92: wizard

Shi Yan's entire body entered the Blood Tattooed Transformation.

He could only reach out and grab the gem.

The moment his fingers touched the gem, a powerful energy surged from within it, instantly enveloping him in a golden glow.

Shi Yan felt a tremendous force transmit from the gem into his body, as if it wanted to devour him.

He struggled to remain calm, gripping the gem tightly, attempting to resist this power.

With a powerful pull, the gem was plucked off.

The gem instantly burst into brilliant light, like a dazzling golden star, shining alone in the darkness.

The light was so strong, it seemed capable of illuminating endless darkness.

This light instantly enveloped Shi Yan, completely covering him.

A golden light formed a shield, surrounding Shi Yan.

Hmm?

Shi Yan felt that his stamina seemed to have improved at this moment.

He felt his body filled with power, as if he had inexhaustible energy.

He stretched his body and confirmed it was not an illusion.

【Stamina Gem (A-rank): Grants extremely strong stamina when carried】

Shi Yan used the system's appraisal function to look at it and found that this gem was indeed an item that could restore stamina.

However, it was a pity.

Shi Yan looked down at the golden gem, feeling as if it could extinguish at any moment.

Its light was gradually fading, each moment dimmer than the last.

The dimming of this gem was not something that happened overnight.

Perhaps it was due to long-term use, or perhaps it had suffered some unknown impact and external forces.

At this point, it probably wouldn't last much longer.

The throne in front of him suddenly began to tremble, as if experiencing a violent earthquake.

The mysterious symbols on it suddenly gathered rapidly, as if attracted by some force, beginning to spin and merge quickly.

A tall old man's body slowly emerged from head to toe.

This old man was only five meters tall, but he fit the throne perfectly.

It seemed as if the throne had grown specifically for the old man.

“…”

The old man opened his mouth, slowly letting out a breath.

“Finally…”

An extremely ancient voice suddenly rang out, but paired with the old man's robust body, it created a strange blend of twilight and vitality.

This old man's physique was exceptionally burly and strong, with all his muscles bulging, as hard as cast iron.

Every one of his muscles seemed to contain immense power, taut and strong, like a volcano ready to erupt at any moment.

His fists were loosely clenched, appearing extraordinarily large, almost capable of containing a person.

He wore a pure white robe, which resembled white jade under the moonlight, full of purity and sacredness.

Mysterious runes flickered on the robe from time to time, these runes seemingly containing some power.

“He's out.”

He was the master of this throne and the creator of this tower.

Due to certain events, he could only temporarily seal himself away.

But as the long years passed, he remained sealed inside.

His subordinates slowly died.

His friends and family slowly died.

Now, no one recognized the old man before him.

Any talk of treasure was merely a lie he had instructed his subordinates to fabricate.

Shi Yan's eyes narrowed slightly; this old man had such imposing aura, could he be the final boss?

He immediately used Information Detection.

【Werewolf Lv48】

【Physique: 7210】 (5321)

【Soul: 7121】 (5123)

A Werewolf?

This Werewolf's level was decent, and his attributes were very high, but at this moment, he was clearly in a weakened state in both Physique and Soul due to just being unsealed.

Old geezer.

I thought you were stronger.

The apprehension in Shi Yan's heart slowly dissipated; if the old man in front of him were in his full state, he really couldn't say if he could win.

He might even have to lose his life here.

“Kneel.”

The old man seemed to notice Shi Yan, slowly turned his head, and his deep eyes looked towards Shi Yan.

Black lines suddenly lit up rapidly in his eyes, flickering with a strange light like candles in the darkness.

A peculiar mental force shot from his eyes towards Shi Yan; it was an indescribable special power, seemingly capable of penetrating all obstacles.

The mental force was extremely fast, almost reaching him in an instant.

This speed was impossible to dodge.

Shi Yan stood there, suddenly feeling a dizzying and piercing pain in his brain, as if the entire world was spinning upside down before his eyes.

He tried to maintain his balance, but his body uncontrollably swayed from side to side.

This was due to the vast difference in Soul attributes between the two.

Shi Yan's heart sank; was this old man actually specializing in Soul attribute skills?

He endured the dizziness, quickly activated his full Blood Tattooed Transformation and Melting Transformation.

In an instant, he appeared in front of the old man and threw a punch.

“How could you break free so quickly?”

The old man's eyes widened, seemingly not having anticipated Shi Yan's speed to be so fast.

He had observed Shi Yan's attributes earlier, knowing that Shi Yan was only strong in his physical body, but had very low Soul attributes.

That's why he used his remaining magic points to unleash this Soul attack.

According to his calculations, even if this move couldn't turn Shi Yan into an idiot, it could at least make him lose his attacking ability for a short time.

It would be enough for his magic points and body attributes to recover.

But the result was that Shi Yan merely swayed a bit and then recovered as before.

Shi Yan was also a little surprised at first, was the opponent's attack so weak?

But then Shi Yan remembered the achievement title he had just obtained.

【First Encounter with Epic Powerhouse】

This title could enhance his Soul quality.

Shi Yan threw a punch.

Thump!

The old man's head exploded with a boom; the old man who was so arrogant a moment ago was now a headless corpse.

The moment the old man died.

Shi Yan's splitting headache gradually disappeared.

Just as the old man's Soul attribute crushed him, his body also crushed the old man at this moment.

The old man on the other side was clearly too careless.

A hint of lingering fear flashed in Shi Yan's heart; if this old man had released a bunch of skills right away, he would definitely have died here.

However, if the old man knew, he would surely cry injustice.

He had just been unsealed; being able to release one skill was already quite good.

Shi Yan pulled out his Bloodthirsty Long Blade, wanting to absorb some Physique attributes.

But unfortunately, for some reason, this Werewolf could not be absorbed.

But Shi Yan wasn't troubled; he had other things.

A light gray gem floated above the throne, seemingly welcoming Shi Yan.

Above the old man's corpse, a light gray ring floated quietly, emitting a faint gray light, as if narrating some ancient and mysterious story.

The moment the old man died.

The surrounding wall plaster and the ground suddenly began to vibrate, at first only small tremors, as if the tower was gently swaying.

But as time passed, the vibrations became stronger and stronger.

Shi Yan's expression was stern, knowing that he could not delay any longer.

He first reached for the black crystal.

Streams of cold air rushed into his body.

Shi Yan reached out to the gray ring, and at the same time, he quickly glanced at his ability panel.

Ability: Soul Shock

【Soul Shock】

【Effect One: Launches a Soul attack on the target, causing the target to be shocked】

It seemed that the old man had used this skill just now.

Shi Yan's eyes lit up; he liked this kind of Soul attack, as Soul was his weakness.