412: Chapter 412 Surrounded by Powerful Figures

Yishi Mansion.

Compared to the secret realm, the outside was no better.

Helian and a group of High-level Wizards stood beneath the star-ring Teleportation Array, while surrounding them were several Transcendents maintaining the portal.

Above Yishi Mansion, a group of Transcendents clad in black robes stood in the air, looking down at Helian and the other Transcendents.

Gazing at the unidentified individuals outside the Yishi Mansion barrier and sensing their powerful auras, Helian's expression turned incomparably grim.

In the end, he had underestimated Amivika's capabilities.

He thought he had ensured everything was foolproof, but he never expected a mishap to occur at such a moment.

If things continued to develop this way, it was unlikely that the Transcendents present today would be able to leave unscathed.

However, this also indirectly confirmed Amivika's abilities.

Since all the Transcendents present had used star marrow and had been influenced by Amivika, this outcome was actually not very surprising.

But that was precisely where the problem lay!

According to what they understood previously, Amivika only activated her 'curse' when she was not present.

This was also the reason why he dared to conduct the test at this time.

Now Amivika was right here, and the group outside clearly had ill intentions, which obviously overturned their previous theory.

Helian could not help but sigh inwardly.

It was all the fault of that elder from before; the prophecy was vague and unclear, leaving them without any direction.

Coupled with the inability to use divination spells afterwards, despite all their calculations, problems had arisen in the end.

...

"Hahaha..."

At this moment, a burst of wild, arrogant laughter echoed from the sky, and immediately after, a Black-Robed Person stepped out.

"What is the meaning of this, your Excellency? Yishi Mansion has not offended you, has it?"

Helian steadied his mind and asked slowly.

Ever since Amivika arrived, they had almost never actively offended anyone; Yishi Mansion might as well have been awarded a peace-loving prize.

Yet now, a group of powerful individuals had suddenly appeared, which was completely baffling to them.

"Sigh..."

Before the Black-Robed Person could speak, a sigh suddenly rang out.

Everyone turned their heads towards the sound, and an old man clad in white robes flew out from the back mountain.

Seeing the old man, most people showed expressions of respect, for this was Belen, the 7th-Rank Wizard of Yishi Mansion!

"Old fool, are you finally willing to come out?"

The Black-Robed Person looked at the white-robed old man, his voice carrying a Sensen chill.

"What happened back then was my fault. I shouldn't have left so suddenly. As long as you are willing to leave, I can end my life right here."

Wizard Belen said slowly.

The wizards present felt something was off upon hearing this, and they instantly imagined a tale of love, hatred, and vendetta caused by Wizard Belen abandoning his wife and children to pursue the path of an eternal wizard.

And the wizard above was very likely the brother-in-law or someone similar to Wizard Belen.

It had to be said, thinking about it, it was indeed not impossible; it was just that this story was a bit cliché. After all, such things happened every day in the wizarding world.

It was just unexpected that such a melodramatic event would happen to this famous Transcendent wizard of Yishi Mansion.

"Impossible! Even if we have to fight them to the death today, we cannot just watch you die here!"

Before the black-robed wizard could speak, Helian rebuked him with a cold expression.

The others couldn't help but wail in their hearts, wanting to blurt out that they agreed with this proposal.

However, due to face and the fact that the High-level Wizards hadn't spoken, the others had to swallow their words.

The 7th-Rank Wizards were no better off, all silently complaining in their hearts about what kind of mess this was!

The problem was that they had just consumed Yishi Mansion's star marrow; they couldn't bring themselves to take the benefits and run, as they couldn't afford to lose face.

Of course, the main point was that the barrier hadn't been opened, so if they wanted to run, they would have to wait for Yishi Mansion's consent.

"It seems Yishi Mansion still has some tough characters."

The Black-Robed Person chuckled and teased.

Helian did not speak.

In reality, he was not very afraid.

Although a group of Seventh-rank Transcendents had come from outside, Yishi Mansion also had quite a few High-level Transcendents, and they had a trump card who was about to advance to the eighth rank.

You must know, reaching this level meant one could already wrestle with an eighth-rank.

Even if they couldn't win, they could at least hold out for a while.

Moreover, even if they wanted to fight, they had to be able to get in first.

Yishi Mansion's formation was difficult even for an eighth-rank to break.

Facing this group of Seventh-rank Transcendents outside, given the strategic resources Yishi Mansion had stored over the years, it was enough for these people to fight without sleep or rest for several years.

Furthermore, it wasn't as if they didn't have allies, and with such a group of 'hostages' in their hands, he did not believe other factions would easily abandon those who came to attend the banquet.

Helian was only afraid of new accidents happening now.

Because according to their understanding, once bad luck started, there would be an endless stream of trouble following it.

Thinking of this, Helian couldn't help but glance at the somewhat nervous Amivika.

However, Amivika had no feelings for this predecessor, so when Helian looked over, she turned her face away expressionlessly, refusing to look at him.

...

"You are now the pillar of Yishi Mansion. You should know what should be done and what should not. If abandoning me can bring peace, this might not be a bad thing."

Wizard Belen sighed and said to Helian with a meaningful tone.

But Helian shook his head with a bitter smile, because he knew this was just the beginning.

Currently, Yishi Mansion hadn't even suffered a single casualty, so naturally, it wouldn't end just by abandoning a powerful 7th-Rank Wizard.

"Sigh, people are truly strange. It was clearly you who wronged me back then, so why does it seem like I am the villain?"

The Black-Robed Person suddenly interjected.

Yet in his heart, he was very strange as to why the backup plan he had arranged had not yet opened the barrier.

After all, he had prepared for this for a long time this time and had calculated almost everything he could.

Could it be that he really had to resort to a forceful attack?

The Transcendents in the arena felt that these words sounded strange, but for a moment, they couldn't tell exactly where it was strange.

"You should know that we are impossible. I left back then for the sake of your reputation. I didn't expect that after so many years, you would return again."

Wizard Belen explained quite helplessly.

It could only be said that fate played tricks on people; he never expected the other party to appear in such a way.

Although the scene was quite tense, upon hearing such juicy gossip, the Transcendents couldn't help but perk up their ears.

Helian's mouth twitched slightly.

Although he knew Belen wanted to use his own reputation to 'surprise' the power of the 'disaster'—after all, damage to reputation was also a type of substantial harm—

but saying it out loud in front of such a crowd still made people feel very uncomfortable.

'Helian, why not close the portal first and let our people come over following the portal coordinates?'

The Dark Swamp Wizard, looking at the Teleportation Array from which almost no one was coming out anymore, sent a voice transmission to Helian.