chsdbacks 049: 3 years
049: 3 years
"Buzz—!"
The energy stabilization array in the entire potion room vibrated violently, and the liquid in the crucible instantly boiled.
It's not caused by high temperatures, but rather by a manifestation of intense internal energy conflict and reorganization!
The colors shift wildly between silver, scarlet, and pale gold, emitting a deep, energetic roar!
Lin Qi pressed his hands down, his powerful mental energy acting like the strongest net, forcefully intervening in the boiling potion, guiding and harmonizing it according to the complex frequencies and pathways recorded in the formula.
This is an extremely demanding process; the slightest mistake could not only render all previous efforts futile but also potentially trigger a violent energy explosion.
As time passed, the turbulent scene inside the crucible gradually subsided, the colors began to blend, and finally stabilized into a deep and transparent, magnificent color, like the purest ruby.
Inside, there seemed to be fine, golden patterns, like the veins of life, slowly flowing.
A powerful, gentle, yet incredibly pure life force, like the first cry of a newborn baby, emanated from the potion and instantly filled the entire potion room.
Just by breathing in this air, Lin Qi felt all the fatigue from his days of research vanish, and his spirits were lifted.
The flames went out.
The potion room fell silent once more.
On the obsidian workbench in front of Lynch, a pure silver crucible held about 50 milliliters of liquid.
It presents a dark reddish-gold color that cannot be accurately described in words. Its texture is slightly thicker than water, like melted glass, and it shimmers with a restrained and mysterious radiance under the light.
Upon closer inspection, it seems as if miniature stars are being born and dying deep within the medicinal liquid, and the rhythm of life is resonating within it.
Lin Qi's eyes lit up.
In the cruel wizarding world, what are people fighting and struggling for?
Does conducting so many cruel and bloody experiments mean that wizards are born psychopaths?
It's all about wanting to live longer.
Eternal life!
One of the two ultimate goals pursued by wizards.
And now,
Life is in your own hands.
Just this small dose of medicine can extend life by a full 30 years!
Only 30 years?
30 years is a long time, isn't it?
Transcending the rules of time and altering the supreme laws of life is no easy feat.
It should be noted that the maximum lifespan of humans in this world is only about 100 years, and the lifespan of an apprentice is not much different from that of a human.
Only by advancing to the wizard level and raising one's life dimension can one's vitality be greatly enhanced.
However, even wizards only have a lifespan of about 300 years.
This tiny vial of medicine can extend a human's lifespan by nearly a third, which shows just how powerful this thing is!
And this is not the embers of someone clinging to life after old age, but rather the vigorous peak of lifespan!
Even an elderly person, frail and dying, can have their cells reverse time and become young again after drinking it.
If young people drink it, it can help them maintain their physical functions for a longer period of time, truly achieving eternal youth!
"eternal life..."
"Undying..."
Lynch's eyes gleamed in the candlelight as he murmured, "Let's start from now..."
With that, he raised his head and drank the potion in one gulp.
......
Time flows like water, never to return.
Spring goes and autumn comes, another winter passes, and in the blink of an eye, a year and a half has passed.
Lynch has been in the human world for three years now!
Outside the manor, there is a secluded clearing of coniferous forest.
Sunlight streamed through the towering tree canopy, casting bright beams of light, and the air was filled with the fresh scent of pine resin and earth.
At this moment, the tranquility was broken by two intersecting figures and the faint light of dark magic.
Lynch and Lucy are currently engaged in sparring.
Lin Qi, dressed in a gray cloak, stood with his hands behind his back in the center of the open space. There was no surge of blood and energy around him as one would when charging up a knight's combat skill; only ripples of spiritual energy rippled silently.
Lucy, on the other hand, was wearing a form-fitting leather armor, her long silver-gray hair tied into a neat ponytail at the back of her head, revealing a pair of cat ears that were always alert and twitching.
