You should know, Ihelos is a powerful Legendary Mage, not like a Legendary Warrior.

    Lis''s space teleportation is swift, but it cannot completely escape the control of this Legendary Mage.

    Not to mention that Lis only teleported to the edge of the City Lord Mansion to observe the situation of the Blood Tower, not too far away.

    This distance is nothing to a Legendary Mage, but still, Ihelos let Lis go.

    The feeling Ihelos gave Lis in the Blood Tower was just like those Magic Statue Guards in the secret realm labyrinth, only repelling any adventurer daring to approach.

    After repelling or killing adventurers and confirming there are no enemies within the alert range, those Magic Statue Guards would return to their guarded locations.

    If that''s really the case, is this arrangement by Ihelos deliberate?

    Lis shook his head, this speculation cannot be confirmed at all right now.

    He definitely wouldn''t return to the Blood Tower in the short term; a potentially insane Legendary Undead Mage, and one far stronger than [Storm Fury], Lis wouldn''t dare act so rashly in front of him.

    Aside from that emaciated silhouette suspected to be the Legendary Mage Ihelos, that Blood Tower itself is quite suspicious as well.

    The blood-colored liquid hovering over the tower was likely obtained through the sacrifice of the lives of an entire small-town population.

    That''s not the main point, after all, those lives are already gone, and Lis has prepared himself to face any tragedy.

    But the faint divine power aura contained within surprised Lis a bit.

    Could it be that this Blood Tower is a place of sacrifice to some Evil God, hence the divine power aura?

    This seems like the most suitable guess, but Lis had never seen the insignia on this Blood Tower.

    Not an Evil God he''s familiar with, could it be a very low-key Evil God, or perhaps one who has already passed?

    Lis felt that the Blood Tower wasn''t something Ihelos did.

    If Lis''s guess is correct, then Jue probably also lost her life in that sacrifice to the Evil God.

    Then Ihelos''s actions would be contradictory... sacrificing his beloved to an Evil God with his own hands?

    Lis thought that based on Ihelos''s behavior of creating this illusionary small town, he wouldn''t do such an extremely crazy thing.

    Besides, Lis thought that silhouette likely to be Ihelos seemed discordant with controlling that Blood Tower.

    The Blood Tower exudes an extreme wildness and madness, but this feeling wasn''t reflected in Ihelos.

    Lis believed it was more likely that Ihelos was also a later comer and had gained control of the Blood Tower.

    Many things could be explained then, especially in regards to Jue.

    And just a glance from the tower, Lis discovered on the blood-colored throne a floating, human-sized illusory light orb emitting a misty colorful radiance.

    Countless chains formed from Magic Pattern Arrays emerged from this illusory light orb, extending aimlessly around and fading into the air, seemingly connecting to some existing place.

    The moment Lis saw this illusory light orb, he realized it should be the Illusion Realm Core enveloping the whole small town.

    It seems Ihelos is using the power in this Blood Tower to maintain the operation of the town''s illusion?

    Lis felt this speculation was likely correct, but he didn''t know how to evaluate Ihelos''s choice.

    Unknown to him, the power formed from the sacrifice of the city''s entire population was then used by Ihelos to construct an illusion, allowing the residents to transform into Undead Life and continue existing.

    Lis was unsure how the residents felt, but he was certain he wouldn''t accept such a life.

    Even if this way granted eternal life, what would it mean?

    However, Lis did want to obtain that Illusion Realm Core.

    After mastering the Legendary Concealing Array laid by Ihelos, Lis could feel that the Illusion Realm Core contained all the knowledge and Magic Pattern Arrays mastered by Ihelos.

    If he could obtain this Illusion Realm Core, Lis could master all of Ihelos''s research on Illusion Realm Magic.

    But that Illusion Realm Core was on the throne, Lis had to weigh his options before approaching the Blood Tower again, let alone the throne where Ihelos was located.

    Wait!

    Throne?

    Lis''s face changed, suddenly remembering something.

    While observing the interior of the Blood Tower, he vaguely saw the design of an unsheathed sword on the backrest of the throne.

    "No way..."

    Lis''s face showed some peculiarity, he jumped down from the eaves and walked inside the City Lord Mansion.

    Arriving in the hall of the City Lord Mansion, Lis once again looked at the skeleton sitting on the throne in front of him.

    "Could it be this…"

    ...

    Golden Coconut Inn,

    Taya lay on the bed in the room yawning, wearing a thin white nightgown, her eyes drowsy.

    These days she had nothing to do, although she often went out with Jue for a stroll, she couldn''t go out to play every day.

    Jue still had to stay at the store to help, even though Old Milo already told her to relax a bit and spend more time with Taya.

    Taya did not insist, but went along with her friend''s wishes.

    She could feel Jue was a very simple-minded person, without other thoughts.

    While Jue stayed to help at the store, Lis would spend long hours at the City Lord Mansion studying the Concealing Array, and Taya had nothing else to do, so she thought she''d train with her longsword in the inn''s backyard.

    Taya''s outstanding appearance and heroic demeanor were truly too attractive, and even though it seemed Taya''s strength was quite formidable, many clueless people still tried to approach her.

    Taya ignored them, casually "sent them back", and after a few attempts, no one dared to offend her again.

    After knowing this, Old Milo looked at Taya with a few anomalies, while Jue showed some envy.

    Though no one would bother her, if she could become as strong as Taya, wouldn''t she be able to leave together with Kazeri?

    So, Jue was also thinking of learning a bit from Taya.

    Naturally, Taya didn''t refuse and had been helping Jue with some basic training these past few days.

    Jue''s performance was quite eye-catching, enduring even training routines hard for ordinary people.

    Although this might relate to Jue''s special physicality, it also showed this little girl''s mental toughness, which wouldn''t let her give up easily.

    Just now, Taya and Jue finished their training, washed away the sweat, and returned to the room to rest for a while.

    At this time, Lis opened the door and walked in.

    Taya, upon seeing Lis, perked up immediately, her sleepiness vanished.

    Looking at the sky outside the window, Taya asked curiously:

    "Why so early today?"

    "Have you completed the analysis of that array, Lis?"

    Yesterday, Lis said to her he didn''t know how long it would take, so it was unexpected for him to finish so quickly.

    "It''s true."

    "But the things hidden in that Concealing Array surprised me."

    Lis nodded, then proceeded to tell Taya everything about the Blood Tower.

    "Legendary Mage, Lis, are you hurt?"

    Upon hearing about the Blood Tower''s power from the sacrifice of the entire town''s population, Taya looked pale but remained most concerned about Lis''s safety.

    "I''m fine, I suspect the status of Ihelos under the crown is somewhat abnormal."

    Lis patted Taya''s head, comforting her.

    "What next?"

    Taya looked at Lis; previously, Lis''s plan was to find clues to break through the seven-day cycle hidden behind the Concealing Array.

    The fact remained: as long as the Illusion Realm Core is shattered, the seven-day cycle formed by the illusion will naturally end.

    But that was not something Lis and Taya could do at the moment.

    Only one path remained...

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