couldn't help but sigh inwardly.
Earth-style magi are indeed a very powerful style. The 'Earth Guardian Sacred Armor' at the Saint level is actually entirely formed from diamond. Linley knew that diamond is very hard. Moreover, the 'diamond' of this Earth Guardian Sacred Armor is not ordinary diamond; it is formed by magic and is harder than ordinary diamond.
"Oh, right—"
Linley suddenly remembered the two Saint-level experts who fought in the sky above Wushan Town. He recalled that the green-robed middle-aged man once struck a sword beam at the gray-robed man. The gray-robed man's robe shattered, revealing a set of armor inside that was as dazzling as diamond.
That Saint-level magus named 'Rudy' relied on that diamond sacred armor to withstand an attack from 'Tilong.'
"Was that the diamond-level 'Earth Guardian Sacred Armor'?" Linley was secretly shocked in his heart.
Even a Saint-level warrior's sword beam attack could be withstood, which showed its defensive power.
"So I say Earth-style is the strongest among all magical styles." Doehring Cowart's white beard perked up, clearly very proud.
After all, humans live on the earth, live on the earth, and fight on the earth. Naturally, Earth-style magi have the greatest advantage.