Her pupils contracted into dark golden vertical pupils in the interplay of light and shadow in the forest, her limbs were naturally slightly bent, like a cheetah poised to pounce, and there was a faint glint of sharp keratin on her fingertips.
"Begin." Lin Qi's voice was flat and emotionless.
As soon as she finished speaking, Lucy pushed off with her feet, and her figure suddenly blurred!
Instead of charging in a straight line, she moved like a true shadow, using tree trunks and rocks for cover, approaching at high speed in a zigzag pattern, so fast that she left faint afterimages in the forest.
This is a testament to her mastery of the agility, balance, and shadow affinity of her cat demon bloodline over the past year and a half.
Faced with this ghostly advance, Lin Qi stood still, only raising his left hand with his fingers loosely clenched.
"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"
Three jet-black arrows, seemingly capable of absorbing light, silently materialized and shot at the shadowy areas in front of and to the sides of her at tricky angles.
Where the arrow passed, the light seemed to dim for a moment.
They burrowed into the ground or tree shadows like living things, instantly creating a subtle dark energy disturbance zone in Lucy's path, disrupting her shadow affinity and rhythm.
Lucy caught the subtle changes in the light and the unsettling fluctuations in dark energy.
As she moved at high speed, she twisted her waist in an incredible way, turning from an impossible angle. At the same time, she waved her right hand, and several sharp wind blades tore through the air, fanning out towards Lin Qi, trying to force him to move or defend.
Lynch drew a simple Dark Erosion Rune in the air with his right index finger, and a flowing, diamond-shaped shield made of dense dark elements instantly condensed in front of him.
This dark elemental shield did not block the attack head-on, but rather "swallowed" the incoming wind blades like a deep pool, only creating a few ripples of black energy before dissipating them into nothingness.
At the same time, he pressed down with his left hand.
Just as Lucy landed in the shadow of the tree, several slippery, cold tentacles made of pure shadow suddenly shot out and wrapped around her ankles and calves!
This is "Shadow Binding," which is even harder to break free from than physical vines, and it has the negative effect of eroding physical strength and mental focus.
Lucy let out a soft warning hiss in her throat; she could feel the cold suction coming from the shadowy tentacles.
Without the slightest hesitation, she exerted force with one foot, her body springing backward as if weightless, while simultaneously spinning in mid-air, narrowly escaping the restraints.
She adjusted her posture in mid-air, pushed off the tree trunk again, and used the momentum to counterattack. This time she was even faster, and her whole body seemed to blend into the shimmering light and shadow in the forest. The cold light of her fingertips went straight for Lin Qi's ribs!
This series of responses perfectly combined her talent with her fighting instincts.
However, Lynch's eyes remained calm. He didn't even look at Lucy's attack, which blended into the light and shadow, but simply uttered a single syllable: "Bind."
Just as Lucy's sharp fingertips were about to touch the shadow shield in front of Lynch, the light around her was suddenly drawn away, forming a small area of absolute darkness!
Moreover, within the dark domain, countless shadow threads, thinner than a hair, appeared out of thin air, like the thickest spider web, instantly wrapping around her limbs and joints.
These shadow threads, though intangible, possess a strong effect of stagnation and delay. They do not completely imprison Lucy, but they cause fatal and unavoidable stuttering in her movements, which are as fluid as light and shadow and rely on instantaneous bursts and precise coordination!
It was that momentary pause!
Lynch finally moved—he took a half-step to the side, his figure seemingly blending into the shadow cast by Lucy's attack, passing by her, and at the same time flicking his finger.
A single, almost imperceptible blast of shadow energy, condensed to its utmost precision, struck Lucy's vulnerable lower back, where she was unable to fully retract her strength due to the entanglement of shadow threads. The dark energy invaded, instantly disrupting her power flow.
"Ugh!" Lucy groaned, her gathered power suddenly dissipated, she lost her balance and stumbled forward.
The outcome was decided in that instant.